Hi! This is my CCS fic. I gave it a little twist by changing a few stuff in a story I happen to be writing and putting in the characters of Card Capture Sakura. Don't worry it will have a much of the same settings of the manga but just enough that it didn't have to make me changed the whole story I'm working on. So here is the summary (this is a churchy fic):
Sakura is sixteen and dealing with life every one at that age deals with.
But when some strange person starts to stalk her see find out that
she may be living in a horror story but with every day drama.
While trying hard to find out who the stalker is she still has do deal
with the fact that two boy are trying to win her heart.
With all that burden can she really do this a help her friends from
not getting killed from this stalker who wants her
all to himself and still have time to pick the boy that is right for her.
Well to find out you got to read the story! Read and Review. And no flames please.
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Chapter One
Eriol Moon: a boy I have none for the past four years and a boy I have had a crush on for the last three. A boy about my height (maybe a little taller) with sparkling sapphire blue eyes, short blue hair, has a very well toned body, wears glasses, and came to Japan from England. He is eighteen and has just graduated from high school.
And that is the major down fall. You see, I'm a girl about 5'2, long brown hair, emerald green eyes, cute but not beautiful, and my role in my group of friends is the baby and fashion manager. I, too, have just graduated but from junior high school. That means I am fourteen. Four years younger than him!
I only see Eriol on Sundays and Wednesdays. I do occasionally see him hanging around Tomoada, but Sundays and Wednesdays are the days I defiantly know I will see him. And that's the reason I hate those two days the most.
You see Wednesday is choir practice and Sunday is church where the choir sings. My friends also happen to be in the choir. So they to go to choir practice. And with them I can never seem to get the courage I need to talk to Eriol because they are constantly nagging me about not going over to Jeremy. Things can never be simple can they?
If Sunday is suppose to be the day of rest then why is it that I can never find rest? I asked myself this as my friends continued to nag me about not going over and talk to Eriol. I mean why does the really cute Eriol Moon have to go to my church and distracted me with his lusciousness!
My thoughts were distracted when I felt myself moving. Ryoko was behind me and was pushing me in the direction of Eriol and his friends. Even though I knew that Ryoko was much stronger than I was, I tried to stop her anyway.
"Ryoko, will you stop shoving me already! Just because you're two years older than me doesn't mean that you can make me do everything you want!" I said as I dug my heels into the ground hoping that the force would stop the movement.
Ryoko Takeuci: roll in our group: leader and accessories manager. American, 16 years old, long sandy blonde hair, bright blue eyes, and known her since I was in second grade. She knows all the right people and has all the right connections. She is the only in our group and the choir that is not in the Youth Group. She has a job at an arcade in town so she can never make it to any of the meetings. But she is still very close to our group. She also picks out the jewelry and handbags for all our outfits.
"You really have to get over your stupid fear and go over there! Besides you look really cute." Tomoyo snapped even when she was completing my outfit. I was wearing a black sweater vest over a red-plaid elbow-long dress shirt with matching wristbands and headband, black mini velvet skirt, and knee high black boots.
Tomoyo Mimori: roll in-group: talk-master and shoe consultant. Japanese (like me), 15 years old, long wavy purple hair, dark blue eyes, and we have been best friends since we were babies. She has the ability to talk her way out of any mess and always can bail us out of the stickiest situations. She is also in the Youth Group with Kyoko and me. She can also be a good listener and give great advice when someone is down. She picks out the right shoes for all our outfits.
"Really. It's like you bloody well don't care if all he knows is your bloody name," Kyoko sighed
Kyoko Motosuwa: role in group: planner and money handler. Half-British and half-Japanese, 16 years old, dark red hair, ruby red eyes, and known for the last four years. She is the newbie to the group. She came to Japan four years ago, so she has a very heavy British accent. She plans everything. She sometimes even plans what we should say. But it's all good. She knows when to make a plan and when not to. She is part of the Youth Group and God's Soldiers (dance group at our church) like me. She handles the money in the group so we are never broke at the end of the day.
"As long as he knows I exist than that's fine with me," I said finally getting away from Ryoko and heading over to the piano where Auntie Yumi, our choir teacher, was standing.
"Hey, sexy!" she said putting her arm around my waist and squeezing my right arm. "You look great! Go tell every one that it's time to practice. Go on now. Go!" She shoed me off as she went to go talk to Auntie Yuzuki.
Auntie Yumi: choir teacher and director. Chinese, small and pudgy, black hair, gray eyes, and very talkative. She loves to talk to everyone but us in the Youth Choir. She has a very strong voice. She sometimes doesn't need a microphone to be heard. Guess you don't if you talk as much as her.
I stared at her shaking my head. Just like her to not talk to the choir when her friend is around I thought.
I was still shaking my head and smiling just as I was turning to my friends when someone else grabbed my arm. I took the hand off me and turned to who ever got the bright idea that they could touch me.
"Syaoran, you know I don't like it when people sneak up on me," I said realizing it was just Syaoran.
"Sorry, Sakura," he apologized. "Just wanted to say hi before you went to your friends." He looked like he wanted to say more but he just shrugged and walked off.
Syaoran Li: 18 years old, short brown hair, dark brown eyes, just graduated, and has a nice toned body. I've known him about five years. He is very sweet and kind when I'm around him. Always looks like he has more to say but doesn't. He is very active in church. He is also part of the Youth group, like Jeremy and me.
"What was that all about?" Kyoko asked smugly as she and the other walked over.
"What do yah mean?" I asked walking over to every one in our choir and telling them practice is starting.
"You and Mr. Nice Guy," Ryoko said snuggly.
"Mr. Nice Guy has a name you know," I said rolling my eyes but kept walking.
"Whatever. Syaoran then. Okay? Anyway what was he doing talking to you."
"He just wanted to say hi. Who cares? He is also my friend, yah know."
"He is way to geeky to be my friend. That's for sure.
"You don't even know him."
"Yeah. Whatever. Anyway..." she said slowly and just stopped and looked passed me. I turned to see what she was staring at.
There was Eriol. He was coming right towards us. Oh god oh god oh god oh god I kept repeating in my head. I could hear Tomoyo giggling like crazy. Ryoko and Kyoko were whispering how their plan was going so well.
