AUTHOR'S NOTE: Welcome to my story! This is my first real attempt at a CCS fic. It is set slightly AU- this story ignores Syaoran's confession of his love for Sakura at the end of the episodes and him leaving (so the second movie as well). The story begins after Eriol has left for England. Apart from these minor details, the story continues where the old one left off.
Cerberus, guardian of the Clow, fanatic sweet and video game lover and plush toy look-alike sat on the window sill gazing out at the world. Something didn't feel right.
It was eight fourteen on a Tuesday evening. Sakura was at Tomoyo's house working on a school project, and when she had asked if he wanted to visit Tomoyo too, he had been in the middle of a complicated video game and refused. He was regretting it now. His stomach grumbled loudly, but this was not what worried him. The sky looked normal, a mid to dark blue, and some of the stars were beginning to appear. The street looked as it always did, nothing out of place. The book of Sakura cards in the drawer were peacefully resting, generating a gentle warmth.
But something wasn't right. He could feel the power of the Sakura cards, and he could feel the cool aura he associated with Yue emanating from downstairs, where Yukito was eating dinner with Toya. But he could feel something else as well. He considered transforming into his true form of Kerberos to see if he could detect something stronger, but decided against it. His stomach was already loud as Kero, if he was Cerberus they would be practically deafening.
As he looked out the window, two figures walked into view. They were both wearing school uniform and looking rather tired. Sakura and The Kid. Kero watched as The Kid walked Sakura to the steps of the porch. The two chatted a little longer, before he heard the front door open and Sakura enter the house with her trademark shout of greeting. He watched as The Kid stood staring at the door long after it shut, before glancing up at the window and scowling at Kero himself ("Charming!" Kero thought to himself) and stomping off down the road.
Sakura bounded up the stairs and threw open her bedroom door. She beamed at Kero, and enquired about his day. Kero had a choice- mention it to Sakura and risk worrying her over nothing, or do nothing and wait and see. Sakura was in such a good mood, and produced a large slice of chocolate cake from her bag, so decided to go with the former option. Why worry if there was no need? She clearly couldn't detect anything untoward, so it was probably a product of his imagination. He delightedly took the fat slice of cake in both hands and ate it as fast as he could. Tomoyo made fantastic cakes. Sakura went down to join Toya and Yuki for dinner, and Kero fell into a happy cake-induced nap, the mysterious power temporarily pushed from his mind.