Thank you all so much! The reviews I got were positive, and I cannot believe the number of reviews I have gotten! I glanced at the page of my most recent chapter and found I had 70 reviews! Holy swizzle!! I'm so happy when I get a review, but if I don't start posting up new chapters more frequently those reviewers may get mad! Please, don't get mad! Anyways..about the last chapter; I had noticed many mistakes I made. I think I need to definitely toughen up Shaoran Li in this chapter, so I'm going to make it extra long. I promise you, there will be much of macho Shaoran Li in this one, and possibly a good amount of fluff between Sakura and Shaoran. Keep a good eye out for any 'hidden' hints I may give out!

Oh...and about the whole biology thing, thank you to those who sympathized with me! I just now figured out that the profession I want to go into ( Archaeology) has EVERYTHING to do with biology. So, I should probably learn to LOVE IT.

Disclaimer:This is purely fan made! None of the characters in this fiction belong to me. CLAMP is the owner of CardCapter Sakura. NOT ME.

Happy Reading

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New Friends and Odd Weather

Maids passed from room to room with cleaning supplies in hand, carefully skimming over every room. Each butler, maid, and servant knew that his majesty the Prince must have nothing less then perfection when it comes to living quarters.

Shaoran Li walked through the newly polished, tall, mahogany doors. His new home. This was it. The Forbidden Castle laying dormant for years upon years smack in the middle of the Forbidden Forest. Of course, Shaoran knew all too well what the forest had in store for him; after all, he did play here when he was younger.

" This place should be perfect for my nightly escapades into the Tomoeda Kingdom."

One of the Queens personal maids came into view. She bowed courteously, then offered to escort Shaoran into his living chambers. Shaoran nodded and the maid quickly led him through the halls.

Shaoran couldn't help but notice the fine decorative tapestries hanging among the walls around him. Of course, he always knew this place was extravagant. The cleaning and renovating the servants did only added to the beauty of the castle.

The maid came to a halt in front of a large, Redwood door. Opening it, the maid kindly stated the room the door lead to was his bedroom, which was the master room of the castle. Shaoran dismissed the young girl, then slowly walked into his new chambers.

The entire walls were covered in velvet tapestries, almost as if they were telling a tale of old times. The only wall that didn't hold a tapestry was the king's bed that took up most of the wall. The bed had red satin colored sheets with ruffled up sides at the ends that met the cream colored, soft floorings. On each end of the bed was thin pillars about five feet high from the bed. Soft, plush pillows were placed ornamentally atop the front of the bed, drenched in a rich, almost crimson, color.

Across from the bed was the largest window Shaoran's eyes had ever beheld. The window had two long doors containing shimmering glass in the middle. Long maroon colored curtains adorned the sides of the doors. Shaoran made his way to the doors. With one twist of the door nob, they opened, the curtains flowing gently along with the wind.

The two doors led Shaoran into a balcony. Shaoran walked over the wooden flooring to the view. It caught his breath.

This balcony faced the secret grove Shaoran had grown up playing in. All along the grove were beautiful green trees seemingly making way for the grove. The sun in the sky shimmered down upon the leaves and rocks, giving each of it's surroundings a light sparkle.

' Perfection. Not only will this help me in my quest for the cards, but I can only imagine what the view is like out here at night when the full moon rises high. I need a new thinking spot anyways...'

A knock on the door was heard from inside his room. Shaoran closed the doors to the balcony, leaving only the curtain dangling, then granted the maid an entrance. The young maid bowed.

"Sorry to disturb you, your highness, but I came to drop off your luggage. I shall only be a few moments while I put them away orderly."

"No. No need for that. Please, all you maids, servants and butlers have done enough today. Go to your own sleeping quarters, pick whichever you like, and then get comfortable. Tomorrow I have much to do, and it is up to all of you to look after this castle and keep it well kept. I'm trusting you all to get a good sleep tonight, then tomorrow be ready bright and early for your duties."

