0.0….HOLY SMOKING POT! I got over 1000 hits in less than one night! There's a funny thing what happened on Oct 17, 2005, they day after posting chapter 17. I was at school, and checked my hits on here. I got over 1000 hits in one night. When I saw that, you know what I did? I literally fell out of my chair in shock…it hurt when I landed, but I was in too much shock to really feel it at first…a friend of mine came over and went o.0…. "Yo, Tiff, you ok?" I just nodded and got back up. Wow, what a shock….I'm still kind of out of it….I've finally gone over 5000 hits….so awesome! (does a little dance in her boxers and bra) Well, I've come up with an idea. Every 5000 hits, I do a thank you to all reviewers (which by the way, I am way over do for the last round). I'm thinking of doing something like a contest, but I don't know what it would be about…maybe you guys can help, ne? I mean, you're the ones getting the prizes. I'll just be dealing out the fun, lol. Well, now its time for the thank you to reviewers.
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honeylynne- yeah, it gets more depressing. Trust me. It takes a lot to make me crack, but this story has made me cry, several times. And they already met their fiancées, silly. Lol. Thanks for reviewing!
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Words of the Wolf--Ever met a girl that you thought was kind and sweet through and through? Well, guess what? Piss her off, and you will see what it's really like on the inside. She'll just shove it out in that caring and sweet way of hers. –Tiffany Carr
-I want to be remembered as the girl who always smiles even when her heart was broken...And the girl who could brighten up your day even if she couldn't brighten her own...
-I ran into my ex the other day…then I hit reverse and hit him again.
- A wise man once said, "Ask a girl."
Disclaimer: As usual, the main characters do not belong to me. They belong to the lovely women of CLAMP and their publishers…unless they sold the rights…then I'm screwed…
Last Chapter:
Her skin tingled at the contact, but it didn't last long enough for her to analyze what it was. Sakura didn't turn her head to see Syaoran, knowing if she did, he would get slapped again. So, she gently slide her wrist out of his grip, speaking in a hushed tone,
"Situations may change, Li, but I told you before. Don't touch something that doesn't belong to you."
With that, she walked out of the room, hat and glasses in one hand, skateboard in the other. Tomoyo was already by her side as they walked out the parlor doors and turned the corner to look for Cho. Behind them, everyone was at a loss for words.
Live the Life on the Rails
(A.N.: This chapter is extremely descriptive, and so will the next few ones probably)
Except when the Li sisters started screaming out,
"What the hell was that for Xiao Lang?" "You should pay more respect to your fiancée!" "How can you be so cruel to such a kawaii girl?" "Yes! Especially since they both have no one left but each other and this family!" "What did she mean by that?" "Meilin, go follow them and introduce yourself properly." "You two, Syaoran and Eli, have got 10 seconds to start explaining yourselves. NOW!"
Meilin slipped outside the room, closing the doors behind her quickly. She heaved a relieved sigh glad at not being at the four sisters' wrath, and then started looking for Cho, who she found coming down the stairs seconds later. Cho bowed as Meilin came forward,
"Cho, where are Sakura's and Tomoyo's rooms?"
"Come with me, ma'am."
Cho led her to the girls rooms in the dim light of the North Wing (it's dim because they turned down the lights at night), and Meilin was not surprised that they had the largest rooms in that wing, though they weren't that much bigger than hers, which was a bit down the hall. She knocked on Sakura's door, waiting a minute. When no one answered, she knocked again, calling out,
"Sakura, I know you're in there. Please, open up."
The door creaked open slowly, and Meilin's pupils adjusted to the bright light of the room, and her ears pounded while Sakura's stereo boomed throughout her room. Tomoyo and two German shepherd puppies were in the main room, sitting on Sakura's father's favorite couch, with its rich forest green and soft texture, cushions fluffed and comfortable.
The whole room had been furnished, with nice dark polished antique furniture, woodwork of oak, making a nice mix with the ivory walls with its soft gold/yellow hint. It made Meilin relax, but remain at attention. Two end tables were on either side of the couch, both with a candle in their center, giving the air in the room a sweet scent of honey and vanilla, almost so real it was like tasting it. The coffee table that was between the big screen plasma TV and the couch was laden down with papers, folders, and brochures, boxes surrounding it. The plasma was against the wall, with it's DVD player, VCR, X-Box, Nintendo gamecube, and PS3 game systems. Two shelving cases adorned its sides, which held DVDs, games, and videos.
Sakura motioned Meilin into her room, which Meilin obliged, closing the door behind her. She plopped herself into an armchair that was on the left side of the couch (same texture/color as couch. Loveseat is on the right side of couch.), and Sakura settled next to Tomoyo again. Meilin went first.
"I know that you guys don't like preps and all, but…can I call truce?"
Tomoyo asked, curious and slightly suspicious,
"Why would you call truce? Is it not their fight to begin with?"
