Author's Notes: Hi, guys! A-chan's back, and ready to write another fanfiction! Well, I came up with this idea after reading a bunch of books of Ancient China and Japan, and I also have started to read the manga, Ayashi No Ceres (A great manga, I love it!!). I also came across many perspectives about different things and it caused me to write this very story in which you're gonna read.
Ai Da Ne? Means Isn't It Love?, and I was inspired by many things. Since I got a lot of reviews for my last fanfic, I thought that I should do another. Ai Da Ne? Takes place in modern times, this is an S+S fanfic of course. This isn't AU (alternate universe) like most of my fanfics, but it's related to the original story, Card Captor Sakura.
The whole gang is about 16 years old year, and yes there are Eriol + Tomoyo pairings for those who love E+T! Yup! Alright, and please R&R, it'll be greatly appreciated if you were to do so!! Oh! And don't worry, Kiyone-chan and Kero-chan will be back in the next chapter, be there to see!!
Disclaimer: I do not own Card Captor Sakura or any of its characters, CLAMP does. Ai Da Ne? Is my story, and shouldn't be taken without permission from me.
Prologue
"Okasan! Dame (Stop)!" Sakura yelled as she ran in front of him—Syaoran. "I love him, I do, don't hurt him! If you hurt him, you'll have to go through me!"
"Why you little bitch! Speaking to me like that, how dare you?! How can you love a sick little bastard like him, he doesn't appeal to me! He's not good enough for you, you shouldn't see each other!" Yumi yelled as she threw her arms in the air.
"You don't get it! You don't, and why would he appeal to you?! I've know him since my childhood, I won't let you take him away from me!" Sakura cried. "You're the one who's the sick bastard and bitch, Yumi! You don't care about anyone but—"
A hard, sudden blow suddenly came among Sakura's head. It was Yumi, and she had just hit her with her fist. Sakura collapsed on the ground, a blood was everywhere.
"SAKURA!!!!!!!!!!" Syaoran cried.
Ai Da Ne? (Isn't It Love?)
A Card Captor Sakura Fanfiction ( CLAMP)
Chapter 1 - Family
by,
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When I told her I loved her, I meant every word of those small, significant three words. I didn't know what she was thinking, how she reacted, but I had a hunch that it wasn't good, that she didn't love me. I guess I was wrong. To this day, I think to myself about her—Sakura—and how's she doing now. I've returned to Hong Kong, never knowing whether I'll see her again, but I know sometime that I will, I could swear on it.
From the times when we were both in the school play together as the prince and princess, till when she jumped in my arms after she had sealed the Void Card was a big accomplishment for her, and for me. She gained two things—The Hope, and my Love. But then I left, not knowing when I'll see her. Or.. if I'll ever see her.
In the small town of Tomoeda, spring had just come, and it was a lovely spring. Cherry blossom trees lines the sidewalks and its petals flew throughout the air. And a girl at age sixteen was gliding through it all.
"Sakura-chan! Sakura-chan, hurry up, we're going to be late!!" A girl with long dark hair exclaimed while screaming to her friend who was skating up the sidewalk.
"GOMEN NASAI (I'M SORRY)!!!!" Sakura, a girl with auburn hair and a slim figure, yelled as she skated her fastest to her friend. As she got to her, she leaned against the wall and panted, "Gomen, I—"
"Woke up late again?" Her friend with the long dark hair continued as she picked up Sakura's bag for her. "Let's go, Sakura-chan," She said with a smile.
Sakura bounced off the wall and glided to her friend as she skated towards her and got her bag from her. "Hai, Tomoyo-chan! (Okay, Tomoyo!)"
In the school, the school bells finally rung. Sakura and Tomoyo were in high school already, in their junior year. Touya and Yukito had already finished college and is working somewhere in Odessa. Daidouji Sonomi, Tomoyo's mother, still owns her toy company, and is still among the wealthy people.
Sakura groaned and put her head on her desk and said, "Yokatta (Thank goodness).. We got here early... Sensei isn't here yet either, that makes it even better!" She exclaimed.
Tomoyo laughed softly and said, "Sakura-chan, when school's over, you wanna come over? My mom'll surely enjoy your company and your presence, Sakura-chan," She said with her usual cheerful smile.
Sakura paused for a moment and looked at her desk. "I dunno. My Okasan (mother) wants me at home," She said, somewhat depressingly.
