After I Let You Go
Chapter 2: Sparring
By: DEVILZ CHIK
Author's Notes:
Hey you all! I hope you'll like this chapter! Please review!
Disclaimer:
I don't own CCS.
Summary:
Sakura is a 17-year-old girl who went to New York to stay with her father there unwillingly. She was forced to leave her friends behind and she was so determined that once she was in New York, her life would be all crap. But when she met Syaoran, she was wrong. But she realized it after letting him go.
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Sakura woke up and realized that she was now in New York. Her dad picked her up from the airport by 7 in the morning and she insisted to go home wherever he was staying. It was now one in the afternoon and her tummy was grumbling. She found a tray of food on her dresser and wondered who brought it there.
Well anyways, she ate it. After eating, she looked for her father all around the apartment but he wasn't there. She noticed a note on the fridge: "Had gone back to the office. Your lunch is on your dresser. I'll be back by 5 pm and by 7 pm; we have to go to a party so prepare yourself for it. By the way, I bought you a SIM card. It is on your dresser too. Love lots, dad."
Sakura sighed and walked up to her room to get her SIM card. She quickly replaced her old card and punched Rika's number. But then, she realized that it was midnight there already. She didn't want to disturb her so she decided to call her tomorrow. (A/N: I don't really know the time difference between Japan and New York. Well, if you do know, would you kindly tell me in your reviews? Thanks! )
Sakura stayed in the house doing nothing but transferring her old phonebook to her new phonebook (on her mobile). It was really hard doing so and when she was finished, it was already two and she was bored. She went to the living room and watched TV but it didn't keep her busy for so long though since the movies suck.
"There's nothing to do in this bloody house! How can this city be called "city that never sleeps"? It's so boring. I wish there's a computer here somewhere," she said and looked around but found nothing.
She saw the phone and punched her dad's office number.
"Hello?" came a lady's voice unfamiliar to her.
"Uuh, hello," Sakura said. "Can I speak with Mr. Kinomoto please? This is his daughter, Sakura."
"Oh hi, Sakura," the lady said cheerfully. "I'm Mrs. Daidouji Sonomi-- your dad's office mate. He is on a meeting right now. Would you like to leave a message for him?"
"Nice meeting you, Mrs. Daidouji," said Sakura. "I'm bored here and I want to go there if I only know where it is."
Sonomi laughed and said, "I'll send someone to pick you up, is that ok with you? Her name would be Tomoyo-- she's my daughter."
"Ok sure, madam," Sakura said happily. "Thank you very much!"
"No problem," Sonomi said.
"Ok bye," she said then hung up. 'This Sonomi lady seems nice. I wonder if that Tomoyo would be too,' she thought then ran to her room to change her clothes.
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Sakura wore a pink sleeveless top and denim loose pants and waited for that Tomoyo to come. Later on, the doorbell rang and she hurried to the door. She opened it and found a purple- longhaired teenager standing at the door. "Hello," the girl greeted.
Sakura smiled and said, "Hi! So you must be Tomoyo?"
"Yep, that's me!" Tomoyo said cheerfully. "You are?"
"Kinomoto Sakura," Sakura said holding out a hand then Tomoyo took it. "You can call me Sakura."
"Nice meeting you," said Tomoyo. "Come on; let's go to the Japanese Embassy."
"Sure," Sakura locked the door and followed Tomoyo to a white convertible with a red plate number. 'She's so pretty and nice.' "So how long you've been here in New York?"
"I just came here last month," Tomoyo replied. "I'm not fully adjusted yet. This new surroundings really freaks me out. You know, you wake up in the morning with new wallpaper and whatsoever. So you just came here this morning right?"
"Yep and I'm so totally homesick now," Sakura said frowning.
"That's ok," Tomoyo said. "Don't worry, you're not the only one-- you have me in that case. There will be a party tonight, are you coming?"
"I don't know but my dad told me to."
"You better come so that you'll meet the rest of the Japanese folks here."
"Oh ok. So there are many teens around here too?"
"Uuh, we used to be only four but since you're here, we're now five. Not including, those little brats under 15. How old are you by the way?"
"16. You?"
"17. So you're fourth year high school this coming school year?"
"Nope. I just graduated from high school and my dad is taking care of my college applications. What about you?"
