Charade Chapter 4: Change, a card captor sakura fanfic

A/N: Helo everyone! I'm back from Purity Love. I won't be responding to my reviewers from the last chapter since it has been so long! I hope you'll like this chapter! And just to tell you about how is my life have been going on for ABSOLUTELY no reason (I'm hyper right now), I just rebonded my hair! It's now straightened and smoother than it used to be. I finally have some style to my hair after my long fringe was cut. Anyways...let's get on with the chapter! Btw...some ppl are already guessing the plot! Argh... Nvm...I'll just add a few twists here and there! BWAHAHAHAHA! coughcough

Disclaimer: I do not own Cardcaptor Sakura, and I'm sure you don't too!

Chapter 4: Change

It was early in the morning as a long white limousine made its way to the Li mansion.

Inside, a golden ball of fur snored loudly on his cushion. This ball of fur belonged to Sakura Kinomoto. He was just on his way to meet his mistress again. Boy did he miss her!

"Kero... Wake up!"

The ball of fur gave a snort, giving the voice the signal that he was ignoring the call and was bent on going back to sleep.

"Kero... If you don't wake up now, you'll miss your din-din."

That word immediately was registered into the animal's brain.

Din-din equals to FOOD.

The Labrador Retriever shot up like a bullet, his tail immediately wagging and his puppy dog eyes stared into aqua blue ones.

This was Tsukiko, Sakura Kinomoto's personal maid. Her slivery hair was tied up in a bun with ringlets cascading down her face. Her uniform was blue and white, similar to the other master and mistress's personal butlers and maid. (A/N: Touya and Fujitaka and Nadeshiko)

The young woman gave Kero his breakfast which consists of freshly cooked beef tenderloin and rice and milk in another dish. It's sometimes a privilege to have a cook in the limousine.

"You really are a pig you know that?"

Tsukiko watched as the monstrosity too greedy to be even called a dog devoured his lunch seemingly in one gulp. Then, he was immediately given his desert, bacon and cheese flavored dry bones. It was no doubt that the pile was soon gone in a split-second.

The limousine's wheels screeched to a halt and Tsukiko placed a satisfied Kero back onto his cushion who immediately went back to his afternoon nap.

Tsukiko stepped out of the limousine and was awed by the size of the Li mansion. It was almost impossible that it was even bigger than the Kinomoto mansion back in Japan!

Suddenly, a flash of white leaped through the open door. "It" leaped onto Tsukiko and hugged her; Tight.

"Sakura-sama!"

Sakura laughed freely and let go of Tsukiko, "I've missed you!"

The maid smiled, "I missed you too Sakura-sama."

Sakura narrowed her eyes, "Tsukiko! What have I told you!"

Tsukiko immediately recognized her mistake and sweatdrop, "I'm sorry Sakura!"

Sakura immediately cheered up and turned to the ball of fur in Tsukiko's arms.

"Kero! Wakey- Wakey!"

The dog's nose twitched and instantly recognized the sweet smell of Sakura's scent. Black beady eyes opened and yelped happily at the sight of his mistress.

Sakura picked her beloved dog off his cushion and cuddled him to her chest. She nodded at Tsukiko and said, "I want to show you something. Come with me to the garden. Tsukiko nodded and the two entered the mansion while one of the Li butlers helped to carry Tsukiko's luggage.

Syaoran sighed at the reflection of him in the mirror. He had just came back from his daily early training in the garden. Sweat caused his amber hair to stick his forehead. He then entered his shower and turned the taps as they squeaked.

Warm water poured from above as Syaoran's muscles felt relief. His thoughts began to wonder as he rubbed the dirt and grit from his body.

When he had returned to his room, the first thing he noticed was that Sakura wasn't in it. He had pondered for a moment, asking himself where his fiancé could be. From the past few days, he knew that it was a fact that she wasn't an early bird.

Suddenly, he heard barking from the other side of the bathroom door. Syaoran was puzzled; the Li family didn't have a dog!

Then, laughter rang though the air; he immediately recognized it as Sakura's. "How did I know that?"

He turned the taps and the water stopped instantly. Syaoran dried himself off and put on his collared white shirt and left one button unbuttoned. He pulled on his black pants and opened the bathroom door only to see the queerest sight.

Sakura was giggling at another woman while rubbing a golden-furred Labrador retriever on his tummy. Syaoran knew that the new human intruder was a maid by looking at her dress-up. However, it wasn't the Li family uniform so he knew she wasn't one of his family's. But, the thing that got Syaoran surprised was that Sakura was covered in mud and dirt and she didn't seem to mind one bit. In fact, she was laughing her head off!

"Tsukiko! I can't believe you have the nerve to throw mud at me!"

