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Skip this if you don't really give a damn about why I'm not updating every week anymoreI won't lie to you. I really am being lazy lately. But I'm not sorry or anything, cause I have one hell of a good reason for being lazy. That is: I'm spending ALL my energy in studies. I hope to get into college next year, and here in Brazil we have to take entrance exams in any college we want enter. This exam is called vestibular and it is basically a test about everything you have learned in school ever since you were born. As a matter of fact, everything that is studied in Brazil before college is just preparation for that test. At least that's the case for my general social class. So you can see how much pressure is put on a student when he's a few months away from that test. It's basically a test to decide who gets in the best colleges and who doesn't go to college at all. If we don't get in any college than we have to either spend a year studying out asses in some expensive cram school or we can give up and become a fast-food attendant. None of those is very pleasant. So there... I'll be pretty stressed for the next few months and, no matter how much I enjoy it, fan fiction takes time and dedication, both of which I'm spending on my studies.

There... I ranted enough... Thanks for putting up with my laziness and general lack of responsibility. Thanks for reviewing, but most importantly, thanks for reading this fic all the way trough here. It's already a hundred thousand words you've read from me! )

Disclaimer: "Hey! Check it out! It's that guy who totally doesn't own CCS, Magma Dragoon! Let's ask for an autograph" Said the insane fan girl as the drool ran down her chin. I gave her an autograph just so she would stop staring at me. The way her eyes twitched every time she said something... And that psycho smile... I think I'll never sleep at peace again. But she was right on me not owning CCS though...

I don't think there's any need to repeat it but... Sakura means Sakura in Syaoran's body! And remember that the puppet master said he'd make the mind like between them weaker.

"Character Talking"

Character Thinking

(Me Talking)

All the life on the planet is based on a magical energy called 'Mana'. The Sun and the Moon provide this mana to every corner of the planet. Those who learn to manipulate the mana are called magicians. A long time ago, Clow Reed mastered the use of both Sun and Moon mana and created his masterpiece in the use of these types of magic, the Clow Cards. Half of them used the mana from the sun and half from the Moon. Now, after accidentally setting those cards on the loose, Kinomoto Sakura must help Li Syaoran, a descendant of Clow, and Kerberos, the guardian of the cards, to capture the cards which, not having Clow to provide them with mana anymore, are going on a rampage after the magical energy they need to live.

Card Captor Sakura

Chapter 9: Sakura and Syaoran - Act IV

Part 3: Clow's Burden

Sakura slowly opened her eyes. She felt heavy.

Of course I'm heavy. I'm back in Li-kun's body. She told herself.

Her head was lying on a soft pillow, her body on a couch. She was still in Syaoran's living room.

To her surprise, Kero wasn't the only one there with her anymore.

"Sakura-chan!" She heard Tomoyo calling.

"Tomoyo-chan?" Sakura looked to her side and saw Tomoyo standing a couple of feet away from the couch. "Shouldn't you be at the dinner?"

Tomoyo shook her head. "Sakura-chan, you've been sleeping for nearly three hours. It's almost ten o'clock already."

Sakura fell down on the floor. "Hoe?" She picked herself up clumsily. "Three hours?"

"You just fainted all of a sudden." Kero, who had been flying beside Sakura, said. "What happened?"

"Oh..." Sakura looked at Kero's and Tomoyo's curious faces. "That's a long story. Why don't we... Hoe?" She then noticed that there was someone else in the room. "You're Li-kun's cousin!" She exclaimed surprised. Mei Ling was staring back at her with the same suspicious face from before. "Mei Ling, right?"

"Right!" Mei Ling said. She had her arms folded and was trying to look and sound as stubborn as possible. "And you're Kinomoto Sakura, right?" She said, mimicking Sakura's question in a silly tone.

Sakura nodded cheerfully, completely missing the mockery. "That's me." She said, oblivious to Mei Ling's behavior. "I guess we didn't meet at the best of circumstances, did we?"

Mei Ling snorted. "Can't say we did." She said. "But that's not important right now. Tell Syaoran to come here."

Sakura blinked in confusion. "Hoe?"

"You've got this mind link thingy with him, don't you?" Mei Ling asked impatiently. "Then hurry up and call him!" She demanded. "We'll explain all that we have to explain while he gets here."

Sakura nodded, feeling intimidated by the girls bossy nature. "O-ok." She tried to contact Syaoran before even having time to understand what was happening.

