Disclaimer: Cardcaptor Sakura is not mine. Neither do the lyrics.
Edited Version: 30 November 2011
Love Song
Chapter 3: Keep On Movin'
I woke up today with this feeling
That better things are coming my way
And if the sunshine has a meaning
Telling me not to let things get in my way
When the rainy days are dying
Gotta keep on, keep on trying
All the bees and birds are flying (ahh ahh ahh)
Never let go, gotta hold on in
Non-stop til the break of dawnin'
Keep on movin' don't stop rockin' (ahh ahh ahh)
Get on up when you're down
Baby, take a good look around
I know it's not much, but it's okay
Keep on moving anyway
-Keep on Movin', 5ive
My mind was playing 5ive's Keep On Movin' when I woke up this morning. I guess, my mind has its own way to comfort me, and tell me that everything is going to be alright.
I'm not really sure if everything willbe alright. The thought of meeting Syaoran again in just a few minutes makes me nervous. I'm not sure what I feel to finally meet Syaoran again after all these years. It would be weird to see him again, wouldn't it?
I twirled around as someone tapped my shoulder. Then, my body instantly went with my intuition to bent down to avoid a punch, headed towards my direction. I grinned as I identified that it was no other than my partner, Tomoyo.
I swung out a few punched towards her, and was blocked by her middle block technique. Tired of punching around, Tomoyo lifted her legs and landed a kick toward me – it hit me slightly on my shoulder. She grinned and tried to land another kick on me. This time; she's aiming for my chest and stomach. I lowered my body a bit, and caught her leg in the air with my hand, lifting it higher to make her lose her balance.
"Hey! That's not fair!" Tomoyo complained.
"Well," I shrugged. "It's not fair to ambush me when I'm not ready either." I said and lifted her leg higher.
"Okay" she sighed, jumping around with one foot to maintain her balance. "I'm sorry," she apologized. "Now, could you put my leg down before I really lose my balance?"
I chuckled and released her foot from my grip. "Now," I said, crossing my arms on my chest. "Why did you do that?"
"It's a test," Tomoyo said. " Your mind seems to be somewhere else. So, I wanted to test you and see if you were really paying attention," Tomoyo said. She eyed me cautiously and frowned. "So, what is it?"
"What?"
"I've known you for three years; of course I would have noticed that something might be wrong with you, Sakura," Tomoyo said. "So, what is it? What were you thinking of?"
"It's," I paused, biting my lower lips. I'm not sure if I should tell her anything about Syaoran. "Nothing."
Tomoyo frowned. "Were you upset about your breakup?"
"Breakup?" I heard myself asking. "What breakup?"
"Didn't you break up with Kaze two days ago?" Tomoyo said. "After you pulled that stunt before him, and he freaked out?"
"Oh, god! No! It wasn't that," I said, as that break up from a few days ago came into my mind. "It's not about the breakup," I said, deciding that it is better to keep my relationship with the client to myself for the time being. "I was thinking about our mission."
Tomoyo chuckled. "Yeah, right."
"I am thinking about the mission," I assured her.
Tomoyo turned to me for a couple beat and frowned. "Fine, if you said so"
I am thinking about the mission! I mean, technically, thinking about my ex also means thinking about the mission, right? You know, since he would be my new clientele.
"What do you think about the mission?" Tomoyo asked while we were walking towards the meeting room for our first meeting with our new client, Li Syaoran.
"I hope everything will be fine," I replied. I wonder how will Syaoran react when he see me? Will he be surprise? Happy? Disappointed?
"Hey," Tomoyo whispered. "That new client is hot don't you think? I could tell that he's a very handsome man from his photo. I wonder if he looks hotter in real life."
My eyes widened, and my jaw dropped. "Tomoyo" I gasped. "You're married! You're not supposed to check out on other guys."
Eriol was waiting for us when we showed up at the meeting room. He greeted us briefly and ushered us in. I noticed a middle aged woman sitting on the sofa and instantly recognized her. She's Syaoran's mother; Li Yelan. She rose up from her seat when she saw us.
