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Chapter 7: The Turquoise…

The Next Day

"Sakura, wake up already. We'll be late if you won't get up now," Syaoran shook her gently but Sakura turned her back on him. Syaoran could not help but smiled at Sakura's childlike behaviour when she was in slumber. He moved towards Sakura and hugged her tightly. Sakura snuggled into his arms when Syaoran blew her ears. Sakura chuckled and got up slowly and looked at Syaoran who loosening his arms from Sakura, "Why did you do that?"

"We're going to be late. Vince will be wondering what we are doing coming so late," Syaoran got up as Sakura frowned with a blush on her face. She got into the bathroom and took a quick bath. Well, quick in women's term. Syaoran had just received a call, informing him his car had reached the hotel. So, they needn't to wait for a cab. Sakura finally got out of the bathroom, wearing a light pink shirt with a denim jacket and a pair of dark brown pants. Her hair was put in a ponytail to make it easy for her to walk in the dig without worrying about her hair.

They walked out the room and left the hotel as soon as possible or Vince will have a longer neck considering how late they are. Syaoran drove as fast as he could to the Zhou's resident. Sheifa was waiting for them at the gate, "Hop in, Sheifa."

"What took you so long? You're not doing anything naughty last night, right?" Sheifa asked as Sakura blushed and turned her face away, "No, I woke up late."

"You don't have to hide it, little cherry blossom. It's okay," Sheifa smiled as Syaoran sighed at his sister's annoying behaviour. Sakura was trying to convince her that they did not do anything naughty last night but Sheifa was giving them a very knowing look. Sakura kept on blabbering while Sheifa nodded with a smile. Seeing that, Sakura tried again to convince her until Syaoran could not take it anymore, "Sheifa, stop it. We do nothing last night. And even if we did anything, it's none of your business."

"Xiao Lang, you're making it worse," Sakura slapped his arm as Sheifa smiled, "I didn't say anything."

"You sure didn't say anything but the look on your face says everything," Syaoran said as he turned left when he saw a signboard. He parked the car with Sakura and Sheifa followed suit. The dig looked gloomy from where they stood. Sakura was a little scared to see how dark the dig was, "Are we going in there?"

"No, Vince is outside. I'll show you," Sheifa said as she led the way to a tent beside the dig. Sakura was so scared that she did not realize there was a big tent beside the dig. Who could blame her, right? It's her phobia and it was due to Touya's favour for scaring the hell out of her. Syaoran smiled at Sakura who could not help but clung to her husband. They reached the tent and went inside to see a very unexpected view.

"Vince, what the hell happened here?" Sheifa's angry voice was heard. She wasn't mad at him. She was so furious to anyone who'd done that to Vince, her beloved husband. Vince tried to get up but couldn't. Sheifa came to him and helped him to get up. Sakura and Syaoran, on the other hand, were clueless to the view in front of them.

"Someone knocked me from behind and tried to take the mirrors away. Thank goodness the mirrors are safe," Vince said as Sheifa was suddenly on the verge of tears, "Are you trying to say the mirrors are more important than your life, Vince Zhou?!" Vince flinched at the tone that Sheifa was using on him.

"I'm sorry, Sheifa. I didn't mean it that way but this is what I've been working for. I can't just let it go that easy," Vince looked at Sheifa who hugged him tightly. She was relieved that he was all right. Who knows what she would do if anything happened to Vince. Syaoran looked at Vince with a serious look in his eyes and asked who on earth could be having an eye on the mirrors. Vince tried hard to think if there was any suspicious person that could be the suspect but no one came into his mind.

"Did you see your attacker, Vince Onni-chan?" Sakura suddenly asked with a frown on her face, "I didn't get to see his face. It was too fast."

"He'll try again, you know?" Syaoran said as Sakura and Sheifa looked at the wound on Vince's head. Vince nodded his head in agreement. Vince was cracking his brain to find any clues but nothing came. A gasp was heard as they all looked at the source of the gasp, "What happened in here?" the same lady that Syaoran misunderstood as Vince's mistress came in and looked around the tent, "Naomi, Vince got attacked."

