LOVE CAN LAST A LIFETIME
CHAPTER 1
A young woman about 20 years old walked down the street of the busy little town. She shivered slightly as the wind rushed around her, causing her dark hair to flow around her. She was wearing her favorite pair of jeans and a simple sapphire blue tank top with a white duster and platform sneakers. She looked elegant as anyone, showing her amethyst eyes as she brushed her hair back out of her face.
She looked to be in a hurry, walking at a frenzied pace as she shrugged off the wind and hastily put her yards of hair into an extremely sloppy bun using the pencil she had in her purse. She was a free-lance writer for the local newspaper. Trying to find some new material for her article, she decided to take an "undercover" look at the day-to-day life of a normal person.
She walked into a random shop, the Twin Bells. She walked in and was welcomed by the sound of two small bells, clanging against eachother as she entered the cheery store.
"Why, hello. How are you today?"
She turned her head to the slightly older female politely asking about her day. The problem with that was the fact that these two women had never met before, yet she still showed her hospitality.
"I'm doing fine. How about you?"
"I'm making it through the day. My name is Maggie. If you need anything just ask."
"Thank you."
She began to browse through the store and picked up a small book with several cards with the same pattern on the back. She looked at them rather strangely because Maggie came up behind her and looked over her shoulder.
"Those are a rare find." She commented as she pointed to the book. "They only made two copies of these cards and this is the only other set available. People tore all the rest of them up." She giggled at herself. "I'm sorry for sounding so dramatic. It's just that I don't get customers as cute as you that often. Actually you remind me of one of the girls that came in here quite frequently, with a camcorder permanently attached to her right hand. She always came in with Sakura, and always bought all of Sakura's presents here. That is until she moved on. What was her name?"
Maggie walked off as she thought to herself, 'Great. That is all people knew me by back then. Sakura's little friend. Oh, and don't forget the fact that she's the one with the videotapes! Call everyone for the tapes. And don't forget to send me a copy!' She growled as she closed the book and pushed towards the counter where Maggie was. 'I'm glad I left that life behind. My whole life of misery.'
She shrugged as she walked up to the cash register with the book and cards in hand. She put them down on the counter with a slight tap, which brought Maggie's attention back to her. Maggie rang up the book of cards and held her hand out for the money.
"That'll be six fifty." She said with a smile on her face. The young woman just shrugged and threw the money into the palm of Maggie's hand and was then out the door. She ran until she was at least three blocks away from the little store. She walked into the café next door and ordered a cup of coffee, black with lots of cream.
'That was close.' She thought to herself as she poured a cup of sugar into the coffee. 'I almost blew my cover for a second.' She pulled the pen out of her hair, causing her hair to billow down around her waist.
She sighed and looked at the book of cards while she sipped her coffee that actually tasted a bit like hot chocolate. She flipped through them one by one over and over again until she got to one. That one little card could bring back a million memories. She stared at it for a good long while before blinking her jeweled eyes. The bottom of the card read The Voice. It had a picture of a little girl with really wavy hair and a long dress all spread out over the space the picture could occupy.
She threw it on the table, finished her coffee, and ran out the door. The little bells jingled as she brushed past them, but then she was caught off of her guard as she ran into someone while going to the other side of the sidewalk. The two of them both fell down. Her book busted open and the cards flew everywhere, while his briefcase fell open and papers flew everywhere.
She brushed the hair out of her face again, cursing herself for not putting it up, and searched for her cards. Only after she noticed a foot on one of them did she look up. What she saw was completely unexpected. It was a rather attractive male, looking rather bedraggled. He was wearing a pair of loose fitting jeans and a white t-shirt under an overly large green plaid button down. He was picking up the papers that seemed to be dropped out of the briefcase he was carrying.
He finally looked over at her with a pair of perfect honey eyes covered a little bit by his chocolate hair. He quickly looked her over and then went back to looking for his papers. She giggled at his embarrassment and finally decided to say something to him.
"I'm sorry sir. I wasn't looking where I was going." She said in the sweetest voice she could muster at the moment, which wasn't very sweet at all.
He smiled a half smile as he threw all the papers back into a random order and made sure that the briefcase was closed. "It's no problem really. I wasn't really looking where I was going either, too busy looking at my watch." With that he looked down at his watch again and stood up, slightly dusting off his pants and offering her a hand. She glanced at the hand and then took it as he pulled her up to her feet.
"Um....hi. My name is Syaoran Li. Would you mind if I asked your name?" He asked her with a hopeful look in his eyes.
She really couldn't believe it. Just couldn't believe it! How could he not remember her?! She smiled a forced smile and simply said, "I can't believe you." and walked off. She just walked away as he chased after her, trying to catch her sleeve or something. It finally got so annoying that she broke out into a run in the middle of a crowded street. Until it kind of cooled down did she start to walk again.
