A Forbidden Love
Chapter 1 — D E A I — meeting
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS wish I did but I don't.
BTW: This story is based on a popular Japanese soap opera
Called majo no jouken.
English is my second language so don't mind the spelling errors! Also this is my very first ficcie. I hope its not 2 boring... --
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- Ok anyway I'm posting again because I accidentally deleted it. Originally hjad about 10 reviews.. I'm so mad at myself...! :sigh: Anyway for those who didn't read I hope you enjoy!
--- On with the story
Her emerald eyes opened slowly, light from the dawn sun shone through the dusty rice paper window, ' morning already' she groaned as she slowly made her way out of bed. Morning has never come easy to her. Usually her older brother Touya would have to go through extreme measures to wake her up. She stretched her pale arms out and accidentally punched an object next to her.
" Itai..." The voice came. She then realized she wasn't in her own room, she had totally forgotten about the night before.
" Are you alright. I'm sorry to have waken you." She said in a sweet concerned voice.
" I'm alright..." he replied he glanced at the alarm clock that lay right next to him. 6:00 a.m. It read. Usually he would only grunt and lay back under the covers, but this time was quite different. His marble black eyes were starring at her, as if he was trying to examine her under a microscope, every little detail about her was being examined. His mouth curved into a smile.
" Eh?" Her soft girlish voice came. " What are you starring at? Is there something on my face?". Sakura touched her face, and blushed. He walked over casually and placed his hand on her smooth cheek.
" Your beautiful as always my Sakura... Wait here I want to give you something"
He made his way to the drawer right beside the futon bed, and took out a little black box. It was wrapped with a red silk ribbon.
" Kinomoto, Sakura! Will you do me the favor of being my wife" He said loudly. He took out the ring and handed it over to her carelessly.
Her eyes widened as she looked at the medium sized diamond that lay in her hands. " Kei..." she was to shock to speak. She gazed at the diamond that lay in her hands. It glimmered in the light, tiny rainbows were seen inside. It was breathtaking, very breathtaking. She turned it over the word eternity was engraved in the silver.
After finally finding her voice she replied. " It's beautiful Keisuke, but don't you think things are being rushed? We only knew each other for about six months." She said as politely as she could.
Being the stubborn person he was he just grinned and said " All I know is that I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you." He pointed to the bottom part of the ring. " Notice the word eternity?"
Sakura nodded. " I used that word for a special reason. Do you know what it is?"
Sakura shook her head. " What does it stand for?" Her emerald eyes blinked in confusion.
" Eternity meaning that I will love you forever, and that my heart will always belong to you. Please tell me you feel the same way by marrying me?" His eyes found mine, compassion and love filled them.
The words he said her at that moment, were the sweetest thing that ever came out of his mouth. It seemed like a dream, but it was reality. This was the day that she has been dreaming about since she was a child. Being proposed to by the man that has captured her heart. Then why didn't she feel as if it were right? This was the man she thought was the one, then why does she have the feeling to wait? Was there someone else?
Keisuke noticed she was in deep thought, he smiled at her then grabbed her small fragile hand and cupped it with his" At least think about it, tell me your answer when you do."
She nodded and kissed him on the cheek. " I'll see you later." He watched her go before crashing down on his bed again.
Sakura walked down the dirty streets of Tomoeda, Japan. Tomoeda is just on the outskirts of Tokyo.
She sighed as she gazed at the ring. ' Why aren't I jumping up and down for joy? Why don't I have bubbles of excitement in my stomach? Why aren't I as happy as I should be? Do I really love Keisuke? Do I want to spend the rest of my life with him? I have to think about this more '
A boy with chestnut hair and serious amber eyes made his way to an empty garage. He strapped on his jet-black helmet and started up his motorcycle. Since it was early in the morning he had his advantages. His love for speed, and danger was like a drug for him. No one can be able to stop him from this addiction. He looked down at his speed. 102 mph. Every morning he would get up and race his moped. The sounds of exhaust woken up the city as he came vroming past empty streets. Well at least he thought it was empty, right there standing before him was a young woman, she turned around as her emerald eyes opened in shock, she jumped out of the way and landed on the sidewalk.
