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I hope that this chapter is enough for you all. I don't think it's a cliffie.
Wish Upon a Rising Star
Chapter Four: I Want You to Know
By Lady Cassy
Disclaimer-
Characters = CLAMP
Syaoran's heart skipped a couple of beats when he felt a hand cover his mouth and heard the happy laughter. He watched Shiko go back into her house, not hearing or seeing what was happening. The person behind him had to have been a girl because of her small hands and thin fingers. Suddenly, she covered his eyes instead of his mouth and went in front of him. He could hear her heels clicking on the pavement. Then she stopped. The next thing he knew, she had kissed him on the lips and disappeared. He quickly hurried home.
Sakura laughed like crazy in her room, but no one could hear her. She'd just pulled off the prank she'd wanted to do for ages. She'd used the Mirror Card to make it look as if she had gone inside, then kissed him finally. She'd wanted to ever since he left. For the first time in seven years, she had a real reason to truly laugh with all her heart.
But she couldn't stand the real secret anymore. She wanted him to know who she really was. She couldn't just come right out with it, though. That would be too boring. Sakura would have to give him hints every now and then. She'd have to be satisfied with that.
The next day at school, Sakura came running in really early.
"Tomoyo! Guess what!" she shouted when she found her friends.
"What?"
"I found the necklace! I found the necklace I was talking about in that song at my last concert! Look!" Sakura said happily and removed a necklace from around her neck. It was a simple silver chain with an engraved silver ring hanging from it. She let her friends pass it around, then took it back. She noticed Syaoran was sitting at his desk.
"Hey Syaoran, look! It's the necklace from my song! You know, the 'ring on a chain'" she shouted, running over to him. He took it and looked at it. He paled. That was the ring he had given Sakura!
"Are you okay Syaoran? You look a little pale," Sakura commented.
"Oh no, I'm fine. Where did you get this necklace anyway?" he answered.
She giggled and twirled around happily. "Just like in the song, my true love gave it to me! Seven years ago he gave it to me. I thought I had lost it but I found it last night. I hope he knows how much he still means to me," she replied dreamily. Syaoran blushed a deep red.
"Before you were really pale, now you're bright red Syaoran!" Sakura laughed.
Suddenly, Syaoran had an idea.
"Cherry looked better with short hair," he said. "I think you should cut it."
"Real-ly?" she asked, stretching out the word. He nodded.
"So you think I'm cute when I have short hair?" she teased. He blushed more.
"My true love thought it looked better too."
"Who is your true love anyway?" Syaoran asked.
"I'm not telling. I don't want anyone to tip him off that I still love him. He'll have to come back and find out on his own."
"It's a little too late for that," Tomoyo said.
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked, not blushing the tiniest bit. She'd learned how to control it.
"Someone's already tipped him off," came the reply. "You."
"How could I? I just said I don't want anyone tipping him off. That includes myself. And besides, me and you are the only ones who know his name," Sakura said.
"All I'm saying is that you need to stop this charade, SHIKO-chan," Tomoyo said, emphasizing her name. Just then, the bell rang. Sakura flipped into the air and landed in her seat. Everyone else was used to this, except Syaoran. He looked at the back of her head. Why did he always get put behind her? And what was up with that weird conversation she had with Tomoyo? She was so weird, yet he felt drawn to her. Just like with Sakura.
Could Shiko be Sakura? She had the ring, she says she had gotten it seven years ago, Tomoyo said that her true love already knew she still loved him, and she's such a free spirit. It has to be true. Then who was it at Shiko's house last night? He wondered all day.
~Lunch~
"Tomoyo, what were you telling Shiko-san about charades this morning?" Syaoran asked.
"Nothing much. Just that she's been playing one for years and she needs to stop," Tomoyo replied.
Syaoran looked at her strangely but decided to let the topic drop when Sakura sat down. She opened up a textbook and notebook and began doing her homework that she should have done the night before.
"Aw, Shiko! You forgot your Spanish homework again!" Tomoyo cried. (A/N: Hehe...that's me, doing Spanish homework, or should I say "tarea", during lunch)
"But I can't do it at night because I run out of time. Those papers we have to write every week take a long time!" Sakura replied. (A/N: It's true! T_T)
"Well you better hurry. Only a half hour left before class. As it is, you're skipping on Drama Club," Tomoyo said. (AAAAAH! I'm turning Tomoyo and Sakura into Joyce and me!)
"Half of lunch gone already? Wait a minute, don't you have Volunteer Club now?" Sakura said. (So what if Drama's on Wednesday and V-club is on Fridays...^^; )
"Oh right Shiko-chan. I better go before I'm late. Ja ne minna-san! See you in class," Tomoyo replied while leaving the lunch table.
"Shiko-chan?"
"What?"
"Can I see the necklace again?"
"Sure." Sakura handed Syaoran the necklace.
He read the message engraved on the ring.
"I'll come one summer and marry you," it said. Syaoran sighed and handed it back.
"What's wrong, can't you read it?" Sakura asked him.
"Nothing, it's just..."
"Aw c'mon. It's just what?"
"Nothing."
"Are you sure you're not lying and you really can't read it?"
"I can read it."
"Good. It wouldn't matter anyway." Sakura stood up with her books, ready to go to class.
"Why wouldn't it?"
The bell rang at the same time Sakura answered his question. She ran off to class as Syaoran gathered his books.
He could of sworn she'd said "Because you wrote it."
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Hehe, I was going to end it before the lunch scene, but it was too short. It's still really short. But I thought I'd stick in another one of those S+S almost-moments that I seem to love so much for everyone. Bye!
