Of Lions and Dragons

Chapter Two

Disclaimer:

Wai! I just bought CCS from CLAMP for like a bazillion dollars! *Sweatdrops* Well, okay maybe not, I'm kind of broke right now sooo…oh forget it, just read.

Author's Notes

Okay everyone I assume you've all figured out that Sakura and Syaoran were the sorceress and sorcerer described in my summary. As for the cards, well they are Clow Cards, and I am having the pair capture them out of order and they have different cards than they do in the show, i.e. The Freeze is actually Syaoran's card, not Sakura's. Also, Kero-chan has the power to transform even when all the cards are not captured, and no one give me a hard time about Syaoran's guardian. I had a hard time thinking one up and a dragon is just like *so* original and I am not good at making up names either. I am also going to—hey wait I can't give it away! Enjoy Chapter 2!

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"Sakura wake up." Kerberos whispered gently to his sleeping mistress.

Sakura's eyes fluttered open and rested on her village. The sun was almost set behind the horizon and it lent a subtle glow to the small hamlet. Sakura smiled to herself and looked to Kerberos, who in turn nodded. The guardian was wrapped in his wings, golden light penetrating the feathers. The wings shortened and diminished in size as they came to rest on the back of a tiny yellow bear with wings. The stuffed animal-like creature opened his eyes and looked pleadingly to Sakura. "Mou, Sakura I'm hungry!" Squeaked Kero in a high-pitched voice.

Sakura laughed softly. "All right, Kero-chan just get in my bag, ne? You can get some pudding when we get home."

"Wai! I hope Tomoyo made chocolate…or no…vanilla…no chocolate…no…maybe…"

Sakura rolled her eyes as she listened to her now diminutive guardian argue with himself and made her way back to her home. Soon she came upon a modest dwelling and knocked on the door. Hearing no footsteps, Sakura put her hand on the doorknob and the door swung open. "That's strange Tomoyo never leaves the door open…"

Sakura walked through the small living room area and into a tiny kitchen. She did a double take and retraced her steps back to the living room. On the small couch, violet curls mingled with blue locks and a pair of glasses lay discarded on the floor. Tiptoeing back into the kitchen, Sakura stuffed a jar of pudding into her bag and tiptoed back into the living room, stepping on a creaking board. Instantly, the couple on the couch ceased what they were doing and peered over the edge. Violet and blue eyes peered back at her. "Sakura-chan, this is…"

Sakura looked at her best friend and the boy next to her and then shook her head. " I should have known the door was left open for him. Mou, Tomoyo-chan I kind of had an idea this was going on. So when's the wedding?" Sakura smirked playfully.

Tomoyo blushed and so did Eriol. Sakura only smiled and beamed proudly.

"Well what can you be so happy about Sakura? Was it a card?" Eriol grinned placing his glasses back his nose.

Sakura nodded and produced the card from her pocket and handed it to Eriol and Tomoyo. Muffled groans came from her bag and Sakura sweatdropped. "Hoe…I forgot I left Kero-chan in here." Sakura opened the bag and rolled her eyes to find a chocolate covered Kero with a full belly. "Kero-chan! We were supposed to share that!"

"Gomen Sakura, demo being a guardian beast is hard work! That capture today was some exhibition."

Eriol stared at the card and handed it back to Sakura. "Sakura, do you realize that you now own two of the four Elementals?"

"Hai, but I'm exhausted from today's capture, and kind of cold."

Tomoyo stopped tickling Eriol for a moment. "Why? What did you do fall in a river or something?"

Sakura frowned. "Iie, It was a lake."

Tomoyo and Eriol laughed and Sakura stuck her tongue out at them and turned on her heels as she walked upstairs to her room.

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"Master, we're back."

Syaoran opened his eyes and shook his head. He looked up into the treetops as dusk was descending upon the forest. "Come on Rhyu."

Rhyu nodded and soared into the trees landing on the porch of a house nestled in the treetops. Syaoran brushed the curtain aside and stomped angrily into the tree house. "Kuso! I was so damn close!" Syaoran grumbled as he flopped down on the hammock.

Rhyu glided over to him and rested on his knee. "Well that might have been because of the girl master."

"Duh." Syaoran stated.

The now shrunken Rhyu stretched out. "Iie, I mean you master."

"Nani?" Syaoran asked, his fiery amber igniting.

"I saw the relief you expressed when you saw that the girl was safe."

"So? I'm not totally heartless; I just didn't want to see her get hurt. I don't like seeing anyone get hurt. This girl is not any different."

Syaoran smiled to himself as he brought his newest Clow Card from his pocket. " 'The Thunder' hmmmm…this will make my lightning attack twice as powerful."

"And another thing…" Rhyu stopped as he realized Syaoran had fallen asleep. Rhyu slipped his tiny claws under the coverlet and laid the blanket over the teen's body. "Oyasumi, Xiao Lang."

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"Sakura?"

"Nani?"

"Are you still awake?"

"H-Hai."

Kero fluttered over to Sakura's bedside. "Mou, Sakura just forget about it already."

Sakura sat up in bed and hugged her knees. "I can't Kero-chan, I just know someone else was there."

"Hello? You can sense people remember? It was probably just some passerby."

"Iie, it was someone, no more than one, person or thing with great power."

"Matte! Power? You never told me that!"

Kero looked to Sakura, her eyelids were drooping and she looked exhausted. Kero tucked the blankets up around Sakura's chin and lay down on her pillow. "Oyasumi Sakura."

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AN: Well? What do you think? I know it's kind of boring but I wanted to give a background to where Sakura and Syaoran live and the people that surround their lives. Sakura and Tomoyo live together and Eriol comes around A LOT. Hai, Tomoyo and Eriol are a couple but I won't get very detailed in their relationship. Gomen, but as I said before this is mostly and S+S fanfic. Ok, Tomoyo and Eriol know about the cards and Syaoran will be getting a visitor soon so…ha! I won't tell you will just have to wait for the next chapter!