Disclaimer: I do not own CCS. What did you expect? I'm not the lucky owner… I never was lucky on anything… huhuhu…. Put it this way, at least I own the plot and SOME of the characters… ones not on the original storyline… That's a good start I gues…

Summary: AU You started out as friends… best of friends to be exact, not knowing nor sure of how you really feel for each other. Then, suddenly, a girl appears and she starts drifting you apart from each other. Worst of all… she's your sister. How can you admit how you feel for him then? How… without breaking your own sister's heart?


EVERYTHING YOU ARE

Chapter 1: A Sisterly Favor

"Sakura Kinomoto…" the teacher called, obvious that he wasn't happy someone was late. "Sakura Kinomoto!" he shouted again when nobody answered the third time he called, stress veins visible in his olden neck. The teacher was already in his late 40's with his almost gray, shabby hair and dreaded, hazel eyes. It was no surprise to his students how cranky he could get.

The door burst open and in came a girl with long, auburn hair, with nice, attractive curls on its end, emerald green eyes, calm and charming, and a feminine and kind built face. "Sorry…" she murmured upon seeing the gloomy expression on the teacher's face.

The teacher sighed and closed his eyes in dismay. He nodded at the girl and shook his head. "Go to your seat Ms. Kinomoto…" he said lazily.

Sakura took her seat beside the familiar face, grinning playfully at her when she arrived. It was her best friend, Syaoran Li. She'd known him since childhood. They're childhood friends. His messy chestnut brown hair and amber eyes have always been there to remind her who he is. He's playful grin, charming smile, and cute face, also gave him a way to be recognized.

"Don't give me that grin, Syao" Sakura warned him sarcastically.

Syaoran chuckled at her trademark response.

"You know, I hate it when you do that…" she added as she turns her eyes to the teacher in front, pretending to listen.

"And that's why I love doing it, Sakura…chan" he answered intelligently, trying to make a point.

Sakura giggled silently as she eyed the teacher's handwriting. It wasn't that understandable alright, it never was.

After all the boring talks at school, Syaoran and Sakura were happy to go. They said their good-byes and walked together home, the way they always do.

"So, how's Meiling doing, huh?" Sakura teased as she opened up the topic. Meiling was Syaoran's crush since the 5th grade and ever since, she has been.

Syaoran shrugged, Sakura noticed, and said nothing. "I'm sorry…" she simply said when the silence filled.

"It's alright, I know you didn't mean to…" Syaoran assured her. "It's just that…it reminds me how my first crush dumped me…" he said as he smiled at his best friend who was left guilty beside him.

Prue stayed silent. She had forgotten how the girl Meiling dumped her best friend.

'It's about two years now… anyone could have forgotten, right?' she thought helplessly.

"Hey, wanna go to see Tomoyo?" he asked, changing the subject with the urging that he really needed to.

"Not today Syao-kun, I've got some… chores to do… so…" she said as she looked at Syaoran with a tired face.

Syaoran eyed her suspisciously in return, unsure whether to believe her reason or not.

"I do," she replied, getting the hint. 'Not…' she corrected in her thoughts.

"Oh, sure… maybe next time then… I'll just walk you home," he answered with a smile, knowing that his best friend was lying for some reason.

Sakura smiled as they continue to walk towards her house.

'Wish I knew why she does that…' he thought, keeping the wonder to himself.

When they reached the front door of the old Japanese-styled house, well, with the exception of the chairs and the beds of course, even the dining table, Sakura smiled and bid her best friend goodbye as she entered.

Upon entering the house, Sakura hanged her pink sweater in the hanger by the door and started for the door.

"Sakura-chan, is that you?" her mother's voice, Nadeshiko Kinomoto, echoed in the house. Her hair was long, shiny and gray, her eyes emerald green and sparkling despite the fact that she's already 38.

"Hai, Okasan!" she shouted back as she goes up the stairs, her feet not making a single sound on the wooden floor.

When she reached the top of the stairs, a sarcastic face welcomed her.

"Hey, sis…" the girl, looking exactly like Sakura, except for her straight hair, and her hazel eyes, looking sly and evil instead of the kind emerald orbs. It was her twin sister,Yuri.

"Leave me alone Yuri…" she answered carelessly, revealing how bad her mood was, or rather how unhappy she was to see her.

"Don't talk to me like that… sis…" she answered, rather irritated of how Sakura had reacted upon seeing her.

Sakura simply shrugged.

