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Should I Love You?
Chapter: One
"Departure and Arrival"
"Come on Li, you're going to miss your flight!" Mrs. Syaoran yelled from the front of the house.
"Coming!" Li replied as he snapped out of his thoughts. He was staring at his empty bedroom as he help the last part of his luggage in his left hand. Li let out an audible sigh as he swung his bag over his shoulder. He was going to miss this place more than he thought, but there was someone special waiting for him in Japan and he'd dare not break his promise. He smiled slightly as he took a last look into the past and shut the door behind him. Li ran down the stairs and out the front door where his family was patiently waiting for him.
"All ready to go little brother?" His sister Fuutuei asked worriedly.
"Yeah," Li nodded.
"Take care of yourself young master," His other sister Shuiefua teased as she messed up his hair.
"I'll try," Li chuckled a bit.
"You may be a pain sometimes, but I'll really miss you Li," His sister Fueimei admitted and gave him a hug.
"Same here," Li laughed.
"Oh Li, please do take good care of yourself," Mrs. Syaoran said almost in tears. "And if you ever need anything, anything at all, don't be afraid to call me here!" She added.
"Don't you worry mother, I'll be just fine," Li reassured her with a hug.
"Yeah Mom, he'll be fine!" His sister Fuanren shook her head. She then walked up to Li and smiled. "Just make sure you bring home a bride," she laughed. Li just glared at her and rolled his eyes.
"Not just yet, I have some catching up to do first," Li shrugged.
"Yeah well afterwards," She crossed her arms.
"Maybe...well I better get going, bye!" Li waved and hopped into his car. His family smiled and waved back yelling words of wisdom and encouragment. In the long run, Li really knew that he would miss his family but his thoughts were all clouded by a beautiful name: Sakura.
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"Is that the last of it Sir?" The worker asked politely.
"Yes," Li nodded as he handed the last box to the man. After all the checking was over he headed over to the waiting area. Li sat down comfortably as he watch the various travellers scramble by. He couldn't wait until his flight was called. Or perhaps he just couldn't wait until he could see Sakura again. Li leaned back in his seat and tapped his fingers on the arm rest to pass time. He was really glad that all his training was over but it was ashame that it took longer than it was supposed to. He was finished his training when he was fifteen. That was three years ago, but the reason why he could leave then was because he had to compete in various Martial Arts Tournaments across China. When he told Sakura about his last-minute plans she wasn't very happy about it. In fact, they got into an arguement about it. Sakura was having doubts about him ever coming back, and how much longer she could wait. Even then, she promised to hold on. Boy is she ever in for a surprise! Soon Li's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of his name...
"Li!! Wait!" A familiar voice yelled. Li stood up looking for the the person who was calling him. Soon enough a young girl about his age came running towards him. She was very slim and tall, but not as tall as he was. She had black shoulder length hair that seemed to curl out a bit at the tips, and eyes that seemed to resemble the color of the far end of the ocean on a warm spring day. Her skin looked smooth and flawless, as well as her smile. Her lips were the shade of a perfect cherry blossom. He recognized this young lady from his past as a child. She, as well as Meilin would always bother him during his study hours. But he only found out a little while after those incidences that they shared a common bond. They both had a crush on him. Except that hers was more subtle. Her name is Kimiyoshi Oyagi. But he always called her Kimi. Li smiled as she ran towards him.
"I thought you had left already," Kimi panted as she hugged him.
"Nope, you just made it Kimi," Li laughed.
"Don't go Li, please stay!" Kimi begged. Li just sighed with a slight smile on his face.
"...with me," Kimi finished. Almost immediately the small smile on Li's face faded. He was shocked. Li knew that she had a small crush on him since their childhood but, he never knew that she felt THIS way about him. He looked into her eyes to find some sort of explination but there was none. Her eyes were sparkling with hope and despair. Li placed a hand on her shoulder and sighed.
"I can't," Li admitted. Kimi looked crushed.
"But why?" Kimi asked softly.
