Love Of My Lives

Highest Honour

Seijou High arrived at the Li Estate at noon, spot on the dot. The students stared in awe at the mansion. It was white with gold pillars and had what seemed like fifty stories. It was at least a few ten thousand metres wide. Every floor had a terrace with colorful potted plants hanging from the balustrades. There were gardens from just about every country, like Japan and India. Though it looked much more modern than Clow's castle, the grandness reminded her of the palace. Her old home

Tachibana stepped forward and pressed the intercom on the titanium gates. "Good afternoon, this is Li Yelan. May I know who wishes to enter the Li Estate?" A voice said. "Tachibana Masaki of Seijou High, with class 43" the teacher said. "Ah! Yes, my son, Xiao Lang, said you were coming for a tour" Yelan said as the gates opened, "Welcome!".

Everyone dashed through the gates excitedly. Students sprawled around the gardens, 'ooh'ing and 'aah'ing at different statues, flora and fauna. "Gather round!" Tachibana ordered. Everyone quickly did. "Okay, everybody! Stay in one big group and don't split up. If Li-Sama lets us, you can wander around in a smaller group at the end. Until then, stay together, got it?" he said. Everyone murmured their agreement before running for the entrance.

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The tour preceded with much fanfare, students taking everything in with wide eyes. Finally, Yelan said they could go around freely. A resounding cheer was let out amongst the class.

"Hikaru-Chan, Sakura-Chan, Umi-Chan! We should look for Syaoran-San!" Fuu told them. "Yes!" Sakura said. They headed for the gardens first. "Syaoran loves plants and trees and flowers! We didn't have much greenery in Clow, seeing as it was a desert, but the Palace garden was our favourite place to play!" Sakura explained to them. They didn't find them there, though. "How about the foyer? Everyone's there, maybe he went to say hello?" Umi suggested. Hikaru nodded. "That makes sense! The girls are probably trying to woo him now! Go, Sakura-Chan! Claim your man!". Blushing, Sakura ran off.

They found his messy hair in the midst of ponytails and braids. "Syaoran-San! Oh, Syaoran-San!" The girls in the class shrieked as if the boy was a celebrity. "We'll never get to him!" Sakura exclaimed, dismay written all over her features, "All those other prettier girls are crowding around him!". Hikaru shrugged. "We'll just wait for them to leave him" she said. So, they did.

Sakura yelped, jumped and turned around when she suddenly felt someone tap her shoulder a minute later. She turned to see Syaoran, down on one knee, fiddling with a small, blue velvet box. He cleared his throat and suddenly everyone's attention was on him. "S-Sakura" he said nervously, "I-I've loved you for as long as I can remember". Gasps travelled around the room. "A-and this is something I've wanted to do for a long, long time". Syaoran opened the box, revealing a rose-gold ring. It had a Sakura blossom made of pink morganite on it, the centre made of rose quartz. On the base, four words were engraved, though they weren't visible to anyone at the moment. It read 'Love Of My Lives'. "Sakura, would you make me the happiest man in any of the dimensions... and marry me?" he asked. "Yes!" Sakura said immediately, "Oh, god, yes!".

Syaoran stood up and wrapped his arms around her. Sakura followed suit and leaned up to kiss him. Syaoran took that as an opportunity to slip the ring onto her finger.

There were noises of glee and envy in the background, but the couple ignored them. They finally pulled apart and smiled at each other when Tachibana said that class 43 was leaving. "See you in six years" Sakura said. They would both be twenty by then, so it was the perfect time to get married. "See you then, Sakura. I'll miss you" he said. "I'll miss you, too, Syaoran. I'll call you when I get back to Japan, okay?" she said. Syaoran nodded and watched them leave.