AN: OH MY GOSH....Guess who's back??!!! ME!!!!!! Hehehehe lol...I'm sooooooo SORRY!! I haven't updated for what?? TWO MONTHS??? Or less? Or more? But since school started and I've just switched to a new school and all, I had to have some time to fit in and stuff :P Also I kinda just...drifted away from my fics...which I shouldn't have!! But now me back, hopefully I won't drift off again :P I can't even remember what I'm writing about!! Anyways, I'll shud up now ^^
Disclaimer: Not much to say in a disclaimer, just that I don't own CCS and its characters since good ol' CLAMP does.
" Speech
( ) Translation
Thinking in italics
Tears as Streams of Stars
Chapter Four: Crossing Paths
2nd CCS fic by Fizzalicious Cherri
He dashed down the empty street, for it was almost midnight and no one would want to walk outside in the drizzling rain at this time of the day.
But he had to, he had to find her.
His messy brown hair was damp and was starting to get in the way of his sight as he ran the doorbell repeatedly. He was standing in front of a mansion, a very familiar mansion to him.
His amber eyes scanned the area, old times filled his thoughts.
"Li-kun...?"
His eyes snapped back towards the ebony door and saw a very familiar person, just she looked more mature. Her amethyst eyes seemed tired, as she stiffled a yawn.
"Daidouji-san, gomen nasai for waking you up," He said quickly.
Tomoyo shook her head, "It's ok, I haven't seen you in ages!!" She stepped aside to let the wet figure of Syaoran into the warm hall.
"What brings you back to Tomoeda...?" Tomoyo asked slowly, although she knew he came back for...
Syaoran slipped out of his shoes and ran a hand through his wet and tangled hair. "I need your help."
Tomoyo feared what he was going to ask, but she nodded nonetheless. "...Well?" She lead him into the living room and plopped herself down onto the couch.
"I can't find Sakura," Syaoran said in desperation. "She's gone, where is she?!" He starting getting furious, and more desperate by the second. "We promised...to meet..." He lost his words and flopped himself onto the couch behind him.
Tomoyo knew he was looking for Sakura. Who and what else could bring the little wolf back to Tomoeda? She sighed and clasped her hands together, her face slightly pale. "...You're right." She uttered.
"Nani?"
Tomoyo lifted her eyes to stare at Syaoran's face. "You said 'she's gone'." And then her eyes went downcast again.
"...Daidouji-san!! This isn't helping me! Just tell me, where is she?!" Syaoran stood up again, his amber eyes flaring.
"I don't know!!" Tomoyo didn't want to raise her voice, but she couldn't help the mixed emotions in her.
Syaoran walked over to her and gripped her shoulders. "How can you not know?! You're her lifetime bestfriend!!"
Tomoyo wiggled out of his grasp and stared at him with wide eyes. "Stop it Li Syaoran!! I don't know where Kinomoto Sakura is."
The two stared at each other for almost a minute before Syaoran's fire died down. "I'm sorry..." He apologized quietly. "I overeacted..."
Tomoyo's eyes went sympathetic as she tucked a strand of her long dark hair behind her ear. "It's ok Li-kun...I know how you feel.."
He buried his face into his hands and looked up. "Do you...at least know...what happened? Why isn't she here? I'm so confused..."
Tomoyo sighed and began, "It was...a while ago now...possibly a year already..." Her eyes seemed afar, as she struggled to remember the memories she hadn't want to bring up again. "Sakura suddenly disappeared. It was a dark night, rain hitting against the streets like bullets...her father said she took the car with her too. And she never came back."
"...Why though?" Syaoran questioned, his amber eyes filled with confusion.
"We all don't know...but we know Sakura left for reason. She's not the type to leave her family and friends behind without telling us anything." Tomoyo said with confidence as she walked over to Syaoran.
She gripped his hands in hers. "Believe in her, Li-kun. She didn't leave us for no reason, don't be mad at her, don't hate her...just..."
"I'm going to find her," Syaoran stood up, Tomoyo releasing her grip on his hands.
"It's been over a year, we've tried," Tomoyo mumbled.
Syaoran still seemed unshakened. "Where did Sakura's family go?"
"Her father and brother moved...they didn't tell me where, but I think posisbly in Tokyo somewhere, at least that's what my mother told me. Kero is actually with me right now..."
"The stuffed animal? That's great! He'd be a great help.." Syaoran was cut off as Tomoyo interupted.
"No...Kero obviously tried looking for his master, the Sakura Cards even started going wild at the absence of their beloved master..." Tomoyo said sadly. "They got so desperate and furious, just like you, that Kero had to seal them back into the Sakura Book. It used alot of his strength."
"He tried everything he could. But not a trace of her aura could be found."
Syaoran frowned, "Maybe she's far away, or not in town."
"Well, then I guess we're going to have to flip the world inside out until we find her." Tomoyo replied.
"Fine, if that's the only way, I'll do it." Syaoran said defiantly.
She stared him for a moment, and a small smile broke across her face. "I know you'll find her, Li-kun. If you need any help at all, just give me a ring."
Syaoran nodded, "Arigatou Daidouji-san."
A small smile was across her lips as she folded her clothes neatly into a small light pink suitcase. She was going to Tomoeda, and she didn't know why she felt so excited.
It would be her first time leaving the small and secure town of Tsuki, but she also felt that...there was something about Tomoeda.
After Mrs. Egami had told her about their trip, she had looked up Tomoeda in any possibly resource she could get to. Sae didn't know why she felt so curious about this alien town that she had never been to, but she knew there was something about it that Tsuki didn't have.
They were going to leave on a 3:00 PM skytrain, which was only hours away much to Sae's delight.
She threw in her toothbrush, toothpaste, towl, and happily shut her suitcase.
"All set!"
Syaoran stood at the train station, his luggage in one hand, and in the other hand, his train ticket.
"All set to go!"
He turned to see Tomoyo pulling her suitcase along with her. He nodded, "Thanks for coming along with me."
"No problem," She smiled. "If it's something to do with Sakura, I'm in it too!"
"You sure Eriol won't get jealous?" Syaoran smirked as he thought about the half reincarnation of Clow.
Tomoyo giggled, "Naw, he knows we're just all looking for Sakura....You know, it's rather strange that the search for Sakura has suddenly just started again...I never thought it would. I thought...there would just be no hope."
Syaoran frowned, "There is hope though." And he glanced at his watch, 3:00 PM.
"Our train's here," He said quickly as he made his way to the skytrain.
Tomoyo followed closely behind, and the doors to their train slid shut just as an annoucement rang through the station.
"3:00 train from Tsuki, arriving in station B!"
AN: Aw man!! ALMOST...they might've seen eachother! I'm so evil :P Sorry :P Once again, I apologize for my very very long absence, and I hope I won't do that again -.- Please R+R!!