Only, ONE review? Well, I'm not gonna cry or anything. A few more would
have been nice, but, oh well. Sorry it's taken me soooooo long to update.
I really am. Gomen!!((;_;)) But I had soo much homework. And I had concerts last week, so I had to practice. But don't worry. CHAPTER 5 HAS ARRIVED!!!! So enjoy. And remember, vote for the sequel. I put the plots at the end this time. To the story we go.
Collision
Chapter 5
Gomen
Sakura heard noise downstairs. She peeked out and saw Kero and Lin-tah yelling about who should get the last bowl full of pudding. She sighed and closed the door. She picked up the Clow book and opened it.
The cards were officially Sakura Cards, so they just came out, and hovered around her. The cards could sense their mistresses' distress and then in turn were gloomy.
Sakura looked up at them and said, "The one person in the world whom I have lived for, has left me. I need to find a way to go away as well. Can you guys help me?" Love, gave Sakura a magical book and Windy turned the pages to the answer.
Sakura looked at the index. She found one that said -Soul freeing-. She went to that page and found out that the spell would seal her soul in the object of her choice. She looked at the cards.
From the looks on their faces, she could tell that they weren't too happy with the decision. She said, "If I sealed myself in the Clow Book, would you guys make me a card as well?" They nodded in solemn grief. Sakura looked down at the book and read the instructions.
"HOE!! This is going to take an hour. I'm going to go get a snack before I start. Maybe some of Kero's pudding. You guys keep yourselves conceled okay?" Sakura said to the cards. They went back into the clow book, and Sakura closed it, and placed the spell book and her cards under her pillow.
sorry, but *sob* I can't stand sadness. Probably because I grew up in a grieving atmosphere but still, I like genki stuff! But no story is complete without the sad, so there's that
Sakura went downstairs and showed a happy face to everyone. Kero said, "Sakura, now can I get a chance to crush the Gaki?" Sakura said, "No Kero. I'm not going to let you." And the Eriol said, "So Sakura, how are you feeling?" Sakura smiled sweetly and said, "Ya know what? I'm feeling really hungry. I think fainting gets a lot out of you." Everyone sweatdropped and then started laughing.
Sakura chuckled a little herself, and then got a bowl of pudding out fo the refrigirator. She also got out some bread and made herself a sandwich. She also got a glass of milk and was carrying everything upstairs when Tomoyo said, "Come join us Sakura. We have need a third player on our team so Kero and I can beat Eriol and Lin-tah." Sakura said, "I'd really love to Tomoyo, but I just remembered that I forgot to type up my resignation for the airlines, so I gotta go type it up k?"
Tomoyo smiled and said, "You're the best Sakura! It's great to see you believe in Syaoran-kun. Just know we're here for you okay?" Sakura smiled back. Just then Lin-tah said, "And if my uncle leaves you aunty, then I'll ask Mr. Eriol to torture him."
well, see, Eriol doesn't call Meilin 'cute lil' decendant' so I don't know how Lin-tah'll address him as. Let's just say Mister for now, and later, she can call him uncle.
Sakura sweatdropped and laughed. She didn't want to show that she didn't think Syaoran was coming back so she said, "Alright Lin-tah, alright." And she went upstairs.
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Sakura stared at her book after she ate her snack. She quietly started to read every incantation out loved, slowly. She had to repeat it once more.
And as she started, a whirlpool started around her, picking up many things in the way. see end for minor details
Meanwhile.........
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Syaoran ran like he was being chased by a dog. Meilin and Kouji struggled to keep up with his speed. Syaoran finally stopped at Sakura's door. Something was wrong, he could sense it. He knew that he had to get to Sakura fast, before it was too late.
Syaoran banged on the door. Tomoyo answered. Syaoran said, "where's *pant* Sakura?" Tomoyo replied, "well she's upstairs in her room Syaoran." Syaoran mumbled a not-so-nice curse under his breath and ran up the stairs.
Eriol felt the urgency and he ran up behind Syaoran. They tried opening the door but it wouldn't budge. Sakura who was still inside the vortex, could hear the banging on the door. But she didn't care. 'One more time,' she thought, 'say it once more and it's over.' She felt the door give way as she was about to say the last ten lines.
Syaoran saw the vortex. He yelled to Eriol over the noise, "You should know something about this!" Eriol yelled back, "It's the Soul freeing spell. It allows for a person to release their souls into whatever they wish. Most magical people do it as the last option to save a live of a dear one, or because they can't live with the one dearest to them gone. I think Sakura's trying to bind herself in her cards. You're the only one who can save her, but I don't know how." Eriol lost his voice at the end. Yelling was not what he was best at so he kept it to a minimum.
Syaoran brought up his sword. ya know, say the words, it comes, the usual He ran right into the vortex. No one saw anything of him or her after that most, because right when he ran in, Sakura, said the last word.
