Tied By Fate
By: pnaixrose
Disclaimer: I don't own, so please don't sue.
Chapter 12: Observing
Sakura closed her eyes and breathed in the morning sea air. It was day two of their mini cruise and she didn't want to leave the peaceful ocean. She never knew it would be this relaxing just standing here against the railing, feeling the gentle air on her face. It was the perfect weather too. It wasn't too hot, yet not too cool. Just perfect. She was so thankful that she had a chance to experience this.
Watching the clear ocean water, she sighed. She was dead tired. After taking care of Syaoran the night before and making sure that his fever had cooled down at least a bit, she had went to converse with the makers of the Trail's Trials. After all, they had wanted to meet her. It would be rude not to go see them. When they finally stopped talking, laughing and having a good time, it was well past midnight. But it was not only that. She had lain in her bed, her mind in a deep muddle. Why? Because of the certain question that an amber eyed boy had asked...
"Why did he ask that?" she whispered to herself, knowing that she was alone in this part of the ship. "Why did he want to know?"
She didn't have a clue why he had asked that. But for some reason when she had answered that she did love Yukito it felt really...
...wrong.
But wasn't it the truth? She'd been having all these fluttery feelings for him since they had met.
She couldn't have lied. Her heart jumped every time she sees him after all.
It was the truth. She loved Yukito.
...then why did it feel like she was lying?
"Oh! Good morning, Meiling-chan!" Tomoyo said cheerily as she closed her bedroom door behind her. She had just finished changing and was about to go eat brunch when she had bumped into her new friend on her way.
Meiling grinned. "Hi! You just got up? Well Eriol's in the dining hall if you need him. I'm going to check up on Syaoran." The worried cousin frowned. "I can't believe him! Getting sick like that!"
The other girl giggled. "I hope he gets better soon. He might miss all the fun we'll have later! Well, see you later."
As she gave a short wave and started walking down the ship's hall, she heard Meiling giggle a bit.
"Have a good time with Eriol!"
Tomoyo grew red and turned around to see Meiling wink. Giving a slight smile, she nodded shakily and continued on her way.
"Boy..." she whispered to herself. "Am I that obvious?"
Cherry blossoms...he never knew how much the flower meant so much to him.
They were floating gracefully from the bright pink trees above as a girl sat next to him. A silence came upon them, but a rather comfortable one. He couldn't remember when he had been this comfortable during a minute of silence.
"My mother named me Sakura. She named me after one of her favorite flowers. That's why this place reminds me of her."
Her voice...the voice he so loved.
"Okaa-san was the greatest. Everybody says so. She had long, beautiful silver hair, bright emerald eyes, was really cheerful, was loved by everyone and she was even a famous model. But, I heard she was a bit clumsy too."
A gentle short giggle.
"Li, what's wrong? Why are you in pain?"
His heart almost stopped in its tracks as he saw her pained expression. He had done that. He had hurt her. Yet she was there, worrying about him.
"Stop thinking about me and think about yourself, dammit!" he heard himself yell.
Her emerald eyes took on the look of concern. "B-But y-you're the one who's in greater pain..."
Sakura...how could such a girl have such an effect on him? But then...
"D-Do you...love Yukito?"
"Syaoran-kun, is something wr–"
"Answer the question! ANSWER!"
"Y-Yes! I-I...love him."
Did love have to be this cruel? If only she could be his. If only he could get her in his arms now and forever. If only she didn't love another man...
"Sakura..."
The boy opened a tired eye and blinked as the sunlight streamed in through the window. Still blinking and delirious, he realized that he was in his bed with the curtains drawn away from the window, letting the light flood inside. He let out a small smile as he remembered what had happened the day before. Sakura had brought him here and had stayed by his side. Sakura...He savored the warm tingly feeling he got when he felt her guilt and concern bubbling inside him. But sadly, he also remembered what she had confessed before that had happened and his smile faded quickly. He sighed and sat up.
Wait. Weren't the curtains closed before?
A small movement caught the corner of his eye and he spotted Meiling clad in jeans and a white shirt. She was standing still near the door as she stared at him, a small pasted smile on her lips. What was she doing here?
"Meiling? What are you doing here?" he asked rubbing his eyes tiredly.
She gave a casual shrug and started towards the chair that Sakura had sat in just the night before. "Just wanted to check up on you, Syaoran," she said as she sat.
