TOO LATE?
By Anime Leo
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Disclaimer: I don't own CCS, CLAMP does.
'…' = thinking
"…" = talking
Translations:
Ma ma – Mom
Jie Jie – Sister
Xiao Lang – Chinese name for Syaoran
A/N: Hi! This is my first fanfic. Feel free to chat with me on AIM. My sn is tiptup13. It's a "crossover" between both CCS anime and CCS manga. I didn't know what to rate this, so I just put PG because better overrated than underrated. It's only a tiny bit angst. Anyway, I'll write "Xiao Lang" only when he's in China and only when it's in a quote. The rest I'll write "Syaoran." I'm not Japanese, so the spelling of Japanese words might be wrong. Sorry about that if it is. Anyway, hope you like it!
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A boy stood in an airport. He was looking for someone before he had to go; he was looking for his angel.
"Master Li, it's time to go," someone said from behind him.
"But…" Syaoran began, but stopped himself. Reluctantly, he walked into the gate. 'I should never had told her. She never liked me anyway, that's why she didn't come. I might as well give up and get on with the rest of my life,' thought Syaoran, sighing quietly.
~*~*~ flashback ~*~*~
"Sakura, you have to change the card into a Sakura Card!" Syaoran shouted.
"But it's just too powerful," Sakura said.
"Maybe my powers can help," Syaoran said, lending a hand.
"But what if the cards never change? You will fall into eternal sleep!"
"Don't worry, you will break the spell," Syaoran said.
The battle went on, until finally, they changed it into Sakura Cards.
"Thank you. Really, thank you very much," Sakura said to Syaoran.
"I…I…I love you!" Syaoran confessed to Sakura.
~*~*~ flashback ends ~*~*~
A girl holding a teddy bear raced to the airport. 'Syaoran, wait for me please. Wait for me, I'm coming,' she thought. She ran to the gate, only to find people going in. 'No, Syaoran, wait for me. No! I realized yesterday that I love you too. No!!!' she thought. With tears in her eyes, she asked the lady at the gate if someone name Syaoran passed. The lady said "yes." 'No, Syaoran. I'm sorry I was too late. I didn't even have a chance to give you the teddy bear I made last night. I'll wait for you forever. Please come back,' the girl thought. She remained calm, but inside she was screaming.
"Sakura, is that Chinese brat there?" a tall boy asked as he walked over to his sister.
"He's gone, and Syaoran is not a brat, onii-chan!" Sakura shouted. She couldn't take it anymore. Tears flowed freely from her eyes.
"I'm sorry Sakura. I didn't mean to make you cry. Let's just go home, okay?" Sadly, Sakura went home.
'Why why why? Why not me?' a figure thought as he punched the wall again and again. Ignoring the blood that trickled down his hand, he slammed his fist against the wall one last time. A women came in. It was his mother.
"Ma ma, leave me alone."
"Xiao Lang, are you still thinking about the card mistress? I thought you said you gave up. Come on, let's get your hand washed and the wall cleaned," his mother said. With that, they walked into the bathroom to clean up the mess.
'Ma ma is right. I need to get on with my life. I must forget about Sakura. I think she already forgot about me," Syaoran thought.
The next day, Syaoran went to school. He made new friends quickly, and met his old best friend, Lan Suka. Suka and Syaoran were friends ever since the first day of school, in preschool. Suka knew a lot about Syaoran, even about the Clow Cards. When it was lunch, the two friends naturally sat with each other.
"Hey Xiao Lang. It's been a long time since I last saw you. You've grown tall," Suka said.
"Not as tall as you, old pal," Syaoran said.
"What happened to your hand?" Suka asked.
"Umm…well, it's a long story. It's like this. When I went to Japan, there was a person there already that was on the mission of collecting all the Clow Cards," Syaoran explained.
"So? Who was he? Someone better at fighting then you? No one can beat you at fighting."
"No, Suka. She was a girl, named Sakura Kinomoto, and I fell in love with her. But then she doesn't like me, so yesterday I was so mad that…" Syaoran paused.
"That you punched the wall and messed up your hand," Suka finished for Syaoran.
