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Broken Promise
Chapter 7: Departure
"Sakura, you need to make a decision sometime soon you know, I'm starving," Syaoran complained as he slowly pushed the grocery cart through the aisles of the supermarket.
"Well, I don't know what to make for dinner tonight," Sakura answered, gazing at her grocery list. "After all, tonight is very special." Sakura turned and smiled at Syaoran.
Syaoran turned and looked away. 'Yea, real special.' It had been a couple of months since Sakura and Aoki broke up, and ever since then, he and Sakura had been inseparable. Anyone would think that Syaoran would be happy with his new found relationship with Sakura, but they would be wrong. In fact, Syaoran actually feared being with Sakura. 'What if something happens again?' Syaoran thought silently to himself.
"Syaoran-kun? Syaoran-kun?" Sakura's voice called to him, drawing him out of his thoughts. "Do you think it would be okay if we celebrated your anniversary with some spicy curry, and some pudding for dessert?" Sakura asked as she held up a box of instant curry mix, and some pudding.
"Yea," Syaoran nodded his head.
"Thank goodness," Sakura smiled happily as she set the items into the cart. "I never really got the hang of cooking."
Syaoran continued to follow after Sakura slowly. Not really paying much attention to where he was going, BAM!, Syaoran accidentally hit someone with the cart. "Ow!" the person said as he rubbed his sore foot.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Syaoran said as he bowed his head the stranger.
"It's okay," the man nodded his head reassuringly at Syaoran.
"Aoki?" Sakura called out. Syaoran and the man turned and looked at Sakura. "How have you been, Aoki-kun?" Sakura asked Aoki shyly.
"I'm good," the man answered. "How about you?"
"I'm fine," Sakura smiled, then turned to Syaoran. "Syaorna-kun's been keeping me company." Aoki and Syaoran then turned and looked at each other. "Aoki-kun, this is Syaoran-kun," Sakura said, introducing the two for surprisingly the first time.
"Hello."
"Hi."
A few minutes passed without a word spoken. Finally, Aoki decided to break the ice. "So, you two sure are buying a lot of food for dinner tonight," Aoki commented as he gestured to the cart.
"Well, actually, we're celebrating something special," Sakura answered. "You see, it's Syaoran's and Megumi's six month anniversary tonight."
"Really?" Aoki said surprised. Aoki turned to Syaoran, "You're still going out with Megumi?"
"Um, yeah," Syaoran answered.
"Hmm..." Aoki began to think. 'So maybe I should ask Sakura after all.'
"Aoki-kun, would you like to come to dinner tonight?" Sakura asked. "It would give us a chance to catch up."
Syaoran couldn't believe what he was hearing. 'I knew it!' he thought sadly. 'Sakura really does like this guy.'
"Uh, okay, if that's fine with you," Aoki looked at Syaoran, who nodded his head slightly.
"Okay great!" Sakura said happily. "We'll see you tonight at my place."
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"Li-san, are you ready to go?" Megumi asked as she knocked on his door lightly.
"Yea, I'm almost done. Give me a minute," Syaoran anwered. He then heard Megumi's soft reply back, and her footsteps as she retreated back to the living room to wait. Syaoran sighed sadly to himself.
Syaoran then reached under his bed, and pulled out a photo album. He flipped through a few pages until he found it. It was a picture of her.
"Sakura," Syaoran sighed again. It was a simple school picture of her taken during their last school year together. The Sakura in the picture smiled sweetly, and her sparkling green eyes glistened, but the reason why he loved this picture so much was because it was a picture of the Sakura he remembered. The Sakura he loved eight years ago before he went back to Hong Kong, before guys named Aoki.... He flipped through a few more pages and saw images of them when they were collecting the Clow cards. But he stopped abruptly when he saw a picture of Megumi.
Syaoran carefully picked it up, and looked at the smiling brunette. 'I shouldn't be doing this to her,' Syaoran thought to himself guiltily. Since the beginning, Megumi had always been there to support him, to keep him company, to be a kind friend.
But after awhile, he began to realize how happy Megumi truly made him. She made the pain of losing Sakura lighter and easier to deal with. Syaoran had to admit to himself that he felt some attraction for Megumi. He loved the way that she laughed and smiled, and the way that her sapphire blue eyes sparkled. But it was still somewhat difficult to think of Megumi as his potential "soul mate," or any other girl besides Sakura for that matter. But when they finally shared their first kiss, it wasn't Megumi that first leaned in to catch the other's lips, it was him.
