Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ Not Meant To Love ❯ A Phone Call ( Prologue )

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Chapter 1 A Phone Call: Normal Pov:

“Hmph... ugn...” It was close to seven o’clock in the morning and a very striking young man was practicing his sword fighting skills in his backyard. He was wearing nothing but jeans, showing off his muscular male body as he jumped from one spot to another, taking his shiny steel-plated sword with him. He looked nothing more then twenty years of age, and was no doubt a killer among the women.   Nothing but trees and a blue sky surrounded him, with the exception of the birds happily chirping in the distance. The sun gleamed on his firmly toned chest and a thin line of perspiration coated his arms and entire upper torso as he swung his sword in every direction, huffing and puffing, his thick chocolate brown hair sticking to his forehead. He then stopped for a quick breath as one of his servants walked out of the manor and onto the lawn, holding a phone in his gloved hand.
“Master Li, there is a phone call waiting for you.” The servant said in a thick English accent, handing his master the phone. Syaoran Li may have been handsome, but he was extremely arrogant and rarely expressed his emotions. At least not out in the open. Nodding in approval, Syaoran took the phone into his own hands without so much as a thank you and waved, signaling for the servant to leave.

“Li Syaoran here, who is this? I’m a little busy right now.” He said, dabbing his face with a towel.

“Keep your pants on kid, it’s Dominic.” Dominic was Syaoran’s boss, and one of the few people he didn’t cross. But even though Dominic was his superior, he loved intimidating him.

“I see, well, what do you have for me today? Like I said I’m a little busy and I don’t appreciate you interrupting me while I’m training.” He said, throwing his towel over his shoulder as he walked towards his manor. Once inside, he grabbed a glass of water that one of the servants already had made for him and continued towards the grand staircase to his chambers. The girl that held the tray just bowed and left without saying a word.

“I have another mission for you Syaoran,” Dominic continued, “There is a man that I want you to find. And, if possible, kill. He is extremely dangerous and is looking for something significant; we can’t let him find it, so! I’m asking you to go and track him down before he discovers where it is.”

“If you want me to find this man then I need to know what he looks like.” Syaoran said as he reached his room. He slammed open the door, quickly making his way to his walk-in closet to set out some clothes, along with a clean towel as he readied for a quick shower. “What ‘significant’ thing is he looking for anyway?”

“That’s why we chose you for this mission, we don’t know what this man looks like or what his name is. All we know is that he has a lot of followers who have no problem going out and doing his work for him.”

“I see… ok then.” Still listening to what his boss was telling him, Syaoran made his way to his hot tub.

“Don’t take this so lightly Li. The success of this task is on your shoulders. If you fail, the rest of us fail.”

“I know the deal,” Syaoran sighed, “Ok, I’ll find him for you, when do you want me to start?” He took off the towel he had recently wrapped around his middle and carefully stepped into the soothing tub after he filled it with cool water, resting his head on one of the head pads as the water engulfed his entire body up to his neck.

“As soon as possible. The more we wait, the more time we’re giving him to letting him get closer to it.” Dominic paused, “In order to find him, I suggest that you do anything possible to keep your identity hidden.”

“What should I do?” he asked comfortably.

“I dunno, use your head for once kid, find some sort of mask or something, as long as you don’t ruin this for all of us. We’re all counting on you to complete this task, don’t mess up or it will cost you.”   Syaoran smirked, his intense brown eyes shimmering with danger.

“Yeah, I know it will cost me. That’s what you say every time you send me on a mission and I always come back fulfilling it. Save your breath ok? I have better things to do then hear your pathetic threats.” He spat out, hanging up and leaving his boss at a loss for words. He put the phone down right underneath the faucet and hung his arms at the sides of the tub in relaxation, forgetting about the conversation he had just had. He just sat in the water without a care in the world, why shouldn’t he? He was a rich man with everything he could dream of. He only needed to think about himself and no one else. He was smart and talented and didn’t need anyone helping him other then his loyal servants. He stopped to think. All he usually did was visit his backyard and improve his skills as a skilled sword fighter, as well as go to his huge library to read up on famous heroes and history. He really didn’t know why he was interested in that kind of stuff, it just seemed to catch his attention in a weird yet fascinating way. He also often wondered about why he didn’t have a special someone in his life. Was it was because of his self-centeredness? Or was it because of how rich he was? No, it couldn’t be that, every girl wanted to have someone as rich and handsome as him to marry so they wouldn’t have anything to worry about again in their entire, selfish lives. But who cared? Not he, he wanted someone to love but it was just too hard to find someone who would love him for what he was, not for what he had.   Syaoran exhaled in exasperation and closed his eyes, thinking about his possibilities. “I’ll find her.” ............................................................... .................................................

