Ta-da! The moment you've all been waiting for...I present...chapter two!
I'm soooo sorry that it took me so long to write this one. Actually, it only took me an hour, but still, I took a very long time finding an hour out of my schedule and I want to thank all of you that have waited ever so patiently for this chapter to be posted.
CCS does not belong to me . Can't forget the disclaimer!
Chapter 2
I couldn't help looking at her constantly as we rode in the limousine to Tomoyo's house. She sat in the middle, next to me, and Tomoyo sat on the other side. The bodyguards were all around, so we were careful not to say anything that might give us away. Sometimes, I wonder how Tomoyo manages to keep up with Card capturing while she has four bodyguards to keep around her, but I guess they don't do much of a good job, because Sakura's captured all of the Clow Cards, and Tomoyo's taped a lot of them.
The ride was very smooth, and I was very tongue tied, examining my angel next to me. She hadn't changed all that much, maybe a little taller, but I couldn't quite see the difference. Perhaps I had changed too.
How long was it really since I left. I couldn't remember, exactly-every day was just so long without her by my side.
And she was so important to me. I couldn't let her go this time. I had the chance, and I was going to make something of it!
Now I knew what had happed, why I hadn't taken advantage of that chance. What could you possibly say to this angel without blushing and making a fool out of yourself? But I won't end up like I had been, and this time, I was going to get her back.
"One Clow Card missing, someone is trying to steal them, two people and a little kid." I mumbled under my breath. "Who could that possibly be?"
"No one knows." Sakura said. She reached for my hand. "Listen Li, I'm really, really glad that you came." I felt myself turn red.
"Ah, it was no big deal." I said. Sakura smiled, and I seemed to remember another time, when she had smiled at me, and I fell in love with her. She seemed so light, so fragile, as if she was made of china that could break. When I had been by myself, all alone, afraid, tired, and lonely, and she had brightened my day...like she did every day.
But can I find the courage to tell her how I feel before I must leave? Can I be sure she feels the same way? It's that what every one puzzles over in love?
"Li." Sakura tugged at my sleeve. "We're here." I looked out of the window, at Tomoyo's great mansion, and smiled.
Even if I don't find the courage, even if I never do, I will always love her in my heart, forever and ever. Nothing will ever change that.
Tomoyo played the tapes for me, and I didn't make much of it. I was probably too distracted with watching Sakura than the tape. But one of the figures in it...it seemed so familiar.
"That's a she." I said, pointing to one of them. "I can tell. I don't know how, but it's as if I've seen her before."
"It's not Kaho, is it?" Tomoyo asked. I squirmed in my seat as Tomoyo rewinded and played the tape again.
"No, she's too tall for the figure." I said. Sakura headed a sigh of relief.
"I wonder why anyone would steal the Clow Card, and why now?" Sakura asked.
"It's probably someone who KNOWS about the Clow Cards and wants to make good use of it." I said. "Be careful Sakura. If that person knew you came to Tomoyo's house, he or she has a pretty good watchful eye over you."
"All this makes me queer." Tomoyo said, frowning.
That night, in my own little room in Tomoyo's house, I found that I couldn't sleep. I though, perhaps I should be keeping guard, and helping the guards. After all, it was MY angel that was in danger. But the guards might mistake me for the people. All night, my head wandered, from this to that, and finally, it came to rest, remembering how nice it was, to have Sakura by my side once again.
But the peace didn't stay very long. I was just drifting off the refreshing slumber when a heart-stopping scream pierced the ear, and rang in my ears like a high, suspended note, afraid to drop or break.
"Tomoyo!" I said, hurrying out of bed. The screaming stopped, and I paused in the middle of the hall. It started again, and I ran after it.
Tomoyo was standing in a doorway, and the light was on. And in the middle of the floor, was Sakura. She lay in a tangled mass, and beside her, was the Clow Book and it's card, scattered around.
"Oh!" Tomoyo said, running over to Sakura and trying to see if she was still breathing. "I think she's all right."
