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Cherri Ookami on dateline: August 6, 2003
Konnichiwa, minna-san! I feel very tired and moody, but I think I'll get through the whole thing without yelling. Okay, this story is a story that has been on a long hiatus, but I am going to try. I have a bit of a headache and am bored. The choices to do were to sleep or to write and I am a bit nocturnal. Okay, I should just start it now.
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Chapter Summary: Love is a fragile thing and it isn't easily repaired. Shi has been shattered into so many pieces and tried to put them back together. So many choices were made, but she had chosen to let her one true love pursue a love life with someone else. Now, a decision and a compromise has to be made with the Sakura, Syaoran, and Shi love triangle. And, not everyone thinks that what Shi decided on is completely right. Shi wants to be as far away from the lovers as possible, but earns a new love as she runs from the problems she has encountered.
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Key:
"Talking" 'Thinking' *Actions* ******- Scene changes, POV, and Flashbacks {My narrations}
(My little notes, over views, and thoughts that may or may not help you on the duration of the story ^^)
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Mandatory disclaimer: I almost owned CCS and the whole Clamp company and enterprise, but...
Syaoran: But, she woke up.
Me: I did, but if I didn't, I would own you and make you my slave. Anyway, I don't own CCS, and nor do I own Clamp! XP
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Chapter Seven, Shichi, Siette, and Pito of: I Found A Puppy
Crush Lost, Love Found
By: the Cherri Ookami
Arigato to AkaneAlways for the sort of borrowed idea for the chappie title. ^^
******Shi's POV******
{Life has been so cruel to me. I lived in that wretched orphanage for almost all of my childhood. What a childhood, huh? I was ridiculed for almost my whole life and I found love in one person.}
{His name is Syaoran Li.}
{Though, he is gone. He might not be dead, but I can't go one day without looking at him. I have waited his escape, and he succeeded, though I never knew that he would ever be the one who broke my heart. I don't want him to be unhappy, but I can't look at him without knowing that he loves someone else and if I think of it, I feel like I would just break down and cry.}
******Normal POV******
{Shi Ling sat on the bed of the Uragiru kids' hotel room. It was about 15 minutes past midnight. She stared at a picture they took a few days before they tracked Syaoran Li. She wanted to live a life that every girl would only dream of. She wanted to live a life with her dream guy and live happily ever after. Well, NOT NOW!}
{She walked out of the room and she sat on the table at the balcony.}
{She saw car lights move through the city and listened the heeding of taxicabs. She sat on the beach chair and hugged herself with her jacket. She suddenly felt a small draft of sleep rush through and fell into a dream.}
******Dream******
{The Uragiru Kids were simply and blissfully happy. Shi was walking down a red carpet in a beautiful, white wedding dress. As she approached the podium, she saw someone. It was a man with brown eyes and amber hair. It was Syaoran, the man of her dreams. He was in a tuxedo and when she reached the end, he knelt down and kissed her hand.}
{She thought, "I must be dreaming."} (That right, sparky!)
"Do you take Syaoran Li to be you husband, to have and to hold and cherish forever until death?"
"I do." She said as she turned to her almost husband
"Do you take Shi Ling to be your wife, to have and to hold and cherish forever until death?"
"I..." he paused
"Don't"
******End of dream and back to reality******
{She woke up, staring at a sunny sky. Ayanami came out, eating an apple.}
"Hey! Whatcha doin' outside, Shi?"
"Nothin', Aya."
"'Kay! Ya want somethin'?"
"Iie. That's all right."
"'Kay! I'm going to watch some TV." Aya said simply (I'll just use Aya for short.)
"Ja." Shi said as she thought about her dream.
'It was my dream, except he said no. I can't believe it. Well, it is a dream, right? Or is it a sign?' she thought as she walked in and changed.
{She was getting her most prized possession, her camera, and stuffed it in her little bag.}
"Where're are ya goin'?" Aya said
"I'm just going to take a walk. Ja, Aya!" she said as she left with her copy of the room's key.
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{She (Shi) walked through the city and she took simple pictures of random things. She smiled as she saw someone walking down the street.}
{Syaoran walked with a donut in his mouth. He was reading a book and had headphones on his ears.}
"Hi, Syaoran-kun!" Shi said
"Huh?" *Pulls down headphones and finishes donut* "Oh, hey!" he said
"What are you doing?"
"Umm... I am reading, listening to music and I just devoured a donut." He said as he put his book in his bag
"Iie. I mean, what are you doing here walking?" she said
"Oh, I was headed to the park. I was going to meet someone there."
"Do you mind if I come?"
"Iie. I don't mind."
"Okay." She said happily
{They walked together and Shi kept taking pictures of things Syaoran thought weren't too important. Those things were like birds, buildings, people outside talking on their cell phones, and other things.}
"Why are you taking such useless pictures?"
"They aren't useless." She said with mock rage "I am going to make a collage. It will be all of the things I have seen here in Tomoeda. It will be a resemblance of the faithful things I have experienced here."
"What does that have to do with trash cans and birds?"
"Well, the cans symbolize the kind of things people don't care for anymore and how people think things are when it comes to the importance of material possessions."
"And, the birds have to do with it how?"
"It shows how peaceful things are in the city. There might be people who yell here, but the thing is that birds only stay stagnant in places they think are peaceful and harmonic."
"And you learned this from where?"
"I had art class back in Hong Kong. They taught
us about symbolism."
"Wow. All they taught us in art class was how to find meanings in things."
"It's the same thing. Tell me, what do you see over there?" she said *Points at a flower blooming*
"Umm... the birth of life?"
