Hi!! Thanks so much for waiting patiently on this chapter. It kinda threw me off when I saw I had already updated Precautions, I thought it was chapter 13 and was about to put it up again. Well I didn't and here you have the thirteenth chapter, Revelations of the Lake. I'll try to update Wolves Curse and Bridge of Lakes on Friday. Love y'all for reviewing!! Enjoy!!


Bridge of Lakes

Sakura woke up in the middle of the night. She shifted her gaze outside and her breath was taken away by the beauty of the scene. The darkness outside made the stars-golden and fluorescent- shine all the more brighter. In the distance she could see the lights of the city as people still went about their business. It would be wonderful to go out and see what they did every day. She climbed out of her bed and went by the balcony. Although she had a little trouble opening the door she did so. When she stepped out there was a chill that passed her. The wind made the trees sway and the flowers bend a little. She shivered but did not go back in. All she had one were some short puffy PJ pants and a night shirt of the same design. Closing her eyes she held onto the railing and a new feeling washed over her. Something she had not felt in a long time, calm and serenity. Someone snaked their arms around her waist and without a second thought she leaned on him.

"How long have you been waiting?" She asked beginning to stroke his forearm. He held her tighter as he began to gaze at the infinite stars in the dark sky.

"Long enough," He looked down at her. "Did you have another bad dream?" She shook her head and turned in his arms that's why she could see his face.

"No." She lifted her hand and caressed his cheek. He seemed so tired and worn. Like he hadn't slept for days on end. She was beginning to get worried about him. Ever since they came to this world he had always been on his toes. Fighting off and unknown enemy, protecting her, fighting with Aniue or Berry. It looked like no one had any consideration for his personal needs at all, including herself. "Sleep with me."

"I don't think that would be a good idea Sakura." He said looking at her cautiously. But she shook her head stubbornly then laid it on his chest.

"Just for tonight, we won't do anything. I just don't want you to leave me. Just for tonight Syaoran."

He nodded and Sakura led him inside to her room. He had been here before but not at midnight. It was more enchanting than the stars outside. Gems hung from the ceiling spinning slightly giving little light and the rest was the same but yet so different? Sakura came to her bed and pulled him in. When they were completely settled in, she scooted a little into him and gave him a peck on the mouth. He smiled and she returned the gesture.

"Night Syao," She whispered.

At the break of dawn Sakura woke up again still in Syaoran's arms. He was snoring slightly and his face was relaxed. She smiled happy that he was getting some sleep. After a few minutes she eased her way out of his arms and to her feet. She grabbed a book at her nightstand and tip toed to the bathroom, careful not to wake him.

She sat on the tiled floor and looked at the book in her lap. The "Bridge of Lakes" cover stared back at her. The figure was in a different position. She had expected something had happened to the book last night. But she didn't want to check it out because Syaoran was a bit more important at that time. She opened the book and new golden words were already written. She scanned them for a second not recognizing the calligraphy but the second time she read over them carefully.

'Generations have come and gone, leaving the Lakes to their own devices. The Star World was placed in charge of protecting the portals of travel. Because to the Star World was given the Lake of Dreams and to its connecting sister the Lake of Agony. During its faithful duty a war broke out in the Stars, a conflict with themselves.'

It stopped there as the letters trailed off aimlessly. Sakura leaned on the wall and a scene played in her mind, the beginning of the war. The castle was under siege, troops were sent out to protect the interior if the Thorn Gates served useless. It scared her so she quickly opened her eyes and more words were written in the book.

'The families youngest child had been born to them, a princess of magnificent power. She was young and beautiful winning the hearts of all her subjects. The war had broken out when she was ready to ascend the throne. But the family thought it otherwise. Precautions had to be taken to ensure her safety and so…'

Once again it stopped. Sakura sighed in frustration and laid her head on the cool of the tile. Books were such complicated things that she could never understand. That's why she loved them so much. This book in particular was becoming her favorite. But it would have to wait until later. She expected her family to be morning people. With a silent sigh she stood and went on to do her daily morning girl things. An hour later she was smelling like roses in a white sun dress that she had found in the wardrobe by the window. She checked her reflection then looked over at Syaoran. Still he was asleep his chest rising and falling steadily. She smiled, quietly she tip toed over to him, kissed his forehead and said,

"I love you."

