Kwaii Canadian: Hello again! I know my last chapter wasn't as long, but I
just had to stop there! I'm evil in that way. But to those of you who
were patient, here is my next chapter. I AM SOOOOOO SORRY IT TOOK ME SO
LONG TO UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT I HAD WRITERS BLOCK, THEN I WENT ON
VACATION, THEN SCHOOL STARTED, AND THEN MY COMPUTERED WAS BUSTED FOR TWO
WEEKS!!!!!!!!!!!!! The moral of this story is, NEVER GET YOUR COMPUTER
FIXED AT FUTURE SHOP!!!!!!!!!!!! Their idea of 3 days, was over two weeks.
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"." - Talking
'.' - Thinking
~*~*~ - Scene change
(A/N: .) - Author's notes
***.*** - Flashback
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A Royal Love
Chapter 7, Reunited Friends
The two friends' eyes met, and it was like fireworks went off. They couldn't believe it, after thirteen long, gruesome years, they were together again.
Syaoran had watched as the crowd had parted, wondering whom it could be. The angel that stepped out from the parted crowd stunned him with her beauty and grace. Although he was confused at first when she stepped forward and addressed his mother, it was swept away and replaced with a new one when the vision was introduced to him as Ying-fa. Was this the girl he had found at age five? Was this the girl who played with him? Was this the girl who evoked strange feelings in him? Was this woman, the girl who wrote him monthly letters? It didn't seem possible. The sketches that Tomoyo had sent him didn't do justice for the goddess that stood in front of him. Her hair had grown longer, and had turned nearly golden. She had filled out, in all the right places he might add, but had still stayed slim. If it wasn't for the bright happy emeralds that shone at him, he might not have ever recognised Ying-fa.
Ying-fa wasn't prepared for what she saw when she turned to face the boy who had wrote her. The boy had grown up, into a very handsome man she might add. He was nearly a head taller then her, with broad powerful shoulders, and his muscles could be seen through the material of his green shirt. His face had matured, and his eyes had grown hard and didn't let any of his emotions show through. His windswept hair was the same though, and his face held a healthy tan, he spent most of his time outside if she remembered. She wondered if this warrior was the person who wrote her those letters.
"Ying-fa, you've grown into a very beautiful woman. I hardly recognised you" Syaoran was the first to recover and address the person in front of him.
"It is you who has changed, majesty" Ying-fa sank into a curtsy and bowed her head. It was impolite to look at someone of higher rank than you, until you had their permission to do so. "I hadn't quite expected to see a man when I next saw you". The formalities were killing Syaoran, but he took Ying-fa's hand anyway, and willed her to rise.
"I hadn't noticed that I had changed, but I guess that happens with most people" not taking his eyes off hers, Syaoran brought the hand he held in his, and brought it to his lips.
It was common for a Prince to greet a lady this way, but it didn't make it any less awkward. Although the slight brushing of his lips against her had had been brief, they both felt the small bolts of electricity. They had embraced in the past, and even given each other small kisses on the cheek, so why was this so different? Oh yes, the awkwardness in the room could be cut with a knife.
"Ying-fa. Psst, Ying-fa! C'mere!" The awkwardness was cut by Meilin trying to draw her friend away from her cousin.
"I'm afraid I'm needed elsewhere. It was a pleasure seeing you again, Prince Syaoran" Ying-fa made it through her statement with only a slight waver in her voice. She quickly dislodged her hand from her childhood-friend's grasp, and then walked off to be with the two girls who were waving her over.
'She has changed, but then so have you'. It took one meeting, one tiny, formal conversation, and simple peck on the hand to tell Syaoran the one thing that puzzled him about Ying-fa from the beginning.
*** "Ying-fa, I told you to wait!" a five year-old Syaoran ran towards his fallen comrade. "Now look at you, your dress is dirty, and. Ying-fa what's wrong?" He stopped his complaining as he saw the fat tears gather in the girl's eyes.
"It's my ankle. I think I broke it!" Ying-fa grabbed her ankle, maybe if she squeezed it enough the pain would go away. "OWWWWW!" Nope, bad idea.
