I Just Wanted a Normal Life

By: Pnaixr0se8

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters except for the bad guy, Katana….CCS belongs to CLAMP

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Chapter 7: In Heaven

'kuso…why does my life have to be so complicated?…'

FLAHBACK

"Hey Sakura, I wonder why you finished your chores so fast. You're never early for anything," Tomoyo teased Sakura.

Eriol followed, "Yeah, why would you finish all your chores one hour early just to see my cute lil descendant?"

Syaoran winced when he heard Eriol call him his 'cute lil descendant'. Syaoran hated that name. But he decided not to kill him yet. He wanted to hear the rest of the conversation.

'Sakura really finished her chores early? To come here?'  His hopeful heart jumped.

"You guys…please…there is nothing going on between Syaoran and me," Sakura assured.

"Sakura, you really don't feel anything for him?" Eriol asked.

"Well, he is my friend and that's it. I don't feel anything else for him. Why should I?" Sakura said.

"Honestly?" Tomoyo asked.

"Well…yeah…" Sakura said.

Syaoran's heart broke into a million pieces.

'I knew it…Eriol was wrong, she doesn't feel anything for me…she said it herself. I'm such a baka, thinking that she might actually like me…'

"Kuso…" Syaoran said a little loudly.

The three on the couch turned their heads and saw Syaoran.

"Ah!! S-Syaoran…how long have you been here?" Sakura asked nervously.

"Long enough…" he whispered. Luckily the others didn't hear him.

Sakura blinked, not hearing his response "Nani?"

"Just a second ago," he lied.

"Did you hear what we said?"

"Was there something to hear?"

END OF FLASHBACK

'Why do I keep on thinking about her even though she doesn't feel the same way? …she….doesn't like me…but…'

ANOTHER FLASHBACK

"Tell me the truth. Were you there when we were talking in your apartment?" Eriol asked.

"…fine…I was there."

"Syaoran…once you tell Sakura how you feel, I think she will let out all her feelings about you. I don't think she meant what she said."

"What do you know?"

"I'm just telling you what I think."

END OF FLASHBACK

'Should I tell her? But if she laughs? Will she avoid me? I can't bear that…'

Syaoran had a hard time falling asleep that night; he kept on replaying what had happened that day. Sakura had said herself that she didn't like him more than a friend. He was too heart broken.

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"Ohayo kaijuu. Late as usual?" Touya teased as he saw his little sister walk down the stairs.

Sakura didn't respond. She had that dream again last night. The dream where a person points a sword at himself and kills himself.

Touya blinked. No arguing?? Was she sick? "Kaijuu?"

Sakura ate her breakfast quickly and skated off to school without a word.

'That stupid dream. Who was that? Why would that person kill himself?' Sakura thought as cherry blossom gracefully floated down from the trees.

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"Ohayo Sakura!" Rika, Chiharu and Naoko said their friend.

"Ohayo," Sakura said dully as she sat down at her seat. The dream wasn't the only thing on her mind. A certain amber-eyed boy was too.

'Was he there when I said I didn't like him yesterday? Why do I care so much? Even if I do like him it isn't like he feels the same way anyway.'

"What's wrong with Sakura?" Chiharu asked Naoko and Rika.

"She's not as genki as usual."

"I wonder what's wrong."

"She's not even late today."

"Ohayo minna-san," Eriol said with a smile as he walked in.

When everyone said "good-morning" to Eriol he sat at his desk.

"Ah, Sakura! Ohayo. You're early!" Eriol teased.

"Ohayo Eriol," Sakura said half still in la-la land.

"Sakura-san?"

The door opened once more and Syaoran came in looking sleepy. 

"Ohayo Syaoran," Eriol said kind of disappointed he couldn't tease him by calling him his cute lil descendant. He couldn't say it in front of the other classmates.

Syaoran barely said "good morning" to anyone so he just sat at his desk next to Eriol.

Eriol observed both Sakura and Syaoran.

"Both of you are looking kind of out of it today. What's wrong Sakura?" Eriol asked.

