Wow. Well, here it is. Chapter 36 of Romeo and Juliet. I want to say thank you so much for all the support I've gotten. You guys are really the best and I can't thank you enough. Please enjoy this update and we'll just see how far this story goes. :)

Oh, by the way, if I miss a Japanese word or anything, I'm sorry. But I havent written this story in almost a year so...

Disclaimer: I, sadly, do NOT own Card Captor Sakura. That belongs to CLAMP and always will belong to CLAMP.

Title: Romeo and Juliet

Summery: The Kinomoto's and Li's have been sworn enemies as far back as anyone can remember. Kinomoto Sakura and Li Syaoran go to the same school and absolutely hate each other. That is…until one little even occurs and they begin to fall in love. But how will their love ever last when their families hate each other? A Romeo and Juliet story in present time. SS

NOTE: No one is magical in this! They are all normal people and Syaoran is not from a clan or anything.

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Chapter 36: You really are something, Syaoran

It was him.

Syaoran fell from on top Sakura in a daze, but quickly leaped back up to face the intruder. The man was definitely taller then him, and wore a long black cloak which covered his face and body. Eriol had a serious look on his face as he joined Syaoran's side.

"You better get the fuck out of here," Syaoran hissed. Sakura's eyes widened. She'd never heard him swear like that, and she'd never seen him look so fierce. "I'm not letting you hurt her again you filthy bastard."

Tomoyo quickly got up from her bed and slipped into Sakura's to hold her. The girl had fresh tears already rolling down her face. She was just that frightened.

The man merely snickered. "A boy like you, defend her? We'll see about that."

Eriol growled. "Lay one finger on them and we'll never let you forget it."

The three of them went at it for awhile, tossing threats and comebacks as the man kept eyeing Sakura. She was trembling much harder now, and knew this was her fault. She couldn't let any of her friends get hurt by this creep, so she quickly thought of something to do.

She screamed.

Not just any scream, that is. She shrieked her head off, causing many thumps and lights to turn on as footsteps came running down the hall to their room.

Syaoran and Eriol looked surprised and tried to grab the man so he couldn't run off. But his strength was too much for them, and he escaped back through the window.

"SAKURA-CHAN!" Fuutie yelled, falling through the door with her four sisters. "WHAT'S WRONG?!"

Yelan and Xenon appeared behind them, and the elegant woman rushed over to the shaking girl. Embracing her, she whispered, "It's okay. What happened?"

"Syaoran! Eriol-kun! What are you doing in here?!" Feimei questioned, looking puzzled.

The two boys blushed and quickly thought up some excuse.

"Well, who else could have protected them?"

"When we saw him, we had to--"

"Saw him?!" Shiefa gasped, covering her mouth. "You mean, he was here?"

"He was here alright," Tomoyo gulped, breathing in deeply. "But the guys are right. Without them, he probaly would have come straight for Sakura." She gave her friend a sad look.

"My poor dear," Yelan sighed, hugging the girl tighter. "You've been through such a night. Would you like one of us to sleep in here with you?"

Sakura nodded. "Please let Syaoran-kun and Eriol-kun stay with me."

The room was quiet as everyone glanced at the boys, who were suddenly very interested in the hardwood floor. Xenon stepped farther into the room.

"The boys will stay with you tonight then," he announced. Yelan looked surprised at her husband's statement, but nodded nonetheless.

"Hai." She pulled away from Sakura. "Now, you four try to get some sleep. You need it."

She gingerly kissed the top of Sakura's head, something that in all her life Sakura would never have imagined her doing. Her most hated enemy. And yet she didnt even know it yet.

Eriol and Syaoran settled into Tomoyo's abandoned bed, while the rest of his family bid them all a...hopefully good...night.

Sakura squeezed Tomoyo's hand. "Arigatou."

Her friend smiled in the darkness. "It's not me you need to thank."

Sakura blinked up at her but nodded. She quietly slipped from her bed and tiptoed over to the boy's, who were already fast asleep. She supressed a giggle. Always so tired.

Leaning down, she laid her lips on Syaoran's and held them there for a minute, silently thanking him for what he'd done. When she drew back, his eyes remained closed and she grinned.

"Too bad he wasn't awake for the only kiss I willing had with him," she whisper-giggled, getting back into bed and slowly drifting off.

Syaoran gently smiled in the dark. "But I was."

