By the Light of the Moon – LuthienSilverStar
The circle of Light holds strong. The book is protected by three guardians: The sun, the moon and the star. But where does the Master of the Moon hide? The Sun and Star have conquered their powers, but the Moon remains hidden.
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Thanks to my one reviewer. I love you. You make me feel like I'm not a freak writing for my own benefit(oops, did I say that out loud?) Hey, again did you guys read my authors note about aura colors at the end of part the first? Well, still haven't figured it out guys!
The Dream
Sakura turned to find herself facing mirrors. When she looked in one, she saw herself. In another, Eriol's image was reflected. In the third stood a face she did not recognize.
The scene changed. She was now upon Cerberus's back, flying alongside Yue. Not to far in front of them were Eriol, Spiniel Sun and Ruby Moon. They were chasing a figure, riding on the back of what looked to be a wolf, followed by another figure, all on foot.
Suddenly, the wolf and the second figure sprouted wings, and then they were gone.
She was staring at the sky, where the Sun and a Star stood still in equal radiance. Without warning, the moon appeared and began to grow as radiant as the two.
Sakura found herself gazing into the mirror once more. The unfamiliar face gazed back. "You were chosen… and so was I…"
Sakura rubbed her eyes and yawned. Sitting up, she heard Kero mumble, "No… I wasn't done eating it yet… bring it… bring it back…"
She smiled. For being the guardian beast of the seal, Kero's priorities were sure messed up.
Getting up, she walked over to her window and threw open the blinds. Sunlight washed over her room, filling her with a warm feeling. She quickly went to take a shower before going down to fix breakfast for her brother and father before they commuted to the university.
"Onii-chan!" she yelled, pounding on Toya's door on her way downstairs, "I'm making omelets!"
The past four years had changed Sakura. She was no longer rushing to get anywhere, since her troubles with the cards had ended when Void fused with the nameless card to become the hope card. She no longer had late nights or trouble sleeping, and her magic had grown constantly. She was powerful enough to support her master wand which she had first glimpsed when Cerberus and Yue lent her their power so she could transform the Light and Dark cards into Sakura Cards.
"Good morning, Sakura," her father said as she came into the kitchen. He had the newspaper in hand and had just started a pot of coffee.
"Good morning, Oto-san. I told Toya that I'd make omelets. Is that okay with you?"
"Absolutely. Just be careful what you put in Toya's. He's getting picky in his old age."
"Hai!"
As Sakura got out the ingredients and the skillet, she seemed to remember dreaming something the previous night… about the moon… and … a flying wolf…
'Wolf!' she thought starting Toya's omelet. 'I forgot that I'm meeting Syaoran and Eriol to train today. I should go wake Kero.'
"Hey, midget, what's burning?" Toya asked, coming into the kitchen buttoning his shirt.
"Nani ka?" Sakura asked and then looked at the skillet. All that was left was a burnt black lump.
"That better not be mine," Toya growled.
"Oh, no, that's… that's for… for the dog!"
"We don't have a dog."
Sakura laughed suspiciously. "But there's one hanging around…"
"Squirt, you're pretty dumb sometimes," he said, sitting down and pouring himself some coffee.
"He he..."
"Toya, do you have to work tonight?" Fujitaka asked.
"Yeah, and we've got a huge party coming to the restaurant, so I'll probably be home late."
"Sakura, what are you doing today?" her father questioned.
"I'm meeting Eriol and Syaoran to hang out, since Tomoyo's out of town this weekend," she replied and put an omelet in front of her brother before starting another.
"That's nice. Toya and I will be a late tonight, so don't wait up."
Sakura nodded. She flipped her father's omelet over and finished it before placing it in front of him.
"Bye Toya, bye Oto-san. I'm gonna go get my stuff."
Sakura ran upstairs and poked Kero.
"Hey, sleepy-head! Get up. We've got training to do."
"But I never got to eat my flan…" Kero whined, sitting up in his doll bed.
"You're so silly, Kero. Come on. We're supposed to meet Syaoran and Eriol in an hour
"Oh, all right."
Syaoran looked down at his watch. 'Five minutes. She'd better not be late. She hasn't been late for a session in weeks.'
"Stop that," Eriol said from where he sat, reading the day's newspaper.
"Stop what?" Syaoran asked.
Eriol turned the page, still not looking at Syaoran. "Stop pacing."
Syaoran looked down at his feet. He hadn't even realized that he had been. He sat down next to Eriol.
"What are you reading?"
"Hong-Kong Times. I try to keep up with the news back there. Especially since it's a big center of magic."
Syaoran nodded. He turned and again looked at his watch. 'Two minutes. Maybe it was that stuffed animal's fault…'
"It's not Cerberus's fault, Li. Get over it," Eriol said, turning the page.
'What is it with him and reading my mind? Just because he's Clow incarnate-'
"Descendant, you really need to straighten out your thoughts. It's like searching through a sandstorm."
