A/N: Hello everyone! Welcome to my third story. I know I promised to put this up with the last chapter of Magicall Destined but this chapter was saved for months and my last chapter has me stumped for some strange reason (sweat drops). So I'm putting this out now. Note that my first chapters are always short but get longer as the story progresses.

Disclaimer: Unless CLAMP decides to give me ownership, which will never happen, I sadly do not own CCS. I do own the plot and original characters though.

Chapter One: The Storyteller

In a city hundreds of miles away, a young girl of sixteen stayed. She sat on the edge of a high wall with a backpack slung over her shoulders. As she sat there little children in the city saw her and smiled.

"It's the Storyteller!" a little boy named Tai yelled.

The girl smiled at the children and took the straw hat off her head and towards her neck. She held out a hand and said sweetly, "Come and listen to the story I have for you. I'm sure you'll love it."

One by one kids came running towards her and sat down. Tai sat directly in front and looked up at the girl in front of him. He stared in awe as her auburn hair blew gently in the wind.

The girl looked at all of the children in front of her. Then she began. "This is the story of a young girl and her family. They were very happy and loved each other very much. She had a mother, father, and a big brother who loved to pick on her everyday. They worked hard on the farm and their martial arts."

Everyone was paying close attention to what the Storyteller had to say. Tai spoke up. "How did they look?"

The Storyteller looked down at her favourite listener in that city. "Well, the little girl had beautiful long black hair and light blue eyes that shone as clear as crystal. She was fun and full of energy. The older brother had silver eyes instead of black. He loved to mess around with his little sister and would call him a monster. She stepped on his foot every time."

The children all laughed at that.

The Storyteller continued. "Their parents had hearts of gold and rarely had anything mean to say about anyone. This family was also a wealthy family, not extremely famous perhaps, but well known in that village and others for their exceptional martial arts skills."

The Storyteller's voice then became a bit darker. "One day however, something terrible happened…something that this girl would never forget." She stopped there and smiled.

The little children groaned anxious to hear the rest of the story. "Tell us! Tell us!" Tai begged. "Please."

She grinned and then became grim once again. "It was the girl's fifteenth birthday and as tradition, a weapon was passed down to each child on the day they turned fifteen. The family had a fun time outside as the mother taught her daughter how to use this weapon. She caught on quite quickly."

"That very night, the village went up in flames. People were screaming and running frantically. The girl's family went outside to help the people of the village…when he showed up."

"How did this guy looked?" a little girl in the crowd asked.

"He was extremely tall and had long black hair. His weapon was covered in blood and he had an evil smile on his face. His eyes are the one thing that'll never be forgotten. They were bloodshot and had the coldest look the girl had ever seen. The village's destruction was his fault and it was all because he was looking for this one family…he wanted weapons. He craved power and it was exactly what he could get from their family. The parents and older brother went out to fight and made the young girl help the others and then find safety. It went on for hours until it was finally over…"

The children looked up with serious faces. Who would've thought a story would get them so worked up like this?

"When the young girl went to the ruins, she found her parents… dead. She sobbed over them and then she and the people who survived the attack buried all those who had died. However, she noticed that her brother was not found. There was a chance he may still be alive somewhere. She had to find out. She just had to."

Tears were falling down some of the more emotional children. "That's just so sad," one child said.

The Storyteller nodded. The story was getting to her as well. "The girl took whatever weapons were left from the ruins of her home that wasn't stolen and traveled in search of her brother. It's said that she's still searching for her brother up to this day, looking for the same people who ruined her family and training to get stronger. Training for revenge…"

After that things went silent. With the exception of a few street noises everyone was in awe of the story. Kai smiled. "I really liked this story."

The Storyteller smiled. "I'm glad you liked it. It's one of my favourites too."

Later that night the Storyteller was at the main entrance of the village. She sighed inwardly. "I guess this is goodbye."

"Wait!"

She turned around to see Kai running up to her. "Kai, what are you doing here?"

Kai gripped onto her sundress. "You're not leaving are you? Please tell me you're staying."

She simply shook her head. "I'm sorry, I have to go. I have something I must do. One day though, I promise I'll be back and I'll tell you another story…ok?"

Kai looked down sadly but nodded. "Ok…"

The Storyteller knelt down and hugged the young boy. "Storyteller…will you at least tell me your name. You've been here for months and no one knows your name. I'll keep it secret. I promise."

She got up, gazed at the little boy and whispered. "Sakura…Sakura Kinomoto."

Kai smiled with tears in his eyes. "Ok, bye Sakura. Don't forget to come back. You promised."

Sakura nodded and ran off leaving the village. She pulled out a map and looked to see where to go next. 'He wasn't there so let's try this village about three days away from here.' She placed the map back and started walking instead of running. 'Don't worry, Touya. I'll find you no matter what.'

A/N: Like I said, it was short but think of it as a little taste of what may happen (you don't know what I have in store afterall). I plan for this story to be a lot more developed than my first one...relationship wise for sure. So keep looking forward to the next chapter. By the next time I'm back on I should have that last chapter and the next one for She Will be Loved. That's it for now. Please R&R.