How is it that the wind always seems to stir up new beauty in an already beautiful world. The sakura blossoms would float gently down to the ground the pink petals fluttering lightly. Just before they would complete their journey the wind would come a new sending them skittering about again. The girl stood in the middle of the park watching the simplicity of it all. Her creamy white face was turned upwards watching the blossoms fall.
"Sakura!" She turned away from the trees slowly. Her best friend Tomoyo was running down the side of the hill her long ebony hair fanned out behind her. Tomoyo stopped next to her friend in the midst of the sakura blossoms. The two girls just smiled at each other for a long time.
"Hey Tomoyo, how are you?" Tomoyo smiled and Sakura's deep green eyes flashed warmly at her best friend.
"I'm great, but guess what?" Sakura giggled and brushed a blossom off her nose before looking at her friend with questioning eyes. She knew she wouldn't have to wait long for her friend to go on and tell her what was up. "The sakura festival is coming up!"
"Wow, it's going to be so fun this year!" Sakura sighed and sat down on the soft grass. She leaned back on her elbows to watch the sky, her strawberry brown hair fluttering over her face now and then. If only Li-kun would take me this year. I feel so stupid letting a childhood crush turn into love over a boy who barely talks to me.' Tomoyo plopped down in by her friend.
"Now the only problem is avoiding Roan." Sakura groaned. Tomoyo just had to ruin the moment. Ever since Roan had shown up at school two years ago he practically stocked poor Sakura. He had deep blue, almost black hair that stuck out in spikes from his head. His glasses were small and oval resting on his perfect nose. He had deep brown, almost violet eyes. Most girls swooned when he came near but Sakura always felt as if she was going to be physically ill.
"Can't he just give up for once? I don't like him, and I never have." Tomoyo nodded, gazing off far into a place Sakura couldn't see. "I just wish, I just wish Li-kun would ask me this year." Tomoyo gave her friend a knowing glance and stood up.
"Come on Sakura, lets go get something to eat unless you have to get home?" Sakura smiled, standing up and brushing the loose grass off her baggy shorts. She straitened out her pink top before heading up the hill.
"Nope, I don't have to get home till late because dad's out of town and Touya is working the late shift." The two girls trudged up the hill in silence for a while. They finally picked up the thread of conversation and barely noticed wear their feet were taking them.
"Sakura, Tomoyo, what are you doing here?" The two girls looked up to see Li standing not to far in front of them. His brown hair was still a mess and he'd given up trying to tame it. Sakura glanced up and caught his eyes. She suddenly found herself swimming in liquid amber. She had the sensation of drowning and didn't struggle against it at all. She finally managed to look away blushing heavily.
"We were just going to eat something, want to come?" Li was blushing too and he snapped back to reality when Tomoyo spoke to him. He got the keen sense she was laughing at him. It irked him a little but he shrugged. Any time he could spend with Sakura was great time no matter what.
"Yeah, sure." Sakura smiled at him and he smiled back. Tomoyo sighed wishing for a camera. It was amazing how dense these two were if they couldn't see how much they loved each other. She smiled thinking of all the evil things she could do to them. She decided that Li was the one who needed the pushing.
"Here, this is a great place." Sakura led them into a cozy looking little building. They looked around at all the white hangings with deep green patterns. They were led to a table and Madison was sure that she sat on the side with only one spot so Li and Sakura would have to sit together. Sakura blushed sliding in next to Li.
"So, we need a plan to avoid Roan this year. We know he won't give up, no matter what. Well, almost no matter what." Sakura raised an eyebrow looking at Madison. "What if you had a date? Then he would have to give up right?" Sakura blushed heavily knowing what Tomoyo was getting at.
"I... Where would I find a boy to go with me?" Sakura glanced over a Li. If his face hadn't been buried deep in a menu she would have seen him blushing. æI would take you Sakura-chan if I thought you liked me.' Li sighed his shoulders raising and falling as he glared at the words that blurred in front of him.