"I'm older than you, you know," she added as she watched Sakura passed by her with a gloomy mood. She had always make it a point to rub in her two-minute gap when they were born.

"Not quite, sis, Only by… I dunno… two minutes?" she answered annoyingly as she enters her own room.

Yuri raised an eyebrow.

"It's not like I'm gonna call you onesan o anything, that's not gonna happen…" she added as she closes the door behind her.

Yuri followed closely behind and opened the door of Sakura's room. "Hey Sakura, can I ask you a favor?" she asked as she sits on her twin sister's bed.

Sakura was shocked of her sudden entrance. "Hey!" she ahouted at her.

Yuri sighed insultingly, her 'well?' expression visible on her face.

Sakura took the hint and simply answered, "Depends on what kind of favor you're looking for," as she took a sit in front of her computer.

Yuri smiled victoriously of how she had gotten through her sister's narrow-headedness. "It's more of the talk-to-someone-for-me kind of favor," she explained straight to the point. She have always been the frank one.

Sakura, honestly, was a little relieved of how simply the favor was.

'Thank God it's nothing embarrassing,' she thought with a sigh. "O–kay, now, it depends on who you want me to talk to and why," she decided to answered back as she brushed a hair off of her face and tucking it behind her ears.

Yuri bacame a little uneasy and was not so sure if she could get through with saying it to her sister, but soon decided that it there is nothing to it… exactly because… she's her sister. "It's a guy at school and… I kinda like him but…" Yuri started nervously but was cut off.

"You get nervous and tongue tied around him, I know… believe me, I know," Sakura finished for her with a teasing face, probably a little of the twin bond thingy working.

"… Yeah…" she admitted shyly.

Sakura smirked and shook her head.

"So, will you do it?… for me?" she asked as she puts on the I-know-you'll-do-it-for-me look on her face.

Sakura shrugged, she's been doing it a lot since she started talking to her. She didn't know what to do with the scheme her twin sister has running on her mind.

"I dunno, he'll know it's me, we don't have the same eye color you know," Sakura answered simply making a point that it wouldn't work out at all, and at the same time trying to get herself out of the plan.

"Hey…" Yuri started as she runs outside to her room.

Soon, she came back with a contact lens container in her hand.

Sakura sighed deeply.

'Oh no…' she thought desperately as Yuri handed the container to her.

"That's why we bought this remember?" Yuri said, willing to make her sister work for her.

"But you know what happened the last time we used that," she reminded her, a solid no on the tone of her voice.

Yuri pouted.

"The guy you liked was like… I-can't-believe-this-is-happening freaked out," she added as she returns the contact lenses.

"I know Sakura, but please… please do it," Yuri pleaded, her face still pouting. "And besides, I know it'll be different this time…" she added as she forced the contact lenses into Sakura's hand in insistance. "Believe me…"

Sakura sighed, yet again, and shook her head, knowing that the favor her sister was asking is impossible to work. Besides the fact that they have tried it before, something inside of her was telling her so.

'My twin sense is working its way out again... But what can I do?' she thought in despair, sighing at the inevitable fact. "Okay… what can I do about it anyway…" she finally answered, giving to her sister's plea for help.

"Yata!" Yuri shouted like a child, unlikely of her. She hugged Sakura, another miracle, and smiled at her thoughtfully with the thank-you-thank-you-thank-you-dear-sister look written all over her face.

Sakura shook her head with a sigh despite all the gratitude her sister is showing.

"So, who's the guy? Is he dark and handsome?" Sakura simply decided to tease her. "C'mon, tell me… how can I talk to him if I don't know who he is?" she added, making a point.

Yuri stayed silent for a few minutes, unsure of what to say. "It's Li-kun… actually…" she finally answered shyly.

Sakura was dumbstrucked.

Syaoran was her best friend… and well… she has nothing over the fact that her sister like her best friend… it's just that… it'll just be weird having him as her sister's lover and her best friend.

'Why of all people?' she thought in disbelief. "S-Syaoran…kun?" she manage to ask, her eyes widened.

Yuri nodded, not knowing how to respond to her sister's reaction. "Thanks again sis!" she simply shouted as she walks out the room, practically jumping for joy.

Sakura watched her leap out the door. She lay down her bed and sighed deeply. "What am I going to do…" she whispered tiredly. 'He'll find out… I'm sure of it…' she added in thought as she drifted of to sleep.


Okay, first chappie! Please review for me, I know it's not as good as all the others but, please give me comments and suggestions. I'm open for change. Thanks!