Masterful!

By: Kamika Farinas

Last time. . . .

Tomoyo found her own magical powers. What a surprise! Eriol, being the sneaky person he is, blackmailed Syaoran by recording his very, very sensitive moment. Now they have to find out what's going on and who in the world "The Master" is? Will they find out now or not? Most of this scene is boring. . . . *sweatdrops* That's because it's all about Eriol and Tomoyo's training. You should read it though. It's pretty good. . . . I think. . . *scratches head* And another note is given from "The Master" Pretty weird note. . . . *snaps head up* Why are you people still reading this? Shoo!

Part Four

Sakura sighs as she finally leaves the hotel room. She waves to Tomoyo and Eriol and watches them leave. She turns to her side to see Syaoran red. She blinks but just shrugs it off. "Syaoran? Where should we go?" She asks innocently.

Syaoran blushes, "Um. . . maybe we should go to the playground, Meiling loves it there and I'll bet we'll find her." Sakura grins

"Then that's where we'll go!" Sakura says grinning.

Syaoran blushes as he follows Sakura. 'It's getting harder for me to deny that I do like. . . . . no, I do love her.' Syaoran sighs and continues walking behind Sakura. He didn't notice that she had stopped in confusion. "Ow. . ." He mutters as he bumps into Sakura.

She moves back slightly and smiles uneasily. "Syaoran? Where are we?" She asks softly.

Syaoran sweatdrops, "Right. . . I forgot you don't know this place well." He looks around to try and figure out where they were. "Looks like we went in the wrong di. . . . ." Syaoran freezes as he feels the same aura he did when he was inside the greenhouse. He sees that Sakura had felt it too. 'Where could that be coming from?' He thinks as he tries to pinpoint the exact location of the aura. Sakura also was looking around.

"Up there!" He hears Sakura yell. He looks up to see a figure on the roof of a house, looking back at them. The figure stands with the sun reflecting its back, making it harder to see his/her face.

Syaoran stands, "Who are you?!" He asks, yelling. The figure turns to his face and throws down a piece of paper. It floats down to their feet. As soon as Sakura went to pick it up, the figure runs off and disappears from sight.

Syaoran rushes and tries to find the figure but it was too late. The figure was gone. Syaoran mutters in aggravation. They had missed their change in getting this so called, "Master." He walks over to where Sakura was. He finds her standing with another note in her hand.

"What does the note say, Sakura?" Syaoran asks. Sakura's head shoots up in shock.

"Syaoran!" She exclaims. She looks back down at the note and sighs. "This makes no sense." She mutters. Syaoran walks behind her and looks over her shoulder to see what the note had written. He blushes at the thought of how they looked in this position but the feeling quickly left when he read the note.

A friend is here and all is good,

But laugh you might,

At this next card,

When friends are foes

And foes are friend.

Who to trust,

That is the test.

Will you pass or

Will it take you?

Signed,

The Master

Syaoran gasps. 'What the. . . .?' He thinks.

Sakura sighs, "What are we going to do, Syaoran?"

Syaoran shakes his head. "I honestly have no clue, Sakura. . . . ." He looks at his watch to see that two hours had already passed from their search. (Let's pretend that this whole scene was longer than it looks. *sweatdrops*) "Let's go. We're going to be late in meeting Tomoyo and Eriol."

Sakura nods and follows him. 'Looks like Cardcaptor Sakura's back again.' She thinks.

~Two hours before with Tomoyo and Eriol~

Tomoyo and Eriol walk in one direction, towards the secret training grounds of Syaoran. He had told them how to get there to allow Tomoyo to harness her power.

Tomoyo sighs as she thinks off all that has happened, 'What am I going to do with magic? I always thought that I would be someone in the background who wouldn't be involved with this in any sort of way.' Tomoyo thinks as she follows Eriol.

Eriol stops suddenly and Tomoyo bangs into his back. "Ow. . ." She mutters and Eriol shushes her.

"We must be quiet. According to Syaoran, there are many guards that protect this part and we must not let them know we are training here." Eriol explains.

Tomoyo nods and walks along side Eriol, trying to be as quiet as ever. They reach inside to see that it was an ordinary room just with no furniture or anything of that sort. (*sweatdrops* So it isn't an ordinary room like I said. . . . So sue me! Lawyer one: I'd be more than happy to do so. Lawyer two: Yes, you tend to annoy me as it is. Me: Hey! Wait! I haven't done anything wrong! *turns to audience* Read the story while I take care of this.)

Tomoyo sighs as she watches Eriol take a fighting stance in front of her. "Eriol? What are you doing?" She asks, nervously.

Eriol smiles at her. "A fighting stance is a good necessity to have when you are, well. . . . . . , fighting."

Tomoyo raises an eyebrow, "How's that?"

Eriol chuckles, "It helps a person to concentrate on what they are about to do and in a way, helps them to focus." Tomoyo nods and takes her own fighting stance.

Eriol smiles, "Good. . . .That's the first step." Tomoyo smiles and releases her stance. Eriol quickly takes this to his advantage and rushes towards her, about to kick her in the face. She gasps and freezes at his sudden move.

