Sakura stood in a garden. It was night. The garden was decorated with tiny lights that flickered and looked like little fairies or fireflies. Then she saw herself, or someone who looked exactly like her walk out of the mansion, hand in hand with Syaoran. They talked, laughed, danced, and then he gently pulled her to him and was about to kiss her. Sakura felt impending danger. She tried to run to the girl who looked like her and pull her away from Syaoran but no matter how fast she ran, she didn't move an inch. Syaoran's lips were centimeters away from the girl's...

But then he let her go and she fell down a dark hole.

Sakura's surroundings immediately changed and she felt as if she were falling down the hole with the girl. Then they landed but the only thing they could see was darkness until a fire burst to life in front of the girl. It circled her and trapped her. Again, like in her previous dream, the man with the sword came forward through the fire and lifted the sword to strike it down on the girl.

Sakura tried to get through the fire to save her look-alike but an invisible barrier was keeping her away. She looked at the man's face but it was in the shadows.

Then as the sword rushed down to the girl's neck, she felt herself being pulled back. Her surrounding's blurred and a bright light blinded her.

When she opened her eyes she was back in her room. Surrounded by a maid, Meilin, the Li sisters, Yelan, and Eriol. They were looking at her with frightful eyes. Then she noticed that all her cards were circling her.

"Are you all right?" Yelan asked her.

She opened her mouth to say 'yes' but her voice was gone. Eriol seemed to have read her mind. "You were screaming in your sleep. Sakura what was your dream about?"

Sakura opened her mouth but again no sound came out. Eriol smiled and apologized.

The maid handed her a glass of water which she gladly took. The cool water soothed her throat. Eriol motioned for the others to leave the room.

When they were gone he said, "I'm really worried about you, Sakura. We all are. From your screams we could tell it must've been terrifying, whatever you were dreaming."

"I- I don't really... I dreamt that someone was about to kill me- or someone who looked exactly like me. No I'm pretty sure it was me they were trying to kill. But last time I was living it, this time I was watching it happen-"

"Hey, hey. It's ok. Calm down." Eriol put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Do you think it was a regular nightmare or a premonition?"

"I don't know. I really wish it is just a dream but somehow I get the feeling that it's more than that." A small tear made it's way down her face.

Eriol sighed. "I don't understand why anyone would want to kill you. But it seems as though you weren't the only one who sensed the danger. So did your cards but surprisingly I didn't sense anything."

There was a knock at the door and Meilin entered. "I know you guys are having an important 'magical people' only talk but breakfast is ready and it would help Sakura calm down."

Eriol nodded and they left Sakura to get ready.

When the three of them arrived at breakfast, the Li's were all there already. Sakura sat next to Eriol and Meilin. She looked around and asked Eriol, "Hey where are Kero and Yue? I haven't seen them since before your arrival." When they had gotten back to their dimension, the others had been so excited that she had to lock herself in her room to get away from all their random comments. She had been so distracted that she never noticed that Yue and Kero weren't there.

"Oh I have sent them on a quest." Eriol and Yelan shared a smile.

"What kind of a quest?" Sakura asked curiously.

"Oh you'll see soon."

Syaoran rolled his eyes. "Again with the cryptic."

"You know you could try to be nicer! He is you're ancestor!" Sakura argued.

"I don't need you to tell me what to do." He glared.

"Somebody has to!" She glared back.

Eriol chuckled. "What happened to you two? You were getting along so well last night!"

"NO, we weren't!" They protested at the same time.

Meilin laughed, "You know, arguing with that isn't going to get you anywhere because we all saw you two!"

Syaoran growled. "Well the only reason I put up with you last night-"

"Put up with me?" Sakura exclaimed. "You're the arrogant one!"

"Oh you are such a little whiner!"Syaoran yelled.

"I'm the whiner? I'm the whiner! You're the one who has to find something wrong with everything!"

Syaoran slammed his hands on the table, "You are impossible! I hope you know that our little truce last night was a one time deal! I was only nice to you because I wanted to get out of there desperately!"

"You call that nice! Then what are you like when you're freakin'-about-to-lose-your-mind-
mad!"

