Author's Note: This chapter is fast

Author's Note: This chapter is fast. I wrote it within 2 hours while normally I would spend at least 5 on each chapter. The words just flowed into my mind as I write, making it much easier. As usual, the fanfic is not very happening now as I'm still laying the foundations. So please bear with me.

Disclaimer: Clamp holds ownership for CCS. I'm only putting a twist into the original story. I'm barely 18 and broke. So please don't sue me.

"Kero-chan! Are you listening to me?" Sakura demanded. But Kero-chan was too engulfed in his blissful haven to even notice that Sakura had been talking to him for the past fifteen minutes. "Give it back!" She grabbed her dad's famous pudding from Kero-chan.

"No…!!! I'm sorry… can I have my pudding back?" Kero-chan pleaded, with his two tiny paws clasped together.

"No way! And don't even expect me to bring up dessert for you the next time!" She fumed.

Sakura…

Sakura sat up in bed with a start. She could almost be a hundred percent sure that she heard someone call her name. She glanced over at her drawer where Kero-chan was softly snoring away. She had finally allowed Kero-chan to return to his pudding after repeating Eriol's arrival and the weird feeling she experienced when he spoke her name. Although Sakura had not expected Kero-chan to provide explanation, she was still disappointed when he didn't even stop to ponder before returning to his pudding. Twisting around, her eyes fell upon her alarm clock. It was getting late and she didn't want to be late again the next morning. As she slipped slowly but deeply into dreamland, a figure dropped down onto the roof directly above her room.

Sakura cracked open her eyes minutes before her alarm clock was due to ring. She had a dreamless night which was probably for the better. Since she possessed magical powers, she was prone to prophetic dreams. But she always had trouble remembering the dream long enough to make heads or tails out of it, much to Kero-chan's displeasure. All your dreams could potentially be important! You have the worst memory for an eighteen year old young lady! She could just imagine Kero-chan's facial expression when he said that. It never failed to make her laugh. Her laughter was cut short when yesterday's episodes came back to her. Eriol… his voice… her name… the midnight whisper… What exactly was going on? Throwing her comforter aside, Sakura jumped out of bed and changed into her uniform.

"So early, kaijuu? It's sure to rain today." Touya teased as Sakura stepped into the kitchen.

"I'm not a kaijuu! You're soooo in trouble!"

Touya was older than Sakura by eight years and constantly on her nerves. The childhood nickname he had given her never did go away. Unfortunately for her, so did the ghost stories. But little did she know that the only way to surprise her brother was to not give him the satisfaction of getting a reaction from her. When she was younger, she had always wished that she was a hundred times taller and bigger than Touya so that she could squash him. By now, she had more or less caught up with him, ending up half a head shorter. Unlike Sakura or Fijitaka, Touya had black hair, much darker than Eriol's. And he used to have a classmate called Tsukishiro Yukito, affectionately called as Yuki by Touya. They knew each other from college and now working together in Sonomi's firm. Sakura had recently just got over a crush on Yuki ever since she found out that he was actually Yue, the other guardian for Clow Cards in disguise.

Sakura wore her roller blades, snapped on her protective gears and was gliding down the pathway to school in minutes. She used to skate to school with Yuki and Touya when she was younger. Now that they were earning big bucks as accountancy managers, they had ditched the rusty bicycles for cars. Turning round the corner, their old meeting point was in sight. So were the rows after rows of trees which were not in bloom right now. In spring, the Sakura Blossoms would bloom and pink petals would always float down to greet Sakura as she skated past them. Nadeshiko had named Sakura after her favourite flowers and Sakura had no problems identifying with her.

Skating right into the locker room, Sakura exchanged her roller blades for school shoes. Practically skipping into the classroom, she realized she was not alone. "Eriol-kun!" She squeaked. She had absolutely no reasons as to why it was a shock to her senses seeing him. "Ohaiyo…" She composed herself immediately. She didn't want to pass off as being rude.

"Ohaiyo gozaimasu." Eriol returned with a smile.

What a sweet guy… "Are we on duty together?" Sakura asked, finally relaxing.

"Hai. Sakura-san, you're on the cheerleading squad right?" Eriol inquired as they worked on cleaning the classroom.

"Hai. I've been on the cheerleading squad since primary school. Have you joined any clubs, Eriol-kun?"

"Not really. But I had agreed to play the piano for the choir when the sensei applied for maternity leave."

"You can play the piano? If you don't mind, can you teach me? I've always wanted to learn. Oni-chan learnt it directly from Oka-san and he did mentioned that he felt closer to her when he was playing the organ that Oka-san used in the past." Without knowing it, Sakura confided in Eriol about her feelings towards Nadeshiko whom she didn't have a clear memory of. When she finally realized it, she was shocked to find out that these were the things only her closer friends knew.

"I understand, Sakura-san. If you ever need someone to talk to, you can always come to me." Eriol said gently.

"Arigato, Eriol-kun." Sakura said with heart-felt gratitude.