They turned to look at her who said that she preferred strawberry. Her thoughts were going back to Syaoran when Tomoyo softly called her name. "Sakura-chan?"
Sakura looked at her. "Want to go out? You choice." she added quickly, seeing the exasperated look on Sakura's face. Sakura smiled knowingly and said, "Thank god, you told me I could choose Tomoyo-chan. I can finally teach you football!"
Sakura grinned as Tomoyo sighed. Tomoyo took the huge bag she had before. Opening it, she brought out a number of football equipment. Sakura was shocked. How did she know what I was going to say? Tomoyo then took out some pink roller skates and handed it to Sakura. "It's more in style than your old pair." She said. "Kero-chan, do you want to come?"
They heard him mutter about something like 'video games are more fun' as he shook his head. "Suit yourself." Sakura said as she ran downstairs, the skates in her hand.
So soon they were out of Sakura's house and on the road, looking for a free park to play in. Tomoyo walked along the way while Sakura, who loved roller skating, skated. The wind was making Sakura hair fly. Tomoyo glanced at Sakura and could see that she was very happy.
That house kept reminding her of Li-kun. That's why she was never happy in there, Tomoyo thought to herself, as she absentmindedly kept walking.
"Tomoyo-chan? Are you okay?" Sakura called out. Tomoyo looked at her nodded with her usual smile. Almost as soon as she nodded, Tomoyo was tripped by someone and felt someone snatching her purse which was in her hand. "Thief!" she called out. Sakura nodded and chased after him.
She chased him through streets and roads. He went into a dark, dingy road. She finally saw him talking to someone as he opened the purse. Before she could go after him again, she felt someone brushing past her. She looked at that person and could tell he had messy hair and amber eyes which were lit up in the sunlight. The figure kicked and punched with karate moves and finally grabbed the purse from his hands. He walked over and handed it over to Sakura.
She gasped. "Syaoran-kun?" was all she could say. She could see him well now. He looked exactly the same except he had probably grown and if possible, had become more handsome. "Sakura?" he called out in a gentle voice. "It's you, Syaoran-kun! You came back!" Sakura shouted, not caring about anything else, tears in her eyes. She jumped into his arms and hugged him tight. "Sakura, I came back for you." He said, running his hands over her hair gently.
He didn't think she would have waited for so long. He thought she would have moved on. Sakura kept sobbing on his shoulder. "Sakura, I think we should go and give Tomoyo her bag. She'll be worried about you." He said to her over her sobs. She looked up and wiped her tears away. "Hai. Let's go!" She said.
As they walked along the streets, people kept turning to look at them. A few giggled and a few glared. Sakura looked at Syaoran. "Why are they looking at us?" she asked innocently. Syaroan looked at her and smiled as he bent down and whispered, "Because we look perfect together. And because you are so beautiful." She blushed beet red.
They walked along the streets and went back to where Tomoyo was sitting. A man was standing next to her and was talking about something which was making Tomoyo blush. They could make out a little of what he was saying. "- You look exactly like how you used to. Beautiful, charming and calm. But I should stop because I think someone is eavesdropping on our conversation."
With that, the man turned around. Sakura heard Tomoyo shout out her name and Syaoran's name in surprise. But all Sakura could say, or rather splutter was "Eriol?!" while Syaoran shouted "You?!"
Everyone around them gave them a weird look. Sakura immediately blushed and apologised to the crowd while Syaoran continue to glare at the man named Eriol.
"Wa! When did you come back?!" Sakura said smiling heartily as she looked at her old classmate.
He smiled at her and said, "I suppose Daidouji-san didn't tell you. I came back here today afternoon. I called Daidouji-san and asked her where she was so I could meet her. And she told me."
"You can call me Tomoyo, Hiragizawa-san." Tomoyo said looking up. "You too, Li-kun"
Eriol and Syaoran nodded. "You can call me Eriol, Tomoyo. And do me a favour and call Syaoran as Syaoran, not Li-kun." Eriol looked at Sayoran, who was glaring at him while the giggles from Tomoyo and Sakura kept him calm.
Syaoran gave up and sighed as he looked away. He heard Sakura say, "Anyone for ice cream?"
He looked at his friends nod. Sakura looked at him, her emerald eyes filled with happiness and eagerness. He slowly smiled and nodded. She gave a soft shout of joy and walked in front. Syaoran walked along with her, his hands in his pockets. Tomoyo and Eriol walked behind them, watching Sakura and Syaoran's hands intertwine.
Soon they were by the beach, looking for the shop Sakura had thought about. When they finally found it, they each ordered their favourites. Syaoran ordered chocolate, Sakura and Tomoyo got strawberry, and Eriol got blueberry. Tomoyo and Eriol found a nice spot on the sand and sat down, as she started filling him on what had happened.
Sakura and Syaoran debated on who should pay. Finally Syaoran won the debate by saying, "What sort of a boyfriend doesn't pay for what his girlfriend bought?" She couldn't believe her ears. Did he say 'Girlfriend'? She thought to herself.
The shopkeeper smiled at them as Syaoran handed him the money. "You two look good together." He said knowingly. This time, Syaoran blushed as Sakura said, "Thank you, sir."
They found a spot right next to Tomoyo and Eriol. Licking his ice cream he asked, "What have I missed while I was away, Girlfriend?" smirking at her as she gaped at him.
Sakura ignored it and told him everything. Finally when she finished, Syaoran smiled. Tomoeda hadn't changed one bit. He'd heard from Sakura that Yamazaki Takashi and Mihara Chiharu, their childhood friends, had become very close over the past few years. Yanagisawa Naoko had started writing a novel on supernatural things, and that Sasaki Rika was exactly the same.
It was evening when Tomoyo and Eriol came over to ask them to look at the sunset. It was beautiful. The sun turned red, the sky turned orange. There were silhouettes of birds in the sky. Over the horizon, they could see the sun setting slowly. "In Japanese, this is called a Hinoiri." Sakura leant over and whispered. She let her head rest on Syaoran's chest as she stared at the wonderful sight.
The sunset was for about half an hour. Sakura asked Syaoran if he wanted to play football with them. He nodded and she asked Eriol. She got the same reply.
"Why don't we play in the penguin park? Last one there is a rotten banana!" she suggested. When she got nods from everyone, she ran front and ran towards the direction of the penguin park. The three looked at each other and raced after her.