*~*~*~*Inside the vortex*~*~*~*
Syaoran felt Sakura's aura just slightly to his left. He didn't understand where he was. He felt as if he was floating in empty space because he was lying down, and there was no ground underneath him. He immediately got up and followed Sakura's aura. Oh, Syaoran the gentleman *__* He actually ran towards her aura.
When he got there, he could faintly see Sakura. She looked unconcious. He noticed that she was wearing a light pink short dress with white sleeves. He thought, 'Sakura looks so much like a princess.' He finally looked at himself. He found himself wearing his green traditional robe again and he wondered how it got there. He bent down and picked up Sakura and put her head in his lap.
Her lips were blue and she looked really pale. Syaoran was scared. He shook her slightly and said, "Sakura, c'mon, wake up!" She didn't move. Then Syaoran remembered that Sakura could sleep through an earthquake. He shook her fiercely. Finally, after he ran out of ideas, he bent down and kissed her fully on the lips.
He started to run out of air. He almost lost hope, suddenly, he felt something squirm. He realized that Sakura had finally moved!!! He was so happy. He could see the color returning to her cheeks and her lips. He thought, 'Thank you, whoever is up there. Thanks for saving her!' Sakura slowly opened her eyes.
Sakura's vision was blurry, she saw chestnut hair. She muttered, "Syaoran- kun?" Sakura's voice was barely audible, but Syaoran heard it none-the- less. He hugged her close and with his voice quivering, he said, "Sakura! Oh I thought I lost you!!! Don't you know how much you mean to me? How could you do such a thing?" Sakura could see clearer now. She sat up and moved out of Syaoran's grasp. He was a little hurt but he didn't resist letting her move out. She said, "Syaoran-kun.I thought that you hated me. I t-thought that you left me forever."
Syaoran felt pity for Sakura. She was so fragile, and knowing that, he still hurt her. He took her hands with his and looked into her sad deep emerald eyes. He said, "Sakura, even if I moved halfway across the world, I'd never stop loving you. You know that. I love you so much Sakura, I-I, you don't know what I went through when I realized you were in danger. I can't live without you Sakura-chan. Remember this Sakura, I promise you, that no matter what, I'll always be there for you, whether as a friend, or as lover. Always."
Sakura was moved. She exclaimed, "Oh Syaoran!" And she hugged him. She started to cry in his arms, and he held her, without moving an inch. Slowly she calmed, she said, "I'm sorry I didn't trust you. And *sniff* I'm sorry I made your robe wet." Syaoran said, "It's alright Sakura. *snicker* and the robe doesn't matter. All that matters now is that I get you home."
Sakura said, "So how are we going to get out of here. And where is here?" Syaoran looked around and said, "I don't exactly know. But I think the only thing we can do is wish really hard to be back at your house. On the count of three, wish as hard as you can. One - two - three!"
Both of them wished really hard. As the colors started to change back, Sakura collapsed into Syaoran's arms. She had used the little energy she had to get them back. Syaoran thought,'Just sleep Sakura. Sleep well'
*~*~*~*back in Sakura's room*~*~*~*
Tomoyo and Meilin started crying. No one knew what had happened. Sakura and Syaoran just disappeared and the vortex was gone. Everything in the room was a mess. Their auras couldn't be even traced by Eriol. Everything looked hopeless. Until a little dark hole started to appear from the ground. No one noticed it until Lin-tah pointed it out. A fog started to form around the dark hole so nothing could be seen.
But as the fog cleared, everyone noticed two shapes in the mist. Eriol started to feel Sakura and Syaoran's auras again!!! He said in a sing-song voice, "Theyyyre baaack." Tomoyo and Meilin were very happy. They ran towards the figures, and saw that Sakura wasn't moving. Tomoyo looked at Syaoran's closed eyes. He had opened them right then and said, "Hey guys. Boy am I glad to see you. And I'm sure Sakura is too! But, she kind of fainted while we were getting here. She should be fine. Just let her rest."
Everyone nodded gravely. Syaoran placed Sakura gently on the bed, and then covered her up. He walked out with everyone else. As he closed the door behind him, Meilin said, "You need to tell us everything that happened cousin." And so he did....
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Everyone forget what happened the day before or well, tried to forget. The preparations for the wedding were going just like they were before. Touya took over getting the chapel ready, since he didn't approve of Syaoran's sisters doing all the work. Meilin, Sakura and Tomoyo went shopping again. This time, it was just for fun. Meilin and Tomoyo were ordered to keep Sakura occupied so she didn't start helping with the decorations.
Meilin started to tell Lin-tah about her childhood in Japan, when a girl walked out a bookstore. She looked pretty familiar. Then it clicked in Meilin's brain about who she was. She yelled, "Hey! Chiharu! Over here!!!" Chiharu turned around. She saw her good friends Sakura and Tomoyo, but she also saw two other girls. One was a little kid with black hair and ruby eyes, and the other looked like her mother, with black hair and ruby eyes.. Chiharu said, "Hey Sakura! Tomoyo! Um. Meilin?" Meilin said, "Yep, it's me!"
