You Make Me a Better Man
Nadeshiko: Hey minna-san! Here's my
very first, hear that? VERY FIRST
songfic. I hope ya'll like it! And reviews are always welcome, but don't be
harsh! Pweeeese??? Remember… first songfic. N e wayz, I hope that I get as much reviews
as my 'A Sweet Touch' got. He he… Finally finished it!
Syaoran:
Get on with the story already!
Nadeshiko: So that you can be with Sakura-chan?
Syaoran:
*blush* nooo…
Nadeshiko: GO AWAY!!!!!
Syaoran:
Fine! *walks off*
Nadeshiko: Now that he's gone… to the other stuff. I'm going to try to add the –san, -chan and –kun suffixes on to
the names. If I make a mistake, then
could someone please inform me?
Syaoran:
She always makes mistakes…
Nadeshiko: Grrr!!! I thought that I
told you to go away! But… now that
you're here… you can do the disclaimers!
Syaoran:
No!!!!
Sakura:
For me, Syaoran-kun? *gives
puppy dog eyes*
Syaoran:
*blush again* Alright…. Nadeshiko doesn't own CCS, CC or even
anything of value. If you sue her,
you're going to get some garbage left in her pocket and maybe a nickel.
Nadeshiko: That wasn't nice! But
he's right, I don't own CCS or CC. *sob
sob* But, on with the songfic! I'm planning it to be a long one, but who
knows? And sorry for the long AN. If you want, you could have skipped it, but
I needed to put the disclaimers up.
Well…. On with the fic!!
Oh, btw:
italics means song lyrics, ___ means thought, "__" means
speech and *~*~*~*~* indicates time gap/flashback
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Syaoran Li sat on his window ledge, staring out at
the raging storm in front of him. A
visualization of a pretty girl with short, auburn tresses and deep, emerald
green eyes stared back at him. Her
sweet and innocent smile seems to mock me.
The great, almighty Li Syaoran of the Li clan was afraid of
something. He was afraid of telling
Kinomoto Sakura, the visualization in the window, how he really felt. I love her. Sure, easy to say now, but what if she was in the room? I'd go beet red and start babbling like an
idiot. He sighed. She is just so beautiful.
There's something 'bout your eyes
That makes me search my soul
When I first came to Japan in your
class, you smiled at me and I glared at you in return. You were always so friendly and open,
whereas I was cold and distant. It
seemed that all of the barriers the Li clan threw upon me were melted into
nothing every time I saw your pure, sparkling eyes search mine for an
indication of how I was feeling. Why
were you still my friend? Why was I so
cold?
Then make me try to realize
I'm trying to be a better man
Whenever I tried to hide anything, you were always
there, questioning me about what I was feeling, As much as you don't know it, I really appreciated those precious
moments we had together, no matter how scarce the number.
You gotta know what's on my mind
I will give you all my time
Oh, I feel for you baby, yes I do
All I want is you
Every minute of my life since you entered it has been
about you. Sure… it started off about
how stupid a cardcaptor you were but then turned to your endless green eyes and
your ever so contagious smile. I
remember the first time I ever smiled was around you…
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Sakura
stood in the park in front of a boy with dark brown hair and the same
eyes. His eyes showed happiness, but
his face as a whole was emotionless. He
stood with his hands in his jean pockets and looked down at the ground. "I-I'm really glad that you're okay. I'm gonna get Eriol back for that." Sakura smiled at him. Then an idea struck her. "Li-kun, since you calles me Sakura-chan
today, would it be alright if I called you Syaoran-kun?" Her eyes shone a glimmer of hope. Taking a look in her eyes, Syaoran couldn't
refuse. He nodded his head since his
voice semed to have left him for the moment, all the while blushing
slightly. She smiled a 100 watt smile
at him. "Okay… Syaoran-kun! I like the sound of that!" Syaoran raised his eyes from the ground for
a minute to see her smile. Gosh,
she's beautiful. Wow… back up
there. Where'd that come from? Oh well… it's the truth, isn't it? It was all Syaoran could do but to
smile. Sakura looked at him. "Aww… Syao-chan looks so kawaii when he smiles!" Syaoran blushed and turned around, planning
to run off. But, before he went, he
yelled out over his shoulder "Arigatou, Sakura-chan!"
