Destined Destiny
By Vapour and Fire (Nutty-brains)
Note: Clamp is the master of Cardcaptor Sakura. But Nutty-brains is the owner of this storyline. Please enjoy!
It was a fine Sunday morning. The air was frosty and the birds had just awoken to find breakfast. There were not many people on the street. Rows and rows of shops were not ready for the day yet.
"(Yawn)… it's only eight in the morning and I'm expected to run an errand? It's so (yawn) early."
Sakura yawned as she walked down the street. She was still half-asleep. Milk, milk, milk. That's all she can remember. Her (idiotic-brainless-likes-picking-on-little-sister) brother, Touya, had commanded her to get some milk. Yes, commanded. He had insisted Sakura to buy milk for him because he couldn't eat his breakfast without that.
Why can't he get it himself? I want to sleep! Sakura thought.
"SAKURA, GO BUY ME MILK! THERE ISN'T A DROP OF IT IS LEFT AT HOME! AND MAKE IT SNAPPY!"
The image of Touya yelling at Sakura kept appearing in her mind. The more she thought about it, the angrier she got.
"WHO IN THE RIGHT MIND WOULD ASK HIS YOUNGER SISTER TO BUY MILK IN THE EARLY HOUR OF A SUNDAY MOR-"
Bang!
The girl had walked straight into a lamp post.
"Yee-ouchy." Sakura picked herself up and brushed off the dust on her dress. This had definitely 'woken' her. She looked around to see if there were any shops that she could purchase some milk. To her dismay, there weren't.
She was going to turn back and return home when suddenly a young girl caught her attention. The girl had fair complexion and long, silky, violet hair. To finish the beauty, she was given a pair of lilac eyes. The girl was carrying pots of flowers from the shop and as she stood in the center of the plants, she looked like a princess from the fairy tales.
Slowly, Sakura approach the girl.
"Welcome to Daidouji Flower Heaven. We are not yet ready, so would you mind coming back later?" the girl said.
"Oh, I just passed by and I so happened to see you opening the shop. Do you need a helping hand? I can spare some time helping you." Sakura asked politely.
The girl stared at her. Then, she smiled.
"You're kind. I can manage on my own, but it would be nice to have someone helping at the same time."
Hence, Sakura forgot about buying the milk and turned to help the girl. They carried the plants out to the pavement and cleaned the windows. At last, all the work was almost completed.
"Thanks a lot. My, I didn't get your name," the girl asked.
"Sakura Kinomoto. And yours?"
"Tomoyo Daidouji, student of Tomoeda Junior High. So, you're the newcomer of the school, aren't you?"
Sakura nodded. Suddenly, the clock in the shop chimed and Sakura had to get home. Tomoyo gave her some flowers for the help she had received before Sakura left the shop.
On the way home, Sakura though, I'll share half of this bouquet of flower with that Touya in compensate for not being able to buy the milk.
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Monday morning, in school…
"Sakura! Good morning!" Meilin shouted as Sakura walked into the classroom.
"Good morning, Meilin and Syaoran." Sakura replied.
"Hey, come over! Here's something that will interest you!" Syaoran said. Meilin gave a big smile and pushed Sakura over to where Syaoran was.
"Hi, Eriol." Meilin greeted.
Eriol greeted her in returned.
So, this is Eriol, the England boy whom everyone is talking about, Sakura thought.
Syaoran flashed an envelope in front of Meilin's face and Meilin's eyes widened.
"Is-is that…another…love letter I see?"
"This lucky bustard got his twelfth love letter this month. But this love letter is anonymous."
"You're jealous, aren't you, Syaoranny?" teased Meilin. "I'll write you one tomorrow."
The two of them began to chat and then started to read the love letter. Sakura was uninterested. She was going to put down her school bag when she saw someone at the door. Curious, she went over.
There standing at the door was Tomoyo, blushing.
"Good morning, Tomoyo. What brings you here?"
"Good morning, Sakura…" Tomoyo tried to peer into the classroom. Sakura did what she did and found that she was peeping at Eriol.
So, that's where the letter came from, Sakura thought.
