Ok so I took a long time to review again. I'm sorry but this time I was visiting family in Georgia and I couldn't take my beloved lap top. All though I shouldn't be apologizing to you guys because I didn't get any new reviews on my last chapter not even angry ones about how short it is. You guys are lucky to be getting a chapter because I hate typing and I have a lot to do before I move into my new dorm room so I should be out shopping for supplies.

Any way, enough griping and let's get on with this. I do not now nor have I ever owned Card Captor Sakura. Now on with the story!

Of War & Prophesy

Grunt Work

Syaoran was getting annoyed. His soldiers had begun to get lazy and now that war was coming again they were sluggish. The pit they were digging war forming slowly and many groans came from it. His men were more fitted to swords than shovels and it was hot and sticky on the ground.

Senka had his men up in the trees doing something with rigging and pulleys that Syaoran didn't understand. The people of light were industrious, happy workers and the sound of laughter and song echoed through the trees.

Suddenly he heard a loud yell and Senka came swinging out of the foliage on a vine rope and smashed right into him. He stood up shakily and helped Syaoran to his feet. The boy was laughing hysterically, "Sorry about that Syaoran. Hey everybody, it works!" Cheers broke out from the trees.

"What in the hell are you doing?"

Senka smiled at the very disgruntled prince. "We are making rigging for the trees so that it's easy to travel from tree to tree." He straitened his hat and started to leave.

Syaoran had never paid much attention to it but the boy always wore the same hat. "Do you ever take that hat off?"

Senka turned and grinned cheekily. "Only when I sleep." With that he jumped into the trees.

"These people are like squirrels!" He was forced to duck as a whole group of them came swinging across the path and into the trees on the other side. "Damn it, don't we even get a warning! Come on Senka we're working down here!"

"Sorry!" Senka didn't even come down from his tree to apologize. "We're gonna start making stakes for you to put in the bottom of that pit."

Syaoran knew that to show his exasperation would be pointless. He was lucky Senka had shown enough consideration to make stakes. He let out a sigh and wondered if Eriol's group was doing any better.

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Eriol's group was in fact doing much better. He was working side by side with a wizened old light general. The man kept everything running like clockwork, his people worked in the trees while Eriol conducted his men on the ground. Breaks were called at regular intervals and they were all able to laugh and joke so that the work was much more pleasant.

Since the groups took breaks together the positive attitude of the light workers rubbed off on Eriol's men, making them much easier to lead. The normally strict dark army joked with each other and sang songs they had learned from the people of light as if they were children trying to dig to the other side of the world.

Tomoyo and a small group of women came with a lunch for them and things were very pleasant. He sat down next to the raven haired beauty and enjoyed a cool drink. "Tell me Miss Tomoyo, where might the princess Sakura be?"

"She's most likely out in the forest with some of the other healers collecting herbs. After all when there is war there are wounds. You warriors are not the only ones who need to prepare."

"How does she feel about Syaoran?"

She leaned in so as not to be over heard. "It's hard to say. She doesn't like how serious he is, but during the rains he loosened up so much that she started to change her mind. The problem is that now he's back to his old ways and she is confused."

"What do you think?" Eriol knew that Syaoran would never ask these questions himself and would probably kill him for meddling if he found out. But Eriol knew what was best for his friend even if Syaoran was too stubborn to see it. Somebody had to take care of the dirty work and he was pleased that Tomoyo was agreeing to be his partner in crime.

"I think that she loves him, in a way. She wants to be the one who melts away the ice that has formed around his heart after so long at war. The problem is that I can't figure out for the life of me if she loves him like a friend or a lover. After all she does stuff like this all the time because she's such a caring person."

Eriol looked grim. "She sounds just as confusing as Syaoran. He likes her, of that much I'm sure, the problem is that she is so perfect that it drives him mad."

Tomoyo looked confused. "But don't most men look for perfection in a woman?"

"Perhaps but Syaoran isn't most men. He wants her to loosen up, she is too predictable. A man who has spent his entire life in war needs some excitement."

Tomoyo smiled gently. "So Sakura is too predictable?"

"Exactly!" He took another drink and stretched out along the ground. "And then there's that Senka kid. In the prophesy it says that he and Syaoran are supposed to become friends. But he is so reckless, loud and course that Syaoran wants to throttle him. Poor Syaoran, destiny has him caught between a rock and a hard place."

Tomoyo giggled as she lay down next to him. "It's too bad that Sakura and Senka can't be melded together. I think that if you mixed their personalities the outcome would be perfect for Syaoran."

Eriol laughed at the thought of mixing two people together. "If only we could. Odds are that the war will sober Senka up and Sakura will loosen up in her attempt to make Syaoran a warmer person."

"We can only hope that it will work out that well. It's too bad they can't be like us."

"That would only happen in a perfect world." He leaned over and gave her a light kiss then he returned to work.

I know I know short again. I'm sorry but I just don't like to draw things out too much. When I read the stories with ridiculously long chapters were not much happens I get bored so at least mine are short sweet and interesting right. Keep in mind that I wrote the bulk of this story in history class.

I promise to update soon if you guys give me reviews I need some feed back here. Till next time, ja ne.

Yooso