Just in case, to avoid confusion later on, I'm starting a whole new story where Syaoran is the one who found the CLOW cards. Then he meets Sakura. Okay, I don't want to give any spoilers so just read on, I hope you enjoy. Please review. (To Tomoyo fans, I'm sorry, but this doesn't have much Tomoyo.) Again, I'm starting a whole new story. I'm just borrowing some characters and their personalities so don't think this will go like the anime. But Sakura and Syaoran do end up together! ;)
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS.
Li Syaoran walked into his mother's study. "Did you call for me, okaa-sama?"he asked politely. The woman stood up and faced the window just like she always did when talking to her son about private matters. "The book containing the CLOW Cards has been located in Japan. I have booked a flight for you and Wei. Retrieve it and come back. Try to complete the task as fast as you can. The girls need Wei here too,"she said in an commanding voice. Syaoran bowed. "As you wish."
Yelan looked at her son as he exited the room. She sighed. "That boy. I can never tell what he is thinking." Her servant came in to serve her tea. "What do you think of my son?"Yelan asked her all of a sudden. The servant looked surprised. "Well, he's very obedient, withdrawn and quiet. You can hardly tell what's on his mind,"she answered. Yelan smiled. "Yes, maybe what he needs is someone to love..."
"Syaoran-sama. I'll drop off the suitcases at our apartment,"Wei informed. Syaoran nodded. "Alright. I'm not planning to stay long so I'll go look for the book of CLOW Cards first. I'll see you at the apartment,"Syaoran replied indifferently. Wei nodded and they headed off to different locations.
Using his compass, Syaoran soon found the location in where the book of CLOW Cards were: an antique bookshop. Putting his compass away, Syaoran entered the bookshop, ignoring the old man at the counter that said 'welcome' and used his magical senses to find the book. Finally, he spotted it. Tucked away on a dusty bookshelf, the book felt cold in his hands. But the moment Syaoran touched the book, it opened by itself and all the cards flew off, as though they were frightened by his sudden touch. Syaoran cursed. "Dammit!"
"You really should watch your language, kid!"someone scolded. Syaoran whirled around but found no one. "Who said that?"he called angrily. The book fleww out of his hand and hovered in fornt of him, glowing brightly. Then something started coming out of the front cover. "What the... What trick is this?"Syaoran demanded. "Sheesh, kid. You have one hell of a temper,"said the creature. The bright light finally died down and in fornt of Syaoran, floating in the sky, was a yellow plush toy.
Syaoran grabbed at it and shook it about. "How is it you're talking? Are you a magical creature of some sort? I've never seen a species of magical creatures that look like stuffed toys in my books!"Syaoran said, turning the creature about. It struggled hard to get out of his grip. "Hey! Put me down! This is mutiny! How dare you? You will pay for treating me, the great Kerberos, like this! I'm telling you, unhand me!" the toy shouted in his weird Osaka accent. Syaoran released his grip on the small creature in surprise. "Kerberos? The Guardian of the CLOW Cards with the power of the Sun? You sure don't look like it!"he said suspiciously. The flying creature looked furious. "I am Kerberos! This is just a diguise. Give me the four powerful cards of the main elements and I will show you my true form!"Kerberos said importantly. Syaoran turned red. "Well, it isn't here..."
"WHAT? I don't believe this! How could you have let that happen?"Kerberos shouted. Syaoran had already purchased the empty book of CLOW Cards and was in his apartment, just finishing his explaination on how the CLOW Cards flew off. Syaoran sniffed. "Well, You're supposed to be the Guardian. Why weren't you guarding the cards?"Syaoran demanded indignantly. Kerberos had the grace to look sheepish. "I was asleep,"he said. Syaoran frowned. "For how long exactly?"he asked slowly. Kerberos laughed nervously. "About three hundred years,"he mumbled.
Syaoran leaped up from the sofa. "What? And you want to blame ME for the loss of the cards? You should have been doing your duty! For heaven's sake! Honestly, you are nothing like how the books describe you! Courageous, fearsome and full of wisdom? I want to laugh! I think I'll rewrite the book that said all that about you. They were completely misinformed!"Syaoran shouted. Kerberos turned on him. "Well, you earned half the fault for the loss of the cards so I'll aid you in searching for them! Is that alright than?"Kerberos said angrily. Syaoran glared a him. "I was going to search for them without you telling me anyway,"Syaoran snapped. Kerberos frowned. "Be quiet, kid. I first need to appoint you as cardcaptor before you can do that so shut your eyes and your mouth!"
"So, kid, I suppose you're staying in Japan longer than you planned,"Kerberos commented, stuffing his face with the cakes that Wei served. Syaoran scowled. "Do you ever stop eating?"he scoffed. Kerberos glared at him. "You wouldn't stop either if you hadn't eaten for more than a hundred years! And Wei is such a good cook!"Kerberos gushed and stuffed two more pieces of cakes into his mouth. Wei poured more tea for the glutton of a plush toy, smiling kindly. "Thank you,"he said.
"I'm sorry, okaa-sama but because of my mistake, I'll have to stay in Japan longer to collect all of the CLOW Cards as duty as a descendant and to heighten my powers,"Syaoran was saying into the phone. His mother assured him that she understood and to take care. She arranged for him to attend school in Japan as well, just in case his stay extends. She knew it would not be easy collecting the cards. She also hoped that maybe while his stay in Japan, Syaoran's heart might soften and he might become much more open and caring instead of the withdrawn, quiet, and independent boy he was now. After all, being around his family had hardened him into building a shell around himself, perhaps being away from his family, he might start to take the shell off.
