Chapter 1: Chapter 1: The Meeting
(by Akahna, added on 2005-12-26 17:17:38 AEST) [Discussion Topic]
DON'T SUE ME!!! I'm only in middle school, so all you'll get out of me is... now that I think of it, all you'll get in payment are my sobs and my stuffed animals. Talk about a "not worth it" reward... unless you have a passion for cheesey stuffed animals... Then you're just WAY too crazy about stuffed animals... LIKE ME!
Sakura is a girl who goes to Tomoeda High school. She has recently entered in the exams. When she is invited to a party at her freind's, Tomoyo's, house. She realizes it's casual dress and arrives.
Sakura: Hi Tomoyo, how are you?
Tomoyo: Pretty good. Did you know I actually invited Syaoran Li and he CAME?
Sakura: Who's Syaoran Li?
Tomoyo: He's the most popular bot at the Chinese school that's the hardest to get into, harder than Tomoeda High!
Sakura: I'm not really into chinese matters.
Tomoyo: I'll introduce you.
Sakura: No, please. I don't want to meet him. He's a BOY. I'm used to you introducing me to girls to have them for freinds. If I didn't know better I'd think you were setting me up.
Tomoyo: Of COURSE I'm setting you up. He's so totally HOT!
Tomoyo dragged Sakura to the middle of the hall when Sakura finally got away from her and headed for the gardens. Not the big garden in view of everyone at the party, but the small, secret gardens hidden all along her wealthy freinds house. She preferred those gardens. There, she sat on a bench away from all the talking and people. Her shirt and shorts made her hard to spot on the warm summer night. Her hair pulled back in two pig tails on thee side of her head were adorable.
Boy: Can I sit here?
Sakura looked up to see a boy about her age, only a little older, standing over her. He had messy brown hair and he wore a T-shirt and shorts that were painfully plain. He was smiling at her.
Sakura: Sure, do you think anyone is sitting here already?
Boy: I just figured you might have a boyfriend.
Sakura: Why is that?
Boy: Because you... never mind.
Sakura: Why are you here?
Boy: I'm tired of people fauning over me all the time. You?
Sakura: I'm escaping from all that noise. It hurts my ears. Plus Tomoyo tried to drag me to meet someone who is most likely a spoiled rich brat who she thinks is amazing. She gets really annoying after a while. She thinks this person is really hard to get at a perty because he's so popular. I think popularity is a waste and is worthless, through and through.
Boy: Same here.
They spoke for a while when they heard a bell toll in the backround. It tolled ten times. It was getting late.
Boy: I have to go now. Later.
He started to get up.
Sakura: Wait.
Boy: Yes?
Sakura: What's your name?
Boy: What's yours'?
Sakura: It's Sakura.
Boy: Cherry Blossom, eh? Nice name.
He looked at a watch on his wrist and looked at the moon.
Boy: It's really getting late. Bye.
Sakura: But what's your name?
Boy: *hesitates* It's Syaoran.
Syaoran, the boy Tomoyo dragged her to meet. He was kind... And he just ran off, but not before adressed her one more time.
Syaoran: I thought you should know... Before anyone else. I'm moving to Tomoeda. I'm going to go to Tomoeda High. Hope to see you there.
Sakura only had time to say half of "good-bye" before she blinked and he disappeared. He was as Handsome as Tomoyo had said.
The next day, Sakura went to school and asked Tomoyo if she met Syaoran Li.
Tomoyo: I DIDN'T. *cries* He escaped somewhere right before I got to his group. I at least wanted to see how he reacted if I flirted a little. This totally sucks. Some people say he laft right after ten. He says he wasn't board because he was with some girl in the gardens, but he wouldn't say who! I wonder who it was. I HAVE TO KNOW!
Sakura: Why?
Tomoyo: So I can BEAT HER TO A BLOODY PULP FOR RUINING MY PARTY!
After school, Sakura and Tomoyo walk home and see someone was moving into the house next to Saklura's. They deem it uninteresting (even though Sakura thought she knew who it was) and went their seperate ways.
