Part 7: And So the Story Ends
"Sakura, are you sure you're okay?"
Sakura nodded 'yes'. Tomoyo, Chiharu, and Naoko glanced at each other.
"Are you positive - ?"
"Yes!" Sakura said. She sighed. "Come on, the art and music projects are about to be presented."
The four girls walked out of Tomoyo's room. Down the empty, lonely corridors. Through the plain, oversized doors. And finally, into the lobby, which was invaded by bustling, loud students. Sakura instantly picked out Syaoran from the large group. He was sitting by the staircase with his gang, as usual.
Sakura angrily tore her gaze away. She and her three friends walked off to join a large group of friends.
"May I have your attention please!" Freddy Young announced. "Thank you! Now, I'm sure many of you have heard a rumor about the projects being presented, but that's only half true - "
All glares turned towards Billie Jean. She grinned sheepishly and shrugged, holding her hands up in defense.
"The teachers have voted upon the three best projects. When your name is called, please receive your project from Lauren Huck, she's right over there. Okay, in 3rd place. Cy Bate!"
There was a loud applause, yet Lauren's could be heard over all of them. Cy, blushing, walked up onto the stage, holding a portrait of Lauren. After presenting it, there was another applause. Maybe it was fate after all.
"Very nice, well done," Freddy Young said, clapping himself. "All right, and now, in 2nd place. Sakura Kinomoto!"
All of the girls stood up to clap and cheer. Sakura's mind was taken off her resentment towards Syaoran. She went to Lauren, received her painting, and jumped up onto the stage with a broad grin on her face. She presented it, and the applause started again, louder than ever.
"That's such a good painting, Sakura," Chiharu commented when Sakura sat down next to her.
"Thanks," Sakura said with a grin.
"And in 1st place!" Freddy Young said, recapturing everyone's attention, ". Wait, this can't be right."
There was a murmuring. Freddy looked towards the teachers, who all nodded and beckoned him to go ahead. "All right. In 1st place, it's Syaoran Li."
Everyone, including Syaoran, blinked in amazement. There was confusion until Freddy said, "Come on up, Syaoran, and present your project."
Syaoran took his papers from Lauren and walked up onto the stage. Everyone was staring at him.
"Um. I wrote a song. It's called 'Mars the Constellation.'"
Everyone, except for Sakura and the Dragons, expected to hear a mind- shattering, dead voice, but they were surprised for two times in the night. Sakura was trying hard not to listen - she didn't want anything to do with Syaoran - but then the song sounded so familiar. It was about the sickly princess and the man who ran away to live in the country side. Except this time, the song ended happily. The ended up having a baby girl and the princess lived with the man for a long, long time. And this time, the two had names: Xiang and Sakura.
Sakura furrowed her eyebrows. Why would he possibly name the princess after her, of all people?
The Dragons exchanged glances.
"That was truly beautiful," Tomoyo breathed.
"You would never expect something like that from Syaoran Li!" Chiharu said in amazement.
The four girls were walking back up to the corridors along with everyone else, who was all muttering about Syaoran's ballad.
"Say, Sakura, where's your project?" Tomoyo asked.
Sakura blinked. "Weren't we supposed to leave them there?"
"No," Naoko shook her head. "The winners are supposed to take them home."
Home. Sakura gasped. Had it really been two weeks? It seemed like two months.
BAM!
"Sakura?" Tomoyo, Chiharu, and Naoko cried. They whirled around.
Instead of walking through the doorframe, Sakura had walked into it.
The three girls ran back and helped Sakura up, all of them giggling. Sakura massaged the spot on her forehead where she had collided with the doorframe.
"I'm all right," Sakura said in a daze. "Go on ahead - I need to get back my project."
"Okay," the three girls said. They turned around and walked off. Sakura turned back in the opposite direction.
The lobby was empty. Sakura went to the table where she and her friends were sitting; she picked up her painting and turned back, but she froze when she saw The Dragons entering the lobby. She jumped behind a plant and knelt there, not breathing.
