-1In the land of Spira everyone is born with cats ears and tails. If someone ever goes through great pain or depression, they lose their ears, but to lose your tail and become human, you have to experience something more personal. One girl, Sakura Kinomoto, age 16 was walking down the lonely path up to Seijou High School. The day had started like any other, sleeping through her alarm, rushing breakfast and speeding to school. Except last night, Sakura had a strange dream.
Flashback
Walking down the river-side, towards the pier. A shadowed figure was standing at the of the pier, staring out at the horizon. Suddenly the figure stood up and turned to face Sakura. Cold amber eyes pierced through her. The figure had no cat-like features, but then giant black wings spread from the figures back.
End of flashback
Sakura's POV
"Those eyes… were so… cold" I said to myself, I shivered. I hope I never see those eyes again.
Suddenly I crashed into someone and fell to the floor, my bag split open and everything inside went across the path. A hand appeared at my face, I looked up to see my best friend, Tomoyo Daidouji, with a worried look on her face.
"Oh my god, Sakura-chan I'm so sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going and…"
"It's ok Tomoyo-chan" I took her hand and pulled myself up, and started to gather my things together.
"It's just I was distracted, I kept thinking about my latest project I wasn't looking where I was going.."
"I said it's ok Tomoyo-chan, stop worrying, see I'm fine" I twirled around, holding my things close to my chest.
"But your bag…" She said, barley whispering. I could tell she was really upset about this, I was about to say something but then the bell went for first period.
"Come on Tomoyo-chan the bell just went, don't worry about my bag I can always get another one ok?" I said trying to drag Tomoyo to class. "Come on! Tomoyo-chan we're going to be late!!" that got her attention, she turned around and ran to class, dragging me behind her instead.
We got to class just before the teacher and sat in our usual places, I sat at the back one up form the corner and Tomoyo sat next to me. There's been a space behind me ever since my friend Meilin Li moved back home. It's been so quiet without her here, it's been six weeks and I'm still not used to not having her around. Then, Terada-sensei came into the class and scribbled something on the board.
"Ahem. Class, before we begin, I have an announcement to make. We have a new student joining us today. He's moved here from Hong Kong and will be with us until the end of the year. Please welcome him."
Suddenly, all the girls in the class started whispering and giggling about the fact there's a new boy in the class. All the boys on the other hand, were thinking one thing is he going to be competition?. At that moment I was still spacing out and staring out the window, a flash of amber eyes came into my mind. My head snapped up in time to see a boy with messy chestnut hair was walking up to the teacher. He was quite tall, at least a head taller than me.
"Everyone, this is Syaoran Li. Li-san could you please sit behind Kinomoto-san. Kinomoto-san please raise your hand."
Syaoran looked around to see if anyone raised their hand. Amber eyes scanned the room and saw one empty seat. Obviously the teacher meant that chair but no one had raised their hand yet.
Those amber eyes… he… he couldn't be… I was too shocked and in thought to realise that he had actually gone past me to sit down.
"Kinomoto-san? Are you with us? KINOMOTO-SAN!!" Terada-sensei shouted, standing right in front of me.
"Hoe?" I looked up and saw the teacher in front of my desk, "HOE!" I jumped up out of chair, everyone in the class started giggling. A blush crept up on my face as I sat back down. god how embarrassing!
"Good to know your back Kinomoto-san, now I can begin the lesson." he walked back up to the board and started writing equations on the board. "Class, you have the rest of the lesson to solve these equations, those who don't finish will be back here at the end of school." The teacher sat down in his chair and buried his head into some paperwork.
Ahh algebra!?! Sigh…. I can't do this! I sneaked a look at the boy behind me, he hasn't got ears, or a tail. How strange, I wonder what happened to him.
Syaoran's POV
I was trying to do the equations and I could feel that girl staring at me. Her sparkling emerald eyes were bore into me. I looked up at her, her auburn hair fell just past her shoulders, she had such an innocent look to her. Her eyes were calm and cheerful, she doesn't know pain or sadness. She's a child in a 16 year-olds body. Why is she staring at me? Why won't she look away? Normally if I look up, girls blush and look away.
