A Card Captor Sakura Fanfiction
Written By:Darknessdragonz
Recipe Called Love
Eriol Hiiragizawa/Sakura Kinomoto/Syaoran Li
Disclaimer:I DO not own CCS characters!!
Darky Notes:Hiiiiiieexxx!! It's Darky again! Anyways I decided to take a slight break from From What Seems to Be Untouchable. No one is reviewing it meaning no one is interested in it. But no worries i won't abandon it as it'll be unfair to the minority who did review..Let me entertain the CCS fans for noe my dear Inuyasha fans!
Summary:Prince Li is in need of a personal cook to cook for him. Sakura Kinoto is one of the most talented cooks among the participants. Eriol Hiiragizawa is our dear prince's personal servant and announcer. Put them all together with a little dash of secretcy in Sakura's part, we have one big delicious meal. But the only thing is..Who will be the perfect match for the other?
"Hihihihi"Talking
'Hihihihi'Thinking
...Main Casts...
Syaoran Li- 18 years old
Sakura Kinomoto/Kinoto- 18 years old
Eriol Hiiragizawa- 18 years old
Tomoyo Daidouji- 18 years old
Touya Kinomoto- 23 years old
Fujitaka Kinomoto- 48 years old
Yelan Li- 40 years old
Hiroku Li- 47 years old
Meiling Sae- 18 years old
Chae HaeKyung- 20 years old
...-Xox0Xox0-...
--Chapter 1--
--Meet the Chefs--
It was a lovely morning in Japan with the birds chirping softly. A girl walked silently in the isolated village of Tomoeda. Her shoulder-length auburn hair was tied up in two pigtails and her eyes was brightest shade of emerald which glitters which mischief. She was wearing a black top with short sleeves which had a wide rectangular collar which ended a few inches away from her collar-bone. The from of the top was ruffled giving it a stylish look. She also wore a knee length jeans which had a pattern on the end which looked like the pants was folded there. Also, beads and plastic jewels decorated the waist area making it look like a stylish belt with floral designs. Her pockets were decorated with beads and jewels too.
She had a bad slung on her shoulder. It was cream in colour and had the caption 'I am not a plastic bag' on it. The girl then walked to the village , obviously striking out from the casual clothes the villagers wore. Like Yukatas and Haoris with Hakamas. She walked slowly to an almost rundown hut where orphaned children were left.
"Excuse me?" she asked meekly. The cloth drapping on the doorway moved aside to show an old lady which was probably about 70 years old. Her eyes were weak brown and her hair all silver were tied in a low ponytail. She wore a white haori over a brown hakama. When the lady eyes saw Sakura's face she instantly gasped and bowed.
"Your Highness, Princess Sakura Kinomoto! What are you doing in a humble place like an old lady's home?" The old lady asked, her voice crackling. The girl , Sakura Kinomoto, just shook her head and smiled.
"I have came to play with the children, Hikaru-san. And don't lower yourself to me. I have disgraced my father's name too much. Do you not remember that it was I who ran away to Korea?" Sakura stated as she took off her shoes. Hikaru then allowed her to come in. There was practically 20 children in there. All dressed in slightly patched kimonos. Boys and girls alike. They were playing with stones by decorated it using crushed chalk mixed with water. When they saw Sakura, their eyes glistered with tears.
"Sakura-san!!" they shouted as they ran to her. But none touched her. Their hands were dirty with paint and they knew its rude to dirty a princess clothes.
"Sakura-san..You look pretty..".
"Where have you been Sakura-san?".
"You didnt come for a loonnggg timee, Sakura-san,".
All the children asked her of her absence but Sakura just smiled as the real reason would only worry their childhood off.
"It's nothing so important dearies. Now if you would..Go wash your hands darlings. I'm going to play with you today," Sakura said as the children squealed for joy and ran to the washroom to wash all the paint off. Sakura walked to Hikaru and took out a whole stack of money and gave it to Hikaru.
"But..Your Highness..This money belongs to you. I am not worthy enough to accept it," Hikaru said, rejecting the large sum of money. Sakura then smiled sweetly and stuffed it back into Hikaru's hand.
"Take it. In it is about a million yen. Use it well to take care of the children and on your health as well. Just act is as a gift from me," Sakura said , placing her bag down on the table. Hikaru bowed with a smile on her face and tears of happiness threatening to fall.
"Thank you! Thank you!" Hikaru said as she kept the money in a safe spot. Sakura just nodded as the flock of students ran out of the hut. Sakura then followed them while bringing out several kites. She then showed it to the children.
