Chapter 3
Sakura was crying her heart out while Kero was trying to find out why she was acting like that.
"What is it Sakura? Are you sick? Did something bad happen? I'm your friend you can tell me you know." He said worried while hovering over Saukra's head.
"Just... leave me alone Kero." She said as she got to her window and flew to the cherry tree at the Tsukimine Shrine leaving a puzzled Kero behind. She just sat on the branch looking at nothing in particular. She took out the love card "Why? Why does this happen to me? Syaoran... Syaoran..." she let out a few tears as she felt a presence near by. *I know this aura.. I could sense it from miles. Syaoran...* she thought. * He can't see me like that.* She got to her feet and was about to use the fly card when she saw him jump on the branch. He almost lost his balance when he saw her up there. She just stood there.. as if waiting for him to say something, tears filling her eyes as she could not bear to see his eyes without any emotion, without that little spark he used to have whenever he was with her. He just stood there and looked at her trying to figure out. * Sakura? Was that her name? Wonder what she is doing here.. and who she is.* "Ano.. I wasn't expecting anyone to be here" he started "this used to be my favourite place to think when things were all mixed up."
She just stood there, motionless. "You look tired. You should go to bed" he said but not as if he really cared for her. It crushed her. So hard. It was to painful. "Li... Syaoran.. why?" she asked on the verge of tears. He just stared into her eyes, leaving the question float away in the air. "WHY SYAORAN? I waited for you. Why did you leave all of the sudden?" That was it, she was crying. He looked at her in surprise not knowing what to say so he took off. He heard her scream his name almost in agony one last time before he got out of her range. * That was just too strange! Weird girl!* he thought but still, it bothered him to see that poor girl accusing him of something he had not even done.
Sakura cried for hours until no more tears would form into her eyes for she had let them all out. She slowly flew back home but couldn't sleep. "Oh Syaoran, why? why?... why...". She got under her blanket and shivered all night.
In the morning, neither Kero, nor Touya nor her father could get her out of her bedroom or even out of her bed. She would just sit there and stare at nothing, emptiness because that's how she felt. Empty. Her world was crumbling down around her and there was nothing no one could do. Kero had decided to go to meet Tomoyo after school to get more details as for why Sakura was acting like that. He was really worried so he waited for school to finish.
Sakura laid in bed still whispering his name. "Oh Syaoran... I love you... but why?" as she said those words, her cards gathered around her obviously concerned. She gazed at them, not really caring until the love card passed in front of her. She grabbed it and brought it to her heart. "I wish I'd know why Syaoran doesn't remember me."
As she finished saying those words, she found herself somewhere else than in her room. She was in a room alright, but where? She looked outside the window and she saw * Syaoran! * older than he was when he had left but younger than he was now. * Is this a dream? The past? But this isn't the work of the Return card is it? * He was in the garden looking at nothing in particular, just like she had been doing. She couldn't make out what he was saying so she decided to move in closer. "...Sakura..." * That's a picture of me he's looking at! * she thought. * So he still remembered me then *. As she said those words to herself, she saw him tear the picture apart and throw it in the fire. * Why? * she kept thinking * What have I done to him * she then saw him take his sword and chant a spell that she couldn't quite make out. She only heard a few words of it. "...ove is forbidden to be, then I shall forget... Sakura... for I will never lov... you."
She then found herself back in her room again. * What was that all about? * she thought as tears well up in her eyes again. "He... he will never.. lo.. love m-me? Why? This is so unfair!" she shouted then collapsed on her bed, crying every remaining tears her body could produce.
Meanwhile in school, everyone was worried as for why Sakura was still not in class.
"I sure hope she's ok." said Chiharu as everyone agreed with her. Tomoyo looked at Syaoran who had such a troubled expression on his face. * Why did he do that? Why would he possibly want to forget the love of his life. If only I would have told Sakura before that he really loved her, maybe all of this would have never happened.* She thought. Her gaze drifted back to the other but she still watched Li from the corner of her eyes and saw him lost in his thoughts.* Who is she? Why am I suppose to remember her? Maybe I should ask Yamazaki, he'll know for sure. But why does this still bother me.. not knowing her? * he gazed through the window. * As beautiful as she is I surely would have remember such a lovely face. * He was pulled out of his thoughts by Tomoyo. "Meet me at the front gate again after school. There is something important I want to tell you." She said.
