Seal of Stars: Light of The Zodiac

Untitled Part 9

Sakura impatiently glanced at her wrist-watch, as she followed her classmates around the halls of the museums. She barely glanced at any of the historical pieces when they stopped to look at them or walked by, opting to check either her surroundings for anything/anyone unusual or to look over towards Chiharu and Yamazaki. The pair were as normal as they were before last night's fight. They showed no sign of injury or memory. Kero had done a formidable job on erasing all traces of what happened. He spent the better part of the night magically cleaning and fixing all the damages done to the hotel roof with the help of several Sakura Cards like The Bubble.

He and the cards came fluttering back in the room via the balcony door, which Sakura had left open a cack, earlier that morning a few hours before Sakura and Tomoyo rose from their beds. The cards returned to their book and Kero had dropped dead tired on Sakura's pillow. By the time Sakura and Tomoyo had been ready to leave Kero was still curled up on Sakura's bed sawing logs like a Lumberjack.

Kero hadn't woken up yet as he was now sleeping the day away inside the confines of Sakua's purse.

Sakura looked at her watch again, it read 12:48 p.m., that meant some one from Sanctuary, Tatusme, would be coming to get them soon. She wished Chonos would turn the wheels of time a little quicker. She could do it herself, but making time go even five minutes faster sapped most of her strength. She wanted answers about what happened last night and those answers might be in Sanctuary.

Tomoyo, who was standing next to her, nudged Sakura's shoulder. "Still thinking about last night?"

"I can't help it." Sakura looked up at the backs of all her surrounding classmates. "I can't stop thinking that what happened to Yamazaki-kun and Chiharu-chan could happen again to the others or even you."

Daidouji nodded empathetically, her shoulders falling into a slump. "Yeah, I guess it could." Then she immediatly perked up. "But don't worry, we have some new friends who can help now. Not to mention they're working for a goddess." Tomoyo smiled sweetly in an attempt to cheer her cousin up.

The sorceress nodded and said, "Yeah, I guess you're right." She smiled back at Tomoyo. "We do have allies, we also have help from a goddess, and we know who were up aganst." Her smile then fell a fraction. "I just hope we can fight him. He is Ares after all, the God of War."

"Don't worry, Sakura-chan. Everything will turn out fine." Tomoyo placed a hand on Sakura's shoulder as they continued on through the museum. "Yes, everything will be okay in the end."

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Outside, the sun shined bright, the skys were mostly clear and blue, the air was warm, and every so often a light breeze brushed by. The birds chirped and sang and daily songs of life while the bees buzzed around the flowers Tourists bustled by going in and out of shops, families walked through the streets without care, the children played while their parents watched, and lovers held hands and showed their affections in abandoned as they looked for places that could be deemed as romantic. Today, overall, could easily be called a perfect day.

Of course, all the liveliness of Athens around Tatsume just flew over his head. The bald man grumbled in annoyance as he stood with folded arms near the rear right passenger side of a sleek jet black limo. In front of him was the National Museum of Athens where he was supposed to meet someone. Instead of enjoying the day like everyong around him, most of Tatsume's energies went towards his black mood, thoughts of the bane of his existance, the Saints, and the current assignment his young employer had given him.