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Disclaimer: I DO NOT own the soil, nor the flowers, nor the sky, nor the WORLD! So DO I own Card Captor Sakura? No! But I wish though. .

Hana-chan: Yo ho people! I updated again! Gosh, I didn't update till now. I got a writer's block. As you know, I'm a lazy author so don't expect much from me. Hehe. Anyway, time pass by so fast. (sigh) I'm finally in college and I got lost a couple of times. Hey, I'm in the right room…BUT THE WRONG BUILDING! (sigh) Anyway, I'm so doom….

Miaka: Yup.

Mitsuki, Miki: (nods)

Editor: (holding big hammer) Hana……

Hana-chan: OO She's here! (runs) I leave the story to you guys!

Editor: WAIT RIGHT THERE!

Miaka, Mitsuki, Miki: (sweat drop)

Recap:

"Keep the boat. It's just a small worth for a lady," he said, kissing Sakura's right hand. She quickly withdrew her hand, blushing madly.

"I-I-I should be going now." She grabbed the oars as the boat was lowered down to the water. As soon the hooks were off, Sakura rowed as fast as she could toward the island.

"Flirting again?" asked the brown-haired boy. The other boy smiled.

"I'm just showing kindness," he answered. "Oh, I forgot to ask for her name." The brown-haired boy just sighed and walks away.

"It's her," said a tall figure, appearing next to the blue-haired boy

"So that's the girl you were talking about, right?" he asked. The boy smiled as his eyes narrowed down a bit. "I can't wait till the fun begin."

--If you see any grammar mistakes, sorry! We all aren't perfect, right? --

Japanese in this chapter:

Gomen: Sorry

Okaa-san: Mother

Kaijuu: Monster

Onii-chan: Older brother

Hai: Yes (or yeah)

Arigatou: Thank you

Otanjoubi Omedetou: Happy Birthday

Urusai: Be quiet (literally translated as "You are too noisy")

Chapter 2

Surprises

"Sakura!" Nadeshiko hugs her daughter tightly with relief. "Sakura, we were worried about you!"

"Gomen, okaa-san," replied Sakura, eyes down.

"It's nothing to be sad about, Sakura," said her father. "We are glad to find you."

"That's right, Fujitaka," said Nadeshiko, agreeing with her husband. Turning to Sakura, she continued, "But next time you have to tell us where you really went."

"Hai," replied Sakura, head bowed down in guilt.

"But never mind that. Come on, dinner is getting cold," said Fujitaka. Sakura followed her parents into the house. As she took her first step into the house, a voice by the door called out to her.

"Drats! I though kaijuu would be gone forever so I don't have to deal with such noises she make in the morning." Vein popped out of Sakura's forehead.

"Onii-chan!" She tried to stomp on his foot, but Touya jumped out of the way.

"Whoo! That was close," commented Touya. "Kaijuu is finally showing her vicious side." Stream was coming out of Sakura's ears.

"Calm down, Sakura," said the father, giving Touya a smile. "So should you, Touya."

"Hai, hai," he replied, giving an amused look at the fuming Sakura.

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Sakura was humming to herself happily.

"I love the dinner! It's delicious!" she exclaimed, as she finish her bowl.

"Arigatou," said Nadeshiko, smiling. "Now for our dessert."

"Dessert?" asked Sakura. Fujitaka nodded to both Touya and Nadeshiko. Nadeshiko left the table, just to return holding a cake. The other two males took out a package from their side.

"Otanjoube Omedetou!" said the three as Sakura looked at her presents with huge eyes.

"Y-you guys," said Sakura, sniffing as tears were beginning to form. So that's was happening during the previous days. They pretended to be very busy and were sending her to go outside, but they were actually planning for her birthday.

She opened her mother's present first. Carefully not to tear the fragile wrapping, Sakura slowly opened to find the big soft package containing a kimono.

"O-okaa-san…" whispered Sakura. It wasn't any normal kimono. It was sakura petals decorated all over the kimono. Looking closely, she could see that each designed was carefully stitched. Looking up at her mother, Sakura realized how tired her mother looks much older with bags under her eyes. Nadeshiko must have stayed up every night to make the kimono and the only source of light was the candlelight.

"Hey, don't get teary now. We also have our present for you," said Touya, shoving his small present to Sakura.

"Don't forget this one too," said her father, smiling at her daughter's growth.

Sakura opened her father's present first. Like the previous present, she opened with care. Although it was a smaller present, she finds to her delight that she discovered a jewel shape of a sakura petal. Touya's present was the smallest of all. However, it didn't disappointed Sakura when she discovered that it was two small sakura-shaped pins for her hair.

"Thank you so much!" crocked Sakura, hugging her presents tightly to her chest.

"No problem, kaijuu. I'll be expecting better gifts from you when my birthday comes," said Touya, messing up her hair.

