Chapter One
A.N. I just realized that people who read my alternate reality for Leigh's story wouldn't get it
till they read Leigh's first two chapters. The first two chapters are written by Leigh Roslyn
Merquise. I start my chapters after the second chapter. ^-^ Oh, and another thing: In Leigh's
original fic, Sakura, Syaoran, and Meilin are 10, but in my alternate reality, they're the
same age as Serena & Co, so I made a few.... changes. Hmm.... I think all's cleared now.
Disclaimer: CCS belongs to Clamp and Nelvana and SM belongs to Naoko Takeuchi. *sob*
Serena breathe in fresh air and skipped down the sidewalk clutching her prize.
"I can't wait till my parents see this!!!" she grinned. She held in her hand,
proof that she actually studied for her history test. Not only did she pass,
she had a 74, beating a lot of kids! Of course, Amy got a perfect score, but that wasn't
unusual. Amy always got perfect scores. Serena let out a happy laugh as she made her way home.
The sound of shrieking tires made her look up. She let out a horror gasped as a car spun out of
control, slamming into a nearby booth! She quickly dashed towards the accident. A crowd had
already form.
"Excuse me" she managed to make her way forward.
"Oh my god!" a women scream, "It's going to explode!" Sure enough the gas had leaked out of the
car and puddle around. One spark and it would go up in smoke! Everyone ran away, frantically.
"Hey! Stop!!!" a man tried to grab her, but she dodged him, running to the car. She had to get
there! Serena tried not to choke on the smell of the gas as she ran forward. She pulled with all
her strength at the passenger door. With a groan, it opened. Serena grabbed the girl that was in
the front seat and ran away.
BOOM
Serena felt herself being flung forward at the force of the explosion. She twisted herself so
that she ended up on the bottom, cushing the girl's fall. She winched in pain as the granite
sidewalk ripped onto her uniform. Several paramedics ran forward. Gently, they removed the girl
from her arms.
"Are you alright, miss?" one the men asked worriedly.
"I'm fine" she gave a little scream as they help her up.
"It looks like you have some granite embedded in your skin. We're taking you to the hospital."
Serena nodded tiredly.
"Is she all right?" She gestured painfully to the girl she had saved.
"It looks like she got a few bruise and scrapes, but that about it" one of the paramedic assure.
Serena gave a weak smile as the darkness overwhelmed her.
* * *
Serena groaned as she woke up.
"Where am I?" she asked sluggishly. A nurse smiled as she fluff the pillows.
"You're at the hospital."
"Hospital?" Serena echoed. She suddenly remembered what happen.
"What happen to the people in the car?" she asked softly.
"They died in the explosion" the Nurse looked sad, "all but that girl, you saved"
"Where is she?"
"She in a room not far from here" Serena struggled to get out of bed. The Nurse gave a sound of
protest.
"I-I'm fine" Serena got up, her back aching. They must have already removed the granite from her
back. Still, it hurts a bit. The nurse offered her some crutches. She shook her head and slowly
made her way out of the door. She wobbled at bit but she managed to walk herself down the hall.
She gently nodded on the door, before entering.
"Hi!" Serena tried to be cheerful, while ignoring the ach in her back. The small girl stared
back, her eyes lifeless.
"I'm Serena"
"Sakura" the girl replied quietly. Serena studied the girl. Sakura was no more than fourteen
years old with soft brown hair and dull green eyes. She was willing to bet that it would have
been bright emerald green at one time, like Lita. Serena tried to smile.
"How are you?" Sakura said nothing. Serena tried to think of something else to say.
"So, um, when are your parents coming?" Serena flinched as tears welled up in Sakura eyes.
"My mom died when I was three, my dad and my brother in the car crash"
"I-I'm sorry" Serena stuttered.
"Excuse me" a Doctor walked in. He gave a grim smile at Sakura. "I'm sorry about your loss."
"Thank you," Sakura said dully.
"Is there somebody we can contact? Any family?" The girl shook her head.
"No. All of my family are d-dead," Serena moved to the bed and hugged the girl.