Sakura's POV
Oh my god now he's looking at me, what do I do? Should I look away? My eyes looked over him, I couldn't help it, his messy chestnut hair, his toned arms, his cold amber eyes… I flustered and looked away. The bell went, I looked down at my paper I guess I'm coming back after-school sigh…
Tomoyo and I walked to our next class, Syaoran wasn't in that class. Before I knew it, it was lunch-time. Tomoyo and I sat down at our usual spot by the cherry blossom trees, this is my favourite place in the whole school. I always ate my lunch here, ever since I came to this school. I always felt at peace here. Surrounded by trees, away from the playground so it was always quiet and calm.
"Hey Sakura-chan what's with you today you keep spacing out." Naoko asked. Naoko always knew if something wrong with one of us, she's the smartest girl in our year, maybe the whole school. Even though she wore glasses she still looked stunning.
"What else is new, Sakura-chan's always like that." Chiharu said with a mouth full of food. She's my another best friend of mine as well as Tomoyo, Naoko and Rika. Ever since we were little she's always had her hair in two plaits. She says because she's always had it like that when we were young, she thinks she looks weird when she has it down, or something like that. She's the oldest out of all of us.
"Don't be mean, Sakura-chan's not that bad" Rika said. Rika is a very shy girl, but she's never afraid to stand up for what she believes in. Every now and then Chiharu's and Rika's beliefs clash and they have a huge argument about it, but they're always best friends again the next day.
"Sakura-chan? Are you okay?" said a sweet voice. Tomoyo had to be the best looking girl in the entire school, with her perfect curvature, long purple hair and deep amethyst eyes, it's hard to say otherwise. Every boy in the school wants her, but they don't stand a chance. Tomoyo's heart already belonged to someone. She's my cousin and we've known each other since we were born. Her mother and mine were best friends before mine died. I practically count Tomoyo as my sister because we're so close.
"Hoe?" Then I realised I hadn't touched a single bit of my bento and was still standing up. "Whoops, hehehe" I sat down on the floor, looking at the ground to avoid their gazes.
"So…?" Chiharu said forcing my head up to look at her.
"So what?" I asked, putting an innocent face on.
"Don't even try it, you know that doesn't work on me. Come on Saks what's going on with you today?" Chiharu asked, finally letting go of my head. I opened my mouth to answer but just at that moment Yamazaki-kun came running up to us, dragging none other than Syaoran Li behind him.
"Hey guys!" Yamazaki said cheerfully, letting his grip on Syaoran go. Syaoran looked around at each of us, then his eyes landed on me. Emerald met amber. Those eyes, the ones from my dream. But there's no way he could be the figure in my dream.
"Hey Yamazaki-kun!" all of us chorused, my eyes still fixed on Li.
"Ohayou Li-kun" Tomoyo said sweetly, trying to get him involved. Li just looked at her in acknowledgement but didn't answer. He was just forced to sit down by Yamazaki and stared up at the sky.
"Sakura-chan I'm really sorry about this morning, I'll buy you a new bag, I promise." Tomoyo said holding my hand.
"I said don't worry about it, didn't I Tomoyo-chan?"
"Fine if you won't let me buy you a new bag, at least let me do something fro your birthday." Tomoyo said. The girls always want me to celebrate my birthday no matter what. I don't really understand why, I don't really like making a big deal out of it, I don't like all the attention.
"But Tomoyo…"
"No buts!" the girls said at once. It was the same every year. Once I even didn't go to school on my birthday to hide from them, and didn't go out where they wanted me to, but in the end they just stormed my house with presents and party poppers and made a party.
I looked over at Li, he looked pretty confused and uncomfortable.
"Fine, I just can't say no to you guys can I?"
"Nope" they smiled.
"So what have you got in mind this time then Tomoyo-chan?"
"How does a week long sleepover sound to you guys? At my house, all nine of us." Now that did sound pretty fun, but where did she get nine from? I looked around, Rika, Chiharu and Naoko where all looking at her with confused looks as well. There's only five of us, where did the other four come from?
"Erm… yeah that sounds great Tomoyo-chan but where did you get nine from?" I asked
"Well, there's me, you, Rika-chan, Chiharu-chan, Naoko-chan, Yamazaki-kun, Meilin-chan, Eriol-kun and Li-kun" Tomoyo said. I saw out the corner of my eye Li was looking at her as if she was an alien from outer space or something.
