You might be thinking why I haven't upgraded any of my other stories. Well I got a new computer and it doesn't have the internet. I'm doing the best I can by going to the library.
This is the prologue. In this fic, Sakura and Syaoran will be going to the past.
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A 20 year old Sakura sat on her windowsill, watching the rain as it rattled against the glass window. Sakura felt her eyes begin to sting as she remembered what today was. On this very day, 4 years ago, Syaoran had come back to Japan, just like he promised. Sakura sighed, she was crying freely now. That day was the start of the happiest 6 months of her life.
*~* Flash back*~*
16 year old Sakura checked herself in the full sized mirror in her best friend Tomoyo's room for the hundredth time. It surprised Sakura that Tomoyo hadn't made her wear something totally outrageous. Instead, she was wearing a pair of green shorts and a cute pink tanktop with cherry blossom designs on it. Her now shoulder length hair was up in ponytail with a simple pink ribbon. She looked simple yet beautiful.
"I'm surprised Tomoyo! I though you were going to make me wear one of your new costumes."
Tomoyo eyed her friend. "I decided to go for something simple yet meaningful at the same time."
Sakura blinked at her best friend, "Meaningful?" She looked at herself again in the mirror. She didn't see anything 'meaningful' about it. The shorts combined with the pink tanktop gave her a sporty and cute look at the same time.
"Ofcause meaningful! Think about it. The green symbolises Syaoran and the pink symbolises you! Besides, I'm sure Syaoran would be wearing green today! I wanted you two to match!"
Sakura looked at her friend. Tomoyo now had stars in her eyes, imagining the two card captors in matching costumes.
Sakura sweatdroped.
There was a knock at the door.
"Come in!" called Tomoyo.
One of her body guards entered.
"Miss Tomoyo? The car is here, please be ready soon, we'll be waiting for you outside." The body guard bowed to Tomoyo then Sakura then left the room, quietly closing the door behind her.
Tomoyo smiled. "Ready Sakura?"
Sakura was trying to straighten herself out again in front of the mirror. Tomoyo looked at her friend, Sakura was nervous. She had every right to be, today was the day she had been waiting for since she was twelve.
"Come on Sakura, we're going to be late,"
"Tomoyo? What if he doesn't recognise me? What if I don't recognise him? What if he forgot me? What if……….."
"No 'What ifs', Of cause he remembers you! That's why he's back Sakura! He came back for you." Tomoyo smiled strongly to Sakura who smiled back.
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Sakura hugged the Syaoran bear nervously. She had brought it along just incase Syaoran didn't recognise her.
"Tomoyo? Why isn't he out yet?" Sakura looked at the line of people coming out of the gate, no Syaoran.
"Relax Sakura, he's probably at the end."
Sakura held her Syaoran bear closer, tears were now swelling up in her eyes. Why wasn't Syaoran out of the plane? Wasn't he supposed to be on this flight? Did he really forget her?
At last the flight attendants came out, the flight attendants were always the last to come out of the plane.
Sakura stared at the now empty gate, tears flowing freeing from her eyes. Why? Why Syaoran?
She rested her head in her hands and quietly wept.
Tomoyo patted Sakura's shoulders lightly, unable to say a word. She had always thought of Sakura and Syaoran as a perfect couple, and now this? She didn't know what to say.
Sakura wept even more, all her dreams were shattered. All her hopes of being with Syaoran also shattered. Her heart was broken, Syaoran was her first love and maybe her last. She didn't think she could ever love anyone the way she did with Syaoran. But now? Why wasn't he here now? He PROMISED he would be back. Why? Why Syaoran? Why did you have to leave me?
"Sakura?"
Sakura stoped crying. Did someone call her name? Was she dreaming? Was her mind playing tricks on her? Did losing Syaoran make her lose her sanity?
"Sakura?"
It was the voice again. The voice so familiar she was now sure she had lost her sanity. Well maybe I should see if it is really him, what have I got to lose, I can't get anymore disappointed than I am now.
Sighing, she removed her head from her hand and looked up to the source of the voice.
Her own emerald eyes were instantly met by deep amber ones.
Sakura gasped. She HAD to be dreaming.
"S..Syaoran?" she managed to squeak out.
"Sakrua," he repeated.
Oh my god! He didn't forget me! Tears flowing down her face, but they were now tears of happiness. Jumping up, Sakura ran to Syaoran and hugged him fiercely. Afraid that if she let go, he would disappear and that she would, once again, wake up alone from this dream.
Syaoran hugged her back. He had missed her so much, too much. He missed her eyes, the smell of her hair, her smiles, everything about her. He missed her. Then something caught his eyes, a bright flashing red light. It was Tomoyo's evil camera.