I turned to them just as Eriol was just a few feet away from us. "If I find out you had anything to do with this, you guys, I'll kill you," I whispered trying to hid my happiness.
"What ever you say, Sakura," whispered Ryoko smiling like crazy knowing I would be happy about this.
Just then I felt a hand on my shoulder and shuttered. "Who ever is behind me would you please do not do that again. I hate it when people touch me from behind. It feels like they're sneaking up on me."
"Sorry, Sakura. Didn't know," came Eriol's smooth voice. He took his hand off at once.
"Oh, Eriol. It's you," I said turning to face him. "What are you doing over here?"
"I was wondering if you guys were coming to practice. Mass starts in 15, yah know."
"Yeah. Come on, you guys. Let's go."
"'Kay" they said first shrugging then turning and walking over to the piano.
I, too, was about to turn but Eriol grabbed my hand to stop me. "Umm, Sakura... I was wondering if you would like to go have lunch with me after Mass," he asked. He noticed he was still holding me hand and let go, looking at the ground. I could see a bit a red in his cheeks and started to giggle.
He looked up and asked, "What are you giggling about?"
"Nothing," I breathed trying to stop the giggling or just slow in down. "Nothing. It's just... you look cute when you blush." Oh my god. 'You look cute when you blush!' Where in the hell did that come from!
"Eriol! Sakura! Come practice!" said an annoyed Auntie Yumi that interrupted us.
"Coming!" We said and started to move toward the others.
"I would love join you for lunch, "I whispered to Eriol as we headed for the choir.
"Okay. Cool," he said blushing a faint pink color.
I smiled but hid it from Eriol. I didn't want him to know that I saw him blushing again. I found it very cute when he did.
As we were walking I saw Syaoran from the corner of my eye. He was staring right at me. When I turned to face him, he blushed and head towards the front of the church. That Syaoran is very queer at times. I smiled. But it's fun to see him blush like that. I felt odd thinking that about Syaoran so I decided not to tell me friends and keep this comment to myself.
I started to the group again when a question popped into my head. Why does he always blush when I talk to him? I turned back his way and shock my head. I pushed the question to the back of my head for later. I really didn't feel like thinking about him right now.
"Good of you to join us, Miss Sakura," said Auntie Yumi without turning from the music sheet. "Remember Uncle Minoru will be here for the remainder of mass for I have a plane to catch. Now, the gathering song will be 'The Table of Plenty', the offertory song will be 'Eagle's Wings', the communion song will be 'One Bread One Body', and the closing song will be 'Companions On The Journey'. Now, let's sing 'One Bread One Body'. Page 368.
We opened up our books and began to sing:
"One bead, one body, one Lord of all, one cup of blessing which we bless. And we, though many, throughout the earth, we are on body in this one Lord.
"Gentile or Jew, servant or free, woman or man, no more.
"One bread, one body, one Lord of all, one cup of blessing which we bless. And we, though many, through-out the earth, we are one body in this one Lord."
Auntie Yumi gave her cute-off sign and said, "Good. I'll see you on Wednesday for practice. Remember that there is still practice. I will be back before then." She said this as she started for the door. "Be good for Uncle Minoru and sing load and clear. Remember stomach in chest out." And she was gone.
We turned to Uncle Minoru. "Now," he said rubbing his hands, "why don't we go in and start?" Looked at each one of us and nodded. "Shall we?" he headed towards the doors and we followed.
Just as my friends and I were going through the second pair of doors Eriol grabbed me once again and asked, "You wanna sit with me?" I nodded and followed him through the first set of doors.
I could hear my friends behind him giggling like mad. They knew that I wanted to sit by him before but never had the courage to. They also knew that I must have been smiling like crazy...which I was.
"Do you mind if you sit in the back today, Yukito?" Eriol asked then nodded over to me. I smile at Yukito when he saw me and he smiled back.
Yukito got the picture. "Sure, man," he said getting out of the chair and helping me in it before he left.
Yukito Hiwatari: 18 years old, just graduated with Eriol, blonde white like silver hair, and deep blue eyes. He is part of the church band with Syaoran. They can themselves Basic. He was the lead guitarist and one of the rappers. Basic means Brothers and Sisters in Christ. They are really good. He has a major crush on Ryoko. He told me last year. Even though he is loud in church is very shy around the ladies he likes. He also has a brother named Takeshi and a sister named Risa.
Once I sat down and Yukito was gone, I turned and looked at Ryoko. I could see the shock on her face. Her eyes were wide; her face was paler then the pale face I usually see her with when she is shock, and her jaw nearly toughed the floor. I started to crack up in my head at the pure sight of this. Where the hell is he going? she mouthed to me. He's sitting up there I mouthed back and pointed to the empty chair behind. She turned slowly, shaking like crazy, behind her to see what I was pointing out. When she saw it she snapped her head back and gave me a horrid expression. I'm going to kill you! she mouthed.
I gave a silent laugh and turned around. "What was that all about?" asked Eriol. I turned and gave him a sweet smile. "Guess," was all I said before the mass began. But I could see that he got what I meant when see turned around and saw Ryoko's stone face and Yukito sitting behind her with a loving smile on his face as her looked at her from behind.
"Please join us in our closing song "Companions On the Journey," Uncle Minoru spoke into the microphone, "Song number 444. Song number 4, 4, 4." He turned to us and waited for the piano to finish the intro. Just before he gave us the signal to begin, Eriol and I gave each other a quick smile because this was our favorite song to sing in church. Then he gave the signal and we were off, singing loud and strong:
"We are companions on the journey, breaking bread and sharing life; and in the love we bear is the hope we share for we believe in the love of your God, we believe in the love of our God.
"No longer strangers to each other; no longer stranger in God's house; we are fed and we are nourished by the strength of those who care, by the strength of those who care.
"We are companions on the journey, breaking bread and sharing life; and in the love we bear is the hope we share for we believe in the love of your God, we believe in the love of our God.
"We have been gifted with each other, and we are called by the Word of the Lord: to act with justice, to love tenderly, and to walk humbly with our God, to walk humbly with our God.
"We are companions on the journey, breaking bread and sharing life; and in the love we bear is the hope we share for we believe in the love of your God, we believe in the love of our God."
