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~ A LOVE BEFORE TIME ~
Sakura was quite taken back with Li's apology. " What do you have to be sorry for?" she
recapped all the events that had happened over the past week she had known Syaoran.
He smiled that rare smile at her, though he didn't look her in the eye. She trembled with
pleasure as she usually did when Li gave any action toward her. Her daydream quickly disappeared
as soon as Li stopped smiling. Her dread had come back.
Did Emike do something to upset him? Did I? Maybe he met someone else! Whatever it was
Sakura knew what was going to come out of Li's mouth.
"I have to ask you one more time Emike, where do you go when you leave the mansion?"
The voice Sakura heard was extremely cold and stern. She knew it was time to explain
things to Li.
"Your going to cancel the wedding if she..I don't tell you aren't you?" she scowled for
letting her voice crack.
Li stared at Sakura provacatively as if he was seeing her for the first time and was
unsure of what her intentions were. " Why do you always seem to correct yourself?"
Sakura cast her hair behind her shoulders and stuttered. "I don't know what you're
talking about." she squeaked. "And you didn't answer my question!" she slapped herself mentally
for raising her voice at him. He probably hates me even more now. Just great....
Li advanced towards Sakura now more suspicious than ever. "Your vocabulary is also quite
odd at some times."
Sakura backed away but Li just persisted. " What are you..." she stopped to think of a
word. "Implying?" she asked in her posh voice. She hastily took another step back and bumped
into a wall. She cursed under her breath.
Li shrugged and slammed one hand against the wall, inches away from Sakura's head. She
cringed and hoped he wouldn't put his other arm on the other side of her or else she would be
completely trapped. Not to mention how she wouldn't be able to think of anything besides the
fact that she was captured in his arms.
"I'm not implying anything sweetheart. It was a simple question, now why is it that you
call me Li and then correct yourself to call me Syaoaran? even after I have given you the
permission to call me by my real name?" he raised his eyebrows waiting for an answer.
"Uh. I get confused sometimes?"
Li nodded. "Reasonable. Now answer me this. Why is it that you refer to yourself as Emike
and not I when you speak of yourself?" he cocked his head. "Is it perhaps you get confused of
who you are too?"
Sakura growled at his cocky attitude. "Because I....I...I...." she let out an exasperated
sigh. "Just because okay?!" she was beginning to forget the fact that this was not the future Li
and she couldn't treat him anyway she wanted.
Li rubbed his chin as if he was thinking. "Interesting. You've never rose your voice at
me before."
"Are you going to throw me in the dungeon?" she asked sarcastically.
"Do I have reason too?" he watched a flicker of guilt run across her face. he had forgot
what he was going to tell her. This wasn't supposed to happen. "Yes I was thinking about it."
"Sakura's head snapped up. "Thinking about what?"
"Cancelling the ma......." before he could finish Sakura clasped her hand against Li's
mouth.
"No! don't say it!" she gently took her hand off. "Uh and yeah sorry but you can't say it.
You have to marry Emike or else you'll end up in my time again and bother me for the rest of my
life."
"What are you saying?"
"Look I'm not who...." Nevertheless Sakura couldn't finish what she was saying. Emike had
returned right on time.
"Syoaran? What were you saying?"
Li frowned. "Don't you mean what you were saying?" he suddenly felt emty as if he had
lost something. Yet again there was something wrong with the woman he was standing with.
Something different.
He frowned. "Emike I have to tell you something." This time there was nothing holding him
back.
Sakura awakes
Sakura opened her eyes. Anger roused deep within. "If only I had a couple more seconds!"
she slammed her fist down into the earth.
"Something wrong?"
She immeadiately recognized the impassive voice. "Li! I tried I really did but then Emike
took over and you might tell her that you're going to cancel the wedding! but I couldn't stop it
and I was really close to telling him about you now and I was going to tell him who I really was
because he was beginning to get suspicious and now I don't know what's going to happen...and..."
Li placed a finger to Sakura's lips which stopped her blabbering all too quickly.
