SN: Hey guys. It's Sapphie. What's up? Well, here's my first S+S fic! Hope you like it! Please R+R!! Arigato! Jaa!! ^.~
Key: "....." -talking '.....' -thoughts ****.....**** -flashback _italics_ -enforced/stressed words (SN) -Sapphie notes
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.:: Promises- Prologue ::.
It was the last dance of the school year. They would soon be going to junior highschool. Sakura had just started dating Syaoran a week ago. Sakura was the happiest girl there was. She and Syaoran had finally admitted their feelings for each other and she thought everything would be perfect, but boy, was she wrong! *dun dun dunnnn*
It was the day before the dance. Sakura sat underneath her favorite cherry blossom tree. She saw Syaoran coming. With that, she stood up and waved, but Syoaran didn't wave back like he always did. Sakura's smile suddenly disappeared. She waited for Syaoran to come closer. She noticed that he had a sad expression on his face. His head hung down, avoiding Sakura's face.
"Syaoran? What's wrong?" Sakura asked, worried.
"Sakura. I'm going back home." Syaoran said in a monotonous voice.
"You mean, back to Hong Kong?"
"Yeah." Syaoran didn't sound excited. Sakura got a little more worried.
"Is there something wrong? You don't sound too excited to be going back home. Shouldn't it be good news that you're going back to see your family again?"
"That's the problem, Sakura." This made Sakura even more worried.
"What is?" she asked nervously.
"I don't know how long I'll be there. I could be there for months, maybe..." Syaoran didn't want to continue, but Sakura was anxious to know.
"Maybe what?"
"Maybe even years." Syaoran didn't look at Sakura. He didn't want to see her reaction. It would hurt him to see Sakura's expression. He knew that Sakura would be hurt, but he couldn't stand it. He finally gathered up enough courage to look into Sakura's eyes. He saw her eyes welling up with tears, a hurt expression on her face.
"Sy...sy..syaor.." Sakura could seem to speak. She could feel her eyes welling up with tears.
"Sakura..." Syaoran said in an 'i'm-so-sorry-i-wish-i-didn't-have-to-tell-you' tone. Sakura tried to speak again, but Syaoran silenced her by putting his finger to her lips. "Don't speak." He embraced Sakura warmly. She closed her eyes, savoring the moment. The tears that she tried to hold back had finally begun falling. Syaoran looked into Sakura's eyes. He saw that she was hurting. He wiped away her tears, hushing her gently, as if he was trying to calm down a baby. He stroked her soft cheek gently, trying to calm her. He didn't want to see her cry. Soon, she had calmed down and they sat down underneath the cherry blossom tree. Sakura laid her head on his lap as he gently stroked her soft auburn hair. "Tomorrow will be my last day here. The day after tomorrow, I'll be leaving for Hong Kong." Sakura didn't say a word. She turned her head, looking into Syaoran's loving amber eyes. She sat up and held Syaoran's hand. He looked at her.
"Syaoran?"
"Hai?" he answered gently.
"Can you hold me? For just a little while longer?"
"Of course." he said sweetly, grabbing Sakura by the waist and pulling her closer to him. He held her around her waist while Sakura rested her head on his shoulder. Soon, Sakura fell asleep and Syaoran brought her to Tomoyo's house. (SN: If he brought Sakura back to her house, Touya or her dad would think he did something to her and start questioning him or something, so he brought her to Tomoyo's house. That way, Tomoyo would call and say that Sakura was gonna sleep over. Get it??? So, yeah.) He explained to Tomoyo what was going on and she understood. Syaoran left and went back to his house, feeling terrible. He couldn't stand to see Sakura hurt, especially by him.
The next day, Tomoyo explained to Sakura why she was at her house and not at her own. Sakura understood, but reality struck her and she remembered what Syaoran told her. She went to school that day, anxious to see Syaoran. She decided that since it was Syaoran's last day in Tomoeda, she'd spend every minute with him. When she saw him that morning, she ran into his arms and hugged him. She melted in his arms. They walked to class together and every chance they could, they spent time together. At the end of the school day, Syaoran met up with Sakura. Tomoyo was with Sakura.
