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This is my BRAND NEW story! For all of you who read 'a CCS fanfic', this is the other story I was talking about! Haha. I haven't finished this one, like I had with a CCS ff, but there are quite a few chapters already written and it will be keeping you busy for quite some time.

So anyways, for all you new readers...I hope you enjoy my story, and please remember to keep an open mind.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN CARD CAPTORS, but I own this plot. If you steal it, you shall die...

Chapter 1: Hello and Goodbye

It had been about a month since Sakura Kinomoto had jumped into Li Syaoran's arms in the tower. She had sealed the final card. The balance had been restored, in the world of the cards anyways.

Sakura had thought that he had lost his love for her, but he had somehow remembered it. She hadn't really cared how, just as long as he remembered it.

She had held him so tightly, and he held her the same way. She had finally told him that she loved him. He had finally gotten the three words out of her that he had wanted most to hear her say, "I love you!" What made it even better was they way she had said it. She had yelled it at the top of her lungs as she ran to him.

Soon after (the next day) Syaoran had gone to Sakura's father and asked permission to "court her". Her father happily consented, while her older brother Touya just about had an aneurism and attacked him.

However, soon after, Li Syaoran had received the news that he would have to return to Hong Kong.

"Li, I need to speak with you." His mother came into his room one day, interrupting his studies, even though it was in the middle of summer.

"Yes mother," he replied, closing his book and standing up. He walked over to her standing straight and tall. "Come and walk with me outside." She said as gracefully as a dove could fly.

He walked a few steps behind her, silently.

After they were a ways outside, his mother began, "Li, you have to go to Hong Kong." She said firmly. "What? Why?" he said suddenly exasperated.

She gave him a small glare, he knew he was being out of line; however, he didn't really care. "You need to go to Hong Kong to begin your training in order to become leader of the Li Clan." She said turning around to face him.

"Mother! I can't! Does it have to be now? Sakura and I-!" he started. "I know Li, but the Elders think you are ready. They know about how you helped save Sakura. They think you are of the proper age to begin your training." She said quite calmly, but with a fire burning in her eyes.

"How long do I have until I have to go?" he asked looking at the gravel underneath his feet, wishing it would just pull him under.

"One month." She said turning back around and resumed walking.

"One month?" he started again as he jogged to catch back up to her.

"Do not talk back to me Syaoran Li! If not for me, you would be leaving in a week!" she said sharply. "I had to persuade them very hard to let you stay this long! You should be thanking me right now! Not arguing." She said calmly again. "I'm sorry mother, thank you!" he bowed low to her.

Syaoran spent as much time as he possibly could with Sakura. He never told her that he had to leave while they were together. She had found out only the night before that he was to leave.

"Sakura, I need to talk to you, seriously." He said trying to get her to settle down.

"What is it Syaoran?" she said sitting down beside him, a semi-worried look on her face.

"I'm afraid I have to go to Hong Kong tomorrow." He said standing up. He couldn't bear to see the look on her face.

"Oh, well, you'll be back pretty soon though, right? You haven't gone there since you came back!" she smiled, grabbing his hand.

"No!" he said letting go and walking a little further away before turning around and walking back to sit down. "I…The Elders have decided that I'm ready to begin my training to become the head of the Li-Clan. I might be in Hong Kong for at least 5 years before I can come back." He said, looking at the carpet, just so he didn't have to look at the hurt expression on her face.

"Syaoran I-...no! You can't leave!" she cried, standing up in front of him. "You've only just returned and now you have to leave?"

"Sakura, please!-" he tried to comfort her.

"No! You can't leave! I finally told you how I truly feel about you and now you're leaving me again!" she started to cry.

"Please Sakura, don't cry! You don't know how hard it is for me as well." He tried to hold her hands, but she withdrew sharply and sat down on the couch as she began to cry. He sat down softly and wrapped his arms around her.

"Syaoran you can't leave, you just can't!" she cried into his chest.

"I don't want to leave either. I just want to stay here and be with you." He said softly, leaning his head onto hers.

She grabbed the front of his shirt and cried into him. He held her for at least half an hour before she finally realized that crying would do her no good. Tears wouldn't make him stay; it would only make it harder for him to leave and for her to let him go. "What time do you have to leave tomorrow?" she asked wiping the tears off of her cheeks.

"I have to leave at 5 o'clock." He said solemnly.

"I only get one more day with you then…" she smirked sadly and looked down at the floor. "Can we just sit here together Syaoran? I want to hold you for as long as I can before you have to leave me." She said looking up at him.

"Only for you my beautiful cherry blossom." He pulled her to him and they held each other for hours until they fell asleep.

"BAKA! GET AWAY FROM MY SISTER!" Touya screamed as he pulled Syaoran off of the couch by the front of his shirt.

"Touya let him go!" Sakura commanded with an older sounding voice. Her aura was pulsing, and had he still had his gift, he would've felt it. Syaoran could however, and he was just worried for Touya.

"What?" he barked back at her.

"I said let him go! Why do you always have to break up my life just because it makes you angry?" she shouted as she took a few steps forward.

