A/N: Konnichiwa! Here I am again. I'm trying my writing hand out with a CCS fanfiction, so please tell me if I should stop after the first chapter or go on... =D Or come up with an insult to throw at me for the crap I write. Just not too harsh ^.^ And forgive me if it's a little OOC.

OFN: S+S, E+T, Tomoyo and Sakura have never met Syaoran (Xiao-lang), Eriol, or Meiling before. They are about eighteen.

~*~Competition of the Mind, Physical Body, and Soul~*~

~Chapter 1: New friends, new enemies?~

By LilPurplFlwr

"I love summer vacation!" Sakura Kinomoto giggled, dropping her suitcases on the bed, before skipping over to the sliding door and yanking open the curtains.

The room brightened up and Sakura's green eyes sparkled happily. Tomoyo was neatly taking out only a few changes of clothes and tucking her small suitcase under her own bed in the next room. They each had their own bedroom that was connected by a big bathroom.

Sakura just could not turn away from the scenic view. The house that Tomoyo's mom owned in Hawaii was incredibly beautiful. The rooms were lined up and ended up like a square. The house had a small waterfall and the backyard led into a quiet beach, apart from the crowded beach. It was very, VeRy nice!

"This is great, Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura squealed, skipping over to her best friend's room.

Sakura stopped dead in her tracks. Tomoyo unearthed her finally bag and it was...

ThE ViDeO CaMeRa!

"HOE! Tomoyo! Y-you brought it?" Sakura childishly squeaked, before remember she was older than eleven already.

"Of course!" Tomoyo smiled happily and patted the video camera.

Sakura stared warily at the small handheld camcorder, "Alright, you know the rules Tomoyo...no taping me when I'm asleep or in the bathroom or changing or anything hentai!"

Tomoyo sighed and went into the bathroom and walked out a few moments later.

Sakura looked at her confusedly.

Tomoyo shrugged and tossed her hair over her shoulder, "I just had to dismantle the camera in the shower."

Sakura's eyes widened and her mouth dropped open.

Tomoyo laughed and smiled, "Got you! Ohohohoho!"

Sakura sweatdropped and sat down on Tomoyo's bed, "This place is awesome! It's so pretty! When can we go to the beach?"

Tomoyo checked the time, "It's...one."

Sakura cheered and said, "We've got plenty of time! Let's go to the public beach! I want to see if they have surfing lessons!"

Tomoyo frowned and countered with, "Let's go shopping! I purposely didn't bring enough clothes so I could go shopping!"

Sakura sweatdropped.

~*~

"This is life!" said ruby-eyed Chinese girl, wearing a dark red two-piece bathing suit and black short-shorts, "Xiao-lang! Are we going to the beach soon?"

She was standing out in the front of the temporary house they were living in, staring out towards the pounding ocean.

A tall, very tanned teenager walked out onto the patio of the very extravagant mansion-like house. His brown hair fell into his chocolate- brown eyes.

Not looking happy at all, he crossed his arms, "Meiling, I know you're perfectly liable to go to the beach yourself. Besides -"

"-We are stuck here for the next two months because Auntie wanted us to have a 'relaxing summer vacation'," finished Meiling, "Xiao-lang! You have got to relax! Have some fun! We can do some quality surfing and sunbathing..."

"I do NOT sunbathe, Meiling," growled Xiao-lang.

Another teenager leaned against the doorway, "Xiao-lang, really. Can't you lighten up?"

"What's it to you, Eriol?" Xiao-lang glared, turning to face his 'best' friend, or a long-time family friend. [*shrug* We'll just leave it at that...]

"I'm just saying," Eriol held up his hands defensively, "You don't have to enjoy the stay here, but don't ruin Meiling's or my vacation here."

Xiao-lang threw his hands up, "Who says I'm ruining it?"

"We do," exclaimed both cousin and friend of Xiao-lang.

"And we repeat again:" said Meiling.

