I just want to say sorry for not updating fast. Our computer crashed so I'm using my friend's. But using all these weeks of no internet, I typed all the chapters until the fifteenth. I hope you people understand!
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It's Never Too Late
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Sakura walked over to Haruki with tears continuously flowing on her cheeks. She didn't even give the effort to wipe it off.
Her emerald eyes are blazing with anger but at the same time it has sadness that no one can dare explain.
She continued to walk slowly towards Haruki while he stepped back, apparently nervous and pale.
"Oh" He mumbled and tried to laugh.
"Hello, b-baby..."
Tokito moved farther from the couple but continued to watch with wide eyes.
"Haruki...I hate you..." she whispered full of despise.
Then all of a sudden Sakura's hands flew to Haruki's left cheek and it caused him to take a step back because of the impact.
His eyes were huge and shocked. She slapped him! She just did! In front of Tokito too!
And with that one but violent slap, Sakura ran off.
She didn't care whether the untamed branches of the trees surrounding the abandoned house are cutting her skin. She didn't bother to look on where she is going and didn't even give the slightest notice that she is already dirty with all the sitting down that she did on that muddy spot to listen to Haruki and Tokito's conversation.
All she knows right now is that the world is being unfair to her. And with that, she broke in to a run with her tears leaking out of her eyes although she has no idea where she's going.
She ran and wished that somehow a car will pass by and run her over. That way, her problems will be gone and that everything will just vanish magically.
But to her disappointment, she managed to reach the park safely. The Penguin Park.
She sat on the swing, the swing where Sakura and Syaoran share all the time. They love that swing. They thought it was different from the others and therefore, they made this their special spot.
She stared at the sky and asked God as to why her world is crushing down.
"Why is this happening!? What did I do to deserve all this!?" she asked herself.
Then the conversation flooded on her mind.
"Well, I won the bet! Give me my fifty dollars!"
She can't believe it! The person she thinks that she loved...it was all just a bet. A bet for fifty dollars! How low can he get!?
But the sad thing that hurt Sakura the most is that...
Syaoran was right all along. And what did she do!? She stood up and fought for Haruki.
She accused her bestfriend of something she is NOW sure is not true. She called him a liar. She got mad when he warned her that Haruki is being unfaithful but most of all...
She rejected Syaoran's feelings in fear that her relationship with Haruki will be ruined...and for what!?...to find out that all these things are nothing but rubbish since she was just betted on.
'Syaoran...where are you!?...I'm so sorry..." she whispered.
"Don't worry Sakura...I forgive you..." said a voice, wonderfully familiar.
Then Sakura saw a hand with a handkerchief on it, offering it to her.
Her eyes widened with ecstasy and when she looked up, she saw Syaoran's face! Syaoran! That face... always full of concern and love for Sakura.
But when she reached out to get the handkerchief, she groped for nothing. It was like touching the air. Syaoran vanished and she didn't even feel anything on her flesh.
Then her eyes widened. She was hallucinating.
'No. He can't be here...he wasn't here at the first place'
Then her face turned bitter.
'How can I forget!? I was there when the helicopter went on full speed...the very moment when he left Tomeda' she thought.
Then she closed her eyes and leaned her head on the chain of the swing, slowly moving herself. She inhaled the fresh air and thought of Syaoran.
"I'm the most stupid girl there is, no doubt about it" she whispered.
Then she laughed...a sad laugh.
"He's gone and there is nothing I can do about it. He was right. Whatever made me doubt Syaoran anyway!? He's always the one to know the important things in life..."
"He was trying to help me...to save me from the heartbreak. He warned me to stay away from Haruki. He always seems to care for me, look out for me..."
Unknown to Sakura, while she's thinking about this, her lips are curving into a watery smile. Her cheeks flushed with all her anger and sadness. But the thought of Syaoran...always there for her, being the bestfriend that he is...it made Sakura's heart beat faster.
