Disclaimer – I can dream and wish as much as I want but the sad reality is
that I don't own CCS and never will. *Sob**sob*.
Queen of my Heart – To Be Loved
Syaoran stopped himself suddenly; his hand remained poised in front of the door only inches away from knocking. He turned and walked away from Sakura's door for the twentieth time that day.
'She's just a girl,' Syaoran told himself as he walked away. 'There's no difference between her and all the other princess's.' He was wrong, there was a big difference between her and them. Because for the first time in his life he was in love and Sakura was the reason why. For the first time in his life, Syaoran was in a situation he couldn't control, he was doing something he didn't understand, and it confused him.
He didn't know what he was feeling or why he was feeling it. He didn't know why he had walked up to Sakura's door at least twenty times in the same day and each day he would walk away only seconds before he knocked. He didn't know why his heart would begin to race every time she entered a room, and why his palms began to sweat at the thought of her. He didn't know anything about anything anymore accept that there was something about Sakura that was doing this to him and it was only a matter of time before he realized what.
Syaoran walked towards the large library down the hall. It was like a large tower connected to each level of the castle filled from top to bottom with books. The setting sun shone through the windows bathing a feminine figure curled up on the chair in a heavenly glow. He didn't want to disturb her and decided to just watch her for a few moments before speaking.
"It's beautiful isn't it?" he asked moving closer to her.
Sakura turned suddenly and tried desperately to control her blushing cheeks as Syaoran walked towards her.
"I'm sorry if I startled you," he said.
"It's alright," she smiled, "I didn't expect anyone else to be in here. There are more interesting things to do in this kingdom than hanging out with a bunch of musty old books. Just don't tell Nikki I said that."
Syaoran chuckled as he sat down in the chair opposite her own. "I think this room has the best view in the entire castle," he told her focusing only on her. He hoped his voice hadn't given away his nerves and that the line sounded as smooth as it was supposed to be.
Sakura looked down at the ground knowing that if she looked into his amber eyes she wouldn't be able to look away. She could get lost in them forever from one glance, still she forced herself to look down, not wanting let on away her feelings. "I've got to go," Sakura said as she began to get up from her chair.
"Wait, please," he said cupping her hand in his own. She turned back to him and looked at him her eyes finally locking with his for the first time since that day after they met. Syaoran searched his mind for anything to say. He had been so caught up in the moment that he hadn't even thought about what he would say. "I . . . uh . . . Would . . ." he began. Sakura looked at him questioningly her eyes rimmed with hope. Just then it came to him, in an instant he knew exactly what to say. "Sakura would you like to go riding with me tomorrow?"
"So what did you say?" Madison asked. She sat cross-legged on the floor opposite Sakura as they took the latest Cosmo quiz.
"Would you: a) go casual – jeans and a t-shirt. b) Hippy – totally retro with flares and miniskirts. c) Sexy but classy – short redress with a low cut and stiletto heals. d) Professional – pinstriped power suit and briefcase. Or e) not at all?" Sakura asked trying to change the topic back to the quiz they were currently taking.
"Definitely sexy but classy," Madison said. "So what did you say?" Madison asked again.
"I'd probably go with casual, but not so casual that I look like I didn't put any effort in at all," Sakura said ignoring Madison's question.
"You know we have two options here," Madison told her. "I can either a) have you tell me now," Madison said smiling coyly, "or b) I can go ask Syaoran myself. I'm sure he'd be thrilled to answer my questions especially after I tell him about your dream last night."
"Don't you dare," Sakura said frantically.
"Then answer my question," Madison retorted.
Sakura sighed as she realized her defeat. "I said yes," she said quietly.
"Pardon."
"I said yes," she repeated.
"That's great but I think we have a small problem," Madison said.
"What?"
"Sakura," Madison sighed realizing just how clueless her best friend could be, "you don't know how to ride a horse."
"Oh, that."
"Hey Sakura," Syaoran said kind of nonchalantly smiling gently.
"No, that's not right," Syaoran, sighed. He was meeting Sakura in an hour and he didn't even know what he was going to say.
"How you doin'?" he tried mimicking Joeys posture, voice and gestures. It took an extremely vast amount of self-control to keep from laughing at himself, something he rarely did.
