Hey there. First chapter has been revised because of stupid mistakes. I own nothing except plot-- you know the drill. Please review and be nice!

The air was becoming increasingly chilly as the days passed in the small city of Tomoeda. The trees were losing their flowers, their leaves were turning various colors of yellow, orange, and red. They littered the sidewalk, making one feel as if you were walking on a beautifully multi-colored carpet. The sun was still shining brightly in the sky but its warmth was not as strong as it had been before. Still, the days were nice if you had on a light jacket and was used to the changing seasons. Sakura Kinomoto was one of them so for her, the day was rather enjoyable. Her best friend was also used to the weather and currently, the two girls were sitting side by side on a bench in the park, doing nothing but talking.

"Sakura-chan," said Tomoyo in her sweet little voice, a smile on her face but a hint of worry sparkled in her eyes, "are you feeling all right?"

Nodding, Sakura smiled back at her.

"Yes, Tomoyo-chan. I was just thinking."

"Is it about Li-kun?"

Laughing softly, Sakura began to swing her legs in a childish way.

"Am I really that see through, Tomoyo-chan?"

"Well, Sakura-chan, it is only fair that you would be thinking of Li-kun when you had so little time with him."

Sighing, Tomoyo looked ahead, her face passive but she felt truly sad for her best friend. It seemed that the relationship between Sakura-chan and Li-kun was always stopped before it could properly begin. She wondered if they would ever end up happily together and if so, when?

"When was the last time you talked to Li-kun, Sakura-chan?"

Looking at the sky, Sakura replied,

"Yesterday, actually. He sounded well, if not tired. He's been training very hard lately."

Sakura reached into the pink and white bag, searching for something. There was nothing else to be said as she found the rice pudding she had been searching for. Handing the pudding and a spoon to Tomoyo, they continued to sit there until, at last, Tomoyo spoke.

"I'm sure he'll be back before you know it, Sakura-chan!"

Smiling gratefully at her best friend, Sakura nodded.

"Thank you, Tomoyo-chan."

Quietly eating her pudding, Sakura remembered the two days she had with Syaoran as if they were yesterday.

-Flashback-

Syaoran caught her around her waist, pulling her body against his, making sure the momentum of her jump didn't thrown them both off balance. However, as soon as he caught her, the stairs magically appeared and her head lifted. Syaoran was ready to reprimand her but her emerald eyes met his amber ones and he felt breathless for a minute.

"Hi," said Sakura meekly, smiling shyly at him, her arms wound around his neck.

"Hi," he mumbled back, cheeks tinted with pink but his eyes were unwavering as he looked at her. His intense stare almost overpowered Sakura but she did not look away. Instead, she looked back at him with the same intensity, trying to let him feel the words she had spoken a few minutes ago. The air around them grew thick, the sun's rays grew warmer, and Syaoran inched closer and closer to her. She could feel his choppy breath on her lips, smell his scent, a unique blend of musk and light spices. She smiled as the idea of going to the mall to buy a gallon of Syaoran's scent popped into her head. Closing her eyes, she waited for that fateful moment, when his lips would finally brush against hers and then everything would be ok, everything would fall into place. Just a little while longer----

"You did it, Sakura!" screamed Kero-chan excitedly, hovering happily besides the couple. Startled, Syaoran jerked back, breaking the connection between them. Sakura turned to glare at Kero-chan, who was looking extremely excited and obviously did not notice what he had just ruined.

"Huh?" he looked back and forth, confused, "Are you ok, Sakura? You seem a little flushed. Must be all that excitement of card-capturing, neh!"

His face broke into a huge grin and Sakura couldn't help but to smile back at him. As much as she loved Kero-chan, his timing was extremely awful. Sakura turned to look at Syaoran, who was still looking down, his cheeks glowing brightly.

"Let's go, Sakura. Everyone is waiting–" Kero turned to look at Syaoran funny, "What's the matter with you, kid?"

Syaoran's eyes snapped to the guardian of the cards and glared at him.

"I'm just being annoyed by a flying hamster, is all."

"WHAT WAS THAT?"

"You heard me, you little hamster–"

"Why, you insolent—"

Sighing, Sakura started going down the stairs, barely listening to Syaoran's distressed cries as Kero-chan turned into his larger form and began harassing him. She was thinking about what had just been interrupted upstairs. Her stomach had suddenly acquired flying butterflies out of nowhere and she had been painfully aware of all the parts they had touched. Was love supposed to be that way? She had not felt that way when she had been in love with Yukito-san. In fact, with Yukito-san, she had felt happy when they held hands or even when she looked at him. But with Syaoran, it was different. The feelings were more intense, more vivid in everything they said or did. It's not that Sakura did not enjoy this feeling. In fact, once she stopped thinking so much, she would happily be overcome by such intensity. Nevertheless, Sakura knew of one person who would help her, no matter how confused she was.

