Thanks to everyone who reads, reviews, and voted!! ^___^ I'm eternally grateful of you guys. :P Anyways, I just decided to poll up all the results:
Sakura- 25
Clan- 9
Wow! Sakura won by a lot over Clan! I'm sorry for those people who voted Clan! I'm sure you guys all had very good reasons for choosing Clan, but in the end, Syaoran will choose Sakura!! ^_^ hehe.. I kinda agree too!
But of course they won't live happily ever after, just YET! But it's S+S, so they will in the end, but not before some troubles first~! ^-^
Oh yeah, by the way, I've decided that Syaoran will be 18 and Sakura 17 in this fanfic now. It fits into the story much better, so I hope it's not inconvenient for anyone. ^.^
Now for chapter 8!
~Dedications~
sylversuicune-88- lol yes you should feel proud for saying that friendship is the most important! I completely agree! ^_^;; hehe.. well I'm glad you like my fanfic, thanks for reading it!
Potatohead- lol.. well, this fanfic shouldn't end in a while.. I think. ^-^ Probably two or three more chapters. We'll have to see! ^__~
lethalrose- hm.. you're right. "a really helpful review includes some criticism" so thanks for the helpful review! I'll try to stay within the same tense throughout the story. Don't forget to tell me when you see this problem again, okay? ^o^ And thanks for reading this!
Chibiwinwin- LoL.. ^^ yupyup S+S will always be together!!
Mish- hm.. That's an interesting point of view! Well, let's see who Syaoran chooses then! :D
BumbleBeez- LoLz. Thanks for the very wonderful review as always! ^o~
snowqueen- mm.. Not a bad idea, but don't worry! Even though I'm not using your idea, Syaoran will still have the Clan and Sakura in the end! :]
Tannie- yup, it's obvious that Syaoran chooses Sakura. But of course it's still not gonna be happily ever after just YET!! ^__^ tehee.. I'm evil, yeah. ;)
Yuki- good for you and your boyfriend! I totally agree with you choosing your boyfriend over your dream. "Love conquers all" *smiles* ^_^
Kan-chan- LoL! *smiles widely* hehe.. thank you so much for your review! You're the first one who said that you don't care how long I take to update! :D I'm so glad someone understands.. ^^;; keep reading!
lunemangelus- @_@ *dizzy eyes* yeah.. it's very confusing in your review. lol.. xP Thanks for reading my fic! ;)
Heart of Spun Sugar- yup! A good ending either way! ^_~ whether Syaoran chooses Clan or not, some things WILL go wrong, believe me. :P
Sakura Fairy Angel- Thank you! I'm glad you'll wait!! ^_^ well here's the chapter for ya! :D
Danielle Ngo- lolz. ^^;; yup you're right, it's not a question of who Syaoran should choose right? Well.. read on to find out!! Hehe.. Thanks for reading! :)
Disclaimer: I don't own CCS or any of its characters.
More Than Siblings
By kawaiisakura
Last Chapter:
Yelan came back into the room. "So Syaoran, have you decided yet?" she looked at him expectantly.
Syaoran stood up, a very serious expression on his face. "Yes, I've decided."
"..I've decided to choose.." he paused a while before continuing. "Sakura."
Yelan took a small step back from Syaoran, completely shocked by his decision.
She had thought that Syaoran was responsible enough to choose what's best for the Clan, despite what he wants.
Behind Yelan, the Elders slowly approach them. They had heard Syaoran's choice on the way coming here.
The head of the Elders bowed to Syaoran politely, then said in a firm, serious voice, "You must think this over again, Li. We all know that Sakura is very important to you, but a true leader would never choose anything over his Clan."
Syaoran looked around the room at all of their faces staring back at him expectantly.
He closed his eyes to concentrate, determined to stand up for his feelings this time.
"No, I choose Sakura. I'll lose the Clan, but at least I'll still have happiness and friends." Syaoran stated, staring back at them, unafraid.
He then walked out of the room in silence, partly proud of himself of finally able to stand up for himself and partly anxious to see what everyone's reaction was going to be..
Sakura was sitting in front of the mirror in her room, calmly brushing her hair.
Meilin had told her that she'd let her have Syaoran. She was going to go tell Yelan that she wants to break the engagement, after she finished packing up her things.
Sakura then heard an urgent knock at her bedroom door, and got up to open the door, her brush still in her hand.
Syaoran practically pounced on her and told her excitedly, "I told the Elders that I'm choosing you! Sakura, we can be together!" he was holding both of Sakura's hands, with a big smile on his face that wasn't seen very often.
Sakura hadn't known about him having to choose, but she figured it out. 'It must've been either the Clan or me!' she thought with her eyes wide, horrified.
Syaoran, not getting a reply from Sakura, hugged her tightly and exclaimed, "Sakura, there's nothing to stop us now! We'll get married and everything will be alright!" the smile on his face couldn't have been wider.
But Sakura did something that Syaoran never even dreamed that she would.
