Starrie: Hi hi everyone!! *waves happily* thank you all sooooooooooo much for all of your reviews!!! I'm so glad you're all liking this fic so muchiez!! You're all so wonderful! *sniff* Oh and by the way, just to make it clear, I do plan on finishing this fic. I know I may take some time with putting up chapters but that's due to my lack of creativity and time ^^;; but no matter what, I plan on finishing this fic, one way or another!!! .;; hehehe...well, this is my christmas (or just present in general...minus the wrapping paper and kawaii bow ^^;;) present to all of you! merry christmas and happy holidays! I hope you all the best for the year to come! Hehehe...and a happy happy birthday to everyone who's lucky to be born around this time of year (for example, me! ^^;;) we're special...we get double presents! ^.~
Learning To Love
Chapter 7
"So are you or are you not!?"
"ohmigosh...Sakura you have to tell us now!!"
Sakura let out a small laugh as she took a sip of her drink. Meiling and Tomoyo were staring at her wide-eyed, waiting for her answer.
"Stop it!! the suspense is killing me!!"
Meiling said as she snatched Sakura's drink out of her hand. Syaoran hadn't said anything to her and she felt like she would burst from excitement if what she thought to be true, was in fact true. The three girls were sitting at a cafe having lunch together and Meiling and Tomoyo had decided to bring up the one topic that was on their minds, were Sakura and Syaoran dating?
"why don't you ask Syaoran?"
Sakura answered calmly.
"have you not heard me all this time!? He just shrugs and tells me to ask you!!"
Sakura giggled as she watched both of her friends look like they were ready to rip her into shreds.
'Syaoran was right, keeping them in suspense is fun'
She thought to herself as her eyes danced from Tomoyo to Meiling and back to Tomoyo again. She let out a sigh as she snatched back her drink and took another sip.
"well, if you must know, and clearly you must..."
Tomoyo and Meiling exchanged small smiles as they leaned forward.
"no"
Sakura said simply. Tomoyo and Meiling looked at one another in confusion and then turned to look at Sakura, somewhat disappointed.
"no!? what do you mean no!?"
"Meiling, calm down. Sakura, stop it. I know you're not telling us the truth"
Tomoyo stated calmly with a smug smile on her lips. Sakura pretended to look hurt and turned to look at her best friend.
"What ever are you talking about Tomoyo? Me? Lie? No!"
"Sakura, have you forgotten who you're talking to? As your best friend I can tell. Good try though"
Tomoyo said laughing. Sakura smiled as she put her drink down,
"Fine, you got me. Yes, Syaoran and I are dating"
"I was right!"
Meiling squealed in delight as Tomoyo smiled in satisfaction. A small giggle then escaped Tomoyo's lips.
"When are you taking him to Tomoeda?"
Sakura's smile was replaced with a nervous look on her face.
"umm...this weekend"
she answered in a low voice, looking somewhat unsure.
"Tomoeda? Where's that?"
Meiling asked curiously.
"It's where Sakura and I grew up. My mom lives there and so does Sakura's father and Touya."
"Who's Touya?"
"Sakura's older brother"
"ooh! You have an older brother Sakura?"
Sakura let out a sigh as she played around with the straw of her drink.
"Yes, I have a brother...an overprotective older brother"
Tomoyo stifled a small laugh,
"I pity poor Syaoran"
Meiling grinned,
"That should be fun...damn! Too bad I can't go"
Sakura looked up at Meiling and Tomoyo and raised an eyebrow,
"You two are just plain evil, you know that?"
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Tiffany sat in front of Syaoran in his office, glaring at him stubbornly with her arms crossed.
"You said we were going to spend this weekend together"
she stated in an icy tone as she kept her eyes locked on him. Syaoran looked up at her briefly, let out a sigh and went back to gaze at the papers in front of him.
"I have a lot of work to do. Next weekend, I promise"
"Yeah, that's what you said...last weekend"
"Look Tiffany, I've been really busy lately"
He answered back in an annoyed tone.
