What I Like About You
Author: Blossomed X
Summary: "So what if I, Syaoran Li, am in love? Why is it such a big deal?!" My friends stared at me as if I was on drugs. "Oh, I don't know. Maybe it's because you're in love with YOUR BEST FRIEND!"
Chapter 3
Plates clattered noisily whilst everybody remained silent from a sudden intruder of the Li household.
I haven't even opened my mouth to take a bite out of the food. I had a sudden loss of appetite as I had a feeling of the look of two guys, sitting dangerously close together, and looking very, very happy. I glanced warily at the main guest and continued playing with my mashed potatoes. My friends sat in an array next to me, happily munching down on their own food, asking for seconds. I rolled my eyes at their piggy-ness.
"Syaoran," I looked to my left, seeing Sakura stare at me with a look of concern crossing her eyes. I weakly forced a smile to try to convince her I was all right, grabbing the hand that clenched the over-larged forest green shirt.
I smiled at her insecurity of the shirt. No other shade of green is compared to her eyes.
I turned my head to the end of the table, my mother clearing her throat to catch our attention, "I apologize for the lack of...elegance, but our kitchen is being reinstalled and...renewed," she sliced her steak and munched down on it, glaring at moi. I smirked back at her, not at all effected by her attitude towards me.
"It's all right, Yelan. I should've called beforehand. I apologize." He turned to face me. "It's so nice to see you again...son."
I shuddered, my left eye twitching. "Wish I can say the same for you," I drawled, taking a sip of the wine.
My father simply grinned, not at all taken aback by my actions. "Well, the reason why I came here to unexpectedly," he looked back at his side, a man smiling back sweetly towards him. "I wanted to tell you all that I am getting married," everybody gasped except for me and Sakura, "to the man of my dreams."
Eriol, who was drinking at the time, spit it back out. "I-I'm sorry," he grabbed a napkin, wiping the corners of his mouth, "did you just say man?" he sputtered, whipping his head towards the leader (i.e. me) to see me growling. Oh, how I wanted to tear my father's unkept hair out. It disgusted me that he and I looked alike; same hair, same eyes, same smile. As time passed, however, I formed a rare, genuine father not at all similar to my father's. This smile has been specially reserved to Ying Fa.
"Um...you do know that you're a man, right?" Ryu reminded him. A deeper growl erupted from my throat, Sakura frowning at this and reaching out to grab my hand.
My mother's ex-husband chuckled, "Yes, as I recall," he stood up with his fiance beside him, clenching his hand, "I am a man." He looked back into his partner's silver eyes, murmuring, "A man in love with this young, beautiful lad." He kissed his hand, everybody blenching at the sight.
I am seriously about to throw up. After I pound my father to a bloody pulp, of course.
Yamazaki laughed. "Whoa, Li. You never told us your father was gay."
"I never told any of you guys that your father was a transvestite either, but hey, life's full of surprises!" I squeezed Sakura's hand tightly, daring my father to speak up and to face me as the coward that he is.
Yamazaki slapped my back, realizing that he has offended me, but I slapped his hand away. "I don't need your pity."
I pushed my chair away from the table and reluctantly let go of my cherry blossom's hand. Not looking back, I walked away from the room, away from my father.
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"Xiao Lang?"
I didn't even stop to listen my father's explaination. I just continued walking, ignoring each and every eep coming from my...gay father.
"Xiao Lang!" My arm was pulled back by his alien hand so I can stop and listen. "What has gotten into you, son? Aren't you happy for me?" He turned me around, looking me at the face. "Aren't you happy for my success?"
"Happy?" I chuckled darkly. "I want you to tell me, father, why you kept mother and me in the dark for so long while hiding your feelings and hurting us in the process, then afterwards you would just waltz away, claiming that you're a gay man." A harsh breeze blew my bangs away from my face, and my father was free to look at the pain and destruction inflicted onto his very own son.
I pushed away his hand. Then, suddenly, my father was pummeled to the ground with a look of surprise on his face. He lifted a hand to caress his left cheek. An imprint of a fist was left to swell him. "Did you just punch me?" He asked, a flicker of confusion crossing the same amber eyes I had.
I snarled. I didn't want him to react like this. I wanted him to get angry. I hope that when he and his lover are in bed, my father's the one on the top.
Oh God, please tell me that I did not just hope for that.
I DON'T WANT MY FATHER TO BE IN BED WITH ANOTHER MAN!
He went back up on his feet, staring at my distorted face. "Son..."
"STOP CALLING ME THAT!" I roared, anguish swallowing my body whole. "I am nothing like you!" I pushed him, and he went down again.
He knelt down on his knees before me, clutching his side. I glared at him. He looked pathetic. "If I would have stayed..." he murmured, "I would have cheated on your mother and you would be facing a cheating, gay scumbag instead."
"I loved your mother very much. But as time passed, I realized that I cannot fight back my urges. I couldn't say 'I love you' to your mother anymore because I began looking at myself saying 'I love you' to a man." He reached his feet, and despite the fact that I wanted to tear his limbs apart, he continued. "I told your mother my situation, and she agreed that the only solution there was was to file for a divorce and find a...fixation so I can come back, clean. But then, I found him, Xiao Lang." My eyes widened as he finally said my name, the name that claimed me for who I was. My bottom lip quivered as he placed a hand on my shoulder.
