Ok well here is Chapter 2 of The Finding, I hope you guys like it. 'this' means thinking.
Disclaimer: Cardcaptor Sakura does not belong to me, but this story does so don't take it. On with the story.
The FindingCH.2: Shadows
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On the way to school her thoughts involuntarily turned to the strange dream. She bit her lip- the dream was a premonition and she knew it. But what had it meant? She could make no decision about it. The dream by itself hadn't been unnerving, what had been was the fact that she knew the eyes of the boy. They resembled—well no, they were identical— to Li Syaoran's. No one else had eyes that shade of brown.
'Or eyes that are so beautiful' she thought unconsciously.
She blinked, 'Li-kun?'
There was no more time to think about it, for at that moment she heard a chorus of familiar voices calling her name. Spinning around gracefully on her skates she saw Tomoyo, Rika, Naoko, and Chiharu running towards her.
"Good-morning everyone!" she yelled enthusiastically.
"Good-morning Sakura-chan! You're here early today- what could be the reason for this miracle?" Rika responded.
"Ri-KA!" they yelled in unison, to the dismay of a blushing Sakura.
"Whhaaat?! I mean it! Sakura-chan getting to school an hour early is as close to a miracle as you can get."
"Well yea, but you're not supposed to say anything about it..." Chiharu said.
Everyone shook their heads agreeing with her.
"Traitors!" Sakura yelled only half sarcastically.
"Now, now, calm down. No matter what, this is a special occasion," smiled Tomoyo. "We should be praising Sakura-chan for having accomplished such a great feat. I wish I had remembered to bring my camera. I could have got this all on tape!"
Everyone looked at her and shook their heads. Sakura blushed crimson.
"Hey everybody why don't we race?! Last one to class is a rotten-egg!" And before they knew what was happening Sakura raced away like a bullet at break-neck speed. They chased after her, panting as they tried to catch up.
"That's not fair Sakura-chan! You've got skates!"
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Sakura skated on, she was happy for the silence. She had left the girls far behind, and could no longer hear there screams of protest.
'That dream...why Li-kun? Why Li-kun of all people?'
It was strange. She had half expected him to return to Hong Kong after all the Clow Cards had been collected, but strangely he hadn't. He had graduated from Tomoedo Elementary, and moved on to Seijou High with everyone else. But he kept his distance now, becoming silent and detached once they had entered High School. He hardly ever talked to her, and almost never returned her greetings, he didn't seem to even notice her existence. It hurt...a lot. She liked Li-kun, but he didn't treat her as a friend. He might have forgotten all the things they went through for all she knew.
'Why should I care anyways? I don't need him... I have Tomoyo and all my other friends.'
But she did care. A lot. The infuriating part was that she had no idea why.
'Because you love him my dear...' something in her said.
"Sakura, you are an idiot." She whispered under her breath.
She skated into the school, letting out a breath that ruffled her bangs.
'I'm not going to think about him anymore... he's ruined my mood.'
Sakura did not notice the figure standing in the shadows of the cheery trees just outside the school. The light danced across his features and illuminated his face, causing his amber eyes to glow.
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Li Syaoran shouldered his bag, and walked onto campus, ignoring the admiring stares girls were casting his way.
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Syaoran's POVSyaoran watched Sakura skate inside, her figure growing smaller as she entered the building and finally disappearing.
He sighed. 'Just what was I doing?'
On his way to school, he had passed by Sakura's house. He had absolutely no idea as to how that had happened, seeing as his normal route to school came nowhere near there.
Coincidence? Or...maybe something else...but he refused to consider that possibility. Seeing her set off, he had been taken with the sudden decision to follow her, to make sure she got to school safely. Sakura had been on her roller blades, true, but he hadn't spent years being chased around Tokyo by Touya for nothing. It had not been too hard to keep sight of her and yet not be seen. While he knew it was an outright crazy thing to do, common sense had been overruled by his heart. He just hadn't cared.
Slapping his forehead, he grimaced horribly. 'Listen to me...I must be mad...'
He should have returned to Hong Kong a long time ago, but had been unable to do so. There was something, well more like someone, keeping him here. And surprisingly it wasn't Yukito-san. No, it was someone else. And he knew exactly who she was.
Kinomoto Sakura.
He knew exactly how important she was to him, and did not trouble himself to try and think otherwise. However, he had been, and still was, completely unable to tell her anything about his true feelings. He had no idea how to express what he had been feeling for some time now. In fact he was anything but nice to her in school. They were in the same class, but they might as well have been on different planets for all the attention he paid her sometimes.
'Why?' he tiredly wondered.
He hated himself- he knew he hurt her by being so silent and cold, but somehow he could not bring himself to show a public display of affection, even friendly attention, for her.
'I...don't know how she might react if I told her everything. What if she ended up laughing at me, or, even, hating me?'
He pictured Sakura's beautiful eyes looking at him mockingly, angrily, hatefully, and shuddered. No, he didn't think he could stand that.
'Doesn't she like Yukito-san anyways? He sure deserves her far more than I do.'
With a groan he headed for class. There was still time—he could get some work done. Anything to take his mind off the girl with long auburn hair and eyes greener than emeralds.
'I'm an idiot.'
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Well there is Ch. 2. I hope you like it, remember rate and review. I'll have Ch. 3 up soon, I promise.