Hey umm sorry it took so long and sorry that this chapter is so short. I got lots of relatives here and no time to write. Oh well, Enjoy!
p.s I do not own the clamp characters but I do own this story, Megumi, and Shou.
Finding Him Part 6
Meiling watched her cousin sleep next to the woman he loves. His hands were clasped around a petite hand and he sat slouched in his chair. Worry lines crossed his face as both figures slept peacefully.
Meiling let out a small sigh when she saw the love radiating out of Syaoran. She remembered the days when she wished he had loved her as much as he loved Sakura. Perhaps she still wants him to love her but she knew that was too much to ask for.
The young Chinese lady slowly pushed away from the doorframe she was leaning on and spun on her heels. As she began to exit the room, a sound reached her ears. Quickly, Meiling turned and saw a small movement come from the bed. In three steps, Meiling crossed the room and stood at the foot of the bed. The person in the bed began to stir as the young man sitting at her side began to wake up from the movements.
Finally, a pair of eyes opened, revealing their emerald center. The pupils slid in and out of focus until they rested on a familiar person.
"Meiling-chan?" A lost and bewilder girl slowly tried to raise herself up. When she was slightly elevated, a hand came out of nowhere and helped prop her up. Sakura sharply turned and saw him.
"Syaoran…"
The two long lost lovers stared at each other.
"Sakura… I…"
A movement stopped Syaoran in mid-sentence. Neither of the two had noticed Meiling had left and now returned with a pair of clean clothes and Syaoran's mother.
"Hello, little cherry blossom," Syaoran's mother said, as she laid the clothes down on the foot of the bed.
Meiling also gave her greetings as she pulled Syaoran out of the room. Syaoran reluctantly let himself be out of the room but his eyes never strayed from Sakura's.
Suddenly, Syaoran was pushed roughly out of the room and his head connected with another.
"AHH! Gaki get off of me!"
Syaoran was sprawled out on the floor and beneath him was Kero.
Meiling chuckled quietly as she re-entered the room. Sakura was sitting quietly as Syaoran's mother was cleaning up the room. When Meiling stood at Sakura's side, Sakura's head turned slightly and she stared at her old acquaintance. Finally, Sakura opened her mouth and asked, "Meiling-chan, how did I get here? The last thing I remember is seeing Syaoran-kun."
Meiling gave Sakura an inquiring look when she her Sakura call Syaoran by his name but that soon disappear. "You don't remember? Oh wait! You were unconscious when Syaoran brought you here. Your brother was here but he left to help his wife look after those kids you came with. Tsukishiro-san is still here though, but he is very busy. Syaoran's sisters are bugging him. Oh yeah, that stuffed animal is here too." Meiling gave Sakura a small smile as she watched Sakura absorb her surroundings and everything she had just heard. Finally, Meiling broke the silence and said, "You can change into those clothes and then you came come and get something to drink or eat." Meiling pointed to the clothes on the dresser as she spoke. She then proceeded to walk out of the room.
When she reached the doorway, a small voice called out, "Arigatou, Meiling-chan.
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Sakura slowly walked out of her room and traveled down the hallway. 'Everything is the same. I even stayed in the same room,' Sakura realized, as she followed the flow of voices into a room.
When she entered the room, what she saw amused her. Yukito-san sat silently in the center of a group of girls and was totally still while they played with face and his hair. She stood there silently until one of the girls noticed her and came charging at her.
"Oh! You are so pretty!"
What she said started a chain reaction. Within seconds, the other three girls on Sakura. They patted her hair and rubbed her face until it was sore. A flood of comments came washing over Sakura and she could not understand half of them because they were said so quickly.
The far door opened and in a flash, the four girls were off Sakura. In walked their mother and Meiling followed.
Meiling came over to Sakura and gently tugged on her hand. She slowly pulled Sakura into the kitchen while her aunt spoke to five people left in the room.
"How are you feeling Sakura?" Meiling asked when they were in the kitchen. She poured a cup of tea for Sakura and herself.
"Fine, thank you." Sakura accepted the tea when it was offered to her and silently sipped it.
"Are you hungry Sakura-chan?" Meiling played host while her aunt was lecturing the four girls.
Sakura shook her head and remained silent. In another attempt to get Sakura to talk, Meiling said, "Syaoran has been very worried about you."
At her comment, Sakura's head snapped up and her green eyes looked at Meiling questionably.
"He was worried about me?"
Meiling nodded her head.
"Why?" Sakura asked. "I thought he…" Her voice trailed off and her eyes focused on Meiling's hand, which was now, mysteriously, ring-less.
A smile spread on Meiling face when she saw what Sakura was looking at. She then told Sakura the truth. "I broke my engagement with Syaoran off."
Sakura stared at Meiling with wide eyes. "What?!"
"I broke my engagement off. I think Syaoran is in the garden."
"Meiling… Can I ask you a question? Why didn't Syaoran-kun come back to Japan?"
"Maybe you should ask Syaoran."
Sakura shook her head. "I don't want to ask him. He might be a little sensitive on the subject."
Meiling sighed. She had hoped Syaoran would be the one to tell Sakura, but Sakura did ask her first so she felt obligated to tell her.
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Well, tell me what you think!
Preview of next chapter: Sakura talks to Syaoran. What will happen? Will she forgive him?
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