Megumi and Syaoran had been happy for awhile. But then Sakura and Aoki broke up. A part of Syaoran rejoiced; he had another chance to get his sweet cherry blossom back. However, the other part that grew to love Megumi cried out 'no!'
One afternoon, as Syaoran and Sakura were waiting for Megumi to join them for lunch, Sakura asked him a question. "Syaoran-kun," Sakura asked. "Do you like being with me?"
At first confused, Syaoran could only nodded his head. "Well," Sakura continued, "remember what you said to me when Aoki and I broke up. How I'd find the person that I love best, well what would you say if I told you I've already found him?" Sakura looked up at Syaoran hesitantly.
"I'd say that I'm very happy for you Sakura," Syaoran answered. "And I'm sure that he loves you best too."
"Does that mean you love me back, Syaoran-kun?" Sakura asked as she stared deeply into Syaoran's eyes.
"I-uh," Syaoran couldn't answer. "Well, I..."
"Hey you two!" Megumi called out to them, and waved. "Sorry about being late," Megumi sat down next to Syaoran and gave him a kiss. Noticing the sudden quietness between them, she added, "Did I just interrupt something?" But they both shook their heads, and when the waiter came, they just ate their lunch.
A few other times after that, Sakura tried to ask Syaoran again, but he somehow managed to change the subject or someone interrupted them. So, until now Syaoran has never given Sakura her answer, and has stayed with Megumi. He just couldn't forget about what happened.
"Li-san? We should be going now," Megumi knocked again lightly on the door.
"Okay," Syaoran said as he stood up, and opened the door. "Sorry for taking so long," Syaoran smiled at Megumi, noticing how lovely she looked. Syaoran leaned in and hugged her tightly. 'I already know my answer,' he thought with a smile.
"Happy anniversary Megumi-chan," Megumi noticed the little term of endearment at the end of her name rarely used by Syaoran.
"Happy anniversary to you too, ...Syaoran-kun," Megumi barely was able to say aloud before Syaoran covered her lips with his.
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"Thanks for dinner Sakura-chan! It was so good!" Megumi hugged Sakura.
"You're welcome. It's the least I can do for my friends," Sakura turned and looked at Syaoran.
"Well, how about a toast?" Sakura said as she held up her glass of sparkling grape juice.
"A toast to what?" Syaoran asked as he pulled Megumi closer into his embrace.
"To new beginnings," Sakura answered, noticing their closeness. The others began to raise their glasses too. "To Syaoran-kun and Megumi-chan, I wish you two another wonderful six months together." Cling!
"Well, speaking of new beginnings," all eyes turned to Aoki. "I've been accepted to a university in England, and I said yes." Everyone was silent, so then Aoki continued. "I'm leaving next week, and I know it's sudden and everything, but Sakura," Aoki turned to Sakura, and held her hand gently in his. "I was wondering if you'd go with me to England?"
Megumi and Syaoran stared at them, shocked. Sakura was about to say no, then she noticed Syaoran tighten his hold around Megumi's shoulders.
"Yes Aoki-kun, I'll go with you," Sakura hugged Aoki, and missed the sadness in Syaoran's eyes.
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Author's notes: Okay, stop. Don't flame me. I know, I know, you guys voted, so I'm suppose to be writing what the majority wants. I will! I promise! Just wait for the next, and hopefully last chapter. I tried to get what some said I lacked into this chapter: jealousy. Plus, I've been reading that a few people are a little bored of the traditional S+S fics, so this is my way of making the usual different.
Also, this chapter may seem bad, but the way I'm thinking of ending this series needs something like this to cause some sort of climax for it to end well. So please don't despair, it will get better. Please trust me!
Special thanks goes out to all of you who voted; I really do appreciate everyone! As for the continuation of this chapter, well I'm going to continue it no matter what. Like a couple of the reviews said, it should be my choice as the author, to decide exactly how S+S will get together. But if you want me to write a different version of the ending for this series because you don't like the way it's going, just email me and tell me. If I do, I'll title it: Broken Promise: Reader's choice ending. Thanks again!
