~*Memories*~
~*Chapter Four: Li Syaoran*~
~*Japan*~

I am called Li Syaoran and my homeland is Hong Kong. I am ten years old
and the warrior of the clow. I have been training all my life to become
the cardcaptor and I won't let one girl take it away from me.

I never thought this day would come. It was finally time for me to help
the cardcaptor. However, the cardcaptor lived in Japan. This meant
leaving my family and friends. I gave my mother and sisters each
a hug and smiled at them. "I'll come home as soon as I can."

"Syaoran!" It was Meiling. Meiling was my cousin, and the one I had
been training with all my life. She had to stay behind. I often thought
of her as a sister or at the most, a best friend. She thought otherwise.
"I'll wait here for you as long as it takes!"

"Good bye." I boarded the plane and that was the last of
Hong Kong I would see for a long while.

The day after I arrived in Japan I enrolled into the local elementary,
Tomoeda, where she was. The Cardcaptor.

The teacher introduced me to the class, "This is Li Syaoran from Hong
Kong..."

I glanced around the room... There she was. I gave he a glare,
letting her know my presence. That's when I noticed her eyes...
they were an amazing shade of jade green... I shook my head ignoring
the thought.

"You have the seat behind Kinomoto... It's empty." The teacher finshed.

I gave her a direct glare as I passed her...

A girl told me where my seat was... But I knew.

The moment our writing class let out, I stood up and put my hands
on Kinomoto's sholders. "Hold on.." I told her.

"What is it?" She asked... She had no clue of my mission.

"Let's not talk about it here."

She had a confused look on her face, but followed me to the outside
the school anyway...

She asked again, "What is it?"

I sighed and pulled out my mandala... I began to say some Chinese
spells... I knew it all along. "You have the clow cards!" I exclaimed
stating the obvious.

"How did you know?" She asked me... At this rate I'll never get them.

"This mandala was made to preform all sorts of magic revolving
around the Clow Cards. Now, give them to me!"

Naturally she refused, "No! I promised Kero-chan that I would collect
them all!"

"Kerberus, the gaurdian beast? You know him?" She must be good,
to know Kerberus that is... "Why would he let someone as inexperienced
as you in charge of such a large mission."

"He's not to big or powerful yet. His magic isn't strong enough,
I was the one to open the book."

I gave her an odd look, "How long have you been capturing cards?"

"Since April."

"Nine months! You STILL don't have them all!" She does need my help.
My mission is clear, it's to help the cardcaptor. She's not going
to just give me the cards... She opened the book... There was still
a chance.

"Why do you need the cards anyway?!"

"None of your concern. Just give me what you have and I'll get the rest
myself."

"No!"

"I've been training to become the cardcaptor all my life! You're not
gonna take that away from me! Give me them!"

"NO!"

I'd have to use force but before I could, I heard a "SAKURA!"

It was the girl from before, the one who showed me my seat.

"Tomoyo!" Sakura yelled in responce of seeing her friend.

So the girl's name was Tomoyo... Anyway, I started to use force
again when I felt like I was being lifted off the air.

It was a high school student, "Hey brat! What are you doing to
my sister!" It was Sakura's older brother.

"Touya!" I heard Sakura exclaim.

I gave Touya a quick kick as he let me down. I got into fighting
position. Then he came. I guess he was a friend of Sakura's brother.
He had a large smile and was holding a bundle of dumplings.

He offered Sakura and Tomoyo some before he offered me a pork dumpling.
I don't know what came over me, but I turned red and ran.

What was the feeling? I am not sure. It was a sort of power, but I
can't explain it.

I only know one thing, Sakura is the one I was destined to meet in Japan.
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Author's Notes: Okay, so I added a few things... Oh well...
I'll go back and fill in the missing episodes at a later time...
To tell the truth I haven't seen many episodes in Japanese...
I've read some of the Manga though... Not Mixx the either, the
Kodansha Bilingual Comics. ^_^ I called Li's Lasin Board/Compass/
whatever a Mandala because that is what it is called in the Manga...
Does anyone know it's real name? Anyway, The reason that I don't
write about the actually capture the cards is because I am not good
at action seens.. haha... Meiling's chapter takes a big leap...
To around episode 60... haha... I'll fill in the gaps at a later time.
I'm jumping around, because I want to write these ~*memories*~ stories
when I have writer's block or something...