The Decision~Part 2
Hiya! ^_^ Left ya hanging
there, ne? Gomen, but I can't help it. I'm the queen of cliffhangers! Lol!
Well, since so many of you requested it, (or rather threatened me for
it…) here's the next chapter! Hope y'all like it! ^_^
DISCLAIMER: Mou, how many
times do I have to say this: I don't own CCS! (or anything associated w/ it)
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Sakura yawned and
reluctantly got out of bed. She had been living by herself for almost 2 years
so, and missed waking up to the smell of her otou-san cooking breakfast. Now
she had to get up by herself and fix her own meal.
After changing out of her
pajamas, Sakura went to the kitchen and made herself a steaming hot cup of tea.
Once it was done, she sat at her table and picked up the newspaper. She almost
dropped her cup after reading the world news headline.
"Future Chinese Clan
Leader, Li Syaoran, Has Chosen A Wife"
"Nani?!" she exclaimed, and
quickly read the rest of the article.
It went on to explain how
the future leader of the strongest clan in China had had to pick a bride by
sundown of the month before his 20th birthday. Unfortunately, they
did not include the name of the woman he had chosen to marry.
Sakura sighed. Who was it
he was going to marry? A tiny flutter of hope built up inside her. What if
it's me? But it was soon gone as she realized that if it was, she'd
probably already know about it.
"Stop being a baka," she
muttered to herself. "What makes you think he'd chose you?"
Tears swelled up in her
eyes. It hurt to know that he had chosen someone else…someone other than her.
She was about to go into cry mode when there was a knock at the door. She
quickly dried her eyes and went to go answer it.
"Ohayou," said an all too
familiar voice.
"Ohayou, Tomoyo-san,"
(AN-Ha! You thought it was Syaoran, didn't you?! Hehehe…^_^) she gave her
friend a hug, then looked at her, puzzled, "I thought you were coming over
later."
Tomoyo smiled.
"Gomen ne, Sakura-chan, but
I came to tell you that I'm not going to be able to make it to our picnic
today. Something came up at the last minute, sumimasen," she looked at Sakura.
"Will you forgive me?"
"Of course, Tomoyo-san!"
she smiled at her best friend, "Demo, only if you'll quit calling me '-chan';
we're too old for that, now."
"No problem," Tomoyo
grinned, "Sakura-chan."
Sakura sweatdropped.
"Hoe…"
Tomoyo giggled, then
checked her watch.
"Oh! I must go,
Sakura-san!" she hastily gave Sakura a goodbye hug, "I'll try to call you later
to see how you're doing, k?"
"Sure! Have fun at whatever
you're doing!!" she waved as Tomoyo got in her car and drove out of sight.
Sakura smiled as she closed
the door to her house. Tomoyo was always rushing off after some project or
another. Ever since she got that internship at a major fashion designer
organization, they'd hardly had time to just sit and talk.
Sakura sighed. This is
going to be one long summer, she thought, without my best friend.
Just as she was about to
turn on the TV, the doorbell rang again.
"I'm coming!" she yelled,
and jumped off the couch.
To her surprise, a handsome
young man in his late teens was at her door.
"Konnichiwa," he said in a
voice as handsome as his face, "I was wondering if this was the house of Kinomoto
Sakura?"
Sakura, still taken aback
at this young man's presence, looked at him confused before answering.
"Oh! Please forgive me,"
she bowed respectfully, "I am Kinomoto Sakura. Can I help you?"
"Yes, I have a package for you,"
he dug around in a saddlebag and produced a small cardboard box.
"Oh, domo arigatou." Sakura
took the box and smiled at the handsome young man.
To her surprise, he
blushed. Weird. Why is it that people, esp. guys, blush every time I smile?
Wait a minute…those eyes… she stared deeply into the stranger's brown eyes,
causing him to blush even redder. I know those eyes…but from where? She
shrugged off the thought, and directed her attention to the small package in
her hands.
Using her car keys, she carefully
split the packaging tape around it. Astonished, she extracted a blue velvet
box. Discarding the cardboard covering, she opened the velvet box delicately.
She gasped. In it was the most beautiful diamond engagement ring she had ever
seen. (AN-I'll leave the details of the ring to your imagination ^_^)
Sakura turned to the young
man, only to find that he was on one knee before her.
"Nande?" she asked,
confused.
The young man only smiled.
"Kinomoto Sakura, would you
make me the happiest, luckiest man in the world?"
She still looked puzzled.
He chuckled.
"Sakura-san, will you marry
me?"
All of a sudden, she knew
those eyes. Memories flooded back to her, memories that she had blocked out
because of the pain. She remembered him saving her, remembered their
competition, remembered his departure.
"Oh! Syaoran-kun!" she
flung her arms around him. "Of course I'll marry you!!"
Syaoran was startled at her
sudden reaction, but soon laughed for joy, and hugged her all the tighter.
He picked her up and twirled
her around, both their faces red with joy and excitement. Laughing, he put her
down and brought her face close to his.
They kissed for the first
time, and in that kiss was so much love and joy, that they both had to break
it, surprised at their own passion. But the break didn't last long. Sakura
wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him again, and this time, it
lasted.
"Kawaii desu wa!" whispered
a small voice from behind the bushes in front of Sakura's house.
Tomoyo was so excited for
the two, and she didn't want to miss a moment of what she called 'awesome
footage'. She was working very hard to keep quiet so as not to mess up the
recording.
Syaoran had called her
earlier that day, explaining how he had chosen Sakura as his bride, but needed
some time to tell her. Tomoyo had graciously postponed their outing so that
Syaoran could pop the question.
She couldn't believe what
he had told the elders of his clan: that he was going to have Sakura and no one
else; if she had said no, he would've led alone for the rest of his life.
Tomoyo was glad Sakura had
said yes, because it not only made her happy, but Tomoyo was happy as well.
After all, thought Tomoyo as she turned back to filming the
happy couple, who wouldn't be happy with coverage like this?
Sakura and Syaoran knew
that they were more than likely being taped, but they didn't care. The only
thing that mattered now was that they were together.
Forever.
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AN-
*starry eyed* Kawaii…I love
mush! ^_^ I'm sorry if I ended it kinda weird, but I just got through watching
Gundam Wing, and my mind's sort of fixed on destroying and killing and
what-not. ^_~ I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry that it took me this long to write and
post it! *bows repeatedly to audience* Forgive me? *puppy-dog eyes* Onegai?
Well, I've gotta go finish the 10th chapter of To Leave Me
and the first chapter of For Love of the Battle (A GW fic). Thanks for
reading my fic!!! ^_^ Ja ne!! (Which is the same as 'ja mata'. ^_~)
Trmpetplaya1 (trmpetgrl1@icqmail.com)
P.S. Oh!!!! I can't believe
I forgot!! This fic is dedicated to Sakura 1985!!! Sorry if it seems I'm
ignoring you! ^_^
S+S4eva!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!^_~
