Maple's Wisdom: I'm back! Sorry for not updating. Wow, I have reviews! Heh.

L-chan-Hooray! (That was pretty much the entire point of that chapter, heh) I'm glad you like Meiling in this fic, I was a little worried that I screwed her up. And the Touya part was for you, he wasn't going to be in that chapter! Aren't you glad I changed my mind?

Crystalangel0105-No, I didn't. Wow. So, what did you think of the story?

Aore-I know! TTTTTTTTTTT....lalalalalaaaaa...all the T+Tness, heh. Will Tomoyo live? *pause* I actually already know, but I want to keep you in suspense! Need more T+T? L-chan has an awesome T+T fic called Shadows. I have another T+T fic, but it's temporarily, um, paused right now so I can update this one faster. It'll be my next project ^_^. Oh, by the way, I don't understand your friend. Oh well!

Estel-There should be more Mei-chan shrines! Hmm, will Tomoyo live? *dramatic pause* Find out in this chappie! I'm either killing her off or healing her now!

Maple's Disclaimer: I don't own CCS. I wish I did, though. Oh, look! The first star. OK, amendment: I don't own CCS *yet*. ^_~

)Tomoyo's POV(

Where was I?

I was inside..but I had gone to camp...

And then I remembered. A cold feeling came over me. I realized it was coming from my hand. I looked at it and screamed. Touya-san entered.

"Daidouji, you're conscious," he said, looking worried, "do you remember what happened to you?"

I shook my head no, then yes. "There was a snowstorm. A bunch of snow fell off one of the branches and through into my tent, and then, something very, very heavy came after it. Touya-san, it hurts."

He frowned. "I'm just glad you're alive, Daidouji. A tree branch fell on you. If Meiling hadn't found you, you'd be dead for sure. Your left hand is frostbitten, and your arm is broken, but your hypothermia's getting better." He felt my forehead. "Are you alright? You're burning up."

I paused, then started to shiver madly. "I'm so...c-cold..." I whispered, sweating at the same time. "Too warm..."

Touya looked at me with concern and stuck a thermometer in my mouth. He looked at the temperature and then at me, worried. "Go back to sleep, Tomoyo." he said softly. I closed my sweaty eyelids and darkness came over me.

*

)Touya's POV(

After Tomoyo went to sleep, I checked to see if Meiling needed any help in the kitchen. I quickly returned to Tomoyo's side when I heard her call for me.

"Touya..." she mumbled, delirious. She held my arm and wouldn't let go. "Touya! Don't leave!" she started to cry. "Touya, I love you. Never leave me, just stay here, OK? We can stay here forever, Touya!" I stroked her hair softly. Tomoyo, you don't know what you're saying. I'll stay here until you let me go, for taking care of Sakura when I couldn't. You and I, we're so alike. I'll stay with you, until you get better, Tomoyo. Just go to sleep.

"Touya, Touya..." she whispered, still delirious.

"Shhhh.." I said, and began to sing, just out of nowhere. It was the lullaby 'Kaa-san used to sing to Sakura before she died. I used to stay up late, lying in bed, just listening to her sing. Tomoyo's breathing slowed down, and became even. I kept on singing, even hours later. 'Kaa-san would sing it over and over until Sakura fell asleep. I never really knew when it ended. It just went on. I sang until my voice was hoarse, then I stayed there, stroking her hair and holding her hand.

)Yukito's POV(

Tell them about Knowledge.

But you promised her that you'd give her until the last day.

Sakura is ready. Tell them.

I hesitated, then called Sakura, Li-kun and that other boy, Hiiragizawa-san, over.

"Yue and I know why Clow's aura is so strong." I said softly, "It's the Joker card, Knowledge. Hiiragizawa-san, do you remember?"

Hiiragizawa nodded. "Clow made another card to guide Sakura through her quest, and to be her friend. But Knowledge was a very powerful card...she is not as powerful as Dark and Light, but less willing to take a master. Knowledge got too strong for Clow and escaped. She used her magic to bewitch herself. Anyone who transformed her had to be twice as powerful as Clow, or he or she would die, and Knowledge with them. Tsukishiro, who is it? Meiling?"

