A Predictable Predicament
By Rosedreamer49
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the plot.
AN: Thank you to those who have reviewed, you absolutely made my day.
Chapter One: You expect me to do WHAT?
Sakura's arms were tired. Her neck was tired, and her abdomen hurt from the millions of minor jabs she had received from Tomoyo, who was circling around her with white satin in her arms, mumbling incoherently.
True to form, the next day Tomoyo had shown up bright and early at Sakura's apartment(much to Sakura's disgust), with an entourage of chattering friends and an idea for Sakura's wedding dress. Not taking 'no' for an answer, she quickly put Sakura up on a foot stool, telling her to hold still while she proceeded to mummify her with different white fabrics.
"Hmmm...no, that won't work...mumble mumble....YES! No, wait...mumble mumble. Hey Sakura, move your arm to the right...you're going to be so kawaii...ahh...well, that might...no...mumble mumble. Rika, where is my pincushion?"
"Umm Tomoyo?" Rika motioned towards Tomoyo's left arm, which was holding a once purple pin cushion, with only one pin left on it. Tomoyo looked down, and blushed.
"Why do I only have one pin left?" She shouted, in an attempt to regain her dignity. She glanced at Sakura, who was a this time invisible beneath a large pile of what looked like pretty sheets and an innumerable amount of pins. "Oh. Gee." Tomoyo scratched the back of her head in embarrassment. "Did I go a little overboard? I guess so." Sakura tried to turn and look at Tomoyo, but, she tripped and fell, landing with an 'Hoe!' on another pile of fabric.
"Well, I guess we could work on the design later." Tomoyo reached down, helping Sakura disentangle herself from the mound of fabric.
"I guess so." Sakura sent Tomoyo a playful glare, which Tomoyo completely missed, and she continued talking to herself.
"I mean, it's not like you are getting married tomorrow, is it? No? See, we have at least four months before the dress needs to be ready. And we can always work on something else. Like bridesmaids gowns? OH! I forgot to ask, I sorta just assumed, um, Sakura, am I a bride's maid?"
"No."
"WHAT? Saki, I am you best friend, and your cousin, yet you won't even let me be—"
"You baka! You're the maid of honor. Duh. Here you are getting all worked up, you should know better."
"Oh." She paused, then her face lit up. "Well then I have the perfect idea for the dress. This is going to be the best wedding ever! When two young lovers finally tie the knot, and go riding off to the sunset." Tomoyo had stars in her eyes, and Sakura rolled her eyes.
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Touya thought he had to have a serious talk with his sister. And a 'talk' with that gaki. That night, when he had heard the terrible news, he had fainted. He had always thought that his sister would eventually wake up, and realize that the gaki was, well, a gaki. But apparently, she hadn't
And then, they had made that announcement. First, he had to go through the Tomoyo scare, which thankfully wasn't true. Then, they dropped the real bomb.
"Grrrrrr" He put his head in his hands. Just thinking about that Li-boy married to his sister, being related to him, even if it wasn't biologically set him off. Li would officially have stolen his little sister away from him, and there was nothing he could do about it. He buried his head even further into his hands, and growled again. He hated feeling helpless. When his father died, he promised to protect her, and he sure as hell wasn't going to let his father down.
Touya looked up as he heard the door open, and saw his boyfriend Yukito enter, holding several brown paper bags. He stood up to help put the groceries away, however, his mind was far from the milk and eggs he was unpacking.
"Yuki?" Yukito looked up at his love, whose face was a mask of pain and confusion. "What am I going to do?" Touya slammed refrigerator door shut, making all the magnets fall off. "Do you think she is serious? Is she really going to marry him?" At first, Yukito was confused, but now he understood.
"Well, I think you should talk to her. I mean, if she loves him—"
"SHE DOESN'T"
"To-ya, you can't say that. You should be glad she has found someone who she loves, just like we found each other. I mean, part of being her Onii- chan is that you have to protect her, but I don't think Li is the same kid he was in the fourth grade. Maybe you don't have to protect her from him." Touya started to cry.
"If I am not protecting her, then what am I? What if she forgets about me, Yuki? Is she going to leave me here without her?"
"Did you leave her when you fell in love with me?"
"No."
"Then why would she do differently?" Touya just kept on crying into Yuki's shoulder, though his sobs had started to soften. "Maybe you should just talk to her about it. She will tell you she still needs you." Touya wiped his eyes, and nodded.
"I will. Actually, I think I will go see her now. Thank you, Yuki, you always know what to say." They shared a short kiss, and Touya got up, regretfully. He pulled on his coat, and walked out into the cool January weather.
Half an hour later, he found himself in the same elevator as Hiragizawa Eriol, most likely come to pick up his girlfriend, and Li Syaoran, the bane of his existence. He greeted the two cordially, and promptly set about controlling himself from attacking Syaoran. The elevator ding-ed, and they got off on Sakura's floor. Hiragizawa rang the doorbell first, and then Li, because he didn't want to be in a group with him. Then, Touya rang the bell, since he also wanted to be separate from the other two.
