Skywatcher

Chapter 8: I've known it in my heart and excepted it.

Lakiko and Shi heard of Sakura and Tomoyo safe return, but to there dismay they were suspious of Eriol/Chao and Syaoran/LI. It pained them to believe that Tomoyo and Sakura have seem and met them before, but they would not just assume. As Tomoyo and Sakura rested from there journey back. Lakiko and Shi were in the garden drinking there afternoon tea.

"They must have met them before." Lakiko thought staring blankly to his tea. The wind was calm and the sky began to fade some what as well as there thoughts. "Them use your cards to answer your questions." Shi suggested. Lakiko used Tero cards to answer most of his question but he stopped using them when he was near death in a challange. "I mustn't use material things to answer my question."Lakiko said almost offended at Shi's suggestion. "Then let me." He said reaching over to the card when suddenly Lakiko took the card. "This time will be a exception." He said seeing a grin form on Shi's face.

Lakiko sorted the card evenly and shuffled them. "Shi, don't utter a word."

Shi simply nodded as Lakiko began to lay down the cards slowly. Shi didn't understand the sudden pale look on Lakiko's face as he layed down the card of Murder and the card of death. "What does it mean?" Shi whispered. "Someone is going to die, and there will be trial." Lakiko said looking to the card of judging. "And. . . . . the coming of this person's death will bring peace?" Lakiko looked up to Shi who was just as confused as he was.

Syaoran and Eriol were on the roof yet again looking out to the endless sky wanting to be free once again, with nothing but the open road ahead. Syaoran looked down at the lake seeing Sama chasing a little boy for fun. Sama never killed anyone unless told from either Eriol or Syaoran. "Why can't we just run away?" Syaoran asked sadly looking to the sky. "No, they must find out. Three day from now, Tatsuki's blood'll be on ours blades, don't run from then Syaoran. I know you fear what is going to happen, but remember that when it happens, We'll be brothers. . . forever." Eriol said looking Syaoran who just nodded. "I understand that but why do I feel so hollow inside?" Syaoran said gripping his sword handle tighting. "You needn't worry." Eriol advised Syaoran who simply nodded in reply.

"Now, lets go to the library and read something, I sence nothing that would be entertaining to us." Eriol said turned. Syaoran took another second looking to Sama who was running in the lake. Syaoran peeled away from his wolf and followed after Eriol.

Meanwhile Sakura had woken up from a terrible dream Syaoran was leaving her again. Sakura heart was racing but her mind and body were steady. Sakura looked to her window and sighed pulling the covers off her body, and headed to Tomoyo's room that was next door to hers. Tomoyo was looking out the window to Lakiko and Shi who yet still had the cards layed out on the small table.

"Tomoyo, it there something the matter?" Sakura asked softly walking toward Tomoyo who was already dressed in a long black and red kinomoto. "I am fine, I just wasn't very tired from the journey back." Tomoyo exclaimed looking to Sakura who was some what pale.

"Sakura, you are as pale as a ghost, are you feeling alright?" Tomoyo asked looking to Sakura worried. Sakura just nodded. "I just had a terrible dream the Syaoran had left and I never saw him again." Sakura confessed. Tomoyo embraced Sakura comforting her. "Sakura, my dear cousin. You mustn't be afriad, he's never going to leave you." Tomyo assured Sakura who just nodded. There was a knock on the door. "Come in." Sakura said. The door opened revealing Syaoran and Eriol standing in the door. Sakura smiled and ran over to Syaoran embracing him tightly. Syaoran smiled a little as Eriol shut the door.

"Oh, Syaoran." Sakura whispered as she inhaled his scent. Tomoyo looked to Eriol and smiled as he leaned toward her and kissed her softly. "We have to leave for a day." Syaoran said. Sakura looked to Syaoran with tears welling up in her emerald eyes. "Why? it is something we have done?" Sakura said. "No." Syaoran said quickly. "We've been called by. . . .an old friend and we need to see for ourselves. It'll be only of a day." Eriol said as Tomoyo took Eriol hand and simply nodded.

"Very well, be safe." Sakura said letting go of Syaoran who kissed her quickly on her soft pink lips. Eriol and Syaoran turned away and walked out the room slowly. Tomoyo sighed trying to hold be the worried feeling that was threating to turn into tears.