"I got an idea," Syaoran heard Eriol say from somewhere outside his line of vision. Syaoran sighed preparing to hear Eriol's boneheaded idea for a joke.
"Em erm. Sakura, how do I love thee?
Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth the breadth and height.
I love the with thine heart and soul and life . . ."
"Sod off Eriol," Syaoran growled trying his best just to ignore the four eyed, blue haired freak.
Sadly Syaoran's offer fell on deaf ears, it didn't quite seem to appeal to Eriol and he just went on talking. "How about a love song?" Eriol suggested. Without waiting for Syaorn's reply he then attempted to sing (off key of course) a few lines of a love song he had recently heard on the radio. (A/N: I am apologizing in advance to all Westlife fans including myself, and the band itself, especially Shane).
"Tell me what makes a man
Want to give you all his heart
Smile when you're around
And cry when you're apart
If you know what makes a man
Want to love you the way Li do
Sakura, you got to let him know
Cause Syaoran's in love with you."
"Funny Eli," Syaoran grimaced as he grabbed the nearest blunt object while he searched the room for his "friend". "Where the heck are you?" Syaoran asked suspiciously after scanning the whole room.
"You know the saying. What you can't see, you can't hurt," Eriol answered.
Syaoran closed his eyes concentrating hard on the object he desired. "And you can't see full stop," he added as a pair of invisible glasses landed in his hand.
"Hey I needed those."
Syaoran closed his eyes again, this time concentrating on locating Eriol's presence. Syaoran kicked back as he locked on his stumbling target. There was a loud 'oomph' as Eriol hit the floor and finally appeared grasping his . . . err . . . um . . . stomach, yeah stomach.
"So what clever lines are you going use to get Lady Madison swooning," Syaoran asked. "Emphasis on Lady," he added.
"Why my favorite quote from American Pie of course," Eriol replied undoubtedly. "Suck me beautiful."
"Do you really think she's going to go for that?" Syaoran asked disbelievingly.
"It's better than 'how you doin'"
"Stuff you Eriol."
"Same to you Syaoran."
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I hope you liked this chapter. I think this is what I get for trying to write three stories at once, actually five including the ones I haven't even put up yet. Anyway please review no matter what you think and I'll try and get the next chapter up somewhat faster.
Queen of my Heart – To Be Loved
Syaoran stopped himself suddenly; his hand remained poised in front of the door only inches away from knocking. He turned and walked away from Sakura's door for the twentieth time that day.
'She's just a girl,' Syaoran told himself as he walked away. 'There's no difference between her and all the other princess's.' He was wrong, there was a big difference between her and them. Because for the first time in his life he was in love and Sakura was the reason why. For the first time in his life, Syaoran was in a situation he couldn't control, he was doing something he didn't understand, and it confused him.
He didn't know what he was feeling or why he was feeling it. He didn't know why he had walked up to Sakura's door at least twenty times in the same day and each day he would walk away only seconds before he knocked. He didn't know why his heart would begin to race every time she entered a room, and why his palms began to sweat at the thought of her. He didn't know anything about anything anymore accept that there was something about Sakura that was doing this to him and it was only a matter of time before he realized what.
Syaoran walked towards the large library down the hall. It was like a large tower connected to each level of the castle filled from top to bottom with books. The setting sun shone through the windows bathing a feminine figure curled up on the chair in a heavenly glow. He didn't want to disturb her and decided to just watch her for a few moments before speaking.
"It's beautiful isn't it?" he asked moving closer to her.
Sakura turned suddenly and tried desperately to control her blushing cheeks as Syaoran walked towards her.
"I'm sorry if I startled you," he said.
"It's alright," she smiled, "I didn't expect anyone else to be in here. There are more interesting things to do in this kingdom than hanging out with a bunch of musty old books. Just don't tell Nikki I said that."
Syaoran chuckled as he sat down in the chair opposite her own. "I think this room has the best view in the entire castle," he told her focusing only on her. He hoped his voice hadn't given away his nerves and that the line sounded as smooth as it was supposed to be.
Sakura looked down at the ground knowing that if she looked into his amber eyes she wouldn't be able to look away. She could get lost in them forever from one glance, still she forced herself to look down, not wanting let on away her feelings. "I've got to go," Sakura said as she began to get up from her chair.
