AN: Hiya, I am menglong (different pen name before, but had to change it), and this is my first story... ever. I mean it. This isn't just my first fanfic, this is the first real story that has more than 40 words. Yep... anyways, this is Dragon Master, a five part prologue to the main story: Dark Fate. I already completed the the Dragon Master arc, and entered the main story, but I am only uploading one part for now. Just to see if anyone is even interested or likes it. If enough readers/positive reviews, I will continue uploading the stories. If not, and I get nothing but flames (which I sadly expect... I have a low self-esteem) ... then I will do the exact opposite. Bear with me if the story seems a bit rushed. Note the first chap is actually the prologue (that's right, a prologue for the prologue). Special thanks to my good friend for beta reading, yuuwatase719, and let's begin!

Dragon Master

We will be together forever...

Forever...

Forever...

Prologue

"I regret to inform you that Li Syaoran has left Japan." the teacher announced. "He has been retransferred to a school in Hong Kong and will be staying there from now."

The class immediately began to break out in chatter, groups gossiping rapidly about the possiblities of this strange announcement. Li had only returned from Japan a few months ago, after two long years. And now he was gone again? The news hit the class pretty hard. Li was actually quite popular, being well-liked. But no one was more devastated than Sakura.

Li... Syaoran... what's going on? You left? This is a joke. You're going to suddenly appear and say it's a joke. Please... Please...

Her head spun as she bit her lip hard, blood rushing to the tiny teeth marks, which did not go unnoticed by her raven-haired friend.

"Are you all right?" Tomoyo asked her friend worriedly, but Sakura barely heard the concerned question.

He didn't even tell me... He promised me... Why...? Sakura fought back tears and the urge to scream. Why did he leave? Why didn't he tell me? Why? I thought he loved me... he promised that he'd stay by me forever! He did! Syaoran! Syaoran, you liar!

Sakura barely noticed the flow of time at school; all she knew was she found herself running home afterwards, salty tears streaking her cheeks.

"Kaijuu?" Touya managed out as she ran up the stairs.

Sakura...she was... crying. Was it that Chinese brat? I'm going to kill him. KILL HIM.

He went to Sakura's room, and paused, sighing as he heard her muffled sobs. Kero was floating overhead, trying to comfort her.

Touya shook his head. What the hell is going on? I am going to kill that brat.

"LET ME GO!" Syaoran struggled furiously against the magical bondings holding him down. It was futile, of course; ancient, powerful magic was not string: he couldn't just break it from mere strength, but hell! If they thought he was going to give in without a fight-!

"Li Xiao Lang, by the order of the Elders of the Li Clan..."

"I'M DONE WITH THIS CLAN! LET... ME... GO!" he roared angrily

"... You are ordered to go through the final test of the Li clan. To be the master of the dragons."

Syaoran stopped struggling and gaped... until he grew angry again. "Master of the dragons?! Are you crazy?" he yelled in disbelief. "That's just plain asking me to commit suicide! I can't-!"

"You will be trained for this test, of course, over the span of five years, with no contact of the outside world..."

"WHAT? Five years? No contact?!"

"... As far as anyone knows, you are dead."

Syaoran stopped struggling, his eyes widening. If he was proclaimed dead... that meant...

Dead... Sakura... no... no...

"Hello?"

"Hello, may I speak to Li Syaoran? This is..." Sakura hesitated. What was she really, to him? After a few battles within her own head, she finally managed out, "A friend from school, Kinomoto Sakura."

Li Yelan sighed. To be honest, she couldn't deny that she was fond of the cherry-blossom dubbed girl, but this was her duty. Her resolution firmed as she remembered the order of the Elders.

"I am sorry, but Syaoran is dead." she said shortly. "Please stop calling."

"Dead? Wait..."

Yelan hung up, sighing. "Forgive me Kinomoto-san... this is for the benefit of all..."

Sakura gazed at the phone hopelessly, green eyes beginning to swim with tears again. "Yelan-san... Syaoran... he isn't..."

Dead... he's dead... he's gone... Syaoran... Syaoran!

And with that, Sakura collapsed, cradling the dial-tone-blaring phone as she began to sob again.