Episode #4: Sakura and the English Girl
"12:15 has arrived from England, all who wish to board please go at once."
The intercom echoed throughout the whole airport, Sakura, Syaoran, Mei Ling, and Tomoyo all waited in the entrance for English passengers. Then all of the sudden, a beautiful blonde girl holding luggage came out and Tomoyo taped all them carefully. "Did you really have to bring that contraption Tomoyo?" Mei Ling asked with her arm in a sling. "Yes, Sakura and Syaoran are so cute, I just have to tape them, I need to get the best shots of them in any situation possible." Sakura and Syaoran both sighed. "SYAORAN, MEI LING!!!" the blonde girl came running down with luggage in hand and gave a strong hug to Syaoran, trying to not knock over Syaoran.
She then saw Mei Ling and squeezed her until she turned red. Then, she brushed her long blonde side burns to the side. "So, how you both been!?" she asked giving a wink. Syaoran and Mei Ling stepped in the front, "Hello Vung!" Mei Ling greeted after doing some secret handshake they have. "Vung, it's been long!" Syaoran said. "I know, huh, it's almost been a few years since we last saw each other. Those were the days with you, Mei Ling, and I."
"Aren't you forgetting someone?" Mei Ling asked. "Yes..." Vung answered with her head down, "Him..."
Flashback-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vung and Lung were doing an exercise comprised of punching over and over. Wei stood watching them both. "You both are doing good, now face each other," Vung and Lung stood facing face to face and bowed to each other. "Now go!" Vung and Lung began to fight, Vung threw a punch aimed at his chest, but Lung clapped his hands on the punch and threw the fist. He sprung out a side kick, but Vung held it and tried to trip his other leg, but he twisted his other leg and kicked her in the face.
Vung put a hand over her face and got really mad that she gave a round house to Lung, he held her leg, but she used her other leg helping her stand and kicked him in the nards. Lung held on, and they fought on and on. Then all of the sudden, Vung and Lung both charged their fists and hit each other in the face. They both knocked out each other, but Vung got up dazed and saw Lung was not up. She worriedly shook him telling him to wake up. "You win!" he said when his eyes opened.
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"Lung and I, we..." "Hello, how are you?" Sakura greeted, "Oh she's so cute!" Vung hugged Sakura, "Who is this girl?" Sakura blushed and had a huge sweat drop. "She's my girlfriend, Vung," "Oh so cute!" Vung replied, "I wish I had a boyfriend who will make me as cute as you two, who's the girl video taping all this?" "That's Tomoyo," Mei Ling said, "She's just a follower." "She's the cutest!!!" Vung choked her nearly to death as Tomoyo waved her arms gasping for air.
Elsewhere, Yukito walked with Touya home from school. "Yuki," Touya called, "I can tell Yue is hurt how is he?" Yukito smiled, "Yue is healing, he's okay, just let his wings heal a little." Yukito and Touya then passed by a bush where Yukito felt a presence but thought it was nothing and walked on.
"Mei Ling is your arm okay?" Vung asked while drinking tea. "It's getting better," Mei Ling answered, "No thanks to Lung!" "MEI LING-CHAN!" Tomoyo yelled to make Mei Ling not mention his name. "We're sorry Vung," Sakura apologized. "No it's alright!" Vung said, "I don't mind hearing his name, but let's get down to business. Why did you invite me to Japan?"
Syaoran, Sakura, and Mei Ling all looked at each other waiting for each other to give her an explanation. But seeing how Sakura didn't know much about Lung Da and how Mei Ling was passed out in the hospital during the fight Syaoran took pleasure in telling her. "Vung, as you already know, Lung Da has found me here. Seeing how he is hunting us down, you were the only one out of all of us who actually defeated him in combat and you were the only one person he fell in love with. Vung, we need you to talk some sense into him."
Vung slammed her cup of tea on the table. "Lung stabbed me, he stabbed me square in the stomach after he told me he loved me, and I don't think I ever felt so betrayed," Vung walked away from the table and was about to head out the door. "Wait!" Syaoran yelled, "Lung Da may have hurt you. But as his best friend, I know he wouldn't go to that degree, Vung I think he still loves you, and only you can bring that side that we once knew out of him." Vung turned around with tears streaking down her face; "If Lung Da still loved me, would it be true that instead of hunting you down, he would hunt me down first?"