Naomi looked at Vince who was sitting on the chair with a dry blood on his head, "I'll call Alex to come here." She went outside and called Alex immediately. Her nervous voice was heard as she demanded her husband to come to the dig as soon as possible. It took Alex five minutes to arrive there and was shocked to see the mess in the tent, "What the hell happened?"

"Someone attacked me and was searching for the mirrors," Vince explained as Alex yelled in frustration. He looked at Vince and gave him a scolding, "I've told you we need security but you won't listen to me, you stubborn pig. Now, look what happened to you." Sheifa glared at Alex and stood up, "My husband is not a stubborn pig, Alexander Snow! And you will never call him that ever again. He may be stubborn but he's surely not a pig!"

"Oops! I didn't see you there, Sheifa. Sorry," Alex smiled nervously. Sakura and Syaoran looked at the man that just came in and was yelling at Vince. It was very sudden that they stayed silent, not knowing what to say. Alex turned and looked at Sakura and Syaoran. His face suddenly brightened up and shook hands with Sakura and Syaoran, "You're must Li-san and you're Sakura, Fujitaka sensei's daughter."

Sakura and Syaoran nodded as Alex gave them big hug which squeezed the two of them together. Sakura looked at Syaoran who frowned but she could not help but smiled at Alex's outburst, "Nice to meet you, Alex-san."

"Please call me Alex. I don't do well with formality," Alex scratched the back of his head. Sheifa took the collar of Alex's shirt and gave him a scolding for forgetting about Vince who was injured. Alex bowed again and again in front of Sheifa and apologized to the angry wife. Naomi and Sheifa helped Vince to get up and sent him the nearest clinic. Sheifa and Vince went into the room to meet the doctor while Sakura, Syaoran, Naomi and Alex waited for them. Syaoran looked at Alex and asked about the mirrors.

Alex was reluctant to tell at first but when Sakura insisted, he obliged. He told them about the seven mirrors that they were trying to find and were supposed to be put into the museum there. There were seven mirrors with each one having the names according to the colour of the mirrors. The Turquoise, The Sapphire, The Emerald, The Amber, The Topaz, The Ruby and The Amethyst. Syaoran was still not satisfied with his answer. He needed to know where they found out the names of the mirrors when they had no clue what the mirrors would do. Naomi declined the fact that they did not know what the mirrors could do. They knew the mirrors were used to revive the dead centuries ago but what they did not know for certain is the price to pay for using the mirrors or some certain conditions to initiate the power of the mirrors. Syaoran was about to ask them another question when Sheifa and Vince came out off the room. Vince had his head bandaged. After taking the medication, they went back to the dig as Vince was insisting them to go there. The mirrors that they had found were with Alex when the incident happened. Alex was going to analyze the mirrors at the lab. Vince said that they were lucky that the mirrors were not in the tent when he was attacked which got him another scolding from Sheifa. Sakura and Syaoran were given the chance to see the mirrors. The mirrors had a beautiful carving around it but the carving somehow seemed familiar to Sakura and Syaoran, "Clow Reed," Sakura and Syaoran said in unison when their eyes met.

"What do you mean with Clow Reed? Someone you know?" Alex frowned at them as he never heard about Clow Reed. Vince nodded at them as they looked at the mirrors with suspicion and anticipation. Something is going to happen and somehow they do not like the sound of that. It can be something exhilarating or it can be something very gruesome. When it comes to Clow Reed, it can be both, usually.

Sakura was somehow attracted to the second mirror which has a cherry blossom symbol on it which usually does not come in package with any Clow's creation. Sakura touched the symbol while Syaoran was explaining to Alex about Clow Reed. And with Alex's enthusiasm, Syaoran was getting annoyed and restless with Alex harrying him with questions and requesting him to give answers to every question that he could came up with. Syaoran was saved by Sakura who suddenly called for him, "What's wrong, honey?"

