A/N: Hi there guys! I managed to get done with this chapter in between my busy schedules. Hope you like chapter 2 of Charade! Oooo...15 reviews! Three times better than Purity Love! Does this mean the start of a successful story? I certainly hope so!
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Chapter 1: Shock
12 years later...
The young heir had grown into a young man. Due to years of martial arts training, his body muscles developed...which, of course did not help him to escape from his fickle-minded female fans. Syaoran Li was known to be one of the most wanted bachelors in Hong Kong.
The innocent sparkle in his fierce amber eyes had long disappeared as it was replaced by annoyance, thanks to his "oh-so-favourite" sisters, Fanran, Fuutie, Feimie and Sheifa.
Speaking of the devils...
"Syaoran-chan! Mother and Father want to see you!" The four sisters' high-pitched voice echoed through the hallway, which was then followed by a few giggles.
Muttering incoherent words to himself, he slid his sliver sword back into its sheath. Sweat trickled down his bronze-toned body; he had been working out in the house gym for the past hour.
"Tell Mother and Father I'll be there in five..." Syaoran shouted back. He then heard soft footsteps leading back up the stairs.
Using his green towel to wipe the sweat from his body, he wondered why his parents called him to their office.
"Could it be about handing over the company to me? If I worked so hard since I was young for nothing, I'm gonna leave this pathetic dump..."
Pulling a black shirt over his head, he placed his sword back on the equipment shelves, which were full of other weapons like, lances and bows.
He walked up the dark stairs, making creaking noises as he went; then, he reached the hallways of the Li mansion.
The amber-eyed young man trudged past thousands of pictures that were hung all over the walls of the hallways. Then, he reached a large oak door.
On the door was the Li's family emblem carved out of the best ivory one could find. The emblem is round with an artistic "L" shape in the middle.
Slowly, he knocked. A voice boomed from the other side, "Come in."
The door creaked opened as Syaoran pushed it aside. The room was carpeted with the colours of red and gold. Inside all four walls were shelves for thousands of books. It was a library, office and tea room rolled into one.
Ryu Li and Yelan Li were sitting at their respective tables, both were wearing rimmed glasses and drinking tea and coffee while looking through stacks of documents.
"You called me?" Syaoran enquired to his parents.
Yelan looked up from the approval document she was reading, "Yes, we need to talk to you about something...or someone..."
Syaoran quirked an eyebrow before sighing, "Please don't tell me... another engagement?"
Syaoran Li was also notorious for driving away even the most persistent women that were engaged to him.
Ryu Li shook his head, "Son, you have to be married before you take over the company. It's to ensure there'll be an heir after you!"
Syaoran crossed his arms, "I told you Father. I am very capable of finding my own spouse. But don't you think I'm too young? I'm 18!"
Yelan took off her glasses, "Please just let us tell you who you are engaged to first ok? It's someone you know a long time ago..."
"Now this is interesting..."
Syaoran was curious to find out whom he was engaged to now, "Alright then... who is it?"
Yelan and Ryu looked at each other before nodding, "It's Sakura Kinomoto."
Syaoran's memory tugged at that name. A young girl with beautiful emerald eyes and copper locks appeared in his mind. Something else tugged at his memory... A promise?
"The youngest daughter of Fujitaka Kinomoto? Haven't we met before?"
Ryu nodded, "That was twelve years ago when they came to visit us. After their visit, the company had experienced one problem after another. So, they didn't visit us for the past few years."
Syaoran remembered that they used to send letters to one another till they were eleven and twelve when she suddenly stopped replying to his letters. It hurt at first but after some time, Syaoran had soon forgotten about his childhood friend.
Suddenly he mind went back to the main topic: Marriage
"Wait...Wait... Wait... Hold up...I'm engaged to her? As in ENGAGED? WHY HER?"
Yelan Li narrowed her eyes at her son's sudden outburst, "She is the last one. If you ever want to take over the company, I suggest you take her seriously. Oh and by the way, she's coming in two days time."
That took about a minute to sink into the young heir, "TWO DAYS?"
Ryu Li rubbed his temple, "Yes. Two days. I expect you to meet her at the airport, and show her around town. Tour the mansion with her and everything else is that clear?"
Syaoran pondered for a moment. He remembered Sakura was very vivacious and kind. She was quite cute when she was five. Surely she hadn't change much right?
Syaoran mumbled, "Crystal."
Without another word, the young heir stepped out of the room.
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Eriol Hiiragizawa chuckled when he saw his cousin walking down the hallway. By the look on his face, Eriol could tell Syaoran wasn't happy once again. Not that he always happy...
"Auntie and Uncle engaged you to another girl again?" His sapphire eyes flashed tauntingly.
Syaoran looked sideways at his cousin, "What do you think?"
Syaoran placed his hand on the door identification panel beside his room.
"Identification complete. Welcome back Young Master Li.", the voice of a robotic woman beeped from the door panel.
Syaoran opened the door to his room as both him and Eriol stepped in.
The room was obviously, green and about ten metres wide and twelve metres long. The four canopy bed was dark forest green, the table was made of bright jade marble, the toilet that was connected to the room were tiled with green marble. The only things that weren't green in his room are the sliver plasma television, his sliver stereo, metal handles on furniture and the books on his green shelves. One could already guess what his favourite colour was.
Eriol sat down on an armchair beside the shelves of books and immediately started to read one of the history books on the shelves.