"Onii-chan! Don't mess up my hair! And I'm not a monster!" said Sakura, giving her brother a bit angry look.

"Hai, hai," replied Touya, messing her sister hair even more. "This is the extra birthday present from me. You should be thankful."

Sakura stuck her tongue out. Deep inside, she knew that's her brother's way of saying he cared for her. Funny, men use weird actions to show their love.

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Stars were shining brightly across the sky and Sakura still can't get enough of it. Nature watching was sure beautiful. Lying on her back, she sighed. Her finger held the sakura necklace she had since birth. It was different from the one she had gotten from her brother. It was almost like a real sakura petal plucked freshly and somehow attached to a string. But the color and softness never faded away.

But lately, it has been acting weird. Once in a while, it would softly glow. However, ever since she met Kero-chan, it has been glowing more frequently and brighter.

"Kero-chan…who is he really?" whispered Sakura, her emerald eyes holding so much questions. Yet, her answer was the cold silent of the night.

Inside the house, Nadeshiko was watching her daughter.

"When are we going to tell Sakura about her necklace?" asked the worried mother. Her husband put his hand on top of his wife's hand.

"Don't worry. Our time isn't wasted." Fujitaka's eyes soften at the sight of his wife. "It was because of her that we were able to wait longer."

"I don't know," Nadeshiko sadly said. "I hope it is not too late."

"Don't worry," said the husband again. "In any case, we could have Touya help support Sakura when we tell her the news. It's going to hit hard on her…definitely…"

The mother sighed. Looking up, they saw the sakura petals danced in the sky strangely above where Sakura was sitting outside, enjoying the view.

"Wow! It's so pretty!" exclaimed Sakura, sitting up to enjoy the view closer.

But in the minds of two, they know the sakura petals was telling them it was close to their time.

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"Where is it!"

The man struggled to breathe as the brown-haired boy gripped the collar, lifting the man a few inches in the air.

"Syaoran, you are choking him," said the blue-haired boy, calmly watching the scene before him. The brown-haired ignored his warning and continued to shake the man.

"I said WHERE IS IT!"

The blue haired boy shook his head in disappointment. His friend never learns.

"I-I-in…t-the…boat…" croaked the man.

"Which boat?" asked Syaoran, as his fingers tighten the collar.

"The…g-girl t-t-took…it…" Letting go of the collar, the brown haired boy immediately gave his orders.

/Darn it! We wasted a day on this/ Syaoran grind his teeth.

"Turn back right now!" he said, walking away.

"W-what about him?" asked one of the servant.

"Tie him up and then lock him up," said Syaoran. "I don't want to see his face anymore." He bit his lower lip in frustration.

/Almost there, we're almost close./

"Okaa-san?" mumbled Sakura.

"Hmm?"

"What story are you gonna tell this time?" she asked, yawning.

"Wow, I didn't know kaijuu could yawn that big," teased Touya.

"Urusai, onii-chan," said Sakura, sticking out her tongue. "Beside, why are you here? Shouldn't you be in your room now?"

"Now, now," said Nadeshiko, smiling. "We all could hear the story you know."

Sakura pouted at the idea that her brother won this time with the help of her mom. "But today, I'm telling a different story."

"Really? What is it?" said Sakura, excited at the idea of a new story. Nadeshiko smiled at this.

"It's about a little princess and how she became the mistress of Clow Card."

---Author's notes---

Hana-chan: Hey! Aiya…yeah, like I said, I was having writer's block. Actually, this chapter is in preparation for the next loooooong chapter! Hehehehe…hey, I did said I'm not gonna abandoned my stories, right? But I haven't updated for like 10 months since the rewritten and the original since 3 years ago. So sorry for the people who waited for the chapter to come out! Thanks for the people who reviewed! I was so motivated when I also saw my story was in two C2 communities!

Editor: Hana-chan…

Hana-chan: (sees big hammer) O.O (runs) FORGIVE ME!

Editor: (runs after Hana-chan) NEVER! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!

Miaka, Mitsuki, Miki: (sweat drop)

Special thanks to reviewers:

Yukimi the Ice Goddess: Thanks for being the first reviewer! I looked over my 1st chapter and I kinda fix some stuff. Other than that, I don't see any grammar or spelling mistakes. O.O Must be me…

Psychotic Miserty, Angel, Liangxin, Die hard fan, Snowqueen: Thanks! Sorry I didn't update that soon enough. Well, the wait is over…until the next chapter… (sweat drop)

Donut: O.O If you don't know what they are talking about, that's the point of the chapter! It's mysterious and you won't know the answer till the end. And if you don't know what the whole chapter is about, RE-READ IT!

Kyokosakuras: Oh, please don't kill me! I was busy...(mumbles) with watching anime, going online to read other fanfics, eating, sleeping…hehehehehe…

Ttoh: Hehehe….the little side notes are to entertain people who wants me dead when I don't update soon enough...

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