Disclaimer: Don't own any characters, except the ones I make up. Don't own
CCS, only own the plotlines and stuff.. yeah.
Summary: Sakura has just lost everything that meant anything to her, and is forced to resort to a life on the dangerous city streets of Metropolis. Syaoran's entrance as a rich and spoiled one, gangs, and other conflicts await her..
A/N: anime girl, did you see the one that came out in the US? The one I saw was in Japanese with English subtitles, but they changed the music in it at the end I thought. Oh, and I was going to add a character into this story called Takashi, and I just found out that this was already a character in CCS. lol, I guess I'm so used to him being called Yamazaki-kun that I didn't realize. If you've ever seen the special when Yamazaki finally opens his eyes, you'll know what he looks like. I don't exactly remember, but I think that his eyes were really dark brown, is that right for anyone who has seen it? He'll turn up soon. ^_^ Ok, sorry for the delay with this chapter, hope you guys like it, Chapter Five, Meetings..
Her Story
Chapter Five
Meetings
By: Kazle
~~*~~
Michi ni mayotta toki soshite
Michi ga toosugita toki ni
Hitori tsubuyaite ita yo
Sonna mono da to..
~~*~~
After leaving and waving goodbye to Tomoyo, Sakura headed back down the sidewalk. The sky was dim, the sun casting its last rays over the city. A calm feeling passed over the auburn haired girl, for the first time in a while. She tilted her head upward and watched as the scarlet and yellow hues melted into one another. It was amazing that something so beautiful could grace the skies of Metropolis. A city so bent on power and technology.. always trying to become the latest in everything.
This tranquility was soon interrupted, to her annoyance, by a loud growl. She realized that she hadn't eaten since morning. She frowned for a moment, but it was not directed towards her nagging stomach. A weird feeling had passed over her, like.. someone was following her? She paused and glanced around, but saw nothing out of the ordinary. Sakura shook her head, dismissing it as her imagination. Being paranoid was not something she wanted to add to her list of problems.
Continuing on, she quickened her pace. Darkness was falling fast. In her rush, she was caught abruptly by surprise when a rough hand shot out of the darkness and grabbed her wrist, pulling her into a shadowed alley. She was forcibly slammed into the brick wall, her breath knocked out.
"What the -" she was cut off when a hand covered her mouth.
Risking a glance at her captor, she found that the person was dressed in black drab and that it was a male. He wrestled her backpack off of her and began to unzip it. She wrinkled her nose as the smell of alcohol wafted towards her. She struggled a bit, but froze when something cold and metallic was pressed against her neck.
"I wouldn't try it missy.." His speech was slurred and husky. "Don't do anything and ya won't get hurt or nothin'.." He began to shuffle through its contents, keeping the knife in place right under her chin with his left hand. He was a little off-centered and pushed the offending thing harder than she thought was necessary.
Sakura knew he was in no condition to talk about this rationally. That wasn't what she had in mind anyway..
As he looked through the pack, Sakura noticed his mistake and immediately took advantage of it. She kicked him hard in the shin and the knife wavered for a second as he cursed in pain. That had been exactly what she had been waiting for. She knocked the weapon from his hand with ease and pushed him off of her. But he wasn't down for long. With a growl, he launched back at her, catching her neck in a vice-like grip before she could move away.
"That wasn't a very smart move, girl, " He hissed, tightening his grip.
~~
Syaoran sighed as he left soccer practice and walked down the almost deserted street. The coach had kept the entire team after for an extra hour working on his new plays. Eriol had automatically complained, of course. The team had been working on the plays as Eriol suffered through three rounds of suicides, back and forth across the field.
Syaoran shifted the weight of his soccer bag and sighed when he remembered how much homework he still had to do.
He rounded a corner, passing by a darkened alleyway when he heard a stream of muffled curses and a threatening voice hissing something in a low tone.
"That wasn't a very smart move, girl."
Dropping his bag, Syaoran ducked into the alley and immediately took in the situation. A figure was holding a girl against the wall, choking her. He flicked his sharp eyes to the disregarded and open backpack on the ground.
"Get away from her, " He said, his voice cold, with a tone of warning.
The figure paused for a moment, obviously taken by surprise. Syaoran smirked. The man snorted when he saw Syaoran.
"Hah. 'S'only a kid, " He grinned, obviously drunk, exposing his crooked teeth. "I warn you, I wouldn't get involved in matters that don't concern you -"
He was cut off as Syaoran took the initiative and slammed his fist into the man's stomach. He immediately released his hold on the girl, and wheezed as the breath was knocked out of him. Syaoran stood in a fighting stance, eyes narrowed, silently daring him to fight back.