Chiharu walked towards the three girls. She saw the little girl run behind Meilin. Meilin chuckled a little and said, "It's alright Lin-tah, it's only my childhood friend, Chiharu." Chiharu bent down so she was in eye- level with the girl. She loved kids. She said to the girl softly, "Meilin's right. I'm an old friend of hers. You don't need to be afraid of me," and she gave the girl a nice big smile. Lin-tah melted, she ran up and hugged her.
Okay, a little break here. Sorry, I just wanted to say that I know that Chiharu sounds like Sakura, but I figured that she is always happy anyways, right? Ya well...back to the story
Sakura said, "Hey Chiharu, um, your ring is missing." Chiharu said, "NANI?!" and then she looked down at her left hand and remembered when she'd thrown the ring at her ex-fiancée. She said, "uh, that's because I didn't get married to Ian. He was kind of cheating on me, and when I found that out I kinda gave him a good bashing and then kinda ran out and away. Right now, I'm visiting my sister and I'm searching for a job far away from here. What about you guys?" Just then, a police man came by and said, "I'm sorry ladies but lunch hour rush will start soon, so I suggest you either split up or go somewhere else rather than the middle of the sidewalk." The girls agreed and then every walked into Sushi House, the nearest restaurant.
Sakura, Tomoyo, and Lin-tah sat across from Meilin and Chiharu. Tomoyo had just gotten a wonderful idea and whispered it in Sakura's ear. She agreed as well, and then said to Chiharu, "Hey, um, Chiharu, how long are you staying again?" Chiharu said, "For the next few weeks for sure. But I don't know after that. Why?" Sakura said, "Well, Syaoran-kun kind of asked me if I would marry him, and I said-" Chiharu interrupted by saying, "WHAT? Li-kun? Actually did something sensible? Wow, the world must be ending." Everyone laughed and then Chiharu continued by saying, "So when's the marriage?" Salura replied, "At the end of week, on Sunday, but I was just wondering, would you - I mean, if you're not too busy, could you be the bridesmaid for my wedding?" Meiln exclaimed, "Oh, that's a beautiful idea Sakura! What do you say Chiharu?" Chiharu said, "Well, I'm not too sure. But- well, okay."
Tomoyo said, "well, I guess we're gonna have to take you to Sakura's house Chiharu, because I need your dimensions if I'm going to make you a bridesmaid dress." Chiharu sweat-dropped. She said, "Um, maybe I should just buy one. I mean, I don't want to be too much trouble..." Tomoyo said, "No way, no trouble at all. Now let's go!" Just then, Lin-tah's stomach growled. The poor girl was blushing beet red. Sakura giggled and said, "Let's eat lunch first, since we're already here." And so they did.
*~*~*~*Meanwhile, with the guys*~*~*~*
Syaoran, Kouji, and Eriol were just relaxing. They just walked around the park doing absolutely nothing. They had stopped by the church, but Syaoran's sisters and Touya kicked him out saying that his help wasn't needed. So, at the moment, they were sitting on a bench talking aout their childhood days. Just then, a guy walked by. Syaoran thought that he looked awfully familiar. Eriol said, "Hey, Yamazaki, over here!" Syaoran said, "Takaishi?" Yamazaki came over as soon as he was called. He said, "Hey Eriol! Haven't seen you since your wedding! So how is your new life, and who are these people? One of them looks like Syaoran Li, but I don't know the other dude."
Syaoran said, "That's because I am Syaoran Li. And this guy over here, is Kouji Lang. He's my childhood friend from China." Yamazaki said, "Hey, nice to see you again Syaoran. Glad to see you smiling a bit more. And nice to meet you Lang-kun that's right, right? Sorry, poor at the basic Japanese spelling " Kouji said, "Hey Yamazaki, nice to meet you too, and um, just call me Kouji." Yamazaki said, "Sure, so what brings you guys all back to Tomeada?" Syaoran said, "Well, um, Sakura and I are getting married here."
Yamazaki blinked a few times and then grinned. He said, "Hey, do you guys know that marriage began in-" Eriol said, "Don't start please." Kouji looked confused. Syaoran chuckled and said, "Well, see, our friend Yamazaki here, tells many tall tales. He is known very well for it." Kouji said, "Wow, you gotta fill me in on your stories Yamazaki, my daughter's starting to lose interest in her fairy tales."
Eriol said, "Speaking of which, when's your wedding with Mira?" Yamazaki shook his head looking down at the ground and said, "She died. She said that she'd always be there for me, and then one day, in a car accident, she died. She wasn't the girl of my dreams and I knew that, but still, she promised to be there for me forever, and then she left me."
Eriol said, "Oh, I'm really sorry to hear that." Syaoran and Kouji sadly nodded. Then Yamazaki smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. I don't really mind. It gives me more of a chance to look for the girl of my dreams." The Eriol said, "Hey, Yamazaki, since you're still single, and all of us guys here are married, would you like to be to best man for Syaoran at his wedding?"
