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Never Underestimate A Cherry Blossom
~Chapter Four: Dancing Around the Subject~
Sakura sighed as she sat on the newly delivered couch. It had been over ten hours since Meilin and Syaoran left, and she was feeling guilty. She wanted to apologize for her behavior. She hadn't meant to be that rude to Syaoran, and, besides, he was allowed to have his secrets, just like she hadn't told him she was engaged. She didn't know entirely why she hadn't told him. She just felt as if she didn't want him to know.
She got up and slipped a coat on, locking the door before she left. She wandered for a few hours, wondering where they went; they couldn't have possibly gone back to Syaoran's house, could they? Or the apartment? She turned around and headed back, but she found that once she got there, that she had locked her keys inside. Only one-way to get in now, she had to find Meilin.
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Meilin twisted the phone cord around her finder nervously, where was Sakura??? She wasn't answering the phone at their place.
"No answer?" Eriol asked, coming up behind her.
"No, this isn't like Sakura. Unless she's not home, she would've answered by now, she wouldn't stay mad for this long." Meilin sighed, hanging up.
Eriol shook his head, "I think I'll take you and Syaoran back over. Maybe the phone's broken." He said, trying to comfort her.
Meilin glared at him, "No, I think there's something wrong."
"Something's wrong? With what? Sakura?" Syaoran asked, coming into the room.
"She's not answering the phone." Meilin explained.
"Then what are we all standing around here for? Let's go." Syaoran said, heading for the door.
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Meilin unlocked the door and walked into their apartment, "Saku? Saku, you here?" she called; she walked into the kitchen and saw a note left on the table.
Dear Mei-chan and Syao-kun,
The time is 5:30 p.m. If you're reading this note, I must still be out looking for you. I apologize for being so rude this morning, even though I do miss Ariko, that's no excuse for me to take my anger out on you, Syaoran. I am sincerely sorry and hope you forgive me by the time I get back.
Ja matte ne, Sakura
Meilin looked up from the note, "It's o.k. she's just out looking for us, she should be back soon."
Syaoran sighed, relieved as he and Eriol entered the kitchen, "What time does it say she left?" he asked.
Meilin looked down at the note again and gasped, "Syaoran, what time is it?" she asked quietly.
He looked at the watch on his wrist, "Eleven thirty Meilin, why, what time does it say she left at???"
Meilin looked up at him, "She left at five thirty, Syaoran."
Syaoran opened his mouth to say something, but Eriol interrupted, "Let's not get hasty. She may be really sorry and still looking for us, or maybe she's been making regular check-ups here. Let's just not assume the worst. Maybe wait here an hour or so. And if she isn't back by then, well, then I'll have a full blown search for her and front it myself, O.K. you two?"
Syaoran and Meilin nodded silently, and went to the couch to wait the long wait.
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Sakura looked at her watch, it read twelve fifteen. She'd been searching for them for almost six hours and forty-five minutes, and she was running out of places to look. She thought about going back to the apartment, but decided against it, her sister was stubborn, so she figured she'd have to search all of China before Meilin decided to go back to their home.
'God, it's cold.My fingers are starting to go numb.' she thought as she trudged through an empty park. She sat down on a bench, 'I'll sit here for a bit and rest.'
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"Eriol! It's twelve-thirty!" Meilin screeched, running into the room.
Syaoran and Eriol looked up from the phone, "We know, Meilin, that's why we're calling the others. They'll start a search while we stay here in case there's any news." Eriol explained, looking back at the phone, "Yes, and take the motorbikes, O.K. Takashi? They can get through traffic better. Thank-you, good luck and goodbye." He said, hanging up.
"We're staying here? But I want to go out and search!" Meilin yelled.
"Sssshhhh.. Meilin, we're staying here to wait for any news, besides, you're too worked up to go out and search-" Eriol started, but realized all too late his mistake.
"TOO WORKED UP? I'LL SHOW YOU TOO WORKED UP!" Meilin screeched, throwing an uppercut into Eriol's stomach.
He fell to the floor, sputtering for air while Meilin turned to Syaoran, "You have anything to say?" she asked.
Syaoran looked down at Eriol, then back to Meilin, "I=I. I do think it would be better if e stayed here." he said quietly as he helped Eriol up.
"HMPH! MEN!" she screeched, stomping into the living room and to the couch where she plopped down. She picked the remote up and started to furiously channel search, grumbling about this and that.
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Meanwhile, Sakura sat on a bench, her teeth chattering, "Stupid Chinese weather, it was never this cold in Japan. Stupid father, why'd he have to send me here anyway? Stupid Syaoran, I'm out here freezing and it's all his. No, no, it's not his fault; I was the one who started this. I should never had said what I said. Oh, screw it, I'm cold, and hungry, and tired, and I just want to go home. Everything is justr against me. I give up. There, are you happy? I said I give up, that's what you wanted, isn't it? Well you got it." she said to no one. She laid down on the bench, "I'll just lay here for a while." she blinked, looking at her hands, "Oh my, my fingers are turning a bit blue." she said softly looking wondrously at her hands before drifting into unconsciousness.
