DISCLAIMER: i would love to own ccs, but i don't, clamp does. what a shame... heh heh

this is my first fanfic, so just r+r please! i don't mind criticisms either... they could help^_^

==-thoughts
{}-dreams
AGES: sakura, tomoyo, syaoran, and meiling are all 12, and touya is 19... i guess i'll add more ages if i add more people as i go along...


CH.1 - A Strange Dream


[Kinomoto Residence]
"Sakura, time for breakfast!" Sakura jumped out of bed and ran downstairs. Her father, Fujitaka, told her to get dressed for school quickly because she was going to be late. She started eating in a hurry, but Touya looked at her in disgust. "Stop that you little kaijuu! You're going to eat the plate!" She glared at him, while he chuckled. Teasing Sakura was so much fun.

Sakura dressed as quickly as she could and skated after Touya. "Wait for me Onniichan!"

She almost ran over her best friend. "Ahhh Tomoyo watch out!" Fortunately she already saw her friend so she was able to move away quickly. She laughed as Sakura hugged the tree to stop herself. "Hey tree-hugger," Tomoyo grinned. Sakura was entertaining for her, especially when there were Clow Cards about. "Come on, school's about to start." They sat in their seats just as the bell rang.

"Okay class, get out your books and turn to page 137. Rika, would you please read the poem for us?" Terada sensei asked. It was a long and tedious poem, that Rika tried to liven up, but it was no use. After the first 10 lines, half the class was sleeping, including Rika, which the rest of the class found amusing. She was teased about it the rest of the day, which made the rest of the day much more tolerable.

Test after test after test was what happened for having fun, or so Takahashi said. It was more believable than his stories, so Chiharu didn't actually hurt him. Much. Besides the tests, the day went by pretty fast.


[Outside A School in Hong Kong]
"Let's go to the movies!"

"No! Just leave me alone!" she wanted him off her.

School just ended for the day, and he wanted to spend time with the one he loved. =Why won't she ever go out with me?= After she shoved him off her he hung his head and sighed. He had dark brown hair that wouldn't stay straight. His eyes were a soft brown and he was the type of guy that girls drooled over. He couldn't understand why Meiling wouldn't go out with him.

=Why won't he ever leave me alone! He practically has a fan club! He can go pick one of those girls! Stupid Syaoran!= She was originally in a good mood because she had gotten a good grade in her japanese language exam. He always ruined things for her. She sighed. She was probably destined to have the worst life.

Behind her, Syaoran was still depressed. He wanted to hold her hand, look into her ruby red eyes and caress her long silky hair, but Meiling never wanted to do anything fun. She was so serious all the time, especially with studying. School and studying couldn't be more boring!

Soon, they arrived at the mansion where they both lived. Meiling prepared for hell. The mansion was always full of chaos, Syaoran's sisters running around and screaming about god knows what. Syaoran was almost exactly the same way. She could like him as a cousin but as a fiance, no way! She couldn't believe the injustice of her parents and Syaoran's parents when they announced the proposal last week now. Syaoran was a better person, in her opinion, before the damn proposal. Now he clung onto her every second he could. Sighing, she slept.


{Meiling stared. A girl appeared out of nowhere in her pajamas evidently. She looked down and realized she was wearing her duck print pajamas. Strange. A breeze made it's way around them. Shivering, she stammered, "Wh-who are y-y-you?" The girl started talking in rapid japanese. Meiling started again, this time in japanese. The girl then responded, slowly, because she realized Meiling was not japanese, My name is Sakura Kinomoto. And you? Meiling responded, "Meiling Li. Nice to meet you Sakura." The japanese girl smiled. As Meiling looked at her, she thought =She's a nice girl. Maybe I could invite her to Hong Kong sometime. Hmmm... her looks can break a few hearts...= Sakura had a little different thoughts =Meiling looks nice but I'm not sure if I should trust her. I wonder where she came from. I wonder how I got in this dream too. I'm pretty sure this is a dream. But I've never had this kind before. This is ridiculous! Only us two people, in the sky...= When they looked at each other again, they both returned to their rooms.}


[Sakura's Room]
Sakura found herself on feet looking outside. "I wonder what that was all about. Oh well, it's just a dream. A weird one." She went downstairs, got a glass of water and went back upstairs to sleep.


[Meiling's Room]
Meiling found herself sitting on the bed, sweating as if she had a nightmare. =I can't believe that was a dream. It didn't really feel like a dream. But if it wasn't... I thought Syaoran was the one with the prophecies...= "Oh well." She slept again.