A fanfic by Kawaii Sakura-Chan
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Chapter Eleven: Mother?
Sakura looked ahead of her in disbelief. Sakura couldn't move.
"Mother?!" said Sakura, "Is that you?"
The woman nodded, "It's me honey."
Sakura walked up the woman. She had aged, but not by much. She was still beautiful, still as beautiful as the picture that sat in the Kinomoto residence. Sakura gave her a hug and her mother hugged her back gently.
"Nadeshiko? Is this Sakura?" asked one the many people who were by her side.
"Yes this is her," said Nadeshiko.
"It's been a long time," said Nadeshiko looking lovingly at Fujitaka.
"Yes it has," said Fujitaka.
"Will you be coming back with me this time?" asked Nadeshiko.
"It depends," said Fujitaka.
"On what?" asked Nadeshiko curiously.
"On Sakura's decision," said Fujitaka.
"Oh my decision?" asked Sakura who had felt quite left out of the conversation.
"Yes," said Nadeshiko, "you are going to come live with us now."
"With who?" asked Sakura.
"All of us in our World," said Nadeshiko.
"World?" said Sakura.
"Yes, in another world very similar to this one," said Nadeshiko.
"Why haven't I lived there all along?" asked Sakura.
"We wanted you to have a normal childhood away from the life," said Nadeshiko.
"If you grew up here in this world, you would be able to go out in the streets and have an normal childhood. Your mother and I are the protectors of that world. But I came here with you so that you would be able to be safe from everyone. As long as no one thought that Nadeshiko had an heir then no one would be out trying to kill you. Or at least that's what we had hoped for," said Fujitaka.
"So, I'm not really from this world?" said Sakura.
"That is correct," said Fujitaka.
"So, what is it like in the other world?" asked Sakura.
"It's…Well I suppose it's…" said Nadeshiko
"It's pretty much same as this," said Fujitaka.
"Oh I see,' said Sakura.
"So will you come home with us?" asked Nadeshiko.
"What about my friends here?" asked Sakura.
"They'll be left behind," said Nadeshiko.
"I can't leave my friends, especially Tomoyo," said Sakura.
"Tomoyo would come with us," said Nadeshiko, "you and her have special duties. You both have the keys that open a gate between this world and ours."
"So that's how I got my bracelet?" said Tomoyo.
"Yes," said Nadeshiko, "we used our magic to send you a charm a year till you had all of them."
"Oh," said Tomoyo.
"Why was the gate in a Li residence?" asked Syaoran.
"Who are you?" asked Nadeshiko turning towards Syaoran.
"I am Syaoran Li, future head of the Li Clan, descendant of Clow Reed and your daughter's boyfriend," answer Syaoran.
"Are you now?" said Nadeshiko.
"Yes mother," said Sakura.
"How old are you Syaoran?" asked Nadeshiko.
"Same age as your daughter," said Syaoran.
"And you say you are a descendant of Clow Reed?" said Nadeshiko.
"Yes," said Syaoran.
"Hmm…" said Nadeshiko.
"What are you thinking?" asked Fujitaka.
"Perhaps it would be a good idea to betroth them," said Nadeshiko, "since Sakura is the clow cards mistress it would be good to keep magic between the families.
"You are the card's mistress?!?!?!?!?" said an astonished Syaoran.
"Yes?" said Sakura.
"YOU NEVER TOLD ME THAT!" he said rather loudly.
"I didn't see any reason to?" said Sakura, "and besides, you never asked."
"I've been searching forever to find you," said Syaoran.
"Why?" asked Sakura.
"Because the Clow Cards have belonged to someone of Clow Reed descent since they were created," said Syaoran.
"And so they will stay that way," said Nadeshiko turning to her servant, "Servant please take a message asking Yelan Li if we could betroth her son and my daughter."
"Honey?" said Fujitaka.
"Yes?" said Nadeshiko.
"It would be easier just to use the cell phone," said Fujitaka.
"Use a what?" said Nadeshiko.
"A portable wireless phone?" said Fujitaka.
"Mom?" said Sakura, "Don't you have cell phones in our world?"
