We're Moving?!

Chapter Six.

The five kids whirled around when they heard a voice call their names behind them. Meiling glared at the new comer for disturbing them in the middle of something important. Tomoyo lowered her camcorder from her eye and looked down at the ground. They needed a plan to get out of this jam. Sakura stood up from where she was sitting and looked at the person like a scared deer in front of headlights. Syaoran and Eriol glanced at the person and then glanced up to the top of the trees surrounding the secluded area. A magical presence that felt strangely like Clow Reed had been there a second ago, but it was gone now. The two sighed and looked back to who had called their names. They froze when they saw whom it was. They were in big trouble.

"Beinlin-san…" Tomoyo trailed off, looking at the school secretary.

The secretary just glared at Tomoyo then moved her glance over to Syaoran and Eriol. Her eyes narrowed if that was possible and nearly vanished under all that scrunched up skin. She then passed them and glanced over at Meiling. Meiling was glaring at her with her arms crossed over her chest. She then glanced over to Sakura. She was standing there in the middle of the four, looking as scared as a deer in headlights. She smiled warmly at Sakura and glared at the four surrounding her.

"What are you doing here anyways?" Meiling snapped, glaring at her.

The secretary glared at her. "I can ask you the same question, Li." She shot back.

The five went silent, thinking off a liable alibi to tell the secretary. Beinlin-san just glared them down, while they thought of some lie to tell her.

"We're, We're…" Syaoran trailed off, trying to string the words together.

"We're practicing for a play for a video tapping class that Tomoyo is doing." Eriol lied, stepping forward.

Syaoran gave Eriol a weird look, which soon vanished when Eriol stepped down on his foot hard. He gave Syaoran a look as if to say 'just follow what I say'. Syaoran nodded, and looked up at Beinln-san.

"Alright then…" She replied, disbelieving them. "Then why are you out here at this time at night?"

"Well, it's technically not a play. It's a movie they're putting on. And, this one scene takes place at nighttime in the pitch dark. And, Meiling is Eriol's girl in the movie, and them plus Syaoran are kind of the bad guys. And, Sakura is the innocent one who… who…" Tomoyo trailed off.

"Knows more then she should and we have to teach her a lesson." Meiling grinned, kicking the air.

Beinlin-san looked at them. "Daijouji-chan. I would have thought of a better play then this, from you. All you lot go home. School's tomorrow." Beinlin-san said, then turned away from them and to the bridge in the distance.

"Come on lets go!" Syaoran muttered.

Syaoran turned to leave, the others following closely behind him. Tomoyo was looking at her camcorders' screen rewinding the tape to the beginning, with Eriol watching over her shoulders. Meiling was fuming about Beinlin-san wrecking the moment and Sakura was looking awkwardly at the four.

"So," Sakura finally piped up, "This was all just a scam? There are no clow cards? This is just some video you're making to show other people? Well, you fooled me." Sakura glared at them all, and locked eyes with Tomoyo. "I thought you were my friend, but all you wanted to do was use me for a video. Thanks."

With that Sakura turned and ran off into the forest, leaving the four stunned. Tomoyo sighed and looked downcast. 'This is all my fault.' She thought, reaching for her camcorder pack. She looked up in time just too see what Meiling was up to.

"…She's the legendary one? She's an out of towner, Syaoran! We can do this ourselves!" She whined, clutching onto his arm.

Tomoyo sighed, and shook her head. Meiling took the getting married thing may to seriously. Tomoyo went to zip up her camcorder bag when she saw a piece of pink sticking out in the dark night. Tomoyo thought she knew what it was and snuck away from the group to check it all out. She crept closer and saw a pair of red and white roller blades sprawled out on the dewy grass. The closer Tomoyo got she could hear a sound. It sounded a lot like crying. She peaked over the bush and saw Sakura. She looked so lonely sitting there in the middle of the night, crying. She was sitting against a tree trunk, her head covered by her arms resting on her knees.

"The poor girl. She must have heard what Meiling said." Tomoyo whispered to herself and walked through the bushes and over to Sakura.

"Hey Sakura." Tomoyo whispered.

The brown haired girl looked up quickly and saw that she was being watched. By one them… card captors. Sakura quickly wiped the tears from her eyes and looked up at her. Tomoyo smiled and sat down beside Sakura.


