Do You Still Love Me?
Note From Author: Hello again! I'm back with the second chapter! I know…it took me a while to type up the second chapter. I had a LOT of homework, projects, plus I only had four hours of sleep each day. But hey, at least you guys are back to read it again. I don't mind about the reviews. Just as long as people read it, I'm totally fine with it. Again, please excuse any English or grammar errors. I don't have the time to edit the story --;;; Sorry! Anyway, on with the chapter!!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own any of the characters in Cardcaptor Sakura. They all belong to CLAMP. But, the characters I've made up belong to me (duh…silly) Any songs, quotes or whatever belongs to the respectful owners!
Chapter 2: Why?
It's been ten years and Syaoran never came back to see Sakura. She still remembered his promise, promising her that he would come back to her at age fourteen. But no, she hasn't seen a glimpse of him in Japan. The emails stopped nine years ago. Making an assumption that he probably forgotten about her, Sakura gave in and tried to move on. But she couldn't stop thinking of him…
Sakura
Dear Syaoran-Kun,
How are you? I know you're still in Hong Kong. It's been a while we emailed so I've decided to mail you after ten long years. Syaoran-kun…I miss you a lot. Why aren't you replying to my emails? Do you hate me? Syaoran-kun reply to me, NOW!
Sakura, with tears in her eyes, stopped typing and stared at the computer screen. She quickly pressed the backspace button and closed her inbox window. She couldn't type an email to him. Not now anyways. He probably forgot about her, which is why he never replied.
'Syaoran-kun. What happened to the both of us? I thought we loved each other. Do you still love me? Sigh I guess not' Sakura thought sadly and stood up to get ready to change for her tour to North America.
Sakura Kinomoto is now a beautiful woman at age 22. Her hair grew longer and her emerald green eyes takes the boys' attentions away from something they're doing and the guys melt at the sight of her. She has nice slim body and her voice sounded like an angel calling from heaven. Which is probably why she became a famous singer. (I'm surprised Syaoran never heard of her oO) Suddenly, the telephone rings.
"Moshi Moshi, Sakura Kinomoto here," Sakura replied and waited patiently for the caller's response. But suddenly, the line went dead. Sakura stared blankly at the phone and put it back down. 'What the…' Sakura thought and went back to changing into her clothes.
Hong Kong at Li Residence
"SYAORAN-KUN! WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DOING?! YOU JUST CUT MY CONVERSATION BETWEEN MY REALLY GOOD FRIEND!!!"(She's referring to Sakura ) Meilin hollered at Syaoran and slapped him on the arm.
"I'm sorry. I need to phone my babe," Syaoran replied and glared at her, coldly.
"I don't understand you. Why are you like this? You weren't like this before! Ever since you met that bitch."
"Hey! No one calls my girl that alright? Just shut your crap and leave me alone. I am the leader of the Li Clan now by the way." (Yes, Syaoran is already the leader…sorry for not telling you guys this…)
Meilin stares at Syaoran and frowned. "Syaoran-kun…what about Sakura-chan? I thought you loved her? Your girlfriend is nothing compared to Sakura. Why did you dump her?!" Meilin whispered and tears fall down on her cheek.
With that, Syaoran's eyes softened up and hugged Meilin. "Sorry," he whispered, "I'm sorry I yelled at you like that. I'm in a bad mood today. I promise my babe to buy her every single CD of some famous Cherry or something. Hey, by the way, do you know who Cherry is? She looks familiar, but her eyes are always closed on her CD covers."
Meilin shook her head and sat down on the couch, smiling sadly at Syaoran. He looks back at her and remembered what her question was. He turned away and replied, "As for Kinomoto-san, I can't love her anymore. She stopped replying to my emails which means she doesn't love me. I have to move on Meilin, I can't afford to waste my time emailing my childhood friend, okay? Kinomoto-san is long forgotten…so please don't say her name to me." He didn't dare to turn around seeing Meilin's face.