"oh really? Busy doing what?"
"It is none of your business"
"Well I'm making it my business!"
"Stop acting childish"
"I'm not acting childish!"
"Then what are you doing right now!?"
"I just want to know what's more important then you spending time with me!"
"Stop being so selfish!"
"I'm not being selfish!"
"why must you be so difficult!"
"why must you be so difficult!"
Syaoran put his pen down and let out a small laugh, which in return just angered Tiffany even more.
"What's so funny"
She snapped. Syaoran continued to laugh as he got up from his seat and made his way towards her. He pulled her up from her seat and hugged her.
"That argument was completely pointless. That's what I'm laughing about"
He pulled away and looked into her eyes,
"You're right, I have been neglecting you lately. I'm really sorry, how about we go out to lunch right now? Just you and me"
"Really, no interruptions? Just us?"
"Yes, just the two of us. I'll even take you to your favorite restaurant"
Tiffany squealed in delight as she hugged Syaoran tightly and kissed him.
Knock
Knock
Tiffany let out a sigh of annoyance as she withdrew reluctantly away from Syaoran.
"Come in"
Syaoran called out as he casually walked back towards his desk. Eriol walked into the office and looked at Tiffany and then at Syaoran.
"Syaoran, I have to talk to you about some important matters"
He said, ignoring the fact that Tiffany was even in the room. He never did like her and he knew for a fact that she didn't like him. She had made that quite obvious when they first met.
"Tiffany, how about you bring your car out through the front? I'll be outside in a few minutes"
Tiffany frowned and moved towards the door reluctantly.
"Okay, fine. Don't keep me waiting though"
She said in a brisk voice as she opened the door and stepped out.
"What is it Eriol"
Syaoran stated as he leaned back on his chair. Eriol chuckled as he took a seat across from Syaoran.
"So how are things?"
"You mean how's the bet coming along?"
"No, I just meant how are things. But since you brought it up, yeah, how is the bet coming along?"
"Why do I put up with you?"
"Because I'm a friend"
"Family friend"
"Still a friend"
"Yeah, thanks for the reminder"
"No problem"
Syaoran looked up at Eriol and smirked,
"How are things with Tomoyo? Broken her heart yet? Oh wait, that can't be right. You have a tendency of getting engaged and then breaking hearts"
Eriol's smile became a frown,
"I would never hurt Tomoyo like that, it's not right"
"Oh and you think hurting Sakura is?"
"Syaoran, no one is getting hurt. The only way she could possibly get hurt is if she falls in love with you, which I very highly doubt"
"Oh so now you're saying that the chances of her falling in love with me is slim?"
"I'm not saying it is. This bet will be all over with before she even has a chance to fall in love with you"
"About that, for how long do you plan on making this bet drag on?"
Eriol let out a sigh as he got up and headed towards the door. He shrugged nonchalantly as he opened it and stepped out.
"One month I guess. You have been seeing her for 3 weeks now"
"you do know that if I break up with her in a month, it'll be right after the holidays?"
"Well, that's up to you. January 3rd, the bet is called off. What you do after that is purely out of your will"
He then slipped out and shut the door behind him. Syaoran frowned as he got up and grabbed his coat.
"Why did I ever agree to this damn bet?"
He muttered to himself as he yanked the door open and stepped out.
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Once the elevator doors opened, Syaoran stepped out into the main lobby and walked towards the exit.
"Syaoran!"
Hearing his name being called out, Syaoran turned around to see Sakura walking towards him with a bright smile on her face. Her cheerfulness seemed to be contagious because just seeing her radiant smile was enough to make him forget his problems.
"Hey angel, where are you coming from?"
He asked with a small chuckle as he hugged her and gave her a small kiss on the lips. Sakura giggled as she hugged him tightly,
"I went out to lunch with Tomoyo and Meiling. I was trying to reach you to see if you wanted to come with us but you were at a meeting and Lacy said it was important"
"Yeah, I've had a rough morning"
"aww...my poor baby"
"At least it's a Friday right?"
