Hi, first of all, I don't own Card Captor Sakura or it's related
characters and so on. This is just what I think went on in the minds
of Sakura and Syaoran that day at the airport. The song used is `Tell
Him' but sorry to say, I've no idea who wrote or sang it. I haven't
even heard the song, just somehow got hold of the lyrics, which are
beautiful... So I hope you'll enjoy this fic of mine. Somehow, I
always think of the song `Hitotsu Dake' (the song Sakura sings) when
I think of the last episode...
Tell Him
(What happened that day at the airport.)
By Sakura and Syaoran's Daughter
* * --song
~ ~ --thoughts
( ) -- flashback
* I'm scared *
Syaoran stood in the departure lounge of the airport. He stared down
at the brightly polished floor. He saw himself and he knew, though he
couldn't clearly see in the reflection, that his eyes were filled
with sadness. He felt this sadness rising in him. He wanted to cry,
but he couldn't, he mustn't. He blinked back the tears and looked up.
Wei was still at the airplane counter. He turned around and watched
the people rush pass him. The hall seemed so large and empty, like
how he saw feeling now.... empty. He observed families, brothers and
sisters, husbands and wives, friends, lovers saying goodbye or
looking forward to a journey together. Some cried, some laughed, but
somehow, Syaoran didn't know how he was supposed to feel... should he
pretend everything was alright, should he cry or should he....
A sudden scream made him turn. A child was begging his mother to buy
him a toy at the gift shop. He saw a teddy bear... He thought of his
teddy bear. The one he had abandoned at home, on his empty desk in
his empty room at his empty apartment. It would sit there forever,
never fulfilling it's duty in life... Funny, he was going back to
Hong Kong to fulfill his duty, while the bear...
He turned back to Wei, he was still at the desk. Suddenly, Syaoran
felt angry. Why couldn't they just get on the plane and leave
already? Why did they have to wait? Waiting would only make him
think, think about what he didn't want to...
Someone's cell phone rang.
(Knock, Knock.
"Master Syaoran, it's for you."
"For me?"
Syaoran took the phone curiously. Who would call him now? He saw
leaving soon. Could it be... Sakura?
With high hopes and a fast beating heart, he put the phone to his ear.
"He... hello?"
"Hello? Li-kun?" asked a girl's voice. Syaoran's heart sank, he
recognized the voice. It was Tomoyo.
"Aa."
"I heard from Terada-sensei that you're leaving today. Is that true?"
"Yes."
"Oh... did Sakura-chan tell you yet?"
"No." He didn't want to talk about this. He wanted to cut the line.
"Does she know you're leaving today?"
"No."
"What time are you leaving?"
"On the 10 o'clock flight to Hong Kong... Aa... Daidouji-san, I've
got to go now. Bye."
"Okay, Li-kun. Good luck."
Click! Beep. Beep. Beep.)
* So afraid to show I care
Will he think me weak
If I tremble when I speak
Oooh-what if
There's another one he's thinking of
Maybe he's in love
I'd feel like a fool
Life can be so cruel
I don't know what to do *
Sakura looked up from her pillow. It was wet. She felt her own face.
It was wet as well. She'd managed to cry without knowing she was
crying. Her head was a blank. Why was she crying? Then the painful
memory rushed back to her. Syaoran was leaving and she hadn't
answered him yet. Did she love him the way he did? She was confused.
He was one of her closet friends. He was always there for her. Was he
just a friend? She didn't want to think. Yet, she knew that her
feelings for him were different from that for Tomoyo and her father
or brother for that matter. They were similar to the feelings she
once had for Yukito. But Yukito had said her feelings for him were
the same as the ones she had for her father. Still, she knew they
were slightly different and the feelings she had for Syaoran were
this `different' feeling. And they were stronger than the `different'
feelings she once had for Yukito...
She buried her head into her pillow again. She didn't want to think.
Why did things have to be so complicated? She thought she heard a
sigh behind her closed door. Must have been her brother. Why did
Touya dislike Syaoran so much? Why couldn't everything, especially
feelings and relationships be simpler? Why? She hugged her pillow
tightly.
* I've been there
With my heart out in my hand
But what you must understand
You can't let the chance
To love him pass you by *
Her cell phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Sakura-chan?"
"Tomoyo-chan?" She sat up straight.