"What are you looking at?" Sakura asked, not looking Tomoyo.

Tomoyo smiled at her. "I'm sorry Sakura. The group gets very rowdy around this time of night. Meiling is very obsessive over the Clow Cards and thinks that Syaoran should hold all the cards because he is a direct descendant of Clow Reed. They are also engaged," Tomoyo stopped for a second to catch a breath and looked up to Sakura's confused face. "Yes, I know that they are cousins and everything but his mother wants him to marry someone who is distantly related to them. It's very strange to tell you the truth. And, Meiling can be very judgemental at first impression; at first she thought I was a snobby rich girl."

Sakura nodded. "Well, that could explain some things." She said, just above a whisper.

Tomoyo smiled at the girl and took out her camcorder from her shoulder bag. Sakura watched her as she took the camcorder out. When Sakura saw it she glared at it, and turned away from Tomoyo. Tomoyo watched Sakura closely and her reaction to the camcorder. Tomoyo sighed; it was time for another explanation.

"Sakura, what we said about the movie… it's not true. There is no movie. We just said that so that Beinlin-san wouldn't get suspicious. No one can know about the Clow Cards, and you can't tell anyone, not even you're parents or siblings. This is a complete secret, you will know when the time comes, when you should tell them." Tomoyo explained.

Sakura nodded, slightly getting what Tomoyo was talking about.

"Alright then, what am I do to next," Sakura asked, looking into Tomoyo's eyes.

Tomoyo smiled at her. "Since I know a lot about the Clow Cards and how to catch them I can help you. I can come over after school tomorrow and show you what the Card Captor's job is. It's very simple, until you get into the element cards, but it will all be a breeze for you." Tomoyo started off, naming the things on her fingers.

Sakura nodded, "So, do I get a battle outfit like Meiling, Eriol or Syaoran's costumes?" She asked, with a glint in her eyes.

Tomoyo gasped and looked over at her, stars in her eyes.

"I can do better then that!" She winked at Sakura and snapped her fingers. "I am an expert at making clothes and I do it as an hobby but I have no one to give them too. So, if I can get your measurements I'll make your battle costumes for you and you will look so kawaii, and better then the others costumes." Tomoyo said, clapping her hands together.

Sakura nodded, and looked down at her moon and stars watch. The tiny clock face read 10:00pm. If her dad had checked her room and saw her bedroom window open and she was gone, he would be so mad. She had to get home as quick as possible, before he checked her bedroom. She looked over at Tomoyo, who had already stood up and was looking into the clearing. No one was there, meaning that the other three had already gone home. 

"Tomoyo? I'd love to stay here with you, and chat, but I have to go. I snuck out of my room because I felt like something was being stolen from me and I saw you four in my mind. I have to go." Sakura said, scrambling to get her roller blades.

Tomoyo turned and looked at her. "I have to go as well, Sakura. Where do you live? I'll walk with you as far as I can, before we have to split."

Sakura smiled and nodded. "I live on Westriver road. Where do you live?"

Tomoyo looked over at her in shock. "I live on Westriver as well! Let's go. You can show me where you live, and maybe I can show you were I live."

Tomoyo smiled, giving her the thumbs-up. Sakura returned the smile, as they walked out of the treed area and into the clearing. They had to walk slowly, as Sakura was on her roller blades. They talked the whole way to Westriver Road talking about the cards and life in Hong Kong and Readington. Soon they got onto Westriver drive and the conversation came to a halt. Tomoyo was staring at a house that had a small fountain in the front and the house backed onto the lake.

"I've always wondered who lived in that house. Usually, whoever lives in there, lives there for two or three years and then they leave. They go back where they came from. It's like's it's cursed, not Syaoran and Eriol have looked into it, but nothing they could feel or predict. The cards had just got out of the clow book the other week, but the guardian of the book has never shown its presence. Until you came, " Tomoyo laughed. "We thought it could have been one card, because it never got sealed in the book. It was a rouge clow card. But, look at me; I'm getting off topic again. That house looks very beautiful though, doesn't it?"

She pointed to the one house. Sakura followed her gaze, and sweat dropped at the sight of the house.

