Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ Dreams of Amber ❯ Chapter 2 ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter 2

 

 

Sakura stared at the shopping bags lying on the floor of Tomoyo's room in the Daidoujis' house. “Tomoyo, how am I going to carry this stuff all the way to Hong Kong?”

 

“Umm… in your bag?” her friend suggested meekly.

 

Sakura rolled her eyes. “You know I don't even need half this stuff. I'll just take what's necessary, and you can keep the rest,” she said, sorting through the packages.

 

“And what am I supposed to do with all these dresses?”

 

“I don't know… wear them?”

 

“But I already have so many dresses!”

 

“And thanks to you, so do I. Moreover, I have enough things to worry about,” Sakura said frowning.

 

“Like what?” Tomoyo asked.

 

“Like that interview at the job agency tomorrow.”

 

“But why should you worry about that? You've already been selected.”

 

“Yes, but they want to be sure if I am the right person for the job. And I have to be convincing enough.”

 

Tomoyo smiled at her friend. “Oh come on, you'll be alright.”

 

“Yeah maybe… but that isn't what's worrying me the most.”

 

“Then what is?” she asked, confused.

 

Sakura bit her lip and looked at her, her face anxious. “Touya.”

 

 

~

 

 

“…and so I'm going to Hong Kong,” Sakura finished, looking at her brother apprehensively, as if expecting an explosion any minute. She had chosen to tell him about her new job when Yukito was also with him. She knew he was the only one who could convince or control Touya.

 

Touya stared at her for a while as if thinking of something. Then he shrugged. “Okay,” he said, and went back to reading a book.

 

Sakura blinked. “You're okay with this?” she asked incredulously. She saw that Yukito was looking at her brother and smiling knowingly.

 

“Yeah,” he said without looking up from his book.

 

Sakura frowned, confused. This wasn't what she had expected. She had been preparing herself for a big argument with him. She had even learnt a speech by heart on how important it was for her to get a job of her own and be independent, and other things on the same line.

 

“So you don't mind me going to Hong Kong?”

 

“Nope,” he said, his attention still on the book.

 

“All alone?”

 

“Nope.”

 

“So far away?”

 

“Nope.”

 

“And you're not going to get on the overprotective brother mode and try to stop me?”

 

“No.”

 

Sakura should have felt relieved after hearing this but instead for some reason, she felt irritated. “But… but I want you to,” she blurted out

 

“Want me to what?”

 

“Create a big scene. Stop me from going,” she said unreasonably.

 

He finally looked up from his book to stare at her oddly. “But I thought you never liked all that.”

 

Sakura stood up angrily and folded her arms. “Well—I… you…” she stuttered, trying to explain. Finally, she shook her head and stamped her feet. “So don't you care about me anymore? You don't care if go to Hong Kong, all alone, so far away?”

 

“Hmm… yes I do.”

 

“Then why are you sitting there so calmly? Aren't you supposed to be fighting with me, yelling at the top of your voice or something?” she said shrilly, her face contorted in annoyance.

 

“Well that's because I told him not to.” She felt a hand on her shoulder, and turned to see Yukito standing next to her.

 

“What do you mean?” she asked.

 

“Believe me, your brother was totally overreacting the moment he saw that letter.”

 

Sakura blinked. “You read that letter?”

 

“Yeah… I did.” Touya replied absently.

 

“And came straight away to my house, ranting about how `thick you were to register in some god-forsaken job agency, which was planning to send you to work as a servant in Timbuktu'. Weren't those your exact words, Touya? Hmm?”

 

Touya mumbled something and turned away.

 

“Oh I see.” Sakura glared at her brother, but there was a trace of a smile on her lips.

 

“And I couldn't let the same kind of rant be inflicted upon you. So we talked and talked until I convinced him to keep his mouth shut and forget about stopping you from getting your own job.”

 

Sakura smiled at Yukito and hugged him. “Thanks Yukito. You're the best.”

 

“You're welcome, Sakura. But the point is—your brother was very much worried about you. So you don't have to get all upset thinking that he isn't,” he said, after breaking free from the hug.

 

“Well actually, I was more worried about those people in Hong Kong, now that you are going there,” Touya said, his eyes locked on the ceiling and his hands behind his head. “Those poor souls. How I pity them.” He ducked from a book that came flying towards him.

