.::..::. pErFeCt ShUzOkU .::..::.
by SaKuRaStArS
A/N: Heyloz Minna!! Gomen-nasai for the late update! I had sOoOo much homework n then I had writer's block.. neways.. I'd like to thank: lilvietdevilgrl, Enigma-spirit, ChihuahuaCrazyChase (Tomodachi no Kokoro), PrincessSakuraTenshi12 (haha u reviewed all ma stories!! Arigato so muchies!) CyberG121, sugahandspice, Jenn, Lavenda, Drownin' in my Tears, and FLiPguRL219 (lolz..eh..they are s'posed to be 6 but I'm going to change it. Syaoran will be four okay? Eriol and Takeru will be five k? n Touya's gonna be 11 ;; I kno it don't make sense n I'm only makin it worse...don't get mad!! . n um...they get older in the chappie afta next I think...this is part one haha) Arigato to y'all sOoOoOo muchies!! ..sniff.. hehe yeah.. I kno this chappie is a lil too early or a lil too late but I kinda started it before Christmas 2003, then had no time and writer's block and now I finally post it up.. neways.. enuff of the borin chitchat! On wit the storie!
Remember: Eriol and Takeru= 5, Syaoran=4 and Touya= 11!! (I know the other chappies say differently but I seem to have lost the documents!! No!! I'll change it as soon as possible! . )
Disclaimer: How can CCS be mine if I'm the most horrible artist in the universe?
ChApTeR FiVe: ChRiStMaS
"Master Li!" gasped the man at the door, wide-eyed. Here was the young master everyone had been frantically searching for. Even at this precise moment, police, bodyguards, and every man and woman hired to guard the Li's were out searching for the boy and his two cousins. "Master Li! Where have you been? Everyone's been.." He spotted the little girl in Syaoran's arms.
"Quick, Wei!" said the boy urgently as his two cousins and two other girls ran up behind him. "She's unconscious!"
"Yes, Master Li," said Wei, stepping forward to help him carry Sakura in. "I'll bring her to a room and have the doctor see to her. You go to your mother. She's been worried sick." Syaoran opened his mouth in protest, but Wei had already swept away, Sakura in his arms, and Tomoyo and Meilin at his heels. Syaoran felt a hand close on his shoulder and looked up to see Eriol.
"He's right. C'mon we've gotta go and see your mom," said Takeru. Seeing the torn expression in Syaoran's eyes, he added, "Sakura will be all right. Doc's the best in the land." Syaoran nodded hesitantly and allowed them to push him upstairs.
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"Don't worry ma-ma," said a girl with long brown hair and amber eyes. "Syaoran's very resourceful, he can put up with anything and then he'll return a.s.a.p.!" An older woman sat across from her. She was not crying, but her face and her eyes were etched with sorrow.
"Thank you Feimei," said the woman. She looked at the girl and the three other girls sitting in the room. Sitting beside Feimei was a girl who looked exactly like her. She was Feimei's twin, Fuutie. The only way you could tell them apart was by looking at their hair. Fuutie's hair was shorter than Feimei's. The other two were another set of twins. Xiafia and Fanfren both had glossy black hair and dark eyes. Like Feimei and Fuutie, the only difference was the length of their hair. Fanfren's was waist-length, while Xiafia's was shoulder-length. Yelen smiled at her daughters sadly. She missed her youngest child, her only son. Just then, the door opened. There was a silence, then..
"Little brother!" squealed Xiafia, Fanfren, Feimei and Fuutie, pouncing on the boy who'd just entered the room.
"Where have you been?" cried Xiafia, hugging Syaoran with tears in her eyes.
"OH! I've missed playing with your hair!" cried Fanfren, tugging at Syaoran's hair.
"ITAI! OI!" Syaoran complained, but his other sisters muffled him.
"I've missed you so much!!" cried Fuutie, jumping up and down.
"I knew you'd be back!" cried Feimei, seizing Syaoran and enveloping him in a tight hug that squeezed the breath out of Syaoran. They were all squishing him. He raised his hand out of the little gap that they left.
"Ma-ma! Help!" he shouted. Yelen smiled. She was so happy now! Her little boy had returned safe and sound!
