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Prologue Part 1:

A lone boy sat up on his bed with his back reclining on a pillow against the wall. He had his head turned to his left towards a window. It's been hours since he had moved and his neck was beginning to ache, but he didn't care.

It was a sunny day outside and yet the thick curtains were drawn close together on purpose so that only a sliver of sunlight managed to escape into the room. Nevertheless, the natural warmth only the sun could bring kissed the boy's face through the curtains and brought a small smile to his pale face. His eyes were closed as he enjoyed the few hours the sun shone straight into the curtains.

And then, it was over.

The sun set and the moon slowly rose into the night sky. Feeling the now cool air brush his cheeks, the boy opened his eyes, sighed, and lied back down, gently massaging his neck. He pulled his covers over his face trying to preserve as much of the sun's warmth as possible but eventually, that too left. He popped his head out and was greeted by the artificial lighting that filled his room all day and for most of the night.

Two sharp knocks came from the door. Without waiting for the boy's consent, a busy looking lady holding a cell phone rushed in.

"Delay the meeting tomorrow- No, don't tell me you can't. Just do it, bye." The woman ended her conversation without room for any extra remarks and faced the boy.

"Syaoran," she said taking out a tablet from her bag, "I can't stay long today. I need to get back to the office later to wrap some work up so I can't eat with you tonight. But here," she handed Syaoran a plastic bag with some Styrofoam take out boxes inside, "I brought you some nice dinner. Help yourself."

The woman slid her finger around the tablet and poked at it some. Not looking up from the tablet, she said in a monotonous voice just like she did yesterday and the day before yesterday, "I'll see you tomorrow, don't go out in the sun. Take care, love you, bye."

Syaoran had by then sat up. But before he could say anything to the woman, she had left the room, already beginning another conversation on the phone with someone else.

He looked at the bag of food in his hands and said softly, "Thanks, mom."

Unlike normal children, Syaoran could never go out during daytime. He was eight and just like any child, he wanted to go out, play sports, and have fun. But ever since he was a baby, Syaoran was diagnosed with a severe case of polymorphic light eruption.

In other words, he was allergic to the sun.

Every time his skin was exposed to the sun for more than 5 minutes, he would start breaking out in hives and itching everywhere. When it happens, he cannot help but scratch until he bleeds all over his body.

Though he was taken to countless specialists and put on pounds of ointment, nothing seemed to work. And so, his mom, the woman who visited him, decided to give up and just homeschool him instead.

But even as Syaoran grew up, he never blamed his mom. He was well brought up and understood the circumstances. She was a single mom and simply did not have time to take care of him while supporting him and his four older sisters. If anything, Syaoran only knew respect for his mom even though their relationship may not be the best.

Neighboring kids laugh and call him a vampire every time they see him out at night. They chant coffin boy behind his back but nothing Syaoran yelled back could stop their teases. But luckily, he still found fun and company in his life.

His cousin Eriol always visited him after school let out and together, the two had plenty of adventures in the house. They get so wild that sometimes, the house gets turned upside down by these two monkeys!

He didn't really like playing with his sisters though because they treated him like a doll, literally. The role of the husband does get tiring after the umphteenth time.

Though the house can get rowdy and fun, Syaoran always yearned to go out, feel the sun's warmth on his back, and play during the day like a normal boy even if for just a minute or two.

Last week, he was bored waiting for Eriol to get back from school and was done with his lessons for the day. The attic was still, for the most part, the only uncharted land of the house. But unfortunately, as he was climbing up the ladder, he slipped and fell, breaking his right leg. And that's how he found himself in the Tomoeda Hospital.

Syaroran set aside the food and flopped back onto his bed grumbling, "Stupid leg! At least at home I had more things to do." He glanced over at the food and at the clock. It was still early and he didn't want to sleep just yet. After a moment's thought, reinforced by his stomach's protests, eating didn't sound like such a bad idea. And so he ate some, read a couple of chapters from a novel left next to his bedside by Eriol when he visited Syaoran last night, and fell asleep.

The next day, he woke up to the loud chirps coming from his window. The clock ticking beside his bed ever so patiently still read 7 AM. Being a morning person, he just yawned and ran his fingers through his chocolate colored hair a bit. Since he couldn't exactly get up and walk to the restroom to get washed up, he pressed the button by his bedside for a nurse to help him.

He didn't have to wait long. Most of the other kids in the children's ward were not even up yet and so a nurse came by his room momentarily to help him with his morning routine.

But being very socially awkward after growing up with just a few people around him, Syaoran always blushed every time a nursed helped him to the bathroom or helped him with anything. In fact, he was basically socially awkward around any girl other than his mom.

After getting washed up, he let himself be guided over to the bed. The nurse made sure he was comfortable in bed before smiling, "You wait here for a bit. I'll go grab you some breakfast."

Syaoran nodded, all the while burning holes at the ceiling with his eyes to avoid looking at the nurse. She turned on her heels and exited the room, but forgetting to close the door. Syaoran called out to her but she left so quickly, she couldn't hear him.

"Oh well," though Syaoran. After all, he was tired of seeing just four walls every day since he landed himself in the hospital. He picked up where he left off in his novel and became so absorbed that he didn't even notice the nurse had forgotten about his breakfast.

He also didn't notice a quick pitter pattering coming from down the hall.

"Kero, stop running!" gasped Sakura, a little girl 7 years old. Kero, her golden furred hamster only looked at her, squeaked a protest, and continued tearing down the hall. Sakura puffed out her cheek in frustration and kept running after him.

She came out to the hospital with her dad and big brother to pick up some special medicine for her sick mom but took Kero with her just in case she was bored. She never thought he would escape from her jacket pocket and run amok in the hospital.

"Kero!" cried Sakura, starting to get desperate. She could already picture the angry look her father would give her and the smug smile her brother Touya would flash at her. The only place she'd be seeing if this lets out would probably be school and home. Terrified, Sakura quickened her pace and slowly closed in on Kero.

Kero panicked and made a sharp turn into the only open door in the long hallway.

"Oh, no. You're not getting away! Being the best PE student in her grade, Sakura turned on her heels and followed Kero through the door.

She lunged at the last moment and caught Kero in between her hands, "Got you!" she exclaimed happily. Kero made some futile attempts to escape while Sakura readjusted herself on the floor and panted heavily. She giggled and teased Kero with her finger.

In front of Sakura, Syaoran sat on his bed with his jaw dropped and his book still held up. His eyes were wide open and blood rushed up to his face. His mouth opened and closed like a fish's as he searched for the appropriate words to say.

Sakura still sat cross legged on the floor, finger torturing Kero and laughing at Kero's responses. Her head was kept down and her auburn hair fell over the front of her face.

Syaoran calmed down and stared at the girl. He first noticed how they seemed to be of similar age and next noticed how she was basically performing an act of animal cruelty.

"Um... excuse me," Syaoran whispered. Sakura snapped her head up and for the first time, remembered that she wasn't at home. Her green eyes locked onto his amber. She jumped up quickly and started apologizing furiously for barging in.

But Syaoran barely understood anything she had said. He saw the one flitting moment of happiness before she realized where she was and became captivated. Her laugh rang inside his ears and her smiling face burned into his mind. At that moment, he knew.

He had finally found his sun.

Thank you for reading and please review! All critiques welcomed. It's been a long time since I wrote a fanfic. Hope you enjoyed chapter 1 and chapter 2 to come soon.