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 8: Things Will Go Differently
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"TOMOYO!" Sakura's shout echoed in her own room as her eyes burst open and her half body jumping up from bed.
The striek of the early sun's ray pierced her eyes close as the memory of the cofusing dream flashes back to her. A question kept coming to her. As far as she knows, Tomoyo is in England for study, if her soul is not with her… where is she then?
'Tomoyo…' she thought worriedly.
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"Please fasten your seatbelt and prepare for landing at Hong Kong airport," the voice of the airplane's announcer echoed throughout the plane as the seatbelt light turns on. Soon, the wheels of the plane clashed with the ground and the plane landed completely.
"Finally," a boy with Asian black hair and amber eyes muttered as he stretches his arms and grabs a small suit case from above his seat. He slowly walked out into plane's little hall way and was soon out into the airport.
After he checked-out, Wei, the Li family's most trusted butler, welcomed him with a bow. "Welcome back young master," he said in his cracking voice.
"Great to be back Wei," the boy replied cheerfully.
Lindao is now back.
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"Kinomoto!" Syaoran yelled as soon as he enetered Sakura's room. He had heard her scream and was so alarmed to even think before he came barging into her room.
Sakura turned to the direction of the door and was surprised to see the worried face of Syaoran, his concerned amber eyes looking straight at her. "L-Li," she managed to utter in shock.
"I uh…" Syaoran searched for the right excuse. He wasn't ready to be caught off guard worried about her. "Sorry for barging in…I was just startled when I heard your scream since I was passing by your room when I heard your voice," he finally found the right excuse.
"Oh…" Sakura accepted the lame reason, not wanting to argue, afraid where the conversation would go further into. "Sorry to startle you," she apologized to him. Unlikely…
"Uh… bad dream?" Syaoran asked with hesitation.
"Kind of…" was all she could reply. She wasn't sure what to make out of the disturbing dream either.
"Well… c'mon let's have breakfast… shall we?" Syaoran broke the serious talk as he quickly walks out of the room, escaping what he assumed would be next… Sakura teasing him about being nice.
Sakura stood out of bed and quickly changed to her white t-shirt and pink shorts. She slid her feet to her house slippers and slowly walked out of the room and into the dinning area.
The moment she got there, Syaoran and Maemi waited for her to take a seat and they begun their meal which was, awfully quiet and formal.
"Hey, how about we go ice skating now?" Maemi invited well… Syaoran, as soon as she swallowed her last spoonful of food.
Syaoran simply nodded and turned to Sakura. "Wanna come?" he asked her, avoiding eye contact.
"Yeah, sure," Sakura replied, not looking his way as well.
Maemi's face darken. 'Not again…' she thought angrily.
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"I'll go take care of your servant, Eriol…" Tomoyo volunteered confidently. "What better way to enter the mistress' life again," she added in an as-a-matter-of-fact voice.
"In a hurry?" Eriol asked teasingly. He giggled eerily when Tomoyo didn't answer and smiled. "You can go…" he finally allowed her as he turns to the damp, cold window.
Tomoyo simply grinned as she shivers away.
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"I'm back!" Lindao shouted as he lets go of one of his leather luggages to the floor the moment he entered the huge door of the Li mansion.
A discreet vast living room welcomed him, but there was no one in sight.
"Uh…" he was left speechless, a huge sweat drop on his head, falling animé style.
"What's the matter young master?" Wei came in behind him as he taps his shoulder, wondering why he suddenly stopped.
"Uh… Where is everybody?" Lindao turned to their trusty butler.
"Anika!" Wei called out in reflex.
Anika quickly ran out to the living room and bowed at Wei and Lindao. "Yes sir?" she asked, assuming they wanted something since she was called.
"Where are Master Syaoran, Mistress Sakura and Ms. Hin?" Wei asked confusely. He assumed that they would be home when he gets back from picking up another of his young masters, where would they go anyways?
Anika stood silent for a few minutes, as if searching for the fact that she was currently asked for. "Oh!" she finally exclaimed as she hits her clenched right hand to the palm of her left like a judge in a court room. "They said they're going to the sports arena to ice skate," she informed the two.
"Okay then… uh Wei…" Lindao started hesitantly as he gestures his luggages to the old man beside him. "I'll just go… uh… see THEM," he tried to cover up his longing as he watched Wei nod to him meaningfully.
He jogged towards his car but at last minute changed his mind and went for his bicycle instead. 'It's not that far from here anyway…' he thought to himself with a smile curled on his lips.
Honestly, he was eager to see not all of them but only a certain emerald eyed girl. He knew she doesn't want to see him, and he also knew that it was because he left her. He admits he was the wrong one… but it doesn't mean that he doesn't love her anymore, right? Yes… he loved her… and he still does… and now that he is given, yet another chance, he wouldn't let the oppurtunity pass him… he would do anything to get her back.
'Sakura…' he thought nervously as he quickly stroll the quiet street of Hong Kong on his bike.
The sky was now getting dark… probably an omen of what's to come.
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"You mean to say you don't know how to skate?" Syaoran asked Maemi as he held her hand towards the center of the rink.
Maemi shook her head sheepishly. "Uh… no?" she answered shyly.
"Then why did you invite us here?" Syaoran replied. It was just nuts that someone would invite another person to skate when he/she doesn't even know how stand with the bladed things.
Maemi looked at him, offended. "I didn't invite you TWO… I just invited you…" she whispered to herself, hoping Syaoran would hear. A glint of anger still in her eyes as she looks at Sakura who was at the moment skating rounds around the whole rink.
