A Card Captor Sakura Fan fiction
Written By:Darknessdragonz
Recipe Called Love
Eriol Hiiragizawa/Sakura Kinomoto/Syaoran Li
Disclaimer:I DO not own CCS characters!!
Darky Notes:Hiiiiiieexxx!! Chapter 8 is up!! WEEEEEEEEEEE Let the games begin
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
...-Xox0Xox0-...
"I want Sakura..."
--Chapter 8--
--Our Heartbeats--
Sakura yawned as she continued to mix up the batter. Syaoran was beside her, sitting on the counter top and was concentrating in stirring the butter in the pan. Both of them looked like they have been thrown at with a sack of flour. For first time Syaoran was not in his neat prince-looking suit.
He was wearing a casual forest green shirt with short sleeves and brown pants which ended at his ankles and a plain brown shoes. None of his clothing was spared from flour. He was humming a rather cheerful tune as he stirred the melting butter, not caring of his messy state. His face was fairly white with flour splayed across his cheeks, some on his nose and a whole load more in his messy chestnut hair. Sakura, whom was sitting beside him, was in no better condition.
The suit she wore was completely covered in flour. The slightly frilly apron she wore did not serve its purpose to save her costume. Her face too was covered in flour like Syaoran's but her hair was a bit better, regardless of the large amount of flour on her head. She was swinging her feet slowly as she continued to stir the batter in the large mixing bowl which laid happily on her lap.
You might ponder on how they got to this messy state. Well...let's start from the beginning of the day...
Sixty Minutes Ago...
Sakura twisted the knob to Syaoran's room to find it unlocked thus she slowly opened the door. She then sweat dropped when she saw that Syaoran was still in bed, asleep like a child. Sakura then sighed and walked towards the window.
She drew the curtain and let the sunlight streak into the room. Some of it poked Syaoran painfully in the eyes as he groaned and turned to his side, his face burying in his pillows.
"Go away, Sakura...It's too early to wake me up," Syaoran groaned as he drifted back to sleep. Sakura stomped angrily to him and pulled his blanket off him and giggled when he lazily tried to take it back.
"Early?! It's already so late!! The sun has already rose a few hours ago! Wake up, Syaoran-kun!!" Sakura shouted as she poked Syaoran painfully on his cheek. Most might think this was an act of rudeness of a maid towards a Prince but Syaoran did not care what she does. She was not only his maid but his...friend.
"That is painful, Sakura. Go back to sleep," Syaoran said as he swapped away the prodding finger. Sakura gasped angrily on what he did and started to pull of his cheek.
"Go back to sleep?! Unlike you I have to work to do...Come on wake up or Mrs. Li will have my head!" Sakura cried as she pulled on Syaoran's cheek. Syaoran winced as he grabbed the offending hand of hers. He then got a devilish idea and pulled Sakura onto the bed. Sakura gave a short shriek of surprise as she fell on Syaoran. He then quickly replaced his pillow which he was hugging with her and secured her there. A blush instantly decorated Sakura's face when Syaoran buried his face in the crook of her neck.
"Now..Shush and sleep. That's your work for today," Syaoran mumbled out as he started to drift back to his sleep. His calm hot breath trickled the hairs on Sakura's neck. Sakura's forehead had a vein popping on it even though it did not match the blush on her face. She started to pull on Syaoran's arm, roughly.
"WAKE UP!! OR I'LL TELL MRS. LI THAT YOU SKIP YOUR LECTURES ALMOST EVERY SINGLE DAY!" Sakura bellowed. Well that worked as Syaoran immediately let go of her and sat up, fully awake. He glared at the maid whom was still lying on the bed with a satisfied smirk on her face.
"What are you smirking at you..you girl?!" Syaoran shouted at her, obviously annoyed his daily laze was disrupted. Sakura just giggled and sat up.
"Go take a shower and what do you want for breakfast?" Sakura asked as she got off the bed. Syaoran pondered.
"I want blueberry pancakes and I'm helping with the cooking!!" Syaoran said as he ran to his closet and pulled out some clothes. He then pulled off the shirt he was wearing without a warning. Sakura saw his bare back and blushed. She turned towards the door and walked towards it.
