Before you start reading this story it's important that you know this:

a) This will have sexual content. So beware. There will be explicit content that may or may not make you feel uncomfortable.

b) There will be moment in which Syaoran will seem like a bastard and I'm sorry.

c) There may be scenes in which strong mature language will be used.

d) This story is not appropriate for younger readers.

e) If there are scenes which you do not understand, please ask in reviews. I'll be glad to answer.

f) Your reviews will be most helpful, although I am not writing for that purpose. I love Card Captor Sakura and all of it's characters and inspiration just came. But your thoughts and opinions will help me learn and improve my skills.

g) Enjoy!

Love for Royalty

Prologue Their first meeting

It was a summer day. The sun was shinning as strong as ever. The sky was a clear blue. Harvard University was a place crowded with students. Freshmen were looking for their classrooms, getting lost. Other students were rushing to their classes with a cup of coffee or a notebook in their hands. The camp was beautiful in this time of year with its green grass and trees. There were thousands of cars in this big campus. 21 year old Sakura Kinomoto got out of her 2001 Audi S4 Quattro Sedan. Her short auborn hair shone with the sunlight. Her white skin was radiant. Once out of her car, she put her sunglasses away in her jacket pocket.

At 21 Sakura was a beauty. Her green eyes were like emeralds and she always wore classy grownup outfits. This day she was wearing a green plead skirt with a white short sleeved blouse, and white starpped sandals.

Unknown to her, from a distance a man was entranced by her looks. He was walking normally when his eyes caught Sakura. He clumsily stumbled with another student and his books fell to the ground. Sakura saw the whole thing and went to help the guy. She grabbed one of his books and gave it to him.

He was good looking. He had chestnut straight hair that when saw clearly in the light shone and made it look clearer tan it was, and dark auburn eyes. He seemed to also be in his early 20's by his height. He was wearing a white shirt with khaki pants.

"Here you go" she told him with a smile. The guy blushed and took the book from her hands. They were so soft.

"Thank you" he murmured and left. Sakura watched him go and then saw her watch. Watching the time she yelped and started running to the campus historical building. She was surprised to see that they guy she helped earlier was going to the same place.

The inside of the historical was divided into many different classrooms to the right and left of the main hall. It was all made with hardwood floors. The walls were covered with posters and had a huge bulletin board showing the latest atraction in the area. Sakura's classroom was also hardwood flooring and soft green wallpapapers. It was divided in half and in each half of the classroom there were six long oakwood desks one behind of the other. Sakura sat in the third row on the right side of the classroom and opened her notebook, ready to take whatever notes necessary. She looked out the classroom window. This was one of the reasons she liked this spot, she could see the beauty of nature from here. Suddnely a tap on her shoulder takes her away from her thoughts. It was the same guy from before.

"Is this seat taken?" he asks nervously. Sakura just smiles and shakes her head. "Good, the classroom seems totally full today for some reason" he explains and Sakura looks around. Sure enough, every seat in the classroom seemed to be taken which was actually surprising. It was the first day of the semester. Students were normally still in vacation. "And what's your name?" the guy asks her again catching her attention.

"Sakura. Kinomoto Sakura. Yours?" she asks back.

"Li Shen. Nice to meet you" the guy says shaking her hand. "By your name I can guess you're japanese. What are you doing in an American school?"

"I'm trying to get a job in a top company in my country. So I came here to complete my education"

"What's your major?"

"Computer science. Classic European History is a core class I have to take"

Shen jokes. "So you're what people call a nerd" but the comment seemed to make Sakura mad but in a cute way which in turn makes him laugh at her. "Sorry. It's just…you're cute when you get mad" he winks at her and she blushes for the first time and looks the other way. "I'm not like this with girls. I'm usually nervous. But it's so easy to talk to you. May I ask a very personal question?"

"Go ahead"

Shen grins. "Do you have a boyfriend?" hearing this question made Sakura blush to the point that her face was crimson red and Shen laughed some more. "Should I take that as a yes?" Shen asks again but this time Sakura manages to shake her head. "That's surprising. A woman of your beauty and smarts should be able to find a guy easily"

Still red faced Sakura speaks in a low voice as if thinking. "Finding a guy is easy. I've had tons of offers. But finding the guy isn't as easy" the whole time Shen looks at her far away expression serioulsy and recognizes that he's had the same problem.

