A/N: Hihi!! ^_^ WAAAYY long time no see…well half my life problems have been solved…but in a few days there's this thing called "high school" I have to go too…. *Shrugs* Yeah well, I wanted to enjoy my summer too if you know what I mean. Now that school is going to start soon I'll get to work on fan fiction too! Well if you want other explanations for delays…FF was down that week I had inspiration so I hadn't bothered…then the week after my computer was reformatted…then after that…uh…err…I'm 'grounded' so to say…or rather, banned from the computer until school starts sooo I've been sneaking on to write =P I haven't forgotten about you guys, I haven't forgotten about this story and I AM TRYING MY BEST to finish this story…I just happen to get into trouble…a lot. Ha ha ^^; I suppose you could call me the "unlucky girl". Anyways…I'm going to attempt to finish as much as I can today before my mom comes home from work! (And I'm not going to tell you what I did—cos' I swear that I
AM NOT A COMPUTER ADDICT!)
Sheng Xin (Sacred Heart)
Chapter 20: Down Time
Sakura lay sprawled upon the couch in an utter mess. She was not in one of her most favorable moods. Her smile was not her smile. Her thoughts were strained and vexed as much as her body was strained and vexed. It was not today's chores that had bothered her, it was not the concept of battling for the right to be Xiaolang's fiancée, nor was it that she had been (and still is) a magical person and that being a magical person had not helped her aiding in the Saturday morning chores. It was simply that today was the day before tomorrow.
What is tomorrow?
BATTLE DAY!
"Battle day…"Sakura repeated to herself continuously. She moaned annoyed. The last 'battle' was embarrassing and strange enough. What could the next battle possibly be? Sakura sighed. "I can't stand her. So she wants her dignity. She wants to be head of the clan…doesn't she have to be a male?" Strange ideas popped into her mind. Sakura shook her head, "Don't think like that…" She pondered even more so as the hot summer day progressed. I remember Wei telling me that Syaoran's father was dead. Why had he said so? He's alive now isn't he? That is unless Yelan had other husbands? I would highly doubt that. Perhaps Wei meant Syaoran's father was dead in memory. No one had spoken about him as if it were a forbidden topic. Why was it that Yelan is still head of the Li clan now? The father has returned, is there some sort of loophole? Maybe I should ask Feimei about the clan rules…
The sun shined brightly overhead in the courtyard. "Still the afternoon. Such a slow day." Meiling mumbled to herself. She sat upon the dojo stoop under the roof escaping the sun's heated sunbeams. "How I wish it was cooler." Meiling yawned lazily, "Tomorrow…"she smiled mischievously. "Maybe I'll get to eat the leftovers…."
…. And so tomorrow comes and the evening just begins.
[5:47 PM in China]
Tomoyo's eyes were glued to the TV screen in her apartment. They were wide and shining with demonic glee. "Kawaii desu ne!!" Tomoyo giggled aloud to herself. She swiped the remote from the floor and rewound the scene over once more. "The pink hearts and wall paper matched well with Sakura-chan's outfit during the first round!" The so-called commercial break appeared. "Eh? I didn't turn off the camera?" She shrugged. "I'll just edit it out later." Tomoyo blinked in shock. "Are my eyes deceiving me?" She rewound the tape over a few seconds. "Masaka…(impossible)." Tomoyo's eyes squinted seriously; the normal cheery shine flickered into what appeared to be anger. She spat the words out as she watched the video in disgust, "Cheater!"
Tomoyo frantically dialed the Li family house number. No answer. She pounded in the numbers again. Still no answer. Worried, she grabbed her coat and dashed down the flight of stairs. No use calling a taxi in this traffic. Her heart raced. One way or another, Tomoyo was going to make it to the Li residence.
A/N: So what did you think? Yes, short chapter I know, but it's better than nothing at all. Anyways, chapter 21 will come out soon. I apologize for my tardiness but here we are! Review please? ^_^
(Oh yeah, the whole part about the score and getting it wrong…I was wondering if anyone would notice. =P I wouldn't mess up the story on purpose you know…it's always part of the upcoming plot twist ^_^ Oh and I finally saw episodes 1-20 fan subbed…I was like "oh dear…Syaoran's daddy is dead…oh well =P more plot twist then" ^_^)
