Fairy Lights
AN: We do not own Card Captor Sakura
Chapter 10: Moon, Rain, Questions and Confessions
"Okay! So my dessert is all up! What is the surprise?"
"Geez you really do lack patience. Let me finish my dessert and pay the poor guy and then you can have the surprise, okay?"
"Your after dessert is not straight after dessert. Give me a bite." She smiled as he held up his fork with a piece of chocolate-coated chocolate pudding cake. Her hand rested slightly on his as he slipped the fork over her lips. Her eyes closed for a moment, as she tasted the sweet delight.
After enjoying the sight of Sakura, in a chocolate trance, Li called the waiter over and asked for the bill. Paying the waiter and giving him a generous tip, Li stood up and held a hand to Sakura.
"Your surprise is outside." He said as he started to lead her into the park.
"Outside?" She frowned at him as he held her hand. "What are you up to Xiao-lang Li?"
"You'll see." They walked through park until the came to a small pond, the moon glistening above the water. He turned Sakura so that she could face him. "Sakura Kinomoto… will you give me the honour of being my girlfriend?"
Sakura stared at him in disbelief. "If you just asked me to marry you I would agree."
"Really? Wow, I didn't think I was that good." He answered without sarcasm or egotism.
"Oh yeah, all that and a bag of fish and chips."
"Well you still didn't answer me."
"And you call me dense. I practically spelled it out with the marriage bit. Yes Li, the answer is yes."
"Good, now I can do this." He gently pulled her closer and claimed her lips for a kiss he'll never forget. Even though he had kissed Sakura before, this most definitely felt like the first kiss.
Sakura stared at him stunned for a moment and slowly closed her eyes, allowing herself to give in to his warmth and gentleness. She smiled slightly and she could feel him smiling too as he kissed her a little longer. "Oh Toya is so going to kill you."
He laughed at the comment. "Well, If he killed me now, I would have died a very happy death, especially after that kiss, but just in case, I think I'll hire a couple of bodyguards to escort me to your house if Toya should happen to be there."
"Oh, don't worry. He'll find you." She grinned at him. "I'm kidding. I am ki…" She stopped mid sentence and stared up at the sky. Small droplets of water fell down on her face and she smiled as a sudden down pour caught them in the open. "You Xiao-lang Li, just struck gold!" She smiled and flung her arms around him before planting a warm kiss on his lips.
"I've struck more than gold, Sakura." Li said after she gave him the kiss. "So this is what it feels like to be kissed in the rain. I must say, I can get use to it."
She grabbed his jacket and pulled him down close to her. "So shut up and start getting used to it."
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3 Years Later
A few years later, Li drove through the familiar street with the beautiful fairy lights hanging from the streetlights and curled between branches of the trees. He drove underneath the lights until he came to a very smart place that face the beautiful park, fairy lights danced with leaves as the wind swayed slightly. Soft music filled the air as Li and Sakura stepped out of the car.
"Wow, it's even more beautiful than the last time you took me here." Sakura whispered as she took hold of Li's outstretched hand.
"Mmmm… wait until you get your surprise. I guarantee it would be even more beautiful." Li answered and the two walked to the entrance.
"You and your surprises, Syaoran. I swear, that's all I get from you." Sakura teased.
"You have to admit, it keeps you on your toes." Li turned to the Maitre 'd before Sakura could reply.
"May I help you?" The Maitre 'd asked to the couple.
"I have made a reservation under Li."
"Oh, yes of course sir, please follow me," The Maitre 'd led them back outside into a small private booth facing the park. He pulled out the chair for Sakura and placed the menus in front of them and left.
"You even booked the same table. Well Syaoran, you really have outdone yourself this time." Sakura smiled softly.
"Ahh, you remembered. But wait until you see your surprise. And before you ask, it will come after dessert."
"Everything always come after dessert." Sakura complained silently with a cheeky smile on her lips.. Li just chuckled at her face and signalled the waiter.
"Maybe this will cheer you up." He nodded as the waiter poured French Champaign into their glasses.
"Well, it's a start." Sakura took a sip and held up her glass. "To what shall we drink, dear Syaoran?"
"To a beautiful night that I can share with a beautiful lady." He toasted.
"So what are you going to eat?" Sakura asked as she looked at the menu. She has learned quite a lot of things from Li over the past few years, and one of those things are not to worry about what their food is going to cost. It had taken her a great deal of unnoticed and sometimes noticed flinching to overcome her fear of prices, but she had managed it none the less.
"Mmmm…I think I'll take the oversized flightless bird to be my main meal, with pepper and white wine dripping all over it." He mocked, thinking of how cute Sakura sounded when she said that the first time they came here.
"Hardi-har-har, Li." Sakura bit back. "But not a bad choice. I think I'll take that too."
Li signalled the waiter again and after he took their order the two enjoyed a nice conversation.
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"Okay! So my dessert is all up! What is the surprise?"
"Geez after all these years you still have a lack of patience. Let me finish my dessert and pay the poor guy and then you can have the surprise, okay?"
"Your after dessert is still not straight after dessert. Give me a bite." She smiled as he held up his fork with a piece of chocolate-coated chocolate pudding cake. Her hand rested slightly on his as he slipped the fork over her lips. Her eyes closed for a moment as she tasted the sweet delight.
Li enjoyed the sight of Sakura, in a chocolate trance. It was their first evening alone all over again and he was enjoying every moment of it. After all, how many people relive one of the most memorable nights of their lives. Li called the waiter over and asked for the bill. Paying the waiter and giving him a generous tip, Li stood up and held a hand to Sakura.
"Your surprise is outside." He said as he started to lead her into the park.
"Outside? Again?" She frowned at him as he held her hand. "What are you up to Xiao-lang Li?"
"You'll see." They walked through park until the came to a small pond, the moon glistening above the water. He turned Sakura, so that she could face him.
"If you are going to ask me to be your girlfriend, I already agreed to that." Sakura said with a straight face.
Li just chuckled and kneeled before her, with a small velvet box in his hand. He looked up into those beautiful gorgeous emerald eyes.
"Sakura, would you give me the honour of being my wife?" he proposed, opening the velvet box to reveal the most beautiful, priceless ring, the same one that Sakura had once 'drooled' over when they went to American Swiss to get his sister's ring.
Sakura gaped slightly at the ring she had wished to be her own with all her heart. She then looked at Syaoran and her eyes teared up with happiness. "Of course I will." She answered breathlessly as Syaoran slipped the ring onto her finger and stood up.
"I love you Sakura and I always will." He told her as he cupped her face in his hands.
"I know, you are quite transparent when you want to be."
"I'm only transparent when I am with you."
"Yeah, yeah." She grinned up at the man. "And visa versa."
"And visa versa" He copied her.
And as if Mother Nature remembered, she opened up her skies and let a gentle rain fall on the now happily engaged couple, as they share a passionate kiss.
THE END
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ONE AND ALL!
AN-Tella: THAT'S IT! A nice romantic ending, thanks to Kayapride. And she says she's not into this romantic stuff… Gu! I hope you guys enjoyed it. It was fun to write it, since I never knew what she was going to come up with. It was challenging to say the least. Anyways! Thanks for your support!
Tella
AN-Kayapride: And so ends our story! And well I must confess, since I got a boyfriend my romantic side actual came to life! I have never been a fan of Romance novels or romantic movies, but hey, some things change I guess! Thank you so much for all your reviews and we really appreciate it!