Akima, who was sad because Syaoran was upset, walked behind Syaoran, who was upset because Sakura was upset, who walked behind Sakura, who was upset because she thinks Syaoran and Akima are a couple, who walked next to Souyoku, who was extremely confuse

Akima, who was sad because Syaoran was upset, walked behind Syaoran, who was upset because Sakura was upset, who walked behind Sakura, who was upset because she thinks Syaoran and Akima are a couple, who walked next to Souyoku, who was extremely confused (probably like you ^_^) It was totally quiet until Akima squealed in delight. There, in front of them, stood a large, light blue house. The yard was huge and filled with flowers in different shades of blue.

" This is my house! This is where I live! Maybe Makona is still here!"

" Who's Makona?"

" Makona is my pet dragon."

" DRAGON!!!!!! There are dragons around here!"

" Well yeah." Syaoran looked stunned. " But Makona is only a baby."

Just then, a purple-winged creature with a navy blue body flew in and landed on Akima's head.

" Makona! You're still here. Where you waiting for me?"

Makona nodded then let out a small roar. Suddenly her head shot up. Her small red eyes turned in the direction of Souyoku. Within the split of a second, Makona sped in Souyoku's direction and began attacking him brutally.

" Stop!!" Sakura tried to beat her away with a stick on the ground. " Akima make him stop! He's hurting Souyoku!"

" Oh, really. Looks like she's just playing to me." Makona shot a fireball out of her mouth at Souyoku. It hit him on one of his wings and it caught on fire. Souyoku screamed in pain. Sakura panicked and pushed Souyoku into the snow. His wing was badly burned and tears of pain fell from his eyes as he lay on the floor. Sakura plopped down in the snow and began putting snow on his wing to cool it down.

" Hmph! And I thought winged beasts were strong animals." Akima's rude remark had hit the last nerve in Sakura.

" What IS your problem! Your so-called "pet" almost killed Souyoku! Do you even Have a heart or is your chest as hollow as your head." Steam was practically coming out of Sakura's ears. Akima stared at Sakura then looked at Syaoran with tears in her eyes.

" Sakura, I'm sure it was an innocent mistake. Akima said she was just playing. Maybe she doesn't know how to play gently." Syaoran had a weird feeling when he saw Akima about to cry.

" Syaoran! Don't you even care about Souyoku? What is wrong with you?"

" Of course I care but I don't think you should be so mean to Akima. I mean she is without her parents and all."

Sakura gave Syaoran an evil look, got up and leaned against the fence.

" Are we going in or what?" That was all she said as she looked coldly at Akima.

" Uh I-ouch!" Akima fell on right foot.

" Are you OK?" Syaoran knelt down to Akima who was on the ground clutching her foot. She was moaning and rocking back and fourth.

" Trying to get sympathy." Sakura mumbled under her breath. Syaoran moved Akima's had from her foot and gasped. The thing is, she didn't have a foot.

" Wh-wh-what's going on!? You don't have a foot!" Akima took one look at foot and passed out. Sakura now felt slightly guilty and knelt down with Syaoran to take a look at Akima.

" Do you think she's going to be OK?"

" I have no clue. Maybe those books Kiki gave us would have something on this."

" Good thinking." Sakura got up and walked over to her bag. She took out a book. The cover read: Strange illnesses and where to find cures.

" How bout this book?"

" Sounds good to me. Bring it over." Sakura walked back to Syaoran and handed him the book. He opened it and scanned the index. Sakura leaned over his shoulder to look on.

" Um, Syaoran."

" Yeah."

" I'm sorry I yelled at you because of what Makona did to Souyoku. I just sort of lost my temper." Syaoran looked up at Sakura. He had a stern look on his face that sort of frightened Sakura

" You don't have to apologize." His face softened and a small smiled crossed his face. " You've always been the protective type for your friends." Sakura smiled back at him. Then a thought struck her.

" Do you have any idea where Makona and Souyoku are?" Syaoran looked up and looked around.

" Not a clue. Hey, Akima's coming to… and her foot is back."

" What happened?"

" You passed out." Sakura was being a little more kind to Akima.

" Really? Oh yeah! My foot! It's back! How did you guys get it back." Sakura and Syaoran looked at each other not knowing how to answer that question.