Vung ran out the door, "No wait don't go Vung!" Syaoran yelled. "Well, looks like we'll have to find her," Sakura announced, "Wanna go Tomoyo-chan?" Tomoyo shook her head, "No please, you two go find her. I'll help Mei Ling here if she needs anything." "Okay!" Sakura nodded, "Let's go Syaoran-kun!"
Vung was walking all alone on the empty street, the cool light breeze, blew her gently and she only shrugged at the wind. "Lung...I know you said you would change, but not like this..." she whispered.
Flashback-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
During the funeral, Lung Da ran off into the forest nearby and started to cry. "Why does life have to be like this?" Out of the bushes, Vung chased him down and put a hand over his shoulder, "Lung, don't worry it's okay, Syaoran was just trying to help." Lung got up and took the sadness out of his tone, "Syaoran doesn't understand, I only have but one father, and I have many friends, there is no way he could understand how I feel."
"I understand how you feel!" Vung said hanging her head down, "I understand all the feeling you had for your father, and the only reason you got mad at Syaoran, is because both your fathers are dead now." Lung turned his head away, finally realizing that that was the reason he got angry with Syaoran. "Vung..." Lung whispered, "Did Syaoran tell you about me?" Vung nodded her head in approval, "I knew all along Lung, but I must apologize to you. I had the feelings you had for me even before you felt what you feel now," Lung in astonishment listened to what else she had to say, "Lung...I love you, and I still love you, but I didn't know until Syaoran told me."
Lung backed off a few steps and had his back turned to Vung, "I think I'm going to change," Vung looked at him confused, "I want to change for you Vung, so I'm not like what I am now, I want to change for you, so that next time I see you, I'll be a much different person than I am now." Vung smiled seeing as how he would change for her sake. "Do you promise though, to wait for me here?" Vung looked at his innocent eyes, "Yes! I will wait for you!" Vung answered with no doubt and hugged him. Lung shook nervously, "Let me give you something before I go," Lung confronted her face to face and gave her a peck on the lips. He backed off a few steps after seeing Vung surprised he would do that, and he jumped away. Syaoran and Mei Ling ran into the trees trying to find Vung, and Vung was staring in outer space and feeling on the outer edges of her lips.
"What happened!?" Syaoran asked, "Where is he going!?" Vung was blushing and told Syaoran, "Don't worry, he'll promise to be back one of these days, he just needs to be on his own to think."
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Sakura and Syaoran were walking down the street calling out Vung to find her. But to no avail she didn't answer back. All of the sudden, Sakura felt an aura on the bush she passed by. She shrugged off the feeling and thought it was nothing. Then all of the sudden, a hand came out of the bushes and lightly took off the string on the back of Sakura's neck and then the hand stole the rod of stars. Sakura turned around feeling something touched her neck and called Syaoran over. "What is it, Sakura?" Syaoran turned around and Sakura panicked and spoke really fast, "Syaoran, Syaoran, I felt something it was so light but something was creeping up behind me." "There's no one behind you," Syaoran sighed. "Yes there is!" said Lung Da right in front of them appearing out of nowhere. "Lung Da you don't learn your lesson do you?" Syaoran yelled.
"Clow magic...I need your Clow magic," Lung demanded, but Syaoran and Sakura stared at each other not knowing what he was talking about. "We don't have any Clow magic. I have Sakura magic and Syaoran has his family magic but we don't have the Clow magic that you're looking for." Sakura tried to reason with Lung, but Lung refused and as persuasion, Lung held up the rod of stars. "You guys are nothing without magic are you?" Sakura being angry and peeved didn't care how good Lung Da was, she charged at him with a fist and Lung saw her coming, so he kicked her in the face and she twirled while she fell to the ground.
"SAKURA!!!" Syaoran yelled, "LUNG DA!!!" he charged at him, but Lung saw him coming and kicked him in the stomach causing Syaoran to crouch down. Lung took his leg and let it fall onto Syaoran's back to make him fall flat on his face. "You two are no worth my challenge!" Sakura was about to swing at him from the back, but he felt her coming so he swung his fist and hit Sakura square in the cheek. Sakura fell to the ground. Lung then approached Syaoran's body and raised his hand in the air. "Prepare to die Syaoran!" Lung Da shot his hand down ready to hit Syaoran in the neck.
