A/N: THANK YOU!! The reviews are wonderful!! You guys are so great, and
chapter ten I'll put a "thank-you-so-much-for-reviewing-I-love-you" list.
Haha, okay, the summer's coming to an end, and so is this story! So let's
get this over with!
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If You're Not The One
Chapter 8
Confessions
"W-What?" Sakura asked.
"You heard right," Meilin nodded. "I'm engaged to Syaoron."
Sakura shook her head. "When was this?"
"Four days ago."
"Uh huh," Sakura crossed her arms. "Do you have any proof?"
"Um, I think an engagement ring is good enough proof, don't you agree?" Meilin showed Sakura the engagement ring again. Sakura frowned, still not believing her. "OH!" Meilin began. "You want proof, I have it on video!"
"Video?"
"Yea." Meilin took out a video camera and pressed play. It seemed like the camera was inside a moving vehicle. It was behind a green Jetta. "That's Syaoron's car." Meilin pointed out to Sakura. Sakura continued watching. It showed them go up to an apartment building. "And that's my apartment." Meilin told Sakura. Minutes later Meilin opened the apartment door and let Syaoron out. Before Syaoron let, Meilin jumped on Syaoron and said, "I'm soo happy!"
(A/N: Does this sound familiar? Let me show you the clip from last chapter if you didn't...
* * * Meilin nodded and sighed. "Yea, the past is the past." She took the ring from Syaoron and put it on her finger. "And it would have looked so good on me, too." She stood up from the couch, as did Syaoron, and she opened the door to her apartment and suddenly jumped on Syaoron. He was trying not to lose his balance. "I'm soo happy!!" Meilin yelled. Syaoron looked at her as if she were mental, then put her down. Finally she let him leave. * * *
A/N: Now do you remember? Just clarifying that's why she said what she said and did what she did!! DUN DUN DUN!!).
The cameraman focused on Meilin and her ring.
Sakura stood in shock, but said, "I still don't believe it."
Meilin laughed and shook her head. She pressed the pause button and smirked. "Look at the date at the bottom of the screen. That was four days ago, as I said before." Sakura could feel the tears form in her eyes. "And if you're thinking it's not Syaoron," Meilin continued. "You and I both know that's him." Sakura looked at Meilin, then ran out of the classroom.
*During Lunch*
Sakura was eating lunch with Yamazaki and Rika when Syaoron came towards the table. Sakura remained silent.
"Hey," Syaoron smiled.
"Hey yourself," Sakura said, throwing her things away in the trashcan next to her.
"Sakura what's wrong?"
"You and I! Us! We're wrong!!" Sakura snapped.
Rika and Yamazaki looked at each other. Syaoron looked at them. "Would you excuse us, please?" Rika and Yamazaki took their lunch and moved. "Sakura, what is wrong with you?"
"No! What's wrong with you?" Sakura retorted.
"What did I do to deserve this?" Syaoron asked.
Sakura overheard Chiharu and Meilin talking at a nearby table. "Meilin," Chiharu whispered loudly. "What's Syaoron doing talking to HER? You're gonna allow that? He is you're fiancé."
Meilin giggled. "I wouldn't worry too much. Maybe Syaoron's asking her if she can be a stripper for his bachelor party." Both girls giggled. Sakura looked at Meilin, her engagement ring, then at Syaoron. "Ask you're fiancé." She got up from the table and left. Syaoron watched her leave, then looked at Meilin and gasped.
"Sakura knows!"
*After School*
Syaoron waited for Meilin at her locker. Meilin came around the corner with a bunch of girls following her. When they saw Syaoron waiting by Meilin's locker, the girls giggled and left the two alone. "Hey, Syaoron! What a wonderful day I had-"
"Yea, I'll bet you did. I'll bet you had the time of your life telling everyone we were once engaged!"
"I wasn't saying that!" Meilin laughed. "I told everyone we ARE engaged."
"YOU WHAT?!"
"Well, I had the ring to prove it!" Meilin smiled. Syaoron growled. "You're angry, aren't you?"
"OF COURSE I AM!!" Syaoron roared. "Meilin, why did you come here?"
"I'm sorry?"
"You heard me! Why are you here?" Syaoron held her up against the locker. Meilin laughed nervously. "I honestly have no idea what you're talking about!" Syaoron's grip grew harder. "Let me make it easier for you to understand!! Why did you come to Japan? Why did you come to my school? Why are you after me??!!"
Sakura was coming around the corner when she overheard Syaoron and Meilin arguing. Sakura made sure she wasn't seen.
"Syaoron, I admit, what I did was cruel, spread that rumor about us being engaged, but don't you think when you stood me up on my wedding day was worse??" Sakura's eyes went wide. "Don't you remember?" Meilin continued. "On my wedding day, you ran away from home and you came here. Your mother sent me here to take you back to China so we can finally get married."
Syaoron looked at her in disgust. "Mother never mentioned that to me."
"Well, your mother knew if she had mentioned it, you would have done anything to avoid me!"
"I'm surprised you haven't told Sakura all this yet, seeing how you want to ruin our possible relationship together."
Meilin smirked. "I did tell Sakura. Just now. She's listening around the corner." Sakura's eyes went wide. Syaoron looked at Meilin, then ran towards the corner where Sakura was hiding, but she had already left.
*Kinomoto Residence*
(Sakura POV)
'I can't believe it,' I thought, falling on my bed. 'I can't believe Syaoron would do that. He ran away from his own wedding. Well, being engaged to Meilin, I can see why anyone would want to run away... NO! This is horrible! I shouldn't be saying that. I now know why Meilin is the way she is! I know why she hates me! She's been trying to deal with the fact that I've stolen her fiancé! I am a whore! Oh my gosh...'
