A/N: I would like to thank all the reviewers. You guys just inspires me so
much. This chapter takes place roughly about two days after chapter 4.
Chapter 5
It was official. Li Yang Fang was actually Sakura Kinomoto. But Sakura was still upset. Used to the fact that she would never see her real family again, she was a little uneasy about facing her true brother.
She was not sure on how to act around a brother she had never known existed. The bond that was usually existed between siblings was not there at all. Other people could talk on for hours about theirs, but when it comes to Sakura, she is at a loss. She did not even know the first thing about Touya! She was half-tempted to tell him to write down his likes and dislikes on black and white so that she would have something to refer to and not make a fool of herself.
Along with her brother, she was curious about his best friend as well. Yukito seems to a nice person, the sort of people who make friends easily. Everyone in the family warm up to him quickly, once they get to know him. His only flaw seem to be food, he could not get enough of them. The lack of food in the kitchen was noticeable during the few days they had stayed here.
Of course, Yelan would not allow them to go back to their hotel. Why stay there when they could here free? Besides, Touya and Sakura need time to get used to each other. Touya to his sister whom he had missed her childhood, Sakura to her brother she never know she had.
~ ~ ~
While Sakura was dealing with her problems, Touya had his as well. Finding a long-lost relative was not as easy as you think. It involved a lot of hard work and determination to find the whereabouts of his sister. Now, about 10 years later, his hard work had finally paid off. He had finally found her. The search that he had began as a child had finally ended. As much as he would like to admit, Sakura had actually grown up perfectly well without his help. There were so many questions he wanted to ask her. So much that he had missed out on her childhood. He saw how happy she was and was forced to rethink his plans to bring his sister back to their native land when he had found her.
The shock about his sister being a Card Mistress worried him too. It sounds dangerous. Something that only exists in the creative mind of an author. He understands that she had two guardians to protect her in times of danger. He had seen them and was glad, Kero the guardian beast of the Seal and Yue the Judge.
He actually thought that Kero was a stuffed toy when Sakura introduced him, until the 'toy' started talking and transforming into his true form. His fondness for sweet stuff outshined even Yukito's appetite. His brother, Yue was completely different from Kero. Yue represented the moon that he was name after. Cold and indifference to anything that was happening around, Yue was cold where Kero was warm. Closed to his thoughts and feelings where Kero was open. He seems content with his duties as a guardian, Touya thought, and do nothing else.
Oh well, no use sitting pondering about Sakura and her magical guardians. He should just go and find her.
~ ~ ~
It was early into the night when Touya knocked on Sakura's door.
"Come in."
Touya opened the door to find Sakura sitting on her chair. The room was designed like any other ordinary girl. The use of sakura blossom on yellow wallpapers on the four walls and glow-in-the-dark stars for the ceiling make the room looked bright and cosy. A single-sized bed with stuffed animals on it at the corner, across it was her study table, complete with a night-light. Besides those, there were several bookshelves and a cupboard next to the bed. It looks big, Touya thought when he stepped into the room, the family must be very wealthy.
"Am I bothering you? I can always talk you in the morning." Touya offered when he saw that she was writing in a book. A dairy, perhaps?
"No, I'm not busy right now." Sakura said while locking her book in the drawer of the table. "So, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"It's about us, actually." Touya blurted out.
Us? Sakura cocked an eyebrow. It was exactly the same thing she was thinking about a few minutes ago.
"Don't you remember anything about when you were young?" Touya continued when he saw Sakura not responding. Please say you remember something, Touya pleaded silently. It was always the silent fear that his sister could not remember their past, the days they had spent together. He could not bear the thought that his own sister could not recall anything about him, about their family. His sister was the only thing he had left, now that their father had passed away. Yukito understood the pain too. His grandparents died when Yukito was in high school. Maybe that was why he had helped Touya all the time, even to Hong Kong. He must have wished that his best friend could meet his sister again. Then, the three of them would be together again, just like old times.
