I Think I'm Falling in Love with You Too
*DISCLAIMERS*
More junky disclaimer stuff. Characters no mine. Storyline mine. ALL mine bleaaaah.
Okies.... Sakura is beginning to realize how she feels for Syaoran. But then later on she
sees how much she cares for him. How? XP heck, I'm not telling you NOW. You gotta read to find
out :P ................. come on, you can read, can't you? It's not that hard......
btw, I'm dedicating this fic to quite a few people. The smaller parts are for you, the reader
(since you are probably an S+S fan.. I dont know what's wrong with you if you're reading this
fic and you dont believe in S+S a single bit). The bigger parts are for all my friends who are
S+S fans (Yeah, you, Jess. Stace too.), and also the people who like my stories :) This is prolly
one of the only ways to thank you guys ^^;; like Strawberry Sora, Animae'sFlame and Setsu-chan :P
thanks you all! It has encouraged me to write more ^_^ ........ XP *grin*
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Sakura and Syaoran walked to school together that morning. Sakura felt a lot better than the
night before, and she was glad that it was Syaoran who helped her recover. But, because of last
night, she had a tough time dealing with what he had said to her. It really was difficult,
because she didnt know how she should reply to someone when they tell her they love her. And
really mean it.
Their walk was in silence. They left early so that they could stop by a shop... Sakura insisted
that they do. They walked down a brick street with a lot of stores inside. Sakura dragged him to
one of the stores that were open, and they started to browse around. Syaoran decided to wander
off in the shop, looking at some ancient relics (which were obviously interesting to him), while
Sakura browsed in the antiques.
Soon, Sakura reached a load of music boxes. She carefully looked at them. While looking, she
caught sight of one that looked like a beautiful princess who was posing. She lightly poked the
cylinder, and the princess began to twirl around. The music played the slow piano version of
Platina. Sakura sighed as she looked at it. Oh, how Syaoran-kun would enjoy this... how... he...
would........ enjoy.......
That's it! Sakura looked at the number and then glanced to a bunch of boxes on the side. She
grabbed one that was packed and ran up to the counter.
"I want this one please!" Sakura beamed at the store manager.
"You're a peppy little girl. You'd better be careful, otherwise they could break!"
Sakura nodded happily. The man took the box and punched the numbers in the cashier.
"That'll be 2,500 yen please." the man said.
Sakura grabbed her wallet inside her backpack and took out all her change. ..... Sakura thought
she lost count and recounted it.
She didnt have enough. Only 1,800 yen. She sadly sighed.
"You really want this, dont you?" The man asked.
"It's for someone special.. he's done so much for me... and I dont know how else I could repay
him..." Sakura solemnly stared at her feet.
"That'll be 1,500 yen, plesae." The man repeated.
"Ho~e??" Sakura asked.
"You heard." The man chuckled.
"But... but.... you might as well forget about it.. I dont have enough money..."
"Don't you worry your pretty head about it. Valentine's day is coming up soon, right? I'm sure
he'll appreciate the gift. And I'm sure he'll think of you when he plays it."
Sakura stood speechless for a while. This was a great offer. Sakura slowly handed him the money,
as she took the box in return. After taking the box protectively in her hands, she gave the
biggest smile you have ever seen.
"Hontou ni arigatou!!!!" Sakura grinned. "You dont know how much I appreciate it!"
Sakura waved at Syaoran who poked his head out of the hallway.
"We're gonna be late," Syaoran said in a grumpy tone. Everything had been too expensive for him.
There was a really neat charm that he wanted to get.
Sakura waved at the store manager. "Again, thank you so much!!"
The two headed out the door. They resumed their walking to school, walking a little bit faster
now.
"What did you get?"
Syaoran couldnt help but wonder.
"This is for you," Sakura grinned as she handed it to him.
"B... but...." Syaoran stammered. "I told you...."
"You told me not to, but I want to..." Sakura said as she looked away blushing.
"I'll... I'll open it later. It's probably too expensive to open it right now.."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The two arrived at school, and they resumed their usual studies. At lunch, everyone deserted the
room except for Sakura and Syaoran, who really needed to talk to eachother.
"Are... you going to open it..?" Sakura asked.
"Yeah..."
Syaoran got out of his seat and reached for the box. He sat back down and took off the tape that
protected the item inside. He took it out, and stared in awe at the music box.
"S.. Sakura.... this must have cost a fortune!" Syaoran exclaimed.
"I dont mind," Sakura replied.
"It's very pretty... beautiful...." Was all Syaoran could comment on it. The fine detail on the
princess took his breath away.
Syaoran took the whole thing out and wound it up. The background of Platina played in the quiet
classroom. All the two could do was blush.
"The girl on the music box..." Syaoran started, "Looks a lot like you........"
Sakura froze. Her skin turned into the brightest red you have ever seen. Syaoran gently put the
figurine back in the box. He slipped it into his locker.
"We better go join the others now..." Syaoran said, as he left the room.
Sakura never thought about it. "Very pretty... beautiful... The girl looks a lot like you..."
The words repeated in Sakura's head. She blushed, but then she smiled. It was a strange feeling,
but she just had to admit that it felt good to be complimented by whom she really cares for.
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It was after school. Tomoeda was in the finals against the toughest soccer team in Tokyo. The
boys looked stronger and bigger than the Tomoeda boys. But they refused to give up. Both teams
got so far, and they refused to lose. The boys pulled up their socks and gave eachother positive
comments to cheer eachother to go on.
