New York New York
- Chapter 3 -
The Flight 13 to NYC…
By: Rachel*
Rated: PG-13 (reason why in first two chapters)
Gender: Romance/Drama/Comedy ^-^'
E-mail: DuckQueen2150@aol.com
*_* Only three more days until the 20th of Feb. MY BIRTHDAY WAHAHAHAHA! PLEASE REVIEW IT'D BE A GREAST B-DAY GIFT!! *_*
~*~ I Don't own Cardcaptor Sakura, only the made up characters: Bryan, Arin, Eathen, and anyone who wasn't on the show/movies! I also don't own any brand names like: Kit Kat! (LOVE THEM THOUGH ^___^' heh heh...) ~*~
ENJOY THE CHAPTER!! Any mess up crap with grammar and spelling I'm sorry about I'm not good at it... -_-' Heh I hear about it every day from my teachers at school... They wonder why I can write so well at fanfiction, but then can't write for crap when I need to write up a school project... -_-' Is it my fault I think it's a boring as hell? Plus It's harder when you're restricted to what you can write about. I'd die if I could get the chance to be able to be able to do a free write thing! Oh the joy I'd write about anime lol ^__^ heh... I'm obsessed what can I say?
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Avalon residence 4:30 A.M.
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"Ho!" Sakura screeched her body jerking forward as she slammed her fist into the alarm clock. "I'm up I'm up…" She groaned still half asleep. It was already Sunday morning the day she'd take her first plain trip ever, not just to New York, but to another continent.
Tori staggered into the room yawning, his mouth wide open has he messed around with his hair that was… Well, what you would consider a really bad case of bed-head. He was in a pair of plaid boxers and a white t-shirt that had a small coffee stain on the left bottom corner. "Get dressed and eat we've got to be at your school at five squirt."
"Okay, okay it'll only take me a little bit…"
"Heh! A little bit my butt, you take about an hour fooling around with your hair and crap each morning and you say; 'It'll only take me a little bit'?!" Tori gave up his thoughts and turned around walking down stares to get some breakfast.
Sakura sighed and flopped back onto her bed. "… Why do I have to be at school at five o'clock in the morning?! Why can't we take a later flight?" Sakura groaned to herself. Suddenly there was a thud in the window and she sat up starring into the darkness of night. "Wha? What was that?!"
"Sakura help!" Came the muffled cry of a yellow little beast. Then she remembered. "Kero!" Sakura quickly looked to see if the door was closed before rushing over to the window and looking out.
"About time you came to save me. The neighbors' cat almost had me for a very early morning snack!" Kero pulled himself through the window and gently flew over to his drawer and pulled it open.
"Sorry… Did you have fun with Yue?" Sakura asked gripping a hold of her purple hair brush and untangling her hair.
"Yeah, we watched TV, I ate, and even talked Yue into trying sake!" Kero chuckled mischievously.
"You what?!" Sakura screeched in a hushed voice. "You got Yue drunk?! How could you do that to him Kero; he's Juline also!"
"Don't have a heart attack; I didn't kill him or anything…" Kero just smirked evilly. 'Heh… He won't be too happy though when those pictures get developed…'
"Hmmm!" Sakura threw her hands into the air and ran out of room to go finish getting ready.
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30 min. later
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"Sakura move it! We've got to get to your school now!" Tori honked the horn to the car yelling loudly.
"I'll just be one more minuet!" Sakura shouted out an open window. "You shouldn't be honking the horn anyway unless you want to wake up Rie's family and they'll never let you go out with her again!" Sakura sneered smiled to herself.
"Just hurry up brat!"
Sakura grumbled at the comment before sitting down on her suit case and zippering it up. 'I think I've got everything… I brought the cards just incase… I have my money, closes, makeup and stuff, shoes I think that it!' Sakura smiled and walked out of the room. "Bye Kero have fun, I'll be back in a week!" She closed her door quickly tried… Running down stares but her suit case was to heavy. But Kero wasn't in his drawer... Nope... He snuck into her suit case.
'Just as long as I'm not dead by the time I get to New York I'll be happy...' Kero groumbled to himself. Hitting his head on the top of the suit case. "Oww..." 'Why me?'
"Have fun honey, and be careful!" Mr. Avalon hugged Sakura tightly and gave her a kiss onto of her head.
"I will dad, but I have to go now!" With that Sakura bolted out the door leaving him with a blank expression.
'Teenagers…' Mr. Avalon waved goodbye one last time before going into the kitchen to get another cup of coffee.
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"Tori don't even think if touching Li while we're on the trip! It's been five years since he came here you can give up on it okay, he's moved on!" Sakura glared.
"Oh no… I wouldn't dream of touching him… There are many other ways I can kill the little punk!"
"TORI!" Sakura screamed whacking him in the head with her fist.
"Oww! I was kidding! I was kidding!" Tori whined hitting her back in the shoulder.
"Hmmm…" Sakura mumbled. 'Yeah your kidding you'd through him off a cliff if you get the chance…'
It took about five more minuets of silence before they reached the school. Sakura walked empty handed out of the car and into the building.
'Thanks a lot sis… Oh trust me Li's not getting to cutesy with you… I know him… He's got a thing for ya and he not going to touch ya if I can do anything about it!' Tori opened the trunk and got his one bag and Sakura's three large bags… 'What'd she pack; her whole room?!'
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Sakura in the class room
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"Sakura!" Madison yelled happily running over and hugging her friend tightly. "We're going on vacation girl! New York here we come!" Sakura laughed smiling and joining her in laughter.
