-1"Dinner" Sakura's father shouted front eh bottom of the stairs to let Sakura and Kero know that dinner was ready to eat. After what happened with the sealed card five years ago, Sakura decided that it was unfair to Kero and herself to keep him locked up in her room all day, posing as a stuffed animal, so she explained to Touya and Fujitaka all about the Clow cards, aka the Sakura cards. Kero loved being able to go about the house as he pleased, Fujitaka didn't mind the little yellow creature with wings, although he seemed to have found the culprit of the missing dessert's. Touya on the other hand disliked Kero and often poked him and glared at him, saying how silly Kero looked, there was one time when Touya called him a pathetic excuse for a guardian beast, so Kero transformed and tackled Touya, after that incident Touya lost a few words in his vocabulary when it came to Kero.

Sakura in her jeans, baggy t-shirt and bedroom slippers, made her way down stairs into the kitchen with Kero floating along behind her. They sat down just in time fro her front door to rustle open, and the 22 year old Toya's voice could be heard.

"I'm home," He stated into the kitchen as he took off his one strapped black bag used to carry school books in. He sat down next to his father at the table, and looked at the plate of food in front of him.

"Just in time" He said before digging into his food.

After a view gulps of food, Touya noticed the usual sad expression on Sakura's face, he still couldn't believe that she was all grown up, well nearly all grown up, she was no longer that little naive girl she had been, but now a young woman, a young woman who was clearly in love, he knew who it was, the gaki from Hong Kong, Li Syaroan who had left fro China five years ago and left Sakura in a bad state, not physically, but emotionally. Sakura missed him and wanted him to come back, he wasn't too sure if Li would come back, but on thing Touya knew, and that was that id he did, if Toya got his hands on him..

Anger started to fill him for a moment, just thinking about it, but it went away and he was calm again.

He, like his father, had noticed the gold ring on Sakura's "marriage" finger, he recalled the argument with her concerning it, five years ago when she came back home formt he airport after seeing Li Syaroan off onto the aeroplane to Hong Kong.

FLASHBACK

Dinner was all set up on the table. Touya and Fujitaka were just seated at the table less than a minute ago and were discussing Sakua's whereabouts. She should have been home just over an hour ago front he airport and they were beginning to worry about her.

"Where could she be?" Touya sated more than questioned his father, who showed a worried expression on his face.

"I'm not sure," He replied and if on que the front door opened, and revealed a puffy eyed Sakura. She said nothing, no information on where she was or why she was late, or why her eyes were in the condition that they were, although the answer was clear to both of them as to why her eyes were like this, she had obviously been crying.

She pulled out the chair in front of Touya, and sat down and poked around with her food.

"Sakura?" Her father began in his usual soft voice. "Aren't you going to tell us where you were, we've been worried sick,"

Sakura slowly looked up, not meeting the eye's of him, but instead started to fiddle with the ring that was looped around her marriage finger, she watched as it shined and sparkled in the light.

"I was at the park." Was all she said.

Touya soon noticed what she was playing with and question and rage started to build up inside him.

She's too young, she's way too young, I won't allow it! She's twelve, not twenty! When i get my hands on that guy I'll.ohh!!!!!!

"Whats that!?" Touya spat, indicating towards the ring.

She retreated her left hand, and placed it under the table, out of his sight.

"Nothing!" She stated. Her eye's shot open and a bit embarrassed at the situation.

Touya stood up out o his seat, and with rage said "How can it be nothing when your twelve years old and have a ring on your marriage finger!"

"Touya, sit down, Sakura, you and I will talk about this after." Fujitaka said in a surprisingly calm voice, especially for someone who just saw a ring on his only daughter's finger. He looked both of them in the eye and carried on as normal.

Sakura nodded her head once as a sign for yes.

LATER THAT NIGHT

Touya and Fujitaka sat in the living room, Sakura had just lef to go to Tomoyo's house for the night.

"Touya, we need to talk," Fujitaka said, looking at Toya. "I spoke with Sakura earlier about the ring-"

"She's only twelve! She's too young!" Touya cut into his sentence.

"Let me finish." Said Fujitaka.

"Sorry father" Touya apologised to his father, looking down slightly in shame and looked back up again when Fujitaka spoke again.

"It's only a promise ring, her friend Syaroan gave it to her when he was leaving for China. She didn't tell me this, but it doesn't take a genius to work out that they like each other." He sighed.

"I'm sure it must have been hard for them, when he had to leave." Fujitaka said softly thinking of Sakura's puffy red eye's earlier that day since she returned. "I explained to her that it is her life, I just want her to be happy, but she'll have to wait a few years until she can have my permission to marry."

"You wouldn't actually let her get married, would you father?" Touya asked, concern on his face.

Fujitaka just smiled.

END OF FLASHBACK

"May I be excused?" Sakura asked hopeful. Her father nodded, indicating a yes.

"I think I'll just go tot the park for a while, I won't be too late, Sakua stood up from her seat and headed towards the door.

"She's going early tonight, eh?" Touya said while looking at his father.

"She's just got a lot on her mind." He replied.

"I guess," Touya said lamely.

"Your awful quite tonight Kero." Fujitaka stated as he looked at Kero, who was busy suffering his face with food.

"Ya, it is weird, your not talking, a lot more peaceful if you ask me." Touya grinned.

"Huh???" Was all Kero said back.

Fujitaka smiled at the yellow winged animal.

"We said, you awful quite for once." Touya said.

Kero still who was busy stuffing food into his mouth said "What!?! Oh right. well what do you expect? it's dessert!"

Fujitaka laughed lightly at this, Touya just rolled his eye's and chuckled.

A.N Well i hoped you all enjoyed reading this chapter, hopefully the next one will be up in a few day's as i need some inspiration, so if anyone's got any idea's, pass them on..anyways. as always. read and review!

Mel

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