Ten minutes before the lunch bell rings

Sakura raised her hand, which interrupted the sensei's lesson once again. "Yes, Miss Kinomoto," responded the teacher, who was clearly annoyed with Sakura.

Sakura had been making faces every time the senshi turned around for something for the past ten minutes. This made many students laugh, which distracted them from the lesson being taught. Meilin and Syaoran had also been distracted from the lesson, for they had been staring at Sakura as though she was crazy. Despite these antics, the senshi continued the lesson as though nothing was immoral, for pride wouldn't let her give in to Sakura's taunting.

"May I be excused to use the restroom," asked Sakura, sweetly while putting on a charming smile.

"Yes, you may," the senshi, immediately replied. She was quite relieved to have Sakura leave. Sakura stood up and left the classroom, making the atmosphere monotonous, once again, as Syaoran and Meilin continued stare at her with their mouths open.

In the hallway, Sakura turned left and walked until she found her locker. It took her five minutes to open her locker because she had forgotten the combination, when she suddenly remembers it was inside her favorite jacket just for this purpose. She opened the locker to find a furious Kero.

"What took so long," demanded Kero. "I nearly suffocated!"

"I was in class," replied Sakura, grabbing a piece of candy from her book bag.

"Hey,"complained Kero, as Sakura popped it in her mouth.

"We're going to pick up lunch," stated Sakura, grabbing her book bag as Kero quickly flew into it. She closed her locker with a –SLAM- and exited the school.

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"What do you want?" asked Sakura, who was standing outside a fast food restaurant a few blocks from he school.

"Three triple hamburger, two double cheeseburgers…..,"began Kero.

Sakura sweat dropped as she said, "Um, Kero… Your limit is five dollars."

"What?!" asked Kero. The little guardian beast grunted before complaining that he couldn't possibly have his dessert of three cakes and two giant scoops of ice cream.

By the time Sakura convinced Kero to forget his feast of food, lunch period had began at her high school. As a result, they didn't return to the school until half of the lunch period had flown by.



"Sakura, where have you been?" a worried Tomoyo asked an out of breath Sakura. "Is that take out?!"

"Yes, it is," answered Sakura, still out of breath.

"But-"started Tomoyo. She didn't finish, for at that moment she saw Syaoran and Meiling walking up behind Sakura. Uh oh, she thought.

"What's wrong?" inquired Sakura, noticing her friend's sudden halt in talking.

"Um….Why don't we go eat outside," suggested Tomoyo, ushering Sakura toward the door before she could answer.

"Okay," replied Sakura, uncertain. What's up with Tomoyo?, she wondered, as she sat down on the grass. As Tomoyo pushed Sakura out the door, she noticed Syaoran was blushing while Meiling was shouting and waving a hand in front of his face. He's blushing!, she thought excitedly.

As I was dragged away by Tomoyo, a familiar voice said, "We are GOING to get them from her even if it kills us!" I couldn't quite place my finger on who it was though. As we sat down I pushed the thought away.



As I headed for Sakura in the lunchroom, I saw Tomoyo hurriedly dragging Sakura outside. "We are GOING to get them from her even if it kills us," I stated, angrily. I'll find a way to get those cards. I got Syaoran, now I'll get the cards. Great, Syaoran's blushing!

Even though I could only see the back off her, I stopped breathing as I placed my eyes on the cherry blossom for the first time in years. She's grown a lot, I thought. Her hair was now halfway down her back. It was slightly naturally curled at the ends. I felt a hot blush creep up my face as I stared at her until I saw Tomoyo hurriedly usher her outside. I wasn't aware of what was happening until Meiling rudely interrupted my daydream.

"HELLO!" she yelled, waving her hand I front of my face. "We're here to get the cards! We're not her to stare at Sakura! At these words, my face turned redder. Meiling rolled her eyes.



Somewhere

"You know your mission?" demanded Mr. Rasseru of his daughter.

"Yes, sir," replied Chicory Rasseru, a sixteen year old girl with long black hair which was curled at the ends.

"So you don't forget," stated Mr. Rasseru, holding up his hands like quotation marks, I will tell you again. One mistake and he never lets me forget it, she thought miserably as he did this.

"You are to get the cards," he began. "I don't care how you do it, as long you get them. The press is simply mad. Before you leave you are to have your long, black hair cut."

At these words the brown eyed girl cringed. She loved her long hair. She'd worked very hard to grow it out.

"You are to wear contacts that will turn your eyes blue. Your new name will be Tsutsuji Russell."

"Yes, sir," sighed Chicory.

"Your plane leaves tomorrow morning," he stated. "You are to attend Tomoedo High, and will be staying at the Tomoedo Apartment INC.











Syaoran sighed as he sat down to eat lunch with Meiling. It was wonderful to see Sakura again; even if it was just the back of her head. But I can't let her stand in the way of my responsibilities, he scolded himself.

"I've got it,"Meilin, rudely interrupted his thoughts again.

"What now?" asked Syaoran, clearly annoyed.

"How to get the cards from Sakura,"she explained as though it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Since Sakura would go ballistic if you just flat out told her tried to take the cards from her, we'll try something else.

"But I thought you said-,"began Syaoran.

"So," continued Meiling, "you're going to pretend you came back to be with Sakura. At these words Syaoran blushed.

"But, then why would you come?" inquired Syaoran.

"I came….I came to…..I came to apologize!" stumbled Meiling. "We'll say I forced myself on you all those years ago." Which you did, thought Syaoran bitterly, his blush creeping away.

As I sat eating lunch with Tomoyo, I wondered why HE had come back. I know it has something to do with his clan, I thought, but what?

"We GOING to get them from her even if it kills us.

Suddenly it dawned on me. Of course! I realized. They're here to take the cards! Why else would they come back? It made perfect sense.

Well, won't this be interesting. I'll just pretend to be oblivious to any of it. Oh wait, I'll play with them. I'll act like I'm willing to give the cards to them. I act like sweet innocent Sakura. I guess I'll have to start going to school on a regular bases. But won't that interfere with-

"Sakura," interrupted Tomoyo, shaking her from her thoughts.



I'm sorry for not posting this for so long. Short, I know, and not very interesting. It might be a while before I post another chapter because I got a huge writer's block. Thank you all my reviewers. PLz continue to review. Thanks to:





Cherrytree ()

A good start to a good fic! Please continue!

No one ()

Continue please, I really like the beginning.

Which one is it S+S or M+S?

Rosetta (syaoran_520@hotmail.com)

Wha!!!!!

How could you do this la!!!!!

Poor sakura

hope you can update it ASAP!!!!

bulma2vegeta (bulma2vegeta@hotmail.com

Nice......very sad......... :(

write more!!!!

Julie (divineangel603@hotmail.com)

1 word, CONTINUE!!!!!!

Really great story you started!! I want to know what'll happen next?!

Julie!!!

Great story!!! Please continue. I like angst every now and then. c',)

amakasu toko ()

Me feel so sorry for sakura, but it was SO cool when sakura kicked a bit of meiling and syaoran butt! Write more!

Aria ()

I like, I like, please get the other chapters posted soon. "It just happened" don't you hate those kind of stupid excuses?

KT (cra_z_chick_411@yahoo.com)

It's a very good story, even if it is just the prologue. You had better keep writing, or else. Just joking. But really, kept it up. PLEASE? For me?



I'm sorry if I missed anyone. If have I thank you too.