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I kind of got a new idea and wanted to jot it down, don't kill me please. :P I'll still be uploading chapters of 'I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love with You' if you guys really want me to. But I'm running out of good ideas and it's pretty much a cliche. So just submit your opinions if you choose to review. Okay? Okay! Anyways, I hope you enjoy this story that popped into my head sometime these past few days. :) -Ash
Trial of Fate
By Ash Night
Chapter One
Sakura Kinomoto sat sitting with a spaced out expression on her face, her hands were supporting her cheeks and her elbows on the table.
Tomoyo Daidouji smiled at the sight of the her friend. "Sakura? Anything wrong?"
The women with auburn hair which ran a little past her shoulders and the most entrancing emerald green eyes jerked at her best friend's voice. The corner of her lip went up. "Just thinking, Tomoyo."
"Sakura, everything's been going great for you lately," Tomoyo couldn't help but smile. "You've worked really hard to get this far." And it was true, Sakura was the bravest person she had ever met in her life, not to mention the most cheerful person as well despite what she's been through.
The emerald eyed girl shook her head. "I still have a LONG way to go, Tomoyo." She emphasized the 'long' and smiled fully this time. "And if he had not been for you, I definitely wouldn't have made it this far."
Tomoyo was about to respond when a plump looking women with dark hair entered through the door. She shot Sakura a "we'll talk later" look.
Sakura smiled, she was happy for Tomoyo's successful business. Ever since she could remember, her friend had always wanted to be a famous fashion designer. It looked as if her dreams were slowly becoming reality.
"Good afternoon, Ma'am." Tomoyo said in a courteous voice to her customer.
"Hi there, how are you?" The women extended her arm.
"I'm doing great, Miss." Tomoyo smiled and shook the women's hand. "What can I do to for you today?"
Sakura watched Tomoyo and the women from the table where she was sitting at. The women had ruby eyes, it reminded her of a good friend... Tomoyo could be so professional at times, but that was like her. She was always the mature one when they were growing up together...well almost always. Sakura grinned to herself thinking of some the childish antics they use to do together. And the worst part was that Tomoyo had managed to tape everything, some of the clothes she had designed for her were embarrassing. Nevertheless she had always worn them, for her best friend's sake. She sighed at the memories, there were so many, but thinking of the better ones made her heart ache a little less. And it was always better to move on with your life instead of sitting around a moping, at least that was how she thought.
"Would I please be able to speak with Miss Tomoyo Daidouji please?" The woman asked.
Sakura turned to watch Tomoyo's reaction. It was always amusing how people always assumed that young people couldn't do anything, she was always in the same situation herself. Sometimes it could get a little frustrating.
Tomoyo laughed. "You're speaking with Miss Daidouji right now." She wasn't able to contain her laugh.
The women studied Tomoyo and burst into laughter. "I'm very sorry, Miss Daidouji," Her lips turned into a small smile. "I suppose I just imagined you to be a little older."
"Don't worry, ma'am, you're not the first." Tomoyo laughed to herself inside.
"It's nice to see a young women in the business industry."
Tomoyo decided she liked this women right away. "Thank you, ma'am." She grinned. "So what is it that I can do for you today?"
"My daughter sent me to pick up a dress today, she told me you made the most absolute gorgeous gowns."
You have a smart daughter. Tomoyo joked silently in her head. "And the name please?" The girl with the long purple hair asked as she strode over to where all her creations were hung.
"Meiling Li." A smile formed on the women's lips.
Sakura's chair moved as she nearly fell of the thing. "Meiling Li!?" Her voice was filled with joy.
Tomoyo stopped short in her tracks. This was Meiling's mother? She felt happiness swerve through her body.
The dark haired women glanced over at where Sakura was sitting and smiled. "And you must be Sakura Kinomoto."
Sakura stood up and returned the smile with one of her cheerful ones. "Hai, how did you know?" She asked curiously.
"You think Meiling wouldn't have mentioned such a good friend of hers?"
