Harry Potter and the First Storm

Chapter: XXVII

By Fate we're United!

Torrents of water, spheres surrounded her and her familiar floating above the park, full, drowning them. She could barely think straight and her powers just weren't working like they used too.

Ever since she passed her test and transformed her wand, she just couldn't summon their power, and without that power she and her guardian are going to drown horrible deaths.

She could easily see through the water to the world outside. She was above a playground she used to play in as a small child. Well, she supposes at just thirteen years old she isn't exactly an adult, but she has had to deal with a lot in the past two and a half years.

Her head felt light and she felt on the verge of passing out. This strange magic was so familiar to her, but still…? She couldn't think of where she had sensed it before.

She was going to die a hollow and painful death as her lungs burnt with the need of oxygen… NO, she can't give up. She held her star like key in her right hand praying as hard as she can… she needs away, away too…

She closed her eyes in concentration as she felt for her power. She needed away to get rid of all this rain, she needed away to get out of this water filled bubble that's drowning her.

Her eyes flashed open with a blue glow. However, before her mind could even begin to chant she saw some hideous monster with huge horns and scaly grey body with rippling muscles.

However, it just blinked away in just a moment and she shook it off as a figment of her oxygen deprived imagination. After all, she wants to blame something for this magic so why not give it a monstrous face?

She needed out of this, and quick. 'Key of the Star!' she cried out in her mind. It finally listened to her as she created a new spell to release her power a huge golden pentagram with a star in its centre and a moon and sun (smaller) either side burst into existence floating under her feet.

She took in a gasping lungful of air as the water sphere burst away under her power and continued her spell out loud hoping that she could really do this. She held her key out in front of her as she floated in the air wearing her white sailor like school uniform soaking wet. The key just floated above her hands in a fluctuating transparent bubble of gold light.

"With powers burning bright, reveal the staff and shine your light, release!" she cried out, and then a huge gust of wind like white energy swirls and converges on the key making it grow into a pink staff with a yellow star in a pink circle with white wings on the side.

She allowed a small grin of triumph before pulling out a long card from its pouch around her left hip and looking at it. She had no choice as she went to 'turn it'. However, just as she was about to try calling it out a pulse of magic of some kind seemed to spread throughout the city and the rain just stopped leaving the sky clear.

Sakura Kinomoto landed almost painfully back on the ground as she looked up into the clear night sky holding her card in one hand and staff in the other she was confused. Her familiar was released from his confinement and soon landed next to her.

Keroberos is her familiars name and he looked around in just as much confusion as his four paws touched down. He almost looks like a griffin with the whole lion with white wings look he has going on.

"K-Kero, what's going on?" Sakura asked fearfully as something felt off. Sure the cards had been dangerous while capturing them but now she was getting a chill of dread. The cards had never held that sense of malice.

Kero looked up at the young brown haired green eyed girl with a worried expression in his eyes before acting more like the animal he represents and looking around with fierce and protective eyes, his teeth bared.

"I do not know Sakura!" he replied with a strong and fierce voice. "Whoever or whatever stopped the storm was not the reason for it. Keep your guard up Sakura. This is different to all we have faced before!"

"Kero, you're scaring me," she whimpered out in uncertainty. "W-what's going on… do… is it two people attacking us?"

"I do not know," he replied still scanning the park like the fierce guardian he is supposed to be. "Ignore the first attacker, but the second. The second wants nothing but our painful death!"

Sakura flinched. In these past two and half years not once had she thought about the cards killing her? She had never imagined anyone wanting to kill her… not really. However, she could sense it. She could sense the hate, the intent to kill them, she could sense it too, and it terrified her.

She then almost wet herself as that same spiky creature she had seen before stalked out from behind a climbing frame with this sharp toothed grin stretching its ugly muzzle.

However, after him from all over men… human men stepped out of hiding, all with smiles on their faces full of laughter. Their must have been about fifty of them.

"K-Kero?" she asked fearfully. She could possibly deal with monsters, but these. These are people. People out to hurt her. They know who she is and still they want to hurt her. She can just sense their intent to cause her harm.

"Do not worry Sakura!" he replied with a growl that sent a shiver through her spine as she had never seen him so protective before. "Just know this… they are not human anymore, they are creatures of the darkest nights!"