"Yes, it is. And I've been trying to get them to admit it for these past months, but they still won't. You are a part of the family, even if they don't agree with it, and the pranks they played on you were stupid. You deserve to start off fair, because you guys didn't even do anything wrong in the first place. So, do you need help?"
Both girls were silently stunned. Meilin just came in here, claimed truce, proclaiming them on fair grounds now, and then asks if she can help. All in less than 30 seconds. She worked fast, that's for sure. Sakura recovered first, and shook her head slightly,
"We don't want to bother you."
"Nonsense. You won't bother me at all."
"Ok…but right now we are arranging our families preparations…"
"No prob! I can write it down for you while you two decide. It's the least I can do for now."
"Alright. Paper and pencils are in the end table drawer next to you."
The three girls worked for 3 hours, compiling together the preparations for Sakura and Tomoyo's family. In those hours, they got a better view of the other's life. Meilin grew on Sakura, which didn't puzzle her one bit. Meilin was someone she knew she could trust, with no question. The three knew they were going to be good friends. Especially after Meilin told them a secret that shocked the other two.
"I know I've got the act and image of a prep, but in truth, I never liked it. I only do it to keep up my cousins' reputations. And in turn, they just use me for info or gossip. I really just wanted to be like you guys. Your free from those kinds of things, able to do what you want."
"What do you mean by we're free?" –(S: o.0)
"You do whatever you want with minimum control, you can be what you want, be who you are..."
Sakura laughed bitterly at that, Tomoyo giggling slightly,
"That's a good one Meilin!"
"Huh?"
"Meilin, what you just said was totally opposite. Tomoyo and me have been engaged since birth, meaning we could never have a relationship beyond friendship with any guy. We both have to live with the gossip, rumors, and Tomoyo had to live with that evil Shato-sensei for so long. Others bring us down, because we are what they hate. They think we represent rebellion, and so hate us. They think we are good for nothing in this world, that we are lazy and have no goals in life. I've been controlled my whole life by managers, Yukito-chan, my family, and my so-called friends. I'm not a free cherry blossom. Though, I honestly wish to be. I hate admitting it, and don't ever repeat these words, but I belong to Syaoran, we both belong to our fiancée. We have a promise, and we must keep it. No matter what we do, we will always be under another's control."
Meilin considered Sakura's words, and realized, that she was right. Technically, they were under another's control. Free on a chain.
They fell asleep after they were finished. Sakura and Tomoyo sat beside each other on the couch, Tomoyo's head on Sakura's shoulder, Sakura's head somehow was still up as she slept, yet slightly bowed forward, giving her the look of a resting samurai.
The puppies dozed off, lying in big fur balls in front of their mistress'. Meilin was curled up in the armchair, holding the pad of paper to herself. The music still boomed, but had changed to t.A.T.u. The candles had burnt out, the lights from the ceiling still bright.
At 2 in the morning, a knock was heard on the door, and it opened without a response. The 4 sisters came in, making sure that the girls were all right. Each squealed quietly at the sight before them, the three girls asleep so peacefully. One of the sisters, Sheifa, turned off the music. Fanren and Fuutie carried Tomoyo/ Meilin out, taking them to their own rooms. When they got back, all 4 of them took Sakura to her room, Femei held her as Fuutie pulled back the covers. Femei laid Sakura onto the comfy sheets of her king sized bed.
For a minute, they stood around her, watching as she breathed in pattern, her spirit miles away in her own dreams. Femei whispered,
"Mother was right. Sakura is best suited for Xiao Lang. Her aura is incredible."
Fuutie agreed,
"Yes. She was born to marry Xiao Lang, and they were born to rule the Li clan. If only they both weren't….stubborn idiots!"
Sheifa asked,
"Well, if they weren't stubborn, they wouldn't be good enough to be heads of the clan, ne?"
Fanren nodded.
"They compliment each other. Gorgeous, intelligent, natural leadership abilities, fighters, planners, strong morals and values, iron ties to those they care for, loyal, as well as their stubbornness to never give up. The clan needs those qualities for leaders. And they have them."
Each agreed, and they tiptoed out of Sakura's compartments, Sheifa turning off all the lights as they left. The compartment was dark. But in Sakura's room, the moonlight shone through her window and sheer curtains, the beams surrounded and basked her in its soft glow, caressing her through the night.
The next morning, Sakura woke to the sunlight shining through her window. She was at first confused as to why Kerobrous hadn't come in that morning to wake her up, but even more as to why she was in her warm, soft bed, when she remembered drifting off on the couch.
She stretched and yawned as she looked around. She hadn't really taken notice of her rooms since she came, except for her living/main room, and that was because she loved it. Now she was debating if she liked this room more. It had cream wall with a hue of silver and gold on the walls. The bed was dark polished oak, as well were her chest of drawers, bureau, and her large walk in closet doors. The covers in the dark appeared white, but in the day looked to be silver/gold, with an intricate pattern of moons, suns, and stars. The fluffy pillow covers were the same as the bed covers.
