SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Chapter 4 Aboard The Hogwarts Express Part 1

Author's Note:

Thank you to everyone that reviewed...I'm really sorry for not updating sooner but I was really busy! Anyways enjoy this chapter...

"Master, Master!" a small man yelled running thought a large library, as he ran the dust flew into the air. He came to a stop just behind a large chair that was sitting in front of a raging fire. "What is it Wormtail?" a cold rasping voice asked from behind the chair, "I found something Master!" Wormtail sounded excited about his find. "What is it?"  

"It's a book!" Wormtail said walking over to the chair and placing the open book on the small round table that was sitting beside the chair. "A book?" came the same rasping voice, "It's called the Clow Book Master!" Wormtail said pointing to the open page, a large boney hand picked up the book and looked at the page Wormtail had pointed to.

"The Clow Book what is it?" The voice asked interested, "It holds the Clow cards, one of the most powerful forms of magic in the world! It was created by the most powerful Sorcerer in his's time." Wormtail said trying to remember what he had read about the Clow Book. "Really?" The voice asked, "Yes, Master this could mean your ticket to immortality! With that book-" Wormtail was cut off by his Masters words.

"I could be the most powerful wizard in the world!" The voice had a menacing laugh to it, "The only problem is the book hasn't been seen for almost half a century!" Wormtail said crouching down a bit in fear as his master stood up from his chair. "I'll find that book and I -Lord Voldemort- will once again rise to be the greatest wizard in the world!" He laughed looking down at the picture of a large red book with gold writing and designs.

Sakura and Harry both sat up in bed panting, Harry was clutching his scar which was burning, Sakura was looking around wildly, she had only fallen asleep a few moments ago. Sakura reached down and pulled up her bag she pulled out a large pink book and sighed 'Still here...' she thought she placed her bag beside the bed which contained a sleeping Kero that was snoring slightly.

She put the book in her lap and opened it totally oblivious to the fact Harry was staring at her. Harry looked at her little quizzically 'Why is she awake?'  Sakura was looking down at her lap he watched as she opened what looked like a large pink book...

Sakura picked up the first card and looked at it, Windy, Sakura looked at it she took the other cards from the book and looked at them all, a few of the cards caught her eye. Dash, Illusion, Love. (I've never seen the movie and I am confused about the whole Love/Hope thing so if someone could explain I'd appreciate it... or if you could tell me how I can get a copy of it or something that would be even better...)

She pulled it out and looked at it smiling she remembered the fight with the Void card and everything that had happened afterward, "Sakura?" Sakura looked up to see Harry watching her closely, "What are those?" he asked Sakura shifted uncomfortably "Tarot Cards" she said smiling.

"Really? You read Tarot Cards?" Harry walked over to her. "Yeah you want me to tell you your fortune?" she asked trying to keep her voice calm. "Uh sure..." Harry said sitting down in front of her Sakura placed six cards facing down she picked up the first and looked at it, it was the Windy, "The Windy Card...It seems you have many things in your past and it seems that everyone knows about them..." she stated placing the card back down, Tomoyo had woken up and was watching.

Sakura picked up the next card and looked at it, Mirror. "You use the Mirror to hide behind so that others may not see the real you." Sakura placed the second card down. She picked up the third card-Sword- "The Sword...you have a double edge like a sword not even you knows what the other side of you spirit can do." Sakura looked at him, she knew he had many secrets that he tried to keep well hidden.

Sakura picked up the fourth card. Love "The Love...you show compassion for people, you put others before yourself...it seems that you have feelings for someone but think she will never return them so you don't try telling her..." Sakura continued trying to sound professional.

She picked up the second last card. "Fight, you have a large battle to concur in the future" Sakura said before placing the card back down.

She picked up the last card and looked at it nearly dropped it, her eyes open wide, Void "I-uh-" Sakura stuttered should she tell him that he might not live to see the next sunrise? "What is it?" Harry asked curious as to why she had gone quiet. Sakura snapped out of her reverie, "It's the -uh- Power" she lied hoping he bought it, Tomoyo knew that wasn't the card she had pulled but said nothing, "Your foe will be very powerful even deadly" Sakura said placing the card down collecting all the others and placing them back into a large pile.