"Why me? You don't even know me." Li asked
"Well you seem nice enough, and you're Eriol-kun and Meilin-chan's cousin, so I don't see why not." Tomoyo answered. Wait a minute, cousins!?! Since when? And wait Meilin-chan and Eriol-kun are back? How does she know that?
"How did you know I'm their cousin?" Li asked with one eyebrow raised. Tomoyo moved next to Li and whispered in his ear so none of us could hear except him.
Syaoran's POV
"How did you know I'm their cousin?" I asked the purple-haired girl. She moved next to me and whispered in my ear.
"I know a lot of things Li-kun" she said before moving back to where she was.
What's that supposed to mean? that she knows about me? How could she? Even if she does know Meilin and Hiragiizawa . they wouldn't tell her anything. I've had enough of this. I got up and started to walk towards the school. I heard them call my name but I just ignored them and carried on. After a while I found myself totally lost. Great, I hate being new. Then I heard footsteps coming towards me, so I turned to find myself looking into two sparkling emerald eyes.
"What do you want?" I demanded, why the hell did she follow me?
"I just came to see if you were okay, and so you didn't get lost on your first day" she said cheerfully with the biggest smile on her face. how can she just smile like that? I didn't think this kind of innocence existed anymore.
"I'm fine by myself, I don't need your help." I said and started to walk off in a different direction, she just skipped along behind me. How frustrating. I whipped round to face her again.
"What?" I gave her a death glare to try and scare her off, it normally worked whenever I use it.
"I'm just making sure you know your way, oh and by the way that look won't work on me" she giggled. Giggled? Why the hell is she giggling? Whatever, I need to find someway of ditching her.
"You know I had a dream about you last night." she said as we turned a corner. I stopped. What did she just say? She had a dream about me?
"I think you've mistaken me for someone else." I said
"Nuh uh, there's no way…. I could mistake…. Those eyes…" I looked at her, she seemed to be in a daze.
"I'm sure there are many other people with my colour eyes. Now can you leave me alone? I don't need your help"
"No one I know has amber eyes like yours."
"What do you man by that? Loads of people here have amber eyes"
"Not like yours"
"What?"
"Your eyes are so… cold like they've seen too much. There's no cheerfulness or innocence in them anymore. You know they say eye are the window to your soul. When you looked at me in my dream, I shivered because they were so dull and lifeless. When you looked at me in class, I shivered again. There's no mistaking it, no ones ever made me feel that way before."
"What the hell? Why are you telling me this?" I was getting annoyed now, how dare she say that about me, that I'm dead inside. She doesn't even know me. I quickened my pace to get away from her, but she just skipped along faster.
"It's just in my dream you had huge black wings, you looked like a dark angel" I stopped, she bumped into the back of me. I swung round
"I just thought you might have an idea why I saw you like that in my dream." she said
"You saw my true form…"
Sakura's POV
"You saw my true form…" he barely whispered. If I wasn't standing so close I wouldn't of heard him. Then I realised how close I was to him, I flustered and moved away.
"What did you say?" I asked with an innocent face, maybe he didn't want me to hear that.
"Nothing" he said and walked off.
His true form?
Tomoyo's POV
I watched Sakura chase after Li, I was going to go after them but I cell rang.
"Moshi moshi?"
"Hello my amethyst beauty." a male voice said sweetly on the other side of the phone
"He..Hey Eriol-kun"
"Has my cousin arrived yet?"
"Hai, he came this morning, everything's set and ready."
"Good, Meilin and I will be there in two days, see you then my love"
"Hai, see you then dear"
I hung up. Two days, I guess I'll have to set up the sleepover by myself then.
The bell went so I gathered up my things, said bye to the girls and went to find Sakura before we were late for class.
After a while I found Sakura standing by herself looking into the distance.
"Sakura-chan? Sakura-chan the bell went, we're late for class" I waved my hand in front of her face but she still didn't move. "Sakura-chan!!" I started shaking her, and dragged her to class. Whatever's on her mind doesn't matter now, she'll tell me later I'm sure.
Sakura's POV
The rest of the day went really fast, Li wasn't in any of my afternoon classes, before I knew it the last bell went. I walked with Tomoyo to the lockers, changed my shoes and we started off out the gates. We were walking for about five minutes before Tomoyo stopped in front of me.