He nodded a silent thanks and looked down at the sheets. The atmosphere was tense for some reason as he contemplated on what to do next. He hated when he and Meiling had these weird uneasiness around them. It was almost impossible to think when a dear relative isn't her own active, energetic self. It was weird when she was subdued and quiet because he knew just how energetic and full of life she really was.
Was something wrong?
"Syaoran?" Meiling's voice broke through his thoughts.
"Yeah?" He was almost thankful. The tenseness was starting to get to him.
The small smile still on her face, she stared straight into his amber eyes, not even blinking once. After awhile she spoke again. "What is Sakura to you, Syaoran?" she asked in a very quiet voice.
Confused at her question, he raised an eyebrow. "What? Where'd this come from?"
"I-I heard you say her name right before you woke up," Meiling admitted softly.
"Oh," He bit his tongue, trying to figure out what to say. He couldn't just blurt out that he was in love with the Card Mistress. "Well...I..."
Just then Meiling stood, almost pushing the chair over. "Never mind. Forget I said that."
With that, she walked over to the door, closing it behind her slowly.
Water. Dark blue serene water. As far as the eye could see. It was quite peaceful...
And also...a bit dull.
Still clad in his pajama clothes, a white baggy shirt and black shorts, Eriol took a sip of his water, still gazing out the window. He was seated at a table in the dining hall. Looking around the highly ornate hall with bright lights and decorated furniture, he felt rather out of place in his shirt, shorts, and slippers. Oh well. No one was around anyway.
The cruise for him was going on rather fine...
...in other words, it was a complete bore.
It wasn't that he didn't appreciate being invited. It was just boring so far. And that wasn't the only problem. He hadn't found a single way to bring Sakura and Syaoran closer yet. But he did know for sure now. He knew that Syaoran was definitely in love with the Card Mistress. When he had talked to him yesterday, it was as obvious as daylight. The way Syaoran's eyes softened when Eriol had mentioned her name gave him all the clues he needed.
Li Syaoran was in love with a girl.
Eriol couldn't believe it. He had never thought the day would ever come. After all this was Li Syaoran. Listening to the waves against the boat, he gave a tiny smile. He was happy for him. Extremely happy. Syaoran needed this. He needed her. Sakura was perfect for him. Eriol couldn't help but smirk a bit wider. His suspicions had been right. Li Syaoran and Kinomoto Sakura had been destined to meet. Why they hadn't and how everything almost got messed up was still a mystery. But who cared. They were together now right?
Well...almost. There was still that fact that he didn't know what Sakura felt for his cute little descendant. If she didn't feel the same way...
...he could almost be certain that Syaoran would be even worse off than before.
Eriol hoped this to work for his descendant's fate. But he also knew he shouldn't butt into this. As Tomoyo had told him before, maybe Sakura will realize her feelings by herself. It would be better off that way. He knew one thing though. He needed Li Syaoran to be happy.
He owed him at least that. He still felt extremely guilty for leaving the poor kid to fend for himself after his father died. Eriol knew he should've helped but he had really thought that the whole independent thing was right for Syaoran back then. He thought that if Syaoran bore that responsibility by himself, he was set for life. But he was wrong. Everyone had been wrong. The plan had backfired and although they did have an extremely strong leader...
...they had a lonely and sorrowful Syaoran.
It was a good thing Syaoran had realized who his first love was now. Eriol could see how much he had changed for the better during the last few weeks. But hopefully, it would be his first and last love too. Otherwise, Eriol wasn't sure if Syaoran would be able to take another heartbreak. He didn't deserve it.
"Eriol!"
Blinking, he looked up and realized that Tomoyo was standing next to him, looking down at him with a small pout. "Oh! Good morning, precious."
He smiled as he spotted red on her cheeks. "H-Hey! No compliment will work for me right now! I've been calling your name for the past ten minutes, Eriol. What's wrong? You look like you've been thinking really hard," Tomoyo said as she took the seat across from Eriol.
He shrugged. "Just thinking about Syaoran and Sakura."
Tomoyo raised an eyebrow. Then, she picked at the half eaten bagel on Eriol's plate.
Eriol smiled. "Go on. Have it. I'm full anyway."
She smiled gratefully and began chewing on it. "Anyway," she said, "what were you saying? Something about Syaoran and Sakura?"
"Well, I've found out something very important, my dear. Li Syaoran is deeply in love with the one and only Kinomoto Sakura," he stated.
She almost dropped the bagel in shock. "Really! Are you serious? I knew it!" she said, grinning.
