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Lanturn: Hiya readers! I'm Lanti, and this is my first CCS fic! Basically all you need to know is the setting is ancient China, each chapter is in a different character's point of view, and there will be martial arts in this story because I love kung-fu. Enjoy!

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Tomoyo's POV

Chapter 1: The Lock

She closed one eye aiming the arrow at the target.

Swish.

Sakura's arrow point hit bulls-eye once again. The crowded cheered and applauded for the beautiful and talented nomad who wandered from place to place in China.

My name is Tomoyo, a common tailor living in a busy city near the royal palace. My friend Sakura Kinomoto, is well...... someone who I call a 'wanderer'. Her family is very poor and destitute, so she travels alone from city to city performing her martial arts skills to earn a living.

We are as close as sisters even though we have almost nothing in common. How did that happen? At the age of three, Sakura's mother died. My mom, back then, was a very wealthy merchant, and was willing to take Sakura in as her own child, but because mother despised Fugitaka badly, later she changed her mind saying she doesn't want to have anything to do with him.

Last year, Sakura's father died too, and her big brother Touya married a woman named Kaho now living in Kaho's home. Sakura was off all by herself. That's when she came to visit me. I gladly lent her money, and she started to travel China all by herself earning money entertaining the commoners.

I walked up to my dear friend after she finished her act, stiffing up my hand. "That was fantastic! You've improved so much!" I slashed a karate-chop her way.

She blocked it with her foot swiftly just as I was about to slice her head off. She smiled. "Not bad reflexes either, huh? Long time no see Tomoyo."

"You surely became so much better." I laughed as I ran up to hug her.

"Nah. It was the fight card that did the trick." She held up a magical clow card her father left her after he struck death.

"Oooh smaaart!" I grinned

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My weaving shop:

"Sooo, find a guy you like while you were away?" I asked as I unpacked her stuff in my room.

Sakura laughed out loud. "Yeah right!" She replied sarcastically.

I giggled "What? Not a single guy in the entire country decent enough for you?"

"Don't worry about me. But I do have a favor to ask you." "I'd be happy to help if I can, Sakura."

She sighed. "Well, when I'm traveling from place to place, I know I easily lose things, or robbers would one day steal my belongings, so is it okay if you guard my Clow Cards for a while? I know you'll keep them very safe."

"Is that all? Of course I'll do it, but do you want to keep the Fight or the Arrow to help you?"

"Actually, I've already decided what cards to keep: The Fight, The Sword, The Shot, The Shield, The Power, and The Arrow Card. I've already told the rest of the cards that you'll be their new master for a while, so you can even use them to help you around your shop." Sakura handed me the Clow Book.

CRASH! Our pleasant conversation was suddenly interrupted, when Naoko and Rika stormed out of their pottery store next door. "Robbery! Robbery!" They called out.

Sakura and I raced to see what was the commotion all about. We entered their shop, and oh my god it was a mess! The shelves are all completely empty as broken pieces of their beautiful collection of vases and pottery scattered around on the wooden floor.

"What happened Naoko?" I wiped her tears off with my handkerchief.

"Two thieves barged into our store. (A/N: No, not Eriol and Syaoran.) One held a dagger up our necks as the other stole all our most valuable pottery. Then, they smashed up all the rest." Rika shuddered as she told us.

"Oh that's just terrible! Did you get a good look at those two? Maybe Tomoyo and I could track them down, and force them to return the goods." Sakura suggested.

Naoko stopped crying. "They both hid their faces under goofy masks, but the guy lied awfully a lot as he stole the pottery off the shelves. He said to the girl a mushroom could give you eternal life, if you marry in the nighttime you die earlier, and I forgot the rest. The girl looked as if she wanted to strangle him badly."

Sakura gasped. "Wait a minute I think I've heard of them! There's a thief very well known for his lying named Yamazaki living around this city. Come on Tomoyo, let's go find him!" We dashed out asking the villagers where does that swindler live.

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In front of Takashi's home:

Sakura was about to kick open the wooden door, but I stopped her to eavesdrop on the conversation inside.

"Yamazaki, why in the world did you have to knock all that left over pottery in their shop? We stole these so we could sell them, and give the money to the destitute who can't support themselves, but you still could've left the two shop owners the rest of the vases." A feminine voice argued.