After school, Tomoyo was on her way to meet him when Kero popped out in front of her. She grabbed him and stuffed him in her bag so no one would see him. She stopped near the front gate in a corner and got him out. "What are you doing here? Someone could have seen you. Wait! You're not with Sakura are you?" Kero just shook his head. "She won't talk to me, she keeps crying and crying and I came here to ask you why." As she was about to answer him she saw Syaoran coming her way so she stuffed him back into her bag. "Tomoyo I was waiting for you" he started. * Hey I know that voice* thought Kero as he tried to peek outside the bag. * It sounds like... the brat!*. "Oh Li! I had to take care of something sorry for keeping you waiting." She heard Kero move around in her bag and she zipped it a little more so he could not get out. "Sshhhhh!" she whispered. "Why did you just say 'shhhhh'" Li asked looking at her with wonder. "Oh nothing!" she replied with a forced laugh.
Kero, for once, decided to remain quiet for the time being. He knew Tomoyo surely had a good reason for it. Maybe there were to many people around. They started walking toward Li's apartment. While on the way they chatted about a few things and Kero was listening still wondering when he could come out. They got in. * If that brat is back... why is Sakura crying? She should be happy... I mean... she does love him.. unless he turned her away? Oh no! I'm going to crush that brat!* as he thought of those words Kero pushed his way outside of Tomoyo's bag and faced Syaoran. * Oh no!* Tomoyo gasped. "What have you done to Sakura you miserable little brat?" he shouted in his face. Li was shocked and took out his sword holding it near Kero. Kero transformed to his beast self. "What on earth are you?" Syaoran asked looking strangely at the magic stuffed animal before him. They started a glare of death match as Tomoyo stepped in between the two of them. "STOP IT YOU TWO! I'll explain everything just stand down! NOW!". They both looked at her shocked but remained in place. It wasn't like Tomoyo to get out of control.
"I SAID NOW!" she shouted even louder. They slowly stood down and eyed each other carefully. "Ok so now you both listen to me, understood?" they both nodded. * Oh my.. where do I start with this? * she thought.
Sakura was crying her heart out while Kero was trying to find out why she was acting like that.
"What is it Sakura? Are you sick? Did something bad happen? I'm your friend you can tell me you know." He said worried while hovering over Saukra's head.
"Just... leave me alone Kero." She said as she got to her window and flew to the cherry tree at the Tsukimine Shrine leaving a puzzled Kero behind. She just sat on the branch looking at nothing in particular. She took out the love card "Why? Why does this happen to me? Syaoran... Syaoran..." she let out a few tears as she felt a presence near by. *I know this aura.. I could sense it from miles. Syaoran...* she thought. * He can't see me like that.* She got to her feet and was about to use the fly card when she saw him jump on the branch. He almost lost his balance when he saw her up there. She just stood there.. as if waiting for him to say something, tears filling her eyes as she could not bear to see his eyes without any emotion, without that little spark he used to have whenever he was with her. He just stood there and looked at her trying to figure out. * Sakura? Was that her name? Wonder what she is doing here.. and who she is.* "Ano.. I wasn't expecting anyone to be here" he started "this used to be my favourite place to think when things were all mixed up."
She just stood there, motionless. "You look tired. You should go to bed" he said but not as if he really cared for her. It crushed her. So hard. It was to painful. "Li... Syaoran.. why?" she asked on the verge of tears. He just stared into her eyes, leaving the question float away in the air. "WHY SYAORAN? I waited for you. Why did you leave all of the sudden?" That was it, she was crying. He looked at her in surprise not knowing what to say so he took off. He heard her scream his name almost in agony one last time before he got out of her range. * That was just too strange! Weird girl!* he thought but still, it bothered him to see that poor girl accusing him of something he had not even done.
Sakura cried for hours until no more tears would form into her eyes for she had let them all out. She slowly flew back home but couldn't sleep. "Oh Syaoran, why? why?... why...". She got under her blanket and shivered all night.
In the morning, neither Kero, nor Touya nor her father could get her out of her bedroom or even out of her bed. She would just sit there and stare at nothing, emptiness because that's how she felt. Empty. Her world was crumbling down around her and there was nothing no one could do. Kero had decided to go to meet Tomoyo after school to get more details as for why Sakura was acting like that. He was really worried so he waited for school to finish.
