This is my first fanfic ever.  I do write other things but this is the first time I've ever posted anything.  So please go easy on me.  Oh and please R&R  I really would like to see if I should keep going with this and ideas could help too.

Disclaimer:  I don't own card captor sakura.  I don't own any of it.  It all belongs to clamp.  And any songs in this story belong to the artist that sings it.  So please don't sue. You wouldn't get any money anyway.  I'm poor right now.

Japanese and Chinese are not my first languages.  I pick up whatever I can from fanfics and words I've learnt from friends.  So I'm sorry if I'm not fluent, but the few words I use here aren't hard to understand and they're mostly used in other fanfics. 

"Speech"

Though Dream

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(A/N)

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The sound of gongs and musical instruments filled the air where a tall boy waited at the entrance of a vast temple.  Threads of silk swayed as the procession approached the expecting groom.  His head high he watched as the attendants assisted the bride of the beautifully decorated chair she had been carried on.   His face showed no emotions but his eyes betrayed him.  They held pride and joy. 

The girl approached the temple still being helped by the attendants so she would not step on the ground till she entered holy grounds.  Her face was covered with a beautiful red veil that was transparent enough for her to see where she was going.  She walked up to her husband- to- be and just when the ceremony was about to begin, a loud roar came from outside the temple and a dark aura was sensed by all nearby.  The boy looked out and stared in horror  as darkness reached out for his bride.

Screaming the girl reached out for his hand and just as their fingers touched the darkness consumed her leaving him in an empty temple.

He screamed out her name as a sinful laugh filled his ears.  A faceless figure came out of the shadows and the boy was no longer in his ceremonial attire but in his traditional fighting robes prepared to fight. 

The figure stepped out and still his face could not be seen.  Only his eyes.  His dark blank eyes could be seen as he whispered to the warrior.

"She is gone.  You have let it be for too long."

The warrior fell to his knees screaming out one word and one word alone.

"SAKURA!"

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Syaoran screaming as he jumped up in his bed in a cold sweat.  He ran his hand through his hair trying to calm himself.  He breathed roughly and unevenly trying desperately to calm down, but to no avail.

The door swung open as a woman entered the room.  Her expression was concerned and pressing.  She sat down next to Syaoran caressing his perspiring cheek in an attempt to comfort him.

"What's wrong Xiao-Lang? "  She asked.  Trying to comb out the unruly bangs from his forehead.

"Nothing mother, It was just a-a bad dream."  He said softly.  Trying to seem unaffected.  To seem strong.

Yelen looked at her son closely and smiled sadly.  He was not a good liar.  Not to her at least.  She tilted his chin up until his eyes stared directly into hers.  His chocolate orbs threatened to spill tears that would finally set him at ease.

"My little wolf,  tell me what happened."  Her tone was determined yet soft.  It had a soothing edge that finally broke through barriers.

His eyes closed for a moment and the great warrior broke down into tears clutching at his mother like a small child.

"Someone took her away."  He sobbed.  "We where getting married and they took her away"

Yelen looked at him in unease.  Her son had never cried before.  Not since he was a toddler.  She looked at him confused.

"Who did they take Xiao Lang?"  She asked softly

In a whisper  he said  "My Ying Fa.  My cherry blossom"

She was about to inquire more but five feminine figures appeared at the door.  Looks of concern plastered onto their faces. 

"Mother what's wrong with little brother?  Why did he scream out like that?"  Fuutie asked her with a shocked face when she realized her little brother, the great Li Xiao Lang was crying like an infant in their mother's embrace.

A slight gasp came out from all the women in the doorway.  What had shaken him so much that he would actually express some emotion?  To cry in his mother's arms.  They where alarmed.  They had always teased him about being stone cold.  They'd said he needed some emotion, but to see him like this broken and frightened.  Yes frightened.  It was a terrifying sight.

Meilin watched her cousin carefully.  He was sobbing uncontrollably.  His body was trembling and she managed to get a glimpse of his lips.  They where mumbling.  Something almost impossible to grasp but she managed to decipher it.  Ying Fa.  He was calling for his cherry blossom.  Anyone who hears his babble would think it garbage but to her it was distressing.  She felt sorry for her cousin.  She loved him dearly;  She didn't want to see him like this.  Her ruby red eyes where filled with sadness as she watched her cousin cry over his beloved cherry blossom.

"Sakura"  she whispered under her breath .  Sighing and walking over to her aunt and cousin to try and comfort him also.

His sisters also walked over all huddling in the bed trying to get some information on what had gotten him so spooked.  They ran their fingers through his hair.  Brushed his tears away and for the first time didn't' tease him.

His sobs lessened and he started to breath normally.  A flush of embarrassment covered his drenched cheeks.  He ran the back of his hand against his face wiping away the tears.  Sniffing and trying to compose himself.

