wHmmmm, I need to recap my disclaimer. (Ahem!) : I OW—I DON'T OWN CARDCAPTOR SAKURA! (wilts) there I said it. (sniffles)

Recap!

Characters-

Syaoran: Guardian of Fire and Seeker (formerly known as Pyro in his other life as a God of Fire), has totally got it bad for Sakura.

Eriol: Guardian of Sky (Once called Ciel), seems to like Tomoyo.

Tomoyo: Guardian of Water (AKA Lady Cordelia in her former life). Might like Eriol.

Sakura: Possibly the Guardian of Earth (Whose name was always Sakura) Just transferred to Tomoeda. She collects the Clow Cards and rescued the other Guardians in Ch11. Has been certified to be blind but her overwhelmingly keen senses allows her to see the auras of those around her in accordance to magic and mood. Is said to have a special power that none

Hiiragizawa Gabriel: Eriol's future son. Looks just like his father. Came to Tomoeda for a specific reason he refuses to discuss. Who is his mother? Not much is known about him.

Ryou: A henchman of Chaos. Sicced four evil creatures on the Guardians in Ch11. Definitely evil.

Kotoko: Another henchman of Chaos. She tried to kill Tomoyo, but failed. Has the power of earth and water.

Takana Emma: A goth girl that has a crush on Syaoran and wants to crush Sakura. Sakura "crushed" her instead in Ch11, lol.

Babysitter/ Chips: Messenger sent by the Prophet that is really annoying and seemed useless until he helped rescue Tomoyo. He actually has a serious, deadly side to him. Has not been seen or heard from for some time.

the Prophet: The Chief Messenger of god, in charge of guiding the Guardians. Whether the Prophet is a male or female is yet to be seen. He/She usually sits in the dark on an eerie looking throne.

the Spirits/Sprites: Four mischievous beings, each made of their own element, that only those with magic can see. Fire: Pyro. Sky: Skye, Water: Aquia, Earth: Gaia.

The Story Thus Far:

Syaoran definitely had just work cut out for him when the divine being known as the Prophet ordered him to find the 4 Guardians who were destined to save the world from the power of Chaos. But even after finding the Guardians and even Hiiragizawa's son from the future, Gabriel, things weren't getting any better. Chaos's henchmen Kotoko and Ryou were on their backs at every chance and even Syaoran's steadfast admirer Takana Emma was pressuring Syaoran into going to the school dance with her! Luckily, Syaoran went to the dance with hiscrush Kinomoto Sakura (the blind Cardcaptor who just transferred into Tomoeda).

--------------------------------Hidden Power: Chapter 13...the Beginning of the End

It was probably one of the more perfect moments in his life. Gliding gracefully with a beautiful girl, colorful spheres of green, pink, purple, and blue roaming the dance floor. It was really amazing how just being with Sakura made Syaoran's mind do the laffy taffy jig, if that made any sense. It felt nice. He liked it.

Then he noticed the blank look on her face and felt a little ashamed. Was he still dancing like a penguin or something? No. Maybe she was bored. He was almost happy with the distraction when the little spirits starting zooming around people's heads. They had also come along with the other Guardians. Skye was extremely insistent when he learned there would be food served.

"WHEEE!"

"I WANT THE BALLOON, AQUA!"

"NO! IT'S MI—POP!"

There was a little shriek when Skye flew backwards and landed in the punchbowl. A boy nearby looked up, a look of confusion and fear on his face when the punchbowl tipped over of it's own accord.

"HUH!"

Sakura giggled at the bewildered look on the boy's face and turned to Syaoran, who slowly began to relax.

"So, Sakura. How long have you been doing magic?" he felt much more at ease now to ask her questions.

"Since I was 10, so about 7 years," she replied and they twirled to the side.

"So you've known all this time you've had magic? That's not fair! It scared the crap out of me when I realized I could throw fire. A walking fire-hazard," he admitted. She laughed and patted his shoulder kindly. The simple gesture sent little tremors of pleasure rippling through his heart where she had touched him.

"It's okay now, though. Because you have people around you, right?" he could only shrug as the fire sprite whizzed past his ear with a cackle of glee.