"Your Okasan? But you always come over, Sakura-chan! What does your Okasan want you to do now?" Tomoyo asked her as she looked at her friend intensely. "You and I can never do fun things anymore, Sakura-chan!!" She cried.
Sakura looked up at smiled weakly. "Gomen ne, Tomoyo-chan. It's just that I'm needed at home a lot, since well.. Otosan died," She said faintly, not wanting to remember.
"Oh...Well, is there anything I can do to help you in your household, Sakura-chan?" Tomoyo asked.
Sakura jumped in her seat in surprise. "N-No, there's nothing you have to do! Everything's fine, daijoubu (it's alright)!! Heh-heh-heh!" Sakura laughed.
Tomoyo got bewildered and started, "Demo (But).. Sakura—"
The door slid open and out came the sensei. She quietly walked over to her podium and said, "Minna (Everyone), please take your seats. You will be taking your exam now,"
The class groaned in despair, and began cramming frantically. Sakura turned back to Tomoyo and smiled. "I studied so much for this math exam, it's not even funny," She commented as she laughed.
Tomoyo laughed too, but not in that way where she's in her cheery mood.
As school ended, Sakura made her way home. It was Friday after all, maybe her mother would give her a break since it was Friday, but then again, maybe she wouldn't. Sakura's father, Kinomoto Fujitaka, had died because of a plane crash, since he took a business trip overseas. But before dying, he had married a woman a few years younger when Sakura was twelve.
Her name was Kinomoto Yatase Yumi. Actually, she was as almost as old as Touya, but a quite bit older. And along with her, she had two children, one boy, one girl, of different ages. The boy was the youngest, he was about seven, and his name was Kinomoto Yatase Hiroyuki. The girl was fourteen, and her name was Kinomoto Yatase Reiko.
Since Fujitaka had died, Yumi had been the head of the household. Since Touya wasn't there, she had complete power.
"I'm home!" Sakura yelled as she stepped into her house and removed her skates. As she carefully placed them in the closet, she walked into the kitchen and found her stepsister. Her stepsister was clearly a beauty. She had darken brown hair and lovely clear blue eyes. She was in her uniform, eating cake that Yumi had made. "R—"
"Hey, hey, hey!" Reiko interrupted as she put her plate down. "Okasan said to always greet me properly, you know that," She said in such an abrupt manner.
Sakura sighed. "Konnichiwa, Reiko (Good afternoon). O genki desu ka (How are you)?" She asked.
Though it seemed like Reiko had more authority than Sakura, Yumi had also taught Reiko to greet others with respect. "Genki desu, Nesan (I'm fine, Older Sister [Sakura])!" Reiko exclaimed with some happiness as she turned back to her cake. As she slowly devoured it, she turned back to Sakura and said, "Oh yeah, Okasan wanted to see you. You're in big, big trouble, hahaha!" She laughed.
"God... What have I done now?" Sakura thought to herself as she walked to her living room where her mother was. "Okasan...," Sakura started.
Without even looking, Yumi told her, "Come here," And so Sakura did.
Sakura confronted her mother, her lovely mother. Yumi was in her mid-thirties, and she too, like Reiko had short, darken brown hair. She had black eyes, and had a slim figure. "Okasan, what did I do?" Sakura asked.
Yumi scowled and looked at Sakura with such anger. "You little fool, what have you done to my precious vase!? It's all in pieces!!" She screamed.
"Your vase? I haven't touched it!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Yes you have, I know you have! Who else could've done it!?" Yumi asked.
"I didn't do it, I swear! I saw Hiroyuki doing it, not me! I swear I did, Okasan, I—"
"Stop using my children as scapegoats, I will NOT tolerate that. Admit to me that you did it—NOW! Get on your knees and beg for my forgiveness, tell me you did it! Tell me, you little fool!!" Yumi exclaimed.
Now Sakura became angry and threw her arms aside of her. "LOOK! I did not do it!!" She exclaimed to her. "Hiroyuki did it, why don't you ask him!?! Why don't you stop using me as YOUR scapegoat?!"
Yumi slapped her across the face, and Sakura winced at the pain. Soon tears streaked her face. "Why are you doing this? I haven't done anything.. nothing... I haven't done anything.... Okasan...." Said Sakura.