"Take a breath. Now try to say the key information."
Sakura did as she was told and looked at Li with huge eyes. "I think you're going to tell
Emike that you're going to cancel the wedding."
"Did I tell you why?"
Sakura hesitated. "I don't know."
Li's expression darkened. "Come on Kinomoto, you're not a good liar."
"You wanted to know where Emike goes when she's not in the mansion."
Li just looked at Sakura for awhile. "You know don't you?"
"No!" she rapidly got to her feet and collected her things. "Maybe I'll find out next
time."
He grunted but didn't say anything. "Did I say it yet?"
Sakura shook her head. "He might've but not to me. I think he knows I'm not his Emike.
He was asking me alot of questions." she stopped. " He kept looking at me funny too. It was
like I did something to make him gawk at me."
Li didn't answer. Instead he began to wonder about his past self. "You are not to tell
him who you are or even about me."
"Why? I think he should know." she countered.
"Don't Kinomoto." he ordered. "Or my marraige will be ruined."
"How?" she questioned clearly puzzled. "Well?" she tried again when he didn't answer.
He suddenly turned abruptly to her. "Let me ask you this. What do you think of me?"
Sakura fidgeted with her scarf. "I think you're a nice a guy that's just trying to bottle
up all your feelings but deep inside you're really kind."
Li blushed as he heard this. "Not me in the future, me in the past."
"Oh." Sakura embarrassed turned away from Li. "Well I think your cute and innocent in a
way and loving or well atleast you've been to me being so called Emike."
"What do you think he thought of you?"
Sakura was getting tired of all these questions. What was he trying to prove? "I don't
know he used to think of me as Emike but now that he sort of thinks I'm not Emike he just asks
me questions like you're doing." she pointed out. "And I told you he just stares at me in this
weird way."
"Exactly." he whispered coarsely.
Sakura just watched as he slowly faded away leaving her alone right outside the cemetery.
" You can't stop me Li." she mumbled.
"Oh but I can."
Out of nowhere Sakura found herself in a tight headlock. She wanted to scream for help
but thought better not to. The pointy object held to her jugular probably meant this person meant
business.
"What do you want?" she managed to croak out.
The familiar voice just laughed. "You know what I want and you should know who I am. I'm
here to give you a warning. You will not tell Syaoran who you are. Got it?"
Sakura gasped for a quick breath as the stranger's grip tightened around her neck. "Let
me go!" she tried ramming her foot against the strangers but he had already sensed the attack
coming.
Quickly he pulled his foot away and tilted Sakura's head until a vein was visible. "One
more move like that might cost you your life."
Sakura growled. "How do you know Li? Just who do you think you are?!" she mentally
reminded herself to control her anger. She did after all want to live.
"Oh I know Syaoran better than you ever could little girl. Now I'm not going to repeat
myself,Stay away. You just stick with Simon." she pressed the knife into her neck. Sakura
winced. She was beginning to feel quite numb. Everything was starting to get blurry. All she
could make out was the stranger's voice...barely.
"He loves me. Now I know that, but if you were to tell him who you really were......."
she limply let Sakura fall to the ground with a soft thud. "Stay away if you know what's good for
you! I want it and Syaoran wants it. " with that the stranger seem to fade into the darkness.
Sakura could feel her own labouring breathing. "It's all spinning." she murmered. She
chuckled for unknown reasons. The taste of her bitter blood was rising up her throat. "Li...Li?
I need you..." she didn't have anymore energy. She felt weak. Her eyelids were getting so heavy.
Li cursed out loud as he appeared beside Sakura. Thank god she had called him.
Stupid he thought. What in my right mind made me think it was okay to leave her alone at
night?! Li knelt down and checked for a pulse. Slight, but it was there.
He couldn't help but smile as he gently picked her up in his arms. Still smiling he ran
his hand through her soft hair. Li allowed his fingers to trace Sakura's face, then to her lips.
How he wanted to kiss them. Yet for some odd reason he somehow knew what they would taste like,
as if he had done once already. Slowly he leaned in and kissed her cheek.