"Sakura-chan, Li-kun his leaving today at 10 o'clock for Hong Kong!"
"Today!? But..."
"Sakura-chan! You must tell him your feelings before it's too late!"
"But... it's almost nine... I'll never make it... and I don't even
know if I... love him..."
"Sakura-chan. You must look into your heart. Be true to your
feelings. You must be strong, Sakura-chan. You'll be alright as you
have that one `invincible' spell. But you must understand that you
can't let the chance to love him pass you by. I've faith in you,
Sakura-chan. Tell Li-kun your true feelings. I've to go now." Sakura
heard someone calling Tomoyo. "Remember to tell him before it's too
late. Bye!"
Click! Beep. Beep. Beep.
* Should I *
~ Do I really love him? I don't really know... Look into my heart. Be
true to my feelings. How? ~
Sakura closed her eyes. She saw Syaoran. Saw him protecting her,
encouraging her, giving her advice, saving her. She saw him hugging
her, oh so tightly, she could hear him shouting, "SAKURA!!" when she
fell into the abyss. Then she could hear him whisper in her ear, "I
was so scared," as he hugged her in relief. She saw him holding her
as she cried over Yukito. "I understand." He had said, smiling down
at her like an angel from above. As she thought back she wondered how
he'd felt when he held her. When she was crying over someone else,
crying because that person didn't love her the way she did. Would
Syaoran feel as she did if she told him that she didn't return his
love? Then she saw him changing `Light' and `Dark' with her. He had
risked him own life to help her. Once again she saw him in her arms
as he looked up wearily from the ground, "I've loved you all along,
Sakura." Then they were at the bridge in the park. "Meeting you was
the best thing that ever happened to me in Japan. Thank you." She
stood there again watching him run, watching him run away from her...
She opened her eyes. She knew that if she only pitied him and didn't
want to hurt his feelings, she wouldn't have felt so sad when he left
her. Her heart wouldn't hurt as bad as it did now. No, she didn't
pity him, she loved him... as much as he did. But it was too late
now. He would never know her true feelings. She would never make it
to the airport. She'd lose him forever... the tears started falling
again.
* Tell him
Tell him that the sun and moon
Rise in his eyes
Reach out to him
And whisper
Tender words so soft and sweet
Hold him close to feel his heart beat
Love will be the gift you give yourself *
A drop of tear fell to the ground. The ground came to life
and started to glow. Sakura gasped in surprise as her mahoujin
appeared beneath her. Streams of light shot out of the ground around
her. In front of her appeared a shining card. Sakura looked at it
through her tears. The card shone with the colours of the rainbow.
Then as sudden as it all happened, the lights disappeared leaving
only that card in front of her. Carefully, she took it still somewhat
shocked at what had happened. Slowly the picture on the card became
clear and she understood. She finally realized why she was so
troubled. Sakura smiled while she held that card. ~ Thank you. ~ She
thought, hoping that the other cards could hear her. Then one image
appeared in her mind, it was of a boy with dark chocolate brown eyes,
a boy with messy brown hair. A boy who often blushed in her presence,
a boy who was always there for her, a boy who was leaving soon and
still didn't know of her feelings for him. "Syaoran-kun...' she
whispered then she glanced at her clock, it was a few minutes after
nine...
* Touch him
With the gentleness you feel inside
Your love can't be denied
The truth will set you free
You'll have what's meant to be
All in time you'll see *
Sakura rushed out of the room. ~ Wait for me, Syaoran-kun! Please
wait for me! ~
Kero looked out of the drawer where the `Sakura Book' was kept. The
cards encircled him in the air. He looked up at them. "We've done all
we can. It's all up to Sakura now."
* I love him
Of that much I can be sure
I don't think I could endure
If I let him walk away
When I have so much to say *
Sakura dashed down the stairs and out of the door. "I'm going out,
Onii-chan!"
Yukito peered out from the kitchen where he was washing the dishes
with Touya. "I wonder where, Sakura-chan is going is such a hurry.
Well, at least she's feeling better..." He turned to Touya, who was
mumbling something under his breath. "Eh? To-ya? What's wrong?"
Touya continued washing the dishes, his face shrouded in darkness. "I
knew it." He muttered. "That `gaki' is going to take away the thing
most precious to me." Yukito could only look at him in puzzlement,
sometimes he really could not understand Touya.