"There is someone, someone very special to my heart waiting for me in Japan, I must return to her," Li explained.
"Sakura..." Kimi replied firmly as she turned her face away.
"Yes, you remember what I told you?" Li asked trying to help her understand.
"I know you love her, very much but...but..." Kimi said in frustration. "But seven years is a very long time Li, what if...she changed?" Kimi argued.
"Oh, even if she has changed I'll always love her," Li replied with a slight laugh.
"No, I mean...what if her heart changed..." Kimi said quietly and looked up at him. Li was silent. He had never thought of that. I mean sure they had their occational arguments but, nothing too drastic.
"This is the last call for flight 394 to Japan, 394 to Japan this is the last boarding call," Someone warned over the intercom. Li and Kimi stared at the entrance for a moment and then looked at eachother.
"That's me," Li sighed.
"Don't go, I begging you Li, please stay with me," Kimi whimpered.
"I have to go Kimi," Li shook his head and kissed her softly on her forhead and headed towards his plane.
"Li I love you!!" Kimi cried after him.
"I'm sorry," Li replied softly as he looked at her one last time before entering the plane.
* * *
"So I guess you're my new roomate," Chiho smiled and shook Li's hand.
"Yeah thanks a lot for your help Chiho," Li sighed in relief.
"No problem, now let's get of your things into your room," Chiho said taking some of Li's luggage into the guest room. Li just nodded and followed. Things were going much more smoothly than expected. Li arrived safetly and on time here in Tomoeda, and a few hours later he finds an apartment. Perfect! In fact it's the same apartment he lived in seven years ago, but Chiho doesn't need to know that. His roomate Chiho, is a funny joking type of guy. He's really kind and generous and seems to care a lot about other people's feelings before his own. Of course, unless it has to do with any jokes of his. But at the most, he tries to keep peace between anyone he meets. Chiho had short hair much like his own, except it was blonde. His eyes were a warm shade of green, that seemed to twinkle with humor. He was just about his own height. Which was great, because Li didn't really like looking up or down on other guys. Chiho wasn't fat or skinny either, in fact he seemed to have some slight muscle tone to him. Perhaps he likes to work out. But then again, Chiho was looked just about the same as he did. Things seemed to be going really well.
"So what brings you here to Tomoeda?" Chiho inquired when all the loading was finished.
"Actually I lived here seven years ago," Li nodded and took a bite out of his cookie.
"Really? What school did you go to?" Chiho asked in great interest.
"Tomoeda elementary," Li smiled and leaned back onto the couch.
"Really?? That's cool! So you must know my girlfriend!" Chiho said in excitement.
"Depends, who's your girlfriend?" Li asked calmly as he took a sip of water from his cup.
"Madsion," Chiho replied proudly. Li immediately spat out his water which went flying across the table and onto Chiho's face.
"I guess you know her..." Chiho replied with a drenched face.
"Oh sorry," Li covered his mouth in shock.
"It's no problem, really," Chiho laughed as he wiped the water off of him. "Small world isn't it Li?"
"Yeah very small," Li shook his head still trying to recover from the last bit of information.
"So anyway why have you returned to Tomoeda?" Chiho asked as he refilled his cup.
"Oh, there's a girl waiting for me here," Li began to blush.
"A girl huh? Well that's very interesting," Chiho teased.
"Yeah, she was heartbroken when I had to leave her seven years ago," Li sighed sadly still remembering that day.
"Why'd you leave her?" Chiho asked in confusion. " I mean you must really love her if you came all this way," he added trying to figure something out.
"I had to go back home to finish my training," Li informed.
"What??" Chiho said in shock. "There are plenty of schools you can go to here!" he shook his head in disbelief.
"No not finishing school," Li laughed. "Martial Arts," he added still chuckling.
"What? Cool!! Martial Arts! So you're a fighter?! Like a Jackie Chan or something!!" Chiho asked almost falling out of his chair.
"Well no not really," Li scratched his head. "But I faught in many touranments across China, and earned the title as leader of my Clan," Li replied proudly.
