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Foreword: Just a warning that there might be really ridiculous mistakes in this story as some of the chapters are first drafts. Grammatical errors, wrong sentence structure, etc. Do pardon them, and I hope that you will take time to write me a short review so that I can improve from feedback. Thank you, and happy reading ^^

Wandering Star
Chapter 1

Where am I?

The world surrounding her suddenly formed into a sphere, trapping her. She looked around her, puzzled and afraid. She could feel the state of unrest beyond the walls of her entrapment, yet she could see nothing besides her reflection against the cold walls of the sphere. Pounding her fists against the walls, she struggled to find a weak spot.


There is no weak spot, she realized. This kind of magic… it was perfect, without a single flaw. It could only be the magic of Clow himself.

But… why? …

Why would Clow be doing this to her? She placed a hand on the wall, and was shocked to find that the strong power she felt only a moment ago had already weakened. She closed her eyes, trying to focus her thoughts beyond the walls of the sphere. Perhaps, she thought, she could sense more than just the feeling of unrest if she focused her thoughts, like Clow taught her to.

It was no use. She could feel nothing else. This shield, it is simply too strong yet. Even when she could feel its power weakening, the sphere was still too powerful for her to penetrate. She felt the wall again. As she had expected, the power continued to decrease. Slowly but surely, she felt it decreasing in strength. Anytime now and she would be able to break through the wall. She pulled back from the wall, ready to strike again. She took a deep breath and charged forward. Just as she was about to make contact with the surface however, she felt something. An incredible sense of lost. She didn't know what it was, but it weakened her, so much so that she felt she was about to collapse right before hitting the wall.

*Wham! * She hit the wall. The sphere started to crumble around her, revealing an enormous blinding light. She shielded her eyes, cowering in her weak state. The sense of lost was still there. It was the lost of something great, as if a large part of her had just died, leaving her severely weakened. She staggered forward, and then dropped to her knees, the weakness taking over her completely.

Around her, the light was starting to dim. She squinted, barely making out the outline of Clow's mansion. The smoke began to lift. After effects of an explosion, she was sure of it. As the surroundings finally began to visualize around her, she felt a chill run through her body. She looked straight into the distance, unable to believe what was before her eyes. She rubbed a hand over her eyes. Maybe it's just after effects of the blinding light. Maybe this is all a dream. She looked again.

"Clow-sama?" she said, barely a whisper. She struggled to stand up, rushing as quickly as she could.

"Clow-sama!" This time her tone was louder, more anxious; the fear in it was already showing.

"Clow-sama!!!" Her scream pierced through the air this time, echoing through the emptiness inside of her.

*~*~*~*~*

"Hoe?" Sakura looked up drowsily. She had fallen asleep in class and Terada-sensei was standing beside her table calling her.

"Gomen nasai Terada-sensei!" Sakura said hastily, flushed with embarrassment at the realisation.

"It's alright, Sakura. Daijoubu ka? You've been sleepy the whole day," said Terada-sensei, his face wearing a look of concern.

"Daijoubu! I'm fine, really," Sakura replied with a smile.

Just then the bell rang, signaling the dismissal of the class. Tomoyo and Syaoran both looked at Sakura worriedly. Looks like the previous night's battle was taking its toil on Sakura, thought Syaoran.

"Alright everyone, remember to do the mathematics assignment due tomorrow," said Mr Tedara.

"Hai!" the class responded in reply.

"Sakura-chan, are you alright? It's time to go home now," said Tomoyo, shaking Sakura gently. Sakura had dozed off again while the class filed out.

"Oi Sakura." Syaoran picked up her bag for her as she opened her sleep-laden eyes. "Common, let's get her home," he said to Tomoyo.

Why am I so tired… thought Sakura as she walked with Tomoyo and Syaoran. Oh, the battle… now I remember. Some crazed magician had come to Tomoeda the night before in pursuit of the Clow cards. Pretty much the usual to Sakura by now. The only problem was when these battles happen a few nights in a row. That would be when her energy would give out on her, leaving her exhausted and sleepy. She knew there would be more to come in time. The magicians kept coming to her and she would have to fight, and fight, and fight. It was a depressing thought that Sakura was in no mood to think about.

She pushed it out of her mind with difficulty, trying to remember happier things, like Syaoran coming back to Tomoeda to stay forever with her. It had been around 2 years since Syaoran returned from Hong Kong. And those two years have been my happiest years so far. She looked at Syaoran. He'd grown a lot since the time he returned. Sakura felt herself beginning to blush. She couldn't believe she still blushed from just looking at him, even after so long.

"I'll see you two tomorrow at school ok? Take care of Sakura, Syaoran," said Tomoyo, smiling. The fork in the road would mean her departure. "My mother has something she wants me to do today, so I need to get home as early as possible. I'm sorry I can't walk with you all the way.

"Oh that's ok, Tomoyo. See you tomorrow then. Bye!" Sakura waved to her friend as Tomoyo turned to leave.

"Bye," said Syaoran. He looked at Sakura as she continued to wave. He couldn't believe he'd been so lucky as to be with her this long. He thought his mother would have sent for him again. It was a good thing she hadn't. At least, not yet. With Sakura and her continuous stream of battles, it would be best to stay and help her. She keeps worrying me. This was not the first time Sakura was worn-out from battles. He loved her. All he wanted was to protect her. Hong Kong and whatever other matters could wait. Sakura had to be safe for sure before he would allow himself to leave.