* I'll *
Sakura was running down the road when she realized that she had
forgotten her skates. She could never make it on foot, if she went
back now to get her skates, she wouldn't make it either. She noticed
that the street was empty. She had to take the risk.
"Fly!" "Dash!"
* Tell him
Tell him that the sun and moon
Rise in his eyes
Reach out to him
And whisper
Tender words so soft and sweet
Hold him close to feel his heart beat
Love will be the gift you give yourself *
Wei waved at Syaoran from the counter. Sadly, Syaoran picked up his
bag. Sakura was not coming. Why would she? He hadn't told her he was
leaving today. He had wanted to, yesterday on the bridge. But...
somehow... he couldn't say it. He had looked into her eyes and the
words just wouldn't come out. It was better this way. He would just
disappear from her life, forever. He would not come back, then they
wouldn't have to see each other again and soon the hurt would
disappear. They would forget about one another and get on with their
lives... If only it were true... He knew that he would never forget
her, never. Wei called him to hurry up. He glanced once more behind
his back. Sakura would not come. He should go now.
" I hope I didn't trouble Sakura too much..." His hands grasped the
straps of his carrier bag. ~ Goodbye, Sakura, my one and only true
love. ~ Up went the bag and he started to walk away.
* Love is light that surely glows
In the hearts of those who know
It's a steady flame that grows
Feed the fire with all the passion you can show
Tonight love will assume its place
This memory time cannot erase
Blind faith will lead love where it has to go *
~ Wait for me, Syaoran-kun! I'm coming, wait for me! ~
Sakura landed in a deserted alleyway near the airport. Then she ran
into the airport. As she ran, she realized that she didn't know where
Syaoran was. She panicked. Then she felt something warm against her
neck, her key! She pulled it out, it was glowing in her hand. At
once, she knew where she would find Syaoran.
`Straight ahead... straight ahead...' sang a voice in her head. She
looked at the huge clock hanging from the ceiling ahead. It was
almost 9:30. `Go, Mistress... Go, Mistress... Everything will turn
out fine... Follow your heart and go straight ahead...' the gentle
voice said.
* Tell him
Tell him that the sun and moon
Rise in his eyes *
"Syaoran-kun! Syaoran-kun!" called a voice behind him, a sweet voice
and voice he knew so well.
~ It can't be! I couldn't be! ~
He turned around, and there she was running towards him, her key
swinging against her chest.
~ I must be dreaming! How did she know I'd be leaving today....
Daidouji-san... Thank you... ~
"Syaoran-kun!" Sakura stopped a few steps away from him. Suddenly,
she didn't know what to say. Where should she start? What should she
say?
Syaoran put down his bag. He too didn't know what to say to her, yet,
his insides soared. He was filled with happiness. Shyly, he looked to
one side, smiling.
Sakura too, could not help smiling. She too was happy. She had
managed to see Syaoran before he left. Somehow, it didn't matter
whether she said the words that were in her heart out loud. They both
understood how the other felt and that feeling was far deeper than
any words could express. Still, she would have liked to say
something, but what...
"Master Syaoran, I think this is yours." Both Sakura and Syaoran
looked at Wei. He handed Syaoran a teddy bear, a black one.
~ Is this the one Syaoran made? ~ Thought Sakura. ~ For the one he
loved?~
Syaoran just stared at the bear, at the bear he had left behind. The
bear who would never fulfill its duty in life. The bear that had
often reminded him of Sakura each time he looked at it. The bear he
had wanted to give Sakura. Would she accept it now?
Sakura looked at the bear and remembered the time she had told
Syaoran she'd wished Yukito would accept the bear. She remembered how
he had said that it wasn't Yukito he loved, it was someone else. Then
she remembered all the times he had tried to tell her his true
feelings, how could she not have understood then? Then she saw him
saying, " I've loved you all along, Sakura."
She looked at Syaoran still struggling with the bear. Was it for her?
She wanted to ask. Should she ask? Then she felt a surge of energy
rush through her.
* Reach out to him
And whisper
Tender words so soft and sweet *
"Is it for me?" asked a soft, sweet voice. Syaoran turned towards
Sakura. Was this her answer? Yes, it was. She knew the meaning of the
bear. She accepted his love. A smile rose from within Syaoran. Sakura
returned his smile and love. Then timidly, bashfully, carefully
Syaoran handed Sakura the bear. Their hands touched. He handed her
his love and she took it and held it close to her heart. Then they
just smiled at each other with a mutual love and understanding too
deep for words. A voice broke through their silence.