They heard a thump from the inside, a yell that sounded like a 'sorry but the doorbell rang', a yell that sounded like, 'Sakura, get back here' and a disheveled Sakura opened the door, while pulling some extra white fabric off her head. She opened her mouth to greet them, but was cut off by Tomoyo pulling her back into her apartment, chattering about more designs. Tomoyo dragged Sakura back through the halls, and out of sight. The three men stood there, until Sakura's yell of "Come in, but shut the door!" was heard.
Touya came in, followed by a confused Syaoran and a grinning Eriol.
"I think I know what is going on."
"Well then Eriol, enlighten us all, please." Syaoran replied, sarcastically. Eriol took him seriously.
"Well, Tomoyo has declared herself the designer of Sakura's wedding," At this Touya involuntarily scowled, "and, has begun work at once." Syaoran started laughing, and Touya could even crack a smile at this vast understatement. The trio made their way to the back, where Sakura was taken prisoner. They opened the door, and Tomoyo shrieked.
"ERIOL" She dropped the pins and fabric she was holding, and threw herself on him. "I didn't know you were here." Eriol patted her head, and gave her a hug.
"Well, I was at the door, but," He was cut off, as Tomoyo began chattering about new designs, and Sakura jumped up.
"Two of my favorite men in the world. Hey Touya, hey Syaoran." She hugged her brother, and gave her fiancé a kiss.
"Hey, kaijou, can I talk to you for a minute? Outside?"
"Sure." She disentangled herself from Syaoran's embrace, and Tomoyo's fabrics, and followed her brother outside.
"Actually, Touya, before you say anything, I wanna ask you something really quick." Touya nodded. "Since Dad, well, isn't here anymore, I was wondering if you would walk me down the isle, and give me away to Syaoran at my wedding. There is no one else I would rather have do this, since you are my baka brother."
Touya's head was spinning. Give her away? It was bad enough that she was going away, now he had to hand her over to the gaki for real? But how could he say no. She put it in such a way, and he loved her so much. And who would she ask if he said no? Yukito? Eriol? Oi, there was too much at stake. Touya swallowed hard, and responded,
"Of course. What kind of brother would I be if I said no?" Sakura gave him a hug.
"I love you, Touya."
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FUN FUN! I'm sorry I didn't have this up sooner, but it is spring break, so I am lazy. However, don't expect the next chappie until late next week, around Thursday. I'm starting school again, and I have no time this weekend, since it is Easter, and all that. Please review, I loved it when I got the few last week. Made my day/week/pathetic excuse for a life. Also, I do want criticism. Thanks, see you next week!
By Rosedreamer49
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except the plot.
AN: Thank you to those who have reviewed, you absolutely made my day.
Chapter One: You expect me to do WHAT?
Sakura's arms were tired. Her neck was tired, and her abdomen hurt from the millions of minor jabs she had received from Tomoyo, who was circling around her with white satin in her arms, mumbling incoherently.
True to form, the next day Tomoyo had shown up bright and early at Sakura's apartment(much to Sakura's disgust), with an entourage of chattering friends and an idea for Sakura's wedding dress. Not taking 'no' for an answer, she quickly put Sakura up on a foot stool, telling her to hold still while she proceeded to mummify her with different white fabrics.
"Hmmm...no, that won't work...mumble mumble....YES! No, wait...mumble mumble. Hey Sakura, move your arm to the right...you're going to be so kawaii...ahh...well, that might...no...mumble mumble. Rika, where is my pincushion?"
"Umm Tomoyo?" Rika motioned towards Tomoyo's left arm, which was holding a once purple pin cushion, with only one pin left on it. Tomoyo looked down, and blushed.
"Why do I only have one pin left?" She shouted, in an attempt to regain her dignity. She glanced at Sakura, who was a this time invisible beneath a large pile of what looked like pretty sheets and an innumerable amount of pins. "Oh. Gee." Tomoyo scratched the back of her head in embarrassment. "Did I go a little overboard? I guess so." Sakura tried to turn and look at Tomoyo, but, she tripped and fell, landing with an 'Hoe!' on another pile of fabric.
"Well, I guess we could work on the design later." Tomoyo reached down, helping Sakura disentangle herself from the mound of fabric.
"I guess so." Sakura sent Tomoyo a playful glare, which Tomoyo completely missed, and she continued talking to herself.
"I mean, it's not like you are getting married tomorrow, is it? No? See, we have at least four months before the dress needs to be ready. And we can always work on something else. Like bridesmaids gowns? OH! I forgot to ask, I sorta just assumed, um, Sakura, am I a bride's maid?"
"No."
"WHAT? Saki, I am you best friend, and your cousin, yet you won't even let me be—"
"You baka! You're the maid of honor. Duh. Here you are getting all worked up, you should know better."
"Oh." She paused, then her face lit up. "Well then I have the perfect idea for the dress. This is going to be the best wedding ever! When two young lovers finally tie the knot, and go riding off to the sunset." Tomoyo had stars in her eyes, and Sakura rolled her eyes.
