Chapter One: Decided


A wonderful June evening, stars are shining, the breeze is just right, it was the perfect time to go strolling with the one you love. Yet, at a huge mansion, a beautiful 14-year-old girl sat alone. This raven hair, purple-eyed beauty was non other than, Tomoyo Daidouji. She hold in her soft pale hands a letter for her mother to read and sign. It was her ticket away from a certain honey brown hair, green-eyed goddess named Sakura. This letter informs her that she could be an exchange student in England. She was fairly good at English and somewhat hoped to visit it one day but that wasn't her main reason. Her main reason was so she can stop seeing Sakura and Syaoran together, holding hands, and just loving each other. It was too much for this poor lonesome, utterly loveless of a teenage girl.

'This is for the best... I'm going to England' Tomoyo thought happily as she had finally made up her mind on what was best for her future and love life.

That night at dinner she told her mother about her being an exchange student in England. Her mother, Sonomi, didn't want her only child to move away from her. Tomoyo was somewhat shocked; she knew her mother loved her in a way but not that strongly as not wanting her to leave. She always thought she came third in her mother's priority. First was work because of her being CEO of her company, Daidouji Toy Company would make her mother too busy to even talk at times. Second was Sakura, she thought it was because whenever her own mother had time Sakura would mostly be there to visit. Her mother always saying how pretty, sweet and loving Sakura is...she agreed but has her mother ever said anything flattering to her own daughter? The only thing good to her mother is her hair because it was as long as her cousin/crush/lover. Anyways over an hour of pleading Sonomi finally said she could go and signed the slip.

In the next month she had been with her friends and talking about stuff. She had told everyone about her leaving except Syaoran and Sakura. She plans on telling her at the last day before her flight to England. She had wanted to go earlier so she can fit in her surroundings.

~The day before her departure~

" Sakura, you know I love you right?" Tomoyo asked suddenly when they walked on her front gate.

" Yes, your one of my closes friends of course I know you love me and you know what? I love you too," Sakura answered happily as because she was too dense and too involved in her own love life as to notice Tomoyo was acting strangely.

"Well it's just that I wanted you to know I will always love you because you are my best friend... but I wont be able to see you much now" Tomoyo choked out as she was close to tears.

"What do you mean?" Sakura asked worriedly because her best friend was looking like she was about to cry and saying she wont be able to see her anymore. 'Is she going to be blind or something' She thought to herself stupidly.

" I'm going to England as a transfer student and since I want to get to know my surroundings I've decided to go earlier like...tomorrow?" Tomoyo said still controlling her tears from falling.
'I have to be strong for Sakura. She's going to be so sad so I cant lose it now'

"Bu...But Tomoyo how come you've never mention it before?" Sakura said as she let a tear down from her eyes knowing her close friend was leaving her.

"I didn't want you to be sad for so long. You don't want to be sad do you?" Tomoyo asked regaining her calmness.

"I guess not, but still we could have thrown you a going away party or something" Sakura said sadly. ' It's not fair she's one of my closes friend and I don't want to lose her'.

"Yes yes yes, all to sad. Well I will really miss you and I'll call you at least every two days and I promise I'll write when I have time. Okay?" Tomoyo said, as she wanted to get it over with because it was hurting too much.

"Okay you promised. Well do you want me to see you off?" Sakura said thinking she would say 'yes' because she was to: Tomoyo was her best friend.

"Um...you know what Sakura? I don't think its a good idea I mean I rather say goodbye now because later would be too hard" Tomoyo replied 'You have NO idea'

"Oh okay then Tomoyo. I..I guess this is goodbye," Sakura stammered as she began to cry again.

" I'm going to miss you so much but this isn't goodbye, I'll visit on vacations" Tomoyo said trying to sound cheery but it just wasn't working. Her eyes says it all

"Yes I guess so," Sakura said giving Tomoyo one last hug before walking out of her friend's life.

'Goodbye Sakura... Forever' Tomoyo thought to herself as she watch her best friend leave. Tears she was holding finally let loose and tumbled down to her smooth pale cheeks.

~Next Day~

"Honey, are you positive you don't want me to come?" Sonomi asked her daughter

"Hai, mom I'm sure. Don't worry besides you hired two bodyguards to look over me," Tomoyo stated calmly reassuring her mother of her own safety.

"Hai hai I know I know. Well remember once you're done settling down in the house call me" Sonomi said sternly

Tomoyo nodded and gave her mother one last hug before walking to the private plane.