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^#^#^#^Wonderful Journey ^#^#^#^
by: maixwolfblossom
~*~CHAPPIE TWELVE~*~
--_Could It Be? _--
Key Symbols:
**: action or bold
italics: thoughts/flashback/song/poem/letter/etc.
() :Author's notes
~*~ :someone's P.O.V (point of view)
~~~ Dream
*~* :Flashback
~~~~***~***~~~~ Scene Separator
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~RECAP:
Sakura was a poetry teacher—WHO KNEW??? Sakura--a poetry teacher!
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Syaoran stared out at this horrible imprisonment…
Here is where his legacy begins…
…And where his memories of Sakura will end.
…if they ever will…
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Yelan walked into the house as Meiling thought about what she said.
Realization soon hit her. A jealous frown took over her expression, 'It must be that Kinomoto girl!'
But then her envious frown changed into a wicked grin, 'But no matter… I'll have him begging at my feet soon enough… And better yet; since Xiao Lang is in Hong Kong, Kinomoto can't get to him! HA! Got it allllll figured out… Oh this is all too perfect! He'll be mine yet…'
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"Don't forget to do all your homework, class!"
"Yes, Ms. Kinomoto!" They chimed as they exited the classroom.
Sakura beamed; her shift was over early today.
Sakura gathered her papers and stuffed them into her suitcase when she suddenly heard soft clapping coming from the doorway.
She looked behind her then inwardly rolled her eyes, "Mr. Toyoko."
"Nice performance, Kinomoto-san…"
Sakura scoffed sarcastically then turned back to her papers.
He grinned as he approached her, "And how many times do I have to tell you, Kinomoto-san… It's Toji."
Sakura was quite familiar with this scenario, "Oh, but I prefer 'Mr. Toyoko'."
Toji's grin wavered but struggled to keep it on, "Smoothe."
Toji Toyoko was just another student teacher just like Sakura was, 'But that doesn't count for anything,' Sakura thought.
Toji was one of the pestering problems of Sakura's teaching life. Day after day he'd ask her out. What would be different about this time?
"What do you want, Mr. Toyoko?"
His grin seemed to fade a little, "Well I was wondering if--"
"If I would go out with you—no," Sakura said expectedly. She then looked up smiling sarcastically but sweetly, "That it?"
"Uh…yeah." He scratched his head then turned to head for the door with his hand clenching as his side, "Okay…um…see ya, K-Kinomoto-san…"
Toji walked down the hall cursing at her obstinacy, 'Why the hell won't she go out with me???' He ran a frustrated hand through his blonde hair.
'Maybe I'll try again later. 27th time's always a charm,' he smiled stupidly as he walked down the halls.
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Sakura rolled her eyes, "That Toyoko… Thinks he's soooo fresh!" She muttered to herself.
'Ah well... At least I have something to look forward to; I'm going to visit Syaoran's family.'
She beamed at the thought of seeing Meiling and Yelan again.
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Syaoran woke up to the blinding breach of sunlight and unexpectedly felt a figure lying right beside him. He turned to see who it was and groaned in exasperation, "Meiling, what are you doing in my bed???"
Meiling opened her eyes and smiled, "I was lonely."
"Well that gives you no right to go into my bed without permission. Why didn't you sleep with the family dog, then? He's been looking for a roommate, you know," Syaoran spoke dryly.
Meiling frowned "Well, if I did ask, would you let me?"
He looked up at the ceiling and pretended as if he were thinking about it then turned back to her "No."
He untangled himself from his bed sheets and got up.
"Where are you going???"
"Away from you."
And with that, he stomped out of his room and walked into the bathroom, slamming the door shut.
Meiling slumped in the covers, "Hmphhh…"
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Sakura pulled up into the driveway of the Li Mansion. It's been so long…
She smiled as she remembered the last time she came into the Li Mansion. She was still age 11 at that time. Yelan seemed to like her…but Meiling didn't Sakura's smile faded into a nervous one.
