Falling Petals
Chapter 14
A/N- Ok, this is the play, weddings, and some other stuff. And thanks to Fanfiction.net's problems, I couldn't post it as soon as I wanted. Sorry about that. Disclaimer- *see the past few chapters*
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"How's it going?" Thomas asked, leaning against the door with a sign reading 'Detention'.
"Oh, it's wonderful. I just love Rydell and I've got so many new friends." Sakura replied coolly.
"Glad to hear it."
"Between meetings, parties and cheerleading practice, I hardly have any time to do my homework."
"Well, you're just naturally smart, I guess."
"It does help."
Thomas looked at her for a moment. She smiles at him blithely, giving him no encouragement. He dropped his pose.
"Look, Sandy.... I'm sorry about the way things turned out.... I mean, I wish there wasn't anything between us."
"But there isn't."
Tina sat in the wings, fuming. She knew what Thomas had done and was seriously pissed off about it. A figure kneeled next to her.
"When do I attack?"
"I will give you a sign."
"Yes Mistress."
The figure disappeared as Tina's cue came.
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It was the dance scene. Everyone was wearing their big dresses and suits and were dancing around, having fun. Tina had her little part in the dance, and then walked off, smirking. As she walked off, she lifted her hand in a wave. The figure nodded. That was it's cue.
The stage went dark, and many people shrieked and shouted. Thomas frowned. He grabbed Sakura's hand and took her to the side.
"Watch out.... she's here.:"
"Who's here? They're doing this?"
"Yes."
A small spotlight went on, illumitinating a figure in center stage. It was a guy, tall and about 20 years of age, at a glance. He grinned wickedly. Syaoran, on the other side of the stage, watched the man. He had no weapons with him at the time, so there was nothing he could do. Sakura looked up at Thomas.
"You knew I had magic all along, didn't you?"
".....Yea..."
"Well then, no use hiding it at a time like this. You, too, have magic. I can sense your aura now."
Thomas grinned sheepishly. "Yea.. I had to hide it."
Sakura shook her head and summoned her staff. She walked out to the center stage.
"Ah! Ladies and Gentlemen! The show will commence!" He crowed with a grand gesture to Sakura. Touya frowned from his seat in the back as snickers and whispers went around the room. Yukito was fighting to keep Yue calm, and Tomoyo was holding Kero down.
"Sakura! It's weakness is the person it's taken over!" Thomas shouted out.
Syaoran looked in surprise at Thomas. So that was what Sakura had been sobbing about the night of the dance.
'It's weakness is the person?' Sakura thought, an idea dawning on her.
"MIRROR CARD! ILLUSION CARD! PROJECT THE IMAGE OF THE ONE THEY LOVE!"
The two cards swirled together and formed a girl with long honey blond hair. The person inside forced it's way through, kicking the Red Wolf out.
"Now Sakura! Capture it!"
"Right! Red Wolf! Return to your true form! I, Sakura, under the contract, command you! Star Card!"
"Nooooooo!" It screamed, being sucked inside a new card. Sakura turned to Thomas. "Now, help me destroy it."
Thomas smiled. "Simple. What destroys paper?"
"Fire. Fire Card! Burn the Red Wolf!" Fire obeyed, and soon there was nothing but a pile of ashes in Sakura's hands.
Clapping was heard. Sakura and Thomas looked to the crowd with wide eyes. They had forgotten about them!
"Uh-oh."
"Don't worry, I'll take care of this. Who shall have this memory saved?"
"Just a few. Yukito, Touya, Kaho, Syaoran, Tomoyo and Kero. And me, of course."
"Of course."
Thomas did a grand bow, and with a smile, made sparkles fall over the crowd. A small fairy flew over them, erasing this moment in their minds. The play returned to normal shortly after, with the final scene in the fair.
Sakura enters the stage, the ultimate Thunderbird dream girl. A wild new hair style over one ear, motorcycle jacket, skintight petal pushers, gold earrings, chewing gum and smoking a cigarette.