"I'm second Year College this coming year. Hey, you're too young to be in college or am I just too old to be in 2nd year." Tomoyo shrugged and Sakura laughed softly.
"Which school are you in?"
"New York Diplomats International School," Tomoyo said, panting at how long their school name was. "I never had seen it yet. I'm taking the entrance exams this July. You better study there too. The other Japanese Diplomats are studying there but take note that most of your classmates won't be at all Japanese."
"That's ok for me as long as I have a Japanese classmate," Sakura said then the car stopped at a building. They got out and entered the building. Everybody in there sure knew Tomoyo. As they passed by, Tomoyo introduced Sakura to them and they were so happy to have another sunshine around.
"Meilin and the others are here too," said a lady to Tomoyo.
Tomoyo took Sakura's hand and hurried to the elevator. "So you want to go to your dad?" Sakura just nodded and thought of her friends back in Japan. 'Full of shit coming your way, Sakura,' she thought as they got out of the elevator.
Tomoyo led her to Fujitaka's office. They entered a huge room and Sakura found her father there. Tomoyo greeted her mother and sat on the couch as she watched Sakura go to her father.
"Hey dad," Sakura said.
Fujitaka was surprised to see his daughter. "What are you doing here? How did you get here?"
"Well, Tomoyo picked me up because I'm so bored at home. There's nothing to do there and the shows suck," Sakura said. "Can I stay here with you please?"
Fujitaka was hesitating and Sonomi noticed it. "Mr. Kinomoto, I let her come here. I want more angels coming over here at the embassy so allow her to stay and so that she'll get to know the other teens around."
"Fine, you can stay here," said Fujitaka and Sakura smiled. "But don't brag around here alright?" he hissed.
"Yes dad!" Sakura said walking towards Tomoyo. "Oh by the way," she said turning to Sonomi. "You're Mrs. Daidouji right?" Sonomi nodded. "Nice meeting you," she said letting out a hand and Sonomi shook it.
"Nice meeting you too," Sonomi said. "Have fun with Tomoyo aight?"
"Aight, thanks for covering up for me," she whispered glancing over her father.
"No problem," said Sonomi. "I'm your mother's cousin by the way so you happened to be my niece."
"Hey I didn't know that!" Sakura exclaimed happily. "Dad! You never told me we have relatives around here!"
"Honey, you never asked that's why," Fujitaka teased. Sakura pouted at him and said goodbye to the two adults and walked outside with Tomoyo.
Tomoyo led Sakura to a computer room. "Wanna meet the others, cousin?" Tomoyo asked happily.
"Yeah sure," Sakura said. "So we're cousins. I never thought I'm connected to the Daidouji's."
"Me neither," Tomoyo said, then walked towards three teenagers. "Hey guys! There's a new comer."
The three teens stood up and faced Sakura. "Who?" the guy asked.
"I would like you to meet Kinomoto Sakura," Tomoyo said pointing at Sakura.
"Hi," Sakura said softly.
"Sakura, this is Li Syaoran, Li Meilin and Hirigazawa Eriol," Tomoyo said. "These two are cousins," she pointed at the Li's. "And so are we."
"You two are cousins?" asked Meilin.
"Yep you got that right!" Tomoyo said while watching Syaoran staring at Sakura. "XIAO! Don't melt her with your stares please! She's my cousin!" Tomoyo teased.
Sakura didn't react and sat down with them. "Shut up Tomoyo!" growled Syaoran. "If Eriol's not here, I could've strangled you!"
"Ok fine!" Tomoyo said. "Eriol, why don't you go? And let's see if this Xiao-Lang can really strangle me!"
"Hey, I'm just kidding!" Syaoran said. "So Kinomoto, how long have been here?"
"How old are you?" asked Eriol.
"Got any boyfriends yet?" came Meilin's voice this time.
Sakura just looked at them, confused of what she would answer first. "That's a lot of questions aight."
"I asked you first!" Syaoran pointed out.
Sakura smiled at him seeing his cute amber eyes. "Fine, I just came here this morning. And I just turned 16 last April and yeah, I have a boyfriend back there in Japan."
"Oooooh," Syaoran said who seemed disappointed hearing her last answer. "So which school are you going?"
