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Ohayo Gozaimasu, Konnichiwa, Konbanwa and I think that's it. Well, I have
been on a long hiatus and I am finally back with more. I was at my little
tutoring thingy. I think that it is called 'Lee's Learning Center'. It is a
place like no other. The people there are completely intense. The tutor looks
mean and the place gives me a weird vibe. I mean when you walk in, it feels
like you are in a cold mist. It makes you shiver a lot. I think that it is a
place for people to get smarter. I feel like if I ask a question, the other
students will stare at me thinking 'You aren't smart. This is SO easy! I can't
believe you are such a baka!'¬_¬ It makes me feel inferior and incompetent. It
is not like I'm not. It's that I don't want to feel worse than I already do.
-_- Anyways, here is the quick sum up.
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Chapter Summary: Sakura and Syaoran are having a lesson and something
interrupts it. Who is it? What does she want? All I know is that she wants
Syaoran and will not leave empty handed. What will happen? I don't know.
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Key:
"Talking"
'Thinking'
*Actions*
******Scene change, POV, or Flashbacks******
(My thoughts, over views, or helpful notes that may help you. And I really hope
that they do.)
{Some type of narration}
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Chapter 6, Six, Ruko, Anim, and Sais of Etiquette Lessons:
Who is XiaoLang?
By The Cherri Ookami
This story is dedicated to ALL of my faithful reviewers!!!!!! ~^_^~
******In the ballroom EXACTLY after the whole court fiasco -_-; ******
{Sakura and Syaoran have been very tense after Syaoran was let
free. After they got the milk from Mutsumi's farm, they started off fresh with
a lesson for the day to come. He was going to teach her to dance.}
"Umm... I don't think that this is going to be fun." Sakura said as
she stepped on to the empty dance floor and tripped on her dress.
{Syaoran ran and caught her and he smiled with the normal anime sweat drop in
his head. -_-;}
"I think that you need practice on walking first." he said as she
lifted her up and she held on to him
"Okay. Don't hold on to me or you'll bring me down with you." he said
as she frantically pulled on his shirt for balance on the slippery floor
"Hai. Gomen nasai, Syaoran-kun." she said as she picked herself up
and stood up straight.
"Good." he said with a smile
"Okay, first, you need to learn how to introduce yourself to your
partner."
"How do I do that?" she asked (I think that she is
confuzzled.)
"You need to bow and introduce yourself. When you are finished with that,
ask them politely if they want to dance."
"What if they refuse?"
"They wouldn't turn you down. You are too kirei (beautiful
or pretty) to turn down." he said *Smiles happily*
"You must be joking." she said *Blushie*
"Okay, I'll go somewhere in the room and you stay outside when I tell you
to. When that is done, you introduce me. Got it?"
"Hai."
{Sakura walked outside and waited as Syaoran took a seat from across the room.}
"Can I come in now?"
"Hai." Syaoran called from the inside of the room
{Sakura walked in and she walked up to Syaoran.}
"Konbanwa, sir. I am Kinomoto Sakura. Would you like to dance with
me?" she said politely *Bows*
"I would love to." Syaoran said as he bowed deeply and snapped
his fingers
{Music filled the air. It wasn't because he used magic. It was because Araia
was playing the piano and that was her cue. (@_@) They danced and moved
gracefully. Syaoran didn't feel so good when he put his hand around her waist,
but it was worth it. It was a joy when he dipped her down and picked her right
back up. Or at least it was to him. Footsteps approached, but the music made it
too hard to hear. Though, Syaoran felt a strange aura approach, so it replaced
the footsteps.}
'Someone's coming. They feel familiar. I wonder who it is.'
"XIAO LANG!!!!!!!!!!" yelled a voice
{A girl barged into the room and the two lovers broke apart.}
'Oh, no! Kami-sama, please no! Not in front of Sakura. Just don't make it. It
can't be. Please! I thought she was gone.'
"I AM HERE!"
"Who are you?" she asked
"Who are you?" Sakura asked.
"What are you doing here?" Syaoran asked loudly
"Syaoran-kun, who is she and who's Xiao Lang?" Sakura asked, feeling
very confused (Hence the title. -_-)
"That would be me. That is my name in ancient Chinese and she is my
cousin." Syaoran said, folding his arms
"That's right! I am Meiling Li and I am his cousin and
fiancé. Isn't that right, Xiao Lang?"