Syaoran growled, "like this." He got up from the table and walked away but not before getting hit by a bread roll that was tossed at him by Meilin.

OoOoO

Sakura and Eriol were in the backyard practicing with the cards. The Li sisters, Meilin, and Yelan were watching, impressed. Using the Firey and Watery, Sakura had put on a show for them. After it was over, they applauded.

Unknown to them Syaoran was also watching the young Mistress's little show.

Just then Kero and Yue walked out from the mansion.

"Kero!" Sakura waved happily.

"We got what you wanted," Yue said to Eriol as he handed him an ancient book. Then as he moved away a young girl, Sakura's age, with dark her and a video camera in her hand, walked out.

Sakura squealed and ran to hug the girl. "Tomoyo!"

"Sakura!" The girl hugged back.

"What are you doing here?" Sakura asked her.

Tomoyo opened her mouth to answer but Eriol beat her to it. "Since I heard about your dreams, I thought you might feel a little lonely here. So, I called up Tomoyo and asked her if she would want to come here and since Kero and Yue were already on a quest, I just asked them to pick her up before coming here."

"Oh thank you Eriol!" Sakura smiled.

"And thank you, Mrs. Li for allowing me to stay here," Tomoyo said sweetly.

Yelan smiled. "It's nothing, my child."

Meilin and the Li sisters gladly offered to show Tomoyo to her room. Tomoyo smiled sweetly at Eriol before leaving with them.

OoOoO

Meilin was walking down the corridor on her way to the kitchen to get the maids to bring up something when she overheard something quite interesting.

"There is a prophecy about them," Eriol said.

Meilin stood against the door of the room in which he was along with Yelan, Yue, and Kero.

"There is?" Kero asked angrily. "It better say that Sakura kicks his sorry butt in a challenge or something!"

"Not quite." Eriol chuckled but there was a hint of sadness in it. "Last night, after seeing the chemistry between those two, something familiar struck me. Then I sent you two to get this book which contains the prophecy. The prophecy basically says 'There will be two who shall triumph against a great evil and together they shall save the world; however while doing so they shall cause each other the pain of a thousand lost lovers.' I haven't fully translated the prophecy because the rest of it seems to be in a different code."

"So they will do great good together but what does it mean 'they shall cause each other the pain of a thousand lost lovers'?" Yelan asked with worry in her voice.

"Nothing good," Yue replied. "They must not know of this."

"I am assuming that there will either be a great sacrifice that will cause them tremendous pain or that they hurt each other... emotionally," Eriol whispered.

Meilin gasped and quickly covered her mouth. She ran before they could find out she had been eavesdropping.

OoOoO

Syaoran was in his outdoor training area practicing with his sword. He concentrated on moving his sword with the grace and deadly accuracy that he had been taught but his mind just wasn't on task today. He sighed and gave up for now. He walked to the little fountain with the statue of a girl and boy, hugging each other. He sat on the side and looked up at the mansion and his eyes landed on Sakura's balcony. He remembered that night that they had 'met' down there. He smiled at the memory.

He couldn't understand what had made him be that forward with Sakura that night. Then he looked down at the fountain and in the water he saw Sakura's reflection. She was beautiful there was no doubt in that. She also had a certain spark in her personality. But she was just so damn contradicting. She was like his exact opposite. They would practically bite off each other's heads if someone left them alone in a room for even a minute!

Then suddenly he saw a red liquid like blood cover Sakura's reflection and make it disappear. He jumped up in fright and blinked only to realize that a red flower petal had fallen in the water.

Red petal?

He looked around. There were no trees or bushes with red flowers. How did that petal get there?

"Looking for something?" came a familiar voice from behind him.

He turned around and calmly answered, "No. What are you doing here Meilin?"

She laughed and sat on the edge of the fountain. "I'm staying here until my parents get back from Europe, remember?"

"I didn't mean that and you know it." He noticed her pale face. "Are you all right?"

Meilin smiled and shook her head. "Yeah."

"Liar. Tell me." He sat next to her.

"I- I heard..."She drifted away in thoughts.

"You heard what?" He asked softly.

"I can't tell you." She sighed.

"You've always been able to tell me anything. Even things I never wanted to know. It's one of your annoying charms." He smiled at her.

