Author's Note:
Konnichi'wa everyone. This is the final chapter of "A promise never broken", but
no worries, because there will be a sequel.(Haha, Cody. You'll never silence the MeiLi
fanfictions.) I know it's short, but you know.. good things come in small packages? I'm
not sure if you could say the same for chapter eight, but you'll never know till you read.
(Bad things come in small packages. Bwaha.)
Also. I don't know about the REAL engagement day or what Wei calls them. So.
This is my version once again.
I don't own CardCaptor Sakura, don't sue. Thanks.
----------------------------
Chapter Eight
----------------------------
"Mr. Li," one of the maid's voices picked up from the hallway. "Mr. Li? There is
a phone call from Hong Kong," the girl gently tapped her fingers against the door of
Tomoyo's bedroom. There was still no answer. "Mr. Li?" Her voice was a bit louder then
it had been, and eventually Syaoran came to the door.
"Yes?"
"Phone call, sir," the maid handed it to him and nodded gently, folding her hand
infront of her skirt. Syaoran nodded back in return as the maid scurried off down the
hallway, gently tapping from her shoes filled it.
"Moshi--" Syaoran's voice was cut off with another one he knew all to well.
"M-mother!" He shut off his voice to listen to what she had to say. It took almost
ten minutes for her to complete her whole explanation. Syaoran's eyes turned to fall on
the other teenagers who were still sleeping, focusing most of his attention on Meiling's
sleeping figure, who was now awake and staring at Syaoran. He groaned.
"Yes, mother, we will be leaving to the airport in exactly two hours." Syaoran paused and
listened carefully to what she said next.
"That's not the reason why you called Meiling and I?" He looked at Meiling as he
talked.
Her face was full of just as much confusion as Syaoran's and she seemed to be eager to
talk to
who was on the phone.
"Meiling mother is there, too? What? All right. I love you, too. Okay, I know
mother.
Yes. Don't worry we'll be back in Hong Kong soon. All right, yes I understand! Bye, and
here is
Meiling." He gave the phone to Meiling.
"Hello? MOTHER!" She screamed in delight. "What? You're serious? Really?
No way?
Okay! Thanks! Yes, I love you, too, mother. Yes, I'll tell Xiaolang. Thanks! Bye, I love
you!"
She giggled as she hung up the phone and looked at Syaoran.
"You'll never guess at what she just told me, Xiaolang." She giggled and came
close
enough to him so she could whisper exactly what her mother had told her.
"WHAT?!" Syaoran screamed louder then he had wanted, forcing the rest of the
teens awake, all looking dazed and confused. He blushed again. "You're not serious," he
said as his voice lowered to a whisper, so only Meiling could hear.
"What do you mean? Of course I'm serious, Xiao."
"You're not the age they told us when we were younger."
"But Mother said--"
"A year from the exact date, Meiling!"
"We can't disobey them, Syaoran," He groanded louder. She had a point, they
couldn't disobey their parents, it would be bad news if they did. "What is one year
difference, anyway?"
"Nevermind."
"I guess we should be leaving soon," Meiling turned to look at Sakura, Tomoyo,
and Eriol, who were all starring at them because of Syaoran's sudden outburst. She then
looked at Syaoran.
"What? ..Fine, I'll tell them."
"Tell us what?" Sakura's voice rang in.
"We've got to catch a plane in two hours. I just got a phone call from Hong Kong
and Meiling's Mother, and my Mother want us back their, they already got us the tickets
for the plane, we just have to pick them up while we're there."
"What's the occasion?" Eriol asked.
"The, well, see, when, I, and she--" Syaoran was blushing dark scarlet by the time
Meiling had cut in.
"We need to prepare for the wedding."
"Hoe?! You two are getting married?!" Sakura giggled happily, while Syaoran
had been starring at his feet, apparently embarrassed. Meiling nodded, smiling cheerfully.
"What about the Cherry Blossom festival?" Tomoyo asked, clearly a bit
disappointed with the two's sudden need to leave Tomoeda.
"We can't go."
"But when is your date set?"
"In a year, or so." Tomoyo opened her mouth to argue back at this, but closed it
and nodded.
------------------------------------
The time had finally came where Meiling and Syaoran stood side by side, infront
of Tomoyo, Sakura, and Eriol. The whole scene seemed too familiar to Meiling, the only
difference was that Syaoran had been with her.
Sakura had been in tears, crying and holding a tissue to her eyes, while Tomoyo
had let a hand set on her shoulder. Eriol was grinning. Tomoyo sighed deeply, and looked
at Meiling, embracing her first, then Syaoran. Sakura, on the other hand, had literally
flung herself onto both Meiling and Syaoran at the same time, damping their shirts.
