Disclaimer: I do not own CCS or any of the songs I
put up unless I say otherwise.
Sakura and Li are in the ninth grade and they have captured all of the cards.
Sakura has become the master of the Clow Cards and the gang now knows that Eli
is the reincarnated form of Clow Reed. I know this is a really crappy summary
but if I give you a good one, it'll tell you too much about the story, and we
don't want that now do we?? ^_~
AN: Hey again. Thanks you guys for such a great amount of reviews. I truly feel touched that so many people actually read my stories. Anyways, here are all of the people that reviewed the last chapter.....
Thank you list:
ReaderGirl14: Trust me, you are not weird compared to me! Anyways, I'll have this one as soon as I can! I hope you like it!
Montserrat T: I know I'm so evil for making Zachary like Sakura eh? Heh heh heh, anyways, yeah it is such a great romantic movie isn't it?
EcuaGirl: Yeah they kissed again, and in later chapters they'll do more *cough**cough* Anyways, the reason he isn't with Chelsea is because she's with someone else which will be explained more in later chapters. And I thought it was about time Madison and Eli confessed to each other.
Kazeshi: Thanks for the review. Here's the next chapter and thanks for reading my fanfic, I hope you like this chapter.
Changing The Past: For Better Or Worse
Last Chapter
Li and Meilin walked to the soccer field. Meilin sat on the bleachers as Li walked jogged over to Zachary and the rest of the team. Everybody patted Li on the back as Zachary glared at him. "I'm sorry to say Li but you've been kicked off the team." Zachary growled through gritted teeth.
Li almost fell over. "What did you say? You need me to win! Sorry guy, no offense or anything, but I win every time." Li said in utter disbelief.
All the other team members agreed with Li as Zachary talked over them. "You knew how I felt about Sakura and you promised you wouldn't make any moves on her!"
Li glared at him. 'How dare he involve Sakura in this.' he thought to himself. "You said you liked her. You said you wanted to go out with her."
"Yeah I know. And you stole her." Zachary said, shaking a fist at Li.
Li couldn't believe Zachary was acting like this. "You're so selfish! I finally find the person that makes me feel like I can be me, that makes me feel like I'm worth something and you want to take that away from me. Zachary I don't just like Sakura, I don't just want to go out with her. I'm in love with her, and I can see myself spending the rest of my life with her." Li started to walk away then he turned around and pointed an icy glare at him. "If you're kicking me off the team because of how I feel, then so be it. I don't want to be on a team like that anyways." And with that he continues to walk towards the bleachers.
The rest of the soccer team glared at Zachary as Li walked away. "I think he should stay on the team." Everyone was talking over the other to get their voice heard to Zachary.
"Fine! But only because I want to win ok? Li, get over here, I need to win this game." Zachary said, obviously annoyed and angry.
By the end of the game, Li's team had won, 30-0.
Chapter 12
Li walked to the bleachers were he saw that Sakura and Madison had joined Meilin as she sat on the top bleacher. He walked up to them and Sakura came down to meet him. He smiled as he kissed her on the lips, holding her. "What are you doing here? Isn't your brother going to kill you or something?"
Sakura only shrugged her shoulders. "Oh well. I'll come back to life and kill him." She smiled evilly.
Li shook his head violently. "That is so my job! I want to kill him! Tell you what, I kill him first and then you bring him back to life with your super powers, then you kill him? Deal?"
Sakura thought for a minute and nodded her head. "Deal."
Li smiled as he looked at the others. "Are you guys ready to go now?"
Sakura, Madison and Meilin looked at each other. Meilin was the first to speak up. "Actually, we wanted to go back to the future." (AN: No pun intended :P)
Li looked at Sakura who nodded her head with a slight smile. "We're being tortured, not knowing what's going to happen. IS someone going to stop the wedding? Are Angel and Marina and Lore going to get along? We won't be able to find out. And it's going to scare people when we know what's going to happen next."
Li looked at the rest of them and thought for a minute. He gave out a sigh. "Eli, can you come here a minute please?".
As usual, Eli's head popped out of nowhere like the chesire cat with a dopey smile on his face. "What would you like, my cute little descendant?"
Li clenched his fists, trying to contain himself. "Is there any chance we would be able to go back to the future?"
Eli smiled even greater as the rest of his body appeared. "I take it you're only doing this for everyone else right?"
"Well, yeah and I want to see what happens to my kids." Li smiled a bit. "It's kinda nice saying 'my kids' don't you think?" He said, making the rest of the group nod their heads.
