Dum dum dumnnnnn! (Aila's trying to imitate a dramatic drum roll) Yeah! New chapter! I'm on a roll, or sort of. Wohooo! And I left you all with Mahoutsukai. Wasn't that mean of me to do? Ohh, there's profanity in this one.

You guys are soo wonderful. Thank you sooo much.

mad anonymous kid - Arigato, but I didn't quite get the rest of your comment.

Ms. Raye Sinic - (Aila's hopping around) People love my story! Take that Ms. Hughes, mean old English Honors 2 teacher! Hahahah. That teacher hates my guts, but I passed with a C this grading period. Better than the barely passing D from last 9 weeks. ^_^''

AnzIceGoddess - Yeah, they kissed! ^_^ I didn't know I had it in me. What am I saying, of course I did.

Little Blossom - Cute, yeah. I guess that describes it. ^_____^

Kallima - You think I'll make an awesome book writer. THANK YOU! (Another point for me! Ms. Hughes - 20, Aila - 2. Yeah! Take that, I'm coming up on her! Of course your not a hentai. They absolutely must be together! They are the best anime couple in history! Or at least in my opinion they are. Sorry if it turns out this chapter doesn't turned out like you predicted though. I didn't plan on makng it bloody, just a quick give up, buuuut... you got me thinking.

Bil - Thank you so much for telling me about my little "were" problem. I had no idea I was doing that. I sort of rushed a little through that chapter too. As soon I was finished, I posted it, and forgot all about checking for grammar and spelling. Ayiee, another point for Mrs. Hughes. Hughes - 21, Aila - 2. I'll try fixing that next time I do my usual correcting mistakes in chapters I do months after their done. But from now on, I'm keeping an eye on my "were"s. I need to get Microsoft word. The stupid Works Word processor doesn't fix grammar mistakes. .'

Kazumi Tachikawa - Sorry if this isn't ASAP enough. ^_^' I'm really lazy, but I tried.

Sweet Anime Fan - Yes, naughty. Naughty good ^_^. (little brother yells "Aila's a hentai") Doh! Anyway, I had to get rid of Tomoyo and Eriol. I just had to so they (S+S ^_^) would feel more freedom to... explore new territory! Hehehe, yeah, that's it!

Ohhhhh, my heads all groggy. o_O. I just finished The Client and Club Vampire. Some times my choosing of reading materials surprises even me. Finish a murder case in New Orleans with a kid an 50 year old women from the mind of John Grisham, and go strait into vampire hunting and zombie raising with good old Anita Blake the Executioner, but then I go on to write fan fiction, and then read CCS fan fiction. Maybe I'll read some classic next. Oh yeah, I'm supposed to finish Huck Finn for school. I'll give myself another point. Ms. Hughes - 21, Aila - 3! Yeah! I hope Ms. Hughes NEVER finds me here. I'd be so embarrassed by some of my comments.

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It was unknown to her how long they had kissed, but it felt too soon when she felt his lips slowly leave hers. She opened her eyes and saw his slowly begin to open and look to her with a softness she loved. She did hesitate as she begun wrapping her arms around his neck and pulled him down to her again. She closed her eyes once again anticipating to feel his lips on hers, but instead he begun to kiss the side of her neck. This unexpected sensation brought at gasp from her as it sent an electrifying shock through her spine with each kiss. She stretched out her neck welcoming it.

"My, my." Sakura opened her eyes wide hearing his voice. Shaoran slowly let go of and stood up and faced Mahoutsukai with a glare. "Sorry to interrupt such an... intimate moment, but you see, I felt a giant surge of magic from here and came to investigate. Imagine my surprise when it turned out to be exactly who we're looking for."

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Cherry Blossoms and Magic

Chapter 13
A kiss can lead to consequence

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Shaoran already had a hand on his pendant, and he felt Sakura begin to rise behind him. Mahoutsukai was walking towards them and Shaoran didn't even hesitate to bring out the sword and hold it threatingly in from of him. It glinted in the moonlight, and Mahoutsukai hesitated, not taking another step.

"Oh?" Amusement coated his voice. "You wish to fight, do you?" Mahoutsukai begun to chuckle some, and as if on cue the sounds of movement came from all around, and men begun to emerge from the shadows, fully armed, and surrounding them completely. Their where about twenty of them in the very least, and by the way each of them handled their weapons, Shaoran had no doubt about them knowing how to use them.

"Have it your way." Mahoutsukai grinned.

Shaoran never took his eyes off Mahoutsukai , but whispered to Sakura, "Stay close to me."