Eriol stood up from his seat and headed for the door. Tomoyo was hesitating whether to confess to Eriol that she wrote that letter or just avoid him for the moment. Suddenly, she felt her mind being tangled. She was swirling and swirling when she felt someone grabbed her hand.
The next thing she knew, she was with Sakura, hiding behind a pillar. Footsteps were heard as it grew louder with every second. Tomoyo was just about to ask Sakura what they were doing when Sakura gave a 'Shh…' sound. Quiet? What for? Then, a boy walked past them.
It's ERIOL!?!?
Tomoyo blushed again, redder than before.
After the boy was out of their sight, Sakura heaved a sigh of relief.
"Just in the nick of time…" Sakura said.
"What? And why are we hiding from Eriol?" Tomoyo asked. She hoped Eriol would notice her when he walked past.
"You know, that was just not the right time for love confessions."
"And what do you propose?"
"You could know more about him and make him get interested in you. Like making his favourite food and things like that. From what I know of him, there are many girls who claimed to have fallen in love with him. However, if he is not fascinated by you, your winning chance is kinda slim."
Sakura winked an eye at Tomoyo. Tomoyo thought hard at what she had heard. It did make some sense. Then, she thanked her friend and ran to her class with a smile.
Sakura felt glad. First, she helped her friend. Second, she got to know more about Tomoyo. Third, she had not 'seen' it.
For the rest of the day, Tomoyo was busy coming up with ideas to impress Eriol. She was caught a few times in class for being inattentive. Despite the fact that she was warned, she continued to daydream about the England boy.
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"Hi! Aren't you both Sakura's friend? Do you where she is?"
Do we know her? Meilin thought. And how did she find out we are friends of Sakura?
"Oh, she's in the library. My guess." Syaoran replied.
"Thanks a lot."
Syaoran landed his hand on her shoulder and gave a beam.
"Go now before that cherry blossom flies away."
Tomoyo smiled in return. It's only polite to do so.
Syaoran stood still on the spot.
"Hello? Knock knock. Meilin's here, over and out?"
"Oh, sorry, I was thinking about something. Let's go now." Syaoran apologised with a silly grin.
"I thought she had captured your heart. Of course, with an elegant me, you wouldn't find another girl better than me, right? Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha…"
Syaoran sweatdropped. Sakura, I know I should tell you this, but…
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"You WHAT!?!?" Sakura yelled. Everyone around turned to stare at her. The librarian came, did not utter a word but from the death glare she gave, it meant 'Keep the volume down or you'll be outta here'.
"Shh… It's nothing, really. I just confessed that I liked him and handed him my hand-made chocolate cake." Tomoyo blushed. Her rosy cheeks made her look even beautiful.
"Ehh… So, how did he react? Did he say he likes you too?" Sakura whispered with enthusiasm.
"He said he would go out with me. I guess he had accepted me."
"Wow!" Sakura said and the next moment, she was being chased out of the room with Tomoyo.
"I am soo…happy that I met such a wonderful friend. Thanks for the suggestions you have given me. They are pretty useful." Tomoyo shook Sakura's hands as she thanked her.
Suddenly, Sakura was in a totally different place.
This is Tomoyo's future, Sakura thought. That meant that Tomoyo is at school when the incident happened. The sky is dressed with dark and furious clouds. At the bottom of the stairs, Eriol is with a girl. The girl is blushing and at the top of the stairs, Tomoyo is crying as she peeps at the teenagers.
"HI! Cherry-bosom!"
"Puah-ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Sakura got a shock. She took a step backwards and landed on the ground.
"HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU NOT TO MAKE FUN OF OTHER PEOPLE'S NAME?!?! AND YOU'RE MAKING SAKURA' S NAME INTO SOMETHING HORRI-" Meilin yelled the hell out of the Little Wolf's and following that, a chop on his head.
"-BLE!" She ended.
Tomoyo stared in disbelief. Sakura was friend to this 'interesting' people?
Syaoran got such a heavy blow that he lay on the ground.