Then he remembered what Haruki had said...about the part when Syaoran threatened him that if he dare hurt Sakura, Syaoran will kill Haruki with his bare hands.
She feels so touched. No one has said anything sweet like that before.
And for the first time in a long while, she feels that she is completely loved...none other by her bestfriend.
She feels awkward that rather than thinking about the bet and the fresh heart break that she just received, she can't help but think of Syaoran...and she wondered why.
Sakura continued to swing herself gently, all her thoughts focused on the past few days. Once is a while, her thoughts will fly by at Haruki's exact words during the conversation. But then, it will only go directly to her bestfriend.
"Syaoran..." she mumbled quietly.
"Sakura? Sakura? What are you doing here?" said a voice.
She turned her head and saw Eriol standing there. She got up from the swing and hugged Eriol, silent tears falling from her eyes.
"Sakura? What happened?" he questioned, responding on the unexpected hug.
"You're a mess! Why don't we go to our house and talk this over?" he suggested.
Sakura nodded and began to follow Eriol, her eyes still wet from all the tears.
When they got in the house, she sat down at the couch while Eriol prepared some drinks. He told her that she is welcome to fix herself for awhile at the bathroom and she did.
When they came back, Eriol handed Sakura her tea and asked what happened.
"I found out...about the bet. For fifty dollars, Eriol. Haruki agreed to a bet that he can get any girl...meaning me, for fifty dollars...and---" she quietly sobbed.
"...and that if he breaks up with you today, Monday he's going to have extra thirty dollars. They targeted you because you are the most innocent and naïve girl but all the same, popular at the school, am I right?" Eriol interrupted.
Sakura stared.
"But---how?" she weakly asked.
"Both me and Syaoran knew. He heard Haruki talking about it and told me"
"But...why didn't you two tell me. To warn me"
"Do you think you would've believed us when you didn't even believe Syaoran when he told you that Haruki is nothing but a liar?" he once again interjected sharply.
Sakura bowed her head and Eriol noticed crystal little tears dropped from her eyes and thought that he hurt Sakura.
"I'm sorry, Sakura. It's just that...no matter how much we try to deny, it really is your fault. I mean---"
"No. Eriol. It's okay. There is nothing to apologize for. You are right, it's my fault. No one's to blame except for me"
"But why didn't Syaoran just tell me?"
"I asked him the same thing. And you know what he said? He said he didn't want to cause you any pain. He knew that if you are to believe him, you're going to cry your heart out and he didn't want that to happen. He said that he doesn't want to be the person to deliver the bad news and he doesn't want to be the person that will bring tears to your eyes" Eriol explained so maturely that he took Sakura by surprise.
"That's how much he loves you, Sakura"
Sakura was quiet.
"Can I ask you something, Eriol?"
He nodded.
"Does he usually talk about how much...he loves me?"
"No. Not really. But anybody who knows Syaoran like I do will notice easily. He is different when he's with other people and he's different when he's with you" he answered.
"How's that?"
"Syaoran is very hard to read. He can hide his emotions and secrets. But if he's talking about you, everything just comes out. When he talks about you, Sakura, his eyes are twinkling, his lips are always with a smile and his voice has delight evident on it" he replied. "He always had his best smiles reserved every time he's with you..."
Eriol looked at Sakura and he saw that she was actually smiling a little all the time that he was talking.
"I was so hurt when Syaoran left...and I wonder why it doesn't hurt that much when I found out that Haruki broke up with me..."
"It's a shame that I have to be a fool and fall blindly on their traps but somehow, I feel that I'm not...deeply wounded. I would never forget that conversation that I heard and it burned me. But deep down, Eriol, the fact that Syaoran was right all along and I didn't even believe him hurts more. And I didn't even notice until now" she pondered. "Why is that?"
"Only you can know, Sakura"
They were quiet for awhile.
"I remembered this one time at fourth grade when a boy pulled my hair and I cried out in pain" Sakura smiled. "Syaoran gave him a black eye and sent the boy home crying"
"He was really your bestfriend, huh Sakura?"
