YES! I know i suck it's been almost a year since my last update and I am VERY sorry!
For those of you who may have forgotten what this story was even about here is a quick recap!
Quick Recap:
"Hello. I'm Sakura Kinomoto. It's nice to meet you."
Yelan grabbed Sakura's arm and guided her inside. "Welcome to our home Sakura. We were so glad that you decided to take us up on our invitation."
-.-.-
"If you are suggesting that I am attracted to Captain Grumpy then you are sadly mistaken!" Sakura made her way towards her room and opened the door and stood there, "We are like total opposites!"
-.-.-.-
She hovered there for a few minutes staring at the person doing amazing stunts with the sword. She had been so into it that when he spoke she almost fell off the staff.
"So do you plan on spending the whole night watching me?" said the boy playfully.
Sakura blushed again. "um... Well, you really know what you're doing."
He took a step towards her, still smirking "But did you like what you saw?"
-.-.-
"I think little brother is falling for her!" exclaimed Fanren.
-.-.-
"Did you have one of your prophetic dreams again?" Yue asked walking towards her.
"I think so. I saw... destruction. I think maybe somebody really doesn't want me to be here." Sakura looked down at her hands.
Kero narrowed his eyes at Syaoran. "And we all know who that is!"
-.-.-
The dark figure chuckled as she witnessed the scene taking place in the Li mansion through the dark mirror. "Oh this is just too perfect. Everything seems to be going in my favor Card Mistress. I have two words for you: Buckle up!"
-.-.-
Eriol looked at her. "Well it seemed like big things were about to happen and I just couldn't stay away."
-.-.-
"We got what you wanted," Yue said to Eriol as he handed him an ancient book. Then as he moved away a young girl, Sakura's age, with dark her and a video camera in her hand, walked out.
Sakura squealed and ran to hug the girl. "Tomoyo!"
-.-.-
"There is a prophecy about them," Eriol said. "Last night, after seeing the chemistry between those two, something familiar struck me. Then I sent you two to get this book which contains the prophecy. The prophecy basically says 'There will be two who shall triumph against a great evil and together they shall save the world; however while doing so they shall cause each other the pain of a thousand lost lovers.' I haven't fully translated the prophecy because the rest of it seems to be in a different code."
"So they will do great good together but what does it mean 'they shall cause each other the pain of a thousand lost lovers'?" Yelan asked with worry in her voice.
"I am assuming that there will either be a great sacrifice that will cause them tremendous pain or that they hurt each other... emotionally," Eriol whispered.
Meilin gasped and quickly covered her mouth. She ran before they could find out she had been eavesdropping.
-.-.-
"Have you... ever... thought about falling in love?"Meilin gazed in his eyes searching for an answer.
Syaoran sighed and looked down. "I don't know. I don't think I ever will fall in love."
-.-.-
"That's what I'm trying to tell you, I didn't create the maze! I don't know how I ended up there I just remember waking up and standing in the middle of the maze. And then Syaoran was there and he attacked me with the sword and tried to kill me!"
"No, I didn't!" Syaoran protested.
"He's right Sakura, it couldn't have been Syaoran you saw in the maze," Eriol explained. . "I have some more bad news. We can't find your key or any of your cards. Somehow amongst all the confusion even maze disappeared right from under our noses."
-.-.-
A strikingly beautiful woman who couldn't have been more than 20 years old was standing in front of her in a flowing, white gown. She had a glowing, golden sun on her forehead. "How did you get here?"
"A better question would be, what do you want with me?" Sakura pretended to be braver than she felt at the moment.
The woman's face hardened. "I want nothing to do with you! I just want what I deserve and you happen to be standing in the way of me getting it." She smirked and a glowing orb appeared on her hand.
-.-.-
"Something's wrong I can feel it," Syaoran said
-.-.-
Sakura opened her eyes and was surrounded by undefinable beauty. "Where am I?" she asked no one in particular.
"In Heaven," said the same calm voice from earlier.
"Mom!"
-.-.-
He raised a brow at her. "Aren't you afraid I'll try to kill you?"
Sakura looked down, guilty. "That's why I wanted to talk to you. I'm really, truly sorry about accusing you of those things. Please try to understand that I was being played. Someone wanted me to think those things! I'm really sorry! Please forgive me." Tears threatened to fall from her eyes.
He looked her straight in the eyes for a minute and then said, "I understand."
-.-.-
Syaoran looked at the front page of the newspaper that Sakura had slammed in front of him. There was a picture of them last night at the play where Sakura is holding on to Syaoran's arm and he's whispering something in her ear.
He read the title of the article aloud. "Is China's Richest, Youngest, Bachelor Taken?"
-.-.-
Syaoran turned to look at him. "What makes you think I would hurt her?"
Kero shrugged. "Sometimes we do things not because we want to but because we are destined to."
-.-.-
"Syaoran?" Sakura raised a brow at the look he was giving her. "What are you-"
But her question was cut off when his lips came crashing down hers.
"I think I'm-"
"I'm falling in love with you." Sakura said.
"Me too."
-.-.-
"I fear we might be too late to stop her." Eriol said.
-.-.-
Penelope stopped a few yards away from them. "Oh how sweet, you want to protect them!" She
cackled, "It's a little bit too late Clow. I'm going to destroy them all! Nobody from your line will
be allowed to live!"She cackled.
