In the Shadows
By: YFXL4ever1204
Inspired by "Shadow"
Sang by Ashlee Simpson
Summary: Sakura Kinomoto, age 15, has always been under her brother's shadow. He's always overprotective and great at EVERYTHING. Sakura is an outcast, she only has a few friends, Tomoyo, her cousin, and Eriol, her cousin's boyfriend, are two of her friends. Nobody notices her except one guy...SxS & ExT
("...") Speaking
('...') Thinking
(:::....:::) Some Kind of Noise/ Sound
(A.N.) My Dumb Notes
() Different Scene
Disclaimer: I do not own anything that involves Card Captor Sakura. But I wish I did...I only own my own characters and setting. CLAMP will always own CCS no matter how much someone wants it...:::grins:::
Chapter 1 – Characters and The Beginning
Sakura Kinomoto
Age: 15
Grade: High School Sophomore
Family: Father- Fujitaka Kinomoto, Mother- Nadeshiko Kinomoto, & Brother- Touya Kinomoto
Appearance: Shoulder Length Auburn Hair, Emerald Eyes
Characteristics: She is an outcast; sometimes she is very genki with her friends, but never around people she doesn't know. Sakura lost her mother when she was three. She never had a mother figure. The only mother figure she has is Sonomi, Tomoyo's mother, who is also Sakura's auntie. She is always in her brother's shadow, which is always on her case.
Fujitaka Kinomoto
Age: No Clue
Occupation: College Professor
Family: Daughter- Sakura Kinomoto, Son- Touya Kinomoto, Wife- Nadeshiko Kinomoto
Appearance: Light Brown Hair, Hazel eyes
Characteristics: Fujitaka is a very kind and generous father. He takes care of his children a lot. He loves to cook and tries to spend time with Sakura and Touya as much as he can. Ever since Nadeshiko, his wife, died he never married again. Fujitaka is very worried about Sakura. She usually doesn't have friends over except Tomoyo and Eriol. Sometimes Fujitaka sees her feeling depressed and moody.
Nadeshiko Kinomoto
Age: I don't know
Occupation: Doesn't have one
Family: Same thing on the other family profiles
Appearance: Waist Length Dark Ebony Hair, Dark Gray/ Blue Eyes
Characteristics: Nadeshiko died three years after Sakura was born. She died in a car accident and didn't make it alive. She still cares for her family. Even though she didn't spend too much time with Sakura, Nadeshiko still watches over her loving family.
Touya Kinomoto
Age: 21
Occupation: Part-time job at a company in Tokyo
College: Tokyo University
Appearance: Jet Black Hair, Dark Hazel Eyes
Characteristics: Touya is an intelligent, overprotective brother of Sakura. He is excellent at EVERYTHING. He wants Sakura to be like him, sort of like a shadow, he wants her to go to a good college, get a good job, and fall in love with someone that he approves...LoLz...
Tomoyo Daidouji
Age: 15
Grade: High School Sophomore
Family: Mother- Sonomi Daidouji
Appearance: Waist Length Ebony Hair, Amethyst Eyes
Characteristics: Tomoyo is Sakura's cousin. Tomoyo has a boyfriend named Eriol. She is always constantly bringing her video camera around and taping Sakura at school. She keeps telling her that she looks so "KAWAII". Tomoyo usually makes dresses and clothes for Sakura. Tomoyo WANTS to put a bit of make-up on Sakura, but Sakura keeps telling her that she looks fine without it.
Eriol Hiiragizawa
Age: 16
Grade: High School Junior
Family- none, except Syaoran Li, his cousin
Appearance: Azure-colored Hair, Sapphire Eyes
Characteristics: Eriol is Tomoyo's boyfriend. He's been a friend with Sakura for a very long time. His only families are his cousins and aunt. Eriol is always making jokes and laughing every time Tomoyo tries to tape Sakura.