"Tomoyo!"
Tomoyo stopped taping and looked at a glaring Syaoran.
"What?" she asked innocently, giving him one of her most innocent smiles.
Syaoran sighed.
Sakura untangled herself from Syaoran's arms and chuckled softly.
I swear, that girl's evil
, thought Syaoran, just like Eriol……… talking about Eriol…………Something familiar caught his eye. He reached for the little bear in Sakura's hand. She let him have it.
"This………. This is……."
"It's the bear you gave me," finished Sakura "his name is Syaoran"
Syaoran looked at Sakura, and was surprised to find a small blush on her cheeks.
"Why were you last out of the plane?" Tomoyo suddenly asked.
"Yeah, why?" asked Sakura, she was seaching his eyes with hers.
Syaoran's face suddenly became angry, he turned and pointed at someone behind him.
Sakura heard Tomoyo gasp.
She didn't even realize there was someone else with Syaoran. Moving away from Syaoran to get a better look, she saw a boy the same age as her with dark blue hair.
She suddenly gasped, "Eriol?!"
Eriol smiled at Sakura, then Tomoyo. "Yep! The one and only"
"What…What are you doing here?" asked Sakura still in shock.
"I came with Syaoran, I've being at the Li clan the last couple of months. When Syaoran said he was coming back to Japan, I decided to come too."
"I don't understand? What has that got to do with you being late?"
"Well………..Syaoran wouldn't stop fidgeting on the plane so I used by magic to put him to sleep. Then…….Then I kind of fell asleep too,"
"Hoe??" Sakura was confused, what did that have to do with anything?
Syaoran, seeing Sakura's confusion, explained.
"After he put me to sleep, he fell asleep too, we slept until everyone was of the plane and the pilot had to wake us up."
Sakura sweatdroped.
She heard Tomoyo chuckle and joined in the laughter.
*~*End Of Flashback *~*
Sakura felt a smile touch her lips as she remembered that day. Syaoran had finally come back. After that day, they were inseparable, always going everywhere together. Even Touya had to half accept Syaoran, her brother knew that Syaoran made her happy and decided best to leave the two love birds alone. But all the happiness came to an end about 6 months later.
*~* Flash Back*~*
Sakura walked down the street to Syaoran's house. She had never been as happy as she had been these past 6 months. And she knew why, it was all because of Syaoran. Sakura was now positive that she was in love, very, very deeply in love.
She was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't realize where she was going, until she smacked right into something……. Or someone.
The collision caught her right of balance, she felt herself fall when a hand grabbed hers, preventing she from falling onto the ground.
Sakura looked up.
"Syaoran?" but there was something wrong with him today, his face was whiter than usual and there was a small frown planted on his lips.
"Is there something wrong? Syaoran?"
He looked at her then looked away, afraid to meet her eyes. Something was defiantly wrong.
"Sakura? We need to talk."
He still refused to meet her eye.
"um..ok." Sakura looked worriedly at Syaoran, was he sick? He didn't look too good.
"Look Sakura, I don't think we should go out anymore," he said bluntly.
Sakura gasped, dumbstruck. She could feel tears building up, and the stinging sensation in the back of her eyes. Maybe she heard him wrong.
"Wh……What did you say?" she whispered, almost to quietly for Syaoran to hear.
"I said that I think we should break up, I don't feel the same way about you anymore."
She could no longer hold back her tears, they began flowing freely down her cheeks. She looked at him, but he still refused to meet her eye. With one last sob she turned and ran, running harder and fast than she ever had in her life.
Syaoran watched Sakura's retreating figure. And sighed.
"This is for the best Sakura." he whispered into the wind.
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Sakura stood infront of Tomoyo's house. Deciding whether to go in or not. She knew that Tomoyo would be very worried if she saw the condition Sakura was in now. She decided not to worry Tomoyo. She was about to leave when the front door opened.
Tomoyo and Eriol were laughing as they walked outside. But the laughing suddenly ceased as Tomoyo caught sight of her best friend's tear streaked face.
"Oh my god Sakura! What happened" Tomoyo ran to Sakura's side as the other girl collapsed onto her knees and wept. Eriol came to Sakura's other side, gently patting her back.
"He….He broke up with me……."
Tomoyo gasped.
Eriol was clearly in shock.
"Are…Are you sure?" asked Tomoyo quietly.
Sakura nodded, sobbing harder.
Eriol suddenly stood up and began to run.
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It was getting dark, Syaoran sat on one of the wooden seats in the park. He rested his head in his hands.
After about 10 minutes, he heard foot steps approach him.
"Why did you do it?"
Syaoran looked up.
Eriol gasped, Syaoran's eyes were red and puffy, he had been crying.