~CherryBlossomXOXO
Broken Promise
Chapter 7: Departure
"Sakura, you need to make a decision sometime soon you know, I'm starving," Syaoran complained as he slowly pushed the grocery cart through the aisles of the supermarket.
"Well, I don't know what to make for dinner tonight," Sakura answered, gazing at her grocery list. "After all, tonight is very special." Sakura turned and smiled at Syaoran.
Syaoran turned and looked away. 'Yea, real special.' It had been a couple of months since Sakura and Aoki broke up, and ever since then, he and Sakura had been inseparable. Anyone would think that Syaoran would be happy with his new found relationship with Sakura, but they would be wrong. In fact, Syaoran actually feared being with Sakura. 'What if something happens again?' Syaoran thought silently to himself.
"Syaoran-kun? Syaoran-kun?" Sakura's voice called to him, drawing him out of his thoughts. "Do you think it would be okay if we celebrated your anniversary with some spicy curry, and some pudding for dessert?" Sakura asked as she held up a box of instant curry mix, and some pudding.
"Yea," Syaoran nodded his head.
"Thank goodness," Sakura smiled happily as she set the items into the cart. "I never really got the hang of cooking."
Syaoran continued to follow after Sakura slowly. Not really paying much attention to where he was going, BAM!, Syaoran accidentally hit someone with the cart. "Ow!" the person said as he rubbed his sore foot.
"Oh, I'm sorry," Syaoran said as he bowed his head the stranger.
"It's okay," the man nodded his head reassuringly at Syaoran.
"Aoki?" Sakura called out. Syaoran and the man turned and looked at Sakura. "How have you been, Aoki-kun?" Sakura asked Aoki shyly.
"I'm good," the man answered. "How about you?"
"I'm fine," Sakura smiled, then turned to Syaoran. "Syaorna-kun's been keeping me company." Aoki and Syaoran then turned and looked at each other. "Aoki-kun, this is Syaoran-kun," Sakura said, introducing the two for surprisingly the first time.
"Hello."
"Hi."
A few minutes passed without a word spoken. Finally, Aoki decided to break the ice. "So, you two sure are buying a lot of food for dinner tonight," Aoki commented as he gestured to the cart.
"Well, actually, we're celebrating something special," Sakura answered. "You see, it's Syaoran's and Megumi's six month anniversary tonight."
"Really?" Aoki said surprised. Aoki turned to Syaoran, "You're still going out with Megumi?"
"Um, yeah," Syaoran answered.
"Hmm..." Aoki began to think. 'So maybe I should ask Sakura after all.'
"Aoki-kun, would you like to come to dinner tonight?" Sakura asked. "It would give us a chance to catch up."
Syaoran couldn't believe what he was hearing. 'I knew it!' he thought sadly. 'Sakura really does like this guy.'
"Uh, okay, if that's fine with you," Aoki looked at Syaoran, who nodded his head slightly.
"Okay great!" Sakura said happily. "We'll see you tonight at my place."
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"Li-san, are you ready to go?" Megumi asked as she knocked on his door lightly.
"Yea, I'm almost done. Give me a minute," Syaoran anwered. He then heard Megumi's soft reply back, and her footsteps as she retreated back to the living room to wait. Syaoran sighed sadly to himself.
Syaoran then reached under his bed, and pulled out a photo album. He flipped through a few pages until he found it. It was a picture of her.
"Sakura," Syaoran sighed again. It was a simple school picture of her taken during their last school year together. The Sakura in the picture smiled sweetly, and her sparkling green eyes glistened, but the reason why he loved this picture so much was because it was a picture of the Sakura he remembered. The Sakura he loved eight years ago before he went back to Hong Kong, before guys named Aoki.... He flipped through a few more pages and saw images of them when they were collecting the Clow cards. But he stopped abruptly when he saw a picture of Megumi.
Syaoran carefully picked it up, and looked at the smiling brunette. 'I shouldn't be doing this to her,' Syaoran thought to himself guiltily. Since the beginning, Megumi had always been there to support him, to keep him company, to be a kind friend.
But after awhile, he began to realize how happy Megumi truly made him. She made the pain of losing Sakura lighter and easier to deal with. Syaoran had to admit to himself that he felt some attraction for Megumi. He loved the way that she laughed and smiled, and the way that her sapphire blue eyes sparkled. But it was still somewhat difficult to think of Megumi as his potential "soul mate," or any other girl besides Sakura for that matter. But when they finally shared their first kiss, it wasn't Megumi that first leaned in to catch the other's lips, it was him.
