Chapter One

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Pre-story Notes:

1. The shipping here is Tomoyo/Eriol. SS may or may not come in later.

2. Yue claimed Sakura Mistress of the Clow Cards before they met Syaoran.

3. Italics are thoughts. X's are dividers. (Inside joke: You are my divider 3)

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Ch. 1 - Power of the Spirit

"Ne, Moyo-chan!" whined a clear voice from the balcony. "You're finally back!"

Tomoyo Daidouji, the richest daughter of Tomoeda, Japan, flipped her amethyst hair back to reveal diamond earrings. They perfectly matched her sapphire eyes, and she glanced up a smile at a grinning Sakura.

"How long have you been waiting for, Sa-chan?"

"Only a while," Sakura grinned like a 5-year-old. "I have training soon! Hurry up or Kero will engorge himself with all the rice pudding! He's inexorable when it comes down to food!"

Tomoyo stuck out her tongue and groaned about might having to kick Kero, Sakura's Card Guardian, out. She pushed past her bodyguards (a chosen group of women excluding men – even the caretakers/maids of the house were women) and raced up the stairs holding up her dress layers. She thought about how blissful it'd be to see a guy for a change. Ever since she could remember, her mother had prevented Sakura and herself from associating with males. Heck, she'd almost forgotten what men looked like!

"Bah! Took you long enough!" 16-year-old Sakura Kinomoto, Mistress of the Star Cards remarked, upon opening Tomoyo's door in her friend's face.

"You half-scared me to death, Sa-chan!" Tomoyo gasped, holding onto the door for support. "Ano ne…you haven't changed a bit since the last time I saw you!"

Tomoyo had left the Daidouji Mansion to go on a trip with her mother. It had been the first time she had seen her mom in five years, and it was also the first time she left Sakura in charge at the Daidouji Mansion. It was painful for the half-sisters to leave each other, but they knew it was only three months before they'd see each other again.

"Where are Kero and his rice pudding friend?" Tomoyo asked, as she changed in her home gown in her room, one of the larger rooms of the manor. She plopped down onto a love seat, briefly remembering her yearn to find out what sexual love was like, and then gestured to Sakura that she wanted a drink.

"He's downstairs playing a video game with Spin-kun, most likely," Sakura grimaced, passing Tomoyo a tall glass of lemonade to calm the intense heat.

"Spin-chan is here too?" Tomoyo asked, showing slight surprise on her face. "I didn't sense his aura."

"Spin-chan's aura and other magical auras are supposed to be hard to sense here," Sakura gently reminded, stroking her best friend's deep, thick hair. "I put a charm on this house when I first got my powers. It disguises magical abilities, so it would feel like a regular atmosphere. I knew that if a Clow Card were to hide in this same house, it would've killed me, but I took the risk anyway. Afterwards, when I had to battle Yue, it was the best decision I'd ever made and a great strategic advantage for me."

"Yes…it was indeed…" Tomoyo mused, reflecting on that battle in retrospect and how Sakura had used this house as a hideout. Suddenly, she had a thought. "Oh, Sakura!" She won't believe this! Tomoyo thought ecstatically. I know she's always wanted to go to a public school!

"What is it?" Sakura asked, curious. "Something delightful happened to you during your vacation?" Suddenly, her eyes lit up. "You didn't meet a guy there, did you, Moyo-chan?"

"OF COURSE NOT, YOU BAKA!" Tomoyo said, turning in her chair. If I ever linked up with someone that easily, I'd be in heaven, not here in my locked up mansion! "I asked my mom if I could go to a co-ed school next year." And then some…

Sakura gasped.

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Ever since the two of them had been young, they had been best friends from going to the same public school. Suddenly, Tomoyo's mother became utterly rich, and, being protective of her daughter, removed Tomoyo from the public school. Now she had to attend all-girls' schools. No matter which school, it had to be only girls for students.

