Author's Note:Hey guys it's me again :D So first off I'd like to apologize for not updating my other story but my guy friend borrowed the game after he read my story and has yet to return it to me (*pout*) and I also got a really great new story idea :D if I do say so myself anyway hahaha...(*sweat*). Second, I want to let you know that this is based on the ANIME not the MANGA for obvious reasons (those who know, know). Third, same drill as before, I need honest critiques! Don't be scared to hurt my feelings, believe me that's not easily done. And lastly thanks for taking the time to read my story :D please enjoy!


"Oh crap! I'm gonna be late again!" I yell to myself while jumping out of bed. I run around my room looking for something to wear, but my room being a huge mess could pose something of a problem. I manage to find a pair of socks, which I put on right away, a pair of jeans and a ponytail holder, but my shirts are no where to be found.

"Mom!" I shout, rushing to the top of the stairs in my flannel PJ bottoms and black tank top. I pull my black hair up into a high ponytail to get it off my tan colored face.

"MOM! Where're all my shirts?"

"In the wash!" She calls from the general direction of the kitchen. "And aren't you suppose to be half way to school right now? You better get going!"

I groan and run back to my room, where I change into my jeans, grab my sweater and lunch money, and find myself running out the front door in a matter of 21 seconds. I must add that this is a personal best for me.

"Bye!" I call over my shoulder. I do this for mostly my mom seeing as my dad is at work right now and my little sister is probably at her locker at this very moment. I run as fast as my feet can go, and I surprise myself by making it through the front doors right before the first bell. I sigh in relief and head to my locker.

"Hey Kayla!" Someone calls from down the hall. I turn and see my friend, Stacy Hartman, come walking toward me. I smile at her and spin my locker com.

"Is that the way you greet your best friend?" She says while leaning on the locker beside mine. "I am heart broken Kay."

I laugh. "Alright I'm sorry, I'll try that again. Good morning Stacy dear, and how are you this beautiful day?"

She nods her approval. "Very good, thank you for asking." We stare at each other for a second, then bust out laughing.

"So," she says when we've calmed down. "What are you doing at school so early?"

"Early?" I say while grabbing my text book and closing my locker. "I barely beat the first bell!"

"Yeah," Stacy says without blinking. "Why're you here so early?"

I shoot her a sarcastic look. "Oh ha ha, very funny. Excuse me while I laugh my way to class."

She smiles and follows me, since we have class together. She turns to me and says, "I like your tank top. Make it in computer class?"

I look down at my shirt and smile softly. I'm wearing my cardcaptor shirt that I made. It has all of my favorite caracters on it; Sakura, Li, Madison, Kero, Julian and of course Tori. I feel myself blush slightly as I look at his face. I really don't care if he is a cartoon, he's still my dream guy! Maybe if he went to my school I wouldn't mind this place so much...

"Earth to Kayla! Have you heard a thing I've said?"

"Huh?" I say, blinking.

"Never mind," she says while turning away from me. "Obviously you don't care about this clow card thing I found in the hallway so-"

"CLOW CARD?" I shout while I practically jump on her to grab the card.

"Hey settle down," she says while laughing. "Unlike you, I'm easily breakable!"

I stop and smile sheepishly. I don't know how, but I always seem to forget that I'm five foot eleven inches and she's only five foot four inches. Her blonde haired, blue eyed head comes to about my shoulders on a good day. Must be her giant personality that throws me off. I hear people laughing, and turn to see the "popular" crowd staring at us. I blush and look at the ground.

Stacy turns to where they are and glares at them. "Show's over, get lost."

I hear them start to walk to class but I don't raise my head. I'm still blushing when she sets the card in my hands. I feel my eyes bulge, and I quickly look around, not wanting to make spectacle of myself...again. Only when I see there is no one around do I act like the fan girl I am.

"Oh my gosh Stace! Lookat it!" I squeal, my arms shaking in excitement. Stacy just laughs at me. The back of the card looks like the clow cards from the first season, where Sakura sets the them free, but it's a card I've never seen or heard of before. The picture is of a lot of clocks with a joker looking guy in the middle. The clocks make me think it's a time card that someone might have tried to make, but under it it says "The Travel".