He already knew what was bothering Syaoran, it was so obvious.

"I just had a strange dream," she replied, half lying.

"May I ask what it was?"

Sakura only whispered it to Eriol and Syaoran so that no one else can hear.

"I dreamt that I was somewhere where it was pitch black and then I saw someone ahead of me. And then that person…"

"That person what?"

"The person had a sword and he…killed himself."

Syaoran and Eriol stared at her. They knew she had premonitions. They knew who would be killing himself. Their eyes widened.

"Who do you think it is?" Sakura asked.

Syaoran and Eriol remained silent.

"Syaoran? Eriol?"

The door opened again and the teacher entered the room.

"Okay students. Class is starting now."

Then Eriol noticed something was missing. He looked at Tomoyo's seat and saw that she wasn't in yet and usually she was early.

'I'll just go to her house and see if she's there…maybe something happened.'

"Hiiragazawa! I said to take out your homework! Stop daydreaming!" the teacher scolded.

"Gomen…"

'This is gonna be a very long day without Tomoyo…'

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"Eriol, why did you space out so much today? You're usually so attentive." Sakura asked.

 Sakura and Eriol were walking together after school. Syaoran had walked off right away after school so Sakura and Eriol couldn't go and talk to him.

"You got yelled at five times today for not keeping up with the class," Sakura continued.

"I just felt like something was missing."

"Oh you mean you missed Tomoyo?"

"…th-that's not it…"

Sakura started giggling.

"Maybe I should go to her house and check on her," Eriol said.

"Yeah you should. Ja ne!"

Eriol smiled at her as he walked off towards Tomoyo's house.

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'What should I do now? My friends are all gone.' Sakura thought.

Sakura was now walking aimlessly. It was starting to be a bad habit. When she came back from la-la land as she was walking, she looked at her surroundings and saw that she was in King Penguin Park.

'How'd I get here?'

Sakura noticed that she was looking at the exact spot where Syaoran had hugged and comforted her when she had told Yukito her feelings but he didn't return them. (It's in the anime) She wasn't upset about that anymore. Sure she saw Yuktio around a lot but since she now knows he's not the one for her, she just thinks of him as another brother. He was nicer than Touya though. Sakura felt her face flush when she remembered the memory. The she spotted someone on a swing. As she looked closely she saw that he was Syaoran.

As she walked up to him she saw that he was sad again.

'Why is he always sad now?'

"Syaoran?"

Syaoran looked up and saw that girl he adored so much.

"Sakura?"

"Why did you run off from school today?"

"I don't know," he lied as he looked away.

He really ran off because his heart always broke even more when he looked at Sakura.

"What's wrong? You're always sad now," Sakura said her emerald eyes filled with worry.

Syaoran couldn't hold in his feelings anymore. He got up from the swing and faced Sakura while putting his hands on her shoulders.

"Sakura, I know you don't feel anything for me…and you'll probably hate me after this. I…………I……….I love you……."

Sakura widened her emerald eyes in surprise.

Their lips began to go towards the other's.

When finally……………………

their lips met…………………...

They both felt a warm tingly feeling and Sakura felt as if her heart had skip a million beats. Syaoran felt like he just died and was in heaven. They both felt their hearts was about to burst. 

'Is this for real?'

'Am I dreaming?'

Finally they broke their kiss.

They were both blushing furiously.

Sakura tried to open her mouth to say something but only a quiet, "…Syaoran…" was all she could murmur.

Syaoran was equally shocked. He literally looked like a ripe tomato from blushing so much. But then he remembered the thoughts that he had been dreading.

'But…this shouldn't happen. If she does fall in love with me it will be harder for her to let go…but…what about me? Will I ever get what I want? I'll never see her again after Katana comes…'

They were both silent.

But then Syaoran broke the silence.

"G-Gomen …"

"Syaoran…" was all Sakura could reply.

Before anyone can say something else, Syaoran ran away. He ran away from the park. He ran away from Sakura. He ran away from his feelings. But lastly, he ran away from his heart. And all Sakura can do is watch him silently as he faded away.

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