Disclaimer: CLAMP owns the cardcaptor characters.

Chapter 1: Mistaken

"Ahhh! A ghost!" a 5 year old girl with honey brown locks cried running out of a forest. Not watching where she was going she crashed into someone.

"SAKURA! What is your problem! Watch where you're going!" a 7 year old boy with messy chestnut brown hair shouted.

"I'm so sorry Syaoran. It's just that I heard a ghost in the forest," replied Sakura tears threatening to spill out of her emerald eyes.

"Sakura stop crying there are no such things as ghosts. OK? Come on look it was just a squirrel," Syaoran pointed to a tiny black squirrel.

"Oh I'm so sorry but I was really scared," Sakura said wiping her tears, "I just am scared of ghosts."

"Don't worry I'll be here to protect you."

"Pinky swear?"

"Yup!"

2 weeks after...

"I'm so sorry Sakura but my vacation's over so I have to go back home. Mom said that we might not be able to come next year but don't worry we'll meet again," Syaoran sadly told Sakura.

"No I don't want you to leave! You're my best friend and I love you. You said you'd protect me forever. You even pinky swore." Sakura cried tears dripping down her cheeks.

"Look at me Sakura."

Sakura gazed into a pair of worried amber orbs.

Syaoran slid a sliver ring entwined with an amber gem onto Sakura's finger.

"Here this way you'll always remember me. Whenever you're scared you can look at the ring and think of me. Then you won't be scared anymore."

Sakura took her sliver ring with an emerald gem entwined and slid it onto Syaoran's finger.

"Syaoran take my ring so you can remember me too. I'll miss you so much. Do you promise that we'll meet again?"

"Pinky swear."

Sakura giggled.

"I must say Fujitaka my son and your daughter seems like great friends now. I'm so sorry that we couldn't stay any longer. It's just that the Li kingdom needs us now. I am sorry and I hope to meet you someday."

"I'm very sorry you have to leave. Hope to see you someday." Fujitaka smiled at his childhood friend.

"Come Syaoran, we must go back," Yelan called to her son.

"Coming mother! Bye Sakura! You're my best friend and I love you!" Syaoran waved to her as he got in the carriage.

15 years later...

Li Kingdom

"What? The princess of the Kinomoto Kingdom has been kidnapped?" Syaoran's voice was heard throughout the great hall 'Poor Sakura I need to rescue her.'

"Yes Syaoran this is the third time I've said it," Yelan sighed, "I know you are very worried about Sakura but you don't have to make me say this so many times. Also King Fujitaka has offered to give the man who rescues her the princess's hand in marriage."

"Prepare the ships! I will go and rescue her myself!" Syaoran declared 'Hold on Sakura I'll be there soon."

Little did he know that this would be the biggest mistake he'd ever make in his life.

Kinomoto Kingdom

"Poor Meiling. Why did they take her? They should've taken me instead. Meiling too young to be going through all this," Sakura sobbed tears falling out of her beautiful emerald eyes.

"Sakura dear don't cry. It isn't your fault," Fujitaka tried to comfort her daughter.

"Hey monster don't cry you'll really look like a monster if you don't stop crying," Touya hated seeing his little sister sad.

"I guess I should stop crying. Crying isn't going to help. I wonder if Meiling's OK or not right now," Sakura stated wiping the tears from her eyes and stared down at the ring Syaoran gave her years ago. 'I wonder if he still remembers me?'

I hope you enjoyed it!

-CherryJava