Wassup? Here's part 3. It starts with a flashback and then it goes back to regular time.
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Finding Him- Part 3
Flashback
"Oh, this is a very old Chinese tradition," Megumi said. "Not many people practice it anymore. It is before a young man is married, his family must meet his bride and they throw a party for the engaged couple."
'Marriage?' Sakura's eyes landed on the groom, who stood in the center of the crowd. He turned and his eyes met hers…
End Flashback
~A.N. I just made up that tradition so don't flood me with emails and reviews saying I am wrong…~
Tears welled up in Sakura's eyes. She had seen him and he had seen her. She knew now; she knew he had moved on. The vision flashed in her eyes as she ran to catch up with her group. She saw him with Meiling hanging in his arms. He didn't seem to mind and she knew he was going to marry her. Her heart broke into several pieces when she saw the kiss Meiling gave him. Kero floated out of her purse and flew along side her. "Sakura! What's wrong?"
She slowed down and stopped. "It's nothing," she sniffled. "Absolutely nothing is wrong."
"Then why are you crying? Sakura, what's wrong? It's that gaki, isn't it?" Kero sighed and continue. "I told you he was bad news. Now stop crying and let's go catch up to the others. It's getting close to dinner you know? I'm hungry." Kero patted Sakura on the back as he spoke.
A smile tugged at Sakura lips. "You're always hungry Kero." She wiped her face. "Come on, let's go catch up with the others and then we'll go get some dinner."
"Yeah! Food!" Kero did a back flip in the air.
Sakura picked up her purse and begun to walk down the road.
A voice called out behind her. "Sakura-chan! Matte!"
Sakura froze. She knew that voice. She slowly turned and saw Syaoran running down the road. Sakura turned quickly and ran away from the approaching boy.
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Meiling watched Syaoran pull his arms away from hers and run down the driveway. She couldn't believe what she had just heard. 'Could that girl really be Sakura?'
Meiling turned to look at Syaoran's mother. She looked as shocked as everyone else did. They did not know what had possessed Syaoran to suddenly run off. Meiling then saw realization flicker in Syaoran's mother's eyes. 'She remembered Sakura,' guessed Meiling. 'She remembers the time Sakura came to Hong Kong.'
A loud group of sighs erupted from the crowd. Everyone turned to look at Syaoran's sisters. They sigh loudly again. Syaoran's mother asked, "Why are you girls sighing like that?"
One of them spoke up and said, "Isn't that sweet? Little brother runs after his true love when he is about to get married. *sigh* It's like a fairy tale."
All four of them sighed loudly again. Everyone else sweat drops.
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Syaoran cried out. "Sakura-chan! Matte!" He wasn't sure he could lose her again.
Flashback
"Li Syaoran, you may not return to Japan. You are needed here to watch over your family. It is your duty as a member of the Li clan to remain here."
Syaoran's head dropped lower. He had broken his promise to Sakura. He could not return to her. His heart broke and he hoped that Sakura could forgive him. Perhaps in the future, he could find her and tell her why he could not return to her but it might be too late then.
End Flashback
It broke Syaoran's heart when he saw Sakura run away from him. He knew she was hurt because he had never returned to her. Syaoran slowed down and stopped as he watched her leave him. He knew he could only hope she still loved him and that she would forgive him for leaving her.
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Meiling looked up when Syaoran slowly walked back. She ran up to greet him and saw his sullen face. She tried to get a reaction from him. "Syaoran, everyone went inside." He only nodded. Meiling tried again, "Did you catch her?" His head snapped up and he looked at Meiling for a while before answering, "No… No, I didn't catch her. She just ran away. She ran away from me." He sighed heavily.
Meiling could see that he was trying hard not to cry but was not succeeding too well. She loved her cousin Meiling knew he loved her too but only as family. She also knew her cousin loved the girl he left in Japan more than anything and he would do anything to get her back. A thought came flew into her mind and light bulbs flashed. The idea was drastic but Meiling knew it was the right thing to do. She smiled to her cousin and said, "Syaoran, I know you love Sakura a lot so I'm releasing you." A confused and bewildered look appeared on Syaoran's face.