"C-creatures of-of the night?" she whimpered out as some charged forward. However, Kero moved fast shooting out a blast of flames that turned the 'humans' into dust.

Some more 'humans' charged forwards, their faces going all bumpy with fangs and red eyes. Keroberos attacked, his claws digging into the 'humans' flesh. She couldn't even bare to think what they are.

However, she had to step back shaking in fear as more just stalked out of the shadows. She didn't know what to do. Her eyes wide with fear, she almost threw up as she bumped into a cold body and heard the amused hiss before solid arms wrapped around her, pinning her arms to her side.

"Wouldn't want you using that little stick now would we?" a creepy voice whispered amusedly in her ear causing her to shiver in dread.

"FIRE heed my call!" a voice yelled out and she felt the heat but all she saw was her attackers arms dissolve into dust.

She spun round to see a brown haired boy wearing green Chinese designed battle clothes. He was holding a sword as he gave her but a nod of acknowledgement before his sword sliced a 'human' into dust.

Sakura's eyes prickled with tears as her heart beat with fear as even Kero was being overwhelmed by these monsters.

"NO!" she screamed out as her friend Syaoran Li and even her guardian were getting beat. Syaoran was in more trouble though and close to being… a vampire's meal.

Her eyes started glowing as she panicked, first green, then into blue before settling for gold. "I call upon the powers of my star!" she cried out throwing the Fire card she still held in her left hand into the air above where it span an inch above her staff as its wings grew out.

"Ancient forces near and far!" she continued as her magic circle exploded in gold around her feet. However, this time it contained red sparks of light. "Clow card discard your former might, and draw your power from my light, Star Card!"

In that moment all sound seemed to stop with time itself, but less than a moment later Sakura exploded with power as her cards back changed from red to pink and the name Clow was replaced with Sakura and the back held her pentagram.

"Fiery!" she roared out and a fire spirit burst from the card, her eyes full of her masters fury as she blazed on destroying all of the vampires in a simple fly by.

However, the horned monster survived only to find Syaoran's sword sticking through his chest and to fall to the ground dead seconds later.

Sakura let a sad almost pathetic smile grace her lips as she held her very own card, tears spilling from her eyes before she collapsed unconscious. The last things she heard of the waken world was Syaoran and Kero calling her name before she hit dirt and sleep and exhaustion overcame her.

0oo00oo0

"This is pretty cool, right?" Dawn Summers demanded as she sat between Connor and Taloph at the Salem school dinning table they were using, eating dinner after the opening babble all schools seem to have at the beginning of term. In total she counted seven tables, but she understood that Salem isn't the only magic school in the USA; she just got lucky with one of the best.

They had enjoyed… well, she had enjoyed the flying train ride and the weird seats after, but Taloph was nervous and Connor was just… well Connor.

Though, it was Buffy who made the biggest scene… well after Faith made some seriously ugly girl mess her pants for being a bitch.

Well, Ok it wasn't that big of a deal to punch out some ugly guy who happened to be the ugly girl's father when he wouldn't sort out his daughter's misbehaviour. He seems to think racism is a perfectly OK thing. However, Buffy did not.

"Uh, sure," Taloph answered uncertainly. Well, she figured it's a boyfriend's duty to agree with her on most occasions. So he does make a really good boyfriend, and he's really cute and sweet too, plus its fun to cuddle and kiss.

Connor however rolled his eyes. "Sure, whatever. Though, I'll admit watching that huge guy getting knocked out with one punch from a tiny woman like Buffy was the greatest thing I've seen in a while."

Dawn sighed as she scooped up some of the delicious cheese sauce she put on her fish dinner wondering whether Connor is ever going to lighten up. Looking at him he'll need a seriously dedicated woman for that task, or someone needing lightening up too.

It was about twenty minutes later when one of her table's prefects called. "OK, new students if you are finished. We would like to show you to your dorms," she said gesturing herself and a few others, boys and girls as they stood from other tables.

She stood and followed with Taloph and Conner grabbing an extra bit of cherry pie she led them on while munching.

"Nice pet," interrupted a black haired young man as he walked with them petting Artillery. His eyes then travelled to Connor smirking. "See that… girl with frizzy brown hair?" he asked gesturing to a pretty nerdy girl just leaving her table heading their way. Connor just nodded. "Say to her 'nice ass' and she'll… take you too. Your assistants to… learn some cool stuff."

