First of all I would like to apologize if you find this chapter is quite boring in the end. But I have to insert that part anyway so I can continue on to Chapter 13. As usual, I have nothing much to say so have fun reading!
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Chapter 12
A Little Romance
He turned his body to the side, stretching his arm wide, hoping to hug something or someone beside him. Instead, he hugged nothing but the bed sheet. His amber eyes opened in astonishment. The bed was empty. The person he expected to be by his side was no longer there.
He gazed at the white curtains that were fluttering crazily in the morning breeze. The door leading towards the verandah was opened which meant only one thing to him, someone could be possibly there. A tranquil smile formed on his lips as he walked towards the verandah, brushing the curtains aside from disturbing his view.
"Sa..." he stopped. The smile faded away from his face. The verandah was empty. She was not there. He turned his head away in disappointment. She must have been here somewhere. She was still weak. Where could she possibly gone with such condition?
He swung the bathroom door open. It was also empty. He decided to check downstairs; in the living room and in the kitchen where he found Feimei and Fanren were having their breakfast peacefully. They looked at him, surprised. He scanned the kitchen surroundings. There was no sign of her.
"Looking for something?" Feimei asked when she saw him wasn't paying attention towards them, not even giving them his usual morning greeting.
"Or someone," Fanren added. Being the youngest girl among all the others made her the naughtiest of all. Although she gets him annoyed most of the time, she was still older than he was.
"Sort of," he answered. "Have you seen Sakura?"
"Aha!" Fanren snapped. "Someone just lost his precious princess," she giggled. He gave her an icy glare but she pretended to look somewhere else, grinning widely.
"Cut it off, both of you," Feimei interrupted their silent war, looking at them both one by one. She turned towards Syaoran who was waiting impatiently for an answer. "She's at the beach if that's you wanna know," she said.
His face brightened a bit hearing Feimei's answer. That was why she had always been his favourite among those four. She was the one he could always rely on and always giving him full support. "Thanks sis," he smiled and was about to walk away when she stopped him.
"You're not going to see her like this, right?" she asked. He was a bit puzzled by what she had said. Apart from hasn't had his bath, unchanged clothes and sleepy eyes, what else did he missed? His hair? Oh, don't bother. It had always been in a mess since the day his hair grew.
"You are so gonna take your bath before you see her. Besides, you sure don't want her to know that you've been taking care of her for two nights without having enough sleep." She got up from her chair and pushed him all the way upstairs and into his green-painted bedroom. "Take your time. She's not alone at the beach so don't worry," she continued and closed the door behind her.
The morning sun had raised up, taking over the night's crown completely. He was still in his green-painted room, just finished his bath and had changed into a pair of cargo pants and a white plain T-shirt. He tied a black jacket around his waist and swiftly flew downstairs.
He opened the main entrance and walked towards the beach, just where the villa was situated. The sea gave a peaceful view and the sound of the waves clashed with each other was so calm and relaxing. The beauty of the rising sun had give the sea a beautiful combination of yellow and orange; a serene scenery indeed.
Then something else caught his eyes. An image he was looking for was only few meters away from him. She was as beautiful as ever, standing under the raising sun in her white, thin, fluttering dress. Her auburn hair was as if turned into golden and her skin was as pale as her face. She had not recovered from her fever, he knew that. He saw her smiling while talking to a black-haired guy with a pair of crimson eyes.
"Kei is always good in entertaining girls," he shook his head, smiling.
Kei saw Syaoran was coming towards them but Sakura didn't because she was turning her back at him. "Well, I think I'm going to continue my jog now. See ya later," he waved at her and winked an eye at Syaoran before running back along the seashore.
She didn't suspected anything by his sudden leaving excuse and continued on looking at the sea that gave her a calming effect from the fever she had. The rain really caused her a lot of trouble. Two nights on the bed was enough already, she thought. This is the time for her to enjoy the beautiful mornings she had missed before, since the first day of her arrival.
A pair of warm arms was suddenly placed around her waist and above her chest. She felt his warm breath on her shoulders and neck. She was a bit shocked but quickly calmed down as she knew completely whom the person was.
"Syaoran…" she wanted to turn towards him but he stopped her.
"Don't," he told her. "Just leave me like this for a few more minutes," he asked, holding her closer to his chest and tightening her in his arms. She held his hand that was above her chest and gave a faint smile.
"You know Syaoran, I thought Kei was a jerk for disturbing Shinna at the park two nights ago," she started. He was still securing her in his arms without allowing her to turn to him.
"I didn't know he was just trying to help her up despite her sprained ankle," she laughed softly and he just listened to her silently. There was a silent moment for a while before she started to break the silent again.
"I'm sorry for making you worried," she said softly, lowering her head. He turned her body towards him gently and held her chin up, gazing into her emerald eyes. Smiling, he shook his head.
