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Hours after the two talked, the bright and cold morning light came, signalling that it was time to start the day anew. Sakura had woken up and rushed as every other morning, jumping up and down, trying to put on her socks and combing her hair. After getting her uniform on that was a white shirt with a red ribbon, complete with a skirt, she was ready for school. She ran down the stairs to only see her dad and her brother at the kitchen table, eating breakfast.

"Hey monster, bout time you woke up." Touya said, her brother.

Touya was Sakura's older brother and he cared deeply about her, but would never show it. He was rather tall and skinny and had short black hair.

She stopped walking at the entrance of the kitchen and yelled out, "I'm not a monster!"

"Hey, settle down you two and eat your breakfast." The dad said.

Fujitaka Kinomoto was their dad. He was a bit taller than Touya and also had short hair that was grey and white and wore small, circular glasses. He cared and loved Touya and Sakura very much.

"Fine…" Sakura said walking over to the table. As she walked over, she stopped by the cabinet and looked at the picture of her mom and smiled. "Good morning mom."

Her mom had passed away long ago, leaving Sakura when she was three. The dad took car of the two after all these years all alone, caring and loving for them, as their mother would've done.

"Oh, I want you two to come home early. The new president of the company picked a couple of people to get to know us better and he picked us for dinner tonight." The dad said.

"What? But I don't want to." Said Sakura, stuffing some egg in her mouth.

"Sorry dad, but I got to work. They're keeping me for a couple more hours." Touya said.

"Oh ok then, I guess it's just you and me Sakura." The dad said.

Touya had then got up from the table and said "Ok. I'm leaving now for school. Bye." He walked away and the sound of the door opening and closing filled the room.

"Do I have to be there? Can't I just be in my room?" she asked.

"No. But since Touya is not going to be here, I suppose you can bring over a friend." The dad said.

She sighed and said, "Fine. I'll bring someone over."

She finished eating and walked out. As she walked, the trees were filled with big, bright yellow, glowing orange and blazing red leaves. The leaves were being blown across the street, making it look like it the leaves were dancing in the wind, swirling around like nothing, not a care in the world, only to end when fallen to the ground. She arrived late to school, but she didn't seem to care. School was like any other day, trying to comprehend what exactly the teachers were talking about, to poking the "mystery meat" at lunch, to enduring boredom.

"Hey can you come over to my house for dinner?" Sakura asked to Tomoyo in a whisper during math class.

"Sorry I can't. I have to go somewhere." Tomoyo whispered back. "Why don't you ask Syaoran? I'm sure he'd be there."

Sakura thought about it throughout the school day and decided to ask him after school. The school finally ended and the three walked home. After both of them said good bye to Tomoyo, Sakura was left alone with Syaoran.

"Hey can I ask you something?" Sakura said.

"Yeah sure. What's up?" Syaoran said as he nodded.

"Um…I was wondering if you can come over to my house for dinner?" she said.

Syaoran was a bit taken back about what he heard. He thought about it. "Uh yeah sure. I would like to." He said. 'I can tell her after dinner.' He thought.

"Cool. Come over like around five." Sakura said.

"Uh ok. I'll comer over at five thirty." He said.

Syaoran walked Sakura home and said good bye. She went inside her home and went up to her room, only to hear beeps of video game sounds. She opened her door to her room and saw Kero playing video games, trying to get the high score as usual.

"Hey Sakura, how was school?" Kero said as he grunted, pushing numerous buttons simultaneously, unleashing combos on the opposition.

"Same old thing. Still trying to beat him?" She said, looking at the TV.

"Yeah, been going at it all day." Kero said.

"Keep at it." She said, as she walked by the TV and placed a piece of candy next to it.

Kero's face instantly lit up. "What are trying to do to me Sakura!" he said as he looked back and forth between the screen and the candy.

"Oh nothing." She said, smiling. "Ok, I have to get ready for dinner."

Kero kept on looking back and forth at the TV and the candy, in torment, choosing his goal of beating his hard and ruthless adversary or the sweet, succulent, mouth watering piece of candy. He picked the candy.

Time passed with the setting sun and Sakura was ready for dinner, wearing a small white dress. Kero was told to be quiet to avoid suspicion by the fact that no one knows about him except of course her, Syaoran, Tomoyo, Yue, Eriol, Naruka and Spindle. She went down the stairs to see her dad, and his boss waiting.

"Ah you must be Sakura, nice to meet you." The man said, holding out his hand. "My name is Ken, Ken Masasuki."

Mr. Masasuki was around six feet and had short black hair and wore a black suit and pants with a red tie. He also had small, round glasses. Sakura was a bit spooked by him. He looked like the same person in her dream three years ago.

"Uh hi…" Sakura said, as she shook his hand, looking at him in the eye.

Something eerie and peculiar was about him, the way he looked, the eyes that he had, cold and unforgiving. Just then the door bell rang and Sakura went over and opened the door. At the door was standing a very well dressed Syaoran for once. He had a white shirt with a tie and black pants.

"A tie?" Sakura said.

"What about you, a dress?" he said.

They both laughed and walked over to the table to go and eat. Syaoran introduced himself to Mr. Masasuki. They all then suited themselves at the dinner table and prepared to indulge themselves. Sakura and Syaoran sat right next to each other and the dad and the boss were across from them. The adults talked about business and such while Sakura and Syaoran were quiet. Apparently Syaoran wasn't really eating much.

"Oh I'm sorry, but it seems that I have something to take care of. It was nice meeting you two" he said, looking at Syaoran and Sakura. "Thank you for dinner. I had a pleasant time and I hope to see you bright and early tomorrow morning."

Sakura's dad nodded and walked with him out the door. Sakura and Syaoran remained seated, doing nothing and being quiet.

"Uh I probably should go now. It is almost eight." Syaoran said.

"Um ok. I'll walk you home." Sakura said.

"Oh no you don't have to." He said.

"No I insist." She said.

They both got up and walked over to the door and went outside. It was a chilly evening and the stars were coming to. They walked over to his house, talking about things, laughing and giggling at each others jokes. They made it at the front of his house and stopped.

"I wished it would snow." Sakura said, spreading her arms out and twirling in circles, looking up at the sky. A shooting star had gone flying across the night sky. "Hey look! A shooting star. Make a wish."

"Nah that's ok. You already came true." He said with a smile.

Sakura laughed. Then all of a sudden she had a look of disgust on her face. "Uh Syaoran, did you fart? Cause you blow me away!" she said.

They both laughed into the night. They both looked up at the sky and the stars. "Hey you uh looked beautiful tonight." He said, still looking up at the night sky.

Sakura turned slightly pink and said, "Thanks. So do you, with your tie and all."

Syaoran blushed slightly. "I guess I'll see you later." He said.

"Yeah. I'll see you tomorrow. Oh and hey, dream of moi." She said.

He grinned and said, "I will. Good night."

She walked away and Syaoran stood there, watching her walk away. As she disappeared, he looked up at the sky again. After awhile, he went inside and it was half past nine. He went up the stairs and into his room. He slowly walked over to his bed and jumped on it, lying on his stomach. He eventually drifted off to sleep until twelve fourteen, when he was awaked by the sound of the doorbell. He sluggishly got up and went down the stairs and to the door and opened it.

To his surprise, there in the doorway, was a girl, holding her bags. "Meiling…" he said.