"I'm alright now,"  He said in a husky voice.  His family looked at him and he sighed in defeat.  He knew it was pointless saying it was nothing.  He'd broken down into tears, something he didn't do.  He had a lot of explaining to do.

He started to tell them about his dream.  Of how they'd all been at the family temple.  How he waited for his bride and of how the darkness had engulfed her and told him that she was gone because he had let it be for too long.  Something he didn't understand.

Yelen looked at Syaoran with an  emotionless expression for a moment then she sighed and  stared straight into his eyes

"I think we will have to speak to the elders about this"  She said with a little bit of worry hidden in the back of her mind.

***

Japan

"SAKURA!!"  A small yellowish bear with wings yelled into the ear of a beautiful young girl with long auburn hair.

"Kero let me sleep a little longer its still early"  She mumbled pulling the covers over her head.  Kero rolled his eyes and pulled the covers off his mistress.  She mumbled some incomprehensible babble and continued to sleep with a small smile on her face

"Damn she must be thinking of the gaki again,"  he thought to himself.

Sighing to himself he fluttered over to his mistress and in a sweet voice he said

"Sakura not to spoil your dream about the kid or anything but YOUR LATE!!!!"

The girl jumped up from bed yelling  "HOE"  Dropping herself out of bed and ran towards the bathroom.  She quickly dressed scolding her little guardian about not waking her up earlier.  Kero just sweatdroped and started playing his latest video game. 

She rushed out of the room but then ran back in kissing Kero on his forehead.  Then she ran over to a small bear sitting on her shelf and kissed it too.

"Bye Kero, bye Syaoran-bear."  She said  racing down the stairs almost tripping over Touya in the process.

"Hey Kaijiu late again I see."  He smirks at his little sister's rush to get to school.  It had been eight years and still she couldn't get herself out of bed early. 

"I am not a Kaijiu!"  She yelled too busy getting her roller blades on to worry about him too much. 

Touya just smirked again and shook his head getting ready for work as Sakura raced out the door forgetting her back pack.

He grinned brightly at her when she returned and snatched it out of his hand running off again pleading to any god that would hear her to not let the bell ring.

From her window Kero watched his mistress race off to school.  In his little paw he held the bear Syaoran had given her eight years ago.  He sighed staring at the stuffed toy.

"Kid you don't realize how much influence you have over that girl"  He said then placed the bear on Sakura's bed sighing again and returning to his video game.

***

Sakura skated down the path finally reaching the school and dashed to her homeroom gliding across the room and sitting in her chair a minute before the bell and her teacher arrived

"You made it"  Whispered Tomoyo, Sakura's best friend.

"Hai, I didn't think I'd make it this time."  She whispered back as the teacher called out students names.  "I can't afford to be late again."

Tomoyo smiled at her friend.  They where in their senior year of high school and Sakura still couldn't get to school on time.  It made her wonder what exactly made Sakura want to sleep in.  The answer was so obvious it made Tomoyo giggle quietly. 

Li Syaoran.  It was that simple.  Sakura was capable of getting up early but lately she was getting to school later than usual.  On one occasion she'd stayed over at Tomoyo's to see if maybe the change of atmosphere could help and Tomoyo had heard her call out his name in soft moans and sighs.

"Its so Kawaii the way she thinks of him.  She really must love him,"  She mused to herself and then a small frown appeared on her face.

It was now eight years since Li Syaoran had left for Hong Kong and since then Sakura only got a correspondence every so often.  She had told Tomoyo that he couldn't communicate much with her because his clan had cut most communications.  The only things she got where birthday presents and letters for special occasions.  She wondered if he got into much trouble because of it.

She looked over at Sakura who was daydreaming in her seat.  Some of the guys in their class would give her approving glances.  Sakura was very beautiful.  She had long auburn hair and her emerald eyes contrasted her face perfectly, her body was very athletic but still had a very feminine form to it.  She would be a perfect model and Tomoyo had already signed her up for some photo shoots as after school activities.

Sakura had been reluctant at first trying desperately to get out of it all the way there but after seeing the end results she'd accepted the offer to do a few shoots as an extra curriculum activity.  That and the fact that it paid pretty well. 

She watched as one of the guys gave her best friend an undignified leer and it made Tomoyo shudder.  That was Ken-lun (I couldn't think of anything else sorry) He was one of the most popular guys in the school and could have the pick of any girl in the school.  His eyes where set on Sakura. 

He'd tried everything to get her attention.  Asked her bluntly, sent notes through other students, been charming, aggressive, but to no reward.  It wasn't that Sakura didn't notice it; it was just the fact that she wasn't interested.  She was in love with someone else.  She'd made a promise years ago to wait for him and that's exactly what she was doing. 

