One time disclaimer: i do not own Cardcaptor Sakura, it belongs to CLAMP. If ever i use any songs, they're also not mine. :)
Love me
by: jaishtcha
Chapter 1
The Earth was suddenly put to life as the sun made its grand appearance. Everything was all happy and gay but on a certain house in Japan, one soul woke with the permanent scowl on her face.
Sadness and longing… Yes, one could say that these two feelings have already enamored her heart as the years passed. Setting aside her emotions, you could say that the past 14 years of her life had been hell and she was sure that she was not getting out of that situation yet.
Reaching out for the curtains, she pulled them aside to let the light come through. She wished she could do the same thing with her inner being but it was hard. Even though she locked her feelings to the deepest part of her heart, still, she believed that the day will come where she could freely express what she feels deep inside. No soul in this world knows what she's feeling. The cheerful Sakura is a façade. Everything is a façade.
The auburn haired lady forcefully dragged herself away from her bed as she did her daily activity. Wake up, cook her breakfast and again, drag herself to work. Except, today is Wednesday and it's her day off. After sitting in front of the television for an eternity, she finally decided to just enjoy the day and have a nice walk around penguin park. Dressed in a simple faded jeans, white rubber shoes and loose polo, she grabbed her coat seeing that it will not be sunny anytime soon.
She was about a block away from the park when her stomach grumbled and searched for anything to digest. Seeing as her intestines wouldn't give up, she decided to go to the nearest bakery. With a bread in her hand and her cola on the other, she exited the store and BAM! The next thing she knew is that her bread flew out of nowhere and her cola was surely soaking on whoever she'd bumped to.
'Serves him right' she thought grimly. Standing up and dusting her jeans, she was suddenly pulled by the person that bumped into her. 'What is he doing? And why the hell am I running with him?!' she thought as reality sunk in.
"What are you doing?" she shrieked as she wiggled her hand away from him but as soon as the two of them stopped, the paparazzi swarmed over them making the auburn haired girl scream in surprise.
Sensing that the lady before him was not used to these kinds of things, he removed his cap revealing his chestnut hair and putting it on the woman in front of him who whimpered like a cat. 'Interesting lady' he thought as he grabbed her wrist and jumped at the black car that appeared beside them.
As soon as the driver locked the main door, automatically, the other doors clicked signaling that they were locked. Removing his shades and rummaging through his bag for any extra shirt, he couldn't help but look at the woman beside him… gawking at him.
"What?" he asked monotonously which earned him a glare from the emerald eyed beauty.
"You ruined my lunch, made me run a mile, made me sweat like a pig and let me inside this car which is going to a place that maybe I don't even know and now you're asking me that question?" She answered back.
'Ugh! Women!' He thought as he removed his shirt soaking with cola and replaced it with a plain white t-shirt and turned around the woman who kept squirming in her seat.
"First, I did not ruin your lunch, I was just passing by and you suddenly opened the door which made me lose my balance." He lied.
'Passing by? Yeah right!' His conscience mocked him in which he chose to ignore it.
"If I didn't pull you then the paparazzi would've swarmed on you and made you their prey and since you've ruined my shirt which costs more than your life, you're gonna have to pay for it" He taunted.
"You know what Mr. Whoever you are, I don't care about your shirt! Let me out of this thing before I call the police!" The emerald eyed lady again started squirming in her seat knocking a certain chestnut haired man in the process.
"Stop the car Akira!" He immediately ordered.
"But sir, we're in the middle of Yokohana bridge. It's impossible for us to stop now." The driver who seemed to be in his late forties answered.
"Just stop the car Akira before this lady here calls the police."
"As you wish." And with that the driver pulled to the side of the bridge. He got out and helped the auburn haired lady out.
"Thank you" she said with a smile and she turned around giving a glare to the man inside the car and slamming it with full force. The car was immediately bought to life as it travelled along the bridge. Patting on her right side, her eyes widened as she realized that the lump that was supposed to be there was gone.
"My bag!" she yelled as she stomped her foot.
BEEP! A car honked which startled the auburn haired girl. She automatically ran towards the side in which a railing was placed to those who even dared to walk this bridge. Screaming out her frustrations, she stomped and walked towards the opposite direction that the car took.
"Stupid bridge! Why'd you have to be the longest one in Japan?!"
"Sir, we're already here!" a voice startled a young man who was looking out on his window. Muttering a thank you, he opened the door and took long strides towards the house.
"Akiho, good to see you!" The young man greeted when the head of the workers opened the door.
"It's good to see you too Li-sama. How's Paris?"
"It was great!" The young one said and headed towards the stairs. "Did mother arrive already?"
"Yes, she's in the library." The lady named Akiho said as she watched the young master ascend the stairs. Not being able to hold her tongue, she immediately yelled out her master's name which got his attention.
"I'm sorry for what happened Syaoran." She said with sympathy.
He gave her a sincere smile. Gazing at the woman before him who he considered to be his second mother, he just gave her a nod and replied "It's okay. It was inevitable", before continuing his path.
Standing in front of a familiar door, he opened the door expecting to see an elegant lady reaching her sixties but instead, he was immediately swamped with four figures all yelling the usual KAWAII and LITTLE BROTHER.
"Ladies, calm down" the woman at the back with long black hair giggled and at her command, the four figure stopped what they were doing but as soon as they backed out they heard a "Why am I always the little one" coming out from the chestnut haired man and this alone caused the five figures to start laughing all over again. As soon as the laughter died down, they started talking about their lives which eventually led to their own businesses.
"Little brother" Feimei, the eldest, started and she gladly received a glare from her so called 'little brother', "I heard that you will be launching inheritance tomorrow?"
"Yes. We feel that the timing is right since Ling Dong is now at its peak of bankruptcy. You all know as well as I do that ever since our business has started, Ling Dong had been doing its best to throw us out of business which eventually led them to their current situation." He finished with a proud smirk on his face.
The chat went on until dinner but unfortunately, his sisters have to leave the house to attend various meetings. They bid their farewell and soon left. The last one to leave the house was his mother.
As soon as everyone was out of the house, he immediately went to his chamber. Removing his clothes and turning on the water for his shower, he couldn't help but to think really hard on what to do with this current situation. Li Syaoran may be a man of all things but he's not really keen in expressing his own feelings. Closing off the shower and placing his towel around his waist, he got out of the bathroom, changed to his clothes and was about to go to the other room where his office was set up when the phone rang.
"Hello?" he answered in an irritated voice. 'Who in the hell should be calling at this time of the night?' he thought.
"Syaoran?" a familiar voice answered back. "Are you okay?"
"Mother? What are you talking about? Of course I'm okay." He lied though he perfectly knew what she was talking about.
"I see. Good night then. You should get some sleep. Knowing you, you'd probably be on your way to your office."
"I'll try mother" he said in a muffled voice.
"Good night Xiao Lang."
"Good night mother." And with that he returned the phone to its proper place and sat at the edge of the bed. 'Guess, postponing the work wouldn't do any harm' he said as he was soon engulfed in a deep sleep.
On the other hand, his mother clutched her phone close to her heart. 'There's no need to be brave little wolf. I already know what happened between you and Meiling.' She whispered to no one but herself.