Lakiko looked down at the cards searching for what it met. "Forbidden love, murder, death, judge? What does this mean?" Lakiko said whispered. Shi was looking to the window. "I have a feeling that Chao and Li aren't what they seem, I have a theroy that they might be courting Tomoyo and Sakura." Shi said in a whisper. "How so? They never met them until now." Lakiko said looking to the window seeing Tomoyo looked blankly ahead. "Maybe they've met them before, as you said." Shi suggested. "And are you sure of this?" Lakiko asked picking up the cards and putting them back. "No." Shi smiled nervously.

Shi and Tatsuki stood at the princesses chamber feeling regret for acusing them of being courted by someone else, But regret wasn't a opition, more of less jealously. "Knock on the door." Lakiko said looking toward Shi who sighed and did so. "Come in." Sakura said on the other side. Shi opened the door looking to Sakura sadly. Shi truly loved Sakura as well as Lakiko to Tomoyo but they knew that they didn't love them the way they wanted them to.

"Yes?" Tomoyo said getting up and giving a slight bow to her husband-to-be. "We need to ask you something." Shi answered. Sakura and Tomoyo closed the books they were reading and sat down. "Is something the matter?" Tomoyo asked with a worried look. "Yes and no." Lakiko answered. "We were conversing early and we have a strange feeling that your hiding something for us, you haven't been yourselves."

"What would make you think such a thing?" Sakura asked looking to Shi and Lakiko firmly.

"Chao and Li." Lakiko said looking down at his hands and then to Tomoyo who eyes suddenly sparked. "Do you know them?" Shi asked Sakura and Tomoyo. "No, they are assassin, we'd be killed if we knew them." Tomoyo lied trying to hide the emotion that was slowly appeared on her pale milky soft face. "You needn't lie." Lakiko said firmly to Tomoyo who sighed. "Why would we?" Tomoyo shot back feeling a ache in her heart.

Lakiko stood up and walked over to Tomoyo touching her arm lightly making her wince. "As my point, you wince at my touch as if it was acid to your skin, you have changed some much, I can see it in your eyes and your movents. What's is it that you can't tell us?" Lakiko said in almost a shout making Tomoyo heart beat rapidly with fear of what would happen if she did so.

"You wouldn't understand." Tomoyo whispered walking toward the window but being stopped Lakiko. "I won't, if you don't tell me." He said. Sakura sighed seeing Shi was looking to Lakiko gently knowing he was worried for Tomoyo. It was silent for a moment. Lakiko let go of Tomoyo and looked to her waiting for an answer.

Sakura stood up slowly and sighed. "What ever you are thinking might be true, but you must understand this happened before we knew of you, Chao and Li are really Eriol of the Daidoji clan and Syaoran Li of the Li clan both heir to the throne," Sakura began. Shi stood up and looked to Sakura confused.

Sakura sighed and then resumed:

"We met then when we were fifteen years, they were servents."

"But servents are forbidden to look at the royal people of this palace." Shi said.

Sakura nodded. "It was a accident, Tomoyo who the first to see Eriol and I let Syaoran look at me. As time past we. . . . fell in love with them, but Eriol and Syaoran ran away following by a little girl that died, Eriol's father was a great assassin and he drempt of following his footsteps, so for the past five years we waited and longed for the day they returned." Sakura stopped and looked to Shi sadly.

"We didn't want to hurt you." Tomoyo whispered turning to Lakiko who nodded slowly. "You didn't." Shi said looking to Tomoyo and then Sakura. "In are heart we knew it and excepted it, you have our word to tell no one." Shi said. Lakiko nodded. "Why can't you just leave with them?" Lakiko asked as Tomoyo took his hand. "We can't betray our conutry and family it would bring such shame." Tomoyo said feeling Lakiko gently grip her hand. "Where did they go?" Shi asked looking to the window.

"I don't know, when we were in the forest they fainted and began burning a fever while we were gone, I think something happened to them, Eriol keeps saying his father is calling him." Tomoyo exclaimed.

"Tomoyo, I must confess, something terrible is going to happen soon, I was told from reading my cards, someone is going to be murder." Lakiko said. "I'm not such who it is but be on your guard."