"Yeah. Am I just an open book for you?" Syaoran asked amazed.
"Hey, just because you've been gone for 2 years doesn't mean I don't know you as well anymore. What you need to do is get over her. Look at all the cute girls out there. Plus, you're engaged to Meilin," Suka suggested.
"Our engagement is broken. Anyway, do you have a girlfriend?" Syaoran asked. At that time, the bell rang.
"Well, see you!" Suka shouted, walking to his next class. Days passed like that, Syaoran telling Suka about Sakura, and Suka telling Syaoran to get over it. 3 years passed, and Syaoran finally met a girl that was as good as Sakura. Her name was Meinan, and she was a transfer student from a nearby province. The first day she walked in, Syaoran began liking her. It was as though she had powers that attracted Syaoran. Syaoran was so into her the next weeks that he didn't notice the evil grins and winks that were exchanged between Suka and Meinan.
1 year passed, and Syaoran thought he was in love with Meinan, even more than Sakura. With Suka's help, Syaoran asked Meinan out, and they've been dating ever since. Sometimes Syaoran would think about Sakura and feel an evil presence when near Meinan, but he always ignored the feeling, falling deeper and deeper in love with Meinan.
'This isn't right,' Syaoran thought one day at lunch, 'Meinan is not the one, Sakura is. But Sakura forgot about me. I'd rather love Meinan than be rejected by Sakura again even though I sense evil presence around Meinan more and more often.'
"Oh Xiao Lang!" Meinan cried, breaking Syaoran's thoughts.
'Yeah, it's all worth it. I bet I'm the luckiest guy in the world,' Syaoran thought as he joined Meinan for lunch.
2 years passed, and Sakura was still waiting for Syaoran. She arrived early for school, just like everyday (A/N: she changed her habit of being late a long time ago).
"Konnichiwa Sakura-chan," Tomoyo smiled at Sakura.
"Do you think Syaoran will come today?" Sakura asked.
"Sakura-chan, will you stop asking me that? You've been asking me that everyday for 6 years. I don't think Syaoran is coming back," Tomoyo sighed.
"And as usual, you're always making me sad. Are you trying to make me lose hope?" Sakura demanded.
"No, but I just don't want you to wait until he comes back to break your heart. There are plenty of boys in this school that is as smart and cute as Li-kun. I even have a boyfriend now," Tomoyo tried to reason with Sakura.
"Tomoyo-chan! It's just not the same. Your boyfriend is a boy that I thought was impossible to be your boyfriend. Sometimes it still gives me the creeps," Sakura said, pretending to shiver.
"Hey! I love him and he loves me. That's the important part! Plus, I never imagined us together either, which means you might love someone that you never imagined to be together too," Tomoyo countered.
"Yeah right," Sakura said skeptically as they walked into the classroom.
"Hi Tomoyo," a boy with glasses said as he walked to Tomoyo and put his arms around her waist.
"Eriol!" Tomoyo said surprised, giving him a playful punch.
"What did I do?" Eriol asked innocently while giving his girlfriend a kiss on the cheek.
RING!!!!!!
"Konnichiwa class. There will be a transfer student today. He is from Hong Kong," sensei Harago said.
Sakura's hope rose. 'Maybe it's Syaoran. No, it must be Syaoran! Who would come at this time from Hong Kong except Syaoran?' Sakura thought happily, 'now I'll have a chance to tell him.'
"Did you hear that Tomoyo-chan?" Sakura whispered to her friend
"Yeah yeah, whatever," Tomoyo said, thinking it won't be Syaoran.
"The new transfer student from Hong Kong is S…"
BWAHAHAHAHA!!! A cliffhanger (well, sort of)! Do you hate Syaoran now? Well, if you do, I do too. I hated that part about him and Meinan, but that's what makes this story….uh….shall I say suspenseful? Nah, that's not the word. For those of you who don't know how old they are right now, they're 16 years old. Anyway, this fic has just a tiny little bit of E+T, and of course S+S. Please r&r. Flames are welcome. Stay tuned for the next chapter ^_^! Don't worry, it'll be out soon.