Summary: Sakura moved to America at the age of 11. She is now 22 and is
moving back to Reedington. How will she react when she sees handsome Li,
the boy she never forgave for breaking her heart? Can she learn to forgive
him before Meling's desperate attempts at romance win her Li's heart? And I
am in this story...just pretend I'm 22
KEY:
"speaking"
=thoughts=
[a/n: AUTHOR'S NOTE] or [AUTHOR'S NOTE]
CHAPTER 1: CONVERSATIONS
By Taryn Burt
Syaoran Li. The name was stuck in her head and had been for the past three hours. She had been looking through her phone book from elementary school because she was throwing a reunion party. She had passed the page but as she turned it quickly the name had jumped out at her. Syaoran Li. Memories from the end of their relationship coursed through her mind and left her sad and drained. She had tried to remember the good memories but couldn't. She ignored his name as best she could and continued in to the T's to look up her best friend's number. Just in case Madison had moved too. She hadn't. Nobody had. Just her. Sakura's family had moved to America two weeks after she and Li broke up. She dialed her friend's number and waited for someone to answer; when no one did she tried her cell phone number.
"Taylor Madison speaking."
"Hello Madison."
"Sakura!?!?!"
"How'd you know it was me?"
"I'd know your voice anywhere."
"Aw, thanks. Hey guess what?"
"What?"
"I'm moving back to Reedington." As Sakura held the phone two feet away from her, but still smiling, Madison screamed, "Oh my god, that's SO awesome!"
"Madison clam down," Sakura laughed. Madison did her best not to scream and instead pelted her with questions as she laughed.
"When will you move? When will you finish moving is your job making you move? Do you still have a job? What is your job? What are you going to do when you get here? Are you coming alone? Or are your brother and father coming with you?" Madison took a moment to breath, but still listened intently.
"I'm moving in two days. I'll finish two days after that. No, my job is not making me move. No, I quit my job yesterday. I was a model-" Madison screamed.
"Oh my gosh that's so cool!"
"Tori is coming with me, but dad's job at the University keeps him here. And let me see... When I finish moving I'm throwing a reunion party." Madison screamed for the third time.
"Who are u inviting?"
"You, Meiling, Nikki, Rika, Chelsea & Tori's inviting Julian." She heard some one come up to Madison and she guessed the person wanted to know who she was talking to, to make her scream.
"Hi Madison." The male voice sounded vaguely familiar but Sakura couldn't quit place it.
"Hi, wait just a second. You still there Sakura?" The person near her jumped in surprise and started making loud gestures, so it was apparently someone she knew.
"Yeah."
"Hold on. Some one wants to talk to you." Madison handed the phone to the other person.
"Hello Sakura." Then she placed the voice and it struck a chord deep in her heart. Li. Playing the dummy Sakura said, "Who is this?"
"This is Li." Li. The one who had left her had said he was unsure, and then betrayed her. Li.
*@*@*@*@*
Li couldn't believe she hadn't hung up on him yet. "Hello Li," she said instead. "Did Madison tell you the good news?"
"No," Li said as he stared at the ground.
"I'm moving back." Li's head slipped back so fast even Sakura heard the bones in his neck threaten to break.
"WHAT!?!?"
"Why so shocked? I said 'I'm moving back'. "
"When?"
"I'll be fully moved in, in four days." Four days. That seemed like eternity. In four days he'd see his beloved Sakura. The one whose heart he'd broken.
"It'll be nice to see you again." It wouldn't be nice it would be wonderful, but he didn't say so. Madison motioned for the phone so he said, "Madison wants to speak with you."
"O.K. Bye Li."
"Bye Sakura."
"No Li, you stay here. Just wait a second. Sakura, I just had a great idea. Invite Li to your party!" Li and Sakura simultaneously froze.
He heard Sakura squeak, "WHAT!" in a very loud voice,
"Invite Li to your party." Sakura said something & Madison abruptly handed the phone to him.
"Would u like to come to my party Friday?"
"Sure," he said hoping he didn't sound too eager.
"O.K. The party is from noon till seven."
"Yeah I can make it." Suddenly her voice went hard and he heard what he expected.
"Listen. I'm only inviting you because Madison asked me to. I don't want you near me. Don't try and apologize. What you did didn't earn you an apology. Understand?"
"Yes."
"Let me speak with Madison."
"Bye Sakura."
"Good bye." Li handed Madison the phone and she immediately started planning for Sakura's party. Li walked home leaving the sound of her chattering behind. He slid open the door to his home when he reached it and slipped off his shoes. He started water for tea and sat down in the nearest chair. Sakura was coming home. His mind was still digesting the fact. He tried to imagine what she would look like now, but he couldn't. All he knew was that she would be beautiful. He got up and slipped in a video tape. His lovely lady appeared on the screen in the school uniform. It was when he had 1st met Sakura. He sat back down and watched as Sakura toured him around the school, Madison close behind, but invisible from behind the camera. He fell asleep one minute later, two minutes before the teapot screamed at deaf ears.
