~DESTINY WAITS FOR NO ONE- PART 3~
By Venus163
Li looks seriously irritated. "Finally! Now it's *my* turn to say the Notes! Great!"
He grins. "It's PG, she owns only the plot, she wants reviews to crescent87@hotmail.com , and this is set 6 years into the future from the TV series. There, that about sums it up, doesn't it?"
He clears his throat. "Now, on with the story!"
...
"Ahem. Now on with the *story*!"
...
"AHEM. ON WITH THE STORY??!!"
...
"HELLO? THE STORY ALREADY! HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I ASKED, LIKE..."
...~DESTINY WAITS FOR NO ONE- PART 3~
Li sighs, crushed underneath all the capital letters that have fallen on him. "This is harder than it looks."
For real...
~DESTINY WAITS FOR NO ONE- PART 3~
By Venus163
When Li awoke, there was only one thought on his mind: "Sakura!"
He scrambled up, realizing then that they were back in the park. The sun was just rising.
Kero woke, and gently shook Madison, who woke also. Both looked haggard.
Meilin was nowhere in sight, until Li noticed her curled up under a tree.
"Meilin?" he said hesitantly.
"I'm sorry, Sakura," she sobbed. "I'm sorry, I didn't know..."
Li wisely left her alone. He searched in the tall grass for a sign, any sign, that would tell him what had happened to her.
He found it.
Glinting in the sun. Pink. He leaned down and picked it up, along with something lying besides it. He stared at it inertly, not moving, until Madison and Kero came up behind him. Meilin wasn't far behind.
"What is it, Li?" Madison asked softly.
Li said nothing. He just turned around and revealed what he had found.
They gasped.
Li looked down at the materials in his hands. First, a small piece of the dress she had been wearing, before she had merged with the Good Card. Although smeared with dirt, he handled it carefully.
The second item... was her wand when it had been small, necklace sized... burnt and broken.
"She... She's gone," he said huskily, voice stuck in his throat. "She left me... We didn't even get to say good-bye..."
Silence.
More silence.
Then, the wind began to blow.
Li whirled around, eyes widening, his secret tears disappearing. Pieces of paper began whirling around in perfect order encircling a small area. Then, he realized with a start that the pieces of paper weren't paper at all.
THEY WERE CARDS.
One by one a light came off of them, shooting into the ground in their center. He had *always* been there whenever she went card capturing. He had fallen in love with her at first sight, though he didn't know it. He had watched her capture them with the excuse that she was a novice, that she had needed his help...
The light, hazy figures appeared above their respective cards. He recognized them all: Water, Power, Fight, Thunder, Jump...
The light fused together to become a mess of white light. Then, the cards all fell to the ground, the light slowly fading away...
Li stared at the figure that stood before him. She was real, he wasn't imagining it...
"Sakura..." he said hoarsely.
Sakura opened her eyes and smiled at him. "We won," she said clearly.
Before Li could move, Kero and Madison were with her.
"Sakura! You're alright!" Madison squealed.
"Alright, Sakura! You did it!" Kero said like his regular, hyper self.
"Sakura...?"
Li watched his angel as she turned to a shameful Meilin. "Yes Meilin?"
"I-I'm sorry for being so mean, I... I was jealous of you and Li. I...I just didn't know..." she trailed off, staring at the ground.
"It's okay, Meilin," she said sweetly. "You didn't mean to. You were confused, you needed someone to blame. But put the past aside. Forget the last six years. Let's be friends."
They smiled at each other.
Sakura suddenly held her head, and began to fall.
Racing towards her, Li pushed through them and caught her in his arms. "Are you alright?"
She nodded, smiling. "I'll be fine."
Li, from the corner of his eye, watched Kero, Madison, *and* Meilin sneak off, smiles on their faces. "Um..."
"Li..." Sakura began.
Li interrupted her. He would just *die* if he didn't know. "Sakura," he blurted, "do you love me?"
Sakura blushed. "Um, Li..."
"Please, Sakura, I need to know," he urged her gently.
"I... Yes, Li. I love you," she answered, shamefully trying to slip out of his arms.
Li felt a big smile, a big, *genuine* smile, spread across his face. He lightly caressed her cheek with his hand. She looked up at him in surprise.
He whispered, "I love you, Sakura."
Her face was emotionless for a couple moments. Li was about to panic, when the most beautiful smile in the world lit up her already beautiful face. "You love me..." she whispered.
Li said nothing, just leaned down and kissed her. He had been waiting for this kiss for as long as he could remember, ever since the 3rd grade...
And it was well worth the wait.
He pulled away slightly, face red, but smiling at her.
She smiled back, and he nearly melted. Trying hard to seem strong, he tightened his arms around her.
"You know what, Li?" Sakura said suddenly, in such a soft, sweet voice that it made him shiver.
"What, Sakura?" he replied.