"You don't say..." Chiho replied still stunned. "Oh so anyway, back to this girl of yours...what's her name?" he asked taking a sip from his cup.
"Sakura," Li blushed. Chiho spat his drink all over Li as soon as he heard the name of the girl.
"What?? Sakura!!!" Chiho asked in shock. His hands began to tremble slightly. 'Poor guy...he has no idea...' he thought sadly.
"I had that coming..." Li said quietly as he looked down on his wet clothes. "Very small world isn't it?" he pointed out trying to forget about his wet clothes.
"And getting smaller..." Chiho replied nervously.
"Well I'm going to take a nap, I'm still pretty tired from the trip," Li sighed and headed towards his room.
"Yeah, yeah..." Chiho nodded as he snapped out of his thoughts. "Oh but you're all wet, I'll go get you a towel," he said as he walked towards the washroom.
"No it's alright, I got it," Li smiled and stood quietly. He looked like he was concentrating really hard on something. But he still looked relaxed and calm. Suddenly a light green aura surrounded his body. He seemed to be glowing. Chiho sat back down on the couch and watch in awe as his new roomate seemed to be using some sort of magical power. Slowly the green aura faded and he was all dry.
"Okay, all dry, later Chiho," Li smiled and closed his door leaving Chiho stunned. He slouched on the couch and held his head.
"I've got one weird and troubled roomate," Chiho sighed and closed his eyes.
* * *
"Hey that smells good buddy, what is it?" Chiho asked still wipping his eyes with his sleeve. He had woken up by the smell of food coming from the kitchen. But of course, there was Li dancing with three pans full of eggs, hotdogs and pancakes. Chiho stood there in awe as he watched Li balance, juggle and dance with three pans.
"Oh, good morning Chiho. Hungry?" Li asked politely as he placed the three pans back on the stove gently.
"Yeah...sure..." Chiho replied still in a state of shock. Li nodded and flipped the first pan which sent some egss flying. He caught them with Chiho's plate without looking. Li did the same with the other two plates. Chiho sat there blinking in confusion for a few moments.
"What are you again?" Chiho finally blurted out. "Alien?"
"No, no!" Li laughed. "Nothing like that,"
"Are you some sort of Goku or something??" Chiho asked still very confused.
"Nope. Chinese," Li shook his head and caught all three parts of his meal at once with his plate, and kicked the stove off before joining Chiho at the table. Chiho just sweatdropped and gave up.
"Same difference..." Chiho mumbled.
"I'm sorry, I'm just so used to being at home. I won't be doing much of that "magic" or balancing stuff for very long," Li admitted.
"It's alright Li, I'm just not used to seeing stuff like that," Chiho nodded still eating his eggs.
"Yeah, I'm just the only person in my Clan who can do it, well besides my Mom," Li laughed. Chiho dropped his fork.
"Your...MOM?" Chiho asked shocked once again.
"Yeah, but don't be all surprised! She isn't as good as she used to be! Calm down Chiho," Li chuckled trying to sit Chiho down.
"It's too bad nobody can do the stuff you do here in Tomoeda," Chiho sighed sadly.
"Oh you'd be surprised," Li grinned.
"Huh?" Chiho gave him the eyebrow.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
"I'll get it, you finish up your food," Li sighed and threw his napkin onto the table. He slowly walked towards the door and turned the knob. The door opened smoothly as a gust of wind entered from the hallway.
"Li!?"
"Madison!?" Li asked in equal shock.
"Oh it's for me," Chiho yelled pushing Li aside. "Hey Madison what's up?" he asked casually.
"When you answered the door I thought I either knocked on the wrong door or went back into time," Madison laughed.
"Or fine, talk to the new guy," Chiho grumbled and went back to eating his brunch.
"Yeah it's great to be back in Tomoeda, and in my old apartment," Li smiled. "How did you recognize me?"
"Well if it wasn't for your hair, I don't know if I would have," Madison admitted.
"What do you mean?" Li asked as he leaned against the door.