The church was filled with the sound of clapping and movement when we were done. I smiled. I never seemed to frown after I sing that song. I always had to have a big smile on after singing that on.
I turned to Eriol. He was smiling, too, but for a different reason. But I didn't know that at the time. I just thought he was smiling for the same reason I was. But his smile seemed a bit sweeter than mine did.
Eriol opened his to say something but before Eriol could say anything, a voice came from behind me saying, "You guys did a great job today. Maybe Auntie Yumi should go away more often."
"Thank you, Syaoran. But why are just telling that to us? The whole choir deserves some credit," I said before turning around. I smiled up at him. For some reason I was really glad to see him. Most of the time I was happy when he comes to see and talk to me.
"Aww! How did yah know it was me?" he played.
"I should know your voice by now, shouldn't I?" I smirked.
I guess that wasn't the answer he was planning to get. He blushed and looked and the floor for a sec. When he looked back up the blush was gone.
"Umm..." he started but before he could finish Eriol stepped in.
"Come on, Sakura. Let's go get some lunch," he said grabbing my hand.
A flash of fury came through Syaoran's eyes when he saw Eriol grab my hand and was gone as quickly as it had came. "Oh, you're going to have lunch with Eriol?" he asked
"Yah. Why is there something you wanted?" I asked getting very confused. I looked over at Eriol for a sec and saw that he had an evil smirk on his face. But when he found me looking at him the smirk vanished.
"No. Nothing," he said quickly. He made a movement like he was about to go but he stopped and turned back to me. He shoved his hands in his pants pockets and balanced on his heels when he said, "Well... there was something I wanted to ask you," he said looking at the ground.
"Oh? And what would that be?" I asked interested. Syaoran was not the one to ask anything of anyone. He just mainly asked help from teachers.
"Well I was wondering if you would to go and eat on Friday... with me, maybe?" He kind of whispered this but loud enough for me to hear.
I big smile came over my face for some reason and my chest became all hot. "Syaoran... are you asking me on a date?" I said trying to keep a steady voice.
"Well...yah." he said. He looked up and asked very quickly, "that wasn't stupid of me was it? If it was then forget I even asked. Or maybe I should just..." I put my hand over his mouth to silence him.
"No. Of course not," I said calmly. I nodded and smiled at him. "Yes. I would love to go out with you."
"Great!" he said with a big smile. "Okay, I'll pick you up after work. Like around 6'. Is that okay?"
"Yes, it is."
"Great," he breathed the word giving me the sweetest and warmest smile I have ever seen him give. "Maybe we can also see a movie."
"Okay."
"Okay," he sighed the word. " Well, see yah later. Oh, and don't bring money."
"Okay. See you later."
He gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek before he turned and ran out of the church. Probably going to tell Yue I thought smiling as I turned to Eriol.
I gasped. Eriol, still holding my hand, was staring angrily in Eriol's direction. I could actually see fire in his eyes. It surprised me for I have never seen Eriol mad. Not once.
"Eriol?" I said turning his head towards me. There was a hint of shock in his eyes when he saw me. Maybe he was to blinded by fury to remember I was here I thought. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah," he breathed, "yeah, I'm okay". He put on a smile on and asked, "Are you ready to go yet?"
I nodded and said, "Just let me tell the girls. I was suppose to go with them."
He nodded and followed me over to them while never letting go of my hand. I was still worried about him but I didn't want him to know so I just hid my worriness.
I looked down and saw our hands twined together and smiled. For some reason it felt right. It felt like his hand was just the right fit for me. That's what made me smile. Maybe knowing about what made him so mad was not necessary right now I thought.
We found the girls outside in the back of the church with Yukito. A lot of the people had already gone home. It was just them in the back. Ryoko was the closest to Yukito. She was quite smitten with him. She has had the longest crush on him. Yukito likes her too. Yukito actually knows she likes him but is way too shy when it comes to girls.
They would make such a cute couple if one of them would just out the other one I thought as we came closer. I smiled as I pictured them as a couple. It really looked cute. Now only if they would get together. I wish I could tell Ryoko but Yukito made me promise not to. I sighed, thinking that those two would never get enough courage to do that. But I knew they did. They just to find the right time to ask each other.
"Is something wrong?" Eriol asked hearing me sigh.
"No. Nothing," I said and looked back at my friends. They saw me and waved. I waved back.
"Hey, Baby," the girls said when Eriol and I got there.
"Hey Sakura. Hey Eriol," Yukito said. He hugged me then Eriol.
Kyoko was the first to notice our hands. She smiled and nudged Tomoyo nodding her head in the direction of our hands. Both Tomoyo's eyes and smile grew wider. She looked over at Ryoko whose eyes and smile was wider than hers was when she saw. All three nodded to each other then nodded at me. The sight of this made me let out a silent giggle.
"Hey guys. We just came to say that Eriol and I..." I started but Yue came running toward us and interrupted me.
He put his hands on his knees and his body forward when he got here. He gestured for us to wait a moment while he tried to slow his breathing. It actually took him awhile to slow it.
"Is... it... true...?" he asked when he finally slowed it down enough to talk but he still kept his hands on his knees. Where did he come from? Wasn't he at the Parish Center with Auntie Riku during church? I thought.
Yue Passion: Syaoran's best bud. Chinese, 17 years old, goes to the same school as me, long white silver hair, very stylish, very hansom, warm gray eyes, and wears glasses. I met him when I was about eight years old. He treats me like a little sister. I meet Syaoran through him. My nickname for him is Kuya since I treat him like a big brother. Kuya mean older brother in the Philippines. I learned from a friend. I also love him like one.
"Is what true, Kuya?" I asked wondering if he was all right. It looked like he ran here all the way from the parish center.
He stood up, still huffing a little, dusted of some dust from his shoulders, and looked at me. He put on a goofy smile before he said, "Is it true that Syaoran asked you out and you said yes?"
My friends gasped and looked at me bewildered and waiting for answer. I looked at them then back at Yue smiling and nodded, not realizing that I let go of Eriol hand.
Kyoko and Tomoyo were jumping up and down while screaming there heads off. Ryoko was parading around us yelling I knew it! over and over. Yue and I were laughing at the sight of it. We were holing on to each other so we wouldn't fall down from laughing so much. Yukito and Eriol were the only ones not joining in the fun.