Sakura, being Tomoyo's only best friend from childhood, was taken in by Sonomi Daidouji when Fujitaka, Sakura's father and childhood friend of Sonomi, died of lung cancer. Touya, Sakura's older brother, went to live with Yukito's grandparents, and randomly visited Sakura when the bodyguards weren't looking.

However, this closed in life didn't suit Tomoyo or Sakura. They frantically read romance novels in Sonomi's forbidden library, and recently stole a romance movie. They watched it earnestly, hoping to learn something they'd never learn in real life – but no, the satisfaction was vain. Pure vain. They nearly thought it was hopeless until –

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"I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!" Sakura started jumping on the bed like a 5-year-old. "THIS IS GONNA ROCK, BABE! WE GET TO VISIT AN ALL-GUYS SCHOOL ONCE A MONTH! AND THEN THERE'S NO CHANCE OF NOT SEEING A GUY AFTER THAT, WHEN SONOMI PUTS US INTO CO-ED NEXT YEAR! WOOT! I LOVE YOUR MOM, TOMOYO DAIDOUJI!"

Tomoyo grimaced at the noise. "Quiet, or my bodyguards will suspect something."

Sakura calmed down in an instant, but looked dubious. "Don't they know?"

"No…" Tomoyo said dejectedly. "My mom said that we can only go once a month, and it's going to be the one that across from our school."

"You mean the all-boy school that's across from our track? THAT ONE?" Sakura looked dumbfounded.

"My mom wouldn't let us go anywhere else."

"That's as bad as NOT going to an all-guy school!" Sakura moaned, dropping to her knees. "Hell, I want a guy right NOW!"

Tomoyo grinned. Well…we'll be seeing a bunch real soon. Real soon.

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"But I'll have you know that I promised your dad on his death bed that I wouldn't let you see guys until you were old enough," Sonomi warned, as they cruised along the street in her Mercedes Benz (A/N: It's a western style vehicle in the east! Woot ya! I'm cool! ). "Please be careful. I only chose to give you this choice because I feel that you're old and mature enough to look carefully." I also know that, at this age, the guys won't be able to handle such a sight, Sonomi thought wickedly to herself, looking at her rear view mirror.

She had handpicked and bought the skimpiest and sexiest outfits for her two daughters on purpose and hoped that they would wear it. There were many reasons as to why she chose this type of clothing for Sakura and Tomoyo, and one of them were to manipulate the boys around them into staring so they'd seem like perverts to both her daughters and furthermore, remove boys from the girl's minds.

Sakura wore the white sleeveless hanker top that Sonomi had bought, the one tied up with ribbons behind the neck. Sakura didn't feel comfortable in the tiny jean skirt that went with it though, and had instead (rather intelligently, I might add) wore pink denim capris with a sapphire-beaded belt. Tomoyo had chosen it the other way around. She had worn (instead of her own clothing) Sakura's short skirt and an emerald-studded tank top with a butterfly on the front. Both shirts had extremely low necklines, and showed the girls' twin necklaces.

Sakura's necklace was a star with a pearl embedded in it. It was secretly her decoy necklace in case her supposed Clow descendant rivals wanted to battle with her. Her real key was in her Capri pockets, tied down and secure. Tomoyo's necklace was her silent whistle that Sakura had created for times of need. It was a moon carved out of pearl, and again, it was a decoy.

"I also know that you've been reading enough romance novels to know the signs," Sonomi remarked, rather slyly for a mother. They pulled up at the entrance of the Tomoeda All-Boys School. "Here we are," she said rather gleefully. "I'll pick you up at four. Don't dawdle!"

"Bye mom!" the girls chorused. With almost a witch-like cackle, Sonomi sped away, her sunglasses giving a last flash as she watched two guys approach her daughters. Wishing you the best of luck, she thought. Don't get raped on the first day like I did.

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A/N: I KNOW I KNOW! WAKATTERU! Cliff-hangers suck. But so do my stories, so please, if you have the heart to flame, then my garden hoses are ready. If you have a heart at all, please review! Onegai shimasu! The review button is there for a reason!

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