Author's Notes: Genki! (Japanese romanji slang for what's up') How's everyone! Well, I'm happy to say that my midterms are finished (thank God), and I can finally get back to writing my fanfics. I read all of your reviews, and I was happy to have read them, thanks, guys, you are the BEST!

Also, forget about Part 2 of Chapter 8 Do you love me', because I couldn't really think of part 2, hehe ^.^;; so...ANYWAY!

Also, just a few momentos about my story. If you see Japanese Romanji in a part of the sentence, then that means that the character is SPEAKING Japanese. I'm not fluent yet in Japanese, but I'm still learning ^.^

Disclaimer: I do not own Cardcaptor Sakura, they all belong to CLAMP and the others. The only characters I own is Faye, Lei, Ahling, Koji, and Ms. Yang.

Seeking My Heart
A CCS/Romance Fanfiction
by,
azngurL
Chapter 9 - Sakura's New Magical Powers! The Appearance of "Keroberus!"

"Sakura, it's because of...," Syaoran started.

"Because of what...?" Sakura asked, since Syaoran was being silent for numerous minutes.

"I have...I have magic," Syaoran admitted. "I don't care if you believe me or not, it's true. I was born with magic, my whole family has magic...I was able to jump that high before because I used my magical power to," He said.

Sakura smiled and walked towards him as she put her face close to his, and there she confronted him.
"I knew that magic existed in this world. I have someone to prove it to me now, thank you, Syaoran," Sakura said.

"You don't think it's absurd?" Syaoran asked.

"Of course not. I myself can sometimes keep in touch with people from...Different realms," Sakura said.

"W-What? You have magic too?" Syaoran asked.

Sakura giggled and she moved away from Syaoran. "Not exactly magic. I have the ability to look in the outer worlds such as Heaven and Hell. My older brother has this same ability too. I have no idea where we both got it from, but we're figuring that it came from our old mother," Sakura said.

"I see. That's amazing, anything else?" Syaoran asked.

"Well, that's it so far. My stepmother and my father don't really know," Sakura said. "So you're born from a family of magic? That must be cool. How about Meiling? Does she have magic too?" She asked.

"No, not really. She wasn't gifted with the magical lineage, like myself, my mother and my sisters all were. I don't know why, but it was probably only gifted to my specific family, and not to the outer relatives. My teacher, Wei, helps me control my powers," Syaoran said.

"Ah, I see. That's so neat, Syaoran!" Sakura exclaimed.

"Thank you." Syaoran said.
**
"Xiaolang is over your house, am I correct, Faye?" Yelan asked as she was talking on the phone with Faye.

"Yes. He and Sakura are both in the backyard, and they're discussing many things. I'm not going to interrupt them yet, I want them to find out each other's inner abilities," Faye said.

"Yes...Xiaolang and Sakura might've admitted their abilities that other normal people don't have. But, Faye, are you going to give the Book to her?" Yelan asked.

"I'm going to as soon as they're finished talking," Faye replied.

"This is great! Now we have truly found the right owner for this Book and its Cards! I cannot wait to see Keroberus and Yue again (A/N- And I said that these two characters wouldn't be here, hehe.. sorry, guys)!" Yelan exclaimed.

"Me too!" Faye exclaimed as she continued to look out her window.

"So, are they done yet?"
**
"Sakura, it's getting late. I think I should go now before my mother finds me missing or something like that," Syaoran said as he got up from the swing.

"A-Alright... Goodnight, Syaoran," Sakura said.

As Syaoran was about to leave her home, Faye suddenly came to the backyard, and so did Yelan out of nowhere.

"Hello, Sakura...Xiaolang," Faye greeted.

"M-Mother!" Sakura exclaimed in surprise.

"Hello, Xiaolang and Sakura, have fun talking? It's so late at night," Yelan said as she went beside Faye.
"Mother, I'm so sorry! But I...But I...," Syaoran stammered.

"Don't blame him, please! It isn't his fault!" Sakura exclaimed.

"It's alright, kids, it's alright! We're not here to punish you two. We're actually glad that you two have just decided to talk at this particular night. What a coincidence, huh, Faye?" Yelan asked.

"Sure is," Faye said.

"What are you guys talking about?" Syaoran asked.

"Alright, we'll just get to the point now, shall we..?" Faye asked as she held her arms high in the air.
"Mother, what are you doing?" Sakura asked.

"...Magic," Faye replied.

"Magic?! You posses magic?!" Sakura and Syaoran both asked, surprised.

"Yes," Faye said as she then look up to the sky. "Oh hear me, ancient Book of Clow...Reveal thy trueself before me, and release to your true owner! Release!" Faye chanted.