"Hey Sakura-chan, you've been acting really weird today, what's going on?" she looked so concerned.
"It's nothing" she made a face "really, it's nothing I just had a strange dream, that's all"
"What happened?"
I told her about my dream, about how Li was standing on the pier with giant black wings sprouting from his back, and how cold and piercing his amber eyes were.
"Wow, sounds intense. Did he have cat features in your dream or not?" Tomoyo asked touching her silver cat ears.
"Nope, I wonder what happened to him…"
"Yeah it's very strange for someone our age not to have cat features. Anyway this is where I leave, see you tomorrow Sakura-chan" she hugged me then skipped off to the right, her purple hair swaying in the wind and long silver tail swinging by her ankles. I started walking to my house. I couldn't stop thinking about Li and my dream. Why was I having a dreams about him? I hadn't even met him before today. This is all too weird. I reached my house and made a bee-line for the kitchen. It was my turn to cook dinner. I started up dinner and half an hour later my father came home.
"Tadaima!" Fujitaka shouted.
"Welcome home Otou-san, I've almost finished!" I shouted back. He poked his head around the kitchen door.
"Mmm smells good, Sakura-san. How was school today?" he asked as he sat down at the table.
"It was good, same as usual, except…" I stopped when I heard the door open and Touya came into the room. "Hey onii-chan" I greeted, I finished dinner, dished up and gave them their plates. I sat down opposite my brother.
"Hey kaijuu" he smirked.
"Sakura no Kaijuu!" I stomped on his foot and heard a slight 'Itai!' as I started eating. After we finished, I washed up the plates and went upstairs to my room. I guess I'll tell father about Li some other time.
Walking down the river-side, towards the pier. A shadowed figure was standing at the of the pier, staring out at the horizon. Suddenly the figure stood up and turned to face Sakura. Cold amber eyes pierced through her. The figure had no cat-like features, but then giant black wings spread from the figures back.
"Sakura…"
The figure spoke…
"Help me…"
Beep, beep, beep.
I slowly opened my eyes. That dream again, but this time he said something. I looked up the clock. 7:45am.
My eye widened.
"HOE!!! I'm going to be late!!"
I got ready as fast as I could and raced downstairs. I grabbed some toast and stuffed it into my mouth as I legged it to school. I had five minutes to make it to class.
As I reached the school, there was no one in the playground, everyone was in class. Hoe, I'm so late.
I sprinted to my locker, changed my shoes and ran as if my life depended on it up the stairs and into the classroom.
Syaoran's POV
The teacher was just about to start when Kinomoto slammed open the door and stood their panted as if she just ran a marathon.
"Sorry… I'm late…. Alarm… broke…." she said between breaths.
"It's quite alright Kinomoto-san, we know by now how late you can be. Please make your way to your seat quietly so we can begin." Terada-sensei instructed.
"Hai, sensei. Gomenasai." she bowed and walked to the seat in front of me and sat down. She sighed and started writing something.
Soon after a piece of paper landed on my desk. I looked up and saw Kinomoto waving at me.I picked up the note and opened it. It said:
Hey, remember what I told you yesterday? I had the same thing last night. Except this time you spoke to me. Sakura x
I looked at her again, she was busy trying to do the equations on the board. Why is she telling me this? Wait I said something in the dream? What if…? I scribbled down a reply and threw it back to her. I saw her read it then write something down and throw it back.
What did I say?
You said help me x
A confused look spread across my face. I was about to answer when the bell went. So I packed up my things and made my way to the gym.
Sakura's POV
Hmm… he didn't answer back, maybe he didn't have time. Oh well gotta get to the gym before I'm late again.
I got there on time, and got changed in the changing rooms. Our PE kit was a white t-shirt and white PE skirts for cheerleading. The boys wore white t-shirts and black shorts for soccer. I looked around my class and saw the girls in the corner, I was about to make my way to them when I saw Li standing by himself near the boys changing rooms. I walked up to him, ignoring the looks I was getting.
"Hey Li-kun"
Syaoran's POV
I just got changed for gym and because all the others were taking so long getting ready I stood outside and leaned against the changing room wall. I stared up at the sky thinking about the note she gave me. Help me? Why would I ask for her help? Then a sweet voice snapped me back to reality.
