SN: Hey ppls. What's up? I'm kinda tired right now, so if the story sounds weird to you, don't mind it. Actually, I'm also kinda feeling peppy...and also kinda sappy. Okay, maybe I should stop. I'm not getting anywhere with this. So, read! Jaa! ^_^ Oh yeah, and Natsu is the name I made up for one of Syaoran's sisters.
Key:
"....." -talking
'.....' -thoughts
****.....**** -flashback
italics -enforced/stressed words
(SN) -Sapphie notes
~*~scene changes~*~
.:: Promises- Chapter 1 ::.
On a warm spring day, when the sun shone shamelessly, when the birds sang cheerfully, when the wind gently blew gracefully, there was a tear falling. It slowly rolled down a soft cheek. Another tear, which was being fought back, had slowly sneaked out of an emerald green eye. Sakura was listening to a slow song on the radio. Somehow, it seemed to remind her of her one true love.
And where are you now?
Now that I need you
Tears on my pillow
Where ever you go
Cry me a river
That leads to your ocean
You'll never see me fall apart
In the words of a broken heart
It's just emotions, taking me over
I'm caught up in sorrow, lost in the soul
But if you don't come back, come home to me darling
Don't you know theres nobody left in this world to hold me
tight
There's nobody left in this world to kiss goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
A knock on the door was heard and Sakura quickly wiped away the tears that had fallen from her eyes and turned off the radio.
"Who is it?" Sakura called out.
"It's Tomoyo-chan."
"The door's open." Tomoyo slowly opened the door. She saw Sakura sitting near the window. Tomoyo's happy expression immediately turn into a saddened expression.
"You're thinking about him again, aren't you, Sakura?"
"What makes you think that?" Sakura asked innocently, rubbing her eye.
"Come on, now. You can't hide from me. Everytime you think about him, you sit by that window." Sakura hung her head low, wearing a shade of pale pink on her face, knowing Tomoyo was right. "Listen, Sakura. I know I probably have no right to say this, but you've got to get over him. It's been five years since he left, and you're just as depressed as the day he left." There was a moment of silence. "Sakura, if you keep this up, you'll be depressed for hte rest of your life!!"
"Tomoyo!!! It's so hard!! I can't get over him!! No matter how hard I try, I just can't do it. I can't forget him, either. I mean, come on. Can you imagine Eriol-chan leaving you for five years?? And...when he promises that he'll come back for you?!?" Sakura said. You could hear it in her voice that she wanted to cry. Tomoyo-chan looked at the floor for a while, avoiding Sakura's face. She really couldn't imagine her life without Eriol, and she knew that Sakura was right.
She too wouldn't be able to get over him. Tomoyo broke the awkward silence.
"Sakura, I didn't mean for you to think that I wanted you to forget him that way. It's not that I want you to forget him, I just think you should try not to dwell in the past. I mean, we're 16 years old now. Please, Sakura. I hate seeing you like this everyday. Please, Sakura." Sakura slowly met Tomoyo's gaze. Tomoyo's eyes seemed to smile at her, yet they had sorrow in them.
"But, Tomoyo-chan!!!! He promised me that he's come back for me!! He promised!!!" Sakura said, finally breaking into tears.
"How could I forget?" Tomoyo said, remembering that day.
****Flashback****
"Wait, Syaoran!!" He stopped dead in his tracks and turned around to see a teary-eyed Sakura running towards him. She kissed him on his lips. "Please don't leave me!!" Sakura said, tears heavily flowing from her emerald green eyes.
"Sakura. Listen. I'll make you a promise. I'll come back for you. Whether it's to come get you and bring you back home with me or whether it's to come back and stay here with you, I promise you, I'll come back for you. I promise, Sakura. I promise I'll come back for you." He kissed her their last kiss and headed for the gate. Sakura stood there, watching Syaoran board the plane through tear-filled eyes. Tears flowed from her eyes non-stop. Her brain told her to run after Syaoran and be with him but her heart told her to wait for him to come back for her. 'You'll come back for me. I know you will. You promised me. You will come back for me and we will be together again.'
****End Flashback****
Tomoyo gave a deep sigh. "Well, Sakura. He hasn't come back yet."
"Exactly. He hasn't come back yet. That means that he's going to come back. He promised." Sakura said calmly. Tomoyo shook her head in disappointment.
"Well, I'm going to the Tomoeda Multiplex. The group's gonna go. We're not sure what movie we're gonna see, but we'll figure it out when we get there. Wanna come?"
"No thanks, Tomoyo-chan." Sakura said, looking out of the window. "I'll just stay here." Tomoyo sighed.
"Okay, if that's what you want. If you need anything, just give me a call."