"Well I used to be able to identify you by your eyes, nobody I've ever met had eyes quite like you Li," Madison smiled. "They were so cold and serious," she shivered at the thought. Li just laughed.
"Were? What are they like now?" Li smiled.
"They seem very warm, welcoming and bright. They glow with happiness," Madison replied still smiling. "It's great to have you back Li," she sighed happily and hugged him.
"It's great to be back Madison," Li sighed returning the hug. "I can't wait to see Sakura," he said anxiously. Madison slowly let go of the embrace and looked up at Li. He was serious. She then looked behind him at Chiho. He just shrugged.
"Oh that's great Li," Madison smiled weakly. "But why don't you rest for while before seeing her?" she suggested.
"I did, last night," Li nodded.
"Oh..." Madison crossed her arms.
"In fact I'm going to see her after I clear things up here," Li said excitedly. There was thump in the background. Li and Madison turn to look at what it was. Chiho was on the ground rubbing his head.
"Aheheh, it's slippery right there," Chiho lied.
"Well good luck," Madsion nodded slowly as she turned to leave. 'You'll need it,'
"Yeah well I'll see you around Madison," Li and sighed and gave her small wave.
"Bye," Madison waved and entered the elevator. Li closed the door and entered the kitchen. He quickly began to clear things up.
"I'm going to Sakura's house in a little while," Li informed Chiho.
"Oh well...uh...let me come with you," Chiho replied as he helped clear up the counter.
"In case I need back-up?" Li joked.
"Yeah...you never know..." Chiho played along, but in reality, he didn't need to.
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Well I hoped that you enjoyed this first chapter even just a little bit. I know that nothing
much happened, but that's because it's a more detailed opening to the story than the Prologue was.
Please be patient. I'm just recovering from my writer's block, and I starting writng this at 5:30am.
But I promise that I'll finish this.
I can't really tell you what's happening in the next chapter, because I haven't started writing
it. But Li is finally going to Sakura's house, so please stay tuned for their first encounter.
Should I Love You?
Chapter: One
"Departure and Arrival"
"Come on Li, you're going to miss your flight!" Mrs. Syaoran yelled from the front of the house.
"Coming!" Li replied as he snapped out of his thoughts. He was staring at his empty bedroom as he help the last part of his luggage in his left hand. Li let out an audible sigh as he swung his bag over his shoulder. He was going to miss this place more than he thought, but there was someone special waiting for him in Japan and he'd dare not break his promise. He smiled slightly as he took a last look into the past and shut the door behind him. Li ran down the stairs and out the front door where his family was patiently waiting for him.
"All ready to go little brother?" His sister Fuutuei asked worriedly.
"Yeah," Li nodded.
"Take care of yourself young master," His other sister Shuiefua teased as she messed up his hair.
"I'll try," Li chuckled a bit.
"You may be a pain sometimes, but I'll really miss you Li," His sister Fueimei admitted and gave him a hug.
"Same here," Li laughed.
"Oh Li, please do take good care of yourself," Mrs. Syaoran said almost in tears. "And if you ever need anything, anything at all, don't be afraid to call me here!" She added.
"Don't you worry mother, I'll be just fine," Li reassured her with a hug.
"Yeah Mom, he'll be fine!" His sister Fuanren shook her head. She then walked up to Li and smiled. "Just make sure you bring home a bride," she laughed. Li just glared at her and rolled his eyes.
"Not just yet, I have some catching up to do first," Li shrugged.
"Yeah well afterwards," She crossed her arms.
"Maybe...well I better get going, bye!" Li waved and hopped into his car. His family smiled and waved back yelling words of wisdom and encouragment. In the long run, Li really knew that he would miss his family but his thoughts were all clouded by a beautiful name: Sakura.
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"Is that the last of it Sir?" The worker asked politely.
