Disclaimer: I do NOT own Cardcaptor Sakura or any of it's characters.

Finally the bell rang signifying it was lunch time. Sakura was just about to go to meet her brother when Tomoyo called out to her.

"Sakura, do you want to sit with us?" she asked gesturing to her friends sitting under the cherry blossom tree.

Sakura thought for a moment and looked at Tomoyo's friends. There was a blue haired guy that was calmly eating while being yelled at by a girl with jet black hair put into two buns at the side. Syaoran was also there eating his lunch ignoring the girls that were swooning at him. She agreed to sit with them and went over.

"This is Meiling Li," Tomoyo said pointing to the black haired girl. "that's Eriol Hiiragizawa and you know Syaoran already right?" Sakura nodded.

"You may call me Eriol my dear Sakura-chan. That is if I may call you that?" the blue haired boy said, smiling flirtatiously. She nodded and Meiling snorted at Eriol's flirting.

"Don't mind him. He flirts with everyone all the time." She said "I'm Meiling, as Tomoyo said, and yes, you can call me by my first name." extending her hand.

Sakura shook it. "You can call me Sakura too, Meiling-chan." They all felt that Sakura fitted well in their group and they liked her instantly. A bond was formed on that day between those 5 people. A bond that would never be broken. Not in this lifetime.

All the girls around them felt envious that Sakura, who was a new student, was quickly accepted into their group. Their attention was quickly diverted to Eriol who was on one knee giving flowers to a blushing Tomoyo.

Sakura leaned over to whisper something to Meiling. "Are they--"

"A couple?" Meiling finished. "Yeah seems that way huh? Eriol may flirt with a lot of people but his heart belongs to Tomoyo. He's been courting her for a while now and she hasn't answered him yet. But he can be really persistent and it's fun watching his attempts to woo her." Sakura nodded in understanding.

"Eriol, I really think that you should stop giving me gifts." Tomoyo said softly

"Only when I find the tear that I dropped in the ocean, will I stop loving you, my beautiful Tomoyo-chan." He answered giving her a box of chocolates.

"He sure knows how to treat a girl." Meiling declared. Sakura nodded in affirmation and Syaoran was looking at her with amusement.

"Sakura-chan." Someone said

They all turned around and saw a gray haired guy with glasses waving at her.

"Yukito-san!" Sakura exclaimed

He walked over to her. "Touya has been looking for you."

"Oh my gosh! I complete forgot!"she said and she smacked her forehead. "Would you excuse me please." And she followed Yukito to the table where Touya was sitting

"Where were you!" he yelled.

"Sorry. I lost track of time. I was sitting with my new friends." And she pointed to Tomoyo and the others. By now, everyone was staring at them and ignoring their lunches. Touya looked to where she was pointing and suddenly his eyes widened.

"Sakura Kinomoto." He whispered suddenly aware that people were watching them. "Why are there boys sitting with you!"

"Because they're my friends." She said simply "Do you have a problem with that?" she asked glaring at him.

"Yes I do! First day of school and you're hanging out with the most popular boys in school! I cannot allow this." He said crossly

"I'm still sitting with them. And you can't do anything about it." She stuck her tongue out at him and walked back.

Touya stared at her stubborn sister. He saw her walk back to her friends. She was laughing freely. He preferred a smiling Sakura than an angry one. But he did NOT like those boys and he glared at them.

"Touya, I think we should leave Sakura alone and eat our lunch quietly over there." Yukito said pointing to a spot farthest away from Sakura.

"No." he replied. "Come on Yukito. We're eating with Sakura." He marched over to her group of friends.

Yukito sighed. 'Might as well make sure he doesn't cause too much trouble.' And he followed him.

"Sakura." Touya started. "Yukito and I are eating with you whether you like it or not." And he sat down beside her, arms crossed.

"Hello. I'm Yukito Tsukishiro and that's Touya Kinomoto. I'm sorry for my friend's rudeness but may we sit with you please?" Everyone nodded and he sat down beside Touya.

Sakura was frustrated. Tomoyo, Meiling, Eriol and Syaoran were nervous under Touya's watchful eye.

"You're making them uncomfortable!" Sakura whispered furiously in Touya's ear

"Don't mind me." Touya said to them "Just act as if I'm not here." And he proceeded to observe them.

"Well, my mom gave me this cool video camera." Tomoyo said showing it to them. "And I've decided that Sakura will be my main subject for my videos!"

