With All My Heart
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I really wanted to get this chapter posted New Year's Day, but I had weird problems getting onto the site. I don't know if it was just me or not, but whatever….
Anyway, even if it is a day late, Happy New Year!!! Or…Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu!!!!
This is the last chapter! Enjoy!! ^_^
A Reunion
Sakura slowly grabbed her jacket lying on her bed, uncovering a green scarf she had just completed earlier that day. She stared at it for a moment as she put on her jacket. Too bad I couldn't give that to him like I thought I would. She shook her head as she began to feel tears once again welling up in her eyes. I won't cry again…It's not like I'll never see him again…maybe next summer or sometime when he's free. She sighed. But I wanted so much to see him now…
She walked toward the door, then walked back toward her bed, picking up the hand-made scarf and stuffing it into one of the big pockets in her jacket. She sighed once more as she turned back and made her way back toward her door, closing it behind her as she left her room.
She slowly made her way down the stairs, looking down at her feet all the while. She never even noticed the young man whose eyes widened as he watched her come down the stairs, a small smile appearing as he looked at the girl he loved. She's grown so much…her hair is still short though. But now she's more beautiful then she was… He blushed.
Sakura continued to walk toward the front door of her home, stopping as she saw a pair of feet before her. She finally looked up, her eyes widening in shock as she saw Syaoran before her.
She just stared at him in disbelief, unsure whether she was dreaming or not. He just stood there, taking in her surprised expression. He smiled at her.
Three men watched them from the entryway of the living room. Sakura and Syaoran didn't even notice.
"Syaoran?" she asked shakily.
His smile grew wider. "I got to come."
She just continued staring at him. This can't be real. He just called yesterday saying he couldn't come. How could it change so quickly?
"Is that really you?" she asked softly.
He laughed gently. "Of course it's me."
She suddenly smiled widely, rushing toward him. She happily threw her arms around him, hugging him tight.
Syaoran blushed as Sakura hugged him. He froze for a moment, then gently wrapped his own arms around her, holding her close.
Touya growled, starting to rush toward the reunited couple, but was held back by a happy Fujitaka. "Whether you like it or not, he's the only one who can make her happy," he whispered.
Touya looked up at his father and sighed. In defeat, he looked back at Sakura and the guy he hated for making her cry, but the guy he knew he had to accept because he was the only one who could make her so happy. As long as she's happy…
Yukito smiled.
Sakura finally pulled away, taking another look at the man before her. "You've certainly grown," she murmured, blushing slightly.
He blushed as well. "So have you." She looked up at him, her eyes sparkling. He reached over to her, taking her short hair in his hands, wrapping a small bit of it around his finger. She blushed even more, looking down.
He suddenly noticed the small audience watching them, causing him to blush even more. He quickly withdrew his hand and looked behind him at the still falling snow. "Can we take a walk?" he asked her, noticing that she seemed to be heading out when she came down the stairs.
She nodded, quickly slipping on her shoes and following him out the door, softly closing the door behind her.
They walked silently for a few moments, not really caring where they were going, but just walking. Syaoran kept stealing glances at Sakura who was looking down at her feet, then off to the side, then up at the sky, but never looking at him.
He took hold of her hand, squeezing it gently. She finally looked up at him, giving him a small smile and squeezing his hand back.
He looked away, clearing his throat. "I'm sorry for how things happened," he said softly.
Sakura looked back down at her feet, her grip on his hand loosening a bit. But he didn't let it go.
"What happened?" she asked him slowly. "Why did you get to come back? I thought you had to meet with the elders or something…" Her voice faded.
"I was supposed to. I didn't want to though, and I think my mother felt that," he smiled, thinking of his mother. "She was able to convince the elders that I should come."
Sakura looked up at him. "Well I'm glad she did that. But how? You said they would never change their mind."
"They usually don't, but my mother brought up something they liked," he said, blushing. "Something about you."
Her eyes widened, surprised. "About me?"
He looked away, his blush increasing. "Yeah…"
She looked up at him interested. He looked at her, smiling at her, bringing the hand he was holding up to his lips and kissing them softly. She blushed, her eyes widening.
"She said that my coming here would strengthen our relationship," he explained. "They know about you, about you being the card mistress. They approve of us, and I think my mother made it seem that it would jeopardize our relationship if I couldn't come."
Sakura blushed even more as she listened to his explanation, but smiling happily as she realized she was accepted by his family.
"I'll have to thank your mother one day," she said. "But you could have called and told me you were coming."
He smiled back at her. "When I found out, I was too excited I think. And then I thought surprising you would be fun."