"Yes," Li nodded as he handed the last box to the man. After all the checking was over he headed over to the waiting area. Li sat down comfortably as he watch the various travellers scramble by. He couldn't wait until his flight was called. Or perhaps he just couldn't wait until he could see Sakura again. Li leaned back in his seat and tapped his fingers on the arm rest to pass time. He was really glad that all his training was over but it was ashame that it took longer than it was supposed to. He was finished his training when he was fifteen. That was three years ago, but the reason why he could leave then was because he had to compete in various Martial Arts Tournaments across China. When he told Sakura about his last-minute plans she wasn't very happy about it. In fact, they got into an arguement about it. Sakura was having doubts about him ever coming back, and how much longer she could wait. Even then, she promised to hold on. Boy is she ever in for a surprise! Soon Li's thoughts were interrupted by the sound of his name...
"Li!! Wait!" A familiar voice yelled. Li stood up looking for the the person who was calling him. Soon enough a young girl about his age came running towards him. She was very slim and tall, but not as tall as he was. She had black shoulder length hair that seemed to curl out a bit at the tips, and eyes that seemed to resemble the color of the far end of the ocean on a warm spring day. Her skin looked smooth and flawless, as well as her smile. Her lips were the shade of a perfect cherry blossom. He recognized this young lady from his past as a child. She, as well as Meilin would always bother him during his study hours. But he only found out a little while after those incidences that they shared a common bond. They both had a crush on him. Except that hers was more subtle. Her name is Kimiyoshi Oyagi. But he always called her Kimi. Li smiled as she ran towards him.
"I thought you had left already," Kimi panted as she hugged him.
"Nope, you just made it Kimi," Li laughed.
"Don't go Li, please stay!" Kimi begged. Li just sighed with a slight smile on his face.
"...with me," Kimi finished. Almost immediately the small smile on Li's face faded. He was shocked. Li knew that she had a small crush on him since their childhood but, he never knew that she felt THIS way about him. He looked into her eyes to find some sort of explination but there was none. Her eyes were sparkling with hope and despair. Li placed a hand on her shoulder and sighed.
"I can't," Li admitted. Kimi looked crushed.
"But why?" Kimi asked softly.
"There is someone, someone very special to my heart waiting for me in Japan, I must return to her," Li explained.
"Sakura..." Kimi replied firmly as she turned her face away.
"Yes, you remember what I told you?" Li asked trying to help her understand.
"I know you love her, very much but...but..." Kimi said in frustration. "But seven years is a very long time Li, what if...she changed?" Kimi argued.
"Oh, even if she has changed I'll always love her," Li replied with a slight laugh.
"No, I mean...what if her heart changed..." Kimi said quietly and looked up at him. Li was silent. He had never thought of that. I mean sure they had their occational arguments but, nothing too drastic.
"This is the last call for flight 394 to Japan, 394 to Japan this is the last boarding call," Someone warned over the intercom. Li and Kimi stared at the entrance for a moment and then looked at eachother.
"That's me," Li sighed.
"Don't go, I begging you Li, please stay with me," Kimi whimpered.
"I have to go Kimi," Li shook his head and kissed her softly on her forhead and headed towards his plane.
"Li I love you!!" Kimi cried after him.
"I'm sorry," Li replied softly as he looked at her one last time before entering the plane.
* * *
"So I guess you're my new roomate," Chiho smiled and shook Li's hand.
"Yeah thanks a lot for your help Chiho," Li sighed in relief.
"No problem, now let's get of your things into your room," Chiho said taking some of Li's luggage into the guest room. Li just nodded and followed. Things were going much more smoothly than expected. Li arrived safetly and on time here in Tomoeda, and a few hours later he finds an apartment. Perfect! In fact it's the same apartment he lived in seven years ago, but Chiho doesn't need to know that. His roomate Chiho, is a funny joking type of guy. He's really kind and generous and seems to care a lot about other people's feelings before his own. Of course, unless it has to do with any jokes of his. But at the most, he tries to keep peace between anyone he meets. Chiho had short hair much like his own, except it was blonde. His eyes were a warm shade of green, that seemed to twinkle with humor. He was just about his own height. Which was great, because Li didn't really like looking up or down on other guys. Chiho wasn't fat or skinny either, in fact he seemed to have some slight muscle tone to him. Perhaps he likes to work out. But then again, Chiho was looked just about the same as he did. Things seemed to be going really well.