"Huh," Stacy says while looking over my shoulder. "I guess someone didn't know what to put for the picture."

"No kidding," I say. "You'd think they'd put a train or car or something."

Stacy shrugs. "Well it's not our problem. Looks like no one is looking for it either. Why don't you keep it?"

I bite my lip. "I don't know... this looks extremely well made. If I lost a card like this I would be heart broken."

"And you'd also be screaming and crying and looking for it like a mother looking for a lost child. No one is acting like that right now, so I think it's okay if you take it. Besides, if a person doesn't care enough to try and keep it safe then they don't deserve to have it. You'd take much better care of it"

I hold onto the card for a few more seconds before slipping it into my pocket.

"Come on," I say while pulling her along with me. "We have English right now."


"Kayla, wait up! I need to ask you something before you go home," Stacy says while jogging up to me. It's the end of school and it's a Friday, so I was kind of in a rush to get home. I stop and wait for Stacy to catch up.

"What's up Stacy?"

"Nothing, just wanted to ask if you wanted to come over to my house this weekend. We can pig out on junk food and have a cardcaptors marathon. What do you say?"

I shoot her a huge grin. "Stace, that's like asking a kid if they want a brownie! Of course I want to spend the weekend with you!"

She laughs. "Well just ask your mom and call me when you get an answer, okay?"

I shrug. "I'm sure she'll say yes. Last week I did the house chores so it's Jullie's turn and I haven't been anywhere in forever!"

"Cool," Stacy says while her mom honks the horn from the parking lot. "Gotta go, you remember what happened the last time I made my mom wait!"

I shake my head and wave at her and her mom while they drive away. When they're gone, I start to head home. Some people think that living in a small town has it's advantages... and I'm not one of those people. I hate living here so much. Nothing exciting ever happens, you see the same people all the time, even the gossip stays the same! I'm kind of happy that this is my last year in high school and in this town, but I doubt that a city would be any better. More crowded maybe but not better.

"I wish something interesting would happen here," I sigh. I look around to see if saying it out loud did anything, but everything is the same as before. The same houses, same mowed lawns, same flower beds, same people, same same same. I kick a rock and that's when I notice it.

"Another clow card?" I say out loud while picking it up. Again, the back is the same red color as it was in the first season and again it's a card I've never heard of. This time there's a picture of the stars and the same joker looking guy in front of the stars and on the bottom it says "The Dimension".

"Okay this is getting weird..." I think while looking around, and sure enough there's no one in sight. A shiver runs down my spine, and for some reason I feel like I should leave it where it is, that if I take it with me something bad might happen...

"For the love of..." I say as I put the card in my pocket. I'm not going to let some strange feeling scare me. I head homeward again, and before I know it I'm inside the front door.

"Mom! I'm home!" I yell while taking off my shoes.

"Hey honey, I'm in the kitchen!" She says. I head toward her voice.

"Mom can I go and stay at Stacy's this weekend?" I ask while sitting at the table.

My mom looks at me with sad eyes and somehow I know what's coming up. "I'm sorry Kayla, but your sister has a tournament this weekend and you have to do the chores."

I groan in frustration. "But mom, I did the chores last week! It's not fair to make me do them again!"

"I know sweetie, but we don't have a choice."

"Why do I always have to change my plans..." I mumble to myself.

"What was that?" My mom asks with a slight edge in her voice. She didn't hear what I said but probably knew that I was talking back.

"Nothing, don't worry about it." I say while getting up so I can go to my room and sulk there.

My mom has a different idea. "No, what did you say?"

"Why do you need to know?" I say and then cover my mouth. I didn't mean to say that out loud, but it just slipped out.

My mom's face grows harder by the second. "Because I'm your mother and I need to know why my kids are talking back to me."