They had all looked over blushing, but when they turned round he was gone. The brown haired girl was quick to catch up with them and smiled in greeting.

"Hi, I'm Hermione Granger," she introduced herself as she walked with them. "You are Connor, correct?" she asked looking at him he nodded.

Sighing Connor spoke. "Nice ass," he said all of their cheeks blushing but Hermione did manage a glare.

"Harry got here before me didn't he?" she demanded in annoyance as she eyed them.

"Black haired, green eyes?" Dawn asked her helpfully getting a nod. "Yeah, he told Connor to say that and you'll take him to some teachers."

Hermione sighed. "Yeah, well he can be a little childish if he feels like it. So, come on, you'll be sleeping in with your teachers, but let me tell you now. They're… only a little bit older than you, and… they can be just as childish as Harry, but if you want to learn some neat 'tricks' they're the right people to see. Come on," she said saying bye to Taloph and Dawn she led him away.

"This Harry is the Calm?" Connor asked after a minute or so of walking.

"The Calm?" she asked looking at him in confusion.

He shrugged with a nod. "I don't know too much about it myself, but he is the Calm before the Storm of Nightmares, the First evil, Terra!"

Hermione paused causing him to pause too. Her face had lost all colour as she looked at him. "H-Harry's t-the Dragon Phoenix?" she asked but did not await any answer. "It all makes so much sense now, but… oh god Connor…! T-this is bad… end of the world bad…!"

"And if you keep talking about it the world will panic," they were interrupted by a young man with pitch black hair and dark eyes wearing a blue gi rolling his eyes. "You shouldn't so brazenly let people know what you know. It could cause panic!"

"Damon, you know about this?" Hermione demanded in annoyance. "Didn't you ever want to tell me? Harry is… he's my best friend."

"And he would have told you in time," he replied shrugging. "Master Harry just wants you and all of his most precious people to live some happiness before you find out that… that you have to fight… fight to save the world!"

0oo00oo0

Sakura groaned as she sat up in bed rubbing her tired eyes free from sleep. Her head hurt a little and she still felt tired, but she rubbed sleep free from her eyes anyway and pealed them open.

She was surprised to see the pretty face of her best friend: Tomoyo Daisouji. Her friend's hair is dark, near black but not quite and she looks as if she has been worrying. She even has tear streaks down her pale cheeks.

"T-Tomoyo…?" she asked, confused. "Where's Kero?"

"Right here Sakura!" came his goofy voice as the little winged lion plushy floated in front of her. "You had us worried for a while. The brat would have stuck around but we had to… well we called Tomoyo here to get you out of your wet uniform and into something dry!"

Sakura blushed as she looked to her friend in gratitude before looking down at her kitty PJ's. "Thanks, Tomoyo, I don't know what I would do without you," she said with a smile for her friend.

"I'm just glad you're alright," she replied looking better as she smiled gently at her best friend. "I still don't know what happened, but I managed to convince your dad that you just weren't feeling well and that I'm staying over to keep you company."

"Thanks, you're the best," she said in relief leaning over and giving her friend a quick hug before pulling back.

"So… what happened anyway Sakura?" she asked, her worry back though only a little now. "Kero won't tell me. He said I should wait until you wake up."

"We were attacked by demons," was Kero's quick response, which shocked and scared Tomoyo but Sakura just flinched. "Normally having a large concentration of magic around such as the Clow… or Star cards would give a demon pause and normally they wouldn't bother as it's too risky.

"Now, under certain circumstances they'll risk this such as a Hellmouth or area where the Veil to a demonic plane is weak. However, this is neither the Hellmouth nor an area where the Veil is weak. In fact, the Veil is quite powerful here because of the powerful magic's in the area."

"T-then what does that mean?" Sakura asked, her cheeks going paler.

He just looked away sighing. "It means that you are NOT to invite anyone in the house. NEVER say come in," he began as he turned back to them his little eyes completely serious. "Crosses work, holy water, sunlight and fire, but that is only good for vampires and very few demons. There are thousands of different species of demon.

"Sakura… this isn't a game anymore. Someone or something sent those monsters after you!"