Later that afternoon, Sakura went over with some home made muffins for whoever was moving in.
Sakura: Hello now neighbor.
Syaoran: Hello, Sakura.
Sakura: I thought it was you, but I didn't know for sure, so I came over. I made some home made muffins. Hope you're not alergic to poppy seed.
Syaoran: Arigato.]
Sakura: It was no trouble.
A bird chirped in the backround and was soon joined by many others. As soon as Sakura said "It was no trouble" a dog leaped out of the open door and onto her. It was a pomeranian that was jet black. It barked and licked her face. The muffins lay safly in Syaoran's hands.
Sakura: You have a dog? Lucky.
Syaoran: Not really, he's a VERY big responsibility.
Sakura: My brother's going to be home in a few minutes so I have to make dinner. See you at school.
She left without another word. When she got home she made dinner, did her homework, let her brother in, ate, and went to bed.
Chapter 2: Chapter 2: Second Face
(by Akahna, added on 2005-12-27 09:38:22 AEST) [Discussion Topic]
DON'T SUE MEEEE!
The next day, Sakura got up early, made her lunch, got dressed, did the remainder of her homework, and walked right out the door... and right into Syaoran!
Sakura: Sorry, didn't see you there... Who's she?
Sakura pointed te the girl behind Syaoran.
Syaoran: That's my cousin *sigh* her name's Meiling *whispers* she's really annoying.
Mailing: I am NOT annoying.
That got her a slap on the back of the head by Syaoran. SHe stumbled and regained her balance before lungeing at Syaoran... Who took a step to the right to avoid the assult. The result? She fell... right on her own face.
Toya: Who's out there?
Syaoran: Just some freinds.
Living room...
Toya: They BETTER be just freinds.
Doorway...
Syaoran: Who was that?
Sakura: My big brother Toya, didn't I mention him?
Syaoran: I think you did... I'm not sure.
They walked to school together in silence when...
Sakura: Where's Tomoyo? We always walk to school together... Hi Tomoyo!
Tomoyo ran up to them and bowed down in exhaustion.
Tomoyo: Sakura, you ditcher... Who...
Tomoyo noticed Syaoran and Meiling.
Tomoyo: WOW! IT'S REALLY YOU! SYAORAN LI!
Syaoran: Why do people always fawn over me?
He seemed angry and, for a minute, rude. He totally changed aroung Tomoyo... And the rest of the school! He was nothing like how he was around Sakura and Meiling. The peope of the school crowded around him but he just pushed through. By the end of 2nd mod, Tomoyo hated him.
Locker room...
Tomoyo: How in the heck can you be freinds with him? He's so rude.
Sakura: Now who's the one with the feeling that they don't want to know Syaoran?
Tomoyo: *sigh* You really shouldn't be freinds with him if you want to be my freind.
Sakura: Oh, peer pressure. I'm *ackk* dieing *fake choke* Noooooo! *fakes dieing and falls to floor*
Tomoyo: Why do you always do that?
Tomoyo dragged her out of the locker room and into 3rd mod, PE.
Later that day at lunch...
Syaoran: Sakura! Over here!
Sakura: Comeing. *picks up tray* see you later Tomoyo.
Sakura moves over to sit with Syaoran and Meiling while Tomoyo pouts and sit at the same table, not realizing Syaoran stiffening. Sakura noticed.
Sakura: Hey Syaoran. I want to ask you something. Alone, I don't think you'll answer me truthfully with others around.
Syaoran: Sure.
Sakura brought him behind the building so they could talk without interruption.
Syaoran: What is it?
Sakura: What's with the switch personality? Whenever anyone other than Meiling and I are around you, you get all rude and ignorant. Why?
Syaoran: You're really observing, I've known Meiling all my life and she hasn't even noticed.
Sakura: That's off the subject.
Syaoran: You want to know?
Sakura: Why would I have asked otherwise?
Syaoran: *hesitates*
Sakura: *sigh* it's gonna come out sooner or later.
