Author's Notes: I am sorry bows for such a slow update. School has been really busy, and the pile of work accumulating on my desk finally caught up with me. And then I stuffed up my chemistry test, and my mother found out about it, and consequently confiscated my laptop and banned me from the computer. And then my wireless stops working so my PDA can no longer connect to the internet and...bleah, I'm making up excuses. Anyways, things have been shoddy to say the least.

I would like to thank all the people who reviewed my story bows once again. I'm glad you guys are enjoying it!

Disclaimer: I do not own the anime Card Captor Sakura, nor the characters within it. I do however, own this story, so be kind and do not steal it. No profit is being made from this work of fiction.

Summary: Kinomoto Sakura makes a wish to be strong. Now, many years later, she is the owner of a multi-million dollar corporation still bound by that wish. Enters Li Syaoran, a man with no restrictions and bent on making Sakura feel again.

Wish

Chapter Two

Sakura sat at her desk, focused deeply in the latest report which showed the production rate of all the different teams and such in the Kinomoto Corporation. This was the original copy of the report Tomoyo had only put together earlier today, though with some modifications.

Sakura sighed, leaning back in her seat. The company seemed to be going well, with an exception for a few teams. But it didn't matter, Sakura had already sent Tomoyo off to deal with it. In only a short while, Tomoyo would return, ready to report the problems and how the "Troubleshooting" (as Sakura and Tomoyo liked to call it) should go.

The brunet's eyes strayed off to the coat hanger next to the door which bore the coat of none other then Li Syaoran, whom Sakura had met earlier. Her eyes displayed a momentary speck of annoyance, followed by amusement, and then, all emotion vanished and her eyes fell cold once again.

'Ms. Kinomoto.' Tomoyo called as she entered the room, closing the door quietly behind her. Sakura looked at her, and she walked over, stopping just next to Sakura's seat behind the table.

'How did it go Tomoyo?' The brunet asked.

'Quite well Ms. Kinomoto.' Tomoyo said politely, and Sakura could almost see a mischievous sparkle in her eyes. 'The Basic, Management and Navigation teams have been debugged (and with extreme ease). As for the Solutions team; we've already had numerous calls from people who would like the position, most of which are getting interviewed shortly, if they haven't already started.'

'Good and the er, evil little glint in your eyes?' Sakura asked with a small smile, emphasizing on the "er" that she had purposefully added into the sentence.

'"Evil glint?"' Tomoyo asked with a shocked expression. 'Why, I do not have an evil glint in my eyes. I'm sure that you are mistaken.'

'Say what you wish Tomoyo, but you can't keep anything from me.' Sakura made a few notes on the report before her before looking at Tomoyo with a fixed expression. 'What happened Tomoyo?'

'Oh Ms. Kinomoto, you wreck all sense in fun.' Tomoyo said playfully. 'And as for my evil glint, you will see.'

'Is that so?' Sakura leaned back in her chair once again. 'That only means that it isn't any news that I would like to hear about.'

'You have so little trust in me.'

'And for good reason.'

'I am deeply hurt.' Tomoyo feigned a look of utter dejection. 'Oh, Ms. Kinomoto, it is a call from Mr. Tanaka. He says that he has chosen a team leader for the Solutions team.'

'Lovely, can I have a name please?'

'Yes.' Tomoyo paused for a moment, focused on her headset. 'His name is Li Syaoran.'

Sakura let out a sigh.

'Would you like me to confirm this decision?' Tomoyo asked. Sakura only gave a light nod, and Tomoyo took off at once.

'So it seems that Mr. Li does have some skills after all.' Sakura murmured to herself, swiveling in her chair to stare out the window once again. Blue skies greeted her over a jungle of buildings and towers, all of varying heights, and the sun shone brightly, almost as if it were laughing at her for walking during the cold earlier. Her eyes fell to the park once again, and she pin pointed the exact location she had been sitting at earlier when Li showed up. The bench was now occupied by a couple deep in the middle of doing something that should definitely be banned in public places. After all, kissing each other like there was no tomorrow was definitely something young children should not see, especially when they were in the middle of the "look-and-copy" stage of their lives.

The phone rang suddenly, and Sakura answered it in that well-practiced, generic voice that all people adopted after answering at least four dozen calls per day. It turned out to be Hiiragizawa Eriol, the owner of one of Kinomoto Corporation's largest rivals. Sakura frowned when she heard Eriol laugh that knowing chuckle of his, and wondered momentarily just what it was Hiiragizawa wanted. She asked him as much, but he only chuckled once more and made a comment about the weather, which infuriated the brunet intensely. Then again, this was Hiiragizawa, Sakura thought to herself, the man who suffered so much from split personalities that Sakura had recommended him to a psychiatrist at one point. Hiiragizawa for his part, only laughed and since then, had been calling Sakura at least thrice per week.

'Hiiragizawa.' Sakura spoke dryly, her patience quickly wearing thin. 'Please tell me there is a reason why you are calling me. Because I will file a lawsuit for harassment against you if there isn't.'

