Chapter 1
"Aaaaaahhhhh!" Sakura screamed, flailing in bed. She sat up gasping, wiping away the fear sweat from her face. Even though it was just a dream, the spots where she had been injured still burned and ached dully. She gently touched the where Syaoran had... She shivered for a moment, recalling everything. The darkness, Syaoran's, Cerberus's, and Yue's blank eyes, and that mysterious boy. Kero flew over to her. "What happened?" he asked anxiously. "Nothing, just a dream," Sakura answered, her voice still shaking slightly. "Seemed more like a nightmare," Kero frowned. "Tell me about this dream." Sakura told him all she could remember about the dream. Kero suddenly looked worried, but said calmly, "Sakura, just go back to sleep." He snuggled by her and she smiled. "Thanks, Kero," she murmured and slowly drifted off to sleep.
Kero drew away and looked at Sakura. She looked so peaceful sleeping there, having just minutes ago screaming from a nightmare. She had changed, the cute features of a young girl slowly becoming the beautiful face of a young woman. Her auburn hair was slowly becoming slightly wavy and long, almost like her mother's. She was getting taller, but was shorter than many of her classmates. I'll bet she's attracting a lot of attention from the boys, especially that Li kid, Kero thought and smiled to himself. It had been only three years, yet it seemed like yesterday when he and Sakura had first met, and captured the Fly card together. He sighed, remembering the old times, capturing the Clow cards, meeting that kid Syaoran, finally meeting Yue. Syaoran and Kero weren't exactly on friendly terms, but yet they seemed to have an uneasy truce, for Sakura's sake anyway. Then he flew over to the drawer in which the Clow book was and took it out. He took out the cards and divined. The result shocked him. "No, no it just can't be," he muttered. He divined again and received the same answer.
The next day, Sakura noticed Kero looked very sleepy and worried. "Kero-chan? Are you all right?" Sakura asked worriedly. "No," Kero yawned. "I'm just a little tired." "Is there anything I can do for you?" she said. "Yes," Kero answered. "Get me some chocolate cake!" Sakura sweat dropped, and then grinned. "How many slices this time?" she asked, teasing him slightly. "Probably about four or five," Kero replied, stretching. She grinned again and went out, shutting the door. He could hear her muttering, "Hoe." The Clow book flew out of the drawer, its seal glaring at Kero. "What am I supposed to do, oh great one?" Kero snapped irritably. The book just gave him another glare, and then flew back into the drawer.
Downstairs, Sakura went into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. She pulled out a few slices of chocolate cake (her dad's specialty, aside from apple pie) and some pudding from the night before. "Nice breakfast." Sakura turned around to see Touya sneering at her. He had changed, and handsome in a way with his black hair, sapphire eyes, and tall build. She just gave him a death glare (Not as bad as Syaoran's however) and stomped on his foot, hard. "Yow!" he yelled and Sakura just dashed upstairs. "Thanks Sakura," Kero said and immediately dug into the cake. As Sakura dressed, she thought about the dream. Who was that stranger? Why exactly did he want the cards? "You're thinking about that dream aren't you?" Kero said; his face covered in icing and crumbs. "What? No, not really, anyway," Sakura replied. "Come on now, you can trust me," Kero said, gesturing with his tiny fork. "Ok, I just want to know who that boy in my dream was," Sakura said. "I mean I can remember his face, especially his eyes and his smile. His smile was so cold, almost like a blast of ice. And his eyes, they were cold too, just like his smile." "What color were his eyes?" Kero asked curiously. "Black," she answered. " But not all the time. Somehow they changed colors, into an icy gray, but mostly black. They were like black pits, though, pits that could just swallow you up." She shuddered, recalling the memory. Kero looked worried, an odd look when his face was covered in crumbs, icing, and pudding. "Maybe I should talk to Tomoyo, Syaoran, and Eriol at school," Sakura said thoughtfully, breaking the silence. "Sounds all right to me," Kero said. "But if that kid calls me a stuffed animal again..."
"Kero! He has a name you know."
"I don't care. Once I'm satisfied that he deserves to be called by his name, then I'll call him Syaoran." Sakura rolled her eyes and finished brushing her hair. "Anyway, aren't you going to be late?" Kero pointed to the clock. "Ah!" Sakura shrieked. "If I'm late again..." She quickly grabbed her things and ran out the door. Good luck Sakura, Kero thought. You're going to need it for what's coming up.
Author's note: I am so sorry that my earlier chapter was short. I'll try to put up new chapters as fast as I can. To Syaoran fans, I'm sorry about the dream in which Syaoran attacks Sakura. He was under a spell that's why.
