A/N – Hey everyone ^^ I'm so sorry for taking so long on this chapter. I was on a lil vacation for 4 days. I'm sure it won't happen again ^^;. Well, I hope you liked my last chapter. Thanks to all those who reviewed. Enjoy this one ^^~!

Tsuki no le

Chapter 4 – Terrible Secret, Horrible Dream

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A bright blinding ray of sunshine shone across the face of a young red-head who was awakening from a peaceful slumber.

Karasu slowly slid open his hazel eyes and blinked several times, getting accustomed to the warm glistening rays.

He lazily sat up on his disheveled bed and stretched out his arms upwards, his muscles almost feeling sore in the comfort.

Karasu finally managed to stand up, but not without wobbling backwards for a second. He sighed and walked over to his dresser, opening a drawer. He pulled out some sort of thin book and set it down on his dresser, opening it and quickly passing through the waves of pages.

He settled on a specific page and grinned as he looked at all the different small pictures of the faces of young woman. Each picture had a red X mark on it. Karasu chuckled as he eyed each and every single one of them.

".. I always get the best of them. I know they can't resist my charm."

He then looked to a picture of Sakura. It yet didn't have the red mark drawn on it.

"Aah, my cherry blossom, the most exquisite of them all. She will be easy to break. I'll steal her innocence soon enough and leave her in the cold like all the others.. She's already in love with me."

Karasu smirked and let out a few chuckles as he placed the book back in the drawer and went to go get ready for another normal day.

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It was terribly cold and the icy wind seemed to cut right through anyones capability to breathe.

She could hardly see through her slitted, blur-infested vision, trying to protect herself from the rage of nature. Her hair was flinging wildly in tangles behind her as she felt a horrible headache engulfing her senses.

She had no idea where she was. It was completely pitch black and only trees were visible, but barely. Heck, she herself was pressed against a tall one. The moonlight did not pour it's guiding light for her. She would have believed there was no God. She winced as she looked closely at her knuckles, they were quite crimson.

A figure cloaked in darkness.. shadows, walked slowly toward her from the front, stumbling every now and then. The figure neared as the young woman's eyes widened, seeing that the figure had pulled out some object in a fluid motion. It was thin and long that shined at the peak even without the light that the moon was supposed to provide.

She could feel beads of sweat form on her forehead, even with the gusts of wind. She was frightened, no doubt. She was too frightened to look aside, too frightened to even blink. But, she didn't dare shed a tear.

The girl looked completely helpless. Eyes shimmering, mouth quivering, as she thought to herself.

'What am I going to do.. ?'

~*~

Emerald eyes snapped open as her body lunged forward.

Sakura was gasping, panting. Her face covered in a sheen of sweat as she tried to calm herself down.

'What was that dream about ?! ..Was that me ? Who was that figure ..?'

She placed a hand to her chest as if it would slow down her rapidly beating heart. She flung her bed covers aside and sat on the edge of the bed.

Her frets subsided after a while and she was beginning to actually think straight.

'It's.. alright, Sakura. It was probably nothing. Just a little nightmare, nothing from the ordinary..'

"..Perhaps a nice shower to soothe my nerves..," She suggested mildly to herself as she stood up, gathered her needed things and quietly stepped into her bathroom.

~*~

After a relaxing and comforting, long shower that succeeded with the nerve-soothing, Sakura paced back in to her room. She was dressed in a light blue, white small-flower printed, knee-length dress. It was perfect for such a sunny Sunday.

She paced back and forth besides her bed, thinking of something to do.

"Hmm.. Well, I could call Kuro-kun.."

She then shook her head at the thought.

"No, no, no ! You don't want to appear so desperate, Sakura ! ..Just call someone else."

Sakura continued to wonder who to call. She didn't feel like remaining in her stuffy home. She then jumped onto her bed and picked up her phone, letting the sound of the tone fill her ears.

She then let out a gasp as she remembered that Tomoyo told her to call her last night.

Sakura quickly smashed the tips of her fingers onto the buttons that had Tomoyo's number. She then waited as the phone began to sing with its rings.

"Hai, Moshi Moshi ?"

Sakura's lips coiled as the familiar voice ringed her ears. "Tomoyo ? It's me Sakura !"

"Aah, Sakura ! You didn't call me ! You left me guessing ..on a cliff.."

Sakura heard a sniff and laughed nervously. "I forgot, honestly ! And if you want to know what happened you have to accompany me for a quick walk in the park, alright ?"

"Yes, of course ! I just positively must know what occurred in car.. alone with 'Karasu-chan' !"

