Prologue

"Have you found anyone to your liking yet sir?" the woman asked a tall, dark haired man.

"Not yet," Clow Reed responded as he continued to look around at the various children running around.

Clow Reed was a well respected man who ran a boarding house for orphans. The children he cared for were special in that they each possessed special abilities. A magical aura surrounded each child and he taught these children to use their gifts and gave them a home and family.

Clow entered a long hall that served as the orphanages dining room. As he looked around the room, his attention was soon drawn to a far corner where a young girl and a tall young man sat at a table. He used his other sense and saw that the girl had an extremely strong aura for someone her age. The boy also had a little magic from what he could tell, but not enough for any practical use.

The woman in charge noticed where Clow's gaze had settled, and said, "I'm sorry, but those children have to be adopted together."

"Why is that?" Clow asked.

"They are brother and sister, and they refuse to be separated. They haven't been apart since their parents died."

"I see," he said, thinking that if the girl wouldn't come with him without her brother, then he would just have to take them both. He might even be able to teach the boy to use what gifts he has. "I wish to take them both then."

"Both of them!" the woman exclaimed, "You are truly a wonderful man to want to take them both into your home. I will go collect the paperwork," and with that, the woman left.

Clow walked over to the two children he had agreed to take, and saw that they were playing some sort of board game. As he approached, the boy looked up and glared at him. This caught Clow by surprise as he hadn't expected such a young man to have such hard, cold eyes.

Suddenly, the girl squealed that she had won, which caused her older brother to look back at her with a warm smile and softened eyes.

The girl looked up at Clow, just noticing his presence, and smiled, saying, "Hello, my name is Sakura Kinomoto."

"Well hello Sakura," Clow said, and couldn't help but smile at the infectious grin on her face. "My name is Clow Reed. And your name is?" he asked the young man.

The boy stared at him a moment before saying, "Touya Kinomoto."

"Well it's nice to meet you both," he said, still smiling despite the cold welcome.

Just then, the woman returned carrying two folders. "Touya, Sakura," she said, "I have good news for you two. This nice man has agreed to take you both into his home."

"What?!" Touya exclaimed, disbelief written across his face.

"Really?" Sakura's face brightened at the prospect. "You're really going to take us both?" she asked Clow, hope filling her eyes.

"If you don't mind of course," he said, smiling down at her.

"Isn't this great Touya!" Sakura squealed and hugged her brother tightly around his waist.

Touya just mumbled, "yeah, sure," and continued to eye Clow warily.

"Why don't the two of you go pack up your things while we finish the paperwork?" the woman told the children. Sakura pulled Touya out of the room while Clow followed the woman into her office.

"What do you think of that man?" Touya asked Sakura as they packed up what few things they had.

"I like him," she stated simply, "He seems nice. What do you think?"

"I don't know, but he looks a little funny to me," Touya said, sitting down on the bed to think.

"Is that your real eyes or your weird eyes that think he looks funny?" Sakura asked, sitting down next to him.

Touya chuckled at Sakura's term 'weird eyes'. She used it to describe his ability to see into the spirit world, and to see things about people that no one else could.

"Well, let's just give him a chance. Ok?" Sakura asked, looking up at her brother with trust and love in her eyes.

"Yeah, as long as we're together everything will be just fine."

After a hug, they each picked up a suitcase and left to wait by the front door. After a few minutes, Clow and the woman came out and walked out to a car.

Sakura and Touya said goodbye to some of the other children and climbed into the backseat.

Clow sat behind the wheel and started the car. They began their way to a new life.