SILVER LIGHT By Hana Tenshi

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the CCS characters, CLAMP does. So don't sue me.

Chapter 2: leaving and plotting

Sakura is walking under the shades of the Cherry Blossom trees. Beside her, a tall young man is walking in rhythm with her. They're holding hands and are playfully teasing each other. The man stopped and leaned against a tree. Sakura looked at him and met bright amber eyes looking lovingly at her. She smiled sweetly at him. He shortened the distance between them and leaned closer to her. His lips was about touch hers when,

RINGGGG!!!!

Sakura Kinomoto bolted upright of her bed and frantically looked for her alarm clock. She hastily got up from her bed but got her feet tangled in her sheets and landed painfully on the floor.

"Owww. that hurts." she moaned as she cradled her now throbbing head.

A chuckle came from behind her and turned around to see a tall young man with messy chestnut hair. His amber eyes held mirth and an amused smiled is gracing his face.

"Morning, sleepy head, I see you're running late again." Syaoran said jokingly.

He was standing beside her study table, his left hand resting on top of her alarm clock. Sakura glared at him. This brought another chuckle from the handsome young man.

"Do you mind helping me here?" said a pouting Sakura.

"Hai, hai, Sakura-hime."

This caused a slight blush to creep on Sakura's face. He helped her stood up and kissed her softly on her cheek. Sakura smiled but then frowned slightly.

"How'd you get in here anyway?"

Syaoran blinked at her and put his hand behind her neck, smiling sheepishly.

"I.uh. sneaked in your bedroom yesterday and got the spare key when you were in the bathroom."

Sakura raised an eyebrow at him. "You mean,"

"Hey you're gonna be late for class!" Syaoran interrupted her.

"Hoe?" she looked at her alarm clock and it read 7:35.

"HOE???!!!"

She shoved Syaoran out of her room and changed. After a couple of loud thumps and continuous chanting of "I'm gonna be late." Sakura emerged from her room in a record of 5 minutes. She dashed to the kitchen to grab a toast and to the entrance to put on her shoes.

She saw Syaoran waiting outside for her and rushed outside, slamming the door shut behind her. She grabbed his arm and started running full speed towards the university.

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"Don't tell me they're going to be late!"

A girl with long black hair exclaimed as she watched the school grounds from the window. A navy haired man (AN: it's pretty obvious who this is ^_^) beside her smiled and shook his head.

"No, they won't be late. In fact, they're already in the school grounds."

The girl looked at him with inquiring eyes. "How would you know that?"

The navy haired man just smiled mysteriously at her. She scrutinized his face for awhile then threw her hands up in the air.

"I will never get you, Eriol Hiiragizawa!" she exclaimed, exasperated.

"I never told you to get me, Li Meilin. Anyway, our beloved cousin and his dear Ying Fa are already here now."

True to his words, the door to the room opened and revealed a panting Sakura and Syaoran. Meilin smiled at them.

"It never ceases to amaze me how you can always arrive in barely in time, Sakura." Meilin commented as Sakura took her seat behind her.

"Ohayou, Meilin. I would like to point out that I'm not supposed to be this late if someone hadn't decided to have a surprise visit on me on a morning." Sakura said, looking pointedly at Syaoran.

Meilin raised her eyebrow and looked at Syaoran. Syaoran raised his arm in surrender.

"What did you do, beloved cousin of mine?" Eriol asked a mischievous grin on his face. Syaoran scowled at him.

"Don't call me that and no, I didn't do anything. I just checked to see if she's already ready for school or not, so get your mind out of the gutter."

"Whatever you say, beloved cousin of mine."

"Why you?!" Syaoran growled at him, Eriol just smirked back..

At this, the teacher came and everyone settled in their own seats. Eriol leaned against his seat to Syaoran's.

"I'm going to tell you something important."

"What?"

"Later in lunch." Syaoran nodded his head. Eriol then settled back in his chair and listened to the very boring discussion of the teacher.

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"WHAT?!" Syaoran shouted.

"You're joking!" Meilin exclaimed.

"You're not serious, right?" Sakura asked.

Eriol just looked calmly at his three friends and nodded. "I'm not joking and I'm serious. We are moving."

The three friends stared at him, disbelievingly. The news of Eriol moving away really shocked them. Syaoran shook himself.

"How come were not informed of this at home? Uncle should've at least mentioned something about it."

Eriol looked at his hands. "I asked him not to tell you guys." This surprised Syaoran and Meilin.

"How come?"

"I. I want to tell it to you guys personally. Aunt Yelan knows about this too."

"Kaa'-san?" Syaoran asked. Eriol nodded his head.

"Dad and Aunt Yelan were discussing about this for quite sometime now. They're deciding whether I should go or not. Aunt Yelan wanted me to stay but Dad convinced her that it'll be best if I go with him."

Silence hung around them thickly then Sakura decided to break the ice.

"When are you leaving? Where are you going to move?" she asked quietly.

She felt really sad for another friend of hers will be parted away from her. It saddened her extremely when she has to part with Tomoyo and now, Eriol is moving away. A comforting hand was placed on top of hers. She looked at Syaoran and he smiled comfortingly. She smiled backed but it was a sad smile.

"We'll be moving in a week. Dad got a good business deal in Japan, so we're moving there."

"Where exactly in Japan?" Meilin asked. Eriol tilted his head, trying hard to remember the name of the town.

"I think it's Tomoeda or something." Sakura gasped at this. She is from Tomoeda! Meilin looked at her and it hit her.

"Aren't you from Tomoeda, Sakura?" Sakura nodded her head.

"He might meet your best friend there," Syaoran said.

This brought a smile on her face, a plan formulating in her head. She leaned closer to Syaoran and whispered something in his ear. He smiled and nodded.

"What are you two smiling about? Eriol's leaving in a week for goodness sake!" Meilin said, glaring at the two.

Syaoran motioned for Meilin to get closer and whispered something in her ear. Eriol, in the meanwhile, is confused at what's going on.

"Just awhile ago, they're all sad but now they're whispering to each other, grinning like a bunch of idiots." He thought.

"Ne Eriol, would you mind doing a favour for me?" Sakura asked, smiling widely. Eriol looked at her suspiciously. She seemed too happy for this to be nice but nevertheless, he nodded.

"Sure, what is it?"

And they told him. His eyes went wide and he frantically shook his head.

"But I don't even know this girl!" Eriol exclaimed.

"She's a really nice person! I can guarantee you that! Please, Eriol-san?" Sakura looked at him with big puppy dog eyes. Eriol sighed, defeated.

"Fine, I'll do it."

The three friends beamed at each other.

"This better work." he thought.

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Author's note: Konnichiwa minna-san! So how was it? Eriol's gonna be leaving for Japan! Will he meet Sakura's best friend, Tomoyo? What is the plan of Sakura, Syaoran and Meilin??? Eniweiz, sorry if it's kinda boring, I'm not really a good writer but I'll really appreciate it if you'll review!!! Like in the previous chapter. please, please, please, please REVIEW!!!

Domo Arigatou Gozaimasu to Sapphire Melody and **lover**789 for reviewing my story!!!

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