Princess Angel- Thanks for reviewing such a cheerful review once again! Hehe… ^o^
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters (so far) except for Alan and Ann.
Love is Near, Just Search For It
~kawaiisakura~
"H-hoe?" Sakura found herself waking up under the big cherry blossom tree. "What happened?"
"Sakura! You are finally awake!" Alan was by her side with worried eyes.
Sakura slowly sat up. "But, wasn't I just-"
"It was probably just a dream. Come on, I'll walk you home." He abruptly interrupted her.
Sakura, being as gullible and innocent as she was, believed him.
She nodded and with the help of Alan, begun to walk back home, taking the regular route that she did everyday to walk home. They were passing a row of cherry blossom trees, with wind smoothly blowing past the leaves.
"Wow…they're so beautiful!" Sakura exclaimed with a smile on her face.
"Not as beautiful as you…" Alan didn't even attempt to control himself.
Sakura, however, took it plainly as a compliment from a friend. She smiled and said, "Thanks Alan."
Alan decided that this was his chance to ask her out to the dance.
"Sakura…are you going the dance?" he began as they turn the corner and the sakura trees.
"Um…yeah" she turned her head in his direction, "Are you?"
"Well yeah, but I was hoping that I could take you to the um, dance?" he looked away uncomfortably.
"Uh…well…" Sakura wasn't the kind of person who'd be mean and turn someone down. She immediately stopped in her tracks when she saw Ann sitting on the lap of someone very familiar…
Syaoran had woken up feeling more "refreshed" than ever. To him, the smiling girl in front of him was a goddess from heaven. At least, to him right now.
"Where am I? Who am I? Who are you?" Syaoran had so many questions to ask.
"You're in Tomoeda, Japan. You're Syaoran and I'm your girlfriend Ann!" she reached up to hug him.
"I think you're very beautiful, A-Ann…" Syaoran felt an unfamiliar tingle of blushing.
'Hm…I see very well that my brain-washing spell is working like a charm on this handsome guy!'
"Why thank you Syaoran!" she embraced him even tighter, feeling Sakura's aura coming closer from behind them.
"Hey Ann!" Alan didn't see Syaoran because he was under the shade of the tree they were sitting under.
But Sakura knew immediately whom it was that Ann was holding onto. She could sense his aura very well, even though there was something slightly different about it, which she ignored. Sakura was much more concerned about what Syaoran was doing there with Ann.
"Oh hi Alan! I'm just here with my boyfriend, Syaoran!" Ann especially emphasized the word boyfriend so that the word rung over and over again in Sakura's ears.
'Boyfriend?! Wh-what's going on?' Sakura wanted to ask Syaoran and make things clear right then and there, but she just couldn't bring herself to do that. 'There's nothing more to explain anyway…Syaoran is with someone else now. But it hurts so much…..'
Alan saw the tears that were brimming Sakura's emerald eyes, and just for a moment his heart softened.
'No Sakura, you have to be strong, if you love Syaoran then set him free to do what he wants to do.' The floor underneath her was sprinkled with spots of her tears, but she doesn't care, she still keeps on crying with her head down.
Syaoran came out from under the shade. "Who are you? Why are you crying?"
Sakura's head shot up in shock as more tears rapidly fell. "How could you not remember me, Syaoran? We've known each other since…" Then Sakura shook her head as if trying to convince herself. "I understand now, you want to forget me, right? I see…" She turned around in the other direction and ran as fast as she could. She didn't know where she was headed, and she didn't care either, only wanted to get away from there as quickly as possible.
Alan ran after her, making sure not to let her out of his sight. "Wait Sakura! I'll come with you!"
Ann smirked as she saw her brilliant plan working. "Oh Syaoran, we'll be together always, won't we?" She already knew the answer, but hearing the answer was pleasure to her ears.
"Yeah…of course…" Syaoran still looked in the direction of where Sakura ran. 'Who is she? Why do I feel something…?'
"Sakura! Sakura, stop!" Alan couldn't run anymore.
Sakura was tired out too so she slowed down.
She spotted a swing set on the side of the street and went there to rest.
"Sakura, it's okay. Syaoran betrayed you, but be my girlfriend. I'll make sure you'll never be lonely or sad ever again." Alan assured her as he sat on the swing next to Sakura.
Sakura's eyes seemed to be in a trance of some sort, staring emotionless at the ground.
my boyfriend, Syaoran
my boyfriend, Syaoran
my boyfriend, Syaoran
my boyfriend, Syaoran
Ann's words kept ringing in Sakura's ears, louder and louder and louder…
Sakura couldn't help but clamp both of her hands on her ears desperately in an attempt the shut out the voice. "Stop yelling in my ears!" Sakura slid off the swing seat and sunk down way low and buried her head into her lap and sobbed.
Alan's heart was aching seeing Sakura like this. 'You have to remember this is strictly business! This is my chance to get the cards!' He lowered himself down to her level.
"I know your secret…" Alan whispered.
"What?" Sakura's head turned toward his direction, surprise showing on her face. "But how-"
"Let's just say that you need to be more careful of where you place them….Mistress." Then he disappeared.
Sakura stared wide-eyed where he disappeared. 'I've got to tell Syaoran and Kero! But…*cries* he doesn't even wanna remember me…' She stood up suddenly. 'I have to be strong, strong…'
Ann was walking Syaoran home when a vision showed up in Syaoran's mind.
"Does this mean…?"
"Yes, Syaoran, I, I love you too."
Syaoran's head shot up suddenly as he came back to reality…
'What was that? And…whose voice was that saying that..that she loves me?'
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Oooooo….it's a cliffhanger, but I'll update pretty soon! Even faster if you review with suggestions on what should happen next, ok? Thank you everyone for reading and especially those who've reviewed!! ^___^
~kawaiisakura~