Tomoyo and Sakura nodded. "It's possible that Tatsuki might kill someone." Sakura said.

"What story would make you say such a things, Tatsuki is insane but why would he kill someone in the palace?" Shi asked. "It's to risky."

"Maybe so but we just have to wait." Tomoyo said. "For what?" Sakura said with anger building inside her. "What if it isn't Tatsuki who is going to kill someone, what if it's a guard of some sort."

"We just have to wait." Shi said taking Sakura hand. Sakura sighed and just nodded.

Syaoran, Eriol, and Sama walked down the lake slowly with bare feet walking through the cool fall water. Everything was still and Syaoran heart jumped suddenly making his stop. "What's the matter?" Eriol said looking to Syaoran who turned around. "Meling." Syaoran growled. Meling appeared before Syaoran and Eriol's eyes grinning with amusement. "Hello." She said walking to Syaoran and kissing him along with Eriol.

"Why are you following us?" Eriol asked annoyed. "I know your fucked over, a friend must have paided a visit to you, I can feel it." Meling said looking to Syaoran then Eriol. Sama just walked away looking to a rabbit that was eating. "Why are you still in the Kinomoto lands? You should have left." Syaoran said sitting on a rock. Eriol just stood with his arms holded over his chest. "I'm staying until." Meling said. Syaoran looked down to his hands and chuckled lightly. "It seems so, but don't get caught, you'd regret it." Syaoran said to Meling who nodded.

"Now, you have something for us." Eriol said exteneding his hand out to Meling who smirked. "Why Eriol, what would make you think such a matter?" Meling said with a teasing smiling that annoyed Syaoran and Eriol during there hard years of training. "Now!" Eriol shouted. Meling simply sighed and gave Syaoran and Eriol two stones with smooth edges and carved crests resepsenting there clan. "Eriol if you are of the Daidoji clan, does that not make you a prince, since you are your father's heir?" Meling asked gripping her sword. "I was, but I gave that right up a long time ago. I mustn't dwell on the past." Eriol said seriously looking out to the lake as a breeze swept by them.

"Have you given up your right as prince?" Meling said looking to Syaoran who seemed deep in thought at the moment. Syaoran looked up to Meling and grinned.

"We have to leave." Eriol said as Syaoran stood up and nodded slightly to Meling and then walked off, the sky seemed alien to Meling because she had been in city with light too much to see the sky. 'Luck be with you.' Meling thought and disappered.

Night had finally fallen and the celebration for Lakiko and Tomoyo's marriage was a complete sucuss. All were invited from Lakiko's clan and everyone of the Kinomoto clan bowed and praised Lakiko and Tomoyo's love for what looked as thought they were. Lakiko took Tomoyo to the dance floor as a song began to play with a soft melody. "Tomoyo, you don't look very happy, what's the matter." Lakiko whispered into Tomoyo's ears. Tomoyo looked down and then up into Lakiko's worried eyes.

"I have a terrible feeling about something." Tomoyo whispered back to Lakiko who just nodded. "Don't worry, I'll protect you if Eriol isn't here." Lakiko said receiving a soft smile from Tomoyo.

Shi and Sakura were in the garden looking to the stars. "Sakura?" Shi began starting a conversation. Sakura looked to Shi who looked deep in thought. "Would you do anything to be with him?" Shi asked without shame but in a matter of wonder. "Yes, Shi, do I offend you knowing that I'm in love with a killer?" Sakura asked. Shi grinned looking into Sakura's eyes.

"Why ask such a thing? I am not offened, but I am over joyed with knowing there is someone as out going as you are, Sakura. Why would you think me offened?"

"I didn't want to tell you because I knew you loved me in a way I could not, I didn't want Syaoran and Eriol in the trouble that loves bring to my family in my position and in there posistion, now that you know I feel more and more guilty of my action."

"You shouldn't, at this ever moment you should be happy, Your cousin is to marry soon, you can finally talk to someone about this and there is nothing to worry of. Now, let me see you smile, this is a joyous time."

Sakura smiled a little but in the back of her mind she felt something was going to happen that she'd wish would never come to past.

As the night began to settle along with the guest that were staying in the Kinomoto Palace. Eriol and Syaoran creeped into the palace through the roof.

