Promises... do they mean anything? What happens when you break one? Will everything be the same again? A touching and emotional S+S story. Warning: FULL OF FLUFF!

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Konnichiwa! This is our first fanficcy, and we hope that you will enjoy it! Well, there isn't much to say, so on with the show!

Disclaimer: CCS and all its wonderful characters belong to CLAMP. The plot and all original characters (if any), belongs to us.

"I Promise"

Prologue

By: Tilted Star

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Running.

Searching.

Crying.

"SYAORAN!"

"Where are you? You said you would be waiting for me, why did you break your promise!"

She was of almost heart-rending beauty, her emerald-green eyes filled with utter dejection and turbulence. Honey-brown hair framed her heart-shaped face; sides of cherry red lips turned down in grief. Her slim figure was complemented by a trailing white dress of silk flowing gracefully in the wind.

Sakura, an exquisite and delicate flower.

It would have been a perfect portrait of nature's beauty - a never-ending field of blossoming flowers illuminated by shafts of sunshine shining through openings in the white clouds hanging overhead - had it not been for the kneeling form in the middle of the field.

Sobbing.

Questioning.

Lacking.

Tears blurring her vision, Sakura scanned her surroundings for the first time. The sky of azure was partially covered by dazzling white clouds; a grove of sakura trees seeming to rest beneath them in the distance. A blanket of red and pink and white flowers covered the ground.

Carelessly brushing her hand against the flowers, she felt the familiar texture of soft silken petals. The tender, gossamer-like feel of the petals, complemented by its unique fragrance, completely arrested all of her attention. It seemed familiar, the memory of it so near yet so far. Picking a flower, she took a closer look at it. The blending of pink and white, the jade green of the stem...

"A peony..."

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