AUTHOR'S NOTE: This was actually my first fanfic ever but got deleted together with my initial author account (touya_mou). I'm reposting it again since I'm particularly fond of this one. Subsequent chapters will be posted every week. To those who have read this fic already please bear with me.
Please send in some reviews if anybody likes this story. If I don't get enough reviews, it will mean that this sucks and I shouldn't waste time reposting the other chapters.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own CCS or any of its characters. CLAMP does. This plot is a product of my imagination. Any similarities to other fan fictions are unintentional.
Kinomoto's AngelBy bishounen lovah aka touya_mou
Chapter 1: Newcomer
One school day morning…
"Aaahh!!! I'm late again!" Sakura yelled as she jumped off her bed, accidentally kicking Keroberos in the process.
"Umph!" The little guardian stopped sweatdropping when he was thrown across the room landing on some stuffed animals. "Itai! So this is the thanks I get for waking you up. I don't understand why you still keep that alarm clock of yours when it can't wake you up."
Sakura glanced at the winged bear like creature as she hopped around the room trying to put on her socks and uniform at the same time. "Gomen nasai. Did I hurt you or something?"
"Nah. I have to thank that Chinese gaki because his bear broke my fall."
The brown stuffed bear that Syaoran Li gave Sakura before he left Tomoeda sat on the desk and was illuminated by the morning light pouring from her window. She stared at it for a moment, mesmerized as she remembered her card capturing days with Syaoran, his cousin Meiling Li, and her bestfriend Tomoyo Daidouji.
It's been a long year, she sighed. A long and boring year since I last changed the Clow cards into Sakura cards…since Syaoran went back to Hong Kong. I wonder what he's doing right now.
Keroberos noticed Sakura's unhappy face and decided to cheer her up. He flew across the room and right in front of the Card Mistress' face as he made, in his opinion, a funny face. "Shakurraahh," said Keroberos as he stretched his mouth with his hands and alternately rolling and crossing his eyes.
"Hoeee!" Sakura was caught unaware and was surprised (and a little bit frightened) at the disfigured Keroberos. "Jeez! What were you trying to do? You know I easily get scared."
Keroberos sweatdropped. Well, it wasn't the reaction I was hoping for but it will do. Damn that gaki! He should have called or at least written to Sakura. When I see him I'll…
Any other unpleasant thoughts were prematurely interrupted when Sakura shouted again as she remembered that she was running late. She yelled her goodbye and asked Keroberos to stay out of trouble (meaning to not eat all of the food in the kitchen) then ran out of her room.
Neither of them noticed that someone was watching them from a nearby tree.
Downstairs…
"Ohayo gozaimasu, Otousan! Ohayo Touya-niichan!" Sakura sat down at the dining table and glanced at the picture frame to her left. "Ohayo, Okaasan," she whispered. Nadeshiko Kinomoto died when Sakura was just three years old. She was a famous model and was very beautiful.
"Well, my little kaijuu, you're up early today," said Touya as he placed a plateful of pancakes in front of Sakura. Touya is Sakura's only sibling who loves to tease her. He is a senior at Seijou High School, which is located right beside Sakura's Tomoeda Elementary School.
"I am not a monster!" This has been a daily morning ritual for the Kinomoto family. Although Sakura knows that his brother loves her she can't help being annoyed whenever he calls her kaijuu.
"Alright you two cut it out." An exasperated Fujitaka folded the newspaper and laid it down on his side of the table. "Can't we have a peaceful breakfast just this once?"
"Sumanu, father," laughed Touya, "demo how can I not call her a monster if she keeps on behaving like one." He observed Sakura as she quickly stuffed her face with pancakes, barely chewing it before swallowing.
Sakura was about to retort when a large chunk of food got stuck on her throat. She thumped her chest several times and drank some juice in order to dislodge it. "I'm late. It's my turn to clean our classroom today," she said as she stood up and grabbed her bag.
"Arigatou for the breakfast. I'll see you guys later."
"Sometimes she worries me so," Fujitaka sighed as he watched Sakura running to the door.
Touya was seriously observing his sister. Something was bothering him although he doesn't know what. It's been a long time since he felt this kind of emotion and it's a bit unsettling. He stood up, said his goodbye to his father, and followed Sakura out of the house.
A few minutes have passed…Sakura was skating towards school. She loved the feeling of the wind against her auburn hair, which has grown past her shoulder. Humming some tune, she started to pick up some speed but was stopped by a voice calling her name. Thinking it was Yukito Tsukishiro, her brother's best friend, she turned and skated backwards.
"Hey, wait up!" Touya shouted as he tried to catch up with Sakura.
"How come you're not riding your bike?" asked Sakura as she slowed down.