Li-kun. Are you there?

Syaoran woke up with Sakura's voice in his head. It was no surprise to him to hear her voice in his head anymore, but this time it felt a bit different from before. It sounded somewhat more distant. Indeed, the link between their minds was weaker now like the puppet master had promised. It was pretty evident to him even thought there weren't any words on the dictionary to describe exactly the difference from before.

I'm here. He answered.

Could you come back to your apartment? Sakura asked.

Syaoran started walking to make sure he wouldn't draw any attention by standing in the middle of the park staring into the nothingness. Why?

Your cousin, Mei Ling-chan. She asked you to come.

Syaoran cringed. What's she doing there?

You won't believe it, but we've been asleep for three hours.

That much? Weird... The other times he talked to me, time would slow down in the real world. Syaoran recalled.

I think he wanted us to rest... or maybe to delay us. Sakura suggested.

Syaoran sighed. Forget it. It's not important right now. I'm going over there and we'll figure what to do then.

Ok. We'll be waiting.

"There. He's coming." Sakura announced.

"Good!" Mei Ling said.

"I guess we can start sorting out all of this confusion, right?" Tomoyo suggested. She got approving looks from Kero and the girls. "Let's sit down then."

They all took seats on the couches, except for Kero who just stood there flying. "I think I'm going to stay at that balcony to check when the brat arrives." He said before furtively entering the kitchen. Mei Ling apparently was the only one to notice how loud he was while assaulting the fridge. I can't believe that this stuffed toy, this glutton, is the legendary guardian. She thought to herself.

Sakura and Tomoyo sat beside each other on one couch and Mei Ling sat on the one facing them.

Sakura noticed a curious detail on Mei Ling's behavior. Apart from having such a strong personality, she would, just like Syaoran, avoid looking directly at Sakura at any cost. Every time their eyes had met since she had woken up, the Chinese girl had turned her head away with a hard frown on her face. I guess it's weird looking at Li-kun's face and knowing it's not him. Sakura thought.

Tomoyo had noticed the same aspect of Mei Ling and had just taken it as another proof that she was rather fond of Syaoran. She felt weird when looking at Sakura or Syaoran in their condition too. Specially Syaoran. Part of her just couldn't accept it was him not her. As a result she knew exactly what was making Mei Ling feel so uncomfortable.

"So... Sakura-chan, I guess we owe you some explanations don't we?" Tomoyo asked her friend.

Sakura blinked in confusion. "Hoe? About what?"

Mei Ling groaned. She's forgotten about it already? "What do you mean 'about what'?" She asked Sakura aggressively

That's when it hit Sakura. "Oh yeah! Li-kun's mother..."

Tomoyo giggled. "Yup. Quite a surprise wasn't it?"

Sakura grinned. "Sure was." She said between giggles.

Tomoyo proceeded to explain the story to Sakura.

The calm and happy feeling that Sakura passed only helped in Mei Ling's disliking of her. As she listened to Tomoyo's story she seemed to be completely ignorant to all of the problems around her. Syaoran was going trough so much because of her and here she was acting as if things were as harmonious as paradise. Even if she doesn't know about the spell... It's no excuse.

"In the end it was all just a huge coincidence." Tomoyo concluded. "Can you believe it?"

Sakura was excited with the story. It made her feel closer to the reality she was living. Despite Tomoyo's words, she had a feeling that it wasn't just a coincidence. Maybe she had really been meant to find those cards. Maybe she was really the rightful card mistress. Anyway, she knew that such an unexpected thing meant something. "That's incredible Tomoyo-chan."

"Alright. Are you done?" Mei Ling cut in impatiently. "We have some news for you that are actually important." She said.

Tomoyo frowned. "Calm down, Mei Ling-chan." She scolded. "It's not Sakura-chan's fault."

"But I didn't say..." Mei Ling was cut out by a glare. Tomoyo's glare was frightening in a curious way. It wasn't aggressive at all. It was more like a little reminder that she knew what you were thinking and you were making a fool out of yourself. "Ok... Maybe I'm a little angry, but I have my reasons."

Sakura looked from one girl to the other in complete confusion. "Hoe? What are you two talking about? Did I do something wrong?"

Mei Ling groaned again. Is she pretending or is she really that dense?

Tomoyo took Sakura's hand in hers and stared at her straight in the eye. "Sakura-chan, there's something really serious we need to tell you about Li-kun." That scared Sakura. Apparently there was something really bad that she was missing. "This might shock you, and I wish it wasn't true, but I have to tell you.