Syaoran starred at her and blushed while Meiling rolled her eyes slightly.
"It's okay, Kinomoto," she forced each word out, each with a bit of sarcasm.
Sakura stared at her and blinked, and let go of them both and stood back at Tomoyo's
side. Eriol hugged Meiling, and didn't bother doing the same to Syaoran. He grinned
anyway, and shook his hand. Syaoran starred at their hands and had a sudden need to
break Eriol's hand, so he quickly pulled it away.
Sakura's sudden outburst of moaning filled through everyone's ears. "We'll miss
you, Meiling, Syaoran!" Syaoran stared at her for a long time, deeply confused.
"People who are planning on taking the flight to Hong Kong need to catch their
seats. The plane to Hong Kong will be leaving in exactly five minutes."
Sakura embraced the two again, wetting their shirts with tears even further till the
point when Meiling was annoyed with Sakura's delicate emotions and pushed her off of
her.
"It's okay, Kinomoto, we're not going to be gone forever!" Sakura wiped her eyes
and slowly nodded, trying her best to hold back the tears that she desperately wanted to
fall from her eyes.
Syaoran tapped Meiling on the shoulder and pointed to the hallway which led to
the airplane that they would be taking, and Meiling slowly began to walk to it with him.
They walked quietly down the hall and finally came to the plane where Syaoran took a
seat next to the window and Meiling sat in the seat next to his. They both sighed.
"They said eighteen years old. On your eighteenth birthday we were to be married,
not when you were seventeen."
"They are preparing for it, Syaoran, the wedding won't start till I'm eighteen, just
like they said."
"I guess. But do we really need a year to 'prepare'?"
"I guess we do if they say so."
"Fine."
"..Why does it matter how old I am, Syaoran?"
He paused and swam through his mind for a good response to Meiling's sudden
question. "It matters, Mei, because the elders were the ones who set the date. I wouldn't
feel right if they went earlier then it should of." She nodded, and took out a book from her
small bag and began to read quietly.
--------------Flashback--------------
"We are gathered here today to announce the soon to be marriage of Li Xiaolang
and Li Meiling. The two will be married on Meiling's eighteenth birthday, March
twenty-fifth." The young Syaoran jerked his head to the elder who had just announced
Meiling and himself's wedding, and stared at him. Meiling, on the other hand had her
ruby eyes transfixed on Syaoran staring in him with confusion and a bit of
misunderstanding.
Everyone had begun to leave, all in happiness at the young children's new future.
Meiling mother finally tugged on Meiling's hand and she left with her. The same
happened to Syaoran with his mother.
"Why am I going to marry Meiling?" The question made his mother stop.
"You'll understand when your older, Xiaolang, trust me. This is for the best," she
flashed a smile at him. He shrugged slightly and starred at his black shoes as they
continued to walk.
--------------End Flashback--------------
"Xiao," Syaoran heard the soft voice to his fiancee in his ear. He kept his eye's
closed. "Xiao?" That voice again. "Are you awake? We need to leave in a few minutes,"
Syaoran opened an eye and sat up.
"We're almost in Hong Kong?" Meiling nodded, and sure enough the loud
speaker began to boom into the plane explaining on how they needed to gather their
belongings. They did so and then got off the plane when the rest of the passengers had
done so.
They smiled to find Wei waiting for them near the chairs. He grinned.
"Hello Master Syaoran and Mistress Meiling."
"Hello Wei."
"Hi Wei."
"Are you ready to go gather your belongings?" The two nodded and they headed
off.
----------------------------
"Xiaolang!" Squealed Syaoran's mom, running over to him and practically
squeezing the breath out of him from her embrace.
"M-mother.. nice to s-see you, too, but can you just.. loosen the grip?" The whole
tight hugging reminded him of Meiling and her constant clinging when they first started
school at Tomoeda Elementary and started capturing the clow cards.
She let go and led the two into the house were there was Meiling's mother sitting
on one of the couches. She smiled. "Welcome home, Meiling, Xiaolang," she waved and
stood up walking over to them. "There's a lot of things to be done! We need to get
started," she grabbed onto Syaoran and Meiling's hands. "Wei, if you would take their
bags into their bedrooms," then without another word she walked down the hallway to the
mother's bedroom, letting them in and shutting the door after Syaoran's mother had got
in.
Syaoran starred at everything in the room and let his hand drop to his side, just as
Meiling had done. The two mothers quickly began to rummage through the things looking
for certain objects.
"Now were are we going to begin?"
----------------------------
After Note:
Well. That's the end and I left it off there just so you could make some thoughts
about the sequel. I hope you enjoyed "A Promise Never Broken", and please stay tuned
for "Red Silk" the sequel to this one. Thanks again, please review and tell me what you
thought of it.
