Innocence
Foreword: This story is inspired by someone, whom, I regrettably cannot remember, who said that SxS stories are not about how epic they are, not about how one sacrifices, but about the little things, cute things, naive people, and the fluffiness. This is also inspired by ones, who complain there aren't enough canons (Wiki Definition: noun: any material that is considered to be "genuine", or can be directly referenced as material produced by the original author or creator of a series.) of the CCS manga/anime. This is dedicated to you.
Prologue:
"Daisuki!" She laughed, leaping up into the air. Her eyes shone with happiness in the morning light. Cape flapping behind her the girl fell right into the boy's arms, and he spun her around to slow the momentum. Both blushed wildly as he pressed her lightly to himself. A silent moment passed between them.
When he allowed her to stand on her own a minute later, he found that the girl was already asleep, her breath warming his neck. Another fierce blush blossomed.
"Aishiteru, Sakura." He whispered to the air, looking back at the sealing gap as the inside of the tower fell back into darkness. Then, he lifted her legs with an arm bridal-style.
She's light. Syaoran thought, trying not to stare at her peaceful face, her cute lips slightly open. The girl snuggled into his chest.
With a contented sigh, the amber haired boy began to descend the staircase.
When he got to the ground, Meiling and Tomoyo were already there with Touya and Yukito beside them. Syaoran avoided their stares, and in Tomoyo's case, tried to avoid facing her camera, but it was a lost cause. She's the one with the lighter and un-sleeping package after all.
"Kawaii, Li-kun!" Tomoyo squealed softly, afraid of waking up the girl in his arms. It was a perfect Kodak moment so you can't blame her for shoving her camera in Syaoran Li's crimson face. Meiling chuckled with Yukito. The other one glared at the Chinese boy holding his sister.
The girl stirred and batted open an eyelid, only to find herself blinking an eye at a blinking red dot. Funny, I've seen that blinking dot somewhe-
"HOOOOOE Tomoyo-chan!" She screamed, causing Syaoran to jump and hastily dropped her to her feet. Disorientation was immediate for our card mistress.
"Syaoran!" She spun around and stumbled as the world went from horizontal to vertical, or is it from vertical to horizontal? The said boy blushed and smiled apologetically.
"If you get disoriented a little more, this tower will be crushed under your feet, Kaijuu." Touya said softly, ruffling her hair as she stumbled past him.
"Oleeei!" Sakura shouted in surprise, "Onii-chan! Yukito-san! Meiling!" She pouted as he used the hand on her head to steady her. She hastily stowed the wand behind her back.
"Kawaii Li-kun!" Tomoyo squealed again, smirking evilly, "and that was a bridal style you were carrying her too! Shame it couldn't go on for longer…"
Sakura's ears and Syaoran's face glowed. "Ohohohohoho!" Meiling sweat-dropped on the sidelines.
"… But what of my pretty footage! Sakura-chan! You must see this the next time –"
"Send a copy to me too, I'm gonna send it to Syaoran's sisters…" Meiling cut in, also smirking evilly at Syaoran's horrified face when Tomoyo answered "Sure!"
"Hooeee…" Sakura said weakly, trying to catch Touya's eyes. And then, a blurred yellow object blocked him from her sight. "KER-" She stuffed her lips in mid-gasp. That must mean –
"I knew there was something weird about the stuffed toy…" Touya said casually as Sakura spun the 'stuffed toy' around and around the room.
"I think we should go home now…" Yukito said, as the sound of people coming into the park began to resonate in the clock tower. "Or we might get caught… in rather weird costumes." Meiling finished, frowning at the state of their torn robes.
"I suppose a little more magic won't –" Sakura mumbled, taking out the deck. It was immedietly snatched from her hands by none other than Syaoran. "-onegai? We can't be caught like this." She pouted.
"No but it's not going to be you." He shot back, handing the one card less deck back to her. "Do I have your permission?"
"Yes but Syaoran-kun… You're hu-"
The guy had already thrown the card onto the magic circle and activated it with the tip of his sword. A second later, everyone in the tower disappeared. Tomoyo gasped a breath.
"Don't panic, it's Illusion… Make the way out slowly and take care not to bump each other and other people okay?"
From the nothingness, a hand found Sakura's and pulled it along. "I'm going to the park with Sakura, the effects will wear off in an hour, so be sure to get home or go somewhere that nobody can see you appear."
Grunt. Must be Touya.
"I'm going to Daidouji-san's, Syaoran, so, bye." Meiling's voice said.
"Sakura, I have something to tell you…" Syaoran sighed, pushing his swing back ever so slightly so that it swung. The girl on the other swing sighed softly, too. "You're going back to China, aren't you?"
"Unfortunately so." He glanced sideways at her to see her reaction, but her bangs hid her face from view. But the lips were curved upwards in a slight smile.
"I'll miss you…" The girl said simply, acknowledging the fact however painful it might be. "When might you be back?"
The amber eyes searched her face for sorrow, relieved when he found none. "I can promise to be back by spring break. My work is almost done in Hong Kong."
The girl's head snapped to meet his eyes. "Hontoni? (Really?)"
He smiled, "yeah…"
The girl blushed a little, and then held up a finger. "Pinky promise?"
He held her pinky in his, smiling gently. "Hai." Then, something in Sakura's pocket glowed and flashed right above the interlinking hands. A magic circle blossomed. Twin threads of gold reached down and fastened themselves around the hands, sealing the promise.
Then, it all stopped and the card fell back into Sakura's lap. "Hope, huh?"
A/N Lame ending, don't know where to stop this chapter though rolleyes
Minna-san Onegai, R&R