Many girls wanted him for his looks. But he never accepted an offer. He didn't want a one night fling. He wanted a woman who could understand himm a woman he actually liked for more than just physical. He wanted brains, character, honesty, and all that stuff. If he was to have a girlfriend he wanted to choose her. He wanted to be the one to ask the girl out. But until now he hadn't found a girl who could catch his eye. Sure, there were many who were very smart, others were fun to be with, but he only saw them as friends. Somehow Sakura made him feel at ease. He was about to ask her to go on a date but the professor appeared and class was in session. The whole time, Shen kept glancing at Sakura. It was amazing how she concentrated so much on what the professor said and explained. She was so focused and taking notes like every minute. When class was over, before she could leave Shen grabs her hand.

"Is something wrong?" Sakura asks innocently.

This time it was Shen's turn to blush. It shouldn't have been that hard. But somehow, it was the first time he asked a girl out on a date and he couldn't come up with the right words so he started mumbling. "Um…well…I just…I was wondering if…by chance…you…you would like to go out with me" he says the final sentence rapidly.

"I'd love to!" Sakura smiles blushing a little. Seeing her smile made Shen's heart skip a beat. She looked so pretty, so innocent, so cute. "I'd better go! I have a lunch date with a friend. Just call me and tell me when you want to hang out" Sakura writes her number in a piece of notebook paper and hands it to him, then she leaves.

Sakura hadn't lied when she said that she had countless of offers from guys. It was something that annoyed her older brother quite a bit, since he was so overprotective. But Sakura had never really liked any of the guys. They were so superficial. She had gone out with a nerd, a jock, and a video gamer, and she had lost interest with each instantly. But with Shen, her heart just started beating fast. He was handsome, but she was atracted to him by something more than just his look. He was honest and open. Maybe going out on a date with him would be worth it. Who knew?

Tomoyo Daidouji was waiting for her friend in the school cafeteria. It was outdoors. The floor was covered with stone steps and the many stands made the shape of a circle. The seats were all plastic joined together with a rectangle shaped table with a parasol attached in the middle. Tomoyo was a vision to admire in this lighting. Her long black hair shone brightly along with her white complexion. She was wearing her sunglasses. When she spotted her friend she got up and waved in her way. Sakura waved back. Her friend always wore something fashionable. Today she chose a blue miniskirt and white shirt with folds as sleeves.

Tomoyo and Sakura had been best friends since elementary school. Her mother idolized Sakura and loved her as her second child. It was her company where Sakura wanted to work, but she had told Sonomi Daidoiuji that she wanted to earn her job, not just have it as a graduation present. And Sonomi was glad to give Sakura that chance, so instead of giving Sakura the job directly she offered to pay for the expenses of her classes since Sakura's father couldn't clearly do it by himself. Sakura's mother had died when she just a toddler, so her family was only Touya and Fujitaka. And there was also another problem, Sonomi needed and heir to take over the company after she retired. Tomoyo had specifically told her mom she wanted to be a seamsstress and a famous designer. So Sonomi begged Sakura to be her heir, she didn't trust anyone else. Now Sakura was studying computer science but she was going to take a master's in business.

"Hey Tomoyo! Thanks for waiting" Sakura sits down in the seat in front of her friend.

"So, how was first period today?" Tomoyo asks taking their lunches out. Instead of eating cafeteria food, Tomoyo kept the japanese tradition of bring her own lunch box and Sakura's. She put them both on the table.

"Fine. The class was interesting enough. I know my father would have loved it" Sakura replied grabbing her chop sticks and eating a piece of egg from her lunch box. Her father was an archeologist and a professor in a college in Japan. He loved everything that had to do with history.

"Nothing besides school work happened?" Tomoyo asks curious. It was so like her friend to keep a secret or to put suspense on the conversation. But then again, Sakura wasn't that into boys. She was more focused on school and getting her dream job in Tomoyo's mother's company.

Sakura kept eating from her lunch box but murmured something audible enough for her friend to listen and it sparked her interest quickly.

"A date?!" Tomoyo practically shouted standing up from her chair. Sakura expected this kind of reaction from her friend and kept her cool.

"Sit down Tomoyo. It's no biggie. It might not even work. Now let's just eat and then walk to our next period. I don't want to talk about it, okay?"

Tomoyo frowns but sits back down looking kind of hurt. She tries making puppy eyes to make Sakura spill but the girl kept eating as if nothing happened. "You're so mean Sakura!"