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Disclaimer: I do not own CCS or any of the characters, just the plot.

Now on with the prologue!

Saving Syaoran

The Beginning

Allow me to introduce to you one of the main characters of this complicated story...

Sakura Kinomoto.

How would one describe her? Well, that's certainly a no-brainer! Sakura Kinomoto was probably the nicest girl you would ever meet. Not to mention the most immature, childish, carefree senior attending Seiju High. Although most would find her extremely friendly attitude and immaturity quite disturbing at first, you couldn't help but admit that that's what made her so darn loveable. The option of hating her was just not one to be chosen.

But hey, just because nobody hated her, doesn't mean that nobody wanted to. There were numerous amounts of girls at Seiju High that would've just liked to take her by the neck and wring her to death. Why is that, some would ask. Well, I'm not quite so sure myself, actually. There are certain things to choose from:

1) Her shiny auburn bangs which framed her face so beautifully that it took the attention of many guys at the school.

2) Her fair, pale skin which helped the colour in her eyes stand out more. (Continue reading.)

3) Her eyes, of course. No one else in their grade, in the whole entire world, in fact, could've possibly had a pair of emerald green eyes as enchanting as hers.

The list goes on, but frankly, I'm too lazy to describe all of Sakura Kinomoto's positives. But getting back on track: jealousy. Some girls loathed her to a point of glaring daggers at her whenever she happened to cross them in the hallway. But she was always armed with that damned friendly smile of hers, which could abolish their hatred for her in just a split second.

You might say that Sakura Kinomoto was perfect. But trust me, she certainly was not.

And don't get me wrong, she had some bad things about her, too.

Like the fact that she never seemed capable of getting to class early. It was a daily part of senior life to see a panting Sakura, apologizing her pretty little butt off for being late. But she never was. She always just made it in the nick of time. I guess you could say that Lady Luck seemed to favour her.

And then there's also the fact that she was scared out of her pants by ghosts. Just a single flee's whisper of the ugly G-word and you'd have her in a bloody panic, covering her ears and going, "Lalalalalala!" like it was nobody's business. Not to mention her fear of thunder. Yeah, she was a Class A Scaredy-Cat.

And then probably the most negative thing there was about her - she just couldn't seem to take care of herself. Literally.

She could be walking on a perfectly flat surface with no bumps or anything and fall flat on her ass. She could be rollerblading to school, one of the things she was most definitely skilled at, and fall on her face while turning a corner that she's turned only a million times before. Yep, that's right, Sakura was a down right klutz.

It was no wonder why her older brother was so over protective of her, rescuing her when she needed to be, always watching her but never making it known. Touya Kinomoto was not known to be a softy. So he kept his love for his younger sister hidden by his consistent teasing. It was all worth it, because he just loved ticking her off. Even if his foot would always get stomped on every now and then...

But Touya could not always be there for Sakura. He went to a university in America, leaving Sakura by herself with her dad, just as she entered her first year at Seiju High. Sure, she missed him, but she was finally free from his ever disturbing gaze.

So, I guess if you were looking for the right words to best describe Sakura Kinomoto, I'd say...

Just Your Averge Lois Lane.

She was talented, smart (most of the time), witty, and an overall great girl. But she always needed that certain somebody to rescue her in her times of need. And the only Superman she'd ever known, her own big brother, had flown away from her.

But just like every other Lois Lane, she thinks she's better off without. Like she's perfectly capable of taking care of herself. When really, we all know that isn't true.

Or is it?

What is something about Sakura Kinomoto that most people did not know?

She had magical powers. And I don't mean the kind of magic where you twirl some stupid wand and say, "Abrakadabra!" I'm talking about the real thing. The only person who knew of this besides her best friend, Tomoyo Daidouji, the amethyst eyed beauty, was a tiny yellow thing which oddly resembled a plush toy...

Oh yeah, and me.

It all began in her first year of highschool when Touya had left. She opened what Kero, the tiny yellow thing I was telling you about, told her was the Clow Book. She hadn't realized she'd set all the Clow Cards loose, giving her the automatic responsibility of gaining them back and then passing the final judgement and then inevitably becoming their mistress. Yep. That all happened within the span of two years.