"I know where the third mirror is," Sakura said with her eyes unfocused. Syaoran held her shoulders to bring her usual bright emerald eyes but something was not right. Sakura sat on a chair and sighed deeply, "What happened?" Syaoran was worried and with Sakura not saying anything, he became more worried.

"I can show you where it is but I have a request," Sakura looked at Vince and then Alex. Vince and Alex turned to each other and nodded, "You have to give the mirrors to the Li Clan. We have been hunted every time we are found. The Li knows what to do with us. You are to obey my commands. Do you understand?" Sakura's eyes suddenly turned to piercing turquoise hues when she was talking. Vince and Alex could feel the goose bumps when they saw the eyes of Sakura. Syaoran stood in front of her with a stern look on his face, "Who are you?"

"I'm Turquoise. I'm using her body as a medium to talk to you. My greetings to you, Master Li," Sakura sat down on the floor and bowed humbly in front of him, "Give me back my wife."

"Forgive me, Master Li. But I'll return the body when I'm finished. I don't deserve your audacity, Master Li. Now, listen and take action," Sakura glared sharply at him as she stood up. Syaoran did not like the sound of her voice. Sakura was never that cold to him. Even when they were having a fight, she never uses that kind of look on him. It was colder than the end of the world.

"Each mirror has its initiator. Sapphire is the centre. She has no initiator. She will choose her initiator on the final judgment. I can't say any more than that," Sakura said as she walked out the tent. They followed her when Alex blurted out, "If Sapphire is a she, then what are you? Are you a he or a she?" There goes the one million dollar question. Sakura trembled a bit and looked at him incredulously, "Do you think I'm a pervert? Of course I'm a she."

Sakura shot him with another death glare and walked off; leaving them behind, "Talk about mood swing." Alex shook his head and Syaoran finally agreed with something that came out from Alex's mouth.

"Say, Miss Turquoise. How can we find the initiators?" Naomi was curious and finally breathed a word to the mirror that was using Sakura's body as the medium. Sakura turned to her, "That's the secret I have to keep and for you to find out."

She took off again, walking too fast for them to follow, "I somehow starting to hate her." Naomi frowned but still tried to catch up with Turquoise. Sheifa smiled while Syaoran was getting impatient. What had happened to Sakura? It is okay for her to leave her body for a long period?

"Another thing, the mirrors will not be activated unless the mirrors have sensed their initiators. Meaning, without the presence of the initiator, the mirror will stay dormant. The third mirror is the last one in France, the other four mirrors are in the place we were created," Turquoise said as Sheifa opened her mouth and asked, "Are you saying there's another initiator with us?" Sakura shook her head, denying Sheifa. Sheifa was not satisfied with her answer and was about to give her a piece of her mind when she was cut off, "I'm helping you to find the other mirrors, but you'll never find the other if the mirror in your hand does not give the direction. Which mean, you'll have a useless mirror which does nothing but reflects your pitiful faces unless you find the rightful initiator." They were getting annoyed with every word that came out from Sakura's mouth. Her usual cheerful features were ruined by this annoying mirror that can do nothing but says something sarcastically, "I hope her attitude do not rub off to Sakura. She's a bad influence." Alex said as Vince looked at Syaoran who walked very far from Sakura. Vince walked beside him and patted his shoulder, "She'll come back. Trust her. Sakura's a strong girl." Syaoran sighed deeply and nodded his head. Vince was not doing very well in comforting him but at least, he tried. Sheifa saw the worry in Syaoran's eyes. It was not his usual self to show his weakness to other.

Japan

"Uncle Touya is late," Hikari sat warily outside the door of her kindergarten as she waited for Touya to pick her up. She was waiting as water started to play around her eyes. She sniffled when a shadow cast over her face. She looked up and learned the features of the man. The man smiled at her as Hikari was about to run back into the kindergarten when the man caught her arm, "Hey, little girl. Where are you going?"

Hikari was crying when she turned to the man, "Okaa-san said don't talk to strangers. Please let me go."