"Master Syaoran, we'd better be going or we'll miss the flight."
* Hold him close to feel his heart beat *
They stood at the departure gate. They looked at each other one last
time, not wanting to take their eyes off the other. They were
imprinting the image of the other in their minds.
Syaoran was filled with joy. ~ Sakura loves me! Sakura loves me! ~ he
cried. He couldn't help himself. He had to hold her before he left as
who knows when it will be before he could see her again. He walked
towards her and hugged her.
Sakura was taken aback in surprise at first, but soon she hugged him
back. She could feel his heart beat and she was sure he could feel
hers. It felt so good to be in his embrace. But there was something
she had to ask.
"Can I call the bear `Syaoran'?"
At first, he didn't understand, then Tomoyo's words drifted into his
mind, `If you give someone you love a teddy bear named after you,
then you and that person will be in love together forever.'
"Yes." He whispered tenderly into her ear. "Yes." He too had a
question to ask her. "Will you wait for me, Sakura?"
"Yes. No matter how long I have to wait for you, I will." She
answered gently.
They held each other a while longer. Then they parted. But when they
parted they both knew that it would only be temporary. They knew that
they would be reunited someday soon and never be separated again.
Their love was strong and binding. Nothing would be able to break
that bond, because the card in her pocket glowed. It glowed with the
fire of love. Though it was nameless, it spoke volumes. It
represented something that only Sakura and Syaoran shared...
* Love will be the gift you give yourself *
That morning, in the departure hall of an airport in a town known as
Tomoeda, a young girl stood there. In her arms she held a bear, in
her pocket there was a card, on her neck hung a strange looking
pendent, on her face there was a smile, her eyes were misty and in
her heart she held the greatest feeling in the world. Passersby
glanced at her curiously, but she didn't care. Her true love had just
left her but she was not sad, as she knew...
"We'll meet again soon."
The card in her pocket, which showed a heart wearing a crown,
surrounded by a pair of wings, spoke in a voice as gentle as a
breeze.
* Never let him go *
Fin
Sakura and Syaoran's Daughter
characters and so on. This is just what I think went on in the minds
of Sakura and Syaoran that day at the airport. The song used is `Tell
Him' but sorry to say, I've no idea who wrote or sang it. I haven't
even heard the song, just somehow got hold of the lyrics, which are
beautiful... So I hope you'll enjoy this fic of mine. Somehow, I
always think of the song `Hitotsu Dake' (the song Sakura sings) when
I think of the last episode...
Tell Him
(What happened that day at the airport.)
By Sakura and Syaoran's Daughter
* * --song
~ ~ --thoughts
( ) -- flashback
* I'm scared *
Syaoran stood in the departure lounge of the airport. He stared down
at the brightly polished floor. He saw himself and he knew, though he
couldn't clearly see in the reflection, that his eyes were filled
with sadness. He felt this sadness rising in him. He wanted to cry,
but he couldn't, he mustn't. He blinked back the tears and looked up.
Wei was still at the airplane counter. He turned around and watched
the people rush pass him. The hall seemed so large and empty, like
how he saw feeling now.... empty. He observed families, brothers and
sisters, husbands and wives, friends, lovers saying goodbye or
looking forward to a journey together. Some cried, some laughed, but
somehow, Syaoran didn't know how he was supposed to feel... should he
pretend everything was alright, should he cry or should he....
A sudden scream made him turn. A child was begging his mother to buy
him a toy at the gift shop. He saw a teddy bear... He thought of his
teddy bear. The one he had abandoned at home, on his empty desk in
his empty room at his empty apartment. It would sit there forever,
never fulfilling it's duty in life... Funny, he was going back to
Hong Kong to fulfill his duty, while the bear...
He turned back to Wei, he was still at the desk. Suddenly, Syaoran
felt angry. Why couldn't they just get on the plane and leave
already? Why did they have to wait? Waiting would only make him
think, think about what he didn't want to...
Someone's cell phone rang.
(Knock, Knock.
"Master Syaoran, it's for you."
"For me?"
Syaoran took the phone curiously. Who would call him now? He saw
leaving soon. Could it be... Sakura?
With high hopes and a fast beating heart, he put the phone to his ear.
