MMG 13
"I love you"
Sakura didn't know what to answer. She doesn't really understand what she feels for him. It is still too confusing. She just knows that he is a very special person for her and that when she sees him suffering like this, her heart almost feels like breaking.
Before she could say anything, he collapsed into her arms.
"Syaoran-kun!" said Sakura as she hugged his unconscious form. Tears streamed down her eyes as she stared at his pale face.
"Sakura!" Keroberos suddenly appeared out of nowhere then flew to her side. "What happened?" he looked at the unconscious boy then added wonderingly, "Is sealing the return card that hard? It seems as if he was drained of all his powers!" He grimaced while looking at the unconscious Li. His expression turned to surprise when he saw the boy's aura.
"Sakura, emergency! His aura… do you feel its decrease?"
Sakura looked up with wide eyes. She shook him lightly and whispered shakily, "No… you can't leave yet! I still… don't know what I feel about you. You have to wait… Wait for my answer… Just," Tears were continually flowing from her sorrowful emerald eyes. "Please stay until then."
Syaoran weakly brought his hand to her face, tentatively wiping her tears. "Don't cry, please. Touya will kill me if he knows that I made you cry." His lips turned into a small smile. It was all his miniscule energy could allow him. "Don't cry because of me. I don't ever want to regret telling you what I feel."
He closed his eyes with a peaceful expression. He had said what he wanted to say. He can rest in peace now.
But a certain nagging feeling told him that he should wait till she answers him. He should keep fighting for life until she can make a decision.
"Sakura! There are still some cards that needed sealing!" Eriol called out. Even if he wanted to give them more space and personal time, he couldn't because she is the only one that could seal this card. This particular card couldn't wait anymore. It badly needs sealing.
Sakura ran towards her other two friends. Before them, there stood two true forms of Clow cards. Both of them were very lovely women. But they were different in a way.
One was holding an hour glass with a thoughtful look while the other was looking at them with interest.
"I'm quite sure that the one with the hourglass is the return. Seal it now while it's calm." commanded Eriol to the Card mistress.
Sakura nodded then wiped the remaining tears on her face. She raised her staff and pointed it to the woman with the hourglass. "Go back to thy true form, Return!"
A glowing rectangle hanging in midair made contact with her staff and sent ripples of energy to trap the return card. After some more seconds, the woman was gone; replaced by a red and gold card. The card flew to Syaoran's side.
"Hiiragizawa, what's the other card?" Though Tomoyo wanted to slap the living daylights out of the mage, she chose to be civilized and cooperate with him for now. It wouldn't help if she loses her well known temper. The bashing would come later, when Syaoran is fully cured and well.
"I think it is the truth card… it showed us the answers that we need" he answered, not daring to look to look at Tomoyo. He was afraid to see hate etched in her orbs. He knew she might forget the special connection they had because of this huge secret he had kept from them.
Sakura proceeded to seal the truth card as Tomoyo called Wei-san to fetch the unconscious Syaoran.
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As they waited for the butler, an awkward silence ensued. They were still uncomfortable of the new truths they have discovered.
Who would have known that Eriol is an all-knowing, all-powerful mage? He is an actual reincarnation of the most powerful sorcerer that ever lived in this world!
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"I'll take him from here. By this time, your parents might be searching for you all over the town" Wei-san said with finality. He had just arrived with a grave expression on his face. He immediately took the unconscious boy in his arms and brought him to the car.
"Thank you for taking care of him, card mistress. I'll contact you when he wakes up" he said before driving away.
The uncomfortable silence went back. They didn't know what to do or say. Their situation was too hard.
Spinnel sun and Ruby moon appeared out of nowhere and went beside their master. "I think we should go home now" said Eriol as to go away from the sticky situation. It wouldn't help to say anything today. He will let time do its job of healing their broken trust.
"Tomoyo-chan, do you want to go with me to your house using the fly card?" Sakura asked, realizing that they would need to go now too. She is now feeling the stress that had accumulated from all the problems they encountered. After all, she needed to think about her feelings, about what her heart is saying.
There was a certain flicker in Tomoyo's eyes that Eriol couldn't decipher. The truth was… she remembered what Eriol had said one time they were together.