"Did you say anything?" Syaoran asked, assuming that he heard something from her.
"No.. I didn't…" she simply answered back, coldly.
Syaoran simply ignored the way she reacted and continued assisting her, even for the fact that he was very eager to skate around himself. He sighed once again at the thought of being stuck assisting, when he took sight of Sakura. Her hair flying with a few sparks of crushed ice, her pale skin, turning pink from the coldness, her eyes that seems to be sparkling more green than the usual, and her perfect curves, perfectly seen with her tight pink turtle neck top and white, flowered, skirt… she was beautiful.
Syaoran kept his eye on her, trying not to look too obvious, when a boy with black hair and amber eyes appeared behind her, outside the rink. 'L-Lindao…' he thought with a gasp of air and a big gulp. His heart started pounding faster.
But why?
… Because he was afraid to lose Sakura as well… his subconsciousness was at least…
Lindao walked silently past Sakura, who didn't seem to notice, and got his skating gear as well. He slowly enetered the rink, waving a little as he skated past Syaoran and into the center, right behind Sakura.
"How are you?" he asked Sakura from behind, nervous of how she would react even at the sound of his voice. He knew she was mad… no… furious.
Sakura's eyes widened and her mouth fell slightly as she skated her direction to where the familiar voice came from. She knew who owns it… she couldn't forget the unique way it rings in her ears.
"DAMN… YOU…" she greeted him with anger and a threatening tone of voice through her gritted teeth.
Lindao was a little surprised. 'Damn?' he thought in shock, even though he perfectly knew that he does deserve it.
Sakura was now breathing hard, as if panting from running ten rounds around a 100 meter field. "Why did you leave me! How dare you show your face to me now? The nerve of you! You… You darn bastard! I… I… I HATE YOU!" she can't help but shout as she disappears in a swirl of bright, yellow lights.
Lindao was dumb founded. Even though he was worthy of the bad name calling, the impact of hearing it all at the same time got the best fo him. "S-Sakura wait!" he finally got the sense to follow her as he skates out of the rink and removes the skating shoes.
Syaoran removed his hand from Maemi and followed Lindao out. He tapped his shoulder and gave him a serious look as he shook his head. "I'll go after her…" he volunteered, giving a signal that he wouldn't take any disagreement.
Lindao, sensing his cousin's seriousness, didn't dare argue. He believed in him, ever since they were little, Syaoran had always worked things out for him, and so… he trusted him.
Syaoran walked out of the sport's arena and ran to where he knew she would be… the park.
He began to jog slower as he spots a familiar image sitting in one of the swings. He walked towards her and sat on the swing right beside hers. He turned to see her face and sighed at the sight of her dark eyes that were once emeralds and now… jaded without shine.
"Kinomoto…" he whispered her name as he eyes the continuous flowing tears from her eyes.
Sakura did not respond to his call, but he knew she was listening.
"Lindao… he's a stupid guy…" Syaoran started with an insult. "He usually makes idiotic decisions that he regrets later on… yes… but he's too obedient," he added with a giggle.
Sakura's attention was caught with the last remark. 'Obedient?' she thought with confusion as she turns to Syaoran with wet eyes.
"He's obedient because he follows everything that those darn Elders tell him too… even if it means leaving the one he loves," Syaoran continued as if reading the questions that Sakura had on her mind. "Even if it means leaving you…" he cleared his comment specifically.
"Then it means YOUR clan is more important than me…" Sakura spat back shakingly.
"No," Syaoran replied plainly. "It means that he trust you… he loves you and trust you to understand him unlike the others," he reversed the negative remark, crushing his own heart. Yes, he felt pain. And for the first time he couldn't shake it off.
Sakura was startled. She didn't think of it that way. 'Maybe I WAS being pessimistic…' she realized in thought.
"He loves you more than anything… G… Go back to him… I'm sure he's waiting," Syaoran ended his persuation as he gulps a huge amount of pain back to his system. He was hurt by his own words… but he promised Lindao… and he couldn't… no, he shouldn't brake it.
Sakura nodded and stood up as she turns to Syaoran. "Let's go back," she invited him.
It felt worse.
Suddenly, a loud explosion was heard from the direction of the sports arena and so, Sakura and Syaoran ran as fast as they could to get back. They enetered the smoking sports building, coughing their way in.
"Lindao!" Syaoran shouted as they reached the rather clear skating rink.
Lindao was now at one of the corners of the room, holding one of the Li clan's talisman with his hand as he sends his aura through it. "A Shadow Being, attacked your new friend…" Lindao manage to explain, his eyes still searching for the foe.
"Maemi?" Syaoran asked racingly as he searches for the familiar periwinkle hair. "Where is she!" he asked in panic.
"I'm sorry… I couldn't save her…" another voice answered, a modest one, as a girl in her sixteen jumps out of the thinning smoke with a glowing bow and a golden arrow. She had long, wavy, dark violet hair and tired amethyst eyes.
"T-Tomoyo?" Sakura muttered as soon as she took sight of her.
"S-Sakura… it's you!" the girl replied as she runs to her and hugs her tightly.
"It's really… YOU," Sakura whispered in relief as more tears flows through her wet eyes.
This one's definitely longer ne? Okay… don't get mad if I used Syaoran to get Lindao and Sakura back together okay? It's still SxS, you just gotta have to wait for the next ones to find out how it would turn out that way, hehe… please… REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! Review or I won't continue… (?)
