Chap – Can't Bring the Heart To

But all was dark for Sakura…

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For a few minutes, he just waited and stared at her, hoping that somehow she would wake up and respond to his words. He was disappointed.

"I'll wait for you, Sakura. Just come back to us. I'll wait for you no matter how long it takes. I'll be here beside you all the time until you wake up," Syaoran vowed, determined not to give up hope yet.

"Syaoran," a voice called. Syaoran turned and saw Fujitaka standing at the doorway. "Can I see her now," Fujitaka asked.

Syaoran nodded wordlessly and with one last look at Sakura, he turned and left the room.

After everyone had taken their turn to visit Sakura, they all decided to leave but Syaoran stubbornly refused to leave. He convinced the doctor and the rest that he should be allowed to stay.

For days after that, Syaoran rarely left Sakura's side. He slept in the chair beside her bed even though it was very uncomfortable and only left when his family or Sakura's family wanted to visit her. The moment they left, he would sit beside her again and talked to her hoping that somehow she could hear him and come back to him.

It had been two weeks since Sakura was admitted to the hospital. Sakura was still showing no sign of recovery and Syaoran was beginning to lose hope.

"Don't go Sakura. I need you. Please..." Syaoran said to Sakura.

" When you are well, I will bring you to all the places you can only dream of. We will have a lot of fun together. There are so many things I want to tell you. So many things I have yet to share with you. Please come back. Are you listening, Sakura?" Syaoran looked hopefully at Sakura but as usual, Sakura remained unmoving.

"I love you, Sakura. Give me some hope," Syaoran cried and dropped his head on the hospital bed as despair settled in. Somehow, he realized that Sakura would never wake up.

Suddenly, a bright light filled the room. Syaoran looked up. His green aura began to flare and so did Sakura's pink aura until they filled the whole room. Syaoran looked around in confusion. After a few seconds, pink and green swirls surrounded Sakura.

"What's going on?" Syaoran asked. A pink light shone towards Sakura and a card materialized on her hand. The card glowed for a while as though absorbing the pink light that was shining on Sakura. Finally it stopped and the whole room returned to normal. Syaoran looked at the card in Sakura's hand.

"Hope," he read.

Sakura moved. Syaoran looked expectantly at Sakura. Sakura's eyes opened and she found herself staring into Syaoran's eyes.

"Syaoran," she whispered.

"You're alive!" exclaimed Syaoran happily as intense relief overcame him. He hugged Sakura tightly. Then, he excitedly went outside to inform the rest who were talking to the doctor. They had just arrived at the hospital.

"Sakura's alive!" Syaoran told the stunned group. For a while, everyone just stared at him, not believing what he had said.

"Really!!!" Tomoyo squealed. "I want to see her," she said as she rushed into the room. The others followed her. Sakura's room, quiet moments ago, was now filled with noise as everyone excitedly talks to Sakura.

"I'm so glad that you're alright. We were worried about you," Fujitaka said with a smile as he ruffled her hair.

Yelan looked at the doctor. She knew he was surprised that Sakura managed to get out of her coma. Something caught her eyes. On the bed beside Sakura, she saw a pink card.

"Hope card," she whispered. She could sense pink and green aura coming from it. She knew that this card was not created by Clow. She guessed that Sakura's and Syaoran's feelings for each other were so strong that they somehow created this card and this card was the one that helped to bring Sakura back.

"Everyone, Sakura is still tired. Let her rest tonight. We shall visit her again tomorrow," Yelan said stopping the commotion when she noticed how pale and tired Sakura looked. Turning to Sakura, she asked,

"Will that be alright with you, Sakura?" she asked.

"Yes," Sakura croaked for her throat was still dry.

"We'll see you tomorrow then. Sleep well," Yelan said and hugged Sakura. After saying their goodbyes, they turned and left, leaving behind the now awake Sakura and a slightly uncomfortable Syaoran.

It was a tense moment for both of them. This was the first time they were alone together since their heated argument.

Unable to withstand the suspense anymore, Sakura asked neutrally,

"I found this card when I woke up. Do you know how I got this?" Sakura held up the Hope card and looked at Syaoran.