"Well, I used to play with you when you were younger and I just wanted to see your reaction!"

"Ya... I remembered that Okaa-san and Otou-san always laughed at me when they saw me sneaking though the house... Oh! Er... Hi Syaoran!"

Sakura only then realized that her fiancé was gapping at her like a fish out of the water. She had said his name without a chan!

"Darn! I slipped!"

"Sakura... may I please know what on earth is going on?"

Tsukiko stood up hastily and immediately bowed at Syaoran.

"I'm so sorry Master Li. My name is Tsukiko Yamita. I'm...erm... Sakura's personal maid from Tokyo. I have just arrived from the airport."

Syaoran nodded, finally grasping onto the situation. Then his mouth shoot off before he himself even noticed.

"And you were throwing mud at your mistress?"

What Syaoran didn't expect was that Sakura spoke up, "I'm not her mistress! I'm her friend!"

Sakura's eyes widened at her words, "Oh great! Another slip. I'm not supposed to be "friends" with Tsukiko and the others!"

Syaoran stared hard at a nervous Sakura who was pointing her fingers against each other at chest level. He was about to say something when he spotted something else.

"What the hell! That dog is peeing on MY floor!"

The other two turned simultaneously to the only animal in the room. Sure enough, Kero was indeed relieving himself on the sliver once-sparkling-clean marble floor.

"Ah! Kero! Bad dog!"

However Kero simply wagged his tail and snuggled back into his mistress's arms even though she was muddy all over.

Syaoran gritted his teeth in fury, "Ok... I'm getting the hell out of here and I do NOT want to see that idiot dog in my room. If you want to find him a place to sleep he can have a personal room next door for all I care. But there's no WAY he's sleeping in my room!"

Before Sakura could protest, Syaoran had already stomped out of the room in a huff.

Kero was however, barring his teeth. There was no way he was going to be separated from his mistress!

Tsukiko whistled suddenly, "At least he's a hottie!"

Sakura turned to her friend with and incredulous expression, "Tsukiko! He called Kero an idiot! I can't believe that no good-"

Tsukiko began pulling Sakura up from the floor and smiled at her, "I'll take care of the mess here and you better hurry off and clean yourself and get ready for breakfast."

Sakura pouted and was hustled off into the bathroom and began to wash herself up.

Dining room...

Syaoran pulled his chair out suddenly and it caused a screech to echo in the dining room. He was muttering to himself and his eyebrows were furrowed in anger. The others at the table lift an eyebrow at his actions as he almost practically cut the plate in half while slicing his bacon.

"What's the matter Syaoran?" asked Ryu from behind his paper as he sipped his coffee.

"That fiancé of mine brought her dog into my room and it CONVENIENTLY relieved himself on the floor!"

Tomoyo's head shot up at this, "What? Kero is here? That means Tsukiko is probably here too!"

Syaoran only response was, "So... Kero's the name huh? That dumb dog dared to do THAT of all things in MY room! Why I oughta...!"

Just than Kero and tumbled down the stairs and into the dining room. Apparently, he had followed the scent of fresh bacon and eggs. When he opened his eyes, he was immediately cuddled by the Li sisters.

"Ahhh! He's so cute!"

"Such a chubby face. He's body is so cute and round!"

"His name is Kero right? My... such nice fur!"

"Erm... Excuse me..."

Everyone in the room turned towards the top of the stairs. Tsukiko stood there, nervous.

"My name is Tsukiko Yamita. I'm Sakura's personal maid. It's a pleasure to meet all of you."

Yelan smiled and nodded. "Ahh...yes... Sakura told us about you and her dog a few days ago."

Syaoran was silent. He's mind drifted back to the incident back in his room. Sakura had said his real name and defended her maid AND showed up in his room covered with mud. It was a complete opposite of what Sakura had shown to everyone of her personality. He then thought back to Sakura's actions the past few days.

She had behaved completely bratty and was clingy. Now, he had seen a new side of her... Or was it the ONLY side of her? Questions buzzed around the confused heir's mind.

"Something's up here and I need to know what..."

Out of the blue, Eriol spoke up.

"Hey Syaoran, I forgot to tell you that Meiling, Daidouji and I are going for dinner tonight at the restaurant "Blue Nile". Do you and Kinomoto want to come? Just a night out."

(A/N: Found the name on the net. I don't own it...)

Before Syaoran could answer, a voice came from above the stairs.

"I would love to. Thanks for the invitation."

Syaoran didn't even bother to turn around; he knew it was his one and only fiancé.

"Syaoran?" Mei Ling asked from across the table.

"Yeah... Sure... I'll go."

OOOOO

That night...