Sakura blanched and felt queasy. "B-but what have I done. I haven't bothered anyone," she reasoned trying not to panic as fear captured her heart.

"I don't think it's about what you've done…" Kero began, but Tomoyo interrupted taking her friends hands.

"It's about what you could do," she said her voice quivering a little as Kero nodded in agreement.

"B-but… I-I don't understand, Kero?" she whimpered out trying to stop shaking.

He sighed as he wiped away a stray tear from her eyes. "Believe it or not Sakura but you have the makings of a great hero. Heck, you've saved this town on many occasions from the Cards."

"S-something wants to-to stop me so I can't stop it?" she asked with a quiver to her voice.

Kero shrugged his little shoulders. "I cannot be certain, but it seems highly likely. You saw what you were capable of doing to large numbers with a single spell. You are dangerous to someone on the wrong side."

"I'm dangerous," she whispered with wide eyes never having thought about it before. She is dangerous, and now some evil wants her out of the way. "W-what can I do… I maybe… I may have powers but-but… I can't really fight this a-alone can I? If… if they come back dad, Touya or even you Tomoyo could get hurt!"

Kero just nodded looking sad. "You have heard the rumours of other… powers around the world haven't you?" he asked and she nodded sadly as things like that just end up in her favourite section of the tabloids: the conspiracy theory section. It's not very big or well reported but its amusing because she had noticed that she had been 'reported' on.

"W-we have to leave don't we?" she asked, her face expressionless but her eyes held hurt and longing as she looked to her friend.

"Unfortunately," he agreed sadly. "Y… you… Sakura… I think this is a good time to tell your dad. It will be better for him and you in the long run if he understands why you're leaving. Don't just go."

Sakura just squeezed her eyes shut tight as she finally lost her own self control and broke down into tears, sobbing she was immediately pulled into Tomoyo's embraces as she couldn't stop. She felt her friends silent sobs join her and held on tight not wanting to let go… not just yet.

The next morning they would wake up together having cried themselves to restless dreams.

0oo00oo0

"Rose?" Ginny said as she entered the apartment she's been sharing to stay away from her nagging mother and annoying brother. However, the other red head didn't respond as she stood wearing some green hipsters, white trainers, and white top with grey jacket staring out of the large window.

"Rosette!" she tried again startling her and smiling.

"Oh, Gin… sorry," she answered sheepishly, though it was clear she was on the verge of tears as her eyes watered.

Ginny was quick to go to her and give her a hug. "Rose, what's the matter. I expect Harry to mope sometimes but never you."

Rose laughed as she pulled out of the hug. "It's OK, its just… I think the Storm is attacking random powers."

"Random powers?" she asked in reply looking baffled.

"People with potential… the potential and power to fight," she said sadly rubbing the tears from her eyes. "And now… I can hear this one prayer… this one person who believes in life so strongly. It's not like the few others I can occasionally hear. This is so loud. It's begging for help out of a desperate situation."

"Then maybe you should answer," Ginny replied startling Rose. "I know you can't help everyone, and neither can I, but maybe… maybe we should sometimes. Not just for them but for ourselves too or we'll end up hurting even more. I may not have your sense of perception but I trust and love you."

Rose gave a watery smile as she eagerly accepted Ginny's lips on her own for a short moment before pulling back. "And I love you too. You'll stay and take care of the girls?"

"Of course," she agreed smilingly. "You know I love them too, but take someone with you, please!"

Rose laughed with a smile. "Vanille lets go," she commanded and said young lady fell ungracefully from the ceiling causing Ginny and Rose to burst out laughing.

"I thought… augh," Vanille moaned as she climbed up to her feet. "One day I will sneak up on you, I swear it!"

"Yea yeah," Rose replied dismissively waving her hand before taking Vanille's. "Well, anyway, we're going to… hmm… I think its somewhere near Hogwarts if it isn't the school."

"Well you girls have fun," Ginny said waving them off as they disappeared in a flash of blue wind. "So the girls are with Hermione for the next hour I'll have to find something to do… ah whatever, I'll go find them now. I haven't hung out with Hermione in a while."

0oo00oo0

Rose and Vanille re-appeared outside of the Hogwarts castle gates and Rose nodded to herself in thought as she let go of Vanille's hand. The call for help is most certainly coming from inside. She had to wonder who it is, but more importantly why they seem so scared.

