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Please don't mind me. This is my first time writing. Don't forget to write a review. I been busy lately and trying to write on my spare time. I hope everyone is enjoying it.
Chapter 22: The Plan
Sakura leaves to go outside of the manor. She is waiting for Syaoran to pull his car in front. She looks at her phone and waits.
"Oh, isn't it the lovely princess of the party?" A girl retorts departing from the manor.
Sakura looks behind her to see Hua coming out from the manor. Hua looks at Sakura as if she was a speck of dirt that came across her view.
Hua smirks with a strong aura. She didn't see what was so special about this girl. A car is passing by when she inched closer to Sakura. She pulled her arm out to get ready to extend her hand. When she was pushed off the curb by a bystander.
Hua fell on the ground and saw the upcoming car coming her way. She froze and thought to herself was this her ending. The car came to a stop merely away from her body. The man she was eyeing for stepped out of the car and didn't even give her a glance. He saw what Hua was about to do and came to a rushing stop. He slammed the door and checked on Sakura for any injuries.
Sakura looks at Syaoran in confusion. She looks at Hua and gives her an awkward smile.
"Syaoran!" Hua yells out. Syaoran finally looks at Hua and Hua's heart stops. She had been trying so hard to get his attention. He finally looks at her and she pouts in front of him. If she could get the Li clan wrapped around her finger she is bound to get Syaoran.
Hua gets up and looks at Syaoran and yelps in pain. She had twisted her ankle. She looks like she is about to cry. Syaoran looks at her and glares at her. Hua was taken aback from his glare.
"Do you think I would believe you if you were just on the ground like that?" He retorts. He walks around her towards Sakura.
"Don't you think Hua will need to go to the hospital?" Sakura said with concern. She was in shock from Hua being knocked to the ground suddenly. Syaoran chuckles at Sakura's naive self. It would take more to fool him with parlor tricks.
Hua really wanted to roll her eyes on Sakura. She thought she was just pretending to care for her. "Sakura, why did you push me off the ledge?" she declared with certainty. "I see that you and Syaoran just got together." She started to sniff and cry loudly. Hua quickly grabs her arm so she doesn't move. She stares intently in Sakura's eyes and gives her warning.
Bystanders started to start and whisper.
"Isn't that Amamiya's Granddaughter?" whispered a bystander.
"Oh, I didn't know she was so cruel to others. She should be happy she has a boyfriend now." another started to whisper.
Sakura looked around and saw a few people who witnessed the fall. She looks down and looks guilty as if she did push her.
Syaoran snorts at Hua's accused statement. Syaoran narrowed his eyes and smirked at Hua. He wanted to see how far she would go. Hua stands up and walks towards Syaoran. "Syaoran." She starts.
Sakura raises her head and turns to look at Hua. "Ms. Wang, didn't your family teach you manners?" Sakura said firmly. Syaoran turns to look at Sakura and is surprised by her statement. Just a minute ago she looked guilty. He was getting ready to speak up for Sakura. He was quite impressed with Sakura speaking up for herself.
"As the matter of fact there is a camera up there and there that can tell if I pushed you or not?" Sakura said with a kind smile. "If you would all like to see the video, you can come with me." Sakura looked at all the people around.
Hua froze when she heard Sakura showing her all the cameras. They were in plain sight and would show that Sakura did not push her.
"Oh, Sakura, I don't think that will be necessary." Hua said, waving her hands in denial.
"Oh you should go see the video." a bypasser said.
"If you don't want to be wronged then you should have her compensate you." Another bystander said.
"No. It will be okay." Hua denied again. She started to feel her heartbeat rush. She didn't know how she would explain herself to Syaoran if he saw the video.
"Oh, you don't want to see it?" Sakura said, "So it must be that I didn't push you."
The people around started to murmur around them and shake their heads in agreement.
Syaoran began to worry if Sakura would push too far Hua would plot against her. He was impressed with Sakura for defending herself. But Hua was not someone to trifle with.
"Don't worry Sakura. I will send her to the hospital." Syaoran said interrupting their dispute,
Syaoran calls someone on his phone. Sakura looks at Syaoran and feels her heart drop. Did he believe Hua's words over hers?