Terry Rock smirked. "I don' think chu'll get Sa'ura in bed by bein' roma'tic."
Sakura blushed in shame, but to her great surprise, she heard Syaoran say, "The deal is off."
Sakura was sure he had knocked herself silly when she had walked into that doorframe, but she still perked her ears up with rapt attention when she heard footsteps. Syaoran was walking away. But then by the loud bang and yelp, she could tell one of the gang members had somehow attacked Syaoran.
"Lay off, Crow!" Meilin yelled.
"What d'chu mean, 'the deal's off?!'" Terry yelled.
"I mean exactly what I said. If it's the cash you want, fine. I'll give it to you - "
"Just as long as it's only you," Meilin muttered.
"Don't worry, I'll pay."
But by the sound of it, the other members didn't want Syaoran to leave just yet.
"Wait, Xiang."
Xiang? Sakura rose her eyebrows, trying not to miss even a breath.
"What?"
"You've been drifting further and further away from us ever since you started liking that Sakura girl back in the seventh grade."
Sakura's eyes widened. She thought that rumor was - well - just a rumor! She wouldn't have ever thought that it was real - not after the way Syaoran treated her -
"I don't know what you mean."
"Xiang, if you want to stay in the gang, you'll have to at least try to get Sakura into bed."
Sakura's dignity was ripped to pieces once again, and for what must've been the thousandth time, she was surprised by Syaoran.
"No."
"What? What the hell do you mean by that?"
"I'm not going to do that to Sakura just for a lousy bet, or even for a dumbass command."
"Chu know what, Xiang? We thin' chu've gotten pretty soft."
"Maybe so."
Syaoran's footsteps could be heard once again, and this time, they weren't stopped.
"Meilin, he's kicked off the Dragons."
"I know. and I think he knows too."
The gang was silent for a while before their footsteps were heard.
Sakura, clutching her painting, chewed on the inside of her cheeks. What did this mean? Had Syaoran truly changed? Was he a new Syaoran? Had Xiang been a part of Syaoran for a long time, but was now buried in the past? Xiang. Syaoran's gang name, maybe even Chinese name. He had named the characters in his story after them!
Sakura smiled slightly, blushing. Oh, no, she had to catch Syaoran before he went to bed!
She jumped up and ran down the empty corridors. She burst into the shared room, to find a shocked Syaoran. He stared at her, she stared at him, and the next second, they were sprawled on the floor, Sakura glomping him tightly, kissing him all over his face.
Syaoran was blushing madly.
Tomoyo walked in, unnoticed. At first, she was surprised, but then she smiled and thought, 'Well, it's about time.' She walked outside of the room, muttering something about gangs, cameras, Mars, and ballads.
Epilogue
They went home the next day on the bus. Everyone was singing happily. Turns out Cy Bate and Lauren Huck really were meant for each other. Billie Jean had decided to try and cut down on gossiping. Meilin had, to everyone's surprise, decided to quit The Dragon gang. She made up the excuse that it was getting boring, but everyone knew she quit because dad was kicked out. Dad didn't nag mommy once on the ride home; instead, Meilin, dad, and mommy talked, and, once again, to everyone's surprise, Sakura and Meilin turned out to be pretty good friends. Sadly, mommy and dad didn't do as well on the baby project as they hoped (mostly because of Syaoran's smoking and the fights they had), but they did pass with a C plus.
Turns out mommy and dad did get married, and they had a daughter they named Iris. Hey, that's me! They didn't get to live on the countryside like how dad said in the constellation story, but they did leave for the Li Estate in China. Dad had just missed the funeral for granddad, and mommy said he was pretty sad for a long time, but he did take on the role as the Leader of the Li Clan. This means that, eventually, I'm going to have to get a little brother so that he can take the role as Leader when it's time, but that's a totally different story.
END
....; Yeah... Um, I kinda forgot to say earlier that for some reason the story was unloaded... and so now it's reloaded! *Cheer* Plus it's finished! *Another cheer* Thanks for all of the reviews! They were great!
