Story Key:
" " = Speech
' ' = Thoughts
* * = Noise/Sounds
= Big Scene Change
A/N = Author's Note
A King and a Card mistress >> Memories

Syaoran sat in his bed. Suzuhara-chan had just left his room. He sat thinking. 'I wish I could see her again. She made me feel so special.



"Syaoran-kun! Wait for me!" It was Sakura.

(A/N: This is a flashback, so Syaoran is supposed to remember Sakura and her name here. But when we get back to the present where Syaoran is 17 and the king of the Li clan, he doesn't remember, okay? Good. Continue^^)

Syaoran turned around.

"Sakura-chan! There you are! I've been looking for you all day!" She hugged him tightly.

"Onii-chan took me to see Yukito-san! He got a new apartment and is moving in soon! I came back around lunch time, but Otousan wanted me to try the new recipe he made. Then Kero-chan wanted some dessert. It was a very long day." Syaoran smiled.

"I'm glad to see you. Tomoyo invited us to her house today, she wanted to talk to you about something. I think it's about that camera of hers. She said that she made some new outfits for you."

"Oh, Tomoyo-chan is too generous sometimes! I'm glad to have her as a friend."

Together, Syaoran and Sakura walked to Tomoyo's house. Suddenly, she yelled, "HOE! I forgot! I have to go back to my house to pick up Kero-chan! I was wondering why it was so quiet, too!" She ran back in the other direction. 'Sakura is so cute when she is forgetful,' Syaoran thought. Ahead, Sakura accidentally slipped on a rock and nearly fell.

"HOE!!!"

'And when she is clumsy...' Syaoran added silently.



Syaoran blinked back a tear. 'That was a happy day... She was clumsy, maybe, but sweet.'



"Sakura-chan! You got a "c" on your math test?! I studied with you, and you remembered everything."

"Syaoran-kun, it's hard! I was so nervous I didn't remember how to do most of the questions." Sakura looked embarrassed. "Oh, what will Otousan think? And onii-chan, and Yukito-san. They will be disappointed that I nearly failed." Syaoran felt sorry for Sakura.

"Sakura, there will be a make-up test, don't worry. Just as long as you ace this one. I'll help you study." Sakura brightened up.

"Hai, Syaoran-kun! Arigato!" Syaoran blushed.

"It's nothing..." he mumbled, face turning bright red.



Another tear slipped out of Syaoran's eyes. 'I really did love her...'



"Syaoran-kun... I-" Syaoran pressed his fingers gently across her lips.

"Don't talk so much..." he murmured.

"Syaoran-kun...?" Syaoran took Sakura's hands. He held her close.

"I want this moment to last forever." Sakura's stiff body loosened. She relaxed in his arms.

"Aishiteru, Sakura-chan..." Sakura, hearing these words, tipie-toed towards Syaoran, leaning closer and closer. The gentle night winds seemed kinder, the birds chirped, the moon was full

(A/N: the moon was full like this night.^^ Maybe one of the reasons Syaoran feel so awkward about what just happened is because it reminds him of this flashback^.~)

The soft sound of a wolf's howl could be heard, just as Sakura and Syaoran slipped into a gently kiss. A cherry blossom fell right past them, making not the slightest sound.

"Aishiteru, Syaoran-kun..." Sakura said, wishing too, that the moment would never end.



Syaoran wiped away another tear. Then another. That kiss was the best memory of the girl he loved. And his first kiss as well. His only kiss, other than from Meiling and his family.

'When there is on more work here, I will go back to Japan and hopefully find her again. I never get a break from this hectic job. And soon, I must get married to Meiling, and if I don't get married, I'll be forced to find another girl to marry. What will I do?'

Elsewhere, Tomi was getting ready to go to bed. As she brushed her teeth in the employees bathroom she thought,

'I feel so sorry for Syaoran, but... What can I do? I'm just his maid, nothing more, nothing less. Perhaps I will... Maybe...'

She climbed into her new bed. 'Oh, how comfortable. I love my pillow.'



"No! You'll never take me without a fight!" Tomi struggled. A big man, whom Tomi knew was working for the dreadful (or so she heard) King Li of the Li clan.

"Give it up, girl! I know that you are an escapee from Japan! You are coming with me, and the King will deal with you!" Tomi tried everything possible to get away. The man kept a tight grip on her. She screamed, but there was no one there to help her. Tomi got an idea. She wriggled her hand without letting the man notice and reached for her pocket, while continuing to struggle. She finally got inside the pocket and grabbed a small container. She pulled it out aggressively and popped off the top. A thick green cloud of smoke surrounded them. The man, surprised, let go of Tomi for a second.

'Here's my chance!' thought Tomi as she flung herself free and ran off.

"Hey! Come back here, you little punk!" Unable to see through the smoke, the man crouched down and tried to find his way out until he bumped into a hard cement wall and went unconscious.

Tomi, fully aware of the fact that though one man was down, there were a lot of others still looking for her. She ran and ran, hoping to find her way back to freedom and rejoin her friends and family, but she got lost. She found her way into a dark alley. Eyes started to appear around her.

'What's going on? This is starting to get really scary.' thought a frightened Tomi. The eyes came forward and big men loomed around her. They caught her and brought her to a strange place. She could hear a muffled voice saying,

"Sir. Li, we have caught a Japanese girl around the areas and have brought her in. She is ready for examinations at anytime; we think that she will be a good addition to your slaves."

'Slave?!' Tomi thought.
'Ready for examinations? They only caught me!' Tomi felt a rage storming inside of her. 'This is all just for this King of theirs, and what for exactly? Why?' She was brought to the King. Tomi saw a young man, of about 17, with brown hair and brown eyes.

"Girl! What is your name?" he called. Tomi felt outraged. She was chased, cut, bruised, and driven out of her home just for this? She wouldn't have it.
"Why should I tell you, you monster? Thanks to you, my family and I were driven out of our home, with our friends! You are lucky I am held back, or I would be up there, and you would not be so calm!" She saw that the man was a bit shocked, and felt slightly pleased.

"I am asking you NICELY," said the King, "WHAT is your name?"

"I am Tomahura Suzuhara. My friends call me Tomi-chan, but YOU," she said, eying Syaoran with a furious look in her eye, "will call me Suzuhara, and Suzuhara, ONLY!" The King only replied with,

"I will call you, dear servant girl, whatever I desire, but out of respect of your courage to talk back to me, I will call you Suzuhara-chan."



'I hated him for that day... but now, he's pretty nice, I suppose. I wonder if I should tell him my secret.' Tomi drifted off to sleep.



"Yes, our mistress if safe. She is happy, and after that visit... I don't think we should worry about her too much."

"Very well. But this is your choice."
"Of course. Now let's get some sleep."

{End of Chapter 7} *Whew* that was long, wasn't it? Of course, it's really a little bit shorter, I just added in a lot more spaces because sometimes my paragraphs run on and on and one blink! you lose your spot on the page @.@ He he... So anyways, this was almost in P.O.Vs, but not quite. Maybe I'll make a P.O.V ficcie... Later... Ja!