This chapter is rated PG-13 because of its dirty humor. WoOh-okay, so maybe it's a little overrated since there's only one dirty joke in this chapter (which probably isn't funny), but I don't want to get in trouble for exploiting kids to you-know-what. So kids, don't blame me if ever you decide reading this chapter anyway.

Disclaimer: All the characters in this fan fiction belong to their respective owners. I don't own them in any way, so I hope no one will sue me for that.

Forgotten Memories

Chapter two

x x x

Syaoran walked briskly, baggage and all, expecting to see familiar faces in a short while. He cringed when he heard female voices squealing his name.

"Syaoran!"

"Brother!"

He searched the crowd for his family. There, he saw his four cheerful sisters waving at him. He approached them and was greeted by their hugs and kisses that seemed more like a storm. In a few seconds, he certainly looked as though he had been in one.

"We missed you so much!" Li Fuutie cried in delight.

"Yeah! OOOHH, look how you've grown!" said Li Shiefa, pinching his cheeks.

While his four sisters were making a fuss over him, his mother stood to one side, watching his every move. She beckoned the girls to stop the nonsense and faced Syaoran.

"I believe you already know what your business here is."

Syaoran stiffened and answered. "Yes. I received the message a few weeks ago."

Li Yelan turned around and said, "Well then, we should return to the mansion." She led them towards their white limousine. Wei was already waiting for them and courteously opened the door of the car as they stepped inside.

Syaoran handed his luggage to Wei and went inside. The engine was now running and they were ready to go. After a while, their vehicle smoothly moved forward.

The whole ride was very silent. Syaoran looked out the window, looking as though the answers to his many questions were found outside.

x x x

"Oh! So his name is Li Syaoran. Ooh, I would love to see him!" Haruko giggled. She jerked her head towards Sakura and asked, "But first, I want to make sure if you're not interested in him in any way... So, do you like him?"

Sakura was surprised at her new friend's question. "Well... why wouldn't I? I mean, he's a very good friend of mine and..."

"WhAAAt?" Haruko exclaimed and then laughed. "So I guess it's tough on me, then."

Sakura, being as dense as she is, didn't understand what was actually happening.

"Hoee?"

"Ooh! Would you like to see him right now?" Haruko held up their map and tilted it sideways. "I know that his mansion is around here somewhere..."

Sakura's eyes lit up. "Can we?"

"Sure. We could just ask around. I'm sure we'll find it." Haruko winked at her. "Besides, I want to see what he looks like."

Haruko looked at the crowd ahead of them. "Woah! I wonder what happened?"

"Let's go and ask." Sakura said, already running over to join the crowd.

x x x

"Excuse me, sir. May I know what happened here?" Haruko asked politely.

An old man with a scar on his forehead answered. "I heard that there was an accident here last night. I don't really know what happened but there had been lots of accidents occurring in this here parts. The gruesome part is, all the victims were crushed like mashed potatoes." He walked away, shaking his head.

Both Sakura and Haruko were shocked.

"Good thing we didn't see the corpse. It would haunt me in my dreams, or even give me nightmares or something." Haruko said stupidly.

"Hooeee! With all those dead victims, I'm sure there'll be a lot of ghosts here during the night..." Sakura shuddered at her own words.

"Well, we'd better hurry up." Haruko told Sakura.

x x x

The limousine slowed down and eventually came to a complete stop. Li Yelan asked Wei what was wrong. He answered that there were too many people on the road.

She then got off the car and went to find the supervising police officer.

While she was gone, Syaoran's sisters found the opportunity to continue fussing over Syaoran. Li Fanren ruffled Syaoran's already messy hair. "So how are you now?"

"Did you enjoy staying in Japan? Did you make friends with anybody?" asked Li Feimei.

"I'm alright. I did enjoy staying in Japan and definitely made new friends there." He stopped for a moment as he remembered Sakura. "Definitely. I really liked it there," he whispered to himself.

"OoH! I think Syaoran has a girlfriend there!" Li Shiefa cried in a sing-songy voice.

Syaoran snapped out of his day-dreaming state and yelled, "WHAT?"

"Oh, he definitely has one alright!" Li Fuutie exclaimed happily.

