Summary: Sakura is new in Hong Kong. When she looks for a job, she sees an ad saying someone needs to have his children looked after. Sakura loves children, so she jumps at the chance. She passes the interview, and everyone loves her. But what will happen when they find out her secret? S+S E+T

Readers: Hey guys! Thanks to all of the people that reviewed the last chapter. I'm sorry to say it, but I'll be slowing down with updating because I have to go to school.(. Reluctantly. Don't worry. I'll try and update fast though! About the woman, Medina, no it's not exactly like from the first movie, it didn't even come from my mind like that. But no, she's not all happy and misunderstood. This one. she's just evil. Well, I hope you enjoy this chapter, so tell me in your reviews okay? *Hint Hint* Enjoy the chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own CCS or anything like that so please don't sue me!

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"Speaking"

'Thinking'

~*Change of Scene*~ ~*~ Time Gap/End of Chapter/Action *Stressing Word(s) or Letters/Notes*

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(.) My hopefully little notes
By: SweetBabyGurl
Nanny Sakura

Chapter Twenty: Meiling's Plan Gets Put Into Play

Medina landed softly on the ground, smiling maliciously. She peered around at everyone, her eyes resting on Sakura and her staff. She sauntered over to her as Sakura's eyes once more went blank and changed her staff into a sword.

"Ah. the Cherry Blossom and Mistress, just as the prophecy had said so many years ago. I do not know why the damn Clow Reed did not allow me to see all of it! I'll be watching you," Medina said to her grinning like an idiot.

"What prophecy?" Sakura asked narrowing her eyes.

"Ask the Clow Reed, or as you people call him, Eriol Hiiragizawa. But enough of that for now. I am a fair woman, so I give you warning. I've been freed from that blasted book, but so now I have to take my revenge. Try and fight for your life, but the outcome will be the same. You will die. I'll find you wherever you are at noon tomorrow. That goes for you too Little Wolf. Not to worry, I haven't forgotten about you," Medina said gazing at Syaoran before she vanished with the blink of an eye.

"Eriol? What the hell was she talking about?" Sakura asked.

"I'm sorry Sakura-chan, but you're not allowed to know. Help her use her magic without putting as much pressure so she won't be drained quickly Syaoran," Eriol said as he walked off.

"I'll stay here and train with my mistress," Yue said standing his ground.

"Watch the gaki," Touya said to Kero before he walked off with his father, Eriol and Tomoyo. Kero merely nodded.

"Well Sakura-sama, you've been able to access the core of your magic. I knew you would be able to do it, but I thought it would come within a few weeks. But you've put in so much with your cards," Yue commented. Sakura turned her face towards him with a nod. Her eyed were a scary green and just plain out eerie with a blank look.

"How do I use less of it?" Sakura asked, her voice monotone once again.

"This is where the gaki comes into play. We don't know. He does," Cerberus (spelling?) said transforming into his true form.

"Fine. Let's get started," Sakura said turning towards him her staff going back to its original form. Syaoran stood there stunned for a while before he took his pendant off of his neck and made it into a full sword.

"Sit down with your hands on your knees," Syaoran said to her gently but she didn't even blink as she did so. He did the same thing as he sat in front of her, quite close to her.

"Must you be so close to me?" Sakura asked sounding rather annoyed. 'This is for the best. I've hurt him so much already. I've been through a lot too. I don't want to hurt anymore. I might as well be cold when we're using magic.'

"Um. yeah?" Syaoran answered not sure of his response himself. "Shut your eyes." She obliged. He then took her hands and put his hands in hers making her eyes shoot open.

"What are you doing?" Sakura asked through clenched teeth. She showed anger, but in reality she was nervous and flying at the same time.

"I need you to concentrate. You're not concentrating Sakura," Syaoran said to her as he looked in her eyes to see if what she had said at his home the other was really true. Meanwhile with Sakura, she was trying to do anything but allow her emotions to show. She was failing miserably as the blank look in her eyes was slowly being replaced with all of the sadness she was experiencing at that moment.

'He's so close, yet so far'" Sakura thought to herself as she felt a tear slip before turning her head and wiping it away. She couldn't take it much longer as she got up from her spot and ran.

