thanks for reviewing ^_^ and sorry I took so long to update this o_O I kinda forgot about stupid testing this month... -__- and then there's the fact that this month (this week especially) was really strange...
last weekend or maybe the weekend before (fishy memory ^_^;;) this girl died in a car crash... and then this Monday my teacher was on the news o_O because of like some weirdo sexual thing (scary isn't it) and then today a passenger plane crashed into our grass... aka baseball field... lol... ok no I'm not saying it's funny but ANYWAY yea our school's been in the news this week o_O scary... they're going to possess our brains soon, beware!! (lol jk... yea yea I know it's stupid... oh well)
oh yea and almost all the questions will be answered sooner or later in the fic so I'll answer the one question that wont be lol... Eriol's a vegetarian because... he thinks he's fat LOL yea just like a girl o_O hahahaha I'll go over and comfort him right now ^_--
Chapter 2 – The Special Guest
Syaoran burst in, panting. He put his hand to his chest as he breathed hard. "I'm home!" he called out when he had enough air to speak. He took his shoes off and walked into the dining room where he found Eriol and Tomoyo waiting. He blushed, embarrassed. "Gomen nasai," he bowed. Tomoyo looked at him and smiled. "Come sit next to Wei, Syaoran," she said. (ok I was desperate for names k? LOL ^_--)
Who's Wei? I didn't know there was someone else here... Syaoran mentally shrugged and sat down next to a chair that evidently was seating a person. The man turned to him and Syaoran's eyes widened. The old man!
"Yes, my name is Wei, nice to see you again, Syaoran." Eriol and Tomoyo looked at Syaoran, then Wei, then back at Syaoran. They both were confused that Syaoran met him, especially because this was Wei's first time coming to Tomoeda.
"So you two have met, ne?" Tomoyo asked. Syaoran nodded still looking at the old man, now known as Wei. He opened his mouth to speak, but Wei shook his head. Syaoran disappointedly closed it again and looked quizzically at Wei. "We should talk later," Wei said simply.
During dinner, Wei had a nice long chat with Eriol and Tomoyo but Syaoran just sat there, quietly eating, and forcing himself to stay and wait for Wei to finish. One hour passed by... two hours... three... three and a half... three and three quarters when Tomoyo looked at the clock in the kitchen and exclaimed, "Oh my it's 10:00 already!" Wei bowed and said he had to leave now and asked that Syaoran come walk him to his car. So THAT'S how he got here so fast!! Syaoran thought jealously.
"Do not mention anything about the garden," Wei interrupted Syaoran's train of thought. "To anyone." He said as an afterthought. "Why not?" Syaoran asked. "Because... it isn't for anyone else... only you will see it, Syaoran."
Hm... doesn't make much sense... Syaoran said to himself, not knowing whether to trust what Wei said. Why wouldn't anybody be able to see it?? He asked himself, wanting to ask Wei instead. "Because, like I said, the garden is for your use. When you are done, someone else will be able to see it also." Nani?? He CAN read minds!! o_O but I still don't understand. "No, I cannot read minds, but it is a good guess." Wei said smiling.
"You DO realize that what you're saying isn't convincing me right?" Syaoran said, raising an eyebrow. Wei turned and hid a smile. "Of course. But that is your own affair."
Syaoran frowned. Then he asked another question. "So then... how does the garden work? You say it's a garden of hope... what does it do? Just make me hope?"
"You'll have to decide that for yourself." Wei replied simply. "Thank you for walking me here, now you may go back."
Syaoran looked and realized that Wei was stepping into what was apparently his car. He bowed and said in spite of Wei's very unhelpful answers, "Arigatou, Wei-san, sayonara."
"Sayonara." Wei replied and drove off.
Syaoran walked back, where Eriol bombarded him with questions and Tomoyo cleaned up the kitchen.
"So what did you and Wei-san talk about?? The company? Insurance?" Wei was actually a broker who they wanted to help their company. Syaoran shook his head, though Eriol's question just reminded him that Wei wasn't just an old man who just happened to show him a garden. "Then what WERE you two talking about?" Eriol asked, exasperated. Syaoran opened his mouth to speak but closed it again, remembering Wei's warning, though he didn't know why it mattered.