"Wait, please," he said cupping her hand in his own. She turned back to him and looked at him her eyes finally locking with his for the first time since that day after they met. Syaoran searched his mind for anything to say. He had been so caught up in the moment that he hadn't even thought about what he would say. "I . . . uh . . . Would . . ." he began. Sakura looked at him questioningly her eyes rimmed with hope. Just then it came to him, in an instant he knew exactly what to say. "Sakura would you like to go riding with me tomorrow?"
"So what did you say?" Madison asked. She sat cross-legged on the floor opposite Sakura as they took the latest Cosmo quiz.
"Would you: a) go casual – jeans and a t-shirt. b) Hippy – totally retro with flares and miniskirts. c) Sexy but classy – short redress with a low cut and stiletto heals. d) Professional – pinstriped power suit and briefcase. Or e) not at all?" Sakura asked trying to change the topic back to the quiz they were currently taking.
"Definitely sexy but classy," Madison said. "So what did you say?" Madison asked again.
"I'd probably go with casual, but not so casual that I look like I didn't put any effort in at all," Sakura said ignoring Madison's question.
"You know we have two options here," Madison told her. "I can either a) have you tell me now," Madison said smiling coyly, "or b) I can go ask Syaoran myself. I'm sure he'd be thrilled to answer my questions especially after I tell him about your dream last night."
"Don't you dare," Sakura said frantically.
"Then answer my question," Madison retorted.
Sakura sighed as she realized her defeat. "I said yes," she said quietly.
"Pardon."
"I said yes," she repeated.
"That's great but I think we have a small problem," Madison said.
"What?"
"Sakura," Madison sighed realizing just how clueless her best friend could be, "you don't know how to ride a horse."
"Oh, that."
"Hey Sakura," Syaoran said kind of nonchalantly smiling gently.
"No, that's not right," Syaoran, sighed. He was meeting Sakura in an hour and he didn't even know what he was going to say.
"How you doin'?" he tried mimicking Joeys posture, voice and gestures. It took an extremely vast amount of self-control to keep from laughing at himself, something he rarely did.
"I got an idea," Syaoran heard Eriol say from somewhere outside his line of vision. Syaoran sighed preparing to hear Eriol's boneheaded idea for a joke.
"Em erm. Sakura, how do I love thee?
Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth the breadth and height.
I love the with thine heart and soul and life . . ."
"Sod off Eriol," Syaoran growled trying his best just to ignore the four eyed, blue haired freak.
Sadly Syaoran's offer fell on deaf ears, it didn't quite seem to appeal to Eriol and he just went on talking. "How about a love song?" Eriol suggested. Without waiting for Syaorn's reply he then attempted to sing (off key of course) a few lines of a love song he had recently heard on the radio. (A/N: I am apologizing in advance to all Westlife fans including myself, and the band itself, especially Shane).
"Tell me what makes a man
Want to give you all his heart
Smile when you're around
And cry when you're apart
If you know what makes a man
Want to love you the way Li do
Sakura, you got to let him know
Cause Syaoran's in love with you."
"Funny Eli," Syaoran grimaced as he grabbed the nearest blunt object while he searched the room for his "friend". "Where the heck are you?" Syaoran asked suspiciously after scanning the whole room.
"You know the saying. What you can't see, you can't hurt," Eriol answered.
Syaoran closed his eyes concentrating hard on the object he desired. "And you can't see full stop," he added as a pair of invisible glasses landed in his hand.
"Hey I needed those."
Syaoran closed his eyes again, this time concentrating on locating Eriol's presence. Syaoran kicked back as he locked on his stumbling target. There was a loud 'oomph' as Eriol hit the floor and finally appeared grasping his . . . err . . . um . . . stomach, yeah stomach.
"So what clever lines are you going use to get Lady Madison swooning," Syaoran asked. "Emphasis on Lady," he added.
"Why my favorite quote from American Pie of course," Eriol replied undoubtedly. "Suck me beautiful."
"Do you really think she's going to go for that?" Syaoran asked disbelievingly.
"It's better than 'how you doin'"
"Stuff you Eriol."
"Same to you Syaoran."
~*(*~
I hope you liked this chapter. I think this is what I get for trying to write three stories at once, actually five including the ones I haven't even put up yet. Anyway please review no matter what you think and I'll try and get the next chapter up somewhat faster.
