Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ Dreams of Amber ❯ Chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )

Chapter 4

 

 

'Oh. My. God.'

 

Sakura was shocked speechless. It wasn't possible—'Amber-eyes' couldn't be Li Syaoran—it just couldn't be… but there was no mistaking those eyes…

 

She was jerked out of her thoughts when she felt Dan nudging her. She blushed when she realized that she had been staring and was supposed to answer the question posed to her.

 

“I-uh… yes—the journey was fine. Thank you, Mr. Li,” she stammered, averting his gaze.

 

“Daddy!” Two eager young voices cut through the silence and Sakura turned around to see Yuan and Lien running into the living room with Lu behind them. They immediately climbed onto the sofa and sat on their dad's lap, with identical enthusiastic smiles on their faces.

 

Syaoran wrapped his arms around both of them and held them close. “My little mischief-makers,” he laughed. “So what did you do today?”

 

“Oh nothing, Master Li. They both were very well behaved today after I told them that you were going to come,” Lu answered. “And they also met their new nanny,” she continued, looking at Sakura.

 

“Oh, so you two have met Ms. Kinomoto,” he said, and then lowering his voice to a whisper, he asked them, “So what do you think of her?”

 

Lien looked thoughtful. “Umm… I like her a little because she's very pretty, isn't she?” she whispered back.

 

Syaoran chuckled. “So she is.” Yuan however crossed his arms and didn't say anything.

 

“Well did you say hi to Meiling and Lauren?” he said, gesturing towards his two companions.

 

“Hi kids, nice to see you again!” Meiling said jovially, smiling, and the two children greeted her back. They seemed to like her.

 

With Lauren Ross however, it was a different case. She looked at the kids and smiled, but it never reached her eyes. The kids didn't seem to be very fond of her. Yuan scowled at her and Lien gave a half smile.

 

“So let's go to have dinner, shall we? It's been a long time since I ate with my family.” He stood up, gently removing the twins from his lap.

 

“Sure, Master Li. The cooks have prepared your favorite dish…” Lu began, but her sentence was cut off by the ringing of Syaoran's mobile.

 

“Please excuse me. You all go ahead. I'll just take a minute.” Saying that, he disappeared into another room, deep in conversation with the person who had called him.

 

Sakura entered the spacious dining hall, behind the others, and politely stood by watching as the two women and twins seated themselves at the table. Dan came to stand beside her. “You know, most women have the same reaction when they meet Li Syaoran.”

 

“Hmm?” It took a moment for her to figure out what he was talking about. “No… I-it was…”

 

He chuckled. “It's so easy to make you blush. But you look pretty when you blush.” He smirked, and Sakura was now sure that he was flirting with her, and quite blatantly at that.

 

Her attention was diverted when Li Syaoran entered the room. He didn't look very happy. “I-err…” He looked at everyone guiltily. “I can't stay for dinner…”

 

The twins looked at him wide-eyed. “Not again Daddy!” Yuan yelled, and Lien bit her lip. They both looked extremely disappointed.

 

And so did Syaoran. “I'm sorry. But I have to go—it's important.” He turned to Meiling. “Meiling, I guess you should come with me. It's about those new costumes. Something's wrong and they can't do without our help.”

 

“But honey, it's been such a long time since we all had dinner together.” This was spoken by Lauren Ross.

 

Syaoran frowned and looked away. “I'm sorry.” And he looked like he meant it. “Dan, I need you to drive up to the fashion house.” He turned around and walked off without saying anything else. Dan and Meiling followed him.

 

Everyone was silent after the exit. Lu cleared her throat. “Well, Master Yuan, Miss Lien, why don't you sit down? The cook will be bringing food soon.”

 

“I DON'T want any food!” yelled Yuan. “If Daddy doesn't have time to eat with us, I don't want any food!” saying that, he ran towards the staircase and up to his room.

 

Lu sighed. “Miss Lien?”

 

Lien shook her head and opened her mouth as if to say something, then closed it again. Sakura immediately felt sorry for her. She walked towards her and kneeled before Lien. Then using her right hand, she tilted her chin up. “Lien, you don't have to be sad. Your father was busy so he had to go, he'll have dinner with you tomorrow.”

