Together Again (3)



An hour before midnight, Syaoran had to go home. His aunt called and told him off for staying out so late. He apologized and left fifteen minutes later.

" Remember Sakura, I will be here for you. All you have to do is call." He said, stroking the back of her neck as they hugged goodbye. It was hard to stay in the house alone that night with what happened before.

"Won't your aunt be upset if you leave in the middle of the night? She sounded pretty upset on the phone already. I don't want to get you in trouble." Syaoran pulled away from Sakura to look her straight in the eyes.

"Don't worry about her. She doesn't need me like you need me. Just call for anything. Okay? I will always be here for you. Remember that." Sakura nodded her head and with a good night kiss, Syaoran left.

That night Sakura dreamed she was in a dark place. Nothing was there, but she could feel something not right. All of a sudden, faces loomed in and out of the darkness. The first was.Nakaru! Then.Meling! Yukito was there, and Touya, and Tomoyo, Oto-san, Kero- chan, Kaho, and finally after every one she knew passed Syaoran came. Not only as a face, like the others, but he came completely out. A blinding light came from his heart, and the darkness disappeared. He made it go away. Then there was a loud buzzing noise, and then a shout, "WAKE UP!!!"

Sakura jumped so, high, she tumbled out of bed. "Hoooiiieee! Kero, why did you wake me up? KERO?! What are you doing he-here? You are supposed to be wi-wit-.!"Sakura stumbled.

"Hey, I said I'd visit ya! Don't look so surprised." Sakura hugged Kero so tight, his eyes bulged. "Hey, be careful, I just had Eriol groom me! By the way, look at your clock." He said pointing.

"Oh, my Gosh! I am late for school!" she said, with total shock. She hasn't been late for a long time, since she didn't have anything to preoccupy her. She jumped up from bed and began rummaging around her closet.

"No, your not. Your teachers have a meeting today so school was canceled." He said, floating, up at eyes level, shaking his head knowingly.

'Then why did you wake me up?"

"I don't know."

"GRRRRR!" Sakura grabbed Kero by the tail and shoved him in her drawer. Kero, after all this, he is still a pest. But in a very good way, Sakura thought, as her spirits lifted a little higher.

"Hey, you're supposed to welcome me home with food, not abuse me!" his muffled voice carried out into the hallway.

Sakura clumped down the stairs, heading for the kitchen. She was so hungry; she could almost smell the delicious pancakes. Wait a minute, she could smell them! She ran into the eating room and to her great surprise Touya(!) was there, eating with Fujitaka(!) and Syaoran!

"What are you doing here?"

Fujitaka looked up and smiled. " Good morning, did you sleep well?"

Usually Touya and Syaoran would be glaring fiercely at each other, but not now. They were all smiles! This surprised Sakura even more than them being there. She took the vacant seat across from Oto- san, and next to Syaoran.

"I bet you are wondering what I am doing here, huh?" said Syaoran. Sakura hardly ever saw Syaoran smile, but when he did, it made her feel warm and fuzzy. She could just melt from it. He had that grin on his face now, though Sakura was too confused to feel the effect. "You think." She muttered sarcastically.

"And me?" asked Touya, as he leaned across the table to ruffle Sakura's hair. He was supposed to be at collage, doing his studies.

"And me." Replied Fujitaka, who normally was at work and too busy to say two words to her. This was the longest conversation they had since Sakura received her report card, which has suffered a great deal from her depression. "Shall I explain?" he asked. Syaoran nodded while Touya shoved a whole mouthful of pancakes in his mouth. "Okay, Sakura, you told Syaoran here that you were lonely. So lonely, you wondered why you were living. That was too much of a notice for me. I can't believe how blind I have been, and a time when you need me the most. I told the museum I had to take a month off of work. I am so sorry I neglected you. You know I would do anything for you, all of you. I am just sorry I kept you sad this long. My children are the most important things to me. I just forgot that for a while." Sakura beamed at her father that old happiness coming back after all of these years.

"Dad." Sakura mumbled with great exasperation.

"And I, squirt, took part in a community collage program after he called me." Said Touya, pointing at Syaoran. " It's just like high school. Coming home in the afternoon and going back in the morning, only the work is ten times harder." Touya ruffled Sakura's hair again, both of them grinning broadly.

"Touya." Sakura mumbled again, hardly believing he was here. One reason why he left was because Yukito died.

"Now me. My aunt wants to move back to Hong Kong. She said moving here was a mistake and that she needed to be with family." As soon as Syaoran said that, the happy balloon that swelled up in her popped. He Can't Go Back! Everything has been so right since he got here! "So Mr. Avalon has kindly let me stay here. It took a lot of convincing for my aunt, but in the end, she said that I was old enough to know where my priorities lie." He said, with a crooked smile on his face.

"You- yo- Your going to li.li.li." Sakura was so happy, she couldn't finish her sentence. He wasn't leaving; he was coming closer to her! 'He was the greatest person in the world, to do all of this just to cheer up me!' Thought Sakura.

"I promised you I wouldn't leave you again." He whispered into Sakura's ear, and they hugged each other.

Touya, who hadn't heard Syaorans' comment, started to giggle violently. "Yeah, he gets to stay alright. At a price! He has to be our. MAID!!! And get this! HE OFFERED!!!"

"I told him it wasn't necessary, but he insisted, saying that an honor like staying at this house was too great for him not to do anything. What else could I do but give in? We are all going to do our parts though." Said Sakuras father, glancing at a hysterical Touya.

Syaoran glared at Sakura's brother with annoyance, and said stiffly, "I have to get more tea." He stood up and headed toward the kitchen, but stopped when Touya started to talk again.

"Why don't you go too Sakura. You could be a maids wife!" With that, he busted out laughing once again. They both headed for the kitchen, not forgetting to slap Touya upside the head as they passed.

Syaoran, in his odd apron, made tea for the humorless Touya, not bothering to take it off of the stove when it threatened to burn. He was standing against the counter with Sakura in front of him. She wanted to say something to him to show her appreciation, but thank you seemed way too small. She then, grabbed him around the neck, and they hugged, then kissed, for the next five minutes, until:

"WHERE'S MY TEA!?" Yelled Touya. He always chose the wrong moments to say his part. Sakura and Syaoran grinned at each other and just stood there again, so close to each other that their noses brushed the others.

"I know that you feel the same way about me as I do about you, and we never really said much, but I have to get this out. Sakura, I." said Syaoran with great passion, until Touya cut him off in mid sentence.

"HEY MY TEA!!" he yelled.

"Ignore him. What were you going to say?" asked Sakura, with some annoyance in her voice directed to her bratty brother.

"I lo." Syaoran tried again.

"Don't you guys hear me? I need my tea!" yelled Touya for the third time. This time, Syaoran got annoyed and he grabbed the pot off of the stove, shoved it under Touya's nose, and strode back into the kitchen for the waiting Sakura. He grabbed her hands and held them between his, sort of making a hand sandwich, and tried one more time.

"Sakura, I l."

"HEY YOU BURNED IT!!! Oh geez, I'll just make it myself."

"Ugh!" exclaimed Sakura and Syaoran at the same time.