"Ok, there's just one thing you need to know. This time when we go back, it's permanent and we will remember everything we skipped in time. Some things may not be very pleasant so if anybody wants to back out now, this is your last shot." Eli said very seriously. He didn't want anybody going into what they couldn't handle.
They all looked at each other, thinking the same thing. "No-ones going to back out Eli. You can't back out of life you know." It was Li who had broken the silence as Eli said an incantation, hurling them to the future.........
The future......
The group entered their bodies again as memories flooded their minds. After Sakura came to her senses, she remembered everything that had happened between her and Li. She looked over to him with tear threatening to fall. "You left me? You moved because of your 'duties'? What kind of excuse is that?" And with that she ran out of the chapel.
"Sakura!" Li yelled as he ran after her, also remembering what he had done. He finally caught up to her and grabbed her arm. "Sakura please."
Sakura turned around and got out of Li's grip, shaking her head with tears running down her face. "I don't want to hear it Li."
"Sakura listen. You know that if I knew then what I do now, I wouldn't have done that! I never would have chose another girl over you! Especially someone like Michelle. Sakura please." Li looked down at Sakura as he held his hand against her soft cheeks, wiping the tears away.
Sakura held Li's hand in hers as she looked up at him. "I know, but it hurt. I know you didn't mean to though."
Li nodded then kissed her softly on the cheek. "You're the only one I could ever have strong feelings about Sakura. Michelle is only a friend, nothing more and nothing less."
Sakura nodded and she leaned her head against Li's chest. "I'm sorry for acting like that, I wasn't expecting that."
Li held Sakura close to him. "None of us were."
The newly weds stood that way awhile as everyone watched them in awe.
A couple months later..........
(AN I know I'm going fast with time but, I have to write this quickly, gomen!!!)
Sakura was cooking pancakes for breakfast in the kitchen when Li came downstairs after just waking up. She smiled hearing her husband coming down the stairs. "Ohayou."
Li yawned. "What are you doing up so early Sakura? It's only 9:00. I should be making breakfast." He walked up behind Sakura and kissed her on the neck.
"Well I have to pick up my cousin from the airport. She's coming in from Vietnam." She put the pancakes on a plate and set them on the table. "I didn't even know I had a cousin from Vietnam." She walked into the living room where Angel and Marina were watching cartoons. "Breakfast is on the table guys." She walked back in and started eating.
"I didn't know either, well obviously but still." Li said as he sat down, being joined by his wife and kids soon after. "Good morning you two."
"Good morning father." Marina said as she hugged Li and sat down to eat.
"Good morning baba." Angel said as she ran into the dining room after Marina.
"Hey you." Li smiled as he pulled his second daughter into a hug. He let her go and looked at Sakura. "So what time are you supposed to meet her?"
"Um, around noon and then I'm going to show her around the city so I won't be home until late ok?" Sakura finished her breakfast and put away the dishes. "I'm going to go get ready. Angel, Marina, you guys have to clean your rooms today ok?"
Both of her daughters groaned. "Yes mom." They replied together. They finished their breakfast and headed raced each other up the stairs to their rooms.
Li shook his head in disgust. "You're so mean to them Sakura. You really expect them to clean their rooms on a Saturday?"
"Hey, I don't see you making breakfast every morning and taking the kids to school mister." Sakura said sternly.
LI stood up and walked towards Sakura, putting his arms around her waist. "That would be because you're always asleep when I make your breakfast, and when I take the kids to school."
"So?" Sakura smiled and kissed Li on the lips, putting her arms around Li.
Li pulled her closer to himself and deepened the kiss, making it more passionate. They broke the kiss and stared into each other's eyes.
"Well I better get ready, knowing me I'm going to be late if I don't get ready now." Sakura said, reluctantly removing herself from Li's grip.
Li sighed. "You're right. I'll make sure the kids don't kill each other."
"AHHHHH!!!!! MOM!!!! DAD!!!! ANGEL'S TRYING TO KILL ME AGAIN!!!!!!!!!" Marina screamed as she ran down the stairs, being followed by Angel who was running after her older sister with a sword.
"Li! I thought you said you took the sword away from her!" Sakura said as she tried to grab Angel.
"I did! And then I put it on the dresser." Li said innocently.
Sakura glared at him, finally succeeding in grabbing Angel and taking the sword from her. "Are you ok Marina?"
Marina nodded as she came out from behind the counter. She sidled over to the doorway and ran up it.
Sakura shook her head and smiled, putting Angel on the ground to let her back upstairs. "No more trying to kill your sister, do you understand?"
"Yes mommy." She said sadly as she too walked up the stairs.