"I am more of a wizard"
"What would you bewitch next, Wizard Eriol?"
"I would conjure a broom and fly around the town on a moonlit sky. A very pleasing ride"
… A moonlit sky. It was a full moon that night.
… A very pleasing ride, to conjure a broom. He was a true wizard who can really conjure a broom. If this wasn't the situation, she would have enjoyed flying around the town with him.
But now is different.
"I'll just call my body guards. They'll fetch me" she said, coming out of her reverie.
Sakura took the fly card as Eriol disappeared with his guardians.
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Sakura cried. Her emerald eyes were stained with pearl tears. He hasn't seen her in that condition even when she was crying about her mother. She looked so broken and confused. She didn't deserve such hardships. She was too innocent to experience so much sadness.
Why did he have to say it? Why did he have to make her confused and hurt? Why didn't he think about what she would feel first before being selfish?
"Syaoran-kun!"
"Sakura!" He suddenly jolted out of sleep. Seeing her cry was so much of a nightmare that he can still see it even if he was asleep or awake.
"Syaoran. Don't move much yet. You're still not fully healed." Wei arrived, bringing with him a basin of water for Syaoran.
"I will not be healed. You don't have to waste your efforts trying to heal me" he answered bitterly.
"Do I hear the courageous little wolf giving up on his life?"
"I have done something that made my life worthless. I made her cry"
There was no need to question him about who cried or why it was such a big deal. Wei knows almost everything about Syaoran's feelings. He also knew that he had finally confessed his innermost feelings.
"Ah!" Syaoran groaned as pain shot through him. It felt as if his boned were melting! He fell to the bed with a thud. He moaned and writhed on his bed as he felt increasing pain.
"Syaoran! I'll just call Li-sama" Wei panickedly ran out of the room and went directly to the telephone.
'Even if I die today, I would die a happy man because I will go with a light heart. I hope Sakura finds the one she will love the way I love her'
With this thought in mind, he closed his eyes with a peaceful expression.
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"Syaoran!" Yelan hurried to his room.
??
Her eyes widened at the sight. Syaoran was floating from his bed and he was shining a bright yellow. There was a very powerful aura emitting from him.
She walked towards her son and placed a hand over his body. She concentrated all her power on that hand. "Syaoran…"
There was a sudden eruption of light from his body, and then his glowing stopped. Yelan's eyes widened further as she saw a white (almost crystal-like) heart-shaped thingy with wings.
"Wei, contact the card mistress. Tell her to come here as soon as possible. I'll stop this… for now" she said quickly and urgently. Wei ran to the telephone.
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"Li-sensei, what hap-" Sakura wasn't able to finish her sentence as she saw the white heart-shaped thingy. "Clow card?" she asked more to herself than to the other people around. "No… it just feels almost the same as the cards"
"It's a card, a peaceful card" Yelan noted then faced the card. "If I'm correct, you are The Purity?"
"Yes" a voice that sounded a lot like Syaoran said. For some unknown reason to Sakura, she felt her heart beat much faster when he heard this. Is this the effect of the card?
"Just seal it" Yelan commanded.
Sakura transformed her wand then went on sealing the card. As the card flew to her hand, she tilted her head to the right in confusion. "Li-sensei, why did 'The Purity" card feel a lot warmer than the other cards when I sealed it?"
"Because it had Syaoran's feelings for you." She looked at Sakura with a small proud motherly smile. "The Purity is a card that can fuse with a persons emotion, although it is mostly seen with confused hearts; confused hearts that thinks about their loved ones first before themselves"
She then sighed and uttered "I guess we cannot go on with the plan. He seems to value this country so much"
"What plan?"
"We were supposed to bring him to Hong Kong. We would rather have the only Li heir pass on when he is in his hometown"
They talked for a few moments more (which was mostly about Syaoran's illness and the remaining cards).
"Please call me if he wakes up"
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"I heard what you said." Syaoran weakly tried to sit up as he looked straightly at his mother. "I would really prefer to die in my hometown than in here"
Yelan frowned lightly. "Are you sure about this?"
"Positive."
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The next day, Tomoyo called the Kinomoto residence.
"Hello?" Fujitaka, Sakura's father, asked.
"Umm… Can I please talk to Sakura? Please, this is an emergency."
