Hey, a chapter for everyone. I intended to let this be a one shot. Cheers! And to everyone, happy holidays! For others who are having exams, good luck!


"How are you feeling?" A raven beauty looked at her companion. "Still upset?" Hearing a snort from her, she kept quiet, watching the sun set.

The setting sun illuminated the sky, bathing it with golden sunrays that gave a person a sense of peace and joy watching it go down. But now, all she felt was sadness, pain and betrayal. The memories etched in her mind so clearly that each time she thought about it was like having knives plunged into her guts repeatedly.

"Tomoyo, was I wrong to ask too much?" She asked.

"No. You weren't. It was just him being stupid!" Tomoyo tried to joke, but it fell flat.

"I love him."

"We know."

"Then why doesn't he?" She screamed. "WHY DIDN'T HE FEEL THE SAME WAY?"

"Sakura," Tomoyo muttered as she hugged her friend. "Don't beat yourself up this way."

"It hurts. It just hurts so much!" Sakura gave in to the tears. Tomoyo kept quiet, knowing its better not to say anything. Instead, she stroked her friend's short auburn hair as she cried.


As they reached Penguin Park, Tomoyo asked, "You sure you don't want me to walk you home?"

"Yes. Thanks for the offer Tomoyo."

She sighed. "Okay then Sakura, take care of yourself. See you in school tomorrow."

Sakura watched her friend heading home. When she was out of sight, she walked into the park and headed to the swing.

The sound of the cricket filled the air as she slowly rocked the swing. With only the moon and the stars to accompany her, she started crying once more.

"BAKA! You are such a baka!" She shouted into the sky. "He never loved you. Why risk rejection when you know he NEVER LOVED YOU!"

The pain came back full force as the memories assaulted her.


"Yukito, wait!"

"What is it Sakura?" He turned around, with an impatient look on his face that made her shrink back.

"Are you angry with me?" She asked in a timid voice. "Sorry if I annoyed you."

His hard eyes softened as he looked at her, messing up her hair. "No, I wasn't. I was in a rush and I can't afford to be late."

"Where are you going?"

"To the train station."

"Okay, I'll follow you then."

Yukito glanced at the sixteen year old girl. Not knowing what she had in her mind, he just nodded his head and continued walking.

"Yukito, do you ever wondered about love?"

"Pardon?" Yukito sputtered.

"Well, since you are roughly seven years older than me, you should have reached that stage much earlier."

"Wait, why did you suddenly ask the question?"

"Well, I am considering about certain things." Sakura said, trying to be as vague as possible.

"I wondered about it sometimes. Because I never really experience it till recently. But love is an interesting feeling. It works like a drug." Yukito started out, after much hesitation.

"A drug?"

"Yes, a drug. If you finally experienced love, you need it all the time. If not, you will get upset, depressed or even worse. It can push you to suicide."

"Suicide." Sakura thought for a moment. "Then what you think about me?"

"You?" Yukito laughed. "What's with the sudden change of topic?"

"Nothing. So, what do you think about me?"

"Well, you are sweet, caring, loyal and a downright scatterbrain!" Yukito laughed, earning a whack from Sakura.

"Shut up Yukito!" Sakura laughed.

"It's true!" Yukito laughed harder when Sakura gave him a disgusted look.

"Do you want a girlfriend?" Sakura asked when his laughter subsided.

Yukito stared at her, shocked by her question. "Girlfriend isn't something you can shop for Sakura. We can't choose when we want a girlfriend or boyfriend. They just come into your life when fate decides it."

"Do you think I can become your girlfriend then?" Sakura asked, dropping the bombshell on him.

Yukito stopped dead in his track. Not knowing what to do, Sakura continued talking. "I love you. I love you since I was ten. I know you love me too."

"That is different." Yukito turned around and looked straight into her eyes. "I love you as the same way Touya loves you."

"Is age a factor for you?" Sakura asked. "Seven years isn't a big difference. My mother and father's age difference is more than seven years, and they love each other."

"Sakura, I really love you as a brother and nothing else." Yukito took a deep breathe. "I am already attached. And I have never realised that your love for me is anything else but a love between brother and sister."