Then she headed out the room leaving Syaoran asleep. Once she stepped into the corridor almost instantly a guard was at her side. The man bowed his face showing no sign of any emotions. Sakura gave him a cautious look then started walking down the hall. The man followed her as silently as her own shadow. It gave her the creeps and she made a point of showing it on her face. Soon though she was able to make it to the dining room but if you asked her she had no idea how she had gotten there in the first place. She stepped inside glancing this way and that. The guard stayed outside. It looked like she was the first one in there when she saw her brother though she was proved wrong. He looked up from his place on the table and smiled.

"Looks like the monster has finally become an early bird." He said expecting her to explode but she surprised him.

"You are soooooooooooooooooo not going to get on my nerves Tou-ya!!!" She sang skipping over to him. She pinched his arm and he grunted a little.

"Well, well, what's got you in this foul mood." She glared at him.

"Oh shut it."

He laughed and caught her by her waist. Gently he carried her in the air then set her on his lap all while sitting down. She laughed and giggled as she swung weightlessly in the air. When she was set down her brother gave her a loving kiss on the head.

"You don't know for how many stars I wanted to do that, Blossom." She smiled and blushed. It was unusual for her to see her brother like this. She liked it. "So how was your night?" Her blush darkened.

"P-Pretty good." She whispered diverting his gaze. He smirked seeing her get shy.

"What happened?"

"N-nothing…"

"Come on Blossom don't hide it from me." She glanced up at him and he gave her an encouraging smile. With a small sigh she nodded.

"Ne, onii-chan…atashi…hontoni, hontoni, squida, Syaoran-kun…" She whispered leaning her head on his chest. Her brother patted her head understanding why she had told him that. Unlike his counterpart in the Mirror World, he wanted to hear his sisters point of view of things. Especially about her love life it was to protect her as well as have her trust him with everything. He had missed her over the years and he wouldn't let the opportunity he had now to pass him by like a shooting star in the sky.

"You still haven't told me what happened last night."

"Well….don't be angry." She gave him another glance and took a deep breath. "H-he waited for me on my balcony last night….and I-I asked him to sleep with me…" She waited for the explosion but when she looked at her brother none came. He was calm as he gazed out the window where the twin stars were shinning as the sun.

"Did you…" He began but trailed off unable to complete his sentence. Sakura blushed even harder than before and shook her head in total embarrassment.

"NO!!!! We…I….no!!!" He chuckled.

"Calm it down, so you two just slept together in one bed? Wow, aren't you a shy one," This earned him a punch in the gut. He laughed at her attempt to hurt him. "I won't tell anyone unless you want me to so don't worry. But be careful with him." She gave a small nod laying back on him.

"He's still sleeping, he was so tired last night. It was sweet of him to stay up for me. He had asked me if I had a bad dream, like he was expecting it…."

"THIS IS CRUELTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Berry screeched rushing inside the room. The princess yanked Sakura from Touya's lap and held her possessively. She glared at Touya who gave her an annoyed look. The rest of the family came in including Tomoyo and Eriol and they all sat around the table. Berry still glaring at her brother made Sakura sat beside her and as far away from Touya as possible. The two siblings exchanged glares while their breakfast was being served.

"Crazy Witch." He muttered putting some eggs in his mouth and chewing. Berry gave him a disdained glare.

"Macho Idiot." She countered. A second later they locked gazes and glared.

