Disclaimer - I don't own CCS and I suspect that I may have stolen some of these answers from somewhere.
This chapter has actually been sitting on my computer for a very long time and I no longer have a clue where I got some of the answers that were intended to be 'solid facts'. I apologise for all the OOC-ness. With that said, I supposed I should begin.
Not What You Think - Mystery Mail
A/N: It's a PUN. But I'll just let you get back to it . . .
The week that followed was extremely hectic for both our hero and heroine. Sakura had been given some really important research to do for the Law firm and Syaoran was getting ready for a merger. Actually, purely by coincidence, it seemed that the firm Sakura was working at was handling all the legal work for the merger between the Li Corporation and a company in Tokyo and Sakura had been set the task of researching into both companies.
With everything going on in their lives neither had time to check their e-mails and the way things were piling up in Sakura's account when she did have time she never got far enough through to see a very special e-mail from a very special person.
But surely enough the hectic week was over and the first thing Sakura wanted to do was to get her account back in a proper working condition so she wouldn't have to put up with any more of these warning e-mails that kept coming her way.
And that was when she finally saw it. The familiar e-mail as if from fate itself signed with an unfamiliar name that she wouldn't quickly forget.
She shakily moved her hand towards the mouse and opened the e-mail.
She didn't know what was wrong with her. It was just an e-mail, so what if she didn't know the guy. She had opened tonnes of e-mails before and she'd never been as nervous as she was now.
Actually she'd never been this nervous with anything in her life, ok accept maybe that time when she was supposed to come with Meilin to meet her cousin at the airport but then got sick for about a week and never got the chance but that was because Meilin made him sound so scary, maybe.
It was odd; her stomach felt like it was filling with millions of tiny butterflies just about ready to burst from within her. And her heart just wouldn't slow down, it felt as though she had just run a marathon and she almost felt giddy with excitement.
She took a deep breath and held it as she began to scroll down the page wondering what about this simple e-mail made her suddenly feel as though she had found what she was looking for all along.
TELL US ABOUT YOU: Well I'm a Cancer, I'm from . . . wait that wasn't a question was it. Guess I got a little ahead of myself here
Sakura giggled. Sure it didn't take much to make her laugh but that always seemed to put people in her good books
What time is it? Same time, different time zone.
*Name*: Xioa Lang
*Nicknames*: don't really have any. I reckon people are too afraid to give me nicknames as I have to ability to knock a man twice my size unconscious with one blow. I'm quite modest about it, don't you think.
*Parent's names*: Yelan and Ryuuen
*Siblings*: Now this is the part where you feel really, really sorry for me. I have FOUR older sisters. Their names are as follows: Xie Fa, Feimei, Fuutie, and Fanren.
*Number of candles that appeared on your last birthday cake*: 22, but a sort of friend of mine seems to think it's funny to put trick candles on the cake and it was a lot harder then I had intended it to be. I think that really taught me an important lesson in life. Next year I'm sticking with one candle.
"Weird," Sakura thought to herself aloud as she tried to shake off a feeling of dejavu. She just couldn't help but wonder why that line seemed so familiar
*Date that you regularly blow them out (birthday):* July 13th so it was only a couple of weeks ago. I really don't feel any older. I mean sure as it goes by it gets harder to pick the newspaper off the floor but other than that it doesn't feel any different from 21.
*Pets*: I've got a javamackai monkey called Clow. It's just like the monkey from 'Friends' that Ross had but not. I've also got a dog; she's a ridgeback which my sisters named Amber when they got her for me five years ago.
*Height*: about 6 foot something. I haven't really bothered checking my height much since I got too tall to play on the McDonalds playgrounds.
*Eye colour*: my sisters say Amber, that's why they called my dog that because they say she has the same eyes as me. Myself, I don't really see the resemblance.
*Piercing*: just one stud in the top of my ear, nothing special but damn did that bitch hurt. I don't know how you girls can stand to have two of them done at the same time. You really must enjoy pain.
HAVE YOU EVER...?
*Had the drink Calypso Breeze*? Nope.
*Been in love*? Yeah, that would have to be a no for me too. I don't think I have the time to fall in love; I've always just got so much to do and never enough time to do it in.
Sakura nodded her head and sighed sadly in agreement. She guessed it was the same way for her. She had too much to do just trying to get into Harvard, and to get the right test scores that she didn't have the time to go out looking for love right now, and she wasn't sure she ever would
*Been toilet-papering*? There was just this one time, but you have to swear not to tell anyone that I told you because I'd be in some serious shit if anyone finds out.