"Hey Sakura." Li came over his eyes warm and kind.
"Li!" Sakura shrieked. "Get away before my-"
"Oh hi Li…" Tori breathed throwing the suit cases down to the ground.
"Gahh!" Li nervously backed away.
"Where you going Li? I'm your chaperone after all. Didn't Sakura tell you yet?" Li's eyes widened and he looked at Sakura who just bit her bottom Li and shrugged her shoulders not sure what to say.
"Oh… You must be Sakura's older brother…" Bryan walked over standing between Tori and Li. "Bryan Camble, nice to meet you…" Bryan smiled shaking Tori's hand.
"Go away Bryan!" Li glared taking a step forward.
'Isn't that the other kid who was accused for killing Kasadey Baker?' Starred blankly pulling his hand away and walking over to Sakura guarding her.
"What Li? I was just introducing myself. He is after all Sakura's older brother. It's not my fault you've got a problem with him. Anyways… We both hate you… I thought we could be friends…" Bryan smiled angrily towards Li.
"Shut up Bryan, he's not going to be your friend I know that, even though we don't… Necessarily get along. I still know if he had a choice between hurting me, or you, he'd go for you first!" Li clenched his fists holding back the pain and memories of past times.
"Oh really, I wasn't trying to kill Sakura at the time I was trying to kill you and Kasadey… At least I got rid of that bitch…"
"That's it!" Li slammed him into a nearby desk and kicked him in the gut.
"Li stop!" Sakura cried Running over to LI and holding him back. "It's not going to bring her back to us Li!" Sakura let the tears fall from her eyes wrapping her arms around him and hugging him. She placed her head against his back the tears absorbing into his shirt.
"Sakura I-" Li closed his eyes looking back at Bryan who was being helped up by his friends.
'Sakura… You…' Tori had never seen this side of Li before. He… He really did care about his sister. Tori frowned slightly his mind now unsure about how he felt.
Everyone starred back and forth between Bryan, Sakura, and Li. Eathen walked over to Sakura and Li. "I… I know I've only been here for two days… But, whatever has happened to you. Between you guys. Can't you just move on?"
"Heh… Fat chance that will happen…" Bryan smiled grabbing a hold of a tissue that a guy had given him his split lip.
Tori stepped forward and picked up the fallen desk. Li looked at him and noticed something different about him. 'Does he feel sorry for me? Why is he helping?'
"Don't think I'll always help you out…" Tori whispered into her ear passing him and walking out into the hallways to get something to eat at the snack machines.
Li starred blankly standing there not sure how to react. Myelin sat in a desk behind Rita, and Nikki. She smiled her eyes somewhat watered over.
"Eathen…" Li spoke, taking a step forward placing a hand on his shoulder. Li looked at him. Making sure Eathen was looking into his eyes he shook his head.
"I… Okay…" Eathen sighed and went back to go sit right nearby where Myelin was.
Myelin looked at him and smiled something about him. Was this who she had been waiting for? Was it not Li? Eathen looked over to her and smiled warmly.
"You okay?" Eathen asked seeing the tears in her eyes.
"Hmm? Oh… Yeah, I'll be fine. It's just that something I thought would work between someone didn't.
"Li just walk away." Sakura dried her tears and stood up.
"Okay everyone ready to go to New York?!" Mr. Teroda came into the room smiling then noticing the teary eyes and angry faces. 'No… Not again…' "Is everything alright here?"
"Yes…" Tori came into the room with a tasty cake and mug filled with coffee. "Don't worry… Everything's alright…" Tori looked over to Li and Sakura again. 'What am I getting myself into… Should I be, being so nice to the little punk? Or should I just move on like Sakura had said… Maybe he has changed?'
Li looked back at Tori again. 'Thank you Tori…' Li smiled somewhat and walked away with Sakura handing her a tissue he had in his pocket. "Here Sakura…"
Mr. Teroda looked around one more time. 'I missed something… I know I did…' He looked at Rita who smiled blushing slightly at his strong gaze. "Okay everyone let me take roll and then we're off to the air port. We'll be taking flight 13… Now don't freak out, yes I know it's a bad number to be taking and some of you might be superstitious but we'll be fine…" Everyone seemed to glance over to Z who just smiled and wrapped his arm around Chielisa.
"I'm not going to freak, I've got my good luck charm right here." He kissed her lightly on the cheek.
"Zackary… Reframe yourself or I won't let you sit next to each other on the plain…" Mr. Teroda smiled weakly at the two to them and then started reading off names.
"It's been Z since 7th grade Teroda; where have you been?!" Everyone laughed, as Mr. Teroda looked up again eyebrows raised as he laughed.
"Fine Z…"
"There we go, now you've got it!" Sakura smiled as she sat with Madison who asked it she was going to be alright.
"I'll be fine Madison… It's Li I'm worried about…" Sakura sighed as Tori walked over and messed up her hair smiling.
"You okay twerp?" Tori was concerned but, decided to try and stay happy for his sister's sake.
"Hmmm… Yes. Just don't mess up my hair, and don't bother Li please?"
"Hmm… As long as he doesn't try to hit on you fine…" Sakura blushed looking back at Li who was now hiding the pain and talking with Z.
"He's just a… He's just a friend Tori, nothing more to me…" 'Just a very close friend…' Sakura smiled when she saw him laugh. It made her happy to know he was alright, that he wasn't thinking about Bryan… Or Kasadey, that he was slowly beginning to move on.
