Hello again reader and I'm sooo sorry for not updating earlier. You wouldn't believe how
much homework I had, it was inhuman. Thank you to those who did review it means alot to me and
as you know, this chappie will be about Sakura starting school. But don't worry Syaoran is
pretty close by, so hopefully it won't be too boring.
~ A LOVE BEFORE TIME ~
BY: Silent Wanderer
Sakura nervously walked up the steps to the highschool.
"Something wrong beautiful?"
Sakura smirked, she was beginning to grow on that name. "Nothing's wrong Eriol."
"He shrugged and opened the door for her. "After you."
Sakura rolled her eyes. Being a gentleman doesn't suit him, well maybe not as much as
Syaoran. She frowned. Li, I meant to say Li.
She observed the girls silently as they passed through the hall. "You seem to have alot
of admirers." she pointed out. The expressions on their face said it all.
He flashed her a flirtacious smile. "Jealous?" he laughed at the face she made as they
made their way into the office. Eriol winked. "No worries beautiful, you've already captured my
heart."
Sakura watched Eriol walk away. You are not attracted to your own cousin she told
herself. Well, half cousin. He's not really related to me after all he was adopted. She sighed
sadly. He's just being the flirt he is Sakura. You haven't captured his heart, you never will.
He's not as cute as Li..... wait a minute, now I want to capture Li's heart? ugh I'm hopeless.
"Excuse me miss, but are you here for a reason?"
Sakura nodded. "I'm new here so I was wondering if I could get my schedule?"
"Name?"
"Uh, Sakura Kinomoto." she spelt it out for the secretary in case she needed the help.
"Here you go Sakura, try to find someone who can show you around the school."
Sakura took the schedule and thanked her before leaving.
"I gotta find Eriol. Someone's gonna after to help me fing locker 2695." she scoured the
hall. "C'mon where are you?"
"Excuse me do you want some help?"
Sakura faced the unfamiliar voice. She studied the young girl. Beautiful blue hair fell
down her back and her deep blue eyes twinkled in the light.
"You want to help me?"
"Sure I remember when I first moved here, it was pretty tough."
Sakura couldn't believe it, another friend!
"Great could you help me find my locker?"
~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~
Sakura stuffed a couple of frys into her mouth. "Tomoyo? why aren't you eating?" she
swallowed, remembering her manners. "You okay?"
Tomoyo smiled. "Of course I'm okay. I'm uh, on a diet."
"A diet?" Sakura repeated as if she had never heard that word before. "But your already
skinny as it is."
"Not compared to Meilin I'm not." her eyes traveled down Sakura's body. "Wow you have a
great figure considering you syuff yourself with greasy foods."
Sakura cocked her head to one side."You think? I've never been on a diet before."
" How do you do it? even Meilin can't get like that if she didn't diet."
"I don't know I hust do it. Maybe you should just start eating, you'll get healthier, and
wait a minute who is this Meilin you keep comparing me to?"
"Meilin's the most popular kid in the school. She's after Eriol everyone knows that."
Sakura frowned. Eriol was supposed to be mine! "Uh, so I take it you like him?"
"Like him? the whole population of girls like him!"
Sakura nodded. "You want me to call him over? he wouldn't mind."
Tomoyo gasped. "You know him? how? aren't you new?"
Sakura waved her hand. "No, no, no we're cousins sort of, he was adopted."
Tomoyo let out a sigh of relief. "That's good but you like him don't you? I can see it
in your eyes. It's that same look in mine."
Sakura shrugged. "He's cute I'll admit it."
"Are you talking about me beautiful?"
Sakura jumped. "Hey it's not polite to scare people!" she held her heart as if it was
about to explode.
"Who's your blue eyed friend?" he asked.
"This is Tomoyo, Eriol. She helped me find my way around school. Sakura sat back down on
the grass. Eriol did the same.
"Well any friend of yours is a friend of mine."
"I wish I could say the same about yours."
Eriol grinned. "They're okay once you get to know them." he paused. "So where are you
going after school?"
