Tainted Destiny

-kawaiiteddybear

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Chapter Twenty Two: In Your Arms

"So Sakura..." Tomoyo started mischeviously, she knew that Syaoran didn't get to hear Sakura admit her love to him, and she was going to make that happen. "Isn't there something that you want to tell Syaoran?"

Sakura blushed and shook her head. It was too embarassing to say those three words in front of nine other people, she wanted things to be perfect. But she wanted to punch Syaoran, those were the only words that were coming from her lips at their near death encounter, and he had to be unconscious. 'But it's going to be way harder this time.' Sakura thought nervously.

"So I'm guessing that you want to stay here in Japan, son?" Yelan asked, a smile was spread on her face.

"What would make you think that?" Syaoran asked, his expression remained blank.

"Well..." Yelan started.

"There's nothing for me in Japan, might as well go back to Hong Kong." Syaoran's voice beginning to sound farther and farther away. 'Ying Fa and Xiao Lang might have gotten together, but that's different. They met in such a different time and reality, without any pain or suffering. I've caused Sakura so much pain... There's no way that she would ever forgive me.'

Sakura's heart immediately stopped. 'Nothing for me in Japan...' The words echoed in her momentarily hollow mind, each word that echoed in her mind began to rip her heart out piece by piece.

Tomoyo glanced over at Sakura, she watched as she dashed out of the living room. "Sakura!" Meilin and Tomoyo both called out as she neared the exit of the living room.

Meilin turned to Syaoran and glared, "Baka! How can you be so stupid!"

"Both of my cute little descendents are so alike... both so disappointing at times." the older version of Eriol snickered, getting glares from both Syaoran and Xiao Lang.

Syaoran stared at the floor, guilt rushed through his emotions. "What are they talking about?"

"If I were you, which I am... well sort of... I would go after her." Xiao Lang grinned.

Syaoran immediately jumped out of his seat and jolted out of the room.

Ying Fa smiled at the two, though it seemed like they had a tougher road of finding each other, she knew it would end up the exact same way. She averted her eyes towards the seats that she knew Hikaru and Xiao Long were occupying. No one was there. "Where's Hikaru and Xiao Long?" she asked.

Tomoyo giggled, "They told me they wanted to do something that could help those two idiots..." 'They're hopeless...' she repeated in her mind, as she rubbed her temples in frustration.

~*~

Sakura collasped outside of Eriol's house, the lush green grass was sitting beneath her, her blurry eyes searched pointlessly at the forest that bordered around Eriol's mansion. 'So all my feelings were for nothing. He's going to leave anyway.' Sakura thought bitterly. She didn't cry, she already spent so much time crying over him.

"Sakura..." a voice whispered behind her.

She turned around and stared at him silently.

"What are you doing out here?" Syaoran asked nervously, his eyes not wanting to come into contact with her's.

"Just wanted some fresh air." Sakura tried to lie.

"You're such a horrible liar." Syaoran smiled, trying to lighten the mood between them.

"When are you going back to Hong Kong?" Sakura asked bluntly, trying to mask her sadness and anger. 'Why is he out here? And talking to me?' Sakura wondered, her mind could think of no answer, her heart had sank to the bottom of her stomach, she would rather fight Apsu all over again then go through what she was going through at that very moment.

"Why do you want to know?" Syaoran countered.

Sakura immediately fell silent. Her emerald orbs began spilling tears onto the ground. "Because I want to say goodbye." 'There's nothing for me here...' the wind seemed to echo as it blew past her honey colored hair.

Syaoran forced himself to look at her, "You want to get rid of me that quickly?" His hand ran through his messy chestnut hair, his amber eyes pierced through the emerald ones that was staring nervously at him.

"No its just... that..." Sakura searched helplessly for the right words, tears flooded down her cheek. They were both standing under one of the cherry blossom trees that was planted in Eriol's backyard.

Suddenly two bears dropped between them from out of no where. Sakura and Syaoran both looked up, finding no trace of who it could've been.

"Werid..." Sakura mumbled, as she picked up the bear closest to her. It was the same emerald colored bear that Hikaru and Xiao Long had given to her.

Syaoran looked at the bear and looked back up at Sakura. "This bear..." he whispered, "It made me realize everything..."

"Realize what?" Sakura asked quietly.

Syaoran's cheeks burned intensely, "Realized that I was in love with you." His features becoming sad and spoke, "But I know that you could never... All the pain that I caused you... I couldn't bear to live with that burden."

The words hit her hard, she let out a sniffle. "Everything that's happen, I don't regret... "

"Even when I was going to kill you with my own hands?" Syaoran asked bitterly.

"It wasn't your fault... It will never be..."

The mood lighten between them almost instantly, everything was finally falling into place. They both stared at each other, both clutching a bear in their hands and staring at each others eyes.

They both fell silent. The wind whistled quietly, as the leaves ruffled slightly.

"I love you." Sakura blurted out, breaking the silence as her tears dissapated.

"And I love you..." Syaoran whispered back, pulling her in for a gentle, sweet kiss.

It was as if both had waiting a lifetime for this very moment, as their lips stayed locked for what seemed as an eternity.

"Whoaa..." as they both jumped from each other's arms and turned towards the source. Their faces flamed red, as they stared in disbelief at the child laying on the grass.

"Xiao Long..." a small voice in the tree whined, "Look what you did!"

Xiao Long rubbed his head, "Whoops..."

Sakura giggled and smiled, "You guys were here the whole time weren't you?"

"Why you!!" a small stuffed animal came charging towards Syaoran. Kero had manage to squeeze through Hikaru's death grip, after being captured by the two children in the air.

"Kero!" Sakura spoke with a threatening tone.

Kero ignored Sakura's remarked and charged towards Syaoran's finger. He latched onto it and bit it hard. "I get stuck in the apartment and look what happens!" his squeaky voice said from Syaoran's finger.

"Stupid stuffed animal." Syaoran scoffed, flinging Kero off his finger.

Hikaru jumped from the tree and grabbed Kero before he could make another move. "See why I had to hold onto you so hard?! I should've used a card..." she complained.

"Let go of mee!!" Kero whined, his tiny feet dangling from Hikaru's arms.

Both Syaoran and Xiao Lang snickered.

"Why were you sitting in the tree, hiding?" Sakura asked, she smiled at Xiao Long and Hikaru.

"Becauseee...." they both smiled childishly, looking at both Syaoran and Sakura.

Sakura and Syaoran both stood there, hand in hand, as Xiao Long and Hikaru stood in front of them, smiling. 'I could definitely see this...'

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