Syaoran Li
Age: 16
Grade: High School Junior
Family: Cousin- Eriol Hiiragizawa, Mother- Yelan Li, Sisters- Sheifa Li; Fanren Li; Fuutie Li; and Feimei Li
Appearance: Chestnut Brown Hair, Amber Eyes
Characteristics: Syaoran AKA Xiao-Lang is a very serious guy. He is very unfriendly and has girls drooling all over him. Whenever a girl comes up to him and asks him out, he will most definitely say "no". Syaoran never met Sakura, but when Eriol introduces her to him, he will definitely consider meeting her and learning more about her.
More characters will be introduced in the later chapters...
:::Beeeep....Beeeep....Beeeep:::
"Damn alarm clock..." says an auburn haired girl. She pushes the button to the alarm clock.
"Who the hell would invent alarm clocks!?"
"Kajuu!!! Wake up!!! You have 10 minutes to get ready or I'm leaving without you! I'm late for my first class!!!" yelled Touya, the auburn haired girl's brother.
"I'll be down in a minute!!! And when I get down there, I'm gonna get you!!!"
"Oh...I'm so scared!!!" Touya screamed sarcastically.
Sakura got dressed in less than five minutes and practically flew down the stairs, falling on top of her brother.
"Owwww!!!" they both screamed.
"Sakura!!! You KAJUU!!!" Touya yelled.
"Well, at least I got you back!" Sakura stood up and kicked Touya on his side. "And that's for calling me kajuu again!"
Touya stood up with his back aching. He said, "Well, are you coming or not? Do you want to be late for home room on your first day of school?"
Sakura grabs a muffin from the table. "Let's go already."
Tomoyo Daidouji comes out of her limo and waits for Sakura impatiently. "Where are you Sakura?" she says to herself.
Suddenly, a jet black Lexus came into view. Sakura comes out and yells, "Hey, Tomoyo!"
The car drives away without a glance.
Sakura asked to take away the silence, "Soooo, where's Eriol?" "Oh, he's coming soon, I guess", replied Tomoyo.
"Come on, we don't want to be late for class!" Tomoyo said cheerfully.
Unknown to them, that Eriol and a mysterious guy with chestnut brown hair and amber eyes, was about 5 meters away from them.
Eriol's glasses shined in a mischievous way, meaning he has a plan to scare the girls, even though anybody can guess what he's about to do.
Eriol went really close behind them, then..... "BOOOOOOO!!!!" Tomoyo jumped in fright, then turned around slowly and saw.....
"ERIOL!!!! YO-YOU BASTARD!!! TRYING TO SCARE US LIKE THAT!!" Tomoyo screamed.
:::Sakura sweat drops::: "Tomoyo? Don't you mean he was trying to scare you? 'Cause don't you remember that I can feel anybody's aura. And I felt Eriol's aura like a long time ago....I just wanted to see how you would react! It was HILARIOUS! Nice job, Eriol", Sakura said hysterically. Sakura high-fived him.
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT SAKURA!? THAT WAS THE WORST JOKE IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!" Tomoyo yelled.
Eriol tried to calm her down. "You know, Tomoyo....You don't have to make such a scene, it was just a joke, demo gomen anyway. Look, everybody thinks your crazy now! I can't have a crazy girlfriend, that would be out of my league and look at my reputation."
"Oh...Right....Sorry!....heeheehee..." Tomoyo replied. "Hey Eriol. Who's your friend?"
The chestnut brown-haired man came out behind of Eriol. Eriol introduced him, "This is my half-cousin, Syaoran Li. We are only related by Clow Reed. He is also from Hong Kong and he's staying at my place for 2 years, I think."
"Well hi, Li-kun!" Tomoyo and Sakura said cheerfully.
"Hi, and who might you ladies be?" Li-kun's deep voice sounded like a gentleman and a very handsome one indeed.
The ebony haired girl spoke first, "My name is Daidouji Tomoyo. I'm Stupid Eriol's girlfriend."
