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Chapter 2

That night Sakura was in better spirits. She pulled on her pink and white Kimono and clomped down the stairs. She found her father and told him she was going to meet Maddison for the festival. He smiled at her. "Have fun." She grinned back, "I will!"

At the gates to the festival Sakura finally found Maddison. "You're looking better." Sakura smiled, "This is going to be so much fun! I have a good feeling about tonight." Linking their arms, they walked into the park. "Wow," Sakura breathed. She never gotten over how beautiful these festivals were. Pulled back to their youth they raced through the park.

They spent their night playing games, and going on the farris wheel. Later that night Sakura began to get tired. Yawning she walked strait into a tree. "Owww!" she cried rubbing her face. "I think I better go home now," Sakura moaned. Maddison nodded and looked over at Sakura, "Do you want me to walk with you?" "No, that's all right."

Sakura began to walk down the sidewalk towards her home, "I'll see you tomorrow Maddison." "Bye, Sakura." Maddison watched her vanish into the darkness before turning and heading through the crowd.

Tottering through the street Sakura rubbed her eyes. She hadn't felt this tired since she had transformed the Star Cards. She couldn't see anything in the dark. "I should have stayed with Maddison..." She muttered. She was cut short by slamming into something tall and soft. "Ow."

"Who's there?" she asked stumbling back. Tripping over the edge of the sidewalk, Sakura fell to the ground. She let out a yelp and the voice asked, "are you all right?" "Yes," Sakura answered causiously sitting up and rubbing her back. A hand was offered to her, "here let me help you."

That voice sounds familiar, Sakura thought to herself. Puzzled she tried to figure it out. As the stranger lifted her to her feet Sakura's face was illuminated by the street lamp above. "Sakura?!" he smiled at her. She just stood bewildered. Letting go of her hand he asked, "don't you recognize me?" He grinned at he confused look, " It's me, Li!" Sakura's eyes flew wide open as she stared at the stranger, "Li?" she whispered into the darkness. Her eyes began to water and she smiled. Then grimaced as she looked down at her hands, which had been scraped raw by her fall. Li looked at them, then back at Sakura, "come with me, I'll fix those up for you." Turning he began to fade into the darkness. Slowly Sakura began to follow him. He's back... She smiled to herself.

"How long have you been back?" Sakura asked, running to catch up with Li. "Not long," Li answered falling into step beside Sakura, "I just arrived last night, actually." Noticing his preoccupied look Sakura asked what was wrong. "Well, I hate to say it but I didn't come here to visit. I'm here because of the star cards." He took a slow breath.

"You know how we all thought that the star cards were safe after you transformed them all?" Sakura nodded not liking where this was going. "There not..." He trailed off as Sakura gasped in disbelief. "Wha-what do you mean?" Sakura stuttered. Li looked at her and grimaced, "the star cards are no longer safe. And neither are you..." Li trailed off into the darkness. "What do you mean we're not safe!"

Unconsciously she grasped the key that was strung around her neck and looked up at Li. Her precious cards were in danger! "I don't know," he muttered, " I had a dream that the cards were no longer the star cards, and that you were..." Choking on his words he had to force them out. Sakura touched his hand and he flinched. "That you were dead," He said softly finishing the last word in a whisper.

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