Hua sniggers and smiles triumphantly at Sakura. Sakura looked at Hua and was flabbergasted the way Hua was looking at her. She didn't do anything and Hua was blaming her for her fall. Sakura looks at Hua and realizes this was the first time she had seen someone so shameless.
Hua looks up at Syaoran with hopeful eyes. She thought she had a chance with Syaoran as he does care about her. Her admiring eyes on Syaoran felt like she was burning a hole through him.
"Ms. Wang, if you like, you can go to the hospital right now. But I am simply too busy for you." Syaoran replied, glaring at her.
"I called you an ambulance to pick you up." He replies with a smirk. He opens the door to Sakura and Sakura looks at him confused. Hua's eyes that were hopeful fell into despair.
Syaoran smiles at Sakura and flicks her nose. "I know you would not push her."
He had saw what Hua was going to do with Sakura. If he had not been the one to stop his car in front of them. Who knows what would have happened to Sakura. Syaoran did not know he had clenched his fist so tightly. His heart sped up and he shook off the feeling.
Hua saw their cute interactions and it made her blood boil. Sakura looks at Syaoran shyly. Syaoran saw that Sakura wasn't moving and he grabbed the seatbelt. He seatbelts Sakura in and gives her a kiss on the cheek.
Sakura blushes from the kiss and stops herself from giving Syaoran a glare. She felt that she was being taken advantage of. Syaoran did not know why he had kissed her on the cheek but she looked cute being shy. He saw her cheeks were getting rosy and made her look adorable. He felt his heart beat more erratically than before. He shakes off this feeling again to deal with Hua.
"It doesn't matter if Sakura pushed you or not. I believe in her. She is a kind hearted person. I would rather be with her than with a snake like you." Syaoran said not to look away from Sakura.
Sakura's heart started to rush again. She blush furiously red and dip her head down. No man had ever said these words to her. She knew he was just saying words to trick Hua.
Hua's blood had boiled to the top and ran to push Syaoran away from Sakura. And raised her hand to slap Sakura but didn't feel her hand moving. Syaoran had held Hua's hand back and threw her out of the way. Hua stumbles backwards and looks up at Syaoran.
"I knew you were faking your injury." Syaoran retorts. Hua looks away from Syaoran from embarrassment. The people started to stare at Hua in disgust.
"I knew she was lying." a few bystanders said.
"Of course she is lying. Sakura is too kind-hearted to do that. She helps at the orphanage every year." another said.
"S-Sya" she starts quivering from crying and turning her head to the people blaming at her. She inched closer to him. He gives her a death glare that froze her in her spot.
Syaoran didn't bother with her and closed the door. He ran to the driver seat and pulled down his window. "You shouldn't bother with these antics. I can see right through you." He starts, "I saw what you were going to do with Sakura. Don't think your acting will side with me like you do with my uncles." He pulls away from where Hua was standing
Hua is holding the hem of her coat and feels like something was going to snap inside her. "Just wait, Sakura. I will make you disappear forever from my sight." she declared. She limps away to her car. "Syaoran will only have eyes for me."
Sakura sat in the car in silence. Syaoran turns to look at Sakura briefly and pulls over to the side. Sakura turns and looks at Syaoran confused.
"Why are we stopping here?" she asked. She didn't know when she started to constantly feel nervous around him.
"Look. I'm sorry for getting you involved in this." He told her, "I will try my best to quicken this." After witnessing what Hua was going to do with Sakura. He felt that he had to protect her well. She was doing a favor for him. He didn't usually owe favors to other people.
Sakura looks up at him and grabs his hand. "I-I know we don't know each other that well. But I am willing to help out a friend." She said, smiling at him. Syaoran could not help but smile back at her.
Everytime Sakura would smile at him it would always stun him how beautiful she looked.
"Friend." he whispered, "Well, I need you to do me another favor tomorrow."
Sakura thought about it, another favor? She didn't want to see Hua again after today's incident. But she didn't mind helping out a friend. She nods her head and says, "Oh? I wouldn't mind helping you out." She lets go of his hand that had warmed up Syaoran's hand. He felt a sudden chillness after she let go of his hand.
