Omg. . . 2 much hw!!! Dammit!!! Stupid honors class!!! I wanna freaking
drop them already!!!!! *blinks* ok. . . im calm im calm. . . just needed 2
get that out. God t end of a grading period is torture. . . have so much hw
n tests. Drives me crazy. @_@ Ok, now where were we. O yes. . .
Sum 1- thanx 4 t compliments. N I don't think ur dense. . . I kinda made it hard 4 ppl 2 figure out that syao was in t gang. That was 1 of my goals. Lol.
Cherry Tenshi- yes, ANOTHER CLIFFHANGER. ^o^ mwhahahaha!!! Aint I evil??? Lol. N 2 answer ur ? hes in t gang that attacked sakura's family. O n t work u have is nuthin compared 2 mines. . .trust me on that. Just wait till next year. O n another thing, DON'T MOVE!!!! I WANT U 2 GO 2 RHS!!!! Ill miss u if u don't!!! n im gonna keep bugging u bout that till u promise not 2 move.
Peach-bear- thanx very much. ^-^ o n really, I wanna update soon 2. . . but. . .well u no. (just read up there if u don't get it)
Danielle Ngo- wow, that was a um. . . long review. . .^-^U. ahem. . . newayz, I get t message t 1st 50 times, u didn't hafta do that. Lol but I don't mind. ^-^ er. . . were u in a hyper mood or sumthing when u rote that??? Lol. Jk. Don't get offended. Um. . . ur last name is NGO. . . r u Vietnamese??? Thatll b so cool if u r cuz I m 2!! Lol.
Chapter 8
"Festival Fighting"
"Hello, everyone!" the girl greeted.
"Hello," everyone, except Syaoran, who was scowling like always, greeted in return.
"Sakura," said Yelan, "this is Chiharu. She lives with her husband, Takashi. They own a small grocery store in town and they give us what is left over." (A/N: ha! U guys thought it was meiling didn't ya?! Tricked ya!!! Lol. Hey cherry tenshi u guessed rong!! Na nah na na nah. Lol. *blows raspberry* hmmm. . . I guess im hyper rite now. :p told u im trying 2 make this unpredictable.)
A few seconds later another girl came running in. She had raven black hair and sparkling ruby eyes. (A/N: now its meiling. ^u^) "Hi, Chiharu, Aunt Yelan, Seifa, Fuuti, Feimei, Fanren, and XIAO LANG!"
Hearing that dreaded voice he froze as a chill ran down his back. "Oh, no," he groaned.
"Hello, Meiling," everyone, with the exception of Syaoran once again, who now had a look of weariness and annoyance on his face, greeted in return.
"Hey, Xiao Lang," Meiling said in a sing-song voice, "there's a festival in town today. can you take me? Please, please, PLEASE?"
"No," he answered gruffly.
"Well I think it's a good idea," Yelan stated, "We all should go."
"But, Mother!" Syaoran protested.
"No, Xiao Lang, I think it's time you go outside and have some fun for once," Yelan said in a tone of voice that permitted no argument.
Scowling, he had no choice but to acquiesce. (A/N: in case u don't no what that word mean, its "to agree passively." O n if I use words that u guys don't understand then plz tell me so I can explain. I tend 2 use big words. Eheheheh. . . sowwie cant help it. But ill try 2. . . lol. It annoys t hell outta my frens. Lol.)
"Well, it's been fun, but I best be getting home now," said Chiharu.
"Goodbye, Chiharu, we appreciate the food," Yelan thanked.
"Bye!" they all, save Syaoran, echoed.
"Well now, we had better be getting along," remarked Yelan. "Let's go, shall we?"
The girls happily complied and marched outside after Yelan while Syaoran trudged behind grudgingly. Seeing him lag behind, Meiling ran back and pounced on him. He barely had time to stagger back. Grabbing his arm, she pulled him along.
"What do you think you're doing?! Let go of me, woman!" he demanded.
Ignoring that last comment, Meiling happily persisted to pull him until they reached the group, where she let go of him. Seeing that event, Sakura blinked, confused, but then burst out laughing. Syaoran glared fiercely at her, daring her to continue laughing. Had it been someone else, they would have turned to stone, but it had no effect on her.