 

Lien pushed her hand away. “No he won't. It's always the same—he is always too busy. He has no time for brother and me.”

 

Sakura sighed. “Lien, I know how you feel…”

 

“No you don't!” Lien cried.

 

“I do, Lien. Because I've been in the same position. I don't remember my mother—she died when I was three. And Father used to always go away for his archaeological expeditions. And my brother and I would be left alone.” She wiped away a single tear that ran down Lien's cheek.

 

“R-really?”

 

Sakura nodded. “But at least you have Lu, Wei and now me to be with you, right?” She smiled at her.

 

Lien looked at her unsurely then managed to smile back weakly.

 

“Now that's like a good girl. Come on, don't let yourself remain hungry over such a small thing,” Sakura said, and Lien nodded.

 

Sakura's eyes met Lu's, who was looking at her with deep admiration, and Sakura felt a sense of achievement.

 

 

~

 

 

Sakura sighed as she combed her hair, sitting in front of the mirror in her room. Out of all the people to have the same eyes as that of `Amber-eyes', it had to be Li Syaoran. She felt her heart beat faster as she remembered her vividly detailed dreams.

 

No, it was not possible. Li Syaoran couldn't be the man she had been dreaming about. It was just a coincidence that his eyes were of the same colour. He was her boss and she was the nanny of his children. She was quite sure that the dreams were some sort of premonition, some thing that was going to happen for real in the future. And she couldn't imagine that Li Syaoran would ever kiss her…

 

She shivered at that thought. 'Sakura,' she scolded herself mentally. 'What are you thinking? Get a grip on yourself.'

 

A knock on the door interrupted her thoughts. “Come in.”

 

She got up and turned around to find Lauren Ross standing in the doorway. “Miss Ross?”

 

Lauren regarded Sakura closely. “Hello, Miss-er… sorry, I didn't get your name.”

 

“Kinomoto. Kinomoto Sakura.”

 

“Yes, Miss Kinomoto.” She walked in and sat down on the chair. She then crossed her legs and looked up at Sakura. “I wanted to talk to you on the behalf of Li Yelan.”

 

“Li Yelan?”

 

Lauren raised an eyebrow. “Don't tell me you haven't heard of Li Yelan. She's the founder of the Li fashion house and Syaoran's mother.”

 

“Oh. But I didn't see her.”

 

“Yes, because she has gone for a conference to Paris and won't be coming back till next week,” Lauren answered, waving her hand casually. “So she has instructed me to talk to you about your… duties.”

 

“Oh.”

 

“I must say that you had put up quite a performance downstairs with Lien,” she smiled mockingly. “Looks like you've already won her over.”

 

Sakura didn't say anything.

 

“But of course the real challenge is Yuan. Let's see how you cope with him.”

 

“I'll try my best, Miss Ross.”

 

Lauren got up and turned to check her reflection in the mirror. “The other nannies before came here only because they wanted to become models, so we had to show them the door. Most girls want to come here only to earn fame and forget their real job.” She glanced at Sakura. “I hope you don't have any such ambitions.”

 

Sakura widened her eyes. “Oh no, I would never even dream of becoming a model. Being a good nanny is all I want.”

 

“Good. Then you can start off with the kids tomorrow. You better win them over before Li Yelan comes next Friday.”

 

Sakura nodded. Lauren turned around and walked towards the door. “Miss Ross? There is one thing I wanted to ask.”

 

Lauren frowned. “What is it?”

 

“Are the kids allowed to see their mother? I think I should get that clear from the beginning.”

 

Lauren looked at her sharply. “Under no circumstances should the kids meet Chang Fu. She's a drunk and a dangerous woman. You'll learn the whole story about the messy divorce once the servants start gossiping. Syaoran has custody of the kids which is very unusual here and that's all you need to know for now.” Saying that, she went out of the room, leaving Sakura to wonder what the whole business with Chang Fu was about. It definitely wasn't something good and it made her feel a bit worried.

 

As if the fact that Li Syaoran had amber eyes wasn't enough…