Emerald: Yay! The next chapter's up. I'm sooo mixed-up. As you can probably tell, I didn't plan this story well and well… here's the result: another crappy chapter! So sorrryyyy! Here's Daidouji Sonomi, Tomoyo's mom!

Sonomi: Am I on TV? *starry eyes* Hi, Tomoyo! Sakura-chan, it's me, Aunt Sonomi!

Emerald: -.-; Uh-huh… Well, tell us about yourself.

Chiharu: I'm Daidouji Sonomi, Tomoyo's mother, Nadeshiko's cousin and dear Sakura-chan's aunt! Sakura-chan and Nadeshiko-chan KAWAII! *hearts in eyes* My birthday's on October 13th. I'm the president of a toy company so I'm quite well-off. I love mushroom dishes and tea, but I hate coffee! And I love Nadeshiko-chan! *hand on cheek* She's perfect. Beautiful, kind, sweet… My favourite colour is light purple and I love pink flowers because Nadeshiko means pink! I specialise in biking and driving. I don't have much time for Tomoyo because of my work, but I give her lots of toys! I want Tomoyo to keep her long hair because it reminds me of Nadeshiko's! *starry eyes*

Emerald: Hmm… like mother, like daughter I guess!

Sonomi: *still starry-eyed*

Emerald: -.-; Well, will you help me with my thank you list?

Sonomi: Anything!

Emerald Pearl's Thank You List

Cherry li- Thanks for reviewing again! I'll try to write more for you!

Tasha- You are soooo sweet, you know! Hehe… yep… Eriol's in lurve!

Philomela- Heheh… I love Eriol too, and Syaoran! I'll try to put in more S+S!

Aleris- You sure it's not crappy? Thanks so much! Hope you like this chapter!

Maggie-san- Aw! So sweet! I have talent? Never heard that before! Thanks so much!

Kawaii Gurl- Ooh so you like details, huh? Heheh… I'll try to make a more detailed chapter.

Kitty kat- You love E+T, dontcha? I'll try to add more E+T and S+S, of course! Yeah… ooh… just realised Eriol seems OOC…

Sweet Sakura- Good idea! It slipped my mind! Arrgh, can you believe it? Hehe, yeah, I'll keep writing!

Syaoran's Tenshi Itsumademo- Aw, thanks! Gifted? Me? Hahaha! A weird thought, but I can dream, can't I?

Daphne Li- Probably I'll have to slow my pace too because I have this geography test and Maths exam and I'm terrible at both of them and I know I'm going to fail! Urrrgggghhh! Anyway, looking forward to your stories!

Cutie Blossom- Ah! It's you! I loved your fics "Don't Be Scared" and "A Right to Love"! Please continue!

Wiza- I'll try to add more S+S. Hmm… running out of ideas, but don't worry, I'll think of something… If only I knew what…

Cherryblossomsakura2111- Hehe, that's what I love about the characters! Hehe… I think they're OOC, but hope you don't mind!

Silverymare- I looove your stories! You're a great author. Looking forward to more!

Rosetta- Hehe… yep Eriol's in loooooovvve! Hope you enjoy this chapter!

Thanks soooo Much,

Emerald Pearls

Emerald: Ah! I'm sooo grateful to all of you!

Sonomi: So kind! *still starry-eyed*

Emerald: 0.o Well, here's the disclaimer! I don't own CardCaptor Sakura, Tomoyo owns the costumes, Yukito owns the cookies, Touya owns Sakura, Meiling owns *cough* Syaoran, Kero owns the pudding, Eriol owns his Throne of Eeeee-villll, Chiharu owns her ribbon and…

Sonomi: I own Nadeshiko… Well, sort of…

Emerald: Hehe… Well, here's the next chapter!

Diamond Souls, Crystal Hearts

By: Emerald Pearls

Chapter 7: I Find Myself Here Again…

Sakura's POV

I awoke to fins two eyes staring creepily at me.

"H-hoeeeee!"

I leapt out of bed at once.

"Ohohoho! Sakura-chan KAWAII DESU!"

"T-tomoyo-chan!"

Sometimes Tomoyo-chan really scares me, like right now. She had this wide grin on her face and her eyes were starry.

"I've got a new outfit for you, Sakura-chan!" she shoved something under my nose.

I stumbled back and took a look at it. It was very beautiful, but simple; no laces and frills. It consisted of a pair of beige pants and a white blouse with cherry blossom prints on the lovely material.

"Aw! You shouldn't have!"

"I wanted to! In fact, I revamped your whole wardrobe!"

I sweatdropped. Tomoyo-chan was smiling really widely. I sank lower.

Scary!

I went to the bathroom to change quickly. When I emerged from it, dressed in the outfit my best friend made, Aunt Sonomi was with Tomoyo-chan.

"SAKURA-CHAN KAWAII DESU!" she squealed. At once, she became the starry-eyed replica of Tomoyo-chan.

She pinched me on the cheeks and rambled on about how lovely I looked. Like mother, like daughter I guess.

When at last she exited the room, I sank onto the bed. My cheeks were flaming from getting pinched too much and I was swirl-eyed.

Kero-chan floated in with a colossal bowl of pudding.

"Hi, Sakura! The pudding here's great! You should try some!" he told me as he settled down on my bed. He stuck his head into the pudding and began eating ferociously.

I watched in wide-eyed awe.

"Come on, Sakura-chan. Your two rescuers are waiting for you."

And with that, Tomoyo-chan dragged me out of my room. I shouted goodbye to Kero-chan, whose head was immersed in his precious bowl of pudding. She pulled me down the wide, sweeping marble staircase to the huge dining room.

