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Writer: Sakura1985
Last fic: Sequel to Christmas: Part II
Dedication: Clow Angel and all of the readers of this fic!!!! ^_^

Happy New Year everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Sequel to Christmas: Part III"

~*Flashback of what happened in the last part*~

RING! RING! RING!

"Hello?"
"Hi Sakura. Why didn't you pick up the phone?"
"Sorry Tomoyo, I was downstairs talking to Touya."
"Ohhh. I didn't know that."
"How do you know that I was at home right now?"
"Ahehehe...just a guess?"
"Ohhh...how'd your meeting go?"
"Uhh...Sakura. I have to go. My cell phone is ringing. Talk to you tomorrow, okay? Bye."
(Tomoyo hung up the phone)
"Yeah....bye," Sakura said goomily, "bye."

'Could it be? Could it be her? Could it be Tomoyo? She wasn't with us and even then she knew when I was at home and when I mentioned that, she hung up. Could it be her?'

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"HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DEAR SYAORAN!
HAPPY BIRTHAY TO YOU!!!!!"

"Blow out the candles Syaoran," Sakura said to an astonished Syaoran.
"You remembered!!!"
"Of course I remembered! It's you we're talking about!"
"Thanks!!! I wish..."
But Sakura placed a finger on his lips and said, "Don't say the wish outloud, or else...it might not come true."
"Ok," he nodded. Then he made a wish and blew out the candles. Then he said, "Did you talk to Kero last night?"
"Yeah, actually I did. But, before we talk about that, here's your gift."

Syaoran unwrapped the gift and was shocked at what he saw. After a while, he smiled and then looked up at Sakura and exclaimed, "Thanks. It's nice." Sakura said, "You're welcome."
The gift was a beautiful frame bordered with small wolves and it had the picture of the first time they both had kissed. They looked up at each other and relived the same moment as in the picture. They kissed. Finally they broke apart, and as to hide his blush, Syaoran started to ask Sakura what happened with Kero last night.
"So, what did he say?" "Well, he said...

~*Flashback*~
"That woman contains real power, as the owners of Black magic can't really sense the powers of others. That could be the first reason how that woman knew that you two have powers. The second thing that at this time I can think of is that the woman already knew who you are."
*~End of flashback*~

"Well, what do you think Sakura, which one could it be?"
Sakura fell into deep thought, not knowing what to answer. She remembered her last night conversation with Tomoyo. She had hung up the phone when Sakura had asked about her knowing at what time she came home. That conversation was really bothering her.
"Uh...Sakura, are you under her spell again, 'cause their is no using plug in this coversation."
"Hehehe. Very funny Syaoran."
"What's bothering you?"
"Why do you think Tomoyo didn't come with us last night?"
"You yourself said that she had to go to some sort of meeting. Why do you ask?"
"Well, last night when I got home, my phone was ringing and when I picked it up it was Tomoyo. She asked me what I was doing since I didn't answer the phone for a long time. I told her that I was talking to Touya (A.N. Arigatou Tien!!! ^_~) and then when I asked her how she knew that I was at home, she became all nervous and then told me that she had to go and would call me later. And for some reason, this thought came to me that she is the 'mysterious woman'."
"Sakura, Tomoyo is your best friend. She would never betray you. And why do you think that she'll learn black magic in the first place?"
"You're right Syaoran!!! Thank you sooo much!!! I feel much better now." She gave him a kiss on his cheek.
"You're always welcome."
"Come on, let's go over to Tomoyo's house."
"Yeah, but before we do, let's go answer the doorbell."

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Syaoran's place (again)...

"Well, there goes our chance to come over to your house Tomoyo."
"Gomen, Sakura. But it was Li's birthday and so I thought that I bring the present over to his house instead of hin coming over to my house. And yeah, gomen about last night's coversation. I was waiting for an important call. You know, after my involvement in my mom's business, life has been so tough. I just want to have a simple career of designing clothes. But, someone has to look after my mom's business! And since, I'm the only one, I have to do all that. Yes, life is tough!!!"
"You can say that again!", said Sakura.
"Well, what did that mysterious woman say?"
"Tomoyo, how did you know that it was a woman? 'Cause me and Syaoran both thought that it was a man."
"Pure guess!!! I mean, how would I know, and these kind of things happen since our adventure of cardcapturing."
"Yeah, well...", said Sakura unsurely. She thought, 'Now, Sakura, how can you even think that Tomoyo is the one who is behind the whole thing. Now, let's look at the facts.
1. I can't sense any magic from her.
2. That was purely not her writing!
3. I can't think about anything else...'cause that's about it!'

"Sakura????", said Tomoyo worriedly.
"Oh sorry. I was just thinking about something."
"Ohhh. Well, you know, this thing sure has made us think a lot. I barely had any sleep last night, thinking about the experience you both had and to think that I wasn't even there!"
"This is really bad, 'cause I have to go. Meeting again. So, ja!!!"
"Bye Tomoyo," said both Sakura and Syaoran.
"See you tomorrow", they both said again.
"Well, do you still think that she was the one?"
"Nope, not at all Syaoran, not at all."
"I have a plan, Sakura. Let's go to the Penguin park and go to the exact same spot that we were at last night and maybe we'll find something there."
"That's a great idea! Let's go."