Thomas (and Syaoran) are slack-jawed in disbelief. She stands in front of him grinding her behind, then turns and blows smoke in his face, saving a bit of the smoke for a perfect French inhale.
The others gather in back of her murmuring excitedly.
"How you hanging, stud?"
"Sandy?... What have you done to yourself?"
"You noticed, huh?.. Well, what's it to ya?"
Doody walks by and looks at her in horror. She flicks cigarette ashes at him and chases him away.
Danny looks at her in a new appreciation.
Sakura looks him up and down.
"What's with the square duds, dude?"
"I thought that you..."
"Zuko, we got wavelength trouble. When I'm on yours, you ain't on mine."
"I changed for you and you changed for me. I'd say that was some kind of wavelength."
Marty cuts in. Mrs. Murdock pulls up in Hell's Chariot.
"Mrs. Murdock brought the yearbooks." she says.
Everyone crowds around the car to get their yearbooks. Danny and Sandy are left alone. He reaches out for her hand. A little shyness creeps out from behind her mask. She smiles and takes his hand.
"Suppose we'll last?" She asked.
Danny puts an arm around her. "Time will tell."
The roar of the applause when the play ended was deafening. The cast and crew took their bows and grinned. Flowers were given out to the teachers and the main actors and actresses. Sakura got a beautiful bouquet of pink roses. Tomoyo came out from her spot and received dark blue roses. The crowd screamed for an encore and received a grin from the cast and a final song. Sakura bowed once more and screamed out "Goodnight everybody!"
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Thomas stopped walking and stood still. He didn't have to turn around to know who it was.
"Tina."
"You betrayed me, you bastard."
"I cannot see harming the innocent as a good thing."
"You betrayed our clans."
"I simply left my clan for my true heritage."
"You abandoned me, your soul mate."
"I want to be able to live freely, not under your control."
"How dare you.." she hissed.
Thomas noted the danger in her tone and turned around just as a sphere of sparkling light hit him.
"Nooooooooo! Tina!"
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The next morning, Sakura awoke early, compared to her usual timing. Kero was still asleep, mumbling in his drawer. Sakura smiled to herself and walked out of the room, downstairs to where Kaho and Touya were speaking. The only thing left to do for the wedding was the dresses. The suits had been ordered, the invitations mailed, the food prepared, the hall date set, the priest ready, the decorations ordered and on delivery. Now the girls just had to be fitted into dresses. Kaho had her dress, and she wanted the bridesmaids to wear either silver/white or blue. Sakura suggested a blue dress with a silver design on the breast. Kaho smiled widely.
"That's a great idea Sakura!" She exclaimed. Touya rolled his eyes at his fiancée's excitement. The two girls left to buy the dresses, and Touya went over to the phone. Dialing a number, he let it ring.
"Hello?"
"Hey gaki, it's Touya. Listen, can you meet me at the cafe in, say, a half hour?"
"Huh? Yea, sure I guess."
"K. See you then." Touya hung up. Now he could really talk to this kid about his imouto.
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Syaoran walked to the cafe, confused. Why did Touya, of all people, want to speak with him?
Touya was seated a table, sipping on an espresso. He waved Syaoran to sit.
"Why did you want to speak to me?" Syaoran asked.
Touya studied the boy for a moment before answering. "..Do you truly love my sister?"
Syaoran was surprised at such a question. "Of course I do. Why do you ask?"
"Because, I need to make sure, for Sakura's sake, that you aren't going to break her heart, again."
Syaoran shook his head. "No... those four years were the worst thing I could ever had done. I love Sakura, truly love her." He smiled, "She's a fragile blossom that I am willing to risk my life to protect."
Touya smiled and sighed inwardly. "I know that when you first came here, I wasn't too pleasant, seeing as what you did to Sakura. But you've changed from that selfish little arrogant boy to someone who will take care of my sister. I am trusting you, Syaoran Li, to take care of my Sakura. If I ever hear that you've done something....." Touya made a fist to emprise his point. "Your head will be in the ground."
Syaoran made a straight face. "Understood. Don't worry, Kinomoto-san. I won't disappoint you."