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"No sir, no sign of her yet." the crackling voice came over the phone.
"Thank-you, Takashi, tell Naoko I thank her too. Keep looking. Goobye." Eriol said calmly before hanging up.
"I take it there is no news?" Syaoran asked.
"No, not yet, be patient."
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Takashi and Naoko rode down the highway on their motorbikes, speeding through the little traffic there was, "Hey, what about in there?" Naoko called, pointing to a small, dark park up ahead.
"O.K., it's worth a try, let's go." He called as they pulled off into the park. They dismounted their bikes and headed down one of the small parks.
"Do you see anything?" Naoko asked.
"No." he replied.
Naoko looked to her right and spotted a light pink coat, "That looks likes Sakura's!" she shouted, running towards the bench, Takashi following close behind, "It's her!" she cried, "Oh my god!" she jumped back in surprise.
"We have to get her to a hospital." Takashi said upon seeing her, "She's blue."
Naoko shook her head, "We have to call Eriol first, he may not want us in the hospital."
Takashi nodded and unhooked his cell.
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Everyone in the room jumped when the phone rang, and Eriol answered it, "Hello? You've found her?! Where? In a park? Is she ok? She's blue? WHAT?! No! No, don't bring her to a hospital! What do you do then? I. Uh." he trailed off, looking at Meilin and Syaoran, who looked expectantly back. "They say she's blue from the cold and that they found her in a park." He explained.
"What?!" the both exclaimed in unison.
"We can't bring her to the hospital either, seeing as we don't have her birth certificate." Eriol explained glumly.
Syaoran looked to Meilin, who looked about to cry, and back to Eriol, "We'll bring her to my house, we have a private doctor there who can take care of her. Just tell them to go to the Li Mansion. We'll be waiting for them there." He said, getting up for his coat without looking back.
"Syaoran!" Meilin called, grabbing her coat, "Thank-you!"
"Yeah, find the Li Mansion. No, it's not hard to find. O.K., goodbye." Eriol said, hanging up and grabbing his coat also.
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Li House:
Li Yelan hadn't gotten an ounce of sleep since her son had been declared missing, she sat, looking out her window at the trees in the garden below. She sighed, wondering how her son was doing and if he was alright when a knock came at the door, "Go away." She answered dully.
"But, Li-sama, young master Li has returned, and with friends." Wei's voice wafted through the room.
Yelan was instantly on her feet and out the door, "Where is her, Wei?" she asked.
"By the front door, miss." He replied. Yelan left for the door.
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"Here, give her to me." Syaoran commanded, taking Sakura's limp form from Takashi, he turned to on of the servants, "Call the doctor and tell her to hurry to the spare room on the third floor. And tell her to be quick about it." He said, his voice loud and strong with authority.
"He'll make an excellent addition to the Cherry Blossoms." Eriol whispered.
Meilin nodded as they followed him to the stairs, "Yes, now if we could only-" she was cut off as a woman dressed in formal Chinese robes came down the stairs.
"Xiao Lang! I have been so wo-" she cut herself off as she saw Sakura.
"No time, Mother." He said quickly, "Sakura is sick and she needs our doctor." He said, brushing past her and heading up the stairs towards the third floor.
Once in the room, he set Sakura softly doen on the bed and slipped her jacket off. He gently pulled the covers over her and sat on the edge of the bad. Eriol and Meilin took up seats by her bedside.
Two minutes later, a frazzled looking doctor came rushing in, "Yes, Li- sama, what is it?" she asked. Eriol and Meilin were surprised to see that the doctor was a female, they would think Syaoran wouldn't be comfortable with that, but it seemed he was.
"It's her, Doctor Tsu. She's sick. I think it may be hypothermia or something." he said quickly.
The doctor stepped up to the bed and looked at her, "It is npt looking that good, Li-sama, but I will try my hardest to bring her back." She said curtly, "Now, if you will, you must all leave so I can get to work, let in no one but my assistants, thank-you. Goodbye." She ushered them out quietly.
"Will she be O.K.?" Meilin asked.
Eriol looked at Syaoran.
"She is the best of the best. If she cannot bring Sakura back, no one could." he said quietly.
"Then let's pray she can do it." Eriol said.
Meilin looked down, "I bet you could, Syaoran.
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Hey peoples. This chappie took me a while because I've been working on my band website too. I'm sorry, but I tried to make it nice and long for your enjoyment. Bai now.