The maid nodded, thanked the Prince, and with a respectful bow she went.

As Shaoran unpacked his things, he began to wonder about the stone. Only a certain chosen few could obtain it, see it even. This commoner that had recently been appearing, could she have anything to do with the cards being released? Only Shaoran and herself had been capturing the cards, or at least only those whom Shaoran knew of. He certainly didn't activate the stone and it's powers. So, if Shaoran didn't, who did?

"Ahh, contemplating on the stone and it's mysteries I see, dear Prince?"

Shaoran glanced over to the smug Eriol, rolling his eyes slightly.

"Possibly. After all, this stone of our country has been rumored to nurture mystical and powerful magic, only created by the great Clow Reed himself. How can one not ponder on the thought of the stone?" Eriol nodded, making his way out of the door's entrance and into the room completely.

"Well, in any case, I do hope that you find what you need to find, and find it quickly. There may not be time left, and before you know it, what you are seeking may be slowly slipping into danger..."

"Danger? The Clow cards are the danger! If I do not hasten myself, I may end up losing to that commoner, which is not an option."

Eriol smirked inwardly, then gracefully made his way out of the kings rooms.

"Yes...the cards may be dangerous..but who is to say that they were my choice of topic?"

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"Ha! There! See Kero-chan? I did it! Just like the merchant told me too!" Sakura happily clapped her hands together as she gleamed proudly down at the small, rather dark colored oyster. Kero sat atop her shoulder glancing down thoughtfully at the oyster as well.

"Such an odd color, don't you think? I mean..beautiful none the less, but odd." Sakura scoffed at Kero's statement. Sure, it was an odd color, but it added to the beauty of the pearl ,and the beauty of it was all Sakura could ask for.

From her small pocket Sakura retrieved a metal chain. Grabbing the pearl, Sakura fixed it into the small holder made to fit the pearl for perfection. Once Sakura heard the pearl snap in place, she held it up to the light of her room. The light bounced off of the beautiful pearl, shining in Sakura's eyes.

"Oh!! I'm so excited! This week has been absolutely wonderful! I was able to open Onii-chan's gift, clean my room, and obtain three new cards in the time of three days!" Sakura happily twirled herself around the room, dancing with Kero flying around her too.

After Sakura's day finding the pearl, Sakura had placed the shell on her desk in her room. The next hour or so when she tried to move the shell, it had moved all on its own. After some rather difficult time, Sakura had managed to definitely grab her shell back, and realized the Move Card had been the culprit. She ended up capturing it, but also damaged her room in the process.

The next day her and Tomoyo went out once more into the market. Tomoyo wanted to find material for a new princess dress to make Sakura. This time she wanted Sakura's opinion on what colors to get. In the end Sakura couldn't really decide what she liked, so Tomoyo ended up picking out all the colors.

On the way back from the market both Sakura and Tomoyo noticed that they were returning to places they had already been that day. It felt as if they were going in circles even though Tomoyo swore she had known where she was going. While walking Sakura tripped. When she looked at what she had tripped over, she noticed the landscaping that she tripped over had been cut and matched with a completely different landscape!

Of course, it had been the Loop Card, and all Sakura had to do was cut the card and it was hers.

After a long night, Tomoyo had finished Sakura's new dress in no time and immediately awoke Sakura that morning, but when Tomoyo had tried to open Sakura's door, a very elaborate and metal looking lock appeared. Tomoyo tried to wake Sakura up, but even Kero could not hear Tomoyo's cries for help. Toya came by and saw how Tomoyo was trying desperately to get the two on the inside to wake. Toya smirked, knowing how his little sister slept, and merely kicked the door. A loud thump was heard against the door, and someone screamed "Toya YOU IDIOT!".

A few moments later Sakura opened the door and the Lock Card floated into her hands. Sakura was very confused, and sleepy, but Tomoyo quickly brushed all that aside and made her try the new dress on. It fit her perfectly.