"Yes. Me and Syaoran were bestfriends forever. That's why it is so painful that I couldn't even see him for one last goodbye before he left. Do you know the reason why I was too late?" she cried softly.
Eriol shook his head no.
"It's because I was at Haruki's house...to put it bluntly, we were making out. That's why I went home late and forgot all about the farewell dinner that I was supposed to attend"
"I'm such an idiot" she continued.
"I wasted too much of my time with Haruki..." she started crying...again.
"All those moments when I should've have just hung out with Syaoran and made memories that we can both cherish when he's gone"
Then she bowed her head.
"If only I knew..."
"Well, I guess it's too late to dwell on these thoughts now. He's gone and no one can change that" she sighed. "It's too late..."
"No, Sakura. You are wrong. Remember, it's never too late..."
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"Syaoran! Come here son...I want you to meet Mr. Kinuke. He is the president of our company. Mr. Kinuke, this is my son, Syaoran Li" Keisume cheerfully introduced Syaoran.
Syaoran shook hands with Mr. Kinuke with a fake smile. Frankly, he's so bored. This should be the 'party' to celebrate his dad's new position. And some party it is... There's hardly anybody here in his age. All adults are talking about the weather, the golf tournament, the company and what more? They even talk about the tux that they are wearing right now. Syaoran, after shaking hands sat down at the furthest side of the place to avoid anymore introductions.
'Today is the day of the break up, according to Haruki' he thought bitterly
'I wonder how Sakura is taking it. I wish I could be there to comfort her" he smiled sadly. "I wish that I could go and wipe her tears off...I know that there would be many..."
"I...still remember that vow I made when I was four when I told her that I would never let any situation make her cry"
He smiled sadly as he thought Sakura won't even remember this...
'...I'll always play with you to make you feel happy and I will not let you cry'
Then as his thoughts betrayed him, he can't help but have his eyes water...
When Sakura asked him if he will ever leave her...he said no. She was so sad because her mom died. He said that he will never leave her side and he recalled how those emerald eyes lightened up when she heard it.
He looked up to the sky and was surprised because for a second, he thought that he saw Sakura's face looking down on him. He closed his eyes again and when he opened it, the vision is gone. It's just a flash like of a camera...a mere picture.
Then something clicked on his mind.
'Sakura! Her pictures! It's in my drawer! That's why I had so few! I just left it there on my drawers! Oh man! Of all the drawers to forget!!!' he thought.
"It's going to rot there" he thought bitterly.
But then he heard a little groan and looked around to see a teenage girl, looking so sophisticated, wearing a beautiful lavender gown. Then he noticed that the lady groaned because she almost tripped on her heels. He can tell that she is getting really uncomfortable with her outfit.
Syaoran hesitated if he should check on her or not. He decided that if he does, he'll be really stuck with her and have to talk to her. But then, what if this girl is the key to forgetting his love for Sakura? She might save him the misery of recalling Sakura all the time. If not as lover, she may be a good friend.
He studied the girl. She has long black hair and fair complexion. Syaoran noticed that she is indeed pretty.
'This is my chance to move on...goodbye, Sakura. I have to forget you'
And he smiled at the girl and introduced himself.
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The Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of Sakura's week passed by miserably. Questions popping out of nowhere, asking what happened. But Sakura decided to cover her ears and just hang out with Eriol who glared at everybody who even tried to start a conversation with Sakura. She is grateful though, she doesn't want to relive the whole event. It will just make her sound so stupid and blind. It will remind her how her heart and feelings were played with like a doll. And most of all, it will just make her remember Syaoran...
Morning of Friday and Sakura got herself ready for school. She was surprised that somehow, she's not mad or angry or sad about the break up anymore. She concluded that she might have gotten over it already although she was dumbfounded that it was so fast.
