A fanfic by Kawaii Sakura-Chan
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Chapter 12: Desperate Acts and Erased Memories
Sakura was sitting back relaxing in a chair out on one of the many verandas at the Li estate.
"So relaxing," said Sakura.
"SAKURA!" yelled someone.
"OH NO! NOT AGAIN!" cried Sakura to herself.
"Honey, sweetie, let's go shopping!" said Amelia hugging Sakura from behind the chair.
"I don't really think I'm in the mood," said Sakura calmly and as nicely as she could.
"Oh, come on," said Amelia begging, "Shopping is fun!"
"It was," said Sakura under breath rolling her eyes.
"What dear?" asked Amelia.
"Nothing," said Sakura, "nothing. I'm really tired right now and I just want some one on one time with myself."
"Oh I see," said Amelia, "then I'll go tell Syaoran to leave you alone for the day."
"Wait!" said Sakura, "don't do that."
"Why not," said Amelia, "you said yourself you wanted some one on one time."
"Syaoran can come though," said Sakura.
"Why?" asked Amelia.
"Because he's my boyfriend," said Sakura, "I don't mind if he comes, cause he'll probably be really quiet."
"I can't be quiet?" asked Amelia slightly hurt.
"No, it's not that," said Sakura.
"So why can he come, but I can't," said Amelia.
"BECAUSE!" said Sakura exasperated, "I LOVE HIM!"
"Oh," said Amelia, "Why didn't you just say that from the start."
"Say what?" said Sakura looking at her strangely.
"You don't one on one time for yourself. You want one on two time with you and Syaoran," said Amelia.
"I didn't say that," said Sakura trying to explain that she really was just relaxing by herself.
"No, I get you," said Amelia, "Say no more. I'll go get Syaoran for you.
Sakura tried to yell at her not to go, but Amelia was already in the mansion.
"Oy vey," said Sakura to herself leaning back against the chair.
Syaoran came up beside Sakura's chair.
"I heard you ordered me to come," said Syaoran, "you know, I'm not really the type to beck and call."
"I didn't order you here," said Sakura, "I just wanted some one on one time with me and I was trying to get Amelia away so I wouldn't have to go shopping. Then she said she'd tell you to stay away and then ARRGGGG. You cousin's a pain in the butt sometimes."
"Trust me," said Syaoran, "I know that already from personal experience. You are lucky though we're not engaged. If we were, I mean she'd go nuts. She'd already be planning our wedding. I'm surprised she's not doing matchmaking stuff yet. Usually by now she'd be playing matchmaker so she could eventually play wedding planner. She likes that sort of stuff."
"She'd like Tomoyo I think," said Sakura, "Tomoyo is like that sometimes too."
"Where is Tomoyo," asked Syaoran, "we didn't take her?"
"I don't know," said Sakura sheepishly.
"I'm going to go ask around and see if she's here," said Syaoran exiting the room.
"I think I will too," said Sakura opening the door of her room and walking to down the hall, "to think, I forgot about my best friend."
"She must be here though," said Syaoran looking through the rooms, "Your mother transported us all here to my place. However this place is large."
The two then heard a huge amount of laughing coming from Amelia's room. Syaoran looked at Sakura peculiarly. Sakura looked through the crack in the door and couldn't believe what she saw. Tomoyo was sitting on the bed with Amelia laughing just as loudly.
"Do you not think that Li-kun and Sakura-chan make a cute couple," asked Tomoyo.
"No," said Amelia frankly.
"What? How could you---," started Tomoyo.
"I think that they are the CUTEST COUPLE! WAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII," said Amelia loudly.
"HAI HAI!" said Tomoyo nodding her head.
Sakura and Syaoran sweat dropped from outside the door and slowly crept away.
"Well, Tomoyo's here," said Sakura laughing nervously.
"Obviously," said Syaoran.
"Let's go out," said Sakura flipping her hair back, "I'm bored and sick of being inside."
"Where are we gonna go?" asked Syaoran.
"Anywhere, lets try a simple trip the mall," said Sakura continuing to walk.
"The Mall…" said Syaoran laughing and stopping dead in his tracks.
"Don't laugh at my misfortunes with Amelia," said Sakura sternly while she walked back to Syaoran.
"Oh it's not that. Don't you remember Whitney? When were at the mall that time and you uh," said Syaoran starting to blush furiously.
"Oh kiss you?" said Sakura, "yes, that I remember. You held me in your arms. You were so surprised."
"Yeah," said Syaoran still blushing, "probably the greatest moment of my life."
"Mine too," said Sakura as Syaoran put his arms around you.
"I love you," said Sakura gazing up into his eyes, "I could say that a million times and mean it more every time I say it."
"Me too," said Syaoran leaning her and kissing her gently.
