Return Back in Time
By: Kamika Farinas
Chapter Two
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"What's going on? Where am I?" I ask. I open my eyes to find an enormous waterfall before me.
"Return to me. . ." A voice calls out, beyond the waterfall.
I squint my eyes to find a figure standing beside the waterfall. It seems to be a male figure with dark brown eyes and dark brown hair. (This is an easy one. . .)
"Who. . . Who are you?" I ask, calling out.
"You. . . . Please. . . . I need you. . ." He says, stepping nearer and nearer to the edge.
My eyes go wide. "NO! Watch out!" I yell trying to warn him.
I watch as his eyes close and he tumbles into the waters.
"NO!!!!!!!!" I yell.
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Sakura walks back to the room. She seemed to be able to find her way easier some how. 'Why. . . . Why did I have to be chosen?' Tears threaten to fall out of her eyes once again. She shakes her head as she enters Tomoyo's room. Her tears were now gone but her eyes still red. She sits on the chair quietly. Tomoyo and Nakuru walk into the room with something in their hands.
Tomoyo smiles, "Sakura! We finished your dress. . ."
Sakura looks up and smiles weakly. "Thank you. . ." She mutters.
Tomoyo laughs. "It was nothing. . ." She shows the dress to Sakura. It was a whitish dress that extended to her feet. Underneath it was a slight pink color. There were also ruffles at the edges that made it even prettier. There were also sleeves that were puffy on her shoulder.
Sakura gasps and immediately runs to look at it. "You. . . You made THAT for me?" She asks in disbelief.
Tomoyo nods. "I thought it would match you perfectly. . ." She comments.
Sakura holds the dress in her arms. "Thank you. . . No one has ever done this to me. . ."
Tomoyo smiles and takes Sakura to a chair. "Let's do your hair. . ."
Sakura immediately shakes her head. "No. . . . You've already gone through too much trouble. . . ."
Tomoyo sits her down. "Nonsense. . ." She says. She grabs a brush and starts to comb Sakura's hair. "Hmm. . ." She mumbles.
Sakura sits still. "Thank you. . ." She says softly, thinking of all the kindness Tomoyo has given her.
Tomoyo puts down the comb and starts to walk around Sakura. She picks up her chin and looks at her. "What do you think about short hair?" Tomoyo suggests as she tilts Sakura's head from side to side.
Sakura blinks. "Short hair? Um. . . I guess that's okay. . ." She says. Tomoyo smiles.
"Great!" She starts to grab a pair of scissors from the basket. Sakura stares at the scissors. 'I guess. . . . I guess Tomoyo knows what she's doing. . . I should trust her. . . .' She closes her eyes.
Tomoyo exhales slightly and starts to cut Sakura's long elbow-length hair. Sakura feels her hair drop to the floor with every snip of the scissors. Suddenly, Tomoyo yanks on something on her neck. Sakura's eyes open and she sees Tomoyo looking curiously at her necklaces. (Yes. . . She does have TWO. . .)
"Sakura. . . What are these necklaces?" Tomoyo asks.
Sakura stares at her two necklaces. One was a gold locket while the other was something completely different. It was a small bird head at the head of a key. Sakura holds up the locket. "This. . . This is something my family gave me. . . Before. . . before IT happened. . ."
Tomoyo blinks. "What. . .What happened?"
Sakura sighs. "I wish I knew. . . All I remember is walking up one morning with a completely DIFFERENT family. . ." She slumps. "They told me that my family was taken to a different manor or something like that. . . I stayed with the Avalon family for a long time. . . I think that I was 3 years old when I was brought there. . . But I don't seem to remember my old life very much. . . The only way I can see what they look like is through this locket." Sakura ends as she opens the locket to show Tomoyo a picture with 4 people in the picture. It was taken outside on a field with 4 figures. There was a man and a female in the back with a little boy and a little girl in the front.
Something tugs into Tomoyo's mind. 'Why does that family seem. . . familiar?' Tomoyo thinks. She shakes her head and turns to Sakura. "What about that other necklace?" Tomoyo asks.
Sakura blinks as she closes the locket and picks up the other necklace around her neck. "This one?" She fingers every detail of the key. "I'm not so sure about. . . why I have it. . . I've just. . . always had it. . . And I remember my brother telling me. . . never to take it off. . ." Tears start to form in her eyes. She brushes them away. "I wish. . . I wish I knew where they were. ."
Tomoyo nods. Suddenly something enters her mind. "What. . . What's your real last name?" She asks.
Sakura turns to Tomoyo in surprise. "What do you mean?"
"Well. . .You said that you stayed with the Avalon family and you took their name but. . . What's your real last name?"
Sakura stares at the floor. "I. . . I don't. . . Remember. . ."
Tomoyo looks at her in shock. "Why. . . Why not?"
"Well. . . The time that I woke up with the Avalon family. . . I had a bump on my head. . . They told me that. . . I might have gotten amnesia. . . Over the years, I've been able to remember snippets of my old life but. . . Not that much. . ."
