Who killed Sakura Kinomoto?

-- Just a short cutesy mystery murder story I thought up. One unfortunate day, the cheerful clow mistress, 14 year old Sakura Kinomoto is found, murdered- stabbed with a knife. What horrid person could do this? Is it rival turned boyfriend, Syaoran Li? Or could it be jealous bestfriend, Tomoyo Daijouji? [8 suspects in all] A little bit of SS and ET Please R&R.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the CCS characters so please don't sue me. Yeah, that CLAMP, one lucky team. =p However, I do play the detective/reporter.

Warning: For those who have not thoroughly finished the series, or are not familiar with the storyline- mad spoilers.

A/N: This is meant to be a cute harmless story, so no flames please. I had to make Sakura die since she is the main character. Enjoy!

Chapter I { Prologue }

Into the confidential files.......

Sakura Kinomoto. Really just your average 14 year old, with some magical powers, some cards that literally can lead to the destruction of the world and a title that previously belonged to a powerful magician known as Clow Reed. But besides all that, she's truly just an ordinary 9th grader at Northwest High School. Unfortunately, the body of this brunette was discovered by a janitor in an abandoned alleyway within a few blocks of Penguin Park, just last night. All evidence found including the murder weapon- an antique swiss army knife and a piece of red hair ribbon, left a few feet away from the crime scene, have been sent to the lab for testing. However, all DNA samples have came back negative to anyone but hers.

A list of possible suspects has already been fabricated:

{The ages might not be accurate because they are based on their ages at the end of the year. In other words, I'm not sorting by birthdays. This comment might not make sense until you read the next chapter.}

Li, Syaoran- age: 14 - formerly Sakura's enemy, vying for the possession of the clow cards. After the adventures ceased, sources say maybe these two have renounced their rivalry and their relationship has perhaps blossomed into something beyond mere friendship.

Daijouji, Tomoyo- age: 14 - Sakura's bestfriend since 3rd grade; also second cousin joined by Sakura's mother's side of the family. She apparently became Sakura's shadow, following her with a videocamera everywhere. Stalking, perhaps?

Li, Meiling- age: 14 - At first, the she did not get along with Sakura and was often envious of the tight bond Sakura shared with her ex-fiance, Syaoran. Possible Motive: Kill Sakura so she can get back together with her ex?

Kinomoto, Touya- age: 21 - Sakura's older brother, currently working as a temporary soccer coach while attending Tomoeda State College at his senior year. He'd always been protective in the past, guarding her every move. Maybe she finally got on his nerve.

Tsukisiro, Yuki- age: 21 - Brother Touya's bestfriend/partner. Sakura once had a major "crush" on Yuki and even though after his hidden form, Yue was revealed, Sakura continued to accept him as her friend.

Hiiragizawa, Eriol- age: Unknown - in the body of a 12 year old- Eriol, also known as the reincarnation of the deceased Clow Reed. He tried to test Sakura with a series of challenges, but failed to hinder her determination. He currently lives in a rather large mansion with guardians, Nakuru Akizuki/Ruby Moon and Suppi-chan/Spinel Sun.

Kinomoto, Fujitaka- age: somewhere over 40 (too lazy to calculate)- Sakura's loving father, or that's what we think. He works fulltime as an archeology professor and maybe the burden of a child just got too much for him to handle. Hey, it could happen in this world.

Kero/Cerberus- age: Unknown- ah, the guardian of the sun. Also, Sakura's yellow flying teddy bear. He had helped her through the entire journey of her training, but after all this, has he really received a true thanks? Maybe he is finally cracking under the pressure of forever living in Sakura's shadows.

Now, it is my job as top detective and newspaper reporter to track down this dangerous killer and have him/her imprisoned to a lifetime jail sentence. Muahhaha. ::ahem::

The question is who REALLY killed Sakura Kinomoto?

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A/N: Wow, this initial chapter is short, but it took me some research, well, not really. I did spend time going through my 12 volumes of manga and 70 something episodes of anime, including the two movies though. Phew.. Anyway, just a heads up on the upcoming chapters- with each new chapter, I'd be doing an interview with the suspects, it's not an all Q&A thing if that's what you're thinking - I'm going to incorporate short stories on the suspects' perspectives of what happened. Please review and share your opinions on the possible murderer- just to let you know- I haven't decided on who it's going to be yet! Tune in soon- I'll be writing the next chapter...now.