"You know what I said about destiny waiting for no one?"
"Yes," he answered, shuddering. Memories of that battle flooded his mind, and he pulled her closer, assuring himself that she was still there.
"I'm glad it didn't wait for me," she said, giving him a light kiss on the lips.
"Why not?" Li asked, surprised. He *knew* that she hated to fight...
"Because, Li... my destiny is *you*."
Li melted.
~END OF DESTINY WAITS FOR NO ONE- PART 3~
Li is all bandaged up. "Hey, everyone," he says in a sarcastic voice. "Have fun reading the story?"
He sighs. "Reviews to crescent87@hotmail.com . Also good reads. She hopes you enjoyed it. There."
Sakura and Madison enter, giggling over Madison's video camera.
Li asks curiously, "Hey girls, what's so funny?"
Sakura giggles. "Let's show Li, Madison!"
Madison nods. "Okay!"
They bring the video camera over to him, and all three of them are silent for a few moments, watching, and then suddenly, they begin laughing.
Sakura clutches her side. "Get it?"
Li is in pain, but still laughs. "Ha! And Madison taped this?"
Madison strikes a pose. "Of course! Who else would catch *Meilin* dressed in a *puke green* dinosaur costume?"
SLAM!
"What?"
They all jump, and look up.
Sakura gasps. "Meilin!"
Meilin is dressed in the costume, the dinosaur head hanging down her back from her neck.
Meilin roars, "ARGH! GIVE THAT TO ME RIGHT NOW!!"
Madison shakes her head. "No, Meilin. I taped it, you let me! I was right there..."
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!"
Meanwhile...
Li takes Sakura's hand. "Psst, Sakura! Let's go!"
They sneak out.
"I'll go now..." Madison says, turning around for Li and Sakura... to find them gone...
She sweatdrops. "...with you... guys..."
(Kero and Venus163 barge in)
"Madison!" Kero yells. "RUN!"
She runs.
Meilin screams, "AH! I'LL GET YOU!"
(Venus163 starts dialing the phone)
What's the number of the mental institute, Kero?
Kero points at a number imprinted on the back of Meilin's back. "There. 555-5555... Wait a minute! That paper, it says 'The Clow Mental Institute, for psychotic patients that need help, such as this real patient, Meilin... MEILIN?!"
(Venus163 slowly backs away from Meilin, with Kero)
This is bad.
"Yeah, it is, Venus163..."
Meilin blinks. "Hey, you guys..."
"AHHH!"
AAAHHH!
By Venus163
Li looks seriously irritated. "Finally! Now it's *my* turn to say the Notes! Great!"
He grins. "It's PG, she owns only the plot, she wants reviews to crescent87@hotmail.com , and this is set 6 years into the future from the TV series. There, that about sums it up, doesn't it?"
He clears his throat. "Now, on with the story!"
...
"Ahem. Now on with the *story*!"
...
"AHEM. ON WITH THE STORY??!!"
...
"HELLO? THE STORY ALREADY! HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I ASKED, LIKE..."
...~DESTINY WAITS FOR NO ONE- PART 3~
Li sighs, crushed underneath all the capital letters that have fallen on him. "This is harder than it looks."
For real...
~DESTINY WAITS FOR NO ONE- PART 3~
By Venus163
When Li awoke, there was only one thought on his mind: "Sakura!"
He scrambled up, realizing then that they were back in the park. The sun was just rising.
Kero woke, and gently shook Madison, who woke also. Both looked haggard.
Meilin was nowhere in sight, until Li noticed her curled up under a tree.
"Meilin?" he said hesitantly.
"I'm sorry, Sakura," she sobbed. "I'm sorry, I didn't know..."
Li wisely left her alone. He searched in the tall grass for a sign, any sign, that would tell him what had happened to her.
He found it.
Glinting in the sun. Pink. He leaned down and picked it up, along with something lying besides it. He stared at it inertly, not moving, until Madison and Kero came up behind him. Meilin wasn't far behind.
"What is it, Li?" Madison asked softly.
Li said nothing. He just turned around and revealed what he had found.
They gasped.
Li looked down at the materials in his hands. First, a small piece of the dress she had been wearing, before she had merged with the Good Card. Although smeared with dirt, he handled it carefully.
The second item... was her wand when it had been small, necklace sized... burnt and broken.
"She... She's gone," he said huskily, voice stuck in his throat. "She left me... We didn't even get to say good-bye..."
Silence.
More silence.
Then, the wind began to blow.
Li whirled around, eyes widening, his secret tears disappearing. Pieces of paper began whirling around in perfect order encircling a small area. Then, he realized with a start that the pieces of paper weren't paper at all.
THEY WERE CARDS.
One by one a light came off of them, shooting into the ground in their center. He had *always* been there whenever she went card capturing. He had fallen in love with her at first sight, though he didn't know it. He had watched her capture them with the excuse that she was a novice, that she had needed his help...