Megumi and Syaoran had been happy for awhile. But then Sakura and Aoki broke up. A part of Syaoran rejoiced; he had another chance to get his sweet cherry blossom back. However, the other part that grew to love Megumi cried out 'no!'
One afternoon, as Syaoran and Sakura were waiting for Megumi to join them for lunch, Sakura asked him a question. "Syaoran-kun," Sakura asked. "Do you like being with me?"
At first confused, Syaoran could only nodded his head. "Well," Sakura continued, "remember what you said to me when Aoki and I broke up. How I'd find the person that I love best, well what would you say if I told you I've already found him?" Sakura looked up at Syaoran hesitantly.
"I'd say that I'm very happy for you Sakura," Syaoran answered. "And I'm sure that he loves you best too."
"Does that mean you love me back, Syaoran-kun?" Sakura asked as she stared deeply into Syaoran's eyes.
"I-uh," Syaoran couldn't answer. "Well, I..."
"Hey you two!" Megumi called out to them, and waved. "Sorry about being late," Megumi sat down next to Syaoran and gave him a kiss. Noticing the sudden quietness between them, she added, "Did I just interrupt something?" But they both shook their heads, and when the waiter came, they just ate their lunch.
A few other times after that, Sakura tried to ask Syaoran again, but he somehow managed to change the subject or someone interrupted them. So, until now Syaoran has never given Sakura her answer, and has stayed with Megumi. He just couldn't forget about what happened.
"Li-san? We should be going now," Megumi knocked again lightly on the door.
"Okay," Syaoran said as he stood up, and opened the door. "Sorry for taking so long," Syaoran smiled at Megumi, noticing how lovely she looked. Syaoran leaned in and hugged her tightly. 'I already know my answer,' he thought with a smile.
"Happy anniversary Megumi-chan," Megumi noticed the little term of endearment at the end of her name rarely used by Syaoran.
"Happy anniversary to you too, ...Syaoran-kun," Megumi barely was able to say aloud before Syaoran covered her lips with his.
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"Thanks for dinner Sakura-chan! It was so good!" Megumi hugged Sakura.
"You're welcome. It's the least I can do for my friends," Sakura turned and looked at Syaoran.
"Well, how about a toast?" Sakura said as she held up her glass of sparkling grape juice.
"A toast to what?" Syaoran asked as he pulled Megumi closer into his embrace.
"To new beginnings," Sakura answered, noticing their closeness. The others began to raise their glasses too. "To Syaoran-kun and Megumi-chan, I wish you two another wonderful six months together." Cling!
"Well, speaking of new beginnings," all eyes turned to Aoki. "I've been accepted to a university in England, and I said yes." Everyone was silent, so then Aoki continued. "I'm leaving next week, and I know it's sudden and everything, but Sakura," Aoki turned to Sakura, and held her hand gently in his. "I was wondering if you'd go with me to England?"
Megumi and Syaoran stared at them, shocked. Sakura was about to say no, then she noticed Syaoran tighten his hold around Megumi's shoulders.
"Yes Aoki-kun, I'll go with you," Sakura hugged Aoki, and missed the sadness in Syaoran's eyes.
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Author's notes: Okay, stop. Don't flame me. I know, I know, you guys voted, so I'm suppose to be writing what the majority wants. I will! I promise! Just wait for the next, and hopefully last chapter. I tried to get what some said I lacked into this chapter: jealousy. Plus, I've been reading that a few people are a little bored of the traditional S+S fics, so this is my way of making the usual different.
Also, this chapter may seem bad, but the way I'm thinking of ending this series needs something like this to cause some sort of climax for it to end well. So please don't despair, it will get better. Please trust me!
Special thanks goes out to all of you who voted; I really do appreciate everyone! As for the continuation of this chapter, well I'm going to continue it no matter what. Like a couple of the reviews said, it should be my choice as the author, to decide exactly how S+S will get together. But if you want me to write a different version of the ending for this series because you don't like the way it's going, just email me and tell me. If I do, I'll title it: Broken Promise: Reader's choice ending. Thanks again!
~CherryBlossomXOXO