"History centre."
"Uh, can I ask why?"
"I need help on my history report about this guy."
Eriol didn't press on. It was understandable that Sakura had a secret she just wasn't
ready to share. "Okay well me and my friends are going to catch a movie, are you sure you don't
want to come?"
Sakura shook her head. "Tomoyo doesn't have anything to do, why don't you bring her?"
"Sure do you want to come blue eyes?"
Sakura groaned, what a flirt! It's amazing how those glasses of his seem to make him
cute and not nerdy. She watched as Tomoyo was about to faint.
"She'd love to Eriol." she answered for her friend.
Eriol gave Tomoyo a mysterious smile. "Okay then meet you out on the front doors after
school blue eyes."
Sakura shook Tomoyo out of her trance after Eriol had left. "You look like you're in
heaven." she chuckled slightly.
She nodded. "Too bad he calls you a better nickname."
"What beautiful?" she burst out laughing but stopped when she recieved a warning glare
from her friend. "Hey blue eyes is cool."
Li watched Sakura from afar. What am I doing? he asked himself. I look like a stalker.
What's the point of this anyways? I hate her don't I? he used to think so but now he wasn't
really sure. Don't hurt her Syaoran. She's not Emike, their personalities are too different. But
don't fall in love with her either. Women are all the same. Decievers.
Li smiled as he saw how carefree and happy she was outside. She's so nice he thought. I
hate her for that. Why is she so caring. The way she promises to help me even after I hurt her,
I mean what's wrong with her? what does she want from me? Too kind for her own good. That's
what'll get her in trouble one day. That's why I'm here, to make sure that doesn't happen.
~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~
Sakura walked slowly down the sidewalk letting the sun warm her face. She couldn't
believe how nervous Tomoyo was to meet Eriol. She must really like him She thought. Which means I
can't interfere.
"What's wrong with me?" her happy mood had suddenly darkened. "Don't you ever learn from
your mistakes Sakura? You vowed never to fall in love again. Men just keep you until they find
someone better. You learned that the hard way. But some guys aren't like that. " she proccessed
what she had just told herself.
"Fine some guys aren't like that. Key word SOME."
What do I look for in a guy? what made me attracted to Simon? Sakura stopped walking and
looked down from the hill she was standing on. The beach was emty but come spring break the whole
place would be full of women in their bikini's and men showing off. She began walking again.
"I know what I want from the man I'm to love. He'll be gentle and caring. Even if he
didn't show it, he would treat me that way. His looks wouldn't matter as long as he doesn't care
about mine." Sakura bit her tongue. "That's every girl's guy, well maybe except for the looks but
still........"
As she walked into the building she finally came to her conclusion. "He'll be perfect,
maybe not in other people's eyes but in my eyes." she frowned at how corny that had sounded.
"I didn't think that painting was that bad."
Sakura realized she was frowning infront of a beutifully painted picture. The aged woman
sat in a velvet chair and her eyes were strangely familiar. In her hand layed a small bundle
of someone. A baby perhaps.
"Uh no I think It's very beautiful." she turned to face the old man. His eyes widened as
she did. Quickly he took off his spectacles and cleaned them with his sweater until he put them
back on.
"Fascinating!" he whispered in awe.
"Ummm yeah it's a great picture."
"No, no not that. You."
Sakura gave the old man a puzzled look. "Uh, why? what are you getting at?"
He looked as if he was too shocked to speak. Gently he pulled Sakura into the next room.
Reluctantly she followed.
"So where are we going?"
He stopped and positioned Sakura infront of another picture. "Look at this."
Sakura narrowed her eyes so she could get a better view of the young girl's facial
features. "W....why does she look like me?" she stuttered.
The man still bewildered shook his head. "The likeness is uncanny that's for sure. "
"What's her name?"
"Emike Kinomoto. They say she was to..."
"Marry a young man named Li, Syaoran. She cancelled the wedding because of unknown
reasons."
The man nodded. "How do you know?"
Sakura trembled. "I live in the Li mansion, My name is Sakura Kinomoto. You don't think
I'm one of her descendents do you?"
