Disclaimer: I don't own card captors and I didn't make up the quiz which as far as I know has no owner at all but if it does feel free to prove me wrong. I do however own some of the answers, or stole them from friends with relevant personality traits.
Now before I begin, I think I better explain this fanfic. I thought it would just be something really cute if the cast of CCS had to fill in one of those annoying THINGE things that we all have had to endure at some point in our lives, and me being the clever author type person that I am, even managed to come up with a story to sit around it so as to give it some meaning and purpose. And so here is the story and the accompanying THINGE.
I also want to note that I started writing this a long time ago and have finally decide to make some effort towards putting all the random junk I have sitting on the internet and this is the result of the same dose of candy floss that allowed me to write Dude, Where's My Plot?. You have been warned, and it explains why some of the references in there may be a few years older than I would have liked.
Not What You Think – Misdirected Message
"It was like fate, but not so simple. It was almost serendipitous, but not as funny. It was a chance encounter, but not the way you think. And with a simple slip of the mouse my life was changed forever . . ."
Sakura Kinomoto was just a regular girl, with regular friends and regular hobbies in a world void of magic. She loved gymnastics and running and she liked to paint in her spare time because it let her escape the pressures of the real world with a few intricate strokes of her brush.
Right now, twenty one year old Sakura was working in some law classes hopefully preparing her for Harvard or some other well established Law school overseas.
Sakura lived in a nice, simple one-bedroom apartment in Tokyo close to the College she was attending. The room reflected her personality as much as her childhood bedroom, from its light pink walls to its memorabilia scattered around the messy rooms.
She sighed as she walked through the doors after a day at her part time job as a law secretary at a corporate law firm. The firm had promised her that if she got into Harvard or wherever she ended up going they would sponsor her and have a job open for her when she was done. They were already impressed by Sakura's persuasive abilities and her talent as a lawyer so they planned to snatch her up before anyone else got their hands on her.
'You've got mail' rung through the one-bedroom apartment as Sakura placed her bags down and walked towards the sound. It was coming from a computer in the corner of the room.
"Not another one," Sakura muttered as she opened the email and did as she was told, answering the questions almost mechanically after the amount of these things that had come her way.
"Tell us about you," she said sarcastically mimicking the bold writing at the top of the page.
'Time,' she thought to herself as she checked the small clock on her computer. '6:30.'
She moved through the many questions steadily before putting her best friends' emails down. and she didn't quite finish writing the last address, or maybe that was a good thing because that one mistyped email address started a chain of events that changed her life for the better.
"Stupid computer," Syaoran Li muttered to himself as the sound of a computer generated voice interrupted his thoughts and sleep. "Damn artificial intelligence."
After a very long night finishing off an important business deal for the Li Corporation all he needed was sleep. He was the CEO of the company and at only twenty two years old one of the youngest business men in the whole of Hong Kong.
He opened his inbox to see what was there. By the sound of the title it seemed like one of his cousins friends again. He often got emails, which were meant for Meilin because of her address she had created during her fanatical obsessions with him.
Normally he would have just deleted the message or kindly forward it to his cousin depending on his mood but something compelled him to open it this time and to read the messages she had left between the lines.
Message: Another THINGE – gotta love 'em
To : virgochick, ghostbustingqueen, thehumandictionary, princessrika, thehumanliedetecter, mickeyblueeyes, littlewolf
From: Sakura cherryblossomgurl > (A/N: I tried my best, but the email address' won't come up in full so sadly this will have to do)
The only address he recognized was his own and that of a sort of friend but more like family acquaintance who occasionally helped him with the business. It was that of Eriol Hiragazawa, but that wasn't enough to put him off finding out more about this girl>
TELL US ABOUT YOU
What time is it? 6:30. Thank god for computer clocks or I wouldn't have a clue. I really need to work on my understandings of space and time and that weird continuum thing people are always going on about.
Name: Sakura
Nicknames: EUCH, I hate my nickname – Saku. I swear I'm going to get Meilin back one of these days for starting that.
Parent's names: Fujitaka and Nadeshiko
Siblings: Just my brother Touya but sometimes I do wonder if we really are related.
Number of candles that appeared on your last birthday cake: 21, actually now that I think about it there was only that one candle shaped like the twenty one. I mean, who could honestly blow out twenty one candles in one breath? Ok, accept for Meilin's cousin but according to her he's superhuman.
Syaoran blushed. He was beginning to wonder whether Meilin really had gotten over her obsession with him
Date that you regularly blow them out (birthday): wow, speak of the devil(s). Anyway, April 1st as you all should know as it was only a few months ago. – Eyes everyone who 'apparently' forgot -
Pets: dog – Kero-chan the cutest little cocker spaniel ever. He's got the cutest brown eyes and the silkiest blonde hair ever.