"I'm sure you and Li can figure something out. I'll be right back." Sakura silently cursed Tomoyo as she got up and headed away presumably towards the bathroom. Sakura turned to look at Li, and was surprised to see he was already looking at her. The two just stared at each other for a long time blinking. Sakura tried she shift threw the many thoughts running threw her mind.
"Sakura, do you have anybody you'd like to take you to the dance?" Sakura could almost hear the tight control in Li's voice. She smiled weakly at him her green eyes warmer then Li thought possible.
"You.." She whispered so softly she wasn't sure if the words had even left her mouth. Li looked at her confused and she just smiled. "No one really." Li nodded, turning to stare at a knothole in the table.
"Well, maybeyoucancomewithme." Sakura stared at him blinking, trying to decode the super fast sentence. Li blushed looking up at her, strength shining threw his eyes. "Would you do me the honor of coming to the sakura festival with me?" Sakura giggles, hugging him. She didn't even care if he was only asking her so she wouldn't have to put up with Roan. At least he would be the one to take her.
"I'd love to go with you Li-kun." The two smiled at each other but the moment was completely ruined by Tomoyo coming back. She sat down with a plop and smiled at the two of them. Sakura smiled back giving Tomoyo the silent message. Li would be taking her to the festival.
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"Sakura, I was wondering"
"No Roan, I will not go to the festival with you." Sakura clenched her books tighter to her chest walking that much faster. Roan shrugged it off, matching her pace. He stayed a step or two behind her his eyes glowing. 'Soon, my precious Sakura, soon. Soon you will know my secret and then you will not be able to resist me.'
"Sakura, why do you fight me so?" He jogged to get in front of her smiling down at her. She glared up at him angrily but he pretended not to see it. "Truly you must have a good reason for not wanting to go with me. I will not take no for an answer." Sakura sighed, trying to step around him only to find him blocking her path again.
"Hello Sakura." Sakura stopped glaring at Roan long enough to look at Li mildly surprised. "Here, allow me to walk you home." He reached over taking her books from her arms. She stared at him in open mouth shock as he gently steered her away from a glaring Roan.
"Oh good, Li managed to save you." Tomoyo was waiting for them at the corner. "We were looking for you and we couldn't find you. Well until we saw Roan that is." Sakura groaned covering her face with her hands. Would this nightmare never end!? It seemed as if Roan knew something she didn't and it made it that much worse.
"Thanks a lot Li." Sakura reached out with shaking hands but Li just pulled away from her and started walking towards her house. She blushed and hurried to catch up with him. Tomoyo winked when Li wasn't looking.
"Sakura is it just me or is he, one, getting more aggressive and two, you seemed to shake a lot more after meeting with him." Sakura tensed a little. So Li had noticed she was getting more and more nervous.
"He just irks me out. He smiles at me like he knows something I don't know. I can feel his eyes... eeeeeewwwwwwww!" Li was having evil thoughts that involved tying Roan to a flag pole during a rain storm and using lightning. Tomoyo hugged her friend offering that support that could only come from another female.
"Roan's a creep. Just ignore him." Sakura smiled at her friend. She couldn't imagine what it would be like without Tomoyo there all the time. "Well, this is my stop. I'll call you later Sakura." Sakura waved to her friend as she went threw the gate.
She and Li walked in uncomfortable silence for a long while before they reached her house. They just stood there for a long time, unsure of what was supposed to happen next. Li finally handed Sakura back her books and she smiled taking them from his arms. Of course their hands brushed together and they pulled back quickly, causing the books to fall to the ground.
"I'll get them." Sakura bent over, scooping her books up in her arms. She straitened and tucked stray hairs behind her ear. æOh this is foolish. We aren't ten years old anymore!' "Thanks for walking me home Li." Sakura moved her books to balance on her hips and stood on tip toe, kissing Li's cheek.
"Y-y-your welcome..." Li put a hand softly to his cheek as Sakura stepped into her home. He stood out front for a long time just staring after her. A broad smile cracked his face and he practically ran down the street to his home. æFinally! After years of liking her you take some action..' Li stopped for a moment to touch his cheek again. æWell, she takes some action anyways.'