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At the park...

"Well, this is the place that we were last night." Syaoran said.
"Yup", Sakura replied.
"Sakura, that woman was just a voice. I think that this may not ne such a good idea after all."
"What are you talking about? Let's see." She fell into deep thought. Then said, "Syaoran, can you pin point the area where the voice was coming from? I mean, do you have any ideas?"
"Hmmm...I think it came from over there", he said as he pointed towards his left. "There are a lot of trees at that side, and it could be a great hiding place for someone, and most probably that woman must've projected her voice from there."
"Why do you say that? I mean, yeah, there are a lot of trees there, but how can you be sure that the person was hiding there and then projected her voice?"
"Back in Hong Kong, when I studied to become a cardcaptor and a successful magician, I was taught about Black magic. There they told me that these kind of magicians have a lot of power but they have never had the power of becoming invisble. That's one of the drawbacks about learning Black magic."
"That woman knew that you knew a lot about this Black magic. And she was right that it would give you and advantage. Well, let's go over there and see if we can find the place where she was."
"Yeah." He said.

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One and a half hour later...

"Did you find anything, Sakura?"
"Nope, did you?"
"Same here."
They both turned around. Then they looked at each other. They recognized the look in each other's eyes. Then Syaoran spoke up.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
Sakura nodded.
"Let's go." He said.
But Sakura stopped him.
They both had sensed the power of the Black magic there. Syaoran wanted to go towards the place where he sensed it, but Sakura sensed it in the opposite direction, so she stopped him.
"Syaoran, I think it'd be a better idea if you used the Lasin board."
"Yeah, I know, but I don't have it right now."
"How about we both go in different directions."
"No. No. We both have to go together. I don't want you to suffer the same pain as before," he said gloomily.
"I know!!! I'll transport it here," he said again.
"Huh????", said Sakura who didn't have a clue of what he was talking about.
"I remember the spell that Kero said while you were 'sick'. I'll say the incantation again, but this time transporting the Lasin Board here."
"Great."

Mighty magic.
Lend me your power true.
Transport the Lasin Board,
Into the park where Sakuras (Cherry Blossoms) bloom.

The Lasin board appeared right in front of the Cherry Blossom tree, where the couple spent most of their time. (A.N. Phew!!! This incantation was harder than the first one!)
"Now, let's get to work!" Sakura said determinedly.

Li said the incantation for the Lasin Board.

Force, know my plight,
Release the light.

"That way", Syaoran said, pointing a whole different direction.
"But, I can't sense any magic from here." Sakura said
"Well, neither can I, but the Lasin board is always right!"

They both went towards the light that was coming out of the Lasin Board. They quickly followed it, but every now and then the magical power shifted, the light of the Lasin Board just went in the opposite direction. When they followed it that way, the light took another route. This happened for a really long time. And then, the Lasin Board was unable to find the magician. Both Sakura and Syaoran gave up.

"That woman sure has fooled us", said Sakura.
"Oh yeah, she sure has. I wonder if she knew we were after us, since they are unable to sense the magic."
"Well, we might as well go home. I'm exhausted."
"Uh...yeah." Syaoran said with slight hesitation.

They both stood up and walked towards Sakura's house.

"Well, I'll call Tomoyo and fill her in on the details."
"Yeah, sure. You do that and also tell me if you sense anything", said Syaoran.
"Yeah."

They both were walking when suddenly...

"That person seems awfully familiar", Sakura said with recognition.
"Who???"
"That woman", she pointed towards a woman who was wearing black clothes and was outside a store.

The woman had seen that Sakura and Syaoran were looking at her and so, she turned around and ran.

"Why is she running?" asked Sakura.
"I don't know, but there is a way to find out", replied Syaoran.

They both ran towards her but that woman had outrun them. So, Syaoran decided to use the Dash card to catch up with her.

"Hold on tight, Sakura."

Syaoran held Sakura in his hands and then sped off towards that lady, but even then she was a great speed. It was almost impossible to catch up with her, but neither of them gave up. They 'dashed' as fast as they could and finally stopped right in front of the woman. That caused that woman to halt, and once she did, both Sakura and Syaoran recognized her and said...

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Well, how did you like it so far??? I think that this story has a lot of suspense, even for me! Well, what do you all think:
"Is the mysterious woman Tomoyo or is it someone else?"
Write down who you think it is in your reviews. I would love to know what you all think about this fic!
R+R please!!!
And for C+C (Comments and Concerns), e-mail me at:
Sakura_Syaoran@lovergirl.com

Arigatou 'Tien' for pointing out my mistake and I'm very thankful to all of you who e-mailed me and wrote reviews!!!