CHAPTER 1
A young woman about 20 years old walked down the street of the busy little town. She shivered slightly as the wind rushed around her, causing her dark hair to flow around her. She was wearing her favorite pair of jeans and a simple sapphire blue tank top with a white duster and platform sneakers. She looked elegant as anyone, showing her amethyst eyes as she brushed her hair back out of her face.
She looked to be in a hurry, walking at a frenzied pace as she shrugged off the wind and hastily put her yards of hair into an extremely sloppy bun using the pencil she had in her purse. She was a free-lance writer for the local newspaper. Trying to find some new material for her article, she decided to take an "undercover" look at the day-to-day life of a normal person.
She walked into a random shop, the Twin Bells. She walked in and was welcomed by the sound of two small bells, clanging against eachother as she entered the cheery store.
"Why, hello. How are you today?"
She turned her head to the slightly older female politely asking about her day. The problem with that was the fact that these two women had never met before, yet she still showed her hospitality.
"I'm doing fine. How about you?"
"I'm making it through the day. My name is Maggie. If you need anything just ask."
"Thank you."
She began to browse through the store and picked up a small book with several cards with the same pattern on the back. She looked at them rather strangely because Maggie came up behind her and looked over her shoulder.
"Those are a rare find." She commented as she pointed to the book. "They only made two copies of these cards and this is the only other set available. People tore all the rest of them up." She giggled at herself. "I'm sorry for sounding so dramatic. It's just that I don't get customers as cute as you that often. Actually you remind me of one of the girls that came in here quite frequently, with a camcorder permanently attached to her right hand. She always came in with Sakura, and always bought all of Sakura's presents here. That is until she moved on. What was her name?"
Maggie walked off as she thought to herself, 'Great. That is all people knew me by back then. Sakura's little friend. Oh, and don't forget the fact that she's the one with the videotapes! Call everyone for the tapes. And don't forget to send me a copy!' She growled as she closed the book and pushed towards the counter where Maggie was. 'I'm glad I left that life behind. My whole life of misery.'
She shrugged as she walked up to the cash register with the book and cards in hand. She put them down on the counter with a slight tap, which brought Maggie's attention back to her. Maggie rang up the book of cards and held her hand out for the money.
"That'll be six fifty." She said with a smile on her face. The young woman just shrugged and threw the money into the palm of Maggie's hand and was then out the door. She ran until she was at least three blocks away from the little store. She walked into the café next door and ordered a cup of coffee, black with lots of cream.
'That was close.' She thought to herself as she poured a cup of sugar into the coffee. 'I almost blew my cover for a second.' She pulled the pen out of her hair, causing her hair to billow down around her waist.
She sighed and looked at the book of cards while she sipped her coffee that actually tasted a bit like hot chocolate. She flipped through them one by one over and over again until she got to one. That one little card could bring back a million memories. She stared at it for a good long while before blinking her jeweled eyes. The bottom of the card read The Voice. It had a picture of a little girl with really wavy hair and a long dress all spread out over the space the picture could occupy.
She threw it on the table, finished her coffee, and ran out the door. The little bells jingled as she brushed past them, but then she was caught off of her guard as she ran into someone while going to the other side of the sidewalk. The two of them both fell down. Her book busted open and the cards flew everywhere, while his briefcase fell open and papers flew everywhere.
She brushed the hair out of her face again, cursing herself for not putting it up, and searched for her cards. Only after she noticed a foot on one of them did she look up. What she saw was completely unexpected. It was a rather attractive male, looking rather bedraggled. He was wearing a pair of loose fitting jeans and a white t-shirt under an overly large green plaid button down. He was picking up the papers that seemed to be dropped out of the briefcase he was carrying.
He finally looked over at her with a pair of perfect honey eyes covered a little bit by his chocolate hair. He quickly looked her over and then went back to looking for his papers. She giggled at his embarrassment and finally decided to say something to him.
"I'm sorry sir. I wasn't looking where I was going." She said in the sweetest voice she could muster at the moment, which wasn't very sweet at all.
He smiled a half smile as he threw all the papers back into a random order and made sure that the briefcase was closed. "It's no problem really. I wasn't really looking where I was going either, too busy looking at my watch." With that he looked down at his watch again and stood up, slightly dusting off his pants and offering her a hand. She glanced at the hand and then took it as he pulled her up to her feet.
"Um....hi. My name is Syaoran Li. Would you mind if I asked your name?" He asked her with a hopeful look in his eyes.
She really couldn't believe it. Just couldn't believe it! How could he not remember her?! She smiled a forced smile and simply said, "I can't believe you." and walked off. She just walked away as he chased after her, trying to catch her sleeve or something. It finally got so annoying that she broke out into a run in the middle of a crowded street. Until it kind of cooled down did she start to walk again.