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Disclaimer: I, sadly, do NOT own Card Captor Sakura. That belongs to CLAMP and always will belong to CLAMP.
Title: Romeo and Juliet
Summery: The Kinomoto's and Li's have been sworn enemies as far back as anyone can remember. Kinomoto Sakura and Li Syaoran go to the same school and absolutely hate each other. That is…until one little even occurs and they begin to fall in love. But how will their love ever last when their families hate each other? A Romeo and Juliet story in present time. SS
NOTE: No one is magical in this! They are all normal people and Syaoran is not from a clan or anything.
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Chapter One: Stupid Li's!
Kinomoto Sakura brushed her hair with long, even strokes. She set her brush down and tied a bright red ribbon into her soft, brown hair.
"Sakura! Breakfast!" her dad called from downstairs.
"Hei!" Sakura called back, smiling. She jumped up from her chair and ran down the steps to the kitchen. It smelled wonderful, as it always did when her father cooked.
"Good morning Okaasan!" Sakura smiled, bending down in front of a beautiful picture of her Mother. "There's a class field trip today!"
"Sakura, eat your breakfast while it's hot," her father said as he set her plate on the table.
"Hei, Otousan!" Sakura smiled, pulling out a chair in front of her plate and sitting.
"So, Sakura, where is your class field trip to today?" Mr. Kinomoto asked as he washed some dishes.
"The beach! We're studying ocean creatures!"
Sakura started to eat her rice very fast.
"Slow down there, little monster!" Touya, her brother, said as he took the seat opposite his little sister.
"Gomen and don't call me little monster!"
"It suits you."
Sakura kicked him from under the table and he cringed and glared.
"The beach? Is it good weather?" their father asked from the sink.
"I think so," Sakura answered, placing a finger on her chin in thought.
Touya unfolded the newspaper. "Says here that there will be clear skies and sun."
Sakura beamed and grinned. "Great!"
She finished up her meal and cleared her place.
"Arigatou for breakfast Otousan!" she said as she handed him her plate. "I'm going now!"
"Have fun!" her dad smiled.
"Hei!"
She grabbed her backpack from the chair and pulled it on.
"Don't drown!" Touya called from the kitchen as she was sitting in front of the front door strapping on her skates. A vein bulged on her head.
"I won't!!" she yelled back as she slammed the door behind her.
It was the perfect day for going to the beach. The sun was shining brightly down and pretty pink petals were falling from the various cherry blossom trees that lined the streets.
Kinomoto Sakura was in the 9th grade at Tomoeda Jr. High. She was one of the most athletic girls in her grade and was 15 years old. She was admired by most of the girls and many guys had a crush on her although she didn't really seem to notice.
Sakura reached her school within minutes and took all her skating gear off. She sighed and began walking up the steps to her school.
"Sakura!" a voice called from behind her and she turned to see her best friend, Tomoyo Daidouji, running up to her. They had been best friends since 4th grade.
"Konnichiwa Tomoyo-chan," Sakura smiled as they entered the big school together.
"I was waiting for you to come. We are supposed to report to the classroom as soon as we get here. We're loading on the buses at ten minutes after eight."
"Ok," Sakura replied as she opened her locker. She blinked and then laughed. "I guess I don't need my locker today, huh?"
Tomoyo shook her head, a small smile still plastered on her pale face, and the two girls headed for their classroom.
"Hey, Sakura-chan! Tomoyo-chan!" Rita Sasaki greeted them as she appeared beside Sakura.
"Hello Rita," Tomoyo said formally.
"Are you guys excited for the field trip?" Rita asked happily.
"Very!" Sakura answered, her green eyes sparkling. "A whole day away from school, in the sand, under the sun!"
"I know!" Rita squealed.
The trio reached classroom 9B and all made their way over to their desks. Sakura set her small backpack on top of her desk and sighed.
When she looked up, her eyes fell upon a very horrible sight: Li Syaoran.
Sakura could feel her eyebrows come down and her lips curl into a huge frown. Her blood rushed and her heart pumped harder.
The Kinomoto's and the Li's had been enemies for decades. It all went back several generations to Sakura's great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather. He had killed Yushimoto Li in battle. Ever since, the two families had hated one another. And what made matters even worse between them was what happened twelve years ago. Syaoran's father, Xenon Li, had---
"Sakura?" Tomoyo whispered.
Sakura shook her head and looked over at her friend. "H-Hei?"
"Are you alright? You were glaring and your face was burning."
"Gomen Tomoyo, I was just looking at Li Syaoran."
"I see."
The teacher entered the room and told everyone to take their seats. Unfortunately, Syaoran's seat was right behind Sakura's, and she could feel his glare as he sat behind her today.
