A/N: Part 3 is here!! Like it so far? If not, tell me so that I can make it better for u!! R&R!
Disclaimer: I dun own anybody in this fic except for Scott. He's mine! I made him!! So, dun sue me, cuz I got nothin.
Fushy-Wushy!!!!
*~*Meanwhile…*~*
"So that was Sakura huh?" Nadeshiko asked.
"Ya, so?" Syaoran said back.
"Why do they call you by your last name, Syaoran?" She wondered.
"I dunno. They just do. Why?" He asked.
"I was just curious. Do they even know your first name?"
"Yah."
"So, just your friends call you Li?"
"No. Daidouji and Kinomoto have been calling me Li since I came here, so now everybody calls me Li. Even the teachers. But it's not like I care or anything. It's no big deal Nadeshiko."
"Do you ever call him by his first name Meilin?" His sister asked his fiancée.
"No, I call him Li." She replied.
"Yah, only when you're not talking to Scott, that is." Syaoran put in. She gave him a glare. Eriol chuckled.
"You shouldn't be laughing! You never take your eyes off Tomoyo!" Meilin shot. He just smiled.
"That's cuz I know beauty when I see it." He simply replied.
"So do your friends know about the wedding?" Nadeshiko interrupted. All three of them immediately looked at the ground.
"You haven't told them why you're going back? That's disgraceful! You three should be ashamed of yourselves!" She scolded.
"We will tell them. In time." Meilin said.
"Are you inviting them to the wedding?" She asked.
"They'll have to think about that. I mean, think about it. Does Meilin really want her secret boyfriend that isn't so secret to see her get married to one of their best friends? And does Syaoran really want his better half, his loooooooooooover, his soul mate, his one and only, his-" Eriol was cut off.
"We get the picture." Syaoran growled.
"Ok ok. Does Syaoran really want his Little Cherry Blossom to see him get married to one of their best friends? Not likely. Of course, I'll be inviting the enchanting Tomoyo-Chan to go as my date." He finished.
"She won't go unless Kinomoto goes. You should know that by now." Syaoran told him.
"Yah, I know. I can hope can't I?"
"You should tell them. If you don't, they might get upset like they did today." Nadeshiko said.
"Yeah, we'll do it soon, ok?" Meilin asked Syaoran. He nodded.
"Tomorrow." He stated. She nodded back.
"Hey, I just noticed something." Eriol declared. The others looked at him.
"Li-Kun, you didn't deny that Sakura-Chan was your better half, your soul mate, your-" He got cut off again.
"I didn't see why I should. If I did, you guys wouldn't believe me. I was saving myself from a whole bunch of denials, that's all." Syaoran stated.
"Uh huh. You just liked to hear being called all of that. And you know why of course." Eriol half asked, have stated.
"Because, supposedly, I'm suppose to like her." Syaoran said.
"Nono! Not like. LOVE!! You love her! C'mon, everyone sees it but her. You know you like her. Wait! Correction, love her."
"But I don't! She's one of my friends! Are we the only ones that know that!" He asked the others. 'I can't tell them, especially him, that it's true.'
"Li-Kun, she's so busy worrying that you'll find out that she likes you, she misses the signs that say you like her." Meilin told him. He blushed slightly. Then cleared his throat.
"So, how did you like the grounds at school, Nadeshiko?" He asked, changing the subject.
"It was pretty. I'm sure the others will enjoy the scenery as well." She stated. The four of them arrived at the house Syaoran's mother was renting until they went back to Hong Kong. Syaoran, of course, still had his apartment, just in case living with his sisters was too much.
*~*Later at Dinner in the Li household…*~*
"So, I met Syaoran's girlfriend today. She's very pretty." Nadeshiko told her three sisters. His mother smiled slightly at this but said nothing.
"I DON'T HAVE A GIRLFRIEND!!" Syaoran said sternly. His sisters, of course, ignored him.
"Really? What was she like?" Mun-Mun asked, Syaoran's second oldest sister.
"Very polite. And sweet. She really likes him too." Nadeshiko replied.
"No she doesn't! We're friends! That's all!" Syaoran tried to tell them. They ignored him once again.
"Really! Did she tell you that?" Ying asked, Mum-Mun's twin and Syaoran's middle sister asked.
"No, but I could tell. Since Eriol, Meilin or Syaoran hadn't told any of their friends that they were leaving, I stupidly kinda brought it up. But Sakura looked like she was going to burst into tears when they finally told them. I thought it was sweet. Hey, aren't you suppose to call her?" Now all of his sister's eyes were on him.
"I'll do it after dinner." He mumbled. His sisters and Meilin giggled at that, Eriol grinned and he just rolled his eyes.
"I've just lost my appetite." Syaoran stated. He got up from the table, kissed his mother on the cheek and took his plates to the kitchen.
