AN: Hey everyone! Thanks for the reviews - I didn't think I'd get that many, so I'm flattered. I hope everything is a little clearer now in terms of paragraphs and spacing things out. Oh well, here's chapter 4, hope you enjoy it!

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Always & Forever

Tomoyo grabbed hold of Sakura's hand and dragged her to one of the bedrooms to find that skirt. Tomoyo kneeled down, opened a drawer and started throwing clothes all over the place. Sakura thought for a second and decided to seize the moment.

"Um, Tomoyo," she started uncertainly, "how did you end up here?"

"Well, I was walking through the park one day and I stumbled on a rock or something, I can't remember, and I fell down. But instead of falling down on the ground, I fell on top of Eriol," Tomoyo said without looking up. "Back then when I first arrived, they had another Mirror of Malorn so I got to go back home." Sakura looked confused.

"Then, why'd you come back? I thought you said you were moving to America," she said, "I thought I would never see you again." Tears formed in her pretty emerald eyes. Tomoyo looked up at her best friend who was sitting on the bed, looking down. She got up and sat next to her.

"I know, I'm sorry I had to lie to you Sakura. But the first time I came here, I ended up spending a lot of time with everyone and I grew to love everyone and when I went back, I missed them more than anything. I told my mother and she agreed on one condition, that she came with me when I went back." She told her.

"Your mom's here too?" Sakura asked in surprise. Tomoyo nodded and smiled.

"She'll be happy when she sees you." She said. "So, we went back to the park where I tripped and we found the entrance back to this place." She concluded.

"Why didn't you come back to visit me? Why didn't you tell me?" Sakura asked her.

"If I had told you, you wouldn't have believed me and I would have felt like an idiot," she replied softly. Sakura looked at her in surprise.

"Tomoyo! I would have believed you! I have always believed you, you're my best friend," Sakura gasped out. Tomoyo nodded, still sad.

"It wasn't an easy choice for me to make Sakura. You see, you can only come here once and go back home. The second time you come, you stay forever; you can't ever go back, not ever again. You would have to live here for the rest of your life. So I had to choose between you and - and -" she paused and blushed.

"And who, Tomoyo?" Sakura asked curiously, looking at her friend turn bright red.

"And Eriol," Tomoyo whispered as Sakura broke out in a huge grin.

"You're in love with him!" Sakura yelled out in excitement while Tomoyo just nodded and smiled, still red. "Does he know?" Sakura asked, and once more Tomoyo nodded. "Does that mean you're both a couple? Like boyfriend and girlfriend?" Sakura asked again. Tomoyo nodded yet again. Sakura squealed in delight and jumped up and grabbed her friend in a hug. Both girls just laughed.

"I wish you could have told me this before, Tomoyo," Sakura told her friend once they had settled back down again.

"I wish I could, but - I just couldn't," Tomoyo said in frustration. Sakura nodded, understanding what her friend was trying to say. Tomoyo went back to looking for her skirt.

"Tomoyo, did you know that the second time you came back you'd have to stay?" Sakura asked suddenly. Tomoyo paused for a minute and then sighed.

"Yes, I did Sakura," she told her. Sakura nodded. Would I stay here if I found the person I loved? She thought to herself, then shook her head to get the thought out of her mind. "Wait, how did you get back into our world if there's only one mirror of Malorn left?"

"There were two back then when I first arrived. But after a while, someone was cleaning it or doing something, I'm not sure, and it accidentally tripped and it broke," Tomoyo replied to her friend's question.

"Thanks," Sakura muttered under her breath to the person who broke the mirror, even though she didn't even know who it was. Suddenly Tomoyo squealed in delight and turned to look at Sakura with her eyes sparkling and a wide smile. Sakura stared at her friend, not sure if she wanted to know why her friend was suddenly so happy.

Syaoran walked into the large room and sighed as he heard his sisters giggle loudly at him. He walked towards his mother who sat in the middle of his older sisters, who were still giggling at him. He drew in a sharp breath, hoping he had enough strength to do what he was suppose to. He can battle more men than any other warrior without breaking a sweat, he can face off dragons and use his magic easily; that did not scare him. But the one thing that did scare him.was his mother.

Yelan looked at her son as he bowed at her. Behind him stood Eriol and Meilin, who also bowed towards her. She nodded at them, telling them that it was all right. She frowned and realized someone was missing from their little group. Where was his friend, Daidouji Tomoyo? Ever since she had came to them she had always hung around her son and his friends, especially Eriol. She knew something had been going on between the two young people but refused to say anything; they would tell when they were ready. (How different of Yelan, huh?) Also they were hiding something from her, but she would find out soon enough.

