A Forbidden Love
Chapter 2 – TO TOMODACHI NI NARU– to make friends with
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS wish I did but I don't.
BTW: This story is based on a popular Japanese soap opera
Called majo no jouken.
English is my second language so don't mind the spelling errors! Also this is my very first ficcie. I hope its not 2 boring... --
I won't be able to update quickly because I have so much shukudai (homework) tou (and) shiken.(tests) Gomen!
TO: my dearest reviwers: for those who reviewed the 1st time: since I don't have your names because my story got deleted. I'm not able to answer your questions sorry!
Sakura is probably about early to mid twenties in this fic. She is super young especially for a teacher. I'm trying to make this story as realistic as possible, and keep the characters personalities. As you can tell Meiling is crazy about Syaoran. But hey you do crazy things when your in love. 3.
Hope you guys enjoy - ( Sorry I may get carried away... I write a lot can you tell?)
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----- on with the story
Last chapter:
"You belong to me Syaoran... And if anyone takes you away, they are going to be living in hell." She then turned to the class. " You hear that everyone! Don't touch my Syaoran!"
Meiling smiled proudly, and put her arm around Syaorans neck. Meanwhile the other hand was busy playing with his messy chestnut hair.
"So...Why did you transfer here? It was to be with me right" She asked in an angelic voice. Syaoran glared at her in return. What she said made him furious. He didn't belong to anyone especially not her. He'd rather die then being with her. Ugh...
"Get off..." He pushed her away, and left an angry Meiling, and amused Sakura standing.
"Where do I sit?" He asked Sakura. Sakura was trying her best not to burst out laughing. No one ever talked to Meiling like that. She was the most feared popular girl in school. After all with one snap of her finger you could be beaten up or sent to the nearest dumpster.
"Hmm. Maybe you can sit by Yamazaki-san. Yamazaki please raise you hand." Syaoran went carelessly to his seat. Meiling was still standing in the same spot. Her face was red with anger. "How dare you Li Xiao Lang." She said with a loud shirking voice, and speaking in her native language: Mandarin.
"I don't give." Syaoran replied back in Mandarin. He flung his red over shoulder bag on the desk. He could fell the many eyes that were on him at the moment.
"How dare you talk to me like that. I'm your fiancée for god's sake! " Meiling walked over to his desk, and slammed her hand on it. " I'm going to tell your mother about this!"
"Go ahead. I don't care. And can you keep it down... You're causing a scene." Syaoran replied still as mild as before, while Meiling looked like she was going to start steaming literally.
"I can scream as loud as I want to. What do you mean you don't care? Don't you care about me?" Meiling said trying her best to find any good combat words that she could slam into his face. She wanted him to take back what he said. She wanted him to love her more then anything. And after all these years, he still never said those three words that she was dying to hear. And she wasn't giving up until he said it.
"Go ahead tell my mother. Sure I'll get in trouble. Does it look like I care? Why don't you just marry my mom, it seems you guys get along well." Syaoran smirked as Meiling gave up and returned to her seat. She slammed her books onto her desk, and pouted.
"Ok... Now class lets get started. "Sakura said as she opened up her lesson book. She found a folded piece of folder paper inside. A couple of the boys snickered. She opened it inside was a message. ' Come on teach... How about a date.'
Sakura sighed. When was this going to end? "Whose is this?" She said while waving the paper in the air.
Yamazaki's hand went straight up.
"Takahashi-san..." Sakura sighed again. "Please go for someone your age I'm sure you'll get a better chance."
Yamazaki laughed " There's no one my age. You seem to be more attractive then any of these girls." He then gave Sakura a playful smile.
All the girls in class glared at Yamazaki, then at Sakura.
"Yamazaki-kun how come you never say those romantic things to me!" Chiharu said jealously.
Yamazaki smirked " Of coarse because no one can be more beautiful then Kinomoto sensei." Yamazaki smiled.
Sakura rolled her eyes. "I'm sure there are many more attractive woman then me, and that's your age Yamazaki. If this happens again you're going to the principals office." Sakura went to the board. "Now where were we. Oh yes factorials."
----- 30 minutes later...
"And that class is the basics of factorials. Not that hard." Sakura put the chalk down, and looked at the clock. "Since we have a few minutes left you can work on your homework or just chat for a while."
Syaoran loved math it was his only good subject. And plus then he would have something to do then watch Meiling stare at him, or smile at him, or even worst try to communicate with him. Which she was trying to do all period.
"So Syao-baby I have been thinking." She started to play with her raven black hair, fingering the small curls at the end."I was thinking about baby names. I think the name Mingmei would be so cute for a girl. I mean it means smart and beautiful. And as for a boy."
