I've been feeling guilty for neglecting Awaiting Destiny so I've to post up Chapter 7. I've left some unanswered questions, you've got to start paying attention because it might get a little overwhelming, not that all you people aren't smart and all, that's not what I'm implying. You all are highly intelligent people capable of becoming millionaires and such so this shouldn't be to hard to follow. Review! and enjoy too.

Disclaimer:.........what do you think? Of course I don't own it, and if you don't believe me, please see previous chapters for proof.

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Chapter 7: Snake eyes

Sakura sat there, watching the man who proclaimed himself to be the guardian of the Miracle Cards. He was staring at his mug of hot coffee while sitting down on the sofa. Meiling had returned with this stranger and Fa Ling three hours ago, and it was just now that Sakura was had noticed him. She was too busy making sure that Syaoran wasn't seriously injured. After her inspection she was bombarded with questions. Why did she collapse all of a sudden? A question she couldn't answer herself. Why did she wake up just quickly, the only thing she could tell them that whoever or whatever made her collapse was finished getting their message through. Syaoran had gotten annoyed when she had insisted that she call Eriol and Tomoyo to make sure they were alright because Eriol had insisted right back that they come over and make sure that they were alright. Fa Ling was in the kitchen giving the little kitty, whom she named Chi Sao some cream. Sakura watched the man from the corner of his eyes, he still had his hood on so she couldn't see his face, but from the way his cloak framed his body, he had some well defined muscles underneath that stuffy looking cloak. Sakura looked are his glove covered hands, they moved with grace and deliberation. From the way he was sitting, it looked like he was about an inch or two taller then Syaoran.

His Staff was leaning against the sofa as he stared listlessly into his warm drink. Abruptly his head looked up to face her. "Are you the Mistress of the Miracle Cards...?" he asked softly.

"Yes..." Sakura said, suddenly feeling nervous.

The stranger sighed, in an almost hopeless kind of way. "Then Misharu must have failed..."

"Excuse me...? But who's Misharu?" Sakura asked.

The man chuckled before removing his hood. What Sakura saw made her breath catch. He was very handsome, though in her opinion he would never match Syaoran, but some others might have protested. His pitch black hair lay in a kind of orderly disarray, if there was such a thing. His dark locks reached his neck before it was tied to a short ponytail and there were two stray locks that went to his face. His eyes were like Syaoran's, the only difference was that his pupils went vertically, like a snake's and they held a wicked sparkle in them. Sakura wondered how the women of Tomeda would react if she were to take Syaoran and this man to the mall. Syaoran was the kind of guy who sent waves that screamed "Hands Off" while this man gave off ones that said "Smoldering bad Boy." Sakura was a little surprised to see that Syaoran and this man were built the same. Both their physiques would have made lesser women fall to their knees and name them their new god.

"Misharu...the woman who died trying to become the Mistress of the Celestial cards." he said.

"But...." Sakura paused. "Can you tell me your name?"

"Koryu"

Koryu looked grim. "If you're planning on becoming the true Mistress of the Celestial cards, you have to make The Decision"

Sakura blinked "The Decision? What's that."

He sighed. "If you want to become the true Celestial Master, then you must make the final Decision after capturing the four god cards. Numerous women have died before even reaching this state. The Celestial Cards were around centuries before the Clow Cards even came into the world. I've seen women loose their lives to the merciless powers of these cards, as well as the lives of the people whom they loved."

Sakura forced a smile even as horrible images of what might happen to her family and friends flashed into her mind. "But... I'm sure that at least one person got to The Decision...surely not all of them could have died."

"Misharu.....she got to The Decision.....but she wasn't strong enough to make it, so she ended her own life." Koryu replied a little sadly.

"Is The Decision that hard to make?" Sakura wondered out loud.

"Not if you know what you want.....you see The Decision is that you have to choose between the cards and the people you love." Koryu explained.

Sakura winced. "H-how's that?"

"You either choose between becoming the Celestial Master, and leave your friends here in this realm, or you choose to stay and the Miracle Cards are freed once more, causing havoc until another maiden tries to tame them and become the Celestial Master."

Sakura felt numb. Choose between keeping the world at peace, and leave all the people she loved behind....Or stay with them and suffer the knowledge that she had left these card to cause destruction all over the world. "I should make that decision once I come across it.....right."

Koryu smiled. "You should think about it beforehand, Misharu thought that her decision would be easy....since she didn't have any family, or friends....but in the end, she had met people during her journey to collect the cards, she even fell in love.....and when the time came for her Decision to be made ....she found that she couldn't leave them....but she knew that if she chose to stay....she would suffer the guilt that she had a chance to end a lot of the un-named deaths happening around the world and didn't. So think about it before hand and choose the decision you think feels the best."

Sakura stared at the floor. "You should get some rest..." Sakura said with an attempted face to be cheerful.

Koryu grinned sleepily. "I guess you're right...I spent three months looking for the smallest sign of the Cards...and I haven't...gotten....enough...." he trailed off as he fell asleep.

Sakura sat there. For how long, she didn't know. A voice asked. "Do you know what decision you'd make?"

Sakura's head jerked up to see Meiling lounging against the side of the kitchen door. "Meiling....how long have you been there?"

"Long enough to hear the story." Meiling smiled wryly, but seeing the look on Sakura's face, her eyes softened. She walked over to the green eyed girl and knelt beside her putting a comforting hand on the girl's shoulder. "Do you know what to do?"

Sakura's eyes started to water as she looked at her. Then Sakura did something quite unexpected and threw herself at the terra-cotta eyed girl, sobbing. "I don't know!" Sakura cried.

"I...just...don't know..."

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Kinda weird to end it there, I know. But I'm tired and I want to post this up before New Years so there. Anyway. Please review!.