"What are you?" Sakura whispered curiously, reaching her hand out to touch the shadowed figure in front of her.
"You took everything from me," was her only response. The shadow then seemed to be walking away.
"No!" Sakura screamed. She ran after the shadow, trying to grab for it. Her hands slipped through as if it was nothing but a cloud.
"Don't try to stop me," it said. "You won't be able to."
"What are you?" demanded Sakura.
The shadow vanished, leaving Sakura alone in candle-lit room. The disappearance sent shivers up Sakura's spine and she shuddered.
"What were you?" she whispered once more.
Sakura's alarm clock rang, and Sakura jumped out of bed, only hazily remembering the dream from the night before. She ran to her closet, dressing quickly into her school uniform, and then ran downstairs. She ate her breakfast and strapped her rollerblades on her feet.
"Bye, Touya!" she shouted, skating out of the house.
Sakura dreaded going to her first day of Jr. High, but at the same time, almost wanted to, sensing something great was about to happen. The feeling of a surprise was just too great to keep her away.
"Wait up, Sakura!"
Sakura put her heel down to stop and spun around, happy to see Tomoyo running to catch up with her.
"Hey, Tomoyo!" she said, smiling.
"Hi!" Tomoyo replied, returning the smile. She had her video camera tucked under her arm. "I have to film our first day of Jr. High! I'm just so excited!"
Sakura giggled. "You're obsessed!"
"I know!" Tomoyo laughed with Sakura for a bit, and then glanced at a new watch her mother had bought her. "We've got to get going or we'll be late!"
Sakura nodded in agreetment, and began skating towards the school, Tomoyo not far behind.
When they reached school, they were greeted by Syaoran and Meiling.
"Hey, Sakura!" Syaoran said, smiling at her.
"Hey!"
"Hello," Meiling said, partially just for attention.
"Hey!" Sakura said again. She smiled. "So, what's up?"
"Let me film everyone saying hi!" Tomoyo begged. She gave her friends a hopeful smile.
"Not without me, you don't!" The group turned to see Rika rushing towards them.
"Hey, Rika!" Sakura said happily.
"You guys ready?" Tomoyo asked, somewhat impatiently.
"Yup!" Sakura answered, grabbing Rita's hand and pulling her to in with the rest of the group.
"On the count of three," Tomoyo began, lifting the camera, "I want everyone to say 'Happy First Day of School!', okay?"
"This is so stupid," Syaoran mumbled.
"I agree," Meiling whispered back, holding his hand.
The four friends did as they were told, and almost immediatly after they were finished the bell rang for school. They rushed to their homeroom classes, with some disappointments.
Sakura and Syaoran learned they were in the same class, causing Syaoran to blush a little. He sat down near the center, with Sakura following him. She sat beside him and smiled.
"Glad to have at least one friend in here!" she giggled.
They talked a little about their summers, and then Naoko entered the room, waving and taking a seat in front of Sakura.
"Did you all see that special on T.V. last week?" Naoko asked, pushing up her glasses which had slipped off her nose.
"What special?" Sakura asked, immediatly regretting her curiosity.
"The one about a ghost they found in an old abandonned house," Naoko answered. "I researched it and found out the house is in the next town over! I'm getting together a group of friends to go explore it. Wanna come?"
"No, I...I can't," Sakura stuttered, looking towards Syaoran for support.
"I'll come," he said.
"Why?" gasped Sakura.
"I'll explain later," he replied.
At lunch, Syaoran pulled Sakura aside.
"You need to come to that house with us," he demanded.
"No!" Sakura replied, startled. "I can't...I'm...You know..."
"I have a feeling it's a Clow Card," he explained.
"We caught them all," Sakura protested.
"No, you see..." Syaoran sighed. "I had a dream last night. A girl came to me, and she said she needed my help."
This caused Sakura to remember her dream. "You had a dream, too?" she gasped.
Syaoran nodded.
"We...Well...I could go," Sakura agreed, hestiantly.
"Please do," he replied. "I can't fight whatever it is alone."
Sakura nodded. "I'll come." This time her voice was firm.
"Good," Syaoran said, giving Sakura a reassuring smile. "Everything will be fine."
"Thanks," she said, leaning up and giving him a short kiss on the lips.