"Reading Tarot Cards again ay Sakura?" Sakura looked up to see Tomoyo sitting on her bed watching "Oh good morning Tomoyo-chan" Sakura said smiling.

"Sakura?" Harry asked looking at her, she was very beautiful he had noticed her beauty before but she was so close now, but he had remembered at the airport how she had cried because of some guy. That made him angry how could that guy do something like that? Leave her? He had heard the conversation she and Tomoyo had, had.

"Hai?" Sakura looked at him, he blushed, "Can I see those cards?" it had been the first thing he thought of. Sakura handed them to him, a shiver ran up his spine as he touched them they reminded him of some of the shops in Diagon Alley. As if they held large amounts of magic.

He looked at them and handed them back she placed them back into their book and that caught Harry's attention, Voldemort was after a book, but then he remembered, that book was red this was pink. Sakura probably just ordered it to keep her Tarot Cards in... that was all just, a book most likely from a catalog or something like that. Sakura put her book back in to her bag. She got up and walked to the bathroom to take a shower.

Harry looked down, it was his birthday today and the Dursley's had most likely forgotten -again- Sakura had returned from the bathroom her hair was still rather wet. She sat down on her bed and began to towel dry it, Harry watched her, she seemed so innocent and pure 'And taken!' his mind reminded him.

Sakura let out a small noise as an owl flew into the room landing by her, it had two envelopes attached to its leg she took one of the letters and looked at it, it was addressed to her. The other was addressed to Harry. She took hers and opened the envelope reading it her eyes widened it was from Li Meiling!

Hey Sakura!

How have you been? I've missed you and Tomoyo and the rest of the gang (even the stuffed animal). Your probably wondering how I got this to you, well let me tell you it wasn't easy! I had to borrow Harry my friend's owl -You probably don't know him- because the Elders couldn't stop his owl.

'Harry?' She thought Sakura looked at him he glanced over and got a good look at the owl, "Hedwig?" the owl flew over to Harry and rested on his arm he stroked her and she let out a small hoot. Harry took the letter off her leg and looked at it 'Harry knows Meiling?'  Sakura shook her head and kept reading.

I asked him to borrow her... she's really cute don't you think? Anyway I wish I could see you guys again but I have to go back to school soon, great ay? I'm sure Syaoran would have written you a letter too but he doesn't know I'm sending you this. I mean it's only fair...he got to send his letter to you when we got here and he didn't even let me put anything in it. He really misses you though and he can't wait to see you again...when ever that will be.

He's been trying to talk the Elders into at least letting us visit again, but with the new school were going to we can't because it's some fancy boarding school...I think you would like it there...Harry would love to meet you he's heard so much about you (well except the Card Mistress thing...) Syaoran's being his old lovable self again...actually I've never seen him so miserable...do me a favour Saku... send him something that will cheer him up a bit I hate seeing him like this...

Sakura smiled a little thinking about Syaoran 'I wonder what he looks like now?' Sakura though trying to picture his messy chocolate hair and those intense amber eyes that could look right into her soul she smiled, how she wished she could be with him now...she sighed and looked back at the letter and read on.

I was going to send you a picture of him but I wasn't able to...(I couldn't find a good one. Did you know he wont even smile for a picture?)but I'm sure he'd love a picture of you...maybe in one of Tomoyo's creations... well I better go...say hi to everyone for me(even the stuffed animal!)...

Ja Ne...

Love: Meiling Li     

She smiled rereading the letter Tomoyo came in to see the letter in her hand, "Sakura what's that?" she asked sitting down on her bed, "It's a letter from Meiling..." Sakura said smiling Tomoyo looked shocked. "Meiling Li?" Tomoyo looked at the letter as it was handed to her.

Harry watched them closely, 'Meiling Li? They know her? I wonder if they know her cousin Li too?' he looked at them he watched Tomoyo read the letter carefully.

Tomoyo finished the letter and smiled, "See Sakura I told you Li-kun didn't forget about you" Tomoyo said smiling at her friend "You should send him something I've got the perfect picture to send him..." Tomoyo said going starry-eyed.