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"So… When are you going to ask Sakura out?" Z smiled winking his eyes and tapping him in the side with his elbow.
"What? I… I don't like her that way… She's just a friend… Nothing more Z…" 'Just a really close friend…'
"Oh please! Everyone knows you like her and she feels the same way…" Z made sure to choose his words… Not wanting to mention something that would send him back to his little box blocking the world away from him.
"I… She doesn't like me that way… Sure she cares… But-"
"But nothing Li! Look at her man she loves you, you're the one who just won't-" Z bit his tong holding back the rest.
Li flinched. He knew what he was going to say. Just won't move on… "Maybe your right Z… But I…"
"Li… I, I didn't mean to…"
"No… It's alright. I'm okay really." LI sighed and looked over to Sakura she glanced over to Li and then quickly back blushing when she noticed he saw her looking at him. 'Do you love Sakura me? Am I the one who's just too stupid to notice? Are you just waiting for me to tell you? I do love her… It's… It's just I don't want to feel my heart ripped to pieces if she says no…'
"I'm… I'm going to get Chielisa's and my stuff okay man?"
"Hmmm? Oh yeah…" Li pushed him away as he looked at Sakura still…
"Heh… Hock line and sinker!' Z smiled starring over to Chielisa and Rita giving them a, thumbs up.
"Ahhh!" The yelled happily smiling holding onto each other's hands and laughing.
"Okay everyone lets go!" Mr. Terada yelled walking over nearby Rita. He gave her a little note without anyone else seeing.
Rita,
Sit next to me on the plain if you'd like. Or I'll sit nearby you either way I'll be happy.
Love you always,
Yoshiyuki
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Rita shut her head up and looked at him her face right red. He smiled at her winking before getting everyone into line.
"Rita… Why are you all red?" Nikki smiled as she glanced at Mr. Terada and then to her again. 'Hmm… How did I guess… I won't tell anyone though. Rita would hate me if I did.'
"Hmm?! Oh… No reason, Why?"
"Just wondering…" Nikki smiled again picking up her carry on and suit case and walking out of the room with everyone else.
'Heh… Finally I'll be able to get rid of Li, and take Sakura as my own…' Bryan smiled at looked over to them both laughing about something that was on TV last night. 'They won't be able to charge me with murder anyways… Other wise its double jeopardy…'
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Air port 5:30 AM
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"Attention everyone…" A voice chimed in over the speaker. "Flight 13 to New York will begin boarding in five minuets. Please get over to gate six if you will be leaving on this flight." LI sat back in the red leather chair and looked out the windows. The plane was being pulled by a little yellow truck.
"Li… Do you think we're going to be alright?" Li looked up to find a very scarred Sakura; she had never been on an air plane. She was bighting her thumb nail and very nervous.
"No… We'll be fine, trust me… I've taken a plane a least six times, nothing will happen, and if it does I'll be right there with ya to make sure you're okay." Li smiled standing up and letting his hand run through her hair.
Sakura blushed slightly, but nodded. "Alright…" Sakura somewhat agreed.
Tori smiled somewhat as he noticed Li trying to calm her down. "I'm getting soft… I'm letting the kid get my little sister's heart…" Madison began to laugh she as standing behind Tori smiling as he spoke.
"You really do care about Sakura don't you?" Tori starred back at her a lop sided smile on his face. "Hmm… Yeah, and I guess I can't help it… Ever since the accident I just don't want her to get hurt again… Then there's him… He hurt her even before then, not to mention me as well."
"He's changed you know. He loves her… Maybe even more then… More then Kasadey. He'd kill himself trying to protect her." Madison bit her lip before continuing. "Tori I didn't tell you this alright?"
"What is it?"
"On Friday after the movie. A truck came speeding down the rode. Sakura was almost hit and killed on impact, but Li dove forward and knocked them both to the ground. He saved her life already more times then you can count but, but that doesn't matter he'd never stop protecting her. And ever since Bryan killed Kasadey he's been even more protective just like you have. He loves her, and he always will…" Madison sat next Tori who just starred blankly at Sakura.
"She never told me about Friday…"
"Oh course not! I had he same dress and had Arin bring it over, because her dress got really ripped up and dirty. She thought you get all pissed off and think that he rapped her or something, so she never wanted to tell you of your dad…"
"I… I wouldn't have gotten that mad…"
"Are you so sure? You have before. You nearly clobbered Li after the accident, because he didn't protect her, he couldn't. How could he have known the limo would have flipped over, and we were all almost going to be killed; could he have known that Tori?" Madison stood up and left him with his thoughts and went to go talk with Sakura.
'Why didn't you just tell me Sakura? I… Would I have gotten that mad at the punk?' Tori shook his head now unsure oh his own self.
"Hey Myelin?" Eathen smiled and handed her a soda.
"Oh, thanks." She smiled and opened the can of cola and took a sip. "What did you want?" She blinked a few times getting use to the caffeine suddenly entering her body.
"Umm… Do… Do you want to sit next to me on the plane? You can even have the window seat." Eathen smiled hopefully.
"I…" Myelin didn't know what to say anymore. If Li still cared about her she'd say no. "Umm… Sure why not. I'd love to sit next to you."
"Really?!" Eathen blushed tightening the grip onto his own soda.
"Yep!" She smiled truly happy about her diction. 'Hope you live a happy life Li Syaoran… It was fun while it lasted. But you always will just be a close friend. I'm sure you will be happy with Sakura… I know you'll be happy with her.'
