A Card Captor Sakura Fanfiction
Written By:Darknessdragonz
Recipe Called Love
Eriol Hiiragizawa/Sakura Kinomoto/Syaoran Li
Disclaimer:I DO not own CCS characters!!
Darky Notes:Hiiiiiieexxx!! Anyways! I got my chapter 2 ready! Isn't that great? Have fun
Summary:Prince Li is in need of a personal cook to cook for him. Sakura Kinoto is one of the most talented cooks among the participants. Eriol Hiiragizawa is our dear prince's personal servant and announcer. Put them all together with a little dash of secrecy in Sakura's part, we have one big delicious meal. But the only thing is..Who will be the perfect match for the other?
"Hihihihi" Talking
'Hihihihi' Thinking
...Main Casts...
Syaoran Li- 18 years old
Sakura Kinomoto/Kinoto- 18 years old
Eriol Hiiragizawa- 18 years old
Tomoyo Daidouji- 18 years old
Touya Kinomoto- 23 years old
Fujitaka Kinomoto- 48 years old
Yelan Li- 40 years old
Hiroku Li- 47 years old
Meiling Sae- 18 years old
Chae HaeKyung- 20 years old
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--Chapter 2--
--Your Chef, My Crush--
Everyone stumped. Well that does not include Syaoran and Sakura though. They were having their normal facial expressions except that Sakura had a bigger sweat drop on her head as she stared at the stoned cooks. Was it really that weird for them to cook instant noodles? Maybe it was because it was a competition and instant noodles is practically the easiest thing to cook in the whole wide world, next to the every famous fried egg. Syaoran cleared his throat in annoyance when the staring did not seized.
Eriol was the first to recover from the shock. He then looked at the cooks as well who were still stoned in shock.
"Please proceed on with the cooking," He stated and everyone turned to their tables. Sakura did not really have enough space to move about as both Eriol and Syaoran were standing in her table space and they took up practically half of the space. Sakura then reached out for a packet of instant noodles and stared at its instructions.
'Boil..blah blah blah... This that...Yea right... Okay... Wait..the rules did not say we couldn't modify the recipe didn't it,' Sakura thought as she smirked in mischief. Syaoran whom was staring at her at the side of his eye saw the smirk and couldn't help but ponder on what the girl was going to do.
Sakura then peeled some shallots and placed into a saucepan filled with boiling water. Then she added in crushed lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal (some what like young ginger) , lime juice , fish sauce , tamarind and crush chili peppers.She then add in salt and pepper for taste. As she was adding in the ingredients into the soup, she kept on bumping to Syaoran and it was getting slightly annoyed as she had to apologize every time she did.
But she did not notice that Syaoran did not actually mind when she bumped to him. In fact he had a small smile on his face. A small amused smile. Sakura in annoyance decided to vent her anger on the instant noodle package. She then ripped open the instant noodles packet and took the seasoning given. She then scoffed and threw it behind where the waste disposal area was.
The packet flew past Syaoran who was amazed when the packet hit the basket and fell into it perfectly. Sakura then continued cooking. She placed the noodles into the boiling soup and closed the lid. She then took out a bowl and and started frying some shrimps. The shrimps were coated in a mixture of flour and water and covered in breadcrumbs before being fried making it looks fat and crunchy.
Sakura then poured the noodles into the bowl and placed the shrimps nicely on it in a cute flower shape. She the placed a pair of blue chopsticks on the bowl and she smiled at it triumphantly. It was splendid. After all the cooks were done, Syaoran told them to stand in a row in front of him when he is tasting the noodles. HaeKyung, the cook whose table was beside Sakura, stood beside her and raised an eyebrow when he saw her very nicely done instant noodles which now do not look like instant noodles with those shrimps on it.
"You changed the recipe for instant noodles, didn't you?" HaeKyung whispered to Sakura. Sakura looked up at him and smiled. HaeKyung is a man whom was a head taller than Sakura. He had unruly emerald hair as bright as Sakura's eyes and soft , warm auburn eyes, which make him a total opposite of Sakura in appearance. He was wearing the same servant suit as Eriol.
"Yup, the recipe did not say we couldn't now, did it?" Sakura said, not realizing that Syaoran was looking at them at the corner of his eyes. HaeKyung gave a soft chuckle as Sakura giggled. That is what you call using your brain. Syaoran then tasted Sakura's instant noodles and can't help but slightly wince -softly- at the active taste of the Tom Yam soup but it was nice nonetheless.
Syaoran then walked to Eriol and whispered something to Eriol and then looked at HaeKyung with a slight icy glare. Well HaeKyung at this point was patting Sakura's head for her smart thinking. Syaoran then walked to his place at Sakura's table. Eriol then looked at Sakura in the eye.