He sensed her nod, and at that moment a few man were jumping at them, swords raised. Shaoran took a quick step forward, meeting the closest man, sword ready. It was a quick strike to the neck with little blood, and that man was no longer a problem. In his next move Shaoran made a quick block at a strike meant for his leg. Out of the corner of his eye he spotted another man coming from behind where Sakura was.

"Get down!" He yelled. He felt her crouch immediately, and he leaned forward, placing all his weight on the sword. Shaoran didn't have time to keep their swords locked. He suddenly gave his strength into it, and the man was forced to jump back, and Shaoran made a sharp turn, making a wide swing. There was the sickening sound of metal cutting flesh as the sword sliced trough the man's abdomen. The man feel, sword still raised above his head. Shaoran could see the other men standing back, not attacking. Each waiting for their turn. They would come one after the other, until he was tired or made a mistake.

He heard a grunt, and there was a strong blow from above which he immediately met with his sword, but was forced on to one knee by the weight. He could feel the air around him tingle as Sakura began to transform her wand. Shaoran suddenly felt a sharp kick to his shoulder that caused him to loose his balance, landing on his back with his head on Sakura's lap. I should of been killed there, he thought, but then it clicked. Of course, Mahoutsukai needed them alive.

"Daijobu?" Sakura asked looking down at him, eyes wide with worry and fear.

He gave as much of a nod he could muster, and than gave a swift kick upward at the man, causing him to fall back, clutching his groin. Shaoran took this time to get back on his feet, and helped Sakura up with a hand as he watched the others who where staying back. Two men lay dead on the ground which was now turning red from the blood, and he could sense Sakura begin to feel sick with nausea.

"Don't look at it." He told her as he begun to block blows again. He killed those men because he thought they where trying to kill them. Great, just great. Now there where two men dead because of him. He would just have to reassure himself that they had killed plenty of innocent people It probably was true if they worked for Mahoutsukai.

There was a sudden movement behind him, and he turned just in time to see a man snatch Sakura agianst him, sword pressed against her throat.

"Drop your sword out or reach, or she gets a nice clean cut across her pretty little throat."

Shaoran stood dead still. Sakura was trying her best not to look scared as the cold still pressed against her neck, but he could feel how scared she was. As if to prove he wasn't playing around, the man began to pressed harder. Shaoran saw Sakura wince, and he felt a pain on his neck. Apparently his ability to sense what she was feeling had increased immensely. There was now a little blood on the blade, and a small, shallow cut was now on her neck.

Shaoran threw his sword down in defeat, and it hit the with a dull thud. Shaoran was glaring at the man he would get back at for hurting her. As soon as the sword was away from him, the other men were on him. One of them punched him in the stomach, and they grabbed his arms and begun binding them with rope.

"That was quite a fight." Mahoutsukai said as he walked up to him. "You've been trained rather well, but it's to be expected." He begun walking towards Sakura, and taking hold of her wand, yanked it from her grasp. He watched as it begun to turn back into a key while in his hands. When it was back in its original form, he clutched it in his palm. "To imagine we almost passed you two. We would of went right by if it weren't for that blast of magic. For a minute I thought it was Adrenta. But it was you two kissing. How interesting. Care if I try?"

"Don't you dare fucking touch her!" Shaoran begun to struggle and he felt his feet go out from under him, and he feel to the ground, pinned.

Mahoutsukai was leaning towards her, and she backed up into the man who held her arms. She didn't care who she back into as long as she could get away from him. Mahoutsukai grabbed her chin, and the man holding her kept her from moving. God no, he was going to kiss her! A second later she felt him press his mouth against hers, and he was about to go further when she opened her mouth, but at that precise moment she bit down hard on one of his lips. She could taste blood in her mouth when he snapped away, hand rubbing where she bit, eyes burning with rage. Mahoutsukai raised his hand, and brought it down hard against the side of her face. Luckily for her, if you'd call it luck, he had struck her with his palm out.

If Shaoran wasn't struggling to get out of their grasp before, he sure the hell was now. He had managed to get to his feet, but then one of the men kneed him in the stomach, sending him crumpling to the ground. If Sakura wasn't being restrained by the man that held her, she would of done the same. She hadn't seen Shaoran kicked, but she had felt like someone had kicked her just the same.

"Bring them." Mahoutsukai said while glaring down at her coldly.

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They had been dragged through the woods back to the road where horses, more people, and palanquins awaited. (A/N: a palanquin is sort of ancient Asia's answer to the carriage, except they're carried by people. Here, think big boxes with doors and bars to carry them.)