"Look at what sister Sakura brought for all of you!" Sakura said, happily. The children squealed in excitement and proceeded to grab their kites. Sakura just giggled as she watch the kids play with the kites and the colourful designes of the kites in the air. Suddenly a loud marching sound made the children scared. They immediately brought their kites down and whimpered in fear. They hid behind Sakura who quickly wore red contact lenses. In Japan currently, contact lenses havent reached them. Only available in the US and some parts of Korea.
"You! Auburn haired girl! Bow down before Touya Kinomoto or get executed along with your pathetic siblings!" One of the Kinomoto gaurds ordered. But Sakura did not falter at all. She stood her ground and stare daringly at the gaurd.
"How dare you!" The gaurds said as he drew his sword. He was about to lunged towards her when...
"Thats enough!" Boomed a voice. The many gaurds slowly seperated to form an aisle way for the Prince of Kinomoto, Touya Kinomoto, to walk. Touya Kinomoto was a handsome young man. His dark brown hair was so dark it could be mistaken for black and it was slightly messy. He have black eyes which was slightly cold and serious. He wore a very nice suit which was a green top with a silver breastplate. He wore brown pants which reached to his ankles but the bottom part was covered by him metal boots. He wore a short emerald cape which reached his waist only.
Then Touya looked at Sakura. Her eyes ruby was not shining with any emotion, not even fear. Touya then walked to her and grabbed her chin and looked at her face closely, bringing his face close to hers.
"You look a lot like Sakura, girl. What's your name," Touya asked his eyes searching hers for lies.
"Sakura..Sakura Kinoto," Sakura answered her voice unwavering and her eyes showed nothing. Touya moved back a bit. His eyes slightly wide.
"Another Sakura..who directly looks like my sister with red eyes...I must be missing my imouto too much," Touya said as he walked past her and looked at the children.
"Are these your siblings?" Touya asked looking at the children clinging to Sakura in fear. Sakura smiled.
"No, your highness. I just came by to play with them," Sakura replied as she held them. Touya nodded and ordered his men to move. The gaurds move in front of hime as Touya lagged behind. He then looked at Sakura.
"You really do look like Sakura no matter how much i see it," Touya said as he walked off. Sakura smiled. He knew. Sakura then took off her red contacts showing off her emerald eyes again. She looked at the retreating figure of Touya.
"Nice to see you again Onii-san," Sakura said, smiling. She then looked at the children and they smiled up at her. Soon they resumed playing. As the breeze blew gently, it carried a flyer towards Sakura. Sakura looked at it and jumped, catching the flying flyer in her hands. She then looked at it.
'Prince Syaoran Li needs a new personal cook. Those who thinks are worthy enough please come by the castle at afternoon,' she read as she smirked. A new personal chef, huh? She could do that. She then looked at the childrem.
"Darling, i'm sorry but sister Sakura needs to leave for today. I'll come by again tomorrow , alright?" Sakura asked. The chldren stopped playing and hugged Sakura, all at once. They nodded eventhough some whimpered for her not to go. Sakura then detached herself from the children and walked into the hut to take her bag. She then bid farewell to Hikaru and walked off to the Li castle. You see Japan in under the rule of two empires at one go. The Lis and the Kinomotos. Currently the Kinomotos have 2/3 of Japan while Lis have 1/3 due to Kinomotos are from Japan itself. The Lis had came to Japan from Hong Kong, China to find a new place to rule and they landed on Japan.
The Kinomotos and Lis have been in war against the other for many decades. If a Kinomoto was to be seen in Li grounds, she will be executed on the spot, no arguements. If a Li is seen in Kinomoto grounds, they will capture him and determine whether he is innocent or not. If he is he'll be let go and have free excess to the Kinomoto lands but if he is not, he'll be beheaded. The Kinomotos are much more warm-hearted in nature then the Lis whom can only be considered as cold hearted. Lets take their princes as example.
Prince Touya Kinomoto will not let anyone get execute in the streets and in front of his eyes. He does not even carry a sword with him. He also has that warm brotherly look in his eyes. However Prince Syaoran Li, Prince of Li, is a different story. He is trained to be cold and merciless, not showing even a speck of pity to those who are executed in front of him. His amber eyes are always ice tipped and intense.
Sakura then looked at the castle in front of her with a plain face. The Li castle is way smaller than the Kinomoto's castle. Sakura was not surprised when she was immediately stopped by the gaurds in the front gate. Sakura then showed him the flyer and they relaxed.
"Eriol Hiiragizawa!! Another participant is here!" the gaurds shouted. Almost immediately a boy of about 18 of age ran towards the gate from the castle. He had neat sapphire hair and glasses. He looked really smart in those servant clothes of his. It was just a plain black coat with black pants. In the coat he wore a white collared shirt and a black tie. He then stopped in front of Sakura and bowed.
