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Always. He had always underestimated her.

"He probably never thought I would come to my power again." she laughed.

She knew the extent of her power. She didn't need a staff in which to harness her powers. She too, had created two guardians, one a pair of white doves and the other, her human form guardian in the guise of a young boy, part of her plan to finally get her revenge after all these lifetimes. She smiled, thinking of this.

"We may not have met in this lifetime, Clow Reed, but I promise you will remember me...when the time comes." she said.



Tori looked out into the night, watching the snow as it fell onto the ground. He was glad that Julian was there with him, the two of them huddled together in bed for warmth.

"It's beautiful this time of year." Julian commented.

"Yes, It always reminds me of the time we caught Sierra and Rei sharing their first intimate moment." Tori said.

"That was very awkward for them." Julian said.

Tori smiled. "No more awkard than it was for us when my dad caught us. Do you remember?" Tori asked.

Julian remembered vividly. Tori had offered to make spiced cider for everyone while Sierra, Rei, Angel and Serenity were visiting one day. The children, in their absence, decided to play Truth or Dare. Angel had dared Serenity and Sierra to kiss each other. The two girls shyly complied, blushing the whole time, then Serenity dared Sierra to kiss Rei.

Serenity smiled as Rei's face turned a bright crimson shade. He gasped as Sierra accepted her dare, moving closer to the dark haired boy. He could feel his heart begin to race as he could feel her breath against his face. He closed his eyes...

"What are you kids doing?" Tori asked them.

The two of them jumped back, startled, making everyone laugh.

"Your father was very understanding about everything." Julian said.

"He said that he had known all along and was completely supportive." Tori said.

"I hope Sierra and Rei felt the same way when he caught them." Julian said.

"They're still young. I think it was more curiousity than anything. Who knows if anything will ever develop between those two." Tori said.

"You're protective of her the way you were about Sakura. That's one of the things I love about you, Tori." Julian said.

Tori looked out the window again and smiled.





It's Christmas morning, Sierra thought, and no one was awake yet. Maybe I'll make breakfast for everyone this morning. She heard her uncle Tori's coffeemaker come on.

"I guess he'll be up soon. Maybe I'll help." she saidt

She opened the pantry and pulled out a box of muffin mix. Humming to herself, she began to prepare the batter. "Good morning, Christmas monster." Tori teased her.

She shot him a dirty look as he poured himself a cup of coffee. "I decided to make muffins since I was the first one up this morning." Sierra said.

"Your father has been up for a couple hours." Tori told her.

"He has?" she questioned him.

"He pointed outside to the backyard where Li was practicing his martial arts moves with his sword. This was a sight Sierra was used to. Her dad worked out often, wanting to always stay fit. He taught many classes at her parents athletics school.

Still mixing her batter, she stood in silence and watched him for a few minutes.

"Sierra! Good morning sweetheart. How long have you been up?" he asked. "Not very long. Merry Christmas, Dad." she said.

He smiled as he embraced her.

"Merry Christmas to you too. You better go inside before you catch your death out here. I'll be inside in a few minutes." Li told her.

Sierra says "okay.", as she walks into the kitchen, and pours the batter into a muffin pan, and puts it in the oven.

"Can I have some coffee, uncle Tori?" Sierra asked.

"You're not old enough to drink coffee." Sakura stated.

"Merry Christmas mom!" Sierra exclaimed.

"Merry Christmas Sierrra." her mother replied.

"We have two Chritsmas monsters up early this morning." Tori taunted them.

"Ignore your uncle Sierra. He just doesn't know any better." Sakura said. She poured herslef and Sierra a glass of milk.

"Where's Julian? He's usually up by now." Sakura said.

"He decided to sleep in this morning, considering that it's his birthday." Tori said. "When are we suppossed t be at Eli and Madison's house?" Li asked.

"Whenever everyone is ready. Sierra, I think your muffins are ready." Sakura said. Sierra pulled the muffins out of the oven and started to serve everyone.

Tori eyed her suspiciously. "Is this safe to eat?" he asked.

"Considering that you didn't make them yourself , Tori, I'm sure they're fine." her mother replied.

Sierra ate her plate in record time and prepared a plate for her uncle Julian.

"I'm going to take this up to Uncle Julian." she said.

Tori took everyone's dishes into the kitchen.

"She reminds me of you at her age, Sakura." he said.

"She's growing up so fast. I can still remember when we brought her home for the first time, how awkward that was for everyone." Sakura said.

It had been soon after she and Li had gotten married and they were new parents. Her dad had been very helpful instructing her int he best way to feed and bathe Sierra, and Tori had felt overwelmed when they let him hold his newborn niece.

He had cared for Sakura in her youth, but it had been nothing like holding Sierra for the first time. The two uncles smothered the new baby with affrection, feeling as vulnerable as she was. Madison filmed everything, she herself about to have her own child.

She and Sakura had gotten pregnant at the same time, and had shared the whole experience together. Madison's son Rei came a few months later and the two women vowed that their two children would grow up best friends, just like they had.