CardCaptors II: Homecoming
The Return Home
By AnimeGamer

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[Tomoyo] Hey there! It's me, Tomoyo-chan! Last chapter, poor Sakura-Chan fainted while shopping with Li-kun. I caught the whole thing on tape too!

[Sakura] (far off distance) Hoeeeeeeee! Tomoyo-Chan!!!!

[Tomoyo] Well! Gotta go!

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The morning dew drops fell of the Cherry Blossom trees, increasing the powerful pink scent they give off.

Syaoran smiled, studying something.

The one he truly loved.

She was still asleep, a smile plastered on her face. It was a smile that could melt the hardest of hearts. Syaoran stole a quick glance toward his clock. Nine o'clock, morning time. He placed his hand on one of her shoulders and rubbed it. He lightly kissed her on the forehead and carefully got out of bed. He went over to the kitchen.

Beams of light flew though the darkness of dreams. Sakura woke up, and she looked around herself, instantly knowing two things from her senses.

One, Syaoran wasnt with her. Second, something, food maybe, was coming into the room.

She silently got up and walked out of the room, and what she saw on the table made her gasp. On the table, was breakfast, on the other side of the table was Syaoran.

"Care to eat? Im sure your hungry..."
"Not all that much..." Sakura said being polite.

Sakura's stomach agreed with Syaoran however as it rumbled. Syaoran just lightly chuckled and smiled at her stomach's response. She was very close to ether being very sick or very off into dream world.

"That wasnt funny..."
"It is...but more importantly, sit down and dig in."
"*sigh* okay."

The both of them ate at a moderate speed. They were both very cautious in eating at each other's presence, as if there is some lightning bolt ready to come down and strike if they were rude eating. Finally, the two finished, and after many insistings, Sakura washed the dishes. Syaoran went and took a shower, Sakura following after.

"So, what are we going to do today?" Syaoran asked, leaning against the wall next to the bathroom door.
"I dunno..."

The phone rings. Syaoran moves over to pick it up.

"Hello?...What?...Calm down Meilin...A card?!?! How?...I'll head back there as soon as I can...yeah, I'll bring her with me if I can too...just make sure everyone is okay, alright?"
"Syaoran? What's going on?" Sakura yelled past the door.
"I'll be there as soon as I can. Now hide! go!" Syaoran hung up the phone quickly.
"Syaoran?" Sakura said again as she got out the bathroom door in a pink bathroom robe.
"A card is attacking my family. I have to head back immediately."
"A card? How?"
"I dont know...but I have to start packing now. Meilin already booked a flight for me in 3 hours."
"But...but...what about me? I...I...I dont want to wait for you here again."
"Your not. Your coming...you have to come, your the only one who can seal it. Call your dad if he is okay with it...I hope he understands."
"He will..."

Sakura quickly made the phone call, telling her dad the situation. Fujitaka quickly agreed, and both hung up, her dad agreeing to pack the things she needed. An hour and a half later...

"We should head over to your house now, we need to get your stuff."
"Okay. Coming."

Sakura got out the house in a pink blouse and white pants. She quickly got in the car that was given to Syaoran when he came back to Japan. The car stopped in front of the Kinamoto residence, and before the two got to the door, Touya opened it, and Touya and Syaoran exchanged glances.

"Dad's almost done kaijuu."
"Oniichan!"
"Sakura-Chan!" A voice yelled from behind Touya. A flying stuffed animal carrying a pink book and a necklace flew over Touya's shoulder and onto Sakura's. He too, exchanged glances with Syaoran.
"Gaki. What trouble is going on with your family that you have to drag us two to China."
"Kero!"
"My family is in danger okay Stuffed Animal! A card is on the loose and my family is having trouble containing it."
"It's attacking the Li clan?"
"Yes."
"Is it forcing everyone in your clan to fight each other?"
"...Yes. How'd---"
"It's the Hate card. It causes a person's hate for someone to increase to over the edge. If you two dont get there soon, there will be no more Li clan."
"Kero? You know of this card?"
"Yes Sakura...but it was to be in permeant ban, sealed for eternity."
"Why do you say my family will be wiped out?"
"Because, it drives everyone beyond anger, to sheer madness. Each person will hate each other so much, it'll cause everyone to kill each other. With the many weapons and magics at your household, it'll be a wonder if anyone will be alive by the time we get there."
"..."
"Syao-kun, are you going to help?"
"Syao-kun???" Touya questioned.
"Yes. Syao-kun. Now can I get my things?"
"Of course."

Syaoran, Sakura, Fujitaka, and Touya hastely loaded Sakura's luggage into Syaoran's car. It was enough for a week.

"Sakura...be careful okay? Come back to us."
"Of course dad. I've been doing this for almost half my life, I'll come back, promise.
"Kaijuu, you better come back."
"Oniichan! Im not a Kaijuu..."
"Well, good luck Kaijuu. Baka, you better come back with my sister alive."

Touya gave a harsh stare at Syaoran, who fought back with a dead stare of his own. Sakura placed her hand on Syaoran's shoulder, indicating that they were leaving.

"Bye everyone!" Sakura waved as the car drove away. Smaller and smaller her brother and her father were until they completely were out of sight. Once they reached the airport, they checked in, got their airplane tickets, and were now waiting in the terminal.

"Sakura-Chan!"

Sakura turned around to see one Tomoyo Daidouji.

"Tomoyo-Chan! What are you doing here?"
"I coming with you guys."
"You'll get in the way."

Both girls suddenly dropped their smiles and gave a 'what' look.

"This is the Hate card, we need less people. The less people, the better the chances we have against it."
"I hate to say it, but I have to agree with that gaki. The more people we have, the worse our chances against it will be." Kero added.
"Well, like it or not, im coming anyway."

"Flight 619 to Hong Kong now boarding."

"We better get on board." Sakura announced.
"Oh yeah, Hiiragizawa-san is going to meet us there at the airport. His flight from England arrives an hour before we get there, so he should be at Hong Kong in half an hour. He's going because he felt something strange is going on."
"Hiiragizawa-san? Great. Just swell. Well, I just hope he can possibly help us."

The 3 boarded the plane, heading to Hong Kong.

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[Eriol] In the next chapter, things begin to go wrong. Can we all triumph? Or pay with our lifes?

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What did you think? Next chapter will be up in a about 1-5 days, somewhere in that range. Also, version 3.0 of the original story will be up soon, so look out for that. That's about it. Ja ne!

-AnimeGamer
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