Then a powerful kick hit Lung Da on the side and knocked him away from hitting Syaoran. "Lung Da, you should cool down a little!" Vung said standing in front of Syaoran. Lung Da shook off the pain and looked up at his attacker. "Vung..." he said astonished, "Vung...it's you...it's..." Lung started to hold his head feeling a super migraine. "Lung that's not you, you would never do this to Syaoran, let the real Lung come out now!" Lung let go of his head not feeling the migraine anymore, but he got up and charged at Vung.
Vung punched him in the jaw, chopped him in the back of the neck, and then kneed him in the stomach. "The real Lung didn't fight like that either," Vung said. Vung got really serious to fight Lung now, she took off her nice suit she wore and had a blue tank top on her. "Come on Lung Da, show me what you got." Lung Da rushed and threw a punch above her head, Vung bent back to dodge this hit, and then she back flipped to hit him underneath the chin. Lung got knocked down on one knee and clutched his head. "Why does it hurt when I try to attack her?" Lung then began to hear voices.
"As long as you live life to the fullest, you don't have to worry about anything else!"
"I came from England, where my family wants the best I can be, but rather than being the best myself, I want to be with the best!"
"Lung are you okay, I'm sorry if I hit you too hard!?"
Lung shook out these voices and looked at Vung square in the eyes, "Are those voices hers?" Syaoran and Sakura got up being injured. "Are you guys alright?" Vung asked in concern. "We'll manage," Sakura said, "But what is wrong with him?" Vung looked at Lung struggling with stern eyes and she thought in her head, 'Lung go ahead, fight it! Don't let the other side of you win!'
"I TIRE OF THIS!!!" an omnipotent voice called out in the air. Suddenly, while Lung Da still struggled, a shadow seeped from his back. Seeing Lung was distracted, Vung did a cartwheel to get Sakura's rod of stars and throw it to her. "Sakura catch!" Sakura went and caught it just before it hit the ground. Vung stood behind Vung seeing the shadow seep from his back. "IF THIS BOY'S EVIL SIDE I UNLEASHED WON'T GET YOUR MAGIC POWERS, THEN I JUST HAVE TO DO THE WORK NOW!" the voice roared deeper and the shadow went back inside Lung's body. Lung stood up, not clutching any part of his body but getting up finally after struggling so long. He turned around to see Vung, but Vung backed away slowly. Then his eyes gave a red flash, and then he hit Vung so hard she flew back even more. He turned around to face Sakura and Syaoran now.
"You two," the voice said, "I want your magic, give me it, or I'll destroy your friend." Syaoran clutched his arm, "We are powerless, you're mistaken!" "SILENCE WITH YOUR LIES!!!" Lung's body burst out a huge blast blowing all of the away. "AS LONG AS I HAVE HIS BODY IN CONTROL YOU WILL ALL BE TOO WEAK TO FIGHT ME!" Lung approached Vung's lifeless body and picked her up by the hair. "You will die first because Lung gets weak to you!" Lung backed his two fingers in the air ready to hit a pressure point. "Snap...out of it...Lung!" Vung said in a struggle. "Ha ha ha ha, you think he can hear you, I am in contro-", Lung dropped Vung and he clutched his head once again.
"Vung, get out of here while I stall him run away..." Lung muttered. Vung got up and put her arms on his shoulders, "That's you Lung, that's really you this time..." Vung filled up with tears. "Vung, take Syaoran and Sakura and leave me, or he'll come back," "I need to help you!" Vung offered, "Don't help just go, and next time you see me, kill me please!" Vung began to cry, but she followed his words. She picked up Sakura, but Syaoran got up when she slapped him to wake up, "That's Lung for sure now," Syaoran moaned, "We can't just leave him!" "Let's go we must!" Vung's tears wet the ground when she said they had to go.
After so long of never seeing Lung be himself, Syaoran and Vung ran away.
Next Fanfic Preview: After I woke up and went back home. Touya was at the hospital and Yukito was not with him. Kero-chan decided he would search for him but now he's missing too. Where are Kero-chan and Yukito-san? Card Captor Sakura: Sakura and her Drained Guardians. Next time release with me.
