SPECIAL NOTES: this is just to clear things, if you didn't know already!

"Person is talking"

'Someone is thinking'

PREVIOUS CHAPTER…

"FAITH! Your mom needs you," my dad called out. Oh great. Just when I found something incredible too.

"Coming!"

As I went down, I didn't notice… But a calm breeze came into the room… It seemed as if someone was flipping through the pages of the journal. It stopped at a page. It read June, 3rd…

- (!#$&) - - - (&$#!) –

Chapter 3: The New Beginning Starts

"Good night, sweetie," whispered both my parents pleasantly.

"Good night, love you." And with that, they both quietly left my room, and shut the door so they could get some rest too. As soon as they were in their rooms, I secretly turned on the lamp that was on the stand next to my bed. I quietly took out my plate of cookies, and grandma Sakura's journal too. I flipped through the pages trying to find a specific one. Searching for the page that my eyes seemed to catch upon, when I came back to the attic.

'June 3rd… Here it is,' I thought. And so I began to read.

- (!#$&) - - - (&$#!) –

'It's June 3rd already… Wow,' I thought, 'School will be over in less then a month.'

"SAKURA!"

"Coming, Tomoyo!" I yelled back.

"Hurry, Sakura! Eriol has something to tell us!" screamed Tomoyo excitedly.

I ran quickly over to my best friends. I loved how the gentle wind went through my hair. 'Wonder what the news could be.'

"Finally, Sakura's here Eriol! Please tell us now!"

Oh boy someone was really anxious.

"Alright, alright! Just stop choking me, while shaking me back and forth would you, Tomoyo?"

"Opps, sorry," said Tomoyo as she let go.

"Thank you. Anyways, the news I have for you… is about."

"WHAT! I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER!"

"Would you stop interrupting Eriol, Tomo? I know you're really excited, but you can go crazy AFTER he tells us," I told Tomoyo hoping she wouldn't get upset. Surprising it was quiet… Too quiet.

"Okay you guys! I'm having my 13th birthday party this Saturday. Sorry for such a short notice. I hope you'll both come."

'One… Two… Three…' and I waited for it.

"AHHHHHHHHHH! DID YOU JUST SAY A BIRTHDAY PARTY!"

"Ahh... There she goes again…" both Eriol and I said as we shook our heads.

"Of course, we'll come! Right, Sakura!" smiled Tomoyo dearly.

"Of course! I wouldn't miss it for the world. And plus, its Eriol's birthday."

"Thanks you guys, but really Sakura? Is that why you wouldn't miss it for the world only?" said Eriol.

'Ahh! I'm caught," I thought.

"Ouu! You know who will be there," Tomoyo winked at me.

'I hate it when they tease me like this,' I thought helplessly. "Heh, what are you talking about!"

"Well since Luke is one of my guy friends, you should know he'll be one of the people I'll be inviting. Cough, cough. You haven't forgotten already, Sakura? He's your boyfriend. Well as of this morning I should say," said Eriol as-a-matter-of-fact kind of way.

"Oh that…" I was blushing so furiously.

"AWW! How does it feel like to have the guy you've liked for a while now finally asking you out, Sakura!" said an overly energized Tomoyo.

"I don't know… I feel flattered? And blissful?"

Tomoyo suddenly turned serious, "Just do us a favour, Sakura."

"What's that?"

I saw a teary sparkle in her eye, "Even if you have a boyfriend, like you do now, don't ever forget your two best friends, alright?"

"Oh! You guys!" I pulled them both into an embrace, "You two mean the world to me."

"We know… We know, but if you do ever ditch us, know that you'll always be able to return to us. Remember what we said? Friends till the very end. Even if something goes wrong, we'll always be there for each other." Eriol finally spoke, "And if anything happens between you and Luke, remember… We'll be there to catch you when you fall. We'll help you back up again."

"Aww thanks you guys… But since you said that, I don't think I can ever ditch my two best friends anyways," I replied while giving them one of my biggest smiles.

"C'mon you guys! Recess is almost over! Better get back to class now," replied a very content Tomoyo.

"Tomoyo's right," replied Eriol.

And so we headed towards the doors. As we were walking, I had this strange feeling overcoming me…

Eriol noticed, "Hmmm? Sakura, you alright?"

"Huh? Yeah, I'm alright. Why?"

"Well, you stopped walking for a bit… So I was wondering if anything was bothering you," said Eriol. He was looking into my eyes, as if he was trying to search for the answer there.

"Don't worry so much Eriol! I'm feeling wonderful!" I flashed one of my smiles.

'But I can't help sensing something bad or good is going to happen at your party, Eriol… Oh well, I'm sure things will turn out great!'