"Tomoyo-chan," Sakura whispered. "That's my family's house."

Tomoyo sweat dropped and dropped her hand down to her side. She looked over at Sakura meekly.

"Sorry, Sakura. I mean, you're family won't be moving, you just moved here." Tomoyo said, patting Sakura's back. "You'll be fine, don't worry about it. As I said before, it's probably not cursed, as it seems. It's a legend around here, and the person probably just found out about it, and moved. Don't worry about it. I just live down this street." Tomoyo said.

Sakura nodded.

"So where do you live anyways?" Sakura asked, looking over at Tomoyo.

Tomoyo grinned. "You see that house five houses down with the black limo in the front yard," Sakura nodded. "That's mine and my mom's house." Tomoyo grinned.

"That's awesome, Tomoyo-chan! You're house looks cool. Can I come over sometime and hang out?"

"Sure thing, Sakura-chan. How about tomorrow after we see if you have the Clow book in your house somewhere." Tomoyo said.

Sakura nodded. "Sounds good." She whispered. 

Tomoyo was about to reply when the light on the house came on. The two girls looked over at the lights, and saw the front door open. Sakura gasped, they must have known she had got out pf her room. Sakura looked over at Tomoyo and lunged at her. Tomoyo was caught in surprise as Sakura; 'her friend' pushed her.

"What was that for?" Tomoyo demanded, standing up to get the dirt of her dress.

Sakura looked up at her. "Get down." She muttered, pulling Tomoyo's arm.

"My dad and brother don't know I left. I opened a bedroom window remember? I told you that a while ago. I have to get inside somehow. Come on." Sakura said, getting down on her hands and knees. "Follow me. I need some help to get in the house, unnoticed." 

Tomoyo nodded. She followed Sakura's actions and crawled along the bush's outlining the yard and along the side, until Sakura crawled into a wood fence. She looked up, and saw that there plan and currently backfired. A wood fence was blocking her way and her neighbours didn't even know her yet. She could have simply climbed the fence, but the other day she had heard barks from a dog that was called "Rex".

"Dead end." Sakura muttered.

Tomoyo looked past Sakura and looked at the fence. Tomoyo muttered something to her and crawled up beside Sakura. Sakura looked at her in confusion, wondering what was up.

"Sakura, stand up," Tomoyo muttered standing up, and intertwining her fingers. "I'll give you a leg then, bring me up."

Sakura nodded, and looked back at the fence standing up. Tomoyo smiled and held her hands out, palms up. Sakura was just about to bring her leg up and gab onto the top of the wood fence, when what Tomoyo said, finally sunk in.

"HHOOOEE?!" Sakura yelled.

She stumbled backwards hands outstretched trying to get away from Tomoyo until she tripped. She started flailing her arms around trying to stay balanced. Tomoyo stifled a laugh and grabbed one of Sakura's wrists. She yanked on her wrist, and Sakura was jolted up into a standing position not a moment too soon.

"I'm guessing that you don't want to go up first…" Tomoyo started and smiled. "Sakura, intertwine your fingers together and put your palms up. I'll go up first and see what's there, then I'll bring you up."

Sakura nodded numbly, and put her hands the way Tomoyo had said. Tomoyo smiled and put one foot into Sakura's palm. With her other foot, she bended it a little and jumped up grabbing the top of the fence. She placed her other foot in Sakura's palm, as she tried to sit on the top of the fence. When she was seated, Tomoyo put one foot over to the other side of the fence, so she was straddling it.

"Nothing here Sakura." Tomoyo said, scanning the lawn.

Tomoyo turned back to Sakura and held her hand down. Sakura reached up and grabbed it. Tomoyo tried to pull Sakura up but failed.

"This isn't working Tomoyo," Sakura said, as her slipped out to Tomoyo's grasp and onto the dark green grass. "Your hands too slippery." Sakura said.

Tomoyo nodded.

"Alright, I'll try this, then." Tomoyo replied.

She looked over at the wall of the house and saw that one brick was sticking out further then the rest. She rested a shaking hand on the brick and stood up. Sakura gasped, what exactly was Tomoyo trying to do? Tomoyo then got down and kneeled on the fence. She held her hand out, and Sakura grasped it. Tomoyo gave a big tug and Sakura jumped off the ground. Both caught in surprise they tumbled off the fence and into the neighbours' back yard.