Meilin sighed and stood up. "Syaoran-kun, it's for your own good to find Sakura-chan again. It's for your own good…really," she replied and went out of the living room. Syaoran turned around and he's relieved that she's gone. He jumped onto the couch and put his wrist on top of his forehead. 'Sakura-chan…my cherry blossom…' Syaoran thought and tears were forming in his eyes. It's been ten years he last seen Sakura and he missed her dearly. 'Why…what am I doing?' Syaoran thought again and at that moment, his cell phone rings.
"Hello?" he replies lazily and closed his eyes.
"Honey? It's me! Want to hang out tonight? I'm so bored at the moment," Syaoran's girlfriend, Nasha, says and giggled quietly. Syaoran liked the way she laughed. It's so familiar. It's so much like Sakura's angelic voice. It's…
No, he can't think about Sakura right now. She moved on, so he had to move on too. He focused his brain on Nasha.
"Er…yeah. About that, I can't hang out. Important family dinner meeting…thingy. I'll call you later k? See ya," he replies and quickly hung up the phone without waiting for Nasha to reply.
Remembering what Meilin had said to him, he quickly stood up and ran to his room. He turns on his computer screen and typed in Sakura's email address.
Hey Sakura-chan, it's me Syaoran. Remember? Well, okay I feel kinda awkward right now, you know, typing an email to you. Ahh..what am I saying. I shouldn't feel that way. You're my girl…right? Sakura-chan, please forgive me. I still love you…but…it's just
'It's just what?!' Syaoran thought when his fingers stopped typing at 'just.' He sighed and closed his window without saving his email. He knew Sakura would never forgive him for what he did. If only…if only fate can bring them back together again.
Sakura
"Ah…you're here! The beauty queen!" Sakura's director, Mr. Delly, greets here with a smile on his face.
"Ohayo, Delly-san. You phoned me this morning…another meeting, I assume?" Sakura replied as she answered. Mr. Delly bowed to her and motioned her to sit down on the couch. It was three in the afternoon and Sakura just finished recording her newest CD, coming out soon.
"Sakura, sorry to break this to you but…your tour to North America has been cancelled. Not that I didn't ask for your permission or anything. Your tour, to North America that is, will begin two months later. So, this coming month and the other, you will be staying at Hong Kong," Mr Delly said and frowned at her.
"Wait a minute, Hong Kong? Two months? Why so long?" Sakura asked curiously.
"Well, you see. Hong Kong is demanding for you to come to their city to put on at least ten concerts. That's not a problem…right?"
"Ten concerts?! Oh my gosh, that's too much for me. You mean ten concerts for two months or what?"
"Just for two months Sakura dear. Just two. Well, you will be leaving tomorrow morning at 9 A.M. so I suggest you to take the day off for today and get ready to fly to Hong Kong."
Sakura couldn't believe this. After ten long years, she gets to fly to Hong Kong and see…Syaoran-kun. No, that won't be possible at all. With her being famous and everything, she won't be able to walk down the streets by herself with all her fans surrounding her. Her hopes for looking for Syaoran crumbled into little pieces.
"Oh and Kinomoto-san, there will be an escort for you there as well. Of course, I will be going with you and your friend will be tagging along, if you want. It's that Tomoyo girl or something," Mr. Delly added and went into the recording room to turn off the lights. Sakura giggled. At least she wouldn't be alone in Hong Kong. She's got her best friend along with her.
"Delly-san? Who will be my escort?" Sakura asked as she walked out the door.
"Some guy…I forget. I'm sure you will fancy him since he is the most handsome man in the world," Mr. Delly replied jokingly and laughed.
"I don't think I'll fall for him. He's probably pretty snobby or something. Anyway, I don't think I'll ever fall in love with another man ever again," Sakura replied sadly. Mr. Delly shrugged and walked out the door, not even caring about Sakura's feelings at the moment.
Li Residence…evening
The entire family was at dinner eating silently as usual. Yelan Li, Syaoran's mother, kept on glancing at Syaoran and looked like she wanted to tell him something.
"Mom, if you have anything to say, just tell me. I know you've been looking at me for a while. So shoot," Syaoran mumbled and rearranged the food in his plate with his fork.