"Don't ever scare me like that again Kino...Sakura." he brushed a small lock of hair
covering her face. "Lets get you some help now."
Past Events
Sakura's eyes fluttered open. She looked around. She was in her own room. Everything was
once again clear. She rubbed her eyes. The drapery was so different, her bed so much softer than
her regular bed. "Where am I?" she touched her neck ever so gently. No cuts. Just smooth skin.
"Am I back in Li's time?" she walked out the door. The corrider was exact to the one in
her time. She stopped one of the maids. "Excuse me can you tell me where I can find Li..Syaoran?"
The woman smiled gently almost sympathetically. "Try waiting outside. I'm pretty sure he
went for a walk."
Sakura thanked the woman as she headed outside. She couldn't help but notice everyone was
looking at her. Some appeared to be smiling solemnly like the earlier maid while others seem
to glare at her with hostility. She thought best not to make any eye contact whatsoever.
Once outside she looked around. No sign of Li. She heaved a heavy sigh and walked to the
back of the mansion. Her face lit up incredibly when she saw the man she was looking for
standing on the hill.
She thought first before she opened her mouth. "Syaoran? Is everything okay? everyone
was staring at me. Did I do something wrong? Why was I in my bed?"
Li swung around. His mouth twitched but he didn't answer either one of her questions. His
eyes seemed so cold, his lips pursed tightly together.
Sakura reached out for his hand. Her head snapped up as he pulled fiercely away. Nothing
was said for awhile. "You're being worse than you usually are."
Still he said nothing.
Sakura nodded. "So you did it didn't you? didn't you Li? How could you?"
Li finally looked up into the green glowing orbs of Sakura. "I don't know what you're
saying."
"Now what am I going to do?" Sakura said to herself. "Li's going to kill me." she wrapped
her hands around her ears. "This isn't happening."
Li knelt down beside Sakura. Hesitating he wrapped an arm around her. "I'm not going to
hurt you...Emike."
"I know." she whispered. "Just tell me, Did you just cancel the wedding because you
didn't know where I went when I was not in the mansion? Or was there something else?"
Li brushed away some hair that was shadowing the young girl's face. He suddenly smiled.
Sakura could see how passionately he was looking at her. Something pulled at her heartstrings. No
one had ever looked at her like the way he was doing. He gently cupped her right cheek.
"It's you." he whispered. "I found you once again."
Sakura felt his warm breath hit her skin. Something was caught in her throat. She opened
her mouth but nothing came out. Was she scared that Li had found out she wasn't Emike at that
moment or was it just fear that she might've just fallen in love with a man she wasn't supposed
to be with?
"Who are you?"
Sakura broke out of her thoughts. She adverted her eyes to stop him from staring into
them.
He sensed her being distant. "You're obviously not Emike. Why can you not say?"
"I'm not allowed." she stopped to think about what she had said. Since when did she start
listening to orders? Why shouldn't he know? If I don't tell him and he does marry Emike, he'll
never know the truth about his wife. Yeah right she thought. You're just saying that so you
could have him all to yourself. Not that I can stay in this time anyway.
Sakura sighed. But it's what Li wants so it'll be what Li gets.
She smiled. "I'm Emike who else would I be?"
Li frowned. Slowly he took Sakura's hands in his and lifted her to her feet. "What's
stopping you from telling me?"
She shook her head. "Fine I'm not going to lie, I'm not Emike." she watched as Li just
nodded. "But you still have to marry her."
"I can't, Atleast not now. Maybe I might've but not anymore." he let her hands fall to
her side.
"You're so stubborn, just marry the girl! You love her don't you?"
"Stubborn?!" he scoffed. "You are pushing me into a forced marraige, You're calling me
stubborn?" he crossed his arms.
"But you love her! You want to marry her in the future."
"I'm sorry?"
Sakura rolled her eyes. "You're a ghost in the future where I am. You told me to come
back here and save your marraige, okay?!" Sakura covered her mouth. She couldn't believe how
easily that had come out!