The Tomoeda cheerleaders were on the grassfield, practicing their routines one last time. Sakura
couldnt help but stare at Syaoran the whole time. He was swift, and agile. He was perfect. She
blushed at that thought. She really had to stop thinking about it and concentrate on the routine.
Fifteen minutes later, the game started. So far, Tomoeda was winning. It was a long hard 'first
game'. It was a hot day and everyone was tired in the sun. But they didnt give up. The girls
continued to cheer for the boys, while the boys concentrated hard on their game. They called the
end to the first game, and everyone took a break.
The best soccer player was Syaoran, and everyone was patting him on the back as he greedily drank
out of a sports bottle. This team was very competitive, but they wouldn't give up. All they had
to do was encourage eachother and wish everyone else a good game. Sakura watched from the stand
as the boys got ready for their second game. This was their cue to start cheering again. Sakura
picked up her baton and a pompom and started to move in synch with the other girls.
It was five minutes into the game now, and Yamazaki was trying to show off. He started making all
these swift-like moves and got a score. The field echoed with cheers. Yamazaki then tried to
make a maneuver past one of the bigger guys. This swift move wasnt so lucky. Because Yamazaki
moved his leg right in front of the other guy's foot, his shin was hit HARD, causing him to
tumble to the ground.
His teammates crowded around him, asking if he was allright. The whistle blew for a pause.
Yamazaki looked at the coach and told him that he was okay; although he probably can't play for
a while.
Sakura noticed that Chiharu wasn't standing beside her anymore. Chiharu was at Yamazaki's side,
worried for his well being. This made Sakura jealous. Jealous because she didnt have that. She
didn't have anyone to comfort and care for. There was Syaoran, but... last night's situation made
her totally shy around him.
Chiharu ran back beside Sakura. "I'm so glad he's okay,"
"It's a good thing he was only kicked in the leg. Syaoran is taking over for him." Sakura
grinned.
"Although I wish they could've hit him in the mouth so he could stop telling lies for at least a
couple of days," Chiharu pouted. Then the two girls laughed.
After another long period, they were finally into the third and final game. The two teams were at
a tie now (considering that both teams are really, very good) and both teams seemed to become
more stubborn about the situation. Both teams wanted to win, but there could only be one winner.
Soon, the game was almost finished. But Sakura had a bad feeling. It was tugging at her, but she
didn't know why. Something definitely wasn't right. Something was going to happen. Something
inside her was telling her... telling her that something bad was going to happen. She didn't know
what. The cheerleaders took a break and they all sat down on the benches, each taking a drink of
water.
Sakura didn't know why, but it seemed as if this bad feeling was aimed straight at Syaoran. She
couldn't take her eyes off him; his swift moves captivated her very soul. But, still, the other
feeling was tugging the other side. She was in the middle of a tug'o'war.
What was that? She looked carefully at what just happened. It was very quick. She almost thought
that nothing didn't really happen. No, something happened all right. And whatever happened, it
sent Syaoran straight to the ground. Straight to the ground, hard. But, did that really happen?
It was all too quick. Sakura wasn't sure of herself. She was brought back to reality. She
realized that she was standing in shock, staring into space.
It was true. Syaoran was hurt. The ball had hit his head, and it had knocked him to the ground.
Sakura could feel tears welling up in her eyes. There was a big crowd around the boy now. She
couldn't see him. But still. She dropped her pompoms, and her baton, and ran to the site. She
pushed and shoved through people until she got to the front.
"He's still breathing. Let's get him onto a stretcher before the ambulance comes," said the
nurse.
"That ball went really fast. At that speed, who knows how bad it damaged his skull..?" the coach
sadly sighed.
I won't accept this fact, Sakura thought. There is no way I'll believe this. I still have to tell
Syaoran-kun how I feel!
"Can I go with him...?" Sakura quietly asked the coach.
"I'm sorry. It would be better if no one went with him. That way the doctors can work quickly
with him." the coach replied.
"I see...." Sakura murmured. She started pushing her way back through the crowd.
"Hey, wait!" The coach yelled after her. "I wasn't sure if... .... wait! Get back here! Little
girl!!"
Sakura felt a stabbing pain in her heart. She never felt anything like it before. But it was
pain, and she didn't like it at all. She headed in the direction of the cheerleaders. Tomoyo was
standing behind Naoko and Chiharu. Tomoyo just arrived and was just informed of what happened.
"Sakura-chan...? Where are you going?" Tomoyo simply asked, noticing that Sakura just walked
straight past them.
Sakura ignored them and continued to walk inside the school.
"Sakura-chan!" Naoko shouted. The ambulance sirens could now be heard in the distance.
Sakura still ignored them and closed the door behind her. Once inside, she stood silently for a
few minutes. Then, she took off at a fast speed towards the bathroom.
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Sakura's eyes were still swollen as she entered the hospital. Tomoyo had come earlier and soothed
her in the best way she could. Soon, Sakura came out and had a talk with the coach. The coach
drove her to the hospital, apologizing for what he said. He never realized that Syaoran had a
'special person' that would go to see him.
Sakura reached the information desk. She leaned over and looked at the nurse.
"May I help you?" The nurse asked.
"I'm here to visit someone..." Sakura murmured. "His name is Li Syaoran."