"Ok, so you better keep your eyes on Angel." Sakura said to Li as she followed Angel up the stairs to get dressed, leaving Li in the dining room shaking his head at his daughters.
Hours after Sakura goes to the airport........
"So what time is Sakura supposed to be home?" Eli said as he finished his beer as he and Li watched a football game on TV.
Li looked at his watch. "She should be home about now. I wonder what's taking her. San Fran isn't that big."
"Is my....."
"Don't even say it Eli or you will die tonight." Li warned Eli. He got so annoyed by Eli always calling him........
"Ok.....my cute little descendant." He jumped up and ran out of the house.
Li sighed and turned the channel and almost fell out of his seat. "ELI!!!!"
Eli popped his head into the room. "Yeah?" He looked at the TV and fell over. "Is that.....Sakura?"
Li walked over to the TV screen and looked carefully. "Yeah, but why is she in Japan?"
"Hmmm, well why don't you call her cell phone?" Eli said, handing Li the phone.
"I was going to do that!" Li said angrily as he snatched the phone out of Eli's hand. He dialed the number and waited for Sakura to answer. He watched the TV screen carefully.
((AN: The parts on the TV will be in italics))
"So what made you want to start singing Sakura?" A female news reporter asked Sakura just as her cell phone ringing.
"I'm sorry, excuse me." Sakura said as she answered her cell phone. "Hello?"
"Sakura? Where are you?" Li said, watching Sakura on the TV screen.
"Who is this? Do I now you?" Sakura looked at the news reporter and shook her head with a confused and apologetic look on her face.
"Sakura, it's Li. Your husband." Li was stunned. "How can you not know who I am?"
"The only Li I know doesn't have my cell number. I'm sorry I can't help you." Sakura said and hung up her phone.
"NO! SAKURA!" Li looked at the phone that was now sounding a dial tone. "Damnit." He sat down on the couch and whipped the phone to the ground. He put his hands through his messy hair and looked down at the ground. "What am I going to do? She doesn't remember me, she's in Japan."
Eli rolled his eyes and sighed. "Li, have you forgotten that my wife is the best at getting people where they need to go in less then a minute? And aren't I the one that can teleport?"
"It's still no use, she doesn't remember me Eli." Li said with pain in his voice.
"Ok whatever. Madison you can come out now." Eli said frustrated.
"Ok Li, you're going to Japan to win Sakura back. I have a whole new outfit for you!" Madison ran in holding clothes in her hands.
"Oi." Li turned his attention back to the TV to watch Sakura.
"So where are you going to perform next Sakura?" The same news reporter asked.
"At my old high school in Reedington, and the good thing is that entrance is free, but only a certain amount of people can come since it's going to be held in the school." Sakura said with a smile, but she was still thinking about that Li guy that had called her.
"Well I hope everything turns out good. When is this performance by the way before we end this interview?"
"Tomorrow night actually." Sakura said, still confused. 'He sounds so familiar but I don't know him.' She thought to herself.
Madison turned off the TV and stood Li up. "Ok Eli, off to Reedington."
In Reedington.......
"Madison, this is actually a normal outfit." Li said as he stepped out of the bathroom, wearing the outfit Madison got him. It was just a normal black t-shirt with dark green, slightly baggy pants.
"Not bad." Madison said as she walked around Li, examining him. "So are you ready to go talk to Sakura?"
Li sighed. "I guess. I hope she remembers me now, I don't know what I'll do if she doesn't." He grabbed his wallet and keys and walked out the door, followed by Madison and Eli.
Reedington High.......
Sometimes
I get so weird
I even freak myself out
I laugh myself to sleep
It's my lullaby
Sometimes I drive so fast
Just to feel the danger
I wanna scream
It makes me feel alive
Is
it enough to love?
Is it enough to breath?
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
Is it enough to die?
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please
To
walk within the lines
Would make my life so boring
I want to know that I
Have been to the extreme
So knock me off my feet
Come on now give it to me
Anything to make me feel alive
Is
it enough to love?
Is it enough to breath?
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
Is it enough to die?
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please.
Let
down your defenses
Use no common sense
If you look you will see
that this world is a beautiful
accident, turbulent, succulent,
opulent, permanent, no way
I wanna taste it
Don't wanna waste it away
Sometimes
I get so weird
I even freak myself out
I laugh my self to sleep
It's my lullaby
Is
it enough?
Is it enough?
Is it enough to breath?
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
Is it enough to die?
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please
Is
it enough?
Is it enough to die?
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please
I'd rather be anything but ordinary please.
