Chapter 2: A Card Captor Sakura Christmas; Chapter 2
(by moezychan, added on 2005-12-25 16:14:23 AEST) [Discussion Topic]
A Card Captor Sakura Christmas
Chapter 2
Introduction: And now for the continuation of chapter 1! I hope you like it so far, and if it’s really horrible, forgive me. As stated in the first chapter, I haven’t written a fanfic in at least a year!
Disclaimer: Do I honestly have to do 2 of these?! I did it in Chapter 1 after all! Ok fine; as stated, previously, I do not own Card Captor Sakura©, because if I did, this would be an actual episode or a special for the manga. This fanfic is solely for entertainment purposes, and I, in no way, mean to make a profit from it. Just to remind our loyal readers, Card Captor Sakura© belongs to the 4 lovely ladies at CLAMP©.
As we left off previously, Daidouji Tomoyo and Hiiragizawa Eriol were plotting on how to bring Kinomoto Sakura to the Christmas party, but we did stray away from the main character of the story; Li Syaoran. He was so ecstatic to see his one and only love, Kinomoto Sakura. He would finally see her again, but at the same time, he was terrified.
It was no lie that Kinomoto Sakura was beautiful. She was outright gorgeous in Syaoran’s mind, and that meant that she would indeed attract many suitors, and this terrified Syaoran. He didn’t want to lose her, even though in the deep depths of his mind, he already thought he did. Despite these thoughts, he realized that he needed to respond to the letter. It said to respond no later than December 22, and it was already the 20th! He needed to respond right away.
Forcing him to think of Sakura at a later time, he sat down at his desk grabbed a nearby postcard and began his response:
To: Daidouji Tomoyo,
We are looking forward to attending. Expect to see Meiling and myself at 4:00pm sharp.
Li Syaoran
The note was so much like Li Syaoran; short, direct, and to the point. Not one person could ever accuse him of wasting words. Just as abruptly, Syaoran went downstairs, out the door, and straight to his mailbox.
At one time he would’ve simply expected a servant to mail it for him, but life in Japan did teach him self-reliance. It enabled him to do things for himself, because Sakura would never expect a person to do something she couldn’t do herself. She truly was amazing.
He placed the letter inside of the mailbox, and walked up his massive driveway. It was at least a 5 minute walking going, and a 5 minute walk back. It didn’t bother him. This only allowed him to dream about Sakura even more. He didn’t even care which memory it was. They were all wonderful because they all contained her.
He finally made it back to his home, when he remembered that he didn’t tell mother! Oh well, he had to tell her sometime, and there was no time like the present. Walking down to her study, he composed himself, and gave a solid knock on the door.
“Enter,” was all she said.
He opened the door to reveal his mother reading a magic book of Clow. She saw him enter and set it down, looking at him expectantly with those cold black eyes. Li Yelan; she was not the type of person to mess with, and Syaoran would never try.
“Yes, Xiao Lang?” she questioned when he didn’t say anything right away.
Straightening his posture, Syaoran stated, “I have been invited to a Christmas party at the Daidouji residence. It’s on Christmas Day.”
“I see. Daidouji; she is the best friend to the Card Mistress, correct?” she asked abruptly. It was clearly obvious where Syaoran got his abrupt attitude.
“Hai. She is,” Syaoran unknowingly let the Japanese word slip from his mouth.
She didn’t say anything about his choice of language, but a ghost of a smile appeared on her thin lips. She would never admit it, but she had a soft spot for the Card Mistress.
“Then I’m assuming that the Card Mistress will be there as well?”
Knowing Daidouji, she would go to great lengths to make sure Sakura would be there.
“Yes, she’ll be there,” he had to restrain himself from smiling and blushing; not an easy task, mind you.
“Then she’ll most likely expect you to be there. I’ll make arrangements with the airport. Go and pack your luggage,” she stated briskly.
“Sumimasen? It’s only one day. Why would I need luggage?” Syaoran was truly confused.
“You expect to stay there for one day? That would be offensive to the Card Mistress. You’ll be staying until the next semester for school. That will be January 9th. I expect you back no later than 6th. That’s nearly 2 weeks. You’ll need to get prepared for the next school year. Hurry and pack your bags. I’ll set you up in your old apartment in the meantime. I have a lease on it. Make sure to call on Christmas day and for the rest of the holidays,” her tone was completely neutral as she stated all this.
Syaoran really didn’t know what to say. He was experiencing too many emotions at once. He felt confusion, nervousness, embarrassment, but most importantly happiness. If his mother wasn’t so stiff, he would’ve given her a hug, but thankfully he knew better.