Syaoran said, "Hey, yeah, that's a great idea. It's either that or Touya, whom I don't think will agree in any way." Yamazaki was skeptical. He thought that it might bring back bad memories, but then he said, "Sure, no problem. Except, I'm leaving in a few weeks, I'm starting a business in Tokyo, so when's the wedding?" Syaoran said, "Don't worry about it, my wedding is this weekend." Then Eriol said, "Hey, let's go check if the girls are home, we can tell them that we found our best man, and plus, I'm sure Sakura and Tomoyo would like to see you again." So all of the guys got back and headed to the Kinomoto home.
*~*~*~*Home*~*~*~*
Chiharu, Tomoyo and Meilin were catching up on things from when they'd last seen each other. Sakura, Kero, and Lin-tah were busy in the kitchen, making pudding. Just then, Sakura heard a knock on the door. She heard Tomoyo yell, "You can open it Sakura, the alterations are done."
So Sakura went to the door. Personally, she didn't want to, because she had some pudding smudges on her cheek and on her apron. When she opened the door, she saw Yamazaki, Syaoran, Eriol, and Kouji staring at her with dotted eyes. Sakura sweatdropped and said, "Hey Yamazaki-kun! It's so good to see you again. C'mon in everybody." Tomoyo came down the stairs followed by Meilin and a bluching Chiharu.
She had a light yellow dress on that looked a little fancy for a bridesmaid dress but was very cute and made her look very cute in it. Yamazaki's mouth dropped atleast 5 inches. Tomoyo and Eriol saw this and exchanged glances. Sakura and Syaoran saw this too and Syaoran whispered into Sakura's ear, "I think we have a wee little bit of match making to do." Sakura giggled and nodded. Finally, Yamazaki snapped out of his trance and said, "H-hi Chiharu, n-nice t-to see you again." Chiharu nodded dumbly. Since when had Yamazaki become so cute? Sure he had his own little posse in high school but, well, maybe she didn't notice it before.
Meilin pouted and said, "Well, fine, Yamazaki-kun. Forget about the rest of us, why don't you?" Yamazaki laughed and said, "Oh, sorry Meilin, Tomoyo, Sakura. It's REALLY nice to see you guys too." Tomoyo said, "So what made you come by to visit?" Yamazaki said, looking at Chiharu, "well, these guys wanted me to be the best man for Syaoran at the wedding" Sakura said, "Oh that's wonderful! Guess what, Yamazaki-kun? Chiharu's going to be the bridesmaid for me." Yamazaki said, "Hmm. Hey, did you guys know that-OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!" Yamazaki yelled in pain. Chiharu had just came behind him and slapped him on the head. She started to giggle uncontrollably and managed to say, "Yamazaki-kun *snikker* no *giggle* more *giggle* lies!"
Everyone quietly looked at Eriol. He gave them all a 'why-is-everyone- looking-at-the-innocent-person' look. They sighed just then, Yamazaki said, "Chiharu, remember that you promised not to hit me anymore in high school?" Chiharu thought about it. "Now that you mention it, I think I did" Yamazaki said softly, "And you broke your promise." Chiharu didn't know what was going on. She hadn't seen him since high school. How could she know about him being cheated by Mira, and being hurt so much by her breaking her promise to him about never leaving him? Chiharu looked down at the ground. She didn't know about him, but she knew what it felt like when a person breaks a promise. So she said with tears in her eyes, "I'm really sorry Yamazaki-kun. I really am." Then she ran upstairs and into the nearest room.
Yamazaki was confused. He didn't know that he'd hurt Chiharu. He looked at everyone else for an explanation and Sakura softly said, "I think you guys need to talk. I don't think that we can convince her." So Yamazaki nodded, and he walked up the stairs.
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Okay, that's this Chappie. Hope you like it. It's the second to last one. The thanks for people who reviewed will be in the next one. Also, this chapter and the next one are the last ones in which you can vote for the sequel. So if you want one, please review. I'm going to do another CCS story either way, but, I'd rather if I knew if it should be a sequel, or a completely new story hot oof the press. Not that I'm going to tell you what the plot is ^_^;.
Aaaaaand Here are the choices again:
Sakura and Syaoran have been divorced for 4 years. So have Tomoyo and Eriol. But suddenly, someone kidnapped S&S's son. Can they save him before it's too late? This story has some angst but mostly humor and romance. DEFINETELY S+S and E+T!
Sakura and Syaoran haven't paid attention to their failing marriage. Now Eriol and Tomoyo are going to divorce. Can Sakura and Syaoran save their friends' marriage? If not, can they atleast save their own?
And don't throw tomatoes at me for not telling you what Yamazaki and Chiharu talked about. You'll find out next chappie. And sorry it took me so long to write this. I had homework, and a pinch of writer's block. But it's all done and sweet now.
*sigh * that's it for now. Maybe, I'll start Chapter 6, the final chapter, tomorrow or the day after.