Li couldn't believe what he was hearing. "I died?"
"Well only because of a broken heart. You know, because Emike left you. But now you can
see things have changed. You actually left her."
Li got a curious look on his face, then it seemed to show amusement. Sakura eyed him.
What could be amusing at a time like this she thought? I just told the man he died!
"You know me in the future? Where do I live?"
Sakura nervously took a step back. "M..my room?"
A grin spread on Li's face. Sakura wanted to rip it off, though it was nice to see Li
smile. It really was a beautiful smile.
"And what's our relationshop like?"
"We're friends, uh I think. Well it's not like you sleep in the future so we don't share
a bed or anything."
"Of course not." he signaled for her to continue.
"Well...ummm.. well your just plain mean okay?!"
Li jumped back at her sudden outburst.
"I mean I'm here doing you a favour and all you do is tell me what I'm doing wrong." she
kicked at the dirt pile beside her. "You are not to tell him who you are or even about me." she
mimicked. "Who do you think you are telling me what to do?!" she walked over to Li and started
poking his chest with her finger. "You act like you have no feelings whatsoever. And you don't
ever smile!" she took in a deep breath. "Sorry, you asked."
"I'm not." he ran a hand through his careless chestnut brown hair. He was actually
surprised that his future self acted like this towards this girl infront of him. He really didn't
think it was possible.
"Li?"
"Syaoaran." he corrected.
"Okay Syaoran. I have to go soon. Emike will be back I can already feel it. Just keep her
around the mansion for now okay? even if you won't marry her. I'll be back soon. Just try to get
along. You really want to marry her."
Li rubbed his temple. It was all confusing. "Fine anything for you...I'm sorry, your
name?"
Sakura let out a soft giggle. "Sakura Kinomoto. Now I just have one more question. Why
won't you marry Emike?"
Li shrugged. Sakura loved how he did it. With only one shoulder rising. He raised his
eyebrows and moved seductively towards Sakura. She held her breath. Her whole body went frigid.
"Well Sakura." he began as he walked towards her, stopping just inches away. He wrapped
his arms around her waist.
Sakura swallowed. She couldn't move. If his hands hadn't held her his mysterious eyes
would have. She simply hoped he couldn't hear her heart thumping against her chest.
He smoothed her hair. His gaze seemed to be fixed on her mouth. Lovingly he tightened his
grip around her waist.
Sakura herself began exploring. She traced the outline of his lips with her finger. Her
face lifted to see Li. Their eyes locked for but a moment. He seemed to be searching for
something in her eyes. She had hoped he found it.
"Syaoran?" she breathed.
"Hmmmmmmmm?" He bent his head and their mouths moved closer........
Well?!! pretty good eh?......haha jk. Anyways I'm just so happy I have finally reached
the 100th mark. Now everybody clap! *silence. Okay... enough of that. I just really wanted to
thank everyone who stayed interested in my story. I'm juss gonna take sum time rite now to
answer sum of your guyses questions.
1. kimi-chan : well to answer ur question...i think you know whose goin to end up wit who... hehe
2. AnimeObsessionFantasy : I really am sorry Emike didn't appear up in the last story but i think
this chappie should have cheered you up! :) hope u got wut u wanted!
3. And for the guys who wanted more s+s i believe u got wut u were lookin for? haha
4. Cherry Blossomz Gurl : did i explain enough? ^-^ *crosses fingers hehe. Still confused?
5. brandy : yea ya kno wut? I don't think sakura should end up wit simon. Who knows? :p
6. Di : Now that I think about it....It really would be kinda cute if Sakura kissed the future Li
wouldn't it? I'll definetly think that one over hehe :)
7. And finally...*whew i've updated!(to those who have been waiting.)and here u go! hope ur real
proud of me! jk
Until next time! I'm signin off -silent wanderer
my lesson thats for sure haha. Well anywayz I was just wondering if you guys want me to drag it
out any further or maybe you just want me to end it all soon. Just put your input into ur reviews
thanx :) I hope this chapter pleases u ppl.......