Syaoran paled.
"Meiling can you please come up here for a while." Sakura asked.
' Saved... Arigato sensei.' Syaoran's mind screamed.
Meiling rolled her eyes and smiled at Syaoran. "I'll be back hunny bunny. We'll continue this important talk later." She said as she walked over to Sakura's desk. Syaoran growled. ' Will she ever stop making up pet names for me! She's completely obsessed! Mingmei since when are we having kids?'
Sakura looked at her attire. A shirt that was mid drift, she wasn't even wearing her black blazer. Her skirt was obviously cut shorter. And she frayed the edges, a popular fashion now days.
"That skirt is a bit to short. And you shirt needs to be pulled down. Please dress more appropriately to class."
"I don't see anything wrong sensei. I mean do you want me to start dressing like that Mayako freak. I mean look at her. Grandma skirt and an over sized shirt, not to mention that hair do. It's called haircut and get it layered sweetie. " The whole class started laughing at Meilings joke. Except for Sakura, Syaoran and Mayako.
"Meiling..." The bell rang before Sakura could scold her and make her apologize. Everyone left the class except for Mayako. Mayako looked down at her skirt, and upped it a little bit. You could tell she was hurt by the expression in her eyes. Sakura walked over to her, and put her hand on her shoulder.
"Mayako-chan... Don't listen to them. I think you're a very nice girl. Meiling them are just lemmings. They just go with the flow. You have your own unique style. " Sakura;s word streamed gently into her ears.
"You don't know anything." Mayako retorted as she slapped her hand away, and ran outside the class.
Sakura didn't know what she did to make t whole female population of this school hate her. And she was getting sick of it. A ringing sound started coming from her bag. ' Ah where is the stupid phone'
"Moshi moshi?"... "Sakura-chan how are you doing"
Sakura sighed. "Not so good Tomoyo-chan."
"What's wrong?" Came the concerned voice on the other line.
"A lot of things... I think we should have dinner tonight. It's pretty important." Sakura said.
"I don't know Saku-chan. I have a lot of work. But being the good friend I am I'll go." Tomoyo replied.
"Thank you sooo much!" Sakura said feeling more relieved. She could finally tell someone about her problems.
"Oh but Sakura can you do me a favor?" Tomoyo then said.
"Yeah anything... What is it?" Sakura replied.
"Can you try on some new clothes for me?" Tomoyo said excitedly.
Sakura sighed. "I knew there was a catch..."
------ (-Scene change-)
Syaoran was walking down the hallway to get his lunch out of his locker. He heard Meilings voice coming from the other side of the hall. Since he didn't want to encounter her he decided to hide behind the computer lab door.
"Meiling you skirt is too short. Your shirt is to revealing." Meiling said while mimicking Sakura's voice. Chiharu, Naoko, and Rika laughed at her expressions. "Kinomoto-sensei can go to hell for all I care. I hate her guts. Just as much as I hate these gross uniforms! I swear Japanese schools make their kids dress like freaks." Meiling complained as she opened her locker.
"I know what you mean Meiling. I mean who does Kinomoto think she is, telling us what to do." Chiharu stated. The girls began grooming themselves in the locker mirror.
"I mean Kinomoto isn't that pretty. I don't know what Takahashi-san and Hiirigazawa-san see in that slut. I think we are all so much prettier." Naoko replied, while taking out her glasses from her bag and putting them on.
"I know! Naoko you are so right." Meiling said while giving Naoko a high five.
"Naoko why are you wearing those dorky glasses?" Meiling said with a disgusted face.
"I forgot to put my contacts in and I'm totally blind without it. So I decided to wear glasses. Hope you don't mind." Naoko's quiet voice said.
"Don't mind? Naoko you look like a dork. I don't care if your blinder then a bat! You look just plain stupid." She aggressively took her glasses and broke them in half. "You won't be needing this any more."
Naoko starred at the broken pink glasses. "Meiling! Those were so expensive!"
"You have contacts dear. If you ever forget your contacts at least you won't have to wear those ugly glasses again." Meiling took the glasses from her hands and threw them in the trashcan.
Naoko looked down. A depressed look came onto her face. She looked like she was about to cry.
"Aw Naoko it's ok. Those glasses didn't look any good on you anyway. It hid your cute face." Meiling smiled as she patted her on the head.
"Come on girls lets go eat lunch. I made Syaoran a musubi." She said gleefully.
Rika followed her to the cafeteria. Naoko and Chiharu stayed behind.