Unforgotten
For the Reviews!
Never Underestimate A Cherry Blossom
~Chapter Four: Dancing Around the Subject~
Sakura sighed as she sat on the newly delivered couch. It had been over ten hours since Meilin and Syaoran left, and she was feeling guilty. She wanted to apologize for her behavior. She hadn't meant to be that rude to Syaoran, and, besides, he was allowed to have his secrets, just like she hadn't told him she was engaged. She didn't know entirely why she hadn't told him. She just felt as if she didn't want him to know.
She got up and slipped a coat on, locking the door before she left. She wandered for a few hours, wondering where they went; they couldn't have possibly gone back to Syaoran's house, could they? Or the apartment? She turned around and headed back, but she found that once she got there, that she had locked her keys inside. Only one-way to get in now, she had to find Meilin.
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Meilin twisted the phone cord around her finder nervously, where was Sakura??? She wasn't answering the phone at their place.
"No answer?" Eriol asked, coming up behind her.
"No, this isn't like Sakura. Unless she's not home, she would've answered by now, she wouldn't stay mad for this long." Meilin sighed, hanging up.
Eriol shook his head, "I think I'll take you and Syaoran back over. Maybe the phone's broken." He said, trying to comfort her.
Meilin glared at him, "No, I think there's something wrong."
"Something's wrong? With what? Sakura?" Syaoran asked, coming into the room.
"She's not answering the phone." Meilin explained.
"Then what are we all standing around here for? Let's go." Syaoran said, heading for the door.
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Meilin unlocked the door and walked into their apartment, "Saku? Saku, you here?" she called; she walked into the kitchen and saw a note left on the table.
Dear Mei-chan and Syao-kun,
The time is 5:30 p.m. If you're reading this note, I must still be out looking for you. I apologize for being so rude this morning, even though I do miss Ariko, that's no excuse for me to take my anger out on you, Syaoran. I am sincerely sorry and hope you forgive me by the time I get back.
Ja matte ne, Sakura
Meilin looked up from the note, "It's o.k. she's just out looking for us, she should be back soon."
Syaoran sighed, relieved as he and Eriol entered the kitchen, "What time does it say she left?" he asked.
Meilin looked down at the note again and gasped, "Syaoran, what time is it?" she asked quietly.
He looked at the watch on his wrist, "Eleven thirty Meilin, why, what time does it say she left at???"
Meilin looked up at him, "She left at five thirty, Syaoran."
Syaoran opened his mouth to say something, but Eriol interrupted, "Let's not get hasty. She may be really sorry and still looking for us, or maybe she's been making regular check-ups here. Let's just not assume the worst. Maybe wait here an hour or so. And if she isn't back by then, well, then I'll have a full blown search for her and front it myself, O.K. you two?"
Syaoran and Meilin nodded silently, and went to the couch to wait the long wait.
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Sakura looked at her watch, it read twelve fifteen. She'd been searching for them for almost six hours and forty-five minutes, and she was running out of places to look. She thought about going back to the apartment, but decided against it, her sister was stubborn, so she figured she'd have to search all of China before Meilin decided to go back to their home.
'God, it's cold.My fingers are starting to go numb.' she thought as she trudged through an empty park. She sat down on a bench, 'I'll sit here for a bit and rest.'
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"Eriol! It's twelve-thirty!" Meilin screeched, running into the room.
Syaoran and Eriol looked up from the phone, "We know, Meilin, that's why we're calling the others. They'll start a search while we stay here in case there's any news." Eriol explained, looking back at the phone, "Yes, and take the motorbikes, O.K. Takashi? They can get through traffic better. Thank-you, good luck and goodbye." He said, hanging up.
"We're staying here? But I want to go out and search!" Meilin yelled.
"Sssshhhh.. Meilin, we're staying here to wait for any news, besides, you're too worked up to go out and search-" Eriol started, but realized all too late his mistake.
"TOO WORKED UP? I'LL SHOW YOU TOO WORKED UP!" Meilin screeched, throwing an uppercut into Eriol's stomach.
He fell to the floor, sputtering for air while Meilin turned to Syaoran, "You have anything to say?" she asked.
Syaoran looked down at Eriol, then back to Meilin, "I=I. I do think it would be better if e stayed here." he said quietly as he helped Eriol up.
"HMPH! MEN!" she screeched, stomping into the living room and to the couch where she plopped down. She picked the remote up and started to furiously channel search, grumbling about this and that.
