The Clow Crystals

By: YingFaLi003

Dis: I don't own CCS just the others.

"means talking or dialogue"

*means thought/talking *

'means thoughts'

Chapter 5

~~~from the last chapter~~~

"Ling didn't Yelan say she was going to have a ride waiting for us?" asked Melin as they were leaving the gate. "Yea," said Ling as they finally reached the end of the tunnel when they were all bombarded by press. "Welcome to Hong Kong Ms. Kinomoto and Ms. Daidouji," said a young man a couple years older then them. "Thank You," said Sakura and Tomoyo bowing. Ms. Li, Mr. Li, Chow, and Hiragizawa, welcome back," said a older lady. "Have you been traveling together?" asked another man. "Yes," said Sakura. "And we are now returning to my home," said Syaoran as they went toward Wei who had signaled them to the limos. "Whoa you guys are famous everywhere," said Melin. Sakura and Tomoyo sweat dropped. The rest of the car ride home consisted of talk about what the Crystal Journey would be like.

~~~this chapter~~~

"It has been so long since I last came to Hong Kong," said Sakura looking out the limo windows. "Yea, it still looks just as beautiful," said Tomoyo, looking out the other window. Syaoran, Melin, Ling, and Eriol just smiled at them. "Well, the Li mansion has also changed," said Melin. "When?" asked Sakura. "Why," asked Tomoyo. "Well all of the magical Clans in the world decided to have a meeting and a competition to see who's Clan was strongest," said Ling. "We, were thought to be one of the poorest until they checked out rankings and found out that not only were we decedents of Clow Reed, but we also housed his half reincarnation who was also on the martial arts team of the Champion Clan, and that we knew the Clow Mistress did we earned our ranking as the most powerful Clan in the World," said Syaoran. "After that they decided to release to the press that the world does contain magic and that all of the Clans are fighting to keep it good," said Eriol. "Many didn't believe but a lot in Asia and America did believe and have been trying to catch some in action, but Yelan forbids it until Syaoran decides," said Melin. Syaoran blushed but kept a glare on Melin. Everyone but Sakura noticed this. *When will you chose Syaoran?* Sakura thought to her boyfriend. *Very soon,* he thought back to her looking into her pools of emerald. *Good,* she thought back. ' I wonder if you would say that if you knew what we had to do?' he thought to himself just as they reached the Li Mansion.

When they got there Sakura and Tomoyo looked at it and couldn't believe their eyes. "IT'S ALMOST A CASTLE," shouted Sakura. "It was already a very big house?" said Tomoyo trying to catch her breath. "I know but all the clans decided that it must be bigger incase there was a ball needed or they need to have a meeting for all of the clans," said Ling. "It also gave us a bigger dojo though," said Melin. "It didn't take long, but it is easy to get lost," said Eriol. "Especially with all the secret passages that my mother made herself without telling anyone, not even the other clans she knows each and everyone," said Syaoran as they walked up the front way. "It must be fun to find them," said Sakura taking Syaoran's hand. "It is, and when my sisters want to bother us we hide out in the ones we know," said Syaoran. "Speaking of which," said Eriol as he turned to run as the four extremely hyper Li sisters raced out of the house the other five teens quickly followed. They raced around and around the house It took over an half hour to do so then Syaoran, Eriol, Melin, and Ling grabbed Sakura and Tomoyo as they reached the back yard and ran over to a fountain and opened a trap door in back of it and pushed the two girls in before jumping inside their selves. The next time Sakura and Tomoyo saw light there were in a fall towards a huge swimming pool. When they surfaced there stood Yelan Li and some servants holding towels and changes of clothes for each of them. "Thank you Auntie," said Melin as Ling helped her out of the pool. "It seems as if they were worse then usual," said Eriol pulling Tomoyo out of the pool. "They kept up the chase for a long time we had no other option," said Syaoran also helping Sakura out of the pool. "I understand fully I knew you would be coming this was so I prepared," she said in her calm yet strong voice. They all bowed and took the clothes to the boys and girls changing stations. After a quick shower to wash off the chlorine they met back in the lobby to meet back up with Yelan. The clothes she gave them were wonderful. Tomoyo wore the same outfit she wore when they had first came to Hong Kong. It was a high necked short sleeved dress that reached her knees she had the little hair holders on her head as well expect the blue was darker and the purple lighter. Sakura wore the same as Tomoyo this time except her dress was pink with the green trimmings. Her dress reached her lower calves and had slits to her mid-thigh. She had her hair in a bun secured by a green comb. Melin had on a scooped sleeve orange shirt with red trims, and red pants with orange trims. She wore two ribbons one red and the other orange flowing from her hair. The guys went simple. Syaoran wore a long sleeved high necked green shirt. He also wore green pants. On the base of the neck and wrist were two cherry blossoms that were so beautiful they attracted the eye of anyone around. Ling wore a orange vest over a red shirt and red pants. Eriol wore a long shirt that reached about his knees. It was high necked, short sleeved, and midnight blue. Under it he wore a pair of dark purple pants.