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"NO I DIDN'T TALK TO HIM ABOUT THE COMPANY. AND NO WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT HIS LIFE. OR MINE. WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT ANYTHING SPECIAL. NOW I REALLY HAVE TO SLEEP. IN FACT, WE BOTH NEED TO. WE DO HAVE WORK TOMORROW IN CASE YOU DIDN'T REMEMBER. NO LET'S JUST BOTH SLEEP OKAY?" Syaoran answered Eriol's questions after an hour of his endless questioning. Eriol looked at him, then shrugged. His business, not mine. As long as there's nothing that could involve me in any way, Eriol thought, as he left Syaoran's bedroom to go into his own.
Let's hope to Kami-sama that Syaoran won't be in such a... weird mood tomorrow too, he thought as he drifted off to sleep, comfortable in his cushy, dark blue bed. (ahhh!! I want one!! LOL)
Wei-san seems nice. I hope he'll help us, Tomoyo thought as her sleepy eyes finally closed shut for the night.
Well, I suppose I'll have to figure out for myself what the garden is useful for... hmmm maybe I can find a way to sell some plants... Syaoran mused as he lay on his bed, unable to sleep. Come onnnnnn sleep, come to papa... dammit I wanna sleep! Oh wait, doesn't it work even less if you do that? Crap... fine... be like that... uh... wake up? Grrrrrrrr this isn't working!! Syaoran tossed around. Slowly, he slowed down, then stopped. Soon, soft breathing could be heard as Syaoran slept.
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"Ungh..." Syaoran groaned and rolled over... out of the bed.
"%$#^%^$#%$#&^%$%$#%@#!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Syaoran trudged down the stairs in his pants to the kitchen where Tomoyo greeted him.
"Did you have a good night sleep, Syaoran-kun?" Tomoyo smiled. Syaoran frowned. Almost... I might have if I didn't see... Syaoran shuddered. "Something wrong?" Tomoyo asked, worried. Syaoran shook his head. "Where's Eriol?"
"Oh he's at work right now."
"Nani??" Syaoran looked at the clock in the kitchen. 8:00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Holy crappers!!!!!!!!" Syaoran ran at the speed of light(!!!) to his room and wore his clothes (the rest of them anyway) and zipped back downstairs, took a toast, stuffed it in his mouth (looking like Kero by the way ^_^), hugged Tomoyo, rushed out the door forgetting to open it. (you know how walls look and stuff when cartoon characters run through them? lol) Tomoyo stared at the door.
"When will people learn how to use the door?" she asked, shaking her head. "Now I'll have to take a day off work to get another door," she said to herself and picked up the phone.
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"Don't worry Syaoran, I got it covered." Eriol told a panting Syaoran. "What do you mean, 'you have it covered'?" he asked suspiciously. Eriol laughed. "You're so funny sometimes... I'm serious, you really don't need to work today."
"And why wouldn't I work today??"
"Because I got you a day off you dumbass." Eriol replied good-naturedly.
"Oh..." Syaoran blinked. "Okay... then I guess I'll have to work extra tomorrow."
"Why? Didn't I just say that I got you a day off work?"
"BECAUSE... YOU CAN GET A DAY OFF WORK TOMORROW IF I DO." Syaoran said forcefully.
"Oh good idea, buddy ol' pal! Why didn't I think of that before?" Eriol exclaimed. "Well, time for you to play right? Bye, and have fun!" Eriol pushed Syaoran out the door.
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What do I do now? Syaoran walked around the streets. There's the whole day left still... He passed by his house where he saw Tomoyo watching people setting up another door to replace the one he... EEEEP! Syaoran ran as fast as he can, guilt riding up his body. Oh no... OHHHH no... you will NOT throw up Li Syaoran... you are leader of the Li Cla- no... Syaoran shook his head.
You are not head of... of that... anymore... but you still WON'T THROW UP! Syaoran held his mouth to make sure. Thinking of his clan broke his heart, so he didn't think about it. He looked up and saw that he was at the same place he was when he met the old man, er Wei. Hmmm... Syaoran walked on through the forest to where the garden should be. Since he didn't believe that the garden would disappear and he knew that he saw it yesterday, he separated the two bushes entrance and walked in.
"Wow..." Syaoran breathed. It looked even more magnificent than it had yesterday and the plants seemed to have moved around also. He walked around, still as enchanted as he was before. He sniffed and got lavenders, which were around him at the moment. Toward the far back, were the pines, which would lead to the back of the garden.
He kept walking until he saw his own peonies. "Ahh..." he smiled and bent down to smell it. "My favorite..."
Then he saw the Sakura Tree and frowned. His heart began to ache. Heartburn? He thought. No it can't be... I only ate a piece of toast... He walked over carefully to the tree that was so familiar and friendly, yet bringing so much pain. "Sakura..."