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The winds were perfect, the sun shone brightly in the sky, flowers in the trees had begun to sprout into fruits, and lush scents of grass and wood filled the air. A opportunity to train outside in the fields for Shaoran.

Gathering his sword on the hook of his belt, Shaoran tore his shirt off and ran straight into the forest. After completing a few laps around a dozen trees, Shaoran then unleashed his sword.

The hard metal was finely crafted, glowing with dignity under the suns rays. This sword was passed down from his father at a very young age. Of course Shaoran then had no idea how to use it, but now it was the only weapon Shaoran ever really wanted to use.

Silently, Shaoran began to move swiftly through the trees, slicing here and there. Feeling the hilt of the sword against his rough hands felt all too familiar to him. Jumping into the air, Shaoran then brought the sword over his head and sliced downwards upon coming towards a tree. Shaoran landed in front of the tree, while the tree landed quietly behind him. Shaoran smirked.

"I guess warm up is done."

Letting his sword rest beside his thigh, Shaoran began to walk towards the grove. The sun's rays were just setting over the horizon, so Shaoran knew he better start to look for more cards. Night was the best time to look for them since not many people were out in the dark.

As he progressed into the grove, he began to hear voices. Walking a bit more stealthily, Shaoran held his breath.

There, sitting upon a large rock, was that girl. That one girl who went were the cards went, who was followed by that fur ball, who was so intriguing to him.

"I do hope Kero-chan doesn't come looking for me here...I think tonight I would just like to be by myself for a bit.." The girl said. She began to hum a tune to herself, eyes dazzling as she took in the stars.

Shaoran could not help but gasp at the look in her eyes. Such warmth they held...so captivating.

The eyes locked with Shaoran's.

"How long have you been here?" She said.

Shaoran was caught off guard. Immediately he pulled up his sword, his pride, and pointed it her way.

"What reason is there for me to share that information with you?" He said rather huskily.

"Well, you did arrive here after me. So, if I were to come and interrupt you here while you wished to be alone, I should think you would ask the same question? After all, that is very much like your personality." Sakura smiled.

"How would you know of my personality?! Your a commoner. commoners know of nothing! Especially of the Tomoeda Kingdom!" Shaoran said harshly. Sakura winced at his words, her eyes holding some bit of playfulness.

"Why do you look as if this is all a game? You realize only you and I hold any power to stop the madness of the cards, and yet you still continue to laugh and joke with those you are close to? Why do you not dedicate every aspect of your life to this task? Why can you not just focus on the cards and the stone? You are not a formidable opponent for me at all. Why am I even bothering asking you about anything?!" Shaoran breathed in heavily from his rant, sweat evident from the entire day of training.

Sakura made eye contact with him, hurt readable in her eyes.

"Why do you assume automatically that I am lower then you are? You have not said anything about your title. If you said you were the Prince of the Clow kingdom I would have bowed down before you, war or no war. If you had said you were the squire of so and so kingdom, I would have kissed your hand. Even as a commoner, I would have lowered my head in recognition. But here, in this grove...aren't we the same? No titles...no ranks..but just Sakura Kinomoto and Shaoran Li?"

Sakura stood from her rock and walked over to Shaoran. Shaoran slowly lowered his sword, still a bit uneasy about what was going on here. Sakura reached her hand out.

"Peace?"

Sakura thought Shaoran was fully lowering his sword, but she began to notice herself lower a bit as well. Both Sakura and Shaoran looked to the ground.

Sand covered both their feet and was coming closer to their hips. Sakura gasped.

"Dont move at all! The sand will snag you faster if you move!" Sakura's face grew pale. Shaoran acted quickly. He lifted his sword high, coming in contact with something he didn't see, then quickly lowered it to the ground around the sand. Grabbing Sakura by the waist, he pulled himself and her to the hard part of the ground while quickly chanting a water spell to drown away the sand from the rest of the ground.