"So what brings you here to Tomoeda?" Chiho inquired when all the loading was finished.
"Actually I lived here seven years ago," Li nodded and took a bite out of his cookie.
"Really? What school did you go to?" Chiho asked in great interest.
"Tomoeda elementary," Li smiled and leaned back onto the couch.
"Really?? That's cool! So you must know my girlfriend!" Chiho said in excitement.
"Depends, who's your girlfriend?" Li asked calmly as he took a sip of water from his cup.
"Madsion," Chiho replied proudly. Li immediately spat out his water which went flying across the table and onto Chiho's face.
"I guess you know her..." Chiho replied with a drenched face.
"Oh sorry," Li covered his mouth in shock.
"It's no problem, really," Chiho laughed as he wiped the water off of him. "Small world isn't it Li?"
"Yeah very small," Li shook his head still trying to recover from the last bit of information.
"So anyway why have you returned to Tomoeda?" Chiho asked as he refilled his cup.
"Oh, there's a girl waiting for me here," Li began to blush.
"A girl huh? Well that's very interesting," Chiho teased.
"Yeah, she was heartbroken when I had to leave her seven years ago," Li sighed sadly still remembering that day.
"Why'd you leave her?" Chiho asked in confusion. " I mean you must really love her if you came all this way," he added trying to figure something out.
"I had to go back home to finish my training," Li informed.
"What??" Chiho said in shock. "There are plenty of schools you can go to here!" he shook his head in disbelief.
"No not finishing school," Li laughed. "Martial Arts," he added still chuckling.
"What? Cool!! Martial Arts! So you're a fighter?! Like a Jackie Chan or something!!" Chiho asked almost falling out of his chair.
"Well no not really," Li scratched his head. "But I faught in many touranments across China, and earned the title as leader of my Clan," Li replied proudly.
"You don't say..." Chiho replied still stunned. "Oh so anyway, back to this girl of yours...what's her name?" he asked taking a sip from his cup.
"Sakura," Li blushed. Chiho spat his drink all over Li as soon as he heard the name of the girl.
"What?? Sakura!!!" Chiho asked in shock. His hands began to tremble slightly. 'Poor guy...he has no idea...' he thought sadly.
"I had that coming..." Li said quietly as he looked down on his wet clothes. "Very small world isn't it?" he pointed out trying to forget about his wet clothes.
"And getting smaller..." Chiho replied nervously.
"Well I'm going to take a nap, I'm still pretty tired from the trip," Li sighed and headed towards his room.
"Yeah, yeah..." Chiho nodded as he snapped out of his thoughts. "Oh but you're all wet, I'll go get you a towel," he said as he walked towards the washroom.
"No it's alright, I got it," Li smiled and stood quietly. He looked like he was concentrating really hard on something. But he still looked relaxed and calm. Suddenly a light green aura surrounded his body. He seemed to be glowing. Chiho sat back down on the couch and watch in awe as his new roomate seemed to be using some sort of magical power. Slowly the green aura faded and he was all dry.
"Okay, all dry, later Chiho," Li smiled and closed his door leaving Chiho stunned. He slouched on the couch and held his head.
"I've got one weird and troubled roomate," Chiho sighed and closed his eyes.
* * *
"Hey that smells good buddy, what is it?" Chiho asked still wipping his eyes with his sleeve. He had woken up by the smell of food coming from the kitchen. But of course, there was Li dancing with three pans full of eggs, hotdogs and pancakes. Chiho stood there in awe as he watched Li balance, juggle and dance with three pans.
"Oh, good morning Chiho. Hungry?" Li asked politely as he placed the three pans back on the stove gently.
"Yeah...sure..." Chiho replied still in a state of shock. Li nodded and flipped the first pan which sent some egss flying. He caught them with Chiho's plate without looking. Li did the same with the other two plates. Chiho sat there blinking in confusion for a few moments.
