Disclaimer: I do not own any of the CCS characters!!!

A/N: This takes place after Syaoran returns to Hong Kong and Eriol returns to England.

Eriol and Syaoran were changing in Touya's room. Together with Tomoyo and Sakura, they were baking a cake together as part of their gathering.

As usual, Syaoran had fought with Keroberos and they had messed up the kitchen and themselves altogether with flour and icing. Eriol and Sakura had been dragged into the mess too. Tomoyo was safe as she was filming Sakura from a distance so that she can get a full view of her. As punishment, Syaoran was given the task of cleaning up Keroberos while Kerobero's was to have his extra share of the chocolate cake confiscated.

Eriol was patting off the flour from his black T-shirt when he realized that Syaoran was staring at his bare body. To put it exactly, he was staring at Eriol's shoulder blade. Eriol looked behind and realized that Syaoran was staring at a scar on his back. It was quite an old scar.

"I got this when I first met with Spinel Sun," Eriol explained to Syaoran.
"What happened?" Syaoran asked curiously, examining the scar that Eriol had brought closer for him to see.
"I guess that I did not make enough preparations when Spinel Sun arrived. He was quite nervous when I tried to carry him and this was what I got," Eriol told Syaoran as he folded his T-shirt.

"Old habits die hard, aye?" Keroberos laughed out loud. Obviously, the same thing had happened when Keroberos had first met Clow Reed.
"You should hear yourself; you were howling away," Keroberos said and continued to laugh.

Eriol gave a smile and said, "I guess so. I didn't think that you were such a scaredy cat at first. You looked ferocious."
"Who's a scaredy cat?!" Keroberos stood up and threatened with a roar that can be heard from downstairs.

"Stop it, Keroberos! I'm trying to clean you up!" Syaoran said as he struggled to clean the agitated guardian's thick fur.

"Are you guys alright? It sounds very noisy from here. Especially Kero-chan," Sakura asked from outside the room.
"Come in, Sakura," Syaoran said as soon as he was dressed up.
"I was wondering if it's too difficult for you to clean Kero-chan since he's so furry and all," Sakura said as she walked into the room.

"Maybe you should try using the Bubble card. I'm sure Keroberos loved that card," Eriol said and gave a little laugh.

"Roar!!!"

Slowly, Keroberos released his grip on the man who had tried to carried him. The man was speaking to him in a soothing tone and was constantly comforting him by stroking his back. Although he does not understand what the man was talking about yet, but he knew that this man was his family. He had a good feeling about this man, knowing that this man would care for him, teach him and love him. For he is his creator, Clow Reed.