"Stupid. Go to your room, and don't even try coming down for dinner!!" Yumi screamed as she pointed her finger to the stairs.
Sakura got up and ran up the stairs, covering her mouth so Yumi couldn't hear her crying. As soon as Yumi heard the door slam, she walked over to the kitchen where Reiko had just finished her piece of cake. "Gee, Okasan, you're pretty harsh," Reiko commented as she took her plate and took it over to the sink.
Yumi ignored the comment and sat down at the table, being silent.
"Okasan? What's wrong?" Reiko asked.
Yumi sighed to herself with a look of anger. "Nan mo nai (It's nothing)... Reiko-chan, just go to your room and please don't come out until dinner,"
"O...Okay." Reiko stuttered as she went up the stairs.
In her room, Sakura laid on her bed, crying. Crying her eyes out. "Sakura, daijoubu ka (Sakura, are you okay?)" Kero asked as she kept his little paw on her shoulder. He flew over to her head and whispered softly, "Sakura...?"
Sakura slowly shook her head and continued her crying. "It's not fair... K...Kero-chan...It's not fair..." She whispered.
Kero kept silent for a bit and folded his arms, as if he were trying to find a solution. Then he spoke, "Sakura, this is getting way outta hand. Why don't you tell you brother? Or Tomoyo? Or her mother? You've got to put an end to this all, Sakura, look at you!! Everyday, your arms are bruises, your face is battered up. You make excuses for them, enough's enough!" Kero exclaimed.
"I can't tell them...," Sakura muttered. "I can't..."
"But why!?"
"Then, where will I go...? I have no place to stay. I can't tell any of them what's Okasan's doing..."
Kero looked over at her picture frames on her ledge. And he spotted one that was taken a long time ago. "Why not tell the Li kid?"
At the mention of his name, Sakura's head slowly rose from the bed. "S...Syaoran-kun...?"
Smiling with relief, he said, "Yeah! Li Syaoran, tell him, tell him!!"
Sakura paused for a moment and looked at the picture frame containing a picture of her and Syaoran together. The day where they saved Tomoeda from the darkness of the Void, one that Tomoyo took in their battle costumes. Of course, Sakura always hid the picture whenever Yumi was in the house, and she wasn't.
Reluctantly, she said, "No, I can't tell him. Syaoran-kun... I can't tell him, it'll create a burden on him. If I tell him, he's probably gonna come all the way here from Hong Kong just to see me... And try to help me. I don't want that, Kero-chan."
"Sakura, why not!? I can't be the only one who knows what's going on! If you won't tell, I WILL!" Kero exclaimed.
"NO!" Sakura yelled. "No..."
"But why!?"
"Kero-chan, I'm your best friend, and you're mine. But nevertheless am I the Mistress of the Cards. As Mistress, I command you not to tell anyone," She said.
Kero was speechless and sat near her head. "Sakura..." He could see the tears welling up in her eyes.
"Gomen....," She whispered to him as she laid her head on her pillow, which was soaked with tears. "But I wonder... I wonder how he is doing. I haven't seen him in such the longest time. Do you think he still...Do you think..."
"Yeah, I know. He does, he does. Most likely... He does. The Li gaki (brat) will always...," Kero replied to her as his voice trailed off. "Don't you still..."
"Yes.. Yes, I do. As a matter of fact," She took the picture and held its delicate frame with her light tips of her fingers. "I do... I still love him."
"Hi. Moshi moshi? ... Ah, Touya-kun! O genki desu ka?" Yumi asked while cooking and on the phone.
"I'm fine, Yukito and I are doing great in Odessa. We already expanded our business to other places in Japan, can you believe that?" Touya asked over the phone.
"Wai! That's amazing, I'm so proud of you, Touya-kun!" Yumi exclaimed.
"Yea. Doomo arigatou (Thanks). How's Sakura doing? Is she okay? The last time I saw her, she lost a lot of weight." Touya commented, with a bit of worry in his voice.
Yumi gripped the phone and told him, "Oh, well. You see, Sakura's been doing a lot of after school activity you see, um.. And she hasn't been very hungry at all lately, you see." Yumi said nervously.
"Oh... Can I talk to her?" Touya asked.
"N...No, you can't. She's not here now, she's in.. uh... practice for a new cheerleading routine at school." Yumi lied.