Throughout the day, once again, she was just ignoring Haruki, the questions of people as to why they broke up and annoying inquiries as to what happened to Syaoran.
One time, she heard a girl say 'Aww, where's my baby? I can't find Syaoran anywhere'
She got mad despite the fact that she's denying it. There is only one reason why she can be mad. And that is jealousy. But she can't be jealous!...can she? ---
Sakura entered her house and heard that Fujitaka is talking to someone. On the phone, perhaps? Maybe Syaoran called?
But no. It was a businessman talking in a professional manner.
She just stayed at the outside of the study and waited. Finally they emerged from the room. Fujitaka's eyes rested on Sakura and he smiled.
"Mr. Sicho, this is my daughter, Sakura Kinomoto" he introduced cheerfully.
"Hello to you, Ms. Kinomoto"
"Hello. Hello dad!" she greeted. "What is going on?"
"Mr. Sicho here just asked for the Li's house key. Yelan gave it to me...she said that a man will go ask for it one day. Now, he needs to get in, check the house to know what to put on the lease contract"
"Oh" was all Sakura can mutter.
Then Mr. Sicho said goodbye and went on his way.
Then Sakura thought of something. She ran and caught up with the Mr. Sicho.
"Sir!? Do you think you can take me with you!? Inside the house, I mean. I just want to—well, just want to see the house of the Li's for the last time, I guess. Please?"
"Are you sure you are a Kinomoto?"
"Of course!"
"Then I guess, you are welcome to come. Permission from Mr. Li himself that you Kinomoto's are welcome to go and come in if you wish before we sell it"
"Oh, thank you!"
Then they walked quietly to the Li's house.
"I'll be upstairs" Sakura informed the man.
Sakura opened Syaoran's room with the key that Mr. Sicho gave her. She looked around and grinned. She found everything clean as she clicked on the light. She inhaled the scent of the room and recognized it. That's how Syaoran smell. She can still remember that night when they were dancing and she was so close to him.
She reached his dresser. He imagined how it used to look like with a lot of pictures of both of them at their summer events.
Then the closet where she used to hide when they play hide and seek on this house. She used to love this place. Then the bed...she sat on it, exploring the surface. She extended her arm and felt the smooth cover of the mattress. Then all of a sudden, a little scrap of paper was caught by her arms. She opened it. A little letter from Syaoran. Her heart got excited.
Sakura
Where are you? I have been trying to call you to tell you that we are leaving. It was so sudden and you don't know but I can't contact you. I just hope that you can read this letter. First, I want to thank you for being my bestfriend since from the beginning. You gave me a reason to wake up so early in the morning for school...and that is to see you. I know that you might probably discard this remark but you mean everything to me. This is going to give you mixed feelings but I just hope that you will just forget that I tell you this; I love you, Sakura. More than I can say. I just want you to know what I honestly feel. And now that you know, forget about me all right? Go on with your life. But I won't forget you! I have a lot of pictures of you in my drawer and I brought it all! Take care of yourself Sakura. Best wishes.
Love, Syaoran
Sakura eyed the letter. She didn't know that tears are already rolling down her cheeks.
'My Syaoran...' then she froze. 'What am I talking about. My Syaoran?... Wait! He said he brought his drawer! Then what is that?'
And she went closer to the drawer beside the bed. She opened it and gave out a gasp.
'Pictures! Of me and Syaoran!!!' then she sat down on the bed and rummaged through it.
"I don't believe this" she whispered.
Then she saw papers...a lot! Written on it is Syaoran's neat handwriting. One says 'Syaoran and Sakura Bestfriends Forever' and Sakura smiled sadly on it, with her eyes shimmering with tears. She looked through the whole drawer but she can hardly see anything because her eyes are blurry.
Then she heard a call.
"Ms. Kinomoto! It's time!"
She wiped of her tears, looked around the room one last time and then she went down with the drawer on her hands.