KEY:
"speaking"
=thoughts=
[a/n: AUTHOR'S NOTE] or [AUTHOR'S NOTE]
CHAPTER 1: CONVERSATIONS
By Taryn Burt
Syaoran Li. The name was stuck in her head and had been for the past three hours. She had been looking through her phone book from elementary school because she was throwing a reunion party. She had passed the page but as she turned it quickly the name had jumped out at her. Syaoran Li. Memories from the end of their relationship coursed through her mind and left her sad and drained. She had tried to remember the good memories but couldn't. She ignored his name as best she could and continued in to the T's to look up her best friend's number. Just in case Madison had moved too. She hadn't. Nobody had. Just her. Sakura's family had moved to America two weeks after she and Li broke up. She dialed her friend's number and waited for someone to answer; when no one did she tried her cell phone number.
"Taylor Madison speaking."
"Hello Madison."
"Sakura!?!?!"
"How'd you know it was me?"
"I'd know your voice anywhere."
"Aw, thanks. Hey guess what?"
"What?"
"I'm moving back to Reedington." As Sakura held the phone two feet away from her, but still smiling, Madison screamed, "Oh my god, that's SO awesome!"
"Madison clam down," Sakura laughed. Madison did her best not to scream and instead pelted her with questions as she laughed.
"When will you move? When will you finish moving is your job making you move? Do you still have a job? What is your job? What are you going to do when you get here? Are you coming alone? Or are your brother and father coming with you?" Madison took a moment to breath, but still listened intently.
"I'm moving in two days. I'll finish two days after that. No, my job is not making me move. No, I quit my job yesterday. I was a model-" Madison screamed.
"Oh my gosh that's so cool!"
"Tori is coming with me, but dad's job at the University keeps him here. And let me see... When I finish moving I'm throwing a reunion party." Madison screamed for the third time.
"Who are u inviting?"
"You, Meiling, Nikki, Rika, Chelsea & Tori's inviting Julian." She heard some one come up to Madison and she guessed the person wanted to know who she was talking to, to make her scream.
"Hi Madison." The male voice sounded vaguely familiar but Sakura couldn't quit place it.
"Hi, wait just a second. You still there Sakura?" The person near her jumped in surprise and started making loud gestures, so it was apparently someone she knew.
"Yeah."
"Hold on. Some one wants to talk to you." Madison handed the phone to the other person.
"Hello Sakura." Then she placed the voice and it struck a chord deep in her heart. Li. Playing the dummy Sakura said, "Who is this?"
"This is Li." Li. The one who had left her had said he was unsure, and then betrayed her. Li.
*@*@*@*@*
Li couldn't believe she hadn't hung up on him yet. "Hello Li," she said instead. "Did Madison tell you the good news?"
"No," Li said as he stared at the ground.
"I'm moving back." Li's head slipped back so fast even Sakura heard the bones in his neck threaten to break.
"WHAT!?!?"
"Why so shocked? I said 'I'm moving back'. "
"When?"
"I'll be fully moved in, in four days." Four days. That seemed like eternity. In four days he'd see his beloved Sakura. The one whose heart he'd broken.
"It'll be nice to see you again." It wouldn't be nice it would be wonderful, but he didn't say so. Madison motioned for the phone so he said, "Madison wants to speak with you."
"O.K. Bye Li."
"Bye Sakura."
"No Li, you stay here. Just wait a second. Sakura, I just had a great idea. Invite Li to your party!" Li and Sakura simultaneously froze.
He heard Sakura squeak, "WHAT!" in a very loud voice,
"Invite Li to your party." Sakura said something & Madison abruptly handed the phone to him.
"Would u like to come to my party Friday?"
"Sure," he said hoping he didn't sound too eager.
"O.K. The party is from noon till seven."
"Yeah I can make it." Suddenly her voice went hard and he heard what he expected.
"Listen. I'm only inviting you because Madison asked me to. I don't want you near me. Don't try and apologize. What you did didn't earn you an apology. Understand?"
"Yes."
"Let me speak with Madison."
"Bye Sakura."
"Good bye." Li handed Madison the phone and she immediately started planning for Sakura's party. Li walked home leaving the sound of her chattering behind. He slid open the door to his home when he reached it and slipped off his shoes. He started water for tea and sat down in the nearest chair. Sakura was coming home. His mind was still digesting the fact. He tried to imagine what she would look like now, but he couldn't. All he knew was that she would be beautiful. He got up and slipped in a video tape. His lovely lady appeared on the screen in the school uniform. It was when he had 1st met Sakura. He sat back down and watched as Sakura toured him around the school, Madison close behind, but invisible from behind the camera. He fell asleep one minute later, two minutes before the teapot screamed at deaf ears.