Ps : For those who r readin and rootin for the s+s i tried to make alot of it for you! ENJOY!
~ A LOVE BEFORE TIME ~
Sakura was quite taken back with Li's apology. " What do you have to be sorry for?" she
recapped all the events that had happened over the past week she had known Syaoran.
He smiled that rare smile at her, though he didn't look her in the eye. She trembled with
pleasure as she usually did when Li gave any action toward her. Her daydream quickly disappeared
as soon as Li stopped smiling. Her dread had come back.
Did Emike do something to upset him? Did I? Maybe he met someone else! Whatever it was
Sakura knew what was going to come out of Li's mouth.
"I have to ask you one more time Emike, where do you go when you leave the mansion?"
The voice Sakura heard was extremely cold and stern. She knew it was time to explain
things to Li.
"Your going to cancel the wedding if she..I don't tell you aren't you?" she scowled for
letting her voice crack.
Li stared at Sakura provacatively as if he was seeing her for the first time and was
unsure of what her intentions were. " Why do you always seem to correct yourself?"
Sakura cast her hair behind her shoulders and stuttered. "I don't know what you're
talking about." she squeaked. "And you didn't answer my question!" she slapped herself mentally
for raising her voice at him. He probably hates me even more now. Just great....
Li advanced towards Sakura now more suspicious than ever. "Your vocabulary is also quite
odd at some times."
Sakura backed away but Li just persisted. " What are you..." she stopped to think of a
word. "Implying?" she asked in her posh voice. She hastily took another step back and bumped
into a wall. She cursed under her breath.
Li shrugged and slammed one hand against the wall, inches away from Sakura's head. She
cringed and hoped he wouldn't put his other arm on the other side of her or else she would be
completely trapped. Not to mention how she wouldn't be able to think of anything besides the
fact that she was captured in his arms.
"I'm not implying anything sweetheart. It was a simple question, now why is it that you
call me Li and then correct yourself to call me Syaoaran? even after I have given you the
permission to call me by my real name?" he raised his eyebrows waiting for an answer.
"Uh. I get confused sometimes?"
Li nodded. "Reasonable. Now answer me this. Why is it that you refer to yourself as Emike
and not I when you speak of yourself?" he cocked his head. "Is it perhaps you get confused of
who you are too?"
Sakura growled at his cocky attitude. "Because I....I...I...." she let out an exasperated
sigh. "Just because okay?!" she was beginning to forget the fact that this was not the future Li
and she couldn't treat him anyway she wanted.
Li rubbed his chin as if he was thinking. "Interesting. You've never rose your voice at
me before."
"Are you going to throw me in the dungeon?" she asked sarcastically.
"Do I have reason too?" he watched a flicker of guilt run across her face. he had forgot
what he was going to tell her. This wasn't supposed to happen. "Yes I was thinking about it."
"Sakura's head snapped up. "Thinking about what?"
"Cancelling the ma......." before he could finish Sakura clasped her hand against Li's
mouth.
"No! don't say it!" she gently took her hand off. "Uh and yeah sorry but you can't say it.
You have to marry Emike or else you'll end up in my time again and bother me for the rest of my
life."
"What are you saying?"
"Look I'm not who...." Nevertheless Sakura couldn't finish what she was saying. Emike had
returned right on time.
"Syoaran? What were you saying?"
Li frowned. "Don't you mean what you were saying?" he suddenly felt emty as if he had
lost something. Yet again there was something wrong with the woman he was standing with.
Something different.
He frowned. "Emike I have to tell you something." This time there was nothing holding him
back.
Sakura awakes
Sakura opened her eyes. Anger roused deep within. "If only I had a couple more seconds!"
she slammed her fist down into the earth.
"Something wrong?"
She immeadiately recognized the impassive voice. "Li! I tried I really did but then Emike
took over and you might tell her that you're going to cancel the wedding! but I couldn't stop it
and I was really close to telling him about you now and I was going to tell him who I really was
because he was beginning to get suspicious and now I don't know what's going to happen...and..."
