A/N: So at last I reach the end. That was quick. I've been under a lot of
pressure from school (ex. I just came back from finishing a 2½ hour English
test!), but your reviews make me happier. Thank you for the reviews
everybody! Everybody being: Azure Rosas, Peacewish, EcuaGirl, Megami no
Hikari (^_^), lilhopeful89, AnimeObsessionFantasy, Danielle Ngo,
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meinien, nagareboshi (^_^), mucous_bot (any connection to mucous_head?),
Wassapi (^_^), mucous_head (again) and moocki. All of you are so sweet!
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Disclaimer: CCS belongs to CLAMP, and Peacewish created Meilin's parents for her story Lotus Reborn. In my opinion, she's the best author on ff.net, and her stories are the greatest!
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Cherry Blossom and Little Wolf
By Amethyst Beloved
Chapter 3: The Meeting
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Syaoran's world was spinning out of control as his father's coffin was lowered in the ground. This wasn't supposed to happen. His father was the strong leader of the Li Clan. He was supposed to be powerful. He was supposed to guide him in the right direction so he could just as tough as a leader.
Now the child was alone with the last gift his father gave him hidden in on hand and a sobbing Meilin who was grieving over her beloved uncle in the other. He needed some time alone. He gently pried himself away from Meilin, and she didn't hesitate as she let him go his way. As her best friend walked off, her parents came to her with false smiles and temporary affection. By the time they were going to be finished with their daughter, Syaoran was never going to have a moment alone ever again.
~*~(Archaeological Site)~*~
Sakura was having a great time in Hong Kong. There were so many different things around that her mind was overflowing with information. She took her time to observe her surroundings. Her father was in the process of uncovering an ancient artefact that resembled a book of some sort in his area. Her brother was playing soccer with other boys who accompanied their fathers on the dig. But in the distance under the trees, something caught Sakura's eye. It was a little boy around her age with messy chestnut brown hair. His sad amber eyes were gazing at the archaeologists. He was dressed in black, and since he looked lonely, Sakura decided that she should keep him company. She could vaguely remember the last time everybody was dressed in black, and it definitely wasn't a time when a person should be alone.
~*~(Trees)~*~
Syaoran looked in his hands to stare at the present that his father gave him. It was some sort of round object that was carefully covered in silky fur, which fell from a wolf cub. It was no bigger than his small palm, and it was attached to a sturdy string. Little Wolf. That was the last name his father called him as he was lying on his deathbed. When the Li Clan leader gave his son the necklace, he told Syaoran that he would have to make a decision, and the necklace should be given to someone whom he cared about. The dying man hoped that his son would understand that Meilin would be his fiancée, and that he would care for her in the future as her husband.
"Hullo," greeted a sweet voice. Syaoran quickly looked up to see who was talking to him. It was a girl who was probably as old as he was with stunning emerald eyes and silky auburn hair. "Can I sit with you?"
Syaoran was so overcome by surprise that all he could do was nod slowly. This girl wasn't around here, and her language proved it. He was glad that Wei taught him Japanese.
"Why are you so sad?" she asked bluntly. "Can I make you happy again? I can always make my daddy happy again when he's sad."
"My daddy went to heaven today," Syaoran said in a strained voice. "I'm scared because he's not with me anymore."
Sakura felt so sorry for the little boy that she took his hand and hugged it close. Syaoran wasn't use to such affection, but surprisingly enough, he enjoyed the comfort.
"My mommy is in heaven too," Sakura confessed quietly. "She told me that no matter what, she'll always be with me."
Syaoran's eyes lit up. Did that mean his father would always be with him too?
Before he knew what she was doing, Sakura took off one of her clips and tucked it in Syaoran's hands.
"If it makes you feel better, you can have one of my cherry blossom clips," Sakura offered. "That way, I can always be with you too, even if I live all the way in Tomoeda."
The little boy was so happy that he gave Sakura a hug, making her giggle.
"You smell nice!" she stated as she breathed in his scent. "It smells like trees, or something."
