CHAPTER 1: THE PLAN
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"What!!!... could you repeat what you just said?!" a bewildered Eriol looked at his cousin as if he is crazy. "The Li's and Kinomoto's????"
Syaoran put down his files and glanced grinning, almost evilly, at his cousin, who is still in the midst of confusion. He leaned back to his chair, twisting his pen in his hand like some kind of a mastermind. "You got it."
Eriol stood up and leaned at a nearby wall, examining the financial reports and statistics that Syaoran had displayed in the monitor. Try as he may, he can't figure out how what his cousin said could even be plausible.
"Syaoran, there's no way you can gain control over the Kinomoto empire. You know Fujitaka is just as powerful as me or YOU. There's no way you can bring him down."
Syaoran simply smiled, giving his cousin a look of someone who had everything figured out in the world. "Of course not. I plan on marrying into his company."
Eriol seems to be getting more and more lost everytime Syaoran speaks. Syaoran just told him that he plans on taking over the Kinomoto empire in addition to the huge Li empire. First, Eriol knows that the Fujitaka Kinomoto is not going down anytime soon. In fact, the Kinomoto's along with the Daidouji's, and the now very closely related Li's and Hiiragizawa's, are the most powerful families in Japan and China. No other family even comes close to beating the amount of money, properties and powers that these families have.
"Even if you marry a Kinomoto, the only way you can have full control is by marrying an heir to Fujitaka - and we both know that the man never had children." Eriol said trying to knock some sense into his plotting cousin. "Besides, you have a girlfriend."
"That's the whole point." Syaoran said looking more and more enthusiastic. I already have a plan."
Eriol just shook his head. "I still don't understand why you'd want that. You have enough money to live a VERY comfortable life."
Syaoran just shook his head, already getting frustrated with his saintly cousin. "It's not about money. Its about power - the Kinomoto's are influential in the Japanese economy, politics among other things, and the Li's as we all know are the same in China. Imagine this, the heir of the Li's is cousin to the heir of Hiiragizawa, who is engaged to the heir of Daidouji's. The only missing link is the Kinomoto."
"So how are you going to marry the heir of Kinomoto if there is none." Eriol said looking confused --- and Eriol is NEVER confused.
"It's an elaborate plan concocted by yours truly," Syaoran exclaimed with an air of arrogance. "And it all begins with my fiancée and her lovely mother."
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"Very good Sakura!" A tall pretty lady yelled to the girl who just scored again, winning the game.
"Thanks Kaho-senpai." The girl smiled brightly waving at her tennis coach. She headed down to the benches where her other friends, also wearing tennis outfits are waiting for her. She slumped down the bench and took out her bottled water while her friends surrounded her.
"Omigosh, that was unbelievable Saku!" A girl named Naoko said while getting ready to go next. "You looked really great out there."
Sakura was about to thank her when a group of girls approached her - leading them is girl that Sakura had just beaten. "So all of that harsh labor actually paid off."
"She works in a restaurant you idiot, that's not exactly harsh labor." Another girl named Rika retorted.
"So all of that muscles you gain from working must really strengthen you huh. How could I win Women's Singles if my competition is as buffed as a man?"
"If Sakura is a man, then she's a man that's SO much prettier than you. Crystal..." A voice said from behind then. Crystal turned around only to find an angry Tomoyo looking at her like she's the lowest being on earth.
"Hey Daidouji, nice of you to come. I thought it's strange that the group of freaks are not complete." Crystal said beaming.
"What made you say that we're freaks." Tomoyo eyed her interested in the answer.
"Oh puh-lease." Crystal and her friends pretended like they were trying to suppress a laugh. Crystal turned to look at Sakura who is already looking frustrated about what's happening. "This girl Avalon can't even buy her own lunch."
"And you couldn't pass algebra." Tomoyo said in a mock tone. "Yeah yeah, everything is obvious."