"I had dreams when I was younger." Sakura said slowly, thinking of the times when she was much younger. The dreams were more of a nightmare, actually. She always woke up crying and shivering. The servants said that she always cried out her 'onii-chan', whatever that means.
"Dreams?" Touya asked.
" You know, dreams. The servant who used to take care of me said that I kept calling out for 'onii-chan'. But they stopped when I got older." Sakura replied, looking at Touya for an explanation.
"It means 'big brother' in Japanese." Touya said suddenly. He had not told Sakura that they were Japanese. All the excitement must have gotten in his head. Sakura did not know or remember any Japanese! She was brought up in Hong Kong! He did not even notice that they were conversing in English until Sakura asked him about the word she kept calling out for in her dreams.
It makes sense actually, in a sort of funny way. Since young, people had always commented on Sakura's fair complexion. It was no often you get to see a fair-skinned girl among the tanned skin of the Hong Kong people. Sakura was so worried about knowing her brother that she totally forgot about her strange name. Sakura Kinomoto. It did not sound very Chinese or English. All her life, she was brought up in Hong Kong, now her brother told her that she was Japanese. This was giving her a headache.
"I guess you have to learn the language and stuff." Touya said. " If you like, I can bring you to see our hometown. I was planning to bring you there, anywhere."
"Japan? Sure! I always wanted to go there." Sakura said excitedly. She felt a yawn coming and tried to stifle it. She failed however when Touya saw it.
"You're tired. I should let you have your rest."
Sakura nodded. She really was exhausted. She climbed onto her bed and was sound asleep almost immediately.
Touya looked at Sakura sleeping. He suddenly remembered how he used to coax her to sleep when they were young. It seems a long time away. It was too, almost thirteen years after he had last laid his eyes on his younger sister. He was sorry for what he had Sakura through. Growing up with a family whom she thought was hers, only to be said otherwise when she was old enough to handle the truth.
"I'm sorry." Touya whispered. He looked at her for a few moments before closing the door softly behind him, retiring for the night.
Chapter 5
It was official. Li Yang Fang was actually Sakura Kinomoto. But Sakura was still upset. Used to the fact that she would never see her real family again, she was a little uneasy about facing her true brother.
She was not sure on how to act around a brother she had never known existed. The bond that was usually existed between siblings was not there at all. Other people could talk on for hours about theirs, but when it comes to Sakura, she is at a loss. She did not even know the first thing about Touya! She was half-tempted to tell him to write down his likes and dislikes on black and white so that she would have something to refer to and not make a fool of herself.
Along with her brother, she was curious about his best friend as well. Yukito seems to a nice person, the sort of people who make friends easily. Everyone in the family warm up to him quickly, once they get to know him. His only flaw seem to be food, he could not get enough of them. The lack of food in the kitchen was noticeable during the few days they had stayed here.
Of course, Yelan would not allow them to go back to their hotel. Why stay there when they could here free? Besides, Touya and Sakura need time to get used to each other. Touya to his sister whom he had missed her childhood, Sakura to her brother she never know she had.
~ ~ ~
While Sakura was dealing with her problems, Touya had his as well. Finding a long-lost relative was not as easy as you think. It involved a lot of hard work and determination to find the whereabouts of his sister. Now, about 10 years later, his hard work had finally paid off. He had finally found her. The search that he had began as a child had finally ended. As much as he would like to admit, Sakura had actually grown up perfectly well without his help. There were so many questions he wanted to ask her. So much that he had missed out on her childhood. He saw how happy she was and was forced to rethink his plans to bring his sister back to their native land when he had found her.
The shock about his sister being a Card Mistress worried him too. It sounds dangerous. Something that only exists in the creative mind of an author. He understands that she had two guardians to protect her in times of danger. He had seen them and was glad, Kero the guardian beast of the Seal and Yue the Judge.