"Can I please have this!? These are my pictures kept by Syaoran, my bestfriend"
Mr. Sicho examined the drawer and agreed. She said goodbye and headed home. She realized that she spent a full hour at the Li'shouse.
She looked down at her watch and saw that it was time for dinner. She went home and ate then immediately took a closer look at the drawer.
She took all the pictures and stared at it with a huge smile on her face. There was one when they were at the picnic, one with Sakura's face full of ice cream, with a little Syaoran hanging on a tree and then an already teenage Sakura winking at the lens and a whole lot more! She looked at them one by one. It's mostly hers or both of them. But there's rarely of Syaoran. It took such a long time to get see them all. They are a lot! As she looked at it, the memories or the funny thoughts all occurred on her mind.
How they had so much fun going to different places during summers with Fujitaka and Yelan. It made Sakura miss Syaoran terribly.
But as she looked at the last few, she gave out a little squeal when she saw Syaoran's pictures. A full grown Syaoran with his broad shoulder and sleeveless shirt as he cleaned his mom's car. His hair is wet and even messier. Sakura's heart jumped a beat with her green eyes twinkling.
Then the other one showed a Syaoran with his soccer uniform, with a huge grin on his face...Sakura stared at it.
"His face..." she murmured.
There's another one that shows Syaoran with a motorcycle beside him, his shirt off, leaning on a wall with a sexy smirk on his face.
"Wow" she whispered before she caught herself and surprisingly felt chills.
Then Sakura stared at the very last one. This made her eyes softened as she looked at it. It captured---as what Sakura thought---Syaoran's best smile ever. He was leaning against the fence and on the background were the mountains. His amber eyes are bright with cheerfulness that Sakura rarely see these past few weeks when Haruki came.
His smile is curved in a perfect way and his face showed maturity but at the same time childishness that Sakura can't help but glue her eyes on the picture. She thought that Syaoran will make a brilliant model. This picture has caught the real handsome face of Syaoran.
'Hey! This is just last summer...' she recalled.
Then she turned the picture to take a look at the back.
It says on the paper at the back of the picture. 'At the mountains with Sakura'
Then a remark from Eriol flooded her mind.
"He always had his best smiles reserved every time he's with you..."
"So, it's true" she told herself, slowly turning red.
She continued to stare at the picture and suddenly, she felt tingles coming up and down at her spine. This is the kind of feeling that she felt when she kissed Syaoran. Funny how she remembered the details...
She never saw this in Syaoran. Maybe because she never looked at him in this way. She looks at him only as a bestfriend. Sort of like a brother...but nothing else. She never thought of Syaoran as a member of the opposite sex and therefore she never felt attracted to him...or so she thinks...
But right now? Now is different. She's feeling a sensation that she never felt before...for Syaoran that is.
She looked at his past pictures. The one with the motorcycle with his shirt off. Her heart beat faster as new thoughts occurred on her mind. She continued to study the picture. Syaoran's fine-toned chest with his arms folded on it. He was leaning normally at the wall but somehow that smirk...that little 'sexy' smirk he has on his face made the picture worth keeping forever. And she blushed! She blushed!
'I wonder who took this picture' she thought...little by little, jealousy mounting on her.
The thought of the girl taking a picture of Syaoran with his shirt off...
She hasn't seen this before. And now, she can't stop but look, look and look.
'Syaoran is so handsome' she thought then scolded herself for thinking about this.
"Those amber orbs that gazes on me and makes me sometimes melt" she said.
"Those lips that made me ache for more" then she touched her lips and a weird desire of kissing Syaoran and being close to him happened to her.
Sakura didn't even bother to wash it off, because she has to admit, she likes it!
"He's athletic, he's drop-dead gorgeous, he's friendly and polite, he is cool and smart...not to mention he's cute and really attractive"
"When he hugged me so close. Those chest...so muscular" she giggled.
"Now, I know how those girls at school felt. They probably drooled over him. But he won't even lay his eyes on them. Because...he's in love with someone else..."
