Nakoruru (coughs): Hiya everyone.

Blazer: Keep your germs to yourself, I don't want to be sick either. Now that I think about it, why didn't you have your sister write this chapter for you, you should be in bed.

Nakoruru: Because if I could find my sister, I would have her write this chapter for me, but she said that she didn't want to get sick either and she's disappeared on me.

Blazer: Well right the chapter and get back in bed.

Nakoruru: Okay, I want to thank Lady Love, Serena Komoshiro, and Bunny Aino, also known as Bunnychu. By the way Buns, send me an email about the new story that you're doing, you know that I will help anyway I can and would love to be a part of the action! And now it's time I get to the good stuff before I pass out on the floor. It's show time!

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Turning around, Serena picked up the book and was headed out the attic when a noise alerted her. Looking up, something popped up in front of her. With a shriek, she fell back.

Serena crashed into the box that was right behind her. The box held steady, but Serena tumbled into it before hitting the floor. Dust rose from its dorminant sleep, floating through the air for a moment before lightly dusting over her and the many other items that were around. Serena made a half cough, shriek as she scrambled away from the figure that was still above her. Serena felt something furry plop or rather fall on her leg.

"No! I don't want to die! No!" Serena continued to scream. "I haven't gotten a boyfriend yet! I want my first kiss! Please don't hurt me! I'm too beautiful, young, talented, and smart to die!" Serena snapped her eyes shut, swinging wildly at the figure.

"Beautiful, smart, and talented?" A voice said with amusement. "Did you bump your head when you fell?"

Serena stopped screaming, cracking an eye open, the girl found a tall young man with dark hair. A smug grin curled his lips as he stared down at her, trying hard not to laugh. A flush crossed Serena's cheeks when she realized exactly who it was. The girl got up from where she laid sprawled on the attic floor to give him a better glare.

"You nearly gave me a heart attack popping up like that," she scolded.

"Maybe you deserve it meatball for brains. You left the front door unlocked and partially open. You lucky I decided to come check things out on my way to my evening classes. It could have been someone other than me," Darien said leaning down to pick up some kind of orange lion animal with wings on its back. He examined it for a second before looking down at her. "What were you doing up here in the first place?"

"I was following a--"

Serena stopped, knowing exactly how crazy it would sound if she said she was following a ball of light which lead her up to this book in her hands. A book that had unlocked some kind of door that had been locked inside of her. He already thought she was spacy, there was no need to have any evidence of it.

"You were what?" Darien inquired with a rose brow. Something in the back of his head kept telling him there was something different about her. Something that he should take notice of. But she looked like the same sweets scarfing, absent minded, clusmy, girl he had grown to watch over like a sibling.

"I was looking for that," Serena said, pointing to the stuff animal object the male was holding.

"This?" Darien looked at the object then the girl with a funny stare. Serena felt a bead of sweat roll down her cheek as he studied her. Why was he looking at her like that? It was unnerving.

"Yeah. Give me--"

//Kero//

"Kero," she finished.

Wait...Kero? Where had that name come from? Oh well, who cared right now. As long as stupid Darien would leave her alone about why she was up in the attic of her own house.

"Kero?" Darien repeated. "Okay, whatever." He tossed the little animal at Serena with a shake of his head. Funny, he didn't remember her ever owning an animal that looked like that. Maybe it was one of her baby toys. Something about the object though sparked his interest, and he didn't know why. "I thought you grew out of your baby toys meatball head."

"Don't call me that!" Serena shot at him hotly. "Why don't you lose yourself on the way out of my house, idiot?"

Since she has known him, the male always teased her about her favorite odango hair style. When they were younger, he would call her onigiri head (rice ball), but changed it to meatball. Saying how much more the style favored meatballs with two long strands of spaghetti coming down from them. Since that time, the nickname stuck, much to her chargrin. Which added to the many reasons that Serena would never be able to stand him.

"Losing yourself is exactly what you're good at. It wouldn't be right for me to steal your occupation," Darien smirked as he headed for the attic stairs. Serena's face turned bright red as she walked behind him. The two exited the attic, but not before Serena turned to look back at the box labelled Kinomoto-Li. She had a feeling that name would again come to her attention in the future. For now it was a mystery that was part of something surrounding the book in her hands.

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A ball of light floated within the darkened empty space of its confined prison in which it had been resting for five decades. While it waited for the moment when the seal would be broken completely. Someone had just released the cards. Since the moment that the previous master of the cards had sealed it, anger, hatred, and revenge strengthened its resolve for the upcoming battle on the one that had placed it within this state. If the master of the cards was still alive that is. If not, then the one that had succeeded the previous master would pay for the previous master's mistake.