Eventually their mother got fed up with it. She stood gave both of them a smack on the head with the back of her hand and sat back down. They mumbled apologies to her and went back to their breakfast. Sakura giggled quietly careful not to allow her mother to notice. Little Akemi started to crawl under the table yanking at his cousins skirts. Ringo yelped when she felt his teeth on her leg. He got a scolding from his mother and father then sat sulking in his high chair. He hated that thing!! Katie sat beside Tomoe her sister and they chatted about their upcoming tests from their tutors which apparently were not very hard. Breakfast lasted for a few hours. Every time the bell chimed Sakura would look at the door but saw no signs of it opening to reveal Syaoran. She was beginning to get worried that he was sick in bed. Touya noticed her muteness but said nothing. Breakfast ended with Berry and Touya still having a staring contest. Berry grabbed Sakura's arm and they started to chat endlessly. Every time Berry caught Touya's eye she smirked and talked even louder with her sister. Touya rolled his eyes, sometimes his sister could be so childish it annoyed him.

After a few minutes Berry had to be pulled away by her tutor for her afternoon session. She kicked and screamed on the way out and Sakura laughed which earned her a glare from her sister. This only made her laugh even more.

"DON'T WORRY!!!" Berry shouted at the end of the hall being towed by a very muscular tutor as well as a royal guard. "YOU'RE TIME WILL COME!!! TRUST ME IT WILL!! YOU'LL PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!" Her voice faded as they turned a corner.

Sakura laughed some more before entering her bed room. She looked towards the bed and smiled sadly. Syaoran laid still sleeping deeply. She tip toed over to him and kissed his lips gently whispering 'I love you' once more for the day. She went to her balcony, leaning on the railing she allowed the cold air to whip at her cheeks turning them pink. She sighed in contentment. For the first time in a long time she felt satisfied and happy. Was it because she was with Syaoran? Or maybe just the new world itself? It just felt like she belonged here better than the other world. She liked it for the short time she was here. And somehow she knew more was out there, more that she wanted to explore. She needed to know more about the world she was in. She had a family that loved her, a palace to explore, people to rule. Was this all really hers? Her world, her life, her birthplace? But doubt was not on her mind, somehow she knew better than anything that she belonged here.

"I see you are enjoying the scenery." Slowly she opened her eyes and smiled. She was already too used to her sister popping out of nowhere in particular to be surprised now.

"Yeah, everything is so different here. Ne Iue why don't we hang out together?" She asked jumping up on the railing. Sakura skipping up and down relishing the feeling of not using the Clow Cards. Having power that did not need the Cards was wonderful. Aniue was sitting on a tree close to her room. He smiled slightly at her enthusiasm.

"I don't believe that is a good idea Princess." His eyes glanced behind her. "Anyways your…lover…." He grimaced. "Does not seem well, stay with him." Sakura looked at Syaoran's sleeping figure. Yes, she knew he was tired but confining herself to a room was not a good idea. She wanted to see more of the palace and Aniue was the perfect person to do that. If Syaoran woke up she would come back immediately to see how he felt.

"He'll be alright." She whispered looking longingly at him. She wanted him to come. But she shook her head and jumped from the railing. Mid air she winked at Aniue and told him to come with her.

Aniue looked at her cautiously. Sakura had always been the one for adventure but he knew where boundaries laid, if something inevitable happened he couldn't know if he could control himself. So reluctantly he followed her down his heavy robes flowing behind him. He took one look at her and shook his head. He snapped his fingers and a pink leather coat appeared in his hands. He draped it over her shoulders allowing it to warm her up. Her teeth chattered endlessly as they walked towards the garden. They sat down inside the green house where there was a small table with cushions and a single star shaped flower in the center. Sakura sneezed twice and the flower turned red then green then back to yellow.

"It's the middle of Inwin you should not be out without a thicker and warmer dress." He said glancing at the flower. She sneezed then rubbed her nose.

"W-What's…Inwin?" Another sneeze. Aniue sighed and cursed himself for this but he hugged her body close to his warming her up a bit more. Both blushed scarlet and it wasn't because of body heat.

"In the Mirror World you call it Winter." He whispered rubbing her arms for friction to add to the warmth she lacked.

