What Matters In the End

Chapter 2

Syaoran stood crossed arms, looking at the closed door the elders exited, deep in thought.

How can I find the magician if they didn't even tell me what kind of aura they had, trust the elders to leave something important out. He thought and frowned. They always did this to him, even at the every start of his training; the elders would leave out the important bits and make him find out for himself…. the hard way.

Snapping out of his thoughts, he was about to walk off to his room to start packing when his mother called out his name. Slowly he turned around to see his mother looking at him with a soft expression on her face.

"What is it mother?" He asked not bothering to look at her in the eyes.

Yelan sighed; it really saddened her to see her son like this. Had she ever seen him smile?

"You're almost 21 years of age and without a relationship. Since you're the Li clan leader, you will need a wife by your side."

Syaoran looked at her with a glare. "I don't need a wife or anyone for that matter. I like things just the way they are". He said harshly. He knew she was going to bring this topic up again and slowly he started to walk away from her.

Enough is enough she told herself and walked up to him.

"Do you want to be alone all your life? Don't you want to experience what love is like? Don't you want to see your children grow up and spend time with them?" She asked exasperatedly trying to get her difficult son to listen.

His back was facing her and he lowered his voice, hoping this will be the last argument they had about this topic.

"Love and everything associated with it means nothing to me. I'm not about to waste so many years of my life getting attached to people, only to have them taken away or have a child when their fate is death. I'd rather die and live alone."

With that he walked away so he couldn't hear another word of what his mother has to say, leaving her to stand there with shocked eyes and a sad expression on her face.

"I must be the worst parent in the world" she whispered, and looked out the window at the starry skies. "What happened to you Syaoran?"

...

Looking outside the jet window, made him feel calm, but something got him thinking and recalled the events that had happened before he left his country.

Flashback

His mother, Meilin and the Elders had come to the airport to see him off even though he specifically asked for them not to come. He walked up to them and bowed to the elders who bowed in return saying nothing. He then walked up to his cousin and his mother.

"Take care alrightt" Meilin said wiping the tears from her eyes. " And come back in one piece". Syaoran may be mean to her all the time but she still cared for him. They were family and had to look out for each other.

Syaoran looked into Meilin's Ruby eyes and nodded. " I will" he said

He then looked over at the direction of his mother and bowed his head in respect, even after their fight yesterday.

" I will miss you son" she said walking closer to him with soft eyes. Reaching into her pockets, she pulled out a blue velvet box and opened it for him. It gave off a tremendous light that was blinding at first but then it died down to reveal a necklace with a baby wolf pendant. What immediately caught his eye was the wolf's body. It was some kind of unbreakable glass, and inside the glass was two colors of liquid swirling around mesmerizing him. It looked like green and pink magic intertwining with each other... like a slow dance.

Yelan took it out of the box and placed it around Syaorans neck. "It was your fathers wish for me to give this to you after you became the Li Clan leader, Its is special and will help you in your time of need...only then will you know the true meaning of this necklace"

Great, she's starting to sound like the elders. Syaoran thought and looked closely at the necklace.

"Promise me that you will always wear it" Yelan asked pleadingly.

Syaoran looked at his mother, who was giving a sad smile at the thought of her husband. If it was his fathers wish, then he would respect it.

"Promise" he mumbled and gathered all his luggage and headed towards the jet knowing it that it might be a while till he saw his family again.

Yelan watched him walk away from her... like always and whispered "You will find the way"

End of Flashback

He took out the necklace from his shirt to closer examine it. True meaning of the necklace? Why the heck does everyone have to talk in riddles? He thought with a frown and continued to examine the necklace when the voice of one of the flight attendants broke his thoughts.

"Sir we have arrived to our destination" She said with a cheery smile

Quickly putting back the necklace underneath his shirt, he stood up and slowly walked outside the door and stepped foot inside Tomodea Airport for the first time.

The place was buzzing with people, all with happy expressions on their faces. Some were laughing because of remembered memories, some smiling in delight for the people who had come to visit them and some crying tears of joy, seeing their loved ones again.

I'm starting to hate this town already... Looking around the place…all he saw was cheery people and decided that it was too happy for him here so he grabbed his bags and walked outside the airport. Outside was even worse for him as everyone started staring at him, including the ladies and smiling to greet him but all they received was frowns and glares.

They're all the same…he rolled his eyes at that thought and continued walking along the path when he heard his name being called.

"Syaoran" he kept hearing. Looking around he tried to pinpoint exactly where the voice was coming from. "Syaoran", they yelled again.

There. He looked behind him and caught sight of a well built man not quite his size, but was as tall as him, with dark blue hair, gentle sapphire eyes and glasses on his face waving excitedly at him and a well framed girl beside him with long silky raven hair and shining amethyst eyes smiling.

Great, he thought and glared at the man walking towards him.

"Welcome Syaoran, it's been long time..." The man said giving him a smirk, which annoyed Syaoran heaps but keeping his cool, he let out his hand for the man to shake.

"It has Eriol" he said with no emotion.

Eriol smiled over at Syaoran and hook his hand then looked at the girl beside him with a kind smile. "I would like you to meet my girlfriend Tomoyo, Tomoyo this is my cousin Syaoran".

Tomoyo gave him one of her dazzling smiles, one of the ones Eriol fell for, "Nice to finally meet you, Eriol goes on and on about you… I must say you're very handsome in person."

Upon hearing that he gave her a cold glare, trying to get her to back off, but she continued smiling at him which annoyed him even more. "Whatever", was all he mumbled before he grabbed his luggage and walked away from them.

"I told you so" Eriol chuckled grabbing Tomoyo's hand.

Tomoyo giggled, "Cute" she replied and they both caught up to Syaoran, and placed his belongings inside Eriol's car.

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