Hello! I'm back, and with a brand new chapter of Why I Hate Peaches! I'm sorry for the wait! And I also notice the reclining number of reviews. Sorry to say, I was kind of expecting that. Oh well.
Anyway, On with the story!
Disclaimer: I do not own Card Captor Sakura! If I did, all my fantasies would come true! All I own is this crumpled up piece of paper. How sad...
(Last time on Why I Hate Peaches)
With a sigh, Syaoran shut the door and counted to ten. When hen reached nine, the doorbell rang once more. In frustration, Syaoran seized the door handle and opened it with a slam. On the door step stood Mei Lin in all her glory.
"Hey Syaoran!" Mei Lin giggled. "Guess what!" She took off her sandals and walked into the house. "My flight got canceled and—" She stopped talking as soon as she saw Momo and Sakura already in the house.
Sakura turned around and gasped when she saw Mei Lin in the room. 'Great! My day keeps getting better and better.'
Mei Lin turned an accusing finger on both Momo and Sakura. "Syaoran! What are they doing here?" Mei Lin frowned at Momo. "And who the heck are you?"
Momo snorted and glared right back. "I'm Momo!" She scooted over to stand next to Syaoran. "Who the heck are you?"
Mei Lin frowned. "Who wants to know?" Mei Lin stomped angrily over to Syaoran and Momo.
By this point, Syaoran had nearly fallen unconscious. Momo smelled bad. He nearly gagged.
Mei Lin grabbed Li's right arm and pulled him closer to her. Momo grabbed Syaoran's left arm and tugged him closer to her. Soon, the two girls had started their own tug-of-war, using Syaoran as the "rope".
Sakura sighed as she watched Syaoran's pleading eyes focus on her. "You guys, stop it." Sakura grabbed Syaoran and pulled Momo and Mei Lin apart. "Don't act like little kids!" Sakura separated Mei Lin and Momo by telling them both to sit opposite sides of the room.
Syaoran sighed in relief.
"Wait a minute!" Mei Lin stood up and pointed to Sakura. "Why should I listen to you? I bet you just want Syaoran all to yourself!" Mei Lin glared at Sakura.
Momo stood up too. "Yeah!"
Mei Lin whipped around to face her. "What the heck? Stay away from Syaoran! He's mine!"
Momo looked shocked. "No way! He's mine! He belongs to me!"
"What?" Mei Lin growled. "He is so not yours!"
Sakura and Syaoran sighed as the two girls began to argue.
"I've known Syaoran longer!"
"He likes me better!"
"You don't know anything about him!"
"How would you know?"
"I just do!"
"Egg-head!"
"Loser!"
"Chinese Freak!"
Mei Lin gasped and glared daggers at Momo. "Why you racist mother fu—"
She was cut off by Momo's laughter. "Freak!"
"At least I'm not Singapore's embarrassment!"
"Whatever! At least I'm not fat!"
"At least I'm not flat!"
"At least I'm taller!"
"Shorter people are better!"
"At least I'm not dumb!"
"At least I'm not smar—" Mei Lin grinned. "You're good."
Momo laughed. "I know."
Sakura and Syaoran sighed and watched as Momo and Mei Lin apologized to each other and became fast friends.
'Those two are almost exactly the same...' Sakura thought with a sigh.
Momo laughed and woke Li and Sakura from their Stupor. She turned to Syaoran. "Syaoran! I almost forgot the reason I came here!"
"Huh?" He raised an eyebrow.
"My sister was sent to the hospital. You know, Kira? Anyway, she was sent to the hospital because she was like, hurt and like, bleeding. Like, someone found her at the park and saw that she had, like, a weird cut from her shoulder to her stomach. It was weird. She was like, also bleeding at her head. It was totally weird.
"She was also wearing these weird-ass clothes that made her look fat! It was like, terrible! As soon as we hear from the doctor about like, her physical health, we'll be moving to America!" Momo giggled.
Sakura frowned. Did she hurt Kira that much? She felt frightened and worried at the same time. What will happen to Kira? Will she survive? A high-pitched squeal broke her from her thoughts and she nearly fell off the sofa.
"Oh my gosh! You're going to America?" Mei Lin laughed. "American boys are so cute!"
