SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Chapter 7 The Reunion
Author's Notes: Thank you to everyone that reviewed! I love it when you do...sorry I took so long but I've had a lot of project and stuff hope you enjoy this chapter I know you've all been waiting for it
Sakura's eyes slowly open as she looked around it was the last day of the summer holidays and everyone would be arriving tomorrow. She got up and pulled on her sweat pants along with a T-shirt.
"Kero wake up!" Sakura cooed into his ear, "I've got pudding..." she continued Kero's small black eyes opened and he jumped up, "Pudding where? Where?" he looked at Sakura who was holding a bowl of pudding.
"Come on Kero you can have this when we get downstairs and onto the grounds ok?" Kero nodded and followed his Mistress out the dormitory door and into the common-room no one was up yet. She walked out of the portal hole and continued down to the Entrance Hall, through the great oak front doors and out onto the grounds.
Sakura walked down towards the lake, she pulled out her cards and began looking through them, she held out the Dash.
'Dash...come out here please' she thought and watched as the card glowed and The Dash appeared, "It worked!" she looked at the small cat in front of her, 'What worked Mistress?' Dash mewed Sakura looked at it, "You, you can talk?" Sakura asked perplexed she had never talked with the Dash before; she could almost understand what it was trying to say but never like this.
'Only to you because you worked with us,-The Cards-so much...I can talk into your mind...' Sakura couldn't believe this, "Well then do you understand what I'm saying?" Sakura asked looking at her Card in wonder she watched it nod its head and ask: 'Is there something you need Mistress?' Dash looked at her hopefully, "Yes...Actually there is.
'What is it?' Dash inquired, "You want to run with me?" Sakura smiled down at her Card that beamed, 'Okay' Dash tried to sound offhanded, and was failing miserably, Sakura giggled, "Don't worry Dash if you want to run just tell me and I'll see what I can do...you can talk to me in you Card form right?" Sakura looked at The Dash who nodded, "Just tell me being a Wolf I know what it's like when you need to run..." Sakura smiled, "Now Come on..." Sakura took off the Dash catching up to her quickly.
Sakura finally made it back to the common-room she had put the Dash back into it's card form before she entered the castle. Sakura walked up to her dormitory to find Tomoyo and Hermione still asleep Sakura looked at her watch, '7:00 damn I was out there for two hours' it didn't feel like she had spent two hours running it felt as if she had been out for ten minuets instead of two hours.
Sakura went for a shower and came back in she saw Tomoyo and Hermione now awake they were both getting changed, "Good morning..." they both called looking at her walk in "Morning!" Sakura, Tomoyo and Hermione had become great friend, Hermione always wanted to know who kept writing to Sakura but every time she went to ask she would completely forget what she had to say and they would begin with a completely different topic.
"All the students will be arriving tomorrow, we wont have the castle to ourselves anymore..." Hermione mumbled both girls looked at her and nodded. Sakura was a little nervous what if no one liked her, what if they found out she was a Wolf! She didn't know if she could bear watching people's eyes light up in fear if she talked to them or what if they want her to leave? She didn't want to leave now that she had new friends.
Sakura was snapped out of her thoughts as Hermione taped her on the shoulder and pointed to her owl that had just flown in Sakura smiled seeing the letter, she had told Syaoran about her dream he didn't know what could have caused it and if it happened again to tell him.
Sakura walked over and took the letter from Hakugin she smiled and read it,
Sakura,
How are you? Have you had anymore of those dreams lately? I talked to Eriol, I know I normally try to avoid talking to him but if you might get hurt then I have to try anything that might help...But unfortunately he said he doesn't know anything about it, he's planning to come see you again. How I don't know he's off to school tomorrow along with me and Meiling...maybe on a Christmas Holiday or something, hey now that I think about it I could most likely come too!