"It's hard to to tell. You say you live in the Li mansion?" he walked her to another
picture.
"Yes." she studied the picture. In this one. Emike was standing beside Syaoran. His hands
wrapped tenderly around her waist. They're faces were inches away from each other and they were
gazing in each others eyes.
Sakura didn't know what it was she was feeling but it wasn't in anyway familiar. It kinda
hurt but at the same time she felt sad and happy.
"This painting is the oldest one we've got. It's quite amazing how much you two look
alike."
Sakura caught the look in the man's eyes. "What are you insinuating?"
"Well you know the legend quite well, perhaps it's reincarnation?"
She couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Why would I be her reincarnation? what's the
purpose?"
He showed no emotion. "You tell me."
Sakura's bottom lip began to tremble. "How am I supposed to know? I just found out! I
don't want to be a freak." her eyes began to glaze over with her tears. Don't be a cry baby
Sakura.
"Your not a freak, you're special. Maybe we can find out a bit more about Emike's past."
"How?"
"Well if you really are reincarnated from Emike, you should know a thing or two about her
past or your past."
"So you want to use me as a test dummy?" she walked backwards towards the entrance.
"Not a test dummy with your help we'll be able to find out more about the Li's clans
past."
Sakura bit her bottom lip. "I'll think about it, but until then can I atleast get a
name?"
"Carden, Walker."
"I'm Sakura Kinomoto." she slipped out of the centre before he had the chance to stop
her.
~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~
Sakura strode into the mansion and glanced over to the old clock. Six'o'clock.
"I better start on my homework. I wonder if Eriol's home yet." warily she pulled herself
into her room. She was surprised when she didn't see Li occupying the room.
"Li? you here?" she was beginning to get an eerie sensation. What if he left? he
probably went to another room she assured herself. "So I guess he didn't want me around after
all."
"Who?"
Sakura's head jerked up. "Where did you go?" she acted as if she didn't care by taking
out her school books.
"Away."
Sakura pursed her lips, annoyed with the one word sentences. "Can you just leave whenever
you feel like it?"
"I go where I please."
Sakura smiled. "But at the end of the day you still end up in this room. Why?"
Li didn't answer.
"Okay fine but can't you atleast tell me why my brother can see you? aren't you a ghost?"
"Some humans have the ability to see ghosts that's all. You can see me so it's pretty
likely someone of your bloodline can too."
"So your only flesh to those who can see you?"
"Yes."
Sakura nodded knowingly. "Li?"
"What?"
"I look like Emike. I don't like it. The man at the museum pulled me into a room
dedicated to Emike and you. She looked identical to me, it gave me the creeps and he wanted me to
come back so he could talk to me again. I don't want to though."
Li's eyes narrowed as he peered into Sakura's eyes. "Then don't go back. Anyone can look
like anyone."
She didn't answer. You'd think he would be more helpful or more reassuring than that.
She ignored him for the rest of the time she was working on her homework.
Stupid, she told herself. Did you really think Li was going to say anything else but the
obvious? He doesn't care about you, he's just letting you stay in this room because you look
like Emike and until he finds her he'll keep you here just so he have you to remind him of her.
Slowly she allowed herself to drift off to sleep.
Past events
"That's a beautiful dress Emike, and you look ravishing in it."
Sakura nodded sorrowfully now used to her dreams. I'm starting to hate these dreams she
thought shrewdly.
"Master Li is quite lucky to find someone like you."
No he isn't she wanted to say, unfortunately something else came out. "I'm the lucky one,
that's for sure."
The maids smiled at her modesty and Sakura felt disgusted at herself. This isn't right,
I have to tell Li what's going to happen while I have the chance.
"Excuse me but I must see Li immeadiately." she cursed under her breath for not using the
name Syaoran.
"Okay miss but we'll have to get you out of that dress first."
"Yes but hurry please." out of no where there came that familiar surge. Sakura felt
herself be pushed out of the body. Nothing but Emike stayed.