Syaoran: Alright. *sigh* It' because everyone fawns over me. They say that I'm smart, nice, sweet, and good looking. Do you know how annoying that gets?
Sakura: No. Not really, no.
Syaoran: No one does, that's why they keep doing it to me. They think it's conforting. So I decided to ward off most people, the people who would do that to me. You didn't do that to me, and Meiling dosn't either. Tomoyo invited me to her party because she heard of me from her freinds ho go to my old school. I didn't want the people at my old school to say I wasn't being myself when I decided to act different, so I switched schools.
Sakura: ... That's...
Syaoran: It's kinda sad actually.
Sakura: I was ggoing to say interesting but 'sad' works, too.
Syaoran: Let's go back to the group now.
Sakura: As long as you don't close up aroud Tomoyo, I'm fine. You don't have to be frinds, you just have to be nice.
They went back to the group and went on with the school day.
Chapter 3: Chapter 3: The End of the School Year
(by Akahna, added on 2005-12-28 04:13:54 AEST) [Discussion Topic]
PLEASE DON'T SUE MEEE! All you'll get is a middle schooler's enmity... and maybe a stuffed animal.
After 3 months at the new school, Sayoran ended up being very close freinds with Sakura, and even got part in the school play. The main part (Sakura got the other). All they had to do now was actually READ the script. When they did they were awfully suprised when they acted out scene nineteen... Okay, maybe suprised isn't the right word...
Syaoran: WHAT THE FREAK WAS THAT PERSON THINKING WHEN THEY WROTE THIS?
Sakura: Don't ask me, I know less than you do. I don't want to do this either but it was a deathlock offer. We each have one understudy and that's it.
Syaoran: *growl* I want to find out who wrote this and strangle the pervert to death.
What caused all the uproar? A little paragraph on the script. Here's how it went.
*Caron (Sakura) puts hands around Shiln (Syaoran) and cries into his shoulder. Shiln puts his arms around her waist.*
Caron: Shiln, I... I...*looks up at Shiln* I love you.
Shiln: *gasp*
Caron: I've been in love with you for as long as I've known you.
Shiln: Me, too.
Caron: *looks up to him and gasps*
Shiln: *Sweeps down and kisses Caron*
Back to real life.
When the play starts, there is a big thunder storm that cancells the end of school completly. Instead of haveing a play and every thing, everyone went home for a summer vacation. On theway home, Sakura starts to talk, breaking the silence.
Sakura: Didn't I tell you everything would come out all right, Syaoran?
Syaoran: Yeah, I guess you did. *mumble* but I wish I could go through with it and tell you how I felt without you knowing.
Sakura: Huh?
Syaoran: I'm glad we didn't do the play. Next time we try out for a play, let's read the script first.
Sakura: But then it's no fun.
Syaoran: No perverted parts either.
Sakura: But... I... You... *silence* ... Meanie.
Tomoyo and Meiling laughed.
Meiling: You guys can be REALLY childish sometimes.
Tomoyo: You're more childish than the rest of us put together. Oh, and that reminds me... Hey Sakura,I need to talk to you.
Tomoyo and Sakura went off into the yard of an old, aboandoned house. Oddly, someone was already there. A BOY someone.
Tomoyo: Sakura, this is , my cousin. Eriol.
Sakura: Nice to meet...
Eriol had put a finger to his lips. Sakura dn Tomoyo turned around to see... a squirrel?
Eriol went up to the squirrel and held out a nut. It took the nut and ran away.
Eriol: So you must be Sakura.
Sakura: Yes...
Tomoyo: You like him, he likes you, have fu...
Sakura had grabbed the back of Tomoyo's collor before Tomoyo could get away and lock them in.
Sakura: Excuse me?
Tomoyo: Come ON! I ALWAYS flawlessly match-make people all the time.
Sakura: Yeah, people like Barbie and Ken. They're plastic.
Tomoyo: Humph.
Sakura: *drops tomoyo* Later.