"I found that special person who I can share that same look with just like how you share the same look of love with Sakura." I froze, gaping at my father.
"W-w-what?" My mind screamed in frustration. GOD, DOES EVERYBODY IN THE UNIVERSE KNOW?!
"Oh, please, son." He blew his bangs away from his eyes. "I'm gay, not blind."
I rolled my eyes.
"And don't worry, I know that you're going out with that Daidouji girl." He sighed, ruffling my hair. "You know, I waited 15 years for you to go out with Sakura, and I cannot believe that you end up with a purple-haired, OCD camera freak." I stared at him in awe. "And yes, I think she's a freak."
"Father, I'm-"
"Don't worry about it. You had every right to be angry at me." We both headed back into the house with the mold-infested kitchen, his hand still on my shoulder.
Suddenly, he didn't seem so alien anymore.
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Everybody had stopped talking once they saw me and my father walking back to our respective seats calmly. We continued to eat our meals watched as everybody stared at us, intrigued. I glared at them which forced them to shut their traps.
Plates clattered noisily whilst everybody remained silent from a sudden intruder of the Li household.
This time, Yamazaki was the first to break the ice. "Like father, like son, eh Li?"
He barely got out of the room alive.
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Me: I know, I know, it's short. But please, bear with me. I'm not really that...sharp, at the moment. Since you guys have been so generous as to my late updates, here is something to add to your taste buds.
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"Oof!" I fell flat on my arse, my chestnut locks clinging to my forehead as I heaved a sigh. "Sa-ku-ra!" I sang, quite annoyed that my clothes began sticking to my form as well.
She popped up from out of no where (i.e. the bushes) with camouflage clothes and a goofy smile. "Doesn't mean you give up doesn't mean that I forgive you, Syao-ran." And she grabbed another water balloon and threw it at my chest.
Dang it. Never teach a girl how to throw so she can get better at baseball. NEVER!
"Come on, Ying F-AAH!" I rubbed my forehead, looking up to see Eriol waving down sweetly at me. He heaved a pinecone, cawing like a crow from a tree branch. I knitted my brows, glaring at him.
"Eriol," I muttered darkly, bending down to pick up one of the pinecones he threw at me and threw it back at him.
I smirked as he landed in the rose bushes, surely to have scratches from the thorns later on.
I inched towards the bushes that Sakura was hiding from earlier and reached out my hand behind it, twirling her around so she wouldn't hit me with another water balloon. But in my horror, she had a water gun.
Oh God, no. I stared in horror. She cackled evilly as she aimed at me and drenched me with ice cold water. And what was worst was that it was in close range, so the impact was heavy. I retreated to the pool, my 'angelic' cherry blossom close in pursuit.
"Come back here, Syaoran Li!" She screeched. I shuddered in horror. What in God's name did I do?
I looked up from the water to see Sakura in the edge of the pool, searching for anything that could signal my whereabouts. Before she could do anything, however, I dragged her down with me, her screams muffled by my palm over her mouth. I pulled her into the water but she began fighting back for the surface, and after deciding that she may need air, I swam up to the edge of the pool with her still in my arms. She coughed, spitting up the water that she swallowed, and glared at me.
"Sakura," I caressed her face, tucking a stringy strand of hair behind her ear.
She 'hmph-ed' and I resisted the urge to pinch her nose. Even in this state she was so adorable. I sighed. Here comes the part that all men hated.
Apologizing.
"Ying Fa," I lowered my face to her level, staring into her emerald pools. "I'm sorry that I poked fun at your vagina and laughed whole-heartedly with the guys about your outfit." She crossed her arms across her chest, pouting. I resisted the urge to swoon. "You looked beautiful in the new cheerleading outfit. As much as I disapprove of the new revealing attire, you looked stunning in it. And I'm sorry."
She stared at me to make sure that I wasn't lying, and to prove it, I swooped down and gave her a peck on the lips. I knew that I was with Tomoyo, but the hell with her. Sakura and I were alone, Eriol was knocked out, so all in all, this was a dream come true. Aside from the fact that Sakura was throwing water balloons at me and drenching me with her new water gun.
She sighed heavily, wrapping her arms across my chest and smiled up at me.
"The things I do..." She cut off her sentence when she realized what she was about to say, and jumped out of my arms and the pool. She walked back into the mansion as I stared back at her retreating form while Hiiragizawa was awakening from his reverie, a bump forming in his noggin.
The things I do for love.
My dream has just ended.
Oh, by the way, Blossomed X is telling you to review, so PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW! I DON'T WANT ANOTHER DAMN PINECONE THROWN AT ME!
"...You are so cute!" Eriol squealed, pinching my cheeks.
My left eye twitched. I AM NOT CUTE! I'm sexy.
Yamazaki popped in through a window, his elbow propped to support his chin. "Like father like son."
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Me: I swear, never leave a woman's job to a man. Readers, if you think that this chapter did not leave you satifisfied then tell me in reviews so I can update once more with something better. It's what you guys deserve, after all.