Sakura's eyes held tears in them. Shaoran questioned this at first, but then noticed there was a hand sized cut on the side of her arm. The cut went from her elbow up to her shoulder, and his blade dripped of fresh blood dipping into the ground as the sword held them.

"Oh Kami-sama..I cut you! Why didn't you do anything about it?" Shaoran exclaimed, letting her sit on the floor.

"Y-you..told me not to move. If I had moved, then I would have sunken deeper." Sakura said while sniffling. Shaoran blushed at his mistake, then looked back to the sand.

"Stay here. I'm going to take care of this." Without hearing her answer, Shaoran drew his magic to the tip of his sword.

"Return to the guise you were meant to be in, CLOW CARD!" Shaoran pointed the tip of the sword to the sand. The bits of sand gathered around the sword, forming into a card form. Once the sealing was completed, Shaoran carved in his name on the card.

Turning to Sakura, Shaoran smirked. Sakura was holding her arm, tears silently escaping her eyes. Shaoran couldn't help but feel a bit guilty about this. He knew he didn't mean to cut her, but at the same time he didn't want her apart of his life either. Yet here she was, making him feel the way he felt.

"I'm sorry about that. Let me help you.." Sakura quickly shook her head.

"No...it's ok. I should have known from the beginning you wouldn't want any help from anybody. You made that perfectly clear when we met. I swear to you Li...I will make it known that I can do this on my own. I am strong enough...I'll prevail." Sakura stood up, holding her as the blood dripped downward.

"You are going to lose a lot of blood! At least let me help you home." Shaoran ripped off piece of his shirt, holding it up to the wound on her arm.

"Why are you helping me if you only want me out of your sight? You meant to cut me. The look in your eye when you saw the cut made it perfectly clear. Why help then?" Shaoran grew enraged.

"Who's to say I meant to cut you!? What if I never even felt the slice on the hilt? It was such a thin cut it was as if the sword barely touched you. The only danger here is the size of the cut!"

Sakura looked down. Her face grew sad. Shaoran turned away from her.

"You know..I was thinking about your offer. I have always wanted a place were I can just be me. No title. Just me. I was truly thinking of your offer. I'm sort of hoping..that, well, maybe we could still keep that offer going?"

Sakura looked up to him hopefully. A small smile was evident on her face.

"Li, absolutely! Hold on a second..let me just get this arm wrapped up, then we can make it official!"

Before Sakura could move, Shaoran was already there, helping her bandage that arm of hers gently. The cloth he gave her soaked in the blood, applying pressure to the wound as well so that the blood wont pour out anymore. Sakura smiled.

"Thank you Li. May I call you Li-kun? Just so I know you and I are mutual now?" Shaoran nodded his head, a small smile appearing. Sakura smiled whole heartedly.

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"Sakura! How could you just leave me like that? How could you do this to me? Why!" Kero cried, his face red and puffy from crying. Him and Tomoyo had been up all night worrying about Sakura until she came home. Tomoyo knew Sakura, and knew what she was up to, but Kero was about to explode.

"Kero-chan! I'm so sorry..I didn't mean for you to be worried! Honestly..you went to sleep quite early last night and I just thought it might be nice to get away for just a moment.." Sakura's eyes held worry. She did not think Kero would make such a fuss about this.

Kero sighed.

"Sakura...things are starting to happen, and they will continue to happen more often if you are not more careful. I do not mean to be rash, but if I cannot protect you properly then you could get hurt. And this truce you now have with that boy...how are we supposed to know if this boy is just trying to fool you? What if he means business?"

"But Kero-chan, Li-kun is not all bad. His aura is kind and although it may have some rough edges I can see he is very sweet. He has already saved my life countless times, and I know I can trust him enough to do it again."

Tomoyo puts her hand on Sakura's shoulder, giving Sakura a fierce look.

"Sakura-chan...I do not trust this Li person in any way, shape or form, but if you trust him, then I can learn to let go a bit.." Sakura smiled gratefully to Tomoyo.

