Hello, every one! Another story! I'm so bad, I haven't finished any of my others yet...oh, well, this one's burning in my head, so, on wit da story!

"Sakura! Tomoyo! Where are you? The guests are arriving!" Nadeshiko called. She was in the castle gardens, looking for her daughter and her best friends' daughter. The two were practically inseparable.

"Mommy! Is it time for the party already?" Sakura and Tomoyo came out from the bushes.

"Yes, sweetie, now get ready, both of you!" She made shooing motions, and the two went into the castle, giggling. Nadeshiko smiled after them. "Nothing can spoil this party."

"Ooooooo, that's so pretty, Sakura-chan!"

"Yours too! Do you think we'll be charming enough to make Touya-sama fall?"

"Maybe." They started giggling again. "Come on, we got a party to go to!"

"And then a feast, and then we get candy! I like turning three!"

"Me too, me too! I wonder what kind of candy we'll get?" Leaving the room, they didn't notice a shadowy figure watching them, following their movements.

"My mistress will be pleased. They are perfect for the young masters."

"Wow, there's so many people! Are they here just because it's our birthday?" Tomoyo asked her mother, Sonomi.

"Yes, dears, they showed up to celebrate. They find it amazing that the two of you aren't twins, even though you have the same birthday." Sakura giggled.

"But, we don't look like each other! We just act the same."

"Yeah, mommy, they can't get confused, can they?" Sonomi and Nadeshiko laughed.

"Perhaps not, but they find reasons for confusion anyway."

"Grown-ups are weird. But not you two! Why are you the only normal ones?" The two mothers laughed again. They were young mothers, only twenty-one.

"I don't know. Why don't you go ask Touya?"

"Touya-sama! You're here!" Sakura and Tomoyo ran to him, both bombarding him with questions at the same time. The boy with him started laughing, and the two stopped, confused.

"So, Touya, which one is your sister?"

"The blonde."

"I don't have blonde hair, it's brown!" Sakura stamped on his foot, then started running as Touya tried to get her.

"And you are?" The boy asked.

"I'm Tomoyo, Sakura's friend. Who are you?"

"My name's Yukito. So, does Touya chase his sister like that all the time?"

"Yeah, but he only catches her when she gets sidetracked. That happens a lot. Hey, Sakura-chan! Wait for me!" Tomoyo ran after Sakura, who was running out to the garden, giggling as Touya tried to catch up. Yukito laughed, walking after them.

"Can't catch me! Can't catch me!" Sakura called after Touya, who now had Tomoyo in front of him as well.

"I can." Someone jumped out of the tree, grabbing Sakura, hand over her mouth. He pulled into the shadows.

"Sakura-chan? Where'd you go?" Tomoyo stopped where she saw Sakura disappear. The figure came out again, grabbing Tomoyo in the same way he did Sakura. He faded completely into the shadows.

"Got you, squirt! Squirt? Sakura? Sakura? Sakura!"

"What is it?" Yukito came running up, worried.

"They were here a minute ago, but now...Sakura! Tomoyo!"

"We should go inside and alarm your parents. Maybe we can find them with all the guards searching." Touya nodded, and the two headed back inside.

"Well done. Let's go, and have someone tell Yukito it's time to go."

"Yes, my lady."

"Syaoran will be pleased with his new servant. Maybe even Eriol will be, as well. Driver, let's go!"

"Yes, my lady!" A dark carriage left the castle unnoticed. It was too late when the alarm was finally raised, because it had left the grounds and was about to disappear over the horizon.

"Mother, where have you been?"

"Getting you and your fiend, Eriol, a present."

"What kind of present?" Eriol walked in, suspicious.

"Oh, don't be so rude! You'll find soon. Now, off to bed, both of you! You have a long day ahead of you tomorrow!" Reluctantly, the boys did as they were told.

"What could she possibly get so late at night?" Eriol asked as they climbed the staircase to their suites. Syaoran shrugged.

"I don't think I want to know. I don't think it's a treat. At least, not our definition of a treat."

"I hope she didn't do anything reckless. If she did, I'd hate to have to clean up after her." Syaoran nodded in agreement.

"She's impossible at times. Sometimes, I don't even think she's my mother."

Okay, this was short, but the next chapter will be much longer, I promise you! Now, if only I could get some ideas out of jojo...(Muttering incoherently to self) Anyway, hope you enjoyed the first chapter! I'll update kind of fast, cuz I don't get much homework and I have plenty of time at night to work on my stories! So happy (tears falling) I love reviews...