Crystal's eyes narrowed in fury at Tomoyo and her friends before turning around with a hmph and walking arrogantly away. Before they left, Sakura heard one of them whisper something like "that's soo sad." How she hates this school.
"Don't let them get into you." Tomoyo sat beside her. Sakura just smiled to her.
"I don't. You guys are the one who always fights back."
"We can't help it. They're first class bitches. Oh I'm sorry, I meant bitches, not at all first class." Rika said still looking at Crystal and her friends.
"Anyway, the results of the exam already came out, and no surprise, Sakura you got the highest grade.... AGAIN." Tomoyo said hugging her friend excitedly. Sakura winced slightly.
"Well I have to work hard to keep my scholarship. How else can I afford this expensive school."
Sakura goes to Meio University, one of the most prestigious universities in Japan, not to mention extremely expensive. Everybody knows the fact that she isn't like the rest of the students who are rich and who comes from powerful families.
"So Tomoyo, how long will you be staying in Japan?" Sakura asked trying to look excited. But inside, she hopes that she won't be gone for long because she would miss her terribly.
"Only about a month. My family are finalizing the terms of the engagement."
"Sounds so business-ish." Naoko commented.
"It is business for them but not for me and Eriol." Tomoyo said dreamily, thinking about her would be husband.
"He must be a great guy to get such a reaction from you." Sakura teased. Tomoyo simply nodded.
Sakura looked at her watch. Seeing the time, she abruptly stood up. "Hey guys I have to go."
"Work?" Naoko asked. Sakura nodded.
"Alright." Tomoyo said hugging her again, this time for goodbye. "I'll see you in about a month." Tomoyo turned serious all of a sudden. "Please don't stress yourself too much, you know what might happen." Sakura just smiled at her reassuringly.
"I'll miss you sooo much." Sakura said. After more goodbyes, she finally left.
Unknown to her, someone is following her.
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It's almost 11:00 when Sakura arrived home. She had to go to work and walk a long distance because she's trying to save money. Besides, they're house is in the far side of Tokyo, and transportation there is hard.
"Aunt Lily, I'm home." Sakura said weakly, not even bothering to care whether she was heard or not. After her mother died when she was five, she was adopted by her mother's friend, who barely earns enough money to support herself and that blasted husband of hers, making her more bitter as each day passes.
Sakura lit the lamp in the table in the living room. She opened the book from the duffel bag where she kept the tennis supplies (Tomoyo's gifts of course) and began reading the huge calculus textbook. After only five minutes, her aunt showed up in the living room looking furious at her.
"You blasted child, you're using up the kerosene. Turn that stupid lamp off this instant and go to bed."
Sakura sighed, thinking that she couldn't sleep yet since she has to study for her test tomorrow. She got up, taking her book with her and silently slid out the door and began walking outside the house.
*** Someday.**** she thought to herself.
Sakura kept walking along the dusty road, until she came to a place where the road is lighted by a tall light post. Sakura sat close to it, and leaning in the sturdy dusty wood, she began reading, the light post as her only source of light.
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After one year , one particular party, one wedding, and one heck of an economic boom, a group of lawyers sat in front of two women in a huge conference room. One is young, 21 years of age, while the other one is older, undoubtedly her mother.
"How could that happen? How could I only get 1 million dollars. I'm her wife damn it!" An angry woman yelled to the lawyers who cringed.
"And what about me? Don't I get any from the old man?" the younger girl exclaimed.
The leaders of the lawyers stood up and handed the will to the raging women.
"There, it says there clearly. One million dollars goes to his wife, Elvira Kinomoto and her daughter Elaine, while the rest of his millions and all of his businesses and property will go to his daughter."
"Daughter???" the two exclaimed. Elaine stood up, banging her fist in the table. "But I'm the only daughter he had known." Excitement is almost in her voice.
"No. According to this, Fujitaka had a daughter to his first wife, Anne Avalon. The girl's name is supposedly Sakura Kinomoto. We have a copy of the birth certificate right here."
