Luck

Disclaimer: I don't own CCS

Author's Note: Eto, Shara and Kenneth start to drift apart while getting close to their friends after a small advice

Chapter 22: Onii-chan? Imoto?

-After advice, getting closer

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"Nani? He……..Kenneth got mad?" Christian asked again. "Sounds so impossible."

"I know demo, I should've thought about things first. I never really thought about onii-chan's feelings." She muttered.

"I really think you should say sorry."

"Sounds simple, onii-chan…………………..it's just……………………………….eto………………uhm…………"

"Sounds too simple? Impossible. Sorry is the best word to starts patching up things."

"How do you know it's true?"

"(smiles) Shara, I'm a brother like Kenneth too. He isn't the only person with an imoto you know."

"Eh? You have a sister, Christian?"

"Hai, her name is Sarah. She's just 14 yrs. old. But, it doesn't mean she hasn't brought me to the edge yet."

"Huh?"

"Shara, sorry is the best thing to say before other things." Christian smiled at her. "Sorry, seems to be the hardest word, ne?"

"I guess you're right." Shara mumbled as response. "Demo, how can I say that even if……………………………."

"He won't even listen?"

"How'd you know?"

"Simple guess," Christian smiled. "I've had a lot of experience. I'm not really a Kenneth kind of guy."

"Sure." Shara smiled. "So, say sorry?" Christian nodded and looked at the sky.

"The sky is so blue, ne?" He asked.

"Nani? Christian-kun?" Shara asked. Christian looked at her with his calm blue eyes. He could feel her happiness grow back. She called him Christian-kun again, unlike earlier. He smiled at her and nodded. Shara could feel her blood rushing to her rosy white cheeks. She could feel her heart beat faster like a horse. She smiled back, with a faint blush of pink on her.

"Hai, I agree." He replied.

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"Oh man, Kenneth and Shara didn't come back!" Li exclaimed, they were (Sakura, Li, Tomoyo and Eriol) walking back to their classroom.

"Yeah, I don't even get it, why'd Kenneth get that angry for such a small thing?" Tomoyo asked.

"She's right, I don't know why. It seems too simple for Kenneth." Sakura added.

"You have a point there but, it seems that all those things that Shara did ago filled him up and he couldn't keep it anymore." Li explained.

"Nani?" Sakura asked.

"Shara has always bother Kenneth, this and that. Kenneth has always been calm with her, but, it seems that he couldn't take it anymore." Eriol explained.

"Demo, it doesn't really sound like Kenneth to be angry at Shara like that." Sakura replied.

"(nods) Hai." Tomoyo agreed.

"People have different attitudes at different times," Li replied. "Yeah, I know, seems impossible that Kenneth become that angry. But, he's only human, people change as time pass."

"Li's right, humans have different attitudes, they don't stay the same all the time." Eriol added.

"I guess your right." Tomoyo nodded.

"Yeah, pretty agreeable." Sakura agreed as well. "So, I think we should help Shara patch things up between them."

"Yeah, Sakura, pretty good idea." Tomoyo replied.

"Iie, bad idea." Li said.

"Nani?" Tomoyo asked. "Naze, Li-kun?"

"Iie, we shouldn't help her. I tried to help her last night but all she said was: "I have to do this myself. I did this; I should be the one to patch things up. That's all I can do." Li replied.

"Hai, I agree with Li." Eriol added. "I heard what she said, loud and clear. Shara wants to handle things on her own, we let her."

"Demo…………." Sakura muttered. "What if-"

"Iie, Sakura," Li replied and faced her. He looked at her deeply and sighed. "I know, I trust Shara, she can do this." Sakura looked back at the amber red eyes that she loved. She nodded and smiled.

"Hai, I trust her too." She replied. Li smiled at her and looked back at Eriol. Sakura could feel her blood rush back to her face. Tomoyo looked at her best friend. She chuckled, knowing that Sakura was blushing like hell.

"Sakura-chan." Tomoyo muttered.

"Let's go you guys," Eriol said.

"Hai!" Tomoyo replied and pulled Sakura with her.