"I'm sorry," Sakura apologized, still laughing, "but I couldn't help it."
Finally able to calm down, she smiled at him. For some reason he couldn't stay mad at her and his glare disappeared as he felt a blush creeping onto his face. Catching himself, he turned around and they continued walking. Yelan and her four daughters secretly shared a smile as they saw everything that happened, including the faint blush Syaoran had for a fraction of a second. Meiling happily walked, or rather, skipped, along beside the annoyed and agitated Syaoran. Sakura was walking with Yelan and talking with the four hyper and garrulous sisters about unimportant things.
After some time, they reached the bustling town. There were a great many people walking around, chatting and having fun. Some of them watched contestants in competitions and women were checking put goods from the stands. Sakura's eyes widened in amazement at the number of people and games there since she'd never been to a festival before because her dad and brother was too overprotective and scared that she would get kidnapped in these dangerous times to let her go to events where there were many people about. Yelan and her four daughters looked at each other and nodded.
"Hey!" Fanren exclaimed, pointing to the stands, "Let's go check out the merchandises!"
"Yes, c'mon!" Fuuti laughed, agreeing with her suggestion.
The four, along with Yelan, grabbed Meiling and pulled her along, speeding off before Syaoran and Sakura could react.
"Hey, wait!" Sakura shouted after them. She grabbed Syaoran's hand and pursued after them, dragging Syaoran along with her, who was now objecting to her holding his hand. Syaoran was surprised of how strong a grip she had for being so small. Some time later, they stopped after unsuccessfully finding them. Breathing hard, she sat down. Syaoran stood there, not the least tired. "It looks like we've lost them," she stated.
"No, really? I didn't notice," remarked Syaoran sarcastically.
"So I guess we're on our own now, huh?" she mused, deciding to not let his sarcasm get to her.
"Uh, Kinomoto?"
"Yes, she answered, looking up at him.
"Can you let go of my hand now?"
"Oh!" she exclaimed, "I'm sorry!" She quickly released his hand and looked at the ground, not wanting him to see her blush. Syaoran, too, blushed faintly, but was relieved that she let go. Yet at the same time, in the back of his brain, he felt disappointed for some weird unknown reason.
"Hmmm. . . let's see. . . what should we do now?" Sakura pondered.
"I don't know, walk around and try to find them in this maze like we did when you wanted to search for your mother's grave?" Syaoran said wryly.
"Ok, sure!" She jumped up and started walking aimlessly, completely oblivious to the fact that he didn't mean it.
Sighing exasperatedly, he followed her as she walked around, taking in the sight. (A/N: he seems 2 b doin alotta following doesn't he??? Lol.)
Syaoran decided to take this time to think about all the things that happened these past few days, especially about Sakura. Too deep in thought was he that he didn't notice Sakura abruptly stopping. He kept walking until he collided into something that broke his train of thought. Landing hard on the ground, he looked up to see Sakura staring down at him, a look of concern on her face. 'How can that weak little girl knock me over? She didn't even stagger when I bumped into her,' he thought.
"Syaoran, are you okay?" Sakura asked, her voice filled with concern.
"I'm fine!" he snapped harshly, slapping away the hand that she offered to help him up. "And call me Li!"
"Okay. . ." she whispered softly, recoiling and rubbing her hand.
His outburst attracted some passersby and they glared at him for treating her like that. He returned the glares with a deadly one of his own. Getting up and wiping his hands, he noticed that Sakura wasn't so cheerful anymore. She looked on the verge of tears. (A/N: well duh!! Wat do u expect u *inaudible mumbling* *blinks* whoops. . . eheheheh. . . wonder y im so mad. . . -_- I mean, I'M t 1 that rote this!!! NEWAYZ, lets get bak 2 t story b4 SUM1 *points 2 bro* thinks ive gone crazy n talking 2 myself n call t insane asylum. . .) He felt a pang of guilt a mentally slapped himself. 'Dammit! Why do you always have to be so mean to her?! it's not her fault I was stupid enough to not watch where I'm going!! It's my own fault!!!'
