Starstruck
Sakura stood in the lift and stared out of the glass viewing window. Without turning round, she spoke softly.
"Once every few thousand years you see an alignment of all nine planets- and we can see it tonight. Isn't it breathtaking?"
Li stood solemnly beside her. He hadn't spoken much since they arrived. Sakura thought it was because he felt guilty about having to fob Meilin off with decent excuses. She sighed contentedly. Suddenly, the lift halted and she was thrown off balance. She tumbled forward, and Li instinctively put his arms out to catch her. She collapsed into them and then smiled. Li just blushed, set her straight and walked out of the lift. Sakura's smile disappeared, so she sighed and followed him.
Li was standing right on the edge of the platform. He was uneasy and tense. He wanted to tell Sakura how he felt about her, but just couldn't find the right words. He knew she felt the same about him, but that didn't make it any easier. He sighed then looked up at the planets. About two minutes before they were in perfect alignment.
"Tonight will be the night- no matter what happens, at least I tried."
He heard Sakura walk up slowly behind him, and turned to look at her. The dying sunlight reflected off her face. She looked like an angel, her hair encircling her face in the breeze. Li sighed again.
'Sakura, I've always admired you. If only I were brave enough to tell you…'
Sakura turned to face him. She was having similar thoughts.
'Li, I know you like me, and I know you're shy- but just tell me straight.'
Li looked at her blue eyes, deep in thought. He recalled fond memories of their card capturing adventures together. He smiled to her then looked at the planets. Sakura sighed deeply again.
"The perfect alignment of the solar system."
Then she caught her breath as something touched her arm. She looked down, and saw Li's arm linked with hers. She looked questioningly into his eyes, and his met hers. Li used Sakura's bright eyes to summon up the courage he needed.
"Sakura, I just wanted to say- I enjoy being with you. You make all my troubles melt away. You give me strength and courage when I need it most. What I mean to say is, Sakura- I……."
His words were cut short as a bright light distracted them. A star, thrown from its place by the planetary alignment was hurtling towards them. Li immediately jumped in front of Sakura to defend her, just as the burning hot gas ball hit him full on in the stomach. The force sent him staggering backwards, ploughing into Sakura as he went. Again she was caught off balance, and she began to fall.
They were thirty stories up and right on the edge.
They didn't stand a chance.
As Sakura fell, she saw the platform slip away. Then she felt herself falling for real. She turned desperately at Li, but his face held a similar expression of shock and fear. As they fell, she reached out and grabbed him. She hugged him close to her and started to cry. After a hesitation, she felt his strong arms hug her back. Sakura had time to say one last thing before they hit the ground.
"I should've told you the moment I saw you."
Together they hit the cold concrete outside Tokyo Tower.
And together they saw no more.
Sakura stood in the lift and stared out of the glass viewing window. Without turning round, she spoke softly.
"Once every few thousand years you see an alignment of all nine planets- and we can see it tonight. Isn't it breathtaking?"
Li stood solemnly beside her. He hadn't spoken much since they arrived. Sakura thought it was because he felt guilty about having to fob Meilin off with decent excuses. She sighed contentedly. Suddenly, the lift halted and she was thrown off balance. She tumbled forward, and Li instinctively put his arms out to catch her. She collapsed into them and then smiled. Li just blushed, set her straight and walked out of the lift. Sakura's smile disappeared, so she sighed and followed him.
Li was standing right on the edge of the platform. He was uneasy and tense. He wanted to tell Sakura how he felt about her, but just couldn't find the right words. He knew she felt the same about him, but that didn't make it any easier. He sighed then looked up at the planets. About two minutes before they were in perfect alignment.
"Tonight will be the night- no matter what happens, at least I tried."
He heard Sakura walk up slowly behind him, and turned to look at her. The dying sunlight reflected off her face. She looked like an angel, her hair encircling her face in the breeze. Li sighed again.
'Sakura, I've always admired you. If only I were brave enough to tell you…'
Sakura turned to face him. She was having similar thoughts.
'Li, I know you like me, and I know you're shy- but just tell me straight.'
Li looked at her blue eyes, deep in thought. He recalled fond memories of their card capturing adventures together. He smiled to her then looked at the planets. Sakura sighed deeply again.
"The perfect alignment of the solar system."
Then she caught her breath as something touched her arm. She looked down, and saw Li's arm linked with hers. She looked questioningly into his eyes, and his met hers. Li used Sakura's bright eyes to summon up the courage he needed.
"Sakura, I just wanted to say- I enjoy being with you. You make all my troubles melt away. You give me strength and courage when I need it most. What I mean to say is, Sakura- I……."
His words were cut short as a bright light distracted them. A star, thrown from its place by the planetary alignment was hurtling towards them. Li immediately jumped in front of Sakura to defend her, just as the burning hot gas ball hit him full on in the stomach. The force sent him staggering backwards, ploughing into Sakura as he went. Again she was caught off balance, and she began to fall.
They were thirty stories up and right on the edge.
They didn't stand a chance.
As Sakura fell, she saw the platform slip away. Then she felt herself falling for real. She turned desperately at Li, but his face held a similar expression of shock and fear. As they fell, she reached out and grabbed him. She hugged him close to her and started to cry. After a hesitation, she felt his strong arms hug her back. Sakura had time to say one last thing before they hit the ground.
"I should've told you the moment I saw you."
Together they hit the cold concrete outside Tokyo Tower.
And together they saw no more.