Li placed a finger to Sakura's lips which stopped her blabbering all too quickly.
"Take a breath. Now try to say the key information."
Sakura did as she was told and looked at Li with huge eyes. "I think you're going to tell
Emike that you're going to cancel the wedding."
"Did I tell you why?"
Sakura hesitated. "I don't know."
Li's expression darkened. "Come on Kinomoto, you're not a good liar."
"You wanted to know where Emike goes when she's not in the mansion."
Li just looked at Sakura for awhile. "You know don't you?"
"No!" she rapidly got to her feet and collected her things. "Maybe I'll find out next
time."
He grunted but didn't say anything. "Did I say it yet?"
Sakura shook her head. "He might've but not to me. I think he knows I'm not his Emike.
He was asking me alot of questions." she stopped. " He kept looking at me funny too. It was
like I did something to make him gawk at me."
Li didn't answer. Instead he began to wonder about his past self. "You are not to tell
him who you are or even about me."
"Why? I think he should know." she countered.
"Don't Kinomoto." he ordered. "Or my marraige will be ruined."
"How?" she questioned clearly puzzled. "Well?" she tried again when he didn't answer.
He suddenly turned abruptly to her. "Let me ask you this. What do you think of me?"
Sakura fidgeted with her scarf. "I think you're a nice a guy that's just trying to bottle
up all your feelings but deep inside you're really kind."
Li blushed as he heard this. "Not me in the future, me in the past."
"Oh." Sakura embarrassed turned away from Li. "Well I think your cute and innocent in a
way and loving or well atleast you've been to me being so called Emike."
"What do you think he thought of you?"
Sakura was getting tired of all these questions. What was he trying to prove? "I don't
know he used to think of me as Emike but now that he sort of thinks I'm not Emike he just asks
me questions like you're doing." she pointed out. "And I told you he just stares at me in this
weird way."
"Exactly." he whispered coarsely.
Sakura just watched as he slowly faded away leaving her alone right outside the cemetery.
" You can't stop me Li." she mumbled.
"Oh but I can."
Out of nowhere Sakura found herself in a tight headlock. She wanted to scream for help
but thought better not to. The pointy object held to her jugular probably meant this person meant
business.
"What do you want?" she managed to croak out.
The familiar voice just laughed. "You know what I want and you should know who I am. I'm
here to give you a warning. You will not tell Syaoran who you are. Got it?"
Sakura gasped for a quick breath as the stranger's grip tightened around her neck. "Let
me go!" she tried ramming her foot against the strangers but he had already sensed the attack
coming.
Quickly he pulled his foot away and tilted Sakura's head until a vein was visible. "One
more move like that might cost you your life."
Sakura growled. "How do you know Li? Just who do you think you are?!" she mentally
reminded herself to control her anger. She did after all want to live.
"Oh I know Syaoran better than you ever could little girl. Now I'm not going to repeat
myself,Stay away. You just stick with Simon." she pressed the knife into her neck. Sakura
winced. She was beginning to feel quite numb. Everything was starting to get blurry. All she
could make out was the stranger's voice...barely.
"He loves me. Now I know that, but if you were to tell him who you really were......."
she limply let Sakura fall to the ground with a soft thud. "Stay away if you know what's good for
you! I want it and Syaoran wants it. " with that the stranger seem to fade into the darkness.
Sakura could feel her own labouring breathing. "It's all spinning." she murmered. She
chuckled for unknown reasons. The taste of her bitter blood was rising up her throat. "Li...Li?
I need you..." she didn't have anymore energy. She felt weak. Her eyelids were getting so heavy.
Li cursed out loud as he appeared beside Sakura. Thank god she had called him.
Stupid he thought. What in my right mind made me think it was okay to leave her alone at
night?! Li knelt down and checked for a pulse. Slight, but it was there.
He couldn't help but smile as he gently picked her up in his arms. Still smiling he ran
his hand through her soft hair. Li allowed his fingers to trace Sakura's face, then to her lips.