"Naoko-chan. What's the matter?" Chiharu gazed at her with big eyes. Her voice was concerned. Unlike Meiling, Chiharu really cared about people's feelings. She knew what Meiling said really hurt her. Meiling hurts everyone without realizing it.
Naoko wiped her eyes. "It's nothing. Nothing at all." She faked a smile.
"No there is something. You can tell me." Chiharu handed her a tissue.
"Well... You can't tell anyone. It's so embarrassing." Naoko wiped her eyes, and looked up at her friend.
"I promise I won't tell anyone." She stuck out her pinky. "Pinky promise."
Naoko entwined her pinky with Chiharu's. "Okay. Well. I'm what you call... Poor and I mean dirt poor Chiharu. The only reason why I got into this school was because o scholarship's, and my grandma was paying for part of my school tuition. My grandma died recently. So that means there is no more money to spend. My father wants me to graduate from high school. He says it's his dream. I would be the first one out of his family to graduate from high school and go to college... Do you wonder why I wear the same things a lot? Or wonder why I don't have personal drivers to take me to school like you guys? Or why I don't invite you to come over? It's embarrassing! You would think I'm rich because this is an expensive school." Naoko's eyes began to water a little. "I want everything you guys have. Since I have to save money I can't afford prescribing to contacts anymore. That's why I needed glasses today."
Chiharu hugged her. "Materialistic people are the real people who aren't happy Naoko. They just have more things. They don't usually have real friends. Meiling just doesn't think before she talks. We love you Naoko and you being poor doesn't change that." Chiharu smiled at her, and hugged her again.
"Arigato Chiharu-chan." Naoko smiled.
"Hey and I'll get you new glasses. Just take them off when Meiling is around." Chiahru said. Naoko nodded.
"Come on lets go to lunch." They both started to walk away.
"Ouch." Naoko said as she bumped into a locker. She laughed "Told you I'm blind without glasses."
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Syaoran came out of his hiding spot. He never would've imagined that that Naoko girl would be poor. She acted so proper. What Meiling said wasn't right. What happened to the nice, caring, friendly Meiling he once knew? Now she was just some cold hearted, mean, obnoxious stranger.
Syaoran really didn't want to eat in the cafeteria. He wanted to be as far away from Meiling as he could. He found an empty room and sat down. It was the audiotorium. It was silent inside. Syaoran liked the silence. At home he never had peace and quiet. Usually his sisters would be bugging him, or they'd be bugging each other. Thankfully they moved back to Hong Kong.
He heard the door open. It was that girl Mayako that no one seems to like.
"What are you doin' here?" She said. She was fairly skinny, and her skin tone was a creamy color. Her night black hair fell down from her face. Her eyes were a charcoal color. She was actually quite pretty. He didn't know why everyone avoided her as if she was sort of disease.
"I'm eating here. I don't want to eat in the cafeteria." She shrugged and sat in he row behind him, she opened the book that was in her hands, and silence was filling the room again.
"You better leave before Meiling them find you." She said in a soft voice. Breaking the silence.
"Huh? What's wrong with them finding me here?" He then asked.
"If you want to be labeled 'freak' then you can stay. But if you want to be liked... Then I suggest you leave." Her eyes were still concentrated on her book.
"I really don't care what those losers think about me." Syaorans amber eyes starred at her.
"Look I'm trying to save your reputation buddy." She then said angrily.
"Why? Why do you even care about me?" He said as he looked down.
Mayako looked him directly in the eye and then started to read her book once more. He could barely hear her soft remark. "Because I don't want you to go through what happened to me."
Sakura went to the teachers lounge for lunch. She heated up her bento in the microwave, as she waited she found a portfolio that said ' Li Syaoran' and had a big sign that said private on it. She looked around to make sure no one was looking. Slyly she opened the manila folder and began to read it. ' It says he was born in Hong kong. His mom is a doctor and owns the Li hospital. His dad is dead. He was kicked out of his old school for getting into fights, and doing damage to the school property... He doesn't seem like the type that would do that.'
Suddenly the door opened. Sakura closed the folder franticly and walked over to her desk.
"Ah just the person I wanted to see, and how is the new student." It was Tanaka-san.
"He is a pleasure to have." Sakura confirmed with a smile.
"See I told you one more student couldn't do any harm Kinotmoto." Sakura nodded as he left the office.
few hours pass
It was near the end of school. Sakura waited by the gate for the new student. She saw him walking by, and was just about to confront him.
"SYAORAN!" Meiling hugged him. "How come you never ate lunch with us?" She asked and handed him a musubi. She smiled "figured you'd be hungry. You know being your future wife and all. I have to start cooking for you!"
