Top Author's Note: No songs in the performance this time.
A fanfic/song fic by Kawaii Sakura-chan
All rights reserved by Clamp
Chapter Fourteen
"Sean?" said Kaleigh.
"Yeah?" said Sean taking a drag of his cigarette.
"Do you love me?" asked Kaleigh.
"Yeah. You know I do," said Sean.
"I know," said Kaleigh.
"Then why do you ask?" asked Sean.
"I don't know," said Kaleigh, "to make sure."
"Do you love me?" asked Sean.
"Yeah I do," said Kaleigh.
"They're gonna kill us if they find out we've been smoking in the hotel," said Sean.
"Oh well, let them kill us. Or try," said Kaleigh.
"Yeah, it's very hard to kill us isn't it?" said Sean.
"Yup," said Kaleigh, "I haven't seen Sakura or Syaoran all day."
"They're probably hiding out in their little magic house," said Sean.
"Probably," said Kaleigh, "such wimps."
Well Sakura and Syaoran weren't in their house. At their present moment they were sitting in a grassy area with a picnic basket near a natural pool and a small waterfall
"Isn't it a beautiful day?" asked Sakura.
"Yes," said Syaoran smiling at her.
"The sun is shining, the birds are singing and I'm here with the one I adore," said Sakura.
"Adore eh?" said Syaoran.
"And love very much," said Sakura.
"I love you too," said Syaoran.
"It's so hot out. I'm going to go swimming," said Sakura.
"Everything is so peaceful. It's kinda strange," said Syaoran sitting on the blanket.
Sakura jumped in the water.
"OH THAT'S COLD! But you're…right…it's…very peaceful," said Sakura spacing out her words from the cold.
"I bet it is cold. Should have gone in gradually," said Syaoran.
"Maybe," said Sakura swimming around trying to adjust to the coldness.
Syaoran came over and dipped his feet in the water.
"Yeah, that's cold," said Syaoran.
"Why don't you join me?" asked Sakura.
"Nah, too cold," said Syaoran.
"Aren't you hot? Would you like to take come in for a swim?" asked Sakura.
"I didn't bring a swimsuit," said Syaoran.
"Just take off your shirt and swim in your shorts," said Sakura.
"Hmm…no," said Syaoran, "I'll take off my shirt though so I won't so hot."
Sakura pouted and then she had an idea.
"Sya-Syao-Syaoran," she said, her voice quivering, "C-C-Could you help me o-out of th-the water?"
Sakura reaching out her shivering hand and Syaoran held his hand out to help her out. In one quick movement Sakura pulled hard on his arm and let go as he fell into the water.
"IT'S S-S-SO C-C-COLD. SAKURA," yelled Syaoran.
"Yes?" said Sakura innocently.
"You pulled me in!" he said.
"No I didn't," she said, "you fell in."
"No I didn't, you pulled me in," said Syaoran.
"I pulled on your arm to get out of the water, but fell back and then you fell in too," said Sakura.
"Oh you're a bad girl," said Syaoran.
"What'cha gonna do about it?" asked Sakura.
"Nothing," said Syaoran.
"That's what I thought," said Sakura.
Then Syaoran dunked her under water.
"Hey no fair!" said Sakura.
"All's fair in love and water fights," said Syaoran.
"Water fight eh? Take this!" said Sakura splashing a ton of water at him.
Syaoran splashed back and it turned into a huge splashing spree. Sakura turned away so she wouldn't get lots of water in her eyes. As her head was turned Syaoran started making his way towards her. As he got right up to her, he took her in his arms and embraced her in a romantic kiss. Sakura was surprised at first but then embraced the kiss.
"Uh Oh," said Sakura.
"What?" asked Syaoran worriedly.
"We have 20 minutes to get home, change and be ready to perform!" said Sakura.
"Uh oh," said Syaoran jumping out of the pool.
The two quickly packed up and ran down the path. They quickly got into the limo that Tomoyo had lent them for the afternoon and raced back to hotel. Luckily the two were fast and got to the theatre right in the nick of time.