"Hey Li-kun" by this time half the class was outside waiting for the others. All the guys were checking her out, some even whistled! How is she not bothered by that? Wait. Why am I bothered by that?
"Hey Kinomoto" I replied, I looked over at the guys again, they looked pretty jealous. Is it because Kinomoto's talking to me? I heard a whistle blow.
"Oh that's me, see you later okay Li-kun?" she ran off to the other side of the field, but turned to wave at me, I waved back. And went to my class.
Sakura's POV
I went over to the girls, and got into position. We did a few routine cheers before the guys started soccer. I looked over and saw that Li-kun was picked captain of his team. The guys got into position and the game started. Wow Li-kun is really good. By the end of gym all the girls were worn out and all the guys were covered in mud. I got into the changing room, had a shower and got changed. I waited outside for the girls. After a while Li-kun came out of the boys changing rooms, the girls were taking so long so I decided to go and talk to him.
"Li-kun!"
Syaoran's POV
I heard someone shout my name so I turned to find Kinomoto running towards me. She's seems so happy all the time. Her auburn her glistened in the sun, her ears were perked up and her tail was wagging like a new born kitten. When she reached me she pulled me into a hug. I was so shocked that I didn't return it. People don't normally run up to me and hug me you know. She seemed a little disappointed that I didn't return it.
"Hey Li-kun, you're really good at soccer" she said finally letting go of me and smiling.
"Er… Arigatou" I thanked, I could feel a slight blush creep up my cheeks. What are you doing?!? You don't blush, stop it! I managed to hide it before she realised. "Err… Daidouji's coming over." I could see out the corner of my eye that her friends were making their way over here. She looked over her shoulder and grinned. Does she ever stop smiling like that?
"Hey Tomoyo-chan over here!" Her friends came over, and they all hugged me as well! I really don't understand this. I think Kinomoto realised how uncomfortable I was.
"Hey guys stop smothering him." she said pulling them off.
"Kawaii, Sakura-chan wants him all to her self" Daidouji said, I looked at Kinomoto she was blushing! Blushing!
"Tomoyo-chan" Kinomoto moaned and hit Daidouji. I'll never understand those girls. I thought as I walked away.
I went to my locker and threw my kit in there. I took out my bento and walked to a secluded spot behind some cherry blossom trees. It was only when I heard a girls voice that I realised this is where they were eating yesterday. Great, I've gotta get out of here without them seeing me.
"Li-kun?" said a sugary voice.
Too late.
Normal POV
Syaoran swung round and found himself facing a tall, slim, blonde haired girl. Her hair reached half way down her back. She had black cat ears, but no tail. She sauntered up to Syaoran and placed her hand on his shoulder.
"Hey Syaoran" she purred "My name is Ayumi, I'm from your Japanese class."
"Don't Touch me" Syaoran said taking her hand off his shoulder.
"Ooooh a bad guy huh?" she smirked "I like bad guys"
Again she placed her hand on his shoulder and pressed herself closer to him.
"You don't have a tail huh? What have you done then?" she said as she touched him down there.
"That's none of you business, slut. Now get off me" Syaoran said anger building up inside him.
"Fine, I'll let you go for now, but I'll be back my dear Syao-kun" she whispered in his ear. She let go and sauntered off.
"Li-kun?"
Syaoran turned to face a pair of deep emerald eyes.
"Kinomoto" he said in a low and harsh voice. Sakura was taken back by this, even though she's only known him a day, he's never been cold enough to talk to her like that.
"What's the matter? Li-kun?" she asked, upset and concerned.
Syaoran noticed the sadness in her voice, he didn't mean to upset her.
"Gomen, I didn't mean to say it like that, it's just Ayumi, was asking personal questions. It got to me"
Sakura seemed satisfied with the answer, and smiled again, she picked up her bento and went to find a place to sit down. Syaoran was about to follow, when Tomoyo spoke.
"Oh that question. Eh Li-kun?" Tomoyo asked smirking. Syaoran looked up at her with an annoyed look on his face.
"How do you know so much about me? Is it Hiragiizawa, did he tell you about me?" Syaoran asked grabbing hold of Tomoyo's shoulders and shaking her.