"Don't worry Ying-fa. I don't think it's broken, just sprained. Come on, I'll help you back to the castle" Syaoran calmly knelt down in front of her. "Get on, I'll carry you". Carefully getting on to her friend's back, she latched her arms around his neck.
When they were barely in eyesight of the door they used, Ying-fa whispered into Syaoran's ear. "Arigatou Syaoran-kun. I don't know what I would do without you" and she gave him a small kiss on the cheek. Syaoran's face went beet red.***
Syaoran Li, was in love.
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"Ok, so the igit (A/N: Don't ask, it's one of my words) challenged you and you kicked his butt," Meilin, Tomoyo and Ying-fa were wandering through the gardens talking about the past twenty-four hours, "but that still doesn't explain why you've been so quiet!". Meilin was getting frustrated by her Green-eyed friend.
"No, I didn't kick his butt. I kicked his nose, his chest, even his groin (A/N: OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), but I didn't kick his butt" Ying-fa was still off in her own little world.
"You know perfectly well what I meant by that! And you're not getting off that easy! What's bothering you?"
"I have to agree with Meilin here. You aren't you're normal genki self" Tomoyo was starting to get worried by her friend's silence.
"Well, you know how Syaoran is back?" Ying-fa gave into her friend's pleas.
"Yeah, of course we do. Don't tell me he sent you some-sort-of subliminal message that said he wanted to break up with you?" Tomoyo was a strong believer that those two were in a long distance relationship.
"Iie, and we're not together Tomoyo! How many times do I have to tell you that?" Ying-fa could feel her face slowly getting hotter.
"Sure you're not. That's why my bishonen cousin couldn't take his eyes off you" Meilin supported the idea of them being a couple as well.
"IF YOU TWO DON'T STOP IT, I SWEAR TO KAMI, THAT I'LL." Ying-fa wouldn't get to finish her yelling, for right then, Yukito marched over to where the girls were.
"I could hear you from on the other side of the garden, you know that Ying-fa?" Yuki smiled at the three ladies before him. "Anyways, Ying-fa, I won't be able to ask you to the party in honour of His Majesty's return. I was cornered by the princesses shortly after I left the hall".
"This is what I was so worried about. Mother-Yelan mentioned once that when Syaoran returned there would be huge party, and that I would expected to be there!!!!!!!!" the girl raised her face to the sky and voiced her troubles. "That means, I'll need an escort, and THAT means that, for the next week or so, I WON'T GET A MOMENTS REST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Distressed didn't even begin to describe the lady.
"If it makes you feel better Ying, I don't like having an escort either" Meilin tried to make her friend feel better.
"Yeah, that's why you were giggling for a week after Yeran-san asked you to Winter's solstice?" Ying-fa shot an evil grin at her ruby-eyed friend.
"Ano. That is to say. I.. OH DAMARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" a faint tinge was spreading over her cheeks.
"WAI! Meilin-chan Kwaii!" Tomoyo suddenly whipped out her sketchpad and began to draw the poor girl.
"Have you finally ceased with thinking Ying-fa-chan is kwaii?" Eriol Hiragiizawa calmly walked into the small clearing where everyone was gathered.
"Of course not darling" Tomoyo abandoned her sketch to embrace her fiancé (A/N: Remember, in the past women were married and had a kid when they were about 13 or 14, but I decided to make the girls in this fic older). "This moment is a 'Meilin Kwaii' moment, 'Ying-fa Kwaii' moments happen more often" she finished her comment as if it were as natural as mentioning the weather.
"Tomoyo! When will you give up this obsession?" Ying-fa sweat- dropped.
"That is a silly question Ying-fa. You know as well as I do, Tomoyo will take her obsession to the grave" Meilin stated then leaned in closer to whisper into the green-eyed girl's ear, "just hope and pray that it isn't a genetic thing and gets passed down to her kids".
"Meilin don't joke about that!" Ying-fa whispered back then burst into a fit of giggles.
"Ying-fa? Can Yue expect to see you at the same time tomorrow?" Yukito asked the still snickering lady.
"Hai. I'll ask Kero to make sure I get up at the right time" Ying-fa smiled at the boy she once had a crush on.
