CCS: A CHANGE OF KINGDOM Chapter 8: Blue Hue Storms, a card captor sakura fanfic

Foreword: Touya can't reach Yukito but he meets someone who looks startling similar to him, Hinabi Miye. Everyone is overjoyed that Eriol has finally come back from England, but Akuma begins to control Sakura's cards again, while Sakura and Syaoran are powerless to stop its destructive power. Adelah reveals a power greater than that which Akuma uses. What could it be? And could she truly be on Sakura's side?

Card Captor Sakura: A Change of Kingdom

Chapter 8: Blue Hue Storms

Tomoyo spread the curtains in the living room upstairs. Syaoran and Adelah sat comfortably in the large couch situated in the spacious room. Sakura opens the door, walking into the living room. She sighs, as she sits in front of Syaoran on the couch opposite of the coffee table. Tomoyo began to ponder what to serve her guests while Kero lied on his back on the table, feeling a little weary from the previous fight. Kero thought for a long moment, wondering exactly where Yue could be. Even his presence couldn't be felt through Kero's keen senses. He's been trying to contact him for so long, yet he seemed to have mysteriously disappeared. Finally, Tomoyo returned from the kitchen with a large tray, holding cups of juice and a plate of fruits.

"Tehe. Help yourselves." Tomoyo sat next to Sakura, setting the tray down. Kero fluttered out of her way. While everyone seemed pretty impressed with all the food Tomoyo offered them, Kero happily reached out, grabbing the largest apple. "WEE! MINE! MINE!"

"Hmph…pig…" Syaoran lightly commented on Kero's desire to always eat the largest portion in the entire plate and shook his head, realizing some traits just don't change in certain people. Kero glared at him, yapping, "Hey! That's no way you should be talking to your savior! Don't forget—I saved you in the last battle! If I wasn't there, you would be---."

Before Syaoran could retaliate, he looked at Sakura for a moment. Not wanting to make Sakura feel distressed, Syaoran sighed and looked away. "Ach, Kero-chan!" Sakura quickly grabbed him, setting him on her lap. "Shh! Just eat your apple."

Kero slightly grumbled and raised one eyebrow at her, "I noticed…You're always on his side…" Sakura gave him a look that could kill, which quickly shut Kero up. Kero simply grinned and started biting into his apple. Sakura gave a nervous giggle, "Ehehe…sorry…"

Syaoran asked, "So…What did you tell your brother?"

"Oh, I simply said that Tomoyo-chan and I had a school project. He didn't seem to mind me staying over at her place. After all, I stayed over many times already. Neh, Tomoyo-chan?" Sakura smiled at Tomoyo, who returned her smile with an angelic giggle. Adelah raised her glance towards them, as she spoke, "It's not necessary to hide the truth. He will find out sooner or later about you and the cards. Perhaps, you should trust your brother more."

An awkward silence filled the air. Kero nearly choked on his apple from the oddity of the mood. Adelah simply giggled at the way they seemed to react. "Then again, it's not my place to tell you that."

"Adelah, tell us about the Holy Spirit. Just exactly, what kind of magic was it?" Syaoran asked. Sakura was also eager to know the truth about Adelah's powers. Kero, too, stopped his loud grubbing and set the apple down, staring back at Adelah to attentively listen. Adelah slowly began, "The Holy Spirit is no magic. As you already know, there is many ways of seeing this world. Our world is both physical and spiritual. Most, if not all, can sense the physical domain. Only a few can truly understand the spiritual realm. Have you ever wondered how this world began?"

Tomoyo, Sakura, and Syaoran looked at one another, obviously unsure of what she meant by the question. Adelah continued, "I believe in a creator, a God, who began life on this planet thousands of years ago. Though he created everything, mankind and living creatures, there was among his angelic beings, an angel that chose to defy God and his principles of truth. The angel was banished along with its followers that wanted to oppose all of God's creations. This angel's name was Lucifer, or better known as Satan."

