Mute and the Unseen

By Kamehameha

Kameha: I don't own Card Captor Sakura or any other characters… Thought I wish I did though… Ehehehe…. *thinks of all the things she could have added* Oh yes, I'm back! Some might think this is my first fic… You're wrong! I have a weird history with anime really, I become obsessed with it, then I lose interest… and then I get obsessed with it again. Really quite odd isn't it? First, I became interested in DBZ and Digimon, then it got boring and I decided to read the manga of CCS. I became hooked automatically, I was reading fics for hours about Card Captor Sakura… but then it all came to an end as Digimon and Love Hina rolled into my head.

Now, I'm back, bigger, badder and better than ever! Isn't that great? Well, technically I'm not fully back because I'm still into Digimon and Rukato, but enough to update again. I just might revive Double the Trouble if I feel like it… ^-^ Fun… You probably want to know why I'm back too… It's strange… but here goes… I finished writing a Christmas fic for my friend Chibi Yugi, and typed in the wrong msn conversation and told the wrong person. Yes, I AM stupid… But hey, it's a "Mo-yee-see" thing I go under, don't make fun of it.

So I dedicate this fic to that particular friend Jess. Now after you have heard my mindless blabbering… On with the show!! *attempts to twirl a pen but it ends up twirling-baton-Sakura-style* XP

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Summary: Sakura is blind while Syaoran is deaf. It was hard enough trying to communicate with each other, but what if it was fate that brought them together?

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Chapter 1

It all began in an orphanage in the small town of Tomoeda. Many of the children there were parentless and/or were handicapped. The supervisor, Ms. Mitsuki, looked after the kids day by day, hour by hour and so on. She was a kind lady but was strict when it came to rules. Her job was to make sure the kids were safe and ready for adoption, yet she feels guilty, leaving them behind with strangers the social workers had picked.

Sakura sat in the corner, her auburn hair covered her angelic face. She wore a pink T-shirt and a small white skirt. Her eyes would have bore a pair of appealing elegant emerald eyes, if they weren't what they were now, dull and emotionless that seemed to send a shiver down people's spines. As you can tell, she was blind. 5 months after her birth, her parents died in a car crash, her brother's body was never found and the world was happy enough to spare her, by paying one price, the sense of sight.

Sakura's fingers ran over the rough edges of the wooden block. She winced as her soft digit became splintered.

"Sakura, you should really be careful. You know that the edges were jagged…" Her best friend Tomoyo said as she careful pricked the piece of wood from Sakura's finger.

"Thanks Tomoyo." Sakura thanked her and slowly rubbed her fingers together.

Tomoyo smiled at her. 'It's a pity she can't see. She doesn't know how to stop herself from getting hurt.'

Tomoyo became an orphan after her parents had been killed by one of the rebellious employees hired by the Daidouji toy company. Luckily he was locked up and couldn't come back to kill the youngest Daidouji from inheriting the company.

Beside her stood Eriol who was listening to his walkman, leaning against the smooth wall and his eyes closed. Tomoyo took note that he probably didn't notice her, so she grinned from ear to ear, mischievously, at the blue haired boy.

Eriol's parents became missing and nothing was reported, so they were presumed dead for the time being. Although his mind still knows they're alive somewhere…

Pinch!

Immediately, Eriol's eyes suddenly was awoken by the strange action and lost his grip on his CD player. Sakura's quick reaction managed to catch it before it fell to the floor. Letting out a relieved sigh, he turned to face Tomoyo.

"What the hell are you doing!? You almost startled me!"

"Correction, I did startle you."

Eriol rolled his eyes and glanced back at Tomoyo to catch her winking at him. His face heated up quickly and turned his head to face Sakura. The auburn haired girl ran her fingers around and managed to tell right away that the strong, warm arm was Eriol's.

"Here, you are Eriol." She said as she held out his disc player out to him. His warm hands gripped onto the machine and touched her finger, ensuring her that he received the walkman.

"Thanks Sakura, and no thanks to Tomoyo over there." He said as he emphasized the name. The raven haired girl smiled and watched Mitsuki walk into the room.

The instructor walked closer to the group, followed along by a strange Chinese boy. The chocolate brown messy hair and the auburn eyes made him more mysterious, along with his green T-shirt and sweatpants. His face showed no emotion and turned into a frown when the instructor stopped in front of the three children.

"Tomoyo, Eriol and Sakura, we have a new boy around, so I want you three to show him around and make him feel comfortable. He's here because he was lost and unable to find his parents. So I expect you all to be on your best behavior. Do you want to introduce yourself, Syaoran Li?"

Her eyes diverted to his dark red scars on his ears and recalled her conversation with him.

"Oh… Tomoyo, he can understand sign language, so you're the only one that can understand him since he's deaf. If you children don't mind, I have some papers to do before the deadline. Good-Bye." She turned around made her way to the door.

Syaoran stared at the group, his intense eyes glared at the only one with eyes closed, Sakura. 'Who are these people?' He pondered. 'Especially that girl who isn't looking at me. What's her problem?'

Tomoyo blinked and looked at Sakura and Syaoran. The auburn haired walked closer to the boy and swiftly moved her hands against his chest. 'He is taller than Eriol…' She continued to move her hands to his shoulders. 'He seems stronger than Eriol too…' Right about then, moved her hands closer to his face until…

Slap!

He slapped her.

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Kameha: What did you guys think? I think this fic will turn out better than Double the Trouble and gotten a lot of experience since then... Plus, it has a meaning! I might update later since of the major writer's block I've got right now… Until then… S+S Itsumademo! (Forever)