The sound of screeching echoed throughout the street. The moped then landed to the side and knocked the boy down with him. His body slid along the unpaved street, for a few seconds he just laid there in pain, he groaned loudly as he tried to get off the ground.
A blurry figure came running toward him. ' Daijoobu?' His vision cleared and he made his way up. Suddenly a pain in his side got to him. He clutched his side, and noticed that there was a bloodstain on his white jacket. A slight dizzy spell hit him as he placed his hands on his eyes and rubbed them viscously.
" Oh my god... Your hurt you need to go see a doctor!" She turned around to grab her phone, which was left stranded along with her other objects. Just as she was about to go call the hospital she felt someone holding her back,
" NO! That's not necessary. I'm fine." He turned around and started walking toward his bike. Broken pieces were scattered all around the street, but it can be fixed. He was after all very wealthy. He groaned as he tried to lift the moped up with his other hip since the other one was injured.
Noticing that he was having trouble she walked over to him. " Here let me help you." She reached out her hand to lift the moped...
" NO!" He yelled, His amber eyes met hers, and there was a sudden silence between the two.
Finally after drowning in his eyes for a second, Sakura became outraged at his arrogant stubborn attitude" Well Mr. Stubborn since you don't need help I guess that I can leave you now. It's not my fault if you end up being infected and have to go to a hospital!" She yelled right back at him. Swiftly she turned around and started to clean up the mess that lay on the sidewalk.
'Damn boy. He's so rude... Why do boys have to be so god damn stubborn, never have to admit when they need help! He doesn't even say sorry for almost killing me... Look at this big mess, papers everywhere! ' Groaning she picked up the lesson plan that was blowing away. ' Hmm. What's this?' She looked at an envelope that was addressed to Johiro, Keisuke. ' Must've accidentally took it. Speaking of which.' She put her bags down and started searching her bag for the ring.
'Oh no... Its not here it must have fell out. ' " NO WAY!" She praticaly screamed. Panicking she started running up and down the street.
" What are you looking for?" Came a familiar yet irritating voice.
She glared at him. " My ring." She went off searching some more.
He went and helped her find it. He saw something glimmering by the curb and assumed it was it. He picked it up, he felt a little pain in his side but ignored it, he has been through a lot more pain then this.
" Hey!" He screamed at her. She turned around and started running toward him.
He held up the ring to her and smiled. Sakura totally forgot about the ring that he held in front of her for a second, and just concentrated on his smile. ' Beautiful.' He started to feel a little uncomfortable, not only about the silence but the emerald-eyed woman that was starring opened eyes at him.
He started walking away and got on his bike. He didn't' bother saying good bye. He just rode off.
Before he came completely out of her site she called out " remember to get that cut checked." She smiled to her self. As she turned around she noticed a cell phone on the ground. She curiously picked it up. " Must've belonged to that boy ' A buzzing sound was heard in her brief case. ' Not again! I'm late!" Sakura started running so she wouldn't be late for her first class.
Sakura walked toward the gates of her school saying hello to her students as usual. She noticed one of her students walking by " Mayako-chan!" Sakura smiled as she waved to her. The girl named Mayako just starred and walked passed her. Sakura frowned a bit ' what did I do to make her hate me? '
A vibrating noise came from her bag. She searched for it, and took out the cell phone that belonged to that boy. Debating wether to answer it or not she just kept looking at it. Yelan Li calling it read.
" Moshi moshi? Sakura answered. An elegant lady like voice came on the other line. " Who is this?" . " I found this. Can you please tell me where to return it?" A clicking sound could be heard. ' She hung up.
Sakura made her way toward the teacher's lounge. Fax machines buzzing and the distinguished aroma of coffee polluted the room.