Sakura's heart stopped he was going to go back to Tomoeda and she wouldn't be there! 'Not good! Not good! What am I supposed to do tell him I don't want him to come! That'll go down well..."Uh Syaoran I don't want you to come...Why? Because I don't..." Great just great....' her mind panicked trying to think she looked back at the letter
But that is if you want me to come...I think that it would be so much better then waiting until Summer...I can't make this to long I have to get back to packing but I just hope that everything's ok...Tell me if anything happens anything at all, ok?
Love you always: Li Syaoran
Sakura didn't like this she didn't like this at all why did it always happen to her! That's when she thought 'If he comes back I have to tell him we can't be together...how am I going to do that Syaoran I found someone else? No that wouldn't work...' she didn't know if she could bear to see his face if she had to tell him that lie...'Oh this is just great...'
Tomoyo tapped Sakura's shoulder seeing her lost expression, Sakura looked up at her and smiled, "Sakura you feeling ok?" she took the letter and read it her jaw dropping, "He's coming back..." Tomoyo couldn't believe this he chooses now to come back! "To Tomoeda I wont be there what will he think?" Sakura looked up not knowing what to do. "Don't worry about it everything will be fine..." Tomoyo smiled hoping it looked reassuring.
Harry and Ron walked in, "Come on before you miss breakfast..." the girls got up and walked towards them, Sakura still deep in thought.
They made their way down the corridors into the Great Hall; they sat down the teachers already there. A few new teachers had made their appearance; every teacher was there except for the new Defense Against The Dark Arts teacher. Dumbledore told them they would be arriving during the feast tomorrow, "Now during my announcements tomorrow I will introduce you to the students just stand up" Sakura and Tomoyo nodded, "Alright tuck in" The plates filled with food and they began to eat Sakura slipping Kero food. He was once again in her lap eating happily.
When breakfast was over everyone left the Great Hall, "Hey I have to send Snuffles a package you want to come?" Harry looked at his friends who nodded. Sakura and Tomoyo had heard a lot about this Snuffles they didn't know exactly who he was but he was obviously important to Harry.
They made their way back toward the Great Hall, they walked down a staircase and into a hall the walls were lined with paintings mostly of food. Harry walked to a large bowl of fruit and tickled the pear it wiggled and giggled before it turned into a handle he opened it and walked in. They walked into an enormous, high-ceilinged room, there were mounds of glittering brass pots and pans all around the stone walls and a large brick fireplace at the other end.
"Harry Potter! Harry Potter has come to visit Dobby?" a little creature came running over to them hugging Harry around the middle, it had large, bat-like ears and bulging green eyes the size of tennis balls.
He let go of Harry and looked at the people standing behind him, he knew two of them but he didn't know the other two he guessed they were the Japanese students, "Dobby, Dobby the house-elf" he said bowing down his long thin nose almost touching the tiled floor, "Nice to meet you Dobby..." both Sakura and Tomoyo said bowing politely, Dobby was stunned no witch or wizard had ever bowed to him, Dobby was always the one doing the bowing.
"Dobby do you think you can get me a flask of Pumpkin Juice, some bread and chicken?" Sakura looked at Harry "What do you want all that for?" she asked looking at him, "For Snuffles" he explained making her nod. Suddenly seven elves appeared holding a tray with all the food they had asked for. Sakura looked at all the food 'Chicken' had turned into an entire chicken along with a pile of drumsticks.
Sakura thought for a moment, "Dobby?" she looked at him and asked, "Do you have any Green Tea?" Dobby nodded happily a few moments later there was a second tray in front of her with five traditional Japanese cups (You know the ones without handles...) and a pot of hot Green Tea along with a large assortment of pastries. Sakura smiled and watched as Dobby began to pore the tea he pored everyone a cup Sakura gave one to them and they took it gratefully.
Ron looked at the cup confused 'Where's the handle?' he watched Sakura and Tomoyo take a sip and mimicked them. Tomoyo took a pastry, "Have one Dobby..." Dobby looked at her smiling face and took one of the pastries and ate it, he liked these Japanese girls they were very nice to him.