"…Hoe? This…" Sakura thought for a moment, all that she's been hearing. Yet Adelah continued, "Being banished into this world, he despised all that which God has created. In his anger and hatred, he prevented the people from following God. Though countless times, God would reveal himself to the people he created, people walked away from his principles and laws. Attaining righteousness and the purity that was necessary to approach God was an impossibility with mankind. God was a God that hated sin and corruption. Yet the very people he created and loved was tainted with sin and only showed corruption in their ways. God knew that Satan would take the souls of mankind down into hell, a place of eternal torment and punishment. Thus, God from the beginning, planned for mankind's salvation.

"He sent his son into Earth, born to be exactly as man and tested in every way so that mankind would be able to find a way back to God through him. His name was Jesus, and he was called the Christ, the savior of the world. Jesus Christ came and bore every man's sins. Though he never sinned in his life and even the government could not find any wrong in him, he became sin in their place, and was hung on a wooden cross, punished in a process called crucifixion. Though he has died and sent into hell for man's sins, God has rose him from the dead, taking him out of hell and placing him in the highest place in Heaven. He is the light of the world, the bread of life. He said that those who believe in his name will receive eternal life and salvation, a chance to know God. 'For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 (NIV)'

"And before Jesus ascended back into heaven, he has promised every believer that he would send his Holy Spirit, the Counselor that was the power and presence of our God. The Holy Spirit's power is what you saw yesterday. It was not my power, but the power of God himself—"

"Wait! Isn't this a religion?" Sakura bolted from her seat.

"…Sakura-chan?" Tomoyo frankly looked perplexed at Sakura's behavior. Sakura looked away from everyone, as she softly spoke, "I-I've already heard about this before…I just…can't believe that you're telling me your source of power was from this-this story…"

"Oh yes, you've already heard about Jesus two times. This would be your third time, no?" Adelah calmly inquired. Sakura turned around, shocked. She could not understand how Adelah could possibly know the exact number of times she's already heard this gospel message. Adelah reached for a cup and drank some juice, ignoring Sakura's reaction. Kero stared up at her, scratching his head in thought. Sakura stood still, as the silence returned to the room. Syaoran held an indifferent look upon his face and got up from his seat. He walked outside into the balcony, closing the door to not let the cold air come in. It seemed that no one was able to truly swallow the entire story that Adelah shared with them. Tomoyo sat still. Sakura walked out into the balcony, to join Syaoran.

"Um…Adelah-chan?" Adelah stopped and looked at Tomoyo. "I guess it's safe to assume then…that you believe in God's son, Jesus Christ?"

Adelah slightly smiled and nodded. Tomoyo continued, "You also see the things that Sakura-chan and Syaoran-kun could see. Can you describe to me, exactly what is attacking Sakura-chan?"

Adelah understood where Tomoyo's worries came from. Tomoyo, unlike Sakura and Syaoran, was not perceptive to the spiritual realm and thus couldn't feel or see the presence of the phantom. "It is a dark spirit, or commonly known as a demon. It's the servant of Satan, having one mind and intent on destroying people. It may even have a name…"

"But why is it attacking Sakura? What did Sakura do?" Kero asked in between their conversation. Adelah stopped and held her head low. Her expressions became down and concerned. She didn't know how to explain the situation to them, and she doubted they may even understand what she wanted to say. As the silence delayed the answer to the questions, in the meantime, Sakura quietly stood behind Syaoran. He held his gaze fixed upon the sky, standing still in thought. He put his hands in the pockets of his school uniform. Sakura walked next to him, "Syaoran-kun?"

Syaoran turned around, "Sakura..."

"You've been out here for a while and you haven't said anything. Is everything all right?"

"I've been just thinking about what Adelah told us—about the Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, and God. I've been wondering how it could all be connected with that phantom and your cards…"

"Do you…believe what she said?" Sakura seemed a little uneasy, wondering if Syaoran could actually be accepting all that he's heard.

