Students of the Clow: Ascension II
Chapter 7
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS, although I wish I did
After the incident with Chelsea and Zachary, Sakura and Li decided to find a quiet place to talk. They ended up going to the spot where Sakura first caught the Glow Card.
"I'm... sorry about what happened back there," said Li. "I didn't mean to embarrass you in front of your friends."
"Oh, no Li, no! No, please don't take it like that! It's not that I'm ashamed of what we have, really I'm not. I'm just worried about what will happen if too many people find out. If my dad, or worse yet, Tori, ever found out about this-"
"You mean you still haven't told them?" asked a shocked Li.
"Well, no, not really," replied Sakura. "Try to understand Li, my family doesn't exactly have the same customs as yours. I'm just not sure how my dad would react to learning that his 11-year-old daughter is already affianced. And I already have a good idea as to how Tori would react and believe me, I wouldn't involve a lot of well-wishing, that's for sure!"
"I suppose you're right," sighed Li. "Still, it's very hard for me. This isn't the same as it was with Meilin. This time I've actually found someone worth... loving. And I want the whole world to know."
Sakura knew how Li felt. She too didn't like the idea of keeping this a secret. It was just eating her up inside, so much so that she felt like she was going to explode. But she couldn't tell her family. Not yet.
But she also couldn't continue hiding her feelings from everybody.
Finally, the emotion of the situation was just too much for her to take anymore. Throwing her arms around Li and burying her face in his shoulder, Sakura uncontrollably burst into tears, much to the shock of Li.
"I'm sorry!" wailed Sakura, unable to control herself. "I'm so sorry! Please believe me! I do love you and I do want to marry you and if I could tell my family I would but I can't! I want to, but I just can't! I-"
The next few words that came out of Sakura's mouth were somewhat inaudible, due to the amount of crying she was doing. Recovering from the shock of this, Li put his arms around Sakura and did his best to try and calm her down.
"It's alright, it's okay," said Li in a comforting tone of voice. "Just let it all out." He began to gently stroke the back of her neck with his fingers. Gradually, Sakura's crying began to grow softer.
"Thanks Li," Sakura said eventually. "I guess I just needed to get that out of my system."
"No problem Sakura," said Li, paying no heed to the big tearstain on his shirt. He and Sakura were still holding onto each other, but that suited them just fine. Though her crying had stopped, Li continued to massage the back of Sakura's neck, since she seemed to be enjoying it.
"I really do love you Li."
"I know you do Sakura, I know. And I love you." Li decided that a change in conversation topic might lighten the mood. "So... how are things going with you and Ms. Mackenzie?"
"Oh, pretty good," said Sakura. "I mean, it's only been a few days since we started, so I haven't learned much yet. However, she has begun to teach me one pretty cool trick-"
Just then the conversation was cut short as both of them felt a very strong- and familiar-magical presence approach.
"It's Chron!" gasped Sakura. "He's here!"
TO BE CONTINUED
Well I hope my writing wasn't too lame in this chapter (I'm my own worst critic I'm afraid). With Christmas just around the corner, and tons of relatives to visit, I'll probably be a little late in delivering the next chapter. So in case I don't get the chance to say it at the appropriate time, have a safe and happy holidays!
Chapter 7
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS, although I wish I did
After the incident with Chelsea and Zachary, Sakura and Li decided to find a quiet place to talk. They ended up going to the spot where Sakura first caught the Glow Card.
"I'm... sorry about what happened back there," said Li. "I didn't mean to embarrass you in front of your friends."
"Oh, no Li, no! No, please don't take it like that! It's not that I'm ashamed of what we have, really I'm not. I'm just worried about what will happen if too many people find out. If my dad, or worse yet, Tori, ever found out about this-"
"You mean you still haven't told them?" asked a shocked Li.
"Well, no, not really," replied Sakura. "Try to understand Li, my family doesn't exactly have the same customs as yours. I'm just not sure how my dad would react to learning that his 11-year-old daughter is already affianced. And I already have a good idea as to how Tori would react and believe me, I wouldn't involve a lot of well-wishing, that's for sure!"
"I suppose you're right," sighed Li. "Still, it's very hard for me. This isn't the same as it was with Meilin. This time I've actually found someone worth... loving. And I want the whole world to know."
Sakura knew how Li felt. She too didn't like the idea of keeping this a secret. It was just eating her up inside, so much so that she felt like she was going to explode. But she couldn't tell her family. Not yet.
But she also couldn't continue hiding her feelings from everybody.
Finally, the emotion of the situation was just too much for her to take anymore. Throwing her arms around Li and burying her face in his shoulder, Sakura uncontrollably burst into tears, much to the shock of Li.
"I'm sorry!" wailed Sakura, unable to control herself. "I'm so sorry! Please believe me! I do love you and I do want to marry you and if I could tell my family I would but I can't! I want to, but I just can't! I-"
The next few words that came out of Sakura's mouth were somewhat inaudible, due to the amount of crying she was doing. Recovering from the shock of this, Li put his arms around Sakura and did his best to try and calm her down.
"It's alright, it's okay," said Li in a comforting tone of voice. "Just let it all out." He began to gently stroke the back of her neck with his fingers. Gradually, Sakura's crying began to grow softer.
"Thanks Li," Sakura said eventually. "I guess I just needed to get that out of my system."
"No problem Sakura," said Li, paying no heed to the big tearstain on his shirt. He and Sakura were still holding onto each other, but that suited them just fine. Though her crying had stopped, Li continued to massage the back of Sakura's neck, since she seemed to be enjoying it.
"I really do love you Li."
"I know you do Sakura, I know. And I love you." Li decided that a change in conversation topic might lighten the mood. "So... how are things going with you and Ms. Mackenzie?"
"Oh, pretty good," said Sakura. "I mean, it's only been a few days since we started, so I haven't learned much yet. However, she has begun to teach me one pretty cool trick-"
Just then the conversation was cut short as both of them felt a very strong- and familiar-magical presence approach.
"It's Chron!" gasped Sakura. "He's here!"
TO BE CONTINUED
Well I hope my writing wasn't too lame in this chapter (I'm my own worst critic I'm afraid). With Christmas just around the corner, and tons of relatives to visit, I'll probably be a little late in delivering the next chapter. So in case I don't get the chance to say it at the appropriate time, have a safe and happy holidays!