She smiled back uneasily. "Well, it has to do with you."

He cocked an eyebrow at her. "It has to do with me but you can't tell me?"

"Well it's complicated and it doesn't just have to do with you."

"Ok... But if you ever feel like talking about it, I'm here." He put an hand on her shoulder.

"Thanks."

They sat there for a while in a calming silence, watching the natural beauty around them until Meilin broke the silence. "Syaoran?"

"Yeah?"

"Can I ask you something?" she asked in an fidgety voice.

He looked at her suspiciously. "It depends... What's the question?"

"Have you... ever... thought about falling in love?"

Syaoran stared at her speechless. He opened his mouth to say something but nothing came out.

Meilin gazed in his eyes searching for an answer. He sighed and looked down. "I don't know. I don't think I ever will fall in love."

"I don't think that's true."

He looked at her and she was smiling.

"In fact I know for a fact that one day you will fall in love."

He smirked and said sarcastically, "Did you read that in some ancient prophecy or something?"

"Or something." She smirked.

Now curious, Syaoran asked, "Meilin what's going on?"

Her eyes became clouded and she hugged him. Syaoran was caught off guard. "Meilin you're scaring me what's going on?"

"Promise me something." Meilin let go of him and there were tears running down her beautiful face.

"What?"

She started sobbing and couldn't continue. Syaoran hugged her. "Meilin what's wrong?"

"Meilin?" Xeifa asked. "What's wrong honey?" She walked up to her and pulled her up.

Meilin just continued sobbing.

"What did you do to her?" Xeifa accused Syaoran.

"Nothing! I have no idea what's going on! And why am I always accused for everything!"

Xeifa shook her head and let Meilin back into the mansion.

Syaoran's eyes landed on Sakura's balcony again. "Ever since you came here, everything's turned upside down."

OoOoO

The rest of the Li sisters left Sakura's room to go find out what had happened to Meilin and Xeifa and also to give Tomoyo and Sakura some time to catch up.

"So how have you been doing?" Tomoyo asked.

Sakura smiled. "Ok, but it's a lot better now that you're here."

Tomoyo giggled. "Why did Eriol say you were having a bit of a trouble with things then?"

Sakura looked at the floor. "I've been having some weird dreams."

"Weird?"

"Well in the dream somebody is trying to kill me."

Tomoyo gasped. "Are you sure it's not just a regular nightmare?"

"I doubt it. I've been having them too often."

Sakura explained the dreams to Tomoyo in detail, and when she was done Tomoyo asked, "So you think the killer in your dreams is Mrs. Li's son?"

"No! Ye- I don't know!"

"Is he cute?"

Sakura stared at her speechless. Did she actually just ask if Syaoran was cute? What was she suppose to say? 'Oh yeah he's a total hottie but he is so darn cranky all the time'? No, she couldn't say that, even if it was to her best friend.

"Sakura?" Tomoyo waved her hand in front of her face. "Hello?"

Sakura shook her head and smiled at her friend. "Hi."

Tomoyo eyed her suspiciously. "You know you never answered my question but I guess there's no need."

"Why?"

"Because you're blushing, which means you do think he's cute, which means you like him!" Tomoyo squealed.

Boy did she get the wrong impression. And she wasn't blushing, was she? Sakura shook her head and said, "No, no, no, no, no! That is so far from the truth it's like on the other side of the planet! I don't like him, not one little bit, no! I don't! I mean he's cranky, he argues with me all the time, he is so fun-deprived, and he is just too uptight-"

"Sakura?" Tomoyo had on a big grin.

"Yes?" Sakura looked up at her.

"You're babbling."

"I am?"

"Yes, and you know what that means?" Tomoyo's grin got bigger.

Sakura feared seeing that. "Something tells me I don't want to know."

Tomoyo giggled. "All right then. I won't tell you." She got up and walked to the window and looked out.

Sakura turned around on her bed. "Well, now you made me want to know."

Tomoyo giggled and looked at something amusing outside. "Sorry, honey, I'm not going to tell you. But I think somewhere deep, deep, deep, deep in your subconscious you already know it."

"Know what?"