"Girls, leave your brother alone, he'll have to explain what happened to us," said Yelen. "GIRLS!" The four girls backed away from the boy, leaving him panting, red in the face. "Well, Syaoran, explain," said Yelen in a calm voice that didn't at all betray her emotions.
"Can't Eriol explain it?!" said Syaoran. Everyone stared at him. He froze.
"Oh..Is there somewhere else that you want to go?" Yelen inquired. Eriol and Takeru both smirked evilly.
"Or is it a someone you want to see?" said Takeru innocently.
"A certain emerald-eyed girl maybe?" asked Eriol with his Eriol grin/smirk. Syaoran glared at the two of them.
"I-"he began, but his voice was lost under the squeals from his older sisters.
"A girl?" asked Fanfren. All of them were starry-eyed.
"With emerald eyes?" said Xiafia dreamily.
"Is she Syaoran's girlfriend?" asked Feimei, excitedly.
"Syaoran, only four and you already have a girlfriend," cried Fuutie.
"Kawaii.." the Li sisters sighed dreamily. Yelen hid a smile.
"Well, Xiao Lang, where is this girl?" asked Yelen. Syaoran mumbled something, turning bright red at the same time.
"What was that, Tomato?" said Eriol, cupping a hand to his ear innocently.
"Yeah, I didn't really hear you," said Takeru, imitating Eriol. "Something about the little girl-"
"Agh! Wei took her okay?!" shouted Syoaran "And DON'T call me Tomato!"
"Tomato! Tomato!" said Eriol and Takeru in a singsong voice.
"Hey, I think I'm going to visit the girls and share a little chat with them," said Eriol, smirking as he and Takeru jumped up and ran out the door.
"Wha-?! Wait!" shouted Syaoran, angrily as he sprinted after them.
"Girls?" said the Li sisters in unison. "Oh! They brought a whole posse of girlfriends! Let's go see them!" The four girls immediately took off after Syaoran. Yelen chuckled and followed them.
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"Here we go," said Wei, laying Sakura on a bed with soft pink pillows and blankets. Meilin and Tomoyo crowded in close to her. "I'm guessing you two are her sisters." Tomoyo nodded, taking one of Sakura's tiny hands and fondling it.
"Is she going to be okay?" she asked worried.
"I'm almost sure. The doctor should be here any minute," said Wei, smiling at the two girls who were hovering over their little sister. "Doctor Yukito is the best in the land." As if on cue, a tall man with silver-like hair entered the room. He had a pleasant face and his silver-gray eyes were calm and gentle. "This is Doctor Yukito, the youngest doctor there is at age fifteen." (A/N: Hey, I kno, I kno, Med skool takes 4ever, buh that's why this is a fanfic haha ) Yukito chuckled.
"Yeah, but I'm going to go to Japan in a few months or so, for more study," said Yukito as he walked up to the bed. "Is this my little patient?" Tomoyo and Meilin stepped back to give him room. Yukito bent down to examine her. "Hmmm.. over-exertion of magic. She should wake up soon, but she'll be weak. Make sure she doesn't get out of bed until she is fully recovered and make her eat a lot."
"When will she wake up Doctor Yukito-san?" asked Meilin.
"Well, it should be soon.." said Yukito, "Hey! She's waking up now!" Everyone looked at the tiny figure in the bed. Her eyes opened to reveal pools of a dazzling green.
"Moyo? Meilin?" came her sweet, clear voice. "What happened? Where are we?" Tomoyo and Meilin both jumped up and hugged their baby sister in relief. At that moment, Eriol and Takeru burst into the room, followed by a red-faced Syaoran, who was closely followed by the Li sisters. Yelen came in last and closed the door. There was a silence.
"KAWAII!!" cried all the Li sisters as they pounced on little Sakura.
"Her hair is so soft!" cried Feimei, playing with Sakura's hair.
"Her eyes are such a pretty green!" cried Xiafia, peering into Sakura's eyes.
"She's so tiny!" cried Fanfren, gathering Sakura into a hug.
"Little brother is so lucky," cried Fuutie, starry-eyed.
"Yes, my kawaii Sakura-chan is the perfect model. When I grow up I want to be a clothes designer, and Sakura-chan will be my model!" said Tomoyo, starry-eyed.
"OHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!" laughed Tomoyo and the Li sisters. Everyone sweatdropped.
"Moyo-chan.." said Sakura, sweatdropping.
"Well, it seems you're all better little miss," said Yukito, smiling at the little girl.
"Yes, sir!" said Sakura with a smile. Yukito's heart warmed. This little girl was so cute.
"You may call me Yukito or Yuki," said the young doctor. "Whichever one you prefer." Sakura smiled.
"Okay Yuki-san," said Sakura beaming, "You can call me Sakura!"
"Thank you Sakura-chan," said Yukito, "I will leave you to the Li's now. Good day."
"Oh..your name is so sweet.." breathed Feimei. "It means 'cherry blossom' right?" Sakura, Tomoyo, and Meilin nodded. The Li sisters sighed.
"In Chinese, 'Ying Fa' means 'cherry blossom' as well. Is it all right if we call you that?" asked Yelen. Sakura nodded, staring at Yelen. 'She's so beautiful!' she thought admiringly.
"Ying Fa!" said Fuutie. "You're all just in time! In three weeks, it's gonna be Christmas! We can all go caroling! And.." she stopped and looked mischievously at Tomoyo and her sisters. "We can make some outfits!"
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The next three weeks passed quickly. Tomoyo and the Li sisters were busy making 'kawaii' outfits for Sakura and the others. The others were busy with the decorations and food. The hid their presents from each other. Finally, Christmas arrived.
"Wow!" cried Sakura. "Presents!" Tomoyo stepped into the room. They were both in the room across from Sakura.
"Of course, silly," said Meilin, as they reached Sakura, who was surrounded by presents. Sakura had gone around all week making friends with everybody. Everyone had fallen in love with the little Japanese girl.
"What did you expect? A Tomato?" said Tomoyo, smiling at Meilin. Eriol and Takeru had told them all about the incident.
"Hoee?" said Sakura, bemused.
"Anyways, let's unwrap your presents, shall we?" said Tomoyo. 'Let's see what Syaoran gave her,' thought Tomoyo, mischievously.
"Yeah, we've finished ours," said Meilin. Eriol had given Tomoyo a thin, silver bracelet with a lavender gem embedded in its band and a dangling purple heart. Takeru had given Meilin a matching one with a scarlet gem and a dangling red crescent. Tomoyo began rummaging in Sakura's presents. She picked up a present wrapped in pink with a green ribbon.
"Ah..." said Tomoyo with a wide grin. "To Sakura, From Syaoran. Let's open this one first." She handed it to Sakura, who opened it.
"Wow..." she breathed. It was a bracelet, identical to Tomoyo's and Meilin's, with a crystal-pink, cherry-blossomed shaped gem embedded on the silver band and a dangling yellow star outlined in pink. Tomoyo and Meilin goggled the bracelet.
"Put it on, Saku!" said Tomoyo, going into hanyan mode. Meilin was silent. Sakura carefully put on the bracelet.
"I can't believe he gave me something so pretty..." said Sakura, admiring the bracelet on her wrist. Meilin's eyes narrowed.
"What about your other presents, Saku?" said Meilin, taking hold of another one. This one was from Eriol. Meilin handed it to Sakura, who opened it.
"Wow! A teddy bear!" said Sakura, hugging the teddy bear. They continued going into Sakura's presents. The Li sisters had each given her something to wear. Xiafia had given her two pink cherry blossom ribbons to wear in her hair. Fanfren had given her a nice set of earrings with an exquisite pink gem dangling from each one. Feimei had given her a pair of pink mittens with an exquisite design on the hemming. Fuutie had given her a little pink backpack with her name embroidered on it. From Yelen, Sakura had received a beautiful mirror, with tiny gems embedded on it frame. From Tomoyo, she received a beautiful dress. Meilin gave her two pink hairclips with a single star embedded on each. Finally, they girls reached the last one.
"It's from Yuki-san!" said Sakura, opening the present. ] It was a necklace. A thin-stranded silver string supported a single pink gem in the shape of a star. "Wow!" said Sakura, putting the necklace in her hand and holding it gently, as if scared it would break.
