March 23, 2002 = Hey everyone! I got another chapter written! I'm so sorry about not getting up the chapter sooner. I had a lot of things to do. I barely know how this story is gonna come out.. I keep changing the plot! Hehe…
I hope I can finish this story! I got another one coming up!
… I don't know what the title is gonna be yet though… anyway, I hope its gonna be real good...
I took a lot of planning for this next story I'm gonna have… its gonna be a real sad story though if you don't mind… GEEZ! There are so many angel stories out there! *hint hint*
Don't worry, my story isn't gonna be like those… cuz I don't even know what those ones are about!!!!

I wrote this chapter a little more seriously than my other chapters.

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN CCS and all their characters!

The Master's Stone

Chapter 16

By: AznTiGeR1628

Sakura had met Syaoran, Jing, Si Mun, and Tomoyo yesterday to spar. Sakura had only watched from the side of the field as the other three faced off one another. Eventually Syaoran dropped out of the match to rest. The two girls were left to practice themselves. It took a very long time before one of the two got the upper hand because they practically knew every move the other had. After a long time Si Mun finally got the advantage because Jing was getting a bit tired.

It was dark by the time Si Mun and Jing had finished sparring. So they all left on their separate ways. Sakura walked home, Tomoyo had her escorts, and the other three hopped on the rooftops. Tomoyo had urged Sakura to get in the car to drive her home but Sakura had refused and wanted to walk. Unable to change Sakura's mind, Tomoyo told her to be careful and then left.

Before the last of the crew left, Si Mun told Sakura that they were gonna drop by her house in the morning to walk to school together. Finally the group parted, three of them hopping on top of the roofs as quietly as cats, and the other one walking home.

Sakura rolled around in her bed. It was dark outside and she could see many bright stars in the sky. The moon was out and shining though her window as she walked over to it.

Today was Sunday and tomorrow would be another day of school. Except it wasn't just ANY day of school. Syaoran would be there too! Sakura smiled wistfully at that thought. She hoped with all her heart that he might be in the same classes with her.

The light brown haired girl turned back to her bed to try and get some sleep. Then she stopped as she was going to walk over. She turned back around and climbed out the window onto the roof.

"Fly Card. Release." Sakura whispered. Out grew wings behind her back as she prepared to jump up and fly off through the clouds.

Unknown to her though, was a pair of eyes watching her climb onto the roof. In the bushes was a dark clothed person. The only things your could see were big blue eyes watching Sakura call upon the Fly card. He noticed that she didn't seem to have any of her cards with her. The nightgown she wore had no pockets. Sakura flapped her wings a few times to test them and then she darted upwards into the night sky with not so much as a sound of the wings beat in the air.

The pair of eyes watched her soar into the sky until no more could be seen of her as she flew over the town. Whoever the person was, he stood up. Then he climbed the tree and into the window.

When he got inside, he looked around. It was an ordinary girl's room but he saw no kind of Clow book.

He opened the first drawer of her desk and to his surprise, there it was! Except it wasn't the kind of Clow book that was described to him. It was pink and had the word SAKURA on the front in big gold letters. He shrugged and snatched the book quietly. He pulled a black bag from his belt to stash the book away.

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Sakura flew through the clouds with no worry on her mind. She could fly freely and just think of whatever she wanted to. What she really wanted to know was why Si Mun and Jing were here. Maybe for a reason? Or maybe just to come stay with their cousin for awhile. But, Jing and Si Mun knew magic and how to fight. Maybe they DID come for a purpose. Was there some evil in Japan that she herself, the powerful Clow Mistress, can't get rid of? Or did they know she might be in some kind of danger?

Sakura had so many questions floating in her mind that she wanted an answer to. She didn't notice she flew home until the sight of someone coming out of her window snapped her out of her reverie.

The person looked up as he jumped out of the window. She flew towards the ground and landed softly in front of him. "What do you think your doing going into my room? Give me back whatever you took!"

The person backed up and pulled out a sword. It was long and black with a shiny black handle. She noticed on its side was the picture of a long red teardrop. 'Probably to represent a drop of blood.' Sakura thought. "Never." Said the thief.

Sakura frowned. "Then I'll just have to steal it back." Sakura concentrated on her cherry blossom and Clow key. The bag that was tied to the person's black belt started to shine. Sakura frowned. "So it is my book you stole!" Sakura quietly said. She thrust her hand out and the book inside the bag forced itself out to fly straight into her open hands. Sakura didn't open her book but called upon the sword card.

'Sword, Help me defeat this person.'

"Sword! Release!" In Sakura's hand, was the long sword that was pictured on the Sword card. She started to glow pink from the card's power. The thief's blue eyes started to widen as he clutched his sword in front of the Clow Mistress.

Sakura turned back to the thief with blazing eyes. She whispered fiercely. "You tried to steal my book. How about you try to steal it now!" Sakura lunged at her opponent. The thief was quick and strong, Sakura noticed. He blocked her parries and thrusts. As she started to tire, she noticed he did too. But Sakura wasn't going to give up without a fight.


With new energy from the Power card, the thief had no chance of winning. Suddenly, when she brought her sword down upon him, he dodged and pulled away. He took something out of his pocket. They were two glass balls with red liquid in one and blue liquid in the other. He threw one down and then the other in quick succession. Sakura thought it might be some kind of gas and if she was poisoned or put into a sleep, then the person would be able to take the book. "Shield! Release!"

A pink bubble surrounded her and after a second when the red and blue liquid mixed, there was a big flash of yellow and a huge puff of smoke. Sakura couldn't see where the person had gone. By the time the smoke cleared, the person had left. Sakura snapped her fingers. "Man! He got away."

