Chapter 2 of Roses

By Jacqulin

Authors Note: Most of you are probably thinking why I named the story Roses. There is a very good reason why though. And it will be revealed towards the end though.

Disclaimer: I forgot to do one for the first chapter so this one is for both. I don't own CCS.

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Four year old Sakura sat on the long hospital bed. She was confused. Her father and the doctor were talking quietly for a while and now she was in a hospital room. There was no one in the room except for a stuffed yellow teddy bear that one of the nurses had given to cheer her up with. She walked over to the table where the small plushy toy sat.

"Hmm, I think that I will name you Keroberos. Maybe Kero for short." Sakura said to no one in particular. At that moment her father walked into the room with a nurse following him

"Daddy!" Sakura yelled at him. She ran over to the door and grabbed on of his legs and gave him a bear hug. "Saku-chan can go home right? It's too boring here. Even though I have Kero with me."

"Honey, not yet." Fujiwatka told his daughter. He was fighting hard to keep the tears inside. "We have to run a couple more tests."

"Sakura isn't healthy?" she asked him.

He gave her small no nod.

"Sakura is not sick!" she yelled. "I don't want anymore needles." With that she ran out of the room and into the busy corridor of the hospital.

Syaorans Point of View

I followed Mother into the noisy corridor. I cannot believe that I am doing this, especially for Meilin who was stupid enough to break her leg.

Mother had told me nicely, more like ordered that I needed to visit my dear cousin Meilin who was staying there for a very stupid reason. Most people would stay home if they had a broken leg and also go to school.

Plus, the hospital brings back bad memories to me. Its just that the future Li Clan leader doesn't have to admit his fear of needles to everyone.

I was still following Mother. I looked down at my hands and saw the red flowers that were in my hands. Did you know that red flowers was a sign for undying love? You would if you lived in a house with 4 teen age girls.

I suddenly noticed that the hallway that we were in now was slightly more crowded than the previous ones. I soon lost sight of Mother. Hey, it is pretty easy for a 6 year old to get lost, ok!

I slowed down my pace and looked around trying to see Mother. It was then that she caught my eye. She was a small girl. Looked around to be 4 or 5 years old. She was sitting in the corner, by a door. Everyone just walked around her, not even asking why she was crying her eyes out softly.

I walked up to her. That's when I noticed how beautiful she was. Her hair consisted of delicate auburn curls and her eyes were emerald green. She was wearing a pink dress and two cherry blossom clips were beginning to fall of off her hair.

I mentally slapped myself at that point. I am 6 years old for heavens sake. Way too young….to be having a crush. In this part of my life, there should be 3 important things in my life. And those should be: soccer, my turtle, and more soccer. Well 2 things anyway. Mother would be happy to know that I had a crush on someone. Mother, she would soon realize that she had lost me. I had to talk to this girl when I still had the chance.

I looked at her and said, "Hello, are you okay?"

The girl stopped crying, but she was still sniffling. "Daddy said sniffle that I had to sniffle get more shots! sniffle And the doctor said that I sniffle had to take more tests."

I chuckled seeing how it was just a small problem. "Oh, I see. You are afraid of needles aren't you?"

She nodded at this.

"It's ok." I said. "I am going to tell you a small secret ok?"

She nodded again.

"I am scared of needles too." I said. She was the first person that I had ever told this too.

She looked up at me. I could hear a small "Really" coming from her lips.

"Okay," she said with enthusiasm. "I am going back to the hospital room. Thanks for helping me."

She gave me a hug. I could feel a small blush creep up on my cheeks. "Wait," I said. "Here have a rose." I took out a rose from the bouquet and gave it to her.

"Thanks." she said. She took off one of her cherry blossom clips and put it in my palm. "This is a gift of thanks." With that she walked away.

"Wait, what is your name?" I yelled at her as she walked away.

She heard it and turned around. Over all the commotion, she yelled out her name to me. "Sakura."

I heard it and watched her walk away.

"Sakura," I repeated to no one.

"Ying-Fa" my brain said.

I looked at the little cherry blossom clip that lay in my palm.

"My Cherry Blossom." I whispered.


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Authors Note: They met. Please review.