DISCLAIMER: (monotone à la Heero Yuy) I don't own CCS.
A/N: Hm… an update and a new fic in two days? What's going on? ^_^ Hope you enjoy this everyone! BTW, constructive criticism is always appreciated.
PAIRINGS: S/S and T/E
Murasaki Tenshi
Chapter 1 – Voices and Introductions
Xiao Lang…
Open your eyes…
Xiao Lang...
Syaoran could hear a voice calling to him. It sounded familiar, but he couldn't place it.
Please…
Wake up…
You can't die…
Die? he thought, surprised. Who's dying?
Then he heard another voice. Soft and feminine.
"I will not allow this."
The voice seemed to open a floodgate of memories. He could see it all. He'd come back from computer class. He was late because he'd wanted to finish an assignment early. It was snowing heavily outside; it was the middle of winter – nearly Christmas! He'd rushed towards his home, wanting to get in out of the cold. He hadn't seen the car coming through the fog, just as the driver hadn't seen him. He was in pain; he lost consciousness. But not before he saw the panicked driver speeding away.
The images melted away, and were replaced with a single image. A young girl. She was smiling, but in her eyes Syaoran could see an immense sorrow.
Xiao Lang…
Wake up…
You're stronger than this…
It was the voice from before. Then, the second voice spoke again. "Open your eyes Syaoran."
He his lids fluttered open.
"Xiao Lang! You're awake!" said a girl's voice. Two arms wrapped themselves around his neck and a teary face was buried into his shoulder.
"Ow," said Syaoran.
"I'm sorry Xiao Lang," the girl said. She let go of him long enough for him to see who she was.
"Mei Lin…"
"I'm so glad you're okay! You had us all worried you know."
"Excuse me, Miss Li," said an authoritative voice. "But your cousin really does need his rest."
"Of course Doctor," Mei Lin said absently.
"What happened, Mei Lin?" Syaoran asked her.
"You were found at the side of the road, about 200 meters from the school car park. Police say it was a hit-and-run," she replied, wiping her eyes with one hand.
"Tell me something I don't know," he murmured.
"What did you say Xiao Lang?" Mei Lin asked.
"Uh nothing," he replied. No point raising her blood pressure some more.
"Miss Li," the doctor said.
"Huh?"
The doctor tapped on her clipboard rhythmically with her pen. "Mr Li needs to rest now. Why don't you come back in the morning?"
Mei Lin could tell from her tone that it wasn't a request. "Alright," she said finally. "Xiao Lang, I'll see you tomorrow okay?" Picking up her purse she added, "I'll bring Eriol with me. He wanted to come today but the doctors said family only." Smiling at him she left the room, followed by the insistent doctor.
Syaoran immediately pulled the covers up over his head. "I hate hospitals."
* * *
"He looks so peaceful." She sighed. "Oh well, I guess I'd better go in and freak him out."
* * *
"Excuse me Miss," began Doctor Kamiya. "But I can't let you go into that room."
"Why not?" asked the girl. She looked at the doctor strangely.
"Because I… that is, I-I um…"
"Thank you Doctor," the girl said smiling serenely.
Doctor Kamiya walked away, a blank expression on her face. The girl stifled a giggle and opening the door, walked calmly into Syaoran's room. She closed the door behind her and stopped for a moment, scrutinizing her newest assignment carefully. Of course, at the moment all she could see was a bed, with rumpled sheets and evidence of someone lying underneath those sheets. She walked quietly to his bedside and stood for a moment, listening to his deep, rhythmic breathing.
Oh well, at least he doesn't snore.
She reached out a hand, and gripping the covers firmly, she pulled them away from the boy's face.
Syaoran looked up in complete shock. He froze for a moment and stared at the midnight-haired girl in front of him.
"Hi," she said. "I'm Tomoyo." She extended a hand to him. "Nice to meet you Li Syaoran."
My first CCS fic… should I stick to Gundam? Your opinion counts!
Thanks for reading.
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