"Hello! We meet again," said Meilin, waving to Tomoyo. "I'm Meilin, Sakura's classmate. And that one on the ground is Syaoran. Hey, Wolfy, this is no time to sleep." Meilin pulled Syaoran from the ground.
Tomoyo watched as the miraculously-not-dead Syaoran picked himself from the floor.
"Ouch…Meilin, you made me shrink shorter. Oh, hi there."
Tomoyo just stared.
"Hey, that's rude. Aren't you going to introduce yourself?" Syaoran asked, brushing the dirt off his pants while Meilin laughed at him secretly.
"I'm Tomoyo Daidouji. Please give me your guidance in the future." Tomoyo introduced, followed by a bow.
"To-mo-yo… what a nice name. It suits you well, just like the violet hair that matches your face!" Meilin commented.
"Sorry. Come, let me help you up," Syaoran reached out his hand. Sakura looked at him. "Come on, girl, your panties are showing." Syaoran turned his head in another direction.
Sakura looked down at herself and found she was sitting in a unsightly pose- her legs are wide open and her skirt was rolled up. Suddenly, a gush of blood went through her head and she found herself blushing profusely. She immediately pulled her skirt over her bare legs and grabbed on to Syaoran's hand for support. Slowly, she stood up.
"WHAT-DID-YOU-SEE?!?!" A voice boomed from behind Syaoran.
"WHAT?!?!" the guy quickly spun around and saw Meilin clinging tightly to him. "LET ME GO! GET OFF ME!"
"Kiss me first!" Meilin pouted her lips and put it close to Syaoran's face. Sensing danger was near, Wolfy flung the girl onto the ground, with only half his might. (He is strong, ya know.)
"Yee-ouch!"
"Meilin, are you all right?" Tomoyo rushed to her side.
"I guess so…"
"You're bleeding from your nose. I'll get you to the ladies to wash up." Then, she helped the injured girl to the washroom.
"Are you always that rough with Meilin?" Sakura asked as she walked and stood beside Syaoran.
"Erm… Yap, that's how we grew up together. She was never a time lady-like to me and liked to tease me. I nreturn, I did the same. She won't cry over this little accident, don't you worry."
Sakura tried to visualize how the two friends grew up with each other.
"I saw you…" Syaoran distracted Sakura's thinking with this abrupt opening. "Coming in contact with Tomoyo. Did you not see her future?"
Sakura nodded. Syaoran waited for her answer.
"I saw her cry. By the way, can you tell me, what kind of personality does that England boy, Eriol, I think, has?"
"That guy…he's handsome, as you can see. He's kind of quick in his thinking too. As for sports, he is weaker than me, but still considered as an above-average boy. He's one guy every girl would wish for- handsome, smart, good stamina… He has received quite a number of love letters from girls in school, but he didn't open any of them. One more thing, he is very cold. I don't know what has gotten into his brain, but that's his bad point."
"Oh… Thanks for the information. I guess we better head back to class. The next lesson's starting…"
Dringgggggggggg-
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" …You know, Tomoyo is a very nice girl. Caring, helpful, beautiful and many more good points. Therefore, you better threat her well…"
"You're Sakura, right? Did Tomoyo arranged for you to be here and tell me all this stuff?"
"Eh?" Sakura stared at him.
"I know, all girls are in love with me and it is natural for them to send others to be their 'live recorder'. Whatever, tell Tomoyo that I don't care how good she is, I am not at least interested in her. Now if you may excuse me, I am leaving."
"Going home so soon, Eriol?" Syaoran appeared before him. "Then, good bye." He stepped aside to open a path for the boy to pass.
"I can't believe he's so horrible. I got to understand what he is thinking!" Sakura ran after Eriol and out of the classroom.
"Wait, Sakura, I have something to tell- Geese, why is everyone disappearing like Meilin? No wonder it feels so strange without that girl around me. I wonder where she is hiding."
In the teachers' room, Meilin was feeling so bored.
"Can I leave now? I have had to attend something very urgently."
"Nope, you can't, young lady. You have not finished your homework and if you want to leave, dream on…"the Literature teacher said.