Sakura smiled, remembering the last time she had seen her friend. It was during High School when she had last seen her, Meiling had been a transfer student from Hong Kong. Sakura and Tomoyo had shown her around, they became fast friends.
"I never expected you, Mrs. Li," Tomoyo's voice showed surprise. "Meiling called us a week ago and told us that she was getting married. I was so happy for her."
"I am as well, Miss Daidouji. My daughter really wanted to come here, to Japan and visit, but she was busy tending to situations involving her cousin back in Hong Kong." (AN: Ooh, who could that be? ^.^)
"Will she come and visit?" Sakura asked.
Mrs. Li smiled. "You're both invited to the wedding, there's no need for a visit child."
Tomoyo looked over. "Sorry Sakura, forgot to tell you about the invitation part of the wedding." She laughed.
"How could you forget the most important part?" Sakura laughed along. Tomoyo had told her about Meiling and her wedding a week ago when she had phoned to talk to both Sakura and Tomoyo.
"I was busy with the dress, cut a girl some slack." She giggled as she went to pick out the elegant dress she had designed for Meiling, one of her best friends.
Mrs. Li gaped at the sight of the dress. "My Meiling wasn't kidding, you're a brilliant designer."
Tomoyo flushed at the comment.
"Isn't she?" Sakura walked over and examined the dress. "It's beautiful Tomoyo!"
"Just wait for yours Sakura." Tomoyo laughed.
"I don't think I'll ever want to fall in love nor will I ever." She said sadly.
"Nonsense child!" Mrs. Li cut in. "A pretty girl like you?"
Sakura smiled sadly. "It's fine, I don't even know what love is. It's not necessary to experience something you know nothing about."
Tomoyo laughed. "There you go with that logical lawyer talk again, although this time around it's not so logical." Sakura's passion was to become a successful lawyer.
"I don't want to hear those words again, Miss Kinomoto." Mrs. Li exclaimed. "It sure does, you just wait and see for yourself. And a lawyer? Goodness gracious, she's a smart girl as well. What man wouldn't want you?"
Tomoyo nodded and smiled slyly.
Sakura smirked, trying to hide the red that found its way to her cheeks. My parents sure never bothered to show me nor themselves this concept called 'love'. "Sure, if you say so." She wanted off the topic really bad.
"Alright Miss Daidouji, how much do I owe you?" Mrs. Li began rummaging through her purse.
Tomoyo waved her hands in the air. "It's for Meiling, I'm glad to help out such a good friend."
"No, I mustn't, a beautiful dress like this?"
"No, no, it's not necessary." Tomoyo stated quickly.
"Come now chil-"
"Mrs. Li, please accept the dress without payment. Friends are one of the most important things in life, believe me I know. Meiling deserves this, she's a very good friend." Sakura cut off the ruby eyed women, using her most persuasive and firm lawyer tone.
Tomoyo relaxed. "See what a great lawyer you are?"
Mrs. Li nodded. "Thank you. You will make a fabulous lawyer." She smiled warmly.
"I hope so, Mrs. Li," Sakura smiled. "Tell Meiling we said hi."
"I will," She turned to her purse again and pulled out two envelopes. "Here, these are from my daughter. It was a pleasure meeting you two, I should be off now." Mrs. Li started to the door.
"Bye, nice meeting you as well." Tomoyo waved.
"Sayonara, Mrs. Li." Sakura replied, waving as well. "I can't wait to see Meiling again!"
"Same here, it's great that she's getting married."
"It is, I hope she's happy." Sakura smiled.
"So when's your next case, Sakura?" Tomoyo asked, finishing the conversation they had before Mrs. Li came.
"I don't know," Sakura looked up. "Sometimes I think I'm a failure and that they would never want to assign another case to somebody like me."
"Hey, you won your last one remember?" Tomoyo said cheerfully.
Sakura couldn't help but smile. "I guess so, but that was nothing. They assigned me such an easy case." At least it was WAY better than my first case... Sakura thought, but brushed it out of her mind quickly. She didn't want to think about how awful that case went.
"See? It's all coming together."