His mother frowned. "Son, I'm not angry with you. I just need to tell you something very important. I have given permission to this famous singer called Cherry to stay at our place for two months. Until then, you will respect her and treat her nicely. I don't want to have any riots going on between the both of you. Also, I think you know her when you were little…" she says and looks at Syaoran.
He was quiet for a while, then-"What the heck?! Why didn't you ask me first, mom?! You do know I am the leader of this city and I do what I want to do. I say, I don't want a total stranger living my house!" Syaoran yelled and slammed his fist on the table. Yelan Li shook her head and excused herself from the table.
Syaoran excused himself from the dinner table and ran upstairs to his room to his porch. The cool breeze blew his messy hair as Syaoran breathed in and out. 'Why does my mom always have to do this?! First, I have to leave my love for some stupid mission here then she invites this total weird stranger into my house. God, she pisses me off,' Syaoran thought and sat down on the floor and started thinking about tomorrow…
The Next Day
Sakura
"Hoeeee!! I'm late for the plane!!" Sakura yelled as she ran down the street of Japan. It was now 8:30 am in the morning and her plane leaves in half an hour. Even though she's grown into a young lady, she still has the 'lateness' in her. (sighs Sakura will never change…will she?)
As she ran down the street, a car honked at her. She turned around and smiles, seeing her chauffeur at the driver seat of her limo.
"Arigato!!! Onegai…take me to my private plane please!! I'm late!!!" Sakura screamed at him as the chauffeur pressed down the pedal hard at full speed.
Fifteen minutes later, Sakura pants slowly on her passenger seat in the plane. She couldn't believe she made it after all rushing and panicking; she finally made it on time…for once.
Hong Kong Airport
Syaoran paced back and forth in the waiting room. He hated to wait for people who are late. He's going to be late for his date with his gorgeous girlfriend. 'Oh my god. This is so freakin' annoying. Why can't Wei or whatever pick this famous Cherry. I wished I was never born into such a rich family…' Syaoran thought and looked fiercely out the window for the plane to arrive.
"Master Li. Cherry has arrived. Please come with me immediately. Your guards and I will block all the fans that will be surrounding you later on. Until then, just make sure Cherry is safe into her limo. Plus, my mother told me you will be riding with her back to the mansion. You'll know the rest later on," Wei said to Syaoran and bowed.
"Yeah yeah, whatever," Syaoran mumbled and opened the door. He sees all his 'fans' running towards him. He rolled his eyes and nodded to his guards. They immediately block the girls out of the way as Syaoran walked towards the exit to where Cherry's jet was landing.
Sakura and Tomoyo (oops..I just realized that Tomoyo wasn't in the plane with Sakura oO)
"Sakura-chan! We're here!!" Tomoyo squealed and video tapes Sakura. She sweatdrops and looked out the window. 'Syaoran-kun. I'm here for you now. Please don't forget about me' Sakura thought sadly and picked up her belongings.
"Sakura-chan. What is going on? You seem sad. Don't be like that! You wouldn't want to let your fans down, eh?" Tomoyo said with fear and holds onto Sakura's hand. Sakura looked up and shook her head, making sure that Tomoyo understood she was alright.
"No no Tomoyo-chan. I'm fine. I'm just thinking…about the ten concerts I am going to perform later on. Believe me, it's not going to easy," Sakura said as she and Tomoyo exited the plane.
Suddenly, Sakura stopped and looked around. She sensed a familiar aura around the area. Ignoring the screaming girls coming to ask her for her autograph, she ran towards the power and…
Syaoran
'I can sense it. I can sense…magic around here,' Syaoran thought and looked straight ahead at the huge crowd of girls up ahead. 'Who could it be?' he thought again as he quickened his pace towards the familiar presence.
"CHERRY!! CHERRY! WE LOVE YOU! MAY WE HAVE YOUR AUTOGRAPH!?"
"Cherry! Is it true you're still single?"
"Cherry! I got a ticket to your concert! Remember to shake my hand on stage later on, okay??"
All these girls were bombarding Sakura with questions and pens and notepads. The guards are not strong enough to prevent them from touching Sakura. Finally, Sakura shouts out, "Okay girls! I understand that you're excited to see me. I'd love to give out signatures and take photo with you guys. But, the airport is not really a good place to do this, right? I promise you all that you have front row seats on my first concert and for sure you'll get everything you want from me, okay?!"
