MMG 14
"Fly Card, release!"
Wings sprouted from her back, allowing her to fly. She jumped and proceeded to fly to her destination: the airport.
She needs to make sure that she arrives there before he rides that airplane. She still doesn't know anything about what she really feels but she knows now that she needs to stop him. She needs him here by her side. And she's pretty sure that he will be glad to be by her side. He still needs to wait for her answer…
From a distance, she saw Syaoran sitting in a wheelchair being pushed by Wei. "Syaoran-kun!"
…
I'm really pathetic… I told myself that I would let her be happy and let her forget me. But why is it that until now, I'm hearing her voice?
"Syaoran-kun!"
Wow… that sounded more than real. I'm hallucinating!
…
"Syaoran, I think the card mistress is calling you." Wei said with a small smile as he stopped pushing the wheelchair. "I'll just talk to your mother over there" He walked off to the other direction.
"Syaoran-kun!" Oh! Was that voice really real? "Syaoran…"
He looked back and saw, for real he hoped, the emerald-eyed beauty that he treasures more dearly than his life (And I assure you, he treasures his life oh so dearly). She was wearing a light pink dress. It was as if she came here directly from her house (not even caring what to wear). But she still looked amazing, as usual.
"Sakura…" There was a deep longing in his voice. Sooner or later, he would leave this place. Leave his heart in this place he might call a home. Certain happiness erupted inside his heart when he realized that she was really here. He can see her for the last time, at least. "Why are you here?"
"Anou… etto… I wanted to talk to you about…" She started fumbling for words as she stared at her sandals. Her sandals suddenly became interesting.
She looked up with a brave face. "I want to talk about your letter. Why didn't you say that you were going today?"
When she saw that he wouldn't answer, something cracked inside her. She felt random salty tears streaming down her face. "Why did you say that I should forget you? What if I don't want to forget? Didn't I tell you to wait for me?"
Hurt reflected on Syaoran's eyes. He had made her cry once again. How can he forgive his self for making such a special person to cry?
He held on to his wheelchair so that he could stand up. He weakly stood up and looked at her. There was a fire of determination in his eyes; a proof that inside this weak-looking boy lies the fierce little wolf. "Please…" his tone was begging. "Please don't cry anymore. I told you, didn't I? Making you cry was a sin for me. I wouldn't be able to clutch on to life if I know that I did the sin of making my most important person cry"
He shakily moved towards her. He needed to wipe those tears and hug her. His body was telling him to. It needed to be close to her.
"Would you stay if I ask you to?" she innocently asked as he wiped her tears. He simply stared at her with confusion in his eyes.
He didn't answer. He didn't know what to answer. He didn't know what to do. He didn't know what to feel.
Seeing this, she took a rectangle-shaped thing from her pocket. "We need to capture all the cards first, ne?" She smiled blushingly and took his hand. She placed the card there and said, "I sealed this not too long ago. It's for you"
"The nothing? Wait… a heart with wings?" he stared at it then glanced at the slightly flushed face of Sakura. "How…?"
"I don't know how but when I thought of you and how I didn't want you to go, the Clow symbol glowed beneath me and this card appeared before me. That's why I think it's for you"
He was overly confused. She doesn't understand her feelings… then why did this card appear?
"The flight had been set already. We cannot cancel it" he reasoned out.
Out of nowhere, Yelan-sama and Wei-san appeared. "Who told you that we couldn't cancel it?" his mother asked.
Syaoran looked at her in confusion. Is his mother implying that… No way! Could that really be true? And… what could have changed his mother's decision? The Li matriarch is not known for indecision. She always stands firm with her decision.
"Okaa-san! What are you trying to say?"
Wei looked at Syaoran concernedly and said in a concerned tone, "Please don't use that tone on your mother, Syaoran"
"I just cancelled our flight" her voice was that of power and control. It was a sign that her decision was final. Syaoran looked at her incredulously and asked, "Are you kidding?"
"Li Xiao Lang, would your mother kid about something like this?" she asked. After all, her mother was also not known for joking around. Li Yelan is a very serious woman. Why would she joke about this anyway?
"How…? No… Why did you cancel our flight?" To say that he was confused maybe the greatest understatement in the history of all fanfictions. (And there are a LOT of understatements in fanfictions… hahaha)
Yelan looked at her son and smiled a soft smile of a mother. It was a hopeful yet mysterious smile; just like her smile when she announced that he should go back to Tomoeda to catch the cards. "Your only hope is here"
Seeing their confused faces, she continued. "Someone called and told me that there is still something to be done to cure your sickness. I didn't believe at first but when I saw Sakura-chan clutching on the elusive The Nothing, I was ready to believe anything."
Sakura stared at the Li Matriarch, unable to quickly digest the words. Does this mean… Syaoran can live?
"The person who called asked to go to his house for a cup of tea. He will explain the details there. He would like to see you two, too" she said. Wei approached her and noted that a taxi is waiting for them outside. Yelan nodded and motioned for the two teenagers to follow her.
…
On the way to that person's house, Yelan decided to fill them with the information that the mysterious helper said.
"He didn't reveal his name and said that he wanted to surprise you two. It was a weird thing to hear but then, almost everything is weird when it comes to these cards. He said that he discovered a riddle that may be Syaoran's only hope. If we answer that, we can get anything we want; like healing your sickness" she sighed then continued. "I didn't want to get my hopes high so I said that we will still go to Hong Kong because Fate will not be altered, as we always say. He gave me the way to his house in case I change my mind. It seemed as if he was sure that I would change my mind."
The car stopped. "We're here"
They got off the car, nervous of what would happen. Would they be able to answer the riddle? But most importantly… Is this mysterious person telling the truth?
"Wait…" was all Sakura could utter as she stared at the Kinomoto residence in front of her. "Why are we here?"
"This is where he lives, as how he instructed." Yelan said, not knowing what the matter was.
Syaoran joined in gawking at the house. Why are we here?! "This is where Sakura lives"
With her son's words, Yelan was dumbfounded. She's pretty sure that this is the place. She looked at their butler in question. He nodded as if saying that he was sure that this is where they should go.
Before anyone else could speak, the door of the house opened and out came Kinomoto Fujitaka wearing his infamous smile. "Welcome, Li-san. I knew you would come. Please come in" he motioned towards the living room. "I'm just brewing the tea."
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Notes:
Yatsuiko-chan is very sorry for this short chapter. She is on the process of enjoying her short vacation from school, so please forgive her. She is also on the process of writing the next chapter which will arrive this week. Thank you for those who read this. And double thank you to those who reviewed: AngelEmCuti (I can't thank you enough…Luv yah!) and 'tgiveupjustyet (Did I spell it right?). Thank you. Honto ni Arigato!