My Fiancée
by: Wishes of an Angel
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS. This story is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
Author's Note: Hey again! I'd like to thank everyone for reading and favoriting me and this story! I'm glad you all liked it! I'd like to thank KamichamaKarinLover25, devilish angel 4eva, dark mirth, kawaiinami, tears-of-redemption, Hinata-chan 16, Angelica, AdaZu, Sakura Panda63, Nadia100, L.R. and pdrnim for the wonderful and encouraging comments! I think this is the first time I had this many comments for one chapter. Thank you so much. Now, let's get on with the story, so I present to you Chapter 4 of My Fiancee! Enjoy!
Chapter 4 – We Need to Talk
Day 2
After I woke up, took my morning shower, and put on some more suitable clothing, I sent all fifty of my servants out in search for another group of women while I waited for Sakura to come into the living room for her next lesson. Maybe I'll have better luck with the next group, but somehow, I doubted it.
After waiting for about an hour past the appointed time, she came down the staircase, dressed in a pink t-shirt and blue jeans that she borrowed from us. We had fancier clothes for her to wear, but she insisted on wearing regular clothing.
"What took you so long?" I asked, walking up to her and tapping my watch. "You're an hour late."
"Well, I was busy..." she started.
"Busy with what?" I asked impatiently.
"Busy finding something to wear. There are so many clothes in the closet that I couldn't figure out what to wear. The closet is like a mall. How do you expect me to choose…"
"Okay, alright," I said, putting up my hands. "I get it." Not really, but I just wanted to start the lesson. I walked over to the sofa and asked her to take a seat. She sat on the sofa and I walked around a marble table to the other side and sat across from her in a cushion chair.
"Okay, let's get started," I announced. "Today, we'll learn how to greet and talk properly to other people at the party,"
"Alrighty then," she said, clapping her hands together and sliding them back and forth like she's a scientist about to start an experiment. "Let's do this."
"You may not say that," I demanded.
"How come?" she asked, with a slight whine in her voice.
"You must say, 'Yes,' for the answer yes," I said, formally. "For example, would you like an apple? You would say..."
"No," she replied.
"No, Sakura. It would be 'No, thank you,' or if you would like an apple, you would say, 'Yes, thank you.' If somebody offers you something, you must say thank you after you answer 'Yes' or 'No'."
"Okay, okay. No, thank you," she repeated willingly.
"No, no, Sakura. It would be, 'Yes, yes. No, thank you.' From now on, all your 'All rights' and your 'Okays' would be 'Yes' and your 'No ways' or 'Nope' will be 'No'. Okay?"
"Hey, but how come you can say 'okay,' but I can't?"
I gave her a stare. "Am I going to be tested or you?"
Sakura looked down and mumbled, "Me."
"Okay, so now that we got that straightened out, did you understand my previous statement about yes and no?"
"Yes, sir," she said, with a slight annoyance in her voice.
I could tell that she was getting tired of this lesson, so I decided to have fun with her.
"But since we are pretend fiancés," I gradually said, "it would be 'Yes, baby'."
She glanced at me and argued, "No, Syaoran. That cannot be proper."
"Oh, but it is," I lied. "Now say it, Sakura. I know you want to."
"No, I do not want to and I'm not saying it." She folded her arms and looked away stubbornly.
"Oh, come on, Sakura." I leaned across the table to try and catch her eye. "Since we are pretend fiancés, 'Yes, baby' won't have any meaning at all, correct? It's just pretend."
She turned to face me and tried to read my eyes, but I avoided her. Finally, she took a deep breath and said, "Oh, fine." She paused and then began. "Y-y-yes, ba-," she stammered but I cut her off with an outburst of laughter.
"Ha, ha, ha!" I laughed, holding my stomach. "I was just kidding, Sakura." After a long time of laughing, I slowly pulled myself together and looked her way. Her face was flushed with embarrassment and then with rage.
"How can you do that to me when I'm trying hard to be royal like for you!" she fumed.
Good job, Syaoran, you big dope. You just made a lady mad at you. "I-I'm terribly sorry, Sakura. It was just a joke. Please forgive me," I pleaded. She crossed her arms and turned away. I saw tears slowly dripping from her eyes. I walked over, knelt down, and looked up at her.
"I'm very sorry, Sakura." I took her hand and she looked down at me, her tears still falling down her face. "I didn't mean to play with your feelings. I'm a big idiot and I hope you can forgive me." She smiled a little and wiped some tears from her face.
"Just say, 'Yes, Syaoran,' instead," I said.
Her smile spread across her face and she cleared her eyes of tears. "Augh, I'm not the kind of person to hold a grudge, especially against my own 'pretend fiancé'."
I smiled. "So you'll continue the lesson?"
She sniffled and cleared her throat. "Yes, Syaoran," she said with a nod.
Oh gosh, I love this girl, I thought.
After I taught her to say may instead of can and all of the proper sayings that I could think of, I taught her greetings.
"All right, now for greetings," I said.
"Yes, Syaoran," she responded.
"When you say 'good morning,' 'good afternoon,' 'good evening,' or 'good night,' you must say the name of the person after it. For example, you say..."
"Good afternoon, Syaoran," she filled in.
"Good, good. Now, let's learn what to say at the party. When you see a female person in the living room or walking in, you would say 'That's a very lovely dress,' after you greet them and curtsy."
"But isn't that unnecessary?" she asked.
"Well, yes, but it will give them a better impression of you."
"Oh."
"When they are leaving the house, tell all of them that it was nice meeting them and curtsy. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Syaoran. I understand."
"The lesson is now over. You may now be dismissed," I announced.
She stood up and did a pretend curtsy. "Thank you and good afternoon, Syaoran."
