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Konnichiwa, minna-san!!!!!!!!! Well, today is a very bad day for it is
some kind of bad day. I know that that didn't come out right. I just feel that
today will be a living nightmare. Well, today is the day of that weird banquet
and bad things will happen there and here. I can see it now. I see rocks, short
dresses, and such. Eww… what kind of banquet is this? You'll see soon.
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Disclaimer: I don't own anything here, except my own characters. My
own characters were produced by my own imagination. If you steal them, I will
be very sad and will no longer write fanfictions. -_-; I don't own CCS nor do I
have anything to do with Clamp. If I did, I would be rich!!!!!!!!!!!! But, I'm
not. Mou.
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KEY:
"Talking"
'Thinking'
******POV, Flashback, and the Scene changes******
*Actions*
(My notes and other things that you should know about as you read on. ^_^)
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Chapter *Counts* oh, chapter 3, Tatlo, Tres, San, and Three of
Etiquette Lessons:
Day One:
The Strength Within
By: the Cherri Ookami
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"Can you please get off my chest? It really hurts."
"Huh?" Sakura asked as she snapped back to reality
"Oh. Gomen ne, Sakura-chan. I just can't get used to people sleeping on
me. I thought that after I fell, I would wake up in a bed."
"Oh, it's only 3:30 in the morning. AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!"
she yelled
"Tell me, did you take over the job of the roosters to cluck everyone in
the kingdom awake?" he asked sarcastically
"No, it's that my parents probably are sleeping, but the banquet is
in a few hours and the people will arrive soon."
"Wow, you ARE right. This is horrible. I should get packing.
I could probably hitch a ride on." he said swiftly as he got up and walked
off (Or so you thought.)
"Oh, no you don't!!!!" she said as she pulled onto his collar. "You are going
to be there, no matter how much it hurts."
"Then let go off me!"
"Gomen."
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"Welcome."
"Hello.
"Good Morning."
"How are you?"
"I'm hungry."
This was all the commotion in the base of the palace. Everyone, or at least
mostly everyone, was there. Everyone wore beautiful clothes and beautiful
symbols, like crowns, staffs, capes and such. This was a simple sight to find
your average show-offs and your average thieves. A man browsed the crowd and saw
a pearl necklace that wasn't on someone's neck. They held it out and showed it
off no doubt. He took it and ran.
"HEY!" called Queen Kiyama
"Get him!" called Prince Kiyama
Syaoran was walking Sakura to her room, since she had nothing better to do.
(@_@) He walked until Sakura stopped in the middle of the room and Syaoran had
accidentally hit him.
"AHHHH!!!!!!!!" they all yelled. (^_^)
"That's the one. He stole my necklace and those must be his accomplices.
Arrest them all." Said Queen Kiyama pompously
"No, we didn't do that. It was just that kid." Said Sakura and
Syaoran in unison
"A likely story. Don't arrest anyone, but the boy." She said cruelly
(Cruel is putting it lightly. @_@)
"NO! It wasn't him." Sakura pleaded
"And, who might you be? Another thief I suppose?" she said at the
same tone
"Iie. I'm Sakura Kinomoto. I'm the princess of the castle. He is my
friend."
"Oh, then let him go Hamishita-san." She called to her bodyguard.
Though, he had already taken a LARGE beating from him. (I'm saying large as in
the size of a house beating. I just wanted you guys to know that. -_-;
"Itai. I'm leaving." Said Syaoran in a final voice. This voice was
empty and hallow (They kind of mean the same thing. @_@)
"Iie! Don't leave. Matte!" she said as she ran after him
******
Syaoran sat in his room, humming and packing his luggage and saw her running
throughout the halls of the palace.