"Here you are miss, go ahead now."
Emike gave the maid a crooked smile. "Thank you." Gracefully she walked to the main room,
to where she would hopefully find him."
"Emike? what are you doing here? weren't you trying on your dress?"
Sakura growled slightly as she saw her supposedly best friend walk up to her. "I was just
making my way to see Syaoaran. Problem?"
"Of course not Emike, please go ahead but you must understand he is at a meeting."
"He'll make time for me Tomoyo, after all I'm his fiancee." striding she opened the the
door.
Sakura awakes
"Darn I was so close." she counted the days until the wdding on her fingers. "I still
have six more days to prepare. By then I should be able to stop the cancellation. Then Syaoran
and Emike will be together for eternity. He'll never become a ghost because he won't have a
reason to." she beamed at her own cleverness. "But then I'll never have met Li. Do I want that?
No I don't want to be selfish."
"What are you doing?"
Sakura turned to face Li. "What are you talking about?"
"I heard what you just said Kinomoto and if you didn't want me to hear you should have
just kept your mouth shut."
Sakura felt her temper rising. Who does he think he is? I'm the one helping him! ughh I
hate him.
"Sakura? you okay? it's time for dinner."
Sakura felt her heart skip a beat as Eriol entered her room. He didn't seem to see Li.
"I'm fine Eriol. When did you get back?" she started to cool down as he gave her that
adorable smile of his.
"Are you coming beautiful? you look sort of stressed."
Sakura giggled and this made Li curious. He had never heard her giggle like that, it
reminded him of the way Emike use to laugh around him.
"Sure lets go." she let Eriol wrap his arm around her shoulder as they walked out the
room, unaware that Li was boiling with anger.
Li glanced at the ground. "Why do I care? she's not Emike just a copy." he didn't know
it yet but he was beginning to fall in love with Sakura.
So how was it? please tell me in the reviews and I'll make sure to update as soon as I
can. I'm tired right now so I'm going to bed. Good night and please enjoy this chappie. I'll
make sure to include more S+S next time. - silent wanderer
much homework I had, it was inhuman. Thank you to those who did review it means alot to me and
as you know, this chappie will be about Sakura starting school. But don't worry Syaoran is
pretty close by, so hopefully it won't be too boring.
~ A LOVE BEFORE TIME ~
BY: Silent Wanderer
Sakura nervously walked up the steps to the highschool.
"Something wrong beautiful?"
Sakura smirked, she was beginning to grow on that name. "Nothing's wrong Eriol."
"He shrugged and opened the door for her. "After you."
Sakura rolled her eyes. Being a gentleman doesn't suit him, well maybe not as much as
Syaoran. She frowned. Li, I meant to say Li.
She observed the girls silently as they passed through the hall. "You seem to have alot
of admirers." she pointed out. The expressions on their face said it all.
He flashed her a flirtacious smile. "Jealous?" he laughed at the face she made as they
made their way into the office. Eriol winked. "No worries beautiful, you've already captured my
heart."
Sakura watched Eriol walk away. You are not attracted to your own cousin she told
herself. Well, half cousin. He's not really related to me after all he was adopted. She sighed
sadly. He's just being the flirt he is Sakura. You haven't captured his heart, you never will.
He's not as cute as Li..... wait a minute, now I want to capture Li's heart? ugh I'm hopeless.
"Excuse me miss, but are you here for a reason?"
Sakura nodded. "I'm new here so I was wondering if I could get my schedule?"
"Name?"
"Uh, Sakura Kinomoto." she spelt it out for the secretary in case she needed the help.
"Here you go Sakura, try to find someone who can show you around the school."
Sakura took the schedule and thanked her before leaving.
"I gotta find Eriol. Someone's gonna after to help me fing locker 2695." she scoured the
hall. "C'mon where are you?"
"Excuse me do you want some help?"
Sakura faced the unfamiliar voice. She studied the young girl. Beautiful blue hair fell
down her back and her deep blue eyes twinkled in the light.
"You want to help me?"