"Arigato, Tomoyo-chan."

The two girls hugged. Kero was going to blow anytime now. Sakura let go of Tomoyo and quickly hugged Kero.

"Kero, I have learned a lot thanks to you. I know he really isn't a bad guy. I already promised both him and myself that I can do this thing alone. I do have doubts..but when it comes to other peoples lives there is no room for doubt. You taught me that." Kero blushed.

"Yea well, you ARE learning form the best ya know!" Kero flashed Sakura a cheeky smile. Sakura laughed.

"Once again, I'm so sorry I kept you all waiting for me last night. Please, I'm sure you both are very tired. Tomoyo-chan you are excused of all your duties today. Take a rest along with Kero-chan. I'll be back soon. I need to deliver something to Onii-chan!" Tomoyo nodded to Sakura, Kero agreeing as well, and Sakura grabbed the small red ribboned box she put together yesterday.

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"Mhm...yes..yes that is exactly what we need in order to show those Li's what we are made of! Perfect! Wait...no, hold on a sec.." Toya scribbled something down on a paper as Yukito waited for his kings reply.

"Ok, continue!" Yukito nodded as he continued to give his king the battle tactics he may have the military of the Tomoeda kingdom use against the Li's next attack. There hasn't been any major battles since the end of last week, but Toya knew they would be striking soon. He needed to be prepared along with the rest of the country for the next battle.

Sakura walked into the large marbled room where Toya's throne was. She immediately saw Yukito there, chatting with her brother about something that seemed quite serious. Seeing this, Sakura decided to wait a bit and then come back later. After all, she had all day to give him her present.

"Sakura! My little monster! Come here please!"

Sakura's cheeks puffed up.

"Oh dear brother of mine, if it was not your birthday I would have stomped you by now!"

"Well, lucky me then! Come, come. I have something very important to ask of you."

Sakura walked slowly to her brother. Something important? Toya never allows Sakura to get engaged with events of the court. It must be very important if this was specially for her...

"Toya, before you say anything let me get this out of the way. Happy Birthday Onii-chan." Sakura held out her brothers gift. Toya's eyes sparkled at the small trinket.

"Why Sakura...where did you get the time to go out and buy something for me?" Toya said playfully. Sakura narrowed her eyes.

"What are you implying?"

"Well, a monster such as yourself only has a bit time of in their lives in between the eating of people or the raving of the villages to go out and act civilized you know?"

"Look Toya, I just did a wonderful state charity and you are insulting me? I may just take this back!" Toya laughed.

"Nah, I've been given monster gifts before. Nothing new to me." Toya began to untie the red ribbon, unleashing the top of the box to open up and reveal a dazzling cream blue colored pearl. Toya's eyes widened as he gazed upon the small orb. Sakura smiled, taking the thumb sized pearl into her fingers, lifting it so that Toya could see the necklace part.

"I thought you had too many fancy necklaces on you, so I thought I should give you one that actually meant something. Do you like it?" But Toya did not answer her.

His eyes were completely dazed with the beauty of the pearl. The color was fantastic, and unusual, and the chain was ornamentally decorated with small threads of silver and gold intertwining. Toya was speechless.

"S-S-Sakura.." Sakura simply smiled at her brothers awe and gave him a nice full hug. Toya gratefully returned the hug, thanking Sakura in her ear.

"I shall never take it off."

Sakura let go of Toya and watched him put it on. Once the necklace was secure Toya then turned to Yukito. Yukito gave him a knowing look, then quietly bowed to both Sakura and Toya and disappeared.

"So ,Toya, what was it that you wanted to tell me?" Toya looked Sakura straight in the eyes.

"Sakura...The Li's are starting to invade our castle secretly. There have already been five men here in this castle whom have heard me and Yukito talking of battle plans and reporting back to their Queen. Now, the Li's and the Kinomoto clans have not seen each other in ages, so very few know what you look like. For your safety..I want you to live with Tomoyo and her mother. I am having Tomoyo go with you and you may take with you whatever you desire, but it is no longer safe here in the castle. Not for you at least. You have a better chance of living with Tomoyo and her mother then with me."

