Ice Jayden: I really REALLY like Card Captor Sakura, but I do NOT own it.

Thanks to everyone who reviewed my last chapter, hope this chapter will be just as good or better.

AnimeAngel302: Yes, reactions are fun, but difficult to write. Hope you enjoy.
Smiles: Days are awesome, and you'll have to read to find out. I didn't put too much in about Syaoran's past in this chapter, but the next one will likely have a lot and a bunch on Sakura too.
Rosie: How often do I update? Uh, whenever I finish a chapter. I'll try to update at least once a week, depends on how much time I have to write and how many ideas I have in my head for the chapter. (not too many right now, I find myself writing it without any forethought.)
BabyWolfGurl: Yes, I think its fairly cute too, I'm not very good at romance stuff. Can't really write what I haven't the slightest clue about. Oh well, the story is pretty much writing itself.
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Sorrow: -sticks out tongue- you have to read this chapter to find out their ages. It wasn't that I forgot, in fact, I've been mulling over where to put that information since I started the fic. As far as what the year is, well this is completely alternate universe and the year is 1000 IR (Imperial Reign) and it is a sort of medieval setting.
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"To vanish from one world and discover yourself in another presents the person with one moment of ecstasy and the next of sheer terror. No man can live without fear and no person can live without hope. It is a matter of living with more hope than fear, to conquer those imagined horrors that sometimes will materialize into reality. Life is not so simple as to be easy, but not so difficult as to be hard. To live is to exist in the here and now, to die is to have lived in the past, and to yet live is to continue towards the future." – Ice Jayden (Written before I began this story and on a completely different tangent; college life.)

Cast In Stone
Two to One

Syaoran woke up with another headache and his back was numb. He shifted around on the ground a little bit although a weight on his back made it difficult and he began pondering the strange dream he had had. He wasn't prone to have visions, but his dreams would still have meanings occasionally.

He woke up on the side of a mountain and saw the Card Mistress sleeping on her guardian beast Keroberos. He could hear people talking in Japanese, he knew they were speaking in Japanese, but his mind was too foggy to comprehend what they were saying.

Suddenly the dark haired man who had taken Syaoran's sword was standing right in front of him and talking in a threatening tone. He tried to concentrate on his words but only managed to catch the very last part, "... so you have to agree." The man paused, waiting expectantly for Syaoran to respond.

He felt as though he needed to comply. "Hai, I will." He was very confused, what am I agreeing to do? He gave a glare which Syaoran returned full force before saying, "Good, we'll start as soon as Hiirigazawa wakes the Kaijuu up."

Syaoran turned and saw Hiirigazawa Eriol giving Sakura's aura a little bit more strength until she woke up. He then spoke to her in a whisper and gave her a slight smile. She then turned to look at Syaoran who had no emotions showing on his face. He was hiding his confusion as best he could. She looked slightly surprised and then smiled tentatively to him.

Hiirigazawa then approached him with an amused yet serious expression on his face.
Does he know that I haven't the slightest clue as to what's going on? He then spoke, "So we now need your name and age before proceeding, and it has to be your birth name. Also, have you been married?" Why do they need that information?

"Li Xiao Lang, I am 18 years old and I have not been married." It was as though some strange force made him answer. Hiirigazawa seemed to contemplate that information for a short while with an odd looking expression. If Syaoran wasn't so confused, he might have found it funny. "Good, I was worried that you might have been younger and that would have been a bit odd for Sakura who is 18 as well." Still confused, Syaoran found himself wondering what Kinomoto had to do with all this and why their ages mattered.

"Alright Li, I need you to stand right here," Hiirigazawa pointed to a spot right in front of where he was standing and then pointed just to Syaoran's left and said, "and I'll need Sakura to stand right here." Having made some agreement Syaoran complied, he always kept his word, although he wasn't sure just yet as to what the complete agreement was.

Hiirigazawa started to chant a spell, picking up on Sakura's wayward aura and bring it to Syaoran while loosing Syaoran's aura. He then recognized what was going on, he was in the midst of a Marriage spell,
is that what I had agreed to do? Right then and there Syaoran determined that he would make sure he knew exactly what he is agreeing to do before agreeing. This was quite the twist of events but he had already given his word and now he would have to give Kinomoto his soul.

Hiirigazawa had almost completed the spell, now it was time for the vows. "Do you, Li Xiao Lang, take Kinomoto Sakura, to be you beloved wife? For better and worse, in sickness and health, to be on with her for all time and eternity?"

Syaoran gave a slight sigh, there was no backing out of it now. To stop would kill him, not that he was feeling very lively anyways. He could only do his part and complete the binding, "I do." Such a simple statement that carries so much weight, his life is no longer his own.