"Calm down Li-kun, Eriol-kun has told me nothing about you." she replied calmly
"Calm down? Calm down?!? How is it you know so much about me then?" he yelled at her face
"I know because you told me, Syao-syao" Tomoyo whispered in his ear so only he could hear.
Syaoran's eyes widened in shock. He slowly let go of Tomoyo's shoulders and sunk to his knees.
"You….you?" Tomoyo was about to say something but Sakura came back.
"What's taking you guys so long, come on everyone else is already there."
Syaoran's POV
I followed Kinomoto over to her friends. Why am I with these girls still? It's only been a day and they're treating me like I've been there best friends for years. Maybe this is why Meilin liked them so much.
"So when is the week long sleepover going to start Tomoyo-chan?" Chiharu asked, with a mouth full of food. Why is it whenever she talks, she has food in her mouth?
"Two days from today" she answered simply "don't forget to pack a bag for a five day week. It's going to be half term so we don't need to worry about school either. Also my mother won't be there so we'll be in charge of the house, but we don't need to worry about too much the maids will take care of cooking and cleaning."
Maids? Is Daidouji rich or something? It was like Daidouji could read my mind or something.
"Yes Li-kun I have maids. Don't look so surprised. Ohohohohoho." she giggled.
I thought all rich people were stuck-up and snobby. Well I guess I was wrong.
The rest of lunch was a blur, the girls started gossiping about the different guys in the school, I think one of them said something about me and they all giggled but I wasn't really paying attention so I just shrugged it off. I couldn't stop thinking about Kinomoto. Not in that way, but about her dreams. Why does she dream about me? Especially me with black wings and asking for help? How could she have a dream about me before I came here? It doesn't make any sense.
Normal POV
The rest of the day went as normal. Sakura and the others went their separate ways to their different classes.
At the end of the day Sakura and Tomoyo went the same way home as they have been for years. They talked about what had happened in their afternoon classes until they came to the corner, they said their good-byes and went different ways.
The next day went as normal. Sakura was late again but this time made it before Terada-sensei was about to begin. Morning classes were just a blur to Sakura, she couldn't stop thinking about the dream. She had the same dream again last night.
Flashback
Walking down the river-side, towards the pier. A shadowed figure was standing at the of the pier, staring out at the horizon. Suddenly the figure stood up and turned to face Sakura. Cold amber eyes pierced through her. The figure had no cat-like features, but then giant black wings spread from the figures back.
"Sakura"
"Help me…. Please… only you can save me"
End of flashback
Syaoran ate lunch with them again today. He was still wondering what he was doing there, but either way Sakura was glad he stayed with them, she really wanted to be close to him, she didn't know why she just did. Although today, she couldn't focus enough to eat, the dream gets longer each night, Syaoran says more each night. All Sakura can think about is whether she actually wants to know what these dreams are about or not. After all they could just be dreams, but they didn't feel like normal dreams.
The afternoon went just as the morning did. Her friends kept asking her if she was okay every five minutes and she often had teachers screaming her name again and again to get her attention.
The last bell went and the school emptied. Sakura walked with Tomoyo again, did the same thing as everyday.
When she made it home she felt she couldn't eat still, so went upstairs and fell asleep.
Sakura's POV
Walking down the river-side, towards the pier. A shadowed figure was standing at the of the pier, staring out at the horizon. Suddenly the figure stood up and turned to face Sakura. Cold amber eyes pierced through her. The figure had no cat-like features, but then giant black wings spread from the figures back.
"Sakura"
"Help me… please…. Only you can save me"
"I need you…. Please"
That dream again. He was begging me. As if I was leaving or something.
Beep, beep, beep
Sigh… tonight is the first night of the sleepover. Well better get up for school.
Time Skip
Sakura's POV
I can't believe Tomoyo actually convinced me to let this sleepover happen. Actually I can't believe Li-kun agreed to go. I wonder why he did, he made it pretty clear he doesn't like me, but then again he's Meilin-chan and Eriol-kun's cousin.
I had a shower, got dressed, brushed my hair and ran downstairs. Otou-san was cooking dinner, I sat I down at the table.
"Konnichi wa Okaa-san" I said to a picture. Everyday and night I say hello to a picture of my mother. She died when I was three, although I didn't really know her that well I still loved her and loved hearing any stories my father or brother told me about her. She's so pretty, a lot of people say I look just like she did when she was my age, but I don't think I was nearly as beautiful as she was. Looking at the picture, I realised my mother didn't have any cat-like features.
