Disclaimer: Not much to say in a disclaimer, just that I don't own CCS and its characters since good ol' CLAMP does.
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Chapter Ten: Star Crossed Skies
2nd CCS fic by Fizzalicious Cherri
Sae stood huddled in her light green jacket as Mrs. Egami lead her into the aquarium. She looked at the rows and rows of aqua marine fish tanks full of many sea creatures she had never seen. Although it all looked so fresh to her, something in the back of her mind tingled.
"Isn't that fish adorable?" Mrs. Egami pointed to the round fish floating lazily in front of them.
Sae giggled, "Awww...he's so round!"
As if on cue, the round fish blew flat and Sae and Mrs. Egami sweatdropped while breaking into laughter. "Or not," Sae smiled as they walked turned the corner.
Sae smiled in awe at the spiraling staircase that had a cylinder fish tank running right from the floor to the ceiling in the center of it. "Kirei!!!" She squealed in delight as she ran up the staircase when suddenly she felt as if time was slowling down...
Bright flashes of images...the fish tanks cracking...water pouring down like great waterfalls onto the many people below them...
And then she was back in reality again when she realized that Mrs. Egami had caught up to her while looking at her sheepishly. "I'm not as young as you Sae, so wait for me." She teased.
Sae looked at her lovingly as she pointed to the top of the staircase. "They have a small food court there, want to go have a snack?"
"Gladly! I'm sad to say that I'm already worn out from running these stairs," Mrs. Egami laughed as they continued upwards.
Sae took some money from the pocket of her faded blue jeans as she approached the counter. She stared intently at the man behind the counter, and she could tell he was eyeing her scar, much to her dismay.
She coughed to get his attention again, "May I have two cones of strawberry ice cream please?" She asked politely.
"Sure, be right back," The man said while walking to the freezer.
Sae sighed intently, the past few days weren't so pleasant for her, but she felt that Tomoeda was more than just a place she was having a vacation at. And for a strange reason, she did not want to leave anytime soon.
She started towards the table that Mrs. Egami had saved for them while holding the two cones carefully.
Mrs. Egami smiled at her motherly.
Sae plopped herself down on the plastic blue chair while taking a lick of her cold smooth ice cream. "We're leaving tomorrow neh?"
Mrs. Egami chuckled and stared at her fondly, "Child, I see you are enjoying yourself here neh?"
Sae nodded slowly, well at least she was enjoying today.
"Well yes we are leaving tomorrow, but we can visit again if you wish."
"Honto ne?!" Sae cried in delight, almost dropping her cone of ice cream.
Mrs. Egami shook her head in agreement as Sae leapt up in joy.
Syaoran, Tomoyo, and Kero walked down the steps of the Kinomoto residence with Sakura's diary tucked safely in Syaoran's pocket while Tomoyo carried some photos of their wonderful lost friend.
"Let's go back," Syaoran said quickly, breaking the awkward silence of the trio.
Kero blinked his black beady eyes at Syaoran. "Neh! Who said you were the boss around here kiddo?!"
"Kero!!" Tomoyo shushed the little guardian beast, giving him a 'Syaoran's not in a good mood' look.
Kero crossed his paws while pouting.
Syaoran ignored him and was lost in his own thoughts. He felt like it was his fault...even though it might have sounded crazy to others. But what if he had come back earlier? He would have been able to stay by her side...and protect her from all the pain and harm she had come to while he was all the way in Hong Kong.
Syaoran's heart ached, longing to see his emerald eyed cherry blossom safely in front of him, and even better, in his arms. Though Sakura's dad could not help them much, it cheered him up the slightest bit to see Sakura's family once again. Yet she wasn't there, and that was a big hole to their lives, and espeically him.
Tomoyo frowned, knowing that Syaoran was probably blaming himself for all the events that had occured while he had been absent. She sighed, "It's not your fault Li-kun."
"...What makes you think that I think it's my fault?" Syaoran's forehead scrunched up in annoyance. He did not like letting people know how he felt.
Tomoyo smiled at him sadly, "I've known you since we were 10 Li-kun! I know what you're like, and because you love Sakura-chan so much, you think that everything that goes wrong is your fault. But it's not Li-kun, you couldn't help it because your clan needed you." Tomoyo insured.
Syaoran glanced at the jeweled sky, his hand reaching into his pocket to feel the comforting leather of his angel's diary, all full of her thoughts and memories. He gripped it tightly inside his pocket, not wanting Tomoyo and Kero to see how badly he needed her at the moment.
Yet he would not give up, and that was why he had to go back to Tomoeda, and somehow not give up on her.
Her pale clamy hands shakily held the car keys as she unlocked the car. She pulled her frail body into the driver's seat, tears streaming down her once bright and cheerful face, but now filled with sorrow and remorse.
Auburn hair fell into her glazed emerald eyes as she blindly turned the car keys as the engine came to life, while she pulled out of the driveway and into the dark night.
