Lunar-chan: OI MINNA!!! I'm back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
S+S: (hang their heads and sweatdrop)
Lunar-chan: (sticks tongue out at them) GGGGRRRRRR! I'm only being me!
Syaoran: That's what we're afraid of.
Lunar-chan: (little angry marks appear on her forehead) Ohhhhhh.. You guys. (Calms down) OK! Here's chapter one!!! And minna, I promise that it will be longer than the prologue [I wrote them both in one sitting just because the prologue seemed so short and I didn't think that was a good thing].
Syaoran: I'll believe it when I see it.
Lunar-chan: (growls at Syaoran. A glaring contest ensues) I should have brought my duck tape again.
Sakura: (sweatdrops) Alright. Lunar-chan, you're acting like Nii-chan.
Lunar-chan: Gomen ne Sakura-chan. (starts ignoring Syaoran) I'm gonna start chapter one now.
Syaoran: As I said before, I'll believe it when I see it.
Lunar-chan: (hits Syaoran on the head) SHUT UP! (Coughs) Sorry for that interruption, now. where was I. Oh yea! Here's CHAPTER ONE!!!! ^.^
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FYI:
"" - Speaking
[] - Thoughts
Bold and Underlined - Emphasized words (if there's a big mass of it, it's a flash back)
*~*~ - Scene change
() - Lunar-chan notes!
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1 Chapter One: Surprises
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN IT! STOP BOTHERING ME!
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It was the next day, 1:30 p.m.
Sakura was walking back to her dorm room, carrying an armload of books, when the semi-familiar feeling washed over her again.
[Nani...?] she thought [UGH!! This is going to drive me INSANE!]
She started to walk slower, her eyes to the ground. Unaware of the footsteps approaching her, she crashed in to a person, causing her books to topple to the ground.
"Oh no..." she knelt down to pick them up.
"Gomen ne. I wasn't watching where I was walking." A deep male voice said, kneeling down as well. Sakura froze and the book she was picking up fell out of her hand.
[That... voice... it sounds... strangely familiar...] she lifted her gaze up and found herself drowning in familiar amber eyes. She gasped and stood up quickly, leaving her books scattered on the ground. "Syao- Li-kun!" she exclaimed, "Is... that... you?"
"Sakura..." He gave her a weird look "What's with the 'Li-kun'?" she looked downward.
"Well... when you don't see a person for nine years... it's not that polite to be on the friendliest of terms..."
"Oh... I see..." he stuck his hands in his pockets "Well, it's nice to see you... it's been so long..."
"Gee, I hadn't noticed." She said, looking up. He gave her a confused and surprised look.
[Has she always been this sarcastic?] He thought.
"So... ano... would you like to go somewhere with me? To catch up with each other?"
"Ano..." she seemed very hesitant "I'm... ano... going to drop my books off at my house and then... ano... I'm... ano... meetingmyboyfriend...." The last part was jumbled together and Syaoran couldn't understand it.
"Nani?" he asked.
"I'm meeting my boyfriend." Sakura said in a monotone voice, keeping her eyes to the ground. Syaoran felt his heart rip to shreds.
"Bo... boyfriend..." his voice was barely audible.
"Hai. I was going to go meet Meino in twenty minutes at the Tomoeda Café."
"Oh... I was kinda hoping..."
"Gomen ne."
"Well, if you can't talk to me-" he was interrupted by a loud voice.
"OI! Cherry-chan!" Sakura whirled around.
"Meino!" she ran to him and flung his arms around his neck.
[Cherry-chan? What kind of screwed up nickname is that?] Syaoran shook his head and looked down. Sakura's books were still on the ground.
"Ne! Sakura! Your books are still on the ground!"
"Oh yea!" she walked back toward Syaoran, with Meino right behind her.
"Ano... Cherry-chan... who's that?" Meino asked
"Sore wa himitisu desu." Meino rolled his eyes. "Gomen ne. This is Li Syaoran. He's a friend from elementary school. He moved back from Hong Kong." She knelt down to pick up her books.
"It's nice to meet you Li. I'm Meino." He said, extending his hand. Syaoran shook it and immediately frowned.
[There's something weird about him.] Sakura stood up.
"Ano... Sakura, as I was saying, since you are apparently busy and can't talk with me... where could I find Tomoyo-chan?"