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"Shara?" Christian voiced. They too, were going back to their room. Shara sighed and looked at him.

"Naze? Christian-kun?" She asked.

"Daijoubu?" He asked.

"Eh? Nani?"

"Dajoubu desu ka?"

"Eto, hai." Shara replied. She looked at him and he smiled. She blushed pure red.

"Uhm, Christian-kun? What was that for?" She asked timidly.

"I wanted to know how you felt after talking to me." Christian replied. "It seems that it didn't pretty much help. But, I'm relieved that I heard you say, daijoubu desu."

Shara smiled at this. She never knew that she was that of him.

"I owe Christian a lot. He's been a good friend and brother-like guy with me. sighs If only he'd like me back……………." Shara thought. "Demo, my mind is still full thoughts of onii-chan. What would I do, would sorry be enough? I don't know……………."

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Kenneth and Kee were also walking back to their rooms. Both quiet, there was a cover of silence upon them. They were just walking back to class, same old. Then………..

"Hey," Kenneth muttered. Kee let out a 'mmm', sound.

"Free tomorrow?" Kenneth asked calmly. Kee looked at him with a raised eye brow.

"Nani?" She voiced.

"Naze, something wrong with that?"

"Not really."

"So, you free?"

"Yeah, why ask?"

"Nothing really, feel like it."

"Not my kind of excuse." Kee replied and sighed. "But, if it's worth my time."

"Your choice, if not, fine with me." Kenneth replied "I don't control you."

"Good answer," Kee smirked. "Sure, why not?"

"Cool," Kenneth replied, his eyes still gazing at the path in front of him. Kee sighed and looked at the teenage boy with her.

"Kenneth is this calm and cool guy when Shara's this girl with the upside down attitude. Why the heck did they end up as siblings?" Kee thought with huge wonder.

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Shara and Christian were walking through the left path back to their room. Kee and Kenneth were walking by the right path while Li and the other were walking through the path that leads straight to the door. Let's see what happens if they pass each other………………………….

"Matte!" Li ordered and stopped suddenly.

"Eh? Naze Li?" Sakura asked.

"Stay still, something's going on." Li replied.

"Nani? Li what the-"

"Eriol, keep quiet. Hide!" Li ordered and pulled Sakura to the back of trash can.

"Eh?" Sakura muttered and blushed, feeling Li's warm hand brushed unto hers. She smiled at this.

"Li, what's this all about?" Eriol asked. Tomoyo nodded along.

"Just hide would you!" Li shouted impatiently. Eriol backed a little from his cousin's voice and looked at Tomoyo.

"No choice ne?" Tomoyo asked with a smile. Eriol smiled as well and nodded. He held Tomoyo's hand gently and pulled her at the back of some lockers.

"Eto……." Tomoyo muttered.

"Eh?" Eriol asked.

"Iie," Tomoyo replied and shook her head. "Nandemonay." Eriol looked at Li who has signaling them to quiet down.

"Eto……………Li……." Sakura mumbled.

"Naze, Sakura?" Li asked and looked at her. Sakura looked at her hand with a faint blush of pink on her. Li looked as well and blushed. He was still holding her hand! He quickly let go of her hand and looked the other way. Eriol and Tomoyo chuckled at this.

"Wait, quiet down, look!" Li said and pointed of what was in front of him. Everyone looked as well and gasped at surprise. You wanna know? READ!

Christian and Shara, Kee and Kenneth, were looking at each other, face to face, there was one door parting them, the door back to class.

"Hey," Kee greeted and raised her right hand.

"Eh? Hello," Christian replied. He looked at the golden eyed girl with him, she was looking at her brother. "Shara?" He muttered.

Kee sighed, she knew that Kenneth was doing the same. She sighed again.

"E-" Sakura was about to shout when Li covered her mouth and shook his head. She nodded and he let got of her.

"Onii-chan………" Shara muttered under her breath. But, Kenneth kept his mouth shut.

"So?" Kee muttered to Kenneth. Kenneth shook his head. Shara saw this and had the wrong idea.

