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Chapter 9 - Our First MeetingAs Yelan was walking home from seeing the elders, she couldn't help but think that she had just disgraced their family to them. Yelan knew better than to go up against the elders, but enough was enough and she was tired of seeing her son suffer for them. She was so wrapped up in her thoughts that she wasn't paying attention to where she was going. She found herself in the park that wasn't to far away from where they lived.
'If only Syaoran could've enjoyed this time when he was younger,' Yelan said as she saw some children running around and their mothers chasing after them. She turned away and walked sadly back home.
When she turned the corner, she noticed a boy and girl that were kissing under a cherry tree. As she got closer, she realized that the boy was her son and the girl was Sakura. Yelan just smiled at the two, hoping that Sakura will be able to take him away from here. She turned around and decided to go the long way home.
When they pulled back, all they could do was stare into one another's eyes. Sakura felt limp and was glad that Syaoran was holding her up and was too much in a daze to notice her surroundings. She for one has never been kissed liked that before, especially from Michael.
"…I'm sorry Sakura. I don't know what came over me," Syaoran said as he released his hold on her a little.
"Its all right Syaoran. I didn't exactly protest against it," Sakura said as she finally noticed him turn a light shade of pink.
When Sakura looked back up at him, she noticed that his eyes seemed to different then all the other times that she had looked into them. His cold amber eyes seemed to be filled with love, but also a seemed a bit confused as well. Sakura just stared into his eyes and smiled at him and for once, he smiled at her.
'I know that it was wrong, but something about it just felt so right,' Syaoran thought as he looked down at her, seeing her eyes full of love as his were.
'But why do I feel like I'm going to regret this soon?' Syaoran thought as he noticed that Sakura started to talk to him.
"…We better get going," Sakura said as she tried to figure things out about what was going to happen now.
"Eriol, I think it is safe to come out now," Tomoyo said as she giggled at Eriol's hiding place.
"Are you sure? You don't see her anywhere?" Eriol asked as he slowly go up from hiding behind a large vase.
"Yes. Besides, she stopped chasing you a long time ago," Tomoyo said as she smirked at him.
"You know, you could have said something when you looked behind me," Eriol said as he smirked back at her.
"I was preoccupied at the moment," Tomoyo said, smirking back at him.
Eriol blushed at what she had said, thinking back to when they had actually kissed without any interruptions.
'Now all I have to do is tell her before she leaves,' Eriol thought as he stood up and saw Yelan walk in.
"I'm glad to see that Meilin didn't tear to you pieces Eriol," Yelan said as she smiled.
"Yeah, me too," Eriol said as he smiled back at her, but then remembered what was going to happen.
"Um…is it alright if I talk to you about something?" Eriol asked as he walked over to her.
"Yes, this way," Yelan said as she walked in the direction of the study.
"Tomoyo, I'll be back," Eriol said as he walked up to her and gave her a kiss on her cheek and left.
'Sigh. If only I could tell him,' Tomoyo thought as she smiled sadly and walked towards the garden.
"What is it that you wanted to talk to me about, Eriol?" Yelan asked as she sat down on a chair.
"I don't want to go back to England and finish my studies there. I want to go Japan…with Tomoyo," Eriol said as he blushed a little at what he said.
"I have to look after my son's well being, Eriol. I know it might seem like you two don't really get along that well, but he trusts you more than anything as you do with him," Yelan said as she looked at him.
"All I'm trying to say is that I don't want to go to England and I'm sure that Syaoran doesn't want to either," Eriol said as he knew that something was going to change when they got back.
"…"
"I know that Syaoran is suppose to be the leader and everything, but have you ever stopped to think that he was not ready yet?" Eriol asked, looking up at her sadly, remembering all the times that he had told him what he felt about being a leader.
"…I know what you mean, Eriol. That is why I'm leaving it up to the both of you. I've already told the elders that as well, and knowing them, they will come up with something to get around it," Yelan said as she smiled sadly.
"What do you mean?" Eriol asked, walking closer to her.
"For once, I stood up to them. I told them what I had thought about their ways and how Syaoran should be in charge of his life, not us. I know that he has never had a normal childhood because of the way things were, but I'm hoping that Sakura can change him and take him away from here. I just fear that he won't go because of the way he was taught," Yelan said as she sighed and looked up at Eriol.
"I'm sure that he will not stay here and will do anything necessary to stay with her," Eriol said as he bowed to her and left quietly.
"If only you were right, Eriol," Yelan said sadly, remembering her husband.
When Tomoyo walked back into the house, she was surprised to see Sakura and Syaoran walk out of the kitchen, laughing at each other. It was then that she noticed that they had flower all over themselves and couldn't seem to stop laughing. She looked at Sakura and noticed how happy she was and looked at Syaoran and noticed that he was really laughing.
"You should smile more often, Syaoran," Sakura said as she quieted down some.
"Well then you should mess with the flower more often," Syaoran said as he wrapped his arms around gave her kiss on her forehead.
Sakura giggled and turned around, noticing Tomoyo standing there with her camcorder. Sakura giggled again and Syaoran turned a bright shade of red.