"Why did you do it?" Eriol repeated.
Syaoran didn't answer.
Eriol took the seat next to Syaoran and rested a hand kindly on his friends shoulder.
"I know you didn't want to, so tell me? I promise to keep it a secret if you want me to,"
Syaoran was confused, should he tell Eriol? He knew that Eriol might be annoying, but the guy would keep his word. Syaoran sighed.
" The Clan's power stone has being stolen, the person had to have been very strong inorder to steal it. I have to go back and train. And when I'm strong enough, I'll get the stone back. It's my duty as the Clan leader."
Eriol was stunned. The Clan stone? The person have to be extremely powerful to have stolen the sacred stone of power. He understood. Patting Syaoran on the back, he stood up and left.
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Sakura walked towards the park, she needed time alone and she didn't feel like bed just now. As she got closer, she held familiar voices. Deciding that she didn't want to be seen, she hid behind a tall tree and listened.
"Why did you do it?" came Eriol's voice.
She saw Syaoran look up and was surprised to see that he had been crying.
"I know you didn't want to, so tell me? I promise to keep it a secret if you want me to,"
It was Eriol again. Sakura was confused, what were they talking about?
" The Clan's power stone has being stolen, the person had to have been very strong inorder to steal it. I have to go back and train. And when I'm strong enough, I'll get the stone back. It's my duty as the Clan leader." That was Syaoran, but what was he talking about? What's the Power stone, and most importantly, why was Syaoran leaving?
She watched as Eriol stood up, patted Syaoran on the back and left.
Sakura decided that she had to ask why Syaoran was leaving, was it really about the stone or about her?
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Syaoran, once again heard footsteps. He was about to tell Eriol to go away when he realized that it wasn't Eriol.
"Sakura?"
Sakura left weak as she heard him say her name. She remaindered herself to be strong.
"What's the Power stone?," she asked, getting straight to the point.
Syaoran sighed, "You heard?"
Sakura nodded.
"The power stone is the Clan's most treasured possession. The stone has powerful powers locked inside. It is kept safe and used only when the Clan is under attack."
"And now it's stolen?" asked Sakura
Syaoran nodded. "That makes the Clan very valuable with little protection,"
"So that's why you have to go back and train,"
Syaoran nodded again.
Sakura felt tears in her eyes, "Then why didn't you tell me? Why did you break up with me? Don't you trust me?" She felt hurt that Syaoran hadn't told her first, did he really hate her that much?
Syaoran sighed. He might as well tell her the truth, he was clearly hurting her more by not telling her.
"Sakura, I broke up with you because I didn't want you to get hurt,"
"Hoe?" Sakura blinked, what was he talking about?
"I have to go back and train," He continued
Sakura nodded
"I don't know how long the training would take. 2 years, maybe 3. Even 4 year or 5. I don't know. It could even be 10 years Sakura. You're still young, it's better if we break up. I don't want you to waste 10 years waiting for me," Syaoran's eyes were also filling up with tears. Sakura could tell it was hard for him to be saying this to her.
She blinked, tears of happiness flowing down her face. She reached for Syaoran and hugged him tight, burying her face in his chest. She felt Syaoran stiffen, he was taken back by her actions. She smiled.
"I'll wait 10, 20, even 30 years for you Syaoran. I love you. Only you. Forever."
Syaoran pulled Sakura away from him and looked her straight in the eyes.
"No, I can't let you so this Sakura. I can't let you rune your life because of me"
"Do you love me Syaoran?"
Syaoran was surprised at the question. "Of cause I do Sakura, you know that. That's why I'm doing this"
"Then would you wait for me?"
He nodded.
Sakura kissed him softly on the lips. "Then I'll wait for you,"
He hugged her tight and closed his eyes. Taking in the smell of her hair.
"But Syaoran, you have to promise me something,"
"What's that?" he asked eyes still closed.
"Take me with you when you fight to get the stone back,"
Syaoran's eyes snapped open.
"But Sakura! It's too dangerous you could die! I could die! It's WAY to dangerous,"
"Even if I die, I'll be with you. I want to be with you. I want to fight with you, not stay at home and worry. Promise me."
Their eyes met. Syaoran sighed.
"Fine"
Sakura smiled and they hugged again.
She closed her eyes in time to hear Syaoran whisper. "I won't let anything happen to you, I'll always protect you Sakura, always."
*~* End Of Flashback *~*
And so Sakura waited. 4 years went by for the, now woman, sitting on her windowsill still waiting for her little wolf to come back.
Fortunately, she doesn't have to wait very long now.
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a huge chapter!
I've never written such a long chapter before.
Please review, I know it's abit corny. But still.
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