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Chapter Two: Ancient Fog

"Huh?" Sakura had been knocked down by a boy. She struggled up and rubbed her knees. "Oh... sorry." Sakura looked up to see dark blue eyes looking straight at her. She felt the sight piercing through her head. She was capture by the color and the deepness. Finally the boy turned away with a sneer. And then Sakura realized had a great resemble of Erol, but he instead this boy had a strong looking body like Li's.
"Erol?..." Sakura took her chance.
"I'm no Erol." As that was said, the boy gave a final look into Sakura's eyes and walked away.
As the boy turned around the corner he muttered softly to himself. "Could this girl be the mistress I've been searching for so long?" Then he gave out a long and deep sigh, and walked away without a sound.
As Sakura started out again towards her house, her legs were still weak and numb from the accident.
"O man I'm late."
The sky was getting dark, and Sakura didn't want Tori to yell at her again. Towards the temple where Mrs. Makenzie used to work, Sakura glanced inside and thought about the memories that Mrs. Makenzie had left behind. She remembered the time when her math teacher helped her out with the maze card.
"I miss you so much, Mrs. Makenzie." Sakura muttered. "Huh?" She sensed something in the air, a stuffy feeling of a Clow Card?
"But it can't be," Sakura thought hard. "I've captured all of it. And... and..." Sakura had to admit, she can't be sure. There was always some kind of surprise and mystery about the Clow Cards, or now Sakura Cards.
The air in front of her darkened into a haze. Shivering Sakura took out her wand. As she began chanting the spell, nothing appeared, the sound of magic rose and died down.
"What?" Sakura tensed and stared down.
"Sakura!" A voice shouted behind.
"Li? Is that you?" Glad that he was here, Sakura smiled and waved.
"Do you sense a card?"
"Yeah... But I thought..."
"Never expect something."
"You're acting like Kero."
"You mean the little stuffed animal?" Li sneered.
"One more time, kid, I'm no stuff animal, got it?!" A rough voice screamed from behind.
"Kero!" Sakura squinted her eyes to make out the shake of a golden flying animal.
"Sakura!" Kero commented. "There's definitely something in the air. I can sense it. I can't even transform!"
"What?" Sakura sweat dropped. "You mean... you lost your powers, again?!"
"No... it's something blocking me from tapping into my powers. This is not good Sakura. This is evil. And cards are not suppose to be evil."
"You mean.... like ghosts, and ghouls and monsters?" Sakura flattened out and squeaked.
"Give it a rest Sakura." Li jeered.
"Well let's see you live with Tori." Sakura glanced at Li side ways and gave him a wicked grin.
"Ah... Ah... I can if I want to!."
"Stop! Look!" Kero pointed ahead.
Out of the mist a figure was walking, it stayed in the gloomy shadows, but his (her?) voice sounded very clear. It echoed across the temple. He/she had long hair. The outline again reminded Sakura of Yue.
How can it be? If it was Yue he would show himself. Wouldn't he? Yet the man? Standing in front of us is quite far and mysterious. Even more mysterious than Yue!
Thoughts began to fill Sakura's brain.
"Who are you? Show yourself!" Li ordered. Sakura wandered how Li had ever the courage to talk like that. For all we know, it may even be a ghost! Sakura shivered wildly.
"That does not matter to you. But I am called here give you a new task." Its voice was sharp-edged and clear. "I need you to capture the Metal Cards for me."
"Why do we have to do it for you?" Kero demanded.
"Because you have to, I was Clow Read's partner. He made the Clow Cards and I made the Metal Cards. The only difference between the two decks is that the Clow Cards have more magic then the Metal Cards. But the Metal Deck are more tough, therefore harder to handle and capture, you can't just count on your magic, you have to be a true warrior."
Sakura backed away. "I'm no warrior. I can't use a sword without the sword card. I can't jump that high without the jump card. I can't fight without the fight card. Come to think of it, I can do nothing without the Clow Cards. Why can't Kero transform?"
"Because when you're capturing the Metal Cards, Clow Cards can not be mixed in. These are so similar and yet so different. Don't worry about Kero, he was get transformation when you capture the right card. Trust me." The shadow finally moved and threw a necklace towards Sakura. Taking a close look, it had a pendant that looked like an ordinary wand but yet had a different carving at the end. It had a whole set of symbols for all the planets in the different solar system. It was shaped into a circle with a crescent moon bending it way into the circle. Somehow Sakura could see the pendant glowing. The shadow sighed.
"Finally I have found the right one. I've made the right decision and the key had found its owner. It would be a tough road ahead of you, but somebody has to endure it all. And that person will be you Sakura."
Then just as it had came, the Shadow shimmered out of the conscious minds. Sakura looked dazed at the whole idea of capturing all the cards again. She didn't know if she could do it or not. Li walked over and put his hand onto her shoulder. Sakura glanced up and felt the warmth but yet coolness of the touch. It made her blush slightly.
"Well I guess it wasn't a card after all. Hey! This fog is lifting up. Go home Sakura, and if you need any help..." Li hesitated and glanced down. "I'll be here." Then he turned around started running without looking back at Sakura's cherry cheeks. As he turned the corner, Li slowed down to a thoughtful pace.
"I don't know what I was thinking... It just came to me. I can't stop my thoughts drifting towards you everyday. I worry about your safety... Why, Sakura? Why? Sakura... you're... so special..."