I couldn't stop crying. I was so confused. I wanted him! I wanted him so badly it hurt. I wanted him to take me in his arms. I wanted him to kiss me. I wanted him not to be ENGAGED!!
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I can't believe you had the nerve to say the things you said.
They hurt so bad that they ended our relationship.
I can't believe it. Four years go down the drain.
I tried to save it so many times but you still couldn't see
You kept insisting and resisting that you would not fall again
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I began to wonder why he hadn't told me his relationship with Meilin, er, other than they were half-cousins. I wonder why she hadn't mentioned it until this afternoon... maybe because she hates me and dreamed of making my life a living hell... and I wouldn't blame her, either. Wait a minute! Why should I feel guilty? Syaoron's the one who never showed up for their wedding!! Why should I be blamed? Why should I blame myself? Screw that!!
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And now you're trying to tell me that you're sorry
And you're trying to come back home.
You're telling me you really need me, crying, begging,
Both knees are on the floor,
But baby I...
Don't wanna try, don't wanna try,
Don't wanna try no more.
You keep insisting when you know our love is out the door.
Don't wanna try don't wanna try 'cause all we do is fight
And say the things I hurt you bad to when we both begin to cry.
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(Normal POV)
Sakura grabbed a small, yellow, weird-looking stuffed animal from her desk (A/N: Guess who??!! It's Kero!!). She looked at it, sighed, and threw it across the room. (A/N: Ahahahaha!! I always wanted to make Kero a real stuffed animal in one of my stories!! Ahem, I'm sorry, this is a moment of grief and I am making jokes at the expense of Kero... You know I love you, Kero!!)
Her telephone rang. She picked up the phone and answered. "Moshi Moshi?"
"Sakura."
It was Syaoron.
"Li-kun." (A/N: Ouch! Below the belt)
Syaoron winced at the sound of her harsh voice. "Sakura, I'm sorry you had to find out that way. I had every intention of telling you."
"Yea, right. I'll bet you would've had fun telling me that you walked out on your own wedding."
"Sakura, that's not fair!"
"What's not fair is poor Meilin never got her wedding!!"
"We were fourteen, for goodness sake!"
"So you were young! It doesn't matter!! You had an arranged marriage, and instead of walking down the isle, you took the next flight to Japan! It took her four years to find you!!"
Syaoron tried not to yell. "Sakura let me explain. Meilin's mother and my mother forced me down the isle."
"Would you have walked out on me??" Sakura asked, not paying any attention to Syaoron's previous statement. "Would you have walked out on our relationship, too??"
"Of course not!! Did you not just hear me?! I was forced to marry her!! There was no love involved. I love you!!"
"Well," Sakura growled. "If there was no love involved, how come Meilin came after you??"
"Because she's stupid." Syaoron said casually.
"Syaoron!! I knew you wouldn't take this seriously!!" Sakura sighed. She finally accepted the fact that Syaoron never loved Meilin and continued with her interrogation. "Okay, so you walked out on your wedding because you weren't in love with a girl who is obviously always been in love with you. My next question: why didn't you tell me?"
"Sakura," Syaoron sighed. "I thought it didn't matter. It doesn't matter!"
"Sure it does! It matters to me! It sure explains a lot!"
"Like what?"
"Like why she thinks I'm a whore! Why she thinks I stole her fiancé!"
"Ex-fiancé!" Syaoron corrected. "The whole thing sounds like incest! Me marrying my cousin."
"She's your half-cousin. You aren't blood-related." Sakura said, rolling her eyes.
Both of them remained silent for a few minutes until Syaoron got the courage to speak. "Are we gonna get past this, Sakura?"
"..."
"Sakura?"
"I dunno. As long as Meilin's in the picture, I just don't know."
"What, do you want her to leave??"
"Yes! I wish she'd go back to that All-Girls School or I wish she'd gone back to China. And then I start thinking that four long years, she's been looking for her fiancé-"
"EX-fiancé!!" Syaoron emphasized the 'ex'.
"-And she's in love with you!" Sakura finished.
"But I'm in love with you!! Don't make this complicated, Sakura!"
"It IS complicated!!" Sakura shot back.
"So are you just gonna call it quits?? Just like that?!"
"Maybe." Sakura said. Syaoron sighed irritably on the other side. "Things just keep getting in between us!! First Eriol and me and now you and Meilin!!"
"So what do you want me to do? Take the next flight back to China with Meilin??" Syaoron asked.
"I wasn't asking that!" Sakura snapped.
"Well it sure as hell sounded like it."
CLICK
Sakura looked at her phone and frowned. "He hung up on me!!"
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Don't wanna try, don't wanna try,
Don't wanna try no more.
Don't wanna try, don't wanna try, don't wanna try no more.
Ooh...
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(A/N: I hope you understand what's going on!! I may be confusing at times)
*Days Later At School*
"Hey Sakura," Said a girl with amethyst eyes.
"Hi Tomoyo." Sakura said gloomily.
Tomoyo sat down at her desk in homeroom (which was next to Sakura's desk). She tilted her head slightly. "Are you feeling okay? You don't look too well."
"I'm fine... Really! I'm just really tired." Sakura said trying to convince her it was nothing. Of course Tomoyo knew better. She always did. "How do you know when I'm not okay?"
"A few days ago you were sitting on top of the world! Now it looks like you're sitting on top of hell!" Tomoyo declared.
Sakura raised her eyebrow. "Close enough."
"You wanna talk about it?"
"You'll hear about it soon enough."
