Disclaimer: CCS ain't mine, although I really want it. Maybe CLAMP will kindly pass it down to me? I'll keep on dreaming!
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"You're a ghost, aren't you? Why haven't you passed over?" Sakura questioned, her face filled with curiosity.
Syaoran took a deep breathe in, and he replied, "Because there's something I need to do."
And then, Li Syaoran ran away for the third time in his life on that day.
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Shady Protector: Chapter Two
She can hear me…she can feel my presence…I exist, to her…I exist! Li Syaoran thought as he sprinted towards the house, and stopped when the distance between him and the girl was separated by hundreds of metres.
"Why…why can she hear me?" Li Syaoran thought desperately, "No…she'll mess everything up…no…"
Syaoran looked up, and he hissed, "Come out Yue…I know you have something to do with this. I know you do."
The appearance of the silver winged angel shocked Syaoran Li out of his wits. He fell from the thin branch he was levitating upon, and crashed onto the ground with a soft thud. Syaoran could feel a slow trickly of transparent blood running down his neck, and soaking into his shirt.
"Great welcome you gave me." The silver haired guardian greeted lightly, "What do you want this time, Li."
Yue was then shocked as the amber eyed ghost suddenly grasped Yue by the shoulders, and then interrogated him, "Humans can hear me? They can understand me? Who is she…why is she here!"
Syaoran Li stared at Yue, and he took a step back.
He didn't need people to understand his thoughts.
He didn't need people to hear his thoughts either.
"Tell me! Who…is…she!"
The silver haired man tossed his hair back, and he muttered, "Nadeshiko and Fujitaka's daughter. That girl is Sakura Kinomoto."
No.
NO.
Syaoran began hyperventilating. This girl…was not the spawn of Satan and Nadeshiko. That girl, who was so in touch with nature…was not the daughter of them. No. They never had a daughter…they never…and Nadeshiko was very much alive still…
This isn't happening.
"Syaoran. SYAORAN…you know Nadeshiko never had you in her heart…you know she forgot about you a long time ago…"
No she didn't…she didn't…
"NO." Syaoran yelled, "Stop it…STOP YUE…" Yue could see Syaoran's eyes start to reflect hatred, and he hesitated as Syaoran continued, "Nadeshiko played with my emotions…she played with my heart, and then she tossed me away like I was nothing…she…she did something unforgivable…I…"
Yue held his hand up, and he smiled grimly, "That is enough. Our presence is being sought out."
Syaoran turned around frantically, and saw Sakura Kinomoto by the tree. Her eyes mirrored themselves into pools of fear and anxiety as she looked around, trying to pinpoint the voices she heard. Syaoran could hear the soft heartbeat of her fragile heart as Sakura stared straight through Syaoran.
"That girl… you still haven't answered all of my questions."
Yue sighed, and ran a hand through his hair, "That girl can hear you simply because she is Nadeshiko's daughter. The true reason as to why, I can not answer you because I do not know the reason. And yes, provided a human has extraordinary powers, they can hear you."
Syaoran stopped again.
For some reason, he wanted to hate that girl with his entire heart. He didn't mind Nadeshiko, Sakura's mother, but he detested Fujitaka.
I hate her.
Syaoran Li shook his head. That's right. I hate her. I hate her guts. Her father destroyed my world... he took everything away from me…he took my family…friends…life…and Nadeshiko. He took everything! And he still wasn't satisfied…no…he wasn't. Fujitaka wanted so much, so much…
Now, I'll return the favour Fujitaka gave me.
I'll return it threefold.
"Stop it…whoever you are, stop it!"
The sharp ear piercing scream of Sakura's rang throughout Syaoran's brain. It sounded like a bee, buzzing inside his head, refusing to leave him in peace.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Sakura collapse onto the ground, one hand still rested upon the tree, "Stop it…I can hear those murderous thoughts of yours…stop…"
Hah. I hate your guts…and all you can tell me is to stop?
GIVE ME A BREAK.
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1984
"Look…there's the new girl, Nadeshiko…she seems pretty nice, don't you think? Maybe not prettier than Honda-san in grade 10, but definitely one of the prettiest, eh?" Syaoran's friend, Yamazaki commented upon the new girl in town.
Syaoran and Fujitaka exchanged a glance, and burst into laughter. If Chiharu had heard Yamazaki comment upon a girl in such a way, Yamazaki would be slaughtered in less than a millisecond.