Tomoyo nods and stands up. "Let me continue with your hair. . ." She says as she grabs the scissors and starts to cut her hair once again. Sakura closes her eyes and thinks about what she just told her. 'Why did I tell her? I feel. . . I feel like I can trust her. . . But. . . I barely know her. . . How can I trust her so soon?' She questions herself. She turns around when she feels no people in the room. "Tomoyo?" She asks. The room was empty.
Sakura shrugs and turns to see something lying on the vanity set. She stares at it and gasps in shock. 'Why. . . Why does that look. . . So. . . familiar?' She thinks as she stares at the dark covering and the light colors of its ears and wings. She closes her eyes suddenly and holds her head. Something flashes through her head in a hurry.
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"Tomo! Tomo!" A small little girl yells out with short golden brown hair. She runs towards another female with short black hair, her hair flying behind her. They meet at the middle of a field with a huge hug.
"Saku! I have something to give you!" 'Tomo' tells her. She holds something behind her back and brings it in front of her. "For you! I call him Keroberos!" She grins toothily.
'Saku' gasps as she brings a little stuffed bear in front of her. She fingers its small yellow ears and its cute white wings. She holds its tail and feels its fluffiness. She examines it and notices a pair of initials on the tip. "T.D.?"
'Tomo' smiles, "Just for you to remember me!"
'Saku' holds it tightly in her arms. She too takes something from behind her and shows it to 'Tomo'. "This is for you!"
'Tomo' smiles as she holds it in her hands. She stares at its black covering and the light greenish ears and wings. She notices initials. "S.K." She giggled slightly. "I see we had the same idea. . ."
'Saku' nods. "We'll be friends forever. . .Right Tomo?"
'Tomo' hugs her. "Always. . . No matter what. . ."
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"Sakura! Sakura!" Sakura opens her eyes to find dark purple eyes staring at her. She blinks in confusion and holds her head.
"What. . . What happened?" She asks sitting up.
Tomoyo sits beside her, looking worried. "You fainted. . . for some reason. . . Are you okay?"
Sakura nods, "I'm okay but. . . I had the weirdest image. . ." She shakes her head. "I bet it was nothing though. . ." In her mind, she thinks, 'Why. . . Why do those two little girls look familiar? Could. . . Could Saku be me?' She then looks at Tomoyo. 'And. . . Could Tomo be Tomoyo?' She shakes her head, brushing away that thought.
Tomoyo smiles in understanding. She stands up. "Oh. . .By the way. . . Your hair is done. . ." She grins. Sakura stands up and walks to the mirror. She stares at her reflection.
"Tomoyo. . ." She breathes out. "It's. . . It's gorgeous. . ." She says as she starts to stare at her new hair. It was now extremely short, not the long hair she used to have. Her bangs were longer than her regular hair but seemed to match.
Tomoyo giggles. "It matches you!" Suddenly a bell went off in the hallway. Tomoyo gasps. "Oh no! The feast is starting!"
Sakura blinks as she turns away from the mirror. "Feast?"
"Yup! Don't you remember? Everyone is coming, maybe even your friends!"
Sakura gasps as she remembered something from yesterday.
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"Sakura!" Sakura turns to see Chiharu, Naoko Yanagisawa, and Rika Sasaki. They were standing in the room they lived together in.
"Hi!" Sakura greets.
"Guess what we heard?" Chiharu exclaims excitedly.
Sakura giggles, "What?"
"The Lord is holding a feast and we're invited." Rika says calmly.
Sakura gasps. "Really?" She starts to jump up and down. "Yay!! We're finally going to a feast!"
Chiharu starts to pace. "What are we going to wear?"
Sakura blinks. "Does it really matter?"
"OF COURSE!" Chiharu blurts out.
Sakura giggles. "Are you sure the question's not 'What am I going to wear that will make Yamazaki drool?'"
Chiharu blushes as she throws a pillow in her direction. "Be quiet!"
Sakura laughs as she dodges the pillow and hits her with another pillow. "PILLOW FIGHT!" Sakura yells happily. Naoko and Rika laugh as they join in. (I know. . . Did they ACTUALLY have pillow fights back then? *shrugs* NO ABSOLUTE CLUE!! *giggles* As you should know. . . I'm making stuff up!!! Hehehe . . .)
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Tomoyo calls out. "Sakura? Earth to Sakura?"
Sakura blinks as she comes back. "Huh?"
"You should get ready. . . Come as soon as you can!" Tomoyo says already dressed in another purple dress that looked similar to Sakura's but had white underneath. She dashes out of the room as fast as she can, leaving Sakura all by herself.
Sakura sits down and stares at her reflection in the mirror. Then she turns to the gorgeous white dress on the bed. She sighs as she holds her gold necklace in her hand. 'I guess. . . Just for tonight. . . I'll feel like a princess . . .' She thinks to herself as she grabs a brush and starts to comb her hair. Tears start to fall. 'I wish. . . I wish I lived like this. . .' She thinks mournfully.
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Syaoran sighs as he sits down. This 'feast' wasn't any fun and the jesters looked like they were supposed to, like fools.
Meiling sits in the chair beside him. She too looks just as bored.
"Vassal!" Syaoran yells out. Immediately, Eriol stands in front of him.