"Attendance," the teacher, Terada-sensei, announced. He began calling out names in alphabetical order.
Sakura glanced out the window and felt relieved when she saw there wasn't a single cloud in the sky.
"Kinomoto, Sakura?"
"Here!"
"Li, Syaoran?"
"Hei!"
Sakura could feel her temper rising yet again. She hated always having to be by him for everything because of their last names. After all, his father had---
Terada-sensei's attendance book slammed shut and he looked at the clock. Five after Eight.
"Alright. I want everyone to line up accordingly and the last one out gets the lights. We are loading onto the bus in an orderly fashion so behave if you want any more field trips like this one!"
Sakura stood but Syaoran shoved her aside hard and headed for the door. She growled softly but when Tomoyo looked at her she gave a faint smile.
Syaoran Li's father had, in Sakura and the rest of her family's opinion…killed her mother.
She had been seriously ill and was in the hospital for two months. Xenon Li had been her doctor and he had 'done his best' to care for her and treat her but in the end she had died. No one in Sakura's family believed he had tried his best at all! He was merely getting revenge and in the process snatched Sakura's mother from her.
"Come on Sakura, everyone's leaving!" Tomoyo said urgently, tugging on Sakura's sleeve.
"Oh! Gomen!" Sakura blushed slightly and hurried after the rest of the class. She flicked off the lights and shut the door.
The outside air was fresh and clean and Sakura took in a deep breath. She smiled. Even Syaoran couldn't ruin her day.
"Did you know inhaling large amounts of clean air is about the healthiest thing for your lungs?" Yamazaki Takashi informed her as he popped out of nowhere.
"GAH!" Sakura yipped as she sweat dropped and jumped back.
"And did you know that expert studies shows---"
"She doesn't wanna hear it!" an angry voice said sharply from behind them. It was Takashi's cousin, Mihara Chiharu. He gulped and turned to face her, a huge, innocent smile on his face.
"Hey, Chiharu!" he grinned madly.
"Come with me, you walking encyclopedia," Chiharu mumbled as she latched onto his ear and pulled him away.
Sakura was still sweat dropping when Tomoyo came over.
"Let's get on the bus," she smiled.
"Hei!" Sakura agreed.
The bus was somewhat crowded but not so much. There weren't many seats but Sakura and Tomoyo found one in he middle of the bus. As Sakura sat, she had a strange feeling.
Turning around, she saw Syaoran glaring at her as he did in class. She gasped and quickly faced front again.
"What's wrong?" Tomoyo asked.
"N-Nothing," Sakura answered, a bead of sweat sliding down her temple. Why is he always behind me?
The bus started to move, and they were off. Sakura was on the outside of the seat so she couldn't look out the window. But that was fine. She was really tired so she just leaned back and closed her eyes.
Before she knew it, Tomoyo was shaking her and saying, "Sakura! Sakura, wake up! We're here!"
Sakura slowly opened her eyes and sat up. She rubbing her right eye and looked around. Everyone looked excited and was chatting. She looked out the window and smiled widely. They were at the beach!
"Now, we are being dismissed by seats so wait your turn," Terada-sensei ordered. "No shoving. No pushing. No fighting. Behave."
He exited the bus and students stood and left when their turn came. When Sakura and Tomoyo's turn arrived, they got up and walking along the aisle and hopped off.
Sakura's feet landed in hot sand and her face broke into yet another grin. Her eyes shone with anticipation and she jumped up. Tomoyo giggled.
"Come on! Let's change!" Rika said to them as she got off the bus and they both nodded and followed her to the dressing rooms.
The school had assigned swimsuits which they handed out to everybody at the start of the year along with their uniforms. The suits were a dark blue one piece. All the girls hated them but they had no choice.
The boys had the same color only in swim trunks.
"Oh Sakura-chan, you look so cute in your swimsuit!" Tomoyo smiled as they came out of the dressing rooms. Sakura sweat dropped.
"A-Arigatou, Tomoyo-chan," she said.
"Hey! Let's go swimming!" another friend of their's, Naoko Yanagisawa, shouted from down by the water.
"K!" Sakura yelled back and, grabbing Tomoyo's wrist, the two ran down to their three friends.
"See that cave out there?" Chiharu asked.
"Yeah," Rika answered.
"First one to swim there wins! Ok? It's a race!"
"But I thought we came here to have fun," Sakura mumbled.
"This is fun!" Chiharu smirked. "The winner gets the others sweets they brought for lunch!"
Everyone gasped.
"Chiharu, that's no fair!" Rika said.
