Prologue : Remember ......

From Sakura's point of view :

:Billions of stars met my eyes as I gazed at the night sky from my bedroom window. They twinkled and
winked at me as I stood there , lost in my own thoughts . I sighed and shut the window . Gazing at the
stars reminded me of the last time I had met with Syaoran. Syaoran ................

I sighed . It was useless. Brooding about him won't bring him back. I can still remember the day when
Syaoran told me that he was leaving for Hong Kong since there wasn't any need for him to stay here
anymore. I should've told him that yes , there was a need for him to stay here...... for me . But no , I
couldn't tell him how I really felt about him . Tomoyo told me later , that he did have feelings for me in
return but I was too dense to sense it. Of course , Tomoyo didn't tell me I was dense directly but I got
the picture. I had a memory flash back .

Syaoran told me in class that he had something to tell me and that I was to meet him at night at the
Tomoeda Elementary's playground. The night sky was clear that night and the stars were shining so
brightly . I left the house with a sort of a giddy feeling. I met Syaoran there. I shouted "Oi , Syaoran !
He turned around and blushed. " I have something to tell you , " he said , blushing a even darker shade
and looked down at the ground .

" I'm leaving for Hong Kong tomorrow morning. There isn't any need for me to stay here any longer .
You've mastered the Sakura Cards. You 'll be fine with Yue and Cerberus guarding you." said
Syaoran to me . I felt numb . I felt like crying but something inside me couldn't or wouldn't let me . I
whispered , " We'll stay in touch , won't we ? " Something flickered across his face . Was if anger ?
Longing ? Grief ? Despair ? " I don't know . My mom said she might send me to a boarding school
somewhere in China. She said it would be accommodating to my education. And the school is very
strict with their homework , " he replied , " so I don't know if I'll have the chance to write to you. " Tell
him , tell him how you feel , a little voice inside of me said . No , no , I can't , I told that voice inside of
me , what if he doesn't like me back ? I can't................ Syaoran gazed at the stars above us , not
wanting to say more. I stared at him . I waited for it all to sink in. No , no , no........................

" If you have time , write to me , okay ? Tomoyo and I would like to know how you are doing . " I
said , smiling . Dumb ! Dumb ! Dumb ! I told myself . Syaoran 's face looked disappointed for a
moment and then went blank and said stiffly , " Yakusoku da yo . " I smiled again , and said , " I'll go
home and call Tomoyo . We'll go with you to the airport tomorrow morning . " Syaoran walked away.
I wanted to run after him , crying , No ! Don't go ! I need you ! I love you ! But I didn't. I couldn't. I
was a failure. An utter failure.

I sighed. That was at least four years ago. I'm fifteen now. I go to Seijou Junior High . Oniichan told
me to forget about the gaki. But I will never , ever forget Syaoran. Tomoyo and Kero-chan were very
supportive and comforting to me the first few weeks after Syaoran left . I felt angry at myself . So
angry that I was such a chicken. I watched him left .. I should've ran after him . If only , if only I could
turn back time !

I feel so sleepy now. I have school tomorrow so I better go to bed.

From Kero-chan's point of view :

I watched as Sakura fell asleep . That sad expression still etched on her face. I told her that she should
let Syaoran go. Funny , I don't like Syaoran very much ( since he keeps on calling me a stuffed animal !
) but I admit , he has saved Sakura many times . And he was there for her. But the stupid gaki never
even called her , never even wrote her a letter . I opened the Clow Book. The Cards flew out and
arranged themselves in their order. Silently , I studied them . A sleepy feeling fell over me. I was out
like a light .

When I came to , I was floating in the sky. Looking down at the city. I settled in a tree . Strange , I
thought to myself , I could feel magic. This was a dream , I'm not supposed to feel any magic unless
this dream was magic induced. I heard a soft laugh coming from the ground. I looked down and there
were three figures . I could see that two of them were Spinol and Nakaru . The other figure in the
shadows but I think it was Eriol ! Eriol , Spinol , and Nakaru . These three again ! " What are you
doing here ?" I yelled at them , " DID YOU DO THIS TO ME ??????? WHY AM I IN THIS
DREAM ??? " Eriol came into the light where I could see him better. He looked tired and I could see
that he hasn't been sleeping well. " Calm down Kero-chan , " hissed Spinol , " we have to tell you
something ! And don't yell. They might hear ..... " Eriol gave a weak smile and said , " I'm sorry that we
had to do this , but under the circumstances , we have to . A dark force wants the Sakura Cards .
They have the immense dark powers and they could be eavesdropping if I was to tell you this over the
phone. I've battled them before , and as you can see , " he laughed and spread out his arms , " that I
am exhausted magically and physically."

I looked them over. Nakaru had an unusually grim expression on her face and Spinol , well , Spinol
looked like Spinol. "Alright , I'm listening. Tell me more about these dark forces , " I said cautiously . "
Thank you , " said Eriol , smiling , " from what I can tell you , I know that these dark forces were
originally captured by Clow Read in a chest. The chest was lost after Clow's death and was never
found up until now. Someone must have opened the chest . Somebody as powerful as Sakura ,
because the Seal placed upon the chest was similar to the Seal that was placed upon the Clow Book .
I'm very worried , because from what I could tell , that dark force has taken over that person's body
and is using it as a puppet. Unfortunately , I can't sense who it is . All I can tell is that he or she is
heading toward Japan. I've arranged a flight for tomorrow and I'll be arriving tomorrow afternoon
around three p.m. I'll also contact Syaoran . He is , after all , a descendant of Clow Read . He has
those old books that were owned by Clow. Maybe he could find something that would be useful to us.
He'll also be arriving in Japan soon since we'll need his help. Contact Yue and both of you guard
Sakura and the Cards tonight . I have to go now. I still have to contact Syaoran in his dreams.
Goodbye , Cerebus and I'll see you tomorrow. " I blacked out again and then woke up . I stared at the
Cards that were arranged before me. I placed the cards back into the book . I had to contact Yue.
We had work to do.

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Wow ! I finally finished my prologue ! whew ! I hope this isn't too mushy ....... I would love to have
comments on this story so send me some !

I'll be going now to write Part One ! Ja ne !

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