"She just fainted, that's all." I confirmed, breathing rather fast. The thought of my angel dying, the day I had finally seen her, was just too much. The guards quickly rushed in, and I moved to scoop up the Clow Cards.
"What are we going to do?" Tomoyo asked, somewhat frantic. I ordered the guards to check to see if anyone else was still in the building, and Tomoyo and I stayed with Sakura. I counted the cards.
"It's a good thing you came, Tomoyo." I said. "Your screaming must have scared him off before he could take any more Clow Cards. There are still fifty-one."
"Oh." Tomoyo said, weeping. "You're so right Syaoran. It WAS a girl. She ran out of the door, and her braids slapped my face. She was so tall."
"Did you get a close look at her face?" I asked urgently.
"No, only the back of her head." Tomoyo said. She looked at the window, all of the blinds drawn aside. "Oh no." I walked over and examined it.
"Do you think?" I asked, closing them. Tomoyo shrugged.
"It seems, that anything can happen with those Clow Cards." Tomoyo said. "They must be smart, they even got past the security system."
I insisted to take the first watch over Sakura, tired as I was. Tomoyo got some blankets and slept nearby, while, for those brief hours, I could rest by the relief I got from looking over my angel. Who would've thought that such a little thing gave me so much pleasure, so much love?
I needed Sakura to be with me. Without her, I vanish into an everlasting world of darkness with absolutely no escape. My life has no meaning. I want to tell her how I really feel, and I need those three words to come out of your crimson lips to say: "I love you."
She looked so dear and timid in her bed, so fragile, and yet, so timid tonight. I've always wanted to see her asleep, awe over what beauty, yet today, not today, today, all the beauty has disappeared in the attack. The beauty of sitting here, just watching you. Because her beauty, age as it will, will never disappear. It will last, with me, in my heart and in my memory, forever and ever.
Do I still regret? Do I still think that I should've told her long ago? Somehow, as we're joined forever, it's different. As if, well, things will never be the same. She hasn't changed all that much. But yes, I think that I do regret it a little.
I should've told her long ago.
I know that. But isn't late better than never? I have another chance. To prove to her that I do love her. And even if she doesn't feel the same way for me, I can still go on loving her
Forever and ever.
Why not tell her now?
I leaned down, and kissed her on the forehead.
"Sakura, I love you."
I had said it, and my heart beat rapidly. I listened. Not a soul was moving, not a soul had heard what I had said. But…it was said.
Now, if only I could find the courage to say that to her face when she's awake. I felt like reproaching myself. You, a lack of courage?
And what would Meilin say when she say me here.
Oh, my angel, the angel of my life, my spirit, my soul, how could I ever explain to you how I feel? It seems so much to me, to tell you, to make you understand, and to hear those words repeated from your lips. Just to hear those tree wimple words. Who could've thought that three down-to-earth words could mean so much?
And with all the truth in the word backing it up.
I don't deserve Sakura. Why should I have a great, innocent, sincere girl? Yet I love her, and nothing, nothing can or will ever change that.
I was still pondering this when I found Tomoyo shaking me.
"Li, I'll take it over from now."
Sleepily, I mumbled thanks and made myself to the corner. Almost instantly, sleep hit me.
I woke with the rays of sunlight hitting my face at a peculiar angle. Where was it coming from? I thought I closed the blinds yesterday. I looked up, and made out something green. Leaves? No…Sakura! Her eyes! Oh, my angel.
The curtains and blinds were already drawn, and her face was smiling down at me.
"Li, Tomoyo told me about last night." She said. "I guess I passed out. I really want to thank you for watching over me last night. You're an angel." She gave me a peck on the cheek and left the room.
I must've blushed furiously after she left the room. My whole face seemed to turn red. Me, the angel? I suppose we could protect each other. Lying back on my bed, I though how good my life was.
Clow Cards may still be a problem, thieves too, but who cares? I have my angel back with me, and that is virtually the best thing in the world.