"Sakura, are you sure you're okay?"
Sakura nodded 'yes'. Tomoyo, Chiharu, and Naoko glanced at each other.
"Are you positive - ?"
"Yes!" Sakura said. She sighed. "Come on, the art and music projects are about to be presented."
The four girls walked out of Tomoyo's room. Down the empty, lonely corridors. Through the plain, oversized doors. And finally, into the lobby, which was invaded by bustling, loud students. Sakura instantly picked out Syaoran from the large group. He was sitting by the staircase with his gang, as usual.
Sakura angrily tore her gaze away. She and her three friends walked off to join a large group of friends.
"May I have your attention please!" Freddy Young announced. "Thank you! Now, I'm sure many of you have heard a rumor about the projects being presented, but that's only half true - "
All glares turned towards Billie Jean. She grinned sheepishly and shrugged, holding her hands up in defense.
"The teachers have voted upon the three best projects. When your name is called, please receive your project from Lauren Huck, she's right over there. Okay, in 3rd place. Cy Bate!"
There was a loud applause, yet Lauren's could be heard over all of them. Cy, blushing, walked up onto the stage, holding a portrait of Lauren. After presenting it, there was another applause. Maybe it was fate after all.
"Very nice, well done," Freddy Young said, clapping himself. "All right, and now, in 2nd place. Sakura Kinomoto!"
All of the girls stood up to clap and cheer. Sakura's mind was taken off her resentment towards Syaoran. She went to Lauren, received her painting, and jumped up onto the stage with a broad grin on her face. She presented it, and the applause started again, louder than ever.
"That's such a good painting, Sakura," Chiharu commented when Sakura sat down next to her.
"Thanks," Sakura said with a grin.
"And in 1st place!" Freddy Young said, recapturing everyone's attention, ". Wait, this can't be right."
There was a murmuring. Freddy looked towards the teachers, who all nodded and beckoned him to go ahead. "All right. In 1st place, it's Syaoran Li."
Everyone, including Syaoran, blinked in amazement. There was confusion until Freddy said, "Come on up, Syaoran, and present your project."
Syaoran took his papers from Lauren and walked up onto the stage. Everyone was staring at him.
"Um. I wrote a song. It's called 'Mars the Constellation.'"
Everyone, except for Sakura and the Dragons, expected to hear a mind- shattering, dead voice, but they were surprised for two times in the night. Sakura was trying hard not to listen - she didn't want anything to do with Syaoran - but then the song sounded so familiar. It was about the sickly princess and the man who ran away to live in the country side. Except this time, the song ended happily. The ended up having a baby girl and the princess lived with the man for a long, long time. And this time, the two had names: Xiang and Sakura.
Sakura furrowed her eyebrows. Why would he possibly name the princess after her, of all people?
The Dragons exchanged glances.
"That was truly beautiful," Tomoyo breathed.
"You would never expect something like that from Syaoran Li!" Chiharu said in amazement.
The four girls were walking back up to the corridors along with everyone else, who was all muttering about Syaoran's ballad.
"Say, Sakura, where's your project?" Tomoyo asked.
Sakura blinked. "Weren't we supposed to leave them there?"
"No," Naoko shook her head. "The winners are supposed to take them home."
Home. Sakura gasped. Had it really been two weeks? It seemed like two months.
BAM!
"Sakura?" Tomoyo, Chiharu, and Naoko cried. They whirled around.
Instead of walking through the doorframe, Sakura had walked into it.
The three girls ran back and helped Sakura up, all of them giggling. Sakura massaged the spot on her forehead where she had collided with the doorframe.
"I'm all right," Sakura said in a daze. "Go on ahead - I need to get back my project."
"Okay," the three girls said. They turned around and walked off. Sakura turned back in the opposite direction.
The lobby was empty. Sakura went to the table where she and her friends were sitting; she picked up her painting and turned back, but she froze when she saw The Dragons entering the lobby. She jumped behind a plant and knelt there, not breathing.