Elvira felt the muscles in her heart tightened at the unexpected news. "I can't believe he had a daughter with her." But then again, a sly smile formed on her lips. "But if we can't find the girl, then the property will belong to us."
"Yes. However we already found her." One of the lawyers said, and Elvira's eyes narrowed in anger and disappointment. "Fujitaka Kinomoto had ordered a search for her when he became sick."
"That bastard." Elvira whispered, causing a look of disapproval from the lawyers.
"We will bring her in his house tomorrow."
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Syaoran sat on his desk, trying to prevent himself from smiling too much. Today is the day that Fujitaka's will is deliberated. It only makes sense that Elvira Fujitaka, his wife for 5 months will get his company, making his girlfriend Elaine, the heir to the Kinomoto empire. His plan worked out perfectly.
"Mr. Li, Kinomoto-san is in line 5." A secretary buzzed in.
"Yupp... I'll take it." He said, getting more excited.
"Hello, hey sweetie... So??? What's the good news." Syaoran said. He listened to what Elaine has to say for a while. Then he stood up so fast that his comfy chair tumbled backwards... "WHAT???!!!!!"
"I know, I couldn't believe it either. I thought mom would get the everything. I can't believe that there's a daughter. UGHHH this is pissing me off!!!" Elaine madly screamed in the phone.
"Ok ok, calm down." Syaoran winced, not able to stand Elaine's nagging and whining. Rubbing his perfect head with his hand, he talked in frustration. "I can't believe this is happening."
"Neither could I!" Elaine screamed again. "But I'm thinking, honey, we don't need it anyway. Your family is rich enough."
Syaoran thought for a moment. Sure he loves Elaine, but his ambition of a huge Li-Kinomoto empire is just too much to give up, especially after he worked so hard to get Elaine's mother and Fujitaka together.
"Don't worry honey, I'm sure we could find some ways to get around this. Let's postpone the wedding for now." Syaoran said. Elaine, wanting to be filthy rich reluctantly agreed.
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Sakura still can't believe that she was taken to this huge palatial house where everything seems to be too expensive to be real. The staircases leading to the huge front door, with beautiful sculpting in it are made entirely of marbles. The property seems to be endless and it takes another 20 minutes for a car to drive from the front gate to the front of the house. Inside the house is even more breathtaking. It reminded her of Tomoyo's house, only this one generates an aura of coldness and rigidity.
But the shock she got from this house is nothing compared to the shock she got when a group of lawyers visited the small house she lived in, and asked her to go with them to take over the properties of the multi-billionaire Kinomoto Fujitaka. Sakura couldn't further believe that the man was her father, until they showed her the marriage and birth certificate, signed by him and her mother.
"This is too much to absorb." Sakura said, nervously stepping inside while the lawyer who brought her disappeared into one of the conference rooms.
Sakura held on to her old red duffel bag, which hangs on her shoulder. She feels like a total misfit in this place, seeing the way she is dressed. She sighed looking around, hoping for the lawyer to come back or atleast anyone else.
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Syaoran gently stroked Elaine's blonde hair, who is sitting on his lap. Elaine nibbled on his ear causing him to smile mischievously. He was about to kiss her, when Elaine noticed the time. Much to Syaoran's disappointment, she stood up and headed to the bathroom.
"So what is the plan?" Elaine asked as she brushed her hair in front of the mirror.
"Well, let's see what kind of person she is. My ingenuity will surely find something that will get us what we want." Syaoran grinned evilly, thinking about the schemes he had concocted before.
****** Every girly spoiled girls are all the same. They always have something that makes them easy to manipulate.*********** Syaoran thought.
"Trust me, I got you to this place, haven't I?
Elaine began putting on the shower. "Go down already, the brat must be arriving anytime soon."
Syaoran lazily stood up and trudged outside.