At breakfast, her green eyes seemed to shine into mine. They were so bright, so pure, those emerald green eyes. She seemed full of spirit, more than usual.
And I thought it was in seeing me.
Tomoyo was a little busy, and Sakura asked me to go for a walk in the park. She needed to talk, and I was more than fine with that.
"Li." She said as we walked along the cherry blossom paths. I looked at her, and at those bright blossom's she's named after. Another name couldn't have suited her better.
"Li, I saw her face." Sakura said, dead serious. I now saw that her face was troubled. Tilting my head, and dreadfully hoping that I wouldn't get the answer I thought I was going to get, I asked,
"Who?"
"The thief." Sakura shivered, her eyes welling up with tears. "The blinds were drawn and the moonlight shone in. She had a long, pale face, and a very sharp chin. She had large, but old and wise red eyes. At least, they seemed very red. Her hair was very long, and she had a long nose also." Sakura seemed to whimper the last part. "She seemed so scary!"
"Sakura." I said, holding her close, unaware of it, just hoping to comfort my angel. Her big eyes filled with tears started to overflow. "Don't cry." If there is one think I can't stand, it's her crying. It makes me mad and sad at the same time and I don't know myself. I haven't seem to know myself since I fell in love, and I won't until I receive the love I lost…when I moved.
"I can't help it Li." Sakura said. Tears splattered my neck. "She was like, a devil. And so scary, with huge nails that looked like she could take the life out of you."
"A pale girl with red eyes and long hair."
"And meatballs that made her look like a devil." Sakura added. "Oh no." She closed her eyes and shook her head.
"Sakura?"
"That image, it's flashing, I'm, it's going back again in my head." Sakura said. She opened her eyes. "Li, I can't seem to help replaying yesterday night in my head."
"Try to forget about it Sakura." I said. "Think of happy thoughts, like of..." I broke off. C'mon, didn't I know my angel well enough to know what she liked, what her favorite animal was? Perhaps this was why I didn't tell her.
Stop making excuses! A voice rang in my head.
Why can't I seem to tell her?
"Of you." She mumbled, sniffing wildly.
"Huh?" I asked.
"Li, that face, it's haunting me." Sakura said. "I see it everywhere. It just pops up, like I can't wipe it from my memory."
Oh, how I know that feeling! But as for me, I was glad that I had that feeling. The last day I saw her, the day at the airport by the window, I was able to remember her face, and that was what kept my soul alive all this time.
My body and soul have finally rejoined. And I have my angel in my arms. What else could I ask for? I gave her a hug. Even if I couldn't seem to tell her now, I will wait until the last moment-if it just happens to be the right moment.
Taking her by the waist, I lead her back to Tomoyo's house. She needed a rest, and an opportunity to rest. While she would, I would go around Tokyo, seeing what changed, and seeing if anything else had happened around town.
That night, I had an odd dream; it was like the vision of the night before. I could almost see the face myself, only it refused to turn. And Sakura was sleeping peacefully when a shadow crept into the room, and picked her up, trying her on the ground, and waking her up. The figure reached under the pillow for the Clow Book. Sakura, waking herself up on the floor, lunged at the figure and trying to snatch the book back, but the figure held it. With its spare hand, it slung Sakura halfway across the room. There was a noise in the hallway, and Tomoyo entered, halving been in the bathroom and heard something. She reached for the night switch, and a shadow loomed on top of her, seemed to go right through her (actually past her, but it happened so quickly she was startled) and when the light went on, she saw Sakura lying in a heap and screamed.
Screaming was ringing in my ear. Startled, I jumped out of bed. Was it the same scream as before? No, this wasn't it! This was Sakura's scream! So it wasn't part of the dream. Thunder clasped as I rushed towards her room.
No, not again, this couldn't be happening again.
Especially not to my Sakura.
I felt as if I must save her. It was my destiny, and also my battle.
Sakura!
Please review and tell me how you thought it was...sorry to all of you who don't like cliff-hangers.
