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, everyone! I missed you all! Thank you so much for still keeping up with this story. I'd like to thank KamichamaKarinLover25, kawaiinami, tears-of redemption, Nadja100, AdaZu, and dark mirth for the great reviews! I enjoyed reading them very much.
So, I finally updated. I hope you'll all like it. It's not the best chapter, but it's definitely getting everything ready for the ending! Enjoy!
Chapter 6 – The Dance
Day 4
I was sitting on the sofa in the living as always after I had ordered the servants to leave the mansion in search of my fiancée. Of course we all know the real reason why I did that.
After a few minutes have passed, my mother came into the living and to the side of the sofa.
"Syaoran?"
I suddenly stood up and bowed. "Yes, Mother."
"Tomorrow is the day," she reminded me.
"Yes, I know." I looked away from her. You don't have to remind me, Mother.
She studied me carefully, and after a while, she finally clapped for her servant to come in. The servant had a small box on a red silky pillow. My mother took it and ordered the servant to walk away.
"Syaoran," she said, making sure that I was paying attention to her. "Inside this box contains the ring that your father had given to me when he proposed to me." She squeezed the box tightly and continued. "I cherished it dearly and now I believe it's time to give it to you so another young lady can cherish it as well."
I was taken aback. My mother loved my father very much. I would never have thought that my mother would actually give away the only thing that reminded her of him. My father was usually gone on business trips, so we barely ever saw him. My mother would always look at the ring from time to time and think of him.
I looked at the box and shook my head. "I could never take that from you, Mother."
"It's all right, Syaoran," she reassured me. "This ring was given to your father by his own mother so he could propose to me. I think it would be best to keep that tradition going, don't you?" Then something remarkable appeared on her faced that I have not seen in several years. She smiled at me.
I sighed. "If that is what you wish, Mother."
"It is."
With that, I slowly took the box from her hand.
"Tomorrow, I'd like you to bring the ring to the party. When I finally announce who your fiancée really is, I would like you to propose to this young lady properly."
"But, Mother, I thought I could choose…"
"Oh, but of course you did, Syaoran. You chose Sakura, but I still have to know if she is worthy enough to be your bride."
"Yes, but…" I wanted to tell my mother that I loved Sakura dearly and that I wouldn't want it to be somebody else but her.
She looked at me sternly and I immediately hushed up. This was not the time to argue with her.
"This party was supposed to be your engagement party with your original fiancée, but after you chose Sakura, the party became a test of Sakura's worthiness. If she's worthy enough, I will announce her as your fiancée…"
She paused for a moment, as if waiting for me to finish off her sentence, but continued, "But if she's not, you must marry your intended fiancée. Is that understood?"
"But, Mother, I…"
She gave me the stare again. "Is that understood?"
"I…" I looked down reluctantly and said, "Yes."
"Good." And with that, my mother walked off, leaving me alone and furious. My mother was still choosing how my life was going to be and I didn't like it one bit. I loved Sakura. I didn't want to be married to anyone else but her.
But how am I supposed to make sure I'll be married to her?
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That night, I ate dinner early so I wouldn't have to see my mother. I was still incensed at her, so eating dinner with her was probably not a good idea, since I'll start an argument with her again, which will only end badly for me.
After a few hours later, I went to wait in the ballroom for Sakura to come down for her fourth and final lesson before her big test. I still didn't know how to tell Sakura that I wanted her to be my fiancée since this was all supposed to be a big act until she found her family. What a disaster! What was I to do? Does Sakura have a change of heart now? Will she be willing to marry me if I proposed to her now?
My thoughts were interrupted when Sakura entered the ballroom. "Is this the ballroom?" she asked. She was in a pink ballroom gown and high heels, wearing the same shoes I told her to wear yesterday.
"Indeed it is, Miss Sakura," I said, stepping up to her, my right hand out in front and my left arm folded behind me. Slowly, the band began to play.
"May I have this dance?"
She smiled and took my hand with grace.
"Yes, of course."
The ballroom had a round-shaped structure. The lights shown dimly above and there were candles ready to be lit along the walls of the ballroom.
I took her to the center of the ballroom and bowed. Without a word coming from me, she curtsied.
I slowly took her left hand into my right, and I took her right arm and placed it on my left shoulder. Then, I placed my left hand on her back. I stepped back and forth, side to side and front and back. I tried as many basic dance steps as I could possibly think of, but she had the steps down right away.