"I'll be waiting at the kitchen then," Sakura said as she opened the door. She was about to go out when Syaoran grabbed her wrist. He then hugged her from the back and buried his face in her hair.
"But...I want to go down with you..Wait for me," Syaoran whined like a child. Sakura sighed and nodded, blushing when she noticed that he was not wearing a shirt. Syaoran smiled bashfully and walked to the closet to change his shirt. Sakura, still having her back towards him, placed her hand on her chest where her heart beat against her ribcage violently.
'What is wrong with me...My heart is beating so rapidly,' Sakura thought. Unknown to her, Syaoran was blushing at what he did just now.
'Why is my heart beat so rapid now?...It was just a friendly hug..But Princes do not usually hug their maid,' Syaoran thought as he changed his pants. He then walked to Sakura and tapped her shoulder. Sakura jumped a bit and turned. She gave him a big smile.
"Let's go down now," Sakura said as she walked out of the door. Syaoran closed the door when he got out and ran up to Sakura. He then made a bold move and intertwined his fingers with hers. Sakura's blush appeared again as they walked towards the kitchen in silence.
In the kitchen..
Sakura let a sigh of relief out of her lips when they arrived. Throughout the long walk to the kitchen, every single servant and maid gave them weird looks when they saw their joined hands. Sakura was blushing all the way while Syaoran looked pretty calm about it. Though he did, he was actually feeling rather awkward.
Sakura pulled her hand away from his and went to the shelves to take out the ingredients need. Syaoran waited patiently as she placed all the ingredients on the counter top. She then took out an apron and wore it. She then looked at Syaoran and signaled him to come to her. Syaoran walked towards her and she started instructing him on how to make pancakes.
He poured the flour carefully till he got the right amount. He carelessly placed the flour on the counter top when it suddenly slipped and the flour poured out on the person beside him, Sakura. Sakura gasped and stepped back, but her clothes was not saved. She glared at Syaoran and grabbed the half-filled sack of flour.
Syaoran stepped back in fear when Sakura started advancing towards him. He then ran around the kitchen with Sakura hot on his trail. Suddenly Sakura tripped and fell on Syaoran whom was not far away from her. The sack of flour fell on both of their heads, making them as white as sheets. Sakura looked down at Syaoran.
Somehow the position was familiar. Then Sakura laughed at how white Syaoran really was and helped to dust off some of the flour off his face.
"You look like a ghost," Sakura commented as she managed to get most of the flour off his face. Syaoran did the same thing to her face and laughed.
"Speak for yourself, Sakura," Syaoran said as they both laughed. They then stood up and resumed making breakfast for the both of them. Which brings us back to their current position..
Now...
Sakura looked to her side and started sneezing as the flour started to irritate her nose. Syaoran stopped stirring and looked at Sakura. Sakura just smiled at him and continued to stir the batter.
"Is the butter melted nicely yet?" Sakura asked as she looked over at Syaoran's side. Syaoran nodded and passed her the butter after pouring it into a bowl. Sakura added it into the batter. She then added in the dry ingredients such as flour and baking powder and such which was mixed earlier on. She then stirred it again till it mixes nicely. Sakura then jumped off the counter top and walked towards the stove.
Syaoran looked at her as she added in a bit of butter into the pan. Once the butter was melted she poured in half a ladle full of batter into it. She then added in some blueberries and waited for the bottom to cook. She then held the handle of the pan and expertly flipped the pancake. It fell nicely back on the pan, showing the cooked part. Syaoran clapped at what she did and Sakura gave him a mock curtsy.
Syaoran then begged to try to flip the pancake. Sakura ,being the kind whom can't stand begging, let him do it. Syaoran tried slowly and flipped the pancake. Surprisingly it fell back on the pan neatly without a mess. Sakura praised him and clapped. Syaoran just smirked as he laughed. Soon they finished the batter and realized that they had cooked up to 18 pancakes.
"It's a bit too much for us," Sakura stated as she looked at the pancakes. Right at that moment, Eriol walked passed. Sakura saw him and ran after him.
