Author's note:

(peeks out from her hiding place) oooh! I know you're all mad at me for taking sooo long to update… gahh! (ducks as pens and books were thrown at her)

I know! I know! I'm so sorry for keeping you waiting… I just didn't have the inspiration…

And to tell you the truth… I was kind of influenced by other writers, and well..my writing style changed… and so I was afraid to write lest you all get mad at me or something…

No thanks to my very good friend Christine, I kind of got back on track…well..almost… '

Sigh…well this is the best I've been able to do… I'm still recovering from my writer's block so please…bear with me…

I hope you don't get mad…

"Good night Tomoyo" Sakura said sleepiness evident in her voice.

"Good night Sakura, sweet dreams!" Tomoyo replied, and with that she went out the door and across the hall to her own room.

As Tomoyo went in her room, she went straight to the bathroom, not bothering to turn the lights on. She quickly changed into her night gown, brushed her teeth and then settled in bed.

She and Sakura had been exhausted from their afternoon activities, which included stepping inside every store in the downtown mall, which is saying something for there are more than a hundred stores there.

And so with their feet stiff from all the walking and with the moon high up in the sky, they went back to their hotel eager for some rest.

Tomoyo fell asleep, not knowing that in her hurry to get into bed, she left the window across her room slightly open, thus, letting in a cold draft of night air.

Tomoyo stirred in her bed as she fell into a strange and mysterious dream.

.:dream:.

The sound of waves crashing on rocks and the rain pelting on the windows and roofs were accompanied by the clapping of thunder outside.

Then suddenly there was a small popping sound and a voice spoke out.

"Location has been confirmed, Master."

"Good."

"Is there anything else Master?"

"No. You're dismissed. Go back to the quarters below."

"Yes master."

A small popping sound and he was gone. Once again the only sound heard were the crashing of waves and the rolling of thunder as the rain poured mercilessly.

"After all these years." It was said in a whisper, so soft that it could be barely heard.

Suddenly there was a flash of lightning and Tomoyo woke with a start.

.:end of dream:.

Tomoyo just lay there, staring at the ceiling, not really knowing what to think about her dream. As she lay there however, rain started to pour down mercilessly outside. And with her window open, cold air rushed in her room pulling her out of her thoughts and making her realize that she had indeed left it open.

Shivering, Tomoyo stood up and went to close the window. As she was about to close the window however, she saw something dark on the floor near the window. She hurriedly closed the window then bent down to look at it, but without the lights on, she might as well have had a night-goggle on.

So she stepped across the room to open her lamp, she didn't dare touch the thing without knowing what it is. As light flooded her room, she looked down to the spot and saw a feather.

Relieved that it was only a feather, she bent down to pick it up. It's a big feather. A big black feather. Tomoyo eyes widened as a though came to her. Could it be?

Could this be from that owl she saw earlier? How can it have got here? She knew there was something about that owl! So is it following her? If so, why would it be following her? A million more questions shot through her mind, so much it made her head hurt. She decided she'll have to continue thinking tomorrow.

She put the feather on her bedside table, flicked the lamp off and was getting into bed when suddenly she heard a sound.

She stopped, and listened intently. The sound seemed to be getting louder and louder. And when it got loud enough, she realized it was a sound of someone humming. She listened to the tune, and as she did so, a feeling of familiarity coursed through her. As if she had known the tune so long ago. But Tomoyo doesn't remember ever hearing that tune before now. She just… she just somehow knew that tune. As she listened longer, she realized it was actually a male voice. Then her eyes started to droop as the melody made her feel sleepy, as she started to drop on her bed, the humming suddenly stopped, this woke Tomoyo up again.

She looked frantically around as if desperate to hear the sound again. Then suddenly Tomoyo stopped.

What the-?

Tomoyo shook herself.

What happened there?

Her head started to hurt, and Tomoyo thought, 'I really need to get some sleep. I'm starting to hallucinate'. And with that, she fell asleep, this time, it was a peaceful and dreamless sleep.

Author's Footnote:

Gahh!! I know it's short, I KNOW IT'S SHORT!!!

Please… please don't get mad…gahh! I promise I'll try to write a longer chapter next time…

Just so you know… I really was hit by a writer's block… and I'm just starting to recover, thanks so much to my friend Christine..

Anyway, please leave a review…. It'll be greatly appreciated…