Chapter One: In Memory
"Our mission is done . . . rather, your mission is done, Sakura," Li said, gazing at her. "There's nothing left for you as a Card Captor to do. It's over, all you have to do now, Sakura, is close the book."
"What?" Sakura couldn't believe it. Six years of being a Card Captor and harnessing the powers of Clow himself, and it was over.
Kero, in his smaller form, spoke to her, "That's right kid, you can close the book right now. Your job is done and your destiny fulfilled."
Sakura stared at the magic book in front of her.
"You'll still have the powers, just in another form, and you can summon me anytime you want, and I'll try to get to you as quickly as I can, but really Sakura, it's over," Kero interrupted her thoughts.
"You'll be gone?"
"Not really, you can still get me, but I just won't be there all of the time," Kero gave a small chuckle, "It means you don't have to get me food anymore."
"I'll miss you, Kero!"
"I know,"
Sakura, her hands trembling slightly, took hold of the magic book's cover and gently closed it shut.
For a moment, her hands, still holding the book, glowed white. She looked over at Kero, who was transforming into his true shape – Keroberos. With one last majestic nod, he faded away in a bright blur. Sakura turned then to Li.
"Is it really over?"
"Yes it is," Li looked at her sadly, "and that means that I go as well."
"Do you have to leave? Couldn't you stay here with me?" Sakura said, reaching for his hand.
"Don't worry Sakura," he said, taking her hand, "You'll be always and forever my number one." He kissed her softly . . .
Sakura woke up smiling in her bed. She remembered that night as clearly as the day she had become a Card Captor. Li had promised to come back for her soon, within the year if all went well. Sakura's smile faded as she remembered that all had not gone well. His mother had died and he had been shuffled between relatives. Sakura never knew where he was so she couldn't contact him. Then her father had been offered a new, better position at a more prestigious university so they moved. And then, Sakura went off to school. Thus, ten years had passed since Li had made that promise to Sakura when they were sixteen. Sakura sighed. She had never felt as though she had moved on. She felt like whatever she did, whoever she was with, her heart still belonged to him, and that Li Showron would always be her number one.
But at twenty-six, Sakura was certainly not living in the past. She got up quickly, putting thoughts of her childhood sweetheart out of her mind. She had a job to go to. She was the top editor for one of the most established publishing houses in the world. She didn't have time to dwell on old memories. Taking one last moment to reminisce the old times, Sakura went to the bathroom to get ready.
Meanwhile . . .
Li woke up with a smile. Smiling was something he didn't do often anymore. But when he thought about those days with his cherry blossom, he found it hard not to. He never had much of an opportunity to think about her though. He was a successful lawyer and he wanted to stay that way.
He thought sadly of the promise that he had failed to keep. If he ever was able to find Sakura, would she be able to forgive him? Li pushed his hands through his hair. Try as he might to prove otherwise, he knew deep down that Sakura would forever be his number one.
'What would she think of me now?' he thought to himself, pummeling his pillow, his insides burning with sudden shame. 'All of the good people I've defeated in court, and all of the crooks I haven't let justice have. But why should I care? She's probably forgotten all about me.'
PLEASE R&R! THANKS!
Sorry about the screw up of names, but it takes a lot less time typing LI than it does SYAORAN. Again, sorry about that.
"Our mission is done . . . rather, your mission is done, Sakura," Li said, gazing at her. "There's nothing left for you as a Card Captor to do. It's over, all you have to do now, Sakura, is close the book."
"What?" Sakura couldn't believe it. Six years of being a Card Captor and harnessing the powers of Clow himself, and it was over.
Kero, in his smaller form, spoke to her, "That's right kid, you can close the book right now. Your job is done and your destiny fulfilled."
Sakura stared at the magic book in front of her.
"You'll still have the powers, just in another form, and you can summon me anytime you want, and I'll try to get to you as quickly as I can, but really Sakura, it's over," Kero interrupted her thoughts.
"You'll be gone?"
"Not really, you can still get me, but I just won't be there all of the time," Kero gave a small chuckle, "It means you don't have to get me food anymore."
"I'll miss you, Kero!"
"I know,"
Sakura, her hands trembling slightly, took hold of the magic book's cover and gently closed it shut.
For a moment, her hands, still holding the book, glowed white. She looked over at Kero, who was transforming into his true shape – Keroberos. With one last majestic nod, he faded away in a bright blur. Sakura turned then to Li.
"Is it really over?"
"Yes it is," Li looked at her sadly, "and that means that I go as well."
"Do you have to leave? Couldn't you stay here with me?" Sakura said, reaching for his hand.
"Don't worry Sakura," he said, taking her hand, "You'll be always and forever my number one." He kissed her softly . . .
Sakura woke up smiling in her bed. She remembered that night as clearly as the day she had become a Card Captor. Li had promised to come back for her soon, within the year if all went well. Sakura's smile faded as she remembered that all had not gone well. His mother had died and he had been shuffled between relatives. Sakura never knew where he was so she couldn't contact him. Then her father had been offered a new, better position at a more prestigious university so they moved. And then, Sakura went off to school. Thus, ten years had passed since Li had made that promise to Sakura when they were sixteen. Sakura sighed. She had never felt as though she had moved on. She felt like whatever she did, whoever she was with, her heart still belonged to him, and that Li Showron would always be her number one.
But at twenty-six, Sakura was certainly not living in the past. She got up quickly, putting thoughts of her childhood sweetheart out of her mind. She had a job to go to. She was the top editor for one of the most established publishing houses in the world. She didn't have time to dwell on old memories. Taking one last moment to reminisce the old times, Sakura went to the bathroom to get ready.
Meanwhile . . .
Li woke up with a smile. Smiling was something he didn't do often anymore. But when he thought about those days with his cherry blossom, he found it hard not to. He never had much of an opportunity to think about her though. He was a successful lawyer and he wanted to stay that way.
He thought sadly of the promise that he had failed to keep. If he ever was able to find Sakura, would she be able to forgive him? Li pushed his hands through his hair. Try as he might to prove otherwise, he knew deep down that Sakura would forever be his number one.
'What would she think of me now?' he thought to himself, pummeling his pillow, his insides burning with sudden shame. 'All of the good people I've defeated in court, and all of the crooks I haven't let justice have. But why should I care? She's probably forgotten all about me.'
PLEASE R&R! THANKS!
Sorry about the screw up of names, but it takes a lot less time typing LI than it does SYAORAN. Again, sorry about that.