"Dobby? Is Winky still here?" Hermione asked not hearing any wailing or sobbing, "Oh Winky is still here miss" Dobby pointed to the large stone fireplace, she saw a figure there keeping the large fire going. "You see miss Winky has finally begun to work she doesn't talk much though..." he said sadly Hermione walked over to her, "Winky?" the elf looked up "Yes miss? Do you need anything?" Winky asked wondering what Hermione wanted. "No, I just want to know how you are that's all..."
"You want to know how Winky is?" Winky looked at her puzzled, "Yes how are you Winky?" Hermione continued, "Winky is fine how are you miss?" she asked wondering why she wanted to know how she was, "That's good to hear I'm good too" Hermione smiled making the elf smile just a little. "Come on Hermione we better go..." Harry called her, she nodded, "Goodbye Winky I'll see you later..." Hermione turned and walked back to her friends, "Goodbye miss" Winky spoke her smile was a little wider, "Bye!" Sakura, Tomoyo, Harry, Ron and Hermione said and walked out, Harry had all the food bundled up and they were taking it to the Owlery.
They walked into a large circular stone room it was rather drafty because there was no glass in the windows. There was straw on the floor along with quite a lot of owl droppings.
Hedwig watched them come in she flew down and healed out her leg, "I don't know if she can carry all that..." Sakura looked at him he sighed, "Yeah, Tomoyo can borrow your owl?" Tomoyo nodded, "Murasaki..." she called as her barn owl flew down it's feathers almost seemed to have a violet shine to it, She attached the package onto her owls leg as well.
They watched as both owls disappeared from sight. They walked back to the common-room and spent the rest of the day talking, playing chess and Exploding Snap.
Hermione watched Sakura carefully she was holding a deck if cards they were rather long and slender. They were bright pink with gold symbols and designs. "What are those Sakura?" she asked her curiosity getting the better of her.
Sakura looked up to see who had called her she saw Hermione and smiled, "What did you say I didn't hear you..." Sakura asked looking at her puzzled, "What are those?" Hermione repeated pointing at the cards in Sakura's hand. "Oh these...these are just Tarot Card..." Sakura thought it might be best to continue with the same lie she told Harry, "Really? I didn't know you read Tarot Cards..." Hermione smiled even if she didn't like the whole fortune telling thing she had always wanted to know about Tarot Cars, "Your probably better than out Divination teacher..." Hermione added making the girl look at her. "What do you mean better than the Divination teacher?"
Hermione looked down "The Divination teacher at this school isn't very good...she doesn't make predictions she just made lucky guesses..." said Hermione as she looked at the girl.
Ron leaned over and looked at Sakura, "She just doesn't like it because you can't really learn it out of a book then and she quit in the middle of the year..." he muttered to her making her giggle and Hermione fume, she was going to let it slid this time as a large fluffy cat jumped into Sakura's lap, "Hey Crookshanks..." Sakura smiled and stroked it lovingly, "So Sakura can...can you tell me my fortune?" Hermione asked quickly as if it would make Sakura mad.
"Sure..." Sakura said shuffling the cards then lying six down on the table between them, she picked up the first card and began.
Hermione sat there looking at Sakura, she had just pulled the last card, "Can you teach me how to do that?" Hermione asked stunned everything she had said was true about her past what she felt now and what she wanted to happen she couldn't believe it. Sakura smiled and nodded, "Dinner!" McGonagall's voice rang through the halls magically magnified, Sakura gathered up her cards and put them in her pocket.
They walked to the Great Hall and sat down at the table soon the teachers had joined them there were no new faces. Professor Flitwick beamed at them as he sat in his chair that had a few very thick textbooks on it so he could see over the table at what he was eating.
"This is the last night the table will be this way, of course when the students arrive tomorrow you five will sit at your house table..." Dumbledore looked at the two girls they all nodded, "Very well tuck in..."Dumbledore concluded and the plates filled with food.
Sakura was stuffed and amazingly Kero told her that he could eat another bite as she sat in the common-room in one of the chairs watching Harry and Ron play chess and Tomoyo and Hermione were talking about something. She didn't even realize when she fell asleep.