"I don't know. There are some links that don't seem to connect, too many questions that rises up and holes that remain empty. I did actually hear about this before…"

"You have?"

Syaoran looked at her again, "Yea. It was when I was much younger though." The crescent moon began to hide behind the thick clouds that gathered about in the sky. As they both turned towards the sky, Sakura did not want to think about all that Adelah has said. She wanted to take this time to clear her mind, clear her thoughts. She looked at Syaoran, who seemed to be deeply lost in his thoughts as well. The others were quiet in the living room. Kero couldn't wait for Adelah's answer to his question, thus he gave her another question, "What happened with the Sand spirit? It did not return to its card form like it should when it is defeated…"

"It isn't able to return to its card form. It was sealed away, so that it could no longer affect the physical world." Tomoyo and Kero's eyes grew wide in shock, wondering if they heard her right. Kero flew towards her, "Wait…You can't mean…You don't mean?"

"…It's gone. It won't be coming back." Another dismal silence occupied the space among them. Tomoyo looked disappointed, while Kero looked utterly traumatized. "How could you do that? Don't you know what those cards mean to all of us—what they mean to Sakura!" Adelah looked down at her hands, understanding what Kero was trying to say. Kero lifelessly landed on the chair. Adelah took a deep breath in and out.

Sakura turned and looked at Syaoran. Sakura became somewhat uncomfortable with Syaoran's silence. "Syaoran-kun…?"

"Hmm?" He did not turn and look at her, so Sakura cleared her throat, feeling a little nervous about expressing her feelings. "…um…Thank you…"

He turned to face her, "Thank you? For what?" He seemed somewhat puzzled by Sakura's gratitude. Sakura flustered and blushed. "Oh…well, you know. It's silly, really...You held my hand when I reached out to you and you lifted me from the sands." Syaoran and Sakura looked at one another. He gave her a warm grin, as Sakura smiled back. Syaoran scratched his head with embarrassment, "Well, I should have thanked Cerberus too. He did save my life. If you think that way though, we should all be thankful that Adelah came by…"

"Oh…I-I guess so…" Syaoran looked towards the sky again, as the grin seemed pressed upon his face. He felt his heart get giddy when Sakura thanked him in such a way, as though he received a gift. Sakura looks up at the sky with Syaoran. Though she was thankful that Adelah helped them, Sakura remembered the strange emptiness she felt when Adelah sliced through the Sand spirit. As though she returned to the exact moment, she remembered every emotion that ran through her body, emotions of pain and hurt. She didn't know, however, that Sand will never return to her deck of cards. Her thoughts were interrupted when she narrowed her eyes, seeing faint white spots appear within the sky. Syaoran also seemed perplexed, as he noticed snow started to fall around them.

"Hoe? Snow?" Sakura smiled and was amused when she felt the soft snow fall upon her face. Yet her smile faded when suddenly the sky thundered. They both turned towards the horizon, seeing from a distance the lightning beginning to strike in various places. Syaoran looked with wonder, "What in the…?"

Suddenly the lightning struck closer towards Tomoyo's home. It drew closer and closer, with the large clouds gathering above them. The thunder was pounding all around them. Tomoyo gasped, holding her ears from the noise, as Kero flew towards the window to see what was happening. Adelah got up and rushed downstairs. As the lightning was about to hit them, Syaoran grabbed Sakura, "Watch out!"

He jumped off, holding Sakura. The lightning hit the balcony, causing the house to rumble. Kero and Tomoyo immediately followed after Adelah. Landing safely on the floor, Syaoran let go of Sakura. They both looked up and saw the Storm spirit staring at them. Sakura reached for her key while Syaoran thrust out his talisman. Adelah forced the doors open, running towards the garden. Right as she entered, she saw Sakura and Syaoran's back to her, their eyes fixed on the Storm spirit. Another spirit drew closer to Sakura and Syaoran without them knowing. Adelah ran and pushed Sakura and Syaoran away from the incoming attack towards their back. She screamed and fell, holding her arm as she got hit by the blast of snow. Sakura and Syaoran whirled around, as they called out to her. "Adelah-chan!"