Wish Upon a Rising Star
Chapter Four: I Want You to Know
By Lady Cassy
Disclaimer-
Characters = CLAMP
Syaoran's heart skipped a couple of beats when he felt a hand cover his mouth and heard the happy laughter. He watched Shiko go back into her house, not hearing or seeing what was happening. The person behind him had to have been a girl because of her small hands and thin fingers. Suddenly, she covered his eyes instead of his mouth and went in front of him. He could hear her heels clicking on the pavement. Then she stopped. The next thing he knew, she had kissed him on the lips and disappeared. He quickly hurried home.
Sakura laughed like crazy in her room, but no one could hear her. She'd just pulled off the prank she'd wanted to do for ages. She'd used the Mirror Card to make it look as if she had gone inside, then kissed him finally. She'd wanted to ever since he left. For the first time in seven years, she had a real reason to truly laugh with all her heart.
But she couldn't stand the real secret anymore. She wanted him to know who she really was. She couldn't just come right out with it, though. That would be too boring. Sakura would have to give him hints every now and then. She'd have to be satisfied with that.
The next day at school, Sakura came running in really early.
"Tomoyo! Guess what!" she shouted when she found her friends.
"What?"
"I found the necklace! I found the necklace I was talking about in that song at my last concert! Look!" Sakura said happily and removed a necklace from around her neck. It was a simple silver chain with an engraved silver ring hanging from it. She let her friends pass it around, then took it back. She noticed Syaoran was sitting at his desk.
"Hey Syaoran, look! It's the necklace from my song! You know, the 'ring on a chain'" she shouted, running over to him. He took it and looked at it. He paled. That was the ring he had given Sakura!
"Are you okay Syaoran? You look a little pale," Sakura commented.
"Oh no, I'm fine. Where did you get this necklace anyway?" he answered.
She giggled and twirled around happily. "Just like in the song, my true love gave it to me! Seven years ago he gave it to me. I thought I had lost it but I found it last night. I hope he knows how much he still means to me," she replied dreamily. Syaoran blushed a deep red.
"Before you were really pale, now you're bright red Syaoran!" Sakura laughed.
Suddenly, Syaoran had an idea.
"Cherry looked better with short hair," he said. "I think you should cut it."
"Real-ly?" she asked, stretching out the word. He nodded.
"So you think I'm cute when I have short hair?" she teased. He blushed more.
"My true love thought it looked better too."
"Who is your true love anyway?" Syaoran asked.
"I'm not telling. I don't want anyone to tip him off that I still love him. He'll have to come back and find out on his own."
"It's a little too late for that," Tomoyo said.
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked, not blushing the tiniest bit. She'd learned how to control it.
"Someone's already tipped him off," came the reply. "You."
"How could I? I just said I don't want anyone tipping him off. That includes myself. And besides, me and you are the only ones who know his name," Sakura said.
"All I'm saying is that you need to stop this charade, SHIKO-chan," Tomoyo said, emphasizing her name. Just then, the bell rang. Sakura flipped into the air and landed in her seat. Everyone else was used to this, except Syaoran. He looked at the back of her head. Why did he always get put behind her? And what was up with that weird conversation she had with Tomoyo? She was so weird, yet he felt drawn to her. Just like with Sakura.
Could Shiko be Sakura? She had the ring, she says she had gotten it seven years ago, Tomoyo said that her true love already knew she still loved him, and she's such a free spirit. It has to be true. Then who was it at Shiko's house last night? He wondered all day.
~Lunch~
"Tomoyo, what were you telling Shiko-san about charades this morning?" Syaoran asked.
"Nothing much. Just that she's been playing one for years and she needs to stop," Tomoyo replied.
Syaoran looked at her strangely but decided to let the topic drop when Sakura sat down. She opened up a textbook and notebook and began doing her homework that she should have done the night before.
"Aw, Shiko! You forgot your Spanish homework again!" Tomoyo cried. (A/N: Hehe...that's me, doing Spanish homework, or should I say "tarea", during lunch)
"But I can't do it at night because I run out of time. Those papers we have to write every week take a long time!" Sakura replied. (A/N: It's true! T_T)
"Well you better hurry. Only a half hour left before class. As it is, you're skipping on Drama Club," Tomoyo said. (AAAAAH! I'm turning Tomoyo and Sakura into Joyce and me!)
"Half of lunch gone already? Wait a minute, don't you have Volunteer Club now?" Sakura said. (So what if Drama's on Wednesday and V-club is on Fridays...^^; )
"Oh right Shiko-chan. I better go before I'm late. Ja ne minna-san! See you in class," Tomoyo replied while leaving the lunch table.
"Shiko-chan?"
"What?"
"Can I see the necklace again?"
"Sure." Sakura handed Syaoran the necklace.
He read the message engraved on the ring.
"I'll come one summer and marry you," it said. Syaoran sighed and handed it back.
"What's wrong, can't you read it?" Sakura asked him.
"Nothing, it's just..."
"Aw c'mon. It's just what?"
"Nothing."
"Are you sure you're not lying and you really can't read it?"
"I can read it."
"Good. It wouldn't matter anyway." Sakura stood up with her books, ready to go to class.
"Why wouldn't it?"
The bell rang at the same time Sakura answered his question. She ran off to class as Syaoran gathered his books.
He could of sworn she'd said "Because you wrote it."
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Hehe, I was going to end it before the lunch scene, but it was too short. It's still really short. But I thought I'd stick in another one of those S+S almost-moments that I seem to love so much for everyone. Bye!