 

 

~

 

 

“I'm sure you're the right person for the job, Ms. Kinomoto. But there are some things I wished to discuss with you.”

 

Sakura nodded in understanding at the interviewer at Tomoeda Job Agency. She was a slim, middle-aged lady, sitting straight in front of her desk. She seemed a very authoritative person and it made Sakura feel a bit nervous.

 

“There's nothing to feel scared about,” the woman said, as if reading her mind. “I just wanted to tell you that this is a temporary post.”

 

“Temporary post?”

 

“Yes, for two years. But the experience will be excellent. And it could lead to a permanent post with another family out there.”

 

“Oh.”

 

The woman observed Sakura through her glasses. “I suppose you already have a bit of background information about the family from the letter you received from us.”

 

“Oh yes. There are two children, five years olds, one boy and one girl. Twins, aren't they?”

 

“Yes, but from what I've heard, they're a bit difficult, especially the boy. It seems their father has spoilt them rotten.”

 

“I'm sure I can manage that. I really like children,” Sakura said eagerly.

 

“I'm glad to hear that,” the interviewer smiled. “And you know about Li Syaoran, of course.” Sakura nodded.

 

“He particularly asked for a Japanese nanny. That and your knowledge of their language made you the only candidate.”

 

“Well, my schoolgirl Cantonese is a bit rusty...”

 

“That's okay. You'll pick up once you get there.” She got up from the chair and perched herself on the desk, near the chair where Sakura was sitting. “You look like a very simple and sweet girl—I think you're perfect for the job. And they need a nanny quite urgently. You see, the children have been going through a tough time—with their parents separating.”

 

“Yes, I heard about that in the gossip columns. Their mother's an actress, isn't she?”

 

The woman nodded. “Chang Fu, a famous Chinese actress. The kids were quite attached to her and the divorce was a bit of a shock to them. It's quite tough—at such a young age.” She remained silent for a while before continuing. “But it hasn't been very easy for Li Syaoran either. The last nanny left very quickly—well actually, she was given the sack.”

 

Sakura's eyes went wide. “Why?”

 

“Hmm… I'm not sure. I guess she wasn't good enough. But don't worry, I think you'll be good.” She smiled at her. Then getting off the desk, she said, “So I take it that you're accepting the post.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Well then you better start packing your bags. You're catching the flight on Saturday.”

 

“This Saturday? So soon?”

 

“Mr. Li wants a nanny pretty soon. He's an impatient man.”

 

“But what about the Visa?”

 

“That'll be arranged in a couple of days.”

 

“Oh, okay.” Sakura felt a thrill of excitement—all this was happening so fast.

 

“Well Ms. Kinomoto, that's all I wished to discuss with you.” She stood up. “I wish you all the very best for your new job.”

 

 

~

 

 

She squinted at the scene before her. It was slightly blurred but she could make out that it was dark outside. And as she stood there, she could see bright lights gradually lighting up the darkness. Several high-rise buildings stood before her and she realized she, herself, was standing on one of the tallest. Could this be Hong Kong, she wondered.

 

She gasped when a pair of arms wrapped around her waist and felt a warm breath tickling her earlobe. `Looks beautiful, doesn't it?' a husky voice asked her, and she nodded. `Just like you…' she heard, before soft lips descended down her neck, leaving a trail of kisses. Her breathing fastened, and so did her heartbeat.

 

Slowly the arms let go of her and the lips came up to kiss her on the cheek. `Look at me' the voice ordered gently and she turned around.

 

Amber eyes stared down at her with such passion it made shivers run down her spine…

 

Sakura opened her eyes wide to realize she was still in Tomoeda, and it was four a.m. in the morning.

 

`A dream, only a dream' she thought. `But it had been so… so… real. The eyes… and that place I saw—that had to be Hong Kong.' She shifted in her bed thinking about what she had been dreaming. `Was that some kind of premonition? Am I going to meet `Amber-eyes' in Hong Kong?'

 

She giggled at the name she had just given her mystery man—Amber-eyes. It sounded perfect—she didn't know anything else about him except for the color of his eyes, anyway. `I wonder what Tomoyo would say if she knew what I'm thinking right now.'

 

She sighed and closed her eyes. She couldn't wait to catch the flight on Saturday.