Disclaimer: I do not own CCS! That's something Clamp owns okay?!
Summary: The Card Mistress, Sakura Kinomoto, has her brother, Touya, leaving for America for his studies and had no choice but to leave Sakura somewhere else with both their parents gone and Tomoyo, Sakura's best friend in England. He only had one option… the Li Mansion. But Sakura has a grudge on Lindao Li, her ex-boyfriend who had caused her nothing but pain and her sudden change. The once cheerful Sakura was now an irresponsible, and daring 17 year old! She joins gangs and bullies people to the extent that she now lost her guardians! She puts up a fight at first but was forced to have it her brother's way. Luckily, Lindao was in Taiwan for studies as well, and no one except a certain Syaoran Li is left at home. How can she put up with such an obnoxious and authority grubbing person?
CHOICE OF THE HEART
Chapter 1: A Bad Start
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Sakura simply nodded in response. 'Good thing that bastard wouldn't be the one to pick me up… I could punch him!' she angrily thought.
When they reached Gate 11, Touya assisted her in getting in and watched as the plane flies off. Touya sighed worriedly. 'Be alright…'
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"What!?" Li Syaoran shouted at his cousin Lindao. "Why are going to leave your little girlfriend here!? And of all people… WITH ME!!" he exclaimed as he launches him a punch. Lindao dodged it easily. "And where are YOU going!? Escaping to Taiwan!? Damn you!!" he continuously yelled at him as he sends him more punches and kicks.
"C'mon Syaoran!" Lindao shouted back. "Give… me… a… BREAK!!" he yelled back as he dodges and defends the never-ending set of punches and kicks from his furious cousin. "She's sweet! And… and… kind! I'm sure she'll be no problem!!" he continued as he takes the foot stool and started defending with it. "C'mon cuz!!" he pleaded more.
"NO WAY!!!" Syaoran didn't give in. "Not by myself!!!" he added as he halts the punches and kicks. "You need to be here!! You know I don't like entertaining guests!!" he complained even more, giving the signal that there is NO way he would ever give in.
"Okay…" Lindao started. Syaoran's face was relieved, believing that his cousin would be the one to give him the break. "I'll call MEILING to be with you… is THAT okay???" he concluded sarcastictly.
Silence… "Don't you DARE do that!!!" Syaoran yelled on the top of his voice, his nerves practically evident on his neck. Syaoran started sending in punches and kicks again. Suddenly, without a word, he stopped. "You'll never let out of this will you?" he calmly asked. Lindao nodded playfully. "FINE!!" he shouted as he turns his back at him, raising both hands in the air. "I'd rather handle her alone than do it with that UNCONTROLLABLE girl!!" he added irritatedly.
"I know you would…" Lindao whispered as he turns his back and walks towards Wei to inform him of his ex-girlfriend's arrival and his departure the same day.
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"Please fasten your seatbelts as the plane is beginning to land at HongKong Airport…" the annoucer of the plane repeated as the seatbelt light turns on.
Sakura carefully fastened herself as she sighs. 'I can't believe I'm actually here…' she thought helplessly. The plane ride was uncomfortably short and was full of turbulence. "I can just hope for the best," she murmured to herself as the plane's wheels land on concrete floor.
"Thank you for flying with HongKong Airlines, hope you all enjoyed the trip!" the annoucer stated as Sakura walks out of the plane with her little back pack.
Sakura retrieved her big luggages and stuggled to pull them all to the waiting area. Suddenly a hand pulled one of the baggages and stood it up straight. "Let me help you with that Ms. Kinomoto," an old man's voice offered.
Sakura looked up to see who it was. "Wei!" she exclaimed as she gives the familiar person a big hug. Wei was like a father figure to her since her father died. She felt so secure and comfortable with her –ex's butler and has always given him high respect. Wei is one of the few persons who knew who really WAS Sakura. "Wei it's so good to see you!!" she exclaimed as she lets go of the hug.
"Same here young Mistress," Wei replied respectfully. "Master Lindao is leaving for Taiwan today, so, he can't be here to accompany you to their house nor be there for 5 months," he explained as he looks at Sakura's sudden irritated expression.
'Good,' Sakura thought to herself. "I see…" she simply said. "Let's go…"
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The journey didn't take any longer than 15 minutes and it was awfuly quiet. Soon, the car stopped in front of a huge mansion with a circular fountain right in the middle of the wide entrance after the automatic-operated gate. Wei assisted Sakura in getting out of the car and lead the way inside the mansion. A maid named Anika lead Sakura to her bedroom and left her there to get the luggages.
Sakura opened the balcony door and went outside for some air. 'At least I'm sure I'm gonna be peaceful here, since that bastard Lindao is out of the country…' she thought peacefully, actually smiling at the wonderful view and the good thought she just had. She leaned at the balcony and looked down to see the huge garden below. Her eyes narrowed as she saw a male figure practicing with a sword right under the shade to a huge oak tree. He had chestnut colored, messy hair, and playful, but powerful amber eyes. "Who's that…" she whispered to herself.
"That's Master Li Syaoran…" Wei's voice answered from behind her. Sakura was startled and had actually leaped a step away from where Wei's voice came from. "He's Master Lindao's closest cousin," he described as he walks back to the room. "Your things are already here Mistress Sakura, call me or Anika if you need anything," he said as he begins to open the door. "Oh, and from now on, Anika will be your personal maid as long as you stay here," he added before he closed the door.
"Li Syaoran…" she repeated the name. 'I'm sure he's as bad as his damn cousin…' she thought angrily.
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"I'm going out Anika, just give me a call when dinner's ready," Sakura ordered sweetly at her personal maid. Anika nodded. Sakura flashed her most rare but sad smiles.