"Good morning," Tomoyo and I greeted in unison.
Yelan smiled. "Good Morning."
A younger man sat up firmly beside Yelan, ignoring our presence. He wore a black slack, and a pale green shirt. He was reading a newspaper, so, it was hard for us to identify that man.
Tomoyo and I looked at each other and shrugged when Yelan gave him a quick nudge on his ribs.
The man grunted and in an instant, I could recognize his voice. It was a voice that I haven't heard for quite some times.
My heart started to beat furiously and I think I'm starting to freak out. I may as well start to hyperventilate in any second.
Come on, Sakura. You can do this. You can do this!
I took a deep breath to control my heart from beating furiously.
No. I cannot do this... Convincing myself not to be nervous in front of him doesn't seem to work.
I took another deep breath, and told my heart to stay still.
"I'm Li Syaoran" he finally said, stretching his hand out for a handshake.
Syaoran is definitely handsome than the last time I saw him. His shoulders are definitely broader than before. His skin a bit tanned, and he had the same windblown hair which I always recognize. He definitely is hotter than I remember.
"I'm Tomoyo," she said, introducing herself. "And this is Sakura, my partner."
"Hi" I said briefly, in my business-like tone. I'm not sure if I should mention anything else.
"Partners," Syaoran said with a frown.
"Li-san," Eriol called. "These two girls are assigned as your bodyguard starting from today. They are assigned to guard you up-close alternately whereas the other agents will be shadowing them."
"What? What kind of joke is this?" Syaoran chuckled. "Hiiragizawa-san, please tell me you are joking."
Wow! I totally didn't expect him to react like that.
"Syaoran," Yelan said, narrowing her eyes dangerously towards his son. "Behave yourself."
"I'm not joking," Eriol said diplomatically. "Daidouji-san will cover the morning shift, and Kinomoto-san will cover you after that. The other agents will keep their eyes close during night."
Syaoran turned to his mother, for explanation.
"I told them to assign the best people they got to protect you, " Yelan said. "If these two girls were chosen to be your bodyguard among the others... that means they are the best." Yelan turned to us, and smiled.
Syaoran took a deep breath. "First, I have to agree to have people following me around. And now you want me to succumb with this?" he retorted. "I will not have girls as my bodyguard. I don't think that girls are suitable for this kind of job. They should stay at home and do the house chores instead of doing dangerous things like this."
I rolled my eyes. Syaoran and his womenshouldn'tdodangerousthings theory. Right. Now I remember. This is one of the reasons why we broke up years ago. He didn't like me to enter the police.
"Man and their egos" Tomoyo whispered.
"I heard that!" Syaoran snapped at us. "Look, I will not have these girls as my bodyguard. I don't want to end up protecting them instead. I got a lot better things to do. Besides, what can they do to protect me? Pulling hairs? Smacking with their purse? No. I'm not doing it. This is not what I sign for."
Eriol cleared his throat. "Well, Li-san, in this century, women can do many jobs that men do. And that includes doing dangerous things like what you've mentioned."
Syaoran grunted.
"Relax, Li-san." Eriol chuckled. "As I told you before, these two girls will be protecting you up close. We will assign other bodyguards as well to protect you from certain distance. You don't have to worry about anything."
He groaned.
"Li-san" I called.
"Yes?" he said. His eyebrow arched. He looked at me, and our eyes met.
I took a deep breath to calm my dear heart and step forward. "You're a lawyer, right?"
"Yes," Syaoran nodded. "And?"
"Well then," I shrugged. "I think, you should know very well that we could sue you for being discriminate on us, right? You know, for being sexist and all that. I'm sure we could easily win the case."
Syaoran clenched his teeth. He sat on the sofa and grunted. "Fine. Do what you want."
And, that's how we won the case!
-End of chapter 3: Keep on Moving-
Insert song: Taken from 5ive Keep On Movin'
Author's Note: Please comment. For those who commented, thank you for making me happy.:)