Authors Notes: Thank you to everyone who reviewed last chapter! Also some of my spelling mistakes might not actually be mistakes as I'm British and therefore use the Queen's English as opposed to the type of spelling America adapted for itself. I use Microsoft word so I'm assuming that the majority is spelt correct. Although, knowing me I probably still end up making mistakes. Just hope my grammar isn't too bad. x-x;;

Disclaimer: I do not own Cardcaptor Sakura. It is owned by the lovely ladies of CLAMP.

Chapter 8: Hidden power

"Tenjou-san, can't we take a break? We've been walking for hours!" complained Sakura, walking behind the brown haired boy, Tomoyo by her side.

"No we need to keep moving."

She sighed. God, there was no reasoning with him.

"Ano… Where are we going anyway?"

"I don't know."

"Huh? If that's the case then why are you in so much of a hurry?"

"Well I would know where we were going if a certain person would hurry up and sense where the guardians are residing so we would know what direction to go." he retorted.

"Hey! I'm trying the best I can!"

"Obviously your best isn't good enough then." he muttered under his breath.

"Why don't we just sit down for a little while and wait until I can finally sense the guardians. That way I can try and figure out where they are and we can rest at the same time." she suggested hopefully.

Syaoran sighed. "It doesn't work that way. With your lack of experience with magic you must have to be quite near to be able to sense their presence. Therefore we have no choice but to continue on."

"My, my, Tenjou-san certainly is determined to help you find the guardians whereabouts isn't he?" said Tomoyo with the usual smile on her face.

Sakura rolled her eyes. "Yeah but five minutes rest wouldn't kill him."

"You can rest for awhile when arrive in the next village we come across."

Her emerald eyes widened. "You mean that we'll actually be going into it?"

"Considering we have no food left, yes."

She glanced at him nervously, biting down on her bottom lip. "Um are you sure that's such a good idea? I mean maybe we should just leave it till later and continue on travelling."

"The next village after the one we're approaching is almost a day away. We need food and water to keep up our strength."

"I-I guess…"

Suddenly an idea struck her causing her to perk up and run towards a near by bush.

"Sakura-chan, what's wrong?" asked Tomoyo, slightly worried.

"Look." she said holding out her hand. "Berries, see? We don't need to go out of our way to get food from a village, we have food right here!" she cried and with that put one of them in her mouth.

"Those berries are poisonous, you know." stated Syaoran.

Eyes wide opened she instantly spat it out and continued spitting for minutes after.

Syaoran stared at her in confusion. "I don't understand. A minute ago you were dying to rest, now you go on about not wanting to waste time."

She sighed. "Yeah, but things are different now…"

"I really don't understand women." he mumbled, scratching the back of his head.

"Sakura-chan I realise how you feel but we do need food and water so I think it's best if we tried to put what happened behind us." she whispered softly, gently placing her hand on her friends shoulder.

Slowly Sakura nodded. "Yes. I suppose you're right."

"Okay. Let's go then." she said taking Tomoyo's hand.

Syaoran watched as they walked away, still baffled. Kinomoto women are even stranger than most of my sisters. That's a rather disturbing revelation…

Sakura still couldn't help but feel uneasy as she walked through the town. Being there reminded her far too much of the incident with Ryoji-san. Even her supposed protector Syaoran had deserted them to go off and have something to eat at one of the Inn's.

The two girls sat by themselves on a bench, Sakura letting out yet another sigh.

"Tenjou-san said that he wouldn't be too long. It seems that he has brought a lot of money with him so hopefully we will no longer have to worry about our food budget." said the ivory haired girl happily.

"Yeah well if he has so much money then he should have at least had the courtesy to offer us something to eat too. It-it's what Ryoji-san would have done…"

The other girl frowned. "Sakura-chan…"

Quickly Sakura shook her head. "Wait I shouldn't be thinking about such things." she replied in a brighter tone. "I guess Tenjou-san just wanted to be alone. I daresay I'm grating on his nerves."

Tomoyo nodded giving the other girl a small sympathetic smile. "Yes, it seems that Tenjou -san is the quiet type"

"Well, I suppose I should head to the market now. Sakura-chan you should stay here and get some rest."

"Are you sure you don't need any help?"

"Don't worry, I'll manage." With that she bid goodbye and quickly hurried off. She was weary about leaving her, but Sakura definitely needed to rest. The stress of remembering what happened would only cause her to grow more tired. Hopefully Tenjou-san wouldn't take long and they would be able to get away from here as soon as possible.

The chestnut haired boy let out a sigh as he placed down his knife and fork. Their search was going no where and the whole ordeal was nothing like what he had envisioned it to be before leaving Li. How was he supposed to take control of the Clow portal if he had no idea whatsoever to the whereabouts the guardians?

Damnit! This was all that girl's fault! He had known that the people of Kinomoto were no longer associated with magic but he had at least thought the royal family would still keep a connection to it. That girl was so inexperienced that it was no wonder she couldn't sense where the guardians where.

Chikusho… I promised myself, my Mother and the Emperor that I could do this; that I would succeed. Eriol-sama could it be that I have failed all ready?

