A Perfect World
Summary: Sakura Kinomoto is 16. But there's one secret to her- at 15 she was told she had leukemia. To top it all off, her strong will to have a 'perfect' world creates a motal enemy- perfection itself. Can she realize in time, with Syaoran's help, that without pain nothing would be worth living for?
Chapter 3: Dreams Do Come True
Sakura walked around the mall. Syaroan was beside her, looking quite angry. She sighed; if only this hadn't happened. She should have trusted him enough to tell him. "Syaroan?"
No answer.
"Syaroan?" Sakura rolled her eyes, glancing behind her to Tomoyo and Eriol. They were so cute together.... so honest. Her eyes filled with water as she silently slipped away from the group...
"TOMOYO!! Please.... no more shopping! PLEASE!" Eriol pleaded. "My arms hurt..."
"WAIT!!!! I like this shop too! C'mon Eriol, Meiling. Syaoran? Sakura? Syaroan where's Sakura?"
Syaoran glanced beside him. His girlfriend was gone. "Uh... washroom?"
"Oh. Wait for her, okay?" Tomoyo shouted back to him, while dragging Eriol and Meiling into the store.
"Sure...." He banged his head on the wall. Where are you Sakura? True, he and Sakura were fighting. But, why did she run off? The plan was to make their friends think nothing had happened. Talk about it later. "Sakura.... where are you?"
Sakura wandered mindlessly around the mall. Thinking about the past few days of her life....
"Hey, honey. Your home late." Mr. Kinomoto looked up from his paper at his daughter. "You sounded very.... cold over the phone. What's up? You and Syaoran had a fight?"
"I wish." Sakura sadly smiled and tossed her transfer papers towards her Dad.
"What's this?" Sakura looked down as her Dad's face fell. "I don't understand... a week ago you were fine...."
"No. A week ago I wasn't fine. I was sick. The stupid lab person didn't mix up my results. The first ones- the one where is pointed to a relapse- were right. He only thought he made a mistake. I'm bruising, Dad. I'm not okay anymore...."
"Two days? We sign into Tokyo Hospital two days? Why not right away?" Mr. Kinomoto sat down, Sakura saw tears in his eyes.
"I asked for Friday / Saturday to clear things up at school and stuff...."
"Don't be silly. You'll go tonight and start treatment. Sooner the better."
"Dad, I can't go back so soon.... I'm sorry.... please, this is hard on me...."
Mr. Kinomoto's face softened. "You should have called me... you don't have to deal with this alone, Sakura. I can take the weight for you best I can-"
"Exactly, Dad. 'Best you can.' Some things, you just can't save me from....."
Nobody felt a strong aura surround the city. Nobody but Sakura. She wandered around the mall, more tired than usual. Tired from jogging so much. Tired from hiding from him. She inhaled sharply, coming to a stop. Does no one feel this aura? This... this.. power? She looked around seeing the others walking away without her, like she was forgotten. Why... where are they going? Are they leaving without me? I-I- feel as if... someone powerful is calling me. No. Calling my power. Sakura looked around. Something was wrong. And it wasn't her cancer.
Sakura broke into an all out run. People didn't even realize she was there, as if she didn't exist. She reached towards her neck, pulling out her star key.
"Key which hides the power of the stars; reveal to me your true form; I, Sakura, command you under our contract; Release! Jump!" She jumped high into the air, landing on the third floor railing. She gazed out into the mall, trying to figure out where this power was coming from. Right; Left; Down;... Up. She must go up. "It's coming from outside." Sakura whispered to herself. She looked towards the door on the first floor. It wasn't there. Where's the door? All around her, people began to drop, almost like they were dead, on the ground. What's happening? Sakura ran over to a middle aged woman, trying to feel for a pulse. She's... she's... sleeping! They all are!
But, why am I still awake?
Dreams do come true. Her dream just came true. And she hadn't even figured it out yet. So much for Syaoran's faith in her.
Sakura began scanning the whole mall. Everyone was asleep. Her eyes stopped when she reached the first floor. There she found her four teenagers. Eriol; Meiling; Tomoyo and Syaroan.
"Now, I'm scared."
