Sweet Friendship Memories
A/N: Thanks to those who waited patentily and reviewed! Grammar, etc. error might/will be present, due to that I didn't have time to check it over, so please don't tell me that in a review. Thanks! I've raised the rating of this story, for those who didn't notice, for the up coming chapters in the future. Profanity might not be used in the story.
I'll be updating quite normally for a while, that is until school starts once again.
To Mini Sweety: I really don't like it when my readers tell me how I ought to write my story. Right away from the first chapter, you reviewed telling me to update like twice or so a week. Then from the second chapter, you're complaining that I wasn't getting on with the story. Now, from the last review you're complaining that I'm putting "everyday lives", as you call it, as my chapters, WHO GIVES A CARE?! I'm NOT going to make Churippu come with a boyfriend when she visits Syaoran OR am I'm going to make so that Syaoran see right through her. I put what MY likings are into this story. If you don't like where my likings are going with this story, then DON'T READ IT! Telling authors what to write shows that you have no respect, WHAT'S WRONG? NEVER HEARD OF ASKING?! You're one of the last things I need to listen/hear from!
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Deciding to take his mother's words, Syaoran began to let Sakura know him, but had a hard time doing that. Syaoran decided to a deal with Fiemie, he decided that he would teach Sakura twice a week and take her to places four times a month.
"Fiemie, how about it?" Syaoran asked one night after dinner.
Fiemie had to think about this for a while, before answering, "No, how about this instead--you teach Sakura four times a week and take her places eight times a month?" Fiemie asked.
"What? No," Syaoran replied.
"Then you teach her and I'll take her to places?" Fiemie suggested.
"How about the other way around?"
"No,"
"Then I'll teach her three times a week and take her places four times a month?"
"No. Listen, you know that I'll be moving out in about two more months and you need to earn Sakura's trust fast. Plus, I'll also be busy with all the wedding plans. So, you can teach her and I'll take her to places. After what happened at the mall, I think that she wouldn't want to go anywhere with you," Fiemie stated, making Syaoran think about all of this.
"Then who's going to take her out to places when you move out?" Syaoran asked, feeling that there's a catch to this.
"Me and the others will," Xiefia replied, joining in the conversation.
"For how long?" Syaoran was now sure that there was a catch.
"What do you think?" Xiefia asked, not giving her reply.
"Not for long,"
"If you want to let Sakura know you, Syaoran, then why won't you take her out to places. If you get tired or she doesn't feel safe around you then you can always ask one of your sisters to," Yelen said, as she walked in.
"Mother," Xiefia, Fiemie, and Syaoran greeted.
"Well Syaoran, you better take Mother's advice if you want to let Sakura know you a bit," Xiefia and Fiemie said in union as they started to walk towards their room.
"Wait...Nevermind." Syaoran sighed, wondering how he got into this.
Shaking his head, he bid his mother a goodnight and he went to his room. Once Syaoran was in his room, he lay on his bed, knowing that somehow, later on in the future, he's going to take Sakura out to places. Figuring that Sakura would proably like to learn more than reading and writing, he made a mental note to order some basic math solving booklets.
Deciding to not let this new turn of life get him down, he wondered how Churippu was at the moment and how she looked. Taking a glance at the photograph of him and her, that was by his bed, he figured that Churippu would proably look the same, except for some features, like her hair. Syaoran soon remembered a few conversations that he and Churippu had to know each other more.
~*~Flashback~*~
"Syaoran, what do you think you're going to be when you grow up?" Churippu asked, as she licked her icecream, as it was a hot and sunny day.
"Just like my father!" Syaoran replied, letting Churippu know that he looks up to his father. "What do you want to be when you grow up, Churippu?" Syaoran asked as he took a bite from his chocolate icecream.
"I'm not sure. I want to be many things when I grow up! I can't choose!" Churippu replied, pouting.
Syaoran laughed at her reply. Thinking of a question to ask, he thought of one. "Say Churippu, what do you think you're going to look like when you grow up?"
"Hmm...That's a hard question!" Churippu stopped for a moment to think, as she was thinking she took a bite from her ice cream. "I know! I think that my hair will be longer, way longer! I'm going to be as tall as you and I don't know!" Churippu replied cheerfully.
"You think that you're going to be as tall as me?" Syaoran asked through his laughter.
"What's wrong with that?" Churippu pouted. After Syaoran finished laughing, she asked Syaoran the same question, "So Syaoran, what do you think you're going to look like when you grow up?"
"The same, but taller than you," That replied made Churippu pout even more. She hated to be short.
"Nah, I don't think so. I think that you're going to be short! After all, I grew half an inch last night! You're still at the same height, so you're going to be short!" Churippu teased.
"I bet not!"
"I think you will!"
"Uh uh!"
"Fine then, you think that way then how about we make a bet? If I'm taller than you when we're 16 then you have to buy something really nice for me. If you're taller than me, I'll buy something nice for you. Deal?" Churippu took out her hand to see if Syaoran would take the bet.
"Deal." Syaoran and Churippu shook hands to seal the deal.
~*~End of Flashback~*~
~*~Flashback~*~
"Hey Churippu, where do you think you're going to live when you grow up?" Syaoran asked, taking a glance at the window to see if the rain has lighten up yet.
"Hmm...I'm not sure, proably somewhere nice with all 4 seasons. Something like that," Churippu replied, trying to ignore the fact that they couldn't go out and play on the count of the rain. "Where do you think you're going to live if you can get away from here?" Churippu asked, interested to know.
"Somwhere big and empty, that way no one can bug me. Not a cold place though," Syaoran replied, making Churippu frown.
"Then what about your friends, like me?" Churippu asked, not liking his choice of where to live.
"Well, my family and friends can come and visit," Syaoran said, making Churippu smile.
~*~End of Flashback~*~
Syaoran smiled, remembering these memories. He had to wonder if Churippu remembered him and remembered the promise that they had made with one another. A light shade of pink shown up on Syaoran's face when he thought of the promise that they made with one another. Although Churippu was his best friend and all, Syaoran couldn't help but to believe that she was hidding something or not telling him something. Back then, he thought that it was nothing, but now, since he grown up, he knew that it must to something to do with the fact that Churippu had to move. Syaoran thought back to the day when Churippu had to leave at the airport.
~*~Flashback~*~
His parents and sisters were hugging Churippu's parents and saying their goodbyes, wishes, and visiting statements. Syaoran and Churippu were left to the side. Syaoran still didn't know why Churippu had to leave.
"Churippu, why do you have to move? Don't you like it here?" Syaoran asked.
"I do like it here, but dad's boss made us move. I wish that I didn't have to move though," Churippu replied sadly.
"Where are you moving to?" Syaoran wanted to know where his best friend will be and how she'll feel about her new home.
"Back home in Japan. Don't worry though, I have many friends back there, I won't get lonely," Churippu replied, seeing Syaoran's concern about her.
"That's good to hear," Syaoran felt sad, thinking that his best friend will forget about him.
"Don't worry, we'll always be friends forever and I won't forget you!" Churippu assured Syaoran, giving him a big, cheerful smile.
"Are you sure? People can forget easily.
"Not for me!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yep!"
"Okay then, I believe you," Syaoran said, not sure what else to say and do.
"You should come and visit me sometime! That way I can show you around, just like you did when I was here!" Churippu suggested, making Syaoran smile.
"I would like that, but I'm not sure if I'm allow though. Dad and Mom is really busy..." Syaoran said.
"Don't be so negative!" Churippu pouted.
"I'll try,"
"Churippu, honey, quickly say your goodbye to Syaoran, we have ten more minutes before we leave," Churippu's mother said.
"Alright, Mommy," Churippu said.
"Umm...Here, Syaoran. I made this for you," Churippu handed Syaoran a bracelet. Syaoran looked confused by this.
"But, boys don't wear bracelets," Syaoran said slowly, not wanting to hurt Churippu's feelings.
"You don't have to wear it. It's called a friendship bracelet. You can keep it on you or put it in a speical place," Churippu explained.
"Thanks," Syaoran took the bracelet and looked at the design that was weaved on there.
"This way, when we meet up with one another and don't know who each other are, we can see the bracelets and know! See? I have one too! It's the same one that I made for you!" Churippu held up her left hand to show Syaoran the friendship bracelet that dangled from her wrist.
"Thanks," Syaoran smiled.
"Churippu, quickly say your goodbye, you have five minutes left," Churippu's mother informed.
"You're leaving soon," Syaoran looked towards the floor.
"Don't worry, I'll come back and visit," Churippu said happily.
"Really?" Syaoran had a gleam of happiness in his eyes.
Churippu nod her head in responese.
"Say Syaoran, do you remember when I asked you what kind of a girl that you think you're going to marry?" Syaoran nodded his head, "Well, if you don't find her, just to let you know, I'll always be there for you," Churippu slowly and shyly said.
"And if you don't find your guy, I'll be there for you!" Syaoran said, wanting Churippu to know that he cares for her as well.
"Promise?"
"Promise."
The two friends pinky squared and drew into a hug. Churippu emotionaly said her goodbye to Syaoran, while Syaoran said his goodbye to Churippu without tears, unlike her. Heading towards the gates, Churippu all of a sudden shouted, " I'll never forget you, Syaoran!"
~*~End of Flashback~*~
Syaoran sighed at the memory. He had purposely turned down girls, not just because they wanted him for his looks and money, but for Churippu. Although he never had given other girls a chance, he knew somewhere in his heart that Churippu was special and that he wanted to be with her for the rest of his life.
During Churippu's stay, she had taught him many things. Forgive the person if you know the person didn't really mean it or it was an accident, those words rang through Syaoran's mind. Although he had vowed to himself that he wouldn't forgive anyone that had lost a special memory of his, Churippu's words made him think otherwise. Second chance is more than forgiving, it can be a sign that you can start all over, another statement that Churippu had said once to Syaoran. Making up his mind, Syaoran decided to forgive Sakura and give her a second chance.
Before going to sleep, Syaoran took a glance at the photograpgh and smiled. When he glance at the photograph, instead of seeing Churippu, he saw Sakura. He then noticed how much Sakura and Churippu looked alike. Their eyes, hair, facial features, etc. A thought went through Syaoran's mind.
"No...You're just seeing things," Syaoran told himself. Not wanting to believe the thought that crossed.
Shaking the thought out of his head, Syaoran went off to sleep. Visions of him and Churippu filled his mind.
The next day, Syaoran came down for breakfast and was surprised to see Mei Lin there at the table.
"What are you doing here?" Syaoran asked.
"Boy, the least you could have said was 'good morning' like many people. I'm for Sakura's sake. I don't want her to be alone with you, not after the mall incident," Mei Lin replied, smiling as she bit into an apple.
Sighing, Syaoran sat down into a chair and started to eat his breakfast. It was a mystery to how his sisters' network of information worked. Syaoran looked around the table and was surprised that Sakura wasn't at his mother's side, eating. Figuring that she must have slept in, Syaoran continued eating his breakfast.
"Syaoran when you're done, could you go and wake up Sakura and tell her that it's time for breakfast?" His mother asked.
"I'll go. Don't worry, Aunt Yelen," Mei Lin offered. Before Yelen could say anything, Mei Lin was on her way to Sakura's room.
Syaoran was almost done his breakfast when he noticed that it has been nearly ten minutes and Mei Lin and Sakura haven't come down yet. Thinking that Mei Lin is proably talking to her, Syaoran finished his breakfast. Once Syaoran was finished and was about to get up, Mei Lin and Sakura came down. Mei Lin sat back down where she sat before, while Sakura took the seat between Yelen and Mei Lin.
"Sakura, Fiemie won't be teaching you anymore," Yelen said slowly.
Sakura turned her head to face her mother with a flick of confusion in her eyes.
"Syaoran will be teaching you now. Mei Lin is here to help," Yelen explained, hoping that Sakura understood.
Sakura slowly let the words sink into her mind. One understood, Sakura slowly nodded her head.
"Is that alright with you?" Yelen asked, wanting to make sure that Sakura was comfortable with the fact that Syaoran was going to teach her.
Sakura nodded her head, although she wasn't clear by what her mother had just asked her.
"That's great!" Syaoran sisters exclaimed, frightening Sakura.
As this was going on, a thought came over Mei Lin's mind.
"Syaoran, what time are you going to teach Sakura?" Mei Lin asked.
"Early morning to mid afternoon," Syaoran replied, knowing that Mei Lin has something up her sleave, "Why?"
"Oh, I was just wondering, that's all. Nothing much," Mei Lin replied sweetly.
"Fine then," Syaoran got up from his seat and started to walk out the door. Before he did, he call out, "Sakura, when you're finished with your breakfast and all, go to the foyer with all your books."
Once Sakura finished eating, she and Mei Lin went to the foyer with all the books that Fiemie had brought/ordered for her. When the two stepped into the foyer, they saw Syaoran on the phone talking about something. When he was done, he pointed to the small desk, where he would teach Sakura from. Slowly, Sakura went over to the desk and sat in it.
For the morning, Syaoran taught Sakura. There were a few times where he had frighten Sakura badly that Mei Lin had to take over for a while.
"Okay Sakura, do you know what's this word?" Mei Lin asked, pointing to a word from one of her story books.
Sakura shook her head in response.
"Alright then, let's sound it out first to see if you know the meaning by saying it," Mei Lin suggested.
As Mei Lin was teaching Sakura, Syaoran sighed. He had a short temper with these kinds of things. People don't learn at the same rate as other people, Chuirppu's words rang in his mind. Taking a glance at the time, he saw that he had a few more hours to go before he and Mei Lin could stop teaching Sakura for the day. Taking a deep breath, he remember a time when he and Churippu went to a school for the first time, since they were home-schooled.
~*~Flashback~*~
"Syaoran, Churippu, hold onto my hand when we get to the school, alright?" Xiefia said.
Little Syaoran and Churippu nodded their heads and held Xiefia's hands as she lead the way to the nearby school.
Syaoran haven't been in a school for his entire life and this would be his first time going into on. Churippu, on the other hand, had been a school a few times to see her friends. Syaoran had to wonder what the school look liked from the inside; he had seen the outside, but not the inside.
"Churippu, do you know what the school looks like from the inside?" Syaoran asked, voicing the question that has been asked over and over in his mind.
"Yep! It's almost like a house, but with A LOT of rooms! Each room is different for different classes and grade. There's a Art Room where you can paint and draw, a gym, a place to eat, a place to go when you are in trouble, and a place where you can go if you're sick!" Churippu replied cheerfully.
"Sounds fun," Syaoran said.
"But it's not. My friends told me that you have to do work and you can't play all day. The food there is yucky, so they bring their own. You can't do whatever you want, you have to listen to the teacher," Churippu informed, frowning.
"Churippu, don't make it sound so bad, because I think you're scaring Syaoran," Xiefia said, laughing a bit.
"But it is! Well, at least from what I heard," Churippu pouted.
"One-san, I don't want to and see the school now. Can we go to the park and play instead?" Syaoran asked, not wanting to see the school.
"See, Churippu? You made Syaoran scared now," Xiefia smiled.
"But, he wanted to see the school. Not me. I just wanted to come along so when after we go and see the school, we can go and play! It's not my fault that he's scared. " Churippu said, pouting.
"Hey! I'm not scared!" Syaoran said in denial.
"Alright you two. I don't want a agruement to start now," Xiefia said, preventing a agruement from starting.
Syaoran and Churippu quietly nodded their heads when stayed that way until they got to the school.
Once they got to the school, Xiefia went into the office to tell the school that they were visiting. Xiefia showed Syaoran and Churippu around the school. Syaoran saw that the students indeed had to work and if they didn't they were yelled at. He was thankful that he didn't have to go to school. Xiefia took the two to the lunch room and it reminded Syaoran of a army base where they had to eat. Not liking what he saw, he asked Xiefia if they could go.
~*~End of Flashback~*~
"Hey, Syaoran! SYAORAN!" Mei Lin snapped her fingers in front of Syaoran's face.
"Huh? What Mei Lin?" Syaoran asked, coming back to reality.
"I asked you if you want to try teaching Sakura again, but you were daydreaming," Mei Lin explained.
"Sorry." Syaoran got out of his chair and slowly went over to Sakura, not wanting to scare her.
It took a while for Syaoran to gain Sakura's trust once again. Deciding that writing would be better off to teach to Sakura than reading, he choose to test Sakura at her spelling level. Giving her easy words, such as two-letters and three-letters words.
"Alright Sakura, can you spell CAT?" Syaoran asked, going down his list. If he known that this was much easier, he would have taught her this in the morning and prehaphs avoided Sakura's frightness of him.
Giving Sakura some time, Sakura sounded out the word and slowly wrote it down. Mei Lin checked it over and gave Sakura a smile. Sakura was so proud of herself that she didn't care if she misspelt other words that Syaoran had given her.
Time passed and Sakura's spelling had impoved. During the last hours of the teaching, Yelen and Syaoran's sisters went into the foyer to see how things were going. They had heard yelling from Mei Lin and Syaoran earlier, but now there wasn't any. When Yelen saw that Sakura and Syaoran were getting along, she knew that this was how a family ought to be for Sakura. Happy, secure, and loving.
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During the evening, Sakura was given her medication and droze off to sleep. Planning what he would teach Sakura the next day, he was intruppeted when his mother came in with a phone call for him.
"Hello?" Syaoran asked, uncertain who the caller was.
"Syaoran? It's me, Churippu!" The other side of phone replied.
A/N: Thanks to those who waited patentily and reviewed! Grammar, etc. error might/will be present, due to that I didn't have time to check it over, so please don't tell me that in a review. Thanks! I've raised the rating of this story, for those who didn't notice, for the up coming chapters in the future. Profanity might not be used in the story.
I'll be updating quite normally for a while, that is until school starts once again.
To Mini Sweety: I really don't like it when my readers tell me how I ought to write my story. Right away from the first chapter, you reviewed telling me to update like twice or so a week. Then from the second chapter, you're complaining that I wasn't getting on with the story. Now, from the last review you're complaining that I'm putting "everyday lives", as you call it, as my chapters, WHO GIVES A CARE?! I'm NOT going to make Churippu come with a boyfriend when she visits Syaoran OR am I'm going to make so that Syaoran see right through her. I put what MY likings are into this story. If you don't like where my likings are going with this story, then DON'T READ IT! Telling authors what to write shows that you have no respect, WHAT'S WRONG? NEVER HEARD OF ASKING?! You're one of the last things I need to listen/hear from!
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Deciding to take his mother's words, Syaoran began to let Sakura know him, but had a hard time doing that. Syaoran decided to a deal with Fiemie, he decided that he would teach Sakura twice a week and take her to places four times a month.
"Fiemie, how about it?" Syaoran asked one night after dinner.
Fiemie had to think about this for a while, before answering, "No, how about this instead--you teach Sakura four times a week and take her places eight times a month?" Fiemie asked.
"What? No," Syaoran replied.
"Then you teach her and I'll take her to places?" Fiemie suggested.
"How about the other way around?"
"No,"
"Then I'll teach her three times a week and take her places four times a month?"
"No. Listen, you know that I'll be moving out in about two more months and you need to earn Sakura's trust fast. Plus, I'll also be busy with all the wedding plans. So, you can teach her and I'll take her to places. After what happened at the mall, I think that she wouldn't want to go anywhere with you," Fiemie stated, making Syaoran think about all of this.
"Then who's going to take her out to places when you move out?" Syaoran asked, feeling that there's a catch to this.
"Me and the others will," Xiefia replied, joining in the conversation.
"For how long?" Syaoran was now sure that there was a catch.
"What do you think?" Xiefia asked, not giving her reply.
"Not for long,"
"If you want to let Sakura know you, Syaoran, then why won't you take her out to places. If you get tired or she doesn't feel safe around you then you can always ask one of your sisters to," Yelen said, as she walked in.
"Mother," Xiefia, Fiemie, and Syaoran greeted.
"Well Syaoran, you better take Mother's advice if you want to let Sakura know you a bit," Xiefia and Fiemie said in union as they started to walk towards their room.
"Wait...Nevermind." Syaoran sighed, wondering how he got into this.
Shaking his head, he bid his mother a goodnight and he went to his room. Once Syaoran was in his room, he lay on his bed, knowing that somehow, later on in the future, he's going to take Sakura out to places. Figuring that Sakura would proably like to learn more than reading and writing, he made a mental note to order some basic math solving booklets.
Deciding to not let this new turn of life get him down, he wondered how Churippu was at the moment and how she looked. Taking a glance at the photograph of him and her, that was by his bed, he figured that Churippu would proably look the same, except for some features, like her hair. Syaoran soon remembered a few conversations that he and Churippu had to know each other more.
~*~Flashback~*~
"Syaoran, what do you think you're going to be when you grow up?" Churippu asked, as she licked her icecream, as it was a hot and sunny day.
"Just like my father!" Syaoran replied, letting Churippu know that he looks up to his father. "What do you want to be when you grow up, Churippu?" Syaoran asked as he took a bite from his chocolate icecream.
"I'm not sure. I want to be many things when I grow up! I can't choose!" Churippu replied, pouting.
Syaoran laughed at her reply. Thinking of a question to ask, he thought of one. "Say Churippu, what do you think you're going to look like when you grow up?"
"Hmm...That's a hard question!" Churippu stopped for a moment to think, as she was thinking she took a bite from her ice cream. "I know! I think that my hair will be longer, way longer! I'm going to be as tall as you and I don't know!" Churippu replied cheerfully.
"You think that you're going to be as tall as me?" Syaoran asked through his laughter.
"What's wrong with that?" Churippu pouted. After Syaoran finished laughing, she asked Syaoran the same question, "So Syaoran, what do you think you're going to look like when you grow up?"
"The same, but taller than you," That replied made Churippu pout even more. She hated to be short.
"Nah, I don't think so. I think that you're going to be short! After all, I grew half an inch last night! You're still at the same height, so you're going to be short!" Churippu teased.
"I bet not!"
"I think you will!"
"Uh uh!"
"Fine then, you think that way then how about we make a bet? If I'm taller than you when we're 16 then you have to buy something really nice for me. If you're taller than me, I'll buy something nice for you. Deal?" Churippu took out her hand to see if Syaoran would take the bet.
"Deal." Syaoran and Churippu shook hands to seal the deal.
~*~End of Flashback~*~
~*~Flashback~*~
"Hey Churippu, where do you think you're going to live when you grow up?" Syaoran asked, taking a glance at the window to see if the rain has lighten up yet.
"Hmm...I'm not sure, proably somewhere nice with all 4 seasons. Something like that," Churippu replied, trying to ignore the fact that they couldn't go out and play on the count of the rain. "Where do you think you're going to live if you can get away from here?" Churippu asked, interested to know.
"Somwhere big and empty, that way no one can bug me. Not a cold place though," Syaoran replied, making Churippu frown.
"Then what about your friends, like me?" Churippu asked, not liking his choice of where to live.
"Well, my family and friends can come and visit," Syaoran said, making Churippu smile.
~*~End of Flashback~*~
Syaoran smiled, remembering these memories. He had to wonder if Churippu remembered him and remembered the promise that they had made with one another. A light shade of pink shown up on Syaoran's face when he thought of the promise that they made with one another. Although Churippu was his best friend and all, Syaoran couldn't help but to believe that she was hidding something or not telling him something. Back then, he thought that it was nothing, but now, since he grown up, he knew that it must to something to do with the fact that Churippu had to move. Syaoran thought back to the day when Churippu had to leave at the airport.
~*~Flashback~*~
His parents and sisters were hugging Churippu's parents and saying their goodbyes, wishes, and visiting statements. Syaoran and Churippu were left to the side. Syaoran still didn't know why Churippu had to leave.
"Churippu, why do you have to move? Don't you like it here?" Syaoran asked.
"I do like it here, but dad's boss made us move. I wish that I didn't have to move though," Churippu replied sadly.
"Where are you moving to?" Syaoran wanted to know where his best friend will be and how she'll feel about her new home.
"Back home in Japan. Don't worry though, I have many friends back there, I won't get lonely," Churippu replied, seeing Syaoran's concern about her.
"That's good to hear," Syaoran felt sad, thinking that his best friend will forget about him.
"Don't worry, we'll always be friends forever and I won't forget you!" Churippu assured Syaoran, giving him a big, cheerful smile.
"Are you sure? People can forget easily.
"Not for me!"
"Are you sure?"
"Yep!"
"Okay then, I believe you," Syaoran said, not sure what else to say and do.
"You should come and visit me sometime! That way I can show you around, just like you did when I was here!" Churippu suggested, making Syaoran smile.
"I would like that, but I'm not sure if I'm allow though. Dad and Mom is really busy..." Syaoran said.
"Don't be so negative!" Churippu pouted.
"I'll try,"
"Churippu, honey, quickly say your goodbye to Syaoran, we have ten more minutes before we leave," Churippu's mother said.
"Alright, Mommy," Churippu said.
"Umm...Here, Syaoran. I made this for you," Churippu handed Syaoran a bracelet. Syaoran looked confused by this.
"But, boys don't wear bracelets," Syaoran said slowly, not wanting to hurt Churippu's feelings.
"You don't have to wear it. It's called a friendship bracelet. You can keep it on you or put it in a speical place," Churippu explained.
"Thanks," Syaoran took the bracelet and looked at the design that was weaved on there.
"This way, when we meet up with one another and don't know who each other are, we can see the bracelets and know! See? I have one too! It's the same one that I made for you!" Churippu held up her left hand to show Syaoran the friendship bracelet that dangled from her wrist.
"Thanks," Syaoran smiled.
"Churippu, quickly say your goodbye, you have five minutes left," Churippu's mother informed.
"You're leaving soon," Syaoran looked towards the floor.
"Don't worry, I'll come back and visit," Churippu said happily.
"Really?" Syaoran had a gleam of happiness in his eyes.
Churippu nod her head in responese.
"Say Syaoran, do you remember when I asked you what kind of a girl that you think you're going to marry?" Syaoran nodded his head, "Well, if you don't find her, just to let you know, I'll always be there for you," Churippu slowly and shyly said.
"And if you don't find your guy, I'll be there for you!" Syaoran said, wanting Churippu to know that he cares for her as well.
"Promise?"
"Promise."
The two friends pinky squared and drew into a hug. Churippu emotionaly said her goodbye to Syaoran, while Syaoran said his goodbye to Churippu without tears, unlike her. Heading towards the gates, Churippu all of a sudden shouted, " I'll never forget you, Syaoran!"
~*~End of Flashback~*~
Syaoran sighed at the memory. He had purposely turned down girls, not just because they wanted him for his looks and money, but for Churippu. Although he never had given other girls a chance, he knew somewhere in his heart that Churippu was special and that he wanted to be with her for the rest of his life.
During Churippu's stay, she had taught him many things. Forgive the person if you know the person didn't really mean it or it was an accident, those words rang through Syaoran's mind. Although he had vowed to himself that he wouldn't forgive anyone that had lost a special memory of his, Churippu's words made him think otherwise. Second chance is more than forgiving, it can be a sign that you can start all over, another statement that Churippu had said once to Syaoran. Making up his mind, Syaoran decided to forgive Sakura and give her a second chance.
Before going to sleep, Syaoran took a glance at the photograpgh and smiled. When he glance at the photograph, instead of seeing Churippu, he saw Sakura. He then noticed how much Sakura and Churippu looked alike. Their eyes, hair, facial features, etc. A thought went through Syaoran's mind.
"No...You're just seeing things," Syaoran told himself. Not wanting to believe the thought that crossed.
Shaking the thought out of his head, Syaoran went off to sleep. Visions of him and Churippu filled his mind.
The next day, Syaoran came down for breakfast and was surprised to see Mei Lin there at the table.
"What are you doing here?" Syaoran asked.
"Boy, the least you could have said was 'good morning' like many people. I'm for Sakura's sake. I don't want her to be alone with you, not after the mall incident," Mei Lin replied, smiling as she bit into an apple.
Sighing, Syaoran sat down into a chair and started to eat his breakfast. It was a mystery to how his sisters' network of information worked. Syaoran looked around the table and was surprised that Sakura wasn't at his mother's side, eating. Figuring that she must have slept in, Syaoran continued eating his breakfast.
"Syaoran when you're done, could you go and wake up Sakura and tell her that it's time for breakfast?" His mother asked.
"I'll go. Don't worry, Aunt Yelen," Mei Lin offered. Before Yelen could say anything, Mei Lin was on her way to Sakura's room.
Syaoran was almost done his breakfast when he noticed that it has been nearly ten minutes and Mei Lin and Sakura haven't come down yet. Thinking that Mei Lin is proably talking to her, Syaoran finished his breakfast. Once Syaoran was finished and was about to get up, Mei Lin and Sakura came down. Mei Lin sat back down where she sat before, while Sakura took the seat between Yelen and Mei Lin.
"Sakura, Fiemie won't be teaching you anymore," Yelen said slowly.
Sakura turned her head to face her mother with a flick of confusion in her eyes.
"Syaoran will be teaching you now. Mei Lin is here to help," Yelen explained, hoping that Sakura understood.
Sakura slowly let the words sink into her mind. One understood, Sakura slowly nodded her head.
"Is that alright with you?" Yelen asked, wanting to make sure that Sakura was comfortable with the fact that Syaoran was going to teach her.
Sakura nodded her head, although she wasn't clear by what her mother had just asked her.
"That's great!" Syaoran sisters exclaimed, frightening Sakura.
As this was going on, a thought came over Mei Lin's mind.
"Syaoran, what time are you going to teach Sakura?" Mei Lin asked.
"Early morning to mid afternoon," Syaoran replied, knowing that Mei Lin has something up her sleave, "Why?"
"Oh, I was just wondering, that's all. Nothing much," Mei Lin replied sweetly.
"Fine then," Syaoran got up from his seat and started to walk out the door. Before he did, he call out, "Sakura, when you're finished with your breakfast and all, go to the foyer with all your books."
Once Sakura finished eating, she and Mei Lin went to the foyer with all the books that Fiemie had brought/ordered for her. When the two stepped into the foyer, they saw Syaoran on the phone talking about something. When he was done, he pointed to the small desk, where he would teach Sakura from. Slowly, Sakura went over to the desk and sat in it.
For the morning, Syaoran taught Sakura. There were a few times where he had frighten Sakura badly that Mei Lin had to take over for a while.
"Okay Sakura, do you know what's this word?" Mei Lin asked, pointing to a word from one of her story books.
Sakura shook her head in response.
"Alright then, let's sound it out first to see if you know the meaning by saying it," Mei Lin suggested.
As Mei Lin was teaching Sakura, Syaoran sighed. He had a short temper with these kinds of things. People don't learn at the same rate as other people, Chuirppu's words rang in his mind. Taking a glance at the time, he saw that he had a few more hours to go before he and Mei Lin could stop teaching Sakura for the day. Taking a deep breath, he remember a time when he and Churippu went to a school for the first time, since they were home-schooled.
~*~Flashback~*~
"Syaoran, Churippu, hold onto my hand when we get to the school, alright?" Xiefia said.
Little Syaoran and Churippu nodded their heads and held Xiefia's hands as she lead the way to the nearby school.
Syaoran haven't been in a school for his entire life and this would be his first time going into on. Churippu, on the other hand, had been a school a few times to see her friends. Syaoran had to wonder what the school look liked from the inside; he had seen the outside, but not the inside.
"Churippu, do you know what the school looks like from the inside?" Syaoran asked, voicing the question that has been asked over and over in his mind.
"Yep! It's almost like a house, but with A LOT of rooms! Each room is different for different classes and grade. There's a Art Room where you can paint and draw, a gym, a place to eat, a place to go when you are in trouble, and a place where you can go if you're sick!" Churippu replied cheerfully.
"Sounds fun," Syaoran said.
"But it's not. My friends told me that you have to do work and you can't play all day. The food there is yucky, so they bring their own. You can't do whatever you want, you have to listen to the teacher," Churippu informed, frowning.
"Churippu, don't make it sound so bad, because I think you're scaring Syaoran," Xiefia said, laughing a bit.
"But it is! Well, at least from what I heard," Churippu pouted.
"One-san, I don't want to and see the school now. Can we go to the park and play instead?" Syaoran asked, not wanting to see the school.
"See, Churippu? You made Syaoran scared now," Xiefia smiled.
"But, he wanted to see the school. Not me. I just wanted to come along so when after we go and see the school, we can go and play! It's not my fault that he's scared. " Churippu said, pouting.
"Hey! I'm not scared!" Syaoran said in denial.
"Alright you two. I don't want a agruement to start now," Xiefia said, preventing a agruement from starting.
Syaoran and Churippu quietly nodded their heads when stayed that way until they got to the school.
Once they got to the school, Xiefia went into the office to tell the school that they were visiting. Xiefia showed Syaoran and Churippu around the school. Syaoran saw that the students indeed had to work and if they didn't they were yelled at. He was thankful that he didn't have to go to school. Xiefia took the two to the lunch room and it reminded Syaoran of a army base where they had to eat. Not liking what he saw, he asked Xiefia if they could go.
~*~End of Flashback~*~
"Hey, Syaoran! SYAORAN!" Mei Lin snapped her fingers in front of Syaoran's face.
"Huh? What Mei Lin?" Syaoran asked, coming back to reality.
"I asked you if you want to try teaching Sakura again, but you were daydreaming," Mei Lin explained.
"Sorry." Syaoran got out of his chair and slowly went over to Sakura, not wanting to scare her.
It took a while for Syaoran to gain Sakura's trust once again. Deciding that writing would be better off to teach to Sakura than reading, he choose to test Sakura at her spelling level. Giving her easy words, such as two-letters and three-letters words.
"Alright Sakura, can you spell CAT?" Syaoran asked, going down his list. If he known that this was much easier, he would have taught her this in the morning and prehaphs avoided Sakura's frightness of him.
Giving Sakura some time, Sakura sounded out the word and slowly wrote it down. Mei Lin checked it over and gave Sakura a smile. Sakura was so proud of herself that she didn't care if she misspelt other words that Syaoran had given her.
Time passed and Sakura's spelling had impoved. During the last hours of the teaching, Yelen and Syaoran's sisters went into the foyer to see how things were going. They had heard yelling from Mei Lin and Syaoran earlier, but now there wasn't any. When Yelen saw that Sakura and Syaoran were getting along, she knew that this was how a family ought to be for Sakura. Happy, secure, and loving.
~*~
During the evening, Sakura was given her medication and droze off to sleep. Planning what he would teach Sakura the next day, he was intruppeted when his mother came in with a phone call for him.
"Hello?" Syaoran asked, uncertain who the caller was.
"Syaoran? It's me, Churippu!" The other side of phone replied.