Hiirigazawa then turned to Kinomoto, "Do you, Kinomoto Sakura, take Li Xiao Lang, to be your beloved husband? For better and worse, in sickness and health, to be one with him for all time and eternity?"

She gave a small smile and weakly said, "I do." She was extremely weak from the interrupted Marriage spell that was suppose to bind her to the Emperor. Hiirigazawa turned to look Syaoran in the eyes and said, "You must now seal this binding of man and wife with a kiss." It was the finishing touch of any marriage and the climax of the Marriage spell. With the kiss their souls and magic would knit together to be one.

It was a simple and hesitant kiss but the magic that swirled around them was magnificent. Pink and green magic mixed and knotted together. Their souls became only a half of a whole and so only together would they ever be complete. Magically, rings appeared on their ring fingers to physically symbolize their binding.

They contained intricate carvings around the band and contained beautiful green and pink jewels. Kinomoto's,
wait she wasn't Kinomoto anymore, Li Sakura's had a large rosy-pink jewel set in the middle surrounded by little emerald green gems. Syaoran's had a large emerald green gem in the center with one little pink jewel inset on either side in the band.

After they were permanently bound together, the spell completed, Syaoran's back erupted in pain. At the same time he saw Sakura strengthen, no longer being drained by an incomplete Marriage spell. His vision blacked out and for a while everything was black.

That was when he had woken up. Having reviewed his dream in his mind he opened his eyes. He was on the side of a mountain, the same one that was in his dream. He groaned, he really didn't want to start having visions if it meant he was about to get married. He tried to sit up but his arms were weak from his constant fevers and the weight on his back was more than he had been expecting. Surely the wings aren't that heavy. I guess I'm more worn out than I thought.

The weight on his back shifted slightly and it was then that he noticed that the weight was very different than what the wings had ever felt like and his back wasn't hurting anymore. It felt like someone was using him for a pillow. Looking to his side, instead of seeing a large brown wing tied to him or spread out, he saw a white skirt and feet in white shoes. Sakura was wearing a wedding dress when I rescued her. Wait, why am I thinking of her as Sakura? And why is she lying on me? And what happened to those major-pain-in-the-back wings?

Hiirigazawa walked up to where he was lying down, "Glad to see you're awake, Li, but please let Sakura rest. She used up most of her strength saving your life. We thought we might have lost you there for a moment. You should be grateful Sakura was able to remove your wings." This brought a moment of confusion to Syaoran, how had he known my name and this most definitely did not match with what had happened in my dream. Maybe the dream meant nothing after all.

It was then that he saw the sun reflecting off of something around one of his fingers. Taking a closer look he saw that it was the ring from his dream. Guess it wasn't a dream after all, or a vision. It's what happened while I was in a trance-like state while the wings did their final number and actually killed me. But since I was bound then bound to Sakura, she was able to save me.

He was too exhausted to protest being married. Syaoran lowered his head to rest on the ground and closed his eyes, sighing in defeat. If he was going to be stuck being a pillow, he might as well get some more rest. It didn't take long before he was sleeping peacefully once more.
Sakura awoke from her rest but was reluctant to get up. She was extremely comfortable and cuddled into her living pillow a little more. A contented smile formed on her lips as a sigh escaped her. Her pillow started shaking and rebelling against her. Then it lifted up and she fell off.

She found herself looking into the amber eyes of Li Xiao Lang, her husband. She grinned impishly and giggled uncontrollable. He is really cute when he just wakes up with dirt all over his face and hair. He simply raised an eyebrow at her, his expression serious as always.

She was currently feeling extremely giddy, likely some sort of after affect of the marriage spell. Xiao Lang was too good at hiding his emotions for her to be sure whether or not he was feeling the same. It was strange in a sense, she had just married someone that she really didn't know anything about, and yet it felt right. It was like they were meant to be together.

Already she had used their magic link. After they had finished the Marriage spell, Xiao Lang had collapsed unconscious. Through their new link she could feel the pain radiating from where the wings connected to his back. It was then that she had realized that he was dying. At first she had asked Eriol to remove them, but he told her he didn't have the slightest clue how to do it without causing more damage, something Xiao Lang would not be able to live through.

That was when she had felt something from him guiding her magic, and at that instant she simply knew how to safely remove the wings. She drew from his magic the knowledge and used her own magic to give it the strength to remove the wings. It had taken at least ten minutes for her to remove the wings and undo all the damage from his back. She had used the erase card to erase the monstrous wings that had nearly killed Xiao Lang. She had then collapsed onto his back completely exhausted and fell asleep.