"Good Afternoon, my lady. May i have your name, age and your village name please," Eriol said as he took out a notebook. As he fliped the pages, she noticed about 23 names none of it is a female name.
"My name is Sakura Kinoto. Age 18 and I come all the way from a isolated village in Tomoeda. And I am not involved in any current issues of the Kinomotos," Sakura said. Eriol nodded as he invited her in. A maid then passed her a maid outfit and asked her to wear it. Sakura was brought to a nearby washroom to change. The outfit was too puffy for Sakura's liking. Black dress with and oversized puffy black skirt which reached her ankles. She also had to change her shoes to black, heeled shoes. She then walked out of the washroom and Eriol bowed.
"This is only temporary. Once hired, His Highness will assign a designer to design a costume for the cook," Eriol said when he saw the 'Must-I-wear-this-dumb-outfit-kind-of-look from Sakura. Sakura sighed in relief and followed him to the castle.
The insides of the castle was green. Everything was green. From the carpeting to the chandeliers to the vases. All was green. Sakura never saw so much green which was not a forest in her life before. The Kinomoto castle was pink because it was her favourite colour. Maybe it is the Prince's favourite colour. As the proceeded to the main hall, Sakura can't help but notice how lifelessly cold this place was. Yes the candles are lit and the place was shining but the servants and maids here had not even the slightest smiles on them. At the Kinomoto castle however, the maids and servants are allowed to joke around with the royal family like they too are a part of the family.
Soon they reached the main hall. Like the entrance, it's green. Two thrones sat marvellously at the end of this big hall and a long green carpet stretched from the thrones to the door. Sakura then saw 23 other people in servant clothes in a row facing a boy of about 18 years old. He had unruly brown hair and intense amber eyes. He wore a similar suit as Touya did however his was black and had a bright green cape. He then noticed the new guests in the room and his eyes locked with Sakura's.
"Prince Syaoran Li. We have a last minute participant. Her name is Sakura Kinoto and has come all the way from the village of Tomoeda," Eriol said as he instructed Sakura to move forward. She then curtsied, not looking at his eyes anymore as it probably symbolizes rudeness towards the Li prince. Syaoran then grabbed her chin and forcefully make her look at him.
"You come from the Kinomoto lands. What are you doing here?" Syaoran spat in annoyance. He knew that Tomoeda is an isolated village but it still in the Kinomoto lands. Sakura looked at Syaoran with not even a speck of fear in her eyes.
"I came to find a job to feed my already so old adopted mother, Hikaru Saitou, and with the orphans which live with us, your highness," Sakura answered, politely eventhough she wished to just grab Syaoran by the neck and strangle him to death. The only reason she is doing this is to run away. Run away from the Kinomoto castle. Syaoran looked slightly disbelieving and looked at Eriol.
"Is there really an orphanage run by this Hikaru Saitou she speaks of in Tomoeda?" Syaoran asked Eriol somewhat nicer then how he asked Sakura. Eriol then took out another book and flipped.
"Yes, your highness. As stated here, Hikaru Saitou is a kind-hearted lady who has taken care of orphans of many ages. She is supposed to be 76 years old this year, your highness," Eriol said as he bowed. Syaoran nodded and looked at Sakura again. He then let go of her chin and moved a bit back.
"Sorry for my rudeness, Kinoto. Come forward to the table. I was just about to begin my inspections of your hands," Syaoran said as he walked to the front again. Sakura just followed and stood beside the last cook. They all gave her a funny look which practically says 'You-are-the-only-female-cook-here'. Sakura ignored those looks and out out her hands in front of her so Syaoran could inspect it. Syaoran stared at each cooks' hand for about a minute or so to make sure it is clean. Either that or if its too unexperienced looking. Syaoran then stopped at Sakura and held it. He inspect it a bit closer.
"You have very slender and soft, untainted hands Kinoto. Are you sure you are fit to be my personal cook?" Syaoran asked. Sakura was half boiling inside her dress. Syaoran had to be so goddamn annoying doesn't he? One thing's for sure, her brother would have fainted if he sees this and when he regain conscious he will kill the Li brat!
"Yes..In fact I was Sakura Kinomoto's personal cook till she ran away," Sakura said, half lieing. Well it was half true. Sakura , back at her castle, would cook for her meals but with the maids around to help of course. Touya would never allow her to cook alone.
"And why did the Kinomoto Princess run away, Kinoto?" Syaoran asked, kinda curious.