"So if it isn't the two goodie goodie's," said Sean.
"Well isn't the two baddies," said Syaoran.
The two gave one another death glares.
"Let's just go Syaoran," said Sakura, "they're not worth the time."
"This is coming from the pet of the judges," said Kaleigh.
"The what?" said Sakura losing herself a bit.
"The pet. The favourite of the judges. You've only got this far because of they seem to like you. It's definitely because of talent seeing as you lack it," said Kaleigh.
"You wanna know who lacks talent??? It is definitely you, you horrible two faced…" said Sakura as Syaoran covered her mouth.
"Let's go Sakura, the round starts any minute," said Syaoran dragging her off.
Sean high fived Kaleigh.
"Good job hun," said Sean.
"Thanks," said Kaleigh with a wide smile.
"Why do you let her get to you?" asked Syaoran, "like you said, she's not worth your time or effort."
"It's just the horrible thing she says. It's hurtful you know," said Sakura.
"I know," said Syaoran, "but let's just win this thing."
"NOW, NEXT UP SINGING THEIR DUET IS SAKURA AND SYAORAN!" spoke the announcer over the microphone.
Sakura and Syaoran walked on the stage confidently. The crowd cheered loudly as the waved to everyone, big smiles engulfing their faces. The two took their mics in hand and started singing. The crowd grew silent as they sang their song as if they were entranced. Everyone in the crowd smiled as the two sang beautifully in harmony. When they were finished the crowd cheered. 'WONDERFUL!' they yelled, "BRAVO, ENCORE' The two bowed and went off stage.
"NEXT UP IS KALEIGH AND SEAN!" said the announcer.
The two went up where the crowd seemed the equally applaud them. The sang both in harmonies just as well as Sakura and yet the crowd was not silent. They cheered them on as they sang like they were at a rock concert for they were indeed singing a duet that had a rock sort of tune. However older people simply sat there with displeased looks on their faces. 'Hooligans, no tastes in music,' they said.
"Now the results with be counted in just a moment," said the announcer.
Kaleigh and Sean waved towards the judge tables.
"The results are in and the winners of the 2002 Teen Song Writing contest is….SAK-SEAN AND KALEIGH!"
The crowd simply yelled, "WHAT????"
"There you have it," said the announcer, "the winners of the 2002 songwriting contest if none other than the talented Duo Kaleigh and Sean. Now these two youngers were originally from…"
Sakura and Syaoran were stunned.
"But, but, but," said Sakura.
"We lost," said Syaoran, "I can't believe we lost.
"What do expect from losers like you?" said Sean and Kaleigh walking off smugly.
"Can I go hurt her?" asked Sakura trying to stay calm.
"No," said Syaoran, "we simply need to stay calm."
Sakura and Syaoran walked on stage for their final bows as the runner-ups and received many applauses.
"Nice work there Sean," said Kaleigh.
"Yup, fixing the contest like that. I can't believe I didn't think of it sooner. Using magic to sway the votes of the judges," said Sean.
"Well this way was far better because they thought they were gonna win, however due to our wits, lack of conscious and incredibly mean streak, they lost," said Kaleigh.
"You are just too great Kaleigh," said Sean.
"I know," said Kaleigh.
Sakura and Syaoran walked off the stage sadly hurt because they lost. Syaoran seeing Sakura horrible sad decided he was the one would have to be strong.
"Well, if they though they were better, there really is nothing we can do. So we should cheer up and be happy for them. Our break will come one day, but theirs just came a little sooner than ours," said Syaoran.
"You are right," said Sakura, "and I am happy for them, it's just I really wanted to win."
"I know, I did too," said Syaoran, "Anyways let's go out for dinner."
"Only if you'll buy me dessert so I can willow is self pity," said Sakura laughing.
"Sure, I'll even buy dessert," said Syaoran laughing as well.
The two walked off, Syaoran arm around Sakura.
"They're still happy?" said Kaleigh.
"What?" said Sean.
