Disclaimer: I do not own Card Captor Sakura and this fanfic is simply a product of my imagination and I am not paid to do this.
Chapter II: The Girl at Tomoeda Park
"I think I heard the phone rang when I left my room." Sakura told Tomoyo as they descended on the stairs.
"Don't worry." Tomoyo assured "The answering machine will take any important calls."
"Tomoyo-sama. Sakura-sama." A bodyguard of tomoyo's whom Sakura learned was called Nanami called them. "The limousine is ready."
"Anyway, Li-kun always calls you at night." Tomoyo whispered as they entered the limo.
Tomoyo giggled as Sakura flustered.
"Wait!" Sonomi rushed out of the mansion. "I haven't given you your allowance, Sakura-chan."
"It's okay, Daidouji-san." Sakura said but Sonomi placed several bills in her palm. "Hoe!"
"It's alright Sakura-chan. Why, I remember long ago, Nadeshiko and I would go to several places together. We went to observatories together, the theater, in excursions. I remember the time we visited Mt. Fuji. Nadeshiko tripped throughout the trail…" Sonomi returned from her dream state. "Anyway, Enjoy the carnival you two!"
"We will, Mom." Tomoyo and Sakura waved goodbye to Sonomi.
"Daidouji-san has given me so much." Sakura told Tomoyo.
"Don't worry about it much. Mom loves giving you gifts, it reminds her of your mother. It will be rude if you don't use it."
"I guess so." Sakura placed the bills into her wallet.
"If you don't want to spend it for yourself, you could always buy me food." Kero told them from inside the bag.
Sakura gently shook her bag. "You are so greedy, Kero-chan!"
"Hey!" Kero's head popped out of the bag. " Your key chain is hitting me!"
"Isn't that the key chain Li-kun sent you on your birthday last April?" Tomoyo asked Sakura as she took the key chain out of the bag.
Sakura blushed slightly as she nodded. She held the cute white, green and pink key chain. It was hand painted with peonies and cherry blossoms.
"Why do you always bring that stupid key chain?" Kero asked her.
"It is not a stupid key chain!" Sakura glared at Kero.
"Yes, Kero-chan." Tomoyo smiled. "It is a key chain of love."
Sakura grew redder and Tomoyo laughed, "Hohoho."
The limo stopped in front of Tomoeda Park.
"We will return at 4:00, Tomoyo-sama." Nanami bowed and left.
"Hey look!" Sakura pointed to a group of people.
"What is a crowd doing there?" Tomoyo wondered out loud.
"Let's go look." Sakura urged Tomoyo.
The two pushed through the crowd. At the middle, a pretty young girl (about eight years old, Sakura guessed) with long straight silky black hair, wearing a long-sleeved shirt and flowing skirt. She was holding 10 rings in her fingers.
"What's happening?" Sakura asked Tomoyo.
Tomoyo shrugged.
"They are doing a bet." A boy beside them told the two. "I heard that girl is the sister of Remus Opalake."
"Opalake?" Sakura thought out loud. "That name sounds familiar."
"It should, Sakura-chan." Tomoyo told her. "Remus Opalake holds the record for being the youngest president of an international corporation, Opalake Internationale, one of the top corporations in the world."
"Hoe!" Sakura looked surprised. "How old is he?"
"15."
"Hoe! Just like us!"
"Can I ask what the bet is about?" Tomoyo asked the boy beside them.
"I heard Remus Opalake wants to buy the amusement park. He and Takashi-san (the park's present owner) made a deal. If Remus-san's sister hits all 10 targets in one throw, Takashi-san will sell the park. If she doesn't, Remus-san will sell Aqualand, the amusement park in Osaka for 1/3 the price."
"But that's impossible!" Sakura remarked.
"It's their loss, not mine." The boy replied.
Suddenly, the girl closed her eyes, walked a few steps backwards, twisted slightly, jumped and released all the rings in her hand.
One after another, the rings dropped perfectly into their targets.
"I did it! I did it big brother!" She skipped happily, the crowd stunned.
"Good work, Rhea." A tall and handsome black-haired boy walked towards her. "A deal's a deal Mr. Takashi. Remus told a wide-eyed man. "Go play in the park, Rhea, as Mr. Takashi and I sign the papers." He told his sister.
"Sure." Rhea answered cheerfully.
The crowd dispersed. Sakura and Tomoyo talked to each other.
"I've never seen anything like that before." Sakura told her friend.
"Yes." Tomoyo agreed. "I was certainly surprised."
Sakura and Tomoyo kept on walking.
"So, what do you want to do, Sakura-chan?"
"Hey! Let's take that ride." Sakura pointed to a boat ride.
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When they entered a boat, the girl they saw earlier joined them.
"I do hope you don't mind." She apologized with a smile on her face. "The man said to join you."
"Don't worry, we don't mind." Sakura smiled.
The girl sat parallel to them. "My name is Rhea Silvia Opalake, but I prefer being called Rhea. My older brother, Remus and I just arrived from Italy."
"Hoe! My name is Sakura Kinomoto, and this is my friend, Tomoyo Daidouji." Tomoyo smiled in greeting.
"It is such a pleasure to meet you, Sakura. Tomoyo." She paused at the look in their faces. "Oh. I forgot that you call each other differently here in Japan."
"Its okay." Sakuara smiled. "We call friends by their first names."
"Friends?" Rhea smiled, her bright blue eyes twinkling. "It is nice to meet friends."
