Disclaimer: Every fanfic I've read has this, so I guess I'll need it, too… Sadly, I don't own CCS. CLAMP does. Please don't sue me, 'cause I'm just an amateur fanfic writer!

Cherry Blossom and Little Werewolf: Prologue

By: Little Werewolf/Little Wolf a.k.a. mgbsakura

A/N: Konnichiwa! I just wanted to say that I'm only an amateur fanfic writer, so please be kind and don't flame me if this doesn't turn out very good… After all, this is only my first! I know only a tiny bit of Japanese, so I'm sorry if I don't get the spelling right.

Oh, yeah, in this fic, Sakura's a princess (which means her father's a king, Touya's a prince, etc. etc.), Tomoyo's the daughter of the royal adviser (sorry, can't think of another job for Sonomi in the castle) and Syaoran is a prince who got bitten by a werewolf. Oh, and don't think I've excluded Kero, Yue, Eriol and everyone else, I've got a nice role for each of them. Oh, yes, please do review.

Sakura
Hello! I'm Sakura Kinomoto, princess of the Kinomoto kingdom, daughter of King Fujitaka and the late Queen Nadeshiko Kinomoto. Unfortunately, I have an older brother, Prince Touya. I'm 5 years old and Tomoyo Daidouji is my best friend (I've known her since I was a baby, according to otou-san). They all say I'm cute, with my auburn hair and emerald eyes (especially Tomoyo) except for my brother, who calls me a kaiju (monster). But enough about me!

Anyway, I want to tell you about how I met Li Syaoran, my friend, the werewolf.

I find it very boring inside the castle, you know. It's not fair that my otou-san is always so busy, and my brother gets to go outside, all because he's 11 years old. So I thought it would be nice to go out, too. Lucky for me, otou-san's so nice, he allowed me to leave the castle on the condition that I have a bodyguard and my brother will be there to watch me.

The real story begins when Tomoyo and I go into the forest to play hide and seek one day. We managed to ward off the guard and I promised my onii-chan that I won't get myself into trouble while playing, and that he should enjoy himself while playing with Yukito, his best friend.

"You're it, Sakura!" Tomoyo called out to me.

"What! Why me! "

"Because I was it last time!"

Great. I hate being it. I'm not good at finding things.

I hurried over to the nearest tree and began to count to 10. "One, two, three, four…uh, what's next to four again? Oh yeah, six! Six, nine, five, one, three,.. Oh no, I'm lost! I'm not good at math… Ah, never mind! Ready or not, here I come!"

I looked around. No sign of Tomoyo. "I'm coming Tomoyo!"

I looked. And looked. But I can't seem to find her anywhere. I began to panic, running through the woods, not really paying attention to my surroundings.

That's when I caught sight of a cherry blossom tree. Thinking that I'll resume my search after a quick break, I walked over to it. I loved cherry blossoms. Daddy said mommy loved them too.

I went to sit underneath it, but instead, I found a boy just about my age lying there.

I was surprised to find a boy there, especially since I've never seen a boy like him in the kingdom before. His clothes were torn at some places, the sleeves of his shirt was ripped.

I walked over cautiously towards him. 'Is he dead?', I thought. 'No, he's breathing', I thought again with a sigh of relief.

I sat down next to him, deciding that I'll keep him company a least until he wakes up.

Tomoyo
"Sakura?", I called.

No answer.

"Sakura, where are you? It's time to go home!"

Still no answer. Oh dear, I'm getting rather worried. What if she's lost and alone? Will she be able to find her way home?

I looked for her, but I did not find her anywhere in the familiar part of the forest. I decided to call her brother, he knows the forest better than we do, and I need help to find her.

Sakura
I waited there. He didn't seem to be giving signs of waking up. What should I do? Call for help? Just when I was beginning to panic, the boy stirred. Gradually, he opened his eyes.

I gazed at his face at an angle so that he was looking straight at my face. When he saw me, he suddenly gave a shout of surprise.

"Aaaaahhhh!"

"Aaaaaahhh!" I also cried out, scrambling out of the way.

He sat up, and we stared at each other.

It was him who spoke up first.

"Uh, who are you?" He said rather hesitantly.

"Hi!" I said brightly, getting over my moment of fear at once. " I'm Sakura Kinomoto! What's your name?"

His face seemed to be turning slightly red. I wonder if he has a fever or something?

"I-I'm L-Li S-Syaoran…" He stuttered.

"Hello, Li! You've got a weird nickname…And it's short, too!"

"N-no, Li is my surname…"

"Does that mean that your nickname is Syaoran?"

"Everyone calls me that…" He replied, his face getting redder by the second.

"But why do you say your surname before your real name?" I asked.

"I'm Chinese."

He suddenly shook his head. He seemed to be fighting off the redness in his face.

I surveyed him for a moment, trying to think of something to say.

"Why are your clothes torn?" I suddenly burst out.

"Oh…Uh…" He looked down, as if he was trying to think of a good way to explain something.

"Are you hurt or something? Did a monster attack you or something?" I began pestering him with questions.

"No. I'm the monster." He replied, his amber eyes hidden behind his messy chocolate brown hair.

"Hoe? You don't look like a monster at all!" Then I paused. "Or… or maybe I'm the monster…" He suddenly looked up.

"You don't look like a monster either… In fact, I think you're the exact opposite. You look like an angel!" He suddenly realized what he said and his whole face turned scarlet.