~*Spectraangel*~
I really am. Gomen!!((;_;)) But I had soo much homework. And I had concerts last week, so I had to practice. But don't worry. CHAPTER 5 HAS ARRIVED!!!! So enjoy. And remember, vote for the sequel. I put the plots at the end this time. To the story we go.
Collision
Chapter 5
Gomen
Sakura heard noise downstairs. She peeked out and saw Kero and Lin-tah yelling about who should get the last bowl full of pudding. She sighed and closed the door. She picked up the Clow book and opened it.
The cards were officially Sakura Cards, so they just came out, and hovered around her. The cards could sense their mistresses' distress and then in turn were gloomy.
Sakura looked up at them and said, "The one person in the world whom I have lived for, has left me. I need to find a way to go away as well. Can you guys help me?" Love, gave Sakura a magical book and Windy turned the pages to the answer.
Sakura looked at the index. She found one that said -Soul freeing-. She went to that page and found out that the spell would seal her soul in the object of her choice. She looked at the cards.
From the looks on their faces, she could tell that they weren't too happy with the decision. She said, "If I sealed myself in the Clow Book, would you guys make me a card as well?" They nodded in solemn grief. Sakura looked down at the book and read the instructions.
"HOE!! This is going to take an hour. I'm going to go get a snack before I start. Maybe some of Kero's pudding. You guys keep yourselves conceled okay?" Sakura said to the cards. They went back into the clow book, and Sakura closed it, and placed the spell book and her cards under her pillow.
sorry, but *sob* I can't stand sadness. Probably because I grew up in a grieving atmosphere but still, I like genki stuff! But no story is complete without the sad, so there's that
Sakura went downstairs and showed a happy face to everyone. Kero said, "Sakura, now can I get a chance to crush the Gaki?" Sakura said, "No Kero. I'm not going to let you." And the Eriol said, "So Sakura, how are you feeling?" Sakura smiled sweetly and said, "Ya know what? I'm feeling really hungry. I think fainting gets a lot out of you." Everyone sweatdropped and then started laughing.
Sakura chuckled a little herself, and then got a bowl of pudding out fo the refrigirator. She also got out some bread and made herself a sandwich. She also got a glass of milk and was carrying everything upstairs when Tomoyo said, "Come join us Sakura. We have need a third player on our team so Kero and I can beat Eriol and Lin-tah." Sakura said, "I'd really love to Tomoyo, but I just remembered that I forgot to type up my resignation for the airlines, so I gotta go type it up k?"
Tomoyo smiled and said, "You're the best Sakura! It's great to see you believe in Syaoran-kun. Just know we're here for you okay?" Sakura smiled back. Just then Lin-tah said, "And if my uncle leaves you aunty, then I'll ask Mr. Eriol to torture him."
well, see, Eriol doesn't call Meilin 'cute lil' decendant' so I don't know how Lin-tah'll address him as. Let's just say Mister for now, and later, she can call him uncle.
Sakura sweatdropped and laughed. She didn't want to show that she didn't think Syaoran was coming back so she said, "Alright Lin-tah, alright." And she went upstairs.
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Sakura stared at her book after she ate her snack. She quietly started to read every incantation out loved, slowly. She had to repeat it once more.
And as she started, a whirlpool started around her, picking up many things in the way. see end for minor details
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Syaoran ran like he was being chased by a dog. Meilin and Kouji struggled to keep up with his speed. Syaoran finally stopped at Sakura's door. Something was wrong, he could sense it. He knew that he had to get to Sakura fast, before it was too late.
Syaoran banged on the door. Tomoyo answered. Syaoran said, "where's *pant* Sakura?" Tomoyo replied, "well she's upstairs in her room Syaoran." Syaoran mumbled a not-so-nice curse under his breath and ran up the stairs.
Eriol felt the urgency and he ran up behind Syaoran. They tried opening the door but it wouldn't budge. Sakura who was still inside the vortex, could hear the banging on the door. But she didn't care. 'One more time,' she thought, 'say it once more and it's over.' She felt the door give way as she was about to say the last ten lines.
Syaoran saw the vortex. He yelled to Eriol over the noise, "You should know something about this!" Eriol yelled back, "It's the Soul freeing spell. It allows for a person to release their souls into whatever they wish. Most magical people do it as the last option to save a live of a dear one, or because they can't live with the one dearest to them gone. I think Sakura's trying to bind herself in her cards. You're the only one who can save her, but I don't know how." Eriol lost his voice at the end. Yelling was not what he was best at so he kept it to a minimum.
Syaoran brought up his sword. ya know, say the words, it comes, the usual He ran right into the vortex. No one saw anything of him or her after that most, because right when he ran in, Sakura, said the last word.
*~*~*~*Inside the vortex*~*~*~*
Syaoran felt Sakura's aura just slightly to his left. He didn't understand where he was. He felt as if he was floating in empty space because he was lying down, and there was no ground underneath him. He immediately got up and followed Sakura's aura. Oh, Syaoran the gentleman *__* He actually ran towards her aura.