Summary: Sakura Kinomoto is 16. But there's one secret to her- at 15 she was told she had leukemia. To top it all off, her strong will to have a 'perfect' world creates a motal enemy- perfection itself. Can she realize in time, with Syaoran's help, that without pain nothing would be worth living for?
Chapter 3: Dreams Do Come True
Sakura walked around the mall. Syaroan was beside her, looking quite angry. She sighed; if only this hadn't happened. She should have trusted him enough to tell him. "Syaroan?"
No answer.
"Syaroan?" Sakura rolled her eyes, glancing behind her to Tomoyo and Eriol. They were so cute together.... so honest. Her eyes filled with water as she silently slipped away from the group...
"TOMOYO!! Please.... no more shopping! PLEASE!" Eriol pleaded. "My arms hurt..."
"WAIT!!!! I like this shop too! C'mon Eriol, Meiling. Syaoran? Sakura? Syaroan where's Sakura?"
Syaoran glanced beside him. His girlfriend was gone. "Uh... washroom?"
"Oh. Wait for her, okay?" Tomoyo shouted back to him, while dragging Eriol and Meiling into the store.
"Sure...." He banged his head on the wall. Where are you Sakura? True, he and Sakura were fighting. But, why did she run off? The plan was to make their friends think nothing had happened. Talk about it later. "Sakura.... where are you?"
Sakura wandered mindlessly around the mall. Thinking about the past few days of her life....
"Hey, honey. Your home late." Mr. Kinomoto looked up from his paper at his daughter. "You sounded very.... cold over the phone. What's up? You and Syaoran had a fight?"
"I wish." Sakura sadly smiled and tossed her transfer papers towards her Dad.
"What's this?" Sakura looked down as her Dad's face fell. "I don't understand... a week ago you were fine...."
"No. A week ago I wasn't fine. I was sick. The stupid lab person didn't mix up my results. The first ones- the one where is pointed to a relapse- were right. He only thought he made a mistake. I'm bruising, Dad. I'm not okay anymore...."
"Two days? We sign into Tokyo Hospital two days? Why not right away?" Mr. Kinomoto sat down, Sakura saw tears in his eyes.
"I asked for Friday / Saturday to clear things up at school and stuff...."
"Don't be silly. You'll go tonight and start treatment. Sooner the better."
"Dad, I can't go back so soon.... I'm sorry.... please, this is hard on me...."
Mr. Kinomoto's face softened. "You should have called me... you don't have to deal with this alone, Sakura. I can take the weight for you best I can-"
"Exactly, Dad. 'Best you can.' Some things, you just can't save me from....."
Nobody felt a strong aura surround the city. Nobody but Sakura. She wandered around the mall, more tired than usual. Tired from jogging so much. Tired from hiding from him. She inhaled sharply, coming to a stop. Does no one feel this aura? This... this.. power? She looked around seeing the others walking away without her, like she was forgotten. Why... where are they going? Are they leaving without me? I-I- feel as if... someone powerful is calling me. No. Calling my power. Sakura looked around. Something was wrong. And it wasn't her cancer.
Sakura broke into an all out run. People didn't even realize she was there, as if she didn't exist. She reached towards her neck, pulling out her star key.
"Key which hides the power of the stars; reveal to me your true form; I, Sakura, command you under our contract; Release! Jump!" She jumped high into the air, landing on the third floor railing. She gazed out into the mall, trying to figure out where this power was coming from. Right; Left; Down;... Up. She must go up. "It's coming from outside." Sakura whispered to herself. She looked towards the door on the first floor. It wasn't there. Where's the door? All around her, people began to drop, almost like they were dead, on the ground. What's happening? Sakura ran over to a middle aged woman, trying to feel for a pulse. She's... she's... sleeping! They all are!
But, why am I still awake?
Dreams do come true. Her dream just came true. And she hadn't even figured it out yet. So much for Syaoran's faith in her.
Sakura began scanning the whole mall. Everyone was asleep. Her eyes stopped when she reached the first floor. There she found her four teenagers. Eriol; Meiling; Tomoyo and Syaroan.
"Now, I'm scared."