"Prince Syaoran Li has chosen his new personal cook. It is none other than Miss Sakura Kinoto," Eriol announced. The cooks clapped as Sakura curtsied. Eriol then raised his hand to silence their clapping.
"Also , Prince Syaoran Li has also granted Chae HaeKyung as her assistant," Eriol announced. HaeKyung bowed as the rest clapped. Soon the unchosen 6 cooks had to leave. They congratulated Sakura and HaeKyung and left. Syaoran then looked at the two cooks.
"Come, you shall follow me to the designer's room. She is a Kinomoto's designer captured when she was found loitering in the Li grounds. So I hope you two are not so uncomfortable in having her," Syaoran said as he slowly led them out of the room to a staircase. Sakura's eyes widen and the word 'Kinomoto's designer'.
'Could it be...Tomoyo-chan?' Sakura thought as they reached the room. Eriol opened the door and they went in. The room was fairly small with only a chair, a desk , a small dressing srea , a sewing machine -old fashioned ones- and a closet. There on the chair said a lady. She had marvelous pale violet hair reaching her waist. It flowed nicely down with waves and curls in it. Her eyes were or a deep violet, concentrating in her sewing. Eriol then knocked on the already open door and the lady turned to look at them.
She immediately stood up and curtsied, without looking up at them. She then looked up to acknowledge the visitors when her eyes met Sakura's. It widened when it registered to her whom Sakura was.
"Sakura-chan!" She exclaimed , making everyone stare at Sakura in confusion. The lady then drop the dress she held and ran to Sakura, hugging her tightly. She was crying in happiness and Sakura had no choice but to hug her back with less enthusiasm as she did not want to get caught red-handed of who she really is. Syaoran then cleared his throat, grabbing the attention of the lady.
"Do you know her, Kinoto?" Syaoran asked Sakura. The lady looked at Sakura with a confused look before the look of realization dawned on in.
"Yes, your highness. I met her once when she was walking in Tomoeda searching for the cloth which can be found there only. She said I could become a model if i wanted but I refused. If I am not wrong, she is Tomoyo Daidouji, the Kinomoto designer," Sakura answered Syaoran, giving the lady, Tomoyo, the I'll-explain-later look.
'Kinoto, huh? What are you doing, Sakura-chan? Running away again?' Tomoyo thought as she detached herself from Sakura. Syaoran nodded as a You're-correct' to Sakura. Syaoran then whispered something to Eriol and left without a word.
"Daidouji, Kinoto-san and HaeKyung-san here needs cooks suits for their new jobs as personal cooks of Prince Syaoran Li," Eriol said. Tomoyo nodded and walked to the closet. She opened it and revealed a whole collection of dresses, costumes and suits. Sakura then saw something she remembered from the Kinomoto castle. She then walked towards the closet, almost mesmerized as memories of her life in the castle came into her mind.
She then reached out her hand. HaeKyung and Eriol looked at her confusingly but Tomoyo looked at her with a smile. A soft, sad smile as she knew that reminds her of her princess days in the castle. Sakura's hand the gripped a cherry pink suit. She grabbed it the hook keeping it up and brought it down. She looked at it and fingered the patterns on it.
The top was a short, probably reaching Sakura's waist only. It was a bright pink top with eight large, circular, pink buttons at the front – in two rows of fours- which buttons up the opening of the top. It had a small sweetheart neckline and cap sleeves. On the front of the top also were a cherry blossom flower created by sewing on pink beads in the shape of the petals. The bottom was a box pleated cherry pink skirt which probably ends at the middle of her knee cap. Sakura smiled gleefully at the costume which made the two men in the room mesmerized. Throughout the whole competition she had only given small fake smile but this time it was real.
"Is this allowed in the castle?" Sakura asked as she stared at the beautiful costume in awe. Tomoyo looked at Eriol who then nodded slowly. Sakura shrieked in happiness and hugged the costume close to her. Tomoyo then shushed Sakura to the dressing area and asked her to wear it. Tomoyo closed the curtains and then looked at HaeKyung. She walked nearer and started taking measurements. She then nodded and nodded as she made HaeKyung raise his hands this and that.
She then walked to the closet and took out a costume which looked a bit like a chef's costume. Its top was black and probably would reach HaeKyung's hips. It has ten buttons in two rows of five. It has a mandarin collar and sleeves. On the back of the top was a symbol of the yin yang. The bottom was a pair of black straight pants. She then gave him the costume right when Sakura came out of the dressing area. Eriol whom was the first to notice Sakura, looked at her in awe.