"Yes, Lord Syaoran?" He bows.
"Get these jesters out! And while you're at it. . . . BETTER ENTERTAINMENT!!" Syaoran yells angrily. (Yes I know. . . Syaoran's so mean. . .)
Eriol nods, not at all scared at Syaoran's outburst. He turns to the jesters. "We thank you for your services. . . Now please. . . Take leave from the manor. . ."
A look of disappointment flashes within the jesters' faces. Syaoran just scowls as he watches them leave. Everyone turns to Syaoran wanting to know what would happen next. Syaoran just looks at the people with glaring eyes. Out of nowhere, an instrument starts to play. Syaoran turns to see Tomoyo playing the violin. It was the sound of the waltz. (Okay. . . okay. . . I know! Pathetic of me. . . Like I said somewhere up there. . . I make up too many stuff!! *sweatdrops* Don't mind me. . . I'm sorry if you don't like that. . .)
Syaoran listens to the music and nods. "Great entertainment, vassal."
Eriol sighs in relief. He turns to Tomoyo and smiles. 'Thank you. . .' He mouths.
She simply smiles and keeps playing. Eriol walks over to another instrument, the piano. Along with Tomoyo, he plays the same song.
The people smile as the start to pair up and dance to the music. Syaoran looks on with a pleased face. (*gasp* Syaoran has emotions? *giggles* Heheheheh. . .)
"Xiao Lang? Would you like to dance?" Meiling asks.
Syaoran turns to her and shakes his head. "No. . ."
Meiling nods and smiles as she watches the people dance.
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Sakura walks down the hall. She was beyond hope. As always, she was lost. . . . AGAIN. Sakura groans. "This is impossible!! I'm lost! How can I ever find anything in here?" She closes her eyes as she leans against a wall. A small tune follows to her ears. She starts to hear music being played. 'Could that be? The hall?' She opens her eyes and starts to follow the sound of music playing. Her white dress flows to her feet and fall back as she keeps walking. Finally, she reaches the entrance. She brushes back her bangs from her face and fingers her pink ribbons. She exhales and finally walks in.
Everyone hears the sound of the feet walking and turn to see Sakura walk in. Somehow, her beauty stops everything. Syaoran and Meiling, too, stare at Sakura who was unknown to them.
Her bright green eyes blink in confusion. Syaoran stares. 'Who is this?' He asks himself. Slowly, he stands up and walks towards her. (Heheheh . . . I know. . . This is something Syaoran would NEVER do. . . But . . . I don't know why in the world I put that!!! It's too late to put backspace. . . *sweatdrops*)
She trembles slightly. 'Oh no. . . What if he kicks me out?' Sakura thinks to herself.
He stops in front of her and stands quietly without saying a thing. Sakura bites her lip in nervousness. Syaoran holds out his hand. "Would you like to dance?" He asks. With these words, Tomoyo and Eriol start to play once again.
Sakura blushes as she nods, "Yes. . ." She says softly that only he could hear.
'Why am I asking her this? Why do I want to dance with her? Mainly. . . What is so special about her?' Syaoran thinks as he leads her to the dance floor.
Sakura closes her eyes as he starts to put his hands on her shoulder and the other in her hand. The music seems to surround them as they start to dance. 'Is this real? Is it just a dream?' She thinks as she sways to the music. 'If this is a dream. . . I never want it to end. . .' She lays her head on Syaoran's shoulder.
Tomoyo smiles at the sight. She closes her eyes as she plays the violin. 'I wonder. . . Was this meant to happen? Are Sakura and Syaoran made for each other?' She thinks. She opens her eyes to see Sakura and Syaoran, close together, swaying to the music that she was providing. 'Maybe. . . Sakura's meant to bring out Syaoran's true side. . . Just maybe. . .'
Eriol sighs. The music was soothing in his ears that even HE wanted to dance. He turns to see his beautiful wife playing the violin. Then he sees Sakura and Syaoran dancing. 'Who. . . Who is that girl? Could she have a heavy influence on Syaoran? I've got to say it. . . Syaoran does look happy. . . Something he's never shown. . . Maybe this girl is the key to unlocking his heart. . . I hope. . .'
At that point, Eriol and Tomoyo turn to look at each other. A smile is exchanged and nothing more but a thought that both share at the same time. 'Let the matchmaking. . . . . begin. . .'
To Be Continued. . . .
Isn't that kawaii?!?!?! I LUV THAT SCENE WITH SAKURA AND SYAORAN!!! *giggles* Whoops. . .I let my caps go crazy. . So I hope everyone likes that!! Also. . I hope people actually remember. . .THE CONTEST!!! I doubt anyone likes the prize but. . . Hey! It's the only thing I can do. . Heheheh. . . And before I forget. . . ARIGATO FOR THE REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad people like this story and I'm working really hard to work on the next chapter. . So please!! Review some more!! I'm hoping for 10 more reviews for me to get the next chapter up. . . heheheeh. . . Well. . Ja!! And also. . . I DON'T OWN CCS!!! Just had to put that in. . .hehehe. . Ja!! :Þ