Surviving the Li Clan
By
PinkBlueLilac
I couldn't help myself when people kept giving Syaoran's sisters names like Jei and Fanren.
Usually, in Chinese culture, siblings have the same first and second character. In Chinese culture, names have two parts, the family name and the given name. However, if the given name is in two parts, then siblings would share the first character of the given name.
Take, for example, my name. I am Chong Jun-Xin, and my sister is Chong Jun-Pin and my brother is Chong Jun-Min. Note that we all have the same first and second names. Thus, I get angry at people who haven't even taken time to check out Chinese naming basis.
With that off my chest, let's start the story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Card Captor Sakura. It is the works of CLAMP, and no matter how much I wish it belonged to me…
Chapter One
My name is Li Syaohu.
I was disowned by my family, for I had fallen in love with a commoner, and refused to simply give him up and marry a man of my mother's choice. I was following my brother's example, and following my heart.
Four years ago, my little brother became the first person to ever disobey my mother. He became a hero in my eyes, and he encouraged me to follow my heart, as did his loved one, Sakura. They were deeply in love, and they knew it. Nothing could stop Syaoran from being together with Sakura, and I watched in awe as he gave up leadership of the entire Li Clan just to be with Sakura. His courage was inspiring, and it gave me courage too.
Shortly after he left, I summoned all my courage and told my mother about my love, Chan Ming. She was outraged and berated me. She said I was to blame for setting a bad example for Syaoran, and sent her guards to kill Chan Ming. I immediately ran to tell him, but I was too late, and by the time I had gotten to his house, he was already killed. I cried and cried, and I had many loud arguments with my mother.
One day she simply snapped, and she disowned me on the spot. I screamed that I was going to leave anyway, packed my bags and stormed off. Mother had locked herself into her study, but I bade a teary goodbye to my three other siblings and left. I did not know where I would go, or even what I would do for a living, but I had brought my wallet, and took a plane to Tomoeda, the town my brother lived. I figured that I could contact him from there, and crash with him for a few days. Thank goodness he had given me his cell phone number.
I called him from the airport in Hong Kong, and he's coming to pick me up. I just hope I'm not intruding on his and Sakura's making of children.
Well, that's the first chapter of Surviving the Li Clan. I'm sorry it's a little short and I hope you like it. Please review.