What I wouldn't Give.

By: Trulie Hope

Hey Hey Hey!! Opps, I lied. I knew I said this one would take a few days, but I got it finished and up through some miracle. Um, actually I don't have much to say today, so I'll make this short and sweet. One more thing; Samie when you read this, you better leave a review so I know you read it!!! Thanks once again to everyone who reviewed by especially to Alice for all her awesome help!! Okay, now that that's over with, on with the story!!!

***DISCLAIMER***

Soy no rica, soy muy pobre!!! In English. I'm not right. I'm very poor.

Therefore, I don't own CCS. Never have, never will. SO leave me alone!!!

What I wouldn't Give.

By: Trulie Hope

Chapter Four: Ghost of the Past

"We'll find a way, we always do." She replied, stifling a yawn. "How about we sleep on it." She suggested, lying her head close to his and wrapping her arms around him.

"Here? Together?" Syaroan asked, feeling his face flush.

"Yep." She confirmed sleepily. "You're so cute when you blu.*yawn*. ush. Good-night Syaroan." Sakura was asleep before she finished her sentence.

For some reason, he wasn't surprised to hear her say his first name. "Goodnight my cherry blossom, sleep well." He told the angle asleep next to him, planting a kiss on her forehead before drifting into a content sleep himself.

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Sunlight streamed through the window, landing on the closed eyes of a brown haired teen. Syaroan groaned, stretched, and froze when his hand brushed against something that wasn't his pillow. His eyes snapped open and his face turned crimson when he saw Sakura asleep, her face inches from his.

His confused mind was wondering why she was here, in his bed, when he head the doorbell chime. Damn, this better be good. He thought as he reluctantly slid out of bed and away from Sakura. As he walked groggily towards his front door, his memories caught up with him and he was bombarded with images of last night. So that's why she's here. Now all Syaroan wanted to do was go to bed and be with her. Hopefully whoever was at the door would make it quick.

All hopes of this, however, were quickly dashed when he saw who was standing on his doorstep.

"Good-morning Li-kun." Tomoyo greeted. Syaroan couldn't help but notice the black camcorder she held in her right hand.

"Daidouji, what are you doing here? And what's with the camera?"

"I bring it everywhere, Li-kun. I'd never forgive myself if I wasn't able to tape Sakura during her most kawaii moments!" She went starry-eyed for a few seconds before snapping back into reality. "And I came here to see why she wasn't at school yesterday."

"What makes you think she's here?"

Tomoyo gave him a knowing look. "Come on Li-kun. If she's not at home or at my house where else would she be?"

Syaroan couldn't argue with that logic.

"So where is she?"

"Sleeping?"

"Sleeping?" She asked, eyebrow raised. "Well, go wake her up. I'll wait here." She suggested with a mischievous gleam in her eyes.

Syaroan directed a glare at her before walking back to his room. Sakura was still peacefully asleep. She looked so happy that he didn't want to wake her, so he sat on the edge of the bed and watched her sleep.

She was beautiful, not only on the outside but on the inside as well. Her strength, courage, and never ending kindness; all of this added to the beauty of the girl he loved.

A smile passed Sakura's lips and she stirred. Her eyes slid open and she mummerd, "Morning." She yawned, sending him a curious look. "What are you doing?"

"Watching you." He replied, stating the obvious.

Her face turned pink. "Why?"

Syaroan grinned, "Because you're so beautiful I can't take my eyes off you." Her blush darkened and he scooted over to her, wrapping her in his tight embrace. "Why are you blushing?" He wondered.

"Because I. I.TOMOYO!!!" Sakura's gaze had settled on the small red light that was blinking in the space between the slightly opened door and the wall.

The door opened fully and Tomoyo stepped in, camera still focused on the couple. "I'm sorry, Sakura-chan, but I couldn't resist!! You and Li- kun are so kawaii!! This will make the perfect start to my video, I'll call it."

"Tomoyo-chan! Have you found Sakura-chan yet? That gaki (AN: yea!! I found the right word) better not have done anything to her or I'll." Kero zoomed into the room and survived the scene. He saw Sakura and Syaroan together, on the bed, and went ballistic.

"Gaki!! What are you doing to Sakura?!" He screamed, hovering inches from Syaroan's face.

"What does it look like I'm doing, stuffed animal? I'm hugging her."

"You're WHAT!!"

Sakura grabbed him out of the air and held him in a tight fist. "Kero-chan, relax. Syaroan-chan told me he loved me and."