"I don't recall." he said sarcastically
"What do you mean you don't recall?" she yelled as she
grabbed his collar
"I never wanted to be engaged in the first place!" he said
"I don't think Auntie Yelan would like it if you broke the
engagement." she said as she waved her pointer at him
"I don't care! I asked to break the engagement ever since we
had it!" he yelled "Why are you here anyway?"
"Oh, I wanted to see you about our wedding and..."
"WE AREN'T GETTING MARRIED!" he said
"Yes we are! Anyway, I wanted to talk to you and Auntie Yelan said
that you were in Japan with some girl. I wanted to see you and take you
back from her." she said *Points at Sakura*
"What do you want with me?" she asked.
"You are stealing my future husband!"
"I am NOT your future husband!" Syaoran yelled.
"Yes, you are." Meiling said.
"For the last time, I am NOT going to be married to you
ever!" he said.
"Fine, we will wait, but if you are going to be the leader of the Clan,
the elders said that you have to have a good and well-rounded wife. You can't
have a wife that needs etiquette lessons."
"She doesn't need etiquette lessons. She needs anger management.
Especially with princes, but aside those things, she is a good person. You need
help." Syaoran said.
"I don't need help," she said vehemently
"Hai, you really do. I umm... really like both of you. I really do.
I just need to think this out. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'd like to be alone
now." he said as he stepped out and walked into his room
"Look what you did! You! Back off! He is my
fiancé! Get your own! No one can love him except me!" Meiling yelled as
she scoffed and stormed off
{That left Sakura very confused. She also needed to think it out. She left the
ballroom and she turned off the lights, closed the door and locked it.}
"Hey! I am still in here! Sakura-sama! LET ME OUT!"
Araia yelled. "LET ME OUT! I played the piano for you! This is
how you repay me?!"
******Sakura's Room and POV******
(One of those notes that I told you about: There are two Sakura's in this part:
There is the Sakura that's in denial and the Sakura that is strong, i.e. the
subconscious. The first one is the one in denial.)
'He has a fiancé. I can't believe that I was such a fool.
They belong together. I am just getting in the way. They have known each other longer.
I have to leave them be. Wait, I live here. *Sigh* I will just
have to think of a way to say that he's not able to be my teacher.'
'HEY!'
'Huh?'
'You love him don't you?'
'Hai, but they are engaged.'
'Who cares? You know that he loves you more than he loves her!
If he is true to his faithful words, he'll choose the right decision. Go out
there and get him back!'
'You are right! I love him and he has to know it.'
{Sakura got up and she walked over to Syaoran's room, but she started to think.
All she did was stand outside his room and peak through his door.}
******End of Sakura's POV and Start of Syaoran's POV******
(Here is a smaller yet still relevant note: I won't put this up anymore.
Everyone has a double. There is the thinking in deep thought person and the
subconscious.)
"Damn! Why is this so difficult? I thought I loved Sakura," he
thought out loud (Does that make sense? @_@)
'You do don't you?'
'Hai, I do, but I don't want to hurt Meiling.'
'If she was at all considerate of your feelings, she'd think that 'Does he love
that Sakura girl more than me?'
"Yeah, she has to be considerate of my feelings." he said out
loud
'Follow your heart. That is what anybody would do in this situation.' his
subconscious told him
'All right.'
******End of Syaoran's POV and start of Normal POV******
{Sakura peeked through the door and she saw Syaoran. He was frowning as he
stared at the wall and looked like he was in deep thought. She walked away and
started to think again.}
"I can't do it. It wouldn't be right for Li-chan." she whispered to
herself as she walked back to her room
'What do you mean that 'It wouldn't be right?' That chick is plain EVIL!!!!!!!!!!'
her subconscious told her
"I don't care it isn't right." she said
"Sakura-sama, who in the world are you talking to?" asked Hikari (She
is a maid that I made in the first chapter, but haven't used in a long time.
Anyway, I just needed to clear that up.)
"No one. I was just thinking about stuff." she said emptily
"Ahh... I will just leave you here, alright?"
"Hai." she said as she walked away
******Meiling's POV******
'I wonder if Xiao Lang really loves her.'
'ARE YOU FORGETTING? She is stealing your Xiao Lang!
You were there first! Get him back from that tramp.'