He nodded. "But what do we do now? We can't butt in remember?"
"Well, we might not be able to butt in...but no one ever said we couldn't help them out a tiny bit," she said happily.
He smiled. He had figured she'd say that.
Tomoyo smiled even brighter. "The faster they admit they love each other, the faster everyone's happy, ne?"
Eriol nodded and leaned closer to her. "And the faster I could admit my feelings to you..." he whispered so low that she almost didn't hear him.
Tomoyo stopped short and blushed. "I-I...umm..."
Getting up, Eriol adjusted his glasses that were slipping off his nose. "I'd better take a shower and change. I'll see you later, precious."
Tomoyo stared at the tablecloth as she listened to the sound of his slippers fading, the red still covering her cheeks. She couldn't believe he had just said that. She couldn't believe how happy she was feeling!
But why was he waiting until Syaoran and Sakura were together? Why couldn't he just tell her now? She wanted to hear him say it. She wanted to hear him say that he loved her. But she had to wait. He wanted to settle things with Sakura and Syaoran first. Why though?
She needed to remember to ask him that...
The gentle sea breeze blowing through her raven black hair, Meiling came up on deck to see nothing but the beautiful ocean. Breathing in, she smelled the relaxing sea scent and even smiled a little. She loved the ocean. It was incredible. She was really glad that she had been invited to this cruise even if it was with people she barely knew. It was still really amazing how open everyone here was to her when she had just intruded into their lives. So far, it had been really fun...except...
Sighing, her smile faded as she walked aimlessly towards the side railings of the boat. Feeling the cold metal on her arms as she leaned against it, she shivered. But it wasn't because she was feeling cold...
She could see it happening. Her most beloved one was swept away in love...and it wasn't who she had wanted it to be. Syaoran was in love with Sakura. It was plain as day. Dammit. Why did he have to come to Japan! She had him all to herself back in Hong Kong! She had been the one who had always been there. She had been the one who he had talked to. She had been the one to care and to love him! And he had never realized it! But yet, she kept on loving him, believing that he would come around and realize that he loved her after all. But why was it like this? Why did it have to be another girl he had fallen in love with?
Yet...Meiling couldn't hate her. She couldn't hate Kinomoto Sakura. Why? Maybe it had to do with the fact that Sakura was a genuinely nice person. If Sakura and Syaoran ever did get together, she definitely wouldn't hurt him.
A wave of guilt flooded Meiling. Sakura definitely wouldn't be as selfish as she was being right now.
But she couldn't help it! She couldn't help loving him so much!
"Oh, hey Meiling-chan!"
She jumped and turned. There was Sakura, smiling serenely at her. "H-Hey Sakura...I didn't see you there."
The auburn haired girl giggled. "Yeah I know. I didn't know anyone was here either. I was just headed back inside. It's getting pretty chilly up here."
Meiling nodded. "Yeah..."
Sakura's eyebrow rose. She could already sense that Syaoran was awake and had wanted to check up on him, but Meiling looked really, really upset. Sakura decided to console her on whatever it was. Besides, she was Syaoran's cousin. She definitely knew that he would be unhappy to have a close cousin like Meiling all sad.
"Hey Meiling-chan, are you okay?" Sakura asked, leaning against the railing next to her friend, "You look...upset."
The Chinese girl blinked in surprise. This was the girl that had stolen her cousin's heart, the girl whom she should be loathing. "Yeah I'm okay...I'm just...worried about Syaoran."
Sakura's face softened. "Don't worry, he's awake now. But I can understand why you feel so upset. After all, he's really special to you, ne?"
Meiling stopped breathing. Did Sakura figure it out? "Wh-What do you mean?"
But the auburn-haired girl just shrugged. "I don't know. I just thought that since you two are cousins that you'd care about him a lot. Besides, you two seem really close." She gave a smile. "Don't worry, he's fine. He was just a little sick."
Meiling grinned a bit back. Sakura didn't know. That was a good thing...maybe. "Thanks..." Her face saddened, "You two seem really close, too."
Sakura felt a blush coming on and pushed it away. "Well, not really. Anyway, I'm going inside. Ja ne!"
Hearing her walk away, Meiling turned back to the ocean. See? Sakura was a really nice person. She couldn't hate her even if she tried.
