Final Fantasy
Chapter 7
Mother Knows Best
"Aunt Yelan is this best? I mean making a surprise plan behind Syaoran's back always goes wrong." Said Meilin as she sipped her tea. Sitting beside her was Tomoyo.
"I do what is best for my son and the Clan, but what really matters now is my son. We shall make arrangements for the two of them to meet on accident but purposely." Yelan answered.
"How do you wish to do that Yelan?" asked Tomoyo.
"Well there is a carnival coming and I thought maybe if we can get Sakura and the kids to go with Syaoran, then we can get them together. Besides everybody loves a happy family."
"I don't know. Syaoran is too smart to fall for that."
"But Sakura isn't, but one problem though."
"And what is that, dear?"
"Juan Konniwa. He's dating Sakura."
"THE Juan Konniwa, I must say he has a reputation."
"In what way Aunt Yelan??"
"Meilin everybody has good and bad reputations but his is quite a mystery, I mean he barely even talks about his past or his Mother."
"So what you think he's hiding something?"
"That I am not sure of but we shall find out soon. Now about Kasumi and Jin-Su, tell me about them."
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"Mommy, can we go to the Festive Carnival this weekend!? Its only going to be here for this week!!! Please, Mommy, Pu-leese!?!?"
Sakura smiled at her daughters eagerness, she is so much like her yet somewhat not. "Sure. You, me and Jin-Su will go as a family. You want to go to the park later on?"
"Yeah."
"Okay. Now come on we need to go to the grocery store, go tell Jin-Su to get ready."
"Okay!!!" yelled Kasumi as she raced down the hallway to tell Jin-Su. "Jin-Su Mom said to get ready to go to the store!!! Jin-Su!!!" she banged on the door until he opened the door.
"I heard you the first time brat."
She kicked his leg. "I am not a brat!!!" then went to her room to get ready while he hoped on one leg in pain.
Twenty minutes later they left. "How's the Hong Kong Market sound?"
"Whatever."
"Okay."
Sakura looked at Jin-Su through her mirror and frowned, why is he being so miserable? That she doesn't know. Maybe he inherited that attitude from Li. Li. A look of sorrow and disgust crossed her face as she thought about him.
'Of all the things I expected from him…I would not care if he ever saw my children ever again.'
As they walked the store, Kasumi looked around the store wildly as if she never been here before. Just as they were nearing near the grapes their cart ram into someone else's. "Oh my God! I am sooo sorry!!! I didn't…hi…"
"We meet again Miss Kinomoto." Said a masculine voice.
"Well the other time was very unfortunate, for we had extra guests. Unexpected guests. What are you doing here?"
"Shopping like you. My beloved sister ate everything she saw, I'm surprised she did not get fat yet."
Sakura laughed. "Mister Konniwa-"
"Please call me Juan."
"Then call me Sakura."
"As you wish. Since we are both here maybe we can shop together, what do you think?"
"I suppose its alright." She said as she placed the grapes in a bag and in her cart, Kasumi and Jin-Su trailing behind them. Jin-Su rolling his eyes annoyed, and Kasumi silently laughing.
They continued to talk happily walking side by side each other. People started talking when they saw them together, they smiled at them thinking they were a couple.
"You two have the cutest children." An elderly woman said smiling at them two.
"Oh no they are not my kids."
"Pity. You two look like you would make a fine couple." And then she walked away.
As they were paying for their groceries, Sakura realized that she didn't have enough money. "Sorry I don't-" she was telling the register but Juan gave the register his money.
"No. You shou-"
"It's no problem, think of this as a favor."
"Thank you."
Juan gazed into her emerald eyes and smiled. "You are very welcome."
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"Now you owe me a favor." Juan said as he finished helping Sakura putting the groceries in her car.
"And what would that be?"
"Go out with me."
"What!"
"You, me and your kids. A picnic this next weekend, what do you say?"
Sakura smiled and nodded. "Sounds fine with me."
"Good pick you three up at noon next week."