"Home sweet home." He muttered dropping his bag onto an overstuffed chair near the door to his apartment. He flopped down on a couch not far from that staring at the ceiling in disinterest. Everything always seemed plain after being with Sakura. æRoan..' The thought skittered threw his mind as a bug would skitter through a kitchen. æYes, he is a problem. Why is it that he won't just leave Sakura alone?' Li sighed, rolling over on the couch, pushing thoughts away until later. Why should he worry about it? Li was confident in his ability to kick the geek's butt anytime.
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"Sakura, this would look so cute on you!" Tomoyo held up a pair of army green cargo shorts that would come to about mid-thigh on Sakura. She held up a pink tank top to go over it. "You should soooooo wear this!" Sakura took the outfit from her friend and looked it over smiling. She and Tomoyo had decided to get together the night before the festival to discuss Sakura's first real ædate' with Syaoran.
"Do you think it will look good?" Sakura only got a distracted nod from her friend, Tomoyo already thinking about hair. How did that girl always manage to stay three steps ahead!? Sakura sat down on a chair in front of her desk smiling happily at a picture from last year when they had all been 16 at the spring festival. Li was half in and half out of the picture the girls struggling to hold him back. It was one of her favorites and she kept it framed on her desk at all times.
"Wow, this is gonna be so amazing.." Sakura stated with a happy sigh. Tomoyo stopped busling around and sat next to her friend. The two just sat in silence for a while. "I can't believe Li actually likes me. I mean, we have known each other for seven years. I still remember chasing cards with him in the park when we were ten. Things are going to be different, but I think in a good way."
"Of course things are going to change a lot. And of course it's all going to be for the best." Tomoyo smiled and stood up, reaching for the door. "I should head home though. See ya tomorrow morning." Tomoyo winked and Sakura could hear her footsteps fading down the stairs.
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The next morning Sakura couldn't have moved faster. She ran around, making sure everything was perfect. æThis is Li-kun, Sakura, he's seen you before.' She finally had to remind herself, feeling extreamly silly. She sighed running the brush threw her hair again. æI just hope everything goes well and I don't make a fool of myself.' She resided tying her hair up quickly.
"Hey Shrimp, your friends here!" Sakura grumbled a little bit taking the stairs two by two. Tomoyo was smiling sweetly and Tory was eating his breakfast like there was no tomorrow. "Whoa, are you guys going somewhere?" Tomoyo stifled a giggle. Tory looked like he honostly didn't know.
"Don't worry Nicchan, we only going to the festival." Tory looked a little surprised before regaining himself. He quickly went back to scarfing his breakfast, and the two girls decided to wait outside for Li. When they sat on the front steps, Sakura learned that, no, although they may hope, Tomoyo had not grown out of her video tape everything stage. "Tomoyo, are you really going to tape us?"
"Of course it's becoming a tradition." Sakura sighed but smiled anyways. It almost was a tradition by now. There hadn't been a major, or even not that major, event in years that Tomoyo hadn't taped faithfully. Sakura put her elbows on her knees and her chin in her hands.
"Hey guys." Li strolled around the corner his brown hair sticking out in odd angles like porcupine needles, hands stuffed into his pockets. He blushed a little when he made eye contact with Sakura but quickly recovered. Sakura blushed in turn as well, Tomoyo giggled, tapping every moment.
"Well, are we ready to go then?" Sakura said finally, standing up and brushing herself off. Tomoyo stood up and tucked the video camera into her bag. Li nodded turning half way to face the gate and Sakura at the same time. Tomoyo trailed after the two of them and smiled when Li very hesitantly took Sakura's hand in his own.
æThey're so different and alike.' She noted how large Li's hand was compared with Sakura's milky pail one. æHow could they have missed this love for so long? They're so romantic together.' Tomoyo sighed dramatically getting a close up of their hands with her video camera before turning it off.
"Look, there's the festival!" Sakura announced, quickening the pace. All three of them smiled, before taking off like a pack of two year olds. They wouldn't have rushed so if they had known what was coming.
Author's notes-
Panny-chan-13: So what do ya think?
Flame of Truth: I think *pokes her* you need to remind them that this was inspired by me.