"Eriol-kun!!" Sakura shouted. Eriol stopped walking and turned to look at the cheery face of Sakura. He smiled.
"Morning, Sakura-chan," Eriol said as he raised an eyebrow at her very messy state. She laughed sheepishly at herself and got serious.
"Me and Syaoran-kun made too much pancakes. Come eat with us!" Sakura invited as she pulled on Eriol's hand. Eriol tried to protest but she just dragged him to the dining table where Syaoran waited patiently. Eriol bowed at him and he just nodded. As usual, he looked calm on the outside but in the inside, he was glaring at Eriol. Eriol sat on a seat, leaving a seat empty between him and Syaoran.
Sakura then came into the room with the pancakes and it made Eriol's stomach growled slightly. Sakura then placed 6 pancakes in front of Eriol and Syaoran and 6 for herself. She sat on the empty seat between the two boys and started eating.
Syaoran and Sakura was chatting away as they munched on their pancakes but Eriol was just poking on his food. He ate only a small piece a time as he looked at Sakura's bright face. Then Sakura turned to look at him and her smile turned to a worried one.
"Are you okay, Eriol? You aren't eating," Sakura said as she turned fully to look at him. Eriol just shook his head and smiled.
"I'm fine. I am just not feeling hungry," Eriol said as he placed his fork and knife on the plate. Sakura look of worry deepened as she cute off a piece of her pancake and brought her fork to his mouth, with the piece attached to it. Sakura smiled.
"Open up," Sakura said as Eriol blushed. He opened his mouth and Sakura fed him the pancake. He munched on it slowly, feeling rather awkward at Syaoran's stare at him. Throughout the whole breakfast, Syaoran was glaring at Eriol as Sakura continue to hand feed Eriol. The tension is really brewing up...
After Breakfast...
Sakura stretched as she let out a sigh. She then resumed fluffing Syaoran's pillow. She then sighed again and sat on the bed, looking out from the window to the large gardens. Today was March 31st, meaning that the next day..It would be her birthday. She would like to go back to the Kinomoto castle or to meet the children in the orphanage. She was too deep in her daydream to notice Syaoran sneaking towards her and slowly sat beside her.
"What are you thinking about?" Syaoran asked her suddenly. She jumped and turned to look at him.
"Oh just thinking. My birthday is tomorrow," Sakura said as she looked back out at the window. Syaoran's eyes widened as he gasped.
"Seriously?! How old are you turning?" Syaoran asked as Sakura laughed.
"I am turning 18 this year. I missed my home..The orphanage," Sakura said as she sighed.
'And the castle,' Sakura thought as she stood up. She the dusted her skirt and curtsied towards Syaoran.
"I better get going. Tomoyo-chan had asked me to be her model for a while. Just call me if you want your lunch," Sakura said as she walked out of the room, leaving a thinking Syaoran. Syaoran then fall back onto the made bed and let out a thoughtful sigh.
'Tomorrow is her birthday, huh?If I am not wrong, it's the Kinomoto Princess's birthday as well. What a coincidence,' Syaoran thought as he just rolled to his side and fell asleep.
Sakura walked out of the castle for the first time after 2 months. Sakura walked slowly towards the village of Tomoeda. She was smiling as she was looking forward to meet the children again. When she reached there, her smile faltered. In fact tears had started to build in her eyes as she ran to the orphanage. There the center of attraction was the orphanage as it was bursting with flames.
"Hikaru-sama!! Hikaru-sama!!" Sakura shouted as she ran towards the orphanage. The villagers whom saw her bowed respectfully to her as she stopped in front of them. Sakura's eyes hardened as she saw only ten children out of the 20 orphans which stayed in the orphanage was safe and sound. She looked at one of the villagers.
"Where are the others and Hikaru-sama?!" Sakura ordered. The villager could only look down.
"They are still trapped inside," the villager answered. Sakura's eyes hardened even more as she ran to the nearby well. She took the bucket out, full of water and dumped it on her self. Being drenched, she ran towards the orphanage. When Sakura left them, Hikaru used the money to make the orphanage bigger but a thief saw where she hid the money.