Sakura stiffen, but she allowed the older girl to comfort her.
"So you have no where to stay?" She consider staying with Yukito or staying with Tomoyo. She
suddenly realized that Yukito was off on an expedition for a school trip and Tomoyo was on a
trip with her mom. She shook her head. She really didn't have a place to go with maybe one of
her friend's family, but she hated the thought of people pitying her.
"She could stay with me!" a voice suggested. Sakura looked up surprise at Serena. The doctor
looked uncertain.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, my parents will understand," Serena grinned and looked down. "How about it? Would you like
to go home with me?" Sakura thought about it. She could stay awhile with this Serena girl, until
Tomoyo came back. She nodded. The doctor looked relief at having the situation being taken care
of.
"Why don't you call your parents?" He suggested. Serena nodded and moved off the bed.
"I'll be back." She quickly ran off.
* * *
Ring- Ring- Ring
"Hello, This is the Tsukino residence" a sweet voiced spoke over the phone.
"Mom! It's me! I..."
"We're not in right now, but please leave a message after the beep and we're return your call as
soon as possible."
Beep
Serena hung up the phone. Her parents must be out. Now what was she supposed to do?
"So did your parents agree?" the doctor asked. Serena jumped up.
"Um, yes, they said it was ok," she flushed guilty. If she didn't lie than Sakura wouldn't have
a place to stay. She probably ended up in one of those orphan houses. She shuddered. Darien had
told her about those places and she didn't want that to happen to Sakura. Beside, her parents
would agree if they were there, so it wasn't an exact lie.
"Good, when are your parents picking you two up?" Serena face faulted. She forgot that one
little detail!
"Uh..."
"I'm taking them home" a voice called out.
"Greg?" Serena blinked. "I though you were in Germany."
"Had to come back," Greg grinned.
"You know him? the doctor asked suspiciously.
"Yeah, he's a friend of mine." Serena shot him a look, "And he's taking Sakura and me home."
"Sakura and I" Greg corrected. She rolled her eyes. She could see why he and Amy got along. They
were both grammar freaks!
"All right," The doctor handed her a stack of paper. "I just need you to sign a release form. In
a few weeks a social worker will come to see how Sakura is doing and to see your parents, and
also to see if there's anyone willing to adopt her."
"B-But she's staying with me! Why can't she just stay with us?" The doctor looked at her.
"We're allowing her to stay with you, because all the orphan house are full. I'm afraid you can't
keep her unless your parents decides to adopt her," the doctor smiled softly.
"They will." Serena said firmly.
"Serena, maybe it's time to go" Greg suggested. Serena nodded and made her way back to the room.
She peeked in on Sakura and smiled. The girl was fast asleep! Greg came up behind her.
"I'll get her, why don't you go and get dressed?" Serena flushed when she realized she was still
in her hospital nightgown.
"Thanks" she quickly rushed off.
Later, Greg walked with a sleeping Sakura in his arms and Serena walking beside him. Serena was
slightly surprised to see Seiya and the other starlights there.
"Hop in" Seiya grinned. He made room.
"I called them," Greg explained as he gently sat Sakura down. Yaten looked really uncomfortable
when Greg gave Sakura to him. He reluctantly took her and placed her on his lap. They all had to
squeeze into fit.
"Where are we going?" Serena asked as they pulled out of the garage. She noticed that they were
heading in the opposite direction from her house.
"To our house" Taiki drove on.
"Why? And what about my parents?" Serena asked worriedly.
"Your parents are on an out of town trip, they left you a note saying that they're taking Sammy
along with them."
"Oh" Serena frowned. "How did you know that?"
"I saw it" Greg explained. "I'm staring to gain control of my powers a bit." Serena nodded.
"Rini?"
"She's staying with Darien."
"Oh" She frowned. Even after finding out that Serena was her future mother, Rini still fought
with her. Serena sigh. She could never win against Rini. Maybe that's because everyone is
always taking that spores side and turning against her!
"We have to lay low for a while." Seiya spoke up. He looked serious
"What?!!"