Little did they know, that in the Kinomoto's residence's kitchen a certain person was watching them.

"What in the world was that? Two things fell from the fence of old man's something's house." Touya thought to himself as he opened a Pepsi can.

He shook it off, and walked out of the kitchen.

"Whew. That was close. Do mo Arigatou." Sakura said.

Tomoyo nodded. "No problem, Sakura," She smiled, a glint in her eye. "Follow me. I have an easier idea to get you home."

Tomoyo smiled bigger and walked along the fence running her fingers down the wall. She stopped suddenly and smiled over to Sakura. Sakura looked oddly over at Tomoyo and cocked and eyebrow. She put her hand up and ran it through her brown hair, wondering what she was going to do. Tomoyo kicked the fence slightly, and the board came loose.

"The person who lives here must not know the board gets loose all the time. My friend Chiharu Mihara used to live here but they moved into an town house when their family downsized five years ago."

Sakura nodded, and walked over to Tomoyo. She poked her head through the hole in the fence and looked through. That was definitely her backyard. Tomoyo pushed the board of wood away and climbed through, holding it open for Sakura. Sakura climbed through.

"Once again, Arigatou."

Tomoyo waved it off. "It's no big deal Sakura-chan. I'll see you tomorrow at school. Bye."


Tomoyo waved and walked towards the gate of Sakura's backyard, she opened the latch, waved and closed the gate behind her. Sakura waved and ran for the back door. She looked inside the kitchen window and opened the screen door to the kitchen entrance. She tried the wood door but it wouldn't budge.

"Fine then." Sakura muttered, and knocked on the door.

She stood there by the door what seemed like hours but it was only ten seconds. She brought her arms up to her shoulders, trying to rub them so that they wouldn't be so numb. She was wearing her pyjamas which her very thin. The light in the kitchen came on and the door opened a crack. Sakura looked up to see her dad staring down on her, with a confused look.

"Hi dad. I came outside for a breather, but I didn't think that September could be this cold." Sakura laughed a little.

Her dad smiled a little then opened the door for Sakura. She came inside gratefully and pulled off her pink slippers and her pink, fluffy housecoat. She picked them up from the floor and ran up the stairs and down the hall. Her father leaned against the stair rail and watched the brunette run up the stairs.

"'Night Dad." Sakura called and walked into her room, closing the door behind her.

Sakura closed the door behind her and leaned against it. She sighed, wondering how her and the other 'Card Captors' would be able to do this. But, she would worry about this later, when tomorrow came. Until ten, it was time to sleep. Sakura walked over to her bed and lied down. She pulled the covers over her and was asleep within moments.

Q&A:

A LiTTle SomeOnE : Thanks for thinking that this story is cool. Well, here's the next chapter two, to your convince. Maybe…! And, technically, I wasn't all that busy. I was writing this on a school computer, but I left for the winter break without it on a disk. Bad me. Then I had millions of year-end projects and exams too do. And now, I'm in a new, and slightly easier semester, so maybe I can get the next chapter out sooner? Yay!

Sakura langert: Don't worry; I'll finish it eventually. Give me time.

Tyger and Darkdracofire: Thanks for liking the idea of the story. Yeah, I was trying to make it different then others… and I think I succeeded. Why didn't I think of the Meiling/Tomoyo thing over the sidekick bit? I'll remember that for next time ;)

Li Is So BISHONEN: Well, if you can't wait to read more. Here you go. Maybe next time it won't take me for months to write 8-9 pages. Lol.

Danielle Ngo: Thanks for the two very long reviews! I don't think there will be as many chapters as you wrote down. But you never know in the end. One questions for you though: Did you write all the "MORE CHAPTERS!!!" out, or just copy or paste them?

iii_sis: I will, I will, I'll write more. I'll finish it, but chill out iii_sis it will be finished eventually.

One last note: OK, as you know I usually e-mail you and update you on chapters, I will still try to do that, but something has happened to my e-mail address and I cannot get into it. I'm sorry for any inconviences, but just keep checking up this story and see if the next chapter is out. OK? Thanks.

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