"I'll wake her up."
Fujitaka hurried to Sakura's room and called out for her. "Sakura! Wake up!"
"5 more minutes" she said groggily.
"Tomoyo-chan is on the phone. She said it's an emergency. I think it's about Li-san"
Hearing her father say 'Li-san" made her sit up on her bed abruptly. "I'll be down in a minute."
… (A/N: You saw something weird? hehehe)
"Sakura-chan! You haven't read Syaoran's letter, have you? Hurry! It's maybe in the mailbox by now!" Tomoyo quickly said. Her best friend really needs to search for the letter now… or else… She didn't want to think of what should happen.
"Tomoyo-chan? Why?"
"Just search for it! NOW!"
Sakura hung up then ran towards the front yard where the mailbox was. She rummaged through the mails rapidly, a certain fear building up inside her.
She finally found a green envelope that was labeled 'Sakura' in big and fancy letters. "Syaoran-kun…"
She took the letter to her chest, clutching it lovingly. She ran to her room to get more privacy. (She can't seem to have enough privacy with Touya around)
… (I know that Syaoran is not overly cheesy or sweet like Eriol, but just bear with me, please. He will die soon, after all.)
Sakura,
When I first came to Tomoeda, I didn't really notice you. I only saw you as the best friend of the very attractive little lady named Tomoyo. You were just a very hyperactive and over naive girl.
But Fate decided to play a game with us. I went away just after your best friend confessed to me. I knew you were beyond upset.
And then, I discovered that you were the card mistress while you discovered that I was searching for the Clow cards that you released. We became rivals all of a sudden (though I was the only one who thought so). I tried many futile times to act harshly around you. Yet you didn't see. You were still the naive cherry blossoms that I remembered, however a lot kinder and more beautiful.
You became a friend. And then someone special. I even allowed you to call me by my first name (an opportunity that only my mother and sisters can do).
I realized how selfless you were; not thinking about how terrible I act but instead, seeing the little good that was in me.
And then slowly, I realized how you've changed me. I realized how you were someone that made me blush and tingle at the slightest touch. Just hearing you call my name makes my face all warm!
I didn't know why at first but because of Daidouji's help, I began to think more.
I'll say it again; you are the most important person to me. You changed my life and I'm thankful for everything you've done.
I love you.
Li Syaoran
P.S. I'll be going back home… to Hong Kong. Please, just forget everything. I just wanted to say these things before I pass on. Just forget me. It was a sin for me to make you cry. Find the one you will love just as much as I loved you. Be happy!
WHAT??
She rushed towards their phone and quickly dialed Tomoyo's number. "Hello? May I speak with Tomoyo-chan, please?" She heard rushing footsteps.
"Sakura-chan! Have you read his letter?"
"Yes." A few tears escaped her eyes but was immediately wiped away. "Do you know when he is going?"
"I'm not sure… but someone said that his flight is today, at two o'clock" Her voice was filled was worry and anxiousness. "You can still go if you will use the Fly"
Sakura hanged up. She ran to her room and slammed the door shut.
What will she do now? She's sure that she wants to go and stop him. But why would she stop her? He had made his decision.
And what will she say when she arrive there? She doesn't even know how she feels! Her heart told her to go but her mind and consciousness were filled with fear. She needs to decode her heart's puzzle first before she could talk to him.
What do I feel? I know that he is someone special. But is this the same with what he feels? I love otou-san, onii-chan, Tomoyo-chan… is it the same with what I feel for them? No… I feel that it's something more. But…
Her tear ducts gave up on their struggle of keeping her overflowing tears. Slowly, tears fell. The first tear dropped from her cheeks to the floor.
Upon contact, the Clow symbol shone on the floor. Her eyes widened as a rectangular card glowed in front of her. The Clow symbol was facing her so she didn't see the name of the card. She took it gently in her hands and turned it for her to see.
It was a heart (red) with wings. In the place where there should be a name, she found only a blank yellow rectangle.
A heart…
She immediately knew what to do.
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Yatsi-chan: Hahaha… I'm updating! Maybe you see how this is slowly turning more into an S+S fic, but I assure you: TIME WILL COME when Eriol and Tomoyo shall have their moment.