Oh my gosh! I just know you are going to love this story, okay I PROSMISE you that from now on, I WILL update and I WILL continue. But the best part is that I WILL NOT, I repeat WILL NOT delete it!!! This story has been planned out in my head for months so I hope ya all like it and I gotta write write write!!!! Peace out! Hey ya! I'm BACK!!! Wahoo!!! In case you forgot me, how could you, this is Becky, reporting in saying that even though that other stories sucked BIG at the beginning, this will be MUCH better, and that's a real compliment if it comes from me thanks Becky! Sure, w/e well here's is!

CHAPTER 1:

"Sakura! Look over there!" Sakura's friend Tomoyo pointed to a little boy sitting in the sand surrounded by a pile of buckets and shovels. By the looks of the sand flying around his head, he was intent on reaching the middle of the earth by sunset.

Giggling the little girl walked over to where he was sitting in the sun. His tan shoulders glowed in the sun while his amber eyes concentrated on the sand in front of him.

"Whatcha doin'?" Sakura leaned next to him, staring down into a hole about two feet deep.

He blushed and vigorously continued without a word.

"Heellooooo!!!" she waved her hand in front of his face.

He looked up into her bright emerald eyes as she smiled and extended her hand. "My name's Sakura! What's your name?"

"Syaoran-"

"Huh? I can't hear you."

"Syaoran!"

"Oh! Hi!" Sakura situated herself Indian style watching him intently.

Glancing at her Syaoran continued digging. "I'm making a sandcastle. Right now though I'm working on the moat."

"Ooooo! Neat!" Sakura cried excitedly. "I've always wanted to build a sandcastle. But every time I tried, it turned out more like a jellyfish." (How innocent, she doesn't even suspect... BECKY!! Don't give it away!)

Syaoran smiled. "Do you wanna help me?" "Yeah! Sure!" Sakura grabbed a shovel and began digging along side him.

"Hey Tomoyo, do you want to build a sandcastle with me?" Eriol looked at the young girl sunbathing next to him. Her long dark hair draped around her bare shoulders. Tomoyo sat up placing her sunglasses on her head.

"Sure, but I'll go get some juice boxes from my mommy first." Tomoyo raced over to her mother who sat under an umbrella with Fujitaka Kinomoto and his friend Yelan.

Sakura looked up and wiped the sweat from her brow. 'I wonder what those kids are doing over there.' glancing off to her right, Sakura saw some boys jumping and laughing in the water as others were backing up around them. All eyes were on something in the water.

Looking over to the lemonade stand where Syaoran went, Sakura decided to go see what was going on. Rushing in, the warm water splashed up into her face and on her purple bathing suit.

Standing off a couple feet away from where the boys were pointing into the waist-high water, dodging and laughing, Sakura shielded the sun from her eyes with her arm. "What are you looking at?" Paying no attention to her, the boys continued their game. "Excuse me!" Sakura put her hands on her hips.

They looked up now, not at her, but at the water in front of her. Looking down, Sakura saw something clear and blobbish floating in front of her. "Dodge it stupid girl!" the boys looked at her like she had three heads. "Why? It's just a stupid jellyfish!"

As soon as Sakura had finished closing her mouth, she new she was mistaken. Jellyfishes might have been stupid, but they burned like fire. Crying out Sakura jumped up and down, tears streaming down her face. "DAAAAAADDDDYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Sakura!!!" Tomoyo ran next to Sakura's dad, the waves slapping on their feet. Eriol, Yelan, Sonomi, and Syaoran close behind.

Fujitaka lifted his daughter out of the water and rushed her to the beach where the lifeguards were rushing towards them.

Sakura lay with her eyes blurring. It felt like her whole body was on fire. She looked into her best friend's eyes; tears were slipping down Tomoyo's face. "Sakura! Sakura! Sakura please!"

"Sakura....."

'Tomoyo?'

"Yes you stupid girl! And if you don't get up, we'll be late for school!"

"Huh?" Sakura slowly opened her eyes. 'A dream? No, a memory... I remember now, like it was yesterday. We had all gone to the beach; Tomoyo and I were about six. That was when my dad's friend introduced us to her son for the very first time, Syaoran....it felt so good acting like a kid again. Playing in the sand and building my first real sandcastle. It was great- until my little incident. 'God that burnt like hell.' Sakura shivered under her covers.

"Come on, hurry up Sakura!" Tomoyo came in with a smile and Sakura's high school uniform. "New school, new starts, new romances..." Winking at her, Tomoyo left the room calling behind her. "I'm doing your hair though, so don't be too long!"

Rolling her eyes, Sakura brushed her hair and teeth, and pulled on her uniform. A navy sailor suit was tradition at all the schools though Sakura didn't mind. When school was over, Sakura would change into the fashionable clothes Tomoyo insisted on making her, and would usually meet her at the park to then rollerblade. Afterwards they would go walk around the mall (Tomoyo's eyes gleaming left and right with ideas for Sakura's wardrobe), and then go to Sakura's to study.

The two friends finished getting ready and headed down the block.

"Tomoyo! Sakura! Long time no see!" Eriol Hiiragizawa wrapped his large arms around the two girls' shoulders.

"You look great Tomoyo," Eriol slipped his arms around her slim waist pulling her closer.

Tomoyo squealed and wriggled out of his grasp smacking him on the face. "Eriol! Stop!"

"What about Sakura?" Tomoyo grinned proudly, "Doesn't her makeup and hair look great? Compliment from yours truly.

"I see...You look great too Sakura," Eriol leaned over and whispered huskily in her ear, Sakura and Tomoyo turning red as two tomatoes.

"Okay, stop bothering Sakura!" Tomoyo grabbed an ear and pulled a grinning Eriol behind her.

"If I'm not mistaken, it looks like it bothers you more than it does Sakura, isn't that right?" Eriol grinned wider as Tomoyo blushed even harder.

"Shut up tweeb!" Tomoyo stood with her hands on her hips glaring at him, all the while noticing Sakura stood next to her trying to hide a smile. "Sakura!"

"Do I sense a bit of jealousy?" Eriol winked at Sakura.

"GUHHH!!!!" Tomoyo walked ahead fuming.

"Hey guys, what's going on?"

Sakura turned her attention to the voice from behind her. 'Is that Syaoran?' Before he stood her best friend for years, but now barely recognized. His brown hair was lightened by the sun, while his skin was tanned. Amber eyes gleamed with gold as he walked over to greet them.

"Sakura, you okay?" Syaoran laughed at her wide eyes.

Sakura gulped, "F-fine, yeah fine. That's it."

Tomoyo looked at her best friend in awe. "She just hasn't seen you for so long." Tomoyo smiled and elbowed her, "Right Sakura?"

"Oh! Yeah, sorry. Guess I forgot what you looked like and all. Long time no see right?"

"Yeah, you look-different too." Syaoran grinned.

They walked in silence until they reached the high school. Looking up in amazement at the antiqueness and enormity of it, the four friends walked into their new school. Never knowing that they would soon unveil a dark past that might not let them out...

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