Momo laughed. "I know! My father lives in America." For a moment, Sakura and Syaoran saw a glimmer of hurt in Momo's crystal blue eyes. In a matter of seconds, it was gone. "I-I have to go now." Momo didn't smile, frown, or show any emotion at all. Her face remained stoic and cold. No emotion could be read in her eyes except worry. "Bye..."
Sakura watched, without a word as Momo opened the door and walked out.
Mei Lin sighed. But then focused her glare at Sakura. "Now tell me why you are here!"
"Why should I?" Sakura answered coldly. "I don't think you're worth my time." Sakura glared at her and turned to Syaoran. "Bye Syao- I mean, Li-kun." Sakura bowed herself out.
Sakura put her boots on and smiled at the nice weather. It just burned her how Mei Lin and Momo act. What she noticed, all of a sudden, was that during their visit, Syaoran barely said a word. It irked her for a while, that he didn't even say good-bye, but she shook it off and stared straight ahead and began her walk home.
"Kon'nichiwa, Momma!" Momo walked into her house with a false smile on her face. "Momma? I'm home!" Momo sighed and saw a note taped to the refrigerator.
Dearest Momo,
I went to visit your sister at the hospital. You can either come or stay home. If you stay home, I left some Instant Ramen on the counter. You can cook it and eat your lunch. I won't be home until later, okay? If you want to go to the hospital, then we can leave together.
Yours truly,
Momma
Momo sighed and picked up the Ramen. She read the instructions on the back and set to making her lunch.
Kumiko sat in the waiting room, her chest heaving. Her eyes were red and puffy, her nose sporting the same red color. For the last hour and a half, she had been crying.
"Mrs. Okhawa?"
Kumiko jumped at the voice. She looked up and saw a young handsome man in a doctor's uniform standing above her with a clipboard in his hands. She stood up hastily and smoothed her long skirt. "Yes. Yes, I'm her."
The doctor nodded and gave her a sympathetic smile. "I'm Dr. Tanabe. You're Kira Okhawa's mother, right?" She nodded. "Okay. Kira is doing fine. She has already woken up despite the severe blood loss. She is slowly regaining her health. She can't really move or talk yet, but she can hear and see. You may see her while I tell you about her health."
Kumiko nodded happily and practically ran to her daughter's ward. A devastating sight welcomed her as soon as she stepped into the room.
Kira lay on a white bed, bandages covering most of her head, arms, and what was visible of her torso. Through some of the bandages, Kumiko could see stains of blood. Kira's face had a purple bruise and she looked beat.
For a while, there was no sound except for Kira's ragged breathing and a beeping noise. Kumiko stood in shock at the sight of her daughter and the tears flooded again. She quickly ran to Kira's side, grabbed her hand, and sobbed.
Where am I? Kira tried to see, but all she saw was black. Am I still alive? What's that noise? Is someone crying? I hear voices...
Kira lay in her bed, breathing slowly.
I can't remember anything. All I remember is blood...and that face... a vision of Sakura passed through her mind and Kira winced. Who is that girl? Wait, I hear someone...I can't hear what they are saying. Wait, I can hear a word...Kira... Who is she? I wonder what happened to that girl? Who is Kira? Who is this person in my mind? Who is holding my hand? Who am I?
All of a sudden, Kira's eyes shot open and she looked around.
Kumiko sighed in relief. "Oh, My baby!" She grabbed Kira's head and sobbed hysterically. "I don't know what I would do without you!"
Kira looked at the strange lady who was hugging her fiercely. 'What?'
Momo sighed. She turned the TV off and buried her head in her pillows. "Maybe I should just go to the hospital!" In her anger, Momo threw the pillow to the floor and stood up. She grabbed her cell phone and ran out the door.
She slipped her flip flops on and started to run.
"I feel so guilty, Kero. I mean, it's my fault that Kira is in the hospital." Sakura closed her eyes, only to open them once more.
"Don't be so down, Kiddo." Kero said softly. "She sent you to the hospital, so you do the same!"
Sakura glared at him. "Great..."
Kero smiled. "Okay, okay. Let's change the subject, shall we? What happened at the brat—er, I mean, Li Syaoran's house?"
"Mei Lin and Momo were there." Sakura said absentmindedly.
"And what happened?"
"Mei Lin and Momo started to argue over Syao—Li-kun."
Kero looked confused. "Li—kun?" Kero shook his head. "Since when do you call Syaoran Li that?"