The nurse glanced at Sakura, then typed Syaoran's name in the computer.
"He's in the critical conditions, hon..." the nurse replied.
"But... I want to see him...." Sakura softly said as tears were forced out again.
The nurse lowered her glasses. "You dont happen to be the girl that was crying in the bathroom
because of it, do you?"
"How..... how do you know?"
"I was told that the only visitor allowed to see him for 10 minutes is the girl that wanted to go
with him so bad. But you only have ten minutes..."
Sakura nodded, forcing a small smile. The nurse stood up and signalled to Sakura to follow her.
Both walked in silence down the hallway until they reached a room. The nurse knocked on the door
and stepped in. She started to talk to the doctors while Sakura fled to Syaoran's side. He had a
big bandage wrapped around his head.
He looked like an angel while he was sleeping. When she met him, he was stubborn. He could still
be stubborn at times, but this was the complete opposite. It never occured to her before, but
seeing him sleep like that made him look cute. Sakura shook off the idea. He didnt even look like
he was hurt. She held his hand and grasped it tight. Her tears started falling harder than ever.
She continued to just stare at his sleeping face. He didn't move. The only hint she could tell
that he was alive was his chest shifting up and down, caused by his breathing. But at least he
was breathing. It would have panicked her even more if he wasn't.
"ten minutes is over," the nurse softly said as she touched Sakura's shoulder.
Sakura nodded, and slowly brought herself up. She proceeded towards the door as another doctor
walked in with X-ray pictures. She closed the door behind her, and stood outside. But the voices
inside the room caught her attention.
"It's amazing how hard that ball was sent. He has cracks in his skull."
"That's not good. We have to do more tests, and see if there's anymore damage. If there was more
damage than that, he may only have a fifty percent chance of living."
Sakura's eyes widened as the sharp words were driven into her heart. But she was still alive. She
was meant to be kept alive. Those daggers were meant to torture her about this moment. Oh, how
these words loved teasing people who were in emotional pain. How cruel it was, to suffer more
than the person they're worrying about.
Sakura started walking to the entrance. She couldn't stay anymore. She would just be in the way
of the doctors. She slowly went out the doors and down the steps, trying to hold her tears. But,
as she reached the bottom, a loud sob came out from her and she ran towards her house.
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"I'm worried about Sakura." Kinomoto-san said as he, Touya and Yukito ate dinner. "I really hope
it's not the cause of your fight last night."
Touya shook his head. "No, I don't think it has anything to do with that. She still would've
talked to me." He stuffed a porkchop in his mouth. "But ever since she arrived home today, she
hasn't talked.
Fujitaka just came home from his job, and was squeezing out everything he could. Questions like..
how come Sakura never answered him when he knocked on her door? Why was she sobbing? But, it was
obvious that Touya didn't know very much. But Sakura's pain was obviously bothering them. Yukito
didn't know very much either.. but then again he arrived 5 minutes before their dad.
"I'll go talk to her." Yuki finally decided as he got up from the chair. His half eaten dinner
(yes, half eaten. This situation just so happens to bother him too, LOL) stayed at the table.
Yuki reached Sakura's door, and softly knocked. "Hey, Sakura. I'm coming in,"
Yuki slowly opened the door, and found Sakura sitting at her desk. "Are you okay?"
Sakura didn't seem to notice her visitor. She turned her head halfway, looked at Yuki for a split
second, looked down, then returned her head to the same position it was. It was obvious that
Sakura really forced the tears out. She looked exhausted. Yuki walked inside and sat beside
Sakura.
"You don't have to tell me anything, Sakura. I dont expect you to. But I just want you to know...
that I will be here for you so you can cry as much as you want, until the pain stops. It doesn't
help all the time, but most of the time it was."
Yuki noticed a pink card that Sakura held gently in her hands. Her hands were shaking, as if they
couldnt accept the truth. It was too heavy for them to hold up. But somehow, she was struggling
to hold the truth up, trying to accept it.
The pink card had a red heart on it, with wings. It did make Yuki wonder. He knew it was a Sakura
card, but this one was different. He couldnt imagine what kind of a card it was. He wanted to
ask, but it would've been really nosy of him to ask. Especially at a time like this.
Sakura turned her back to him, still without saying a word.
"I'll leave now.. but please keep in mind what I just told you. Toya will also be there for you.
He may not show it, but he really does care for his little sister. He's even worried about you
right now. He doesn't care if you won't forgive him for what he said. He just wants his little
sister to be all right."
Yuki got up and headed to the door, and silently left the room.
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Sakura walked down the stairs. She went to bed early, and without any dinner. She slept in, and
didn't want to bother with her breakfast. Her stomach rumbled violently, but Sakura didn't care.
Readily dressed, she proceeded to put on her shoes. Even though she was late, she took her time.
"You're not going to have breakfast?" her dad inquired.
Sakura only replied by shaking her head. Her father walked up to her and put her lunch in her bag
for her.
"You don't have to eat it, seeing that you've lost your appetite. But you could at least try
eating it, so that you won't be so famished throughout the day." he said as he closed her bag.
"Touya's waiting patiently for you out front. He said that he'd give you a ride."
Sakura got up and opened the door, and walked outside. It was different, that she wasn't talking
to her family members anymore. But she couldn't help it. After hearing the outcome of Syaoran's
survival, it seemed as if she lost the ability to talk.
