The Sacred Blossom
Author's Note: my first attempt to actually write a long CCS fic. The group are twenty-one and Sakura and Syaoran haven't seen each other since he left after the capture of the void card. Syaoran is no longer engaged to Meilin (I like this name more. Meiling is just a… weird name). He still loves Sakura but doesn't plan on seeing her too soon. Sakura now works as a model for Tomoyo's world famous designer company. So… on with the fic!
Chapter 1 "Forced Return"
Syaoran Li walked happily down the breezeway of the clan headquarters, tossing his car keys ever so often in the air. It was not like him to be happy anywhere near the clan. But he couldn't help it. The Li clan had just announced the new leader of the clan. And surprisingly, it wasn't him. It wasn't Syaoran Li, the one who was suppose to be the leader. The one who had encountered the Clow Mistress herself and fallen in love with her. Of course, nobody knew about that, except Meilin. But this whole clan business… it was driving him mad. Until the announcement made moments ago. That Kenta had been chosen instead of him. Kenta, a close cousin of Syaoran's, was a very nice guy. Syaoran was glad he had been chosen, he couldn't think of anybody else more perfect for the job. Kenta was a fun and hardworking guy. Unlike Syaoran, if he had been chosen as the leader, he would have probably totally forgotten about everything and became some kind of workaholic. In fact… talking about work, Syaoran had some clan business to take care of. After all, even if he wasn't the leader, he was still Kenta's right hand man…
"Syaoran!" a voice shook him out of his thoughts.
He turned towards the voice, and saw Meilin running towards him. She immediately hugged him tight, squeezing the air out of him. Even though they were no longer engaged, she was still high on hugging and hanging on to Syaoran at all times. She was obviously acting as bodyguard, saving him for Sakura.
"Mei-Meilin! Ca-can't breathe!" he managed to gasp out.
She let go of him, "Sorry Syaoran! But I couldn't help it! Can you believe that Kenta actually got the position!!??"
Syaoran smiled. He did believe it. He had known that his mother had something to do with this. She knew that her dense son would not be able to handle this job of hers.
Syaoran looked across the big yard, and saw Kenta standing outside of the entrance of the headquarters. He waved, Kenta waved back. Syaoran slowly walked across the yard towards Kenta, with Meilin hanging on to his arm.
"Hey dude, how's it going?" Kenta raised his hand for a high five.
"Nothin' much. Congrats on being the leader of the clan. Should I now bow down before my master?" he joked.
"Ha ha. Very funny," Kenta said dryly. He didn't believe in rank. "Anyways, the elders want to see you."
"Why?"
"Dunno."
"K then, I'll just leave this psychotic girl with you," Syaoran said as he tried to pry Meilin off him.
"Very funny!" Meilin huffed as she let go of him.
Syaoran just laughed.
And catching a glance of Meilin attempting to glomp Kenta, he shook his head, chuckling. And walked deeper into the old Chinese house.
*** inside the clan headquarters ***
"Syaoran Li!" a voice boomed once he was inside the dark room.
"Yes?" Syaoran said in a very respectable voice.
"Even if you weren't chosen to be the clan leader, you still have very important duties," an elder in the shadows said.
"I know…"
"We have decided you must go back to the Clow Mistress-"
"WHAT!!!"
"DO you not know what RESPECT you must pay to the ELDERS!!!" an angry voice said.
"I'm sorry," Syaoran murmured. "I was caught off guard. I have not seen the Clow Mistress for 9 years, I do not wish to see her… again."
"Do you actually think that we wanted Kenta to be the leader Syaoran Li?" a new voice from the shadows said. "We knew of your feelings for the Clow Mistress, and we had persistence from your mother. But it should have been you, Syaoran Li. You were the perfect choice, yet we knew of something that will give you greater challenge. You must return to Japan and protect the Clow Mistress."
"Is she in danger??" Syaoran asked alarmingly.
"I presume that you know what the Clow Mistress' occupation is?"
"Yes, she is a model. For her friend."
"Tomoyo Daidouji."
"Yes."
"Tomoyo Daidouji is one of the world's most famous designers," an elder said. "And the Clow Mistress works as one of her best models, what does bring to your mind?"