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Syaoran walked the down the great staircase, which leads directly to the front door. He stopped seeing the door opened, and the back of a slender figure looking outside into the huge properties of Kinomoto.
"You must be the new maid. Servants' quarters are in the back of the house." He said. He noticed the girl's white cotton jacket which already has a creamy color, no doubt discolored by time. She wore some cheap snickers, and a really tacky red duffel bag, which he noticed has writings all over it, such as "Go back to selling fish since you smell like one", or "give me money, I'm poor" and many other cruel words that she undoubtedly tried to pathetically erase by rubbing it with water and cloth.
The girl jumped as she heard the voice behind her. Sakura turned around only to find a man looking strangely at her.
But the truth is Syaoran doesn't even realize that he's staring at her, because he was completely mesmerized by what he saw. What the girl lacks in classiness, she makes up with her face. Syaoran doesn't remember seeing any maid, nor any woman so beautiful in his life. - not even Elaine who is already a dream of many guys. And to think that this girl is only wearing a cotton sweater that falls casually on her creamy shoulders, revealing a light pink top inside.
Her face is of utmost innocence. She doesn't even have a single make up on, but her skin is so silky that it glowed as the morning light touched it. The lack of any heavy make up illuminated her natural features -- a natural pink blush on her cheeks, the most delicate and rosiest lips Syaoran had ever seen, a long auburn colored hair, tied back in a ponytail, and the eyes ---- the deepest emerald eyes Syaoran had ever seen in his life.
Syaoran was speechless for a seconds. But the startled Sakura looked at him, and nervously mumbled.
"I'm sorry, I'm not a maid, my name is Sakura Avalon, I was told that my father lived here?" She asked innocently in her sweet mellow voice.
He couldn't believe what he just heard. How could this girl who looks so impoverished in appearance by the heir of Kinomoto Fujitaka. Syaoran tried to smile friendly, but in his mind, something else is going on.
*** This girl ruined my plans.**** Syaoran thought as his mind began to make a plan to bring her down.
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"What!!!... could you repeat what you just said?!" a bewildered Eriol looked at his cousin as if he is crazy. "The Li's and Kinomoto's????"
Syaoran put down his files and glanced grinning, almost evilly, at his cousin, who is still in the midst of confusion. He leaned back to his chair, twisting his pen in his hand like some kind of a mastermind. "You got it."
Eriol stood up and leaned at a nearby wall, examining the financial reports and statistics that Syaoran had displayed in the monitor. Try as he may, he can't figure out how what his cousin said could even be plausible.
"Syaoran, there's no way you can gain control over the Kinomoto empire. You know Fujitaka is just as powerful as me or YOU. There's no way you can bring him down."
Syaoran simply smiled, giving his cousin a look of someone who had everything figured out in the world. "Of course not. I plan on marrying into his company."
Eriol seems to be getting more and more lost everytime Syaoran speaks. Syaoran just told him that he plans on taking over the Kinomoto empire in addition to the huge Li empire. First, Eriol knows that the Fujitaka Kinomoto is not going down anytime soon. In fact, the Kinomoto's along with the Daidouji's, and the now very closely related Li's and Hiiragizawa's, are the most powerful families in Japan and China. No other family even comes close to beating the amount of money, properties and powers that these families have.
"Even if you marry a Kinomoto, the only way you can have full control is by marrying an heir to Fujitaka - and we both know that the man never had children." Eriol said trying to knock some sense into his plotting cousin. "Besides, you have a girlfriend."
"That's the whole point." Syaoran said looking more and more enthusiastic. I already have a plan."
Eriol just shook his head. "I still don't understand why you'd want that. You have enough money to live a VERY comfortable life."
Syaoran just shook his head, already getting frustrated with his saintly cousin. "It's not about money. Its about power - the Kinomoto's are influential in the Japanese economy, politics among other things, and the Li's as we all know are the same in China. Imagine this, the heir of the Li's is cousin to the heir of Hiiragizawa, who is engaged to the heir of Daidouji's. The only missing link is the Kinomoto."