"She's in Building Blue, Room 112. It's that way." She pointed to a rather large blue building (hence... the name...) behind him.
"Arigato. Ja ne."
"Ja Li-kun." He turned and walked toward the building.
"Cherry-chan... why does he act as if you two are the best of friends?" Sakura looked down.
"He's living in the past... I haven't seen him in nine years..."
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Syaoran knocked on the door of room 112. After a few seconds, a sleepy looking Tomoyo opened the door.
"Can I help you?" Syaoran smiled.
"What? Don't you recognize me Tomoyo-chan?" She blinked a few times, opened her eyes wider and gasped.
"Syaoran-kun... is that you?" he nodded. She stared at him wide-eyed for a few seconds and t hen gave him a hug. He blinked in surprise but then hugged her back.
"At least you're happy to see me." She let go of him and stepped back, giving him a confused look
"What do you... oh... you already saw Sakura."
"Hai."
"Gomen nasi. Did you meet..."
"Meino? Unfortunately." Tomoyo sighed
"Come on in, we need to talk." She led him in and closed the door behind them. She plopped down on her bed while Syaoran grabbed a chair. "I was wondering, did you notice anything really weird about him?"
"Well... I felt something strange when he shook my hand." Tomoyo sighed
"Good... so it's not just me..." anime question marks appeared above Syaoran's head.
"Huh?"
"Let me explain something. Sakura and I met Meino our freshmen year of college, but he and Sakura have only been dating for the past four months. But... during the months they have been dating...weird stuff has been happening..."
"Weird stuff? Like what?"
"She locked Kero-chan and Yue in the book." Syaoran's eyes widened.
"I can understand how she locked Kero in the book... but... Yue? How did that happen?"
"I'm not sure... somehow she separated Yukito-san and Yue. Then she locked Yue and Kero-chan in the book, and put it in her desk drawer along with the key, and hasn't spoken of it since. She doesn't talk about those days anymore. It's like... she loosing her memories."
"Losing her memories?"
"Hai. Inside jokes we've had since third grade, suddenly, she doesn't get anymore. She won't say 'hoe' anymore. She doesn't even talk about her family anymore. And the thing that gets me the most is that she rarely speaks of you."
"She... talked about... me?" Tomoyo smiled
"You were mentioned at least once a day since... ano... seventh grade? Maybe even before that. I know she was waiting for you to come back... but then Meino showed up and something happened. Syaoran-kun... I feel like I'm loosing my best friend..."
"Damn it... I should have come back sooner..." Tomoyo's head snapped up.
"That reminds me... where the hell have you been? Why haven't you contacted Sakura since fifth grade?"
"I wish I could have... when I came back to Hong Kong, my mother felt as if I had softened. She didn't think I was acting like the future leader of the Li clan. So she sent me to a really strict training facility to toughen me up and improve my magic. I wasn't allowed to contact anyone on the outside, even my own family. I was there for nine miserable years." Tomoyo's mouth was hanging open.
"Hontou ne? That's horrible!" Syaoran looked down at the floor.
"There were days where I just couldn't stand it. Sakura... she haunted my dreams... my every waking moment. I'm surprised I survived."
"You still love her, don't you?" Tomoyo said softly. Syaoran looked up, blushed and nodded.
"I heard somewhere once that absence makes the heart grow fonder..." he stuck his hand into his pocket and pulled out a small, black velvet box. "That was true for me." Tomoyo gasped.
"You... you came... back... to...to..."
"Hai." He said softly, opening the box. Nestled inside was a small gold ring with a diamond in the center, surrounded by small rubies creating the shape of a cherry blossom. "I wasn't going to right away... I wanted to see if she still loved me back..." Tomoyo leapt up.
"We have to break her away from Meino!" he looked up at her in surprise. "He's up to no good, I just know it! We need to save her! Besides, I know that she loves you with all her heart!" Syaoran smiled.
"I'm glad you know that... I just wish she would..."
"She will, promise. I can try to get the Clow Book away from her and you can get Yue and Kero-chan out." He shook his head.
"I won't be able to do that. If she sealed Kero and Yue in the book, only she can unseal them."
"Damn... then what can we do?"
"We'll just have to remind her a few things."
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Sakura and Meino were sitting in his dorm, on the couch, watching TV. As they watched the movie, Sakura's eyelids fluttered close and leaned against Meino. He smiled evilly and his eyes glowed yellow. He stood up, laying her flat on her back. He waved his hands over her head and they glowed a pale yellow.
