Disclaimer: I do not down CCS or any of its characters much to my dismay! They belong to CLAMP.

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Unwinding Destiny
By ~Xiaoling~


Chapter 7:
Purer Love



Sakura awoke at a knock at her door. She rubbed her eyes, yawned, and got off the bed.

"Who is it?" She said tiredly.

"It's me! Tomoyo-chan!" Tomoyo's voice came from the other side of the door.

Sakura opened it and smiled at her. "I just woke up!"

"I noticed! You're hair is quite messy," Tomoyo pointed out.

Sakura went to the mirror and combed her hair out. She opened her closet revealing dozens of dresses and gowns. "What should I wear today Tomoyo?"

"Hmm..." Tomoyo walked up to the closet. "How about this blue one that I made for you? It would match the color of the sky today!"

Sakura sweatdropped but nodded and went into the washroom with the dress in her hands. After a few minutes she emerged from the washroom in a light blue sparkly dress with spaghetti straps.

She walked over to her vanity table and opened the second drawer to reveal a sleeping Kero in it. "Rise and shine Kero!"

"Wha? Pancakes?" Kero mumbled in sleep.

Sakura giggled, "Maybe we should let him sleep in a bit."

Tomoyo nodded in agreement. "Do you want to go on a walk in the garden?"

"Sure! But I bet that you have other reasons Tomoyo-chan!!!" Sakura teased.

Tomoyo turned a little pink. "Eh, let's just get going!!"

The two walked out of the room, and Sakura noticed that Syaoran wasn't there. "I wonder where Nezumi-kun is. He's always there when I come out."

"Maybe he was hungry and went to the kitchens to get a snack," Tomoyo guessed.

Sakura and Tomoyo reached the garden, and much to Tomoyo's happiness, Eriol was there, guarding the gates.

"Ohayo Hiiragizawa-kun!" Tomoyo greeted cheerfully.

Eriol smiled, "Hello my lovely lady. And hello your highness." He gave a little bow to both of them.

Sakura giggled and decided to leave the two alone. "I'll be right back. I have to go to the bathroom." She turned around and started to walk towards the building where the birds were kept.

She felt an aura getting stronger and stronger as she walked. It was a familiar green aura. She ducked behind some bushes and peered through and saw Syaoran with a bird in his hands.

*What is he doing?* Sakura strained her eyes to see a little white thing in the pigeon's claws. *It's a piece of paper!* She watched as Syaoran released the pigeon and said a couple words.

Sakura hopped up from behind the bushes. "What were you doing?!"

Syaoran gasped and jumped around. *Shit!!* "I...I wanted to let the bird excercise..." He stammered.

"...But why did he have a piece of paper in its claws?" Sakura said, frowning slightly.

"Oh...I wanted to send a note to my father..you know, I miss him..." Syaoran said, making his voice sound sad.

"Why did you come to the palace to be a guard then?"

"Because....my family doesn't have that much money, so..."

Sakura felt sorry for him. "Oh...I'm sorry to hear that..." She said, while patting him on the shoulder gently.

Syaoran blushed slightly, just as something shot out of the bushes. Sakura and Syaoran felt back a few steps in shock.

"Ah! What was that?!" Sakura yelped.

Syaoran sensed a magical aura, it was a dark blue one, and it was well hidden but he could make out that it was there. Sakura strained to sense it, and she could, but ever so slightly.

Suddenly something appeared in front of them. It looked like a wolf, but it had power serging from it in all directions. It was bearing it's teeth at Sakura and Syaoran, with one paw raised, ready to strike.

"Step back princess! You might get hurt!" Syaoran said while standing in front of Sakura in protection. *How am I going to use my magic in front of her?! Argh...*

"Use your magic Nezumi-kun..." Sakura said softly.

Syaoran's eyes widened as he looked over his shoulder to look into Sakura's emerald eyes. "How? How did you know?"

"I can sense your aura Nezumi-kun. Not everybody has auras, but you do," Sakura said.

*So, my cute litlte daughter is very smart indeed! She knows that Syaoran has magical powers! I am very proud!* Eriol thought from behind the bushes.

Syaoran stood still for a moment, but was snapped back into the present when Sakura screamed, "Watch out!"

Syaoran dodged a bolt of lightning. Somehow, this wolf like creature reminded Sakura of the lightning card. Syaoran took out his pendant and transformed it into a sword.

"Lightning come forth!" He sent a bolt of lightning at the wolf and it howled in pain. It angered and charged at him, but he jumped out of the way.

Sakura's eyes widened, noticing that now the wolf was charging at her. She didn't know what to do.

*But if I use a card...Nezumi-kun will know...oh whatever! I'll save my life and then explain everything.* Sakura closed her eyes in concentration. She could hear the yelling of Syaoran telling her to watch out.

"Jump card. Release and dispel." She summoned the card and little wings appeared on her shoes. She jumped out of the way just as the wolf sent another bolt of lightning.

Sakura landed on a nearby tree. She looked over at Syaoran, who looked shocked.

"I'll explain later Nezumi-kun! Let's just get rid of this thing!' Sakura screamed from across the tree.

Syaoran nodded, "Lighting come forth!" He sent another strong bolt of lightning at the wolf and it screeched back in pain.

Sakura raised her hand, the Shadow Card between her two fingers. She turned it over.

"Shadow card, release and dispel!" The Shadow appeared and wrapped the wolf into a tight black ball. "Lightning card, release and dispel!" She summoned and a bolt of lightning struck the trapped wolf and it disappeared.

*I am proud of my cute little daughter and my cute little descendant! They are destined to be together, without any lies between them!* Eriol though happily from his hiding place.

Sakura jumped off the tree and landed in front of Syaoran. He had a blank look on his face, almost a cold emotionless stare.

"What's...what's wrong Nezumi-kun?" Sakura said uneasily.

"What...what were those cards...?" Syaoran was afraid for an answer, but he had to know.

Sakura sighed and took out the Windy card. "The cards? They are the ancient Clow Cards, the reason why Li Kingdom is at war with us. I seriously don't think its worth killing so many innocent people just because of fifty three magical cards! Power isn't everything, don't you think?"

Syaoran blinked, he never knew Sakura felt that way about the war. He thought that everybody from the Kinomoto Kingdom was just evil and had taken the Clow Cards away from his kingdom. "Yes...but don't you think that taking something away from somebody else is wrong?"

Sakura tilted her head in confusion. "Are you pointing this question at me? Are you saying I took the Clow Cards away from the Li Kingdom? What side are you on anyways?" Sakura said furiously, but her angered died now. She just couldn't feel angry at Syaoran for some reason. "I'm sorry about that question."

Syaoran nodded simply and turned around to go back to his post. "You have a reason to be angry Sakura."

Sakura blinked. Did he just call her by her first name?

Syaoran turned around, his face red. "Gomen your highness, it just slipped out."

Sakura giggled, "It's alright. You can call me Sakura, I really don't mind." Sakura smiled at him.

He gave a smile rare smile back. "And you...you can call me Syaoran..."

Her smile brightnened, "Then see you around Syaoran."

*Yes! My plan has worked perfectly! Me creating a magical wolf caused them both to reveal their magical abilities! That takes away one lie between the two, and makes their love purer! Now, the only lie they have between each other, is that Syaoran is from the Li Kingdom. But either way, the two are destined to be together, and nothing can change destiny.* Eriol stood up from behind the bushes and turned back towards the garden gates where Tomoyo was waiting for him.





AN: Oh no, what is Syaoran thinking now?! Now that he knows that Sakura somehow has the clow cards, what will he do? Please R+R and arigatou for reading!