"You did, Li-kun?" Tomoyo squealed, camera still rolling. "I can't believe I missed it!! What did you tell her Li-kun??!"

"I. uh." Syaroan stuttered.

"I'll tell you everything later, Tomoyo-chan." Sakura promised, "But right now we've got a bigger problem."

Tomoyo stopped filming and looked at her best friend, a concerned look on her face. "What's wrong Sakura-chan."

"We have a new enemy." Syaroan said.

"More cards to capture?" Tomoyo wondered, looking hopeful.

"No. well, yes in a way. It's sort of a card, but it's sort of not." Sakura tried to explain. "Oh, and Kero-chan, we found out who that man was."

"Who is he?"

"I think I may know why you recognized him." She continued. "He was one of Clow Reed's apprentices who helped in making the cards, his name was Cham-si."

"Cham-si? I remember him. But that was centuries (AN: sorries, didn't know when Clow Reed was around) ago! He should be dead by now, along with Clow Reed."

"I know, but he told us a story. What he said was because he was jealous of the other apprentice, Saren-jin, he dueled and killed him. Saren-jin's soul took revenge on Cham-si by using a spell and turning him half card. The magic was so powerful that Clow Reed couldn't reverse it, only put a second spell on him. I guess this spell was a kind of test for Cham-si; if he was able to get all the cards then he would be man again, but if someone captured him he would be stuck as a card forever.

"The only problem is we can't seem to capture him. None of the cards work and nothing happened when I used the sealing wand (AN: made that up, don't know if it's right or wrong.sorries!) He know I'm the card mistress, so he's trying to get the cards for himself."

Kero nodded, "I see. This must have happened after the book was sealed." He put a finger to his forehead, deep in thought. "I don't know what to do, Sakura." He admitted. "The only thing I can think of is to keep the cards away from him. If he gets them, I'm nearly positive that the effects will be tragic."

"But we can't keep hiding, he'll come after." Syaroan protested. Something had just clicked in his mind; At the start, Cham-si had wanted him to join his forces. Those forces, he realized now, were meant to overthrow Sakura. He was afraid that if nothing was done against him, Cham- si would be able to take him over and us him to take the cards from Sakura. In a fighting match, Sakura was no match for him. He knew it and it scared him.

"We can't do anything, Syaroan-chan." Sakura told him softly. "How can we fight something we." She froze, mid sentence. "Do you."

"Yea, I can feel it." He replied, referring to the large of amount of magic that hit his senses. "It feels like it's coming from the direction of the park."

"What is it?" Tomoyo wondered, "Another Card?"

Sakura shook her head, "I don't think so. I feels different."

"You're right." Kero confirmed, "It's not a Clow Card."

"Maybe it's Cham-si." She suggested.

"No, it's not him either. It's something. I've never felt this kind of magic before." Syaroan replied. The force seemed to ripple, which was something he had never felt an aura do.

"Well, we'll never know what it is unless we go see for ourselves." Sakura suggested.

"You think we should go check it out?" He wondered.

She nodded her confirmation.

"I think it's a good idea." Kero replied.

Syaroan was nervous. What if this was some kind of a trap to get Sakura and the cards? He would never forgive himself if something happened to her.

Sakura must have sensed his unease because she squeezed his hand and gave him a quick kiss. "Nothing's going to happen to me." She assured him, and added with a grin, "Especially when you're there to protect me."

He sighed and gave in. "Fine, let's go."

So they set out towards the presence at a run, Tomoyo and Kero in tow. As they neared the park, the magic got stronger and stronger. It seemed to radiate from one of the large, grassy hills that were scattered through the grounds. Syaroan ran a little ahead of the group and caught a glimpse of something through the trees. He stopped, taking time to analyze it.

The shape, whatever, didn't appear to be any shape at all. It was a silver so bright that it hurt is eyes just looking at it. And the most amazing part was it was floating two feet above the ground.

Syaroan heard a set footsteps behind him stop. He looked back and found Sakura examining the figure. But unlike Syaroan, she knew exactly what it was.

Her face went pale, but she didn't look away. It looked almost as if she were going to faint, so Syaroan quickly walked over to her and wrapped a supporting arm around her waist.

Is she all right? He wondered, looking down on her with concern. Why is she acting this way? It's almost like she saw a.

"Ghost." Sakura breathed and started to tremble. "Syaroan, it's a ghost!"