Someone drew the curtain to one of the palanquins, and threw Shaoran in, and her next with no more care than they had for Shaoran. She tried landing on her side because her hands where currently tired up behind her back. Her upped body's fall was cushioned by Shaoran, and she suspected her landing had hurt him more than her. The curtain was dropped, and they felt the palanquin begin to move.

She sat up and begun to scoot away, giving Shaoran room. "Are you alright?"

"Yeah." He answered as she begun to watch him begin to do something with his arms. "You?"

"Umhmm." She looked on in awe as he begun to bring his arms below him, still tied, and some how loop them all the way and around past his legs. His hands where now in front of him, and be begun to attack the knot in the rope with his teeth. He must be really flexible she thought as she attempted to move her arms around like she saw him do. She gave up. There was no chance was it happening.

She suddenly felt hands begin to untie the rope, and saw that Shaoran had finished with his ropes while she was messing around attempting to do what she saw him do. He was now skillfully lopping the rope binding her.

"Sorry about landing on you."

"Its not your fault, and I think I'd be softer to land on then the wood floor of this palanquin."

So he preferred her to fall on him than the floor? She felt herself begin to blush, and suddenly her hands where free. She begun rubbing her wrist where the rope had bounded them, when she felt his hand gently brush the red mark on her face, and his eyes where softly looking into hers with concern. She almost had forgot about that. Now the area where Mahoutsukai had slapped her hurt under the slightest touch. She winced and Shaoran took away his hand. He said some harsh sounding words at this in a foreign language and she was quick to pick up Mahoutsukai's name in it. She assumed he was he was cussing him out in his language. This actually made her feel a bit relaxed.

"It hurts." He suddenly said gently. Not a question, but she nodded anyway.

There was slience, and she watched as begun Shaoran to lay down on the wooden floor next to her, arm behind his head. His eyes where staring at the ceiling of their "cell." The palanquin was square, and long enough for a tall person to lay across it either way, which Shaoran was easily proving. The walls where wood, and to the left and right was a opening, or door way covered by a red curtain. Moonlight came in like a beam through the little square towards the ceiling on the back wall. It gave off the little light they had.

She assumed that it was a bit hard for them to escape. Mahoutsukai had taken their cards, her wand, and Shaoran's sword. Outside four people carried the palanquin, and it one of them where to suddenly get out of it, there was no way they wouldn't been seen. That and Mahoutsukai and more people everywhere around them. She didn't want to think about it anymore.

She begun to lay on her side next to him, and closed her eyes while listening to the plop of horse hooves, footsteps, and felt the gentle swaying of the palanquin. She felt a comforting, and warm feeling fill through her. Maybe it was because Shaoran was next to her. Suddenly she sensed eyes on her and slowly opened hers. Shaoran was laying on his side like her, and watching her. He wasn't glaring at her, or giving her those eyes with no emotion. His where gentle, warm, and full of something that she thought could even be love. She felt smiled.

Sakura begun shifting over to him, and set her head lightly in the alcove near his shoulder. She was smiling when he put his arms around her, and she felt she could get used to this. She liked being in his arms. He moved slightly, and felt him gently kiss her forehead, before setting his head back down. Yeah, she could get so comfortable like that that she would never care if she left.

She fell off to sleep while listening to the soft rhythmic beat of his heart.

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Shaoran sat, back to the wall, arm resting on a knees. There was a sight smile on his lips while he watched her.

Earlier when he woke up and moved away, a slight frown erupted on her face that went away after he brushed stray hairs from her face. Even if she didn't realize it yet, he knew she could sense his emotions. It was a two way thing, most defiantly.

He then looked to the bruise now appearing on her cheek where Mahoutsukai had slapped her. The smile vanished. He then also remembered the cut on her throat from the sword that wasn't visible at the moment. It was small and thin, and wouldn't leave a scar, but still, he wasn't able to protect her from him last night. Would he be able to protect her next time? He was disturbed in the fact that he somehow knew there would be a next time.

He took his eyes from her face and the bruise, and looked at the floor while he listened to the sounds coming from outside He had been awake for several hours right now, the sun disappeared from the window hours ago. He predicted it to be about 3 hours before dusk.

There was the sound of approaching foot steps. The curtain was pulled to the side, and a gruffly looking man stuck his head in, looked to him, then at Sakura, and left, shutting the curtain again. This happened about every hour, and every once in a while it was a new person checking on them. They didn't seem at all worried that they had gotten out of the ropes.

How would they get out of this one? He had hours to think about it, and still nothing came. He also doubted that Eriol would come to their rescue this time.