Panny-chan-13: Right... this story came from an RP we did together, so I gues... *grumbles* He gets some credit. Please Please Please review or I won't write more. (Well, I will but you won't like it. :P )
"Sakura!" She turned away from the trees slowly. Her best friend Tomoyo was running down the side of the hill her long ebony hair fanned out behind her. Tomoyo stopped next to her friend in the midst of the sakura blossoms. The two girls just smiled at each other for a long time.
"Hey Tomoyo, how are you?" Tomoyo smiled and Sakura's deep green eyes flashed warmly at her best friend.
"I'm great, but guess what?" Sakura giggled and brushed a blossom off her nose before looking at her friend with questioning eyes. She knew she wouldn't have to wait long for her friend to go on and tell her what was up. "The sakura festival is coming up!"
"Wow, it's going to be so fun this year!" Sakura sighed and sat down on the soft grass. She leaned back on her elbows to watch the sky, her strawberry brown hair fluttering over her face now and then. If only Li-kun would take me this year. I feel so stupid letting a childhood crush turn into love over a boy who barely talks to me.' Tomoyo plopped down in by her friend.
"Now the only problem is avoiding Roan." Sakura groaned. Tomoyo just had to ruin the moment. Ever since Roan had shown up at school two years ago he practically stocked poor Sakura. He had deep blue, almost black hair that stuck out in spikes from his head. His glasses were small and oval resting on his perfect nose. He had deep brown, almost violet eyes. Most girls swooned when he came near but Sakura always felt as if she was going to be physically ill.
"Can't he just give up for once? I don't like him, and I never have." Tomoyo nodded, gazing off far into a place Sakura couldn't see. "I just wish, I just wish Li-kun would ask me this year." Tomoyo gave her friend a knowing glance and stood up.
"Come on Sakura, lets go get something to eat unless you have to get home?" Sakura smiled, standing up and brushing the loose grass off her baggy shorts. She straitened out her pink top before heading up the hill.
"Nope, I don't have to get home till late because dad's out of town and Touya is working the late shift." The two girls trudged up the hill in silence for a while. They finally picked up the thread of conversation and barely noticed wear their feet were taking them.
"Sakura, Tomoyo, what are you doing here?" The two girls looked up to see Li standing not to far in front of them. His brown hair was still a mess and he'd given up trying to tame it. Sakura glanced up and caught his eyes. She suddenly found herself swimming in liquid amber. She had the sensation of drowning and didn't struggle against it at all. She finally managed to look away blushing heavily.
"We were just going to eat something, want to come?" Li was blushing too and he snapped back to reality when Tomoyo spoke to him. He got the keen sense she was laughing at him. It irked him a little but he shrugged. Any time he could spend with Sakura was great time no matter what.
"Yeah, sure." Sakura smiled at him and he smiled back. Tomoyo sighed wishing for a camera. It was amazing how dense these two were if they couldn't see how much they loved each other. She smiled thinking of all the evil things she could do to them. She decided that Li was the one who needed the pushing.
"Here, this is a great place." Sakura led them into a cozy looking little building. They looked around at all the white hangings with deep green patterns. They were led to a table and Madison was sure that she sat on the side with only one spot so Li and Sakura would have to sit together. Sakura blushed sliding in next to Li.
"So, we need a plan to avoid Roan this year. We know he won't give up, no matter what. Well, almost no matter what." Sakura raised an eyebrow looking at Madison. "What if you had a date? Then he would have to give up right?" Sakura blushed heavily knowing what Tomoyo was getting at.
"I... Where would I find a boy to go with me?" Sakura glanced over a Li. If his face hadn't been buried deep in a menu she would have seen him blushing. æI would take you Sakura-chan if I thought you liked me.' Li sighed his shoulders raising and falling as he glared at the words that blurred in front of him.
"I'm sure you and Li can figure something out. I'll be right back." Sakura silently cursed Tomoyo as she got up and headed away presumably towards the bathroom. Sakura turned to look at Li, and was surprised to see he was already looking at her. The two just stared at each other for a long time blinking. Sakura tried she shift threw the many thoughts running threw her mind.
