Chapter 4

"Li.. this is Kero... Kero you know Li." She started and soon got their immediate attention. She asked them to sit down for this was going to be a long story. "7 years ago, you came to Japan to capture the Clow Cards" she started looking at Li seeing he was really mixed up. "Hum... maybe this is a bit fast. Li, 2 years ago, you put a spell on yourself in order to forget a part of your past here." He looked at her. "I would remember if I casted a spell upon myself, don't you think?" she asked him to remain silent because she still had some difficulties with how she was going to bring this out. "Part of it was to forget about the Clow Cards.. and the other part... was to forget... Sa..Sakura." Kero opened his eyes wide. "Why on earth would you do that! I thought you were friends! No wonder she keeps crying!" Kero started but Tomoyo pleaded him to remain silent. Now that she knew she had their full attention, she tried to think of how to explain it all so it would make sense.

"Kero here is the guardian beast of the Clow Cards and the Card mistress, Sakura." She paused. "So is Yue, also known as Yukito" she looked at him to see if he would show any sign of remembering Yukito. His eyes went up as if trying to remember him. "I do remember Yukito but then again it's a bit fuzzy." he said looking at his hands. "Well I think that the fact that Sakura was around him a lot as to do about it" she said. "Sakura had feelings toward Yukito and so did you.. well... you were only attracted to his magical powers." She continued. "You were Sakura's rival at first because of that fact but also because you were both after the Clow Cards. After awhile, you started helping Sakura out to catch them and you also started to get very fond of her. And.. so did she. But when you left, you did not tell her you were leaving. Even now I still don't know why you never told her how you felt before you left. She ran after you to the airport but you were already getting on the plane. When you left, a part of her also left with you for you were her real love and she was yours but neither of you knew about the other's feelings." She paused for him to take it all in. His face was strained as if trying to remember but he couldn't. "Days past, then weeks, then months and she still loved you from the deepest of her heart, and so did you according to Meiling. But 2 years ago, you couldn't bare the burden of not having her by your side and you were getting even more miserable day by day so you decided to cast a spell upon yourself in order to forget the Clow Cards and her so you could continue on with your life and take care of the Li clan as Meiling said." She let her lasts words sink in for all of them.

He was fighting with himself, trying to remember but there was nothing to do, he had no feelings for Sakura nor did he remember her. "It would explain a few things as for why my memory here is a bit fuzzy, but still, it doesn't make any sense at all." He finally managed to say. Kero looked at him. "Why did you decided to come back here then if you don't remember any of this?" he asked looking almost concerned for him. * The kid did love Sakura after all. * He thought. "I... I don't know.. it's as if some magic pushed me to come back here. I... I can't really explain it." He said gazing through the window. Kero pondered for awhile. "Hum.. magic.. maybe Sakura could hint me in on this.. maybe she used a card or something." Kero finally said. "Now that I think about it... she keeps carrying that card.. the love card that emerged from her tears the day you left 7 years ago. Maybe it has something to do with it. I'll contact Eriol with Sakura, after I try explaining all this to her.. damn this is going to be hard. It will crush her for sure." He said returning to is small size form and flying out the window.

Tomoyo looked at Li who was obviously confused. "There is a way to break the spell." He looked at her. "but... you are the only one who knew according to Meiling and well, you forgot about the spell." She finished looking down. He sighed and looked down too. * Why would I do that? Was I that crazy about her to try to forget her? Why can't I remember her?* many questions were running through his mind and Tomoyo got it as her cue call to exit. "Wait!" he pleaded. "Does she know I ... I loved her?" he asked. Tomoyo was a bit stunned by the question. "I never told her to your request, if that's what you want to know, I thought she would forget you someday but still, she cherishes you to the deepest of her heart and no one can do anything about that. You are her true love. Meiling and I also believe in the fact you two were meant for each other." She left on those words leaving an even more confused and sad Syaoran. "What have I done to her, to ME?" he said to himself.

"I know what happened.." whispered Kero in Sakura's ear. "I am so sorry Sakura." Sakura lifted her head. "It's ok Kero" letting a few tears down. "Maybe we weren't meant to be. That's all!" she said desperately trying to cheer herself up. Kero looked deep down in her eyes. * How am I to tell her this... that he actually wanted to forget her? * "Hum Sakura?" he started gathering his courage. "Kero, I just don't want to talk about it. It will be better for me to simply try to forget too." She replied sinking in her bed. "It will take awhile but I'll manage, don't worry!". As Kero wanted to reply she told him once again she would be alright and to let go. He headed to Tomoyo's house to ask for some advice as he was obviously concerned for Sakura.

"You want me to call Eriol?" she asked surprised. "Yes! I can't tell Sakura everything like that. She is already on her way to accept it, if I tell her that he did this on purpose, well sort of, it will just crush her. We have to know about that 'Love' card she keeps carrying around. Eriol could know how it works." Tomoyo just picked up the phone and started dialing. Kero explained with the help of Tomoyo what had happened. Eriol thought for a minute. "The return of Syaoran might have to do with Sakura. The card emerged from her tears because of her love for Syaoran. Maybe every wish she makes about him happens because of this card. Because she loves him deeply, if she made a wish for him to come back, it could have been granted by the love card." He supposed. They talked for a while longer then hung up. "Hum... maybe if Sakura wishes for him to remember her it will be granted as well." Tomoyo said. "We have to tell her about this."