"Well, nice to meet you Daidouji-san,"
"You can call me Tomoyo-chan. Everyone else does."
Sakura stepped out of Tomoyo's shadow. "And I'm Kinomoto Sakura. You can call me Sakura-chan."
"Nice to meet you too, Sakura-chan. You guys can call me Syaoran-kun then." Syaoran eyed Sakura suspiciously. Sakura was pale, but had a nice figure. She had lovely auburn hair. And what impressed him most was her beautiful emerald green eyes.
"Well, since we're all introduced. Let's get into class before we're late," Eriol interrupted.
They were all walking along the hallway and to the main office. Since they were talking cheerfully they didn't notice a freshman was late for home room and ran into them with heavy books and including a plastic cup of juice!
There was a good thing to this incident and a bad thing. Can you guess which is which?
:::SPLASH:::
Orange juice got all over Sakura's pink tank top and white athletic shorts. And Tomoyo...how can I say this about her...she also got splattered and she's not happy, but she understands that it was an accident. Well, Tomoyo's lavender t-shirt with the words "I Hate You!" and her Tilt short shorts got drowned in juice.
Eriol and Syaoran stood there, with their hands over their mouths, muffling the laughter. "HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" But instead they let it all out, I guess they can't get their mouths shut for a few minutes. "Oh My God!! Didn't you see that coming!?" Eriol asked.
"NO!! And stop laughing! It's not funny and look at our clothes! It's the first day of school and I wanted to look good!" Tomoyo exclaimed.
"How did you guys dodge the juice attack?" asked Sakura.
"Oh simple-minded Sakura...Eriol has powers, remember? Or did you forget that in your tiny pea-brain?" insulted Syaoran.
"Oh!!! I ought to get you for that!" exclaimed Sakura.
The bad thing was Sakura and Tomoyo got soaked in juice and the good thing was Eriol and Syaoran didn't.
The freshman stood up, "Gomen nasai!!!! Demo, I'm very late for home room and I can't find the room number!" This freshman had jet black hair and baby blue eyes. "I'm still so sorry! By the way, my name is Hiiro, I'm new around here and can you tell me where Room Number....208 is?"
Sakura being understanding and thoughtful said, "Umm, that's alright! They're only clothes we can wash them in the machines! And nice to meet you, Hiiro. We kind of notice that you'd be new here 'cause you look like a freshman and can't find your room number. Hehe....Well room number 208 is upstairs, turn to your right, go along the hallway, and then the room is the third door on your left. Good Luck!"
"Arigatou!" Hiiro said.
The four people watched as he tripped and fell down and went back up and hurriedly ran up the stairs.
Since Tomoyo is so kind and prepared for incident that just happened, she took out a bag of clothes. "I'm so well prepared. You should be too, Sakura-chan! I brought my very own designs with me! You will look great before 1st period! Let's hurry. And you guys..," she pointed at Eriol and Syaoran, "will get everyone's schedules and eat lunch by yourselves! Whether you like it or not! That will be the consequence for laughing at us and not telling us that we were gonna get soaked!"
The guys groaned loudly.
"You guys should try doing that in the bathroom, not the hallway!" exclaimed Sakura. :::snickering from Tomoyo and Sakura:::
"Well, come on Syaoran. Let's go and get those schedules for our ladies!" says Eriol.
"Umm...Eriol? I don't have a lady," said Syaoran.
"You will...when I get done with you...," mumbled Eriol to himself. His glasses were shining again and that would creep anyone out.
"Huh?? What did you say?"
"Oh nothing! Let's just go!" exclaimed Eriol like nothing happened.
Tomoyo and Sakura walked into the bathroom and there was this stench that was blocking their smelling senses.
"Oh my God! What is that smell?" Tomoyo exclaimed.
A familiar someone came out of one of the stalls.
A screechy high pitched voice said, "Well...If it isn't Daidouji and Kinomoto! Haven't seen you guys for a long time."