"I spend a lot of time in a sandalwood room," he admitted as he leaned forward to see how the new comer smelt like. "I think you smell as sweet as flowers!"
"My brother tells me that I spend so much time with the cherry blossoms that I smell like them too!" she giggled. "But I like it."
"Me too," replied Syaoran softly as he was rewarded with one of the girl's beautiful smile. He didn't know why, but his cheeks were feeling warm, and he was looking at his feet.
"Hey monster!" a voice called from the distance. "It's time to head back!"
"My brother is calling me, so I have to go now," Sakura told him quickly. "I like you very much. I wish there was some way that I could remember you."
Syaoran was thinking about the exact same thing. This mysterious girl had given him so much hope in such a short amount of time. In one hand he played with the clip and in the other he still held the necklace.
"Wait!" he called out as she turned to leave. "I have something for you too!"
Swiftly, Syaoran slipped the necklace over the little girl's head.
"I like you very much too," he admitted. "My daddy told me to give this Little Wolf necklace to someone I care about. I think you're the most special person in the whole wide world!"
Sakura blushed prettily and she was going to say something, but Touya's bellowing stopped her. So instead she thanked the kind boy with a quick kiss on his cheek before she hurried away.
Syaoran cupped the place where her lips rested as he watched her run to her brother. That was when he realized that he never knew her name.
'Oh well,' he thought to himself as he started to walk home. 'If she wears cherry blossoms, and if she smells like cherry blossom, I'll just call her Cherry Blossom.'
Syaoran looked over his shoulder one more time before he saw her leave with her brother and her father.
'I like you very much, Ying Fa, and you'll always be special to me.'
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The End.
A/N: Yeah! It's finished! At first, I wanted to write an epilogue where they find their keepsakes before the meet in the anime, but that would mess up the allure of it all. So did you like it? Should I post up part two? Here's a preview. Have you ever wonder how Takashi and Chiharu met when they were kids? Would you like to know why they act the way they do? Do you want to know why they're such close friends? Well, then check out my next story, which will be titled Freesia and Manju Shage, and it will be posted next week. Once again, it would be a three chaptered story, which will be somewhat sad but absolutely adorable! Please review this chapter! Did you like my ending? Thanks again for the reviews, and I hope to see you again in my next story!
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Disclaimer: CCS belongs to CLAMP, and Peacewish created Meilin's parents for her story Lotus Reborn. In my opinion, she's the best author on ff.net, and her stories are the greatest!
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Cherry Blossom and Little Wolf
By Amethyst Beloved
Chapter 3: The Meeting
~*~*~*~*~
Syaoran's world was spinning out of control as his father's coffin was lowered in the ground. This wasn't supposed to happen. His father was the strong leader of the Li Clan. He was supposed to be powerful. He was supposed to guide him in the right direction so he could just as tough as a leader.
Now the child was alone with the last gift his father gave him hidden in on hand and a sobbing Meilin who was grieving over her beloved uncle in the other. He needed some time alone. He gently pried himself away from Meilin, and she didn't hesitate as she let him go his way. As her best friend walked off, her parents came to her with false smiles and temporary affection. By the time they were going to be finished with their daughter, Syaoran was never going to have a moment alone ever again.
~*~(Archaeological Site)~*~
Sakura was having a great time in Hong Kong. There were so many different things around that her mind was overflowing with information. She took her time to observe her surroundings. Her father was in the process of uncovering an ancient artefact that resembled a book of some sort in his area. Her brother was playing soccer with other boys who accompanied their fathers on the dig. But in the distance under the trees, something caught Sakura's eye. It was a little boy around her age with messy chestnut brown hair. His sad amber eyes were gazing at the archaeologists. He was dressed in black, and since he looked lonely, Sakura decided that she should keep him company. She could vaguely remember the last time everybody was dressed in black, and it definitely wasn't a time when a person should be alone.