Sakura finished her first song of the night. "Thanks guys. That was a new one, I hope you liked it." She was answered by a loud cheer. She laughed and started singing her next song.
Oh - thinkin' about all our younger years
There was only you and me
We were young and wild and free
Now nothin' can take you away from me
We've been down that road before
But that's over now
You keep me comin' back for more
Baby you're all that I want
When you're lyin' here in my arms
I'm findin' it hard to believe
We're in heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see
We're in heaven
Oh - once in your life you find someone
Who will turn your world around
Bring you up when you're feelin' down
Ya-nothin' could change what you mean to me
Oh there's lots that I could say
But just hold me now
Cause our love will light the way
Baby you're
all that I want
When you're lyin' here in my arms
I'm findin' it hard to believe
We're in heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see
We're in heaven
I've been waitin' for so long
For somethin' to arrive
For love to come along
Now our dreams are comin' true
Through the good times and the bad
Ya - I'll be standin' there by you
Baby you're
all that I want
When you're lyin' here in my arms
I'm findin' it hard to believe
We're in heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see
We're in heaven
Sakura stepped down from the stage after that song to get a drink. She walked through the people who were dancing and having a great time. She grabbed a drink and looked around. 'I wonder who I wrote these songs for. Weird, I can't remember anything. Especially that guy who called me, Li.' She thought to herself.
Meanwhile, Madison, Li and Eli had just arrived as Sakura finished singing. "Well go look for her." Eli said, pushing Li away.
"Yeah yeah yeah." Li said. He looked around and saw Sakura get up on the stage. He stopped to watch her, and he could tell that this was a slow song.
I cannot
help it I couldn't stop it if I tried
The same old heartbeat fills the emptiness I have inside
And I've heard that you can't fight love, so I won't complain
'Cause why would I stop the fire that keeps me going on?
'Cause when there's you, I feel whole
And there's no better feeling in the world
But without you I'm alone
And I'd rather be in love with you
Turn out the lights now
To see is to believe
I just want you near me
I just want you here with me
And I'd give up everything only for you
It's the least that I could do
'Cause when there's you, I feel whole
And there's no better feeling in the world
But without you I'm alone
And I'd rather be in love with you
And I feel you holding me
Why are we afraid to be in love?
To be loved
I can't explain it
I know it's tough to be loved
And I feel you holding me
Oh, oh
And when there's you, I feel whole
And there's no better feeling in the world
But without you I'm alone
And I'd rather be in love
Yes, I'd rather be in love
Oh, I'd rather be in love with you
And I feel you holding me, oh
Sakura looked out into the crowds and she felt tears rolling down her cheeks. She reached up to wipe them away as she began the next song.
Li recognized the song and he got an idea. He went around to the back of the stage to talk to some people.
We were strangers
Starting out on a journey
Never dreaming what we'd have to go through
Now here we are
And I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you
Before Sakura could sing the next verse, a male voice sang out through another microphone.
Male: No one told me I was going to find you
Unexpected, what you did to my heart
Sakura and male: When I lost hope
You were there to remind me
This is the start
Li came out from behind the curtains, obtaining loud cheers from the audience and a confused look from Sakura,
Li & Sakura: Life is a road, and I wanna keep going
Love is a river I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road, now and forever
Wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
At the end I want to be standing at the beginning
With you
Sakura: We were strangers
On a crazy adventure
Li: Never dreaming how are our dreams would come true
Li & Sakura: Now here we stand
Unafraid of the future
At the beginning with you
And life is a road, and I wanna keep going
Love is a river I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road, now and forever
Wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
At the end I want to be standing at the beginning
With you
I knew there was somebody somewhere
Like me alone in the dark
Now I know my dreams will live on
I've been waiting so long
Nothing's gonna tear us apart
And life is a road and I wanna going
Love is a river I wanna keep flowing
Life is a road, now and forever
Wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turning
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end I want to be standing at the beginning
With you
And life is a road, and I want to keep going
Love is a river I want to keep going on
Sakura: Starting out on a journey
Li & Sakura: Life is a road and I want to keep going
Love is a river I want to keep flowing
In the end I want to be standing at the beginning
With you
As they finished singing their duet, the music faded and people help their breath. "Li! My god! I haven't seen you in so long!" Sakura said.
Li looked at her in bewilderment. "What do you mean? It's been a day! When were you planning on coming home? Marina and I have been worried sick."
"What do you mean? You left after Zachary..." She trailed off.
"Don't you remember anything Sakura?"
Sakura shook her head no.
Li's eyes filled with sadness and he felt his heart break. "What's on your hand?" He asked.