He was afraid when Hikaru saw him and tried to ran away, knocking a candle in the process. And that was how the orphanage caught fire. The villagers tried to stop Sakura but she was persistent. She just ran in. Directly at the time she was running in, HaeKyung happened to walk buy after buying his daily groceries from a village not far from Tomoeda. He saw the pink skirt of Sakura's and his groceries in his hand fell.
He ran to the circle of villagers and asked who had ran in into the fire. The villagers could only say one name..Sakura. HaeKyung eyes widened as he stepped back. One of the villagers looked at him.
"Please..We beg you. Save her.." the villager said as he held HaeKyung gingerly on the hand. HaeKyung looked at him. He was powerless to help this but Prince Syaoran Li was not! He smiled at the villager.
"Please try to keep the fire small in size. Don't let it be bigger than this. I am calling for Prince Syaoran Li's help," HaeKyung said as he ran towards the castle.
In the burning orphanage...
Sakura coughed as the smoke smacked her in the face. The inside was relatively large and was entirely covered in flames. She jumped over a fallen pillar and continued searching. Then she heard it. Cries of a child. She ran towards the sound and found that it was from the far end of the orphanage, the bedrooms. She then kicked a few more pillars aside as she struggled to open the door which was stuck. She then threw herself onto the door and it opened due to the impact. The ten children and a very weak looking Hikaru looked up at her.
"Sakura-sama!" the children shouted as they ran towards Sakura. But they screamed and stopped halfway when a a fiery pillar suddenly dropped in the between Sakura and the children. The children had tear stricken faces as they stared at the pillar in fear. Sakura then walked towards them, wincing as flames hit her bare legs. She then stretched out her arms.
"Jump over it dearies. Please...Trust big sister," Sakura said. Slowly the children jumped into the awaiting arms of Sakura. But one, in amidst of jumping, tripped on the pillar and got hurt as he fell on the floor. He started screaming as the flames started to lick his legs. Sakura ran to him and pulled away from the flames and opened her top. She was wearing a slightly flimsy top in it as she covered his legs with her pink top. When all ten children had jumped onto the other side, Hikaru was still stuck at the corner. Sakura walked towards her. Hikaru smiled at her.
"Go..Save the children first before me. My old life is not worth ten young lives," Hikaru said. Sakura tried to persuade her to come but she just shook her head. Sakura had no choice. She was running out of time. The orphanage will collapse anytime soon. Sakura then told the ten children to get on her. Since they were small, they were light enough for Sakura to carry all ten of them at one go. One attached himself on her right leg and another on her left. She carried four children with her arms and another three on her back. One sat on her shoulders.
She walked carefully as pillars had fallen down more and part of the roof had caved in. She then managed to get out of the orphanage in one piece. The villagers ran to her and detached the ten children off her. Sakura panted and looked back at the orphanage.
"Hikaru-sama is still trapped in there. I am going back in," Sakura said. When she was about to run back in, one of the orphans grabbed her slightly torn skirt.
"Sakura-sama will be fine, right?" the little girl asked, her big blue eyes swelling with tears. Sakura looked at her and knelt in front of her.
"I will be. I promise," Sakura said as she slowly took the girl hand off her skirt. The little girl stepped back to safety.
"Sakura-sama pwomised to be fine..." she muttered as she ran to the others. Sakura just smiled softly at her and ran in. She went back to the bedroom to find Hikaru panting really hard due to the smoke. Sakura stretched her arms to grab her but she was too far.
"Hikaru-sama! Grab my hand, please," Sakura said. Hikaru weakly opened her eyes and looked at Sakura whom was about a meter away. She couldn't move as her legs was badly hurt due to the fire.
"I can't Sakura-sama. My legs are terribly hurt," Hikaru said as she just leaned forward. Sakura's eyes hardened as she jumped over the pillar and ran to Hikaru. She then knelt in front of Hikaru, back facing her.
"Get on," Sakura ordered. But Hikaru did no budge. Instead she looked up at the fiery roof.
"You should go and leave me behind. The roof will collapse anytime, Sakura-sama," Hikaru said. Right on time, the roof gave way and was falling. Hikaru in the last minute, pushed Sakura out of the way. The roof had caved in and now had trapped Hikaru at her corner, filled with flames. Sakura got up and ran to the rubble.