"You all look wonderful," said Yelan "Now I will have some servants show you to your rooms," she said. They went into the east wing where the younger teens rooms were. Syaoran sisters' rooms were in the west wing. The servants quarters were the north wing and the adult rooms were the south wing. Sakura's room was next to Syaoran's and was mostly pink and white as Syaoran's was green and white. Eriol's midnight blue and light blue room was across the hall from Syaoran's and Tomoyo's light and dark purple room was across from Sakura's. Ling had an all orange room which was next to Eriol's and across from Melin's all red room. Each room had its own bathroom as well as a spacious bed and balcony. Each of them put there things away and took a short nap before lunch.

Syaoran was about to go chat with Sakura when he mother knocked on his door. Syaoran opened it and bowed her in before shutting the door. When he had she gently hugged him. Syaoran knew something was up then. His mother would almost never come to his room when she did it was serious. The last time she did it was about arranging him with another girl to be married too. That was when he told her about Sakura. After that she never came back to his room. "What is wrong mother?" he asked. She sighed. "The other clans are demanding that a heir to this family is picked, even though you are the heir they won't allow to become leader unless...," she couldn't go on. "What is it mother," Syaoran urged. "Xaio-lang they want you to be married by your eighteenth birthday," she said. "Then I will ask Sakura to marry me before then," he said as a blush crept to his cheeks. He had thought about it many times before but he didn't want to push Sakura into anything too early. "I know that but, they want you to be at least engaged before you go on the journey," she said. Now Syaoran was angry. "Are you saying to me that are practically forcing you to make me as Sakura to marry me or you will have to find another heir," he shouted. "I am sorry but that is the way it is," she said leaving the room. Syaoran sat there for a long time then there was a knock at his door. "Come in," he said. "It was Eriol and Ling. "What is wrong man?" asked Ling. "Yea cute decedent did your sisters come and attack you," teased Eriol. "I wish it was that easy," he mumbled. "Ok what happened?" asked Eriol now quite serious. Syaoran launched into the story that his mother had told him at the end they were all silent. "But we leave the night after tomorrow," said Ling. "I know so I decided that I will ask her at lunch if she refuses we will finish the journey and then leave each other alone," said Syaoran. Ling was shocked, but Eriol looked quiet thoughtful. "Well, I guess I could get it over with today too," he said. "WHAT," shouted Ling and Syaoran. "I have been thinking about it and I was going to wait until she turned eighteen but who knows what may happen on the journey," he said. "Well, I'm into for that matter. There is no way Ling Chow is going to let some guy from another realm take his girl," said Ling. Syaoran smiled. And ran to his door and pulled a string. A moment later a servant was at his door. "Can you go get my mother tell her it is of the up most importance," he said. The servant bowed and ran off to give the message. Yelan showed up a few minutes later. "I hope this is important because I was on the phone with some of the other Clan Leaders at the moment," she said her voice cutting like steal. "We want to ask the girl to marry us at lunch," said Eriol. Yelan ran to the rope. When the servant arrived she gave a lot of orders. "Cancel all my calls but call the Clan leaders and ask them if they can be here at my order if they say no tell them "the heir will propose," she said along with orders for what to cook for lunch. After that the boys gave her the details and then they went on a special shopping trip. Before they left Yelan stopped them. "Syaoran you must give the family heirloom to Sakura you can change the settings but not the band it has magic to protect your love and lives it you need it to be shorten or lengthen then do so at the top," she said hugging her son. Syaoran hugged back and went to the finest jeweler in Hong Kong even if they had to take the Li private jet. All in all they did make it in time to get dressed for lunch.

Thank you for reading this chapter of The Clow Crystals. Pleez review the next chapter depends on it.

YingFaLi003