Sakura pulled away gently, "back then it was just acting, but now it's for real and forever."
"Like the way it should be," said Syaoran.
"Sakura and Syaoran Forever," said Sakura.
"And beyond that," said Syaoran leaning over and kissing her again.
"Kawaii!" whispered Tomoyo to Amelia.
"And you go it all on camera too!" said Amelia trying to whisper.
"Is someone there?" said Sakura pulling away suddenly.
"RUN!" Tomoyo whispered to Amelia and the two girls ran back to the house.
"You know who that was right?" said Syaoran smiling big.
"Who else?" said Sakura laughing, "Tomoyo and her new found accomplice in video taping crime, Amelia."
"They are too much alike," said Syaoran.
"I know," said Sakura scratching her head, "it's almost scary."
"Let's go for a walk in the Li gardens first. You've never completely seen them all have you?" asked Syaoran taking her hand in his.
"Nope," said Sakura cheerfully as she walked happily beside him, "I heard they were quite a sight."
"They are," said Syaoran, "we have a huge garden maze with flowers and trees."
"I can't wait to see them," said Sakura.
"Well you don't have to wait long," said Syaoran, "we're here."
Sakura looked ahead of her at a huge garden. Syaoran pulled on her head and started running through it like a little kid.
"Slow down," said Sakura and she laughed, "I've never seen you like this before."
"You've never seen me in the Li gardens before," said Syaoran laughing, "I spent most of my spare time during childhood in here. When I wasn't training I came here just to be alone. Now I want to share the gardens with you. I want this to be a place where you and I can come together. Our special place."
"I love it Syaoran. The Garden feels so alive. It's beautiful," said Sakura stopping for a moment.
Sakura looked around her. There were flowers everywhere, Cherry Blossom trees and willow trees surrounded them. Not far there was a small lagoon. Over to the side as an entrance to a garden maze where in the middle lied a huge fountain and a beautiful spot to just sit.
Sakura spun around looking at the sky. The wind flowed through the garden and blew Sakura's light pink skirt and her hair to the side.
=Beautiful= thought Syaoran, =She's so beautiful just standing there. The way the wind flows through her hair.=
"Sit down," said Syaoran.
Sakura continued to stand looking at the sky.
=I feel so alive, the wind all around me, it's like being in another world= thought Sakura.
"I want to get away. I want to fly away. Yeah, Yeah, yeah," sang Sakura.
"Eh?" said Syaoran.
"Oh it's a bit of an old song I know," said Sakura.
"Oh I see," said Syaoran.
"Yeah," said Sakura sitting down beside him and leaning her head on his shoulder.
"Don't you just feel completely content when your out here?" asked Syaoran running his hand through her hair.
"The world could just pass me by and I'd never know it," said Sakura closing her eyes.
"It's also a place filled with ancient magic," said Syaoran looking at Sakura in surprise. She had fallen asleep.
Sakura's dreams like most were telling her something now.
"Sakura," said a voice.
"Hello?" said Sakura looking around for the speaker.
"It is I, Clow Reed," answered the voice.
"What do you ask of me?" asked Sakura.
"Follow your heart. You have a decision of great importance in front of you. Follow what your heart tells you," said Clow Reed.
"But I don't know what to do. I want to go back to the other world with my Mother. But the part I must play…I will become a protector of that world. Everyone will know who I am. I'm just trying to live a normal life," said Sakura.
"Follow your heart, do what you feel is right," said Clow Reed.
"I don't know what will happen with Syaoran if I leave. I can't leave him," said Sakura looking at Clow Reed.
"I cannot tell the future, nor tell you what path you must take. The decision is yours and yours alone to make," said Clow Reed.
"How is it you are talking to me?" asked Sakura.
"This place," said Clow Reed, "is filled with ancient magic which allows me to talk to my descendents through dreams. The magic gives this place an overwhelming me feeling of peace and contentment."
"I see," said Sakura, "but I am not a descendent."
"However, you are the one who was chosen to be the card's mistress," said Clow Reed, "which in turn gives us a bond."
"I see," said Sakura.
"It is time I left you now," said Clow Reed.
"But I have questions to---," said Sakura.
"AWAKE!" said Clow Reed.
Sakura suddenly jerked awake and looked at Syaoran.
"Are you okay?" asked Syaoran.
"Yeah, I'm fine," said Sakura, "I just had a dream. Clow Reed was in it."
"He was talking to you?" said Syaoran.
"Yes, he told me that the choice was mine," said Sakura.
"What choice?" asked Syaoran.
"Whether or not I stay in this world," said Sakura.
Yelan was pacing the room.
"Syaoran," said Yelan to herself, "where be you."
"Yelan?" said a voice.
"Yes," she answered stopping dead in her tracks.
"It's Nadeshiko," said the voice.