"Well," Syaoran was confused. "She's famous, just like some of the actors. And the actors get stalkers and… are you saying that Sakura is being stalked?!"
"Yes, she is," an elder said calmly.
"Bu-but…" Syaoran stuttered, "she must have bodyguards and the clow cards can always help her."
"We have references that tell us some of the world's most famous stalkers are after her. Bodyguards will be no good. We need more experience for this kind of job. Yet the clow cards are no good…"
"What do you mean by that?? The clow cards are all useful allies!"
"The clow cards are weakest in this year. It is the anniversary of Clow's death. They long to return to their old master… the seal on them is weakest at this point."
"So you want me to…"
"Yes," the elder finished for him. "We do want you to be the Clow Mistress' personal bodyguard, who's around her 24/7."
"But… but I can't use magic either! So I'm no good!" Syaoran pleaded.
"You have had martial arts training since a very young age. And we have provided weapons."
As the elder said this, a part of the floor started moving, it went down, leaving a hole in the floor. But then came up again, this time with a suitcase.
Syaoran opened the suitcase. In there, he found numerous guns and daggers, along with a long sword. It was similar to the one he used to summon magic. But he sensed no magic aura around this sword. It was just a plain sword.
"Take these to aid you in protecting the Clow Mistress. We wish you good luck, your plane leaves tomorrow." This was the final word of the elders as they descended into the shadows.
"Syaoran stood up and took the suitcase in his hand. He walked toward the exit of the dim room. He turned around for one more look just as he was about to walk out. He saw the shadowed face of an elder, still looking at him.
"It's Sakura, not Clow Mistress," Syaoran whispered. If the elder heard him, he showed no reaction as he descended into the shadow with the other elders.
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Well, first chapter all finished. So move right on to the next chapter! I was only gonna release one chapter until I found out that the chapter I planned was way too long. I hope you'll like the title. I didn't want to use something plain and original like "The Bodyguard" or something stupid like that. You'll find the meaning of the title in the next chapter. And I forgot that Kenta was a Japanese name. Just ignore it, I couldn't think of any good Chinese names anyway.
Disclaimer: I don't own Cardcaptor Sakura
Author's Note: my first attempt to actually write a long CCS fic. The group are twenty-one and Sakura and Syaoran haven't seen each other since he left after the capture of the void card. Syaoran is no longer engaged to Meilin (I like this name more. Meiling is just a… weird name). He still loves Sakura but doesn't plan on seeing her too soon. Sakura now works as a model for Tomoyo's world famous designer company. So… on with the fic!
Chapter 1 "Forced Return"
Syaoran Li walked happily down the breezeway of the clan headquarters, tossing his car keys ever so often in the air. It was not like him to be happy anywhere near the clan. But he couldn't help it. The Li clan had just announced the new leader of the clan. And surprisingly, it wasn't him. It wasn't Syaoran Li, the one who was suppose to be the leader. The one who had encountered the Clow Mistress herself and fallen in love with her. Of course, nobody knew about that, except Meilin. But this whole clan business… it was driving him mad. Until the announcement made moments ago. That Kenta had been chosen instead of him. Kenta, a close cousin of Syaoran's, was a very nice guy. Syaoran was glad he had been chosen, he couldn't think of anybody else more perfect for the job. Kenta was a fun and hardworking guy. Unlike Syaoran, if he had been chosen as the leader, he would have probably totally forgotten about everything and became some kind of workaholic. In fact… talking about work, Syaoran had some clan business to take care of. After all, even if he wasn't the leader, he was still Kenta's right hand man…
"Syaoran!" a voice shook him out of his thoughts.
He turned towards the voice, and saw Meilin running towards him. She immediately hugged him tight, squeezing the air out of him. Even though they were no longer engaged, she was still high on hugging and hanging on to Syaoran at all times. She was obviously acting as bodyguard, saving him for Sakura.
"Mei-Meilin! Ca-can't breathe!" he managed to gasp out.
She let go of him, "Sorry Syaoran! But I couldn't help it! Can you believe that Kenta actually got the position!!??"
Syaoran smiled. He did believe it. He had known that his mother had something to do with this. She knew that her dense son would not be able to handle this job of hers.