*** "Ano. Yuki, may I speak with you outside?" Ying-fa blushingly asked the silver-haired male.
It was the Summer's solstice ball, and the moon had just risen. The air was still warm, the stars were beginning to poke through the sky, and the breeze gently would play with anyone who was outside's hair. It was a night for lovers. Ying-fa had decided that tonight, before the ball was over, she would confess her love to Yukito, and he would reply that he felt the same.
"Of course Ying-fa. I'll be out in a moment" Yukito had no idea what was about to happen. When they were both outside, in the garden Yukito asked the question, "What did you want to talk to me about?"
"Ano. Yuki. Ai.Aishit. Yukito, Aishiteru!" Ying-fa spoke quickly, but the man in front of her heard every word. There was a short pause before he answered.
"Iie, no you don't. You may care for me as a tomodachi, an onii- chan, or maybe as a otou-san, but you don't love me. I'm honoured you think so, but you don't love me. One day the guy you truly love will come, and you will understand what true love is" Yukito calmly knelt down and took the girl's shoulders so she would understand.
Ying-fa's heart was breaking. Why was he rejecting her? It wasn't supposed to happen like this! Yuki was supposed to declare his love for her as well! Didn't he understand how much she loved him? Doesn't he know that she's loved him since she first saw him? What was he talking about, loving another? He was the only person she would ever love.
"Ying-fa? Daijoubu?" Yukito put a hand under her chin and forced her to meet his eyes that were full of concern.
She wouldn't let him see her cry, it was the last thing she could give him. "Daijoubu Yuki, goshimpai naku. Sumimasen Yuki-aniki. Oyasumi nasi" she quickly excused her self and ran to her room, where she cried herself to sleep.
"Gomen-nasi Ying-fa, demo another loves you more then I ever could" Yukito turned and headed back to the ball.
"Where were you Yukito? You said you'd be right back"
"Hmmmm? Oh, nowhere Touya, let's get back to the party. (A/N: GASP!!! Touya and Sakura were at the same party and they didn't see each other! *looks around at blank stares* I'll be quiet)***
"Alright, I'll expect you to be slightly late then" Yukito smiled at the girl then left before she would retaliate.
"GRRRRRRRRRRR! It's not my fault I'm a late sleeper!" Ying-fa fumed for a bit, before brightening right back up again. "Well, what's done is done. Anyone want to go into town?"
"Gomen Ying-fa, but Eriol and I already made plans" Tomoyo, still having her arms around Eriol's waist, told the girl.
"I also have something to do" the blush on Meilin's cheeks told the others that it involved Sir Xian of Yeran.
"Alright, I'll go on my own then. Ja ne mina-san!" Ying-fa called to her friends as she dashed up to her room to change before she went into town.
"Tomoyo, dearest. I have someone I need to see before we can carry on with what we had planned. I'll be right back" Eriol kissed the amethyst- eyed girl softly before disappearing into thin air.
"How can you stand it when he does that? Tomoyo? Tomoyooooooooo?" Meilin tried to talk to her, but Tomoyo was lost in her own little world.
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'Alone at last!' Syoaran was leaning against the door to his chambers, silently thanking his mother for suggesting that the trip had tried him out. After Ying-fa had left, men and women wanting to be in his favour, or trying to get their daughters in his favour, hadn't left him alone. It didn't help that his sisters were cautiously sneaking up to him, intent on making his life a living hell, in his eyes. Then after a small tour from his butler, Wei, he was in the safety of his room, where the majority of his valuables were put away.
Making a slight gesture with his hand, a box appeared on the large king-sized bed covered in green blankets. Syaoran calmly stepped up to the box, which was more like a small chest, said a word of command, and watched the lid unlock itself. Gently, almost afraid if he would break it, he raised the lid and took out thirteen years worth of letters tied green, silk ribbons. A cold stare at the bedside table revealed a hidden drawer that eagerly opened. Again, gently placing the stack of parchment in the drawer, he gazed lovingly at the delicate handwriting. Turning around to retrieve the other items from the box, he saw a young man, probably no older than himself calmly leaning himself against the far wall with a smirk of both interest and mischief caressing his features.
"Who are you? This is my private chamber, and since you didn't use the door, and obviously used magic, what are you doing here?" Something made Syaoran wary of the blue-haired man. The aura the Prince felt seemed old, powerfull, and somewhat, familiar.