With that said, the bell rang and an announcement went on. "Meilin and I are not engaged!!" Said a hoarse voice. It was Syaoron's. Some people laughed. Some turned around to look at Meilin (whom was sitting behind Tomoyo). Meilin had an embarrassed red glow upon her cheeks. Tomoyo turned to Sakura. "Is that's what's been bugging you?"
"I'll tell you more at lunch." Sakura whispered to Tomoyo.
Syaoron ran inside the classroom and glared at Meilin. In return, Meilin smiled sweetly at him. Syaoron took his seat behind Sakura's and didn't say a word.
*After Class*
"So I'll see you at lunch?" Sakura asked Tomoyo.
"Yea," Tomoyo responded.
"Excuse me?" Said a voice from behind them. It was Meilin. "Tomoyo, hon, I thought you were sitting with me, Chiharu, and Naoko today."
"Well, I made other plans, Meilin. I hope you don't mind." Tomoyo said sweetly.
"As a matter of fact, I do mind."
Tomoyo looked at Sakura and then Meilin. "Well then, deal with it." Meilin looked at Tomoyo, Sakura, and then left. Syaoron walked out of the classroom, not looking at Sakura (in particular) and walked quickly to his next class.
"I can't believe you just said that to Meilin!" Sakura smiled.
"She's been treating you horribly for no reason!" Tomoyo replied. Sakura stopped smiling. "What is it?" Tomoyo asked.
"No." Sakura shook her head. "She has a very good reason being upset with me. And that's what I want to tell you at lunch."
"Then I wouldn't miss this lunch for the world."
Sakura paused. She looked at Tomoyo the frowned. "Can I trust you?"
"Huh?"
"I forgot!" Sakura laughed. "You're the person who started this whole thing!" Sakura was walking away when Tomoyo grabbed her wrist. "You can go sit with Meilin at lunch if you want!" Sakura said.
"Sakura! I did the things I did because I was jealous and I'm so sorry!! I mean, just a few minutes ago, we were talking and laughing and having fun like we did when we were little! We've been best friends since we were babies! It seemed like things were right again! I'll be there at lunch. You can tell me anything you want and I won't tell a soul." Sakura looked at her unbelievingly. "Sakura!" Tomoyo continued. "Why would I screw up our friendship a second time?" Sakura was silent. "I'll be there at lunch." Tomoyo said before walking to her next class.
*At Lunch*
Sakura sat underneath a peach blossom tree. She had devoured half her food and there was still no sign of Tomoyo. She sighed. "I knew she wouldn't show."
"Then you don't know me very well!" Tomoyo said from behind her. "How's lunch?"
"Lunch is lunch."
"So you wanted to tell me something?"
"Yes!" Sakura said, whispering. "I have a serious problem."
(A/N: So Sakura tells her story about how Syaoron walked out on Meilin on her wedding, blah, blah... how Syaoron wasn't planning on telling Sakura, blah, blah... okay, now you may continue)
"Wow," Tomoyo said. "What are you gonna do?"
"I already told him it was over... wait a minute." Sakura said sarcastically. "There never was a relationship, so there was nothing to be over!"
"C'mon Sakura, you can't give up now!"
"Tomoyo, I dunno what I'm gonna do." Sakura looked inside her bento (boxed lunch). "Hey. Dad put in two puddings." She looked at Tomoyo. "You want one?"
Tomoyo smiled. "Sure. By the way, you dropped your house keys yesterday after school." (A/N: Hehehe, sure she did, Tomoyo!)
Suddenly, an announcement went on the intercom. "Please excuse the interruption for the following announcements. There will be no cheerleading practice today. Secondly, the Senior Prom will be this Friday evening. Thank you." Most of the seniors objected.
"You've gotta be kidding!" A girl said in the crowd. "It's Wednesday! We need to find dates and a dress in less than forty-eight hours? Then we have to get hair and nail appointments, too?" All the girls agreed angrily.
"Yea!" A guy said in the crowd. "And us guys have to make reservations at the hotels on such short notice!" Some guys laughed, others whistled, and all the girls threw food at the guy who made the comment.
Sakura looked at Tomoyo. "Are you going?"
"Sure, why not? Besides, you only attend your senior prom once." (A/N: Unless you failed, no offense to anyone who has... ^_^*)
"Who are you gonna ask?" Sakura asked.
"I'm not good with asking guys on dates. I'd feel much more comfortable if a guy asked me."
"Old-fashioned." Sakura commented, but rephrased. "But that's not a bad thing. Look, you just need to find a guy you really like and ask him."
Tomoyo nodded. "You're right." She blushed when she thought of Eriol.
"So there IS a special someone!!" Sakura grinned. "I told you mine, now you tell me yours."
"It's no one." Tomoyo said.
"Are you sure?" Sakura asked.
Tomoyo nodded.
*After School*
"ERIOL!!" Someone said, shouting his name down the hallways. Eriol turned around. Tomoyo was running toward him.
"Hey, Tomoyo. What's up?"
"I've got so much to tell you!! But let's go to your place." Tomoyo went down to a whisper. "It's safer there."
"O-okay?" Eriol whispered, and asked confusingly. "Why are we whispering?"
"I don't know." Tomoyo whispered back. She cleared her throat and spoke normally. "Let's just go."
*Eriol's Apartment*
Eriol opened the door to his apartment and let Tomoyo in. "I can't believe it." He said. "I can't believe Syaoron actually walked out on his wedding to Meilin."
"Yea, to think he would have married her is what scares me." Tomoyo laughed.
"I wonder why he hadn't told Sakura."
"I don't know." Tomoyo said more seriously. They both looked at each other and laughed nervously. There was a long pause till Tomoyo said, "So, um, did you hear about the Senior Prom?"
