Authoress note: Ok yea I finally updated for this story. Hey don't look at me, not my fault that I have so many schoolwork, especially from two AP classes! At least be glad that I managed to actually finish writing this chapter. So on with the story….

The sun tried it's best to shine through the dark clouds. With so much effort, only a small portion of sunlight touched the land and its riches. Creatures of the land were still adjusting to what seems like an endless abyss. The small amount of sunlight managed to penetrate the forest's canvas and unto a small camp, where four figures lay in a deep slumber.

Outside of the tent, a certain messy brown haired boy, lying with arms behind his head near the extinguished campfire, awoken with the sunlight on his face. Lazily opening his eyelids, he adjusted his vision to better suit the environment. He sat up, stretched, and yawned. Standing on his feet, he studied his surroundings and nearly forgot where he was and what happened. Without thinking or knowing, his eyes fell on the tent. He didn't know how long he was staring at that tent. He continued to stare until amber eyes met emerald eyes. Both continued to stay as they were for a few precious moments and when both realized what they were doing, they both averted each other's gaze, a hint of red tint on both their faces.

Both stayed as they were until Tomoyo came out of the tent yawning.

Sakura suddenly exclaimed, "I'll go gather the firewood. Wouldn't want to freeze ourselves or eat cold food. Hehe." She left laughing nervously.

Syaoran then headed the other way without a word. Tomoyo stared at Sakura's direction then Syaoran and back to Sakura. Something was going on between the two. Tomoyo can detect that something was happening between the two even if they can't see it. In her mind, she was conjuring dozens of plans to get their feelings out in the open. Humming, Tomoyo went back into the tent to get the pots and pans and began formulating a plot.

The water current flows steadily, gently rocking the soil that encases the river. Sakura sits at the edge with legs drawn to her chest, admiring the serenity of the river. I wish I could see the sun at day again and the moon and stars at night. Looking down at the water, she sighed. She listened carefully to her surroundings while her eyes were closed. The bushes rustled. Sakura dismissed it as the movement of the wind. The bushes moved again. Sakura examined her surroundings, but found nothing suspicious. She averted her attention back on the river. The moment she did, an enormous black figure beast with red bloodthirsty eyes jumped out of the bush and attacked Sakura.

Sakura managed to dodge the attack, but nearly. The beast's claw embedded its mark on her right leg. Sakura's hands moved to her side to find that she left her swords at the camp. Great! How smart of me to go into the forest without any weapons. The beast attacked again, but Sakura rolled to the side, near the edge of the river. The beast spurted out black fire. Before it could hit her, Sakura extended her hand and cried out "Shield!" The impact sent Sakura toppling in the river and the beast flying into the bushes. Sakura tried to swim out but couldn't due to her bleeding leg. Suddenly, the steady flowing river turned into a raging rapid. Sakura tried her hardest to swim, but the current conquered her. Her movements slowly steadied. Her sight, her consciousness, and her nerves faded away as she allowed the current to carry her body. As her body was carried, the black beast emerged from the bushes and transformed into a man clad in black. The man had thirsty blood red eyes, hair as spiky and messy as a wild wolf, and has a stiff and chiseled body.

He stared in the direction Sakura floated away and a smile of content appeared on his face. Good. The princess is gone. That's one less person to worry about. Mission accomplished. A vertical black hole appeared beside the man. He then stepped into the portal and disappeared out of thin air.

The forest around the camp lay still; no sudden movements, no noise, no wind. Above on the braches of the treetops, lay a sleeping figure. Below, Tomoyo practices her magic while Kero is supervising. Syaoran lays on the branch half asleep, sensing and measuring Tomoyo's level of magic. Tomoyo is strong magically, but weak physically. Her high level magic makes up for her lack of physical strength. Syaoran was getting ready to permit Sleep to take over when he heard Tomoyo's scream. He expertly jumped down from tree branch to tree branch and landed in front of Tomoyo, face to face with a silver furred wolf.

Beast and man stared for what seemed like hours. The silver wolf stared, never blinking. It's head bent down, eyes still gazing into Syaoran's. A piece of white cloth fell onto the floor from the wolf's mouth. As soon as the cloth was released from its mouth, the silver wolf gently backed away and sat on its hind legs like an obedient dog.

Immediately, Tomoyo's eyes widened; she recognized the piece of fabric. Full of rage, Tomoyo launched at the wolf but was held back by a strong arm.

"Let me go! That monster devoured Prin-, Sakura!"

Despite her cries of anguish, Syaoran refused to release her. Still, she continued to plead Syaoran for her release, so she could avenge her dear friend.

Syaoran calmly spoke, "Tomoyo, if the wolf really did devour Sakura, why would it come back with evidence? And why didn't it attack you and me as well?"

