Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ An Unfinished Task ❯ Preparations ( Chapter 1 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Well since several people wrote saying that they;d like to see more I sat in
front of my computer for two hours thinking and writing this part up. Please
write me telling me what you think of this part.

~Starlight Rose

An Unfinished Task: Part 1
By: Starlight Rose
Rated: PG
Email: starlighto_rose@hotmail.com

Disclaimers: I don't own CCS no matter how much I wished I did. It's owned
by a bunch of people with a lot more money than I have.

A.N. Well since several people wrote me saying that they liked this fic so
far I decided to continue it, but the chapters maybe a bit slow in coming
out because I'm a very busy person that also likes to procrastinate. I mean
I had the idea for this fic in my head for several months now but I was just
too lazy to write it.

Translator's Note:

Xiao Lang is the Chinese pinyin spelling of Syaoran. When Syaoran is back in
Japan I will revert back to using Syaoran instead of Xiao Lang when
referring to our little wolf. The rest of the Chinese I used are below.

Xie xie- thank-you

Di di- little brother

Mei mei- little sister

Jie jie- older sister

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Li Xiao Lang sat quietly in his room just looking idly about the room. This
was the room where he had spent most of his life. He hadn't seen the room in
months and now that he was back in it, he couldn't say that he missed it.
Hong Kong had never really felt much like home to him despite the fact that
his entire family lived there. The room and the town just seemed cold and
impersonal. Except for a few small items the room could have belonged to
anyone, but then he reflected so had his room in Tomoeda. So why did he miss
that place so much? He knew it wasn't the room but the town and the people
in it. In Hong Kong everyone is too busy worrying about himself or herself
to worry about anyone else, even his family. Sure they loved him, but they
never went out of their way to be caring towards him. In Tomoeda the people
were so friendly and still made an attempt to get to know him even when he
purposely pushed them away.

He lay down on his bed and closed his eyes throwing his arm across his face.
Now he could return to Japan, he thought. True the he could only stay a
year, but he hoped that in that year he could accomplish what he was
returning to do. Sadly he thought all his hopes and dreams in the last eight
years may be just that hopes and dreams never to become reality. It had been
eight years since he had seen her last he reflected and although he had
never forgotten her, how could he be sure that she had not forgotten him? He
wasn't, but that didn't matter. He had to try anyway. Last time he had been
a coward. He ran and left before he could find out how she felt about him.
He wasn't ready then to find out that she didn't love him back, but he was
ready now. Now he could accept anything she told him and still love her. He
would always love her.

The door to his room quietly opened and he sat up to look at the person
entering his room. It was his mother. He calmly walked over to the bed and
sat down beside him before saying, "I'm so proud of you my son. You have
done so well these past eight years since your return from Japan."

"Xie xie, Mama." Xiao Lang replied quietly.

"Your grandmother told me your wish. Why do you wish to return to Japan?"

"I have some unfinished business in Japan."

"Does this unfinished business have anything to do with the Card Mistress?"
His mother asked him calmly. Xiao Lang looked up at her startled. She smiled
tenderly at him, "You're wondering how I know?" Xiao Lang just nodded his
head. "I'm your mother. Although I may not act very motherly to you most of
the time because I'm too busy turning you into a strong warrior and leader,
I'm still your mother. As your mother I tend to notice things most people
might not, like how you like to stare at that little pencil case over
there," she said indicating the pencil box Sakura had given him for White
Day, "Or how you sometimes just stare wistfully off into space. You are in
love with her are you not?"

"Yes..." Xiao Lang answered her bowing his head.

"I don't blame you. She was a very pretty and sweet girl, but how can you be
sure that she even remembers you?"

"I'm not sure, but I have to try anyway. I can't live my life knowing that
maybe she did care for me, but I just never gave her the chance to tell me
because I was a coward and ran away before she could tell me, least she tell
me she didn't love me."

"You always were stubborn and impossible to talk out of anything once you
had set your mind upon it. Good luck then my little wolf; I hope you can win
her heart. Tell me does Meiling know that you are returning to Japan?"

"No. I haven't told her yet."

"Then I shall tell her for you. You should start packing now. I have
arranged for you to leave on the 12:00 p.m. flight to Tokyo International
tomorrow. From there you can take a taxi to Tomoeda. I've arranged for you
to have an apartment next to the Tomoeda University campus. You have to
enroll yourself once you arrive. I'll send Wu with the rest of your things
later."

