A/N: Hi guys! I'm on a roll these days. I just can't seem to stop writing! Even when I'm suppose to finish my tuition homework...ahem... Now, my new fanfic, War of Flight has just been posted and I know it will be hard to make it into a good fanfiction. The first chapter response was quite low but it's ok. It was like that with Purity Love too. Now look where it is at now! I believe in working hard and I know that my effort can be seen in my words. Hope you all enjoy this chapter of Charade! I will most likely continue on with War of Flight after this.
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Disclaimer: I do not own Cardcaptor Sakura, and I'm sure you don't too!
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Chapter 6: Truth
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"A model?" Sakura echoed. Hesitant was the first thing that had come to describe our dear Sakura's reaction.
Tomoyo, on the other hand, was furious, "I'm sorry. But my cousin Sakura Kinomoto only works for me."
The lady's eyes widened in recognition as she peered into the face behind the sunglasses, "OH MY GOD! You're TOMOYO DAIDOUJI!"
Heads turned and whispers broke out. Tomoyo's fury was immediately extinguished and was replaced with anxiety.
"Uh oh..."
The lady turned and spotted Syaoran and Eriol right behind Tomoyo, looking as inconspicuous as they possibly could, although not good enough.
"SYAORAN LI! ERIOL HIRIGAZAWA! Oh my god! Can I have your autograph?"
The group of four grimaced as people from all over the mall flocked to the clothing store. Syaoran, used to situations like this, flipped out his cell and pressed the driver's number on speed dial.
"Jason? Bring the Limo around the mall. NOW!"
Sakura yipped as flashes from handphones went off simultaneously. This was certainly isn't how she wanted to spend her day.
"THAT'S SAKURA KINOMOTO! CURRENT FIANCE TO SYAORAN LI! THEY'RE ALL HERE TOGETHER!"
With the speed of light, the four bolted out of the store. Neither of them noticed that the door alarm went ringing off from the tag on Sakura's clothes. It was fortunate for them that they had asked Jason to park the Limo one block away from the mall. Tomoyo and Eriol somehow managed to reach the exit first while their companions lagged behind.
As the Quad ran past a book store, Mei Ling happily skipped out. She was shocked to see the sight of her friends and cousins fleeing away from a group of people.
"Guys? What's going on?" The four had just passed Mei Ling, who was looking just as confused as ever. She had earlier dispatched from the group once they entered the mall.
"MEI LING! MALL! OUT! NOW!"
Mei Ling gulped as she was pulled by the hand by Eriol. All five of them headed for the glass doors, just in time to see Jason pulling the Limo into the driveway.
Sakura halted when she passed the translucent glass doors, "Wait! I haven't paid for the clothes! AHHH!" In her revelation, she had tripped over stairs that connected the driveway and the marble flooring of the mall.
Syaoran turned when he heard Sakura's cry. Just in time to catch her from her fall. But... that didn't go as well as planned as you can see.
Sakura's sudden force of gravity hit hard on Syaoran's unsuspecting body, making him fall. Their bodies slammed against each other messily. With Syaoran's arms outspread, Sakura's palms landed on Syaoran's chest. Sakura's two legs were on either side of Syaoran's own left leg, straddling him. But, the most shocking part of all was that their lips had smashed against each other unexpectedly.
Everyone was shocked at that particular scene. Their other three friends were gaping through the limo door. The public's cameras or handphones were going of faster than ever before. But the people who were most alarmed of all, were the two, on the floor, sprawled out in an undignified manner, kissing!
Syaoran's eyes were wide open and his body went as stiff as a rock. He didn't expect this at all. Sakura's body was pressed hard against him, allowing him to feel every curve and angle. Her lips were dry and soft, probably due to the cold air-conditioning in the mall. Nonetheless, Syaoran couldn't suppress the knot feeling in his stomach and his body's response to the action.
Sakura, on the other hand, had her own personal alarms ringing off in her head. Her spine tingled at the contact of Syaoran's body against hers. Once-dormant fire began to burn within her body. This was the closest the two had ever been before. Her body wasn't responding to her mind's cries of betrayal.