She blushed as her voice came out in an angry manner. "Tomoyo ! You won't get any of the details if you keep that up."

"Aahh ! Sorry, Sakura ! I'll meet you in the Shizimu park in five minutes, anxiously waiting !"

With that some sort of plead, Tomoyo hung up, leaving Sakura with the dull sound of the tone.

Sakura sighed and placed the phone back. She walked over to her closet, where she slipped on some white flip-flops, and passed a brush across her long hair a couple of times until it became un-tangled before placing a small white clip on it.

She had some time to eat breakfast, since she was always usually late to arrive at places. But, she didn't feel too hungry at the time. So, Sakura dashed out of her room and in to the kitchen where her father and brother were quietly enjoying their meal.

Sakura warmly gave them a smile. "Good Morning, Dad,.. Touya."

Fujitaka glanced up from his news paper and shock was clearly written all over his face. "Sa-Sakura, what are you doing up so early ? .. And on a Sunday ?"

Touya just quirked his eyebrow and after a moment his surprised appearance passed. He chuckled lightly and smirked, taking a bit from his meal. "So, the usually sleeping-in Sakura has seen the light and actually woke up early for once ? ..And on a Sunday ? ..Lord have mercy !"

Sakura snapped her head to Touya, glaring coldly toward him. "For your information, I'm going to the park with Tomoyo.. Don't wait up."

With that said, Sakura stomped out of their sight.

After a few seconds they heard a loud slam of the door, along with a few incoherent mumbles.

Fujitaka stared at the way Sakura left and then glanced to Touya. "…Touya."

~*~

Sakura was humming a little tune as she nearly skipped the way to the park.

After a few minutes the Shizimu park was visible. As Sakura was passing the big metal gate, she could see small children frolicing around the fields of green with their toys.

This brought a gentle smile upon her face. She saw an empty bench next to a water fountain and set out to it.

Taking a seat, she patiently waited Tomoyo's arrival.

Sakura was gazing around the park and realized that there wasn't any cherry blossom trees. She shrugged and grinned. "For once, a park with out cherry blossom trees."

She looked behind her and out of complete irony there was a pretty huge cherry blossom tree set upon a small hill. The cherry blossoms were twirling on the crest of a cool breeze. Sakura sighed. "I should have known.."

She was about to turn back around, but before she could she saw something near the tree. Narrowing her eyes to take a better look, she saw someone sitting under the tree.

"Who.. is that ? … Oh, it's Li-kun !"

Sakura suddenly felt uneasy as she looked at him gazing up into the sky. She could feel her face heating up and her heart beat increasing.

Her eyes widened as she realized Syaoran was now looking straight at her, also surprised.

She didn't know what to do. She couldn't wave, feeling it would be too awkward after what happened.

Luckily, she didn't have to do anything.

"Sakura !"

Sakura turned around to see Tomoyo running toward her with a picnic basket in her grasp.Sakura smiled and waved, deciding to forget about Syaoran for now.

Tomoyo was panting lightly as she took a seat besides Sakura, placing the picnic basket on her lap. "I hope I didn't keep you waiting. I decided to prepare a meal for us while we talk about.. you know what," Tomoyo laughed slightly at the last part.

Sakura groaned and shook her head. "No, you didn't keep me waiting. I just got here myself. Thanks by the way, for the trouble." She pointed at the basket.

Tomoyo smiled and shook her head. "No, it's ok. I wanted to anyways. So, how about we settle down under the cherry blossom tree. It'll be more comfortable there than this stubby bench."

Sakura's eyes widened as she realized Syaoran was there. She was attempting to say something, but Tomoyo was already standing up. "Um.. uh. Tomoyo ?"

Tomoyo looked to the tree and also saw what Sakura did. "Hey.., isn't that Li-kun ? ..Let's go check if he lets us join him, hmm ?"

Sakura sighed but nodded and followed Tomoyo in slow steps as she just went on running.

Tomoyo smiled and waved enthusiasticaly. "Li-kun, hey ! How are you doing ?" Tomoyo didn't even ask before sitting down infront of him.

Sakura then caught up, rolling her eyes at Tomoyo."So much for checking.."

Syaoran blankly stared at them before finally speaking. "Um.. hey."

Sakura took the space next to Syaoran while Tomoyo sighed. "I'm so happy that you seem so ecstatic to see us, Li-kun."

Syaoran frowned. "Well, I'm sorry, Daidouji-san. I don't usually jump around in joy when someone invades my privacy. Maybe it's ok to you, but not me."

Tomoyo raised a brow. "Li-kun.., you were just sitting here.."