“Umm miss? I need some coffee, and please do hurry, I have a meeting I have to be at in approximately five minutes.” A man called from across the diner to a dazzling young woman who looked to be no older then eighteen. She had shoulder length auburn hair with succulent lips that seemed naturally glossed, without the help of any sort of lipstick. Her eyes shimmered emerald when she smiled or laughed, which made anyone: male or female, look at her in complete aw.

“Ok, I’m coming sir, please hold on.” She said in apology. The man threw up his hands in annoyance and looked at his watch, grabbing his briefcase and rushing out of the diner. She watched as the man stomped out the door and gasped as she accidentally tripped on someone’s shoe. She cried out when she fell, spilling the mug of coffee she was carrying, along with the tray, all over a customer. The heat of the coffee made the woman scream as she looked at the emerald eyed waitress.

“How dare you! This is my favorite outfit!” The woman yelled.

“I am terribly sorry, I really am, everything is just so crowded and I wasn’t paying attention.” She wiped some coffee off of the woman’s clothes with her apron in an attempt to ease the woman’s anger. Completely outraged, the woman shoved her away and scowled before grabbing her purse and leaving the diner just like the man before her had done.

“Sakura, what was all that about?” A beautiful raven haired beauty walked up to the waitress, helping her with the coffee.

“Tomoyo… I don’t think this job is for me.” Sakura explained, feeling worse and worse the more she thought about it. “I hate this job Tomoyo, it’s so crowded all the time, people want me here and there but I’m only one person! I can’t handle all this at once.” She straightened out her dress and walked into the kitchen to where her coat was, roughly putting it on.

“Sakura, look at me.”   Sakura turned around and looked into Tomoyo’s big pools of amethyst. Everything all of a sudden became more bearable; just looking at her best friend made all her worries fly away, and that’s what she loved about her. Tomoyo had that special vibe that she just couldn’t explain. “You’re new at this job so don’t take it too hard on yourself, I know that you’ll get the hang of it in time, don’t worry.” Tomoyo laid a comforting hand on her shoulder and gave her a big hug before she left, making sure that she was all right. Sakura just smiled and started for the exit on her way to her home, she had no car so she had to walk, and it was late… she really wasn’t in the mood to go all that way.

“Ugn… so dark…” Sakura said, hugging herself protectively. She looked around at her surroundings as she walked, seeing all the cars pass by her, which reminded her about when she was going to get her own. She had been working around trying to save up enough money to buy a car, but she hadn’t even come close to the amount needed for it. She once was a store clerk at a store called ‘Fantastic Clothes’, she was a worker at McDonalds, and she was even a model for a bikini shop, having to wear all kinds of outfits every hour. But none of those jobs lasted long enough and definitely didn’t pay as much as she wanted.

Sakura arrived at her house not too long after she had left the diner, she lived alone and sometimes had Tomoyo come and sleep over, her brother was already married with a family and her father had passed away from heart disease. For about a year now she had been alone only to care for herself. Ever since she was little, she had hoped to have a great life, a wonderful family, and even a decent car, but so far none of her dreams had come true.

Kicking her shoes off as soon as she walked in, she made her way to the kitchen and pulled out a TV dinner from the freezer, warming it up in the microwave before going upstairs to get ready for bed. She slapped on an oversized T-shirt and kitty booties as she ate her dinner on her comforter, reading a book with one hand while holding her fork in the other.

“How sweet…” She said to herself. She was reading a novel about a girl who had nothing, but ended up being the happiest girl in the world. Sakura pictured it in her mind, what it would be like if she were that girl. She smiled at all the possibilities. Turning the page, she finished her dinner and looked at her watch. It was ten minutes to nine and she was usually in bed by eight… she was really lagging, and it bothered her to be this unhappy. She got up, threw the plastic plate away, and went back to her bed. She laid on her side, her eyes drooping off slowly, knowing that tomorrow would be another hard working day with no time to hang out with friends whatsoever. Frowning, she let her eyes drift closed as she fell into a peaceful sleep. ........................................................................... .....................................


