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Prologue – To Have Someone

          "So, how are you going to pull this one off, Syaoran?" asked Eriol, who was his best friend.

          "…"

          "You know, all you need to do is ask for my help and I'll help you," Eriol said as he smirked at his friend.

          "…"

          "That's okay, I have all day to wait for you to ask me," Eriol said as he smirked at him and walked into the kitchen.

          Syaoran just sat there on the couch and thought about the phone conversation that he had just finished having with his mother.

          'How have you been my son?' asked Syaoran's mother, who lived in Hong Kong, China.

          'I'm doing well mother, how are you and my sisters doing?' Syaoran asked as he hoped that everything was all right since his mother rarely called him.

          'Everyone is fine dear.  I'm just curious when you are going to be coming back here for a visit,' his mother asked, sounding hurt that he hasn't visited yet or called for a while.

          'I've just been really busy here with work and Eriol is trying to help me out with some problems right now,' Syaoran said as he tried not to worry his mother.

          'What kind of problems?' his mother asked as she sounded worried over the phone.

          'Just little things like paying for the rent and finding a job with a good salary and things like that,' Syaoran said as he knew what his mother was going to say next.

          'You could have just called me or mailed me and we would have sent you money and put in a good word for you at a few companies that we know,' his mother said as she almost yelled over the phone.

          '…'

          'Do you remember that girl, Tomoyo Daidouji?' his mother asked, sounding anxious.

          'Why do I not like the way how this conversation is going?' Syaoran thought as he answered his mother.

          'Yes, why?'

          'Her mother and I have agreed to let you two marry in just a few months,' his mother said calmly over the phone.

          Syaoran just turned white and felt like as if his legs were going to give out on him soon if he didn't sit down.

          'Syaoran, what do you think?' his mother asked as she hoped that he would be excited.

          'Um…'  'Come on, think!' Syaoran thought as he tried to come up with an excuse to tell her.

          'Well,' his mother said as she was starting to get impatient.

          '…I'm already with someone and we plan on getting married in just a few months!' Syaoran said as he almost yelled it over the phone.

          For a while, his mother didn't say anything and neither did he, so all that could be heard over the phone was complete silence.

          '…Little brother is going to be getting married!' screamed four girl voices over the phone that made Syaoran wince.

          'Is this true, Syaoran?' his mother asked as she also sounded anxious about the news.

          'Yes,' Syaoran said as he tried to gain his composure.

          'When can we meet her?!' yelled the four voices again as they sounded just as anxious.

          'Girls, do not be so loud,' his mother said as the girls quieted down.

          '…I…we were planning on going over there to surprise you all, but…'

          'Oh I spoiled the surprise!  I'm really sorry, Syaoran,' his mother said as she sounded apologetic over the phone.

          'That's all right, mom.  We'll see you…um…next month,' Syaoran said as he heard squeals of laughter again over the phone.

          'I can't believe I told her that,' Syaoran thought as he tried to figure out what he was going to do by himself, but didn't really get that far.

          Syaoran got up slowly and walked over to Eriol, who was smirking when he saw him come in.

          "Gave up so soon, Syaoran?" Eriol asked as he handed him a plate of food.

          "What am I going to do?  I don't know anyone that would pretend to by my fiancé," Syaoran said as he took his plate and sat down at the table.

          "Well, there is that new girl that just moved in a few months ago.  I've taken some time go get to know her better and I think she is pretty nice.  I'll ask her and I'll see what she says about the whole thing," Eriol said as he smirked at him again.

          "Last time you said that I felt like I was going to lose my arm to her," Syaoran said as he looked up at him uncertainly.

          "Don't worry, she's a sweet girl and I think your mom and sisters will like her," Eriol said as he smirked at him again, but barely missing Syaoran's punch that was coming towards his face.

          Well?  Good?  Bad?  Let me know you guys!  It's just something that came to my mind a while ago and I felt like I had to write it down.  Syaoran might be a little OOC in this story, but I think it for the best.  At least for what I think I'm going to write down in later chapters.  Nothing that is really bad though, just kind of…well…not out spoken, but almost like it.  He'll be showing his feelings and things.   Let me know you guys if you likes or no likes!  Flames are welcomed!  Thanks!  -Bluepiper