Harry shook his head and looked at the letter Meiling had sent him.

Hey Harry

Thanks for letting me use your owl I really appreciate it. Oh and HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I know your aunt and uncle don't celebrate it so I wanted to send you this... well look in the envelope... what are you waiting for?

Harry looked in the envelope and pulled out a chain it had a pendent of a stag hanging on it. Harry looked at it stunned 'Wow!'  Harry thought mesmerized by it, he was snapped out of his thoughts when four more owls flew into the room landing onto his bed. Sakura and Tomoyo looked at them all. Harry would look at those after he finished the one from Meiling.

I hope you like it I saw it and thought, Harry would love this...look I gotta go...

See you at school...

 Meiling Li

Harry put that letter down and looked at the small owl that was having a hard time standing because of the package it was carrying. Harry relieved the small owl that looked like it was about to pass out. He read the note when Sakura and Tomoyo came and sat down next to him looking at all the owls, they helped take all the packages off the owls as they watched them fly back out the window the small one was still there fast asleep.

Dear Harry,

Happy Birthday! How are the Muggles treating you? Mum heard about the diet I don't think Pig could carry any more. I hope the little things ok...don't bother sending it back I'll see you tomorrow anyway! How are the girls? The train is leaving tomorrow right? Well I'll see you tomorrow!

 Ron

Harry smiled and put it down and opened the box it was almost over flowing with food there was a large cake as well as some fudge and some other things he smiled. Sakura looked at him "What is all this Harry?" she asked her question was answered when she read the letter. 'It's Harry's Birthday!' Sakura thought handing the note to Tomoyo her eyes snapped open reading it, 'We have to get him something...he's been so nice to us...' Tomoyo thought Sakura and Tomoyo looked at each other smiling, they watched as he pulled out a large book titled Quidditch And More... Harry smiled and put the book down and looked at what his other friends had sent.

Harry opened each of the packages, Hermione had sent him a large refill jar of Fleetwood's High-Finish Handle Polish, along with a large assortment of sugar-free snacks (Hermione's parents were dentists) Harry had received some last year, some of the them were actually quite good. Hagrid the Hogwarts gamekeeper, had sent him a large pile of his own homemade rock cakes. Harry still had the pile he had gotten from him in the begging of the summer when he had found out Dudley's diet was continuing this summer. Hagrid had also sent him a model of a Hippogriff, a creature that was half bird half horse.

Harry had seen them in his third year at Hogwarts, Harry and Hermione had helped one of the Hippogriffs, Buckbeak, to get away and it was now living with is godfather Sirius Black who last Harry knew was living by Hogsmeade an entirely wizarding village near Hogwarts. Hagrid had obviously carved the Hippogriff himself. It looked almost lifelike as it lay there sleeping it had it's wings tucked up against it's body, Harry watched as it's tail twitched. Hagrid must have bewitched it so it would move.

Harry smiled and placed it on his bedside table next to the statue of the Hungarian Horntail which he had received last year right before the first task during the Triwizard Tournament, The dragon was curled up and sleeping peacefully. Every once and a wile a small puff of smoke would come from it's mouth as it snored lightly.

Sakura looked at the statues they were so real that she could almost see the rise and fall of the beast's chest with every breath, she shrugged and looked at the other things Harry's friends had sent him. The last package was from Sirius Black and it contained one very large birthday cake, he smiled as he read the note.

Sakura had to take the cake from Harry because it was about to fall off his lap and onto the floor she put it on the dresser. Tomoyo took the paper that Hermione, Ron, Sirius, and Hagrid had used to wrap the packages in along with the four empty boxes and put them on the floor near the wastebasket which was sitting near the desk that had three large owl cages sitting on it.

Hedwig sat perched in her cage sleeping she had grown to like Sakura and Tomoyo's new owls. Sakura picked up the small owl that was asleep on the bed and took it over to her owls cage. Harry had finished the letter and looked at the two girls. "Happy Birthday Harry!" Sakura and Tomoyo said as they walked over to him.