Sakura gasped for she realized the Snow spirit has been working along side with the Storm spirit. Sakura rushed over to Adelah's side, taking her key out. "Release!" The mystical staff has appeared before her, as she reached for her pocket to find her cards. The talisman, in Syaoran's hand, also changed into the magical sword. Adelah got up on her feet, right as the Snow Spirit rushed towards them. Sakura and Adelah dodged away. Kero rushed by their side, brightly glowing and returning to his full form of Cerberus. He swung around the blasts that Snow kept thrusting at them and blast it with the powers of the sun. The beautiful form of the Snow spirit twisted around to avoid the fiery blow. The Storm spirit came behind Kero and covered him within the clouds. Syaoran took out his flame scrolls, "Flames Hurl Asunder!"

Storm spirit didn't dodge, as it blocked the attack, by gathering up within the moisture and let it die down slowly. Cerberus couldn't see anything in the clouds, as the Snow spirit blasted him with thick snow. From within the sky, Syaoran heard a loud roar. "Cerberus!" Syaoran tried to get the clouds out of his way, by conjuring up some wind. Yet the force was nothing compared to the winds that Storm called forth. Seeing her friends in danger, Sakura thrust out her cards, but as she was right about to call upon them, Adelah abruptly grabbed her hand. "No-Wait!"

Yet it was too late for Sakura's Thunder card wildly flashed, and the Thunder spirit flew out, standing next to the Snow spirit and Storm spirit. The lion like spirit roared and flashed a lightning at Syaoran. Syaoran was able to dodge it quickly. Adelah sternly looked at Sakura, "With any chance they get, they will use the spirits of the cards against you!"

"But—then, how can I--?" Before Sakura could finish, Syaoran screamed in pain, causing both of them to turn to him. The Storm, Snow and Thunder combined their powers, causing a massive snow storm to cover them. Syaoran and Cerberus fell upon the floor, injured and powerless against their opponents. Cerberus pants, as he struggles to fight through the snowy storm. "Yue… just where are you!"

Though Cerberus called unto his partner, he was unaware of what was happening with Yue. Back within the depths of Yukito's soul, Yue was awakened by Cerberus' loud cry for help. Yue slowly opened his eyes, as he groaned. He was lying flat on his back. His body felt listless, as though he hasn't moved in ages. An enormous headache poisoned Yue's ability to think clearly. Slowly getting up from where he laid, he looked around him. Strangely the environment he remembered was no more. Instead, the blue hue was covered with darkness, as though he was standing in space with nothing around him. Yue shivered for the first time. He has never felt this cold before, yet he began to understand the strange sensation of the muscles pushing their limit to keep his body stable. The numbness began to overtake Yue, as he felt the entire place spinning beneath him. He felt sick, and utterly unable to move. Yet the pounding voice continued to call out, "Yue!"

Yue raised his head. He snapped his mind back into reality, as he realized he had no time to think about recuperating. He needed to help his mistress before anything else happened. As he began to concentrate to use Yukito's body and leave the temporary confinement, suddenly a large howling was heard around him. Yue, alarmed, turned about to search for the stranger. Yet, more strange snickers whistled in the background. "Who's out there! Show yourselves!"