"Please come in," said Yelan sitting in a chair.
"I've come to talk about Sakura," said Nadeshiko.
"Yes? What about our little card mistress," said Yelan, "please have a seat."
"I need her to come back with me to the other world to be prepared for taking over. When I am gone she will be the next protector of our world," said Nadeshiko.
"And this is a concern of me for what reason?" asked Yelan.
"My daughter must come back with us. The decision is always her, but without her we have no heir to take over," said Nadeshiko.
"I am still not sure why this is a concern of mine," said Yelan.
"There is one thing stopping her," said Nadeshiko.
"And that would be?" asked Yelan.
"Your son," said Nadeshiko, "we believe that he will cloud her thoughts and she will not come with us to the world where she belongs."
"Your daughter loves our son very much and vice versa. To pull them apart would not be right if that is what you are getting at," said Yelan.
"I love my daughter very much and her happiness is of utmost importance to me. However, my duty to that world comes first and if your son is posing as a threat to our world, matters will be dealt with," said Nadeshiko.
"What sort of matters?" asked Yelan.
"I will not hesitate on using magic on the both of them to erase memory of each other," said Nadeshiko.
"You will not," said Yelan, "you will not use magic on my son. Not when he is finally smiling."
"Smiling?" asked Nadeshiko inquisitively.
"He had never truly smiled before. Sakura has changed him. He was always spending time away by himself and he never wanted anything to do with people. Now he laughs and smiles. I will not take his happiness from him," said Yelan, "nor will I allow you to do so."
"Sakura will come back with us," said Nadeshiko.
"You said it was her decision," said Yelan, "perhaps she would prefer to stay here. She may one day become head of the Li Clan herself along side Syaoran."
"Like I said, I will not hesitate," said Nadeshiko.
"And I will not hesitate in making sure that you lose your power," said Yelan.
"Just try it," said Nadeshiko.
"Don't try me," said Yelan.
"I could beat you anytime," said Nadeshiko.
"I doubt it," said Yelan standing up.
"I don't," said Nadeshiko coming up and getting in Yelan's face.
"Wind from the earth come to my aid," said Yelan closing her eyes as Wind encircled the room blowing their hair around and all of the items in the room began to lift off the tables, "go forth."
The wind in the room flew against Nadeshiko causing her to be pushed against the wall hitting it hard.
"Do not test me in my own home," said Yelan muttering something as the room returned to just as it had been. Yelan exited the room leaving Nadeshiko to stand against the wall trying to catch her breath.
"I will test you and I will have my daughter come live with me," said Nadeshiko.
Sakura and Syaoran still laid in the garden content in each other's company.
"We should go now," said Syaoran, "my mother will probably be serving tea by now."
"If we must," said Sakura getting up.
"I think it would be a good idea," said Syaoran, "we wouldn't want to anger my mother."
Syaoran and Sakura walked through the doors of the mansion.
"Mother," said Syaoran loudly, "we're hear for umm…tea time?"
"I'm in the drawing room," said Yelan strictly.
"I love you," Syaoran whispered in Sakura's ear before they entered the room. Sakura giggled with delight as her heart skipped a few beats at those words.
"She's so much trouble," muttered Yelan under her breath after seeing Sakura enter the room.
"What mother?" asked Syaoran, "did you say something?"
"No I didn't," said Yelan turning to Sakura, "I need to know now. What is your decision for the future? Where will you go? With your mother and father or will you choose to stay here?"
"I-I-I- don't know," stammered Sakura at being put on the spot.
"I must know. I wish very much for you to be along side Syaoran as future head of the Li Clan," said Yelan.
Sakura blushed at this. She didn't expect Yelan to say something like that about her. She felt accepted by Yelan despite her cold behaviour.
"I'm not sure yet. I wish to go with my mother for I have not seen her in years. I thought she was dead. But I still wish to stay behind for I feel that here is my home. But as I know, I have a duty to the other world as its future protector," said Sakura, "The decision is mine and mine alone. The question is still left unanswered, even to myself."
"I'm glad to hear that," said Yelan, "but please consider staying here. Syaoran loves you very much. I doubt he could live without you."
Syaoran blushed furiously at his mother words.
"Mom…" he said as a young child says when his mother has embarrassed him.
"Syaoran," said Sakura turning towards Syaoran as she blushed and smiled a bit, "don't be embarrassed it's alright."
Sakura turned to Yelan and said, "I too love your song very much so and I don't feel I could live without him. But as I earlier stated the answer is mine and mine alone."
"Thank you. Can you two please go off now? I have some business to attend to immediately," said Yelan.
"What about tea?" asked Syaoran.
"Son, I know you very much dislike tea time," said Yelan, "so please go off and enjoy yourself with your girlfriend."
"Thank you mother," said Syaoran bowing as he left the room with Sakura.
