Tori drove up to the dress boutique. Sakura and Madison were brimming with excitement. Madison had personally offered to design their graduation dresses, but thought it better to share the experience of grad dress shopping. The two girls walked into the shop, Tori following behind.
The two friends immediately raced over to the dress racks, and started fingering through the various styles. Tori took a seat in a chair, and waited for his sister to find an appropriate dress. Sakura chose a stunning red dress, and Madison picked a gentle blue. They bought and bagged their purchases, and headed home.
Tori was the first in the door, followed closely by Madison and Sakura. The young cardcaptor rushed to the fridge to grab a drink. She opened the door and stopped abruptly. There on her precious pudding cake, the Guardian Beast of the Seal slept. Sakura grabbed him quickly and placed him in her bag, "Whatcha doin', squirt?" Tori asked loudly from the living room.
"Nothing, just going up to my room to find matching jewellery for our dresses," she said, grabbing her best friend's wrist, and leading her up the stairs.
Sakura shut, and locked her door, then took Keroberos out of her bag, and placed him gingerly on the bed. The small beast stirred, and opened his eyes to see the large green orbs of his mistress, "Sakura…" he said feebly.
"Kero, you look terrible. What happened to you?" Sakura asked concernedly.
"Sakura, you've got to be ready. They're coming," Kero said weakly.
"Who's coming?" Sakura asked quickly.
"The Organization…" Kero said quietly, then he let his head fall on the covers as he slowly slipped into unconsciousness.
Li walked alone in the dimming street. His senses had picked up something very strange at the time when Kero was attacked. The young cardcaptor was unsure of what the source, but it held little worry to him. However, he decided to check up on his friends, just in case.
The young boy walked down countless boulevards and alleyways until he reached the one he desired. Li walked across the street, up to the door and knocked vividly. Tori rolled his eyes at the visitor, but ushered him in, "Sakura, your boy's here!" Tori yelled up the stairs.
Sakura came running down the hall, and flew into Li's open arms, "Li!" she said ecstatically, embracing him in a warm hug. She raised her lips to his ear, "Something very strange is going on. We need to talk about it, but not here. Meet me in Penguin Park," she said, releasing him. Tori had an unimpressed look on his face. Even though his sister and Li were now dating, he still held an utter loathing toward the Kid. Tori gave a huff of acknowledgement, and Sakura smiled, "Start walking, Li. I'll catch up," she said, waving him out the door. Sakura rushed up the stairs to get her best friend, the guardian beast, and her Star Cards.
She flew to the bottom and reached the doorway, "Be back before eleven, squirt," Tori stated from the living room, acting more like her father than her older sibling. Sakura had placed Kero in her bag, sleeping soundly, since he was still exhausted from his encounter with the cloaked figure, and the three of them started toward Penguin Park.
He met them halfway, "I sensed something earlier, are you all right?" Li said, turning to Sakura, and placing his hands gently on her shoulders.
"Yes, I'm okay, but while I was out shopping with Madison, Kero was attacked," Sakura said, motioning toward her red bag, the domicile where the Guardian Beast of the Seal lay sleeping.
"Kero was attacked? By whom?" Li asked questionably.
"I'm not sure, he did mention something about an Organization, but then he zonked out," she said, taking a seat on one of the benches that surrounded the park.
"Well, I don't know anything about an Organization, but something very odd has been going on today. We should be prepared for anything," Li said, glancing up towards the sky. He wasn't sure, but it looked like one of the stars went out.
"Expect the unexpected, eh?" Sakura said with a giggle. She gasped quietly, and grabbed her chest, "Li? Did you feel that?" she said, grabbing her heart.
"Yes, something's coming. Madison, get out of here," Li shouted as he called his sword. Sakura stood up, and called her staff. Madison obeyed, though slightly dismayed because not only had she forgotten her video camera, her friends did want her presence. But, still she ran for home. Something about that encounter scared them.
A winged figure appeared against the face of the full moon. The angelic figure glided elegantly to Sakura's side, "Something's not right," Yue said, taking his place at Sakura's side, "Where's Keroberos?" the second guardian asked his mistress.
At that instant, Kero flew out of the bag and took his more regal form, "I'm here," he said landing beside Sakura.
"Kero, are you okay?" she asked, but a hand on the beast's shoulder.
"Yes, I'll be all right, but we've got company," Keroberos said, averting his gaze to the sand in front on the slide. Emerging from the now purple sand, a black figure appeared. Kero stepped back and growled. Yue prepared to protect his mistress, and Li stood ready, sword in hand. The shadowy figure crouched, then flung itself at Sakura. Yue grabbed her quickly and flew out of the way. Li jumped onto Kero and they too took flight. The shadow landed, and bounced around, looking up at its enemy.
"Yue," Sakura asked, as her guardian held her in his arms, "What is that thing?"
Yue gazed at the figure, "I don't know," he said, holding her tightly. The group of four floated in the air, then landed. The shadow was still there. What was this new attacker?