"Otou-san.. How come okaa-san doesn't have ears?" I questioned. My father turned around and looked at me with sad eyes.
"I think your too young for the time being, I'll tell you when your older." he said and turned back to carry on with dinner
"Okay. Oh there's a new student that joined my class two days ago. He's coming to the sleepover tonight."
"Really? Already that close?"
"Not really, he's very quiet and I don't think he really likes me that much, but I want to be friends so I'm trying my hardest. His name is Syaoran Li, he's Meilin-chan and Eriol-kun's cousin." At that my father dropped a plate and it smashed across the floor, I got up and ran to him, his face was pale and shocked.
"Otou-san what's the matter? Are you okay?" His eyes focused again, and he snapped out of his daze.
"Hai, Sakura-san I'm fine, does the boy you speak of have any cat features?" he asked picking up the broken pieces of the chine plate.
"Iie, he's human." My father stopped again,
"Even a tail?" he asked
"Iie, he's human" I looked at the clock and realised I was late for my own party, I helped dad with the rest of the pieces and threw them away, I ran upstairs to get my bag and ran back down again. I quickly shoved my dinner in my mouth and swallowed. I put my shoes on, shouted good-bye to my dad and ran out the house towards Tomoyo's house. As I was racing down the path, I sped round the corner and smashed right into someone and fell to the ground.
"Itai!" I yelled. I looked up and in front of me was a pair of big black wings. I shook my head and looked up again, a hand was in front of my face. I took it and got myself up.
"You should really watch where your going, your not that late you know" a familiar voice said
"Li…kun?" I looked down and saw I was still holding his hand, I blushed and snatched my hand back. I saw him smirk.
"Come on you don't want to be late for your own party do you? Just standing there won't get you to Daidouji-san's any faster." he laughed and walked off, I picked up by bag and ran after him.
"Hey Li-kun, how come you agreed to come? I thought you didn't like me."
"I never said I didn't like you, and besides I don't have a choice. Meilin's making me."
"Oh, so you don't actually want to go?"
Syaoran's POV
Is she…. sad? Why would she be sad? You're insane, she's know you two days, she's not going to be upset over something like that.
"Sigh… I never said that did I?" I looked down at her face and it looked like her face brightened when I said that.
"So… erm… Li-kun?" I saw her fiddling with her fingers.
"Hai?" we were almost at Daidouji's, one more corner and we're there. If she has something to say now would be a good time.
"Well… erm…"
"Just say it already, we're almost at Daidouji's" I dragged her around the corner
"Can…can we be friends?" did I hear her right? Can we be friends? She's gotta be joking.
Sakura's POV
Why did you have to ask that, you baka! He's going to think you're a little kid now. Baka, baka, baka!
"Erm… just forget what I said" I quickly said and ran up to Tomoyo's door, I was about to knock when Li grabbed my hand. I looked up at him with shock written all over my face. He put my hand down, and just looked at me, his cold amber eyes bore into me for what seemed like hours. Did I just see a flicker of happiness in his eyes?
"Don't take that back… please" he let go of my hand, and looked away for a moment, like he was mentally kicking himself or something. Then he turned to face me again. "No one's ever asked me that before"
No one's ever asked him to be friends with him before?!? I find that hard to believe, but it doesn't look as if he's lying. I don't know why but I hugged him. He seemed pretty shocked at first because he sort of went rigid, but then after a while he loosened up and wrapped his arms around my waist. We stayed like that for a while, I was so spaced out that I didn't notice the door opened until I heard a certain best friend of mine scream "KAWAII!!" I jumped out of my skin and Li let go of me as quick as lightning.
"Hey Tomoyo-chan" I said and sped in the door leaving Tomoyo and Li behind, I went straight to the living room and shut the door.
Syaoran's POV
"Konnichi wa Li-kun"
"K…Kon… Konnichi wa Daidouji-san." I answered
"Come on Li-kun you can call my Tomoyo if you like, we're all friends here." she said with a very sweet smile. I can see why my cousin likes her so much. She led me to the living room where Kinomoto was lying on the floor singing along to music channels I couldn't help but stare at her, her voice was like an angels, it strangely relaxed me.