Sakura walks out of the garden and catches up with Syaoran and Meiling.
Meiling: WHere's Tomoyo?
Sakura: 3...2...1...
Tomoyo: SAKURA!
Sakura: Right on schedule. *pretends to board a train*
Syaoran: Nice one.
Meiling: *ROFL right about now* ROFL=rolling on floor laughing
Sakura/Syaoran/Tomoyo: *stare*
Syaoran: get *chuckle* ahold *chuckle* of *chuckle* yourself *supresses laughter*
Meiling: Meanie.
Syaoran: Mania... CAR!
A car came roaring down the street... and headed for them!
Chapter 4: Chapter 4: The Accident
(by Akahna, added on 2005-12-28 09:41:01 AEST) [Discussion Topic]
Please do not sue me. This will belong to clamp, and they may use it if they wish. I don't really care.
We left off with a car heading towards the group at full speed, not even noticing they were there.
Syaoran: Get out of the road!
They all; started to run out of the cars path. Akahna tripped. Bad time for clumseyness? Duh.
It was a hole, she had tripped into it and hurt her foot, she couldn't move it, let alone run.
Sakura: Help.
Syaoran turned and gasped. Sakura was lieing in the road, frozen in pain and fear. With no time to think, he ran towards her... but it was too late. The car made it to her and ran her over.
Syaoran: Sakura!
He ran to her side. She was knocked out and her arm was swelling. It was not a pleasant sight. Not a peasant sight at all. She wasn't even moving, that was worse. The only sign that she was alive was that she was breathing. That was a little reasurring, but now much. He lifted her motionless body off the road and went over to the others.
Syaoran: We need help. She's in bad shape.
Tomoyo: We don't need you to point that out to notice that.
Tomoyo pulled out her cell phone and pressed a button. It immediatly dialed somethig and she spoke a few words into it. She then put the phone away.
Tomoyo: Mother's going to pick us up. Since the hospital caught on fire last week, we have only one place to take her... home.
A few minutes that felt like hours, Tomoyo's mother came and took them all home. Toya was already there and wanted to know why his sister was being held by Syaoran and why she was knocked out in the first place. It took a while, but they finally calmed him.
The next few days were miserable. Syaoran refused to talk to anyone, and the fact that he wasn't allowed to see Sakura made it worse. He ate alone, walked home alone, even did all his homework alone. It was terrifying to see him like this. He was so isolated that he even ignored his teachers completly. The only one he talked to was... who knows?
One day, Tomoyo had news that brought him out of his stupor... for a minute anyway.
Tomoyo: Hey Syaoran, guess what. Toya said you could visit Sakura this afternoon if you wanted to.
Syaoran: *gasp. turns*
Tomoyo: The bell's going to ring in a few minutes to end school, do you want to walk to Sakura's house with us?
Syaoran: Sure.
He turns back to the widow and looked with poor reason. He expected her to just show up and say, "Gotcha" like it was a joke... But, she didn't. He knew... he knew it wasn't going to happen, but he still hoped with all his heart that it was just a joke.
Sakura's house...
His visit confirmed it. It was nothing close to a joke. She was dieing, and he could do nothing but watch. It pained him to see her, but... he had to. But it was too much, he couldn't stand it. He ran, all the way home he ran, which is saying alot, considering that he moved to across town due to the fact that... well, actually, no one knows why. He moved across town right after the accident.
Syaoran's house...
Syaoran ran into his room and pounded unmercifully on his bed, hoping for the pain to mend, it wouldn't, and that made him even angrier, along with the fact that on his first visit that was allowed he chickened out and ran. Why had that happened in the first place? He wasn't weak, he was the farthest thing from it that was possible. Then why did he run away? Why did he leave her on his first visit, why? Why? WHY? It angered him so much that he didn't dare move before he had his anger under control, he was afraid to move because he was sure he'd end up hurting, or maybe even killing, the first being he saw.