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Touya thought he had to have a serious talk with his sister. And a 'talk' with that gaki. That night, when he had heard the terrible news, he had fainted. He had always thought that his sister would eventually wake up, and realize that the gaki was, well, a gaki. But apparently, she hadn't
And then, they had made that announcement. First, he had to go through the Tomoyo scare, which thankfully wasn't true. Then, they dropped the real bomb.
"Grrrrrr" He put his head in his hands. Just thinking about that Li-boy married to his sister, being related to him, even if it wasn't biologically set him off. Li would officially have stolen his little sister away from him, and there was nothing he could do about it. He buried his head even further into his hands, and growled again. He hated feeling helpless. When his father died, he promised to protect her, and he sure as hell wasn't going to let his father down.
Touya looked up as he heard the door open, and saw his boyfriend Yukito enter, holding several brown paper bags. He stood up to help put the groceries away, however, his mind was far from the milk and eggs he was unpacking.
"Yuki?" Yukito looked up at his love, whose face was a mask of pain and confusion. "What am I going to do?" Touya slammed refrigerator door shut, making all the magnets fall off. "Do you think she is serious? Is she really going to marry him?" At first, Yukito was confused, but now he understood.
"Well, I think you should talk to her. I mean, if she loves him—"
"SHE DOESN'T"
"To-ya, you can't say that. You should be glad she has found someone who she loves, just like we found each other. I mean, part of being her Onii- chan is that you have to protect her, but I don't think Li is the same kid he was in the fourth grade. Maybe you don't have to protect her from him." Touya started to cry.
"If I am not protecting her, then what am I? What if she forgets about me, Yuki? Is she going to leave me here without her?"
"Did you leave her when you fell in love with me?"
"No."
"Then why would she do differently?" Touya just kept on crying into Yuki's shoulder, though his sobs had started to soften. "Maybe you should just talk to her about it. She will tell you she still needs you." Touya wiped his eyes, and nodded.
"I will. Actually, I think I will go see her now. Thank you, Yuki, you always know what to say." They shared a short kiss, and Touya got up, regretfully. He pulled on his coat, and walked out into the cool January weather.
Half an hour later, he found himself in the same elevator as Hiragizawa Eriol, most likely come to pick up his girlfriend, and Li Syaoran, the bane of his existence. He greeted the two cordially, and promptly set about controlling himself from attacking Syaoran. The elevator ding-ed, and they got off on Sakura's floor. Hiragizawa rang the doorbell first, and then Li, because he didn't want to be in a group with him. Then, Touya rang the bell, since he also wanted to be separate from the other two.
They heard a thump from the inside, a yell that sounded like a 'sorry but the doorbell rang', a yell that sounded like, 'Sakura, get back here' and a disheveled Sakura opened the door, while pulling some extra white fabric off her head. She opened her mouth to greet them, but was cut off by Tomoyo pulling her back into her apartment, chattering about more designs. Tomoyo dragged Sakura back through the halls, and out of sight. The three men stood there, until Sakura's yell of "Come in, but shut the door!" was heard.
Touya came in, followed by a confused Syaoran and a grinning Eriol.
"I think I know what is going on."
"Well then Eriol, enlighten us all, please." Syaoran replied, sarcastically. Eriol took him seriously.
"Well, Tomoyo has declared herself the designer of Sakura's wedding," At this Touya involuntarily scowled, "and, has begun work at once." Syaoran started laughing, and Touya could even crack a smile at this vast understatement. The trio made their way to the back, where Sakura was taken prisoner. They opened the door, and Tomoyo shrieked.
"ERIOL" She dropped the pins and fabric she was holding, and threw herself on him. "I didn't know you were here." Eriol patted her head, and gave her a hug.
"Well, I was at the door, but," He was cut off, as Tomoyo began chattering about new designs, and Sakura jumped up.
"Two of my favorite men in the world. Hey Touya, hey Syaoran." She hugged her brother, and gave her fiancé a kiss.
"Hey, kaijou, can I talk to you for a minute? Outside?"
"Sure." She disentangled herself from Syaoran's embrace, and Tomoyo's fabrics, and followed her brother outside.
"Actually, Touya, before you say anything, I wanna ask you something really quick." Touya nodded. "Since Dad, well, isn't here anymore, I was wondering if you would walk me down the isle, and give me away to Syaoran at my wedding. There is no one else I would rather have do this, since you are my baka brother."
Touya's head was spinning. Give her away? It was bad enough that she was going away, now he had to hand her over to the gaki for real? But how could he say no. She put it in such a way, and he loved her so much. And who would she ask if he said no? Yukito? Eriol? Oi, there was too much at stake. Touya swallowed hard, and responded,
"Of course. What kind of brother would I be if I said no?" Sakura gave him a hug.
"I love you, Touya."
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FUN FUN! I'm sorry I didn't have this up sooner, but it is spring break, so I am lazy. However, don't expect the next chappie until late next week, around Thursday. I'm starting school again, and I have no time this weekend, since it is Easter, and all that. Please review, I loved it when I got the few last week. Made my day/week/pathetic excuse for a life. Also, I do want criticism. Thanks, see you next week!