I thought this was a little strange, so I stopped and asked her, "You know how to dance?"
"Yes," she replied.
This took me by surprise. I didn't think she would know how to dance since I thought all she did was work all day. "You never told me you knew how to dance."
"You never asked."
"So you've never been to a park before, but you know how to dance?"
She looked up for a moment, and said, "Yup, that's pretty much it."
"Wow, you surprise me."
"What are you talking about?" she asked. "You surprise me. I didn't know you own a park and an amusement park. Sheesh. Talk about rich."
We laughed and continued our dance. Suddenly, the music slowed down and the candles lit up. Then the lights dimmed further until it was almost pitch black.
Sakura wrapped her arms around my neck and I felt her body close to mine. I had my arms around her waist and we began to slow dance.
It felt strange that day. It seemed as though we have known each other for years even though it has only been a few days. It felt like we understood each other. Like we were connected. Like we were meant to be.
When the music ended and the lights above became brighter, my heart ached. I wanted so bad to still hold her.
"Well, did I pass the lesson?" she asked, placing her hands on my chest and looking up at me.
"Are you kidding? You passed way before we even started. You knew how to dance already, after all."
"So, are we done now?"
"Well, I…" I hesitated in answering her. I figured out that if I wanted to make sure that Mother wasn't going to choose my life for me, I might as well take it into my own hands. Right here, right now.
"There is one more thing I wanted to ask you before you go, and I think this is probably the only chance that I can do this."
"Yes? What is it?" she asked.
"I'd like, I'd like to ask you if you would, I mean…" I trailed off. I knew she was still waiting for me to finish my sentence.
I took a deep breath and squeezed the box that was in my suit pocket. As I began to kneel down on one knee, one of my maids came into the ballroom to tell me that they have finally recruited the girls.
Why now? I was just about to tell Sakura.
"I don't even want to see them," I said fiercely to the maid. "Tell them all to go home."
"Yes sir," the maid said, a little frightened, and rushed out.
"Syaoran, did you want to tell me something?" Sakura asked.
I looked into her eyes, but I didn't have the courage to tell her.
"Maybe tomorrow, Sakura. Maybe tomorrow." Then I dismissed her, crying inside. Hopefully tomorrow.
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It was at the park. There was a playground along with several grassy areas to run and play on.
There was nobody around except a boy with dark brown hair and eyes. It was raining, but this didn't stop the boy from riding his bike down a grassy hill. At the bottom, there was a concrete road. As the boy reached the bottom of the hill, he stopped his bike as quickly as possible, but the grass was too slippery. His bike slid and tipped to one side, causing the boy to fall on the concrete and cut his knee. It began to bleed and the boy started to cry.
Then, as the rain began to stop, a girl ran up to him.
"Are you okay?" she asked. The boy shook his head, and the girl sat down next to him. She had a bandage in her hand and placed it on his bloody cut.
"There, all better," she said. The boy looked at her but couldn't quite see what she looked like. She was a blur, but then it became clearer and clearer that she was smiling at him. Her smile was tender and kind. Something else later became apparent. Her hair was long…long and silky.
"Syaoran, there you are," a woman said, kneeling down next to the boy. "Are you alright?"
The boy nodded at the woman and looked back at the girl that was sitting right next to him.
"Did she help you?" the woman asked.
"Yes, Mother."
"Do you like her?" the woman asked again.
The boy turned bright red from that question.
"Then it's settled. You two will be fiancés."
RING RING RING
I opened my eyes immediately and sat up in bed. I turned my attention to the beeping alarm clock next to my bed, and groaned. It was three o'clock in the morning. Why on earth was the alarm set at that time? I turned the alarm off and scratched my head. Questions were swirling in my brain, searching for answers. What was that dream about? Who was that girl? And what did my mother just say? Was that my original fiancée?
I shook my head and lay down in my bed. It was just a dream. There was no need to worry about it. I hope.
End of Chapter 6
So, school's getting close for me, so I have to hurry up and finish this story before it starts! That means that the next chapter is probably going to be the last. Yes, I know. The story is very short, but what did you expect? It's all happening in five days. Well, I hope that every one of you will read this story until the end, because out of all the chapters, the last chapter is the one that I'm looking forward to finishing the most. Bye for now, but please come back for the conclusion of this story!