"Yea. In just two days..." Eriol said nervously.
"Yea." Tomoyo said. 'C'mon, Tomoyo. Just do it.' She thought to herself. "Are you planning on asking that girl?"
"What girl?"
"The girl you like. Are you gonna take her to the dance?"
"Oh." Eriol paused, then smiled. "Maybe, but I have a feeling she'll ask me first."
'Not if I can help it,' "Well, I think we should go. Maybe we can set Sakura and Syaoron up at the dance." Tomoyo said thinking of an excuse.
Eriol smirked. "I told you."
"Told me what?"
"She'd ask me first."
"Huh?" Said Tomoyo, still confused.
"Nevermind. Yes, I'll go with you." Eriol smiled.
(A/N: Eriol is so tricky! Kekekekeke!!)
*Syaoron's Apartment*
Syaoron opened the door to his apartment and slammed it behind him. He threw his backpack down on the ground and plopped on his couch. He grabbed his cordless phone and dialed a few numbers.
"Moshi Moshi?" He heard on the other line.
"Hey." Syaoron said softly.
"HI SYAORON!!" It was Meilin (A/N: It was "EVIL"). "What's up?"
"I wanted to ask you something."
"Let me guess: You wanted to ask me if I was going to the prom with anyone, and then I'd say 'no' and then you'd ask me if we'd go together, and then I'd say 'yes'!!!!"
"No." Syaoron said dully.
"Then why'd you call?" Meilin asked.
"Why are you doing this? Are you just doing this to spite Sakura?"
"This has nothing to do with Sakura!" Meilin growled.
"Then what is it?"
"Syaoron!" Meilin said sadly. (A/N: Syaoron could tell by the sound of her voice... which was low and remorseful... work with me!! You know how people sound when they're regretting something!!) "The day you walked out on our wedding day was the saddest day of my life. I spent four years that seemed like an eternity looking for you! I finally find you, but you've moved on with HER. Yes, I'm doing this to piss Sakura off, but I'm doing this because I'm still in love with you!! I'm doing this all for you." Meilin began crying.
"Is this a trick?" Syaoron asked.
"Look what I've done to us! You can't even trust me anymore!" Meilin sobbed. (A/N: It's NOT a trick, trust me, this is the real deal) Syaoron sighed. He spent the afternoon consoling her and trying to convince her that they were over. Meilin finally asked at the end of the conversation, "Do you really love her?"
"Yea," Syaoron nodded. "I really do. And someday you'll find someone who'll love you as much as I love Sakura."
Meilin sighed. "Syaoron, I need to ask you a big favor."
*Later*
Syaoron was making dinner and studying for the calculus final (A/N: Once again with the calculus! HAH!) when the phone rang. Syaoron grabbed the phone and answered.
"Hello?"
"Syaoron. It's me, Sakura."
"Hi."
"Hi."
Both of them remained silent. Sakura cleared her throat. "Look, about yesterday..."
"No," Syaoron began. "Don't say it. I should be sorry."
"Well that's what I was going to say. You should be sorry." Sakura said. Syaoron laughed on the other line. "What? You actually thought I was going to apologize?"
Syaoron laughed. "Yea."
"Well, I'm sorry anyways." Sakura smiled. "So do they have a 'Senior Prom' back in China?"
"Yes." Syaoron chuckled. "Are you attempting to ask me out this Friday?"
"Only if your answer is yes."
Syaoron sighed. "Sorry, Sakura. I don't think I'm gonna be able to make it."
Sakura raised an eyebrow. "Why not? What's up?"
I'm going to the airport with Meilin on Friday."
(A/N: KABOOM!! That was the sound of Sakura's heart exploding!)
"Oh." Sakura said sadly. "Okay. Well, I'll talk to you later. See ya tomorrow-"
"Actually, you won't be seeing me tomorrow, or Meilin, and you probably won't be seeing us Friday either. We'll be spending the entire Thursday packing. Then on Friday we're headed to the airport. We'll make the 3:40 flight to China."
(A/N: CRASH!! That was the sound of Sakura's hope shattered!)
"Oh." Sakura said quietly. "Well then have a good flight."
CLICK.
Sakura let the tears roll down her cheeks. She remembered the argument she and Syaoron had yesterday.
*FLASHBACK*
"Are we gonna get past this, Sakura?"
"..."
"Sakura?"
"I dunno. As long as Meilin's in the picture, I just don't know."
"What, do you want her to leave??"
"Yes! I wish she'd go back to that All-Girls School or I wish she'd gone back to China. And then I start thinking that four long years, she's been looking for her fiancé."
"EX-fiancé!!" Syaoron emphasized the 'ex'.
"And she's in love with you!"
"But I'm in love with you!! Don't make this complicated, Sakura!"
"It IS complicated!!" Sakura shot back.
"So are you just gonna call it quits?? Just like that?!"
"Maybe." Sakura said. Syaoron sighed irritably on the other side. "Things just keep getting in between us!! First Eriol and me and now you and Meilin!!"
"So what do you want me to do? Take the next flight back to China with Meilin??" Syaoron asked.
"I wasn't asking that!" Sakura snapped.
"Well it sure as hell sounded like it."
*END OF FLASHBACK*
Sakura was crying. She had figured it was her fault that he was leaving with Meilin back to China so they could get married. "W-What have I done?!"
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A/N: To be continued. Sorry to say, there are no Sakura Cards, no magic whatsoever (I'm afraid I forgot to mention that, hehe). Syaoron and Meilin are going back to CHINA?! It seems nothing's looking up for Sakura! Tomoyo and Eriol are going to Prom, YAY!! Well, it seems I'll be finished by the end of this week (or the beginning of next week). I think I'll actually miss writing this story. Anyways, review, please!!