"Sakura" the girl looked around to see who had called her, "Sakura" she ran towards the voice it was so calm and sweet, she looked at the site before her a large cherry tree in full bloom there standing beneath it was a figure "Sakura..." she smiled and ran to him she threw herself into the persons arms only to hit the cold hard floor, "Huh?" Sakura didn't like this, "Syaoran?" she mumbled trying to find him. The figure was gone along with the cherry tree, "Card Mistress..." Sakura shivered the voice was so cold and heartless, she turned around to see a second figure standing in the shadows. "Who are you?" Sakura asked looking around helplessly there was no one there to help her.
"Card Mistress..." Sakura stood her ground she looked at the figure a determined glint in her eyes "Yes?" Sakura called nailing her feet to the ground as the figure mover closer, "My Master has plans for you and your cards...make this easy and come with me..." the voice was almost soothing as if trying to hypnotize her into believing it, "No" Sakura couldn't believe that was her voice, "As you wish..." A large ball of white light appeared in her hand, getting bigger and bigger, "You brought this upon yourself..." were it's final word before she threw the light Sakura couldn't move if she tried. The light hit her and sent her flying back, "SYAORAN!" Sakura screamed in pain as everything went black.
"SAKURA! WAKE UP!" a voice was yelling shaking her shoulders painfully the girl groaned and tried to move but it was to painful she breathed slowly trying to make the pain disappear but it wouldn't. "Sakura?" Tomoyo asked worriedly looking down at her friend who had fallen off her chair and was now laying on the floor of the Gryffindor common-room. Sakura groaned again in pain, what ever she was lying on was hard and rather uncomfortable. Soon she opened one eye than the other.
Kero was floating beside her head, "Sakura?" he asked looking at her sadly, "The cards Kero-chan they want the cards" she mumbled making his eyes widen. "Mistress..." Kero looked down at her worriedly he had, had a feeling that whatever was attacking Sakura was after her cards.
Sakura looked up at the small guardian and smiled a little. Harry, Ron and Hermione looked at her quizzically 'Cards?' they all the all thought, wondering what she meant by 'They want the Cards...'
Sakura slowly sat up wincing with every movement. "I think I'm just going to go to bed..." Sakura muttered as she began to walk slowly towards the dormitories Hermione and Tomoyo behind her. Kero floating by her head. Sakura pulled the covers around her suddenly feeling cold even though it still was August. Hermione and Tomoyo sat beside her.
A though had just struck Hermione Sakura had called out someone's name before she had woken up. "Sakura?" the girl looked up at her to show her that she was listening. "Who's Syaoran?" she asked watching the girls face pale then a light blush tint her cheeks. Hermione had expected it to be her brother or something like that but obviously she was wrong. "Syaoran's my boyfriend..." Sakura blushed even harder.
She had never really called him her boyfriend but she supposed that would most probably be the easiest explanation. "Really is he the one who's been sending you all those letters?" Hermione asked smiling. "Yeah" Sakura's blush was ten times worse now. "Do you have a picture of him?" Hermione was dying to see this Syaoran. Sakura shook her head sadly, "Not a recent one..." She looked down, "He left a wile ago...I haven seen him for over two years..." Sakura continued still not looking up.
"Oh that's horrible! I'm sure you'll see him again..." Hermione said holing her shoulder reassuringly, Sakura looked up and smiled a little. Tomoyo had gotten up and walked over to her bed and pulled out a book. She walked back and sat down on the bed handing the book to Sakura.
She looked at her friend's smiling face. Sakura looked at the book it was a photo album, she opened it and smiled, it was a picture of her and Syaoran the day before he had to go back to Hong Kong after the Void Card. She looked at Syaoran's smiling face. "That's him?" Hermione looked at the picture she was right they weren't recent they looked twelve, but she had to admit he was cute...