"Na, na… I'm not a stranger. I know your parents. Your mother is Li Ying Fa and your father is Li Xiao Lang. See, I'm no stranger. And your name is Li Hikari. Am I right?" the man said as Hikari nodded head. She was so trusting just like her mother. The man smiled at her as she smiled back. He squatted in front of her and pulled something out of his pocket, "Here, this is for you. Would you come with me? Your father asked me to fetch you." The man gave her a lollypop. Hikari was about to take the lollypop when she heard someone calling for her, "Hikari, where are you?" Hikari brightened up when she heard the voice and ran towards the voice. The man was too shocked to say anything or do anything. She was too fast before he could do something like grab her and bring her into his car. Hikari was huffing when she met the owner of the voice that was calling for her, "Aunt Hana!"

"There you are. I've been looking all over for you. Uncle Touya and Grandpa Fujitaka are busy, so today I'll take you home," Hana smiled as Hikari jumped happily, "I was talking to an uncle. I don't know him but he knows Otou-san, Okaa-san and me." Hikari pointed at a man who was starting his car and left. Hana frowned and looked at Hikari. She suddenly was overwhelmed with fear. Something was not right about that man. But Hana could not put it into words. The man left so quickly that she could not see his face, "Did he do anything to you?"

"He was giving me a lollypop and said that Otou-san sent him to fetch me but I left him when I heard your voice. Did I do anything wrong, Aunt Hana? You keep on frowning. Okaa-san said when people frown, they are either in thought or angry," Hikari asked with her eyes filled with sadness. Hana kneeled in front of her and hugged her tightly to calm her down, "No, I'm not mad at you. Next time, wait with the teacher. I don't want anything to happen to you." Hikari sobbed and slowly hugged Hana back. The teacher came, still panting for she too went to search for Hikari, "Hikari-Chan, there you are."

"Sensei, gomen," Hikari said as the teacher smiled at her, "Next time, wait with the other children, okay? I can't go around playing hide and seek. Your friends will be worried if you go off like that."

"I'll take her home, sensei. Her uncle and grandpa have things to do," Hana explained as the teacher nodded in understanding, "Daijoubu, Fujitaka-san just call in and told me that you'll fetch her today. You're Akimine-san, right?" Hana nodded and smiled at the cheerful teacher. They bowed at each other and went to the car. Hikari sat beside her, still with her gloomy face, "Ne, Hikari. Let's go eat some ice-cream." Her face went gloomier than before, "I can't eat ice-cream without Okaa-san's consent or she'll cry her eyes out." Hana could not help but chuckled at Hikari's blunt but cute remark, "I promise she'll let it go this one time or we can keep it a secret. Just you and me." Hikari brightened up and nodded eagerly, "I want to have secrets with Aunt Hana. Only friends have secrets together. Are you my friend, Aunt Hana?" Hikari asked happily as Hana nodded with a smile on her face. God, this little girl is really lovable. No one can hate her. I hope nothing will happen to her. She's too precious to everyone. Even to me. I don't think I can lose her.

"Ice cream! Ice cream! Ice cream!" Hikari's little voice was heard as they walked to buy some ice cream. As they were taking their time choosing the right ice cream to eat, Hikari's eyes suddenly brightened up when she saw a big white bear giving out balloons to the children. Hikari slowly pulled the hem of Hana's shirt as Hana looked at Hikari who was looking at her with her pleading eyes. She squatted in front of her, "Is there anything you want, Hikari?"

She nodded and pointed at the balloons. Hana got up and took Hikari's hand in hers and walked to the big bear. The big bear gave her a pink balloon as Hikari laughed happily. She jumped happily as Hana gave an ice cream to her. Hikari licked the ice cream and smiled, "Oishi!!" she ran happily as Hana tried to keep up with her. Hana lose sight of her when she took a turn at a corner. She was panicking but still searched for Hikari. She was calling out for Hikari but no answer was heard. She was getting anxious and worried. She ran as fast as she could while her eyes darted to search for Hikari. Her heart beat were getting faster while her mind could not help but to think about the man that came to pick up Hikari when she was the one with the liberty to do so. As she was running, she caught a glimpse of Hikari's hair. She stopped and saw a man with her. The man was helping her to get her balloon from a tree. Hana ran to her and picked up Hikari and moved away from the man. Hana was about to ask who was he but when the man turned with the balloon, Hana gasped at the man. Her legs gave out as she fell on the ground with Hikari still in her protective arms, "Hana, what's wrong?"