THE FUTURE:
*School*: Done with school, I swear it was just about the happiest day of my life when I graduated but the real world is so stressful I almost wish I could go back there.
*Where you want to live*: I've heard Japan is nice but there is just too much going on here for me and I wouldn't be able to leave it all behind without feeling guilty. Where ever I end up it just better be a warm climate, I don't like being cold.
*How Many Kids You Want*: at least one boy, I mean girls are all fine and dandy but I do want at least one heir.
*girl names*: Ying Fa
*boy names*: that's unfair; you picked my second favourite Chinese boy's name (next to my own of course) now what am I supposed to pick?
Sakura blushed and she wasn't sure why. She tried to convince herself that it was because he had picked her name, or at least the Cantonese equivalent of it but deep down she knew for sure that wasn't the reason
*What Kind Of Job you want*: I'm happy how I am. I mean sure I'd like to be somewhere less stressful but this is good. It feels like a piece of my father that I can hold on to as long as I'm here and I feel as though I really am following in his footsteps and in the footsteps he wanted me to follow. It's nice.
*You want to get married*: eventually I guess, I mean how else am I supposed to get my heir?
Sakura could just imagine the way he looked as he wrote this. His cheeky grin and the way it would light up in his amber eyes slightly hidden behind messy chocolate locks.
'Wait,' Sakura thought, 'brown hair? Now where did that come from?'
WHO:
*Makes you laugh The Most*: Clow that really is one funny monkey.
*Do You Go To For Advice or to talk About Things*: Wei, he's been like a mentor to me since I was a small boy. He's the wisest person I know and I guess I've just always gone to him for advice.
*Who Do You Hate*: I am above hatred; I merely feel an intense disliking towards people whose names will not be disclosed.
*Knows the Most about You*: Mei
*Is Your Best Friend*: Mei or Four-eyes.
*Has It Easier, Guys Or Girls*: I guess you girls do have it easier, I mean you have more clothing options, you can wear clothing for the opposite sex without people calling you names and looking at you oddly and you have certain assets that have complete power over our inferior sex.
WHICH ONE?
*Croutons or Bacon Bits*: croutons. I just don't understand this whole bacon bits business, doesn't it just defeat the purpose of the salad?
*2 doors or 4 (on a car)*: four
*Mr. Pibb or Dr. Pepper*: Dr. Pepper
*Coffee or Ice-cream*: Coffee, or an iced coffee.
*Shampoo or Conditioner*: I don't know, I never checked. To be honest it's really the furthest thing from my mind when I'm in the shower.
Sakura's cheeks turned about ten shades redder for obvious reasons
*Bridges or Tunnels*: tunnels don't know why but definitely tunnels
*One pillow or two*: never really stopped to count my pillows. I'm so tired at the end of the day I'd sleep on anything.
*Adidas or Nike*: All Day I Dream About S . . . Sport, I meant Sport I really did.
*Nike or Reebok*: Nike
*Adidas or Reebok*: Adidas, obviously. We men do love our 'sport'
WORD ASSOCIATION (FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND)
*Rock*: Rocket, what can I say? I wanted to be an astronaut when I was little.
*Green*: Greenday had a few good songs I liked
*Wet*: thirsty
*Cry*: boys don't cry!
*Peanut Butter*: this really long word I don't entirely remember that means you're afraid of having peanut butter sticking to the top of you mouth. That counts right?
FAVORITES:
*Salad Dressing*: Ketchup, it can really go with anything. It all seems so much better with a side of ketchup.
*Colour of socks*: the ones with the funny jokes around the ankles, wait that's not a colour is it?
*Memory*: when my dad took me to this park when I was five. I don't entirely remember much of it but it's the clearest memory I have of him before he got really sick.
*toothpaste*: the white stuff?
*Food*: chocolate, definitely chocolate. And Dim Sum. And most definitely not Sweet Potato Jelly.
*Song at the moment*: 'Boys and Girls' by Good Charlotte. It's just so true you can't help but like it. And 'Unwell' by Matchbox 20.
*TV show*: CSI
*Toothbrush*: the first one I pick off the shelf
*Subject in School*: My favourites were PE and Maths, I think.
