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: Thank for the detailed reviews, Starry, Gold, and Atruyai! I like nice long essay reviews ;) The fly scene was cute? I thought it was kinda...weird ;;
Also, I've never been to an animal shelter since my mom doesn't like dogs/cats/animals in general (--) so I don't know how the whole procedure..thingy goes.
I'm sorry, I'm REALLY late. I actually wrote part of this chapter pretty early but then I had some other stuff to do and I stopped. I was working on another fic with a friend called Anna and the King and my site and we went to Six Flags and had this thing where you couldn't upload chapters and all this other crap that you don't care about but anyway SORRY! To make up for it, this chapter is longer than most.
Chapter 8: Lost in Tokyo, Part 3
The drive to the animal shelter was silent. Sakura was lost in thought about where Rei could be and Tomoyo did not want to disturb her. Seeing Sakura worried like that and not being able to help her made Tomoyo feel a bit depressed. With Sakura's anxiety and Tomoyo's depression the atmosphere was a very gloomy one indeed.
In an hour they arrived at the Tokyo Animal Shelter. When they got out of the car and went inside a guard greeted them.
"Hello. What are you looking for?" the guard asked.
Sakura began, "Well see.."
"Her dog ran away earlier this morning and we're looking for him. He's a small puppy. A beagle. Probably only a few months old." Tomoyo cut in.
"What she said," said Sakura, pointing at Tomoyo.
"Beagle eh? Right this way.." muttered the guard. He led them to the back of animal shelter, where the dogs were kept in cages. Most of the dogs were big, at least a year old. Sakura's heart sank. She did not think he was going to be here. Even so, she and Tomoyo thoroughly checked all of the cages. Rei wasn't there.
Sakura left the animal shelter looking gloomier than ever.
"Sakura-chan, don't worry we'll find him. We just have to keep looking," Tomoyo assured her, "We can't give up just because one option didn't work."
This made Sakura smile a bit. "Thank you so much, Tomoyo- chan. You're always here for me. You're really a great friend." She gave Tomoyo a hug.
Syaoran woke up under the big tree he had fallen asleep under. Oddly enough, it was a sakura tree. A cherry blossom tree.
Maybe it's a sign I'll get back? Syaoran thought desperately, God, I hope so. He trotted around Tokyo a little more. Buildings. Trees. Road. People. Cars. More buildings. Grass. More people. This was getting frustrating. Eventually he got tired and hungry. But where was he going to get any food?
Nearby was a small restaurant. Obviously he could actually go in the restaurant and eat but maybe they threw out leftovers in a dumpster behind it or something. As long as there aren't too many flies on the food, He shuddered. Syaoran still hadn't quite gotten used to the disgusting state of the food in the dumpsters despite being in dog form for so long.
He ran over to the restaurant and began looking in the back of it. However what he found was much better than dumpster food.
Behind the restaurant was a young girl holding out a large pan of food. She was one of the restaurant's employees and she was dumping out some fresh food. But then she spotted Syaoran.
"Aww..a little puppy. You're sooo cute! Are you hungry, puppy?" the girl said in her best baby voice.
Syaoran, looking up at her, panted and wagged his tail excitedly. He gave a nodded his head and gave a friendly bark.
"The chef messed up the recipe on this dish so we have to throw it out. But maybe you'd like to have it?" she asked him.
He nodded again.
"Okay!" She said and set down the plate of food. "Don't worry, it's not bad or anything. The chef just accidentally put too much of something in it. Don't know what. But it should still be okay." She smiled and watched him eat it.
Syaoran probably wouldn't care too much if it had gone bad, but this made it all that much more better. He ate all the food on the plate quickly and licked the plate after. This is so much better than that dumpster crap, he thought happily, At least something is going well today.
"Well I have to get back to my job now. Bye puppy!" She waved at him and went back into the restaurant.
He was now very full and satiated. It seemed like a perfect time for a nap. Again. Puppies sure need a lot of sleep. So once again, he fell asleep.