" Kinomoto sensei." A lady with big round glasses and a black suit came walking toward her. Not to mention the strong smell of perfume she brought with her " getting a bit sloppy with the dress code." She said as she eyed what she was wearing.
'Great another lecture from the grandma .' Sakura sighed. " Gomen Higuchi sensei. I've been trying to dress more appropriate."
" Not only you Kinomoto, the girls are getting a bit more wild when it comes to their uniforms. I see them walking around with their skirts cut and shirts that are way to small. You need to be more strict with them Kinomoto." With those last words Higuchi-sensei walked away.
Sakura nodded and bowed. After finally being able to breathe the fresh air she felt another tap on her shoulder.
A man a bit shorter then her with dark serious eyes and messy gray white hair came next to her. It was the vice president Tanaka, Ryoichi. " Kinomoto-sensei. We are having a transfer student today. I deiced that he can be in your homeroom. I think you would be the best teacher for him.
" B.. Bu.. But can't you give him to Higuchi-sensei my class is hard enough to handle." She pleaded.
" I'm sorry but her class is filled too. There is one more spot open and that's in your homeroom. He has been going to a lot of different schools lately. Mostly because he wasn't able to get along with his classmates, I was hoping you could... Help him..." he paused for a second "I'll go up to your room when he has arrived." He then left her standing.
'A problem student ... Just what I need. ' Sakura walked over to he classroom. As she slid the door open a paper airplane hit her head. Just as usual the students were out of control. They never listened to her, usually because Sakura was way too nice and lenient toward them.
" Whose is this?" She said as she lifted up the paper airplane.
A hand raised up it was a boy named Yamazaki, Takashi. " It's mine sensei." He grinned as he snatched it from her hand. " Did you know that paper airplanes were invented..."
" Yamazaki stop lying." A girl known as Mihara, Chiharu interrupted. She was a cute girl with cookie brown hair which was always put up into two piggy tail braids, and large brown eyes. But looks can be deceiving. She grabbed a large history book and slammed it on his head.
" Why did you hit me with a book for gods sake!" He said while rubbing his head as a bump began to emerge.
" Well Yamazaki. Maybe you should read a book to get the facts all straight." She winked as she made her way to her best friends. Li- Meiling Yanagisawa, Naoko, and Sasaki, Rika.
" Quiet down I have an announcement" Sakura said loudly as she clapped her hands. " Where having a transfer student today!"
The class irrupted into conversation.
" Boy or girl?" Came a scream from one of the girls in the back of the room.
" Boy." Sakura stated.
" I wonder if he's cute!" A girl named Meiling said. Meiling was another girl in the class obviously she is Chinese, not only her name says it all, but her strong accent in Japanese, her deep ruby eyes, and to top it all off her two buns that were always in her hair every day.
" Aren't you taken Meiling? And by your cousin?!" They all started laughing. Meiling just glared at them in return. " That doesn't mean I can't flirt!"
Sakura laughed. She remembered the days her and her best friend Tomoyo would spend time in class just talking about boys. It was all that mattered back then.
" Kninomoto sensei..." Meiling loud voice screamed.
" Eh?" Sakura shook her head and looked toward her student. She noticed the whole class was looking at her. A small red tint appeared on her cheeks from the embarrassment.
" Someone been knocking on the door for a while, you should go answer it." Meiling smiled trying to seem all- angelic. Sakura just starred at her ' how dare she boss me around!I'm the teacher! ' Sakura never really understood why the girls in her class didn't like her. Maybe it was because of all the crushes the boys had on her. Last year they used to write little notes on their tests and say things like ' Age doesn't matter when it comes to love.' Or things like ' Do you want to get ice cream after school?'? Sakura was pretty flattered that she could still attract the attention from high school boys, but after all it was illegal to even think about dating one. She tried her best to make the girls like her, like not giving them dress cuts even if they were extremely out of dress code, and even being more lenient towards tests. But nothing seemed to make the girls like her. " At least they're graduating soon... One more year..."