"At five...?" Touya asked, concerned.
"Yeah, well. You know
how their squad leader can be, always demanding. As a matter of
fact, I gotta pick her up now, ja ne, Touya-kun!" Yumi said.
"J...Ja..." Touya said as he turned off his end of
the line.
Yumi placed the phone back and sighed heavily. Then she resumed cooking. She carefully turned off the stove and yelled, "Reiko-chan! Hiroyuki-kun! Dinner, let's eat!"
"Reiko and that gaki are going down for dinner, aren't you going?" Kero asked from the door.
"No, I was banned for dinner," Sakura said as she turned and laid on her back. "As always," She held her stomach. "I'm getting really hungry nowadays, you know.."
"Well duh, you haven't been eating at all. It's surprising that you haven't passed out yet at all," Kero said as he flew over and sat on her bed. "You can't keep this up, Sakura, you could die from not eating."
"It's alright, don't worry so much about me," Sakura said while sitting up on her bed. "Food isn't really that big-a-deal..," She took the picture of her and Syaoran into her hands. "I just... know that I'm not really alone in this world...," She placed it down on her bed. "I hope."
As the family ate downstairs, it was unusually quiet. "Okasan, is Ne-sama eating with us today or not?" Hiroyuki asked as he looked up from his plate.
"Iie (No), she isn't. She is a bad girl, and I won't let her influence the both of you to do bad things that she did, Hiroyuki-kun." Yumi said while picking up tempura with her chopsticks.
"Demo, Okasan (But, Mother), Nesan... Did she really brake that vase?" Reiko asked.
Yumi sighed and looked at Reiko. "Reiko-chan, she did, of course she did, that is why I scolded her. I can never handle her.. Sakura is such a nuisance to me."
Reiko winced at the words Yumi said and looked down at her plate. She closed her eyes and sighed. "Hiroyuki ... Wasn't it you? I saw you playing with the vase." Reiko said quite softly.
"E?! I didn't do anything, Nesan! Why are you accusing me!?" Hiroyuki asked.
"I'm not accusing!" Reiko countered.
"Enough!!" Yumi screamed as she banged her hands on the table. "The both of you! God!" She cursed. She looked at Reiko scornfully. "You.. You have been with Sakura too much, she has influenced you too much, Reiko-chan."
"Iie (No), she hasn't! I'm just saying, Okasan, that I did, I saw Hiroyuki playing with your vase. Nesan wasn't even home when it got broken, she was at her squad practice!" Reiko exclaimed.
"How dare you!?!" Yumi screamed as she grabbed Reiko by the collar. "What is wrong with you, Reiko?! How dare you talk back to me, I never taught you to be that way!!"
"I didn't talk back to you, I'm just stating the facts!!" Reiko countered.
And so an argument occurred between Reiko and Yumi throughout dinner. And Sakura couldn't help but feel helpless inside her room. After the argument had just ended, Reiko was sent upstairs, not to be seen by Yumi until morning.
Meanwhile in Hong Kong, Syaoran was standing by his window, just gazing out to the sky, the dark sky. "Sakura. . . I wonder... I wonder how you're doing now...."
A: Alright, chapter 1 is over! Oh, and I just wanna remind you guys that this isn't the typical plot about the wicked stepmother and all that, it's... sorta different. As you read on, you'll know. But anyway, the next chapter will be posted soon, please leave a review! The next chapter is called, Syaoran
preview from the next chapter, Syaoran
"S-Syaoran-kun! What are you..!? What are you doing here?!" Sakura asked as she sat straight up, her face red.
Syaoran blushed. "Well, I saw you, and you passed out right there, so I brought you here since it was near."
"I passed out...?" Sakura asked as she looked at her hand. Then she chuckled softly. "I knew this would happen eventually... Thank goodness you were here though."
"Nani? You knew it might happen?" Syaoran asked.
"Yeah well.. Um..," Sakura started. "Oh damn, why did I say that?!"
A: Alright! Kiyone-chan and Kero-chan will be BACK in the next the chapter to really spark things up! Until then, I'll just give the traditional trivial question for fun! Chapter One's question is.. From what dialect did (and usually speaks) Kero-chan speak when he first met Sakura?
Please leave your answer in
a review, and please do review, it'll be greatly appreciated!!
Ja! ^_^