Sakura's eyes widened.

"But Onii-chan! What about the guards? Can't they protect me here?"

Toya shook his head.

"I'm sorry, but this castle is far too large for just one guard to keep watch of every corner you turn. What about your sleeping quarters? Those can be infiltrated easily. Not to mention I cannot be there whenever you need me. In a few days I shall be going to the border of our country and the Li's country so that I can help our troops. Without my demand, you will no longer be safe."

Sakura became worried. Leaving? To help the troops? Where the battling is?

"But..Toya! You can't go..you are all I have left! You are my brother, my last living blood relative. Surely you don't have to leave me so soon after fathers death?" Sakura's eyes began to swell up with tears. Toya looked to his sister sympathetically. He felt what she had once, when their mother had died and Sakura was very small. Fujitaka needed to leave only a few days after mother had died, and Toya was all alone in the castle while Sakura was at the hospital still. He felt her pain.

"Sakura, I'm sorry. But this needs to be done in order for our country to be safe, and our castle to stay our home. You need to be flexible and work with me to create a better world for everyone. Please, I do not want to feel guilty leaving you here. Can you do this for me?"

Toya held on to Sakura's shoulder, his eyes begging that she just accept this. Sakura gave in.

"Promise me you will come back, all limbs, and alive?" Toya smiled and hugged his sister.

"I promise."

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The castle walls became damp with rain water as the small droplets made their way from the sky to the earth. Shaoran knew it was going to rain four days ago. Sakura knew it was going to rain three days ago. Both knew they needed to find as many cards as they could in order to make up for that one rainy day.

Shaoran managed to catch Sakura battling with the fight card two days before the rain began. Sakura looked as if she was struggling, so Shaoran kindly stepped in. Sakura was of course very grateful, and even offered the Fight card to Shaoran once it was captured. To Sakura's surprise, the offer was refused.

That night, after Sakura thanked Shaoran greatly for letting her keep the fight card, Shaoran bumped into the Libra in his newly renovated library. He claims it was an easy catch, although the servants had to take the entire next day off to just redo the newly finished library again.

The next day, a day before the rain began to appear, Sakura caught the Dash card hopping around the market. Tomoyo had informed Sakura of this mayhem, and Sakura had quickly acted upon it, telling the townsfolk that it was simply an overgrown rabbit. They believed her.

The morning of the rain Sakura and Shaoran met accidentally in the grove, both sensing a small amount of energy coming from one of the trees. Both happened to notice one of the groves surrounding trees were upside down. Sakura, acting quicker then Shaoran for once, caught the Float card. Shaoran admitted defeat that day and returned to his new home.

Sakura and Shaoran knew the cards were coming out in the open much more frequently these past four days. Neither could figure out the reason. But the one fact that remained completely obvious to them was because of the rain.

That night, rain poured. The next day, rain poured. The third day after that day, rain continued to pour.

"Whoa...Sakura, come look! The towns people have to shovel out the water from their baskets of food! This is really becoming serious..." Kero had his face slammed against the window as the raindrops came down outside. Sakura walked to the window and gazed outside. Indeed, many townspeople had begun to take many precautions to their food supplies.

"Kero-chan..I'm starting to think this is more serious then just a few days rain. The cards had even reacted to this. I wonder...do you think this could also be a card?"

"I'm not sure Sakura...I mean, we have already caught the Rain card! What else could have created such weather?"

Sakura's eyebrows began to furrow.

"I think I need to find Li-kun."

Back at the castle Shaoran resided in small droplets of rain poured in by the ton through the brittle cracks of the old castle. The castle hadn't seen such weather in years and wasn't prepared to handle such.

