Chapter 2

"Who... Who a-are you?" Sakura could barely finish the sentence. In front of her eyes was a guy with dark hair like Toya's and it had highlights like Kero's skin color. He had a deep voice and he was really tall. He looked almost as tall as her brother. He came in and closed the door behind him.

"I am here for you." He bowed in front of her. "You are the princess I've been looking for. The princess that will save us all."

"Save you? Princess? What are you talking about? I'm a regular junior high girl. I can't be a-" She was cut off by a knock at the door and a voice right after it. It was her brother.

"Hey. Sakura. Do you want cake? Yukito went out and bought some." He tried to the open the door and noticed it was locked. "Hey! Squirt, open the door!" Sakura was freaking out. The guy on the floor barely moved. He only looked around at the door and then at her. "SAKURA!!!"

"What am I going to do? What am I going to do? You're here and he's there and it won't take long for the door to be there." Sakura stopped running around and pointed to the ground. She then started shaking. She ran up to the mysterious guy. "You've got to hide. He'll kill you if he finds you." The guy looked at her, Toya was still slamming on the door.

Suddenly the guy spoke. "As you wish." He started turning into little, glowing particles that started flowing into her. "If you need me, I'm right here." A bright light shined from her heart. When it was gone her brother broke in the door. As Sakura said, the door was on the floor.

"Sakura?!" Toya was breathing very hard. "Why didn't you open the door?!" He started looking around her room. Kero was already in her pocket. The mysterious guy had disappeared. "Who was in here with you? Was it that brat?!" Toya was turning red with anger.

"What are you talking about? Li isn't here. No one is! Why did you have to break down my door?!" Sakura trying to sound as angry as he was. She was having a hard time though.

"The door shouldn't have been locked in the first place! Why didn't you open it?! You were just sitting there weren't you?!" Toya yelled.

"N-no! I was, I was sleeping! I fell asleep on my floor because I was so tired! I just woke up when you banged down my door! Dad's going to be mad you know."

"You didn't seem sleepy earlier. You seemed way too energetic. I can fix the door but don't lock your door anymore okay? Yukito went out and bought cake. You want some?" Toya said pointing out the door downstairs. Kero started moving around in her pocket when he heard the word cake. Sakura tried to hide his movement with her hands.

"Yeah. I'll be down in a second." Toya gave her a weird look while Sakura returned his gaze with a smile.

"Fine." He left and headed sown the stairs. It wasn't until Sakura was sure that he was downstairs that she started breathing again. Kero popped out of her pocket.

"Cake?! I love cake!" He started floating with stars in his eyes. He was clearly on cloud nine. Sakura wasn't paying any attention to him. She was looking around her room to make sure that guy wasn't still there hiding somewhere. She placed her hand to her heart. It was beating wildly and her heart was warm. She started to blush.

'Why? Why is my heart beating so fast? Why am I so.... excited.' Sakura closed her eyes and both of her hands covered her beat red face. When she opened them again, she saw a not too pleased Kero. She jumped.

"Are you ever going to go downstairs to get my cake?" He said. A sweat drop fell down her face.

"Heh heh. Sure Kero. I'll be back soon." She got up and walked down the stairs. Before she joined Yukito and Toya she thought about that guy one last time.

'I don't even know his name. Who could he be? Kero didn't seemed to worried, so he can't be that bad. Although... Syaoran will be a little mad. He was a little handsome. Better not tell Li that. Heh heh.' She smiled.

It was very dark outside and it was a very starry night. Sakura's fixed door was closed and Sakura was staring outside her window while Kero was eating next to her. She sighed.

"Hey kid, are you okay? You've been really... I don't know. You just haven't been yourself after Toya came in here the second time."

"Don't you remember what that guy said? The one that came in before my brother did?" Sakura said. It took her a while before she noticed Kero wasn't answering her and was just starring at her. "What?"

"Are you feeling okay?" Kero dropped his fork and left his plate to go feel Sakura's head. "You don't have a fever but maybe you should lie down."

"What are you talking about? I feel fine! I'm fine Kero."

"There was no guy that came in here before your brother. It was just you and I the whole time."

"W-what?" Sakura was forcing herself to say that. It came out as a small quivering whisper.

"There was no other person. It has been me and you plus your brother this whole time."

"That can't be! I saw him! He was standing right there!" Sakura pointed to the spot.

"Sure kid. Maybe you should go to sleep. Come on." Kero picked Sakura up with much effort and placed her on her bed.

He was pulling up her covers when she said, "I saw him Kero. I'm not crazy or tired. He was right there. I promise."

"Okay kid I believe you. Lets both go to sleep okay? I'm tired." Kero turned off the light and as soon as he was in his bed he fell asleep.

Sakura lay in her bed for a little while longer and then she sat up. She couldn't sleep, it was too bizarre. 'How could I have imagined him when my brother heard him as well? It doesn't make sense.' She flew her legs over the side of her bed and stood up. She walked to the middle of her floor. 'He said when I needed him he would be in my heart right?' She placed both of her hands on her heart. 'Please come out. Come to me.' The lights from before surrounded her. She was enveloped in the white light. The light was dancing around her and then it stood before her. When it materialized, there was the guy that she had seen before.

He bowed and said, "You need me?" He looked up at her with a smile on his face.

"Why couldn't Kero see or hear you?" She said. It just slipped out of her mouth before she could stop it. He stood up and looked at Kero.

"He isn't allowed to see me. If he were to see me then he would probably loose his memory. I know how much you care about him, so I stopped time for him for a second."

"Why would he loose his memory?" Sakura said looking him in the eye.

"That is the effect I have on your guardians. I can not control it."

"Okay. What were you talking about earlier?" She said. She sat down on her bed. It squeaked but that's about all.

"You are the princess of our world. You were not supposed to know this until you were 18 but our world needs you. Our world that you and your brother come from is not here. You come from the land of Ryotopia. It is usually a peaceful place but with no monarch in power for sometime now, there is bound to be some bad times and people. We dealt with that but this is different."

"Whoa whoa whoa! I'm from a different planet?! What are you talking about?! I'm an earthling! I'm human! I'm not a Martian!" He put his finger to her lips.

"I'm not done. You are a human but humans with powers come from a different planet before they come here. Don't worry about it. Everything you know to be true is mostly true. But, your other world is in danger. You saved this world from disaster, now its time to save your other planet. The planet is being taken over."

"Why can't Toya do it? He's older!" Sakura didn't want to save another world.

"He has lost his magic so he can no longer help us. He has chosen to stay here and not be a hero. He was more in tune with his powers than you and he knew that he would some day have to leave so he lost his magic."

"That's not true! He gave it to Yukito so he wouldn't disappear!"

"He gave most of it to him. But you can never give all of your magic away. Since you always have some, you can always recreate your magic. But he chose to give the rest he had to you and then he lost all his magic. He somehow got rid of it all."

"He what?" Sakura couldn't believe any of this. "Well can't I think about it? I don't just wanna go over there and find out that they need me here or something."

"Fine. You can stay here. But you know where to find me if you change your mind." He started turning into particles again dancing around her. "I'll always be here." He went into her heart and the light was gone. Besides Kero, she was left alone. There was a tap at her window. She walked over to her window and opened it. A head popped up in the window frame.

"Li!" Sakura said. "What are you doing here?" He came through her window.

"I felt strong magic coming from over here. Are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine." She said. He was looking straight at her. She turned around to go sit on her bed. He grabbed her before she could reach the bed.

"L-Li?" She said.

"Shhhh...." He held her close to him.

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