A/N: So, after a long break, I'm back :) Please don't kill me T^T . I would like to say that I've improved my writing but I don't think there's much of a difference. So anyways, I was writing this and I was thinking, I was totally getting off track from the original. So I've decided to incorporate the real story into my writing and improvise a bit. I hope you enjoy this chapter~ :)


Chapter 9: Say Goodbye

Shaoran sighed impatiently. At first, he had thought that Eriol had forgotten to call Yue over; but upon arriving at his mansion, they had found the stoic guardian waiting for them in the huge library.

"Yue… I see you've arrived safely." Eriol greeted pleasantly.

The only response he received was a cool stare. Yue's eyes shifted to the 5 foreign figures behind Eriol and his silvery gaze immediately sought out a familiar pair of emerald eyes.

Sakura-hime blinked; wondering why the man was staring at her so intently. Maybe it was because she looked like Sakura? 'Hemustcareaboutheralot.' She thought as Syaoran stepped protectively in front of her.

"Can we get started?" Kero complained loudly. Just like that, the spell was broken. Yue lifted his gaze from Sakura-hime's and turned to face the plushie.

"Hai." Tomoyo agreed. "The sooner we get to Sakura, the better."

Eriol led them to a small corner if the library. Sakura-hime sneezed as the clouds of dust flew into the air.

"There should be some information on Fei Wang Reed somewhere around here." Eriol remarked. "This section is all about the family tree and lineage."

Kero sighed heavily and grudgingly pulled out a dusty book. Soon, everyone followed and the air was filled the sounds of coughing, sneezing, and of books slamming shut. Surprisingly, even Yue had joined in on the search.

'Yue-san really cares about Sakura-chan doesn'the?' Tomoyo thought as she placed another book beside her.

'Just wait a little longer, Sakura…'


Sakura hung frozen by the door while Satsuki moved past her into the small room. The doll that moved was a beautiful little girl with delicate, blonde ringlets and lightly blushing cheeks. She gave her a curious look before turning back to Satsuki.

"Welcome back." The doll greeted.

Sakura glanced at Satsuki. Her face was no longer cold and hard, but instead had glowing eyes and a gentle smiled had formed on her lips.

"Were you lonely Elizabeth?"

"No. I had everyone with me." Elizabeth spread her arms around her and gestured to the wide range of dolls around the room. Sakura flinched, half expecting to see all of them move, but nothing happened. She calmed down slightly as the two made light conversation. Her first impression of the doll had scared her but now she could see that they probably did not mean her any harm. In fact, Sakura guessed that it had happened to Elizabeth many times already.

Suddenly, the doll pointed a finger at her. "Who's she?" she asked bluntly.

Satsuki blinked at the sudden change of topic. Then she blushed. Hurriedly, she turned to Sakura and apologized to her at the doll's rudeness. Sakura waved off her apologies. 'It's like she's a different person outside of her father's influence.'

"This is Sakura." Satsuki introduced. "She'll be staying with us for… a while so please treat her well."

Elizabeth nodded curtly at her in greeting.

Sakura glanced around her, half expecting to see the other dolls talking. Satsuki saw her and smiled in amusement.

"They're just normal dolls." She answered her unspoken question.

Sakura peered at Elizabeth again. "Ano… why is she…?"

"Why am I like this?" she interrupted. Her petite face formed a scowl as she told her story.

"A long, long time ago in Medieval England, I was a living, breathing human just like you. Of course, I was the most desirable woman out there seeing as my father was a good businessman and I had a high dowry. Around this time, a witch moved in nearby and it goes without saying that her son fell in love with me. Stupid old coot…" She muttered under her breath.

"Anyways, her son was love struck with me and she hated me for stealing him away from her. So, one day she invited me over for tea, which I accepted because it was the polite thing to do. But as I walked into her cottage, she shot black magic at me, transforming me into this state."

"Oh…" Sakura was at a loss for words.

"You don't have to feel bad for me." Elizabeth said with a smile. "I am quite content with my situation, actually."

They sat in silence.

"Cards, anyone?"


"I found it!" Tomoyo called anxiously.

Immediately, all the heads in the room jerked in her direction. A moment of chaos ensued as everyone dropped the books they were reading and rushed over to her. Tomoyo was holding a large, dusty book which was pretty much what every book in that section of the library looked like.

"This book has a list of all the members in the Reed family and where they currently reside." Tomoyo announced happily.

Kero touched a small paw to the blank, worn out cover. "And it's magically charged too! I'll bet this book tracks everyone constantly and stores every change in the book!"

Hope lit up in Shaoran's eyes and everyone leaned forward in anticipation as Tomoyo opened up to the first page. Quickly, her eyes moved back and forth across the page and finally stopped at a single section. She lifted her head up, face alit in happiness.

"I've found it." She whispered.

Sakura woke up in the middle of the night. Or, it seemed like it was the middle of the night. It was hard to tell in this place. The previous day, they had fell asleep after numerous games of cards and board games and fell asleep in a tangled heap. Slowly, Sakura disengaged herself from the pile and got dressed. She was wide awake now so there wasn't any point to try and fall asleep again.

The girl wandered over to the door, where a small stream of light flooded into the room. She wasn't sure if she was allowed to leave, but she was curious and really needed to go to the bathroom. Quietly, she slipped though the gap and wandered the hallways for a while. Sakura was struck by a sudden thought. WhatifFeiWangReedcatchesme?

With that nervous thought, she stepped forwards hesitantly and slipped into the room beside her. Immediately, she knew something was wrong. First off, the room was lit by a strange glowing substance. Sakura turned around and gasped. It was Syaoran… but it wasn't. He was trapped in some sort of object and was suspended within it by some sort of watery substance. Sakura could tell that she wasn't supposed to be here.

As she took several trembling steps towards the exit, the boy slowly lifted his head and looked at her with his one eye; the other covered by an eye patch. The object that was holding him suddenly sported cracks, and they grew steadily larger. With a loud crack, they exploded and the liquid poured all over the ground. Sakura let out a small eepof fear. The boy who was Syaoran, but at the same time not, looked at her steadily.

"The seal is breaking." He said.


So, this was a bit short, I know.. But I'm trying to improve!

PLease review~ :)