Sakura tilted her head to the side. "Hoe?"

"You just looked super kawaii when I was videotaping you! The first time you entered the classroom, the time Kinomoto-san called you and especially the race. That's my favorite so far!"

Everyone sweatdropped and Sakura's face was really red.

"Race? What race?" Yukito asked

Meiling finally spoke up. "The race between Sakura and Syaoran. It was really cool! You wouldn't know who would win. In the end Syaoran won. But it was a really close match. I can't even keep up with him that much!"

"I can't say I'm that surprised. Sakura's really good in sports." Yukito said

"It's her only redeeming quality." Touya said dryly and Sakura glared at him

"Really?" Eriol asked "What kind of sports?"

"Almost everything! In fact she won practically every contest there was in her old school during sports day and she was head cheerleader!" Yukito said enthusiastically

"Wow! That's so cool Sakura!" Tomoyo gushed "Could you do me a favor?"

"Umm, sure. What is it?" Sakura asked nervously

"Stand over there please." Tomoyo said pointing to a place a few meters away.

She stood up and walked over to the spot. "Like this?"

"Exactly." Everyone was staring at her.

"Now what?" She asked conscious of the stares she was getting.

"Could you do a cheerleading routine?" Tomoyo said holding up her video camera and smiling widely.

"Uh sure."

Everyone was looking at Tomoyo now and decided not to comment on it since she looked so happy. Instead, they turned their attention to Sakura.

"Ready?" Tomoyo asked

Sakura gave her a thumbs up and started doing a series of cartwheels, back flips and even somersaults in the air. Everyone applauded when she was finished and Tomoyo was ecstatic with all the footage that she got. Sakura sat down once again.

"So, which club are you joining Sakura?" Yukito asked.

"Cheerleading club." Touya answered for her. Yukito looked at him questioningly. "It's the only club that is only for girls and I can keep an eye on her even while playing soccer."

"I'm so glad that you approve, Touya." Sakura said wryly "I was thinking of trying out."

"Well, there's a sign up sheet posted on the bulletin board beside the cafeteria." Meiling said

Sakura stood up. "Okay. So I'll sign up and get my lunch at the same time."

"Wait!" Touya said "You might get lost. Yukito, go with her and get me some lunch too." Yukito stood up and accompanied Sakura. She sighed in exasperation and proceeded to go in the building with him.

"What are your intentions with Sakura? Hmm?" Touya asked as soon as they were out of earshot.

"Well, we plan to be friends with her." Syaoran suddenly said sarcastically. He didn't know why, but he had this urge to argue with the older boy.

Touya turned to look at him. "A wise acre eh?" Touya's face all of a sudden became serious. "Listen, if anyone of you hurts Sakura, I will personally beat that person up. No exceptions. Got it?" and he looked at Sakura's new friends.

"Touya!" he turned around and saw Sakura running over carrying their lunches. She saw the nervous faces of her friends and she narrowed her eyes.

"What did you do?" she asked Touya, giving him his food.

"Nothing. Just simply getting to know them." And he took a bite out of his lunch.

"Touya, you better leave us alone." Sakura said

"Or what?"

Sakura whispered something in his ear and Touya eyes widened. He quickly stood up, got his lunch and beckoned Yukito to follow him.

"What did you say to him Sakura?" Tomoyo asked curiously.

Sakura grinned. "That's a secret."

They all laughed and continued to eat their lunches. The bell rang and they quickly cleaned up after themselves. Sakura stood up to throw her trash. Tomoyo and Meiling nudged Syaoran and Eriol pushed him towards Sakura. He glared at them and Sakura turned around only to come face to face with him.

"Hoe? Oh! What is it Syaoran?" she asked

Syaoran looked at the ground and shuffled his feet. "We were, umm, wondering if you would like to, umm, come with us to, uhh, watch a movie on Saturday?" Sakura saw Tomoyo, Eriol and Meiling all nodding in the background.

"Are you sure? After all, you just met me. You don't have to invite me just because I'm new and all." She said uncertainly.

"Nonsense!" Eriol said "We wouldn't invite you if we didn't want to be your friends."

"Yes. Plus we want to get to know you better." Tomoyo said

"Umm, sure. I'll come."

"Great! Do you know where the mall is?" Meiling asked. Sakura shook her head. "Well then we're going to have to pick you up. Where do you live?" Sakura gave her address as they all walked back to their classroom. They sat down just as the teacher came in.

