Song: Amrita sung by Yui Makino. Amrita means nectar, or immortal. Ah, dang it, search it up! Sorry if the lyrics on animelyrics don't sound so sad, but do you know how hard it is to find a sad song that doesn't concern love and has piano in it?! Well, anyway, when you play Amrita, pretend that it's being played by the piano. She's singing the end parts in here. And imagine that the song being played has so much hurt in it…
As for those that were wondering, I put English lyrics in here so you would know what the song's saying. The lyrics play an important part of this story later on.
La la la, Entrancia.
Eh heh.
"WHAT IS MARY'S PROBLEM!?" Sakura screeched, close to pulling the hairs out of her head. "AND THAT STUPID LAMB OF HERS!?"
"Sakura…"
"I SWEAR I WILL KILL THAT LAMB!"
"Hoi, Sakura…"
"WHOEVER MADE THIS HAPPY RETARDED SONG SHOULD JUST FREAKIN' DIE!"
Touya banged on the piano keys, making her jump.
"What is wrong with you?!" he yelled, breathing heavily since he had to run down from his room to halt her horrible playing.
"NOTHING!"
He shook his head. "Why are you trying to play Mary Had A Little Lamb?"
"BECAUSE IT'S HAPPY!"
He stopped himself from laughing out loud just in time. He furrowed his brows. "W-what?"
Sakura paused. She looked down. "I…I just wanted to play something different."
That caught Touya off guard. Sakura wasn't one to change. Especially after that brat shouted those things at her face.
Oh, Touya would kick his butt for sure.
After today, Touya had to attend college once again Tokyo University. He was up in his room, ready to start packing, but Sakura's pitiful piano playing on a simple song made him crazy. She'd been like that ever since this morning. Sakura didn't want to eat breakfast nor did she eat lunch.
Maybe…it was something Syaoran said?
The sound of a slap went throughout the hotel room of Syaoran and Eriol.
"YOU—YOU IGNORANT RAT!" Meiling screamed, then bit her lower lip. Ignorant rat? Weak… she said to herself.
"Is that the best you can come up with?" was his quiet answer.
"SHUT UP! I CAN'T EVEN THINK RIGHT NOW!"
"Meiling, calm down," Tomoyo breathed, wondering if she should call Sakura to tell her about Syaoran. It would explain why he became so ticked off.
"UGH! YOU KNOW HOW—HOW… WHAT'S THAT WORD?!"
Eriol looked at her. "Fragile?"
"DO YOU KNOW HOW FRAGILE THAT GIRL IS?! WHY DID YOU HAVE TO GO AND SAY THAT?!" Meiling seethed, grabbing Syaoran by the collar.
She was pissed at the fact that he told her straight out of what he thought of her. Of course, that was what Meiling thought of her too, but it was just hard to tell Sakura that.
While they were all busy listening to Meiling's ranting, Tomoyo discreetly went out of the room, taking her cell with her.
She needed to tell Sakura about Syaoran and his family.
"Mary had a little lamb…"
Ring…
"Little lamb…"
RING…
"Little lamb…"
RING!!
"Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as—"
RING!! RING!! RING!!
"ALL RIGHT, ALREADY!" Sakura gave up and went through her purse to find her cell phone.
She flipped it open. "WHOEVER IS CALLING, THIS BETTER BE GOOD OR I SWEAR I WILL KILL YOU WITH MY LAMB!"
"…Hello?"
Sakura flinched, realizing what she said. "Excuse me, I meant piano."
"Sakura?"
She blinked. "Who…is this?"
The person on the other side seemed hesitant. "Tomoyo."
"Oh…OH!" Sakura slapped her forehead.
"Yeah…"
"I'm sorry! That threat was meant for Syaoran! I thought he was going to call me, and…and…"
Tomoyo giggled. "It's okay, Sakura-chan."
Sakura smiled. "So, what is it?"
"Um…do you want to meet me outside the town library?"
"Hmm? Now?"
"Hai."
"Sure, but—why?" Sakura stretched, glad she had an excuse to go out. Touya was acting weird lately… Anyway, it was Tomoyo. Sakura didn't mind Tomoyo as long as the girl didn't say anything about Syaoran.
"Please?" Tomoyo sounded as if she was giving those puppy dog eyes of hers right now.
"Okay… Is anyone else coming with you?" She didn't want to see him.
"Nope. Just me."
Sakura inwardly sighed out of relief. "Then I'll see you in about ten minutes?"
"Yes. Bye."
"Bye."
