Here's the next chapter! And thank you for your lovely reviews!! And for the people who also didn't realize it, this story takes place in high school, the same school Touya went in the series. So Sakura and Syaoran and friends are also much older then back then. Hope you don't mind!!

Chapter 4

Ringgg! Ringgg!

Sakura tried to hit the alarm clock and went back to sleep again. The clock continued his noise and Sakura pulled out her fist ones more. When her fist didn't reach the clock, she appeared from under the sheets, trying to see where it had disappeared to. She found it at the other end of the hotel room, and shut it down. Finally really looking at the clock, she shrieked.

'Five past eight already!'

She quickly got dressed and got out of her hotel room. Running back in to her room, she searched for her passport, pen and paper, and took off again.

She ran to school, making a quick detour past a bakery and bought some food. Strange enough, the same tall boy with dark brown hair, was working there, though it was a different bakery.

Eating her sandwiches while she ran, she reached Seijou High-School. Slowing down, she entered the school, and climbed the stairs to room number 114. When she entered, almost everybody was there already, but Terada-sensei was nowhere insight yet.

She sight happily. For once, she was not to late. Her happiness dimmed a bit, when she heard Terada-sensei's voice behind her. Realizing she had just barely made it, she turned around and looked at her teacher, who was, as always, smiling.

'Class, we have a new student from this day forward. Asymia-chan, if you could introduce yourself.'

Sakura stepped into the classroom and turned to see the class. It wasn't a big class, but she didn't like to speak in front of a lot of people.

'Hi, my name is Asymia Sakura. I just moved in this town, and I hope we're going to have a great time together.' The class looked at her, and she felt quite a bit uneasy. But they looked nice, and that soothed her nerves.

'Well, Asymia-chan, you can take place, besides Daidouji-chan in the back by the window. She will show you, in the break, where you can get your school outfit and books. For now you can share her books.'

Sakura walked to the seat. The girl besides her, offered her hand and said 'Hi, I'm Daidouji Tomoyo, I hope we can be friends.'

The girl had a sweet voice, and suddenly she knew that Tomoyo had a beautiful singing voice. "Now where did that thought come from…" The girl had beautiful, long, violet hair. Her eyes sparkled mysteriously when she looked at Sakura.

Terada-sensei started the lessons, and she had no time to talk to her new classmates. In the break, Tomoyo guided her out the class, before she could meet anyone.

'Oh, Asymia-chan, you are so cute! The school uniform would look adorable on you!'

Sakura sweat dropped. 'T-thank you, Daidouji-chan, but you may call me Sakura.'

Tomoyo gave a bright smile. 'And you may call me Tomoyo! So, where do you come from?'

"Ah! Not more of those questions! Can I say where I'm from? Of course, I can't keep lying, I can't live like that."

'I come from Hong Kong.'

'Oh. You really speak our language well, for a Chinese, though you look more like a Japanese. Is Hong Kong nice?'

"More like a Japanese?" 'I don't really like Hong Kong, Tomoeda is much nicer, that's why I moved here. And I learned Japanese on my previous school.'

'Hong Kong is so much bigger then this town…Here we are! The school uniforms are stored here.'

Sakura followed Tomoyo inside. It was a large room, with uniforms hanging all over. Sakura couldn't help but thinking that this were indeed the most adorable uniforms ever. It was quite the same as she was used to, but a bit different. The clothes were in different colors of blue.

Tomoyo grabbed an uniform and handed it over to Sakura. 'Here, try this on, I think it will fit.'

Sakura tried it on, and it indeed fitted well. 'Wow, these uniforms are really nice!'

Tomoyo's smile grew larger. 'Thank you, I designed them!'

Sakura looked rather amazed. 'You designed them? Why is that?'

'I want to be designer after finishing this school. When I first came here, I told them what I wanted to do, and they asked me to design new uniforms. They needed new ones and with that, they gave me a chance to proof myself, while they saved a lot of money.'