How he wanted to kiss them. Yet for some odd reason he somehow knew what they would taste like,
as if he had done once already. Slowly he leaned in and kissed her cheek.
"Don't ever scare me like that again Kino...Sakura." he brushed a small lock of hair
covering her face. "Lets get you some help now."
Past Events
Sakura's eyes fluttered open. She looked around. She was in her own room. Everything was
once again clear. She rubbed her eyes. The drapery was so different, her bed so much softer than
her regular bed. "Where am I?" she touched her neck ever so gently. No cuts. Just smooth skin.
"Am I back in Li's time?" she walked out the door. The corrider was exact to the one in
her time. She stopped one of the maids. "Excuse me can you tell me where I can find Li..Syaoran?"
The woman smiled gently almost sympathetically. "Try waiting outside. I'm pretty sure he
went for a walk."
Sakura thanked the woman as she headed outside. She couldn't help but notice everyone was
looking at her. Some appeared to be smiling solemnly like the earlier maid while others seem
to glare at her with hostility. She thought best not to make any eye contact whatsoever.
Once outside she looked around. No sign of Li. She heaved a heavy sigh and walked to the
back of the mansion. Her face lit up incredibly when she saw the man she was looking for
standing on the hill.
She thought first before she opened her mouth. "Syaoran? Is everything okay? everyone
was staring at me. Did I do something wrong? Why was I in my bed?"
Li swung around. His mouth twitched but he didn't answer either one of her questions. His
eyes seemed so cold, his lips pursed tightly together.
Sakura reached out for his hand. Her head snapped up as he pulled fiercely away. Nothing
was said for awhile. "You're being worse than you usually are."
Still he said nothing.
Sakura nodded. "So you did it didn't you? didn't you Li? How could you?"
Li finally looked up into the green glowing orbs of Sakura. "I don't know what you're
saying."
"Now what am I going to do?" Sakura said to herself. "Li's going to kill me." she wrapped
her hands around her ears. "This isn't happening."
Li knelt down beside Sakura. Hesitating he wrapped an arm around her. "I'm not going to
hurt you...Emike."
"I know." she whispered. "Just tell me, Did you just cancel the wedding because you
didn't know where I went when I was not in the mansion? Or was there something else?"
Li brushed away some hair that was shadowing the young girl's face. He suddenly smiled.
Sakura could see how passionately he was looking at her. Something pulled at her heartstrings. No
one had ever looked at her like the way he was doing. He gently cupped her right cheek.
"It's you." he whispered. "I found you once again."
Sakura felt his warm breath hit her skin. Something was caught in her throat. She opened
her mouth but nothing came out. Was she scared that Li had found out she wasn't Emike at that
moment or was it just fear that she might've just fallen in love with a man she wasn't supposed
to be with?
"Who are you?"
Sakura broke out of her thoughts. She adverted her eyes to stop him from staring into
them.
He sensed her being distant. "You're obviously not Emike. Why can you not say?"
"I'm not allowed." she stopped to think about what she had said. Since when did she start
listening to orders? Why shouldn't he know? If I don't tell him and he does marry Emike, he'll
never know the truth about his wife. Yeah right she thought. You're just saying that so you
could have him all to yourself. Not that I can stay in this time anyway.
Sakura sighed. But it's what Li wants so it'll be what Li gets.
She smiled. "I'm Emike who else would I be?"
Li frowned. Slowly he took Sakura's hands in his and lifted her to her feet. "What's
stopping you from telling me?"
She shook her head. "Fine I'm not going to lie, I'm not Emike." she watched as Li just
nodded. "But you still have to marry her."
"I can't, Atleast not now. Maybe I might've but not anymore." he let her hands fall to
her side.
"You're so stubborn, just marry the girl! You love her don't you?"
"Stubborn?!" he scoffed. "You are pushing me into a forced marraige, You're calling me
stubborn?" he crossed his arms.
"But you love her! You want to marry her in the future."
"I'm sorry?"