She got out of her car and walked up to the door. She cleared her throat then rang the doorbell.
Moments later, the door swung open and Meiling appeared at the doorway, "K-Kinomoto???" Sakura could've sworn she saw Meiling's eye twitch a little.
"Li-san!"
Meiling put on a plastered smile and struggled to keep it on, "U-Uh, Hello there, Kinomoto!"
"Um…is Li-san (Yelan) there?"
Meiling inwardly sneered, "Um, no, but I can take a message."
"Oh… That's fine but I'd like you to give her these," Sakura handed Meiling a bouquet of flowers for Yelan and the family to enjoy.
"Oh, thank you, Kinomoto," Meiling smiled an oh-so false smile.
Sakura grinned back (she's dense, ya know!), "It was nice seeing you again, Li-san. Oh, and can you do me a favor? If you ever talk to Syaoran, please don't tell him I came. I don't want him knowing I'm in Hong Kong."
Sakura knew she could confide in Yelan and Meiling…the thing is…she shouldn't confide in Meiling!
Meiling smiled, "Oh don't worry, Kinomoto. I won't tell him."
Sakura beamed, "Oh, thank you so much, Li-san!"
"Your welcome! Bye!"
"Bye!"
Sakura got into her car waving once more to Meiling before driving off. It was nice seeing Meiling again.
She started her car and drove out of the Li manor and headed off to Wolf Park.
(A/N: Heheh… Lame name I know, but I thought it'd be cool if I named it something besides Penguin Park! ^___^;;; SO DON'T KILL ME FOR SUCH A LAME NAME!!)
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Meiling shut the door and smirked so widely, you could've sworn that the edges of her mouth rose to her eyes. She inhaled the sweet scent of the bouquet of flowers as Syaoran came out of the bathroom.
"Did I miss anything?"
"No," Meiling sneered from above the flowers, "Oh, and thank you so much, Xiao Lang, for the flowers! You are so sweet!"
Meiling smiled sweetly as she ran over to Syaoran and kissed him on the cheek then skipped away before he could protest.
But from the corner of his confused eye, he saw her just toss the bouquet into the trash.
Syaoran stared after her in confusion, "Flowers?"
He shrugged then grabbed his coat and headed out the door, '… I need some fresh air. I can't breathe normal air when Meiling's around!'
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Sakura's shoulders shook as she wept under the cherry blossom-covered tree.
What had happened here???
A minute ago she was blissfully writing a fresh, new poem; and now here she was, crying like a baby.
It all happened after she wrote:
~Love is like a journey… It doesn't always end up the way you intended But it's all worth the wait…~That quote seemed to soothe her thoughts about Syaoran…but she knew it all didn't end up the way she wanted either…
Gods…she missed him… Gods…she loved him…
And now…he's gone…
'I was such a fool to think we'd learn to love… But it ended up with me loving him and him…--well…I don't really know about him…'
Hot tears poured down her delicate face. She buried her head in her knees before it all spilled out.
'Why???… Why?!?!…'
She lifted her head again 'cause of the air shortage she found between her knees. Her now misty pools of jade wandered into the sky above her as cherry blossom petals made their way down, entangling themselves into Sakura's long, auburn hair.
"I love you, Syaoran…" she whispered sadly as tear after tear fell onto her forgotten poems.
~*~SYAORAN'S POV~*~
I walked into Wolf Park and passed by the Sakura trees.
I sighed…
Even the mere sound of her name made me shiver.
It was then that I heard someone crying somewhere.
Something inside of me told me to find out what it was… I just don't know what. It urged me on to follow the sound of the crying. It was as if…fate told me to do so…
I followed it…
…Until I saw a sudden flash of auburn and misty green…
'Could it be…?'
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P.S: Forgot to add that I'll be updating the next chapter VERY soon! To make up for the time I wasted without updating!!! T.T *waah*