Instead he gave a stiff bow and said, “Thank you mother. I’ll get ready immediately.”
She merely nodded. As he left, she couldn’t help but give a wide smile. He truly did change since he came back from Japan. She was happy that he was finally happy and that he found someone to care for. More importantly, now that he had someone to care for, he would become an even stronger magician because he had reason to fight. He would become stronger with the sole purpose to protect her. And to have her in the family would also be quite the asset.
Back to Tomoyo…
Now as previously stated, Tomoyo and Eriol were in the process of getting their kawaii little Sakura-chan to the party. For this, Eriol certainly had a plan that would work spectacularly! Now one would wonder what that plan would be per say, but Eriol and Tomoyo were far too evil to reveal it until it was played out. Until then, we will have to wait to see what the plan would be.
Back to Syaoran…
As Syaoran got ready, Meiling absolutely insisted on coming with him. She was not going to miss this for the world!
“Fine Meiling, you can come, but only because Daidouji also invited you,” Syaoran agreed reluctantly as he continued to pack his luggage.
“Yatta!” Meiling yelled joyously.
At this response, Meiling ran outside to her home, which coincidentally was right next to Syaoran’s. Talk about close relatives.
Meanwhile Syaoran was shaking his head, wondering what he got himself into by saying yes. Don’t think that he didn’t love Meiling. Of course he did, but she did tend to get on his nerves sometimes and he didn’t know how she would react around him and Sakura. It wasn’t like she ever saw them as an official couple.
Flashback…
“No wait, don’t do it!” Syaoran yelled as Sakura prepared her jump across the large hole, “The wall will reappear in a few minutes!”
“I don’t want to!” Sakura yelled as she began her jump, “Daisuki!”
Syaoran held his arms out in preparation to catch her, and catch her he did. She literally fell into his arms, and he steadied himself to prevent both of them from falling. Sakura all the while was giggling to her hearts content. She had no doubt that he would catch. After the jump though, Sakura was fairly tired. She didn’t completely collapse, but she did get a little dizzy. Syaoran noticed this and questioned her.
“Sakura, daijobka?” he said worriedly.
“Uhn. Daijoubu,” she said confidently.
To prove it, she stood on both legs and made her decent down the stairs.
While Syaoran had his doubts, he followed her and saw that she was indeed fine.
Next Day…
Despite all that happened, Syaoran had to leave for Hong Kong. He didn’t want to but he did.
“Promise that you’ll write me?” Sakura asked worriedly.
“I promise to write you everyday,” and that was a promise that Syaoran would definitely keep.
Sakura’s eyes began to fill up with tears, and at seeing this, Syaoran once again gave her his handkerchief and put his strong arms around her thin frame. He held her like she was the most precious being to have ever existed. She in turn hugged him back.
All the while Tomoyo had insisted on coming, and of course videotape the entire goodbye. Meiling was watching as well, and even though she didn’t want to interrupt, but she had to or they would be late.
“Oy, Syaoran, we have to go,” Meiling said reluctantly.
Syaoran sighed, gave Sakura one last hug, and they boarded the plane. This time, Sakura couldn’t take it and cried her eyes out, just wishing she could do something to stop him. It was so frustrating for her; she was the most powerful magician in Japan, if not the world, and she couldn’t even stop him from going!
End Flashback…
He never forgot that goodbye. It still tore him up, every single time. He hadn’t seen her since that day, and in less than a week, he would see her again!
This gave Syaoran more incentive to finish his packing.
Three Days Later…
“Call me as soon as you get there,” Yelan stated with a firm tone.
“Hai, okaa-sama,” Syaoran figured he should start talking Japanese now, since he was going back to Japan. The practice might actually help.
“Sayonara, musuko,” Yelan stated with tenderness.
“Goodbye Auntie; I’m looking forward to seeing you in 2 weeks!” Meiling stated with her usual energy.
“Goodbye Meiling. You behave yourself, and try to stay easy on Syaoran,” Yelan said with a stern voice.
“Yes’m,” Meiling said obediently.
The both boarded the plane, on their way to Japan, and, in Syaoran’s mind, Sakura!
Author’s Notes: Chapter 2 minna-san! For those that have made it this far and hopefully isn’t bored with this fic, Arigatou gozaimashite! You have no idea how much this means to me! Stay put. There’s one more chapter, and this one finally has our kawaii Sakura-chan in it! Get set, for love, mayhem, and 2 very evil people with an equally evil plan! So buckle your seatbelts, because this next chapter is going to be a very bumpy ride!
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