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Chapter 3 – Our Second Meeting"You know…I'm glad that they called, but its been awhile since they've called and everything," Sakura said as she talked to Tomoyo who had dropped by her apartment to help her pack.
"Yeah, I know what you mean, but it is nice to hear from them again since…I'm sorry, Sakura," Tomoyo said as she looked at something else besides her.
"Don't worry about it, Tomoyo. I've gotten over it and I've moved on, but I do still miss him," Sakura said as she smiled at her friend.
"I know…but how can you…never mind," Tomoyo said as she got busy with something else.
"I don't mind, Tomoyo, really. Don't think that you have offended me or anything…you haven't," Sakura said as she got up to answer the phone.
When Sakura left, Tomoyo was left there to think about all the things that have changed them all. Sakura wasn't really that cheerful anymore and her attitude has changed drastically as the others had as well. Her hair was longer and she had gotten a little bit taller, but not much. Her eyes were now dull and not full of life and she moved around like a slug. Eriol on the other hand had let his hair grow out a bit that he can now tie it back and he still had his glasses, but his eyes were also now dull and not full of life like Sakura's. Tomoyo had also noticed that he wasn't getting himself in to mischief anymore like he used. Tomoyo knew that she had changed just as much as the others had. She had cut her long hair to her shoulders and was usually tied up in a messy bun to say the least along with her eyes becoming dull and lifeless.
"I said no Michael!"
Tomoyo quickly snapped out of her revere and quickly got up and walked over to where Sakura was yelling into the phone.
"Hello?" Sakura asked as she picked up the phone.
"You haven't returned any of my calls, Sakura, but I forgive you for that," said a male voice on the other end.
"What do you want, Michael?" Sakura asked, annoyance in her voice.
"Just wanted to see how my girl was doing," Michael said as he smirked into the phone.
"I'm not your girl and wipe that smirk off your face I know you have," Sakura said as she gripped the phone tighter.
"You see, you know so much about me yet you continue…"
"Michael, what do you want?" Sakura asked again as she glared at the wall.
"Like I said before…"
"Can't you come up with a better excuse than that?" Sakura asked, getting impatient.
"Alright then…I'll pick you up at 6:00 on Saturday," Michael said as he smirked again.
"No," Sakura said as she stared at the wall in shock.
"Alright then, 7:00," Michael said as he waited for her answer.
"No," Sakura said again as she raised her voice a bit more.
"Fine then, 8:00," Michael said as he knew she would agree to him on the time.
"I said 'no' Michael!" Sakura yelled as she hung up the phone and turned around to see Tomoyo.
"Are you okay, Sakura?" Tomoyo asked as she wrapped her in hug.
"…No…" Sakura replied as she returned the hug and began to cry.
"I know, Sakura…We all miss him," Tomoyo said as she felt tears flow down her cheeks.
"Li residence," Meilin answered as she picked up the phone.
"…"
"…Are you at the airport?" Meilin asked as she realized whom it was on the other end.
"…"
"You know, I won't be able to pick you up if you are there if you don't answer me," Meilin said as she gave a small smile.
"…"
"…"
"…I'm at the…airport already."
"Okay, I'll be there in a few minutes," Meilin said as she hung up the phone.
'Finally, he's home,' Meilin thought as she ran over to where Yelan was to tell her the good news.
"…I'm at the …airport already," Xiao Lang said as he glared at everyone who starred at him.
"Okay, I'll be there in a few minutes."
As Xiao Lang walked away from the pay phone, he thought about how everything was going to be from now on. He remembered all of the training that he had done with Eriol, but now that he was back and different, he knew that Eriol wasn't going to be a challenge as he was before.
'I wonder if him and Tomoyo got together after all,' Xiao Lang thought as he remembered how they were always blushing in front of one another.
Then he thought about his mother and other cousin, Meilin. He knew that no matter how different he was that they would help him through anything, but he wasn't sure this time.
'I can't believe that its been two years since I've last seen them all…especially her,' Xiao Lang thought as he remembered her smile and how she was the only one that could reach him while others could not. 'I know that my absence has changed everyone and probably most of all…her. I can only hope that they can help me and deal with me until…'
"Hey," said a voice from behind him.
Getting up and turning around, he came face to face with a girl that resemble his cousin, Meilin. Looking at her more closely, he knew that it was her and tried to smile, but ended up smirking instead.
"…"
"I'm glad that you're home," Meilin said as she pulled him into a hug.
Meilin at once felt him stiffen at the contact and was still stiff when she pulled away. She stared up at him in shock when she saw his face and could only imagine the way his body was going to look like.
'Oh my…what have they done to you?' Meilin thought as she saw him pick up his bag and waited for her to start walking so he could follow.
'Sakura, I hope you and the others are coming here. He needs you now,' Meilin thought as she started to walk away with him behind her, tears forcing to come out.
"Yes, Yelan, we will," Sakura said as she hung up the phone.
"Well?" Eriol asked as he looked up from where he and Tomoyo were sitting.
"She said that she will pay for everything and that she can't wait to see us," Sakura said as she gave them a small smile.
"It'll be nice to go see them again. Besides, I never did get a chance to go to the carnival that they all had there," Tomoyo said as she looked over at Eriol.
"Don't worry. I assure you that we all will go this time," Eriol said as he smiled at Tomoyo and pulled her closer to him.
Sakura turned away to keep herself from thinking about him and they way how things used to be.
'I wish…'
"So when do we leave?" asked Tomoyo as she looked up at Sakura with worry on her face.
"Well, she said that she got the tickets for Saturday since Meilin had called on Sunday. She was glad that we called though so they could send someone to go and wait for us on the day we get there," Sakura said as she gave her friends a small smile.
"So I guess this means that we leave tomorrow," Eriol said as he looked at Sakura.
"One problem, we don't have the tickets yet," Tomoyo said as she pouted a bit.
"She said that we just go up there, tell them our names, and they should give us our tickets. Oh, and she said that if they don't or something goes wrong to just tell them, 'Ying Fa', and they should give us our tickets," Sakura said as she walked into her room to grab her suitcase and put it by the door.
"Well, I guess we should get going then so we can wake up early tomorrow. What time does the flight leave?" Eriol said as he and Tomoyo got up.
"She said somewhere close to 2:30 in the afternoon. So we would all have to leave by at least 1:30," Sakura said as she walked them to the door.
"See you here again tomorrow Sakura!" Tomoyo yelled as she and Eriol walked down the hallway.
"Can't wait!" Sakura yelled back as she shut the door.
'Hmm…can't wait.'
Hello again! Is the sequel good or bad? Tell me, Tell me, Tell me! Please! Anyhoot, all reviews are welcomed and even flames! Let me know of your ideas if you all have any! For those of you that have been reviewing…thanks! Bye for now! -Bluepiper