"Just my luck…"
"Eriol, you really have good stamina. Where have you gone to?" Sakura panted as she searched the corridors. Then, she came to a hallway that looked awfully familiar. Isn't that the hallway that leads to a flight of stairs she had seen from Tomoyo's future? She hurried over to the place.
Tomoyo was indeed at the top of the stairs. Sakura wanted to peep at what's happening at the end of the stairs, but no matter what, the only way to do it without Tomoyo noticing was to stand behind Tomoyo. She crept stealthily behind Tomoyo. As she stood behind the girl, she could see tears falling to the earth.
Tomoyo's crying…Just like what I had seen in her future.
Sakura stretched out her head and tried to take a look. She could only see Eriol talking to a girl, whose back was facing her.
"I have no affections for you. But if you insist that you love me, I can go out with you." That was the sentence that came out from Eriol's mouth.
"Tomoyo…" Sakura wanted to comfort her friend when all of a sudden, Tomoyo dashed down the stairs with such surprising speed.
"You JERK!"
Sakura's eyes widened as Tomoyo did a back-flipped kick that cause her foot to land on Eriol's face. That move was a huge impact on the guy who fell against the wall. Then, Tomoyo stood in front of him and cried.
Sakura ran out and cuddled Tomoyo in her arms. The crying girl was surprised to see her friend, but later let that problem flow out of her mind.
"There, there, Tomoyo. Go ahead and cry your heart out. This guy is useless."
All these happened too fast. I was going to tell the truth to Tomoyo and now…
The girl who confessed her love to Eriol ran away after seeing what Tomoyo had done. Eriol rested still against the wall. Minutes elapsed. Finally, he spoke,
"I did agree to go out with you. So, what do you want me to do now?"
Sakura opened her mouth to speak, but Tomoyo interrupted.
"I-I told you my feelings before. And then, you replied the same thing that you had just said to the girl. At first, I thought you were joking with me. But-but, you were so cold. Then did I realize you were not joking." Tomoyo said between sobs. "You did say you would go out with me. So, I thought you may change your opinion about me after some while together. I shared my food with you, but you…you threw them away. I tried to start a conversation with you…but…you kept mute."
"Tomoyo…" Sakura looked at her. She couldn't see what her future. It looked so dark ahead.
"I tolerate with the kind of attitude you gave me. I thought toleration is not painful. Even if it is, I can bear it just for your sake. I know that someday, you will notice my good points. As time passes, I have changed a lot for you. But you…still are as cold as ever. When I saw what you said to the girl who confessed her love to you, I could not take it. I COULD TAKE IT NO MORE!"
Tomoyo ended with a shout. At that moment, she had completely lost herself. She was crying harder than before. Sakura hugged her closer.
"… I told you before that I do not love you. It's your own fault for being so stubborn. Girls… they are nothing but troubles. Many girls are like you, so innocent. Or should I say 'stupid'?"
"Let's go, Tomoyo," Sakura said, supporting the weak girl.
Tomoyo nodded.
As they turned to leave, Tomoyo said,
"Eriol, do you know why I like you? That's because I know you lack of love, care and concern. I wanted to change you…but I guess your heart had solidified with the fact that your parents are gone… Haha… Why am I saying all these?"
Eriol stared at Tomoyo's back until her shadow could not be seen. Finally, a tear dripped down to the ground.
"Father…Mother…"
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"Thanks, Sakura…" Tomoyo said. Sakura looked at her. Her tears had dried. "I will like to be alone for a while. You can go home if you want."
"But-but…"
Tomoyo steadied herself and smiled. "I'll be okay. Don't worry. I just need to ponder about how I did that kick. Maybe I learned it from watching Meilin fight with Syaoran."
Tomoyo then ran off.
"Sakura?"
A hand landed on Sakura's shoulder. She turned and saw Syaoran standing beside her.
"Don't tell me… I got it…"
TBC
Fire: Poor Tomoyo…
Vapour: Fire, why is Syaoran like that?
Fire: Why 'why'? He's just playful, that's all.
Vapour: Nevermind. That's all for now. Please wait patiently for our next chappie, ok?
Fire: (hums Spirited Away's song)