"Kee must be using this to make onii-chan angrier with me! Darn!" Shara thought in fury. "Oh man!"

Christian felt a new aura surround her.

"Shara?" He muttered again. Kee sighed at this.

"I'm getting impatient with this! If de Lavia doesn't make a darn move, I'm so out!" She thought. She sighed and looked at her hand. "I don't think these guys want to go inside, sigh I'm outta here." Kee looked at the three of them and shook her head. She walked to the door and opened it.

"Matte!" Christian said and held Kee's wrist. Shara gasped a bit at this, but, her eyes were still set on Kenneth. Kee, looked at her wrist held by, Christian, until now, she denies what she feels about him. She can feel the faint blush of pink run through face.

"Let go!" She said hastily and pulled her hand of his touch. She hid her blushing face and stood there, her back facing them. "If you don't wanna go in, suit yourselves." She said and closed the door. Shara made an hmm sound and went in as well.

"Kenneth?" Christian asked. Kenneth looked at him.

"Make sure," he replied and went in as well. Christian looked at the closed door and sighed.

"Sure." He mumbled and followed.

Li, Sakura, Tomoyo and Eriol sighed at the same time and stood up.

"What was that?" Li asked.

"Dunno," Sakura simply answered.

"Me too," Tomoyo added. "Demo, it bothers me to see Kenneth and Kee together."

"Huh?" Li asked.

"Same goes here," Eriol nodded. "They seem to be close."

"I really hope they don't." Sakura spoke.

"Me too," Li agreed. "But, who knows? She might've changed."

"What do you mean might've? She has changed." Eriol said.

"Yeah, Kee doesn't pretty much care. She seems as calm and cool as……………" Sakura said.

"Kenneth?" Tomoyo asked.

"Yup," Sakura nodded.

"Ahem," a female voiced out. Li, Tomoyo, Sakura and Eriol just felt shivers cover them. They slowly turned their heads to their backs…………

"Ms. Fukami!" They exclaimed.

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"sigh That was close." A girl with auburn hair muttered.

"Yeah, Ms. Fukami heard us loud and clear." A boy with amber eyes added.

"Good thing she didn't suspect a thing," a girl with deep purple eyes said.

"And didn't get us into big trouble." A teen with spectacles agreed.

"What do you guys mean?" A voice from behind asked.

"NANI!" They all exclaimed.

"Eh? Daijoubu?" She asked.

"Shara, don't scare us like that." Li sighed.

"Huh? Did I scare you?" Shara asked.

"Not really, just surprise." Eriol rephrased.

"Oh, gomen, so, what are you guys talking about?" Shara asked.

"Uhm………..nothing…………..none of your business." Li replied.

"Ok, sure." Shara agreed.

"Matte! Look!" Li pointed out. Everyone gasped in surprise, especially Shara. Kenneth and Kee were……………..were………………………..chatting and walking together.

"Nani! This is so impossible!" Shara exclaimed and ran from the group.

"Shara, matte!" Eriol voiced to stop her, but, she wasn't there anymore.

"I don't blame her, of all the people, he has to choose Kee." Sakura said.

"But, she doesn't know what Kee's done to you right?" Tomoyo asked.

"Yeah. So, this is her personal problem?" Eriol replied.

"(nods) Guess so, then, what's it all about?" Li asked.

"I don't know." Sakura replied. "Shara isn't the kind that, just hates people without reason."

"You think she got angry at Kee seeing her with Kenneth?" Tomoyo asked.

"Iie, impossible, if you ask me, she'd be happy." Li answered.

"But, in this case, she ran away." Eriol added.

"I wonder why………….." Sakura wondered.

"I really hope she doesn't go anywhere stupid." Li replied. They all nodded with him.

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Kenneth and Kee talk

"So, am I gonna pick you up?" Kenneth asked.

"Iie, just go to the park, you'll see me there." Kee replied. Kenneth nodded. When they reached the school gate, they went separately.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Shara ran to who knows where. She ran until she bumped into someone she knew well.