"Lighten up." finished Eriol.

"And come with us to the beach," added Meiling again, nodding her head sagely as if that ended the argument.

"And to lunch," added Eriol.

"Heck, We'll just drag you wherever we want to," Meiling decided, snapping her fingers.

Xiao-lang sweatdropped.

~*~

"This is good stuff," Sakura said, sipping on a tropical drink that she still hadn't figured out what it contained.

"Definitely," agreed Tomoyo, "And whoever thought about how cute a hamburger would look with ten miniature umbrellas stuck on it?"

"Oh! Let's go in here!" Sakura pointed to a small, fashionable bikini shop.

As they began shifting through a rack of on-sale two-pieces, Sakura found a bottom missing a top. It was dark reddish, with the pattern of hibiscuses.

Suddenly a teenager appeared behind Sakura, "Oh! I was just looking for that!" The Asian girl gestured to the matching top she held in her hand, "Is it alright if I took that?"

"Hoe? Oh! Yeah, sure!" Sakura handed the bottom piece to the girl.

"Arigato," the girl bowed slightly, "Thanks for being so considerate," she sighed and turned around to walk away.

"You're welcome" Sakura murmured, "Ano..."

The girl turned around, "Hmm?"

"Is something wrong?" Sakura rubbed her neck nervously, "I know I sound nosy...demo..."

"Oh, nothing is wrong, it's just that...I came here with my cousin and his friend, so, naturally, being the only girl is a bit lonesome," the girl shrugged.

"Well, me and Tomoyo-chan-" Sakura started to say.

Tomoyo came back from the other side of the shop with about seven pairs swimsuits, give or take a few, "Did someone mention me?"

Then Tomoyo spotted the new girl.

"Konnichiwa!" greeted Tomoyo happily, "Watashi wa Daidouji Tomoyo-"

"And I would be Kinomoto Sakura!" added Sakura, "But you can call me Sakura."

The girl finally genuinely smiled, "Nice to meet you. My name is Li Meiling."

~*~

Xiao-lang and Eriol stood in front of a surfboard showcase, contemplating on which one would be the best one to buy.

"I think that one would be too heavy. It's made out of," Xiao-lang leaned forward to read the small printing, "redwood. It's the heaviest of them all, it says."

"What is its specialty?" Eriol asked, carefully staring at another shiny surfboard, "Wouldn't wood rot?"

"That's the thing. I heard it is great for board control, but it takes special wax and even more intricate instructions to clean it-" Xiao-lang was cut off.

"Well, would you look at this..." Eriol was suddenly now standing at the counter, taking flyer from a stack.

"What is it?"

"It's a surfing competition," Eriol grinned slyly, "Here," he handed the flyer to Xiao-lang.

Xiao-lang briefly skimmed over the piece of paper, "I have no time for this stuff, Eriol."

Eriol raised an eyebrow, "What is this? Xiao-lang leaving an opportunity to show off his mad skills with the surfboard?"

"I've told you before," Xiao-lang sighed, "I have no time."

"Sure, sure. You are on VaCaTiOn here. You have plenty of time," Eriol snorted, "Oh, I know. You're afraid to compete."

"What was that?" Xiao-lang clenched his fist around the flyer.

"Yes, you can admit it now. You are just terrified that I will beat you," Eriol's eyes twinkled almost viciously at the anger radiating from the other teenager.

"I am not!" fumed Xiao-lang.

"Hmm, maybe I could convince Meiling about this competition," Eriol pulled the paper out of Xiao-lang's fist and unwrinkled it, "And at the same time, tell her what a child her cousin is."

Xiao-lang's eyes burned with Eriol's teasing remarks.

"I wonder how Meiling is," Eriol mused, completely ignoring the glowering not-so-little wolf next to him, "Mind you, we completely rejected her offer of going bikini-shopping. But then again, we are men, well, one of us is, yours truly, of course."

