Disclaimer: I do not own CardCaptors or any characters relating to it. Clamp owns everthing dealing with it. :'(
Authors Note: I'm not good with Japanese names, so bear with me until I learn 'em. And if something is way off, TELL ME!
Setting: A few days before Christmas. All characters are 13 except Touya, 20, and her otou-san.
The Purity Card
*Sakura's POV*
Why, oh why can't I pay attention during Math class. It seems that I can barely focus on the lessons at the board and that I am always thinking about the Clow Cards or of my Little Wolf. I wonder when I should tell him how I feel. I have felt this way for a while now and I need to tell him, but I'm afraid that I'll be rejected and I don't want that to happen, but if I wait, it will just be harder, so I have to tell him tonight.
*Normal POV*
"Sakura, hey Sakura snap out of it. Miss Michenzie's coming!" whispered Li.
"Huh?" said Sakura not yet aware of her surroundings.
"Nice to see you're back with us, Miss Kinomoto" stated Miss Michenzie in her, 'Why do I always have to do this' voice.
"Oh, sorry Miss Michenzie. Guess I kinda dozed off for a moment.
"Now, if you can tell us the an..." The bell rings and everbody rushes out of the room except for Li, Sakura and Tomoyo. "Saved by the bell Miss Kinomoto, just please try to stay awake next class, Okay?"
"Alright Miss Michenzie, I'll try." said Sakura, knowing full well that she will not be able to do that.
"That was so kawaii how Li-kun was trying to wake you," squealed Tomoyo.
"Give it a rest." quipped Syaoran and Sakura simultaneously. They both blushed and looked away from each other.
"Kawaii" squealed Tomoyo as she grabs her camcorder to catch the moment.
At lunch, Sakura and Madison are remembering previous captures under their favorite tree. Actually, Sakura was talking about the captures and Madison was talking about the old fashions that could be reused in new costumes. During this, Syaoran is sitting up in the tree listening to what they have to say. When they talk about the capture of the fight card, Syaoran lets out a growl that is overheard by the girls. Sakura is startled by this and jumps up. "Hoeeeeeee?!?"
Syaoran falls from the exclamation, but quickly arises to his feet. "Hi, Sakura-chan, Daidouji-san."(Did I just call her Sakura-chan? Uh-oh. I wonder if my Ying Fa knows.)
(Did he just call me Sakura-chan? I wonder if he knows.) "Hi Li-kun. How long have you been up in that tree?"
"The entire time you were talking. It's just that when you brought up the fight card, it got me to thinking about Meiling and how annoying she was.
"Oh yeah. I almost forgot about her. Do you know how she's doing Li?"
(Those two are so kawaii together) thought Tomoyo.
"She's doing fine. Now get away from my Li, Kinomoto."
All three children quickly turned at this comment and sweatdropped at the sight of their old friend Meiling-Rae. She had been gone for a few months due to family business back in Hong Kong, but she's back now and still as overprotective of her "fianceè".
"M-meiling, when did you arrive," Sakura managed to spit out.
"Just now. My plane arrived about half an hour ago, so I decided to surprise everybody by coming back during the lunch break.
"Well it sure worked, I don't think anyone was expecting you to return to Tomoeda District" claimed Tomoyo, still not over seeing her old friend.
"Oh no! I still need to give the principal my transfer papers so I can go to class after break." Madison dashes off leaving a trail of dust behind her.
*Syaoran's POV*
Finally, the last period of the day and I can finally go home and get away from this growth on my arm. I can't see why Wei wouldn't tell me if Meiling was coming back to live with us. I hope she has her own place. Either way, I'm not gonna wait for her. I will wait for Sakura-chan and Tomyo-san. We can finish our talk about the cards that we had until we were rudely interrupted. Sakura-chan. I love to hear that name and be around her. It's so relaxing and she is the only one who can make me smile. It's just those emerald pools that I go swimming in everytime she looks at me. I have to tell her soon or I will not be able to take it if she decides to reject me.