Sakura stepped up, "It was just the summer. I see you haven't changed. You should try out for Choir, but I doubt they would take you in. You sound like a hyena!"
This girl with ebony hair and dark red highlights was insulted and turned to Tomoyo, "You know...You should keep her tamed. You don't know what might happen." She smirked then left.
"Oh that Keiko! I just hate her so much!!! She should buy a different perfume...it's stinking up the place!" exclaimed Tomoyo.
"Let's forget about it and change," says Sakura calmly.
They changed, fixed their hair, and left looking better than they first walked out of the house.
"Oh my God, Tomoyo! I think this skirt is too short! And I don't like all the attention guys give me when they see me wearing something sexy!" Sakura exclaimed.
Sakura was wearing a short hot pink skirt, which is about mid-thigh. She had on a tight low-cut black top, which barely covered her breasts. She had on black sandals to match.
"What if all of a sudden, I bend down to pick something up, and they see my panties and my breasts fall out!?!?!?" Sakura was very nervous and very uncomfortable.
"Don't worry! You don't have to worry about anything! Besides I'm practically wearing the same thing you're wearing, except the top is a V-neck." Tomoyo said.
Tomoyo was right. She was wearing a tight black skirt, which is about mid-thigh too. Tomoyo had a tight amethyst V-neck to match her eyes. And 3-inch high heels.
"Demo, Tomoyo, you have a boyfriend and when anybody hits on you, you have someone to defend you!!! I don't have a boyfriend! I'm more of a loner...," says Sakura.
"It's alright Sakura, I'll be here for you, always! That's what cousins are for, since your brother is off at college," Tomoyo said confidently.
The boys waited impatiently for the girls to arrive at the main office.
"Where the hell are they!? We're gonna be late for class. And on the first day too!" exclaimed Eriol.
"Stop worrying. I suppose they'll be here in a few minutes," said Syaoran.
Syaoran and Eriol heard footsteps coming closer. They looked back. Eriol saw two figures walking towards them.
Sakura and Tomoyo walked towards them. The boys looked at them, mouths open, drool coming down their chins.
"Ewww!" exclaimed both girls. "Stop drooling! It's all over your face!"
"Okay Okay! We'll stop. Here are your schedules," said Syaoran.
Syaoran passes the schedules.
"Hey Sakura! We have four classes and lunch together!" says Tomoyo, pointing at the schedule.
"Hey, we do too!" exclaimed Eriol.
Sakura looked at her schedule and Syaoran's. They had almost every class together including co-ed gym.
Tomoyo looked at Sakura. Sakura looked worried and nervous. Tomoyo glanced at Sakura and Syaoran's schedules. She squealed so loud anybody could hear. Tomoyo turned to Eriol and told him the good news.
"Are you serious?" asked Eriol.
"Positive! Take a look!"
Eriol also glanced at them. He smiled in a mischievous way. Sakura and Syaoran didn't even notice Eriol and Tomoyo looking at their schedules.
"Oh my God," mumbled Sakura.
"Well let's go guys, we have the same homeroom," Eriol said interrupting their daydream.
They all walked quietly to their homeroom. Well, maybe not everybody. Eriol and Tomoyo were making out right in front of Sakura and Syaoran. Syaoran and Sakura got really pissed off for their best friends' antics.
The four made it to homeroom (A.N.: I guess I made extended homeroom....hehehe.)
They sat down in homeroom. The sensei came in and said, "Konnichiwa, students! Welcome to Room 191! My name is Terada-sensei, your 10th grade teacher!"
The students stood up and said together, "Good morning, Terada-sensei!"
END OF CHAPTER ONE
A.N. I'm gonna leave it at that. The next chapter will have to be a surprise! Well, maybe not...LoLz....I need about 15 reviews or more so I can continue!! R&R!!! pwetty pweese with a cherry on top?.....LoLz