As they looked through the album Hermione couldn't help feeling there was something familiar about him as if she'd seen him before, 'He looks a lot like Li...but Li never smiled so it couldn't be him...' Hermione thought as Sakura turned the last page. "Wow Tomoyo I didn't know you took so many pictures..." Sakura looked at her friend. "Yeah well you know me I love to take pictures and you guys are just so kawaii!" Tomoyo smiled making Sakura sweat drop.
"Oh my look at the time come one we better get to bed..." Hermione exclaimed looking down at her watch. 'You probably wont sleep much tomorrow night Meiling will most likely have us up all night talking' Hermione added mentally "Yeah come on..." Sakura said putting the book on the table and got back under the covers, as Hermione and Tomoyo made their way to their beds.
The sun was barely above the horizon a soft golden light was falling onto a sleeping castle but out on the grounds the sound of metal slicing through the air could be heard as a Sakura finished her training for that morning, today all the students would arrive and she didn't know if she would be able to do this any more, she looked around the small clearing she had created for herself there were cherry trees everywhere she had used The Create to make her own little world.
Sakura sheathed her sword and turned it back into a pendent slipping it back around her neck. She began to walk back toward the school. Sakura walked into her dorm she grabbed her things and went to have a shower.
Sakura waked back into her dormitory and still no one was up. She changed and went down to the common-room she sat thinking about everything that would change when the student arrived and how she would be able to tell Syaoran that he couldn't come and visit her.
Soon Tomoyo, Harry, Ron and Hermione walked into the common-room and they all made their way to the Great Hall for breakfast. Sakura watched as the plates filled with food for the hundredth time as they began to eat she was starving slipping Kero some.
Syaoran
Syaoran, Meiling and Eriol were walking into King's Cross when they saw a large group of people walk towards them all of them having a mop of flaming red hair. "Fred, George, Ginny, Mrs Weasley..." Eriol said as the family caught up with them they all nodded, "Hello dears" Mrs Weasley said looking at the three.
"Hello" Syaoran said in his emotionless voce as Meiling beamed at them. "Fred! George! How have you been?" Eriol asked looking at two of the red heads "Summers been ok...yours?" one of them spoke Eriol looked at them there were completely identical down to the last freckle.
"Fine where's Ron?" he, asked he knew exactly were Ron was but he might as well ask, "Oh he's already at Hogwarts he Harry and Hermione had to go with these two new girls…you should have seen um gorgeous! I'm telling ya..."Fred said remembering the two girls they had met in Diagon Alley.
"Really? You know there names?" Meiling asked "What year? They might be in my dorm…" she continued as they walked towards platform nine and ten, "They said fifth year I don't remember their names I think one was Akura or something like that...can't really remember..." George answered scratching his head they all walked towards the barrier between platform nine and ten.
They walked through and looked at the scarlet steam engine. They made their way through the crowd of people as they tried to find an empty compartment. They found one near the end of the train. They put their pets if first than began to work on heaving their trunks onto the train Syaoran, Meiling, Eriol, Fred, George and Ginny had finally managed to stuff all of their trunks into the compartment.
Syaoran was sitting by the window watching the scenery pass by as the other's talked and played Exploding Snap. He hoped this year would be just as good as last year, but what would be even better was if Sakura was there, 'Syaoran you know she's not going to be there so don't even bother thinking she might just be there this time...' a small voice at the back of his mind scolded and he turned to look at his friends Meiling was winning.
Around half past twelve the compartment door opened and standing there was a smiling dimpled woman pushing a trolley "Anything off the trolley dears?" she asked looking at them, Meiling walked over to her and bought a stack of pumpkin pasties.
Soon the sun had begun to set Syaoran looked out the window at the three quarter moon that was just barely viable he smiled he hadn't eaten all day not even the pumpkin pasty Meiling had offered him. Syaoran felt someone tap him he looked up at Meiling he was the only boy left in the room. "Out...." she commanded pointing to the door, he got up knowing they had to change into their uniforms. He, Harry, Fred, George and Eriol were waiting outside when the compartment door opened and Meiling and Ginny walked out.