"Me..." she smiled shyly to herself.
After awhile of staring at the picture...
"Why haven't I realized this before?" she grinned.
"Why haven't I noticed that the person I have been spending my entire life with is this handsome and...just the most amazing person...why did it take me so long!?"
"But is this for real!?...I could tell him!"
"But..." she saddened. "He's gone..." she said. "How can I tell him?"
She put everything back at the drawer and with a final look at the two pictures that caught her attention so much, she went to bed with a watery smile on her lips.
She stared at her ceiling.
"Why are these things suddenly forming when everything is already messed up?" she talked to herself sadly.
"I don't have to deny it. My body says it too...I should have listened to my instincts before. I do love him...don't I? But where is he?"
Then the pieces were suddenly forming on her mind. Like a jigsaw puzzle that is now close to finish.
The moments when he stares at her...she gets the chills. When she was with Haruki, sometimes she gets that feeling that she hopes Syaoran is the guy she should hold hands with. Then she thought of the kiss...that kiss that just shook her from reality and thought that she was in fantasy land...
Why was she so sad when she didn't get to see Syaoran for one, last time? Why does she get mad at girls who like Syaoran? Why did she get over the heartbreak so fast when Haruki broke up with her? Why did it hurt her more when she found out that Syaoran was right all along? Why!?...
Because she just realized how Syaoran means to her...more than just a bestfriend. She wants and needs him more than ever now.
Sakura smiled.
It's a hidden feeling...it's the kind of feeling that never pops out unless you put all your thoughts in analyzing it. But Sakura, she was first afraid of her feelings thinking that it was so ridiculous, she didn't even bother to waste time to sort her REAL feelings...
But now...she is analyzing and she is really coming down on a conclusion here. Something that she never expected. Never!
"That's one mistake I don't want to do ever again..." she whispered sadly.
"The sad thing is that my silly brain just figured it all out....perfectly when he's gone"
"I love him. That's the only logical explanation that I can think of right now. Those emotions I felt. They all come together...only reason? I'm in love with my bestfriend..."
And she did the one thing that expresses her feelings the most...cry. It must hurt bad to realize you love someone and you were too dumb to figure it out before. But what makes it worse is that she can't tell him. She let the opportunity go.
-Sometimes it's wrong to walk away, though you think it's over
Knowing there's so much more to say
Suddenly the moment's gone
And all your dreams are upside down
And you just wanna to change the way the world goes round
Tell me...-
"Are these things meant to happen?" She pondered. "Is this the way things are planned? Because if it is...I don't like it. Destiny played with us..."
-Have you ever loved and lost somebody
Wished there was a chance to say I'm sorry?
Can't you see, that's the way I feel about you and me baby
Have you ever felt your heart was breaking
Looking down the road you should be taking?
I should know, 'cos I loved and lost the day I let you go-
"Just when I thought that I finally know the guy that I really love...I just thought that he's gone...maybe even moving on already..."
"This is wrong! It shouldn't be like this!" Sakura cried. She can't help but cry. There is nothing more she can do but cry. Everything is just plain incorrect!
-Can't help but think that this is wrong, we should be together
Back in your arms where I belong
Now I finally realized It was forever that I found
I'd give it all to change the way the world goes round
Tell me...-
"Please God...I don't want to be hurt anymore...isn't there some way!?...somehow when I can finally tell him how much he really does mean to me?" she talked to herself.
-Have you ever loved and lost somebody
Wished there was a chance to say I'm sorry?
Can't you see, that's the way I feel about you and me baby
Have you ever felt your heart was breaking
Looking down the road you should be taking?
I should know, 'cos I loved and lost the day I let you go-
'I should have listened to what my instincts were telling me before. Before...when everything was just normal. I've been feeling this for a long time...a little crush for my bestfriend... then these pictures made me realized something that I never knew before...and now that I know and I'm SURE of it, I can't tell him...' she thought.