The light, hazy figures appeared above their respective cards. He recognized them all: Water, Power, Fight, Thunder, Jump...
The light fused together to become a mess of white light. Then, the cards all fell to the ground, the light slowly fading away...
Li stared at the figure that stood before him. She was real, he wasn't imagining it...
"Sakura..." he said hoarsely.
Sakura opened her eyes and smiled at him. "We won," she said clearly.
Before Li could move, Kero and Madison were with her.
"Sakura! You're alright!" Madison squealed.
"Alright, Sakura! You did it!" Kero said like his regular, hyper self.
"Sakura...?"
Li watched his angel as she turned to a shameful Meilin. "Yes Meilin?"
"I-I'm sorry for being so mean, I... I was jealous of you and Li. I...I just didn't know..." she trailed off, staring at the ground.
"It's okay, Meilin," she said sweetly. "You didn't mean to. You were confused, you needed someone to blame. But put the past aside. Forget the last six years. Let's be friends."
They smiled at each other.
Sakura suddenly held her head, and began to fall.
Racing towards her, Li pushed through them and caught her in his arms. "Are you alright?"
She nodded, smiling. "I'll be fine."
Li, from the corner of his eye, watched Kero, Madison, *and* Meilin sneak off, smiles on their faces. "Um..."
"Li..." Sakura began.
Li interrupted her. He would just *die* if he didn't know. "Sakura," he blurted, "do you love me?"
Sakura blushed. "Um, Li..."
"Please, Sakura, I need to know," he urged her gently.
"I... Yes, Li. I love you," she answered, shamefully trying to slip out of his arms.
Li felt a big smile, a big, *genuine* smile, spread across his face. He lightly caressed her cheek with his hand. She looked up at him in surprise.
He whispered, "I love you, Sakura."
Her face was emotionless for a couple moments. Li was about to panic, when the most beautiful smile in the world lit up her already beautiful face. "You love me..." she whispered.
Li said nothing, just leaned down and kissed her. He had been waiting for this kiss for as long as he could remember, ever since the 3rd grade...
And it was well worth the wait.
He pulled away slightly, face red, but smiling at her.
She smiled back, and he nearly melted. Trying hard to seem strong, he tightened his arms around her.
"You know what, Li?" Sakura said suddenly, in such a soft, sweet voice that it made him shiver.
"What, Sakura?" he replied.
"You know what I said about destiny waiting for no one?"
"Yes," he answered, shuddering. Memories of that battle flooded his mind, and he pulled her closer, assuring himself that she was still there.
"I'm glad it didn't wait for me," she said, giving him a light kiss on the lips.
"Why not?" Li asked, surprised. He *knew* that she hated to fight...
"Because, Li... my destiny is *you*."
Li melted.
~END OF DESTINY WAITS FOR NO ONE- PART 3~
Li is all bandaged up. "Hey, everyone," he says in a sarcastic voice. "Have fun reading the story?"
He sighs. "Reviews to crescent87@hotmail.com . Also good reads. She hopes you enjoyed it. There."
Sakura and Madison enter, giggling over Madison's video camera.
Li asks curiously, "Hey girls, what's so funny?"
Sakura giggles. "Let's show Li, Madison!"
Madison nods. "Okay!"
They bring the video camera over to him, and all three of them are silent for a few moments, watching, and then suddenly, they begin laughing.
Sakura clutches her side. "Get it?"
Li is in pain, but still laughs. "Ha! And Madison taped this?"
Madison strikes a pose. "Of course! Who else would catch *Meilin* dressed in a *puke green* dinosaur costume?"
SLAM!
"What?"
They all jump, and look up.
Sakura gasps. "Meilin!"
Meilin is dressed in the costume, the dinosaur head hanging down her back from her neck.
Meilin roars, "ARGH! GIVE THAT TO ME RIGHT NOW!!"
Madison shakes her head. "No, Meilin. I taped it, you let me! I was right there..."
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!"
Meanwhile...
Li takes Sakura's hand. "Psst, Sakura! Let's go!"
They sneak out.
"I'll go now..." Madison says, turning around for Li and Sakura... to find them gone...
She sweatdrops. "...with you... guys..."
(Kero and Venus163 barge in)
"Madison!" Kero yells. "RUN!"
She runs.
Meilin screams, "AH! I'LL GET YOU!"
(Venus163 starts dialing the phone)
What's the number of the mental institute, Kero?
Kero points at a number imprinted on the back of Meilin's back. "There. 555-5555... Wait a minute! That paper, it says 'The Clow Mental Institute, for psychotic patients that need help, such as this real patient, Meilin... MEILIN?!"
(Venus163 slowly backs away from Meilin, with Kero)
This is bad.
"Yeah, it is, Venus163..."
Meilin blinks. "Hey, you guys..."
"AHHH!"
AAAHHH!