Sakura felt happy in her new outfit, and Tomoyo even gave her a schoolbag, were she putted her clothes in. They walked to their classroom again. On their way they picked up Sakura's new schoolbooks and talk about everything they could think of.

Back in the classroom, Terada-sensei was just asking the class if they knew a place for Sakura to stay. Everybody looked at her, while a few hands raised.

'There is a large waiting list for the rooms you can rent if you go to college. But you can at least try it there.' A girl with brown hair, tided up is two tails proclaimed.

'I now a very cheap hotel were you can stay until you find a place to stay.' A boy with his eyes nearly closed said. 'Do you know how the first hotel existed? It is said that there was a bed-maker, who made beds for everybody. But in the end, he had to many beds left, and he had put all those beds in one house. One day, he had found several people sleeping in his many beds, and he wanted them to pay him, for sleeping there and…'

The boy was interrupted by the girl with the two tails, who gave him a bump on the head while muttering 'It's a lie, it's a lie!'.

Another girl, with big glasses, opted something totally different. 'There is an old mansion just outside the town. It's empty for years now, so I think nobody will mind if your going to live there. Some even say there are ghost wondering there.' The girl pushed her glasses further up her nose, while her eyes sparkled from excitement.

Sakura paled and nearly shrieked. She ha-hated ghosts.

A girl with a bit curly brown hair opted a bit more intelligent. 'The Kinomoto-family always had student in their house, but this year there weren't any volunteers. For a small amount each month, they would take you in. And it's not very far from school either.'

Sakura smiled happily, that would certain be an option. Terada smiled proudly at the girl, who lightly blushed and looked down.

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After school, Tomoyo's friends introduced themselves to Sakura. Chiharu, the girl with the tails, Naoko, the girl with the glasses, Rika, the girl with the curled hair and Takashi, the boy with his nearly closed eyes.

After talking a bit, Tomoyo suggested to stop at the Kinomoto resident on their way home, and with these words, Sakura said goodbye to the group and went of with Tomoyo. They followed the directions Rika gave and they past a ice-cream store, were Sakura bought two strawberry ice-creams while Tomoyo waited outside. Sakura frowned when the same boy from the bakery's also worked here. He just stared back at her.

Eating their ice-cream, they continued their way. Soon they saw the house they had been searching for and rang the bell. A tall man with brown hair and glasses opened the door, wondering who that could be. His eyes lingered for a moment on Sakura, before he spoke.

'Where can I help you with, young ladies?' He had a gentle voice, and Sakura liked him immediately.

Tomoyo spoke before Sakura could open her mouth. 'Hello, Kinomoto-san. Is it correct you still have a room available?'

'Well, yes, I have. Daidouji-san, isn't it? And who might you be, young lady?' he said, turning to Sakura.

'Asymia Sakura, Kinomoto-san.' Sakura answered.

'Nice to meet you, Asymia-san, I'm Kinomoto Fujitaka. If you both will come in, we can talk about the room I let out on hire.'

They followed the man inside. It was a regular house, but Sakura thought it felt like a real home. Real homes were hard to find, they mostly didn't feel good. But here, everything was clean and clear. On a table in the kitchen stood a photograph of a beautiful young lady. You could see there where people living here, but it wasn't a big mess.

In the living room, they sat down, while Kinomoto-san brought some thee and a self made cake. Eating slowly, Kinomoto asked some questions.

'So, who of the both of you wanted to rent a room?'

Sakura looked up from her cake, which was delicious, and answered. 'That would be me. I just come to this town, and right now I'm staying in an hotel. But I'm planning to stay here for a while, so I need a place to settle down.'

'Well, if you can pay the rent, and if my son agrees, I see no reason to say no. You seem like a nice girl and we can use a female hand in this house.' Kinomoto smiled, but managed to look a bit sad at the same time.

They talked about the conditions, and the price of the rent. They took a look around the house and saw the room she could rent. When everything was agreed – she could bring her stuff this evening, if his son agreed – someone entered the front door.

'That would probably be my son.' Fujitaka said smiling. He thought the girl would fit in well in this family, and by that, he wanted to check something about this girl. He wouldn't talk about his suspicions, until his son would think in the same directions.