"I don't know yet but I'll ask my dad if I can go in the same school as Tomoyo's."
"That's our school too!" Meilin said. "You're fourth year high school?"
"She had just graduated from high school," Tomoyo answered. "She's too young right?"
"Yeah!" Eriol said. "I'm 19 and I'm a junior in college."
"Well, I didn't go to nursery you know, I just went straight to kindergarten," Sakura explained.
"Oh I see," Meilin said. "Well, you're not that lucky since this stupid cousin of mine would be your classmate for sure."
"Aren't you guys on the same classes?" she asked.
"Tomoyo MIGHT be my classmate here and Eriol is alone," Meilin said and laughed at Eriol sarcastically.
"Oh ok," Sakura said. "Are there any good places to shop or stroll or skate around here? I'm bored at home."
"You skate?" Syaoran asked.
"Yep."
"Oh there are many good places here to skate. We can show you around if you want. Maybe tomorrow?"
"Yeah sure," Sakura said.
"So you are coming to my party tonight?" Eriol asked.
"Oh, so it's your party then?" Sakura said. "Yeah I will that is if I'm invited."
"Sure you are invited," Eriol said. "Syaoran here is the only who ain't welcome in there."
"Shut up man!" Syaoran said punching him playfully. "You know what Kinomoto? Don't bother giving him a gift. It's not worth it."
"Fine that's ok, Kinomoto," said Eriol. "It's the thought that counts right? So it's ok for me if you don't give me a gift." Eriol stuck out his tongue to Syaoran who was so red in annoyance.
"Whatever!" Syaoran said. "So what are your hobbies Kinomoto?"
"Why do you wanna know so much about my cousin, XIAO?" Tomoyo asked.
"No reason at all," Syaoran said, blushing slightly. "I wanna more about the new comers you know."
"How come you don't ask me much when I came here huh?" Tomoyo pointed out.
"Well, because it's Eriol who did the talking," Syaoran said making Eriol blush. "So back to you, cherry blossom."
"My hobbies?" Sakura said still laughing of how these people talk. "Uuh, skating, chatting, txting, shopping, strolling, eating and sleeping. What about you?"
"You like eating? How come you're so slim then?" Syaoran asked ignoring the question.
"I don't know. Maybe my metabolism is fast," Sakura said shrugging at what she said. "Anyways, what are YOUR hobbies?"
"Well, skating too and sleeping and taekwondo and playing and oh, bossing these people around," Syaoran answered that made the rest glare at him.
"But you know what?" Sakura said. "I think you're the one who is being bossed here, in fairness." She grinned when the others laughed at Syaoran. "Are you a black belter?"
"Yes he is," Meilin answered. "Don't bring that topic up because he would.."
Syaoran cut her off. "Yes I'm a black belter since I was 13 and my cousin here is just a red belter."
"Get lost," Meilin snapped at him. "I just started you idiot so what's wrong if I'm just a red belter huh!"
"Well I became a red belter after six months of training unlike you!" Syaoran teased. "You've been training seven months now!"
"Is there something wrong with that?" Sakura asked. "Well I spent two years to become a black belter and I'm 12 at that time."
"Damn man!" Eriol said. "She's MUCH MUCH MUCH better than you!"
"Like I care," Syaoran said, getting irritated now. "Let's see how much you got."
"Are you guys sparring?" Tomoyo asked.
"That is if he wants to," Sakura smirked at Syaoran and he smirked back. 'This is going to be great!'
"Yeah sure," Syaoran said, standing up with her.
"But..." Tomoyo said looking for something.
"Why Tomoyo?" Meilin asked.
"My video cam!" Tomoyo exclaimed like a mother who had lost her kid. "Wait a sec, I'll just get it! Don't start yet ok!" She said and ran off to her mother's office.
The others all sweat-dropped as they watched her leave the room. "Anybody has scissors?" Sakura asked. Eriol stood up and took the scissors from a table. (They were alone in the computer room.)
"Are you going to spoil your pants?" Meilin asked.
"Uuh yeah," Sakura said while cutting her pants into shorts. "I didn't bring many denim shorts you know so… I better make one myself."
Syaoran couldn't stop staring at her eyes and her bare legs. He also couldn't believe that a cute-looking girl like her was a black belter since she was 12! 'She must be great!'
