After breakfast, the siblings soon began to pack up and get ready, though Akito looked at his new cards.
"This must've been how Dad felt during the times of Yu-Gi-Oh with Yugi and Cousin Yusei," Akito commented to himself. He soon saw that the cards came with a key. "Hmm... Very interesting..." he then said as he picked out the key. He soon saw what the key was in the shape of.
The key seemed to look like Sakura's magic staff from his dream last night.
"This key looks just like Sakura's staff," Akito said. "I wonder what this could mean?" he then asked himself. He would find out once he would meet Sakura and Keroberos in person.
"Hmm..." Mo paused as she checked her computer.
"Anything?" Atticus asked Mo as he sat on her suitcase to snap it shut for her.
"The earliest flight to Hong Kong I could find would be at 4:00 in the morning." Mo replied.
"That early, huh?" Atticus asked.
"That's the best one I could find." Mo replied.
"I guess we could take it, because then by the time we get off the plane, we could do something while we get settled since it'll be around the middle of the afternoon one we get there." Atticus said.
"All right... Just hope that the kids won't get cranky for an early morning wake-up call." Mo said as she bought the tickets.
"I'm sure they won't." Atticus said.
"You'll see..." Mo replied. "I'm the one who gets them out of bed and everything."
"Yeah, I guess you do." Atticus rolled his eyes playfully.
"We'll just have to see how everything will work out." Mo said.
The kids were then told to go to bed early because the flight would be an early morning one as Mo made a special dinner for her family before they would go to sleep once all their stuff was packed up. And what they had for dinner was mashed potatoes and gravy with chicken and broccoli.
"Wow, Mom, this looks great!" Akito and Estelle beamed.
"I thought you would like it," Mo smiled warmly. "I thought we could use a special treat for a special new adventure/vacation coming up."
"Mm..." The Fudo kids smiled.
Once each of the was served, the Fudo family began to eat the food.
"Maybe while the kids are busy, we could have a little fun trip of our own during this visit." Mo smirked at Atticus.
"Like Drell and Hilda did when we went to Japan with Mystery Inc?" Atticus replied.
"Sure, why not?" Mo smirked.
Atticus blushed and chuckled from that.
"Maybe do your planning when we're not in the room?" Akito suggested.
"Please..." Vincent added. "No kid should have to see that."
"Oh, fiiiine~..." Mo rolled her eyes immaturely. "You'll understand when you're older."
"I'm sure we will." Vincent retorted.
Once they finished eating, the Fudo kids soon got ready for the next day before going to bed.
"I hope this is a good trip for you, Akito," Mo smiled. "It sounds important."
"It really sounds cool, Mom," Akito replied. "Things have been so same old, same old lately, that I think a change of atmosphere and pace is just what we all need."
"Good night, dear." Mo smiled before she hugged him.
"Good night, Mom." Akito smiled back as he hugged her before yawning as he fell asleep.
Mo smiled warmly as she went to meet Atticus back to bed for the night.
"Those were strange dreams... But I feel they're just the beginning into this new adventure... I hope I can do it..." Akito said before he drifted off to sleep.
"I'm sure you will." Mo smiled back as she left her son's room.
Akito smiled sleepily as he drifted off to sleep. Mo soon climbed into bed with Atticus and the Fudo family fell fast asleep that night.
Meanwhile in Japan...
Sakura appeared to be waking up from her bed. "What a weird dream..." she said to herself. "Who was that boy?"
Kero was shown to be fast asleep in his own bed with a small smile. Sakura smiled back as she went to go to school for the day.
Later at a middle school...
"Jeffrey?" The teacher called as it was time for class.
"Here!" A boy's voice replied.
"Kimberly?" The teacher continued.
"Here!" A girl replied as she walked towards his desk as he had something important to give her.
"You've done a lot better this term, Kim," The teacher said before calling out. "Uh, Harrison?"
"Here." A boy's voice replied.
"Let's try a little harder next semester, okay?" The teacher advised, giving him his report card next. "Ali?"
"Here!" A girl's voice replied which made Sakura sigh in relief as she leaned back in her desk.
"So? How'd you do?" Madison asked her friend after seeing her check her grades.
"I gotta C!" Sakura complained. "I thought I was gonna flunk Music for sure!"
"You weren't that bad!" Madison smiled innocently.
"Madison?" The teacher soon called for her next.
"Coming!" Madison replied as she left her desk to see her teacher.
Sakura soon noticed Li was tensed up and nervous.
"Well done, Madison!" The teacher approved.
"Thanks!" Madison replied.
"So, you're nervous too, huh?" Sakura asked Li.