The light given off by the street lamps were of no use to her, for she saw them as blurry little light blobs through her liquified eyes. Tear after tear spilt over the rim of her eyes, cascading down her cheek and dropping onto her lap from her chin.
Her foot suddenly applied more pressure to the pedal as she felt the road beneath her zip by, and the blobs of light disappearing quicker and quicker until there were no longer street lights.
She assumed she was on some distant highway road or maybe she wasn't even on a road. Her lips quivered as images and emotions serged through her tired body, only yearning for one thing in the world.
An end to her pain.
She didn't know where she was going even, but she felt like breaking free from all the sudden changes in her innocent life of a teenage girl. Now she was nothing but innocent, a girl that had troubles and a child within her very body growing by the second.
It sickened her greatly to think of such a thing, and once again, she applied more preassure and she felt the car going at its highest speed.
Tear...after tear...appeared and stained her pants.
Star...after star...appeared in the dark dark sky.
As if wanting to cast some light to the girl's way, yet to no avail. The stars merily shone, helplessly watching as the girl drove madly and blindly...
Until it was all to late.
And a sickening screech and the sound of twisting metal was heard through the vast empty night sky.
The stars blinked.
As if they were suddenly wavered...
And silence consumed the night once again.
Sae frowned, waking to the ticking of the clock in her hotel room as she jolted into a sitting position upon her soft matress. Her eyes scanned the room, afraid of her dream...
"It's almost like my other one..." Sae mumbled as she yawned. "...A car crash...that's what it is..."
Why?
That single question rang through her head until finally she was too tired to think of it any more. "....Did that girl die?" She wondered before drifting off to another deep sleep.
Tomoyo rubbed her tired eyes as her cell phone rang through the skytrain they were occupying. "Moshi moshi?" She asked softly.
"Tomoyo-chan?" Came a familiar voice.
"Eriol!!!" Suddenly she felt like she had just woken up from a whole year of sleep, and she was alive once again. "Where are you?! How are you?! I miss you!!" She squealed happily into the cell phone while giving a side glance to Syaoran who looked amused
"How is my lovely lady and my cute little descendant?" His voice questioned.
"I'm fine, a bit tired, but I'm alive! Li-kun? Not so good," She lowered her voice.
"Hmm...well, where are you guys heading now?"
Tomoyo leaned back in her seat, "Tomoeda."
"Wonderful." Tomoyo could imagine Eriol's smile in her thoughts.
"Eh? Why?" Tomoyo blinked.
"Because I am in Tomoeda right as we speak," Eriol stated.
Tomoyo's eyes widened as her heart quickened, "Neh?! Honto (really)?!"
"Hai, and I'll be waiting for my Tomoyo to come back," He chuckled.
"Sugoi!! And then we can all go look for Sakura-chan! We...found out a bit of what happened to her..." Tomoyo's voice trailed off.
"...Well, anything is good..." Eriol said slowly. "But I've just arrived anyways, when are you two arriving?"
"Very very soon!" Tomoyo replied happily.
"I think I'll come and wait for you guys at the skytrain station."
She nodded, even though he couldn't see her nod. "Ok...eh? How did you know we were coming by skytrain?"
"I have my ways," Eriol stated mischeviously.
Tomoyo giggled, Eriol was still her Eriol. "Ok then! Ja matte then?"
"Ja ne," He replied.
Syaoran noticed the sudden sparkle in Tomoyo's once dull tired eyes and smiled slightly at his friend's happiness. Admist all his sorrow, he was glad there was some light to it all. "Your lover boy?" Syaoran stated, more as a fact then a question.
Tomoyo nodded happily, "Eriol will be at the station waiting for us."
"Hm...I haven't seen him in a while," Syaoran mused as the familiar scenery of Tomoeda came into view again.
"He's still Eriol," Tomoyo winked.
Syaoran smirked, "That's great..."
Sae carried her baggage with two hands as she limped her way slowly to the platform waiting for the skytrain to arrive. Mrs. Egami was in the restrooms which left her waiting out for the train alone.
She leaned on her good foot while an announcement rang through the station. "Train from Tokoyo arriving in Station B."
Sae yawned in boredom as she glanced at the arriving train out of the corner of her grass coloured eyes.
The doors to it opened, and she saw two figures run out first. One with long dark hair that seemed awfully excited, and the other a calm, good looking, but rather serious looking boy, coming after her.
Sae stared at them with interest. What an interesting couple...
She spotted another young man joining the two of them. He had navy blue hair and round circular glasses, making him look awfully friendly but mysterious because of his dark eyes.
Sae couldn't get her eyes off them, and that was when they turned and saw her.
She noticed their surprised expressions.
AN: Ehehehehehe.......!!!!!!! Gomen nasai!!!!! I'll try to update soon.....I might not be able to update for a ~while! since my mid-terms are in six days and I still need to study for like three subjects ._.!! Well I hope you enjoyed this chapter ;)