Chapter I- Beyond the Glistening Lake of Hope
February 13 (Sakura's POV)
Valentine. The most miserable day of the whole year. With so many people kissing, giving anonymous letters and goofing around the whole street with heart-shaped cards and teddy bears. Saint Valentine wasn't easily that nice to me either; he never gave me an eligible man to be with (not exactly like Touya) nor he never gave me 'that special someone'. All he gave me was just a miserable day.
"Sakura, aren't you getting ready for the Valentine's Day Party?" Asked Tomoyo as she mended her clothes made from silk and satin.
"Not yet, Tomoyo." I replied. "It's just that I don't have a boy-friend yet in Valentine's!" Now I really exclaimed a lot. At least just a little.
"Didn't you have the courage to ask one of the boys in our high school class?" She sweetly asked.
"And what about Li Syaoran? Did you still miss him even if he was in a different school than ours?" Tomoyo asked. I still feel that I like Li-I mean Syaoran-but I don't really love him. We were over, a long time ago.
And how could I find a new boyfriend if everybody in our high school class were very lame? Except for Tomoyo's boyfriend, Eriol. "Before I could forget, are you dating Eriol?" I blurted out.
"I was hoping you would say that, yes absolutely." Tomoyo said dreamily. She is one lucky dog. And me? There's no way a young man could fall in love with me!
"Sakura, maybe you could try." Tomoyo said. Oh, sure, I could really try! If I have the courage.
That afternoon, which was the day before the real party would came, Tomoyo stopped by to bring the clothes she made for me for the dance. I was stunned of the beauty of the dress; it was like made of gold, silver and bronze. I was amazed for a while with its pink beauty but then my amazement came into sadness.
"Tomoyo, I cannot accept the dress that you specially made for me." I shrugged. "It's very useless because I don't have a date in the party."
"Sakura, I feel bad about you. But I know that this dress is priceless because I have faith that you will find an eligible boy. or a man." She said as she patted my back.
"Well, it's worth a try." I replied sadly as I took the satin and silk dress.
February 14, Valentine Morning (Syaoran's POV)
"Oh, I hate Valentine's Day" I exclaimed to Mei Ling as she said with her dreamy eyes about her new boyfriend, Kamui Savaze- what-is-that-next-long- name-after-that.
"He is Kamui Savaze Chioravasdeminsky, Syaoran! Please pay respect to my boyfriend, he's the ambassador of Yugoslavia!" Mei Ling said.
What's the importance of having a girlfriend anyway? Some girls just leave they're boyfriends and fly away with another one!
"At least I got a date with the Valentine's Party this evening. You'll never know some Ms. Beautiful will come right at you." Mei Ling answered. She was almost right, but I really didn't like Valentine's at all.
That night in the Party (Sakura's POV)
"Tomoyo, I'm helpless in here!" I grumbled as I saw everybody in the gang, Yamazaki, Rika, Tomoyo (Of course) has their own dates.
"You have to wait for a while, Sakura." Eriol said as he sat beside his girlfriend, Tomoyo.
"He's right. Patience, my friend. Just enjoy yourself." Tomoyo said then Eriol asked Tomoyo if they could dance, which left me in the table alone. Why do friends never do such things to their friend's romance problems? I quickly stood up, looking at some place to be alone. Some places weren't helpful. Some are very helpful, but some are very gruesome (because of the big hearts combined with the red decorations) and some were just plain. But then I found a place, in the park outside, and a big boardwalk connecting to the beautiful lake greeted me.
"This must be my peace and quiet." I whispered to myself. As I saw the picturesque view of the woods beyond the glistening lake.
"This maybe my peace and quiet too." I heard a whisper in my back. The voice was very familiar. As I looked at my back it was the boy- Li Syaoran himself.
February 13 (Sakura's POV)
Valentine. The most miserable day of the whole year. With so many people kissing, giving anonymous letters and goofing around the whole street with heart-shaped cards and teddy bears. Saint Valentine wasn't easily that nice to me either; he never gave me an eligible man to be with (not exactly like Touya) nor he never gave me 'that special someone'. All he gave me was just a miserable day.
"Sakura, aren't you getting ready for the Valentine's Day Party?" Asked Tomoyo as she mended her clothes made from silk and satin.
"Not yet, Tomoyo." I replied. "It's just that I don't have a boy-friend yet in Valentine's!" Now I really exclaimed a lot. At least just a little.
"Didn't you have the courage to ask one of the boys in our high school class?" She sweetly asked.
"And what about Li Syaoran? Did you still miss him even if he was in a different school than ours?" Tomoyo asked. I still feel that I like Li-I mean Syaoran-but I don't really love him. We were over, a long time ago.
And how could I find a new boyfriend if everybody in our high school class were very lame? Except for Tomoyo's boyfriend, Eriol. "Before I could forget, are you dating Eriol?" I blurted out.
"I was hoping you would say that, yes absolutely." Tomoyo said dreamily. She is one lucky dog. And me? There's no way a young man could fall in love with me!
"Sakura, maybe you could try." Tomoyo said. Oh, sure, I could really try! If I have the courage.
That afternoon, which was the day before the real party would came, Tomoyo stopped by to bring the clothes she made for me for the dance. I was stunned of the beauty of the dress; it was like made of gold, silver and bronze. I was amazed for a while with its pink beauty but then my amazement came into sadness.
"Tomoyo, I cannot accept the dress that you specially made for me." I shrugged. "It's very useless because I don't have a date in the party."
"Sakura, I feel bad about you. But I know that this dress is priceless because I have faith that you will find an eligible boy. or a man." She said as she patted my back.
"Well, it's worth a try." I replied sadly as I took the satin and silk dress.
February 14, Valentine Morning (Syaoran's POV)
"Oh, I hate Valentine's Day" I exclaimed to Mei Ling as she said with her dreamy eyes about her new boyfriend, Kamui Savaze- what-is-that-next-long- name-after-that.
"He is Kamui Savaze Chioravasdeminsky, Syaoran! Please pay respect to my boyfriend, he's the ambassador of Yugoslavia!" Mei Ling said.
What's the importance of having a girlfriend anyway? Some girls just leave they're boyfriends and fly away with another one!
"At least I got a date with the Valentine's Party this evening. You'll never know some Ms. Beautiful will come right at you." Mei Ling answered. She was almost right, but I really didn't like Valentine's at all.
That night in the Party (Sakura's POV)
"Tomoyo, I'm helpless in here!" I grumbled as I saw everybody in the gang, Yamazaki, Rika, Tomoyo (Of course) has their own dates.
"You have to wait for a while, Sakura." Eriol said as he sat beside his girlfriend, Tomoyo.
"He's right. Patience, my friend. Just enjoy yourself." Tomoyo said then Eriol asked Tomoyo if they could dance, which left me in the table alone. Why do friends never do such things to their friend's romance problems? I quickly stood up, looking at some place to be alone. Some places weren't helpful. Some are very helpful, but some are very gruesome (because of the big hearts combined with the red decorations) and some were just plain. But then I found a place, in the park outside, and a big boardwalk connecting to the beautiful lake greeted me.
"This must be my peace and quiet." I whispered to myself. As I saw the picturesque view of the woods beyond the glistening lake.
"This maybe my peace and quiet too." I heard a whisper in my back. The voice was very familiar. As I looked at my back it was the boy- Li Syaoran himself.