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Chapter 11 – Our First Meeting"Sakura, are you alright?" Tomoyo asked as she looked at her friend.
"…Yes," Sakura said as she looked out the window dumbly.
'It has been about three months and we haven't heard a word from them,' Tomoyo thought sadly as she started to think negative things about what might have happened.
"Tomoyo…you don't think…"
"I'm sure that everything is going fine and that they are just staying there to be on the safe side," Tomoyo said as she hugged her friend, but then started to think if it wasn't true.
'Syaoran, Eriol, hurry back to us,' Tomoyo said as they both started to cry silently.
"You have to go see them, Eriol," Yelan said as she starred at picture.
"…"
"…You've been hanging around him too much, Eriol," Yelan said as she looked back to him.
"…"
"They have the right to know what happened and I'm sure that they are worried about…what happened," Yelan said as her eyes started to water.
"…It'll kill her, you know that," Eriol said as he walked out of the study, knowing that he was going to have to go now.
'Why did you have to leave,' Eriol thought as he went in the cab and told him to take him to the airport.
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'Whose there?' Sakura asked as she tried to see the figure that was standing ahead of her.
'…'
'What do you want?' Sakura asked, trying to get the figure to say something.
'…I'm sorry, Sakura,' the figure said in a sad voice.
'Who are you?' Sakura asked again, knowing that the voice sounded familiar to her.
'…Just promise me…promise me that you will wait for me, no matter how long it takes,' the figure said as he started to turn around and walk away from her.
'Wait!' Sakura called, running after the figure.
'…Promise me, Cherry Blossom,' the figure said as he disappeared.
'No!'
"No!" Sakura said as she sat straight up and looked around her.
"Sakura, are you alright?" Touya said as he rushed inside her room to find her crying.
"No…"
"You want to talk about it?" Touya asked as he looked down at her.
"No…"
"…Do you want for me to call Tomoyo?" Touya asked as he reached for the phone.
When she didn't say anything, he dialed her number and she answered sleepily. Once Touya mentioned her name and that she was crying, she got off the phone with him was quickly knocking at their front door.
"Where is she?" Tomoyo asked as she saw how tired Touya looked.
"Upstairs…"
"Go back to bed, Touya. Don't worry, everything will be okay," Tomoyo said as she ushered him back to bed and walked to Sakura's room to find her still crying.
"Sakura…"
Once Tomoyo reached the bed, Sakura flung her arms around her and cried her heart out, saying over and over again that he was gone and was never coming back. Tomoyo just sat there and wondered what it was that she was talking about. When Sakura calmed down a little bit later, Tomoyo looked at her and gave her a smile.
"Okay, tell me what happened," Tomoyo said as she knew that she was going to have to be ready for what it was that Sakura was going to tell her.
"…I had a dream…about Sya…Syaor…him," Sakura said, knowing that she wasn't able to say his name.
"…Go on," Tomoyo said as she started to feel tears roll down her cheeks.
"He's…he's gone!" Sakura said as she cried again on her friend's shoulder.
"…What do you mean by he's gone?" Tomoyo asked, trying to see if she could get her to think something different.
"They killed him, I know they did and…and…"
"Sshh, it's okay, Sakura. I'm sure that it doesn't mean anything," Tomoyo said as she tried not to cry herself.
'I know that it probably doesn't, but I just know,' Sakura thought as she cried her heart out.
When Eriol arrived in Japan, he called Tomoyo and was told that she was staying at Sakura's house for a little while. He thought about how it was all going to work out and how he was going to explain it to them. He knew that Tomoyo would be alright and that she would help him, but Sakura was someone totally different and he knew that she was going to take the news harder than even him.
Once he arrived at the Kinomoto residence, he stood there at their front door for at least twenty minutes. He knew that he should have just turned around and go back to Hong Kong or even England, but Yelan was right, they had the right to know about what had happened.
'You just had to…' Eriol thought as he knocked on the door and waited till he saw a face that he hadn't seen for three months.
"Tomoyo," Eriol said as he nodded his head in greeting.
"Eriol!" Tomoyo cried out in joy as she jumped at him, almost making him fall, and hugging the life out of him.
"I've missed you too, Tomoyo," Eriol said as he smirked at her, missing her in his arms.
When Tomoyo moved away, she noticed that he was by himself and that Syaoran or anyone else was behind him.
"…Where's Syaoran?" Tomoyo asked, fearing the answer that he was going to give her.
"Tomoyo…he's…Syaoran is gone," Eriol said as felt Tomoyo cry against his chest.
