"Two years have passed, Nadeshiko!" Fujitaka shouted, pacing inside their study room. "Two years without any news!"

"I know," Nadeshiko said calmly. But deep inside, her feelings are in turmoil. She don't know what happened. Maybe…

"Maybe the plan failed. Maybe she's dead!"

"Don't say things like that, Fujitaka," Nadeshiko said hotly. "Don't tempt the-"

"There's a girl and a boy who wants to see you, your majesties," the butler announced. "They said their names are Hana and Eriol."

"Hanna! Eriol!" Nadeshiko claimed excitedly. "Sakura's friends! Let them in! Let them in!"

The door opened and a boy with blue hair and a girl who looked like Sakura entered. Nadeshiko was shocked on seeing her. Not knowing what she's doing, she ran towards the girl and hugged her tightly.

"Sakura!" she said, crying. "Sakura, you've come back!"

"Umm," the boy cleared his voice. "She's not Sakura, ma'am. She's Hana."

Nadeshiko held the girl at arm's length and blink. She looked more closely and…

"Oh, I'm so sorry, Hana," she apologized. "You really looked like my Sakura. It's as if you're two pods in a pea. Except your hair and your eyes, your color's the same as mine and your eyes…" her voice trailed as she turned and gazed at him. Maybe…She shook her head, trying to clear away those thoughts. It's impossible. She only gave birth to Sakura, Mizuki assured her that.

"Where's Sakura?"

At this question, the two avoided her eyes and Hana said, "The last time we saw her is the…when…"

"Is she dead?" Fujitaka asked.

"I'm not sure. But the last time we saw her is that…when she was taken in by the Dwar after she had an accident with a wagon," Eriol said.

Nadeshiko gasped to what he told. "It can't be," she said, tears welling up in her eyes.

"We're not so sure, ma'am," Hana said quietly. "Maybe she's still alive. Maybe someone helped her."

"Help her!?" Fujitaka bark. "Till hell freezes over! Why would anyone help an enemy? Do you think their-"

"Stop it," Nadeshiko silenced him, and then turned to the two children in front of her. "Why don't you two rest right now?"

"Wait!" Fujitaka called when the two started leaving. "Where's the stone?"

"Still with the enemy," Eriol said coldly.

"Hush now, dears," Nadeshiko said softly. Then she called someone outside the door and instructed to take the two to their rooms. After the door closed behind them, Fujitaka exclaimed, "Well! Now we know!"

"We can't do anything, anymore, Fujitaka," Nadeshiko sighed. "I guess, we'll all just need to wait until death will take us all over."

"No!" he shouted. "We can't wait for that!"

"Then what?"

"We'll fight!"

"No!" Nadeshiko gasped. "Don't you remember what our ancestors said? 'We can't end a man with another war?'"

"Yes we can, Nadeshiko!"

"How can you be so sure?"

"I know we can do it," he said. "With these years that have passed, I know that the Zies are now ready to fight."

"But-"

"No more buts," he said, then. "Gather everyone, Nadeshiko. Gather everyone."

DWAR NATON

"Syaoran!" Tamoyo cried. "Syaoran! Where are you?"

"We're here, Tomoyo!" Syaoran shouted from the dining room. He and Sakura were having their breakfast when Tomoyo entered.

"What's wrong, Tomoyo?" he asked her.

"The Zie's" she panted. "A spy informed me that the Zies are planning to fight us!"

"What?!" Syaoran stood.

Sakura saw Syaoran's expression when the news was told. She felt something stirred inside her, something that she can't explain. She felt torn between something.

"What should we do?" she asked Tomoyo quietly.

"I'll prepare the troops immediately," Syaoran said hurrying towards the door.

"I didn't expect this to happen," Sakura said after he left.

"Syaoran doesn't want to fight or even kill anybody," Tomoyo sighed. "But if someone threatens his family, that includes the people of Dwar, he does all he can just to protect us all."

"Syaoran…" Sakura whispered. "Tomoyo, I…umm…needed to get something in my room."

"Please, be careful, Sakura," Tomoyo called.


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