The bell rung and Sakura, Madison, Meiling, and I are left. When we are about to leave, Meiling has to stop to pick up the work she missed so she can catch up to the rest of the class. When this happens, the three of us leave the room normally and as soon as we are out of sight of Meiling, we bolt for the outdoors. When we think we are safe for a little while, we continue our previous conversation. Unfortunately, the conversation doesn't last long as the name of Syaoran is being called from a long distance and we start off at a run again. We all end up at Tomoyo's house since that is the last place Meiling will look for me. When we get there, we switch topics and talk about Christmas instead. It's coming up in 3 days and I can't wait to give Sakura her present. Crud! I haven't picked it up from the store yet and the mall's going to be impossible to get around in. I just hope that the clerk is still holding it for me.
*Normal POV*
Everybody is still tired from sprinting to Tomoyo's house and barely avoiding Meiling. Soon, Tomoyo gets up and asks everyone if they want a snack. Everyone, including Kero, who had stowed away in Sakura's backpack, were eager for food. So Tomoyo leaves and Kero follows close behind since he hasn't had anything to eat all day and he wants some immediate sugar. This leaves Sakura and Li all alone in Madison's living room.
"Hey, Li. Why did you try to wake me during math class?"
"I didn't want to see you get into trouble again. ...er...uh... I hate it when Miss Michenzie gets mad 'cause then she gets angry and gives more work." Li didn't want to admit his feelings like that. He wanted it to be special.
"Thanks. Could you meet me later tonight to talk about something important?"
"Sure. How is 7:30 at the King Penguin Slide."
"8:00 would be better, I'm still eating and gathering dinner at 7:30."
"OK. 8:00 it is. Don't be late."
"I won't. Just don't forget."
A small unheard chuckle and a glint come from around the corner unnoticed by all.
*Syaoran's POV*
It's 7:55 and I'm waiting for my Ying Fa to arrive. I wonder what she wanted to tell me. Although I would never miss a date with her. The more time I spend with her, the more at peace and at home I feel here in Japan. A few minutes go by, and I am wondering where she could be. Since she is the one who wanted to meet with me, I thought that she would get here early since she knows that I am always an early arriver. Anyways, I see Sakura blade into the park at 8:07 in a big rush and I call her over to my position. She looks like she is really happy to see me, but that she has something terribly heavy on her chest. I hate seeing her when she is burdened. Then, our conversation begins. She starts to talk to me and I listen intently as she seems to be having a hard time saying what she is trying to say. Suddenly however, my attention is diverted when I feel the presence of a clow card. I can't tell which card it is and I can't tell where it is coming from. Then she asks me if I had anything to say to her and I told her that we should prepare for the battle. For some reason however, she really seemed upset at that and ran away from me crying. I tried to call her back but it was to no avail. I kick myself mentally for making her cry, but I wonder what I did to make her that upset with me.
*Normal POV*
Kero and Madison are sitting in the bushes waiting for Sakura to show up. When she finally does, they start filming and taking in everything that they are seeing and Tomoyo is catching it all on tape. When she finally gets to the point, he doesn't say anything and Tomoyo thinks that it is so kawaii and Kero can't believe what he had just heard. When he finally does respond to her question, neither of them can believe Syaoran's response. They weren't expecting anything big, but they were expecting some acknowledgement. Tomoyo curses at Li as Sakura runs from the park crying. She hurries home quietly in case Sakura wants to call her and Kero starts back to the Kinomoto residence to be home for his Mistress.
*Sakura's POV*
Oh no! It's 7:59, and I'm not even on my way to the park yet. I hope my Little Wolf won't be upset at me because I'm late...again. I hurry to finish getting ready and I finally finish at 8:02. I pull on my skates and start blading to the park. I almost ran into a few lightposts, but I didn't care. I wanted to be on time so that I could make a good first impression. However, I do make it to the park safely and I see him calling to me. In the beginning I just make small talk, trying to get up the courage to tell him how I feel about him. Finally I get my nerves up and tell myself that this is it. I finally say, "Aishiteru" and he didn't say anything back. He seemed speechless and distant. So I say it again. When I ask him if he had anything to say back. All he can say is that we should be getting ready for the battle. I knew that I shouldn't have said anything. I knew that he could not feel the same way for me that I feel for him. I can't believe I let myself believe that he might actually care about my feelings for him. This proves that he only cares about capturing the clow cards and that he couldn't care less how I feel about him or not. I start to cry and he seems really worried, but after that I couldn't stand to be around him at the moment. so I start blading away from him as fast as I could without paying attention to what he has to say to me. When I get home I flop down on the bed and cry myself to sleep, glad that I did not tell Tomoyo about our meeting.
