Hey minna-san! This chapter contains a lot of CCS stuff so the plot's going to shape up a bit. And PLEASE review it! Say what you want, just please say something! Anyway, here's chapter one, A Fateful Collision.

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Chapter One: A Fateful Collision

[In Tomoeda, Japan…current…]

"Sakura-chan, are you going to get ice cream with us?"

I shook my head. Onii-chan had reminded me that tonight was my night to make dinner. Plus, Otou-san had to work late at the University so I wanted him to come home to a nice dinner. It was the least I could do.

"I can't Tomoyo-chan…it's my turn to cook dinner tonight…gomen ne…"

Rika smiled. "That's fine, Sakura-chan…we understand! Ja ne, Sakura-chan!"

"Bye!" I replied, waving at my friends as they turned around and walked down the street. I started to walk towards my gym locker…I had left my skates in there after practice today. I stopped walking…something was behind me. I lowered my head down and listened. Nothing. I sighed. I'm just imagining things, I guess. I began walking again.

Oof! I fell to the floor, and my bags slipped out of my grasp and spread out in front of me. I guess I ran into someone.

"Gomen nasai," I began, "I didn't see you!"

When no response came, I lifted my head to see a girl, around my age, in front of me. I wondered why she hadn't reacted to my apology…ah, maybe she didn't speak Japanese. I'd never seen her before. She had long black hair with dark red highlights and dark brown, almost black, eyes. They had a slight…glow to them. And her skin…was extremely pale…almost deathly so!

"Um, I'll just be on my way then. Gomen nasai," I repeated, then started to pick up my bags.

"Don't."

I gasped. So she does speak Japanese! I put my things down and stood up.

"I-I'm sorry?"

She narrowed her eyes and the slight glow flickered. "So you are the one…I warn you. Stay out of my way, girl!" And with that, she brushed right past me and walked away. I stared at her.

I'm…the one? What was she talking about? I shook my head.

"I don't have the time for this. I need to get my skates and prepare the dinner for Onii-chan and Otou-san. She can wait."

///…That Night…///

I sat down on my bed. As I removed the barrettes from my hair, the thought of this afternoon's incident came back to me. Who was that girl? She seemed…to know who I was. The way she had narrowed her eyes at me and the glimmer in them twinkled. Like a cat. I shivered. The way she had stared at me freaked me out. She called me…the one. The one what? I sighed.

///…The Next Day…///

"Class, as you already know, we will be having visitors. Exchange students from Spain are going to be learning with you for the next few months. They have studied Japanese for awhile and have come here to improve. I want all of you to be on your best behavior. Now, we have the honor of having one of those students in this class. Please welcome Annalí Gutiérrez. Gutiérrez-san, you may come in."

I turned my head away from the teacher and towards the classroom door. As the student walked in, I recognized something about her. I couldn't exactly place my finger on what.

"Gutiérrez-san, why don't you sit behind Daidouji-san and next to Li-san. Please raise your hands so she knows where you are."

I looked behind me and saw Syaoran-kun raise his hand. He glanced at me and I could tell that he sensed something magical. Although I myself didn't know magic, Syaoran-kun was very powerful. He always told me that I had a lot of untapped magic as well. I turned back around.

The girl, Annalí, was walking down the aisle, towards my desk. It was then that I realized who she was. It was the girl I'd run into yesterday! She had the deathly pale skin, the long dark hair, and…and those glowing eyes. It was definitely her.

She came to a stop in front of my desk and looked at me. She glanced at Syaoran for a few seconds before her eyes returned to mine. Annalí bent towards me slightly and came close to my ear.

"I know who you truly are, Cherry Blossom. Clow does not," she whispered, then walked to her chair, acting as if nothing had happened. Terada-sensei had already begun the morning's lessons. I stole a glance at Annalí long enough to realize something incredibly odd about her. Her eyes had changed color. They'd gone from dark brown, to blood red in a matter of seconds. As quickly as they had changed, the dark color replaced the scarlet. I turned around to face Terada-sensei. She may be a Spanish student named Annalí Gutiérrez, but I knew there was more to her than that. I could sense it.

///…Later…///

Tomoyo-chan, Meirin-chan, Syaoran-kun and I were sitting under a sakura tree, chatting amongst ourselves while eating lunch. I kept on with the conversation, but I couldn't prevent myself from thinking about Annalí. I usually made friends with the new students easily. Yet Annalí scared me. She acted as if she knew me well, but I'd never met her before yesterday's incident.

"Sakura!"

I blinked.

"Syaoran-kun? Nani…?"

"We've been calling your name for awhile now, Sakura-chan." Tomoyo-chan had answered for him.

"Aa! Gomen nasai! I don't know what's wrong with me today--"

"Can I sit here?"

I looked up to see who'd asked us the question when my eyes met those of Annalí. She seemed to have a concentrated look on her face.

"Of course! You're Gutiérrez-san, ne? From Spain? Welcome to Japan! I'm Daidouji Tomoyo! This here is Kinomoto Sakura, he's Li Syaoran and she's his cousin, Li Meirin!" Tomoyo replied, pointing to each of us as she said our names.

I smiled and waved. Even though I felt awkward around her, I decided to give Annalí-san a chance. I must have gotten the wrong impression; she seems like a nice person.

She smiled kindly. "Thank you for your hospitality."

I figured it would be alright to ask a few questions. "Gutiérrez-san, you speak very good Japanese. How did you learn it?"

"I come from a good background. My parents had me learn many languages. I can speak English, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese fluently." She was acting much kinder than yesterday. I guess she was bothered yesterday. I should make friends with her. I looked at my watch.

"The bell's going to ring soon. We should start to pack up," I told them, then began to put my lunch away. Annalí looked startled momentarily.

"I…need to go. Thank you for your kindness. Good-bye," she stated bowing, before turning around and leaving.

After she left, Meirin-chan began to talk. "I wonder why she needed to leave in a hurry…"

"Me too...I hope she'll eat with us tomorrow," I responded, looking at Syaoran-kun momentarily. He glanced at me, then stood up.

"I should go, too. Ja." And he walked away, in the same direction that Annalí-san had.

[End: Chapter One]

Well there's chapter one. Again, please review!! It makes me fell like there's a purpose to hitting my computer just so I can get the chapter to upload properly. I don't care if you think this story is crap, just please review it! Reviews make chapters come out quicker. Thanks a bunch you guys! Later!

--Ari