"I have a device so I can hear the conversations, but it only works if they're happy," said Kaleigh.
"You must have to listen to a lot," said Sean.
"THEY DON'T CARE THAT THEY LOST!" said Kaleigh.
"WHAT??????" said Sean.
"They going out to dinner and buying dessert too!" said Kaleigh.
"DESSERT TOO! That's just too much!" said Sean.
"I KNOW!" said Kaleigh.
"I need dessert," said Sean moping.
"ME TOO!" said Kaleigh.
"Okay, enough with the dramatic way of talking, you stop talking like that. Too many caps in a story can lead to distress," said Sean.
"It can?" said Kaleigh.
"It can," said Sean.
"REALLY!?!?!?!?!" said Kaleigh.
"There you go again," said Sean, "doing it again…"
"Sorry," said Kaleigh, "Let's just go get some dessert from somewhere."
"Alright then," said Sean.
=How is it that I come up with these genius evil plots and still I come up with absolutely nothing!= thought Kaleigh.
"I wish that there weren't people in the world like them that make it so hard on us," said Sean.
"I agree," said Kaleigh.
Meanwhile Sakura and Syaoran sat in 'Death by Chocolate' a place where you could buy lots of incredibly mouth watering desserts.
"Now this," said Sakura, "is better than winning first prize a million times."
"I agree," said Syaoran.
"CHOCOLATE!" said Sakura, "Kero would be soo jealous if he knew we came here."
"So we won't tell the stuffed animal," said Syaoran.
"Oh come on, he's not that bad," said Sakura.
"He bites," said Syaoran, "and he eats too much."
"I still say he's not that bad," said Sakura.
"Uh huh," said Syaoran flinging whip cream at her.
Sakura stared at him in shock.
"Two can play at that game," said Sakura indignantly.
"What'cha gonna do about it?" said Syaoran with a cocky attitude.
Sakura flung a huge spoon full of her ice cream sunday at Syaoran and it hit him splat right in the face. Whip cream, chocolate and vanilla ice cream dripped down his face as Sakura sat there laughing her head off, tears streaming down her face from too much laughing. The laughing lasted not very long for Syaoran retaliated by hitting her with two spoonfuls. Well all war broke out between them and they were flinging cream and chocolate and everything on their table at each other. That lasted all of 10 minutes when one of them accidentally hit the manager who had come over to ask them to stop.
"This is all your fault," said Sakura laughing while covered in ice cream and pastry.
"Sure it is," said Syaoran wiping some whipped cream off his forehead.
"Who was it that flung the whipped cream at my head?" said Sakura raising her eyebrow.
"And who was it that flung a full spoonful of ice cream sunday?" asked Syaoran.
"I'd say we were even," said Sakura.
"I should think so," said Syaoran.
"So what do we do now that we lost?" asked Sakura.
"Willow in self pity?" said Syaoran.
"Nah, that is too time consuming," said Sakura, "I think the best thing is to just go back home."
"Where is home?" asked Syaoran.
"For me, it's Japan. For you, it's China," said Sakura.
"My home is where you are," said Syaoran.
"But don't you need to be with your family in China?" asked Sakura.
"I'll move to Japan and take school there again," said Syaoran.
"You'd do that for me?" said Sakura.
"I love you, I'd do anything for you," said Syaoran.
"I love you too," said Sakura, "however."
"However?" said Syaoran.
"You can't come home with me," said Sakura.
"Why not?" asked Syaoran, "I'll take back my old apartment."
"I'm sorry, but that won't do. You simply must stay in China where you belong," said Sakura.
"But what about us," said Syaoran.
"Good things must always come to an end and so will this," said Sakura.
"Sakura are you okay?" asked Syaoran.
"I'm find, why do you ask?" said Sakura.
"Because you say you love me, though you don't want me to come live in Japan where I can be with you," said Syaoran.
"This is simply and infatuation. I may think I love you now, but I assure you it will not last for a long period of time," said Sakura.
"Sakura, this isn't like you," said Syaoran.
