AN: Mwahahaha, I finally figured out where this fic is going. ^____^ Well...hope ya like this chapter! Please R&R, I'll be forever grateful. :D

::Sigh:: I found some mistakes...again O__O;; Why does this always happen? _

"Sakura!" She froze and looked down at the concrete sidewalk, waiting for the person to catch up with her.

"You...okay?" She nodded briskly, her chestnut hair falling around her face.

"Look at me Sakura," Eriol demanded.

Emotion-filled green eyes met a pair of calm and composed dark blue ones. "He cares about you too Sakura-chan..."

Sakura gave him a pained smile, "I know...I just feel so...bad because I never knew this was happening between them. I didn't know!" Again she hung her head down. "How can I be such a bad friend Eriol?"

To her surprise Eriol chuckled. She frowned and looked up, baffled at his reaction. "You're not a bad friend Sakura." His expression turned serious. "They didn't tell any of us, it was hard for us to know. Much less help them. But look at it this way, now that we do know they're having problems, we can try and help," he suggested giving her a smile.

A small smile crept onto her face, "We can plan a picnic! And then we can say we have to leave and let them talk! They'll be best friends again in no time!" Sakura's mind brewed with more plans to get the two to become best friends again. It would've done Tomoyo proud to see her coming up with such cunning ideas.

*****(AN: Okay...I'm gonna fast forward this...it is now 6 months later. :P)*****

March 10

Dear journal,

It's been six months! Can you believe it?? It's been six whole months since I was depressed and I had that huge fight with Syaoran. Almost half a year journal...but I'm all better now! Yep. Much better. I feel a indescribable feeling when I'm around my friends. Even Sakura! I feel happy and accepted. Now...I don't mind as much when they go out. I'm sorry I haven't been writing. I've been very busy! I have many new friends! All of them are very nice. But one them, who I'm closer with is very much stubborn, and sometimes he's too stubborn for his own good. And no, none of them are Syaoran. I know you're anxious to hear about them, so I won't be mean and keep the information from you! Remember that boy at the antique shop? Ohh, how I hated him for taking that perfect gift from me. ...But! His friends and I are all good friends now! Can you believe it? I have to admit it is pretty weird, but I find them so interesting! I mean them being from a different country and all. Ohh...Well Syaoran's calling me, it's time for school! I'll promise to write again soon!

Love, Meiling Li

The once sad and gloomy girl, ran downstairs to the waiting Syaoran with a burst of energy.

"Hey Syaoran!!" She greeted him with a quick peck on the cheek, grabbed a bowl of cereal and started to shove the breakfast down her throat.

He smiled at the cheerful girl. "Morning Meiling. Someone's happy this morning."

Meiling nodded rapidly. "Yemh da guysh ar takin' meph ouph tonightp."

"Maybe you'd like to try that again after you swallow that," Syaoran said with a hint of amusement in his voice.

She swallowed quickly and shot him a grin. "The guys are taking me out tonight."

"Oh? Where to?" Syaoran asked casually. He still didn't entirely trust Meiling's some-what new friends. For some reason one of them reminded him a bit too much of...well...himself. Stubborn and distant. Wild and rebellious. That pretty much described them all. Although they were good kids, they just tend to get into a bit more trouble than other people.

"I'm not sure myself, they said it was going to be a surprise, plus Tomoyo is going to be there too." Meiling pause a moment before wiggling her eyebrows suggestively at him, "And what are you and Sakura doing tonight, hmm?"

Syaoran tried hard to keep himself from blushing at her suggestive comment. "Nothing Meiling! Young girl's shouldn't be thinking things like that, much less suggest it!"

Meiling gave him an innocent smile and just shrugged her shoulders. "I wasn't doing anything, you're the one that said it."

His eyebrow twitched ever so slightly. "But-"

He was cut off by Meiling's giggles as she walked past him with her backpack. "I'm just kidding Syaoran. Lighten up!" She leaned closer to him, her mouth right next to his ear, "And maybe Sakura will..." she dropped her voice to a low whisper, so that nobody but him could hear. She had the pleasure of watching his eyebrow twitch more and his face grow a rosy color of red.

With uncontrollable laughter she walked clumsily out the front door, "Oh yeh! Could you please put my dishes in the dishwasher? Thanks!"

It took Syaoran to realized what had happened. She left him with the dishes again! "Meiling!!" He yelled after her, loud enough for her to hear.

From about a block away Meiling broke into giggles again. She turned around and blew him a kiss before running down the street towards the high school.

The typical scene of a boy sitting under a tree was seen. But this wasn't like any typical scene. The boy was deciding whether or not to make the single most important decision of his life, or that's what his mother said...

**FLASHBACK**

"This key opens that box. From what I know, nobody dared to open the box, for they were afraid of what was in there." She went into a small coughing fit; the little boy patted her back gently. She gave him a weary smile before continuing, "Some people in our family believed that it contains a treasure. Others believe that it carries a curse. If you find it, it will be your choice on whether or not you would want to open it."

The little boy threw his arms around her, "Mama, I don't want you to go. Please don't go. Don't leave me like Papa did." Crystal tears slid down his little cheeks as he sobbed into her dress. "I'll be here, I promise. Whenever you need me I'll be here, I'll always be watching over you don't you worry," she said with a smooth gentle voice, calming him. The boy snuggled his head closer to his mother as he felt her breath in and out.