-Man-

The man who had only recently broken into the Li household sat on a bench in Penguin Park, thinking intently.

The he smirked.

"You have no idea Sakura. No idea."

-Next Day-

Sakura breathed in the fresh morning air and smiled.

"It's such a beautiful day! And no school for a month! I love summer!"

She giggled and grabbed Syaoran's hands to spin around a few times. He looked surprised but then that look changed to one of happiness. He picked her up off the ground and spun her. She squealed.

"Li Syaoran if you don't put me down this instant--"

"Having fun you two?" Eriol smirked, closing the Li's front gate as him and Tomoyo appeared, hand in hand.

Syaoran set the auburn haired girl down with a grin. "Yep." He winked at her and she turned a light pink shade.

"Th-That wasn't funny dummy!" she said, sticking her tounge out. Everyone laughed before slowly starting to walk.

"We should go to a park," Tomoyo suggested, looked up at the bright sunshine. Sakura gasped.

"Oh yes! We should!" she giggled.

Syaoran glanced at her. He loved it when she looked so happy. Suddenly, his hand shot forward and grabbed hers. He blinked, not knowing what made him do this.

Sakura looked just as surprised. She stared down at their two hands intertwined and looked back up at Syaoran. He shrugged.

"What, you don't want me to hold your hand?" he asked.

She puffed. "N-No, it's not that! I was just surprised is all. Hold on if you want to, I don't care." And she looked away, embarrassed.

A smile broke out across Syaoran's face as he laughed. "Okay, then I will." And he tightened his grip.

They choose Cherry Blossom Park clever name, I know and decided to sit by a little pond surrounded by blooming cherry blossom trees. Sakura gasped at the beautiful sight and rushed to dip her feet in the glistening pond.

"Wow, this feels great!" she sighed, laying the rest of her body down on the bank of the pond. "This park is always so gorgeous around this time of year."

The others joined her and Tomoyo giggled. "You're so kawaii Sakura-chan."

Eriol slipped an arm around his girlfriend's shoulders. "This sure has been quite a year, huh?"

Everyone was quiet for a moment as each reflected on the past schoolyear. So much had happened.

The fieldtrip that had changed everything, the marathon, the dance, the play, Tomoyo being hospitalized, Sakura breaking her arm and getting kidnapped, meeting the Li's, everything just seemed so far away.

Looking up to the bright blue sky, Sakura wondered if Syaoran was thinking the same things she was. It was one heck of a year. They all knew that.

"Syaoran-kun," she whispered, looking over at him. He returned her gaze.

"Hai?"

She gave a small smile. "No matter what, we're going to settle this fighting between our families, and finally put an end to it. I promise."

Syaoran looked a little taken back, but he gave a fierce smile. "I agree!"

All was calm and peaceful for what seemed like ages, the group resting and thoughtful. No matter what happened in their lives, they knew they would always be together.

Somehow, the serene day was shattered when the man appeared. At first none of them noticed. But out of the corner of her eye, Tomoyo gasped and yelped.

"I-It's him!!" she screamed, pointing and cowaring behind Eriol.

Quickly leaping up, Syaoran and Eriol's eyes became slits.

"Back again, you son of a bitch?" Syaoran asked severly. "And in broad daylight. You sure have guts, I'll give you that."

The man chuckled. "Hai. I'm back. And if you just give me the girl, I'll be on my way with no one getting hurt."

"Go to hell!" Sakura screamed, swallowing her fear.

"Or at least show us your face you coward!" Eriol snapped, ready to fight. "I don't need some bastard going around looking like me!"

Then he did something none of them expected. The man threw aside his cloak, and everyone stopped frowning or glaring all at once.

He could have been Eriol's...dad.

The man had the same shade of eyes and hair as Eriol, only his was much longer and worn in a braid. He had glasses and looked even taller with the cloak. His eyes were soft and he didn't look like a villian at all. Sakura gaped at him.

"But...you..." she whimpered.

He then did something they didn't expect either...he smiled. A warm smile.

Eriol just stood there, rooted to the spot. "O...Otousan..."

"Let me explain," he sighed, sitting cross-legged in the grass and adjusting his glasses. Eriol was speechless, as were his friends. They couldn't really do much besides sit. After all, they couldn't fight someone who looked like he wouldn't hurt a fly.

