Chapter 1

Little Wolf

"Sakura! Oy, SAKURA!" A voice cried.

Her eyes flickered open. "What? Oh, it's just you Kero-chan."

"Geez. Sakura, you were screaming in your sleep. That worried me and-"

"I was screaming...in my sleep?"

The yellow stuffed animal nodded.

Sakura paused for a moment. There was silence. She looked down on her bedsheets and began thinking about her dream. She closed her eyes for a moment and opened them again slowly. "I can't remember what it was about." The emerald eyed girl shook her head in disappointment.

"Geez. You are all covered in cold sweat! You sure you're okay?" Kero-chan frowned.

"Y-yeah." Sakura said bitterly.

Kero-chan crossed his arms. "That was the first time I saw you like that. You were like..." He paused, searching for the right words to say. "...grimacing in pain. At first you, you were just mumbling something. Then your voice got louder and louder and you started to scream!"

Sakura bit her lip. "Sorry. I really can't remember anything. Don't worry, I'll be fine. Everything's gonna be alright."

"Okay. But, don't you think it's time to get read for school?"

"Oh, crap. I totally forgot!" Sakura immediately jumped out of her bed and went straight to the bathroom.

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"Sakura-san, breakfast is ready!" Her dad called.

"Hai!" She yelled in response while combing her short brown hair. She dashed off and came downstairs in a jiffy.

Flipping the next page of the newspaper, her brother greeted her. "Morning, kaijuu."

Sakura froze. Ever since she was a kid, Touya always called her a monster. She was used to it though, she still can't accept the fact that her brother always liked to tease her using jargon words. When will onii-chan ever stop from calling me like that? She ranted to herself. "I-AM-NOT-A-MONSTER!"

Touya smirked. "You're always wreaking havoc in the house. I suppose I have the right to call you that."

Sakura rolled her eyes. "Right, hmph!"

She sat down on the chair in the dining room and waited for her father to place the meals on the table. To her left, there was the portrait of her late mother, Nadeshiko. Sakura made it a habit to smile at her mother's photo every morning as a sign of love and respect. Her mother looked exactly like her, except for the hair and eyes. Nadeshiko had light gray wavy hair and eyes while her daughter had short brown.

"Good morning, okaa-san."

"Here you go." Mr. Fujitaka said as he placed the meals one by one on the table. He was wearing a scarlet apron with a pear at the center as the design and under it was his white polo and khaki pants.

"Thank you, otoo-san. Itadakimasu!"

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"Ittekimasu!" Sakura bid goodbye.

"Itterasshai!" Replied her dad.

With her roller skates on, she dashed off and skated on the solid ground. She spun around and faced the opposite direction as she looked at the cherry blossom trees. She turned around again and looked at the direction where she used to see Yukito waiting for her and Touya to arrive. She froze. There was a person there. No, it couldn't be Yukito. He and Touya were attending the college university and this wasn't the way there. She continued skating, this time slower, and focused on the figure standing at the same location. It turned out that it was a boy and was holding a familiar pink teddy bear with wings on its back. It was the same teddy bear she made for him. Could it be...?

"Syaoran?" She muttered the name. The name she's dying to hear. The name of the person she truly and only loved.

"Sakura."

She skated towards the auburn haired boy. His chestnut brown orbs linked to her emerald ones and sparkled. "I-is that you?"

He nodded.

Sakura placed a hand on her mouth. She couldn't believe who she was seeing in front of her. After all this years...he's finally here! Her heart was racing, thumping so hard in her chest that it wanted to explode. Overwhelming joy and excitement were flowing inside her. Was he real? A dream? A delusion? Probably not. Because the moment his eyes laid on her hers she felt the same indescribable feeling she felt when she realized the one for her.

"I have finished all formalities in Hong Kong." He said. "I can live here from now on."

A tear escaped from her eye. "Does this mean we don't have to go through e-mails and phone conversations anymore?"

The boy shook his head. "Not anymore."

Without thinking of her actions, Sakura dropped her bag and put herself in his arms. More and more tears welled in her eyes and burst out. She whispered in his ear in a shaky voice. "W-we'll be t-together—forever!"

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"We have a new student here. Li-kun, please come in." Chiaki sensei said as he signaled Syaoran to come in.

Syaoran stood in front of the class. There were familiar and unfamiliar faces in the room. His eyes searched for former classmates. The ones he was still able to remember were Naoko, Rika, Chiharu, Yamazaki, Tomoyo and of course Sakura. He noticed that Sakura and Tomoyo were still in the same places like the ones in their old classroom. How nostalgic, he thought. He reminisced their elementary days, when he first went to Tomoeda, his first encounter with Sakura, when Meilin was still pushing herself to him, Tomoyo catching Sakura's every move with her camcorder, his nostrils flaring whenever Eriol was close to Sakura and the moments Sakura made him blush whenever she flashes him her dazzling smile. Ah, those were the days...he said to himself. Has it really been four years?

The homeroom teacher wrote Syaoran's name on the board in Chinese kanji. "Li-kun, kindly introduce yourself to class."

"Good morning everyone. My name is Li Xiao Lang. I'm from Hong Kong. It's nice to meet you all." He said clearly and bowed. Syaoran saw Sakura waving at him.

"From now on, he'll be your classmate. Please be nice to him." Said Chiaki-sensei. "And your seat is..." He paused, looking for a vacant seat. "...behind Kinomoto-san."