"Ahem." he clears his throat, "I need you to help me go on a date."
"Oh?" Sakura said, "I don't know how I can help you with that?" She looked at him confused on this task he was asking her. Syaoran chuckles at her.
"We are going on a date." He said.
Sakura had looked away when she heard him. Her head snapped back at him with her eyes wide "D-Date?"
"Yes, I had thought about it. After this incident happened with Hua. I suspect she will try to do something again." He had thought about this during the time they saw Hua outside. He was very impressed with how Sakura handled herself. He had thought of her as a shy girl that didn't know how to take care of herself. He remembers that time she tripped herself in front of him at the airport. She doesn't seem to be the same girl that he met that day. There was more to meet the eye. He was very intrigued by her.
Sakura didn't know what to say. She had never gone on a date before. "I-I I have never been on a d-date." she admitted to him. She looked so flaggast and nervous.
Syaoran looks at Sakura and could not believe this girl was so innocent. He remembered how smart Sakura spoke earlier. If had not known her he would think she was acting. They had only met and it had not even been a week. Syaoran was about to say something when he heard a phone ring.
"Oh! I'm so sorry, Syaoran. I need to take this call." She said quickly. She had grabbed her phone so quickly it had slipped on the ground. She fumbles picking up her phone. She thanked god that her phone rang. She never felt so embarrassed until this moment. She closes her eyes and looks away. She wanted to smack her head.
"Hello?" she said quickly.
Syaoran looks at her intently for a moment and shakes his head. He started to smile and found her cheeks were very rosy from embarrassment. He thought she looked rather cute. He starts to drive towards her house. He didn't know but he would sneak peeks at her. She smiled so brightly and laughed at something on the phone. He saw her eyes flicker really quick in anger.
"Oh, brother. I haven't reached home yet." Sakura said to her brother. "Yes, brother."
She started to pout and made a face at her phone. She quickly hung up her phone and looked at Syaoran. She turned to look at him and noticed they already stopped at a stoplight. She smiles awkwardly when she notices Syaoran looking at her. "Syaoran." She said quietly.
Syaoran's heart lurched and he took a breath to calm it down. He smiles and passes the stoplights and pulls up in front of her house.
"Sakura?" he asked.
"What time will you be picking me up for our first fake date?" she said, smiling at him.
Syaoran smiles at her and responds, "I will pick up at 7 pm."
Sakura nods her head and waves goodbye to him. She rushes into the house as her brother had spoken on the phone if she was not in the house soon. She would be locked out. She couldn't believe that her brother would threaten her like this.
Syaoran watches Sakura skurry home very fast. He didn't know a girl could run so fast back in her home as if someone was chasing her. He chuckles on how cute she just looked. He starts to drive home.
Sakura runs into someone in the hallway feeling almost out of breath. Sakura looks up to see her brother. Sakura heard a chuckle down the hallway with her father laughing. Her father walks in his room. She looks at her brother and sees him staring at her with intense worry.
Touya stares at his sister as if he was examining her to make sure she was fine. He hoped that kid didn't do any funny business with his sister.
"You are late," he said sternly to her.
"Hehehe." Sakura laughs nervously. "Touya." she whined.
He ruffles the top of her head. "As long as you come home in peace." he sighs.
Sakura looks up at her brother, "Touya. Of course, I will be fine." She smiles at him and hops up to her room to get ready for bed.
Touya didn't know but he had a bad feeling. He didn't know what would happen in the future for his sister. She was getting involved with people he didn't know if he could trust.
Sakura runs up to her computer to see if she missed any messages from her pen pal.
Profile Little Wolf
December 26, 2015
Hello Ying Fa,
It means alot to me with your kind words. When I need your advice I will definitely let you know. But for now I am focusing on one thing. My family wants me to marry. But I would like to study and find someone that is compatible with me. I don't wish to be with someone that my family wants me to be with. I want to find a partner that meets my expectations but doesn't pretend to love me. But right now I'm trying to shake off this girl that my family wants me to be with. Do you have any ideas on how to get rid of these girls?
