Woah pokey and ~*princess icestar*~! You guys are quick. I hope you and everyone else enjoy this chapter. It was excedinly long for me, and now I'm tired and grumpy, and feel I should of possibly did more bad stuff to the little wolf. However, since I am getting into a really temperamental mood now, it would be very bad for more stories if I worked on it anymore. I. AM. SO. TIRED. Sleep. I need to sleep in. Thank god tomorrow is Sunday. Wish tomorrow was Saturday though, but then I wouldn't sleep in cause I'd be watching Sturday morning cartoons. You know, I'm getting to like Eriol's dubb voice. You know, the one when he's not pretending to be a kid's voice. Its in my opinion one of the best voices on their. I like it. Suppie and ruby though are totally oposite, and they changed my Xio Lang's voice! Just when I accepted the last one, they change it to someone else. Well guess what Ruri-chan has to say to you Nelvana? BAKA!

Nothing much. Finished my research for this chapter, because I forgot the name of the demon and stuff, but here we go!

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"Ready!" Tomoyo came back, carrying 2 bags. "I have some of your stuff too, Sakura, so lets go!"

Eriol and Shaoran picked up their bags next to the table, and followed Tomoyo to the back exit.

Sakura continued watching the guards now 2 houses away, when she saw a tall man in black robes. A chill went up her spine. It was him.

"Come on! Lets get out of here!" Shaoran had ran back when Sakura was noticed missing, and he took hold of her arm and led her to the back yard. The sounds of soldiers approaching the house filled their ears.

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Cherry Blossoms and Magic

~ Chapter 6
Recollections of the Past, Vengeance is Called

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They stormed out into the bright sunshine of the garden located in the back of the house. It was a bit of a simple garden, but very pretty, with a lone Sakura tree in the center, and nadeshiko and peonies near it.

Recollections of the times her and Tomoyo filled Sakura's minds as Li led her to the far wall.

"I CAN SENSE IT! WE'RE NEAR!" They both stopped cold recognizing the voice.

"Come on!" Tomoyo called to them from atop the wall next to Eriol.

Shaoran let go of her arm, and she ran over to the wall, where Tomoyo and Eriol leaned over to pull her up. Out of the corner of her eyes she spotted Shaoran scale the wall in one leap. Again she was amazed that anyone could jump like that.

Just when Sakura made it to the top of the wall, voices and yells came from behind her.

"There! On that wall!" Sakura turned to see about 5 soldiers and samurai running towards them.

Eriol jumped down to the other side of the wall, and helped Tomoyo down.

'No time to wait for him to help me.' She thought as jumped down, unfortunately as soon as she did so, she lost her footing. A strong arm caught her, and helped her stand up strait.

"OK?" Shaoran asked. She couldn't help but stare into his eyes.

"Ummhmmm." She nodded, for some reason unable to talk at the moment.

"Lets all head over there." Shaoran pointed to the busy market less than a block away. "We can loose them in the crowd." Sakura knew he was right. The crowds in the market required you to push yourself through. "Don't run or you'll attract attention."

Everyone began to walk hurriedly towards the market. She watched in awe as Shaoran's sword turned back into a necklace.

They had just reached the crowd when they turned and spotted samurai scaling the wall. With that, they didn't need encouragement to get into the crowd. Sakura next to Tomoyo, followed Eriol and Shaoran who where leading them. One in a while a vender yelled out to them to buy something, and every once and a while people gave the men odd looks because of their foreign clothing.

"We need to get them less interesting clothing." Tomoyo said to her, oblivious to the subjects by the noise of the crowd.

Sakura nodded in agreement. "I suppose you have ideas as to what?"

"Ahhh, Sakura-chan. You know me too well!"

"Make way! The emperors soldiers and samurai are coming through! Make way! Make way for Mahoutsukai-sama!"

The crowds instantly began to dissipate as people went to opposite sides of the roads. Sakura looked to the other end of the street, and saw soldiers coming from that direction as well.

"Over here you two!" Eriol called to them as he disappeared down an alley. They followed quickly, Sakura thanking Kami-sama for the exit.

The alley was unexpectedly clear, and they where all running down it.

