DISCLAIMER: I do not own Card Captor Sakura, CLAMP does.
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Fanny chan: Well, five days of my holidays have pass and GOMEN 4 NOT UPDATING!! GOMEN GOMEN!! GOMEN NASAI!!

Chibi Fanny: Fanny has a new exciting fic, to her that is, in store 4 all of you! Besides that, she making a all new website =^_^=

Tomoyo: Wanna know the title? R&R for this fic =^_^= And thanks for the reviews of the last chapter, which was by me if you have forgotten =^_^=

Fanny chan: P/S: I've a favor to ask of all of you. Please tell me ur favourite CCS character out of these four= Is it- Eriol, Tomoyo, Sakura or Syaoran? Please tell me =^_^=

Tomoyo: *whispers* I just went through her school bag and found she has hardly done anything… *winks*

Fanny chan: TOMOYO-CHAN!!! YOU DON'T HAVE TO REMIND ME DO YOU?!

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Summary of this story: Well, basically it is about vampires and perhaps a few other creatures of the night. S+S & E+T!
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The Lure of the Moon
By Fanny chan

A found formula and an unsolved problem

"Eureka!" A cry of delight could be heard from the library.

The stern librarian glared at him through her thick rimmed glasses, bringing Eriol's moment of triumph to an end. Silenced, but not faltered, he gripped the book within his grasp as he walked stiffly towards the grim librarian.

"I'd like to check this out please mdm," Eriol said with a slight smile.

The librarian nodded grumpily and took the book. "Why would you want a book like this let alone be overjoyed about finding it? 'How to kill a vampire'? Sheesh! I meet weirder people every single day."

Eriol continued smiling as the librarian handed him his book. He continued smiling on his walk back. However, as his dorm came into view, no matter how hard he tried, slowly by slowly, bit by bit, the corners of his lips drooped into a sad smile.

He stared into the heavens."Am I able to bring myself to do it? Am I able to bring myself to inflict harm to beloved Tomoyo?"


Sighing, Eriol twisted the knob of his door and entered. A shadowy figure hid in the shadows.

"You may not but I'm definitely able to, Eriol…" a raspy voice. "Then nothing will come between us…" A gentle breeze, then silence.

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The next morning…

"Sakura, are you alright?"

Beautiful green emeralds peeked through heavy eyelids before closing them quickly due to the sudden intense glare of the sun.

Giving it another effort, Sakura managed to open both eyes completely, still dazed and confused. She instantly recognised the room as Syaoran's and Takashi's due to the fact that she had spent quite some time here during her 'nursing' job.

That moment, her problems came flowing back, hitting her at full force. Yelping, she fell to the ground in pain, emotional pain.

Syaoran was immediately by her side. "Are you all right Sakura? What happen? What made you faint so suddenly in class?"

Sakura shoulders shook. Syaoran gently touched her trembling shoulder and finally the thin line holding Sakura together snapped.

"What's wrong with me? What's wrong with me you say? I was perfectly fine and thought my life was perfect but nooo… you had to ruin my life. You had to turn up your charm and lure me into your trap only to eat me alive. And I mean that in literal terms. You're a beast, worst, you are a werewolf!!"

Sakura slumped in his arms, exhausted, tears flowing endlessly, but she still managed to faintly mutter.

"You made me fall in love with you Syaoran… then Father told me that you were a werewolf and I… I didn't know what to do… but… but now I realize that… that I still love you… love you Syaoran… despite what you are…"

Syaoran stood shocked stiff as he stared at the sleeping girl in his arms. Gently he placed her on Takashi's bed before sitting himself on his own bed, eyes wide. Slowly, they softened and fixed onto Sakura tear drenched face.

"Sakura, I may be a werewolf but I'm part human too. I have feelings. I love you but… but it can never be."

He glanced at the luminescent sun in the sky which blended the pale moon with its surroundings.

"The moon will allow my werewolf part to completely take over my meagre human side. Unless I can find a way to make me completely human, you will be in serious danger, Sakura… on the night of the full moon…"

At that moment, the beautiful gentle spirits of Sakura's parents appeared before him.

"We might know of a way for that not to happen. If you really serious about Sakura and care that much for her. If somehow you managed to prevent yourself from transforming under the luminous rays of the full moon, you would automatically be transform into a complete and whole human. This takes a lot of perserverance and strength. Are you up to it?"

The look of determination blazing in Syaoran's amber eyes said it all.

"Good, there is a secret for this difficult mission. There is an easier way to last through the night but unfortunately, we don't know what this method is. It goes like this:

When the night is dark and deep,

And the moon is round and whole,

Creatures of night would resist temptation,

And somehow transformation will not happen,

Making them whole, making them a human.

A secret was invented for two star-cross lovers,

Between a vixen and a man,

The vixen lasted throughout the night,

Without much pain and hassle,

Thus transformation did not undergo,

When she passed the ultimate test with her lover by her side."

"What so difficult about this? This vixen had her lover thus being able to pull through. As long Sakura's with me, I'll be alright right?"

Fujitaka shook his heads emphatically.

"If it was that easy, we would already figure it out. However, once a creature does not change when the moonlight shines on it, a sphere would surround it, preventing anyone or anything from getting within a hundred metre radius, which would already prevent the vixen from seeing her lover. It will disappear if this creature is unable to persevere or once dawn arise and turns it human. This method would however not work on a certain creature and it is the vampire. No one knows why but you need not worry about that."

Syaoran sighed and slumped on the bed. "Thank you. I'll figure this out."

"I'll trust you will protect Sakura at all cost," were Nadeshiko's last words before fading away.

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Tomoyo sighed as she shut her laptop. "There's no way to keep me from attacking Eriol. Why? WHY!?" Tomoyo felt little droplets gathering on her eyelashes and glance at a sleeping Eriol taking his afternoon nap.

"I'm sorry Eriol," she mummered as she replace the blanket he had kicked off and strolled into the afternoon heat, heading towards the forest where she would stay until midnight.

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Syaoran has found his answer to his problems but poor dear Tomoyo. Remember dear, you have only 9 days left from this midnight to the next full moon.

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I promise next chapter will come out fast, very fast. If you hurry and review that is =^_^= And if you don't understand why the days are moving so fast, e-mail me. =^_^= Remember to vote for your favourite character too- Tomoyo, Syaoran, Sakura or Eriol?

~Completed on: 29th May 2002~