Unless... She recalled a similar dialogue with Kero.

"You're not talking about the spell that controls his mind are you?" She asked blatantly just like she'd asked Kero.

Mei Ling face-faulted, Tomoyo just showed herself surprised. "You mean you know about it?" She asked, wide eyed.

Sakura shrugged her shoulders. "Well... Li-kun kinda let it slip his mind and I found out."

"And you're all carefree like that?" Mei Ling asked while picking herself up. Now she's got no excuse at all for being so carefree. It's obvious she couldn't care less about Syaoran's feelings. She thought, clenching her fist.

Sakura shook her head, smiling, and for the first time Mei Ling saw through her innocence. Her smile was so true that it made Mei Ling lose her words. Somehow, she couldn't get mad at someone like that. "It's not that." Sakura said. "I got really worried about Li-kun when I found out about the spell, but then I understood something."

Mei Ling blushed. She knew that it wasn't Syaoran in front of her, but she rarely ever got to see the boy's face smiling at her like that. Somehow she felt intimidated and charmed at the same time. "You... understood something?"

Sakura nodded. "Even though Li-kun was being controlled, a part of him has always remained true to his heart. He fought the spell at all costs and despite its powers, he managed to keep a part of himself the same. I've seen that side of him in the past, in a dream." She said, getting excited as she spoke. "Because of that I know that whatever happens, everything will be all right in the end. Li-kun will still be Li-kun, even if he has to fight hard to find out who he is."

Despite her original impressions, Mei Ling just couldn't help but liking Sakura. Her optimism was such that it made even the darkest of situations look simple. That's probably why she looked so naive. But upon knowing her a little better, Mei Ling could see that her personality held much more than just that simple innocent, positive attitude.

"Sakura-chan, that was beautiful!" Tomoyo exclaimed.

Sakura rubbed the back of her head in embarrassment "But it's just what I believe..."

Mei Ling looked at Sakura as she tried to bear with Tomoyo's compliments, finding a new respect for her. She wasn't stupid after all. She was still a little too affectionate with Syaoran, but that was a simple matter.

"Kinomoto-san." She called out.

Sakura and Tomoyo stopped their friendly argument. "Huh?"

"It's not just what you think! If you say it like that you'll never get anything accomplished!" Mei Ling made sure she sported a smile. At least this time Sakura deserved it. "If Syaoran still is the same one I've known, then we'll get rid of this spell. The part of him that's struggling against it, that'll be the key to break the magic. You'll help us save him right?"

Sakura smiled back. Mei Ling was acting friendlier now and that pleased her. "Right... Wait..." Her eyes widened suddenly. "I've got it!" She shouted out loudly, surprising Tomoyo, Mei Ling and Kero who flew in the room, wiping chocolate out of his lips.

"Got what, Sakura-chan?" Tomoyo asked.

"I know how to break the spell." She said.

"You do?" Kero and Mei Ling asked in unison. Kero with sheer curiosity and Mei Ling with innocent hope.

"I think..." Sakura couldn't finish her sentence, Tomoyo's cellphone started ringing.

Tomoyo sighed. "Oh well, I guess our time is over." She said.

Sakura blinked in confusion. "Hoe?"

Tomoyo walked out to the balcony and picked up the call, leaving Mei Ling to explain the situation to Sakura. "We told Sonomi-san that you and Syaoran were coming over to sleep at her house. It was the only way we could convince her to let us come here this late. We were just supposed to pick you two up, but Syaoran wasn't here and you were asleep. She's probably worried about us by now."

"Oh..."

Tomoyo walked back in. "Kaa-san is sending the driver to pick us up. She told us to wait downstairs." She turned to Sakura. "Can't you tell Li-kun to hurry up?"

Sakura nodded. "Alright."

Syaoran had plenty of things on his mind. He was enjoying having his privacy back, there was much he wanted to think about but had been avoiding because of Sakura. Having that in mind, he took the longest way possible to his home.

The first thing on his list was his mother and Mei Ling. Just what in the world were they thinking? Why come to Japan now? Had it been Mei Ling's idea? No... My mother would never do this if she didn't have a good reason. The only things that made sense were the spell and the cards. Maybe she wanted to help him get rid of the spell, since, technically, it didn't count as part of his judgment for the clan. Either that or she wanted somehow to get the cards for the clan rather than for Sakura.