Li looked at her before sitting back with a scoff. "Me? As if!"
"Spring Break! He has to show his mom." Meilin told Sakura before whispering the last part to her.
Li lowly grunted from that in annoyance.
"You'd be nervous too if you met her." Meilin then told Sakura who had an innocent smile.
"Hey, Madison, how'd it go?" Sakura asked her friend.
"The same as last semester." Madison smiled as she sat back down in her desk.
"That must mean straight A's again, right?" Sakura asked with a smile.
Madison simply smiled back with a small giggle.
"Li Syaoran? And Meilin Rei?" The teacher called out.
"Here!" Meilin beamed, raising her hand up high.
Li just grumbled in annoyance as he went after Meilin to pick up their report cards.
"Oh, boy! Li looks like he's gonna be sick." Madison remarked.
Sakura nodded in agreement. "So, are you going anywhere on Spring Break?" She asked Madison.
"WHAT IS THIS?!" Meilin's voice shrieked.
The class looked over in alarm to see that Meilin looked very unhappy with her report card.
"Why didn't I get Straight A's?!" Meilin complained.
"You just need to spend a little more time studying for your tests, Meilin," The teacher advised. "I'm sure you'll do better next term."
Meilin simply groaned in annoyance.
Li soon made his way back to his desk once he sat down he was still nervous to look before opening his report card and began to read what grades he had and once he read all the grades he, got Li soon sighed. "One B-, I can show her this." he then smiled out of relief before seeing Sakura looking back until he closed his report card with a huff.
Sakura chuckled bashfully from that, though she did think about last night a bit. 'Who was that boy in my dream with me?' she then thought to herself before the bell rang and they would be let out of school for Spring Break.
Sakura and Madison were seen walking to a store.
"No homework for a whole week!" Sakura beamed as she made her way to the store.
"Yeah, Spring Break's the best!" Madison beamed back.
"Wanna come inside?" Sakura asked her.
"Sure." Madison smiled.
They soon came into the shop known as Twin Bells, which was a toy store as well as selling some accessories for crafts or candy, to take a look around.
"I can't decide which one... Hmm..." Sakura paused thoughtfully which made Madison giggle until she found what she wanted to buy from the store.
"I see you finally made up your mind," Maki, the owner, smiled at Sakura as she gave her her purchase. "This one was my favorite too."
"Thanks." Sakura smiled back.
"Oh, I almost forgot." Maki said before going to get something.
Sakura and Madison both looked curious about what she meant by that.
"You get to draw one!" Maki then smiled as she brought out a box on the counter. "The Readington Shopping District is having a big contest right now! Everyone who buys something gets to draw one!"
"Cool!" Madison beamed for her friend. "Good luck, Sakura!"
Sakura soon began to put her hand in the box.
"The grand prize is four plane tickets to Hong Kong." Maki smiled.
Sakura beamed at that as she went to draw in the box.
"So far, everyone's one the consolation prize." Maki informed.
Sakura soon felt something odd like in her dream last night with Akito as one of the balls seemed to jump out into her hand as she took out what appeared to be a golden ball as Maki then put the box away after Sakura took her turn.
"So what color is it?" Maki asked Sakura.
"Look it's a gold one, must be the consolation prize." Sakura smiled.
Madison nodded from that.
Maki took a look at the golden ball and took a look at the chart to see what the color meant. "Ah, gold is the..." she then trailed off once she saw what the gold ball meant. "...Grand."
"Grand?" Sakura gasped as it looked like she had won.
Once she received her prize, Sakura went right home and into her room to show Kero. "Look!" The brown-haired girl smiled at her nonhuman companion.
"The Grand Prize!" Kero smiled back as he saw what she won. "That's amazing, Sakura! A trip overseas and just in time for Spring Break!"
"Yeah, I know; I've never even been on a plane before." Sakura smiled back as she took off his coat.
Kero sighed as he looked at a brochure. "I haven't seen Hong Kong in ages."
"Kero, you've been to Hong Kong?" Sakura asked in surprise.
"Oh, yeah, I used to live there!" Kero replied. "...While Clow Reed was still around."
"So, that must mean the Clow Cards must be from Hong Kong too." Sakura smiled as she put on a brown apron before going over to a book and opening it.
"Oh, that isn't just where they were, Sakura; that's also where they were created!" Kero smiled back knowingly.
Sakura smiled as she looked at the book and her companion. "I wonder what Hong Kong's like?" she then thought out loud.
"Just stick with me!" Kero beamed. "I'll take you to all the best spots in town!"
Sakura soon sighed with a smile as she flopped down on her bed.
