Dear Readers,
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-Shii
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I continued to play a graceful melody along the keys of the antique piano. It had ivory keys with the black sharps and flats and the tune coming from the hidden part has an amazing sound. A flash of emerald from the left corner of my eyes. They were a pair of eyes, but not Sakura's. A woman with long black hair and soft emerald eyes, a little older-looking than Sakura's, appeared, descending down the staircase.
"Hello, sir, who are you?" She stumbled at the last step, and I got up from the bench and held her straight.
"Li Syaoran...how about you?"
"Kinomoto Nadeshiko...I'm guessing you know my little Sakura-Chan?" She asked me. No way this was Sakura's mom!
"Yes, she wasn't feeling too well at school so Daidouji and I brought her here..." I stammered. Miss Kinomoto kinda shuddered and then 'urked' at me when I mentioned Sakura not feeling well.
"Stress again? Honestly, the child just misses too much school..." Miss Kinomoto shook her head.
"B-But she passed out!" I said. Miss Kinomoto just changed the topic,
"Look, I'm bored. I think you're pretty good looking, entertain me. Let's go get some snacks and watch a movie." She stumbled onto my chest and I just sat her down on the piano bench.
"Sorry, Miss Kinomoto, I'm only like 15 and you're like..."
"A polite boy never asks for his woman's age."
"You're not my woman!" I yelled. Was this woman trying to get on my nerves?
Then Daidouji and Sakura walked in the room.
"What's all this yelling about?" Daidouji asked.
"Mom, why must you do this? First Takashi-Kun, then Eriol-Kun, and now Syaoran?"
"Oh dang it, Sakura-Chan figured out our game...she's just too smart..." Miss Kinomoto said dramatically.
"Syaoran, were you actually going along with this?"
"Erm...no..."
"It's okay, Sakura-Chan, I'll get Miss Kinomoto back to her room...she's in a bit of a," She began to whisper, "Drunken attitude." Daidouji said, putting her arm around Miss Kinomoto's waste and dragging her up the stairs.
"Thanks, Tomoyo-Chan!"
"You owe me one, Sakura-Chan!" Daidouji said back to Sakura.
"Umm...I'm really sorry about all that...like I said, I have stress..."
"Really? What from?" Honestly, if Sakura is stressing about drunk moms, I know how she feels...
"Mom, dad, step-sister, I'm sad my bro isn't here...the kids at school...hey, you don't want to hear this." She said.
"N-No, I do!" I said.
"Well, my mom and my dad got married, but only cause my mom was old and needed a husband to keep me fed...my dad is a Hit Man...one of the good ones, so we have lots of money, but they often get drunk and stuff...and my little sister is a total weirdo...like rude, obnoxious, and practically like a little boy, Isaka, is her name. I have a brother named Touya but he's with his girlfriend on vacation for now, so I'm practically alone...And the girls at school just started hating me all a sudden..." Sakura said sadly. I could see tears welling up in her eyes.
"Hey, I got to go, but when you want to, we should meet up in a cafe sometime and like talk about my crazy past." I chuckled and gave her a little side-hug.
"Thanks, Syaoran-San!" She said and walked me to the door.
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~A few days later~
Syaoran and I were in Theology 101. That's when I remembered a few days ago...
"...we should meet up in a café sometime and like talk about my crazy past."
Was he asking me out? No, he and I had not even known each other for an hour. That's happened a lot before though...where people whom I barely know ask me out. R-E-J-E-C-T-E-D! That's a song Mihara taught me...
Anyway, I'm going to hold him to that!
"Hey, Syaoran-San, remember the café thing we were planning?" I whispered so the teacher wouldn't hear.
"Yeah, you wanna meet up at some kinda café today?" He said back. I could feel my cheeks turning pink.
"Yeah, I don't got anything planned." I said.
"Okay, we'll meet up after school!"
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~Syaoran~
I kept thinking about what I should say. My past was one of those complicated things I tried not to remember. But it's as if...as if I actually wanted to tell her...I felt it bubbling up inside of me, as if I could just scream it out loud. But then she walked up to me.
"Hey, you ready?" She said.
"Uh huh!" I said. We then walked to the café in silence and then went inside.
It was one of those maid cafes. It was really cool, actually. They didn't have these in Hong Kong, so I was what...excited? I guess that describes it.
"So, talk to me, Syaoran-San, what are you and your past like?"
"Well uhh...You sure you want to know?"
"Oh yes...let's see whose stress level is higher..." She giggled. She was girlier in the personality category than her appearance proved her to be.
"Well...It all started a couple of years ago...I was at a friend's house...he introduced me to the piano."
"Ah, I play piano, and sing a little..." She said. I nodded and smiled. "Sorry, please do continue." She said. Then we paused when a manager came up to us.
"Ma'am, you are just too kawaii!" He said with a squeal. I think he was gay, but I was a little protective over his sudden comments towards Sakura's appearance.
"Uhh...thanks..."
"Sir, would you allow your lovely girlfriend," He emphasized the word 'girlfriend' and as much as I felt I needed to protest, I let him continue, "To apply for a job here?"
"Dude, I've barely known him for a week! Maybe eight days or so..." Sakura stammered, a red blush coming off her cheeks, which made me chuckle.
"Oh, then I guess I can just ask you. Well young lady, what is your name?"
"Kinomoto Sakura." She beamed.
"Oh, I see, well, would you like to work here, Kinomoto-Chan?"
I couldn't see Sakura working at a place like this. But then again, she could make her own money...
"Umm..."
She looks over at me. What does she expect me to do?
"She says sure, she needs some money!" I nudged her a bit and we both laughed.
"Okay, then here's my number..." They exchanged numbers and then the manager finally left the table.
"So...where was I?" I said.
"Your friend introduced you to the piano." She said.
"Oh, well yeah. As soon as I hopped on the bench I was sort of-not to be cocky-but a prodigal pianist. I'm really good."
"Good for you, Syaoran-San!" She said cheerfully.
"Well, my father is the owner of Li Corp., if you have ever heard of it, back in Hong Kong...so as the only son of my family I'm expected to be the 'heir' and basically take over." I paused. This was the hard part. "But I told my mom and dad I had other interests; I wanted the piano to be my life style!" Well, they got mad and sent me to this cottage thing in the back yard of our mansion and then my four sisters helped me escape...but they sent me here so now I live alone in an apartment." I said. Wow, I hadn't told that story in forever.
"That sounds like an adventure! Hey, it's better than livin' at my house...Like what you saw a few days ago." Sakura looked at the table when two maids came over with our food.
"That will be 5000 Yen." They said in unison.
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So now that I've unlocked Syaoran's past for you, and gotten Sakura a job, what shall come next? Oh and the next episode is a mini-sode!
Find out whenever I update next.
~Shii~