The Clow Crystals

By: YingFaLi003

Dis: I don't own Cardcaptors/ Cardcaptor Sakura it belongs rightfully to CLAMP only the story line and a few characters belong to me.

Refuge

Eriol walked in from another day at school. Walking through the foyer and into the living room his sat in his favorite chair and ran his fingers through his hair. Today had been rough just as all the rest of the school days had been since he had returned from Japan all those years ago but it wasn't the same without all his new friends he had made.

"Rough day?" Suppi asked. Eriol nodded at his small cat like guardian.

"You miss Tomeada huh?" Nakaru asked wrapping an arm around her young master.

"Yea I guess so. I didn't think all those friendships would stick with me so much," said Eriol.

"Well how could they not," said Suppi.

"Yea, you found your half daughter and fell in love with her cousin and on top of that didn't even get to tell her," said Nakaru.

"Thanks," he said.

"Why don't you just go visit them?" Suppi asked.

"You only ever talk to them on the phone," said Nakaru, "You've visited the Li's at least once every year," she reminded.

"Well that's partially because Yelan likes our regular meetings to talk about the rise and fall of magical powers around the world," he said.

"Does she really want to try and unite all the magical clans in the world?" Nakaru asked.

"Yes she does," he said. "As to visiting Japan again I think I will next break I get," he said smiling. Nakaru smiled. 'That's better,' she thought.

Just then there was a bang at the door. They all looked at each other surprised. It was very rare that the house got any visitors. Eriol got up and walked to the door with Nakaru following and a curious Suppi hiding behind her. Eriol opened the door and gasped. There standing in the sudden rain storm was a soaked, sobbing and pale Sakura and Tomoyo.

"They're gone," was all Sakura could say before she fainted. Tomoyo and Eriol rushed to catch her before she hit the ground. Eriol picked her up and Nakaru ushered the other girl in. Nakaru got them into warm clothes and put Sakura to bed before she ushered a mostly silent Tomoyo downstairs. There Eriol had put another chair up next to his and made some tea. Tomoyo smiled her thanks when he offered her the seat next to his and a cup of tea. Tomoyo took a sip and looked at him before she broke down into tears again.

"They're gone Eriol. All of them. Kero, Yue, Yukito, Touya, Uncle Fujitaka, and Mo-Mother," she sobbed. Eriol hurried and pulled her into his arms.

"Shh, it ok Tomoyo they're not dead," he said. Tomoyo gasped and looked up at him with tear stained eyes.

"Really?" she asked.

"I would have felt it if Fujitaka had died after all his is a part of me also I feel the others they are very weak but not dead," he assured her.

"Even my mother?" she asked wiping her eyes.

"Your mother and you have very small aura's but they are there," he said. Tomoyo nodded. "So can you tell me what happened?" he asked. Tomoyo nodded and launched into the story from the beginning of the day until just then.

"The Crystal Tear?" he asked.

"That's what he said he was looking for," she said.

"Why does that sound so familiar?" he asked his self.

"Tomoyo?" came a quite voice from the doorway. Tomoyo turned and took a still shocked and partially weak Sakura into her arms.

"It ok Sakura," Tomoyo tried to reassure her cousin. Sakura just looked at her confused.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

"Sakura your probably didn't notice because of your weaken state but your family is still alive," Eriol told her taking Sakura from Tomoyo and bring her into a hug of his own. Sakura gasped and cried into Eriol shirt as she would her father. Soon she settled down enough to talk.

"It's all my fault," she whispered. Tomoyo gasped.

"No Sakura don't think that ever," she said.

"How can it not be my fault?" she asked. "He came to me because I am the Cards Mistress," she said.

"But he was looking for something you had no control over," said Eriol.

"He said something about a Crystal Tear," said Sakura.

"If I'm not mistaken that is a scared object that was sad to give unlimited powers to whoever commanded it," said Eriol materializing a book from thin air. "It was the tear from a beautiful sorceress who fought a vast enemy with the man she loved. The evil sorcerer killed her lover right before her eyes which caused her great pain from her pain and anguish the Crystal Tear which was said to be a gift from the gods fell from her eyes onto to her lover and brought him back to life. With the power of the Crystal Tear and her lover they banished the evil sorcerer into the farthest reaches of the universe where they hoped he could never return. But when the sorceress grew old the evil from her old foe was returning in a new form. On her death bed she had a prophesy that read:

The one chosen by Clow shall also be my chosen.

It would have proved itself twice but must do so thrice more.

The challenges before now were paved in time.

The ones to come are new and more challenging.

I am afraid help will be scarce due to the vast evil of our foe.

Hope will ally with Knowledge then they with Strength.

All of which to preserve the Light of Love.

