"The house next door to us has finally sold. There is a couple and a
boy about your age. Maybe you could show him around," Fujitaka suggested
the next morning.
Sakura cheerfully agreed to her father's suggestion. She was in a good mood that morning. She didn't have any bad dreams and she was reassured that everything would be fine. Li would help her get through it.
After her dad left she decided to go check out the new neighbors. She walked over to the house to the left of her own. Outside of the house there was a moving truck and movers hauling things out of the truck and inside the house. She glanced around and saw a young boy about her age sitting on a couch that hadn't been moved inside yet. She walked over to him. He had dark hair and eyes. He was about her height and had a slender build. He looked up at her as she made her way over to him.
"Hi! I'm Sakura Kinomoto. I live next door to you," she smiled at the boy who seemed shy.
"Hello, I'm Akuma Sokomane," the boy replied.
Sakura thought that was a strange name but decided not to ask.
"Would you like for me to show you around?"
"Um… Sure, I guess. I don't have anything better to do at the moment."
Sakura soon showed him around the town. The pointed out the school, good places to eat, Penguin Park, and other things along the way. Sakura found out that Akuma came from America. They came to Japan because his parents had some business to do there. They would only be staying in Japan for about a year. It was about two and half-hours before they returned to where they started, Akuma's house. They both said bye and shook hands. Then they both went to their own houses.
"Kero, I'm back!" she called. Her brother wouldn't get home for another hour.
"How's the kid?" Kero asked.
"A bit odd. He came from America. His name is Akuma Sokomane," Sakura said.
"Yeah, that is an odd name," Kero agreed.
It was nighttime and Sakura was starting to feel real tired. It was about 3 hours before she usually went to bed, even on a school day. Sakura went upstairs and fell on her bed.
"Hey what's wrong, Sakura?" Kero asked concerned. Sakura was normally very active and didn't tire very easily, so her weariness worried him. He had only seen her this tired once before, and that was when she was transforming all the Clow Cards into Sakura Cards.
"I feel weak and sleepy. Kind of like I did when I was transforming the cards," Sakura said slowly as if she read Kero's mind.
Kero pondered this for a minute. What if Sakura's magic was fading? He didn't know how that could be though. Her magic was always strong. It shouldn't fade until she was very old. Kero suddenly looked up. What if someone was stealing her magic from her? That was certainly a possibility. That would explain why Sakura was feeling weak. Only a strong magician would be able to pull that off though. Who would have that short of magic? It wouldn't be Eriol because he moved back to England and already tested Sakura and found her worthy. Kero started to worry. "If Sakura loses her magic, then Yue and I will disappear!" Kero suddenly thought. He knew that Yue would be more effected and will probably start weakening soon.
"You should get some sleep Sakura and see if you feel better in the morning," Kero told her.
"What do you think it is Kero?" she asked looking up at him.
"I think it has to do with you magic," Kero honestly replied. "Now go to sleep."
Sakura shut her eyes and soon fell asleep.
Sakura cheerfully agreed to her father's suggestion. She was in a good mood that morning. She didn't have any bad dreams and she was reassured that everything would be fine. Li would help her get through it.
After her dad left she decided to go check out the new neighbors. She walked over to the house to the left of her own. Outside of the house there was a moving truck and movers hauling things out of the truck and inside the house. She glanced around and saw a young boy about her age sitting on a couch that hadn't been moved inside yet. She walked over to him. He had dark hair and eyes. He was about her height and had a slender build. He looked up at her as she made her way over to him.
"Hi! I'm Sakura Kinomoto. I live next door to you," she smiled at the boy who seemed shy.
"Hello, I'm Akuma Sokomane," the boy replied.
Sakura thought that was a strange name but decided not to ask.
"Would you like for me to show you around?"
"Um… Sure, I guess. I don't have anything better to do at the moment."
Sakura soon showed him around the town. The pointed out the school, good places to eat, Penguin Park, and other things along the way. Sakura found out that Akuma came from America. They came to Japan because his parents had some business to do there. They would only be staying in Japan for about a year. It was about two and half-hours before they returned to where they started, Akuma's house. They both said bye and shook hands. Then they both went to their own houses.
"Kero, I'm back!" she called. Her brother wouldn't get home for another hour.
"How's the kid?" Kero asked.
"A bit odd. He came from America. His name is Akuma Sokomane," Sakura said.
"Yeah, that is an odd name," Kero agreed.
It was nighttime and Sakura was starting to feel real tired. It was about 3 hours before she usually went to bed, even on a school day. Sakura went upstairs and fell on her bed.
"Hey what's wrong, Sakura?" Kero asked concerned. Sakura was normally very active and didn't tire very easily, so her weariness worried him. He had only seen her this tired once before, and that was when she was transforming all the Clow Cards into Sakura Cards.
"I feel weak and sleepy. Kind of like I did when I was transforming the cards," Sakura said slowly as if she read Kero's mind.
Kero pondered this for a minute. What if Sakura's magic was fading? He didn't know how that could be though. Her magic was always strong. It shouldn't fade until she was very old. Kero suddenly looked up. What if someone was stealing her magic from her? That was certainly a possibility. That would explain why Sakura was feeling weak. Only a strong magician would be able to pull that off though. Who would have that short of magic? It wouldn't be Eriol because he moved back to England and already tested Sakura and found her worthy. Kero started to worry. "If Sakura loses her magic, then Yue and I will disappear!" Kero suddenly thought. He knew that Yue would be more effected and will probably start weakening soon.
"You should get some sleep Sakura and see if you feel better in the morning," Kero told her.
"What do you think it is Kero?" she asked looking up at him.
"I think it has to do with you magic," Kero honestly replied. "Now go to sleep."
Sakura shut her eyes and soon fell asleep.