The man looked taken aback for a moment but the expression quickly shifted back to a smirk.
"You'll regret this boy, " He growled, before sprinting away.
Syaoran lowered his fists and the fierce spark in his eyes vanished. Then he turned to the girl, who he had expected to be slumped against the wall, was standing up straight. He was surprised when she turned and scowled at him.
"Syaoran Li," He introduced himself anyway. "Are you okay? What's your name?"
"You didn't have to butt in like that, " The girl said, with a trace of annoyance in her voice. Ignoring his outstretched hand, she began to gather up her belongings.
"You're welcome," he said dryly. What was wrong with this girl?
He bent down to help her, and picked up a small book, whose title he couldn't quite make out in the dark. She plucked the book from his offered hand and shoved it back in her bag. Then she turned as if to leave, when he caught hold of her arm.
"What?" she looked back and this time the irritation was clear on her face.
"Are you even going to thank me for saving you back there?" he asked in a rather arrogant tone that made Sakura want to slap him. Just who does he think he is anyway? she fumed silently.
"I didn't ask you to do anything," She ground out and moved out of his grasp.
"There's gratitude for you.." Syaoran remarked dryly. And then, "If I hadn't helped you, you would have been robbed clean by that guy. Did you *want* that to happen?" his tone was incredulous.
"Look, " Sakura said icily, getting fed up. "I didn't need any help, especially from you. I had that situation completely under control."
Syaoran just snorted haughtily.
"Sure you did."
Sakura bit back a few words that would have even shocked her brother, had he heard them. She had no idea why this boy was provoking her so much. Frustrated at how swiftly her anger had gotten ahead of herself, she just turned and walked away.
Syaoran stared after her. He had been caught off guard completely. She was about to say something, and he had been wondering if she was about to admit that he had indeed rescued her. But then she had faltered and he swore that he saw a sort of distant look in her eyes for a second before they had become empty and void of any emotion. Only after she was gone and Syaoran had picked up his bag did he realize that she had not told him her name.
~~*~~
When I stray from the path, and
When the path is too long,
I was muttering to myself.
That's the way life is..
~~*~~
A/N: Wheee, they met! ^_^ Well, it wasn't the best first impression ever, but still.. And we'll get Syaoran's attitude sorted out before long. More background info on Metropolis and more info about Sakura's family will come soon.. The next chapter is called 'Blurred' and will be up soon ^_^
And please review!!!!! ^____^
Summary: Sakura has just lost everything that meant anything to her, and is forced to resort to a life on the dangerous city streets of Metropolis. Syaoran's entrance as a rich and spoiled one, gangs, and other conflicts await her..
A/N: anime girl, did you see the one that came out in the US? The one I saw was in Japanese with English subtitles, but they changed the music in it at the end I thought. Oh, and I was going to add a character into this story called Takashi, and I just found out that this was already a character in CCS. lol, I guess I'm so used to him being called Yamazaki-kun that I didn't realize. If you've ever seen the special when Yamazaki finally opens his eyes, you'll know what he looks like. I don't exactly remember, but I think that his eyes were really dark brown, is that right for anyone who has seen it? He'll turn up soon. ^_^ Ok, sorry for the delay with this chapter, hope you guys like it, Chapter Five, Meetings..
Her Story
Chapter Five
Meetings
By: Kazle
~~*~~
Michi ni mayotta toki soshite
Michi ga toosugita toki ni
Hitori tsubuyaite ita yo
Sonna mono da to..
~~*~~
After leaving and waving goodbye to Tomoyo, Sakura headed back down the sidewalk. The sky was dim, the sun casting its last rays over the city. A calm feeling passed over the auburn haired girl, for the first time in a while. She tilted her head upward and watched as the scarlet and yellow hues melted into one another. It was amazing that something so beautiful could grace the skies of Metropolis. A city so bent on power and technology.. always trying to become the latest in everything.
This tranquility was soon interrupted, to her annoyance, by a loud growl. She realized that she hadn't eaten since morning. She frowned for a moment, but it was not directed towards her nagging stomach. A weird feeling had passed over her, like.. someone was following her? She paused and glanced around, but saw nothing out of the ordinary. Sakura shook her head, dismissing it as her imagination. Being paranoid was not something she wanted to add to her list of problems.
Continuing on, she quickened her pace. Darkness was falling fast. In her rush, she was caught abruptly by surprise when a rough hand shot out of the darkness and grabbed her wrist, pulling her into a shadowed alley. She was forcibly slammed into the brick wall, her breath knocked out.
"What the -" she was cut off when a hand covered her mouth.