"Sakura-chan!" Kero appeared beside her.

"Hai!" she replied, trying her best to keep up with Shaoran and Eriol. She noticed Tomoyo was beginning to lag.

"Take out the key I gave you! You might have to use it! You remember the chants I told you, right?"

"Yeah... but-huff... I don't know which card is which!"

"Don't worry, I'll tell you."

Sakura pulled out the key, and untied it from her neck. They had almost reached the other road.

"The key that holds the power of darkness.
Reveal your true form to me.
I, Sakura, commands thee under convert.
Release!"

After she repeated what Kero had so kindly made her memorize, the wand began to grow, and it had done the many times she practiced it.

They ran out onto the street, only to stop dead in their tracks. Every road have soldiers marching down it towards them.

Kero landed on her shoulder. "Get ready to use a card if needed." They soldiers marched closer.

Sakura had her cards in her hands and was now sorting through them. 'Which one to use?' She shifted through them till she came to a card with the picture of a sword on it. "Is this the sword card Kero?"

"Yeah."

'Not one of the strongest but its a weapon.'

"Thunder!" Sakura turned just in time to see Shaoran strike the card with his sword, sending a bolt of electricity jolting to the nearest group of soldiers, who jumped back and partially retreated to escape from the attack. He did the same down each road, making sure the soldier's kept their distance.

Sakura saw Eriol also had a wand out, whick was like a sun, and about 5 times longer than hers.

Behind her, guards began to move, clearing away a path. Behind them she watched silently as the man in the dead black robes approached. He stopped about 10 feet from them, his robes fluttering in the breeze.

"I see, Li-san, so you have possession of the cards. I must commend you. After years of searching in the library, the book never showed itself to me. I could feel its presence, and I knew it to be in there. But I assume it thought me unworthy for some reason. Imagine that."

Sakura was slowly returning her cards back into her obi when he looked her way. He eyed Kero oddly, then looked to her wand and smiled at her.

"You too, Ying Fa?"

She didn't answer.

"Ahhh, the day is full of surprises. First a lovely sorceress missing from the banquet, and in the same night, a book stolen. Then today, It's reported that our honored guest from China had disappeared somewhere, and here I find all that was missing on one lonely street in the southern market district of Kyoto."

No one said anything, so Mahoutsukai took a step forward, to which Shaoran responded by lifting his sword threateningly.

A deep laugh erupted from Mahoutsukai that echoed off the buildings, piercing the silence even more.

"That laugh..." she whispered. "Its..."

A 6 year old Sakura had awoken to the sounds of swords, yells, and ripping walls. She was alone and frightened, then a young boy entered the room.

"Its all right Sakura." He comforted. "Lets go take a walk, neh?"

"Oni-chan." She felt tears come down as she hugged her brother. "Are poppa and mama all right?"

"Of course they are. Why wouldn't they be. There's nothing to worry about." At that moment a yell came from not to far off, her brother looked worriedly in the directing of its origin. "Come on, Kaiju, lets take that walk."

He let her get on his back, and he carried her out into the yard. When they had made it half way, a loud crash had came from her room.

At this Touya had begun running, and set her near the small hole in the wall that only she could fit through.

"Now listen carefully, Sakura." He had begun. "I want you to go and stay at Auntie's house with Tomoyo for a while, all right?"

The little girl nodded her head in comprehension.

"Go now!" when he said this, she had clasped onto her brother, hugging him in the best death-grip her little hand could attempt. He quickly caressed her head, gave her a hug for as long as he dared, they looked at her. He gently whipped the tears from her eyes, and lifted her chin to face him.

"Don't cry. You'll see me again. So don't worry. I want to see my genki baby sister go on to Tomoyo-chan's and have fun."

She gave him a little smile.

"Thats right."

They heard foot steps, signaling someone had entered the yard. He quickly pushed her into the hole. Once she crawled through, she heard her brother begin to run.

"Where do you think your going boy?" one voiced asked.

"What are you going to do with that sword?" another voice questioned.

She had heard steel meet steal for a few seconds, and after that came the laughter. When she heard that, she had begun to run.

Sakura came back to her senses in a daze, slowly realizing that Shaoran was conversing with Mahoutsukai. HIM.