"Sure I remember when I first moved here, it was pretty tough."
Sakura couldn't believe it, another friend!
"Great could you help me find my locker?"
~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~
Sakura stuffed a couple of frys into her mouth. "Tomoyo? why aren't you eating?" she
swallowed, remembering her manners. "You okay?"
Tomoyo smiled. "Of course I'm okay. I'm uh, on a diet."
"A diet?" Sakura repeated as if she had never heard that word before. "But your already
skinny as it is."
"Not compared to Meilin I'm not." her eyes traveled down Sakura's body. "Wow you have a
great figure considering you syuff yourself with greasy foods."
Sakura cocked her head to one side."You think? I've never been on a diet before."
" How do you do it? even Meilin can't get like that if she didn't diet."
"I don't know I hust do it. Maybe you should just start eating, you'll get healthier, and
wait a minute who is this Meilin you keep comparing me to?"
"Meilin's the most popular kid in the school. She's after Eriol everyone knows that."
Sakura frowned. Eriol was supposed to be mine! "Uh, so I take it you like him?"
"Like him? the whole population of girls like him!"
Sakura nodded. "You want me to call him over? he wouldn't mind."
Tomoyo gasped. "You know him? how? aren't you new?"
Sakura waved her hand. "No, no, no we're cousins sort of, he was adopted."
Tomoyo let out a sigh of relief. "That's good but you like him don't you? I can see it
in your eyes. It's that same look in mine."
Sakura shrugged. "He's cute I'll admit it."
"Are you talking about me beautiful?"
Sakura jumped. "Hey it's not polite to scare people!" she held her heart as if it was
about to explode.
"Who's your blue eyed friend?" he asked.
"This is Tomoyo, Eriol. She helped me find my way around school. Sakura sat back down on
the grass. Eriol did the same.
"Well any friend of yours is a friend of mine."
"I wish I could say the same about yours."
Eriol grinned. "They're okay once you get to know them." he paused. "So where are you
going after school?"
"History centre."
"Uh, can I ask why?"
"I need help on my history report about this guy."
Eriol didn't press on. It was understandable that Sakura had a secret she just wasn't
ready to share. "Okay well me and my friends are going to catch a movie, are you sure you don't
want to come?"
Sakura shook her head. "Tomoyo doesn't have anything to do, why don't you bring her?"
"Sure do you want to come blue eyes?"
Sakura groaned, what a flirt! It's amazing how those glasses of his seem to make him
cute and not nerdy. She watched as Tomoyo was about to faint.
"She'd love to Eriol." she answered for her friend.
Eriol gave Tomoyo a mysterious smile. "Okay then meet you out on the front doors after
school blue eyes."
Sakura shook Tomoyo out of her trance after Eriol had left. "You look like you're in
heaven." she chuckled slightly.
She nodded. "Too bad he calls you a better nickname."
"What beautiful?" she burst out laughing but stopped when she recieved a warning glare
from her friend. "Hey blue eyes is cool."
Li watched Sakura from afar. What am I doing? he asked himself. I look like a stalker.
What's the point of this anyways? I hate her don't I? he used to think so but now he wasn't
really sure. Don't hurt her Syaoran. She's not Emike, their personalities are too different. But
don't fall in love with her either. Women are all the same. Decievers.
Li smiled as he saw how carefree and happy she was outside. She's so nice he thought. I
hate her for that. Why is she so caring. The way she promises to help me even after I hurt her,
I mean what's wrong with her? what does she want from me? Too kind for her own good. That's
what'll get her in trouble one day. That's why I'm here, to make sure that doesn't happen.
~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~
Sakura walked slowly down the sidewalk letting the sun warm her face. She couldn't
believe how nervous Tomoyo was to meet Eriol. She must really like him She thought. Which means I
can't interfere.
"What's wrong with me?" her happy mood had suddenly darkened. "Don't you ever learn from
your mistakes Sakura? You vowed never to fall in love again. Men just keep you until they find
someone better. You learned that the hard way. But some guys aren't like that. " she proccessed
what she had just told herself.