She looked very cute in it. The costume really suit her name and complimented her lovely, sparkling emerald eyes. Sakura then looked at Eriol in confusion. Eriol must had been staring at her as she had started to look at herself and back at Eriol. A blush had decorated his face by now and he was looking away.
'It must be because the maids in the castle are not as bright as her. That's why is attractive,' Eriol thought as he tried to reason himself for blushing. Sakura then stood beside as HaeKyung changed. Sakura then looked at Eriol weirdly when she saw the blush on his cheeks.
"Do I look alright? You gave me a very weird kind of stare just now Hiiragizawa-kun. Is there anything the matter about the costume?" Sakura asked Eriol as she smiled up at him. Eriol blush went deeper when he saw that smile of her as he shook his head.
"Oh nothing, Kinoto-san. You look absolutely splendid in it. And please, just call me Eriol," Eriol said as he smiled down at her when his heart beat went back to normal. Sakura smiled softly.
"You can call me Sakura then," Sakura said as she looked at HaeKyung whom had just came out. Tomoyo then looked at the two chef and tapped her chin. She kept feeling that something was amiss. She then realized what it was and smacked her forehead. She then went tot the open closet and started digging for something. Then she found it. She showed to Sakura and HaeKyung what she found with a brilliant smile on her face. In her hands were two chef toques. A cherry pink and a solid black chef toques.
Sakura and HaeKyung laughed at her silliness and took their respective colored toques. They then wore it and viola! They looked like real cooks now, which they are. Eriol smiled at them. Sakura then bid farewell to Tomoyo as Eriol led them to the kitchen. Syaoran was there, awaiting their arrival. When he turned to look them, his reaction was the same as Eriol's when he saw Sakura but his was a bit more controlled and a blush did not appear on his face.
"You both look great. Anyways, this will practically be the place you'll hang out most of the time. Anyways, I had forgotten to mention that, Kinoto, you are my personal maid as well. So you can just wear this costume when you're doing both. Is that okay with you?" Syaoran asked. Sakura just nodded, digesting this new information. Syaoran then looked at Eriol.
"Eriol, I need you to show Kinoto around. I am not hungry now so she is allowed to do anything she wants except get out of the castle areas. Unless she tells you as to wear she is going and for whatever reason. So have fun you two. HaeKyung, you'll have to stay back for a while. I need to continue perfecting your skills," Syaoran said. Eriol bowed as Sakura curtsied.
"Come, Sakura-chan. I shall show you around the castle," Eriol said as he and Sakura left. Syaoran heard what Eriol called Sakura and was slightly surprised.
'You're fast Eriol. Already at first name basis. Maybe it's because you can act yourself around her,' Syaoran asked as he went back to perfecting HaeKyung's skills. Eriol then brought Sakura to her bedroom. The room was pretty plain with a single bed with white mattresses in the middle of the room and a closet to kept their things. A mirror and a dressing table. And thats all. No colorful walls or anything to brighten up this place.
"Well, this is your bedroom, Sakura-chan. I know it's plain but you are allowed to decorate it anyway you like," Eriol said as Sakura scanned the place. Sakura nodded and they walked out. They then walked to Syaoran's room. His room, in a nut case, was green. Green curtains, green mattresses and green closets. The only thing which was not green was its flooring which was a nice black carpeted floor. The king-sized bed was leaned against a wall with a large photo of Syaoran on top of it. It was neat with a small peony plant at the side of the bed, on a small stand.
"You'll have to wake him up every morning and clean this room every morning as well. Also you are to comply to his orders and do not insult him one bit. He has a short temper if I do say so myself. Also, please remember to water the peony plant there. It's his favorite," Eriol said as he pointed to the peony plant. Sakura nodded in understanding. Now she really wouldn't want to insult the prince.
The then walked to the garden. It was a large open space with rocks as footpaths and flower beds consisting of every single flower in the world. Also, the garden had a large , white marble fountain in the middle with statue of mermaids holding pots where the water shoots out. There is a birdbath at the corner of the garden. Sakura looked at the garden in awe. Back at the Kinomoto's castle, there is only Sakura trees and peony plants. Their fountain there was much bigger than the Li but instead of mermaids, it was statues of angels.
"It's beautiful," Sakura muttered out. Eriol just smiled softly and nodded.
"Well this garden is tended by many maids and you're not one of them. You are Prince Syaoran Li's personal maid meaning you are to be there for only Prince Syaoran Li's issues. Not the entire castle," Eriol explained. Sakura just nodded as she looked at the bright sky. Then she remembered the orphans at Hikaru's house. She did not even finished playing with them. She then looked at Eriol.