Konnichi'wa everyone. This is the final chapter of "A promise never broken", but
no worries, because there will be a sequel.(Haha, Cody. You'll never silence the MeiLi
fanfictions.) I know it's short, but you know.. good things come in small packages? I'm
not sure if you could say the same for chapter eight, but you'll never know till you read.
(Bad things come in small packages. Bwaha.)
Also. I don't know about the REAL engagement day or what Wei calls them. So.
This is my version once again.
I don't own CardCaptor Sakura, don't sue. Thanks.
----------------------------
Chapter Eight
----------------------------
"Mr. Li," one of the maid's voices picked up from the hallway. "Mr. Li? There is
a phone call from Hong Kong," the girl gently tapped her fingers against the door of
Tomoyo's bedroom. There was still no answer. "Mr. Li?" Her voice was a bit louder then
it had been, and eventually Syaoran came to the door.
"Yes?"
"Phone call, sir," the maid handed it to him and nodded gently, folding her hand
infront of her skirt. Syaoran nodded back in return as the maid scurried off down the
hallway, gently tapping from her shoes filled it.
"Moshi--" Syaoran's voice was cut off with another one he knew all to well.
"M-mother!" He shut off his voice to listen to what she had to say. It took almost
ten minutes for her to complete her whole explanation. Syaoran's eyes turned to fall on
the other teenagers who were still sleeping, focusing most of his attention on Meiling's
sleeping figure, who was now awake and staring at Syaoran. He groaned.
"Yes, mother, we will be leaving to the airport in exactly two hours." Syaoran paused and
listened carefully to what she said next.
"That's not the reason why you called Meiling and I?" He looked at Meiling as he
talked.
Her face was full of just as much confusion as Syaoran's and she seemed to be eager to
talk to
who was on the phone.
"Meiling mother is there, too? What? All right. I love you, too. Okay, I know
mother.
Yes. Don't worry we'll be back in Hong Kong soon. All right, yes I understand! Bye, and
here is
Meiling." He gave the phone to Meiling.
"Hello? MOTHER!" She screamed in delight. "What? You're serious? Really?
No way?
Okay! Thanks! Yes, I love you, too, mother. Yes, I'll tell Xiaolang. Thanks! Bye, I love
you!"
She giggled as she hung up the phone and looked at Syaoran.
"You'll never guess at what she just told me, Xiaolang." She giggled and came
close
enough to him so she could whisper exactly what her mother had told her.
"WHAT?!" Syaoran screamed louder then he had wanted, forcing the rest of the
teens awake, all looking dazed and confused. He blushed again. "You're not serious," he
said as his voice lowered to a whisper, so only Meiling could hear.
"What do you mean? Of course I'm serious, Xiao."
"You're not the age they told us when we were younger."
"But Mother said--"
"A year from the exact date, Meiling!"
"We can't disobey them, Syaoran," He groanded louder. She had a point, they
couldn't disobey their parents, it would be bad news if they did. "What is one year
difference, anyway?"
"Nevermind."
"I guess we should be leaving soon," Meiling turned to look at Sakura, Tomoyo,
and Eriol, who were all starring at them because of Syaoran's sudden outburst. She then
looked at Syaoran.
"What? ..Fine, I'll tell them."
"Tell us what?" Sakura's voice rang in.
"We've got to catch a plane in two hours. I just got a phone call from Hong Kong
and Meiling's Mother, and my Mother want us back their, they already got us the tickets
for the plane, we just have to pick them up while we're there."
"What's the occasion?" Eriol asked.
"The, well, see, when, I, and she--" Syaoran was blushing dark scarlet by the time
Meiling had cut in.
"We need to prepare for the wedding."
"Hoe?! You two are getting married?!" Sakura giggled happily, while Syaoran
had been starring at his feet, apparently embarrassed. Meiling nodded, smiling cheerfully.
"What about the Cherry Blossom festival?" Tomoyo asked, clearly a bit
disappointed with the two's sudden need to leave Tomoeda.
"We can't go."
"But when is your date set?"
"In a year, or so." Tomoyo opened her mouth to argue back at this, but closed it
and nodded.
------------------------------------
The time had finally came where Meiling and Syaoran stood side by side, infront
of Tomoyo, Sakura, and Eriol. The whole scene seemed too familiar to Meiling, the only
difference was that Syaoran had been with her.
Sakura had been in tears, crying and holding a tissue to her eyes, while Tomoyo
had let a hand set on her shoulder. Eriol was grinning. Tomoyo sighed deeply, and looked
at Meiling, embracing her first, then Syaoran. Sakura, on the other hand, had literally
flung herself onto both Meiling and Syaoran at the same time, damping their shirts.