A tall boy entered a few moments later the living room. Sakura looked at him and nearly shrieked. 'You!'

The boy frowned, but did laugh. 'What a warm welcome. I must say, I didn't expect to see you here as well.' He gave her his hand to introduce himself. 'Kinomoto Touya is the name.'

'Asymia Sakura.' Sakura still frowned, a bit amazed. This was the same boy, as from the two bakery's and the ice-cream shop. 'I came here with the question if could rent the room.'

Fujitaka interrupted their little chat. 'Hello Touya, with your approval, Asymia-san may rent the room. Come, we have to discus this in private.'

The two men left the room for a moment, leaving Sakura and Tomoyo alone. Tomoyo was quite excited. 'Oh, Sakura-chan, you really must take this chance. They seem so nice, and you room is so beautiful, it fits you perfectly!'

Sakura smiled, but she agreed. This was her one chance. The room that could be hers, was large, with yellow walls and a wooden floor. In the far left corner stood a bed with pink sheets and on the right stood a desk and a game computer. The curtains had a lovely pink color.

When Sakura looked at her, she realized that Tomoyo was holding a camera and was filming her. "Where did she got that camera from this instant?" She sweat dropped, but all Tomoyo said was 'Kawaii!!' (cute)

The Kinomoto's came back and proclaimed that she could rent the room. Sakura shouted of joy while Tomoyo filmed it al.

'You can bring your stuff this evening if you want. Do you want to eat here tonight as well?' Fujitaka asked. He smiled over Sakura's joy.

'Oh, if that would be alright, I'd love to!' Sakura said.

'Okay, then we will make something and make sure your room is set right.'

'Thanks! Then I'll be going now to get my stuff. Thank you so much!' Sakura proclaimed. She was so exited!

When Sakura and Tomoyo left the house, she nearly melted from joy. After a few minutes she realized she was cold. Tomoyo saw it and asked 'Where is your jacket?'

'I don't have on here. I left it back in Hong Kong.' Sakura answered, while her tooth's chattered.

'AH! Then I can make you a new one! Oh, I have the perfect design for you. You just watch, tomorrow you have a new jacket!' Tomoyo shouted happily. 'Oh oh oh!'

Half way, Tomoyo went a different way, the one to her own home.

'See you tomorrow! Thanks for your help!' Sakura shouted after her.

Trying to remember which way to go, Sakura walked to the hotel. She was really happy, because she hadn't expect to settle down this quick. She had to thank Rika for her advise tomorrow.

When she reached the hotel, she grabbed her stuff and signed out by the reception. Luckily, she didn't lose to much money in her stay at the hotel. She would need all she got, to pay her room and school. Walking back, she realized it was already getting dark. She quickened her pace, in the dark could lure all kind of things.

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Touya was making dinner, while his dad was setting Sakura's new room right. When he came down, he helped Touya with dinner and laid the table.

'Does the girl remind you of someone, dad?' Touya asked.

'Hm? Oh, yes…she does actually.' Fujitaka looked a bit dazed, and was acting so as well. Sakura did remind him of someone. His wife who died so many years ago, looked just like her. The picture on the table was a picture of her. Nadeshiko was her name, and she used to be a model. She had the very same eyes as this girl, Sakura.

'What do you think, Touya?'

Touya frowned but didn't hesitate to talk about what he knew. 'I think she resembles our own Sakura to much. When we entered the room for the second time, I saw mothers spirit around her. Mom doesn't show herself often, so why now? And she looked so happy…'

Touya looked at his dad, and saw he believed his son. Touya always had the ability to see spirits. He mostly saw his mother, and sometimes he even talked to her. His mother helped him that way, to live his live without a real mother next to him.

'Maybe…' Fujitaka began, but Touya interrupted him.

'We can only know for sure, if she indeed has the book. Don't put to much hope in her, dad. She may not be our Sakura, but just a girl who resembles her.' And with those words, the discussion was closed.

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