Disclaimer: I don't own Cardcaptors. If I did, the show would've sucked.
(Recap)
"LI XIAOLAAAAAAAAANG!!! YOU WAIT UNTIL I GET MY HANDS ON YOU!!! I STILL HAVE MY CARDS!!! SHADOW, WINDY, RELEASE!!!"
"HOOOOOOOLLLLYYYYYY SHIIIIIIIIIIIITTTT!!!!" he yelled as he raced through the manor. "GAH!!! SAKURA, IT WAS JUST AN INNOCENT PRANK!!"
Sakura was running after Li full speed, with Shadow and Windy just tailing Li.
"If my BROTHER somehow gets that photo, I'M DOOMED, LI!!!!"
At this, Li simply smiled before throwing the camera quickly into his room as he ran by. After all, they were after HIM, and not the camera, right?
As was predicted, the camera was abandoned…
"FRICK!!!"
Before Li was lifted off his feet and trapped inside a dark whirlwind, and all sight was lost.
"S-Sakura… You do know it was just a trick, right? I, I mean, hey, you looked so cute… And I don't have any embarrassing photos of you, so give me a break, I want funny pictures of my wife!" he pleaded.
Sakura simply laughed.
"Oh, so it was a prank, was it? Well, I got a little prank of my own… Shadow, Windy, return to the cards!!" she yelled.
When Li was released, he found himself 20 feet above his saltwater pool.
"SAKU-"
SPLAAASH!!
And she spent the rest of the day laughing and watching Li sulk over being beaten once more. Little did she know, that three photos were making their way via Internet to Fujitaka.
And the sisters simply looked at each other and smiled as the couple spent the rest of the day unwinding.
"He's got a special one there, ne?" they all said in unison.
"I do believe so…" a smooth female voice said.
A long, slim shadow was cast into the room as Yelan Li made her way to the window and watched the couple.
"I simply hope she is up to the task of being a Li wife…" she said sympathetically.
(End Recap)
-----------------------------Chapter 11
It was now the evening of Sakura's first night in Hong Kong, and butterflies were violently flying around in her stomach. Her day with Syaoran had been nothing short of…
…Magical.
Granted, she was rather annoyed at the fact that Syaoran had attempted to send photos of her looking ridiculous to her father (a.n. Ha, if only it was an ATTEMPT…XD), but he had also been sweet… and kind… and…
Absolutely. Drop. Dead. Gorgeous.
And when he came out of the pool, she nearly fainted. His shirt clung to his body, outlining his lean, muscular figure. He shook out his messy chestnut hair, and ran his fingers through it, all the while looking at Sakura with a look that made her blush heatedly.
God, did he know what he was doing to her?
'KAMI-SAMA!! Perhaps dropping him into the pool wasn't such a great idea…' she though nervously, blushing and quickly averting her eyes.
Syaoran slowly stalked over to her, sulking and wet, and was about to hug her when something occurred to him.
It was…extremely quiet.
'Too quiet…' he thought nervously.
And he had a good reason to be worried.
He looked up to the 3rd floor windows and was greeted with 4 smiling faces. He proceeded to make a face, and was about to flip them off, before realizing there was now one more face…
"Mama…" he breathed out slowly, his eyes widening.
Sakura's eyes widened at this, and she whipped around and looked to the window to see a beautiful woman with dark hair and mysterious eyes looking down upon them, an unreadable expression upon her face before a knowing smile graced her lips.
'So… this is Yelan Li… Syaoran's mother…'
No sooner had Sakura looked up that the figure of Yelan Li disappeared, only to materialize in front of Sakura in a swirl of silvery blue.
No doubt, more of the extraordinary Li power that ran through Syaoran's veins.
Yelan was extremely pleased. The girl had not even flinched at her strange appearance… Perhaps she was well-suited for her son after all.
"Hello, Sakura Kinomoto-chan. I have been expecting you for quite some time."
Sakura stood there, not allowing the shock of what Yelan just said register on her face.
'Why was she expecting me?'
"Oh, you'll have to excuse me! 'Little Wolf' simply went on and on about you after his return to Hong Kong. We were quite impressed. We heard that you have quite a grasp on… the arts?" Yelan questioned.
At this question, Sakura's eyes widened as she glanced at Syaoran quickly, an unreadable expression in his amber eyes, before turning back to Yelan and nodding slowly.
"…H-hai, Yelan-san, I do have a grasp of the… arts. Is there a reason I should?"
Yelan looked at her, and her eyes darkened.
"Sakura… You will need to face off against the Li women to gain entry to our family. You will start with whomever you choose, and your first trial will be later tonight, at 6:00."
Sakura simply stood there, dumbstruck. She was supposed to face off against the legendary magical powers of the Li women? Just because she was deathly in love with Syaoran Li?
"Sakura…"
Sakura snapped her head to Yelan, who simply looked at her with soft eyes, before speaking just above a whisper.
"…If you choose not to undertake these tests… be aware that we cannot allow you into our family. I wish it could be some other way, but it's not possible with the magical laws binding our clan… Will you do it?"
Sakura looked to Yelan, then behind her, where she noticed the four, no-longer-smiling faces of the Li daughters, the power of their magic swirling behind their eyes. The power of water, in all of its destructive power, lay behind Fanren's sapphire blue eyes; earth's crushing blows, behind the deep brown eyes of Feimei; fire's caustic flame, that burned in Shiefa's bright red eyes; and the stunning light blue, almost white eyes of Fuutie, hinting at control of things that can't be seen. She then looked to Syaoran, his amber eyes swirling wildly with the untamed power of thunder and lightning.
"Syaoran… I love you." Sakura turned to Yelan and nodded decisively.
"Yes, Yelan. I will fight the Li women for my place as Syaoran's bride."
Yelan's eyes brightened at this, but no emotion was betrayed on her wise face.
"Very well, Sakura, Mistress of the Clow… Who do you choose as your first adversary?"
Sakura looked carefully at the girls in front of her, and breathed deeply…
'Fire…'
Sakura snapped her eyes open quickly, shocked at the voice that had just reverberated through her mind.
'Was that… Clow Reed?'
Sakura looked to Yelan, no fear in her eyes, beforeclearing her throat, and stating her choice.
"I choose to fight… Shiefa, master of the flame."
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Well… I have no excuse this time. I was just… lazy, and I need to be kicked in the pants, so feel free to do so at any time.
I'm sorry… AND it's short…
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Machiko-Chan