"Sakura!" Syaoran called after her. He looked at her retreating figure, trying to think of what he should do.

"Well! Go after her you idiot!" Cerberus roared at him as Syaoran shot up from his spot and followed her to where she was now sitting. When he had finally reached to where she was, she was in a place of Hong Kong he had never seen before. It was a park, with cherry blossoms all over the place and two sets of swings along with a huge slide.

"Sakura?" Syaoran asked quietly as he approached her figure, which was by the swings. She didn't hear him as she sat there crying her eyes out her head in her hands. (I write that a lot don't I?)

"This is all my fault," Sakura whispered to herself, she didn't even notice Syaoran was sitting on the swing next to her.

"Sakura?" Syaoran whispered to her. She turned her head the other way before turning to face him. Her eyes were very red and puffy from all the crying she had done.

"I'm sorry I ran off like that. I just need time to think about things. Like going back to Japan and such," Sakura said, her voice shaky.

"Why are you going back Sakura?" Syaoran asked her as he searched her eyes for an answer.

"When I came here, I wanted to prove something to myself. But, I've realized I didn't have to move from my home in Japan to do it," Sakura responded.

"You're here now. So why not just stay? Why go through all of the trouble of going all the way back to Japan?" Syaoran asked her.

"Why are you trying to convince me to stay? You made it clear that you didn't care whether or not I did," Sakura said bluntly. Syaoran had a quick intake of breath.

'This had better work Meiling,' Syaoran thought to himself.

"Maybe we should talk Sakura. How about we go to Stars café and talk over some coffee? My treat," Syaoran offered.

"I don't know," Sakura said glancing up at him, but with the look in his eyes, how she could say no. She just sighed and got up and began to walk in the direction of the café. 'What would he want to talk about?'

Once they arrived, they got their own little booth as they got settled. A waitress came their way as both ordered frappé mochas.

"What do you want to talk about Li?" Sakura asked as she sipped her mocha.

"We've never really been formal, so why start now?" Syaoran said trying to ease the tension. Sakura merely nodded waiting for him to go on. "It's about what I said the other day."

"Must we go through this?" Sakura asked, her voice crackling.

"Sakura. I was just upset because the Card Mistress had to be you out of all the people in the world. I was always jealous because when they found out I wasn't the card captor my parents and the Elders had hoped for, they felt so disappointed and felt as though I had let them down," Syaoran began.

"But that wasn't my fault. The book was in my basement. I didn't even know what it was or what I was doing. It was a mere accident and fluke I came across the Clow book," Sakura explained as he sipped his drink now. He nodded in understanding.

"I know that, and it's hard to understand what I was feeling at the time Sakura," Syaoran explained. "But that's no excuse for what I said. All of the things that I said, I didn't mean them. I was still in the state of shock, I didn't know how to react. And when that happens," Syaoran trailed off.

"You decide to be the cold-hearted bastard you were when we first met," Sakura finished, a sad smile crossing her lips at the memory of their first meeting.

"I guess so. But I would really love for you to stay and keep your job. I guess we just won't have any secrets from each other any more is all. I'm so sorry I hurt you Sakura. We can still be friends can't we?" Syaoran asked.

"Of course we can. And yes, I forgive you. I don't know about staying in China and all though. I'll have to think about it," Sakura said smiling genuinely for the first time in the past few days. 'At least we can still be friends now. but. should I smile because of that, or cry because that's all we'll ever be?'

'Might as well say the rest now.' "Friendship. About that Sakura. We've had so many wonderful times together. And I've realized over time that I've had a strong emotion for you. I've never really realized it until I thought I lost you. What I'm trying to say is, Sakura, I. I. I love y-" Syaoran was about to finish but a loud explosion was heard.

"I'm bored. Let me kill you now," Medina said, her voice clear despite all of the screaming that was heard as the people ran out, she stood in the entrance of the giant hole she had created in the café. The next thing they knew they were in the gardens where they had previously trained in. Sakura took out her wand as everyone assembled their places since they too had decided to train once Syaoran had run after Sakura. Tomoyo, Fujitaka and Touya were hopefully safe in the shielded house. Syaoran with his sword, Yue and Ceroberus near Sakura, and Eriol also with his staff. They looked ready, but were they really?

TBC