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By now, it was getting dark. I only realized how late it was when the wind blew across my tear streaked face and shocked me. I guess I really should be going home.

Because I wanted to walk some more, I took the long way home through Penguin Park. That silly penguin slide I used to love was still there. But I should've known going the long way home would only spark more memories of him.

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Sakura laughed as she ran from Syaoran who wore a grin on his face. As she zoomed past a group of moms, she received odd stares as she was a smiling 14 year old being chased by a guy.

"Sakura, I'm going to get you!" Syaoran teased, putting on an extra burst of speed.

"Ahhh!!" Sakura giggles as she was tackled in the sand.

Syaoran twisted mid-fall so that he landed on his back with Sakura landing on his chest.

"Syaoran, let go, you're sweaty!" Sakura whined as she struggles against him.

"Muhahaha, I'm not letting you escape love!" Syaoran laughed evilly as he tightened his hold around her waist.

They've been together for 2 months now. Being such a young couple had its challenges, such as friends, school, family, and namely time!

A few weeks ago, Syaoran said "I love you" to Sakura. That put a little strain on the relationship, as Sakura didn't know how to respond. But Syaoran was patient with her, and earlier that day told him that she loved him too. Unfortunately, she told him after he had just ran, so he was sweaty. Which resulted in the chase around the park.

Sakura sighed, giving up struggling against him. Syaoran smirked.

"Say it again," he whispered as their heart beats returned to a normal pace.

Sakura blushed. "I love you."

"I love you too, Sakura."

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I couldn't deal with it anymore. His face is haunting me, everywhere I go.

When did he put this spell on me? How?

"Sakura?" a voice said from behind me.

I knew that voice all too well.

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"Wah, I hate math!" Sakura declared as she walked home from school.

"Ah, it's not that bad Sakura," her other best friend, Tomoyo, said.

"Tomoyo, you're good at everything though!"

"Stop exaggerating!"

Sakura playfully stuck out her tongue as she ran into someone.

"Hey, just because I'm your boyfriend doesn't mean you can walk into my anytime you like," Syaoran teased as he wrapped his arms around Sakura.

Sakura jumped. "Opps, I guess I should pay more attention to where I'm walking huh?" Sakura smiled as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"To anyone else, yes. But I'll always gladly take you in my arms."

"KAWAII!" Tomoyo shouted from behind her video camera.

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"Two coffees," the waitress said.

"Thank you," I mumbled as I wrapped my hands around the mug. I didn't realize how cold I was until I was dragged into this cafe.

I looked at the person in front of me. "I didn't know you were back in town Tomoyo," I smiled at my best friend.

"Hey, you didn't tell me either!"

After high school, everyone in the group went their separate ways, but we all still kept in touch. Not always as much as we wanted though.

"I came back last week. You?"

"Today actually. My school's finals are still in session, but my finals ended early."

I nodded, taking a sip of the warm beverage.

"Sakura, is he still bothering you?"

She knew me so well. I tried to smile. "What makes you think that?"

Tomoyo sighed. "Sakura, we practically grew up together. You should know that I can tell when the smile on your face is fake."

I let my face drop again. "Yes Tomoyo. I don't even know why! But every time I come home, he seems to haunt me. It's like every time I enter the Tomoeda borders his face is pulled out from the cabinets of my brain. Tomoyo, what should I do?!" I asked with desperation.

Tomoyo looked at me with pity. I hated it when people did that. But then again, Tomoyo knew all about him and me. She knew the happiness, the sadness, and the pain.

"I know you haven't spoken to him in over two years..."

"You don't think I don't realize that?!" I interrupted. "But now that I look back at it, I can't believe we got into a fight over something so stupid! Of course I didn't think that it was stupid back then..."

"What exactly did you fight about?"

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Sakura sat in front of her computer, chatting to people through instant messaging. She looked at her screen as da wolfman messaged her.

da wolfman: hey

flowernerd: hello

da wolfman: what's up?

flowernerd: nothing much

Later on...

da wolfman: damn Sakura, do you think the world revolves around you?