"I shouldn't had left you although you asked me to," he said.
"Wasn't your fault," she shook her head, lowering it again, looking at the sand. "I caused you trouble again although I promised I won't," she still didn't raise her head up to face him.
There was a reflection of the sun in his amber eyes. He placed his hands on her shoulder and tilted her chin up so that he could look at her face. "Sakura…" he paused as she slowly lifted her head up to face him.
Before she knew, he pressed his lips against her soft, wet ones and put his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to him. Her eyes widened momentarily with shock but soon, she was drifted away by his passionate kiss and closed her eyes, enjoying that special moment.
Before long, he slowly pulled back, gazing deeply into her eyes. Then a heart confessed its feeling. "I love you."
She looked at him for a moment, unable to think of what to say until a smile was slowly carved on her face. "I love you too," she confessed without hesitation. She put her arms around his neck and brought her cherry lips to his, pressing them softly against each other. Both hearts had now confessed to each other, there was nothing to hide. It was a chapter of their lives, a moment of romance and the beginning of a love story.
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"Do you have to go where we're going?" Syaoran asked, sounded slightly annoyed. His eyes were focused on the road that was leading towards the Daidouji's villa.
"Well, you couldn't just throw me out of the car," Kei answered from the back seat, acting as cool as ever. He was on the other hand focusing on his PSP –Play Station Portable. (a/n: I don't know if I get it right)
"Then you shouldn't had followed us from the beginning!" Syaoran uttered.
"Sakura wouldn't mind, would you Saku?" he turned towards Sakura who was sitting at the front seat with Syaoran. She just smiled at him, agreeing.
"Since when did you call her Saku instead of Sakura?" Syaoran asked again. Even he as her newly pronounced boyfriend didn't have any special nick to call her.
"Let's just say me and Saku have our own method of communication after spending these few days together," Kei closed his mouth while laughing softly, satisfied at his naughtiness in disturbing his dear so-called-cousin.
"Yeah, right," Syaoran muttered.
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A shower of sunlight fell through the trees as the morning came skipping down the mountainside. The scenery of the Daidouji's villa decorated with fresh lavender, producing a very sweet scent that filled the air around it. She inhaled the scent of the lavender into her lungs, giving the most pleasant comfort to her body.
Out from the main door of the villa came Tomoyo and Eriol, a view of an adorable and cute couple. She hadn't met them since the last she saw them at the festive night, which she calculated about five days ago.
"Well, um, Sakura. There's something I need to tell you first," Tomoyo hesitantly said when they had entered the villa.
"What?" Sakura asked, thinking that it might be a small matter.
"That I'm here."
A very, very familiar voice came into her ears. A womanly-shaped figure wearing a pair of black shorts and a white sleeveless top appeared on the staircase. Her dark hair was tied into two low ponytails. (a/n: I don't really know how to describe that style but I hope you can imagine it)
Oh, God! Spare their lives……………………………and mine too. Tomoyo prayed silently, showing a little sign of sighing.
Sakura tilted her head up to the direction of the voice. A young girl, slightly older than she was came slowly and steadily downstairs. A very familiar figure indeed. Her emerald eyes met their well-known enemy, a pair of ruby red eyes. Both lips curled into thin lines, eyes glaring into each other. Syaoran came in just to find himself looking directly at his dear female cousin, Meiling. She smirked at him.
"Wah!" He dropped the bags on the floor, shocked. Eriol covered his face with his hand, shaking his head.
"Don't just throw the bags down there. You're such a girl, cousin Li," Kei, being the last to enter in didn't notice the tense situation they had in there. He pushed Syaoran slightly aside in attempt to make a way for him to go through the main door.
She rolled her eyes at him when she saw his image appeared behind Syaoran. "You little twerp!" she screamed.
Eh? Kei turned his attention towards her. "WAH!" he jaws dropped.
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"No, sis! Don't strangle me! Aaah!" Kei screamed, running around the Daidouji's living room with Meiling chasing him from behind.
"You little twerp, traitor! Why were you on the enemy's side?!" Meiling chased him, trying to get her hands on his neck but he managed to escape her, running around Syaoran and Eriol who happen to be standing in the middle of their fight, making them as his shields.
Meanwhile, Tomoyo was explaining to Sakura the reason Meiling was there. It was because of her mother, Sonomi Daidouji, ordered Meiling to come there as her mentor in clothes designing. Meiling was in fact, her senior and had more experience than she had. The other reason was that Meiling worked as a part-time worker in the Daidouji's fashion company and they both were given an assignment they had to do as partners in order to complete their apprentice stage. Sakura nodded, understanding Tomoyo's situation. As long as Meiling stays away from her, then there'll be peace for both of them, she thought.