"Hikari, don't freak me out like that," Hana said as her tensed face loosened a bit. Hikari looked guiltily at Hana and hugged Hana tightly, "Hey, what happened?" the man asked as he squatted in front of them, "Uncle Touya, did I do anything wrong?"

"Don't run off like that. I'm so worried. I don't want anything to happen to you," Hana loosened her embrace and tried to smile to assure Hikari that she had done nothing wrong but only she knew how freaked out she had been when looking for her. Touya sighed at them with a warm smile on his face. He hugged both of them tightly. He wanted to ask why Hana was so anxious when Hikari was just about a mile away from her. But seeing the worried face of Hana's, he would ask her later then. They went to Hana's car when Hikari asked Touya, "Aren't you busy, Uncle Touya?"

"I just finished my work. So, I took a walk," Touya explained as Hikari pouted and mumbled, "You have the time to take a walk but no time to take me home."

"I heard that, little Missus," Touya said as Hikari stuck her tongue at Touya, "I'm not your wife. You should call Aunt Hana Missus, not me."

Touya scratched his head with a blush on his face as Hana too blushed after hearing what Hikari said. Touya took Hikari's bag from the car, "Well, we'd better go now."

"Won't you come with us, Aunt Hana?" Hikari frowned as Hana smiled as she got into her car, "Sorry, but I've something I have to finish up before I can come and play with you."

Hikari's eyes brightened up and her eagerness could be seen even without looking at her, "You'll come and play with me?" Hana nodded, giving the assurance to Hikari who would be lonely without her family around. Fujitaka and Touya are her family but without her parents, she knew how lonely Hikari could be. Looking into her bright eyes, she could still see a tint of loneliness. Something that she was used to and something she doesn't Hikari to get used to. It was painful, living on with no parents to take care of her. Her aunt and uncle treated her well, but deep inside she still want to feel the love of her parents. Well, being the only child did not help either. It made her more lonesome and all her feelings were kept inside herself with no place to pour it out. Chikane is her best friend but it just did not seem right to bother her with it. It would only gave her more worries rather than comfort her heart. She could tell the look in someone's eyes. The empathy and sympathy was really unnerving to her.

"I'll come straight to play with you after I'm finished," Hana said and left after Hikari gave her a very surprising kiss on her cheek, "Uncle Touya, you'll make dinner for Aunt Hana, right?" Hikari batted her eyes at Touya who had goose bumps seeing his niece doing something very unusual for herself to do so, "Who taught you that?"

"Aunt Aimi used to do that to Uncle Yukito when she needs him to do the groceries," Hikari said bluntly as Touya mumbled under his breath, "She's a bad influence for sure. I should've guessed she'll be teaching the kids something like that." They walked hand in hand to the house but only came into the house when he agreed to make dinner for the four of them. Touya asked why did she insisted that he cook when it was her grandpa's turn to cook and the answer from her mouth got Touya's blushing and shut his mouth up.

"Yay!!! Grandpa doesn't have to cook today. Uncle Touya will make a beautiful dinner for Aunt Hana," Hikari said when she caught the sight of Fujitaka when he came into the house. Fujitaka smiled his granddaughter's eagerness. He never thought a child like her could be a matchmaker at the age of hers. It had to do with the influence she got from her mother. It was not a bad thing really but something told him that her constant eagerness gave some hope to Touya. He's not being pessimistic but looking back at what his children had been through, it is very unhealthy to give him a false hope. He will not be broken, he will be shattered to pieces and Fujitaka does not want that.