Authors Note: I'm not good with Japanese names, so bear with me until I learn 'em. And if something is way off, TELL ME!
Setting: A few days before Christmas. All characters are 13 except Touya, 20, and her otou-san.
The Purity Card
*Sakura's POV*
Why, oh why can't I pay attention during Math class. It seems that I can barely focus on the lessons at the board and that I am always thinking about the Clow Cards or of my Little Wolf. I wonder when I should tell him how I feel. I have felt this way for a while now and I need to tell him, but I'm afraid that I'll be rejected and I don't want that to happen, but if I wait, it will just be harder, so I have to tell him tonight.
*Normal POV*
"Sakura, hey Sakura snap out of it. Miss Michenzie's coming!" whispered Li.
"Huh?" said Sakura not yet aware of her surroundings.
"Nice to see you're back with us, Miss Kinomoto" stated Miss Michenzie in her, 'Why do I always have to do this' voice.
"Oh, sorry Miss Michenzie. Guess I kinda dozed off for a moment.
"Now, if you can tell us the an..." The bell rings and everbody rushes out of the room except for Li, Sakura and Tomoyo. "Saved by the bell Miss Kinomoto, just please try to stay awake next class, Okay?"
"Alright Miss Michenzie, I'll try." said Sakura, knowing full well that she will not be able to do that.
"That was so kawaii how Li-kun was trying to wake you," squealed Tomoyo.
"Give it a rest." quipped Syaoran and Sakura simultaneously. They both blushed and looked away from each other.
"Kawaii" squealed Tomoyo as she grabs her camcorder to catch the moment.
At lunch, Sakura and Madison are remembering previous captures under their favorite tree. Actually, Sakura was talking about the captures and Madison was talking about the old fashions that could be reused in new costumes. During this, Syaoran is sitting up in the tree listening to what they have to say. When they talk about the capture of the fight card, Syaoran lets out a growl that is overheard by the girls. Sakura is startled by this and jumps up. "Hoeeeeeee?!?"
Syaoran falls from the exclamation, but quickly arises to his feet. "Hi, Sakura-chan, Daidouji-san."(Did I just call her Sakura-chan? Uh-oh. I wonder if my Ying Fa knows.)
(Did he just call me Sakura-chan? I wonder if he knows.) "Hi Li-kun. How long have you been up in that tree?"
"The entire time you were talking. It's just that when you brought up the fight card, it got me to thinking about Meiling and how annoying she was.
"Oh yeah. I almost forgot about her. Do you know how she's doing Li?"
(Those two are so kawaii together) thought Tomoyo.
"She's doing fine. Now get away from my Li, Kinomoto."
All three children quickly turned at this comment and sweatdropped at the sight of their old friend Meiling-Rae. She had been gone for a few months due to family business back in Hong Kong, but she's back now and still as overprotective of her "fianceè".
"M-meiling, when did you arrive," Sakura managed to spit out.
"Just now. My plane arrived about half an hour ago, so I decided to surprise everybody by coming back during the lunch break.
"Well it sure worked, I don't think anyone was expecting you to return to Tomoeda District" claimed Tomoyo, still not over seeing her old friend.
"Oh no! I still need to give the principal my transfer papers so I can go to class after break." Madison dashes off leaving a trail of dust behind her.
*Syaoran's POV*
Finally, the last period of the day and I can finally go home and get away from this growth on my arm. I can't see why Wei wouldn't tell me if Meiling was coming back to live with us. I hope she has her own place. Either way, I'm not gonna wait for her. I will wait for Sakura-chan and Tomyo-san. We can finish our talk about the cards that we had until we were rudely interrupted. Sakura-chan. I love to hear that name and be around her. It's so relaxing and she is the only one who can make me smile. It's just those emerald pools that I go swimming in everytime she looks at me. I have to tell her soon or I will not be able to take it if she decides to reject me.
The bell rung and Sakura, Madison, Meiling, and I are left. When we are about to leave, Meiling has to stop to pick up the work she missed so she can catch up to the rest of the class. When this happens, the three of us leave the room normally and as soon as we are out of sight of Meiling, we bolt for the outdoors. When we think we are safe for a little while, we continue our previous conversation. Unfortunately, the conversation doesn't last long as the name of Syaoran is being called from a long distance and we start off at a run again. We all end up at Tomoyo's house since that is the last place Meiling will look for me. When we get there, we switch topics and talk about Christmas instead. It's coming up in 3 days and I can't wait to give Sakura her present. Crud! I haven't picked it up from the store yet and the mall's going to be impossible to get around in. I just hope that the clerk is still holding it for me.