"I'm. . . I'm. . . I'm sorry," he was finally able to say it out. (A/N: OMG DID HE JUST APOLOGIZE?!?! *gasps* *faints* *bro gives her weird looks n sweat drops* *bro pokes her* bro: ay u dead? *no answer* *bro gets on comp n cracks fingers* bro: well, since shes out maybe I should "help" her w/ her story. . . *evil laughter* *wakes up just in time to drag bro off comp n push him outta HIS room* *bro protests* bro: HEY!!! THIS IS MY ROOM!!! N I NEEDA FINISH MY HW!!! Ok. . . now where were we. . . LOL!!! ^O^ so sowwie!!!!! Just HADDA do that!!! LOL!!!! ^o^ ok, I promise to not talk nemore. :x)
"It's okay, Li," she smiled, making him blush faintly again.
'That's weird, she didn't get angry. If that was Meiling there'd be steam coming out of her ears. But then again, if it was Meiling I wouldn't be following her. She'd be following me,' thought Syaoran. "Um, Kinomoto? Why did you stop? Did you see them or something?"
"No," she shook her head, then pointed to an arena, "I just saw a contest I thought you'd be interested in."
"I don't think any of these ridiculous contests would catch my attention."
"Oh, so you're saying that you won't compete in that Martial Arts Competition?"
"No, I won't. Besides, those weaklings are no match for me."
"Ok, then, if you won't compete then I will. There's a two hundred gold coins prize for the top fighter. Just think of it as my way of thanking you. It's really too bad, I wanted to fight you myself," she stated as she ran off to enter her name in."
"Wait, Kinomoto!" Syaoran shouted as he grabbed a hold of her hand to stop her. "You can't compete! You haven't fully recuperated yet and you'll get hurt!" 'Wait a minute, why should I even care about her?!'
"Aw, Li, thank-you for caring. But I'm still entering," she laughed as she gave him a peck on his cheek.
Syaoran stood there stunned and flustered as she undid his hold on her and ran off giggling. After he recovered he dashed off after her. 'Damn how does she run so fast?!' he thought as he tried not to lose sight of her. He reached her just in time to snatch the quill pen away from her.
"Hey, Li, give that back!" she whined, her arms outstretched.
"No! if you get hurt then my mother would have my head on a platter. If you want to repay us back so badly then I'll enter in your place!" he yelled, quickly signing his name down before she could object.
"Uh, thanks, but you didn't had to do that. The guy in charge wouldn't let me join anyways because I'm a girl an he thinks I'm weak," she explained.
Getting angry at the man for some reason unknown to him, he walked into the waiting area scowling but feeling relieved at the same time.
"I'll be cheering for you!" she called after him, making the usually balanced wolf stumble.
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"Next up is Li Syaoran!" the host announced. The young girls in the audience cheered wildly, some swooning and sighing. Sakura just smiled brightly and clapped.
Syaoran positioned himself in a fighting stance and got ready. His opponent was someone in a hooded figure, hiding his face. He looked calm but ready. Wanting to get this over with, Syaoran charged, making a big mistake. Usually he would be on the defensive rather than the offensive, which was the best way, but he was growing weary of this. The hooded figure dodged and elbowed him from behind, making him stagger and fall. He got back on his feet quickly and did a flying kick. Once again, he made a mistake, which was leaving himself open for an assault. The stranger easily dodged once again grabbed his foot while he was still airborne and slammed him down onto the ground. Now angered, Syaoran got up and attempted to punch him. The man blocked and kneed him in the stomach, then did a perfect uppercut, knocking the wind out of him. Syaoran laid breathing hard on the ground, too tired to move.
Sakura gasped with every attack he received. "No, Li! Please be alright!" she pleaded.
Turning his head so he can see Sakura, he felt a pain in his neck. But seeing Sakura's face brighten up as he move gave him new strength. He got on his feet and got ready, this time preparing to be defensive instead of offensive. The stranger did a sweep and Syaoran avoided it with a back flip. Then he countered it with drop-kick. Taken by surprised, the man didn't have time to block and got hit. Then Syaoran did a series of basic punches and kicks. He moved too fast for the man to block any of them. Syaoran finished with a punch, rotated 180 degrees and then jabbed him with his elbow in the stomach, rotated 180 degrees again, bended his knees, and did a splitting uppercut, knocking him out.
