Chapter Thirteen of My Heart Relies on You:
Disclaimer: I do not own anything regarding Card Captor Sakura.
Summary: Sakura's husband-to-be dies, leaving his heart to the man who killed him.
Recap from Chapter 12:
David!" called out Syaoran once he got into David's house.
"Syao!" a voice squealed.
Syaoran turned around slowly, and when he saw whom it was, he said, "I think I'm going to die!"
Chapter 13:
"Why?" asked Mei-ling.
"Because you're here!" he groaned.
She pouted, "That's not a very nice thing to say, especially to your fiancé. You know you love me," she said, winking at him.
"Yeah, right," Syaoran said, chuckling.
"If you were the last girl on Earth, I still wouldn't marry you," snickered Syaoran.
Mei-ling rolled her eyes, "Who cares … you're still marrying me anyway. Just think – you, me, and our own kids!" she said squealing.
"I think I'm going to go barf," said Syaoran, running to the bathroom.
"What's wrong with him," she asked, with innocent eyes.
Mei-ling was twenty-three years old, just like Sakura Kinomoto. She had fiery red eyes, and silky black hair that was usually put up into two buns.
Time after time Syaoran refused to go out with her. She always thought it was because they were cousins, because she knew she was beautiful. She shrugged, dismissing the thought from her head.
"I wonder where he is?" she murmured to herself.
From the office inside the flower shop, there came a knock.
"Who is it?" asked Sharon.
"It's me!" rang out a voice.
"Mei-ling?" asked Sakura.
She ran to the door and opened it.
"You're here!" shouted Sakura, looking happy.
"Jeez, I should have thought of that," mumbled Sharon, "I felt like an idiot trying to cheer her up, when all I could've done was say 'I'm here!' like that girl."
Sakura and Mei-ling hugged.
"I missed you so much!" they said in unison.
"Wow, why are you here?" asked Sakura.
"Family business," said Mei-ling matter-of-factly.
"Oh, hey, I'd like you to meet my friend, Sharon," said Sakura, beckoning her to the woman next to herself.
Mei-ling smiled warmly at Sharon, "Hi!"
Sharon nodded, "Hi."
"So, how'd you and Sakura meet?" asked Mei-ling.
Sakura jumped in, "Well, Sharon and I hated each other, because I spilled coffee on her new shirt but I didn't apologize. I was in a rush … and I didn't like her because she was so mean to me. But then, we were both hired to run this flower shop … and we became good friends."
Mei-ling nodded, "Oh…"
"How'd you find me?"
"Eriol," said Mei-ling simply.
"So what made you come back to Japan? The last time I heard from you, I believe you were in … Hong Kong … or China."
"China, and yes. But … wait till you hear the wonderful news!" she cried happily, her eyes bright.
"What is it?"
"I'm getting married!"
Sakura sucked in a large gulp of air, "To who?"
"The love of my life, Syaoran Li!" she said, dreamily.
Sakura choked, "Syaoran?" she asked.
"Yes," Mei-ling said, frowning, "Do you know him?"
"Oh, just making sure that I heard right."
"Yes, and I was wondering if you could be the maid-of-honor for our wedding. You have to meet Syaoran. He's the most wonderful man! He's handsome, nice, smart, generous…"
"I get your point, Mei-ling, but I have to go now," said Sakura, stumbling out of the office.
Mei-ling stared at Sharon. "What's wrong with her?"
Sharon sighed, "I don't know if I should be the one to tell you."
Mei-ling gasped, "What happened?"
"Tell me now!" she demanded.
Sharon rolled her eyes at the bossy woman in front of her, "Okay … About a month ago, Sakura was engaged to the most wonderful man on Earth, at least in her opinion. His name was Torri Sugito, and he was a policeman."
Mei-ling fanned herself with her hand, "Oh boy, I better sit down."
Sharon continued, "One day, on the day where the couple was taking wedding pictures, Torri was called to an important case. He was shot and killed by a couple of guys, and Sakura … well, she's better now."
Mei-ling's eyes looked misty by the time Sharon was done.
"Why didn't anybody tell me? I was her best friend! I feel so bad for talking about my wedding. She's never going to forgive me!"
Sharon couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
"I think she'll forgive you. After all, this is Sakura we're talking about. She's the most kind-hearted woman we know."
Mei-ling nodded, "You're right. It was very nice meeting you."
Sharon nodded, and Mei-ling left.
Sakura ran out of her flower shop and onto the streets of Tokyo.
It wasn't Mei-ling's fault, because she didn't know about Torri. But she couldn't help feeling a bit jealous that she was getting married. And to Syaoran!
She decided to walk to Penguin Park, a place that comforted her when she was younger.
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