Chapter 4
Dinner with the Li's and a Conversation with Syaoran
"Yelan where is this girl?" the elder asked. Yelan looked around nervously. She was wearing her pink robes with the gold ornaments. (Imagine what she wore in the first movie) She made eye contact with Syaoran.
"Xiaolang, go find her." She said in the commanding voice. He got up, when Sakura literally slid in the room. She had slipped on the slick floor. She stopped sliding, and got up. Meling smirked. The 4 sisters giggled softly. Yelan put her hand to her heads in exasperation. The elders looked shocked. Syaoran went and helped her up. She brushed herself off when she noticed everyone staring at her. She turned bright red and bowed. Syaoran stared at her. She was wearing a long sleeved cream-colored button up blouse. She wore a matching, knee length pleated skirt. Her shoes were flat sandals. She looked at everyone else's fancy attire and blushed even brighter. She looked at the outfit that had seemed so perfect. Syaoran had said slightly fancy. Not all out.
"Is this Sakura Kinomoto?" the head elder's voice boomed at the head of the table. Yelan audibly gulped and nodded.
"She is late."
"I'm sorry sir. I got lost on the way and..." Sakura stuttered, but the elder cut her off.
"Silence. Just don't let it happen again." Sakura shook her head yes, and sat in her seat. Their food was served. They all ate in silence. Sakura kept fidgeting in her seats. At home when they ate they discussed what happened during the day. Everyone was happy. Here the silence was pressing. She wished that she were at home. Her eyes clouded over with tears. When dessert was being served she thought she was going to explode from not being able to move. She ate her dessert. Everyone went into the lounge to read or do some other activity, but Sakura excused herself quickly, pleading a headache.
"Alright Sakura. You've had a long day. Get a good nights rest. You're going to start your new school tomorrow." Yelan said. She bid everyone goodnight. She walked down the hallways trying to find her way. 20 minutes later, Syaoran was walking out into the gardens. He heard a sniffle by the cherry blossom tree. He walked over to see Sakura crying.
"Sakura?" he said softly. She looked up surprised. She quickly wiped away her tears.
"Uh, hi Syaoran. Nice night huh?" she said. He walked over to where she was standing and wiped away a stray tear off her cheek.
"Why are you out here crying. I thought you had a headache." He said. She blushed.
"I do. It's just that I got lost again, and couldn't find my way back to my room. I ended up out here." She explained.
"That doesn't explain why you were crying." He said.
"I..I was… uh… I was crying because… uhh" she stuttered trying to think of a good excuse.
"Did it have something to do with the elders?" he asked. She blushed even more, but nodded her head yes.
"I thought you said slightly fancy." Sakura said looking away.
"That was slightly fancy." He said confused.
"What I'm wearing is slightly fancy where I come from. You guys were wearing evening gowns and stuff like that. I felt so out of place. Then I literally slid into dinner. I felt so self-conscious. Then the elders seem to hate me." She said. She shifted her gaze to her shoes. He nodded understanding . He lifted her chin up and looked into her emerald pools.
"If you ever feel uncomfortable, just tell me. Alright." He said. She nodded her head. He left go of her chin. He put an arm around her shoulder and started walking.
"Lets get you to your room. I'll come get you in the morning. Ok?" he said. They got to the door.
"Night Syaoran." Sakura said.
"Night Sakura" Syaoran said walking off. He turned around.
"Hey Sakura!" He said. She opened her almost shut door.
"Yes?"
"If you need someone to talk to, my room is right down the hall. The green door." He said pointing. She nodded her head. He started walking away again.
"Syaoran!" she shouted.
"Yes?"
"Thanks!"
Dinner with the Li's and a Conversation with Syaoran
"Yelan where is this girl?" the elder asked. Yelan looked around nervously. She was wearing her pink robes with the gold ornaments. (Imagine what she wore in the first movie) She made eye contact with Syaoran.
"Xiaolang, go find her." She said in the commanding voice. He got up, when Sakura literally slid in the room. She had slipped on the slick floor. She stopped sliding, and got up. Meling smirked. The 4 sisters giggled softly. Yelan put her hand to her heads in exasperation. The elders looked shocked. Syaoran went and helped her up. She brushed herself off when she noticed everyone staring at her. She turned bright red and bowed. Syaoran stared at her. She was wearing a long sleeved cream-colored button up blouse. She wore a matching, knee length pleated skirt. Her shoes were flat sandals. She looked at everyone else's fancy attire and blushed even brighter. She looked at the outfit that had seemed so perfect. Syaoran had said slightly fancy. Not all out.
"Is this Sakura Kinomoto?" the head elder's voice boomed at the head of the table. Yelan audibly gulped and nodded.
"She is late."
"I'm sorry sir. I got lost on the way and..." Sakura stuttered, but the elder cut her off.
"Silence. Just don't let it happen again." Sakura shook her head yes, and sat in her seat. Their food was served. They all ate in silence. Sakura kept fidgeting in her seats. At home when they ate they discussed what happened during the day. Everyone was happy. Here the silence was pressing. She wished that she were at home. Her eyes clouded over with tears. When dessert was being served she thought she was going to explode from not being able to move. She ate her dessert. Everyone went into the lounge to read or do some other activity, but Sakura excused herself quickly, pleading a headache.
"Alright Sakura. You've had a long day. Get a good nights rest. You're going to start your new school tomorrow." Yelan said. She bid everyone goodnight. She walked down the hallways trying to find her way. 20 minutes later, Syaoran was walking out into the gardens. He heard a sniffle by the cherry blossom tree. He walked over to see Sakura crying.
"Sakura?" he said softly. She looked up surprised. She quickly wiped away her tears.
"Uh, hi Syaoran. Nice night huh?" she said. He walked over to where she was standing and wiped away a stray tear off her cheek.
"Why are you out here crying. I thought you had a headache." He said. She blushed.
"I do. It's just that I got lost again, and couldn't find my way back to my room. I ended up out here." She explained.
"That doesn't explain why you were crying." He said.
"I..I was… uh… I was crying because… uhh" she stuttered trying to think of a good excuse.
"Did it have something to do with the elders?" he asked. She blushed even more, but nodded her head yes.
"I thought you said slightly fancy." Sakura said looking away.
"That was slightly fancy." He said confused.
"What I'm wearing is slightly fancy where I come from. You guys were wearing evening gowns and stuff like that. I felt so out of place. Then I literally slid into dinner. I felt so self-conscious. Then the elders seem to hate me." She said. She shifted her gaze to her shoes. He nodded understanding . He lifted her chin up and looked into her emerald pools.
"If you ever feel uncomfortable, just tell me. Alright." He said. She nodded her head. He left go of her chin. He put an arm around her shoulder and started walking.
"Lets get you to your room. I'll come get you in the morning. Ok?" he said. They got to the door.
"Night Syaoran." Sakura said.
"Night Sakura" Syaoran said walking off. He turned around.
"Hey Sakura!" He said. She opened her almost shut door.
"Yes?"
"If you need someone to talk to, my room is right down the hall. The green door." He said pointing. She nodded her head. He started walking away again.
"Syaoran!" she shouted.
"Yes?"
"Thanks!"