The crowded roared with excitement as he stood there, breathing hard. Out of all the people present, he only noticed Sakura, jumping up and down, clapping her hands and laughing happily. Seeing that he smiled, then slumped to his knees, worn out. Sakura's face, as did everyone else's, filled with worry. But then they relaxed when the announcer said that he and his opponent were just tired and told some guards to help they to the resting area, where they were to be given some water and food.
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"Wow, Li, you were great up there. I can't believe you actually won first place!" Sakura exclaimed cheerfully. (A/N: im not gonna rite t rest of t contest. Lets just say that he won all his matches easily. Sides, itll b 2 long n im tired n hafta do my math hw soon. _.)
"Yea, well, it was easy. I told you they were no match for me, thought that hooded stranger was quit a challenge," he said haughtily.
"Well what should we do now?"
Suddenly, someone bumped into her, then continued walking.
"Ouch! Hey, that was rude! He didn't even apologize!" Sakura pouted.
Syaoran narrowed his eyes in suspicion. "Check for your purse," he hissed.
"Um, okay. . ." she said dubiously, reaching for where the purse is. "It's not here!" she cried when she didn't feel it.
All of a sudden, Syaoran took off in pursuit of the guy who bumped into Sakura.
Taken by surprise, Sakura blinked then zoomed after him, taking care not to bump into anyone. "Li, wait for me!" she yelled in hopes that he would slow down.
Syaoran kept chasing after the mysterious stranger, who was now aware that Syaoran was after him and running away. they came to a small wall and the guy leapt over it easily. Syaoran did a smooth flip, using the top of the wall for support, and landed on the other side in front of the guy. Having anticipated that Syaoran would do that, he stopped and folded his arms, waiting.
"Ah, Syaoran, you've finally managed to catch up with me," he said, amused.
"Who are you?! How do you know my name?!" Syaoran demanded.
The stranger smirked and pulled down his hood, which was covering his face and deepening his voice the whole time. (A/N: in case u haven't figured it out yet, its t guy who fought syao. U no, t guy that ALMOST beat him.)
Once seeing the face, Syaoran gasped. . .
Finished!!! w/ this chap newayz. . . well, ive got nothing 2 say so im just gonna go do my hw now. Remember 2 review. I wanna no wat u think, specially bout t fighting part. I tried my best 2 make it better. Well, bye!
Sum 1- thanx 4 t compliments. N I don't think ur dense. . . I kinda made it hard 4 ppl 2 figure out that syao was in t gang. That was 1 of my goals. Lol.
Cherry Tenshi- yes, ANOTHER CLIFFHANGER. ^o^ mwhahahaha!!! Aint I evil??? Lol. N 2 answer ur ? hes in t gang that attacked sakura's family. O n t work u have is nuthin compared 2 mines. . .trust me on that. Just wait till next year. O n another thing, DON'T MOVE!!!! I WANT U 2 GO 2 RHS!!!! Ill miss u if u don't!!! n im gonna keep bugging u bout that till u promise not 2 move.
Peach-bear- thanx very much. ^-^ o n really, I wanna update soon 2. . . but. . .well u no. (just read up there if u don't get it)
Danielle Ngo- wow, that was a um. . . long review. . .^-^U. ahem. . . newayz, I get t message t 1st 50 times, u didn't hafta do that. Lol but I don't mind. ^-^ er. . . were u in a hyper mood or sumthing when u rote that??? Lol. Jk. Don't get offended. Um. . . ur last name is NGO. . . r u Vietnamese??? Thatll b so cool if u r cuz I m 2!! Lol.
Chapter 8
"Festival Fighting"
"Hello, everyone!" the girl greeted.
"Hello," everyone, except Syaoran, who was scowling like always, greeted in return.
"Sakura," said Yelan, "this is Chiharu. She lives with her husband, Takashi. They own a small grocery store in town and they give us what is left over." (A/N: ha! U guys thought it was meiling didn't ya?! Tricked ya!!! Lol. Hey cherry tenshi u guessed rong!! Na nah na na nah. Lol. *blows raspberry* hmmm. . . I guess im hyper rite now. :p told u im trying 2 make this unpredictable.)
