disclaimer: Tsubasa. Cardcaptor Sakura. Magic Knight Rayearth, and xxxHolic belong to CLAMP. But you knew that, right? -wink-

AN: Sorreh for the uber long wait. School's been busy and i was fixing some mistakes in this fic. There were alot of punctuation errors in the fic as well as many others, so i decided to fix those before I wrote the next chapter...I know I didn't correct them...but, well...Even /I/ Need a life! XD

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I am happy when that person smiles.

I am happy when that person is near.

I am happy when that person is happy.

That person is different from other people.

You found it!

The thing that makes that person special.

That makes him different from the rest.

is that he is him.

"Could I ask for a favor?" Eriol asked, smiling gently at Sakura.

The princess could not help but stare at the gentle smile. It was so familiar...so, very, very familiar. Tearing her green eyes away from his smile, she tilted her head a bit to one side. "A favor?" She asked, a bit confused. What could she possibly do to help him?

Eriol nodded his head yes. "Somebody told me, that you might be able to help me something." He took Sakura's hand and escorted her down the halls. "A few years ago, I made something very powerful…A set of magic cards. But they were so powerful, that if I were to die, a great evil would fall on the world."

"That's terrible..." Sakura gasped, wondering why anyone could make something like that.

"Yes. But I know, that when I die, someone else will be their to save the world from the cards. The problem is, I don't know who, when, or where. I need to know." Eriol continued, frowning as he spoke. "But someone I know, told me you would know."

"I-I don't know what you're asking. I--" Sakura began, but fell silent. "Clow---?" She asked, looking up at Eriol.

The young magician only smiled at the comment. "Hm?"

"Tomoeda." Sakura said quietly, struggling to remember what the voice had told her before they arrived in this world.

Eriol's smile grew a bit, and he nodded his head understandingly. "Ah, Tomoeda." He said to himself. "That will be all Sakura-chan. Thank you." He said politely, bowing his head a bit. "if you'll excuse me now, I need to----?" He paused, when Sakura grabbed his sleeve. "Is something the matter Sakura-chan?" He asked.

She did not speak for awhile. "Can I ask you something?" She asked quietly. "If it sounds strange, then, you don't have to answer..."

He continued to smile. "When you live as long as I have, nothing, is strange." Eriol replied, saying yes in his own way.

Sakura bit her lower lip, before daring to speak. "Have we…met before?" She asked, green eyes filled with an eagerness to know.

Eriol did not speak for a minute. A small smile formed on his lips but his eyes were sad… like he was hurt. Silence. "...Have we?" He asked, brushing her hand off from his sleeve gently, and smiling a bit at the saddened princess.

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Syaoran stared down at the Rashinban. It was going to lead him to Sakura's feather.

"So we're going West?" Fye asked, looking over Syaoran's shoulder and down at the Rashinban. "Well, lets see if we can get Fyula-san to move." He laughed, petting Fyula.

"Fyula-san, can you take us to the direction of the light?" Syaoran asked. Fyula's tail went up in the air as if saying yes. And within seconds, the traveling trio was off.

Kurogane made a small sound, like a mouse being trampled on, before shrinking back into the safety of his cloak. Fye chuckled, poking fun at the ninja for silly made-up reasons, such as: 'Being afraid of heights', which the ninja would deny venomously, swearing he would kill the magician if it wasn't for...And then he would become silent.

Within minutes, the trio arrived in yet another town. Holding up the Rashinban, Syaoran frowned a bit. Was it...pointing in two directions? He tapped it once...twice, in a pathetic attempt to 'fix' it. Inside of him, something inside of him made him want to fly. Did this mean...there were two feathers in this world?

An enchanted wind blew, and Fye smiled grimly. Kurogane looked up, his hand to the hilt of the ancient sword Presea had given him.

"Yue-san?" Syaoran asked, looking at the quiet silver haired man.

"Another Clow Card..." The winged man replied solemnly, strands of silver hair falling in front of his face from the wind. Next to him, Keroberos transformed into his larger form. He glanced at Yue, and Yue, who had caught Keroberos' look, did no speak. Syaoran and the rest did not see this however, for they were busy searching for the source of the magic.

"Yue, do you sense it?" Keroberos asked quietly, his voice sounded like a low growl. "You don't suppose its the magic Clow told us--?"

Yue nodded his head yes. "A power to pass through both space and time...The Tsubasa." He finished.

"Over there!" Syaoran yelled, as a figure emerged from the shadows. The light from the Rashinban pointed directly in front of him, and he headed in it's direction. He didn't notice at first, but the closer her got, the darker it became...

"Syaoran-kun!" Voices called out to him, but it was too late. Darkness had already engulfed him.

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"Fye-san? Kurogane-san?" Syaoran asked, scanning the darkness for the slightest sign of life in the dark...wondering where everyone had gone...where he was..