"Sakura, do you have anybody you'd like to take you to the dance?" Sakura could almost hear the tight control in Li's voice. She smiled weakly at him her green eyes warmer then Li thought possible.
"You.." She whispered so softly she wasn't sure if the words had even left her mouth. Li looked at her confused and she just smiled. "No one really." Li nodded, turning to stare at a knothole in the table.
"Well, maybeyoucancomewithme." Sakura stared at him blinking, trying to decode the super fast sentence. Li blushed looking up at her, strength shining threw his eyes. "Would you do me the honor of coming to the sakura festival with me?" Sakura giggles, hugging him. She didn't even care if he was only asking her so she wouldn't have to put up with Roan. At least he would be the one to take her.
"I'd love to go with you Li-kun." The two smiled at each other but the moment was completely ruined by Tomoyo coming back. She sat down with a plop and smiled at the two of them. Sakura smiled back giving Tomoyo the silent message. Li would be taking her to the festival.
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"Sakura, I was wondering"
"No Roan, I will not go to the festival with you." Sakura clenched her books tighter to her chest walking that much faster. Roan shrugged it off, matching her pace. He stayed a step or two behind her his eyes glowing. 'Soon, my precious Sakura, soon. Soon you will know my secret and then you will not be able to resist me.'
"Sakura, why do you fight me so?" He jogged to get in front of her smiling down at her. She glared up at him angrily but he pretended not to see it. "Truly you must have a good reason for not wanting to go with me. I will not take no for an answer." Sakura sighed, trying to step around him only to find him blocking her path again.
"Hello Sakura." Sakura stopped glaring at Roan long enough to look at Li mildly surprised. "Here, allow me to walk you home." He reached over taking her books from her arms. She stared at him in open mouth shock as he gently steered her away from a glaring Roan.
"Oh good, Li managed to save you." Tomoyo was waiting for them at the corner. "We were looking for you and we couldn't find you. Well until we saw Roan that is." Sakura groaned covering her face with her hands. Would this nightmare never end!? It seemed as if Roan knew something she didn't and it made it that much worse.
"Thanks a lot Li." Sakura reached out with shaking hands but Li just pulled away from her and started walking towards her house. She blushed and hurried to catch up with him. Tomoyo winked when Li wasn't looking.
"Sakura is it just me or is he, one, getting more aggressive and two, you seemed to shake a lot more after meeting with him." Sakura tensed a little. So Li had noticed she was getting more and more nervous.
"He just irks me out. He smiles at me like he knows something I don't know. I can feel his eyes... eeeeeewwwwwwww!" Li was having evil thoughts that involved tying Roan to a flag pole during a rain storm and using lightning. Tomoyo hugged her friend offering that support that could only come from another female.
"Roan's a creep. Just ignore him." Sakura smiled at her friend. She couldn't imagine what it would be like without Tomoyo there all the time. "Well, this is my stop. I'll call you later Sakura." Sakura waved to her friend as she went threw the gate.
She and Li walked in uncomfortable silence for a long while before they reached her house. They just stood there for a long time, unsure of what was supposed to happen next. Li finally handed Sakura back her books and she smiled taking them from his arms. Of course their hands brushed together and they pulled back quickly, causing the books to fall to the ground.
"I'll get them." Sakura bent over, scooping her books up in her arms. She straitened and tucked stray hairs behind her ear. æOh this is foolish. We aren't ten years old anymore!' "Thanks for walking me home Li." Sakura moved her books to balance on her hips and stood on tip toe, kissing Li's cheek.
"Y-y-your welcome..." Li put a hand softly to his cheek as Sakura stepped into her home. He stood out front for a long time just staring after her. A broad smile cracked his face and he practically ran down the street to his home. æFinally! After years of liking her you take some action..' Li stopped for a moment to touch his cheek again. æWell, she takes some action anyways.'
