Thank you all for waiting so long every time for me to update, and still willing to review!! ^__^
*ahem* Thanks to a few people's encouragements, I've decided to make this fanfic even longer! :) This originally was supposed to be the last chapter of this fanfic, but again thanks to people's ideas, I can make more things go wrong before the ending! x) I hope this makes my fanfic even more interesting!
Please keep reading, and thanks so much for always staying tuned everyone! :]
~Dedications~
Lethalrose- lol thanks for pointing out my mistakes. It's very helpful indeed. ^-^ and thanks for all the times you helped me get more inspirations for my fanfic! :)
Potatohead- the last chapter was the shortest chapter of all in your opinion? Oopsies.. ' well I hope this chapter's much better for ya! xP and as always, thanks for the encouragement and inspirations! :D
Mitski- hey, thanks for being such a consistent reviewer! ^-^ but how come your fanfic isn't updated yet? I wanna read it! :]
MElly L- hehe.. I know I've been dragging the story along a bit. So this chapter is much happier! :D hope it's better for you!
Chibiwinwin- oops, sorry that the last chapter was confusing to you! . Well.. Sakura was being generous and thinking for Syaoran's good. And that wasn't the last chapter, as you see here. :P thanks for the compliments though!
Catherine Perey- don't worry, I can only write S+S fanfics for Card Captor Sakura! ^.~ everything will turn out just fine.
Kan-chan- as usual, your reviews always make me smile! ^_^ thanks so much for always reviewing!
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Bumblebeez- haha! That's a great plot that you thought of! Hm.. I'll have to write it down for future fanfics! ^_~
Tannie- thanks for being a consistent reviewer! ^_^ and of course Meilin won't be all that evil! :P
Oh yeah.. some of these responses to reviewers might not make sense without reading their review first. ^.- hehe..
Yay! Chapter 9! ^_^
Disclaimer: Clamp owns Card Captor Sakura and all of its characters, not me.
More Than Siblings
By kawaiisakura
Last Chapter:
"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.
Meilin already had all her things packed up, ready to go home. But first, she was headed towards Yelan's room to tell her that she wanted to back out of the engagement. She had already promised Sakura that she'd let her have Syaoran.
As she was just about to knock on the door, it was suddenly opened by a smiling Yelan.
"Meilin! My wonderful soon daughter-to-be!" Yelan stretched out her arms to offer a hug.
Meilin raised an eyebrow at how excited and..emotional she was acting today. 'I wonder what happened..' she thought in surprise.
Meilin ignored it though and looked at Yelan seriously and said, "I've decided. I'm going to confront my mother today and tell her that I want to cancel this engagement."
Yelan's face immediately changed expressions, faster than Meilin had ever seen. Her face was back to her original cold serious self, with her eyebrows furrowed together. It was quite a scary sight.
"I'm afraid that won't be happening, my dear Meilin." Meilin winced at the irony in Yelan's voice when she emphasized the word 'dear'.
"But Aunt Yelan! My mother said that.." she started to argue.
"Enough! You are going to be Syaoran's future wife, and it is decided. We are a powerful family in China, Meilin, and I doubt your family wants to go against us."
Yelan walked briskly past Meilin in anger. Then she stopped and turned around. "The Elders and I have already decided on a date for your marriage." And walked away.
Meilin gasped, knowing how this would hurt Sakura, but still decided that it would be better for her to tell Sakura. Afterall, if Yelan had told Sakura the news first, she would probably think that Meilin had betrayed her.
After Syaoran had ran out the front door, Sakura heard a voice behind her call out, "Sakura!"
She turned around, surprised to see Meilin. "Hi Meilin, what's the hurry?"
"I'm so sorry, Sakura! Your mom.. she said that Syaoran and I have to get married! I tried, I really did, to get her to cancel it.. but she just wouldn't!" Meilin sighed in despair, her eyes sorrowful.
Sakura didn't know what to do. Syaoran and Meilin had both given up on trying to get her and Syaoran together, and maybe it was her turn to give up too..? She was so confused.
