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"In Love with the Future"

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Chapter One

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Eriol Hiiragizawa

I love art. I love music. I love theaters. I love sculpture. I really love art. But what I love the most is

Like every other man, well not every man nowadays but any ways, I like-love women, with their sculptural bodies, all the curves where they belong. Art. They are great example of art. They are perfect.

That's why I don't understand why some of them have to go fasting or dieting or... I don't know whatever they do to loose weight, when they are already perfect. I mean, if they want to loose weight, so be it, but not to the point of skinny-skinny but to healthy-thinness; because of course, is nice if they aren't fat-fat but healthy-fat... whatever.

My point is, they don't need to look like they are about to disappear. It's not only their body what we look for. At least I don't, and I know about many others who don't either. But than again, this is what I'm talking about. I'm surrounded by beauty of all kind. Every women here is dressed so... beautifully. All in their finest dress, happy colors...

Why do women have to look so gorgeous at weddings? Are they sending subliminal messages? Because if they are, I think it's working, just look at them.

This is torture. I'm not a playboy, though; I just know how to appreciate beauty, that's all.

All over the place there are beautiful faces -and bodies. Some of people I know, other, never seen them before. They must be the bride's relatives and friends. I guess.

Looking around I make out auntie Yelan and her daughters, Fein, Futile, Fare, and Shied. They look radiantly elegant. From them is to be expected, they will always dress up elegantly. They are after all Lis, and Lis are very proud people. I guess somehow I'm just the same, I may not have the surname but I have Li blood.

I walk to them; they are the ones I was looking for. If there is someone who can tell me something around here, is one of these beautiful ladies.

"Eriol, what are you doing here, shouldn't you be somewhere else?" Fein said with a charming smile on her face as they approached me.

"You know, walking around, trying to calm the nerves." I answered with a smile of my own. "Auntie Yelan." I kissed her cheeks. "You look stunning."

"You look good, yourself." Coming from her, that's some compliment I got.

"Looking lovely as always, if I must say." I addressed the sisters. I took their hands and kissed them one by one, the four of them. "You all look so gorgeous today that I'm afraid you will out shine the bride." Information about her is what I'm in need of; this is a good way to get into the topic.

"That wouldn't be possible even if we tried to." And that is all I got from auntie Yelan. The sisters only smiled at me, a knowing smile, and added nothing else. "Weil called. They are on their way here. Make sure everything is all right, please" I bowed and took my leave.

So much for getting information

Everywhere I look there are men and women wearing their very best outfit. Some men looking sympathetic, from the groom's side -I know some of them- others frowning, the bride's side I would guess since I've never seen them; some women are, well... ready to kill -poor bride- other women are anxious, curious, even exited, and expectant -they must be from the bride's side, must definitely.

Leave it to women to find something like this amazing.

That's the atmosphere around here.

Oh, yeah. The parents from each side, what is left of them at least, the parents I mean, are the most exited ones. Why wouldn't they, is not everyday they get the chance to mess up with their children's life.

Now, now, lets not get emotional here. I should go and make sure everything is alright, as I was instructed to. That is, to my favorite little cousin in the whole wide world's aid. To whom, now that I remember again, I should have gather information about his bride-to-be.

So here I am standing at the door ready to knock and go in. And, what am I going to tell him?

Syaoran Li

So here I am in front of a mirror getting the final touches ready for the most important day of my life.

I'm a 21-year old man minutes away of getting married.

Getting married to the woman destined for me. The woman with whom I'll spend the rest of my life with. The woman for me and me only. The woman I've always dreamt of. The woman who will be the mother of my children. The woman who will be there for me from now on. The woman who I will care for and protect with my life. The woman that will grow old with me. And most important of all, the woman who was chosen for me.

The woman who was chosen for me...

A woman I've been without throughout my life. A woman I've been faithful my entire life, even though I've never met her. A woman who has hunt me in my dreams. A woman who's existent I've always been aware of, yet I have no physical image of. A woman who hasn't been in my life until this moment. And most important of all, a woman I don't know.

How romantic!

I feel like throwing up.

Because I'm nervous or how cheesy all that sounded, I don't know.

I've never met her before, yet, I'm going to marry her.

An arranged marriage. That's what this is. An arranged marriage to unite two powerful families. An arrangement to secure our future, my family's and hers. Just to keep things where they belong.

A knock from the door brought me back to reality. "It's open." Eriol came in, closed the door behind him and stared at me through the mirror.

"You still have time, you know." His face was serious, and that is just weird for a man who is always smiling. I still have time. For what? To run away like a coward? I rather not. A Li is true to its word. I just looked at him through the mirror. He got the message. "Okay." It's all he said. Yeah, he is a pain sometimes -most of the times- but he is my best friend, and he knows me well.

"So... what did you find out?"

"Nothing, really" I stared at him. Nothing? And he said it so, so... like him, calmly. "What? From your mother I can make out that she is beautiful, and..." His smile widened. "that's about all."

"That's all?"

"Pretty much and that is more of an assumption."

He is kidding right? I sent him like an hour ago, and that's all? That is close to nothing. Although, coming from my mother that is a lot. Nevertheless! I still know nothing at all. So much for being my friend! "Thank you." Note the sarcasm.

He chuckled, walked to me, and made my tie. "Your mother wanted me to tell you, Wei called they are on their way here."

I'll finally meet her. "Ok. What, wait... when..."

"They should be arriving soon." With that he left, leaving me dumbstruck.

I'm about to get married.

Everyone has taken their positions and we are only waiting for the bride to arrive. I can't help to wonder how she will be, look like, sound... I've always tried to imagine her, make a picture of her in my mind; nothing, not even an ugly image of her comes to me. Thought, one thing is for sure, I'll know soon.

I don't know anymore if I've dreaded this moment or I've been expecting it. I sure would have preferred to choose the one I was to live the rest of my life with, but things aren't always as we want them to be.

I can't do anything now. Let's just hope she is not a brat or a snobbish bitch. If so, I don't think I would be able to handle it

In the end, I guess, I'm ok with this entire arrangement thing.

We waited. From over here it seems like ages had gone by, in the end

Sakura Kinomoto, my bride-to-be, never showed up.

This is my first fic that I dare to publish -and have finished an entire chapter. There are other stories, some still in my mind, and others that I've already started writing, even before this one, but haven't been able to finish at least one chapter.

I honestly hope you like this one. If you do, it would be nice if you left a review, even if you didn't, actually. But be nice! This is my first time after all. I already have started chapter 2 and 3 but just parts of them, they're not finished.

Just so you know, English is not my first language; if there are mistakes, I apologize before handed.

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