*Amber Dream sobs* I'm thinking of ending this soon. Anyway, I'd like to thank all for their reviews. Oh, and KawaiinessPnay, don't worry about my sister. She's harmless.
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Chapter Twenty-Two
It was still dark when Sakura awoke, feeling a powerful aura moving. It was her sister's. Getting out of bed, Sakura walked over to the window and looked to the ground below.
Yuri was at the training grounds, her sword flashing in the faint starlight. Sakura smiled, knowing that Yuri's movements were automatic, yet controlled. She moved as if the sword was merely an extension to her body, a part of her. Of course, that had been the way they had been taught, but Sakura had never seen anyone use a sword like her sister, aside from Syaoran, that is.
Sakura opened the window, and felt the cool breeze rush against her skin, awakening her senses.
-Come, join me Sakura.- Yuri's voice came softly, like on the breeze.
Sakura nodded and calmly stepped out onto the nothingness of air before her. Her step didn't falter though, and she made her way over to her sister, walking on the air itself.
When she reached her sister's side, she took out a card and transformed her staff into her sword.
Together, under the light of the stars, they moved with the grace of Gods.
It was still dark when Hermione awoke to the hushed chatter of the Gryffindor students. Walking downstairs, she saw that everyone was making their way out of the common room. Following, she soon found herself at the training grounds of the exchange students. She heard other whispers and saw that the other students, from the other houses were also outside, watching.
Hermione turned to look at the training ground, and before her, she saw the two Card Mistresses moving with an unearthly elegance.
The other exchange students, as well as Harry, were in front of the crowd, along with the new teachers and their aids. There were also three stuffed animals, nestled in the arms of Tomoyo, Meiling and Naoko.
Suddenly, Hermione realised that it was a little too light for what the time was. Looking up into the sky, she saw that there was no moon, only endless stars that seemed to be shining as brightly as they could.
"Why is it so light?" She asked in a whisper, her voice barely audible.
"The stars shine for them." Eriol said softly, wisdom in his every word.
"What do you mean?" This came from Cho Chang, the once crush of Harry Potter.
"Sakura and Yuri are the stars' daughters and they show their love by shining as brightly as they can." Yukito said, watching his mistress with pride.
"Maybe the stars will watch over them and protect them." Erin whispered, leaning into Yukito as she watched the complicated yet exquisite dance that her mistress was preforming.
"I still don't understand." Ron said, his voice not as low as the others, nearly shattering the calm serenity about the area.
Naoko turned to glare at him, as she answered. "Sorcerers and sorceresses magic are governed by an element. Mine is governed by the sun, where as Syaoran's is governed by the moon. Sakura and Yuri are the only sorceresses ever to be governed by the stars."
While everyone turned to stare at the two sisters, Tomoyo added something to that.
"There is a multitude of stars, each as powerful as the one before, but there are two stars that are different. Not only are Sakura and Yuri governed by the stars, but they each have their very own star which are shining the brightest tonight."
All eyes turned to the sky, trying to pinpoint the brightest stars.
Suddenly, someone gasped, and, Hermione, looking at Pansy Parkinson, the supposed girlfriend of Draco Malfoy, saw what she had gasped at. Hermione gasped too.
While most of the stars seemed as unreachable as ever, two stood apart, shining a faint pink light, above the twins' heads. Bathed in the pinkish cast of their stars, Sakura and Yuri's appearance grew even more unearthly, and more angelic like.
Sakura and Yuri paused in their movements and looked at their stars above them. Bowing slightly to their stars, they resumed their training, paying no attention to the startled gasps of the other students as the two pink stars flickered in response.
Slowly, the pink stars returned to their places in the sky, as the twins' movements began to steadily slow, before coming to a complete stop as dawn's first rays streaked across the sky.
It was coming closer. The day when they would have to finish what was started over a thousand years ago.
Grinning at each other, they knew that they would be the victors of the upcoming battle.
"Can you feel it?"
"Of course. Do you think that they know its coming?"
"They should. They are fairly intelligent after all." There was a deride snort.
"We hope, at least. The victory will be so much sweeter that way."
As Sakura and Yuri were walking down a hall, they were startled to find themselves abruptly pulled into a room. Through the darkness they could see two figures.
Sakura began to squint into the darkness, trying to make out who they were.
-Sakura, don't squint. You will ruin your eyes.- Yuri's voice scolded through her mind.
Sakura blushed slightly at the reprimand.
-Here- There was a flash of pink, and suddenly, the room was lit with a soft pinkish glow.
Standing before the two girls stood Hermione and Ron.
"Ok, I was definitely not expecting this." Yuri murmured, glaring slightly at the witch and wizard.
"No kidding." Sakura added, looking at the pair in confusion. "Did you two want something?"
Hermione nodded. "What's going on with you two?" She asked, shocking the twins even more.