"12:15 has arrived from England, all who wish to board please go at once."
The intercom echoed throughout the whole airport, Sakura, Syaoran, Mei Ling, and Tomoyo all waited in the entrance for English passengers. Then all of the sudden, a beautiful blonde girl holding luggage came out and Tomoyo taped all them carefully. "Did you really have to bring that contraption Tomoyo?" Mei Ling asked with her arm in a sling. "Yes, Sakura and Syaoran are so cute, I just have to tape them, I need to get the best shots of them in any situation possible." Sakura and Syaoran both sighed. "SYAORAN, MEI LING!!!" the blonde girl came running down with luggage in hand and gave a strong hug to Syaoran, trying to not knock over Syaoran.
She then saw Mei Ling and squeezed her until she turned red. Then, she brushed her long blonde side burns to the side. "So, how you both been!?" she asked giving a wink. Syaoran and Mei Ling stepped in the front, "Hello Vung!" Mei Ling greeted after doing some secret handshake they have. "Vung, it's been long!" Syaoran said. "I know, huh, it's almost been a few years since we last saw each other. Those were the days with you, Mei Ling, and I."
"Aren't you forgetting someone?" Mei Ling asked. "Yes..." Vung answered with her head down, "Him..."
Flashback-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vung and Lung were doing an exercise comprised of punching over and over. Wei stood watching them both. "You both are doing good, now face each other," Vung and Lung stood facing face to face and bowed to each other. "Now go!" Vung and Lung began to fight, Vung threw a punch aimed at his chest, but Lung clapped his hands on the punch and threw the fist. He sprung out a side kick, but Vung held it and tried to trip his other leg, but he twisted his other leg and kicked her in the face.
Vung put a hand over her face and got really mad that she gave a round house to Lung, he held her leg, but she used her other leg helping her stand and kicked him in the nards. Lung held on, and they fought on and on. Then all of the sudden, Vung and Lung both charged their fists and hit each other in the face. They both knocked out each other, but Vung got up dazed and saw Lung was not up. She worriedly shook him telling him to wake up. "You win!" he said when his eyes opened.
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"Lung and I, we..." "Hello, how are you?" Sakura greeted, "Oh she's so cute!" Vung hugged Sakura, "Who is this girl?" Sakura blushed and had a huge sweat drop. "She's my girlfriend, Vung," "Oh so cute!" Vung replied, "I wish I had a boyfriend who will make me as cute as you two, who's the girl video taping all this?" "That's Tomoyo," Mei Ling said, "She's just a follower." "She's the cutest!!!" Vung choked her nearly to death as Tomoyo waved her arms gasping for air.
Elsewhere, Yukito walked with Touya home from school. "Yuki," Touya called, "I can tell Yue is hurt how is he?" Yukito smiled, "Yue is healing, he's okay, just let his wings heal a little." Yukito and Touya then passed by a bush where Yukito felt a presence but thought it was nothing and walked on.
"Mei Ling is your arm okay?" Vung asked while drinking tea. "It's getting better," Mei Ling answered, "No thanks to Lung!" "MEI LING-CHAN!" Tomoyo yelled to make Mei Ling not mention his name. "We're sorry Vung," Sakura apologized. "No it's alright!" Vung said, "I don't mind hearing his name, but let's get down to business. Why did you invite me to Japan?"
Syaoran, Sakura, and Mei Ling all looked at each other waiting for each other to give her an explanation. But seeing how Sakura didn't know much about Lung Da and how Mei Ling was passed out in the hospital during the fight Syaoran took pleasure in telling her. "Vung, as you already know, Lung Da has found me here. Seeing how he is hunting us down, you were the only one out of all of us who actually defeated him in combat and you were the only one person he fell in love with. Vung, we need you to talk some sense into him."
Vung slammed her cup of tea on the table. "Lung stabbed me, he stabbed me square in the stomach after he told me he loved me, and I don't think I ever felt so betrayed," Vung walked away from the table and was about to head out the door. "Wait!" Syaoran yelled, "Lung Da may have hurt you. But as his best friend, I know he wouldn't go to that degree, Vung I think he still loves you, and only you can bring that side that we once knew out of him." Vung turned around with tears streaking down her face; "If Lung Da still loved me, would it be true that instead of hunting you down, he would hunt me down first?"