Soon the time would come to rise again and claim what was once to be its property. Soon, once it collected as much magical energies needed to completely break the seal. The cards would be in its control and then the world would be thrown into complete chaos. Now that someone had the seal to the Clow book broken, it was only a matter of time before the cards caused enough trouble to pinpoint their exact locations and drain them of all their power.

The ball of light quavered for a second as if it was going to break into several million pieces of dispersed light. The color of the ball changed from golden to red to a dark violet before returning to its normal color. The time would be soon to break out of that prison that woman had put it in. For now, it would gather energy.

"You called us, master?"

A figure with short blonde hair stepped out of the shadows dressed in dark clothing. The figure's eyes were soulless as the figure got on one knee, bowing to the ball of light. Another figure with short wavy aqua green hair also stepped before the light, bowing. This figure's eyes were also soulless. Both these figures wore dark costumes of black and violet. On their foreheads wore some kind of dark marking.

"What is it you wish of us?" The figure with the green hair replied. The ball quavered once more, flashing rapidly between violet and crimson before returning to gold.

"Steal the Clow book." The blonde stood up and disappeared.

"Gather the cards and energy so you can be free, understood." The second figure stood up, disappearing too. Soon everything would be in place. Even if someone with magical energies has finally awaken, they could not be as powerful as the previous two masters. They would fail in any attempt to stand and protect the world.

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Serena entered her kitchen, placing the book down on the table. Beside it, the little lion animal toy sat as if guarding the book. Serena tilted her head to the side, studying the two items. For some reason it was as if she was meant to find them. As if this was a part of her destiny. Just then, she remembered she was going to take the book to Amy and see if the girl knew anything about it. After all, Amy was a library of information by herself.

"All right then. Amy's house we go." Grabbing the book from the table, Serena headed for the door. Putting on her shoes, the young girl headed out the door with the book. Unaware that she was being watched from above. Two pairs of eyes watched the blonde go down the street, the book clenched within her grasp.

"She's the next captor?" The blonde with the soulless blue eyes said disbelievingly. "Her energy is so insignificant, I'm surprised she was able to unlock the power of Clow. She really can't be the one."

"She has the book, she must be the chosen one," the other figure remarked, watching the girl. She was so young, but the previous master had been younger than that when she unlocked the book.

"Oh well. Come on. We have our orders. We will collect the book at any cost," the blonde said.

"Yes, let's go." The two figures disappeared from their positions on top of a roof, and reappeared in front of the new captor. Serena stopped in her tracks, coming face to face with two women dressed in dark clothing. Their eyes didn't seem human, as they studied her.

"Who are you?" Serena inquried. Something wasn't right with them.

"My name is Tennousei," remarked the blonde.

"And I am Kaiousei," the green haired woman said. "We have come for the book you carry. Give it to us now."

"What? Why are you after the book? How do you know about it?" Serena exclaimed. Neither one spoke as the one called Tennousei raised her hand. A dark wind formed, pushing Serena back. Tiny cuts appeared on her arms, legs, and face as she shielded herself.

"It's no use resisting us, we will take the book if it means killing you," Kaiousei remarked.

"Stop this! I haven't done anything to you!" Suddenly, a bright light bursted from Serena's body, as a familiar magical circle appeared under her. Kaiousei and Tennousei watched as an object emerged from her body, a staff with wings, which shielded her from the attack. Around her, a group of cards appeared, sending out a burst of energy at the two. Both were thrown back from Serena.

"What? She has complete control over the cards already? Impossible!" Tennousei growled.

"Tennousei, we must pull back now or else we won't be able to preform the task our master gave us," Kaiousei advised.

"I know." Tennousei looked at the girl with blonde hair as she stared in fascination at the cards and wand in front of her. "We will meet again real soon captor. Next time we won't be caught by surprise." The two disappeared as the cards scattered from around her. The magical circle under her faded as the only thing that remained was the staff that had emerged from her body. Serena stared at the staff floating in mid air with amazement.

"What just...happened?"

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Nakoruru: Okay, I don't think that I feel like having a long talk, I just want to say that I hope that everyone enjoyed the chapter and that the next one will be out Thursday.

Blazer: Now get back to bed before you collaspse on the floor.

Nakoruru: I'm going. Bye everyone. See you Thursday, when I have all the plans for the next chapter worked out.