She turned and walked away, leaving him blushing uncontrollably.
"You took everything from me," was her only response. The shadow then seemed to be walking away.
"No!" Sakura screamed. She ran after the shadow, trying to grab for it. Her hands slipped through as if it was nothing but a cloud.
"Don't try to stop me," it said. "You won't be able to."
"What are you?" demanded Sakura.
The shadow vanished, leaving Sakura alone in candle-lit room. The disappearance sent shivers up Sakura's spine and she shuddered.
"What were you?" she whispered once more.
Sakura's alarm clock rang, and Sakura jumped out of bed, only hazily remembering the dream from the night before. She ran to her closet, dressing quickly into her school uniform, and then ran downstairs. She ate her breakfast and strapped her rollerblades on her feet.
"Bye, Touya!" she shouted, skating out of the house.
Sakura dreaded going to her first day of Jr. High, but at the same time, almost wanted to, sensing something great was about to happen. The feeling of a surprise was just too great to keep her away.
"Wait up, Sakura!"
Sakura put her heel down to stop and spun around, happy to see Tomoyo running to catch up with her.
"Hey, Tomoyo!" she said, smiling.
"Hi!" Tomoyo replied, returning the smile. She had her video camera tucked under her arm. "I have to film our first day of Jr. High! I'm just so excited!"
Sakura giggled. "You're obsessed!"
"I know!" Tomoyo laughed with Sakura for a bit, and then glanced at a new watch her mother had bought her. "We've got to get going or we'll be late!"
Sakura nodded in agreetment, and began skating towards the school, Tomoyo not far behind.
When they reached school, they were greeted by Syaoran and Meiling.
"Hey, Sakura!" Syaoran said, smiling at her.
"Hey!"
"Hello," Meiling said, partially just for attention.
"Hey!" Sakura said again. She smiled. "So, what's up?"
"Let me film everyone saying hi!" Tomoyo begged. She gave her friends a hopeful smile.
"Not without me, you don't!" The group turned to see Rika rushing towards them.
"Hey, Rika!" Sakura said happily.
"You guys ready?" Tomoyo asked, somewhat impatiently.
"Yup!" Sakura answered, grabbing Rita's hand and pulling her to in with the rest of the group.
"On the count of three," Tomoyo began, lifting the camera, "I want everyone to say 'Happy First Day of School!', okay?"
"This is so stupid," Syaoran mumbled.
"I agree," Meiling whispered back, holding his hand.
The four friends did as they were told, and almost immediatly after they were finished the bell rang for school. They rushed to their homeroom classes, with some disappointments.
Sakura and Syaoran learned they were in the same class, causing Syaoran to blush a little. He sat down near the center, with Sakura following him. She sat beside him and smiled.
"Glad to have at least one friend in here!" she giggled.
They talked a little about their summers, and then Naoko entered the room, waving and taking a seat in front of Sakura.
"Did you all see that special on T.V. last week?" Naoko asked, pushing up her glasses which had slipped off her nose.
"What special?" Sakura asked, immediatly regretting her curiosity.
"The one about a ghost they found in an old abandonned house," Naoko answered. "I researched it and found out the house is in the next town over! I'm getting together a group of friends to go explore it. Wanna come?"
"No, I...I can't," Sakura stuttered, looking towards Syaoran for support.
"I'll come," he said.
"Why?" gasped Sakura.
"I'll explain later," he replied.
At lunch, Syaoran pulled Sakura aside.
"You need to come to that house with us," he demanded.
"No!" Sakura replied, startled. "I can't...I'm...You know..."
"I have a feeling it's a Clow Card," he explained.
"We caught them all," Sakura protested.
"No, you see..." Syaoran sighed. "I had a dream last night. A girl came to me, and she said she needed my help."
This caused Sakura to remember her dream. "You had a dream, too?" she gasped.
Syaoran nodded.
"We...Well...I could go," Sakura agreed, hestiantly.
"Please do," he replied. "I can't fight whatever it is alone."
Sakura nodded. "I'll come." This time her voice was firm.
"Good," Syaoran said, giving Sakura a reassuring smile. "Everything will be fine."
"Thanks," she said, leaning up and giving him a short kiss on the lips.
She turned and walked away, leaving him blushing uncontrollably.