And it was when he saw the familiar phantom that he began to comprehend what was going on. As in the days past, the body, which he was contained in, began to act strangely. Yue always felt as though something or someone was repressing his ability to reach the physical world. The phantom chuckled, as Yue raised his glance to his sides. Large ghostly beings, dressed in the similar tattered black capes and hoods, rose from the shadows and stood next to Yue. Yue, though he felt his body weak, knew he had to fight his way through. Waiting for their first move, Yue patiently gathered his energy. They began to float around him, as from their fingers, arrows of fire darted out. Yue dodged them and shot his own arrows. They disappeared within the air and reappeared, dodging his attack. Yue spread his wings to fly after them, yet he stopped feeling his leg heavy. Looking down, he was surprised to find ghastly hands from the depths wrapped around his legs. More strange shadowy hands rose and began to hold him down. He gritted his teeth, as flaming arrows suddenly shot from behind. Yue brought a shield before him, which blocked the arrows, and hindered more shadowy fingers to grab him. Finally, he gathered in his hand an energy that was shaped into a blade in his hand. He sliced the shadows underneath and finally flung away from the rest of the dark blasts. Hearing Cerberus' voice calling out to him, Yue tightened his hand into a fist, determined to leave. He flew towards the phantoms, slicing them away with the power of the moon in his hands. Barely making a portal for him to pass through, Yue started to dive in, yet the phantom stood in front of him to impede his escape. From above Yue, five phantoms grabbed a hold of him. He struggled with them in the air, yet their bodies seem to stretch and turn, wrapping around him. Their fabrics entangled his body, the way he remembered from his last struggle to leave. He screamed as he fell on the floor, trying to get free from their grasp. He looked up, finding the phantom closing the portal he created. The light vanished and all grew dark around him. Yet he could still feel their presence closing in on him.

They drew closer to Yue, who was struggling to stand on his feet. They began to mumble strange words, chanting and cursing a spell around Yue. A strange ray of red light encircled Yue, adorned with intricate symbols. It was a seal that prevented Yue from leaving. Yue pushed, sliced with his blade, blasted with the powers of the moon, and yet nothing happened. The dark figures simply stood around him, guarding him. Yue pounded his fist upon the barrier around him, "Damn it…Let me leave!"

His voice echoed, but no one was able to hear his desperate cry. Cerberus gave up calling, as he began to lose his conscience in the snow as the rest of them. Adelah struggled to her feet. She panted, feeling the chill immobilize her body. Slowly, she closed her eyes. Sakura raised her gaze, examining her movement. Before them, the staff reappeared in Adelah's hand. Adelah gripped it, though she winced from feeling the icy weather bring pain to her movement. Snow, Storm, and Thunder became threatened, since she tried to withstand the harsh weather. Thunder roared, as a crackle of thunder summoned a lightning blast to come onto Adelah. Seeing this, Syaoran rushed in front of her and got hit. Sakura opened her mouth in a silent scream when she saw Syaoran get on one knee, holding his chest. Syaoran tried to get back up, but he fell back down. Adelah walked toward Syaoran and touched his back, her eyes still closed, deep in her concentration. Syaoran was stirred when he felt Adelah's touch. A strange warmness began to take over his body, and then the pain began to slowly disappear. When the wound was healed, Adelah walked in front of Syaoran protectively. Syaoran backed up from where Adelah stood, suddenly feeling an enormous heat encircle her. Their view was blurred because of the clash of heat and cold within the steam. The snow underneath her feet began to melt, and the grass covered by the snow began to dry and burn away. Sakura walked beside Syaoran who was able to get back up. Snow and Storm tried to drive her concentration away, as they hurled more snow around her. Yet it only evaporated when it drew two feet from where Adelah stood. With a blink of an eye, a large flash covered the entire space. Sakura and Syaoran covered their faces, as they stood in front of Cerberus. Upon the barren earth, two bright beings stood defensively in front of Adelah, shielding her from the storm. Adelah held her eyes shut and her head down to avoid the bright light, as she defensively standing behind the two figures. Sakura and Syaoran were barely able to raise their gaze. One of the bright beings drew out a large bow that shimmered like gold. It shot an arrow through the Thunder spirit, which howled as it faded in a dark red light. The other took out a large sword, as it rushed in and sliced through the Storm spirit. As the Storm spirit faded away, the Snow looked horrified upon the scene. It began to cower away from the light and whimper. Adelah sighed with relief, feeling their presence dying away. Finally the bright angelic beings faded, as their presence seemed to melt the entire snow in the area. After they disappeared, Cerberus, Syaoran, and Sakura felt their strength return. Adelah opened her eyes, realizing the brightness from their presence would not blind her anymore. She sternly turned towards Snow and walked closer to the spirit, with her staff turning into a bright light in her hand. She raised her hand, to send a final blast that will seal away the spirit. Sakura looked on, feeling uncertain of what to do. She glanced at the Snow spirit, which in turned looked back at her. Its eyes burned with pleading towards Sakura, her mistress. Sakura immediately left Syaoran and Cerberus' side and ran in front of Adelah. She stood before the Snow Spirit, blocking the path between Adelah and the spirit. "Please…don't…"

