I'm back! Sorry for the wait! This chapter is short as I want to prolong Sakura's visit to Syaoran! Lots of goodies coming up!
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Also, please, if you have the time, read my Eriol and Tomoyo fanfic "You Do WHAT!" it's really funny.
On with the story!
PREPARATIONS:
"And then?" asked Tomoyo eagerly, edging forward to listen to Sakura's enchanting tale. "And then, I flew off with him…he looks so cute when with his eyes closed," said Sakura, sighing deeply. Eriol shook his head and rolled his eyes as he listened to the girly talk. He admitted Li was good looking and cool; but he had his limitations as well. The girls just refused to see his short comings. And if confronted, they would just say, "Are you jealous of Syaoran-kun, Eriol-kun?"
"It was a magical moment," said Sakura dreamily. At this point, Eriol got up and said, exasperated, "Sakura, the only reason me and Tomoyo came along was to complete our homework with you, as you have the same topic going on. I think we should return to our homework." Sakura pouted and said, "Um…ok." Tomoyo wistfully returned to her homework, while Eriol looked up the applications of the Pythagoras Theorem.
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"Did you find out anything about her?" asked Li eagerly, as a blonde haired man stepped into his office. "Sir, so far, there are no reports of sightings of a girl with er…huge wings," said the man. Li sat back, sighing. It had been a week since he had delayed his leave to Hong Kong, as he wanted to meet the girl with the wings. She was so beautiful. He wondered if he had imagined it all. But he was sure she was there; she had held him ever so gently with those soft small hands. He hoped she wasn't a figment of his imagination.
Playing absentmindedly with the stiff cuffs of his formal shirt, he started when Meilin stepped in. "Syaoran, what is this nonsense about a girl with wings? Are you finally cracking?" she asked playfully. Li scowled and said, "None of your business." "Do you like her, Syaoran? Or more importantly, do you…love her?" she asked, leaning closer. Li blushed. He hadn't thought of this at all. So far, he just yearned to see her; but did he like her? No, he barely knew her. But oh, if he could just hold those satin soft hands in his again!
"I knew it!" exclaimed Meilin triumphantly as Li blushed harder. "Wow! I want to meet her! And I want to warn her too," she added, as an after thought. "Why?" asked Li curiously. "'cause I want to tell her that she'll be spending the rest of her life with an idiot," she teased as Li threw a cushion at her. "Who said anything about me marrying her? I haven't even spoken to her yet. Besides, I wonder if she even exists," he said, looking slightly crestfallen. Meilin felt sorry for him and said, "If you believe she exists, she does." Li smiled at her and gave her an unexpected hug.
Meilin looked really surprised and said, "someone, pinch me! Is this a dream? The bad tempered, arrogant, foolish Li Syaoran actually hugged me!" Li frowned and said, "You say it as though I'm Hitler or something." "Ya, Hitler Li," said Meilin as Li ran after her, throwing papers at her. He needed to teach his sister some manners!
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"Put an ad in the papers," said Li, calmly. "w-what sir?" stammered an attendant, confused, "put-an-ad-in-the-paper," said Li slowly. "About the girl with er…wings, sire?"
"Yes," said Li, calmly, while Meilin fell down, anime style.
"Xiao! You can't put an ad in the papers for…for, this!" she exclaimed. "Why can't I?" asked Li calmly. "what will you say in the ad? Hey, whoever saved me from the thugs last night, (I was too puny and weak enough to defend myself) in other words, pretty green-eyed lass, please come and meet me. Signed, Li Syaoran. Just think of how pathetic that'll sound!" "I think it sounds a bit over exaggerated too, sire," said Wei.
"But I want to meet her," said Li, annoyed. The attendant sighed, looking worn out. Attending to rich spoiled brats wasn't his idea of bread and butter but the prospect of raking in money was not so bad. Sometimes, he wondered if it was worth all the hassle.
Once a Li was doing something, he would complete the task. And Wei knew that family truth. Every Li was twice as stubborn as the previous one. So he presumed that his beloved master Syaoran was twice as stubborn as mistress Yelan.
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As Tomoyo slowly lifted a spoon of her favorite cereal to her mouth, she spat it out and sprayed the whole newspaper she was reading with milk. She hurriedly grabbed her phone and dialed Sakura's number.
Sakura received a beep as she spoke to Eriol. "Hang on a second, Eriol-kun," she said. "I think Tomoyo-chan is on the line." "Ok," replied Eriol.
"SAKURA! DID YOU CHECK OUT THE NEWSPAPER! DID YOU, HUH?" exclaimed an excited Tomoyo. She stopped when she heard a boy's laughter and Sakura's tinkling laugh. "Gomen ne….you're there too, Hiiragizawa-kun?" asked Tomoyo, blushing.
"Yup," replied Eriol, grinning.
"Yes I did…I was speaking to Eriol about that," said Sakura.
"So…you're going, right?" asked Tomoyo slowly.
"Are you kidding me? Touya will do his nut….besides…I can't let him find out," she said sadly.
"I agree with Sakura. A lot of questions would arise. Like the fact that you had two feather clad structures erupting out of your back. How would you answer that?" said Eriol's deep voice.
"But…she can go to meet him, right?" piped up Tomoyo's voice. "At night?"