Now that he thought about it, it did look more like a ghost than anything. But wait, ghosts were one of the few things Sakura was afraid of.

"It's okay Sakura." He soothed, tightening his grip on her, "It's not going to do anything."

She nodded but her body was still shaking.

The ghost looked towards them and made a gesture as if to invite them foreword.

"It wants us to go out there." Syaroan told Sakura.

Again she nodded and with a set face took a step foreword. They walked up the hill together. The closer the got, the surer Syaroan got that this wasn't a normal ghost. It had a powerful aura, powerful but colorless.

The two card captors now stood even with the phantom. He appeared to be a young man somewhere in his mid-twenties with longer hair that had been blonde in life and gray eyes.

"You are Li Syaroan and Kinomoto Sakura?" He question in a voice like the wind.

Sakura nodded shakily and Syaroan answered, "We are."

The man looked please with himself. "I am glad you followed my signals. I have information that can help you defeat Cham-si."

"What is it?" Sakura demanded.

"Be patient. Don't you wish to know who I am?"

"Yes, who are you?" Syaroan asked.

"I am of Saren-jin." Sakura gashed. "You recognize my name?" He questioned.

"Y. yes." She replied. "Cham-si told us about you."

"So you know the story? Very good. Now, I am here to give you the key to Cham-si's final demise."

"What is it?" Syaroan demanded.

"Cham-si is, as you know, part card. Therefore, he can be capture as a card. However, he is very powerful so you must weaken him before capturing him."

"But none of the cards will work on him." Sakura explained.

"I know, mistress. This is why you must find a new card. Five cards were made by Clow Reed for this purpose, only one of them will work."

"How do we know which one it is?"

"Only the opposite to Cham-si's card can effect him." Was the reply.

"What card is Cham-si?"

"I cannot you tell you that."

"Where can we find the other cards?"

"They will come to you. These cards are captured by trials, unlike the Clow cards with must be weakened."

"But what kind of."

"I am sorry. I have no more time here. Good luck on your quest." And with those final words, the ghost of Saren-jin dissolved into a thousand pieces of light before disappearing completely.

Sakura and Syaroan looked at each other, letting the information sink in.

"So we have more cards to capture, are you happy?" Syaroan wondered, taking her hand and walking with her back down the hill.

She shrugged. "I guess. It sounds like it will be harder, but at least Tomoyo will be happy."

The meet up with Kero and Tomoyo at the foot of the hill.

"We have five new cards to catch." Syaroan informed them, "But only one can defeat Cham-si."

"Which one will defeat him?" Tomoyo wanted to know.

Sakura shrugged, "We have to find the one that is the opposite of Cham-si's card. But we don't know what that is yet, so we don't know."

"More cards to capture? Sakura-chan, that means I can make more battle outfits for you!!" Tomoyo exclaimed happily. "It will be just like old times!"

"Tomoyo-chan! I'm too old to go running around in the costumes you make fore me. Plus, these cards are captured by trails and some of the uh. accessories you put on my outfits could get in the way."

"Oh please, Sakura-chan! I'll keep the designs simple, I swear! Please?? Just once, for old times?"

"Oh, all right Tomoyo-chan." She gave in with a sigh, "But keep it simple!"

"Hai Sakura-chan. Can you come over to my house so I can get started? I have the perfect idea!!"

"If you say so, I will." She agreed. Turning to Syaroan, she smiled. "I'll see you later Syaroan-chan. You can come over to my house later, Touya will go crazy when I tell him!"

"Tell him before I come, okay? I want to live to see another day."

She grinned and kissed him deeply (with Tomoyo taping in the back ground) "I will. I'll call you later!"

"Bye Sakura." He called after her, still a little dazed by the kiss. Things were certainly becoming interesting, he thought, they'd just have to see where this all lead to.

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So, how was it? Sorry, I didn't really wanna make up new cards for them to capture, but I have no choice! It'll be different from the show, I swear! I did my best to add some more S+S fluff to it, but it didn't work too well =. Next chapter in a few days. I'm serious this time. The only reason I actually got this one finished was because I got a writing spurt after talking to my very best friend (yes Samie, you) so you all got lucky! Big surprise appearance in the next chapter. Can you guys who it will be?! As always, reviews and flames are welcome, through fanfiction.net or my e-mail (pikogio@yahoo.com). Thanks for all the help and encouragement!!! Until next time ~ Trulie H.