A Cherry Blossom's Death
AAARGH! ::runs up and down the streets of Melbourne clutching hair:: It's over…finished! After all this time…it's…done…
There's so much finality in it ::sigh:: I just cant help myself…excuse me…if you need me, I'll just be in my room…crying…
Okay guys…listen to me. I don't own Card Captor Sakura or any of its characters. Has that registered, yet? Lol
Chapter Thirteen: Almost (AN: strange title, I think)
Syaoran's breath came in short quick gasps, unbelieving. It was over…it was finally over, but things would never be the same again. "Eriol…" Meiling whispered so that Syaoran couldn't hear her… "I think it's time we get outta here…" she paused as she heard bars clanging shut and then an all-too- familiar "YAHHHOOO!"
"Kero!" Meiling exclaimed, racing out of the room following the sound of the familiar loud cheering going on, to find herself in yet another room upstairs. She stopped in disbelief as she saw Kero and Yue, and gave a whoop of joy. "You guys…where've you been?!" she asked in amazement. It had been such a long time since she'd seen the both of them…
Kero gave a nervous laugh. "Well…see, Sakura wasn't really dead and since she was still the Card Captor even though her body was being controlled by Seria, we were still bound to her by magic…and so we couldn't do anything but follow her here. We tried to stop Seria, but she chucked us behind bars and said she'd come for us later…"
"You realize what this means don't you Kero?" Yue murmured somberly, his ice-blue eyes looking downcast. Kero's smile faded and hung his head… "If we're free…that means that Sakura really and truly is dead…"
Syaoran and Eriol arrived a moment later and Syaoran wore a bemused expression on his face. "Kero…Yue?"
"I'll explain it later," Meiling interrupted hurriedly, not wanting to bring up Sakura so soon like this. "Well…" Kero said softly, turning to Syaoran. "It looks like you're our new master…welcome to the cards, kid…"
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"Syaoran, if you're there…pick up…it's me, Meiling. Syaoran? Syaoran? Syaoran!!!!?!!"
There was a 'beep' and then the machine recorded yet another message, this time from Eriol. "Syaoran…I know how you must feel right now but it won't do any good to mope around…pick up Syaoran! I know you're there…"
Getting up from the couch, only in a pair of boxers and a t-shirt, he unplugged the phone and settled back against the leather to watch TV. Wei bustled in and gave him a strange look, but he didn't say anything as he carried the laundry to the next room. That was fine with Syaoran. He wasn't in the mood for explaining. He yawned, crossing his legs which rested on the oak coffee table, and folded his arms across his chest, the memories of last night – or early morning- playing vividly in his head. The look in Seria's eyes…she hadn't thought he actually had the guts to do it. How he'd rushed to her side once reality set in…and how Eriol and Meiling had pulled him back. And that last word… "ashiteru…"
Damn! Things always had to get in the way of him and Sakura. Just when he'd thought he'd finally get a second chance, he could do nothing but kill her. He'd killed her! The thought set his stomach fluttering with butterflies, and he felt like throwing up. The idea was laughable, if it had not been true. But it was. And he couldn't change it. At the moment, he felt like cursing every single thing in the world that was happy…and alive. He almost regretted not giving in to his selfishness just so he wouldn't have had to kill Sakura. But past was past, and present was now, and frankly, Syaoran didn't have a future. Not if Sakura wasn't alive. The door thumped loudly and Syaoran sighed in irritation, peeling himself off the couch to peer through the hole. Eriol and Meiling just didn't give up. He sighed again and let them in, knowing full well that they wouldn't leave him alone otherwise. Better to get it over and done with.
They both crowded into the living room, followed by Kero who immediately darted into the kitchen hungrily. Yue looked Syaoran up and down but kept his mouth shut. Meiling and Eriol surveyed Syaoran's clutter of papers and old wrappers. He could see the horrified look on Meiling's face and Syaoran chuckled to himself, giving them an innocent 'what?' look. Eriol cleared his throat, and Meiling caught his eye. She took a seat and then nodded for Eriol to continue.