He couldn't stand to look at her in that state. He WAS weak. There was no other explanation for it, no logical way to describe the way he felt when he saw he lifless form on her bed, barly breathing, barly living. She had the will to carry other people's feelings along, to progress into passion and kindness, but no will to live through an accident like that. If she died now, she would do nothing but cause hurt in others, especially him. Why, why did she open up the part of him he had hidden for so long and take the contents out, the contents that were hidden from everyone he had ever met? Why did she make him feel like the end of the world would never come... until now? Why did her being hurt tear up his heart so much that there was nothing but dust left?
Why? WHY? WHY DID SHE MAKE HIM FEEL THIS WAY?Did she mean to cause him such confusion? Did she mean to capture his heart so, and then tear it up so soon after that? Did she mean to do this to him? Did she? Or did she just capture his heart on accident, with her natural charm, her kindness, and her ability to know WHEN to be sirious? Was she simply herself that made him actually fall so deeply for her that he was drowning in it? Was he in... no. He would never do that. He could NEVER do that. He had promised himself that he would never, ever fall in...
love.
That summed up to be the most powerful word of all. Holding hundreds of feelings in it's four letters, a magic all it's own. Whenever the word came to mind, another thing came as well... Sakura. No. He wouldn't think of her. It made him weak. WEAK! No more, no more pain would enter his heart, he wouldn't let it. Just as no tears would exit his eyes. He wouldn't allow such weak actions to show weakness, and passion, to anyone. He wouldn't let it, he won't. HE COULDN'T! He wouldn't, even if he could, he wouldn't. He could never feel that way. I'll deny it to the very end.
Syaoran: I may deny it, but that doesn't stop it from being true.
Meiling: Syaoran?
Syaoran: Get out, now.
Meiling: O... Okay.
She left without another word, the pure look of dissapointment. She wanted to know what had happened... and why. There was only one word to describe what happened. Guilt. That went against all Syaoran wanted. He wanted to feel free of feeling like that... but not everything turned out the way he wanted. He was being selfish but... didn't she say it was okay to be selfish sometimes? Yes, she did. And this counted. He wanted her to get better, get better so he... so he could face her and admit his feelings to her.
Chapter 5: Chapter 5: His Doubts
(by Akahna, added on 2005-12-28 18:23:40 AEST) [Discussion Topic]
Please do not sue me. You will get enmity and... more enmity.
When we come into out story, Syaoran is fighting a losing battle against his own feelings
How? How did she yank out his heart? How did she change the way he felt about everything? Why? Why did she do this to him, to smash what she took from him, his heart, to a millon pieces? Why did she meet him in the first place? When? When did he start to like being with her more than anyone else in the world, this cruel, cruel world? When did he find, that whenever she smiled, he felt a little happier, and that a weight had been lifted off his shoulders for the breif time he was with her? What? What was with all these questions floating around in his head? What was the reason he had become so weak? What was this feeling? Was it... love? No... It couldn't be... He had sorted that out not too long ago. He could never love another being. Never, ever in his life would he love. Never... NEVER!
He pounded his pillow over and over again with these thoughts in his head. Others' thought him collected, little did they know that... they couldn't be farther from the truth. He was a mess. He would always contradict his feelings. He was never sure of anything. No one could go to him for emotional help without needing another kind of emotional help. Professional.
Never... never...never would I fall in love. I couldn't, even if I could, I wouldn't dare. It causes weakness, a soft spot, and something for people to control you with. No, I... cannot. I... cannot feel these things, ever. I... can't
Mrs. Li: Syaoran, you are acting woth new intentions today, you have none. Why do throw Meiling out of your room when she did nothing wrong?
Syaoran: Go away.
Mrs. Li: Syaoran, listen to me.
Syaoran: *grumble*
Mrs. Li: Syaoran? Syaoran... LISTEN TO ME! YOU HAVE NO REASON TO JUST THROW PEOPLE TO THE SIDE LIKE NOTHING IS HAPPENING.MEILING TOLD ME.
Syaoran: *gasp*
Mrs. Li: Son, I know you face a hardship, your freind is dieing. You must accept that.
