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Chapter I: Reed Castle
Sakura slowly walked through a long corridor until she reached a dead end. In front of her was a symbol, the symbol of the Evening Star, her symbol. She touched the symbol and a door was revealed. She entered and heard voices echo throughout the room.
"We'll be best friends, forever, right? Always and forever!"
"Yes, throughout time!"
"But why did you go? Why did you leave me behind?"
Sakura opened her eyes and brushed the tear in her cheeks.
"It's only a dream." She told herself. "But why do I feel so sad?"
She climbed out of bed and smiled at her guardian, Kero, who was sleeping at a cushion in her desk. She went to the window and opened the curtains.
She smiled at the winter wonderland she saw outside. She shivered and took the robe she left on her chair. She sighed at the warm fabric and closed her eyes to enjoy the serenity.
"Awake already?" Kero opened his eyes and yawned. "You've been an early riser ever since we arrived in England."
Sakura smiled at Kero. "For some reason, Kero-chan, I feel so relaxed here."
Three days ago,her friends, Rhea, Remus, Eriol, Kaho and Nakuru, invited her to their home in England for their winter break, together with Tomoyo, Syaoran, Meiling, Touya and Yukito.
"This is Clow's childhood home." Kero told her. "Maybe that's why you are so at home here, because your powers loved this place. Or maybe the time difference's is the reason. The time now must be the same time you wake up in Japan."
"Kero-chan!" Sakura glared at him angrily.
"Hmmm… Do I smell breakfast?" Kero quickly flew out of the room.
"Oh that Kero-chan!" Sakura grimaced as she closed the door. "When is he ever gonna stop teasing me?!"
Sakura entered the bathroom and checked the temperature of the water. When she was satisfied, she took off her clothes and dipped into the bathtub.
Sakura closed her eyes. Even though she hated how Kero always teases her, she knows that she wouldn't want Kero to be different. She knows how proud and greedy her guardian is, but she also knows have much he is willing to do anything to protect her.
And her other friends… Tomoyo, Rhea, and Syaoran. She loved them the way they are too. Tomoyo is a little weird but she has always been loyal to her and she has never betrayed her trust. Rhea might be weirder than Tomoyo, but even though they only knew each other a month ago, Sakura felt that she has already been a longtime friend and Sakura felt so close to her as she is with Tomoyo and Kero. And Syaoran…
Sakura knows deep inside her heart how precious Syaoran is to her, more than a friend, he is the one she loves the most and who she knows loves her back.
Sakura smiled as she thought about her other friends. Meiling, Kaho, Eriol, Remus, Nakuru, Suppi, and Yukito are not as close as Tomoyo, Rhea or Syaoran is to her but they were already dear people to her ever since she got to know them.
Then she thought about her family. Her father Fujitaka might be far away in Egypt, but she knows how much he loves her and her brother, Touya. Touya is now working for Remus with Yukito, so Sakura meets him more often than she did when he was working in Akihabara. He was still her over protective brother who never seems to grow out of teasing her.
Her mother, Nadeshiko, might be gone, but her cousin and Tomoyo's mother, Sonomi, took her in when Fujitaka started working in Egypt. Then there's her great-grandfather, Masako. Sakura visits him often and they always enjoy each other's company.
And of course there are her friends back home, her classmates and friends since childhood, Naoko, Chiharu, Rika, and Takeshi, her teachers and the owner of her favorite shop, Twin Bells, Maki. They don't know about her being a sorceress but Sakura knows better than to interrupt the peaceful lives they are living in. The peaceful life she left…
Sakura often wonders how things would have been if she was not a sorceress, but she knows that she doesn't regret it. But still, so many things have happened to her, so many troubles that almost made her lose the people she loves.
"But no trouble is going to come this vacation!" She thought out loud. Sakura smiled. The only thing weird during her vacation, other the occasional spells they did, was that dream she had ever since she arrived, and compared to her other dreams, it doesn't seem to mean anything at all.
Sakura dried herself and took out her outfit. She smiled at herself in the mirror. Happily, she skipped out of her room.
Soon, after a few minutes, Sakura finally realized she was lost. The Reed's ancestral home was so huge that she was still having trouble finding her way.
"Can anyone help me?!" Sakura yelled but her voice only echoed through the empty and huge corridors.
Sakura took a deep breath and held herself to keep herself warm. She continued walking until she heard a melody; someone was playing a piano.
Sakura walked to the direction of the melody and soon she could someone singing.
"The wind is still; the sea is calm
My voice will hear no matter how far
With love, I sing; no harm will come
Don't fear; I'm here, my little Star"
Sakura opened a door and so Rhea playing a Grand Piano. Rhea looked up and stared at her. Sakura suddenly realized that it was the first time she saw Rhea surprised, although she quickly changed her expression with her usual smile.
"Sakura, What are you doing here?"
"Rhea-chan." Sakura blushed. "I'm sorry for disturbing you."
Rhea shook her head. "No, you didn't disturb me at all."
"You're such a good pianist, Rhea-chan." Sakura commented. "Were you the one who sang the song?"
Rhea smiled and nodded. "This place holds so many memories. I haven't been here for five years."
Sakura's heart gave a leap when she suddenly remembered that Rhea's parents were murdered in the house of the Reeds. So, that's why Rhea doesn't seem like her usual self.
"You know, Mommy taught me that song."
Sakura looked at her friend and saw a tear in her eyes. "I'm sorry." She said silently.
Rhea shook her head and skipped at Sakura. "Hey, that's nothing to be sad about. That's the past! It has nothing to do with us!"
Rhea took Sakura's hand and led her out the door. "Grandpa told me that you give thank you gifts to your cards every Christmas, Do you have any ideas on what to give them yet?"
Sakura shook her head.
"I have an idea." Rhea smiled and told Sakura her plans.
Sakura smiled and nodded; but inside her, she felt that she just witnessed a part of Rhea that she didn't want anyone to see. Sakura was sure that Rhea was hiding something big inside of her.
Author's Notes: I hope you like the first chapter, and by the way, I'm getting busy the next few days so I might not be able to update as much as I used to, but I'll try as much as possible every week. Arigatou