I'm soooo sorry that it took me so long to write this one. Actually, it only took me an hour, but still, I took a very long time finding an hour out of my schedule and I want to thank all of you that have waited ever so patiently for this chapter to be posted.
CCS does not belong to me . Can't forget the disclaimer!
Chapter 2
I couldn't help looking at her constantly as we rode in the limousine to Tomoyo's house. She sat in the middle, next to me, and Tomoyo sat on the other side. The bodyguards were all around, so we were careful not to say anything that might give us away. Sometimes, I wonder how Tomoyo manages to keep up with Card capturing while she has four bodyguards to keep around her, but I guess they don't do much of a good job, because Sakura's captured all of the Clow Cards, and Tomoyo's taped a lot of them.
The ride was very smooth, and I was very tongue tied, examining my angel next to me. She hadn't changed all that much, maybe a little taller, but I couldn't quite see the difference. Perhaps I had changed too.
How long was it really since I left. I couldn't remember, exactly-every day was just so long without her by my side.
And she was so important to me. I couldn't let her go this time. I had the chance, and I was going to make something of it!
Now I knew what had happed, why I hadn't taken advantage of that chance. What could you possibly say to this angel without blushing and making a fool out of yourself? But I won't end up like I had been, and this time, I was going to get her back.
"One Clow Card missing, someone is trying to steal them, two people and a little kid." I mumbled under my breath. "Who could that possibly be?"
"No one knows." Sakura said. She reached for my hand. "Listen Li, I'm really, really glad that you came." I felt myself turn red.
"Ah, it was no big deal." I said. Sakura smiled, and I seemed to remember another time, when she had smiled at me, and I fell in love with her. She seemed so light, so fragile, as if she was made of china that could break. When I had been by myself, all alone, afraid, tired, and lonely, and she had brightened my day...like she did every day.
But can I find the courage to tell her how I feel before I must leave? Can I be sure she feels the same way? It's that what every one puzzles over in love?
"Li." Sakura tugged at my sleeve. "We're here." I looked out of the window, at Tomoyo's great mansion, and smiled.
Even if I don't find the courage, even if I never do, I will always love her in my heart, forever and ever. Nothing will ever change that.
Tomoyo played the tapes for me, and I didn't make much of it. I was probably too distracted with watching Sakura than the tape. But one of the figures in it...it seemed so familiar.
"That's a she." I said, pointing to one of them. "I can tell. I don't know how, but it's as if I've seen her before."
"It's not Kaho, is it?" Tomoyo asked. I squirmed in my seat as Tomoyo rewinded and played the tape again.
"No, she's too tall for the figure." I said. Sakura headed a sigh of relief.
"I wonder why anyone would steal the Clow Card, and why now?" Sakura asked.
"It's probably someone who KNOWS about the Clow Cards and wants to make good use of it." I said. "Be careful Sakura. If that person knew you came to Tomoyo's house, he or she has a pretty good watchful eye over you."
"All this makes me queer." Tomoyo said, frowning.
That night, in my own little room in Tomoyo's house, I found that I couldn't sleep. I though, perhaps I should be keeping guard, and helping the guards. After all, it was MY angel that was in danger. But the guards might mistake me for the people. All night, my head wandered, from this to that, and finally, it came to rest, remembering how nice it was, to have Sakura by my side once again.
But the peace didn't stay very long. I was just drifting off the refreshing slumber when a heart-stopping scream pierced the ear, and rang in my ears like a high, suspended note, afraid to drop or break.
"Tomoyo!" I said, hurrying out of bed. The screaming stopped, and I paused in the middle of the hall. It started again, and I ran after it.
Tomoyo was standing in a doorway, and the light was on. And in the middle of the floor, was Sakura. She lay in a tangled mass, and beside her, was the Clow Book and it's card, scattered around.
"Oh!" Tomoyo said, running over to Sakura and trying to see if she was still breathing. "I think she's all right."