"I hope so." Sakura smiled a little. When will my next case be?
***
"What do you mean he won't take the case?" An angry young man with fierce amber eyes pounded his fists down onto his regal oak desk.
The secretary who had broken the news to him jumped at his anger. "He claims that two million dollars is not quite enough, sir."
"Not enough!?" The man stood up. "Why that greedy bastard! This is custody of my daughter that we're talking about here, not some spring fling vacation." He couldn't give his daughter to the hands of some drunken slut.
"And it's not just the money Mr. Li" The brunette flipped through her pages of paper.
"What else does that moron of a lawyer want?" Li Syaoran paused. "Does he want me to throw in a tropical vacation to Honolulu as well?" He said with sarcasm.
"No sir, he claims that your ex-wife has one of the best lawyers in Hong Kong, it's a sure lost." The women began to raise her hands to her ears, expecting Li's temper to get to him.
Except he didn't raise his temper.
He laughed. "The man is a coward?"
The brunette nodded, she had to... After all she was paid to agree with her boss.
"I'm glad you mentioned this," Li started. "After all, I wouldn't want a coward AND a moron defending the rights of my child." He thought of his four year old daughter and smiled. She was the only one who could make him feel happy.
"Shall I tell him you won't raise the payment then, Mr. Li?"
"Raise it?" The chestnut haired man mocked. "I wouldn't spend a penny on filthy scum like that."
"Very well sir." The middle aged women left his office.
Li Syaoran sat back down at his desk and sighed. "Great," He muttered. "What am I suppose to do now?"
"Find a new lawyer of course."
Li glanced up at the voice. "Don't you ever knock, Meiling?" He growled bitterly.
The ruby eyed women with long jet black hair smiled. "But I'm your cousin."
"What do you want Meiling? I told you I'd come to your wedding already." All she had been doing lately was getting everyone to come to her wedding. Typical Meiling.
She frowned. "I'm not here about that matter of business, although it's just as important." She joked.
"Get to the point already." He obviously didn't want in her joke.
"Well," Meiling began to speak. "I have a friend who's in law and needs a case."
"So?" Li laid back on his comfy business chair and replied casually.
Meiling hated how he could be so casual at times like this. After all, this was custody of his daughter they were talking about. His ex-wife is a drunk, she never knew why he was interested in her in the first place. He never talked to anyone about it, not even to her. "So what?" She exclaimed. "You need a lawyer, and my friend is a perfectly good lawyer."
"Is he experienced? Is he qualified? Will he be able to win?" Li flooded his cousins with questions.
"My friend is more qualified that that moron of a lawyer you previously had." A look of triumph plastered her face.
Li thought for a minute, his cousin never steered him wrong before. And he desperately needed a lawyer...
"Well? What do you say?"
"Fine."
Meiling jumped. "Great, I'll make the arrangements! This will be so cool!"
Li smirked. Cool? Meiling had the weirdest friends, this one must be like fifty years old or something. "Good."
"By the way, she'll be here for my wedding as well. You can meet her then." Meiling watched the expression on her cousin's face.
Her? Her? He flushed, he had naturally assumed the lawyer was a he.
Meiling giggled.
"She won't be an old women trying to get some from me, will she?" Li was good looking, really good looking and he knew it.
His cousin had a grossed out expression on her face. "She's too good for you, Li. Just make sure YOU'RE the one that keeps the moves away from her."
"Whatever, I can cope with an old bat as long as she wins."
You are so wrong Li, a smirk played on Meiling's lips.
Li glared at his cousin. "What are grinning at? Get out already." He playfully shoved her out. "I can't wait to meet this 'friend' of yours, Meiling." He said sarcastically and shut the door.
Meiling smiled outside the door and pulled out her cell phone, she had a lawyer to phone.
To be continued...