"Can we go out of the castle grounds to meet my mother? She would really be happy if I told her the good news," Sakura said as she gave him a slight begging look which made her look really cute. Eriol looked at the cute face and couldn't help but agree. Sakura shrieked in happiness and hugged Eriol, not realizing what she did. She took of her toque and stuffed in into her pockets. She looked really ridiculous with it on. She and Eriol then walked out of the castle and started walking to Tomoeda.
On the way to Tomoeda, which was really far from the castle, they decided to get to know each other better.
"You actually lived with 20 orphaned kids? That's really saddening," Eriol said as Sakura finished telling her fake childhood stories. Sakura then looked at him curiously.
"How about you, Eriol-kun? How was your childhood and your family?" Sakura asked. She regretted it when she saw the sad expression on his face. She was about to apologize when Eriol spoke up.
"Well, my childhood wasn't really that nice. I didn't go to school as I had to work to feed my poor mother. My father left us when I was not even born. My mother had fallen sick and we did not even have enough money to feed ourselves, let alone buy food for ourselves. So when I was 5 years old, my mother died due to her illness. I had nowhere to live but on the streets when one day, Prince Syaoran Li, 5 years that time, saw me and decided to take pity in me. He then proposed that I work for him as a servant. I had to agree. I had no where to live and nothing to eat and Prince Syaoran Li was like my savior at that moment. So I had served him for 13 years now," Eriol said, tears collecting in his eyes at the mention of his mother.
Sakura looked at him sympathetically. As compared to him, her life must probably be an effortless life with no problems, this and that. Life as a princess was so much more better than his life and it that life she actually lived in. Sakura then hugged him. Eriol looked down at her shocked.
"It'll be okay. I'll be there with you to, like Prince Syaoran Li. I'll be your friend," Sakura said as she hugged him tightly. Eriol looked down at her as something came to his mind. She reminded him so much of the Kinomoto princess which he had read a lot of times in the news.
Sakura Kinomoto was a precious gift to the Kinomoto. A gift directly from heaven itself. The girl have a heart of gold which showed in her kindness and her sympathy. She can be seen hugging even maids who are feeling down and tired due to their amounts of work. She could be seen laughing and joking around with the servants and maids in the Kinomoto castle. Also she could be seen cooking her own meals, cleaning her own room , washing her own clothes and even tend to her flowers on her own. She really is a precious gift to the Kinomoto. To top it off, she has martial arts skills perfected and her swordsmanship was excellent.
That's what they all say about Sakura Kinomoto but none of them actually seen her. She is always hidden in the castle away from the crowds. Eriol then returned the hug loosely.
"You remind me so much of the Kinomoto princess I read so much of," Eriol said , smiling softly. He did not notice that Sakura tensed up slightly at the mention of the Kinomoto princess or not he would have figured out the real identity of Sakura. Sakura just looked up at him.
"What have you read about Sakura Kinomoto? How she looked like maybe?" Sakura asked. Eriol shook his head.
"No, it's stated that nobody really knows how she looked like. To make things worse, she ran off to Korea and have yet to come back to Japan. All I have read about her is that she is a kind hearted lady," Eriol answered as he looked at Sakura. She giggled.
"Let me tell you a secret. I know how she looks like. I've seen her before," Sakura said, with that playful tone. Eriol looked down at her in shock. Then realization dawned on him. Wasn't Sakura the ex-personal cook of Sakura Kinomoto? Surely she should have seen the princess more than once.
"You've really seen her?" Eriol asked, interested in this new information . Sakura just nodded as she restrained herself from pointing out directly how the princess of Kinomotos look like.
"Well let's just say she looks a bit like me. With longer hair and soft green eyes, not emerald eyes," Sakura said briefly as she broke the hug. She then walked ahead, ignoring Eriol's call for her to further give him details on how the princess looks like.
They soon reached Tomoeda . Sakura then saw that her brother, Touya Kinomoto was standing at Hikaru's orphanage, talking to the children and Hikaru herself. It looks as if Touya was searching for someone and Sakura had a pretty good idea who he is searching for. She needed to wear her contacts but Eriol is right beside her and she has to see Hikaru. She was stuck!! Either she gets caught by Touya and gets brought back to the castle or Eriol finds out that she is hiding something major from the Kinomotos' .
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--End of Chapter 2--
Uh oh! She is so busted!! How is she gonna get off this one? For this fanfiction, I won't be putting much gags or this or that as I noticed it aint funny so yea Have fun with the story meaning no gags, more story Anyways I don't really know who to put Sakura with, Eriol or Syaoran. Help!! Please gimme reviews or I'll stop giving you chapter. Tell me who Sakura should be with. Have fun!!
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