"Ancient Book of Clow?" Sakura whispered to herself. "I read about that in this old book I read! An old book from its creator, Clow Reed... Two guardians, Keroberus, guardian of the seal, and Yue, guardian of the moon...My goodness! But why does it concern my stepmom?" Sakura thought.

The Clow Seal appeared under Faye as she was still in a trance with her arms both high up. A bright light shone upon her, and pretty soon, a Book and a Key appeared before her. Faye opened her eyes and took the Book and Key, and the Clow Seal underneath her disappeared. She walked over to the Sakura, then handed the Book and Key to her.

"Here," Faye said.

"Why me? I read that it will only open to its true master, Mother. And how do you own it?" Sakura asked. "I don't get it!" She exclaimed.

"Sakura, those questions will be answered soon. It's the time that the Clow Cards need a master, and Clow Reed has chosen you. Accept your destiny, Sakura," Faye said.

"But why would I need them? The world's not in danger," Sakura said.

"Yes, but there will be times when you are going to need to use these cards. I trust you will know the proper time," Faye said.

"Sakura, now you really posses magic. Your other ability, the ability to see the worlds of Heaven and Hell are still with you, but you should try to practice with this first," Yelan said.

"How do you know of my ability to see through Heaven and Hell's people?" Sakura asked. "How do you guys know a lot of this stuff? Please tell me!" Sakura pleaded.

"Patience, Sakura," Faye said.

"Xiaolang, you are to help Sakura in her training," Yelan said.

"W-Wha?! I am?!" Syaoran asked.

"Why, you sound like you don't want to help Miss Sakura," Yelan said.

Sakura looked at him with a confused look and he turned red. "N-No, that's not what I meant, Mother!" He exclaimed.

"Alright then, you are to help Sakura in her training. After she has mastered the basics, the Cards may be converted to her own," Yelan said.

"Converted to my own? You mean, make them my Cards, as in put them under my name?" Sakura asked.

Faye and Yelan nodded their heads. "Sakura, it is time you unleash Keroberus, the guardian beast," Faye said.

"A-Alright..," Sakura whispered. "But I don't know what to do!" She exclaimed.

"Don't worry," Yelan said.

"O-Okay, I guess..," Sakura said as she stuck the Key out. "Release!" She yelled.

A bright light shone and it revealed the ancient Staff. The Book magically then opened, and the guardian "beast", Keroberus came out...Yawning.

"Who disturbed me? I was finally getting some sleep!" Keroberus exclaimed.

"Keroberus!!" Yelan and Faye both shouted.

"Keroberus? You mean that this is the guardian "beast" of the ancient seal of Clow? Looks like some stuffed bear to me," Syaoran said.

"Hey, hey, hey! Who are you calling a stuffed bear?! I am the guardian beast of the ancient seal of Clow! Just look at me!" Keroberus exclaimed.

"Yeah, but you got the body of a distorted bear with wings, you can't be the guardian beast that I read about," Sakura said with a sweatdrop.

"Watch you mouth, Missy! Look at me, I'm—What?!" Keroberus exclaimed as he looked down at his own body. "I'm SMALL!" He exclaimed.

"Ehehehe...Same as ever, huh, Keroberus?" Yelan asked.

"Yelan! Faye! Long time no see! Now can one of you tell me...WHY AM I IN THIS FORM?!" He asked.

"Calm down, Kero!" Yelan exclaimed.

"Yeah, don't you remember that you are in that borrowed form because the Cards haven't acknowledge their new master yet," Faye said.

"New master? You mean that it isn't one of you two?" Keroberus asked.

"No," Faye and Yelan both replied.

"Then who?" Kero asked as he looked at the other two. "Don't tell me its that scrawny brat with the brown eyes," Kero said as he pointed to Syaoran.

"Who are you calling brat, you demented bear?!" Syaoran asked while getting jumpy.

"Xiaolang, Kero, calm yourselves, please," Faye said.

Kero and Syaoran both looked at Faye with a sweatdrop. "Sorry," They both said.

"Keroberus, I'll let you know that this boy is my son," Yelan said. "And over here, Sakura, is Faye's stepdaughter," She said.

"So you're the son of Yelan Li, eh? Why aren't you like your Mother? So nice and kind, brat?" Kero asked.

"Shut up!" Syaoran yelled.

"Kero!" Yelan yelled.

Kero sweatdropped. "Ehehe...Sorry," He said while rubbing his head. "And you're Faye's stepdaughter? What happened to your real mom? You look nothing at all like Faye," Kero said.

"M-My real mother? I don't remember my real mother... She died when I was about 3...Because she got sick or something... Then when I was 13, my dad remarried to Faye," Sakura said while looking away.