Then seeing that Meilin was still waiting for her reaction, she quickly mumbled, "It's okay Meilin. But I'm going to go take a walk in the park. I'll be back before dinner."
Sakura was about to leave, when Meilin asked her, "Where's Syaoran?"
"In the garden." Sakura replied, and walked in the direction of the park.
Syaoran was sitting near the little fountain that had been built a few years after Sakura had been adopted. They had come here every time they were feeling sad or angry about something.
He stretched out his hands towards the water sprinkling out of the little fountain, feeling the cool water in between his fingers.
'So many memories here.. but that's all they're be from now on, memories..' Syaoran stared gloomily at his reflection in the water. 'Sakura..' another tear trickled down his cheeks, but he quickly wiped it away.
Then another figure appeared in the water's reflection. In the blur of his tears, he had thought it was Sakura.
Syaoran stood up quickly and turned around. "Sakura!" but it was Meilin. His eyes immediately went dark again.
Meilin smiled a bit, but then noticed the dried tears on his cheeks. Her eyes widened. She had never in her whole life thought that THE Syaoran would be crying..
Syaoran had already sat back down on the edge of the fountain, staring blankly at the water as if in a trance.
Meilin sat down next to him, and tried to cheer him up. "Since we're gonna be married soon.. we might as well get to know each other a little better.." she smiled encouragingly, trying to get his mind off of Sakura. She didn't want to betray Sakura, but she felt this was for the best for all three of them.
But Syaoran wouldn't cooperate. He didn't even respond, but just quietly stared at the leaves falling into the water.
Meilin sighed again, and stood up to go back into the house.
Sakura was walking down the street, one that the Li family also owned. Syaoran had especially have gardeners come to plant a whole row of cherry blossom trees a few years ago.
They were almost fully bloomed, and the whole street was a pretty twinkling pink.
Sakura smiled sadly, thinking back to when she and Syaoran would come here and watch the beautiful blossoms fall and being carried by the wind. It was a really wonderful sight, with the sakura blossoms swirling around them.
She spotted the little bench that they had carved each of their names into. Sitting down, she fingered both of their childhood handwritings delicately.
Sakura sighed, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath to think through her situation right now.
Just then, she heard a little rustling of bushes behind her. She curiously peered behind her, and suddenly felt a pair of strong arms grab her. Sakura felt a quick tap on her neck, and she fainted, her body falling limp in a mysterious shadow's arms.
"Syaoran!!" Meilin finally stopped running, panting a bit from the rush.
Syaoran looked from the swing he went to sit on, wondering what was wrong.
Meilin handed Syaoran an envelope. "Look at what it says on it!"
He took a quick glance at the words on the front, and felt like his heart had stopped almost beating.
If you want to see Sakura alive ever again, you'll come to secluded spot in the park described.
Syaoran was shocked, and frantically ripped opened the envelope and read the letter. It was made of all different letters from magazine titles. (Author's Note: It's like those ransom notes cut out from magazines)
He looked up from the letter, his eyes furious with burning flames in them. He handed the letter to Meilin, and started running out of the garden. Meilin was left standing there, dumbfounded, and began to read the letter in worry.
Syaoran was dashing through the streets, on his way to the place that the ransom guy had mentioned.
People walking down the street sidewalk all turned their heads to stare amazed at the guy who was speeding past them, saying, "Isn't that the famous Li Syaoran?"
Syaoran screeched to a stop from his speedy run, and looked around.
'This is the place.. I know it. Wait for me, I'm coming Sakura..'
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Finally done! ^o^ How was that? next chapter will be of Syaoran's heroic rescue! ^_~ hehe.. can you guys review if you have any ideas for how he can save Sakura? I'm not that good at writing action. -.- oh yeah, and I just noticed that I haven't included Tomoyo in the fanfic for a long time now.. . I guess she won't be having a very big part of the fanfic then.. -o-
Very sorry to fans of Tomoyo! But thanks for all the support!
Preview for the next chapter:
Why did the mysterious guy kidnap Sakura?
And what does he want with Syaoran?
How will Syaoran and Sakura finally be together again?