That idea displeased him. I can't allow that. He thought, but immediately remembered that he couldn't trust his thoughts when it came to Sakura. Probably, the only reason why he wanted Sakura to have the cards was the spell. Though she won them fairly. He could only conclude that there was a part of him that wanted the cards for the clan and the spell was confusing him.

"Damned spell." He cursed under his breath. Sakura had said that as long as he was fighting the spell, she could trust him. He didn't believe that completely. It was true that her point of view offered some hope to the problem, but as he had told her before, he couldn't really be trusted. Not while he couldn't trust himself. Until he was absolutely free, he would always question every thought he had. 'Was that thought authentic?' 'Would I really think that?'

Thinking about the spell, Syaoran's mind went somewhere he hadn't gone before. How would it be like once the spell was over? Would he look at Sakura and see a stranger? He would still remember all that had happened, but his feelings, fake feelings, would be gone. Almost like reseting his heart. He couldn't really relate that to any previous experience. The puppet master had told him that it could even make him go crazy. I need something that will link the past to the present without going through the spell. I guess I get it now. If I don't have that something I will be questioning my thoughts even after the spell is gone. But how can I find this something if I question every thought about her now?

Li-kun.

Syaoran tripped from the shock of hearing Sakura's voice, falling face first on the floor. He was going too deep in his private thoughts. Had she heard anything? Kinomoto-san, what is it? He asked, picking himself up.

You'll have to hurry. We're going to Tomoyo-chan's house and her driver is already coming here to pick us up.

What?! Syaoran asked, half surprised half angry. Why are we going there?

Well, it's pretty late, and Tomoyo-chan's mother wouldn't let them come here, so they said they were coming to pick us up so we could all spend the night there.

But... that's a terrible idea! Syaoran insisted.

It's the only way. Tomoyo-chan's mother didn't suspect a thing, because I'm always sleeping there and you haven't seen your family for such a long time. We just have to pretend I'm you and you're me for a while. Plus, I think I've found a way to get rid of the spell.

Syaoran's eyes widened. You did?

Yeah! It's just like the waitress said. It's right in front of us.

What is it then?

Touya stared at the shadowy figure standing in front of him. The boy was annoyed at the shadow and his face wore a very irritated scowl.

"Get out. I said that I wouldn't let Sakura's safety up to you anymore and I meant it." He said, not daring to walk past the other person.

The shadow just stood there, not daring to move either. "I can't allow that. It wouldn't do to have you disrupt things when they're so close to stopping my spell."

Touya seemed to be even more irritated by that comment. "You just admitted that you screwed things up, now it's my turn to do as I please." He started walking. "I'm not letting that brat inside my sister's body any longer. I'm just glad they're still young, so he probably won't be getting any funny ideas!"

The person didn't make any efforts to stop Touya. Instead, it started walking beside him.

"What are you doing?" Touya asked, annoyed at the stalking.

The person ignored his question. "You once asked me how I managed to retain my memories from my past lives. I told you that I'd tell you in the right time."

That seemed to grasp Touya's interest, as he stopped walking too fast. The boy could sense that familiar 'I'm always right' smile coming from the person beside him. He hated that smile.

"When Clow Reed died a long time ago he left some unfinished business." The person started. "He thought he might need to fix something he did while alive, so he prepared a safe proof mechanism."

Touya raised an eyebrow. He was interested in the story, even though he didn't have any interest in giving in to the person's demands. "Mechanism?"

"You see, He couldn't be sure if he would ever be reborn, but in case he did, he probably wouldn't retain his memories. That would be a problem if he intended to fix his unfinished business." The story continued.

"I suppose that you can't tell me about these unfinished businesses." Touya commented.

"Not yet."

Touya sighed. "I thought so. Go on."

"As I was saying, he needed a way to store his memories, so he put them all inside a magic staff that would find his spirit if it was ever born again." The person seemed to be getting excited at the story. "Can you imagine what it is like for a normal seven year old boy to wake up one day with a staff by his side and memories from all of Clow's reincarnations?"

Touya couldn't really feel sorry for the person. He didn't seem troubled at all. Weird, but not troubled. "So, what you're saying is that every time Clow would be reborn, this staff would find him and he would suddenly stop being a normal boy and become Clow, the magician."

The person shook his head. "That's where I wanted to get at. The thing is, I have never become Clow, nor have any of my past incarnations. I am Eriol. I have a mother I love, I have friends at school and I have all the common aspirations a young boy could have, but I also carry the burden of Clow. The burden he left for all of his future incarnations."