I was the first to notice the two. I slowly stopped my laughing and let go of Yue and stared at the two. Yue noticed I that I let go off him and saw what I was staring at and stopped laughing, too. Tomoyo and Kyoko looked our way to see why we had stopped laughing and stopped dead when they saw the two. When Ryoko found that she was the only one, she glared at us for stopping but then saw Yukito and her glare was exchange with fright.
Yukito was standing there silently staring at Eriol. Eriol was looking at the floor. He looked very tense. His fists were balled up tight and his whole body was shaking. When I tried to put my hand on his shoulder he backed away from so fast that I didn't even get a chance to even tough him. He made me fell like a disease he didn't want to catch. It really made me feel like crying.
"Eriol?" I said in a shaky voice trying to hold back the tears in my eyes for I wasn't the one to cry. Tear up maybe but never cry. I was really starting get scared. The day I actually get the attention of the guy I've been crushing on for three years is also the day that I see his angry side. This was not how I planned it.
He looked up at me when I spoke him name. He saw the tears in my eyes and loosened up a bit. He came towards me and threw his arms around me. I gasped and let a tear escape and trickle and trickle down my face. He was hugging me so tight as if afraid of loosing me if he didn't.
It was a long time before he let go of me. When he did he looked at me, wiped the tear tail that had developed from that one tear, and whispered, "Sorry." He whispered just loud enough that only I could hear.
I was still facing him when he looked at the other and said, "I'm taking Sakura out to get something to eat. I have back here in time for the meeting." The last sentence was addressed to Yue. He knew that I lived with Yue and Syaoran. He knew that Yue was the one who took me home after every Youth Group meeting.
Eriol took my hand and led me over to his car. I looked over my shoulders at my friends. My friends were huddled together looking at me with worried expressions. Yukito was looking at Eriol shaking his head sadly. Kuya was the only on who had moved toward us but Yukito saw him and held him back. Yue looked at him then back at me as if scared for my life. I mouthed to him I'll be okay and gave him a reassuring smile. He mouthed back Call me if anything happens and glared at Eriol's back not trusting him at the moment even though Eriol was on of his best friends. I mouthed back Promise before Eriol opened the door to let me in and with one finale look at them all I got in and drove off with Eriol.
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Chapter Two
He drove me to a nearby city in silence. Eriol took me to a restaurant named Great Wall. It's a little Chinese place across the street from the Ocean Place Mall. I've been here before but not very recently.
A few months ago my father took my real brother, my sister, Mei Lin, and me here to celebrate my birthday but ruined the day by making me cry.
I still go out with my dad but never by alone. But because of that event we've never been there since. I think my dad thinks that if we go back there that he'll get a whole lot of evil looks from the people who work there.
And he happens to be right. For I made friends with all the staff that work there and when they saw the way he treated me they all gave him the most evilest looks I have ever seen.
They were very relieved to see that I wasn't with my father that time. They sat us right after we paid. They asked how I've been and asked if I still go out with my father. I nodded to all the questions not really wanting to talk about that day. When they were done asking they felt us alone but left my favorite waiter in charge of our table.
"What would like to drink, Sakura and ...what was your friends name?" asked Kevin.
Kevin Lyon: 21 years old and a senior in college. Half-white and half-Filipino, black hair, light tan shin, and light brown eyes. I met him last summer in the library. He is very nice. He also works at the local movie-theater back in Tomoada. This is his other job. I sometimes go to the movies when he is about to get off and we watch together. He also gives me rides home if I'm still at the movies when he gets off late.
"His name is Eriol and I would like a glass of lemonade," I said smiling up at him.
"What about you, Eriol?" he asked. He said smiling back.
"Yah got Coke?" Eriol asked looking at the table.
"Yup. So that's one lemonade and one Coke. I'll be back with you drink in a sec."
He walked off toward the kitchen as Eriol and I headed for the buffet. Neither of us spoke a word or even looked at each other. Kevin got back to our table before we were half way done getting our food since we were trying to avoid each other doing this. We were done after awhile and headed over to the table with Eriol in front.
I wanted to say something, really about anything, but I didn't know what to say. Actually I didn't know how to sat it. I didn't want to say something that might make him angry again. I never liked it when my friends were mad.
So we ate in silence through most of the meal. Occasionally Eriol would glance up from his food and stare at me. He looked like he wanted to say something but always decide not to and would look back down at his food.
I'm not the kind of person who likes silence. I always found it irritating. I looked one more time at Eriol before I started to hum 'Companions on the Journey' while I ate. If anything could make this moment seem better it was that song
Eriol must have been surprise because his head snapped up when he heard my humming. He smiled at me and I smiled at him still humming. Then he started to hum along with me. We smiled as we hummed and ate. We smiled at each other for the first time since we had left the church.
When the song was over, we were both done with our meal and waited for a moment before any of us spoke. Eriol was the first to speak. "I'm sorry, Sakura," Eriol said moving around bits of leftover food on his plate, "I didn't mean to frighten you. It just that..." He paused for a sec to try and get his word together. "It just I really like you. Hell, I've liked you for a long time now. But when I see you with Syaoran I just get so... mad!"
I heard what he said but I didn't believe him. I really didn't want to believe him. I guess I've been fooled so many times before that I really didn't trust any boy I liked any more. So just decided just to put my barrier up and go along with it.
"I know that he like you and that what makes me so mad. He makes it very easy to tell. The way he is always talking to you and the way he looks at you. God, it makes me mad just thinking of it." I gasped at all the new information.
"Don't be so surprise," he said annoyed noticing my expression. "Are you that clueless that you don't know when someone likes you?"
"That's what my friends say. If it wasn't for them I wouldn't of had any of my past boyfriends," I said feeling stupid. I even blushed at my own words.
"And how many boyfriends have you had?"
"Umm...I think about...26 or 27."
"Good God! When did you start dating?"
"When I started second grade."
"Oh, so you started early," he said and went back to your last subject, "I guess that means that you didn't know that I liked you, did you?"
"Believe me, if I knew you liked me then I would... well I would keep acting like I do know but I would be more afraid to even talk to you or go near you because I might do something to scare you away. Heck I might of even quit the choir."
