Oh my gosh! Gomen nasai! I am so sorry it took me forever to update… I just got a new job… don't ask its really stupid… anyway here is my next chapter.

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Chapter 15

The next day, Sakura got up to the sunrise and went outside to the garden out back to train. It was too beautiful a morning to go down to the gym. YES the Li's had their own dojo. Going towards her luggage she took out some sweat pants that the legs were cut off so they look like kakis (A/N: I don't know much about fashion… those are the ones that go half way up your calf) and a white fitted tank top. And reaching into a more secure bag with locks on it, she took out her pair of short swords. She decided she was in the mood to use them. Being careful not to wake anyone up, she walk silently and reached the dewy grass.

Laying her blades carefully by the tree she began a warm-up routine of graceful and fluid punches and kicks. Pretending that her non-existent opponent was Hades, wasn't too hard. Thinking of all the misery and suffering he had put her through… And living life by yourself with no one to support you was a difficult task to keep up with. But she did it… she grew up to be cautious of everything. It is even strange how she was even able to open up to all those people like chiharu, rita and naoko. Yukito wasn't too hard, he was… er… is her brother's best friend.

Feeling she has done enough of a warm-up she went over to reach for her blades when she felt someone grabbing the handle with her. Being a little defensive of anyone in her personal space she elbowed him in the gut only to have him block himself… She looked up to see…

A smirking Syaoran! "How about a little spar… I mean back at that dojo, I was going easy on you.

"You're on!" heading back to the field, she felt an arm go around her in a head lock…

"Tsk tsk, I'm disappointed. Weren't you ever taught to keep your eyes on your opponent?"

Reaching her arms upwards to grab both of his muscled upper arms she threw him over her back and on to the ground, turning around and sitting on his chest holding him down. "You were saying?" she smiled sweetly with a smirk of her own.

"As much as I like to lie under you and stare at you… how bout we start fair… I know, I know, my fault."

Pretending to consider, she say up straight and put her finger on her chin…. "Alright, I guess it seems fair. Flipping herself off him and into some intricate flips she grabbed her short swords and got into position with one vertical to the ground and the other above her head pointing at him.

Reaching beside him he took out his family sword. And got in position. "That's unfair, you have two," he whined… jokingly.

"Yeah, but you chose your weapon, and I chose mine." And it was Sakura who made the first move. And even if he only has his sword he blocked it. After a few clings and clangs Syaoran was able to disarm Sakura of one of her swords.

Two hours later, both fell over. Talk about stamina, and when they both fell over, the hear a huge round of applause. Not knowing that they were being watched because they were concentrating hard on each other.

"I do believe that our brother has met his match," Feimei commented out loud. I do believe so.

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Lying beside each other and panting sofly, they left rose to sit up and look at one another. Sakura was the first to get up and made her way to the room and brought out the Clow cards for the first time and headed back outside. She opened the book to find two little creatures emerge from the middle of the page. One being our beloved Kero and Suppi-chan! Waiting for both of them to fully emerge she got acquainted with the two.

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From the shadows some smiled and left. He had found what he was looking for. Now he had to report it.


Thank you all for reading and sticking with me so far! Since I'm back and things are a little less hectic I will TRY to update as much as I can ... My goal is to finish this story by the end of summer.

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