Tomoyo slowly calmed down and apologized to Syaoran. Syaoran slowly approached the wolf, its eyes still glaring. He bent his knees low enough to come face to face with the silver beauty.

"Why are you here?" The wolf continued to stare. "Do you know where our friend is?"

As if understanding what he said, the wolf stood on all fours and began leading the way.

The river's current steadied. The body of a girl lay on the border of land and water. She lay there motionless, devoid of any sign of life.

A cloaked stranger with a basket of flowers and fruits on her arm passed by and saw the sleeping form.

"Oh my."

The wolf traveled along the invisible road with Syaoran, Tomoyo, and Kero right behind. A few hours passed and the longer they traveled, the further into the forest they went. Although the day was only half done, the sky cast darkness, enveloping night for those venturing in the forest.

Kero disrupted the silence that lingered among them. "Are we there yet? We've been traveling for so long! And…(stomach grumbling) I'm sooooooooooooo hungry!"

The wolf let out a low and silent growl.

Syaoran spoke out, "Don't you ever think about anything else besides your next meal, eh fur ball?"

Fuming, Kero shouted back, "I AM NOT A FUR BALL! I'D LET YOU KNOW THAT--"

Tomoyo interrupted Kero, "Look, there's a cabin!"

All three of them looked at the direction Tomoyo was pointing. Indeed there was a cabin, right in the middle of the forest. The lights were on and a shadow moved around in the logged house. The wolf started toward the door and the rest followed. As soon as the wolf reached the door, it scratched the door with its paw. The shadow in the light glided to the door. The door slowly opened revealing a woman of age twenty-three. She wore simple attire; she was dressed in a light silverfish-gray short-sleeved dress that barely touched the floor. Her face shone in the moonlight. Her hair was bundled up in the bonnet, but some golden brown hair strands fell on the sides of her face. Her eyes are the same color as her hair, but with a touch of liveliness shone from them.

Speaking softly and gently, she asked, "Is there something I can do for you?" Before anyone could answer, she exclaimed, "Oh, there you are SilverFang. Where were you? I was so worried." SilverFang licked her fingers as if to comfort the young woman. The young woman remembered she had company on her front door. "Oh, I'm sorry. My name is Luna Moonlight and this is my friend SilverFnag. So is there a reason why SilverFang brought you here?"

The moment Luna finished, Tomoyo sprang to Luna, knocking down Syaoran and Kero in the process.

Tomoyo spoke hysterically, "Have you seen a girl with long auburn hair and green eyes about this high? She's a happy girl that smiles all the time and she has this necklace that looks like a star in … in a circle with protruding wings from the sides and…and she goes by the name of-"

"Whoa. Slow down. Now I don't know about the girl you're describing, but I did find a young girl with long auburn hair by the river. She's resting now, but you can look if she's the one you're looking for."

Tomoyo bowed to her repeatedly while saying 'thank you' repeatedly. All went inside one by one. Tomoyo immediately went to the bedside of the sleeping girl. Kero flew to the bowl of sweets on the table and began feasting. Syaoran stood in the center, examining his surroundings. The place looked simple; there were wooden furniture, just simple furniture.

All of a sudden, Tomoyo's cries echoed throughout the cabin. Everyone rushed to her aid and found her kneeling on the ground with her hands covering her face. Kero flew close to her and asked what the matter was. Her response was barely above a whisper. Kero asked again.

She spoke a little louder, "I-It's S-Sakura. (sniff) S-She's a-alright, she's alive." All of a sudden she cried hysterically, "She's alright! I can't believe we finally found her! I thought I'd never see her again!" Tomoyo broke down into tears of happiness.

Everyone sweat dropped. Syaoran looked suspiciously at Luna. Soon Luna noticed his hard cold stare. She sighed and walked into the kitchen. Syaoran followed suit. As Luna sat on the wooden chair, Syaoran gently slammed the table with his hand and stared coldly into Luna's eyes.

He began to speak, "Is there something you're hiding from us?"

She coolly replied without losing eye contact, "Perhaps I am, perhaps I am not. Whether I am or not does not concern you or your friends."

Sighing, Syaoran massaged the point between his eyes with his fingers. "It does."

Her eyes widened in astonishment. "What do you mean?"

Syaoran continued, "For one, you live here all alone and I could tell through your movement discipline that you know no way of defense. Second, not many people are known to befriend a wolf, especially of one that knows who to befriend and who not to. Third, it was you after all who saved Tomoyo's friend."

She said in amazement, "You are quite a sharp observer."

In the shadows of the night, a black beast with blood red eyes hid, watching through the window in the distance. So she still lives. I will make sure she doesn't survive this time.

And there you have it, chapter 3 of my story. Hopefully I'll have more spare time to continue writing this. Hehe. I just had so many more ideas I wanna put in this. Don't worry though there are more to come.