"You have a BOYFRIEND! Get your lips of him!"
Finally realizing what she was doing, Sakura scrambled of Syaoran. The public were giving catcalls but neither of them could care at that moment. The two lifted themselves off the floor and ran into the Limo, breathing heavily.
The door shut behind Sakura and the Limo instantly set off for the Li mansion. None of them could believe what had just happened, ultimately Syaoran.
"What the hell was that? Great! It'll probably appear in the news tomorrow. What's mother going to say about this?"
The other three in the Limo were as silent and shocked as they could be. Sakura, meanwhile, was having a mental battle within herself,
"I kissed Syaoran! I kissed Syaoran! That's B-A-D! BAD!"
"But you love it don't you? It doesn't matter about that boyfriend."
"I LOVE HIM! I still do!"
"Even when you're engaged and just kissed the most gorgeous guy on earth who happens to be your fiancé? Right..."
Soon, Jason pulled the Limo up into the Li's mansion driveway and the five stepped out without a word.
Unconsciously, the group split, the guys into the mansion while the girls to the garden. Tomoyo flitted worried glances to Sakura while Mei Ling tagged along behind curiously.
"Let's see. Syaoran and Sakura kissed... not that's uncommon between engaged couples. Why in the world would she be worried about this if she wanted to be engaged?"
"Ok... You two fess up! What the hell is going on?"
The Japanese cousins whirled around to the confused Mei Ling.
Mei Ling's voice was sharp and distinct. Sakura knew Mei Ling was sharp... and she knew that there was no going back this time.
"Alright! Alright! I'll tell you! It'll be much better this way anyway..."
Mei Ling waited impatiently for Sakura to start her "story". Sakura nodded to a bench and the three of them headed towards it.
Tomoyo sighed dreamily and told Sakura, "Start from when you and Li were pen pals."
Mei Ling eyebrows shot up, "You guys are pen pals?
Sakura corrected her, "Were... till I stopped writing to him when I was twelve."
Mei Ling nodded, signaling for Sakura to continue. Sakura took a deep breath and started, "till I met Hiroji that is..."
Tomoyo's figure cringed at the mention of that name but Sakura didn't notice.
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Flashback
12-year-old Sakura Kinomoto sighed as she placed her pen down on the table. In front of her was a reply letter to her pen pal in Hong Kong, Syaoran Li.
The class chitter-chatter were all around her. That day was her duty day and that's why she had "miraculously" arrived early. After she had finished her duties, she had taken out Syaoran's letter and started to write a reply.
Her cousin, Tomoyo Daidouji, was beside her reading, from what Sakura could tell, a magazine about the latest fashions. They have been together ever since the first grade where they realised their true relationship through their parents.
"Ring!"
Sakura was startled out of her thoughts by the morning bell which indicated that classes were about to start.
The class door slid open as the teacher walked in. The class became quiet at the teacher's signal.
"Ohayo sensei." (A/N: Good Morning Teacher)
"Ohayo minna-san." (A/N: Good morning everyone)
The teacher paused then continued, "We'll be having a new student with us today. Come in Ina-san."
As soon as the teacher finished his sentence, the door slid open once again. A boy of the age of twelve stepped into the silent classroom.
His hair seemed to be the shade of ocher and his eyes were the colour of cobalt. The girls were rendered speechless at his mysterious appearance and were captivated by his piercing gaze.
His eyes searched the room and somehow instantly locked onto curious emerald orbs which stared right back.
The pink-papered letter on Sakura's table lay forgotten as it fluttered to the floor. It was the last time Sakura Kinomoto ever written to her pen-pal Syaoran Li.
End of Flashback
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By now, Mei Ling was thoroughly confused, "So what does this Ina guy got to do with anything?"
Tomoyo didn't reply and Sakura was staring right off towards a tree with blooming flowers.
In a soft voice, which Mei Ling entirely didn't recognize, Sakura stated, "He's my boyfriend now, for three years."