"Excuse me, Tomoyo. I'd like to speak to Sakura alone." Syaoran said in a firm tone. He didn't like people seeing his soft side. Only Sakura could see it.
"Why, of course!" Tomoyo walked away. After Tomoyo left, Syaoran spoke to Sakura.
"I'm so sorry, Sakura." Syaoran said sadly, catching glimpses of Sakura's expression.
"What are you sorry for?" Sakura asked innocently, even though she already knew his answer.
"You know!" Syaoran was quiet for a moment. He sighed deeply. "Look, Sakura. I hate the fact that I don't know how long I'll be away. I can't stand being away from you, even for one minute." A smile slowly appeared on Sakura's face.
"Then don't go! Don't go, Syaoran!! Just stay here with me and everything will all right."
"But I can't. I need to go see my family." Sakura's smile disappeared. Sakura gave a sigh.
"I understand."
"Sakura. I'm so sorry. I never thought that seeing my family would mean not being with you."
"Syaoran, I..." Syaoran silenced her by putting his finger on her lip. He gently stroked her cheek. He slowly leaned in.
"Sakura..." he whispered.
"Syaoran..." she whispered. Suddenly, they heard a scream. Sakura and Syaoran looked up to see who it was. Tomoyo came out from behind a tree, Eriol right behind her. She held the video camera in her hand. She tried to hide it from them.
"Oh no, Tomoyo!! I saw that video camera. Hand it over!!" Syaoran said, walking towards her.
"But, Syaoran. I didn't tape anything!! I promise!!" Tomoyo said innocently, but Syaoran saw right through her.
"Tomoyo, you know how I am! Yeah, I know, I don't mind being taped, but you know that I don't like people seeing me...(Syaoran begins to mutter)...you know...being all soft and mushy." Tomoyo hung her head, looking down at the floor.
"I'm sorry, Syaoran. It's just that you're so cute together, I wanted to tape you so I'd always remember you two together. Especially now that you're leaving." Syaoran sighed.
"But Tomoyo..."
"I know, I know. I'm sorry. I promise, I'll erase it." Tomoyo said reluctantly. Syaoran began to feel bad.
"Okay, fine. You can keep it." Tomoyo's face lightened up. "But you HAVE to promise me that you will not let anyone else get their hands on it!!!!"
"I promise!!!!! I'll never let it out of my sight. I'll keep it in my private collection. This is one tape I'll never lose or let anyone see!! I promise!!" Seeing the sincerity in her eyes, he nodded his head. "Thank you, Syaoran."
"So, Eriol. What are you doing here?" Syaoran asked, a little curious to find out.
"Nothing, just scaring the hell out of Tomoyo." Eriol grinned evilly.
"That's not funny!" Tomoyo said, hitting Eriol on the arm. Syaoran tried to hide his laughter. So did Sakura.
"Well, guys. Sakura and I have to get going." Syaoran said, holding Sakura by the waist, pulling her close to him.
"Okay, Syaoran. Bye!! And thanks again!" Tomoyo said happily, waving goodbye.
Sakura and Syaoran waved goodbye to Tomoyo and Eriol. Soon, Tomoyo and Eriol were left by themselves.
"You're lucky that you're Syaoran's friend. If you were someone else, he'd yell at you for taping...uh...whatever it was they were doing."
"Oh, so you're saying he would've yelled at me for taping them doing this?" Tomoyo said, wrapping her arms around Eriol's neck and kissing him. Eriol was surprised, but he soon kissed her back.
Meanwhile...
"So, there's only one more day left before I have to go back home." Syaoran said.
"Oh, come on, Syaoran. Do you really have to remind me? You're being a dork." Sakura said, smiling a little when she called him a "dork."
"I'm gonna miss that smile." She began to blush a little. "Well, we should get home and get ready for the dance."
"Yeah, you're right." Sakura said.
"So, I'll meet you underneath our favorite cherry blossom tree?"