"So how are you going to marry the heir of Kinomoto if there is none." Eriol said looking confused --- and Eriol is NEVER confused.
"It's an elaborate plan concocted by yours truly," Syaoran exclaimed with an air of arrogance. "And it all begins with my fiancée and her lovely mother."
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"Very good Sakura!" A tall pretty lady yelled to the girl who just scored again, winning the game.
"Thanks Kaho-senpai." The girl smiled brightly waving at her tennis coach. She headed down to the benches where her other friends, also wearing tennis outfits are waiting for her. She slumped down the bench and took out her bottled water while her friends surrounded her.
"Omigosh, that was unbelievable Saku!" A girl named Naoko said while getting ready to go next. "You looked really great out there."
Sakura was about to thank her when a group of girls approached her - leading them is girl that Sakura had just beaten. "So all of that harsh labor actually paid off."
"She works in a restaurant you idiot, that's not exactly harsh labor." Another girl named Rika retorted.
"So all of that muscles you gain from working must really strengthen you huh. How could I win Women's Singles if my competition is as buffed as a man?"
"If Sakura is a man, then she's a man that's SO much prettier than you. Crystal..." A voice said from behind then. Crystal turned around only to find an angry Tomoyo looking at her like she's the lowest being on earth.
"Hey Daidouji, nice of you to come. I thought it's strange that the group of freaks are not complete." Crystal said beaming.
"What made you say that we're freaks." Tomoyo eyed her interested in the answer.
"Oh puh-lease." Crystal and her friends pretended like they were trying to suppress a laugh. Crystal turned to look at Sakura who is already looking frustrated about what's happening. "This girl Avalon can't even buy her own lunch."
"And you couldn't pass algebra." Tomoyo said in a mock tone. "Yeah yeah, everything is obvious."
Crystal's eyes narrowed in fury at Tomoyo and her friends before turning around with a hmph and walking arrogantly away. Before they left, Sakura heard one of them whisper something like "that's soo sad." How she hates this school.
"Don't let them get into you." Tomoyo sat beside her. Sakura just smiled to her.
"I don't. You guys are the one who always fights back."
"We can't help it. They're first class bitches. Oh I'm sorry, I meant bitches, not at all first class." Rika said still looking at Crystal and her friends.
"Anyway, the results of the exam already came out, and no surprise, Sakura you got the highest grade.... AGAIN." Tomoyo said hugging her friend excitedly. Sakura winced slightly.
"Well I have to work hard to keep my scholarship. How else can I afford this expensive school."
Sakura goes to Meio University, one of the most prestigious universities in Japan, not to mention extremely expensive. Everybody knows the fact that she isn't like the rest of the students who are rich and who comes from powerful families.
"So Tomoyo, how long will you be staying in Japan?" Sakura asked trying to look excited. But inside, she hopes that she won't be gone for long because she would miss her terribly.
"Only about a month. My family are finalizing the terms of the engagement."
"Sounds so business-ish." Naoko commented.
"It is business for them but not for me and Eriol." Tomoyo said dreamily, thinking about her would be husband.
"He must be a great guy to get such a reaction from you." Sakura teased. Tomoyo simply nodded.
Sakura looked at her watch. Seeing the time, she abruptly stood up. "Hey guys I have to go."
"Work?" Naoko asked. Sakura nodded.
"Alright." Tomoyo said hugging her again, this time for goodbye. "I'll see you in about a month." Tomoyo turned serious all of a sudden. "Please don't stress yourself too much, you know what might happen." Sakura just smiled at her reassuringly.
"I'll miss you sooo much." Sakura said. After more goodbyes, she finally left.
Unknown to her, someone is following her.
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It's almost 11:00 when Sakura arrived home. She had to go to work and walk a long distance because she's trying to save money. Besides, they're house is in the far side of Tokyo, and transportation there is hard.