It seemed as though the sprites had gotten into a full-blown battle of whipped cream and peaches near the punch table. People were diving for cover.

"Tag! You're it!" Aqua shrilled and rammed into Gaia.

"We'll see!" she cried back and took off after Aqua like a shot, ignoring Gabriel's attempts to grab the sprites and stuff them in a little hand bag he'd brought in case they got out of hand like they were now. Gabriel did not have a date (claiming he had a girlfriend), but had only come along to watch over the spirits, who had insisted on coming along.

"Yeah, I have the Guardians with me. I have you," she said.

Syaoran's eyes widened in surprise and he blushed furiously. It only took him a few seconds of getting caught off guard before he stepped on her foot again. Sakura burst out laughing and inclined her head down. At the same time, Syaoran dropped his gaze shyly, blushing madly. Together their heads connected and made a loud cracking sound upon impact.

Sakura's gasped softly and staggered at pain exploded on her forehead. His forehead searing with pain, Syaoran's long hands shot out to catch her when she fell. When Sakura came her to senses she realized that he was clutching her close to him, her head leaning against his muscular chest. Her hands were delicately intertwined with his. Sakura's green eyes widened in surprise and embarrassment, her cheeks aflame. Smiling tenderly, Syaoran ran a thumb across her cheek. His hands were very warm, calloused and contrasted wonderfully with her soft skin.

"You're so pretty when you blush," he said softly.

Sakura closed her eyes with a sigh. When she opened her eyes locked with his and she saw his amber orbs were glowing like embers, glowing with feelings she couldn't recognize. Feelings that were raging to escape, like her own. The sounds of voices around her faded into a dull murmur, and then they were alone.

Suddenly, Syaoran's eyes widened and went blank.

"Syaoran?" she tried to call him, but received no response.

Sakura immediately felt the fear trickle down her spine like the edge of a razor when his eyes began to water, his body becoming stiff. Something was happening. Something bad. His breathing began to come in gasps.

"Syaoran!" then as quickly as it had started it ended. His eyes snapped to hers, holding her tighter.

"Never. I'll never let that happ—" then the lights went out and the entire room was plunged into darkness.

Instantly cries of frustration erupted throughout the gym. Students were groping for each other. In the clamor, Syaoran was forced to step on a few toes here and there as he and his date tripped.

"OW! Get your foot outta my face!"

"WHAT! Move your ass off of my girlfriend's hand!"

Throughout the confusion teachers desperately fought for control of the students as things got out of hand. Up in the air, the spirits were wailing piteously at the blackout.

"Pyro! I told you to leave the stupid box alone!"

"It wasn't me, it was Skye, you dork!"

From the other side of the room somewhere near the food table a little voice squeaked in protest, "LIAR!"

Syaoran grabbed the first sprite that got close enough and shook it in his fist. It just so happened to be Pyro. Even in the dark Syaoran could tell that the spirit was grinning smugly.

"What's wrong Syaoran got a boo-boo?" it laughed. Syaoran growled and shook the fire sprite harder. There was a distinct rattle and amidst the giggles of its fellow sprites he shrilled.

"Okay! Okay! I'll shut up!" Pyro said quickly.

"What'd you do to the lights, Pyro?" Syaoran hissed.

"NOTHING! It wasn't me! Or Skye! Honest!" he insisted desperately. Syaoran was putting out the flames in the sprite's hair.

Above them, Syaoran could hear Gaia gasp, "You big liar!" Which was quite an overstatement considering Pyro's miniature size.

If Pyro was about to make any protests they were abruptly cut off when high laughter rang out in the dark. Syaoran stiffened and tightened his arm around Sakura's waist unconsciously. It wasn't the kind of laughter that you heard when someone had told a joke. This was the cold, harsh laughter that you would hear when someone wanted you hurt. When someone wanted you dead.

"Stay with me," Syaoran warned Sakura and released Pyro. She only nodded, shifting into an upright stance, but didn't disturb the grip that he had on her waist.

As Syaoran attempted to locate the source of laughter he was aware of a storm that was slowly brewing in the upper parts of the gym. Clouds as well as lightning were gradually accumulating inside the gym. He grit his teeth, concentrating hard. He was pretty sure that Eriol had nothing to do with this, either.