Yelan got up from her chair to go see Nadeshiko. She found Nadeshiko in the salon sitting on the couch reading a book.
"Your daughter loves my son as much as he loves her," said Yelan entering the room.
"That can be taken care of with mind tricks," said Nadeshiko still reading her books.
"You will not interfere in their lives," said Yelan.
"I will do so at my will," said Nadeshiko, "my daughter will become the next protector of our world.
"I love my son too much to let you tamper with their lives," said Yelan.
"And I love my daughter so much that I will have her with him," said Nadeshiko.
"Leave them alone," said Yelan.
"Or what?" said Nadeshiko, "my power is at yours if not exceeding yours."
"I highly doubt that," said Yelan glaring.
"It's not? Well then try this on for size," said Nadeshiko snapping her fingers.
"What did you do?" asked Yelan, "You tell me now."
"You'll see," said Nadeshiko, "SYAORAN, SAKURA, PLEASE COME HERE!"
Syaoran and Sakura quickly into the room stumbling over their feet.
"Yes Mother?" said Sakura.
"Umm…who are you?" asked Syaoran looking at Nadeshiko and then looking over to Sakura, "and who are you and why are you in my house?"
"You didn't," said Yelan.
"It's too late it's already done," said Nadeshiko.
"What's done?" asked Sakura inquisitively.
"Sakura, dear," said Nadeshiko sweetly, "Have you ever seen this boy before in your life."
"Not that I recall," said Sakura biting her lip while looking the boy over, "should I remember him?"
"No," said Nadeshiko, "seeing as this is your first time meeting him."
"Technically no," said Sakura.
"What do you mean?" asked Nadeshiko a bit nervously.
"Well when you called us, he had his arm around me. I'm not sure why, but he did," said Sakura, "So I know him a bit?"
"That's all I know about her. All I remember is having my arm around her and then you called," said Syaoran, "I don't even know her name."
"It's fine," said Nadeshiko, "you two may be dismissed. But don't hang around each other too long for Sakura and I will be leaving soon."
"Yes mother," said Sakura as she bowed and left the room.
"Please leave too," said Yelan to Syaoran, "please show Sakura the gardens. Take her to your special garden. I'm sure she'd enjoy the flowers you have planted there."
"Yes mother," said Syaoran bowing and turning to leave.
"Now undo what you've done to them. They love each other very much," said Yelan.
"I can't. There is no reversal to it. So I guess I'll simply have to keep things the way they are. Finally I'll have Sakura will me," said Nadeshiko happily.
"You are a selfish woman," said Yelan.
"I am a selfish person? I left my own flesh and blood here in another world so she could live a normal life. Am I know to at least have a bit of happiness with her?" asked Nadeshiko.
"It's not fair to interfere in her life and it's especially not fair to interfere in my sons," said Yelan.
"Whatever it takes," said Nadeshiko, "Whatever it takes to achieve my goals. For once in my life I will be selfish."
"Do you like this garden?" asked Syaoran.
"It's very pretty," said Sakura.
"Why are you here at my house?" asked Syaoran.
"I'm not sure. I think it has to do with business between my mother and yours," said Sakura.
"That's what I think it is too," said Syaoran yawning.
"Your tired," said Sakura, "and it's a nice day, you should have a nap."
"It would be rude of me to go back to the mansion and leave you here alone for my own purposes," said Syaoran.
"Why not nap here?" asked Sakura, "it's not raining and the grass looks soft."
"It would still be rude of me to sleep in front of you," said Syaoran scratching the back of his head.
"I'll make you a deal," said Sakura, "I see you have a garden maze. I'll hide somewhere and if you can find me and catch me fair and square, we'll both have naps," said Sakura.
"Sure sounds great a bit childish though, umm… I forget you name," said Syaoran acting a bit embarrassed.
"Oh," said Sakura cheerfully, "It's Sakura. Just think of the Cherry Blossom's planted in your garden and you'll remember me. What's your name?"
"It's Syaoran," said Syaoran, "think, little wolf. I dunno if it'll help, but it might."
"Alrite then," said Sakura, "you stay here for 2 minutes and then come find me."
Sakura ran off into the maze.
=She seems so familiar, yet she seems like so much of a stranger at the same time. She's cute= thought Syaoran sitting down and looking at his watch. He counted for 2 minutes before he cried out,
"LET THE GAME BEGIN!"
Author's note: Ouch…hard to believe Nadeshiko would do that, eh? I hope you like that chapter. I have the next chapter in mind and I'll probably start writing that next. Anyways I have to work on other stories too. I need to wrap them up. I have soo many ideas but can't start them because I have other ones I really need to finish! Anyways I hope you like this chapter. Please Review…no bad ones please…
Kawaii Sakura-Chan
p.s sorry for the delay