When he got there, he could faintly see Sakura. She looked unconcious. He noticed that she was wearing a light pink short dress with white sleeves. He thought, 'Sakura looks so much like a princess.' He finally looked at himself. He found himself wearing his green traditional robe again and he wondered how it got there. He bent down and picked up Sakura and put her head in his lap.
Her lips were blue and she looked really pale. Syaoran was scared. He shook her slightly and said, "Sakura, c'mon, wake up!" She didn't move. Then Syaoran remembered that Sakura could sleep through an earthquake. He shook her fiercely. Finally, after he ran out of ideas, he bent down and kissed her fully on the lips.
He started to run out of air. He almost lost hope, suddenly, he felt something squirm. He realized that Sakura had finally moved!!! He was so happy. He could see the color returning to her cheeks and her lips. He thought, 'Thank you, whoever is up there. Thanks for saving her!' Sakura slowly opened her eyes.
Sakura's vision was blurry, she saw chestnut hair. She muttered, "Syaoran- kun?" Sakura's voice was barely audible, but Syaoran heard it none-the- less. He hugged her close and with his voice quivering, he said, "Sakura! Oh I thought I lost you!!! Don't you know how much you mean to me? How could you do such a thing?" Sakura could see clearer now. She sat up and moved out of Syaoran's grasp. He was a little hurt but he didn't resist letting her move out. She said, "Syaoran-kun.I thought that you hated me. I t-thought that you left me forever."
Syaoran felt pity for Sakura. She was so fragile, and knowing that, he still hurt her. He took her hands with his and looked into her sad deep emerald eyes. He said, "Sakura, even if I moved halfway across the world, I'd never stop loving you. You know that. I love you so much Sakura, I-I, you don't know what I went through when I realized you were in danger. I can't live without you Sakura-chan. Remember this Sakura, I promise you, that no matter what, I'll always be there for you, whether as a friend, or as lover. Always."
Sakura was moved. She exclaimed, "Oh Syaoran!" And she hugged him. She started to cry in his arms, and he held her, without moving an inch. Slowly she calmed, she said, "I'm sorry I didn't trust you. And *sniff* I'm sorry I made your robe wet." Syaoran said, "It's alright Sakura. *snicker* and the robe doesn't matter. All that matters now is that I get you home."
Sakura said, "So how are we going to get out of here. And where is here?" Syaoran looked around and said, "I don't exactly know. But I think the only thing we can do is wish really hard to be back at your house. On the count of three, wish as hard as you can. One - two - three!"
Both of them wished really hard. As the colors started to change back, Sakura collapsed into Syaoran's arms. She had used the little energy she had to get them back. Syaoran thought,'Just sleep Sakura. Sleep well'
*~*~*~*back in Sakura's room*~*~*~*
Tomoyo and Meilin started crying. No one knew what had happened. Sakura and Syaoran just disappeared and the vortex was gone. Everything in the room was a mess. Their auras couldn't be even traced by Eriol. Everything looked hopeless. Until a little dark hole started to appear from the ground. No one noticed it until Lin-tah pointed it out. A fog started to form around the dark hole so nothing could be seen.
But as the fog cleared, everyone noticed two shapes in the mist. Eriol started to feel Sakura and Syaoran's auras again!!! He said in a sing-song voice, "Theyyyre baaack." Tomoyo and Meilin were very happy. They ran towards the figures, and saw that Sakura wasn't moving. Tomoyo looked at Syaoran's closed eyes. He had opened them right then and said, "Hey guys. Boy am I glad to see you. And I'm sure Sakura is too! But, she kind of fainted while we were getting here. She should be fine. Just let her rest."
Everyone nodded gravely. Syaoran placed Sakura gently on the bed, and then covered her up. He walked out with everyone else. As he closed the door behind him, Meilin said, "You need to tell us everything that happened cousin." And so he did....
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*~*~*~*~*the next day*~*~*~*~*
Everyone forget what happened the day before or well, tried to forget. The preparations for the wedding were going just like they were before. Touya took over getting the chapel ready, since he didn't approve of Syaoran's sisters doing all the work. Meilin, Sakura and Tomoyo went shopping again. This time, it was just for fun. Meilin and Tomoyo were ordered to keep Sakura occupied so she didn't start helping with the decorations.
Meilin started to tell Lin-tah about her childhood in Japan, when a girl walked out a bookstore. She looked pretty familiar. Then it clicked in Meilin's brain about who she was. She yelled, "Hey! Chiharu! Over here!!!" Chiharu turned around. She saw her good friends Sakura and Tomoyo, but she also saw two other girls. One was a little kid with black hair and ruby eyes, and the other looked like her mother, with black hair and ruby eyes.. Chiharu said, "Hey Sakura! Tomoyo! Um. Meilin?" Meilin said, "Yep, it's me!"