Xiao Lang just nodded his head in understanding as his mother stood up to
leave. "And Xiao Lang, one last thing," she said as he turned his head up to
look at her, "In a year I want to see you back here with the Card Mistress
as your fiancée."

"Yes ma'am." Xiao Lang replied smiling broadly at her before he got up to
start packing.

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Xiao Lang turned around from his packing as he felt a presence standing by
his door. Turning around he saw Meiling standing in the doorway with tears
in her eyes. "Are you really leaving?" She asked.

"Yes."

"Why?"

With a sad look in his eyes he told her, "You know why."

"Yes, but I don't understand. It's been eight years. Why can't you just
forget her? She's probably already forgotten you."

"I know," Xiao Lang whispered solemnly.

"But you don't care do you? You still love her after all this time?" Meiling
asked him bitterly. Xiao Lang merely nodded his head. "I'm not going to ask
you to stay because it'll be no good. I waited for eight years for you to
forget her, but you can't. I thought that maybe you would someday you would
come to love me as more than a sister, but you didn't. You never gave up on
her and I never gave up on you. But now I guess I should give up." Meiling
told him tears filling up her eyes. Taking a small ring with a large piece
of jade set in a ring of tiny diamonds off of her finger, she opened up Xiao
Lang's hand and placed the ring on his palm and closed his hand. "This ring
was given to me by your mother a long time ago. It was meant for your future
bride, but it looks like I will no longer be her. This ring rightfully
belongs to Sakura now. Our engagement is off for good this time."

Xiao Lang stared at the ring in his hand and whispered sadly, "Xie xie."

"You're welcome. Take good care of Sakura. She's a sweet girl. You and her
were meant for each other so this time don't mess up. Don't you dare come
back here until Sakura is wearing that ring! Last time you left before you
found out her feelings. This time if you dare do that again, I'll kick your
butt. You better be happy with her if I have to give you up." Meiling said
giving him a hug.

"I will. I'm sorry that I hurt you. Second to Sakura I love you most."

"I know, but that's not enough and it never will be. You'll always love her.
I'm not just doing this for you. I'm also doing it for myself. Even if we
did get married neither of us would be happy. You'd always be thinking of
her and could never be happy with me. Even though I would be with you I
couldn't be happy knowing that I'm married to someone that didn't love me."

"You'll find someone better than me someday."

"Of course I will," Meiling replied, releasing him and walking towards the
door. "How can such a cute girl like me stay alone forever? I won't be
seeing you off tomorrow so good-bye Xiao Lang. Good luck. I truly hope that
you'll be happy with Sakura." She whispered sadly to him before leaving the
room to return to her own to cry quietly over giving up the boy she had
loved for so long.

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Xiao Lang stood at the airport with his mother and his four sisters. From
the loudspeaker a young female voice announced, "Flight 104 departing from
Hong Kong for Tokyo is now boarding."

Carrying a large green bag on his shoulder Xiao Lang turned around and faced
his mother and sisters. "I'm leaving now."

"Take care of yourself. I had the dragon's eye that you retrieved for your
final test placed on the hilt of your sword. It should increase your powers
and help you a lot if anything comes up. Also remember that pendant you
received from the Council of Elders is not just an ordinary piece of jewelry
but also contains great power," his mother said as she walked to him and
gave him a hug. Dropping his bag Xiao Lang hugged her back.

"I will mother. Take care of yourself and the clan for me while I'm gone."

"Good-bye, di di. Be sure when you come back to us you bring us that cute
little Card Mistress to be our mei mei." His sisters told him as they each
gave him a hug.

Xiao Lang blushed bright red at his sisters' teasing and yelled, "Jei jei!"

His sisters just laughed and reached up to pinch his flaming cheeks. "You
better go now or you'll miss your flight and have to wait even longer to see
your precious Sakura."

"Jie jie!" Xiao Lang shouted as he picked up his bag and walked towards the
gate. Once there he turned around briefly and waved to his family before
boarding the plane. He was finally going back to Japan. He was finally going
back to Sakura. His heart leaped for joy at the thought.

In the terminal Xiao Lang's eldest sister turned to their mother and asked
her worriedly, "Will he be alright?"

"He will be if he trusts his heart. My poor little wolf, your task this time
in Japan is so much more difficult that your last. This time not only do you
have to get over your shyness to confess your love to the Card Mistress once
more, but your enemy will be so much more dangerous than your last. I hope
your training was enough to protect you and the Card Mistress against this
new threat." Xiao Lang's mother sighed sadly.