"What do you mean?" Yuri asked, her green eyes narrowing with confusion.
"You two are usually happy, and you are so now, but this happiness seems forced." Hermione said softly.
"And you care why?" Yuri snapped.
Hermione cringed. "It doesn't matter. All I know is that Harry is your friend and he's worried about you two. So are the rest of the exchange students."
Sakura shrugged. "They're imagining things, as you are. Yuri and I have a lot of things on our minds at the moment, and so if we seem a little distracted, it's because of that."
Ron's eyes narrowed. "You're lying." He accused.
Yuri's eyes widened. "What gives you the right to accuse us of lying?" She asked, incredulous.
"You lied to us before." He noted.
"When we didn't tell you that we were the Card Mistresses? We didn't know you, we owed you nothing. We didn't need to tell anyone about the cards, or the fact that we are sorceresses or anything else. That is our business and no one else's." Yuri was beginning to get annoyed.
"Calm down Yuri." Sakura said softly, trying to soothe her irritated twin.
Yuri turned furious eyes to Sakura. "We need to talk to Potter."
Sakura sighed. Her sister was getting worked up for nothing. Of course their smiles were forced. What was there to smile about? She sighed again. Maybe they should try to relax. If wizards and witches could somehow tell that there was something wrong, then who knew what they were revealing to their friends.
Yuri stalked out of the room, followed closely by Sakura.
"Yuri, wait." Yuri stopped for a moment. "Look, we need to relax. I mean, if witches and wizards can sense there is something wrong with us, then can you imagine what Jamie and Syaoran are able to sense, along with the others?"
Yuri, her eyes still furious, looked into Sakura's calm eyes, that betrayed none of the feelings that Yuri could sense coming off her sister in waves. She sighed and attempted to calm down. "I guess you are right Sakura." She took a deep breath and held it for a moment. "We better go and make sure that the others aren't too worried."
Walking into the Gryffindor common room, the twins noticed that the only person there was Tomoyo.
"What are you doing here alone?" Sakura asked her best friend.
"Ohh, just adding finishing touches to your outfits." Tomoyo held up two outfits, both in pink, and nearly identical. She held one out to Sakura. "This is yours."
Sakura's new battle costume was a bright pink gown with straps to hold it in place. The skirt of the gown was split down the middle in the front and the material looked very breezy. With shoes in the same colour, the outfit looked very much like what Sakura had worn in the play a few years ago.
Yuri's was exactly the same except for the fact that hers was in a dark pink.
"Ah Tomoyo, as much as I like the outfit, why have you made them?" Yuri asked, confused.
Tomoyo smiled gently. "So I can tape you wearing them, while we battle those twins. They are what I want you two to wear in the battle."
"But isn't it a little ….." Yuri struggled to find the right word.
Tomoyo's smile grew even more gentle. "Although they look flimsy, I've charmed them with basically everything I have to make sure that they can repel most spells made by sorcerers."
Sakura looked shocked. "But hasn't that drained you?"
Tomoyo shook her head. "It would have had I done it all at once, but since I did it in little bits and pieces ever since I started making them, I don't feel drained."
Sakura and Yuri looked at each other, then wordlessly, they embraced the young sorceress.
"Thank you Tomoyo." Yuri said softly.
"That's fine. Just promise me that you will wear them."
Both Sakura and Yuri gave their promises.
There was no moon. All there was were stars, endless, eternal stars, surrounding and empowering.
He awoke with a shock and saw that his companion had woken up too.
He grinned in the darkness. "Although the stars are eternal, they must fade."
His companion grinned back. "They must fade."
Dumbledore looked over at the training grounds and frowned. 'Didn't they ever sleep?' He wondered to himself. Ever since Voldemort's death, Sakura and Yuri had been training non-stop. He remembered a few days ago that he had seen the entire school present at one of their training sessions, underneath the intense light of the stars above.
Stars. There was something about the stars that Dumbledore was certain that he was meant to remember. What it was though, eluded him.
The twins' movements slowed as they reached the end of their training.
Sakura looked at her sister, knowing that she knew.
Yuri sighed. This training session wasn't as tough as they usually were. They needed to conserve energy.
There came a faint breeze, and as it whispered through the twins' hair, it seemed to murmur something to the sisters.
They both looked at each other and smiled faintly, before disappearing into the night.
Dumbledore sighed as he turned away from the window. Glancing briefly out the window, he turned sharply to look out it again.
There was no moon.
The stars shone brightly and lit the sky.
Dumbledore had happened to have glimpsed at a calendar earlier on, and it had foretold of a full moon.
He shrugged and left the window, thinking that he had misread the calendar.
There was no moon.
The stars were bright.
There was no moon.
The twins, in their dorm, smiled gently, before leaving.
There was no moon.