She called back her cards and used the Jump card to get her through her window. Kero was still asleep and Touya and her father didn't seem to be awake. 'Kero… you are one HEAVY sleeper.' Sakura said to herself. She climbed back into bed and then pulled the blankets around her. She tried to sleep a second time but couldn't. "Shield card. Release." Sakura assessed her power level. She still had plenty of power. The Shield card formed a pink wall in front of her window and the drawer that held the book was glowing a blurry pink color. Sakura was pretty sure that it would hold over night because she still had plenty of magic left in her. The power she used during the fight barely drained even part of her magic. She was getting much stronger and had a much longer endurance then she used to have. Finally she was satisfied and drifted off to sleep.

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Sakura yawned and stretched when she woke up from her alarm clock. She could hear Touya starting to walk down the hall to the bathroom from his room. She called back the Shield Card and then walked over to the little drawer Kero slept in. "Good morning Kero." Sakura pulled out the drawer to let Kero out. "'Morning Sakura." Kero replied as he flew out to stretch his wings.

Sakura changed into her uniform, brushed her teeth and washed up. She stuck her books and homework into her bag. After that, she got her Clow book and put it inside her bag too.

"Kero! Are you coming with me?" Sakura asked over her shoulder.

"Nope. I'm gonna stay home and play Zylon Warriors." Kero told her while he switched on the TV and the video game console.

"Alright. Fine with me." Sakura walked out of her room and downstairs.

Sakura skipped down the stairs with a light heart, looking forward to the day. She skipped to her seat and started to eat.

"Hey kaijuu…" Touya walked to his seat slowly rubbing his head and yawning. Sakura seized the moment to stomp on his feet.

"YIKES!"

That definitely woke him up!

*~*~* Meanwhile in Hong Kong

Ping entered the school gates by herself as other teenagers walked in after her. She had known Si Mun only for a week but it felt like she had just lost a very close friend.

As she started to get to class, she noticed a couple of things. There was a big group of girls and boys on one side of the school building. They weren't exactly crowding around a particular spot but most of them had been looking at something in the center of the crowd.

Ping was curious so she decided to do some investigating. There was a tree nearby the crowd but still a good ten to fifteen feet away. In a relaxed manner, she walked over to the tree and hoisted herself onto a branch. She peeked through the thick covering of leaves into the center of the crowd.

There were 5 strangers standing around in the middle talking to each other, which consisted of 4 girls and a tall boy. The first girl who caught Ping's eye was a fiery red head girl. Her long wavy curls of hair were put into a loose ponytail that fell to her lower back. She had dark red eyes with small freckles dotting her nose and cheeks. Her lips were painted with glossy red lipstick the color of her eyes.

The next girl that caught Ping's eye was a green hair girl. Her fluffy, straight hair was in a short haircut that ended tucked behind at the bottom of her ears. Her bangs were cut right above her eyes. The haircut complemented her slightly round, but not fat, face. She had light sea-green eyes and naturally pink lips. Unlike the first girl, this girl looked very down-to-earth and easy going.

The third girl had a long set of curls that reached her elbows. They were tied in two loose braids that were placed in front of her, not behind. Her long thin bangs reached halfway down her braids and framed her slender egg-shaped face. She had light brown eyes and naturally pink lips.

The next girl seemed very familiar to Ping. This girl did not have colorful hair like the others. She had thick straight black hair cut in soft layers that curled in at the very ends. The longest layer reached a little farther than her elbows. Her hair was parted on the left so her hair was thicker on her right side. Her thin slightly curled bangs where cut in a straight line. She was a few inches shorter than the other girls who were all quite tall. She had dark, dark brown; almost cat shaped eyes, with slender arched eyebrows. Her eyelashes were dark and full. She had pink lips and silver hoop earrings. She had the most slender figure and seemed more fit then the others. There was a black choker on her neck with a white diamond in the middle. This girl didn't talk at all with her group.

The last stranger was a tall young boy. He had well toned muscles and tanned flawless skin. His black hair was spiked with gel and he had light brown eyes. When he smiled, Ping saw a straight row of white teeth. When Ping looked at his eyes, those were eyes that a girl could drown in. Ping noticed that every girl who caught his eyes in her own, almost fainted every time. He was a charming fellow. Yet Ping still knew that even though Syaoran was gone, he was still the most dreamed of and wanted guy in the whole HKH student girl population.

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The red haired girl looked around suspiciously, "I don't feel any magic here boss."

"Yeah. I don't either." The boy replied.

"Are you sure you have the right place sir?" The green haired girl asked tentatively. "I definitely don't feel that Li clan leader's aura."

"Maybe he's late." The boy said as an excuse. "He should be going to this school."

"I really think you have the wrong place boss." The red haired girl shook her head.

"He has to be here!" The boy looked around again in a cool manner.

The boy turned to the black haired girl and gave her orders. "Lacrima! Find his aura, even if you have to use all your powers to find him in Hong Kong."

To everyone with magic, they could see Lacrima's golden aura burst with power as she searched Hong Kong. She shook her head in a mechanical fashion when she felt nothing. To people without magic, they could see nothing.

With her mouth open, Ping was in shock. This was her long lost sister. Hu Die, or Butterfly.

Ping scrambled down the tree and ran toward the crowd. Lacrima, sensing something, turned around. Ping burst through the crowd, and stood face to face with Lacrima.

"Hu Die?"

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To all the readers, do you like the way I wrote this chapter? Or would you prefer the way in another chapter that I did? Anyway, expect another chapter soon… I cut this one in half because the original chapter that I made was almost finished but I knew that you all were really impatient for this chapter… SORRY! Give me feedback!