Lost Stray Lover
Full Summary: Sakura comes home one day, and to her surprise finds a loveable stray dog. This stray is actually Syaoran under a curse, but Sakura doesn't know this. She takes him in and takes care of him. Syaoran eventually falls in love with her but she doesn't even know who he is. Will he be able to break the curse to tell her how he feels?
A/N: Please people, don't review someone's story just to plug your own. The point of reviews is to help an author with his/her writing. Not to advertise. But anyway, why is Syaoran younger than Sakura? Cause I said so. Heh, no there's really a reason. I needed an excuse for Syaoran and his little friends to go and vandalize the old lady's house, what better than him being a teenager who just graduated? And I needed Sakura to have her own place so there'd be no parents interfering with the keeping of Syaoran. Good enough reason? No? Well too bad. BTW, I forgot to add this; Syaoran's a beagle. Cause beagles are so cute and they're my favorite kind of dog.
Chapter 1: A Cute Little Puppy
Dangerous Streets of Tokyo
Syaoran journeyed for months throughout Japan to find someone who can help him break the curse. He's exhausted so he stopped in Tokyo to rest. Syaoran slept behind a dumpster in a dark alley.
Suddenly, a loud explosion woke him up with a start. Then debris came falling down on him from a nearby apartment building. Syaoran ran as fast as he could with his little doglegs to escape.
A gas explosion had occurred in one of the apartments and it was now on fire. Everyone that lived in the building came rushing out in a hurry. Few had noticed the small puppy running as well so he nearly got trampled many times.
Syaoran dashed a couple blocks away from the building where the explosion had occurred. He ran under some stone steps for protection and stayed there for the next few hours.
Sakura Driving in Her Car
The pounding silence in the car was bothering Sakura so she decided to turn on the radio. Country music? Nah. She flipped through the stations impatiently. Pop? I guess that's okay. Ooh B.o.A., I like them.
As Sakura neared her apartment building, she noticed smoke coming from a building several blocks away and debris fallen everywhere around it. She abruptly stopped the car and came out to investigate the scene. Then she heard a small noise, like a frightened animal. What is that? She thought. It was coming from under her apartment stairs. Sakura walked slowly over to her apartment and knelt down. She peered under the stairs and found an adorable, frightened puppy.
"Aww a cute little puppy dog. You poor thing, you must be so scared. C'mere." Sakura crowed.
Syaoran came out of his hiding spot and ran into her arms. They were so warm and comforting! He wanted to stay like this forever! Syaoran closed his eyes and slowly fell asleep.
Sakura carried the cute puppy into her dorm. Her roommate, Kohaku, was out of town for the weekend visiting her parents, so she had the place all to her self. She set him on the couch to sleep and watched him slumber. He made a cute little snoring noise and he breathed in and out.
On the Couch
A few hours after Sakura had put Syaoran to sleep, he began to wake up. He gave a big yawn as he slowly opened his eyes. Where was he? The last thing he remembered was a big explosion and chaos everywhere. People running and screaming, debris flying everywhere. Then it hit him. That girl, she saved him. She was very pretty, he thought, with beautiful green eyes that looked like gemstones and long brown hair. This must be her place.
However, Sakura was nowhere to be seen. Syaoran barked a few times hoping to get an answer. He did not have to wait long. Soon after, Sakura emerged from her room.
"Hey puppy, you're awake now. Are you hungry or thirsty?" she asked him. Syaoran happily nodded and barked. He was starving! Traveling on foot throughout Japan was not easy. Most places he stopped had dumpsters but he wasn't big enough to climb into them. Sakura went into the kitchen to fix up something for him to eat. Curiously, Syaoran followed her.
"Hmm..We don't have any dog food. I've never had a dog before. Well, I guess it's ok. Dogs eat anything anyway." She chuckled. "How about some ham? I know dogs like meat." Sakura took a pack of ham out of the refrigerator. She took a few slices out and fed them to the puppy.
Syaoran gobbled them up quickly. Sakura smiled and filled a bowl with some water and set it down in front of him. He lapped up the water with his tongue. He was so cute! She just sat there watching him.
After he was done, Syaoran ran up to Sakura and rested in her lap. She smiled and stroked the fur on his back.
"You know, this is my first time having a pet. Ever. When I was younger my parents never liked having animals in the house. The only thing close to an animal in the house was my older brother, Touya. He was such a meanie. But he did take care of me. I'm really grateful for him." Sakura reminisced. "Puppy, I think you need a name. What should I call you? How about..Rei? Yea, I like that name. Rei. How about it, Rei? You wanna stay here?" Syaoran/Rei nodded and went to sleep again.
A/N: The new bars that ff.net decided to used are a little funky. Sorry, if you get a bit confused about 'em. The words right above the bars tell where the scene is taking place.