Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters of Card Captor Sakura. I'm just borrowing them so don't sue me.
Summary: Syaoran and Sakura had met when they were just children in the hospital in Japan. However, after many years had passed they have turned into archrivals without knowing that they have encountered each other when they were young. Will love blossom for their next meeting?
PrologueHospital in Japan
A little boy at the age of eight with amber eyes and hazel brown hair sat on the aisle of the hospital, crying for the death of his father in a car accident. He sobbed quietly trying to calm himself of the sudden turnabouts in his life.
The memories of his father are still clear in his mind as if it was only yesterday and his father was still alive. He missed him a lot and now there are great responsibilities that were waiting for him as an heir to the Li family. His mother and sisters will depend on him as what is expected of a Li man. Although at a young age of five he had already the knowledge of this but it never occurred to him that it would be this soon.
He hadn't noticed a girl with emerald eyes and honey brown hair that was bouncing on his direction, observing why a boy of his age was crying alone.
Hoe? Why is this boy crying? I must make him smile. My father always told me when I'm feeling down that no child should carry such a burden in such a young age' the girl thought feeling the need to make the boy happy.
"Ohayo! What's the matter? Oh sorry maybe I'm just being a little too personal. Gomen nasai." The little girl said bubbly, sticking her tongue out.
The boy just stared amazed at how quirky and friendly the little girl was in front of him. He couldn't help but put a small smile on his tear stained face.
"Hello! May I sit here?" the emerald eye girl asked pointing the seat beside the little boy.
The boy nodded his head in response.
"So… what are you doing here? Me? I'm here because of my friend is sick and I'm visiting her. I hope she gets well soon so we can play again. Sorry again, maybe you don't want to be my company because I'm so talkative" the girl told him.
The boy smiled again because of the perkiness of the girl and the thoughtfulness she had manifested even without the idea of what he had just recently experienced.
"I'm glad that I have made you smiled. You know you look much better when you are smiling. My father once told me that children should have no worries and enjoy his or her childhood experience. So just be happy and enjoy life." The girl spoke with confident.
I wish I can be like her, but my father imparted the importance of taking responsibilities seriously and handle it with great care. The boy contemplated to himself but was glad that the girl had made him forget for awhile the death of his father.
All of a sudden, a nurse was coming towards them holding a teddy bear.
"Hey, your father is waiting for you in the room" the nurse called and handing the teddy bear to the little girl.
"Arigato" the girl murmured putting a huge smile on her face. Facing the boy she said, "Well… I guess its goodbye to you then. Hope we'll meet again and I have a nice time talking to you even if I'm the one who has done all the talking. Here take this.." the girl gave him her teddy bear. "That's my farewell gift to you so take care of it, okay? So sayonara!!!" The girl waved goodbye for the last time and turned a corner.
He watched her as she goes on her way. What a funny girl the boy whispered in no one in particular. Looking at the bear he smiled yet again.
After 5 years
Japan
It has been a hectic day for Sakura Kinomoto because a lot of people seem to expect more from her than before maybe it's because her father has been recently elected as the Prime Minister of Japan and now at the age of 11 she was trying her best to prove to the media that their assumptions about her was false.
The media people has been scrutinizing Sakura to be a spoiled brat who could have what she like even the most expensive tuition fee, the best school, the most extravagant clothes and many more.
She was sensitive to what people said about her so she strived to be the best in school to make her father, brother and relatives proud about her.
Deep down she is just a typical eleven-year old girl who has feelings. Contrary to the believed of the masses, Sakura does have many friends.
The first reason why she is aiming to be the best in what she does is to show the people that she can be whatever she likes, the second is HIM, the shadow that hunts her in her dreams, her nightmare. Her grandmother always boasts about Syaoran Li, the grandson of her friend Yuki. Syaoran this… Syaoran that…
"Why does my grandmother pleasure in comparing me to him? Although I have no idea what he looks like I have imagined him to be an arrogant, self-centered and conceited jerk" Sakura murmured to herself.
She is currently studying for a big exam but she can't seem to concentrate but kept recalling the conversations she had with her grandmother whenever she calls.
Although her problem in capturing the Clow Cards has been solved. Now, she has turned the cards into Sakura Cards and is the Card Mistress with the help of her guardian Keroberos and her best friend and cousin Tomoyo Daijobu. It is a big relief for her that the conflict regarding the cards had finally worked out.
Hong Kong
Syaoran Li is a thirteen-year old boy that has many responsibilities at such a young age.
Since his father died, he has been training nonstop to become the next leader of the Li clan or probably become the best. The expectation of his family and the elders kept him from going on. He had been trained both mentally and physically.
In school, he had been expected to get high grades and the teachers are giving him extra projects. They reasoned out that he is the best and can handle the additional load.
At home, he had been trained in martial arts and sword fighting. He must be the finest in these two fields to become the leader of his clan.
But there's more to it. HER by the name of Sakura Kinomoto, the banned of his very existence. His grandmother has been frantically blabbering on and on about her. Sakura this… Sakura that…
"Why does my grandmother compare me to someone I didn't even know. Who cares if she skips a grade? If I am right, she's just a spoiled, snobbish and coldhearted girl that uses the position of his father like what I have read in the newspaper." Syaoran whispered to himself.
He is now putting the finishing touches on his project that the teacher insisted on him doing to gain bonus grade even though he knows that his grades are enough to guarantee a high mark.
At the age of 17, he is known as the youngest leader of the Li clan and sometimes said to be the greatest. He had passed all the necessary requirements for being its rightful leader.
After 10 years
Sakura has become the finest obstetrician in Japan. Many pregnant women want Sakura to be the one that would deliver their baby. She has risen to the so-called spoiled brat to be the finest and excellent in her field of endeavor.
In only a few days, it will be Christmas day and her family is staying on their house in Hong Kong to be near to her grandmother for the season greetings. She is also expected to be there the day before Christmas Eve but she is just finishing the paper works of her patients. She didn't foresee that it would take long for her to complete the papers needed by her patients for their release.
After a few minutes, the phone rang.
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"Hello, Dr. Sakura Kinomoto speaking" Sakura said answering in a business tone.
"Hey Kaiju. So formal ne?" replied on the other line.
"Touya, so nice of you to call. So what's up? And I'm not a KAIJU" Sakura uttered in a teasing voice.
"Get your butt here! Grandma can't wait to see you and is excited for you to come for Christmas Eve. You have a lot of preparations to do."
"Hoe? And what preparations are you talking about? We will only be having a small party for our relatives and ourselves there and it's not like we're having a ball or something."
"Guess what? You're wrong! Grandma is being invited, together with her relatives, to a ball by the Li family to welcome Christmas day so now father, grandma and I and with our other relatives are here on the Li mansion."
"Really? If you don't mind, can I speak to Tomoyo?"
"Wait, I'll see if she's here"
On the other line…. "Tomoyo, Tomoyo…" can be heard.
"Konnichiwa, Tomoyo on the phone"
"Oh Tomoyo, it's me Sakura. I'm just curious… is what my brother told me true, that we are staying in the Li mansion for the Christmas season?"
"Yup and you know what? There's a humor here that the leader of the Li clan is supposed to be here and is said to be handsome. Almost all of our relatives are head over heals in love with him."
"Really? What was his name again? Syaolin, Syaolang…" Sakura thought it's HIM, he would finally meet him, her archrival. She wanted to know more about him so that she would be prepare in case of their face off.
"It's Syaoran" Tomoyo corrected knowing full well that her friend has known of the guy since she was 11. Her mother had told her that their grandmother has been praising Syaoran in front of Sakura. She was just playing along, having a mischievous grin on her face.
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