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. . . she bowed. Syaoran reeled in shock. Ceres was bowing to Sakura. He then heard a familiar sound, and it was just as he thought, Tomoyo was taping the whole thing. "It is a honor to meet you, Cardcaptor Sakura. Keroberos has guided you well. But now, it is my turn to guide you. Your magical powers have opened the Second Book of Clow. You must capture these new cards. However, my master Clow Reed chose something different for these cards. They are human emotions. The card right there is the Sad Card, like you called it. There is also the Happy Card and many others. I must warn you, these cards will try to act upon you and your friends, and so you must learn to really listen to your heart. Well, that's my spiel. So, you need a new wand. Cuz trust me, you won't catch anything with that, like I said." She was pointing to Sakura's bird-headed wand. She took a deep breath and chanted:

"The time is now!

Destinies are chosen!

Now, my master,

Grant your Cardcaptor a key

To all of her emotions,

From beyond your grave!

Release!"

The magical Clow circle appeared underneath her, and light blue ribbons swirled around her, growing in number. They all gathered around Ceres' left hand and, with a flick of her wrist, sent the ribbons towards Sakura's wand. The ribbons turned pink when they got near Sakura and wrapped around her wand. The ribbons disappeared and Sakura was holding a wand that had a small clear ball on top, with a gold crescent moon in the middle, and wings on both sides of the ball. The shaft was pink, with gold key-like prongs on the bottom. "Kwaii!" shouted Tomoyo. Sakura only sighed. Syaoran was relieved that Ceres wasn't going to kill them, while Meilin stewed over all this. "I have to go now, Sakura, but you'll see me soon. And, by the way, you all can call me Cere-Cere, if you like! Bye!" and with that, Ceres disappeared in a ripple of magic. Just then, the Sad Card decided that now would be a good time to run. Sakura simply faced it, and raised her wand. Somewhere, in the back of her mind, a spell formed to seal it.

"Card of Sorrow,

I have felt you before!

Now return to the form that you were before!

Sad Card!

Return!"

The Clow Card returned to its original form, looking like all the other cards she had sealed except for the border was a silvery-gray color and the back was light blue. Sakura sighed and then remembered that it was her turn to do dinner. "Hoe! I'm late!" she shouted as she ran to her house. Every body else just sweat dropped.

**Sakura's room, After Dinner**

"NANI!?" yelled one surprised guardian beast. "You opened the second book? And its guardian is none other than Ceres! And the gaki didn't get him self killed? And the she-gaki didn't croak either? Oh, man, Sakura, this is serious. The fact that you opened the second book means that your magic is stronger than I thought. Also, since Cere-Cere didn't kill you means that she likes you. Either that, or it means that she can't kill you. I don't know a lot about these cards, Sakura. You'll have to rely on Cere-Cere for support."

"Kero-chan, why are you calling her Cere-Cere? Does that mean you know her? Mitzuki-sensei acted like she knew her too. Hoe!"

"Relax, Sakura. Yes, I know her. And so does Kaho. If Cere-Cere wants, she'll tell you how she knows us, but don't push the subject. All that magic has affected her personality or else she wouldn't have killed people like she did."

"All right, Kero-chan, good night." Mumbled Sakura as she drifted off to sleep. Kero stayed awake longer than she did, simply staring at the moon. 'You don't know how much meeting Cere-Cere will change your life, Sakura. But please, Cere-Cere, keep Sakura and her friends safe." He spent the night like that, staring at the moon and reminiscing about the past.

**Flash Back**

"You clumsy girl! Opening the book like that! It's not like you can read any way!" The sounds of flesh striking flesh could be heard. "You are beautiful, even if you are a servant. Tell you what, wench, if you serve me tonight, I won't tell Master Reed what you have done. Does that sound like a deal?" "Never, you goddamn vulture! But still, it's not like I have to worry about any consequences from being your little love-slave. And it's not because I have a charm to prevent such things!" the servant, young and female sounded frightened and angry at the same time. "Insolent bitch!" the man snarled. More sounds of flesh hitting flesh could be heard, and then he chanted something and the girl could be heard screaming. All was silent. Then, the listening guardian beast surprised himself by growling out, "Leave the girl alone! Go to your own wife if you want that! And you had better be prepared for when Master Reed hears of this!" after that, the man scampered away, leaving the unconscious girl in his wake. The guardian beast walked up and whispered "Hey, are you all right? Wake up! He's gone now!" she did nothing, only moaned. He sat down near her, to protect her until his master came.

**End Flash Back**

"Hoe! I'm late again!" Sakura dashed out of the house, determined not to be late. She roller bladed super-fast, not even slowing down when she neared Toya and Yukito. She rushed all the way to school, stopping only to take off her roller blades. She ran to class, passing her teacher half way. She ran into class, and sat down in her seat. "Ohio, Sakura-chan." Said Tomoyo, "I see that you are not late. That is very wonderful!" she smiled, and Sakura saw that the teacher had just entered the room. "Now boys and girls," he said in a whiny voice, "I would like you to welcome a new exchange student. She was born here in Japan, and then went to America when she was eleven to live with her mother. Every one, please welcome Sara Tsusinko." A girl walked into the room. Sakura, Syaoran, Tomoyo and Meilin both nearly fell down from shock. The girl was Ceres; only she was wearing the school uniform. The white blouse made her hair seem darker, and the navy vest only served to make her eyes stand out. The navy skirt flared over trim, slender legs. Sakura heard many of the boys suggest what they would do with her, and she noticed that Cere-Cere fixed them with a glare that made them tremble. "You may sit next to Tomoyo. Tomoyo, raise your hand." Said the teacher. Tomoyo obliged and Cere-Cere sat next to her.