My cheeks seemed to be feeling rather hot. I avoided his eyes and said, "My onii-chan calls me a monster…"

He was silent. The two of us simply stood there avoiding each other's gaze.

Then he said, "I'm a monster. I'm a werewolf!"

I was shocked upon hearing that. "Yo-you're a werewolf? But there are no such things as werewolves!"

"They are real. It's true. I wouldn't have run away from home if I weren't a werewolf. Last night was the night of the full moon, which meant that I was going to turn into a werewolf. That's why I ran away, because if I didn't, I could've hurt everyone!"

I was sorry for him… He seemed so nice, too. "You wanna play?" I asked. Maybe if we play a nice game, he could cheer up a bit.

He seemed surprised. "Aren't you afraid of me?"

"Why should I be? You seem to be very nice and caring. Surely there are good werewolves?"

For the first time, he smiled at me. He had a beautiful smile. His eyes were so twinkly…

Syaoran
I gazed at the girl's face…. She was very pretty…. Then all of a sudden, my thoughts were disturbed by a shout.

"Master Syaoran!"

I suddenly looked around at the call of my name. I could see Wei, our faithful servant, in the distance, running towards us. He skidded to a halt in front of us, panting.

"Master Syaoran!" He repeated. "Why on earth did you run away? Your parents are very worried about you!"

"But Wei, last night was the night of the full moon, what if-?"

To my surprise, Wei chuckled and said, "That's just like my master!"

He kneeled down on one knee and said, "We had everything prepared for last night's transformation, the only one missing was you."

"And who is this young girl over here?" He said, standing up.

"Um, hello, I'm Sakura Kinomoto."

I noticed that his eyes glinted at the mention of Sakura's name.

He bowed graciously and then turned to face me. "Master Syaoran, we must go now, your parents are waiting for you."

To his surprise, I refused. "No! Sakura spent the whole morning here with me, waiting. She kept me company! It wouldn't be gentlemanly of me if I leave her like this when she sacrificed her own time waiting!"

It was my turn to be surprised this time. He merely nodded and said, "I understand." I thought he was going to reason out with me, try to force me to go home. But Wei had always been gentle with me.

I turned to Sakura and smiled at her. "Why don't we play while waiting for someone to get you?" I offered.

"Alright!" She said, returning the smile. I like her smile.

We didn't have much time for play. We had barely started when someone called Sakura's name.

"Sakura! Sakura! Where are you?" I caught sight of what seemed like an 11 year-old boy not too far away. He had a girl with him who was about my age.

"Sakura!" The girl cried, pointing at the girl beside me.

"Tomoyo! Onii-chan!" Sakura came running towards them. I felt rather sad. This meant that my newfound friend would be going home soon. Real soon.

The two newcomers hugged Sakura tightly, and when they finally let go of her, she came back to my side and said, "Onii-chan, Tomoyo-chan, this is Li Syaoran. He's my new friend."

For a moment I thought that her elder brother was glaring at me. The other girl, however, smiled at me. Sakura didn't notice and went on with the introductions.

"Syaoran, this is my onii-chan, Touya Kinomoto, and my best friend, Tomoyo Daidouji."

I bowed slightly to show a bit of respect. I felt Wei step forward. "Good day to you, young sir. I am Wei, and I am honored to say that I am the faithful servant of the Li family," he said with a gracious bow.

Sakura's brother looked slightly taken aback, but he bowed nevertheless.

"I am pleased to meet you," he said, but to me, it was just showing-off. "I do hope my sister had not been a burden. Thank you for watching over her while we were looking."

"My pleasure," Wei replied. "She's quite a charming young girl."

"Ah, well… Anyway, Sakura, we have to go now."

"But we haven't even started playing yet!" Sakura complained.

"Otou-san will get angry! You're in enough trouble now, anyway! Let's go!"

The girl beside me sighed and turned to me. She took my hands, and I felt my cheeks getting hot again.

"Syaoran, I'm very sorry. I really do want to play. Someday, I'll come back here, and we'll play, okay? I'll take Tomoyo-chan with me, too!"

I was speechless, so I nodded.

"Promise?" She asked.

I cleared my throat and said, "Promise," along with a pinky link.

"Okay!" She cried out, back into bubbly mode. Then suddenly, surprisingly, shockingly, she kissed me on the cheek. After the contact my cheeks felt so hot I though I had a fever. Her cheeks were rather red as well. "I'll see you," she said, as she ran towards her onii-chan, whose nostrils were flaring. I saw her wave a goodbye.

Sakura
I waved a last goodbye to that handsome boy in the distance, happiness and hope floating inside me. I have a new friend, and he seems so nice, too. I don't care if he's a werewolf.

I looked up at my onii-chan and said, "You know, onii-chan, Syaoran's a werewolf."

He came to a halt and looked down at me. "I know I've told you stories about them, but werewolves are not real!" He said.

"But it's true, he said so!"

"Enough stories, little kaiju! Father's waiting!"

I frowned, and took a last look back at the cherry blossom tree. I knew he wasn't lying, I could tell that he's honest. I believe him.

Hi, everyone! Thanks to everyone who read my fic…sniff It means a lot to me! And please do review! Being an amateur, I'll appreciate some tips. I'm sorry if my prologue turned out a bit too long… It's the result of my excitement. Well, that's it for now! I promise I'll write Chapter 1 real soon! Please review! I'd like to hear some comments and suggestions.

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