Note: again, a very late update... dusty little fanfic here... dusts fanfic... anyway... hahaha... since this is the second to the last chapter, let's get this over with... yoush!

Extra Note: Fanfic writing has become... weird...

Chapter 12: Ai wa Fushigi da ne?

Syaoran, Sakura, Tomoyo, Mei Ling Yukito and Touya had a great time in England. But, as they say, all good things must come to an end... And so, they had to leave...

"Hmm..." Eriol pondered. "This wasn't part of my plan."

"What do you mean?" asked Tomoyo.

"Well, I didn't realize that I bought ONE-WAY tickets instead of two-way tickets. So basically, you can't get home."

A little out of character for a great magician... However, Tomoyo had an idea.

"Wow! I never imagined We'll be flying business class back home!" Sakura said looking out the airplane window.

"Pipe down, monster... you're gonna make the plane crash" Touya grumbled in the sofa. Yukito laughed.

"It's all thanks to Tomoyo." said Eriol. The raven-haired songstress blushed.

"Wait a minute." Syaoran said. "If this is all thanks to Daidouji... the this means... it's an orchestrated plot!"

"No duh?" Mei Ling said "Wasn't that obvious from the very beiginning?"

Eriol nodded. "It was Tomoyo's idea originally. I orchestrated the lottery, the plane tickets, the reservation, everything."

"But what I don't understand is what was the deal with the ballroom." Sakura said. "I mean, Clow Reed's precense was there but you weren't behind it... You were looking after Tomoyo."

Daidouji blushed yet again. Eriol explained. "I believe that would have something to do with my past life. It's a mysterious part of the manor and frankly I have no control over it."

They spent most of the afternoon talking and playing games. Kero, most of all, demonstrated his intense hatred of Spiniel as he wrestled with him to no end.

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Kero and Spiniel were fighting over a cupcake. Akizuki was flirting with Touya, who ignored her. Yukito was asleep. So was Sakura in Syaoran's lap. Tomoyo and Meiling were sleeping together. Eriol was reading a book. Their trip lasted hours. Moonlight was pouring through the airplane window as they were nearing the shores of Japan. Eriol closed his eyes.

"This aura... Akin to Clow Reed's, and to Syaoran's... Perhaps, a member of the Li family?" He looked at Syaoran. On his lap still rested the head of Sakura. "I wonder... what's going to happen next to these two?"

Several minutes passed. Kero managed to stuff a relatively large piece of cake down his throat and fell asleep soon afterwards. Akizuki also, fell asleep. The only one awake now was Eriol. He was still pondering why he was feeling a Li member's aura when they are far from Hong Kong? Only one conclusion dawned to him: a Li was somewhere in Japan. And if was in Tomoeda, even he didn't know what to expect.

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The Woman closed her eyes. "I sense Clow Reed... My son... Your daughter"

"Oh really?" said the man who sat across her. "They're coming?"

"They're closer than you'd expect, Kinimoto" she said.

"My...my... Amazing!" said Fujitaka.

"You should be amazed at what our children are capable of." Ieran replied.

"Maybe I should."

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The airplane landed. The gang took two cabs to Tomoeda. The first carried Yukito, Touya, Akizuki and Meiling while the second carried Eriol, Tomoyo, Sakura, and Syaoran. It was already 10 in the evening.

Before long, they reached the Daidouji residence. Tomoyo, Eriol, and Meiling got out. Syaoran wanted too, but for some reason, he wanted to stay with Sakura. In the Tsukishiro residence, Yukito, Akizuki, and Touya got out because they supposedly had some ahem business to accomplish. Finally, the cab reached the Kinimoto residence. Syaoran opened the door for Sakura, who came out and kissed him in the cheek. Syaoran opened the front door for Sakura when...

"LI SYAORAN!" came a voice.

"M-mother?" Syaoran stood flabberghasted at his mother staring right at him. "What are you doing here?"

"Hey Dad.. What's going on?" Sakura asked her father.

"It's time." Ieran said.

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"It's not easy to say this," Ieran started. "But due to auspicious alignments of the sun and moon, which in effect, caused shifts in the powers of the five elements..." Fujitaka cut her off...

"Get to the chase, Mrs. Li"

Fine then. Li Ieran straightened her robe and finally declared.

"Li Syaoran... In order to instill pride into the Li clan, and to unite two powerrful magicians, you will..." She gazed at Sakura's eyes for a moment.

"You will marry Sakura Kinimoto."

"WHAT?" they screamed into the night. "Are you sure?"

Ieran and Fujitaka remained silent for a while before saying "Yes. We are sure."

Ai wa fushigi da ne... Isn't love mysterious?