*************THE PURPLE CHERRY BLOSSOM*************

************************BY- KIRIN LI*************************

Konnichiwa! Here's chapter 4, sorry that it took so long. I was hoping to have this up by last Monday...anyway, here it is, I hope you like it, and I ask that everyone who reads this story, please review, Arigato. Enjoy! -Kirin Li.



Disclaimer:- I don't own CCS....{unfortunately I'm reminded all the

time...-_-}

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Chapter 4.- Something Missing in the Dream.



Kirin sat in the Cherry Tree watching Mika as she went into her apartment. She remained in the tree awhile longer than usual, thinking. "Something in the dream is....strange. I feel like something is missing. I should talk with Hiiragazawa. Maybe he can help." Kirin said before disappearing.

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When she appeared in Eriol's apartment, she found that he wasn't home. 'Just great, he's not home. He's never where you want him to be when you want him to be there...' she thought. "Well...there are only two places he would be right now. 1.With Tomoyo or 2.Siting on the couch, drinking a coke, and chatting with Kale at our apartment...Gee, I wonder which one he's at." she said sarcastically. "On to the chatterbox." she sighed, disappearing again.

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As she walked into her living room, she found Eriol right where she thought he would be. 'Ok, Kirin, two things...1)Bingo! And 2)How irritating!' she said to herself, an irritated look crossing her face. She then heard a short and amused chuckle in her mind. That made her look right into Eriol's eyes, which were looking back. "Eavesdropping on my thoughts again, Hiiragazawa?!" she said with a smug look. "Couldn't resist. A lot of interesting things go on in that mind of yours!" Eriol chuckled. "You weren't eavesdropping when I was watching Mika, by any chance, were you, Hiiragazawa?" she asked. "No. Only just now." he answered. "Hey, Kirin, why have you reverted back to the last name?" asked Kale. "Because, I don't want to call him by his first name right now." she answered.



"You wanted to talk to me?" Eriol asked. "Yeah...in the training room...alone. That means you have to stay away, Kale, ok?!" "Yeah, fine. I'll go call Li-kun or maybe Tomoyo-chan." he answered and walked into his room.

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In the training room, Eriol sat next to Kirin. He looked into the fire, as Kirin was, and waited for her to begin. After about 5 minutes she spoke. "Something came to me today. After Mika went into her apartment." she paused. "The dream that Sakura and I had...there's something about it...it's like something is...I don't know....missing." she said, staring deeply into the fire. "Something missing? Like what?" he asked. "I don't know, but something was definitely missing. Maybe you can figure it out. Look deep into the fire...and watch the dream." Eriol did as told. In the depths of the fire, at it's core, Eriol saw the horrible nightmare.



"Your right. Something is missing, but I don't know either. It may take us a while to figure it out. But we also have to pay attention to our duties." he said. Kirin nodded in agreement.

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The next day at school during their final class for the day, Kirin fell asleep. It was Math, her favorite class, which she didn't usually fall asleep in. But today she unknowingly cast a sleep spell to bring the dream back. As it played through her mind she payed heed to every little detail, so as not to miss any piece of it. She noticed something when it came to the sword saving their lives; she found the section where the missing item belonged!



Meanwhile, Mitzuki-sensei was shaking Kirin, desperately trying to wake her. "Kirin, wake up! You can sleep when you get home, so wake up!" Mitzuki-sensei paused. "Kirin!" she yelled, successfully waking the sleeping sorceress. Kirin opened her eyes, blinking to rid herself of sleep. Mitzuki-sensei had lifted her up so that she was now siting upright in her seat. "Huh? What? What!"she asked as she looked to Mitzuki-sensei. "Kirin, you fell asleep. Are you ok? Is anything wrong?" she asked, concerned. "What? No! I'm fine, Kaho-I mean-Sensei!" she responded. "Are you sure?" Mitzuki-sensei asked. "H-Hai!" Kirin confirmed. "Ok." she said as the dismissal bell rang. "You may go. Remember to study your books, finals are coming up soon!" she said to the class, dismissing them.

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"So, Kirin, what did you fall asleep for?" Kale asked. "I think I cast a sleep spell on my self without knowing." Sakura blinked in confusion. "How do you cast a sleep spell without knowing?" "Well, Sakura, if a sorcerer or sorceress has been trained well with spells and is extremely powerful, it's very easy to cast a spell with out knowing." Eriol explained. "Oh." "Oh, Eriol! About the missing piece in the dream Sakura and I had..." "Yeah?" "Well, I figured out where it is." Kirin said. Eriol stopped walking and turned his full attention to her. "What is it?" he asked. Every one else in the group stopped and looked at her. "Right before the sword appears." she answered flatly. "Then it is connected to the sword, right?" Syaoran asked. "Hai. I think there is something that can help us figure this out. A book." Kirin stated. "A book? Where can we find it?" Sakura asked. "My place. I have all kinds of information in my library." she answered. "Ok. Then let's go." Eriol said, and they ran to Kirin and Kale's house.

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Kirin walked to a specific book shelf and took a small brown leather covered journal. She walked out of the room and sat in front of the coffee table, in the living room. She opened the journal to the last few pages. Sakura, Syaoran, Tomoyo, Kale, Eriol, and Kero-who just happened to sneak into Sakura's book bag- looked at the pages. "It's all in ancient Latin. That'll take a few hours to translate!" Syaoran said. "We don't have to translate, Syaoran." Kirin stated. She then began reading. "Friday, April 6 1695. I have discovered the powers to The Stone of Secrets; that small emerald jewel Miyuki wears around her neck. It possesses the power of protection in the form of a sword. Wether the sword was created by magic or man, I cannot tell. I have asked Miyuki where she found it, but she only says that it was a gift from her mother; however, Ying Fa died when Miyuki was no older than 6, 11 years ago. Miyuki told me that Ying Fa said it would protect her when needed most." Kirin finished in a low voice. "I guess that somehow...that was blocked from my mind." Eriol voiced.



"Now that we know what was missing, how do we find it?" Tomoyo asked, braking the silence. "We can't find it. It has to find us, or in this case...It has to find Kirin." Eriol answered.



To Be Continued...



Hi ya! Gomen, this chapter took a while. But I still hope you enjoyed it! I might have the next chapter up before Saturday, but if I don't please don't kill me! I'm currently working on Card Captor Sakura: The Evil Sleepover Plan with my BFF Daine, so I might not get to the next chapter. See Ya!



-Kirin Li^_^