(Should this next chapter be the end??) DUN, DUN, DUN!!
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If You're Not The One
Chapter 8
Confessions
"W-What?" Sakura asked.
"You heard right," Meilin nodded. "I'm engaged to Syaoron."
Sakura shook her head. "When was this?"
"Four days ago."
"Uh huh," Sakura crossed her arms. "Do you have any proof?"
"Um, I think an engagement ring is good enough proof, don't you agree?" Meilin showed Sakura the engagement ring again. Sakura frowned, still not believing her. "OH!" Meilin began. "You want proof, I have it on video!"
"Video?"
"Yea." Meilin took out a video camera and pressed play. It seemed like the camera was inside a moving vehicle. It was behind a green Jetta. "That's Syaoron's car." Meilin pointed out to Sakura. Sakura continued watching. It showed them go up to an apartment building. "And that's my apartment." Meilin told Sakura. Minutes later Meilin opened the apartment door and let Syaoron out. Before Syaoron let, Meilin jumped on Syaoron and said, "I'm soo happy!"
(A/N: Does this sound familiar? Let me show you the clip from last chapter if you didn't...
* * * Meilin nodded and sighed. "Yea, the past is the past." She took the ring from Syaoron and put it on her finger. "And it would have looked so good on me, too." She stood up from the couch, as did Syaoron, and she opened the door to her apartment and suddenly jumped on Syaoron. He was trying not to lose his balance. "I'm soo happy!!" Meilin yelled. Syaoron looked at her as if she were mental, then put her down. Finally she let him leave. * * *
A/N: Now do you remember? Just clarifying that's why she said what she said and did what she did!! DUN DUN DUN!!).
The cameraman focused on Meilin and her ring.
Sakura stood in shock, but said, "I still don't believe it."
Meilin laughed and shook her head. She pressed the pause button and smirked. "Look at the date at the bottom of the screen. That was four days ago, as I said before." Sakura could feel the tears form in her eyes. "And if you're thinking it's not Syaoron," Meilin continued. "You and I both know that's him." Sakura looked at Meilin, then ran out of the classroom.
*During Lunch*
Sakura was eating lunch with Yamazaki and Rika when Syaoron came towards the table. Sakura remained silent.
"Hey," Syaoron smiled.
"Hey yourself," Sakura said, throwing her things away in the trashcan next to her.
"Sakura what's wrong?"
"You and I! Us! We're wrong!!" Sakura snapped.
Rika and Yamazaki looked at each other. Syaoron looked at them. "Would you excuse us, please?" Rika and Yamazaki took their lunch and moved. "Sakura, what is wrong with you?"
"No! What's wrong with you?" Sakura retorted.
"What did I do to deserve this?" Syaoron asked.
Sakura overheard Chiharu and Meilin talking at a nearby table. "Meilin," Chiharu whispered loudly. "What's Syaoron doing talking to HER? You're gonna allow that? He is you're fiancé."
Meilin giggled. "I wouldn't worry too much. Maybe Syaoron's asking her if she can be a stripper for his bachelor party." Both girls giggled. Sakura looked at Meilin, her engagement ring, then at Syaoron. "Ask you're fiancé." She got up from the table and left. Syaoron watched her leave, then looked at Meilin and gasped.
"Sakura knows!"
*After School*
Syaoron waited for Meilin at her locker. Meilin came around the corner with a bunch of girls following her. When they saw Syaoron waiting by Meilin's locker, the girls giggled and left the two alone. "Hey, Syaoron! What a wonderful day I had-"
"Yea, I'll bet you did. I'll bet you had the time of your life telling everyone we were once engaged!"
"I wasn't saying that!" Meilin laughed. "I told everyone we ARE engaged."
"YOU WHAT?!"
"Well, I had the ring to prove it!" Meilin smiled. Syaoron growled. "You're angry, aren't you?"
"OF COURSE I AM!!" Syaoron roared. "Meilin, why did you come here?"
"I'm sorry?"
"You heard me! Why are you here?" Syaoron held her up against the locker. Meilin laughed nervously. "I honestly have no idea what you're talking about!" Syaoron's grip grew harder. "Let me make it easier for you to understand!! Why did you come to Japan? Why did you come to my school? Why are you after me??!!"
Sakura was coming around the corner when she overheard Syaoron and Meilin arguing. Sakura made sure she wasn't seen.
"Syaoron, I admit, what I did was cruel, spread that rumor about us being engaged, but don't you think when you stood me up on my wedding day was worse??" Sakura's eyes went wide. "Don't you remember?" Meilin continued. "On my wedding day, you ran away from home and you came here. Your mother sent me here to take you back to China so we can finally get married."
Syaoron looked at her in disgust. "Mother never mentioned that to me."
"Well, your mother knew if she had mentioned it, you would have done anything to avoid me!"
"I'm surprised you haven't told Sakura all this yet, seeing how you want to ruin our possible relationship together."
Meilin smirked. "I did tell Sakura. Just now. She's listening around the corner." Sakura's eyes went wide. Syaoron looked at Meilin, then ran towards the corner where Sakura was hiding, but she had already left.
*Kinomoto Residence*
(Sakura POV)
'I can't believe it,' I thought, falling on my bed. 'I can't believe Syaoron would do that. He ran away from his own wedding. Well, being engaged to Meilin, I can see why anyone would want to run away... NO! This is horrible! I shouldn't be saying that. I now know why Meilin is the way she is! I know why she hates me! She's been trying to deal with the fact that I've stolen her fiancé! I am a whore! Oh my gosh...'
