Heart
By: Yukimi Takiro
Chapter 2: Path of Fate
Last time on Heart......
"It....can't be. That's.........me." gasped Sakura.
"It's not you exactly. It's Serenity. The Maiden who possessed the Crystalstar." explained the boy.
"I've heard that from Kerberos. How is it she looks exactly like me?" asked Sakura looking at this mysterious guy for answers.
"Kerberos never told you? You're her reincarnation." he replied.
"What?!" gasped Sakura.
Syaoran Li, a young man who was once in love with Sakura Kinomoto sat in the darkness of his apartment. Meilin Li, his cousin, was out to talk with Tomoyo. He pondered as he sat there and he decided on something. He rose from his seat, picked up the phone and dialed a number he had memorized over years.
Ring, ring, ring......
"Hello?"
"Kerberos?! What happened to Sakura? Isn't this her cell phone?"
"She disappeared just moments ago!"
"What?!"
The wind blew rapidly as the two stood there in the past. Soon, rain started to pour and they were soaked.
"Tell me.......I want to know things. I must know the truth." whispered Sakura. The boy who stood in front of her sighed and placed his hands on her shoulders.
"The truth......lies within your heart. Be careful Sakura. The truth may hurt; down the path......many obstacles awaits." he responded. After that, he vanished and Sakura was left alone.
"Don't go." she whispered. She fell over onto the ground and a few moments later she vanished as well.
"Sakura! Sakura!"
"Who's calling? Is it you, Kero?"
Sakura opened her eyes and once they were open she found the place wasn't familiar to her. She sat up and noticed a little yellow animal with wings was in front of her.
"Sakura! I'm so glad your ok. What happened? How come you vanished all of a sudden?" asked Kero.
"I.......can't remember." replied Sakura.
"What!?" gasped Kero. At that moment Syaoran came into the room. Sakura's eyes widened.
"Syaoran?"
Syaoran pulled up his desk chair and stared at Sakura.
" It could be a memory spell. But, it could be that she forgot it." suggested Syaoran, ignoring Sakura.
"Syaoran........I can't believe it. Your back aren't you. Your really here." whispered Sakura. Kero looked from one to the other and he flew off out of the room.
"How long has it been? Only three years." asked Sakura. Syaoran sighed. Sakura looked into his eyes and she lost that happiness.
"Is there, something you want to tell me?" asked Sakura. Syaoran got up and he gazed outside. The rain drops fell continuously.
"Sakura........it's time for us to go our separate ways." he said as he turned to face her.
"W-what? I don't get it Syaoran. What are you talking about?" asked Sakura.
"We've been on the same path for so long we stopped at two. We....have to take our separate paths and go on. You know what I mean. Our paths will never come together again." he said. Sakura pushed aside the sheets and she stood up.
"I understand Syaoran. Your eyes.......are what tells me the truth. Don't try and lock the truth from me." she said. Sakura walked to the door, opened it and walked off.
The glass doors slid open and she ran off in the rain. "Why? Why? Why?" cried Sakura in her head. Her tears were washed away by the rain as she ran. She couldn't stop, if she did it would catch up and so she was running away. She slowed down as soon as she found out.
"I'm running away from the truth." she thought. She knew that well and it hurt. The truth hurt her so. As she walked down the sidewalk.....she didn't know where to go. Her thoughts were all on Syaoran and their conversation. When she turned that corner she hit something.
"I'm sorry." she said. She looked up and her eyes widened. A boy her age stood with his umbrella over him. He had common brown colored hair but his eyes.........no one had the colored eyes he had......the color of gold. His eyes stood out in the darkness. Memories started to flood back into her mind and she couldn't take it. Sakura mumbled an apology and tried to leave but he grabbed her wrist.
"Let go! Please." said Sakura. She struggled to get free from this persons grasp.
"Your...crying." he said. Sakura stopped struggling. How did he know? Surly the rain washed all her tears away...but he knew.
"How....how did you know?" blurted out Sakura without thinking. "The eyes tell all........" he whispered.
"Middle school, huh? I'm in middle school too. I just came here because I'm trying to find someone." he explained. He placed down a tray of tea and cookies on the coffee table. Sakura sat opposite side of him. He had let her wash off and change into some of his old clothes. A white collared shirt, some long tan colored pants and some Chinese styled shoes he had.
"May I ask something?" asked Sakura.
"Sure." he said as he sat on the sofa.
"Who are you?" asked Sakura.
"My name is Yuhi Mikado. I came all the way from China." replied Yuhi. Sakura nodded and drank some tea. She placed down her tea and stared Yuhi in the eyes.
