Chapter 1: Chapter One
(by Angelic-Essence, added on 2005-07-08 01:44:37 AEST) [Discussion Topic]
(a/n) This is just an attempted reposting... well, I posted this on fanfiction.net but it wouldnt hurt to post it on capturedwings.net now would it?
I hope you wont mind some of teh spelling errors or any grammer mistakes.
Summary: Unexpected things exposed leads to more effective results than people can figure. So what will happen if 'he' found out what 'she' has been keeping inside? Love, pain and tragedy... SS/ET (maybe)
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-PROLOGUE-
"It's surprising... I can't recall the last time I really had to worry in my life. I just happened to live in a quiet town... I didn't have to worry about anything in particular besides school or whatever. But that really changed when she showed up... but after finding out about her problem, life isn't as pleasant as it may seem anymore. But she was the one that made my life so much more lively..." - Syaoran, 26
-CHAPTER ONE-
A young man stirred in his bed slowly stretching his hand out from under teh covers to silence the currently blaring alarm clock. He slowly rose from his bed stretching with a yawn rubbing his eyes. They were amber and nicely matched his messy brown hair.
A pure white dog then made its way onto its master's bed with a wagging tail.
"Good morning to you too, Moony (a/n: it's lame, I know! Don't sue me! If you can come up with a better name, let me know in a review and I'll change it!!!)" the young man said rubbing the dog ont eh head.
He rose from teh bed lifting the bed sheets off himself and went into teh bathroom. He looked himself in teh mirror and sighed. After several minutes, he came out of teh bathroom and went into his drawer to get some clothes. He pulled out a pair of black pants with an undershirt as well as a button shirt.
He went downstairs with his loyal companion following behind and was greeted by a man in his 50s.
"Good morning, Master Li," the man greeted.
"Good morning Wei," he said with a smile.
He entered teh kitchen to see a woman seated on the other side of teh table as he sat down.
"Good morning Mother," the young man said politely as he began his morning meal.
"Yes, good morning Xiao Lang," his mother greeted. "Test today?"
"Yes."
"I hope you studied."
"Of course I did."
"Hmm... alright then. Good luck and remember to concentrate."
"... Yes mother."
They continued their meal in silence. They've been like this for as long as he could remember. They've never really engaged in long conversations. But at least they talked. Wei came into the room.
"Master Li, your ride is here waiting at the entrance," he said calmly.
"Huh? Already?" he said looking at his watch. "Oh, I have to go. I'll see you later," he added petting Moony.
He grabbed his strap sack from his chair and quickly ran out the door. The day was fresh and bright. The neighborhood was quiet as usual. He looked around before finally reaching his ride. There was a truck unloading in front of the house next door.
"Weird... someone is actually moving here?" he thought.
"HEY! Are you getting on or what, kid?" the bus driver said making him snap from thought.
"Oh, sorry about that Barry," he said getting on teh bus with some other kids. The driver grinned as teh doors closed and he went to the back of teh bus.
"Syaoran, over here!" a voice called out in the back. It was a girl with long lavender hair sitting in the back with a blur haired young man with glasses.
"'Mornin' Tomoyo... and Eriol," he said sitting next to them.
"Not the morning person today, are we, Syaoran?" the one named Eriol grinned.
"What are you talking about? I'm always like this."
"Yeah, that's why you should change a bit," Tomoyo laughed. "Did you see that moving truck?"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"You know people don't really come around here. So it might spark up an interest around here. It's always so boring now," Tomoyo sighed. "We need some changes around here."
Eriol nodded. "Living in a quiet neighborhood for your entire life can make you think that," he slgithly laughed.
"I don't know. I never had a problem with it," Syaoran shrugged. "I'm quite used to it."
"Yeah, that's why you're so boring. I don't see why girls would be interested in you," Tomoyo joked. Syaoran glared at her for a moment until they came to a stop on the bus.
"Alright, you rascals. You're here," the driver said. They all laughed knowing Barry was a joker and waved farewell to him as he sped off.
"Geez, we're in high school. I feel like we're in elementary school again because of the bus rides," Tomoyo sighed. "Not that I would probably mind going back. Ahhh the good times of nap time..."
"What are you? 3? C'mon," Syaoran dragged both of them towards teh school.
-Inside the building, homeroom-
Syaoran sighed looking at teh clock. "He's late... again."
"Oh, come on. He's on time," Eriol said with a smile then looking at his watch. "In 3... 2... --"
The door burst open with a frantic looking man. "WHEW! Traffic was murder," the man said.
The class sweatdropped. They knew the town well enough traffics weren't possible. So they just shook their heads.
"Alright, the promised exam that you all have to take...," he began as he put his bag and papers on teh front desk. "Is a bit delayed." The class groaned.
"I know what you're thinking. But I thought some of you might've been glad about this news," he said amused.
"That's because you kept talking about how important it was for the last 3 weeks!" one of the students said. The teacher sctratched his head.
"Well, the copy machine in teh lobby broke down so I can't give it out--unless you would all like to COPY it...," he emphasized with a grin on his face. the whole class turned to look at teh guy with the big mouth. The poor guy gulped. And was then bombarded with balls of paper flying at him.
"BIG MOUTH!"
"GET HIM!"