Height: 5'5 and a half - yes I know I'm a 5'6 try hard, just can't quite get there.
Eye colour: Emerald, at least according to Tomoyo. I always just thought they were green but hey, you just don't argue with the fashion designer, even when she insists the monogamy is or should be a colour (A/N: It so should be so there to anyone who thinks otherwise).
Piercing: just my ears, I'm too sensitive to pain to want anything else pierced.
HAVE YOU EVER...?
Had the drink Calypso Breeze? Um . . . no, I think at least I don't remember ever having one or what one is.
Been in love? Sadly no, I wish I could say yes but I'm not quite lucky enough
Been toilet-papering? Nope never, am far too old and mature to do it now anyway. Now egging, that's a mature adult activity acceptable at all times of the year, especially Halloween.
THE FUTURE:
School: hopefully Harvard or Yale, I'm just waiting for the approval from the head honcho's. Fingers crossed everyone.
Where you want to live: I don't care as long as it's somewhere I can call home. Maybe back to Tomeada or even somewhere like Hong Kong, but for now I guess its Tokyo.
How Many Kids You Want: I guess I want a biggish family, at least three maybe a boy and two girls.
girl names: Kasumi, and Ayumi. No I did not intend them to rhyme.
boy names: Xioa Hu
Syaoran immediately found it interesting that she had chosen a Chinese boys name rather than a Japanese one. Part of him insisted it was Meilin's influence, especially as it was so close to his own name Xioa Lang meaning little wolf, but the rest of him liked to dream
What Kind Of Job you want: something in law obviously whether it be lawyer or judge or just a legal advisor to some high powered company. I think what I'd really love would to be a human rights lawyer so I could deal with really worthwhile cases and stuff like that, so I could make a real difference on the world.
You Want To Get Married: of course, as soon as I find Mr. Right I'll be walking my way up the isle, probably in one of Tomoyo's designs.
WHO:
Makes you laugh The Most: I'd have to say Chiharu and Takashi. Who knew you could find such joy in watching her hit him over the head with anything solid.
Do You Go To For Advice or to talk About Things: Tomoyo and Meilin mostly but usually it's the other way round
Who Do You Hate: nobody, if you hate somebody it means they've gotten to you and I don't want to give them that satisfaction.
Knows the Most about You: Tomoyo
Is Your Best Friend: Tomoyo again, geez she sure gets a lot of mention in this section
Has It Easier, Guys or Girls: girls - pokes tongue out at Eriol and Takashi -
WHICH ONE?
Croutons or Bacon Bits: croutons, I try not to eat meat. I don't like what they do to the animals that are bred for slaughter.
2 doors or 4 (on a car): haven't you ever heard the saying 'don't judge a car by its doors'? Or maybe it was a book.
Mr. Pibb or Dr. Pepper: what's wrong with plain old coca-cola these days?
Coffee or Ice-cream: mmmm . . . ice-cream but I think I could sure do with some coffee right about now.
"me too," Syaoran smiled to himself as he read through her answers
Shampoo or Conditioner: who only uses one?
Bridges or Tunnels: yeah I know it's kind of babyish of me but I don't like tunnels because they're dark and I've spent far too many sleepovers listening to Naoko's ghost stories not to be worried. So bridges it is . . . but then, what about the bridge in Sleepy Hollow with the pumpkin guy and of course the three Billy-goats gruff with the troll underneath? Is there a third option? Why can't we all just stick to regular roads?
One pillow or two: two and a half
Adidas or Nike: Adidas I guess.
Nike or Reebok: Nike
Adidas or Reebok: What is this sudden obsession with sports brands?
WORD ASSOCIATION (FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND)
Rock: hard grey thing that hurts if it gets thrown at you
Green: trees, big green wooden things that hurt when they fall on you or as the case usually is, you fall into them
Wet: ocean, big, vast wet thing that's cold when evil people like Meilin and Tomoyo get their boyfriends to throw you into it.
Cry: pain, you know that thing that happens when big grey hard things get thrown at you and big green wooden things fall on you.
Peanut Butter: nutty stuff that sticks to anything especially hair and hurts very much so when you try to get it out – latest fashion in hair products my ass – please refer to Cry for further details.
FAVORITES:
Salad Dressing: French dressing
Colour of socks: white because they go with anything
Memory: um . . . you see that's the problem, I have a very terrible memory and I barely remember what I've been doing for the past twenty minutes, but I guess when we went on that camp to the beach in grade five.
Toothpaste: that bubblegum one coz it is a good substitute for bubblegum
Food: dim sum and Lou mein
Song at the moment: 'If you're not the one' by Daniel Beddingfield, it's just the sweetest song ever and it always makes me cry. Note: please refer to word association above.