Tears began to sting her eyes.

"He... he was the one."

Tomoyo was the only one who heard her, and looked at her in confusion.

Sakura didn't hesitate any longer.

She quickly brought forth the card which was still in her hand, and threw it in the air before her. "Sword!" she yelled as she slammed the wand into the card with all her might, instantly sensing the wand's change. Then she ran towards Mahoutsukai, who was smiling at her.

Every thing seemed to move slowly as she charged him. As she began to swing, he raised his arm.

BAM!

She was at Tomoyo's feet, the sword lost from her grasp next to her, and it slowly began to transform back into the pink wand. Defeated.

"Sakura!" Tomoyo yelled, falling on her knees to her side.

Sakura picked up her wand, and stood up, her side aching from the light blast.

"YOU KILLED THEM!"

Mahoutsukai looked at her with newly found interest. "I killed them?"

Sakura didn't answer. Tears where now streaming down her face, but she managed to stand up right, glaring at him.

"Lets see here..." he began to pretend to think. "Ying Fa? No thats your not your name, but close. Your friend called you Sakura. Your not Chinese, your Japanese."

Sakura no longer cared. She wanted him to know who she was.

"You know, right now you stand with a look that reminds me of a woman I once knew. Yes, the resemblance is uncanny. You look like her idiotic husband as well. I know who you are now." He took a step closer.

She clutched her wand in her hands, and looked him in the eye. "I am Kinomotto Sakura, and I swear vengeance on you on behalf of my family."

"Vengeance?" He came closer still. "My dear, a creature such as your self doesn't need venge-"

A bolt of electricity came between them, leaving her skin tingling.

"Next time I'll aim at you! Back away!"

Shaoran stood, sword pointing at Mahoutsukai. Samurai began to move restlessly, fearing for their master's safety.

"I said back away!"

Mahoutsukai stood for a moment, studying the new threat, then sent a sidelong glance look at Sakura. He then turned, and began to walk back to his samurai.

'He's walking away?' she thought.

"TENJU!" Mahoutsukai had suddenly whirled around, sending a black wind swirling towards them.

When it hit her, Sakura was able to stand for a few seconds, but then the forced increased, sending her slamming back into a wall, hitting her head hard.

The torrent winds subsided, and Sakura began to realize she was feeling faint. 'Stay awake. Damit, Stay awake!" She tried to stand up, but only made it too her knees, her throbbing head preventing her from going further.

A groan came from next to her. It was Shaoran.

"Arghhhhhh." He began to force himself up with his sword as support.

'Tomoyo? Eriol?' she searched for them, and spotted them further along the wall. Tomoyo was knocked out, unconscious on the ground. Eriol was propped up next to her with his wand, glaring at Mahoutsukai.

"What a cowardly attack. Call upon a demon to do your fighting. Pure cowardice. What ever happened to this "Bushido" code I hear so much about?" Eriol managed a cocky grin as Mahoutsukai faced him. Thats when Sakura noticed the massive dark beast next to him.

It had a man like body, but the head and wings of a raven. It's black eye studied Eriol with hunger. Sakura knew what it was. One of the most unholiest creatures of Japan. The Tenju.

Mahoutsukai mouthed the word "Go", and Sakura watched in horror as it shot towards Eriol and Tomoyo.

"SHIELD!" She heard him yell as the bird demon made impact. Eriol held his wand before him, and seemed to be meditating to keep the new blue orb surrounding him and Tomoyo.

The tenju struck again, this time harder, and Sakura noticed Eriol cringe. 'He can't keep that up for long, he's exhausted already!'

Every time the beast struck, which was about 5 times a second, Sakura could feel his aura weaken, and the shield dimmed.

'I need to do-'

The tenju made another attack, this time the hardest yet, causing Eriol to collapse on impact, and the shield to fade away, leaving them defenseless.

"NO!" She cried.

The tenju lurched forward, and began instantly became the black torrent of smoke again, and began to surround the two, blocking them from view.

"Wind, DESCEND!" Shaoran yelled, sending a gust of wind at the black cloud, which pushed it away, only to show no one beneath. The cloud moved to the side, and became a solid form again.