"Yep."
"Okay. See you then." Syaoran gave Sakura a kiss on the cheek. They went their separate ways.
~*~*At the dance*~*~
As they had planned, Sakura and Syaoran met under the cherry blossom tree. The hugged each other. They went into the dance together, meeting up with their friends. When Tomoyo saw Syaoran, she smiled happily, seeing Sakura and him together.
Everyone was there and everyone had a great time. After the dance, everyone went home. Sakura and Syaoran went to the park. The sat on a park bench that looked out over the star-filled sky. It felt as if they were looking at a painting. Syaoran put his arm around Sakura's shoulder. She snuggled up close to him. The sound of crickets and other creatures filled the silent night. Syaoran broke the silence.
"Do you see that star?" Syaoran said, pointing to the brightest star in the sky.
"Yeah? What about it?"
"When I'm in Hong Kong, every night, I'll look at the sky and I'll look at that bright star. So whenever I see that bright star, I'll always see you." Sakura looked at him and smiled. "And if you look at it every night, you'll see me. So that way, we'll both be seeing each other through that star." Sakura smiled and snuggled up close to him. Soon, it was time for them to go home. He walked Sakura home and kissed her on the forehead. "Sweet dreams, Sakura."
"Sweet dreams, Syaoran." Then, they went their separate ways.
~*~*The next day*~*~
Syaoran was at the airport. There was 20 minutes before he had to board his plane. 'Where are you, Sakura?' Then, almost as if she heard him, Sakura ran up to him, saying, "Here I am, Syaoran!!" She ran into his arms. They embraced each other warmly.
"I wish you didn't have to go." Sakura said.
"I do, too, but I have to go."
"I know." Sakura looked at the floor.
"Sakura." Syaoran placed his hands on her waist. "Listen to me. Remember what I told you about the star?"
"Yeah."
"Every night, look at it. That way, we'll see each other. And I promise, I'll look at it every night, too." Sakura smiled a little. "Come on, Sakura. One last smile, for me." Sakura giggled and smiled. "That's what I like to see." Soon, they heard "Flight 112 going to Hong Kong will leave in 5 minutes. All passengers please board the plane now. Thank you."
"I guess you should go now." Sakura said.
"Yeah." They walked towards the the gate.
"Wait, Syaoran. One more question."
"Hai?"
"Will you forget me?" Sakura asked, feeling embarrassed.
"Of course not!! I'll never ever forget you. Sakura...I love you." A smile instantly appeared on Sakura's sad face.
"I love you, too, Syaoran!!" She hugged him tightly. Then unexpectedly, Syaoran cupped Sakura's face and kissed her. At first, Sakura was surprised and wanted to resist, but his lips on hers felt so good that she gave in and kissed him back. They looked at each other lovingly when they separated. Syaoran smiled at her and whispered "Aishiteru." She smiled and whispered, "Aishiteru" back. She began to cry when she saw him leaving her.
"Wait, Syaoran!!" He stopped dead in his tracks and turned around to see a teary-eyed Sakura running towards him. She kissed him on his lips. "Please don't leave me!!" Sakura said, tears heavily flowing from her emerald green eyes.
"Sakura. Listen. I'll make you a promise. I'll come back for you. Whether it's to come get you and bring you back home with me or whether it's to come back and stay here with you, I promise you, I'll come back for you. I promise, Sakura. I promise I'll come back for you." He kissed her their last kiss and headed for the gate. Sakura stood there, watching Syaoran board the plane through tear-filled eyes. Tears flowed from her eyes non-stop. Her brain told her to run after Syaoran and be with him but her heart told her to wait for him to come back for her. 'You'll come back for me. I know you will. You promised me. You will come back for me and we will be together again.'