It was Syaoran's first day to a Japan's elementary school. He wanted to make a good impression so he woke up early to avoid being late. Kerberos was grumpy in the morning. "Why do you have to go to school so early?"he had mumbled and settled into Syaoran's school bag. Syaoran frowned at him and said that he didn't have to follow him to school but Kerberos protested and insisted on coming just in case a CLOW Card appears.
"Class, this is Li Syaoran. He is new to Japan and the customs here though he speaks fluent Japanese. Please be kind to him. Li-kun, you'll be sitting behind Kinomoto-san over there. Kinomoto-san, put up your hand so he can see you,"the teacher in charge, Terada-sensei called. A girl with light brown hair and bright green eyes put up her hand. Syaoran walked over and took his seat behind her. He studied the girl in front of him closely. She was pretty, yes. But the reason she stood out in a class of 30 students was because she had magic powers! Syaoran could sense them very clearly. The girl was strong and her magic was still raw and growing nicely. Who was she, to be quite powerful for her age?
"Hello, Li-kun! I'm Kinomoto Sakura! Let's get along,"the girl said, smiling. Syaoran looked at her suspiciously before returning her smile. "Yes, it's nice to meet you,"he replied. The girl's eyes widened. "Wow! Your Japanese is really good! Then, I'll see you tomorrow, Li-kun,"she said happily and waved before going off with a black haired girl. Syaoran stared. He could tell from the way she walked and waved that the girl probably doesn't even know that she has magic powers. He smirked. All the better for him. There'll be lesser obstacles and rivals for him during the search of the CLOW Cards. Right now, what was most important is heightening his powers and capturing all the CLOW Cards would be the easiest way. Soon he would be as powerful as his mother.
"Ohayo, Li-kun!"Kinomoto called cheerfully. Syaoran smiled at her and nodded in greeting. The two were the first to reach the classroom as they both have classroom duty. She started writing down the homework and important events on the black board while Syaoran changed the flowers. "Ne, Li-kun. It's been a week since you got here. How do you like Japan?"Kinomoto asked conversationally. Syaoran shrugged. He had been hunting for CLOW Cards so he did not have the time to go sight seeing. "Tomoyo-chan, Eriol-kun and I were planning to go to the amusement park this weekend. Why don't you come along? That way, you can also see more parts of the city,"Kinomoto suggested.
Syaoran thought about it quickly. Going to the amusement park did sound fun. Kerberos was complaining and demanding for sweets almost every day so if he took Kerberos along, he might stop bugging Wei though the old man never complained. And he might even find a CLOW Card there! He was already quite frustrated by his failures to find the CLOW Cards in an unknown place and the amusement park sounded like a great place to destress and spend time with his classmates. He turned to Kinomoto who was waiting for his response and nodded, saying that he'll be happy to tag along if her friends didn't mind.
Syaoran put on a brown t-shirt with jeans and sneakers, aiming for a casual look. Kerberos was extremely excited at the thought of eating sweets at the amusement park. Syaoran had a hard time getting the small thing to shut up and stay still in his bag as he walked to the meeting point: the amusement park's entrance. Kinomoto's friends, Daidouji and Hiragizawa were already there when he reached.
"Ohayo, Li-kun,"Daidouji greeted him. Hiragizawa smiled at him. Syaoran returned their friendly looks. "Kinomoto-san isn't here yet?"he asked. Hiragizawa laughed. "She's always late. She'll be here soon,"Daidouji giggled. Sure enough, Kinomoto was seen running towards them in five minutes. "Sakura-san.."Hiragizawa chuckled, shaking his head at the girl. She looked up and smiled. "I'm sorry I'm late. Mean nii-chan made me clean the house before he let me leave,"Kinomoto explained. Laughing at her the way she whined about her brother, they went into the amusement park.
Syaoran had not expected this. He had not expected this at all. The group had eaten when they first came then they got on all sorts of rides, from dizzy tags to merry-go-rounds. Kerberos was let out to eat all sorts of sweets like cotton candy, popcorn and ice cream when the others weren't looking. Syaoran had anticipated all of this before he came but what he didn't expect is to have so much fun on this simple little outing with a few classmates of whom he now could call friends. He even took just a little liking to the greedy plush toy. But what really amazed him was that he really liked Kinomoto. She was such a little ball of energy. She ran around, dragging all of them on rides that she liked, wailed when Hiragizawa teased her about leaving her in the haunted house alone and blushed when her best friend insisted on video-taping her on every single ride she went on. She brought out the gentle, protective, kind and trusting nature from Syaoran.
Hiragizawa surprised Syaoran as well. He had expected the English boy to be weird, overly-helpful and kinda girly from the way that he spoke as though he has never lost his temper before. But Syaoran soon saw that the other boy had a very different side to him. He was very fatherly and affectionate to Kinomoto, gentle and always amused around Daidouji, and kind and understanding towards Syaoran. Hiragizawa asked Syaoran to call him by his first name, Eriol, when they took a roller coaster ride and Syaoran agreed. Hiragizawa had no magic powers whatsoever but he may prove to be a good friend in time.
Daidouji was exactly as Syaoran thought: kind, very observant and loves her best friend more than anything! Almost everything the black haired girl did was for Kinomoto's benefit. Like vedio-taping her every waking second, always informing everyone what Kinomoto likes and always being there for her. He could also tell that she was a great secret-keeper, a good listener and a loyal person. Kinomoto had a true friend.
By the end of the day, the four had had alot of fun! Kerberos was asleep in Syaoran's shoulder bag and the group chatted happily on the way home. When Syaoran reached home, he lay down on his bed and stared at the ceiling, thinking about his new friends. He had not managed to find a CLOW Card but he now had found himself new friends. Maybe his stay in Japan wouldn't be so bad afterall!
Okay, there goes the first chapter. Review and tell me how it is because I think this may be the best CCS fanfic I've ever written. Review! ^^