"Okaerinasai my cute-lil-descendant. It's good to finally meet you" The smirk never faded from Eriol's perfect face.
"Wait a minute. You're Eriol Hiragiizawa, aren't you" Syaoran seemed impassive, maybe Eriol had to try harder.
"Of course cute-lil-descendant. Ying-fa has told me all about you." 'Yes that would get him riled up' Eriol thought.
"Good, now I don't feel sorry for doing this" without warning, Syaoran rushed towards the other male, ready to punch the living daylights out of him. Luckily for Eriol, he was fast enough to receive a hard punch on the shoulder, instead of a bone breaking punch to the jaw. "Good, you're fast. I would hate for this to be a boring fight."
"Now look my cute-lil-descendant, I know I might have been a bit of a bad guy in the past but" Eriol's attempts to justify his actions were unheard to the Prince's ears.
"Excuses, excuses. You could've killed Ying-fa, dozens of times, nearly put the entire kingdom asleep for eternity, then have the guts to come into my room uninvited. Besides, if you call me 'Your cute-lil- descendant' one more time, I just might forget that you're the reincarnation of Clow Reed, and really hurt you" Syaoran calmly told this to Eriol, with only a bit of annoyance in his voice, as he continued to try and hit him, chasing him around the room. Fortunately for Eriol, Syaoran forgot to close the hidden drawer, leaving its contents open to anyone who could reach them. One quick burst of speed brought the sapphire-eyed male to the letters, and a flash of magic took him, and the bundle of letters, out of the closely perusing male's reach.
"Well, well, well. What are these?" Eriol's teasing smirk returned to his face.
"Hiragiizawa, if you even think about it, I will seriously kill you!" Syaoran had a look of terror on his face.
'Oh Tomoyo, how I wish you were here to capture that look' Eriol knew he now held the object that would be his bargaining chip for his life. Looking down to read, he only had to glance at whom it was addressed to and who sent it to know why these were so important. "I'll make you a deal. I'll give you these back, as long as you do two thing for me."
"Name it" Syaoran at the moment, would have given up the throne to get those letters back.
"You promise not to kill me, aaannnddd.." Eriol let the last part hang.
"And what?!" Eriol was really beginning to annoy Syaoran, and the amber-eyed one relished in the thought of one day having leverage over him.
"And you take a very dear friend of mine into town" Eriol was really going to enjoy the expression on Syaoran's face when he found out who was the 'very dear friend'.
"Alright. I'll take your friend into town. Who is it?" Syaoran, sort of wished that he had let Eriol keep the letters. He had wanted to try and find Ying-fa, maybe spend some time together catching up, just relishing in her presence.
"I would like it if you could take Ying-fa into town, she would have gone on herself otherwise. It might be a good chance for you to pick up where you left off" Eriol's smirk got larger with each passing moment. Then without warning, Clow Reed's reincarnation disappeared, letting the stack of letters fall to ground with a very large, thump.
"NANI!!!!!!!!!!!" Syaoran tried to get his cheeks to cool, but they blood wouldn't drain from his face. This day would be a long one indeed.
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Kwaii Canadian: DONE AT LAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry it took so long, but the computer's messed up, and I may not even be able to post it right away, but I will try. Please review!!!!!!!!! Bye!
Japaneese Words:
Arigatou - thank you
Genki - happy
Iie - no
Bishonen - handsome
Kami - God
Ano - ummm
Damare - shut up
Kwaii - cute
Aishiteru - I love you
Tomodachi - friend
Onii-chan - older brother
Otou-san - father
Daijoubu - are you alright/ I'm all right
Goshimpai naku - don't worry
Sumimasen - sorry
Oyasumi nasi - good night
Gomen-nasi/ Gomen - sorry/ I'm sorry
Ja ne - see you later
Mina-san - everyone
Okaerinasai - welcome back
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cHiiSaNaYoUkAi - Thanks for your compliments! I want a cloak like that too, always have.
Daggat-Sakura - I know I'm evil, my heart is blacker than Darth Vader's helmet. But I will update, so I'm not quite overcome by the dark side of the force. *looks around at the blank stares* I'll shut up now. Thanks for your 2 reveiws.
