Sakura's Past Returns

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Chapter 11: Family or Magic?

*~*~*~* Sakura's POV:

I looked at Sage and then at Syaoran for support on the answer we decided on. "We want you to take us to our family, and if they are still alive…we…will give what was asked for."

"Hehe! Good, Good!!" Loire darted off, "Come, come!! This way! Hehehe…"

'I pray that this works!!' I thought to myself as we followed Loire, on horseback. Kero and Spinel were in my knapsack, sleeping. Yue and Ruby were on their own horses, one on each side.

He led us in the opposite direction we had traveled to find Sage. That evening we came upon a clearing often used as a campsite and decided to stay there for the night. Loire went to tell his master what was going on, he would be back in the morning. There were three logs surrounding the area with one side left open. There was a circle of rocks in the middle where the fire went.

We took care of our horses and let them graze on the grass around the trees. After we had something to eat for dinner, we all sat around the fire on the logs and talked. I sat with Syaoran, Tomoyo and Eriol had their own log and the last log was left for Sage and Diov. Yue and Ruby, though had gone off into the trees to be closer to the moon.

Tomoyo was talking to Eriol and I was leaning up against Syaoran. Sage was adding more sticks to the small fire when Diov came up behind her and whispered something in her ear.

"Back off, Diov. This is not the time for anything like that." Sage's face was hard. I didn't hear what he had said, but the fact that her answer wasn't what he wanted was evident on his face.

The next morning, Loire showed up just like he had promised and we got the horses ready and started off again.

When he was ready, Syaoran helped me get my horse ready. His loose, open, white shirt revealed his chest perfectly. His pants were a dark, forest green tucked into regular brown boots. He stood about five inches above me, making him about 5'9". He looked down at me with his beautiful amber eyes and cupped my chin with his hand and placed a kiss full of passion onto my lips.

"There. You're all ready." He helped me up on my horse and got on his own.

As we started off, I dropped back to talk to Sage, she was keeping an eye out behind us. I studied her face for a moment and then asked her, "What did Diov ask you last night?"

"Why?" She looked at Diov with daggers in her eyes.

"He looked hurt with the way you answered him." I was worried about the look in her eyes.

"Why do you care?" She sounded upset.

*~*~*~* Sage's POV:

"Sage, look at me!" Sakura snapped, riding beside me.

I took my gaze off Diov and laid it on her. "Why are you worried about Diov?"

"Because I also worry about you. What is wrong with you? Just about four days ago you acted like you were best friends, and then suddenly you turn cold towards him and act like you hate his guts!" Sakura's face portrayed worry.

"Well, I was nice and sweet to him before we found out that our parents were kidnapped." I was actually afraid to trust him again.

"What has he got to do with that?" Sakura was clearly confused.

"When I was little, a man used to come to my home and he would have two little fairies. Arukas and Loire. I would play with the fairies while he talked to the old couple. One time Loire told me about a little boy about my age that would eventually play a big part in my life. He didn't say weather it would be for good or bad, but it has to be bad. That boy is Diov." I was about ready to cry, I had almost given him my heart.

"But he was with us when they were kidnapped." Sakura pointed out, "And how do you know that the boy Loire was talking about was Diov?"

"The man I told you about was Count Telracs…also known as Ispep. When I first met Diov, he told me he was taking me to a man by the name of Lord Telracs. I didn't recognize the name right away, so I went with him. Since it was Count Telracs who kidnapped our parents, Diov has to be in on it. The day we turned back, he had talked to the fairy, he must have been making sure what he was to do." I explained, "In short, I don't trust him."

"Oh, I see now. What does your heart tell you about trusting him?" She looked adoringly at Syaoran.

I sighed resignedly and answered, "To trust him. But it has told me that with other guys and it was wrong and they hurt me. My head tells not to trust him because what happened before is sure to happen again."

She looked at me and sighed, "We'll see what happens when we get to our destination. If he proves what you expect, he won't survive. If you're wrong you have to make up to him." She gained an evil gleam in her eye.

"What do you mean?"

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