Hi everyone! arcticflames here. Yeah I am new to
this and this is my first CCS fanfic and one of my
first stories. Please send me review after you
finish reading the story. Thanks!

Disclaimers: I do not own Card Captor Sakura, a nice
group of ladies named CLAMPS do and there is nothing
that I can do to change it. So, don't come after me,
OK?

arcticflames
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The Catch

Chapter 1

The Arrival
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"Kerobero!" the card captor shouted for one of her
guardians while flying with the aid of her new wings.

The guardian beast turned its head after it ripped a
demon apart. "Sakura, we have to leave. There are too
many of them!"

The emerald-eyed girl shook her head in disagreement,
"No! We have to find my brother first!"

Sakura gritted her teeth and advanced forward toward the
dark figure. In the midway, a silver-haired winged
creature lifted her up into the air.

"Let me go, Yue!" Sakura screamed with tears running down
her cheeks. She watched in pain at the dark figure
triumphly lifted her brother up by his hair and thrown him
into a cellar. "ONII-CHAN!"

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The young designer curled up her hair with her slender
fingers while pondering in deep thoughts. She loosened
the twist on the hair and watched the strip of her
raven hair straightened itself out. She sighed in
desperation wondering how to design the princess's
dress. She put her pencil down and picked up a file
that was well hidden in the cabinet.

Tomoyo smiled looking at her past designs wishing her
best friend was here. Her friend was the whole
inspiration to her current career.

A tall, dark-haired man knocked the door softly.
"There is someone here to see you, Madame."

Tomoyo followed the messenger with curiosity wondering
who would be visiting her at this hour. Together they
walked through the maze of the castle and stopped in
front of the guestroom.

The messenger motioned the famous designer to enter
the room before him. The door creaked as Tomoyo
slowly opened the door. Inside, two skinny pale-faced
friends of hers sat in waiting. The taller one had
a warm smile on his face although he seemed to be
troubled. The younger one immediately leaped out
of her seat and gave Tomoyo a hug.

"Tomoyo!"

The young designer couldn't believe her eyes.
"Sakura?"

"Of course!" Sakura slapped her friend's back in
a friendly way.

Tomoyo looked her friend over wrinkling her nose
in disapproval over her friend's cloth. Sakura could
barely be recognized as a girl with bruises and cuts
all over her body and her face mostly covered in mud.
Worst of all, she was wearing baggy cloths that hid
her identity as a girl.

"My gosh, Sakura!" Tomoyo exclaimed with stars
shining in her eyes, "You need a makeover!"

Sakura sweatdropped remembering the outfits
Tomoyo made for her to capture the Clow Cards.
"It's okay, Tomoyo. I won't need it. Yukito
and I are applying for Li clan's military
squad."

"What?!" a shocked Yukito screamed, "You told
me that you will be a lady-in-waiting!"

Sakura bowed her head meekly at her older
companion. "I have to say that. Otherwise
you wouldn't let me come here."

"YOU-" Yukito's face flushed, but he was interrupted
by Tomoyo.

"Sakura," a troubled Tomoyo asked curiously to
her friend, "Why do you want to be in the squad?
You can be a lady and work with me."

"Tomoyo," Sakura looked sternly at Tomoyo and Yukito,
"You don't understand. I *need* the training."

"But, Sakura," Tomoyo tried once more time to convince
her best friend.

"Let her," Yukito sighed, knowing why the auburn-haired
girl was so determined.

Tomoyo glanced at two of them closely and decided to
question them later. "Alright, I will see what I can
do."

Sakura's eyes lit up and jumped in the unexpecting
Tomoyo's arms, "Tomoyo! You are the best!"

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"Said what?!" an enraged Kero shouted after hearing the
news. The yellow stuffed animal paced on the desk
crossing its paws.

Kero sighed before addressing his mistress again,
"Sakura, I know why are you doing this. But don't you
think you are going to attract more attention to you by
enrolling yourself in the military?"

The auburn-haired girl frowning while unpacking her
bag. "Why?"

"Um...you are a girl?" Kero gave its mistress one of
those why-do-you-even-ask looks, cocking his head and
stating the obvious.

"So?" Sakura replied, annoyed by her guardian.

"Do you realize the chance of girls actually enroll
in the squad? Zero." Kero mouthed the last word
dramatically.

"W-well, it's allowed. Shouldn't there be any?"
Sakura stammered nervously while Kero shook its head.

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I apologize for any error in my writing, I haven't
run this through a self-edit serious yet, sorry! And
please review!!