'She is so DENSE. Either that or she forgot where my room is.' He thought
"Daijobu ka?" asked Sakura
"Daijobu desu." He said quietly
"You can't leave." She said *Panting*
"I must. I can't take it anymore. Arigato for your generosity, kindness,
and hospitality, but I can't stay. I'm just treated the way I expected to be
treated at the stupid banquet. I don't want to give up my duties
or give up teaching you, but I don't want to be in the way of
anything that you are going to do here. I bid you goodbye and good luck in
finding your prince charming." He said as he picked up his bags and left
"He doesn't love me anymore." She said.
"You have got to be kidding me."
"Iie. He never said that he loved me, but I think he does." She said
"If he loves you like he shows it, why does he hate you now?"
"He doesn't hate me, but he left me."
"What kind of idiot
would do that?"
"You." She said as she stared at him
He had lost everything he had tried to do. He dropped his bag and the
kind-happiness in his face reappeared. He had stopped in his tracks and he
turned around and saw a crying Sakura on the floor. (Get moving, princey. You
must comfort your woman. *Laughs**another shoe flies at me* AHH!!!!!!!!!!!)
"Don't cry my sweet cherry blossom." He said gently (Aww... isn't
that...*Shoe hits her head* Oww! How many times was that already?)
******Daidouji Palace at the same time as the scene above******
Tomoyo and Eriol sat on the bed as she played the two combined tapes. Sakura
and Syaoran were kissing in both tapes.
"I know now why I love you." Eriol said
"Really? Why?" she asked sweetly
"You are so wonderful." He said
Both of their noses brushed against the others. Their lips followed the suit.
They stood on that position and they enjoyed it immensely.
******Back in the Kino (I'm getting tired of writing too much) Kingdom******
The prince of the Li Kingdom sat on the floor with his lips and mind somewhere
else. So was the princess of the Kino Kingdom sat on the floor as well.
'I want this moment to last forever.' They both thought
*CRASH*
"Go?" asked the blushie princess
"Do you want to?" asked the blushier prince
"Iie. I think that they can handle it."
"Are you sure, Sakura-chan?"
"Hai."
*Continue kissing*
******
The king, queen, and maids came home to a house full of insanity.
"Tell me mother. Have we gone into the 9th dimension?" Touya asked
sarcastically
"I believe so. It's that or... OH NO!!!!!!" she yelled
"Nani?" he asked
"THE BANQUET! THE BANQUET IS TODAY!!!!!!!!!!" she said at the top of
her lungs
"So?"
"All the guests have already arrived." She said in a panicky voice
"Now, what do we do dear?" asked Fujitaka.
"I don't know! You're the king." She said *Bites nails*
"SO?" he asked
*Everyone starts to panic*
******Start of Sakura's POV******
'I was on the floor with my prince charming. What else can make things worse or
better? Being in his arms made me forget almost
everything that has
gone wrong for the past days. I wanted everything to last forever this way. I
knew in my heart that he was the one. I remember hearing, from my mother, that
life is only better when you have someone special there to share it with.
I want to spend my life with him.
I don't know why he can't see that.
It is as if he thinks that he is a failure just because of me. I know that it
is not him fault that I am a horrible student. I can't see why he is in denial.
He just doesn't want to blame other people. I think that is another reason why
I fell in love with Syaoran Li. I think that he is a good person inside, but he
doesn't want to show it.
He needs to find out that he is an innocent person with no pertinence to harm
anyone. I think that the love that I have for him is so strong that it may even
be able to pull out the strength within. He is so...'
******End of Sakura's POV. Start of Syaoran's POV******
'I wonder what she's thinking about.
She may just be thinking that I'm a stubborn fool.
Though, I don't blame her for thinking of something that is true.
She is the most beautiful girl I've ever seen; yet I know that she hates me.
She probably is thinking that she's going mad. She is only getting or trying to
get along with me, because her parents are forcing her to. I want her to be
happy. I want her to be the best and have the best. If she hangs around with
me, she'll never be any of the two. I hate making people stay down in the dust
for me. I hate being pitied. I hate that. She probably knows that I am a fool
and she pities me. That is probably another reason that she wanted to make me
stay.