TV show: um . . . I know this is going to sound nerdy but I haven't really watched that much TV lately because I've been so busy with all my work and stuff. The only thing I do watch is Gilmore Girls. I sympathise with Rory.
Toothbrush: the one with all the flexi bits on it and the cartoon character ones
Subject in School: that's the thing about college and getting to pick the classes you want, you end up loving all of them. Now my least favourite subject, that is and always will be Maths and anything even remotely related to it.
Flower: Sakura and Nadeshiko and Touya, obviously and peonies
Colour: PINK! If it wasn't obvious enough already (note: all writing is in pink)
NON-ALOHOLIC DRINK: Pink Panther
Sport to Watch: Soccer except when Eriol and Takashi are 'trying' to play and start to show off, no wait that's actually kind of funny.
Country Song: ours of course.
Sesame Street Character: oh, Elmo he's just the cutest little monster ever and the counting one, and the giant bird, and the one with all the cookies. Mmmm, cookies. Oh and what about the counting one and the blue one, and the funny one in the trash can, geez I love Sesame Street.
Disney Character: Snow white, and Ariel. But definitely not Sleeping Beauty - glares at anyone who dares to imply that I do -
Warner Brothers: Tweety and Roadrunner
RANDOM QUESTIONS
When was your last hospital check in: hospitals give me the creeps, I mean what is up with all that disinfectant and that smell and those immaculately white walls. It's almost as if their trying to cover up the scent of death in there. I don't think I've even been into a hospital since my mom died and that was eighteen years ago.
Do you drink: not really, it's all too bitter for my tastes
How many times did you fail your permit and Drivers License Test: I think it would be better if we didn't talk about that. Let's just say I still don't have it and I'm way beyond the point of giving up meaning double digits.
Where do you see your self in 10 years: I imagine that in ten years time I'll be travelling the world with Tomoyo while she makes me wear her designs and I save lives and what not by protecting the innocent. I guess that's the problem though, everyone wants an innocent defendant but there really aren't enough of them to go around.
Who is the last person that you got mail from before this one? Some junk about men gaining inches, I don't know why they sent it to me; I mean did they ever stop to notice the GURL in my name, and I don't know how to stop it. (A/N: isn't that annoying? How come everyone else gets bust ones and I'm stuck with 'enhance your manhood' junk?)
Have you ever been convicted of a crime? Oh god, I really hope not. I mean if I have I should know but you never really know anymore. This isn't going to affect my chances in Law School is it?
Which single store would you choose to max your credit card? It's this cute little sore a block away from my apartment. It sells anything you could want but mostly toys and stuff like that, especially anime stuff. It's so perfect.
What type of car you drive now? Do I need to answer this question?
What do you do most often when you are bored? Go on the internet
Name the person that you are friends with that lives the farthest away from you: out of my close friends that would have to be Meilin permanently and Tomoyo and Eriol kind of temporarily, but out of my 'not as close' friends that would be my 'mate' Casey in Australia
Are You in A Gang or Club: just a few music ones
What Is Your Favourite Kind Of Clothes: the ones Tomoyo makes for me, mostly because she insists that I wear only her designs.
Are you Close Minded: nope
Are You Open Minded: yeah
Are You a Player: I didn't realize girls could be players, but no all the same. Does saying that make me closed minded?
Can u be in love with 2 people at the same time? I don't think so because the only person you can truly be in love with is your soul mate and you only get one of them. I mean sure you can think your in love with two people but that's just getting love confused with lust.
Humiliating Moment: Oh no, there are far too many of them to name just one. I'm constantly embarrassing myself; I mean I am the biggest klutz ever.
Who do you think will respond to this fastest? Tomoyo
Who is the person you sent this to that is least likely to send back? I'd say Chiharu because she sent this.
what time is it now: 7:10
who's most likely not going to read this: Meilin because she hates these things
goals for this year: to get into Harvard
'At least she was right about that bit,' Syaoran thought to himself. 'But for completely different reasons.'
He began to turn away but before he had knew what he was doing his fingers were running along the key's replying with his own quirky answers filled with subtle hints he hoped she alone would pick up on.
And then before he could stop himself the send button had been pressed and it seemed there was no way out anymore.
to be continued
I already have the next few chapters – sort of – but that's no promise of an update. But I'd like to know what you think anyway. And no, these are not really email address; I made them up so sorry if any of them actually belong to anybody.
Also, does anybody have a clue what would be appropriate to put down as Eriol's parents. I was going to have it and Supi and Nakuru but then I have the tendency to stick her with Touya so it doesn't really work for me.
Do please review, I'd love to know what you all think of this and it may even inspire me to put up the next chapter sooner.