"Sakura-chan! Are you all right? Are you hurt anywhere?" said Tomoyo worriedly, her trusty camcorder pointed at her, recording every moment.

"I'm fine, Tomoyo-chan. Are you all right?"

"Now that I have recorded your stupendous victory, I am as happy as I could ever be."

"To-Tomoyo-chan," stuttered Sakura uncomfortably as Tomoyo began to laugh happily. She quickly pointed her camcorder to the scene behind Sakura, a glaring battle between Syaoran and Kero. Once outside, Sakura walked next to Syaoran, Tomoyo right behind them, recording every moment. However, as soon as Syaoran and Sakura turned to look at each other, she stopped recording.

"Why'd you stop?" asked Kero curiously, for it was well known that the only time the cameras stopped rolling was when Tomoyo was asleep or... well, was asleep.

"Because, Kero-chan, such a moment is special and intimate."

A confused look came over Kero's face but Tomoyo just giggled. A pink petal flew between the young couple and got caught in between their hands as Sakura reached over and clasped Syaoran's hand in hers.

Sakura and Syaoran both knew he had to return back to Honk Kong. In fact, after the sealed card incident, Syaoran had a two more days left. Sakura made up her mind to spend those two days with him and they went to the park often. They had long picnics without any major accidents, except for those few times when Kero-chan snuck in the basket and wreaked havoc. Even then, they would go buy some more food and spend the rest of the day walking around and having a good time. Though she had little time with him, she appreciated them and would hold them dear for those times when she missed him. When she said this to him, he nodded but she could see it was bothering him.

"I could stay here, you know."

Sakura shook her head, knowing very well he could not do that.

"You have responsibilities to your family, Syaoran."

Sighing irritably, he threw his hands up in the air.

"I know– but still..."

"No, Syaoran! Family always comes first."

Looking at her, Syaoran scoffed.

"Not when they don't care about the person holding those responsibilities."

"Hoe?"

Talking to Sakura as if she was a child, Syaoran explained it to her. Selfishness for her must be an alien concept, thought Syaoran, amused.

"Do you really think they care what I have to give up to be leader of the Li Clan?" started Syaoran sadly, "My childhood was full of training and nothing else. I did not spend my time as other kids do. Now that I am grown, my studies consists of strategies and leadership skills."

Sakura looked at him sadly as he told her this, she wished there was something she could do. As if reading her mind, Syaoran smiled at her and said,

"Don't worry, I'm not so sad now. I have a little Cherry blossom to keep me happy."

Smiling, Sakura had thrown herself at him in a Meilin-sort of way and hugged him, laughing as his hands surrounded her waist and picked a leaf out of her hair.

At last, the day of his departure came and with a heavy heart, Sakura went with him to the airport. Just like the last time, she stood there with him but unlike the last time, she felt her heart would break as soon as he got on the plane.

"I'll come back," he had promised her, his voice rough with certainty, "I'll be back before you know it."

Nodding, Sakura blinked her tears away and smiled for him. Syaoran felt his spirits lift as she smiled for him and bent to pick up his bag. He held his bag in one hand, her hand in other and nodded to Wei behind him as he told Syaoran it was time to leave.

"Bye," whispered Sakura sadly.

She turned to walk away, she could feel her fingers leaving his hand as she walked farther from him. Suddenly, his hand tightened around her fingers and pulled her back to him. Startled, Sakura's eyes widened in surprise as Syaoran bent his head and kissed the corner of her lips.

"We'll meet again, neh?" said Syaoran, a small but encouraging smile on his face. She nodded happily as he let her hand go and began to walk to the gate.

"We'll meet again, Syaoran."

-End Flashback-

A few months had passed and Sakura still talked to him a lot. He called her whenever he could or if he knew he wouldn't be able to call for an extended period of time, he would sent her letters. Whatever way it was possible, he kept in touch with her.

However, they were ten year old children trying to maintain a long-distance relationship. Not even grown ups could succeed at this. And so, it was with this weighing in her mind that Sakura had kept on living her life in Tomoeda. Her bright smiles were still there, her simple ways of making people feel better were untouched. But at moments like this, with Tomoyo at her side, s small cloud of unhappiness passed over her and there was nothing Tomoyo could say or do to make it go away. Tomoyo reached for Sakura's and held it, as little girls do trying to find comfort in a big world. Sakura smiled gratefully at her friend, her eyes sparkling with unshed tears.

"Thank you, Tomoyo-chan."