Tomoyo laughed and turned around. "That maybe you're falling for this tall, dark, handsome, and broody guy and it's scaring you and that is why you are having these nightmares."

"No! Tomoyo that is rediculous! I am not falling for him- wait. 'Tall, dark, handsome, and broody?' You don't even know what he looks like."

Tomoyo giggled. "Actually I think I just caught him staring at your balcony window."

Sakura ran to the window and looked down but there was no one there. "How do you know it was him?"

"Just a hunch." Tomoyo let out a dreamy sigh. "Oh I can't wait to meet him. Then I can start my plan to get you two together and making you happy, Sakura."

"I already am happy and there is no way you are getting him and me together!" Sakura looked out the window again.

Tomoyo observed her friend closely and smiled. "So what do you do around here for fun?"

Sakura looked at her a bit dazed. "Oh, well I've only been here a few days and things have just been popping up."

"Well then lets go outside and wait for a few more things to pop up."

"You're weird" Sakura let herself be dragged out of the room.

OoOoO

Eriol was walking to the dining room when somebody ran up to him.

"Hi Eriol."

"Hello Meilin." He smiled at her. Eriol noticed her anticipation. "Is something wrong?"

"No. Well yes." She stopped walking. Eriol stood beside her waiting for her to continue. "I sort of overheard the conversation you were having with the others earlier about ... the prophecy." She looked down at the ground in shame.

Eriol chuckled. Meilin looked up at him in surprise. "You're not mad?"

"I thought that it was you hiding behind the door." He grinned.

"You did?" Meilin gasped. "So is it true? Are Sakura and Syaoran destined to be star-crossed lovers! Are they going to fall hopelessly in love but never be able to be together!" Meilin looked at him with tears and anticipation in her eyes.

Eriol chuckled. "Are you trying to become a romance novelist? I'm afraid not, Meilin. I read some more of the text and as it turns out, Sakura and Syaoran are not the people in the prophecy."

"Oh." Meilin almost sounded disappointed but then cheered up. "That means that when they do fall in love, they will be able to be together!" She squealed and ran away yelling, "Thank you, Eriol!"

Eriol smile immediately went away. "I'm sorry for lying to you Meilin but it is best if you don't know the truth. I must do everything in my power to stop them from falling for each other."

"Falling for each other?" asked a feminine voice from behind him. Eriol turned around and came face to face with Tomoyo and Sakura.

"Oh, I meant falling for each other's tricks! You know how Syaoran and Kero are constantly fighting."

Sakura laughed and Tomoyo smiled politely. "Yes they are. Oh Kero told me that he even threatened Syaoran to stay away from me! Can you believe that!" Sakura laughed harder.

Sakura looked between Eriol and Tomoyo and noticed they were just smiling. "Um, I just remembered I left something in my room. Would you excuse me? I'll be right back Tomoyo." Before she could get an answer, Sakura nudged Tomoyoand ran back towards her room.

Eriol and Tomoyo looked at each other awkwardly. "Is everything all right?" Tomoyo asked.

"Yes. Why wouldn't it be?" Eriol smiled.

"You seem worried about something." Tomoyo's eyes told him that she was truly concerned. "And that thing you said about stopping them from falling. I know you didn't mean Syaoran and Kero. You were talking about Sakura and Syaoran weren't you?"

Eriol looked at her uneasy. He sighed. "I foresee great heartbreak for them."

"Why?" She frowned.

"I-" He looked around to make sure nobody was listening then leaned in to whisper. "I have read a prophecy about them that says they will cause each other great heartache."

Tomoyo gasped.

"I shouldn't have told you that." Eriol shook his head and started pacing. "I don't know why I did."

"Are you sure the prophecy is about them?"

"I am positive. It has already been set in motion. I'm afraid that very soon they will become tangled in this messy web and then just ruin their lives-"

She put a hand on his shoulder, "You can't protect them from Fate. You have to let it take its course and let them make their own choices about falling in love." She smiled smiled at him. "Eriol, life is about taking chances. It's about believing in the possibility even though life has given us every reason not to. It's not about the future, it's about the moment. If you ask me, I would prefer to have even known what great love was like and then lose it, then to have never known it at all. Your prophecy only says of the pain they will cause each other but what about the good things? What about the thing they could learn about life, love, and themselves from taking that chance? There would be no good without the bad and if the pain afterwards is as great as you make it sound, then just imagine how amazing their love will be like. And besides, maybe if their love is great enough it can even defy the stars."

