LiL Azn Devil: Hey There. It's been a long time since I've updated and I'm deeply sorry for the wait. I've been having tons of problems lately: computer broke down, I lost all my stories, my brother got into a fight, I got a boyfriend, then that so-called boyfriend cheated on me, I was recovering, and then starting to rewrite again. I decided to update this story first because it didn't really have much to do with relationships as "Rich and Poor" but I'm still feeling down… and extremely upset. So please accept my apology and enjoy this chapter. Oh and just to note: Little Wolf did not turn into human Syaoran… yet.

From last chapter…

Familiar brown eyes… Deep, intense… So familiar…

A young boy sat on the ground wearing a white cloak. He had long tousled dark brown hair that partially covered his face. The dark shadow veiled the rest of him as to avoid any contact of prying eyes.

He gazed at his hands as if they were alien, looking them over carefully. He smacked himself and then gasped when his hands were the same. He looked at his feet, his human feet. He struggled to stand up, but he fell to the ground like a newborn fawn. He grabbed onto a tree to support him and he stood up.

And as if he sensed something behind him, he turned sharply around. What only could be seen were his dark brown eyes that matched his hair.

His familiar brown eyes… Staring into the ones that were staring at him…

Chapter 5

Sakura woke up confused, wondering who that boy was in her dream. She felt something soft beside her and realized it was Little Wolf.

'Why did he look so familiar?' She thought, 'Those brown eyes… They look like- '

"Good morning, young Sakura!" greeted a sing-song voice, interrupting her thoughts.

"Good morning, Eriol," greeted back Sakura. "What have you been up to?"

"Oh, I've been looking at the sky. I wonder when this winter will stop. Although it is summer, snow still beats upon us…" He replied dramatically.

Sakura sighed and watched the snow fall outside.

The wolf woke up disturbed by Eriol pecking his head. "What do you want?" he growled, after failing to whack the owl.

"I think Sakura has cancer!" whispered Eriol, excitedly.

"What? What is that?" asked Little Wolf, concerned.

Eriol perked up and stood up straight, happy telling something that the wolf didn't know. "Cancer is an uncontrolled growth of cells that could spread throughout the body and she could die!" he explained cheerfully, but then paused thoughtfully. "I think…"

"So what makes you think Sakura has cancer?" inquired the wolf, settling down to go back to sleep.

"She has bumps on her chest," replied the owl, nodding his head.

Syaoran quirked up to this response and looked to where Sakura was. She was wincing and checking her wounds. "Are you sure?"

"Yep!" said Eriol, making his way back to Sakura.

Little Wolf glanced at Sakura, feeling sorry for her. 'She's going to die? She's too young to die. Can't she heal herself?' he thought frantically. 'Calm down, calm down, Syaoran.'

He went to Sakura, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, the wounds are healing nicely. Pretty good for an owl and a wolf," she giggled, wrapping her side back up.

Little Wolf didn't say anything which made Sakura suspicious. "Are you okay?" she asked, looking at the wolf.

The wolf's bent head came up and for a moment their eyes locked. Sakura gasped. 'Those eyes! They look exactly like the ones in my dream!' she thought.

"Sakura… Do you have-" started Little Wolf but was interrupted by Eriol.

"Oh Sakura! How could you hide it from us!" cried out Eriol, eyes filled with tears.

"What? Hide what?" asked Sakura, confused.

"You have cancer!!!" screeched Eriol, bawling.

Sakura looked from Eriol to Little Wolf. "Do you both think I have cancer? I don't have cancer," she said. "How would I have cancer?"

"Uhh…" said the wolf, thinking.

"B-but on your chest! There are lumps!" blurted out Eriol, flapping his wings.

Sakura hands went straight to her chest. She looked down and started to laugh.

"Why are you laughing?" asked Little Wolf. "Is Eriol wrong..?"

"What? How can I be wrong?" asked Eriol.

Sakura started laughing harder and then tried to hold it in. "You think I have cancer?"

"I'm pretty sure…" replied Eriol.

She giggled and then calmed herself down. "No, I don't have cancer, Eriol," she said.

