The sunny boy in Cardcaptor Sakura

Chapter 654: Another Me
Kinomoto family, Sakura's bedroom.

night.

"Xiaoying, it's so late, why don't you go to bed?"

Looking at Sakura who was lying on the desk writing something, Xiao Ke yawned, rubbed his eyes and couldn't help but fly over to remind her.

"You'll be a high school student starting tomorrow, so don't sleep too late and end up being late tomorrow."

"No way, I haven't been late for a long time!" Sakura puffed her cheeks, quite dissatisfied.

She was late only a handful of times throughout junior high school. It was obvious that she was prone to being late when she was in elementary school. Why is she still being criticized now that she is about to become a high school student?

snort!
She is no longer the little girl who was always late; she has grown up now.

"If you don't want to be late, go to bed early. Staying up late is bad for your eyes. I'm going to bed first. Good night~" Xiao Ke said no more, waved his hand, and went into his drawer.

"I know. I'll go to bed after I finish writing the last bit. Good night." Sakura replied with a smile and lay down on the desk to write again.

She was writing a reply letter to Akiho. Although they also communicated with each other through mobile phones through text messages, writing letters was still more special.

She hadn't seen Akiho for more than two years since her last trip to England.

But because the two of them keep in touch with each other and send recent photos, they don't feel unfamiliar with each other and are very clear about how each other has grown up.

Now that she is about to turn sixteen, she has long lost her former childishness and has grown into a graceful young lady.

Even the ahoge that originally represented immaturity disappeared without anyone noticing, but his hairstyle didn't change much, and it was still short.

"Okay, I'll send it to Akiho after school tomorrow."

After checking her reply, Sakura folded the letter, put it into an envelope, then turned off the lights and got into the soft bed.

"Tomorrow, I will be a high school student."

Sakura whispered softly, an expectant smile on her face, then she succumbed to her sleepiness and slowly fell asleep.

Midnight, dream.

"Hmm, are you dreaming again?"

In the pitch-black world, Sakura blinked, and the familiar feeling made her wake up immediately. This was the world of dreams.

The last time she woke up and realized that she was in a dream was when Akiho invited her to go to England. Now, two years have passed, and she has entered the dream world again.

"Strange? This dream..."

Sakura, who was sensing this dream, suddenly frowned. This time it seemed that it was not a precognitive dream, but a deeper dream.

It was as if she was connected to someone else's dream, but the feeling of the dream told her all the time that this was her own dream.

Before Sakura could fully experience this dream, pink cherry blossoms suddenly appeared in the dark world.

The pink cherry blossoms brought light, but also brought another figure.

Looking at the figure emerging from the darkness, Sakura slightly widened her eyes. The person who suddenly appeared in her dream had an identical face to her, just like her clone, or another her.

However, if you observe carefully, you can still find some differences between the two. The other Sakura has a more mature face and is taller than her. She is now about 1.65 meters tall, while the other Sakura is about 1.7 meters tall.

The newly appeared Sakura seemed to have grown up and experienced a lot, and her originally gentle brows now had a hint of sadness.

Looking at her adult self opposite her, Sakura was stunned and speechless. In contrast, the adult Sakura naturally noticed her as well.

The moment the two looked at each other, they knew that they were essentially the same people.

That is, they are the same person with the same soul but different experiences. Before the two of them could speak, the intertwined dreams had already intertwined their emotions and inner wishes.

Feeling the inner thoughts of the other self in front of her, Sakura felt a pain in her heart. Although she didn't know the reason, she felt the same emotion.

The adult self in front of her has unshakable worries in his heart, and she can help the other self.

Somehow, Sakura suddenly remembered her Star Key, which is the Star Wand. Ever since she obtained the Crystal Key, which is the Dream Wand, in her dream, she has never used the Star Wand again.

At the beginning, she already had a vague premonition that her Star Key would one day go to where it was supposed to go.

Perhaps, this is the time for her Star Staff to leave.

When her heart was touched, her dream followed her thoughts and summoned her Star Wand here.

Holding the Star Wand that had been with her for a long time, Sakura looked at her adult self in front of her and handed it forward with a smile.

"Here, please accept it in order to protect what is important to you."

"But……"

Adult Sakura looked at the Star Staff that Little Sakura handed to her, but instead of reaching out to take it, she hesitated and said, "This is something very important to you, right?"

Because of the fusion of dreams, she knew the same thing as Sakura, and also knew the inner thoughts of Sakura. Naturally, she also knew the importance of the magic wand in front of her to Sakura.

Facing adult Sakura's hesitation, Sakura smiled gently and said, "Even without this wand, the cards can still be with me, so there is no need to hesitate."

As she spoke, she took the adult Sakura's hand and placed her wand into her hand.

“Although I don’t know what you’ve been through or what difficulties you’ve faced, please believe in the people you love and in yourself.”

"Because we're all Sakura, I know that no matter what lies ahead, it'll be absolutely fine!"

Seeing his younger self utter an invincible spell, the adult Sakura was slightly stunned, a smile subconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth, and the sadness between his brows also dissipated.

"Yeah, absolutely no problem, thank you."

"It's okay. We are all Sakura. Isn't it natural to help ourselves?"

Sakura smiled at her adult self and encouraged her, "Come on, move forward bravely! If you encounter difficulties that you can't solve, I can always help you."

"Thank you."

Suddenly, this pink and white space filled with cherry blossoms began to collapse and darkness enveloped it after the adult Sakura said thank you.

The relentless darkness engulfed the adult Sakura and also engulfed the young Sakura's vision.

By the time Sakura regained her vision, it was already daybreak.

"Huh? Am I dreaming again?"

Sakura blinked and glanced at the alarm clock on her bedside table, noting that it was only half past six.

After a few seconds, Sakura finally regained consciousness from her half-asleep state. She shook her head and recalled the dream she had just had.

"another me?"

Recalling what happened in the dream, Sakura quickly got up and opened the box containing her keys. Upon closer inspection, she found that only the crystal key was left in the box.

"Really disappeared..."

Sakura murmured, and then showed joy on her face and said excitedly: "So that dream was true too? I helped another me!"

(End of this chapter)