The young man smiled at his creations; a teddy bear and a kitten animal toy. He looked up at his pregnant wife and his weariness instantly left him, he smiled.
"Their names are Kero and Souppy! How do you like that, Nakuru?"
The brunette warmly smiled back, "The twins will love it Clow."
Clow gently placed the teddy bear and kitty apart, "If they're a girl and a boy, then the girl will have the teddy and the boy will have the cat."
Nakuru laughed, "How do you know if they're a girl and a boy?"
He mischievously smiled back, "I don't."
"I'll never know what's going on inside that head of yours."
"How can you when I don't know myself?"
Dancing In Darkness
Chapter One
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Sakura
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I stood in the middle of mother's private garden, and closed my eyes. I could feel the scented wind breathe gently upon me and felt mother's presence. Then I began to walk away from the flowered beds and into the entrance of the flower-grown maze which led me to her grave. Mom's.
I took my time walking to the middle; the centre of the very garden itself-and my life.
My hand brushed against the hedges, memories lingering in my mind. Mom…
My eyes burned from the thoughts; the recalling of the tragedy. It was two years ago…on my tenth birthday. My first two-digits.
"Sakura, what would you like to do today?"
"Ohhh! Can we try riding my bike? I'd like to learn today!"
Nadeshiko smiled down on her daughter, "Alright."
"Yaaay!" cried the enthusiastic ten-year-old.
Nadeshiko led her young daughter out of their mansion and to the garage where she took out a small pink and white bicycle.
"Steady," she murmured as she held onto Sakura while they biked down the driveway. Suddenly Nadeshiko tripped and accidentally let go of Sakura.
Screaming, she couldn't stop the bike.
"SAKURA!" screamed her mother, and ran down to catch her daughter, but Sakura was on the road by the time she had reached her.
And then a car had hit them, but Nadeshiko had taken most of the injury. Blood dripping from everywhere, Nadeshiko held onto her crying daughter.
"Sakura…," she murmured, smiling and wiping away her own blood from her daughter's face, "I love you…Don't…be afraid…Promise your mommy…to be good…to everyone…Be my little girl, and make me…proud…"
I could feel the tears slipping down my cheeks, be my little girl… My hands clenched on the bouquet of flowers that I had just picked. Then I realized that I had just made it to the middle of the maze. Here was mother, surrounded by the things that she loved. However, buried away from it all. And it was all my fault.
I scattered fresh sakura petals on the angel fountain, and lay down the bouquet on mother's grave. Then I bowed my head down to the grass in front of the memorial stone. And cried my heart out
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Syaoran
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"I'm what!" I roared at my mother.
"Engaged," she replied calmly as she sipped her tea casually.
I bent my head down in irritation and put my hand up to support it, "So let me get this straight mom. I was engaged at the age of three to some daughter of your Japanese best friend?"
Sip, she nodded and smiled and my knowledge, "We depart today to meet her in Japan."
My hands slammed into the table and I stood up, "You can't just do whatever you want with my life, mom!"
"I can't?" she asked innocently.
I gave up. Frustrated at the unexpected news, I stalked out of the room to open the door and leave. But, as usual, fell in my four older and immature sisters: Futeie, Huanren, Hueimei, and Shiehua.
They giggled at me, "Oooh!" they laughed in unison, "You've got a girlfriend!"
"STOP LISTENING AT MY CONVERSTATIONS!" I roared at them.
Futeie began to mock me by opening her mouth really wide and mutely yelling words. The others joined in. I couldn't stand this-I left.
"Wei!" I called to my butler, "Find all you can about this...Sakura Kinomoto. And also find a way for us to not go to Japan!"
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Sakura
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After a full hour, I finally left the garden.
Ring, ring. I flipped open my cell, "Hello?"
Tomoyo's excited voice lifted my spirits, "Sakura! You have to come over, we're doing some shopping!"
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Syaoran
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I took the printed sheets from Wei and read out what information there was about this Sakura Kinomoto, "Birthday: April first. School: Reedington/Tomoeda Elementary. Favorite flower: Sakura. Brown hair and Emerald eyes. Favorite colors are red, pink, and white. She does cheerleading, swims, skates, places soccer, and does gymnastics. Her biggest fear are...ghosts."
I looked up at my butler, "How'd you get all this Wei?"
He smiled, "The young lady is quite famous. Lots of people admire her and she has her own website."
"She's famous?"
"Well, her father is after all Mr. Kinomoto."
"Oh...right."
I looked down at the last sheet of paper; the only line that stuck out at me was the last. Her biggest fears are ghosts. I smiled, this little trip just might be worth the effort mother was making.
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Sakura
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"Ummm…wow?" that was all I could say at the moment to my best friend. I had been fitted into a white dress and a fancy jacket. The dress was soft and had many layers at the skirt and a shiny pink silk belt tied at the middle. It reached up to my knees, where long white socks had been put on. The jacket was short sleeved and had no buttons or zippers at the front, with a light pink material designed in petals sewn on top of the white cloth. No more details, right?
I could feel my back being burned by Tomoyo's eyes, and was a little afraid to turn around. And what I saw in her eyes almost gave me a heart attack. Stars. Shiny and inspired stars shone brightly in my cheerful chum's eyes. And the fear sunk in.
"It's perfect!" she cried, clapping her hands, and then she attacked me. Well, not attack attack but the fury of fixing the dress up a bit, putting on makeup, doing the hair. Yes I know, you're probably bored by all of this but hey, it's a girl's life.
As Tomoyo was fixing my hair, her energy slowly burned away, "I hope you love him…" she said softly.
"Love who?" I turned my head around to face her; she turned me back into position.
"Why you silly, your fiancée!"
"…What?"
Tomoyo smiled dreamily, "I haven't found my soul mate yet…but I'm sure I will one day…"
My head turned back to face her, "What fiancée?"
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Syaoran
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Sakura Kinomoto, I thought smiling, boy will you have a hard time living your life when I come. I smiled, then grinned, and then laughed, cackling. But my sisters ruined it by joining me in the back.
"STOP JOINING ME IN MY LAUGHTER!" I roared at them. But of course, they only mocked me again.
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meh, a one-shot, XD hope y'all enjoyed? P