"Can't wait."
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"That is what I am going to do, so you and Tomoyo will come with me as well." Yelan explained.
"Right now?" Meilin asked sweatdropping.
"Yes Meilin. Goodness I wonder if you are really blond sometimes."
"Auntie Yelan!!!"
"Meilin sometimes I wonder that too."
Meilin groaned as she plopped down on the couch annoyed. "Aunt Yelan, what time do you want to leave?"
"Well right now of course." She replied as she headed for the door and the two of them jumping up and following her.
"Tomoyo, I hope this works."
"Me too and lets hope there is nothing in the way."
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Sakura tapped her pencil trying to think of the best way to tell Syaoran of how she feels, and one thought struck her. Poetry! Words came to her mind then she began to right.
Li—I know that you say you love me and I still love you too, but things are different now. I have a family to raise without you a round; I think its best this way. Yes I have wondered if this has never happened, but I guess things happen for a reason. I don't know the reason yet. So please understand that it is best for us to move on, it is best for us to pretend that neither of us exists in each other's presence. Its time to move on and let go, its time for us to move on. It's for the best…for now. I wrote a poem for you, telling you how I feel, its called Closing My Eyes.
I do escape from the wrong
that angers me
Looking for the well I need.
More than the hardships I have
My hopes do hurt me.
Tempests of desires
Against the walls of dawn
Break their waves. Tumults
That rise blind me.
Nest in the sea. Cradle floating.
The flower that fights in the water
Sustains me in the deep sea
And throws me out of the sea.
I close my eyes and I look
The inner time that sings.
Don't take this in a wrong way good-bye is not forever. It's more of 'I'll see you soon.'
Always and Forever,
--Sakura
Sakura sighed wondering if she should mail this to him, give it to him in person or not give it to him at all. Should she give him another chance? Should she move on? So many questions she didn't know which one to choose. She groaned when she heard the doorbell ring then feet hurrying to the door. "Jin-Su, Kasumi!!! I'll get it!!!" Sakura yelled as she ran to the door as well.
When she opened the door she immediantly slammed the door closed, thus the doorbell rang again. Sakura took hurriedly breathes and opened the door again to Yelan, Meilin and to Sakura's dismay Tomoyo.
"Hello Yelan, its good to see you again." Sakura greeted as she let all three of them in and into the living room.
"Hello Sakura how have you been?"
"Good."
"And my grandchildren?"
Sakura gasped. She was hoping that Yelan didn't know anything about them,
"I'd say you were surprised I knew about them, Meilin and Tomoyo told me about them."
"Oh."
"Where are they?"
Silence.
"Sakura…I would like to meet with them."
"Of course but I cannot allow that.
Meilin and Tomoyo tensed when Sakura said that, they knew there was going to be trouble.
"And why is that?"
"You may be their grandmother but they have never seen you before and would not like to think of you like that."
"How would you know this?"
"That's what they did to Li."
"You mean Syaoran."
"I prefer to call him Li, thank you."
Yelan's eyes hardened. "And I suppose you taught your children to be like that!?"
"No. Since I left Li many years ago and did not say anything about it, they seem to accept it."
"You have a boy and a girl?"
"Yes they are twins."
"The boy must spend time with his-"
"Don't you dare say Father because he has never been here for him!!!" Sakura said angrily standing up.
"Please sit down Sakura."
"No. This is my house and you have no right to tell what I should and should not do."
"Sakura please cal-"
"Shut up Tomoyo."
Yelan stood up and looked Sakura squarly in the eyes. "We must be going. Thank you Sakura for a pleasant time, I just hope you see of what you become."
"I see that I am a strong independent person and I don't need help from anybody. I'm a Mother and I do what is best for my children."
"Very well. We will see you sooner than you think." And with Yelan, Meilin and Tomoyo left.
Sakura slammed the door and slowly sunk to the floor. "Mommy who was that?" Kasumi asked holding her teddy bear in one arm.
"Nobody important baby."