**END FLASHBACK**

He shook his head to rid himself of the painful memories. The cerulean eyes seemed to hold the box and the key next to it responsible for everything. Argh, I don't care, I'm opening it. I want to see what the big deal is about.

Breathing heavily, he took the key and stuck it inside the lock. With an inaudible 'click,' the box opened. Putting the key back in his pocket, he proceeded to open the box, all the while holding his breath. He braced himself, expecting something evil and ghostly to fly at him. But nothing happened. Raising his eyebrow slightly, he waited a moment, still expecting something to jump out at him.

Although he was pretty sure nothing came out of the antique, something did fly out. It flew towards the highest point in Tomeoda. The clock tower.


At the same moment, Eriol who was playing the piano in the school's music room, hit a wrong note. He froze. Dubiously, he searched with his powers for...something, he didn't even know what he was searching for, but sure enough he found it. It was an aura, something different, yet...it was also oddly familiar. It felt like his own aura, except it had a touch of something to it which he couldn't put a finger on. He contemplated a moment before rushing out of the room.

Looking dully at the box, the boy couldn't believe there was absolutely nothing in it. Carefully he examines the box, oblivious of his surroundings. Suddenly something jumped out at him.

"Meiling!! You scared me half to death!" He nearly yelled when he spotted the ebony haired girl.

Meiling winced, "Sheesh, you didn't have to give me a heart attack either." She gave him a look and dropped her backpack on the floor, "Aren't we jumpy today?"

He smiled sheepishly, "Sorry...I was just trying to figure out something."

"Really, what's so interesting that you weren't paying attention to anything around you?"

He handed her the box, and she looked at him stupidly. "Are you mocking me? Just because you bought this first doesn't mean you can mock me," she huffed.

He laughed quietly at her, "No...I opened it and I couldn't find anything in there."

She stared at him with a crooked smile, amused. "Have you ever thought...that maybe there was nothing in there in the first place...?"

He shook his head, "No, I'm sure there's something in there. But I can't find anything."

"Hm..." She looked at it thoughtfully, sat down at the edge of the tree, and tapped her finger lightly on various places of the ancient looking jewelry holder.

He cocked his head to one side, "What...are you doing?"

"Shhh," she silenced him. He shrugged and leaned against the tree, chewing on a blade of grass.

After numerous taps she smiled, "Hey, come here. I think I found something..."

He sat down next to her and looked at her with a bit of excitement. He watched in anticipation as she pulled the inner lining of velvet off the bottom interior. Then she pushed a corner of the wooden bottom. Her smile grew slyer as the opposite corner popped up. She pulled out the piece of wood and held up the prize. "Ta-da!" It was a beautiful golden locket.

Shawn smiled and tried to grab it from her hand to examine it. But she stopped him. "Nu-uh. Is this why you wanted this," she made a gesture to the now wrecked antique in front of her, "so badly in the first place?"

He looked at her surprised. "No! I didn't even know there was anything in there...it's just that-"

Meiling cut him off by giggling and tried to pry the locket open. "I was just kidding," she whispered, frowning in concentration at what she was doing.

"It's a locket..." he stated.

She looked up from what she was doing with an amused smile, "No kidding, Sherlock. Aren't we perceptive today?" She loved teasing him. It was always so fun.

He glared at her and stuck his tongue out. She stifled a giggle and turned back to her work. Finally she wedged it open. Inside was a small picture of a couple.

"Who's that?" Meiling asked in a faint voice, handing it to him.

"I...don't know." They both stared at it for a while. A chill ran up his spine. A sudden urge to get rid of it overtook him, "Hey Meiling, you want it?"


Meiling eyed him, not believing what he said. "You're kidding!"

"Nope, I don't like it that much. Plus why would I want to wear a locket?" He said smiling, holding it in front of her face.

She looked at him suspiciously. "But...can't you sell it for money?"

He shrugged, "I'll offer it as a apology."

"For what?" Meiling asked as she started to gather everything up.

He stood up and offered her a hand, "For what happened the first day we met."

She looked at him doubtfully for a moment before taking his hand. "Deal," she said grinning.

He smiled and started to dig through his backpack.

"Whatcha looking for?"

He mumbled something inaudible.

"Huh?" Meiling asked in confusion. She watched as he ripped up a small picture of her. "Hey!! Don't do that to me!" she protested.

He took the picture of the couple out of the locket and absentmindedly dropped it on the floor. He then stuck her picture in there. She stood still as he put the locket around her neck. "Stunning," he teased smiling.

She shook her head and started to pull him towards the school. "C'mon Mr. Casanova we're going to be late."

"Hey! What did I ever do to deserve that nickname?"

She rolled her eyes, "Oh, c'mon. You flirt with me and I'm one of your best friends!"

"So...that's not a crime." He said grinning at her good-naturedly.

Not too far behind them, a swirling ball of midnight blue formed in the outline of a woman. With a flourished but graceful gesture she picks up the picture of the couple silently. She stares at it for a instant before a ball of dark blue forms in her hand. With a heinous smile she releases it towards the two. She watches with a small malicious smile on her lips as the power covers the two chattering teenagers, but frowns when the power only seeps into the female. With a scowl she disappears in a glance, as if she was never there to begin with.

Neither youth had noticed what just happened, so like any other morning they happily walk to school together enjoying each other's company.