She hastily wrote a note saying that she had gone to the library with Tomoyo and stuck it on the fridge. If she was quick, then she could play on the piano there before Tomoyo came.
The library's grand piano was beautiful.
Tomoyo slid on her tennis shoes while tying her hair up in a ponytail. If she wanted to go without being noticed by the ever-observant Ruby, she would have to give them an excuse.
"I can't stand this. I'm taking a walk," she coldly said, glaring hard at Meiling and Syaoran. "When you guys are done shouting at each other, call me."
And with that, she slammed the door.
I hope that convinced them, she thought after running down the steps of the hotel. Reaching the double front doors, she pushed them open and dashed to the library.
Tomoyo had never told anyone this, but she used to live here before her mother became famous. Many things had certainly changed, like those cherry blossom trees that she had never seen before.
Where did those come from? Shrugging at the view, Tomoyo ran faster. She breathed in deeply, not thinking about where she was going.
She thought she heard something playing.
Okay, was it this way, or over there? She pointed left, down the road, and the sidewalk ahead of her questionably. However, there was that 'sound' again. She decided to follow it, walking at a faster pace.
A stout, white building appeared in her view. She grinned. "There you are!"
When the silver rain began to fall,
I thought that it was a part of me
Please stop the passing of time.
"…Eh…?"
The sound of raindrops echoes across the horizon,
Something definite that,
In those day, was amrita.
Tomoyo clutched her chest…this feeling…it was intense… She squeezed her eyes shut and fell to her knees, panting heavily.
When the silver rain began to fall, I thought that it was a part of me
And I dried my tears
She ran up the steps of the library, the playing of the piano growing louder as she ran closer. The lights…they're off. Then what's…?
Shooting stars cascade straight down
And become—
"Tomoyo!?" Sakura abruptly sat up. The piano stool fell and she almost tripped over it. Right outside the glass door of the library was Tomoyo, lightly-sweating.
Sakura hurried to pick up the stool and pushed it under the piano. Taking a coverlet, she laid it on the black grand piano, but the music sheets spread out on the floor. The library was set up like a wall of dominoes. If one bookshelf falls down, they all fall.
Tomoyo, in turn, merely gaped. By the sun's light, she could barely see Sakura and papers that flew everywhere. The lights weren't on, and when she tried to turn the handle of the door, it was locked.
Wasn't the library closed today? How could Sakura have gotten in?
"Tomoyo! I thought you didn't have a car!" Sakura yelled, loud enough so she was able to hear through the glass. She quickly went over to unlock the doors for her.
Tomoyo froze. "Was that you?"
"Was what me?" Sakura stuck in a key.
Tomoyo pushed on the doors. "Were you playing?! Just now?!"
"Yes…"
Tomoyo didn't speak. Instead, she made her way to where Sakura was just ten seconds ago. It was covered in velvet, but she knew. The body was that of a piano's. Slowly, she faced Sakura.
"The way you play…don't you know the effect it has on people?!"
Sakura looked at her. "K-kind of."
"What were you thinking?" Tomoyo cried. "You shouldn't be allowed to play like that!"
Sakura backed away, wide mouth open" What?"
For one second, just one second, she thought she saw Syaoran there in front of her.
"You brought back memories I didn't want to remember!" Tomoyo screamed, tears threatening to come down.
What's happening?
Sakura's green eyes that were full of determination just minutes ago dulled. "Tomoyo…chan?"
I know she doesn't yell.
She walked backwards while Tomoyo advanced towards her. "YOU! WHY DO YOU HAVE TO PLAY LIKE THAT?! I HATE IT!"
What is she doing?!
Sakura steadied herself, "To-Tomoyo-chan…wh-what are you doing?"
Tomoyo was moving everything out of her way; the tables, the chairs, and the bookshelves were all being turned over.
Oh my gosh, the books!
"YOU'RE SO PITEOUS ALL THE TIME!"
"Wait! Stop! The shelves are making the bigger shelves fall! TOMOYO-CHAN!"
"I HATE THE WAY YOU PLAY!"
"WATCH OUT!"
The last thing Sakura remembered was pushing Tomoyo out of the way.
"Isn't Tomoyo supposed to be back by now?" Ruby murmured, checking her watch. "The food's cold."
"She said to call her, remember?" Syaoran sighed.
Meiling took out her cell and speed-dialed Tomoyo's phone. After a few minutes, she took it away from her ear, staring at it. Normally, Tomoyo would pick up after the first call.
"Tomoyo's not answering. I'm worried."
"I'm with you." Eriol stood from his chair. "I'm going around to look for her. Who's coming with?"