"Morning, Kaijuu." Touya greeted, expecting a nasty retort from Sakura.
But Sakura just silently sat on the back of the bike. She held on tight to his waist, and Touya
began to pedal.
"Sakura, I'm really sorry for the incident a couple of nights ago.... I know that you aren't
really mad at me for it anymore... but I haven't apologized yet... so I want to apologize. I
realized that I should let you grow up the way you want to, and not followed by how I want you
to. But you're my sister, and I care for you a lot. I'm just really scared to lose you." Touya
explained to Sakura. It didnt seem to affect his emotions outside, but he knew that what he said
was true. He just had to admit, that he was scared to lose Sakura. He was scared that she would
become a different person, a stranger... but he realized that Sakura was too good to do that. It
made him feel so guilty, that he had to apologize.
He felt Sakura's grip tighten, and her head fall on his back. She was crying again. You couldn't
tell, because she wasnt sobbing. But the tears soaked up quickly on his uniform. Touya made a
small smile. He knew that she forgived him, and now it wouldn't bug him so much. But he just
wished that Sakura wouldn't feel so awful... about whatever happened.
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Soon it would be lunchtime. Terada-senei's class was still reviewing their math homework. Sakura
didn't really bother to pay attention to the lesson. It would just make her feel worse. Then
again, it already did. Sakura found herself sitting on the bathroom floor again. Her tears were
coming out again. Everyone knew. She just didn't want to accept that fact. Tomoyo had come in to
try to comfort her again... but it didnt really seem to have any affect on her.
Sakura stayed in the bathroom until 6:00 pm that night. She finally got out when the janitor came
in and kindly asked her to get out. Sakura slowly walked home. The sun was setting, but it still
wasn't dark yet. She took her time to walk home. Even if Touya and her dad would be worrying, she
didn't care. She just wanted to take her time to get home.
As she silently walked, images of her and Syaoran popped up as she passed by familiar scenes. In
each one, Syaoran was either saving her from a clow card, or just playing around and having a
good time. Sakura stopped in her tracks, and took this opportunity to cry some more. After a few
more painful minutes, Sakura decided to straighten up. She hasnt talked since yesterday. She was
weak. She always knew she was weak, but she always showed that she was strong. But whoever was
trying to get to her, they have hit her weak point.
Approaching her house, Sakura could hear the faint music of Platina. It was the exact same music
from the music box. She stopped, and listened to the music. Somehow, it made her feel happy. The
tune was relaxing and soothing. She smiled. She would've cried, but she was all out of tears...
She continued to walk as the music got louder little by little. She approached the gate of her
house, and opened it. There was someone sitting on the doorstep. That person looked at Sakura,
and said:
"There was no one here, so I sat down here on your doorstep waiting for you. To keep me company,
I played the music box you gave me. It reminds me so much of you, I feel as if you're actually
there with me...
"When I woke up this morning, I couldn't remember anything except the pain in my head. The doctor
said I have amnesia, and I really believed him. I couldn't even remember my name. But then, a
cherry blossom petal came through the window. I dont know what cherry blossoms would be doing in
a febuary, but that cherry blossom really hit my heart hard.
"Sakura, was all I could think about. The name Sakura really brought me up. It gave me
encouragement, and for some reason, I knew that I had to stay alive for that single petal. I
still didn't know why, but I felt happy touching that single petal. The name bugged me all
morning, as I tried to remember this Sakura. Soon, I started seeing a girl with emerald eyes in
my mind all the time. Then I visualised her soft, light-brown hair.
"I realised that this girl gave me something special to keep close to my heart, and somehow I
knew it was in my bag. I reached inside and pulled out a music box, which played music that
somehow reached out to me. Looking at the princess on the cylinder, I realized that this girl
was very much like the girl I've been thinking about.
"Then it occured to me that this girl was waiting for me. I told them I wanted to get out of the
hospital, and they allowed me. I dont know how, but I knew that you would be here. Sakura, you're
a special person to me, and I want to keep you close to my heart all the time from now on...
but I never got an answer from you a couple of days ago."
Sakura could only stare in awe at the boy with amber eyes staring at her. She dropped her bag,
and her eyes started to tremble with joy. The music stopped, and the boy put the music box down.
Sakura ran up and hugged the boy tightly, sobbing on his chest.
"I never realized.... until I thought I might lose you..." She whispered, still sobbing.
"They say that the only way to love something is to realise it might be lost..." the boy replied.
They both paused for a moment, with Sakura's sobs breaking the silence.
"Then, Syaoran-kun..." Sakura started. "I think I'm in love with you too...."
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the saddest I can think of so..... unless if I really start to brainstorm, then maybe I can...
only if you ppls want more tear-jerkers ;;;
Anyways, baaaad news _ My ISP decided to be baka on me, so now I can't send or upload anything
except text files. Which means no fanart ;;; but I'll try to get it uploaded at school. Or at
least SOMEWHERE. So.. hopefully I'll get it up by this saturday; you can check it at my website
at http://bikki.cjb.net ... if I don't get it up by then you can drop me an email to see what's
going on. Anyways, my website dun have MUCH CCS on it... cuz I'm too lazy to scan... ^^; but
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Well, I'm sorry about the fanart --;;; blame my ISP.... hopefully I can get a free backup so I
can upload things, or at least get to the library once in a while.