"Okay everyone! We're getting on the plane now!" Mr. Terada yelled waving his hand in the air gathering everyone that was going on the trip.
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"Time to go now Sakura…" Li smiled as she clung onto his arm scarred half to death. "You'll be fine Sakura, now please let go before Tori ponds me into a pulp…" Tori was about five feet away and was still fairly upset about how close his sister was getting to the little punk… Even if he was only going to protect her…
"Heh… Sorry." Sakura blushed again running up to go join Madison and the others.
Tori quickly walked up next to Li. "Hmmm…" He mumbled and he glanced over to Li.
"Eli!" Li froze mid walk as Tori place a hand on his shoulder. "Heh… Hi Tori…"
"Hmm… If I see as much as a single tear run down my little sisters cheek because of you, you're as good as dead Syaoran…"
"I… You aren't going to kill me unless that happens?!"
"Now did I say that?"
"…No…"
"I'd still watch your back if I was you kid."
"A… Heh heh… Of course…" Li mumbled walking a little faster.
"New York… Here we come…" Tori sighed, waiting in line as Mr. Terada gave one of the flight attendants all of the tickets.
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"Yes Mr. Yoshiyuki Terada…We have you, and your class scheduled right here. You are free to board the plane. Just have them put there suit cases on this cart and then they can bring their carry on with them." Mr. Terada smiled weakly before yelling to the class to do as the attendant had ask them to do.
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Ten min. later
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"Flight 13 in now finished boarding have a nice day!" The voice said one last time as the plane pulled away the terminal.
"You're going to be fine Sakura…" Li laughed. She sat in the window seat next to him Madison then sitting next to him.
"Hmmm… How do you know?!" She whined tears starting to form in her eyes.
"I…" 'If I see as much as a single tear run down my little sisters cheek because of you, you're as good as dead Syaoran…' The words rang through his brain and he quickly tried to calm Sakura down. "Sakura, I told you already we'll be safe. You've got the cards anyways that we can use if something really bad happened. Plus there is about a one and a million chance that we'd be the plane to crash… It's not going to happen… It more dangerous to drive a car anyways."
"You sure?" Sakura whipped her eyes clean of any tears, and Li sighed in relief.
"Yes… Why don't you try and get some more sleep, it's going to be an 18-20 hours non stop to New York… You- You can lean on my shoulder if you'd feel safer." Li blushed slightly and suddenly felt his seat have an abrupt kick.
"Watch is Syaoran…" Tori grumbled. Making sure he kicked the seat pretty hard.
"Heh…" He rubbed the back of his head pushing back into the seat.
Sakura smiled and did lean on his shoulder, falling asleep not to long afterwards. 'Sleep well… My Sakura.' Li smiled grabbing a blanket carefully from under his seat, and wrapped it around her.
'Hee!' Madison twittered to herself as Li also began to drift off into sleep his head leaning ontop of Sakura's.
"Little punk…" Tori sighed as he to bagan to give into sleep.
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"Eathen, you want a piece of my Kit Kat?" Myelin broke off two pieces and handed them to Eathen.
"Hmm? Oh thank Myelin!" He smiled brightly. "You want to play cards for a little but so we don't get borad to death, or do something else?"
"Can we bet some money on poker?" Myelin smiled.
"Ha yeah, sure. Want to see if Z, or someone will play also, we can make the steaks higher then." Eathen and Myelin laughed.
"Sure, ask Rita she sitting over there diangly drom us with… Mr. Terada?!" Myelin shouted in a hushed voice not sure what else to say.
"Alright… Hey Rita!" Eathen yelled.
Rita looked over stopping her conversation with Yoshiyuki. "Hmm? What is it Eathen?" Rita smiled.
"Want to play a game of poker with Myelin and me?"
"I-" She looked bak and Mr. Terada and he nodded saying they could talk alone after they got to New York. "Sure!" Eathen moved his carry on and sat it under the seet and moved next to Myelin.
"Hope you've got money Rita, we're betting." Myelin chimed in. Rita laughed and walked back to her seat and took her purse out of small suffle bag.
"I'll only be a little bit…" She smiled, giving hima kiss since no one was looking, or the people that were looked couldn't see her.
"Heh… No problem…" He blushed quickly not expecting the kiss.
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'Once we get there Syaoran is toast… Literly…' Bryan chuckled to himself. 'She's all mine…'
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The plane took off on time heading to New York air port with one houndred and fiftey pasangers abord; keeping an altatude of about thrity thousand feet the whole way with little trouble exsept for a little bit of terbliance here and there. The weather was clear the whole way there and they arived in New York and one o'clock in the morning on Monday.
"Sakura…" Li nudged her and work her up again. She had woken up already to eat but had gone back to sleep around elevon or so at night. "Sakura… We're here." Li nudged her again before she opened her eyes and sat up.
"Hmmm?"
"We're here Sakura." Li smiled moving a whisp of hair away from her face.
"Already?"
"Yep, already sleepy head…" Li winked and messed up her hair a little.
"Hey stop!" She laughed.
"Little puck?" Tori said in a way to cheerful voice.
"Heh… Sorry again…" Li sighed, fixing Sakura's still messed up hair. 'This is going to be a great trip to New York… I can already tell…' Li gathered his belongings and look Sakura's half of a left over chocolate chip cookie and skarfed it down. 'A great trip indeed…'
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Rachel*: READ & REVUEW FOR MY B-DAY GIFT!!!!! THAT IS ALL I ASK YOU TO DO!!!!!!!
