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Chapter two
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"Syoaron-kun, Tomoyo-chan and I were planning on going shopping after school. Do you want to come?" Sakura asked brightly as she slipped on her skates.
"Don't you have practice today, Sakura-chan?" Rika asked quietly.
The girl shook her head, "No, it was rescheduled for tomorrow before school."
"Oh."
"You can come too if you want." Sakura offered.
Rika smiled and shook her head, "Arigato, Sakura-chan, but I have to go to work in a little bit."
"Oh, that's too bad, Rika-chan." the girl frowned slightly.
"It's okay, really. Maybe I can go the next time." Rika waved, "I'll see you tomorrow! Welcome back, Li-kun!"
"Arigato, Sasaki-kun." Syoaron called.
"Hai, see you tomorrow, Rika-chan!" Sakura waved back as her friend left.
"Are you ready, Sakura-chan?" Tomoyo asked coming out of the music room.
"Hai."
"Oh!" The dark haired girl gasped when she noticed Li. "I wasn't aware that you were back. Li-kun." She apologized.
"I arrived late last night." Syoaron explained.
"Well, you've been missed." She grinned mischievously at him. The boy's face began to turn a deep red. "I see. You apparently have missed too."
Sakura's green eyes blinking in confusion, "Syoaron-kun, are you alright? Your face is all red again. are you sure you're not sick?"
"Hai!" the boy insisted, "I'm fine!"
Tomoyo giggled sweetly and walked out of the school.
'Kisama.' the boy silently cursed, his head hung with a defeated sigh, 'I thought I was over that.'
"So, Syoaron, will you come with us?" Sakura asked again, startling the Chinese boy out of his moping.
"Hai. I'd like that very much!" Li agreed.
"Yey!" The happy girl clapped her hands before taking a hold of his arm and pulling him outside.
"Matte!" The boy complained, "You're going too fast!"
"Gomen." The girl smiled, "But we need to catch up to Tomoyo-chan."
Syoaron sighed as he allowed himself to be lead, 'I forgot how energetic she is in person.'
"How is Meilin-chan?" Sakura asked casually.
Li thought of his energetic, annoying cousin. "She's okay, I guess, I haven't really talked to her since the last time she came here to visit."
"But I thought she was staying with your family."
"She was, but moved out when she returned to Hong Kong." He looked sad for a moment, "She was really upset when she left."
"Oh, have you tried to contact her?" Sakura asked, rounding a corner.
"No. I figured if she wanted to talk to me then she'll call." He shrugged.
Sakura was quiet for a moment. "You know. It might be that she's waiting for you."
"Not anymore." The boy disagreed.
"Really? Why's that?" She blinked at him curiously.
"Oi-Sakura-chan!" Someone called to her.
The teenager looked around for the source, "Huh? That almost sounded like."
"Hiiwzawa-kun." Li glared at the dark haired boy as he.limped. up to them.
"Eriol-kun!" Sakura greeted happily, "What a surprise! First Syoaron- kun returns from Hong Kong and now you have come back from England!" She ran up and gave him a hug. Li looked uncomfortable and shifted his glance to the ground as his face flushed.
"AH-ugh!" The boy grimaced and backed away from the girl. Holding his side he fell to his knees, gasping for air.
Sakura stepped away startled, "Eriol-kun?"
"Are you alright?" Syoaron asked placing a reassuring hand on Sakura's shoulder before kneeling next to his friend and rival.
"Iie."He shook his head.
"What happened?" Sakura asked concerned. The boy didn't answer, "Eriol-kun."
"Sakura, you're in great danger. You must leave this place.Now!" He lifted his dark grayish-blue eyes up at her, "Please.Sakura." he pleaded.
"What happened?" Li repeated. He closed his eyes and frowned, "Where's Ruby and Spinel?"
At the mention of his guardian's names, Eriol became saddened. "They.Their." He grimaced again, "Please, Sakura-chan."
"Eriol-kun." She sighed, leaning down and helping him up. The boy leaned he weight on Sakura's shoulders before Li took him from her. The Chinese boy looked down at the English boy with a note of disapproval. Eriol passed out, startling Syoaron.
"Oi! Wake up!" Li protested.
Sakura looked as if she might cry as she brushed the boy's dark bangs from his face. "Let's bring him to Oniisan's apartment." She suggested. "Yue might be able to help." She bit her lip nervously, "Please, Syoaron-kun?"