"I'm Eriol's Otousan," the man started, and everyone gasped and stared at Eriol. "My name is Hiiragizawa Clow. Some know me as Clow Reed, the owner of the chain of magical card selling stores. I came searching for my son, and when I found out he was friend's with you, Kinomoto Sakura-san, I grasped the chance to see if you are who they say you are."

Sakura gave him a confused look. "If I am who they say I am?" she asked, bewildered.

The man grinned. "Hai. You see, there is a myth about a young girl centeries back that once captured all the Clow Cards and returned the world to peace. Little is known about her, except she was couragous and very beautiful. I have a picture of her with me that I brought for you."

He removed a photo from his cloak and handed it to Sakura. She took it with trembling hands and gasped when she looked down at it.

The girl in the picture had her face and hair, but she was dressed in a pink outfit and holding a staff. Many different cards were surrounding her as she winked at the camera.

"I...this is me..." Sakura managed to say, as she passed the picture around to her stunned friends. Clow Reed laughed.

"It is. I believe you are her reincarnation, Sakura-san."

This was too much. Reincarnation? The guy was crazy, Sakura concluded.

"She is, after all, just a myth.Whether she ever really existed or not is a mystery, but when I heard the legend I jumped at the chance to make a magical card franchise. The cards in the story have the same name I do. So what better name for it then the Clow Reed Magical Card Selling Franchise. Brilliant, no?"

They all stared at him with huge sweatdrops.

"S-Sure," Tomoyo spoke up.

"But why did you attack me?" Sakura asked, still wondering about that.

Clow Reed got a solemn look. "Oh. I was just about to explain that. And let me just say gomenasai a thousand times for that. You see, I couldn't tell if you were really the girl I heard about, for you seemed so sweet and innocent. Nothing like her, in fact. I had been watching you for awhile before I...attacked you."

Everyone furrowed their brows.

"So I tested you. I dressed up like the man you saw and pretended to be someone you knew. It was terribly dirty of me, and I can't apologize enough. But you passed my test. You're exactly as I thought you would be."

Smiling, he got up from the ground and bowed. "Some might not believe this, but I strongly think you are the reincarnation of the girl from the myth. Good day, Sakura-san."

And he left before anyone could stop him. Sakura's head spun. Things kept getting weirder and weirder with each passing day...

"Otousan," Eriol whispered.

"He really was then?" Syaoran asked.

"Hai," Eriol sighed deeply. "I moved here to get away from him, actually. He was always so consumed in his card business and he never stopped going on about that stupid myth. I never really paid attention, so when I met Sakura-san it didnt even cross my mind."

"What a lunatic," Syaoran muttered.

"So you moved here with Nakuru?" Tomoyo inquired, looking at him gently.

"Mhmm."

"This is all too much."

"Maybe we should head home," Syaoran suggested, taking Sakura's hand like before. She didn't protest.

"Good idea," Eriol nodded.

It was a quiet walk home, and when they reached the Li residence the girls gathered their belongings.

Yelan walked by as they were packing. She came in and looked around, confused.

"You're not staying?" she asked, disappointment obvious in her voice.

Tomoyo shook her head. "Turns out the man was just a classmate playing a prank," she lied.

Syaoran's mother put her hands on her hips. "Well, I never! Kids these days can be so out of control sometimes!"

"Really," Sakura muttered.

"Well, girls, you're welcome any time."

"Arigatou."

She left the room and they finished up before leaving too. Syaoran walked Sakura home as Eriol took Tomoyo. Saying their goodbyes, they left in different directions.

-Sakura and Syaoran-

They were only a block away from Sakura's house when she finally spoke up.

"You know, you're something Syaoran-kun."

He blinked and looked at her. She was smiling.

"What do you mean?"

"You're always there for me. Rescuing me, helping me out, defending me. I really appreciate it. No boy has ever cared so much."

Syaoran's mouth fell open a little but he quickly shut it and looked at the ground.

"W-Well, of course I care about you Sakura!" he looked back up, straight into her turquoise eyes. "You're the most important girl in the world to me!"

She gaped at him, eyes widening. What could she say to that?

Instead, she smiled and shook her head.

"You really are something."

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Awwwwwww! Yes, I know, this was probably the weirdest chapter ever and not what you were expecting but please don't think it's...too weird! ; haha.

But I tried to make it a little longer then usual since it's been so long!

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