Mr. Avalon: 'Teenagers...' -_-'
Rahel: Heh heh... ^__^'
- Chapter 3 -
The Flight 13 to NYC…
By: Rachel*
Rated: PG-13 (reason why in first two chapters)
Gender: Romance/Drama/Comedy ^-^'
E-mail: DuckQueen2150@aol.com
*_* Only three more days until the 20th of Feb. MY BIRTHDAY WAHAHAHAHA! PLEASE REVIEW IT'D BE A GREAST B-DAY GIFT!! *_*
~*~ I Don't own Cardcaptor Sakura, only the made up characters: Bryan, Arin, Eathen, and anyone who wasn't on the show/movies! I also don't own any brand names like: Kit Kat! (LOVE THEM THOUGH ^___^' heh heh...) ~*~
ENJOY THE CHAPTER!! Any mess up crap with grammar and spelling I'm sorry about I'm not good at it... -_-' Heh I hear about it every day from my teachers at school... They wonder why I can write so well at fanfiction, but then can't write for crap when I need to write up a school project... -_-' Is it my fault I think it's a boring as hell? Plus It's harder when you're restricted to what you can write about. I'd die if I could get the chance to be able to be able to do a free write thing! Oh the joy I'd write about anime lol ^__^ heh... I'm obsessed what can I say?
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Avalon residence 4:30 A.M.
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"Ho!" Sakura screeched her body jerking forward as she slammed her fist into the alarm clock. "I'm up I'm up…" She groaned still half asleep. It was already Sunday morning the day she'd take her first plain trip ever, not just to New York, but to another continent.
Tori staggered into the room yawning, his mouth wide open has he messed around with his hair that was… Well, what you would consider a really bad case of bed-head. He was in a pair of plaid boxers and a white t-shirt that had a small coffee stain on the left bottom corner. "Get dressed and eat we've got to be at your school at five squirt."
"Okay, okay it'll only take me a little bit…"
"Heh! A little bit my butt, you take about an hour fooling around with your hair and crap each morning and you say; 'It'll only take me a little bit'?!" Tori gave up his thoughts and turned around walking down stares to get some breakfast.
Sakura sighed and flopped back onto her bed. "… Why do I have to be at school at five o'clock in the morning?! Why can't we take a later flight?" Sakura groaned to herself. Suddenly there was a thud in the window and she sat up starring into the darkness of night. "Wha? What was that?!"
"Sakura help!" Came the muffled cry of a yellow little beast. Then she remembered. "Kero!" Sakura quickly looked to see if the door was closed before rushing over to the window and looking out.
"About time you came to save me. The neighbors' cat almost had me for a very early morning snack!" Kero pulled himself through the window and gently flew over to his drawer and pulled it open.
"Sorry… Did you have fun with Yue?" Sakura asked gripping a hold of her purple hair brush and untangling her hair.
"Yeah, we watched TV, I ate, and even talked Yue into trying sake!" Kero chuckled mischievously.
"You what?!" Sakura screeched in a hushed voice. "You got Yue drunk?! How could you do that to him Kero; he's Juline also!"
"Don't have a heart attack; I didn't kill him or anything…" Kero just smirked evilly. 'Heh… He won't be too happy though when those pictures get developed…'
"Hmmm!" Sakura threw her hands into the air and ran out of room to go finish getting ready.
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30 min. later
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"Sakura move it! We've got to get to your school now!" Tori honked the horn to the car yelling loudly.
"I'll just be one more minuet!" Sakura shouted out an open window. "You shouldn't be honking the horn anyway unless you want to wake up Rie's family and they'll never let you go out with her again!" Sakura sneered smiled to herself.
"Just hurry up brat!"
Sakura grumbled at the comment before sitting down on her suit case and zippering it up. 'I think I've got everything… I brought the cards just incase… I have my money, closes, makeup and stuff, shoes I think that it!' Sakura smiled and walked out of the room. "Bye Kero have fun, I'll be back in a week!" She closed her door quickly tried… Running down stares but her suit case was to heavy. But Kero wasn't in his drawer... Nope... He snuck into her suit case.
'Just as long as I'm not dead by the time I get to New York I'll be happy...' Kero groumbled to himself. Hitting his head on the top of the suit case. "Oww..." 'Why me?'
"Have fun honey, and be careful!" Mr. Avalon hugged Sakura tightly and gave her a kiss onto of her head.
"I will dad, but I have to go now!" With that Sakura bolted out the door leaving him with a blank expression.
'Teenagers…' Mr. Avalon waved goodbye one last time before going into the kitchen to get another cup of coffee.
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"Tori don't even think if touching Li while we're on the trip! It's been five years since he came here you can give up on it okay, he's moved on!" Sakura glared.
"Oh no… I wouldn't dream of touching him… There are many other ways I can kill the little punk!"
"TORI!" Sakura screamed whacking him in the head with her fist.
"Oww! I was kidding! I was kidding!" Tori whined hitting her back in the shoulder.
"Hmmm…" Sakura mumbled. 'Yeah your kidding you'd through him off a cliff if you get the chance…'
It took about five more minuets of silence before they reached the school. Sakura walked empty handed out of the car and into the building.
'Thanks a lot sis… Oh trust me Li's not getting to cutesy with you… I know him… He's got a thing for ya and he not going to touch ya if I can do anything about it!' Tori opened the trunk and got his one bag and Sakura's three large bags… 'What'd she pack; her whole room?!'