Syaoran looked across the big yard, and saw Kenta standing outside of the entrance of the headquarters. He waved, Kenta waved back. Syaoran slowly walked across the yard towards Kenta, with Meilin hanging on to his arm.
"Hey dude, how's it going?" Kenta raised his hand for a high five.
"Nothin' much. Congrats on being the leader of the clan. Should I now bow down before my master?" he joked.
"Ha ha. Very funny," Kenta said dryly. He didn't believe in rank. "Anyways, the elders want to see you."
"Why?"
"Dunno."
"K then, I'll just leave this psychotic girl with you," Syaoran said as he tried to pry Meilin off him.
"Very funny!" Meilin huffed as she let go of him.
Syaoran just laughed.
And catching a glance of Meilin attempting to glomp Kenta, he shook his head, chuckling. And walked deeper into the old Chinese house.
*** inside the clan headquarters ***
"Syaoran Li!" a voice boomed once he was inside the dark room.
"Yes?" Syaoran said in a very respectable voice.
"Even if you weren't chosen to be the clan leader, you still have very important duties," an elder in the shadows said.
"I know…"
"We have decided you must go back to the Clow Mistress-"
"WHAT!!!"
"DO you not know what RESPECT you must pay to the ELDERS!!!" an angry voice said.
"I'm sorry," Syaoran murmured. "I was caught off guard. I have not seen the Clow Mistress for 9 years, I do not wish to see her… again."
"Do you actually think that we wanted Kenta to be the leader Syaoran Li?" a new voice from the shadows said. "We knew of your feelings for the Clow Mistress, and we had persistence from your mother. But it should have been you, Syaoran Li. You were the perfect choice, yet we knew of something that will give you greater challenge. You must return to Japan and protect the Clow Mistress."
"Is she in danger??" Syaoran asked alarmingly.
"I presume that you know what the Clow Mistress' occupation is?"
"Yes, she is a model. For her friend."
"Tomoyo Daidouji."
"Yes."
"Tomoyo Daidouji is one of the world's most famous designers," an elder said. "And the Clow Mistress works as one of her best models, what does bring to your mind?"
"Well," Syaoran was confused. "She's famous, just like some of the actors. And the actors get stalkers and… are you saying that Sakura is being stalked?!"
"Yes, she is," an elder said calmly.
"Bu-but…" Syaoran stuttered, "she must have bodyguards and the clow cards can always help her."
"We have references that tell us some of the world's most famous stalkers are after her. Bodyguards will be no good. We need more experience for this kind of job. Yet the clow cards are no good…"
"What do you mean by that?? The clow cards are all useful allies!"
"The clow cards are weakest in this year. It is the anniversary of Clow's death. They long to return to their old master… the seal on them is weakest at this point."
"So you want me to…"
"Yes," the elder finished for him. "We do want you to be the Clow Mistress' personal bodyguard, who's around her 24/7."
"But… but I can't use magic either! So I'm no good!" Syaoran pleaded.
"You have had martial arts training since a very young age. And we have provided weapons."
As the elder said this, a part of the floor started moving, it went down, leaving a hole in the floor. But then came up again, this time with a suitcase.
Syaoran opened the suitcase. In there, he found numerous guns and daggers, along with a long sword. It was similar to the one he used to summon magic. But he sensed no magic aura around this sword. It was just a plain sword.
"Take these to aid you in protecting the Clow Mistress. We wish you good luck, your plane leaves tomorrow." This was the final word of the elders as they descended into the shadows.
"Syaoran stood up and took the suitcase in his hand. He walked toward the exit of the dim room. He turned around for one more look just as he was about to walk out. He saw the shadowed face of an elder, still looking at him.
"It's Sakura, not Clow Mistress," Syaoran whispered. If the elder heard him, he showed no reaction as he descended into the shadow with the other elders.
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Well, first chapter all finished. So move right on to the next chapter! I was only gonna release one chapter until I found out that the chapter I planned was way too long. I hope you'll like the title. I didn't want to use something plain and original like "The Bodyguard" or something stupid like that. You'll find the meaning of the title in the next chapter. And I forgot that Kenta was a Japanese name. Just ignore it, I couldn't think of any good Chinese names anyway.
Disclaimer: I don't own Cardcaptor Sakura