"Hello class. Today we're going to learn about…"

After School-

Sakura was putting her books in her bag. Everyone had left the classroom already, leaving her all alone. The door slid opened and an amber eyed boy entered the classroom.

"Hello Syaoran!"

"Wha--? Oh hello Sakura. I just, umm, forgot my book." He went over to his desk and started rummaging through his things.

"Are you okay? You seem out of breath." Sakura asked, concerned.

Syaoran blushed. "Umm, well, Touya and Yukito are outside and mobs of girls were swarming around them. It was really hard to get through without hurting them."

"Is that why I heard a lot of screaming? No wonder." she murmured "Anyway, it was really nice of you to not harm the girls." She said smiling at him.

He looked at her and was lost in her emerald-green pools. Sakura too, was drowning in his deep, amber orbs. The two of them were gazing into each others eyes until the door slid open once again and in came Touya and Yukito out of breath and worn out. They snapped out of their trance and went back to what they were doing with Touya looking at them suspiciously.

"I was just about to leave." Syaoran mumbled. He picked up his book and muttered a good bye to Sakura.

"I don't like him." Touya said to himself

"What was that?" Sakura asked

"Nothing."

Yukito sat on a chair. "So, how do we get out?" he said staring at the pack of girls outside. Touya sighed. "There's no other way. We'll have to attack them head on."

"Or," Sakura said "we could exit through the window!" She peered through the window and her face suddenly fell. "Oh no! There are girls outside too. Not as much as the ones here but still a lot."

"Sakura's our main priority. We have to get her home safe." Yukito said

Touya furrowed his eyebrows and thought for a moment. "We'll have to separate. I'll exit through the window and have them chase me to the right side. Yukito, you take Sakura and leave through the door. Run as fast as you can and don't look back. Once you get out of the building, Yukito run towards the left side. Sakura, immediately proceed to exit the school gate and wait for us at the street corner. Got it?"

"What about you guys?" Sakura asked worried about them.

"Don't worry about us. We'll be fine." He opened the window

Sakura slung her backpack over her shoulder. "Are you sure?"

"Positive" Yukito said and smiled at her.

"Ready?" Touya asked. They both nodded. "Let's exit through the window!" he yelled loud enough for the girls to hear.

"Did you hear that? They're going out through the window!"

The girls scrambled to get outside. 'Well, here I go.' He opened the window and jumped out.

"There he is!"

"After him!"

Screams could be heard but were ignored by everyone else since this happened every single day.

Touya ran quickly trying to buy time for Sakura and Yukito to get out. Yukito opened the door and they immediately ran toward the exit. When they reached the outside, he waved at her briefly and continued to run toward the left.

"It's Yukito!"

"He's going the other way!"

"Sakura run!" he yelled while being chased.

She ran as fast as he could and reached the school gates. She turned left heading for the street. She saw her friends standing there talking to each other.

"Sakura!" Tomoyo yelled and waved at her.

She waved back and jogged over to them.

"Are you okay?" Eriol asked "You're sweating." And he gave her his handkerchief. She accepted it gratefully and Syaoran glared at him.

"What happened?" Syaoran asked

"Touya" she panted "Yukito—girls—run—wait—here."

"What?" Meiling asked, confused

"She said that Touya and Yukito were being chased by girls and told her to wait for them here." Syaoran said simply.

Sakura nodded at him and agreed with his answer giving him a thumbs up.

"Must be hard being the girlfriend of the most popular boy in school." Meiling sighed

"What!" Sakura exclaimed "I'm not his girlfriend! That's disgusting!"

"You're not?" Tomoyo asked

"Of course not. I love him. But only in that he's-my-brother-so-I-have-to-love-him sort of way."

"He's your brother?" Eriol asked

"Yeah. Why? Did it look like I was his girlfriend? Eew!"

"It would explain his over protectiveness plus the don't-hurt-Sakura-or-I'll-beat-you-up speech he gave us." Eriol said thinking things over.

All of a sudden, Sakura's cellphone rang. "Hello?"

"Sakura?" a soft, raspy voice answered

"Touya?"

"Yeah. I'm stuck here. I can't get out or they'll see me. So you go ahead okay? You do know where our apartment is right?"

"Yes. Be careful."

"I will." And he hung up.

Sakura put her phone back in her bag. "Touya's stuck somewhere. Guess I have to walk home by myself."

