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Cherri Ookami dateline on September 28, 2003

Before I start, I want to thank you guys for the reviews. So, yeah, thanks... yeah. ^^ Oh, and remember that this story will end in a few chapters, so tell me how ya want it to end. I don't want a crappy ending, 'kay?

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KEY:   "Talking"   'Thinking'   *Actions*   {Narrations} 

(My notes and blah, blah, blah.)  ******- Scene changes, POV, and Flashbacks

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Disclaimer: Owning CCS would be a great honor. Though, that is not my honor. It's CLAMP's honor. Not mine. *Sigh*

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{Syaoran looked all over.}

{He couldn't find it.}

{What was he looking for?}

"I need that ring! What am I supposed to do, get a rock and say, Will you marry me? I don't have a ring. Here. It's a rock?"

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"Where is my plane ticket? I am NOT mooching money off of anyone!" Meiling yelled as she felt around her bed

"Or, I can always get some money from someone." She said slyly as she took her cell phone and dialed a number

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Chapter 9, Nine, Nuebi, Kyu, and Siyam of Etiquette Lessons

"Something's In the Air and I Think It's Love"

Love will always find a way for those who believe in it...

By: the Cherri Ookami and Crystal Megami

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{Sakura woke up as the sun sparkle in her bright emerald eyes. She ran into the hallway and saw Meiling freaking out.}

"No! No! NO! I can't have lost my plane ticket!" she yelled


"What's wrong, Li-chan?"

"Oh, I lost my plane ticket and I don't have enough money to buy a new one." She said as she looked under a table

"Oh, that's too bad. Do you need some extra mon..." Sakura started

"Iie. I don't want charity. I want to find that ticket." She said as she looked under a chair

"Okay. I'm gonna go now." Sakura said as she edged away

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{Touya looked out the window and he saw his mother approach him.}

"Toya, y I wama as yu o I sumin or e." she said through the glass

"Nani?" he said as he scratched his head

{She tapped on the glass and he opened it.}

"I said I wanted to ask you to buy something for me."

"Okay, then." He said as he took the money from his mother.

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{He walked around the streets with a large bag of groceries and saw several girls wave at him. He ignored almost all of them until he saw a brunette haired girl smile at him. He sensed a large amount of heat escape his body and onto his cheeks. He raised a hand to wave, but she came straight up to him.}

"I know you don't know me, but I know you. I am Mitzuki Kaho. I live across the palace and I sit behind you in Calculus 2."

"Umm... nice to err... meet you, Kaho-san."

"Just call me Mitzuki."

"Al... alright." He stuttered

"Okay, then, I'll see ya at school!" she said as she ran off

[Note: Kaho is more girlish and more childish here. I made her OOC, because normally, she isn't so fun to use as a character. ^_^]

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[Back at the palace]

(The guy talking is talking in Chinese, but Meiling is talking in Japanese.)

"Umm...?" Meiling said as she twirled her fingers in the phone chords.

Nihao, Xian Sanzenin speaking.

"Xian, I have a favor to ask of you.

Who this? I no understand you. You speak Chinese, no?

(Now, Meiling reverts to Chinese.)

"Meiling, you idiot!"

Li? Oh, I no Meiling Li. I Xian Sanzenin, as I say before.

"NO! I am Meiling!"

Why did you not say that?

"I DID!" Meiling said heatedly

What Meiling want?

"Can I err... borrow a few dollars?" she asked decisively (I am talking about the Hong Kong dollar. Not the American one.)

How much you need?

"About100,000isenoughtogetmehome." She said tersely

What you say? I no understand.

"I n…need 100,000 dollars. Can you lend a friend some?"

100,000 be too much, Meiling Li.

"I know, I know, but can't you just lend me some, you know... between friends?"

We no friends. We be acquaintance.

 "C'mon. I need it. I want to go home."

You no in Hong Kong? Where you are?

"Japan."

Lover there, ne? He's your little honey bunny?

"Shut it! He doesn't love me... at all."

Too bad, because I do, I mean...

"WHOA! Nani? Did you just say you loved me?"

No, no! I not say that.

"What did you say, Sanzenin? You said SOMETHING."

I love you. Wo ai ni... Which way you say, WO AI NI! DO YOU HERE ME?

"Uhh... I'll call back later."

*Click*

"What a nutball!" she yelled as she slammed the receiver on the holder.

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(Note: Most or all of the thoughts here are Sakura's views.)