"How about some cake for breakfast then?" Harry smiled at them. "Shouldn't we take it downstairs for your aunt and uncle?" Sakura asked looking at him. "They don't celebrate my birthday there would be no point. To the Dursleys today is just another day..." Harry said looking down sadly, "Don't worry Harry! Then in that case we'll celebrate your birthday without them!" Sakura said smiling, Harry smiled at her.

"Here cut the cake..." Sakura said handing him a small knife. Harry didn't even bother asking how she had gotten the knife she wouldn't tell him anyway. He cut the cake and they enjoyed.

Harry was just crawling out from under the bed. He had been putting the cake and things he had received under the loose floor bored with the rest of the food. When Aunt Petunia called them for breakfast. They walked downstairs and into the kitchen. Harry was right none of the Dursleys even moved as they came in. Uncle Vernon continued reading the paper as Aunt Petunia was cutting a carrot into carrot sticks.

Aunt Petunia had taken one carrot stick from Harry, Sakura, and Tomoyo's plate putting it on Dudley's no one said anything about this though. She placed a plate in front of each of them Dudley looked at his plate sadly while Sakura, Tomoyo and Harry began eating without a word. Uncle Vernon looked at his plate, took a carrot stick and went back to reading the paper. Dudley watched when he knew his father was reading he stole most of the carrot sticks off his plate while Aunt Petunia was turned around.

"Tomoyo-chan?" Sakura looked at her friend while munching on one of her carrot sticks acting totally oblivious to Dudley's actions and the way he was eyeing her carrot sticks as well as Tomoyo and Harry's, "Hai?" Tomoyo caught the drift that Sakura wanted her to speak in Japanese, "While I was out I saw this really cute park you have got to come and see it! There were also a bunch of shops there..." Sakura continued smiling, "Yeah that sounds great!" Sakura turned to Harry "You wanna come?" she asked smiling brightly, "Sure I'll come" Harry smiled at her as Dudley's hand reached for one of Sakura's carrot sticks Sakura didn't care she was full from all the things she'd eaten upstairs.

Dudley snickered he had gotten away with stealing at least and extra six or seven carrot sticks and no one had caught him. Sakura Harry and Tomoyo had finished and they excused themselves from the table and went upstairs Sakura got her backpack Kero would definitely be hungry, she had brought him home some food from a bakery she had passed on the way back from her night out lucky it was open. Tomoyo grabbed her camera and they ran out the door and down the stairs.

They had just made it to the front door when Uncle Vernon walked up to them, "Where are you going?" he tried to sound as menacing as possible. Sakura turned around and smiled, "I wanted to show Tomoyo this park across town..." Sakura said trying to make it sound as convincing as possible. "How would you know were a park is around here?" Uncle Vernon asked eyeing her suspiciously.

Sakura's smile faded, "You ask to may questions..." Sakura didn't like it when people asked questions especially questions about her, "Yeah Uncle Vernon weren't you always yelling at me not to ask questions?" Harry added smiling smugly. "I uh..." Uncle Vernon stuttered no knowing what exactly to say to that. "You see Dursley-san you should be happy we'll be out of your hair for the whole day and since we're leaving tomorrow..." Sakura said turning around and walking out of the house followed by Tomoyo as well as Harry who was smiling widely.

Uncle Vernon looked at their retreating backs his face pale. They were gone hopefully they would return late that night by then he would be able to come up with a punishment for them. 'At least they go back to school tomorrow...' he thought grinning it was still hard for him to believe that he was getting rid of Harry a month early this year.

Sakura, Harry and Tomoyo walked down a large path in a beautiful park. Sakura smiled looking around as Tomoyo taped happily. Harry had told her that electronics don't work in Hogwarts because of all the magic, she had been looking in some of her books to see if she could find a spell that would make it so her camera would work at Hogwarts.

"Sakura your right this place is beautiful!" Tomoyo said watching some children play in the grass. "And there's the shop I wanted to check out!" Sakura said running towards it followed by Tomoyo and Harry.

They were looking at all the things when something caught Harry's eye. it looked really out of place in the shop it was a simple pendant. As he looked at it, it almost looked like it was glowing he put it down and continued on 'I can't afford that I don't have any Muggle money' Sakura saw him looking at the pendent, she had been listening to his thoughts she picked up the pendant and ran to Tomoyo.

