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ChiChi's Note: Hello my very patient readers! I'm sorry I didn't update soon enough, again. I can't write often again because I'm taking summer school :( Damn the person who messed up my schedule! It's their fault for the lateness of this chapter. Anyways, another cut and paste job. (If you get bored, skip the italics, but it's always nice to be reminded of the warm and fuzzy moments that we all share!) Enjoy!

Chapter 15

White Magic

"What did you think you were doing? Answer me wench," Syaoran pulled at her hair causing her to whimper.

Her hand rose to pry his hand off, "You're freezing! Are you ill? Do you not have a medicine man in your kingdom?"

He stared at her with confused eyes. She took his hand in hers in attempt to warm them, "Is that better?"…

Syaoran stared at her hesitantly; he seemed in pain. She curtsied, "I'll try my best to activate my orb for you, and I will not leave your side until I do… master."

She looked up at him with a smile finding him stunned by her actions. A warm heat surrounded her wrist…

"Who is Tomoyo?"

"She was my cousin and the other princess of my kingdom, master. Lord Hiiragizawa saw to it that she was slaughtered."

"Her name sounds so familiar, yet I cannot remember who she is."

There was a long silence. "Who is queen Yelan? I read about her in books about the Li Kingdom."

Syaoran raised his hand to strike her. "Who is she master?" she demanded.

He lowered his hand and explained to her how Chikarain outsiders were different from regular Chikara citizens. "What does this have to do with queen Yelan?" the girl asked.

"Queen Yelan was my mother. One day I playing hide-and-seek with her, and while I was hiding, a bunch of people from Chikara including them, barged in and made her die a slow and painful death."

"What do you mean?"

"It's the most sickening way to die. They start by cutting off your fingers, then your hands, then your arms, and everything keeps getting cut off until your completely diced. And that is why I must go to war with Chikara."…

Syaoran circled around her, "You said earlier that you were trying to melt my heart. What did you mean by that?"

"It means that you're a coldhearted bastard," she spat.

Syaoran smiled in amusement. Heat was emitted from the bracelet. "No one has ever spoken to me like you do in my entire life."

"You always seem so angry. It scares people."

Syaoran closed the gap between them and placed his hand on her cheek, "Will you melt my heart then?"

"U-ummm…"

He smirked and leaned in closer to her, "Will you?"

His arms wrap around her waist and he whispered very softly, "Melt my heart."

King Adrien removed himself from the clairvoyant spell he had placed on Sakura's body and grinned, "Princess Sakura Kinomoto you have more power than you think. I shall definitely win this war."

…Li Kingdom Refuge…

"I don't get it," Tomoyo mumbled as she contemplated the story that she just heard, "What does that have to do with why he's being like that right now?"

Syaoran smirked and got up, "We should head back to the village."

She got up and followed him. He seemed to be at peace ever since she mentioned Sakura to him. Her name alone seemed to keep him calm in such a situation as this. King Adrien was going to definitely going to die for kidnapping Sakura. Tomoyo couldn't believe that she was fooled by him. She honestly thought that Chikara was the most righteous out of the two kingdoms but she was so wrong. Sakura had explained to her that Syaoran still carried a grudge against Chikara for killing his mother, and now Adrien had taken his army. Tomoyo bit her lip, how were they to win with only half of the Li kingdom's warriors and a few farmers and villagers? Syaoran stopped and turned staring past Tomoyo. A smile slowly tugged on his lips and he gave a sigh, "Are you able to sense auras princess?"

Tomoyo shook her head, "I have never received any magical training, and I'm only making things up as I go along."

Syaoran nodded his head, "Well for the past few days, Sakura's aura vanished from both Eriol's and my senses and that meant that she was either in an incredibly weak state or she was dead."

"And you didn't tell me?" Tomoyo shouted in outrage, "What in the world is wrong with you?"

"I would warn you not to take that tone with me princess," Syaoran warned placing his hand on his sword, "I've been extremely charitable in your case."

Tomoyo kept her mouth shut and waited for him to continue. "As I was saying," he started, "Her aura vanished but lately we've been able to sense it again. It was incredibly weak but it just got stronger right now. It's back to its original state so your cousin is fine."

Tomoyo sighed with relief, "Thank you for telling me."

She scrunched her nose trying to decide whether she should ask him about the relation between right now and the story that he had told her about Eriol. She already bugged him enough with her questions but she wanted desperately to know. "I threatened to kill you," Syaoran said randomly.

"What?"

"You're thinking about the story right? The reason why he's acting that way is because I threatened the life of someone that he loved," Syaoran explained, "He's lost so many people that he couldn't protect. He went insane when Kaho and his mother died. He was only seven and he managed to kill the leader of the army, but then again he's the only one here who can use ma… gic…"

He frowned and ran down the path towards the village. Tomoyo tried to run after him but he was too fast. She wondered what could have been the problem. Was she that difficult to be around? She continued to run until she found Syaoran standing in the village. The villagers passed by hurriedly with nervous looks on their faces caused by the fear of their king. She noticed that Syaoran looked unnatural, as if he wasn't happy with something and was trying to hide it. "What's wrong?" Tomoyo asked.

"Syaoran! Do you sense it?" Eriol shouted running down the road, "It's coming from that orchard near the palace."

Eriol caught up with them and cast a look over at Tomoyo. His expression was so calm but that's all it was. She could not tell what was going through his head at that moment. Eriol suddenly glared at Syaoran and brushed past him, "Dearest cousin, do not lay a scratch on her or I shall do the same thing to. I'll go ahead and meet you at the orchard."