"I wouldn't want you to do that. You have a good voice. Everyone in the choir knows that. That's why Auntie Yumi wanted you to join so much."
"How did you know that?"
"She told us the Wednesday after she first heard you and your sister sing for the first time."
"What did she say?"
"She said that you had real potential and all you needed was some training."
"What about my sister?'
"She only wanted your sister because it seemed like you wouldn't want join if she didn't to."
"I really wanted to but not by myself. I just wanted her to be there just in case I had no one to talk to. But then Tomoyo, Ryoko, and Kyoko decided to join with me and I really didn't need her any more."
"0h. Umm... Sakura... can I ask you something?"
"Sure. What is it?"
"Do you... like me?"
"Duh! I thought my friends and I made it so obvious. The way we are always acting around you."
"How long?"
"For about three years now, I guess."
"Really? How the hell did I not know that?"
"Because the people I told I knew wouldn't tell you."
"Who did you tell?"
"Let's see: Tomoyo... Kyoko... Ryoko... Yue... Syaoran... Riku... Watanuki... Yuko... Asuna... Gabe... Fai... Takeshi... Yukito... Risa... Sora... Arashi... and Kazusa."
"You told Yukito and my little sister? And neither of them told me?"
"I tell Yukito a lot of stuff and so does he. Since he doesn't tell my secrets I don't tell his. And Asuna never told you because she like me better then you." I smirked
Eriol nodded, "You're probably right." He looked like he wanted to say something else but didn't know how to put it. So he asked something else.
"Sakura?"
"Yes?"
"How come you hang only hang around with us older people? I mean, I always see you with those three girls and people around my age. Don't you ever hang out with people from your grade?"
I pondered the question for a moment then answered him, "I do have friends around my age but they're not very..."
"Fun?"
"Loyal. I love hanging out with you guys more because when I tell you guys something I know you guys will keep it a secret. That's why when I'm at school I always hang out with Yue and his friends.
"Yue's friends don't even mind anymore. They think I'm a really cool freshmen. They know that Yue loves me and they think that cool that that we do the loving brother and sister thing. They have grown to like me as well. Besides," I said laughing a little, "they know if anyone messes with me they would get their ass beat."
"That's true. Yue cares about you a lot. Why does he treat you like a little sister anyway?"
"I guess it's because he has no siblings and I'm young enough for him to call me that. And maybe because we know almost everything about each another like real brothers and sisters."
"How did you guys meet?"
"I met my Kuya in the park. I was about eight years old, I think and one day I decided to go down to Blue Rock Springs by myself. My dad was at work and my baby-sitter had fallen asleep with during my sister naptime. I was really getting bored so I wrote a note to my baby-sitter saying that I would be at Blue Rock Springs and that I would get a ride to and from there. I left it near her head, got the house keys, and called my friend's house, you know Tomoyo, to ask if their mom could drop me off.
"They believed that I was going to meet my other friend's family, Ryoko's this time, who I said was having a picnic and had invited me. I even picked out a family who looked like Ryoko's when I got there. Pretend to know them and when I saw that Tomoyo and her mom were gone I headed over to playground."
I looked at the table as I said the rest. "I was having lots of fun playing in the sand and trying to build sandcastles but when I was working on my biggest castles some boys, I think there was about three of them, came and started to pick on me. They said I was cute but I didn't want to listen to them so I just kept playing with my sandcastles. I knew well enough that they would do something horrible if I did. Because at my elementary school there was a lot of it."
"They came over and started to stomp on my sandcastles saying that pretty girls shouldn't play in the sand. I tried to build them again but they saw what I was doing and pushed me so they could stomp on those.
"They pushed me so hard that my head hit against a poll. Back then I used to get bruises real easy so I knew that there was a bruise already and it really hurt so I started to cry. They noticed and started to call me cry baby and kick sand in my face.
"I was starting to cry real hard now. I have really bad asthma and because of all the dust in the air it was really starting to aggravate my throat and work up my asthma. I started to cough and cry at the same time even though I knew that crying would only make it worst.
"The boys were still there making fun of me. Even though I was looking at the ground I could still see their shoes kicking sand into my face. It was really horrible."
I looked up to see sorrow in Eriol's eyes so I looked back down at the table not wanting to see Eriol pity me for I hated it and decided to continue.
"Then I heard someone running and yelling towards us. I was still choking but my crying had stopped. It was another boy that looked about the same age as the others. He was yelling to the other boys to get away from me. The other boys stopped kicking sand in my face and turned to face the boy.
"Seeing that the other boys would not listen to him he ran faster. I looked up just in time to see the boy punch the nearest boy saying he had no right to pick on me. The boy fell hard on the ground. When he looked up he could see the boy coming toward him slowly. He got up and started to run for his life. I think the other two got the picture as well because they also started to run.
"I looked at the boy and tried to say thanking you but all that came out were coughs. The boy saw this and helped me up then lead me to the nearest water fountain. He held back my hair back and held down the bottom for me.
"When I finished he lead to a near by tree so we could sit down. I finally said thank you for saving me. He said no problem and introduced himself. His name was Yue Passion. I told him my name and we started to talk.
"We talked about almost very thing but avoided the subject of what just happened. I found out he was eleven years old and in the 6th grade. He also told me that he went to the same church I did. I told that next year I would be joining the CCD program at church. He said he was in that program and it was really fun.
"It got really late and he asked if I needed a ride home. I nodded a yes and his family drove me home and before I got out we decided to meet again at the park: same time, same place.
"Since then, I guess, we became very close. When people pick on me he would be there to help me. When people did pick on me he would tell them to stop picking on my baby sister. I really didn't mind because I always wanted a kind big brother. He became my over protective brother and I became his baby sister."
I looked up at Eriol and found him smiling. "I'm glad that you have someone that loves you that much," he said.
"Yeah," I said smiling at his words, "I always love it when we're together. He also knows what I like so when he takes me to the places or buys me things he knows I'll like. That's why I love him so much. He knows what I like and what I don't. He's the best and only big brother I have. And he is the only one, besides the girls, that I can tell things that I think over people wouldn't understand."
I looked at Eriol and found him actually listening to what I was saying. I smiled thinking that maybe I found another person to talk to.
"Eriol? Would you like to see something my Kuya gave me a long time ago?"