He touched one of the flowers then gasped and pulled back quickly. It seemed to be almost moving! Baka, it's alive, so duh it would be moving! No wait, plants can't move that fast... maybe it was just the wind... NO there isn't any wind right now. Oh be quiet you're confusing me. What the hell? I'M TALKING TO MYSELF!!! O_O!!!!!!!! Syaoran shook his head to try and not think about the possibility of him being crazy.
He reached over to touch it again, but hesitated right before it. Then he felt a slight tremble and the flower dropped onto his hand. He dropped it quickly in fright then mentally slapped his head. He bent down to pick it up. It was the most perfect Cherry Blossom that he had seen. It was beautiful. Well almost. It was almost as beautiful as his own-. He stopped thinking so he wouldn't cry. Everything is okay. My life is good. I- a lone tear slid down his cheek, unnoticed by him.
It slowly made its way off his face and landed perfectly onto the cherry blossom still on his hand. He looked down at it and laid it gently on the ground next to the tree that made it. He looked at it before straightening up, dusting his suit, and walking slowly away from the Sakura Tree. Sakura...
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"Konnichiwa, Syaoran-kun, you sure came late for not having any work and- uh... Syaoran-kun?" Tomoyo waved her hand in Syaoran's face and he blinked. "Oh... Konnichiwa Tomoyo-chan," he said listlessly and walked up the stairs to his room.
"Uh... come back down soon for dinner," she called out to Syaoran's back. Dinner... that would be nice... maybe I should come down. After all, Tomoyo has work too and she still makes dinner... Syaoran took a cold shower, even though it had been cold outside.
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So... cold... Syaoran walked out of the shower, shivering. Baka, you should've used the hot water... it's not like we didn't have any. No shut up! Syaoran smacked his head and dried his body and wore comfortable clothes.
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"Syaoran-kun!! Sy-ao-ran-kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun!!" Tomoyo called. Eriol yelled, "SYAORAN HURRY!! I'M STARVING!!! DINNER LOOKS SOOOO GOOD AND- oh you're here now. YAY let's eat!" Syaoran grinned and thought, He's starting to act more and more like Kero everyday. Then he frowned.
It hurt even to think about that stuffed animal. Just like his relationship with Eriol, his relationship with Kero had been better. Until he went away. Just like Yue went away. When Sakura... he didn't want to think about it anymore. He had been thinking too much today. Besides, it wasn't as if she would just suddenly poof! appear if he did. So he sat down and smiled.
"So how was work Eriol?"
"Remember, you owe me." Eriol smirked. "Hey, you only say that because I OFFERED to do it." Syaoran raised an eyebrow. "Exactly. BWAHAHAHAHA!!!"
"What happened now?"
"Oh, Syaoran has kindly offered to take over for me tomorrow." Eriol cackled. "Nani? Why are you laughing?"
Eriol shrugged. "I don't know... I just feel like it. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!!!" Syaoran and Tomoyo stared at him.
"Well... ANYWAY, my day was interesting." Tomoyo smiled and looked straight at Syaoran, who gulped, just remembering what made her day so interesting. "The door... *ahem* looked a little... out of place... with the rest of the house so I got another one!" she smiled. "But I kept the door? Want to see it? Eriol-kun? Syaoran-kun??"
"Sure why not..." Eriol replied. Syaoran shuddered. "O-okay..."
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Tomoyo led Eriol and Syaoran down the stairs to the basement. Syaoran closed his eyes and Eriol laughed when Tomoyo showed the door.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SYAORAN LOOK IT LOOKS JUST LIKE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Tomoyo laughed too. "And do you know what's funny about what you just said? It IS Syaoran-kun. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
At this Eriol's knees gave way and he rolled on the floor. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD SYAORAN YOU LOOK LIKE- LIKE- HAHAHAHA I DON'T KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!"
On the door, Syaoran's legs were bent to the sides, and his arms up and bent too. His whole body was crooked to the door. Syaoran frowned at his two friends, then huffed and went back up the stairs.
Eriol caught up to him and clapped his back. "Now THAT'S art!! ^_____^." Syaoran sweatdropped and Tomoyo caught up to them three and posed as Syaoran on the door and Eriol and Tomoyo cracked up again. "I have no friends." Syaoran declared tragically, but smiled at his two friend's actions.
Ah... I'll stop here for now... so now I'm finally done... I started this on fri night but got stopped cuz of church o_O then on sat all day I was somewhere else *sobs* so yea here I am on sun and I'll hafta help my dad soon o_O oh well... review~