Sakura rolled her eyes. "You're a ghost in the future where I am. You told me to come
back here and save your marraige, okay?!" Sakura covered her mouth. She couldn't believe how
easily that had come out!
Li couldn't believe what he was hearing. "I died?"
"Well only because of a broken heart. You know, because Emike left you. But now you can
see things have changed. You actually left her."
Li got a curious look on his face, then it seemed to show amusement. Sakura eyed him.
What could be amusing at a time like this she thought? I just told the man he died!
"You know me in the future? Where do I live?"
Sakura nervously took a step back. "M..my room?"
A grin spread on Li's face. Sakura wanted to rip it off, though it was nice to see Li
smile. It really was a beautiful smile.
"And what's our relationshop like?"
"We're friends, uh I think. Well it's not like you sleep in the future so we don't share
a bed or anything."
"Of course not." he signaled for her to continue.
"Well...ummm.. well your just plain mean okay?!"
Li jumped back at her sudden outburst.
"I mean I'm here doing you a favour and all you do is tell me what I'm doing wrong." she
kicked at the dirt pile beside her. "You are not to tell him who you are or even about me." she
mimicked. "Who do you think you are telling me what to do?!" she walked over to Li and started
poking his chest with her finger. "You act like you have no feelings whatsoever. And you don't
ever smile!" she took in a deep breath. "Sorry, you asked."
"I'm not." he ran a hand through his careless chestnut brown hair. He was actually
surprised that his future self acted like this towards this girl infront of him. He really didn't
think it was possible.
"Li?"
"Syaoaran." he corrected.
"Okay Syaoran. I have to go soon. Emike will be back I can already feel it. Just keep her
around the mansion for now okay? even if you won't marry her. I'll be back soon. Just try to get
along. You really want to marry her."
Li rubbed his temple. It was all confusing. "Fine anything for you...I'm sorry, your
name?"
Sakura let out a soft giggle. "Sakura Kinomoto. Now I just have one more question. Why
won't you marry Emike?"
Li shrugged. Sakura loved how he did it. With only one shoulder rising. He raised his
eyebrows and moved seductively towards Sakura. She held her breath. Her whole body went frigid.
"Well Sakura." he began as he walked towards her, stopping just inches away. He wrapped
his arms around her waist.
Sakura swallowed. She couldn't move. If his hands hadn't held her his mysterious eyes
would have. She simply hoped he couldn't hear her heart thumping against her chest.
He smoothed her hair. His gaze seemed to be fixed on her mouth. Lovingly he tightened his
grip around her waist.
Sakura herself began exploring. She traced the outline of his lips with her finger. Her
face lifted to see Li. Their eyes locked for but a moment. He seemed to be searching for
something in her eyes. She had hoped he found it.
"Syaoran?" she breathed.
"Hmmmmmmmm?" He bent his head and their mouths moved closer........
Well?!! pretty good eh?......haha jk. Anyways I'm just so happy I have finally reached
the 100th mark. Now everybody clap! *silence. Okay... enough of that. I just really wanted to
thank everyone who stayed interested in my story. I'm juss gonna take sum time rite now to
answer sum of your guyses questions.
1. kimi-chan : well to answer ur question...i think you know whose goin to end up wit who... hehe
2. AnimeObsessionFantasy : I really am sorry Emike didn't appear up in the last story but i think
this chappie should have cheered you up! :) hope u got wut u wanted!
3. And for the guys who wanted more s+s i believe u got wut u were lookin for? haha
4. Cherry Blossomz Gurl : did i explain enough? ^-^ *crosses fingers hehe. Still confused?
5. brandy : yea ya kno wut? I don't think sakura should end up wit simon. Who knows? :p
6. Di : Now that I think about it....It really would be kinda cute if Sakura kissed the future Li
wouldn't it? I'll definetly think that one over hehe :)
7. And finally...*whew i've updated!(to those who have been waiting.)and here u go! hope ur real
proud of me! jk
Until next time! I'm signin off -silent wanderer