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Sakura in the class room
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"Sakura!" Madison yelled happily running over and hugging her friend tightly. "We're going on vacation girl! New York here we come!" Sakura laughed smiling and joining her in laughter.
"Hey Sakura." Li came over his eyes warm and kind.
"Li!" Sakura shrieked. "Get away before my-"
"Oh hi Li…" Tori breathed throwing the suit cases down to the ground.
"Gahh!" Li nervously backed away.
"Where you going Li? I'm your chaperone after all. Didn't Sakura tell you yet?" Li's eyes widened and he looked at Sakura who just bit her bottom Li and shrugged her shoulders not sure what to say.
"Oh… You must be Sakura's older brother…" Bryan walked over standing between Tori and Li. "Bryan Camble, nice to meet you…" Bryan smiled shaking Tori's hand.
"Go away Bryan!" Li glared taking a step forward.
'Isn't that the other kid who was accused for killing Kasadey Baker?' Starred blankly pulling his hand away and walking over to Sakura guarding her.
"What Li? I was just introducing myself. He is after all Sakura's older brother. It's not my fault you've got a problem with him. Anyways… We both hate you… I thought we could be friends…" Bryan smiled angrily towards Li.
"Shut up Bryan, he's not going to be your friend I know that, even though we don't… Necessarily get along. I still know if he had a choice between hurting me, or you, he'd go for you first!" Li clenched his fists holding back the pain and memories of past times.
"Oh really, I wasn't trying to kill Sakura at the time I was trying to kill you and Kasadey… At least I got rid of that bitch…"
"That's it!" Li slammed him into a nearby desk and kicked him in the gut.
"Li stop!" Sakura cried Running over to LI and holding him back. "It's not going to bring her back to us Li!" Sakura let the tears fall from her eyes wrapping her arms around him and hugging him. She placed her head against his back the tears absorbing into his shirt.
"Sakura I-" Li closed his eyes looking back at Bryan who was being helped up by his friends.
'Sakura… You…' Tori had never seen this side of Li before. He… He really did care about his sister. Tori frowned slightly his mind now unsure about how he felt.
Everyone starred back and forth between Bryan, Sakura, and Li. Eathen walked over to Sakura and Li. "I… I know I've only been here for two days… But, whatever has happened to you. Between you guys. Can't you just move on?"
"Heh… Fat chance that will happen…" Bryan smiled grabbing a hold of a tissue that a guy had given him his split lip.
Tori stepped forward and picked up the fallen desk. Li looked at him and noticed something different about him. 'Does he feel sorry for me? Why is he helping?'
"Don't think I'll always help you out…" Tori whispered into her ear passing him and walking out into the hallways to get something to eat at the snack machines.
Li starred blankly standing there not sure how to react. Myelin sat in a desk behind Rita, and Nikki. She smiled her eyes somewhat watered over.
"Eathen…" Li spoke, taking a step forward placing a hand on his shoulder. Li looked at him. Making sure Eathen was looking into his eyes he shook his head.
"I… Okay…" Eathen sighed and went back to go sit right nearby where Myelin was.
Myelin looked at him and smiled something about him. Was this who she had been waiting for? Was it not Li? Eathen looked over to her and smiled warmly.
"You okay?" Eathen asked seeing the tears in her eyes.
"Hmm? Oh… Yeah, I'll be fine. It's just that something I thought would work between someone didn't.
"Li just walk away." Sakura dried her tears and stood up.
"Okay everyone ready to go to New York?!" Mr. Teroda came into the room smiling then noticing the teary eyes and angry faces. 'No… Not again…' "Is everything alright here?"
"Yes…" Tori came into the room with a tasty cake and mug filled with coffee. "Don't worry… Everything's alright…" Tori looked over to Li and Sakura again. 'What am I getting myself into… Should I be, being so nice to the little punk? Or should I just move on like Sakura had said… Maybe he has changed?'
Li looked back at Tori again. 'Thank you Tori…' Li smiled somewhat and walked away with Sakura handing her a tissue he had in his pocket. "Here Sakura…"
Mr. Teroda looked around one more time. 'I missed something… I know I did…' He looked at Rita who smiled blushing slightly at his strong gaze. "Okay everyone let me take roll and then we're off to the air port. We'll be taking flight 13… Now don't freak out, yes I know it's a bad number to be taking and some of you might be superstitious but we'll be fine…" Everyone seemed to glance over to Z who just smiled and wrapped his arm around Chielisa.
"I'm not going to freak, I've got my good luck charm right here." He kissed her lightly on the cheek.
"Zackary… Reframe yourself or I won't let you sit next to each other on the plain…" Mr. Teroda smiled weakly at the two to them and then started reading off names.
"It's been Z since 7th grade Teroda; where have you been?!" Everyone laughed, as Mr. Teroda looked up again eyebrows raised as he laughed.
"Fine Z…"
"There we go, now you've got it!" Sakura smiled as she sat with Madison who asked it she was going to be alright.
"I'll be fine Madison… It's Li I'm worried about…" Sakura sighed as Tori walked over and messed up her hair smiling.
"You okay twerp?" Tori was concerned but, decided to try and stay happy for his sister's sake.
"Hmmm… Yes. Just don't mess up my hair, and don't bother Li please?"
"Hmm… As long as he doesn't try to hit on you fine…" Sakura blushed looking back at Li who was now hiding the pain and talking with Z.