"Hikaru-sama!! Hikaru-sama!!" Sakura screamed as she saw Hikaru through a hole in the rubble. The pillars was too heavy for her to move. Hikaru looked up at Sakura and smiled.
"Take care of the children for me," she muttered before her whole form was engulfed in strong flames.
"HIKURA-SAMA!!" Sakura screamed as tears fell from her eyes. She fell onto her knees, sobbing.
Back at the Li Castle...
HaeKyung swung the door of Syaoran opened. Syaoran was awaken in shock and glared at HaeKyung.
"What is the meaning of this, Chae?!" Syaoran shouted at him. HaeKyung ran to him and bowed in front of him, panting.
"I got an emergency news!" HaeKyung said. Syaoran just scoffed.
"Emergency? Did you burn your food? Or did you accidentally poison the King?" Syaoran said, in a mocking voice. HaeKyung frantically shook his head.
"It is not about me, your highness. It is about Sakura-chan!!" HaeKyung said, worriedly as he ,looked up at Syaoran. His face changed to that of worry as he grabbed HaeKyung's collar.
"What has happened to her?!" Syaoran ordered, his voice full of worry. HaeKyung gulped at how scary Syaoran really was when he was worried.
"She..She ran into the burning orphanage in Tomoeda to save the children and her 'mother' " HaeKyung said as he was roughly placed on the floor when Syaoran let go of him in shock. Syaoran's face was pale like all the blood had drained out of it. He stood up and ran out of the room and out of the castle.
'Sakura...Sakura...No..Be Safe please!!' Syaoran screamed in his mind as he ran towards the village, not caring on his messy state -remember that he was still covered in flour. He didn't change- .
In the burning orphanage...
Sakura looked at the rubble in disbelief as it had swallowed up another woman she had considered her mother.
'No..Not another motherly figure gone..NO!' Sakura screamed as she looked up. The pillars had covered her entrance. It was no use. Then right at the moment, a pillar fell on her, crushing her to the ground. Sakura let out a small scream as she plunged to the floor. She was being crushed by a fiery pillar and it was too heavy for her to move. It was too late. She was trapped and was going to get burned alive. There was no more hope. Sakura started coughing.
Her consumption was acting up again and this time blood trailed down her lips. She panted as it was getting harder to breathe due to the smoke. She just fell unconscious.
Li...
Syaoran had managed to arrive to Tomoeda in a record timing of ten minutes. He stopped when he saw the orphanage. What he saw of the orphanage had made his heart stopped. Parts of the roof had caved into the house and was bursting with flames. Syaoran then ran to the group of villagers whom was screaming Sakura's name. His eyes widened.
Where was she?! She was not outside. She couldn't be. He then stopped at the villagers. Only 5 of them was trying their hardest to put out the fire. Since the others was too weak and old. The villagers saw him and bowed.
"Li-sama," they said as he just nodded at them. He then glared them.
"Where is Sakura?" Syaoran asked. The villagers just shook their heads and pointed at the orphanage. His eyes hardened as he ran into the house. The whole of the inside was filled with fallen pillars and part of the roof. He then just jumped over them and pushed the others away. He then saw something pink stuck under a pillar. His heart stopped when he was the pillar was flaming. He ran towards the pillar and pulled it up. Only his gloves were charred. His eyes widened when he saw what was underneath it.
Sakura was lying on the ground, unconscious with a small pool of blood beneath her mouth. Syaoran pushed the pillar aside and knelt down. He brought Sakura close to him and placed his ears near her mouth. Ragged breath met his ears. She was still alive. Well...Barely alive. Syaoran saw that the rubble was covering the corner of the room. He saw flames and what he saw almost made him cry.
The body of an old woman was being charred in it. He just looked down. It was too late to save the lady. Sakura's mother was dead. He then ran back to the entrance, dodging more pillars which fell. He managed to get out right when the entrance caved in. The villagers placed a blanket over the two of them. They were worried when they saw Sakura unconscious with burns on parts of her body. A villager walked towards them.