Sakura smiled at him, he still had his eyebrow raised and it was rather hilarious. Or at least with her current mood it was hilarious. She watched him sigh and turn away. She looked to where he was looking and saw her brother with Eriol and Nakuru finishing cooking dinner over a fire. Kero was sleeping on the ground near the fire with Suppi.

"Nice to see you two are awake. Now if you are hungry, we have a delicious meal waiting to be eaten. And I recommend you eat because we will be traveling through the night. The Emperor is sure to be able to track us through the amount of magically energy used in the Marriage spell, which is why we were able to build a fire since they know where we are already. I figure they'll be here in approximately three hours."

As Eriol spoke, Sakura and Xiao Lang moved to the fire and began eating. Sakura savored the warm food and enjoyed the flavors so wonderfully contained therein. She watched as Xiao Lang had his first real meal since waking up from being a statue. She was slightly disappointed that his face didn't show any changes, as though this meal was no different from any other and he hadn't missed any meals recently, which was definitely not the case.

After they finished she heard Xiao Lang utter a quite, "Arigato." She smiled at him and hoped that he would stop being so obstinately stubborn and be her friend. She didn't want to be strangers forever, because forever is never ending, and they were sealed to each other for eternity.

Before she could begin a conversation Eriol spoke up, "There is a nice stream near here; we should go there first so that we can clean up. Being a prisoner for a few days isn't exactly hygienic." With that he stood up, put out the fire, and began walking down a path.

Eriol woke Suppi and he then flew slightly above Eriol's right shoulder while Nakuru was still latched onto Touya. Touya was next to stand up, with Nakuru hanging off him, and followed Eriol with Xiao Lang right behind them. Sakura quickly stood up and followed, not wanting to be left behind. Kero woke up from where he had been sleeping, having missed dinner, and flew next to Suppi.

They traveled in virtual silence; only a slight rustling of the grass under their feet gave way to their passing. It took only a few minutes before they reached the stream that Eriol had mentioned. Sakura left with Nakuru to a different location where they bathed. Sakura scrubbed off the white wedding gown a bit so that it was nearly clean. She used Windy to dry her and the dress when she finished.

After a short while of waiting, Kero flew to her and told her that the guys were ready for her to join them and truly begin their journey. When she and Nakuru rejoined them Suppi and Kero changed into their true forms. Sakura took out her key and changed it into her Star Staff and gave herself wings with the fly card. Looking up she noticed that Xiao Lang had matching magic wings on his back. Fly had given them both wings because of their link.

Looking at Xiao Lang's face, she noticed that he didn't seem one bit happy about the wings. In fact his face was no longer its emotionless mask that it normally is, he looked upset. Sakura smiled at him, she couldn't really help it. He looked much better clean and rather cute when he pouted.

Using knowledge that came from the link she hid her aura even while using her magic. She also hid the auras of the rest of the magic users in their group with the help of her husband through their link. She was coming to terms with her sudden marriage much faster and better than she thought she would, must be because I really like him, and I was thinking I'd be stuck with the Emperor and he is a whole lot better.

Touya got onto Kero's back while Eriol rode Spinel. Nakuru transformed into Ruby Moon and soon they were all flying above the clouds. She found herself mentally sending reassuring feelings to Xiao Lang through the bond; he did not like flying at all. She could feel his dislike and fears in the back of her mind and tried to quell it as much as possible.

As they were flying she heard a voice enter her thoughts that was not her own. Why do we have to fly? Slightly shocked by the unexpected form of communication Sakura forgot to continue flying and was soon plummeting to the earth. She felt a hand on her wrist pulling her back up, it was Xiao Lang. You can call me Syaoran.

"Hoe!!!" Why does he have to do that? How does he do that? So that you'll learn incase something happens and we need to communicate and I do this by directing my thought to you. You heard my thoughts? Sakura actually tried to project that thought to him. Hai, and you don't have to scream them at me.

She blushed lightly as she realized that she must have said that thought to him very loudly. Sakura then realized that she wasn't flying on her own and that he was still holding her wrist. She felt her face heat up as blood rushed to her head as she blushed a bright shade of red. If it wasn't for the fact that he was still holding her, she would have fallen to her death by now.

Once she had managed to recompose herself enough to fly on her own, Syaoran let go of her wrist. She halfway wished that they would continue to fly hand in hand to there destination. She felt like a part of her was missing when they stopped holding hands. It was then that she remembered that a part of the Marriage spell was that they would become two halves of a whole. He was her other half. They could share thoughts and magic, they were one.

To Be Continued...

So, there is one more chapter, and I updated even faster this time; makes me feel so happy. So, be a nice reader and review so I know what you thought. Anything you think I can do to make this story better/ more intriguing would be appreciated. The more reviews I get the harder I try to get the next chapter up faster.