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Meanwhile, Sakura sat on a bench, her teeth chattering, "Stupid Chinese weather, it was never this cold in Japan. Stupid father, why'd he have to send me here anyway? Stupid Syaoran, I'm out here freezing and it's all his. No, no, it's not his fault; I was the one who started this. I should never had said what I said. Oh, screw it, I'm cold, and hungry, and tired, and I just want to go home. Everything is justr against me. I give up. There, are you happy? I said I give up, that's what you wanted, isn't it? Well you got it." she said to no one. She laid down on the bench, "I'll just lay here for a while." she blinked, looking at her hands, "Oh my, my fingers are turning a bit blue." she said softly looking wondrously at her hands before drifting into unconsciousness.
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"No sir, no sign of her yet." the crackling voice came over the phone.
"Thank-you, Takashi, tell Naoko I thank her too. Keep looking. Goobye." Eriol said calmly before hanging up.
"I take it there is no news?" Syaoran asked.
"No, not yet, be patient."
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Takashi and Naoko rode down the highway on their motorbikes, speeding through the little traffic there was, "Hey, what about in there?" Naoko called, pointing to a small, dark park up ahead.
"O.K., it's worth a try, let's go." He called as they pulled off into the park. They dismounted their bikes and headed down one of the small parks.
"Do you see anything?" Naoko asked.
"No." he replied.
Naoko looked to her right and spotted a light pink coat, "That looks likes Sakura's!" she shouted, running towards the bench, Takashi following close behind, "It's her!" she cried, "Oh my god!" she jumped back in surprise.
"We have to get her to a hospital." Takashi said upon seeing her, "She's blue."
Naoko shook her head, "We have to call Eriol first, he may not want us in the hospital."
Takashi nodded and unhooked his cell.
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Everyone in the room jumped when the phone rang, and Eriol answered it, "Hello? You've found her?! Where? In a park? Is she ok? She's blue? WHAT?! No! No, don't bring her to a hospital! What do you do then? I. Uh." he trailed off, looking at Meilin and Syaoran, who looked expectantly back. "They say she's blue from the cold and that they found her in a park." He explained.
"What?!" the both exclaimed in unison.
"We can't bring her to the hospital either, seeing as we don't have her birth certificate." Eriol explained glumly.
Syaoran looked to Meilin, who looked about to cry, and back to Eriol, "We'll bring her to my house, we have a private doctor there who can take care of her. Just tell them to go to the Li Mansion. We'll be waiting for them there." He said, getting up for his coat without looking back.
"Syaoran!" Meilin called, grabbing her coat, "Thank-you!"
"Yeah, find the Li Mansion. No, it's not hard to find. O.K., goodbye." Eriol said, hanging up and grabbing his coat also.
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Li House:
Li Yelan hadn't gotten an ounce of sleep since her son had been declared missing, she sat, looking out her window at the trees in the garden below. She sighed, wondering how her son was doing and if he was alright when a knock came at the door, "Go away." She answered dully.
"But, Li-sama, young master Li has returned, and with friends." Wei's voice wafted through the room.
Yelan was instantly on her feet and out the door, "Where is her, Wei?" she asked.
"By the front door, miss." He replied. Yelan left for the door.
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"Here, give her to me." Syaoran commanded, taking Sakura's limp form from Takashi, he turned to on of the servants, "Call the doctor and tell her to hurry to the spare room on the third floor. And tell her to be quick about it." He said, his voice loud and strong with authority.
"He'll make an excellent addition to the Cherry Blossoms." Eriol whispered.
Meilin nodded as they followed him to the stairs, "Yes, now if we could only-" she was cut off as a woman dressed in formal Chinese robes came down the stairs.
"Xiao Lang! I have been so wo-" she cut herself off as she saw Sakura.
"No time, Mother." He said quickly, "Sakura is sick and she needs our doctor." He said, brushing past her and heading up the stairs towards the third floor.
Once in the room, he set Sakura softly doen on the bed and slipped her jacket off. He gently pulled the covers over her and sat on the edge of the bad. Eriol and Meilin took up seats by her bedside.
Two minutes later, a frazzled looking doctor came rushing in, "Yes, Li- sama, what is it?" she asked. Eriol and Meilin were surprised to see that the doctor was a female, they would think Syaoran wouldn't be comfortable with that, but it seemed he was.
"It's her, Doctor Tsu. She's sick. I think it may be hypothermia or something." he said quickly.
The doctor stepped up to the bed and looked at her, "It is npt looking that good, Li-sama, but I will try my hardest to bring her back." She said curtly, "Now, if you will, you must all leave so I can get to work, let in no one but my assistants, thank-you. Goodbye." She ushered them out quietly.
"Will she be O.K.?" Meilin asked.
Eriol looked at Syaoran.
"She is the best of the best. If she cannot bring Sakura back, no one could." he said quietly.
"Then let's pray she can do it." Eriol said.
Meilin looked down, "I bet you could, Syaoran.
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Hey peoples. This chappie took me a while because I've been working on my band website too. I'm sorry, but I tried to make it nice and long for your enjoyment. Bai now.