"True! Well, where are you heading right now?"
Sakura asked curiously when she noticed he had his coat on.
"I'm meeting up with a client"
"Have you had lunch?"
"Not yet"
"You better eat"
Sakura stated stubbornly. Syaoran laughed and kissed her cheek.
"I'll grab a sandwich or something, don't worry about me"
"Hey, I worry because I love you"
Sakura said as she poked his ribs. Syaoran was taken aback by her sudden words and was silent.
"Syaoran, sweety? You okay?"
Sakura asked as she looked up at him. Syaoran looked down at her and gave her a wary smile.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I've got to get going I don't want to leave Mr..umm...Awikawa waiting. I'll talk to you later, bye Sakura"
Syaoran murmured as he let her go and rushed out of the lobby and into the packed streets of Tokyo. He left her without even a small hug or a kiss whatsoever.
'Did...I say something wrong?'
Sakura wondered to herself as she watched Syaoran get into a car. She couldn't help but feel somewhat hurt. He just rushed out as if she was unimportant, and why did he get into that car? When he met with clients, didn't he usually take his car or at least one of the company's limousines?
All those questions circled Sakura's mind as she watched the black Mercedes drive away.
'Maybe his client stopped by to pick him up.'
She said to herself as she turned around and walked towards the elevator.
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Syaoran pulled up in front of the Kinomoto's household and let out a sigh.
"We're here, come on let's go in!"
Sakura said excitingly as she opened the car door and stepped out into the autumnal weather. She shivered lightly from the light breeze,
"Come on Syaoran, hurry up!"
She called out impatiently as she happily walked up ahead. As she made her way up the driveway, she saw a pile of leaves gathered up in a corner and her eyes brightened as she remembered her childhood days living in Tomoeda. Giggling, she ran up to the pile of leaves and threw herself ontop of it.
"Look, it's raining leaves!"
She stated giggling as she gathered up a bunch of leaves in her hand and threw them up in the air, letting them all float back down. Syaoran let out small laugh as he walked up to her and watched in amusement.
"You know, for a 20 year-old, you sure act half your age"
He said jokingly. Sakura looked up at him and gave him a playful glare,
"Oh yeah? Well you act double your age"
She then gave him one of her sweetest smile,
"But I can change that!"
She said as she suddenly jumped up and took a hold of his hand, causing him to land face down next to her.
"that was not right"
Syaoran muttered as he sat up and shook the leaves off his coat and hair. Sakura giggled and shook her head.
"you need to lighten up"
She said as she threw more leaves at Syaroan, causing him to frown in annoyance.
"That's it, I've had enough"
"huh? Enough of wha—NOO!!!!"
Sakura fell back, bursting out into a fit of laughter,
"Syaoran stop!!"
Sakura gasped out in between laughs. Syaoran shook his head as he continued to tickle her,
"hey, you looked for it"
"Syaoran!! you--"
"what the hell's going on here!?"
The couple jumped at the sudden loud voice and froze. Sakura peeked past Syaoran and to her surprise, her eyes met with her older brother's questioning gaze. Letting out a small yelp she shoved Syaoran off of her and immediately stood up, brushing a couple of leaves off of her hair and clothes.
"Touya, what a surprise!"
She said as she let out a nervous laugh.
"Yeah...I'll say"
he muttered as he eyed his little sister suspiciously and then turned his full attention to the young man who was sitting on a pile of leaves, clueless.
"And who the hell are you?"
Touya inquired as he hovered over Syaoran's form.
"That's Syaoran, my--"
"I asked him, not you Sakura"
Touya said as he kept his eyes locked on the figure before him.
"I'm Syaoran Li, nice to meet you"
Syaoran said as he stood up and offered a handshake. Touya looked at Syaoran's hand, then at Syaoran, and then turned around nonchalantly.
"Can't say the same thing...brat"
he muttered as he walked away. he turned to look at his sister and stopped for a second,
"Dinner's ready. Dad saw your car pull up but when you didn't come in he asked me to check if everything was alright"
"yeah, we'll be there in a minute"
Sakura said with a small smile. Touya's expression softened slightly as he smiled at his sister and lightly ruffled her hair.