"A wedding ring I think." She looked at it admiringly.
"Look at the inscription inside it." Li said, gesturing towards the ring.
Sakura looked at it and recognized the Showron family signature. "I'm married to you?"
"Yeah. You don't remember anything? The wedding? The proposal?"
Sakura shook her head no again.
"I want to show you something." Li said, taking out a picture of Marina, Sakura and himself together at a beach.
"Is that Marina?" Sakura asked, pointing at her.
"Yes, that's my daughter." Li smiled sadly. "That day," he sighed.
Maybe it's intuition
but some things you just don't question
Like in your eyes, I see my future in an instant
And there it goes,
I think I found my best friend
I know that it might sound
more than a little crazy
but I believe...
"We had a picnic at the beach. Marina, she wanted to go swimming, but she was knocked over by a wave. You got worried so you went over to her but she pulled you down. And I helped you back up. And......that was almost the best day I've ever had."
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
There's just no rhyme or reason
Only the sense of completion
And in your eyes, I see
the missing pieces I'm searching for
I think I've found my way home
I know that it might sound
more than a little crazy
but I believe...
Li looked at the photo one last time before putting it away. "But I guess that doesn't matter now."
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
A thousand angels dance around you
I am complete now that I've found you
I knew I loved you before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life
I knew I loved you before I met you
I have been waiting all my life
Li headed off of the stage, handing the microphone back to someone at the bottom of the stage stairs.
Sakura walked behind him, thinking hard. "Angel....."
Li heard Sakura say her other daughters name and he turned around to listen to her.
"Your shirt was on backwards when I left and you tried to cook without making a mess." Sakura smiled as she started to remember.
Li smiled back as he walked closer to her. "Do you remember?"
Sakura nodded as she wrapped her arms around Li and put her head on his shoulder. "I don't know what happened. I was getting out of the car and then this guy came at me making me fall. I must have hit my head pretty hard because I couldn't remember anything and I was talking with a news reporter. I don't know how I ended up there."
Li rested his head on Sakura's and put his arms around her waist. "I didn't even know if it was you on TV because I never knew you were a singer."
"Me neither." Sakura shook her head. "But people like me so I must be a singer in a past life or they've mistaken me or something, I don't know."
Li smiled. "Do you want to dance before we leave Sakura?" He felt Sakura nod and he walked her out to the dance floor.
There were nights when the wind was so cold
That my body froze in bed
If I just listened to it
Right outside the window
There were days when the sun was so cruel
That all the tears turned to dust
And I just knew my eyes were
Drying up forever
I finished crying in the instant that you left
And I can't remember where or when or how
And I banished every memory you and I had ever made
But when you touch me like this
And you hold me like that
I just have to admit
That it's all coming back to me
When I touch you like this
And I hold you like that
It's so hard to believe but
It's all coming back to me
It's all coming back, it's all coming back to me now
There were moments of gold
And there were flashes of light
There were things I'd never do again
But then they'd always seemed right
There were nights of endless pleasure
It was more than any laws allow
Baby, baby
If I kiss you like this
And if you whisper like that
It was lost long ago
But it's all coming back to me
If you want me like this
And if you need me like that
It was dead long ago
But it's all coming back to me
It's so hard to resist
And it's all coming back to me
I can barely recall
But it's all coming back to me now
But it's all coming back
But you were history with the slamming of the door
And I made myself so strong again somehow
And I never wasted any of my time on you since then
But if I touch you like this
And if you kiss me like that
It was so long ago
But it's all coming back to me
If you touch me like this
And if I kiss you like that
It was gone with the wind
But it's all coming back to me
It's all coming back, it's all coming back to me now
There were moments of gold
And there were flashes of light
There were things we'd never do again
But then they'd always seemed right
There were nights of endless pleasure
It was more than all your laws allow
Baby, Baby, Baby
When you touch me like this
And when you hold me like that
It was gone with the wind
But it's all coming back to me
When you see me like this
And when I see you like that
Then we see what we want to see
All coming back to me
The flesh and the fantasies
All coming back to me
I can barely recall
But it's all coming back to me now
If you forgive me all this
If I forgive you all that
We forgive and forget
And it's all coming back to me now
It's all coming back to me now
And when I touch you like that
It's all coming back to me now
If you do it like this
It's all coming back to me now
And if we.....
AN: Hey guys. Sorry this chapter had so many songs in it, I like putting songs in to fit the mood. So as usual, you know what the drill is. R&R and I'll be happy. See you later I guess. I don't have much to say this time which is scary. *shudders*