Kero yelped as he nearly bounced off of the bed from that before he saw a look in her eye. "Hey... Wait a sec!" he then said to her.
"What is it?" Sakura asked him.
"Didn't you tell me your father was going away on a business trip this week?" Kero replied.
"Aw, I forgot!" Sakura groaned as she suddenly remembered from that.
They both soon sighed as that would mean they wouldn't get to go to Hong Kong. Only to Sakura's surprise...
"You should go." Sakura's father, Aiden, told his daughter.
"Are you sure?" Sakura asked her father.
"Absolutely, I just wish I could go with you," Aiden smiled. "I've never been to Hong Kong before, I think it would be okay if Tory takes you."
"But Tory, what about what about your part-time job?" Sakura asked her big brother who was still eating.
Tory soon gulped down some rice. "...I'd miss five shifts, but... I'll do it." he then told his sister so that she could still go.
"You're the best!" Sakura beamed at that.
"And Madison makes three," Aiden smiled as he knew who his daughter would want to come with him. "Tory, why don't you take Julian along too?" he then suggested to his son.
Sakura soon blushed a little after hearing Julian's name as she had a little crush on him.
"Sure, he can make it; as far as I know, he doesn't have anything planned." Tory nodded.
"Yeah..." Sakura smiled as she blushed a bit, daydreaming about Julian, even though he was a bit too old for her and she was just a little kid with a crush.
Back in America...
An alarm clock was silent before it soon beeped loudly in the middle of the night as it was time for the Fudo family to get up and go for their trip to Hong Kong themselves. And where the first one to get up right away was Akito as he began to get ready for the trip to Hong Kong.
"He was always quite the Early Bird," Mo said with a yawn before joking. "Maybe we should send him to military school as a vacation."
"I heard that." Akito smirked playfully to his mother without looking.
"I'm joking." Mo smiled.
"I could probably handle military school fine, but I don't think I wanna find out," Akito replied. "Parents send their bad kids there."
"You're usually not that bad," Mo said softly. "You have moments, but I can't blame you... Like when your dad is too busy to spend time with all of us."
"Yes, Mom, and I understand now that I'm older." Akito reassured.
"Now once your father, brother, and sister are all awake and ready, we'll have breakfast." Mo smiled.
"Okay," Akito smiled back. "You don't look that tired yourself, Mom."
"Me? Tired? After raising three kids?" Mo smirked. "You learn how to get some sleep somehow, especially on Christmas morning."
A little while later, Atticus, Vincent, and Estelle soon woke up next and the next thing they did was getting ready for the day. Atticus left a voicemail on his phone with a smile.
"Who was that?" Mo asked.
"Ruthie," Atticus smiled. "I decided to give her the week off since we'll be gone."
"Yay!" The Fudo kids cheered.
"She says hi by the way." Atticus then said.
"That was sweet of you," Mo replied. "You two take such good care of each other in your office."
"Yep, we sure do." Atticus nodded.
"Sometimes I wish I could be your secretary," Mo pouted. "Then we could be together more."
"Aw, I miss you there too, but the house needs you," Atticus said softly. "And you do such a great job at it."
"Well, I try." Mo smiled softly from that.
"So, is it time for breakfast?" Vincent asked.
"I hope eggs are alright," Mo said as she pointed at the table. "It was the best I could do on short notice."
"Eggs are good." Atticus and the kids smiled.
"Alright then." Mo smiled back.
The family then sat down quickly and shared a quick breakfast before they would go to the airport.
"I can't wait to start my new adventure," Akito said. "I'll make sure I have time to spend and hang out with you guys though."
"Glad that you remember you have a family." Vincent teased.
"Oh, ha, ha." Akito smirked playfully.
"Now, Vincent, don't tease your brother." Mo said playfully.
"Sorry, Mom." Vincent replied bashfully.
The family laughed a bit from that as they shared their breakfast before they would finish to head the airport.
"The house-sitter said she'd come by later on," Mo said. "I emailed a list of what to do for us while we're gone. I'm sure the house will be okay, but I just wanna make sure it'll be protected while we're gone."
"Great." Atticus smiled.
"This is going to be a great adventure." Akito said.
Eventually, after breakfast, the family drove right away to the airport. The kids and Mo fell asleep on the car ride over before Atticus soon woke them up so that they could get going and they soon fell asleep on the plane together too and where before they would know it, the Fudo family would meet Sakura, her brother, Madison, and Julian over at Hong Kong.
"Dad?" Akito asked sleepily.
"Get some sleep, son," Atticus smiled. "We made it."
Akito smiled back before he soon shut his eyes and fell asleep with his family as they had a long flight ahead of them.