I couldn't stop crying. I was so confused. I wanted him! I wanted him so badly it hurt. I wanted him to take me in his arms. I wanted him to kiss me. I wanted him not to be ENGAGED!!
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I can't believe you had the nerve to say the things you said.
They hurt so bad that they ended our relationship.
I can't believe it. Four years go down the drain.
I tried to save it so many times but you still couldn't see
You kept insisting and resisting that you would not fall again
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I began to wonder why he hadn't told me his relationship with Meilin, er, other than they were half-cousins. I wonder why she hadn't mentioned it until this afternoon... maybe because she hates me and dreamed of making my life a living hell... and I wouldn't blame her, either. Wait a minute! Why should I feel guilty? Syaoron's the one who never showed up for their wedding!! Why should I be blamed? Why should I blame myself? Screw that!!
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And now you're trying to tell me that you're sorry
And you're trying to come back home.
You're telling me you really need me, crying, begging,
Both knees are on the floor,
But baby I...
Don't wanna try, don't wanna try,
Don't wanna try no more.
You keep insisting when you know our love is out the door.
Don't wanna try don't wanna try 'cause all we do is fight
And say the things I hurt you bad to when we both begin to cry.
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(Normal POV)
Sakura grabbed a small, yellow, weird-looking stuffed animal from her desk (A/N: Guess who??!! It's Kero!!). She looked at it, sighed, and threw it across the room. (A/N: Ahahahaha!! I always wanted to make Kero a real stuffed animal in one of my stories!! Ahem, I'm sorry, this is a moment of grief and I am making jokes at the expense of Kero... You know I love you, Kero!!)
Her telephone rang. She picked up the phone and answered. "Moshi Moshi?"
"Sakura."
It was Syaoron.
"Li-kun." (A/N: Ouch! Below the belt)
Syaoron winced at the sound of her harsh voice. "Sakura, I'm sorry you had to find out that way. I had every intention of telling you."
"Yea, right. I'll bet you would've had fun telling me that you walked out on your own wedding."
"Sakura, that's not fair!"
"What's not fair is poor Meilin never got her wedding!!"
"We were fourteen, for goodness sake!"
"So you were young! It doesn't matter!! You had an arranged marriage, and instead of walking down the isle, you took the next flight to Japan! It took her four years to find you!!"
Syaoron tried not to yell. "Sakura let me explain. Meilin's mother and my mother forced me down the isle."
"Would you have walked out on me??" Sakura asked, not paying any attention to Syaoron's previous statement. "Would you have walked out on our relationship, too??"
"Of course not!! Did you not just hear me?! I was forced to marry her!! There was no love involved. I love you!!"
"Well," Sakura growled. "If there was no love involved, how come Meilin came after you??"
"Because she's stupid." Syaoron said casually.
"Syaoron!! I knew you wouldn't take this seriously!!" Sakura sighed. She finally accepted the fact that Syaoron never loved Meilin and continued with her interrogation. "Okay, so you walked out on your wedding because you weren't in love with a girl who is obviously always been in love with you. My next question: why didn't you tell me?"
"Sakura," Syaoron sighed. "I thought it didn't matter. It doesn't matter!"
"Sure it does! It matters to me! It sure explains a lot!"
"Like what?"
"Like why she thinks I'm a whore! Why she thinks I stole her fiancé!"
"Ex-fiancé!" Syaoron corrected. "The whole thing sounds like incest! Me marrying my cousin."
"She's your half-cousin. You aren't blood-related." Sakura said, rolling her eyes.
Both of them remained silent for a few minutes until Syaoron got the courage to speak. "Are we gonna get past this, Sakura?"
"..."
"Sakura?"
"I dunno. As long as Meilin's in the picture, I just don't know."
"What, do you want her to leave??"
"Yes! I wish she'd go back to that All-Girls School or I wish she'd gone back to China. And then I start thinking that four long years, she's been looking for her fiancé-"
"EX-fiancé!!" Syaoron emphasized the 'ex'.
"-And she's in love with you!" Sakura finished.
"But I'm in love with you!! Don't make this complicated, Sakura!"
"It IS complicated!!" Sakura shot back.
"So are you just gonna call it quits?? Just like that?!"
"Maybe." Sakura said. Syaoron sighed irritably on the other side. "Things just keep getting in between us!! First Eriol and me and now you and Meilin!!"
"So what do you want me to do? Take the next flight back to China with Meilin??" Syaoron asked.
"I wasn't asking that!" Sakura snapped.
"Well it sure as hell sounded like it."
CLICK
Sakura looked at her phone and frowned. "He hung up on me!!"
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Don't wanna try, don't wanna try,
Don't wanna try no more.
Don't wanna try, don't wanna try, don't wanna try no more.
Ooh...
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(A/N: I hope you understand what's going on!! I may be confusing at times)
*Days Later At School*
"Hey Sakura," Said a girl with amethyst eyes.
"Hi Tomoyo." Sakura said gloomily.
Tomoyo sat down at her desk in homeroom (which was next to Sakura's desk). She tilted her head slightly. "Are you feeling okay? You don't look too well."
"I'm fine... Really! I'm just really tired." Sakura said trying to convince her it was nothing. Of course Tomoyo knew better. She always did. "How do you know when I'm not okay?"
"A few days ago you were sitting on top of the world! Now it looks like you're sitting on top of hell!" Tomoyo declared.
Sakura raised her eyebrow. "Close enough."
"You wanna talk about it?"
"You'll hear about it soon enough."
With that said, the bell rang and an announcement went on. "Meilin and I are not engaged!!" Said a hoarse voice. It was Syaoron's. Some people laughed. Some turned around to look at Meilin (whom was sitting behind Tomoyo). Meilin had an embarrassed red glow upon her cheeks. Tomoyo turned to Sakura. "Is that's what's been bugging you?"
