Disclaimer: CCS belongs to CLAMP and Kodansha, and so do the characters.

" Speech
* Thoughts
~ Sounds

Glossary:

gomen= sorry
otou-san= father


Through My Eyes
By ~Xiaoling~



Chapter 2: On the Balcony



Syaoran and Meiling took their seats at the back of the classroom during math class. Tomoyo and Eriol sat in front of them, and strangely enough they were all in the same math class.

"Pass the white out will ya?" Meiling whispered over to Syaoran.

Syaoran tossed the white out over to her. "Don't you have your own?"

"I lost mine!" She replied and tossed back the white out when she was finished.

Math class went by slowly for everyone since it was boring, literally. Syaoran felt like someone was watching him, and it gave him an uneasy feeling inside of himself.

"Li-kun?" He heard Tomoyo's concerned voice and he glanced up.

"Wha?"

"The bell rung and you happen to be the only one who is sitting still," Meiling explained.

Syaoran jumped up from his seat, slightly embarrassed. "I was thinking."

"Oh, of who?" Eriol teased.

"No one!" Syaoran glared at him.

Of me...

Syaoran thought he had just heard a soft girl's voice in his mind. The same voice from his dream, but Meiling started to pull him out of the room and that snapped him out of his thoughts.

"Hey guys, I was wondering if you all could come over to my house this weekend? Like tomorrow maybe?" Tomoyo insisted. "It's really important."

"What's so important?" Meiling asked.

Tomoyo glanced around to make sure no one was listening and she leaned over slightly. "Ghost." She whispered.

"Where?!" Eriol whispered back a bit to loud.

"My house! That's the creepy part!" Tomoyo exclaimed.

Syaoran nodded, "Then we better go tomorrow. The sooner the better."

"Right," Meiling agreed.

"Oh, and come earlier so we can all eat dinner at my place!" Tomoyo said cheerfully.

Meiling smiled, "Great!"

The four walked by a yellow house that seemed lonely and silent. They paused to glance at the house.

"Who lives there?" Tomoyo asked softly.

"I think I've heard that a crazy old man lives there," Meiling replied.

Eriol pushed his glasses up his nose a bit. "Crazy? Why is he crazy?"

"SAKURA?! IS THAT YOU?!"

They all jumped up at the sudden voice and a old man came running out and grabbed Tomoyo's shoulders. "Have you seen her?!"

"Whoa! Let go of her old man!" Meiling gently got the old man to release Tomoyo.

Tomoyo stumbled back, slightly shocked.

"Gomen...we don't know what you're talking about," Syaoran apologized.

The old's excited face fell. "Are you sure you haven't seen her? Are you sure you don't know where Sakura is?"

"We're sorry...we don't know who Sakura is and where she is..." Meiling replied softly.

Suddenly, a boy around his late thirties came out of the house with a sad face. "I'm sorry if my father scared you...he is just a bit out of his mind since the lost of my little sister..." The boy explained sadly. "My father still thinks that my little sister is still alive...but she really died twenty years ago."

"Oh...I'm sorry," Tomoyo said sadly.

"It's alright..." The boy replied.

The old man frowned, "My Sakura is not dead! She is just lost and she can't find her way home again!" The old man said furiously. "But she'll find her way back! I know she will!"

The boy gave the old man a sad smile. "Yes father...Sakura will find her back...let's go back inside otou-san. You'll catch a cold out here." The boy lead his father back into the house.

"That's so sad..." Meiling said sympathetically.

Eriol nodded along with Syaoran as they continued their way again. They separated into two groups and said good bye.

*Sakura...why is that name so...so familiar to my tounge?* Syaoran felt a bit confused as he entered the mansion and left to go to his room without a word.

Meiling stared after him as he disappeared into his room. "..Weird..."

He sighed and closed his eyes in tiredness. As he opened them again, he thought he saw that girl with auburn hair again, staring back at him from the street across from the mansion.

He blinked in surprise and then she was gone again.

"..Who?"


The weekend came quickly and it was a cloudy dismal day. But when Meiling remembered that they were invited to Tomoyo's house for dinner, she brightened up instantly.

"Xiaolang!! What should I wear?" Meiling held up two outfits in front of her.

Syaoran rolled his eyes. "This is just dinner Meiling! And, we're out there catching ghosts and your going to wear that?" Syaoran pointed to the tight red dress in Meiling's left hand.

Meiling growled slightly and went back into her room and a few minutes later appeared in regular clothing.

"That's much better," Syaoran remarked.

