Disclaimer: I do not own Cardcaptors/Cardcaptor Sakura nor will I ever claim to
Author's Notes: I want to apologize in advanced for any names that I misspell, I'll be using the Japanese names even though I'm use to the American one (it the only version of the show that aired here in Canada). To prevent any mistakes, I'll be changing the Japanese custom of requiring permission from the person to use their first name (unless one of the characters has an issue with another character) and I don't understand the whole honorific thing either so I will not be using them . I'm sorry if this upsets anyone, if you have a better idea on how I can prevent misspelling the character's names let me know.
Chapter 1: So It Begins
A young woman of 17 was hiding in a closet waiting to hear news of their decision. She knew, from experience, that she shouldn't be snooping but this final decision would have a devastating impact on one of her best friend's life. She opened the closet door an inch just as 10 elderly gentlemen walked into the room.
The men took their seats around a circular table, looked at each other, and remained silent for the next 5 minutes. It was as if they were waiting for something to happen or for someone to arrive. It was during this time that the young woman remembered that she still had her cell phone in her pocket... on the loudest setting possible. She quickly and silently changed it to silent.
At long last, the person the men seem to have been waiting for walked in. He looked like he was the most senior member of the group, he was probably in his late 80s - early 90s but he was, at the same time, in amazing physical shape. He took his seat at the head of the table (A/N: you may be wondering how there can be a head position of a round table... well, this table did, it had the group's ceremonial decor and a mini podium to identify where the head of the table was located), placed his documents in front of him. Without looking up or speaking to the other members, he reviewed the documents before him.
"We are here today to discuss the situation in Japan", he finally said as he finish reading and finally looked up to the other members.
The young woman in the closet listened carefully to what the man was saying.
"As we have discussed previously, the Cards have been without a Master for the past 4 years. We have decided to allow the Cards and their guardians time to morn the lost of their Master. The time has come for them to have a new owner, we cannot allow them to end up in the hands on an untrained person again, nor can we allow them to remain outside the clan any longer. It is time -", the elderly man was able to say before being interrupted by another member.
"Has the death of the previous Master been confirmed?", the interruptee ask.
At this the woman in the closet was shocked. She knew the Card Master. Okay, she didn't know the Card Master but that was only because he didn't exist. She knew the Card Mistress personally, in fact, she just talked to her 3 hours ago. "What are they talking about? Sakura's not dead", she thought to herself.
"Yes, our contacts in near Tomoeda, Japan, have been insisting, that for the last 4 years, there has been not magical activity and that they have not been able to sense any kind of magical presence", the elderly man answered.
Again the woman was shocked. "Didn't Sakura just tell about the strange occurrences had happened last week in Tomoeda? What was it that had she said... 'it was Eriol, you know how he is, it was his way of telling me he was back in town'. How is it that the clan Elders didn't know this? How come their contacts can't sense anything in Tomoeda? GRRRR! Sakura what aren't you telling me?", she mentally complained.
"So it is decided? We will send Li Syaoran to Tomoeda to retrieve the Cards", the eldest asked.
The others nodded in agreement while the young woman was horrified. "CRAP!!!!! How am I going to tell Sakura that Syaoran is coming to take away her Cards??",she thought but only began to panic more as she mused on how Sakura was going to take the news. As the woman panicked, one of the elderly gentlemen stood and walked to the door. He opened it and spoke to someone in the hall; the young woman assumed that it must have been the butler, Wei. By the time the man had retaken his seat, there was a knock on the door.
"Enter", one of the men said.
A young man, the same age as the woman in the closet entered and closed he door. He had very striking features: tall (around 6'), muscular but not exaggerated like a body builder, messy dark brown hair, and chocolate coloured eyes. Looking very serious, he walked up to the open section of the table, bowed, and said: "You requested my presence, Xiao-Jian?"
"Yes, I have. Syaoran, it has been decided that you will go to Japan, specifically Tomoeda, to obtain the Clow Cards", Xiao-Jian stated.
Syaoran gave him a bewildered look and asked: "But don't the Card's already have a Master? Is it not said that once the Cards have a Master, they will listen to no other?"
Xiao-Jian: "Yes, this is true. However, the Card Master has been dead for 4 years, it is time they had a new Master. The Counsel of Elders have decided that you should be that Master."
Syaoran said nothing to this statement. "4 years!!! Why the fucking hell didn't any one say anything to me???", he mentally yelled what he really wanted to say to the Counsel.
"You and Wei will leave tomorrow morning at 8, you will attend Seijou High School beginning September 1st. I will inform your mother that you and Wei will be leaving. Dismissed", that was all Xiao-Jian said.
Syaoran bowed, left the room, while thinking that he had to find Meilin because, if he wasn't mistaken, she had been there before 7 years ago and still kept in contact with some of her friends there. "Maybe she can tell me who I should hang out with... Or maybe she'll finally tell me who the Card Master is since he's dead", he thought as he left the room.
"Crap, now he's gonna be asking me a bunch of questions... Arg, he'll probably even ask about Sakura and the Cards... I really hate my life right now...", the woman in the closet thought as the Counsel of Elders left the room.
The young woman finally left the dark closet. She was of average height (5'4''), very toned, long black hair which she had pulled back into a ponytail, and the most unusually coloured eyes: red. She took a quick look around but found no one in the room. She crept over to the door and peaked out... no one was in the hall. She opened the door, walked out, and headed for the front door when she heard: "MEILIN!!!". She turned around to see who bellowed for her, it was Syaoran.
"WHAT?"
"I need to talk to you", he said.
