Luck
Disclaimer: I don't own CCS
Author's Note: Eto………well………..the last chapter seems to be a bore so I'll speed this up for you………………I still hope you guys like it………….. I've kinda changed something about the story, still hope you like it. Sorry for the long update, decided to rest for awhile but I'm back! …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Chapter 19: Romance Blooms in her Eyes
(Hmm, I really hope you like this chapter!)
………………………………………………………………………backstage……………………………………………………………………………...
"Sakura! Hurry up! Li and Eriol are almost finished with their lines!" Tomoyo said.
"Tomoyo! I'm only human! And this costume you made is so hard to fit in!" Sakura shot back.
"Stop whining!"
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"Prince, are you sure you don't want to dance, you can try if you want."
"No, I feel that a girl is coming up to steal my heart."
"What do you think the girl would look like?"
"A girl, more beautiful than what I see here."
"Are you sure you'll find a girl like her?"
"Yes, I'm positive."
"As you say, prince."
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"Sakura, faster, it's your turn!" Tomoyo shouted.
"I'm done!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Well, faster!" Tomoyo replied and pushed Sakura out to the stage.
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"Huh?" Eriol and Li exclaimed, seeing Sakura suddenly appear before them. Sakura was wearing a long balloon dress colored white. There is a puffy part on the upper part of her sleeves and long blue ribbons tied at the lower part of her sleeves. There was also a blue ribbon tied on her neck and a big blue ribbon tied on her waist. The lower part is like Kee's, with a big open half her thighs and the same white cloth flows through. It had ruffles at the bottom and she was wearing a white high heeled shoe, roman sandals style . Sakura looked at Li who was also looking at her. She blushed and looked away. Li did the same thing.
"Prince, is this the girl you have been talking about?" Eriol asked.
"I think so," Li smiled and walked over to Sakura. Eriol bowed at them and left, for the instrumental.
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"Ok guys, it's your turn to instrumental." Tomoyo said. Kenneth and Eriol nodded and readied themselves.
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"Excuse me, my lady." Li bowed in front of Sakura. "Would you care to dance?" Sakura looked at Li who was bowing at her. She blushed even more and nodded. Li smiled at her, warmly, if she can, making her blush even more. Li looked at her in the eyes and put his left hand on her waist and took her right hand up.
"Let's dance, shall we?" Li asked. Sakura took a slight nod and they started to move. Then, the music started to play. It made a good combination.
……………………………………………………………………audience……………………………………………………………………………...
(Girls)
"Wow, that Kinomoto and Li make a good love team."
"I hate to agree with you but I think so too."
"Eto………Eriol and Tomoyo make a good pair too."
"Hai……"
"Yeah, they pretty much have a lot of things in common."
"Yeah………………."
"Oh man I envy those girls….."
"Me too."
"Why can't I have things my way?"
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Sakura and Li dancing………….
Sakura was trying her best not to make their eyes meet. Li has noticed that but he has to continue the skit.
"My lady, where have you come from? I haven't seemed to have seen you around." Li asked as gentle as he can. (Uhm………so this time Sakura's the one always blushing.) Sakura looked away.
"Eto………I cannot tell you that, my prince." She replied.
"Why? How come?"
"It's just…………I'm really sorry, I can't tell."
"It's ok with me, my lady. As long I can have this time with you," Li smiled once again. Sakura didn't blush, she smiled back.
"I just love his smile, I love it more than anything………………….NANI!" Sakura thought in surprise. "I can't believe it…………….(looks at Li) I love that smile? I love that smile more than anything? I………..I……………….love………love………that……..smile? WHAT!"
"My lady, what is your name?" Li asked. Sakura snapped out of it and sighed.
"I do not want to disappoint you, prince, but, questions like that I cannot answer."
"Eh? Why?"
Sakura just looked away and lowered her head. Li smiled at her and nodded.
"As you wish, my lady." Sakura looked at him, he, he, was looking at her with his warm amber eyes. His beautiful amber eyes………………
"Kire………………" She thought.
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"Sakura-san is red." Shara said with a clue. "I wonder why."
"Eto………..Sakura's just nervous." Tomoyo lied.
"Nervous, Daidouji?" Kee smirked. "I think it's a lot more than that."
"Hmm, let's just keep it like that, shall we?"
"Whatever you say."
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The music stopped playing. Sakura and Li were left along, together on the stage. Holding hand in hand, looking at each other…………. Eye to eye…………………fierce amber to gentle emerald……………….
"Prince?" Sakura voiced. Li let go of her and smiled at her once more.
"My lady, you have the most beautiful face in my whole kingdom. Would you come with me, marry me?" He asked and knelt before her. She looked at him.
"Prince………." She muttered.
"My Lady, the fairest of all, please come with me."
"But…………" Sakura looked away from Li and sighed. "I cannot come with you."
"Why not?"
"It is just, I am as fair as you see now, but I am not supposed to be here. I am unworthy of what you ask."
"Why? How come?"
"As words can describe me now, words can also hurt me."
"What?"
