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A/N: I wrote this only plainly for fun and decided to post it! I'm sorry to all the Syaoran fans out there but I couldn't help it!

1 A Peasant And His Penny

By: Sakuda-chan

One day, a young peasant boy around the age of ten, by the name of Li Syaoran was waking up. He lived by himself and was expected to be in the workers office by 5:30 AM. Before he left his little cottage, he checked up on his most treasured possession. He took out a small pouch from the under his pillow and opened it. He smiled and stared at it for a while. "Ah, my precious penny. Gee golly gosh, I hope no one takes this from me." (A/N: This line is credited to Shaolan!)

~~A few days later~~

A man with a mask came into the cottage while Syaoran was sleeping.

"This is a stick up! Give me everything that is worth something to you!"

Syaoran thought 'Oh no, my penny!'

"Give it to me NOW!"

"I-I…don't have anything of any value!" Syaoran stuttered grasping onto his pillow.

"Why are you holding onto your pillow like that? Is there something under there worth some money?"

'You could say that.' Syaoran thought.

"Let go of it and move away." The masked man ordered. Syaoran didn't want to but obediently got up. The man went over to the bed and lifted the pillow.

"What do we have here?" he said as he picked up the mini pouch and unwrapped it. "What the hell? Why do you have a penny in a pouch? I didn't come here for this! Are you crazy or something?"

Syaoran looked down. 'Please don't take it from me. I have nothing else left.'

"I'm outta here. I can't believe I just wasted my time." The man, feeling mad yet sad for Syaoran, tossed him something. "Here kid, you could use this, I think."

Syaoran didn't dare to move. He waited for the man to leave to see what it was. 'What could it be?' he thought. He walked closer to it to see that it was shiny. He bent down to pick it up.

"Oh my god! It's a nickel!" Syaoran jumped for joy. "I wonder if I could trade this for 5 pennies!"

The masked man was outside and he overheard what Syaoran said. He sweatdropped and said, "This boy is nuts! He acts like he's never had money before…pennies!"

~~The next day~~

Syaoran got up and stared at his new coin and started to sing. "You are so beautiful, to me."

He thought about where he could exchange his nickel for pennies. It was Tuesday, his day off from work so he could go into town looking for places. He put his belongings in his small pouch and then into his pocket.

He strolled into town humming the same song he was singing before. He stopped in front of a shop with the sign that said, "Coins Changed Here." Syaoran thought to himself, 'What good luck I have!' He went inside and stood in front of a booth.

"Is anyone here?"

"Yes, hold on." A young man answered. He stepped out a few moments later. "Hi, may I help you?"

"Hai, I need some change."

"What do you need? Dollars, quarters, dimes?"

"No, do you have change for a nickel?"

"E-excuse me? A nickel?"

"Yes, I would like to exchange my nickel for five pennies please."

"Um…okay if you wish." He went to his cash register and took out five new looking pennies and handed them to Syaoran while he handed the nickel to the man.

As Syaoran stepped out of the shop, he almost got ran over by a carriage. 'Whoa, that was close, I should watch where I'm going.' He thought. 'Hmm…the person inside that carriage must have a lot of pennies to afford that!'

The carriage stopped in front of a near by clothes shop as two people got off. Syaoran stared at that direction as the two figures came down from the steps. One had beautiful long purple hair and gray eyes. The other had short brown hair and emerald eyes.

'She's so pretty.' Syaoran thought. 'I have to meet her.' He moved closer and could hear their conversation.

"Sakura-chan! This is that nice boutique I've been meaning to show you!" the first girl said.

"Tomoyo-chan, this place is so nice!" the second girl replied.

Syaoran got nearer to the two young girls. Tomoyo saw him but didn't say anything. He smiled at her and she smirked at him. "Come on Sakura-chan, let's go in!"

Syaoran waited for them to come out of the shop.

"Oh Sakura-chan! That was so much fun! Look at all the stuff we got! Now let's go back to your house and try them on and I can record you!"

"Hoee…" Sakura said as she looked down on the sidewalk and saw a dirty boy. 'Who is that?' she asked herself. Syaoran looked up as she heard that they had came out. Sakura and him looked at each other at the same time making eye contact.

'That boy has such nice amber eyes.' Sakura thought. 'But why does he have such raggedy clothes?'

'Should I talk to her? She's so beautiful!' Syaoran thought. He got up and walked toward the two girls.

'Eek, he's coming closer!' Sakura thought panicking. 'What should I do? Maybe he'll walk past us.'

"Excuse me ladies, my name is Li Syaoran. How are you this beautiful afternoon?" Syaoran finally got the courage to say. Little did he know it Tomoyo and Sakura had already gotten on the carriage and left.

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