"Which you can't tell me what it is." Touya said sarcastically.

Eriol shook his head again. "I can't tell you what causes the burden, but I can tell you how it feels." He said. "Imagine what it's like to remember feelings you don't have. To remember several mothers, fathers, wives that you have loved, but not loving them. Me and my past lives had to go through that and every single one of them, including me, went through serious periods of madness until they learn to distinguish what was their own lives and what was just memories. In the end we all learned to look at the past lives as books full of precious information, though every now and then I still feel as if I miss those people I've never met." Eriol was getting more melancholic with every word, and Touya was starting to feel disturbed.

"Why didn't you destroy the staff then? Who would suffer that intentionally?" Touya asked, getting more interested in the story by the second, but never stopping his walk to Sakura.

"Because of Clow's unfinished business." Eriol said. "I'm afraid I can't explain it to you, but all of Clow's reincarnation did their best to fix the mistake he made years ago, and we couldn't give up until we succeeded. It was a matter of honor and necessity.

"Hum..." Touya didn't bother to question him any further. He had learned a lot from him that night, much more than he was used to, considering Eriol's mysterious nature. It was only after walking for a few more minutes that he realized something.

Clow's burden... Having memories of feelings that aren't really yours. That's the burden the brat will have to carry when he gets rid of the spell. He turned to face Eriol and stopped walking suddenly. Eriol seemed to know what he had just realized. "You told me this so I would look at the brat's suffering from a different point of view." He said.

Eriol nodded with a smile. "Precisely. I hope I was successful."

Touya smirked. "You are a puppet master alright. But what's the point of doing that?" He asked. "If anything, I'm only more eager to get rid of the spell now."

Eriol nodded again still smiling. "But now that I've said this, you'll believe me when I say that Syaoran's mind is in a very delicate stage right now and rushing in trying to solve every problem will only make things worse." He said. "You'll also understand when I say that I know what he's going through and therefore I am better prepared to help him get rid of the spell in a way that will hurt him the least."

Touya was getting angry at Eriol's ability to be right all the time. Could the wisdom from several lives be responsible for that? No. I have a feeling that Clow was already like that.

"And finally, you'll agree with me that, at least while Syaoran is going through this transition, it would be best not to interfere. After all, the Change is essential for him to be ready for when I remove the spell. And having such a concrete objective like: 'get rid of the spell to get my body back' is considerably helping him have determination."

Touya felt like a little kid. The worst part was that all of that had been done by a little brat who could be as annoying as Syaoran. He nervously sighed in defeat. "After the spell is over, I won't be stopped by any crazy stories!" He concluded.

Eriol grinned cheerfully. "I wouldn't expect anything else."

Sonomi dialed the number to her friend's house once more.

"Hello." Nadeshiko said anxiously when she picked up the phone.

"Nadeshiko-chan, it's me."

"Sonomi-chan, I'm so glad you called. I'm so worried about Sakura-chan. She said she'd call if she decided to sleepover in her friend's house, but it's getting late and I haven't heard from her yet. Touya-kun said that I shouldn't worry, but I've been dying to call you."

Sonomi smiled to herself, feeling sorry for Nadeshiko. She couldn't help but look at her as her defenseless little cousin. "Don't worry, that's exactly why I called. The girls are sleeping here tonight. They're already on their way."

Sonomi could hear Nadeshiko sighing. "Thanks, Sonomi-chan."

"Don't worry. I'm glad I could help. By the way, I've got a friend of mine I'd like you to meet."

"A friend?"

"That's right. Do you remember Li Yelan?"

"Isn't she that Chinese woman you used to talk about?"

"That's right. She's staying here with us for a few days. Can you believe that she is the mother of Sakura-chan's and Tomoyo-chan's Chinese friend?"

"You mean the little boy? What was his name again?"

"Li Syaoran."

"Yes, that's the one. Sakura's told me about him, but I've never met him in person."

"Well, he's coming over here to meet his mother too. Isn't that a coincidence? I mean, it's been so many years since I met Yelan-san."

"It sure is. I'm glad that you got to meet again."

"I'll make sure you meet them too. Can you come over tomorrow night for dinner?"

"Sure, I'd love to."

"Ok, I'll introduce you all then."

"That'd be great."

"I'll talk to you tomorrow so we can set a time for the dinner. Bye."

"Bye."