All the girls nodded in agreement as she grinned at the guard where he was holding tickets to the show. He slowly passed it out and soon, the crowd decreased. Sakura sighed and sat down on a seat.
"Tomoyo-chan?" Sakura said and looked around for her. She spotted her talking to a man. A very familiar man in fact. He looked old, around the sixties at least. Wondering who he is, she stood up and walked quickly towards them, not knowing that she was about to bump into another person.
Luckily, that person caught her in his arms before they collided. Sakura opened her eyes and found herself staring into another pair of brown, amber eyes. 'What?' Sakura thought and scanned the person's face.
"A..arigato?" Sakura said and stood up.
"No problem. You must be the famous Cherry? I'm Syaoran Li, here to escort you to my 'humble' home," he replied and gave her a firm nod without a smile.
'Syaoran-kun!' Sakura thought as she stepped back. She covered her mouth and tears were forming in her eyes.
"Syaoran-kun. It's…it's been so long," Sakura said and trembled. Syaoran opened his mouth to reply; but nothing came out. 'Those eyes…green…familiar. Can it be? Sakura-chan?' Syaoran thought as he took a step forward.
"Sakura-chan? Are you Cherry? Don't tell me you're serious!" Syaoran said as he took another step forward and reached for her cheek.
Sakura couldn't take it anymore. She ran forward and hugged Syaoran tightly around the neck. She sobbed quietly as Syaoran wrapped his arms around her tiny waist.
"Sakura-chan," he murmured and dug his head into her soft hair.
"Syaoran-kun. You have no idea how much I've missed you. What happened to you? Why? Why-"
"Shh…don't talk. Just enjoy hugging me, alright?" Syaoran interrupted her and kissed her on the cheek. Sakura nodded and tightened her grip on his shirt. She couldn't believe she bumped into her long lost love. I guess fate really did bring them back. (Okay, you know what? In my summary, I said they bumped into each other on the streets? I lied! I'm sorry! I'll change the full summary later!)
"KAWAII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Tomoyo screamed and video tapes the both of them, embracing each other. Syaoran chuckled and let go of Sakura. The both of them held hands and smiled at Tomoyo.
"Boy, Syaoran. You're even more handsome since the last time I've seen you," Tomoyo teased and zoomed into the cute couple.
"And Tomoyo-chan, you haven't changed much at all, neh?" Syaoran joked back and tightened his grip around Sakura's hand. He glanced sideways at Sakura and jumped back. 'Oh my freakin' god. She's so damn hot and beautiful. I hope she's still the same Sakura I knew…oh my god,' Syaoran thought and smiled at his…girlfriend?
"Syaoran-kun, what is it? Is there a fly on my face or something? Why are you smiling!?" Sakura questioned and mumbled a quick "hoe?"
He laughed at her cuteness and gave her a peck on her nose. "Oh Sakura love, you haven't changed much either!" Sakura pouted and punched his arm playfully.
"AIYEEE!! IT'S SYAORAN AND CHERRY! THEY'RE TOGETHER!!" a girl screamed when she exited her plane.
"Uh oh…we better run before another huge gang of girls come rushing after us," Syaoran said and carried Sakura. He ran as fast as he could up and down the escalators and through the entrance door. He shoves Sakura (gently) into the limo and jumped in afterwards. Tomoyo quickly climbed into the front seat, leaving the two of them behind the back seats on purpose. She was happy that they were finally back together, happy.
Sakura and Syaoran
Sakura looked out the window as the limo started. Syaoran quickly shifted next to her, holding her hand. "Sakura-chan. It's so great to have you back with me. You have no idea- what's wrong? Why are you crying?" Syaoran said. Sakura shook her head and looked into his eyes.
"Syaoran, why did you ignore me for ten years? I've been sending you emails and you never replied!" Sakura whispered and cried softly.
End of Chapter TwoA/N: I'll be right back with chapter three! I hope it's not a cliffy…review and tell me what you think about the second chapter! I hope it wasn't as crappy as the first one…