He nodded. So I lifted up the gold chain that I always wore around my neck and at the end of the chain was half of a gold locket, which held a picture of a very young Yue in it. I removed the chain and handed it to Eriol. He was surprised of how it was still in great shape after all these years.
"When did he give this to you?" he asked turning it slowly in his hands.
"On our first anniversary together. We also celebrate the first day we met."
"Wow... and it's still in really good condition."
"Yeah, I polish it every day because it really means so much to me. It was the very first gift Yue gave me."
"That's really cool."
"Yeah."
We looked at each other and I noticed that I was pouring half my life to a complete stranger. Even though I've known Eriol for four years but I haven't really gotten to now him that well.
I was about to ask about his life when he started to say something else.
"Sakura, you told me about your life when you are with Yue," he said handing my locket back to me, "but another than that I have no idea what you are really like other than what people tell he."
This subject took my interest that I forgot what I was going to say. My friends never told me that Eriol asked stuff about me. I didn't even know that he talked to my friends.
Then something popped into my head. Eriol is asking my friends what they know about me I thought. But I pushed that thought away thinking yeah right.
"What do people tell you about me?"
"The same thing very time. They say that you are very kind, you love giving people second chances when they don't deserve it, and that you are very smart but can never see what is really going on right in front of your own nose.
I giggled embarrassed. "Well, I think that every one deserves a second chance even if that person did something that doesn't it If you give them a second chance it's more likely that you'll have a new friend by the end of the day. You know I motto is 'if you are my best friend then you are family to me, if you are my friend then you are my best friend, and if you are my enemy you are my friend."
"So everyone is family to you then. Even your enemy."
"Yup," I said laughing, "my friends think it my motto is stupid but is works for me."
I don't think it's stupid. I think it suits you very well.
I smiled. Besides Kuya, he was the only one that didn't think it was stupid. Maybe, just maybe, some of the stuff he was saying might actually be true.
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Chapter Three
"Sorry we're late," I said as Eriol and I came walking though the door. "We got stuck in traffic on the way back."
"That's alright, sweetie," said Auntie Yuzuki. "We're still waiting for Syaoran, Yukito, and Sawatari to get here."
"They said they would be late because they had to stop by Yukito's house to get the folders," said Auntie Emiko. "So you're off the hook for now." She smirked at me like she always did.
Auntie Yuzuki and Auntie Emiko: The adults who help the Youth Group prepare for each event. Auntie Yuzuki is the First Year Confirmation Class teacher and Auntie Emiko is the fourth grade teacher. They both have weird personalities. Auntie Yuzuki is the more serious one when it comes to talking about Christ but is always the one to laugh a lot when were not. Auntie Emiko is the more serious one when it comes to planing youth group rallies or performances in front of the church. But they are over all fun when we get together to talk and stuff.
I gave them both a kiss on both cheeks before I went to take my seat next to Yue. He turned and kissed me on the forehead.
"Did he hurt you?" he whispered.
"No," I calmly said, "he did not. All he did was apologize and tried to get to know me better. That's all. All we did was talk and eat."
"Are you sure?" Kuya said dryly. "If he did I swear he never see tomorrow.
"You are way over protective, Kuya. Besides," I stared but was interrupted by a knock on the door.
The door opened and in stepped a girl about 18 or so. She had straight black hair and a little chubby body. It was mostly her face and legs that were cubby. She wore a jean jacket over a pink no-sleeve top, mini jean skirt, and white K-Swiss.
She wasn't in the Youth Group. She didn't even go to your church. But she must have been looking for someone because she seemed to have found that person for she was heading to that person. She was heading over to Eriol.
I went stone cold as she hugged him and gave him a kiss. On the lips! I stomach turned as I looked away and across the table at the girls. They were looking at me the same way the looked at me as Eriol took me to his car. But instead of scared they were sad.
I couldn't take it. "Auntie Yuzuki?" I said looking at her.
"Yes? What is it sweetie?" she said looking away from Auntie Emiko for a sec to turn to me.
"Is it okay if I skip the meeting today? I don't feel very good." That was a complete understatement. I felt like dying.
"You do look a bit green," she said concerned. "Okay. That's fine. Syaoran can inform you about what we talked about today. Yue are you okay about taking her home?"
"Of course," he said looking at me because he also knew why I wanted to go home.
"Are to going to stay home with her or are you coming back?" she asked.
"I think I'll stay with her," he said getting up. "Come on, Baby." He held out his hand and helped me up.
We were heading towards the door when if flew open and in came Yukito, Sawatari, and Syaoran. They were all caring about boxes full of stuff.
"Sorry we're late but Auntie Kotoko wanted to give us our new shirts before she went home," said Yukito as they set the boxes on the sofa and began opening them.
Syaoran turned pulling out three shirts and finally noticed us. "Hey where are you guys going?" he asked. "And why does Sakura look under the weather?"
"That's because she is," said Kuya as he opened the door, "I'm taking her home. Can you stop over at the store to get her some cold medicine?"
"Sure..." he said but in his eyes was the question what happened.
Before Yue and I stepped out the door, Yue gave him a sideways glance to answer his question. Syaoran looked that way without any one noticing him. He saw Eriol with his arm around the waist of that girl and understood.
"I'll see you at home later. Here are your shirts," he said handing us two shirts. "Hope you feel better later, Sakura."
And with that Yue and I left the room and headed towards his car. I got in and closed my eyes as my head slowly fell on the headrest. Yue knew better not to talk to me whenever I had my eyes close like that. It meant that I didn't want to see or talk to any one. So he just started the car, pumped up the music, and drove the both of us home.
We had a very slow, very long, and very silent car ride home. We lived in the apartments near Syaoran's old school, Crossroads High. Even though your home is far from the school that Yue and I go to, which is called Saint Paulia High, it was the only apartments close enough to my mom's grave. Even though I didn't want to live with my dad anymore I still wanted to be close enough to both my dad and my mom that all I had to do was walk to them. And my dad knows that he can come over any time but he respects my decision and only comes by once a month. Just to talk a little and give me that months child support.
