Landslide
By Yue Lian
Standard Disclaimers Apply: all CCS characters belong to CLAMP
Warnings/Pairings: SHOUJO AI S/M, S/L… and more 'surprises'
The OC comes in, the one after the next chapter …remember this is all that she'll show up for soo…pls bear with me!
A/N:YAYAYAY!!!!!!!!! Another anime that I want to rant about! KIDDY GRADE!!!!!!!!!!! It looks sooooo adorable!! The art is sooooo cute! ; Damn you sahshaynay!!!! You've passed on the cuteness bug- now I'm going to die from it T,t;;;; dies and then comes back screaming 'kawaii'
Also …I will be changing the summary ;;; I kinda went off course…of course the landslide will come! But then, the title can also refer to Madison's emotions pouring out… yah! I know deep… my jeje gave me that option…also I owe her a lot for giving me the idea of having them go on a camping trip… It'll be soooo much fun to write!!! Short Chappie!
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Chapter sixMadison watched Sakura leave with Li, her large brown eyes following their movement across the grass, before finally they were out of sight. Madison lowered her eyes and slowly felt her arms reverently, remembering the way that the brunette had felt in her arms. Closing her eyes she bowed her head and smiled, hugging herself. It was so bitter…a tear slid down her face, and yet so sweet that it was more than unbearable.
Tilting her head back, she lowered herself back onto the blanket and stared at the bright sky littered with clouds, allowing her tears to stream down her face freely. Touya had called her last night, telling her that Li was going to propose to Sakura.
She caught sight of a heart shaped cloud and stretched her hands out, in a futile attempt to catch it… Settling for tracing the edges in the air with her outstretched fingertips, she thought back to the day in high school when Touya had discovered her secret.
It really was lucky for her that it was Touya that had found her year old journal and not some other person. What surprised her the most was his calmness in accepting her feelings for his sister. He never once said anything or tried to separate them… In fact it was as if he really supported her in her quest for Sakura's heart.
Madison blinked back a fresh wave of tears as she realized that even if Sakura's older brother had supported her fully, that didn't mean that Sakura could accept the fact that her friend of more than ten years loved her in more than a platonic way, much less return the affection. She should have realized that it was a fruitless attempt from the beginning.
Yet, a part of her still didn't want to give up the idea of being with Sakura. She cherished every moment that was spent with the other girl, literally kept everything locked in her heart and mind; it had fought of the bouts of depression and instincts to fly off a ten-story building.
But, it was over now. The last thing she'll do that has to do with Sakura is tell her what she felt before leaving to a distant fashion and design school. They had already accepted her.
A small part of her had always known that it wasn't possible for her childhood dream to carry on in the new life of adulthood. She hadn't planned for her crush to develop into love… she hadn't planned for this much pain…
"Sakura-"
"Li!" Sakura stood frozen as she watched her boyfriend drop to his knees in front of her. Feeling her blood rush to her face as he looked up at her, she tried to stammer something.
"A-a-are you-" she stopped awkwardly as Li waved her off.
"Sakura…" he slipped his hand into his jacket, drawing out a small velvet box.
"y-yes…" Sakura murmured, suddenly finding it hard to look Li straight in the eye. She knew what was happening and didn't know what to think.
However, she couldn't keep the gasp of surprised from escaping her throat as he revealed a beautiful diamond ring. Cut in the shape of a heart it's band was vines, curling around the jewel protectively.
"W-will you marry me?" Li asked earnestly, looking up at Sakura, searching her face for signs…
Sakura's mouth dropped open as she heard those words, hearing them made the situation so real…
Looking down at her feet shyly, she contemplated silently. This was what she had secretly wanted since high school wasn't it? So… why was she hesitating?
Glancing at Li, her heart melted and she murmured softly. "Yes, Li… I-I'll gladly marry you…" Yet, as she said those life-changing words she couldn't help but feel that something was wrong. It felt wrong to marry him…
Sakura brushed those feelings off as Li rose to his feet and slipped the ring onto her left hand. Staring down at the ring on her finger, Sakura smiled and slipped her arms around Li's neck.
"Li…you're so sweet…" Li smiled and wrapped his arms around Sakura's waist.
"You are too…" Giving her a final squeeze, he let go and stood back.
"Aren't you going to tell Madison?"
Sakura's eyes lit up and nodded. "Of course! She'll probably want to design my wedding dress!" Something twisted inside her as she said this, but she couldn't place a finger on what it was. Passing it off as a side effect of her excitement she waved a hasty goodbye to Li and sprinted towards the lake.
She wanted Madison to be the first to know.
Li watched Sakura run off before turning around.
He'd done it… This was all Touya's doing… Touya had planned it out for him so he did as he was told… He was getting married to Sakura…
TBC
Yue: so…'ain't cha ppls happy? It's shoujen ai… XP it's a word that my friend Dani created for hetero pairings… If you ever feel like using it… please give all credit to Dani…
Naoki: Shoujen ai is good too!
Yue: well… since I'm married to you…I guess ;
Naoki: Please review!
Yue: yup! Even though this chapter was really short…I updated within a month! –gasp- the world is ending!!!
Naoki: At least we'll die together ;
Yue:………it was a joke, sweetie -.-x
Naoki: …… I feel betrayed…you were supposed to go 'yes! Our love will live on long after us' or something cheesy like that…
Yue: -Silence reigns…hugs Naoki before patting him on the head indulgently- Yes, koi! Our love shall live on long after us!"
Naoki: 3