"She just fainted, that's all." I confirmed, breathing rather fast. The thought of my angel dying, the day I had finally seen her, was just too much. The guards quickly rushed in, and I moved to scoop up the Clow Cards.
"What are we going to do?" Tomoyo asked, somewhat frantic. I ordered the guards to check to see if anyone else was still in the building, and Tomoyo and I stayed with Sakura. I counted the cards.
"It's a good thing you came, Tomoyo." I said. "Your screaming must have scared him off before he could take any more Clow Cards. There are still fifty-one."
"Oh." Tomoyo said, weeping. "You're so right Syaoran. It WAS a girl. She ran out of the door, and her braids slapped my face. She was so tall."
"Did you get a close look at her face?" I asked urgently.
"No, only the back of her head." Tomoyo said. She looked at the window, all of the blinds drawn aside. "Oh no." I walked over and examined it.
"Do you think?" I asked, closing them. Tomoyo shrugged.
"It seems, that anything can happen with those Clow Cards." Tomoyo said. "They must be smart, they even got past the security system."
I insisted to take the first watch over Sakura, tired as I was. Tomoyo got some blankets and slept nearby, while, for those brief hours, I could rest by the relief I got from looking over my angel. Who would've thought that such a little thing gave me so much pleasure, so much love?
I needed Sakura to be with me. Without her, I vanish into an everlasting world of darkness with absolutely no escape. My life has no meaning. I want to tell her how I really feel, and I need those three words to come out of your crimson lips to say: "I love you."
She looked so dear and timid in her bed, so fragile, and yet, so timid tonight. I've always wanted to see her asleep, awe over what beauty, yet today, not today, today, all the beauty has disappeared in the attack. The beauty of sitting here, just watching you. Because her beauty, age as it will, will never disappear. It will last, with me, in my heart and in my memory, forever and ever.
Do I still regret? Do I still think that I should've told her long ago? Somehow, as we're joined forever, it's different. As if, well, things will never be the same. She hasn't changed all that much. But yes, I think that I do regret it a little.
I should've told her long ago.
I know that. But isn't late better than never? I have another chance. To prove to her that I do love her. And even if she doesn't feel the same way for me, I can still go on loving her
Forever and ever.
Why not tell her now?
I leaned down, and kissed her on the forehead.
"Sakura, I love you."
I had said it, and my heart beat rapidly. I listened. Not a soul was moving, not a soul had heard what I had said. But…it was said.
Now, if only I could find the courage to say that to her face when she's awake. I felt like reproaching myself. You, a lack of courage?
And what would Meilin say when she say me here.
Oh, my angel, the angel of my life, my spirit, my soul, how could I ever explain to you how I feel? It seems so much to me, to tell you, to make you understand, and to hear those words repeated from your lips. Just to hear those tree wimple words. Who could've thought that three down-to-earth words could mean so much?
And with all the truth in the word backing it up.
I don't deserve Sakura. Why should I have a great, innocent, sincere girl? Yet I love her, and nothing, nothing can or will ever change that.
I was still pondering this when I found Tomoyo shaking me.
"Li, I'll take it over from now."
Sleepily, I mumbled thanks and made myself to the corner. Almost instantly, sleep hit me.
I woke with the rays of sunlight hitting my face at a peculiar angle. Where was it coming from? I thought I closed the blinds yesterday. I looked up, and made out something green. Leaves? No…Sakura! Her eyes! Oh, my angel.
The curtains and blinds were already drawn, and her face was smiling down at me.
"Li, Tomoyo told me about last night." She said. "I guess I passed out. I really want to thank you for watching over me last night. You're an angel." She gave me a peck on the cheek and left the room.
I must've blushed furiously after she left the room. My whole face seemed to turn red. Me, the angel? I suppose we could protect each other. Lying back on my bed, I though how good my life was.
Clow Cards may still be a problem, thieves too, but who cares? I have my angel back with me, and that is virtually the best thing in the world.
