Wish Upon a Rising Star
Chapter Five: You Already Know
By Lady Cassy

Disclaimer-
How Do I Get There = Deana Carter
The Healing Kind = Leeann Womack
Characters = CLAMP


It was time for another concert. Sakura's hair was secured into numerous small braids, almost like the braids the people in Jamaica want to give everyone. (AN- I have had very VERY bad experiences with those people. They kept saying 'little girl, do you want to get your hair braided' over and over and… *sniff sniff*...)

Sakura was fuming mad at Tomoyo. Tomoyo was the only one who knew about her new songs, and she had the nerve to put Syaoran right DIRECTLY in front of where she would be standing. Sakura took a few deep breaths and waited for the show to begin.

"And now everyone, the next song tonight is a new one. It's called How Do I Get There?" Sakura had almost finished the concert.

We've always been the best of friends
No secrets and no demands
But suddenly from somewhere out of the blue
I see a different light around you

One thing I haven't told you
I just wanna hold you
And never let go
I need to know

How do I get there from here?
How do I make you see?
How do I tell you what my heart's been telling me?
Lost in your loving arms, that where I wanna be
You know I love you
How do I get there?

You probably think I've lost my mind
Taking this chance, crossing that line
But I promise to be truer than true
Dreaming every night with these arms around you

I can't wait any longer
This feeling's getting stronger
Help me find a way

How do I get there from here?
How do I make you see?
How do I tell you what my heart's been telling me?
Lost in your loving arms, that where I wanna be
You know I love you
How do I get there?

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line
But I'll climb any mountain that you want me to climb
The perfect combination is your heart and mine
Darling, won't you give me a sign?

How do I get there from here?
How do I make you see?
How do I tell you what my heart's been telling me?
Lost in your loving arms, that where I wanna be
You know I love you
How do I get there?

"And I have two other songs for you. Remember, my true love, that I'll be more than happy to forgive you for this," Sakura said, winking at Syaoran. He cocked his head to one side, making Sakura laugh at how cute he was. "Here goes The Healing Kind." Slow violin and guitar music started to play, to be later joined by other instruments, all strings.

Staring out the window at the sinking sun
Another painful day is done
If I could convince myself I was over you now
I'd find a way to go on somehow

But the pain just grows stronger every day
I think of you and I'm on my way
Down memory lane with your hand in mine
Guess I'm just not the healing kind

Another December and the cold winds blow
And nights without you are so long
I stare at our picture through the firelight's glow
And where you are right now I just don't know

And the pain just grows stronger every day
I think of you and I'm on my way
Down memory lane with your hand in mine
Guess I'm just not the healing kind
Guess I'm just not the healing kind


Then Sakura pulled a small bunch of cherry blossoms from a hidden pocket and walked to the edge of he stage. She gave them to Syaoran and walked offstage. Numerous males glared at him. The concert was over.

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"Shiko? Is that you?" Syaoran asked the girl sitting up in the cherry blossom tree. He wondered how she'd gotten up there. The whole lower half of the tree was enveloped in a climbing rose plant.
"Yeah, it's me. Come on up," the girl called down to him.
"But the roses-"
"I broke all the thorns off," she interrupted.
He sighed and climbed up into the tree. He sat on a branch even with Sakura's, but on the other side of the trunk. Up here there were no roses. They sat in silence for a little while.
"Why did you give me those flowers last night?" Syaoran asked quietly, breaking the silence. She shrugged.
"Guess I thought you'd know. Think about it, Syaoran. Think about the flowers. Then maybe you'll understand." Sakura climbed down the tree quickly and walked out of the park. Syaoran still had no idea what she meant.

~Syaoran's House~

The phone rang and he picked it up on the fourth ring.

"Li residence."
"Hi Li-kun!" came the voice on the other end.
"Oh, hi Tomoyo. Is something up?"
"Yes. Tonight I'm having a party for Sakura. She already knows. I would like you to come. It's at seven."
"Sure, I can make it. So it's at your house?"
"Yes, but you don't know how to get here. So Sakura will meet you at Penguin Park and take you to my house. You remember where that is, right?"
"Yeah Tomoyo, I remember. So who else is coming?"
"Rika, Chiharu, Naoko, Yamazaki, Eriol, Meilin, and Sakura will be there."
"All right, see you later then."
"Bye."

"Wait a minute, did she say Meilin would be there?! No... must of been my imagination.

~Tomoyo's House~

Tomoyo opened the front door to find Meilin Li standing there with a suitcase in each hand. "Meilin! You're here! I haven't seen you in so long!" Tomoyo cried, hugging her friend. Meilin had accompanied Syaoran on his summer vacations, and had kept in touch with Tomoyo. However, Meilin hadn't known that Syaoran's letters and phone calls to Sakura were being prevented and intercepted. So she hadn't been able to explain anything to Tomoyo.
"It's so good to see you, Tomoyo! So, when's the party?"
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Now I honesty hope that wasn't a cliffhanger. Only one chapter left!