Heyy guys!! Thanks for the reviews! Almost to 100! Haha. My arm feels better. So that's good, right? I'm not quite sure when the play will be, but hopefully soon! Like within 5 or 6 chapters? I don't know. Anyways, thanks again! Oh, and to answer just a few questions…
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Title: Romeo and Juliet
Summery: The Kinomoto's and Li's have been sworn enemies as far back as anyone can remember. Kinomoto Sakura and Li Syaoran go to the same school and absolutely hate each other. That is…until one little even occurs and they begin to fall in love. But how will their love ever last when their families hate each other? A Romeo and Juliet story in present time. SS
NOTE: No one is magical in this! They are all normal people and Syaoran is not from a clan or anything.
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Chapter 11: Outings and Findings
-Li Household-
"So, did anything interesting happen today?" Yelan asked her family. The four sisters were to one side of the table, Meiling and Syaoran on the opposite side, and Xenon was at the end.
Syaoran glared at Meiling who glanced at him.
"Yes!" Fuutie squealed. "This one guy asked me out!"
"Nani?" Yelan said, nearly dropping her fork. Shiefa smiled.
"It's true Okaasan! I was there when he did! He's really kawaii too! You'd like him!" she giggled.
Yelan smiled nervously.
"Well, you'll have to bring him over sometime Fuutie."
Fuutie nodded happily. Yelan then turned her attention to Syaoran and Meiling.
"Anything happen at your school today, Syaoran? Meiling?" she asked casually. Meiling opened her mouth but Syaoran interrupted her.
"Actually, yes! We rehearsed some more for the play and I really think we're getting somewhere."
Meiling glared at him. Yelan was smiling again.
"How nice! Meiling, you're the nurse right?"
"Hai," Meiling said softly.
"Is anything wrong dear?"
She glanced at Syaoran before answering. His face was like stone.
"No."
-Kinomoto Household-
"Well, Sakura, how was your day?" Fujitaka asked at the dinner table. Sakura looked up.
"It was fine."
"Nothing strange or unusual happened."
Sakura gulped. "N-No."
"Nothing out of the ordinary? Nothing suspicious? Nothing---" Touya teased.
"No!" Sakura glared at him, kicking him under the table. He winced in pain and clenched his teeth at his little sister. Fujitaka blinked.
"Did you rehearse for the play at all?" he asked lightly, salting his meat.
"Hai, we did!"
"I'm so glad I can make it! It's about a week before my dig in Egypt."
"Hai."
"Yo, pass the rice," Touya said to Sakura, who rolled her eyes and shoved it at him.
"Oh, I forgot to get the paper this morning!" their father said sadly, standing and leaving the dinning room. Sakura continued eating and waited till he returned to the table. Flipping to the business section, he frowned.
"The Li cooperation seems to be in perfect condition," he said angrily. "Seems their stock shot out the roof this morning. If I ever see that damn Xenon Li or his pathetic heir…"
Sakura gulped and frowned slightly. Her father was such a kind man and the only way he would talk like this was about the Li's. Aside from being a well-known doctor, Xenon Li owned a business company handling profits and bank accounts and things like that. He only hoped to pass it onto his heir someday…
"What's up with you?" Touya suddenly asked, making Sakura jump. She looked at him as he took a sip of water from his glass. "You were frowning at your plate and looked really angry at it."
"O-Oh! I was? Haha! Didn't mean to!" her laugh was nervous and high-pitched and Touya didn't buy it for a minute. "Well, I'm finished. May I be excused?"
Fujitaka was so wrapped up in his article he just waved a hand and Sakura cleared her place. Touya watched her suspiciously the entire time, and until she left the kitchen.
-Phone Conversation-
"Moshi Moshi?"
"Is Tomoyo there?"
"This is her."
"Konnichiwa Tomoyo-chan! It's Sakura!"
"What's up?"
"I think Touya's suspicious."
"Nani?"
"About me being friends with Syaoran."
"Oh, I see. Don't let him know, no matter what!"
"I know, I know, but it's really hard! He's so sneaky and can catch on to almost anything!"
"Sakura-chan, you can't let him know!"
"Alright, I'll try. Gomen I called but I didn't know who else I could call."
"I feel happy you chose me, Sakura-chan. Oh, I have to go! I have choir in about ten minutes!"
"Alright! Bye, Tomoyo-chan!"
"Ja ne!"
Sakura hung up and sighed. She was sitting on her bed. Tomoyo was in the Tomoeda choir group and was one of the best singers in it. She always got solos. Aside from being an outstanding singer, she was a great seamstress and was great at videotaping things.
Sakura decided to go get a snack so she hopped off her bed and opened her door. Standing there, was Touya, staring down at her in shock.
-School-
Syaoran opened the classroom door and looked around. Not many people were there, but Sakura was. He walked over to his seat behind her and removed his hat.
She didn't say anything. Her head was laying on her desk and she didn't move at all. She was staring out the window in a daze.
Syaoran smirked. He brought his head down so that his face was level to hers. He half-expected her to scream loudly but she didn't even blink. He frowned.
