Upon arrival to her house, Sakura kicked off her shoes, greeted her father and locked herself up in her room, hoping to get some homework done. She began working of some math but her mind drifted to the amber eyed boy who had come to say hi to her earlier. 'That guy was so different from everyone else. And he knew about the cards.' Sakura laughed quietly to herself and got back to her homework. Before she could start on her next problem, her cell phone rang loudly.

"Hello?"

"SAKURA!" Sakura smiled and held the phone a few inches away from her ear. It was her best friend from New York.

"Hey Tomoyo! What's up?" Something was definitely up by the sound of it.

"Oh my GOD! You wouldn't believe where I am!" Tomoyo screamed.

Sakura laughed. She and Tomoyo had grown up together in New York and had been inseparable. That was why it had been such a difficult transition for Sakura.

"Where are you?"

"I'm in Tomodea's airport!" Tomoyou screamed.

"WHAT!" Sakura screamed, shocked.

"My mom and I moved here. We live here now! I wanted it to be a surprise, that's why I never told you. Surprised?" Tomoyo giggled.

"Oh my God! You cannot be serious!" Sakura screamed in pure joy.

"I'm dead serious. Hey, my mom went to the mansion to get us all moved in. I told her that I'd stay with you tonight. Do you mind?" Tomoyo asked.

"Of course not! I'll be right there," Sakura said and hung up. Sakura could not remember the last time she had felt this happy. Now that Tomoyo would be with her, maybe things could go back to the way they were before...to the time before she had caught the cards.

She took off her clothes and put on a soft pink skirt, a cute white tank top with pink sparkles on it and topped it off with a pink newsboy cap. She slid her feet into white strappy sandals and looked in the mirror. She never dressed cute anymore, she almost couldn't recognize herself. She always wore baggy dark clothing that did nothing to show off her figure or accent her natural beauty. Strange, but she didn't know why she had shifted to darker colors. Now that Tomoyo was back, she may consider dressing like she used to...did she have a choice with Tomoyo around? Before leaving, she grabbed her purse and jammed a small book into it. She frowned, these were her cards. She had to take them with her if she was going to go to farther places. They had to be near her. Not because she wanted them to be near her, but because they did.

Tomoyo sat impatiently on the cushioned chair in the Japanese airport. Smiling, she looked around. 'Sakura's always late! It's so like her,' she sighed. 'But I am soo happy to be here.' She wondered how things would be for her here. Sakura complained often about how her peers treated her and how she wished to go back to New York. How could a beautiful girl like Sakura have trouble with her peers? Tomoyo wondered. She was always loved by everyone and was kind, cheerful and loving towards everyone else. She has been a bit different ever since she captured those strange cards but sure things would get better now that I'm back. Tomoyo had missed her best friend dearly. Sakura had been like a sister to her and ever since she moved Tomoyo felt like an important part of her was gone. They had known each other since they were born. Their mothers had been best friends and had done everything together. They had boyfriends at the same time, had both married their high school sweethearts on the same day and had gotten pregnant within a month of eachother. Tomoyo was born exactly three weeks before Sakura. Sounami, Tomoyo's mother divorced her husband when Tomoyo was two and Sakura's mother, Nadeshiko, died when Sakura was six. So both Tomoyo and Sakura had experienced a different sort of tragedy, but tragedy nonetheless. Sakura had spent most of her time at Tomoyo's house when they were younger because her father struggled with his job and raising Sakura and Touya. Sounami had been like Sakura's mother. But despite all her problems, Sakura had always been cheerful. Now, however, Tomoyo could sense something different in Sakura. The airport was quite noisy, but through it all, she heard very distinct footsteps coming toward her. They quickened by the second. Looking up, Tomoyo saw a beautiful slender girl running towards her. Sakura's emerald eyes shone and her long honey hair swished in it's ponytail.

Tomoyo jumped up. "Sakura!" She screamed as they hugged eachother tightly.

"Oh my God! You look amazing Sakura"

"You don't look so bad yourself Tomoyo. I'm so happy to see you," Sakura laughed and they both began picking up Tomoyo's bags and carrying them to Sakura's car.

"We've got so much to catch up on. I still don't know why you're here!" Sakura said

"You know how my mom is a designer. Well, there is a high demand for her clothing so she thought she would relocate here. Plus we both missed you!" Tomoyo replied.

"I'm still in shock. It feels like a dream. And it's no surprise your mom's clothing is so popular here. Everyone loves it!" Sakura said happily.

"Year, and I've got a surprise for you but I'm not going to tell you now," Tomoyo grinned teasingly as she began shoving her bags into the trunk of Sakura's car.

"Uhhh, hey Sakura?"

Sakura looked up just as she was about to climb into the driver's seat.

"When did you get your lisence?" Tomoyo asked, eyebrows raised. Sakura froze, grinning evily.

"Never."

Tomoyo yelped. "How are we getting home? And don't you say that you're driving us! You can hardly ride a bike! You're going to get us killed," Tomoyo shouted bet Sakura had already dragged her into the passenger's seat. Sakura laughed remembering back to the day when she had convinced Tomoyo to come on a ride with her on a two person bike. Tomoyo had sat in the back having little control over the bike. She obviously remembered when Sakura had driven them straight into a lake.

"Calm down Tomoyo! I've done it before and I didn't crash," Sakura said trying to soothe a frightened Tomoyo.

"Does your brother or father know?" Tomoyo asked trying to imagine what Touya would think if he knew. Sakura flinched.

"Nooooo. And they're not gonna know," Sakura answered innocently, while giving Tomoyo and playful glare.