After the Return Chapter 1: An Unexpected Question.
Sonata: Another attempt at curing my writer's block! Woo hoo!
CCS cast: yay…
Sonata: What's with the zero motivation?
Sakura: You're only writing this story to cure you writer's block?
Sonata: Nope! I also got inspiration to write a Cardcaptor Sakura fan fiction.
Kero: Are there any sweets?
Sonata: Here, I baked some cupcakes… *hands him 2 dozen cupcakes*
Kero: Wai wai! *grabs tray and stuffs a whole cupcake in his mouth*
Syaoran: What a pig.
Kero: What'd you say, brat? *transforms into guardian Cerberus*
Sonata: Please don't set my room on fire, Kero.
Kero: Fine… *transforms back*
Sonata: I do not own Cardcaptor Sakura
(A/N: I will be following the manga ending for Cardcaptor Sakura. If you have not read the manga, you might be a little confused.)
(Another note: I will NOT be going along with the Touya and Yukito pairing, nor the Eriol and Mizuki pairing. At the most, I'll make Yukito's feelings one-sided. Also, there are a few differences between the manga and anime…)
#1: Rika and Terada start dating. (I am seriously opposed to lolicon. It's creepy).
#2: Syaoran only leaves Tomoeda temporarily.
#3: Meilin doesn't exist.
#4: Wei never comes.
#5: Sakura gives Syaoran a teddy bear.
#6: Eriol is only half a reincarnation of Clow, while Fujitaka is the other half.
#7: There are NOT 50-something Clow cards in the manga. Only like… 13.
#8: Sakura makes Syaoran a guy's yukata(?) instead of a scarf.
We walked along the cherry blossom lined path that I always took to school. I would normally be using my in-line skates to get there faster, but this time, I didn't want to rush. I look at the boy I'm walking hand-in-hand with. We exchanged teddy bears before he left for his home: Hong Kong. I've missed him so much, so that's why I wouldn't speed off. I examined his mop of chocolate brown hair… It was as unruly as ever. His amber eyes had a rather… distant look. He turned his head towards me. I felt myself blush at being caught staring, so I turned my head away. I turned my head back and I saw him looking at me fondly…
"Sakura, I've missed you." He said to me tenderly
"I've missed you too, Syaoran-kun." I responded with a smile. "What was your business in Hong Kong? You never told me." I asked him.
"I was asking for permission to live here in Tomoeda as long as I wish- as well as proving to the elders that I'm worthy of succeeding the Li clan." He answered turning his head away to look at the cherry blossoms. "I see… Did you succeed?" I asked him with noticeable curiosity in my tone.
"Yes. I'm really quite relieved. If I failed, I wouldn't have been permitted to live here." He said as he turned back towards me with a gentle smile.
"Why wouldn't you have been permitted?" I asked with my voice brimming with curiosity
"If I failed, it would've showed that I'm slipping, that I'm too distracted here. I would have to stay away from Japan." He said sadly, but then perked up. "I don't have to worry about that anymore though. Besides, the only thing here that's distracting is you, Sakura."
I felt myself blushing again.
"Um, Sakura, could you eat lunch with me later?" he asked nervously
"Okay!" I reply cheerfully
"Great, um, we should hurry if we don't want to be late." He stated while looking at his watch
"Oh! You're right! Let's go!" I said while running off still holding his hand
"Let's go!" we then ran off… together hand-in-hand, and kept the same pace as the other.
23 minutes later
"Where's Sakura-chan?" a certain ebony haired girl wondered worriedly. They were already starting to take attendance. The worried girl is Daidouji Tomoyo.
SLAM
"Sorry I'm late!" I cried out
"It's fine, Kinomoto-san. I just started taking attendance. Please take your seat." Our homeroom teacher stated while pushing her glasses back up her nose. She gestured to my seat using her pen.
"H-hai." I walk to my seat and sit down next to my best friend Tomoyo-chan.
"Sakura-chan, sensei just announced that we have a new transfer student today." My best friend whispered to me.
"H-hai, I know…" I replied while blushing.
"You do?" Tomoyo-chan asked me with surprise written on her face (not literally)
"Please come in." our teacher called to Syaoran-kun and he entered the room. Tomoyo-chan immediately started (quietly) giggling her usual (somewhat creepy) laugh. I sweat-dropped at her enthusiasm.
"Hello, my name is Li Syaoran." Syaoran-kun introduced himself.
"You may take your seat next to Kinomoto-san. Kinomoto-san, please raise your hand." Our teacher instructed.
"No need, sensei, I know Sakura quite well." He stated simply while strolling over to his seat.
Halfway through the lesson, Tomoyo-chan tossed a note onto mine and Syaoran-kun's desks. It read: Lunch beneath the cherry blossom trees like old times? Me and Syaoran-kun wrote our replies: Okay!
"Li-kun, when did you get back?" Tomoyo-chan asked Syaoran-kun.
"I arrived yesterday." He answered with a smile.
"If you told us, we could've come to get you!" I said to him in surprise
"I wanted it to be a surprise." He stated simply
"I see… Are you living on your own again?" I ask curiously
"Yes, I figured it would be the best way to assure my elders that I'm fine on my own."
"We should all go shopping on Friday! I need more fabric for costumes!" Tomoyo-chan chimed.
"I don't mind, do you want to go Syaoran-kun?" I asked eagerly.
"Okay! Er, Sakura, would it be alright for me to greet your family later today?" Syaoran-kun asked nervously.
"Sure, why do you want to see my dad brother though?" my tone was once more, filled with curiosity.
"I just want to be respectful."
"If you say so!" I then started enthusiastically eating my lunch.
After School
We started down the cherry blossom path once more and we chatted excitedly.
"Oh yeah! The culture fest is coming up soon!" (A/N: I really don't know when their festivals take place so I'm just guessing.)
"Really? I hope they don't have us cross-dress again…" Syaoran-kun stated grimly while remembering our first culture fest together. I giggled in response.
"That wasn't funny at all." He fake-pouted in response.
"Sorry, but hey, at least Yamazaki was dressed as the queen." Syaoran-kun laughed at the memory. We laughed together and Syaoran-kun eventually stopped and grasped my hand. I stopped laughing and blushed a very dark red.
"HEY! BRAT! WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY SISTER!?" my brother's voice demanded.
"Oh no." I realized that we reached my house and my brother was furious at our hand-holding. Onii-chan ran over and grabbed Syaoran-kun by the collar.
"Toya, that's enough. They were only holding hands. Why don't you come inside?" me and Syaoran nodded after onii-chan released Syaoran-kun.
We entered the house and sat on the couches in awkward silence.
"Shall I make some tea?" My dad asked us.
"No, thank you though. I'll make my visit quick." Syaoran-kun politely turned down the offer.
"Very well then. I have a feeling that you have something to ask me, and it concerns Sakura, yes?" My dad asked Syaoran-kun.
"Yes sir." We sat in uncomfortable silence until Syaoran-kun finished what he was about to say.
"I would be honored if you would allow me to date your daughter."
Sonata: Haha! My first fan fiction with no OC as the main character!
Syaoran: Uh-huh…
Sonata: This was just a quick idea I came up with. Please let me know if you want me to continue through reviews.
Sakura: Syaoran-kun, you want to date me?
Syaoran: *nods with an obvious blush painting his cheeks*
Sakura: *blushes like a tomato*