"Idiot, then why don't you do anything about it?" he muttered beneath his breath. He smirked and pulled out a dagger. He grabbed Tomoyo and held her against him, facing Eriol. He held his weapon to her neck and stared at Eriol with a challenging look, "We're equally matched Eriol. Why don't you show your princess what a monster you can be."

He grabbed Tomoyo's hand and placed a cut on her palm. She shut her eyes tightly and whimpered in pain. Syaoran pushed her to the side making her fall back on the wall of one of the shops. She clenched her fists and peeked through the slits of her eyelids. Eriol had a panicked look on his face; his hand remained on his sword's handle, half-drawn. He was contemplating whether to attack or not. Her eyes opened fully and she moved towards him, "Eriol… what's the matter? Are you alright?"

She reached for his hand but he withdrew at the sight of the blood dripping from it. He drew his sword completely and glared Syaoran, "I told you not to hurt her."

Syaoran made no attempt to defend himself. He stood there; his gaze on Tomoyo, waiting for his punishment. Eriol's expression was now like before. Heartless. He began to laugh, "Dearest cousin, I never dreamed this moment would come. Don't worry; you'll be with you dear mother soon."

Syaoran smirked, "Or is it you who will be joining your mother?"

Tomoyo's jaw dropped, 'Is he insane? What is he thinking? Why does he keep provoking Eriol to grow in rage?' Eriol growled and pushed off his foot giving him great speed as he charged towards Syaoran. Tomoyo gasped, 'If he's defenseless then he'll die for sure! If he does Sakura will never forgive me.' Tomoyo quickly spun on her toes then pointed her hand at Eriol. Eriol's body collided with an unknown force and threw him against the ground. Syaoran stared at Tomoyo with a scheming look on his face. "What are you up to?" she demanded.

Just for a millisecond Syaoran had turned into a girl with long blond hair that fell past her shoulders and wrapped around her waist. A white garment cloaked her marking her as a Chikarain. She smiled at Tomoyo and turned back into Syaoran. "White magic!" Tomoyo gasped.

She took the sword that Eriol had dropped when he hit the shield and went to grab the imposter. She took hold of her hand but the Chikarain tried to get away causing them both to fall over. "Eriol help! Tomoyo's trying to kill me," Syaoran's body shouted.

Eriol pushed his body from off the ground and staggered over to them. He grabbed Tomoyo and helped her up. He then pushed her to the side and stared down at Syaoran. Eriol took her bloodied hand in his and stared down at the ground. Tomoyo winced as a tear from his eyes fell and landed on the wound, making it burn. She took her other hand and went to wipe the tears from his eyes, "Don't listen to him. You know I would never do- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Eriol looked up at her with cold eyes with tears that were barely being acknowledged by him. His nails dug deeply into her wound and tore at her flesh. He pushed her against the wall and pressed his weight against her. He smiled as the back of his hand glided down from her hair and down her face, "You're so beautiful… it makes me want to cut off your face."

Tomoyo gasped in horror and looked to Syaoran who simply smiled at her. "Eriol that's not Syaoran that's an imposter," she screamed.

Another tear slipped from Eriol's eyes, "You're trying to kill the last of my family. Do you hate me that much?"

She looked back at Syaoran. He waved at her and in a sudden flash; she was back to her original form. She flicked her hair and smirked; she gave an exaggerated bow and left. Tomoyo was speechless. She had absolutely no idea what to do. "I would never try to kill Syaoran. Sakura loves him so why should I hurt her?" Tomoyo tried to explain.

Eriol let go of her and let her drop to the ground. She watched as he walked away, but then he stopped. He kneeled down, picked up his sword and returned to her. He pointed at her and casted a floating spell on her. He dragged his fingertip upwards and along with it went Tomoyo. He replaced his sword into its sheath and pulled out a dagger. "Eriol no, please listen to me! That was a Chikarain using magic to disguise herself as Syaoran!"

"I refuse to listen to a traitorous wench," Eriol murmured, "There is no possible reason that will keep me from killing you."

He took aim for her heart and grinned at his easy kill. "Yes there is," he heard her whisper, but he chose to ignore it. He held the dagger up and brought it to her heart with great force. "Because I love you," she whispered before closing her eyes.

Eriol dropped the dagger and stared at her in fear. His breathing quickened and he ran his fingers through his hair, almost pulling it out. That was the first time she had ever told him that… and it was probably the last.

…The orchard…

Syaoran ran into the field and looked behind him. There was no one in sight, 'Princess Tomoyo must have lost me.' He stared into the grouping of apple trees. 'Apple trees…' the memory was stuck in his brain. Her tears falling from her eyes; her hateful words. He frowned, but then noticed a light radiating from the trees. He felt a great amount of white magic coming from within it. He cautiously took a few steps towards the soft glow and was engulfed by it. He found himself standing in a white room and almost immediately he knew that he was standing on Chikarain land. There weren't many things in the room; only a table with dead flowers on them, a large chair placed beside the bed, and a pair of glass doors shining onto the disarray of bed sheets. The sheets on the bed moved around slightly and the top of a girl's head peeked out from them. She sat up with excitement upon spotting him and smiled.

His heart began to beat quicker with what he believed was happiness. Her smile made the lips on his face curve upwards as well. He held his breath hoping that this wasn't a dream, "Sakura."

ChiChi's Note: What's up with that? Sakura's alive? And OMG what about Tomoyo? Ah the tragedy! Hehehehe. On to my Black Butterfly chapter! Who knows what I'm going to do next grins evilly the shuffles away. Review!