~*~(Trees)~*~
Syaoran looked in his hands to stare at the present that his father gave him. It was some sort of round object that was carefully covered in silky fur, which fell from a wolf cub. It was no bigger than his small palm, and it was attached to a sturdy string. Little Wolf. That was the last name his father called him as he was lying on his deathbed. When the Li Clan leader gave his son the necklace, he told Syaoran that he would have to make a decision, and the necklace should be given to someone whom he cared about. The dying man hoped that his son would understand that Meilin would be his fiancée, and that he would care for her in the future as her husband.
"Hullo," greeted a sweet voice. Syaoran quickly looked up to see who was talking to him. It was a girl who was probably as old as he was with stunning emerald eyes and silky auburn hair. "Can I sit with you?"
Syaoran was so overcome by surprise that all he could do was nod slowly. This girl wasn't around here, and her language proved it. He was glad that Wei taught him Japanese.
"Why are you so sad?" she asked bluntly. "Can I make you happy again? I can always make my daddy happy again when he's sad."
"My daddy went to heaven today," Syaoran said in a strained voice. "I'm scared because he's not with me anymore."
Sakura felt so sorry for the little boy that she took his hand and hugged it close. Syaoran wasn't use to such affection, but surprisingly enough, he enjoyed the comfort.
"My mommy is in heaven too," Sakura confessed quietly. "She told me that no matter what, she'll always be with me."
Syaoran's eyes lit up. Did that mean his father would always be with him too?
Before he knew what she was doing, Sakura took off one of her clips and tucked it in Syaoran's hands.
"If it makes you feel better, you can have one of my cherry blossom clips," Sakura offered. "That way, I can always be with you too, even if I live all the way in Tomoeda."
The little boy was so happy that he gave Sakura a hug, making her giggle.
"You smell nice!" she stated as she breathed in his scent. "It smells like trees, or something."
"I spend a lot of time in a sandalwood room," he admitted as he leaned forward to see how the new comer smelt like. "I think you smell as sweet as flowers!"
"My brother tells me that I spend so much time with the cherry blossoms that I smell like them too!" she giggled. "But I like it."
"Me too," replied Syaoran softly as he was rewarded with one of the girl's beautiful smile. He didn't know why, but his cheeks were feeling warm, and he was looking at his feet.
"Hey monster!" a voice called from the distance. "It's time to head back!"
"My brother is calling me, so I have to go now," Sakura told him quickly. "I like you very much. I wish there was some way that I could remember you."
Syaoran was thinking about the exact same thing. This mysterious girl had given him so much hope in such a short amount of time. In one hand he played with the clip and in the other he still held the necklace.
"Wait!" he called out as she turned to leave. "I have something for you too!"
Swiftly, Syaoran slipped the necklace over the little girl's head.
"I like you very much too," he admitted. "My daddy told me to give this Little Wolf necklace to someone I care about. I think you're the most special person in the whole wide world!"
Sakura blushed prettily and she was going to say something, but Touya's bellowing stopped her. So instead she thanked the kind boy with a quick kiss on his cheek before she hurried away.
Syaoran cupped the place where her lips rested as he watched her run to her brother. That was when he realized that he never knew her name.
'Oh well,' he thought to himself as he started to walk home. 'If she wears cherry blossoms, and if she smells like cherry blossom, I'll just call her Cherry Blossom.'
Syaoran looked over his shoulder one more time before he saw her leave with her brother and her father.
'I like you very much, Ying Fa, and you'll always be special to me.'
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The End.
A/N: Yeah! It's finished! At first, I wanted to write an epilogue where they find their keepsakes before the meet in the anime, but that would mess up the allure of it all. So did you like it? Should I post up part two? Here's a preview. Have you ever wonder how Takashi and Chiharu met when they were kids? Would you like to know why they act the way they do? Do you want to know why they're such close friends? Well, then check out my next story, which will be titled Freesia and Manju Shage, and it will be posted next week. Once again, it would be a three chaptered story, which will be somewhat sad but absolutely adorable! Please review this chapter! Did you like my ending? Thanks again for the reviews, and I hope to see you again in my next story!