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TO BE CONTINUED
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S.N: I know, I know. The prologue is really long, but I love writing. I can't help it!! It's really sweet and sooo sad though ;_; ! I love it!! ^^ I'm so happy. I hope you guys liked it! Please R+R!! Well, stay tuned for chapter 1. Oh yeah, S+S 4-ever!!!!! *______*
Key: "....." -talking '.....' -thoughts ****.....**** -flashback _italics_ -enforced/stressed words (SN) -Sapphie notes
~*~scene changes~*~
.:: Promises- Prologue ::.
It was the last dance of the school year. They would soon be going to junior highschool. Sakura had just started dating Syaoran a week ago. Sakura was the happiest girl there was. She and Syaoran had finally admitted their feelings for each other and she thought everything would be perfect, but boy, was she wrong! *dun dun dunnnn*
It was the day before the dance. Sakura sat underneath her favorite cherry blossom tree. She saw Syaoran coming. With that, she stood up and waved, but Syoaran didn't wave back like he always did. Sakura's smile suddenly disappeared. She waited for Syaoran to come closer. She noticed that he had a sad expression on his face. His head hung down, avoiding Sakura's face.
"Syaoran? What's wrong?" Sakura asked, worried.
"Sakura. I'm going back home." Syaoran said in a monotonous voice.
"You mean, back to Hong Kong?"
"Yeah." Syaoran didn't sound excited. Sakura got a little more worried.
"Is there something wrong? You don't sound too excited to be going back home. Shouldn't it be good news that you're going back to see your family again?"
"That's the problem, Sakura." This made Sakura even more worried.
"What is?" she asked nervously.
"I don't know how long I'll be there. I could be there for months, maybe..." Syaoran didn't want to continue, but Sakura was anxious to know.
"Maybe what?"
"Maybe even years." Syaoran didn't look at Sakura. He didn't want to see her reaction. It would hurt him to see Sakura's expression. He knew that Sakura would be hurt, but he couldn't stand it. He finally gathered up enough courage to look into Sakura's eyes. He saw her eyes welling up with tears, a hurt expression on her face.
"Sy...sy..syaor.." Sakura could seem to speak. She could feel her eyes welling up with tears.
"Sakura..." Syaoran said in an 'i'm-so-sorry-i-wish-i-didn't-have-to-tell-you' tone. Sakura tried to speak again, but Syaoran silenced her by putting his finger to her lips. "Don't speak." He embraced Sakura warmly. She closed her eyes, savoring the moment. The tears that she tried to hold back had finally begun falling. Syaoran looked into Sakura's eyes. He saw that she was hurting. He wiped away her tears, hushing her gently, as if he was trying to calm down a baby. He stroked her soft cheek gently, trying to calm her. He didn't want to see her cry. Soon, she had calmed down and they sat down underneath the cherry blossom tree. Sakura laid her head on his lap as he gently stroked her soft auburn hair. "Tomorrow will be my last day here. The day after tomorrow, I'll be leaving for Hong Kong." Sakura didn't say a word. She turned her head, looking into Syaoran's loving amber eyes. She sat up and held Syaoran's hand. He looked at her.
"Syaoran?"
"Hai?" he answered gently.
"Can you hold me? For just a little while longer?"
"Of course." he said sweetly, grabbing Sakura by the waist and pulling her closer to him. He held her around her waist while Sakura rested her head on his shoulder. Soon, Sakura fell asleep and Syaoran brought her to Tomoyo's house. (SN: If he brought Sakura back to her house, Touya or her dad would think he did something to her and start questioning him or something, so he brought her to Tomoyo's house. That way, Tomoyo would call and say that Sakura was gonna sleep over. Get it??? So, yeah.) He explained to Tomoyo what was going on and she understood. Syaoran left and went back to his house, feeling terrible. He couldn't stand to see Sakura hurt, especially by him.
The next day, Tomoyo explained to Sakura why she was at her house and not at her own. Sakura understood, but reality struck her and she remembered what Syaoran told her. She went to school that day, anxious to see Syaoran. She decided that since it was Syaoran's last day in Tomoeda, she'd spend every minute with him. When she saw him that morning, she ran into his arms and hugged him. She melted in his arms. They walked to class together and every chance they could, they spent time together. At the end of the school day, Syaoran met up with Sakura. Tomoyo was with Sakura.
