Sakura sees the dream of Tokyo Tower and the Clow Cards, in this time a boy in a Chinese robe stands on top of the building instread of her, She groans in the dream, so Kero wakes her up. Kero stated that it might have been the prophetic dream.
She has a surprising event at school. Her class has a transfer student from Hong Kong, who looks exactly like the boy she saw in the dream. His name is Syaoran Li, and he knows Sakura has some Clow Cards. He summons her to the schoolyard, and tries to take her Cards, then Touya rushes to the scene to protect his sister. When the two guys are almost fighting, Yukito shows up; Syaoran blushes and runs away.
Thick layers of clouds cover the sky when Sakura and Tomoyo are walking home, so they rush in under the Penguin Slide in the park to shelter from the rain. However, it does not rain, they only hears the thunder. Mysteriously, thunderbolt keeps striking mischievously to chase an electrician. Soon the sky gets clear.
According to Kero's comment, Syaoran Li is from Li family in Hong Kong. Li family is Clow Reed's relative of his mother's side. At this time, Tomoyo phones Sakura and says that the sky is covered by the mysterious clouds.
Sakura and Tomoyo meet outside; it is the work of the Thunder Card, remarks Kero. Sakura flies up high to capture the Card. When she has still no clue, Syaoran shows up and visualize the Thunder with his magic. Sakura uses the Shodow Card just the way he told her, and successfully seals the Thunder Card. Sakura is depressed because of Syaoran's arrogant comment that she does not deserve to be a Cardcaptor.
Sakura seems to be still depressed because of Syaoran's arrogant comment from the day before. Tomoyo and Rika worried about her, and they take her to an accessory shop in their way home, just to cheer her up. There they buy a brooch they like: Sakura a heart brooch, Tomoyo a cross brooch, and Rika a sword brooch.
Later, Sakura let Tomoyo and Rika in her house, sharing with them the pudding her father made. And they put on the brooch they just bought, then immediately, Rika got hypnotized. Her brooch turns into a sword, with which Rika tries to slash Sakura. The brooch is the Sword Card's temporary form, and Rika is taken over by the Card. Sensing the Clow Card, Kero flies downstairs. Even though Rika knows nothing about fencing, she is an expert fencer as long as the Sword Card takes her over.
Sakura bearly gets out of her house, but she can not fight back against Rika because she is Sakura's friend. All Sakura does is escape from Rika's attacks. When she is almost slashed, Syaoran blocks her from the attack. Nevertheless, she prevents him from fighting against Rika. However, Sakura uses the Illusion Card to distract Rika, and takes the sword off her hand, so she finally seals the Card. Immediately after everything is done, Yukito comes to visit Touya, when Syaoran blushes and runs away.
Next morning, Sakura gives Rika her brooch to compensate for her sword brooch. A little puzzled though she is, Rika accept her sincerity without asking any question.
After school, Sakura gives Yukito a present in return for his help from the day before. Syaoran gets upset seeing the scene, groping inside his own pocket and competingly gives him chocolate. Tomoyo with a smile whispers into Sakura's ear that Syaoran also has a crush on Yukito.
This day is Sakura's school's sports day, Touya and Yukito are rooting for her, taking pictures. However, Fujitaka has to work in the morning. Sakura and Syaoran compete in the steeplechase fiercely because they want to appeal Yukito with how cool they are. They started very fast and run far ahead of the others, until just before the goal Syaoran blushes at Yukito's cheer so he trips and falls, then Sakura wins the race.
In the lunch time, Fujitaka runs to Sakura because he is late to come, so Sakura is very pleased. While Fujitaka is out for throwing the trash away with Touya and Yukito, Tomoyo's mother Sonomi shows up. She says that Sakura reminds her of someone she used to know. Sonomi got shocked at the moment Fujitaka walks back to Sakura, since she knows him. Sonomi was Nadeshiko's cousin, who fiercely objected against Fuitaka and Nadeshiko's marriage, and still does not like him. Therefore, she challenges him to the parents' 100 meter dash.
The 100 meter dash has started, and Sonomi dashes ahead; she once participated in the nationals. However, Fujitaka soon passes her. During the race, strange petals pours. Having petals of three feet thick, Sakura and Tomoyo fly with the Fly Card, thinking it may be the work of a Clow Card. Though Syaoran senses the Clow Card, he can not go to the scene since Yumazaki gets in the way. Sakura finds the Flower Card dancing on the roof of the school, and seals it. Meanwhile, Fujitaka wins the race thrusting the petals aside.
Sonomi is ranting at Fujitaka about every reason why she doesn't like him, and Tomoyo advises Sakura to use the Flower Card to give them flowers. Catching the flower falling into her hand, Sonomi calms herself down, and they end up talking about Nadeshiko.
Sakura is invited to Tomoyo's house for some reason, she takes Kero in her bag. Sakura is surprised at what a big house Tomoyo lives in, which is almost a castle. Tomoyo's room is very huge of course, in which she has her own private theater to enjoy Sakura on the screen. At this time, Sonomi runs into Tomoyo's room, and she says she left her company (she is the CEO) as she heard Sakura was invited. She takes Sakura and Tomoyo out in the garden to talk each other over a cup of tea.
Having tea and cake, Sonomi tells Sakura many stories about her mother Nadeshiko. Sakura wants to know about Fujitaka in the past because he hardly talks about himself. Sonomi comments he was an unpleasant person to anybody who liked Nadeshiko, because he exclusively attracts Nadeshiko's affection, and because he is a perfect one without any defects. Her comment surely pleases Sakura. At the next minute, Sonomi receives the call from her company, so Sakura and Tomoyo walk back into the room.
The reason of the invitation is Tomoyo and Sonomi's common treasure box that will not open. Kero senses the Clow Cards from inside the box. Touching with the staff, it is flipped, so it turns out to be the Shield Card that protects valuables. When Sakura cuts the force field with the Sword Card, the Shield shows up in its visible form, and then she seals it. Consequetly, the teasure box is opened. This time, Sonomi comes into the room, and gets happy to see the box open. Inside is the bouquet from Nadeshiko's wedding, that is cherry blossoms, her favorite flowers after which Sakura was named.
Sonomi takes Sakura out of the room, saying she is going to make special dinner for Sakura, when Tomoyo locks the treasure box, in which she keep the eraser Sakura gave her at the day they first met.
Sakura's BME Clinic © 2002–2004 Yuki Neco