"I see.. Well, Sakura! I think this will be pleasant, working with you and all as the new master. Pretty soon, you'll be the Mistress of the Cards! Now that's something I'd like to see!" Kero exclaimed.

Sakura laughed a little. "I'm glad," She said.

"Well, I think that it is very late. We should go home. Come on, Xiaolang," Yelan said as she started to walk out. "Goodnight Faye, Sakura, and Kero. It was nice to see you Kero." Yelan said.

"Goodnight, Mrs. Kinomoto. ...'Night Sakura." Syaoran said.

Sakura waved her hand. "Goodnight..." She whispered. "Well, let's go in, Kero! You can sleep in my room!"

"Heh-heh-heh! Alright!" Kero exclaimed as she flew by Sakura's shoulder. Sakura started to walk inside. "'Night, Mom."

"Goodnight, Sakura..." Faye whispered as she watched Sakura enter the door. "Sakura...Can you really be up to this? Is it because that I am not your real mother, that you cannot be comfortable with all of this?" Faye shook his head. "No!" She yelled. "I may not be able to take the place of her real mother, but I'm doing the best I can! Am I...Nadeshiko? My...dear friend?"
**
2 days later...
"Sakura-san! Sakura-san! Okite (Get up!)! Anata ni naru okureteiru ka (You are going to become late!)!!" Fujitaka exclaimed in Japanese.

"Hoe!!" Sakura screamed as she put her uniform on quickly.

Kero sighed. "Soshite watashi wa anata kangae ka hitori no sorera no shojos ka (And I thought you are one of those girls).." He said in Japanese as he yawned.

"Iru shizukesa! (Be quiet!)" Sakura yelled in Japanese as she grabbed her messenger bag. "Ima watashi wa iku (I'm going now). Iru zen, daijobu (Be good, okay)?" Sakura said as she ran down the stairs.

"Hai, hai.. (yeah, yeah)" Kero sighed as he yawned some more.
**
"Ohayo, otosan (Good morning, father). Okasan hidari ni mo? (Mother left already?)" Sakura asked in Japanese.

"Hai (Yes). Isogu, Sakura-san (Hurry up, Sakura-san)." Fujitaka said.

"Hai!" Sakura exclaimed as she sat down.
**
"Watashi wa okureteriru! Watashi wa okureteriru! (I'm late! I'm late!)" Sakura thought as she ran to the bus stop. "Please be there, bus!" She said in Chinese as she ran faster.

"Well, look who finally came! Don't worry, Sakura-chan! You're not late!" Tomoyo exclaimed.

Sakura was breathing heavily. "I woke up too late. And it was all because I was learning how to control my magic too!" She exclaimed.

"Don't worry, Sakura-chan ! You'll get the hang of it! Right, Syaoran?" Tomoyo asked.

Syaoran jumped of surprised and blushed while in the process of nodding his head.

"But still, I can't believe that you have magic and I don't! I mean, I'm a Li first of all," Meiling said.

"Don't worry, Meiling. You're good at a lot stuff that I'm not good at," Sakura said.

The bus pulled up and Meiling started to board it. "Yeah, but I guess that shouldn't matter, huh? Well, let's go, Sakura and Tomoyo! Come on, Xiaolang," Meiling said.

"Okay," Tomoyo said while following after her.

As Sakura was about to board she noticed Syaoran's unusual silence. "Syaoran, what's wrong?" She asked.

Syaoran jumped and blushed. "N-Nothing. Let's go." He said while he boarded the bus.

"O-Okay.."
**

"So, Sakura-chan," Tomoyo said while all of them sat in their usual spot at the back.

"Yeah?" Sakura asked as she looked at her friend. Syaoran and Meiling were watching.

Tomoyo smiled. "Sakura-chan, anata kaifuku suru sore wa? (You get over it, Sakura-chan?)" Tomoyo asked.

Sakura blushed and smiled softly. "U-Un.. Ah, Tomoyo-chan...Demo... Watashi wa suru shiru dóyatte watashi omou ni tsuite Syaoran mada.. (Y-Yeah.. Ah, Tomoyo...but...I do not know how I feel about Syaoran yet..)..," She replied.

Syaoran blushed because he heard his name. "What are they talking about..?" He thought.

"Anata ano kotae nozomu ni. (The answer will come to you.)" Tomoyo said as she started to laugh a bit.

"If it were that easy," Sakura said while switching the dialect.
"Finally! With you two talking Japanese, we can't understand a word you guys are saying! So, what were you talking about? I heard Xiaolang's name there," Meiling said.

Syaoran sweatdropped. "Meiling, it's none of your business," He said.

"Hey, you would want to know what they are saying about you, am I right?" Meiling asked.

Syaoran blushed. "T-That may be true, but I don't go around being nosy like you," He said while leaning back.