Not long after Syaoran dozed off, a stray cat came out of the shadows and walked slowly over to him. The cat was gray and looked rather old. It was almost larger than Syaoran.
Looks like Aya got another one. Poor guy. And he's so young, the cat thought, Guess it wouldn't hurt to help him this one time. Then the cat muttered an incantation under its breath and waved it paw at Syaoran. A Japanese symbol appeared on its head and Syaoran started glowing.
Soon Syaoran's body started glowing so radiantly that it was impossible to see him at all. There was one final explosion of light. The light faded and the street returned to its normal darkness. To anyone who might've been watching, the sight would've been quite astounding. Syaoran was gone.
Sakura was returning to her dorm with Tomoyo, looking more down than ever. They had looked everywhere possible but had not found Rei.
"I'm sorry, Sakura-chan. I know you really liked Rei. And maybe we might find him tomorrow. You never know." Tomoyo said.
Sakura smiled weakly. "Thanks." She knew Tomoyo was only trying to comfort her and that there really was no hope of finding a puppy in a huge city like Tokyo. He was gone forever.
Just as she was about to enter her dorm, she saw a small shape curled up on her doorstep. It was small and had cute floppy ears. It was Rei!
"Rei! You had me so worried!" Sakura exclaimed with glee. "But you found your way back to the dorm! Ohh you're such a smart little puppy!"
"Wow, he is really smart. Especially for such a young little puppy." Tomoyo added while petting Rei.
Whoa! How did I get back here? Rei thought as he woke up with a start. Sakura and Tomoyo's squealing had scared him for a little while. Last thing I remember...I was behind that restaurant and that girl gave me food. Weird. Aww who cares? I'm back!
He licked Sakura on her cheek and she smiled. Then they went inside.
A/N: Whoo! Yay! For a while I was actually considering letting Syaoran be found by someone else and have Sakura go through the trouble of find him there but then that'd be another chapter of Lost in Tokyo --;; Okay so it wasn't that much longer, but I tried! I just can't write huge long chapters.
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: Thank for the detailed reviews, Starry, Gold, and Atruyai! I like nice long essay reviews ;) The fly scene was cute? I thought it was kinda...weird ;;
Also, I've never been to an animal shelter since my mom doesn't like dogs/cats/animals in general (--) so I don't know how the whole procedure..thingy goes.
I'm sorry, I'm REALLY late. I actually wrote part of this chapter pretty early but then I had some other stuff to do and I stopped. I was working on another fic with a friend called Anna and the King and my site and we went to Six Flags and had this thing where you couldn't upload chapters and all this other crap that you don't care about but anyway SORRY! To make up for it, this chapter is longer than most.
Chapter 8: Lost in Tokyo, Part 3
The drive to the animal shelter was silent. Sakura was lost in thought about where Rei could be and Tomoyo did not want to disturb her. Seeing Sakura worried like that and not being able to help her made Tomoyo feel a bit depressed. With Sakura's anxiety and Tomoyo's depression the atmosphere was a very gloomy one indeed.
In an hour they arrived at the Tokyo Animal Shelter. When they got out of the car and went inside a guard greeted them.
"Hello. What are you looking for?" the guard asked.
Sakura began, "Well see.."
"Her dog ran away earlier this morning and we're looking for him. He's a small puppy. A beagle. Probably only a few months old." Tomoyo cut in.
"What she said," said Sakura, pointing at Tomoyo.
"Beagle eh? Right this way.." muttered the guard. He led them to the back of animal shelter, where the dogs were kept in cages. Most of the dogs were big, at least a year old. Sakura's heart sank. She did not think he was going to be here. Even so, she and Tomoyo thoroughly checked all of the cages. Rei wasn't there.
Sakura left the animal shelter looking gloomier than ever.
"Sakura-chan, don't worry we'll find him. We just have to keep looking," Tomoyo assured her, "We can't give up just because one option didn't work."
This made Sakura smile a bit. "Thank you so much, Tomoyo- chan. You're always here for me. You're really a great friend." She gave Tomoyo a hug.
