Longings: Chapter 1

By: Jia-Tien

Email: jiatien@catsrule.garfield.com

Author's Notes: Thank you everyone for the reviews! Domo Arigato! I'll do my best to please you guys! ^^ note: I'm going to add 2 more characters but they're made up.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own CCS. Even though I wish I did ^^* CLAMP etc. owns them but the story is mine.

Jie jie --- Elder sister

Di di --- Younger brother

Mei mei --- Younger sister

Ma ma --- Mother

Aishiteru --- I love you

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Under a beautiful starlit night, a young boy of seventeen with brown hair and amber eyes stares off into space as he reminisces on sweet memories of a girl he knew in Japan. He wished under the bright stars to meet her again and hoped that time would come soon. He smiled happily at the thought of her. It had been 6 years since he last saw her and he missed her terribly even if he never showed it or admitted it.

Li Syaoran whispered softly, "Till we meet again, Sakura..."

Syaoran had gone through plenty of tough training over the years and received tasks to complete his training and assume the position as head of the Li clan. Finally, after years of hard labor, he would receive the position as the new leader of the Li clan. But his heart was set on something else. More likely, someone else. While Syaoran was in hard training, he had to master new spells and fight opponents, who were much bigger and stronger than him. Even with his daily training, he still had to attend school and do school activities. Every night, he would go to bed, strained and tired. Not to mention injured as well. His main objective, however was not to gain fame and glory but to complete his training and return to Japan to find the girl, that he grew fond of.

While Syaoran was deep in thought, four figures crept quietly in the shadows of the night, towards his room and sneaked in through the door. Then they hid behind a large closet and were ready to pounce on him, when...

"Jie jie, I know its all of you! Come on out!" Syaoran's voice was heard, causing all four to jump and slowly come out of hiding. Syaoran's sisters grinned at him and began their favorite pastime, teasing their little brother.

"Di di, you've been sitting there for ages. What were you thinking about?" Li Fuutie teased with a sly grin plastered on her face. Syaoran blushed a bit but shook it off quickly, not wanting them to find out what was on his mind.

"N... Nothing. Not... Nothing at all." Syaoran stuttered.

"Really? Then why are you stuttering?" Li Fanren questioned as she placed a finger on her little brother's cheek.

"Maybe he was thinking of someone he likes!" exclaimed Li Xiefa.

"Who do you think it is?" Fuutie asked her sisters.

"I don't know!" Fanren and Xiefa replied in unison.

"I do!" a muffled voice came. Everyone turned around to see Li Feimei digging in Syaoran's drawer and emerging with a picture frame. It was a pretty picture frame made out of sweet smelling sandalwood with a little wolf carved on the bottom right corner.

"Let me see!" Xiefa squealed as she ran toward Feimei.

"Who is it?" Fuutie asked excitedly as she and Fanren followed Xiefa. They gasped when they saw the picture.

"Hey, isn't that the cute little Clow Mistress that came here last time?"

"It is her! I can't believe Di di fell for her!"

"Wait! That’s not all!" Everyone stared at Feimei with confused looks on their faces as she dug in the drawer again and reappeared with a stack of photo albums. Each one was filled with pictures of Sakura or Sakura and Syaoran together, courtesy of Tomoyo.

"How sweet! He kept it all this time!"

"Yeah! Look at all these photos!"

"JIE JIE!" Syaoran yelled as he tried to grab the photo albums and the picture frame. But they ignored him and giggled hysterically.

"That explains why he keeps staring into space every night."

"And why he trained so hard everyday."

"Di di, remember to bring her back here as your pretty bride!"

"And as our Mei mei!" They exclaimed together. Syaoran blushed a deep red as his sisters continued to cheer him on or more likely tease him till he faints from blushing too much.

"That’s enough, girls." A voice came as they spun around and saw their mother walk in.

"Your brother needs his rest now. He needs to be ready for his installation as the new leader of the clan tomorrow." Their mother said with a smile.

"Yes, Ma ma. Goodnight Di di!" The four girls said as they walked out of the room with grins on their faces. Syaoran quickly grabbed the photo albums and tossed them into the drawer but his mother picked up the picture frame and chuckled softly.

'My little wolf has fallen for the cherry blossom.' She thought with a smile. 'Guess I don't have to worry about him not finding anyone to love.'

Syaoran was growing nervous as he watched his mother stare at the picture frame she held in her hands. He sighed in relief when he saw his mother smile warmly and hand him the picture of his precious cherry blossom.

"When you return to Japan, remember to bring her back as your bride like your sisters said." She grinned. She laughed as she watched Syaoran blush a beet red, then she walked out of the room.

Syaoran held the picture and placed it by his bedside table. He slowly walked to the bathroom to wash his red face as he remembered what his mother said and dried his face with a green towel. He slowly walked out of the bathroom and climbed into bed. His last thoughts before he drifted into a deep sleep were...

'Maybe I'll return sooner than expected after all. I wish I could see her again. Aishiteru Sakura...' Then he fell asleep dreaming of the day he would return to Japan. At the same time, a bright star shot across the night sky. His wish may come true.

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Okay nothing really happened yet, but just letting you know what happened to him. And his little wish WILL come true. I assure you. Please review this! I'd love to hear of what you think of this. Except don't flame me! ^^"