A/N: Hi all you peoples! Sorry this chapter took so long (you can thank my brother!). I got grounded from the Internet so obviously I can't post without the Internet. For a whole week too! I was only allowed to go on for research and school and stuff (I used it as a reason to go on and IM people!). All because my brother is a stinker. He was mad at me and got me in trouble on purpose. Oh well, I don't blame him. That's just his personality. I'm not at all that upset with him. I just needed a period to cool off.

Disclaimer: See first chapter. I still think these thingys are a waste of time. No one would think of actually suing us kids…would they?

Special thanks: I'd like to give special thanks to Kittyangelstar (sorry if I misspelled you name. You know that meeza no good at spelling.). Thanks for your support. I don't think I would have made it through my Internet crisis without you! I don't think I would have gotten through it without you either Mirkana Falcon! Thank you both!

Also: Happy Belated- Birthday to Saturn Ringer. Hope your birthday was a great one, Ale-sama! I'll read your story as soon as I'm not grounded.

Mirkana Falcon: I hope the kids in the Media Center didn't mess up your world books! Anyway, thanks again.

In general, I'd like to say thank you to all the people who actually LIKED this story. I sat down and typed it when I was in one of that mood where I hated everyone (you know one of those PMS moods) so I think this is actually my best piece of work. I'm flattered by all you who reviewed!

Now that I got all sentimental, on with the second chapter!

Hope

Chapter 2: Wishing and Dreaming

Sakura squinted at a lone figure under a cherry tree, his back to her. It must have been spring since cherry blossoms covered the trees, overlapping one another, giving the illusion that it had cherry blossoms instead of leaves. Some petals fell off some blossoms and fluttered gracefully to the ground. The ground has fresh green grass growing underneath her and the other person. The landscape made a clear cut picture the figure stood in the shade of the tree and was too far away for Sakura to make out who it was.

She wore a light pink dress; she must have been at a party of some sort. The Star staff was in her hands, at its full length. She leaned against a wall, trying to figure out who the person was. In her hand, she held her music box that Syaoran had given her so long ago. The notes of the song that the music box played hung in the air, and the two figures were out of the box, meaning the music box was playing. I t was odd that the music box was playing since she lost her key two years before.

Out of nowhere, the Hope Card materialized into her hand, warm with the use of faint magic, strengthening the notes that the music box played. The music box kept playing its tune, louder with each note.

The figure must have heard it, and maybe even recognized it. The person turned around, his face unrecognizable from the shadow of the tree. The clear-cut picture of landscape faded as he started walking toward her. The background, the grass, the cherry tree. It all melted together until it seemed so distant that they didn't matter anymore. It was just she and the other person now.

The music box kept on playing as if it were possessed by some kind of magic. It was if it could play forever.

The person was so familiar to Sakura. Where has she seen him before? He became ever more so clear as he approached her. She felt a strange magical attraction to this person. She had absolutely no idea why she felt that way.

"Sakura?"

A voice. She heard it often enough in her dreams, but who was it? It was so familiar, but she just could not put her finger on where she had heard that voice before.

"Sakura?"

The voice asked her again. Where has she heard it before? Then a buzzing sound fills the air, over the sound of the music box. She felt her body shake. Then something in her mind clicked.

"Syaoran?" she asked, but there was no reply as everything in her view started to fade into nothingness.

"Sakura! Wake up!" Kero yelled. "Your alarm clock has been going off for the past ten minutes. Wake up!"

Sakura jolted awake. She's had the same dream every night for the past two weeks. But this time, the person actually walked up to her and said her name. It had to be one of her prophetic dreams.

She turned to look at her clock. 7:20. "Aiyee!" she cried suddenly, getting out of bed quickly. Kero, who had been sitting on Sakura's lap, fell to the floor when Sakura got out bed suddenly.

"Hey, you need to warn me before you do something like that!" Kero yelled at her angrily.

"Hoe…Sorry Kero. I'm really late! I need to be in school in a half an hour and it takes me about fifteen minutes to walk to school. Plus five minutes to go to my locker and class, and two minutes to pack my lunch, I only have eight minutes to change, brush my teeth and hair, and eat breakfast!" Sakura said while trying to change and brush her hair at the same time.

She gathered her schoolbooks and threw them in her school bag while eating a piece of toast that was supposed to be breakfast. She brushed her teeth, clipped back her, and ran out the door (after spitting the toothpaste and rinsing) with two minutes to spare.