"I am sorry." Li stood up and put his hands over her shoulders. Lifted her head and looked at him. She saw, the smile her heart went for. He was smiling at her, warmly, a smile you can't resist.
"It's ok my princess," Li replied back. "I just want to know if…………………."
"If?"
"If you………."
"If I?"
"If you had feelings for me, please tell me."
"What? But………."
"My lady, you can go if you want, if you are not meant for me, I do not think I can handle that. But, it is your wish my lady, I cannot stop you."
"…….But…"
……………………………………………………………………audience……………………………………………………………………………...
"Wow! This is so romantic!"
"Yeah, I'll have my eyes out for this."
"I love this!"
"This is so kawaii!"
"Hmm, kire, this play's got the best romance scenes."
"Hmm, Sakura-san and Li-kun make a very cute couple."
"Would you stop saying that!"
"We agree but we don't want to!"
"Hai…………"
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"Please, this is the last thing you can do for me. You said you have to go, you said I cannot see you again, you said that you cannot tell me your name, this is the only thing you can tell me my lady." Li said, with a gentle voice.
"(blushes) How come so soo?"
"The only time I can spend with you."
"But…………………."
"Please, tell me this once." Li said and held Sakura's hand and placed another hand over it. Sakura looked at Li, she saw the marvel she never dreamed she could see. His eyes, his amber red eyes, amber red eyes, red as blood, red as her heart.
"His eyes are so warm, so beautiful and gentle. What is this? My heart is pounding like a thousand horses. Iie, more than a million, when I see his eyes, my heart melts. How? Why? Why am I like this? How come! How come!"
"My lady?" Li voiced. Sakura looked at they hands, clasped together. She looked at his eyes, then, faced away, avoiding it.
"Prince……………."
"Please, my lady."
"………….."
"Huh?"
Sakura let go from his gentle hold and walked away.
"Things are not always what they seem prince." Sakura said. "There are many things you do not know."
"What do you mean?" Li asked.
"You will be surprised to know who I am. I know you will be."
"Why? Can you not stay like that?"
"Things are easier said than done."
"What do you mean?"
"You can never love someone like me, if you see the truth."
"No, I love you, not for your looks, but I can see also that you have a pure heart. I love you, nothing can change that."
"Even so……..words can lie." Li was about to say something, when, clock sounds start to strike. It was 12'o clock in the evening. Sakura faced at her back to see, a grandfather clock with its hands facing the no. 12. (Well, since you all know the story Cinderella, I hope you can keep up with.)
"What's wrong?" Li asked.
"I……………I…………….have to go!" Sakura rushed away from the prince. Li threw out his hands for him, but she ran away.
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Li was sitting on a fancy looking chair and holding, what? (Eto……..you already know this, right?) Sakura's shoe. Li was staring at it with full concentration.
"Prince, what is that in your hands?" Eriol asked.
"……………"
"Prince?"
"Oh! Sorry, I didn't notice you." Li replied silently. Eriol walked to him and sighed.
"Who owns that shoe? It seems pretty nice to me." Eriol asked.
"I don't know her name. She just ran like the wind; she didn't answer any of my questions." Li replied sadly.
"And I think you want to see her again?"
"If I can, I would've done it by now."
"Hmm, I think I have an idea."
The curtains were closed and Tomoyo started to narrate.
"So, the prince's fried told him to see whose foot would fit the shoe that the girl left. The prince hurriedly did what he was told and roamed the city. But, no girl would put their foot in perfectly. Until……………………..there was only one house left.
"This is the last house in my kingdom." Li sighed. He went in and saw Shara and Christian.
"The prince!" They both exclaimed. Then, Kee went in and bowed before him.
"What is it that you came here, prince?" She asked. The prince told her to straighten up. She nodded and did what she was told.
"I want to see if one of your daughters can fit into this shoe." Li replied as Eriol showed them the shoe, "Whoever can put this on will be my wife." Happiness struck the sisters and their mother. Kee quickly pulled Shara and made her sit on the chair. Eriol nodded and took the shoe and tried to place it on her foot.
Meanwhile, a girl, a little far away from the scene, was watching.
"My sisters will have the prince, well, one of them will." Sakura sighed. "I love him too, but, I know everything won't work out. Just won't work out………………
Li let out a huge sigh, neither of Shara or Christian fit the shoe left. He was about to go out the door when, Eriol spotted Sakura.
"Wait!" He voiced. Li turned his attention to him and asked.
"What is it?" Li asked.
"We're not done yet."
"What?"
"I see a girl there." Eriol pointed to where Sakura was. Li looked to where he pointed.
"Eh?"
"No, no, she's not worth of that shoe." Kee said and prevented them of reaching her. Li shook his head and walked near her. Sakura felt her face blush deep red, seeing Li walked near her. She quickly faced away. Li smiled at her warmly and held her hand.
"Please come out." He said warmly. Sakura felt her heart melt, she smiled and nodded shyly. She walked with him, his hand still holding hers. She felt wonderful comfort. (Like I said, I'll be speeding it up, this is a dull chapter.) She placed her foot on the shoe, there! Her foot went in the right size. Li looked at her with a gentle smile.