At breakfast, her green eyes seemed to shine into mine. They were so bright, so pure, those emerald green eyes. She seemed full of spirit, more than usual.
And I thought it was in seeing me.
Tomoyo was a little busy, and Sakura asked me to go for a walk in the park. She needed to talk, and I was more than fine with that.
"Li." She said as we walked along the cherry blossom paths. I looked at her, and at those bright blossom's she's named after. Another name couldn't have suited her better.
"Li, I saw her face." Sakura said, dead serious. I now saw that her face was troubled. Tilting my head, and dreadfully hoping that I wouldn't get the answer I thought I was going to get, I asked,
"Who?"
"The thief." Sakura shivered, her eyes welling up with tears. "The blinds were drawn and the moonlight shone in. She had a long, pale face, and a very sharp chin. She had large, but old and wise red eyes. At least, they seemed very red. Her hair was very long, and she had a long nose also." Sakura seemed to whimper the last part. "She seemed so scary!"
"Sakura." I said, holding her close, unaware of it, just hoping to comfort my angel. Her big eyes filled with tears started to overflow. "Don't cry." If there is one think I can't stand, it's her crying. It makes me mad and sad at the same time and I don't know myself. I haven't seem to know myself since I fell in love, and I won't until I receive the love I lost…when I moved.
"I can't help it Li." Sakura said. Tears splattered my neck. "She was like, a devil. And so scary, with huge nails that looked like she could take the life out of you."
"A pale girl with red eyes and long hair."
"And meatballs that made her look like a devil." Sakura added. "Oh no." She closed her eyes and shook her head.
"Sakura?"
"That image, it's flashing, I'm, it's going back again in my head." Sakura said. She opened her eyes. "Li, I can't seem to help replaying yesterday night in my head."
"Try to forget about it Sakura." I said. "Think of happy thoughts, like of..." I broke off. C'mon, didn't I know my angel well enough to know what she liked, what her favorite animal was? Perhaps this was why I didn't tell her.
Stop making excuses! A voice rang in my head.
Why can't I seem to tell her?
"Of you." She mumbled, sniffing wildly.
"Huh?" I asked.
"Li, that face, it's haunting me." Sakura said. "I see it everywhere. It just pops up, like I can't wipe it from my memory."
Oh, how I know that feeling! But as for me, I was glad that I had that feeling. The last day I saw her, the day at the airport by the window, I was able to remember her face, and that was what kept my soul alive all this time.
My body and soul have finally rejoined. And I have my angel in my arms. What else could I ask for? I gave her a hug. Even if I couldn't seem to tell her now, I will wait until the last moment-if it just happens to be the right moment.
Taking her by the waist, I lead her back to Tomoyo's house. She needed a rest, and an opportunity to rest. While she would, I would go around Tokyo, seeing what changed, and seeing if anything else had happened around town.
That night, I had an odd dream; it was like the vision of the night before. I could almost see the face myself, only it refused to turn. And Sakura was sleeping peacefully when a shadow crept into the room, and picked her up, trying her on the ground, and waking her up. The figure reached under the pillow for the Clow Book. Sakura, waking herself up on the floor, lunged at the figure and trying to snatch the book back, but the figure held it. With its spare hand, it slung Sakura halfway across the room. There was a noise in the hallway, and Tomoyo entered, halving been in the bathroom and heard something. She reached for the night switch, and a shadow loomed on top of her, seemed to go right through her (actually past her, but it happened so quickly she was startled) and when the light went on, she saw Sakura lying in a heap and screamed.
Screaming was ringing in my ear. Startled, I jumped out of bed. Was it the same scream as before? No, this wasn't it! This was Sakura's scream! So it wasn't part of the dream. Thunder clasped as I rushed towards her room.
No, not again, this couldn't be happening again.
Especially not to my Sakura.
I felt as if I must save her. It was my destiny, and also my battle.
Sakura!
Please review and tell me how you thought it was...sorry to all of you who don't like cliff-hangers.