Adelah was not moved by Sakura's plea, as she solemnly spoke, "Step aside, Sakura."

"I-I can't! There must be another way…it hurts me too much to see this…"

"Then don't watch me!" Adelah stepped forward, her resolve unchanging. Sakura, however, did not move. She stared back at Adelah with the same determination. Adelah's eyes slowly softened. Suddenly, the Snow spirit began to flash in red hues. Sakura turned back and Adelah knew her chance to seal it was fleeting. She blasted the Snow spirit, yet it was too late for the spirit returned to its card form. Adelah ran to grab it and destroy it, yet Sakura grabbed her from getting it. "NO!"

"Sakura! You!" They stopped their wrangle, however, when they saw someone from the corner of their eyes pick the card up. They turned and saw Eriol, holding the card and staring at them in confusion. Eriol gave the card back to Sakura. Sakura held it and drew it close to her heart. She sighed with relief, as Adelah scoffed at her reaction. "The fools! Can't you see they're manipulating you?"

"I watched only partially what has happened...did another battle for the ownership of the cards begin or something? What's going on?" Eriol continued to stare at them with a blank. They did not answer him, for they knew they needed to explain from the beginning for him to barely understand the situation. Adelah angrily glared at Sakura, who also gave her an unpleasant look. Sakura turned away and walked towards Syaoran, who seemed concerned with their distant relationship only growing worse. Adelah raised her tone, "You can protect them all you want…but if you do so, you will die by their hands!"

"Um…please, let us go inside," Tomoyo and Syaoran were obviously uneasy with the tension between the two girls. Eriol turned towards Adelah, as he walked up to her, "There's no need to raise your voice that way." Eriol tried to defend Sakura, who already went inside the house. Cerberus who turned back into his miniature form, followed after Sakura, looking a bit worried. Sakura held an angry expression, one that Kero was not used to. Eriol followed after Sakura, as did Tomoyo. Adelah quietly stood outside, while Syaoran stared at her. Though he didn't know her that well, for some reason he felt as though he could trust Adelah. He saw the painful expression upon her face, which reminded him much of the way his older sisters looked at him when he was in trouble. Adelah looked up him, noticing his eyes upon her. Syaoran turned away and began to walk back towards the entrance. "Li-kun…"

He stopped and turned back. Adelah walked past him, and effortlessly said, "…Thank you for helping me…" Adelah kept walking, but she stopped when Syaoran replied, "You've helped us first. If anything, we should be thanking you…"

A strange silence was in the air. She sighed and weakly grinned with amusement at his character, "...There's no need. It wasn't me that saved you. It was God, who led me here and God, who told me to stand by her side. I'm only doing what I'm told."

"No, there's more to it than that." Syaoran shook his head. Adelah turned back at him, as he continued, "I saw you hold back on the attack, even if it was just for a second. You're not used to hurting people…are you?"