"AHHH!!!"
Everyone laughed as the morning was filled with fun.
-Lunch hour-
"Ehhh... not what I call a normal morning but it beats doing work," Syaoran said biting into his sandwich.
"True," Eriol laughed as he opened his can of soda.
Syaoran stared around the outdoor lunch area of teh school. People were all walking, talking, busy with the opposite sex. But one thing caught his attention. A girl that had neck-length auburn colored hair had walked by the lunch area as if looking for something. He managed to catch her glance. They were wonderful jade colored eyes. He just kept staring until realizing someone tapping him on teh shoulder.
"What?" he snapped.
"Hey! Relax. Just wondering what you were so intently staring at," Eriol smiled mischievously.
"None of your business."
"Ohhh Syaoran saw a girl he likes!" Tomoyo squealed. Syaoran sweatdropped.
"Don't start now Tomoyo....," he said rubbing his temples. He looked back at the place where the girl he was staring at before but she was long gone. He sighed.
"Lighten up! There are plenty of girls out there! Look at some of them staring now."
"Not interested. And when the hell did we start talking about MY love life!?" he roared. His friends laughed.
THe rest of the day went by as it normally did. Nothing new happened. Maybe several jokes now and then but that was about it. The final bell finally rung and Syaoran took his strap bag over his head and onto his shoulder. He was then halted by a girl with slightly light brown hair and brown eyes.
"Hi Syaoran," the girl said.
"Oh, hi Naomi," he said with a friendly smile.
"I was wondering if we could walk home together?" she said slightly blushing.
"Huh?" he was slightly surprised. "Uh, sure, I guess."
She smiled brightly and then took his by the arm. "Then let's go!" she exclaimed dragging him out the classroom.
-On the road-
Syaoran left Tomoyo and Eriol to themselves since he agreed to walking Naomi home. He had no idea why he didn't just refuse. He wasn't the type that usually said 'no' to girls supposedly. He was walking ahead of her thinking about the girl he saw earlier. She definitely didn't look familiar so she had to be new. He practically knew the whole school as they all know him.
He was so deep in thought,, Naomi had tapped him on teh shoulder.
"Huh?"
"Sorry, did I interrupt your thinking?" she said.
"Oh, no. I was just trying to remember some of today's notes," he lied.
"Oh, well, okay. This is my stop. I'll see you tomorrow!" she said walking up to her house.
"Alright, see ya around," and she went inside.
He sighed. "I never did understand why girls like to hang around me so much..." he thought.
He turned his head and continued walking up the block, reaching his house while taking a glance at the house next door. The truck wasn't there anymore. In fact, there was a familiar looking girl standing there staring back a him instead.
"My eyes must be playing tricks on me," he thought as he rubbed his eyes, taking another look. She was there alright, and she was smiling at him. He smiled back waving his hand. "Wait, what am I doing? I don't even know her." He then began to walk into his own property and when the gates were opened, Moony came out of nowhere jumping on him, making him fall backwards.
"GAH!" he was licking his face. He then remembered that girl was still there.
"Are you alright?" a voice came. He looked up to see emerald eyes looking down at him. He felt himself turn red.
"Err, yeah, Moony get off for a sec!" the dog obeyed and moved off him and then looked at the girl with a wagging tail.
She giggled. "I must've interrupted teh warm welcome 'Moony' was giving you," she said helping him up from teh ground.
"Yeah, it's like this every time I come home...," he sighed. She bent down on her knees waving for the dog to come over. To Syaoran's surprise, the dog didn't hesitate in letting her pet him. Usually Moony didn't like strangers that much.
"What a cute dog you have," she said when the animal whimpered happily being petted by her. "Oh, I'm sorry. I'm being rude. I'm Sakura Kinomoto, nice to meet you. I just moved here."
"Oh, uh, I'm Li Syaoran. Nice to meet you too," he greeted, shaking her hand.
"Ah! You're the one I was looking for."
"Pardon?" he asked slightly confused.
"I went to the school today to talk to the principal to get my class. He told me that I had the same classes with you so...," she paused for a moment. "...well, I thought maybe you could help me around? Until I get settled I mean."
"Uhhhh," he stuttered. For some reason he was feeling quite nervous around her.
"Hello?" she waved her hand in front of his face.
"Oh sorry. My brain just... seemed to freeze for a second. Anyway, sure, I'll help you around," he replied. "In fact, it'd be my pleasure."
"Really? Thanks! You're really nice!" she said giving him a hug.
"SAKURA!" a voice boomed loud enough for the whole world to hear. "WHAT IN BLUE BLAZES ARE YOU DOING!"
She quickly let go of the now dazed Syaoran and turned her head. She smiled sheepishly at the dark haired man in teh doorway. She then turned back to Syaoran. "Well, thanks again! And bye Moony!" The dog barked.
She left in a hurry back to her house leaving Syaoran there still in a dazed. He felt a tugging on his pants. "Huh?" the dog was already walking back inside as he followed with a last look at Sakura's house with a sigh.
(a/n) For some reason, I had a bit of trouble about the first chapter... well, i want to make some changes from before i posted this anywhere seeing that i want to rewrite it posting it here. well, emailing me to let me know any mistakes or advice would be most appreciated. |
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