Sakura frowned as she walked towards her bedroom. She felt so sad for Meiling! Just imagine. A close cousin of yours you haven't seen for quite a while suddenly gets sick and faints. It was all Sakura's fault, too! She was the reason why they had gone out into the rain that day! Sakura sighed as she slowly strolled down the empty hallway. Now she felt even guiltier. She made Syaoran sick and made Meiling sad. Boy, what a good friend she was.
"Boo!"
"Hoee!"
She whipped around, her heart beating fast and looked into the eyes of Eriol. Smiling, she calmed down a bit after the slight scare.
"Dear god...you scared the heck out of me, Eriol-kun!" Sakura said.
Laughing, he apologized. "Sorry. I was on my way back to my room and saw you here walking like a zombie so I just had to scare you."
"Ha, ha. Very funny."
"Are you heading back to the rooms? I'll come with you."
Sakura smiled. "Just don't scare me anymore."
Eriol winked. "Gotcha."
They started walking slowly, taking their time. Hey, what was the rush, right? It was a time of relaxation, of having fun...
...and in Sakura's case, thinking.
She had to admit it. For some weird reason, she was anxious to see him. She still couldn't get yesterday out of her head. Why had he asked that? Sakura shook her head a bit. He was just delirious from his fever. That was it. That or he just simply wanted to know. He was just wondering. Everyone has a right to be curious, right?
Right?
Eriol eyed the woman that Syaoran loved from under his glasses. He wondered what she felt. After all, she's been hung up on Yukito ever since she met him. But then again, ever since Syaoran arrived, SAkura and Yukito haven't seen each other in awhile, have they? But he couldn't just bring it up. Maybe this was a time to use his excellent conversation skills to get a little out of her.
"So Sakura-san, why are you going back to the rooms? It's a pretty nice day outside, isn't it?" he asked. But secretly, he knew the reason. He had felt Syaoran's aura arouse from his sleep earlier as well.
Sakura turned to him, waking from her daydreams. "I felt him wake up," she simply said with a smile.
Eriol chuckled. "That must seem pretty odd to you still. The fact you can feel what he's feeling."
Sakura looked ahead, a small smile still on her face. "Actually...no. I've gotten used to the fact. Besides, it's kind of a good thing to know what he's feeling."
He blinked, startled. He never expected this kind of answer from her. "What do you mean? I thought you would hate having to know what someone's feeling all the time. I know I would hate it."
Sakura giggled. "Well, honestly I don't know what the heck I'm talking about. But...I guess it's because he doesn't show his emotions. When he's happy, he doesn't smile usually. And for some odd reason I like knowing when he's happy." She laughed out loud. "I have no idea what I'm talking about. I must sound like an idiot."
All her friend did was give her a big grin. She didn't sound like an idiot to Eriol at all. Well maybe, just maybe, an idiot falling in love, but one cannot make assumptions just yet. This was interesting...
The girl sighed. "But lately he's been keeping them hidden from me. It's like he's put up a shield to block me from knowing his emotions," she looked at Eriol. "You think it's because he hates me? I know he said that in the beginning, but I thought we were getting on good terms recently. It's like he's trying to avoid me now."
And that honestly wasn't a very good feeling. To think that Li Syaoran hated her was somehow...saddening?
"Sakura-san," he said giving a reassuring smile, "Don't worry about it much. He doesn't hate you. Trust me. I know."
The dense Card Mistress cocked her head to one side as they stopped walking. They were outside their rooms, their destination. "Hoe?"
Eriol smirked and reached for his room's doorknob. "You'll see...soon I hope." Twisting the knob, he entered the room and disappeared.
An eyebrow raised, Sakura shrugged his comment aside and turned to the fateful door which had the name "Li Syaoran" written on it. She could feel his deep aura emitting from behind and knew she should've entered instead of standing out there and staring at a door like a fool. But for some reason she was stuck in her place and the door looked pretty scary. She didn't feel like facing him anymore.
"I-I'll just talk to him later," she mumbled. "Th-There's always later. Right?"
Then right when she was about to turn, the ominous door suddenly opened and out walked who else but Li Syaoran.
He stopped suddenly and stared in surprise at the girl in front of him. "S-Sakura!" He certainly didn't expect to see her waiting outside his door. His eyes tried to avoid her as he saw she was wearing a white tank top and mini pink skirt. And boy...did that mini skirt do her good. Realizing what he was thinking, he silently scolded himself and stood there stiffly. Yet, as hard as he could, he couldn't stop staring at her.
Oh dear God...what did that girl do to him? He never thought this way before about anyone...