"Meiling, What do you mean?"
Meiling smiled at how slow her cousin was. She pulled of the ring on her finger and placed it in Syaoran's hand. He looked at it, bewildered. "I'm breaking off our engagement, cousin. I know you don't want to marry me. Go and find Sakura. Marry her. I'll tell your mother." She gave him a small hug and walked into the house.
Syaoran stared at the ring in his hand. "Meiling…" Meiling turned to face her cousin. "Meiling, thank you."
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Inside the house, everyone murmured and discussed the news Meiling had just told them. Finally the clan elder spoke up and asked Syaoran's mother, "Do you object to the news?"
She shook her head and said, "I don't care what my son does as long as he is happy."
The clan elders continued to talk while Syaoran's sister sighed in the back of the room. "Oh, isn't that sweet?" one said.
"Ahhh, Syaoran is looking for his true love," answered another. All of them sighed loudly again.
Syaoran stood nervously next to Meiling. He did not know what to expect. The clan elders were old fashion and rigid. The clan elder stood up and said, "We think that it is the best if we could meet this girl that Syaoran is after. Then, we may consider marriage. Does anyone question our decision?"
Somebody stood up. "We do not know what this girl is like. I do not like the idea of marrying somebody outside of the clan and without magical powers. She will be frightened and will tell the whole world about our magical powers and ancestry. I say it's a shame that Syaoran wants to marry some ordinary girl and not a member of the Li clan."
Syaoran felt his blood boil. "How dare you speak of Sakura like that! She is not ordinary and she is the clow…"
Meiling quickly interrupted before Syaoran could do or say anything rash. "Sakura is a very special girl. She is not ordinary because she has magical powers."
A murmur swept through the clan and the elder addressed the man who had spoken earlier. "We want to meet her so we can learn what she is like. You know very well that our clan will not survive if we do not marry in outsiders. All we can do is make sure they will not tell our secrets to the world." He then turned to face Syaoran. "Syaoran, bring this girl to us. We would like to meet her. I give you permission to leave the Hong Kong if you need to go to Japan to fetch this girl but I ask only one thing. I want you to leave tomorrow because it getting late and you will not be able to find her now." Syaoran nodded and the elder said to everyone else, "This meeting is dismissed. We will call everyone if we decide this girl is fit to become a member of the Li clan."
Everyone got up and slowly walked out of the mansion. Meiling could clearly see that some people were happy about the decision while others believed that the Li clan was off limits to any outsiders. She turned when she felt a tap on her shoulder. Syaoran stood there with his usual glare on his face. "What is it Syaoran?" Meiling asked.
Syaoran asked, "Why didn't you let me tell them Sakura was the clow card mistress?"
Meiling sighed. Her cousin truly was slow. "I don't want them to expect more than a simple girl who has a little magic. When they find out she is the clow mistress, they will be surprised. We can also tell them that she is sorta in the Li clan because her father is the reincarnation of Clow Reed."
"So is Eriol-kun," Syaoran said. He stood there thinking because he did not understand what Meiling was trying to do. Suddenly it hit him.
Meiling could see the light bulb flash in Syaoran's head when he put together all of the pieces.
"Meiling, you're saying that they can't not let me marry Sakura because she has magic and is also part of the Li clan?" Syaoran watched Meiling give him a curt nod. "Oh my God! Meiling you are a genius! Thank you for everything. You're the best cousin anyone could ask for." He gave Meiling a big hug.
Meiling smiled. Her cousin was slow and stupid. To think, it takes him seconds to figure out math problems yet it took him forever to figure out what she was trying to do. Meiling told her cousin, "Get some sleep. Tomorrow I'll help you find Sakura."
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Hey tell me what you think! R+R
Sorry if I insulted anyone when I said Syaoran was stupid.
~pinkangelsakura
