Here's the 4th chapter. Enjoy!
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Cherry Blossoms 101.8 FM
Chapter Four: Love and Regrets
By: Enchanted Pink Jade
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In the Kinomoto residence. Same time where last chapter left off.
"Kero!!!!!!! Come down here!" Tomoyo yelled up the stairs. Then she looked around the living room. Now, where did I put it? she asked herself.
Kero came flying down the stairs.
"Hey Tomoyo. Did you bring me anything? Any cake or- hey. Where's Sakura at?" Kero said as he saw Tomoyo, obviously looking for something in the living room.
"She's in a limo with some guy who called at her radio talk show thing and won a whole day to spend with her. I left them together alone to go wherever they want."
"Oh. She didn't like it now, did she?"
"Nope. I guess that's why she made people think that I'M the Cherry Blossom, and not her."
"And you don't like it either huh?"
"Why would I?" Tomoyo looked under some pillows.
"It's on the kitchen table Tomoyo."
"What? Huh? Oh, okay thanks," Tomoyo said, looking up from her search, and headed towards the kitchen and came back out with a video recorder in her hands, while she was patting it.
"Let me guess. You left Sakura with this guy that she knows little about so that you can come here to get your camera and secretly follow and video tape them. Am I right?" Kero said, eyeing the camera in her hands.
"Of course. And you're coming with me," Tomoyo said as she plucked Kero out of the air and carefully place him in her purse. Kero sighed. Here I go again.
"Well, since I'm coming with you, can you buy me some snacks? I'm hungry!" came Kero's muffled voice from her bag. Tomoyo giggled.
"Of course," Tomoyo said as she went out the front door.
"But wait-" Kero stuck his head out of her purse. "How do you know where to go? You said that you left them in a limo together, alone, to go where they want right?"
Tomoyo stopped in her tracks. She really had no clue where Sakura and Syaoran were gonna go.
"Kero, can you go in my purse and hand me my cell phone?"
"Uh... okay," Kero said as he dived in her bag. "Are you planning on calling Sakura to ask her where they are going?" Kero said from the inside. Then his head appeared out of the bag again and handed Tomoyo her phone.
"Nope. I'm gonna ask the driver."
"Oh."
"But knowing Sakura, she probably hasn't even suggested a place to go. So let's go and get you some snacks. Just don't mess up the inside of my bag, Kero."
"Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No ma'am, I won't make a mess at all. I promise." With that he dived back into her bag and closed himself in. Tomoyo could hear Kero's yelps of joy and giggled again.
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In the limo.
Silence................
The silence was very deafening.
Neither Syaoran or Sakura said a word.
"Where to? Ms. Sakura?" the driver asked.
"Um........ how about...." Oh Kami-sama! Why did Tomoyo have to leave me? "Um..... how about the park?" Sakura turned to Syaoran.
He just nodded. "That would be fine."
"Okay, so to the park it is," Sakura said to the driver. He smiled and nodded at Sakura.
Then a phone rang at the front of the limo, near the passenger seat.
"Hello?" The driver said into the mouth piece.
"Hey. Shhhh. It's me. Where are you taking them?" the driver heard Tomoyo's voice say in his ear.
"To the park."
"Oh, okay. Thanks," Tomoyo said.
"Your welcome."
"Bye."
"Bye." The driver hung up the phone.
"Who was that?" Sakura asked.
The driver looked in the rearview mirror, at Sakura. Tomoyo sounded like she didn't want anyone knowing that she called....... he thought. "It was nothing, Ms. Sakura."
"Oh."
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At the park.
"We're just gonna be walking around, so-" Sakura was cut off.
"I won't be going anywhere, Ms. Sakura, I'll be right here when you two get back," The driver said. He then added with a sly smile, and a wink. "Take all the time you want." A slight pink hue stained Sakura's cheeks at those words. She just nodded. She started to walk off in one direction, with Syaoran right on her heels.
"So, um, where do want to go first, Syaoran?" Sakura said, after a few seconds' silence.