"Aaaaaahhhhh!" Sakura screamed, flailing in bed. She sat up gasping, wiping away the fear sweat from her face. Even though it was just a dream, the spots where she had been injured still burned and ached dully. She gently touched the where Syaoran had... She shivered for a moment, recalling everything. The darkness, Syaoran's, Cerberus's, and Yue's blank eyes, and that mysterious boy. Kero flew over to her. "What happened?" he asked anxiously. "Nothing, just a dream," Sakura answered, her voice still shaking slightly. "Seemed more like a nightmare," Kero frowned. "Tell me about this dream." Sakura told him all she could remember about the dream. Kero suddenly looked worried, but said calmly, "Sakura, just go back to sleep." He snuggled by her and she smiled. "Thanks, Kero," she murmured and slowly drifted off to sleep.
Kero drew away and looked at Sakura. She looked so peaceful sleeping there, having just minutes ago screaming from a nightmare. She had changed, the cute features of a young girl slowly becoming the beautiful face of a young woman. Her auburn hair was slowly becoming slightly wavy and long, almost like her mother's. She was getting taller, but was shorter than many of her classmates. I'll bet she's attracting a lot of attention from the boys, especially that Li kid, Kero thought and smiled to himself. It had been only three years, yet it seemed like yesterday when he and Sakura had first met, and captured the Fly card together. He sighed, remembering the old times, capturing the Clow cards, meeting that kid Syaoran, finally meeting Yue. Syaoran and Kero weren't exactly on friendly terms, but yet they seemed to have an uneasy truce, for Sakura's sake anyway. Then he flew over to the drawer in which the Clow book was and took it out. He took out the cards and divined. The result shocked him. "No, no it just can't be," he muttered. He divined again and received the same answer.
The next day, Sakura noticed Kero looked very sleepy and worried. "Kero-chan? Are you all right?" Sakura asked worriedly. "No," Kero yawned. "I'm just a little tired." "Is there anything I can do for you?" she said. "Yes," Kero answered. "Get me some chocolate cake!" Sakura sweat dropped, and then grinned. "How many slices this time?" she asked, teasing him slightly. "Probably about four or five," Kero replied, stretching. She grinned again and went out, shutting the door. He could hear her muttering, "Hoe." The Clow book flew out of the drawer, its seal glaring at Kero. "What am I supposed to do, oh great one?" Kero snapped irritably. The book just gave him another glare, and then flew back into the drawer.
Downstairs, Sakura went into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. She pulled out a few slices of chocolate cake (her dad's specialty, aside from apple pie) and some pudding from the night before. "Nice breakfast." Sakura turned around to see Touya sneering at her. He had changed, and handsome in a way with his black hair, sapphire eyes, and tall build. She just gave him a death glare (Not as bad as Syaoran's however) and stomped on his foot, hard. "Yow!" he yelled and Sakura just dashed upstairs. "Thanks Sakura," Kero said and immediately dug into the cake. As Sakura dressed, she thought about the dream. Who was that stranger? Why exactly did he want the cards? "You're thinking about that dream aren't you?" Kero said; his face covered in icing and crumbs. "What? No, not really, anyway," Sakura replied. "Come on now, you can trust me," Kero said, gesturing with his tiny fork. "Ok, I just want to know who that boy in my dream was," Sakura said. "I mean I can remember his face, especially his eyes and his smile. His smile was so cold, almost like a blast of ice. And his eyes, they were cold too, just like his smile." "What color were his eyes?" Kero asked curiously. "Black," she answered. " But not all the time. Somehow they changed colors, into an icy gray, but mostly black. They were like black pits, though, pits that could just swallow you up." She shuddered, recalling the memory. Kero looked worried, an odd look when his face was covered in crumbs, icing, and pudding. "Maybe I should talk to Tomoyo, Syaoran, and Eriol at school," Sakura said thoughtfully, breaking the silence. "Sounds all right to me," Kero said. "But if that kid calls me a stuffed animal again..."
"Kero! He has a name you know."
"I don't care. Once I'm satisfied that he deserves to be called by his name, then I'll call him Syaoran." Sakura rolled her eyes and finished brushing her hair. "Anyway, aren't you going to be late?" Kero pointed to the clock. "Ah!" Sakura shrieked. "If I'm late again..." She quickly grabbed her things and ran out the door. Good luck Sakura, Kero thought. You're going to need it for what's coming up.
Author's note: I am so sorry that my earlier chapter was short. I'll try to put up new chapters as fast as I can. To Syaoran fans, I'm sorry about the dream in which Syaoran attacks Sakura. He was under a spell that's why.