"Hm... this Li character stole your heart didn't he Cherry-chan..." he murmured, "Well, we're just going to have to alter some things... erase a few memories... hell, why not erase him totally from your mind?" there was a yellow shimmer next to Meino and a tall, thin brunette appeared next to him. Meino sighed. "Sabine... what do you want?"
"You shouldn't erase a memory that big all at once. You may cause some serious damage."
"Fine. I'll just erase a few choice memories." He glared at her. "You may leave now."
"Yes, my lord." She faded away in a yellow mist.
"She is such a nuisance!" he grumbled as the yellow light faded from his hands. Sakura blinked and sat up. She smiled when she saw Meino.
"Did I fall asleep?" she said, yawning. Meino smiled.
"Yes you did. The movie is over now."
"Oh... I always sleep through the good parts."
"It's alright, the ending wasn't very good. You didn't miss much."
"That's good." She looked down at her watch. "I better get going." She stood up and walked toward the door.
"Ja ne Cherry-chan." She waved.
"Ja!" she said as she headed out he door. Meino sat back down on the couch.
[It's almost done.]
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Lunar-chan: Well. how'd ya like it minna? (Pauses a few seconds, waiting for an answer and eats her salad) Well? (Crickets chirping) WELL? (Sigh) Oh. grr. It seems my peanut gallery has left.
Sakura: We're still here. I'm just watching Syaoran. He looks funny.
Syaoran: (Mouth dropped open and eyes bugging out of his head) what. was. that.?
Lunar-chan: (looks confused) Nani? What has got him so disheveled?
Sakura: I think it's because of what happened. I don't think he liked the fact that you kinda screwed him over.
Lunar-chan: Me? Screw him over? (Looks innocent) NEVER!
Syaoran: (growls) Right.
Lunar-chan: Oh, shut up. That's the end of chapter one. It took me a lot longer than I expected, but balancing a job, my nonexistent social life, and a very annoying family, I haven't had time to type [This and the prologue been written out for at least two weeks now]. Gomen ne minna. I'll try to get CH. 2 up as soon as possible. Remember; keep the peace, love and ANIME!! ^.^ JA!
S+S: (hang their heads and sweatdrop)
Lunar-chan: (sticks tongue out at them) GGGGRRRRRR! I'm only being me!
Syaoran: That's what we're afraid of.
Lunar-chan: (little angry marks appear on her forehead) Ohhhhhh.. You guys. (Calms down) OK! Here's chapter one!!! And minna, I promise that it will be longer than the prologue [I wrote them both in one sitting just because the prologue seemed so short and I didn't think that was a good thing].
Syaoran: I'll believe it when I see it.
Lunar-chan: (growls at Syaoran. A glaring contest ensues) I should have brought my duck tape again.
Sakura: (sweatdrops) Alright. Lunar-chan, you're acting like Nii-chan.
Lunar-chan: Gomen ne Sakura-chan. (starts ignoring Syaoran) I'm gonna start chapter one now.
Syaoran: As I said before, I'll believe it when I see it.
Lunar-chan: (hits Syaoran on the head) SHUT UP! (Coughs) Sorry for that interruption, now. where was I. Oh yea! Here's CHAPTER ONE!!!! ^.^
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FYI:
"" - Speaking
[] - Thoughts
Bold and Underlined - Emphasized words (if there's a big mass of it, it's a flash back)
*~*~ - Scene change
() - Lunar-chan notes!
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1 Chapter One: Surprises
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN IT! STOP BOTHERING ME!
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It was the next day, 1:30 p.m.
Sakura was walking back to her dorm room, carrying an armload of books, when the semi-familiar feeling washed over her again.
[Nani...?] she thought [UGH!! This is going to drive me INSANE!]
She started to walk slower, her eyes to the ground. Unaware of the footsteps approaching her, she crashed in to a person, causing her books to topple to the ground.
"Oh no..." she knelt down to pick them up.
"Gomen ne. I wasn't watching where I was walking." A deep male voice said, kneeling down as well. Sakura froze and the book she was picking up fell out of her hand.
[That... voice... it sounds... strangely familiar...] she lifted her gaze up and found herself drowning in familiar amber eyes. She gasped and stood up quickly, leaving her books scattered on the ground. "Syao- Li-kun!" she exclaimed, "Is... that... you?"
