AN: Ok, to answer many people question: How did Sakura come back from the dead? Ok, here's the answer. Sakura basically never died at that time, are you with me so far? Anyways, how can the wonderful amazing card mistress die because of a stupid sword?! Anways, so she didn't really die because of her magical abilities, they kept her alive. Ok, so hopefully that helps out the confused people! Thank you everyone for reading my fic, luv ya all!

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 14:
A New War

Syaoran stared into Sakura's emerald eyes. "What...what do you mean?"

"You do not remember?" Sakura said sadly. "Well, it's not exactly a wonder. Of course you would forget about me...I'm dead anyways."

"What are you talking about?!" Syaoran asked furiously.

Sakura smirked slightly. "Let me introduce myself again."

That line, it sounded so familiar. As if he had said it himself.

Flasback>

"SYAORAN!!! SYAORAN!!!" Sakura screamed and basically pounced onto him. "MY MOTHER! MY FATHER! THEY'RE ALL GONE! OH SYAORAN!!!" She cried into his shoulder.

Syaoran gently pushed her away. "S...Sakura...I mean...I guess I shouldn't have the right to call you that..."

"...What...what do you mean?" Sakura said softly, wiping a tear away from her blood shot eyes.

"Let me introduce myself again..." Syaoran said emotionlessly. "Nice to meet you, I am Prince Syaoran Li of the Li Kingdom. Heir to the
throne of the Li Kingdom, engaged to Princess Meiling Li."

Sakura felt her head spin, and clamped her hands on her ears. "NO! No...Syaoran...this isn't a time to play games..." Sakura said, even
though she had a feeling that this wasn't a game.

"It isn't a game Sakura Kinomoto." Syaoran said, sadness was in his voice.

End of Flashback>

"Nice tto meet you, I am Princess Sakura Kinomoto of the long gone Kinomoto Kingdom. Betrayed and dead in the eyes of her own love." Sakura said bitterly.

Syaoran gasped and stumbled back, hitting the wall. He regained his compusure and took a step forward, his eyes still wide. "S...Sakura?! I thought...I thought you.."

"I am the card mistress, I do not die so easily Syaoran Li. I thought you would know that...your majesty," Sakura said sarcastically.

"I missed you so much Sakura..." Syaoran choked out through his sobs and walked towards Sakura but was thrown off by a protective sheild around Sakura. The shield card.

"Key that hides the power of darkness, reveal thy true form! I, Sakura, command you under contract. Release." Her star wand appeared and she spun it in her hand. "Syaoran Li, I am hear for revenge."

Syaoran felt the words pound onto him. One word at a time, and each hurting more. "Why Sakura..?!"

"Ask yourself. Think about what you did," Sakura yelled and sent Watery at Syaoran.

Syaoran jumped out of the way. "I couldn't stop my father Sakura! It wasn't my fault! Betraying my father would have been my head!"

"Yet, betraying me was nothing."

Syaoran's eyes softened. "No Sakura. I realized that I was wrong, I should have stopped my father. The Clow Cards rightfully belonged to you, and it was wrong for us to take them away."

"..." Sakura's eyes glistened with tears. "No! You're just tricking me like you did before aren't you!? Well, I'm not going to fall for it! I AM NOT GOING TO!"

Syaoran pulled out his sword and blocked Sakura's attack. "Sakura! Just listen to me! Open you heart again, and take in my words! I didn't mean to lie to you Sakura! I know what I did was wrong! It was all wrong! I should have never sent messages to my father, and betray you, and just watch your family die. I AM SORRY!" He yelled, blocking a lightning attack. "ASHITERU SAKURA KINOMOTO!"

Sakura stopped in her tracks.

Ashiteru Sakura Kinomoto...

Those simple three words, those words that she wanted to hear from Syaoran so long ago. Sakura felt the tears spill over her eyes. She felt stupid, she felt sad, and she felt ashamed that she couldn't have revenge for her family.

She broke into tears and flew out the window, followed by Kero. Syaoran ran to the window, his hand reaching out to her.

"SAKURA!!!" He screamed. *I've lost you before...I won't loose you again...* He thought furiously and ran out the room and chasing after Sakura's flying form.

*She's going to fast...* Syaoran thought distressfully as Sakura's figure slowly disappeared. Syaoran stopped, his head dropping.

*Sakura....come back...*

A few months later (June)

"Mother...what if...what if we have the same ending as the Kinomoto Kingdom?"

Queen Sonomi smiled sadly at her daughter. "Do not worry Tomoyo dear. We will win this new war, for the Kinomoto Kingdom, and for everyone in Japan."

Tomoyo smiled back at her mother sadly. "When are we going to attack the Li Kingdom?"

"...Today..." Was Sonomi's short, yet sharp reply.

Tomoyo nodded werily and walked out of the dining room and back to her room. She bumped into Eriol along the way.

"Mother's...going to declare war with the Li Kingdom. She says that she will get the Clow Book back.." Tomoyo said softly.

