Proving My Love To You

By the way, that's Syaoran's perspective.

Chapter one.

There are surprises and surprises!



Syaoran bounded up the stairs, two steps at a time, he could still hear Meilling and her friends, faintly. He burst through the door, ran towards his bedroom upstairs, panting all the way.

"SAYORAN!" He spun on the spot, stumbled and fell. Slowly, he regained his two feet, looking up at his mother. "Syaoran, come with me."

"Mmm, Yes." The two entered Yelan's room.

"Syaoran, there is something you must do, for the sake of the Li family."

"uuhhh, yes?"

"Yes, You shall be sent to Japan, Tomoeda, as an exchange student, there is a girl there, Sakura, she is the Mistress of the Clow Cards, win her over, and bring her to China."

"OK,"

"And Syaoran, there may be some.... competition."

"uh, k."

"You can go now. You will leave tomorrow."

"Hmm." Syaoran stalked out of the room, he turned the corner and leant against the wall. "Sakura, nice name, "win her over"? I suppose, mmm, maybe we battle at some point, who can know? Sooo, that would be winning over her, changing the words a little, big deal, I'll think later," Syaoran contemplated what Yelan had told him.

Instead of returning to his original escape plan, he trudged downstairs again. He had heard his mother's door close, and so supposed that nothing was happening.

Bending his head, Syaoran walked purposefully along the corridor. He barely had time to look up when he was knocked to the ground by a raven-haired girl with a fiery glint in her eye.

"LOOK WHERE YOU'RE GOING NEXT TIME YOU.....Syaoran, sweetie, I'm so sorry, I didn't recognise you, I was just running to look for you, next time, please take a little more care?" Syaoran lifted himself up, annoyed at her sweet innocent face, as she continued to imply that the crash had been his fault.

"What did you want, Meiling!?"

"Well...." She swung from side to side in her technique of creating an expectant air, but Syaoran was too tired of her to bother to pretend, put off she continued. "OK, guess who's coming to Japan with you." Syaoran didn't dare to think. "I AM!! Isn't it wonderful Syaoran?!"

"Mmmhmm,"

"Well?"

"Yeh?"

"START PACKING!" Meiling bridled, beginning to get slightly annoyed at his attitude, "GET MOVING, NEXT TIME I SEE YOU STANDING STILL, I'LL, umm, hmmph,"

"Ok Meiling!!"

"Good, see you soon!!" She finished sweetly, turned in the other direction, and walked calmly up the opposite set of stairs towards her bedroom. Syaoran ran back up his own in case she decided to come back.

Sakura quickly slipped on her school uniform, straitened the hat on her head and ran downstairs, grabbing her bag from the banister.

"GOODMORNING TOUYA!"

"SAKURA! Don't be so bright and happy, it gets on my nerves, fine, good morning!"

Sakura slumped into her seat and ate some breakfast, thinking about the day ahead. "You know, "

"Wha?" Touya looked up with a blank expression, Sakura frowned,

"You know, that an exchange student is coming into our class, I love new people, because they don't know the place, so its fun to teach them, and guess what," Sakura hurried on before Touya interrupted with his view of new people, " There's going to be another one coming soon, today two exchange students are coming!"

"mmm, ok, I guess I'll be seeing you then?"

"With that attitude, YES!" Sakura left the table, strapping her skates on outside. She began skating in the direction of her school, forgetting immediately her brother and being the innocent, cute girl she was.

Syaoran sat grumpily at the table. "It's five in the morning!!" He complained to his older sister, who was moving around in the kitchen, preparing some food.

"Yes, too true Syaoran, I'm soooo proud, YOU CAN FINALLY TELL THE TIME!! Strange how usually bad situations cause people to learn,"

"Hmmph," Meiling glided into the room, her eyes were red, and her face was extremely pale. "I FEEL SICK!" She yelled hoarsely, the older girl turned and looked at her cynically, her face slowly turned to concern,

"You look terrible Meiling! Maybe you should join Syaoran later, once you're better." Meillng's face turned to horror,

"NO, NO, Really, it can't possibly be that bad, honestly, some good air, and a plane trip, new people, are-"

"Exactly the things that will make it worse, Meilling." She coughed, and toppled off the chair, Syaoran just looked at her, not moving.