Syaoran woke up under the big tree he had fallen asleep under. Oddly enough, it was a sakura tree. A cherry blossom tree.
Maybe it's a sign I'll get back? Syaoran thought desperately, God, I hope so. He trotted around Tokyo a little more. Buildings. Trees. Road. People. Cars. More buildings. Grass. More people. This was getting frustrating. Eventually he got tired and hungry. But where was he going to get any food?
Nearby was a small restaurant. Obviously he could actually go in the restaurant and eat but maybe they threw out leftovers in a dumpster behind it or something. As long as there aren't too many flies on the food, He shuddered. Syaoran still hadn't quite gotten used to the disgusting state of the food in the dumpsters despite being in dog form for so long.
He ran over to the restaurant and began looking in the back of it. However what he found was much better than dumpster food.
Behind the restaurant was a young girl holding out a large pan of food. She was one of the restaurant's employees and she was dumping out some fresh food. But then she spotted Syaoran.
"Aww..a little puppy. You're sooo cute! Are you hungry, puppy?" the girl said in her best baby voice.
Syaoran, looking up at her, panted and wagged his tail excitedly. He gave a nodded his head and gave a friendly bark.
"The chef messed up the recipe on this dish so we have to throw it out. But maybe you'd like to have it?" she asked him.
He nodded again.
"Okay!" She said and set down the plate of food. "Don't worry, it's not bad or anything. The chef just accidentally put too much of something in it. Don't know what. But it should still be okay." She smiled and watched him eat it.
Syaoran probably wouldn't care too much if it had gone bad, but this made it all that much more better. He ate all the food on the plate quickly and licked the plate after. This is so much better than that dumpster crap, he thought happily, At least something is going well today.
"Well I have to get back to my job now. Bye puppy!" She waved at him and went back into the restaurant.
He was now very full and satiated. It seemed like a perfect time for a nap. Again. Puppies sure need a lot of sleep. So once again, he fell asleep.
Not long after Syaoran dozed off, a stray cat came out of the shadows and walked slowly over to him. The cat was gray and looked rather old. It was almost larger than Syaoran.
Looks like Aya got another one. Poor guy. And he's so young, the cat thought, Guess it wouldn't hurt to help him this one time. Then the cat muttered an incantation under its breath and waved it paw at Syaoran. A Japanese symbol appeared on its head and Syaoran started glowing.
Soon Syaoran's body started glowing so radiantly that it was impossible to see him at all. There was one final explosion of light. The light faded and the street returned to its normal darkness. To anyone who might've been watching, the sight would've been quite astounding. Syaoran was gone.
Sakura was returning to her dorm with Tomoyo, looking more down than ever. They had looked everywhere possible but had not found Rei.
"I'm sorry, Sakura-chan. I know you really liked Rei. And maybe we might find him tomorrow. You never know." Tomoyo said.
Sakura smiled weakly. "Thanks." She knew Tomoyo was only trying to comfort her and that there really was no hope of finding a puppy in a huge city like Tokyo. He was gone forever.
Just as she was about to enter her dorm, she saw a small shape curled up on her doorstep. It was small and had cute floppy ears. It was Rei!
"Rei! You had me so worried!" Sakura exclaimed with glee. "But you found your way back to the dorm! Ohh you're such a smart little puppy!"
"Wow, he is really smart. Especially for such a young little puppy." Tomoyo added while petting Rei.
Whoa! How did I get back here? Rei thought as he woke up with a start. Sakura and Tomoyo's squealing had scared him for a little while. Last thing I remember...I was behind that restaurant and that girl gave me food. Weird. Aww who cares? I'm back!
He licked Sakura on her cheek and she smiled. Then they went inside.
A/N: Whoo! Yay! For a while I was actually considering letting Syaoran be found by someone else and have Sakura go through the trouble of find him there but then that'd be another chapter of Lost in Tokyo --;; Okay so it wasn't that much longer, but I tried! I just can't write huge long chapters.