Chapter Twelve

Eyes of Mist

Card Captor Sakura

~starjade~

The Change

Sakura leaned back against the garden swing in her backyard. She stared at the letter that was clutched in her hand and smiled.

Why is it that God gives a someone to you.....someone you know you should be with....and they still remain a mystery?

She sighed. This letter nearly strained all the threads of self control that existed inside of her. She wanted to be with Little Wolf....she wanted to see him , to feel him....

She lifted her feet off the ground and began to swing. It didn't matter....she could feel him in her heart , in her very soul....and she knew that it was up to God when the time was right for them to meet.

" Hey..." said a voice behind her. Sakura turned around and her father smiled at her.

Sakura grinned. " Hey , father. Want to sit down?"

Fujitaka grinned back and sat down beside his daughter. They swung in silence for a couple of seconds and then Fujitaka started to talk.

" You know , when I met Nadeshiko , she was a student. I was a teacher , and our relationship was strictly forbidden. Yet I felt a connection to your mother the first day I saw her.....I knew that one day , I'd marry this woman who stole my heart."

Sakura smiled. " You married her.....and then had Touya and me , right?"

Fujitaka chuckled. " That's right...but at her death , I promised myself , that I'd find a good , respectable man for you. Someone who I know you'd like , someone I know you would have a happy life with."

Sakura stared at her father. " Father?"

Fujitaka turned to his daughter. " Yes , Sakura?"

Sakura braced herself. " Can I tell you something?"

Fujitaka smiled , kindly. " Anything."

Sakura took a deep breath. Should she tell him about.....the letters? She wanted to tell him about this mysterious man that had stolen her heart....

Finally she looked at her father's waiting eyes and made her decision. " Father.....I've....well you can't actually call it met , but I know who...would make me happy."

Fujitaka's eyebrows rose. " What do you mean?"

Sakura had to breath in and out , to remain calm. Keep on going , Sakura. You can do this.....

" Well , I know the man I want to marry. I know the man that I well..." Sakura blushed. She had to say what whispered in her heart... " I well , I love this man. And I want you to meet him."

Fujitaka stared at his daughter and then laughed. " You've been seeing someone all this time , without even telling me? Alright , daughter. Arrange the date , and I'll see this man you've fallen in love with , okay?"

Sakura froze. Did her father say......yes?

She boke into a wide grin.

" Thank you soo much father!" Sakura squealed and wrapped her arms around her father. Fujitaka laughed and patted his daughter's arm. Sakura grinned. Now all she had to do was write a letter...

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Syaoran was busy taking photographs in the front lobby where models stood around in Tomoyo's designs. Tomoyo was rushing about, giving tips to all the models and giving more outfits to models. Syaoran was getting tired and he really needed a break.

Finally Tomoyo came up to him and said , " How about taking a coffee break , hm?"

Syaoran was relieved. " Alright." He set down his camera and followed Tomoyo into the kitchen. Tomoyo poured a cup of coffee for Syaoran and one for herself. As they settled on the kitchen chairs , mixing sugar and cream in their coffee , Tomoyo started to speak.

" So.....you must have a lot of girls chasing you back in Hong Kong ,eh?" Tomoyo asked , grinning slyly.

Syaoran choked on his coffee. " No , not really."

Tomoyo rolled her eyes. " Don't be modest. Of course you do."

Syaoran decided to keep quiet. Maybe that would shut her up.

Tomoyo , however , kept on talking. " Have you met any girls here that have....caught your interest?"

A picture of Sakura flitted through his mind and he shook his head , quickly. " No!"

Tomoyo smiled. " I mean , I know you and Sakura have been getting along quite well..."

Syaoran sputtered , " What are you talking about?"

Tomoyo leaned back in her chair and crossed her arms. " Hey , I'm stating the facts, here Syaoran. I know for a fact that she rather likes you."

Syaoran's eyebrows rose. " Ooookay , Tomoyo , I think you've had a bit too much coffee..."

Tomoyo laughed as he got up quickly , walking back to the front parlour. He exhaled as soon as he got out of sight from that crazy girl. What was she thinking? That Sakura actually...liked him? That was absurd!

He didn't want to admit that it gave him an odd pleasure when Tomoyo said that....he groaned. He really did not need this!

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" Why did I agree to this?" Syaoran groaned as he buckled himself into the seat as carefully as he could.

Sakura had nearly dragged him outside , because she had suddenly a flash and decided she needed to learn how to drive.

Of course , guess who was her teacher...

" Come on , its not going to be so bad!" Sakura smiled , nearly bouncing with excitement as she buckled herself into the driver's seat. Tomoyo's mother had graciously let Sakura borrow one of their cars to drive around.

Syaoran leaned his head back against the headrest. " Really. If we knock down a couple of stop signs and send a couple of people to the hospital , then I'd like to hear you say ' it's not that bad'!"

Sakura glared at him. " Look , I can do this-"

Syaoran guffawed. " Yeah , right! You failed , how many times?"

Sakura groaned. " Don't remind me. Just teach me , alright??"

Syaoran grinned inwardly. Hahaha....he was getting to her. Soon , she'd get so angry , she'd kick him out of the car and then he was free!

" Remember that you always have to look behind you and in front of you , you rear view mirror always has to be in check , you have to make sure that your car is in drive , or reverse , which way you want to go , and your foot must be resting on the brake pedal , always-"

" Wait! Wait! I need it slower than that!" Sakura growled.

Syaoran glared at her. " That was slow! The slowest ever! What are you talking about , that was not slow! Le me show you slow!"

Sakura's teeth clenched and Syaoran tried not to grin in triumph.