See you peoples later! Look out for my next story: Brother of the Bride. XP
Angel_P
*DISCLAIMERS*
More junky disclaimer stuff. Characters no mine. Storyline mine. ALL mine bleaaaah.
Okies.... Sakura is beginning to realize how she feels for Syaoran. But then later on she
sees how much she cares for him. How? XP heck, I'm not telling you NOW. You gotta read to find
out :P ................. come on, you can read, can't you? It's not that hard......
btw, I'm dedicating this fic to quite a few people. The smaller parts are for you, the reader
(since you are probably an S+S fan.. I dont know what's wrong with you if you're reading this
fic and you dont believe in S+S a single bit). The bigger parts are for all my friends who are
S+S fans (Yeah, you, Jess. Stace too.), and also the people who like my stories :) This is prolly
one of the only ways to thank you guys ^^;; like Strawberry Sora, Animae'sFlame and Setsu-chan :P
thanks you all! It has encouraged me to write more ^_^ ........ XP *grin*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sakura and Syaoran walked to school together that morning. Sakura felt a lot better than the
night before, and she was glad that it was Syaoran who helped her recover. But, because of last
night, she had a tough time dealing with what he had said to her. It really was difficult,
because she didnt know how she should reply to someone when they tell her they love her. And
really mean it.
Their walk was in silence. They left early so that they could stop by a shop... Sakura insisted
that they do. They walked down a brick street with a lot of stores inside. Sakura dragged him to
one of the stores that were open, and they started to browse around. Syaoran decided to wander
off in the shop, looking at some ancient relics (which were obviously interesting to him), while
Sakura browsed in the antiques.
Soon, Sakura reached a load of music boxes. She carefully looked at them. While looking, she
caught sight of one that looked like a beautiful princess who was posing. She lightly poked the
cylinder, and the princess began to twirl around. The music played the slow piano version of
Platina. Sakura sighed as she looked at it. Oh, how Syaoran-kun would enjoy this... how... he...
would........ enjoy.......
That's it! Sakura looked at the number and then glanced to a bunch of boxes on the side. She
grabbed one that was packed and ran up to the counter.
"I want this one please!" Sakura beamed at the store manager.
"You're a peppy little girl. You'd better be careful, otherwise they could break!"
Sakura nodded happily. The man took the box and punched the numbers in the cashier.
"That'll be 2,500 yen please." the man said.
Sakura grabbed her wallet inside her backpack and took out all her change. ..... Sakura thought
she lost count and recounted it.
She didnt have enough. Only 1,800 yen. She sadly sighed.
"You really want this, dont you?" The man asked.
"It's for someone special.. he's done so much for me... and I dont know how else I could repay
him..." Sakura solemnly stared at her feet.
"That'll be 1,500 yen, plesae." The man repeated.
"Ho~e??" Sakura asked.
"You heard." The man chuckled.
"But... but.... you might as well forget about it.. I dont have enough money..."
"Don't you worry your pretty head about it. Valentine's day is coming up soon, right? I'm sure
he'll appreciate the gift. And I'm sure he'll think of you when he plays it."
Sakura stood speechless for a while. This was a great offer. Sakura slowly handed him the money,
as she took the box in return. After taking the box protectively in her hands, she gave the
biggest smile you have ever seen.
"Hontou ni arigatou!!!!" Sakura grinned. "You dont know how much I appreciate it!"
Sakura waved at Syaoran who poked his head out of the hallway.
"We're gonna be late," Syaoran said in a grumpy tone. Everything had been too expensive for him.
There was a really neat charm that he wanted to get.
Sakura waved at the store manager. "Again, thank you so much!!"
The two headed out the door. They resumed their walking to school, walking a little bit faster
now.
"What did you get?"
Syaoran couldnt help but wonder.
"This is for you," Sakura grinned as she handed it to him.
"B... but...." Syaoran stammered. "I told you...."
"You told me not to, but I want to..." Sakura said as she looked away blushing.
"I'll... I'll open it later. It's probably too expensive to open it right now.."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The two arrived at school, and they resumed their usual studies. At lunch, everyone deserted the
room except for Sakura and Syaoran, who really needed to talk to eachother.
"Are... you going to open it..?" Sakura asked.
"Yeah..."
Syaoran got out of his seat and reached for the box. He sat back down and took off the tape that
protected the item inside. He took it out, and stared in awe at the music box.
"S.. Sakura.... this must have cost a fortune!" Syaoran exclaimed.
"I dont mind," Sakura replied.
"It's very pretty... beautiful...." Was all Syaoran could comment on it. The fine detail on the
princess took his breath away.
Syaoran took the whole thing out and wound it up. The background of Platina played in the quiet
classroom. All the two could do was blush.
"The girl on the music box..." Syaoran started, "Looks a lot like you........"
Sakura froze. Her skin turned into the brightest red you have ever seen. Syaoran gently put the
figurine back in the box. He slipped it into his locker.
"We better go join the others now..." Syaoran said, as he left the room.
Sakura never thought about it. "Very pretty... beautiful... The girl looks a lot like you..."
The words repeated in Sakura's head. She blushed, but then she smiled. It was a strange feeling,
but she just had to admit that it felt good to be complimented by whom she really cares for.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It was after school. Tomoeda was in the finals against the toughest soccer team in Tokyo. The
boys looked stronger and bigger than the Tomoeda boys. But they refused to give up. Both teams
got so far, and they refused to lose. The boys pulled up their socks and gave eachother positive
comments to cheer eachother to go on.