-.-.-
"We'll watch over them," Yue said. "You stay here in case she comes back or if we... we fail." Eriol nodded and Yue and Keroberos flew after Sakura and Syaoran.
-.-.-
Syaoran's evil look-alike was walking behind Penelope as she waslked towards the tip of the mountain top. " Why didn't you kill them all while they were all there together?"
Penelope let out a frustrated sigh. "Because... Together they would be too much for me to handle at first. My powers are still not strong enough but as I spend more time in this realm the more power I gain and soon I will be invincible. Besides have you ever heard of the expression 'divide and conquer'?
-.-.-.-
"Am I a genius or am I a genius?" exclaimed Penelope. "My clouds have blocked out the sun and the moon, so their little guardians won't be so powerful!" She laughed maniacally and slammed the end of her staff into the ground, making it shake. "Oh how I missed these powers!"
"Penelope! We can't waste time like this! We have to go after them or they'll come after us!" cried Syaoran's evil look-alike.
Penelope's head snapped in his direction. "We? There is no 'we'. There's just me! You're just my little servant boy! Now do as I say and shut up!"
-.-.-.-
Yue flew ahead, leading the group and Kero followed carrying Syaoran and Sakura on his back. They were using an ancient Li artifact to find Penelope, the Lasin Board.
"So when we get there.. How exactly are we going to try and stop her?" asked Kero.
"Uh..."
"Uh..."
"Uh..."
"Great, so we're just flying to our doom!" Kero cried.
"Kero we'll think of something!" said Sakura. "Hopefully by then my powers will return and I can use the cards against her."
"Are you sure they're strong enough to work on her?" Yue asked.
"Well I guess we'll just have to wait and find out." Sakura sighed and shared a troubled look with Syaoran.
-.-.-.-
Eriol paced back and forth in the library. Everyone was looking at him apprehensively. "I suggest you all find any sort of magical protection you can while we still have time. Amulets, Talismans, spells, anything!" The crowed dispersed to search for those things. Eriol rubbed his temples and fell on the couch. "We're doomed."
"You guys might want to see this," called out Feimei as she directed everyone's attention to the television which was showing blizzards and floods all over the world.
"So far the only thing scientists can agree on is that these events all have to do with the strange clouds that have blocked out the sun and the moon. Many people believe that this may be the beginning of the end," said a male reporter on tv.
"They might be right about that," said Xiefa
"Turn it off," ordered Yelan.
"I"m going to go summon Ruby Moon and Spinel Sun. We're going to need all the help we can get." Eriol walked out of the library leaving the Li women alone.
"Mother?" asked Fanren. "What are we going to do?"
Yelan looked at her with a serious face that only a Li woman could give. "We're going to fight this evil."
"Meilin!" came Ryu's voice from downstairs.
Meilin stood up and run out the library. "Ryu! What are you doing here?!"
He ran up the stairs and crushed her in a hug. "I had to see you. I had to make sure you were ok!"
Meilin broke down and sobbed into his shirt. "I'm scared. I'm so scared."
Ryu rubbed her back. "It's going to be ok. I'll protect you, I promise."
Yelan walked out into the hallway with them. "I don't think it's such a good idea that you be here right now Ryu."
"But Aunt Yelan-"
"Meilin, the farther he is from us, the safer he will be."
"Mrs. Li with all due respect, I'm not leaving here. I love Mei and I'm going to protect her at all costs." Ryu stood tall and strong against Yelan.
"You don't know what you're dealing against Ryu. Leave." Yelan showed absolutely no emotion as she turned around to walk back into the library.
"Some magical creature that's going to bring about the end of the world?" Ryu asked.
Yelan stopped dead in her tracks and turned around. "What?"
Meilin looked terrified. She had never seen Yelan that angry before. "Sakura never erased his memory. She thought it would be better this way."
Yelan gave her a deadly glare and continued towards the library. "I don't have time to deal with this now. We'll discuss this later... if the world doesn't end."
Meilin groaned and fell into Ryu's arms.
"Ryu?" asked Eriol from behind them. Meilin saw him standing there with a tall lady with the wings of a butterfly and a navy version of Keroberos.
"Whoa." Ryu stared at the magical creatures in front of him.
"He's staying here, " stated Meilin with such firmness that Eriol didn't bother arguing with and just nodded.
"Come into the library. I have some information that may be of use to us."
-.-.-.-.-
Sakura gasped as she felt a sudden grow of energy. "I think my powers are coming back!"
"That's good! We're going need it.. Desperately" muttered Kero under his breath. They were still flying around trying to find Penelope. She had caused so much havoc that it was almost impossible to just idly stand by and watch.
"I think we're getting closer," Syaoran told them.
"Yes. I can feel her aura and I can feel the cards!" exclaimed Sakura.
"Mistress, do you think you can take back the rest of your powers now? Before we get any closer to Penelope? It might take away some of her strength." Yue flew next to keroberos, who had both teenagers on his back.
Sakura nodded and closed her eyes trying to pinpoint the exact location of her powers. She could feel them. She could feel the cards calling her. She tried to mentally will them to come to her. She felt the pull getting stronger. "Come to me.." she whispered under her breath.
-.-.-.-.-
Peneople gasped and fell over as Sakura's energy and cards flew from her. "She's here. Get ready."
Syaoran's lookalike nodded and got out his sword. He was dressed exactly like the real Syaoran, in traditional Chinese fighting clothes.