Hey guys! I'm back! I kept writing new stories without updating my old ones! I'm a terrible person! So now, I'm going to try and update all my old stories, starting with Horsing Around!
Disclaimer: Life is meaningless. I don't own CCS. CLAMP does.
Chapter 11 The New Neighbor
"Ok! Yeah, I want that over," Syaoran pointed to place on the third floor, "there, and this over here. HEY! Watch it! That thing is priceless! If there's one crack, you're so going to pay!"
Syaoran stood in the middle as 20 people went back and forth to help him move his furniture around.
It took him a while to find this house, after days of hiring someone to follow her home and figure out where she lives, was tiring! Especially when he had to chase away some couple just to take over…ahem, I mean buy their house.
But, it was all worth it.
Just to see her smile, he would even buy the whole neighborhood! Actually, that's not such a bad idea…more privacy for him and her. Syaoran smirked a little just by thinking it.
He smiled softly as he imagined the fun times they're going to have together. He couldn't wait!
"Hey people!" he yelled over the noise to get their attention, "if you guys can finish this in another half an hour, I will TRIPLE your payment!"
The workers roared with agreement, as everyone started to work even faster.
After 30 minutes, the house was looking nice! He grinned and started to pay the tired, sweating workers their money.
They all yelled, "THANK-YOU MR. LI" in unison before leaving.
Now, all he had to do was go over to his Sakura's house, and surprise her!
And hopefully, she had already forgiven him.
He strutted proudly over next door as he rang the doorbell twice.
Whistling a slow tune, Syaoran waited in excitement.
Suddenly the door opened and a man about 24 with black hair and brown eyes looked out and glared at him.
"What do you want, brat?"
Syaoran coolly ignored his rude behaviour before asking him, "is Sakura in?"
The man looked surprised as he answered gruffly, "how did you know she lives here?"
"Of course I do!" he replied and added mentally, 'after paying big bucks to find out where she lived, of course I would!'
The man raised an eyebrow, as he continued to stare at him. "How?"
"Well, I'm her friend! And as a good friend, it is my duty to know where."
The man snorted. "After all she had been through; I doubt she would have a guy as a friend. Now scram!"
Syaoran quickly put his foot to stop the door from closing, but the man already predicted and slammed the door, hard.
"AHH!" Syaoran roared in pain as he held his foot painfully. Then he started pounding on the wooden door, yelling that he's going to pay for that.
Suddenly, the open once more, but this time it was a man about 45 looked out. He had kind brown eyes and brown hair.
"Can I help you?" he questioned with a confused look on his face.
"Uh, yeah. Is Sakura in right now?" Syaoran asked, calmer this time.
"She's horseback-riding right now at the barn," he answered.
"Where? Could you please give me the barn's address?" Syaoran asked politely.
The man gave him the address, and smiled at him before closing the door.
"Thanks!" he yelled after the man, before hoping in his red sports car.
"Sakura, here I come!" he grinned before zooming off.
In a short while he arrived in front of a barn. Stepping off the car, he walked in and started to look around for Sakura.
"Bye Xiao Lang!" he heard someone say.
Syaoran smiled, thinking, 'found her.'
Just then, Sakura appeared before him.
"HOE!" She screamed in surprise.
"How did you find me?" She asked urgently.
"I've got my sources," Syaoran answered, shrugging his shoulders.
"Well, what do you want?" Sakura asked quite annoyed. I mean why wouldn't she be? Seeing someone, who proposed to her, now, in front of her. Doesn't he have any shame in himself?
"Hey, is that the way you treat your new neighbor?" Syaoran said, pretending to be hurt.
Sakura rolled her eyes, "who cares! WAIT! Did you just say 'neighbor'?"
Syaoran nodded slowly, "I think I just did."
"But… there are no houses for sale!"
"There WERE no houses for sale. Nice couple really. What's their name? Oh yeah, the Fairwood's." He answered quite smugly.
"WHAT? But, why would they move? They loved that house!"
Syaoran chuckled. "Just some bribing and buying them a nicer and bigger house, they just packed and left faster than I can say 'goodbye'."
"Ugh, so you're my neighbor now?"
Nodding, he answered, "you bet!"
"Can life get any worse?" Sakura muttered in frustration.
He grinned and brought up his hands in front of her, in a friendly gesture, saying, "nice to meet you too, neighbor!"
Sakura just glared at him. When she opened her mouth to say something a crash was heard at the far end of the barn.
"Xiao Lang!" she cried in disbelief when she saw a white blur running towards them.
The horse seemed to have broke the lock on the stall door and got out.
The stallion strutted out with his head held high and peered down at him, nostrils flaring, impressively.
"Xiao Lang?"
"Hey there!" the chocolate brown haired boy called out, raising his hands to stroke the stallion, but retracted it when it tried to bite him.
The white stallion lowered his hand and with a hard motion, he butted Syaoran away, like a goat.
"Hey!"
Snorting, the horse turned around, giving him a view of his muscular butt and whipped his long, flowing tail in his face. He looked back a little, and stared at the boy behind him, with the 'evil eye'.
Want to take Sakura away from me? Wait another century! Xiao Lang seemed to say and nodded his head in a knowing way.
"Anyways, Sakura, want a drive home? I could give you a lift," Syaoran offered.
The Andalusian stamped his foot and gently nudged Sakura away from this annoying 'two-legged'.
"Bye," Sakura waved as she led the horse back into his stall, "guess I'm staying here tonight."
Syaoran stood there alone, and ran a hand through his hair. Damn, nowI got another rival.
"That arrogant horse! I've got to stop him from ruining the chances of Sakura and I being alone together!" Syaoran muttered annoyed as he hit the steering wheel hard.
He raised his hand and rubbed his chin, thoughtfully.
"But how?"
The brunette frowned and was lost in his train of thoughts.
"What can I use to distract Xiao Lang from bothering us?"
He thought harder.
"YING FA!" he yelled suddenly, "of course! Why haven't I thought of that sooner? They would make such a good couple. And besides, when Xiao Lang is occupied, that would be the perfect time to make my move."
He grinned.
Over at the barn the white stallion sneezed suddenly and surprised Sakura.
She turned over and stroked him softly on the neck, "are you catching a cold, Xiao?"
Xiao Lang rubbed her back in reply.
No, but I am thinking how to scare that boy away, the horse turned and looked out the stall door and stared at the stars, you better stay away from my Sakura, Li boy.
"Achoo!" Syaoran sneezed, while turning left on the highway, "maybe I should have wore a light jacket today."
Done! So who's going to succeed? Xiao Land in chasing Syaoran away OR Syaoran distracting Xiao Lang with the help from Ying Fa? Who's going to win? Stay tuned for the next chapter of HORSING AROUND! And please click on the little purple button underneath and review! THANKS!
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