She pushed Syaoran away from her and said in a calm yet sad, small voice, "Syaoran.. I'm happy that you would give up so much for me, but.." she looked up into his confused amber eyes. "You have to choose the Clan, not me."
Syaoran's expression couldn't have been more surprised than it was. "But Sakura, I thought.. I thought you wanted to be with me.." his eyes held a very hurt expression.
Sakura exclaimed, "Syaoran, I want to be with you, but.. don't you see? You're giving up your perfectly good future, for me! I'll still be here, Syaoran, but your Clan.. you've worked soo hard for it all your life! Don't just give it up now!!"
Syaoran's eyes widened as it dawned on him what Sakura was saying. "So you're saying I should choose the Clan instead…" he bowed his head down and sighed.
Sakura calmed down a little and said soothingly, "It's alright Syaoran. I'll still be here for you, as your sister and best friend! And meanwhile you'll have a really good life being the leader! Isn't that great, Syaoran?" she forced a smile, even though she knew that she won't be happy, but sacrificing her happiness for his good life was worth it she told herself.
The truth was, Sakura didn't truly want Syaoran to choose the Clan over her either, but she knew that their family was depending on him.
Syaoran held back the tears threatening to spill at the rim of his eyes, and looked up at Sakura. "I'll always love you, you know that right?" when he saw Sakura smile, he continued saying, "Then I guess I'll go back and tell mother that I've changed my mind.."
Sakura couldn't help but stop smiling then, but cheered up and comforted Syaoran, "You'll see, this is for the best."
Then Syaoran slowly dragged himself out of her room without another word.
Sakura took a deep breath, and sat back down in front of the mirror. She looked at herself in her reflection.
'This is for the best of Syaoran..' she thought to herself.
But she still couldn't stop frowning, as she thought of how sad he was when he went out of his room.
She sighed. 'Maybe I shouldn't have..'
Sakura put down her brush on her dresser. Then lying on her bed, began to think it over.
Syaoran's slow walking had finally gotten him back to the room where his mother and the Elders were still standing.
It was almost as if they had expected that he'd be coming back, since they were all standing there waiting at the door for him.
Syaoran's glance fell to the ground, as he sadly mumbled, "Mother, I've decided to.. choose the Clan instead."
His heart felt as if it had just shattered. He never imagined in a million years that he would actually be saying that..
Then he felt his mother hug him. Syaoran looked up at his mother, clearly surprised. His mother had rarely hugged him, not even when he was much younger.
Yelan pulled away and smiled at her son. "Li.. you've grown to be such a wonderful young man. You're the best leader that has ever come to our Li Clan! I'm very proud of you that you've made the right choice, son."
Syaoran didn't know whether to feel sad or proud, so he kept his face expressionless.
'Maybe I shouldn't have told Syaoran to choose the Clan. It was his decision afterall..' Sakura started to regret telling him to do something that made both of them so sad.
She got off her bed and rushed in the same direction that Syaoran had gone.
'I'll go tell him that he doesn't have to choose the Clan, he'll be much happier!'
But she had no idea that it was already too late.
Syaoran sluggishly walked back to his room.
Sakura was running towards the direction he was coming from.
Since Syaoran's head was bowed down, he didn't see Sakura coming, and they bumped into each other.
"Syaoran!" Sakura exclaimed, still trying to catch her breath from running. "It's okay now, Syaoran, we can be together. I've realized that.."
Syaoran's head shot up, his eyes wide. "But I..I already told mother that I'll choose Clan instead.." his eyes deepened with sadness.
Sakura, hearing that, bowed her head and looked away, regret showing on her face. "I'm so sorry Syaoran.. I should've thought this over before I told you to do anything! It's all my fault!"
Syaoran forced a smile sadly for her, and said comfortingly, "We'll still be friends, not to mention siblings, right? I guess we just weren't destined for each other.." he pulled Sakura into a warm hug. "This is probably the last time we'll be together like this.. so Sakura, I love you." He was starting to feel tears coming again.
He let go of Sakura, and ran in the other direction. Running from his feelings, his sister, friend, and love.
And Sakura just stood there, watching him run out the front door, and fading into the distance.
She knew that Syaoran was going back to their garden, and the place where they first met.
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1/20/03
hm.. I noticed that there's a lot more hugging in this chapter.. -_-ll heh.. oh well! :) Anyways, how was that chapter everyone? I hope that was longer than the regular chapters! ^-^ I tried to make this chapter a bit longer than the rest of the chapters so far, to make up for all the late updating lately!! Also, please notice that Syaoran is 18 and Sakura is 17 now, I've changed it so that it fits the plot better. :D Please review, and if you want me email you, tell me in your review, if you haven't already! Until next chapter!! ..and I think it'll be the last chapter probably.. ^o^ x] aww last chapter already! Thanks for reading this fanfic!! ^___^
Preview for the next chapter:
Now that Syaoran has chosen the Clan, Yelan and the Elders will start preparing a wedding for him.
How will Sakura and Syaoran be able to be together?
What can Meilin do to help?
Or does Meilin even WANT to help put Syaoran and Sakura together, now that she's marrying Syaoran for real?