"Okay," said Tomoyo, not as enthusiastic as when Sakura opened the present Syaoran had given her. "Now we're done, so put the necklace back in the box, Saku, and let's go downstairs." Sakura carefully put the necklace back in its casing and nodded.
"Okay, but I'm going to dress up first, so you can go first," said Sakura, standing up. Tomoyo nodded and walked towards the door, but Meilin stayed where she was.
"It's okay, Tomoyo. I'll stay with her for a bit," said Meilin. Tomoyo looked back hesitantly. "It's okay, go ahead." Tomoyo nodded and went on her way.
"Um.. you don't have to help me Meilin," said Sakura. Meilin turned around to look at Sakura.
"Well, you see," began Meilin. "Sakura, I was just wondering...do you...do you like Li-san?" Sakura looked up in surprise.
"What do you mean, Meilin?" asked Sakura.
"I mean," said Meilin, more forcefully. "do you...do you have a crush on Li-san?
"Nani? Oh! Of COURSE not!" said Sakura, blushing and sweatdropping at the same time. "Doushite?"
"Are you SURE?" asked Meilin, avoiding Sakura's eyes. Sakura stared at her older sister, confused. Then something clicked in her head.
"Meilin! Do you like Syaoran-kun?" gasped Sakura, wide-eyed. Meilin blushed and nodded. Sakura opened her mouth, but Meilin swiftly interrupted.
"Come on, Tomoyo's waiting for us," she said, towing Sakura towards the door.
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"Wow, Sakura, you're so kawaii!!" said Tomoyo, taking pictures of Sakura in the Christmas dress she had given her.
"Onee-chan.. Don't you think it's a little too much.." asked Sakura, sweatdropping. She was wearing a pale pink dress with a darker shade of pink as the trimmings, white stockings with cherryblossoms and stars sewn on, the mittens that Feimei had given her and pink shoes. Her honey-brown hair was let down in front and held with the hairclips Meilin had given her, while the back was tied into pigtails with the ribbons Xiafia had given her. Fanfren's present of earrings glimmered at her ears. The necklace that Yukito had given her hugged her slim neck.
"Of COURSE not, my little imouto!" said Tomoyo, clasping on the bracelet that Syaoran had given Sakura on Sakura's tiny wrist. Then she stood back and looked at her little sister. "Omigosh! You are so kawaii!! I have GOT to get the Li sisters!" She ran to the door and opened it to reveal the Li sisters and Meilin waiting eagerly. They all ran in, squealing.
"Sakura-chan, you are so kawaii!" cried Feimei. Tomoyo nodded happily, while taking pictures.
"Little brother is so lucky," said Fuutie, jumping up and down.
"Hai!" shouted all the Li sisters.
"C'mon, we have to go caroling remember," said Meilin. "But you do look kawaii, Saku-chan."
"Oi! What's all the commotion in here?" said Eriol, leading Syaoran and Takeru into Sakura's room. Syaoran's breath caught at the sight of Sakura. Eriol and Tomoyo exchanged a glance and grinned identical evil grins.
"Well, are you boys ready?" asked Xiafia. Everyone looked at the three boys who were wearing pretty much the same outfits, just that Syaoran was wearing green, Eriol was wearing dark blue, and Takeru was wearing orange.
"Do you have to wear your uniform?" complained Fuutie, eying them critically.
"Yeah, Auntie Yelen says we have to dress proper and uniform beats what you four- no make that five- cook up for us," said Takeru. The five girls sighed disappointedly.
"Oh well, let's go shall we," said Eriol. The others nodded and set off towards the village.
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"All right, we'll go to the park, sing one song, and then we're gonna go back home all right?" said Fanfren, as they left the last house on the street.
"Hai!" said everyone in the group. They walked to the park and stood with their songbook held in front of them. Soon a small group of people gathered around them.
"All right everyone, 'Silent Night'," said Tomoyo. Everyone opened their songbooks to the right page and got ready. "All right, one, two, three, sing!" Everyone began to sing.
"Silent night
Holy night
All is calm
All is bright
'Round young virgin
Mother and child
Holy infant so
Tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace!" sang the group. The audience applauded, but soon stopped. For they began singing the same song again, only this time in Japanese.