Chiharu walked towards the three girls. She saw the little girl run behind Meilin. Meilin chuckled a little and said, "It's alright Lin-tah, it's only my childhood friend, Chiharu." Chiharu bent down so she was in eye- level with the girl. She loved kids. She said to the girl softly, "Meilin's right. I'm an old friend of hers. You don't need to be afraid of me," and she gave the girl a nice big smile. Lin-tah melted, she ran up and hugged her.
Okay, a little break here. Sorry, I just wanted to say that I know that Chiharu sounds like Sakura, but I figured that she is always happy anyways, right? Ya well...back to the story
Sakura said, "Hey Chiharu, um, your ring is missing." Chiharu said, "NANI?!" and then she looked down at her left hand and remembered when she'd thrown the ring at her ex-fiancée. She said, "uh, that's because I didn't get married to Ian. He was kind of cheating on me, and when I found that out I kinda gave him a good bashing and then kinda ran out and away. Right now, I'm visiting my sister and I'm searching for a job far away from here. What about you guys?" Just then, a police man came by and said, "I'm sorry ladies but lunch hour rush will start soon, so I suggest you either split up or go somewhere else rather than the middle of the sidewalk." The girls agreed and then every walked into Sushi House, the nearest restaurant.
Sakura, Tomoyo, and Lin-tah sat across from Meilin and Chiharu. Tomoyo had just gotten a wonderful idea and whispered it in Sakura's ear. She agreed as well, and then said to Chiharu, "Hey, um, Chiharu, how long are you staying again?" Chiharu said, "For the next few weeks for sure. But I don't know after that. Why?" Sakura said, "Well, Syaoran-kun kind of asked me if I would marry him, and I said-" Chiharu interrupted by saying, "WHAT? Li-kun? Actually did something sensible? Wow, the world must be ending." Everyone laughed and then Chiharu continued by saying, "So when's the marriage?" Salura replied, "At the end of week, on Sunday, but I was just wondering, would you - I mean, if you're not too busy, could you be the bridesmaid for my wedding?" Meiln exclaimed, "Oh, that's a beautiful idea Sakura! What do you say Chiharu?" Chiharu said, "Well, I'm not too sure. But- well, okay."
Tomoyo said, "well, I guess we're gonna have to take you to Sakura's house Chiharu, because I need your dimensions if I'm going to make you a bridesmaid dress." Chiharu sweat-dropped. She said, "Um, maybe I should just buy one. I mean, I don't want to be too much trouble..." Tomoyo said, "No way, no trouble at all. Now let's go!" Just then, Lin-tah's stomach growled. The poor girl was blushing beet red. Sakura giggled and said, "Let's eat lunch first, since we're already here." And so they did.
*~*~*~*Meanwhile, with the guys*~*~*~*
Syaoran, Kouji, and Eriol were just relaxing. They just walked around the park doing absolutely nothing. They had stopped by the church, but Syaoran's sisters and Touya kicked him out saying that his help wasn't needed. So, at the moment, they were sitting on a bench talking aout their childhood days. Just then, a guy walked by. Syaoran thought that he looked awfully familiar. Eriol said, "Hey, Yamazaki, over here!" Syaoran said, "Takaishi?" Yamazaki came over as soon as he was called. He said, "Hey Eriol! Haven't seen you since your wedding! So how is your new life, and who are these people? One of them looks like Syaoran Li, but I don't know the other dude."
Syaoran said, "That's because I am Syaoran Li. And this guy over here, is Kouji Lang. He's my childhood friend from China." Yamazaki said, "Hey, nice to see you again Syaoran. Glad to see you smiling a bit more. And nice to meet you Lang-kun that's right, right? Sorry, poor at the basic Japanese spelling " Kouji said, "Hey Yamazaki, nice to meet you too, and um, just call me Kouji." Yamazaki said, "Sure, so what brings you guys all back to Tomeada?" Syaoran said, "Well, um, Sakura and I are getting married here."
Yamazaki blinked a few times and then grinned. He said, "Hey, do you guys know that marriage began in-" Eriol said, "Don't start please." Kouji looked confused. Syaoran chuckled and said, "Well, see, our friend Yamazaki here, tells many tall tales. He is known very well for it." Kouji said, "Wow, you gotta fill me in on your stories Yamazaki, my daughter's starting to lose interest in her fairy tales."
Eriol said, "Speaking of which, when's your wedding with Mira?" Yamazaki shook his head looking down at the ground and said, "She died. She said that she'd always be there for me, and then one day, in a car accident, she died. She wasn't the girl of my dreams and I knew that, but still, she promised to be there for me forever, and then she left me."
Eriol said, "Oh, I'm really sorry to hear that." Syaoran and Kouji sadly nodded. Then Yamazaki smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. I don't really mind. It gives me more of a chance to look for the girl of my dreams." The Eriol said, "Hey, Yamazaki, since you're still single, and all of us guys here are married, would you like to be to best man for Syaoran at his wedding?"