Eriol stops the kick right when his foot is an inch away from her face and puts his foot down. "Next step, never drop your guard. You never know when the person will come at you, unexpectedly." He comments. Tomoyo nods, a bit scared at what was happening.

She takes her fighting stance again and Eriol nods as he walks to his original spot.

"Now, before you are able to use your magic, you must know how to be able to fight, in case, your magic does not work." Tomoyo nods and Eriol takes a fighting stance before her.

"Okay, I'll kick you and you try to block it, Tomoyo." Eriol says.

Tomoyo breathes out and nods, "I'm ready!" She yells.

Eriol nods and rushes towards her, about to kick her in the head. Tomoyo acts upon this by holding her arm at the spot where he was intending to kick her. She feels his leg be stopped by her arm. She grins and puts down her arm. "Yay! I did it!" She exclaims happily. Eriol nods and in one sudden move, moves his leg to hit her legs. This causes her to fall onto the floor.

Tomoyo groans in pain. "WHAT'D YOU DO THAT FOR?!?!?!?!?" She exclaims angrily. Eriol looks at her in contempt.

"I told you NEVER to drop your guard. Now we're going to do this again until you are able to learn what I'm trying to teach you."

Tomoyo grunts in anger. 'What does he think he's doing?' She thinks.

Eriol sighs and walks to his spot. 'She has to learn these basics or else she could get hurt and I can't be there to protect her.' He thinks.

Tomoyo glares at him and takes her fighting stance. "Let's get it on!" She yells. Eriol blinks and nods. He takes his fighting stance and was about to advance towards her but she starts to move before him. She puts her fist in front of her and Eriol watches in shock as her fist glows a light purple.

"Tomoyo!" He exclaims.

Tomoyo ran towards him. Eriol puts his hands in a cross as he tries to block the punch. Tomoyo's anger was just too much and her punch causes him to fly into a wall. Eriol groans in pain as he tries to sit up. Tomoyo gasps in realization. She runs towards him.

"Are you okay?" She asks worried.

Eriol only groans in reply.

Tomoyo's eyes start to fill up with tears. "Gomen! Gomen!" She cries.

Eriol chuckles slightly under all the pain. "It's okay, Tomoyo. At least now I know how powerful you truly are when angry."

Tomoyo sniffles, "I don't know what came over me. I just got so mad when you kept scolding me. I'm not used to fighting. I always left you and Sakura and Syaoran to this kind of stuff."

Eriol nods, "I understand Tomoyo. I just did what I did to protect you in case you got into trouble."

Tomoyo smiles, "I thank you for that Eriol but. . . I won't get this so easily." She says.

Eriol chuckles, "I know. Now let's continue."

Tomoyo gasps, "But you're still hurt!" She exclaims.

Eriol laughs, "It's okay. I heal very quickly."

Tomoyo nods and she helps him to his spot despite his disagreements. Time passes quickly for them and Tomoyo was able to learn most of the fighting moves.

Eriol wipes off his sweat. "Let's go Tomoyo. I think we've done enough training for today."

Tomoyo also wipes off her sweat. "I agree." She starts to open the door and hears a voice talking near there.

"I have to prepare them. They're not ready for the most powerful cards." The person pauses a bit and sighs. "I wish I didn't have to hide this from them."

Tomoyo blinks as the figure comes into view. "Meiling?" She mutters in surprise.

The figure's head snaps up in surprise. "Tomoyo?" She asks.

Tomoyo squeals as she sees that it was truly Meiling. "Meiling!" She exclaims.

Eriol follows behind her to see Tomoyo and Meiling hugging. 'What was Meiling saying? Could she be behind what's going on?' He thinks.

Meiling spots him and grins. "Eriol!" She blurts out and races towards him.

Eriol falls back as Meiling jumps onto him, giving him a hug. He chuckles slightly. "Meiling. It's nice to see you again too."

Meiling grins and stands up, helping Eriol to his feet too. "Is Sakura here too?" She asks.

Tomoyo nods. "Yup! And I bet she'll be happy to see you."

Meiling laughs, "I'd love to see her too! Can I see her?"

Tomoyo nods quickly, "Yeah!" She looks at her watch to see that it was time for them to meet up. "We're going to go meet up with her now. Why don't you come too?"

Meiling smiles, "I'd love to go."

Eriol chuckles, "Just like old times." He mutters. A 'ping' went through his head as he feels an unfamiliar red aura enter his senses. He looks around to see where it was coming from but he still could not pinpoint it. He turns to see Meiling looking at him weirdly. She quickly turns around when he looks at her. 'What's going on with Meiling? Does she know something?' He thinks.

'This isn't good. Eriol is catching on too quickly. I can't let him know what's going on.' "The Master" thinks.

To Be Continued. . . . .

So I've decided to continue this story. . . . . I want to see if anyone can guess who "The Master" is. . . . . . I gave many clues, especially in this chapter. Oh, btw, PLEASE REVIEW!! *grins and waves* Ja! :Þ