A few seconds later another girl came running in. She had raven black hair and sparkling ruby eyes. (A/N: now its meiling. ^u^) "Hi, Chiharu, Aunt Yelan, Seifa, Fuuti, Feimei, Fanren, and XIAO LANG!"
Hearing that dreaded voice he froze as a chill ran down his back. "Oh, no," he groaned.
"Hello, Meiling," everyone, with the exception of Syaoran once again, who now had a look of weariness and annoyance on his face, greeted in return.
"Hey, Xiao Lang," Meiling said in a sing-song voice, "there's a festival in town today. can you take me? Please, please, PLEASE?"
"No," he answered gruffly.
"Well I think it's a good idea," Yelan stated, "We all should go."
"But, Mother!" Syaoran protested.
"No, Xiao Lang, I think it's time you go outside and have some fun for once," Yelan said in a tone of voice that permitted no argument.
Scowling, he had no choice but to acquiesce. (A/N: in case u don't no what that word mean, its "to agree passively." O n if I use words that u guys don't understand then plz tell me so I can explain. I tend 2 use big words. Eheheheh. . . sowwie cant help it. But ill try 2. . . lol. It annoys t hell outta my frens. Lol.)
"Well, it's been fun, but I best be getting home now," said Chiharu.
"Goodbye, Chiharu, we appreciate the food," Yelan thanked.
"Bye!" they all, save Syaoran, echoed.
"Well now, we had better be getting along," remarked Yelan. "Let's go, shall we?"
The girls happily complied and marched outside after Yelan while Syaoran trudged behind grudgingly. Seeing him lag behind, Meiling ran back and pounced on him. He barely had time to stagger back. Grabbing his arm, she pulled him along.
"What do you think you're doing?! Let go of me, woman!" he demanded.
Ignoring that last comment, Meiling happily persisted to pull him until they reached the group, where she let go of him. Seeing that event, Sakura blinked, confused, but then burst out laughing. Syaoran glared fiercely at her, daring her to continue laughing. Had it been someone else, they would have turned to stone, but it had no effect on her.
"I'm sorry," Sakura apologized, still laughing, "but I couldn't help it."
Finally able to calm down, she smiled at him. For some reason he couldn't stay mad at her and his glare disappeared as he felt a blush creeping onto his face. Catching himself, he turned around and they continued walking. Yelan and her four daughters secretly shared a smile as they saw everything that happened, including the faint blush Syaoran had for a fraction of a second. Meiling happily walked, or rather, skipped, along beside the annoyed and agitated Syaoran. Sakura was walking with Yelan and talking with the four hyper and garrulous sisters about unimportant things.
After some time, they reached the bustling town. There were a great many people walking around, chatting and having fun. Some of them watched contestants in competitions and women were checking put goods from the stands. Sakura's eyes widened in amazement at the number of people and games there since she'd never been to a festival before because her dad and brother was too overprotective and scared that she would get kidnapped in these dangerous times to let her go to events where there were many people about. Yelan and her four daughters looked at each other and nodded.
"Hey!" Fanren exclaimed, pointing to the stands, "Let's go check out the merchandises!"
"Yes, c'mon!" Fuuti laughed, agreeing with her suggestion.
The four, along with Yelan, grabbed Meiling and pulled her along, speeding off before Syaoran and Sakura could react.
"Hey, wait!" Sakura shouted after them. She grabbed Syaoran's hand and pursued after them, dragging Syaoran along with her, who was now objecting to her holding his hand. Syaoran was surprised of how strong a grip she had for being so small. Some time later, they stopped after unsuccessfully finding them. Breathing hard, she sat down. Syaoran stood there, not the least tired. "It looks like we've lost them," she stated.
"No, really? I didn't notice," remarked Syaoran sarcastically.
"So I guess we're on our own now, huh?" she mused, deciding to not let his sarcasm get to her.
"Uh, Kinomoto?"
"Yes, she answered, looking up at him.
"Can you let go of my hand now?"
"Oh!" she exclaimed, "I'm sorry!" She quickly released his hand and looked at the ground, not wanting him to see her blush. Syaoran, too, blushed faintly, but was relieved that she let go. Yet at the same time, in the back of his brain, he felt disappointed for some weird unknown reason.
"Hmmm. . . let's see. . . what should we do now?" Sakura pondered.