'If she is acting like this, how is Sakura going to act,' Eriol thought as he held her close and cried himself.When Sakura woke up, she realized how late it was by looking at her clock, which read 1:15 p.m. She quickly got up and got ready for the day, seeing as how she heard two voices downstairs; one belonging to Tomoyo and the other one was familiar to her. As she descended the stairs, she realized that the voice belonged to Eriol. She grew excited knowing that he was here which to her, meant that Syaoran was back.
"Sakura," Eriol nodded to her as she walked inside the room.
"…Good morning, Sakura," Tomoyo said as she turned her head away.
"Good morning to you all," Sakura said as she looked around the room, looking for Syaoran.
"…He's not here, Sakura," Eriol said as he tried to keep his voice level.
"What do you mean? Is he out somewhere or…"
"No, Sakura. He's not here and he's not anywhere. He's…"
Before Eriol could say anything, she fainted and hit her head on the coffee table as she fell. The last words she was able to hear though, was Eriol's. "He's gone, Sakura."
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"It's already been about five months since everything happened and two months since Sakura fell into a coma. I hope she wakes up soon," Tomoyo said as she sat in a chair next to a hospital bed that held her best friend, Sakura.
"I know what you mean, Tomoyo. I do too hope that she wakes up soon. Besides, Yelan would like to hear from all of us," Eriol said as he wrapped an arm around her, pulling her closer to him.
"I just can't believe that all this has happened to us," Tomoyo said as she rested her head on his shoulder.
'Please Sakura, wake up soon,' Eriol thought as he looked down at Tomoyo to find that she was sound asleep.
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'Hello, Cherry Blossom,' said a figure as he walked up to her.
'Hi,' Sakura said as she looked up at him.
'I've been noticing that your friends have been worrying about you,' the figure said as he sat down next to her.
'Yes, I know,' Sakura said as she looked down at the ground, not wanting to think about it.
'I wonder why we keep meeting each other in different places,' Sakura said as she looked at surroundings.
'I don't know, but I like the places that we meet at,' the figure said as he looked around his surroundings as well.
This time, they were in a garden or at least part of a garden that seemed familiar to Sakura. When she looked around again, she noticed that he was standing with his arm outstretched to her.
'Shall we?' the figure asked as he pulled her up and started to walk around the garden.
They walked in silence until they started to come towards what looked like a house. The figure noticed it before Sakura did and started to lead her the other way, back to where they were before they began to walk.
'Why do you seem so familiar to me?' Sakura said as she stopped when she noticed that he was leading her back again.
'I don't know what you are talking about,' the figure said as he looked at her.
For once, Sakura was finally able to see his eyes. They were a dark amber color that seemed cold and cruel, but it made Sakura feel safe and secure. She looked closely at him and in a second, she felt his lips on hers. It was a gentle kiss, but Sakura felt like as if he was trying to get her to remember something that she seemed to be forgetting. When he pulled away, she held him close and tried to think about what he was trying to tell her.
'It is you, isn't it,' Sakura said as she looked up at him again.
All what he did was smile at her and he pulled her in for another kiss. In doing so, she wrapped her arms around him and the kiss was more passionate than all the others that they had shared. She felt tears streaming down her face and was pushed away gently by him.
'Why…'
'I had to,' he said, wiping away her tears.
'But you promised me that you would return to me,' Sakura whispered as she held him close, burying her face in his chest.
'Yes, I did and here I am,' he said as he gave her a smile.
'But I miss you,' Sakura said as she started to shake.
'Cherry Blossom, you will never lose me and I will never lose you. I made a promise and I've kept it. Your friends miss you and are worried about you,' he said as he led her to a bench and they sat down.
'What will I do without you?' Sakura asked, hoping that it wasn't true.
When he smiled at her and when she felt him put a hand on her cheek, she cried all over again.
'Sakura, love, you will never be without me. I made you a promise and I've kept to it,' he said as he wrapped his arms around her.
'Now, I'm going to make you another promise,' he said, kissing her hair while rubbing her back.
'What is it?' Sakura asked as she moved away a little.
'…I'm coming back to you soon, but you'll have to be patient and wait for me. When I come back though, I'm not leaving your side,' he said as she started to cry again.
'…When will this be?' Sakura asked as she tried not to give her hopes up.
'Soon,' he said as he gave her one last kiss.
When she opened her eyes, he was gone and she was left alone in the garden, under a cherry blossom tree.
'I will wait for you…Syaoran.'
I know I made it sound really horrible and sad, L but I'm not done yet! J Besides, a promise is a promise and I don't think he will break it. Sorry I haven't updated my other stories! I will soon! Well, tell me what you all think! Flames are welcomed and the next chapter or two will be about…You'll have to read to find out! Cliffhanger! Take care! Thanks! -Bluepiper