Chapter 1: Table Talk
'What's your flava? Tell me what's your flava?'
A groan
'What's your flava? Tell me what's your flava?'
A grin under covers.
'What's your flava? Tell me what's your flava?'
"Uugghhh, Saaaakkuuurrraaaaa. Why do you always change the alaaaarrrmmmm?" Sakura smiled at his 'morning drawl' as she'd called it. Who would have guessed that there would be a day that she was more excited to wake up than him.
Her smiled deepened as he turned under the covers reaching blindly for the alarm clock, wondering idly if he could turn it off before they started talking about…ice cream flavors being good enough to eat and ...fantasies. He groaned again. Too late. .
"Come on sleepy head. You know what day today is?"
"Wonderful newly-wed husbands get to sleep in day?"
"Guess again"
"uggghhmmmm, then I don't know" He rolled over again, this time rolling towards Sakura, hugging her around her waist and snuggling into her, hoping to entice her to sleep a couple more hours. She only giggled as his fingers tickled her spine through her shirt and pretended to pet his hair for a brief moment before giving him a gentle 'love tap' on the back of his head and dancing off the bed as he sat up howling.
He glared at her. "What the hell was that for!"?
She smiled, spinning about the bedpost. "Oh Syaoran, sweetie! You're up already? That's perfect!" She said in an overly sweet voice to which Syaoran simply rolled his eyes and plopped back down on the bed. Sakura frowned.
"You can't sleep forever you know?"
"I don't need to sleep forever."
He heard a small 'Fine' from Sakura and momentarily began to relax before he heard the bathroom door slam shut and five little words crept into the back of his groggy mind.
"Crap. I'm in deep shit."
He groaned, waiting till he heard the sound of her shower starting up to crawl out of bed, turn the blasted CD/radio alarm clock off and went over to the wood panel that separated him from his new wife.
He smiled inwardly. His wife. It had only been a little over a week ago that they had discovered they would be together for the rest of their lives. It was an almost scary thought when one dwelled on it too long. Realistically, they hadn't really been around each other often enough to even be considered boyfriend and girlfriend. Well…to some people. Normal society. The people that didn't still follow crazy century old traditions and go off and marry a stranger. 'But', he thought idly, 'at least for us, we couldn't be happier.'
His thoughts were interrupted as the sound of the shower turning off hit him and he sighed. 'Well, at the moment I suppose there are exceptions.'
"Sakura? You in there?"
"No Syaoran, I magically disappeared to a far away land where people have perfect memories and are all morning people." Sakura said sarcastically from the other side. .
"Then what are you doing there?" Syaoran retorted with a smile in his voice. Sakura opened the door a crack so just her face and a small bit of the towel that covered her was visible through the crack and said, "You're so funny Syaoran. You should have your own show." Before she closed the door in his face again to get dressed.
Syaoran let out a deep calming breath as he waited for Sakura to get out of the bathroom so he could talk to her properly. He only had to wait a couple moments and he watched silently as she opened the door, walked out, and stood in front of the closet in naught but the large shirt she had slept in. He waited till she started picking out her clothes for the day till he went up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist. Resting his chin on her shoulder. His cheek becoming slightly damp from her wet hair.
"Are you really mad at me?"
She didn't answer him, but only walked back to the bathroom with her clothes selection and closed the door once more in his face.
Syaoran sighed. "Come on Sakura. Look, I'm sorry I forgot…what I forgot. But I promise if you just tell me I'll do it. And besides, you know I really shouldn't be held accountable for the things I do first thing in the morning. I mean come on, most days your worse than I am."
Sakura emerged in a light, all white summer dress that hung loosely off her body save for the metallic green ribbon set just below her breasts accenting her figure and set off her eyes and hugged him before pulling back a large smile on her face. Syaoran, needless to say, was dumbfounded. His confusion plain in his blank stare.
"I know. I just like to make you worry sometimes. And it got you up and dressed didn't it?" She pecked him on the cheek and skipped happily out of the room. A, "See you at breakfast" trailing behind her.
Syaoran resisted the sudden urge to smack himself on the forehead. He had just been played. Big time. And it suddenly hit him like a load of bricks that he had actually never promised her anything before just a few moments ago. He could practically hear Eriol's amused voice laughing, saying "She's got you whipped good buddy" in the back of his mind. Syaoran sighed in defeat, what could he do? It was true.
It wasn't long before breakfast found its way to the forefront of everyone's thoughts and brought them all to the large dining table in the lavish Li household. Yelen, at the head of the table with the rest of the family sitting in what ever chair was open at the time they happened to wander in.
Syaoran smiled at Sakura as he walked in, greeting his mother with a kiss on the cheek as he walked past her to sit next to Sakura. The novelty of their marriage seemed to be wearing off within the house and they could almost get through a meal without one of his sisters giggling and ask what they had been 'up to' the night before. Yes they shared a room, and while the first night had been, awkward, nothing of… that… nature ever went on between them and it appeared Syaoran's numerous threats and angry glares seemed to be getting through to them and meals slowly returned to their peaceful nature.
"So Sakura, did you sleep well?" Sakura turned to Feimei, smiling answering with a "Yes very well thanks." Ignoring the dirty undertone to her sister-in-laws voice.
"Sakura?" All muffled giggling that had been going on before stopped almost immediately when the clan head uttered her name.
"Yes ma'am?"
"I would like to know what your plans are for the rest of your schooling career, if you do in face intend to do so."
"Well-"
"She's going to be going to school here in Hong Kong so she can be close to the family." Syaoran uttered with a confidence and finality Sakura could only sit and stare surprised at him, for first cutting her off and then lying about something he knew nothing about. Yelen, however, didn't seem to notice. The answer pleased her and she nodded her consent, turning to Sakura with a patronizing smile.
"That is a wise choice Sakura. A woman should always be near her husband to support him and to be in his protection. As specially in this age, you never know what could happened to a young lady walking the streets by herself."
Sakura had to swallow her argument and only nodded, unwillingly agreeing to the deeply traditional, or 'old fashioned and annoying' as Sakura put it, way of thinking. And while she couldn't argue with the Clan head, she could yell and blow up at Syaoran.
Hey guys, after a break, my computer dying, and re-writing, the first chapter is here. Yes its short, and kind of sucks but its just a start. I was thinking about making it longer but I just want to get the first chapter out there for everyone. Plus I think if I get past the first chapter then I wont hold such a grudge against it for having to re write it so. Hopefully the next chapter will be longer and better. (yes it will)
You can kind of start to see now just the start of their problems they'll have to work out and trust me, it only gets more complicated from there. So I hope you stay tuned. Sorry cant make any immediate promises about when the next chapter will be out, (hopefully soon) because of school and all that goodness. But I'll do my best.
Oh yeah, the song is "What's your Flava" by Craig David I don't own it :)
Till then, happy reading
Cursedmind