"So you yell at me?", she said angrily
"Well... I didn't know where you were...", he said
"Well what ever it is, it's gonna have to wait", she said annoyed as she opened the front door.
Grabbing her wrist, he said: "No, it can't wait"
"Well too fucking bad", she said as she turned her palm upward to expose the weak point in his grasp (A/N: Where the fingertips and thumb meet), snatching her wrist back from her cousin as she existed the mansion.
She managed to get into her car and drive halfway down the street before screaming in rage over how her cousin had just treated her. She decided that it would most definitely be a good idea to calm down before calling Sakura. After driving for a couple hours (A/N: Yes, it took her that long to calm down), she ended up at a quiet and secluded park at the edge of town. Sitting down on a bench, she pulled out 2 cell phones: one was her personal cell and the other was a gift from Tomoyo to use in emergencies. The latter phone, for some unknown reason, didn't ever produce a bill: there were no airtime charges, no long distance charges, no texting charges. Somehow Tomoyo's mother, who owned a huge Japanese toy company, manage to get all charges waved for 4 phones (one for her, one for Tomoyo, one for Sakura, and one for Kero). She eventually, after much mental debate, decided that this chould be considered an emergency. She held it in front of her, dialed Sakura's emergency cell phone number, and placed the phone to her ear.
"Meilin! Are you okay? What happened?", came an anxious voice on the other end of the line.
"Sakura calm down, I'm fine"
"Are you sure?"
"Yes"
"Then why are you using your emergency cell?", the confused Sakura asked.
"Well.... you see..."
"Meilin, what is it? What happened?"
"Sakura... Is there something your not telling me? I mean about your magic or that is magic-related?"
"What? What does that have to do with what happened to you in Hong Kong?"
"Everything! I heard something interesting today... Apparently your dead and have been for the past 4 years."
"I'm WHAT???", Sakura shrieked.
"Ya, they said that it's because they can't sense you or any kind of magical activity in Tomoeda anymore."
"Oh... that... right...", Sakura said nervously. "Did I forget to tell you that Eriol showed me how to mask my aura and I just happen to, accidentally, figured out a way to cover up all magical activity in the city so that only Kero, Eriol, and I can sense it?"
"YOU WHAT?!?!?!?", Meilin yelled. "How could you just forget to tell me something like that?"
"Well, we figured that unless you came back, there was really no reason to tell you about it. But I guess we were wrong.", Sakura said before she quietly add: "I'm sorry"
"It's okay... I mean, that sort of makes sense...", Meilin said, now feeling bad about how she reacted.
"Meilin, I wish you were here so I could give you a HUGE hug", Meilin could almost feel her friend's smile on the other end of the line.
"Hahaha so do I"
Both girls were quiet for a few minutes, trying to figure out what to say next and wishing they could see each other again.
"So... W
ho told you I was dead anyway?", Sakura finally ended the silence.
"Well..."
"Meilin! You didn't..."
"Okay! I did! I was eavesdropping on the Counsel of Elders again!", Meilin admitted.
"You haven't changed, have you?", asked a laughing Sakura
Meilin rubbed the back of her neck in embarrassment, even if no one was there to see it.
"ANYWAYZ... The head elder said that their contacts near Tomoeda couldn't sense you or any magic in Tomoeda and hadn't for 4 years... ", her voice trailed off.
"Meilin, tell me. What happened? What else did they say?"
"They're sending Syaoran to bring the Cards back here", Meilin sadly told her.
"You can't be serious? I thought you said that he was too eager to get the Cards and that's why they sent you to find them 7 years ago, even though you don't have magic?"
"Ya that's true, but now that they think you're dead... Sakura, they want him to become the new Master of the Cards!"
Meilin could tell that Sakura was completely shocked by this news, so she remained silent and allowed her friend to digest this information.
"Sakura..."
"Meilin, don't worry about me. I'll take care of this", Meilin could tell that Sakura didn't want her to worry about her because she could tell that Sakura was using her fake happy attitude. "What does he look like anyway?"
"Do you remember my facebook profile picture last month? The one with me and a guy at a fair?"
"Ya...oh you mean the one with you and that really cute guy?"
Meilin laughed at her and said: "Ya, that one."
"Okay, so what does that picture... That's HIM??"
"Ya..."
"Great. Prefect. Wonderful"
Meilin started to fidget on the bench. "Great... How is she going to react when I tell her that Syaoran has a thing for her?", Meilin nervously thought. "Umm... Sakura..."
"Ya...", she answered in an almost defeated tone.
"There's more... You see, Syaoran... well he saw the pictures of you, Tomoyo, and Eriol that you and Tomoyo send me every month...", Meilin said and quickly add: "Don't worry I always hide the one's with Kero and Suppi"
"Meilin... What are you trying to tell me?"
"Sakura... Syaoran has this... a thing for you"
"What do you mean?"
"Well he saw your picture and then started to ask questions about you. You know: your name, what your like, stuff like that."
"Meilin did you tell him about my being the Card Mistress?"
"NO! I would never tell anyone about your secret"
"So then... Why is he so interested in me?"
"Do you honestly expect me to answer that?", she said as her normal cell rang. She looked to see who it was: it was Syaoran. "Look Sakura, I have to go. Syaoran is calling me. Do me a favour and be careful around him."
"You know I will."
They both said their goodbyes and hung up. Meilin answered her phone and said: "What do you want Syaoran?"
"We need to talk. I'm leaving tomorrow morning and I need to talk to you before then. Besides, you've been gone for 3 hours already and mom is getting worried about you"
"Fine. I'm on my way."
Authors Notes: Okay guys, this is my first fic so PLEASE let me know what you think.