Eriol winked at Xiao-lang who took a deep breath, counted to twenty, and ran a hand through his hair before he felt that he did not have to tear Eriol's head from the body.

"When do we have to meet her again?" Xiao-lang asked as calmly as he could.

"In about an hour, right out there," Eriol waved his hand vaguely outside the surfboard shop area.

"I see," Xiao-lang narrowed his eyes at the giggling, squealing teenage girls on the beach, "I am so glad Meiling never had many girl-friends. I don't think there's a decent woman out there, being so annoying and all. Meiling, I can stand to some extent."

"Tsk, in such a bad mood, little wolf," teased Eriol, "Though I definitely agree some with you. I can't stand desperate, flirty women," he said quietly, as a group of young high school girls walked past them, wiggling their hips and eyeing them as attractively as they could.

Xiao-lang turned away and spat out, "It's disgusting. I just remembered. I can't StAnD people like them!"

Eriol inched as far away from the group as possible, "Or do you just mean, you hate all of the female gender?"

"Maybe," Xiao-lang set a surfboard back, and turned to Eriol, "I like this one. Which one are you getting?"

Eriol turned his attention and pointed at the one next to Xiao-lang's, "Maybe we should get them customized,"

"Hmm, I think these are just fine," Xiao-lang considered, going to the front desk and saying, "I'd like to buy model seven, color dark green."

"Cash or charge?"

"Charge. Oh, and some wax for the board, put that on charge also," Xiao- lang nodded.

"And you, sir?" the cashier asked Eriol.

"Model eight, color blue please," Eriol put some wax on the counter with his credit card, "That too, and where do we sign up for the compeitition?"

"Oh, right here," the cashier pulled out a clipboard, and gave a packet to each of the boys, "While I get your purchases, please fill this out."

The cashier hurried to the backroom. Eriol and Xiao-lang looked at each other and groaned. They began to fill in their names, ages, medical information, and confirmation that no one would sue if they accidentally died or got permanently injured.

The cashier came back out with their surfboards and collected the packets and clipboard. Then he scanned over everything briefly and gave Eriol and Xiao-lang a card, "Official confirmation you have signed up, and you'll need to show it at competition."

"Thanks a lot," Xiao-lang said, collecting his new board and heading out.

"Yeah," Eriol did the same, "Peace out."

~*~

"So, no one ever has asked me out," Meiling sighed sadly, "Not only am I intimidating to them, as girls tell me, but they're also afraid of my cousin."

"Oh, well, you're not missing out much..." Sakura said, winking at Meiling, "We don't need any guys. It's all girl power."

Tomoyo giggled, "And Sakura-chan would definitely know guys."

Sakura scowled a little but smiled, "Guys are good-for-nothing, full-of- themselves, ignorant, insensitive idiots, Meiling-chan."

"You got that right, sistah!" Meiling laughed and gave Sakura a high-five.

"So how long are you guys staying here?" Meiling asked, as they walked towards the beach.

"Two months, we just got here today," said Tomoyo.

"Really?" squealed Meiling, "Us too! Meaning me, Xiao-lang, and Eriol. We got here yesterday."

"Eww, Meiling-chan," Sakura poked her, "You are living with two guys? Is it really horrible?"

Meiling laughed, "Nooo, it really isn't that bad. They are very nice...wait..." she laughed again, "Never mind, I take that back, my cousin Xiao-lang is very grouchy."

Sakura giggled, "So is my big brother, Touya. He is always so overprotective of me."

"Xiao-lang too!" Meiling said, "How about you Tomoyo? Any siblings? You have to have a boyfriend, ne?"

Tomoyo shook her head, "I'm all alone. But I have my Sakura-chan!" Tomoyo laughed.

"Of course, mother," Sakura teased.

"Oh!" Meiling exclaimed suddenly, quickly pulling the two girls with her onto the hot, sunny beach, "Do you guys surf?"

Tomoyo looked taken aback, "Not necessarily. Isn't that dangerous?"