"Eto…………gomen." Shara apologized.

"Daijoubu Shara." A calm, gentle voice replied. Shara's eyes widened in surprise. She looked at the person she bumped into………

"Christian!" She exclaimed.

"Hi." Christian said calmly.

(walking)

Christian noticed that Shara still down to earth sad. He really felt pity for her. Shara isn't the kind of girl that gets all this sad about things. But, people have different personalities.

"I really want to know how to get Shara back up again." Christian thought. He looked at her and sighed. "She seems so sad, I really don't want to see her like that. I want her to be happy, as well as all my other friends. But, this chance can also be good. They might learn to strengthen their bond, but, if they patch this up. Shara and Sarah are pretty much alike, childish and happy go lucky. I really want to help her……………………how………………hmmm……………."

Shara glanced at Christian who seem to be thinking pretty hard. She smiled lightly at him.

"I really want to go to the town park." She said.

"Huh?" Christian asked.

"I wanted to go there since I got here in Japan but, things just get in my way."

"Wha?"

"The skies there are so blue, people's faces are painted with happiness."

Christian smiled lightly and nodded.

"It seems so simple there, simple things, happiness."

"……………."

"I wanted to go there, from the start."

"………………."

"With someone very special."

"………….."

"I like the view, very happy people laughing and smiling."

"…………"

"If I could, I'd run to there now, but, something saying me not to."

Then, a good idea struck Christian.

"Uhm, Shara?" He mumbled. Shara looked at him and asked.

"Doshite?"

"I was wondering………"

"Hai?"

"Hmmm, would you like, I mean, if you don't mind."

"Like to what?"

"Hmm, go to the park tomorrow, I mean, with me."

Shara's eyes widened. Christian's eyes didn't face her. It seems that he was avoiding her look. Shara smiled and looked at the path before her.

"Hmm, sounds nice." She answered calmly, with a faint tint of cherry on her face. Christian felt lighter and he smiled.

"Where will we meet?" He asked.

"The park, I guess."

"Huh?"

Shara smiled and nodded.

"Christian, arigato."

"Eh?"

"You've helped me a lot today. You made me feel lighter. Arigato."

"Huh? Uhm, you're welcome. And besides, that's what friends are for, ne?"

Shara smiled and nodded.

"So, at the park?" He asked. Shara nodded and smiled

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A certain midnight haired girl was waiting calmly under the shade. She was wearing a purple dress up to her ankles, a blue fisherman's hat and blue sandals. Then, someone tapped her shoulders and she smiled.

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"So, what now?" A female voice asked. A teen with long auburn and navy blue eyes kept quiet. Something again was in his head. "Kenneth?"

He shook his head and asked.

"So, do you want to eat or something?" He asked. The female teen shook her head and sighed.

"What's with you? You drag me all the way here for what?" She asked harshly.

"………………."
Kee shook her head and sighed.

"Let's go." She muttered.

"Huh?"

"This is boring me. Let's go do something."

Kenneth nodded along.

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"Shara!" A male voice called out with two ice creams in his hands.

"Hmm, matte!" Shara voiced back. She ran to him and took one ice cream. "Hmm, oishi!"

"Hmm, I guess you're right." Christian nodded as well. He licked his ice cream once again and nodded. "This is good!"

"I know! The best!" Shara added.

"Well, let's go."

"Huh?"

"We still have a lot of things in stored."

"Hai!"

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"Kenneth, what the hell is wrong with you?" Kee asked. Kenneth shook his head and sipped some of his coke. "Huh? You've got to be kidding me."

"sigh I feel so………" Kenneth mumbled.

"Feel so what?"

"Overprotective…."

"Eh? Nani?"

"You know, overprotective."

"With who?"

"………….."

"With who?"

"Shara, I guess."

Kee's eyes widened and sighed. She looked at the stretched russet haired teenager with her. She smiled lightly. Looking at her right hand, she gently brushed it on her shadowy hair.

"Hmmm, that's why you're a brother." She said.

"I guess so………"

Kee sighed and looked at the sky. They were eating at a small canteen.