Pochoco - Yes, another chapter.
elisa ang - Ok, chill! I've updated! Don't spaz out on me! I am sooooooooo sorry it took so long to update, but even now my computer's still on the firtz!
ednyadove - You get to see how they react in this chapter.
dreams of a dreamer - DON'T MENTION THE "S" WORD!!!! *runs into a dark closet and closes the doors so just a crack of light shines in* Thanks for reviewing though.
Miya-chan3 - I'm updating. I'm updating. I'm updating. I'm updating. I'm updating. =)
sHaRoN - Thankz! I'm honoured you think so
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Alpha Draconis1 - I'm updating, don't worry!
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Mattaki - *Turns scarlet and keeps getting redder* Wow, I've never been praised like that before. *Pulls at collar* Is it warm in here or is it just me?
friends4eva08() - Who could say no to a review like that? I will update!
Kwaii Canadian: Thanks to everyone who even read my story and didn't review. Now, on to chapter 7!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything to do with CCS. I do own this story though. Other than that, I have nothing so, DON'T SUE ME!
"." - Talking
'.' - Thinking
~*~*~ - Scene change
(A/N: .) - Author's notes
***.*** - Flashback
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A Royal Love
Chapter 7, Reunited Friends
The two friends' eyes met, and it was like fireworks went off. They couldn't believe it, after thirteen long, gruesome years, they were together again.
Syaoran had watched as the crowd had parted, wondering whom it could be. The angel that stepped out from the parted crowd stunned him with her beauty and grace. Although he was confused at first when she stepped forward and addressed his mother, it was swept away and replaced with a new one when the vision was introduced to him as Ying-fa. Was this the girl he had found at age five? Was this the girl who played with him? Was this the girl who evoked strange feelings in him? Was this woman, the girl who wrote him monthly letters? It didn't seem possible. The sketches that Tomoyo had sent him didn't do justice for the goddess that stood in front of him. Her hair had grown longer, and had turned nearly golden. She had filled out, in all the right places he might add, but had still stayed slim. If it wasn't for the bright happy emeralds that shone at him, he might not have ever recognised Ying-fa.
Ying-fa wasn't prepared for what she saw when she turned to face the boy who had wrote her. The boy had grown up, into a very handsome man she might add. He was nearly a head taller then her, with broad powerful shoulders, and his muscles could be seen through the material of his green shirt. His face had matured, and his eyes had grown hard and didn't let any of his emotions show through. His windswept hair was the same though, and his face held a healthy tan, he spent most of his time outside if she remembered. She wondered if this warrior was the person who wrote her those letters.
"Ying-fa, you've grown into a very beautiful woman. I hardly recognised you" Syaoran was the first to recover and address the person in front of him.
"It is you who has changed, majesty" Ying-fa sank into a curtsy and bowed her head. It was impolite to look at someone of higher rank than you, until you had their permission to do so. "I hadn't quite expected to see a man when I next saw you". The formalities were killing Syaoran, but he took Ying-fa's hand anyway, and willed her to rise.
"I hadn't noticed that I had changed, but I guess that happens with most people" not taking his eyes off hers, Syaoran brought the hand he held in his, and brought it to his lips.
It was common for a Prince to greet a lady this way, but it didn't make it any less awkward. Although the slight brushing of his lips against her had had been brief, they both felt the small bolts of electricity. They had embraced in the past, and even given each other small kisses on the cheek, so why was this so different? Oh yes, the awkwardness in the room could be cut with a knife.
"Ying-fa. Psst, Ying-fa! C'mere!" The awkwardness was cut by Meilin trying to draw her friend away from her cousin.
"I'm afraid I'm needed elsewhere. It was a pleasure seeing you again, Prince Syaoran" Ying-fa made it through her statement with only a slight waver in her voice. She quickly dislodged her hand from her childhood-friend's grasp, and then walked off to be with the two girls who were waving her over.
'She has changed, but then so have you'. It took one meeting, one tiny, formal conversation, and simple peck on the hand to tell Syaoran the one thing that puzzled him about Ying-fa from the beginning.
*** "Ying-fa, I told you to wait!" a five year-old Syaoran ran towards his fallen comrade. "Now look at you, your dress is dirty, and. Ying-fa what's wrong?" He stopped his complaining as he saw the fat tears gather in the girl's eyes.
