Daphne: "Hi! I'm new here and…"

Sakura: "Daphne! You know better than to talk to strangers!"

Daphne: "Mama! I am sixteen! Anyway, aren't you always telling me to tell the truth?"

Syaoran: "Don't twist your mother's words around, Daphne. How many times…"

Kero: "Daphne! I want pudding!"

Daphne, Sakura, and Syaoran: "Can't you see that we are trying to have an argument?"

Kero: *Sweat drop* "But I'm hungry!"

Daphne: "Fine! Mom, dad, can we finish this later?"

Sakura: *Sigh* "Fine dear. You just go on with your intro.!"

Syaoran: mumbling to Sakura "Sweet and naïve, just like you. How lucky can one man be?"

Daphne: Watching Sakura and Syaoran leave the room "What do you want to bet that they are going to…"

Kero: "Daphne, don't even say it! Besides, I'm hungry! Feed me NOW!!!"

Daphne: *Sweat drop* "Fine! By the way, Cardcaptor Sakura does not belong to me; it belongs to Clamp! This story, all of the made-up characters, and the words are the only things that belong to me! *Sob* They are all I have, so please, have mercy and don't get angry at me!"

Kero: "You own the pudding that you are holding in your hand, and you own that TV your parents gave you for Christmas, and you own…"

Daphne: Holding out the pudding "Be quiet, Kero! I was only joking!

Kero: His mouth full of pudding "Mugfffh mgftn mffter!"

Daphne: *Sigh* "I just hope you didn't scare off our readers!"

Kero: "Mugnfff?"

~*~*~*~



Forgotten Past

By: Daphne Li

Chapter 1.

*Flashback*

Three figures are standing at the edge of a forest, one is holding a little bundle uncertainly, and the other two are arguing. Behind them is a valley full of debris and distroyed or burnt houses, most of the burnt ones still burning out of control. Thick, dark smoke rises into the sky and blocks out the moons light.

"…won't she be safer here?"

"No! Take her away, now! Just remember! She must never know of her true identity!"

"But sir…!"

"Go! Do not return until I come for you! Understand?"

"Yes, sir! We understand. But, sir! What about the boy?"

"He will be fine! You just worry about my daughter! Go!" He watches as the other two figures disappear into the surrounding darkness. "No matter what, I will always be with you my daughter! Always!"

*End of Flashback*

In Hong Kong, the Palace of the Li clan shone brightly in the early morning sunlight. All

was peaceful, calm, and as it should be. Unfortunately, it would not last for long.

"What do you mean Princess Geia left?!" Cried Fanren Li, looking at her mother in shock. Yalan Li looked stern.

"Exactly what I said. She said that she couldn't stand to stay here one more night." Yalan explained, her face in a deep frown.

"But why?" Asked Fuutie Li.

"You know the reason, girls! You don't need me to explain it to you!" Yalan cried in an aggravated voice.

"Xiao-lang is at it again!" Feimei and Siefa said in chorus. Fuutie and Fanren looked at their mother for confirmation. She nodded and her four daughters grinned at each other.

"Our little brother has been doing this for years, mother! Do you really think that he is going to change now?" Fanren asked, eyeing her sisters knowingly. Yalan let out a frustrated sigh.

"For heaven's sake! He is nineteen! It is about time that he got himself a wife and settled down!" She cried. Suddenly, another voice broke into the conversation.

"I have no interest in women, mother. Perhaps you would do better to remember that." Came a hard, chilly voice. It was Prince Syaoran's. The four sisters turned to look at their little brother, their eyes sparkling.

"That is what you think, Xiao-lang!" Fanren laughed.

"Just wait until you see what we have in store for you!" Fuutie added. Siefa frowned.

"What do we have in store for him?" She asked in confusion. Feimei frowned at her.

"We will tell you later!" She said, eyeing her other sisters, who nodded vigorously back at her. The four girls walked quickly out of the room, talking animatedly all the way out. Syaoran watched them go, his face expressionless. Yalan faced her son and frowned at him.

"No matter what you think, Xiao-lang, you are going to be married, whether you like it or not! You are the future ruler of China, and I will not allow you to act like this for much longer!" With that, she stomped out of the room, her eyes throwing sparks. Syaoran watched her leave, his face never changing from it's stony look.

'That is what you think, Mother.' He thought, as he watched her go.

~*~*~*~

Daphne: "So what did you think? I am sorry it was so short, but I promise that the next chapter will be longer, and it will have Sakura in it! And maybe even some S+S. But I am not promising anything!"

Kero: "It wasn't that short, and Duh! They loved it! "

Daphne: *Sweat drop* "Please don't get cocky, Kero! It makes me uncomfortable."

Kero: "What do you mean, cocky?! It is a great story! In fact, it is the best…mhughff!"

Daphne: Hands are covering Kero's mouth "Ahem! Sorry folks! Anyway, how did you like it? Please feel free to comment, but please, be understanding! This is my first fan-fic ever, and I don't really know what to do!"

Kero: Manages to get his mouth free from my hold "Do what everyone else does and wing-it!"

Daphne: "Kero! Please stop it! I…you…hey!…Stop it! That tickles! Kero stop! I don't want to be tickled!….KERO!"