" Kinomoto-sensei!" someone's voice came screaming from the other side of the sliding wooden door. " ...GOMENASAI!" she screamed at she went running to open the door. As she opened the door she noticed it was the principal he seemed a little out of breath. " Transfer :gasp: student :gasp: is here :gasp:"
" Really? Where?!" She asked in a cheerful and excited voice.
" He's outside." He said as he pointed outside the window. Sakura just rushed to the other side of the room. She reached the dusty window and looked outside. It was hard to see through at first but as her vision cleared she saw a familiar looking boy. A cool gentle breeze blew past, Sakura blossoms began to fall from the tree he has been sitting by, he seemed to watch them fall one by one to the ground with his serious amber eyes.
" No way..." Sakura whispered to herself quietly. Her eyes couldn't tear away from him. He seemed so, peaceful, and so concentrated and so handso.... ' Don't go there... '
" Kinomoto-sensei? What are you doing? Go get him!" Tanaka said rather angrily. She ripped her eyes off him and nodded. As soon as she left the room, the whole class got up and started running to the window. " SIT DOWN!" The principal's voice yelled. They all jumped and sadly went back to their seats.
Why am I so nervous... It's just another student. Why is my heart racing? What makes him so different? " Questions kept racing through the young teacher's head. " It's because... I... It's because he almost killed me. Yeah that's it. " She opened the door to the outside of the school. She slowly made her way toward him. He seemed to not notice her. ' Breath Sakura, just breath...."
" Ohayo!" She said loudly. He trembled; he had not expected such a loud irritating girly voice this early in the morning. ' Wait that voice sounds familiar. " He slowly turned around. It's that lady with the haunting yet beautiful, yet perfect emerald eyes.
" What are you doing here?" He said in a shocked voice. " Are you some kind of stalker or something!" Her eyes widened and her mouth curved into a small smile.
" Of coarse not silly! I'm your teacher! That means you have to obey me!" She grinned.
" No way... You're kidding." He laughed. Sakura smiled at that, he was so cute when he laughed. ' Oh my god Sakura! Snap out of it."
" Actually... It's the truth... Come with me we have to go back to the classroom now." She stood in front of him, and put her hands on her hips " Ready?"
He looked down " I'm kind of nervous." He admitted.
" What is there to be nervous about?" She noticed his eyes, they were full of worry and sadness...
" It's... It's just that. That I never really got along with other students. I've been to many schools. How can this one be any different?" Sakura smiled a little at his comment.
" I know you'll like it here. I can tell. My students are all very nice, the boys are all gentlemen and the girls are respectful ladies. If you have a problem with any of them just tell me." Sakura winked and put out her hand. " Ready?" She looked at him. He looked up, emerald met amber once again. He nodded as if still not sure of himself.
" By the way... My name is Sakura Kinomoto. Welcome to Tomoeda High." Sakura said she smiled and took his hand, she then shook it.
" My name is."
" Li, Syaoran." She completed the sentence. " Let's go."
She turned around and didn't notice the little smile that he had on his face.
Sakura entered the classroom, all the students were quietly in their seats. The principal has watched them, she was thankful that he did or, who knows what they'd do, they are like animals after all. She noticed that all her students were fidgeting, especially the girls... ' I bet they're all excited about the new student.'
" Arigato Tanaka-san." She bowed as he left the room. " Now class as you all know we have a new student, I want you all to treat him nicely and help him out ok." She peaked out the door. " You can come in Li." He nodded nervously....
He came in and looked at his feet. He didn't want anyone to look at his face and realize how nervous he was.
" Introduce yourself." He heard a soothing voice say.
After a couple of seconds he was able to find his voice. " My voice is Li, Syaoran I was originally from Hong Kong but moved to Japan because of family issues. I am seventeen years old, and I hope that I will like this new school year with this class." He was still looking down at his feet nervously.