"Hana will have dinner with us then," Fujitaka said with a smile, "Thank you, Hikari for giving me a time-out." Hikari giggled when Fujitaka ruffled her soft hair. Hikari ran into the kitchen to help out. Touya looked at Hikari who was wiping the table with a cloth. He wanted to ask her about what happened to her that got Hana panicking like that. He turned back to look at the miso soup he was making and turned back to look at Hikari. He really wanted to ask but something was stopping him from doing so. He turned back to stir the miso when Hikari was still oblivious to his constant turning. Fujitaka came into the kitchen after taking a bath and saw that Touya was turning again and again with a frown on his face, "What are you doing, Touya? You keep on looking at Hikari. Is there something wrong?"

Touya sighed deeply and looked at Hikari then Fujitaka again and again, which made him helpless. He will have to tell them what was on his mind.

"What happened to you at school? Aunt Hana was panicking when you went missing," Touya looked at Hikari who stopped wiping the table and looked at Touya with an uneasy look. Looking at that kind of expression on the usual happy face of Hikari made the looker more determined to know what had happened that evening.

"Someone came to fetch me. He told me that Otou-san asked him to fetch me but I ran to Aunt Hana when I heard her voice. Am I not supposed to follow that man? he told me that he knew Otou-san," Hikari wrinkled her eyebrows and looked at Touya who was suddenly overwhelmed with anger and worry, "I forbid you from following anyone home except Grandpa, Aunt Hana, Aunt Aimi, Uncle Yukito, Sachi Ne-Chan and me. Do you understand?" Hikari nodded though the visible resent was seen in her eyes. Hikari was a bit unhappy with the way Touya talked to her. It was not her fault entirely but everyone was telling her not to follow anyone when she was the one waiting for her uncle to fetch her. It was unfair.

Somehow she was not feeling happy anymore to the dinner that she had planned. Hana came later that night but Hikari was a bit distant. When Touya was doing the dishes, Hana took her chance and asked Hikari what was her problem and Hikari told Hana exactly what she felt. Hana was trying to think of something to cheer Hikari up.

"You know your uncle loves you so much. That's why he said it that way. He's not mad at you. He was being firm. Not to you but to himself. He's mad that he was not there for you whenever you need him. That's why you have to listen to all his nonsense, okay?" Hana said as Hikari nodded, washing away all her anger to her uncle with every single word that came out of Hana's mouth. She suddenly see how protective her uncle to her. That is the only way that Touya knew to show how much he loves his niece. His only niece.

France

"Are you done yet?" Sakura's voice echoed in the cave as Alex and Syaoran were digging at the most dangerous place on earth. A single wrong step, they would fall and die immediately or at least paralyzed for the rest of their lives, "Will you shut up? I'm trying to concentrate here." Alex glared at Sakura who kept nagging them for the whole two hours. Syaoran was in his own world when he stepped on an unstable rock. Sakura grabbed his arm to stop him from falling, "Goodness, could you be careful, Master? And stop daydreaming. I would never forgive myself if you fall off. I've promised Mistress that I look out for you when I'm in her body. So, get yourself together. I'll return her body later. You're such a baby. Can't you at least be without your wife even for a minute? God, you're such a baby."

"Maybe if you stop nagging, we'll be more focused on the job at hand, Turquoise," Alex was relieved somehow when she grabbed Syaoran. Or else, they'll have Sakura to answer to. Syaoran got himself together and kept on digging as Naomi, Sheifa and Vince looked at them with worry. So, Sakura let Turquoise into her body. He was thinking that Turquoise had forced herself into Sakura's body, "Where is she now?"

"You're asking for Mistress?" Turquoise asked as Syaoran looked at her incredulously, "Who else would I be asking for?"

"She's still in here but asleep. She'll wake up when I leave. Now get to work. You don't want me to get comfortable with this body, do you, Master?" Turquoise smirked as Sheifa frowned at her, "You better stop smirking. I don't need you to contaminate my memories of Sakura."