{Sakura sat on the roof and she felt a cold draft approach. She climbed down the ladder and saw several windows. To her left, she saw Meiling flipping through channels on the TV and to her right, she saw Syaoran scouring for something. She pressed her ear intently onto the glass.}

"Damn it! Where is that ring?!"

'What ring?'

"I really want her to be surprised and I don't want Sakura ruining my big moment!"

'The ring is for someone else? But I thought... no, no. He didn't say it wasn't for me. But he did say he didn't want me ruining his moment. It is for someone else.'

"Damn!" he yelled as he heard stomping in the halls

"Hey, Xiao Lang! Did you by any chance hear me on the phone?"

"Nope."

"What are you doing?" Meiling said

"Oh, nothing."

"Whatever. You get weirder everyday, Xiao Lang."

{Syaoran sighed and leaned back on his chair.}

"That was close. I don't want her to know about this. Though, I bet it'll be a big surprise to her." Syaoran said as he left his room

[Outside]

"Syaoran."

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{Meiling opened the door and met Mikayo Tanaka smiling rather pleased with herself.}

"What? Is there something on my face?" Meiling said as she rubbed her head excessively

"Oh, no, no. It's not that."

"What then, Tanaka? Spill it!"

"Why should I? Sanzenin just gave you his love confession, so why would you want more surprising news?"

"You... you heard?"

"Invite me to the wedding, will ya?" she said as she patted Meiling's shoulder.

"Swear that you won't tell anyone, especially Xiao Lang! He'll either berate me about what a weirdo he is or laugh his head off." 

"Oh, I won't tell anyone. I swear." Mikayo said as Meiling blinked and she was gone

{Mikayo wandered through the hallways and she pressed a button on the elevator. *Ding* She leaped into the elevator pressed another button. Her sleeve revealed a small tape recorder and she held it intently to her ear.}

*Static*

"Japan."

Lover there, ne? He's your little honey bunny?

"Shut it! He doesn't love me... at all."

Too bad, because I do, I mean...

"WHOA! Nani? Did you just say you loved me?"

No, no! I not say that.

"What did you say, Sanzenin? You said SOMETHING."

I love you. Wo ai ni... Which way you say, WO AI NI! DO YOU HERE ME?

"Uhh... I'll call back later."

*Click*

*More static*

"Don't worry Meiling. I am not tellin' nothin'."

"You are."

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{Touya sat on a pouf in his room and thought about Mizuki and how he had never realized her.}

'Why haven't I ever seen her before? I mean, she sits right behind me. She is so beaut... HOLD UP! Was I thinking what I think I'm thinking?!'

{Touya shook his head fervently and took a look at his homework. It was a breeze for him, but he kept thinking about Kaho.}

'Kami-sama, help me. I need to know what this is I am feeling. Is it love?'

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{Sakura sat on a pouf in the living room and she wondered.}

'The ring could be for me, but it could be for someone else too.'

{She got up and started to pace around her room. Sasami came running into her room and panted lightly. She pleaded with a small voice, "Hide me." But Sakura couldn't comprehend. "Nani?"}

"Hide... me... onegai."

"Why?"

"Yah see, I found this box and I was going to open it and Li-kun saw me with it and he started chasing me. I don't even know what's inside."

"Can I see it?"


"Do you know what it is?"

"Iie, but I have a feeling I know what it is."

"What?" Sasami asked eagerly

"A ring. An engagement ring."

"Cool! Hold up. I bet it's for you!"

"Yeah, but we'll never know until we open the box." Sakura said as Sasami pulled the box out

{It was an azure velvet box with a curvy drawing of a coat of arms on it. Sakura turned it over it had and 'L' on it. Sasami grabbed it from her and started to open it until Syaoran jumped from out of nowhere and grabbed it.}

"There it is, you thief! You stole my box! And you wanted to ruin everything! It's a good thing that you didn't give it to... uhh... hi, *Gulp* Sakura-chan. You didn't by any chance, open the box, per say?" he asked dreadfully as he crossed his finger in the pockets of his pants.

"Iie, but I wouldn't mind knowing what's in it." She said evenly

"I can't. Someone could get hurt." He said as he death glared Sasami and hurdled away. 

"I wonder what he meant by that." Sasami said as she slid of Sakura's bed and panted slightly

"Did he mean me?"

"Maybe. I hope *Pant* not, but I *Pant* really hope not *Pant, pant*."

'She's probably right. Why would he hide it from me if it weren't from me?'