"Okay." Sakura said, stilling looking out of the window.
"Jaa." Tomoyo said, leaving Sakura's room, quietly closing the door behind her. After Tomoyo left, the tears she had fought back were finally let loose.
"You promised, Syaoran. You promised." Sakura whispered.
~*~In Hong Kong~*~
A handsome young boy walked through the park. It was the last week of March and soon, it would be April. He breathed in the fresh scent of blossoming flowers. He loved spring. It always reminded him of his only love, Sakura. She always loved the spring. A gentle breeze blew all around him. He closed his eyes and let the wind tousle his chestnut brown hair. Then, a cherry blossom flower fell in front of him. He opened his eyes, sensing it falling. He picked up the flower and smelled its sweet scent.
"Sakura..." he whispered.
"Syaoran?" a voice called out. Syaoran turned around to see who it was. It was his older sister.
"Natsu! Don't scare me like that." Syaoran said, a little mad at her.
"I'm sorry, Syaoran. It's just that you said that you were going to training and usually, it only lasts two hours. You left at 11:00 A.M. this morning and it's now 3:00 P.M. It's not like you to stay out for so long." Natsu had a worried expression on her face.
"I'm sorry, Natsu. I just needed to be alone for a while." Syaoran said, looking at the cherry blossom flower he held in his hand. Natsu saw him looking at the flower in his hand. She sighed.
"You're thinking about her again, aren't you?" A shade of red was swept all over his face. He hoped that his sister didn't see him blushing, but she did. Syaoran sighed.
"Yes. I am. There, are you happy?" Syaoran walked past his sister and walked towards their house. "I'll see you at home." Syaoran didn't look back at his sister. Natsu smiled, thinking how it was cute that her 16 year old brother was in love.
~*~That evening~*~
Syaoran went to sleep that night, thinking about Sakura as he always did. He laid in bed, staring at the star that belonged to him and Sakura. As he looked at the star, he whispered, "I promise, Sakura. I will come back for you. We will be together again, forever. One day...I promise." Syaoran began to think of when he could go back to Japan. Suddenly, a great idea struck him. He became ecstatic. "I've got it!!! Sakura, just wait a little longer. I'm coming back for you!!!" With that on his mind, he happily fell asleep.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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(SN: I know...this chapter was kinda stupid. Leave me alone. I promise, the next chapter will be more interesting than this one! I hope you guys liked this chapter. Keep on reading!! Oh yeah, please R+R!! I'd like to know how I'm doing. Thanks!! Jaa! ^.~)
Key:
"....." -talking
'.....' -thoughts
****.....**** -flashback
italics -enforced/stressed words
(SN) -Sapphie notes
~*~scene changes~*~
.:: Promises- Chapter 1 ::.
On a warm spring day, when the sun shone shamelessly, when the birds sang cheerfully, when the wind gently blew gracefully, there was a tear falling. It slowly rolled down a soft cheek. Another tear, which was being fought back, had slowly sneaked out of an emerald green eye. Sakura was listening to a slow song on the radio. Somehow, it seemed to remind her of her one true love.
And where are you now?
Now that I need you
Tears on my pillow
Where ever you go
Cry me a river
That leads to your ocean
You'll never see me fall apart
In the words of a broken heart
It's just emotions, taking me over
I'm caught up in sorrow, lost in the soul
But if you don't come back, come home to me darling
Don't you know theres nobody left in this world to hold me
tight
There's nobody left in this world to kiss goodnight
Goodnight
Goodnight
A knock on the door was heard and Sakura quickly wiped away the tears that had fallen from her eyes and turned off the radio.
"Who is it?" Sakura called out.
"It's Tomoyo-chan."
"The door's open." Tomoyo slowly opened the door. She saw Sakura sitting near the window. Tomoyo's happy expression immediately turn into a saddened expression.
"You're thinking about him again, aren't you, Sakura?"
"What makes you think that?" Sakura asked innocently, rubbing her eye.
"Come on, now. You can't hide from me. Everytime you think about him, you sit by that window." Sakura hung her head low, wearing a shade of pale pink on her face, knowing Tomoyo was right. "Listen, Sakura. I know I probably have no right to say this, but you've got to get over him. It's been five years since he left, and you're just as depressed as the day he left." There was a moment of silence. "Sakura, if you keep this up, you'll be depressed for hte rest of your life!!"
"Tomoyo!!! It's so hard!! I can't get over him!! No matter how hard I try, I just can't do it. I can't forget him, either. I mean, come on. Can you imagine Eriol-chan leaving you for five years?? And...when he promises that he'll come back for you?!?" Sakura said. You could hear it in her voice that she wanted to cry. Tomoyo-chan looked at the floor for a while, avoiding Sakura's face. She really couldn't imagine her life without Eriol, and she knew that Sakura was right.