"It's my ankle. I think I broke it!" Ying-fa grabbed her ankle, maybe if she squeezed it enough the pain would go away. "OWWWWW!" Nope, bad idea.
"Don't worry Ying-fa. I don't think it's broken, just sprained. Come on, I'll help you back to the castle" Syaoran calmly knelt down in front of her. "Get on, I'll carry you". Carefully getting on to her friend's back, she latched her arms around his neck.
When they were barely in eyesight of the door they used, Ying-fa whispered into Syaoran's ear. "Arigatou Syaoran-kun. I don't know what I would do without you" and she gave him a small kiss on the cheek. Syaoran's face went beet red.***
Syaoran Li, was in love.
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"Ok, so the igit (A/N: Don't ask, it's one of my words) challenged you and you kicked his butt," Meilin, Tomoyo and Ying-fa were wandering through the gardens talking about the past twenty-four hours, "but that still doesn't explain why you've been so quiet!". Meilin was getting frustrated by her Green-eyed friend.
"No, I didn't kick his butt. I kicked his nose, his chest, even his groin (A/N: OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), but I didn't kick his butt" Ying-fa was still off in her own little world.
"You know perfectly well what I meant by that! And you're not getting off that easy! What's bothering you?"
"I have to agree with Meilin here. You aren't you're normal genki self" Tomoyo was starting to get worried by her friend's silence.
"Well, you know how Syaoran is back?" Ying-fa gave into her friend's pleas.
"Yeah, of course we do. Don't tell me he sent you some-sort-of subliminal message that said he wanted to break up with you?" Tomoyo was a strong believer that those two were in a long distance relationship.
"Iie, and we're not together Tomoyo! How many times do I have to tell you that?" Ying-fa could feel her face slowly getting hotter.
"Sure you're not. That's why my bishonen cousin couldn't take his eyes off you" Meilin supported the idea of them being a couple as well.
"IF YOU TWO DON'T STOP IT, I SWEAR TO KAMI, THAT I'LL." Ying-fa wouldn't get to finish her yelling, for right then, Yukito marched over to where the girls were.
"I could hear you from on the other side of the garden, you know that Ying-fa?" Yuki smiled at the three ladies before him. "Anyways, Ying-fa, I won't be able to ask you to the party in honour of His Majesty's return. I was cornered by the princesses shortly after I left the hall".
"This is what I was so worried about. Mother-Yelan mentioned once that when Syaoran returned there would be huge party, and that I would expected to be there!!!!!!!!" the girl raised her face to the sky and voiced her troubles. "That means, I'll need an escort, and THAT means that, for the next week or so, I WON'T GET A MOMENTS REST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Distressed didn't even begin to describe the lady.
"If it makes you feel better Ying, I don't like having an escort either" Meilin tried to make her friend feel better.
"Yeah, that's why you were giggling for a week after Yeran-san asked you to Winter's solstice?" Ying-fa shot an evil grin at her ruby-eyed friend.
"Ano. That is to say. I.. OH DAMARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" a faint tinge was spreading over her cheeks.
"WAI! Meilin-chan Kwaii!" Tomoyo suddenly whipped out her sketchpad and began to draw the poor girl.
"Have you finally ceased with thinking Ying-fa-chan is kwaii?" Eriol Hiragiizawa calmly walked into the small clearing where everyone was gathered.
"Of course not darling" Tomoyo abandoned her sketch to embrace her fiancé (A/N: Remember, in the past women were married and had a kid when they were about 13 or 14, but I decided to make the girls in this fic older). "This moment is a 'Meilin Kwaii' moment, 'Ying-fa Kwaii' moments happen more often" she finished her comment as if it were as natural as mentioning the weather.
"Tomoyo! When will you give up this obsession?" Ying-fa sweat- dropped.
"That is a silly question Ying-fa. You know as well as I do, Tomoyo will take her obsession to the grave" Meilin stated then leaned in closer to whisper into the green-eyed girl's ear, "just hope and pray that it isn't a genetic thing and gets passed down to her kids".
"Meilin don't joke about that!" Ying-fa whispered back then burst into a fit of giggles.
