A.N.: Here's the last chapter/epilogue of my first 'published' fic, The Li Guardians! Enjoy!
THE LI GUARDIANS
EPILOGUE – THE FUTURETomoyo dropped by Syaoran's apartment the next day, knowing the couple would be there thanks to a message left by her best friend on the answering machine. Keen as the long-haired Japanese girl was, she soon noted not to ask anything yet, also noticing both were even more opening and smiling, and she mentally kicked herself for leaving her digital camera on top of her bed.
By the time Tomoyo headed to school, both Sakura and Syaoran were ready and went with her. They arrived shortly, but still before the teacher, which gave them time to settle in, ignoring the looks everyone gave them. A few minutes later, Naoko, not being able to control her natural curiosity anymore, sighed and, practically jumping at the couple, asked, her loud voice heard throughout the classroom, "Li-kun, Sakura-chan, what happened that day? Everyone was so worried! We were so scared, we didn't realize you stayed behind!"
At that instant, Rika, the other following her towards the Sakura, Syaoran, Tomoyo and Naoko, got up and continued, "That's right, the teachers called Sakura-chan's house, but no one knew anything and we couldn't find you!"
"And no one answered at Li-kun's apartment either, neither of you were found! So everyone was got really panicked, school was cut off for the rest of the day! We've been waiting since then for you to appear! We were worried something might have happened!" Yamazaki completed the thoughts.
Nearing the couple even more, Chiharu voiced the original unanswered question again, "So, what happened? Where were you?"
As their classmates looked expectantly at them, Sakura and Syaoran wondered how to answer that without telling anything important, side glancing at each other with twin desperate looks on their faces. Just as they were about to try something, the door opened and Mr. Terada walked in, his eyes traveling directly to the couple's respective desks; although they were empty, he saw the two backed away to the wall surrounded by the others. Seeing both there, he visually breathed out in relief and proceeded with the class, briefly warning the Japanese girl and the Chinese boy to report to the school office during break time.
When the teacher requested, everyone walked back to their respective desks, most narrowly missing the worried looks Sakura and Syaoran shared, which transformed into determined nods. Tomoyo smiled, picking up her camera and preparing it, guessing what they were going to do.
As the time went by, the first hours of class were finally over and the students inwardly cheered when they heard the awaited sound. The chestnut couple stood up and, holding hands, quietly exited the classroom, Tomoyo following them discretely.
Standing just outside the school, hidden by a large tree, Sakura released her staff and summoned the desired card. "Lock away everyone's horrible and frightening memories of yesterday's events... and anything else connected to it! Erase!" She shouted, but not too loud, just enough for people very close to hear, giving Tomoyo a clear recording of audio and video, the long-haired girl knowing her memories wouldn't be erased because her best friend would preserve them.
The Erase card appeared above them, looking down at the two below, it smiled when laying eyes on them: Sakura was holding her staff, all of her concentration on sending enough magic energy for the spell, and beside her, Syaoran, his eyes closed as he, with the two extended fingers behind the summoned sword, also concentrated to help the Sakura Cards wielder, since a lot of energy would be needed to complete the job. Smiling, the card flew towards the school and, using the offered magic energy, it had more than enough to remove all traces of recollections from everyone involved with the incident. When its duty was done, the Erase disappeared in traces of smoke above them.
As auburn-hared girl finished her task, she once more rejoined hands with her boyfriend, who immediately brought her towards his own body for a kiss, surprising her so, that Sakura was unable to let the newly-formed tears escape her eyes.
Syaoran knew she wanted to cry, after all, the two of them had just wiped away the memories of more than three-hundred people, and that was not only tiring, but also very saddening... to them, a memory was a precious part of life, so in taking away some of them, it was like they'd taken away bits of the lives of those people. The recollections forever lost belonged to friends and unknown citizens, all erased by the two of them, even though they had no right to, but merely because both still had to protect the existence of magic. The fact wouldn't exactly bring them a good consciousness, but they knew they had to do it.
"Syaoran," she murmured, bringing him back to reality. In response, he hugged her tightly against himself, moving his lips against hers so as to distract the girl, who eventually hugged him too, her hands painfully gripping the back of his shirt and part of his skin. Ignoring hurt she was unwarily inflicting on him, Syaoran deepened the kiss, knowing it would at least help her relieve Sakura a little. Eventually he felt her body relax and join him in the pleasure of their moment, realizing he'd succeeded in comforting her. The very thought made him smile in the kiss.
The coupe remained like that for some time, knowing both needed those minutes to ease their thoughts; a light breeze passed her by, gently ruffling their hair and slightly raising her skirt, though not enough to reveal anything.
Lost in their sweet reverie, neither ever realized Tomoyo's warnings, who was recording everything all along, that either groups were walking by at that instant, among which was Syaoran's personal fan-club, so the two were caught in the act.
"Li-kun! What's this?!" One of them screamed.