" I don't know but we have to find Souyoku and Makona right now."

" I think I know where they went." Akima got up a wiggled her toes.

" Do you think Makona will attack Souyoku again?"

" I said she didn't attack him. He was playing. She did the same thing to me the first time my parents got her for me from China. If I'm right, she'll take Souyoku to the same place she took me. Just follow me."

They walled around the house into the back yard. It looked like there was a cave that was blocked by stalactites and stalagmites. Akima walked up to it and touched the third stalagmite from the left. The cave entrance was cleared and they saw Souyoku and Makona peacefully taking a nap on a plateau. It also looked like Souyoku had repaired his wing because he was stroking Makona with it.

" Well isn't that something. It looks like they fancy each other." Syaoran looked down at Sakura who was looking enviously at Souyoku and Makona.

' When will I tell her? I've got to soon…' Syaoran's thoughts were interrupted by a tug on his shirt.

" Wanna come and see this thing I found a long time ago? It's really pretty."

" Um… OK. Coming Sakura?"

" Yeah, sure." The three of them left Makona and Souyoku to go look at what ever Akima wanted to show them. They wandered deeper into the cave and stopped to shield their eyes because they suddenly switched from dark to light. Sakura and Syaoran also stopped because of another reason. Sakura looked up at Syaoran. He was looking at her with the face he put on when he usually sensed a Clow Card.

" What's the matter? You two look like you say a ghost or something. I wanna show you this." Akima walked out of view behind a boulder.

" Syaoran, can there really be a Clow Card here?"

" I don't know. It doesn't really make sense though. I mean for us to capture all the cards we would have to go into the future. That's unreasonable."

" Come on you two." Sakura and Syaoran walked together around the boulder and stood shocked. They couldn't believe what they were looking at. Right in front of them, as plain and day, was one of the ten roses they had to find.

" Syaoran! It's one of the roses!" The rose was light blue and glowing.

" Where did you find this Akima?"

" I didn't find it, someone gave it to me. I don't really remember who though. Just that it was a boy and I was really young. I think he's my cousin. And I think my mom told me his name was Yasir." Akima stared dreamily into space.

" So you don't remember anything about Yasir?"

" No, not really." A glint in Akima's eye mad Sakura think she wasn't telling the whole truth

" Can we have the rose?" Akima looked at Sakura like she was mad.

" What are you kidding!?! No way. This is really special to me."

" Why is it so special? You said you didn't remember anything about Yasir."

" Well… um… Oh never mind. Let's go inside." Akima hurried off out of the cave leaving a suspicious Sakura and a puzzled Syaoran behind. As they were walking back to Akima's house, Souyoku and Makona with them now, Sakura realized something.

" Syaoran, do you know why we sensed a Clow Card back there?"

" I have no clue. Why don't we go check it out later tonight when everyone is asleep? Then, if there is a Clow Card, we can capture it no problem." Sakura smiled indicating she agreed with the plan. They reached the blue mansion and walked up to the door. Sakura looked at the door.

' The Li residence. That's strange, she has the same last name as Syaoran.' Sakura mentally shook her head. ' Nah, Li is a very popular name.' With the last name thing out of her mind, Sakura walked into the house. There wasn't a word to describe what it looked like. It was like walking into a diamond house. The towering walls glittered with diamonds. There were two high staircases that led to a hallway upstairs. The railings for the satires were encrusted with diamonds and sapphires. There was a door to the left that led to the den, a door to the right that led to the dinning room, and one right in front of them that lead to the basement. Sakura, Syaoran, and Souyoku starred open mouthed at the site while Akima grinned from ear to ear.

" So, do you like my house?"

" Wow… your parent's must have been loaded!"

" No, not really. Care for the grand tour?"

" Sure!" Syaoran was eager to see more. They headed up the stairwell and went to the left. There was a very long hallway with lots of doors. There were five guestrooms with one bathroom in each, six closets, and three bedrooms one of which belonged to Akima. Akima's room was a soft pastel blue. There was a king-sized bed with lots of pillows. Hundreds of shelves covered with dolls, all of which were blue. Also, a very large window with long drapes over looking a vast valley with a silent snowfall gave the room a romantic feel.

" Like my room?"

" Yeah, it's very nice. I wish I had a room like this. Where did you get all these dolls?"