"Well maybe it is and you simply didn't try hard enough to really get to know me," said Sakura walking away.
"Please don't go," said Syaoran.
"I must, I have packing to do. I need to go back to Tomoyo's pack my stuff and leave tonight. Goodbye Syaoran, have a nice life," said Sakura.
Syaoran grabbed Sakura in both arms.
"Don't do this, don't leave me. Not when I love you so," said Syaoran.
"You don't love me, you simply think you do," said Sakura, "Just leave me alone."
Sakura started to run and ran faster than she had ever before away from Syaoran.
Syaoran stood puzzled, hurt and surprised when all of the sudden a flash of light came throughout the street. Sakura stopped and turned. Syaoran ran towards her and pushed her down to the ground.
"Sean," said Kaleigh frantically, "do you love me?"
"Of course I do," said Sean.
"I wish you didn't," said Kaleigh.
"Why not?" said Sean asking while both him and Kaleigh were trying to keep from being blown away.
"KALEIGH," boomed a voice.
"Yes Ma'am?" said Kaleigh.
"You have completed you assignment and you are now free," said Cassandra stepping onto the ground as the wind stopped blowing.
"Thank you," said Kaleigh bowing her head.
"But Sakura and Syaoran are very much together," said Sean.
"That wasn't her assignment," said Cassandra, "tell him what that was."
"That was a cover up," said Kaleigh bowing her head feeling much much lower than she had ever felt before.
"Now tell him what your actual assignment was," said Cassandra.
"To…" said Kaleigh mumbling the last part.
"To what?" said Cassandra.
"To get Sean…to fall back…in love with me," said Kaleigh.
"What????" said Sean.
"That was her assignment and she achieved it. Like all your jobs you did it well. You have gotten all those guys to fall for you so easily," said Cassandra.
"You were just using me?" said Sean.
"I can explain," said Kaleigh tears starting to stream from her face.
"I don't want to hear it. You used me. You told me you loved me and you lied. Like you always to do. I should have known better to think I was any different," said Sean.
"But I really love you," said Kaleigh sobbing, "I swear."
"Sure you do," said Sean, "and you know, you should try and do something for Sakura and Syaoran at the very least."
"I'm not lying when I say I love you Sean," said Kaleigh.
"OH by the way," said Cassandra, "Sorry for interrupting but that work with Sakura and Syaoran was great. That last little bit where you had Sakura tell Syaoran not to come with her to Japan was superb."
Kaleigh fell to her knees sobbing.
"Where's my thanks?" asked Cassandra, "I gave you a compliment."
"Thank you Ma'am," said Cassandra.
"You make me sick," said Sean walking away, "Goodbye Kaleigh."
Kaleigh ran to him and held on to his legs and sobbed, "I Swear! I swear to you that I love you. In the beginning it was all about just getting this last assignment over but I realized that I truly love you."
"How do you expect me to believe you? I was just part of your sick twisted plot to gain freedom," said Sean.
"And I was just a part of your life you left behind 150 years ago at the alter," said Kaleigh, "You are no saint either."
"Maybe not, but I never used you for my own purposes," said Sean.
"You coulda fooled me," said Kaleigh.
"What does that mean?" asked Sean.
"What do you think when through my mind when I waited for you and waited for you but you never returned? Didn't you think I felt used? Did I even ever cross your mind? While you were on some sort of road trip I was dying over a broken heart," said Kaleigh, "and yet it is still all about you. At least for this I am truly sorry."
"Are you now?" asked Sean.
"I swear to you on my life that I am," said Kaleigh.
"Your life only just now belonged back to you. I wouldn't bet on it so soon. Goodbye Kaleigh," said Sean disappearing.
"No Sean!!!!!!!! Please don't go," said Kaleigh falling back to her knees.
"Well I'd love to stay, but I have more pain and suffering to attend to, so have a nice day," said Cassandra also disappearing.
Kaleigh cried and looked up to the sky.