- (!#$&) - - - (&$#!) –

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

'Huh…? What is that noise?'

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

'Ahh, it must be the alarm… clock…' When I realized what was making the noise, I tried smacking it. But it just continued with its "BEEPING." So I finally got out of bed, and shut it off.

"Argh… 7AM already?" I managed to say with a big yawn. I did a stretch and finally headed towards my closet, "It's your first day of school, Faith! Maybe it was a bad idea staying up while reading your grandma's journal," I paused while thinking about something, "Grandma sure did have two beautiful, amazing friends… I wonder how the party went," I yawned again, "I hope Joshua and I will have the same strong friendship that my grandma had with her two friends."

And with that, I was all changed and ready for my first day.

"HUN! You awake yet! Breakfast's all ready!"

I smiled while looking into the mirror, "COMING MOM! And thanks!"

When I headed downstairs, my dad was already eating and there was a plate of food on the counter ready. Mom was still cooking, most likely cooking her breakfast. I sat down in front of my food and started eating.

"Bacon and eggs. With bread and orange juice! My favourite kind of breakfast mom, thank you."

"Well it's your first day, so of course my daughter has to have a good breakfast so she can last throughout the whole day!" my mom explained while giving me a grin.

Dad was looking for something in his pockets, "That's right dear. Oh and here's your lunch money."

"Thanks! Well I'm all done now." Ironically, I'm pretty sure it was Joshua at the door because I heard a loud knocking.

"Alright! Have a good day hun," whispered my mom while she gave me a light kiss on my forehead.

"I will! Bye dad!" I gave him a hug before I grabbed my bag. I put on my favourite pair of shoes, and headed out the door.

- (!#$&) - - - (&$#!) –

Joshua was sitting on the rails when I finally came out. When he noticed, he stood back up.

He gave me his famous smile, "Hey Faith!"

"Good morning, Joshua! Thank you so much for walking me to school," I smiled back.

"Well it's my pleasure, Faith. And besides, you're my friend. Well it'll take us about 10 minutes to walk to school. We got 20 minutes left to spare," he looked up and down at my outfit, "You look great."

Oh boy… I was blushing… Darn compliments… Well, I was wearing a pair of fitting flared jeans. It looked like the blue was loosing its colour, so it was pretty faded. I had a pale pink coloured tank top on, with a black zip up hoodie on. Hey! You just gotta love your hoodies… I mean they're really comfy. Hehe… I had my hair tied up, twisted in a nice bun, with my bangs covering my forehead. But if I left it down, my hair is pretty long. Oh, and I had my favourite beige messenger bag. Before I moved here, at my old home I used to put all my books in this bag… And it's unique, because grandma gave it to me for Christmas.

"Thanks, you look great too," after observing his outfit. He was wearing a not-so-tight white t-shirt under his white dress shirt. Along with a nice pair of blue fitting yet baggy jeans. His outfit seemed to show most of his figure, and how tall he was. Oh and he had a black puma messenger bag on too.

"I love your shoes too. Black conserves. Got to say, that's hot," sticking my tongue at him. I never noticed till now. His hair was long, but not shoulders length long. It was nice; I mean it suited him a lot… And I wonder how I didn't notice his eyes before… You would have to see them for yourself! They were GORGEOUS! This reminds me of one of my own favourite singer… Teddy Geiger, well his eyes anyways. Maybe his hair? Well Joshua's hair wasn't as long as Teddy's…

He chuckled, "I really adore your shoes too. Adidas eh? Comfy."

"Yup! My fav pair."

"I guess we better start walking now."

"Yup, you're right. We should."

'I wonder who I'll be meeting today…'

- (!#$&) - - - (&$#!) –

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the CCS characters.

YAY! This story is getting along fine. I think I'll finally finish this story, after my last two that I tried to write. Which was a failure…? Or was it three? XD This chapter is longer, and I hope it didn't bore you to death either.

Oh and I hope you didn't get confuse in this chapter… I hope you guys can tell the difference between the current present life of Faith, and the "going-back-in-time" part (which is Sakura's life). Sakura's part will not be divided into separate parts, like I did with Faith's. When Sakura's life is being written about, her part is her OWN special section, meaning not being divided by - (!#$&) - - - (&$#!) –. (I hope you all understood that… Darn I suck at explaining things so much)

AHH! Since I had this story planned out since I thought of it!.. It is definitely going to be interesting how it'll all work out in the end… Actually I know the ending already. I got the main events all in my head D Hehe! Oh and please review… Even if you don't have an account COUGH, COUGH MELODY!

- Velvet Teal