"Hello, Toya," Nadeshiko said softly. Toya did not say anything, but he looked at her with a kind of suspicion. Or, it would be better to say that he was looking at the man behind her with a kind of suspicion. The man smiled and held up his hand.

"Please do not look that way at me, Toya," he said with a calming voice. "I am here out of mutual concern for Sakura."

At this, Toya's eyes widened. "Has something happened?" he demanded.

"In a way, yes.." Clow Reed looked solemn. "You do not know much, I know, and this will be hard for you to understand."

"All I need to know, or care to know, is if my sister is in trouble. She is, isn't she?"

Nadeshiko nodded slowly. "The reason you can see us is because the magic given to Yukito has returned to you. Magic is being stolen from Sakura and her guardians, but your power was only transferred."

Clow Reed continued. "Your power was not originally from myself or Sakura, so therefore, it could not be stolen."

"I don't care about the details Old Man," he said. "Just tell me where Sakura is."

"We need to plan our next move," Syaoran said. He stood next to the large, high-backed armchair that Sakura sat in, while Tomoyo stood across from him, and Yukito and Kero stood in front of Sakura. Yukito seemed completely out of place amongst them, though he himself did not notice this difference. He merely stood there, smiling, as he always did.

Sakura groaned. "If I could only find him! I don't know how to track him down; the Cards he stole have completely disappeared from my senses!"

"Their power hasn't disappeared, though," Yukito said with surprising wisdom. "You just simply need to locate the magic they now possess, right?"

Kero shook his head. "It's not that simple. At least, it shouldn't be. The Cards are not released, they have been sealed, just by a different person. Once a Card is sealed, it can't easily be traced."

"If only Eriol was here to help," Sakura said. "I'm sure he would come up with something!"

"But we don't know where he is, or what happened to him." Tomoyo looked out the window. "We don't know if he's alright." Syaoran clenched his fist and sliced the air.

"We don't need Eriol! We don't need anyone but Sakura! She is the Master of the Cards, not Eriol!" Syaoran turned to his wife. "You need to realize this, Sakura! For the sake of the Star Cards, you need to step up and become the Master you are supposed to be!"

Sakura looked at him, then smiled. "Thank you, Syaoran. You're right."

"Jump, Illusion, Flower, Windy, and Firey," Kero said, naming them. "Those are the cards that this Darian Hale has stolen. He has gotten two of the Elements, but has yet to take control of Light and Dark. That, at least, is a good sign."

Suddenly there was a knocking at the door, timid at first, but slightly frantic. Syaoran walked over and opened the door, revealing one of the members of the mansion's staff. "What is it?" he demanded.

"I, uh, I'm very sorry to bother you, Syaoran-sama," she said.

"Get to the point."

"Well, er, you see.."

"SAKURA!" came a shout behind her, making the woman who knocked on the door sigh.

"I told him to wait downstairs, but he won't listen, sir." She was cut off, however, when she was shoved aside, revealing Toya. He stared at Syaoran. It was the first time they had seen each other since the wedding, and needless to say, there was not much love between them.

"Brat, where's my sister?" Toya demanded. Syaoran glared at him coolly before he responded.

"I would watch what you say, Kinomoto," Syaoran said. It seemed to be lightning sparked between the two of them until Sakura intervened, placing her hand through Syaoran's arm and coming up behind him.

When she saw Toya, she blinked a few times, and then smiled. "Toya!" she shouted, throwing her arms around his neck. "I've missed you! How are you?"

Toya returned her embrace briefly before pushing her away gently. "What about you?" he asked, staring at her. Sakura returned his gaze, then looked away. "I knew it! Something is wrong!" Pushing past Sakura he reached for Syaoran, grabbing him by the collar. "What have you been doing? Slacking in your job? I gave up my powers believing my sister would be taken care of, and now all of a sudden I can sense things again!"

Syaoran slapped his brother-in-law's hand away. "It's nothing I have done. Someone else is behind this. You really think I would hurt Sakura like that?" he demanded.

"Okay, calm down you two," Yukito said with a nervous laugh, causing Toya to drop Syaoran and turn, eyes wide, to his old friend. Toya was much, much older, but Yukito seemed as if he had not changed a bit. He smiled. "It's good to see you again, Toya."

"Yukito.. you're back.. I mean, what happened?" Toya asked, approaching his friend.

"That's what we're trying to figure out, actually."

It was Kero's turn to speak up, and he flew up to land on Sakura's shoulder. "Alright, alright! We can't just stand around and talk all the time! We've gotta do something!"

Toya looked at Kero. "So you are alive," he said. This was, incidentally, the first time Toya had actually witnessed the little creature move and speak, though he had always suspected. The man grabbed Kero with one hand, bringing him to his face, ignoring Kero's struggles. "You little sneak.. you're the one who was always stealing food from the kitchen when everyone was gone. I knew there was something fishy about you."

"Yea, whatcha gonna do about it now?" Kero asked, crossing his arms and looking triumphant. Unfortunately, Toya grabbed the scruff of his neck and his legs in two different hands and began pulling playfully.

"What are you going to do about it, you little stuffed animal?" he asked with a grin.

Tired of being handled, Kero sank his teeth into Toya's hand, causing him to drop the Guardian to the floor. "HA!" Kero said as Sakura picked him up.

"Kero-chan, please don't pick fights," she said sternly.

"He started it!" Though Toya was now standing, cleaning one ear out and taking no interest in what was being said.

"Whatever, now that I'm here," Toya said. "I don't know what I can do, but I'm sure I can help."

"Sakura, why don't you ask the Cards?" Tomoyo said, tired of being left out. "Ask them if they can sense the others. And maybe we can find Darian."

"It might work," Kero said. "It's worth a shot, anyways."

A/N: Alright, so the new charger for my laptop came today, enabling me to upload and write once again! So, I thought for those of you enjoying this story, I would give you a treat! Here ya go!