Syaoran blushed a deep shade of red.

"OH MY! He's B-LU-SHING!" Fanren shrieked. "HOW CUTE!" Wei coughed and smiled a little at this.

x x x

Sakura looked back at the crowd once again. There, she saw a tall woman approaching a police officer. Each stride the woman made weaved a sense of authority, demanding the attention of bystanders as she forced them aside.

Haruko followed Sakura's gaze. Both of them stared for a while.

Li Yelan approached the officer. He was trying to keep the crowd from going near the corpse. His chubby cheeks were puffed, like he had something in his mouth.

"Would you kindly make way for our car to pass through? The crowd is blocking the road," she said in an authoritative tone. Yelan raised an eyebrow impatiently.

The officer had his back to her. "I'm sorry but I..." the gruff policeman began as he turned around. His eyes widened when he saw Li Yelan.

"O-Ofcourse, Ma'am. I'll do my best," he replied.

x x x

Sakura and Haruko watched as the officer shooed away the crowd to make way for a white limousine. Haruko turned to Sakura. "Gee, that lady must be very powerful... AND RICH! Look at their car!"

Sakura agreed. She stared at the limousine, wondering why she felt strange as she stood there gazing at it.

The lady went back in the car and proceeded to go their way.

x x x

Syaoran looked outside the window as the car became silent again. He did not know whether it was his imagination or not, but he felt a very familiar presence as their car proceeded forward. It was so much like... no, it couldn't be.

Right at that moment, he saw something that might have made his eye balls pop out with surprise. He ordered Wei to stop at that instance.

His mother gave him... a LOOK. His sisters, on the other hand, became very curious.

x x x

Sakura and Haruko was very surprised when they saw the white limousine pull over to a stop. A boy got off the car and approached them.

Sakura's heart was racing when she recognized the boy walking towards them.

"Li-kun!" Sakura exclaimed, her heart skipping a beat when she said the name. Honestly, she really didn't know why she was feeling so... so... EXCITED to see him.

Haruko looked on as Sakura's cheeks began to color.

Syaoran finally reached the two girls and greeted them. "What are you two doing here alone?" he asked.

"Um... I... well..." Sakura began, unable to think of anything to say. "Oh! Before that, this is Haruko Shinagami, a new friend of mine."

Syaoran acknowledged her presence and shook her hand.

Haruko, on the other hand, couldn't help but notice how cute he was.

"I'm sure the two of you are tired. Maybe I can offer you a ride?" he offered.

"I'm not sure... It would be so much trouble for you and..." Sakura blushed.

"It's alright." A voice interrupted.

The three turned to see who it was and found Li Yelan standing before them. Wei had driven the car to their side of the street.

"Come on." Syaoron urged.

Haruko nudged Sakura. "Hey, didn't we come here to see them in the first place? Accept the offer!"

Sakura nodded helplessly. "O-Okay..."

x x x

After a short ride, they finally arrived at the mansion. Both Sakura and Haruko gasped at the size of the Li mansion.

Haruko tapped Sakura on the shoulder and whispered in her ear, "Boy, are you lucky!"

"Hooee?" Sakura got confused but decided to let it slide.

x x x

Meanwhile, Syaoran's four sisters were having a conversation of their own...

"Oooh! I wonder which one is Syaoran's GIRLFRIEND?" exclaimed Shiefa.

"Maybe it's the cute girl with the short hair..." Feimei suggested.

"Maybe it's the other girl with the long pig-tailed hair..." Fanren guessed.

"I don't think so," said Fuutie. "When he approached them, he only talked to the short-haired girl. It seemed like he only met the other girl today."

"Ooooh! Did you guys notice how Syaoran suddenly became 'liberate' when he saw her? HOW CUUUTTEEE!" Shiefa cried.

Fanren nodded. "She MUST be PRETTY SPECIAL!"

"Syaoran, that sly dog!" shrieked Fuutie.

"AND here I thought he'd turn GAY!" Feimei added. The other three girls stopped and gawked at Feimei in amazement. They all burst into a fit of giggles.

x x x

AAATTCHOOOOO!

"Young master, are you alright?" asked Wei, concerned.