" I think my aunt made them for me. I don't really remember. It was a long time ago."

" Your aunt from your dad's side?"

" No, er… I don't really know. Just that my mom is friends with her and she has a son."

" Is her son Yasir?"

" Sakura, why are you asking her so many questions. Your gonna wear her memory out." Sakura just rolled her eyes. They continued the tour. The other hall was identical except the room at the end.

" What's in here?" Syaoran reached for the door.

" No!" Akima jumped if font of the door and Syaoran backed away.

" What's wrong with this room?"

" Well I was never allowed in and that is one thing I remember about my childhood. It's my parent's room and they never wanted me in. I don't really know why though."

Souyoku's stomach rumbled all of a sudden and everyone sweat dropped. " Uh, sorry."

" I think I'll make something to eat." They headed down the stairs to the right towards the dining room. They passed a very long table decorated with an assortment of flowers. Glittering paintings of landscapes covered in snow. They entered another room that was unmistakably the kitchen. There were many cupboards full of glass dishes and drawers full of silverware. Mugs and glasses were mounted on hundreds of cabinets all around the walls. And, yet again, Sakura and Syaoran stood there, mouths hanging, and eyes glittering. Akima headed over to the refrigerator and pulled out a few things. She put them on the counter and paused to look at Sakura and Syaoran. Her face seemed to light up.

" You wanna see something?"

" Sure. What are you going to do?"

" You'll see."

Akima mumbled something and the stuff she pulled out of the refrigerator began flying round the room. Sakura and Syaoran stared. Akima grinned. All of the ingredients floated into the pan and into the oven.

" How did you do that?" Sakura was baffled.

" A little something my mom and dad taught me." Akima winked and got out a few drinks.

" Shall we sit down? The food will take a while."

" Uh… OK." Sakura and Syaoran followed Akima into the den. There were millions of books on thousands of bookshelves that touched the roof. There were three couches placed around a coffee table. Sakura sat her self in the one seat couch, Syaoran in the love seat and Akima in the three seat. Souyoku and Makona just sat in a corner.

" You have a really nice house Akima."

"Thanks Sakura."

" You said your parents taught you how to do that magic?"

"Yeah."

" Were they sorcerers?"

" No, I don't think so. Some of my relatives are though. My mom and dad knew magic from when they were really little. They never really told me a lot about their past. Just how they met because I asked. That's all."

" It's sad that you lost them."

" Yeah." There was a very odd silence.

" Hey!!!" Sakura yelled greatly startling the others. " I have an idea! Did we ever tell you what we are doing here Akima?"

" No… I just thought you lived in one of the regions."

" Nope." And Sakura explained how they got into the future and what they have to do.

" So you guys came from the past?! Wow! That's why you asked to have that rose. OK, so what is your idea?"

" We can try to get your parents back and try to get your parents back at the same time!" Akima had tears in her eyes.

" You'd do that for me?"

" Yeah! Sure, you're our friend. You agree don't you Syaoran."

" Uh…yeah I guess, why not! You are our friend!"

" You guys are the best! What are we waiting for? Lets go!" Souyoku's stomach grumbled again and everyone fell to the floor anime style.

" Uh right! The food! We'll eat, spend the night here and leave."

They headed for the kitchen and ate some awesome lasagna.

" Do you guys want the same room?" Akima asked over dinner. Sakura and Syaoran spat out their food and drinks and blushed like crazy. Akima blinked then smiled because she realized that they weren't a couple.

" Oh! You're not a couple! This is great!"

" What do you mean by that?!?!"

" Oh nothing… I'll do the dishes!" Akima jumped up grabbed the plates and left the table with a very confused Sakura and Syaoran. Akima returned and gave them some rooms to sleep in and left to her own while Souyoku shared a room with Makona.

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A black, grim, figure in a cave watched the adolescents sleep happily in their beds.

" So that's why you're here." Mamuro whispered. " I'll be sure to do my best to ruin your plans little ones. Don't worry, I can see everything you do." Mamuro laughed evilly to himself and fled into the darkness.

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A/N: I'm so sorry this took a long time to do. I wasn't expecting our school to have midterms but they decided to pop them on us last minute. Sorry and I'll get working on the next part really soon. I know these chapters are a bit uneventful but just wait! They'll get better! Just be patient!