Mahoutsukai began to laugh again.

''They can't be dead... they can't.'

"Can you not see? Its hopeless, give up now, and you may be spared."

"THUNDER!" Shaoran yelled as stabbed his sword into the ground, getting on one knee to project all energy he could muster into the attack.

A giant spear of lightning shot from him, and bulleted to Mahoutsukai, only to meet the tenju, who responded with a loud shriek, but then seemed to absorb the rest.

Shaoran slumped forward, gritting his teeth at his defeat and pain.

"Sakura, you have to do something!" Kero whispered in her ear, clearly frightened of the tenju."

"I know." Was all she could respond, the tenju turned to her, staring at her with its black glassy orb.

Sakura was thankful that Kero had explained what each cards picture was earlier, so she found the card she needed instantly.

"SHIELD!" She yelled as the beast began to move to her.

This time a almost solid pink orb surround her and Shaoran.

"What are you doing, Sakura?" She grimaced at his using her name, then at the tenju slamming in to her shield. Even though she had more power of it being a Clow card, what was happening to Eriol was happening to her.

"If you give up now, I won't have to risk injuring you. It would be quite a waste of my tenju got a little carried away. Couldn't you see that a shield didn't work for your friends."

Sakura was ignoring him, and searching through her deck till she came across the card with the bird.

"FLY!" she called as she tapped the wand to the card. Wings instantly appeared on her wand, and the wand began to float.

The tenju rammed into her shield again. She could now feel her magic lessen with each attack.

"Hurry and get on! You can take the other guy with you on it!" Kero yelled.

Sakura grabbed hold of the bar, and turned to Shaoran.

"Li-san, come on."

Shaoran stepped forward, exhaustion showing throughout his whole body, and he eyed the wand oddly.

"It's the Fly card you idiot, now get on!"

Shaoran didn't argue, and as soon as he was on, the wand shot up in the air.

Unfortunately, Sakura soon realized the tenju didn't have wings for nothing. It squawked a yell of protest, seeing it's prey fly away, and flew after them. Sakura looked down to see Mahoutsukai giving her an evil smile, causing her to shiver.

THUD!

The tenju slammed into the shield again. At least she knew it was still there, but they couldn't do this for long. Sakura spotted the woods not too far off, and set it as her target.

"We have to do something about the tenju!" Shaoran yelled from behind.

"I can't, I'm already using 2 cards!"

The tenju began to fly high above them, and then made a terrifying dive right at them. The impact was so harsh on her, it sent her lurching forward for a second.

They where now only about a mile from the forest, and she felt Shaoran movie behind her.

"Firey!" She heard him yell, and heat filled the air as a pillar of flames shot at the bird, causing it to sheik in agony as it was covered in flames.

"Time!"

'He's using another card!' She looked behind her, and saw the tenju suspended in mid air, with frozen flames engulfing it.

"Hurry." Shaoran croaked weakly. "I can't keep it up much longer. We need to hide."

"Right!" She agreed, and began to travel down towards the forest.

Suddenly the wand felt much lighter.

She looked over, and saw Shaoran hurling towards the ground. He had finally blacked out, and fallen off of the wand.

"Shaoran!" She began to dive after him, plummeting at a neck breaking speed heading towards the deadly branches of the trees.

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Oh man, am I tired. This was one of the longest chapters I've ever wrote. But I liked it. The flash back came out better than I had it originally. Poor Touya. Oh well, my story. And I left you all off with Tomoyo and Eriol disappearing, and Shaoran plummeting towards a possible death, and a giant tenju chasing after them. Sorry, but I'm too tired to feel sorry for leaving you all with a cliff hanger right now.

Any way, I'm going to get back to work on my overly abused fic, "Small Meets Big" before I work on the next chapter of this. I really need to update that story, and I already have an idea of what I might do, so it will most likely be less than a week when I get the next chapter of this story up, so don't despair.

Ahhh, finishing a nice, long chapter feels very gratifying. If you want more long chapters, give me more reviews! This chapter was 20k long! The most I ever wrote for a fanfiction is this story. Yawn. Good night. Maybe I'll dream of what will happen with Shaoran and Sakura. Yeah, that would be nice.