The Tomoeda cheerleaders were on the grassfield, practicing their routines one last time. Sakura
couldnt help but stare at Syaoran the whole time. He was swift, and agile. He was perfect. She
blushed at that thought. She really had to stop thinking about it and concentrate on the routine.
Fifteen minutes later, the game started. So far, Tomoeda was winning. It was a long hard 'first
game'. It was a hot day and everyone was tired in the sun. But they didnt give up. The girls
continued to cheer for the boys, while the boys concentrated hard on their game. They called the
end to the first game, and everyone took a break.
The best soccer player was Syaoran, and everyone was patting him on the back as he greedily drank
out of a sports bottle. This team was very competitive, but they wouldn't give up. All they had
to do was encourage eachother and wish everyone else a good game. Sakura watched from the stand
as the boys got ready for their second game. This was their cue to start cheering again. Sakura
picked up her baton and a pompom and started to move in synch with the other girls.
It was five minutes into the game now, and Yamazaki was trying to show off. He started making all
these swift-like moves and got a score. The field echoed with cheers. Yamazaki then tried to
make a maneuver past one of the bigger guys. This swift move wasnt so lucky. Because Yamazaki
moved his leg right in front of the other guy's foot, his shin was hit HARD, causing him to
tumble to the ground.
His teammates crowded around him, asking if he was allright. The whistle blew for a pause.
Yamazaki looked at the coach and told him that he was okay; although he probably can't play for
a while.
Sakura noticed that Chiharu wasn't standing beside her anymore. Chiharu was at Yamazaki's side,
worried for his well being. This made Sakura jealous. Jealous because she didnt have that. She
didn't have anyone to comfort and care for. There was Syaoran, but... last night's situation made
her totally shy around him.
Chiharu ran back beside Sakura. "I'm so glad he's okay,"
"It's a good thing he was only kicked in the leg. Syaoran is taking over for him." Sakura
grinned.
"Although I wish they could've hit him in the mouth so he could stop telling lies for at least a
couple of days," Chiharu pouted. Then the two girls laughed.
After another long period, they were finally into the third and final game. The two teams were at
a tie now (considering that both teams are really, very good) and both teams seemed to become
more stubborn about the situation. Both teams wanted to win, but there could only be one winner.
Soon, the game was almost finished. But Sakura had a bad feeling. It was tugging at her, but she
didn't know why. Something definitely wasn't right. Something was going to happen. Something
inside her was telling her... telling her that something bad was going to happen. She didn't know
what. The cheerleaders took a break and they all sat down on the benches, each taking a drink of
water.
Sakura didn't know why, but it seemed as if this bad feeling was aimed straight at Syaoran. She
couldn't take her eyes off him; his swift moves captivated her very soul. But, still, the other
feeling was tugging the other side. She was in the middle of a tug'o'war.
What was that? She looked carefully at what just happened. It was very quick. She almost thought
that nothing didn't really happen. No, something happened all right. And whatever happened, it
sent Syaoran straight to the ground. Straight to the ground, hard. But, did that really happen?
It was all too quick. Sakura wasn't sure of herself. She was brought back to reality. She
realized that she was standing in shock, staring into space.
It was true. Syaoran was hurt. The ball had hit his head, and it had knocked him to the ground.
Sakura could feel tears welling up in her eyes. There was a big crowd around the boy now. She
couldn't see him. But still. She dropped her pompoms, and her baton, and ran to the site. She
pushed and shoved through people until she got to the front.
"He's still breathing. Let's get him onto a stretcher before the ambulance comes," said the
nurse.
"That ball went really fast. At that speed, who knows how bad it damaged his skull..?" the coach
sadly sighed.
I won't accept this fact, Sakura thought. There is no way I'll believe this. I still have to tell
Syaoran-kun how I feel!
"Can I go with him...?" Sakura quietly asked the coach.
"I'm sorry. It would be better if no one went with him. That way the doctors can work quickly
with him." the coach replied.
"I see...." Sakura murmured. She started pushing her way back through the crowd.
"Hey, wait!" The coach yelled after her. "I wasn't sure if... .... wait! Get back here! Little
girl!!"
Sakura felt a stabbing pain in her heart. She never felt anything like it before. But it was
pain, and she didn't like it at all. She headed in the direction of the cheerleaders. Tomoyo was
standing behind Naoko and Chiharu. Tomoyo just arrived and was just informed of what happened.
"Sakura-chan...? Where are you going?" Tomoyo simply asked, noticing that Sakura just walked
straight past them.
Sakura ignored them and continued to walk inside the school.
"Sakura-chan!" Naoko shouted. The ambulance sirens could now be heard in the distance.
Sakura still ignored them and closed the door behind her. Once inside, she stood silently for a
few minutes. Then, she took off at a fast speed towards the bathroom.
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Sakura's eyes were still swollen as she entered the hospital. Tomoyo had come earlier and soothed
her in the best way she could. Soon, Sakura came out and had a talk with the coach. The coach
drove her to the hospital, apologizing for what he said. He never realized that Syaoran had a
'special person' that would go to see him.
Sakura reached the information desk. She leaned over and looked at the nurse.
"May I help you?" The nurse asked.
"I'm here to visit someone..." Sakura murmured. "His name is Li Syaoran."
The nurse glanced at Sakura, then typed Syaoran's name in the computer.