"WELL AREN'T YOU GOING TO HELP ME!?" Syaoran sighed and nodded, he propped her back onto the chair. "Thankyou," She whispered, Syaoran's sister shook her head, and pulled a struggling Meilling, back upstairs and tucked her into her bed, Meilling just wailed, coughing every now and then, quite suddenly, her energy depleted, and she dropped back onto the pillow.

Downstairs Syaoran sighed with relief, quickly running upstairs, with more energy he dragged his bag down again, hoping to leave before Meilling even had the chance to get even slightly better.

"OK, I' M SET!" He shouted up to his sister.

"WELL THE CAR AND DRIVER ARE ALREADY OUTSIDE, BYE SAYOARAN, REMEMBER TO BE GOOD!"

"what ever," Syaoran mumbled, and ran, throwing his bag into the back seat, and planting himself into the car.



Tomoyo and Sakura sat beside each other, listening to the science teacher drone on about Mixtures and so on. Sakura glanced around, then bent down and wrote a small note, then passed it to the purple-black-haired girl beside her, Tomoyo bent down to read it, chuckled, but quickly looked up as the teacher gave her a pointed look.

"Do you have anything to share with the class, Tomoyo?"

"Uhh, no, actually, umm, when are the exchange- students arriving?"

"AFTER LUNCH!"

'Yes sir." She looked back down at the note and re-read it before slipping it into her bag, "Year 7 could be funner. Don't you think, I wonder when those new students are coming, I hope they arrive soon!!".

Syaoran sat, lonely and grumpy, staring out of the window of the plane. He had rejected the games and other entertainment services of the First-class, he felt too bored and tired to bother. "Cloud, Sky, cloud, sky, cloud, sky, cloud, sky, I'm boooored to death!!" He thought. The lady beside him snored, "Like some pig," He thought again, he began criticsisng and complaining to himself, glancing around after a while for another object or service to criticise, he spotted another boy. He seemed...... familiar to Syaoran, he racked his brains for the memory. The other boy turned at that moment, and looked squarely at Syaoran. The boy had a wise face, and a knowing expression, as if he was superior to everybody, this annoyed and angered Syaoran. The other boy simply turned back to the window as if everything was ordinary. Syaoran huffed and slammed himself into the seat, looking straight ahead with a red face. He tried to restrain himself, but soon he chanced another glance. The boy had spectacles, his hair was a grey- blue and his build was slight and thin. Syaoran couldn't help feeling apprehension and a different kind of feeling, a powerful, strange aura around the boy.

"Sir, would you like to have a smoothes?" Syaoran looked up, annoyed.

"No!" The attendant stood stunned for a moment, then walked off to the next row of seats. Syaoran watched her as she reached the strange boy.

"Sir, would you like a smoothie?"

"Yes please, I am enjoying myself, these services are very good." Syaoran immediately shouted,

"I WOULD LIKE ONE TOO!" He paused, "PLEASE!" The attendant just looked at him with disgust and stalked back to the kitchens. The other boy looked at him, struggling not to laugh, as he turned away. People glanced at Syaoran, but he simply tucked back into his seat, more humiliated than before, "THAT BOY IS REEAALLYY ANNOYING ME! I HOPE HE'S NOT ON MY TRIP BACK HOME, I'M GONNA MEET HIM, AND THEN WE'LL SEE WHO'S BEST!" Syaoran raged in his head.

The flight soon finished, without much more incidents, Syaoran grumbled off the plane, he had never received his smoothie. Standing outside the airport of Japan, Syaoran was alone. He decided to call a taxi, supposing that was what his money was for.

"Hello, Where will you go?"

"uhhh, do you know the Li House?"

"Li, you are?"

"Syaoran Li." he said proudly.

"Hmm!" The taxi began moving, and a silence remained throughout the whole trip.

"Thankyou," Syaoran handed him the money, with a tip. He was trying really hard to behave politely, constantly thinking what the other boy would have done.

The bell rang, and Sakura ran outside leaping onto the grass.

"Ahhh, if only they would make everything HAPPIER, then it would be fine."

"hahahaha!! At least we're in the same class!"

"Yes, better that than nothing!!"

"Let's sit under those trees,"

"I wish they had Cherry-blossom's," Sakura interrupted, wistfully.