She glared playfully at him. "Well, I was certainly surprised."
"Good," he said, bringing her close and hugging her. She hugged him gently back before they pulled apart, still holding hands, and continued walking.
Syaoran stopped as they approached the park. He looked into the empty playground, memories of his times in Tomoeda flowing back into his mind. He led Sakura into the park, and toward the swing set, finally letting go of her hand as he sat down on one of the swings. She sat on the swing next to him, reaching for his hand once more.
"I love this place," he told her. "It reminds me so much of when I was here, when we were trying to capture the cards and then when you were transforming the cards…" He looked at her. "It reminds me so much of you."
She blushed as she looked at him and listened.
"I missed this place the most," he said. "When I went back to Hong Kong, I always kept thinking that I wanted to come here with you again, only with you. It almost began to seem that it would never happen."
He became quiet and looked out at the still falling snow. He held his hand out, catching some of the snow in it. Sakura just watched him. He's so beautiful sitting there, the snow falling on him. I've never seen him like this before, so reminiscent. It's so sweet…
He suddenly turned to her, turning his swing so he could face her completely. He released her hand, and brought both of his own to her face, putting one gently on each cheek. "I so wanted to see you again, my pretty Sakura." Her eyes widened as he leaned in close to her, softly brushing his lips against her own. She leaned into him as he ended the short kiss, wrapping her arms tightly around him. He hugged her back, then pulled away, reaching into his pocket for a small package.
He held it out to her, watching happily as her eyes widened in surprise.
"What is it?" she asked softly.
"Open it."
She remained still, just staring at him. He smiled, taking her hand and putting the package into it. "Open it," he repeated.
She looked down at it, then back up at him. Finally, with shaking hands, she gently removed the wrapping paper to find a small, thin box. She opened it slowly, gasping as she saw the beautiful diamond bracelet.
She looked back up at Syaoran. "I can't possibly accept this…this is way too much…"
He gently placed a finger over her mouth, quieting her. "I hope you will accept it," he told her. "Look at the engraving on the inside."
She stared at him for a moment longer, before looking down at the bracelet once more. She took it out of its box, and held it up to a light shining down upon them from a nearby streetlight.
"With all my heart," she whispered, tears beginning to form in her eyes. "Syaoran…"
He pulled her close in another hug, holding her tightly against his chest. She could hear his heart beating through his thick jacket. "I love you Sakura, with all my heart. I promise to you to always hold you in my heart, to love you forever. I want this bracelet to remind you of me and my promise to you, so please accept it."
The tears that had been forming began to spill out over Sakura's cheeks. She hugged Syaoran back. "I love you Syaoran," she said, her voice shaking with emotion. "I love you so much…"
He just held her as she cried, not even realizing the small tears that escaped his own eyes. He eventually pulled away, looking at his beautiful love. He took the bracelet, and gently wrapped it around her wrist. She looked happily at it, bringing it to her mouth and kissing it. She looked up at him and smiled. "And all I have for you is a scarf," she told him, reaching into her own pocket and pulling out the green scarf she had made for him. He smiled as she wrapped it loosely around his neck. "It's not much, I know," Sakura said. "And I made it, so it's definitely not perfect."
He slowly took the end of the scarf in his hands, bringing it to his mouth and kissing it. "It could only be perfect if you made it," he told her, causing her to blush once again. "Thank you Sakura."
Syaoran pulled her close to him once more, not wanting to let her go. She smiled happily as she leaned against his chest, now becoming a familiar spot for her head. She wrapped her arms around him, wanting to be even closer to him.
They both jumped slightly as the bell from the school tower suddenly began ringing. They listened in silence until the bell rang its twelfth time.
"Merry Christmas, Sakura."
She raised her eyes to his, as he gently took her face and brought it closer to his own. Their lips met softly again, this time more passionately, much more full of emotion, with love.
"Merry Christmas, Syaoran," Sakura whispered as they pulled apart, breathless.
He held her even tighter.
"I don't want you to leave again," Sakura said.
He sighed. "I don't want to leave either, but I'm going to have to. But I'll come back soon. I won't be able to survive without seeing you for so long."
"Do you promise?" she asked.
He smiled at her. "I promise I'll come back. I promise with all my heart."
"And I'll be waiting here for you," she said.
"Do you promise?" he asked her, smiling.
She smiled back at him. "I promise. I promise with all my heart."
He smiled as they lapsed into silence, arms around each other, watching the snow as it continued to fall.
Good…
Owari
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Well, that's it!! I hope you liked it. Thank you for reading and please review! And if you liked this story, you might want to check out the others I've written as well. ^_^
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