"I'm sorry Sean, I'm sorry Sakura and I'm sorry Syaoran. I'm sorry for all those I hurt. I'm sorry for my misjudgements and I'm sorry I ever made a bet with Cassandra. Please forgive me all of you for everything I've ever done," said Kaleigh continuing to sob.
"Kaleigh," said a voice.
"What?" said Kaleigh turning around to see Sakura and Syaoran.
"Why are you apologizing to us?" asked Sakura.
"I ruined your lives for no reason," said Kaleigh.
"What do you mean?" asked Sakura.
"You were the one controlling us weren't you?" asked Syaoran.
Kaleigh nodded.
"OH I COULD KILL YOU! ALL THE PAIN AND ALL THE SUFFERING YOU'VE CAUSED US BOTH!" yelled Syaoran.
Kaleigh started to sob again.
"Please calm down Syaoran," said Sakura, "tell me Kaleigh, why do you sob?"
"I've lost him. I've lost him forever," sobbed Kaleigh.
"Lost who?" asked Sakura.
"Sean. I loved him. I really did. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry," sobbed Kaleigh.
"I feel no sympathy for you," said Syaoran, "you probably did something horrible to deserve it."
"Syaoran!" said Sakura, "be nice."
"She ruined our lives. I'm sorry I'm a little perturbed," said Syaoran.
"What did you do to have Sean leave you?" asked Sakura.
"He was my last assignment. My assignment was for him to fall in love with me. I thought I could do it, but I fell in love with him too and now he's gone," said Sean.
"How could you agree to an assignment like that?" asked Sakura.
"I had no choice. My life, my soul belonged to Cassandra all because of a bet," said Kaleigh.
"What was the bet?" asked Sakura.
Kaleigh lifted her right hand to Sakura head and all of the sudden images came to Sakura's head.
"I bet that you'll the next guy you fall for will cheat on you or leave you again," said Cassandra.
"Yeah sure he will," said Kaleigh, "next time I will have better judgement."
"I've got a bet for you. If the next guy you fall for doesn't cheat on you or leave you I will lend my services until I die," said Cassandra.
"And if I lose?" asked Kaleigh.
"You do a number of assignments for me till you've done enough that we agree upon in a contract," said Cassandra.
"Your on. I won't fall for another dead beat like Sean," said Kaleigh.
A few years later…
"Honey," said John, Kaleigh's husband.
"Yes?" said Kaleigh.
"I have a confession," said John.
"What is it?" asked Kaleigh.
"I've been unfaithful…" said John.
"WHAT??!?!?!" said Kaleigh.
"I've been sleeping with this girl for awhile and I realize that I love her much more than I love you. And I'm filing for divorce," said John.
Kaleigh fell to her knees too stunned to cry, nor talk.
"What the -" said John as he burst into flames.
Cassandra appeared before Kaleigh.
"What do you want Cassandra? I'm really not in the mood for a social call and I don't appreciate you burning my ex to a crisp either," said Kaleigh.
"Have you forgotten our deal?" asked Cassandra.
"What deal?" asked Kaleigh.
"The deal where you do a number of assignments before you regain control over your own life," said Cassandra.
"I don't remember that," said Kaleigh.
Cassandra put her hand on Kaleigh's forehead and the flashbacks of the night appeared before her in her head.
"Uh oh," said Kaleigh.
"Uh oh is right. Not only did you husband cheat on you, he planned to leave you as well," said Cassandra, "so you will do a number of assignments for me."
"Please have mercy on me," said Kaleigh, "I didn't think anything like this would happen."
"I bet is a bet and your soul belongs to me," said Cassandra magically conjuring a contract.
"240 assignments????" said Kaleigh.
"What, do you want to do more?" asked Cassandra.
"No 240 is fine," said Kaleigh.
"Well for starters you'll be in the body of a teenager till you actually find true love," said Cassandra and suddenly Kaleigh was in the body that she has now.
Kaleigh took her hand off of Sakura's hand and placed it on Syaoran's head transferring the memories to Syaoran as well.