"It's got a flat tire. I wasn't able to fix it yesterday because I got home late from work."
"Well, you'd better pick up your pace. I'm really late." She started to pick up her speed again and was about to make a right turn when a girl appeared from the curb going directly towards her.
"Aaargghh!" Sakura veered to the left towards the incoming traffic. She started waving her hands desperately, was too surprised to use her brakes.
The girl caught Sakura's right hand but was also unable to stop her and was tugged towards the traffic. Touya then grabbed the girl's arm and tugged her towards him with a great deal amount of strength. The force of everything caused him to stumble backwards dragging both girls with him to the ground. All three groaned. Touya was lying on the pavement; Sakura was kneeling on fours in front of him while the girl was sitting directly on top of Touya's stomach.
"Daijoubu?" The girl brushed some of her hair out of her face trying to see if the little girl was all right.
"I'm fine. Although I don't know about my brother," Sakura glanced at Touya who was still groaning after getting full force of the impact.
It was then that the girl realized she was sitting on top of him. She quickly knelt beside him. "Gomen nasai! Are you alright?" She held out her hand in order to help him up. Touya took it and sat up while shaking his head, checking if he's still in one piece.
"Oh, he'll be alright. He's much tougher than he looks." Sakura glanced at the girl beside her and was about to apologize for what happened when she noticed her face.
"Hoe!" Sakura crawled a couple of feet backwards away from the girl, stared at her with big eyes then crawled back in front of her, never leaving her eyes on the girl.
"Nani!" Touya was now also kneeling on fours, staring at the girl with the same expression on his face as Sakura's.
"What's wrong," the girl asked as she sweatdropped, a little bit frightened of her two companions. "Do I have dirt on my face?"
Both Kinomotos shook their head vigorously and simultaneously then crawled toward the girl stopping when their faces are directly in front of the girl's. By now the girl was sweatdropping a lot. "Yare yare."
"Oy! Touya, Sakura!" The staring contest was broken for a second to see who called them. After they saw that it was Yukito, furiously waving and running at them, they turned back to gawk at the girl undauntedly.
"Ohayo gozaimasu. What are you doing on the ground?" Yukito reached their side and saw what, or rather who, they were staring at. "Ohayo. You're new here right," he stated as he helped the girl up.
"Hai, hai!" said the girl enthusiastically as she quickly got on her feet, relieved that she was saved from being stared at as though she was the spectacle of the year. "My name is Naomi Lee and I'm from London," she bowed down as she introduced herself.
"I'm Yukito Tsukishiro. It's a pleasure meeting you. And these two are Touya Kinomoto and his sister Sakura."
Naomi smiled at them as she dusted off her skirt. "Sakura. That's a beautiful name. It means cherry blossom, right?" Sakura nodded furiously, still staring at her intensely.
"I'm sorry if we were rude a little while ago," apologized Touya. "You see…you look just like someone we knew." He took in Naomi's long, dark, curly hair, her shining eyes (AN: Okay. So I don't know the color of Nadeshiko's eyes. Those who do know, please inform me) and her bright yet shy smile. She really looks like 'kaasan, he thought. She even sound like 'kaasan.
"Really?" It was Yukito's turn to stare. He did so for a long time that his companions were already sweatdropping. "I give up. Whom does she look like?" All three of them animatedly dropped to the ground.
Yukito can be quite dense sometimes, Sakura thought. "Hoe! I forgot. I'm late. Terada-sensei's going to kill me!" She started to skate away then turned backwards as she remembered to say goodbye. "It's nice meeting you, Lee-chan. I hope you'll like living here in Tomoeda. See you guys later."
"Be careful, kaijuu!"
"I'M NOT A MONSTER!!!"
"We'd better get going too," Yukito said.
Naomi started to pick up her bag while Touya, after collecting his own bag, reached for the girl's bag. Touya was faster so Naomi's hand landed on top of his. Touya felt his face go warmer as he stared at Naomi's smiling face. He mentally shook his head and handed her the bag.
"So you're going to Seijou too. What year are you in," asked Yukito, unaware of Touya's attraction to Naomi.
"I'm a senior." She and Yukito were walking behind Touya and followed him make the right turn. She started laughing softly and Touya looked at her in question raising his right eyebrow. "So I was going the right way," she explained. "You see I thought I took a wrong turn that's why I traced my steps back. If only I didn't, I wouldn't have caused Sakura's near accident."
"It wasn't your fault. She shouldn't have skated that fast in the first place," said Touya.
They've just entered the gates of their school. Naomi stopped and stared at her surroundings finally resting her eyes on the adjoining Tomoeda Elementary School where Sakura ran madly towards the hallway.
"So this is where it begins," she whispered to herself as the warning bell rung.
Tbc…