"Being out in the cold's not good, you might get sick"
"geez...Touya, you act as if I'm still a child. I won't get sick"
"are you sure about that?"
"yeah!"
"oh that's right...you're a monster. Monsters don't get sick"
Sakura's eyes narrowed as she glared at her brother.
"you...arrrgh!!"
Sakura almost fell forward when she swung a punch at Touya, who knowing what was coming had easily dodged it.
"Better luck next time, monster"
Touya called out as he walked back inside the house. Sakura just stood there, glaring at his back.
"I'll get you next time Touya!"
she called out, forgetting for a minute that Syaoran was there with her.
"sure you will!"
Touya called out with a snicker as he opened the door and stepped in.
"What was that all about?"
Syaoran asked in confusion as he came up next to her and took hold of her hand. Sakura jumped as soon as she heard his voice and blushed a slight pink.
"nothing...Touya's just being annoying. Come on let's go in!"
Sakura said as she smiled at him and pulled him towards the front door.
"Wait, hold on a minute there!"
Syaoran called out as he pulled her back,
"By any chance, is your father anything like your brother?"
He asked a bit unsure. Sakura giggled and shook her head,
"No, my dad's nicer. Touya's just overprotective like that. It's like an older brother thing or something. Now stop worrying and let's go in!"
Syaoran didn't budge and just looked at her unsure.
"Come on Syaoran!"
"Why did I ever agree to this?"
"Because I said so"
"Oh right"
"Now let's go!"
"Fine...only for you"
Syaoran muttered as he slowly walked towards the front door, not sure what to expect...
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(Back in Tokyo)
"I can't believe you!! you...you...you...jerk!"
Tomoyo called out as soon as she walked into Eriol's apartment, glaring at him. Eriol was silent but had a smug smile on his lips.
"it's wasn't that bad"
he said calmly as he took a seat on the living room couch. Tomoyo looked at him in complete surprise as she hung her coat and walked up to him,
"Not that bad!? are you crazy, I thought I would die!!!"
Eriol let out a chuckle as he leaned forward, took hold of her hand, and pulled her down. he hugged her tightly and gave her a light kiss on her cheek.
"Okay, okay I'll never make you go on another roller coaster ever again in your life"
"you better not...that was scary."
"I thought it was fun. You're so cute when you're scared."
"I was scared to death! I can't believe you actually convinced me to go on one"
"I really don't see why you were so scared, that roller coaster was tiny"
"Are you kidding me, that thing was huge!"
"It was nothing"
"I told you I hate all roller coaster rides!"
"And I told you that you didn't know what you were missing out on"
"Yeah...It's not every day I see my life flash before my eyes. I sure was missing out on a lot!"
Tomoyo said sarcastically. Eriol let out a laugh and gave her a small kiss on her lips.
"I'm sorry, I'll never drag you to another roller coaster again"
"you promise?"
"yes, I promise"
"thank you!!"
Tomoyo said happily as she wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly. after a few minutes, she withdrew and snuggled close to him. letting out a sigh of content, she leaned her head against his shoulder as Eriol wrapped his arms around her waist.
"I wonder how Sakura and Syaoran are doing"
Tomoyo said. she let out a small giggle as she imagined Touya and what he might do to Syaoran.
"I'm sure they're fine. They're probably just as happy as we are right now"
Eriol said softly as he gently stroked Tomoyo's hair. Tomoyo looked up at him and smiled happily,
"Yeah, you're probably right. I'm so glad that Sakura and Syaoran are happy. Sakura's been through so much, the last thing she needs right now is someone who's just playing with her heart."
Eriol looked at Tomoyo questioningly as he lightly scooted her off his lap and gave her his full attention.
"How so?"
