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Chapter One: Old Memories
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"Can you believe it, Tomoyo? It's the last day of winter holiday^ before we start high school^^." Spoke a green-eyed girl with cinnamon brown hair to her best friend, who was walking beside her, videotaping her… as usual. " It seems only yesterday that we were only in primary school, and I had just become a card captor…"
"And you were competing with Syaoran for the Clow Cards," added the girl with purple eyes and long black locks, behind camera, "Sakura, do you still miss having him here in Tomoeda?"
"Of course, I miss him. It's been so long almost 4 years since I have confessed my feeling to him, after the battle with the Void." Sakura said quietly, remembering that fateful battle with tears in her eyes. Remembering how hard it was to see everything and everyone she loved being taken away from her so abruptly, most of all how she could have lost Syaoran completely, despite his reassurances that he would love her again despite everything that was against that. "I miss him every day, every hour, but I know he will come back to me because he promised me this and he gave me Syaoran bear to seal that promise. I know he will come back, because his letters and phone calls to me say the same thing at end."
"Oh this is so romantic, and I've got it all on tape. I wonder what Syaoran would look like if he hears what you said," squealed Tomoyo, all starry-eyed, while Sakura looked on in exasperation and in embarrassment.
"Tomoyo, can't you stop videotaping me, even for a minute?" protested Sakura, "It's like your life"
"I'm sorry Sakura, but I can't help myself, you know that. You look so cute."
"Have you talked with Mei-ling lately?" asked Sakura anxious to change the subject so that Tomoyo could finally put down her video camera, if it wasn't Sakura related she usually didn't put it on tape. "I mean she must be pretty busy with her engagement party coming up and all."
"Yes, I did talk with her recently," said Tomoyo putting the camera aside. " Syaoran's family is apparently hosting the engagement party at their estate, she's very happy about it. Because she was worry about … well you know, after she broke the engagement with Syaoran. Did you know that?"
"I think I remember reading that in one of her e-mails to me. I wondered about that, but I didn't think she had to be worried really because Syaoran's mom approved of Mei-ling's choice. So it was going to be okay."
"Oh really, how did you know that?" teased Tomoyo, "Considering Mei-ling hasn't formally introduced her fiancée to Syaoran and his family, yet."
"Well, uh, well I think I kind of mentioned it to Syaoran," stammered a blushing Sakura, " He was kind of worried about Mei-ling's odd behavior and he wrote to me, asking if I knew anything about Mei-ling's attitude change, and I suggested that she might be in love, and well, he might have been naturally worried about it since she is his cousin after all… and might have discreetly followed on them on a date or two. At least that's what he told me."
"So that's how it is," said Tomoyo, "So how do you feel about starting high school tomorrow?"
"I don't know Tomoyo, I mean it's going to be different. I mean, Touya won't be there, not to mention Yukito. It's weird having my big brother all the way in America for university," reflected Sakura, " I mean he won't be here to embarrass me all the time but still I think I'll miss him."
" Have you heard from Eriol, or Mizuki-sensei lately?" asked Tomoyo.
"Actually I have, Eriol and Mizuki-sensei have parted ways over what I'm not quite sure, because Eriol didn't tell me. But he did tell me that he is planning to moving back here permanently for his own reasons, although he didn't tell the reasons," said Sakura with quick glance at her best friend, "Why do you ask?"
"No reason at all, Sakura, just curious I guess." Said Tomoyo, not quite meet her best friends emerald green eyes.
"I see, well he told me won't be arriving until at least the mid-winter term break, which is still a couple of months away," Sakura said with a smile, "So you'll have plenty of time to prepare your welcome."
"If you say so, Sakura. Although I think you reading into a simple question."
"Maybe, maybe not" she said with a shrug, " Tomoyo, what do you think is going to happen this year?"
"It's probably going to be pretty quiet, just like the last couple of years. So you won't have to wear one of my costumes," said Tomoyo with a sigh
"Yes, but I'm sure I can use the Create Card to make a couple of monsters to do battle with, so …" Sakura trailed off.
"Please Sakura, will you? That way I can see my beautiful costumes on you."
"But I'll have to ask Kero first, because he might want me to do some more training in divination," warned Sakura
"I didn't know you were doing divination training. Why didn't you tell me? I could have made you outfits to wear during your lessons."
"I think I want to keep them between Kero and me for now, because I have to meditate for long periods of time and I can't really do that when other people are around," said Sakura, "I'm sorry Tomoyo, but I'll ask Kero if you can sit in once I get the hang of it. I promise."
"You promise."
"I promise."
"Oooooh I can't wait, I can designing some new costumes for you soon," said Tomoyo going starry-eyed, "I can also videotape it too."
"uh… yeah."
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow at school then, right?"
"Right. See you tomorrow, Tomoyo."
To Be Continued…
^ my glorious genius of a kid sister has informed me that the Japanese School Year starts in April, so please forgive me for my minor diviations from fact.
^^According to the CCS manga, Syaoran reunites with Sakura
in the first year of junior high, but I'm calling artistic license and am going
to say that Syaoran is going to returns to Sakura in the first year of high
school. Technically if