"All right." Sakura said, a little too calmly. Her eyes were filled with tears. "Glad we cleared up this misunderstanding."

"Sakura..."

"Yukito!" A feminine voice intruded into the conversation. A brunette came walking towards them and gave Yukito knock on his head. "You are late again!"

"Sorry Naruku. I was held up." Yukito grinned sheepishly at her. "Sakura, this is Naruku Akizuki, my girlfriend. Naruku, this is Sakura Kinomoto, Touya's sister."

"So this is Sakura." She studied her for a moment then shocked Sakura by giving her a big hug. "She is just adorable, like what you two jokers said."

"It was nice to meet you too Naruku. Yukito, I need to go and do something else. So see you." Sakura fled from the couple, as tears started flowing down.


"Sakura..." A voice broke through her memories.

"Syaoran? What are you doing here at a time like this?" She turned away from the intruder.

"Tomoyo called. She told me that she left you at the park and asked me whether I saw you passing by my house." If Syaoran noticed the tears, he didn't say anything. "She wanted to make sure whether you were making your way home. When I never saw you walked by, I figured you were still at the park."

"Oh." Sakura looked up at the sky as she dried the tears away.

"Heard what you told Yukito. I am sorry." Syaoran lied smoothly. He was anything but sorry that Yukito rejected her, for his own selfish reasons.

"Syaoran, is it wrong to chase after your own happiness?"

"No, you are brave to do it. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise."

"Then why do I feel like a fool telling Yukito that I love him? He has a stupid girlfriend!"

"Yukito has a girlfriend?"

"A stupid bimbo girlfriend with fair skin, without pimples, as tall as Yukito and have a super sense of style. I want to hate her!"

"But?"

"She hugged me. She hugged me, not knowing that I was attempting to steal her boyfriend. She made me feel like she welcomes me into her life. I want to hate her, but I can't." Sakura turned to Syaoran, with tears streaming down her face. "I feel like an idiot!"

"Don't!"

"What you mean by don't?" Sakura unleashed her anger at Syaoran. "You tell me don't feel sad because I hurt? Are you asking me not to wallow up in self pity because Yukito doesn't love me the way I want him to? Go and get a life and leave me alone!"

"Sakura." His hand ran through his hair, trying to figure how to comfort her. His heart hurt as he watched her cry.

"Now don't Sakura me!" She started hitting him. "Everything something goes wrong, everyone goes, 'Sakura, don't worry, it will be all right.' Or 'Sakura, it's not really your fault. Don't feel guilty' Can anyone just listen to me for goodness sake!" She went on hitting him till her anger burnt out.

Syaoran stood still as she started sobbing, gripping hold of his shirt while soaking it with her tears. Unable to remain distant, he hugged her close to her as he cooed to her, muttering incomprehensible phrases to calm her.

"Feeling better?" Syaoran asked as she quietened down. When she nodded, he sighed in relief.

"Sorry."

"What for Sakura?"

"For scolding you, when it's not your fault." Sakura looked up, with her eyes still having some residue tears.

He rubbed the tears away. "Silly. Don't worry about me. As long as you are feeling better, it's okay."

"Thanks Syaoran. You are a good friend." She hugged him. "You are a very good friend."

Syaoran said nothing, only to stare into the sky. "Hey Sakura, there is a shooting star."

"WHAT?" Sakura excitedly looked up. "Quick! Make a wish!"

Syaoran looked at her weirdly, only to see her closing her eyes and clasping her hands together and muttered something softly. Giving into the temptation to do something silly, he followed suit and made a wish.

"So what did you wish for?" Sakura asked him when he opened his eyes. "Wait! Don't tell. If not it won't come true."

"Are you sure?" Syaoran smiled, seeing the joy back in Sakura's eyes. "Feeling better now?"

"Definitely!" She gave a shy smile. "Let's go home, father and brother will be waiting for me."

"I will send you home then." Syaoran walked side by side with her in silence, as he thought of the wish he made earlier. Boy, how much he wished that Sakura finally figured that she was more than a friend to him.


That's it. The end. I am still wondering whether I should carry on this story. So I tell you what, review and tell me whether you want me to continue. If more people say yes, then I will carry on. If not, I will leave it as it is.

So please, review. Thanks!