Syaoran had a disappointed look on his face. Syaoran was rather disappointed to know that she rather talked about the card than their relationship. There were so many things that they had to resolve between them but she seemed to want to avoid it. He frowned. Whether she liked it or not, he was going to talk about it.

"We created the card," Syaoran said simply. Sakura just looked at him in confusion. Taking a deep breath, he continued,

"Somehow... somehow... it understood my feelings for you and decided to give us a second chance. I love you, Sakura. You're worth more than anything in this world to me." He looked hopefully at Sakura.

For a moment Sakura's heart sang with joy when she heard Syaoran's confession but she tempered it down immediately.

'He was probably saying that because he felt guilty over what had happened,' Sakura thought sadly. Tears were forming in her eyes.

"No," she said softly. "You are just saying that because you feel sorry over what had happened. You don't have to say it to make me feel better. You don't mean it."

Grabbing Sakura's hand in his, Syaoran fervently said,

"I really do mean it, Sakura. I love you. It has nothing to do with me feeling guilty..."

"You don't understand," Sakura interrupted. "You don't have to pretend to care for me. You have never cared for me. It was just like the last time when I was injured. You stayed by me and looked after me that I came to believe that I meant a great deal to you. You made me fall in love with you. Then when I was well, you went back to your girlfriend, Meilin," Sakura said.

Syaoran opened his mouth to protest but Sakura cut him off again,

"Don't try to deny it. I saw both of you hugging together in the garden. Can't you see? There's no need for you to pretend anymore. I know you really don't love me."

"It's you who do not understand. This is not a pretense. It is you I love. Only you, Sakura and no one else. Please believe me," Syaoran pleaded.

"What about Meilin?" Sakura asked.

"I don't love her," Syaoran explained curtly not wanting to tell Sakura all the details.

"But she's your girlfriend," Sakura countered. Syaoran looked uneasily at Sakura.

"You're hiding something from me, aren't you? Can you please be honest for once," said Sakura in exasperation.

Taking a deep breath, Syaoran explained, "Actually, she is not my girlfriend. I...I...at first... I do not want to be engaged to you. Even before you reached here, I have already made up my mind to get rid of you but it all changed since I got to know you."

Sakura was furious. "That kiss. It was for my benefit then. You purposely kissed Meilin so that you could hurt me and make me cry off the engagement," she growled.

She could not believe she had fallen for such a self-centered, egoistic, idiotic, insensitive guy.

Syaoran dropped his head in shame. "I didn't kiss her; it was a kiss on her forehead. I did it to drive you away but I do regret it. I did not know you then, but when I fell in love with you, I told Meilin that I wanted it to stop. That day, when you saw me hugging Meilin, I had told her that I love you and I did not want to continue with the scheme. I had also asked for her forgiveness for something I had done to her in the past. She was actually my ex-fiancé. The embrace you saw there was just a gesture of forgiveness," Syaoran said.

"I guess you must have done something to push her away too," Sakura said sarcastically. She was shocked by this new revelation. Syaoran flushed with guilty embarrassment.

"Well," Sakura said crossing her arms. "You pushed me away too. You must be proud of your accomplishment. Getting rid of 2 fiancés you do not want to be saddled with."

"Sakura, I'm not pushing you away now. I want you to marry me," Syaoran protested.

"I don't think I can marry you. After all, you had already told me that I do not know how to behave in a manner that fits my station as your future wife," Sakura said, repeating the words Syaoran had said to her that fateful night.

"I don't mean it, Sakura. I was just jealous of Shiin. You're the perfect wife for me," Syaoran said.

Sakura sighed and said, "Just leave me alone, Syaoran. I'm tired of getting my heart broken. I'm tired of trying to second-guess you all the time fearing that you have an ulterior motive behind your actions. I don't trust you anymore. Now, just leave me alone."

"Don't be difficult," Syaoran snapped. He was starting to feel frustrated and angry. He was rather upset by how this conversation had turned out.

"What did you say?" Sakura shouted. "Arrggg! Just leave me!"

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