"He's in the critical conditions, hon..." the nurse replied.
"But... I want to see him...." Sakura softly said as tears were forced out again.
The nurse lowered her glasses. "You dont happen to be the girl that was crying in the bathroom
because of it, do you?"
"How..... how do you know?"
"I was told that the only visitor allowed to see him for 10 minutes is the girl that wanted to go
with him so bad. But you only have ten minutes..."
Sakura nodded, forcing a small smile. The nurse stood up and signalled to Sakura to follow her.
Both walked in silence down the hallway until they reached a room. The nurse knocked on the door
and stepped in. She started to talk to the doctors while Sakura fled to Syaoran's side. He had a
big bandage wrapped around his head.
He looked like an angel while he was sleeping. When she met him, he was stubborn. He could still
be stubborn at times, but this was the complete opposite. It never occured to her before, but
seeing him sleep like that made him look cute. Sakura shook off the idea. He didnt even look like
he was hurt. She held his hand and grasped it tight. Her tears started falling harder than ever.
She continued to just stare at his sleeping face. He didn't move. The only hint she could tell
that he was alive was his chest shifting up and down, caused by his breathing. But at least he
was breathing. It would have panicked her even more if he wasn't.
"ten minutes is over," the nurse softly said as she touched Sakura's shoulder.
Sakura nodded, and slowly brought herself up. She proceeded towards the door as another doctor
walked in with X-ray pictures. She closed the door behind her, and stood outside. But the voices
inside the room caught her attention.
"It's amazing how hard that ball was sent. He has cracks in his skull."
"That's not good. We have to do more tests, and see if there's anymore damage. If there was more
damage than that, he may only have a fifty percent chance of living."
Sakura's eyes widened as the sharp words were driven into her heart. But she was still alive. She
was meant to be kept alive. Those daggers were meant to torture her about this moment. Oh, how
these words loved teasing people who were in emotional pain. How cruel it was, to suffer more
than the person they're worrying about.
Sakura started walking to the entrance. She couldn't stay anymore. She would just be in the way
of the doctors. She slowly went out the doors and down the steps, trying to hold her tears. But,
as she reached the bottom, a loud sob came out from her and she ran towards her house.
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"I'm worried about Sakura." Kinomoto-san said as he, Touya and Yukito ate dinner. "I really hope
it's not the cause of your fight last night."
Touya shook his head. "No, I don't think it has anything to do with that. She still would've
talked to me." He stuffed a porkchop in his mouth. "But ever since she arrived home today, she
hasn't talked.
Fujitaka just came home from his job, and was squeezing out everything he could. Questions like..
how come Sakura never answered him when he knocked on her door? Why was she sobbing? But, it was
obvious that Touya didn't know very much. But Sakura's pain was obviously bothering them. Yukito
didn't know very much either.. but then again he arrived 5 minutes before their dad.
"I'll go talk to her." Yuki finally decided as he got up from the chair. His half eaten dinner
(yes, half eaten. This situation just so happens to bother him too, LOL) stayed at the table.
Yuki reached Sakura's door, and softly knocked. "Hey, Sakura. I'm coming in,"
Yuki slowly opened the door, and found Sakura sitting at her desk. "Are you okay?"
Sakura didn't seem to notice her visitor. She turned her head halfway, looked at Yuki for a split
second, looked down, then returned her head to the same position it was. It was obvious that
Sakura really forced the tears out. She looked exhausted. Yuki walked inside and sat beside
Sakura.
"You don't have to tell me anything, Sakura. I dont expect you to. But I just want you to know...
that I will be here for you so you can cry as much as you want, until the pain stops. It doesn't
help all the time, but most of the time it was."
Yuki noticed a pink card that Sakura held gently in her hands. Her hands were shaking, as if they
couldnt accept the truth. It was too heavy for them to hold up. But somehow, she was struggling
to hold the truth up, trying to accept it.
The pink card had a red heart on it, with wings. It did make Yuki wonder. He knew it was a Sakura
card, but this one was different. He couldnt imagine what kind of a card it was. He wanted to
ask, but it would've been really nosy of him to ask. Especially at a time like this.
Sakura turned her back to him, still without saying a word.
"I'll leave now.. but please keep in mind what I just told you. Toya will also be there for you.
He may not show it, but he really does care for his little sister. He's even worried about you
right now. He doesn't care if you won't forgive him for what he said. He just wants his little
sister to be all right."
Yuki got up and headed to the door, and silently left the room.
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Sakura walked down the stairs. She went to bed early, and without any dinner. She slept in, and
didn't want to bother with her breakfast. Her stomach rumbled violently, but Sakura didn't care.
Readily dressed, she proceeded to put on her shoes. Even though she was late, she took her time.
"You're not going to have breakfast?" her dad inquired.
Sakura only replied by shaking her head. Her father walked up to her and put her lunch in her bag
for her.
"You don't have to eat it, seeing that you've lost your appetite. But you could at least try
eating it, so that you won't be so famished throughout the day." he said as he closed her bag.
"Touya's waiting patiently for you out front. He said that he'd give you a ride."
Sakura got up and opened the door, and walked outside. It was different, that she wasn't talking
to her family members anymore. But she couldn't help it. After hearing the outcome of Syaoran's
survival, it seemed as if she lost the ability to talk.
"Morning, Kaijuu." Touya greeted, expecting a nasty retort from Sakura.
