Hey there everyone! This is my second fanfiction, so forgive me if it's ooc. It's a lot more serious than my previous fanfic!
This will eventually turn into romance- Subaru/Sakura! I feel like the only fangirl for this pairing in the world ;.; Prove me wrong!
[Also, I feel it's a given since this is on , but I don't own Tsubasa. No copyright infringement is intended.]
"Maybe you can collect it when you come back to this world." Kusanagi smiled at her.
When. If there was anything of which she was sure, it was that there was little chance of her ever returning to Tokyo. But Sakura tried to smile nonetheless. She cast a final glance at the glassy object before it sank out of sight in the reservoir.
"Yes!" she replied, stepping into the swirling portal. The familiar tug came at her limbs. She closed her eyes, preparing for the impending motion sickness.
But they flew open again as one of the spectators let out a grunt.
"Fuuma!" Sakura yelped. He collapsed, coughing.
Instinctively, Sakura leapt to him from the opening portal.
"Sakura-hime, no!" She faintly heard Syaoran's voice. No! She spun around, preparing to leap back into the vortex. But it was too late.
The portal- along with Mokona, Kurogane, Fai, and Syaoran- was gone.
Fuuma straightened slightly. "Why did you jump out!"
"You looked ill!"
"Of course I'm ill, I've lived here for months! I'll get over it! What are you going to do?"
"Can't they just come back for you?" Kazuki piped up.
"It doesn't work that way." Kamui's voice growled. "You can't choose where you're going."
"That's no fair!" The boy crossed his arms.
Sakura only stared at the place on the ground where the portal had been.
"Come, let's get you back into the tower," Satsuki said quietly, leading the shaken girl through the jagged rocks.
Sakura's eyes shone with tears. She had been through much hardship on their journey, in this world more than any other. But she'd never been completely alone. Someone had always been there to keep watch over her- whether Syaoran, Fai, Kurogane, even Mokona.
But now she was alone. Stranded in a world full of people she barely knew.
Footsteps sounded behind them. Sakura peered over her shoulder. Two black-cloaked figures were tailing her and Satsuki.
"We just wanted to make sure you're all right," Subaru said, smiling gently. She tried to smile back. Kamui looked anxious. She could almost hear the words running through his head- get to the next world, get to the next world, get to the next world…
"I'm sorry," she blurted. Kamui jumped.
"Never mind it," he grunted.
An hour later, she was sitting on a bed in the tower, gazing out the window. The sun was still shining, drying up the remains of the acid rain. It was such a cheerful day.
Her only option seemed to be to stay where she was. Perhaps, eventually, her friends would come back for her.
Fierce whispering from outside the door caught her attention. Subaru's head appeared through the doorframe.
"Hello," he chirped.
"Hello," Sakura replied, blinking.
"Kamui was just saying- ouch!" He winced as an elbow appeared and dug into his ribs. "I was just telling Kamui that… well, you took my wish upon yourself, going and retrieving the egg. I feel like we should do something for you in return."
"Oh, that's all right, I-"
"Please hear me out." He sat on the bed next to her. "We can't stay here, and there's almost no chance your friends will come back to this world."
Sakura stared at the floor.
"I was asking Kamui if we might take you with us."
She stared at him. "Take me… with you?"
He nodded, smiling gently.
"Oh, no..." She stood, pacing the room. "I couldn't ask you to do that."
"You're not asking us," Kamui said from the doorway. She looked at him in surprise.
"What?"
"We're asking you. You've got nowhere else to go, and this world isn't safe." He crossed his arms, leaning against the doorway.
She glanced back at Subaru. He was nodding enthusiastically.
"So?" Kamui raised an eyebrow.
Sakura took a deep breath.
"Okay."