"Because I let him go!" she yelled out sadly. Her eyes are now swollen. Tears are slowly falling...
-I really wanna hear you say that you know just how it feels
To have it all and let it slip away, can't you see
Even though the moment's gone I'm still holding on somehow
Wishing I could change the way the world goes round
Tell me...-
"When will I see him again...two years? Five years? Ten?' she can't help but think.
-Have you ever loved and lost somebody?
Wished there was a chance to say I'm sorry?
Can't you see, that's the way I feel about you and me baby
Have you ever felt your heart was breaking?
Looking down the road you should be taking
I should know cos I love and lost the day I let you go-
Then she drifted off to sleep and dreamed about one person that occupied her mind before she fell asleep....which is Syaoran, the guy she never knew she loved.
---
Sakura and Eriol are walking together as they went home. Sakura invited him to get ice cream on a hot Saturday afternoon.
"Eriol?"
"Hmm?"
"What if you feel something for someone that you never knew you will feel?"
"Huh?"
"What if all of a sudden, you realized that the person you love is the person you least expected? Then the problem is, you can't tell him..." Sakura explained.
"Why not?" asked Eriol.
"Well, maybe because he's gone? And the stupid girl just sorted her feelings out for him and she blames herself for being a blind, stupid, dumb idiot for never knowing it before..."
"Wait!" suddenly, Eriol stopped walking.
"Hey...don't tell me that you---"
"Sakura...is that true!?"
Sakura bowed her head in embarrassment and nodded.
"Oh MAN!!!!" he exclaimed.
"Why did you just realize it right now?" Eriol whined dramatically.
"That's what I don't know. And I don't know what I'm going to do either..." she weakly said.
"I looked through his forgotten things last night, Eriol. And I saw pictures...then all night I have been thinking about it...I never looked at him that way...I was too dense"
"SEE? I told myself this will happen!" piped in the ecstatic Eriol.
"I can see it in your eyes. You easily get jealous when girls swarm around him and you are always seem so interested with the girl Syaoran loves...when you haven't found out that it was you"
"I knew it!"
Then they walked silently.
"But, Eriol!? Is that possible though? To realize that the person you truly love is just right there, next to you and then you never knew?..."
Eriol nodded.
"I think that you have been so busy, trying to push them away, thinking that it can't be because he is your bestfriend...that you never realized..." Eriol answered.
"Can you have a feeling for someone that has been there, secretly loving you too and never realize it?...all my life, I never knew that I love Syaoran...the guy I thought only suits that word 'bestfriend'..."
Eriol nodded again. "That is possible..."
Then Sakura gave a sigh...
"But I guess, it's too late now, Eriol...It's too late that it's hopeless...he's gone. There is nothing I can do about it. If only I can turn back time, I really will"
"I really wish I could somehow tell him. Do you think he will call us? So I can apologize?"
Eriol shook his head feeling miserable.
"I figured that he wouldn't. As much as this going to hurt you, I think he wants to forget about you. Sakura, you have made him suffer. Just seeing you with Haruki and being happy with him is already torture. I think that he just wants to start a new life there on Hong Kong. To finally move on."
"Yeah. That's what I thought too. Then, I guess there's nothing I can do about it. It's my fault so I should bear the consequences...there's no way we could see each other again"
Eriol smirked.
"Giving up already, are you!?"
Then they neared Eriol's house.
"Remember, Sakura...it's never too late"
Then Eriol waved bye to Sakura.
Sakura is rooted at her spot, analyzing what Eriol said and wondered why Eriol put so much emphasis on those words...then she found the answer.
"That's right!!! It's never too late..."
She walked home and when she reached her porch, she made up her mind.
'I never felt this strongly in love with a person before. Now that I do, I won't let it go away! I already did that mistake. I love Syaoran and I was stupid to just figure it out now. But I will not be stupid again to let it go' she thought.
"Syaoran...we WILL see each other again...I swear" she said out loud with determination that she never had before.
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