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He caught up to Eriol and began feeling very awkward. This guy was ordering him around! He didn't know this Kinomoto girl, why should he help her? She had been rude to him earlier.
Eriol stopped abruptly in a secluded area of a park and faced Syaoran. Syaoran folded his arms over his broad chest and glared at Eriol.
"Now I'll explain," Eriol began but Syaoran cut in with a rude grunt.
"You sure as hell better," he grumbled.
Ignoring this, Eriol continued. "You were asking me earlier why she didn't have any friends. I am her friend but there is something you know about Sakura, right?"
"She has the Clow Cards, and I came to get them," Syaoran answered confidently.
"You are a member of the powerful Li Clan and you must obtain the Clow Cards, am I correct?" Eriol questioned further.
"Yeah," Syaoran answered shortly, annoyed that Eriol was telling him the obvious.
"What an obligation! Anyhow, Sakura captured the Clow Cards four years ago, they belong to her. They are bound to her whether she likes it or not." Li opened his mouth to question this last remark but Erio held up his hand and continued. "There is much that I do not know but I do know that the cards have begun to corrupt Sakura's heart. I know this because I was her friend and she used to be a kind, sweet girl but the power of the cards have changed that. This is very complicated. You want the cards but-"
"I don't want the cards! Don't you realize that the reason why the cards are evil and corrupting Kinomoto is because they have no Gaurdian!" Syaoran yelled. He hated the cards and all the trouble they were causing him and his family. "My family is working to track down the Gaurdian. They sent me to get the cards. If the cards and the Gaurdian are not reunited soon, the cards will kill and cause destruction because they are not under control."
Eriol did not seem very surprised by any of this, more pleased than anything. "I am aware that you are a descendant of the creator of the cards. That is why your family feels it is their responsibility to get involved in the situation. Your family leaves most of the responsibility on you, do they not? And that distresses you, am I correct?"
A muscle in Syaoran's jaw jumped and he twitched in frustration. "Look, that is none of your business! I'm gonna fulfill my duty and take the cards."
Eriol frowned. "I did not mean to question you but I am afraid that you cannot just steal the cards from Sakura."
"And why not? Who's gonna stop me?" Syaoran demanded.
"As I said earlier, the cards are bound to Sakura. As evil as the cards are to Sakura, they need her in order for them to draw more power. She is their source of pure power. The cards love her and she, oblivious to the whole situation, loves them back."
"So what? I don't care if she loves them. I'm doing her a favor by taking them away. I'm going to steal them away!"
"If only it were that simple," Eriol sighed. "Unfortunately, the cards want to stay with Sakura and if they are taken away, they will kill you in order to return to her. They will kill not only you but many others as well. So you can see, it is a very difficult situation. Also, if the cards feel threatened by Sakura, they may try to hurt her as well."
"But the cards have to be reunited with the Gaurdian! And they need the captor to be in control of them," Syaoran insisted.
Erio raised his eyebrows. "And why exactly do you need the captor in control of the cards? I sense that there is something more to this then what I already know."
"Yes, there is. I lied earlier. My family already knows where the Gaurdian is. He is in another dimension. He himself, has decided that the cards and himself will be sacrificed for the world. He has seen into the future. He said that the cards and himself, will be the cause of great destruction of the world. To prevent that, he has sealed himself off in a different dimension and now the cards must be as well. The cards have grown more powerful, he says. He, in his old age, is no longer powerful enough to control the cards and send them to another dimension. We magic users are now responsible for the cards," Li finished gruffly.
Eriol was now visibly shocked. "This cannot happen. Sakura is bonded with those cards! If we try send the cards to another dimension, like you say, Sakura will be sent too. Unless she learns to control them of course."
"There is not much time! The Gaurdian said the destruction of the world will happen soon, maybe a year or two. If I cannot steal the cards then we will have to train Sakura to control the cards, then we can seal them into another dimension," Syoaran decided impatiently.
"That is a good plan Li. It will work. You and I are both experienced in the use of magic. I sense that you are very powerful, you must train and help Sakura. But she has become changed by the cards, she does not want to have anything to do with me therefore I cannot help her. She is a sweet girl, well, she was, she still is but she hides it because the cards are trying to corrupt her. You must approach her and she must learn everything we know and she must be trained. That is what you will do," Eriol ordered calmly.
Syaoran was deeply annoyed with Eriol. He hated being ordered around but this was something he had to do. "Yup, I get it. I want to get this over with as soon as possible," Syaoran said.
"You'll do it then?" Eriol asked hesitantly. He could sense Li's bad temper.
"I don't have much choice, do I?"
"No, you don't. Listen, I'll help you out. If you need my help, I live in the mansion two streets up from the school. Sakura may not believe you so you may need to mention my name. Goodbye." And with that he walked off in the direction of his house. Syoaran turned and began walking to the apartment he rented. "Why do I feel like things have gotten ten times more complicated?" He asked himself quietly. Shrugging, he walked briskly planning exactly how he was going to explain this to his mother over the phone.
Sorry that this chapter's so short. It'll be longer next time. In the next chapter we'll have Li talking with Sakura and maybe and appearance by Tomoyo. Please review my story! I need some motivation!