"There!" Sakura cried pointing to a place in the darkness.

High above them on the higher balcony of the gym a tall young man with a robe draped around his shoulders was laughing as globes of fire and lightning pulsed in his hands. A sense of dread crawled across the room as lightning flashed inside the building.

Screams tore through the building and then the beautiful night that had once consisted of smiles and happiness, of peace, was shattered, becoming only a dream. Students started to rush towards the exits in a desperate effort to get away. They had no regard for each other. People were knocked down and stepped on, some refused to go down and fought against the tide of bodies clamoring for escape. Syaoran held Sakura firmly and grunted as people rammed into him. She had suddenly gone rigid with fear and was gripping Syaoran tightly. All she could see was a blur of shadows moving past her range of sight. Then he took a deep breath and gently, but firmly, guided Sakura to the exit.

"SYAORAN!" Syaoran looked around him. Amidst the crowd also fighting against other people was Eriol. In one arm he held Tomoyo to him. In his other arm he held Gabriel (who in turn, was clutching a large, squirming sack to his chest which no doubt held the 4 hyper spirits).

Syaoran was about to reply when Sakura let out a shriek of surprised. There was a distinct crack in his neck, when he whipped his head around to see what had brought it about. She was pointing to a hooded figure in a long white cloak with magical sigils traced into the fabric. The figure, which was standing near the school statue, drew closer to the Guardians, Syaoran's muscles tensed up, ready to react as the figure came to a halt.

"Y-You!" Sakura gasped, her lip trembling. "You're the one I've been seeing in my dream at night!"

"What to you want?" Eriol's voice was low and guarded. Gabriel's grip on the sack tightened anxiously.

"I want only for the end to come and at the same time, for the end to recede," the eerily familiar voice rattled from in the cloak. Suddenly the sack began to squirm again, more violently this time.

"OUT! WANT OUT!"

"HE'S HERE!" their voices squeaked.

Then figure chuckled and Syaoran's eyes widened in recognition when two pale hands marked with more magical symbols like those on the cloak reached out and pulled down the hood to reveal a young boy about the age of ten with white hair. The boy smiled a bit sadly at the Guardians in greeting. On the bridge of his nose were gleaming spectacles with gold frames. His eyes were almond shaped, almost cat-like. They did not have a particular color to them. Every few seconds his eyes would change colors. Hazel…blue…brown…chestnut...gold...white shiver

The eyes slowly turned to Syaoran, "Seeker, you have done your job well," he said warmly. It was odd hearing such a masculine voice coming from such a young boy.

"The Prophet," he whispered. At the same time the sprites managed to free themselves from the sack and were now flitting around the Prophet. Gabriel stared in disbelief at the hole in the bottom of his sack.

"Prophet!"

"We missed you!"

The Prophet smiled at each of the sprites in return then turned his gaze to the four Guardians, a grim look on his face.

"The God is pleased that you have managed to find yourselves in this time of peril," he said and then turned to each Guardian as he spoke their names.

"Pyro. Guardian of Fire..Seeker," Syaoran nodded.

"Ciel. Guardian of Sky," Eriol looked up at the Prophet.

"Lady Cordelia, Guardian of Water," Tomoyo smiled weakly in response.

Then the Prophet turned to Sakura and nodded solemnly, "Sakura…Guardian of Earth, Mistress of Clow, Bringer of Salvation, welcome."

"Bringer of Salvation?" Gabriel's eyes widened. "No..."

Eriol turned to him in question and his son shook his head quickly.

"I think now," the Prophet said slowly,"is the time to take action…"

Syaoran's breath caught in his throat. This was not something they could take lightly, he knew. His heart thumped.

"Now we will lay witness to the beginning of the end…"

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Yes! Finished! Well, I have a big thank you for the girl who helped me!

A HUGE mahalo goes out to my sister, my Poni, who gave me many ideas for this chapter and the one after it. Majority of them, to be honest. THANK YOU PONIIIII!

Also thanks to syaoranlol for advising a recap. Your suggestions, as all reviewers, are totally appreciated:)