The sky was bright yet dark as the morning sun begain to wake. The two males breath could be seem from the cold weather that came with the fall season. They scaled the roof standing on the edge of a balony that lead to Touya's room. Touya was awake waitng to hear Syaoran and Eriol coming back.

Touya got out of his bed and walked to the balcony slowly. "I've been waiting for you." Touya said out loud. Syaoran and Eriol jumped onto the balony taking out there daggers in defense. "You don't need those." He said calmly sitting down. Syaoran put his dagger back without heisation, bur Eriol was still on guard. Syaoran looked to Eriol and nodded. "I knew you were the formar servants that ran away five years ago. . . " Touya said and paused. "And I also know your the ones you stole my sister and cousin's hearts, haven't you any shame for that?"

"No." Syaoran answered sitting down. "What do you want with us?"

"I know what you must do and what will be done, so I'll give you advise," Touya answered.

"I knew there was something odd about you." Eriol said. "I knew you have something of a power inside you."

"Maybe so, but like I said I going to advise you-" Touya sighed and then continued with a serious tone in his voice. "You have to give whatever it is you have to give to Sakura and Tomoyo and make sure your seem by Tatsuki, but you must kill him tomorrow evening before the sun sets, you have only one chance at this so you should make this count."

Eriol and Syaoran nodded understanding.

As Mornings sun was high Syaoran was in the libary reading Weeping wolves, he was exciting, he was really finished it. Syaoran sighed and looked away from the book to the stone Meling gave him and sighed. The door opened. "Syaoran." Sakura voice made Syaoran's body flare feeling Sakura strong soft aura. "Yes." Syaoran answered putting the book down and stood tall. Sakura smiled brightly and embraced Syaoran.

Tatsuki was walking past the libary with a piece of parchment in his hand when he hear Sakura laugh. The library door was in a small crack. "Syaoran, why didn't you see me when you came back." Tatsuki heard Sakura said. Tatsuki went to the door and looked into the crack seeing Sakura letting Syaoran out of her embrace. "You were resting and I didn't want to wake you." Syaoran answered. Sakura looked to the edged stone and then to Syaoran. "Where did this come from?" Sakura asked walking to the stone. Syaoran turned and took Sakura hand. "I need you to keep it for me." Syaoran said softly.

Sakura nodded. "I well."

"Syaoran where did you go?"

Tatsuki gasped seeing Syaoran embracing Sakura and kissing her. 'I knew I remembered his face.' Tatsuki thought evilly and ran off. Syaoran broke the sudden kiss. Sakura smiled. "Why did you kiss you?" Sakura asked with her face flushing from Syaoran kiss. "Can I not?" Syaoran asked with a grin. Sakura stood on her tips toes and kissed Syaoran lightly.

Tatsuki ran to the kings chambers in a hurry remembering what Eriol said and was afriad if he really had met it.

King Kinomto was in his chambers at the time looking to his wife portrait. "My love, I wish you could be here now." He whispered to himself holding back the hidden emotions that bit at his heart and soul. "My Lord?" Tatsuki ran into the chamber and walked toward his King.

"What is it now, Tatsuki?" King Kinomoto said almost annoyed of Tatsuki's sudden appeareance. "My Lord, we have a slight problem."

The day came and went and there where now once three days until Tomoyo was to be married. Eriol was distant in this three day period. Both Sakura and Tomoyo now carried at stone with a worn off symbol, they Eriol and Syaoran had given them. Lakiko grew worried and Shi was never really seem. Everything was so distant it almost seemed as if nobody was there in the Kinomoto palace.

Eriol now was on the roof to the palace once again dreaming of true freedom. It was strange to him actually noticing the wind touch him. It was almost terrible to think of what he was going to have to do next.

'Eriol. . . '

Eriol closed his eyes and listened to the soft female voice that was calling his name. "Yes." Eriol answered to the calling voice. Eriol opened his eyes and then appear a dark haired woman wearing a english styled dress. 'My son. . . . . . "

To be concluded.

Hope you like this, I know most of you are in the dark right now but don't worry, things are going to clearing up really, really, really soon. And Sorry I haven't updated in a while, School has been a pain in the butt. And thanks to everyone who reviewed already and enjoyed this story so far.

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