Syaoran, Yue, and I been have living there for about two years now. I decide to live by myself when I was only 12. I didn't want to live with my dad anymore. I just thought it was time for a big change. When I told Yue this he asked his parents if he could live with me so that he could take care of me since I was just 12 yeas old and not even in high school. They agreed that he could and they also agreed to pay for our apartment and rent but only if we had one more person living with us. I just happened to tell Syaoran the same day I told Yue and he agreed to live with us if that was the only way that we could that apartment. Besides he was planing to get an apartment so that solved his problem and it also gave him roommates that he can actually stand. Even though that this meant they would be moving out of their parent's house at an early age they were happy to do this for me.
The apartment was not that small but only had two bedrooms. Syaoran and Yue decided to share a room and give me the other bedroom so I would have more privacy. They also wanted me to have the bigger one, they thought I would have a lot of stuff, but since they let me have a room all to myself I let them have the bigger bedroom so they had more room between them. I love them that much to do that.
Now we pay for the apartment ourselves. Well, Yue and Syaoran pay for it because I'm still too young to young to get a job. They got a job that only needed them as long as school was in session. That means they have summer vacation like me. But with the money my parents give me every month I pay for the groceries and anything else the apartment needs. I also cook the food because I seem to be the only good cook. Syaoran's good at cooking but only when it comes to desserts. He is a big dessert fan. Yue has no cooking bone in his body. I mean he just can't cook.
When we got home I went straight up the stairs to our apartment before Yue even had a chances to turn off the engine. I opened the door and went to my room. I flopped onto my bed and let my tears. Yue was the only one I would cry in front of.
I heard the door open and Kuya come in. He closed the door behind him softly and came over to my bed. He lay beside me and I turned in his chest. He wrapped his arms around me and rocked me until I stopped crying.
I only dare to cry in front of Yue because when I was with my real older brother, Touya, told me that crying shows weakness and if your enemy sees your weakness it makes you are more vulnerable to them. He told me this when I was four and it suck. But that was three years before he started drinking a lot and started using me to help out with his anger towards the world. I don't talk about him that much. That is the only thing I haven't told Yue. I never told him that I was not the oldest child in my family. No one knows and I plan to keep it that way.
"Kuya," I said talking in a mere whisper, "he said he liked me. But he has a girlfriend. How thought he liked me but how could he if is clearly in love with his girlfriend. I just don't understand." My tears had stopped and all that was left was anger.
"Sakura, you may be young but you go through thing a person doesn't go through until they're my age. And it is a miracle that you handle it better than most people," he said stoking my back, "and I'm proud of you for that.
"Sakura, you know that you don't need Eriol or any other boy. You can get any boy you want. Heck you got every single boy you every liked. So what makes Eriol so special?"
"That is not true. I have not gotten ever boy I liked. Remember Hideki?"
"Sakura! So you didn't get one guy. You have had 27 boyfriends since I've known you. God, that is a lot for a person who is only 14 years old. I haven't even had that many girlfriends and I'm three years older then you. Cheer Blossom, sweetie, you don't know how lucky you are."
"Yes I do. I'm lucky to have you. Even if you're not really my brother you are pretty dawn close."
"Whatever. I already know that you're lucky to have me. Now answer my question. What makes Eriol so special?"
"I don't know," I said standing up. "I guess I want him to like me. I mean most of the boyfriends I've had I've only known for a couple weeks. But I've known Eriol for about four years. He just...I don't know... different. I never had a serious relationship. And I thought if I had Eriol as my boy friends then maybe I could have a relationship that last longer than just a month."
"Come here," he said pulling me down to lay with him again. "You are only fourteen. You have a lot of time to find what you want. You a straight-a student, you tack advance courses, you've been on the honor roll since the second grade, you happen to always know the latest fashion, you're pretty, you know about five languages, you're fun to be around, and every one loves you. I don't see why Eriol is too stupid not to like you but you have so many opportunities and they don't need Eriol to be in them."
"I know your right but the only boy I want right now is Eriol," I yawned as a fought to keep my eyes open. "Kuya, can you stay right here while I sleep?"
"Of course," was all heard from him before my eyes wouldn't open anymore and I was sound asleep. Yue fell asleep minutes after with his arm still around me.
"You two look so cute like that," said a voice while I was trying to open my eyes. The clock read 7:54. I got up slowly and saw Syaoran standing at my bedroom doorway.
"Hey, Syaoran," I said getting off the bed leaving the sleeping Yue where he was. "How long have you been home?"
"Just now," he said as both of us walked out of my room and in to the living. "Yukito, Eriol, and I went over to Chow King after the meeting to get some take-out."
"You went with Eriol?" I said sitting down on the couch. He came and sat next to me.
"Yeah and that girl was not with him. She left in the middle of the meeting," he said. "If they are a couple that sure don't act like it."
"What do you mean?"
"After you left Eriol let go of her and she sat about five seat way from him. They didn't even make any eye contact during the whole meeting. Well the half that she was in."
He got up and went to the kitchen. He started to take out plates and silverware. I came and cleared the table. I set the plates and silver wear while he put the food in bigger bowls and plates.
"Hey Sakura?" he asked putting the food on the table.
"Yeah?" I said getting to the rest of the food.
"Can you go and wake Sleeping Beauty in there. Dinner's ready."
"Sure," I said wiping my hands and heading back to my bedroom.
Yue was still sleeping the way I found him when I woke up. He didn't even move an inch. I made giggle. I went over to him and laid beside him. I looked at his closed eyes and whispered Kuya over and over.
After five Kuya's he opened one eye. When he saw me he closed it again and pretended to sleep. I got up and walked over to the door saying, "I guess you don't want any dinner then."
When he heard the word dinner he shot up and ran through the doorway before I could even get though. I was laugh because even after eight years he still hasn't changed. He would always go wherever there was food.
I hurried to the table and took my seat between them. "I'll lead today," I said and made the sigh of the cross, "in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
"Bless us, our Lord, for these thy gifts, which we are about to receive, from thy bounty, thought Christ, our Lord. Amen.
"In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen."
"Every good, Sakura," Syaoran said. "Now lets eat."
"The soup you got is only has noodle, right Syaoran?" I asked examining the soup.
"Of course. After two years of living with you I think I know by now that you don't eat red meat. You have to learn to trust me, Baby," he said passing me the soup.
"I do trust you, Darling. Really I do. I just don't trust you to remember that pacific detail.
"Yue?"
