An: Hmm . . . Maybe I should put up another author's note soon since people seem to respond to ANs more than my 2nd chapter. J/k . . . nearly had you there, didn't I?
So ARCHANGEMON! Do I still get that chocolate you promised for putting up the next chapter on Friday? Like you asked? I absolutely LUV! Chocolate. Cadbury milk chocolate, infact. You'll have a new best friend if u produced some of those deliciously yummy choky. ^_^! Hmm…is that how you spell it? Or is it choklet? ^_^!
I'm really sorry for doing this to you guys, but I feel the need to tie you to your chairs cos this is gonna be a looong chapter and you mite wish to leave. Enjoy!
Pretense
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'Friendship is a serious affection;
the most sublime of all affections,
because it is founded on principle
and cemented by time.' ( Author Unknown)
Chapter 3
MAJOR FLASHBACK
2 years after Syaoran left
To: CardCaptorSyaoran@hotmail.com
Subject: AAARGH!!!
GUESS WHAT SYAORAN!!! You know how I always wanted to get into that School News Magazine Committee ? Well . . . I got selected!!! AAGGHH!!! I am soooo excited!!!
I submitted an article and I never DREAMED that they would like it so much. If I had known that they would respond like that sooner then I'd have done it AAAGES ago. Reply soooon k?!!!
M.S.T
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To: beautiful_petals@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: AAArgh!!!
Hey Meilin,
When I read your subject (AAArgh!!!), I thought you were in trouble or something. You scared the living daylights outta me. Don't EVER scare me like that! You can still hear my heart thumping.
Since when did you ever want to be in the SNMC ? (School News Mag Com. I Thought Sakura was more into that kinda stuff . . . ? ? ?
Syaoran.
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To: CardCaptorSyaoran@hotmail.com
Subject: Uh . . .
Um . . . yeah well . . . people change. And I didn't know that you knew that Sakura wanted to be in the SNMC . . . ?
M.S.T
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To: beautiful_petals@hotmail.com
Subject: Nani?
Meilin . . . you seem to b 4getting a lot of stuff we talked about when I was there . . . how come?
Hey . . . I was just wondering . . . would you be able to go online Tomorrow? At say . . . 8.30? I'm having hols now so we can really have a conversation.
Syaoran.
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CardCaptorSyaoran :
Hihi, how haf u been Meilin?
MeeiiiLIN! :
Great. Aww…no fair. You have hols now and I don't. *pout*
CardCaptorSyaoran :
LOL…well, you get used to it. Actually, we have Saturdays off here and two weeks after every term and three months off at the end of year.
MeeiiiLIN! :
No Fair x2! And I can't believe that you're nickname's still CardCaptorSyaoran! You still like that show?
CardCaptorSyaoran :
Hehe…yeah. I mean c'mon…the character is almost like me except maybe a little more…I dunno…different but then again maybe not and what am I s'posed to do? The guys got my name and I LOVE his fighting skills…=)
CardCaptorSyaoran :
So, lets talk about SNMC. You said Sakura got you into that kinda stuff ? I remember that you hated to even WRITE!
Sakura's P.O.V = . . .
Whoa ! talk about change of subject!
MeeiiiLIN! :
Oh . . . hehe, well you know Sakura and how she's crazy about that kind of stuff? I guess it's just rubbed off on me.
OMGOSH!!! I can't believe I was that stupid I told him that I wanted to make it into SNMC! I mean, Meilin doesn't even like that kind of stuff. Please believe me Syaoran. PLEEAASE BELIEVE ME!
CardCaptorSyaoran :
Well, to tell you the truth, I'm beginning to like you better this way.
he said he likes ME! WOW! No one's ever said that to me before
MeeiiiLIN! :
Oh really?
CardCaptorSyaoran :
Yeah. I mean, I liked you before but I guess you're different.
Uh Oh
MeeiiiLIN! :
Different how?
I hope that's casual enough. I am stuffing up this whole masquerade thing!
CardCaptorSyaoran :
Umm…different in everything. You've become nicer and I don't mean that you weren't nice before but now you're . . . well . . . just different.
alright. Now it's ME who needs a change of subject
MeeiiiLIN! :
Ok . . . if you say so. So let's talk about you. Involved in anything major?