"Well yes," said Nadeshiko, "but isn't it rather tacky to send a marriage proposal over a phone?"
"I suppose perhaps you may be right," said Fujitaka, "We'll go there in person."
"Get the limo ready," said Nadeshiko.
"Syaoran," said Sakura, "Doesn't your mother live in China?"
"Yes," said Syaoran.
"How are we going to drive there?" asked Sakura, "we're in Australia."
"Oh right," said Nadeshiko and Fujitaka smiling and blushing slightly, "We'll just use magic then."
Nadeshiko and Fujitaka held hands and said a quick incantation. Soon the whole party found themselves in front of the Li Residence in China. And a funny lot they looked. Fujitaka in his Saturday wear, Nadeshiko is a business woman type clothes, Sakura and Tomoyo in their gowns, Syaoran in his tuxedo and a load of servants of whom no one but Nadeshiko knew very well.
"Mother?" said Sakura, "Isn't this all a little sudden?"
"What's sudden?" asked Nadeshiko.
"Don't I have a say in this?" asked Sakura, "I don't want to be betrothed."
"Why ever not?" asked Nadeshiko, "you obviously love him very much."
"True, but this is too sudden and I'm too young," said Sakura.
"I agree," said Syaoran.
"Hehe," said Sakura, "thanks."
"Then what do we do?" asked Nadeshiko.
"We wait it out and see who she goes with," said Fujitaka.
"What happens if I go with you?" asked Sakura.
"Then you stay there for the rest of your natural life," said Nadeshiko.
"But all my friends are here and my boyfriend, he's here too," said Sakura.
"So that means you stay?" asked Nadeshiko.
"Give me time," said Sakura.
"Fine then," said Nadeshiko.
"We should leave," said Syaoran, "We should go back to Australia, especially before…"
"SYAORAN!" yelled someone.
"Oh no…" said Syaoran.
"Who are all these people? And this girl with you. Is this your girlfriend? She's so darling! We should put her in Chinese style clothing. Oh she's looked so pretty!" said the girl.
"Who is this?" asked Sakura (sweatdrops ^^;)
"This is my cousin Amelia," said Syaoran sighing, "we grew up together. She's a little crazy you might say."
Amelia went up to Sakura and started shaking her hand.
"Pleased to meet you, as my cousin has said, I'm Amelia. I'm 16 years old and you are so adorable and pretty too! You should be a model. OOOO you could enter a contest here and become famous around the world don't you think so???" asked Amelia.
"Well…uh…I" stammered Sakura.
"Oh come on let's go. We'll get you some clothes and such and then later on you can model them for everyone!" said Amelia grabbing Sakura's hand.
Sakura mouthed the word 'help' at Syaoran. Syaoran mouthed back 'sorry' as he watched Sakura be dragged off by his crazy cousin.
"Where is she taking her???" asked Nadeshiko.
"To shop and model off all the clothes for her," said Syaoran.
"Does she even have money?" asked Nadeshiko.
"Oh she'll pay for everything. She'll probably go to a dress shop and get her a gown and get a whole bunch of clothes for her. Mostly dresses or things she designed herself. Sakura will come home with a whole new wardrobe. That is why I thought we should have gotten out of here sooner," said Syaoran.
"When will they be back?" asked Nadeshiko.
"Oh anywhere from 3 to 8 hours," said Syaoran.
"Why did you try and save her?" asked Nadeshiko.
"No point," said Syaoran, "once she's got her mind made up, that's it. No changing it."
"Poor Sakura," said Nadeshiko.
"Oh she'll be fine. They all are. She did the same thing to Meiling and still does whenever she sees her," said Syaoran, "she's learned to live with it."
"I see," said Nadeshiko.
"Well, since she's already took her victim it's safe for us to go inside. You can meet my family," said Syaoran, "please follow me."
The whole party followed Syaoran him up the walkway to the Li residence. After a cup of tea and talking for a few hours everyone was well acquainted and chatting up a storm. Amidst their talking everyone heard the door close and a loud "We really must do that more often."
Syaoran quickly got up from his spot and went to the foyer. Sakura was on her knees five bags…in each hand.
"Oh," said said Syaoran going over to her and taking some of the bags, "just stay here for a minute."