'Touch wood.' Syaoran thought. Chiharu would, as a result, blame Fujitaka and him for LETTING Yamazaki look at the girl, and comment on her. And they too, would be assassinated in the dead of the night.
It's gone chilly all of a sudden… Syaoran thought as he reached to close the window.
"TAKESHI YAMAZAKI!" Syaoran heard a female voice cry out, along with a series of quickened footsteps, a slap, and then a pained yell within the classroom that definitely belonged to Yamazaki.
Syaoran could feel Yamazaki's pain.
Ouch.
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2006
Syaoran watched as the girl in front of him collapsed, trying to support herself by grasping onto the bark of the tree. Syaoran felt his heart softening, and he could hardly believe himself as he grabbed onto the girl, and lifted her up.
Yue watched with amusement, he can touch the girl…this is interesting…
"I'm sorry." Syaoran said roughly, to the girl in front of him.
Sakura frowned, and she aimlessly looked around, "I…I'm sorry too…I'm sorry for reacting so badly…I…" she had an expression of total confusion, "I can't see you…Li-kun, but I can hear you. Thanks for worrying…"
Syaoran froze in his tracks. No one…had said thank you to him in almost twenty years… something about that made his heart swell. This girl – Sakura- she can't see him, only hear his murderous thoughts, and yet, was still gentle and caring towards him.
Suddenly, Syaoran felt a hand upon his, and found Sakura, who was trying to sense where he was, touch it gently.
"You're lonely, aren't you, Li-kun?"
His heart broke.
"You're lonely…aren't you? Tell me the truth, now!"
Sakura could sense that Syaoran didn't want to answer. Her eyes betrayed her feelings, as they reflected curiosity, sadness, and most of all regret.
"I'm sorry…I didn't mean to sound like I was prying. I'm sorry…if it brought up any unhappy memories…I'm very sorry…" Sakura panicked.
And that was it. Sakura took a step back, and waved goodbye as her brother was calling her back into the house.
Li Syaoran looked up at the running figure of the auburn haired girl. She was intriguing, but even spending a minute more with her caused him more pain. Was it inevitable, that she must remind him of the past? Shouldn't he look more towards the future?
Oh. Of course, Syaoran thought bitterly, I have no future.
He was destined to remain as a ghost until the day he finishes his unfinished business.
But what that "business" was, he had no idea.
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The next morning, a series of large, heavy footsteps could be heard, as Sakura dashed down the stairs, grabbed her piece of toast, and hugged her father.
"You woke up late, AGAIN." Touya complained once again – a normal routine for the Kinomoto family. Touya grinned as he saw his sister's face swelling into a purple colour. The grin was soon wiped off his face as a foot came crashing down onto his.
"OUCH!" he yelled, as Sakura raised her eyebrows, and begun putting on her inline-skates.
Sakura shook her head, "As you say, monsters are very dangerous indeed, Touya! Do not underestimate a monster, no matter what size it is!"
Not known to even Sakura, Syaoran Li was watching from nearby, as the girl began her daily routine of arguing with her brother. He chuckled as the girl began swinging her backpack against Touya, and laughed like there was no tomorrow.
In comparison to yesterday, Syaoran had long gotten over the fact that he existed to someone, and began to enjoy being noticed by a human-being-that-is-still-alive. This was one of the first times in a decade Syaoran had laughed so care freely.
Syaoran watched Sakura skate out of the house, and suddenly, he was inspired to "follow" the girl to school.
"What harm can it do?" Syaoran smirked, as he began his way on following Sakura Kinomoto (following, unlike stalking, Syaoran emphasizes).
He walked through the door, still in his daydream, to hear the ear piercing scream of Kinomoto Sakura.
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End of chapter two
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ChirpyChippy: thanks for your review! I'm the same; I hardly ever read stories that have a little amount of reviews. Thank you so much! Sorry if I do disappoint you in future chapters, I'm not such a great writer. XD.
Ah…this story is AU – author's universe. Sorry if anyone got the idea that I was swapping Touya's ability with Sakura. And also, thank you to all of you that said my story/plot was catchy. The direction that this fic will take may be dark, humour…or romantic? Depends on how YOU as a majority want it to go, I guess. I want to write something I'll enjoy, and you'll enjoy reading, not just for me. So tell me what you think? (Grins).
Anyway, thank you VERY MUCH for the reviews I received. (Grin) Still…I don't like this title as much as I liked Nineteen Eighty Four, because it doesn't have a direct link to the story…. (Sigh) I really want to change it, but I can't think of anything better.