"Yeah, we all know Sakura's going to win!" Naoko added.
Sakura gulped and gave an innocent smile.
"True. But would it change things if Takashi and the other boys wanted to join?" Chiharu asked.
"Nani?! Why would they join! Then they would win and get all our sweets!" Naoko scoffed, crossing her arms.
"And their egos would expand even further!" Rika joined, mimicking Naoko's action.
"But then it's a challenge!" Chiharu smiled. "Come on, I'll tell them to go easy, alright?"
"I don't know…" Rika said softly.
Off to the side, Sakura and Tomoyo just listened with huge sweat drops. Sakura's lip kept twitching.
"TAKASHI! SYAORAN!" Chiharu boomed.
"What?!" Takashi called back.
"Wanna race?!"
"You bet!"
Sakura gasped and clenched her fists. S-S-Syaoran's joining?!
"Where are we racing to?" Takashi asked when the two boys ran over.
"That cave out there," Chiharu answered.
"Got it."
"Ok! And prize is, winner gets all the losers sweets!"
"Seriously?! I am so gonna win now!" Takashi grinned widely.
Syaoran glared at Sakura and her eyes were slits as well. I am NOT going to lose! I will win and show Syaoran I'm better then him!
"Ok guys, ready?" Rika asked as everyone waded a couple steps into the water.
"Hei!" the six other people responded.
"GO!"
The racers took off. Takashi was swimming at full speed, putting him in the lead for a little while but soon his energy wore out and he was in last. Rika and Naoko were breathing heavily and falling far behind, while Chiharu had a determined look on her face but her determination just wasn't enough.
Tomoyo was never good at swimming so she was near Takashi.
Far in the lead, Sakura and Syaoran were tied for first. They swam faster and faster and didn't even bother to look at each other.
I will win! I will win! I will show Syaoran that I'm better then him! I can DO this!
Meanwhile, Syaoran was thinking: That horrible girl, I'm gonna beat her and prove that I'm the better one! My family has always been better then hers by far!
The cave was getting closer and closer. Finally, two wet hands reached up and grabbed the cliff edge and started to climb. Sakura struggled and got scratched a lot but she found herself reach the top and sit on her knees, gasping for air.
To her left was Syaoran, gasping for air just as much.
"Sakura-chan!! Li-kun! You tied!" Naoko called from the water. "You get to split the sweets!"
Sakura turned and smiled weakly at her friends still swimming to the cave. She then glanced at Syaoran, who was now standing.
"I don't want any sweets," he growled before diving into the water and starting the long swim back.
Sakura blinked and then frowned.
"Fine! I get them all to myself!" she yelled at him but she didn't know if he had heard her. Damn him, that jerk.
"Hey, Syaoran, where you going?" Takashi asked as his friend zoomed by him without answering. "DON'T YOU WANT ANY SWEETS?!"
"Come on Sakura-chan! Let's head back!" Rika called and Sakura nodded before diving back into the lukewarm water.
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"I knew you would win, Sakura," Tomoyo smiled as they were drying off in the dressing room.
"I was just lucky to have tied with Syaoran," Sakura replied, drying her hair with a towel.
"No, he was the lucky one."
"I don't think so."
Tomoyo giggled. "So negative Sakura. You could beat him at a swim race any day."
Sakura then proceeded to dry off her arms and legs. "Tomoyo-chan, Syaoran can outdo me at everything. I can't think of one thing I'm better at then he is!"
Tomoyo grinned. "You're better at being a girl then he is!"
Sakura burst out laughing. "Ok, ok. So maybe one thing! But it's not a talent to be a girl."
"I guess not."
The friends then changed into their school uniforms and exited the cabin for changing. Their class was staying over night at the beach and going home the next day. Sakura was sharing a cabin with all her friends.
"Hey, Sakura! Tomoyo! Wanna play beach volleyball?!" Naoko asked as she bounced a volleyball.
"Sure!" Sakura called back, smiling at Tomoyo before sprinting down to the beach once more.
As she spiked the ball towards Rika, she couldn't help but glance over and see Syaoran glaring at her. She narrowed her eyes as well.
Doesn't he have anything better to do then glare at me all the time? I swear, I'll hate the Li's for the rest of my life!
"Sakura!!"
Sakura looked back and suddenly the huge volleyball hit her square in the face. She stood there, stunned, before falling over, her eyes swirling around.
"Sakura-chan!" her friends shouted, coming to her aid. Her face was bright red.
"St…Stupid…Li's…" she mumbled.
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Well? Is it too stupid to continue? What do you think? Please tell me in a review! This is my first CCS story so I hope you liked it!
Till next time;
Starlight Maiden 1216