Syaoran changed into his uniform for the hell of it, when he could he would slip away go up to his dorm change and go out for a run, he wasn't even going to bother going into the Great Hall.
Meiling, Eriol, Fred and George had started another game of Exploding Snap, he soon joined in until he felt the train begin to slow down. They stepped onto the platform "First years! First years this way!" a voice boomed over all the noise "Hi Hagrid" Eriol looked up at the giant in front of them, "Hello Eriol..." Hagrid beamed, "Oh and Li there's a new Wolf here...pretty little thing too...good luck you'll need it..." Hagrid spoke so only he could hear, "Really now?" Syaoran thought about this he sure hoped this newcomer wouldn't cause to much trouble.
"Thanks Hagrid..." Syaoran mumbled still thinking, "Right then...first years! This way! First years!" he called over the noise. Syaoran, Meiling, Eriol walked over to a long line of horseless carriages Ginny following behind them. Then all piled into one and it began to move.
They had barely made it up the sloping driveway and the smell was already getting to Syaoran the carriage smelt like mould and straw, he hoped they would get there soon. Being a Wolf Syaoran had a great sense of smell. Finally the carriage began to slow to a stop. Syaoran opened the door and they piled out and joined the swarm of students that was trying to get into the Entrance Hall.
He looked around no one was paying attention to him he so he saw this as his chance and slipped out of the crowed and disappeared into the shadows of the castle.
Sakura
Sakura, Tomoyo, Harry, Ron and Hermione walked into the Great Hall. Sakura and Tomoyo's eye lit up looking at the sight before them, there were thousands and thousands of candles just floating in mid-air over four long tables witch they guessed were the house tables they sat down and waited for the rest of the students.
They were sitting near the front since they had been the first ones in the Hall, they were soon joined by chattering students. Sakura watched the Hall fill with students as they all sat at their house tables.
Soon a line of students filed into the Hall they looked scared to death as they looked around, "First years..." Ron mumbled looking at Sakura and Tomoyo who nodded. McGonagall lead the students to where the teachers were sitting they came to a halt in a line facing the students with the teachers behind them. The ghosts were there watching the horrified students attentively.
McGonagall walked towards the front silently carrying a four-legged stool she set it down and placed a pointy wizard's hat on it. The hat was patched and frayed and extremely dirty. The hat lay there on the chair not moving until it began to twitch suddenly a large rip near the brim opened wide like a gaping mouth and it began to sing.
Syaoran
He stood in front of a large portrait of a fat lady in a pink silk dress, 'Now what's the password?' he thought he closed his eyes and thought for a moment. He opened his eyes and smiled, "Cherry Bells" he watched as the portrait swung open. He had read one of the Gryffindor Prefect's mind.
He walked up to his dormitory and and changed out of his school robes into a pair of pants and a t-shirt. He walked out of the Gryffindor Tower and down the stairs.
Sakura
She watched as the last student placed the hat on her head "GRYFFINDOR!" the hat called as the girl got up and placed the hat back before taking her seat near the middle of the table. Professor McGonagall rolled up the scroll in her hand and took the Sorting Hat away.
Sakura looked down at her empty gold plate she just realized how hungry she really was. She didn't want the kind of food they would serve at the feast she want something else. 'I'll go out for a run' Sakura thought as Dumbledore got to his feet.
He beamed at the students "Welcome!" he said, "Welcome to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin out banquet I have a few start of term notices to address. First we have two new students from Japan, Miss Daijoubu Tomoyo and Miss Kinomoto Sakura, both in Gryffindor." he looked at the two girls who stood up and bowed politely before sitting back down.
Meiling
Her jaw nearly hit the floor as she watched the two students sand up and bow, 'Of all the feasts Syaoran had to miss it had to be this one...' she thought angrily as she watched them sit down. Eriol only smiled as Dumbledore continued his speech.