"Excuse me, Tomoyo. I'd like to speak to Sakura alone." Syaoran said in a firm tone. He didn't like people seeing his soft side. Only Sakura could see it.
"Why, of course!" Tomoyo walked away. After Tomoyo left, Syaoran spoke to Sakura.
"I'm so sorry, Sakura." Syaoran said sadly, catching glimpses of Sakura's expression.
"What are you sorry for?" Sakura asked innocently, even though she already knew his answer.
"You know!" Syaoran was quiet for a moment. He sighed deeply. "Look, Sakura. I hate the fact that I don't know how long I'll be away. I can't stand being away from you, even for one minute." A smile slowly appeared on Sakura's face.
"Then don't go! Don't go, Syaoran!! Just stay here with me and everything will all right."
"But I can't. I need to go see my family." Sakura's smile disappeared. Sakura gave a sigh.
"I understand."
"Sakura. I'm so sorry. I never thought that seeing my family would mean not being with you."
"Syaoran, I..." Syaoran silenced her by putting his finger on her lip. He gently stroked her cheek. He slowly leaned in.
"Sakura..." he whispered.
"Syaoran..." she whispered. Suddenly, they heard a scream. Sakura and Syaoran looked up to see who it was. Tomoyo came out from behind a tree, Eriol right behind her. She held the video camera in her hand. She tried to hide it from them.
"Oh no, Tomoyo!! I saw that video camera. Hand it over!!" Syaoran said, walking towards her.
"But, Syaoran. I didn't tape anything!! I promise!!" Tomoyo said innocently, but Syaoran saw right through her.
"Tomoyo, you know how I am! Yeah, I know, I don't mind being taped, but you know that I don't like people seeing me...(Syaoran begins to mutter)...you know...being all soft and mushy." Tomoyo hung her head, looking down at the floor.
"I'm sorry, Syaoran. It's just that you're so cute together, I wanted to tape you so I'd always remember you two together. Especially now that you're leaving." Syaoran sighed.
"But Tomoyo..."
"I know, I know. I'm sorry. I promise, I'll erase it." Tomoyo said reluctantly. Syaoran began to feel bad.
"Okay, fine. You can keep it." Tomoyo's face lightened up. "But you HAVE to promise me that you will not let anyone else get their hands on it!!!!"
"I promise!!!!! I'll never let it out of my sight. I'll keep it in my private collection. This is one tape I'll never lose or let anyone see!! I promise!!" Seeing the sincerity in her eyes, he nodded his head. "Thank you, Syaoran."
"So, Eriol. What are you doing here?" Syaoran asked, a little curious to find out.
"Nothing, just scaring the hell out of Tomoyo." Eriol grinned evilly.
"That's not funny!" Tomoyo said, hitting Eriol on the arm. Syaoran tried to hide his laughter. So did Sakura.
"Well, guys. Sakura and I have to get going." Syaoran said, holding Sakura by the waist, pulling her close to him.
"Okay, Syaoran. Bye!! And thanks again!" Tomoyo said happily, waving goodbye.
Sakura and Syaoran waved goodbye to Tomoyo and Eriol. Soon, Tomoyo and Eriol were left by themselves.
"You're lucky that you're Syaoran's friend. If you were someone else, he'd yell at you for taping...uh...whatever it was they were doing."
"Oh, so you're saying he would've yelled at me for taping them doing this?" Tomoyo said, wrapping her arms around Eriol's neck and kissing him. Eriol was surprised, but he soon kissed her back.
Meanwhile...
"So, there's only one more day left before I have to go back home." Syaoran said.
"Oh, come on, Syaoran. Do you really have to remind me? You're being a dork." Sakura said, smiling a little when she called him a "dork."
"I'm gonna miss that smile." She began to blush a little. "Well, we should get home and get ready for the dance."
"Yeah, you're right." Sakura said.
"So, I'll meet you underneath our favorite cherry blossom tree?"
"Yep."