"Yeah, Sweetie?" He said serving himself some rice.
"Can you and Syaoran drive me to the mall tomorrow?"
"Sure." He paused to thinking then turning to me he asked, "Why? You just went shopping last weekend with Syaoran. Why are you going shopping so soon?"
"I want to make a good impression on my very first official date with Syaoran," I said giggling when I saw him blush and look away. "Syaoran..." but before I could say another word my pocket started ringing.
"If you guys will excuse me," I said stepping away from the table and headed for the porch.
When I shut the door behind me I read my phone wondering who was calling. My phone read ID withheld. Wonder who it is I thought as I answered my phone.
"Hello?" I said
"Where are you?" the recipient said in a groggy tone.
"Excuse me? Who is this?"
"I asked you the questions, Sweetie. Now answer the first one. Where are you?"
"That's none of you business."
"Fine. I'll except that for now. By the way you look very cute in that black mini."
That scared the hell out of me. I pulled the phone way from my ear with a shaky hand. I slowly looked around me but no one was around. I was looking though the windows but all the light were off in each and very one and all the blinds were pulled down so he couldn't be looking at me through a apartment widow.
I was about to scan the parking lot but my attention went back to my phone when I heard him laughing a cruel laugh from the other end. I slowly put the phone to me ear again and whispered, "Where are you?"
"Did I not tell you that I was the one asking the questions?" He mocked.
"Yes but..."
"No, no, no. No are no buts. Oh, I suggest you go back in side. It looks like they are starting to worry about." And with that the phone was cut off.
That was all I could take. I ran inside and locked the door behind me. I pulled down the blinds and ran to the front door and looked even last look.
"Sakura, what the hell is wrong with you?" Yue asked staring at me as if I was crazy.
I didn't answer him. I just ran around locking every thing, closing every window, and puling down all the blinds. I didn't stop until I was sure that everything was locked up tight and that not even the sun could come through the windows.
I slowly went back to table and with a shaky hand I started to eat my soup. I noticed Syaoran and Yue staring at me and I knew they wouldn't let me go to sleep until I tell them what happened. So I did, from beginning to end.
When I finished there was dead silence all around me. I looked over at Syaoran first. His jaw was wide open and his eyes were wide. I sighed and slowly turned to Yue for I knew he would have a very different expression. And he did. His face was stone, his eyes turned very small and narrow, his mouth was a flat line, and his hands were balled in fist.
"Are you sure you don't know who it was?" he said loosening up as he did.
"Yes. I told you the phone said ID withheld he didn't sound like any one I've talked to on the phone before," I said looking at the table.
"Well," Syaoran said taking a sip of his drink, "we know for sure that he knows where you live, he was somewhere near by when he called you, and he knows about us."
"Syaoran, how is that going to help us?" snapped Yue. "What we have to do is go out and find this creep. I am not going to stand by and let someone stock my baby sister!" Yue was standing up huffing and puffing.
"Come down! You have such a hard head. We don't even know if this is just a prank or something. Come on. I might have been someone from church. They are the only one who saw Sakura's outfit and know her cell number. Now would you just sit down and take a second to think of all the possibilities. Use your head and not your fists for once Yue. I care about Sakura, too, but I to don't go and punch every that just looks at her wrong. Now sit down before I hit the back of your head."
Yue pouted and crossed his arms as he sat down. "That's how I do things. I don't like it when people try to hurt my sister," he said looking at the table.
"Yue, I know you care about me but I think that we should go with Syaoran's way on this. We have to use your head. Besides if this was a prank and you have went and beat them to a bloody plop you could get sued and get thrown in prison by the pranker's parents. I would prefer to see you like this and not in prison and behind bars."
"See she doesn't find your way reasonable also. Now would we please consider the possible suspects?"
But before we could think of any suspects, the doorbell rang. "I'll get it," I said as I got up and headed for the door. I looked thought the eyehole but didn't seen anyone, not even on the stairs. I shrugged and opened it.
Outside the door was a small basket that held a shoebox size box and a card on top. I picked it up and went back inside.
"Who was it?" Syaoran asked looking over at me.
"I don't know. But who ever it was left this basket behind," I said locking the door behind me.
I went over to the couch and sat down. I lifted the box out of the basket as Syaoran and Yue came out and sat on either side of me.
"What does the card say?" Yue asked.
"Don't know but let's find out," I said opening the card and reading it out load: "Count down from five out loud all three of you."
We looked at each other and shrugged. What could hurt? I thought and all three of us started to count: "5, 4, 3, 2, 1." At one my cell phone rang. I went and got it. It read ID withheld. I answered and slowly put the phone to my ear.
"Hello," I whispered.
"Sakura?" Came Ryoko's voice from the other end.
I let out a deep sigh and said, "Yeah."
"Sakura, can you go shopping with me and the girls tomorrow?"
"Sorry but I can't. Syaoran and Yue are taking me."
"Well just bring them along."
"Fine. Hold on." I turned to the boys and asked, "You guys minded if the girls came with us tomorrow?" They shock they head and I went back to Ryoko, "They said they don't mind." All I could hear on the other end was static. I shrugged and hung up.
Before I could go back to sit with the boys my phone rang again. I answered it and said, "Ryoko, did you get cut off or something?"
There was a laugh on the other end. That was not Ryoko's laugh I thought. Then I froze remembering who that laugh belonged to.
"Quick to jump to conclusions, aren't you sweetie," he said still chucking.
"What do want from me?" I cracked.
"I called to see if you got me little present." I looked over at the box as he went on. "Open it." The phone went dead as it did last time.
I walked over to the box and kneeled before it. I slowly opened it think that there might be poison in it. But there wasn't. All that was inside was a tape that said watch me on it.
Syaoran took the tape from me and turned on the TV. He popped it in and pressed play. He sat right in front of the TV and I sat next to him, wrapping my arms around his waist and squeezing him tight. He put his arm on my shoulders. Yue sat behind us his hand on both our shoulders.
We gasped at what we saw. I gasped the loudest at the sight of it. The tape was taken today during my lunch with Eriol.
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Sorry that was so long I didn't really think that I would up putting this on fanfiction but since I did I didn't want to change what I already did.
Please read and review. I like this story is good so far but I will continue if at least five people review. See ya later. .