"Cute! You guys look so cute together! Finally you guys got together," Tomoyo said as she stopped recording and smiled at the couple.
"…Where's Eriol?" Syaoran asked as he noticed that he wasn't with her.
"He said that he was going to go talk to your mother about something," Tomoyo said as he saw him run down the hall, towards the study.
"I want to know all the details," Tomoyo said as she walked up to Sakura.
"I don't kiss and tell," Sakura said as she walked towards her room.
"You guys kissed!" Tomoyo said as she squealed and followed Sakura, bombarding her with questions.
Syaoran ran into Eriol when he was coming out of the study and looked at him, wondering what he was talking to her about.
"How did everything go?" Eriol asked, smirking at him.
"…"
Syaoran gave him a glare and walked inside the study, knowing what he needed to tell his mother.
"Syaoran, I'm glad you're back," Yelan said when she noticed him.
"Mother, I need to talk to you about…"
"Sakura?" Yelan asked, smiling.
"How did you know?" Syaoran asked as he sat in a chair in front of her.
"I saw you two earlier today. I'm happy for you, but…"
"I know, the elders," Syaoran said as he sighed.
"…I talked to them after you left," Yelan said as she looked down.
"…"
"They disagree with everything and will dishonor us if you do not become the clan's leader," Yelan said as she looked up at him.
"Mother, I don't want to leave Sakura, but…"
"Its up to you my son. I will no longer control your life the way that I've been doing since your childhood," Yelan said as she smiled sadly at him.
"…"
"I know that it will be a hard choice for you, Syaoran, but you must follow your heart and don't listen to what anyone else tells you," Yelan said as she stood up.
"…You know that the elders will come up with something to stop this," Syaoran said as he stood up too.
"I know, but you must prove to them that you are fit to be this clans leader and able to live a normal life with this girl," Yelan said as she hugged him.
Yelan had thought that he wasn't going to hug her back, but when he did, she began to cry. She knew that Sakura was going to be able to get through to him and hated herself for listening to the elders. The more she cried, the longer Syaoran just stood there, comforting her and telling her that everything was going to be all right. She knew that something was going to happen on the day that Sakura and Tomoyo were going to leave to go back to Japan, but she couldn't think of what.
~*~ Next Week ~*~
"I guess will going to be living at the end of the week Sakura," Tomoyo said as they sat in Sakura's room, starring out the window.
"Yeah, but something doesn't feel right though. I mean…"
"What is it Sakura?" Tomoyo asked, looking at her.
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'Your duty is to stay here and be our leader! Not go off with some ditzy girl! We forbid you to go!' yelled a voice at Syaoran.
'You can't control me anymore and I will do as I please!' he yelled, taking a fighting stance.
'We can and we will!' the voice yelled back.
Syaoran fell to his knees, clutching his chest, screaming as he felt the pain getting more intense by the second. The voice that was yelling at him before kept on hurting him and Syaoran just kept on screaming out in pain. It kept up for a few minutes until Syaoran stopped his screaming and collapsed, eyes closed.
'You brought this upon yourself, Syaoran,' said the voice in such a cold and cruel tone.
Syaoran felt his breathing slowing and was barely able to catch his breath.
'…I love you…Sakura,' Syaoran said with his last breath.
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'I know that it was just a dream, but it felt so real and I could feel his pain,' Sakura thought as she remembered the dream that she had been having since that day that they had gone grocery shopping.
"Sakura?" Tomoyo asked, worried that something was wrong.
"…Well…" Sakura said, knowing that she might as well go right ahead and tell her, everything.
"What?" Eriol asked, looking up at Syaoran innocently.
"You know what," Syaoran said as he glared at him.
"Well, what do you expect?" Eriol asked as he took his fighting stance again and waited.
"…"
'I wonder whats on his mind that has him acting like this,' Eriol thought as he was barely able to move out of the way.
Eriol was having a hard time blocking and moving out of the way as Syaoran kept on advancing to him with his punches and kicks. After a while, Eriol called for a time out and knew that he needed to talk to him.
"Whats wrong, cousin?" Syaoran asked, looking up at him.
"…Nothing," Syaoran said as he looked at the ground.
"Is it about the elders?" Eriol asked, waiting for an answer.
When Syaoran didn't say anything, he knew that he had hit the jackpot and was about to advance his questions when Meilin walked outside, looking worried.
"Hello Meilin," Eriol said as he smiled at her.
"Hello to you to Eriol, Syaoran," Meilin said as she looked at them.
"Whats wrong Meilin?" Eriol asked, walking up to her.
"…"
"Meilin…" Syaoran asked, hoping that it wasn't going to come true.
"…The elders, they…they have passed judgment on you…Syaoran," Meilin said as she turned around and ran, crying back inside the house.
"They don't mean…"
"…Yes, Eriol, they do and I have to follow," Syaoran said, knowing that he needed to talk to Sakura.
'How will I tell her that I might not make it back to her after my judgment,' Syaoran thought, looking up at a cherry tree.
Well? Reviews please! Hope you all like this chapter! I'll try to put up the next chapter soon! Thank you! Take care! -Bluepiper