"I don't know, walk around and try to find them in this maze like we did when you wanted to search for your mother's grave?" Syaoran said wryly.
"Ok, sure!" She jumped up and started walking aimlessly, completely oblivious to the fact that he didn't mean it.
Sighing exasperatedly, he followed her as she walked around, taking in the sight. (A/N: he seems 2 b doin alotta following doesn't he??? Lol.)
Syaoran decided to take this time to think about all the things that happened these past few days, especially about Sakura. Too deep in thought was he that he didn't notice Sakura abruptly stopping. He kept walking until he collided into something that broke his train of thought. Landing hard on the ground, he looked up to see Sakura staring down at him, a look of concern on her face. 'How can that weak little girl knock me over? She didn't even stagger when I bumped into her,' he thought.
"Syaoran, are you okay?" Sakura asked, her voice filled with concern.
"I'm fine!" he snapped harshly, slapping away the hand that she offered to help him up. "And call me Li!"
"Okay. . ." she whispered softly, recoiling and rubbing her hand.
His outburst attracted some passersby and they glared at him for treating her like that. He returned the glares with a deadly one of his own. Getting up and wiping his hands, he noticed that Sakura wasn't so cheerful anymore. She looked on the verge of tears. (A/N: well duh!! Wat do u expect u *inaudible mumbling* *blinks* whoops. . . eheheheh. . . wonder y im so mad. . . -_- I mean, I'M t 1 that rote this!!! NEWAYZ, lets get bak 2 t story b4 SUM1 *points 2 bro* thinks ive gone crazy n talking 2 myself n call t insane asylum. . .) He felt a pang of guilt a mentally slapped himself. 'Dammit! Why do you always have to be so mean to her?! it's not her fault I was stupid enough to not watch where I'm going!! It's my own fault!!!'
"I'm. . . I'm. . . I'm sorry," he was finally able to say it out. (A/N: OMG DID HE JUST APOLOGIZE?!?! *gasps* *faints* *bro gives her weird looks n sweat drops* *bro pokes her* bro: ay u dead? *no answer* *bro gets on comp n cracks fingers* bro: well, since shes out maybe I should "help" her w/ her story. . . *evil laughter* *wakes up just in time to drag bro off comp n push him outta HIS room* *bro protests* bro: HEY!!! THIS IS MY ROOM!!! N I NEEDA FINISH MY HW!!! Ok. . . now where were we. . . LOL!!! ^O^ so sowwie!!!!! Just HADDA do that!!! LOL!!!! ^o^ ok, I promise to not talk nemore. :x)
"It's okay, Li," she smiled, making him blush faintly again.
'That's weird, she didn't get angry. If that was Meiling there'd be steam coming out of her ears. But then again, if it was Meiling I wouldn't be following her. She'd be following me,' thought Syaoran. "Um, Kinomoto? Why did you stop? Did you see them or something?"
"No," she shook her head, then pointed to an arena, "I just saw a contest I thought you'd be interested in."
"I don't think any of these ridiculous contests would catch my attention."
"Oh, so you're saying that you won't compete in that Martial Arts Competition?"
"No, I won't. Besides, those weaklings are no match for me."
"Ok, then, if you won't compete then I will. There's a two hundred gold coins prize for the top fighter. Just think of it as my way of thanking you. It's really too bad, I wanted to fight you myself," she stated as she ran off to enter her name in."
"Wait, Kinomoto!" Syaoran shouted as he grabbed a hold of her hand to stop her. "You can't compete! You haven't fully recuperated yet and you'll get hurt!" 'Wait a minute, why should I even care about her?!'
"Aw, Li, thank-you for caring. But I'm still entering," she laughed as she gave him a peck on his cheek.
Syaoran stood there stunned and flustered as she undid his hold on her and ran off giggling. After he recovered he dashed off after her. 'Damn how does she run so fast?!' he thought as he tried not to lose sight of her. He reached her just in time to snatch the quill pen away from her.
"Hey, Li, give that back!" she whined, her arms outstretched.
"No! if you get hurt then my mother would have my head on a platter. If you want to repay us back so badly then I'll enter in your place!" he yelled, quickly signing his name down before she could object.