"Yeah. I'm fine." Syaoran answered. He turned to where his sisters were huddled, sniggering over something.

x x x

They all went inside the mansion and had some dessert.

Yelan turned to Sakura. "Where are you girls staying?"

Haruko gulped her food in a jiffy and answered for her friend. "We're staying at a hotel on Main Street."

Yelan looked briefly at Haruko then averted her gaze back to Sakura. A nerve popped out of Haruko's head. "Geez! What AM I? Chopped liver?"she grumbled to herself.

Sakura sweat dropped.

Yelan softened her gaze and said, "You girls are welcome in our home anytime. Right?" She turned to Syaoran and his four sisters.

"YEAH! DEFINITELY!" the four girls exclaimed.

"OOH! WHEN IS THE WEDDING ?" Shiefa shouted enthusiastically.

The three other girls had to restrain Shiefa from jumping up and down.

"Wedding?" Yelan turned to Syaoran who was beet red.

Sakura and Haruko looked at each other, both of them equally confused as Yelan. "Did they already choose a bride for Li-kun?" Sakura whispered to her friend.

Haruko shrugged. "No idea."

It was already late and the two girls had to go back to their hotel. Syaoran's mother and sisters said their good-byes to the two girls while Syaoran and Wei accompanied them.

x x x

Inside the limousine...

x x x

"So Li-kun, what's your type of girl?" Haruko asked curiously.

Syaoran's eyes widened. "EH?"

Haruko couldn't help but laugh at his reaction. "OH COME ON! Don't be shy! Let me guess, if my instincts are correct, your type of girl would definitely fit SAKURA's description, WOULDN'T IT?" she alleged, giggling.

At this, Sakura stopped gazing out the window and looked at Syaoran. Both of them blushed REDDER than a tomato.

Haruko laughed and fell HARD on the floor of the car. They could hear Wei's muffled laugh from the driver's seat.

"Stop it, Haruko!" Sakura pleaded.

Haruko was now crying with great mirth. She had found a definitely ENJOYABLE new hobby.

x x x

To Syaoran and Sakura's relief, they finally arrived at the hotel which saved them an earful of Haruko's hysterical laughs. Haruko kept laughing the whole way, and it was a surprise the air inside the car was still fresh. Both Sakura and Syaoran might as well have gone deaf.

"Thank you very much." Sakura bowed gratefully to Syaoran and Wei.

Haruko was still overwhelmed with laughter. "Y-yeahhaha! Thank YOU! BWAHHAHAHAHA!"

They all sweat dropped.

"Wei and I better get going now. Good night to the both of you," said Syaoran.

"Thank you. Good night, too." Sakura gave Syaoran a sweet smile. He blushed and nodded. Wei and Syaoran got in the car and left.

After a while, Haruko finally snapped out of it. "What? They left already?"

Sakura nodded.

"And you DIDN'T give him a goodnight KISS?" Haruko giggled.

"HOOEEE!"

x x x

The next day wasn't a bit more subtle. Sakura and Haruko went to the gym with the other contestants to practice. The two teachers that accompanied them disappeared somewhere and they were left there in the gym. It was official. Those two were definitely the most responsible set of adults to leave with children in another country. Note the sarcastic tone.

"Geez, where are they, anyway?" an older girl asked their companions, obviously irritated.

"I don't know." the youngest of all the five contestants answered.

x x x

Somewhere in the world...

"Ahhh! We're finally alone..."

"Oh! Don't shove that thing in me!"

"Why not? This is the only time we have together."

"Oh heck, I give!"

(hehe...)

x x x

"My ankle hurts!" Haruko complained.

Sakura placed her hand on Haruko's ankle, her face reflecting the concern she felt for her friend. She remembered how loud the 'thud' was when Haruko tripped and strained a muscle. "You did fall pretty hard. Maybe we should go to the clinic."

Haruko shook her head and smiled gratefully at Sakura. "I can handle this. I'll be all right in a while."

Suddenly, a group of girls with red uniforms barged inside the gym. A girl with blonde hair, who seemed to be the leader of the group, stopped in front of Sakura and Haruko. She flipped her blonde locks and smirked. "My, My. You hurt your little ankle. Can't take the heat, girl?"