Or it could be something else.
She may love me.
Whatever.
There is hope, though.
Right?'
******End of Syaoran's POV. Start of Normal POV******
The two 'secret lovers' sat on the floor. It seemed that they were lost in
their own thoughts. Another something forced them to part.
"Daijobu ka?" Syaoran asked quietly
"Hai. Should we go check it out?"
"Hai." He said nicely
******
It was complete chaos.
People were running around and yelling.
"AHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" was mostly what you'd hear in the palace
"STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!" called a voice
It was Syaoran. He had enough. (One other thing he hated besides being blamed
and being pitied was hearing too much noise that he couldn't even hear himself.
That is part of the OOCness. ^_^;)
"Why?"
"Because I'll kick you out!!!!!!!!!"
"Are you one of the knights?"
"Who wants to know?"
"You are, aren't you? Hey! Shut your traps, people. He could slaughter
us."
The room went silent.
"Arigato, Syaoran-kun."
******Night of the Banquet Beginning******
(Large note of a bit importance: The Kinomoto Kingdom is the largest castle in
the world. The families of the kingdoms invited to the banquet all fit in
there. It is THAT big. The kingdom has rooms and bathrooms in each of their own
rooms. If that wasn't important and you don't want to remember that, you have
to erase your memory of actually reading that. Gomen for the waste of your
time)
"Sumimasen and arigato, minna-san. Welcome to the 15th annual Kasikaru
Michinara Banquet. Please be seated and please be sure to NOT steal!" said
the feminine voice of Mikayo Tanaka, the Countess of the Xing courted Kingdom.
(Meaning that it is part of the Li Kingdom, but is courted or a whole different
Kingdom but is under the control of the Li Kingdom. That was just one of my
UNBAKA notes. Oh, and the name of the girl is the name of my Chinese/Japanese
friend from, like Kindergarten. ^_^)
"Mikayo? Is that you?" called Syaoran
"Li Syaoran? Wow!" she said happily
"Who is this beautiful girl, Li-kun? Is she your GIRLFRIEND?"
she pointed
"Umm..." he said *Blushie*
"Umm... I'm his, umm... friend?" Sakura pointed out shyly
"Exactly what I said. You are his friend and a girl. Girl + friend=
Girlfriend, which is what you and I said you were."
*Blush somemore*
"Let's start the stupid banquet already." Was what most people were
saying to the people
"Shut up you stupid
idiot! If you want to start it yourself go ahead!"
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"Let's eat!"
"Mmm. "
"Oishi."
"Pass the wine. I want to try my luck on the Princess of Kinaki. She is
perfect for me. She is sexy, feisty, and has big breasts." Said a drunken
prince
"What a
pervert!" said a bystander
"I think that Prince Karaigata is sweet. I want to meet him later. He
liked my hair." Said a beautiful princess as she fluffed up her hair
"Matasaru, will you get me more beer? I think that the King Miakanto wants
to have a drinking contest." Said a weird looking man
"I don't think that that is such a good idea, Takahara-sama." Said
the subject
"Live a little, Matasaru. Now, get me a beer and I'll give you one."
"I must decline, sir."
"Hai."
"Iie."
"Hai."
"Iie."
"Hai."
"Hai."
"Iie."
"Got you, sir."
"Damn you, Matasaru." He said finally
Much more noise came from the large
table. Syaoran sat and ate as he talked to Mikayo and Sakura.
"So, you are her sensei? That is one of the most ridiculous things I have EVER
heard!" she said as she took a swig of orange juice.
"What's so funny, Tanaka-chan? Is it SO funny that I'm a
teacher?"
"Let's see. You are the same age. You are younger than me. Hai. Matte.
Iie. It is not that. It is the fact that she is such a beautiful girl and you
are embarrassed to say that she is your girlfriend. Who gives a damn about that
stupid promise about teacher-student relationships? I don't. That's only there,
because most teachers are older than their students. You are the same age.