"Umm...I-I just wanted to know if you were okay..." she stuttered, trying not to notice that he was staring straight at her.
"Well, I-I'm good."
Damn. He sounded like a dork.
Sakura blushed and looked at her flip flops on her feet. This was so stupid. Why were they acting so flustered all of a sudden? This was so stupid...but in a way...funny.
...Really funny.
It was hard to explain, but you the know when there's an awkward silence and you have to laugh? Sakura tried keep this feeling in, but the Card Mistress suddenly burst out in fits of sudden laughter, having to grab her stomach because it ached.
Syaoran watched her laughing and after only a second, it got contagious. He started chuckling and soon he was laughing almost as hard as Sakura.
After a minute of endless laughter, it died down slowly and the two looked at each other, tears in their eyes.
Meiling couldn't get it out of her head. The idea of Syaoran with someone. The idea of Syaoran being happy with someone else. She was in a daze as she came below deck and almost walked straight into an amethyst eyed girl.
"Oh! I'm sorry, Tomoyo!" Meiling apologized.
But the other girl laughed. "Don't worry about it. Hey I was thinking of going for a swim. Come with me? First I have to get my stuff."
Meiling nodded with a small smile on her lips. This girl was too nice sometimes. "Sure. It's better than staring off into the ocean all day."
They started down the hall in silence, listening to their footsteps against the boat's floor. Tomoyo thought the silence to be very suspicious of the usually energetic girl and of course she figured something was wrong. Could it possibly have something to do with Syaoran?
"Meiling-chan?" Tomoyo started with a comforting voice, "Is something wrong?"
Meiling looked at her new friend almost grateful that she was worried. Yet she couldn't have Tomoyo worry about such a simpleton like herself. "No, it's nothing. Don't worry about it."
"But you look so sad..."
She let out a fake giggle. "O-Of course not. Me? Sad?"
"Does this have something to do with Syaoran?"
Meiling blinked in shock. "Wh-What! Of course not!" Was it obvious? Did Eriol and Sakura know too? Oh God... Did everyone know?
Tomoyo just smiled cheerily and didn't speak.
The ruby eyed girl sighed as she looked ahead and stopped walking, her sadness taking over her again. "Tomoyo-chan, is there something going on between Syaoran and Sakura...?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper.
Tomoyo stopped walking as well and looked at the girl sadly. Meiling was looking down, hiding her eyes behind her long black hair. Did this girl...like Syaoran?
Before she could say anything comforting they suddenly heard people laughing as if they couldn't stop. They both looked ahead and realized that Syaoran and Sakura were both laughing their heads off together right in the middle of the hallway.
Meiling looked on with shock. His face... He was laughing! He was...happy. It made her heart soar to see him smiling when she had never thought that he would ever laugh. But the small smile on her face disappeared. Was he only this happy...with Sakura? Throughout their whole childhoods they had been together, like best friends. But never had she ever seen him like this...
Meiling and Tomoyo stood there watching the scene and for some reason Syaoran and Sakura didn't notice them.
"Come on, Meiling-chan," Tomoyo said as the two ahead of them slowly stopped laughing. "We shouldn't listen to their conversation."
However Meiling stood there, her heart breaking by slowly seeing him so happy with her.
She didn't know that the conversation Sakura and Syaoran would soon have would confuse and break her heart even more.
Chuckling, the amber eyed boy tried to calm down. "What was that? Why'd you start cracking up on me?"
Sakura gave him a gorgeous, bright smile that made his heart melt. "Honestly I don't know. But it seemed kind of funny. We were both nervous and stuttering."
"Now that I think about it, it was pretty funny."
She nodded, the smile still on her face. "Why were we all nervous like that anyway?" Shaking her head slowly, she continued. "Anyway, I felt you wake up and wanted to check up on you."
His eyes suddenly widened when she said she had felt him. "Felt me wake up! Did you feel anything else?"
Sakura looked at him curiously because of his rushed, worried voice. "No. I only felt your aura waken when you woke, not your emotions. Why?"
He sighed and calmed down. Good. She didn't feel any of his feelings. So his magic hadn't failed keeping the shield up even while he was sick. If it had, Sakura would've known he had been thinking about her...
...all night.
Laughing nervously, he shrugged. "Oh no, it's nothing. Don't worry about it." Feeling her confusion swelling up in him, he gave a smile and added, "Let's go and have some food. I'm starving."
Sakura nodded, still looking at him in bafflement. Then they were about to walk down the hall, they noticed Tomoyo and a confused Meiling standing some feet from of them.