"Me," Syaoran and Meiling chorused.
"TOMOYO!"
"TOMOYO-SAN!"
"TO-MO-YO!" Meiling screamed. They had been looking for half an hour now! This town wasn't that big, and they still couldn't find her!
"Wait, Meiling! Do you hear that?!" Eriol yelled, pointing in some direction. Meiling strained her ears to hear what Eriol said he was hearing.
…
"Sirens?" she breathed out. A chill went up and down her back. No…
"TOMOYO! WHERE ARE YOU?!" Meiling ran in the direction of the sirens, still screaming out Tomoyo's name. Syaoran and Eriol followed close behind.
No…
They were family. Each one of them was all they had. Sure, Syaoran had his sisters and parents, but he didn't love them like he did Eriol, Meiling, Tomoyo, Yue, and Ruby. Eriol had his grandfather, but he was in England. Meiling had Syaoran's side of the family.
It better not be…
And Tomoyo's mother was never home. To lose one member of Celestine was like losing a sibling.
A fire truck and ambulance came into view. The sun was about to set. They were by the library.
Syaoran could hear a reporter nearby.
"Two girls, ages ranging around seventeen or eighteen, were found in the library today under huge bookshelves that seemed to have fallen. One has bright brown, almost red hair with green eyes. The other has long, dark hair and matching eyes. They were just found five minutes ago when a citizen came to drop off a borrowed book…"
Brown hair, green eyes? Sakura?! Syaoran panicked.
Meiling gasped and rushed for the ambulance that had just loaded two bodies. "TOMOYO! SAKURA!"
Eriol caught up with Meiling. DAMN IT!
Two days later…
"Ah, here we are, at the hospital once again," Touya joked. Sakura wanted to hit her brother, but with her left arm broken and an ankle sprained, that was sort of hard to do. She was still dizzy from when that heavy book hit her head…
"Shouldn't you be in college?" she drawled.
"I don't mind, dear sister."
"You'll fail!"
"And?"
Tomoyo smiled at the siblings' bickering. She also had a concussion and a cast on her leg. She and Sakura were on different beds in the same hospital room. It was just thirty minutes ago that they had woken up.
Tomoyo was the first awake. Meiling lay beside her while Eriol sat in a chair, his head on her bed. Ruby and Yue took up the couch and were also sleeping. Touya sat in a wheelchair, head lulled over and drool leaking out of his mouth.
Sighing, she glanced over to Sakura's side of the room. Tomoyo widened her eyes and giggled. Meiling woke up next and looked at what she was giggling at.
"Aww," Meiling had silently whispered. Taking a bread roll from a tray that must have been sent up, she threw it at Syaoran's head. He blushed when he opened his eyes.
Quickly, he let go of Sakura's hand while Meiling and Tomoyo laughed, waking everyone else in the room.
When they all asked, Tomoyo said she met Sakura in the library by chance. Sakura didn't know what to say, since that wasn't true, and she kept silent.
Sakura was granted way into the library even if no one was there. The librarian knew Sakura's parents and allowed her to play the piano there. She was even given a copy of the original key.
The whole time, Syaoran kept to one side of the room while everyone talked. Sakura paid him no attention.
What can you expect? She's still pissed! If he hates it, then he has to apologize first.
While Sakura scolded Touya and his responsibilities as an adult, a nurse came by. "Excuse me, but the visiting hours are over. No one is allowed to stay tonight because the doctor will be checking the patients."
"What? That's bull," Meiling said, but stood anyway. Touya said he's going to finish college just for Sakura's sake and left.
When they all went, Tomoyo and Sakura looked at each other.
"I'm sorry," She whispered. "I had no idea what came over me."
I do. I have a feeling, anyway. Sakura's lips curled, turning into a light, forgiving smile. "It's all right."
That was all it took for them to make up.
"What was it you wanted to talk about?" she spoke up, seeing the sun disappear from the window.
Tomoyo was just wondering if she wanted to tell her. Might as well…
"Um, well…it's about Syaoran."
Sakura raised a brow. "What about him?"
Tomoyo twiddled with her thumbs under the sheets. "A…reason why…he shouted at you."
Sakura blinked. "When he shouted at me?"
"It's about his family…and it might be about yours."
Maybe a bit choppy, but I was in a hurry!
Okay, need to go. Byeas!
One more thing. I REALLY WANT CONTSTRUCTIVE CRITISM! IF YOU GUYS THINK THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY STORY, TELL ME SO I CAN FIX IT!!
Okies? Thanks to everyone!
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