He asked curiously. Tomoyo let out a sad sigh as she looked at Eriol,
"There was this guy that Sakura had been dating for years, they were about to get married. A few days before the wedding, Sakura found out that he was cheating on her with one of her bridesmaid. She was completely heartbroken afterwards. Even though she said she no longer cared for Larry, I could see that deep down inside, her heart still yearned for him. Syaoran's the first guy she's dated since. I was scared at first because you know, with Syaoran's reputation and all. If it was true, I was scared that if anything other then friendship blossomed between them, Sakura would end up getting her heart broken again. But after I got to know him I realized that he's nothing like he's perceived to be. On the contrary, he's just what Sakura needs to forget Larry. I can see that Syaoran loves her very much and I can tell that Sakura loves him with all her heart. She smiles and laughs more often now, and she's actually happy."
Eriol listened to Tomoyo as he stared at the couch intently, not being able to look into her eyes. His face paled as he listened to her words,
'god what have I done?'
He asked himself mentally. If what Tomoyo was saying was true, then a breakup between Sakura and Syaoran would be disastrous. This was all supposed to be an innocent game, not meant to hurt anyone, especially Sakura. Ever since he had gotten to know Sakura better, he had started to regret ever making the bet, but this was the final straw. There was no doubt in his mind that next time he saw Syaoran, he would call off the bet.
"Eriol? did you hear what I said?"
"Huh-what? Umm...no. Sorry"
he said apologetically.
"I said, don't you think that Sakura and Syaoran—are you okay Eriol? You look like something's bothering you"
Tomoyo stated worriedly as she took hold of his hands. She frowned as she interlaced her fingers with his,
"Your hand's freezing. Are you cold? Want me to make you something warm to drink?"
"If its not too much trouble, can you?"
"Of course"
Tomoyo said happily as she stood up and walked towards the kitchen. Once she was out of sight, Eriol let out a sigh and leaned back on his seat.
'All of this has to end...If I continue with this bet, I'm going to risk losing Tomoyo'
He said to himself.
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(Back In Tomoeda)
"See, it wasn't that bad now was it?"
Sakura asked as she walked hand in hand through the streets of Tomoeda with Syaoran. Syaoran looked at her, but didn't say anything and continued to walk forward.
"Your brother...hates me"
Syaoran said after a moment of silence. Sakura giggled and shook her head,
"My brother hates any male that isn't family-related that comes close to me"
"I felt like some criminal being interrogated by a bunch of cops. It's a miracle he didn't hook me up to a lie detector test"
"He would if he had one"
"Oh that's very comforting"
"don't worry, he'll get over it...eventually."
"are you sure about that? Promise me that next time I come over I won't be asked about my whole ancestry line, what I do for a living, what my intentions are, how we met, how long we've known each other, what made me notice you, what I'm doing here in Japan if I'm Chinese and my financial status?"
Sakura couldn't help but let out a laugh,
"don't worry, he won't ask you those questions anymore. By next time, he'll have a batch of brand new ones!"
She said while still laughing. Syaoran scowled and let out a sigh,
"the things I do--"
"ooh! King Penguin Park!"
Sakura squealed happily as a big penguin slide came into view. She let go of Syaoran's hand and ran to the swings. She sat down on one and started swinging, giggling happily.
"I haven't been here in so long!"
She said happily as she smiled at Syaoran who took a seat next to her on the other swing, but didn't budge.
"I haven't been on a swing for god-knows-how-long"
Syaoran muttered, uncomfortably. Sakura couldn't help but giggle as she slowly came to a halt.
"Forgot how to?"
"Of course not! It's so simple how can—okay, fine I did forget"
Syaoran said with a sigh as he looked up at the sky.
"Well, just take a few steps back and when you're coming forward, lean—ooh!!"
Sakura got up from the swing abruptly and stood still as she felt something soft and moist hit the tip of her nose. She turned to look at Syaoran, her eyes gleaming happily.
"It's snowing! The first snowfall!"
she stated happily as she spun around as the gentle white flakes fell from the sky. She gripped Syaoran's hand tightly and looked at him with a wide grin on her face.
"make a wish!"
"huh-what? Why?"
