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A Winged Angel
Chapter Four - A Moon Full of Light
by, azngurL
"Who is she...?" Whispered someone from the crowd as they watched this elegant beauty walk down the stairs.
"I've never seen her before..." Whispered another.
As Sakura slowly went down the stairs, everyone began to whisper. She was beautiful, but no one seemed to know this elegant beauty.
"Psst, Syaoran...Look!" Eriol exclaimed as he watched Syaoran's gaze turn towards where Sakura was. Syaoran's mouth opened and he couldn't seemed to close it.
She walked down the stairs, wearing her sleeveless midnight blue cheongsam, and got a confused look when she noticed the people whispering about her, but she ignored it and walked down to where Syaoran and Eriol were. "Hi," She said, cheerfully.
"Woah, Sakura, looking good!" Eriol commented. "Your first big party, right?"
Sakura nodded. "Yeah," She replied.
Syaoran couldn't keep his mouth close, and his face burned. "S-Sakura, you look...—"
"...Beautiful?" Meiling finished.
Syaoran blushed even harder. "...Y-yeah," He stuttered.
Sakura blushed and bowed her head. "Thanks...I guess," She said while turning her head because she heard the Li sisters.
"Meimei, you look beautiful!" Fuutie exclaimed.
"Come here, we want you to meet some people!" Fanren shouted.
Sakura nodded her head, but turned slightly to them. "I'll be back in a sec.," She said while walking towards them.
They watched her go, and Tomoyo, Meiling, and Eriol all turned their gazes at Syaoran with such evil' smiles. "Wha-at?" Syaoran asked.
Meiling turned to Feimei and winked at her. "Xiaolang! Come here!" Feimei yelled.
"Huh?" Syaoran asked as he turned to Feimei. "What?"
"We need you..! It seems that...That...One of the...the...uh...decorations fell down, and the maids are too busy to help, can you do it?" Feimei asked.
"Why can't you do it?" Syaoran asked.
"Because I can't ruin this dress, COME ON!" Feimei shouted.
Syaoran gave a groan, but he went anyway, falling into the trap of the Li sisters and the group.
"Where is it?" Syaoran asked as he entered the ballroom full of dancing couples. He didn't noticed anything wrong and got frustrated. "Feimei!" He shouted.
Feimei walked up to her brother. "Over there," She said while pointing to a window with a dangling streamer. "Fix it please, okay?" And with that, she left.
Syaoran sighed and walked over to the streamer that was hanging loose. As he was trying to fix it, Sakura appeared behind him. "Need help?" She asked.
Syaoran blushed at the sound of her voice. "What are...Are you doing here?"
"Fanren said that she wanted me to meet some people. There's so many nice people here, but then she left me," She said. "I don't really know my way around your mansion, so I got kinda lonely. Stay with me?"
Syaoran quickly fixed the streamer and turned to her. "O-Okay...,"
Sakura quickly leaped backed. "Come on," She said while grabbing his arm. "I wanna talk to you," And she pulled his arm towards the dance floor. "Come on!"
"Sakura, what are you doing...? I can't dance! I thought you wanted to talk!" Syaoran exclaimed.
"Talk AND dance!" Sakura exclaimed with a smile on her face, and she pulled him into the dance floor with such force that he was pulled against her body, and she held his hand. "You okay?" She asked.
Syaoran couldn't talk, he stumbled upon his words and his face was red. "S-Sakura...I can't dance,"
"Don't lie to me. It's a waltz, you MUST know this dance," Sakura said. "Now lead me...Well...? Come on!" Syaoran started to move in 3/4th time and Sakura followed in the slow melody. "I knew you were good. Never lie to me, otherwise I'm going to have to chase you again," She whispered.
Syaoran slowly nodded. He knew that he would hear this from his sisters later on, as well as Meiling, Tomoyo, and Eriol. But he enjoyed this moment being so close with her, he didn't want to stop. "...So what did you want to talk with me about?"
"Well...This may be sorta silly asking you this and all, but...Are you interested in someone at the moment?" She asked.
"Interested...? You mean...Do I like someone?" He asked.
"Yeah...,"
"...What if I don't answer you?"
"Then I'll make you answer me,"
"Really curious, huh? Like they say, Curiosity killed the cat',"
"But I'm not a cat, am I, Syaoran? ...Please answer me,"
"Why...?"
"...I just want to know,"
"Because...,"
"...I said I just want to know,"
"I can't just go tell you about my personal life,"
"But I told you mine...,"
"That doesn't mean—"
"Yes it does...To me it does...," Sakura and Syaoran became silent for a while. She felt uncomfortable now, she felt like she was intruding on his personal life...But she just wanted to know out of curiosity. She sighed, "I'm sorry,"
He looked at her eyes and they were full of regret. "No, don't be sorry...I'll answer you,"
Her face lit up. "You will?"
He nodded. "I do like someone, but...I won't say who. Is that enough?"