"Mother," Syaoran started, now standing up perfectly straight, his sisters no longer talking. "I am here to inform you that we will have a guest with us for today." He watched his mother's perfectly shaped eyebrows go up in surprise. "Daidouji has a friend visiting from a far land with no place to stay. I was kind enough to offer her to stay with us for the day." He concluded. Once more, he saw the shocked look on his mother's face, but also his sisters. They whispered among themselves quietly; it was very strange that their little brother offered anything to anyone, even his voice wasn't even as cold as it usually was.

Suddenly, as if on cue, the large doors opened and in came Tomoyo smiling at them, but she entered alone. The three friends wondered where Sakura was. Tomoyo turned around, a bit surprised, and went back to the door, obviously trying to pull someone in the room. There was a muffled sound of voices, obviously arguing softly. Finally, Tomoyo appeared and smiled at the group. She walked towards Yelan and slowly, shadowing behind her, was Sakura.

She was wearing a long green gown, which was smoothly rounded off at her neck with the sleeves that flared out at her hands. The dress was well fitted on her and at her hips; the dress flared out lightly and met the ground around her in a little circle, a matching green bow in her hair. The dress managed to make her already bright emerald eyes seem greener - if that were possible. Her little face showed a small shy smile on it along with a slight blush. Tomoyo had told her she couldn't find the skirt and instead found something better, much better for her to wear to meet Syaoran's mother. Syaoran just gasped at her, not believing that it really was Sakura. She looked so different from earlier and last night. Breathe.came that voice again in his head. He realized what he was doing and averted his attention back to his mother.

Yelan stared at the girl with wide eyes. Who is she? She possesses great power, even greater than I.She also noticed the way her son stared at this girl; this also surprising her. Sakura stopped beside Tomoyo, shaking a bit out of nervousness. She noticed how quiet the room was and that everyone was watching her intensely. She saw Tomoyo curtsy perfectly, and she attempted to do the same, but was a bit clumsy. She stood up straight once again and suddenly felt a slight headache coming on.

She felt - impossible as it seemed to her - as if someone was trying to get into her mind. She knew automatically that it was Syaoran's mother, she didn't know how exactly, she just knew. She got offended at this and somehow built a barrier around her. She gasped at herself and took a step back, surprised that she could do that. Eriol and Syaoran looked at her, wide-eyed, then stared at each other, then back at her. They felt her pink aura glowing all around her.

At the same moment, Yelan gasped herself and put her hand to her head as she faltered. Syaoran instantly made a movement toward his mother, but paused as she regained her posture. She felt as if she had drained all her power, and all this girl did was put up a barrier so she wouldn't get into her thoughts. This girl was very strong and she probably didn't even know how to control her power. (AN: Sigh, this is getting boring.New topic) "Syaoran, please show this girl to her room, she will be spending over the night," Yelan instructed, once she regained her strength. Syaoran stared hard at his mother.

"But Mother -," he started, but with one look from his mother, he bowed and started walking out. He paused to see if Sakura was following him. Sakura once again tried to curtsy and then hurried out of the room, nearly walking past Syaoran. She just wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. Once they left the room and walked a little bit further away, Sakura fainted.

Syaoran saw and on instinct caught her before she met the ground. He stared at her; surprised he did that without even noticing. He sighed, then picked her up, holding her like a little child and started walking again, taking her towards her room. He stared at her and blushed as she moved slightly, making herself more comfortable in his arms. He looked up at the ceiling, pretending that it was nothing new carrying girls he didn't know around.

He placed her in a room that, like the one at the cottage, was completely a light shade of pink. He lay her down on the bed and wondered if he should stay here until she got up to make sure she was ok, or whether just to leave. He decided he was just going to stay until she got up, then he would leave. He walked next to the door and leaned against the wall in the shadows, waiting for her to get up. Finally, her eyelids seem to flutter and she groaned. Seeing that she was awake, he quietly slipped out of the room and closed the door as soundlessly as he could. He turned around and jumped back as he yelled in surprise.

Meilin was standing there, inches away from his face, nearly scaring him to death. "Meilin! What are you trying to do?" He yelled at her, his face turning a shade of red. She gave him no reply, she just stared at him, her bright eyes staring up at him in surprise, curiosity and they held back some sort of secret. It was his turn to stare at her curiously. "What?" She smiled, shook he head and walked away, leaving him very confused.

Sakura looked around to find herself in yet another room. "What happened?" She asked herself out loud. I remember fainting.but nothing else, she thought. How did I get here? And right away she knew her answer and turned red. Syaoran.