"We'll walk you home." Meiling said

Sakura looked at them. "Are you sure?"

"Of course." Tomoyo said smiling at her.

In front of Sakura's apartment-

"You guys wanna come in?" Sakura asked

Eriol adjusted his eyeglasses. "We'd love to."

They entered the apartment. "Make yourselves at home." They sat down on the couch. Sakura went in the kitchen and started preparing snacks for her guests. Tomoyo stood up and looked at the photographs hanging on the walls. There was one with Sakura, Touya and an older man wearing glasses, who she assumed was their father. 'Wonder where her mother is?' she thought and moved on to the other pictures. Sakura on top of a human pyramid in a cheerleading uniform, a little Sakura underneath a cherry blossom tree waving. There were also some of Touya or Yukito, or Sakura, Touya, Yukito and the older man that he saw earlier. She didn't see their mother in any of the photographs. Until she came to the last frame. It was probably the biggest one. There was a picture of a young woman with flowing gray hair, an enchanting smile and eyes just like Sakura's. Deep, innocent and expressive. Everyone was staring at the picture.

"That's my mom. She's really pretty isn't she?" Sakura said as she entered the room carrying a tray of sandwiches and sodas. She set it in front of them and they all took a piece. "She's not here anymore." She stared at the picture wistfully "But I believe she's in a better place."

They remained silent for a long time, quietly eating and sipping their drinks. Finally Tomoyo broke the silence.

"So Sakura, when are the try outs for the cheerleading club? I would love to film it!"

"Tomorrow. To tell you the truth I'm really nervous."

"Why?" Meiling asked "It's pretty obvious that you're gonna pass."

Sakura rubbed the back of her head. "I'm not that good. Plus it's really nerve racking."

"Why don't we accompany tomorrow?" Eriol said "You know, for moral support."

"Are you sure?" Sakura asked and they all nodded. "Thanks! I would really appreciate that."

The door swung open and in came Yukito. "Sakura? Good. You made it back!"

"Yukito are you okay? You're sweating a lot." Sakura said handing him a glass of water.

He took it gratefully. "I'm fine but it's Touya you should be more worried about. The last time I saw him, he was hiding in a broom closet."

"He'll be fine." Sakura said carelessly

Yukito suddenly took notice of her guests and greeted them. Seeing as they weren't properly introduced, Sakura introduced them to each other.

"It's getting late." Tomoyo said looking at her watch. "We should get going."

"Okay. I'll see you guys tomorrow!" Sakura said seeing them out the door.

"Bye Sakura!" They all said.

Sakura began to prepare dinner while Yukito set the table. The door swung open. Touya came in. His uniform ripped in some parts and he was missing a shoe.

"Touya! Are you okay?" Yukito asked

Sakura looked at him. "What happened? Where's your shoe?"

He said nothing and trudged towards the bathroom and slammed the door. Sakura walked over and knocked on the bathroom door. "Touya? Are you okay? Give me your uniform so I can fix it." He opened the door and stepped out wearing fresh clothes. "It's alright, I can fix it myself." He sat down on the dining table, picked up the newspaper and started reading it.

Sakura walked over and sat across Touya. "Touya, I think you shouldn't sit with us anymore." She cringed as she waited for an answer.

He looked up from the paper. "I don't think so." And he continued reading.

"Please?" she begged.

"Give me a good reason why I should leave you alone with those hooligans." he said setting the paper down.

Sakura looked him in the eye. "One, they're NOT hooligans. Two, you're scaring them away. And three, you're fan club will be furious with me. Extremely furious."

He thought it over. He didn't really care about the first two reasons but the third one really got to him. He knows what they would do to girls who got near him. Shaking his head he finally gave in to her request. "Fine. Have it your way."

Sakura's eyes lit up. "Thanks!" And she hugged him tightly.

"Gross. Monster germs!"

Yukito laughed and set the food in front of the fighting siblings. Sakura sat down on her seat and they proceeded to eat dinner.

A/N--- Hey, sorry I took so long to update. Anyway, I might not be able to write that quickly anymore because school's starting again and I'm not allowed to use the computer during weekdays. But I will most definitely finish it because I hate that feeling that when I start something and it's not finished I can't sleep sometimes because of this. Anyway, I hope you guys like this chapter. I know it might stink a little. I swear I was banging my head on the table for ideas. So, review please. But I'm not pressuring you to do so. I really don't like being a bother to other people. That's about it. Bye!