"Let's go, Syaoran," Sakura smiled as she took his hand in hers. Syaoran blushed and followed her lead.

"Anou neh, Syaoran, would you be able to stay with me today? Onii-chan won't be home today. He's staying over at Yukito-san's. Otto-san won't be home till late, and I don't want to be alone," Sakura said, her voice gently pleading with him. Syaoran blushed. Even after so long… I still can't stop blushing stupidly. Yet it was rather amazing how Sakura always managed to act perfectly fine even though circumstances begged to differ.

"Aa"

"Wai!" Sakura smiled happily. We can have lunch together and we can do our homework together.

"Sakura, are you sure you're all right?" He had to make sure.

"Yes I'm fine… just a little tired…that's all…" Despite her words, Sakura footsteps slowed to a still, then she fell back onto Syaoran.

"Sakura!" Syaoran held her in his arms, the same old fear creeping into his heart. Sakura opened her eyes a little at his worried cry.

"I'm sorry, Syaoran… I just… felt… sleepy again…" Sakura said before closing her eyes again, sagging into his arms. Syaoran carried her up in his arms, kissing her head lightly before continuing the walk to her house. I just hope Touya doesn't catch me and get some weird ideas like before…

*~*~*~*~*

"Tadaima," Tomoyo said as she stepped into her house. She knew no one would hear her. No one ever did when she returned home everyday. Her mother was still at work. At least I managed to let Sakura-chan and Li-kun have some time together.

She walked up to her room and placed her bag on the floor. Straightening up, she faced the framed picture on her wall. Eriol. How long had it been since she'd last seen him? 4-5 years? She had been writing letters to him since then, but they were always nothing more than that. Letters. They were just friends. Tomoyo felt her heart ache with the thought. She had been attracted to Sakura once, but that was a long time ago. True, she still enjoyed making costumes for Sakura and filming her every battle, but the situation with Eriol was different. Her attraction to Sakura seemed like a silly childhood fantasy now, compared with Eriol. Then again, wasn't being attracted to Eriol a fantasy as well? He would always be in England; his job in Tomoeda was finished. What more, she suspected that he and Mizuki-sensei were more than just friends. Tomoyo flopped down onto her bed, images of Eriol running through her mind.

"Hiragizawa-kun" she whispered to herself as she lay on her bed. How I wish you were here.

*~*~*~*~*

Syaoran placed Sakura's delicate figure down on the sofa. Thank goodness the house keys were easy to find. If not, he would've had to stand outside her house, digging through her bag frantically like some crazed maniac. The neighbors would definitely have gotten ideas then. He sat himself down on the couch opposite Sakura, gazing at her lovingly. She's so beautiful, even in her sleep.

Sakura began to rouse a little, yawning and stretching. "Hoe? How did I end up here?" She looked around her, puzzled. "Syaoran-kun, did you bring me home?"

"Aa. You fell asleep again on the way back"

"Hontoni arigatou gozaimasu, Syaoran. I'm so sorry to have troubled you"

"It's ok Sakura, so long as you're alright. Are you hungry? I can cook us some lunch if you let me use the kitchen."

"Oh yes, lunch! Kero-chan said he wanted me to buy him some cakes on the way home! Hoee!!! I forgot…"

"I'll go get them for you. You stay here and rest till I return ok?" Syaoran said, bending down to give her a kiss on her forehead. Sakura blushed.

"Hai. Arigatou, Syaoran."

"Sakura!!! Are you back already?" yelled a voice from her room. "Did you get me the cakes?" Kero flew out from her room just as Syaoran left.

Sakura looked at him nervously. "Anou… I fainted on the way home… and I forgot to get them…"

"WHAT!!!" Kero shouted in her face.

"Syaoran has gone to get them for you! I'm sure he'll be back soon enough. I'm sorry I forgot, Kero-chan."

"Iie, I meant you fainted again? You should get more rest then. That guy last night was a real pain."

Sakura was surprised. "You mean you're not really angry at me?"

"Of course not. Common, we'd better get you some proper rest. You look pretty bad." Sakura just had to smile at Kero. Sometimes it was hard to guess what he would do. There were times he would get very angry if she forgot his 'treats', and there were times like this when he was extremely caring. A real guardian.

Sakura was getting up to go to her room when suddenly her bag started to ring. She stooped down to unzip the bag, taking out the vibrating handphone that Tomoyo had given.

"Hai, moushi moushi!" she said cheerfully.

"Sakura-san?" answered a deep and familiar voice.

"E... Eriol-kun?" Sakura almost dropped the phone in surprise.

Ok, some translations for those who don't know.

Clow-sama: the '-sama' thing is to when addressing someone of high order, eg. a princess (ohime-sama)
Hoe: Sakura's signature word. She says this when in shock or in puzzlement. For those who know Rurouni Kenshin, it kinda works like the 'oro' word Kenshin says
Gomen nasai: means sorry, in a very polite way
Tedara-sensei: the '-sensei' is for addressing teachers
Daijoubu: I'm ok, or when the 'ka' is added, are you ok?
Aa: yes
Wai: an expression of happiness
Honto: really
Arigatou: thank you, when 'gozaimasu' is added it is in a polite form
Hai: more common term of 'yes'
Moushi moushi: 'hello', used when answering the phone