"Ying-fa? Can Yue expect to see you at the same time tomorrow?" Yukito asked the still snickering lady.
"Hai. I'll ask Kero to make sure I get up at the right time" Ying-fa smiled at the boy she once had a crush on.
*** "Ano. Yuki, may I speak with you outside?" Ying-fa blushingly asked the silver-haired male.
It was the Summer's solstice ball, and the moon had just risen. The air was still warm, the stars were beginning to poke through the sky, and the breeze gently would play with anyone who was outside's hair. It was a night for lovers. Ying-fa had decided that tonight, before the ball was over, she would confess her love to Yukito, and he would reply that he felt the same.
"Of course Ying-fa. I'll be out in a moment" Yukito had no idea what was about to happen. When they were both outside, in the garden Yukito asked the question, "What did you want to talk to me about?"
"Ano. Yuki. Ai.Aishit. Yukito, Aishiteru!" Ying-fa spoke quickly, but the man in front of her heard every word. There was a short pause before he answered.
"Iie, no you don't. You may care for me as a tomodachi, an onii- chan, or maybe as a otou-san, but you don't love me. I'm honoured you think so, but you don't love me. One day the guy you truly love will come, and you will understand what true love is" Yukito calmly knelt down and took the girl's shoulders so she would understand.
Ying-fa's heart was breaking. Why was he rejecting her? It wasn't supposed to happen like this! Yuki was supposed to declare his love for her as well! Didn't he understand how much she loved him? Doesn't he know that she's loved him since she first saw him? What was he talking about, loving another? He was the only person she would ever love.
"Ying-fa? Daijoubu?" Yukito put a hand under her chin and forced her to meet his eyes that were full of concern.
She wouldn't let him see her cry, it was the last thing she could give him. "Daijoubu Yuki, goshimpai naku. Sumimasen Yuki-aniki. Oyasumi nasi" she quickly excused her self and ran to her room, where she cried herself to sleep.
"Gomen-nasi Ying-fa, demo another loves you more then I ever could" Yukito turned and headed back to the ball.
"Where were you Yukito? You said you'd be right back"
"Hmmmm? Oh, nowhere Touya, let's get back to the party. (A/N: GASP!!! Touya and Sakura were at the same party and they didn't see each other! *looks around at blank stares* I'll be quiet)***
"Alright, I'll expect you to be slightly late then" Yukito smiled at the girl then left before she would retaliate.
"GRRRRRRRRRRR! It's not my fault I'm a late sleeper!" Ying-fa fumed for a bit, before brightening right back up again. "Well, what's done is done. Anyone want to go into town?"
"Gomen Ying-fa, but Eriol and I already made plans" Tomoyo, still having her arms around Eriol's waist, told the girl.
"I also have something to do" the blush on Meilin's cheeks told the others that it involved Sir Xian of Yeran.
"Alright, I'll go on my own then. Ja ne mina-san!" Ying-fa called to her friends as she dashed up to her room to change before she went into town.
"Tomoyo, dearest. I have someone I need to see before we can carry on with what we had planned. I'll be right back" Eriol kissed the amethyst- eyed girl softly before disappearing into thin air.
"How can you stand it when he does that? Tomoyo? Tomoyooooooooo?" Meilin tried to talk to her, but Tomoyo was lost in her own little world.
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'Alone at last!' Syoaran was leaning against the door to his chambers, silently thanking his mother for suggesting that the trip had tried him out. After Ying-fa had left, men and women wanting to be in his favour, or trying to get their daughters in his favour, hadn't left him alone. It didn't help that his sisters were cautiously sneaking up to him, intent on making his life a living hell, in his eyes. Then after a small tour from his butler, Wei, he was in the safety of his room, where the majority of his valuables were put away.
Making a slight gesture with his hand, a box appeared on the large king-sized bed covered in green blankets. Syaoran calmly stepped up to the box, which was more like a small chest, said a word of command, and watched the lid unlock itself. Gently, almost afraid if he would break it, he raised the lid and took out thirteen years worth of letters tied green, silk ribbons. A cold stare at the bedside table revealed a hidden drawer that eagerly opened. Again, gently placing the stack of parchment in the drawer, he gazed lovingly at the delicate handwriting. Turning around to retrieve the other items from the box, he saw a young man, probably no older than himself calmly leaning himself against the far wall with a smirk of both interest and mischief caressing his features.