Syaoran quickly took her bags to the room he had, had made up for her and came back down the stairs.
"Should I carry you up the stairs to your room?" asked Syaoran.
"Would you?" asked Sakura.
"Of course," said Syaoran picking her up.
Sakura whimpered, "My feet…I have never done that much shopping before!"
"I tried to warn everyone," said Syaoran, "tried to get everyone away, but it was too late."
"Please, please don't let her take me again," said Sakura.
"I'll try, but I can't make any promises," said Syaoran.
"I never wanna try on any clothes ever again," said Sakura as he laid her down on her bed.
"Well you should go to sleep. Stay in your room for most of the day if that's possible. I will tell her that you are sick or you were really tired yesterday," said Syaoran.
"Thanks a bunch," said Sakura drifting off to sleep.
"And one more thing," said Syaoran, but stopped because he noticed that Sakura was already sleeping. Syaoran went over and kissed Sakura on the forehead, "G'night my Cherry Blossom."
Syaoran quietly went out of the room.
"SYAORAN, DARLING," cried out a voice.
"Please try to be quiet, Sakura is sleeping," said Syaoran.
"Sorry Darlink," said Amelia.
"You've been watching too much tv again haven't you?" said Syaoran.
"How can you tell?" asked Amelia.
"The accent in your voice," said Syaoran.
"Oh gee golly darn beaver, I thought I had you that time," said Amelia.
"Looks like you've been watching old North American tv shows again," said Syaoran.
"They're the best! I love, 'I love Lucy', 'Bewitched', 'I dream of Jeanie', 'Leave it to Beaver' and all those great old shows!" said Amelia.
"I don't know, I prefer other things like reading rather than sitting in front of a box watching foreign shows," said Syaoran.
"Some of those are really the very best," said Sakura coming out of her room.
"I thought you were sleeping," said Syaoran.
"I am," said Sakura yawning, "I just came to get a drink of water."
"YOU LIKE FOREIGN SHOWS TOO?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?" asked Amelia is a high pitched hyper type voice.
"Foreign shows?" said Sakura.
"Amelia," said Syaoran, "Sakura is from Canada. She's sees those on tv and they're not foreign to her."
"Oh right," said Amelia, "Well you never said that."
"I didn't?" said Syaoran.
"You didn't," said Amelia.
"Anyways I will go get you a glass of water and then I'll be right back," said Syaoran, "stay right there."
When Syaoran returned Sakura was no where in sight.
"Not again," he said to himself slightly whimpering.
He went in to Sakura room and sure enough there were Sakura and Amelia watching their favourite oldies. Sakura was sitting almost dozing off, but too polite to say she wanted to go to sleep.
"Um, Amelia?" asked Syaoran.
"Yes?" said Amelia cocking her head to side and looking at him.
"I think," said Syaoran thoughtfully, "that Sakura wants to go to sleep. She is very tired from your shopping excursion"
Amelia looked at Sakura immediately, "Sakura-chan? Is that true?"
"Well," said Sakura smiling, "I am kinda really tired."
"Oh," said Amelia, "Then I'll leave you! Come on Syaoran we can go watch them in my room!"
"No," said Syaoran, "I don't think s---"
Before Syaoran could answer Amelia dragged him off to her room to watch foreign oldies. Sakura sighed and shook her head seeing Syaoran being dragged off by his overly hyper psychotic cousin.
"She's really very nice," said Sakura sleepily, "Although she a psycho."
Sakura laid her head down on her bed and went to sleep before anyone else could come in her room and interrupt her sleep.
Author's Note: Okay this is the end of the chapter. Emphasis on chapter. Anyways, it's short I know. But a) running out of idea b) school tomorrow and it's late c) I needed to update since I left y'all hanging. What do you think of Amelia? I decided to bring her in as the comic relief. Hehe. Anyways I hope to write another one soon. I'm gonna try and go work on another chapter of something else now. Bye bye!
Kawaii Sakura-Chan
p.s i dunno about Sakura's decision yet...feedback would be great. Stay here or go with her mom and maybe have to leave all her friend and maybe even Syaoran?