"Like last year the forest in these grounds is forbidden to all students. Mr Filch, the caretaker has asked me to tell you that the list of objects forbidden inside the castle has been extended to include Exploding Bounce Balls, Screaming Jump Ropes and Self Shooting Rubber bands. The full list includes some four hundred and forty items, I believe and can be viewed in Mr Filch's office. The new Defense Against The Dark Arts teachers should be arriving shortly...with that said tuck in..."
Just as he said those words the doors swung open and two figures stood there they both walked in, "Professor Tsukishiro, Professor Akizuki!" Dumbledore called as they walked up towards the teacher's table the girls brown hair flowing behind her as she walked. 'I don't believe it!' Sakura thought as they walked up to her and looked at her smiling they both gave a small wave before continuing towards the head table.
"Your new Defense Against The Dark Arts teachers...Professor Tsukishiro and Professor Akizuki let us give them a warm welcome..." Dumbledore introduced beaming at the students, the Hall filled with applauding. Both teachers bowed and took their seats at the table.
Meiling was just about to stand up and go over to Sakura and Tomoyo but before she left her seat Sakura stood up and excused herself walking out of the Hall. Meiling looked at her oddly before getting up with Eriol and walked over to Tomoyo.
Syaoran
He was walking down the long marble staircase into the Entrance Hall he was walking by the doors of the Great Hall when he heard something that made his stop dead in his tracks he wheeled around and looked into the crack of the door. "—moto Sakura, both in Gryffindor." he couldn't believe it, 'No Syaoran don't do this...you know it's not her so stop fooling yourself into thinking Kinomoto Sakura is here, at Hogwarts! Sakura is a really common name…' his mind screamed at him as he watched the two girls stand up they were very beautiful at least from what he could see.
"It's not her I know it's not..." he mumbled as he walked towards the large oak front doors shaking his head to clear his thoughts. If he had waited only a few moments longer he would have seen the two new professors. Not to mention Sakura stand up and walk out of the Hall.
Sakura
She stopped and pulled out a card "Mirror please make a double of me." Sakura commanded she watched the Card appear and become a second Sakura. Sakura smiled "Now go up to the dormitory and just go to sleep ok?" Mirror nodded and walked up the marble staircase and out of sight.
Sakura walked out of the large oak front doors, she walked down the sweeping lawn toward the forest she didn't notice when she stepped on a twig it was so dark she couldn't see much.
Maybe Sakura didn't notice the sound of the snapping twig but someone else did. Syaoran turned around, "Who's there?" he called making Sakura come to a halt.
'Shit!' she cursed silently "Well answer me...I know someone's out there..." Syaoran commanded trying to see but all he could see was darkness, "I...I..." Sakura sutured not knowing what to say, Syaoran pulled out his wand. "Lumos" he muttered to it making a thin beam of light appeared from the tip of his wand.
Sakura shielded her eyes from the sudden light. "Now tell me who are you..." Syaoran stepped closer to her, "I'm I'm..." Sakura looked down she didn't like the way he was talking to her, "My name is Sakura Kinomoto and I..." Sakura trailed off looking at up defiantly finding her courage. "Sakura?" Syaoran whispered recognizing her he embraced her tightly.
Sakura's eyes shot open, who did he think he was, she stood their stiffly holding her breath, she was trying not to let her feelings get in the way 'Why do I feel so safe?' she thought finally breathing, inhaling deeply, she had to force herself not to smile he smelt like Sandalwood and spices. 'Like Sayoran...Syaoran I can't!' Sakura remembered she was about to push herself way when she felt his breath on her neck "I've missed you..." he whispered.
Sakura couldn't believe it "Syaoran?" she whispered, she felt him nod. A smile appeared on her face as she wrapped her arms around him "Syaoran-kun! I've missed you so much!" she sobbed he stepped away from her and looked into her sparkling emerald eyes that were now full of unshed tears. "Sakura..." he watched as a tear rolled down her cheek, he wiped it away, "Don't cry" he looked at her she was even more beautiful in person, he couldn't even control his next action.
