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CHAPTER ONE

SYAORAN and Sakura had just finished their conversation with Shogo and Nokoru. Syaoran was lost in thought. He wondered what was going on and who was causing it. Then he heard a strange sound.

He heard the sound of the usual loud chatter in Piffle world, a sound that annoyed him. He preferred the quiet. But he also heard the sound of sprinting…. In his direction! "Look out!" He yelled.

He grabbed Sakura and jumped back. Had he not jumped, a flying kick would have collided with his face. He looked to see who it was and he vaguely recognized her as one of the dragonfly racers.

She had green eyes and light brown hair pulled into a ponytail. She wore a Chinese style shirt with no sleeves, black short-shorts, and black boots. She had a very confident grin on her face. "You are Syaoran, correct?" She said arrogantly.

"I am." He said cautiously, wondering what this would lead to.

"I'm Akane." She said. "I've heard you are quite the fighter, and since I'm one of the best fighters here, I was wondering if you would fight me."

Syaoran pondered this for a moment. On the one hand, he didn't like to fight girls. On the other hand, she would have injured Sakura had he not pulled her out of the way. Finally, he decided.

"Alright. But not here. Let's go to my house."

They soon reached his house. "O.k." Said Akane. "Let's fight." The two met each other's eyes and they sprang like a cheetah. Akane jumped, narrowly avoiding a lightning fast kick from Syaoran. Akane aimed a flying kick at Syaoran's head, which he expertly dodged.

Then the fight really began. They kicked and punched and dodged with all their might for an hour. After the hour passed, they stopped to breath. Both were injured and exhausted.

"I- call it- a tie." Panted Akane. "Agreed." Breathed Syaoran.

Fai stepped onto the porch with a curious look on his face. "What's going on?" He asked.

Suddenly, Akane's eyes lit up and all traces of exhaustion vanished. "HARU-SAMA!" She yelled. She sprinted and hugged Fai as hard as she could. Fai's eyes lit up in surprise. "W-what on earth?" He sputtered, blushing ferociously.

"Oh, I just knew I'd find you!" She beamed and looked into Fai's eyes. Then her smile faltered. She released Fai quickly and blushed in embarrassment. "I-I'm sorry." She muttered. "I thought you were someone else…."

"It's alright." Fai, his constant grin returning to his face. "I just shocked me a little when such a cute girl hugs me with no warning." Akane's face didn't lighten at this.

"Oh, Syaoran. Sakura-Chan. Someone is here to see you." Sakura smiled. "Tomoyo-Chan!" Tomoyo smiled back. "Sakura-Chan! Please, come in." They all went inside and sat down.

"Tomoyo." Said Syaoran. "We talked to a man named Nokoru. You know him, don't you?"

Tomoyo's smile slipped off her face. "Yes." She said sadly. "I do. What did he say?"

Syaoran explained.

"….I see." Said Tomoyo after a long pause. "So he spoke to you about that. Well, I can assure you this." A very serious expression crossed her face. "I will find out who did this."

"Tomoyo-Chan…." Said Sakura. "Did you come here to tell us that?"

"No. Actually….." Tomoyo grabbed Sakura's hands. "DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR WEARING THE DAY OF THE RACE?"

"Eh? No!"

"Then I will make a costume for you!" Exclaimed Tomoyo. "Beautiful Sakura, dashing through the sky looking oh-so-dashing! Could anything be more perfect?" Then she looked at Akane. "I'll make a costume for you too!"

Akane's bored face turned to shock. "Oh no! No, you don't-"

But before she finished, Tomoyo left.

Sakura and Akane groaned.