The group of five alighted from the Li family's black limousine. Sakura had been "uncharacteristically" quiet throughout the ride. She didn't even hang onto Syaoran's arm even though he sat right next to her! It was both a relief and a puzzle for our favourite amber-eyed teen. What on earth was going on?

They sat down at their table and ordered their favourite dishes. Then Tomoyo suddenly spoke up, "May I speak to you privately Sakura?"

Emerald eye's widened in confusion. However, Sakura nodded numbly and the two went towards the restaurant's window and out of hearing range from the table.

Meiling's ruby eyes trailed the two cousins carefully, the previous night incident still fresh in her mind.

Tomoyo started, "Sakura..."

Sakura began, "Tomoyo..."

"I'm sorry..."they said in unison

The two looked at each other surprised.

Tomoyo continued, "I just want us to be back together again. The past few days have been a torture. We were always in the same room and it was hard not being able to talk to you. Can't we just forget about everything and be friends again?"

Sakura hid her sorrowful emerald eyes and stated, "I can't forget what you said about him Tomoyo. You know that how much he means to me! We've been friends since forever!"

Tomoyo's voice grew cold, "I'm not taking back what I said a year ago. But I really want us to be back together. I can't stand it anymore! So please... can we just forget about our argument? I will not mention another word about it and I promise to let you do what you want in front of the Li's!"

Sakura stared at her cousin's desperate eyes. Yes, she did miss Tomoyo's constant video antics when they were best friends. It took a long time for their wounds to heal and now Tomoyo had requested to bury the hatchet. The question was... should she accept?

Sakura peered into Tomoyo's distressed amethyst orbs and saw true regret and grief. Her own heart pained at those emotions. Then she decided her choice.

"I forgive you Tomoyo. I'm so sorry of how I acted. Please forgive me?"

Tomoyo's eyes lit up with glee and almost yelled, "I will! Thank you so much!"

To Sakura's surprise, Tomoyo hugged her. The warmth Tomoyo provided had surely been missed in Sakura's life.

"Let's get back to the table. After we go back home, I'm giving you the dresses I've made for you this past year!"

Sakura laughed at Tomoyo's excitement and together, they walked back hand in hand back to the table.

But, when the two reached their seats, they've realized someone else already occupied them and was openly flirting AND feeling Syaoran and Eriol up!

The redhead who occupied Sakura's seat trailed her fingers up and down Syaoran's arm.

"You're so strong Syaoran! Look at these muscles! You have been working out haven't you?"

"Would you please shove off?" came Syaoran's annoyed reply, not noticing his fiancé was right behind him.

Beside the redhead was a blonde who was trying to grope Eriol's knee under the table. She didn't notice amethyst eyes eyeing her at the back dangerously.

Something snapped within Sakura as she saw the redhead's perfectly manicured fingers reached to touch Syaoran's messy chocolate locks. Her emerald orbs flickered and her insides began to boil as Sakura tapped the redhead lightly on the shoulder, her emerald eyes dangerously dark.

"Excuse me dearie. But you're in my seat."

The redhead turned to Sakura with an annoyed expression, "Can't you see I'm talking here? How rude!"

Sakura's smile twitched at the redhead's comment. She breathe in deeply and replied, "I sure that you have lot's to tell to my fiancé, but I would advise you to go to the washroom because the back of your dress is completely drenched."

The redhead froze when she heard the word "fiancé" but immediately reached behind when she heard Sakura's next comment.

"What?- My dress isn't-"

Before the redhead could finish her sentence, Sakura had lifted her glass of ice water from the table and without hesitation, poured it down the redhead's back.

The redhead shrieked and caused all heads to turn to her. Syaoran could only watch in amusement as he watched the girl he would like to call a bigger menace than his sisters shot up from the table at lighting speed and proceeded to jump around.

Her blonde friend who saw the commotion immediately reacted and accidentally flipped Tomoyo's spaghetti plate and caused it to slam against her chest.

Both girls shrieked in unison and left the table hurriedly without even casting a glance back at their two targets while trying to ignore the sniggers and laughter from all the other tables around them.

Mei Ling laughed out loud at the two girls while Eriol sat there chuckling. Sakura sat down calmly on her seat and calmly began to eat her dinner. Tomoyo giggled and sat back down on her seat while Syaoran could only stare at his fiancé, amazed.

Sakura then began to say, "I think you better order something else Tomoyo. I'm afraid that your dinner is completely ruined."

Syaoran then began to think, "I think that this engagement might be more fun than I thought!"

To be continued...

A/N: Sorry for not updating for some time. I was absorbed with Ron and Hermione from Harry Potter. Love that couple so much! I have indeed changed to plot to something more sinister and added a twist. Please R&R!