"What are you again?" Chiho finally blurted out. "Alien?"
"No, no!" Li laughed. "Nothing like that,"
"Are you some sort of Goku or something??" Chiho asked still very confused.
"Nope. Chinese," Li shook his head and caught all three parts of his meal at once with his plate, and kicked the stove off before joining Chiho at the table. Chiho just sweatdropped and gave up.
"Same difference..." Chiho mumbled.
"I'm sorry, I'm just so used to being at home. I won't be doing much of that "magic" or balancing stuff for very long," Li admitted.
"It's alright Li, I'm just not used to seeing stuff like that," Chiho nodded still eating his eggs.
"Yeah, I'm just the only person in my Clan who can do it, well besides my Mom," Li laughed. Chiho dropped his fork.
"Your...MOM?" Chiho asked shocked once again.
"Yeah, but don't be all surprised! She isn't as good as she used to be! Calm down Chiho," Li chuckled trying to sit Chiho down.
"It's too bad nobody can do the stuff you do here in Tomoeda," Chiho sighed sadly.
"Oh you'd be surprised," Li grinned.
"Huh?" Chiho gave him the eyebrow.
KNOCK! KNOCK!
"I'll get it, you finish up your food," Li sighed and threw his napkin onto the table. He slowly walked towards the door and turned the knob. The door opened smoothly as a gust of wind entered from the hallway.
"Li!?"
"Madison!?" Li asked in equal shock.
"Oh it's for me," Chiho yelled pushing Li aside. "Hey Madison what's up?" he asked casually.
"When you answered the door I thought I either knocked on the wrong door or went back into time," Madison laughed.
"Or fine, talk to the new guy," Chiho grumbled and went back to eating his brunch.
"Yeah it's great to be back in Tomoeda, and in my old apartment," Li smiled. "How did you recognize me?"
"Well if it wasn't for your hair, I don't know if I would have," Madison admitted.
"What do you mean?" Li asked as he leaned against the door.
"Well I used to be able to identify you by your eyes, nobody I've ever met had eyes quite like you Li," Madison smiled. "They were so cold and serious," she shivered at the thought. Li just laughed.
"Were? What are they like now?" Li smiled.
"They seem very warm, welcoming and bright. They glow with happiness," Madison replied still smiling. "It's great to have you back Li," she sighed happily and hugged him.
"It's great to be back Madison," Li sighed returning the hug. "I can't wait to see Sakura," he said anxiously. Madison slowly let go of the embrace and looked up at Li. He was serious. She then looked behind him at Chiho. He just shrugged.
"Oh that's great Li," Madison smiled weakly. "But why don't you rest for while before seeing her?" she suggested.
"I did, last night," Li nodded.
"Oh..." Madison crossed her arms.
"In fact I'm going to see her after I clear things up here," Li said excitedly. There was thump in the background. Li and Madison turn to look at what it was. Chiho was on the ground rubbing his head.
"Aheheh, it's slippery right there," Chiho lied.
"Well good luck," Madsion nodded slowly as she turned to leave. 'You'll need it,'
"Yeah well I'll see you around Madison," Li and sighed and gave her small wave.
"Bye," Madison waved and entered the elevator. Li closed the door and entered the kitchen. He quickly began to clear things up.
"I'm going to Sakura's house in a little while," Li informed Chiho.
"Oh well...uh...let me come with you," Chiho replied as he helped clear up the counter.
"In case I need back-up?" Li joked.
"Yeah...you never know..." Chiho played along, but in reality, he didn't need to.
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Well I hoped that you enjoyed this first chapter even just a little bit. I know that nothing
much happened, but that's because it's a more detailed opening to the story than the Prologue was.
Please be patient. I'm just recovering from my writer's block, and I starting writng this at 5:30am.
But I promise that I'll finish this.
I can't really tell you what's happening in the next chapter, because I haven't started writing
it. But Li is finally going to Sakura's house, so please stay tuned for their first encounter.