"Okay. See you then." Syaoran gave Sakura a kiss on the cheek. They went their separate ways.
~*~*At the dance*~*~
As they had planned, Sakura and Syaoran met under the cherry blossom tree. The hugged each other. They went into the dance together, meeting up with their friends. When Tomoyo saw Syaoran, she smiled happily, seeing Sakura and him together.
Everyone was there and everyone had a great time. After the dance, everyone went home. Sakura and Syaoran went to the park. The sat on a park bench that looked out over the star-filled sky. It felt as if they were looking at a painting. Syaoran put his arm around Sakura's shoulder. She snuggled up close to him. The sound of crickets and other creatures filled the silent night. Syaoran broke the silence.
"Do you see that star?" Syaoran said, pointing to the brightest star in the sky.
"Yeah? What about it?"
"When I'm in Hong Kong, every night, I'll look at the sky and I'll look at that bright star. So whenever I see that bright star, I'll always see you." Sakura looked at him and smiled. "And if you look at it every night, you'll see me. So that way, we'll both be seeing each other through that star." Sakura smiled and snuggled up close to him. Soon, it was time for them to go home. He walked Sakura home and kissed her on the forehead. "Sweet dreams, Sakura."
"Sweet dreams, Syaoran." Then, they went their separate ways.
~*~*The next day*~*~
Syaoran was at the airport. There was 20 minutes before he had to board his plane. 'Where are you, Sakura?' Then, almost as if she heard him, Sakura ran up to him, saying, "Here I am, Syaoran!!" She ran into his arms. They embraced each other warmly.
"I wish you didn't have to go." Sakura said.
"I do, too, but I have to go."
"I know." Sakura looked at the floor.
"Sakura." Syaoran placed his hands on her waist. "Listen to me. Remember what I told you about the star?"
"Yeah."
"Every night, look at it. That way, we'll see each other. And I promise, I'll look at it every night, too." Sakura smiled a little. "Come on, Sakura. One last smile, for me." Sakura giggled and smiled. "That's what I like to see." Soon, they heard "Flight 112 going to Hong Kong will leave in 5 minutes. All passengers please board the plane now. Thank you."
"I guess you should go now." Sakura said.
"Yeah." They walked towards the the gate.
"Wait, Syaoran. One more question."
"Hai?"
"Will you forget me?" Sakura asked, feeling embarrassed.
"Of course not!! I'll never ever forget you. Sakura...I love you." A smile instantly appeared on Sakura's sad face.
"I love you, too, Syaoran!!" She hugged him tightly. Then unexpectedly, Syaoran cupped Sakura's face and kissed her. At first, Sakura was surprised and wanted to resist, but his lips on hers felt so good that she gave in and kissed him back. They looked at each other lovingly when they separated. Syaoran smiled at her and whispered "Aishiteru." She smiled and whispered, "Aishiteru" back. She began to cry when she saw him leaving her.
"Wait, Syaoran!!" He stopped dead in his tracks and turned around to see a teary-eyed Sakura running towards him. She kissed him on his lips. "Please don't leave me!!" Sakura said, tears heavily flowing from her emerald green eyes.
"Sakura. Listen. I'll make you a promise. I'll come back for you. Whether it's to come get you and bring you back home with me or whether it's to come back and stay here with you, I promise you, I'll come back for you. I promise, Sakura. I promise I'll come back for you." He kissed her their last kiss and headed for the gate. Sakura stood there, watching Syaoran board the plane through tear-filled eyes. Tears flowed from her eyes non-stop. Her brain told her to run after Syaoran and be with him but her heart told her to wait for him to come back for her. 'You'll come back for me. I know you will. You promised me. You will come back for me and we will be together again.'
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TO BE CONTINUED
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S.N: I know, I know. The prologue is really long, but I love writing. I can't help it!! It's really sweet and sooo sad though ;_; ! I love it!! ^^ I'm so happy. I hope you guys liked it! Please R+R!! Well, stay tuned for chapter 1. Oh yeah, S+S 4-ever!!!!! *______*