He actually thought that Kero was a stuffed toy when Sakura introduced him, until the 'toy' started talking and transforming into his true form. His fondness for sweet stuff outshined even Yukito's appetite. His brother, Yue was completely different from Kero. Yue represented the moon that he was name after. Cold and indifference to anything that was happening around, Yue was cold where Kero was warm. Closed to his thoughts and feelings where Kero was open. He seems content with his duties as a guardian, Touya thought, and do nothing else.
Oh well, no use sitting pondering about Sakura and her magical guardians. He should just go and find her.
~ ~ ~
It was early into the night when Touya knocked on Sakura's door.
"Come in."
Touya opened the door to find Sakura sitting on her chair. The room was designed like any other ordinary girl. The use of sakura blossom on yellow wallpapers on the four walls and glow-in-the-dark stars for the ceiling make the room looked bright and cosy. A single-sized bed with stuffed animals on it at the corner, across it was her study table, complete with a night-light. Besides those, there were several bookshelves and a cupboard next to the bed. It looks big, Touya thought when he stepped into the room, the family must be very wealthy.
"Am I bothering you? I can always talk you in the morning." Touya offered when he saw that she was writing in a book. A dairy, perhaps?
"No, I'm not busy right now." Sakura said while locking her book in the drawer of the table. "So, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"It's about us, actually." Touya blurted out.
Us? Sakura cocked an eyebrow. It was exactly the same thing she was thinking about a few minutes ago.
"Don't you remember anything about when you were young?" Touya continued when he saw Sakura not responding. Please say you remember something, Touya pleaded silently. It was always the silent fear that his sister could not remember their past, the days they had spent together. He could not bear the thought that his own sister could not recall anything about him, about their family. His sister was the only thing he had left, now that their father had passed away. Yukito understood the pain too. His grandparents died when Yukito was in high school. Maybe that was why he had helped Touya all the time, even to Hong Kong. He must have wished that his best friend could meet his sister again. Then, the three of them would be together again, just like old times.
"I had dreams when I was younger." Sakura said slowly, thinking of the times when she was much younger. The dreams were more of a nightmare, actually. She always woke up crying and shivering. The servants said that she always cried out her 'onii-chan', whatever that means.
"Dreams?" Touya asked.
" You know, dreams. The servant who used to take care of me said that I kept calling out for 'onii-chan'. But they stopped when I got older." Sakura replied, looking at Touya for an explanation.
"It means 'big brother' in Japanese." Touya said suddenly. He had not told Sakura that they were Japanese. All the excitement must have gotten in his head. Sakura did not know or remember any Japanese! She was brought up in Hong Kong! He did not even notice that they were conversing in English until Sakura asked him about the word she kept calling out for in her dreams.
It makes sense actually, in a sort of funny way. Since young, people had always commented on Sakura's fair complexion. It was no often you get to see a fair-skinned girl among the tanned skin of the Hong Kong people. Sakura was so worried about knowing her brother that she totally forgot about her strange name. Sakura Kinomoto. It did not sound very Chinese or English. All her life, she was brought up in Hong Kong, now her brother told her that she was Japanese. This was giving her a headache.
"I guess you have to learn the language and stuff." Touya said. " If you like, I can bring you to see our hometown. I was planning to bring you there, anywhere."
"Japan? Sure! I always wanted to go there." Sakura said excitedly. She felt a yawn coming and tried to stifle it. She failed however when Touya saw it.
"You're tired. I should let you have your rest."
Sakura nodded. She really was exhausted. She climbed onto her bed and was sound asleep almost immediately.
Touya looked at Sakura sleeping. He suddenly remembered how he used to coax her to sleep when they were young. It seems a long time away. It was too, almost thirteen years after he had last laid his eyes on his younger sister. He was sorry for what he had Sakura through. Growing up with a family whom she thought was hers, only to be said otherwise when she was old enough to handle the truth.
"I'm sorry." Touya whispered. He looked at her for a few moments before closing the door softly behind him, retiring for the night.