"She was said to be betrothed to the Li Prince and ran away in hatred for her father," Sakura said as her eyes poked with tears slightly at the mention of her father. Syaoran looked a bit surprised by the way his eyes widen a bit.
"Betrothed...to me?" Syaoran asked , disbelieving. He didn't look the happy kind of surprise but it was the betrayed kind of surprise. Sakura nodded as she looked at the apron she is clutching so harshly.
"Yes, your highness. Did Her Majesty never told you?" Sakura asked, her voice tinted with a bit of fake curiousity. Syaoran let go of her hand and shook his head in disagree. Sakura then curtsied as Syaoran whispered something to Eriol. He nodded as Syaoran walked off to the dining room.
"16 out of 24 will be able to proceed on to the dining room for your next task. As I announced your name please move forward and proceed to the dining room. Mr Hayabusha. Mr Takashi. Mr Ryuu. Mr Hayashi. Mr Lee. Mr Rae. Mr Momomiya. Mr Itashi. Mr HaeKyung. Mr Gin. Mr Clyne. Mr Tanuki. Mr Kinyoto. Mr Riku. Mr Sasuki. Miss Kinoto. Please proceed on to the dining room," Eriol said in one whole breath. Sakura was amazed at his lung capacity as she walked to the dining room with the rest of the 15 cooks. The unchosen 8 had to leave immediately.
In the dining room, it was as usual green. The dining table was a long oak table with sat marvellously in the middle of the room. Underneathe it is a green carpet and surrounding it was directly 20 golden chairs with green cushions on it. At the end of the table sat Syaoran. He had his legs crossed, hand supporting his head on the table and staring ahead as the cooks came in one by one , Eriol coming in last. Eriol then walked off to Syaoran's side and asked the cooks to stand at a long table where many different variety of cooked food and fruits and vegetables sat on. On it there is also 16 platter of each different types there is. Syaoran then nodded to Eriol who bowed.
"Cooks, the next task is to decorate your platter as nicely as possible. You can use anything provided on the table. You may begin now," Eriol shouted. The cooks then began decorating their platter. The platter came in different sizes and shapes but Sakura decided to take a white, medium sized one which is plain and had no flowers in it. She then grabbed a pineapple and cut it into half, without peeling it at all. She then scooped out the insides using a spoon in one nice scoop and the flesh of the pineapple was set aside first.
She then saw that fried rice was available thus she placed some rice into the hollow insides of the pineapples. Then she sliced the pineapple flesh to small, crescent-shaped pieces and placed it in a row on the rice. She place the pineapple bowl on her platter and started decorating the platter now. She took several strawberries and started carving out tulips out of them. She then placed them around the platter. She also carved out 4 tomato roses and place it at the sides and end of the platter. She then placed a spring of coriander on the rice and placed the lid of her platter.
Soon enough it was time to present their 'art pieces' to Syaoran. He just looked at the designs of the cooks. He then made comments like 'Too little helping' , 'Too messy' , 'Too much helping' , 'Too little decorations' and what nots. Sakura presented her, Syaoran finally looked pleased. Sakura sighed in relief when he did not give out any comments but she spoke...in fact thought too soon.
"No wonder you are the once personal cook of the Kinomoto Princess. our decoration skills are excellent," Syaoran complimented as he nodded. Sakura looked at him surprised. And so did the other 16 people in the room which includes Eriol. Did Syaoran just ... complimented someone? Eriol smiled softly as he gazed at Sakura.
'I guess he likes her,' Eriol thought as he walked to Syaoran. He whispered something to him and moved out to the kitchen. Eriol cleared his throat to grab the attention of the cooks.
"Only 8 is chosen. The chosen cooks must proceed to the kitchen for their final task. Mr Hayabusha. Mr Ryuu. Mr Hayashi. Mr Rae. Mr Momomiya. Mr HaeKyung. Mr Sasuki. Miss Kinoto. Please proceed on to the kitchen," Eriol said as the cooks proceeded on once their name is called but he then walked to Sakura and patted her shoulder. Sakura looked at him, confusingly.
"Good Luck. You are still Syaoran's favourite," Eriol said, in a warm tone and that smile of his on his face. Sakura smiled up at him in response as they walked into the kitchen together. The kitchen was a slight different place. There stoves , 8 brand new stoves and a table beside each. On the table were a lot of ingredients ranging from onions to salt to chili sauces. Syaoran was inspecting each and every table while placing a paper on each table. He then noticed that Eriol and Sakura came in together at the last of everyone and he turned to look at them. Eriol walked to Syaoran and asked for the next instruction. Syaoran whispered something to Eriol.