He looked back to Sakura. How long could she stay asleep?

Mahoutsukai had taken the cards from them, and that meant the dream card as well. Perhaps now she was having a normal sleep, maybe even with normal dreams. Who knows, maybe he was in it and it was a very good dream. He almost chuckled at his little thought. He saw a slight smile come to her lips then. Coincidence? Who knows, maybe he was right about dream.

The curtains where now moving on the right. It was too early for another check. He watched in surprise as a little yellow paw grabbed the frame of the doorway, and the yellow head surfaced, and begun to pull his way in.

"What happened, you wonder what happened to your breakfast?"

Cerberus glared at him as he whipped off some dirt from his yellow fur. "Hope your happy, baka, your little exploit with Sakura got you caught!"

"Really?" He responded dryly. "I didn't notice. They seemed like nice people just offering us a lift to the mountain. And lower your voice, you don't want to attract a guard."

"This is your fault you know."

"Why do you say that?" Shaoran was getting more annoyed with Kero by the second.

"Your the one who kissed her!" Kero added a little angry growl to the end.

"How do you know she wasn't the one who kissed me first?"

"Sakura would never do that."

"How can you be so sure?"

He was quite for a second, but continued glaring at him. "I saw you. You had your arms wrapped all around her. She wouldn't of been able to get away if she wanted to."

"Well if you watched through the whole thing, you'd see she had her arms around me too, and I wouldn't of been able to get away "If I wanted to."" And to add on to it, Shaoran added, "Do you always spy on your mistress?"

"Well gee, excuse me If I was practically thrown against a tree while asleep I may add, from a giant shock wave of magic! You guys let out so much that anyone within 20 miles and a magic sense would of felt it."

There was a sudden mumble for Sakura. "Kero, leave me alone. I want to sleep."

They looked at her for a moment, and Shaoran smiled. She was still asleep.

"You look awfully happy for a guy whose been captured and is on pretty much at the base of Mount Fuji. And why is Sakura still asleep? You two didn't do anything, did you?"

Shaoran looked at bit surprised. They where already to mount Fuji?

"No way!" He practically yelled. Sakura stirred some. Shaoran looked to the curtain for any sign of a guard coming. "You couldn't of! Your captured! You couldn't of did it!"

"Did what?" Shaoran asked, clearly annoyed and ready to throw the stupid guardian out the window at the first sign of someone approaching.

"You know!" Kero pointed and accusing paw into Shaoran's face. "Not only did you have to contaminate my mistress once, but again in the same night even worst!"

Shaoran stared in disbelief at the thing. "You assume way to much for a child's toy."

"I am not a child's toy, you Chinese GAKI!"

At that moment, Sakura chose to sit up and look at them both. "Quite fighting already." She commanded annoyed, and begun rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.

"He started it." Shaoran finished, receiving a glare from Kero.

They suddenly heard foot steps from outside, and Shaoran was about to grab Kero and do exactly what he planned, but the guardian beast was quicker, and flew into his usual hiding place... Sakura's obi.

A man then open the curtain, startling Sakura for a second. He peered in and glared at them. Shaoran of course glared at him back.

"Get out." Was all the man said, and shut the curtain. At that moment the felt to palanquin begin to lower, and was set on the ground.

Sakura looked at Shaoran in uncertainty as he begun to open the curtain, and jump out. All men in Mahoutsukai's little army where there, watching him. Mahoutsukai was at the head of it, at the base of some weathered looking stairs. Shaoran looked up. Although it was a gradual steep, the mountain loomed above them. They where here.

The turned about and gave Sakura a hand to help her out. She stepped out and was in equal awe at looking up at the mountain.

What would happen now?

"As you can see," Mahoutsukai begun, not looking at al annoyed that they weren't wearing the ropes. Apparently no one cared. "we are at the base of mount Fuji."

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Dun dun dunnnnnnnnn....

Paranoia, paranoia, everybody's coming to get me!
Just say you never met me,
I'm running under ground with some more stinking holes, (I think)
Hear the voices in my head,
I swear to god it sounds like their snoring.
But if you board then your boring.
The agony in the irony,
Their killing me!
I'm not sick but I'm not well,
cause I'm in hell-

Opps, got carried away. My singings horrible too. Yipee! Its the Outlaw star ending is next! As you can see, I also have a weird mixture of music.

Now, I take a rest for the night. I finished another chapter, and I have the next one to concentrate. I can assure you it will be very long, for it may be the final chapter. We shall see. Hehehe. Ohhhh, lack of sleep gets me too giddy.

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