Disclaimer: I do not own Card captor Sakura or any of its characters and places. It's all Clamps'. I just own the story I made up.

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It All Began With A Dream

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Chapter four: First Steps And Birthday

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Sakura entered the kitchen and started gathering utensils to prepare a nice breakfast that would please the boy.

Chocolate.

She didn't know why but she had the feeling that the amber-eyed guy liked chocolate.

'Maybe it's his hair…' she doubtfully wondered, but deep, at the bottom of her heart, she knew it wasn't his hair colour that made her think he'd like chocolate.

But she didn't want to know that reason. Just not yet. Too many disturbing things had occurred these past days. After breakfast, the first thing she'd do was to write a letter to her father, letting him know that she was letting a person stay with her until he was cured.

She had now finished the pancakes paste that she had been preparing, and an idea popped up in her head. The boy would have surprise filling pancakes today.

When she got back in the room, a full plate in her hands, she saw the boy changed with the clothes she had found the day before. When he saw the large breakfast awaiting for him, hunger appeared in his eyes and the girl grinned at that view.

She gave him the plate, but he didn't touch it.

She frowned.

"What's wrong?"

"I feel bad about having you cooking for me and feeding me when you haven't eaten yourself…" he explained, looking straight at her amazing eyes.

She giggled and gave him friendly blow on the arm.

"Worry about yourself, dummy. Of course I've eaten" she lied, hoping he wouldn't hear her growling stomach.

The truth was, she had used the last of her provisions by making those pancakes, and she had to go to town soon if she didn't want them to starve to death.

The chestnut-haired boy was not fully convinced. Nevertheless, he started eating.

Huge was his surprise, when he noticed the chocolate filled pancakes.

"I love chocolate", he announced between two bites.

"I thought you would" Sakura smiled, sparks of happiness in her eyes at the sight of someone enjoying the fruits of her labour.

While he dug in his food, she studied his face. It was somehow…familiar…

But how?

She had never met that boy. Had she?

She shook her head, trying to remember where she could have seen him.

His amber eyes were shining in delight.

Shining…

Shining amber eyes…

Now she knew where she had seen those eyes.

The dream she had the morning she learned she would have to move in that cottage.

Her first dream of a boy…

But how could she have dreamed of someone she had never met?

And how could she meet him afterwards?

"…n?"

It was all too confusing.

"…san?"

Was it also from this dream that she knew he liked chocolate?

"Kinomoto-san!" shouted the boy, making Sakura jump off her seat.

"What? What?" She asked, looking from sides to sides frantically.

"Kinomoto-san…"he said, looking very concerned and worried "you looked like you were going to have an attack. Are you alright?"

"Yes, indeed I am." She muttered, slightly embarrassed from being caught day dreaming. "Ah! I see you're done eating. Very well, I think that you'll be able to walk today."

She wanted to change the subject, and her plan succeeded.

"Really?" he asked, joy making his voice tremble. He hated being a burden for others.

"Yes. Maybe after I finish washing the dishes." She winked at him, took the empty plate and left the bedroom, letting him alone, dumbfounded.

"She is strong…" He said to no one in particular "How could she have guessed I was going to propose to wash it?"

A few minutes later, when she came back, she saw him sitting on the edge of the bed, testing his legs.

She stepped forward.

"Here. You can support yourself on my shoulder" she offered.

Saying nothing, he only nodded and tried to stand up.

Although the major part of his weight rested on the chair Sakura had used to watch him, the rest of it was enough to make her waver. She moved her feet to regain her balance and looked up at him.

He was almost a head taller than her. His shirt, a bit too big for him, made him look even cuter than he already was. His trousers, reached up his feet, hiding their nakedness from the girl's eyes.

He looked absolutely breathtaking

Seeing her gaze on him, the guy smiled frankly at her, an amused look in his amber eyes, making her blush.

He took a step forward, and another, and another. He let go of her shoulder and of the chair, and travelled halfway the room carefully, watching his steps.

Seeing that he was steady, he jerked his head up and looked at the princess.

"Look!" he said fiercely "I can wal… Whoa!" he stumbled and lost his balance.

Seeing him falling, the girl's first reaction was to help him. She ran to him, trying to support him, but only made it worse, as he grabbed on to her in instinct, and made her fall as well.

"Urf!" they said in unison, closing their eyes, as they hit the floor, Sakura on top of the boy.

When she opened her eyes, their faces were only a few centimetres away from each other's. The boy was laughing, his amber orbs still closed.

She quickly got off of him, and he sat up.

"I'm sorry." He blurted, still laughing "I didn't mean to make you fall".

"Its okay" she smiled at him, standing up and tending a hand to him "Just, take it easy."

He nodded, took her hand and stood up.

"Oh," he started "I think I remembered something".

Sakura's eyes widened her eyes with excitement.

"Is that so? What is it then?"

"Its…" he answered hesitantly "…my birthday"

"Yay! Your memory is coming back! So? When is it? How old are you?"

"I think I'm 17… and I think I'll turn 18 on July 13th."

"So you're just a year older than me" She cried perkily.

"You're 16 then…"

"Congratulations" she teased "You actually know how to count"

He blushed at her remark.

"When is your birthday?" he asked.

She ignored his question and stood up, a wide grin on her face.

"If you need me, I'll be cleaning your clothes outside. You can wander in the house, but please get some rest. I will also go to town this afternoon. You can join if you'd like, but it's a bit far."

She began to walk toward the door.

"Ah, and before I forget, today's date is March 26th. I thought you'd like to know." She added.

She exited the room, but came back after a few seconds.

"My birthday is on April 1st."

She smiled shyly and exited the room, not hearing the boy's exclamation:

"But that's in less than a week!"

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(A.N: Hello again, it is I, Suohfei (I'm sure you knew it). Well well well… What did you think of the fourth chapter? I hope you liked it. When I found out I had reviews, it made me so happy that I couldn't stop smiling for about half an hour, and I told my entire family about it. And when I think about it, I smile again. I read them so many times that I know them by heart. D. Kagome85400 asked for Sakura and the boy's ages, so I gave them away. As for the boy's name, you guessed it Nanie-san. It is Li Syaoran. Now I just have to set up a plot to make Sakura realise his name… I have an idea already… I'll also try to make my chapters a bit longer. But I like to make a new chapter with a new topic, and not put two different in one. For example, I couldn't put the boy's awakening with his found. oO. I think that's all. I you want to see something (an idea or a wish you had) in my story, just tell me and I'll try to fit it in. Thanks to every readers (and reviewers… well, they are readers as well… oO (I'm getting weird). Bye!