"I have found you, my princess." He said. Those words made Sakura blush. She smiled to him as well.
"Yes……….." She said. Curtains close…………………..
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The curtains suddenly open with glittering backgrounds and shining lights. Sakura and Li hand in hand looking at each other, with happy faces.
"It's nice to be with you again, my Cinderella." Li said calmly, with his gentle amber eyes looking at Sakura. Sakura, of course, hasn't got a chance but to blush at this, red as an apple. Li just smiled at her.
"Yes, me too." She timidly said. "I'm very happy."
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"Wow! They're so romantic!"
"Hai desu!"
"I can't agree more."
"Li-san!"
"Kawaii!"
"They look so good together!"
"You've got that right!"
"Wow!"
"This is so realistic!"
"Romantic!"
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So, let's speed this darn thing up. It's just too boring. So, the guys got a good score of 92 out of one hundred, pretty cool, sorta. They go to Tomoyo's house for a little party.
"Ahh! That stage thing was totally a bust!" Sakura exclaimed as she unlady like threw herself on the sofa.
"Sakura, please be like a normal girl." Tomoyo said as she sat with her.
"Eh? Tomoyo, it's just too tiring." Sakura replied.
"Hai, I can't agree more." Christian sighed and sat on a single chair.
"sigh Onii-chan!" Shara voiced out
"What is it?" Kenneth asked with his icy tone of voice.
"Where's Li-kun?" Shara asked.
"Hmmm, he's with Eriol." Tomoyo answered. "I think they're at the garden."
"Honto!" Shara exclaimed.
"I think you should leave those two alone." Kee said with her back coolly laid on the wall near Sakura and Tomoyo.
"How come?" Shara asked and raised one eyebrow.
"I said I think, not I know." Kee replied.
"I don't care." Shara said as she crossed he arms. Kee sighed and took her bag and placed it on her shoulders.
"Where are you going?" Kenneth asked.
"Home, can't you see?" Kee replied and reached for the door.
"Why going so soon?" Christian asked.
"Why ask?" Kee replied and went outside. "I'm going."
"Ma-"
"Iie, Tomoyo, just let her." Kenneth replied calmly.
"Right, she doesn't like us minding her business." Shara added.
"Ok……….."
Outside Tomoyo's house…………..
Kee was walking through Tomoyo's large lawn when she saw Eriol and Li talking.
"Hey!" She voiced out.
"Huh?" Eriol faced the voice. "Kee?"
"What do you want?" Li asked with a bit of irritation.
"I just want you to know…….never mind, for all I care." Kee said and walked away.
"What the hell was that for?" Li asked.
"Why care?" Kee answered back.
"Oh man, she's not your ordinary girl." Eriol said.
"Got that right."
"Hmm, so Li, what have you learned from the play?"
"What the?"
"What do you mean: what the?"
"What's with the question?"
"Just answer."
"Huh? What it's all about?"
"Oh! For crying out loud! Did you notice something! About how you feel when you were at stage or anything at all!"
Li looked at Eriol, surprised how he just reacted for a simple question.
"Well?"
"Alright, alright, calm down would you?" Li replied. He sighed and answered. "Dunno, just normal I guess."
"What!" Eriol shouted.
"Shees Eriol! What's with this question anyways?"
"Oh man Li! You've got to be kidding me. Are you sure?"
"Yes! For goodness sake!" Li replied impatiently and rushed back inside.
"Wait up!" Eriol voiced and followed him.
"Do whatever you want." Li replied. Eriol sighed and looked at his blank cousin.
"Oh man, Li's not going anywhere on this………………….."
……………………………………………………………………that night……………………………………………………………………………...
A girl with auburn colored hair and emerald eyes was looking outside of her open window, letting the cold breeze of the wind passing her skin. She was looking at the midnight colored sky with silver glittering stars. She smiled at this, but still, something was bothering her, something that has to do with her heart.
"Hmm, what does this all mean? Why does it have to be like this? What is it with Li's eyes and smile? It burns it my eyes." She said to herself with a silent sigh.
"Sakura?" A girl with midnight blue hair voiced. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing Tomoyo," Sakura replied.
"No way Sakura," Tomoyo spoke and went near her. "There' something bothering you, I can feel it."
"……….."
"And it has something to do with your heart."
Those words surprised Sakura. She looked at her smiling friend and touched her chest.
"Something……..in my heart?" She thought.
"What is it Sakura, you can tell me." Tomoyo asked again. Sakura looked back at the stars and smiled.
"I really have no idea Tomoyo, but, you're right it has something to do with my heart." Sakura replied. She brushed her fingers over her eyes. She smiled again.
"These eyes help me see his smile, the warm look in his amber eyes. I thank them…………"
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Author's Note: Hey guys, I'm so sorry that I haven't updated for a long time and that this chapter is so dull. I even thought of not continuing it, but, I've got this far, so I can't just stop can I? Well, I promise to update like before. Don't worry.
-Shei Fa