**Lunch**

When Sakura and the others sat down for lunch, 'Sara' joined them. "Cere-Cere, what are you doing here?" asked Sakura, talking for everyone. "I'm here because your powers opened the book. If I milled around the streets, attention would be draw towards me. Going to school is perfect for my cover. Why aren't you eating? This is lunch time, right?" the quartet noticed that she had no food. "Cere-Cere, my dad made me plenty of food. Do you want some?" Sakura asked. "No. I don't need food to survive. No more than Keroberos needs it, yet he still eats. That is why he is forever eating. Because he can. I take it, by the looks on your faces, that he has not changed. Does he still have a sweet tooth?" they all just nodded. Cere-Cere seemed to smile at that. Meilin spotted Mitzuki-sensei coming towards them behind Cere-Cere, and before she could act, Cere-Cere beat her to it.

"Hello Kaho. Still in love with numbers, I see. So tell me, what are you doing here?" Mitzuki-sensei blinked once and replied, "Nice to see you too, Cere-Cere. I was here to guide the Cardcaptor and her group, but now, I am simply teaching math to eager young minds." Cere-Cere got a dark look and muttered, "They sure are eager, but not for math and they certainly don't have young minds." Mitzuki-sensei sighed and walked away.

**After School**

"Hey! Sakura!" yelled Cere-Cere. Sakura turned around and noticed that she was running to catch up with her. "Hai, Cere-Cere?" Cere-Cere stopped beside her and said, "May I come over to your house? I need help with all this homework. Especially history and math. Will you help me? Please? Besides, I want to see Keroberos as well." Sakura thought for a minute and decided that Toya or her father would mind. "Hai Cere-Cere, you may come." They continued on until they reached Sakura's house.

"Come on, my room is this way." Said Sakura, "Do you want anything to eat? I've got some pudding in the fridge." Cere-Cere, not wanting to be rude, just nodded. Sakura smiled and pointed up the stairs. "My room is up the stairs and on the right. Kero-chan should be up there." Cere-Cere smiled and walked up the stairs. A minute later, Sakura heard Kero-chan yell "Cere-Cere!" and Cere-Cere's quiet replies.

Sakura brought the pudding up, and Kero yelled in glee. Cere-Cere just rolled her eyes and took a pudding. While they were eating Cere-Cere wanted to find out more about the Cardcaptor and her friends. "So, Tomoyo likes to tape you capturing the cards, and Li was first your rival and then your ally and now he's your friend. And Meilin is Li's fiancé, but Li doesn't want to marry her, and she's hell-bent on marring him. And you and Li are deeply in love but are scared to tell each other your feelings because you like your friendship, plus, you don't think that he loves you but you're wrong because I saw him staring at you the whole time and turning red!" "NANI?! Sakura! The gaki? I thought that you could do better!" "Kero-chan! I am not in love with Syaoran! Cere-Cere you're as bad as Tomoyo!" Cere-Cere merely stared at Sakura and raised an eyebrow. Sakura, crumbling under the gaze, muttered, "All right, I really do love him. But admitting it isn't going to change the fact that he's going to marry Meilin. Besides, he doesn't love me." She was expecting Cere-Cere to make some sort of comment, but instead the guardian was just staring off into space, a mixture of sadness and bliss on her face. "Ceres! Snap out of it kiddo!" Kero yelled. "Nani?" she said, blinking. "Are you okay?" Kero continued, "Hai, I'm fine. Just remembering something, that's all. Sakura, you are being a baka. Tell him soon. Trust me on this one. He does love you. I know what love looks like. He might as well have the word lover-boy tattooed on his head. And a collar around his neck that reads: property of Sakura. And Keroberos, don't you dare try and interfere with the relationship. Got it?" Kero nodded and Cere-Cere smiled. Well, now that the girl talk is over with, why don't we get started with our homework?"

**Half an hour later**

"Kaijuu! I'm home! And Yuki is here too!" yelled, who else, Toya. "Good afternoon, Sakura!" yelled Yuki. In her room, Sakura pulled on Cere-Cere's hand, to get her down stairs. Cere-Cere struggled at first, but then calmed down when they left Sakura's room. "I'm not a kaijuu, Toya. And we've got company. Sara, this is my older brother Toya. Toya, this is my friend Sara Tsusinko. She just transferred to my school from America." Cere-Cere bowed, murmuring, "Nice to meet you, Kinomoto." When she got up from the bow, Yuki bowed, saying "My name is Yukito Tsukishiro. Nice too meet you." Cere-Cere bowed, replying in kind. "Sakura, I have to go now. My father will get worried if I don't get home soon. It was nice to meet you two. See you tomorrow at school, Sakura." "Bye Sara. See you tomorrow!" Cere-Cere then walked out the door and headed 'home'. In reality, she was going to the park to rest in the branches of a nice tree. She fell asleep, dreaming of the lover that never was.

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Well, that's it. I was going to do another card, but I liked this ending better. Besides, I was getting writer's cramp (and block) so this seemed as a good as place to stop as any. Please review, because I tend to get discouraged if I think that no one is reading. So, even if you've never done it before, pick a pen name or something and fill out the big box, telling me what you thought. If you're paranoid like me, and don't want to give me your e-mail address, that's fine. I honestly don't care about your e-mail address. JUST REVIEW!! Bye now! 0.~

-Daine