"Shut up or you'll wake her," Yaten hissed.
"Ooops!" Serena talked into a softer tone. "What?"
Greg motion to the sleeping girl.
"We have to protect her. I saw in one of my vision that she was killed. When she died, the world
started to collapsed with unimaginable and uncontrollable powers. I think they were cards of
some sort." Serena looked shocked and confuse as she stared down at Sakura.
"Someone is trying to kill her," Taiki said flatly. "If she ends up dead. So do we."
"Both of you will be staying with us" Seiya stated.
"What about Darien and the others?" Serena asked.
"No" Greg was firm. "The killer could be anyone, they could even be a close friend of you and
the scouts. You can't tell them anything. Sakura is under our protection" Serena was doubtful
that the killer was anyone that she knew, but looking down at that innocent face, she couldn't
take that chance.
"Agree" she nodded.
"Here we are" Seiya pointed to a huge mansion.
"Home sweet home."
* * *
"What's taking them so long?" Syaoran grumbled. He had been waiting for a while now for Sakura
and Touya. He looked at the Clow Card in his hand.
"Syaoran!" Meilin rushed in breathlessly.
"What's wrong?"
"Sakura...crash...dead..." the fourteen-year-old Chinese girl choked out.
"What?!" Syaoran looked shocked.
"Sakura and Touya and...dead" Meilin started to cry.
"What?!!" Syaoran looked at her, his eyes tearing up.
"No!" he stumbled into his room, slamming the door. It wasn't true. Sakura can't be dead. They
were card captors! They were supposed to stick together! He heard a soft tap on his window and
opened it to let Kero-chan in. the teddy bear/lion like thing into the room. Kero-chan sniffed.
He must have gotten the bad news too.
Kero-chan looked at the kid. He didn't know why he was here. He never like Syaoran, but this was
the only place he knew. He didn't want to stay in an empty house any longer. They silently
regarded each other. Meilin knocked on the door, her voice hoarse.
"Syaoran? There's another card near by..."
A.N. I just realized that people who read my alternate reality for Leigh's story wouldn't get it
till they read Leigh's first two chapters. The first two chapters are written by Leigh Roslyn
Merquise. I start my chapters after the second chapter. ^-^ Oh, and another thing: In Leigh's
original fic, Sakura, Syaoran, and Meilin are 10, but in my alternate reality, they're the
same age as Serena & Co, so I made a few.... changes. Hmm.... I think all's cleared now.
Disclaimer: CCS belongs to Clamp and Nelvana and SM belongs to Naoko Takeuchi. *sob*
Serena breathe in fresh air and skipped down the sidewalk clutching her prize.
"I can't wait till my parents see this!!!" she grinned. She held in her hand,
proof that she actually studied for her history test. Not only did she pass,
she had a 74, beating a lot of kids! Of course, Amy got a perfect score, but that wasn't
unusual. Amy always got perfect scores. Serena let out a happy laugh as she made her way home.
The sound of shrieking tires made her look up. She let out a horror gasped as a car spun out of
control, slamming into a nearby booth! She quickly dashed towards the accident. A crowd had
already form.
"Excuse me" she managed to make her way forward.
"Oh my god!" a women scream, "It's going to explode!" Sure enough the gas had leaked out of the
car and puddle around. One spark and it would go up in smoke! Everyone ran away, frantically.
"Hey! Stop!!!" a man tried to grab her, but she dodged him, running to the car. She had to get
there! Serena tried not to choke on the smell of the gas as she ran forward. She pulled with all
her strength at the passenger door. With a groan, it opened. Serena grabbed the girl that was in
the front seat and ran away.
BOOM
Serena felt herself being flung forward at the force of the explosion. She twisted herself so
that she ended up on the bottom, cushing the girl's fall. She winched in pain as the granite
sidewalk ripped onto her uniform. Several paramedics ran forward. Gently, they removed the girl
from her arms.
"Are you alright, miss?" one the men asked worriedly.
"I'm fine" she gave a little scream as they help her up.