She smiled and chuckled. "Thank you," She whispered. "Now at least I know that your heart belongs to someone. I would like to know who someday though,"
Syaoran half-smiled. "Don't worry...I'll tell you...Someday." He whispered.
Sakura smiled. "Okay."
The party soon ended and all was left was maids going about, cleaning up the place. Soon afterwards, Yelan ordered that all of them would rest up and finish it in the morning. The Li sisters all went to bed because they were already tired, and Syaoran was in his room. Sakura, still in her cheongsam, entered into the empty ballroom and stood upon the center of the dance floor.
It was dark, and the moonlight was her only light there. She began dancing around, slowly by herself, imagining that she was with someone. "What are you doing?" Asked a familiar voice from the door. Sakura turned back and her face flushed—Syaoran.
"S-Syaoran...," She whispered in the mist of the dark.
Syaoran walked up to her. "Dancing by yourself?" He asked as he took her hand. "Don't you need a partner?"
She smiled. "I guess,"
Syaoran dropped her hand and went over to stereo. He started to play some soft, love song and he took her in his arms again. "Ready?"
Sakura smiled and nodded, and they started to dance. After a while into the song, Sakura asked, "Why are you doing this?"
Syaoran smiled. "Because I want to,"
Sakura blushed. "It's almost as if...as if...," She stammered.
"As if I what...?" He asked, filled with such curiosity.
"...As if...As if you love me," She replied softly. They stopped dancing and just let the soft music play. "It's too good to be real, even for me. Love only exists in dreams...," She left, saying that whisper.
Syaoran watched her leave, and he felt a terrible aching in his chest.
Syaoran's POV
As I watched her leave, my chest felt heavy and my heart had hurt. ...Does Sakura not really believe in Love?...That can't be true, everyone has a fantasy of their own, even me. I want to spend the rest of my life with the person I love the most...And that person ...Is you, Sakura.
I don't know how to describe it, we've only just met, and I believe its called love at first sight'. But I can't believe I fell...I fell...For you...
I have fallen for you...
Sakura.
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Sakura's POV
Does Love real exist...? Maybe for some people, but not for me. I can't experience true love... Nobody has the guts to love someone like me... But ... they say that people have some sort of dream'. A dream that could last forever...
But don't you wake up in dreams?
I have a dream, but it's not for Love, it's for myself...
I don't want to say...
But...
I want to share that dream with someone...
...But who?
Normal POV
Sakura hugged her knees on her bed. The lights dimmed, and nothing but a trace of moonlight. Love was something that didn't appeal to her. Then she heard a knock on her door. "...Yes?"
It appeared to be Syaoran who opened the door. "...Sakura," He whispered faintly.
"...It's late," She whispered back.
"...I know," He said as he closed the door behind her. He walked over and sat on her chair. "You're usually up at this hour,"
Sakura sighed, but with a smile. "Yeah...and so are you, usually. So what do you want?"
"Gee, such a straightforward answer. Can't we have a nice conversation once in a while?" He asked.
Sakura shifted about, still hugging her knees. "I thought that...Since I said what I said to you over there...That you didn't want to speak to me. You believe in that thing called Love...I don't, Syaoran,"
"Why don't you?" He asked.
"...B-Because...It's foolish," She replied, coldly.
"Love is happiness, Sakura, not foolishness," He said.
"Yeah I know...But I don't think anyone can share the kind of dreams that I would have, nevertheless be the right person for me. If I were to fall in love, it can't be forever, can it? Everyone has their own path to take, and I...have already chosen mine," Tears welled up in her eyes. "You realize that...You're the only person I've told this too? Heh, it's funny. I've never been this close to a boy...,"
"Don't be scared...To tell me anything,"
She nodded her head.
"...Everyone has some sort of fantasy, or a dream," He said while rocking himself in the chair.
"I have a dream...Not a fantasy," She said.
"They're the same,"
"...They're not...A fantasy's when you dream about yourself and your future...A dream is where you set your goals out for yourself without letting anyone interfere...You have to be alone...,"
"Loneliness is an option you choose...You chose that, Sakura?"
"...Yes...,"
"But why? You're so friendly and nice and all, so just open up to people. You're not lonely, you got me now!"
"...T-That's true," She sniffled. "...But, why did they leave me alone...?"
"Your family?"
She nodded her head slowly. "All of them died, and yet I...survived. ...I'm alone...No one can help me,"
He stood up and walked towards her. Tears have already trickled down her face, and he opened his arms up for her. She leant against him and he kept her close. "...You're not alone. You're not alone...," He repeated softly. "Alright?"
"...Okay..."
"Don't worry, Sakura...You're not alone...I can't let you be alone...You're too special."
preview from next chapter:
"You know Sakura...When Xiaolang told me that you were living with him ...I immediately thought, No, she can't!',"
"...You like him?" Sakura asked.
"No duh, he's so hot!" Ai-Yung exclaimed.
"...I see,"
"I want him to be my boyfriend, ya know? That's why I don't think you should live with him anymore."
Sakura kept silent and turned her gaze to the rain.