"He wanted to buy this?" Tomoyo asked looking at it, it was quite nice, they ran to the cashier to pay for it before Harry could see them.

Tomoyo looked at Sakura, "Do you think that you could use The Create to wrap it?" Tomoyo asked, Sakura nodded and walked out of the shop and into the small alleyway beside it. She pulled out a card and looked at it. "Create come out and wrap this up for me please" Sakura whispered to the card and watched as it began to glow a soft pink a it came out and surrounded the small pendant Sakura was holding.

Sakura smiled seeing the small nicely wrapped box in her hand, "Thank you Create…" Sakura said placing the card back into her bag.

She walked out of the alley she looked at the shop her friends were in and at the small bakery beside it. She smiled and walked in, she bought a large box of pastries she walked back out to see her friends standing there.

"Sakura said she was going to wait out here for us" Tomoyo was looking around. "Hey guys!" Sakura said walking up to them, "I saw the bakery and couldn't resist anyways it's almost lunch time and I'm starved!" Sakura said as she walked over to a small table and sat down, soon joined by her friends.

She opened the box and turned it so everyone could see what was in it, Harry looked at them one of the larger pastries had the words 'Happy Birthday' written on it in green icing. He smiled at her.

Sakura pulled the small box out from her bag and placed it in front of him. "This is from me and Tomoyo…" Sakura said smiling "You didn't have to" Harry began feeling bad, they were so nice to him when his aunt, uncle and cousin made them feel so unwelcome. "We wanted to, besides you deserve some sort of Birthday celebration no matter how small right?" Tomoyo smiled "Well open it!" Sakura smiled brightly.

He picked it up and pulled it open he smiled looking at the pendant. "How did you know?" he looked at the two girls sitting beside him "I saw you looking at it" Sakura said as she pulled one of the pastries out of the box and took a bite Harry and Tomoyo took one. When no one was looking Sakura slipped most of her pastry to Kero who ate it in a second.

"Thanks guys I had the best time" Harry said as they turned into Privet Drive, the sun was beginning to set making she sky glow with red and orange. "Your welcome I'm just glad you had fun" Sakura smiled, "Is that why you kept going out at night?" Harry asked looking at her. "Yeah you caught me I was going out to see if I could find some shops or a nice park and I found both" Sakura smiled he had just given her the perfect excuse.

Harry opened the front door to find the Dursleys in the kitchen they all went up to Harry's room the Dursleys didn't even try to stop them, Sakura sighed and sat down on her bed, Harry got up and walked to the bathroom. Kero flew out of Sakura's bag stretching, "Man it's cramped in there!" Kero looked at Sakura and Tomoyo, "I didn't think I'd ever get out!"

"Kero-chan Harry could be back any minuet..." Sakura looked at the closed door hoping he wouldn't walk in and find Kero floating there "Oh come on Sakura I've been in that stuffy bag for like four days now! And I'm hungry!" he looked at her sadly "I'm really sorry Kero but I can let you out when we get to school ok?" Sakura pleaded with him.

"Fine as long as I get some pudding, Sakura..." Kero looked at her hopefully. "Ok, ok but you have to promise to be quiet for the rest of the night..." Sakura said taking out a card, "Create please make some pudding for Kero" Sakura said as the card began to glow a dull pink that got brighter and brighter, The glowing stopped and on the desk sat a large bowl of pudding, Sakura pulled out a spoon and hanged it to him.

"Arigato! Sakura-chan!" Kero said hugging her taking the spoon Sakura picked up the pudding and gave it to him. He flew over to her bag, smiling from ear to ear. Kero was wolfing down his pudding when Harry came in, he thought he had heard a third voice but there was no one in the room. He shrugged and looked at Sakura who was writing a letter and Tomoyo who was reading a large book.

Sakura looked down at the peace of parchment and smiled her quill in hand with a bottle of ink. If she had to learn to write with a quill for school she might as well start now.