Eriol smiled. "Such wisdom from someone so young." She blushed. "You talk about love with such a passion. Have you ever experienced it?"

Tomoyo shook her head. "No, but I'd like to think that when I do, it will be a magnificent thing that I will never forget."

Eriol smiled at her and nodded. "I hope the same for you."

OoOoO

It was late in the evening and all the girls were gathered together for tea. The girls started laughing as Meilin made another joke about Sakura and Syaoran being in the closet together during Eriol's test, yet again.

"Ok that's like the tenth time you've made that joke in the last five minutes Meilin. Can you drop it now?" Sakura smiled uneasy.

Meilin giggled. "I'm just teasing you! It's only us girls anyway."

Fanren smirked, "Yeah besides, we all think you and my brother would make the perfect couple!"

Sakura scrunched her face. "What would make you think that? We're like total opposites."

"Yes but opposites attract!" Feimei pointed out.

Sakura looked to her best friend for help. Tomoyo who was laughing just shrugged and said, "Sorry Sakura, but I kind of agree with them. I saw they way you two were looking at each other during dinner and I must admit there is definitely something going on there."

"We didn't even look at each other once!" Sakura exclaimed. "Ok so maybe once or twice but I wouldn't call it looking it was more like glaring!"

They all laughed. "That's true," Fuutie shook her head.

Something knocked against the window. It sounded like a little pebble hitting it. "What is that?" Sakura asked as she grabbed Tomoyo's arm and hid behind her.

Xeifa looked at her and laughed. "Shouldn't it be the other way around? I mean you're the one with the magical powers. Shouldn't you be protecting her instead of using her as a shield?"

Sakura looked at her sheepishly.

Meilin looked out the window and giggled. "It's nothing. I'll be back in 5 minutes." She opened the window and climbed out.

"You sure that's enough time?" Fanren yelled after her sarcastically. Fuutie started giggling uncontrollably.

"Uh... What's going on?" Sakura asked confused.

Feimei grinned. "Meilin's down there meeting her lover boy."

"Lover boy?" Tomoyo asked.

"She didn't tell me she had a boyfriend! And all this time she's been trying to set me up?" Sakura huffed.

Fuutie's giggles slowed down enough for her to say, "Well, it's kind of a secret romance thing she's having with the neighbor's son." Then she shook her head and fell on the floor, giggling again. "SECRET ROMANCE!"

"Well I don't think it's a secret anymore." Tomoyo smiled.

Meilin climbed back in the window.

"Well, well, well." Sakura said as she put her hands on her hips. "Care to tell us who he was?" she smirked.

Meilin blushed and looked down.

OoOoO

The fires were getting higher and hotter. They started chasing after her. She ran. She didn't know where she was but everything seemed dark.. It was an old house that seemed like it was about to collapse on her. She ran faster. The walls seemed to be alive and evil, as if they were trying to pull her in and swallow her. She ran out of the house but instead of being free she suddenly found herself in the middle of a maze.

The fire caught up to her but stopped 5 feet from her. Suddenly it wasn't even that hot. In fact, it was cold. Then the fire rose to the sky and slammed down on her. She closed her eyes and curled into a ball, preparing herself for the pain that was about to come down on her but she didn't feel the burn.

She opened her eyes and she looked around. She was still in a maze garden but it wasn't the same one she was just in. She looked down and saw herself in her pajamas. No wonder she was cold. Had she dreamt it all again? Did she sleep walk out of the mansion and into this maze? Was the maze on the Li grounds?

A twig snapped behind her. She whirled around and saw Syaoran standing 10 feet from her. He looked different. He looked evil in his black shirt and jeans. Then she noticed that he had his sword out. She gasped remembering the dream. She looked from the sword to him. He had on a menacing, smirk. He raised a brow as if challenging her to stay. She screamed and ran away from him twisting and turning in the maze, going deeper and deeper into it, away from the mansion.

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