"I'll tell you more at lunch." Sakura whispered to Tomoyo.
Syaoron ran inside the classroom and glared at Meilin. In return, Meilin smiled sweetly at him. Syaoron took his seat behind Sakura's and didn't say a word.
*After Class*
"So I'll see you at lunch?" Sakura asked Tomoyo.
"Yea," Tomoyo responded.
"Excuse me?" Said a voice from behind them. It was Meilin. "Tomoyo, hon, I thought you were sitting with me, Chiharu, and Naoko today."
"Well, I made other plans, Meilin. I hope you don't mind." Tomoyo said sweetly.
"As a matter of fact, I do mind."
Tomoyo looked at Sakura and then Meilin. "Well then, deal with it." Meilin looked at Tomoyo, Sakura, and then left. Syaoron walked out of the classroom, not looking at Sakura (in particular) and walked quickly to his next class.
"I can't believe you just said that to Meilin!" Sakura smiled.
"She's been treating you horribly for no reason!" Tomoyo replied. Sakura stopped smiling. "What is it?" Tomoyo asked.
"No." Sakura shook her head. "She has a very good reason being upset with me. And that's what I want to tell you at lunch."
"Then I wouldn't miss this lunch for the world."
Sakura paused. She looked at Tomoyo the frowned. "Can I trust you?"
"Huh?"
"I forgot!" Sakura laughed. "You're the person who started this whole thing!" Sakura was walking away when Tomoyo grabbed her wrist. "You can go sit with Meilin at lunch if you want!" Sakura said.
"Sakura! I did the things I did because I was jealous and I'm so sorry!! I mean, just a few minutes ago, we were talking and laughing and having fun like we did when we were little! We've been best friends since we were babies! It seemed like things were right again! I'll be there at lunch. You can tell me anything you want and I won't tell a soul." Sakura looked at her unbelievingly. "Sakura!" Tomoyo continued. "Why would I screw up our friendship a second time?" Sakura was silent. "I'll be there at lunch." Tomoyo said before walking to her next class.
*At Lunch*
Sakura sat underneath a peach blossom tree. She had devoured half her food and there was still no sign of Tomoyo. She sighed. "I knew she wouldn't show."
"Then you don't know me very well!" Tomoyo said from behind her. "How's lunch?"
"Lunch is lunch."
"So you wanted to tell me something?"
"Yes!" Sakura said, whispering. "I have a serious problem."
(A/N: So Sakura tells her story about how Syaoron walked out on Meilin on her wedding, blah, blah... how Syaoron wasn't planning on telling Sakura, blah, blah... okay, now you may continue)
"Wow," Tomoyo said. "What are you gonna do?"
"I already told him it was over... wait a minute." Sakura said sarcastically. "There never was a relationship, so there was nothing to be over!"
"C'mon Sakura, you can't give up now!"
"Tomoyo, I dunno what I'm gonna do." Sakura looked inside her bento (boxed lunch). "Hey. Dad put in two puddings." She looked at Tomoyo. "You want one?"
Tomoyo smiled. "Sure. By the way, you dropped your house keys yesterday after school." (A/N: Hehehe, sure she did, Tomoyo!)
Suddenly, an announcement went on the intercom. "Please excuse the interruption for the following announcements. There will be no cheerleading practice today. Secondly, the Senior Prom will be this Friday evening. Thank you." Most of the seniors objected.
"You've gotta be kidding!" A girl said in the crowd. "It's Wednesday! We need to find dates and a dress in less than forty-eight hours? Then we have to get hair and nail appointments, too?" All the girls agreed angrily.
"Yea!" A guy said in the crowd. "And us guys have to make reservations at the hotels on such short notice!" Some guys laughed, others whistled, and all the girls threw food at the guy who made the comment.
Sakura looked at Tomoyo. "Are you going?"
"Sure, why not? Besides, you only attend your senior prom once." (A/N: Unless you failed, no offense to anyone who has... ^_^*)
"Who are you gonna ask?" Sakura asked.
"I'm not good with asking guys on dates. I'd feel much more comfortable if a guy asked me."
"Old-fashioned." Sakura commented, but rephrased. "But that's not a bad thing. Look, you just need to find a guy you really like and ask him."
Tomoyo nodded. "You're right." She blushed when she thought of Eriol.
"So there IS a special someone!!" Sakura grinned. "I told you mine, now you tell me yours."
"It's no one." Tomoyo said.
"Are you sure?" Sakura asked.
Tomoyo nodded.
*After School*
"ERIOL!!" Someone said, shouting his name down the hallways. Eriol turned around. Tomoyo was running toward him.
"Hey, Tomoyo. What's up?"
"I've got so much to tell you!! But let's go to your place." Tomoyo went down to a whisper. "It's safer there."
"O-okay?" Eriol whispered, and asked confusingly. "Why are we whispering?"
"I don't know." Tomoyo whispered back. She cleared her throat and spoke normally. "Let's just go."
*Eriol's Apartment*
Eriol opened the door to his apartment and let Tomoyo in. "I can't believe it." He said. "I can't believe Syaoron actually walked out on his wedding to Meilin."
"Yea, to think he would have married her is what scares me." Tomoyo laughed.
"I wonder why he hadn't told Sakura."
"I don't know." Tomoyo said more seriously. They both looked at each other and laughed nervously. There was a long pause till Tomoyo said, "So, um, did you hear about the Senior Prom?"
"Yea. In just two days..." Eriol said nervously.
"Yea." Tomoyo said. 'C'mon, Tomoyo. Just do it.' She thought to herself. "Are you planning on asking that girl?"
