[DISCLAIMER: CCS and TRC are not mine, they're CLAMP's. I'm just an author/fangirl writing this fanfic for enjoyment purposes. :)

Chapter 2. Tries and Seals

Song: Together For Tomorrow

First of all... thank you for the reviews :)

Anyway, this fic is a mix of CCS and TRC. I originally 'thought' up this story last November so that I can pass it as a requirement for class. But now... I've changed my mind, so I put up this story here. (But I changed my characters into CCS/TRC characters... hehehe :p)

And sorry for the loooooooong break, since I have to catch up on schoolwork... :)

So... here goes. Enjoy!


"SYAORAN-KUUUUUUUUUUN!!!"

Sakura woke up with tears in her eyes. Beads of sweat graced her forehead as she tried to sit up. It's just a dream... but it seemed... so... so real...

She stood up to open her windows. Rays of sunlight illuminated her room as she paced uneasily around her room. I... I know he's my best friend and all... but why him? Why... why not... Yukito-san?

She stared at a cherry blossom tree near her window. If... if Syaoran knows this power... why do I not know of it? If I had this other 'power', then I would be the f—

"Kaijuu! You awake?" Touya shouted from down the kitchen.

"Yeah... yeah... I'm awake! And I'm NOT a KAIJUU!!!" Sakura yelled as she went outside her room and stomped down the stairs. And thank you for interrupting my monologue, she thought. She hurriedly stomped down the stairs, hoping to get Touya annoyed. Touya just looked up, then he continued to cook food.

"Morning, Sakura-chan!" Fujitaka greeted from the table. He was already eating breakfast. Touya, meanwhile, was busying himself preparing breakfast for him and Sakura.

"Morning Otou-san!" Sakura greeted back as she sat on a chair beside her father. Touya dusted his hands in front of her face as soon as he placed food on the table. He went back to the kitchen to get his food. A flying chopstick made its way to his head, but he caught it with his hand. Sakura fumed as she started to chow on her breakfast.

"Good thing you're awake. Touya and I will be gone for a month. He'll be working with me on an excavation site somewhere in Nagasaki, and then we'll fly to Africa for other digs," Fujitaka beamed.

"Wow... when will you leave? Anything that I can do?" Sakura said as she munched on a pancake.

"Yeah, just don't do anything stupid while I'm gone," Touya mumbled. He turned around to get to the table - only to be hit by a flying pancake straight in the face. Fujitaka just smiled.

"That's what you get for being so mean, baka," Sakura muttered to herself.

"Anyway, Sakura-chan, you don't need to pack all our stuff. It's all ready. We'll leave at 9 in the morning. And by the way, Tsuki - "

The doorbell rang. Sakura and Touya exchanged glares before yelling, "I'll get it!" while racing to the door. Sakura stomped on Touya's foot then ran straight to the door. "Oi kaijuu! You're causing an earthquake in this house! Itai..." Touya said as he tried to stand up and chase after Sakura.

Unfortunately (for the both of them) the door was already open and Yukito stepped in, with his baggage – not to mention more food – in his arms. Sakura bumped directly in front of him and all the stuff fell to the floor. "G-gomenasai!" Sakura spluttered as she stood up. Touya just fumed and picked up all the stuff scattered on the floor. "It's okay, Sakura-chan," Yukito smiled as he bent down to pick his stuff. "And by the way, Sakura-chan, why are you still here? It's 7:45 am... aren't you supposed to be at the choir practice by 8?"

Sakura stopped as she remembered. "Oh my God!!! I'm gonna be late!" she yelled and she ran to her room to get changed.

Touya whistled and mumbled, "That's what you get for being a kaijuu." And he went on picking Yukito's things.


"Sakura... get away from here... no..."

His bedsheets were drenched with sweat. His tanned body shifted uneasily as he tried to release himself from the nightmare that was torturing him endlessly for nights.

"Sakura... no... not her... AAGGGGGHHHH!!!"

Syaoran woke up with a start.

His eyes opened suddenly as he remembered his nightmare vividly. He was breathing heavily as he tried to recollect parts of his dream. No, not again... it's her... and that thing...

He stood up to take a bath. As the water splashed on his shoulders, he couldn't stop thinking about what had happened the night before. She doesn't know... and damn I was her best friend... she has the right to know...

The water splashed and trickled all over his body as he reminisced that moment he had with his best friend last night...

FLASHBACK

"Syaoran-kun! Are you there?" said a tired Sakura as she waved her hand in front of Syaoran's face.

"Y-yeah, Sakura-chan! I just sort of, you know... thinking about... things..."

Then I had the chance to tell her...

"What... things...? Tell me."

"Well... it's sort of hard to explain... it's too complicated..."

I was afraid that she won't understand it yet... that she has that power... that she and I had powers that intertwine... that the both of us are in danger, especially her...

And for that other thing... I was afraid that she'll reject me... besides, it's not right... she's my best friend...

"Syaoran-kun! You know I would understand even if it's complex... you're my best friend!"

And I felt guilty, for only my family knew about it... and possibly even her father...

And at the same time I felt nervous... if I told her what I felt... how would she reply...?

"Wait... lemme sort out things, and then I'll tell."

"What?! That's too slow! Can you just spit it out?"

I want to tell her those things right then and there, but I was afraid that it might not be the right time... Okaa-sama had warned me not to tell her yet...

"Uhhh... ok, Sakura-chan, you win. Just... don't tell anyone, understand?"