Sakura laid in bed still whispering his name. "Oh Syaoran... I love you... but why?" as she said those words, her cards gathered around her obviously concerned. She gazed at them, not really caring until the love card passed in front of her. She grabbed it and brought it to her heart. "I wish I'd know why Syaoran doesn't remember me."
As she finished saying those words, she found herself somewhere else than in her room. She was in a room alright, but where? She looked outside the window and she saw * Syaoran! * older than he was when he had left but younger than he was now. * Is this a dream? The past? But this isn't the work of the Return card is it? * He was in the garden looking at nothing in particular, just like she had been doing. She couldn't make out what he was saying so she decided to move in closer. "...Sakura..." * That's a picture of me he's looking at! * she thought. * So he still remembered me then *. As she said those words to herself, she saw him tear the picture apart and throw it in the fire. * Why? * she kept thinking * What have I done to him * she then saw him take his sword and chant a spell that she couldn't quite make out. She only heard a few words of it. "...ove is forbidden to be, then I shall forget... Sakura... for I will never lov... you."
She then found herself back in her room again. * What was that all about? * she thought as tears well up in her eyes again. "He... he will never.. lo.. love m-me? Why? This is so unfair!" she shouted then collapsed on her bed, crying every remaining tears her body could produce.
Meanwhile in school, everyone was worried as for why Sakura was still not in class.
"I sure hope she's ok." said Chiharu as everyone agreed with her. Tomoyo looked at Syaoran who had such a troubled expression on his face. * Why did he do that? Why would he possibly want to forget the love of his life. If only I would have told Sakura before that he really loved her, maybe all of this would have never happened.* She thought. Her gaze drifted back to the other but she still watched Li from the corner of her eyes and saw him lost in his thoughts.* Who is she? Why am I suppose to remember her? Maybe I should ask Yamazaki, he'll know for sure. But why does this still bother me.. not knowing her? * he gazed through the window. * As beautiful as she is I surely would have remember such a lovely face. * He was pulled out of his thoughts by Tomoyo. "Meet me at the front gate again after school. There is something important I want to tell you." She said.
After school, Tomoyo was on her way to meet him when Kero popped out in front of her. She grabbed him and stuffed him in her bag so no one would see him. She stopped near the front gate in a corner and got him out. "What are you doing here? Someone could have seen you. Wait! You're not with Sakura are you?" Kero just shook his head. "She won't talk to me, she keeps crying and crying and I came here to ask you why." As she was about to answer him she saw Syaoran coming her way so she stuffed him back into her bag. "Tomoyo I was waiting for you" he started. * Hey I know that voice* thought Kero as he tried to peek outside the bag. * It sounds like... the brat!*. "Oh Li! I had to take care of something sorry for keeping you waiting." She heard Kero move around in her bag and she zipped it a little more so he could not get out. "Sshhhhh!" she whispered. "Why did you just say 'shhhhh'" Li asked looking at her with wonder. "Oh nothing!" she replied with a forced laugh.
Kero, for once, decided to remain quiet for the time being. He knew Tomoyo surely had a good reason for it. Maybe there were to many people around. They started walking toward Li's apartment. While on the way they chatted about a few things and Kero was listening still wondering when he could come out. They got in. * If that brat is back... why is Sakura crying? She should be happy... I mean... she does love him.. unless he turned her away? Oh no! I'm going to crush that brat!* as he thought of those words Kero pushed his way outside of Tomoyo's bag and faced Syaoran. * Oh no!* Tomoyo gasped. "What have you done to Sakura you miserable little brat?" he shouted in his face. Li was shocked and took out his sword holding it near Kero. Kero transformed to his beast self. "What on earth are you?" Syaoran asked looking strangely at the magic stuffed animal before him. They started a glare of death match as Tomoyo stepped in between the two of them. "STOP IT YOU TWO! I'll explain everything just stand down! NOW!". They both looked at her shocked but remained in place. It wasn't like Tomoyo to get out of control.
"I SAID NOW!" she shouted even louder. They slowly stood down and eyed each other carefully. "Ok so now you both listen to me, understood?" they both nodded. * Oh my.. where do I start with this? * she thought.