Turning her head to the side Rose watched as Vanille continued pounding a crying, whimpering auror while several more lay unconscious and bloody and others stood shaking with their wands out but too petrified as Vanille took out all the better aurors first like they were nothing.

Rose rolled her eyes as Vanille was giggling and mocking them for getting trounced by a teenage girl without magic. Though, Rose inwardly admits it's quite amusing.

"Enough already," she said clicking her fingers the gates tore off their hinges and before the remaining aurors could think they had twisted metal wrapped around them and they were trapped on the ground.

Vanille pouted as she dropped her victim… umm… enemy to the ground whimpering and crying. "Spoil sport, they started it attacking while our backs were turned, not knowing who we are."

"Yea… whatever, lets just go," Rose answered as she walked up towards the school at a leisurely pace, eyes and all senses scanning the place for threats, but given the Ministries pathetic-ness they won't find much if anything.

"So, Vanille, have you ever wondered who controls Hogwarts?" Rose asked as they came to the closed and sealed Entrance Hall doors.

"Well I hadn't," she replied looking curious.

Rose grinned. "Why me of course," she chimed laughingly as the castle doors seal just broke as if it had a layer of glass over it that easily shattered to just Rose's presence.

"Girl, you are fucking awesome!" Vanille declared as the huge doors opened to admit them.

"Hmm… yeah but I didn't expect them!" she agreed gesturing to the thirty or more aurors baring their way with wands at the ready. "Step aside gentlemen or I will step on you!" she commanded and they had the presence to at least be cautious and not just attack.

"Who are you?" the lead auror stepped forward, his eyes scanning the two unarmed girls. However, unarmed or not he could tell from years of experience that these two alone should be considered highly dangerous, but together?

"Oh, my apologies," Rose spoke; mock bowing, but her eyes never left the auror. "My name is Rosette Trance, and this is my sister Vanille," she introduced them both. "We are here on business that does not concern you or your men as far as we know so I suggest you leave the castle or we may be forced to evacuate you ourselves."

The auror snorted as he flicked his wand shooting down a stunner, which neither girl even twitched about. It hit them both, but all it did was breeze about their clothes. The aurors all gasped and took quick steps back as neither girl even looked drowsy.

"W-what do you want? How dare you come here," the lead auror spoke, his voice now starting to show signs of fear. "W-wait until the Minister…!"

He trailed off chocking as Vanille had swished away to appeared in front of him her left hand crushing his throat with the simplest of ease. The rest of the auror were clueless and rightfully terrified. Rose however, she smiled and walked slowly up the steps as if nothing about the scene seems odd, and to her it isn't.

"Now little boys why don't you drop your little sticks before I drop you," Rose said cheerfully as she looked around the hall. It seemed so awful and dreary to how she remembers. "And when I say drop you you filthy purist scum. I mean drop your heads from your necks!"

Then swiping her hand out three auror grabbed at their necks in panic as red marks appeared they began chocking. The more Rose squeezed her hand closed the more it hurt and squished their necks.

It took the remaining aurors seconds to obey and surrender. It's either that or to die a horrible death. Rose smirked as all their wands burst into flames and ashes. Then she threw her captives with her magic pinning and binding them and the others to the far wall.

Vanille grinned as she just dragged the leader by his hair to the Great Hall doors as Rose smashed them open the auror proved a useless shield from the spells flying at them. However, Rose's shield held with ease allowing them to see into the hall.

The whole student body and faculty had attacked, but it was quite obvious by the mostly harmless spells bouncing off Rose's shield that they're being forced to attack.

It took only a minute for everyone to realise that they weren't doing anything but wearing themselves out. Rose and Vanille just smiled as they entered to see the tables had been moved to one side and the teachers stood between the students and at the teachers head: a pug by the name Dolores Jane Umbridge! She was actually cowering behind students.

"How dare you attack my school?" Umbridge hissed out in fury even though she was certainly scared, Rose could almost smell her fear. Her fear was even greater than the students.

"Your school…?" Rose asked in amusement. "No no no," she said shaking her head and wiggling her finger like a scolding teacher might a preschool kid. "I just conquered it so until I leave, it's my school!" she chimed in happiness.