"Uhh…Syaoran," Eriol began. "Sakura was – is a great girl and…"
Angered, Syraoran clenched his fist and brought it down on the table. "Damnit, Eriol! Why do you have to bring it up? I don't need this from anybody right now…"
Eriol cleared his throat again and looked down. "Whoah, take it easy! We didn't exactly come here to make you feel worse …"
Syaoran looked at the both of them suspiciously, his gaze darting from one to the other. "Oh God! You hooked up, didn't you…"
Red-faced, Meiling glared at him as they both protested in unison. "NO! Syaoran, what the hell are you on?!!!" She took a deep breath to calm herself. "It has to do with Sakura, dipstick! (AN: dipstick is actually AngelSweetie's word) we think we may have a way to get her back…"
"Uh…we're not entirely sure it will work though…" Eriol added hurriedly. He didn't want Syaoran to get his hopes up, especially with a situation like this. But Syaoran wasn't listening to Eriol. His face had brightened considerably and he suddenly regretted all the bad things that he'd said or thought about the both of them during the past few hours. Things were definitely looking up. He listened attentively to Meiling who seemed as eager as he did – she didn't even feel the slightest bit of jealousy now! Excitement filled his veins once again. So there was a way after all! It looked like his life was getting back on track. It was almost like the gods were finally favouring him and had granted him this one wish. It was almost as if everything was falling into the right place. His life seemed almost perfect right now.
Almost.
~ FIN ~
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This one was definitely short and it didn't exactly tie up loose ends – actually it kinda put a new plot into the fic. But this is the last chapter to A Cherry Blossom's Death, unless I'm forced to write a sequel. And even then, it probably won't get out til much later cuz I wanna finish the rest of my fics.
R+R plz…it's over…if you excuse me…I wanna be alone right now…
Hope you guys enjoyed it! Thanks for all of the reviews, especially to seongmi, kotsch and AngelSweetie…you guys rule ^_^ and this story wouldn't have been possible without CLAMP! Ooh yeah! Lol. Well…that's it…done! Somebody PLZ ask for a sequel or something. Lol. I don't want to see this over so soon ^_^ bye guys! Plz check out my other fics, and my fave authors and stories. There a whole bunch of great authors and stories out there…I'm on my way to read them all…until next time guys…BYE…or rather…LATER!!!!!
Oh, and I'm definitely making a sequel to Happy Easter To You Too, but I've been so tied up with this fic that I forgot all about it! Hehehe…::laughs nervously:: -_-;;
AAARGH! ::runs up and down the streets of Melbourne clutching hair:: It's over…finished! After all this time…it's…done…
There's so much finality in it ::sigh:: I just cant help myself…excuse me…if you need me, I'll just be in my room…crying…
Okay guys…listen to me. I don't own Card Captor Sakura or any of its characters. Has that registered, yet? Lol
Chapter Thirteen: Almost (AN: strange title, I think)
Syaoran's breath came in short quick gasps, unbelieving. It was over…it was finally over, but things would never be the same again. "Eriol…" Meiling whispered so that Syaoran couldn't hear her… "I think it's time we get outta here…" she paused as she heard bars clanging shut and then an all-too- familiar "YAHHHOOO!"
"Kero!" Meiling exclaimed, racing out of the room following the sound of the familiar loud cheering going on, to find herself in yet another room upstairs. She stopped in disbelief as she saw Kero and Yue, and gave a whoop of joy. "You guys…where've you been?!" she asked in amazement. It had been such a long time since she'd seen the both of them…
Kero gave a nervous laugh. "Well…see, Sakura wasn't really dead and since she was still the Card Captor even though her body was being controlled by Seria, we were still bound to her by magic…and so we couldn't do anything but follow her here. We tried to stop Seria, but she chucked us behind bars and said she'd come for us later…"
"You realize what this means don't you Kero?" Yue murmured somberly, his ice-blue eyes looking downcast. Kero's smile faded and hung his head… "If we're free…that means that Sakura really and truly is dead…"
Syaoran and Eriol arrived a moment later and Syaoran wore a bemused expression on his face. "Kero…Yue?"
"I'll explain it later," Meiling interrupted hurriedly, not wanting to bring up Sakura so soon like this. "Well…" Kero said softly, turning to Syaoran. "It looks like you're our new master…welcome to the cards, kid…"
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"Syaoran, if you're there…pick up…it's me, Meiling. Syaoran? Syaoran? Syaoran!!!!?!!"