"Oh hey you guys," Sakura said nervously. "How long have you been standing there?"
But Meiling didn't waste any time. She was confused and wanted her damn questions answered. Felt? Emotions? What the heck were they talking about?
"What the hell are you guys talking about?"
Tomoyo, Sakura and Syaoran looked at each other in nervousness. Oh yeah, that's right. Meiling didn't know about the connection between Sakura and Syaoran.
"Hey! Answer me! What are you guys hiding from me?" she shouted, looking at the guilty faces of the three.
They all turned when a nearby door opened and out came Eriol, looking confused. "What's all the noise? I heard a girl shouting." He saw an enraged Meiling looking at Syaoran and Sakura and a worried Tomoyo. The air was tense and he figured that something was up.
Ignoring the blue haired guy, Meiling continued staring at Sakura and Syaoran. One thing she hated was being left out of things. And she definitely was being left out of something big here. Why would Syaoran hide something? Why wouldn't he tell her?
Syaoran knew his cousin hated being left out of things and felt guilty about not telling her. But he didn't want her to know. If she did, she would eventually guess that he was falling – no already in love with the Card Mistress. And that...wasn't a good thing.
"Meiling, I would've told you earlier but-"
"Why didn't you then, Syaoran! Ever since you left home you've been so different! I don't like you keeping things from me. We've never kept anything from each other, Syaoran..." she said. It was the truth. Ever since childhood, they had told each other every single thing. And now...honestly she felt she was being pushed away. "It's because I have no magic, isn't it?" she said almost in tears, "You've found friends here that are much more valuable to you than me."
That was it. Meiling wasn't good enough for him in the first place because she had no magical powers like everyone else. But it wasn't only the magic now...it was the fact he had found someone that was more valuable than her. Sakura.
Syaoran's shook his head as he desperately tried to explain. "No, no Meiling. It's not that."
Before things got worse, Sakura stepped in. "I'm sorry for keeping it from you, Meiling-chan. You should have a right to know. I'm not even sure why we didn't tell you. I guess it just slipped our minds."
"Of course it did," the Chinese girl said bitterly. "Everything that has to do with me and magic slips everyone's minds."
They wouldn't ever think of telling her something important that has to do with magic. Even when everyone found out that the Clow Cards had been released, she had probably been the last to know.
"Don't say that," Tomoyo said sadly. She couldn't help but think about how the girl must feel. To have no magic and be in such a magic based family...wow harsh. Think of the disappointment that was put on her shoulders. The pressure. The need to keep up with everyone else in her family.
"Meiling," Clow Reed's reincarnation said as calm as always, "Don't put yourself down all the time. We're sorry we didn't tell you before. I will explain things now though."
Meiling, still hot headed and upset that no one bothered to tell her right away, tapped her foot impatiently. "Well you better hurry up!" she said, "I feel so stupid being the one left out."
"Well you see, Syaoran and Sakura here...are magically connected."
The ruby eyed girl raised an eyebrow. What was he talking about? "Huh?"
Syaoran sighed. He might as well get it over with now. "Sakura and I can feel each other's emotions."
Sakura looked at the ground sheepishly as Meiling's eyes widened. Did Meiling just hear that correctly? "What do you mean?"
"Umm...I can feel whatever he's feeling...and he can feel whatever I'm feeling."
Silence enveloped them.
Meiling stood there shaking. This girl...this Card Mistress was closer to Syaoran than she could ever be. She didn't even know the full details either but she knew this was a big thing. A really big thing. The two would probably get closer because of this "magical connection" as Eriol called it. And by the looks of it, Sakura had already stolen his heart. Syaoran's heart. The heart that Meiling had tried to win ever since they were young. She knew it. She of all people could tell when Syaoran, changed or not, is in love with someone. That girl had taken what she had longed for in life. Yet, she couldn't hate Sakura. There was no contempt for her, no hatred. It was probably because this Sakura girl had changed Syaoran so much. She had turned him into a smiling, laughing person. Meiling couldn't be any happier that Syaoran was finally happy and content with life. But still...Sakura had taken him...
No words could explain how sorrowful the Chinese girl felt. How heartbroken and jealous. Noticing that everyone was waiting for her to speak, she simply said whatever she could utter from her mouth.
"Oh."
It was a simple word. It could've been used in any position if you think about it.
But it was funny...that simple word didn't even come close to how she was really feeling.
Rejection.