"If you don't have cancer, what are the lumps then?" asked the owl.

The girl blushed. "Well, it's actually personal. But well, they're my breasts. Humans develop differently from owls and wolves…." She explained.

Little Wolf's eyes grew huge.

"Boy, I sure feel sheepish," mumbled the owl.

"Y-you!" growled the wolf, glaring at the owl.

"What?" asked Eriol, taking a step away from the angry wolf.

"You stupid little-" Little Wolf growled, not finishing to pounce and kill the conniving bird.

Sakura sighed for the millionth time that day, irritating the wolf tremendously. "What is the reason for sighing so much?" snapped the wolf. Apparently he's been going through pms since he failed to catch Eriol and kill him.

A tear slid down her cheek and fell to the ground, making Little Wolf soften immediately. "Hey, I'm sorry," apologized the wolf, coming closer to her to comfort her.

"It's okay," said Sakura, sniffing. "It's just that I miss my family so much and I haven't taken a bath for so long. All the water here is practically frozen."

Little Wolf bowed his head. He felt so bad for her for killing her family but she never knew that he also missed his family. He looked up at her then, taking her all in. Her long, tangled auburn hair fell past her waist and dirt was smudged on her and her clothes. Although she grew taller and starting filling up more, what he noticed the most were her eyes. Her green eyes grew brighter and emerald as she grew older. That was his favorite feature about her.

"Sakura, I'll find you a place to bathe," said the wolf gallantly.

"Really?" she asked, her eyes lighting up.

"Yep," replied Little Wolf.

"Thanks," Sakura said, smiling.

"Eriol, you have to watch Sakura for me," said Little Wolf, passing Eriol and smirking when he saw him flinch.

"Why is that?" asked the owl.

"Because I have to find her a place to bathe," replied the wolf with annoyance.

"Ooh… Do I have to?" asked Eriol, tilting his head.

"Yes, you wouldn't want anything bad to happen to her do you?" asked back Little Wolf, narrowing his eyes.

"Oh, no, no!" replied Eriol.

"Good. If anything does happen, give me a hoot!" laughed the wolf, trotting outside into the snow.

"Ha ha ha, very funny," said Eriol, sarcastically.

"Now, now… How could water still be frozen after all these months?" Little Wolf mumbled to himself.

He stared at the frozen pond wishing he could have some magical power to turn it into warm water for Sakura. Yeah, he wished.

"Why are you staring at a frozen pond for?" someone asked behind him.

Little Wolf knew it was a female from her feminine voice. He turned around but found nobody behind him. He looked up at the tree, nothing. He looked around suspiciously.

"Who are you? Reveal yourself!" he demanded.

"I won't do anything if you talk to me in that tone," she said coolly.

Her voice sounded like it came from the right of him and he sharply turned that direction, nobody.

"Where are you?!" he growled, not liking the idea of someone or something who could attack him without his knowledge of their location.

"What did I say, beast? Even if I do show myself to you, you'll 99.999999 kill me," she said, her voice coming from the left of him.

"I kill those who attack me and when I feel hunger," he replied, sniffing for a scent.

"Are you hungry now?" she asked coming from in front of him.

"Not at the moment. I'm actually busy." 'A bird…' he thought.

"Busy? Doing what?" she inquired.

"Looking for a place for my friend to bathe," he answered. He thought about what he just said. 'Friend…?'

"Oh, is that so? Luckily for you, I know where there is a hot spring," she said.

"How about I make a bargain with you? How about you show me where this place is and I won't kill you," he said after thinking fast.

There was a pause and he knew she was hesitating. "You promise me?"

"Yes!" he said all too eagerly.

"Because if you break your promise, my whole family is going to hunt you down and kill you!" she screeched loudly and appeared before him.

"Aaahh!" he yelled in fright and fell backward.

"Sorry, a bit jumpy are you?" she said tilting her head the way Eriol does when he's teasing him.