Terry Rock smirked. "I don' think chu'll get Sa'ura in bed by bein' roma'tic."
Sakura blushed in shame, but to her great surprise, she heard Syaoran say, "The deal is off."
Sakura was sure he had knocked herself silly when she had walked into that doorframe, but she still perked her ears up with rapt attention when she heard footsteps. Syaoran was walking away. But then by the loud bang and yelp, she could tell one of the gang members had somehow attacked Syaoran.
"Lay off, Crow!" Meilin yelled.
"What d'chu mean, 'the deal's off?!'" Terry yelled.
"I mean exactly what I said. If it's the cash you want, fine. I'll give it to you - "
"Just as long as it's only you," Meilin muttered.
"Don't worry, I'll pay."
But by the sound of it, the other members didn't want Syaoran to leave just yet.
"Wait, Xiang."
Xiang? Sakura rose her eyebrows, trying not to miss even a breath.
"What?"
"You've been drifting further and further away from us ever since you started liking that Sakura girl back in the seventh grade."
Sakura's eyes widened. She thought that rumor was - well - just a rumor! She wouldn't have ever thought that it was real - not after the way Syaoran treated her -
"I don't know what you mean."
"Xiang, if you want to stay in the gang, you'll have to at least try to get Sakura into bed."
Sakura's dignity was ripped to pieces once again, and for what must've been the thousandth time, she was surprised by Syaoran.
"No."
"What? What the hell do you mean by that?"
"I'm not going to do that to Sakura just for a lousy bet, or even for a dumbass command."
"Chu know what, Xiang? We thin' chu've gotten pretty soft."
"Maybe so."
Syaoran's footsteps could be heard once again, and this time, they weren't stopped.
"Meilin, he's kicked off the Dragons."
"I know. and I think he knows too."
The gang was silent for a while before their footsteps were heard.
Sakura, clutching her painting, chewed on the inside of her cheeks. What did this mean? Had Syaoran truly changed? Was he a new Syaoran? Had Xiang been a part of Syaoran for a long time, but was now buried in the past? Xiang. Syaoran's gang name, maybe even Chinese name. He had named the characters in his story after them!
Sakura smiled slightly, blushing. Oh, no, she had to catch Syaoran before he went to bed!
She jumped up and ran down the empty corridors. She burst into the shared room, to find a shocked Syaoran. He stared at her, she stared at him, and the next second, they were sprawled on the floor, Sakura glomping him tightly, kissing him all over his face.
Syaoran was blushing madly.
Tomoyo walked in, unnoticed. At first, she was surprised, but then she smiled and thought, 'Well, it's about time.' She walked outside of the room, muttering something about gangs, cameras, Mars, and ballads.
Epilogue
They went home the next day on the bus. Everyone was singing happily. Turns out Cy Bate and Lauren Huck really were meant for each other. Billie Jean had decided to try and cut down on gossiping. Meilin had, to everyone's surprise, decided to quit The Dragon gang. She made up the excuse that it was getting boring, but everyone knew she quit because dad was kicked out. Dad didn't nag mommy once on the ride home; instead, Meilin, dad, and mommy talked, and, once again, to everyone's surprise, Sakura and Meilin turned out to be pretty good friends. Sadly, mommy and dad didn't do as well on the baby project as they hoped (mostly because of Syaoran's smoking and the fights they had), but they did pass with a C plus.
Turns out mommy and dad did get married, and they had a daughter they named Iris. Hey, that's me! They didn't get to live on the countryside like how dad said in the constellation story, but they did leave for the Li Estate in China. Dad had just missed the funeral for granddad, and mommy said he was pretty sad for a long time, but he did take on the role as the Leader of the Li Clan. This means that, eventually, I'm going to have to get a little brother so that he can take the role as Leader when it's time, but that's a totally different story.
END
....; Yeah... Um, I kinda forgot to say earlier that for some reason the story was unloaded... and so now it's reloaded! *Cheer* Plus it's finished! *Another cheer* Thanks for all of the reviews! They were great!