Touya looked at her in astonishment, and let Syaoran drop to the ground, rather than setting him down, "Syaoran has to leave tomorrow! All right? He has to go back to Hong Kong!" she said, her voice trembling as she tried to hold back tears. "He has to leave and he has no choice in it. I won't be able to see him for at least 5 years Touya!" The tears ran down her face again.

Touya looked at his baby sister with a softer expression, "Sakura, I-" he started.

She didn't care what he had to say, nothing would make this go away. She ran up the stairs and into her room where she locked the door. She looked out her window and went over to it and opened it. She pulled herself out with a little bit of difficulty.

Syaoran followed after her, but only got as far as the locked door. "Sakura! Sakura please let me in!" Syaoran knocked on her door.

Her father opened his door and looked down the hall to see what was happening, "Li? Is everything ok?" he asked concerned.

"Move over…" Touya went in front of Syaoran and proceeded to pick her lock.

"Where did you learn how to pick a lock?" Syaoran asked, not really surprised.

"Around…" Touya said as he stood up and opened the door.

The three of them walked in, "She's on the roof…" Touya said starting to go through the window himself. "Touya, why don't you let Li go?" Mr. Kinomoto more along the lines commanded, instead of asking.

"Fine…" he grumbled as Syaoran climbed up to the roof.

Syaoran looked around the roof, but he didn't see her; however, he heard her crying elsewhere. He got up and jumped up to the top of the roof. She had gone on top of another window.

"Sakura, come inside...please?" he said sitting down beside her.

"I don't want to. There's nothing for me to go in there for. Once I go in, you'll probably have to leave and I won't be able to see you until tomorrow." She said somewhat steadily. She sniffed and wiped some tears away again.

"Sakura, you shouldn't cry so much, it doesn't suit someone as yourself." He said kindly as he put an arm lightly around her shoulders.

"And what sort of person am I?" she smiled in her eyes.

"You are too beautiful to cry this much. Do you think crying makes me feel any better about leaving?" he tried to fake a smile.

"No…I just can't stand the fact that you are leaving me again!" her voice broke.

She covered her mouth, to stop the sobs from coming out. She just hoped she could stop crying for him.

"Sakura, how often do you look at the stars?" Syaoran asked looking up at the sky. It was a little bit past twilight.

"Hoe?" she asked confused.

"Do you look at the stars often?" he repeated, lying back on the roof.

"I-…Not too often. I don't ever find a reason to." She said turning to look at him.She was trying to memorize every detail of his beautiful face.

"You really should Sakura. Whenever I feel like life is terrible, or when I just need even a moment to have a break, I look at the stars." He said putting his hands behind his head.

She looked up at the stars, down at him, and then lay down on her side, looking at him. "They are very beautiful." She smiled, noticing how peaceful they actually were.

"Sakura, after I leave, whenever you miss me, if the stars are visible, look at this one." He pointed out a fiercely burning star in the East, "Look at that star and remember me. I want you to remember this past month we've spent together and how much we've enjoyed every moment of it. I want you to remember how much you and I love each other." He looked into the depths of her emerald green eyes, as she looked sweetly back into his.

"Oh Syaoran I will! I will!" she promised as they embraced each other with the deepest passions inside them. They could feel these passions beating deep within their chests. This feeling tightened their chests, making it seem more difficult to breathe. But they were with each other.

The next day when they were at the train station, Sakura didn't shed a single tear when Syaoran was there. She simply had a harsh sadness deep within her eyes. He had the same look, but he had a glimmer of hope behind his. "Sakura, you remember how you felt last night? When we were holding each other under the stars? Do you remember all of that passion and love that you felt?" he asked taking her hands and gazing again, deep into her eyes.

"How could I forget?" she asked breathlessly.

"Would you feel that same way when-"

"Syaoran, I will always feel that for you. I'll wait as long as it takes." She started.

"I need you to promise me that when I return, and I will," he gripped her hands tightly, "I need to you swear to me that you will be waiting for me when I come back home to you."

"Syaoran, I swear it to you! I will wait as long as it takes!" she said as tears formed in her eyes.

"I love you Sakura Kinomoto." He said, his voice sounding more mature and lower. He pulled her close and tenderly pressed his lips to hers.

Her heart felt like it was beating like a strong African drum. She was up and beyond cloud 9. She kissed him back with such intensity, that for a moment, time just seemed to stop. But as cruel as a world is, the time that seemed to stop was made up by time seeming to go faster.

The memory of him leaving was so vague to her, and yet every detail was burned into her mind. He took in a small breath as they parted. He turned half way away from her and walked to the train.

"Syaoran I love you!" she called out to him as the train started pulling away away.

"I love you Sakura!" he said as a few tears formed in his eyes. "Wait for me!" he yelled as the train speeded away.

"I will!" she cried back, "I'll wait for you!" she cried as the train sped away and out of sight. "I'll wait for you…" she repeated as she stood there, waiting until the station had quieted to let any tear come out of her eye.

"I'll wait for you…" she said as tears flowed freely from her eyes.

ALL RIGHT! First chapter, there ya go! This was kind of a background chapter...just to give you a feel of things that happened. The next chapter is a few years forward, but had I just gone straight to that and skipped this, you all would have been completely lost and confused on some parts. I was doing you a favor! lol.

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