As the auburn haired girl sat on the bench waiting for Tomoyo and Syaoran to return, she tried everything to take her mind off those awful memories. But her memories of the past were not the problem. It was the present. She knew Tenjou-san was mad at her for being unable to sense where the guardians resided. But…what if she was never able to sense them? What if she lacked the ability do such a thing? She didn't even like using her magic! Sure it had helped save her and Tomoyo when they where in trouble but in the end someone only ended up getting hurt.

She clasped her shaking hands on to her head, tugging at her hair. Onii-chan…Yukito-san… I can't do this…

"It looks like Princess is having doubts about her magical abilities." stated Spinal sun as he watched her through his Masters portal.

"Yes and even Syaoran-kun is beginning to worry about his ability to handle his mission." added Eriol. "I suppose I'll just have to do something to help boost their confidence. Sakura has the ability. She and Syaoran-kun just have to see it."

"What? You mean you are going to interfere already?" asked the floating cat-like creature in surprise.

"Just a little." the young-looking navy haired man replied with a small wink.

Suddenly Sakura was awakened from her sorrows as he heard aloud scream. Her head quickly shot up to see a woman crying out, yelling for someone.

"Taro-kun! Taro-kun!"

Her eyes widened as she watched a large unmanned cart rolling down the hill. The scream had come from a little boy who just happened to be in its way. Without a second thought she shot up knowing she had to do something. She couldn't just sit there and watch that little boy get badly hurt or worse; killed.

Sakura yelled at the boy to get out of the way, running towards him with all her strength. But the boy was in shock, unable to hear a single word she said. Not even his mother's terrified screams seemed to reach him.

She yanked the boy's hand but it was too late, there was no way they could escape before the cart hit them!

"Nooo!" she screamed, wrapping he arms around him.

Syaoran who had just arrived at that moment watched in shock. The cart was inches away and it was too late for him to intervene and stop it. He quickly closed his eyes, not wanting to see Sakura and the boy's mangled forms being tossed into the air.

Was she dead? Her heart was racing but she forced herself to open her eyes. She gazed at the pathway. Eh? The cart was gone!

Suddenly she was brought back to her senses; the boy in her arms struggling desperately to get free and crying for his mother.

The public stared at her in shock, bewildered at what they had just witnessed.

"What in the hell just happened!"

"The-the cart it-it flew straight into the air!"

"Are they alright?"

"It was like it hit an invisible wall or something!"

But before she got the chance to answer any of the questions as a crowd started running towards her, she was quickly dragged away by Syaoran.

"Ten-Tenjou-san!"

"Shut up, we have to get the hell out of here!" he said, pulling her so fast that she could barely keep up with his stepping.

"But Tomoyo-chan!"

"There she is!" yelled Syaoran, pointing ahead.

The ivory haired girl waved. "Huh? Sakura-chan what's wrong?"

"No time to explain, let's go!" cried the auburn haired girl grabbing her friends hand.

"A-Ha-Hai!"

"What in the world were you thinking!" cried Spinel Sun in disbelief. "You almost killed her and that boy!"

"Oh, settle down Suppi, you know that Eriol-sama wouldn't have actually let the cart hit them." replied Nakura in a know-it-all tone. "Um, but Eriol-sama, why did you do that?"

"Baka!" yelled the cat-like creature. "He did it to show Sakura that magic can be used to help people rather than being used to hurt them!"

"Nyah, I knew that, Suppi-chan."

"I said stop calling me that!"

She gave an evil smirk and started to dance around him. "Suppi-chan! Suppi-chan! Suppi-chan!"

"Stop it!"

The navy haired man closed his eyes, deep in thought. Sakura-him… I hope this will help you to discover.

"So that cart was going to hit the little boy and you rushed to save him?" asked Tomoyo, desperate to know what had happened.

"Hai..."

"Ah, Sakura-chan, you're so brave!" she screamed, throwing her arms around Sakura.

Sakura sweatdropped. "To-Tomoyo-chan."

As the two girls continued on talking, Syaoran stared at Sakura from the background. That cart…It must have bee very heavy yet she stopped it with such ease. It was even tossed back into the air. How can someone at such an inexperienced level do that? She doesn't even appear to be that worn oudt. Eriol-sama, you said that she has a great deal of hidden power. Perhaps if she was just a little more experienced…

He gave a small chuckle. "Who knows, maybe it is possible after all."

"Tenjou-san! Please! Please tell me what happened!" cried the violet eyed girl grabbing holding of his hands.

"Wha-What?"

"Tell me what happened with Sakura-chan! You saw it when the cart was just about to hit her and the little boy didn't you?"

"Well uh-"

"Oh I can't believe I missed it! Sakura-chan… she is so brave… Now please tell me everything that you saw! The tension and panic of the crowd, the daring heroic look on her face as she raced to save that little boy. Tell me everything! I must record Sakura-chan's bravery in my notes!" she declared, holding her notepad up high.

Sakura sighed as she watched Tomoyo hound Syaoran for information. She actually felt sort of sorry for him.

"For such tense and serious times, her fascination with my magic never seems to waver." She gave a small giggle. "Oh well, at least I'm not the only one she's persecuting this time."

Authors Notes: I apologise for the shortness and general suckiness of this chapter. I just couldn't seem to make it any good. Next chapter will be (or hopefully anyway) more interesting.

Reviews and any advice on how I could improve would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading!