I Write Sins Not Tragedies

A/N Hey everyone here is my new story based off the song I Write Sins Not Tragedies by Panic At The Disco. I hope you guys like it. I thought I would write a new story since I'm thinking of quitting Series Stars and I Thought he was Perfect is almost done. This story is AU and the main thing you've got to know is Syaoran is not rich. He's working class :D Anyways, here it is.

Disclaimer: I do not own CCS, CLAMP does. I do own this plot but the song it is based off of is a song by Panic at the Disco.

Chapter 1: Oh, Well Imagine

The party was bustling with people as they walked through the front door of the huge mansion. Sakura looked around trying to see if she knew who all the people were. They were mostly all older couples, there were some younger couples whose parents were invited and they came to. The younger couples looked like they wanted to be anywhere but here.

Everyone was dressed in fine clothes, the women were dressed in nice gowns like her and all the men were wearing suits like her husband. As she removed her coat the couple hosting the party came up to them.

"Mr and Mrs Saiko! How nice to see you here!" the older woman greeted with her husband at her side.

Sakura smiled while her husband spoke to the elderly couple, "Well thank you for inviting us Mr and Mrs Chin. We are honoured to attend your dinner party," he said smoothly.

"Oh Akira, you're too kind," the older man chuckled.

"You've always been such a polite boy, Kaori and Hiro were lucky to have a boy like you," Mrs Chin complimented him. Sakura just kept a smile on her face.

"You are going to embarrass the boy Aiko," Mr Chin told him wife with a smile.

"Oh dear, I'm sorry if I embarrassed you Akira! I got carried away!" Aiko cried apologizing.

"That's okay Mrs Chin. You do this every time you see me," Akira reassured her. "You don't need to apologise."

"Such a sweet young man," Aiko smiled. She than turned to Sakura, "You're lucky you got a hold of this one Sakura, he's quite the catch."

Sakura just smiled at her and was about to answer when Akira spoke before she could, "Well we should start looking around and see who is all here. It was nice talking to you two."

"Yes, yes. Go off and be social butterflies!" Mr Chin said as they walked off. Akira was dragging Sakura by her arm.

When they were alone and he was sure nobody was listening to them, he stopped and turned to her, "How many times do I have to tell you to stay quite when we come to these things and let me do all the talking?"

Sakura yanked her arm away from him and crossed her arms over her chest, "I didn't say anything to Aiko and Masahiro Chin, Akira."

"But you were about to. It's a good thing I got us out of there before you could say anything," Akira told her angrily.

"What? Were you afraid I'd say what a crappy husband you are and destroy your image in front of the Chins?" Sakura asked mockingly.

"For all I know you could have done that," Akira responded.

"God, don't you think I'm a little smarter than that?" Sakura asked in a sarcastic tone.

"I don't think you're smart at all. You're here to stand by my side and that's it!" Akira told her in an angry whisper. Sakura couldn't help the offended feeling she got when he told her he thought she was stupid. "And what are you wearing? How could you come here wearing that?"

Sakura looked down at the dress she had chosen to wear to the party. She hadn't thought there was anything wrong with it. It was just a long cream dress with a v-neck and showed her figure. "What's wrong with it?"

"It makes you look like a whore!"

"It does not! I bet you I'll get compliments on it," Sakura told him angry that he would tell her how she looked in the dress.

"You know what, just forget it! I'm not going to argue with you here. Just stay by my side and be quite." He told her taking a hold of her arm pulling it down from where it was crossed over her chest. "You're here to be seen not heard."

"Yes master," Sakura mumbled sarcastically.

They walked through the house until they found the living room where some other couples were sitting and talking. They sat down on two chairs beside each other and they joined them into the conversation.

"Well if it isn't Akira and Sakura Saiko!" Takashi Yamazaki exclaimed when he saw them sit down. "Haven't seen you two for awhile, where've you been?"

"Oh, you know, around," Akira answered the man.

"How have you been Sakura?" Chiharu, Takashi's wife asked.

"She's been fine, we've both been pretty busy lately," Akira answered for her. Sakura had never understood why the other men would let their wives socialize at functions and anything else like a dinner party, while Akira wouldn't even let her speak when she was spoken to.

"Oh really? What's been keeping you busy?" Daisuke Tanaka asked them.

"The law firm has really been needing lots of my attention lately. There's a big case coming up," Akira told him trying to steer the conversation away from Sakura.

"What's the case about?" Yoshi Orimoto asked.

Akira then got everyone into a conversation about his latest case since he was a famous lawyer around the city. While everyone listened to him, Sakura just sat there being quiet like she was told and pretended to listen to what her husband was talking about.

Sakura wanted to jump for joy when one of the caterers came in and said that dinner was ready. Everyone got up and started walking towards the dining room. Akira walked in front of her while she was still sitting down and offered her his hand and helped her off the chair she was sitting in. She mumbled a thank you and he nodded as they walked towards the dining room.

The only seats left were the two seats before the head of the table where Masahiro Chin was sitting. Sakura took the seat on the end closest to him while Akira sat beside her.

The caterers came out and placed the meal in front of everyone. Others came out and poured everyone a glass of wine. Masahiro raised his glass and made a toast and every one took a drink.

Sakura held herself from making a silly face as she tasted the wine. She had never really liked it much but every time she came to these dinners that was all they served and she had to get used to it.

Everyone was chatting while they ate the meal while Sakura did as Akira had told her many times before, to stay quiet and eat. When she finished she excused herself and went to the restroom. This was usually the only time he let her speak, when she had to excuse herself to use the restroom. He gave her a look as she left the table. She didn't know what it was for, but he did it every time she excused herself from the table. It was like he thought she was doing something else instead of going to the restroom.

She found the restroom and was about to walk in when the door opened and a girl walked out with a cigarette in her hand. She looked up and saw Sakura looking at her and her cheeks heated up embarrassed to be caught in the act and ran over to an ashtray in the next room to put it out. Sakura shook her head and rolled her eyes. They were going to smell the smoke on her anyway so why act like it never happened? She walked into the restroom and ignored the smell of smoke and she fixed her hair. When she was done, she walked out and headed back to the dining room.

She took her seat beside her husband again and he whispered angrily into her ear quiet enough so nobody could hear him, "What took you so long?"

"I was in the restroom, Akira," she said just as quietly in a tight voice.

"What were you doing in there than?" he asked in the same quiet voice.

"Going to the washroom," Sakura answered.

"Woman don't go to the washroom, they only go in there to fix their hair and makeup or other things," he answered making her roll her eyes. "You smell like smoke, is that what you were doing in there?"

"No, the person in there before me was. Now can you leave me alone? I've been being a good girl tonight and not talking to anyone so you don't have to get mad at me."

After she said that he pulled his face away from her ear and sat back in his seat. Sakura sighed happy that he was no longer talking to her. She sat back waiting for the caterers to bring out dessert.

Before she knew it a slice of cake was sitting in front of her and a voice was speaking to her. "I hope you enjoy Sakura."

Sakura looked up to see who said that. The voice sounded familiar but she didn't think any of the caterers knew her name. When she saw whom it was she almost gasped.

He was looking at her with the same smirk he had when they were teenagers. His hair was as unruly as it was back then as well and his eyes were the same shade of amber. He was exactly as she remembered him. He was wearing the same uniform as all the other caterers. He wasn't looking at her anymore; he was handing out more pieces of cake to the people at the table. She knew he knew she was looking at him, after all these years she never thought she would see him again.

"Syaoran…" she whispered so quietly that not even Akira heard her.

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Syaoran walked back into the kitchen after handing out the dessert. He was glad he was the one who got to give Sakura her dessert. He hadn't seen her since high school and she was as beautiful as she was back then, maybe even more.

He couldn't believe she had married some rich guy; the rich and glamorous life style didn't seem like the Sakura he remembered. He hated to think she had changed over the years. He had liked her just the way she was back then.

He opened the door a little bit in the kitchen and looked out and watched Sakura as she ate her dessert. He watched as she ate there quietly while everyone else talked. He couldn't help but wonder why she wasn't saying anything. As a teenager Sakura loved to talk with people, she always charmed people with her sense of humour and stories to tell. She also always liked to state her opinion on subjects. She must have really changed over the years.

"See something you like?" his friend Eriol Hiirigazawa asked from behind him while drying a plate in his hand. Eriol was working with him here as a caterer and was also his roommate.

"Maybe," Syaoran answered and turned away from the door and started to help Eriol wash the dishes from the dinner so there wasn't an even bigger pile when they collected the dessert dishes.

Eriol placed the plate on the counter and walked over to the door and opened it a crack to see who Syaoran was looking at. "Sakura Saiko? Pretty hot man."

"Really? Hadn't noticed," Syaoran said in a nonchalant voice.

"Too bad she's married," Eriol said.

"I wasn't staring at her because I want her," Syaoran said defensively. "I was simply studying her to see how she's changed."

"What do you mean?" Eriol asked confused.

"I used to date her in high school," Syaoran replied.

"Whoa, how could you get someone like that?" Eriol said with a laugh.

Syaoran glared at him finishing up the dishes, "Shut up."

Eriol just continued to laugh to himself as Syaoran walked out to try and collect some dessert dishes.

He came by Sakura seeing she had been done for a while now. When he came over to collect her plate she whispered to him quietly so nobody could hear her, "What are you doing here Syaoran?"

Syaoran looked at her and realized he forgot to bring a cart to put all the dishes on and put her dish back on the table, "Working," he whispered back. He walked away to grab the cart and then came back, "What does it look like?"

Sakura didn't say anything after he said that.

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Sakura and Akira were at the front door getting ready to leave. Sakura was putting her coat on quietly while Akira talked to the Chins since he hadn't brought a coat.

"Do you two have to leave so soon?" asked Aiko sadly.

"Sorry Mrs Chin, we'll see you again soon hopefully," Akira smiled at the older woman.

"Well we're planning on having another dinner party next month so you'd better make it!" Aiko said playfully.

"Oh you know we will," Akira laughed.

"Well drive safely now," Masahiro told him seriously, "You've got a lovely lady you need to bring home safe and sound."

Sakura smiled at the older man while Akira answered him, "Don't worry, I'll get my lovely wife home safely."

"Take care now!" Aiko waved to them, "Oh! And Sakura I've been meaning to tell you this all night, you look gorgeous in that dress!"

Sakura smiled and was about to say thank you when Akira interrupted her yet again, "I was telling her the same thing earlier Mrs Chin. Goodbye now." The couple then walked out of the mansion and towards their car.

When they were inside Sakura finally spoke, "I was telling her the same thing earlier Mrs Chin," she mimicked her husband, "You did not! You told me I looked like a whore!"

Akira started to drive, "Shut up! I had to say something before you broke our rule!"

Sakura glared at him and yelled angrily, "It's not fair! All the other men let their wives socialize and you don't even let me say a simple thank you or answer a question when I'm spoken to!"

"Well that's just how things are! How many times do I have to tell you you're there to be seen not heard!" Akira yelled back just as angrily.

"I hate you! I don't know why I stay married to you! I'm tired of being nothing but your trophy wife!" Sakura spat.

"Because if you left me you'd have no where else to go! I take care of you Sakura! You don't have a job so if you left me you'd have no money, and you know that if you did get the guts to leave me I'd cancel all your credit cards!" he smirked when he saw her huff and turn her head away from him as they drove back to their home.

TBC

A/N okay so here's my newest story. I hope you guys like it. I'll continue it if people like it. I just got this idea in my head listening to the song and decided to write out the first chapter and see if you guys liked it. Remember to read and review! Ciao!