He ignored her and started to walk away. " Li-san." Sakura said as she walked over to him. Meiling glared at the young teacher. "Excuse me sensei but your interrupting." Meiling said sassily at Sakura.
"I'm sorry Meiling-san but I need to return something to Syaoran." Sakura slightly pushed Meiling away.
"Here you dropped this." She handed him the half-broken cell phone that he had dropped earlier, at their first encounter.
Syaoran took it and threw it to the floor. "No one calls anyway." He then started to walk away. Sakura glanced at him and picked up the cell phone. She ran to him and said. " I'll call you." His eyes widened. "What's your number?" "289-6544... But why?" He said softly. She handed him the phone, and as she did there hands slightly touched. Syaoran jumped back. Sakura gave him a warm smile. "We can be friends. I will call I promise. Oh and in case you need to chat. Here's my number." She scribbled some numbers onto a yellow piece of paper. She smiled then walked away. Syaroan touched his hand and blushed a crimson color.
(A/N: I'm sorry to intrude again but if you're wondering why she is asking for his number is because he is a 'problem student'. And the principal wants her to help him become 'socialized'. She isn't trying to hit on him or anything... Or anything like that yet. More SxS soon I promise but remember I'm going by a real story, and the love scenes won't come till maybe the 3rd chapter...)
Meiling wanted to scream. She witnessed the whole thing between the two. Switching numbers, saying ' I promise I'll call.' And even worst when her dear Syaoran blushed. He never does that kind of stuff. He can't like her. It's wrong. It's against society. It's sick. She is so going to spy on those two, and she is going to plan a very harsh thing to Kinomoto, so she wouldn't show her face in school again.
"MOOOM!" Syaoran screamed as he ran through the penthouse.
"What is it hunny? How was school?" She as she looked up from her sewing. There before him stood a woman who was in her mid thirties. She wore a traditional Chinese dress, and had a serious expression on her face. She was busy sewing a red silk fabric.
"How come you didn't tell me that th- the evil witch was going to my school?" He yelled.
"Meiling-chan. She is so adorable don't you think... Well I thought it would be great for you two to get to know each other better. You know before the big day." His mother said winking.
"IYA! ( disgusting) I can't marry her mom. She's a total stalker, and not I forgot to mention she's a leech! Do you know what she's planning?" His mother shook her head. " She's planning what to name the children. I AM NOT HAVING CHILDREN WITH HER! Just because were getting married doesn't mean we have to have kids " He fell down on the bed right next to his mom's sewing machine.
"You have to have children Syaoran. Who's going to take over the hospital after your gone?" His mother said.
Syaoran sighed "If we have to have kids... Then they're going to be adopted."
"Meiling is a sweet girl. She is clingy I know. But that's only because she loves you so much." She replied. Syaoran left the room while screaming. "Well I wish she'd fall in love with someone else. I'm not going to school if I have to see her everyday."
"Xiao Lang..." She said sternly. "I need you to graduate from high school. You don't even have to get good grades. I just need you to graduate. I need you to take over the hospital. The girls can't take over it. So I need you too. I don't care about this conflict with Meiling" His mother said. " You don't know how important it is for you to take over the hospital. It was your fathers work... You know what that means to me. Will you do me this favor Xiao Lang? Would you promise to take over the hospital?" His mother grabbed his hands and squeezed it.
"... I guess so." Syaoran was unsure if he wanted too. If he took over the hospital he would have his future decided for him. But he wanted to please his mother. She was all he had left. His family was broken. His father died from an accident. His sisters are studying in china. Only his mom and Wei were left. Wei was his home tutor in Japanese. Since he still isn't fluent in Japanese yet.
"Thank you son." She gave him a quick peck on his cheek. "Oh and I called you phone earlier but a strange woman answered it. Who was it?" She asked with curious eyes.
Syaoran paused for a moment. "Maybe you got the wrong number."
His mother nodded.
"Mrs. Yelan Li. You have a package." Wei called to her from the other room." She looked up, and patted Syaoran on the head. "Good night."
"Tomoyo-chan. Chotto matte!" Sakura screamed, her raven-haired friend dragged her to a nearby beef house.
"Hayaku Sakura-chan. We're late for our reservation, and you know how crowded this place gets!" Tomoyo said as she continues dragging her to the nearest table.
A young waitress came named Tai ( A/N: now doesn't that name sound familiar). "Back again Tomoyo-chan...Sakura-chan... The usual?"
"Yes kobe beef and sake... Thank you Tai-chan." Tai nodded, and she took the menus away.
