Author's Note: Well, this is the first story I'm uploading to this site, so I hope you like it. And in fair warning, this story bases mainly around an OC, so of course, there'll be things different, and the main character is NOT Sakura. You'll understand if you read it, but I'll understand if you'd rather read something centering around the normal CCS characters. And I probably made it like this because I started writing this story before I got used to writing AU stories. So...yeah. ^^

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I stared down at the newborn baby girl that her exhausted mother held in loving arms. The father sat nearby, both proud parents cooing over their sweet little baby. It looked like a perfect little birth. But I'd seen what they hadn't. There had been no crying from this baby, no writhing around, just plain acceptance of where she happened to be jostled.

And her breathing was dangerously close to stopping completely.

I closed my eyes, descending invisibly towards the couple and their near-dead baby.

They didn't notice me, despite them both being highly powerful magic-users. Of course, I was invisible to those I didn't want to see me, and I'd hidden my magical presence for the meantime.

I gently placed my hand on the baby's forehead, my eyes closed in concentration.

After figuring out what was wrong, I looked over to the side where my companion and guardian stood patiently.

"Her power is being placed in the wrong places, mixing up her inner body. She can hardly breathe, and she'll dye because of the overwhelming magic within her if we don't do something fast. I'm giving her a boost," I explained to him first, and then let the couple see me. They both looked up in surprise. I held a finger to my mouth in a gesture of silence, and motioned to their baby.

"She's sick. But I can help."

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And that was the day my entire life changed. It was fate that I'd been the one chosen to rescue that baby, and fate brought me to where I was today. Sitting in an airport, waiting for mine and Jett's plane to arrive and take us to Tokyo, where we'd meet up with Jett's father, Jacob, who'd drive us to Tomoeda, the little town where the Card Captor resided. As well as our old friends of the past.

I looked over at Jett who sat in the seat next to me, his eyes taking in the large Vancouver airport. Our luggage was already ready to be packed into the high security section of the plane. I stared down at the first-class ticket I held in my hand, then back at Jett.

"Do you think Kinomoto Sakura will be able to help us?" I asked, grabbing his attention. He turned his cat-like eyes to me.

"Once Yue and Kerberos show up, I doubt it will be a problem. After all, if she is to become their new master, she will likely listen to them. And of course they'll want to help you," he replied, turning his attention to a magazine.

"I hope we'll be able to visit Hong Kong. I want to see if Amika is there," I mentioned absentmindedly.

He smiled softly. "I'm sure there'll be a chance for that," he said, flipping through the pages of the magazine.

"Yes. I guess."

It wasn't long before our flight was called and we hurried off to board the plane.

"Meryl! Jett!"

Both Jett and I perked to attention when we heard our names being called. When we found the owner of the voice, Jett's father, we hurried over.

"All your luggage is in the car," he said, turning to start out of the airport. After taking a few steps, he stopped and turned to us with a kind smile. "Oh, and welcome to Japan."

I walked down the hall towards my new class in Tomoeda Elementary. I looked over at the boy walking beside me.

He was a year older and technically my servant and guardian, at least while at school. But his father is the official guardian of the Reed family, particularly of myself. After Jett got the proper training and was strong enough, that position would become his. But for now, he'd just be helping me out under his father's orders.

"You're going ahead to class 6-2, right, Jett?" I said, looking down the empty hall.

"Yeah. They'll be needing me there soon," he said, smiling at me. "See ya at lunch. Be careful."

"I will. See you," I said, waving as he ran off to his class further down the hall. I suddenly felt something strange. A weird presence.

I spun around to where it was coming from, and I stared. There was a woman standing there, a soft smile on her face. But she wasn't a simple, normal woman. She carried the power of the moon.

"You must be the transfer student from Canada. Welcome to Japan, Reed Meryl-san," she said, bowing politely.

"Thank you. Are you my teacher?" I replied, noting that I'd have to sit down and have a chat with this teacher whether she would be my new teacher or not.

"Yes. I'm Mizuki Kaho," she said, smiling again.

"Ah. Nice to meet you," I said, bowing. "And Mizuki-sensei," I added, straightening and looking her solemnly in the eye.

"Hm?"

"There will be a lot of things centering around the Cardcaptor. Don't try anything unneeded, because I can stop it. I assume you understand?" I said, bringing my hand up to my chest, where my moon necklace hung.

"Of course, Luminara-sama."

I watched her walk into the classroom, her twinkling smile flashing at me before she entered.

When I heard her call in me, the transfer student, I opened the door.

"This is Reed Meryl, a transfer student from Canada," Mizuki-sensei introduced to the class, and I bowed.

"Nice to meet you all. I'm happy to be here," I said, straightening with a smile at the class.

I scanned the rows of students until I came across a certain two. Li Syaoran and Kinomoto Sakura. Beside Syaoran was his cousin, Li Meiling, and Sakura-san's friend who was also in on everything was beside her.

"Mizuki-sensei, where can I sit?" I asked after looking around the class. I didn't see an empty seats...except at the back, a lone seat behind Syaoran.

"Ah, about that. Would you mind sitting at the back, behind Li Syaoran-kun? With the number of students this year, the seating plan didn't quite work out evenly, so we'll have to have you there. Is that okay?" Mizuki-sensei said, motioning to the seat.

"I-it's fine," I said, walking over. I knew the kids were surprised to see such a foreign girl here, but they'd have to live with it.

I looked at Syaoran in front of me and then Meilin beside him.

"I didn't think I'd meet the Li family when I'm still in grade school," I murmured, taking off my hat and hanging up my bag. "But I suppose desperate times call for desperate measures," I added, taking my seat and turning to Mizuki-sensei. I was glad neither Syaoran nor Meiling heard me.

"Okay..." Mizuki sensei started, putting her hands on the desk, "since we have first period free today, let's go play." She winked at the class, and I saw Sakura wasn't exactly doing perfectly. She was fooled by this woman's magic. But I suppose it was alright. Mizuki Kaho wasn't bad.

"What will we play?" one boy asked, putting up his hand.

"Let's see," Kaho said, walking around the desk to the window. "Let's go outside." She turned to the class again. "Everyone, what do you want to play?"

"Dodge-ball!"

"Volleyball!"

"Softball!"

"Soccer!"

"Then...let's play dodge-ball. Everyone, let's go outside!" Kaho said, smiling to the class.

"Okay!"

I stood from my seat, but caught something Kaho said while in front of Sakura-san's desk.

"Since there's something very pretty falling right now, before it piles up too much."

I stared at her, and then looked outside.

Snow?

~Chapter End~

A/N: This is only the prologue, so it's a little short...well, short compared to most of the other chapters. We'll see bout the feedback I receive, and that will be the determinant of if I continue or not. =)