DISCLAIMER: I do not own the anime/manga, Tsubasa Chronicles. Tsubasa Chronicles belong to CLAMP.

A/N: Prologue… rest of story in editing. Be back soon.

PROLOGUE

"Fine, then," the Dark Aurora said, its face still lingering underneath the shadow of its hood. The Dark Aurora lifted its gloved hand and a blackish purple orb began to grow in the palm of its hand. "You leave me no choice."

Sakura's eyes widened in shock as the Dark Aurora launched the orb at her. Sakura remained on the ground, petrified. Sakura pleaded her body to move but it wouldn't obey. She closed her eyes; this was the end.

"Crap…," Syaoran mumbled as her lounged forward. There was sudden silence… and then a cry into the night. "SYAORAN!!"

SUNDOWN

CHAPTER ONE: DARK NIGHT

In the quiet wood of pien trees, she loved him and he loved her, but they never knew. They lived in a small wooden cabin with a pine thatched roof well away from the market. One summer morning, the peaceful quiet is broken yet again.

"Syaoran-kun!" she cried. "Breakfast is ready." Syaoran looked up, his fingers in mid-tie over his boots. He sighed and resumed tying the knot. When he finished putting both boots on he stood up.

"Thanks, Sakura-chan but I have to skip breakfast today. I have to cut more wood because the price for it has gone down," Syaoran replied to her.

Sakura nodded in understandment. Their life was always like this, but she couldn't help pouting. "But I made it just for you!" Sakura whined. "And it just so happens to be your favorite," she added. Syaoran's ear twitched.

"Let's eat breakfast!" Syaoran exclaimed.

"Yeah," Sakura giggled. Syaoran laughed along putting his hand on Sakura's head and ruffling her hair. Sakura squirmed to get out of his grasp.. she hated it when Syaoran did that. They both went inside the cottage. Sakura had her hands on her head, trying to fix her hair.

Syaoran picked up his food with his chopsticks. He was just about to put it into his mouth, but something didn't feel right. He looked up to see Sakura watching him intently.

"Um...Sakura-chan, what are you doing?" he asked.

"I'm watching you eat," she replied shortly, her eyes sstill on him.

"But shouldn't you be eating breakfast, too?" he said.

"I'm not hungry. Now eat; finish every bite. You'll need the energy," she told him.

"Creepy..." Syaoran thought.

The sun had long before gone down and the moon was already out. Syaoran was coming home after a long day of chopping wood. His arms ached and he was tired from using all of his strength to hitch wood onto horses and drag it to the market.

Sakura stood in the door way waiting for him. "Welcome home, Syaoran-kun!" she exlcaimed as he came into the light emitted by the cabin. Syaoran only groaned as he walked past her. When he entered the cabin, he found a mini feast of all his favorite foods there waiting for him. Syaoran's mouth dropped open and he began to drool. Sakura appeared behind him smiling. "You said you had to work harder today and I figured you wouldn't be in your highest spirits. So I made this just for you," she said beginning to blush.

Syaoran was lost for words. All he could do was smile. Then he remembered something. "Oh, I almost forgot. I have something for you," he told her taking something out of his pocket. In the palm of his hand lay a single gem strung onto a black chord. "That's an opal," he said. "I found it when I was chopping wood in a different part of this forest. I took it and had it cut so I could make it into a necklace."

"But where did you get the coins to get it cut?" Sakura asked.

"You could say chopping more wood was enough to pay the debt," he replied mischeivously. Sakura then realized it. He had told her the price for wood had dropped as an excuse to explain why he would be home later than usual.

"Thank you so much!" Sakura cried hugging him and almost knocking him over. When she released him, he helped her put the necklace on. Sakura reached her fingers up to touch the pendant. It was th emost beautiful gift she had been given in her whole life. She hugged Syaoran again; this time more gently. Syaoran put his arms around her and hugged back. They shared this moment together in silence until --BAM!