- Chapter 1: Thief –

Sakura gritted her teeth. After long hours of traveling and nauseous travel by sea, she more than expected a homely welcome. But what the heck, there's not even a single soul in this so-called paradise!

So she walked like a lost puppy.

She's wondering why she even considered being in the Clow Isle. She must admit that it's a stupid idea to be here in the first place. It's her first time to be in this private undeveloped island and doesn't even know any one. Well, not actually.

Coz her fiancé is here.

The thought of Hiiragizawa Eriol, her childhood love and now jetsetter husband-to-be, being in this island brought a smile upon her face and a determination to find his family's vacation house.

Li Yelan, her godmother, happened to drop by last night at the Kinomoto residence. It was just Sakura's luck to overhear her conversation with her father Fujitaka. She wasn't supposed to eavesdrop but when she heard the name Eriol, her curiosity got the best of her. It is so hard to spot Eriol in one place these days for he's such a jetsetter and loves to travel a lot. According to what she heard, Eriol is currently unwinding at the Li Family's private island, Clow Isle.

And that's when she devised the plan to drop him a little visit. Sakura secretly asked for directions from her godmother to the whereabouts of the god-only-knows-where island and she even told her that the caretaker would be there to assist her. With the help of her best friend Tomoyo, Sakura fled the night and set off to her journey in hunting down her fiancé.

Sakura's not the type to do that, of course. She's the Kinomoto Sakura, model extraordinaire and daughter to famous figures Kinomoto Fujitaka and Nadesico. She has a body to die for and an angelic face with mesmerizing emerald eyes and silky auburn hair. Yet, at age 23 and blinding success, she's still much like a love-crazed teenager.

After a very loooong walk, she finally stood in front a colossal vacation house. Wait, take that back. It's a villa. It's a mixture of east meets west. And she now appreciated the wonder of this place.

'This is it, Sakura. You'll finally see Eriol again.'

Sakura braced herself. She dropped her baggage and reached for the pocket of her jeans. And that's when her eyes widened. She knew she placed the key there last night…but where is it?

She searched for the blasted key every where but it's no where to be found. What would she do!?!

She looked up to the enormous thing in front her. Looks like the only way she could get in is through the second floor balcony. She shuddered at the thought of pulling a Spiderman stunt but there's no other way.

She sighed as she positioned herself. She placed her hands on place and off she climbed. She's almost halfway there when a voice startled her. She held for her dear life.

"What are you doing there, thief?!?"

"I'm not a t-thief!" she tried to make her voice sound strong but she's growing uncomfortable at the moment with her situation. And it feels like the wind is getting colder.

The person who called her thief started to advance. His footsteps grow nearer. "Get down here, thief!"

"I told you, I'm not a------------aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!"

Lightning crashed through the sky followed by a thunderous eruption mixed with Sakura's screams as she lost her footing and her hold.

Sakura prepared herself for her death. 'You're lucky to die with not virgin lips, Sakura.'

But it seems like luck is still with her. She landed with thud ON someone. She heard that someone's intake of breath. For brief moment, Sakura felt relieve and comfortable with those pair of arms encircling her waist. She tried with all her might to have a peek on her savior.

Emerald met amber.

And for that second, she thought of a certain thief in her high school day. The thief who robbed her first kiss…

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Hello people! So, how was that? Though it's short, I tried my best to update (am not actually in the mood to write hehe). I would also like to thank my first reviewers (Yay! Hundred Claps for you!).

I'll try to update once a week but I'm not sure with the following days. I just finished writing my articles and lay-outing my page for our school paper (that's why I've been so busy) but I'm still stuck because the Schools' Press Conference is next week and another contest is scheduled the week after….Haaaay, I'm going to die T.T

Hugzzy,

Shajira