Ruby eyes widened at the sudden news, "A boyfriend? But you're engaged-"
Sakura bitterly replied, "I know... I know! That's why I've been so called "sluttish" towards Syaoran-kun ever since I got here. It was our plan since the start when I discovered that Syaoran was going to be my last permanent fiancé after I chased the others away..."
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Flashback
A few weeks ago...In Japan
"An engagement? With Syaoran Li? But Otou-san! I love Hiroji!"
Angered toffee eyes gazed hard at his daughter's emerald eyes.
"Sakura, please listen to me. What I am doing now is for your own good. I've seen Ina Hiroji several times and I could tell he's just using you. Why can't you see that? How can you love him?"
Flares burned within Sakura's soul, "How can you say that? You don't even know him! I love him! Since I was 12! Why can't you understand my feelings?"
Fujitaka sighed exasperatedly and said, "Sakura. Hiroji Ina is just using you. Please just listen to me. You're to go to Hong Kong to meet Syaoran and his family tomorrow. Get to know him, for me, for you... please..."
Sakura gritted her teeth and retorted, "Even if you send me to Hong Kong, I will hardly care about Li Syaoran! I will do whatever it takes to break this engagement!"
Her father, at this point stated back as calmly as he could, "It's not going to be as easy as you think. His mother had already told him that if he doesn't marry you, he will never inherit the Li Company."
Shock registered in Sakura's eyes as tears poured out as she whispered hoarsely, "Why? Why do you do this?"
Fujitaka's distressed brown eyes grew grave and commented, "Because you deserve better than Ina Hiroji. Because you can't love him and because he is a low-life."
Sakura snapped at that and shouted out the words that she had never dreamt of telling her father, "I HATE YOU!" As she ran out of the large doors, her loud sobs echoing in the hallways.
Fujitaka was taken aback. "I'm sorry, my daughter. I have to do whatever it takes to keep Ina Hiroji away from you. It's for your own good."
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Sakura slammed the door of her room open as she immediately headed for her handphone on her bed.
She sobbed as she speed dialed Hiroji's number. It only took two rings before a deep voice answered the phone.
"Sakura? What happened?"
Sakura smiled weakly at the sound of his voice. It was all it took for her to calm down to explain things to Hiroji.
"I'm engaged again Hiroji. I have to go to another country this time. It won't be as easy as it is with the others."
There was a pause at the other end and Sakura asked, "Hiroji?"
"Sakura... You love me right?"
Sakura nodded quickly even though she knew Hiroji couldn't see her, "Yes. Yes I do."
A sigh was heard on the other end and Hiroji continued, "I have a plan. A plan for the engagement to be broken. Do you want to do it?"
"Yes. I'll do it."
End of Flashback
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"After that, I acted sluttish in front of Syaoran after I told Hiroji what I remembered about Syaoran-kun. He doesn't seem to be the type that... you know... that flirts mindlessly with girls."
"So that Syaoran will drop you like a whore through this charade! ... No offense."
"None taken. To be truthful, my attitude these few weeks disgusts me. It feels great for someone else to know about it besides Tomoyo-chan."
Tomoyo coughed and broke the tension between the girls.
"So Mei Ling-chan, Are you going to tell Li-kun?"
Mei Ling contemplated between herself, "No... I don't think so. You've both been victims in this. It's not that I don't want Syaoran to inherit the company. But if Kinomoto-san really loves this Hiroji Ina this much, then I will keep this secret. Even if you decide to tell Syaoran, it should be Kinomoto-san choice to tell him, not mine."
Sakura smiled gratefully at Mei Ling, "Thank you Mei Ling. Words can never express my gratitude."
Mei Ling then smirked, "You know... your kiss with my cousin is going to be front page news tomorrow. Will your boyfriend get jealous?"
Sakura wanted to reply but Tomoyo beat her to it and spoke in a strange tone, "Oh believe me. He will."
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To be continued...
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A/N: Happy New Year Everyone! I will most likely retype my new story prologue and post it tomorrow with the new chapter along with year. Let's all look forward to 2006. Happy New Year!