Sonomi hung up the phone. She was feeling great. Ever since Yelan had called her the past day she had been feeling great.

She walked back to the living room where Yelan was waiting for her.

"Sorry to make you wait. I had to talk with my friend." Sonomi said, sitting down on the couch. "She's the mother of Tomoyo-chan's friend who's coming over here."

"Is that so? I found Sakura-chan to be such a nice girl. Her mother must be just like her." Yelan said.

Sonomi laughed warmheartedly. "She is, isn't she? I still can't believe that she, Tomoyo-chan and Syaoran became friends without us noticing."

"Like I always say: There is no such thing as coincidence." Yelan stated. "We were really bound to meet again."

"There he is!" Mei Ling said, spotting Syaoran in a corner down the street. "Syaoran!" She immediately put herself to run towards the boy.

Sakura and Tomoyo watched Mei Ling jump over Syaoran, knocking him down on the floor. "I missed you so much!" She said, holding the boy tightly.

Sakura sweat-dropped "I'm not sure if this is supposed to be weird or not..." She said, watching Mei Ling hug her body.

Tomoyo giggled. "Mei Ling-chan is pretty happy to see Li-kun isn't she?."

"I guess..." Sakura answered.

"Get off me Mei Ling!" Syaoran said, pushing the girl away. "You don't have to attack me."

Mei Ling rolled over to the side, landing on her knees beside Syaoran, who sat down. "But it's been so long..." She said teary eyed.

Syaoran sighed. "Fine... I've missed you too, but we've got bigger things to worry about now."

Mei Ling's smiled fell. "You're so insensitive. I'm just trying to be nice."

"You're trying to hurt me, that's what!" Syaoran exclaimed.

"Li-kun, Mei Ling-chan, the limo is here!" Tomoyo called out. The car was in fact approaching Syaoran's building.

Syaoran and Mei Ling got up and walked back to the building's front gate where Tomoyo greeted the driver and signaled for everybody to get in. Sakura sat beside Tomoyo and Mei Ling sat beside Syaoran, cuddling up on him, much to Sakura's discomfort.

Does she have to do that? She thought to herself, watching the girl hug her body like there was no tomorrow. Syaoran had apparently given up any hope of shrugging her off. He 'is' her cousin, so there's no problem I guess, but... It's also 'me' so...

Sakura had noticed that Syaoran really couldn't listen to any of her thoughts anymore, even when they were so clear to her; she became sure of that when he asked something that was completely unrelated to what she was thinking.

"Where's the fur-ball?" Mei Ling snickered, seeing Syaoran call Kero that.

"Hiding in Tomoyo-chan's purse." Sakura said, looking at the purse with the corner of her eye.

"I still find it hard to believe that thing is Kerberos." Mei Ling said, staring at the purse.

"Great. Another brat that can't show a bit of respect for magical guardians." Kero said, his voice muffled by the purse.

"Don't talk so loudly, the driver might hear you." Syaoran scolded in a whisper.

"You don't have to worry about me hearing anything Syaoran-sama." The driver said.

Syaoran jumped in surprise, feeling a slight deja vu from the kissaten, but he soon recognized the driver's voice. "Wei-san!"

Wei chuckled in amusement. "Your mother asked me to pick you up. She said you might feel uncomfortable having to pretend you're somebody else in front of the driver. Plus, you'll have to go along with the story we had to come up to explain Syaoran-sama's absence in the dinner."

Mei Ling slapped herself in the forehead. "Oh yeah! I forgot about that."

Sakura felt her heart race. She wasn't sure if she was able to pretend she was Syaoran. Especially in front of someone who knew her so well like Sonomi.

Syaoran was facing the same problem. Only now he realized how hard it would be for him to act as cheerfully and energetic as Sakura realistically.

He frowned at Mei Ling, looking for somewhere to relieve his tension. "How could you forget something so important?" He scolded.

Mei Ling made puppy teary eyes to him. "But... I..."

"Don't be so mad Li-kun." Tomoyo said. "All you have to do is act like each other for a couple of minutes before we go to our rooms."

Syaoran snickered sarcastically. "Well... what's the story then?"

Mei Ling and Tomoyo exchanged glances and giggles, Syaoran was sure that he wouldn't be pleased with whatever they had come up with.

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A/N: I don't care what you say! I liked this chapter a lot!

Of course... It wouldn't hurt to say something anyway. Hehe... Thanks for the patience again!

See ya!