What do you all think? Is it a keeper? Sorry if it was a little slow, next chapter should be a little more interesting. :) Reviews please? This is my second fic so I apologize if it sucks. :P Arigatou! And I changed my pen name because it was confusing and could have meant two different things. -Ash
I kind of got a new idea and wanted to jot it down, don't kill me please. :P I'll still be uploading chapters of 'I Didn't Mean to Fall in Love with You' if you guys really want me to. But I'm running out of good ideas and it's pretty much a cliche. So just submit your opinions if you choose to review. Okay? Okay! Anyways, I hope you enjoy this story that popped into my head sometime these past few days. :) -Ash
Trial of Fate
By Ash Night
Chapter One
Sakura Kinomoto sat sitting with a spaced out expression on her face, her hands were supporting her cheeks and her elbows on the table.
Tomoyo Daidouji smiled at the sight of the her friend. "Sakura? Anything wrong?"
The women with auburn hair which ran a little past her shoulders and the most entrancing emerald green eyes jerked at her best friend's voice. The corner of her lip went up. "Just thinking, Tomoyo."
"Sakura, everything's been going great for you lately," Tomoyo couldn't help but smile. "You've worked really hard to get this far." And it was true, Sakura was the bravest person she had ever met in her life, not to mention the most cheerful person as well despite what she's been through.
The emerald eyed girl shook her head. "I still have a LONG way to go, Tomoyo." She emphasized the 'long' and smiled fully this time. "And if he had not been for you, I definitely wouldn't have made it this far."
Tomoyo was about to respond when a plump looking women with dark hair entered through the door. She shot Sakura a "we'll talk later" look.
Sakura smiled, she was happy for Tomoyo's successful business. Ever since she could remember, her friend had always wanted to be a famous fashion designer. It looked as if her dreams were slowly becoming reality.
"Good afternoon, Ma'am." Tomoyo said in a courteous voice to her customer.
"Hi there, how are you?" The women extended her arm.
"I'm doing great, Miss." Tomoyo smiled and shook the women's hand. "What can I do to for you today?"
Sakura watched Tomoyo and the women from the table where she was sitting at. The women had ruby eyes, it reminded her of a good friend... Tomoyo could be so professional at times, but that was like her. She was always the mature one when they were growing up together...well almost always. Sakura grinned to herself thinking of some the childish antics they use to do together. And the worst part was that Tomoyo had managed to tape everything, some of the clothes she had designed for her were embarrassing. Nevertheless she had always worn them, for her best friend's sake. She sighed at the memories, there were so many, but thinking of the better ones made her heart ache a little less. And it was always better to move on with your life instead of sitting around a moping, at least that was how she thought.
"Would I please be able to speak with Miss Tomoyo Daidouji please?" The woman asked.
Sakura turned to watch Tomoyo's reaction. It was always amusing how people always assumed that young people couldn't do anything, she was always in the same situation herself. Sometimes it could get a little frustrating.
Tomoyo laughed. "You're speaking with Miss Daidouji right now." She wasn't able to contain her laugh.
The women studied Tomoyo and burst into laughter. "I'm very sorry, Miss Daidouji," Her lips turned into a small smile. "I suppose I just imagined you to be a little older."
"Don't worry, ma'am, you're not the first." Tomoyo laughed to herself inside.
"It's nice to see a young women in the business industry."
Tomoyo decided she liked this women right away. "Thank you, ma'am." She grinned. "So what is it that I can do for you today?"
"My daughter sent me to pick up a dress today, she told me you made the most absolute gorgeous gowns."
You have a smart daughter. Tomoyo joked silently in her head. "And the name please?" The girl with the long purple hair asked as she strode over to where all her creations were hung.
"Meiling Li." A smile formed on the women's lips.
Sakura's chair moved as she nearly fell of the thing. "Meiling Li!?" Her voice was filled with joy.
Tomoyo stopped short in her tracks. This was Meiling's mother? She felt happiness swerve through her body.
The dark haired women glanced over at where Sakura was sitting and smiled. "And you must be Sakura Kinomoto."
Sakura stood up and returned the smile with one of her cheerful ones. "Hai, how did you know?" She asked curiously.
"You think Meiling wouldn't have mentioned such a good friend of hers?"