Syaoran placed a hand to his forehead and sighed. "Never mind, Daidouji-san.."

Tomoyo shrugged and looked to Sakura who had her knees up to her chest with her arms wrapped around them. She had her head turned at the opposite direction, as if looking at something interesting.

Tomoyo pondered for a moment, 'Most likely trying not to see Syaoran..', before speaking to her, "Sakura, you feeling alright there ?"

Sakura switched her attention to Tomoyo before nodding. "Yes.. I'm ok."Tomoyo nodded and then gasped. "Sakura, tell me about last night, now !"

Syaoran looked at them both, a bit confused. "Last night.. ?"

Tomoyo nodded ecstaticaly. "Yeah, aren't you curious about what happened with Sakura and Kuro-kun when she drove him home ?"

Syaoran glanced down and mumbled to himself. "No.." But he just nodded.

Sakura felt a bit un-comfortable talking about all this. But if it was for Tomoyo and Syaoran, she would. She sighed softly and cleared her throat.

"Nothing interesting happened along the way to his house.. But, when we got there we talked a little and he asked if he could give me something. I couldn't possibly refuse, so I said ok… He..he kissed me and I allowed him."

Their reactions were priceless.

Tomoyo was smiling widely and she looked really awkward with her smiling mouth open wide and those stars sparkling in her eyes with her hands over another placed on her chest, over her heart.

Syaoran was in complete and total shock. His mouth also open wide like a frog waiting for a fly to catch. His eyes resembled amber stones. He didn't know what to say, but had no intentions on saying anything, either.

Sakura felt the heat come back onto her face.

Tomoyo then broke out of her trance and squealed happily. "Was it a short, sweet kiss ?! Or a long, wet one ?!"

Sakura turned even more crimson and coughed slightly. "… It.. was a complete make-out.."

Tomoyo's eyes widened the size of saucers and stood up jumping around, her squealing getting louder. "Yes, yes !! I knew something was going to happen between you two and I was right !!"

Syaoran's mouth closed and he turned his head aside, not daring to look in Sakura's eyes.

After Tomoyo settled down she sighed and smiled at both of them. She kept her gaze a while longer on Syaoran since she knew something was going on with him.

"Hey guys, how about we eat that meal I prepared ? There's plenty for everyone."

Sakura and Syaoran nodded as Tomoyo set the basket in front of her, lifting up the lid.

They all drooled at the sight of the assortment of several triangle sandwiches and plenty of avocado rolls, along with a six pack of cold pepsi.

Sakura smiled at Tomoyo, as did Syaoran. They both said at the same time, "It all looks very good, Tomoyo/Daidouji-san."

They both looked at each other and laughed nervously.

Tomoyo smiled at how cute they were acting. "Thank you. I hope you all enjoy it."

Syaoran nodded."I'm sure we will.."

After that said, they all picked out some plastic plates and choosed what they wanted. They were all in a comfortable silence as they ate the delicious food.

For some odd reason, Sakura began to think about the peculiar dream she had. She pondered whether to say something about it to her friends.

Tomoyo, on the other hand, was thinking about leaving those two alone and maybe they'd get more ..'cozy'. She secretly didn't want Sakura to be with Karasu and that's why she desperately wanted to get them together.

Syaoran was thinking about how wonderful and delicious the avocado rolls were.

Tomoyo cleared her throat. "I just remembered that my mother had told me to help her with the ..um.. garden ! Yes, garden. Because she is.. planting new flowers. I'm so sorry about leaving, but I have to. Please stay with the food, I'll take the basket."

Tomoyo gathered her plate and stuffed it into the basket, before picking it up and waving to them both. "I'll see you both tomorrow at school, bye !"

Sakura sighed sadly, but waved anyways. She had no idea what her true intentions were.

Syaoran just scowled and waved. Unlike Sakura, he knew very well what Tomoyo's intentions were, but he just continued to munch on the avocado rolls.

Sakura looked to Syaoran and slowly scooted a bit closer to him so that their sides touched. She made it look as if she didn't notice as she looked up into the blue sky, sighing. "Isn't it just wonderful being here on such a beautiful day, Li-kun ?"

Syaoran blushed just the slightest bit, but not to let Sakura see. "Yeah, it's pretty nice out here.."

Sakura looked to Syaoran once again and saw that he had a bit of cream from the avocado rolls on the corner of his lips.

"Syaoran, hold still for a second.."

She leaned in toward him, her face dangerously close to his.

Syaoran could feel his heart increase its pace as his face went from normal to hot. He seriously thought she was going to kiss him, so he began to lean in too.