I sigh and sit back down, trying to think of a way to cool the situation. I don't know why, but my mom and I have been arguing a lot these past few months. Over the silliest things too, like where the milk has to be in the fridge and how the windows should be cleaned. Stacy thinks it has to do with me going to college that's about ten hours away, and that this is my mom's way of telling me that she wants me to stay. I try to see it that way, but I think she just might be hitting menopause.

"What did you say?" My mom says.

"Crap, did I say that outloud?"I think to myself, outloud I say, "What do you mean what did I say?"

"What did you say when you were about to leave?"

I sigh in relief. "I was just asking myself why I always have to change my plans."

"When was the last time you had to change your plans for us?" she says. I can still hear the edge in her voice.

"Um, like yesterday. I wanted to go to the library to pay off my fine, but you told me I couldn't because...I don't even remember what you said, but I'm sure it had to do with you and dad going somewhere. The point is, you always seem to try and keep me at home and I don't know why."

"Kayla, we asked you to stay home yesterday because your father and I had some business to do in town."

"And I couldn't take a five minute walk to the library to pay off my fines?" I say, feeling myself starting to get angery. Even though I don't want to fight with her again, I feel my defences start to rise along with my voice. "Aren't you the one whose always telling me to be responsible? How can I do that when you're always putting limits on me?"

"Kayla-"

"I'm almost eighteen, mom, and you still have me on a curfew? Do you know how embarassing it is to hang out with my friends and have to leave early and tell them if I'm late going home I'll be grounded? I need my freedom! I'm not always going to be here and I'm not you! I won't make you're mistakes so let me make my own!"

"Kayla Elizabeth Parker , that is enough!" My mom says. I back down at the sound of my full name, but I'm still fuming inside.

"Kayla," my mom starts. "I don't want to fight with you again-"

"Then why'd you ask me to stay?" I snap back.

"But," she continues on as if I haven't spoken. "If you want to talk about these things then we will. However we will do that when we are both calmed down and when your father is here so we can all reach an understanding."

"Why does dad have to have a say?" I yell while geting up. "He's never here! He'll just agree with what ever you tell him and everything will stay the same! Everyday it's the same thing after the same thing! I'm getting sick of it! I wish I was anywhere but here!"

With that last sentance the shiver that ran up my spine when I picked up the second card comes back, but I don't stop to think about it. I stomp my way to my room.

"Kayla, get back here!" my mom shouts, and I slam my door shut in response. I flop onto my bed and scream into my pillow for a good five minutes. When I'm finished, I take out the two clow cards and just stare at them. The joker on them seems to be mocking me and I'm half tempted to rip them to pieces, but I just lay them beside my pillow one on top of the other. I groan. Now I have to call Stacy and tell her I can't vist this weekend and probably not for a long time, seeing as I'm probably going to be grounded until I move out. I stare at the cards and laugh.

"I wish these cards actually worked!" I say while sitting up. I face toward my pillow and put the cards on top of it, each of them beside the other. "Travel and Demension, take me someplace far away! Release and dispell!" I touch both the cards with my right hand. I wait for a moment, but nothing happens.

"What did I think was going to happen?" I mumble to myself. I get off my bed and start heading for the door, resolved on my punishment, when it happens.

I notice a slight glow on the door. I turn around and see the cards floating above my bed, and they're glowing. At first the cards are the only things glowing, but then the light starts to get brighter and bigger, expanding from the cards to the air.

"What's going on?" I say, but can barely hear myself. A huge gust of air is circulating throughout the room, sending my clothes and trinkets flying everywhere. As the light grows closer and closer to me I back into the door. I try to turn the doornob but it won't go. When the light is right in front of me I close my eyes.

Then, just as suddenly as it started, the wind stops, but I keep my eyes closed hoping that it was all a dream. That I fell asleep while I was mad and that the light and the wind didn't happen.

"Who is she?" a voice asks someone. It sounded like a little girl and I think I've heard that voice somewhere before...

"I have no idea," says another voice. I open my eyes and I almost faint.

"Y-you're...!"

"I'm Sakura Avalon," says the girl. "How did you get into my room?"


End of Chapter 1