Time Frame: The following morning.

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The scent was unmistakable, even to the nose of a sleeper. It was the mouthwatering aroma of food, breakfast.

The first sense to come alive for Syaoron as he came out of his dreamless sleep was the sweet scent of maple syrup. His ears perked up to the sound of bacons and eggs frying on the stove.

'Mmm, smells good,' thought Syaoron as he slowly crawled back to full consciousness.

Something didn't feel right, there was something missing and as he reached out with his hands he realized what was missing. Sakura wasn't next to him.

'What?' wondered Syaoron as he got out of bed and padded out the door of his room and towards the common area. The smells and sounds of breakfast became more intense as he drew nearer the kitchen area.

He could see Sakura bent over the stove, busily making food. On the table were a pill of pancakes that could stuff even the bottomless pit known as Yukito's stomach, a bottle full of the sweetest smelling maple syrup ever, next to it were two plates with knives and forks.

Syaoron couldn't help but smile at the site. It was the simple fact that Sakura would be thoughtful enough to make such a simple gesture as preparing breakfast that made her all the more perfect.

Syaoron silently crept up behind Sakura, as she was finishing up with the eggs and the bacon. He slid his arms around her waist and pulled her back into him. This surprised her and made her drop the spatula that had been in her hand. She also gave a small yelp of surprise as she found herself in the arms of her fiancé.

He immediately went about planting butterfly kisses along her neck and nibbling at her earlobes. The sensation of having his lips on her body was more than Sakura could handle as she found herself responding to him and bending her body back into his.

Eventually Sakura was able to push her future husband off long enough to finish up with the food. She put the rest of the food on two plates, along with a pot of tea, and with Syaoron's help, carried it to the table.

They settled down and happily ate the food all the while discussing their plans for the day. Since it was the weekend neither of them had any classes. But Sakura had a few errands to run after breakfast so Syaoron volunteered to wash the dishes while she took a shower.

The cleaning didn't take very long and soon Syaoron found himself in his couch reading a book and waiting for Sakura to finish with her shower so he could take one. Everyone else on their floor was still asleep and so they had the showers to themselves.

Sakura soon finished her shower and came back to their room to change only to find her wide eyed fiancé staring at her with a longing desire in his eyes. Sakura looked at herself in the mirror to try and figure out what could have caused such a reaction from the normally composed sorcerer. What she saw even made her a little pink in the cheeks. She stood there in nothing but a simple white towel wrapped around her body and a second around her head. Quickly turning from the mirror she saw that her little wolf still had awed look on his face. Blushing slightly from the attention he was giving her she quickly ushered him from the room so she could change.

Outside in the hall way all Syaoron could do was stare slack jawed at the door that Sakura just threw him out of. He couldn't believe that Sakura could look so sexy. Syaoron knew that she had a great figure and was very well toned with all the cheerleading she does, but he never imagined that she would be so… heavenly. She looked like a Goddess straight out of ancient myths. She was so perfect. Thinking about the way she looked made him think of a song by an American boy group. The song was so perfect to describe her; it was really as if god did spend a little more time on her.

Sakura came out fully dressed a few minutes later. She had on a simply light pink blouse with a small form fitting white t-shirt underneath. She had on a pair of khakis and a simple white jacket. She looked stunning.

"I'm gonna go run a few errands," said Sakura as she gave Syaoron a light kiss on the lips. "I'll be back in a couple of hours."

"Okay, I'll see you later then," said Syaoron as he watched her walk down the hallway to the elevator.

"I love you," said Sakura as the doors opened.

"I love you too," said Syaoron as she disappeared into the elevator.

Syaoron turned back to his room and grabbed his bathrobe and headed for the showers. He took a nice long relaxing shower to try and wash away the lingering feeling of unease from last night's dream, but it simply wouldn't go away. It was just too disturbing to disregard.

He was drying his hair with a towel as he headed back to his room to get dressed. A few minutes later he stepped out in a pair of khakis and a dark green sweater. He walked over to the lift and waited for it to come up. He got in and headed down to the first floor.

Syaoron stepped into the lobby when the doors opened. He walked out the door and decided to take a little walk.

He had been walking for about five minutes when Chang came out of nowhere and took a position behind Syaoron.

"Report," ordered Syaoron without preamble.

"Last night we intercepted Mr. Ran just before he was about to interrupt your proposal to Mistress Kinomoto," reported Chang.

Syaoron seemed to mull this over in his head when all of a sudden another of his guards came rushing up to them.

The guard whispered something in Chang's ear and quickly left.

Syaoron could tell by the furrowed brow on Chang's forehead that it was not going to be good news.

"Well?" said Syaoron impatiently.

"I apologize in advance for the ineptitude of my men and I Master Syaoron," said Chang as he turned to face Syaoron.

"Why are you saying that?" questioned a confused Syaoron.

"I'm afraid that we have lost Mistress Sakura."

To be continued…

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