White Magnolia

Origin: Moc Lan Trang

Disclaimer: Card captor Sakura

Author: Shirrlly

Translator: hopeful_colour

Editor (for translation): thesadistprincess (many thanks to her :X)

Genres: romance, action

Character: characters in CCS and some of author

Pairs: Tomoyo & Eriol, Sakura & Syaoran

Rating : 13+

Chapter 1: Morning in Capital Tomoeda

Clow Kingdom was known as a beautiful and powerful country. Its Capital Tomoeda was populous and rich with a great number of tourists, merchants and explorers visiting to admire its beauty or in search of job opportunities. The people of tomoeda were friendly and supportive.

Near the South Gate of the city, there was a pottery shop titled Daidouji. Standing in shop now was a woman who had a beautiful appearance with a platinum short hair embracing her nice face, rearranging the vases on shelves. She was Daidouji Sonomi, the owner of this shop. Her husband, Mr. Daidouji Kusuda, passed away three years ago because of fatal illness. Afterwards, she had been controlling this shop as well as her three children: two daughters and one son.

"Tomoyo, bring two vases here for me!" She called out for her first daughter.

"I'm here, Mom."

A soft and sweet voice raised then a pretty girl appeared from side door with vases on her hands. Her long amethyst hair swayed from side to side and those amethyst eyes was so limpid. Her simple blue dress made her shining amethyst even more beautiful. Daidouji Tomoyo was definitely an epitome of innocent beauty.

"Mom, let me do it."The proud mother smiled and handed her daughter the rag before disappearing behind the side door.

Tomoyo watched her mother going with a smile and started to clean the vases and singing in her sweet melodious voice. All of a sudden, a shadow appeared behind her and grabbed her shoulders to tease her. Because of that unexpected action, Tomoyo jumped out of skin and dropped the vase in her hand. Luckily, that mysterious person quickly caught it and handed it back to her.

"Sakura, you startled me! The vase is nearly broken." Tomoyo shrieked in a failed attempt to be angry with her best friend.

"I'm sorry, Tomoyo. I just want to tease you. Lucky, the vase is okay." The bubbly girl replied sheepishly.

"Your mischievous! You're the young lady of Clan Kinomoto, how can you always be naughty?"

"Ha. I see you're ladylike than myself, Tomoyo. Ah, don't you think we should... change the roles?"

Tomoyo gave her a dirty look and continued with her work. The girl named Sakura sitting down on a stool nearby and silently watched Tomoyo work. She had auburn hair and emerald eyes that glistened with childish mischief. She was as beautiful as Tomoyo but there was determined and strong in her personality that made two of them entirely different from each other. Sakura did not help Tomoyo because she knew if she touched anything, the breakage would obviously happened as she was very clumsy when it came to household chores. It was expected from her, as she was the young lady of Clan Kinomoto – one of the most dignity and reputation clans there who was always surrounded with helpers at her home.

Certainly, people wondered why a lady as she had befriended a commoner like Tomoyo. The answer was Sakura's friendly and outgoing nature. Moreover, she did not regard the rules of discrimination.

One time, when flighting to a gang of bad men to save an old man, she had gotten a light injure on her leg. A soft voice suggested helping her dress it from behind. She knew Tomoyo from that day.

Sakura who was strong, vivacious and good at martial arts was extremely protective of the gentle Tomoyo. She thought herself as bodyguard of her fragile friend. Her father, Mr. Fujitaka, was one of the most high-ranking madarins but he was such a kind-hearted man that he was not against their friendship and loved Tomoyo like his second daughter.

"Tomoyo, you must do the same work every single day. Don't you get bored?"

"Why? I do it to help my mother. I love this work."

"Uh, maybe. If I had to do the same work everyday, I would be bored to death."

"I understand that's why you always sneak out of your house."

"That is the reason we met each other" Sakura smiled awkwardly.

Tomoyo understood her more than she understood herself. Her father was such a busy man. When Sakura was little, her older brother Touya used to play with her but right after he got eighteen years old, her father brought him to Palace to take the position as Leader of Imperial Guards. From then on, he was as busy as her father. Thence, Sakura became alone in her large residence.

" How will you get married if you don't learn to be a standard lady?"

"I will not get married. All of those stupid are my losers. They are not worthy." Sakura replied haughtily.

"How about Ly Syaoran? Did you lose him?"

"That god-damned Syaoran! He dare make me lose my face in front of people. Surely I do not overlook that shame."

Sakura could not help but getting angry whenever she remembered what happened between her and Syaoran – the eldest son of Clan Ly which was as dignity as Clan Kinomoto.

~o~0~o~

A month ago,

Sakura was strolling around when she saw a rich young man teasing a girl. She went towards and kicked him at his chest without thinking. He got angry and ordered his henchmen to attack her. They did not have any idea who they were messing with so they were beaten and fell down all on the street. After getting rid of all the henchmen, she approached him and used her hand to pinion his arm. He cried frightened to beg for mercy. Sakura said calmly.

"Give up your habit to tease the girls. If I see you to do that one more time, I will break your arms. Remember!"

As soon as she had released his arm, they ran away immediately without glancing at her. Sakura laughed and commented loudly.

"Men are useless creature."

"Hey, you're right to beat those jerks. But who allows you to insult men?"

A voice raised and one young man came out of the crowd. He had short brown hair that looked like Sakura's. His intense amber eyes narrowed accusingly at Sakura.

"Syaoran! Have you said that?"

"Yes, I have. Why did you insult all men? You're haughty."

"You... you... what have you said? Do you think that Leader of East Palace Imperial Guards give you right to insult me?"

"I said that you are haughty, discount person. Ladies must live at home and learn manners instead of fighting with men on the street. I'm sure that nobody will dare to marry you or who did that mistake must live without virtue through his three former incarnations."

"You dare? I must teach you a lesson."

Sakura punched him at once by her fist. Normally, her rivals got wound on their face but this young man just gentle turned his head one side to avoid. He used one hand to hold her fist and did not let it off. Sakura was a young lady in spite of being liberal as she was. Therefore, she blushed and yelled when her hand was held by a man.

"Let me off! Your stupid!"

"You have to learn more. You fist just can scare those cowards. It's nothing to me."

"Wait, your impudent. I will not forget it. I will get my revenge." She threatened

"Okay, you can go to my residence whenever you want. I am ready to fight with you at any time, lady Kinomoto. But, you must practice yourself harder before challenging me." he laughed and went away leaving Sakura in rage.

More than one month had got over, Sakura was still angry about that.

~o~0~o~

"He is an inconsiderate fool! I must cause him lose his face to revenge." Sakura thought.

Tomoyo saw her look and knew immediately what she was thinking about. She understood that Sakura had everything she wanted and had not lost anyone before so it was her great shock to lose that Ly Syaoran.

"It can be good. At least, someone can beat Sakura and may occupy her heart one day." Tomoyo smiled.

"What are you smiling about, Tomoyo?"

"Nothing! I intend to go shopping. Do you want to go with me, Sakura?"

"Nope, I just go here to play with you for a while. I will come to palace to see my brother. There are some letters for him."

Tomoyo did not ask why Sakura had to bring letters to palace. She knew Sakura missed her brother so much that she went to palace whenever she had a chance. She smiled and waved her hand to say goodbye. Then, she told her younger sister to look after the shop and go to market. She did not know that the destiny had planned something for her there.