She too wouldn't be able to get over him. Tomoyo broke the awkward silence.
"Sakura, I didn't mean for you to think that I wanted you to forget him that way. It's not that I want you to forget him, I just think you should try not to dwell in the past. I mean, we're 16 years old now. Please, Sakura. I hate seeing you like this everyday. Please, Sakura." Sakura slowly met Tomoyo's gaze. Tomoyo's eyes seemed to smile at her, yet they had sorrow in them.
"But, Tomoyo-chan!!!! He promised me that he's come back for me!! He promised!!!" Sakura said, finally breaking into tears.
"How could I forget?" Tomoyo said, remembering that day.
****Flashback****
"Wait, Syaoran!!" He stopped dead in his tracks and turned around to see a teary-eyed Sakura running towards him. She kissed him on his lips. "Please don't leave me!!" Sakura said, tears heavily flowing from her emerald green eyes.
"Sakura. Listen. I'll make you a promise. I'll come back for you. Whether it's to come get you and bring you back home with me or whether it's to come back and stay here with you, I promise you, I'll come back for you. I promise, Sakura. I promise I'll come back for you." He kissed her their last kiss and headed for the gate. Sakura stood there, watching Syaoran board the plane through tear-filled eyes. Tears flowed from her eyes non-stop. Her brain told her to run after Syaoran and be with him but her heart told her to wait for him to come back for her. 'You'll come back for me. I know you will. You promised me. You will come back for me and we will be together again.'
****End Flashback****
Tomoyo gave a deep sigh. "Well, Sakura. He hasn't come back yet."
"Exactly. He hasn't come back yet. That means that he's going to come back. He promised." Sakura said calmly. Tomoyo shook her head in disappointment.
"Well, I'm going to the Tomoeda Multiplex. The group's gonna go. We're not sure what movie we're gonna see, but we'll figure it out when we get there. Wanna come?"
"No thanks, Tomoyo-chan." Sakura said, looking out of the window. "I'll just stay here." Tomoyo sighed.
"Okay, if that's what you want. If you need anything, just give me a call."
"Okay." Sakura said, stilling looking out of the window.
"Jaa." Tomoyo said, leaving Sakura's room, quietly closing the door behind her. After Tomoyo left, the tears she had fought back were finally let loose.
"You promised, Syaoran. You promised." Sakura whispered.
~*~In Hong Kong~*~
A handsome young boy walked through the park. It was the last week of March and soon, it would be April. He breathed in the fresh scent of blossoming flowers. He loved spring. It always reminded him of his only love, Sakura. She always loved the spring. A gentle breeze blew all around him. He closed his eyes and let the wind tousle his chestnut brown hair. Then, a cherry blossom flower fell in front of him. He opened his eyes, sensing it falling. He picked up the flower and smelled its sweet scent.
"Sakura..." he whispered.
"Syaoran?" a voice called out. Syaoran turned around to see who it was. It was his older sister.
"Natsu! Don't scare me like that." Syaoran said, a little mad at her.
"I'm sorry, Syaoran. It's just that you said that you were going to training and usually, it only lasts two hours. You left at 11:00 A.M. this morning and it's now 3:00 P.M. It's not like you to stay out for so long." Natsu had a worried expression on her face.
"I'm sorry, Natsu. I just needed to be alone for a while." Syaoran said, looking at the cherry blossom flower he held in his hand. Natsu saw him looking at the flower in his hand. She sighed.
"You're thinking about her again, aren't you?" A shade of red was swept all over his face. He hoped that his sister didn't see him blushing, but she did. Syaoran sighed.
"Yes. I am. There, are you happy?" Syaoran walked past his sister and walked towards their house. "I'll see you at home." Syaoran didn't look back at his sister. Natsu smiled, thinking how it was cute that her 16 year old brother was in love.
~*~That evening~*~
Syaoran went to sleep that night, thinking about Sakura as he always did. He laid in bed, staring at the star that belonged to him and Sakura. As he looked at the star, he whispered, "I promise, Sakura. I will come back for you. We will be together again, forever. One day...I promise." Syaoran began to think of when he could go back to Japan. Suddenly, a great idea struck him. He became ecstatic. "I've got it!!! Sakura, just wait a little longer. I'm coming back for you!!!" With that on his mind, he happily fell asleep.
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TO BE CONTINUED
*****
(SN: I know...this chapter was kinda stupid. Leave me alone. I promise, the next chapter will be more interesting than this one! I hope you guys liked this chapter. Keep on reading!! Oh yeah, please R+R!! I'd like to know how I'm doing. Thanks!! Jaa! ^.~)
