In that moment, there was not a single glimmer of doubt in my mind, no, he would catch me. I would make it to the other side with no problems, and he would warmly embrace me. The thought of that alone made her face flush a bright red, but she smiled brightly none-the-less. It's not like I didn't want that, no way! I wanted to be in his arms more than anything, but I was still a shy little teenage girl. How could one girls mind run so quickly in the short moment of jumping through the air into the arms of her beloved? Easy, it was only natural!
A moment of rapture when his arms wrapped around her tightly and he gasped as he stumbled back and fell to his rump. "Sakura! That was…" He took in a deep breath and laughed. "…I love you, please don't do that to me again." It was a statement rather than a question and Shaoran's expression was far from angry or worried. No, it was an expression of total devotion, the worry completely gone from his mind. "I won't Shaoran, I promise. And I love you too!"
In that moment, everything felt right. The sudden surge of energy that coursed through Sakura's body was uncontrollable and what happened next shocked both of them right out of their socks. Sakura's body arched up in Shaoran's arms and her lips met his softly before she could figure out what she was doing. He face flushed a hot red and she drew back out of his embrace. With a nervous chuckle she looked away. Shaoran too was in shock and sat silently watching Sakura with devoted eyes.
Once again, before she could think it through her lips were moving. "I'm sorry! That was too …" Her face deepened in color, if that were at all possible. In her moment of speechlessness, Shaoran took the opportunity to speak on the subject. "It was fine." His face flushed a bright red too, but he sheepishly smiled and leaned in toward her. Hearts racing so fast that it was almost impossible to breath. Their lips met once more and this time the kiss was returned on both sides.
All around them the world was returning to normal, and they both knew that friends and family would begin to worry soon. After a long moment that seemed like forever past, the y separated and Shaoran rose to his feet, offering Sakura a hand. "We should get going. Everyone's going to worry." He had grown close to everyone, yes, even Touya. He didn't want them to worry if there was no need to. So they set off into the sunset, hand in hand and still in the outfits that Tomoyo had created for them.
"Wh…what happened?" Asked a very confused and dizzy Tomoyo when she realized that she had woke up on the roof of some building with Mei-Lin Li. Mei-Li managed to shake her head to show that she had no clue either, that was of course until they spotted Sakura and Shaoran coming through the doorway to the roof hand in hand. When Sakura noticed where their eyes had fallen to, her hand was immediately jerked from Shaoran's and moved to scratch the back of her head nervously as she chuckled. "H..hey guys! We did it! We changed the card!"
Tomoyo's face lit up brightly when she saw them holding hands, and standing there alive and happy. She chuckled when her poor little Sakura suddenly became embarrassed and she scrambled to her feet. "Oh, I'm so happy! Are you hurt anywhere?" She asked frantically as she ran over to Sakura to give her a look over. The small stabbing feeling in her heart was overwhelmed by her relief, but later she was sure she'd cry herself to sleep with a broken heart.
"No, no! I'm not hurt anywhere. I'm fine, Tomoyo. Thanks so much!" Sakura almost felt the urge to cry herself, but not for the same reasons. No, Sakura was the happiest person on Earth at that very moment as she slung her arms around the neck of her very best friend. "I love you, Tomoyo! You're the best!" She squeezed her tightly, feeling the hug returned before she drew away, taking her best friends hands and then spinning around, laughing all the while. Shaoran just watched and smiled as Mei-Lin made her way over to stand next to him.
"So, she finally answered you, hmm?" She asked coyly with a grin that gave her face a smug look. He smiled and nodded his head, happy that Mei-Lin could be happy for him now. "Thanks, Mei-Lin." Shaoran Li was never much of a talker, but when he did speak it was usually from the heart and utterly important to him. Mei-Lin smiled brightly and grabbed his hands, following Sakura's suit and spinning him around while they all laughed happily.