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{Touya groaned as he moved his homework out of his table. He sat up and saw Midako smiling at him with hot chocolate and donuts.}

"Arigato, Mida."

"No problem, Touya-sama. You look like you exerted too much effort. Why don't ya go out and get some fresh air. Though it's November and the flowers are only in bloom in the palace garden (/glass greenhouse), it is still a good time to be happy. I mean, Christmas be coming in a month or even less."

"Yeah. I know, but that means that festival. I never have anyone to go with and..."

"...And you could ask Mitzuki Kaho. Yeah. I know you could and I now you want to."

"How did you know about that?"

"Well, I saw you this morning and I noticed your face turn exceptionally red. I thought, 'Maybe he is hot from the weather. Oh, no, wait. The weather is almost 10 degrees!' It's normal for you anyways. I mean, someone as cute as you shouldn't be single."

"You wouldn't tell anyone, would you?"

"I would and I know I should, but I won't. I mean, why wouldn't a girl like a guy as charming as you are?" she said as she hung upside-down on a rafter in his room (No. She was not wearing a skirt.)

"Well... I'll think about it."

"Remember, I am not telling you to do anything. You do what you think is right and follow your heart. Love will always find a way for those who believe in it and you, my fine friend, seem like a believer." She said as she hopped of the rafter and out the window and started jumping on people's rooftops.}

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{Syaoran smiled at the ring and knelt at the foot of his bed. His mind wandered and if a passerby were to (Well...) pass by, would think his soul was sucked out. He inhaled heavily and exhaled heavily and spoke to the air softly in a small whisper.}

"Would you have the honor... no. Would you like to..."

{He paused for a moment and thought.}

"Never in my entire life have I ever felt the way I do until I met you. I am just trying to say..."

"What did you just say?" said a smooth voice in a startled tone

"I love y... AHH!"

{As Syaoran opened his eyes, he saw Midako smiling at him. He fell, utterly startled, to the ground also looking bewildered at what he thinks she heard. She laughed hysterically and wiped her tears of laughter.}

"Ano... can I ask you a question, Mida?"

"I'm listening." She said as she exhaled lightly

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?!"

"Oh, I am so glad that you asked that. I was being so profoundly moved by your words." She said as she took a cassette player and pressed the rewind button.

*Distorted or discombobulated speech*

{She shook the tape player. "Damn! What is wrong with this stupid thing?!" She looked at the button she pressed and chuckled lightly with a tinge of embarrassment. She pressed play and it played, but not exactly what she meant to play.}

*Static*

Lover there, ne? He's your little honey bunny?

"Shut it! He doesn't love me... at all."

Too bad, because I do, I mean...

"WHOA! Nani? Did you just say you loved me?"

No, no! I not say that.

"What did you say, Sanzenin? You said SOMETHING."

I love you. Wo ai ni... Which way you say, WO AI NI! DO YOU HERE ME?

"Uhh... I'll call back later."

*Click*

{Syaoran stared, dumbfounded and downright confused.}

"Midako, tell me... was that Meiling Li, my cousin, and Xian Sanzenin, that guy who tried to jump my dim sum off me in the 2nd grade?"

"Wow, you're good. Sharp as a tack, you are. Nothin gets past ya, ne? But the thing is that I wanted to..."

"Tell me? I doubt it. Why would you present that tape by accident."

"Iie! You got me all wrong. Mikayo recorded this earlier. I wanted to borrow it to listen to my tapes for French 2 and I found a tape in it. I thought it was blank, because it didn't have a label. I heard ya talking to the wall and I recorded your little confession to the wind. You saw me press rewind and it played and..."

"Let me at least hear what you got on me." He said as she pressed the green button

*Static*

"Uhh... I'll call back later."

*Click*

*Minute of status*

"Would you have the honor... no. Would you like to..."

{He paused for a moment and thought.}

"Never in my entire life have I ever felt the way I do until I met you. I am just trying to say..."

"What did you just say?" said a smooth voice in a startled tone

"I love y... AHH!"

*Static and a click*

"That is what I got on ya."

"Keep that. Iie. Trash it. Iie. Burn it. Either way, chuck it so Sakura will never kn..."

"Syaoran-kun."

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Crystal: Well, that was the last chapter. We are not going to finish it. That's the way we are going to leave it.

Cherri: Oh, you really believe that? I doubt it. This is MY story! Anyways, I know this was a bad chapter, but never mind that factor. I WILL update very soon. (Whispers) Don't believe her. Remember to review. 

--The Cherri Ookami and the Crystal Megami