Author's note: K, here goes. I don't own CC, although I wish I did. It
belongs to Clamp blah blah blah, you know what I mean.
Chapter 3: Memories
~~~ Li' POV ~~~
Li walked slowly down the street to the hotel that he was staying in. Why did Sakura pretend to not know him? Was she angry at him? Li sighed softly to himself and scuffed his shoes on the sidewalk. He found himself feeling angry at Sakura for no reason.
"Why did I ever bother to come back?" he asked himself bitterly.
Just then, he saw Sakura walking down the street with Madison, both of them laughing. Suddenly, Sakura looked up and caught sight of Li. She quickly whispered something to Madison and the two hurried away.
"I hate her!" Li muttered angrily to himself.
"I wish that I had stayed in Hong Kong, then I wouldn't have to ever see her again!" Li said aloud, his heart hardening towards the girl that he had thought he loved, and had loved him back.
"And next time I see her, I won't try to be nice!" he said furiously.
~~~ Sakura's POV ~~~
Sakura and Madison walked down the street, laughing at the previous antics of Rita. Sakura looked over and saw that weird kid, Li. She shivered and turned to Madison.
"Hey, let's go, I see that creepy new kid over there," she whispered to Madison.
"Okay," Madison replied, steering Sakura away.
~~~ Normal POV ~~~
Sakura was sitting on the swings at Penguin Park, and thinking about nothing in particular. She heard footsteps in the sand and turned to see Li walking in her direction, looking at his feet. He looked up and when he spotted Sakura, he glared angrily and spun on his heel, preparing to leave.
"Wait!" Sakura cried, not knowing why she did, only feeling that if she didn't he would be gone forever. She didn't even understand why she cared.
He turned around and studied her for a moment before walking over.
"What do you want?" he asked harshly.
Sakura looked at him in confusion. Before, he had spoken to her with gently and had sounded like he had cared for her greatly. Now he seemed angry and distant. For some reason, she was disturbed by his sudden change and shuddered.
"I…..I…..I wanted to ask you something," she said at last.
"Well what is it?" he asked again, his tone just as hard.
"You…you spoke to me earlier about a promise. I truly know nothing of what you talk about, but please tell me," Sakura said, her voice trembling from fear of him getting angry at her.
His gaze softened slightly for a split second, then molded back into the impassive mask that he had worn earlier.
"When we were ten, we were great friends," Li began. "I had to go back to Hong Kong to train to become the leader of the Li clan, and I promised to come back," he finished tersely.
Sakura felt something in the back of her mind, and was suddenly struck by a startling image.
~~~
Sakura and Li stood in the airport, facing each other, neither saying a word. Then, Li reached out and gave her a gray bear.
"Here, keep it," he said softly.
Sakura held out another bear to Li and he accepted it.
~~~
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a name rose to the surface of her brain.
"Syaoran bear," she whispered softly.
"What?" Li asked in amazement.
"Syaoran bear……..the bear that you gave me," Sakura said.
"You remember?" Li asked.
Sakura looked up at him and uttered another name.
"Sakura bear……..I gave you Sakura bear," she said clearly.
"Y-yes, I still have it," Li said, suddenly feeling foolish about having taken some stupid bear all the way from Hong Kong to Japan.
Sakura smiled and Li felt that smile melt his previous resolve to hate her. She was so beautiful, and innocent…..he couldn't bring himself to be angry with her for very long.
Chapter 3: Memories
~~~ Li' POV ~~~
Li walked slowly down the street to the hotel that he was staying in. Why did Sakura pretend to not know him? Was she angry at him? Li sighed softly to himself and scuffed his shoes on the sidewalk. He found himself feeling angry at Sakura for no reason.
"Why did I ever bother to come back?" he asked himself bitterly.
Just then, he saw Sakura walking down the street with Madison, both of them laughing. Suddenly, Sakura looked up and caught sight of Li. She quickly whispered something to Madison and the two hurried away.
"I hate her!" Li muttered angrily to himself.
"I wish that I had stayed in Hong Kong, then I wouldn't have to ever see her again!" Li said aloud, his heart hardening towards the girl that he had thought he loved, and had loved him back.
"And next time I see her, I won't try to be nice!" he said furiously.
~~~ Sakura's POV ~~~
Sakura and Madison walked down the street, laughing at the previous antics of Rita. Sakura looked over and saw that weird kid, Li. She shivered and turned to Madison.
"Hey, let's go, I see that creepy new kid over there," she whispered to Madison.
"Okay," Madison replied, steering Sakura away.
~~~ Normal POV ~~~
Sakura was sitting on the swings at Penguin Park, and thinking about nothing in particular. She heard footsteps in the sand and turned to see Li walking in her direction, looking at his feet. He looked up and when he spotted Sakura, he glared angrily and spun on his heel, preparing to leave.
"Wait!" Sakura cried, not knowing why she did, only feeling that if she didn't he would be gone forever. She didn't even understand why she cared.
He turned around and studied her for a moment before walking over.
"What do you want?" he asked harshly.
Sakura looked at him in confusion. Before, he had spoken to her with gently and had sounded like he had cared for her greatly. Now he seemed angry and distant. For some reason, she was disturbed by his sudden change and shuddered.
"I…..I…..I wanted to ask you something," she said at last.
"Well what is it?" he asked again, his tone just as hard.
"You…you spoke to me earlier about a promise. I truly know nothing of what you talk about, but please tell me," Sakura said, her voice trembling from fear of him getting angry at her.
His gaze softened slightly for a split second, then molded back into the impassive mask that he had worn earlier.
"When we were ten, we were great friends," Li began. "I had to go back to Hong Kong to train to become the leader of the Li clan, and I promised to come back," he finished tersely.
Sakura felt something in the back of her mind, and was suddenly struck by a startling image.
~~~
Sakura and Li stood in the airport, facing each other, neither saying a word. Then, Li reached out and gave her a gray bear.
"Here, keep it," he said softly.
Sakura held out another bear to Li and he accepted it.
~~~
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a name rose to the surface of her brain.
"Syaoran bear," she whispered softly.
"What?" Li asked in amazement.
"Syaoran bear……..the bear that you gave me," Sakura said.
"You remember?" Li asked.
Sakura looked up at him and uttered another name.
"Sakura bear……..I gave you Sakura bear," she said clearly.
"Y-yes, I still have it," Li said, suddenly feeling foolish about having taken some stupid bear all the way from Hong Kong to Japan.
Sakura smiled and Li felt that smile melt his previous resolve to hate her. She was so beautiful, and innocent…..he couldn't bring himself to be angry with her for very long.