Tomoyo was watching as Sakura stood up, "Sakura? Is it in there?" she asked looking at her friend who nodded and walked over to her owls cage, "Hakugin, please take this to Xiao Lang" she tied the letter onto her owls leg and watched as she hooted happily as she spread her wings and flew off Sakura smiled she prayed Syaoran would get it.

Sakura walked over to her bed and picked up her bag Kero was sleeping the empty bowl of pudding beside him, Sakura took Kero out and placed him on the bed Harry was so busy reading didn't notice, Sakura was looking for something. She wasn't sure what it was, but she was looking for it, she pulled the Sakura Book out and found it. It was an envelope addressed to her she pulled it out and saw a second envelope when she remembered the letter she had found in Clow's vault.

She opened it, and read it.

Dear Sakura

How are you I am so proud of you Sakura you have done so much and are always getting stronger, keep working on your magic...Something will be happening soon and you must face it weather alone or with my young decedent, please take care my daughter in the envelope there's something that may come in handy...

Clow Reed                                             

Sakura looked in the envelope and pulled out a necklace it had a silver star pendent she smiled and put it on she put that letter back in her bag, 'Something will be happening soon...' Sakura shivered she didn't like the sound of that.

Sakura looked at the other envelope she had pulled out it looked like it had been read over a thousand times and it had been. Sakura read that letter almost every night after she had received it for almost a year she still pulled it out and read it and each time the words would still send a shiver down her spine.

She got off the bed and walked to her suitcase, she opened it and pulled out a little green bear Syaoran had given it to her before he left to go to Hong Kong the first time, she held it close and could almost feel his aura around it, 'Syaoran...' Sakura sat down and opened the letter carefully as if it was made of glass she pulled the piece of paper out and began to read.

Sakura

I'm really sorry I have to leave again but the Elders said I have to...something about more training, I don't see why I have to back to Hong Kong to get more training I can do that in Tomoeda, but anyway I'm on the plane now and I can hopefully get this to you before the Elders find out, I'm going to miss you so much, I don't know if I can leave this time, Sakura I haven't even made it home and I already miss you how am I going to survive?

I hope your not in as much pain as I am because that would just make me feel even worse for leaving again. Sakura all I want is for you to be happy...just remember one thing I'll always love you no matter what happens. Ok? I'm going to try to send you as many letters as I can but I can't promise anything, Sakura please take care...there's a million things I want to tell you but don't know were to start and would write them all but the plane's going to be landing soon I have to go if I want any hope that this is going to get to you...

Love you always, Li Syaoran   

Sakura hugged the letter and bear close to her she tried to get his sent the intoxicating smell of sandalwood and spices, a few tears were falling from her eyes, she missed him so much she wanted him to be here with her but he was still in Hong Kong. How wrong she was.

"Sakura what's wrong?" Harry asked see her tears, "Nothing I'm fine" Sakura said smiling lightly while brushing her tears away. "You sure your ok?" he asked worriedly, "Yeah I'm fine really" Sakura smiled he nodded looked at the time.

"Well we better get to sleep we have a long day ahead of us..." Harry said putting his book down Tomoyo put her book away they both looked at Sakura, 'I wonder if she's going to leave again to night?' Harry watched as she put her bear and letter on her bed she walked out of the room, "Tomoyo do you know where she goes at night?" Harry asked. Tomoyo was her best friend she would know right, "I don't know wherever she wants to I guess" Tomoyo said shrugging as she walked over to Sakura's bed and looked at the small bear and letter she smiled 'That's why Sakura was crying, she was thinking about Syaoran again.'  Tomoyo thought sadly

Sakura walked in and Tomoyo walked to the bathroom, Sakura picked up the bear and the letter she put the letter carefully back into it's envelope and back into her bag. She pulled the covers back and crawled into bed holding the small bear tightly, Harry watched her as she held onto her bear, 'I wonder who gave that to her' Harry thought as Tomoyo came back and he left Tomoyo looked at her friend and sighed, 'Poor Sakura misses her little wolf...' Tomoyo got into bead and tried not to think about how much she missed Eriol.