Li felt his face flush again. She was looking up at him with those green orbs that melted his heart. Then a moan from the unconscious boy in his arms brought him back and he nodded his agreement. "Yue should be told that he's in town anyway." He muttered, "But can you use the float card? He's heavier then he looks."
"Hn." Sakura agreed ducking into an ally and pulling out her star key. "The key which hides powers of the stars." She recited, "Show your true form before me."
"IIE, SAKURA!"
The girl looked up. Above her was Yue descending on his feathery angel wings, her brother in his arms. "Yue-san? Oniisan?" she asked confused, her spell forgotten.
"You must not use your magic." Yue ordered, "You'll be in great danger."
"What are you doing here Kid?" Toya demanded, towering over the younger teenager.
"I don't see how that's a concern of yours." Li snapped, glaring at him, while hefting Eriol's weight.
Yue's cold blue eyes widened, his face registering shock, "Eriol-sama!" he took the boy into his arms, "What happened?" He demanded.
"I don't know, Yue-san." Sakura answered, "He passed out before he could say. We were just on our way to your apartment, Niisan."
Her older brother nodded his head. "That was good thinking, Sakura-chan, but you must not use your magic.We'll take a taxi."
Yue looked towards the sun, squinting in its bright light, "I trust that Cerberus is in your room, Sakura-sama?" He glanced at the girl, "No doubt playing those infernal games?" She nodded. Yue spread his wings, "I must retrieve him," He announced, "I'll meet you at the apartment."
"Yue-san, wait." Toya called, "I'll go. You'll look to conspicuous flying around like that. I'm amazed that no one saw us when we flew before."
The silver haired on paused, realizing that the boy was still in his arms, "Hn." He agreed before transforming back into Yukito. The older teenager looked confused for a moment before Toya gripped his shoulder and he relaxed some, "Toya?"
"You're taking Sakura-chan back to our apartment along with him and the Kid." The taller boy informed him, handing him some money, "Hail a cab and make sure that Sakura-chan doesn't use her magic." The boy nodded and Toya took off running down the street.
"Yue-san has a bad feeling about this." The snow rabbit whispered.
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Chapter two
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"Syoaron-kun, Tomoyo-chan and I were planning on going shopping after school. Do you want to come?" Sakura asked brightly as she slipped on her skates.
"Don't you have practice today, Sakura-chan?" Rika asked quietly.
The girl shook her head, "No, it was rescheduled for tomorrow before school."
"Oh."
"You can come too if you want." Sakura offered.
Rika smiled and shook her head, "Arigato, Sakura-chan, but I have to go to work in a little bit."
"Oh, that's too bad, Rika-chan." the girl frowned slightly.
"It's okay, really. Maybe I can go the next time." Rika waved, "I'll see you tomorrow! Welcome back, Li-kun!"
"Arigato, Sasaki-kun." Syoaron called.
"Hai, see you tomorrow, Rika-chan!" Sakura waved back as her friend left.
"Are you ready, Sakura-chan?" Tomoyo asked coming out of the music room.
"Hai."
"Oh!" The dark haired girl gasped when she noticed Li. "I wasn't aware that you were back. Li-kun." She apologized.
"I arrived late last night." Syoaron explained.
"Well, you've been missed." She grinned mischievously at him. The boy's face began to turn a deep red. "I see. You apparently have missed too."
Sakura's green eyes blinking in confusion, "Syoaron-kun, are you alright? Your face is all red again. are you sure you're not sick?"
"Hai!" the boy insisted, "I'm fine!"
Tomoyo giggled sweetly and walked out of the school.
'Kisama.' the boy silently cursed, his head hung with a defeated sigh, 'I thought I was over that.'
"So, Syoaron, will you come with us?" Sakura asked again, startling the Chinese boy out of his moping.
"Hai. I'd like that very much!" Li agreed.
"Yey!" The happy girl clapped her hands before taking a hold of his arm and pulling him outside.
"Matte!" The boy complained, "You're going too fast!"
"Gomen." The girl smiled, "But we need to catch up to Tomoyo-chan."
Syoaron sighed as he allowed himself to be lead, 'I forgot how energetic she is in person.'
"How is Meilin-chan?" Sakura asked casually.
Li thought of his energetic, annoying cousin. "She's okay, I guess, I haven't really talked to her since the last time she came here to visit."