Through all else the Crystal Tear must go unbroken.

For with it and the Key it will unlock the door to the enemies defeat…

For a moment they all sat there quietly. It was obvious form the looks on their faces that they all had different thoughts on their minds. Sakura was happy that her family was alright but she was worried about the treat that they still faced.

"Hey if the prophesy is coming true we have someone to find," said Nakaru. Everyone looked up at her.

"It said something about Hope, Knowledge, and Strength," she said. A look downed on them.

"Well that could be anyone that shows all of those traits," said Eriol. Tomoyo and Sakura nodded their agreement. Tomoyo shook her head.

"This is too much Sakura and I still need to find a place to stay," said Tomoyo. Eriol looked shocked.

"You really didn't think that I was going to send you out there alone did you?" he asked. Sakura and Tomoyo smiled.

"She was just joking Eriol," said Sakura. Eriol nodded.

"Well I'm going back to bed," said Sakura she went and hugged Eriol then Suppi and Nakaru before she hugged Tomoyo.

"Tell him now," she whispered before she let go.

A bright red Tomoyo nodded and watched Sakura climb up the stairs with Nakaru and Suppi to make sure she got in bed ok. Sakura of course had been talking about the deep love Tomoyo had for their friend. She had opened up to Sakura and told her soon after Eriol had returned to England. Even though Sakura had always encouraged her to tell him when they had their rare phone calls with the young sorcerer but Tomoyo refused telling her friend that she would do it in person the first chance she got. Well here it was and she was nervous.

"Well I bet this is on birthday Sakura will never forget," said Tomoyo sitting back in the chair next to Eriol's. Eriol snorted.

"I have no doubt about that," he said.

"I even forgot to give her the gifts she got from Syaoran, Melin, and I," he said. Tomoyo looked confused.

"I was going to teleport them to her later today but I'll just give them to her in the morning," he said. Tomoyo smiled and nodded. 'That's just like him to make something so simple so beautiful,' she thought to herself. She took a deep breath.

"Eriol can I ask you a question?" she asked quietly. Eriol tilted his head to the side slightly making him look very cute before smiling.

"Of course Tomoyo," he said. Tomoyo nodded.

"How do you feel about me?" she blurted out blushing afterward. She was surprised to find him blushing to when she got the nerve to look at him again.

"What?" he asked in a strangled voice. Tomoyo's hopes fell sharply.

"Do-Don't worry about it. It was stupid. I'm stupid to think you would like me like that when you have all these beautiful English girls around you everyday. Just never mind forget I said anything. I'm going to bed," she said hurriedly jumping up and nearly running out of the room but Eriol was too quick.

"Wait Tomoyo I just wanted to make sure I heard your right," he said. Tomoyo refused to look at him. Letting out a breath he lifted his chin to make her look at him. "Now what did you say?" he asked gently.

"I-I said how did you feel about me, but if yo-," she started but Eriol put a finger to her lips silencing her.

"I thought that what you said and to be completely honest I am truly deeply in love with you Tomoyo Daidouji and as for all these English girls around me they are nothing but fireflies compared to the light you lit up in my heart," he said meaningfully. Tomoyo gasped.

"Really?" she asked. Eriol nodded. "Eriol I love you more then I could ever put in words and since you've left I could only count the days I could tell you dreaming that you'd respond the way you just did," she confessed. Eriol smiled.

"Well my dear Tomoyo I'm glad I was able to make you dream come true," he said. Tomoyo smiled. Tentatively Eriol dipped his head down hovering a breath away from her lips. Tomoyo leaned her head up to connect they lips in a slow sweet first kiss. When they parted they smiled at each other.

"I love you Eriol Hiiragizawa," Tomoyo said with a yawn laying her head on his chest. Eriol let out a chuckle that she felt.

"I love you to Tomoyo Daidouji," he said and led her up to her room before retiring to his for the night. Tomorrow they had work to do.

Sakura lay in her bed still awake unlike Tomoyo, Eriol, Suppi, and Nakaru the prophecy's clues didn't stump her. She knew what it meant by Hope, Knowledge, and Strength. Hope was Tomoyo. Knowledge was Eriol. Strength was her own beloved Syaoran. She couldn't bare it to put them in any more danger especially after Tomoyo and Eriol had found each other.

"I'm gonna have to do this by myself," she said as she crept out of bed and down stairs into the kitchen. After she loaded as much food into her backpack she had the Create Card make she crept outside and down to a local park. There she activated her staff and the Teleport card leaving nothing but a note on her pillow.

Thanks for reading this chapter I hope you like it so far. I'm using that new Open Office program instead of Word Pad and it works great so I would like to give a thanks to the crew/creators for this great free program. Don't forget to Review.