He bent his head brushing his lips against hers making her breath catch he pulled away wondering if he should have done that. Sakura smiled wrapping her arms around his neck pulling herself up to him kissing him softly, he pulled her closer intensifying the kiss.
They soon had to pull away to breath. Before returning to the kiss they stayed like that for quite a wile before they broke away once again. "Come on it's getting late we better go back inside..." he whispered huskily into her ear making her shiver, she nodded he wrapped his arm around her shoulder holding her to him lightly. They walked back up to the castle.
Professor Dumbledore was sitting in the staff room along with Professor McGonagall, Professor Tsukishiro and Professor Akizuki, "I wonder if Sakura has meet Li yet since as I didn't see him a dinner..." Dumbledore pondered out loud, "I don't trust him what if he hurts her..." Professor McGonagall asked worriedly.
"Li as in Li Syaoran?" Tsukishiro looked at Dumbledore who nodded, "Oh I don't think you have to worry about anything..." Akizuki smiled making them look at her oddly. "I—" footsteps and laughter was heard coming from the hallway, "Students should be in bed by now..." McGonagall spoke as they all got up and walked over to the door watching as Sakura and Syaoran walked down the hall.
Syaoran still had his arm around Sakura's small shoulders he smiled down at her, they reached the staircase totally oblivious to the four pairs of eyes watching them. Even Dumbledore had to admit he never thought he'd live to see that boy smile. Mind you Sakura had that affect on people she could even make Professor Snape smile sometimes...
Sakura stopped at the base of the stairs, "Syaoran?" he looked at her, "What house are you in?" she asked, Syaoran thought for a moment then said, "Slytherin..." Sakura's mouth opened in shock, "Nani?!?"
"I'm kidding Sakura I'm in Gryffindor" he smiled looking at her face, she crossed her arms, "Oh come on Sakura..." Syaoran pleaded, "No…" she turned away from him, "It was just a joke…" he tried to make her look at him, "You'll have to catch me first..." she said before running up the stairs.
They watched Syaoran run after her. The teachers walked back to their chairs and sat down, "I never thought I'd see the day Li would smile..." McGonagall was the first to speak, Tsukishiro and Akizuki sat in silence.
Syaoran finally caught up to her just before she reached the portrait of the Fat Lady he wrapped his arms around her waist causing her to stop, "Home Sweet Home" Sakura mumbled looking at the Fat Lady who was trying her hardest to look like she wasn't paying attention. "It's going to be a lot better now that you're here..." Syaoran spoke into her ear making a shiver run up her spine.
Sakura looked up at him and captured his lips in another kiss. At this the Fat lady openly stared at them. They walked up to the painting "Cherry Bells" Sakura said as the painting swung open still in shock of what she had just seen.
"Sakura!" Sakura felt like she had just hit a brick wall she looked at Meiling that had jumped up and hugged her, "I've missed you! I see you've found Syaoran..." Meiling said stepping away from Sakura, who nodded.
Hermione looked at Sakura then Syaoran, 'Syaoran Li! I knew the name sounded familiar...He was the one send her all those letters? I don't believe this!' Hermione thought as she looked at them.
"Come Sakura leave Syaoran for a little while we have lots to talk about!" Meiling said grabbing her arm pulling her up the stairs, Sakura waved bye, "Night!" she called as she disappeared up the stairs "Tomoyo, Hermione you coming?" Meiling called from the stairs, "Coming..." they both called getting up "Night guys..." they both said as they walked up the stairs.
Harry and Ron turned to look at Syaoran, "Uh..." was all they said, "Well my cute little decedent seems to have found his smile again..." Eriol grinned evilly at him, "Eriol, I would shut up if I were you..." Syaoran said before walking up the stairs to his dorm, leaving Eriol, Harry and Ron in the common-room.
Authors Note: soooo...you happy now they've met sorry I made you wait so long but I think it was worth it...There probably wont be another chapter for a little wile I'm really busy now with exams and stuff but I'll try no promises though…I'll try and get the next chapter out as soon as possible!!!
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