I shook my head. "No, not Meiling. Naoko."

Sakura frowned. "Naoko-chan sat next to Meiling-chan on the bus. Maybe her aura rubbed off on Meiling." The others nodded in agreement. "Where is Naoko, anyways?" asked Sakura, looking around.

We went outside, Kero, Suppi and Nakuru following. We found Naoko, shivering under a tree.

"Yue!" she screamed angrily. She turned to Sakura. "I will die in about one minute. Save yourself." She shook her head.

"Iie." she said softly.

"Nani? Sakura-chan, you will die!" she said weakly.

"I will live, and so will you, Naoko-chan." She called upon her staff. "Return to the form in which you ought to be! CLOW CARD!"

Sakura tossed the card up in the air and chanted the incantation to transform it. She was engulfed in a blinding white light.

She is ready. Yue told me, pride in his voice.

The light died down to reveal Sakura, holding the brand-new Knowledge Sakura card. "Yatta!" she screamed happily. She looked at her staff and frowned. It was just as long as Eriol's, and the star was pink.

Eriol smiled. "Sakura, your power has grown so much, and with it, the star you were given at birth. You are now the most powerful sorceress that ever was. Sakura, your star, too, is now a bit more than just a small lantern-light." Sakura nodded quietly, in awe. She looked at the card, then called upon it. Yue suddenly transformed.

)Sakura's POV(

I watched unbelievingly as Knowledge's true form kissed Yue. Yue never displayed any sort of affection for anyone, except, of course, Clow-san. Knowledge turned back into Naoko-chan, and Yue back into Yukito-san. Naoko smiled.

"I'm still Knowledge, even in this form. You are not Yue, though, are you? You are another person." she smiled. "I hope that we can be friends." She turned to me. "Thanks, Sakura-chan...you saved my life." Naoko smiled, and walked to her tent.

)Tomoyo's POV(

I woke up feeling much better. Touya was sitting on the side of my bed. He smiled.

"Your fever broke." he told me. "Your hand's better, too. How do you feel?"

"Never better." I said softly. I was hurting from Eriol, but I don't think that's what he meant. He smiled.

"Lunch is almost ready, do you think you can come to the table when it is?" I nodded my head yes. He nodded. "Good." He then left to finish lunch.

*

After lunch, I sat at the table for a while, just thinking. Touya went to the kitchen to start dinner. I went too, and demanded he let me help. After dinner (teriyaki salmon, yum yum) was in the oven, I started to bake. It started with me getting hungry. My sweet tooth talked me into making chocolate chip cookies. After that, I made strawberry shortcake, for Sakura and Kero, and more strawberry shortcake, and then apple pie...

I don't know exactly how much I baked, but everyone, even Kero and Yukito, had to stop eating because they were too full. After that, I went back to the kitchen and baked cookies. Butterscotch and chocolate and marshmallow....I baked every kind I knew how to and more. I was trying to bake all the pain from Eriol away.

At the end of the day, I collapsed onto the sick room bed (Touya made me sleep inside in case of a relapse) and closed my eyes, at peace. I no longer really cared that Eriol had turned me down. I was too tired. I had...made the pain all go away.

I opened one eye, wearily, and saw the first star. It was a bright, powerful, earnest pink star. And I wished upon it.

"Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight, wish I may, wish I might..." I paused, knowing suddenly that this star would listen to me. I couldn't explain it, but I knew that this star...cared about me.

"...find someone who will love me the same way I will love that person." I smiled at the star, and it seemed to smile back as I closed my eyes.

Charisma's Critique: Ooo, what star do you think Tomoyo saw? I know, it's so obvious. Sorry about the length (or lack thereof) and the lateness of this chapter. I kept wanting to make it longer but got writers' block, heh. I hope that you liked the end of the Yue/Card plot thread-It's the beginning of the end, I think. So, C+CC are much appreciated, and I'm soooo sorry I haven't updated in a while. What did you think? I want to know! So just click that little button that says Go! and tell me! It really motivates me if I know you're reading my story. Thanks!
Vocab:
'Kaa-san - short for Okaa-san (mother)
Iie - no
Nani - what
Yatta - All right
Ja - Bye (extremely informal)

Ja!