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Chapter 2

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(The next day, in school)

Sakura walked into the classroom.

"Hi, Sakura!" Syaoran said, before Tomoyo could even turn around. "Look, About yesterday, I didn't mean -"

Sakura avoided his gaze. And sought out Tomoyo, who was making her way across the classroom.

"Hello? What's going on here? And what happened yesterday, and why didn't you call me if you were going out?" Tomoyo said, breaking the awkward silence, and proving that she could hear across the classroom when Sakura was involved.

"Oh-It was nothing..." Syaoran explained "we just went to the park to discuss her dreams and..." Syaoran blushed deeply. "I may have yelled at Sakura, and now she won't talk to me."

"Sakura? What happened yesterday?"

"I'll talk to you at lunch."

"But I've got soccer practice! How are you going to speak to both of us?"

He looked at Sakura, who was still ignoring him, and got the point. "Well, I'll just catch up another time then, eh?"

"...so that's what happened, Tomoyo!! I just brought up Yukito and he snapped! He really hurt my feelings, too. But then I said that I prefer his eyes," Sakura paused for a second as she thought about his eyes, then came to her senses, "and I got so embarrassed and I ran away! I don't know what to do!"

"I'm sure he didn't mean to, Sakura, just give him a chance, you know he speaks without thinking! He cares for you more than you think, you know. And I think that you should let him know how you feel." Tomoyo winked at Sakura, smiling conspiratorially.

Sakura frowned and looked disapprovingly at Tomoyo, signalling a definite 'no', and they went back to the classroom as the bell went signalling the end of lunch.

(In Sakura's dream)

"Who are you?"

"I am a person of great power. I will hypnotize you to bend to my will."

"Why me?"

"You have tremendous power. I can use someone like you on my team."

"But - why not somebody else?"

"You can be a great ally to me."

"But-"

"No 'but's. I will come for you and when I do you will not be able to resist me, you will do anything for me when I am finally in control of your mind…"

"NO!!! YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME!!!"

Sakura thrashed about in her dream, woke up, and fell asleep again. She remembered nothing, but Kero did, as he had been watching her through the night with a concerned look on his face and a line across his brow.