Fairy Lights
AN: We do not own Card Captor Sakura
Chapter 2: Ditching, Cars and Rings
Sakura yawned as she sank down in her seat. She was exhausted from her lack of sleep over the past two days and the test that she wrote the previous night had taken the last of her energy. Bored she turned to look at the person who sat down next to her. Greeting Li with a small 'hi' she closed he eyes and slipped into a sleep as the lecturer's voice started washing over his students.
Li shook his head at Sakura as her eyes closed. He too was tempted to fall asleep but he was afraid that the lecturer would say something important. Okay that was a lie; the lecturer never said anything important. He took out some of the VKK articles and started to read them, so that he would be able to help Sakura understand it better. When he finished with two of the articles he realised that the lecturer was done with the class. He turned to Sakura and started to shake her gently to wake her up.
Sakura jumped when someone touched her. "Welcome sunshine." She growled something under her breath and sank down in her seat. "I'm beat." She yawned. "I am beyond beat, I am dog tired and that's saying a lot. My dog sleeps more than a cat."
"You don't say." Li replied dodging a hand carelessly swung his way. "Think about it this way. You only have one more class to go to and then another hour and then I will be at your house to brighten up your day."
"Oh joy! I feel so fortunate. The great Syaoran Li is going to brighten my day, what ever would I do without you?"
"Well for starters, you wouldn't be able to do the VKK assignments and you wouldn't be able to practice your sarcasm on anyone." He chuckled at Sakura's annoyed look. "All joking aside, I will be at your house a little after three, I have to run an errand for my mother first."
"Don't you have butlers to do that kind off stuff?"
"Ha, ha. We do actually but mother wants me to do it, something about learning responsibility."
Sakura burst with laughter and it doubled when he gave her a death glare. "You having to learn responsibility at this age… Ha! Ha!" She abruptly stopped her laughing and a thoughtful look crossed her features. "Speaking of let's skip English. I never pay attention in that class and Tomoyo got her car back sooner, so I can catch a ride with you."
"First you laugh at me and now you want a ride? You really have to get your priorities straight. You can't insult someone and expect them, to do a favour for you." He told her. "But since I am a nice guy, I will give you a lift, but then you are going to have to owe me a really BIG lunch, because I am really, really, really hungry." He whined.
"Yes Mr. Wolf, just don't eat poor innocent little me." She shot him her most innocent million-dollar smile.
Li growled at her and started walking. When she didn't follow he turned around. "You coming or what?" he yelled at her. Sakura shrugged and walked next to him. They walked in silence to the gate. When they got there Li took out his student card and his car keys.
Sakura lazily pulled her own card from her pocket and swiped to unlock the gate. "Wait up, will you?" She kicked the gate and it swung open allowing her to squeeze through before she ran after him. Breathing heavily she jumped on his back and laughed at his loud protests.
"What the! Hey get off me!" he yelled as he felt the weight on his back. He gritted his teeth in annoyance as she laughed. "Look if you were a bit lighter I wouldn't have cared. But you weigh a ton!" He complained, not realising the danger of his words.
"I weigh a ton do I?" She tightened her grip on him and leaned closer to his face. An evil grin played on her lips as she whispered the one threat she knew he would never be able to resist. "Fine, I'll go on a diet and not eat anything this afternoon. And you, since you were so kind to point out my flaw, can diet with me."
"Did I say you weigh a ton? ... uh… I meant you are a lot of fun. Uh… uh…" He said nervously. He knew that it was lame but he was hungry, really, really hungry. "I'm sorry, you don't weigh a thing, see I can carry easily, no problem. I hardly feel you at all." He stood a bit straighter and started to walk faster, just to prove his point.
"Cut the crap, Li." She let herself drop to her feet and walked next to him, a cheeky grin played on her lips as she bumped him with shoulder. "I'll still make you something to eat. I might be nasty at times, but I am not heartless. I know growing boys need their food."
"Good, glad to know you see things my way." He said with relief. "But seriously, you are really not fat or anything." The finally got to his car and he pressed the button to open it.
"Ohhh! You have one of those cute Renaults! I love these cars, they are totally adorable." She practically danced around the car looking at every curve and angle possible.
"My car in NOT cute and it's especially NOT ADORABLE!" Li growled. "Cars in general are not cute, a puppy yes, a car NO!" He almost gagged as he said the word cute. 'So typical a girl.' He thought as he heard her squeal at something in the car.
"Says guys." She opened the door and poked her head inside before sitting down in the driver's seat. "This is amazing. May I drive?"
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"Pretty please with a kiss on top?"
"Yes."
"Really?"
"NO!"