Syaoran heaved a heavy sigh and slumped back onto his soft bed, something he doesn't want to share with anyone. Not even his future spouse..
Eriol looked up from his book and ran through his midnight blue hair with his hand, "You seem less troubled than your previous engagements. There's something different about this one right?"
Syaoran's reply was only a grunt.
Eriol smirked, "Ah! So you know her?"
Another grunt.
Eriol's eyes sparkled mischievously, "Someone that you may possibly like?"
At this, Syaoran shot up from bed, his face cherry red, "I DO NOT LIKE KINOMOTO!"
Eriol chuckled at his hot-tempered little cousin; he was a year older than Syaoran.
"Kinomoto? The girl you've been sending letters to till you're twelve?"
Syaoran looked away, determined to keep his flushed face away from the sight of his cousin. Eriol knew about the connection between him and Sakura for he once found a whole stack of Sakura's letters in Syaoran's drawer.
"Yes."
Eriol flipped a page of his book, "So when is she coming?"
"In two days."
"I see..."
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"So are we gonna prank this one?"
Syaoran shot Eriol a look. Even though the two cousins weren't at good terms at each other, partly because one of Eriol's favourite hobbies was to tease his cousin, they share a common interest- pulling pranks on Syaoran's fiancés.
"Maybe not this one."
Eriol quirked his eyebrow, "Hmm, this one must be special right? Usually you will jump at the chance to think of pranks to pull on your fiancés ... which are of course now ex-fiancés."
Syaoran shook his head, "Mother is serious about this one. If I don't marry her, I won't be able to take over the company."
Eriol sighed and placed slid the book back into its position on the shelf and pulled out an even thicker book, "Well, little cousin, what are you going to do?"
Syaoran shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know ... and stop calling me that!
Eriol chuckled once again at his cousin's reaction.
Syaoran sighed and turned over onto his stomach, "Sometimes, I don't even know why I am related to you."
Syaoran's thoughts began to ramble at that point. "I hope Kinomoto hasn't change much..."
He doesn't know how wrong he was...does he?
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Two days later...
Syaoran and his family, which includes Eriol, entered the airport. The media was also not far behind them. God knows how the media found out about the engagement.
The cool air blew against Syaoran's hair as he crossed the glass barriers. Flashes went off everywhere. The Li family was used to it though.
Soon they found themselves waiting at the same gate the Kinomotos came from twelve years ago.
The time ticked by and Syaoran was getting impatient.
"Where the hell is she?"
Yelan turned to her son and say, "One more thing, there'll be a welcoming party for Sakura and her cousin in three days time."
Syaoran nodded. There was always a welcoming party for each of his fiancés. But..
"Cousin?" Syaoran's voice echoed.
Ryu nodded, "Tomoyo Daidouji. She's a famous fashion designer in Japan although she's only seventeen. Her mother is Sonomi Daidouji, president of a another famous toy company"
The four sisters squealed in excitement as Syaoran rolled his eyes.
"THE TOMOYO DAIDOUJI? WE LOVE HER DESIGNS!"
The squealed at their mother before squealing at each other again. Soon, all they could talk about was different seasons of fashion wear and accessories that were designed by Tomoyo Daidouji.
The same thought went through Syaoran and Eriol's mind, "What's with girls and fashion?"
A few minutes later, a plane landed at the private jet gates.
For the first time among all of the other fiancés, Syaoran could feel he was nervous of meeting Sakura once again.
"What the hell is wrong with me?"
A few figures stepped out from the plane as Syaoran's heart thumped.
"Will she remember me?"
The plane door closed.
"Will she still be the same as before?"
The glass door opened as the outline of the figures became clearer.
Syaoran gulped as two feminine figures finally came into his view.
Oh God.
He could also hear Eriol's intake a breath.
The two girls were drop dead gorgeous.
One was with long wavy auburn locks that framed her face delicately. Her slender thin hands were by her side. She was wearing a pale pink dress that was accompanied with a star choker around her neck. It was low cut and Syaoran could almost see her, well, you know... She wore glass high heels and pink sunglasses. The dress also hugged her figure perfectly. Syaoran almost died right there when the girl removed her sunglasses. Behind the shades showed a pair of jade emerald eyes that sparkled innocently which held Syaoran's gaze for quite a while.
"IS THAT SAKURA?"
Eriol's attention on the other hand, was on the lady next to Sakura. With dark black way hair that ended below her waist, her amethyst eyes sparkled mysteriously. She was wearing a pale purple dress that was almost similar to Sakura's except for a plum blossom choker around her neck. Her pale whitely skin seemed so soft under Eriol's eyes.
"Boy am I gonna have fun with this one.."
The two girls stopped in front of the Li family
Not one spoke a word though the camera flashes became more frequent.
Syaoran was going to speak when...
"MY SYAO-CHAN! IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN!"
Sakura jumped onto Syaoran and hugged him, tightly. Syaoran's eyes widened at the girl sudden actions and toppled over. Her soft body pressed against his, shocking Syaoran even more. Goosebumps rose when he recognized the hug as a "clingy type" and not a "miss you" type.
He could hear Eriol's snicker not far behind.
Oh god...
To be continued...
A/N: HA! How was that? Forgive the grammatical errors for I was hurrying to post this one up. Please tell me how you think of it? And it seems I like to make "love at first sight" stories. Don't worry, Syaoran's opinion of Sakura is gonna change soon... R&R Please!