Sakura screwed up her nose in disapproval. She hated Maths; it really was her most despised subject. Give her some PE equipment and a few foreign language courses any day and she would pull them off flawlessly but Maths was just so complicated and annoying, she was glad she didn't have to take it any more
*Flower*: Chinese Peony
*Colour*: Green
*NON-ALOHOLIC DRINK*: Hot Chocolate.
*Sport to Watch*: I like watching martial arts and soccer, but I'd much rather participate in them. I'm pretty good with a sword, I even won a few competitions when I was younger.
*Country Song*: Mine.
*Sesame Street Character*: Oscar the Grouch, my cousin says he reminds her of me, or was it the other way round?
*Disney Character*: What's wrong with Sleeping Beauty? Actually it's probably better that I don't ask. My favourite was the llama prince that was one cool llama.
*Warner Brothers*: Bugs, what can I say? You can't escape the classics.
RANDOM QUESTIONS
*When was your last hospital check in*: when I had my last inoculations I guess.
*Do you drink*: occasionally.
*How many times did you fail your permit and Drivers License Test?*: never!
Sakura glared at the screen playfully as if she was looking straight into his handsome face and amber eyes. "Show off," she muttered before reading on
*Where do you see yourself in 10 years?*: I don't think about the future much. I just like to live in the here and now and deal with it all when it comes up. That way you can't be disappointed.
*Who is the last person that you got mail from before this one*? Just business stuff, nothing too important, I think.
*Have you ever been convicted of a crime*? None . . . yet.
*Which single store would you choose to max your credit card*? There's antique store in the market place, which has all these amazing artefacts from the dynasties. There are some brilliant swords I would love to have in my collection; I just can't seem to find the time to go there.
*What type of car you drive now*? Black Lexus
*What do you do most often when you are bored*? Don't have the time to get bored, am a very busy man you know.
*Name the person that you are friends with that lives the farthest away from you*: Angelo from South America
*Are You in A Gang or Club*: just one or two
*What Is Your Favourite Kind Of Clothes*: what kind of question is this to ask? Any self-respecting man wouldn't even think about answering such a question! This is a complete and utter outrage!
*Are you Close Minded*: hell yes. Once my minds set on something there's no way anyone can change it and I don't care if I'm wrong. And by the way, I'm never wrong!
*Are You Open Minded*: sometimes.
*Are You a Player*: course not, just ask my two girlfriends. Joking, I don't even have time for one girlfriend let alone two.
*Can u be in love with 2 people at the same time*? No. It doesn't count unless you give someone your whole heart. If there is room in your heart for someone else, then its just not love. I don't know what specifically it is, but in my mind love involves only even, prime numbers and there's only really one number that qualifies.
*Humiliating Moment*: pass.
*Who do you think will respond to this fastest*? Well, seeing as I'm only sending it back as a reply no one I guess.
*Who is the person you sent this to that is least likely to send back*? You
*what time is it now*: sevenish
*who's most likely not going to read this*: you again, you must feel special
*goals for this year*: make more time for the important things in life.
For a long time Sakura just sat staring at her computer screen thinking about this mysterious guy who sends her an email out of the blue.
She just couldn't get her mind to function properly. It was as if it was all still trying to comprehend things that made less sense to her than Tomoyo's questions about murder and manslaughter.
She just couldn't explain this odd feeling she got thinking of the enigmatic Xioa Lang who had replied to what seemed to be a misdirected e-mail. She couldn't understand why her heart was racing, or why her palms were sweating, or why just reading his words made her legs turn to jelly.
She couldn't understand why she was pushing the reply button or why she had typed so many words into the text box below or why she had signed the bottom of her long and confusing e-mail with the words 'Love Sakura'.
Or even why her body seemed to be functioning on her own and she seemed completely unaware of her own actions. Or why her hand had already pushed the cursor onto the send button and her letter was drifting somewhere in cyber space waiting for him look through her words and into her soul.
~to be continued~
How ominous? Next chapter is Eriol which was my absolute favourite to write. As usual I'm like two chapters ahead, but I have also quite suddenly been struck by writers block which seems rather inconvenient but I thought at the very least I should but up this longed for chapter.
Anyway, please review, let me know what you thought about things. I'm writing answers for the main characters (so that only really leaves Eriol and Meilin - and while I'm on the subject I have no idea what to name their parents) so if you want to write one for another character feel free to write it and I'll include it with all proper credit accounted for. Just send it via my profile page and I'll try and slot them in where appropriate.