Unfortunately or Fortunately, Syaoran managed to do what he wanted first. Just as Sakura's hand was reaching up to wipe it away, Syaoran's lips caught hers in a kiss.

Sakura was surprised and shocked that he got the wrong idea, or maybe he meant to do that, but she didn't know. Sakura loved the taste of his lips, they were so rich. But, she just couldn't do this to Karasu. So, she forcefully pulled back from the sweetest kiss.

"Li-kun.. I-"

Syaoran's hands cupped Sakura's and gently brought one of them to his lips, gently kissing it. He then brought up the other and also kissed it.

Sakura's cheeks flushed and Syaoran smiled. "Call me.. Syaoran.."

"Syaoran.. I can't.. I.. Kuro-kun."

Syaoran looked at her with wide eyes. "You.. you love him,.. don't you ?"

Sakura sighed and stood up, running down the hill and out of the park.

Syaoran just kept staring blankly at where she was sitted, not budging an inch.

~*~

Once Sakura arrived at her home, she went straight to her room and slammed the door.

She sighed tiredly and layed across her still disheveled bed. "I should just have pulled away the minute he kissed me.. But, it felt so right.."

She groaned and furiously shook her head. "No, ..I like Kuro-kun !"

Sakura shifted to lie on her side, gazing out her window.

"Don't I.. ?"

~*~

"SAKURA !! Wake up right now or you'll be late for school !"

Sakura elicited a groan from her throat as she rolled off her bed, roughly landing on the hard floor. "… Ow."

She slowly stood up and as usual, gathered the clothes she needed and made a dash for the bathroom.

After a while, the bathroom door flung open, the heated steam steadily following her.

Sakura quickly dressed in her school uniform and passed the brush through her hair several times, before dashing out of her room and straight to the kitchen.

"I'm sorry, Dad. I.. I just had a dream."

Fujitaka looked at her with concern. "A dream ? Well, if that's it.. Sit down and eat your breakfast. You'll be late."

Sakura sighed and shook her head. "If I do, I will be late. Besides, I'm not hungry.."

She walked-run out the door and onto the sidewalk where she began walking slowly.

"I had that dream again.. It's scaring me endlessly. I wonder if it's a prophetic dream.."

Her head was lowered and her eyes were watching her shoes as she kept on walking. Somewhere along the way she crashed right into someone, caused by her 'wonderful' attention.

Sakura gasped, and began muttering apology after apology, not even looking at the person she had practically walked over. "I'm so sorry. I should watch where I'm walking !"

"… Kinomoto-san ?"

Sakura raised her head and let out a surprised, but pleased gasp.

"Kuro-kun !"

Sakura jumped up and wrapped her arms around his neck tightly enough to cut off his circulation and needily pressed her lips against his as she thought, 'I like Kuro-kun, not Li-kun.. I don't !'

Karasu was more than pleased at the .. amazing greeting and he kissed back before pulling away. "Well, you should bump into me more often.."

Sakura smiled and laughed as she tightly hugged him and whispered, ".. I missed you."

Karasu secretly rolled his eyes and said back, "I missed you too, cherry blossom."

Sakura pulled back and looked at his clothing. "You go to Tomoeda High School, too ?"

He smiled and nodded as he took her hand in his own, fingers entertwining and they began walking toward the school which was already in sight.

Behind a wall stood Li Syaoran, his eyes steady as he watched the whole scene. Sighing he walked out of his hiding place and began slowly walking toward the school.

"I feel like a stalker.."

A low growl made its way out from the back of his throat as he tried to shake his thoughts away from Sakura.

"But, I just can't help it."

~*~

Sakura opened her locker and took out some thick books for her morning classes. Karasu had already gone to his first class, having to leave her.

"Hey, Kinomoto-san.."

Sakura turned around and much to her displeasure Li Meiling was standing there with a stack of yellow envelopes in her hand. "Yes, Li-san ?"

Meiling quirked a brow, before shaking her head and plucking out one of the envelopes, handing it to her un-occupied hand.

Sakura oddly stared at the envelope and looked back at Meiling. "What's this ?"

Meiling turned around and began walking away. "…Syaoran managed to convince me.. Open it and you'll find out."

After Meiling was out of sight, Sakura placed her books down and ripped open the envelope, unfolding the card that was placed in there.

After reading for a couple of seconds, Sakura's blank face turned into one full of surprise.

"A beach party ?!"

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A/N – Hey, hey, hey ^___^ I hope you all liked this chapter. Once again, I'm sorry for the delay. Next chapter will be out soon, hopefully~! Please review, like your mommy taught you to~! ^_^;; Ja-ne~!