There is an exception." She said.
"It's not that. It's just that I don't want to get too much
involved." He said *Blushes*
"You aren't involved. You are my favorite prince." Said Sakura
"Ahh!!!" he said *Falls off the chair*
"Daijobu ka, Syaoran-kun?" she said
"Hai." He said as he rubbed his head.
"Is he really your favorite prince? I thought I was, my sweet
flower." said a group of princes
"Buzz off, you bunch of half wits! I am trying to have a conversation with the princess!" Mikayo said as she threw the rest of her juice at them
"Hey. *Grabs hand* What is your name?" said one of them
"I don't think so, sparky." She said as she whipped her hand away from his grasp and smashed the glass on his head
"Oh. Feisty. Just the way I like 'em."
"Shut up, idiot."
They left and she continued the converstion.
"Hey! It's like a
repeat of the Ying Tamada banquet in China of 2000." Said Mikayo laughing.
"What happened?" asked Sakura
"Did he tell you that he was chased into the Huang He River by a mob of
jealous princes?"
"Hai, but who was the princess?" asked Sakura gravely frowning
(What's that? Do I sense jealousy? Or is that anger? ^_^)
"Don't worry, Sakura-san. She was a girl who the kid hated." Said
Mikayo as she drank more (She called him 'kid' because, she is 15 and he is
13.)
"Who was it, though?"
"Oh, it was Princess Sakiya Sagara. No, wait. That was his best girl
friend. The princess's name was Masaki Kasshin. She was the biggest brat in all
of China."
"His best girl friend?" she asked again, gravely
"They have been friends since the 1st grade, but her boyfriend is his best
guy friend, Kohaku Kenichi. Now, I believe he told me, in private, that he is
staying and that he's going to write to Kohaku and tell him that he got a
girlfriend, but I think that Kohaku and Sakiya will come here once they find
out. REMEMBER, not to tell Li-kun that I told you." She said.
"Are you finished with your conversation? Your boyfriend is getting beaten
by the princes." Said Princess Kamiya
"Oh my!" the two girls said as they rushed outside.
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Well, I think that words can't describe the pain that Syaoran was feeling.
Syaoran: Then let me show them, Ookami-san.
Sure! Hey, you are a character! You must call me Cherri-sama!
Syaoran: NEVER!
FINE! Damn you!
******Syaoran's POV******
'I hope that Sakura is able to pay up for my emergency bill. I think it would
be like this:
Masaki Akamatsu Hospital:
Bill:
--Broken Leg: ¥10,000yen
--Broken Ribs: ¥45,000yen
--Sprained Ankle: ¥9,000yen
--Fractured Arm: ¥2,000yen each
Please go to page 2 out of 5 for total payments
I mean that I'm ailing over here! HELP ME,
KAMI-SAMA!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanted to leave. Why? To live. I
want stay. Why? To love. What is more important? I love her and
I'd love to live enough to get my driver's license, but if I love her anymore,
I'll die like a man stabbed in the back. I want to love her. She knows that.
She'll be there.
I must stay.
I must stand my ground.
What? AHH!!!!!!!!!!!
His thoughts were barged by princes kicking and beating. (To think, they are
royalty. @_@)
I guess not.
******End of Syaoran's POV. Start of Normal POV******
Overview of Day One
Syaoran's beating was over.
The Kings were drunk and needed a large dose of aspirin.
The Queens were done showing off and asleep.
Sakura and Syaoran did their goodnight kiss.
This ended the banquet.
Goodbye.
The banquet is 3 days.
Day one is down.
Leaving us with two more days to go.
He could live longer if he left, but thinks he could find
strength.
Though, his strength is not what got him to where he was.
Was it?
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FIN and TBC
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How is it? It's stupid, right? I
know. I think I the ending is confusing and corny. @_@Though, I hope you read
and review. See you next time,
minna-san! ^_^
--Ja ne!
Cherri Ookami
