Chp5: Bad or Good timing?
I'm soooo happy! You guys who have been reading and reviewing and all that jazz have been making my life, especially when stupid people bring me down. So I most definitely, appreciate that you guys lurve my work. I decided this couldn't be more than ten chapters, unless you want me to bore you with nothing-ness. But, when this does end it'll be fricken sweet okay? YEAH, now on to the story!
"..." Taking
'...' Thinking
(...) My add ins
-...- Location
-With Syaoran 3 days later-
"Syaoran? Are you okay? You've been like.. spacing out all week." Tomoyo asked in a weirded out voice.
"Ughh, yes I'm fine. Just a whirl of a headache all the time lately." Syaoran replied in a shaky voice as he picked up a glass of water and gulped it down.
"A whirl?" Tomoyo repeated in a questionable voice as she looked up from her newspaper and stared at Syaoran.
"Well, it felt like a brick dropped on my head, and all these random things came to mind.." Syaoran replied carefully, recalling Wei's warning words.
"Like what kind of random things?" Tomoyo pressed as she leaned into the table, her amethyst eyes scouring him.
"Well, aren't you the curious one?" Syaoran chuckled as he sat back in his chair, rubbing the temples of his head.
"Can you blame me? Lately you've been.. well you know." Tomoyo shrugged as she too leaned back in her chair. Her gaze still not straying away from Syaoran.
"Nothing for you to need to worry about Tomoyo." Syaoran assured with a somewhat empty smile.
"But, Syaoran I am worried. You should talk to me more, especially if you want us to work." Tomoyo stated in a somewhat loud voice, her eyes now glazed with annoyance, "We used to talk to much…"
"Tomoyo, there are some things I don't want you to worry about, for your own sake. I don't want you worrying about me." Syaoran retorted his voice now annoyed and cold at her persistence.
"I'm your girlfriend, all I do is worry about you. Even more now, because you don't even talk to me anymore." Tomoyo said with now fiery eyes.
"Tomoyo, if I do so recall correctly, when I did tell you what was going on in my life or dreams, you never cared. Why so much interest now?" Syaoran mused with a slight smirk, his own eyes lit with coldness.
Tomoyo stared at Syaoran in awe, never had he spoken to her so... coldly. She had seen him talk to others like that, people he didn't like or just didn't know. All the time, the over two years, they had been together.. through what little fights they had, he had never ever acted remotely cold to her. In that moment, when his eyes filled with that unfamiliar hate, she realized… that her meeting with the Li Elders, or should we say 'book club', was far more necessary than she had thought.
"UGH!" Tomoyo grunted as she got up and went to the garden door. She looked back at Syaoran and huffed, "I'll be leaving for my book club trip now, as if you really care."
Syaoran watched Tomoyo leave, and shrugged. He felt like he had been storing all that anger and coldness, and it felt good to finally let it all out. But, he knew it was probably a mean thing to do.. so he debated for a moment as to what he should do about it. He could either wait for Tomoyo to get back or surprise her at the airport. Syaoran smirked at his own romantic ideas, and at that moment got up and went to go look for his car keys. He was going to have to stop at a flower shop, hopefully they would have chocolates too. Syaoran clicked the keys in his hand as he went through his giant mansion to the garage. He went to a black Bentley and put his keys into the ignition.
-Elsewhere-
"Oh Mother, you just look absolutely gorgeous!" Sakura beamed as she watched her mother come down the stairs in a light pink sundress with a sweet floral design.
"Oh shush Sakura, this is old and we both know it." Nadeshiko blushed as she came down the stairs.
"Hoy? What's going on here?" Touya asked as he looked from Sakura to his mother.
"Mama's going to meet our neighbor Mr. Takeda!" Sakura replied as she turned to her brother, "They're going to have some nice tea."
"Matchmaking Sakura? You can't even match your own socks and your what? Seventeen, Nearly eighteen years old." Touya mocked as he went into the living area, "Call me when it's safe to go into the kitchen, that is if Kaijou is doing the cooking."
"She's only boiling water Touya." Nadeshiko stated as she began to walk toward the kitchen
"Your point?" Touya quizzed, which was followed by a yelp. Sakura then promptly took her foot off of Touya's foot and went to the kitchen where their mother had gone.
"Sakura, this is a bad idea. I'm too old to go on dates again." Nadeshiko exclaimed as she put a kettle of water on the stove
"Mom, there are people out there your age who have yet to be married. You can do this, I have faith in you!" Sakura promised as she took out a box of assorted pastries and arranged them neatly on plate.