"He... hello?"
"Hello? Li-kun?" asked a girl's voice. Syaoran's heart sank, he
recognized the voice. It was Tomoyo.
"Aa."
"I heard from Terada-sensei that you're leaving today. Is that true?"
"Yes."
"Oh... did Sakura-chan tell you yet?"
"No." He didn't want to talk about this. He wanted to cut the line.
"Does she know you're leaving today?"
"No."
"What time are you leaving?"
"On the 10 o'clock flight to Hong Kong... Aa... Daidouji-san, I've
got to go now. Bye."
"Okay, Li-kun. Good luck."
Click! Beep. Beep. Beep.)
* So afraid to show I care
Will he think me weak
If I tremble when I speak
Oooh-what if
There's another one he's thinking of
Maybe he's in love
I'd feel like a fool
Life can be so cruel
I don't know what to do *
Sakura looked up from her pillow. It was wet. She felt her own face.
It was wet as well. She'd managed to cry without knowing she was
crying. Her head was a blank. Why was she crying? Then the painful
memory rushed back to her. Syaoran was leaving and she hadn't
answered him yet. Did she love him the way he did? She was confused.
He was one of her closet friends. He was always there for her. Was he
just a friend? She didn't want to think. Yet, she knew that her
feelings for him were different from that for Tomoyo and her father
or brother for that matter. They were similar to the feelings she
once had for Yukito. But Yukito had said her feelings for him were
the same as the ones she had for her father. Still, she knew they
were slightly different and the feelings she had for Syaoran were
this `different' feeling. And they were stronger than the `different'
feelings she once had for Yukito...
She buried her head into her pillow again. She didn't want to think.
Why did things have to be so complicated? She thought she heard a
sigh behind her closed door. Must have been her brother. Why did
Touya dislike Syaoran so much? Why couldn't everything, especially
feelings and relationships be simpler? Why? She hugged her pillow
tightly.
* I've been there
With my heart out in my hand
But what you must understand
You can't let the chance
To love him pass you by *
Her cell phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Sakura-chan?"
"Tomoyo-chan?" She sat up straight.
"Sakura-chan, Li-kun his leaving today at 10 o'clock for Hong Kong!"
"Today!? But..."
"Sakura-chan! You must tell him your feelings before it's too late!"
"But... it's almost nine... I'll never make it... and I don't even
know if I... love him..."
"Sakura-chan. You must look into your heart. Be true to your
feelings. You must be strong, Sakura-chan. You'll be alright as you
have that one `invincible' spell. But you must understand that you
can't let the chance to love him pass you by. I've faith in you,
Sakura-chan. Tell Li-kun your true feelings. I've to go now." Sakura
heard someone calling Tomoyo. "Remember to tell him before it's too
late. Bye!"
Click! Beep. Beep. Beep.
* Should I *
~ Do I really love him? I don't really know... Look into my heart. Be
true to my feelings. How? ~
Sakura closed her eyes. She saw Syaoran. Saw him protecting her,
encouraging her, giving her advice, saving her. She saw him hugging
her, oh so tightly, she could hear him shouting, "SAKURA!!" when she
fell into the abyss. Then she could hear him whisper in her ear, "I
was so scared," as he hugged her in relief. She saw him holding her
as she cried over Yukito. "I understand." He had said, smiling down
at her like an angel from above. As she thought back she wondered how
he'd felt when he held her. When she was crying over someone else,
crying because that person didn't love her the way she did. Would
Syaoran feel as she did if she told him that she didn't return his
love? Then she saw him changing `Light' and `Dark' with her. He had
risked him own life to help her. Once again she saw him in her arms
as he looked up wearily from the ground, "I've loved you all along,
Sakura." Then they were at the bridge in the park. "Meeting you was
the best thing that ever happened to me in Japan. Thank you." She
stood there again watching him run, watching him run away from her...
She opened her eyes. She knew that if she only pitied him and didn't
want to hurt his feelings, she wouldn't have felt so sad when he left
her. Her heart wouldn't hurt as bad as it did now. No, she didn't
pity him, she loved him... as much as he did. But it was too late
now. He would never know her true feelings. She would never make it
to the airport. She'd lose him forever... the tears started falling
again.