"Please..Stay at my house for a while. We want Sakura-sama to be fine before she leaves," the villager said. Syaoran just agreed. He sat down near a wall and leaned against it. Sakura , whom had been bandaged, was still unconscious. Syaoran brought her frail body to him and placed her on his lap. He hugged her close to him and fell asleep, his face buried in her hair.
Later that evening...
Sakura groaned as she woke up. She felt as if she had ran through hell and came back. She saw that she was on Syaoran's lap and was pressed close to him. She blushed lightly. So he came to save her. She just smiled and she nuzzled her cheek with his. That woke Syaoran up and he smiled.
"Evening," Syaoran said. Sakura just smiled.
"Are you alright?" Syaoran asked. Sakura nodded.
"Except the fact I am hurting a lot, I am fine...How are the children...and Hikaru-sama?" Sakura asked, her voice faltering at Hikaru's name. Syaoran smiled faltered.
"The children are fine...But...I couldn't save your mother..I came too late. She was already burned alive when I came. I am sorry," Syaoran said. Sakura's eyes swelled with tears as she turned and buried her face in his chest.
"It was not your fault..."Sakura said as she sobbed. She was crying at the fact that she couldn't save another of her mother. Now she was really motherless. Nadeshiko died when Sakura left her in anger and now Hikaru died because she was too weak to help her. Sakura clutched Syaoran's shirt and sobbed into it. Syaoran stroked her hair in comfort. It must really pained her to lose someone so dear to her. Syaoran would do anything to make her smile again. Thus he grabbed her chin softly and made her look up at him. Her cheeks were wet with tears and her eyes was red ad puffy.
Syaoran neared his face to her and closed his eyes. Sakura's eyes drooped close as Syaoran's lips touched hers. That made her heart beat accelerate as she closed her eyes fully. Syaoran pressed his lips fully on hers and it was a perfect fit. Sakura responded back. Syaoran then pulled away slightly. He opened his brown eyes and looked into her emerald eyes.
"Don't cry anymore...Please," Syaoran said. Sakura smiled bashfully at him and hugged him.
"Thank you, Syaoran-kun," Sakura said, hugging him tightly. Syaoran returned the embrace and smiled. Maybe it is not so bad after all to fall in love with a maid.
After cheering Sakura up, the two of them went out to the living room to find the children playing around with the old couple of the house. The couple smiled at Sakura and Syaoran when they came into the living room.
"What are you going to do with these children, Li-sama?" The wife said as she patted a small kid. The children saw the two other people whom came in and ran to Sakura and hugged her tightly.
"Sakura-sama is fine!! She kept her pwomise!!" the children shrieked happily. Syaoran smiled at the sight. Sakura was being hugged by twenty children and had the brightest smile on her face. Syaoran looked at the old woman.
"We'll keep them at the castle. Since they are already so attached to Sakura, and I doubt the King and Queen would mind," Syaoran said. The old couple just smiled and agreed to it. Sakura whom heard his proposal stood up and walked towards him. She smiled up at him with the children attached to her like before. Her legs , her arms and her shoulders was filled with children.
"Thank you Syaoran-kun," Sakura said. Syaoran's face adorned a blush at her smile. He then leaned in again and pecked her lips, not caring if there was children there or an old couple there watching them. Sakura blushed hard again and looked down, hiding her cherry tomato face beneath her hair.
The children giggled as they hugged Sakura.
Syaoran smiled as he intertwined his fingers with Sakura's.
Sakura just smiled at how happy she truly felt but...
She could not stop thinking that it was her fault that both her mother died.
She was a murderer..wasn't she?
...-Xox0Xox0-...
--End of Chapter 8--
WEEEEEE!! M doneeeee!! Anyways Chapter 8 is up..are you guys happy?! If you are gimme more reviews. If you aren't..hmmmmm..Then I dun like you!! Anyways I made them kiss.. x.x"" I can't make Syaoran be cold.. Well this is the starting of all major problems. But I killed another person.. opps. x.x!! So Read and Review or NO CHAPTER 9!! MWAAHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA -cough cough cough- opps
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