Forgotten Dreams
By Cherry Blossoms
DISCLAMER: I do not own Card Captor Sakura, any of the names used here, etc. They belong to CLAMP and its rightful owners.
Eight years after Li Syaoran's return to Hong Kong, he comes back to find Sakura. She has a boyfriend, but each time she sees Syaoran, she discovers her heart is not with her boyfriend, but with a person who has returned from her past.
Prologue
Tomoeda International Airport
Sakura looked around. Where is Li-Kun? She wondered silently. Turning, she spotted him. He was at the gate, anxiously looking around.
She ran to him. "Syaoran! Syaoran!" she shouted, waving to him. His eyes widened at the site of her.
"What are you doing here?" he asked, though he was not happy to see her.
Sakura smiled brightly. "Just here to see you off," she said softly after she had caught her breath. "I got ride with Tomoyo…"
"You came here to see me off?" Li Syaoran's face reddened noticeably. Sakura nodded.
"Here's a letter to you," she added, handing him a small envelope. "Don't open it until you're on the plane, promise?" Syaoran nodded, and they linked pinkies to seal the promise. They locked eyes.
Noticing that the other person's face was blushing, both pulled away hastily, and then simultaneously looked down at their shoes.
"Last call for flight UA35936 to Hong Kong!"
"Well, that's my flight," Syaoran said heavily. He looked up again.
"Yeah," Sakura noted, a little sad. She brightened up once more. "Be sure to write letters! I'll be waiting."
Syaoran raised his eyebrows. "I have to write to you?" he said in mock agony. "No!!!!" They both laughed. "So this is it."
Sakura nodded. "Yeah," she repeated, "this is it…"
Syaoran nodded to her. "Goodbye." He turned and started to walk away. Sakura watched him leave. Then instinctively, she ran to him and hugged him. Syaoran stopped, tears welling up in his eyes, but he didn't let them fall…He had to be strong and confident, not only for Sakura, but for himself as well.
"Don't go…"Sakura whispered, and then slowly let go. Syaoran almost wanted to turn around and hug her back, but he didn't.
"Goodbye," he said once more, and boarded the plane. Sakura watched him go, and a few silent tear drops fell down her face.
"Goodbye, Syaoran," she whispered, and walked away.