After she had seen him again she hadn't stopped thinking about him, they had confessed their feelings toward each other. She didn't know how Sakura and Syaoran did it-tell each other their feeling,- they had made it look almost easy like on TV but it wasn't that easy at all. Tomoyo could remember how nerve racking it was having the person you love standing next to you and you were to afraid to tell them. 'Was that how Sakura and Syaoran felt?' Tomoyo wondered looking at Sakura's sleeping form, she sighed and closed her eyes falling asleep thinking about the kiss with Eriol at the airport.

Syaoran

Syaoran was sitting on his bed thinking, he was so deep in his thoughts that he didn't even notice and owl tapping at the window, until his owl screeched snapping him out of his reverie, he got up and walked over to the window and opened it, the owl flew in and landed on his bed.

He didn't recognize the owl it wasn't from anyone he knew 'Maybe it just got lost...' Syaoran thought as he looked at the owl it's sliver-white feathers shimmering in the light. Emerald flew out of her cage and landed beside the new owl. Syaoran walked over to see who the letter was addressed to. He took the letter off the owl's leg and looked at it, in neat writing was Li Syaoran.

'For me? But I don't know anyone with this kind of owl' Syaoran opened the letter and looked at the parchment his jaw nearly hit the ground, 'It's from Sakura! But how?' Syaoran began to read.

Dear Syaoran

Hey Syaoran it's me Sakura I hope you still remember me...I've missed you so much Meiling sent me a letter and I thought that if she could send something to me than maybe I could get something to you...I hope this gets to you. I've never sent a letter by owl before but there's a first time for everything ne?

I got you first letter it was really sweet thank you... every thing's the same as it was before the only thing missing it you, Tomoeda just isn't the same without you here...I still have the Syaoran-bear, it's right here beside me.

 I wish you could be here Syaoran, I really need you but your probably so busy that you don't even remember me, but I think about you all the time Syaoran please tell me your coming back please...

Syaoran's heart nearly shattered as he read the letter Sakura thought he had forgotten about her 'I'll come back to you Sakura as soon as I can...' Syaoran thought sadly as he continued to read

Sorry I got a little carried away, you probably don't want to know about my petty problems. Meiling had told me to add a picture to this and at first I thought I shouldn't but Tomoyo read the letter and insisted I send you one she was y watching as I put the picture in and sealed the envelope it's in the envelope I hope your having fun back in Hong Kong...I better go

Love you always, Kinomoto Sakura        

Syaoran put the letter down as if it was made of glass and picked up the envelop he pulled out the small picture, he gaped at her picture she was beautiful. In the picture she was standing under a street light which made her skin glow she was in long white skirt that had a slit up each side and it had a pink trim going around the hem with a cherry blossom design on the left side and a pink top that was completely transparent except for a band of fabric that covered her breasts. Most likely one of Tomoyo's creations. Her hair trailed down to the middle of her back she still had a few wisps of hair that framed her face. Sakura had grown up, she was a beautiful young woman now.

He sighed looking at her face she was smiling brightly but he could tell she was only smiling for the camera something was wrong, he could tell she wasn't happy he picked up the letter and put the picture back into the envelope he put it on his bedside table and walked out the door his heart feeling lighter. She still remembered him and that was all that mattered...

The picture had been taken on Sakura's fifteenth birthday her and the girls had gone downtown shopping. Tomoyo had just given her that outfit and insisted that she wear it.   

Sakura

Sakura woke up early and looked out the window, being a wolf she didn't need much sleep, she loved waking up to watch the sun rise and work on her magic or training, Sakura had on a pair of sweat pants and a t-shirt she jumped out the window with Kero following behind her it was at least five thirty in the morning and she doubted anyone would be up.

She sat down on the grass with her cards out she called out the Dash the small cat like creature looked at her, "Ohayo Dash" Sakura smiled down as the Dash jumped into her lap, she stroked it lovingly as it purred softly.

"How would you like to go for a nice run?" Sakura asked looking at Dash. It mewed it's acceptance and got up Sakura picked it up and jumped the fence and walked to the sidewalk in front of the Dursley home, Kero was in Sakura's pocket she placed Dash on the ground by her feet and Dash looked at her, "Ready? Set? Go!" Sakura called as they took off down the street.

