A/N: First story here, re-edited. Enjoy and don't forget to review~ Since there's use of Japanese, I put the translations at the end of the sentence in brackets.

CHAPTER 1:

THE HOPE OF LOVE

A girl with short auburn hair and beautiful emerald eyes stared out of the window. Focusing on nothing in particular, her eyes welled up in tears as she recounted her bad luck in love.

She was usually a happy go lucky kind of girl, a smile always decorates her cute face, and she rarely show her sadness to people or friends, safe for her best friend and cousin, Tomoyo Daidouji.

"Why am I always so unlucky in love?" she whispered to herself, and was startled when a gentle hand suddenly touched her shoulders.
Sakura looked up and found Tomoyo at her side, beaming at her.

"Ohayou, Sakura-chan…"greeted Tomoyo to Sakura, who immediately wiped her tears that welled in her eyes just now. (Good morning)

"Uh..um..Ohayou, Tomoyo-chan.." responded Sakura and managed a little smile towards Tomoyo, not wanting her best friend worrying about her too much.

"I see something is bugging you… is it about Chiaki-kun again?" asked Tomoyo while vividly remembering a few days ago when a teary-eyed Sakura came running to her, incoherently saying that her boyfriend, Chiaki have dumped her and Tomoyo have been comforting Sakura since then.

"Hoe? N…nani?... Chiaki… him… ah… er… no…" stammered Sakura, trying to conceal her situation. (What)

Smiling, Tomoyo takes her place beside Sakura and said "You can't hide things from me, Sakura...I knew you very well, you're my best friend and we have been together since our childhood days. I know what's going on with you even if you didn't tell me..."

Sakura sighed, and said "Alright, you win, I give up… I am thinking about him, but not just him, Yuuji, Ryuuki and Kazuki as well… they all dumped me, and the longest relationship I've ever had only lasts for 2 months,that is with Ryuuki. I've been heartbroken over and over again and nearly lost my will to love… and you know what Tomoyo, sometimes I wonder, maybe I've been cursed so I am unlucky in love and that's why it all turned out like this."

Sakura wiped away her tears with her sleeve, unable to see clearly due to the fact that her tears blurred her vision and she was a bit confused when she sees a smiling Tomoyo.

"My eyes must be playing tricks… there is no way Tomoyo being happy for my misfortune.." thought Sakura.

Yet, when her vision focuses back to Tomoyo, Tomoyo still smiles toward Sakura, with a glint in her eyes.

"Hoe?" was all that came out if Sakura's mouth.

"Why are you smiling to me like that, Tomoyo?" asked a confused Sakura.

Tomoyo continued to smile while she drew out a pink-coloured card from her wallet, the card had the image of a little girl with long hair, embracing a cute little heart with wings and she handed the card to Sakura.

"Hoe? What's this Tomoyo?" asked Sakura, puzzled.

"This is a good luck charm for love, it is said to restore your lost hopes and it is also said that you can find your true love soon after you be its owner. It really worked you know, that's how I managed to get going with Eriol," said Tomoyo while her eyes sparkled as she imagined her rich and handsome boyfriend, Eriol Hiiragizawa, who every girl in school swooned on him because of his good looks and wealth.

Sakura sweatdropped, but smiled to Tomoyo, appreciating her best friend's effort to try and cheer her up.

"But what should I do with it?" asked Sakura as she observe the writing at the bottom of the card, written in large letters were the word 'THE HOPE'.

"Kibou, ne?" whispered Sakura to herself. (Hope,huh?)

"Tonight, before you go to sleep, turn this card over for 3 times, then wish what you wanted to have in your love life, put it under your pillow for 3 days, and something will definitely happen to you which will alter your luck in love.
Please try it, Sakura-chan. I wanted you to be happy. Remember, if you believe in love, then love will always be there for you." assured Tomoyo.

Once again, Sakura smiled, then she hugged Tomoyo, thanking her for the 'magic' card.

That night, after Sakura have taken her usual bath, she sat on her bed for a while, she remembered the card that Tomoyo gave and took it out of her schoolbag and stared thoughtfully at the pink card.

"I wonder if this is really going to work… Or will things stay as they are, me being unlucky in love…" sighed Sakura as she closed her eyes, remembering back what Tomoyo said to her.

"Remember, if you believe in love, then love will always be there for you."

Sakura then did as Tomoyo have taught her and went to sleep.

Sakura was in a field full of cherry blossom trees, it was spring so the cherry blossoms bloomed prettily and danced with the breezy wind. In the midst of the cherry blossom petals, someone approached Sakura, a boy with slightly tall and slender body, she couldn't distinguish the boy's face clearly, but saw his messy chestnut hair blew by the breeze.

The boy stopped a few feet from Sakura, who had been awestruck by the boy's presence, began to regain her sense.

"Who are you?" asked Sakura.

The boy stayed quiet.

Sakura asked again, "Who are you?"

But still, the mysterious boy didn't answer her question.

Annoyed, Sakura asked again, "For the last time, who are you?"

Sakura thought she saw the boy grin as he hold out his hand to her.

"Take my hand, and I'll tell you who I am." said the boy.

Satisfied, Sakura reached her hand to the boy, her hand was getting nearer and nearer...

"BEEP BEEP,BEEP BEEP"

Sakura awoke with abruptly and in cold sweat, she silenced her alarm clock.

"Geez… what a nuisance, and to think that I almost had his hand.." sighed Sakura.

She looked at her alarm was fifteen minutes to seven.

"HOEEEE...I'M GOING TO BE LATE!" squealed Sakura as she hurriedly went to the bathroom to take her shower.

**So,okay,I think that's it for now.I hope you like it.I'm still an amature in story writing and still improving. So please review this chapter and tell me what you think. I'm starting the second chapter but since I have limited time on the net, I can't promise when it's going to be published.
I'm also looking for advice on how to make this story much more intresting..So,i'm really looking forward to reviews.

Don't forget to review,ok! Constructive criticism is welcome, but no flames.