"Who are you? This is my private chamber, and since you didn't use the door, and obviously used magic, what are you doing here?" Something made Syaoran wary of the blue-haired man. The aura the Prince felt seemed old, powerfull, and somewhat, familiar.
"Okaerinasai my cute-lil-descendant. It's good to finally meet you" The smirk never faded from Eriol's perfect face.
"Wait a minute. You're Eriol Hiragiizawa, aren't you" Syaoran seemed impassive, maybe Eriol had to try harder.
"Of course cute-lil-descendant. Ying-fa has told me all about you." 'Yes that would get him riled up' Eriol thought.
"Good, now I don't feel sorry for doing this" without warning, Syaoran rushed towards the other male, ready to punch the living daylights out of him. Luckily for Eriol, he was fast enough to receive a hard punch on the shoulder, instead of a bone breaking punch to the jaw. "Good, you're fast. I would hate for this to be a boring fight."
"Now look my cute-lil-descendant, I know I might have been a bit of a bad guy in the past but" Eriol's attempts to justify his actions were unheard to the Prince's ears.
"Excuses, excuses. You could've killed Ying-fa, dozens of times, nearly put the entire kingdom asleep for eternity, then have the guts to come into my room uninvited. Besides, if you call me 'Your cute-lil- descendant' one more time, I just might forget that you're the reincarnation of Clow Reed, and really hurt you" Syaoran calmly told this to Eriol, with only a bit of annoyance in his voice, as he continued to try and hit him, chasing him around the room. Fortunately for Eriol, Syaoran forgot to close the hidden drawer, leaving its contents open to anyone who could reach them. One quick burst of speed brought the sapphire-eyed male to the letters, and a flash of magic took him, and the bundle of letters, out of the closely perusing male's reach.
"Well, well, well. What are these?" Eriol's teasing smirk returned to his face.
"Hiragiizawa, if you even think about it, I will seriously kill you!" Syaoran had a look of terror on his face.
'Oh Tomoyo, how I wish you were here to capture that look' Eriol knew he now held the object that would be his bargaining chip for his life. Looking down to read, he only had to glance at whom it was addressed to and who sent it to know why these were so important. "I'll make you a deal. I'll give you these back, as long as you do two thing for me."
"Name it" Syaoran at the moment, would have given up the throne to get those letters back.
"You promise not to kill me, aaannnddd.." Eriol let the last part hang.
"And what?!" Eriol was really beginning to annoy Syaoran, and the amber-eyed one relished in the thought of one day having leverage over him.
"And you take a very dear friend of mine into town" Eriol was really going to enjoy the expression on Syaoran's face when he found out who was the 'very dear friend'.
"Alright. I'll take your friend into town. Who is it?" Syaoran, sort of wished that he had let Eriol keep the letters. He had wanted to try and find Ying-fa, maybe spend some time together catching up, just relishing in her presence.
"I would like it if you could take Ying-fa into town, she would have gone on herself otherwise. It might be a good chance for you to pick up where you left off" Eriol's smirk got larger with each passing moment. Then without warning, Clow Reed's reincarnation disappeared, letting the stack of letters fall to ground with a very large, thump.
"NANI!!!!!!!!!!!" Syaoran tried to get his cheeks to cool, but they blood wouldn't drain from his face. This day would be a long one indeed.
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Kwaii Canadian: DONE AT LAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry it took so long, but the computer's messed up, and I may not even be able to post it right away, but I will try. Please review!!!!!!!!! Bye!
Japaneese Words:
Arigatou - thank you
Genki - happy
Iie - no
Bishonen - handsome
Kami - God
Ano - ummm
Damare - shut up
Kwaii - cute
Aishiteru - I love you
Tomodachi - friend
Onii-chan - older brother
Otou-san - father
Daijoubu - are you alright/ I'm all right
Goshimpai naku - don't worry
Sumimasen - sorry
Oyasumi nasi - good night
Gomen-nasi/ Gomen - sorry/ I'm sorry
Ja ne - see you later
Mina-san - everyone
Okaerinasai - welcome back