"What girl?"
"The girl you like. Are you gonna take her to the dance?"
"Oh." Eriol paused, then smiled. "Maybe, but I have a feeling she'll ask me first."
'Not if I can help it,' "Well, I think we should go. Maybe we can set Sakura and Syaoron up at the dance." Tomoyo said thinking of an excuse.
Eriol smirked. "I told you."
"Told me what?"
"She'd ask me first."
"Huh?" Said Tomoyo, still confused.
"Nevermind. Yes, I'll go with you." Eriol smiled.
(A/N: Eriol is so tricky! Kekekekeke!!)
*Syaoron's Apartment*
Syaoron opened the door to his apartment and slammed it behind him. He threw his backpack down on the ground and plopped on his couch. He grabbed his cordless phone and dialed a few numbers.
"Moshi Moshi?" He heard on the other line.
"Hey." Syaoron said softly.
"HI SYAORON!!" It was Meilin (A/N: It was "EVIL"). "What's up?"
"I wanted to ask you something."
"Let me guess: You wanted to ask me if I was going to the prom with anyone, and then I'd say 'no' and then you'd ask me if we'd go together, and then I'd say 'yes'!!!!"
"No." Syaoron said dully.
"Then why'd you call?" Meilin asked.
"Why are you doing this? Are you just doing this to spite Sakura?"
"This has nothing to do with Sakura!" Meilin growled.
"Then what is it?"
"Syaoron!" Meilin said sadly. (A/N: Syaoron could tell by the sound of her voice... which was low and remorseful... work with me!! You know how people sound when they're regretting something!!) "The day you walked out on our wedding day was the saddest day of my life. I spent four years that seemed like an eternity looking for you! I finally find you, but you've moved on with HER. Yes, I'm doing this to piss Sakura off, but I'm doing this because I'm still in love with you!! I'm doing this all for you." Meilin began crying.
"Is this a trick?" Syaoron asked.
"Look what I've done to us! You can't even trust me anymore!" Meilin sobbed. (A/N: It's NOT a trick, trust me, this is the real deal) Syaoron sighed. He spent the afternoon consoling her and trying to convince her that they were over. Meilin finally asked at the end of the conversation, "Do you really love her?"
"Yea," Syaoron nodded. "I really do. And someday you'll find someone who'll love you as much as I love Sakura."
Meilin sighed. "Syaoron, I need to ask you a big favor."
*Later*
Syaoron was making dinner and studying for the calculus final (A/N: Once again with the calculus! HAH!) when the phone rang. Syaoron grabbed the phone and answered.
"Hello?"
"Syaoron. It's me, Sakura."
"Hi."
"Hi."
Both of them remained silent. Sakura cleared her throat. "Look, about yesterday..."
"No," Syaoron began. "Don't say it. I should be sorry."
"Well that's what I was going to say. You should be sorry." Sakura said. Syaoron laughed on the other line. "What? You actually thought I was going to apologize?"
Syaoron laughed. "Yea."
"Well, I'm sorry anyways." Sakura smiled. "So do they have a 'Senior Prom' back in China?"
"Yes." Syaoron chuckled. "Are you attempting to ask me out this Friday?"
"Only if your answer is yes."
Syaoron sighed. "Sorry, Sakura. I don't think I'm gonna be able to make it."
Sakura raised an eyebrow. "Why not? What's up?"
I'm going to the airport with Meilin on Friday."
(A/N: KABOOM!! That was the sound of Sakura's heart exploding!)
"Oh." Sakura said sadly. "Okay. Well, I'll talk to you later. See ya tomorrow-"
"Actually, you won't be seeing me tomorrow, or Meilin, and you probably won't be seeing us Friday either. We'll be spending the entire Thursday packing. Then on Friday we're headed to the airport. We'll make the 3:40 flight to China."
(A/N: CRASH!! That was the sound of Sakura's hope shattered!)
"Oh." Sakura said quietly. "Well then have a good flight."
CLICK.
Sakura let the tears roll down her cheeks. She remembered the argument she and Syaoron had yesterday.
*FLASHBACK*
"Are we gonna get past this, Sakura?"
"..."
"Sakura?"
"I dunno. As long as Meilin's in the picture, I just don't know."
"What, do you want her to leave??"
"Yes! I wish she'd go back to that All-Girls School or I wish she'd gone back to China. And then I start thinking that four long years, she's been looking for her fiancé."
"EX-fiancé!!" Syaoron emphasized the 'ex'.
"And she's in love with you!"
"But I'm in love with you!! Don't make this complicated, Sakura!"
"It IS complicated!!" Sakura shot back.
"So are you just gonna call it quits?? Just like that?!"
"Maybe." Sakura said. Syaoron sighed irritably on the other side. "Things just keep getting in between us!! First Eriol and me and now you and Meilin!!"
"So what do you want me to do? Take the next flight back to China with Meilin??" Syaoron asked.
"I wasn't asking that!" Sakura snapped.
"Well it sure as hell sounded like it."
*END OF FLASHBACK*
Sakura was crying. She had figured it was her fault that he was leaving with Meilin back to China so they could get married. "W-What have I done?!"
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A/N: To be continued. Sorry to say, there are no Sakura Cards, no magic whatsoever (I'm afraid I forgot to mention that, hehe). Syaoron and Meilin are going back to CHINA?! It seems nothing's looking up for Sakura! Tomoyo and Eriol are going to Prom, YAY!! Well, it seems I'll be finished by the end of this week (or the beginning of next week). I think I'll actually miss writing this story. Anyways, review, please!!
(Should this next chapter be the end??) DUN, DUN, DUN!!