Adelah lightly chuckled, "On the contrary, I did it too many times. I'm simply trying to not add to that number." Adelah looked away from him for a moment, as she softly spoke, "Li-kun…thanks…"

Syaoran watched Adelah walk away to the entrance. He smiled, knowing now that Adelah was more than just a pretty face. He realized there was an unparallel strength that she was withholding. He has yet to see the fullness of the power of the Holy Spirit, which Adelah faintly revealed through her actions. Syaoran entered the house a few minutes after Adelah entered. Though a new bond was being forged between Syaoran and Adelah, obviously the tension did not subside among the rest. Eriol was told the entire situation by Tomoyo and Kero and he didn't seem happy about Adelah's strength and story of God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Sakura simply remained silent and did not talk throughout the entire time. She did not look at anyone. Syaoran started walking towards her, hoping to comfort her. Yet he stopped when he heard an argument beginning to rise.

"So you think you're the only one able to handle this dilemma!" Eriol harshly speaks to Adelah, who indifferently stares back at him. She crossed her arms, as she confidently spoke, "Excuse me, but I don't see you stopping the cards and their powers," Adelah raised a glance towards Sakura, "…or even trying for that matter …"

He walked closer, taking out his mystical staff. "Do you take me as a fool!" Kero gasped, "Oy Oy! Eriol, calm down!"

"Yes, i-it's unlike you." Tomoyo held his staff, hoping he wouldn't do anything rash. Eriol settled down, as he sighed deeply. Perhaps the five years has changed his character, but it seemed he was affected by Sakura's sudden drop in spirit. She seemed to have altered her usual cheerful face through this situation, as though she saw a whole new perspective on her role as a mistress of the cards. He turned back at Adelah, "I don't want anything happening to Sakura. We all only want the best for one another. There must be another way for us to gain control over the cards…"

Everyone gathered around Sakura. They tried to reassure her that all would be all right, talking to her and comforting her. Adelah remained silent, feeling discouraged. She thought to herself, 'I guess…no one will understand…' She sighed and turned around to leave the house. She took one final look at Sakura, who was still motionlessly holding unto all her cards. Adelah felt her heart grow angry at Sakura for her helplessness yet deep inside, she didn't know who to blame but herself. Adelah was about to look away, but she once again saw Syaoran looking at her. Their eyes met and locked. His eyes seemed to tell her that he did want to understand what she was trying to tell them. His brown eyes looked earnestly into hers, as though he hoped she wasn't hurt or bitter. It comforted her for the moment. She dimly grinned and motioned for him to stand by Sakura and to be strong for her. A small curl was formed on the end of his lips and he walked back to Sakura's side. As Adelah left, Tomoyo watched both of them. She saw the strange chemistry between them and she wasn't sure of how to judge the entire scene. Sakura, on the other hand, held onto her cards harder. With the day finally ending, another mystery about the cards has yet to be solved.

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Touya scratches his head, as he walks to his class. Seeing his best friend finally appear around the corner, Touya yells, "Oy! Yuki!"

The rain poured down harder as the day prolonged. Everyone huddled close to the school building, getting their umbrellas.

Sakura and Syaoran, hearing the rain fall upon the roof above them, silently stood near the school. Sakura turns towards him, "What did you want to talk about?"

Syaoran says to Sakura, "It's…about Adelah…" Sakura looks at him in a hurt way.

As the lightning struck, lighting the dark halls with a brief flash, Eriol sat in his majestic chair in his newly built mansion. From the shadows, Akuma slowly walked towards him. Eriol stirs and eyes him with surprise, "My, so you did come, just as I suspected…" Akuma walked closer and chuckled, "And just as I expected, you called unto me…"

Tomoyo runs through the rain, panting and feeling faint. She knocks heavily upon someone's door, "Please, please…open!" Adelah opens the door, shocked to find Tomoyo drenching wet. Tomoyo grabs her, "Adelah-chan! Please, you must help Sakura-chan!"

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