"Oh Sakura.." Nadeshiko sighed as she turned the knob on the stove, watching as the flames arise.
"Mom you sh…" Sakura began then was interrupted by doorbell ring, "I'll get it, you stay here and look pretty!"
-With Syaoran-
Syaoran had parked his car, and entered a fair sized flower shop. He walked around for a minute, then seeing that by the far window there was a chocolate counter. He strode over and looked at the assorted boxes full of chocolates in various shapes. He picked up a menu showing more selections and pondered over a few
"Mommy he make chocolate!" A little girl exclaimed as she grabbed Syaoran's pant-leg and grasped it tightly.
"Naomi Sakura Higurashi!" A woman who resembled the young girl yelled as she pulled the little girl off of Syaoran's leg and exited the store.
"Sakura?" Syaoran repeated in a somewhat dazed tone as he dropped the menu.
-!-
The air smelt of freshly bloomed flowers and the sun shown so bright it blinded the eyes for a moment. When vision was back, a house came into view painted white and at the top was a window. In the window a hair from a person moved out of view it was long, a brown color, and most likely from a girl. The air filled with a sugary sweet voice, and his mouth moved.
"Sa.." But he stopped and followed a male voice he heard. From behind a corner he listened.
"..And Mama, she told me that for once she didn't have to try to be happy, because when she is with him it just happens. Mom, I think she might… love him"
His heart literally skipped a beat and his eyes turned to those beautiful pink flowers and one flew toward him. Catching the flower in his hand he inhaled the intoxicating scent as he thoughts drifted to how he was going to tell his first love that he was leaving her. But he knew she would except it, because he'd be back in three months. He put his hand into his pocket and withdrew a gold ring that had the word 'forever' inscribed on it. It would be the promise ring, the promise that he'd return.
-!-
"Sir you okay? Look, you can't sue me for anything.." A man with gray hair and tired blue eyes asked as he waved his hand in front of Syaoran's face.
Syaoran sat up, finding that he was on the ground. He put a hand to his temple and rubbed it. He shook his head, muttering that he was fine, and stood up. Syaoran then shook his head again, and then left the store empty-handed. He went straight to his car and drove fast to the airport, hoping he would be able to catch Tomoyo. Putting his keys into the ignition he started to back out of the parking lot.
-With Sakura-
"Hello, Mr. Takeda! How have you been?" Sakura greeted with a warm smile as she took his jacket and put it in the closet. She then went to the door and shut it was she spun a old ring around her finger.
"I'm fine, thank you." Fujikura replied as he took off his shoes in the entryway.
"Alright, this way to the kitchen." Sakura directed as she made a motion then led the way. Her mother was at the counter with her back facing them, she was preparing the tea, "Mom, Mr. Takeda is here!"
"Oh Hello th.." Nadeshiko began as she turned around holding a tray with empty teacups on it. Her emerald eyes were wide as she looked at Mr. Takeda, her hands trembled and after a moment she dropped the tray with the cups shattering to pieces on the floor.
"Mom what in the world?" Sakura exclaimed as she watched the cups fall. She then turned around to Mr. Takeda, "I'm sorry she's not usually this.." But then she stopped herself as she looked at Mr. Takeda's face. His brown eyes showed longing, sadness, and happiness all at once.
"What's going on?" Touya asked as he came out of the living room. But he too stopped in path and stared with his mouth hanging wide open.
"Somebody wanna explain to me why everyone's staring?" Sakura suggested as she stood looking at everyone else.
"Fujitaka? My, Fujitaka!" Nadeshiko cried as she stood there with clear tears spilling from her eyes..
-With Syaoran-
Syaoran had arrived at the airport in a rush, he was able to slip through the security by showing them his Li-Clan ID( Obviously, his family is VERY influential.). He arrived at the terminal Tomoyo should have been at, but he found the plane had just boarded. Running a frustrated hand through his hair, he walked over to the window to watch the plane take off when he noticed the plane wasn't one of those normal companies, in fact it didn't say what airline it was.
"Excuse me miss, what airline is that plane part of? And where is it going?" Syaoran asked a worker
"That's some rich person's plane riding all alone to Hong Kong." The worker answered in a nasally voice
"Why would Tomoyo be going to Hong Kong?" Syaoran quizzed
-END-
I'm tired.