Little Wolf
Sakura was reading his message. She felt that he was opening up more to her. She smiles at the message. She herself finds herself pondering it. She was trying hard to find ways to get rid of girls. She suddenly thought of a person that has suddenly been preoccupying her thoughts these few days. How could she help Little Wolf when she doesn't even know how to help Syaoran. She touches her lips at the frequent kisses she had with Syaoran today.
December 26 2015
Hello Little Wolf,
I'm so sorry to hear this is happening to you too. I have my friend dealing with the same problem. I don't know if he will have the same outcome as you. But if you need anything. I am here for your support! I hope someone can help you get rid of this person. I would hate for you to marry someone you do not love. I wish to find that one person who makes my heart skip a beat. I hope that doesn't sound too cheesy. I like simple love and I would not know what to do if he didn't love me as much as I do. I met these guys around me, but I don't feel like they like me for who I am. Alas, I am rambling again. I wish I knew how to help you, Little Wolf. I feel so powerless to help you. It makes me feel terrible. I have news though I am helping a friend with a date tomorrow. I hope it goes well! I'm nervous about what the outcome will be. I should get some more rest tonight! I will tell you more about my night tomorrow!
Ying Fa
She sighs and walks to her bed. She jumps, lays back and sighs loudly. What a mess she has gotten herself in. She felt a nagging feeling that this was just the beginning of this mess.
Hua walks into her room and grabs a glass and smashes it on the wall. There was a knock on the door.
She screams and yells, "Can't you see I want to be alone." She opens the door in frustration and her eyes widens to see the person at the door.
"U-Uncle Li?" She timidly whispers. She wanted to hit herself because of her behavior just earlier. The man walks into the room and looks at the glass on the ground. He stares intently at Hua and pats her head.
"I heard you followed my nephew back here?" he said.
"Um. U-Uncle." Hua replied in fear. She was lucky to trick this uncle that she saved him last time. She didn't know the person who had saved uncle Li from that accident. She had managed to bribe witnesses into believing she was his savior.
Uncle Li sighs, says "You shouldn't get so angry. My nephew knows no better." He reassures her. He turns and sits on the sofa and says, "Now, who has been getting you so angry?"
"U-Uncle you're not mad?" Hua looked confused. She made a huge outburst and felt uncomfortable with how calm he was.
Uncle Li looked at her and he was furious. She left abruptly and now she was in this depressing state. He sighs and replies, "I'm not mad. I'm distressed that you are so angry and sad."
Hua smiles knowing he was not mad at her. He was her backer in the Li clan and what could this other girl do? She didn't have any support from the Li clan.
"What had made you so angry, Little one." He asked. Ever since he had found out that she saved him he has always protected her. He was one of the elders of the Li clan. He thought more than once that her personality did not match with someone who would save a passerby. He had heard from other people that swarmed around him that she isn't a kind girl she says she is. But he turned a blind eye as he owes her his life to her. He grew to like this girl and thought she was the best choice for Syaoran.
Hua's eyes lit up knowing that Uncle Li had her back. "Uncle, there is a girl that has stolen Syaoran's attention from me." she pouts. She tried her best to look innocent to uncle Li.
"See, look at my injuries." Hua whines, and shows uncle Li her injuries from the fall from earlier. She thought to herself these injuries were not in vain. She smiles in her head and sniggers at the thought of destruction happening to Sakura.
Uncle Li looks at her injuries and frowns. He didn't know what girl could be so vicious to injure someone. "Tell me the girl's name?" he demands angrily.
"B-But Uncle. I'm scared to tell you who it is." She starts. "What if Syaoran thinks I'm just lying to him." She looks away sadly.
"it doesn't matter! If this girl isn't as sincere and kind as you, why should it matter?" He said, gross at the idea of letting nobody come into the Li family.
Hua smiles and says sweetly, "Uncle… You are the only one that cares." she sniffs. She wanted to push him harder so that Sakura would suffer the wrath. She didn't care that she was the granddaughter of the Amamiya family. She thought the family was not as strong as the Li clan that she thought.