It was very grand, with a crystal chandelier and a long mahogany table with many cushioned chairs. There were golden plates on crystal place mats and the place reeked of expensive perfume.

Eriol-kun was sitting in one of the seeds. Once he spotted us, he walked up to us and offered his arms to both of us. We took them as he greeted, "You ladies are looking lovelier than ever today."

He seemed to be glancing at Tomoyo-chan a lot. Hmmm… I wonder why?

As we sat down for breakfast, which consisted of very exotic delicacies, I looked around.

"Hoe! Where's Li-kun?"

Eriol placed his fork down and dabbed his mouth with a napkin before turning to me, "I believe he's somewhere in the gardens. Why don't you go call him?"

"Sure. I'm sure he doesn't want to miss breakfast!"

I rushed out to the gardens to find him at once.

~*~

Eriol's POV

Time to play matchmaker!

"Hmm… what's with the smirk, Hiiragizawa-san?" dear Daidouji-san asked as she dabbed her mouth daintily with her napkin.

"Shh!" I told her gently.

I held my hands out in front of me and a ball of blue energy started to form.

"What's happening?" Daidouji-san asked.

I merely smiled. After gathering enough energy, I released the ball.

"Done."

"What were you doing?"

Beautiful Daidouji-san is very persistent. I love girls with brains!

"Putting some matchmaking to action."

Daidouji-san stared. Then her innocent face brightened, as she understood what I was saying. She started to smirk a smirk similar to mine.

"Sounds exciting!"

"It is."

As her smirk widened, I grinned back.

Ooh… Now I know why I love her sooo much!

~*~

Sakura's POV

"Li-kun!"

I had raced round the gardens three times, searching for him but I couldn't find him at all.

"Li-kuuuuunnnn!"

Urrrggghhh… Where is he?

I leaned against the Sakura tree, panting for breath.

"You were calling me?"

I screamed when I saw Li-kun's head suspended upside-down in front of me. When I took a closer look I realised he was hanging by his feet on the tree.

"Don't ever do that again!" I told him as he leapt down with perfect grace.

"Do what? Scare you?" He mimicked what my face must have looked like exaggeratedly.

"Ooohhh… I'm so scared," he took on a high-pitched voice.

I glared at him icily, "You're mean!"

"I didn't say I wasn't," he replied lazily.

Ooohhh… he gets on my nerves!

"Eriol-kun told me to get you. Breakfast's ready." I told him.

He rolled his eyes and scowled as he slid down till he was sitting cross-legged on the grass.

"Oooh… E-riooolll, is it? Why should you do everything he says?"

"I'm not doing whatever he says!" I replied indignantly.

"Eriol, let me kiss your dainty feet! Oh, Eriol, you're so sweet!" there was that high-pitched voice again.

"It's not my fault he's waayyy nicer than you'll ever be!"

"Oh, realllyyyy?" he asked, "And I suppose, he's the sweetest, most charming person to ever walk the planet?"

"That's right," I told him defiantly.

"Oh, puh-leasem Kinomoto! You're so daft you wouldn't know the difference between the back end and front end of a bull."

"You… urggghh… you… arrgh!" I threw my nose in the air and stormed off.

I HATE HIM!

Then, before I could even get to the palace doors, I felt a blue aura, strong and ancient.

Oh no! What now?

I turned slooowwwwllly around and found myself face-to-face with the most ugly wolf I had ever seen. Saliva was dripping from its sharp teeth and its tongue, huge and purple, was hanging out.

Oh yucks!

It bared its teeth at me and glare, hackles raised.

Things can't get any worse!

It wiggled its bottom and prepared to lunge… at me.

Oh great! It just got worse…

It leapt for me and I dodged quickly. It bounded on me again and I barely dodged it. The third time, I felt claws tearing my skin, and a sharp searing pain in my shoulder.

I gritted my teeth.

I won't be beaten…

I suddenly remembered something. I pulled of my necklace.

I held it out and chanted:

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

It transformed into a staff. I twirled it expertly in my hand. I dug into my pocket and drew out a card.

I looked at it.

The Fight Card.

"Fight card, give me your power!"

I concentrated my energy. I felt new powers flowing into me.

As the wolf lunged for me again, I used my newfound powers to block its attack. I parried with it hard.

I lunged.

And kicked.

And punched.

I could feel myself getting tired.

Oh no!

I gave a hard blow as its teeth bit down on my hand.

As it inflicted the painful wound, I kicked it with all my might.

With a mournful howl, the wolf collapsed and disappeared in a flash of blue.

And I was all alone. In my torn. My clothes were torn and I was bleeding profusely.

The world spun.

And I fainted.

Again.

~*~

Syaoran's POV

I could feel a mysterious blue aura mingling with Kinomoto's pink one.

I took off, running through the six gardens of the Daidouji palace.

By the time I reached the auras, the blue aura had disappeared.

Kinomoto's aura was still there. But the pink as now faded and weak.

Oh man!

There she was lying on the ground. I ran up to her. Her clothes were torn and she was bloody.

What to do?

I sighed and I picked her up, for the second time.

Oh man! I always end up in these types of situations.

I picked her up tenderly, brushed away a few auburn locks and resisted the urge to stare at her face.

It would be immediate death if I looked at her.

Look away! Look away!

With my eyes averted, I ran with her to the head nurse's room.

~*~

Emerald: Yay! Done!

Sonomi: Sakura-chan KAWAII DESU!

Emerald: Um… I know… Well since I'm soo sleepy, (It's about 11 at night!) I'll end here. Good night! Please review!