"Fine some guys aren't like that. Key word SOME."
What do I look for in a guy? what made me attracted to Simon? Sakura stopped walking and
looked down from the hill she was standing on. The beach was emty but come spring break the whole
place would be full of women in their bikini's and men showing off. She began walking again.
"I know what I want from the man I'm to love. He'll be gentle and caring. Even if he
didn't show it, he would treat me that way. His looks wouldn't matter as long as he doesn't care
about mine." Sakura bit her tongue. "That's every girl's guy, well maybe except for the looks but
still........"
As she walked into the building she finally came to her conclusion. "He'll be perfect,
maybe not in other people's eyes but in my eyes." she frowned at how corny that had sounded.
"I didn't think that painting was that bad."
Sakura realized she was frowning infront of a beutifully painted picture. The aged woman
sat in a velvet chair and her eyes were strangely familiar. In her hand layed a small bundle
of someone. A baby perhaps.
"Uh no I think It's very beautiful." she turned to face the old man. His eyes widened as
she did. Quickly he took off his spectacles and cleaned them with his sweater until he put them
back on.
"Fascinating!" he whispered in awe.
"Ummm yeah it's a great picture."
"No, no not that. You."
Sakura gave the old man a puzzled look. "Uh, why? what are you getting at?"
He looked as if he was too shocked to speak. Gently he pulled Sakura into the next room.
Reluctantly she followed.
"So where are we going?"
He stopped and positioned Sakura infront of another picture. "Look at this."
Sakura narrowed her eyes so she could get a better view of the young girl's facial
features. "W....why does she look like me?" she stuttered.
The man still bewildered shook his head. "The likeness is uncanny that's for sure. "
"What's her name?"
"Emike Kinomoto. They say she was to..."
"Marry a young man named Li, Syaoran. She cancelled the wedding because of unknown
reasons."
The man nodded. "How do you know?"
Sakura trembled. "I live in the Li mansion, My name is Sakura Kinomoto. You don't think
I'm one of her descendents do you?"
"It's hard to to tell. You say you live in the Li mansion?" he walked her to another
picture.
"Yes." she studied the picture. In this one. Emike was standing beside Syaoran. His hands
wrapped tenderly around her waist. They're faces were inches away from each other and they were
gazing in each others eyes.
Sakura didn't know what it was she was feeling but it wasn't in anyway familiar. It kinda
hurt but at the same time she felt sad and happy.
"This painting is the oldest one we've got. It's quite amazing how much you two look
alike."
Sakura caught the look in the man's eyes. "What are you insinuating?"
"Well you know the legend quite well, perhaps it's reincarnation?"
She couldn't believe what she was hearing. "Why would I be her reincarnation? what's the
purpose?"
He showed no emotion. "You tell me."
Sakura's bottom lip began to tremble. "How am I supposed to know? I just found out! I
don't want to be a freak." her eyes began to glaze over with her tears. Don't be a cry baby
Sakura.
"Your not a freak, you're special. Maybe we can find out a bit more about Emike's past."
"How?"
"Well if you really are reincarnated from Emike, you should know a thing or two about her
past or your past."
"So you want to use me as a test dummy?" she walked backwards towards the entrance.
"Not a test dummy with your help we'll be able to find out more about the Li's clans
past."
Sakura bit her bottom lip. "I'll think about it, but until then can I atleast get a
name?"
"Carden, Walker."
"I'm Sakura Kinomoto." she slipped out of the centre before he had the chance to stop
her.
~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~
Sakura strode into the mansion and glanced over to the old clock. Six'o'clock.
"I better start on my homework. I wonder if Eriol's home yet." warily she pulled herself
into her room. She was surprised when she didn't see Li occupying the room.
"Li? you here?" she was beginning to get an eerie sensation. What if he left? he
probably went to another room she assured herself. "So I guess he didn't want me around after
all."
"Who?"
Sakura's head jerked up. "Where did you go?" she acted as if she didn't care by taking
out her school books.
"Away."