'Yeah, but I want him happy. I don't want him to be miserable.'
'You love him.'
'I do, but he loves her.'
'Find out NOW!'
'I will then.'
******End of Meiling POV and Start of Normal POV******
{She walked to his room and found him sadly sitting on his bed and staring at
the wall.}
"Xiao Lang, who do you love?"
"I don't know." he said sadly
"I guess that means you love Kinomoto, then?" she said.
"Do you want me to love you?" he asked
"Hai, I do. I always wanted you to love me the way I loved you, because I
know that if you didn't I would lose you forever."
"I promise you that you will never lose me. I will always be here. I may
not love you the way that you want me to, but I still love you."
"Really?"
"Hai."
"Thanks, XiaoLang."
"Will you lay off of Sakura now?"
"Hai."
{They hugged and they pulled away as Meiling ran out to find Sakura.} (Corny
and crappy, ne?)
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{Sakura
sat on the balcony and she stared at the sun as it set gracefully.}
"Hey, Kinomoto." said a voice
{She turned around and she saw Meiling smiling.} "Hi, Li-chan. I decided
that I would lay off of Syaoran-kun. I guess that you were here first
and..."
"Before you say anything, I told XiaoLang that I'm breaking
the engagement. He loves you. You can't stop loving him for he loves you so
much. Though, I don't think that he loves you enough to smile."
"Hoe?"
"He wouldn't want me to tell you this, but he hasn't smiled since he was
little. Since his father died, he didn't have a reason to smile. He secluded
himself and stopped being the care-free, joyful person that he used to
be." Meiling explained
"But, I have seen him smile before."
"I guess that he does love you that much. Anyways, I am leaving tomorrow.
XiaoLang loves you. Follow your heart. I think that if I were you, I'd go and
get him." she said as she ran out
"I guess that I should."
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{She ran to Syaoran's room and she crashed into him.}
"Oh, gomen nasai, Syaoran-kun. Daijobu desu ka?"
"Hai."
"I have something to ask."
"I am listening."
"If I loved you, would you love me?"
"That is a question that needs no answer. Even if you didn't love me at
all, I'd still love you. I love everything about you. I love the way that you
make people feel good. That is one of the most reasons that I love you."
he said as he kissed her on the cheek
*Blushie and Giggle* (-- Sakura)
"That isn't all true."
"Hai, it is."
{They kissed and they knew that someone were there, but they thought that it
was just Meiling.}
"Hold still, dear. I can't get the tape." Tomoyo said as
Sakura and Syaoran stopped and blushed.
"I am not supposed to be here." Eriol called from the
bottom
*Looks under her dress as the wind blew*
"Eriol!"
"I couldn't help it."
"You are such a pervert."
{Eriol was so offended that he crossed his arms, hence letting go of the ladder
and making them fall of the 6th floor.}
"Itai."
"Ditto."
"It serves you right."
******In Meiling's Room******
"So, umm... Aria, the banquet's continuation is tomorrow, right?" she
said as Aria filled her drawer with towels
"Hai, it is, but aren't you departing soon?"
"Hai, but I am leaving in a few days."
"You can attend the ball if you would like. I think that Sakura-sama would
like that."
"I know." she said as Aria left
"Oh, she'll like it alright. That is if she wants to see her boyfriend
tell her that she hates her. She is such a sap. She really thinks that I,
Meiling Li, would give up that easily. She will so regret that she ever dealt
with me."
******Back
in the Ballroom******
"HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM STILL IN HERE!!!!!!!!!!! I AM LOCKED IN THE
BALLROOM!!!!!!!!" Araia called
{She pressed the button on her watch that made her watch glow. It read:}
3:00 am
"HELLO!!!! It is already 3:00 and I am STILL in the
ballroom!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Okay, tell me what you think. Here is the summary for the next chappie.
Remember to read and review. It will make this pathetic little author feel
good. *Whimpers*
Next time on 'Etiquette Lessons': You'll never know someone until you are in a
bad situation with them. Well, the next banquet day is a day of pandemonium and
hurt feelings. Meiling tries her best to win Syaoran back. Sakura may be
publicly embarrassed unless someone does something. Will anyone do anything or
will the S+S chain die out and Meiling will be wed to Syaoran. What's going to
happen? I don't know and I am the author!
Ja ne, minna-san!!!!!!!
--Cherri Ookami ^_^
