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Chapter I SAKURA KINOMOTO



Sakura yawned, then glanced at her clock. "Oh no, I'll be late on my first day!" The young girl jumped out of bed, and raced to get dressed. She made it into her seat barely on time. "Late again, Sakura?" Tomoyo said, smiling from across the row. Sakura had no time to answer though, before the new teacher came in, and began writing his name across the board. Mr.Yinato. He spoke suddenly and harshly, making the class jump. "Welcome to 5th grade. As you can see, my name is Mr.Yinato." Mr.Yinato began pacing the room. "I will not tolerate any bad behavior in this classroom. Is that clear?" The class murmured a barely audible yes. "Good.." "Wow, Mr.Yinato is really strict, huh Sakura?" Tomoyo said after class. Sakura just stared into her locker. "Sakura?" "Oh, what?" Sakura said, coming out of her trance. "I said Mr.Yinato is really strict." Tomoyo repeated, just a little annoyed. "I get a bad feeling from him.." Sakura said. "Uh oh." Tomoyo said, worried. After all, most of Sakura's premonitions turned out to be true. "Better ask Kero about it later." Tomoyo said, and hurried off towards her next class. "So, what do you think of it?" Sakura asked later on. "Hmm.." Kero said, and began pacing Sakura's dresser. "Well, your magical ability is getting stronger. Maybe you're right about this guy." "I hope not." Sakura said, sighing. The next day at school, Mr.Yinato wasted no time getting the students working. "500 words on the importance of learning by tomorrow." The class groaned. Mr.Yinato began teaching again. Sakura leaned over towards Tomoyo, and whispered, "500 words?! Can he do that?" Suddenly, the teacher spun around, and stared directly at Sakura. The class became instantly silent. "Something you'd like to share with the class, Miss Kinomoto?!" Mr.Yinato practically yelled. The young girl shifted uncomfortably. "Um, no sir." "Good. Detention. Tomorrow after school. I've got my eye on you, Kinomoto." Sakura just sat in her chair stunned at what had just happened.

Sakura sat nervously twiddling her thumbs. A muffled voice came from her school bag. "Is he ever gonna show up? It's been-mmph!" Kero's voice stopped as Sakura shoved the bag down. "Kero! Shh!" Mr.Yinato finally came in the room. "Ah! Good, you showed up, Miss Kinomoto." Sakura's voice cracked as she spoke. "Y-yes, yes Mr.Yinato." Mr.Yinato leaned froward on her desk, and stared directly into her eyes, searching them as if looking for something. Sakura gave an involuntary shudder, and turned her gaze away. Still leaning over the desk, in a voice barely above a whisper, Mr.Yinato spoke. "Give me the Clow Cards, Miss Kinomoto." "How did you-" Sakura started to reply. "You're not the only one with magic around here." He said with a sneer. "Now, cooperate, or die." Kero jumped out of Sakura's bag, and transformed beneath bright pearly wings. "My, my, what interesting forms of magic you posses." Mr.Yinato said, sneering again. "They'll soon be mine." Mr.Yinato began chanting a spell, the strange language of magic filling the room. Sakura also began to use magic, and soon she had the staff out, and ready. But by then, Mr.Yinato had also finished. "Kero!" Sakura cried. The guardian beast was being lifted off the ground, bound tightly by magical ropes. A bright flash of light, and a stuffed animal fell to the ground. "Kero!" Sakura yelled again, and went to pick him up. "Take your best shot." Mr.Yinato said, smiling, arms spread out. "You creep! What have you done to Kero?!" Mr.Yinato sighed as if bored. "Toys are just toys after all." He said. Rage welled up in Sakura. "Firey!" the young mistress yelled. The form of the Firey rose from the card, and flames shot toward the teacher. "Is that all?" Mr.Yinato said, as the flames hit him, and were absorbed. Sakura stopped to think for a moment, then knew she had the answer. "Time Card!" she said. And then, the universe ripped apart.