The wolf was still in shock but recovered and took a good look at the owl in front of him. While Eriol was raven-colored (uh-oh... symbolizing death… 'The Raven' from Edgar Allan Poe. Well, Little Wolf would die from annoyance. LoL) with a tinge of blue, the owl in front of him was white and with some lavender which he thinks reflects from her amethyst eyes. She was smaller than Eriol but her beak looked more pointy and sharp. He cringed thinking of how sore it would be if she pecked his head.

"How were you able to fly around me without making a sound?" he asked, curiously.

He saw her eyes lit up in amusement. "If you want to learn to be sneaky, you have to practice. It cannot be taught," she replied.

The wolf made a look of a frown. "You sort of remind me of this annoying bird that follows me and my friend."

"So I'm annoying, huh?" she asked, anger clearly in her tone.

She took a step forward and Little Wolf took a step back. He has never been scared of a bird before but she was an exception because she was really intimidating.

"No, no!"

"Good, now tell me your name."

"Syaoran- I mean Little Wolf," he stammered.

"Which one is it?" she asked.

"Little Wolf," he said a little too quickly.

"You better not be lying to me," she said quietly.

"It's Little Wolf," he finalized.

"I'm Tomoyo," she said, fluffing her feathers. "I would show you the place but it's a long way off. You might want to bring your friends along."

Little Wolf nodded. "You might as well come with me to meet them and then we can be on our way."

She agreed and the wolf set off showing the way.

"I wonder when the wolf'll come back, wolf'll come back, wolf'll come back. I wonder when the wolf'll come back because this is getting boring," sang Eriol, dancing along with his song.

Sakura giggled. "I'm sure he'll be back soon, Eriol," she said, reassuring him.

"I'm running out of songs to sing!" said Eriol, worriedly. "Without songs to sing, I wouldn't be an owl!"

"Owls aren't naturally supposed to sing but then again you're no ordinary owl," said a familiar voice behind him.

"That's right! I'm no ordinary owl! I'm a non-nocturnal, never-sleepin', ADHD carrying –" replied Eriol, turning around to see Little Wolf but gasped like he was having an asthma attack when he saw the figure beside him.

"Eriol, Sakura, I would like you to meet Tomoyo," said Little Wolf, introducing them all.

"Hello," greeted Tomoyo.

"Hi Tomoyo," greeted back Sakura.

Tomoyo's eyes widened with surprise. "How is it possible that this human girl be able to understand us?" she asked Little Wolf.

"It's a long story," replied Little Wolf. He looked at Eriol who was sending daggers at Tomoyo.

"Eriol, say hello to Tomoyo," he ordered.

"Hello," Eriol said coldly.

"Hello," Tomoyo said in the same tone.

"That's good," commented Little Wolf. He was about to leave so they could go to the hot spring when he Eriol and Tomoyo started arguing.

"What's your problem?" asked Eriol, glaring at her.

"You are my problem, boy," she replied, narrowing her eyes.

"I'm not a boy, I'm an owl," corrected Eriol.

"Stop thinking that you're so smart because you're not. You're just pointing out the obvious that everybody already knows," countered Tomoyo.

"Do not!"

"Do too!"

"Do not!"

"Shut up and stop acting like a baby!"

"Why are you so mean?"

"You started it!"

"Not, you did!"

SMACK

"Ouch," Sakura and Syaoran said under their breath at the same time.

"Oww… Why did you do that?"

"Because you deserved it."

"Okay, before you guys kill each other, not that I don't mind… But Tomoyo, would you please lead the way to the hot spring?" interrupted Little Wolf, impatiently.

Tomoyo lightened. "Oh, all right. Let's go!" she said cheerfully. She turned around at Eriol and whispered harshly, "10 wing-lengths from me always or you're in big trouble!"

Eriol growled or tried to growl and followed carefully, 10 wing-lengths behind…

LiLAznDevil: Okay, not so good this chapter. But you met Tomoyo… I was going to do something else.. but I wanted to finish this chapter already. Tomoyo sounds really mean, yeah? Well, she has a reason to. Because… Tomoyo and Eriol know each other. You'll find out sooner or later. Do you guys want there to be a relationship between Tomoyo and Eriol? Hmmm… Why Eriol was mean to her? He was jealous of course! Strange how Eriol is always annoying instead of mean…