"Spoilsport." She moved over to the passenger seat before Li nearly sat on her. "Even refused a kiss." She mumbled under her breath as he started the car.
"I'm not a spoilsport, I'm just careful." Li replied as he drove through the gates. "And I didn't refuse a kiss, I just didn't want to take advantage of you." He added, enjoying the way her face grew a shade red.
"Ha! What do you call your constant emphasis on how I am to feed you?"
"That is called giving you advice. You wouldn't want me to be half of what I can be when I explain VKK to you, now do you?" he answered.
"Maybe you'll be more bearable then."
"See now, that's the spirit. It helps to see the good side of things sometimes."
"I didn't mean it that way! Oh, just forget it. So what do you have to do for your mother?"
"I have to pick up a ring for my sister's present." He turned into the next street. " Heaven knows what she's going to do with another ring. She already has one for each finger. But then again it's tradition." He turned into the entrance of the shopping mall and parked at the first space he could find.
"Is it her birthday?"
"No, my sister gave birth to her first child" Li answered as he switched off his car and climbed out, Sakura following.
"You're an uncle? That's so cute! Uncle Syaoran!" She grinned at his un-amused expression and raised eyebrow. "So Uncle Syaoran, what jeweller are we visiting?" Sakura teased and gave him her most innocent million dollar smile.
"I'm going to ignore the uncle part and we're going to American Swiss."
"Ah, the ladies choice." Sakura smiled at the shop assistant and took her place next to Li as he patiently waited in front of the counter. "Hey look at this." She smiled down at a beautiful elegant engagement ring displayed in a brightly lit display case. "I will be in heaven if my boyfriend gives me that one day."
"Well you set high standards." Li told her as he saw the dreamy look on her face. "Your boyfriend is going to have to be really rich to be able to afford that ring." He turned back to the counter as the shop assistant asked what he could do for Li.
"I'm here to pick up the order for Mrs. Yelan Li." Li answered and turned back to Sakura as the assistant left to get the order. She was still drooling over the ring.
"Yeah, I suppose I'll have to settle for a look a like. That's if I get a boyfriend and if I don't there is no way I will ever be able to afford anything of this sort. Even a look-alike." She smiled at Li. "We are not exactly in the most profitable area of business."
Li shrugged. "I guess not. But who knows maybe one day your ship will come in, carrying the perfect guy with the perfect bank account. I mean anything can happen." Just then the shop assistant returned with a small velvet box.
"Here you go sir, the order for Mrs. Li. I hope it's to your liking." Li took the box and opened it to expect the ring.
Sakura's eyes grew wide at the sight of the yellow diamond set in white gold. "No way! Those are some of the most expensive diamonds in the world! It's beautiful Li! Really extraordinary!" The words left her freely as she openly admired the, in her opinion, work of art.
"Yeah, it is quite amazing. Like my mother would say, 'Nothing but the best for family.' Each woman in my family receives a priceless ring when they give birth to their first child. It's a symbol of unity with the child and all the rest of the children to come." Li turned to Sakura she still admired the ring.
"Shall we go?"
"We have something similar in our family, but not on such a grand scale." She pulled a small old silver coin made into a necklace from under her shirt.
"My grandmother gave it to my mother when she got Toya, but she passed away before she could hand it to me with my first child. "It's been in our family for years." She smiled fondly at the old polished coin.
"Sometimes the most precious, most priceless things often comes from the heart." Li said, half in a trance. He then shook his head. "Anyways we better get to your place. I'm starving and you need help. So let's go." He started walking faster to his car.
"My dad always says that." Sakura fastened her seatbelt. "So what would you like to eat? I'll go big, because my dad is away and my lunch usually doubles as a dinner then. I actually forget to eat dinner sometimes."
Li nearly lost control of his car. "What! How can you forget to ear dinner?" He half asked, half yelled. "I mean, I sometimes forget to clean my room, do my chores, or wake up, but I have never forgotten to eat in my whole life!"
"That's just you. I get caught up in stuff and I forget, or rather over look the fact that I have to eat. Pasta all right with you? I have a major craving and if I'm right, there is still some triple layered chocolate mousse left."
"Pasta is always a winner with me. And I never say no to mousse. Just a question, though. What the hell is with chicks and chocolate?" Li asked.
"I don't know. What's with men and sex?"
AN-Tella: Hey guys! You'll see that Sakura is quite sharp and not shy at all with her comments about sex – that's me. I can embarrass my friends horribly sometimes with the things I say without thinking twice about it. Just one of my 'lovely' traits. Ha-ha-ah! Anyway! Thank you for the reviews!
Tella
AN-Kayapride: Hey! Sorry but you get double author notes! What will Li's reaction be to that? Well you'll have to find out! Thank you for the reviews!