But Sakura just silently sat on the back of the bike. She held on tight to his waist, and Touya
began to pedal.
"Sakura, I'm really sorry for the incident a couple of nights ago.... I know that you aren't
really mad at me for it anymore... but I haven't apologized yet... so I want to apologize. I
realized that I should let you grow up the way you want to, and not followed by how I want you
to. But you're my sister, and I care for you a lot. I'm just really scared to lose you." Touya
explained to Sakura. It didnt seem to affect his emotions outside, but he knew that what he said
was true. He just had to admit, that he was scared to lose Sakura. He was scared that she would
become a different person, a stranger... but he realized that Sakura was too good to do that. It
made him feel so guilty, that he had to apologize.
He felt Sakura's grip tighten, and her head fall on his back. She was crying again. You couldn't
tell, because she wasnt sobbing. But the tears soaked up quickly on his uniform. Touya made a
small smile. He knew that she forgived him, and now it wouldn't bug him so much. But he just
wished that Sakura wouldn't feel so awful... about whatever happened.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Soon it would be lunchtime. Terada-senei's class was still reviewing their math homework. Sakura
didn't really bother to pay attention to the lesson. It would just make her feel worse. Then
again, it already did. Sakura found herself sitting on the bathroom floor again. Her tears were
coming out again. Everyone knew. She just didn't want to accept that fact. Tomoyo had come in to
try to comfort her again... but it didnt really seem to have any affect on her.
Sakura stayed in the bathroom until 6:00 pm that night. She finally got out when the janitor came
in and kindly asked her to get out. Sakura slowly walked home. The sun was setting, but it still
wasn't dark yet. She took her time to walk home. Even if Touya and her dad would be worrying, she
didn't care. She just wanted to take her time to get home.
As she silently walked, images of her and Syaoran popped up as she passed by familiar scenes. In
each one, Syaoran was either saving her from a clow card, or just playing around and having a
good time. Sakura stopped in her tracks, and took this opportunity to cry some more. After a few
more painful minutes, Sakura decided to straighten up. She hasnt talked since yesterday. She was
weak. She always knew she was weak, but she always showed that she was strong. But whoever was
trying to get to her, they have hit her weak point.
Approaching her house, Sakura could hear the faint music of Platina. It was the exact same music
from the music box. She stopped, and listened to the music. Somehow, it made her feel happy. The
tune was relaxing and soothing. She smiled. She would've cried, but she was all out of tears...
She continued to walk as the music got louder little by little. She approached the gate of her
house, and opened it. There was someone sitting on the doorstep. That person looked at Sakura,
and said:
"There was no one here, so I sat down here on your doorstep waiting for you. To keep me company,
I played the music box you gave me. It reminds me so much of you, I feel as if you're actually
there with me...
"When I woke up this morning, I couldn't remember anything except the pain in my head. The doctor
said I have amnesia, and I really believed him. I couldn't even remember my name. But then, a
cherry blossom petal came through the window. I dont know what cherry blossoms would be doing in
a febuary, but that cherry blossom really hit my heart hard.
"Sakura, was all I could think about. The name Sakura really brought me up. It gave me
encouragement, and for some reason, I knew that I had to stay alive for that single petal. I
still didn't know why, but I felt happy touching that single petal. The name bugged me all
morning, as I tried to remember this Sakura. Soon, I started seeing a girl with emerald eyes in
my mind all the time. Then I visualised her soft, light-brown hair.
"I realised that this girl gave me something special to keep close to my heart, and somehow I
knew it was in my bag. I reached inside and pulled out a music box, which played music that
somehow reached out to me. Looking at the princess on the cylinder, I realized that this girl
was very much like the girl I've been thinking about.
"Then it occured to me that this girl was waiting for me. I told them I wanted to get out of the
hospital, and they allowed me. I dont know how, but I knew that you would be here. Sakura, you're
a special person to me, and I want to keep you close to my heart all the time from now on...
but I never got an answer from you a couple of days ago."
Sakura could only stare in awe at the boy with amber eyes staring at her. She dropped her bag,
and her eyes started to tremble with joy. The music stopped, and the boy put the music box down.
Sakura ran up and hugged the boy tightly, sobbing on his chest.
"I never realized.... until I thought I might lose you..." She whispered, still sobbing.
"They say that the only way to love something is to realise it might be lost..." the boy replied.
They both paused for a moment, with Sakura's sobs breaking the silence.
"Then, Syaoran-kun..." Sakura started. "I think I'm in love with you too...."
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So, was it a tear jerker? Are you cryyyyyyying right now? :P LOL. How'd you like? This is like..
the saddest I can think of so..... unless if I really start to brainstorm, then maybe I can...
only if you ppls want more tear-jerkers ;;;
Anyways, baaaad news _ My ISP decided to be baka on me, so now I can't send or upload anything
except text files. Which means no fanart ;;; but I'll try to get it uploaded at school. Or at
least SOMEWHERE. So.. hopefully I'll get it up by this saturday; you can check it at my website
at http://bikki.cjb.net ... if I don't get it up by then you can drop me an email to see what's
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check it out anyways during your free time :P
Well, I'm sorry about the fanart --;;; blame my ISP.... hopefully I can get a free backup so I
can upload things, or at least get to the library once in a while.
See you peoples later! Look out for my next story: Brother of the Bride. XP
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