YaY!! Second chap is up. Hope you like it.


2: fated




"Where are we staying again?" Syaoran asked Eriol as they sat at the back seat of a limousine which had come to fetch them from the airport. It was supposedly provided by Eriol's 'long time friend' huh.Li snorted. Like anyone would befriend that weirdo. He thought as he looked at Eriol, who was momentarily fiddling around the buttons on the side rest, thus making his window slide up and down, and him looking as if he was having the time of his life.

The limo halted infront of the house of Eriol's 'friend'. House? More like a palace .Li mused, impressed at the majestic place, yet annoyed- it reminded him of home. He followed Eriol, a scowl plastered onto his face. He was just about to chide Eriol for bringing them to stay in such a similar place when all of a sudden....

"ELI !!!!!!!!" A feminine voice rang through the gardens as its owner pounced onto Eriol, nearly knocking him over. Tomoyo Daidouji leapt off her flustered childhood friend and took a good look at him, at the same time reminiscing of their past. "It's so good to see you again!"

Eriol chuckled ."Yes it is. How have you been?"

Li watched as both of them chatted away, and took the chance to glance at Tomoyo. She had her long purplish-black hair down, framing her porcelain skin and amethyst eyes. They seem really close. Li thought to himself.

"Oh yes, before I forget. Tomoyo, meet my distant cousin, Syaoran Li." Eriol said, interrupting the amber eyed boy from his thoughts. "Li, this is my really close childhood friend, Tomoyo Daidouji."

"Nice to meet you. Am I right to assume, Li-kun, that you are the heir to the Li Clan?" Tomoyo inquired politely. Li just nodded curtly then spoke, "Thank you for letting us stay, Daidouji-san"

"You don't need to be so formal, Li-kun, after all, you ARE Eli's cousin" she smiled. "Just call me Tomoyo"

"uh-" Syaoran started but Tomoyo didn't let him finish his sentence as she led Eriol to the front door and inside the house. Eriol just chuckled at his two companions, She is still so hyper...While Li just Li followed them, the scowl on his face deepening at being interrupted yet again by a member of the opposite gender.

Hoe... I'm late again. Tomoyo is gonna kill me! Or worse still, make me model in the clothes she designed yet AGAIN. Sakura dreaded the thought of modeling in her 'innocent' designs- at the last fashion show she had modeled, more than half the male population present had either asked for a date or even her address and phone number. I'll have to remember to bring oni-chan along the next time. The thought of her overprotective older brother scaring away any male within 2 kilometers cheered her up a bit, and left her to wonder what the 'surprise' Tomoyo had called her about could be as she roller-bladed to her best friend's house.
Tomoyo bounced towards the front door as she heard the bell chime. "That must be Sakura!"

"Sakura....... Kinomoto!?" Eriol glanced at Tomoyo as she nodded, her ebony curls bouncing as she did. "Wow. I haven't been in touch with her for a long time"

Tomoyo reached the door before her butler did, and tackled the lady who was about to walk in. "SAKU!!! Look who's here!!"

Sakura looked past her enthusiastic friend to find Eriol standing there, smiling down at her. "ELI!!!!!!!" she cried and pounced on him, the same way that Tomoyo had pounced on her. The trio felt comfortable seeing each other even after such a long time and laughed and talked just like old times. Just then, Eriol remembered...oops, forgot bout that little descendent of mine... "Oh yeah, I haven't introduced you to my cousin. Sakura, meet Li Syaoran. Li, sakura kinomoto." He gestured towards Syaoran who had been lurking in a darker corner of the room.

Sakura was just about to greet him enthusiastically when she had a good look at him. Syaoran, at the same time, was just as shocked.

Both of them shouted together, their expressions mirrored one another's of suppressed anger and annoyance.

"YOU!!!???"

Hehe. Done for today, sorry that its so short! and the cliffhanger. I'll try to update soon, so till then.