“Take care of the house while I’m away, I’m going to be gone for a while so I expect it to be in perfect shape when I get back, do you all understand?” All the servants nodded in agreement as Syaoran grabbed his bags and headed out the mansion doors. It was fairly early in the morning, and starting today he was going to start his mission, but didn’t know how he was going to begin. He was supposed to think of a way to keep his identity secret but didn’t have anything in mind at the moment. He hoped that once he found a suitable hotel to stay at and a good television channel, that he would think of something. Usually his brain clicked when he watched TV, which was awkward, especially for someone like him who was always serious and, well… serious.

He stepped into his Lamborghini and drove off to stay at some random place until he found this so called “evil guy”. He honestly didn’t want to kill him, but he was going to for two reasons. 1. He was told to and 2. He wanted to see how good at fighting he had become. Hopefully the guy would put up a strong, courageous fight so the kill wouldn’t be too easy. Syaoran just whistled to the rhythm of the song he was listening to, with a pair of sunglasses hanging in his hair. He couldn’t wait till he got to a hotel so he could just hang and chill, but there was one problem, how could he find this guy if he didn’t know where this weirdo lived? Syaoran hit the steering wheel of the car and sighed to himself. This was one of the reasons he hated that boss of his, he would send him on a mission but never give him all the information he needed, it was really starting to get on his nerves. ........................................................................... .....................................



Ring... Ring... Ri..–click-.

“Hello, Sakura speaking.” Sakura was still in bed and didn’t realize what time it was. She was supposed to be at the diner at 8:00 and it was already 8:30. She slammed a fist into her pillow. ‘Damn!” She growled to herself. It wasn’t really new to her though, because ever since she was a little girl she had always been late. It was no doubt that she was going to stay that way no matter how old she was.

“Hi Sakura, do you know what time it is?” Tomoyo said on the other end of the line. Sakura continued looking at her clock in despair.

“Hoee…” Tomoyo smiled gently on her end of the phone.

“Sakura, it’s ok, you’re not going to go to work today.” Sakura pulled the blankets off and threw her legs over the side of the bed as she sat up. She blinked once, then twice and scratched her head.

“I have to go to work today Tomoyo, its Wednesday.” She walked over to her calendar to make sure she was correct and began to get dressed when she found out that she was.

“I know it’s Wednesday, but I have other plans. We’re going somewhere. Care for a trip?”

“What, a trip? Why? I don’t have enough money for a plane ticket let alone a bus ticket Tomoyo, there is no way I can go on a trip now.” Sakura put down the phone and turned on the speaker instead.

“Don’t worry about that, I’m paying for the tickets and were leaving this afternoon. I’m going to come over and help you pack so don’t panic too much.”

“But-but this is such short notice! I mean, I can’t go on a trip, I didn’t even know about it until now!”

“I don’t care!” Tomoyo persisted, tapping her slender fingers against the table she was sitting at. “I’ll be over in a few hours, ok? You need a month or two off anyways Sakura, you’ve been working nonstop. I think you need a rest, don’t you?” Sakura looked at herself in her vanity mirror, noting all the bags under her eyes and noticed just how tired and worn out she looked. After a few moments of staring at herself in the mirror she reluctantly agreed with her, she needed to get time off after slaving her ass off for those people. This would also be her chance to spend some quality time with her best friend, spend money, sleeping in, all that stuff that she hadn’t been able to do in a long time.

“Ok… you’re right, I need this. Were gunna use this opportunity to have a great time and meet guys, and who knows, maybe even get into a little trouble.” Sakura smiled and hopped to her closet, putting on a cute skirt, as well as a white tank-top. On the side of her thigh, a flower was sewed into the material. She was particularly fond of skirts…

“All right Sakura, I’ll see you later.” Tomoyo laughed, then hung up” Sakura smiled. She was finally going to go out and have some fun, she really couldn’t wait. .......................................................................... ......................................
 

“Have a nice day sir.” The doorman said, opening the door for Syoaran who walked in casually as if he had lived there before. He went into the bedroom and threw his stuff on the bed, not caring where it landed. Afterwards, he went straight to the refrigerator.

“Lets see....” He opened the fridge door and looked inside curiously. He pushed things aside and finally decided on a can of coke. The can make a ‘fizz’ sound as he popped the cap, then picked up the phone. He was going to call his boss again to find out where this guy actually lived, he was sure that the guy lived here in Hong Kong, mainly because all the other missions he had had, had been in Hong Kong as well. He pressed the phone next to his ear and dialed the numbers as he waited impatiently for someone to pick up.