"It looks like you have some granite embedded in your skin. We're taking you to the hospital."
Serena nodded tiredly.
"Is she all right?" She gestured painfully to the girl she had saved.
"It looks like she got a few bruise and scrapes, but that about it" one of the paramedic assure.
Serena gave a weak smile as the darkness overwhelmed her.
* * *
Serena groaned as she woke up.
"Where am I?" she asked sluggishly. A nurse smiled as she fluff the pillows.
"You're at the hospital."
"Hospital?" Serena echoed. She suddenly remembered what happen.
"What happen to the people in the car?" she asked softly.
"They died in the explosion" the Nurse looked sad, "all but that girl, you saved"
"Where is she?"
"She in a room not far from here" Serena struggled to get out of bed. The Nurse gave a sound of
protest.
"I-I'm fine" Serena got up, her back aching. They must have already removed the granite from her
back. Still, it hurts a bit. The nurse offered her some crutches. She shook her head and slowly
made her way out of the door. She wobbled at bit but she managed to walk herself down the hall.
She gently nodded on the door, before entering.
"Hi!" Serena tried to be cheerful, while ignoring the ach in her back. The small girl stared
back, her eyes lifeless.
"I'm Serena"
"Sakura" the girl replied quietly. Serena studied the girl. Sakura was no more than fourteen
years old with soft brown hair and dull green eyes. She was willing to bet that it would have
been bright emerald green at one time, like Lita. Serena tried to smile.
"How are you?" Sakura said nothing. Serena tried to think of something else to say.
"So, um, when are your parents coming?" Serena flinched as tears welled up in Sakura eyes.
"My mom died when I was three, my dad and my brother in the car crash"
"I-I'm sorry" Serena stuttered.
"Excuse me" a Doctor walked in. He gave a grim smile at Sakura. "I'm sorry about your loss."
"Thank you," Sakura said dully.
"Is there somebody we can contact? Any family?" The girl shook her head.
"No. All of my family are d-dead," Serena moved to the bed and hugged the girl.
Sakura stiffen, but she allowed the older girl to comfort her.
"So you have no where to stay?" She consider staying with Yukito or staying with Tomoyo. She
suddenly realized that Yukito was off on an expedition for a school trip and Tomoyo was on a
trip with her mom. She shook her head. She really didn't have a place to go with maybe one of
her friend's family, but she hated the thought of people pitying her.
"She could stay with me!" a voice suggested. Sakura looked up surprise at Serena. The doctor
looked uncertain.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, my parents will understand," Serena grinned and looked down. "How about it? Would you like
to go home with me?" Sakura thought about it. She could stay awhile with this Serena girl, until
Tomoyo came back. She nodded. The doctor looked relief at having the situation being taken care
of.
"Why don't you call your parents?" He suggested. Serena nodded and moved off the bed.
"I'll be back." She quickly ran off.
* * *
Ring- Ring- Ring
"Hello, This is the Tsukino residence" a sweet voiced spoke over the phone.
"Mom! It's me! I..."
"We're not in right now, but please leave a message after the beep and we're return your call as
soon as possible."
Beep
Serena hung up the phone. Her parents must be out. Now what was she supposed to do?
"So did your parents agree?" the doctor asked. Serena jumped up.
"Um, yes, they said it was ok," she flushed guilty. If she didn't lie than Sakura wouldn't have
a place to stay. She probably ended up in one of those orphan houses. She shuddered. Darien had
told her about those places and she didn't want that to happen to Sakura. Beside, her parents
would agree if they were there, so it wasn't an exact lie.
"Good, when are your parents picking you two up?" Serena face faulted. She forgot that one
little detail!
"Uh..."
"I'm taking them home" a voice called out.
"Greg?" Serena blinked. "I though you were in Germany."
"Had to come back," Greg grinned.
"You know him? the doctor asked suspiciously.
"Yeah, he's a friend of mine." Serena shot him a look, "And he's taking Sakura and me home."