"Well that's pretty harsh," said Sakura.
"I agree," said Syaoran.
"I'm sorry. I really am sorry," said Kaleigh.
"I had no idea what you'd gone through," said Sakura.
"The fact is you still ruined our lives," said Syaoran.
"She's sorry," said Sakura, "and I believe her."
"Thank you Sakura," said Kaleigh wiping the tears from her face.
"Is there anything we can do for you?" asked Sakura.
"No, this is something I must face alone," said Kaleigh, "I'm truly sorry for troubling you."
With that Kaleigh disappeared.
"Do think we'll ever see her again?" asked Sakura.
"Although I feel sorry for her I really hope we never see her again," said Syaoran.
Where Kaleigh went was not where she had planned. She had tried to get herself back to her house in another dimension, but ended up in the same dimension up on a spot high up on a mountain that looked over the town.
"This is where," Kaleigh started to say.
"Where I first proposed to you," said a voice.
Kaleigh turned around suddenly and saw Sean sitting on a rock behind them all.
"Why am I here? I was going home," said Kaleigh.
"It's because I changed your course," said Sean.
"Please just leave me alone," said Kaleigh, "since it's over, please don't torment me."
"I'm not here to torment you," said Sean.
"Then what?" asked Kaleigh.
"I thought about what you said. About the whole alter thing. You were right. I never thought about how you felt. I just left you there and never talked to you again for 150 years. I know that I do love you, but I want to know if you love me," said Sean.
"I do," said Kaleigh, "I have loved you since I started the assignment. At first it was just an assignment. I wanted nothing to do with you because you left me that day. However when I was with you and especially that day when you saved me, I realized how much I really did love you. I can't live without you Sean. I suppose I could, but it would never be happy."
"You were once a nice girl," said Sean, "good, sweet and innocent."
"You were once a good guy too," said Kaleigh, "not the type to just run off."
"What happened?" asked Sean.
"Something just changed. We changed and it seems we don't actually have a reason," said Kaleigh.
"That would be my handiwork," said Cassandra popping in.
"What do you mean?" asked Sean.
"I did that, I made you guys change, yet it seems the spell is being broken. Anyways, have a nice day!" said Cassandra popping back to wherever she was.
"She's always messing with lives," said Kaleigh.
"She messed with ours," said Sean.
"I love you," said Kaleigh.
"You mean that?" asked Sean.
"Yeah, I really do," said Kaleigh, "please believe me when I say that I do."
"I do," said Sean, "this time I really do."
Then the two shared a passionate kiss and while they kissed they started to change. They started to get taller and started too look older till when they broke they both looked about 25.
"The spell is broken," said Kaleigh.
"You found true love," said Sean.
"I did. This time I really did," said Kaleigh smiling at Sean.
Meanwhile Sakura and Syaoran were back on the street corner where Kaleigh had disappeared.
"I hope that she has a nice ending," said Sakura, "I mean I hope that everything works out for her."
"In a way, so do I," said Syaoran.
"Do you think things will work out for us?" asked Sakura.
"Only time with tell the strength of our love," said Syaoran.
"Our love is stronger than anything," said Sakura.
"Exactly," said Syaoran putting his arm around Sakura and walking down the street back to Tomoyo's house.
THE END
Author's Note: Looks like I left his wide open. You can think up an ending. You can tell me in reviews that the ending sucks, but I see this as a good thing. Perhaps I may write a follow up chapter. But when I have some time and some ideas (I'm really running low on ideas!) I decided to make the ending like an anime. In case you haven't noticed all the anime's seem to leave a mysterious ending so you're only left to wonder what happens next. But as you can see in the last few lines, their love is strong so things will work out for them. So since I have such a mysterious ending I could write a sequel at any time. If you'd like to see a sequel to my story, tell me and I'll try to think up ideas to write one. I might just do a follow up chapter like I said ie: a wedding, or like an anime OVA. Anyways thanks for reading and please review as always. (i just decided if u want a more depth ending i can do that, just say so in the review)
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