"Cooks, please proceed to your allocated tables," Eriol said. The tables had tags on its cloths which held the cooks' name. Sakura's was beside HaeKyung's and where Syaoran and Eriol was standing, making her stand beside Syaoran. She then turned to look at them to find out that Syaoran was staring at her from the side of his eyes.
'Oh man..He has to watch my every move is it?' Sakura thought as she smiled uneasily at Syaoran. Eriol then cleared his throat.
"Cooks, you will be preparing a dish chosen by Prince Syaoran Li. But before we begin, please read the rules placed on your tables," Eriol instructed. Sakura then noticed the piece of paper on her table and grabbed it slowly. She then started reading it.
Rules During Cooking-
1. Do not CONTAMINATE the food.
2. WASH your HANDS , COOKERY and INGREDIENTS before cooking.
3. Do not POISON the food.
4. Do not SPILL anything on the floor.
5. Do not create a MESS in the kitchen.
6. THROW all RUBBISH in the WASTE DEPOSAL AREA.
7. Lastly, Do not SING in the kitchen
--Queen of Li Empire, Yelan Li
Sakura couldnt help but sweatdropped at the rules. Its all the same thing and what's up with the last one?! No singing in the kitchen? That is totally off the point of cooking. Syaoran then looked at Sakura's reaction and wanted to laugh. It was a bit funny on what rules his mother made up for the cooks in the castle. Syaoran then asked Eriol to attract the attention of the cooks.
"Cooks, place your rules down and listen to the dish you have to prepare. Prince Syaoran Li, if you may," Eriol said as he bowed. Syaoran then looked at the cooks, giving that 'I-am-up-to-something' look.
"Participants, the dish i want you all to prepare is..." He stopped dramatically, making all the cooks except Sakura a bit more nervous. What if he made them cook trecherous dishes like Apricot Prune Filled Czechoslovakian Filled Sweet Buns , or Auntie Theas Baklava or even Italian baked Lasagna? They would surely faint trying to do it. Syaoran then took a breath indicating he is about to say out the dish's name. The cooks all prepared themselves for the worse while Sakura looked at them, with a sweatdrop.
"Is... a
"Bowl...
"Of...
"Instant noodles,"
...-Xox0Xox0-...
--End of Chapter 1--
Lol!! Instant noodles. Syaoran wants them to cook instant noodles!! You must figure out how i gots the idea of this story from. Yup when i was eating a bowl of instant noodles at night. You must be thinking what the heck is this 'Apricot Prune Filled Czechoslovakian Filled Sweet Buns' 'Auntie Theas Baklava' and' Italian baked Lasagna' thingy. Well they are real food not some make belief food. Lols I did research before making this fanfiction okay...Anyways..This is the first time i meet the CCS cast!! Lets go to my newly remodeled Office shall we?
-Xox0X-Office of Hyperactives
Darky: -looks at her weistwatch- Ah..The new casts will be arriving pretty much soon.
Syaoran & Sakura: -comes in- Morning!!
Darky: -gives them a smile- Lovely..CCS casts. Have a seat. And please help yourselves to the sweets and drinks.
Sakura: Why thank you. You're not so bad. -Drinks hot chocolate-
Syaoran: Yea...How could the Inuyasha casts call you merciless and evil.. That is so rude of them.
Darky: -smiles- Ah well .. People have many views about me.
Eriol: -comes in- Sorry I am...OMG! Darky!!
Darky:-waves hand- Hi again Eriol!
Eriol: -sits beside Darky- Morning to you too, kiddo!
Darky: -stares at Eriol- Exxcussee me? Look who's talking..you're stuck in the form of a ten-year old if its not for me who changed you to an 18-year old man..
Syaoran: -smirks- She got a point..
Eriol: -Glares at Syaoran- Now my cute little descendant is no longer cute. -Summons his staff- I shall turn you to a frog!!
Eriol and Syaoran runs around the table.
Darky: -sighs- -snaps her fingers- -turns Syaoran and Eriol into chibis-
Eriol: -Sreams- I'm a chibi!! -jumps onto Darky's head-
Syaoran: -sweatdrop- I must say i look cute..
Sakura: -hyper- Cute?! You are ADORABLEE!! -hugs Syaoran-
Darky & Eriol : -sweatdrop-
Darky: At least they are nicer than Inuyasha casts.
In the closet of Office of hyperness is a door to Office of Hell where the Inuyasha casts sat depressingly as they groaned in exhaustion.
Inuyasha: Good luck to them.
Kagome: Amen...
-Xox0X-End of Office scene.
Alright! First Chapter done.. Please review.. Don't make me put a specific amount of reviews before i update another. Cya all soon
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