Back with chapter 3 everyone!! thanks to everyone who actually decided to read it, I really appreciate it, even if u didn’t review!! I love you anyway!! Ok, on with the story!

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"..." spoken words

*...* thoughts

~~~~~~~~~ scene changes/flashbacks (won’t be too many flashbacks)

(...)Authors Notes

Disclaimer: these characters don't belong to me, I know you thought they did, but they don’t, they belong to Clamp; only the made up characters are mine....read on

~The Untold Story~

"What’s wrong Misty? Do you need a ride home?" asked a very worried Sakura.

"No, Mom," explained Misty, "it’s not like that....I need you to come to the mall and--"

"Well," Sakura interrupted, "that sounds like I’m picking you up, but whatever you say, be there in a--"

"NO MOM! Let me finish; the people at the mall have vanished, including Terri and Leslie." she said swinging her long hair behind her shoulders. "I don’t know what to do because I can’t leave, all the doors are locked; and to top it off, some guy that I don’t even know told me to call you, so here I am."

Just then, Misty got the feeling that someone was watching her; she turned around, but saw nothing, so she shrugged it off.

"Misty, what do you mean they ‘vanished? There has to be someone there besides you somewhere! It’s a mall, everyone goes there; and why are you talking to strangers?" Sakura replied, tucking her auburn hair behind her ear.

Misty sighed (-_-?

"Mom, what other meaning does ‘vanished?have? Also, that guy, he wasn’t a stranger, he said he knew you and dad when you guys were kids."

*Knew us as kids? Who could that be?* thought Sakura.

"Misty, did he give you his name?"

"Yeah, he said it was...Eli...Eli Moon; something like that." replied Misty, "Do you remember him?"

*ELI?! Oh my goodness! Where the heck did he come from?! And what’s he doing back in Japan?!* Sakura thought.

"Ok Mist, your father and I will be there shortly," she said *If there’s not too much traffic.* "Hang in there!" With that Sakura hung up the phone and ran up the stairs and down the hall.

"Li! Li! Where are you?" called Sakura impatiently.

"What’s wrong Sakura?" responded Li as he poked his head full of chocolate brown hair from behind a wall.

"It’s Misty, I’ll explain on the way to the mall, come on!" she said frantically, as beads of sweat dripped off her chin. Sakura grabbed her shoes and pulled Li out to the car. They jumped in, and sped off down the dimly lit street. (Shame, shame...this is a neighbor hood...you’re only supposed to go 15 MPH...oh well, on with the story.)

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Later on at the mall...

Misty sat worriedly by the entrance. *What if I never see my friends again? Oh, this so cannot be happening!*she thought as she turned her head and looked out of the window. Suddenly...

*What?! That feeling...there it is again...I--"

"Hello," said a voice.

Misty looked up to see a tall, teenage boy, with brown hair and mystical green eyes looking down at her.

*It’s that guy again! What, is he following me or something?!*

"Uh...hi," Misty replied shyly.

"Can I join you?" he asked in a not-so-enthusiastic tone.

"Huh? Oh, yeah, sure," she said while smiling.

The boy sat down and stared at the floor for a moment, then looked over at Misty and said, "I’m Eric."

*Oh, those gorgeous, green eyes come with a name, Eric.....WHOA! Back to reality Misty!*

"I’m Misty," she said, once again, shyly.

"That man you were just talking to, what did he say?" Eric asked.

*Uh, gee, that’s kinda rude...but hey, can’t hurt to tell him; it’s not like it was a huge secret or something.*

"Oh, he told me the doors were locked," she responded.

"Yeah, but he said something else after he looked at your necklace. What did he say then?" he responded.

*Geeze, this guy is nosey...but he’s so incredibly adorable...Oh well, couldn’t hurt to tell

him.*

"He just said, ‘Yes! I found it! I knew it!?..that’s all...why?" Misty responded.

Eric looked at the floor for a moment, thinking about what he had just heard, then he looked back over at Misty.

"Can I see it, please?" he asked, somewhat politely.

"Yeah, ok," she said as she threw one of her long pigtails over her shoulder and unclipped her necklace.

Misty gave it to Eric who looked at it for a moment, then responded, "So...YOU have it, huh?"

"What? What do I have?" asked Misty.

"You have the Star Key..." he said.

"The what?! What’s the ‘Star Key?" asked a, once again, confused Misty.

"You have it, and don’t even know what it is?! Where did you get it?"

"My mom gave it to me when I was 10, if it’s any of you business." she said, turning back to the window.

"Look, I’m sorry you’re confused, but I really don’t have time to wait for the Card Mistress, which I assume is your mother." said Eric hastily, while his eyes seemed to penetrate Misty’s soul. Chills were sent all through Misty’s body. (hey, I think that’d give anyone chills.)

"The Card Mistress?" she asked weakly, still looking into his intense eyes.

"Yes! The Card Mistress...oh geeze, you’re no help if you don’t know what I’m talking about; here’s your necklace; I’m outta?here," he said, breaking their gaze.

Eric got up and started to leave when,

"Wait...," Misty yelled.

"What?" he asked harshly.

" I was wondering...can I please come with you...I won’t bother you, but I NEED to find a way out of here..." she begged as she walked in his direction.

*Well, I could always get her to use her magic, unknowingly of course...*

He looked at her, then at his watch. "Fine, just don’t talk to me," he said bitterly as he turned again to leave.

"Oh, thank you!" Misty squealed as she ran to catch up with him.

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Meanwhile, in the Showron family car...

"Oh geeze! The traffic HAS to come now! Never anywhere when you don’t have to be someplace fast, but the minuet you have something important to do, everyone decides to leave the house!" complained Sakura, as she focused her emerald eyes on the stop light.

"Sakura, you’ve got to calm down. Misty’s a big girl; she can take care of herself pretty well for a 14-year-old!" responded Li calmly.

"Li, that’s just it! She’s 14! Not 16 or 17, she’s 14! She’s still my little baby.."

"Sakura, you’ve got to realize that Misty is NOT a baby anymore; she’s done so many things independently and wisely; and she can make friends with just about everyone...she’s got a good head on her shoulders, we’ve raised her well." responded the "All Mighty" Li. (hee-hee...just kidding).

"Yeah, maybe you’re right Li.....," responded Sakura. "You know what just occurred to me? The cards! Do you think they could’ve been released again somehow? And maybe...Li...Misty must have Clow magic too...she must have inherited it from us!...Oh no! Now...now we’ve got to tell...tell her about...the cards...everything..."

"Well," said Li, "it would make sense; that would explain the disappearances, Eli showing up....Hey, do you remember Misty’s 10th birthday...you know when you gave her the Star Key?"

"Yes, of course I do," she responded.

"Well, do you remember a couple months after that when she started ‘sensing?things?...It all makes sense, Sakura! We recieved the gift of Clow magic at the age of 10, and Misty, like us, received her magic then as well, only...she doesn’t know she has it...yet..." Li looked out the window, "Sakura, step on it...we’ve got to get there soon...before it’s too late..."

~~~~~End of Chapter 3~~~~~

To Be Continued...

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