"He's going to call his girlfriend now!" Pei-Pei squealed joyfully, his youngest-older sister. Syaoran just gave them a glare and left.
*~*Meanwhile…*~*
"Touya! NO! I'm..Uh.. Expecting an important call." Sakura said to her brother as he picked up the phone to call Yukito.
"Whatever Kaijuu. Dad has a late conference tonight, so it's just us for dinner. I suggest a fend-for-yourself-night. How does that sound?" He asked her. She nodded and went to her room. She wasn't feeling that hungry after hearing that Syaoran was leaving. Just then, the phone rang. Sakura pounced on it.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Sakura?" A familiar voice asked.
"Hey Li! Thanks for calling." She said sincerely.
"Just wanted to make sure you weren't mad at me." He told her.
"I was just a little hurt that you didn't tell us sooner, that's all." She said.
"Sorry about that. I just-Hey! Get outta here! Really, can't you be a little more mature than that?!"
"Li?"
"Huh? Oh sorry Kinomoto, hang on a sec. Guys, really, get outta here! Thank-you." He sounded exasperated.
"Li, what's going on?"
"My sisters. They think we're having a romantic phone call. Meilin told them that you were my girlfriend or something." He explained. She blushed slightly.
"Oh."
"Yah, so we're gonna have to get even." He told her.
"How? Now more people are against us. Your four sisters, Eriol, Meilin, Tomoyo and Scott are all trying to get us together. This is going to be tough." She reminded him.
"Yeah, I know. But we've beaten tougher stuff before." He told her.
"Li, those were Clow Cards. These are friends and family. Nothing is as tough as them." She replied. He chuckled and she blushed a little more.
"I guess you're right. Hey, I gotta tell you something really important." He said, sounding sad.
"Yeah?" She asked excitedly.
"The reason that we're leaving is cuz…uh…well…"
"Yeah?" She sounded a little disappointed.
"I never told you this, but, Meilin is my fiancée." He winced as he said it quietly.
"What?" She asked heartbroken.
"Meilin told you that our families respected and trusted each other right?" He said, trying to explain himself. He could feel her pain.
"Uh huh." She had tears in her eyes.
"Well, since I'm going to be the next Li Clan Leader, they wanted to make sure that I married well. So Meilin and I were betrothed at birth. But we don't wanna marry each other." He said quickly.
"Oh." Was all she could say. Tears were streaking down her face. And he knew it.
"Please don't cry. Please." He said.
"What am I suppose to do?! Jump for joy? You're leaving me to get married!" She cried.
"Yell, scream, be mad. Just don't cry."
"Why not?"
"Cuz it kills me every time you do. And besides, do you honestly think that I want to leave? Kinomoto, this is my home." He told her.
"No, Hong Kong is your home!" She replied.
"I think I would know where my home is. This is the first place that I've had friends. Back in Hong Kong, I didn't have time for people. I was too busy doing Li Clan stuff or practising magic or something like that. This is where I belong. I guess you don't think so though." He said sadly.
"How could you say that! I don't want you to leave! I want you to stay! Losing you is one of the worst things that could happen to me! I just want you to stay here with me." She told him. He smiled at that.
"I do too, but that's not an option. The Li Clan is very strict. I was almost afraid that they wouldn't choose me for the leader since I didn't catch all the cards. I was almost hoping they would too."
"Why?"
"Cuz I knew I would have to leave sooner or later. Kinomoto, you're the only person I know who would still wanna be my friend after the way I treated you. You amaze me." He told her and they both blushed. Neither of them saw this since they were talking on the phone.
"And you're the only person I know who'd be willing to risk his life so many times for me." She told him. The tears had stopped. She was smiling slightly.
"Kinomoto, you're a very important person to me. And we're connected and you know it."
"So you feel it too?"
"I can sense you right now."
"Me too." She blushed a little harder. 'He really cares about me! Why didn't I notice it before?'
"I better go."
"Why?"
"I have a feeling my family heard part of this conversation."
"Oh, ok. Li, I just wanted to let you know that-"
"Kaijuu! Get off the phone! Dinner's ready!"
"Touya, I will. Just let me say good-bye."
"Fine, you just did."
"Touya!"
"Just make it quick!"
"I guess I gotta go too. Bye Li-Kun. See you at school tomorrow."
"Bye Kinomoto-Chan."
They both hung up. Touya came charging up the stairs and burst in her room.
"You mean to tell me that you were talking to that GAKI for about a half-hour!? That is NOT ACCEPTABLE!!" Touya yelled at her.
"Look, who I talk to is NONE of your business! I will talk to whomever I choose! Not your decision. MINE!!" Sakura yelled back. "Li is my friend. I'll talk to him for as long as I choose. Wasn't it just last night that you and Yukito were talking for about an hour about what love is and how you express it?!?!" She accused.
"Dinners ready. Come and eat." He grumbled.