* Tell him
Tell him that the sun and moon
Rise in his eyes
Reach out to him
And whisper
Tender words so soft and sweet
Hold him close to feel his heart beat
Love will be the gift you give yourself *
A drop of tear fell to the ground. The ground came to life
and started to glow. Sakura gasped in surprise as her mahoujin
appeared beneath her. Streams of light shot out of the ground around
her. In front of her appeared a shining card. Sakura looked at it
through her tears. The card shone with the colours of the rainbow.
Then as sudden as it all happened, the lights disappeared leaving
only that card in front of her. Carefully, she took it still somewhat
shocked at what had happened. Slowly the picture on the card became
clear and she understood. She finally realized why she was so
troubled. Sakura smiled while she held that card. ~ Thank you. ~ She
thought, hoping that the other cards could hear her. Then one image
appeared in her mind, it was of a boy with dark chocolate brown eyes,
a boy with messy brown hair. A boy who often blushed in her presence,
a boy who was always there for her, a boy who was leaving soon and
still didn't know of her feelings for him. "Syaoran-kun...' she
whispered then she glanced at her clock, it was a few minutes after
nine...
* Touch him
With the gentleness you feel inside
Your love can't be denied
The truth will set you free
You'll have what's meant to be
All in time you'll see *
Sakura rushed out of the room. ~ Wait for me, Syaoran-kun! Please
wait for me! ~
Kero looked out of the drawer where the `Sakura Book' was kept. The
cards encircled him in the air. He looked up at them. "We've done all
we can. It's all up to Sakura now."
* I love him
Of that much I can be sure
I don't think I could endure
If I let him walk away
When I have so much to say *
Sakura dashed down the stairs and out of the door. "I'm going out,
Onii-chan!"
Yukito peered out from the kitchen where he was washing the dishes
with Touya. "I wonder where, Sakura-chan is going is such a hurry.
Well, at least she's feeling better..." He turned to Touya, who was
mumbling something under his breath. "Eh? To-ya? What's wrong?"
Touya continued washing the dishes, his face shrouded in darkness. "I
knew it." He muttered. "That `gaki' is going to take away the thing
most precious to me." Yukito could only look at him in puzzlement,
sometimes he really could not understand Touya.
* I'll *
Sakura was running down the road when she realized that she had
forgotten her skates. She could never make it on foot, if she went
back now to get her skates, she wouldn't make it either. She noticed
that the street was empty. She had to take the risk.
"Fly!" "Dash!"
* Tell him
Tell him that the sun and moon
Rise in his eyes
Reach out to him
And whisper
Tender words so soft and sweet
Hold him close to feel his heart beat
Love will be the gift you give yourself *
Wei waved at Syaoran from the counter. Sadly, Syaoran picked up his
bag. Sakura was not coming. Why would she? He hadn't told her he was
leaving today. He had wanted to, yesterday on the bridge. But...
somehow... he couldn't say it. He had looked into her eyes and the
words just wouldn't come out. It was better this way. He would just
disappear from her life, forever. He would not come back, then they
wouldn't have to see each other again and soon the hurt would
disappear. They would forget about one another and get on with their
lives... If only it were true... He knew that he would never forget
her, never. Wei called him to hurry up. He glanced once more behind
his back. Sakura would not come. He should go now.
" I hope I didn't trouble Sakura too much..." His hands grasped the
straps of his carrier bag. ~ Goodbye, Sakura, my one and only true
love. ~ Up went the bag and he started to walk away.
* Love is light that surely glows
In the hearts of those who know
It's a steady flame that grows
Feed the fire with all the passion you can show
Tonight love will assume its place
This memory time cannot erase
Blind faith will lead love where it has to go *
~ Wait for me, Syaoran-kun! I'm coming, wait for me! ~
Sakura landed in a deserted alleyway near the airport. Then she ran
into the airport. As she ran, she realized that she didn't know where
Syaoran was. She panicked. Then she felt something warm against her
neck, her key! She pulled it out, it was glowing in her hand. At
once, she knew where she would find Syaoran.
`Straight ahead... straight ahead...' sang a voice in her head. She
looked at the huge clock hanging from the ceiling ahead. It was
almost 9:30. `Go, Mistress... Go, Mistress... Everything will turn
out fine... Follow your heart and go straight ahead...' the gentle
voice said.
* Tell him
Tell him that the sun and moon
Rise in his eyes *
"Syaoran-kun! Syaoran-kun!" called a voice behind him, a sweet voice
and voice he knew so well.