"Home sweet home." He muttered dropping his bag onto an overstuffed chair near the door to his apartment. He flopped down on a couch not far from that staring at the ceiling in disinterest. Everything always seemed plain after being with Sakura. æRoan..' The thought skittered threw his mind as a bug would skitter through a kitchen. æYes, he is a problem. Why is it that he won't just leave Sakura alone?' Li sighed, rolling over on the couch, pushing thoughts away until later. Why should he worry about it? Li was confident in his ability to kick the geek's butt anytime.
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"Sakura, this would look so cute on you!" Tomoyo held up a pair of army green cargo shorts that would come to about mid-thigh on Sakura. She held up a pink tank top to go over it. "You should soooooo wear this!" Sakura took the outfit from her friend and looked it over smiling. She and Tomoyo had decided to get together the night before the festival to discuss Sakura's first real ædate' with Syaoran.
"Do you think it will look good?" Sakura only got a distracted nod from her friend, Tomoyo already thinking about hair. How did that girl always manage to stay three steps ahead!? Sakura sat down on a chair in front of her desk smiling happily at a picture from last year when they had all been 16 at the spring festival. Li was half in and half out of the picture the girls struggling to hold him back. It was one of her favorites and she kept it framed on her desk at all times.
"Wow, this is gonna be so amazing.." Sakura stated with a happy sigh. Tomoyo stopped busling around and sat next to her friend. The two just sat in silence for a while. "I can't believe Li actually likes me. I mean, we have known each other for seven years. I still remember chasing cards with him in the park when we were ten. Things are going to be different, but I think in a good way."
"Of course things are going to change a lot. And of course it's all going to be for the best." Tomoyo smiled and stood up, reaching for the door. "I should head home though. See ya tomorrow morning." Tomoyo winked and Sakura could hear her footsteps fading down the stairs.
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The next morning Sakura couldn't have moved faster. She ran around, making sure everything was perfect. æThis is Li-kun, Sakura, he's seen you before.' She finally had to remind herself, feeling extreamly silly. She sighed running the brush threw her hair again. æI just hope everything goes well and I don't make a fool of myself.' She resided tying her hair up quickly.
"Hey Shrimp, your friends here!" Sakura grumbled a little bit taking the stairs two by two. Tomoyo was smiling sweetly and Tory was eating his breakfast like there was no tomorrow. "Whoa, are you guys going somewhere?" Tomoyo stifled a giggle. Tory looked like he honostly didn't know.
"Don't worry Nicchan, we only going to the festival." Tory looked a little surprised before regaining himself. He quickly went back to scarfing his breakfast, and the two girls decided to wait outside for Li. When they sat on the front steps, Sakura learned that, no, although they may hope, Tomoyo had not grown out of her video tape everything stage. "Tomoyo, are you really going to tape us?"
"Of course it's becoming a tradition." Sakura sighed but smiled anyways. It almost was a tradition by now. There hadn't been a major, or even not that major, event in years that Tomoyo hadn't taped faithfully. Sakura put her elbows on her knees and her chin in her hands.
"Hey guys." Li strolled around the corner his brown hair sticking out in odd angles like porcupine needles, hands stuffed into his pockets. He blushed a little when he made eye contact with Sakura but quickly recovered. Sakura blushed in turn as well, Tomoyo giggled, tapping every moment.
"Well, are we ready to go then?" Sakura said finally, standing up and brushing herself off. Tomoyo stood up and tucked the video camera into her bag. Li nodded turning half way to face the gate and Sakura at the same time. Tomoyo trailed after the two of them and smiled when Li very hesitantly took Sakura's hand in his own.
æThey're so different and alike.' She noted how large Li's hand was compared with Sakura's milky pail one. æHow could they have missed this love for so long? They're so romantic together.' Tomoyo sighed dramatically getting a close up of their hands with her video camera before turning it off.
"Look, there's the festival!" Sakura announced, quickening the pace. All three of them smiled, before taking off like a pack of two year olds. They wouldn't have rushed so if they had known what was coming.
Author's notes-
Panny-chan-13: So what do ya think?
Flame of Truth: I think *pokes her* you need to remind them that this was inspired by me.
Panny-chan-13: Right... this story came from an RP we did together, so I gues... *grumbles* He gets some credit. Please Please Please review or I won't write more. (Well, I will but you won't like it. :P )