"What's wrong with you?" he asked, standing up straight. Sakura closed her eyes. Eriol came into he room and sighed productively. Syaoran glanced at him.
"Ohayo, Li. What's up with Kinomoto?" he asked, looking down strangely at the somewhat depressed girl. Syaoran shook his head.
"I don't know! She's not talking."
"Well, I'll make her talk!" Eriol grinned, standing and rolling up a sleeve. Syaoran shoved him back down into his seat and faced Sakura once more.
"You don't do anything!" he snapped and Eriol nodded in fear. When Tomoyo entered and saw the scene she quirked an eyebrow.
"Ohayo?" she said nervously to Eriol, indicating in the direction of Sakura and Syaoran. He laughed.
"I have no idea what's going on. Kinomoto seems depressed and I think Li is trying to cheer her up!"
Tomoyo gasped.
"Sakura-chan's depressed?!" she said, rushing over to her best friend and kneeling down so that she was eye level with her. "Sakura-chan? Sakura-chan, what's wrong?! You can tell me!"
Sakura remained quiet but her eyes filled with tears. Tomoyo hugged her and made her sit up as the tears began to fall.
"Tell me," she whispered. Syaoran and Eriol were listening but didn't interrupt the two.
Sakura sniffed. "T-Touya knows I'm f-friends with Li-kun!" she wailed. At this, Syaoran gasped and his eyes widened in shock. "H-He was so mad he wanted to tell Otousan! I calmed him down and made sure he didn't, but he made me swear not to even go near Li-kun!"
"Oh no…" Tomoyo whispered.
"What do I do?" Sakura sniffled.
"Here's what you do!" Syaoran growled and the girls looked at him. "You tell that damn brother of yours you have every right to see anyone you want!"
Sakura frowned.
"But I DON'T have every right to see you Li-kun!" she argued.
He thought a moment.
"True but he doesn't need to know we at least talk in school. And he does know I'm Romeo right?" Syaoran smirked. Sakura gulped.
"He wanted me to resign from the play," she grumbled.
"Nani?" Tomoyo said sadly.
"But I told him that the play has nothing to do with this and that it means nothing. What goes on between me and Li-kun during the play is strictly acting!"
Or is it? Sakura wondered. Syaoran nodded but he was still frowning.
"Someday, I hope to talk to this damn brother of yours. He sounds irritating."
Sakura laughed. "Oniichan just loves me is all. He's worried about me. I'm his only little sister."
"Hai, hai, whatever," Syaoran muttered as the final bell rang. Meiling wasn't in class yet.
"Where is she?" Eriol asked Syaoran.
"I have no idea whatsoever," Syaoran replied, which was actually true.
Terada-sensei ruffled through a couple papers and cleared his throat.
"I'll take role now," he announced, picking up his clipboard. As he called out the names of various students, Syaoran kept glancing worriedly at Meiling's desk.
Where the hell is she?! He wondered nervously, looking at Sakura's back. She felt a gaze and turned to see Syaoran staring. She sweat dropped.
"You ok?" she whispered. He blinked but nodded intently.
"Fine," he muttered, before his name was called. "Hai!" he called to the teacher, who checked off his name.
"Li, Meiling!" Terada-sensei said, looking up. He saw she was not here and frowned. "Li-san, where's your cousin?"
Syaoran shrugged. "I don't know."
"How strange. Did she not come to school with you?"
"Nope."
Sakura gulped and raised an eyebrow towards Meiling's empty seat. This can't be good… She thought. Without even realizing it, she found her hand in the air.
"Kinomoto-san?" Terada-sensei asked.
"May I go look for Meiling-chan?" she asked nervously, looking at her desk. The teacher quirked an eyebrow but nodded.
"If you hurry." He sighed.
"Arigatou!" Sakura smiled and jumped up from her chair and scurried out of the room. She searched the halls but found no one. Descending the school steps outside, she rushed to the back of the school.
Breathing heavily and stopping for a moment to catch her breath, she looked up and saw the old school swing-set by the back fence separating the middle school and high school. There, on one of the two swings…was Meiling.
Sakura blinked and raised an eyebrow in surprise. Meiling… She thought.
Cautiously approaching the young girl, she said nothing and took the swing next to her. The two sat there in silence. Only the creaking of the swings going back and forth slowly could be heard.
"I…Why are…" Sakura didn't know what to say exactly.
She glanced slightly at Meiling, and saw that the girl looked terribly sad. She felt kind of sorry for her. Why was she out her on the swings anyways?
Sakura sighed.
"Look Meiling-chan. Gomenasai. Really. I know you're sitting our here because of me and I really want to---"
"I'm not out here because of you," Meiling said, looking at Sakura. Sakura blinked and cocked her head to the side.
"You're…not? Then why---"
Meiling sighed.
"It's because of Syaoran," she gulped, and Sakura could tell she was holding back tears. She felt worse for the girl.
"I know we're not exactly friends or anything…but you could tell me what happened," Sakura offered with a smile.
Meiling looked at her. She was slightly unconvinced but who else did she have to talk to in this school?