"Sakura and I" Greg corrected. She rolled her eyes. She could see why he and Amy got along. They
were both grammar freaks!
"All right," The doctor handed her a stack of paper. "I just need you to sign a release form. In
a few weeks a social worker will come to see how Sakura is doing and to see your parents, and
also to see if there's anyone willing to adopt her."
"B-But she's staying with me! Why can't she just stay with us?" The doctor looked at her.
"We're allowing her to stay with you, because all the orphan house are full. I'm afraid you can't
keep her unless your parents decides to adopt her," the doctor smiled softly.
"They will." Serena said firmly.
"Serena, maybe it's time to go" Greg suggested. Serena nodded and made her way back to the room.
She peeked in on Sakura and smiled. The girl was fast asleep! Greg came up behind her.
"I'll get her, why don't you go and get dressed?" Serena flushed when she realized she was still
in her hospital nightgown.
"Thanks" she quickly rushed off.
Later, Greg walked with a sleeping Sakura in his arms and Serena walking beside him. Serena was
slightly surprised to see Seiya and the other starlights there.
"Hop in" Seiya grinned. He made room.
"I called them," Greg explained as he gently sat Sakura down. Yaten looked really uncomfortable
when Greg gave Sakura to him. He reluctantly took her and placed her on his lap. They all had to
squeeze into fit.
"Where are we going?" Serena asked as they pulled out of the garage. She noticed that they were
heading in the opposite direction from her house.
"To our house" Taiki drove on.
"Why? And what about my parents?" Serena asked worriedly.
"Your parents are on an out of town trip, they left you a note saying that they're taking Sammy
along with them."
"Oh" Serena frowned. "How did you know that?"
"I saw it" Greg explained. "I'm staring to gain control of my powers a bit." Serena nodded.
"Rini?"
"She's staying with Darien."
"Oh" She frowned. Even after finding out that Serena was her future mother, Rini still fought
with her. Serena sigh. She could never win against Rini. Maybe that's because everyone is
always taking that spores side and turning against her!
"We have to lay low for a while." Seiya spoke up. He looked serious
"What?!!"
"Shut up or you'll wake her," Yaten hissed.
"Ooops!" Serena talked into a softer tone. "What?"
Greg motion to the sleeping girl.
"We have to protect her. I saw in one of my vision that she was killed. When she died, the world
started to collapsed with unimaginable and uncontrollable powers. I think they were cards of
some sort." Serena looked shocked and confuse as she stared down at Sakura.
"Someone is trying to kill her," Taiki said flatly. "If she ends up dead. So do we."
"Both of you will be staying with us" Seiya stated.
"What about Darien and the others?" Serena asked.
"No" Greg was firm. "The killer could be anyone, they could even be a close friend of you and
the scouts. You can't tell them anything. Sakura is under our protection" Serena was doubtful
that the killer was anyone that she knew, but looking down at that innocent face, she couldn't
take that chance.
"Agree" she nodded.
"Here we are" Seiya pointed to a huge mansion.
"Home sweet home."
* * *
"What's taking them so long?" Syaoran grumbled. He had been waiting for a while now for Sakura
and Touya. He looked at the Clow Card in his hand.
"Syaoran!" Meilin rushed in breathlessly.
"What's wrong?"
"Sakura...crash...dead..." the fourteen-year-old Chinese girl choked out.
"What?!" Syaoran looked shocked.
"Sakura and Touya and...dead" Meilin started to cry.
"What?!!" Syaoran looked at her, his eyes tearing up.
"No!" he stumbled into his room, slamming the door. It wasn't true. Sakura can't be dead. They
were card captors! They were supposed to stick together! He heard a soft tap on his window and
opened it to let Kero-chan in. the teddy bear/lion like thing into the room. Kero-chan sniffed.
He must have gotten the bad news too.
Kero-chan looked at the kid. He didn't know why he was here. He never like Syaoran, but this was
the only place he knew. He didn't want to stay in an empty house any longer. They silently
regarded each other. Meilin knocked on the door, her voice hoarse.
"Syaoran? There's another card near by..."