"I knew that Chiharu! I accidentally knocked a vase down, hitting another vase next to, that vase hit another, and another, until every vase on the shelf tipped over and broke." A male voice replied.

"Uhh, you suck at lying!"

"That was actually the truth."

I glanced at Sakura. "They were only trying to help the poor person who really needs the money. They don't steal for themselves. Just look at this place! This almost looks as bad as a homeless shelter!"

Sakura nodded. "But still, lets make them return the goods, and we'll figure something out about their problem."

I knocked politely on the door, and it swung open.

Chiharu gasped. "Who are you?"

"Never mind that. We are here to take back the goods to the pottery place."

"Oh yeah? You think you can just take them from me?" Yamazaki yelled.

Sakura rolled her eyes. "Let's take this outside! I hate to have to beat you up in your own house!"

"No Sakura! Don't start a fight, we're here to do this peacefully........."

She wouldn't listen. She is already having a great big catfight with Yamazaki in the streets with people crowded around to watch.

I dragged Chiharu's sleeve, begging the horrified girl. "Please Miss! We are not here to start trouble. We know you aren't terrible people and are only trying to help the poor villagers! Please make your husband stop fighting! Sakura is very talented in martial arts, she might even accidentally kill him!"

"Yamazaki! Stop fighting!" She cried out.

About fifteen minutes later, Sakura got tired and took out her sword. She slashed him right in the stomach, and he didn't dodge the attack in time. Yamazaki lied there........dead.

"Sakura! How can you be so violent?" I kneeled in front of the dead body with Chiharu.

Sakura too, was as shocked as ever. She called away the Sword Card, not knowing what to do next.

Soon, the noisy villagers told guards that Sakura committed homicide, and the guards came running to take her away. Sakura was too afraid that her sword would kill more people, so she reluctantly was dragged away.

"Chiharu, what's the punishment for killing a person?" I asked the sobbing lady.

Yamazaki sat up. "I think it is getting locked up in jail for a few years."

"Oh, that's just terrible. HEY! Aren't you supposed to be DEAD?"

He scratched his head, and laughed nervously. Then he took off his shirt in front of everyone. Underneath was a very strong armor made of steel. "Hehehe. You see, I know people are all after me, so I wear this armor underneath my cloth all the time."

I did not know what to say except "I'm glad you're okay. I apologize on Sakura's behalf. I wish you will return the goods. And, and, and I HAVE TO GO SAVE MY FRIEND!" I ran the direction towards the imperial palace.

Wait a minute. I can never catch up to her by running. "Dash Card, release and dispel! Take me to your mistress!"

Zooom! Swish, swish, BAM!

I crashed into someone; fell down to the ground, and dash's magic effect stopped. This really isn't my day today.

"I'm awfully sorry miss. I swear I did not see you there." A hand reached down to help me up.

I got up myself, and glared into the stranger's handsome sapphire eyes. I just don't feel like talking and apologizing anymore. "Watch where you're going next time! And get a new pair of glasses if you can't see!" I shouted out rudely running off.

Why did I have to be so mean? Poor guy. Out of everyone I should be shouting at today, I had to shout at him, who did nothing wrong.

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The dungeon/jail where Sakura is being locked up:

I leaned on the wall hiding myself, thinking up a way to get Sakura out. The guards guarding her both seem pretty scary.

One of them is a woman wearing a black robe with flaming red hair playing with the key, throwing it up and down.

The second one isn't even a person. It looks like a panther, or a very huge black cat. It showed off its ferocious sharp teeth every time Sakura tries to reach out and pet it's head.

They call themselves Ruby Moon and Spinel Sun. What weird names. After a few hours, they grew tired of watching Sakura, and soon they drifted to sleep.

Now's my chance to bust Sakura out. I took out the clow book, searching for the Lock Card to unlock the cell. Ah ha hear it is!

"Hi, remember me?" A somewhat familiar voice suddenly called out.

I turned around, and sure enough, that same blue haired, blue-eyed man I bumped into today stood behind me leaning against the wall. He crossed his arms, evilly grinning.

Uh oh.

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Lanturn: I hope you liked my first chapter, there will be more to come. Syaoran will come in the next chapter, so be patient.