"UGH! Get out of my mind, Hirigizawa!"
Just then Sakura came around the corner, Kero in tow, with Yuki not far behind. Syaoran looked at his watch.
"What took you so long? You're a minute late! I've been-"
Sakura cut him off with a hug. "I've missed you too, Syaoran."
Yukito chuckled. Eriol looked up from his paper, and stood up.
"Well, now that you're all here, let's go."
"What are we doing today, Hirigizawa?" Kero asked as they began to walk.
"You'll see, Cerberus. You'll see…"
"Sakura, on your left!" Syaoran shouted.
Sakura quickly used the power of the shield card by picturing it in her mind, barely blocking the attack by Ruby Moon. Yue then tackled her from behind, knocking her off balance into the fighting Cerberus and Spinnel Sun.
"Water, come to my aid!" Syaoran shouted, sending a stream towards Spinnel Sun.
"That's enough," Eriol said as Sakura almost got hit for what seemed to be the millionth time today. Cerberus and Spinnel stopped, and Yue helped Ruby up. Eriol made his way to Sakura. Offering his hand, he asked "What's on your mind, Sakura?"
Sakura looked up at him, startled. She took his hand as he helped her up.
Eriol laughed. "Don't seem so stunned. I haven't been in your mind. You just seemed preoccupied."
She sighed as they began to walk towards Eriol's house. "I guess I was just trying to sort out this dream I had last night."
"What kind of dream?" Syaoran asked, kind of worried.
"Nothing bad, just… weird…"
"How about you tell us about it," Eriol said, nodding to Ruby and Spinnel who then changed into their borrowed forms and went inside the house. Syaoran came over to stand beside Sakura, and Kero flew over and rested on her shoulder. Yukito followed in suit and came to sit beside Eriol.
"I don't remember all of it, but there was something about three mirrors…" she began, pondering how to put it. "When I looked in the first, I could see my own reflection. In the one to my right, I could see yours, Eriol. And in the other… Well, it was someone who I didn't know…"
"What kind of someone? What did they look like?" Syaoran asked.
"She had… Gray eyes… and hair the color of… Honey…"
"Honey?" Syaoran scoffed.
"Yes. It was a golden brown(A/N: go to my site if you want to know.http: ) andI thought it looked like honey!" Sakura exclaimed, hurt.
"Yeah, sure," Syaoran said, sitting down.
Eriol held up a hand to silence him. "What else?"
Sakura ran her hand through the tips of her long hair. "I don't remember all of it, but there was something about the sun and a star in the sky, and they were both really bright, and then suddenly the moon was as bright too…"
"What do you think it means, Eriol?"
"Well… Sakura's power comes from the stars, and mine is from the sun… So that is what the Sun and Star in the dream represent…" he began. "And.. I'm assuming that this… honey-haired girl… she.. must be the Moon… But I am not sure what it means." He turned to Sakura. "Are you sure you don't remember anything else?"
Sakura shook her head. "No.. I don't… I'm sorry."
"You'll have to give me time. I'm not sure what exactly how to go about deciphering this. Maybe in a few days…" Eriol trailed off.
"Anyone up for lemonade!" Soupy exclaimed, popping up right behind Sakura, making her jump into Syaoran's arms.
"Some master of the cards you are!" he said, smiling down at her.
"I… um…"
Yukito chuckled. "Maybe we should leave these two lovebirds alone…"
"NO! I want lemonade!" Sakura yelled, jumping down and chasing the guardians inside.
"So what do you think, young Li?"
"I'm worried. But she can handle it. She is the master. She has so much power, yet you'd never know."
"I just hope whatever is going on happens sooner rather than later."
Syaoran just nodded.
"Bye Eriol!" Sakura yelled, waving as she and Syaoran walked home. Kero had begged to spend the night, since he and Soupy were going to have a contest (they wouldn't reveal the details, but Sakura figured that it had to do with food), and Yukito had left about fifteen minutes before.
"Good bye Sakura. Good bye young descendant."
"Ugh."
"Hey, Syaoran, are you okay?" Sakura asked as they walked towards her house.
"Yeah, I'm… Sakura, I have to tell you something," he said abruptly.
Sakura looked surprised. "Okay, what is it?"
"My… my mother called me yesterday and… I have to go home… I'm seventeen, and I will be an adult soon. I'll have to take full responsibility of the clan. And I'm not done with my training." He turned to Sakura. "I'm going to miss you."
Sakura hugged him, holding back tears. "I'm going to miss you too…"
A/N:Sorry to kick Li out, but… well, it'll come into play later… and if you skipped the poems, you're gonna be in big trouble(well not really, but stuff is explained.) Anyway…
Who is this mysterious girl in Sakura's dreams? And what does the dream mean? And what will happen to Syaoran in China? Find out in the next chapter!(no, just kidding, I just felt like writing that!)