"Good. Now, I know Sakura invited you to the wedding, but this time, I'm inviting you to be part of the wedding. Unfortunately, Yuki's out on a trip, so he can't be there. So I'm asking you to fill in his place as my best man."
Syaoran's eyebrows went up in surprise. "Me? You're asking me?"
"Uh.. Yea."
"Sure. It's no problem with me."
"Great. Then you're to be at the church at 8:30, am."
"All right."
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It was a beautiful day for a wedding. The sun was shining, gentle breezes passed through, birds were chirping. Everything was perfect. Sakura helped Kaho into her dress with Tomoyo in the back room. Touya paced nervously in the men's room. Syaoran shook his head and thought. 'I hope I'm not like this on my wedding day.'
All the guests had settled in, with the help of some of Kaho's and Touya's friends. The priest took his place at the alter, and Touya and Syaoran headed up.
Waiting for Kaho and the brides' maids to arrive, Touya tugged on his tie. Syaoran chuckled to himself.
"Don't be so nervous, Kinomoto-san. She loves you and you love her, remember?"
Touya sighed. "Yea."
The wedding march began with the flower girl, Tereda's daughter, throwing pink and white rose petals. Then came the bridesmaids, Rika, Nakuru, Tomoyo, and Sakura as the Maid Of Honor. They all took their places next to the alter, and Sakura smiled at Syaoran, who smiled back. Everyone stood as Kaho entered on the arm of her father. Her dress was a white silk, the chest adorned with pearls and tiny diamonds. Two rosebuds on each side of her waist, and a large train. The veil covered her braided hair and face. Touya tried not to stare. Kaho just smiled under her veil as she came to stand beside her future husband.
The priest began..
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness the joining of this couple.."
And so it went on, parents sniffing, little girls envisioning their wedding days, the boys disgusted and bored. Tomoyo happily recorded the entire wedding.
"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."
Touya grinned, lifting Kaho's veil and they kissed, while everyone broke out in applause. Touya picked her up and ran out of the church as everyone pelted them with rice and confetti. Sakura went up to meet Syaoran, smiling. Syaoran smiled back and kissed her forehead.
"One day we'll be like that, right Sakura?"
"Right Syaoran."
Sakura didn't notice the banquet being thrown until it landed in her arms. She blinked in surprise as everyone surrounded her and chattered excitedly.
"Hold on, why do I have this?" Sakura asked, confused.
Rika grinned. "It means you're the next one to get married!"
"HOE?!" Sakura turned crimson with wide eyes and turned to look at Syaoran, who looked just as shocked.
"What's a matter Sakura? Is there something you're hiding from us?" Chiharu asked, giving Sakura a suspicious eye.
"Hoe? Oh, no! Why would I ever hide anything from you guys? Hahaha."
They broke out in grins and started laughing as Eriol ran over.
"Hey! Touya and Kaho are leaving!"
"Hoe! I gotta say goodbye!" Sakura ran across the church to the limo were Kaho and Touya were getting in.
"Onii-chan!! Wait up!"
Touya looked at her. "Ah! The little monster! What's up?"
"Onii-chan!" Sakura growled, stomping on his foot, "I wanted to say goodbye!"
Touya was rubbing his foot with a grimace. "But did you have to step on my foot?"
Sakura glared up at him. "Haven't you learned not to call me monster yet?"
Touya grinned. "Nope. Monster."
Sakura smashed his foot again.
"Ok! Ok! I give." Touya smiled at his little sister, "I'll miss you when I'm away, and if I find out you did anything, and I mean anything, you're dead."
Sakura grinned up at him. "Don't worry so much onii-chan. It'll give you wrinkles.
Touya shook his head as Sakura hugged Kaho goodbye.
"Bye you guys! Enjoy Hawaii!"
Everyone waved as the couple set off for their honeymoon.
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A/N- Ok that's it for this chapter. Touya and Kaho married and off on their honeymoon! How sweet! Ok, the battle's coming, so be ready! Ja!
