Wow! Someone actually liked the story!!! I'm soooo happy! One minute I was stuck on a so called "writer's block" then after I saw your reviews ideas just came flooding through me! Thank you sooo much melon-heart for being my 1st reviewer and to sHiPpO9113 for being second! You guys brighten up my day! lol
Why was Syaoran drawing Barney? Well because he was sooo bored in class so he just did that =P
And why Barney? Well I can't think of any other character that might seem a bit funny and annoying... hehe... also I kinda' remembered my classmate nn;
Anyway I was really happy that you liked the story. Hope you'll like this one too...
Oh I forgot to mention before that in this story Syaoran & the rest of the guys are already 15, so I'm assuming that all the Clow Cards had been caught and turned into Sakura Cards. Although I don't think I'll be including these clow cards in my story, well may be a lil' coz I want this fic to be as realistic as possible.
Another thing, this is an SS fic, as well as a bit ET. Though there won't be too many mushy and fluffy stuffs coz I'm not really good at writing those kinda' stuff.
And in this fic, instead of Syaoran and Meilin being cousins, it would be Syaoran and Eriol. And Eriol, Tomoyo and Meilin may be a bit OOC. And why is that? Because I need them that way for reasons I have no intention of telling you...lol
Sigh... do I really have to say this? Okay okay! I don't own Card Captor Sakura. The oh-so-great CLAMP owns it. Although I wish I did anyway. Lol
[Current POV]
Recollections
"Dialogues"
'thoughts'
(My Comments)
-Setting-
Action
Anyway... enough of these crap and on with the story...
Believe Me When I Say I Love You
Chapter 1: News & Fortunes...
-Tomoeda High School, Cafeteria-
It has been a busy day and everyone seems to be lifeless. And sleepiness is visibly looming the entire area, surrounding a group of students dining together on a lone table at a corner of Maki's Cafeteria (Yeah Maki now has a cafeteria! Her toy store is a hit so she decided to add a new business =P).
Usually lunch break would be filled with enthusiasm and silly stories can be heard between these students, but for unknown reason, everyone seems to be quiet this moment. Minding their own businesses and devouring their lunch as if their entire life depends on it. (lol)
Until somebody broke the silence.
"Hey guys!" Yamazaki Takahashi announced.
Hearing this Syaoran's face rose and looked at Yamazaki giving him an annoyed look then said, "What?"
"We don't know yet, so tell us" said Eriol.
Yamazaki feeling proud of himself for breaking the silence raised his index finger then said "Did you guys know..."
With this everyone sighed giving Yamazaki exasperated looks and muttered among themselves. "Ah not again!", "Sheesh", "Geez", and a horde of curses and mumblings. (Yeah they've been hearing Yamazaki's lies since elementary so they're kinda' tired from hearing this kinds of stories.)
Feeling the pressure of the numerous death glares he's been receiving, Yamazaki said in a quick low voice "according to flower language, a yellow acacia flower signifies a secret love". Then quickly bowed his head and devoured his meal. (I have no idea what a yellow acacia flower looks like so don't ask me, I just read this on a trivia site. Lol)
After a few moments of silence he gave out a sigh of relief.
Eriol seem to be pondering on something then said "Hmmm... flowers e..."
"Now I remember!" Clapping his hands in recollection.
"If I'm not mistaken, I think I saw that kind of flower on top of Meilin's chair last Valentine's Day?" Confirmed Eriol, then turned his head giving Syaoran a knowing smile then said, "You saw that too, ne Syaoran-kun?"
Syaoran cleared his throat then hurriedly said "Why ask me? What do I know about annoying flowers!?"
Seeing Syaoran's expression Eriol smirked.
"I wonder, does Meilin-chan have a boyfriend?" Inquired Kazuki. (Hehe I just made this guy up 'coz there seem to be few guys in their class who actively participates in the story)
"I'm sure she has! Why would a girl as nice and pretty as Meilin-chan have none!" Yamazaki said.
"Not only a boyfriend, I'm sure she has tons of secret admirers as well." Joined Eriol while eyeing Syaoran.
Syaoran cleared his throat then rolled his eyes.
Meanwhile on the girls table, opposite to the guys, the situation is different. Silly giggles can be heard followed by shy laughter and giddy conversations.
"I'm really excited!" Exclaimed Sakura.
"Finally Yukito-kun is done with his studies! And he's really coming back to Tomoeda." Sakura giggled with stars clearly visible in her eyes.