Eriol lifted Tomoyo's head with her chin, and smiled down at her. "My dear Tomoyo, we should not stop your mother. It is her choice, and it is her destiny. She is unwinding her destiny right now..."

"...I guess..." Tomoyo answered with a sigh.

"And Sakura is unwinding hers."

Tomoyo looked up at Eriol. "What do you mean?"

"Don't believe that Sakura is completely gone Tomoyo-chan...just wait and you'll see..." Eriol said softly and in a barely audible tone he said, "At our darkest hour, the card mistress will come."

"What did you say?"

"Nothing..."

Syaoran jumped off his throne. "WHAT?!"

The guards quickly dropped to their knees. "Y..yes your majesty! It is true, the Daidouji Kingdom has declared war on us..."

"What are they thinking?! They are no match for us...they know it..." Syaoran said in a low voice.

"You are right your majesty. They are going to their own deaths, just like the Kinomoto Ki.."

Syaoran's head snapped up. "DON'T YOU SAY THAT THE KINOMOTO KINGDOM WENT TO THEIR OWN DEATHS!"

"Y..yes sire!" The guard quickly said.

"If the Daidouji Kingdom wants a war, then they can have one. But what is their reason?" Syaoran asked, anger in his voice.

The guard glanced at the others around him, and took a breath. "They want the Clow Book back, and for revenge for the Kinomoto Kingdom your majesty."

Syaoran frowned, "We do not have the Clow Book...and revenge..." Syaoran's thoughts trailed to how Sakura wanted to have revenge. "Revenge...is such a meaningless thing...nothing is gained except for more pain..." Syaoran thought out loud.

"Er...King Syaoran, when should I send out the first troops?" General Zu asked with a quick salute.

"...I guess today..." Syaoran answered and left the room.

He walked outside to where the flower ponds were, and he watched a lotus floating across the water. And all of a sudden it sank.

Syaoran blinked and sighed. Something fluttering in the sky caught his attention and he turned his head. It was a butterfly, a beautiful pink butterfly.

Flashback>

"Oh Syaoran!!! It's over there!" Sakura giggled while pointing.

Syaoran turned around, a butterfly net in his hands. He followed Sakura's finger and saw the pink butterfly standing on the edge of a
flower petal. "Argh! I'll get you soon enough!" He charged at it and swung the net over the butterfly, but it fluttered away, causing him
to loose his balance and tople over. "Ahh!"

Sakura giggles turned into laughter. "You look so funny Syaoran!!" She said, in between her laughing.

Syaoran sweatdropped and got up. He concentrated harder, wanting to please Sakura. He felt the butterfly to his left, so with his
lightning speed he swung the net down to his left, and magically, he actually caught the butterfly. "Ha! I got it!"

Sakura started clapping and crouched down next to the net where the pink butterfly was fluttering around, trying to escape. "It's so
beautiful don't you think?"

"Not as beautiful as you," Syaoran said while crouching down next to Sakura.

Sakura turned as pink as the butterfly. "How sweet Mr. Nezumi."

End of Flashback>

*Mr. Nezumi...* Syaoran thought bitterly. *It's all your fault MR.NEZUMI!* His bitterness turned into pure anger as he slammed his fist against the railing of the stone bridge.

He frowned deeply. "We will go butterfly catching again Sakura. You've got my words, we will."

The news spread quickly over the Li Kingdom and the Daidouji Kingdom. Everyone was gossiping about it, some were saying how the Daidouji Kingdom had no chance against the Li Kingdom. Some were saying that it the Li Kingdom's time for fall.

But one girl thought differently.

"The Daidouji Kingdom is doing this for the Clow Book...yet they do not know that the book is in my hands..." Sakura said grimly to Kero. "I hope Tomoyo-chan and Eriol-kun is doing well."

"Mm hmm.." Kero replied.

Sakura took a breath of fresh air from the window of the small hotel they were staying in. "Tomoyo's mother is also doing it for revenge Kero, just like me. I want revenge..."

"Revenge, Sakura, usually does not gain anything...except more pain.."

"Oddly Kero...I thought I just felt someone say that..." Sakura exclaimed.

Kero shrugged, "Maybe you are imagining things Sakura-chan."

"Maybe I am...Kero, I'm scared..."

"Why Sakura?"

Sakura dropped onto the bed with her eyes closed. "I...I'm scared because I don't want the Li Kingdom to win the war....But I.."

"But you don't want the Daidouji Kingdom to win because that chinese gaki would loose and die." Kero finished.

Sakura opened her emerald eyes and nodded sadly. "Yeah...I just want it to work out. Maybe I don't need revenge Kero...dad and mom never liked voilence, I guess they wouldn't want me to be voilent just because of them, right Kero?"

"That's the spirit Sakura-chan!" Kero grinned.

Sakura smiled, "Thanks! Now the only problem is the new war..."




AN: Ok, so this wasn't the final chapter ^^;; Well, a new war has sprung out! What will happen? Which side will win?! Well, you'll have to stay tooned like usual! Arigatou for reading, and please review!