"Well. If you really want to know," she pretends to be scared, "H-her name is Sakura Kinomoto." She timidly looks at her Uncle. He looked at her as he was thinking. She was scared that he wouldn't do anything to Sakura. Hua holds her breath until she hears Uncle Li finally talk.
"Kinomoto you say?" He said. He felt like he had heard this family name before. He just could not put his finger on it. He shakes off the thought and looks at Hua. "Don't worry about this girl. Just focus on Syaoran."
Hua smiles at Uncle Li, who was like pudding in her hands. Uncle Li calls someone to come and clean up the mess Hua made in her room. She supposed this plan would be better if someone else made the mess rather than her. How would she dirty her hand. What if Syaoran knew everything came from her. He would never know that what happened tonight was just her beginning. She glares when she thinks of Syaoran brushing her off today. She will just wait till Uncle Li deals with him.
The next day Sakura wakes up to her phone ring. She picks up her stuffed animal and answers hello. But she still heard the phone ring. "HELLO?!" She yells. She looks at what is in her hand and realizes she picked up a stuffed animal. She widens her eyes and looks at her night stand where her phone was still ringing. She quickly stands up and sees Syaoran's phone number. She widens her eyes and clears her throat.
She didn't know if she should answer the phone. She just woke up and although she cleared her throat she thought she would still sound tired. She kept looking at her phone and looked at Syaoran's name on the phone. She paces around her room and pickups the call.
"He-Hello?" she answers.
"Hello?" a female responds.
"Uh Meiling?" Sakura said. She felt her heart drop and she shook off the feeling. She didn't know the feeling she had felt.
"Sakura! I wanted to call you this morning to see how you are doing." Meiling replies happily. She was happy to hear Sakura's voice. Meiling was worried that Sakura would have second thoughts about helping them get rid of Hua.
"Oh. I'm doing okay, I guess." Sakura replies. She didn't think anything would be wrong.
'Oh great! Sakura, I heard Syaoran is taking you out on a date?" Meiling asked eagerly. She wanted to get straight to the point.
"Oh, yes. We are going on a fake date." She said now that she remembered. She forgot to call Tomoyo yesterday.
"Oh this is great! I hope you don't mind. I told Tomoyo about it yesterday." Meiling said, "We shall be over in an hour."
Sakura looked at her alarm clock and it was still early. "Meiling?" Sakura asked.
"Yes?" Meiling replied.
"It's still 7 am?" Sakura whispered with panic.
"And?" Meiling chuckles. She thought Sakura was so cute in her ways.
"The date is at 7 pm though?" Sakura said as if asking herself that question.
"Sakura, this is your first date." Meiling said matter of factly.
"Well.. fake date." Sakura said, timidly.
"Fake or real. We have to make this a big deal if Hua is going to follow Syaoran." Meiling said with determination.
Sakura sighs, "Okay."
Meiling says her goodbye and throws the phone to Syaoran. Syaoran was barely eating his breakfast and just looked at Meiling in disbelief.
"What?" Meiling says as she flips her hair. Syaoran shakes his head and prays for Sakura. He doesn't know what these girls do. He didn't care as long as Sakura could get the job done and get rid of Hua. He continues to eat his food and look at the business newspaper.
Meiling plumps down next to Syaoran with her hand holding her head. "I would really like to know what goes on in your head, Syaoran." she asked. She could see that Syaoran didn't feel as at ease as before. He kept tapping his feet as he felt a sense of nervousness and kept looking at his watch.
He huffs and rolls his eyes at Meiling. "You're not busy enough?" he asked.
Meiling jumps up and runs to her room. "No. No. No. I'm going to your 'Girlfriend's' house." Meiling chirped and with that she wink at him to tease him.
Syaoran grunts and washes his dishes. He could hear Meiling rummaging through her luggage to pick her clothes. He chuckles and dries his hands. He walks back to his room and opens up his laptop. He hadn't heard much from Ying Fa.
He looks at the message the Ying Fa had recently sent him.