"Aunt Lily, I'm home." Sakura said weakly, not even bothering to care whether she was heard or not. After her mother died when she was five, she was adopted by her mother's friend, who barely earns enough money to support herself and that blasted husband of hers, making her more bitter as each day passes.
Sakura lit the lamp in the table in the living room. She opened the book from the duffel bag where she kept the tennis supplies (Tomoyo's gifts of course) and began reading the huge calculus textbook. After only five minutes, her aunt showed up in the living room looking furious at her.
"You blasted child, you're using up the kerosene. Turn that stupid lamp off this instant and go to bed."
Sakura sighed, thinking that she couldn't sleep yet since she has to study for her test tomorrow. She got up, taking her book with her and silently slid out the door and began walking outside the house.
*** Someday.**** she thought to herself.
Sakura kept walking along the dusty road, until she came to a place where the road is lighted by a tall light post. Sakura sat close to it, and leaning in the sturdy dusty wood, she began reading, the light post as her only source of light.
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After one year , one particular party, one wedding, and one heck of an economic boom, a group of lawyers sat in front of two women in a huge conference room. One is young, 21 years of age, while the other one is older, undoubtedly her mother.
"How could that happen? How could I only get 1 million dollars. I'm her wife damn it!" An angry woman yelled to the lawyers who cringed.
"And what about me? Don't I get any from the old man?" the younger girl exclaimed.
The leaders of the lawyers stood up and handed the will to the raging women.
"There, it says there clearly. One million dollars goes to his wife, Elvira Kinomoto and her daughter Elaine, while the rest of his millions and all of his businesses and property will go to his daughter."
"Daughter???" the two exclaimed. Elaine stood up, banging her fist in the table. "But I'm the only daughter he had known." Excitement is almost in her voice.
"No. According to this, Fujitaka had a daughter to his first wife, Anne Avalon. The girl's name is supposedly Sakura Kinomoto. We have a copy of the birth certificate right here."
Elvira felt the muscles in her heart tightened at the unexpected news. "I can't believe he had a daughter with her." But then again, a sly smile formed on her lips. "But if we can't find the girl, then the property will belong to us."
"Yes. However we already found her." One of the lawyers said, and Elvira's eyes narrowed in anger and disappointment. "Fujitaka Kinomoto had ordered a search for her when he became sick."
"That bastard." Elvira whispered, causing a look of disapproval from the lawyers.
"We will bring her in his house tomorrow."
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Syaoran sat on his desk, trying to prevent himself from smiling too much. Today is the day that Fujitaka's will is deliberated. It only makes sense that Elvira Fujitaka, his wife for 5 months will get his company, making his girlfriend Elaine, the heir to the Kinomoto empire. His plan worked out perfectly.
"Mr. Li, Kinomoto-san is in line 5." A secretary buzzed in.
"Yupp... I'll take it." He said, getting more excited.
"Hello, hey sweetie... So??? What's the good news." Syaoran said. He listened to what Elaine has to say for a while. Then he stood up so fast that his comfy chair tumbled backwards... "WHAT???!!!!!"
"I know, I couldn't believe it either. I thought mom would get the everything. I can't believe that there's a daughter. UGHHH this is pissing me off!!!" Elaine madly screamed in the phone.
"Ok ok, calm down." Syaoran winced, not able to stand Elaine's nagging and whining. Rubbing his perfect head with his hand, he talked in frustration. "I can't believe this is happening."
"Neither could I!" Elaine screamed again. "But I'm thinking, honey, we don't need it anyway. Your family is rich enough."
Syaoran thought for a moment. Sure he loves Elaine, but his ambition of a huge Li-Kinomoto empire is just too much to give up, especially after he worked so hard to get Elaine's mother and Fujitaka together.
"Don't worry honey, I'm sure we could find some ways to get around this. Let's postpone the wedding for now." Syaoran said. Elaine, wanting to be filthy rich reluctantly agreed.
