A shorter chapter, sorry! But I really have no time! I'm gone for three weeks, but after that you'll get a lot more.

Ok, hope you like it!

Chapter 7

Sakura sat in her room. She watched Kero, who had discovered her game computer and played the entire day games he thought were exiting. Her mind was not paying any attention to the little creature, but was wondering in the depths of her thoughts of the last few hours.

She was really happy that she had had the chance to talk about her past. She hadn't told the entire truth, but she was more satisfied now. She now knew that it wasn't so bad here at all. In some ways, it was even better. She still missed her foster parents and her friends, but she had new friends here, and a mission which she had to accomplish.

She wondered about Nadeshiko, the beautiful niece of Sonomi, and who of the Kinomoto's she had married. "Why do I remind Sonomi of her, do I really resemble her?" And then Tomoyo's hair. She had known for sure that she had seen that sort of hair before, but where was that?

She had to ask the Kinomoto's about the women someday, but she had to get Kero's attention first. He knew more things about her past and therefore, about her real parents. He knew, but hadn't told her anything yet, so she had to squeeze it out of him.

She had tried it before when he was playing, but he just didn't pay any attention to her voice. Sometimes he mumbled something like "Yeah yeah...", like he was listening, but he had told her nothing yet.

When she had tried to get his attention by more then just words, it al went wrong.

Flashback

Sakura asked Kero over and over again, but he just didn't respond. "Games…"

She thought she had a brilliant idea, it would sure get his attention. She stood up from her bed and unplugged the computer, while Kero stared at the little screen.

At first he did nothing else but stare, but then he seemed to realize that Sakura did it. He turned first pale and then red. He seemed to grow, when he started to yell.

'Why you…! You…! You little wench! Why did you do that!?!! I WAS WINNING!!!!' Kero went mad, and his choice of words went from bad to worse. He stopped yelling when Touya came in, because of the screaming he heard. Sakura tried to make him believe that it came from outside, but Touya just stared at a stuffed animal that lay on the floor, in the middle of the room. When he finally left the room, making it look like he believed Sakura, Sakura cursed herself for pulling the plug, but was also very mad at Kero. Kero locked himself in a drawer and didn't show himself that day.

They didn't speak to each other for two days, before Sakura tried to make it up to him. She just didn't like it when she was mad, and like this, Kero was the worst kind of company she could have.

Although Kero did apologize, he wasn't willing yet to answer any questions. Sakura didn't ask anything for the next days.

End flashback

So after this, she hardly disturbed him when he played his stupid games. She stood up and walked out of the room. On some strange reason Kero noticed, because she heard his voice calling after her: 'Dessert! Finally!'.

The Kinomoto's were both gone this evening – again – so she had cooked herself a meal and one for Kero as well. When she reached the kitchen and saw the fridge, she got an idea. She grabbed two desserts and walked upstairs again.

'Kero, dessert.' Sakura said, while hiding the plate with pudding.

Sakura smiled and remembered this little fact about Kero, who had left his game immediately, while he was 'winning'.

'Oh! I love dessert! Arigato, Sakura-chan!' Kero shouted happily while he turned around to where he smelled a lovely pudding. But he only saw Sakura standing there, hands behind her back, smiling sweetly and innocent. 'Where's the pudding? I can smell it!' He started to pout to convince his mistress.

Sakura didn't give in, even worse, an evil smile grew on her face. Kero backed away, thinking this had to be some kind of revenge. When Sakura didn't do anything but standing there, scaring poor Kero, he gave in.

'Ok, what do you want me to do, to get my pudding?'

Sakura's smile became a bit victorious, though she tried to hide it. A bit. 'What must you do…let me think…' Sakura began, while her eyes began to sparkle. 'How about, you tell me what I want to know, without changing the subject. Every. Single. Question…!'

'Ah, no! That will take hours! I can't wait that long!' Kero cried. 'Give me now!'

'You wish.'

'Ok! I give up! What do you want to know?' Kero said reluctantly, but he sat down on the bed with a serious face. Or lets say, he tried, he was still trying to not miss his dessert to much.

Sakura's smile grew even more, but this time, it was a sweet and thankful smile. 'You were there when I released the cards right? Then you must know more about my past. Please tell me, Kero-chan, I want to know who my real parents are!'

Kero looked dumbfounded. 'You don't know who your parents are? How could that be?'

'That's not so hard. No one ever told me!' Sakura said bit harsh, not understanding what Kero meant.

'But…but aren't you living with your parents?' Sakura still didn't understand it, but Kero began to giggle. (Can you imagine?)

'Kero! This isn't funny! I'm serious!' She shouted. That damned fluff ball didn't help at all! Well, if so, he could forget his dessert…!

'He, I'm serious to. I mean, come on! It is kind a funny…' Kero said, while he tried to get rid of his giggle. 'You're living with your parents and you don't even know it.'

When he said that, he knew it wasn't funny indeed. Sakura looked shocked and he realized he had made a mistake. Things like this should not be said so boldly.

'Sakura, Sakura-chan? I'm sorry, I didn't realize.' Kero said, trying to make it up. But she didn't listen, she was really, really going numb. It didn't took long or she fell backwards, but Kero caught her shirt and was doing his best to let her land softly on the bed. That really was a hard task, small as Kero was, and Sakura had stood by the door, not by the bed.

When Sakura lied safely in her bed, Kero went to get some ice to wake her up.

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She was falling, or so it felt like. Everything was black, so maybe she didn't fall, maybe she was just floating. She didn't know and she didn't care.

A few seconds ago – or were it hours? – she discovered the truth. The truth about her parents.

But… is it the truth?

She kept on wandering in her own thoughts to find answers, but she couldn't find any.

It's so dark…

Who told her this? How did she actually found out? She couldn't get her mind clear enough to remember.

Its so confusing…

Pictures began to pass by the darkness. Pictures of her memories. She saw her foster parents laughing together.

Kero eating an ice cream which he, of course, didn't pay for.

Tomoyo with glistering eyes, while taping someone she couldn't see.

Syaoran, when he smiled for the first time. She couldn't remember when that was.

Her friends from school, Naoko reading a scary book, Rika sewing a doll, Chiharu muttering about a false story Takashi told.

There were more people passing by. Old friends, teachers, parents of her friends. Everyone she ever knew. Among all those pictures where a ton of different ones, all about three other people.

Fujitaka making dinner.

Touya working everywhere.

A picture of a beautiful lady with the same hair as Tomoyo.

And many, many more pictures of these three. She saw the pictures, but hardly recognized them. She knew instinctively that these where the people she cared about. People she should care about, though she had hardly realized that in the real world.

The pictures stopped coming and she wondered why. Those pictures had soothed her nerves. Now they were gone, she felt her mind clearing. maybe there was a way out of here.

She saw a light very far away and she wanted to go there. But then she realized she couldn't move, though the light came closer. It grew bit and was almost there to take her lightly to reality, when another thought struck her…

If Fujitaka and the lady on the picture were her parents, than that would mean… that would mean…

She screamed

That Touya is my brother!

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Kero heard a scream from Sakura, and he was immediately at her side. She was wide awake, sitting on her bed, not realizing she was awake. A few words escaped her lips.

'Duh, of course he is.'

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