"I don't know, Tomoyo-chan. It would be dangerous. She would have to sneak out in the dead of the night. If someone would recognize her… That's risky and tantalizing," said Eriol, shaking his head.
"c'mon, Eriol-kun! She could wear a wig…tell you what! I'll lend you the blonde wig on my mannequin! What do you say to that, Eriol-kun?" asked Tomoyo superiorly.
"Um….guys, shouldn't you ask me what I want to do?" said Sakura, sweat dropping.
"That's final! You're going!" said Tomoyo, her eyes shining. "Oh god! What are you going to wear? I've to go now, bye! Eriol, we have school, you know!"
"Yeah," said Eriol, grinning. "I'm coming. See you, Sakura."
"Ja ne, Sakura no kawaii-chan!" exclaimed Tomoyo as she disconnected the call.
Sakura smiled and kept down the fluffy pink receiver. She couldn't wait for tonight.
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Li stepped out to be greeted by a million fans. He could see various boards bearing the exasperating signs "I love you, Syaoran!" or "Metallic Wolves rock!" wearing a forced smile, he stepped into the plush office where at least a 100 girls were waiting eagerly.
As he sat in the high back chair, the first girl stepped in. She had waist length bright pink hair and amber eyes. Without even waiting to hear her story, Li called, "next!" in an annoyed voice as the girl didn't have those startling emerald eyes. Bursting into tears, she ran out, causing the other contestants to become nervous.
Only at the last girl did Li sit up. Staring at her, he stood up and said, "You…your eyes." she blushed hard and said, "I….I was with you last night." As Li looked straight into those eyes, Li realized that they didn't have the same cheer and innocence in them as the winged girl had. However, he should not jump into conclusions.
"Describe what happened," he said, still staring at her. "Um…you were waiting at the bus stop….I mean no, you got into your limo….and then, you stepped out to get a cola can….and you were attacked by those thugs who wanted to kidnap you…" "Enough," said Li, angrily. "Don't tell me your version of the tale, alright?" You're just another crazy fan! Can't you understand? I'm serious here!" the girl's bottom lip trembled and she ran out, causing Li to curse fluently under his breath.
"Where the hell are you"" he said to nobody in particular, as he stared out of the office.
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"La la la….hum….hum…," sang Sakura, as she cheerfully pranced about the house.
Touya watched her, a frown on his face. He wondered what she was so happy about. May-be it's just the joy of getting back the use of her legs or something.
Unbeknownst to Touya, Sakura was happily dreaming of the night. As she ran upstairs, Touya called, "hey! What are you so happy about?"
"Happy? Who says I am happy?" asked Sakura nervously.
"Well, the way you are running upstairs like a monster surely tells something," said Touya suspiciously.
"Why do you suspect me so much, Oni-chan? I really am keeping out of trouble, you know!' she exclaimed and ran upstairs, to avoid anymore awkward comments.
As she shut the door, she turned to Kero and said, "That Touya! He really thinks I am some criminal or something! I think he can actually see through me!"
"Kill it…kill it, you stupid mutt!! Sorry, were you saying something?" asked Kero, his eyes glued to the TV screen.
"You weren't even listening to what I was saying, were you, Kero-chan?" asked Sakura, her eyes narrowed.
"Yeah, do what you like," said Kero nonchalantly as he proceeded to the next level. "Alright, LEVEL 9!" he yelled in sheer ecstasy.
Sakura sweat dropped and stared out of the window. It was a night perfect for flying. No extra cloud cover, no hint of a storm. A calm and peaceful night, just like any other.
At dinner time, Sakura was too excited to eat anything.
"Are you having a fever or something, Sakura?" asked her dad worriedly.
"Huh? No! I'm OK," she exclaimed, eating her rice.
"I'm done!" she exclaimed.
"Don't you want any pudding?" asked Mr. Kinomoto.
"Thanks, dad," she said, as she walked upstairs.
"You sure you OK, Sakura?" asked Touya.
"Yeah. What's got you so concerned?" asked Sakura.
"The fact that refused pudding when it is a well known fact that kaijuus eat 3/4th of the stuff," he said, smirking.
Sakura growled and stomped her way upstairs.
She started as her cell phone began to ring.
Glancing at the caller id, she grinned. Tomoyo.
"Hey Tomoyo-chan!"
"Sakura! Are you ready?"
"Um…yeah, sort of. Listen, do you think we should really do this? I mean, Tokyo isn't exactly next door, you know."
"HOW CAN YOU GET COLD FEET AT THE LAST MOMENT?"
"Um…"
"Besides, you are the greatest magician in the world!"
"I think that was a wrongly used compliment as it only befits me," interrupted Eriol indignantly.
"Not a chance! That's Sakura-chan!" laughed Tomoyo.
"You seem to be getting along well!" exclaimed Sakura, grinning from ear to ear. However, Tomoyo missed the hint.
But Eriol got I alright and he erupted into a fit of coughs that threatened Sakura to keep quiet.
"Sakura-chan lets go!" yelled Tomoyo.
"What do you mean lets go?" asked Sakura.
"Look out of your window," smirked Tomoyo.
As Sakura drew apart the curtains, she was startled to see Eriol and Tomoyo.
They appeared to be floating in mid-air.
A cliffhanger! I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE cliffhangers! See you and R&R!