Sakura smiled, remembering the last time she had seen her friend. It was during High School when she had last seen her, Meiling had been a transfer student from Hong Kong. Sakura and Tomoyo had shown her around, they became fast friends.
"I never expected you, Mrs. Li," Tomoyo's voice showed surprise. "Meiling called us a week ago and told us that she was getting married. I was so happy for her."
"I am as well, Miss Daidouji. My daughter really wanted to come here, to Japan and visit, but she was busy tending to situations involving her cousin back in Hong Kong." (AN: Ooh, who could that be? ^.^)
"Will she come and visit?" Sakura asked.
Mrs. Li smiled. "You're both invited to the wedding, there's no need for a visit child."
Tomoyo looked over. "Sorry Sakura, forgot to tell you about the invitation part of the wedding." She laughed.
"How could you forget the most important part?" Sakura laughed along. Tomoyo had told her about Meiling and her wedding a week ago when she had phoned to talk to both Sakura and Tomoyo.
"I was busy with the dress, cut a girl some slack." She giggled as she went to pick out the elegant dress she had designed for Meiling, one of her best friends.
Mrs. Li gaped at the sight of the dress. "My Meiling wasn't kidding, you're a brilliant designer."
Tomoyo flushed at the comment.
"Isn't she?" Sakura walked over and examined the dress. "It's beautiful Tomoyo!"
"Just wait for yours Sakura." Tomoyo laughed.
"I don't think I'll ever want to fall in love nor will I ever." She said sadly.
"Nonsense child!" Mrs. Li cut in. "A pretty girl like you?"
Sakura smiled sadly. "It's fine, I don't even know what love is. It's not necessary to experience something you know nothing about."
Tomoyo laughed. "There you go with that logical lawyer talk again, although this time around it's not so logical." Sakura's passion was to become a successful lawyer.
"I don't want to hear those words again, Miss Kinomoto." Mrs. Li exclaimed. "It sure does, you just wait and see for yourself. And a lawyer? Goodness gracious, she's a smart girl as well. What man wouldn't want you?"
Tomoyo nodded and smiled slyly.
Sakura smirked, trying to hide the red that found its way to her cheeks. My parents sure never bothered to show me nor themselves this concept called 'love'. "Sure, if you say so." She wanted off the topic really bad.
"Alright Miss Daidouji, how much do I owe you?" Mrs. Li began rummaging through her purse.
Tomoyo waved her hands in the air. "It's for Meiling, I'm glad to help out such a good friend."
"No, I mustn't, a beautiful dress like this?"
"No, no, it's not necessary." Tomoyo stated quickly.
"Come now chil-"
"Mrs. Li, please accept the dress without payment. Friends are one of the most important things in life, believe me I know. Meiling deserves this, she's a very good friend." Sakura cut off the ruby eyed women, using her most persuasive and firm lawyer tone.
Tomoyo relaxed. "See what a great lawyer you are?"
Mrs. Li nodded. "Thank you. You will make a fabulous lawyer." She smiled warmly.
"I hope so, Mrs. Li," Sakura smiled. "Tell Meiling we said hi."
"I will," She turned to her purse again and pulled out two envelopes. "Here, these are from my daughter. It was a pleasure meeting you two, I should be off now." Mrs. Li started to the door.
"Bye, nice meeting you as well." Tomoyo waved.
"Sayonara, Mrs. Li." Sakura replied, waving as well. "I can't wait to see Meiling again!"
"Same here, it's great that she's getting married."
"It is, I hope she's happy." Sakura smiled.
"So when's your next case, Sakura?" Tomoyo asked, finishing the conversation they had before Mrs. Li came.
"I don't know," Sakura looked up. "Sometimes I think I'm a failure and that they would never want to assign another case to somebody like me."
"Hey, you won your last one remember?" Tomoyo said cheerfully.
Sakura couldn't help but smile. "I guess so, but that was nothing. They assigned me such an easy case." At least it was WAY better than my first case... Sakura thought, but brushed it out of her mind quickly. She didn't want to think about how awful that case went.
"See? It's all coming together."