And yeah, you would think that because of her magical powers, she'd have at least some control of her klutziness, but she had none whatsoever. Like they always say, some things may change, but some other things just somehow remain the same.

So basically, even though Sakura was a powerful Card Mistress behind (mostly) everybody's back, fighting off all the strange occurences which happened in her town of Tomoeda, she was still just your average Lois Lane. And even if that seems unbelievable to you...

One thing was for sure. Sakura was in dire need of a new Superman.

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This brings me to our next main character. Syaoran Li.

Tall, dark, handsome.

Notice something funny about my choice of words? Tall, dark, handsome? Oh, please! How monotonous, dull, boring! Kind of like a stone. Which, I'm sorry to say, folks, was exactly what Syaoran Li was. A stone being. He smiled, only, never, and the occasional rude smirk was the only thing seen to ever grace his lips.

Honestly! You'd think someone as good looking as him would have some feelings! Really. His chocolate brown locks were just begging to be combed, but somehow that made him even more attractive than he already was. And the fact that he had a perfectly toned and chiseled chest only gave him a higher rating on the Drool Scale. (1, being totally not drool worthy, and 10, being drooling buckets. Syaoran Li, I'd have to say, was an 11.)

And you want to know what else is hotter?

The fact that he was rich.

Okay, alright, I know that must've sounded really shallow of me, but even you have to admit it! The fact that he had more money than Einstein could calculate was a total turn on! And duh, I'm exaggerating of course, when I say Einstein can't calculate the amount of money he had...but I'm just trying to prove a point here, people. Syaoran Li was filthy rich!

Being the future leader of the Li Clan obviously came with it's advantages.

Disadvantages too, though.

Like how he had to train so furiously from dusk 'til dawn since he was able to properly punch. This, madames et monsieurs, would explain why he is so darn rude, sarcastic, and cold.

Just to get things straight, Syaoran Li was able to properly punch at the age of six. That, meaning he's been training since, I don't know, forever? And if you don't know, allow me to define training according to his terms: suffering. Those training sessions of his were filled with nothing but martial arts lessons, fencing lessons, boxing lessons, all the essential stuff that a hardcore Jackie Chan would know, or whatever.

But Jackie Chan never knew magic, did he?

Oh, yes indeed, folks, Syaoran Li had his very own type of magical powers also! It was something he was expected to have by the elders of the Li Clan, because after all, he was their future leader. Every leader of the Li Clan had at least some magical powers...but to say that Syaoran only had some magical powers would be an understatement. He had more than just some. He had a lot.

Did I forget to mention that all members of the Li Clan were direct descendants of Clow Reed himself? The very same man that created the Clow Cards, which Sakura was now the master of?

Oh, I did forget to mention that!

Yeah, well, now you know.

He was home schooled to boot, too. The only friend he ever had growing up was his cousin, Meiling Li. And trust me, at times, she wasn't exactly the greatest friend to have.

Honestly, how much more of a social outcast could he have been?

To answer your question, not that much. Why? Because he was sent to attend Seiju High for senior year.

...Because why? Oh geez, do I have to explain everything?

Isn't it obvious yet? The Li Clan obviously found out about somebody (they don't know who) gaining control over the Clow Cards. And didn't I say that all of them are direct descendants of Clow Reed himself? They evidently believe that whoever was their new master was not worthy! Not unless it was someone from the Li Clan.

And who else would they demand to have as the master of the Clow Cards?

No one other than Syaoran Li, of course!

Get it now? Sheesh.

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Oh, yeah! Who am I? Oh, no one important, really...I guess you could call me "The Narrator" of this whole complicated story. Or..."The Witness." Yeah, The Witness! "The Witness" sounds much more cooler.

But before I get off topic about how cool my new nickname sounds, I'll tell you the reason behind it.

I was fortunate enough to witness the last year of highschool that these two main characters spent together. How it went from good, to great, to bad, to great all over again. Or was it good, to bad, to good, to bad, then to great? Oh, I don't know. You guys can probably figure it out yourselves as soon as things start getting interesting...

All I can say for now is just to ignore me. I'm just the witness. And if you keep on reading, maybe you'll have the fortune of being one, too?

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A new story, wow. I'm trying a new style of writing. Critique me, I dare you :).

Signing Off,
Agent08 - My life as a secret agent xD