~ It can't be! I couldn't be! ~
He turned around, and there she was running towards him, her key
swinging against her chest.
~ I must be dreaming! How did she know I'd be leaving today....
Daidouji-san... Thank you... ~
"Syaoran-kun!" Sakura stopped a few steps away from him. Suddenly,
she didn't know what to say. Where should she start? What should she
say?
Syaoran put down his bag. He too didn't know what to say to her, yet,
his insides soared. He was filled with happiness. Shyly, he looked to
one side, smiling.
Sakura too, could not help smiling. She too was happy. She had
managed to see Syaoran before he left. Somehow, it didn't matter
whether she said the words that were in her heart out loud. They both
understood how the other felt and that feeling was far deeper than
any words could express. Still, she would have liked to say
something, but what...
"Master Syaoran, I think this is yours." Both Sakura and Syaoran
looked at Wei. He handed Syaoran a teddy bear, a black one.
~ Is this the one Syaoran made? ~ Thought Sakura. ~ For the one he
loved?~
Syaoran just stared at the bear, at the bear he had left behind. The
bear who would never fulfill its duty in life. The bear that had
often reminded him of Sakura each time he looked at it. The bear he
had wanted to give Sakura. Would she accept it now?
Sakura looked at the bear and remembered the time she had told
Syaoran she'd wished Yukito would accept the bear. She remembered how
he had said that it wasn't Yukito he loved, it was someone else. Then
she remembered all the times he had tried to tell her his true
feelings, how could she not have understood then? Then she saw him
saying, " I've loved you all along, Sakura."
She looked at Syaoran still struggling with the bear. Was it for her?
She wanted to ask. Should she ask? Then she felt a surge of energy
rush through her.
* Reach out to him
And whisper
Tender words so soft and sweet *
"Is it for me?" asked a soft, sweet voice. Syaoran turned towards
Sakura. Was this her answer? Yes, it was. She knew the meaning of the
bear. She accepted his love. A smile rose from within Syaoran. Sakura
returned his smile and love. Then timidly, bashfully, carefully
Syaoran handed Sakura the bear. Their hands touched. He handed her
his love and she took it and held it close to her heart. Then they
just smiled at each other with a mutual love and understanding too
deep for words. A voice broke through their silence.
"Master Syaoran, we'd better be going or we'll miss the flight."
* Hold him close to feel his heart beat *
They stood at the departure gate. They looked at each other one last
time, not wanting to take their eyes off the other. They were
imprinting the image of the other in their minds.
Syaoran was filled with joy. ~ Sakura loves me! Sakura loves me! ~ he
cried. He couldn't help himself. He had to hold her before he left as
who knows when it will be before he could see her again. He walked
towards her and hugged her.
Sakura was taken aback in surprise at first, but soon she hugged him
back. She could feel his heart beat and she was sure he could feel
hers. It felt so good to be in his embrace. But there was something
she had to ask.
"Can I call the bear `Syaoran'?"
At first, he didn't understand, then Tomoyo's words drifted into his
mind, `If you give someone you love a teddy bear named after you,
then you and that person will be in love together forever.'
"Yes." He whispered tenderly into her ear. "Yes." He too had a
question to ask her. "Will you wait for me, Sakura?"
"Yes. No matter how long I have to wait for you, I will." She
answered gently.
They held each other a while longer. Then they parted. But when they
parted they both knew that it would only be temporary. They knew that
they would be reunited someday soon and never be separated again.
Their love was strong and binding. Nothing would be able to break
that bond, because the card in her pocket glowed. It glowed with the
fire of love. Though it was nameless, it spoke volumes. It
represented something that only Sakura and Syaoran shared...
* Love will be the gift you give yourself *
That morning, in the departure hall of an airport in a town known as
Tomoeda, a young girl stood there. In her arms she held a bear, in
her pocket there was a card, on her neck hung a strange looking
pendent, on her face there was a smile, her eyes were misty and in
her heart she held the greatest feeling in the world. Passersby
glanced at her curiously, but she didn't care. Her true love had just
left her but she was not sad, as she knew...
"We'll meet again soon."
The card in her pocket, which showed a heart wearing a crown,
surrounded by a pair of wings, spoke in a voice as gentle as a
breeze.
* Never let him go *
Fin
Sakura and Syaoran's Daughter