"Ki yo shi
Ko no yo ru
Hoshi wa
Hikari
Sou ku ino
Miko wa
Mi ha ha no
Mu ne ni
Ne murita mo
Yume ya su ku." When they were finished, they closed their books and the crowd applauded once again, louder this time. They group bowed and left the park.
"Yay! That was fun!" cried Sakura, once they were out of earshot. All the others also began talking at once.
"Yeah! Did you see that guy? He was-"
"Haha! Did you see that old lady-"
"Okay, you guys. We've gotta go back now," said Xiafia.
"But Wei's not here yet," said Feimei, looking up the street. Everyone fell silent at once and looked up the street as well. "Wei's never late.." Her voice trailed off. She looked at everyone.
"Sakura, are you cold?" asked Tomoyo, quietly. Sakura shook her head. Light snow had begun to fall.
"Something's up," said Syaoran, still looking about for any sign of Wei.
"Definitely," said Eriol. "I don't like it. Maybe we should just walk home." The Li sisters looked at each other, unsure.
"Well, it's better than just standing here in the cold. C'mon you six, we're going to walk," said Xiafia. The group nodded and started to walk towards the gates of the village. Just as they exited the village, a jet-black limo stopped at the curb. The driver's door opened to reveal Wei.
"My deepest apologies, young masters and mistresses," said Wei, hurrying to open the door for the group. "But there was a surprise at the mansion. Li-san was quite busy and we all thought that Kisu was going to pick you up as he was supposed to." Everyone stepped up to the door.
"It's all right, Wei," said Fanfren, as the others boarded the limo. "We were just done anyways." Wei sighed in relief. When everyone was in the car, Wei returned to the driver's seat and started the engine. As he started to maneuver the car towards the Li mansion again, Syaoran spoke up.
"Where is Kisu anyways?" asked Syaoran. Wei's look turned disgusted.
"He's drunk, which is definitely not a good position to be in when he was supposed to pick you all up," said Wei.
"And what's the surprise back at home?" asked Takeru. Wei smiled in a sad way.
"Well, that's rather a happy thing, but it's going to make us sad too," said Wei. That really got everyone's attention.
"Why? What happened?" asked Tomoyo.
"Your parents have arrived," replied Wei. There was a silence.
"Tou-san, and Kaa-san... are here..?" said Sakura softly.
"Yes, and they're here to take you back," said Wei, sadly. Everyone stared at the girls.
"So..you're leaving.." said Syaoran, keeping his face emotionless. "Well, at least you'll be with your family now." Just then they pulled up at the Li mansion.
"Well, we're here," said Wei. Everyone stepped out of the limo and walked to the door of the Li Mansion. Tomoyo, Meilin, and Sakura were especially excited. When they opened the doors, they stepped in and walked towards the end of the dark hall. Three figures approached, two women and a man.
"Tou-san? Kaa-san?" said Sakura, uncertainly. She stepped forward. One of the women and the man stepped forward, their faces still in the shadows, and hugged the little emerald-eyed girl. "Is it really you?" she asked, peering into their faces. Her emerald eyes widened. "You're not my kaa-san or my tou-san!" she cried, struggling out of their arms. Everyone immediately started toward the three and tried to pry their arms off Sakura. They were too late. The man and woman took off towards the open doors, bringing Sakura with them.
"No! Sakura!" cried Syaoran, Tomoyo, Meilin, the Li sisters, Eriol, Yelen, and Takeru. They all ran after the three, but the man and woman suddenly sprouted wings and took off, bringing poor Sakura with them.
"Ah! No! Tomoyo-chan, Meilin-chan, Syaoran-kuuuuun!!!!" cried Sakura, as she vanished from sight.
"Sakura!! I'll save yoouuu!!"shouted Syaoran, as the little girl he had fallen in love with was taken from him. "I'll save you if it's the last thing I do.." he whispered to himself as he unsheathed his sword.
To be continued...
A/N: Whelp! That's chappie 5!! Hehe.. I know it's a really dumb chapter but PLZ REVIEW!!! The more reviews I get the faster I'll update! I promise this time!! nn SaKuRaStArS
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