He smiles at the email. He didn't know he would make a good friend online. She seems like a nice girl. He just hoped that he didn't overstep his problems. He had never confided in someone. He ruffled his hair in frustration. He never felt this kind of emotion that Ying Fa had invoked in him. He didn't know what to write back to Ying Fa.
Meiling peeks behind Syaoran and glances at the message. "Oh? So that's why you are frustrated." Meiling said, teasing him. Syaoran nearly jumped out of his computer chair in surprise when he heard Meiling behind him. He quickly shuts his laptop from her sight.
"M-Mei— what are you doing here?" he stutters out. He holds his laptop as if she would take it from him.
"Who is Ying Fa?" she asked as if she didn't know who he was talking to. She wanted to laugh because he was being silly hiding a person. She would be happy that he found someone he liked. But she still rather it be Sakura. She was a real person that was here in the present time. She could feel Sakura was different from other girls she had met in China. She especially liked how Sakura was one of these girls that did not throw themselves at Syaoran.
"It's none of your concern Meiling" Syaoran said defensively, hugging his laptop away from her. Meiling laughs at Syaoran's actions and says to him.
"I just came in to tell you I'm on my way to your girlfriend's house." Meiling smiled happily.
Syaoran's back straightened up and his ears perked up. He clears his throat and replies, "Okay. I will see her later. Don't cause her any trouble."
Meiling turns back quickly and demands, "Why do you think I will cause her problems?"
Syaoran scoffs at her and replies, "Shall I remind you why we stopped talking?" He had many times when she got in trouble and he fixed all her problems. If it had not been him helping her clean up her mess, she may have been kicked out from the clan.
Meiling laughs nervously. "Cousin, you said you wouldn't hold it against me anymore." She shuffles nervously around him. She looks down guilty.
"Meiling," Syaoran sighs, "I don't mean to make you feel guilty. I just want you to not make any troubles for Sakura." He looks at her sadly.
Meiling looks up and sees he looked like he was disappointed in her. She didn't mean to cause trouble in the past. She just didn't know how to judge certain people. She would always get lectured by the elder clan members. She ended up in a bad situation and had to call for help.
"I'm sorry, Syaoran." Meiling whispers sadly.
Syaoran looks at her and sighs again. "Meiling, things are different right now. We are in Japan and that is in the past right now. Now just go out there and have fun with your new friends."
Meiling gives Syaoran a soft smile. She hugs him and says, "Thank you for understanding and helping me."
Syaoran smiles and pats her head. "We are family. I will always be at your corner because you were always there for me." He responded.
"Okay, I will make Sakura look so beautiful because you said this to me." She responds happily. She runs out of the room before Syaoran could respond back to her. He looks at her in disbelief. He shakes his head at Meiling and thinks about Sakura looking very beautiful in a dress. He could not help but smile around his apartment.
Meiling is running towards the street and is ready to wave down a taxi. Suddenly a car pulled up next to her as she was about to wave a taxi down.
The black car window pulls down. Meiling looks at the person inside to see who would interrupt her from heading towards Sakura's place.
"Oh hello there." the man says inside the car.
Meiling looks at her watch and then looks at the man in the car. "Is there something I can help you with?" She looked away and looked around to see if there were any taxis that were heading her way.
"Miss Li, I have a proposition for you if you would like to enter the car?" the man said to her.
Meiling scoffs at the man. "You think I would enter a stranger's car?" she rolls her eyes at him.
The man was taken aback. But he smiles at her and says, "I think you would consider the proposition I will be offering to you."
Meiling sees a yellow taxi drop a person off. She waves her hand at him, "No, I'm sorry salesman. I don't want anything. I have to go now." She runs off to the taxi and the taxi takes off to her location.
The man in the car had heard that the woman would not be easy to tempt. He had wanted to just get on her good side first. He looks up at the apartment and opens his door. He smiles knowing that Meiling didn't know who he was.
"Master Su Lan, do you really think she will help us?" the driver asked.
Su Lan taps on the ledge of the car door. "I think she will help if it means to get rid of Hua Wang from their lives. Especially if Li wants to get rid of her as well." He smiles looking up at Syaoran's apartment with a thought of a plan.