"I love Syaoran. I'm his fiancée yet he treats me like I get in his way all the time and that he doesn't want to be around me!"
Sakura nodded.
"I feel as though every little thing I do bugs him," Meiling continued. "I don't know what to do, and this morning…"
She gulped.
"What is it?" Sakura asked gently. Meiling took a deep breath.
"This morning…"
-Flashback-
Meiling was tying her long, black hair up in two ponytails. She noticed her door open through her mirror and turned. Syaoran was standing there, a mad look on his face.
"Ohayo Syaoran-kun!" Meiling grinned. She ran over to hug him but he stopped her. She blinked and looked sad.
"Look," Syaoran muttered, glaring at her. "I know I already talked to you about this, but if you tell anyone in this family about Kinomoto, I will personally wring your neck."
Meiling's eyes widened and tears built up.
"S…Syaoran…kun…" she whispered, backing up. He continued to glare.
"Got that?!" he yelled. She nodded quickly before the tears slid silently down her cheeks. Syaoran didn't even seem to care.
He merely slammed the door behind him as he left. Meiling collapsed on her bed crying.
"Why are you defending that bitch?!!" she cried.
-End Flashback-
"No offense," Meiling said.
Sakura sweat dropped.
"N-None taken," she replied.
"It's just I'm supposed to hate you. Be enemies with you. And so is Syaoran! Which is why I don't get why he's friends with you."
Sakura gulped.
"But…Arigatou for talking to me," Meiling smiled weakly and stood up. "We'd better get back to class. Gomen I troubled you."
"No problem," Sakura answered, smiling and starting back to the school with Meiling. "I was glad to help."
The rest of the way was in silence, but when they were standing outside of the classroom, Sakura stopped Meiling.
"I asked Li-kun this the day after I had dinner with his…uh, your family."
Meiling looked confused but Sakura was smiling.
"Let's be friends, Meiling-chan," she said, reaching out her hand. The Chinese girl looked at it and then back at Sakura. She smiled slightly.
"Hai," she said, shaking it.
-After school-
"We should all go to the mall!" Sakura smiled as her, Tomoyo, Meiling and Syaoran left school.
"Sounds great!" Tomoyo grinned as well, linking arms with her best friend. Meiling was still a bit tense around Syaoran.
"Well?" Sakura looked at both Meiling and Syaoran. Syaoran shrugged.
"Whatever," he muttered.
"Count me in!" Eriol called as he popped out of nowhere. Meiling jumped.
Everyone else sweat dropped.
"H-Hai," Sakura said, laughing.
-Mall-
The Tomoeda mall was huge. Clothing stores, food court, shoe stores, jewelry stores, you name it! Sakura and Meiling got distracted by a revolving case of sunglasses, staring at them in awe.
They tried different pairs on and laughed at each other.
"How do I look, darling?" Sakura said in a fake movie star voice, posing. Meiling burst out laughing.
"Like Cameron Diaz!" she giggled.
"Seriously?" Sakura laughed too, removing the glasses and putting them back on the case.
Meanwhile, Tomoyo, Eriol and Syaoran were in the opposite side of the store looking at watches.
"I love that pink bunny one!" Tomoyo squealed, pressing her face to the glass.
"Really?" Eriol asked curiously.
"Hai!!"
"Then it's yours," he said, smiling and calling over a cashier.
"N-Nani?!" Tomoyo asked in shock, her eyes widening. Syaoran rolled his eyes.
"It's yours, Tomoyo dear," Eriol said, like he was talking to his girlfriend.
"But…why?!"
"You deserve it."
He paid for it and the cashier removed it from the case and handed it to Tomoyo. She gasped and slipped it onto her wrist.
"It's so kawaii!" she squealed, hugging Eriol and kissing him on the cheek. "ARIGATOU Eriol-kun!!"
He laughed.
"No problem, anything for you."
Tomoyo blinked.
"Ok…" she said, but smiled down at the watch.
Syaoran was bored so he decided to go check on Sakura and Meiling. When he got to them, Sakura had tried on a stylish pair of pink sunglasses. They suited her nicely and she noticed Syaoran and grinned at him.
"How do I look?" she said casually, posing and smiling seductively. Syaoran blushed and turned away.
"F-Fine!" he muttered, suddenly interested in the carpet. Meiling was watching and she frowned.
-Food Court-
Sakura, Tomoyo and Eriol were in the line for Panda Express while Meiling and Syaoran saved a table. It was quiet (except for the people in the background) until Meiling broke the silence.
"Syaoran-kun…do you remember how you promised to be my fiancée?" she asked slowly, looking at the table. He blinked and frowned.
"Yeah…" he said cautiously.
"Well, remember how you p-promised to be my fiancée unless there was another girl you liked more?"
"N…Nani…?"
Meiling smiled sadly and looked up at Syaoran.
"Syaoran-kun…I love you…but…there's a girl you love more then me. I don't wanna keep chasing after you if you're hopeless. That girl…" Meiling looked over. "Is coming over right now. The girl you love."
Syaoran's eyes were as big as saucers as he followed Meiling's gaze…which landed right on Sakura.
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