Everybody in the room looked at the two of them. Their heads turned to Syaoran then to Sakura. Most of the girls in the room were giggling as Syaoran walked towards his seat. They were talking about him,how cool he was and how he looked astonishing in their eyes. He maybe a newcomer in Horitsuba High School but he can understand what the girls were talking about. He studied Japanese long before he first arrived here in preparation to look for the cards.

Tomoyo beamed at him. She didn't change a bit except for some physical features. She was still the reserved and gentle girl who would go crazy for Sakura in her own designed costumes.

"I'm so glad that you're now here, Syaoran-kun." Sakura told him. I'm really glad too, Sakura.

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"How's school?" Kero-chan asked.

"It's great! Kero-chan, I have some really good news for you...Syaoran's back!" Sakura told her with a grin on her face.

"Nani? That kid? Haha! I'll make sure he'll see my cool true form again when he visits you!" Kero-chan assured her with blazing fires in his eyes.

"Actually, he's here—with Tomoyo-chan."

"Oh, that's great! Wait, with Tomoyo? Ne,ne, did Tomoyo bring cake?" He asked with high hopes.

"Yeah. I'll just change and-" Before she could finish her sentence, the yellow stuffed animal already went outside her room.

"Watch out for me, my ultra super duper mega ever delicious cake! Here I come!" She heard him say.

Sakura sighed. "Kero-chan sure never changes."

"UMMMMM! YUMMY! Thanks Tomoyo!"

"No problem, Kero-chan. Here, you want some more?"

Kero-chan nodded. "Chure. But I tink I'll chip chum tea pirst." He said with his mouth too full with strawberry cake.

"You're still greedy as ever, Cerberus." The auburn color haired boy eyed him.

"Nani?"

Before Syaoran could say anything else, Kero-chan already transformed into a huge beast.

"What did you say kid?" He asked as placed his big paws on Syaoran's back, making the boy lie down with his face flat on the floor.

"Kero-chan! Stop it, please!" Tomoyo pleaded.

"No, no, no. It's time to pay for his sins! BWAHAHAHAHA!"

"KERO-CHAN!"

There was Sakura, holding a tray of biscuits and pudding. Her eyebrow raised and her left hand on her waist.

"Oh right." Then he transformed back into his disguise.

"What was that for!" Syaoran yelled.

"Didn't you hear me kid? I said it's time to-"

"Kero-chan! No pudding for a whole week!"

"But Sakura-" Kero-chan demanded.

"Enough! Don't do that again!" Sakura reminded him as she placed the tray on the table.

"But-"

Sakura raised an eyebrow. "No buts."

"This is just too cruel. NOOOO! You can take everything away except for my pudding!" And with that Kero-chan stopped wailing like a kid. He just ate his second serving of cake.

Sakura finally sat down beside Syaoran. She picked up a cup of tea and sipped.

"Li-kun, when did you arrive, by the way?" Tomoyo asked.

"Yesterday night. I stayed in our old mansion here." Syaoran replied.

"This is a great moment to use my new camcorder! Tadaa!" Tomoyo showed them the new gadget. "This camcorder is a lot better than my previous one, Sakura-chan! It has new features that will make my filming a lot easier! Every move will be caught on cam! I'm so excited! Ohohohohoho!" Tomoyo gigled with her evil laugh.

"Ne, Syaora-kun, is Meilin-" Sakura froze. Her eyes widened.

"Are you okay?" Asked Syaoran.

"The cards, I think they want to tell me something."

"What?"

She shook her head. "I don't know. Maybe they're trying to warn me."

"Bring the cards out!" Kero-chan suggested as he dropped a silver spoon on the floor.

"O-okay!" Sakura's pocket was glowing. She brought them all out and they surrounded her forming a circle. She stood up and clutched her necklace.

"I think I have to do this." Sakura said.

Hoshi no chikara o himeshi kagi yo

Shin no sugata o ware no mae ni shimese

Keyaku no moto Sakura ga meijiru

RELEASE!

And with that, the star shaped necklace turned into a wand. It has been a long time since she last used the magical staff. She always kept her cards and the necklace with her wherever she goes.

She closed her eyes. She felt everyone's presence with her. She felt the cards' aura. They were telling her to never let her guard down.

"But why?"

They say that an impending danger awaits her and it would change everything around her. Something or someone will take everything away from her, even the one she loved the most.

"Who is it?"

The cards were about to tell her when something appeared. Her eyes where still closed so she didn't see anything coming. She just opened her eyes when someone called her name and grabbed her arm.

"SAKURA!"

A ball of dark energy was supposed to hit her but she easily dodged it when Syaoran pushed her away. Everything was a mess when she opened her eyes and a familiar figure was standing in front of her. It had long wavy gray hair and cold eyes. It was wearing a white dress and a crystal ball on its forehead. It took her a few seconds before she finally recognized it. Something flashed in her mind. It was her dream. It was the one talking to her in her sleep.

"You will lose everything." The words echoes in her mind. "It's The Void!"

Before she could do anything else, a ball of dark energy surrounded her and she fell asleep.

A/N: I know it's a bit long but please feel free to post your reviews. It would really help me in improving my work. You can ask me anything about my fanfic. I assure you that all confusions will be cleared. I don't want anyone to be troubled. I hope you like it. By the way, this is a Cardcaptor Sakura/ Tsubasa Chronicles/xxxHolic crossover. ^^