"Sakura..." He gave her a weird look "What's with the 'Li-kun'?" she looked downward.
"Well... when you don't see a person for nine years... it's not that polite to be on the friendliest of terms..."
"Oh... I see..." he stuck his hands in his pockets "Well, it's nice to see you... it's been so long..."
"Gee, I hadn't noticed." She said, looking up. He gave her a confused and surprised look.
[Has she always been this sarcastic?] He thought.
"So... ano... would you like to go somewhere with me? To catch up with each other?"
"Ano..." she seemed very hesitant "I'm... ano... going to drop my books off at my house and then... ano... I'm... ano... meetingmyboyfriend...." The last part was jumbled together and Syaoran couldn't understand it.
"Nani?" he asked.
"I'm meeting my boyfriend." Sakura said in a monotone voice, keeping her eyes to the ground. Syaoran felt his heart rip to shreds.
"Bo... boyfriend..." his voice was barely audible.
"Hai. I was going to go meet Meino in twenty minutes at the Tomoeda Café."
"Oh... I was kinda hoping..."
"Gomen ne."
"Well, if you can't talk to me-" he was interrupted by a loud voice.
"OI! Cherry-chan!" Sakura whirled around.
"Meino!" she ran to him and flung his arms around his neck.
[Cherry-chan? What kind of screwed up nickname is that?] Syaoran shook his head and looked down. Sakura's books were still on the ground.
"Ne! Sakura! Your books are still on the ground!"
"Oh yea!" she walked back toward Syaoran, with Meino right behind her.
"Ano... Cherry-chan... who's that?" Meino asked
"Sore wa himitisu desu." Meino rolled his eyes. "Gomen ne. This is Li Syaoran. He's a friend from elementary school. He moved back from Hong Kong." She knelt down to pick up her books.
"It's nice to meet you Li. I'm Meino." He said, extending his hand. Syaoran shook it and immediately frowned.
[There's something weird about him.] Sakura stood up.
"Ano... Sakura, as I was saying, since you are apparently busy and can't talk with me... where could I find Tomoyo-chan?"
"She's in Building Blue, Room 112. It's that way." She pointed to a rather large blue building (hence... the name...) behind him.
"Arigato. Ja ne."
"Ja Li-kun." He turned and walked toward the building.
"Cherry-chan... why does he act as if you two are the best of friends?" Sakura looked down.
"He's living in the past... I haven't seen him in nine years..."
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Syaoran knocked on the door of room 112. After a few seconds, a sleepy looking Tomoyo opened the door.
"Can I help you?" Syaoran smiled.
"What? Don't you recognize me Tomoyo-chan?" She blinked a few times, opened her eyes wider and gasped.
"Syaoran-kun... is that you?" he nodded. She stared at him wide-eyed for a few seconds and t hen gave him a hug. He blinked in surprise but then hugged her back.
"At least you're happy to see me." She let go of him and stepped back, giving him a confused look
"What do you... oh... you already saw Sakura."
"Hai."
"Gomen nasi. Did you meet..."
"Meino? Unfortunately." Tomoyo sighed
"Come on in, we need to talk." She led him in and closed the door behind them. She plopped down on her bed while Syaoran grabbed a chair. "I was wondering, did you notice anything really weird about him?"
"Well... I felt something strange when he shook my hand." Tomoyo sighed
"Good... so it's not just me..." anime question marks appeared above Syaoran's head.
"Huh?"
"Let me explain something. Sakura and I met Meino our freshmen year of college, but he and Sakura have only been dating for the past four months. But... during the months they have been dating...weird stuff has been happening..."
"Weird stuff? Like what?"
"She locked Kero-chan and Yue in the book." Syaoran's eyes widened.
"I can understand how she locked Kero in the book... but... Yue? How did that happen?"
"I'm not sure... somehow she separated Yukito-san and Yue. Then she locked Yue and Kero-chan in the book, and put it in her desk drawer along with the key, and hasn't spoken of it since. She doesn't talk about those days anymore. It's like... she loosing her memories."
"Losing her memories?"
"Hai. Inside jokes we've had since third grade, suddenly, she doesn't get anymore. She won't say 'hoe' anymore. She doesn't even talk about her family anymore. And the thing that gets me the most is that she rarely speaks of you."