Syaoran said, "Hey, yeah, that's a great idea. It's either that or Touya, whom I don't think will agree in any way." Yamazaki was skeptical. He thought that it might bring back bad memories, but then he said, "Sure, no problem. Except, I'm leaving in a few weeks, I'm starting a business in Tokyo, so when's the wedding?" Syaoran said, "Don't worry about it, my wedding is this weekend." Then Eriol said, "Hey, let's go check if the girls are home, we can tell them that we found our best man, and plus, I'm sure Sakura and Tomoyo would like to see you again." So all of the guys got back and headed to the Kinomoto home.
*~*~*~*Home*~*~*~*
Chiharu, Tomoyo and Meilin were catching up on things from when they'd last seen each other. Sakura, Kero, and Lin-tah were busy in the kitchen, making pudding. Just then, Sakura heard a knock on the door. She heard Tomoyo yell, "You can open it Sakura, the alterations are done."
So Sakura went to the door. Personally, she didn't want to, because she had some pudding smudges on her cheek and on her apron. When she opened the door, she saw Yamazaki, Syaoran, Eriol, and Kouji staring at her with dotted eyes. Sakura sweatdropped and said, "Hey Yamazaki-kun! It's so good to see you again. C'mon in everybody." Tomoyo came down the stairs followed by Meilin and a bluching Chiharu.
She had a light yellow dress on that looked a little fancy for a bridesmaid dress but was very cute and made her look very cute in it. Yamazaki's mouth dropped atleast 5 inches. Tomoyo and Eriol saw this and exchanged glances. Sakura and Syaoran saw this too and Syaoran whispered into Sakura's ear, "I think we have a wee little bit of match making to do." Sakura giggled and nodded. Finally, Yamazaki snapped out of his trance and said, "H-hi Chiharu, n-nice t-to see you again." Chiharu nodded dumbly. Since when had Yamazaki become so cute? Sure he had his own little posse in high school but, well, maybe she didn't notice it before.
Meilin pouted and said, "Well, fine, Yamazaki-kun. Forget about the rest of us, why don't you?" Yamazaki laughed and said, "Oh, sorry Meilin, Tomoyo, Sakura. It's REALLY nice to see you guys too." Tomoyo said, "So what made you come by to visit?" Yamazaki said, looking at Chiharu, "well, these guys wanted me to be the best man for Syaoran at the wedding" Sakura said, "Oh that's wonderful! Guess what, Yamazaki-kun? Chiharu's going to be the bridesmaid for me." Yamazaki said, "Hmm. Hey, did you guys know that-OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!" Yamazaki yelled in pain. Chiharu had just came behind him and slapped him on the head. She started to giggle uncontrollably and managed to say, "Yamazaki-kun *snikker* no *giggle* more *giggle* lies!"
Everyone quietly looked at Eriol. He gave them all a 'why-is-everyone- looking-at-the-innocent-person' look. They sighed just then, Yamazaki said, "Chiharu, remember that you promised not to hit me anymore in high school?" Chiharu thought about it. "Now that you mention it, I think I did" Yamazaki said softly, "And you broke your promise." Chiharu didn't know what was going on. She hadn't seen him since high school. How could she know about him being cheated by Mira, and being hurt so much by her breaking her promise to him about never leaving him? Chiharu looked down at the ground. She didn't know about him, but she knew what it felt like when a person breaks a promise. So she said with tears in her eyes, "I'm really sorry Yamazaki-kun. I really am." Then she ran upstairs and into the nearest room.
Yamazaki was confused. He didn't know that he'd hurt Chiharu. He looked at everyone else for an explanation and Sakura softly said, "I think you guys need to talk. I don't think that we can convince her." So Yamazaki nodded, and he walked up the stairs.
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Okay, that's this Chappie. Hope you like it. It's the second to last one. The thanks for people who reviewed will be in the next one. Also, this chapter and the next one are the last ones in which you can vote for the sequel. So if you want one, please review. I'm going to do another CCS story either way, but, I'd rather if I knew if it should be a sequel, or a completely new story hot oof the press. Not that I'm going to tell you what the plot is ^_^;.
Aaaaaand Here are the choices again:
Sakura and Syaoran have been divorced for 4 years. So have Tomoyo and Eriol. But suddenly, someone kidnapped S&S's son. Can they save him before it's too late? This story has some angst but mostly humor and romance. DEFINETELY S+S and E+T!
Sakura and Syaoran haven't paid attention to their failing marriage. Now Eriol and Tomoyo are going to divorce. Can Sakura and Syaoran save their friends' marriage? If not, can they atleast save their own?
And don't throw tomatoes at me for not telling you what Yamazaki and Chiharu talked about. You'll find out next chappie. And sorry it took me so long to write this. I had homework, and a pinch of writer's block. But it's all done and sweet now.
*sigh * that's it for now. Maybe, I'll start Chapter 6, the final chapter, tomorrow or the day after.
~*Spectraangel*~