In a calm flowery garden in the Horitsuba Gakuen, a young girl with golden brown hair wearing the crimson red uniform was sitting alone with her bento on her lap. She was on the school bench waiting to start her lunch but what was she waiting for? The clock ticked and time passed by anxiously. The school's flower garden always been her favourite spot to eat and it always made her bento more exciting even it were a simple dish prepared for her.
Then, Yukito Tsukishiro, a high senior walked up to that young lady looking awfully depressed. He knew something was wrong. The girl sighed in deeply.
"What's the matter Sakura-chan?" he asked. He sat beside Sakura carefully.
"Oh! It's Yukito-san. Konichiwa," she answered trying to be cheerful.
"You seemed awfully down Sakura-chan," he examined that Sakura hasn't opened her bento yet. The pink cherry blossom patterned handkerchief was still neatly tied around her lunchbox. "Haven't you started eating your lunch yet?"
"Well, I tried so hard. I mean, its otou-san's cooking. But…"
"But…?"
Finally, Sakura told Yukito her situation.
15 minutes ago…
"Waah~ it's a lovely day today too. The flowers are still in full bloom in this early summer," said Sakura with delight. Sakura just arrived in the garden ready to have her lunch. At the same stone bench, she sat ready to open her bento but she was disrupted.
"Urm… Sakura?"
Sakura looked by the face who called her name. It was Syaoran's twin brother; Shaoran.
"Good afternoon." Sakura bowed to him.
They sat together at the bench. Shaoran looked anxiously at Sakura for some time but Sakura didn't mind a bit but smiled peacefully in return.
Shaoran started the conversation. "You know something? You always have that same warming smile to everyone Sakura. That's why they all like you."
"You really think so?" she blushed.
Shaoran nodded. "That's okay."
Syaoran and Shaoran really look so similar. Even the way they talk to me. I feel happy somehow. These thought linger in Sakura's mind over and over again
Shaoran thought secretly for a while a stood up before her. His eyes became narrower as if he was hiding a deep secret waiting to be exposed. His hand covered his mouth half-heartedly as if he tried to keep his words to himself. A faint pink flushed through his upper cheeks.
Sakura noticed this. "Shaoran, what's wrong?"
Sakura's innocent emerald eyes made Shaoran's chest thumped wilder than before. He thought he would start to forget to breathe normally. That's when Sakura raise up to help him.
"Shaoran! Are you hurt?"
Before she could examine Shaoran, Shaoran's reflexes maintained. He stopped Sakura from getting nearer to him but instead he gets a hold of Sakura's skinny wrists. When they both realize what they were doing, Shaoran immediately let go of her.
"Sorry!" he said. He turned away facing away from Sakura.
Sakura sat back on the bench feeling exiled from what she did. She faced down. The wrists that Shaoran gripped onto strongly made Sakura's heart jumped. Was he really that strong?
"Sakura, I'm sorry. I'm all right."
Sakura shook her head. It was nearly her fault as well in the moment. She couldn't do such a thing with Shaoran when in her deepest heart; she had feelings for his twin, Syaoran. Yes, she loves the other twin. Not this one. But wait, why was she so nervous about?
"Let me come clean Sakura." Shaoran turned to face her. He slowly kneeled before her to have his eyes gazing below hers.
"Shaoran…"
"I know it's hard for you to believe because we have been such good friends since my transfer to this school. Although I've been watching you and just been quietly by your side; I want you to know I want to be for you all the time. I love you Sakura."
Sakura was utterly surprised. Shaoran's confession made her head spin and she couldn't reply a word. Shaoran's confession was left in vein.
Brought back to the present, Sakura felt guilty. He felt horrible not being able to answer Shaoran's feelings though she didn't have the right words to present to him. She liked Shaoran because he was Syaoran's twin and also he was a very good friend. Was he a friend like Himawari? Or Watanuki? Or even Tomoyo or even Syaoran?
"Could it be, Sakura isn't sure if Sakura truly loves Shaoran-kun?" asked Yukito.
"Shaoran is my friend and always would have been my friend. I never expected he would confess to me. So that's why, I wasn't prepared to answer his feelings."
"But Sakura does like him, right?"
"I do like Shaoran! But it's different with the other Syaoran."
"The other Syaoran-kun?" Yukito tried to figure out the mystery of his little Sakura's disappointed heart. He finally understood Sakura's worries.
"Sakura-chan doesn't have to worry. You have many friends who love you as they way you are. Their feelings return yours and I'm sure you'll return their just as much as the same. So, don't be upset after this, okay?" Yukito's reassuring advices always cheered Sakura up. He gave Sakura another supportive hug and let Sakura be. She has always been like a younger sister to her because he was best friends with her older brother; Touya.
The next period was starting school. The bell would ring any time soon ending recess. Poor Sakura hasn't eaten her lunch had to force herself finish her bento in a hurry. She wondered, how does she really feel towards Shaoran? Or did she really have to consider Syaoran all the while longer in the process of questioning her heart through? Which one was it? Can she find the answer to her heart?