" SYAORAN-KUN?!" He looked up to see a girl running up towards him. ' Ruby red eyes mandarin dialect two buns most irritating voice Meiling!' " NO!" he wasn't nervous anymore. He was terrified! His mother did this on purpose! He sent him to this school because his cousin went to it. Which so happens to be his fiancée. He was seriously going to go home and kill himself. ' As if my life couldn't get any worse'
He felt her hugging him. " Syaoran baby I'm sooo happy that you and I are together again. It's been years. You got so handsome! Not that you weren't before." She giggled flirtatiously. The class seemed to be watching with interest. A few girls were pretty disappointed that the new student was already taken. A few boys were already planning to kill this new guy so they could get Meiling.
" Meiling, would you mind getting off of me..." Syaoran said as he tried detaching himself. Meiling was like a fly, she won't go away until you kill it, which Syaoran sadly couldn't do.
" Don't you miss me hunny bunny!" She said happily as she hugged him once more. " I missed you soo much!"
" Meling! GET OFF!" He tore himself away. Her eyes seemed full of sadness then suddenly something sparked in her that made her go completely ballistic.
" Have you been seeing anyone else?" She asked questionably.
" Of coarse not I have no time, I've got practice, and extra stuff to do at home." He stated.
" Good cause it you are... I am telling your mother" Meiling eyed him. " Understood."
" Meiling I'm not your property, you know." Syaoran said with an irritated tone in his voice.
" Of coarse you are.... Remember our little promise." She said as she held out her hand...
flashback
A mini Meiling came running down the mansions marble floors. " Syaoran?! Syaoran!" Her small voice echoed through out the halls.
Meanwhile a small Syaoran could be seen hiding behind a curtain. ' Please don't let her find me, please don't let her find me! " He said constantly inside his head.
" I GOTCHA!' Her little voice screamed happily. " You can never ever hide from me Syaoran! I will always find you." She smiled happily, and dragged him to her room. " Syaoran I was watching this movie. And these two people were getting married... So I think... We should too!"
" Huh... What's married?" His face was full of confusion.
" Oh it's when a boy and a girl, like us, promise to love each other forever! So do you want to get married..." She leaned towards him so that their faces were about one inch apart. Her silky traditional Chinese was flowing onto his lap...
" Eh?! Aren't we too young Meiling. I mean I only learned how to do addition yesterday. I can't possibly get married now.
" I know that. That's why we can wait, and then get married. But..." Meiling looked down at him. " You have to promise me that you will marry me, and not break your promise." Meiling stuck out her pinky finger.
" But what if I fall in love with some one else?" He asked.
Meiling sighed. " Then I guess... I would have to let you go." She paused for a second. "Wait but you can only break this promise, if you truly and deeply fall in love with someone else. And I mean like you'd die for the person. But I promise you Syaoran that I will never ever stop loving you back!"
The young Syaoran sighed. " Ok... " He then pinky promised her. Melling beamed.
" Here take this ring. This will be our 'love' ring!" She handed over to him a cheap metal ring that you could buy from those vending machines outside of ice cream shops.
" You must always wear it, or else I'll be very mad at you!" She gave him a warning look, then it slowly softened. " I'm going to tell Aunty Yelan about our marriage! She rushed out the door, and ran down the halls.
end
Apparently Syaorans mother thought it was a great idea, how he wished he could kill her.
He stood there gazing at her hand. There was their so called 'love' ring on her marriage finger.
" You belong to me Syaoran... And if anyone takes you away, they are going to be living in hell." She then turned to the class. " You hear that everyone! Don't touch my Syaoran!"
Okay that was my official first chapter of my official first story. Sorry it's kinda junk, I'm still new at this writing thing. I'm also sorry if there are a lot of grammar mistakes, remember English is my second language.
I will see how this story goes, and if people like it I will continue, if people don't then... I probably won't.
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