Sakura shook her head, "No," she brightened up a bit, "But I really want too! I figured Hawaii would be the perfect place to learn to surf. Do you Meiling-chan?"

Meiling giggled, "Of course I do! Xiao-lang is not only my cousin, but my surfing teacher. Well, Eriol helps."

Sakura smiled cheerfully, "Maybe you can teach me, Meiling-chan?"

"Oh, I couldn't. I'm not that good at it..." Meiling said modestly, "I'm supposed to meet them here."

"Them? Should we leave?" Tomoyo asked.

"Oh, no! Stay! I never have girl-friends with me. I guess I'm kind of a tomboy," Meiling shrugged.

"That's not true," Sakura objected, "You're just a multi-talented girl that other girls are naturally impressed by."

Tomoyo winked, "I'm sure there are tons of guys out there ogling at you right now."

Meiling looked around for a second, "Well, our little group sure is being stared at..." she said quietly, nodding her head around the beach.

Wherever the three girls walked, heads never failed to turn.

"What an attractive bunch," a blond teenager smirked as the girls continued to walk across the beach.

"That was the understatement of the century, Jonathan" his friend Sheng commented, bracing himself on his elbows. The Asian was quietly worshipping Meiling from his viewpoint.

"They set the beach on fire," the third guy murmured, "What a coincidence that it was a pack of three."

"The gods are just good to us, Evan," Jonathan laughed, "Let's see what their connections around here are."

~*~

Xiao-lang and Eriol had just set their boards down in the sand, when a shadow loomed over them.

"Meiling, no doubt," Xiao-lang joked, "Who else could cast such a huge shadow?"

Meiling smacked her cousin, hard, "That was not very nice!"

"No, no. It was very nice," Xiao-lang said, teasingly, still not noticing Meiling's company, "I could have also added how the sun suddenly became eclipsed."

Eriol suddenly stood up.

Xiao-lang looked up too, "What's up, Eriol?"

Then he noticed Sakura and Tomoyo.

~*~

Sakura turned almost cold, and hot. She couldn't tell, at first. Both males were very good-looking, but she instantaneously throught they were arrogant snobs.

Tomoyo never attracted as much attention as Sakura did with boys, so she kept an open mind with meeting guys.

"Konbanwa," Tomoyo bowed slightly.

Sakura remained unusually silent, giving them just a little nod, and retreating a little behind Meiling and Tomoyo.

Meiling smiled brightly, forgetting Xiao-lang's insults before, "Xiao-lang, Eriol, this is Kinomoto Sakura and Daijouji Tomoyo," she pointed them out, "Sakura and Tomoyo, this is my cousin Li Xiao-lang and his friend Hirogizawa Eriol" [Is that how you spell Eriol's last name? O.o]

"You may call me Eriol," said Eriol, turning his eyes towards Tomoyo, who turned light pink when Eriol lightly kissed her fingertips in an old- fashioned gesture.

To be polite, he turned to do the same to Sakura, who inched even farther away from them, so Eriol stepped away.

Xiao-lang remained cold, staring at Sakura. He had to admit, the girl was very pretty, but he was not going to take back the fact he did not like girls. [Too many girls hit on him, I suppose, it must get tiring =P]

"Flirt," Tomoyo hissed at Eriol, a gentle, yet happy, smile brightening her features. Eriol winked at her, his eyes twinkling behind his glasses.

"That was impossibly nerve-grating," Xiao-lang said to Eriol, who shrugged carelessly.

"Oh!" Tomoyo snapped her fingers, "I just remembered, why don't you guys come over to the house we're staying at?"

"Why?" Xiao-lang asked rudely, making Eriol stifle the urge to punch him.

"It's so crowded here," Tomoyo pointed out, "Meiling-chan! Please come? It's only a few blocks away!"

"Only after you guys help me pick out a surfboard," Meiling said.