Sakura stared at her screen in disbelief. Did Syaoran really just say that? Glaring, she replied.

flowernerd: no, but obviously you believe that.

da wolfman: I'm only saying what I see

flowernerd: I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!

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"Hell, I don't even remember what led to that comment. But he didn't reply after that. So I deleted his number, his email, and his screen name. Though I did add him back later even though I don't have any idea why," I explained. "And now, it just seems so trivial!"

"Of course it does now. We're growing up, whether we like it or not. All the things that seemed so big in high school seem so small, at least to me."

"Yeah, me too."

We both fell silent, staring out the window.

"How are things with Masaru?" Tomoyo asked, taking a sip of her drink.

"It's fine," I replied. "We have our bumps, but otherwise we're happy together."

"Then maybe it's time to move on Sakura."

I looked down at my coffee. "I know Tomoyo. And I have moved on. Masaru and I have been together now for two years. I love him. But, I know that a part of me still loves Syaoran."

"How?" Tomoyo asked, a hint of confusion in her voice.

"It's hard to explain," I replied. Tomoyo has been with the same guy, Eriol Hiiragizawa, since high school.

"I know that you're thinking that I'll never understand because I've been with Eriol forever," Tomoyo gave her knowing smile. "But you know that I'll always listen to you."

I closed my eyes, trying to collect my thoughts. "Even though I had no concept of love when we dated," I started, slowly opening my eyes. "I look back now and I realized that Syaoran was my first love. And I do know that we haven't been on good terms really since then. We did start to reconnect again in senior year. But then college came and we're back to where we started."

Tomoyo gave a small smile to me confession. But I continued. "It's just weird, you know? I love Masaru, but at the same time I know that Syaoran will always have a portion of my heart that no one else will ever be able to fill."

"I think," Tomoyo tightened her lips, as if thinking for the right words. "I think that it is possible to love more than one person. But what it ultimately comes down to is loving someone and being able to be with them for the rest of your life. Isn't that the case?"

It was my turn to think. "To tell you the truth, that thought never really occurred to me."

"Then maybe it's time that you think about it."

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I waved to Tomoyo as we went our separate ways, promising to see each other again before we left for school in January.

I looked at my phone, checking for missed calls. "Crap!" I shouted, noticing the time.

"Hey Dad," I said as he picked up the phone.

"Sakura, where are you? We had dinner without you because it's so late!"

"I'm sorry, I really am. I was just going for a walk when I ran into Tomoyo. We went to a near by cafe and just lost track of time."

"Ok, I understand. Are you coming home now?"

"I still have to get some errands done. I'll be home by nine."

"Ok. Bye."

I hung up, going back to my previous thoughts.

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Sakura and Syaoran laid together on the soccer field, staring up at the stars.

"Hey Sakura, can I ask you a question?" Syaoran whispered, breaking the comfortable silence.

"Of course," Sakura simply said, snuggling further into his embrace.

"When you think of the future, do you see us?"

Sakura sent him a quizzical glance.

"Because for me, I do."

"Me too," Sakura smiled. "I want to be with you forever Syaoran."

"I love you Sakura," Syaoran whispered, bringing her into a gentle kiss.

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I wandered back to that same field. Even though it had been spring when Syaoran and I laid there and it was currently covered in snow, to me all I could see was the scene that took place that night.

I sat down in the snow before leaning back, watching the stars. I was never one to do this very often; it was Syaoran who had suggested the idea. So now, every time I catch myself staring into space, all I could think about is him.

I closed my eyes. It was considerably cold, and while my body was screaming for me to go find some place warm, I still wanted to just lie out there, trying to forget all these feelings.

Suddenly, I heard footsteps. My eyes snapped open and I looked around.

"Sakura...?"

I knew that voice all too well.

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Yay, another chapter done! This one definitely was hard to write and took me a few days to write it. Please review!