"Sooo... Saku-chan. What did you have to talk to me about that was 'oh so important?'" Tomoyo said while taking a sip of her tea.
"Something that may change my life forever." She said while digging through her bag. She took out a black box and opened it.
Tomoyo gasped. "Keisuke-kun finally asked you?" She said in a shocked voice.
"Yeah. But I really don't know." Sakura sighed. "I just don't know what to do."
Tomoyo felt a rush of jealousy. She too had a secret crush on Keisuke. But of course she wouldn't tell Sakura about it. Since they were little Sakura got all the boys she wanted. It wasn't fair. She heard the quote before. ' If you love someone let them go... If they come back it's yours. If they don't then it was never meant to be.' Well she let all of them go. And did any of them come back and return their affections she had for them. No... They went to her best friend Sakura instead. And all she did was sit on the side and watch her have all the fun. Well she was no longer going to be the third wheel. The love less loner that she was for so many years now.
Tomoyo cleared her throat."Saku-chan. Since I'm not very well experienced with relationships. You can always go to your mother. I mean, she did marry your dad. Ask her why she did." Tomoyo smiled, hiding her inside jealously.
"Ah Tomoyo-chan you're so smart. So what about those clothes you wanted me to look at." Tomoyo handed her a bag. "It's all right in there."
"Ah waitress more sake!" Sakura yelled, the whole restaurant looked at her. "Ah gomen..." Sakura said embarrassed.
few hours later.
"Mama I'm home." Sakura said as she tripped over the shoes that lay by the doorway. "Mom today was so much fun. HAHAHA. I got to hang out with Tomoyo like when we were younger. School was so crappy though. The girls are so mean to me. I want to shoot them. HAHAHA." Sakura fell down on the sofa.
"Are you drunk?" A lady in her mid forties walked toward the door. Even if she was aging she was still as beautiful. Her black hair curled at the ends, and her emerald eyes matched her face perfectly. She used to be a model when she was younger, but as she aged on she decided to retire. Many people say Sakura is a duplicate of her mother. (Okay her moms alive in this story.)
"DRUNK?! What are you talking about? I promise mom. I only drank a cup." Sakura looked up at her mom, and her mom shook her head. "Ok I lied. I had a FEW cups. But I am not DRUNK." Sakura stood up and lost footing. She then slammed into the floor. "Itai..." Sakura said as she grabbed her head.
"What's this?" Her mother saw a black box lying on the floor. ' Can it be?' She opened it and saw an exquisite diamond ring.
Sakura snapped out of her drunk mode for a moment, and grabbed the ring from her hand "Please don't tell dad about this. He'll freak." She stuffed it in her bag carelessly. " Mom can you help me? I don't know what to do about this."
"So Murakami-san did propose to you. How come you never told me?" She asked.
"Mama it only happened this morning. And I don't know if I want to marry the guy. This is so complicating. I have a headache... I shouldn't have drank." Sakura squeezed her emerald eyes shut and grabbed her head once more.
"Oh my Sakura." Her mother came over and hugged her. She looked into Sakura's emerald eyes.
"Nadeshiko!" A voice came calling from the kitchen. It was her dad Fujitaka. "I need more tea! I have a whole stack of papers to correct." Sakura's father Fukitaka worked at a university. He was very caring and protective of Sakura. But sometimes Sakura thinks he needs anger management. Just like her older brother Touya.
"Ah hold on." Nadeshiko's voice called out. She was just about to leave for the kitchen when...
"Mama. How come you married dad?" Nadeshiko turned back to face her. Sakura didn't look at her. Instead she turned to a picture of a young boy and girl. It was her mother and fathers marriage picture. Her mother in a beautiful pearl white wedding kimono, and her father just as handsome as he is now.
Nadeshiko laughed. "Of coarse only because of the looks." Sakura sighed. "Mom seriously."
She smiled happily at Sakura. "One word dear. Love." She then left Sakura alone in the room. Lost in her thoughts.
"That's the problem. I don't know if I love him." Sakura whispered.
"I'm so dizzy... I don't feel so good." Sakura moaned as she lay on the couch
:ring ring:
Sakura dug in her bag for her cell phone. ' Private number... Who could this be?' "moshi moshi?"
"is this Kinomoto-sesei?"
I'm done for this chapter. 14 pages guys. That's quite a bit. But there's some people that write 20-30-40 pages, I don't know how they do it! I'm trying to separate the story so there will be more chapters, Well anyway leave me your thoughts. Please no flames!
Rumiko Ishinomori
I PROPMISE MORE SxS commin' up! But in later chapters
I'm still sorting it out!