"Wow, I thought of a flower." She said as they walked over to a park bench
"Ohayo, Syaoran-kun!" said a voice
"Ohayo, Kinomoto-chan." Shi said
"Oh, ohayo Ling-chan." Sakura said happily "Can I speak to both of you?"
"Okay." Syaoran said bluntly
"Go ahead." Sakura said as she smiled
"Umm... I have to say something to Syaoran first."
"Ok...ay."
"Wo ai ni."
"I must be going deaf. Did you just say that you loved me?"
"Yeah. I know you don't love me back, but I am okay with that."
"You sure?"
"Yup. Though, this is where Kinomoto-chan comes in."
"Why me?"
"Well, I am going to move. I can't stand seeing my old crush with someone else."
"You don't have to move. Just don't see Syaoran anymore."
"Really, Sakura? That'd help a whole bunch." Syaoran said sarcastically.
"I would, but I like seeing him."
"So, you like seeing me, but don't like seeing me?" he asked
"Yeah."
"Why don't you guys move into the apartment room next to mine?"
"How will that help?"
"Well, you can see me, visit, and talk together and we could try to get along."
"Okay, but we don't have enough money."
"Well, when I wanted to buys something my brother said, "Get a job!"" she giggled
"Where can we get a job?"
"We'll try to get that ready soon."
"Okay."
"Let's eat some ice cream to celebrate!" Sakura said
"Yeah! Boys treat!" Shi said
"What? I don't have money!"
"Well, what about the donut you bought?" Sakura asked
"Yeah! I saw him eating one!" Shi said
"Fine! Fine! Boys lose! Girls win! I get it!" he said as they followed him to an ice cream parlor.
******Ice Cream Parlor******
{They sat at one of the umbrella booths and a waiter came up.}
"Good afternoon. What'll you be having?"
"I'll have chocolate-strawberry sundae." Sakura said
"Okay, and what will you have...?"
"I will have a Chocolate Mousse Crepe' and it's Shi." Shi said
"I'll have a banana split with chocolate mousse." Syaoran said
"Okay. I'll be back."
"I like him. He seems nice." Shi said dreamily
"Yeah. Have him as a boyfriend and get your mind off me." Syaoran said
"Hey! Yeah!"
"I was kidding, but if you want to, go ahead."
{The waiter came back and gave their order, without any response.}
"HEY! Look!" Shi said
{She pointed at a rose next to her crepe' and found a chocolate tablet with vanilla on it reading hiragana:
Shi, I like your name. Mine is Kuno.}
"Wow, what a great note! I like your name!" Syaoran said as he stifled a laugh
"Shhh! I think it's sweet." Sakura said
"Yeah, but I kind of agree. He could've put somethin more romantic than..."
"I like your name?" Syaoran suggested as he fought down his laughter
"Just keep your mouth shut and eat." Sakura said as she took the cherry from her sundae and dabbed some of the whipped cream onto his nose
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"I guess that I did get a good thing out of this day." Shi said as she put her camera in her bag
"Why? What did ya do? Win some cash?" Hokaru asked
"I'm afraid not. I got a new apartment, a new boyfriend, and a new friend." She said as she packed her stuff.
"What? You are leaving us?" Sayuri asked as she stood up
"Iie. You are coming with me. It is an apartment next to Syaoran-kun's"
"Okay, but I have one question." Rei said
"What's that, genius?" Hokaru asked as he threw up a popcorn piece in the air and caught it in his mouth
"How are we supposed to get the money?" he asked as he took some and shoved it down his mouth
"We have to get jobs." Shi said as she saw their reactions
{Hokaru picked the wrong time to throw the popcorn in the air and catch it, because he choked on it when he heard the word 'job'.}
"Ack. *Clears throat* Hey! No way! I am NOT going to get a job." Hokaru said as he went to get some water
"What's wrong with a job?" Kenji asked as he entered the room
"Well, it's mostly the fact that they treat you like slaves." Hokaru said, as he looked daggers at him
"Well, we have two choices." Aya said
"And what might they be?" Kenji asked
"We either live here and get a job to pay for the room or we live there and get a job to pay for that room."
"Wow, what a great selection." Hokaru said sarcastically
"Don't be so negative. We either get a job for food and shelter, or we will live in an alley eating dead rats." Rei said
"Yuck! I'd rather get a job." Aya said
"I guess I'd rather work. At least I'll have food to eat." Kenji said
"That is if he could get him to stop eating it all." Rei said as he saw Hokaru eating a bag of cookies
"Oh, and stop eating! We might not have enough money to pay for the food here if he lives with us." Kenji said as he took the bag of cookie and ate some for himself
"Uh huh. Right. Let's get to sleep. I'm beat!" Hokaru said as he tried to usher everyone into bed
"No way!"
"Why not?"
"It's 4:30."
"Oops."
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{Sakura and Syaoran walked together as the sky went red, blue, orange, yellow, and lavender at the same time. Sakura arrived at her house and Syaoran just stopped outside of the gate.}
"Aren't you forgetting something?" Sakura asked
"Yeah. Umm... no."
"My kiss?"
"Well, that is such an old tradition. Why don't we start a different tradition of not doing that?" he suggested
"Why?"
"Your brother is standing behind you.
"That's right." Touya said
"Okay, JA NE, Sakura-chan!"
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Okay! I worked very hard on this! Actually, no, I didn't. ^_^; Anyways, I hope you liked it, though, you probably didn't. -_-; If you did, click the button saying GO. If you didn't like it, click the button saying GO anyway, but lie in the review. No, don't be honest, but not too honest that it'll make me cry and never write again, and I am a bit sensitive, but not really. ^^ JA NE! And God bless ya'll!