CHAPTER 1
A bloodstained battleground lay before him. He surveyed the scene with sorrow, there were many wounded and many, many more dead. A girl with green eyes ran towards him, and he smiled. Just as the girl reached him, one of the men from the opposite side fired an arrow. It sped straight towards him; he had no time to get out of the way. He closed his eyes, waiting for the deadly arrow to hit him, as he was sure it would do. The girl however, jumped in front of him and took the poisoned arrow to her chest. "NOOOOO!" The boy screamed as he looked at the dying girl. "You can't die, Ying Ying!" The girl looked up at him and smiled painfully. "I love you, Lang. I will always love you." With those as her last words, the girl died on the battlefield.
Li, Syaoran sat up in bed, sweat was dripping off him. This was the 9th time he'd had this dream and he knew it meant something. He glanced at his clock. It was 5am, time to get up. The 17-year-old boy, well not so much of a boy now, had deep amber eyes and chocolate coloured hair. On Syaoran's 16th birthday, he had become leader of his clan, which was supposedly a 'great honour.' As the amber-eyed boy went downstairs, into the training room he began to analyse his dream. Whenever he thought of that girl dying, he felt pain. Deep emotional pain, as if he was loosing someone very special. Syaoran had killed before, and watched many people die, the dying did not affect him at all, so why was this dream haunting him?
Meanwhile, a 16-year-old girl had just woken up from a nightmare. Another one in a long series. The green-eyed girl was hugging a bear close to herself, trying to block the images from her mind, trying to stop herself remembering. She failed.
She was running towards a man who stood in the middle of a battlefield. When he saw her he smiled and held his arms out to her. But just then, the enemy fired an arrow at the man. The girl's eyes opened wide but she ran and intercepted the arrow before it had a chance to hit the man. The man screamed no, and told her that she couldn't die. He called her 'Ying Ying' and the dying girl told him that she would always love him. She called him 'Lang.'
Sakura shook herself out of the reverie and looked at her clock. It was still really early, but she got up anyway. Kero, one of her guardian beasts, flew out of his drawer. "Don't tell me you had another dream?" "Hai. It's getting really annoying now. I hate recalling that scene." Sakura shuddered as she said that. She looked at the bear that she was still holding. "I wish Syaoran-kun was here." Kero looked at his mistress sadly. The fact that she missed the Gaki went without saying.
"Well done, Xiaolang-sama!" one of the Elders was congratulating Syaoran (SKC/N: or Xiaolang if you'd prefer) on something or other. Syaoran wasn't really listening, and the Elders noticed. "Would you care to share, Xiaolang-sama?" Syaoran looked up. "I've been having strange dreams lately." And he proceeded to explain them. "The thing is, that girl reminds me of someone. I'm sure the man in the dream is me as she calls him 'Lang', like the last part of my name meaning 'Wolf' I just can't think of who would call me that." The Elders frowned. " We need to find the girl. She could be a vital clue." Syaoran was also frowning. // Who the hell could it be? I wish I could talk to Sakura-chan about this. She could ask the cards about . THAT'S IT!!// "Elders, I need top go to Japan. The card-mistress can help with this matter."
Sakura glanced at the cards in front of her and said: "Ancient cards, that belong to me, respond at once, and answer my plea! Help me figure this dream out!" After this, she started to read the cards: Windy, Love, Flowery and Sword. Kero looked at the cards. "Ok, that makes no sense at all!" "Wait a minute." Sakura sighed. "Well, the picture on the sword card has changed. Now it looks like. Syaoran's sword!"
Two days later, Sakura felt Syaoran's unmistakable aura. She immediately ran towards it, running until she reached his old apartment block. As she ran up the stairs to the penthouse, she felt the aura getting stronger and stronger. He had to be there, he just had to! When she reached the door, it opened. Sakura ran straight into Syaoran's outstretched arms. "SYAORAN!!! You're back!" She exclaimed, hugging him tightly. Syaoran smiled and held on to the girl in his arms. "Yes, Sakura. I'm back." "I thought you would come soon! The cards said so!" Sakura nuzzled into Syaoran's chest. "Oh! I'd better call Kero!" "How is the 'Flying Fluff' nowadays?" "Syaoran! You know he hates to be called that!" "That's why I do it!" After Kero had been called, Syaoran got down to business. "Sakura. I was allowed to come back because I've been having weird dreams, and I thought that you could help me figure them out." "What makes you so sure that we'll help.gaki?" Kero glared at Syaoran. "KERO!!! NO MORE ZYLON WARRIORS FOR YOU" Sakura threatened. "What?! I'll be good! I'll be good!" Kero promised. "Actually," Sakura turned to Syaoran, "I've been having strange dreams too." "Are they about a battlefield, a girl leaping in front of a man, and dying instead of him." Syaoran started. Sakura looked at him in amazement. ".And the girl saying that she'll love him always." ".and the guy 'Lang' telling 'Ying Ying' that she can't die." Syaoran finished. ""How did you know?"" they both said, then ""because I dreamt it too!"" Kero just stared at them. "What were those cards that you picked again? Sword. and what?" "Windy, Love and Flower." Sakura answered. Syaoran frowned "What did you ask them?" "Uh." Sakura had to think for a second. "Help in figuring out the dream." Syaoran snapped his fingers. "That's it! Sword represents my sword, Windy means that you know the person - me." Sakura nodded and continued: "Flower is gentle and Love.." Syaoran nodded. "It seems that I am going to help you with this dream."