"She... talked about... me?" Tomoyo smiled
"You were mentioned at least once a day since... ano... seventh grade? Maybe even before that. I know she was waiting for you to come back... but then Meino showed up and something happened. Syaoran-kun... I feel like I'm loosing my best friend..."
"Damn it... I should have come back sooner..." Tomoyo's head snapped up.
"That reminds me... where the hell have you been? Why haven't you contacted Sakura since fifth grade?"
"I wish I could have... when I came back to Hong Kong, my mother felt as if I had softened. She didn't think I was acting like the future leader of the Li clan. So she sent me to a really strict training facility to toughen me up and improve my magic. I wasn't allowed to contact anyone on the outside, even my own family. I was there for nine miserable years." Tomoyo's mouth was hanging open.
"Hontou ne? That's horrible!" Syaoran looked down at the floor.
"There were days where I just couldn't stand it. Sakura... she haunted my dreams... my every waking moment. I'm surprised I survived."
"You still love her, don't you?" Tomoyo said softly. Syaoran looked up, blushed and nodded.
"I heard somewhere once that absence makes the heart grow fonder..." he stuck his hand into his pocket and pulled out a small, black velvet box. "That was true for me." Tomoyo gasped.
"You... you came... back... to...to..."
"Hai." He said softly, opening the box. Nestled inside was a small gold ring with a diamond in the center, surrounded by small rubies creating the shape of a cherry blossom. "I wasn't going to right away... I wanted to see if she still loved me back..." Tomoyo leapt up.
"We have to break her away from Meino!" he looked up at her in surprise. "He's up to no good, I just know it! We need to save her! Besides, I know that she loves you with all her heart!" Syaoran smiled.
"I'm glad you know that... I just wish she would..."
"She will, promise. I can try to get the Clow Book away from her and you can get Yue and Kero-chan out." He shook his head.
"I won't be able to do that. If she sealed Kero and Yue in the book, only she can unseal them."
"Damn... then what can we do?"
"We'll just have to remind her a few things."
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Sakura and Meino were sitting in his dorm, on the couch, watching TV. As they watched the movie, Sakura's eyelids fluttered close and leaned against Meino. He smiled evilly and his eyes glowed yellow. He stood up, laying her flat on her back. He waved his hands over her head and they glowed a pale yellow.
"Hm... this Li character stole your heart didn't he Cherry-chan..." he murmured, "Well, we're just going to have to alter some things... erase a few memories... hell, why not erase him totally from your mind?" there was a yellow shimmer next to Meino and a tall, thin brunette appeared next to him. Meino sighed. "Sabine... what do you want?"
"You shouldn't erase a memory that big all at once. You may cause some serious damage."
"Fine. I'll just erase a few choice memories." He glared at her. "You may leave now."
"Yes, my lord." She faded away in a yellow mist.
"She is such a nuisance!" he grumbled as the yellow light faded from his hands. Sakura blinked and sat up. She smiled when she saw Meino.
"Did I fall asleep?" she said, yawning. Meino smiled.
"Yes you did. The movie is over now."
"Oh... I always sleep through the good parts."
"It's alright, the ending wasn't very good. You didn't miss much."
"That's good." She looked down at her watch. "I better get going." She stood up and walked toward the door.
"Ja ne Cherry-chan." She waved.
"Ja!" she said as she headed out he door. Meino sat back down on the couch.
[It's almost done.]
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Lunar-chan: Well. how'd ya like it minna? (Pauses a few seconds, waiting for an answer and eats her salad) Well? (Crickets chirping) WELL? (Sigh) Oh. grr. It seems my peanut gallery has left.
Sakura: We're still here. I'm just watching Syaoran. He looks funny.
Syaoran: (Mouth dropped open and eyes bugging out of his head) what. was. that.?
Lunar-chan: (looks confused) Nani? What has got him so disheveled?
Sakura: I think it's because of what happened. I don't think he liked the fact that you kinda screwed him over.
Lunar-chan: Me? Screw him over? (Looks innocent) NEVER!
Syaoran: (growls) Right.
Lunar-chan: Oh, shut up. That's the end of chapter one. It took me a lot longer than I expected, but balancing a job, my nonexistent social life, and a very annoying family, I haven't had time to type [This and the prologue been written out for at least two weeks now]. Gomen ne minna. I'll try to get CH. 2 up as soon as possible. Remember; keep the peace, love and ANIME!! ^.^ JA!