Chapter 2
"About 17 years ago, 2 children were born. They were paternal twins. Their Okaa-san gave them the names Xiaolang and Rose Li. Rose was born 10 minutes before me so it was said that she was to be head of the Li Clan. Rose had enormous magical powers. When she was 4 she would have been competition for Clow Reed when he was at the height of his power. Rose-chan was also what we call a perfectino."
"What's a perfectino?" Sakura asked.
"I'll tell you. A perfectino is someone who is good at everything he or she does except for 1 thing. And when they can't do this one thing it's impossible, magic restricts it. Poor Rose-chan was horrible with love. If she had ever tried to get close to a person, the magic that binds her makes that person automatically hate her. So Okaa-san didn't try to make an arrangement, like she did with me. Everything was going great. Everyone was happy, or so we thought. One day we were at the beach at a family reunion, when Rose-chan said she had an announcement to make. She told us that she did not want to be head of the Li Clan. It surprised everyone. It especially surprised me, because Rose-chan had always told me everything. She had never mentioned not wanting to be head of the clan." Syaoran said a bit of anger tinged in his voice.
"How old were you when she said this?" Sakura asked him.
"We were 9, so this a year before I came to Tomoeda. Ying-fa hadn't been born yet and Umi-chan, and Jai-chan were only 7 and 5, so they didn't understand. Okaa-san was angry and embarrassed. She told Rose-chan to leave and never come back. When Rose-chan tried to explain Okaa-san just told her she was stupid and she didn't want to hear it. I think Okaa-san regrets that she said that. So Rose-chan ran off and never came back. We know she's around though." Syaoran said with a sigh
"How do you know that?"
"Because we feel her aura sometimes. Mostly on our birthday and holidays I think she's watching over us. Or she is looking for the right time to come back to tell us why."
"I'm so sorry that you lost your twin." They sat there in silence for a couple of minutes. Sakura looked at the clock.
"HOOOEEEEEEEEE! Look at the time. I have to go. Unless of course you need me here. I'll stay if you need me." Sakura said looking at the boy on the couch.
"No I'm fine. I'll walk you home." Syaoran said standing up.
"No you won't. Last time you tried to walk me home Oni-chan caught us and nearly strangled you. I love you." Sakura gave him a quick peck on the cheek and ran out the door, leaving Syaoran to think about his twin.
"I miss you Rose-chan. Why didn't you ever come back?" he said softly.
"I miss you to Oni-chan. Don't worry though. I will be back sooner than you think."
"About 17 years ago, 2 children were born. They were paternal twins. Their Okaa-san gave them the names Xiaolang and Rose Li. Rose was born 10 minutes before me so it was said that she was to be head of the Li Clan. Rose had enormous magical powers. When she was 4 she would have been competition for Clow Reed when he was at the height of his power. Rose-chan was also what we call a perfectino."
"What's a perfectino?" Sakura asked.
"I'll tell you. A perfectino is someone who is good at everything he or she does except for 1 thing. And when they can't do this one thing it's impossible, magic restricts it. Poor Rose-chan was horrible with love. If she had ever tried to get close to a person, the magic that binds her makes that person automatically hate her. So Okaa-san didn't try to make an arrangement, like she did with me. Everything was going great. Everyone was happy, or so we thought. One day we were at the beach at a family reunion, when Rose-chan said she had an announcement to make. She told us that she did not want to be head of the Li Clan. It surprised everyone. It especially surprised me, because Rose-chan had always told me everything. She had never mentioned not wanting to be head of the clan." Syaoran said a bit of anger tinged in his voice.
"How old were you when she said this?" Sakura asked him.
"We were 9, so this a year before I came to Tomoeda. Ying-fa hadn't been born yet and Umi-chan, and Jai-chan were only 7 and 5, so they didn't understand. Okaa-san was angry and embarrassed. She told Rose-chan to leave and never come back. When Rose-chan tried to explain Okaa-san just told her she was stupid and she didn't want to hear it. I think Okaa-san regrets that she said that. So Rose-chan ran off and never came back. We know she's around though." Syaoran said with a sigh
"How do you know that?"
"Because we feel her aura sometimes. Mostly on our birthday and holidays I think she's watching over us. Or she is looking for the right time to come back to tell us why."
"I'm so sorry that you lost your twin." They sat there in silence for a couple of minutes. Sakura looked at the clock.
"HOOOEEEEEEEEE! Look at the time. I have to go. Unless of course you need me here. I'll stay if you need me." Sakura said looking at the boy on the couch.
"No I'm fine. I'll walk you home." Syaoran said standing up.
"No you won't. Last time you tried to walk me home Oni-chan caught us and nearly strangled you. I love you." Sakura gave him a quick peck on the cheek and ran out the door, leaving Syaoran to think about his twin.
"I miss you Rose-chan. Why didn't you ever come back?" he said softly.
"I miss you to Oni-chan. Don't worry though. I will be back sooner than you think."