"If you don't mind, I would like to just walk around," he said.
Sakura nodded. "That's fine with me." They just walked in silence, watching and looking around and everywhere else but at each other. Sakura could see some of the leaves on the trees taking on a slight orange reddish hue. Some leaves were already falling. Summer was over. She could smell the crisp air, mixed with scents of autumn- and Syaoran. They were just walking, Sakura never noticed that which every step they took, the closer they got. A small breeze passed by ruffling Syaoran's already messy hair. Then suddenly, out of nowhere, a woman who looked to be about in her late thirties bumped into Sakura. By her breathing, Sakura could tell that she had been running, and in her rush, had not been looking ahead of her.
"Oh! Gomen! Gomen! I didn't see you!" the woman said.
"It's okay," Sakura said with a smile.
The woman had dark brown hair, ebony eyes, and cream colored skin. She was just a little bit shorter than Syaoran. She looked to Syaoran than to Sakura, then she smiled. "The stars and the heavens are smiling upon you two."
Before either Sakura or Syaoran could ask what she had meant, she dashed off again.
"That was very weird," Syaoran heard Sakura mutter, and he inwardly agreed with her.
"Shall we continue our walk?" Syaoran asked. She just nodded.
Our walk? What a stupid thing to say Syaoran, now she's gonna think you're an idiot. Oh no, wait, you already were an idiot! Shut up! Syaoran said back to himself. Okay, so what if you are walking in the park with a beautiful girl, the most beautiful girl you've ever seen? So what if she's got the most captivating eyes, that are coincidently your favorite color? But much more better then any other shade of emerald that you have ever seen? So what if she has magical powers? So what? She's just a girl. You've seen many other girls in your life. So then why do I feel this way? I've never felt this way before..... I wonder if she has a boyfriend...There are millions of girls out there, Syaoran thought. But this girl, Sakura. She's one in a million. I wonder if- Syaoran's thoughts were cut off by a very melodious voice. Then a thought struck him. He knew that he had heard her voice somewhere before.... He just couldn't put a finger on when and where.
".......Right Syaoran?" She said.
"Huh? What? Oh, I'm sorry, I wasn't listening, can you please repeat what you said?"
He wasn't listening to me.... I guess he just has other things on his mind. He probably doesn't even want to be here, wasting his time being with me..... Sakura thought sadly. "I was saying, that it would be nice to take a walk in the park at night so that you can see all the stars. Walking under the stars and the moon......" Sakura looked down. She could feel his eyes on her. He probably thinks that that was stupid.
Syaoran nodded. Even though he knew she couldn't see him, because she was looking down. Unknown to them, they were being stalked by a videotaping obsessed girl and a little, fuzzy, yellow orange creature. If either Syaoran or Sakura looked in the bushes, they'd see a small flashing red light, just a little bit ahead of them, moving as they moved.
"Nothing's happening!" Tomoyo whispered to herself furiously.
"Yeah. I know. So can we go back home now? I'm hungry!" Kero whispered to her. He was perched on her left shoulder, watching his mistress and the other guy walking at a leisurely pace.
"But you just ate a whole cake by yourself! Not to mention a huge banana split with the toppings and everything!"
"Yeah, but that was a whole 27 minutes ago! I'm hungry again! And I want to eat, right now!"
"You know Kero, if you don't stop this, your gonna start getting really, really, REALLY, big."
"Nah.... I stopped growing centuries ago, remember?"
Tomoyo snorted. "Not sideways, you haven't."
"Hey........" Kero said.
"Look, the problem right now isn't your bottomless pit of a stomach. It's Sakura and this guy, Syaoran. We need to get them together. They're not doing anything with the privacy I gave them."
"You call stalking them with a video camera privacy?"
"Just be quiet will you? Help me think of ways to get them together, okay? This guy is perfect for Sakura! I just know it. I've learned to trust my gut instinct. And my instinct tells me that he's the one for Sakura."