There was a 'beep' and then the machine recorded yet another message, this time from Eriol. "Syaoran…I know how you must feel right now but it won't do any good to mope around…pick up Syaoran! I know you're there…"
Getting up from the couch, only in a pair of boxers and a t-shirt, he unplugged the phone and settled back against the leather to watch TV. Wei bustled in and gave him a strange look, but he didn't say anything as he carried the laundry to the next room. That was fine with Syaoran. He wasn't in the mood for explaining. He yawned, crossing his legs which rested on the oak coffee table, and folded his arms across his chest, the memories of last night – or early morning- playing vividly in his head. The look in Seria's eyes…she hadn't thought he actually had the guts to do it. How he'd rushed to her side once reality set in…and how Eriol and Meiling had pulled him back. And that last word… "ashiteru…"
Damn! Things always had to get in the way of him and Sakura. Just when he'd thought he'd finally get a second chance, he could do nothing but kill her. He'd killed her! The thought set his stomach fluttering with butterflies, and he felt like throwing up. The idea was laughable, if it had not been true. But it was. And he couldn't change it. At the moment, he felt like cursing every single thing in the world that was happy…and alive. He almost regretted not giving in to his selfishness just so he wouldn't have had to kill Sakura. But past was past, and present was now, and frankly, Syaoran didn't have a future. Not if Sakura wasn't alive. The door thumped loudly and Syaoran sighed in irritation, peeling himself off the couch to peer through the hole. Eriol and Meiling just didn't give up. He sighed again and let them in, knowing full well that they wouldn't leave him alone otherwise. Better to get it over and done with.
They both crowded into the living room, followed by Kero who immediately darted into the kitchen hungrily. Yue looked Syaoran up and down but kept his mouth shut. Meiling and Eriol surveyed Syaoran's clutter of papers and old wrappers. He could see the horrified look on Meiling's face and Syaoran chuckled to himself, giving them an innocent 'what?' look. Eriol cleared his throat, and Meiling caught his eye. She took a seat and then nodded for Eriol to continue.
"Uhh…Syaoran," Eriol began. "Sakura was – is a great girl and…"
Angered, Syraoran clenched his fist and brought it down on the table. "Damnit, Eriol! Why do you have to bring it up? I don't need this from anybody right now…"
Eriol cleared his throat again and looked down. "Whoah, take it easy! We didn't exactly come here to make you feel worse …"
Syaoran looked at the both of them suspiciously, his gaze darting from one to the other. "Oh God! You hooked up, didn't you…"
Red-faced, Meiling glared at him as they both protested in unison. "NO! Syaoran, what the hell are you on?!!!" She took a deep breath to calm herself. "It has to do with Sakura, dipstick! (AN: dipstick is actually AngelSweetie's word) we think we may have a way to get her back…"
"Uh…we're not entirely sure it will work though…" Eriol added hurriedly. He didn't want Syaoran to get his hopes up, especially with a situation like this. But Syaoran wasn't listening to Eriol. His face had brightened considerably and he suddenly regretted all the bad things that he'd said or thought about the both of them during the past few hours. Things were definitely looking up. He listened attentively to Meiling who seemed as eager as he did – she didn't even feel the slightest bit of jealousy now! Excitement filled his veins once again. So there was a way after all! It looked like his life was getting back on track. It was almost like the gods were finally favouring him and had granted him this one wish. It was almost as if everything was falling into the right place. His life seemed almost perfect right now.
Almost.
~ FIN ~
~ * ~ * ~
This one was definitely short and it didn't exactly tie up loose ends – actually it kinda put a new plot into the fic. But this is the last chapter to A Cherry Blossom's Death, unless I'm forced to write a sequel. And even then, it probably won't get out til much later cuz I wanna finish the rest of my fics.
R+R plz…it's over…if you excuse me…I wanna be alone right now…
Hope you guys enjoyed it! Thanks for all of the reviews, especially to seongmi, kotsch and AngelSweetie…you guys rule ^_^ and this story wouldn't have been possible without CLAMP! Ooh yeah! Lol. Well…that's it…done! Somebody PLZ ask for a sequel or something. Lol. I don't want to see this over so soon ^_^ bye guys! Plz check out my other fics, and my fave authors and stories. There a whole bunch of great authors and stories out there…I'm on my way to read them all…until next time guys…BYE…or rather…LATER!!!!!
Oh, and I'm definitely making a sequel to Happy Easter To You Too, but I've been so tied up with this fic that I forgot all about it! Hehehe…::laughs nervously:: -_-;;