Syaoran starred at her and blushed while Meiling rolled her eyes slightly.
"It's okay, Kinomoto," she forced each word out, each with a bit of sarcasm.
Sakura stared at her and blinked, and let go of them both and stood back at Tomoyo's
side. Eriol hugged Meiling, and didn't bother doing the same to Syaoran. He grinned
anyway, and shook his hand. Syaoran starred at their hands and had a sudden need to
break Eriol's hand, so he quickly pulled it away.
Sakura's sudden outburst of moaning filled through everyone's ears. "We'll miss
you, Meiling, Syaoran!" Syaoran stared at her for a long time, deeply confused.
"People who are planning on taking the flight to Hong Kong need to catch their
seats. The plane to Hong Kong will be leaving in exactly five minutes."
Sakura embraced the two again, wetting their shirts with tears even further till the
point when Meiling was annoyed with Sakura's delicate emotions and pushed her off of
her.
"It's okay, Kinomoto, we're not going to be gone forever!" Sakura wiped her eyes
and slowly nodded, trying her best to hold back the tears that she desperately wanted to
fall from her eyes.
Syaoran tapped Meiling on the shoulder and pointed to the hallway which led to
the airplane that they would be taking, and Meiling slowly began to walk to it with him.
They walked quietly down the hall and finally came to the plane where Syaoran took a
seat next to the window and Meiling sat in the seat next to his. They both sighed.
"They said eighteen years old. On your eighteenth birthday we were to be married,
not when you were seventeen."
"They are preparing for it, Syaoran, the wedding won't start till I'm eighteen, just
like they said."
"I guess. But do we really need a year to 'prepare'?"
"I guess we do if they say so."
"Fine."
"..Why does it matter how old I am, Syaoran?"
He paused and swam through his mind for a good response to Meiling's sudden
question. "It matters, Mei, because the elders were the ones who set the date. I wouldn't
feel right if they went earlier then it should of." She nodded, and took out a book from her
small bag and began to read quietly.
--------------Flashback--------------
"We are gathered here today to announce the soon to be marriage of Li Xiaolang
and Li Meiling. The two will be married on Meiling's eighteenth birthday, March
twenty-fifth." The young Syaoran jerked his head to the elder who had just announced
Meiling and himself's wedding, and stared at him. Meiling, on the other hand had her
ruby eyes transfixed on Syaoran staring in him with confusion and a bit of
misunderstanding.
Everyone had begun to leave, all in happiness at the young children's new future.
Meiling mother finally tugged on Meiling's hand and she left with her. The same
happened to Syaoran with his mother.
"Why am I going to marry Meiling?" The question made his mother stop.
"You'll understand when your older, Xiaolang, trust me. This is for the best," she
flashed a smile at him. He shrugged slightly and starred at his black shoes as they
continued to walk.
--------------End Flashback--------------
"Xiao," Syaoran heard the soft voice to his fiancee in his ear. He kept his eye's
closed. "Xiao?" That voice again. "Are you awake? We need to leave in a few minutes,"
Syaoran opened an eye and sat up.
"We're almost in Hong Kong?" Meiling nodded, and sure enough the loud
speaker began to boom into the plane explaining on how they needed to gather their
belongings. They did so and then got off the plane when the rest of the passengers had
done so.
They smiled to find Wei waiting for them near the chairs. He grinned.
"Hello Master Syaoran and Mistress Meiling."
"Hello Wei."
"Hi Wei."
"Are you ready to go gather your belongings?" The two nodded and they headed
off.
----------------------------
"Xiaolang!" Squealed Syaoran's mom, running over to him and practically
squeezing the breath out of him from her embrace.
"M-mother.. nice to s-see you, too, but can you just.. loosen the grip?" The whole
tight hugging reminded him of Meiling and her constant clinging when they first started
school at Tomoeda Elementary and started capturing the clow cards.
She let go and led the two into the house were there was Meiling's mother sitting
on one of the couches. She smiled. "Welcome home, Meiling, Xiaolang," she waved and
stood up walking over to them. "There's a lot of things to be done! We need to get
started," she grabbed onto Syaoran and Meiling's hands. "Wei, if you would take their
bags into their bedrooms," then without another word she walked down the hallway to the
mother's bedroom, letting them in and shutting the door after Syaoran's mother had got
in.
Syaoran starred at everything in the room and let his hand drop to his side, just as
Meiling had done. The two mothers quickly began to rummage through the things looking
for certain objects.
"Now were are we going to begin?"
----------------------------
After Note:
Well. That's the end and I left it off there just so you could make some thoughts
about the sequel. I hope you enjoyed "A Promise Never Broken", and please stay tuned
for "Red Silk" the sequel to this one. Thanks again, please review and tell me what you
thought of it.