AN: I have no excuses.
Tomoyo and Syaoran both wandered into the library while Sakura followed behind them with an annoyed look on her face. She really didn't want to be there but the two had insisted that they had needed help on their book report. "I still don't understand why the two of you can't do this on your own."
"Come on Sakura, it's primary school work, it should be easy for you." Kero said as he popped his head out from Syaoran's bag. The boy then proceeded to stuff him back into his bag.
"Kero, don't do that, what if someone saw you?"
"They'll think that he's some kind of weird looking stuffed animal." Sakura answered while Kero bit down on Syaoran's finger.
"Ouch! What was that for?"
"Hey it's not exactly comfortable when you stuff me back into the bag like that." Syaoran sighed and lifted Kero up from his bag. "Why don't you sit on someone's shoulder then?"
"What about yours?"
"Yeah like it would be cool for a guy to have a stuffed animal on his shoulder."
"Come here then Cerberus." Sakura cut into their conversation and before either of them could say another word, she plucked the smaller guardian out of Syaoran's hold and placed him on her shoulder. "Now where's that book that you wanted to do your report on?" Syaoran wandered over to one of the shelves.
"It should be around here somewhere…" He made his way down the isle, scanning over the book titles before he made it to the end. "It's not here…"
"Maybe someone already got it out." Kero offered.
"No, there it is." Tomoyo pointed over to the return trolley and Syaoran went to pick it up, only to have it disappear from his hands.
"What the..."
"What are you just staring at your hands for? Hurry up pick it up so we can get this over with." Syaoran looked down to see that the book was back in its previous position on the return table and he went to pick it up again, only for it to disappear just as he reached for it.
"Did that book just disappear?" Tomoyo questioned as Sakura's eyes narrowed in what could only be labelled as an annoyed look.
"The Move Card." Was her only offer of explanation and Kero nodded his head in agreement.
"Well we better go find it." Syaoran sighed as he turned around, only to bump into someone else, causing the other person to land on the ground.
"Watch where you're going!"
"I'm sorry." He went to help the person but froze at the sight. It was Meiling.
"Don't just stand there help me…" Meiling stopped when she realised who it was. "Oh it's you." Syaoran seemed to snap out of it at those words and offered her his hand.
"Are you alright?" She merely ignored him and got up on her own. "Fine, be that way."
"What are you doing in here anyways? I never knew that you were smart enough to know what a library is let alone step foot in one."
"What was that?" Kero growled at her but she ignored him.
"If you children are done with your arguing, you'll notice that your book is now making its way out of the library in someone's bag and if you don't go after it that card is going to get away." Sakura pointed out and everyone started frantically looking for the book. "Over there." Sakura sighed and pointed to a boy that was just leaving the library. The book was sitting in his bag.
"After it!" The group rushed out of the building, ignoring the librarian's protest at them, not only making a loud noise, but also running in the library. "Now where is it?" Syaoran asked once they were outside.
"It's over there." Sakura pointed to the back of a bike that the boy who had unknowingly taken the book out, was starting to get on.
"I'll get it." Syaoran chased after it but once he was about to grab it, it disappeared.
"Where'd it go?" Tomoyo questioned as they all started searching for it again.
"Over there." Meiling made a grab at the book that had apparently only moved a little while away, but it disappeared again before she could touch it.
"I've got it!" Syaoran said a few moments later, climbing up a tree and reaching for the book that had appeared at the top, but it moved again.
"Syaoran stop." Sakura said, seemingly getting sick of their antics. "Now close your eyes." He looked at her unsurely and she clicked her tongue at him irritably. "Just do as I say." He gave her one final look before he did as she said. "Now try to sense it." She gestured for Tomoyo to make a grab at the book that was now sitting on the floor a while away and it disappeared right as she made a grab for it. There was a flash in Syaoran's senses and he almost immediately opened his eyes.
"What was that?"
"Close your eyes." Sakura snapped back at him and he shut them again. "Now Tomoyo is going to find that book and grab it again, you're going to follow that feeling, understand?" He nodded his head before he called on his staff. He quickly followed after the card as Tomoyo made a grab for the book again and brought his staff down.
"Return to your power confined. Move!" There was a familiar feeling of the card being sealed away and a dull thud as a book fell to the ground. Syaoran then opened his eyes… Only to find himself on the edge of a small river, about to fall in.
"Syaoran look out! " Tomoyo called out a bit too late.
"Ah!" Meiling jumped down and grabbed his arm but Syaoran's weight was too much and they both fell in. Kero laughed and Sakura crossed her arms impatiently and Tomoyo couldn't help but giggle at the sight of the two, soaking wet.
"Well I might as well take you to my house to change yours is to far away." Meiling sighed as they waded out of the water.
"Are you sure?" Syaoran questioned.
"Yeah, it's fine." Meiling said and they started making their way towards her house.
Once They Were At Meiling's House
"Wei I'm home." Meiling called out as she opened the front door.
"Oh you're back Meiling." An elderly man walked into the room to greet them. "May I ask why the two of you are dripping on the carpet?"
"We had a small incident. Can you get Li some clothes?"
"I'll be right back." Wei made his way out of the room while Meiling lead them into the lounge. The elderly man soon came back with some clothes.
"You can get dressed in the bathroom." Meiling said pointing out the bathroom door before she headed into her own room to get changed. Taking the clothes that Wei offered, Syaoran offered a small thank you before he went into the bathroom. Tomoyo turned her attention to Sakura once the door had shut behind him.
"Um Sakura."
"Yes." The guardian looked down at her.
"Can I ask you a question?" Tomoyo seemed to fidget under Sakura's intense stare.
"Go ahead."
"I was wondering what do you think of Syaoran?"
"I don't know." She looked thoughtfully out the window. "I can't say that I really like him, but I don't really hate him either." She paused before turning her attention back to the other girl. "Why?"
"I was just wondering… Do you ever think that you could bring yourself to fall in love with him?"
"No." Tomoyo seemed quite taken aback by the guardian's blunt answer.
"Why is that?"
"That's my business." Tomoyo seemed to quieten down again at Sakura's clipped tone. It was obvious that she didn't want to answer anymore questions.
"Hey guys what do you think?" Syaoran asked stepping out of the bathroom, not noticing the tense atmosphere as he walked over to them. He was wearing a plain green sweater and grey pants.
"Nice Syaoran." Tomoyo answered honestly.
"Do you guys want some tea or something?" Meiling asked as she made her way into the room.
"No thanks we're ok." Tomoyo was the one to reply, while Meiling froze when she noticed the clothes that Syaoran was wearing.
"Uh. I hope it's ok if I wear this Wei gave it to me to wear." Syaoran said awkwardly, obviously noticing the girls look when she had seen the clothing, but Meiling merely shook her head.
"It's ok." She muttered. There was a knock at the door before it burst open.
"Hey Meiling I'm here!" A boy with black hair and red eyes like Meiling almost bounded in.
"Liang." Meiling looked shocked, as if her day couldn't have gotten any worse.
"Hi Meiling...Who's this and why is he wearing the sweater I gave you."
"Uh..." Meiling was at a loss for words.