"But I thought she was staying with your family."
"She was, but moved out when she returned to Hong Kong." He looked sad for a moment, "She was really upset when she left."
"Oh, have you tried to contact her?" Sakura asked, rounding a corner.
"No. I figured if she wanted to talk to me then she'll call." He shrugged.
Sakura was quiet for a moment. "You know. It might be that she's waiting for you."
"Not anymore." The boy disagreed.
"Really? Why's that?" She blinked at him curiously.
"Oi-Sakura-chan!" Someone called to her.
The teenager looked around for the source, "Huh? That almost sounded like."
"Hiiwzawa-kun." Li glared at the dark haired boy as he.limped. up to them.
"Eriol-kun!" Sakura greeted happily, "What a surprise! First Syoaron- kun returns from Hong Kong and now you have come back from England!" She ran up and gave him a hug. Li looked uncomfortable and shifted his glance to the ground as his face flushed.
"AH-ugh!" The boy grimaced and backed away from the girl. Holding his side he fell to his knees, gasping for air.
Sakura stepped away startled, "Eriol-kun?"
"Are you alright?" Syoaron asked placing a reassuring hand on Sakura's shoulder before kneeling next to his friend and rival.
"Iie."He shook his head.
"What happened?" Sakura asked concerned. The boy didn't answer, "Eriol-kun."
"Sakura, you're in great danger. You must leave this place.Now!" He lifted his dark grayish-blue eyes up at her, "Please.Sakura." he pleaded.
"What happened?" Li repeated. He closed his eyes and frowned, "Where's Ruby and Spinel?"
At the mention of his guardian's names, Eriol became saddened. "They.Their." He grimaced again, "Please, Sakura-chan."
"Eriol-kun." She sighed, leaning down and helping him up. The boy leaned he weight on Sakura's shoulders before Li took him from her. The Chinese boy looked down at the English boy with a note of disapproval. Eriol passed out, startling Syoaron.
"Oi! Wake up!" Li protested.
Sakura looked as if she might cry as she brushed the boy's dark bangs from his face. "Let's bring him to Oniisan's apartment." She suggested. "Yue might be able to help." She bit her lip nervously, "Please, Syoaron-kun?"
Li felt his face flush again. She was looking up at him with those green orbs that melted his heart. Then a moan from the unconscious boy in his arms brought him back and he nodded his agreement. "Yue should be told that he's in town anyway." He muttered, "But can you use the float card? He's heavier then he looks."
"Hn." Sakura agreed ducking into an ally and pulling out her star key. "The key which hides powers of the stars." She recited, "Show your true form before me."
"IIE, SAKURA!"
The girl looked up. Above her was Yue descending on his feathery angel wings, her brother in his arms. "Yue-san? Oniisan?" she asked confused, her spell forgotten.
"You must not use your magic." Yue ordered, "You'll be in great danger."
"What are you doing here Kid?" Toya demanded, towering over the younger teenager.
"I don't see how that's a concern of yours." Li snapped, glaring at him, while hefting Eriol's weight.
Yue's cold blue eyes widened, his face registering shock, "Eriol-sama!" he took the boy into his arms, "What happened?" He demanded.
"I don't know, Yue-san." Sakura answered, "He passed out before he could say. We were just on our way to your apartment, Niisan."
Her older brother nodded his head. "That was good thinking, Sakura-chan, but you must not use your magic.We'll take a taxi."
Yue looked towards the sun, squinting in its bright light, "I trust that Cerberus is in your room, Sakura-sama?" He glanced at the girl, "No doubt playing those infernal games?" She nodded. Yue spread his wings, "I must retrieve him," He announced, "I'll meet you at the apartment."
"Yue-san, wait." Toya called, "I'll go. You'll look to conspicuous flying around like that. I'm amazed that no one saw us when we flew before."
The silver haired on paused, realizing that the boy was still in his arms, "Hn." He agreed before transforming back into Yukito. The older teenager looked confused for a moment before Toya gripped his shoulder and he relaxed some, "Toya?"
"You're taking Sakura-chan back to our apartment along with him and the Kid." The taller boy informed him, handing him some money, "Hail a cab and make sure that Sakura-chan doesn't use her magic." The boy nodded and Toya took off running down the street.
"Yue-san has a bad feeling about this." The snow rabbit whispered.
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