She sighed as she silently got on a bike, parked near the gate which she asked if she could use. Strolling silently under the nice sun's shade that day, she stopped at a nearby park. She quietly got off the bike and sat on one of the swings the way she usually does back home. She sighed one more time as flashes from her past came all back to her.
Tears just had to flow down her cheeks as the sky starts to fill with dark clouds and the winds blew angrily against her face. Soon, heavy rain fell.
Sakura continued crying under the falling rain as she thoughts helplessly about herself and what she had done with her life. 'If I just wasn't so stupid…' she moaned to herself. 'I shouldn't have ruined myself because of some… DUMB guy…' she pitied. 'But all is too late… I can't do anything about it now… I'm… hopeless…' she sighed, finally stopping the tears.
Suddenly, the hard rain drops stopped flowing on her. She looked up in confusion, assuming she hadn't heard the rain stop. Surprisingly, a big red umbrella was held above her. She looked at her back to see who was holding it and was shocked to see a man with chestnut colored hair and amber eyes, his face strong as ever, it was Syaoran. "Get up…" he simply said as soon as Sakura turned to him. "Anika was trying to call you, but the heavy rain caused some disturbances with the signal, I had no choice but to pick you up," he explained, his eyes void of care, his face filled with tired expressions.
"I never told you to pick me up," Sakura irritatingly answered. "Get the hell out of here and go home," she added as she ressumes her focus on the ground.
Syaoran grabbed her arm disrespectfully. Sakura gasped at his actions. "Stop being stubborn," he stated with authority as he literally drags Sakura to the street. "You're no more a kid… stop acting like one," he ordered.
Sakura forcefully snatched her arm from Syaoran's powerful grip. "Don't DARE tell me what to do!" she yelled at him. "I can walk alone," she calmed herself as she starts walking away from him. Syaoran smirked as he leans the umbrella at his shoulder, covering only him from the rain. "I'll take that…" Sakura teased as she grabs the umbrella without asking, covering herself from the rain and walks away, leaving Syaoran dripping wet.
"Sweet and KIND?" Syaoran muttered. "Lindao must be getting crazy…she's in NO WAY sweet, nor kind!" he irritately said to himself as he starts to walk away towards where Sakura had disappeared.
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"Please go to the dining room for your dinner once you dry yourself up, Mistress," Anika greeted as Sakura enters the house dripping from rain water. Sakura handed her the red umbrella as she nods. "Where is Master Li, may I ask?" she asked as she accepts the umbrella.
"I don't know…" Sakura plainly replied as she continues to walk up the stairs towards her room. When she was about half-way up the stairs, the door opened again and the dripping Syaoran enters the house with an irritated expression. Sakura stopped from her tracks, her back still facing the people below.
"My! Why are you so wet!?" Anika exclaimed as she eyes Syaoran's wetter appearance. "I can understand Mistress Sakura, bit Master… how?" she asked, handing Syaoran a thick towel.
"Someone was GRATEFUL enough to snatch the umbrella I was carrying, from me…" he explained, turning to Sakura who was still halted at the stairs. Sakura shrugged and turned to him. "You are SO unbelievable…" Syaoran commented as he shooks his head and dries his messy hair.
"I have been… and always will be…" Sakura replied sarcastictly. "Bear with it," she added as she turns back towards the stairs. 'First round is for me,' she thought, smirking.
Syaoran glared at Sakura until she reached her room and gets in. 'I'll make you pay for that…' he was determined. 'You'll see…' he added as he continues to rub the towel on his hair.
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Sakura went down from her room after a hot shower and was ready to fill her rumbling tummy with food. She went straight to the dining room and was in a better mood after her encounter with the Syaoran guy, especially when she became victorious of ruining his day. "Anika, what's for dinner?" she asked as she ties her long auburn hair in a tight pony tail. Her eyes widened as she sees Syaoran sitting in the table, eating by himself. She naughtily sits beside him and grins as she sent for a plate. She kept silent as she eats her food, never starting an actual conversation.
"I can't get my cousin…" Syaoran suddenly broke the silence. Sakura looked up to him to see him staring at her observantly. "What did he like in you?" he asked her teasingly. Sakura let go of her spoon and fork and wipped her mouth with the table napkin as she turns her attention to Syaoran, getting ready for whatever he might say. "I mean… you don't look good… and you sure DON'T have the right attitude," he insulted her as he watches her wince. "No wonder you don't have a new boyfriend until now…"
"Ouch that hurt…" she sarcastictly replied with a grin. "But I bet it didn't hurt as much as it did to you… CONDOLENCES…" she teased back.
"For your information, girls are DYING to be my girlfriend… I am the one who chose not to have one," he boasted. "Unlike you…"
"I have a million guys waiting for me back in Japan, I just don't LIKE men…" she defended herself. "You're a pretty good example why," she insulted him more.
"A million?" he asked in disbelief. "Only a fool would like being around you! What more be your boyfriend," he turned the insults around. "Take my cousin for instance… did I tell he's been one since birth?" he replied confidently.
"Shut up, JERK!" she shouted, standing up from her seat.
"No, you shut up, UGLY FACE!" he yelled back, standing from his seat as well.
"BLABBER MOUTH!"
"FISH HEAD!"
"FREAK!"
"DORK!"
They continued yapping at each other and ended up holding the silverwares, ready to throw them at each other, when Wei came in just in time to stop them. "You are both acting like little children…" he calmly interrupted them.
"I AM NOT!" they shouted in defense of themselves at the same time.
Wei sighed as the two arguing, so-called teenagers turns each other's back, accompanied by murmurs.
'This isn't over yet… girl…' Syaoran thought mischievously as he rolls his eye balls to his side.
'Always be ready if you don't want to die…' Sakura thought dangerously, rolling her eyes as well.
Was it okay??? Please let me know…. Reviews please… Thanks!!