The couple, startled, broke apart immediately, as if the other had caught fire, and stood five feet apart from one another, suddenly taking an extreme interest in the grass beneath them. It was embarrassing to have been caught in such a heated kiss.
After a few seconds, feeling his confidence slowly building up again, he walked back to the girl he had been caught with and entwined their fingers, giving her a reassuring smile before turning to them as he declared in a loud and clear voice, "I think it's about time you know... Sakura and I have been going out for a long time now. She is my girlfriend, so I would really like you to respect her as such." He finished with a charming smile.
The girls swooned at it, but caught themselves and soon they were all rampaging and stomping their feet on the ground, "We'll never allow our Syaoran-sama to date such a boring girl! Kinomoto-san, let go of him this instant!" They screamed.
The couple sweatdropped, but hey didn't have much time to do anything more since the girls started ganging up on them, so both immediately knew they would have to run for it. Neither would ever use magic to impose their will; it was best they conquered the fan girls' approval ... or at least their tolerance, if either wanted at least a little bit of piece when at school.
Realizing danger faster, Syaoran squeezed her hand to get her attention and, turning around, he started running with astounding speed, Sakura right behind him, their hands never parting. As the couple neared the small park inside the school, the chocolate-haired boy smirked as an idea came to his mind. Running even faster, he dragged his girlfriend to the center of the rows of trees and, stopping abruptly, he caught her in his arms, bent his knees and leaped high on to a branch. The speed Syaoran had used with the last movements had been so fast, it gave the impression he and Sakura had just disappeared out of nowhere, which was exactly what his fan-club thought, coming to a stop right where they had last seen him.
"He just," one of the fan girls started and trailed off.
"Disappeared!" Another finished.
"Wow! Amazing! Li-sama is really incredible, isn't he?!" A third one cooed, all of the others instantly agreed and started talking about their wonderful their idol was and how lucky they were to be able to see him everyday; in other words: how lucky they were to be in the same school as him; before they proceeded to babble about all the awesome things they had seen their 'perfect Li-sama' do. Eventually the large group headed back to the school building, the reason why they were in the park long forgotten.
Above the spot the girls had just vacated, hidden by the trees' branches and leaves, Sakura and Syaoran sweatdropped at the girls babbling on and on as they went back. After the fan-club was gone, the two looked at each other and Sakura, sitting on Syaoran's lap while the latter sat on a branch a little higher than the one he had originally jumped on, started giggling, soon followed by him. The shy chuckles from the both of them quickly developed into uncontrollable laughs.
"I guess... not all will be... a... happy ending, eh?" She said between each intake of breath.
After the laughs died down a bit later, the boy replied, "We still have your brother and Kerberos to deal with, don't forget that!" he said with a sigh. "At least your father supports us, just like Daidouji does. I'd hate to try to come near you if your guardian-angel-and-best-friend wasn't on our side!" Syaoran commented playfully, making both start laughing all over again.
"Besides," he said when the fit dies down once more, "I'll always have a happy ending as long as I'm with you."
She smiled at his sweet expression and the two leaned in for a kiss, forgetting, if only for a moment, the fan-club, the painful experiences they'd been through, the sins both committed together. When their lips met, Sakura and Syaoran forgot everything else except from themselves, the other and the different sensations they were reaching together, knowing life was only beginning to extend its path before them, and the couple was only starting to walk as one. Both also knew, however, that as long as they remained together, even the difficult times that were sure to come, as they come in everyone's life, could be surpassed, after all, their greatest strength was their union.
"Let me stay with you... forever," one whispered in the kiss.
"And not even death will do us apart," the other finished, still within their lips' dance, with the exact words the first was about to pronounce, the same thought in both minds.
Whoever said what does not matter, so long as their feelings were honest and sincere, as in the moment those words escaped them, then anything would be possible.
END OF EPILOGUE – THE FUTURE and of FICA.N.: KAWAII!!! Just try imagining a 19-year-old Syaoran sitting on a high branch of a very green tree and an 18-year-old Sakura on his lap, both oblivious to the world, in a passionate kiss! KAAAAAWAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIII!!!
Yes, well, like I wrote before, I write fanfictions for my own entertainment, so there's no reason why I shouldn't think what I write is cute! ;p
Of course, if you feel otherwise, feel free to say it in a review; the same goes for criticisms, incoherencies, mistakes, comments, etc.
Well, that's the end of this fic, don't forget to check out the parody I made to the Spice Girls song "Goodbye" (I DO NOT own the Spice Girls version, but I DO own mine!!!) "Goodbye, Li Guardians" – a tribute to Yami and Suuki!
Well, my first Card Captor Sakura fic/first 'published' fic is FINALLY complete! My next CCS will be YAOI (the Eriol x Syaoran one I wrote about in the previous chapter), and then I'm not sure... I've got about three other CCS fics besides this one to work on... so only God knows when I'll get a chance to finish them. ¬¬''''
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Syaoran-Lover signing out!!!
"Syaoran-sama o ai shiteimasu-kara, nanimo dekimasu, kare no tame nara..."