Vung ran out the door, "No wait don't go Vung!" Syaoran yelled. "Well, looks like we'll have to find her," Sakura announced, "Wanna go Tomoyo-chan?" Tomoyo shook her head, "No please, you two go find her. I'll help Mei Ling here if she needs anything." "Okay!" Sakura nodded, "Let's go Syaoran-kun!"
Vung was walking all alone on the empty street, the cool light breeze, blew her gently and she only shrugged at the wind. "Lung...I know you said you would change, but not like this..." she whispered.
Flashback-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
During the funeral, Lung Da ran off into the forest nearby and started to cry. "Why does life have to be like this?" Out of the bushes, Vung chased him down and put a hand over his shoulder, "Lung, don't worry it's okay, Syaoran was just trying to help." Lung got up and took the sadness out of his tone, "Syaoran doesn't understand, I only have but one father, and I have many friends, there is no way he could understand how I feel."
"I understand how you feel!" Vung said hanging her head down, "I understand all the feeling you had for your father, and the only reason you got mad at Syaoran, is because both your fathers are dead now." Lung turned his head away, finally realizing that that was the reason he got angry with Syaoran. "Vung..." Lung whispered, "Did Syaoran tell you about me?" Vung nodded her head in approval, "I knew all along Lung, but I must apologize to you. I had the feelings you had for me even before you felt what you feel now," Lung in astonishment listened to what else she had to say, "Lung...I love you, and I still love you, but I didn't know until Syaoran told me."
Lung backed off a few steps and had his back turned to Vung, "I think I'm going to change," Vung looked at him confused, "I want to change for you Vung, so I'm not like what I am now, I want to change for you, so that next time I see you, I'll be a much different person than I am now." Vung smiled seeing as how he would change for her sake. "Do you promise though, to wait for me here?" Vung looked at his innocent eyes, "Yes! I will wait for you!" Vung answered with no doubt and hugged him. Lung shook nervously, "Let me give you something before I go," Lung confronted her face to face and gave her a peck on the lips. He backed off a few steps after seeing Vung surprised he would do that, and he jumped away. Syaoran and Mei Ling ran into the trees trying to find Vung, and Vung was staring in outer space and feeling on the outer edges of her lips.
"What happened!?" Syaoran asked, "Where is he going!?" Vung was blushing and told Syaoran, "Don't worry, he'll promise to be back one of these days, he just needs to be on his own to think."
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Sakura and Syaoran were walking down the street calling out Vung to find her. But to no avail she didn't answer back. All of the sudden, Sakura felt an aura on the bush she passed by. She shrugged off the feeling and thought it was nothing. Then all of the sudden, a hand came out of the bushes and lightly took off the string on the back of Sakura's neck and then the hand stole the rod of stars. Sakura turned around feeling something touched her neck and called Syaoran over. "What is it, Sakura?" Syaoran turned around and Sakura panicked and spoke really fast, "Syaoran, Syaoran, I felt something it was so light but something was creeping up behind me." "There's no one behind you," Syaoran sighed. "Yes there is!" said Lung Da right in front of them appearing out of nowhere. "Lung Da you don't learn your lesson do you?" Syaoran yelled.
"Clow magic...I need your Clow magic," Lung demanded, but Syaoran and Sakura stared at each other not knowing what he was talking about. "We don't have any Clow magic. I have Sakura magic and Syaoran has his family magic but we don't have the Clow magic that you're looking for." Sakura tried to reason with Lung, but Lung refused and as persuasion, Lung held up the rod of stars. "You guys are nothing without magic are you?" Sakura being angry and peeved didn't care how good Lung Da was, she charged at him with a fist and Lung saw her coming, so he kicked her in the face and she twirled while she fell to the ground.
"SAKURA!!!" Syaoran yelled, "LUNG DA!!!" he charged at him, but Lung saw him coming and kicked him in the stomach causing Syaoran to crouch down. Lung took his leg and let it fall onto Syaoran's back to make him fall flat on his face. "You two are no worth my challenge!" Sakura was about to swing at him from the back, but he felt her coming so he swung his fist and hit Sakura square in the cheek. Sakura fell to the ground. Lung then approached Syaoran's body and raised his hand in the air. "Prepare to die Syaoran!" Lung Da shot his hand down ready to hit Syaoran in the neck.