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Sakura still can't believe that she was taken to this huge palatial house where everything seems to be too expensive to be real. The staircases leading to the huge front door, with beautiful sculpting in it are made entirely of marbles. The property seems to be endless and it takes another 20 minutes for a car to drive from the front gate to the front of the house. Inside the house is even more breathtaking. It reminded her of Tomoyo's house, only this one generates an aura of coldness and rigidity.
But the shock she got from this house is nothing compared to the shock she got when a group of lawyers visited the small house she lived in, and asked her to go with them to take over the properties of the multi-billionaire Kinomoto Fujitaka. Sakura couldn't further believe that the man was her father, until they showed her the marriage and birth certificate, signed by him and her mother.
"This is too much to absorb." Sakura said, nervously stepping inside while the lawyer who brought her disappeared into one of the conference rooms.
Sakura held on to her old red duffel bag, which hangs on her shoulder. She feels like a total misfit in this place, seeing the way she is dressed. She sighed looking around, hoping for the lawyer to come back or atleast anyone else.
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Syaoran gently stroked Elaine's blonde hair, who is sitting on his lap. Elaine nibbled on his ear causing him to smile mischievously. He was about to kiss her, when Elaine noticed the time. Much to Syaoran's disappointment, she stood up and headed to the bathroom.
"So what is the plan?" Elaine asked as she brushed her hair in front of the mirror.
"Well, let's see what kind of person she is. My ingenuity will surely find something that will get us what we want." Syaoran grinned evilly, thinking about the schemes he had concocted before.
****** Every girly spoiled girls are all the same. They always have something that makes them easy to manipulate.*********** Syaoran thought.
"Trust me, I got you to this place, haven't I?
Elaine began putting on the shower. "Go down already, the brat must be arriving anytime soon."
Syaoran lazily stood up and trudged outside.
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Syaoran walked the down the great staircase, which leads directly to the front door. He stopped seeing the door opened, and the back of a slender figure looking outside into the huge properties of Kinomoto.
"You must be the new maid. Servants' quarters are in the back of the house." He said. He noticed the girl's white cotton jacket which already has a creamy color, no doubt discolored by time. She wore some cheap snickers, and a really tacky red duffel bag, which he noticed has writings all over it, such as "Go back to selling fish since you smell like one", or "give me money, I'm poor" and many other cruel words that she undoubtedly tried to pathetically erase by rubbing it with water and cloth.
The girl jumped as she heard the voice behind her. Sakura turned around only to find a man looking strangely at her.
But the truth is Syaoran doesn't even realize that he's staring at her, because he was completely mesmerized by what he saw. What the girl lacks in classiness, she makes up with her face. Syaoran doesn't remember seeing any maid, nor any woman so beautiful in his life. - not even Elaine who is already a dream of many guys. And to think that this girl is only wearing a cotton sweater that falls casually on her creamy shoulders, revealing a light pink top inside.
Her face is of utmost innocence. She doesn't even have a single make up on, but her skin is so silky that it glowed as the morning light touched it. The lack of any heavy make up illuminated her natural features -- a natural pink blush on her cheeks, the most delicate and rosiest lips Syaoran had ever seen, a long auburn colored hair, tied back in a ponytail, and the eyes ---- the deepest emerald eyes Syaoran had ever seen in his life.
Syaoran was speechless for a seconds. But the startled Sakura looked at him, and nervously mumbled.
"I'm sorry, I'm not a maid, my name is Sakura Avalon, I was told that my father lived here?" She asked innocently in her sweet mellow voice.
He couldn't believe what he just heard. How could this girl who looks so impoverished in appearance by the heir of Kinomoto Fujitaka. Syaoran tried to smile friendly, but in his mind, something else is going on.
*** This girl ruined my plans.**** Syaoran thought as his mind began to make a plan to bring her down.
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