"I hope so." Sakura smiled a little. When will my next case be?
***
"What do you mean he won't take the case?" An angry young man with fierce amber eyes pounded his fists down onto his regal oak desk.
The secretary who had broken the news to him jumped at his anger. "He claims that two million dollars is not quite enough, sir."
"Not enough!?" The man stood up. "Why that greedy bastard! This is custody of my daughter that we're talking about here, not some spring fling vacation." He couldn't give his daughter to the hands of some drunken slut.
"And it's not just the money Mr. Li" The brunette flipped through her pages of paper.
"What else does that moron of a lawyer want?" Li Syaoran paused. "Does he want me to throw in a tropical vacation to Honolulu as well?" He said with sarcasm.
"No sir, he claims that your ex-wife has one of the best lawyers in Hong Kong, it's a sure lost." The women began to raise her hands to her ears, expecting Li's temper to get to him.
Except he didn't raise his temper.
He laughed. "The man is a coward?"
The brunette nodded, she had to... After all she was paid to agree with her boss.
"I'm glad you mentioned this," Li started. "After all, I wouldn't want a coward AND a moron defending the rights of my child." He thought of his four year old daughter and smiled. She was the only one who could make him feel happy.
"Shall I tell him you won't raise the payment then, Mr. Li?"
"Raise it?" The chestnut haired man mocked. "I wouldn't spend a penny on filthy scum like that."
"Very well sir." The middle aged women left his office.
Li Syaoran sat back down at his desk and sighed. "Great," He muttered. "What am I suppose to do now?"
"Find a new lawyer of course."
Li glanced up at the voice. "Don't you ever knock, Meiling?" He growled bitterly.
The ruby eyed women with long jet black hair smiled. "But I'm your cousin."
"What do you want Meiling? I told you I'd come to your wedding already." All she had been doing lately was getting everyone to come to her wedding. Typical Meiling.
She frowned. "I'm not here about that matter of business, although it's just as important." She joked.
"Get to the point already." He obviously didn't want in her joke.
"Well," Meiling began to speak. "I have a friend who's in law and needs a case."
"So?" Li laid back on his comfy business chair and replied casually.
Meiling hated how he could be so casual at times like this. After all, this was custody of his daughter they were talking about. His ex-wife is a drunk, she never knew why he was interested in her in the first place. He never talked to anyone about it, not even to her. "So what?" She exclaimed. "You need a lawyer, and my friend is a perfectly good lawyer."
"Is he experienced? Is he qualified? Will he be able to win?" Li flooded his cousins with questions.
"My friend is more qualified that that moron of a lawyer you previously had." A look of triumph plastered her face.
Li thought for a minute, his cousin never steered him wrong before. And he desperately needed a lawyer...
"Well? What do you say?"
"Fine."
Meiling jumped. "Great, I'll make the arrangements! This will be so cool!"
Li smirked. Cool? Meiling had the weirdest friends, this one must be like fifty years old or something. "Good."
"By the way, she'll be here for my wedding as well. You can meet her then." Meiling watched the expression on her cousin's face.
Her? Her? He flushed, he had naturally assumed the lawyer was a he.
Meiling giggled.
"She won't be an old women trying to get some from me, will she?" Li was good looking, really good looking and he knew it.
His cousin had a grossed out expression on her face. "She's too good for you, Li. Just make sure YOU'RE the one that keeps the moves away from her."
"Whatever, I can cope with an old bat as long as she wins."
You are so wrong Li, a smirk played on Meiling's lips.
Li glared at his cousin. "What are grinning at? Get out already." He playfully shoved her out. "I can't wait to meet this 'friend' of yours, Meiling." He said sarcastically and shut the door.
Meiling smiled outside the door and pulled out her cell phone, she had a lawyer to phone.
To be continued...
What do you all think? Is it a keeper? Sorry if it was a little slow, next chapter should be a little more interesting. :) Reviews please? This is my second fic so I apologize if it sucks. :P Arigatou! And I changed my pen name because it was confusing and could have meant two different things. -Ash