" I have the strangest feeling we've met before." confessed Sakura.
"Really?" he said as he set down his tea too. He looked up and smiled. "Maybe we've met before. In our past life or a dream."
"Dream?" Sakura whispered. Maybe it was a dream but, she wouldn't know.
Syaoran ran down the lighted path. He didn't know where it lead to but he couldn't stop. It was like he was running away from something.....or someone. No matter how far he ran the road stretched out farther and farther. As he kept running something shining came closer.
Syaoran slowed down to a halt and got to observe this person. She had long honey brown hair down to her hips and she wore a long, elegant pearl white dress. She turned around and revealed melancholy emerald green eyes.
"S-Sakura?" he managed to say.
"Syaoran." she said. She reached out her hand towards Syaoran. When Syaoran stretched out his own hand hers began to dissolve into cherry blossom petals, her whole body did.
"Sakura!" he gasped.
"I'm warning you Syaoran Li, stay away from the cherry blossom now. You two have taken the path of fate and it can not be changed." called out a distant voice.
"Show your self coward!" shouted Syaoran. No answer. Then the ground under him turned into liquid and he was pulled in. "Coward!!!"
Words. He meant it. Sakura stared at the cleared night sky. One star shone bright, her very own star......but it seems it has dimmed a bit. She felt exhausted in a way and sad. What could have happened to their love over the years?
"Syaoran." she whispered.
"Can't sleep?" asked Yuhi. Sakura closed the windows shut and turned around to look at Yuhi.
"Yes. I've been........thinking." said Sakura.
"About a guy you love or loved." said Yuhi.
"How did you....."
"I could hear you say Syaoran. Is that his name?" Yuhi asked. Sakura nodded.
" It's hard I know. I lost my love. She was exactly like you Kinomoto-san. Beautiful, kind and also...... fragile." said Yuhi. His words seemed to sound depressed and chocked up.
"You can just call me Sakura if I can call you Yuhi." said Sakura.
"Yes Kin.....Sakura. I'll walk you home tomorrow. Just get some sleep." said Yuhi. He left the room and Sakura was left alone.
"He looked so sad. Losing his love is hard for a person.......I know that." thought Sakura.
Yuhi leaned against the door. "Just the same. Why is it that she has to be alike? Fragile............like a flower." whispered Yuhi.
"Are you ok Sakura?" asked Tomoyo. Sakura nodded.
"I'm fine Tomoyo." she said. Sakura smiled to show Tomoyo that she was perfectly fine. Of course, Tomoyo knew Sakura wasn't fine at all. It was something she had learned about Sakura. She told people she was fine but, she always kept her mask up. What was wrong with Sakura, she seems really depressed.
The moon shone brightly in the sky along side it were billions of sparkling stars and the dark sky. Within the park, deep in the forest behind the Penguin park was a huge lake.
Sakura stared into the waters of the lake. She hadn't noticed it before but she looked thin and pale. That's right. She hadn't felt like eating and she couldn't get enough sleep at night. Since it was the end of middle school she didn't have to go to school and face Tomoyo, Meilin and Syaoran.
"Sakura?" said a worried voice.
"Hello Kero." Sakura whispered.
"I'm worried about you Sakura. You haven't been acting your self ever since that kid and you talked." said Kero.
"I know Kero. I just......don't feel well." whispered Sakura.
"Sakura........lets get away from the kid. We'll go to the beach or maybe go camping. What do you say. It'll get your mind of him." suggested Kero. Sakura turned around and smiled.
"I guess I could use this time off from school to go on a vacation. I need one. Thank you Kero." said Sakura.
In the dark shadows of some trees a figure stood watching them. This person backed away and vanished into the night.
"A trip to the beach? That sounds fun! I'll come along and tape you!"
"T-Tomoyo......."
"Don't worry Sakura. I've got a cute swim suit for you to wear! I can't wait! Ohohohohohohoho!"
Click.
Sakura sweat dropped.
"I guess people never change." said Sakura as she placed down the phone. "but, I can't help but have a feeling something bad is about to happen."
To Be Continued..........
Next time on Heart.......
"Sakura!!!"
"Who's Syaoran?"
"Just as I feared. Her memory of Syaoran has been completely erased."
"Maybe it's best this way.......if I never recover those memories of him. It will only hurt me anyway."
"What are you talking about Sakura?! I want the old Sakura back!"
"It's the only way. There's no cure and since we broke up there's no reason to dwell on old memories."
"Sakura.........."
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