Hold on 1.
(Fake me a smile)
Author's note: Another of my fics. I hope that you'll enjoy reading this fic. If ever you have suggestions please send me a message.
Disclaimer: I don't own Card Captor Sakura or any of the characters on my fic.
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Syaoran took the elevator that will take him to the 6th floor where Tomoyo's room was located. He didn't know anything of her sickness but then the doctor told him to wait for the other tests to be done.
The elevator door opened and so he stepped out of it then looked for the room. The hall was so quiet that it sent creeps down to his spine. There the second door on the right read 'Ms. Daidouji' and without hesitation he turned and opened it now revealing a white huge room. She was there lying on the bed. He walked silently so as not to disturb her. He sat on the small stool beside the bed then took a look at her.
She was all asleep but Syaoran observed that she was pale. He thought that she might be pale because of lack of sleep or whatsoever due to some school projects that may require them to sleep late.
It was so silent that he also drifted off to sleep that the only sound heard was the ticking of the clock.
A long low cry of pain woke Syaoran. He saw Tomoyo paler than before, sweating and pain drawn on her face. He urgently pressed the button connected to the front desk then asked for doctors and nursed to attend at Tomoyo.
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"…osteosarcoma…" was all that Syaoran could say.
He never knew that this would come. He was just shocked when the doctor said that they finally have proven that the symptoms and diagnosis of Tomoyo was that of 'osteosarcoma'. And although it is not painful to the touch it will still be painful on the part of Tomoyo because it surfaces discomforts at night and for him, he will always see her in pain which is a double pain for him.
"So what are you planning now?" Eriol asked Syaoran, his best friend.
"She'll stay here…" Syaoran answered gazing through the window.
"Have you called her mom? Is she angry?" Sakura asked taking a peak at Tomoyo.
"Yes, I've called her, she'll be home from France on the 18th, and she's not angry… she already knew about this." Syaoran said.
Their conversation went on but with a low sound so that Tomoyo won't be disturbed on her sleep. Tomoyo, on the bed fidgeted then finally woke up.
"Syaoran…" came a hoarse voice.
The three of them turned to look at her then finally smiled. Tomoyo was asleep for three straight days with no food intake with only the dextrose.
"Are you alright?" Syaoran asked her as he approached her bed.
"I'm a little hungry…" Tomoyo smiled.
"What do you want to eat? Eriol and I will buy food outside." Syaoran said reaching for his wallet on the side table.
"I want ramen and sushi." Tomoyo answered holding Syaoran's left hand.
Syaoran almost felt tears stream down his face he thought that if Tomoyo only knew her case will her smile wipe out of her face and never return again?
"Sakura?" Eriol asked.
"I'll only have dumplings." Sakura smiled at him.
"Sakura, please take a look at her." Syaoran asked good thing that Sakura was there with them that someone can take care of her while he was out to buy food.
When the two of them finally got out of the room Tomoyo finally broke the silence.
"Sakura-chan, when will my mom go home?" she asked her dear friend.
"Oh, she told me that she'll be here on the 18th." Sakura answered but never looked right at Tomoyo's eyes. It's as if she'll break into tears if ever she'll look at it. It's as if it asks the question of death.
"Sakura, I'm afraid I feel really really sick… I want to go home now." Her voice trailed sadness.
"Don't worry, the doctor told me that you'll soon be fine…" she squeezed Tmomoyo's hands reassuring that she'll be fine.
They really were best friends, Sakura knowing Tomoyo tried to change the topic and succeeded. They talked about the things Tomoyo missed since she was confined for already four days.
After another couple of minutes Syaoran and Eriol arrived. They laid the food on top of the table then prepared the built-in desk on Tomoyo's bed. Syaoran opened the disposable ramen bowl with the steam escaping on it, and then the room smelled like a regular fast-food chain.
Rubbing her palm together Tomoyo unconsciously licked her lips then picked her chopsticks.
The others joined her as they settled down the mini table.
"Itadaikimasu!" they all together shouted.
The meal started on a silent manner but was sooner filled with exchange of thoughts.
"I really crave for this hot ramen…" Tomoyo slurped on her noodles.
"I still remember seven years ago, back in Tomoeda, every dismissal time we used to eat together on that mini- car house." Sakura smiled dipping her dumplings on the sauce.
"They cooked it the way the customers liked it. They were the best…" Eriol drank his sake.
"I don't think they still sell it on that kind of place, I mean who knows maybe they did well in selling it and finally opened a store…" Syaoran added.
"I hope I'll be discharged here sooner, this hospital really makes me feel so sick." Tomoyo said.
Everyone on the room became silent.
"Here's your drink." Syaoran reached Tomoyo's drink.
"When will I be out of this place? It seems like the more I stay here, the more I feel uncomfortable…" she said in a stubborn way.
"Drop the topic…" Syaoran slammed the can of soda on the table.
"…" Tomoyo felt guilty.
"Just don't speak any more of it or the more you'll stay here." Syaoran turned then walked towards the door banging it.
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A/n: hehe another story and now I'm determined to finish this and this is not the end I'm telling you there'll be other parts for this story, I think this will reach chapter 4 or 5 anyways thanks to SanzoGirl for reading all my CCS fics… Arigatou…
Convoy-Butterfly: Thanks. Now I know what character canonization is. : )
Minna-san: R&R
See you: )