“Hey, Dominic here, what do you want?”

“Well hello to you too. Look, I don’t have time to talk long, I only have one question for you and it would be really great if you answered it without giving me one of your dumbassed speeches, okay?” Syaoran said, taking a swig of coke.

“Fine, what is it?”

“This guy that you want me to find, where does he live, location-wise I mean?”

“He lives here, of course, where else? Hm… which reminds me, where are you going to stay while you’re looking for him?”

“Let me worry about that.” Syaoran said, grinning.

“Ok, whatever, as long as you’re close to the old warehouse near the factories.”

“Why do I need to be near there?” He asked, taking a seat on the couch with the soda in his other hand.

“Because people have commented on there being lots of odd folks walking around that area…”

“Have they been seen inside the warehouse?”

“No, no one’s been in that warehouse ever since it vacated. I just want you to keep an eye out, okay? You don’t really need to go investigate, we’re just wondering what kind of odd people have been walking around.

“So you’re saying that you really don’t need me to go snooping around inside the warehouse at all?”

“Yeah, you’re absolutely right. Now, remember this Syaoran, no one other then you, me, and the entire team know about this mission, so don’t go telling anyone about it or something might go terribly wrong. This guy might find out that were on to him and flee, then we’ll never have another chance to find him again. So please, do your job with caution.”

“I will.” Syaoran then hung up, throwing the phone to the other side of the couch. He rubbed his eyes as he lay down, with his hands resting behind his head. “This is going to be fun. Some rule breaking, a few girls… wait…” He stared up at the ceiling as an idea struck him, “Speaking of girls, I think I have the prefect idea of what I should do to hide my identity…” Syaoran got up, grabbed his car keys, and left the hotel room. ........................................................................... .....................................

Ding Dong!

“Coming!” Sakura thumped down the stairs as she answered the door. “Hey Tomoyo, come on in. I can’t wait!” Sakura took a hold of her friend’s hand and rushed them upstairs to her room. “Here, these are all of my clothes. You can choose what you want me to take on the trip while I pack everything else I need.” Sakura charged for the bathroom and started packing her toothbrush, hairbrush, and floss into a small bag. Tomoyo just stared at her, slightly amused
“Wow Sakura, excited much?” She questioned, looking through the pile of clothes that was piled on the floor in front of her.

“Yeah, I know. What time are we leaving?” Sakura said. throwing the bag of accessories onto a suitcase.

“In an hour and a half, we need to have time to get to the airport.” Tomoyo neatly folded a shirt and placed it in the suitcase along with the small bag that Sakura had thrown in.

“Oh really? So soon? Gah we really have to hurry then. They might leave without us if we’re late.” Sakura threw what little makeup she had into her suitcase and sat down next to Tomoyo to help her get her clothes ready.

“Don’t worry, we’ll make it.”

“Sorry… I just want to get there as soon as possible. It’ll make me feel better when I actually see the plane.” Sakura smiled dumbly and zipped up her suitcase, starting her way down the stairs with Tomoyo at her heels. Within moments, everything was ready and the both of them were in the car, Sakura in the drivers seat. “Are you ready?” She asked with her hands firmly gripping the steering wheel.

“I sure am, lets’ go!” Tomoyo said, sliding into the passenger’s seat. Sakura smiled and stepped on the gas pedal. They sped off to the airport, not letting another moment pass on by.

For thirty minutes they drove on the highway, laughing and telling jokes to each other. It really was the most interesting car ride they had ever had. They later on arrived and gathered up all their suitcases before walking through the doors into the airport. There were so many people already waiting in line to get their tickets approved.

“England... United States... Hong Kong... here we go, right here.” Tomoyo pulled Sakura’s arm and trudged towards the line they were supposed to wait in.   “So, we’re going to Hong Kong?” Sakura asked, looking over everyone’s heads on her tip-toes. Tomoyo nodded happily.   “Mhm! All for you, of course. You’ve never been to Hong Kong before, have you?”   Sakura shook her head. “I haven’t.” Now that she knew where they were going, she was even more excited than before. Who knows what was awaiting her there.

