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 six: Making friends
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'How could I have known his name?' thought Sakura as they walked silently toward the market place. 'I didn't ever meet the guy.'
She fastened her pace to catch up with him and touched him on the shoulder. He turned to face her, his brows still caught in a frown from the previous revelation.
"Wait for me." she breathed. "How did you know it was your name I said?"
He stayed quite for a moment, thinking of an answer to give her. Finally, he spoke.
"I don't really know. When you said it, I just knew it was my name, as if you had always called me like that"
She recovered her smile at his words.
"That's great! I mean… that you recovered your name. But since we don't know your family name, I'll have to call you Syaoran. Is that okay with you?"
He passed a hand through his messy hair.
"Do whatever you want."
He turned away and started walking, a faint blush on his cheeks at the perspective of a beautiful girl calling him by his first name. He tried hard to control himself not to smile.
The princess was very happy.
"Okay, then please call me Sakura. Being Kinomoto-san makes me think I'm old." She started running to keep up with him. "And I told you to wait for me! Eh!"
In fact, she didn't want him to call her by her name in public. The townspeople weren't supposed to know that she was from the royal family. It could mean trouble. Her father had intended her to stay unnoticed.
She didn't want Syaoran to know that she was a princess as well. He would have kept his distances with her in respect, and that she didn't want.
He would learn it when the time would be right, and it was definitely not now.
Furthermore, she missed a normal relationship with anybody.
The servants of the palace and the other princesses she knew were friendly to her only to please the king.
They had now reached the place.
It was a beautiful day, with a blue sky and birds chirping around.
It smelled spring.
Swallows had just come back from their annual trip to Africa and announced freely its return.
Wooden stores were displayed around, filled with fruits, vegetables, meats, fishes, and gadgets of every shapes and sizes.
Vendors were shouting to sell their goods, and the place was crowded with buyers of all origins.
A stand attracted the girl's attention. People were gathered around a table. Sitting in front of it was a young man.
He was quite handsome, though not as much as Syaoran. He had dark hair with bluish reflects, and his dark blue eyes were surrounded by big circular glasses.
He was in the middle of a magic trick, a white bird on his shoulder.
He lifted his hands, palm to the audience, showing they were empty. He took a deck of playing cards and asked a man to pick one and to memorise it and to show it to the others. He closed his eyes while it was done. The man then put the card back in the deck. With his eyes still closed, the blue eyed mixed it and launched it in the air. Before the cards landed, he tended his hand in front of him and a card posed itself on his open palm, facing it.
The magician opened his eyed and took a look at the card. Everybody stopped breathing, waiting for reaction of the guy. His face showed no expression, but suddenly, a smile crept on his face.
He showed the card.
It was the good one!
The audience burst out in cheers and applauses.
"He's really good!" appreciated Sakura to no one in particular.
"I know!" somebody answered.
The princess turned her head to see who said that.
A girl around her age was standing beside her. She had waist-long purplish black hair and amethyst eyes that sparkled with a feeling, unknown to Sakura, when she looked at the magician.
"Oh, I'm sorry if I've been rude. My name is Tomoyo Daidouji." She said softly as the cheer faded away. "And this is my husband-to-be, Eriol Hiiragizawa." She added, showing the blue-eyed boy.
"It's nice to meet you. I'm Sakura." They shook hands. "I live in the cottage in the forest."
"Is that so? I knew the former inhabitant of that house. They were charming people. But I've never seen you here. When did you arrive?"
"Just a month ago."
And they continued talking, a new friendship growing between the two girls.
Meanwhile, Syaoran began to wander around the place, looking at the merchandise of the stores. Suddenly, someone called him. It was the magician.
"Hello there my cute little descendent, it's a surprise to see you there."
The amber-eyed boy was confused. He gave a weird look at the guy.
"I'm sorry, but you must be mistaking. I've got no idea of who you are."
"So what I've heard is true" the other muttered, almost inaudibly.
"Excuse me?"
"I'm sorry, I'm Eriol Hiiragizawa. It's nice to meet you."
"My name is Syaoran."
"I know."
"Huh?"
"Nothing." He smiled like a Cheshire cat, giving Syaoran the weird feeling of having seen that smile before. "I see your little girlfriend over there has met my fiancée." He pointed the two chatting girls.
"She's not my girlfriend" a blushing chestnut-haired boy answered "It's my hostess, Sakura Kinomoto" He didn't know Sakura didn't want her name revealed.
"Kinomoto-san eh?" Grinned Eriol "It's interesting to see how fate is made."
"Fate? What are you talking about?" Syaoran was growing more and more confused as their conversation continued.
They saw the two girls coming towards them.
"Eriol-kun!" said Tomoyo, kissing him lightly on the lips. "You were great!"
He smiled.
"Why don't we invite Sakura-chan and her boyfriend to supper?" She asked "so we can get to know each other better?"
"He's not my boyfriend" said Sakura, flushing.
Even though he knew it was the truth, the amber-eyed boy couldn't help but feel a bit hurt by her words.
"But I feel honoured to be invited." She finished.
"It's all set up then. If you'll excuse me, I have to do something." Eriol prepared himself to leave. "It won't be too much of four arms. Would like to come along Syaoran-san?"
Before he could answer, he was dragged away.
Tomoyo giggled.
"Eriol has always been this straight forward. That's why I fell in love with him at the first place. He'll meet us with Syaoran at the house. Do you have to do something in town?"
"Yes." answered Sakura to her new friend "I have to by food for the whole week."
"Let's start with it then. I can show you the best places!"
"It was already dark when Sakura finished her shopping and they went straight to Tomoyo's house, which was a bit outside the village.
The emerald-eyed girl couldn't see the house clearly, because of the dark, but she guessed it was very cute.
The inside was well lit and clean. Tomoyo was very tidy, almost maniac about it.
The boys were already there, drinking something in the kitchen.
A food scent in the air could be smelled.
Sakura entered behind her raven-haired friend. Syaoran greeted her, and, forgetting that he could call her Sakura:
"Good evening Kinomoto-san."
Tomoyo looked startled, while Eriol just smiled.
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"…K…Kinomoto?"
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(A.N: There come Tomoyo and Eriol. :D I'm sorry if you don't, like the couple 'Eriol-Tomoyo', but I just think they look cute together. As for Eriol, he definitely knows something about Syaoran, but he'll keep quiet about it until the time is right. It would be a shame if everything was to be revealed now. The story would end. Thanks for reassuring me sTaRliGht 1897. Now I'm sure I'm normal. It's the whole world that is abnormal! Laughs like a maniac And as for you Nanie-san, go camping in peace. You'll have plenty to read when you'll come back! Ha ha… now… Is it me or I'm making cliff-hangers without even knowing it. I just noticed… I'm sorry for that. It just means the beginning of a new topic… So… 'till next time. See ya! This has been Suohfei (I bet you knew it!)