Sakura went to her rather large bathroom. The walls were a soft white, and held an occasional cherry blossom petal. In one corner though, was the cherry blossom tree, the wind seemed to be flowing its petals away. The bathroom itself smelled like cherry blossoms, because of its candles and soaps. The tub/shower was a pearly white, and rather large. It included jets so that the bather could have a Jacuzzi. The cabinets and counter/ sink went across one of the walls, a mirror above it. Sakura turned and saw the towels. Pink and green, with the name Sakura on them. Her eye twitched at the usage of the color pink. Too much of it...yet the room made her relax and energized at the same time.
She took her shower, and then wrapped a green towel around her body, letting her wet hair flow free of their usual confines. She air-dried as she walked to the other room.
The last room of her compartments was a mix of an office/studio/library. It was larger than her bedroom and bathroom together (and those are huge enough on their own!). The walls were a deep red, with a dark green border of ivy leaves. There was a large bay window, with a plush golden seating (fits 3 people), as well as a headlong window that was covered. The curtains were a golden color, with a sheer underneath.
To Sakura's surprise, the headlong window was actually a glass sliding door, which led to an ivy covered stone balcony, which joined with Tomoyo's room. She saw that there were balconies throughout the mansion. Her balcony was two-three stories up, and overlooked the vast lands of Yelan Li. It was almost a dream; a forest seemed to spread through, so thick she couldn't see into the undergrowth. But then she drew her attention to the area around the house. There was a pool (covered since it was winter), a hot tub, a patio meant to hold extravagant parties, the deck, and the extensive clean-cut lawn. She thought she saw a dojo around the corner of the house, but she wasn't sure. She spotted in the other direction trails towards what must have been several gardens.
She sighed at the beauty of all that surrounded her, but went inside because she was getting cold in the frigid air, and being in only a towel didn't help much either. She returned to her room and went to the dresser, turning on the stereo to her c.d., the Gorillaz (Demon Days c.d.). She opened one of the drawers and grabbed her black fem necessities.
When she finished putting them on, her favorite song came on. She danced to Feel Good Inc. as she went to her closet and decided on black baggy pants with a white piping down the side, and little white cherry blossoms embroidered on her back pockets, and 2 silver chains. She pulled on a black wife beater, and over that put on her extra baggy black hoodie with a white phoenix surrounding a single 'white to amber fire' cherry blossom. She smushed her hair into a high ponytail.
She snuck her c.d. player into her pocket, with the Gorillaz cd in it, and slid her sunglasses on so that no one saw her eyes. She hesitated, thinking of taking her cell just in case she got lost within her new home. But then it would be stupid, if she could just yell.
She dragged herself to the main/ living room, stacks of papers, folders, and boxes all over the place. She found the pad of paper and pencil that Meilin had used for the funeral happenings later that day. She tore off an unused page from the back and scribbled quickly,
Tomoyo-
Went to think alone for a bit. I'll be either inside or out. Please give the preparations to mom, if by chance you come in. If I don't come back within an hour that you read this, I probably got lost. Or possibly I fainted of hunger…or fell down a black hole. Later!
-Sakura
Sakura set it down on the right end table above the instructions, and then left the room. Sakura's emerald eyes scanned the now bright hallway. It was empty, but a light shone through sheers on both her and Tomoyo's doors. She hadn't had the chance to notice it.
She began her journey, and glided around the halls of the North Wing. Sakura didn't know the rules of the house, or about the other rooms and wings, so she didn't open any doors. She was beginning to think she had been walking for days, and without knowing came into the East Wing. She gazed out another window, but didn't even realize where she was going.
She slammed into an opening door, and the shock pushed her backwards onto her rear, thrusting her hands behind her to stop from falling all the way down. The force knocked her sunglasses off, and they clattered 2 feet away. She yelped quietly in her surprise.
She heard a cold masculine voice that asked accusingly,
"What are you doing here?"
Author Commentary:
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Cliff hanger….though it isn't much of one….lol. Currently, I'm having troubles with friends, and crushes, and stupid things that don't matter, but piss me off…so…yeah…but don't worry, I'm doing what I can so this doesn't effect the story or the updating. Man, my feet are cold! I'm so glad my mom bought me feet warmers and that I actually kept them. Haha, my outfit right now is hilarious! I'm wearing an orange tank top, w/ black guy shorts that have bright red lining/piping. And with the added sock warmers, that have cute little sheep with googly eyes under a cobalt sky and bright blue moon. My hair is a messy bun, and my glasses keep falling to my nose so I look like a stereotype librarian. Lmao. My mom just went o.0 and chuckled. Well, enough with me, as you are probably all bored. So, later!
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