Risking a glance at her captor, she found that the person was dressed in black drab and that it was a male. He wrestled her backpack off of her and began to unzip it. She wrinkled her nose as the smell of alcohol wafted towards her. She struggled a bit, but froze when something cold and metallic was pressed against her neck.
"I wouldn't try it missy.." His speech was slurred and husky. "Don't do anything and ya won't get hurt or nothin'.." He began to shuffle through its contents, keeping the knife in place right under her chin with his left hand. He was a little off-centered and pushed the offending thing harder than she thought was necessary.
Sakura knew he was in no condition to talk about this rationally. That wasn't what she had in mind anyway..
As he looked through the pack, Sakura noticed his mistake and immediately took advantage of it. She kicked him hard in the shin and the knife wavered for a second as he cursed in pain. That had been exactly what she had been waiting for. She knocked the weapon from his hand with ease and pushed him off of her. But he wasn't down for long. With a growl, he launched back at her, catching her neck in a vice-like grip before she could move away.
"That wasn't a very smart move, girl, " He hissed, tightening his grip.
~~
Syaoran sighed as he left soccer practice and walked down the almost deserted street. The coach had kept the entire team after for an extra hour working on his new plays. Eriol had automatically complained, of course. The team had been working on the plays as Eriol suffered through three rounds of suicides, back and forth across the field.
Syaoran shifted the weight of his soccer bag and sighed when he remembered how much homework he still had to do.
He rounded a corner, passing by a darkened alleyway when he heard a stream of muffled curses and a threatening voice hissing something in a low tone.
"That wasn't a very smart move, girl."
Dropping his bag, Syaoran ducked into the alley and immediately took in the situation. A figure was holding a girl against the wall, choking her. He flicked his sharp eyes to the disregarded and open backpack on the ground.
"Get away from her, " He said, his voice cold, with a tone of warning.
The figure paused for a moment, obviously taken by surprise. Syaoran smirked. The man snorted when he saw Syaoran.
"Hah. 'S'only a kid, " He grinned, obviously drunk, exposing his crooked teeth. "I warn you, I wouldn't get involved in matters that don't concern you -"
He was cut off as Syaoran took the initiative and slammed his fist into the man's stomach. He immediately released his hold on the girl, and wheezed as the breath was knocked out of him. Syaoran stood in a fighting stance, eyes narrowed, silently daring him to fight back.
The man looked taken aback for a moment but the expression quickly shifted back to a smirk.
"You'll regret this boy, " He growled, before sprinting away.
Syaoran lowered his fists and the fierce spark in his eyes vanished. Then he turned to the girl, who he had expected to be slumped against the wall, was standing up straight. He was surprised when she turned and scowled at him.
"Syaoran Li," He introduced himself anyway. "Are you okay? What's your name?"
"You didn't have to butt in like that, " The girl said, with a trace of annoyance in her voice. Ignoring his outstretched hand, she began to gather up her belongings.
"You're welcome," he said dryly. What was wrong with this girl?
He bent down to help her, and picked up a small book, whose title he couldn't quite make out in the dark. She plucked the book from his offered hand and shoved it back in her bag. Then she turned as if to leave, when he caught hold of her arm.
"What?" she looked back and this time the irritation was clear on her face.
"Are you even going to thank me for saving you back there?" he asked in a rather arrogant tone that made Sakura want to slap him. Just who does he think he is anyway? she fumed silently.
"I didn't ask you to do anything," She ground out and moved out of his grasp.
"There's gratitude for you.." Syaoran remarked dryly. And then, "If I hadn't helped you, you would have been robbed clean by that guy. Did you *want* that to happen?" his tone was incredulous.
"Look, " Sakura said icily, getting fed up. "I didn't need any help, especially from you. I had that situation completely under control."
Syaoran just snorted haughtily.
"Sure you did."
Sakura bit back a few words that would have even shocked her brother, had he heard them. She had no idea why this boy was provoking her so much. Frustrated at how swiftly her anger had gotten ahead of herself, she just turned and walked away.
Syaoran stared after her. He had been caught off guard completely. She was about to say something, and he had been wondering if she was about to admit that he had indeed rescued her. But then she had faltered and he swore that he saw a sort of distant look in her eyes for a second before they had become empty and void of any emotion. Only after she was gone and Syaoran had picked up his bag did he realize that she had not told him her name.
~~*~~
When I stray from the path, and
When the path is too long,
I was muttering to myself.
That's the way life is..
~~*~~
A/N: Wheee, they met! ^_^ Well, it wasn't the best first impression ever, but still.. And we'll get Syaoran's attitude sorted out before long. More background info on Metropolis and more info about Sakura's family will come soon.. The next chapter is called 'Blurred' and will be up soon ^_^
And please review!!!!! ^____^