"And what's that supposed to mean?!" Meiling shot back.

They started arguing and Sakura and Tomoyo sweatdropped. "I guess with the both of them fighting, they won't ask us about what we were talking about," Tomoyo said.

"Ehehehe.. Interesting, Sakura-san and Daidouji-san," Koji said while he turned around on his seat. "Daidouji-san's right, Sakura-san," He said.

"Koji-san, I don't know what to do yet, this is new..," Sakura said.

"I know, this is something that everyone will have to experience once in their lives. Just remember, and I quote in the great words of Daidouji-san, Anata ano kotae nozomu ni.'," He said, quoting Tomoyo in Japanese.

"Un! (Yeah)" Sakura said.

**
After the long tiring day of another day of school, Sakura and Syaoran met up with Ahling in first period as usual... Yet, she and her friends didn't say a word to those two, and gave Sakura dirty looks without her knowing. Ahling was still heartbroken about the whole ordeal, and she was set on getting revenge on Sakura...

So, after lunch and two periods, came the famous Home Economics with Ms. Yang as the teacher.

"Good day, class! How was your weekend?" Ms. Yang asked.

"Fine," The class replied.

"Well you guys seem in the mood," Ms. Yang said sarcastically. "Anyway, the trip is next week. You remember right? I can't believe how fast the days went. Oh by the way, how was that party? The party in the President's home on October 29?" Ms. Yang said.

Everyone who attended the party kept silent, not revealing a word about what happened in the masquerade.

"Ookay.. I take it that it was...Fun. Anyway, place your journals in front of you so I can collect them," Ms. Yang said.

All students did as instructed and Ms. Yang collected them. "Good... Now, I'll give you your new status report," Ms. Yang started to read off names and Sakura and Syaoran came last. "Sakura and Xiaolang, get your status report," Ms. Yang said.

"K," They both said as they got up and got it. They returned to their seats and their expression were the same as ever. The status report read:
**
Group: Kinomoto Sakura & Li Xiaolang
Age: Both 25 years old
Xiaolang's Occupation: Musician, that only gets $20 a week..
Sakura's Occupation: Artist who only gets 10 cents for every portrait
Xiaolang's Current Condition: Fine
Sakura's Current Condition: Still pregnant, but Fine
Current Balance: $9,000
Personal Items: Paint, brushes, canvases, music paper, songs, instruments, 40 lb. refrigerator full of food
**
"Well, we lost that almost broken radio', and we lost some food too. And while we're at it, we lost money," Sakura said with a sweatdrop.

"Ms. Yang, who decides how much money we lose and don't lose?" Syaoran asked.

"I do. Of course, I can't let a family like you get bankrupt. The reason why I took $6000 away from you guys was to challenge you. You'll know what I mean when you guys have a real family," Ms. Yang said.

"I-I see..," Syaoran said.

"At least your salary went up $10, Syaoran. We can probably survive," Sakura said.

Syaoran smiled. "I know we can," He said.

Sakura looked at him and smiled.

"Class, class! Since it is nearly November, not to mention our field trip, I'll give you guys the assignment of what you guys are supposed to do there," Ms. Yang said as the class gave full attention. "2 groups will be living together. I know I said 3 before, but I changed my mind about it. I'll decide what other group will be living with you. Um, you guys will be living in a cabin, and we'll visit the towns so you guys can stock up on supplies and such. And whatever occupation you are given, you are TO DO. By doing your occupation, you earn more money which will be added to your status reports. So, whatever occupation you are doing, people in the town will give you play money in return. Several people up in the towns will be expecting you guys to DO YOUR WORK, so you better in order to get the money, alright?"

"Yeah." The class said.

"Good." Ms. Yang said.

**
"I'm so excited about that trip!" Sakura exclaimed while she and the rest were walking on the sidewalk.

"It's next week right? I gotta start packing," Tomoyo said.

"Yeah, that's a good idea," Meiling said.

Meiling and Tomoyo noticed the silence between Syaoran and decided to leave them alone. "Tomoyo, I need something from this store here, come with me. Xiaolang, keep Sakura company." She said as she went into the grocery store.

"Okay!" Tomoyo said while entering the store.

"M-Meiling..!" Syaoran stammered while blushing.

"Syaoran...," Sakura whispered.

"W-What is it?" Syaoran asked.

"Ms. Yang told me that she is pairing our group with Ahling and Koji.. I don't know if I can handle that...,"

"Don't worry, Sakura. Ahling can't get in our way, I can make sure of that." Syaoran said.

"Thank you, Syaoran.."
**
"We'll just see about that..." Ahling thought evilly.
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What's gonna happen?? Stay tuned for chapter 10! - Love Upon The Snow -
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~ azngurL