"Get out!" Umbridge screeched. "When Minister Fudge hears about this you'll be sorry!"

"Blah blah blah," she retorted mockingly. "I might not kill you if you be a good little racist bitch!"

"How dare you speak to me like that, who do you think you are? I'm the Headmistress of Hogwarts!" she roared out childishly.

Rose just rose an eyebrow as she giggled. "No you're not… you're a power hungry bitch who cares not for any student at this school. The true Head Teacher would be standing in front of the students to protect them with her life, like McGonagall, Flitwick and Sprout, not hiding with them like you!"

"You filthy little Mud blood…!" Umbridge screeched but paled as lightning and thunder crashed in the enchanted ceiling.

"Better," Rose said smilingly. "Keep that trap of yours shut bitch and I won't have to seal it shut," she laughed as her eyes scanned over to McGonagall. "Professor, please tell me what the heck is going on?"

McGonagall nodded as she eyed the two extraordinary girls before speaking. "Ever since Umbridge was given the school she makes change after change even authorising the teaching of the Unforgivables, and allowing the practice of the torture curse on each other.

"However, t-the worse hasn't happened yet. She and the Minister have conspired to get the pure blood population in Great Brittan up by… they created a lottery for all pure bloods to enter… well they're entered by the Ministry using the censers. Its not meant to start until next week but… they've put all the children in it, and those involved have to do it publicly too. I-I… I've made some plans to evacuate most of the school but when the aurors had shown up… I couldn't risk it. I've been trying to get word to Albus Dumbledore, but communication outside of the castle is harder than outside of the UK."

"I see," was her soft reply as she let this knowledge sink in. Her eyes then turned to some Slytherin's. "You…" she said pointing at Malfoy. "Does Voldemort know about this?" she demanded causing many flinched at the name.

He just sneered at her. "I can't communicate outside of the castle either and I have no idea whether this thing is public knowledge yet."

She turned her eyes to the students until they rested on the crystal dazed eyes of a blonde haired Ravenclaws. "These lottery draws have taken place?"

"Y-yes…" she stammered looking truly downtrodden. "T-they… every girl in this hall will… will be… by adult men."

Rose's eyes narrowed as she gestured the blonde girl to her. The blonde didn't hesitate to slide into Rose's arms. "What is your name?"

"I-its Luna Lovegood," she spoke timidly.

"No one is going to touch any one who doesn't want to," Rose spoke commandingly. "If you want out of the school, go and get your stuff, McGonagall, that means you and the teachers too. We're leaving in twenty minutes!"

A lot of students went to leave, but stopped as Umbridge fired at Rose and Luna. "You won't take our breeding stock, and the money we're making for giving some men the virginity of children!" she laughed but stopped as her killing curse was caught by the bare hand of the copper haired girl and crushed into nothing, her eyes, fury beyond fury.

The students all watched in mesmerised awe as Vanille started the pounding to end all poundings. She was actually throwing the woman around like she was a weightless ragdoll. However, Rose was quick to remind them to grab their stuff. Though, she was sad to note that the Slytherin's weren't being smart and were staying. She'll just have to get a message to Voldemort and his minions so if they care for their children they can save them.

It was fast work getting them all out of the school, and Vanille and Rose were about to follow suit with Luna when they saw an odd sight in deed. It was a blonde haired girl wearing Slytherin robes with a bound and gagged brunette, and younger girl with light brown hair struggling and floating behind her with three school trunks.

"We want out too," the blonde spoke with a cold glare at the other girls as they struggled to protest. "I'm Daphne Greengrass, the one with brown hair is my younger sister Astoria, and the other is my best friend Tracey Davis."

"Umm… your sister and friend don't seem too keen on leaving," Rose commented as she looked them over. "In fact, it seems like they want to stay."

"Well… that's a shame because they're coming anyway," she answered matter of fact. "They'll thank me someday," she finished with a shrug, her cool, frosty eyes staring at her sister and friend. "I'm sorry to say I doubt our parents love us enough to save us from this humiliation and public rape. I had already begun my own escape plans but this way is better."

Rose shrugged. "Well I do love a strong babe who will kidnap her own sister to save her. That's real sweet of you."

"I'm not sweet," she retorted.

