There will be magic in this it's just more 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' type magic rather than the usual CCS magic.

Disclaimer – I don't own CCS.

Queen of my Heart – The Perfect Stranger

"Princess, wake up."

"Do I have to, just ten more minutes please."

"But your father said that you have to wake up early so you can meet . . ."

"Not another suitor," she moaned rolling onto her side so she faced the wall.  "I hate meeting suitors.  Some arrogant, incompetent exceptionally mind-numbing tenacious Lord who father promised a date with the princess in order to maintain his loyalty.  Isn't there another way that doesn't involve me getting up close and personal with these mindless jerks?"

"Sakura this time it's different," Mina told her.

Mina had been Sakura's maid and friend since forever.  She had the terrible job of trying to get Sakura up every morning.

"What's so different about this time?" Sakura asked sitting up so she could look at Mina's face.

"It's a prince," Mina told her.

"That's great, an upgrade," she scorned.

"Plus you can bring Madison and Chelsea and even Zachary if you really want," Mina added.  "So you don't have to be alone."

"You mean if he's a total ass like they always are, I can completely ignore him and just talk to Madison and Chelsea?" Sakura said happily.

"Not quite in those exact words," Mina sighed.

"I can't believe I agreed to this," Syaoran sighed getting more and more nervous by the second.  "I mean what if she's like some kind of self righteous little tramp.  Or worse one of those prissy little princess's that lock themselves indoors so that they won't break a fingernail?"

"Then you got me and Meilin," Eriol shrugged.

Meilin and Eriol were his best friends though you wouldn't believe that him and Eriol were even friends the way they carried on, but they were always there for each other anyway.  They had been friends so long he could hardly remember how they met.

"Anyway," Eriol continued, "I've heard about Princess Sakura.  She's definitely no self righteous tramp or some prissy fragile princess."

"I hope not," Syaoran sighed.

"Are we early or are they late?" Meilin asked.  They stood on the beach Syaoran and Eriol throwing flat rocks into the sea and seeing how far they went before they dropped into the ocean.

"Neither," Eriol said as he turned around pointing to four people walking towards the beach.

Syaoran turned around watching them get closer.  He saw that it was three girls and one girl.  He'd almost feel sorry for him if it weren't for the girl to his right.  He looked carefully as they came closer and let out the breath he had subconsciously been holding and tried to contain his laughter.  Now he felt sorry for the girls, especially the one on the right.

"Zachary," Eriol and Syaoran laughed, as they got closer.

"Li," Zachary said breaking away from the girls to meet his friends. "Eriol.  What are you guys doing here?"

"We were about to ask you the same thing?" Syaoran asked.

"I'm here with them," Zachary said pointing to the girls behind him.

"Poor things," Eriol said sadly shaking his head in a sympathetic manner.  "So which ones this Chelsea you've been bragging about in your letters?"

Chelsea blushed and looked away.

"I guess her," Syaoran said gesturing to Chelsea who just nodded.  "Which means one of you two are Sakura?"

Syaoran studied them carefully hoping it was the one who had caught his attention from the start.  She had light auburn hair that hung just below her shoulders.  She wore a gold charm in her hair, which he hoped was a substitute for her crown.  She had beautiful emerald eyes and peach skin with just a hint of rouge on her cheeks and cherry colored lip-gloss.

He took her hand in his and gently brought it to his lips and hoped against hope that he had the right girl for he knew that he could feel some kind of chemistry between himself and her.  "The pleasure is all mine, Princess Sakura," he said bowing his head.

"I . . . uh . . ." Sakura stuttered trying not to be mesmerized by the gorgeous amber eyes that were looking into her own emerald as if they could read her soul, her every thought in a mere glance.  "Um . . . thank you Prince Syaoran," she said as she blushed.  "This is my best friend Lady Madison," she said trying to take the attention off herself.

Syaoran took Madison's hand and kissed it and turned to Eriol and Meilin.  "This is my friend Sir Eriol and my cousin Lady Meilin," he said introducing them to the princess and her friends.

Eriol gazed at the girl sitting across from him.  For the first time since they left their kingdom he was actually glad to have joined Syaoran in his quest.  He had to admit consoling unattached, delusional, dejected princesses did have its perks, but it looked like things were going to be different this time.

"So how long have you known Sakura?" Eriol asked.

She looked up at him with her deep blue almost violet eyes and smiled.  Her face was framed by her long black hair, which contrasted with her ivory skin.  "Since forever," Madison replied.  "Our mom's are best friends so we've always been there for each other. How did you and Syaoran meet?"

"Fist fight, first day of grade school," he said shrugging his shoulders as if it was an everyday occurrence.

Madison's eyes filled with surprise.  She quickly changed the subject.  "So what's Prince Syaoran really like?" she asked.

"To tell the truth, he's a pain in the arse," Eriol replied.  "He is a stubborn, selfish irritable prick with no patience for anyone other than his close friends and family who would rather be tortured with red hot pokers than get married."  Eriol looked over to where Sayaoran and Sakura were sitting rather close together talking and staring into each other's eyes laughing occasionally at something the other said.  "But I think Sakura's going to change all that," he added seriously.

"Me too," Madison agreed.

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I hope you liked this chapter.  I know it took a long time to get posted but I finally did.  I'll try to get the next chapter posted faster but I don't even have an idea for what happens next.  Please review.