Lee stared hard into the sky. He had been sensing a great power lately-- most likely a Clow.
What else could it be? But there was something... unusual about this power. It was not like any
of the other powers he had sensed before. Lee's eyes snapped open. Could it be--
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"Oh man! I'm gonna be so late for school!" groaned Sakura as she skated down the sidewalk,
struggling to make it to school before the bell. Taking a corner too quickly, she tripped, crashing
onto the pavement.
"Ouch. This stinks," muttered Sakura as she lay in the sidewalk, too tired to get up.
"Are you alright?" asked a voice.
A shadow fell over Sakura. Trying to roll onto her back, she felt two arms wrap around her
chest, pulling her to her feet. She turned around and looked at her helper. He was a teenager, not
older than fifteen, with blue-dyed hair and a white shirt. He had strong hazel eyes and a cute
smile.
Sakura blushed. She felt so embarrassed that he had been holding her waist. He was really cute,
though.
"Thanks. I'm Sakura," she acknowledged, sticking her hand out.
The boy scratched his head and smiled. He held her hand. "Hey. My name is Misho," he
responded. He was still holding her hand. She blushed more deeply. A stinging sensation, though
weak, stung her hand. She let go of Misho's hand.
"Are you new around here?" Sakura asked.
"Yeah. Relatively. I moved here a little less than a week ago. I don't know anyone."
"Well, I could show you around the city," Sakura suggested.
"That would be great! I need someone to show me this place. Here, lend me your arm." He
pulled Sakura's sleeve up and scrawled a number on her hand.
"Call me when you get home, and I'll meet you somewhere," he remarked, jogging off into the
distance.
"Okay," replied Sakura, in a voice too small for him to hear.
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The lunch bell rang with a strangeness that afternoon as Sakura and Madison made hast for the
courtyard.
Madison set her lunch down on the bench and stooped over to tie her left shoe. Standing back
up, she noticed Sakura had an eager look on her face as she watched the clock with heavy eyes.
Madison tapped her on the back. Sakura snapped instantly out of her phase and turned around.
"What?"
"Are you waiting for something?" Madison asked.
"Uh... no! Why would you think that?!" replied Sakura, giving Madison a goofy grin and
scratching the back of her head.
"What happened on the way to school today, Sakura?"
"Nothing. Nothing at all," remarked Sakura quickly. Madison grabbed Sakura's arm, lifting the
sleeve up. A seven-digit number was written on her forearm.
"Hey!" shouted Sakura, pulling her arm back and tripping, falling onto her back.
"I noticed the ink on your sleeve. Who's phone number is that? Did you meet a guy?"
Sakura hesitated as she got to her feet. "Uh... yeah. Sorta. He's new. His name's Misho."
"Is he cute?"
"Madison!!"
"Well?"
"Really cute."
"Oh! How neat! Your first crush!"
Sakura blushed. "It's not a crush!! And it's not my first! I mean-"
"So you like him then."
"Yeah..."
"Wow! I have to meet him, Sakura!"
"No! I'm going to meet him later to show him around the city. I want you to stay out of my
way."
"Fine. Now let's eat lunch."
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The sun held a thin glaze of amber light in the sky as Sakura entered the park, where she and
Misho were going to meet up. Sakura searched the scenery. No Misho. He wouldn't stand her
up, would he?! No! Misho was a gentleman. But Sakura did notice the unusual amount of fog in
the park...
Suddenly, a thin, almost silent voice entered Sakura's thoughts.
"Card Captor..."
Sakura yelped and spun around. There was nothing around. Had she imagined it? Maybe all the
fighting was getting to her. But the cards couldn't talk. Could they? Was there a card here?
Sakura knew her wand was in her backpack, so she was ready to fight. But where was it? She
could sense it.
"Card Captor... Sakura...."
She dropped her pack to the ground, yanking out her wand and taking up a fighting stance. Now
she knew she hadn't imagined the voice. It was real. But where was it proceeding from? Sakura
closed her eyes and concentrated. Her mind wandered the empty park. There was a definite
power, but she couldn't get an exact lock on it. Then she felt the arm grip her waist.
She spontaneously screamed long and hard. In her anxious struggle to break free of her
abductor's grasp, the wand fell from her grip, clattering to the ground. She tried desperately to
grab it. Then she remembered all her experience. What was she doing? Screaming and struggling
like a little child, that's what. She needed to fight back. Curling her legs back, she shoved them
into her enemy's chest, expelling a loud groan from the figure as she rolled to the ground,
reclaiming her wand and standing up to face her adversary.
Misho moaned and rubbed his head. Sakura gasped. "Misho! Oh no, oh no, I'm sooo sorry! Are
you alright?"
Misho staggered to his feet. He smiled. "I guess grabbing you wasn't the best way to say hello.
Nice kick."
Sakura blushed. "Misho, I swear, I didn't know it was you. I thought I was being attacked. Why
didn't you say something?"
"I didn't have much time, you know. you're pretty fast."
Sakura suddenly froze. "Did you see anyone leaving the park while you were coming here?"
Misho wore a confused expression. "No... I only saw you."
"Did you hear any... whispers?"
"No! Is this some kind of game or something, Sakura?"
"No. No, Misho. But, uh, let's get going. I'll show you the city. We've only got two or three
hours."
"Okay."
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"And that's the mall over there," pointed Sakura as they passed by the huge building and its
many sections. The two friends had been walking around all night.
"Cool. I think you've shown me almost every single building in the city! But that's what I asked
for, after all," remarked Misho. He scratched his head nervously. "Uh... want me to walk you to
your house?"
Sakura smiled. "Sure! I mean, yeah, that's okay."
"So, Sakura, how long have you lived here?"
"All my life. I've made a lot of friends here, and a few enemies."
"Enemies? Who'd want to be your enemy?"
"Well.... maybe more like a rival. His name, well, his name's not important. But we've sort of
had a little conflict going on ever since we met."
"Hmm. Maybe he's jealous."
"I think it has to do a little more with pride than jealousy." Sakura said as she looked up. They
were at her house. She looked at Misho. "Thanks for walking me home, Misho."
Misho smiled brightly. "Don't give it a thought. Hey, I think I'll be starting school over at your
place tomorrow. Maybe I'll have your class."
Sakura smiled back at Misho. "Maybe you will."
"Bye, Sakura."
"Bye."
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Lee's phone rang. The Card Captor sprung forward, loosing his balance and crashing onto the
floor. He sat upright and pulled the phone off its holder. "Hello?!"
Meilin was on the other line. "Hey Lee you'll never guess what's going on Sakura has a
boyfriend!!"
Lee screamed into the phone. "What are you talking about??!!"
"Madison told Josie who told Rei who told Jenny who told me that Sakura met this cute blue
haired boy on the way to school and she has a crush on him and they went out together to see the
city!!"
Lee was silent. Then he whispered angrily. "Thank you, Meilin. I must be going now." He
slammed the phone down on its holder.
Lee grinded his teeth together. "Well... I guess I'm going to have to have a talk with Sakura
then."