A/N: This is my first CCS fanfic. I mainly support S&S and E&T, but I have nothing against the other pairings. This fanfic is mostly surrounding the topic of E&T...and it takes place near the end of manga. Which means that Eriol, Mizuki, Meilin, and Syaoran are gone. Not gone in this story...they'll come back...sooner or later...maybe...no, I'm not about to give a definite answer. This is dedicated to my friend Jenai who keeps bugging me about E&T. I swear, she's as obsessed about E&T as Tomoyo is obsessed about Sakura. Since this is the prologue, it's going to be short. Now go ahead and enjoy the story. Don't forget to review please!

Disclaimer: I don't think I would be writing fanfiction here if I created Card Captor Sakura and all the stuff inside. I would be out writing my own series! Yeah...as if that'll ever happen...

Just When You Think You know Everything
Prologue

The room was dark except for the lamp by the armchair, and a person was sitting in it, reading a book. The door in front of him opened, and a figure stood in the doorway, casting a shadow on the floor.
"It's late. Aren't you asleep yet?" The person in the chair asked.
She shook her head. "I'm sorry, but I'm here only to say goodbye."
He sat up, his attention now fully attended.
She answered his unasked question. "I'm going away, and no, don't blame yourself for my departure. It is nothing that you did wrong." She looked out of the window. "We had good times together, and I'll treasure those moments forever. But it is time to move on."
"What happened to the fairy tale ending we were supposed to live out?" His tone held a hint of pleading in it, but he was never one to beg openly.
"Perhaps it just wasn't meant to live out in this lifetime." She sighed, like one who was giving up hope.
He studied her carefully, and said, "You knew this was coming, didn't you? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
She smiled sadly. "I didn't want our last days together to be so unhappy."
"You're not changing your mind." It was a statement, not a question.
She looked at his downcast face. "We will see each other again. And, as friend or lover, you will still be the most important person in my heart. " She picked up the suitcase by the door. "Goodbye, for now."
His smile was hollow as she walked out of the door, and out of his life. He leaned back and sighed. "Separation or not, the very irony of it enlightens me. When you think you've got everything figured out, just like that," he snapped his fingers, "another surprise hit you in the face."
He sat for a while, lost in thought. Then as if he's made up his mind, he called his best friends.
"It is time," he paused, "to leave this place." And the memories it contains. He added silently.