Few moments later, Tomoyo came panting holding her camera. Eriol and Meilin fixed the computer tables so that the two would have more space. Tomoyo closed the door behind her and pressed the 'record' button on her camera and focused it to the two.
"So what's the consequence?" asked Meilin.
"What consequence?" Sakura and Syaoran said together.
"Are you guys fighting with no reason at all?" Meilin screeched. The two nodded. "That's crazy! You should both have consequences. If Sakura lose this sparring, what would she do or if you lose, cousin, what would you do?"
"Oh, yeah, I got your point!" Sakura said. "So what would it be?"
"I can't think of something," Syaoran complained after few minutes.
"I know! I know!" Tomoyo said jumping. "If Syaoran lose, he would protect Sakura from any harm. Like... he would act like a brother to her for one month or so. And if Sakura lose, she would uuh, do all his homework?"
"That's fine with me!" Syaoran said. "I hate homework."
"Demo..." Sakura said. "I hate brothers!"
"Fine then he'll be your kinda uuh, bodyguard or something," Meilin suggested. "He will always be with you. He'll be like a servant?"
"Yeah sure!" Sakura exclaimed. 'I'll win either way since I'm used of making other's homework,' she thought.
"Ok, you'll have 15 minutes?" Eriol said. "Is that ok with you?"
"Yep!" Sakura and Syaoran said. They heard a 'go' from Eriol and they started.
Syaoran kicked her side but she blocked it and pushed him back and he fell. Meilin and Tomoyo were cheering for Sakura while Eriol was cheering for his friend. Sakura then side-kicked Syaoran's chest but he blocked it. Syaoran couldn't move easily because of his oversized pants so he decided to take a time-out.
"What the--?" Sakura said. "We only just started and you're calling a timeout?"
"Wait a sec aight? I have to change my pants," he said then turned to Eriol. "Let's switch."
Eriol hesitated but Syaoran's glare made him nod a 'yes'. The boys went to the bathroom and Sakura stretched her legs. "Hey you're good," Meilin said. "Are you an athlete or something?"
"Yep," Sakura said then looked at Tomoyo who was still holding her camera. "Tomoyo! Will yah switch that thing off?"
"But Sakura," Tomoyo said still focusing the camera to her cousin. "What if you beat Syaoran? Wouldn't it be so great that you can watch it all over again?"
"And what if she doesn't?" came Syaoran's bold voice. He came out with Eriol's shorts. Funny they had the same size.
"Whatever," Sakura said. "Let's just fight." She didn't know herself why she liked to fight with this guy. There was something about him! There was something about his amber eyes and messy chocolate brown hair and his bold voice and his cold stares.
Syaoran low kicked her and he hit her on her tummy but she took no notice and punched his face. He blocked her punch and grabbed her wrist but she twisted around so he lost his grip on her wrist. She quickly kicked his legs making him fell on his back but he quickly stood up and that surprised Sakura.
In her shock, she was unable to block his kick again on her tummy. It did hurt this time so she kicked him hard on his chest.
"Why are you always after my tummy?" Sakura asked while punching him but he was blocking her every punch.
"And why are you always after my chest?" he asked back grabbing a hold of her wrist again. And again, she twisted around and had let go from him. They panted for sometime then the kicks and punches and blocking and gripping started again.
Eriol looked at his watch. "TWO minutes left and so far nobody's winning," he said.
"And how will you know who will win between the two of us within fifteen minutes?" asked Syaoran blocking a kick from Sakura.
"Well, if you hit Sakura for the last minute then you win but if she hits you for the last minute, she wins," Eriol explained.
Sakura had her auburn hair all over her face but she didn't care. She kicked Syaoran on his tummy now but he got a hold of her ankle. She didn't mind it then jumped with her one leg and was about to kick his face when someone knocked at the door. She lost her balance while on the air hearing the knock and fell but Syaoran caught her.
While on his arms, she punched his face softly. "That will be my thank you!" Sakura said smiling then the door opened. She looked at the figure at the door and she shivered all over. "Touya?" she said nervously.
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Author's Notes:
So that's chapter 2! Hope you like it! I'm not really good in describing those kicks and punches but I hope you can imagine it. Now, can you send me a review?
DEVILZ CHIK