"But hey, why is Kei calling Meiling 'sis'?" Sakura asked Syaoran who managed to escape himself from the tense situation just in front of them, leaving Eriol sweating heavily trying to stop those two.
"Oh, that. You see, after Meiling's parents had divorced, her mother remarried to another guy and Kei is their son," Syaoran explained shortly.
"So what his actual age is?" Sakura curiously asked.
"Should be around 15," he replied nonchalantly.
Sakura jaws dropped. And I though he was older.
"It wasn't my fault!" Kei chocked with Meiling's hands squeezing his throat. "Cousin Li forced me to come here!" A brilliant glimmer of light flashed in her ruby eyes. She loosened her grips on Kei and slowly turned her head towards Syaoran with and evil grin on her face.
Eh? Syaoran blinked his eyes innocently. A few seconds later, he found himself running around the living room, trying to escape from Meiling's madness.
"I did not force that dweeb! He followed us…Aaaaah!" She caught him and they both fell on the sofa, trying to strangle each other. "H….e….l….p…." he chocked.
"Hey you! Get off him!" Sakura came to her dear boyfriend's rescue, trying to loosen Meiling's hand from his neck. The three of them struggled with each other, none wanted to admit defeat.
Both Eriol and Kei stood at a corner, covering their faces with their hands, peeping through the gabs of their fingers. On the other corner, Tomoyo was steaming hot at those three. Looking at her red face, both Eriol and Kei covered their faces completely without any gabs between their fingers, knowing what will happen next.
"ENOUGH! ALL OF YOU!"
There she goes, Eriol sweat dropped. All of them froze in their actions with their heads turning towards her direction. "That's better," she smiled, satisfied.
"Since we all are living together until the school reopens in the next few days, I suggest we all live in harmony and peacefully. How's that sounds?" she glared at the three of them on the sofa, as if daring them to say no. They nodded their heads slowly in agreement.
"I swear if I caught you three fighting again… and you!" she pointed at Kei. "…trying to cause any chaos among them…" she paused again. "You're gonna sleep with you and you with you." She pointed at Sakura and Meiling who immediately jumped away from each other and Syaoran and Kei screaming "No way!" She grinned happily at her brilliant solution. Eriol sighed pitifully at them four, shaking his head while shrugging his shoulders.
Ding-dong!
The doorbell suddenly rang. All of them turned their heads to the direction of the main door. The maid came and opened it. She bowed politely at the visitor, welcoming her in. A raven-haired girl entered in with her bag hanging loosely on a shoulder. She was wearing a pair of blue shorts and short-sleeved top with black and white stripes on it. Behind her came another young girl who was a complete stranger in their eyes, but not Tomoyo.
"Oh, you all are here already?" she smiled at all of them. Tomoyo walked towards the two new comers and started on the introduction part.
"Meet my childhood friend long before I came to Japan, Shinna. And oh, you brought you little sister too!" Tomoyo exclaimed when she saw the shorthaired girl who was hiding behind Shinna's back.
"Hi there, Shana," she welcomed her as she pinched her pink cheeks lightly. Shana just nodded her head shyly and didn't bother to look up at her. She just kept on hiding behind her sister's back.
"She wanted to come so I just brought her here. I hope you didn't mind," Shinna explained to Tomoyo who nodded her head saying the words never mind.
"And oh, Tomoyo, apart from Shana, I don't think there's a need to introduce me to them," Shinna said, smiling at Sakura who was smiling back at her. Syaoran was speechless while Meiling had a big question mark on her head, probably thinking who that new comer was. Kei on the other hand seemed to be pleased by her presence and Eriol was just as usual with no sign of emotion on his face. Eh? Tomoyo was puzzled.
"That is Sakura. We've met in a pet shop the other day. Syaoran was my classmate back in China and that one should be Meiling, the talented designer you've been telling me about in the phone. That one is…" she stopped when her eyes met Kei.
"Kei," he smiled at her. "We hadn't had a chance to know each other the other day."
"Kei," she repeated, nodding her head. "Sorry for the misunderstanding we had last time," she apologized.
"Don't bother. Saku and I had solved the matter already," he winked an eye at Sakura who smiled back at him, ignoring Syaoran who was moving his eyebrows, looking annoyed and his arms crossed on his chest.
"I see we all had known each other already so I'll let the maid to lead you all to your rooms," Tomoyo announced. I know we'll have the most wonderful holiday together, she chuckled softly.
-End of Chapter 12-
Finally the end of this chapter. I think this is the longest chapter among all that I had written. Stay with me for the adventure in Chapter 13. Sorry I don't know what is the title for the next chapter coz' I haven't written it. Ehe? I'll have it done in the coming days...or weeks...Lol. Kidding. See ya!
