Some Things Stay the Same
Prologue
By: cheesepuff
"Li-kun, you have to go?"
"Yes. They want me to go back and train to be the leader of the clan, ya know, 'To take my place,'" said the sad, fifteen year-old. 'I can't believe I don't have the courage to tell Sakura I love her. I'm so weak! And if I don't have the courage now, I won't have the courage anytime before I leave.'
"When are you leaving?" Asked Sakura.
"In two days," Syaoran looked sadly at Sakura. 'I'm going to miss her so much...'
"So SOON! Li-kun! Why didn't you tell me sooner?!!" Sakura asked with a frow on her face and her hands on her hips.
"I didn't know! I just got a letter yesterday saying I had to go back to Hong Kong. You're the first one I told, honest!"
"Oh! I'm going to miss you SO much!" Syaoran stumbled and blushed as Sakura gave him a big hug.
"H-Hey! I still have two days here! Lets save good-bye until I have to leave," Syaoran said. As Sakura released him he was as red as a tomato.
Sakura looked at her watch, "Hoeeee! I'll talk to you later, Li-kun! Touya's gonna kill me!!!"
Laughing Syaoran watch Sakura kicking up dust as she speed off. He sighed as he turned around to head towards his apartment. 'Syaoran... You can do this! Just go up to her and say, "I love you."'
Finally he made it to his apartment. When he got inside he sprawled out on the couch, turned on the TV and started flipping through the channels.
"I can't believe this! A hundred channels and nothings on!"
He decided to see what was on the nature channel. "Next on the 'Circle of Life'.(A/N: What else should I put?) How zebras mate!"
"Ummmm... No!" And off went the TV.
'All I can think about is Sakura... How am I going to tell her? And most importantly how will I get the courage to? Maybe I'll--'
RING!!!!!!!
"AHHHHHHHHH!" Syaoran jumped out of his skin at the sudden noise.
"Damn phone... Why does it always do that?" Grumbling Syaoran trudged over to the phone and picked it up. "What do you want???"
"Oh! Um... Should I call back later?"
"Sakura?!" He blushed, "I'm sorry I didn't mean to snap... I guess I'm just sorta... Er... Grumpy at the moment."
"Oh that's ok. I was just wondering if you would come over to Tomoyo's tomorrow night, you know, 'cause your moving away..."
"Ok. I'll go as long as it's not one of Tomoyo's big parties. It's not one right?" Syaoran asked suspiciously.
"......................Um.................NO! NO! It's not. Of coarse not! We know how your scared of large groups of people!" Said a giggling Sakura.
Syaoran seethed. He was not scared of ANYTHING! "I'm not scared of large groups! Where did you get an idea like that? I hope Tomoyo is having a large party! I'm a party animal! Shame on you Sakura, You should know that!"
"Yeah, Li-kun. Whatever you say!" Said Sakura still giggling, "Just be there at eight, ok?"
"I will be!"
"Ok... See you then! Bye! *click*"
"HMPPH!"
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*At the party*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
DING! DING! DING!
"Ok, everyone! May I have your attention! Li-kun will you come up here, please?" Yelled Tomoyo from the stage in the middle of her ballroom. (A/N: Does she even have a ballroom?)
"NO!" Yelled a very embarrassed Li-kun from a corner of the room. 'Why didn't Sakura tell me Tomoyo was inviting all of Tokyo here? Geeze!'
"SYAORAN LI! GET YOUR SORRY ASS UP HERE NOW!!!!!!!!!!"
"Yes ma'am!"
"Thank you Li-kun," she said, back to normal, "Now, lets make a toast to Li-kun, and hope he has a happy life in China!" Tomoyo smiled as the crowd cheered.
"Heh, heh! Thanks Daidouji! It's not like I'm never gonna come and visit, though." Now Syaoran was REALLY embarrassed. "I think I'll go back over there now. See ya!" Everyone laughed as his raced off the stage.
Just as Syaoran was about to run out the door someone grabbed the collar of his shirt. "Eep!"
"Well, well, if it isn't our little party animal himself!"
'Hey! That's Sakura!' Syaoran blushed, then what she said sunk in. "HEY!" He swung aroud and gave her his coldest glare.
But Sakura just poked him in the side and said, "Serves you right for trying to be macho! Just wait until I tell Eriol and Tomoyo what you said on the phone!"
"You wouldn't!"
"Of course, I would!" Giggled Sakura.
'Man, this is gonna be a long night!'
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Next day at the airport*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"I guess *sniff* this is good-bye... WAHHHHHHHH!" Sakura started crying.
"Shh... Shh... Don't cry Sakura. I'll visit sooner or later, and I'll write you a lot of letters."
"It won't be the same!" Sobbed Sakura.
"I know," said Syaoran wiping her tears. "Sakura... I have to tell you something." 'There! No turning back now!!!'
"Yes?*sniff*" Sakura's sobbing stopped, now there were just tears running down her face.
"Sakura... I... I... I... I.... Love you." 'I said it! I said it! I said it!'
Sakura's sobbing resumed, only harder this time.
'OH SHIT! What the hell did I say?!' "Sakura? Did I say something wrong?" He asked looking down at her.
She looked up into his brown eyes with her green ones, and Syaoran noticed she was smiling. "No everything you said was right. I'm just crying because I'm so happy. I love you, too... Syaoran."
"Wow..." Syaoran was so happy he went into shock. Then Sakura playfully punched him in the arm.
"Are you still there?"
"Yes, I--"
"LAST CALL FOR FLIGHT 105 TO HONG KONG!!!!!!!!"
"That's my fli--" Syaoran was cut off by Sakura kissing him. Then after getting over the shock he kissed back. Syaoran pulled back.
"I'll return for you someday, I promise, until then I'll write you everyday and call you when I can. I love you. Good-bye... Sakura."
"I'll miss you, Syaoran. Good-bye..."
Syaoran gave his ticket to the lady and with one last wave to Sakura he turned and walked onto the plane.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*At Syaoran's home*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Syaoran dear now you can train to take your place as clan leader!"
"Yes, mother."
"You will get married soon, too."
"Hey! Mother, what about school? I want to finish school before I get married! And go to college!" Was his mother crazy? Already she was planning his future and he just got home.
"Well, if you insist.You can finish your schooling. Then you'll be ready to marry Meiling."
"Meiling? I'm not marrying Meiling! How many times do I have to say this? I WON'T MARRY MEILING!!! Besides there is someone else!" 'Why is she still hung up on the idea I'll marry Meiling? I love Sakura!'
"What?! There's someone else? Who?" His mother said franticly.
"Yes, Mother, there is. Her name is Sakura Kinomoto."
"The card mistress?"
"Yes! And I'm going to marry her not Meiling!" Syaoran yelled at his mother.
"Oh...I see..."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*The Li shrine*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Yes that would be perfect..."
"You want me to put a spell on Syaoran to make him forget he ever went to Japan, and on everyone who lives in Japan who knew him so they never know that they met him?" Said one of the Li elders to Syaoran's mother.(A/N:What's her name?)
"Yes that way Syaoran won't remember his beloved Sakura and he will marry Meiling. And Sakura and her friends won't remember him, and that way nobody gets hurt and we get what we want."
"Ok, ma'am. The job will be done by morning."
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