"I like spicy too. Its kind of… feisty," she retorted, which actually got a blush from Daphne before they all disappeared in a swish of blue.

0oo00oo0

Sakura had gotten dressed that morning in one of the many battle outfits Tomoyo had made her. Its one she hadn't worn before. It's black and red, a dress with hot pants under with splits down the sides. She has fingerless fighters' gloves in black and crimson half boots. It only comes to half her thighs and is designed to be durable as well as element resistant. It has red wings on the back and a rounded neckline with red. Its look is a cross between a samurai kimono, and ninja suit and a Chinese battle dress, (though shorter for better movement when magic is involved. Her hair is just tied nicely with a red ribbon, her star key now attached to a black collar around her neck.

She chose this as it's a scorching day and it's the lightest of her battle wear. The rest of the clothes had been packed in a suit case which she shrunk with the shrink card and placed in the yellow pocket belt around her waist for safe keeping.

Kero was hanging on to her belt pretending for now to be a stuffed toy while Tomoyo was bringing up the rear as she entered the kitchen lounge area where her father and brother were eating breakfast. There with them is a serious looking Julian Star, her brother's best friend and Sakura's second guardian.

"Sakura?" it was her brother Touya who spoke looking at her his blood just seemed to freeze and he almost chocked on her name. He didn't know how, but he knew she had made a choice that would hurt.

"Oh, good morning Sakura, Tomoyo, are you both feeling good this morning?" her father was quick to jump in not having noticed anything wrong but his daughters weird clothing choice, but then having Tomoyo around it was bound to happen.

"We're… good," she answered and before he could interrupt continued before she lost her nerve. "Dad… we need to talk, and we need to talk now. I don't care whether you're late for the university, understand."

"Of course," he was quick to agree as he realised this is serious. "What is it Sakura, you can tell me anything."

She took a deep calming breath. "I have to leave… and…" she stalled at his confused look and held back her tears. "I… I don't even know if I can ever come home again, but I have to leave!"

"Don't be silly Sakura, why would you have to leave?" he asked baffled and worried. He looked at his son for support but Touya just looked away with fear in his eyes.

She pulled her pendant free as Julian stood and his eyes widened as her stuffed toy floated up waving at him. "Key of the Star!" she murmured as the key started glowing with a transparent golden bubble. "With powers burning bright!" a huge golden circle exploded out from around her feet. "Reveal the staff and shine your light, Release!"

In that moment her father watched in awe as swirls of power formed a staff before the golden light faded away leaving him speechless.

"Dad," she spoke after a few moments of silence. "Something is after me, and… I can't protect the town. So I have to leave and find others with power… maybe we can team up and beat this… evil."

"She is correct," said the winged silver haired man with bare feet wearing purple and white silk flowing robe where Julian had been moments before. However, her plushy had turned into a winged lion and he had been so preoccupied to notice.

"This is Yue," she said gesturing him. "And this is Keroberos, they're my guardians," she finished off timidly.

"This actually explains a lot," he said looking at them both. "B… but you can't just leave."

"I'm-I'm sorry father. I'm leaving whether I have your blessing or not," she replied. "I am not putting the lives of those I care about in danger when they can't even protect themselves. I'm talking about monsters, demons, and vampires' dad! They'll follow me out of the city!"

"Touya!" he quickly turned desperately to his son. "Talk some sense into your sister would you. I don't care about all this, please!"

Touya looked to his father and shook his head tears threatening to fall. "I-I can't because if it were me I don't think I would have had the guts to confront you." He turned a watery smile to Sakura. "I also know we couldn't stop her. Just remember squirt to take care and Yue… Julian, take care of my little sister, OK?"

"We will," he replied nodding his assent.

"I'm sorry dad," Sakura cried out hugging him before running out of the front door.

Her father ran after her with Tomoyo moments later to see the red card turn pink before huge white wings formed on Sakura's back and she took to the sky followed closely by Kero and Yue. They watched her until she was completely gone before he broke down falling to his knees, crying.

Unknown to them a few of Sakura's classmates had been on their way over to invite Sakura and Tomoyo out shopping. However, all they saw was Sakura fly away with a lion and some winged man. They didn't know how they knew; they just knew that they wouldn't see Sakura for many years, which is why tears escaped their eyes.

To Be Continued…