*~*~*~*~*~*
And when I search my soul I find
A better place to be around
I'm trying to tell you what's on my mind
But will I make it through in time
And when I search my soul I find…
You make me wanna be, yeah, a better man
Syao-chan…
since when did I put up with that? Oh
well… anything for Sakura-chan I guess… right?
God… I've turned from a cold heartless warrior to a lovesick
fool! The visualization of Sakura
faded as his thoughts were interrupted by a light knock on the door. He slowly pulled himself up from the windowsill
and walked over to the door in his apartment.
His mouth fell open wide as he saw the person standing at the door. There, at his doorstep, was his secret
object of affection, drenched in rain.
She then asked "Syao-chan, is it alright if I come in?" Syaoran immediately moved to the side to let
her in. She had obviously been crying
by the sound of her voice, and Syaoran thought he could see some streaks of
tears on her cheeks, although they were har dto distinguish from rain trails.
Before he asked what's wrong, he got her a towel and some dry clothes for her
to change into.
I've never felt so in love
The way I feel when you touch
Although it doesn't sound that much
All I have to do is look in your eyes
Sakura,
after drying herself off and changing, sat on the couch beside Syaoran. She took in a deep breath, preparing to tell
him the news that had made her so upset.
Something he already knows, but what she just found out recently. "T-Tomoyo-san told me that you're going back
to Hong Kong." She had hit the
button. Grr… I thought I told
Tomoyo-san not to tell Sakura-chan about that!
Now look at what she did! Well…
I guess it was better than leaving without saying goodbye. Oh yeah… I must have been a real genius to
think of that one, huh…. He turned
to face Sakura…
You gotta know what's on my mind
I will give you all my time
I feel for you baby, yes I do
All I want is you
And when I search my soul I find
A better place to be around
I'm trying to tell you what's on my mind
But will I make it through in time
And when I search my soul I find
A better place to be around
I'm trying to tell you what's on my mind
You make me wanna be, yeah, a better man,
alright
Syaoran
pulled Sakura into his arms. He rubbed
the small of her back and said "Sakura-chan, I'm so sorry… I had this crazy
idea that it would be better if I had to leave without telling you so that you
wouldn't be upset. But, I guess
Tomoyo-san saw that I was just thinking about myself and that I never thought
about what you would want. I'm so
sorry…" Sakura noted that he was
babbling on, which he only did when he was embarrassed. But, he definitely
wasn't embarrassed. Could he be so
sincere that he's babbling? Syaoran
pushed Sakura back a bit from him and looked into her eyes. "Sakura,"
Sakura also noticed that he dropped the –chan off of her name. This had to be something big. "My family is farcing me to go back for
training. But, let me promise you two
things. I won't be cold and serious
like I was when I first came here when I come back, and I promise that I'll
come back for you as soon as possible, because Sakura… I love you." Those words broke ay barriers there might
have been and both leaned in for a kiss, a kiss that released all of the
passion and longing the other had kept inside of them, afraid of rejection. Now, there was no worry of rejection, only
caged passion that was being released at that very moment.
I wanna take you higher
I wanna reach for the sky
I wanna show you fire
I'll never tell you goodbye
I wanna take you higher
I wanna reach for the sky
I wanna show you fire
I'll never tell you goodbye
You're on my mind
Sakura
and Syaoran parted their long lasting lip lock for lack of oxygen. Once Sakura had enough breath to talk once
more, she said "Ashiteru, Syaoran." And
with those words, both knew that even though they may be apart for a while and
that it might be tough, being together in the end would make up for all lost
time.
And when I search my soul I find
A better place to be around
I'm trying to tell you what's on my mind
But will I make it through in time
And when I search my soul I find
A better place to be around
I'm trying to tell you what's on my mind
You make me wanna be, yeah, a better man,
alright
You make me wanna be, yeah, a better man
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Well… how was it? This is my first oneshot, let alone
songfic. Let me know what you think of
it, and I promise I'll email you back if you leave your address and praise you
for your time. Thank you for reading,
and I'm getting kicked off the computer again so I'll be off. Ja ne!
~Nadeshiko~