"H…Hai, Tomoyo-san"
"Hai Tomoyo-san??" Kinomoto said, giving me a quizzical look.
"Daidou… I mean Tomoyo-san said I could call her that." I said as I placed my bag on the floor and sat on the sofa near Kinomoto.
"Oh.. Tomoyo-chan? When are the others coming here?"
"In about half an hour, I invited you early in case you were running late"
"What about Li-kun?"
"I asked Li-kun if he would help me set up." Actually she just told me to come here this early, if I had known the others would be here later I wouldn't have come now. What is Tomoyo up to?
"Is Eriol-kun really coming?" Kinomoto asked. Her face seemed to light up when she said my cousins name. She doesn't like my cousin does she? I don't know why but I felt angry thinking that.
"I'm already here my little cherry blossom" said a smooth male voice by the door. I looked up, my cousin stood there with his arms around Tomoyo. A perfect match I'd say. Both sneaky, cunning and seem a little too innocent at times. My cousin has Jet black hair with electric blue highlights and deep cerulean eyes. When I was in Hong Kong with him, he had his own little fan club in school.
"Eriol-kun!!" Kinomoto screamed and ran up to him and hugged him tightly, like he had died or something.
"There there my cherry blossom, I wasn't gone that long." He calmly got Kinomoto off him, and he looked at me please don't say it, please don't say it. "Ah well if it isn't my cute little cousin" he chuckled he said it. That's it. I jumped over the sofa ran up to Hiragiizawa and punched him hard in the face.
"How many times do I have to say, DON'T CALL ME THAT!" Hiragiizawa just got up and looked at me.
"Oh my god Li-kun how could you do that to your cousin!" Kinomoto said, then Hiragiizawa hit me back. That shut her up.
"It's nothing to worry about Sakura-chan, this is merely routine." Hiragiizawa said. I growled at him and sat back down.
"Hoe?" She said innocently. That noise, why does she always make that noise. Annoyed, I got up again and walked past Tomoyo, I walked around until a maid came up to me.
"Do you need any help sir?" she asked, curtseying
"Hai, can you take me to the kitchen please." I asked bowing
"Hai, of course sir, right this way" not long after I found myself being led from huge double doors, into a room that was pure white, spotless, stainless steel appliances gleaming under the light. This house is really well looked after. I heard footsteps behind me, but I ignored them, probably just the maid leaving.
"Syao-syao" my eyes widened I swung round and faced the amethyst beauty.
"Don't call me that." I answered
"Why not? You didn't mind it when we were kids."
"That was then, this is now. Anyway I don't think that can really count for much seeing as I didn't even know your real name, eh? Asuka?" I stalked past her and made my way back to the living room to avoid her.
"Would it still have mattered if you knew my real name and background? You didn't even know it was me until I called you Syao-syao." she skipped along beside me. See this is why Hiragiizawa and Tomoyo make a brilliant couple. They both like to annoy me, and unfortunately know too much about me.
"I would've because then at least something in my life would've been real. Now, if you don't mind I'd rather we never talked about this again." I said
"Fine, a new slate sounds good to me too" she said placing her hand on my shoulder. "I'm sorry"
"For what?" I asked
"Everything, can we still be friends?"
"Sure"
"Can I still call you Syao-syao?" she asked sweetly
"Don't push it" I answered before opening the door to the living room to see everyone else had arrived while we were gone. Hiragiizawa went straight to Tomoyo and put his arms around her. I looked around the room, Kinomoto was still lying in the same spot she was before except now she had Chiharu lying down next to her, Naoko and Rika were sitting on the sofa giggling about something. I looked in the corner and Yamazaki was there sitting in the chair stuffing his face.
One person missing.
"SYAORAAAAAAN!!" a girls voice shrieked behind me. Never mind. I suddenly felt a weight land on my back and saw the girl wrap her legs and arms around me.
"I missed you so much cousin" she said burying her face into my neck.
"Hey Meilin" I said with a bored tone.
"Don't tell me you didn't miss me? Waaaaa! Syaoran you're so mean!" she said getting off my back and sinking to the floor. I turned and looked down at her.
"Meilin, you know that doesn't work."
"Damn… I forgot about that. Mou, Syaoran you know me too well." she got up and hugged me tightly before moving to Kinomoto.