"He's just a… He's just a friend Tori, nothing more to me…" 'Just a very close friend…' Sakura smiled when she saw him laugh. It made her happy to know he was alright, that he wasn't thinking about Bryan… Or Kasadey, that he was slowly beginning to move on.
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"So… When are you going to ask Sakura out?" Z smiled winking his eyes and tapping him in the side with his elbow.
"What? I… I don't like her that way… She's just a friend… Nothing more Z…" 'Just a really close friend…'
"Oh please! Everyone knows you like her and she feels the same way…" Z made sure to choose his words… Not wanting to mention something that would send him back to his little box blocking the world away from him.
"I… She doesn't like me that way… Sure she cares… But-"
"But nothing Li! Look at her man she loves you, you're the one who just won't-" Z bit his tong holding back the rest.
Li flinched. He knew what he was going to say. Just won't move on… "Maybe your right Z… But I…"
"Li… I, I didn't mean to…"
"No… It's alright. I'm okay really." LI sighed and looked over to Sakura she glanced over to Li and then quickly back blushing when she noticed he saw her looking at him. 'Do you love Sakura me? Am I the one who's just too stupid to notice? Are you just waiting for me to tell you? I do love her… It's… It's just I don't want to feel my heart ripped to pieces if she says no…'
"I'm… I'm going to get Chielisa's and my stuff okay man?"
"Hmmm? Oh yeah…" Li pushed him away as he looked at Sakura still…
"Heh… Hock line and sinker!' Z smiled starring over to Chielisa and Rita giving them a, thumbs up.
"Ahhh!" The yelled happily smiling holding onto each other's hands and laughing.
"Okay everyone lets go!" Mr. Terada yelled walking over nearby Rita. He gave her a little note without anyone else seeing.
Rita,
Sit next to me on the plain if you'd like. Or I'll sit nearby you either way I'll be happy.
Love you always,
Yoshiyuki
^__*
Rita shut her head up and looked at him her face right red. He smiled at her winking before getting everyone into line.
"Rita… Why are you all red?" Nikki smiled as she glanced at Mr. Terada and then to her again. 'Hmm… How did I guess… I won't tell anyone though. Rita would hate me if I did.'
"Hmm?! Oh… No reason, Why?"
"Just wondering…" Nikki smiled again picking up her carry on and suit case and walking out of the room with everyone else.
'Heh… Finally I'll be able to get rid of Li, and take Sakura as my own…' Bryan smiled at looked over to them both laughing about something that was on TV last night. 'They won't be able to charge me with murder anyways… Other wise its double jeopardy…'
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Air port 5:30 AM
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"Attention everyone…" A voice chimed in over the speaker. "Flight 13 to New York will begin boarding in five minuets. Please get over to gate six if you will be leaving on this flight." LI sat back in the red leather chair and looked out the windows. The plane was being pulled by a little yellow truck.
"Li… Do you think we're going to be alright?" Li looked up to find a very scarred Sakura; she had never been on an air plane. She was bighting her thumb nail and very nervous.
"No… We'll be fine, trust me… I've taken a plane a least six times, nothing will happen, and if it does I'll be right there with ya to make sure you're okay." Li smiled standing up and letting his hand run through her hair.
Sakura blushed slightly, but nodded. "Alright…" Sakura somewhat agreed.
Tori smiled somewhat as he noticed Li trying to calm her down. "I'm getting soft… I'm letting the kid get my little sister's heart…" Madison began to laugh she as standing behind Tori smiling as he spoke.
"You really do care about Sakura don't you?" Tori starred back at her a lop sided smile on his face. "Hmm… Yeah, and I guess I can't help it… Ever since the accident I just don't want her to get hurt again… Then there's him… He hurt her even before then, not to mention me as well."
"He's changed you know. He loves her… Maybe even more then… More then Kasadey. He'd kill himself trying to protect her." Madison bit her lip before continuing. "Tori I didn't tell you this alright?"
"What is it?"
"On Friday after the movie. A truck came speeding down the rode. Sakura was almost hit and killed on impact, but Li dove forward and knocked them both to the ground. He saved her life already more times then you can count but, but that doesn't matter he'd never stop protecting her. And ever since Bryan killed Kasadey he's been even more protective just like you have. He loves her, and he always will…" Madison sat next Tori who just starred blankly at Sakura.
"She never told me about Friday…"
"Oh course not! I had he same dress and had Arin bring it over, because her dress got really ripped up and dirty. She thought you get all pissed off and think that he rapped her or something, so she never wanted to tell you of your dad…"
"I… I wouldn't have gotten that mad…"
"Are you so sure? You have before. You nearly clobbered Li after the accident, because he didn't protect her, he couldn't. How could he have known the limo would have flipped over, and we were all almost going to be killed; could he have known that Tori?" Madison stood up and left him with his thoughts and went to go talk with Sakura.
'Why didn't you just tell me Sakura? I… Would I have gotten that mad at the punk?' Tori shook his head now unsure oh his own self.
"Hey Myelin?" Eathen smiled and handed her a soda.
"Oh, thanks." She smiled and opened the can of cola and took a sip. "What did you want?" She blinked a few times getting use to the caffeine suddenly entering her body.
"Umm… Do… Do you want to sit next to me on the plane? You can even have the window seat." Eathen smiled hopefully.
"I…" Myelin didn't know what to say anymore. If Li still cared about her she'd say no. "Umm… Sure why not. I'd love to sit next to you."
"Really?!" Eathen blushed tightening the grip onto his own soda.