"And what would you do if I don't, Lady Sheifa?" Turquoise turned her eyes to Sheifa while Syaoran dug faster to find the third mirror. Sheifa was getting pissed off but Vince prevented her from pouncing on the girl that was getting on her nerves. Badly. Alex yelled at them with a mirror in his hands. He had a smile on his face. He was relieved that Turquoise would leave Sakura's body soon. Alex was so happy that he did not see where he was standing. This time Syaoran was quick and grabbed him before he falls into the gap that had sharp rocks pointing at them.

"Alex, you're giving me a heart attack," Naomi said with tears swimming in her eyes. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw her husband nearly fell into the gap, "Sorry, love."

"Let's get out before anything happens," Vince said as they left the cave and went into the tent. Sakura sat in front of the three mirrors and smiled, "Another four and then we'll be free at last." Sheifa looked at the face of Sakura who smiling at talking to herself, "When are you going to leave my sister's body?"

"Well, after you find the initiator of course," Turquoise looked at Sheifa who gaped at her, "You're kidding, right?" Turquoise giggled and smiled brightly, "Of course I'm kidding."

"So, you are capable of making jokes," Alex mumbled but Sakura stood in front of him and gave him a pinch on his shoulder and chest, "Ouch! Stop pinching me! What did I do to you?"

"That's for making fun of my gender and the second one for questioning my capability. I'll be gone for now. See you all later." Turquoise said as Alex stared at her in disbelief, "We'll meet you again?" A smack was heard and this time his head became the victim. Sakura collapsed in front of him and Syaoran quickly took a hold of her. He carried her to chair and put her down. He caressed her face to wake her up. His worry was heard from his voice. Sakura slowly opened her eyes and smiled at her husband. Syaoran could not help but kissed her passionately. He needed to feel her. Needed to feel the Sakura he knew. Needed to replace all the coldness he felt when Turquoise was in her body. Needed to find the warmth that is Sakura.

"Don't ever do that again to me, Sakura," Syaoran panted a bit as he looked at Sakura who was also panting and was a bit in shock. He hugged her tightly as the others smiled at the love in Syaoran's eyes, "But I'll be glad to if you're going to kiss me like that." Sakura giggled but Syaoran gave her a stern look.

"You little vixen," Alex smiled knowingly at Sakura who finally realized she was giving a show to everyone and Syaoran still stared at her with his stern look, "You don't know how scared he was." Sheifa shook her head as Sakura's blush faded and hugged Syaoran tightly, "I'm sorry. I promised I won't do it again. I'm so sorry." Her tears came flowing down her cheeks. She was feeling guilty for making him worried but she was making fun of his worry for her. Syaoran sighed as his face softened.

"Sorry to interrupt your little reunion but where on earth is the place that they were created? That little jinx never say where they were created," Sheifa said with clenched teeth, "Don't worry, Lady Sheifa. We already knew where that is." Alex smiled at her but Sheifa gave him a death glare for calling her Lady Sheifa which really reminded her of that little jinx.

"And would you kindly tell me where before I took the liberty to kill you, Alexander Snow," Sheifa gritted her teeth as Alex giggled nervously, "Japan."

"If they were originated from Japan, how did they are here in France?" Sakura curiously asked as Vince answered it, "I've told you about the mythos about some guy reviving his love, right? Well, it was not a mythos anymore. It was real."

"So, we'll be going home then," Sakura smiled brightly. She was so happy to meet her daughter again. Though she left only for two days, it felt like two years for her. Sakura and Syaoran were told to get back with Sheifa and pack up all their belongings. They were going back to Japan whilst Vince, Alex and Naomi packed up all the things for their research. Syaoran sent Sheifa back to her house to pack up while they went back to the hotel to do the same. They promised to meet at the airport tomorrow.

"Everything went so fast. I'm starting to feel scared. Something is going to happen and it's getting at me. Syaoran, what if something bad happen? Look at Vince. Something worse could happen," her trembling voice was all it took to tell Syaoran how scared she was. Syaoran could do nothing to stop her shaking body. He did the one thing he could which was hugging her tightly, telling her he will be there with her no matter what.

Author's Note: Thanks for reading… meet you again after three weeks…. Review please…

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