See Disclaimer in the first chapter.

Chapter 2

Sakura swung her sword gracefully with ease. She had been learning all her life, so of course she was good. Normally it would seem strange for a princess to be a well-trained warrior, but in the wars with the beasts it was necessary for everyone to be able to fight, even princesses. Sakura had never really minded, she was good with a sword. She just felt sometimes that she didn't always fit being a warrior, a feeling that almost everyone seems to get in his or her life.

"Excellent job, Sakura!" said Mr. Terada "Class is over."

Sakura smiled, bowed and then ran off to Master Clow's study. She found him there sitting at his crystal ball and working on some spells. His study was filled with tons of book with old spells that he'd study all night. Many of them he still couldn't do, but he was the most magical person in the kingdom. After the magic wars, many magicians had died and now they were a very rare few. Master Clow was a human, so it was a bit strange that he had such amazing magical abilities. According to him, most of them had been learned over the years.

"Hello, Master Clow."

"Oh, hello Sakura." Said Master Clow, "I didn't hear you come in."

Master Clow threw a bunch of papers quickly into his spell book and turned around again to face Sakura.

"I had another dream..."

Master Clow suddenly turned very serious and asked, "What happened?"

"We started floating and there was a light...and he was about to kiss me..."

He nodded and said, "Sounds like he likes you."

Sakura blushed. She honestly didn't know what to think of that.

"Does he seem magical?"

"Yes, he does. I can often feel him being there, even when my eyes are closed. I feel him in my heart."

He smiled and nodded. It was obvious she was in love with this man. He began to feel extreme sympathy for her because he knew it must hurt her inside. Loving a man who was only in your dreams must be awful to wake up to in the morning. Even if he was real, the young eleven princess already had a fiancée.

"Maybe he's a guardian of some sort? Over you?"

Sakura pondered for a second, "Maybe..."

"Well, Princess Sakura of Trigenty, I'd love to chat some more, but I'm quite busy with this one spell. I've almost got it figured out."

"Oh, no problem, Master Clow. I have to be fitted for the ball now that I think of it. Thank you for your time!"

With that, Sakura headed off to her room to be fitted for her new dress. She was good friends with her tailor, Lady Tomoyo, and was quite happy that they would get to talk. She was so busy, that she often didn't get time to talk with friends or even make them for that matter.

"It looks so cute on you Princess!" squealed Tomoyo, "ohohohohohohoho"

The dress was your usual elegant dress, but even more beautiful. It had ruffles at the shoulders, was big and puffy, and had long gloves. It was a nice light blue color and it seemed to make Sakura sparkle. She liked it, but always found Tomoyo's outfits to be too much. This one was perfect for the occasion.

"It's very nice, but don't you think it's a little too much?"

"It's perfect!" retorted Tomoyo.

Sakura sighed and gave up. Tomoyo always won when it came to her clothing.

"I can't wait to make a painting of your first ball with Yukito!" said Tomoyo.

Yukito. Yukito is her fiancé. She adores him; he's handsome, smart, kind, and talented. He would always be there for her when she needed someone to talk to, and he always had a smile to lend her when she was down. Even when General Touya would pick on her, Yukito defended her. She had no reason not to like him, but deep inside she knew that she was really in love with the man in her dreams. She just hadn't realized it yet.