"Yep!" She smiled truly happy about her diction. 'Hope you live a happy life Li Syaoran… It was fun while it lasted. But you always will just be a close friend. I'm sure you will be happy with Sakura… I know you'll be happy with her.'
"Okay everyone! We're getting on the plane now!" Mr. Terada yelled waving his hand in the air gathering everyone that was going on the trip.
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"Time to go now Sakura…" Li smiled as she clung onto his arm scarred half to death. "You'll be fine Sakura, now please let go before Tori ponds me into a pulp…" Tori was about five feet away and was still fairly upset about how close his sister was getting to the little punk… Even if he was only going to protect her…
"Heh… Sorry." Sakura blushed again running up to go join Madison and the others.
Tori quickly walked up next to Li. "Hmmm…" He mumbled and he glanced over to Li.
"Eli!" Li froze mid walk as Tori place a hand on his shoulder. "Heh… Hi Tori…"
"Hmm… If I see as much as a single tear run down my little sisters cheek because of you, you're as good as dead Syaoran…"
"I… You aren't going to kill me unless that happens?!"
"Now did I say that?"
"…No…"
"I'd still watch your back if I was you kid."
"A… Heh heh… Of course…" Li mumbled walking a little faster.
"New York… Here we come…" Tori sighed, waiting in line as Mr. Terada gave one of the flight attendants all of the tickets.
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"Yes Mr. Yoshiyuki Terada…We have you, and your class scheduled right here. You are free to board the plane. Just have them put there suit cases on this cart and then they can bring their carry on with them." Mr. Terada smiled weakly before yelling to the class to do as the attendant had ask them to do.
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Ten min. later
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"Flight 13 in now finished boarding have a nice day!" The voice said one last time as the plane pulled away the terminal.
"You're going to be fine Sakura…" Li laughed. She sat in the window seat next to him Madison then sitting next to him.
"Hmmm… How do you know?!" She whined tears starting to form in her eyes.
"I…" 'If I see as much as a single tear run down my little sisters cheek because of you, you're as good as dead Syaoran…' The words rang through his brain and he quickly tried to calm Sakura down. "Sakura, I told you already we'll be safe. You've got the cards anyways that we can use if something really bad happened. Plus there is about a one and a million chance that we'd be the plane to crash… It's not going to happen… It more dangerous to drive a car anyways."
"You sure?" Sakura whipped her eyes clean of any tears, and Li sighed in relief.
"Yes… Why don't you try and get some more sleep, it's going to be an 18-20 hours non stop to New York… You- You can lean on my shoulder if you'd feel safer." Li blushed slightly and suddenly felt his seat have an abrupt kick.
"Watch is Syaoran…" Tori grumbled. Making sure he kicked the seat pretty hard.
"Heh…" He rubbed the back of his head pushing back into the seat.
Sakura smiled and did lean on his shoulder, falling asleep not to long afterwards. 'Sleep well… My Sakura.' Li smiled grabbing a blanket carefully from under his seat, and wrapped it around her.
'Hee!' Madison twittered to herself as Li also began to drift off into sleep his head leaning ontop of Sakura's.
"Little punk…" Tori sighed as he to bagan to give into sleep.
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"Eathen, you want a piece of my Kit Kat?" Myelin broke off two pieces and handed them to Eathen.
"Hmm? Oh thank Myelin!" He smiled brightly. "You want to play cards for a little but so we don't get borad to death, or do something else?"
"Can we bet some money on poker?" Myelin smiled.
"Ha yeah, sure. Want to see if Z, or someone will play also, we can make the steaks higher then." Eathen and Myelin laughed.
"Sure, ask Rita she sitting over there diangly drom us with… Mr. Terada?!" Myelin shouted in a hushed voice not sure what else to say.
"Alright… Hey Rita!" Eathen yelled.
Rita looked over stopping her conversation with Yoshiyuki. "Hmm? What is it Eathen?" Rita smiled.
"Want to play a game of poker with Myelin and me?"
"I-" She looked bak and Mr. Terada and he nodded saying they could talk alone after they got to New York. "Sure!" Eathen moved his carry on and sat it under the seet and moved next to Myelin.
"Hope you've got money Rita, we're betting." Myelin chimed in. Rita laughed and walked back to her seat and took her purse out of small suffle bag.
"I'll only be a little bit…" She smiled, giving hima kiss since no one was looking, or the people that were looked couldn't see her.
"Heh… No problem…" He blushed quickly not expecting the kiss.
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'Once we get there Syaoran is toast… Literly…' Bryan chuckled to himself. 'She's all mine…'
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The plane took off on time heading to New York air port with one houndred and fiftey pasangers abord; keeping an altatude of about thrity thousand feet the whole way with little trouble exsept for a little bit of terbliance here and there. The weather was clear the whole way there and they arived in New York and one o'clock in the morning on Monday.
"Sakura…" Li nudged her and work her up again. She had woken up already to eat but had gone back to sleep around elevon or so at night. "Sakura… We're here." Li nudged her again before she opened her eyes and sat up.
"Hmmm?"
"We're here Sakura." Li smiled moving a whisp of hair away from her face.
"Already?"
"Yep, already sleepy head…" Li winked and messed up her hair a little.
"Hey stop!" She laughed.
"Little puck?" Tori said in a way to cheerful voice.
"Heh… Sorry again…" Li sighed, fixing Sakura's still messed up hair. 'This is going to be a great trip to New York… I can already tell…' Li gathered his belongings and look Sakura's half of a left over chocolate chip cookie and skarfed it down. 'A great trip indeed…'
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