I was so proud at how fast she was learning how to speak, but I felt unsettled when she spoke to me in a proper way during the lesson. We weren't complete strangers and even I say some normal things here and there. I stood up and told her, "Oh, just speak normally when we don't have a party, lesson, or when my mother isn't around. This proper talking is getting on my nerves and I don't see us talking to each other this way."
She smiled. "All right. It was getting on my nerves, too."
As she began walking away, I just felt a pang in my heart. I couldn't bear for her to leave. I wanted…just wanted her to stay with me. I didn't know why, though. Why? Is this what you call love?
I shook that thought out of my mind. It's because I barely know her. I just wanted to get to know more about her. That's all. But I doubted this thought of mine big time.
Even so, before she started up the stairs, I worked up enough courage to ask her, "Would you like to go to the amusement park with me?"
"Umm…" She thought for a moment and shrugged. "Why not?" she answered. "I guess my family can wait."
"W-wait, your family?"
"Yeah, I'm searching for them on the internet on the computer you gave me."
"Oh, I almost forgot that you are looking for them. You know, I can ask my servants to help look…"
"No, Syaoran," she said, shaking her head. "Remember what I told you. Worry about your fiancée first."
"But…"
She looked at me with sincere and pleading eyes.
Reluctantly, I said, "Okay."
She smiled. "Okay then. So let's go to the amusement park." She began to walk out the front door.
"What are you doing?" I asked her.
"What do you think I'm doing? I'm going out to the amusement park with you."
"Oh, but didn't you know, Sakura? We have our own amusement park here."
"What?" she asked both surprised and confused. "You have an amusement park?"
"Yes. Come this way and I'll show you." I led her pass the living room, dining room, and down the hallway. At the end of the hall, there were two doors.
I turned around to Sakura. "You ready?"
She nodded and I pushed both of the doors open. Light from outside entered the mansion and blinded us for a few seconds. After ours eyes have adjusted from the brightness of the outdoors, we walked out of the mansion and into the amusement park.
There were famous rides built right there in the amusement park, from bumper cars to roller coasters, from carrousels to water rides. Like my park, the amusement park was only open to my family and our guests. It had been a long time since I've entered the amusement park, so it was great to stand there and look back at the memories that once I had there when I was younger.
"Wow," Sakura said softly from behind me. "This is it?"
"Yes."
"Well, then, let's get started!" she squealed and raced toward the very first ride that was located front of us.
"Hey, wait up!" I called.
The first rollercoaster ride was known for its turns. It had many sharps turns so one turn can make your hip sore for three days. I knew we were in for a big rollercoaster ride, but I didn't mention anything to Sakura. Life was like a rollercoaster. It's full of surprises and maybe some pain along the way.
We were, of course, the only one on since this amusement park was only for us. We sat in the front seats of the rollercoaster, Sakura on my left. We snapped on the very loose seatbelts that were available for us and held tightly onto a bar that clamped shut in front of us.
"Here goes," I said as the rollercoaster began to ascend. When it reached its highest peak, it immediately turned to the left, causing Sakura to slam onto me.
"S-sorry," she said, settling herself back in her seat.
"It's okay."
Suddenly, it turned to the right, causing me to crash into her.
"Sorry," I apologized, with a slight grin on my face. I slid back to my seat. Before Sakura could say that it was okay, the coaster turned to the left again, and you know what that means. She ran into me.
"Sorry," she repeated.
"Well, move your big butt then, Sakura," I joked, laughing.
"Hey, I said I was sor…" but before she could finish her sentence, the ride swooped down, causing her to scream and me laughing at her scream.
The rest of the ride was full of turns, dips, and Sakura's screams. Although my hip and side was sore, the ride was definitely worth it. I was able to discover Sakura's helpless side, and I was finally able to let loose in front of Sakura for the first time.
When we got off the ride, Sakura was full of complaints. "Ouch! My hip, my legs, everything hurts."
"Sorry about that," I said, chuckling. "I can't help being bigger than you. So do you still want to see the rest of the place?"
"Of course," she said eagerly.
"But don't your legs hurt? Do you want me to carry you?"
"N-no," she stammered, I think with a hint of redness in her cheeks. "I'll be fine." She began to walk but groaned with the first step.
"See? I'm fine," she said, continuing to limp.
I shook my head. It was obvious that she was lying. I mean, even I lie better than that, so I stepped in front of her, turned my back to her, and grabbed her legs so she was riding on my back.
"Woah, what are you doing?"
"Giving you a lift. What's wrong? Do you want to walk?"
I couldn't tell what expression she had on her face but she finally answered with a soft, "No." She wrapped her arms around my neck and squeezed me tightly, almost like a hug. "I'm fine up here."
"You sure this time?" I inquired playfully.
I felt her lips next to my ear and she whispered, "Yeah, I'm sure."
The rest of the day with her was extremely fun. We went on all the rides in the amusement park and ate at almost all of the food courts. We played at some booths and I won her many large stuffed animals, including a Kero.
During the day with her, I finally felt calm and relaxed by her side and she made the day all the more fun with her shrieks and laughter. I had never had so much fun with a person before.
After the day was done and Sakura had departed into her room, one of my maids came to tell me that they have rounded up fifty women again. I went out, tired and exhausted, hoping that these women would give me the kind of spark that I was looking for. None of them gave me it, so I sent them all home. I had already found my spark.
End of Chapter 4
So, that's Chapter 4. I don't think this chapter is as good as Chapter 3, but I do hope it kept you interested in the story. It had a lot more dialogue than the previous chapters so that might be the reason I don't like it as much.
Still I hope everyone will continue to read this story and reviews are always welcome and appreciated! Bye for now!