Sakura pursed her lips, annoyed with the one word sentences. "Can you just leave whenever
you feel like it?"
"I go where I please."
Sakura smiled. "But at the end of the day you still end up in this room. Why?"
Li didn't answer.
"Okay fine but can't you atleast tell me why my brother can see you? aren't you a ghost?"
"Some humans have the ability to see ghosts that's all. You can see me so it's pretty
likely someone of your bloodline can too."
"So your only flesh to those who can see you?"
"Yes."
Sakura nodded knowingly. "Li?"
"What?"
"I look like Emike. I don't like it. The man at the museum pulled me into a room
dedicated to Emike and you. She looked identical to me, it gave me the creeps and he wanted me to
come back so he could talk to me again. I don't want to though."
Li's eyes narrowed as he peered into Sakura's eyes. "Then don't go back. Anyone can look
like anyone."
She didn't answer. You'd think he would be more helpful or more reassuring than that.
She ignored him for the rest of the time she was working on her homework.
Stupid, she told herself. Did you really think Li was going to say anything else but the
obvious? He doesn't care about you, he's just letting you stay in this room because you look
like Emike and until he finds her he'll keep you here just so he have you to remind him of her.
Slowly she allowed herself to drift off to sleep.
Past events
"That's a beautiful dress Emike, and you look ravishing in it."
Sakura nodded sorrowfully now used to her dreams. I'm starting to hate these dreams she
thought shrewdly.
"Master Li is quite lucky to find someone like you."
No he isn't she wanted to say, unfortunately something else came out. "I'm the lucky one,
that's for sure."
The maids smiled at her modesty and Sakura felt disgusted at herself. This isn't right,
I have to tell Li what's going to happen while I have the chance.
"Excuse me but I must see Li immeadiately." she cursed under her breath for not using the
name Syaoran.
"Okay miss but we'll have to get you out of that dress first."
"Yes but hurry please." out of no where there came that familiar surge. Sakura felt
herself be pushed out of the body. Nothing but Emike stayed.
"Here you are miss, go ahead now."
Emike gave the maid a crooked smile. "Thank you." Gracefully she walked to the main room,
to where she would hopefully find him."
"Emike? what are you doing here? weren't you trying on your dress?"
Sakura growled slightly as she saw her supposedly best friend walk up to her. "I was just
making my way to see Syaoaran. Problem?"
"Of course not Emike, please go ahead but you must understand he is at a meeting."
"He'll make time for me Tomoyo, after all I'm his fiancee." striding she opened the the
door.
Sakura awakes
"Darn I was so close." she counted the days until the wdding on her fingers. "I still
have six more days to prepare. By then I should be able to stop the cancellation. Then Syaoran
and Emike will be together for eternity. He'll never become a ghost because he won't have a
reason to." she beamed at her own cleverness. "But then I'll never have met Li. Do I want that?
No I don't want to be selfish."
"What are you doing?"
Sakura turned to face Li. "What are you talking about?"
"I heard what you just said Kinomoto and if you didn't want me to hear you should have
just kept your mouth shut."
Sakura felt her temper rising. Who does he think he is? I'm the one helping him! ughh I
hate him.
"Sakura? you okay? it's time for dinner."
Sakura felt her heart skip a beat as Eriol entered her room. He didn't seem to see Li.
"I'm fine Eriol. When did you get back?" she started to cool down as he gave her that
adorable smile of his.
"Are you coming beautiful? you look sort of stressed."
Sakura giggled and this made Li curious. He had never heard her giggle like that, it
reminded him of the way Emike use to laugh around him.
"Sure lets go." she let Eriol wrap his arm around her shoulder as they walked out the
room, unaware that Li was boiling with anger.
Li glanced at the ground. "Why do I care? she's not Emike just a copy." he didn't know
it yet but he was beginning to fall in love with Sakura.
So how was it? please tell me in the reviews and I'll make sure to update as soon as I
can. I'm tired right now so I'm going to bed. Good night and please enjoy this chappie. I'll
make sure to include more S+S next time. - silent wanderer