They ran down deserted streets and alleys. They must have run at least four or five kilometers before they stopped back in front of number 4 Privet Drive, Sakura looked down at Dash and smiled she loved running with Dash it was almost like it had a limitless amount of energy, "Did you have fun?" she asked picking it up, she smiled as Dash nodded mewing softly. It yawned which made Sakura laugh, "Dash? Are you tired?" she smiled as Dash laid its head on her arm closing its eyes.

The Dursleys were sitting in the kitchen with Harry and Tomoyo Uncle Vernon had made everyone get up early this morning. He got rid of Harry one month early and he was almost singing, he got up and walked to the door to get the mail.

Sakura opened the door to come face to face with Uncle Vernon he looked at her, "Where were you?" he asked eyeing her, he noticed she had something cradled in her arms, "What Is That?" he practically screamed looking at the creature in Sakura's arms, "Uh it's a..." Sakura didn't know what to say, she had been hoping to go up to Harry's room and put Dash back into its card form.

Dash looked up and mewed angrily. It had been resting peacefully until Uncle Vernon opened his big mouth, "Sakura?" Harry and Tomoyo came up to them hearing Uncle Vernon, followed by Aunt Petunia and Dudley, "What's that?" Dudley cried pointing at The Dash it mewed out its annoyance why did its Mistress have to have such loud friends.

"I will not have you bringing stray animals into this house!" Uncle Vernon roared, the Dash shot up and wrapped its paws around Sakura's neck burring its head in its Mistress' neck, Tomoyo videotaped as she watched Sakura try to calm The Dash down. Tomoyo recognized the Dash card 'Sakura must have wanted a running partner' Tomoyo thought looking at her.

"Dash calm down it's ok" Sakura cooed she glared daggers at Uncle Vernon, "You almost gave Dash a heart attack you know that?" Sakura yelled feeling Dash's grip around her neck tighten, she walked past them up to Harry's room, they heard her talking to the poor creature in her arms, "Dash it's ok everything's fine" Sakura said sitting on her bed placing Dash in her lap her back against the wall stroking the soft fur under her hand, Harry walked in followed by Tomoyo Dudley was looking in from the hall.

"Sakura what is that?" Harry asked looking at Sakura cradle the small creature Sakura looked up at Harry and Tomoyo. "Harry-kun could you leave please I want to talk to her..." Tomoyo said looking at him he cast a sideways glance over to Sakura he nodded and left, Sakura, Kero and Tomoyo sighed,

"What did I tell you Sakura! You should have changed Dash back before you came up to the house" Kero said flying out of her pocket.

"I thought the Dursleys would be asleep" Sakura looked down at the sleeping Card in her arms, she scratched under its chin casing it to wake up, it mewed slightly, "Sorry Dash but you should go back into you card form you can rest then ok?" Sakura asked as the Dash nodded and glowed a pale pink and suddenly a card floated into Sakura's hand. Sakura smiled and put The Dash back with the other cards.

"There now that, that's done, I'm hungry" Kero looked at his mistress. "Ok, ok...." Sakura said as she pulled out a Card and made a large pudding and handed him a spoon, "Arigato Sakura-san"

Kero called as he happily ate.

"Harry you can come back in" Sakura called she watched the door open and Harry walk in, "We should start packing" Tomoyo said before Harry could ask any questions he walked over to his bed and began to pack glancing at Sakura wondering what happened to the cat.

Soon they were all lugging their suitcases into the car ready to go. The car was quite cramped with Sakura, Tomoyo, Harry three large owl cages Sakura's bag witch contained one very squished Kero and Dudley all crammed into the back seat. Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia were sitting in the front seat.

They made it to Kings Cross with fifteen minuets to spare, Sakura, Tomoyo and Harry were all very happy to be out of the car. Sakura, Harry and Tomoyo looked at the large red building in front of them, 'Hogwarts here we come...' they thought as they began walking to wards it...

To be continued...

Author's Note: I've decided to make this into two parts, Why? Because it was getting to long... I'll tyro to update as soon as possible, hope you liked this chapter and remember to review!!          

Ja ne