Sakura stared out the window watching the soccer team practice for the big game that weekend.  They had been good but never as first-rate as they had been when Li was here.  He was a great leader and the team had gotten all the way into the finals with him there.  Now they could get in but it would be that much harder.  She started imagining him out there.  Practicing with all the other guys.  Giving out strategies as she cheered him on with the other cheerleaders as she had so many times before. 

"Miss Kinomoto pardon to disturb you but would it be possible for you to join the rest of the class."  Her sensei said in a teasing manner.  Sakura blushed furiously as the class broke into a fit of giggles.

"Hoe sorry sensei."  Her blush increased and she focused on the class again.

'I have to stop thinking about him, but it's almost impossible to forget him'

***

The day passed by and Sakura slowly put on her roller blades getting ready to go home.  She was so concentrated on what she was doing that she didn't sense someone come up behind her.

"Do you need some help with those?"  A masculine smug voice said. 

Sakura spun around extremely startled by the person behind her.  She almost lost her balance but a hand grabbed her before she fell.

"Thank you Lun-kun (I know I know.  It sounds dumb) and no its ok,  I can manage just fine"  She said as cheerfully as possible.  Lun-kun had been after her for so long even she wasn't dense enough to not notice.  She really didn't like him in that sense.

"Well could I escort you home at least?"  He swaggered in front of her.  Showing off his best smile.

Sakura smiled politely and shook her head.  She bent down and grabbed her bag and turned back to him sighing.

"I think its sweet but I don't think it's a good idea.  My brother is very protective of me and also I have someone else.  I don't think its fair to let you have false hopes."

(Isn't that the best way to tell a guy to just bug off?)

"Yeah I know this guy in Hong Kong.  Sakura babes listen to me.  It's been eight years move on.  He isn't going to come back and I might as well tell you this I bet he was just using you"  He smiled at this but then regretted it when he felt her hand slap against his cheek.

"Don't you ever speak about Li Syaoran like that.  You don't know him.  He loves me and he promised me he'd come back and I believe him.  I will never go out with you.  Your nothing compared to him.  You're just an arrogant asshole who thinks he can have whatever he wants.  Well here's some news for you.  YOU CAN'T HAVE ME!!!"  With that Sakura skated her way out of the school leaving a stunned Ken watching her leave.  It was the first time Sakura had raised her voice about anything.

"Damn it.  Bitch left a mark.  Never mind.  I don't care if this Li guy does exist, Sakura will be mine either way.  She like it or not"  He said darkly and walked off in the opposite direction.

Meanwhile Sakura was racing down the street with tears threatening to spill from her beautiful eyes. 

'he promised he'd come back'  she thought to herself.  'he said he loved me.  He survived the void card and I told him I loved him too.  He still loved me.' 

She was racing so fast that she crashed right into someone in front of her.

"Gomen, I'm just so clumsy."  She said picking up her books.

"It's ok Sakura.  Why the big rush."  Sakura looked up to see Yukito   His kind smiling eyes studied her for a moment then a slight frown appeared on his face.  "Sakura are you ok?  You look like you've been crying"

"No I'm alright."  She said looking down at the floor suddenly finding her skates very interesting.

"Are you sure you really don't look that great.  Do you want to talk about it?"  His ever pleasant voice somehow soothed her nerves enough to nod her head.

She skated over to a ledge and hung her head while Yukito sat next to her putting his arm on her shoulder.

"So tell me what's wrong?"

"Well today after school I-I was getting ready to come home when a guy named ken-lun started to talk to me.  And he's been trying to get me to go out with him for a while now.  I told him that I wasn't interested and that I loved someone else.  He *sobs* said that Syaoran was just using me and that he'd never come back"  Sakura started to cry uncontrollably. 

"Do you believe that?"  He asked in a concerned voice.  She shook her head unable to use her voice.

"No *sob* I *sniff* don't, but it's so hard.  It's been so long and I miss him.  I don't even know if he still loves me or if I'm just a past fling to him now."  She kept sobbing and her words where choked out.

"Sakura do you actually think Li-kun would use you?  He asked her.  She shook her head again and he smiled.  "Then why would he?  Plus he promised he'd come back to you.  I know that he's not one to break a promise.  It's just taking him longer to get here."

Sakura smiled a little and nodded slowly (she sure nods a lot)  She got up and they started to walk to her house.

"Thank you Yukito.  For listening to me and making me see that I still should hope."

"Hey its no problem.  Don't worry sakura he'll be back."  He smiled and  they reached her house.  "Well I better get going.  I have some extra work I need to get done."

Sakura waved goodbye and walked into the empty house.  Kero would be sleeping and her father and Touya weren't home yet.  She sat down on the couch and stared out into space.

'He will come back.  He promised.  And Li Syaoran never breaks a promise.'

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A/N I know it probably sucks but I'd really like to know if I should even bother continuing.  If I get five good reviews I'll keep going.  So please R&R

Thanks  bye

Kang