Syaoran: I HAVE ACCEPTED IT!
Mrs. Li: Than why...
Syaoran: I just need to accept something else.
Mrs. Li: ... You love her don't you?
Syaoran: What would you know?
Mrs. Li: Beleive it or not, I fell in love, with your father. We weren't betrothed because of blood, we fell in love with each other.
Syaoran: It's not like that. It's nothing like that.
Mrs. Li: It's exactly the same.
Syaoran: NO IT'S NOT!
He slammed his hand down on hid bed, the softness absorbed his blow.
Mrs. Li: I understand. Next time you take out anger, make sure you put all of it into recollect for later, when you battle an enemy.
She walked out of the room and left him to dwell in his thoughts.
Later, at Sakura's house...
Tomoyo: She hasn't even woken u yet. It's been how long? A week?
Toya: Two. I miss teasing the little monster.
*Ding Dong*
Toya: I'll get it.
Tomoyo: ...
At the door...
Toya: Hello?
Syaoran: Hi, can I visit Sakura?
Toya: *glare* What happened to you running away? You won't try anything funny will you?
Syaora: No, that was... complicated, last time. I... can't explain it.
Toya: *death glare* Alright, come on.
Syaoran followed Toya into Sskura's room, it was different from the last time he had visited. More tension hung in the air.
Toya: *nod to Tomoyo*
Tomoyo: *nods back and leaves room*
Toya follows Tomoyo out of the room and sees her out.
Syaoran watched over Sakura. He watched her through eyes that say her as the most beautiful being on earth. A tear streamed down his cheek, foolowed by another, and another. Her sweet face reminded him of the time they had together, however little they had, each one precious in it's own way. She had been his light, his pure, wwhilte light. A warm look was always on her face, a happy smile always in place... until that day. It was replaced with fear, terror, and sadness. He did not know why there was sadness, it was a pure mystery.
A week before the accident...
Sakura: Tomoyo.
Tomoyo: Yes?
Sakura: I have something to tell you, I feel like I'm going to burst if I don't tell anyone.
Tomoyo: What is it?
Sakura: I... I'm in love with Syaoran.
Tomoyo: *gasp*
Sakura: I feel so happy when I'm around him and whenever I think of him. Isn't it wonderful?
Tomoyo: Yes. *murmer* But I have my reasons for Eriol.
Sakura: What?
Tomoyo: Oh, nothing. It's just that you'd make such a cute couple.
Back to the present...
Syaoran: I should have seen the car comeing earlier. I should have noticed you fell before it came. I should have protected you better than I did. I didn't do enough for you. I... I failed. You did so much for me and... and I... I just FAILED you like that. I can't... I can't bear to see you like this. I... I just can't.
Another tear streaked down his cheek, followed by more, following the first tears ever shed by him. It was true. He had never cried in his life.
Syaoran: I can't... I fail to protect you once. But that doesn't give you the right to leave... to leave me. Sakura... I ... Sakura, don't leave me... because... I have a reason to be selfish this time. I want you to live, not only as a freind... Sakura, I... I love you.
Tears streaked down his cheeks as he said those last three words. They fell down to his chin as he clench his eyes in attempt to stop the tears.
Sakura: I...
Syaoran: uh...
He looked up at Sakura. She was smiling at him, wearily, but she was smiling at him.
Sakura: I...
Syaoran: ...
Sakura: I... I love you... too... Syaoran, I think I always have.
Her words got more confident as she said them. As well as her getting her words back, he got his happiness that was taken mercifullessly from him back. He was no longer without the one he loved. And he was without the confused thoughts, replaced with... love. She swept in and held her close, lips against her hair, not beleiving his eyes. He couldn't beleive, it was to wonderful. His freind, and maybe more, had wonken up, and confessed. She was in love with him, as much as she was with him.
They finally got to gether andgrew up together. Through college, they stayed together. At the end of college, Syaoran proposed. They married and lived a nice, quiet life in the country.
The End
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