"Oh, Meiling," Xiao-lang said, shifting the board in his arms, "There's a surfing competition in about three weeks...and Eriol and I have already signed up...for some reason why I did, is unknown, but I'm sure you'd like to enter, ne?"

"That's great Meiling-chan!" Sakura finally spoke up, "You have to enter! Then we get to see the Li Meiling perform on the surfboard!"

Meiling giggled, "Are you kidding? You must mean the Li Meiling sprawl helplessly into the tumbling waves!"

"Much better than I would do!" interjected Tomoyo, "I don't know a surfboard from a wave!"

The three girls laughed at their own private joke as the two guys sort of sweatdropped.

Eriol said quietly, "It is nice to see Meiling interacting with other girls..."

Xiao-lang snorted, "Are you kidding? I'll rather her interact with other males. No, I take that back..."

"So protective," Eriol shook his head, "Which surfboard should she get?"

"Oh, I think the girl's model four, most likely red or something," Xiao- lang said, staring at Meiling's height.

"We could go get it now, while she's talking with the other girls," Eriol suggested, as the girls were talking animatedly about god-knows-what.

"Good, I can't see how I could last this laughing sound anymore," Xiao- lang rolled his eyes.

"Oh, cheer up. Look how happy Meiling looks!" Eriol pointed out, before dragging Xiao-lang into the shop again.

~*~

Jonathan's aqua eyes glistened, "Perfect, now that they are gone, time to move in."

"Umm," Sheng put in, "They aren't a pack of wolves..."

"You are so very scarily naïve," Evan laughed, "Do you not know girls? They're all some kind of wild animal."

"I thought they were just human...like anyone," Sheng said, looking uncertain.

"Just because you have never tried to get a girlfriend in your life, you don't need to try and ruin our fun," Jonathan muttered.

"Let's just go and see how fast it takes us to make them ours," winked Evan, "By the way, I want the one wearing purple."

~*~

"So, what do you think of my cousin," Meiling asked softly, "He's a bit mean, isn't it?"

Sakura shrugged, "He's okay. Maybe he's like me, he doesn't like the opposite sex."

Tomoyo poked Sakura, "So are you saying you're lesbian?"

"No!" giggled Sakura, "I'm just saying, I've been in so many bad situations because of guys!"

"Xiao-lang's not really that bad," mused Meiling, "After he eases up, he's usually very fun to hang around with."

"I'd bet," Sakura said, "He looks really serious about everything."

Meiling groaned, "Yeah, that's Xiao-lang for you."

"My goodness, it's getting so hot," Tomoyo swept her hair back.

"Yeah," agreed Sakura, who had grown her hair out, so she began to tied her hair up into a high ponytail.

Tomoyo laughed, "You wuss, can't stand the heat?" she had left her hair down.

Meiling turned her attention and murmured, "Oh god, are you girls ready for some low-class pick up lines?"

"Huh?" Tomoyo and Sakura stopped messing each other's hair to turn to Meiling.

"That group of three guys? They're coming this way," Meiling said, as her eyes silently followed the movement, noticing that one of the boys was slightly lagging and did not look like he was stalking prey.

'Hmm, what a cute one,' thought Meiling.

Sakura plopped down onto the hot sand, "Let them come, because I'll kick anyone that touches me to the moon if I don't hurl before then."

"I second that," Tomoyo said, stretching out on the stomach on the towel she set down, "I'll just let Sakura-chan and Meiling-chan do that for me, ne?" she winked at the other two girls.

Meiling shrugged, "This is pretty new, without Xiao-lang hanging around me."

"Get used to it," winked Sakura, "I'll also kick your cousin to the moon."

Meiling laughed so hard, "I don't think that's possible."

"Oh really?" challenged Sakura.

"Yes, really. But don't worry about it," Meiling said, giggling.

~*~

A/N: Is this coming out okay? Is it really bad? Please review! I've started the next chapter already...but I would like to know if I should go on, or completely delete this story from existence. ;_; Please, please, please review. *bows*