Sakura looked up at him surprised at his sudden show of affection. But he didn't meet her gaze, instead he looked ahead anywhere that weren't her accusing emerald eyes. How many years had it been since she had to escape? Too many for him to count. Her first days away clawed at his heart like nothing he had ever felt before in his life. Then days turned into weeks, weeks into months, then months into years. The pain of leaving her was still strong but now that she was with him, he couldn't have her. He knew that her love was in the Mirror World, just as she was not of it neither was he. Both were destined to meet and what she had with him now meant nothing. It couldn't mean anything anymore though it was too late, he was already too deeply in love with the young princess.

"Iue, what's on your mind?" Aniue finally looked down to see her curious eyes. They no longer held the accusation he had seen before.

"It's nothing Ohime-sama." He replied coldly. She pouted an angry look coming to her features.

"Stop it!!" She demanded but he gave her a confused look.

"What exactly do you want me to stop doing Ohime-sama?"

Sakura pushed away from him and stood. She gripped the cloak and glared down at him. Accusation at full scale and burning like a flame in the darkness. He winced and began to feel uncomfortable around her presence.

"THAT!! JUST THAT!!" She shouted angrily. "I don't understand Iue!! I thought you like me calling you that, I thought you liked being around me! So what's with treating me so coldly and calling me Ohime-sama? Stop it!!" She sighed and sat back down, Aniue sat in stunned silence. The Sakura he remembered would have never caught onto what he was doing until he told her.

"Sa-"She held up a hand.

"Save it Iue." She sighed gazing out into the glass walls of the green house. Pictures flashed through her mind, memories of her and him. "I-I know….I know there is more to us that I cannot remember…Iue I want to remember."

"You do not know what you are saying Sakura." He whispered putting his head in his hands.

His shoulders shook violently but he said nothing. She was about to speak when he lifted his head and suddenly she was under him. It was so quick that she was still in the position she was when sitting beside him. He gazed down at her with the intensity of passion and love as well as want. But all this was hidden by controlled anger, anger for what she knew not. Suddenly she was scared, her heart picked up speed and he could hear it. He placed a hand to her heart this resulting of him touching her breast slightly. Sakura blushed; her breath escaped her as his warm fingers traced up to her lips. His thumb rubbed at her flushed lips, she murmured his name softly not even conscious that she was doing so. Some other part of her took over because when he leaned down and kissed her she did not refuse. Instead a dormant love and passion burst to the surface as he kissed her. Her hands held his face in place so he wouldn't go anywhere except into her. Something burned them inside, a scorching heat of old un-acquired, fleeted love. Her cheeks grew darker and her lips whiter as new memories flooded her mind. Aniue and her in a bedroom relishing just being alone, them in this same green house speaking, them as children playing, it was all so new to her. Tears streaked down her cheeks and that was when Aniue stopped. He pulled away and gazed at her as he did moments ago.

"No, you don't want to remember," He lifted a tear from her cheek. "This is why, you are not ready to remember what has happened, not ready to remember me as I was before." Sakura squirmed under him as more tears came from her eyes.

"You're cruel." She whispered. "Y-You…why did you do this Aniue, if you knew, why? You kissed me, you knew this would help me remember. But if you also knew what it would do to me...what its doing to me….Iue…you weren't like this. You weren't cruel." An uncharacteristic smirk formed on his lips, it scared her beyond belief.

"I've changed."

Sakura gasped in fright and pushed him off. She staggered to her feet and ran from the green house. Not once did she look back to see the cold expression that had possessed her former lover. He sat and looked to the sky his stony features never disappearing. This was for the best, it had to be. Sakura had to stay away from him, or she would die. He couldn't bring himself to see her hurting because of his soon to betray heart. So this was easier, days would turn to weeks, weeks to months, months to years. It was either his dead body or her own.

"I've changed." He whispered more sure of himself. "Not only have I changed but Sakura, my long lost love so have you but for the better and me…" He chuckled. "For the worst."