A bloodstained battleground lay before him. He surveyed the scene with sorrow, there were many wounded and many, many more dead. A girl with green eyes ran towards him, and he smiled. Just as the girl reached him, one of the men from the opposite side fired an arrow. It sped straight towards him; he had no time to get out of the way. He closed his eyes, waiting for the deadly arrow to hit him, as he was sure it would do. The girl however, jumped in front of him and took the poisoned arrow to her chest. "NOOOOO!" The boy screamed as he looked at the dying girl. "You can't die, Ying Ying!" The girl looked up at him and smiled painfully. "I love you, Lang. I will always love you." With those as her last words, the girl died on the battlefield.
Li, Syaoran sat up in bed, sweat was dripping off him. This was the 9th time he'd had this dream and he knew it meant something. He glanced at his clock. It was 5am, time to get up. The 17-year-old boy, well not so much of a boy now, had deep amber eyes and chocolate coloured hair. On Syaoran's 16th birthday, he had become leader of his clan, which was supposedly a 'great honour.' As the amber-eyed boy went downstairs, into the training room he began to analyse his dream. Whenever he thought of that girl dying, he felt pain. Deep emotional pain, as if he was loosing someone very special. Syaoran had killed before, and watched many people die, the dying did not affect him at all, so why was this dream haunting him?
Meanwhile, a 16-year-old girl had just woken up from a nightmare. Another one in a long series. The green-eyed girl was hugging a bear close to herself, trying to block the images from her mind, trying to stop herself remembering. She failed.
She was running towards a man who stood in the middle of a battlefield. When he saw her he smiled and held his arms out to her. But just then, the enemy fired an arrow at the man. The girl's eyes opened wide but she ran and intercepted the arrow before it had a chance to hit the man. The man screamed no, and told her that she couldn't die. He called her 'Ying Ying' and the dying girl told him that she would always love him. She called him 'Lang.'
Sakura shook herself out of the reverie and looked at her clock. It was still really early, but she got up anyway. Kero, one of her guardian beasts, flew out of his drawer. "Don't tell me you had another dream?" "Hai. It's getting really annoying now. I hate recalling that scene." Sakura shuddered as she said that. She looked at the bear that she was still holding. "I wish Syaoran-kun was here." Kero looked at his mistress sadly. The fact that she missed the Gaki went without saying.
"Well done, Xiaolang-sama!" one of the Elders was congratulating Syaoran (SKC/N: or Xiaolang if you'd prefer) on something or other. Syaoran wasn't really listening, and the Elders noticed. "Would you care to share, Xiaolang-sama?" Syaoran looked up. "I've been having strange dreams lately." And he proceeded to explain them. "The thing is, that girl reminds me of someone. I'm sure the man in the dream is me as she calls him 'Lang', like the last part of my name meaning 'Wolf' I just can't think of who would call me that." The Elders frowned. " We need to find the girl. She could be a vital clue." Syaoran was also frowning. // Who the hell could it be? I wish I could talk to Sakura-chan about this. She could ask the cards about . THAT'S IT!!// "Elders, I need top go to Japan. The card-mistress can help with this matter."
Sakura glanced at the cards in front of her and said: "Ancient cards, that belong to me, respond at once, and answer my plea! Help me figure this dream out!" After this, she started to read the cards: Windy, Love, Flowery and Sword. Kero looked at the cards. "Ok, that makes no sense at all!" "Wait a minute." Sakura sighed. "Well, the picture on the sword card has changed. Now it looks like. Syaoran's sword!"
Two days later, Sakura felt Syaoran's unmistakable aura. She immediately ran towards it, running until she reached his old apartment block. As she ran up the stairs to the penthouse, she felt the aura getting stronger and stronger. He had to be there, he just had to! When she reached the door, it opened. Sakura ran straight into Syaoran's outstretched arms. "SYAORAN!!! You're back!" She exclaimed, hugging him tightly. Syaoran smiled and held on to the girl in his arms. "Yes, Sakura. I'm back." "I thought you would come soon! The cards said so!" Sakura nuzzled into Syaoran's chest. "Oh! I'd better call Kero!" "How is the 'Flying Fluff' nowadays?" "Syaoran! You know he hates to be called that!" "That's why I do it!" After Kero had been called, Syaoran got down to business. "Sakura. I was allowed to come back because I've been having weird dreams, and I thought that you could help me figure them out." "What makes you so sure that we'll help.gaki?" Kero glared at Syaoran. "KERO!!! NO MORE ZYLON WARRIORS FOR YOU" Sakura threatened. "What?! I'll be good! I'll be good!" Kero promised. "Actually," Sakura turned to Syaoran, "I've been having strange dreams too." "Are they about a battlefield, a girl leaping in front of a man, and dying instead of him." Syaoran started. Sakura looked at him in amazement. ".And the girl saying that she'll love him always." ".and the guy 'Lang' telling 'Ying Ying' that she can't die." Syaoran finished. ""How did you know?"" they both said, then ""because I dreamt it too!"" Kero just stared at them. "What were those cards that you picked again? Sword. and what?" "Windy, Love and Flower." Sakura answered. Syaoran frowned "What did you ask them?" "Uh." Sakura had to think for a second. "Help in figuring out the dream." Syaoran snapped his fingers. "That's it! Sword represents my sword, Windy means that you know the person - me." Sakura nodded and continued: "Flower is gentle and Love.." Syaoran nodded. "It seems that I am going to help you with this dream."