"Then let's get going!" Meiling had already skipped through the front doors which the servants had opened for her. "Aren't you coming?" Meiling paused in the middle of the driveway.

Syaoran jumped back to reality and joined Meiling in the limo.

"Where to Mr. Li?" The driver asked.

"Tomoyo Daidouji's house," Syaoran knew the driver knew where Tomoyo's house was since they had gone there several times in the past.

As the limo pulled up infront of the large mansion, Syaoran and Meiling hopped out. Meiling always admired the flower gardens in the front yard and the archs of leaves above their heads.

"Konnichiwa!" Tomoyo greeted at the door without them even knocking.

Eriol appeared beside her. "Hello there."

They moved aside so Syaoran and Meiling could walk into the house.

"I don't sense anything..." Syaoran commented.

"Neither do I," Eriol shrugged. "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake Tomoyo?"

Tomoyo shook her head, "I'm sure there is a ghost in this mansion. Sometimes when I'm sleeping, I hear this girl singing gently, but I just can't find where the voice is coming from."

"What does she sing? Can you make out the words?" Eriol questioned.

Tomoyo placed one hand under her chin in thought. "I think..it goes something like..."

I'm searching for you
Just wait and I'll come
Through my eyes you are my lover
And everything else

"And then I don't remember..or it was to soft and I couldn't hear," Tomoyo sighed. "But that's what I remember."

"She's searching for someone," Syaoran said.

Meiling looked at him oddly. "Searching for who?"

"We'll find out when we catch her!" Eriol exclaimed.

"Well, let's go into the dining room instead of standing in front of the door." Tomoyo lead everyone into the room where plates of food were already set. "My mother has a meeting today so she won't be home until really really late. Maybe midnight even!"

Eriol nodded, "That's good, then no one can interfere with our catching."

They all took their seats and starting eating the steak and potatoes laid out on the plate.

"This is so good!" Meiling was practically done her plate. "It's like as good as Wei's cooking!"

Tomoyo smiled, "Our cooks are all trained."

After dinner, they hung around the house waiting for any signs of the 'ghost'. Tomoyo glanced at the big grandfather clock in the middle of the hallway.

"I usually hear her sing around eleven..." Tomoyo explained. "We have two more hours to wait!"

"The odd thing is that I don't sense anything weird..." Eriol said with a frown as they sat down on the couches and flicked on the T.V.

Syaoran nodded, "Well, I don't either."

They watched a horror movie which happened to be playing on T.V. which occupied them until it was almost eleven since it was 10:50 now.

Tomoyo pressed the off botton on the romote control so it was quiet and they could hear whatever noise was in the house. She quietly got her video camera and the room fell silent as they waited for the clock to tick to eleven...

I'm searching for you
Just wait and I'll come
Through my eyes you are my lover
And everything else

Don't forget me
Don't forget me
Because I'm waiting
For you to come...

Tomoyo nodded, indicating that this was the same voice she heard every night since last week. The group advanced upstairs, since they noticed that it seemed to be clearer there.

I'm your blossom
But my petals are wilting
I'm your blossom
In your palm

So fragile
Yet strong
Wait for me
And let's soar the skies..

Together...

The group walked all over the top floor and they couldn't find the person singing.

"Let's separate into two groups," Syaoran suggested. "You and Tomoyo go that way and Meiling and I do this way. That way, each group has someone with magical abilities. Got that?"

Everyone nodded and separated.

"I'll watch your back," Meiling winked.

They were nearing the balcony, which was a dead end to them. Meiling just yawned in boredness, but Syaoran was in a different situation.

On the balcony was that girl with auburn hair flowing down her shoulders. Her back was to them, and she was humming softly now, and to Syaoran she didn't look like a ghost at all.

She seemed to sense his presence, since she looked over her shoulder. Syaoran stared at her beautiful face and emerald eyes, and she smiled at him gently.

"Who..?" Syaoran began his question, but the girl raised a finger over her lips, telling him to be quiet. Somehow, he just wanted to obey.

*Who are you...?* Syaoran thought, confused.

The girl seemed to read his mind, because she opened her right hand and a cherry blossom was revealed.

I am Sakura...



AN: 0.o? What's going to happen now? Syaoran has just met Sakura, but he doesn't know if she's human or ghost. What will happen?! Will Eriol and Syaoran catch her and bring her to where she should belong? Or will this all twist into a different situation? Like...S+S? *Wink wink* ;) Oh, and review onegai! Arigatou!