"The sky is so blue…………..it gives me a calm feeling." She muttered.

Kenneth didn't reply. He kept quiet and calm.

"You're afraid, aren't you?" Kee mumbled. Kenneth lowered his head and felt the calm breeze brush though him. There was a small silence between them. Then……………………..

"Christian-kun! Faster!" A familiar voice called out. Kenneth's eyes widened while Kee's lips drew a small smirk.

"Matte Shara-san!" Another familiar voice replied. He ran after the girl before her. Then, they both vanished as time passed. Kenneth looked at his palms and sighed.

"So, that's what you're afraid of." Kee mumbled. "Makes sense………….."

"………….."

"As a brother, I know you'd feel somewhat like that."

"…………"

"Keeping quiet, ne?"

"………….."

"Not gonna help." Kee said and stood up. She walked a inches from the canteen and sighed. "Let's go."

Kenneth looked at her and sighed.

"I guess you're right." He said and walked to her. "I am afraid of what you speak."

"(smirks) But, don't worry."

"Huh?"

"There's still a lot to come."

"A lot to come?"

"Yup, and besides, Christian won't do anything stupid."

"Mmmm………….."

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"Huh?" Shara paused of running. Christian looked at her and asked.

"Eh? Doshite, what's wrong?" He asked. Shara shook her head and replied.

"I dunno, just had this strange feeling."

"Strange feeling? In what way?"

"Like, someone's watching us, I presume."

"Watching, you've got to be kiddin' me."

"Yeah, maybe, sure."

"Eh?"
Shara spotted a bench and sat on it. Christian looked at her and his eyes widened.

"I never noticed………….." He thought. "She seems so……………."

Shara was calmly sitting on the bench. Something was really bothering her. Christian walked to her with his cobalt eyes watching her. Shara ignored it at first but it seems that he wouldn't stop. She can't help but ask.

"What is it?" Shara asked.

"Eh? Nani?" Christian asked back.

"Huh?"

"Eh?"

"Nani?"

"Wha?"

"Ok! Stop it!" Shara exclaimed. She stood up and she sighed and looked up the blue sky. She smiled with another sigh.

"Shara?" Christian murmured. Shara looked at his azure blue orbs. She can feel her heart beat faster once more. Her golden eyes were staring at him. Christian smiled and nodded.

"Sorry, I shouldn't have stared at you, I should've gave you privacy." He replied and rubbed the back of his head. He laughed out and he sat with her. Shara smiled as well.

"I never noticed, you……………."

"Shara, I what?"

"Nandemonay."

"Eh?"

"Just forget about it, forget about it," Shara replied and shook her head. She smiled and sighed. She looked at the blue sky and closed her golden eyes. Christian smiled at this.

"Hmmm…………" He mumbled. "Hello……………….Goodbye……………….forever."

"Nani?" Shara muttered out.

"They say that, hello will always be the start of goodbye, something we should treasure as lives itself. Do you believe in it?"

"Huh?"

"When you meet someone new, you would always say hello, hi or good day, it doesn't always start with personal words."

"……….."

"But, time passes us by quickly, a lot of people feel deep regret for not doing something important to that special. It might be, I love you, I forgive you, I didn't hate you, or simple sorry."

"………….."

"Hello, after that, it would be simple goodbye forever. Hello has an ending while Goodbye is forever, everlasting." Christian looked at his palms. "I never want things to be that way."

Shara smiled and stood up.

"Shara?" Christian mumbled. She looked at him and held out her hand.

"No one knows that answer Christian." She replied. "We shouldn't think about those things first."

"Eh? Demo………………."

"Hmm, what you say might be true, what you say may not. Life is something we should treasure, like you said, they feel deep regret for not doing something or saying something important to that certain person. But, it could also be feeling deep regret for something he hasn't done in life."

"Nani?"

"If we always think about what would happen in the future, we wouldn't have time to enjoy what in on the road we walk on."

"Yeah, you're right." Christian replied with a smile. He took Shara's hand and stood up.

"You see, we shouldn't always stress ourselves with the future, we should walk slowly and enjoy the path that leads us to it." Shara added. "It wouldn't be that fun."

"Got that right."

"So, where will we go next?"

"Hmmm……….." Christian mumbled as they walked away.

Meanwhile…………….

By the bushes, two souls were watching the two the whole time. They heard everything they said.

"Kenneth?" Kee murmured. Kenneth sighed and shook his head.

"Hmm, I guess your right." Kenneth replied. "I am a brother anyway……….."

"sigh Christian, you know, he's someone a girl would die for."

"Nani?"

"I was just saying that he isn't a stupid person." Kee replied. She stepped out of the shady trees and breathed the fresh air. She faced Kenneth and continued.

"You shouldn't worry about Shara and Christian. They're not stupid as you think."

Kenneth sighed and came out as well. He looked at the blue sky and smiled lightly.

"I guess you're right." He replied. "Christian and Shara, they're not stupid."

"Finally," Kee sighed. "So, what now?"

"………….."

"Still feeling overprotective?"

"Not really."

"So?"

"Hmm……….."

"We finished eating, let's walk."

"Fine with me."

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Even though Kee won't show it, he envies Christian and Shara earlier. She loves Christian as well but, she doesn't want it. It would only cause her pain and regret. Kee's thoughts:

"Christian and Shara make a good pair, I admit. Why? Darn! I didn't want this feeling in me. I don't want it, never! Falling in love is something I despise. Because of that, my mom wouldn't be like this. She wouldn't have been broken hearted. Sakura wouldn't have showed up in my life. Everything would be fine just because of love! Damn! I wouldn't be hating Shara now, I wouldn't even known her. Kenneth wouldn't be by my side, Christian wouldn't be the person in my heart. I would be at peace just because all of this love thing!" Kee cursed.

"Something bothering you?" A voiced asked to her. She shook her head.

"Nothing," she replied simply.

"You sure? You seem to be swimming in thoughts."

"It's nothing."

"Whatever you say…………………"

"…………."

She looked at the auburn haired teen next to her. He had azure eyes and snowy white skin.

"For all the darn people it had to be Christian! Kenneth would be nicer, he's quiet and pretty serious!" Kee thought.

"Eh? What's wrong?" He voiced again. Kee shook her head and sighed.

"Don't mind me." She replied.

"Whatever."

…………………………………………………………………………SUNSET……………………………………………………………………………

"Hmmm, Kire!" Shara voiced to the setting sun.

"I can't agree more." Christian added with a smile.

"Hai!"

The sky was painted with varies of color. Violet, Red, Orange, Yellow, Pink and etc crowded the sky with their colors. A lot of people give this view a great awe.

"This is such a wonderful view." From afar, another voice said.

"Hmm………….." The girl beside him replied.

"Huh?"

"Doshite?"

Kenneth faced his right to see…………….

"Hmm, he's not stupid." Kee replied coolly.

"sigh I know." Kenneth replied, his eyes still set on his sister and her 'friend.'

"She's old now Kenneth, she's pretty and full of life, give her space."

"I am giving her space. I'm not overprotective that much."

"That's not what I meant."

"Then what?"

"sigh Shara grows up too, and I know that one day you won't give her space. Gets?"

"Yeah, sorta."

Kee sighed once more and looked at the beautiful sunset before her. Kenneth looked back as well. Silence covered them for awhile when a small voiced uttered out.

"Arigato…………." He mumbled.

Kee smiled lightly and nodded.

"No payment needed." She replied.

"I know I can count on you."

"Whatever."

"Hmm……………………."

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A girl with stretched dark hair and brown pale skin had her back coolly placed on a street lamp. The birds were singing and everything was fine. Then, a boy with short midnight hair and sapphire eyes.

"Eh?" He muttered. The girl faced him with her scarlet eyes and smirked.

"I want to talk to you." She replied.

"About what?"

"Something important………………"

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Author's Note: Hey! Long time ne? Don't worry, I'll still continue and watch out for the following chapters to come!

Ja!

-Shei Fa