Sand: this idea came to out of no where and I wanted to write it down before I forgot im not to sure about this one I don't know how well I'll be able to write it so read and review and give me tips on what to make better ok.

Gaara: she owns nothing

Sand: thanks for the disclaimer gaara-kun

Gaara: Hn

Sand: 0bites lip and looks at gaara0

Gaara: 0sighs0 get it over with

Sand: YAY! 0glomps gaara0

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8 year old Sakura Kinomoto groaned with effort as she lifted the heavy bag of coal over her shoulder. She then followed her best friend Tomoyo Daidouji in line with the rest of the slaves out of the coal mine. Tomoyo coughed as she struggled with her own bag.

"are you ok Tomoyo-chan?" she asked quietly so the guards wouldn't hear her.

"yes, Sakura-chan I'm ok." Tomoyo whispered back.

They continued on down the path towards the holding cell for the coal. Sakura and Tomoyo had been taken from their families when they were 6 years old. They had been forced to become slaves for evil men of the Taisho foundation. These men were very strict. If you stopped at all during your work shift then you were whipped and if you talked back (or talked at all) you were back handed and if you tried to fight back you were either beaten till you couldn't move or you were killed.

"don't worry Tomoyo-chan our shift is almost over." Sakura whispered as Tomoyo coughed again.

"hey you did I just hear you talking." A guard yelled at sakura. Quickly she shook her head and continued on quietly. When the girls were on their way back towards the mine they saw some guards leading more captives in.

"look Sakura-chan there are two boys our around our age." Tomoyo whispered pointing out the two boys. Sakura looked at them, one had deep blue eyes and blue hair to match, and he wore glass and had a look about him that made him seem older than he was. He wasn't the one who caught her eye though it was the other boy who did; he had chestnut brown and deep amber eyes that seemed to pierce right through you. Suddenly Sakura realized that Tomoyo had fallen over coughing.

"Tomoyo-chan." Sakura cried dropping to her knees next to her fallen friend.

"hey when did we say you could take a break get back to work." A guard yelled coming up to them with his whip in hand.

"please sir my friend is very sick please let her rest I beg of you please." Sakura begged with pleading eyes. Everyone stopped to watch.

"you insolent little brat." He hissed raising his whip. Sakura stared up in fear then she clenchedher eyesshut. He brought it down on her but she never felt the impact. She opened her eyes slowly only to be looking straight into those amber eyes that entranced her. Before the guard could say anything the bell signaling the end of their shift rang.

"I'm so sorry." Tomoyo whispered as sakura helped her in bed. The boy just shook his head at her apology.

"my name's Sakura Kinomoto, this is my best friend and cousin Tomoyo Daidouji." Sakura said with her trademark smile (you know the one where she closes her eyes and cocks her head to the side and everytime Syaoran sees it he blushes).

"I'm Syaoran Li." He whispered.

"and I'm Eriol Hiiragizawa." The other boy said with a slight bow. The two girls giggled at his formality.

"you didn't have to do that you know, you didn't have to protect us." Sakura said turning to Syaoran.

"it would be too cruel for him to do that to you, you didn't deserve it you were just trying to help your friend." He whispered. Sakura smiled again and he smiled back lightly.

"so how old are you too?" Eriol asked them.

"we're both eight almost nine, how old are you." Sakura replied for both of them, Tomoyo had fallen asleep.

"we're both ten almost eleven." Eriol replied.

"we had better go to sleep before the guards catch us." Sakura said in a fearful tone.

The two boys nodded and went to the cots that were assigned to them. Sakura curled up in her own cot. They all nodded off to sleep thinking that they were lucky to have new friends. They all innocently slept not knowing of the evil that was waiting for them.

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Sand: well that's all for now. Review and tell me what you think. And fell free to give me ideas for this one because I don't know how well I'm going to write this story.

Gaara: woman you can let go of me now.

Sand: 0whiny voice0 but gaara.

Gaara: Hn