'Eriol!' Hiiragizawa corrected in a childish voice, and Sakura felt like cracking her head against the surface of her mahogany desk. 'My name is Eriol, dear Sakura. And no, there isn't really a reason why I called. But do I really need one? We are such good friends, are we not?'

'Hiiragizawa!' Sakura growled back. 'Firstly, do not ever put my first name and the word "dear" in the same sentence, because it really bothers me. Secondly, we are not friends! How can I ever stress that point enough?'

'It's Eriol, my lady Sakura.' Hiiragizawa continued in that obnoxiously cheery voice of his. 'How many times must I stress that fact to you? And secondly, we've been what you would call business rivals for over ten years now, and I think any rivalry that can last that long a duration is worth considering as friendship.'

'Eriol.' Sakura murmured back, succumbing at last to the man's persistence. 'I am extremely busy, and you are taking up my phone line. If you cannot think of anything worth saying during the next three seconds, then I am hanging up regardless of how rude it may seem to you.'

'Cruelty!' Eriol whimpered in a would-be sad voice. 'She hates me! Actually, can you get fair Tomoyo on the line? She has such a nice voice, and at least she does not attempt to brush me away every two seconds.'

'Tomoyo has a cell phone for a reason you know?' Sakura growled back.

'Care to give me her number?'

'Goodbye Eriol.'

'Wait!' But Sakura hung up anyways, banging the phone down with much more force than necessary. Her hands quickly found their way back to her temple, and she sat for a moment, moving her fingers over and over again in circular movements. That Hiiragizawa was irritating to say the least, she thought, giving her wastepaper basket a savage kick, both irritating and awfully persistent. He reminded her of Li in a way, in fact, the two were so similar that they had to be related somehow. Sakura sighed, leaning back in her chair and staring up at the ceiling, what did she do to deserve this?

'Ms. Kinomoto?' Sakura looked up to see Tomoyo entering the room, her voice slightly concerned. Sakura gave a nod to indicate that she was all right, and Tomoyo sighed slightly before beginning on her report. 'Mr. Li Syaoran has been given the position as leader of the Solutions Team. I have brought you a copy of his resume here, as well as the edited version of the goals of the team. He is currently in the process of getting acquainted with both this company and his team, though that would not take long – his people skills are impeccable.'

'Is that so?' Sakura muttered, taking the clipboard from Tomoyo and flipping through the numerous pages, making notes every so often. Upon seeing the expectant look from her raven-haired secretary, she quirked an eyebrow. 'Yes?'

'He is also very handsome.'

Sakura made a face.

'Tomoyo.' She began in a exasperated tone, but the amethyst-eyed woman interrupted almost immediately.

'He was very eager to meet you.' She said in one of the most cheerful voices Sakura had ever heard. 'He asked me the instant Mr. Tanaka and I were through with giving him his set requirements. I did not give him an exact answer, but he was so nice and polite about it. And did you have an accident during your walk? He asked me if you were feeling okay, and I could only smile it away.'

'It was a small skirmish.' Sakura said, leaning back in her chair. 'Nothing to concern yourself over.'

'But Sakura!' Great, now she was using Sakura's first name, Sakura thought in dismay as Tomoyo continued, her voice alternating between the concerned voice of a mother hen to that of a squealing teenager. 'You always tell me whenever something happens, but you kept this from me! You met Syaoran during your walk didn't you? Isn't he kind and interesting? And he has such unusual eyes too! They were so amber and…intense and…'

'Tomoyo!' Sakura cut in before she got too far. Tomoyo looked offended by the sudden interjection, but Sakura persisted, desperate to steer the conversation back to more tolerable areas. 'Yes, I met Mr. Li in the park, and no, he is more irritating than interesting. However, if you classify that kind of person as interesting, then by all means go ahead, I have no objections. Just, don't share it with me okay?'

Tomoyo made a disgruntled face, straightened her skirt and put on a stony face.

'Of course, Miss Kinomoto.'

Sakura sighed. Now Tomoyo was going to be angry at her, and an angry Tomoyo was something she really did not want to deal with at the moment. Deciding to change the subject quickly before the raven-haired girl became any more angry, Sakura quickly reminded herself of how Eriol had asked for Tomoyo. She told the amethyst-eyed girl as much, and Tomoyo frowned before letting a small smile flit across her face. She quickly excused herself after that, and Sakura was only too glad to let her go.

The door closed behind Tomoyo with a small click and Sakura sighed once again. This was just not her day.

To Be Continued...

AN: Okay, I know that chapter was kind of stupid and nonsensical and plot deprived-ish. Sorry. I promise things will start moving by next chapter, now that Syaoran is working in Sakura's company and all. And the whole Eriol deal...well, I really needed to put in somebody to irritate Sakura, so sorry for his complete out-of-character-ness. As for Tomoyo, well, at least she's finally getting a bit back into character (thinks maybe I should have put in her infamous laugh).

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