Sakura breathed a sigh of relief as she rounded the corner. She might actually be on time today. She couldn't get her mind off her dream. What could it possibly mean? She had lost the key to the music box two years ago so it shouldn't be playing. The music box though still sat on her dresser, reminding her of the promise that she made to Syaoran.

She was so lost in her thoughts that she kept skating forward… right into another person. "Oh hey Sakura. How is the Card Mistress this morning?" a voice said to her, interrupting her thoughts.

Sakura looked up at the person that she just ran into. "Hoe…oh hi Yukito," Sakura replied distantly. "I'm fine thanks."

"Are you sure?" Yukito asked her, concernedly. "You seemed really out of it a little while ago."

"No really, I'm fine," Sakura said as cheerfully as she could, "I gotta go. See ya later!" She skated off toward school. (A/N: Sorry, but I'm ditching the "titles" like kun and stuff since I thought they were a pain in the butt to do. Also Yukito knows that he is Yue and the Clow Cards and such)

She made it to school with plenty of time to go to her locker and put on her regular shoes. Through all this, she thought about the dream. It just bothered her since she hadn't had those kind of dreams since the end of the Clow Card fiasco.

"Hey Sakura!" A cheerful voice said to her as she sat down in her seat.

Sakura looked up. "Oh good morning Tomoyo," Sakura told the girl that just spoke to her.

"Managed to get here on time today?" Tomoyo asked her, smiling. Her eyes danced as she asked her friend.

"Yep. I even woke up late today!" Sakura told her.

The teacher walked in then. The class hushed instantly, except a few whispers from students who wanted to finish their conversation before the lessons started. Once it was completely silent, the teacher spoke to the class patient teenagers.

"Letters from your pen pals in Hong Kong arrived yesterday. You may open them once everyone has received their letters," the teacher informed them as he made his way to down the aisles, handing each student their respectable envelope.

As soon as the teacher handed the last letter out, the sound of tearing paper ripped through the room as each curious student read what their friend in Hong Kong had wrote. They did this as some sort of program where the students talked to other students in other countries. It was something that helped the world achieve peace.

Sakura opened her letter like the rest of the class. She eagerly clutched the contents and read through them quickly.

Dear Kinomoto Sakura,

I'm very excited to hear that you are planning to spend some of your vacation time in Hong Kong. I would really like to meet you and show you around. My family has heard all about you and they're eager to meet you. They even said that you could spend the night over here if you wanted to. Oh I can't wait!

The letter of course was written in Chinese. The program was also part of her Chinese class. This was a good way to practice her Chinese. But she learned much of it from Syaoran so the class was basically a class she took to earn some credits so she could graduate. She was almost fluent in it.

Anyway, to answer your question from your last letter, I've heard about the Li clan, but I don't really know them personally. I've just heard stories and stuff about them, but nothing all that much. So of course I don't their son Syaoran. They basically live across the city anyway, or so I've heard. My family and the Li family have absolutely no contact.

I'm sorry I've not helped you, but please don't give up hope. I'm sure he's out there somewhere. One day soon you'll be reunited with your childhood friend. I can feel it.

Anyway, write back and tell me what flight you're on so I can meet you at the airport. Oh we'll have so much fun! I can't wait, I can't wait, I can't wait! Anyway, I hope I hear from you soon!

Love always,

Mae Lu (sorry no good at names)

Sakura folded the letter neatly and stuck it back into the envelope. She couldn't wait either. But a small part of her was disappointed that Lu had no contact with the Li family. She missed Syaoran so much!

She would just have to wait then.

TO BE CONTINUED (soon)

So what you all think? Not my best piece, but I really like writing this now and coming up with the plot. I can't wait to see how it turns out! If you have any ideas to help me, please email me. Email is on the profile. Also you can IM me anytime if you have any questions or comments (screenname is ShockingBuggy). I've decided not to use any of those Japanese titles they have after the names since it makes it very hard to write. No other Japanese words either (since a lot of you may not know Japanese. Plus, I think its kind of annoying when a story has some Japanese, but it's mostly in English). Don't get me on my Chinese person's name. I do not speak Chinese, but I needed a name for her. The next chapter will be up very soon (compared to how I posted all last year). Until my next chapter, go check out Saturn Ringer, Little Red Dragon, and Mirkana Falcon's work, or my Harry Potter story.

Till next time!

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