"Because it's the first snowfall of the season!"
"And your point is?"
"Silly! Don't you know anything? If you make a wish during the first snowfall, your wish will come true"
"Sakura, you know as well as I do that that isn't true. It's not possible for the--"
"Syaoran, shut up and make a wish!"
Sakura said sternly as she looked into his eyes. Syaoran couldn't help but chuckle at the annoyed expression she had on and nodded.
"alright, I'll make one"
Sakura's expression returned back to her previous smile as she closed her eyes and gazed up at the sky. Syaoran did the same thing.
'Hmm...now, what to wish for? Wait!? why am I even wishing for something!? I can just say I wished for something when I really didn't wish for anything at all. It's not like she'll know. plus she can't ask me what I wished for so it wouldn't make a difference. Arrgh...whatever, I wish that Sakura will someday find true happiness. There, done.'
"Syaoran?"
"huh-yeah?"
"are you done with your wish?"
"yes, are you?"
"yup"
"So...what did you wish for?"
Sakura's cheeks suddenly began to turn red and she gave him a playful glare.
"I can't tell you! If I do, it won't come true!"
"Oh right, I forgot that. Well, if it comes true, promise me you'll tell me?"
Sakura was quiet but then when she looked up at him again, she nodded happily.
"All right, if my wish ever comes true, you'll be the first to know"
Syaoran gave her a small kiss on her forehead and hugged her tighter as he steered them towards Sakura's house.
"All right then, I won't forget!"
"Is it really that important?"
"nah, I'm just curious"
"You know, curiosity killed the cat"
"So I guess it's a good thing I'm not a cat huh?"
"Syaoran, honey"
"Yes sweety?"
"Shut-up!"
Sakura said as she pushed him into the nearest pile of leaves and took off running towards her house, giggling. Syaoran struggled to get back on his feet and let out a low growl as he watched her descending figure.
"Sakura!!"
He yelled out in annoyance as he immediately took off after her.
(SN: hehe! Do you people know what she wished for?? *evil grin* I do I do I do!! ^^;; don't worry, you'll know too...later on in the fic that is ^-^)
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(Syaoran's apartment the next day)
Meiling sat cross-legged on Syaoran's large living room sofa as she flipped through the channels. She reached into a bag of Doritos and munched slowly on a chip as she continued her channel surfing.
"Morning TV is always boring"
She muttered to herself as she started flipping through the channels faster. The phone then suddenly rang, causing Meiling to groan in frustration.
"Better not be another telemarketer"
She said to herself as she tossed her bag of Doritos aside and stood up to pick up the cordless phone.
"Hello?"
"Meiling?"
"Aunt Yelan, what a surprise! How are you doing?"
"I'm fine, thank you for asking. How are you Meiling? your mother misses you immensely"
"I'm doing great! I love it here in Tokyo, no wonder Syaoran doesn't want to go back to Hong Kong!"
She said while trying to suppress a giggle. She realized her aunt was very quiet on the other end and Meiling could almost see her frowning in disappointment. Meiling knew that deep down inside, Yelan had wished that Syaoran had never decided to stay in Tokyo. She had only expected him to go to Japan to keep things control until she found someone to watch over the corporation in Tokyo. She was surprised to find out that her only son wanted to make Japan his permanent residence and although she wasn't happy about it, she let him. She knew about the pain he had endured in Hong Kong and understood the reasons behind his leave, even though he never made them clear to her.
"I'm sorry aunt Yelan, I didn't mean that--"
"It's okay Meiling, there's nothing to explain. So tell me, how is my son doing?"
Meiling let out a small laugh as she thought of Sakura and Syaoran.
"I'd say he's doing great! Couldn't be better or happier!"
"can I please speak to him?"
"oh he's not home right now"
"he's not? Where is he?"
"oh umm...he went to go spend the weekend at ummm..."
Meiling was at a lost of words. She didn't know if Syaoran wanted his mother knowing if he had a girlfriend.