Suddenly , Sakura gave Syaoran a sidelong glance. Then she grinned. And then she gave him another sidelong glance. And then she grinned once more.

" WHAT?" Syaoran growled.

Suddenly she got out of the car and went around it. She opened the passenger door and forcefully pushed Syaoran out of the way , into the drivers seat. She then settled where Syaoran had been seating and grinned at him.

" I know a place where you can teach me driving , and I won't be in the risk of sending people to the hospital!" Sakura said , cheerfully.

Syaoran stared at her in shock. Sakura pointed at the road ahead.

" Drive!"

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" Watch it , your going to ram into that other car!" Syaoran yelled.

Sakura twisted the wheel. " I'm moving, I'm moving!"

" How about that building! Slow down , your going to crash!" Syaoran shouted.

Sakura glared at him. " How will I concentrate with you nagging me??"

Syaoran shrugged. " Hey , I thought you couldn't hear me , with the noise of this place!"

Sakura groaned. " Of course its going to be noisy , it's an arcade!"

Syaoran looked around at the kids popping quarters into video games and people on chairs , racing each other in virtual games.

" So we are..." Syaoran trailed off.

Sakura rolled her eyes and got up. She grabbed Syaoran's sleeve and dragged him out of the arcade.

" Hey!" Syaoran yelled.

" You are the worst teacher in the world!" Sakura groaned.

Syaoran grinned in triumph. He had won!

" I win!" he muttered to himself.

Sakura just sighed tiredly. " How about we go get some ice-cream?"

Minutes later , they were standing at the counter of the ice cream shop. The girl behind the counter grinned at them.

" What should I get for the kawaii couple?" The girl asked , smiling cheerfully.

Sakura opened her mouth to start ordering when she stopped and flushed as she understood what the girl was saying.

" We're...not a couple..." Sakura said , looking down.

The girl blushed. " Oh....well , you guys looked so cute together and I thought- Well, how about getting your orders?"

Sakura glanced at Syaoran who looked red as well , and finally let out her breath. Why had she felt so....weird , when the girl asked if they were a couple? Why did it feel so....right?

After ordering , they were sitting on a bench outside the ice cream shop , licking their ice creams.

" You know , your not so bad at driving in arcades..." Syaoran said, distractedly.

Sakura peered at him. " Really? You think that I won't fail the next time I try-"

Syaoran held up a hand. " I wouldn't go that far..."

Sakura pouted and Syaoran laughed. Sakura smiled at him. She loved Syaoran's laugh , even though it was quite rare to hear

Suddenly , Syaoran reached out with his hand and wiped some ice cream off Sakura's nose....the touch startled Sakura and she looked at Syaoran , who looked surprised with himself. Their eyes locked with each other , and Sakura was surprised to see something change in his amber eyes...

Something like.....awareness....

Syaoran got up , abruptly. " How about we go?"

Sakura nodded. " Yeah...lets go..."

But even as they were walking down the street to the car , she kept thinking about those amber eyes....

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Sakura walked through the door , smiling happily. Syaoran had gone somewhere , to do something , whatever the weird things he does.

Something fluttered in her heart...and it gave her such a bliss it was not natural. Sakura did not know what was coming over her.

Just the night before , she was convinced that Little Wolf was the only guy for her....for he was the only person in her life that gave her that feeling , that feeling in her heart...

Yet just today , with Syaoran....something very similar occurred...

Nah , it probably was nothing...Sakura tried to convince herself. As she walked into the family room , her father leaped up from his position on the couch, grinning widely.

" Sakura! Guess what?" Fujitaka cried.

" What?" Sakura said , smiling confusedly at the happy expression on his face.

" I don't know how , but I just got a call from a prosperous family in Hong Kong. They want to meet with you! Their foster wants to marry you!"

Sakura stopped dead. Dread filled her bones and she stared at her father in shock.

" W-what?" she stuttered , her heart dropping deep in her chest , her eyes wide.

Fujitaka took a look at his daughter and shook his head. " Sakura , daughter , I'm not giving up your proposal for that boy you have in mind. But I'm saying , just meet him. I will meet your boy as well , but I'm just suggesting you give their boy a chance as well..."

Sakura just blurted out , " How do they know me? In Hong Kong?? What is going on??"

Fujitaka shrugged. " Maybe they saw the commercial you and Syaoran did for Tomoyo's clothing line.."

Sakura felt her breath catch as she heard Syaoran's name but she shook her head hard. What....what was happening?? She looked down , her eyes filling with tears. " But...But I don't want to marry anybody else! I don't want to think about marrying anyone else! I just want to marry....Little Wolf...."

Fujitaka took a step towards her , but Sakura just leapt away from her father and leapt out the door. She could hear her father calling her , but she ignored him. She ran outside where it was raining hard , drops of water splattering onto her bare arms and her face , soaking her hair.

She didn't want anybody who just wanted to marry her because he saw her in a commercial , for gods sake! It wasn't the outer beauty that mattered to her , it was the inner beauty that counted for so much!

That's why she wanted only Little Wolf....only Little Wolf...

Who would understand though? She looked around the barrage of raindrops , looking for someone....someone...

Suddenly those amber eyes slid through her mind and she blinked hard.

Syaoran?

Would Syaoran understand.....?

He would! Sakura looked out through the raindrops and pushed her wet hair back from her forehead. Then she started to sprint towards Tomoyo's mansion.....she needed to talk to Syaoran.

a/n: Whoopee! She's gone to talk to....SYAORAN! *gasp* I don't think I can stand it! Lol , how do you guyz like the way this story's going? I want some opinions peeps , please! I lob you all, I swear I do!

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