CardCaptorSyaoran :
Well, actually yeah. See, these people - that is most of my friends and a majority of the 'Aussies' are crazy about cricket. {AN: actually, I don't really know if that's true or not but work with me here ok?} I kinda picked up on how to play through television and after MUCH explanation on how to play from my friends. Now I'm hooked. ^_~.
MeeiiiLIN! :
Cricket. Yeah, I know that game. I've seen it on cable.
CardCaptorSyaoran :
Yeah well, they all urged me to try out for the team since they found out that I can actually do ok in sports . . . And surprisingly I did well. I guess sport just comes naturally to me. And the thing is, if you are part of the team, you gain instant popularity, and pretty much at the same time, the other guys wish you didn't exist. I can see it in their eyes.
MeeiiiLIN! :
How come?
CardCaptorSyaoran :
I don't mean to boast or anything but well . . . the girls are pretty much the prob. They start hanging all over you. I wish almost everyday that I could run away from them and hide. But that would be the coward's way out, ne?
MeeiiiLIN! :
So, does that mean that you've got a g/f?
I mean, face it Sakura. The guy has charm and the looks to attract ANY girl, but he's sweet too . . .
CardCaptorSyaoran :
Hey, who need a g/f when there's you, ne?
MeeiiiLIN! :
FLIRT!
Oh, I wish I could believe him, but even if he did really mean it, it's not really directed at me. He thinks I'm Meilin and I'm NOT! Sometimes I regret I ever made this decision to stay in touch with him. But I at least got to know him better over the past two years in this way
CardCaptorSyaoran :
Hey! I'm not joking. You really ARE the sweetest person to walk on earth, cos I've never met another one . . . yet . . . :Þ you've changed almost instantaneously after I left. I must have been a bad influence on you or something, hmm . . . ?
MeeiiiLIN! :
Hehe . . . Umm . . . Yeah.
CardCaptorSyaoran :
Hey! I compliment you on your sweetness and you agree that I'm a bad influence on you ? ! ? you were s'posed to DISAGREE with me!
MeeiiiLIN! :
LOL. You asked for it. :Þ back!
MeeiiiLIN! :
Anyway! This is 'me' you're talking to. I can't completely change the person that I am inside you know!
CardCaptorSyaoran :
I don't really want you to change. I like you the way you are. You've changed for the better.
MeeiiiLIN! :
Thank you Syaoran. I'm glad you like me the way I am. Listen I'd better go. My brother Touya is gonna start hollering otherwise.
CardCaptorSyaoran :
Your BROTHER TOUYA ? ! ? ! Meilin, since when have you acquired Sakura's brother as yours? Without my knowledge, I might add, hmm . . . ?
MeeiiiLIN! :
Hehe . . . no I didn't mean it. It just came out that way. Gomen. I meant my mother. Hanging around Sakura can do weird things to you, you know?
CardCaptorSyaoran :
Hehe . . . sure, if you say so. You better go then. I don't want you to get in trouble on my account
MeeiiiLIN! :
Thanks Syaoran. Bye.
CardCaptorSyaoran :
No prob Meilin. =
YOU ARE ONE 'VERY' STUPID GIRL SAKURA! YOU GAVE WAY TOO MUCH!! He might be suspecting already. GAKI! Uurrgghh!
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AN: sorry. I wasn't expecting this chapter to be THIS looong. This is the longest chapter I've ever done. I hope you enjoyed this chapter cos I sure enjoyed writing it. It was fun!
Question : should I write e-mails and instant msgs in shorthand to make it seem more . . . real? Or would that just annoy you people? Anything in this chapter, that doesn't make sense? ASK!
This took me AGES! to type up so you guys had BETTER review! OR ELSE! . . . ok ok . . . no more threats . . . I actually had this written out but when I started typing, more things decided to make their way into my lovely imagination given to me from God which came from my brain which gave messages to my fingers which was on the keyboard buttons which had the alphabets on them which showed up on the screen which actually said REVIEW!!!!! and voila!
Olrighty folks. I know you are dying to read all those great other stories out there so I'll untie you now. Haha! bet you all 4 got that I tied you up at the start cos you LOVED my story and 4 got your discomfort, right? RIGHT? :'( you – you mean – you mean you didn't 'like' my story? WAA!!! :\ *water works stops suddenly* well! I guess there's no point in that is there? I'll see how many reviews I'm gonna get 4 chapter first.
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