Falling Cherry Blossoms

Chapter 1

All the Way from Hong Kong

"Sakura! Over here!" Daidouji Tomoyo, a girl with long black hair and blue eyes exclaimed to a light brown haired girl with green eyes who was rollerblading towards the school. "Ohayo Tomoyo! Thanks for waiting for me at the school gates." Kinomoto Sakura said as she halted in front of her friend. "No problem. C'mon before we become late." Tomoyo said as they both headed to the school building.

"Ohayo gozaimasu." A woman with long red hair and dark eyes said to a 1st year high school class. "Ohayo gozaimasu, Ms. Mizuki." The class replied. "Today we have a new student joining our class." Ms. Mizuki announced as a dark brown haired boy with brown eyes entered the room. "Everyone say hello to Li Syaoran from Hong Kong." Ms. Mizuki announced as the class greeted the new student. Suddenly, Syaoran stared at Sakura who almost jumped up in surprise. 'Why is he staring at me?' Sakura thought nervously, 'He is so creepy!' Syaoran strode over to the seat behind Sakura and glared at her again which made the hairs behind her neck stand up. Sakura gulped and tried to concentrate on the lesson.

"I'm telling you Tomoyo. He has a grudge against me!" Sakura told Tomoyo as they sat down at the swings in Penguin Park. "You're over-reacting Sakura." Tomoyo said as she started to swing. "No, I'm not. He keeps on glaring at me!" Sakura insisted, watching Tomoyo. Tomoyo stopped swinging and looked at Sakura, "I don't know what you're talking about. I sit beside you and I didn't see Syaoran do that." "Well... He wasn't glaring at me, at that time." Sakura insisted.

"Just forget about it. Can I go with you to your martial arts practice tomorrow?" Tomoyo asked. "Yeah... I guess you could." Sakura replied. "Good! I can video tape you while you practice!" Tomoyo declared and Sakura sweat dropped. "Er... I have to go. Touya will get mad at me again..." Sakura said, standing up from the swing. "Yeah. My mom might send a bodyguard to find me if I don't get home early. Sayonara." Tomoyo giggled as they parted.

Sakura rollerbladed down the streets in silence. She stopped when she saw a tall dark haired boy riding a bicycle and greeted him, "Konnichiwa Yukito!"

The boy named Tsukishiro Yukito stopped and looked at Sakura. "Oh, konnichiwa Sakura. Are you heading home?" Yukito asked as Sakura went over beside him. Sakura nodded and asked him, "Where are you going, Yukito?" Yukito smiled at her and replied, "I'm going over to your house. Your brother and I are doing a project together. Let's go together, shall we?" Sakura nodded and skated along side Yukito.

As they neared Sakura's house, Sakura heard something down the alley that she and Yukito passed, and stopped to look. "What is it Sakura?" Yukito asked in a worried voice. "It's nothing." Sakura said as she skated to Yukito. 'I thought I saw someone there... It must be my imagination...'

Back down the alley, a figure watch Sakura and Yukito enter a house. 'Sakura Kinomoto... I'm on to you...'