"Oh please, jeez, Louise. How can you tell that he's the perfect one for her? When you've barely known him for one day?"
"Just trust me."
"Yeah, but still-"
"Shhh. They're talking again."
"So, um... Where's your boyfriend?" Syaoran asked tentatively, not wanting Sakura to know that he wanted to know if she was single or not.
Sakura smiled. "I don't have a boyfriend-yet. I'm still looking for the perfect one for me."
"Oh." Syaoran sighed with relief inwardly.
"And how about you? Do you have a girlfriend?"
"Um.... No. I too, am looking for the perfect one for me."
"Oh........."
"So, what do you think about Tomoyo? The Cherry Blossom?" Sakura asked. She knew that Tomoyo wanted her to tell Syaoran the truth. Unknown to Sakura, that Tomoyo was there. Sakura is so stubborn! Tomoyo thought.
"Well, I think that she is very beautiful, smart, intelligent, kind, caring, lovable, friendly, and many things. I've never really met a girl like her though...She talks with such passion. You're lucky to have known her for so long. You two must really be close together."
Sakura nodded, sadly. "Yeah, we're really close together. We never keep any secrets from each other." Sakura suddenly stopped. Syaoran followed her gaze, she was looking to the horizon, where the sun was already setting. The sky was a mixture of pinks, oranges, reds, purples, yellows, and blues, all clashing together to make the beautiful scene that was right before their eyes.
"It's beautiful, the sun setting. The sun rise must be equally beautiful," Sakura said.
"What do you mean `the sun rise must be equally beautiful'?"
Sakura smiled sheepishly. "Well, I never really wake up early enough to see the sun rise."
"Then maybe I should wake you up early one morning and we can watch. You can see it for the first time," Syaoran suggested hopefully, though trying to look cool and collective on the outside.
Sakura nodded. "I'd like that. One of these days." Sakura looked up once again, and it was almost dark now. "We should be heading back now. It's getting dark," Sakura said.
"Okay." They turned around and headed back for the waiting limo and driver, who was waiting patiently for them both to return. It was getting a little chilly out, so they picked up their pace and walked just a little faster. When they got to the limo, Mr. Benjiro (AN: Yay! I gave him a name! I was tired of saying 'the driver') already had the doors opened for them and they happily climbed inside.
Mr. Benjiro first went to Syaoran's apartment and dropped him off.
"I'll see you at school, with your friend."
Sakura just smiled and nodded. Syaoran closed the door, and Mr. Benjiro drove off to Sakura's home.
"Bye, Mr. Benjiro. I'll be seeing you." He nodded and drove off, ready to retire and rest from the days' work.
Sakura fumbled with her keys to her home and hastily went inside. It was quiet inside.
"Dad? Onii-chan?" Sakura shouted. "I guess they're not home. Kero?!" Sakura shouted once again. No reply. Tomoyo probably went home with Kero. He'll be back. She climbed the stairs and entered her room. She closed the door and leaned her back against it. She slid slowly to the floor. Should I tell him the truth? I wish that I never met him. I wish that I never accepted the job of becoming a host on the radio station. Sakura looked out her window without getting up and off the ground. Is it possible to fall in love in a days' time? Am I in love? Is he the one for me? He's so nice and gentle. So different. He's not like all the other guys that I have ever met. I get this feeling that he won't show me off to other people as if I'm a prize that he won. He treats me like a person.......
I wish that I hadn't done what I did. Sakura sighed. She got up, changed into her pajamas and climbed into bed. Regrets.... Regrets.... Syaoran. Then she fell asleep.
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Well, what do you think?(I know I'm always asking that question, but I do really want to know.) Is it getting better? Hehehe. Well, I don't know what else to say, it's really late now, and I've still got to study for a test I'm gonna have tomorrow. So yeah.....
R+R!!!!!!! I need more inspiration. I already know what's gonna happen, well, of course I know, I'm writing this story. But still.........
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~Enchanted Pink Jade