"Who do you think you are anyway?" Haruko growled. She stood up, forgetting about her injured ankle.

"OH! I didn't properly introduce myself." The girl smiled sarcastically. "The name's Victoria Genevieve. I'm the representative of the Maroon Rose School Elementary."

Sakura leaned over to Haruko. "Is there such a thing as a maroon rose?" she whispered.

Haruko just laughed and faced Victoria. "MAROON ROSE? What kind of name is that?"

Victoria sweat dropped, obviously embarrassed. "WELL, what do YOU know?"

Haruko and Victoria proceeded glaring at each other.

"Stop that, immediately!" a voice shouted. It was the coach of the opposing team.

"Sorry, Coach." Victoria apologized. She took a step back, eyeing Haruko carefully. "You'll regret this," she hissed.

Haruko rolled her eyes and turned to Sakura. "Let's go some place else."

So the two went to the snack bar of the gym. They would've gone to a restaurant but the teachers would have a hard time finding them when the two adults finally decided to come back.

Sakura sipped her ice cream soda. (OOH! I'd like to see what it tasted like!) Haruko bit the last of her ham sandwich and gulped down her Coke.

Sakura smiled at Haruko. "I'm glad that was over."

"MY! MY! Look who's here!"

Haruko groaned. "Well, so much for that." She turned to the annoying blonde. "Not YOU again. Geez, why don't you just GET LOST."

Victoria opened her mouth but stopped in the middle of her sentence. Haruko and Sakura both looked to see what made such a blabbermouth shut up.

It was Syaoran and his mother. He looked their way and lifted his head at Sakura and Haruko. The two girls waved at him in return.

"What a cutie!" Victoria gasped out.

Haruko scowled. "HA! TOO LATE! He already has a SPECIAL SOMEONE!" she declared, pointing at a blushing Sakura.

Victoria tsked. She faced Haruko and said, "If he was yours, I would've stolen him from you. I guess I'll waste my time if I did it to her. After all, there are plenty of fish in the sea and I tell you, I'm a good fisher!"

Sakura sweat dropped. "Fisher?" (I think I can see fishes. . .)

x x x

Syaoran sniffled a little. He looked at the girls. I wonder what they're talking about.

x x x

Sakura averted her gaze towards Syaoran, who was looking at them curiously. She smiled at him and went over.

"Hi!" she greeted when she finally reached him. "What brought you here?"

Syaoran glanced at his mother who was speaking with the gym supervisor. He faced Sakura again and said, "My mother wanted to see how the contestants are doing." He paused. "Wait a second, you said before that you were in a competition. Is it the...?"

"Interscholastic Competition for gymnastics. Yes." Sakura continued for him, giving him a sweet smile.

Syaoran blushed and said nothing.

Sakura just tilted her head, not quite understanding why he was blushing.

She glanced at a waving Haruko. "I guess I should get going now." She walked away and when she reached Haruko, she turned back and beamed at him. Syaoran blushed even more.

x x x

The next day, the competition's opening was held near the Li mansion. Unfortunately, the Tomoeda contestants got a bit late because some morons forgot all about them and took all night to fetch them from the gym. Lucky for them, a kind soul had offered them a ride. (Can't just leave them there, can I?)

"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to declare open the competition starting today." The speaker took the list of competitors and read it. "Up first will be the..."

Haruko turned to Sakura. "Let's go, Sakura-chan. I don't feel like watching today. I was so exhausted from yesterday's mishaps. We're last on the list anyway."

Sakura agreed. "Yeah..."

Haruko's eyes glittered mischievously. "Hey, wanna visit the Li's?"

"What?" Sakura shook her head continuously, quite surprised at her friend's suggestion. "N-No! We might end up bothering them. I- I don't think it's such a good idea, Haruko."

Haruko sighed. "I suppose you're right." She looked up and suddenly, her eyes shot wide open. "Hey, isn't that Li-kun?"

Sakura looked at the balcony of the gym. Haruko was right. He was speaking with his mother, looking very serious. Sakura narrowed her eyes and saw a small crystal ball glowing in his mother's hands. All of a sudden, she felt very weak.

Then, everything went black.

x x x

TBC...