"SAKURA! Get a grip on yourself!! It can't be all that bad!"

"Weeeell," She paused, then looked up grinning, "I'm really looking forward to those new students!"

"Yes," The both walked to the opposite side of the playground.

The door opened to reveal a stern, tall, man.

"I am Dr. Ming, Meilling, and I am afraid that you will be confined to your bed for several days, then you may continue with your plans and travel to Japan."

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Meilling, slammed herself back into her sheets, pulled them over herself, and didn't talk to anyone for the rest of the day.

Syaoran straightened his uniform, and collected his school bag, the housemaid downstairs waited patiently for him to finish.

"You will arrive just in time for the beginning of the school's lunch time, sir!" Exclaimed the lady, as Syaoran descended.

The chauffeur awaited him outside, as he stepped into the back seat. Syaoran stared lazily out of the window, he began wondering about the girl, Sakura, that he had been sent to find.

Slowly the car drove into the car park, and Syaoran was greeted warmly by a plump lady, she had a sense of authority, and she seemed very sensible.

"Good afternoon, Syaoran Li, I'm sure you shall find this country and school comfortable and welcoming!" Syaoran nodded, slowly translating her words mentally, he had learnt how to speak Japanese in Year 4, 5 and 6, but the speaking had always been a moderate speed.

"Thankyou, " He answered finally, the Head smiled and nodded her satisfaction. She turned and led Syaoran inside.

"I'll show you your room, timetable, and later the school grounds, the home teacher will assign you a guide for the next few days, or maybe weeks."

"Thankyou," Syaoran repeated, still translating what the lady had said, she simply nodded, giving him an encouraging smile.

"Well, let's get started, and then you may eat some lunch!"

The lunch break was nearly finished as Syaoran ran to the canteen,

"Uhh, some water and-" Syaoran paused, thanking that he had managed to consciously speak in Japanese, but he also glanced around wandering where the food was.

"Sorry, the food is gone, shouldn't you come at the beginning of lunch?" The attendant shook his head, rolling down the canteen window. Syaoran clenched his fist, already disliking the school. Instead, he began hurrying towards his classroom, where the teacher would introduce him.

"GOOD AFTERNOON CLASS!" The teacher yelled over the voices, Sakura and Tomoyo sat quietly at the back, waiting for the arrivals. "Class, this lesson we will be working on your technical skills with computers! But, first, there are two new additions to the class." The teacher turned towards the door, and a scruffy, fiery-eyed boy entered the room, his gaze was full of intensity and extremes, and Sakura shuddered. Sakura's gaze returned to the door, as another boy entered. He looked smart and clever, neat and polite, Sakura nudged Tomoyo. She grinned back, and they both stared straight ahead, innocently as they could, afraid that they might catch the teacher's attention.

"OK, This is Eriole Hirigawaza, and Syaoran Li. Sakura?"

"Yes sir?"

"Yes, well, Sakura will be Sa-" He stopped mid-sentence, as Eriole gave him a penetrating stare, "Sakura will be Eriole's guide, and Tomoyo will be Syaoran's now take our seats, there are spares behind both Sakura and Tomoyo.

Syaoran stood waiting, suddenly he heard footsteps, spinning around, he saw the Blue-grey-haired boy, "YOU.."

"Shhhhh, this is a school, Li, and why are you angry at me? Hmmm? We hardly know each other!!"

"Humph, go away, my luck must be bad, I wished exactly the opposite, anyway how do you know MY name, and I don't know yours?" Eriole didn't answer, looking past Syaoran to the teacher.

"Oh, Ok." Syaoran entered the room, he stared at all the other children in the class, finally his eyes rested on a pair of girls, one had sparkling emerald eyes, honey hair, the other looked more sensible and knowing, Her purple-black hair flowing over her shoulders, and her eyes, shining mildly, but gently.

Soon, Syaoran discovered that the pretty, cute honey-haired girl was Sakura. He nearly jumped for joy when the teacher began saying "Syaoran". But he had suddenly stopped, Syaoran was confused and glanced round the room. He caught sight of Eriole Hirigawaza, and followed his stare to the teacher's eyes, Eriole's boring into his. Finally the teacher rephrased his sentence, Sakura would be with Eriole.



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