"Since now." Sakura shrugged. "I thin—"
Sakura was cut off by the sound of the doorbell. "I'll get it!" Sakura ran down the stairs and whipped the door open.
"Who is it?" Toya called from the stairway. "Is it Yuki?"
Sakura shook her head. "No, it's not Yuki..."
"Oh..." Toya shrugged and walked back up the stairs.
"What are you doing here?" Sakura stared at the person standing in front of her, sweaty and out of breath.
"I'm sorry."
Momo soon tried to catch her breath. Her footwear hurt. She had brought the wrong pair. "I guess...beggars...can't be...choosers..." Momo turned a corner and almost ran into a boy on a bike.
"Hey!" The boy yelled, "What the hell! Watch where you're going, brat!"
Momo looked him up and down and smiled. She wiped the sweat from her face and giggled. "I'm sorry!" She stood closer to him. "I'm such a klutz! But..." Her face took on the look of innocence. "My sister is in the hospital...and I need to get there fast..."
The boy blushed at the feeling of her hand on his face. "I-I'm sorry about y-your sis-sister." He gulped. "I could give you a ride..."
Momo smiled and laughed. "Thanks, sucker!" She pushed him off his bike and rode away.
"Hey! Get back here with my bike!"
Syaoran was running... "I have to apologize to her!" He turned a corner and saw the Kinomoto residence right in front of him. "Yes!" He panted and slowed to a walk.
As he was about to step onto the curve of the sidewalk, a person on a bike stopped in front of him.
Momo sat on a blue mountain bike, sweaty and smiling. "Hey, Syaoran!" Momo stumbled over her words as she struggled to catch her breath. "Where are you going? Will you come with me to see Kira at the hospital?"
"I can't..." Syaoran pushed past her and sped to Sakura's front door. He rang the bell and waited to see the open door.
Sakura opened the door and sighed.
Behind her, Syaoran heard a voice calling her. "Is it Yuki?"
Sakura turned and shook her head. "It's not Yuki." She turned back to Syaoran and frowned. "What are you doing here?"
Syaoran took a deep breath and sighed. "I'm sorry."
"For what?" Sakura smiled softly.
Syaoran smiled back. "I don't know...I forgot."
Sakura laughed. "Then I forgive you." Sakura sighed and threw her arms around him. "I'm sorry for walking out and being grouchy."
Syaoran blushed and laughed. "I guess it's okay?"
Sakura laughed and peered over Syaoran's shoulder. "Is that Momo? What's she doing here?"
"I dunno." Syaoran shrugged and pulled out of their embrace. "She wanted me to go with her to visit her sister in the hospital."
Sakura's eyes grew wide and she slipped on her boots. "Then let's go!" She pulled Syaoran along with her.
"Huh?"
Momo, seeing Sakura and Syaoran running towards her, started to pedal, leading them to the hospital.
Kira looked suspiciously at the woman. "Who are you?"
Mrs. Okhawa's head shot up and she started to cry once more. "What? What did you say?"
Kira sighed. "Who are you?" She tried to sit up, but found that she couldn't move without being in pain.
"Kira? Are you okay?" Kumiko turned to the doctor. "Is she going to be okay?"
"She has amnesia." Dr. Tanabe sighed.
"What? Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Kumiko stood up and began to cry once more. "Why didn't you tell me that my daughter won't remember me anymore? Why?"
Daughter? Who's her daughter? Amnesia? What's Amnesia? Who's Kira? These thoughts spun around in her head, scaring her. Why am I in so much pain?
"We didn't want to worry you." Dr. Tanabe sighed. "We thought you might turn to hysterics if we told you."
Kumiko glared at him disbelievingly. "HYSTERICS? I think that I deserve to know what happens to my own daughter!" She pointed angrily at Kira.
At that moment, Momo, Sakura, and Syaoran burst into the room and gasped. Kumiko was glaring at the doctor and Kira looked frightened.
What? Kira turned to see who opened the door and gasped. It's her! That girl in my dream! Kira gasped again and let out a blood-curdling scream. Everyone stared at her. "Stay away from me!" She pointed to Sakura and screamed again. "Someone help me!"
The pain that was slowly fading away from her began to come back as Kira screamed. "Stay away!"
Uh, was that okay? I'm not really sure...anyway, here are my statistics!
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