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*****Syaoran*****

I headed to my mother's study, the information that I heard was still running through my brain. I couldn't believe it! A GIRL was the
CARDCAPTOR?!? All of my dreams of capturing the cards and impressing the Elders just flew out of my grasp. Wait a second... why did I
want to impress the ELDERS??? They are just stupid old guys and they don't care about anything! Oh yeah, I needed to talk to my mother.

I entered the door to the study and saw my mother at her desk, looking over papers. I would HATE that job. I'm glad Ididn't have to do it... yet.
I walked up to her and stood before her, waiting impatiently for her to look up at me. The silence was infuriating. I could hear my thoughts too
well.

"Yes, Syaoran?" Mother asked, not looking up from her papers.

How was I supposed to say this? I was listening in on a conversation that wasn't meant for my ears? What would my mother do? Would she
tell the Elders? Would they do something to that girl? The Princess with those deep jade eyes? Why was I worried about the consequinses of a
single young lady? Wasn't she the same as everyone else? Wouldn't it be better if the Li Kingdom possesed the Clow Cards?

My silence must have made my mother curious. She put the papers aside and looked into my eyes. "What is it Little Wolf?" She asked, seeing
in my eyes what I wouldn't allow to show on my face. "You are having a conflict deep within. Why will you not tell me? Is it so important that it
must remain a secret?"

"Yes," I said. I didn't know if I would tell her, but I didn't know if I would be able to keep it bottled up inside of me either.

Queen Yelan raised her eyebrows. "I respect what you chose to do, I just hope it's the wisest choice."

"If I tell you, would you tell the Elders?" I questioned.

Now mother had an odd look in her eyes. She leaned forward on the oak desk and searched my face, not able to read a single thing there. "That
depends. I can do my best not to let them find out. I will not tell them. You DO know that there isn't a single secret kept from them, and if there
is then they usually always find out soon enough."

"Do they know who the Cardcaptor is?"

Now a look of shock expressed over her face. She made a signal with her hand and the door to the stusy closed with a slam. "The room is
warded, no one can listen in. Not even the Elders. Now explain."

I took a deep breath and then told her everything that I overheard. I told her that I didn't know the girls name, and I made sure I didn't describe
what she looked like just in case. When I was done, my mother was smiling.

"What's so funny?" I asked.

"Well, You seem mad to know that the cardcaptor is a girl."

"You have no idea," I muttered.

"I think I know who the girl is. You say she was talking to Princess Tomoyo?"

"Yeeeeess," I said slowly.

"Then I think she is Princess Tomoyo's cousin. The card mistress is probably the daughter of a close friend of mine."

I looked at her, confused. How could she know all of this when I barely described anything at all? What was going on?

"Syaoran, you will know everything that you need to know in it's due course. Now tell me, did she capture all of the cards yet?"

"All of them except for three," I answered.

"I want you to do something for me. I need you to watch over her and help her with them. I do not know if she knows everything that is going
on. I have a feeling... a bad feeling. Something is going to happen, I just don't know what. Will you do this for me?"

"Yes," I answered after a moment. I hope I knew what I was doing.

"Good. It wouldn't do to have our guests get scared and leave. Now be off with you. Go on. You need your strength."

"But..." I started.

"No. You must go and eat, AND keep the guests company."

I grumbled as I left the room. I didn't feel like 'keeping the guests company.' They should be able to occupie themselves. They came here, so they could find something to do besides pestering ME! I sighed and took a deep breath before entering the large dinning hall. I did NOT feel like going in.

*****Sakura*****

Tomoyo and I entered the large dinning hall and I gasped at the sight before me. There were tons of long tables, all of them having about sixteen chairs to them. The draiperies that hung over the large three windows were a dark green velvet. All of the fabric on the chairs were a soft, black silk. It was more dark than the midnight sky, and more soft than a babies smoothe skin. Tomoyo and I sat down at one of the oak wood tables and looked at all of the silver and crystal china before us. Candles were lit, glowing like stars all around us. I sighed. It was all so beautiful.

Tomoyo and I were sitting at an empty table closest to the door. A group of princesses came in and looked around, then sat at the other end of our table,not bothering to say hi. I sighed. I only knew Tomoyo because I couldn't go anywhere for the last few years, so I couldn't meet any other heirs in neighboring kingdoms. Tomoyo had always been my best friend, and was even at my palace when I became cardcaptor. She promised to never tell anyone, and she never broke that promise. I wished Tokurashi didn't exsist. Then I could have gone to normal functions just like everyone else.

"May we sit here," Came a soft voice from behind me.

I turned around and came face to face with three other princesses. They all had little smiles on their faces, waiting patiently for our reply. "Of course!" I said, smiling. "My name is Princess Sakura; you can just call me Sakura. This is my cousin, Princess Tomoyo." I motioned to my left.

"Please, call me Tomoyo," she said quietly, giving them all a tiny smile.

The three other Princesses came and sat down across from us. They looked really nice, and I could tell that we would become good friends.

"We should introduce ourselves," The girl with brown, braided hair said.

"You may call me Naoko," the girl with short dark hair said. [AN: she usually has glasses, but I don't think they invented them in this time yet. Oh well. `-_-] "These are my friends, Princess Rika, and Princess Chiharu."

"You may call us by our first names also," the girl with shoulder length brown hair commented. She was the one named Rika.

"So, did you arrive a while ago?" Chiharu asked.

"Sakura did, but I arrived earlier this morning," Tomoyo said.

"What about you three?" I asked, placing my napkin on my lap. They all followed suit.

"I had to leave late last night to get here in time," Rika explained. "I am so tired I could go to bed without supper. That wouldn't be very polite though, and I don't know where my room is yet anyway."

"I arrived only a second ago." Naoko said, as a silver plate of assortments of food was being placed onto the crystal plate.

"I was one of the first people to arrive because my parents dropped me off when they were going to a neiboring kingdom," Chiharu explained.

"She also had to make sure Yamazaki wasn't here to tell any heirs any more lies," Rika blurted.

"Rika!" Chiharu blushed.

"It's true," she said, oblivious to a very embarressed Chiharu, or else not really caring.

Tomoyo and I laughed. "Don't worry. It's not like we'll tell anyone that he lies," I said, confused if that was the reason she was blushing.

"Or if you like him," Tomoyo said, a smug expression on her face.

"You like him?" I questioned. I didn't even notice. [AN: You are so dense Sakura! ^-^ But that is why I like to write about you! :)]

"Just... a little," she said, blushing even more.

I smiled. A plate was being placed in front of me. I looked down and gasped. "How fancy is this going to be?" I questioned out loud. Everyone smiled at me and Chiharu was relieved about the change of topic.

"Welcome to the Li Kingdom," Tomoyo said.


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