"I wonder how he looks now. I'm sure he's still as handsome as ever." Tomoyo said while focusing her camera toward Sakura's dreamy face. She never gets tired of stirring Sakura's imagination.
"Tsukishiro Yukito-kun is your brother's best friend right?" Inquired Naoko snapping Sakura from her dreams.
"Oh yeah! And after finishing his studies, he's finally coming back next month." Sakura happily said.
Chiharu tickled Sakura then said "And you still like him after all these years".
"You never really change Sakura-chan."
And with this Sakura blushed like a ripe tomato making everyone once again laugh and giggle.
[Flashback]
-Kinomoto Residence, Living Room-
Krrrrriiiiiiiiiiinnngggggg!!! Krrrrriiiiiiiinnnnngggg!!!
"Matte! I'm coming now!"
"Moshi moshi! Kinomoto Residence, Sakura desu." Replied Sakura on the handset.
"Oi Sakura-chan! Konbanwa! How have you been?" A cool guy's voice said.
"Hoeeeee!!! Yukito-kun?! Is that really you!?" Sakura said while literally bouncing up and down all around the living room.
"Ano... Is Touya-kun there?" Inquired Yukito.
"Err... gomen, Oniichan is out. He has his part-time job so I'm the only one here."
Sakura said sounding disappointed that Yukito preferred to speak with her brother instead.
"Oh yeah, I forgot. Touya-kun has numerous part-time jobs."
"Anyway, I just want to inform him that I'll be returning to Tomoeda. I'm planning to go back as soon as my diploma is released. That would probably be a month from now." Yukito said sounding as excited as Sakura upon hearing the news.
"Really! I'm sure Oniichan would be glad to hear that. Oh I can't wait to see you again. What would you like to eat; I'll cook anything for you when you return?" Sakura said continuously.
"Errrm... Sakura-chan anything would be ok with me and besides it's still a month a way so don't bother yourself too much."
"Ano... Sakura-chan I think I need to go now. Gomen, my housemate has just arrived and I'm in-charge of cooking tonight." Yukito said hurriedly before Sakura could start another horde of questions.
"Eh... gomen Yukito-kun, I took your time with my silly questions." Sakura said sounding disappointed.
"Oh that's ok Sakura-chan."
"Ja Yukito-kun". Sakura said feeling sad that their conversation is so short, yet somehow dreamy and lighthearted after hearing Yukito's news.
"Oh well... Ja Sakura-chan" Yukito said then hurriedly ended the call.
[End of Flashback]
-Kinomoto Residence, Sakura's Bedroom-
Sakura crouched on her bed feeling tired yet sleep seems to be so far from reach. She has given up counting sheep as she reached over a hundred but still sleep just won't come to her. (FYI: It was said that counting jumping sheep will make one sleepy...lol)
Feeling frustrated she stood up from her bed and went to her desk. Taking the clow book from her drawer, she then cleared her desk. Grabbing every candy wrapper while cursing Kero for not cleaning his mess. Good thing Kero is already fast asleep inside her drawer or this would spark another argument.
Sitting on the chair across her desk, she let out a frustrated sigh. 'Perhaps a lil' fortune telling will bring me some sleep.' Recently she has been feeling a lil' queasy and unsettled. Several questions has been going on her head and perhaps this little fortune telling could help her and finally grant her sleep. (I read on the manga that Clow cards can also be used for fortune telling)
So she opened the clow book then grabbed the cards. She shuffled them repeatedly for about 3 times. Muttering a low incantation.
"By the power of the stars
I Sakura, your mistress command you
Grant me the power to see
The future as it might be...
Release!"
(Hehe I just made up this incantation...lol)
She then picked 3 cards and placed them side by side.
Slowly she opened the first card, followed by the second then the third.
She was baffled at what she saw. Then slowly the meaning struck her.
Glowing before her with a pink aura, were the Love card in the middle flanked by the Storm card on the left and the Hope card on the right.
The words came flooding through her...
"After the storm in your heart, there is hope..."
"After the storm in your heart, there is hope..."
"After the storm in your heart, there is hope..."
TBC...
So how was it guys? Did you like it?
It's a bit short though... but I promise next chapter will be a bit longer.
So what do you think does that fortune telling imply? Hehe...
If it wasn't for those successive annoying power failures, I could have added this chapter sooner. But those blackouts keep messing up my work.
And once again I'm very thankful to those who reviewed my work...
Keep reading and continue reviewing... this really inspires me and makes me motivated to write...
Anyway, see yah next chap...