So I stopped writing these for a long while. But I guess I have CCS fever again.
I would like to take a moment right now to remind you that I do not and never will own Card Captor Sakura or the characters in the anime and manga.
Summary: All it ever was, was puppy love. He moved on and he thought she did too. It's never easy to love someone more than they do you.
Puppy Love
Chapter One: Bearer of Bad News
"Hai, MeiLin, I am really coming down to visit tomorrow."
"Oh Syaoran! That's great! It has been way too long. What is the occasion that is bringing you to Tomeoda?"
"I want that to be a surprise. I'll tell you tomorrow."
"Okay, so I will pick you up at the airport at eleven in the mourning, né?"
"Hai, I'll see you then MeiLin."
"Hai, bai bai Syaoran!"
Syaoran waited to hear the click on the other end before hanging up his phone with a sigh. He hadn't seen MeiLin in ten years. The last time he saw her was the summer before university and they chose to visit their friends in Tomeoda, Japan. It was the same summer MeiLin decided to go to university in Japan and make it her permanent residency.
After the capture of the Void card and the relationship that bloomed between Sakura and him, Syaoran and his cousin always made an effort to visit every summer break they had. Sakura, he smiled as he remembered all the summers they spent together. Unfortunately, as the years wore on, so did their initial attraction to each other. The summer before he left, they chalked up what they had as puppy love. Nothing serious and nothing worth committing to.
Wrinkling his nose Syaoran walked toward his bedroom. He couldn't procrastinate packing any longer. Digging out a suitcase from his closet he placed it on his green bed. As he made his way to his dresser the picture hanging on the wall next to him stalled him from his initial task. He hadn't looked at this picture in years and almost laughed out loud. It was a picture of MeiLin and him with their gang from Japan: Takashi, Chicharu, Tomoyo, and Sakura. Most of them were eighteen in this picture except for Sakura and MeiLin. This picture though, expressed each of their personalities perfectly. Chicharu had her hand clamped on Takashi's ear looking frustrated and angry while Takashi's face was twisted in pain, Sakura stood beside them looking gangly and awkward with a flabbergasted look on her face, Tomoyo was at the a little behind them with her camcorder in hand catching the moment live in action, and finally MeiLin and him were on the other side of Takashi and Chicharu, MeiLin was giving a peace sign and giving the camera a wink all the while pinching his cheek, his expression was between annoyed, angry, and embarrassed. Now that he thought about it, he couldn't even remember who took the picture. Maybe MeiLin will remember. Tearing his eyes away from the picture he set himself on his task again.
I wonder how they are now.
11:00am Landing Tomeoda, Japan
"Syaoran! Oi! Over here!" yelled an ecstatic MeiLin who was waving with both arms and bouncing from foot to foot. He walked faster towards her towing along his suitcase behind him. When he was close enough MeiLin threw her arms around his neck, choking the air out of his lungs.
"Oh Syaoran! I've missed you so so so much!" she said as she gradually loosened her grip around his neck.
"I've missed you too, MeiLin."
Slowly MeiLin unwound her arms around him while taking a step back to get a better look at him. She smiled taking his hand and leading him to the parking lot. Silently they walked toward her ostentatious red convertible Mercedes. Stowing his suitcase in the trunk they got into the car.
"So, where to for lunch?", MeiLin asked while driving out of the lot.
"Anywhere, pick your favorite.", he told her.
"Okay."
Twenty minutes later they were pulling up in front of a trendy café called Metro Kaffé. Nodding his approval of the place he got out of the convertible and made his way to the door.
"Do you mind if we go to the bakery down the street after lunch?" he heard his cousin ask as the hostess showed them to their table.
"Sure, why not?" he responded while picking up the menu looking it over.
"So, what is this big surprise that you have Syaoran?" MeiLin asked after giving the waitress their orders.
Syaoran couldn't stop the smile that came to his face at that moment, "MeiLin, I'm getting married."
MeiLin's POV
I watched his face intently waiting for my answer, he had this goofy happy smile on his face that was so unlike him.
"MeiLin, I'm getting married."
Silence, I had no clue what to say. I looked at him stupidly for several long seconds before saying, " Well congrats cousin! I never knew you had it in you." He looked at me still with that goofy happy smile, and then our food came to my relief. Looking at my bowl of udon noodles I picked up my chopsticks and immediately started shoveling my mouth full before something stupid came out. Shit! I can't bring him to the bakery anymore! She'll be even more heartbroken. Stupid cousin.
"MeiLin, slow down! We're in no rush."
I looked up at him and he was looking at me with concern written all over his face. Swallowing the food I already had in my mouth I told him I was just excited. He nodded accepting that reasoning.
"So when do I get to meet her?" I asked forcing enthusiasm in my tone. Under different conditions I would be happy for my cousin but I couldn't. How could he? After the elders broke off or planned engagement for him, he goes and proposes to the wrong girl. It should be her. I thought of my friend that Syaoran left so long ago. Sweet, loving, innocent, adorable Sakura. My cousin really is a shallow idiot.
"In two days," he said interrupting my thoughts, "and she is really excited to meet you."
Ugh! I want to slap that goofy smile off his face! "That's great! I can't wait to meet her too! Do I know her? What's her name?" I asked giving him the Spanish Inquisition.
He nodded. "Yeah you know her. Do you remember Wai Ping?"
The name sent bells ringing from my memory. "Wong Shī Fu's daughter?!" I couldn't believe it. Master Wong, our kung fu trainer when Syaoran and I were younger. Shī fu would always have his daughter train with us as well, she was two years younger the Syaoran and I. Incredulously I waited for him to answer me, all he did was nod. My mouth was still hanging open slightly when Syaoran asked if I was done with my food. Snapping my jaw shut I told him I was ready to leave. He nodded again, doesn't he know how to talk?!, Pulling out his wallet he took out a few bills and placed them on the table.
"Okay let's leave." He said while getting out of his chair.
Leave!? Crap! Crap! Crap!
"Hey Syaoran, you must be exhausted! Why don't we drop off your luggage at my place and just relax until dinner?"
He looked warily at me for a moment before responding, "Your right, I am tired. But I thought you wanted to go the bakery down the street?"
Quick stall! Oh shit! Oh shit!
"uh..er. Well it's not too important! I just wanted to pick up some of their chocolate volcano cake. But that can wait for another day né?"
"Chocolate cake?" he asked looking intrigued, Damn it! No! "That doesn't sound bad. If it's just down the street it wouldn't be too much fuss."
No, no, no, no, no!
"You should rest." I said trying to reason with him.
"Let's go" was all he said before getting into the passenger side.
Grumbling, MeiLin got in the driver seat and drove the short distance down the street towards the infamous bakery of Tomeoda. Parking her car near by she turned her head to Syaoran. "You can stay in here while I go get the cake."
Shaking his head he responded, "No, I'll go in with you."
"Really it'll only take a few minutes" she felt her heart beat faster with her nerves.
"MeiLin, I'm going in." his voice rang with finality and it scared her.
"F-fine!" she squeaked getting out of the car.
Oh Dear God! She thought as they walked through the door of Nedesiko Bakery. And there it was or rather there she was. The one person she sought to keep safe from any hurt and harm. God damn! This "was" a good idea when I thought Syaoran was here for a different reason. No, this will just hurt her now. I am a horrible person! But in the middle of her silent berating to herself, she heard her cousin whisper,
"Sakura."