"Syaoran-san! This is a clow card!" Keroberos' voice called out to him. "Its the d---" And all became silent.

"I keep on walking, but I don't run into anything...where is everyone?" Syaoran asked himself, wandering through out the darkness. "Princess Sakura! Fye-San! Kurogane-san!" He continued to call out their names, hoping one of them would respond. Keroberos-san said this was the work of a Clow Card...But how...do I defeat it? he asked himself.

He had to try and find a way to find the end of the darkness. Holding out the Rashinban, he waited for the stream of light to come out. For only a brief second, there was a bright light which kept on going...on, and one...there was no end...and then, the light died away.

"The Rashinban isn't going to help much.." Syaoran murmured. All of the Clow Cards have a name...Fight, Wind...what name would this card have? Black...with no light...It must be.."Dark.." Syaoran whispered. And the darkness faded away...

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"Look! Its getting lighter!" Keroberos exclaimed. "Heh, maybe he really is related to Clow.."

"Who?" Fye asked curiously, smiling a bit at Keroberos.

"No one..." Keroberos murmured.

"But now its getting darker." The ninja pointed out.

"The dark is stronger because of Yue.." Murmured a troubled Keroberos. "This won't be easy.."

"Figuring out the card's identity isn't going to be enough. Syaoran-san, must find the light in the dark.." Yue replied solemnly.

"Then we have nothing to worry about.." Kurogane sighed.

The two creations of Clow raised a brow at the ninja's remark.

"Ahaha. Kuro-kero is right. If anyone here can solve it, Syaoran-kun can." Fye agreed.

"...How can you be so sure?" Yue asked cynically. Humans...were such strange creatures. He would never be able to understand them.

"Because, that's how humans are. We're greedy…and will do whatever we can, to get what we want...In this case, Sakura-chan's feather." Fye replied simply.

Keroberos nodded his head in agreement. "Hm. I can...see that about him. When I first saw that boy...I sensed...a unique balance of good and evil..." He said quietly.

"Hm?" Fye looked confused at Keroberos' remark, and Fye raised a brow, wondering what the cat meant.

"Feh," Yue scoffed, looking annoyed. "How typical of humans to take the middle road."

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"Its getting dark again.." Syaoran murmured, looking at the new darkness around him. "Ah.." He gasped, raising his hand in front of his face. If it was really dark...I wouldn't be able to see anything. So why...can I see myself? He thought. The tips of his fingers began to grow darker, and his eyes grew wide. He was disappearing!

I can't disappear...I'll do whatever I can...to find Sakura's feather. "I won't give up.." He said finally, the Rashinban began to glow one more...and slowly, the darkness around him dissolved.

A beautiful woman appeared before him. "I am Light. The first card under the sun, Cerberus. I have been in your heart, this whole time. Ever since you entered this world to be exact." She announced, winking at Syaoran as she finished.

"I-I had no idea." Syaoran stammered.

"Well, since you refused to give up and realized I was there, I was able to show myself. Now, what can brighten the dark?"

What kind of question was this? Syaoran wondered, but he answered nonetheless. "Light"

"That's right!"

The remnants of the darkness began to come together and take shape, until another woman of equal beauty remained.

"I am Dark. The first card under the Moon, Yue."

"Please don't hate Dark. We were merely testing you to see if you could handle what is soon to come." Light pleaded.

Syaoran frowned. What were they talking about?

"What is it, you are searching for?" Dark asked Syaoran, smiling a bit.

There was a brief silence, as Syaoran realized what Dark was asking him. "I'm looking for Sakura's Feather."

"That's right.." The two cards said sadly, before fading away. Syaoran closed his eyes, being blinded by bright light that came from them. Opening them, he found himself in the English Town they were in before the darkness fell. On the ground were two cards, and...a feather.

"Syaoran-kun!" Fye yelled cheerfully, waving his hand in the air to get Syaoran's attention.

"Fye-san...Kurogane-san..." Syaoran exclaimed, turning to see his companions and the creations of Clow.

"Good job, kid!" Keroberos cheered, smiling warmly at the archaeologist.

"Is that…the feather you were searching for?" Yue asked, looking at the delicate, glowing piece of Sakura's memory.

Syaoran nodded his head, kneeling down to pick up the feather, he smiled. Relieved to have finally retrieved another piece of Sakura's memory...Extending a hand, he reached out to touch it.

That was when the world came crashing down around him.

As he reached out to pick up the feather, there was a terrible sound of glass breaking. And the feather began to crack, crumbling onto the ground like sand, only to get blown away in a sudden wind.

Sakura's feather...her memory...was gone forever.

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"Syaoran, your price...is your relationship."

"The thing you value most is your relationship with her..."

"What is she to you...?"

"If you accept Mokona, your relationship will end."

"That is my price. Will you still pay it?"

"Even if you retrieve all of her memories...the one memory she will never retrieve, will be the memory of you."

The Final Chapter or Remembering Why