Students of the Clow: Ascension II
Conclusion
Disclaimer: I don't own CCS, although I wish I did
Madison was escorted home safely thanks to Ms. Mackenzie and her car. After saying goodnight (perhaps they should've said good morning since it was after midnight?), Sakura, Li, and Keroberos decided that it was time for them to be returning to their respective homes as well.
"I can give you and Kero a lift home," Ms. Mackenzie said to Sakura. "And I can give you a ride as well Li, if you want."
"Thanks," Li said, "but my home is in the opposite direction."
Li turned around and started to leave. However, he paused for a second, turned back to Sakura, and, much to everyone's surprise, including his own, quickly kissed her on the lips.
"Well, uh... I guess I'll see you tomorrow." And with that, Li headed home.
Sakura just stood there stunned and speechless. This had been, after all, her first kiss on the lips from a boy. She was really starting to feel bad about keeping the full details of their relationship a secret.
It was then that Ms. Mackenzie, undoubtedly sensing what Sakura was thinking, whispered something into her ear. "You know Sakura, I'm reminded of an old saying: 'We wouldn't worry about what other people thought about us if we knew how seldom they did'."
Kero seemed puzzled. "What's THAT all about?" But Sakura knew what Ms. Mackenzie meant; she knew what she needed to do.
The next morning, there came a knock at Sakura's door. Tori, Sakura's brother, answered the door, and was none too pleased with who he found; it was Li.
"Oh, it's you," Tori said, giving Li the 'evil eye'. "What do you want?"
"I was asked here by Sakura," replied Li with an 'evil eye' of his own.
Sakura came running down the stairs. "Oh good! You've made it! Dad! There's someone here I want you to meet!"
Aiden, Sakura's dad, entered the room. "Yes? What is it Sakura? Oh, hello there! You must be Li. You're one of Sakura's friends from school, aren't you?"
"Well actually Dad," Sakura began, "he's a bit more than that..."
"Are you sure you want to go through with this?" Li whispered to Sakura.
"Definitely sure," Sakura whispered back. "Dad, Tori, I have a confession to make."
"A confession?" asked Aiden with interest.
"This should be good. What have you done Squirt?"
That really irritated Sakura. "Don't call me Squirt, Tori! I'm trying to be serious here! I have something important to tell both of you."
"And what would that be?" asked Aiden.
"Li is more than just a friend. He's also more than just a boyfriend. He's my..." this was it. Once Sakura finished this sentence, there would be no going back. "...He's my fiancé!"
There was dead silence throughout the house. Neither Aiden nor Tori had expected Sakura to say that. They were both at a loss for words.
"I... I think I had better sit down for this one," Aiden finally managed to utter.
They all decided to sit down for this one-in the living room to be more precise. Li then began explaining to Sakura's family about how he came to make his proposal to Sakura and what it meant.
"It's not the same kind of engagement that you're familiar with," Li explained. "In my family, when a boy meets a girl that he feels a great deal of genuine romantic affection towards, it's tradition to declare a proposal of marriage. It doesn't mean that we plan to get married right away though. It's a way of expressing love-a way of saying, "I want to go steady with you and one day, when we're old enough, I hope that we'll get married."
"And this is how you feel about my daughter?" asked Aiden.
"Absolutely. I have nothing but love and respect for Sakura; I would never do anything to hurt her."
Aiden looked over at Sakura. "And you feel the same way about him Sakura?"
"Yes I do. I know I should've told you about this sooner, but I worried that you wouldn't understand and that I wouldn't be allowed to see Li again."
Aiden thought about it for a moment. While the idea of his 11-year-old daughter already being betrothed did seem somewhat odd for him, he also wanted to consider Sakura's feelings. He then remembered his wife Natasha and how much he loved her. He also remembered how painful it was when fate took her away from him and how he would've given anything to feel that love again. If Sakura really did share these feelings for Li, then who was he to stand between them?
"I understand alright," Aiden said. "I understand... that Li's family has a very lovely tradition! If you two really do like each other that much, then you should be allowed to keep seeing each other."
"Really?" said Sakura. "You mean it?"
"Absolutely." Aiden's wristwatch beeped. "Oh, look at the time! I have to be getting to work soon! We'll talk about this more over dinner, but I don't think there's going to be any problem with this."
"Oh thank you Dad! Thank you!" Sakura gave her dad a very grateful hug before he went to get ready for work. Everything was going good so far, but there was one thing left: Tori.
Tori got up and gave one long, critical stare at Li. Sakura was getting nervous; what was Tori's reaction to all of this going to be?
"As long as my sister likes you," Tori finally began, "you're welcome in this house... and safe. So make sure that you never do anything that would change Sakura's opinion of you." With that, Tori left the room.
"Well I guess that went as well as could be expected," said Li. "Still, I know that wasn't an easy thing for you to do Sakura."
"No it wasn't, but it had to be done."
"You realise that thing's for you won't be the same from now on."
Sakura turned towards Li. Bending forward placing her hands on his shoulders, she gave Li a kiss on the lips of her own. However, her kiss was a little bit longer than his had been.
"You're right Li. Things aren't going to be the same anymore; they're going to be better."
Li smiled. Wrapping his arms around her, he kissed back.
THE END?
Well that brings us to the end of this story. However, this is NOT necessarily the end of my fic writing! I'm already giving some thoughts to my next story. I'm thinking that I might try my hand at a Madison/Eli fic. (Yes, I'm still using the English names! That's not going to change!) I'm not sure when I'll get around to writing it though. I have some ideas for what I could do for a story of that kind, but I'm not sure if it's enough to do a whole fic. If you have any suggestions, I'd be happy to give you credit for them when I do write it. And if you would also like to be alerted via e-mail when I finally do post the first chapter, I would be happy to do that as well.