*Normal POV*
Everybody is still tired from sprinting to Tomoyo's house and barely avoiding Meiling. Soon, Tomoyo gets up and asks everyone if they want a snack. Everyone, including Kero, who had stowed away in Sakura's backpack, were eager for food. So Tomoyo leaves and Kero follows close behind since he hasn't had anything to eat all day and he wants some immediate sugar. This leaves Sakura and Li all alone in Madison's living room.
"Hey, Li. Why did you try to wake me during math class?"
"I didn't want to see you get into trouble again. ...er...uh... I hate it when Miss Michenzie gets mad 'cause then she gets angry and gives more work." Li didn't want to admit his feelings like that. He wanted it to be special.
"Thanks. Could you meet me later tonight to talk about something important?"
"Sure. How is 7:30 at the King Penguin Slide."
"8:00 would be better, I'm still eating and gathering dinner at 7:30."
"OK. 8:00 it is. Don't be late."
"I won't. Just don't forget."
A small unheard chuckle and a glint come from around the corner unnoticed by all.
*Syaoran's POV*
It's 7:55 and I'm waiting for my Ying Fa to arrive. I wonder what she wanted to tell me. Although I would never miss a date with her. The more time I spend with her, the more at peace and at home I feel here in Japan. A few minutes go by, and I am wondering where she could be. Since she is the one who wanted to meet with me, I thought that she would get here early since she knows that I am always an early arriver. Anyways, I see Sakura blade into the park at 8:07 in a big rush and I call her over to my position. She looks like she is really happy to see me, but that she has something terribly heavy on her chest. I hate seeing her when she is burdened. Then, our conversation begins. She starts to talk to me and I listen intently as she seems to be having a hard time saying what she is trying to say. Suddenly however, my attention is diverted when I feel the presence of a clow card. I can't tell which card it is and I can't tell where it is coming from. Then she asks me if I had anything to say to her and I told her that we should prepare for the battle. For some reason however, she really seemed upset at that and ran away from me crying. I tried to call her back but it was to no avail. I kick myself mentally for making her cry, but I wonder what I did to make her that upset with me.
*Normal POV*
Kero and Madison are sitting in the bushes waiting for Sakura to show up. When she finally does, they start filming and taking in everything that they are seeing and Tomoyo is catching it all on tape. When she finally gets to the point, he doesn't say anything and Tomoyo thinks that it is so kawaii and Kero can't believe what he had just heard. When he finally does respond to her question, neither of them can believe Syaoran's response. They weren't expecting anything big, but they were expecting some acknowledgement. Tomoyo curses at Li as Sakura runs from the park crying. She hurries home quietly in case Sakura wants to call her and Kero starts back to the Kinomoto residence to be home for his Mistress.
*Sakura's POV*
Oh no! It's 7:59, and I'm not even on my way to the park yet. I hope my Little Wolf won't be upset at me because I'm late...again. I hurry to finish getting ready and I finally finish at 8:02. I pull on my skates and start blading to the park. I almost ran into a few lightposts, but I didn't care. I wanted to be on time so that I could make a good first impression. However, I do make it to the park safely and I see him calling to me. In the beginning I just make small talk, trying to get up the courage to tell him how I feel about him. Finally I get my nerves up and tell myself that this is it. I finally say, "Aishiteru" and he didn't say anything back. He seemed speechless and distant. So I say it again. When I ask him if he had anything to say back. All he can say is that we should be getting ready for the battle. I knew that I shouldn't have said anything. I knew that he could not feel the same way for me that I feel for him. I can't believe I let myself believe that he might actually care about my feelings for him. This proves that he only cares about capturing the clow cards and that he couldn't care less how I feel about him or not. I start to cry and he seems really worried, but after that I couldn't stand to be around him at the moment. so I start blading away from him as fast as I could without paying attention to what he has to say to me. When I get home I flop down on the bed and cry myself to sleep, glad that I did not tell Tomoyo about our meeting.