"Ok... so what is it?"

But then I had to tell it either way, so why not now?

"Sakura-chan...? Remember when we were kids? We used to play house."

"That was IT?!"

"Wait! I'm not finished!" I desperately tried to say those slowly, so that she can fully absorb and understand, but...

"Oh YOU'RE FINISHED GAKI!"

Oh brother. Here we go again. The glaring match starts again. And in the street?! Haven't he got manners?!

I was gonna tell her... but HE spoiled it! For like the nth time! Gaaaaah...

I'm gonna kill that brother of hers.

END OF FLASHBACK

Someone knocked. "Onii-chan, are you there? Wei-sensei and Okaa-sama are waiting in the other room," said a worried voice outside.

"Meilin-chan, I'm here. Tell Okaa-sama that I won't take long," Syaoran replied as he stepped out of the bathroom. "How long have you been standing outside my room?"

"Uh... like an HOUR AND A HALF, my dear GAKI of a BROTHER," Meilin said sarcastically as she opened the door to Syaoran's room. "You were like soaking – no, like DROWNING yourself in the bathroom!"

"Yeah right. What time's it anyway?"

"Yeah right yourself. It's already 7:30 am. You missed martial arts practice," Meilin said as she tidied up his room. "But don't worry, Okaa-sama said it's okay, so they'll want you in the OTHER room, which means..."

"Yeah. We'll talk about her. And me."

The other room they were talking about was the Elder's room, and it was only used when there is strict business in the household. And today was definitely the day for discussing Sakura's and Syaoran's powers.

"Weeeeeeelllll, it seems like something has HAPPENED AT LAST! Have you told her? When where how?" Meilin bombarded Syaoran with questions.

"No! Not yet... that brother of hers is too sneaky."

"Then find a way to tell her! Even if Okaa-sama tells you not to..."

"I don't know how! His freaky brother always sneaks in when I'm about to tell her! And last night was the nth time I TRIED!"

"Ohhh... so you're just giving up?"

"Hell no! Hey... why am I even bickering with you? Let's just go in THAT room! And stop pestering me, OKAY?" Syaoran almost yelled at Meilin, who was by now about to fake cry.

Oh boy... it's gonna be a long day... thought an exasperated Syaoran as they made their way to the Elder's room.


"Hoeeeeeeeee!!! I'm LAAAATTTEE!!!" Sakura stomped down the stairs as she tried to put her roller blades on. Oh the heck... why am I even bothering to put these on? When I can already use my wings...

Fujitaka just smiled as he read his daughter's thoughts. Part of her powers are already awake, I see. But she's misusing it. I hope she learns to use her powers wisely before HE even knows that it's already waking up...

"Bye Otou-san! Bye Onii-chan!" Sakura managed to say as she stepped out of her house. Fujitaka motioned Touya and Yukito to come to him.

"Ohayo, Fujitaka-sensei," Yukito greeted. "What time will we leave?"

"I told her that we're gonna leave at 9 am," Fujitaka said matter-of-factly. "But we're not gonna leave for Nagasaki. We're gonna go to Yelan-sama's house."

"WHAT?! You mean the house of that GAKI?!"

"Hush Touya-kun! Sakura-chan'll hear," Yukito warned. "She's not supposed to know yet."

"Yes, Touya, that house," Fujitaka whispered. "We're gonna talk about Syaoran-kun and Sakura-chan with Yelan-sama."

"But... do we have enough time for this? I already felt his presence. He may be tracking our moves," Yukito said, worried.

"Yukito? Can you switch for a while?" Fujitaka said. "I have a task for the three of you."


She glided along the route to the chapel. Aagghh... if I'm gonna blade to the chapel then I'm gonna be late!

She spotted a lamp post in a corner of the street. It was well hidden by tall bushes. Another wall of tall bushes are on the other side of the street. Perfect! Sakura thought as she slid down the lamp post. She relaxed a bit, then muttered a familiar incantation. A magnificent pair of wings grew on her back. They enveloped her whole body. But before her wings fully enclosed her, she noticed that the bushes on the other side were somewhat... MOVING.

Maybe it's just the wind. Sakura dismissed the vision and muttered, "Take me to the chapel!"

Brilliant light shone from within as she teleported from the lamp post.

Touya and a silver-haired being stepped out of the other side. "That kaijuu... using her powers so that she'll not be late! Gaaaah... when will she learn?"

"Relax, Touya-kun, relax. She does not know anything yet, remember?" the silver-haired being said, smiling.

"So, Yue, have you put the seal on the bush?"

"Yes, so it'll not show up next time Sakura-chan's here. But I'm afraid that I'm not able to put the seal fully on her."

"So... that means she'll still able to use her powers?"

"Yes. But this time, she'll be a bit far from where she wants to go."

Hey Touya-kun, aren't we a bit protective of Sakura-chan this time?, Yukito's voice said from within Yue. Only Touya and Yue could hear his voice.

"I just want to protect her, that's all."

Whatever you say, Touya-kun...

"Ok, enough of it you two... so let's go back to the house. When we get there, I'll switch back again," Yue said.

Another beam of light shone, and they disappeared.

Unknown to them, a pair of eyes were already scanning the scene. Ha. It's starting to wake up.


EDIT: I split the original chapter 2 into two parts... so the next chapter is part of chapter 2, but is now chapter 3. I'll rename both chapters so that no one will be confused.

REVIEW please! Arigatou gozaimasu ...:D