'what the heck, she's gonna find out sooner or later'
she thought to herself as she took in a deep breath,
"Well Aunt Yelan, Syaoran's not here because he went to meet his girlfriend's family and they're spending the weekend there. They should be coming back later on today though."
There was a slight pause and Meiling could tell her aunt was taken aback.
"Girlfriend?........................have you met...this girl?"
"yes"
"and?"
"If you knew her, you'd love her Aunt Yelan! Sakura is perfect for Syaoran! They both love each other so much!"
"Meiling...you can't trust her that quickly, what happens if she turns out to be like--"
"She's nothing like Heather Aunt Yelan, Sakura is everything you would have ever wanted for Syaoran"
Yelan let out a small laugh as she listened to her niece ramble on and on about Sakura,
"Well, she must be really great if you're praising her so much! it's odd though, Syaoran has not even mentioned her to me last time we talked"
"Maybe he wanted to wait until the right moment to tell you"
"Maybe so. Anyway, back to the reason for my call. Meiling, your mother wants you to come back for the holidays and Syaoran didn't come back to Hong Kong last Christmas. So we've decided that this year, we'd like you two to come back home, even if it's for two weeks. You can leave after that if you wish to do so."
"Sure! That sounds great Aunt Yelan. One small problem though, I think Syaoran and Sakura were planning on spending Christmas together"
"I have an idea, why doesn't he bring her along? That way, we can all meet her"
"Really!?!? That's a great idea! I'm sure Sakura would love to!"
"alright then, i'll reserve 3 tickets right now"
"okay, thank Aunt Yelan, bye!"
"Goodbye Meiling, take care, and take care of my son too."
"I will!"
Meiling then hung up and happily plopped down on the livingroom couch. She couldn't wait to tell Syaoran the good news. Just when she was about to reach back into her bag of Doritos, the doorbell rang. She decided to ignore it because she knew Syaoran had a key to his apartment so it couldn't have been him. and if it was Tomoyo looking for her, she'd call her on her cell. The person then seemed to get impatient after 4 rings and started to ring the doorbell repeatedly in an annoyed fashion. Letting out a sigh, Meiling got up and walked towards the door somewhat frustrated. She yanked the door open, expecting to see Syaoran with some lame excuse on how he lost his keys but instead came face to face with a tall woman with turquoise-colored eyes and shoulder-length red-auburn hair. Her eyes seemed to throw sharp daggers at Meiling as soon as she caught sight of her. If Meiling was angry before, she was extremely pissed off now. How dare this woman come up to her apartment, ring like some lunatic and then not even have the decency to excuse herself for her behavior and ontop of that, glare at her? she was not going to take it!
"Who the hell are you!?!?"
They both asked one another at the same time neither taking their eyes off the other one, not even for a split second...
(SN: I'm sorry if this chapter seems a bit...ummm...sloppy ^^;;; I had to put aside some last minute packing in order to put this up and I really don't have time to proofread. Again, sorry! It's my fault for waiting 'till last minute! .;;)
~*To Be Continued*~
Starrie: yay! I finished in time just like I promised!!!! well everyone, please review and tell me what you think of this chapter! We'll find out what'll happen between Meiling and Tiffany! (hmm...do I smell a cat fight coming on? *evil grin*) I'm gonna be away for two weeks so there definitely won't be any new chapters throughout the holiday vacation, but hopefully some beach and sun will do my airheady brain some good and I'll come back refreshed with new ideas!! Plus, I'll finally be 16 on the 29th!! *squeaks like crazy* I can't wait!! 16 at last!!!!! ^-^;; hehehe...to everyone who wished me a happy 1 year anniversary on ff.net last time, THANK YOU!! you have no idea how much it meant to me...*sniff* oooh yeah! Anyone got a new idea for a fic that they'd like to see get written? I'm thinking of writing up a new fic but I still have no clue on a plot. So all suggestions are welcomed! thank you all for reading! Happy holidays and a happy new year! wish you all the best! *gasp* I STILL haven't finished packing and tomorrow morning's my flight!!!!!!! .;;;;
**Starrie**