A Memory
"Oh dear, Sakura, why are you sitting there like a statue again? Is something wrong?" Tomoyo asked as she approached the girl on the park bench.
"I dunno, Tomoyo...I just feel bored. I mean, I've captured all the cards, so there's not much to do."
"Sakura, what's wrong with being a normal kid again? You and Syaoran are having fun together - going for ice cream afterschool, and winning all those tickets at the arcade...aren't you just happy that there aren't anymore Clow cards to bother you both?"
Sakura blushed. "Well, yea Tomoyo, you're right. But I really do miss those old times. Besides, Syaoran went back to Hong Kong for the summer."
Tomoyo gave Sakura a hug. "It's the past. Just remember them and keep them in your heart. We have to move on to the future. C'mon, let's go to my house. I've got this new dress I want you to try on..."
~*~
I sat on my bed, staring at the TV screen. I watched as I caught another Clow card, Time. I sighed. Why do all the good things fly by so quickly? I really wouldn't mind if another Clow card showed up right about now.
"Sakura! Are you in bed yet!?" My brother.
"Yea, I'm getting ready," I called back. I heard his footsteps fade as he walked down the stairs. I switched off the TV and pulled out Tomoyo's tape.
What am I supposed to do now? One long summer with Syaoran gone and absolutely nothing to do.
"Candy...ooh, yummy...pass me the cake please," Kero muttered in his sleep. I pulled his little blanket over his shoulders and climbed into bed. I looked out my window and noticed the Sakura tree, which I was named after, swaying gently in the breeze.
I fell asleep, thinking about the past and all the things that happened to me. Becoming a cardcaptor, learning card capturing techniques, learning how to use the cards, fighting that last battle with the Void/Emptiness card, loving Syaoran...
~*~
"Syaoran! Quick! Come down here and teach me how you made that smoothie again!" Meiling called up to me.
"Why? Are you having a smoothie rage?"
"What's that supposed to mean, that I'm addicted to it? Just come down here and help me out! It's soooo hot!"
Reluctantly, I put down my pen. My letter to Sakura was gonna have to wait. An hour later, I returned to my room, a smoothie in hand. I reread the letter. Hm... I sipped my drink and scratched my head. I balled it in my free fist and tossed it into the garbage can. That letter didn't sound right. Maybe I'll try another one...
I couldn't seem to be satisfied with any of the letters. When I finally stopped to take a break, I looked around and noticed that I had a trash can full of papers, an empty cup, and another blank sheet of paper.
I sighed. Three hours of work, and I end up with this. I always take forever to write just one letter to Sakura. Boy, this is gonna be one boring summer.
I spotted the calendar hanging on my wall. Mom's not gonna be back for 2 weeks! She's in Honolulu! I was forming a small plan in my head. If I go back to Japan for 2 weeks, Mom won't even know. I can rush back here a day before her!
I picked up my pen and stopped it in midair. I looked at the blank sheet of paper and shoved it back into my drawer. I'm gonna give Sakura a surprise visit.



Thanks for reading! I hope it sounded interesting, I tend to sometimes write really weird, though my friends deny that. Please read chapter 2 and review that too!
-Hikaru