"Uh, thanks, but you didn't had to do that. The guy in charge wouldn't let me join anyways because I'm a girl an he thinks I'm weak," she explained.
Getting angry at the man for some reason unknown to him, he walked into the waiting area scowling but feeling relieved at the same time.
"I'll be cheering for you!" she called after him, making the usually balanced wolf stumble.
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"Next up is Li Syaoran!" the host announced. The young girls in the audience cheered wildly, some swooning and sighing. Sakura just smiled brightly and clapped.
Syaoran positioned himself in a fighting stance and got ready. His opponent was someone in a hooded figure, hiding his face. He looked calm but ready. Wanting to get this over with, Syaoran charged, making a big mistake. Usually he would be on the defensive rather than the offensive, which was the best way, but he was growing weary of this. The hooded figure dodged and elbowed him from behind, making him stagger and fall. He got back on his feet quickly and did a flying kick. Once again, he made a mistake, which was leaving himself open for an assault. The stranger easily dodged once again grabbed his foot while he was still airborne and slammed him down onto the ground. Now angered, Syaoran got up and attempted to punch him. The man blocked and kneed him in the stomach, then did a perfect uppercut, knocking the wind out of him. Syaoran laid breathing hard on the ground, too tired to move.
Sakura gasped with every attack he received. "No, Li! Please be alright!" she pleaded.
Turning his head so he can see Sakura, he felt a pain in his neck. But seeing Sakura's face brighten up as he move gave him new strength. He got on his feet and got ready, this time preparing to be defensive instead of offensive. The stranger did a sweep and Syaoran avoided it with a back flip. Then he countered it with drop-kick. Taken by surprised, the man didn't have time to block and got hit. Then Syaoran did a series of basic punches and kicks. He moved too fast for the man to block any of them. Syaoran finished with a punch, rotated 180 degrees and then jabbed him with his elbow in the stomach, rotated 180 degrees again, bended his knees, and did a splitting uppercut, knocking him out.
The crowded roared with excitement as he stood there, breathing hard. Out of all the people present, he only noticed Sakura, jumping up and down, clapping her hands and laughing happily. Seeing that he smiled, then slumped to his knees, worn out. Sakura's face, as did everyone else's, filled with worry. But then they relaxed when the announcer said that he and his opponent were just tired and told some guards to help they to the resting area, where they were to be given some water and food.
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"Wow, Li, you were great up there. I can't believe you actually won first place!" Sakura exclaimed cheerfully. (A/N: im not gonna rite t rest of t contest. Lets just say that he won all his matches easily. Sides, itll b 2 long n im tired n hafta do my math hw soon. _.)
"Yea, well, it was easy. I told you they were no match for me, thought that hooded stranger was quit a challenge," he said haughtily.
"Well what should we do now?"
Suddenly, someone bumped into her, then continued walking.
"Ouch! Hey, that was rude! He didn't even apologize!" Sakura pouted.
Syaoran narrowed his eyes in suspicion. "Check for your purse," he hissed.
"Um, okay. . ." she said dubiously, reaching for where the purse is. "It's not here!" she cried when she didn't feel it.
All of a sudden, Syaoran took off in pursuit of the guy who bumped into Sakura.
Taken by surprise, Sakura blinked then zoomed after him, taking care not to bump into anyone. "Li, wait for me!" she yelled in hopes that he would slow down.
Syaoran kept chasing after the mysterious stranger, who was now aware that Syaoran was after him and running away. they came to a small wall and the guy leapt over it easily. Syaoran did a smooth flip, using the top of the wall for support, and landed on the other side in front of the guy. Having anticipated that Syaoran would do that, he stopped and folded his arms, waiting.
"Ah, Syaoran, you've finally managed to catch up with me," he said, amused.
"Who are you?! How do you know my name?!" Syaoran demanded.
The stranger smirked and pulled down his hood, which was covering his face and deepening his voice the whole time. (A/N: in case u haven't figured it out yet, its t guy who fought syao. U no, t guy that ALMOST beat him.)
Once seeing the face, Syaoran gasped. . .
Finished!!! w/ this chap newayz. . . well, ive got nothing 2 say so im just gonna go do my hw now. Remember 2 review. I wanna no wat u think, specially bout t fighting part. I tried my best 2 make it better. Well, bye!