Then a powerful kick hit Lung Da on the side and knocked him away from hitting Syaoran. "Lung Da, you should cool down a little!" Vung said standing in front of Syaoran. Lung Da shook off the pain and looked up at his attacker. "Vung..." he said astonished, "Vung...it's you...it's..." Lung started to hold his head feeling a super migraine. "Lung that's not you, you would never do this to Syaoran, let the real Lung come out now!" Lung let go of his head not feeling the migraine anymore, but he got up and charged at Vung.
Vung punched him in the jaw, chopped him in the back of the neck, and then kneed him in the stomach. "The real Lung didn't fight like that either," Vung said. Vung got really serious to fight Lung now, she took off her nice suit she wore and had a blue tank top on her. "Come on Lung Da, show me what you got." Lung Da rushed and threw a punch above her head, Vung bent back to dodge this hit, and then she back flipped to hit him underneath the chin. Lung got knocked down on one knee and clutched his head. "Why does it hurt when I try to attack her?" Lung then began to hear voices.
"As long as you live life to the fullest, you don't have to worry about anything else!"
"I came from England, where my family wants the best I can be, but rather than being the best myself, I want to be with the best!"
"Lung are you okay, I'm sorry if I hit you too hard!?"
Lung shook out these voices and looked at Vung square in the eyes, "Are those voices hers?" Syaoran and Sakura got up being injured. "Are you guys alright?" Vung asked in concern. "We'll manage," Sakura said, "But what is wrong with him?" Vung looked at Lung struggling with stern eyes and she thought in her head, 'Lung go ahead, fight it! Don't let the other side of you win!'
"I TIRE OF THIS!!!" an omnipotent voice called out in the air. Suddenly, while Lung Da still struggled, a shadow seeped from his back. Seeing Lung was distracted, Vung did a cartwheel to get Sakura's rod of stars and throw it to her. "Sakura catch!" Sakura went and caught it just before it hit the ground. Vung stood behind Vung seeing the shadow seep from his back. "IF THIS BOY'S EVIL SIDE I UNLEASHED WON'T GET YOUR MAGIC POWERS, THEN I JUST HAVE TO DO THE WORK NOW!" the voice roared deeper and the shadow went back inside Lung's body. Lung stood up, not clutching any part of his body but getting up finally after struggling so long. He turned around to see Vung, but Vung backed away slowly. Then his eyes gave a red flash, and then he hit Vung so hard she flew back even more. He turned around to face Sakura and Syaoran now.
"You two," the voice said, "I want your magic, give me it, or I'll destroy your friend." Syaoran clutched his arm, "We are powerless, you're mistaken!" "SILENCE WITH YOUR LIES!!!" Lung's body burst out a huge blast blowing all of the away. "AS LONG AS I HAVE HIS BODY IN CONTROL YOU WILL ALL BE TOO WEAK TO FIGHT ME!" Lung approached Vung's lifeless body and picked her up by the hair. "You will die first because Lung gets weak to you!" Lung backed his two fingers in the air ready to hit a pressure point. "Snap...out of it...Lung!" Vung said in a struggle. "Ha ha ha ha, you think he can hear you, I am in contro-", Lung dropped Vung and he clutched his head once again.
"Vung, get out of here while I stall him run away..." Lung muttered. Vung got up and put her arms on his shoulders, "That's you Lung, that's really you this time..." Vung filled up with tears. "Vung, take Syaoran and Sakura and leave me, or he'll come back," "I need to help you!" Vung offered, "Don't help just go, and next time you see me, kill me please!" Vung began to cry, but she followed his words. She picked up Sakura, but Syaoran got up when she slapped him to wake up, "That's Lung for sure now," Syaoran moaned, "We can't just leave him!" "Let's go we must!" Vung's tears wet the ground when she said they had to go.
After so long of never seeing Lung be himself, Syaoran and Vung ran away.
Next Fanfic Preview: After I woke up and went back home. Touya was at the hospital and Yukito was not with him. Kero-chan decided he would search for him but now he's missing too. Where are Kero-chan and Yukito-san? Card Captor Sakura: Sakura and her Drained Guardians. Next time release with me.