"Listen, I have to go out for a bit. So, until I get back, I expect every drop of rain in this castle to be taken care of as well as the cracks in the ceiling. My time gone should be plenty of time for you all to get cracking. Do I make myself clear?" The servants Shaoran called in the room all gulped. They all knew their master could get mad, but they havent seen him this peeved since he moved out of his mothers place.

"Crystal clear sir!" The servants all said united.

Shaoran nodded. Grabbing his sword and a rain coat, he quickly made his way out of the castle. Something was going on with the weather, and it wasn't mother nature. Somehow, Shaoran knew Sakura felt the same thing. Somehow, Shaoran knew Sakura would be there.

Sakura made her way to her closet, grabbed a rain coat, and began to walk out the door.

"Um..Sakura-chan? Do you mind if I stay out of this one? I'm not too fond of rain...my fur gets real messy when I am out in the rain!" Sakura rolled her eyes at her furry friend.

"Of course Kero-chan. I understand. Besides, I need to learn how to do some things on my own, right? Everything is going to be okay, no matter what!" Smiling, Sakura left Kero in her room while she went to the entrance of the castle.

Pacing herself to the castle back door, Sakura noticed Tomoyo sitting in a nearby chair, holding something close to her chest. Sakura called out to her.

"Tomoyo? Is there something wrong?" Tomoyo looked up to see her friend and quickly sprang into action. Tomoyo pushed whatever she was holding to her chest into Sakura's arms.

"Here Sakura-chan. Take this. It will keep you much warmer if you go out there. I'm sure it will come in handy!" Sakura smiled at Tomoyo's gift. Giving her best friend a quick hug and thank you, Sakura made her way out to the grove.

Mud ran along the sides of Sakura's feet. Water was creating mild rivers running around the forest. Lush green trees sprouted from the ground and its leaves flourished with the color green.

Sakura knew he was there. She didn't know he had only brought a small rain coat.

"Oh Li-kun, you baka! It's pouring waterfalls out here and you only bring a rain coat? Here, take this." Sakura unfolding the special blankets and wrapped it around Shaoran's form before he could protest. His eyes gave her thanks enough, so she led him to her well known small cave on the corner of the grove.

"Li-kun...what is going on here?"

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HAPPY EASTER TO ALL!

Once more, I am SO sorry for the delay. Really, you want to know my excuse this time? I just forgot. Lol. Yea, I know, some writer I am huh? Well, my play is over finally so now I can devot my time to this story completely!! Expect a new chapter, very few mistakes hopefully, by the end of this coming up week! Also, thanks to all that reviewed! I really appreciate your help.

Just so everyone knows, this story will probably exceed what I thought it would be. At first I thought it would be...eh...about 15 chapters long. What chapter is this again...14? Haha. There is NO way this story is going to end yet. What really drew me off was the fact that I needed to include ALL 52 cards in my story. I hadn't expected that, stupid me! If you could tell, in this chapter I kind of rushed a few cards just so I can get them out of the way. But, I do like making up canny stories of the cards captures! Heh..

Also, i am SO SORRY for this crappy chapter. It was purposely rushed. I did it cause i was lazy and didnt want to keep writing the card captures. This version has been edited a bit, so if it came up again on your email as a new chapter, well, its wrong. I have added spaces to show the scene changes and i have put this note here saying this chapter was CRAPPY and i greatly apologize for its OBVIOUS rushed scenes. Next chapter WIll be much better. There will be nooooo bad descriptions at all. Please, dont feel bad if you want to inform me of this. TELL ME! I appreciate it and i enjoy the critizism.

Thank you all soo much! Hopefully you don't hate me for life for waiting many months to get this out. I greatly Apologize!!

Cards Caught So Far By:

Sakura:Windy, Fly, Shadow, Watery, Rain, Wood, Jump, Illusion, Silent, Sword, Shield, Fight, Loop, Dash, Move, Float

Shaoran:Thunder, Time, Storm, Sand, Twin

I do hope you review this chapter! Thank You!

-Miko