She scooted up to the front of the line and handed the lady behind the counter her tickets, afterwards, placing her bags in the space between the counter. She put a sticker on the bags and gave back her tickets. Sakura, still talking happily, took them kindly out of her hands and proceeded to the entrance to the planes. She saw a young man standing near the gateway, holding the rope so she and Tomoyo could pass through. Honestly, she thought he was kinda cute. As a matter of fact, she hadn’t had any time to find and settle down with a decent guy. Hopefully for her, that should change soon enough, she was going to look for a nice hunk, and she was going to make him hers for the keep. With that idea, she walked by the young man and winked, smiling as a small pink flush tinted his cheeks.
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He had just arrived at a nearby club to look for a girl. He wanted to find someone who would be nice and pretty… of course he also wanted someone who wouldn’t mind getting a little nasty. The reason he wanted to find a decent girl, was so she could help him stay undercover. No one would suspect a guy with a girlfriend to be a spy unless she told someone, which was why he wasn’t going to tell her anything about his mission or what he was planning on doing.

“Lets see...” He looked around the club, separating the girls he thought were ugly and the girls he thought were pretty, all of them didn’t seem to be his type though… with the exception of a girl who was wearing a short skirt, along with a strapless top. “Heh, hello there.” Syaoran thought to himself, licking his lips in interest as he walked towards the girl. “Hello, what might your name be miss...?” He asked when he approached her at the bar. The girl turned around in alarm, but her expression softened at seeing him and she shook his hand politely.

“My name is MRS. Annie Johnson, and your name is?” Syaoran looked at her hand that he had shook and noticed that she had a decent-sized diamond ring on her finger, clearly stating that she was married.

“Oh, I see that you’re married.” He said, suddenly walking away from her.

“No, it’s fine, I can still talk.” She said, grabbing his arm. He just turned around and jerked away from her.

“Nah, I only approached you because I figured you’d be single. But seeing as you aren’t, I’m no longer interested. Have a nice evening.”

“What exactly were you thinking when you came up to me?” She asked, putting her hands on her hips in disgust.

“I thought that I could get some tonight, but I guess not seeing as you have such a lovely wedding band.” Syaoran looked at her and felt like laughing. He had a sudden change of mine though after he realized what she was about to do.

Splash!

“You̵ 7;re a pig, you asshole!” She had just splashed her beverage all over him, then took one last look at him and stomped off. Everyone around seemed to stop what they were doing in order to catch what was going on.
“What the hell are you looking at?” He seethed. They all turned around and began dancing again as he walked out of the club, cursing under his breath.

“Why do all girls have to be nuisances? They’re so complicating.” He stepped into his car and pulled out of his parking space as he started for home again. All the times he had gone to a bar or club, something like that would always happen. Some girl would get mad at him and slap him across the face, or they would yell at him in front of everyone. But this was the first time someone had splashed their drink all over him. “No biggie, there’s bound to be some girl who go psycho on me.” .......................................................................... ......................................
 

“Would you like some peanuts miss?”

“I sure would, thank you.” Sakura said, smiling at the stewardess as she handed her a small package of peanuts. “So Tomoyo, when we get there, where do you want to go first?” She mumbled, opening the bag of peanuts.

“I don’t know, maybe go shopping or go find a hotel to stay at, whatever you want.” Tomoyo said, looking out the plane window. Sakura simply remained silent as she contemplated.
‘Maybe I can go and check out the guys… or I can go shopping with Tomoyo for some new clothes...’ Sakura turned her head to cheerfully smile at Tomoyo, who then placed a hand on hers.

“Sakura, I think that it would be best if we were to find a place to say for the time being. Afterwards we can go explore to your heart’s content.”

“Well, how much longer do we have to wait till we land? I’m getting antsy just sitting here.” Sakura said, rubbing her butt. “And my bottom is asleep…”

“Not long, it shouldn’t be more than thirty more minutes.”

The thirty minutes passed by faster then she had calculated, and once the pilot announced over the loud speaker that they would be landing, her heart skipped a beat from pure anxiousness. The ground rumbled as the plane skid across the pavement. It wasn’t until they came to a complete stop when everyone released themselves from their safety belts and gathered their things, slowly filing out through the plane door. Tomoyo couldn’t help but smile at Sakura’s eagerness.   The sun was nearly gone, signaling those nocturnal creatures their time to roam. A small grin threatened to tug at Sakura’s lips.   “Hong Kong, eat your heart out.”  ......................................................... .......................................................

A/N: Finished with the first chapter folks. I warn you that the first few chapters might be a bit slow, but I assure you that the later chapters will make up for all of that. As of now, we’re just getting into the characters and the overall beginning of the story. Hopefully you’ll remain interested once I upload some more. But until then, thanks for reading!