Until then, toodles!
Conclusion
Disclaimer: I don't own CCS, although I wish I did
Madison was escorted home safely thanks to Ms. Mackenzie and her car. After saying goodnight (perhaps they should've said good morning since it was after midnight?), Sakura, Li, and Keroberos decided that it was time for them to be returning to their respective homes as well.
"I can give you and Kero a lift home," Ms. Mackenzie said to Sakura. "And I can give you a ride as well Li, if you want."
"Thanks," Li said, "but my home is in the opposite direction."
Li turned around and started to leave. However, he paused for a second, turned back to Sakura, and, much to everyone's surprise, including his own, quickly kissed her on the lips.
"Well, uh... I guess I'll see you tomorrow." And with that, Li headed home.
Sakura just stood there stunned and speechless. This had been, after all, her first kiss on the lips from a boy. She was really starting to feel bad about keeping the full details of their relationship a secret.
It was then that Ms. Mackenzie, undoubtedly sensing what Sakura was thinking, whispered something into her ear. "You know Sakura, I'm reminded of an old saying: 'We wouldn't worry about what other people thought about us if we knew how seldom they did'."
Kero seemed puzzled. "What's THAT all about?" But Sakura knew what Ms. Mackenzie meant; she knew what she needed to do.
The next morning, there came a knock at Sakura's door. Tori, Sakura's brother, answered the door, and was none too pleased with who he found; it was Li.
"Oh, it's you," Tori said, giving Li the 'evil eye'. "What do you want?"
"I was asked here by Sakura," replied Li with an 'evil eye' of his own.
Sakura came running down the stairs. "Oh good! You've made it! Dad! There's someone here I want you to meet!"
Aiden, Sakura's dad, entered the room. "Yes? What is it Sakura? Oh, hello there! You must be Li. You're one of Sakura's friends from school, aren't you?"
"Well actually Dad," Sakura began, "he's a bit more than that..."
"Are you sure you want to go through with this?" Li whispered to Sakura.
"Definitely sure," Sakura whispered back. "Dad, Tori, I have a confession to make."
"A confession?" asked Aiden with interest.
"This should be good. What have you done Squirt?"
That really irritated Sakura. "Don't call me Squirt, Tori! I'm trying to be serious here! I have something important to tell both of you."
"And what would that be?" asked Aiden.
"Li is more than just a friend. He's also more than just a boyfriend. He's my..." this was it. Once Sakura finished this sentence, there would be no going back. "...He's my fiancé!"
There was dead silence throughout the house. Neither Aiden nor Tori had expected Sakura to say that. They were both at a loss for words.
"I... I think I had better sit down for this one," Aiden finally managed to utter.
They all decided to sit down for this one-in the living room to be more precise. Li then began explaining to Sakura's family about how he came to make his proposal to Sakura and what it meant.
"It's not the same kind of engagement that you're familiar with," Li explained. "In my family, when a boy meets a girl that he feels a great deal of genuine romantic affection towards, it's tradition to declare a proposal of marriage. It doesn't mean that we plan to get married right away though. It's a way of expressing love-a way of saying, "I want to go steady with you and one day, when we're old enough, I hope that we'll get married."
"And this is how you feel about my daughter?" asked Aiden.
"Absolutely. I have nothing but love and respect for Sakura; I would never do anything to hurt her."
Aiden looked over at Sakura. "And you feel the same way about him Sakura?"
"Yes I do. I know I should've told you about this sooner, but I worried that you wouldn't understand and that I wouldn't be allowed to see Li again."
Aiden thought about it for a moment. While the idea of his 11-year-old daughter already being betrothed did seem somewhat odd for him, he also wanted to consider Sakura's feelings. He then remembered his wife Natasha and how much he loved her. He also remembered how painful it was when fate took her away from him and how he would've given anything to feel that love again. If Sakura really did share these feelings for Li, then who was he to stand between them?
"I understand alright," Aiden said. "I understand... that Li's family has a very lovely tradition! If you two really do like each other that much, then you should be allowed to keep seeing each other."
"Really?" said Sakura. "You mean it?"
"Absolutely." Aiden's wristwatch beeped. "Oh, look at the time! I have to be getting to work soon! We'll talk about this more over dinner, but I don't think there's going to be any problem with this."
"Oh thank you Dad! Thank you!" Sakura gave her dad a very grateful hug before he went to get ready for work. Everything was going good so far, but there was one thing left: Tori.
Tori got up and gave one long, critical stare at Li. Sakura was getting nervous; what was Tori's reaction to all of this going to be?
"As long as my sister likes you," Tori finally began, "you're welcome in this house... and safe. So make sure that you never do anything that would change Sakura's opinion of you." With that, Tori left the room.
"Well I guess that went as well as could be expected," said Li. "Still, I know that wasn't an easy thing for you to do Sakura."
"No it wasn't, but it had to be done."
"You realise that thing's for you won't be the same from now on."
Sakura turned towards Li. Bending forward placing her hands on his shoulders, she gave Li a kiss on the lips of her own. However, her kiss was a little bit longer than his had been.
"You're right Li. Things aren't going to be the same anymore; they're going to be better."
Li smiled. Wrapping his arms around her, he kissed back.
THE END?
Well that brings us to the end of this story. However, this is NOT necessarily the end of my fic writing! I'm already giving some thoughts to my next story. I'm thinking that I might try my hand at a Madison/Eli fic. (Yes, I'm still using the English names! That's not going to change!) I'm not sure when I'll get around to writing it though. I have some ideas for what I could do for a story of that kind, but I'm not sure if it's enough to do a whole fic. If you have any suggestions, I'd be happy to give you credit for them when I do write it. And if you would also like to be alerted via e-mail when I finally do post the first chapter, I would be happy to do that as well.
Until then, toodles!