AN: Hey everyone, what's up? I know, it's been such a long time, but look on the bright side; I updated a lot quicker than the last time, right? Anyway, here's the waiting chapter you all have been waiting for! Enjoy! Oh and I want to start a new story, but I need ideas... so just to let you know, I'm open for ideas! I write to please you!
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS. Period. End of discussion.
"They're awfully late," Meilin muttered to Eriol and Syaoran. She wore a sleeveless elegant red gown that reached down to her ankles, her hair let down and filled with sparkles. She wore a glimmering red mask on her face matching her dress and she clearly caught the attention of all the other guys.
Syaoran (he wore that nice costume he had in the second movie.see where this is going?) watched around, trying to find either Tomoyo or Sakura but couldn't see them. Eriol wore something similar to Syaoran, but his colors consisted of dark blue and violet colors. And he too waited for the other two people to arrive to start their plan.
Silently the door opened and Eriol had to catch his breath as Tomoyo walked through alone. She had a dark violet dress on that matched her eyes and hair and swept the floor around her. (I'm not in the descriptive mood, I told you it's violet and long - you design the rest) she tried to enter as quietly as she could so no one noticed her; but as she walked towards Eriol many heads turned her way. Eriol just stood there, just staring at her as if she were some rare jewel.
"Tomoyo, wow," he spoke softly to her, "I've traveled to all the Kingdoms seeing many beautiful breathtaking things, but you - you have surpassed all of the magnificent wonders I've ever seen winning first prize." Tomoyo blushed like mad.
"Arigatou Eriol-kun," she whispered as she took hold of his hand, which he offered. "I managed to ditch Sakura and she'll be arriving any second." She whispered close to his ear and he tried to rub off the feeling of being so close to her. She looked passed Eriol at Meilin and Syaoran. "Meilin, you look very pretty," she told her and Meilin smiled.
"Thank you, you look good yourself," Meilin replied, "but I guess Eriol made that clear, right?" Tomoyo turned pink once again and looked at a frowning Syaoran. She noticed that he almost - almost smiled which came to a shock to her because the only person who could get him to smile was Sakura.
"Meilin's right, you look good," he said quietly shocking all three people. He never said anything like that before - Li Syaoran just didn't do things like that. Sakura must be doing him wonders, Tomoyo thought to herself.
"Thank you," she replied. "You look good too." He just nodded and he started to ask something but stopped, making Tomoyo grin and remembering their plan. "Don't worry, she's coming. She just wants to make an entrance." She looked at Eriol and Meilin and they all exchanged the same evil look and with a smirk from Eriol - all the lights went off. Everyone in the castle tensed up except for Eriol, Tomoyo and Meilin.
The door creaked open and a single spotlight landed on the person coming in. Syaoran stared at the person, feeling his mouth drop open as he saw her walk uneasily forward. Everyone held his or her breath as she looked around in the dark trying to find a familiar face. Another spotlight appeared on Syaoran but he was too entranced on the green-eyed girl with the angel costume. (Ok, we all know who "she" is and we all know that I suck when it comes to dresses and clothing - I'll leave that to Tomoyo. It's the angel costume she wore in the second movie, like Syaoran's wearing his costume in the second movie. Coincidence?)
Sakura stared uneasily around, and wondered why it's so dark and she couldn't see anyone. Then another light came out of nowhere and that's when Sakura saw Syaoran and thought immediately that she was in some sort of dream. When Sakura saw him, she stopped watching and she immediately knew that any chance of getting over him was now gone.
He walked up to her, their eyes locked and Sakura knew that was the end of her while Syaoran was thinking the same thing. Those darn green eyes.he thought. Tomoyo let out a really soft and what seemed breathless, "kawaii," but no one noticed. The two figures standing in the now one spotlight were unaware that everyone else was staring and the entire place was absolutely quiet - waiting for one of the two people to say something.
Tomoyo nodded to Eriol and he smiled. Music played softly around the two figures. Syaoran, still not saying anything, held out his hand and Sakura accepted it, their eyes never leaving one another. They both started dancing, totally oblivious to what was going on around them. Eriol made the music louder so that other people wouldn't be listening to them. But he, Meilin and Tomoyo huddled together and listened intently because they would be able to hear every single word. They soon started getting impatient though because neither one of the two dancers weren't saying anything!
"Sakura," Syaoran finally managed to breathe out, "you look - amazing." He knew that word didn't even start to describe how the green-eyed tenshi looked at that moment. True, he had always found her beautiful, but now. Sakura blushed under her mask.
"Arigatou Syaoran," she replied, her voice soft. "You look incredibly handsome," she said without thinking and when she realized what she said, she looked away from him for the first time. Syaoran blushed deep (I mean deep) red.
"Uh, thanks," he tired, he didn't know what to say. They finally heard the complaints of the other people around them for the first time as well. Some were yelling to turn the music down; others wanting to know whom the two people dancing were and others - were chanting for them to kiss.
Both Syaoran and Sakura blushed and they noticed that all around them it was dark and only they were dancing in a spotlight. "Maybe we should," Sakura started.
"Leave," Syaoran finished for her. They stopped dancing and he saw doors opened and he figured it would lead them to the garden. So taking her hand, they both walked outside.
"My, I didn't even have to suggest for them to go into the garden," Eriol commented. "This is going to better than I thought. Makes my job easier, anyway." The three friends followed Syaoran and Sakura quietly outside and closed the doors behind them. They looked around for them when Meilin suddenly gasped out.
"Oh! That's so -."
"Kawaii," Tomoyo breathed out. Syaoran and Sakura were walking hand in hand and he led her across a bridge and stopped in the middle. The moon seemed to have magically appeared out of nowhere capturing the whole beauty of the place. "This is picture perfect!" Tomoyo said quietly as Eriol and Meilin agreed.
Sakura and Syaoran were standing on a stone bridge with a stream running beneath them, sparkling like a large dark jewel. Tall cherry blossom trees surrounded them with green grass around them. Cherry blossom leaves fell softly all around them and flowers of different sorts were everywhere. It's as if it's raining cherry blossoms, Sakura thought and smiled.
"How romantic," Meilin said. "Nice job Eriol," she whispered to him. Tomoyo agreed and wished more than ever that she had brought her video camera with her. "Do you think we should leave?" Meilin asked and both of their heads snapped in her direction at the same time. "Forget I asked," she mumbled after seeing the dangerous looks on their faces.
Sakura and Syaoran took their masks off and smiled at each other in the moonlight. Oh kami-sama, he looks so handsome, she thought to herself. He took a step towards her and held her hands. He knew that he couldn't control anything that he was doing, but Sakura didn't even seem to mind.
"I heard about your engagement," Sakura told him softly, she felt that if she spoke too loud everything would break and disappear. Syaoran smiled and it took every bit of strength she to keep her knees not buckle.
"Yeah. It was really strange," his voice just as soft as hers. "I guess Meilin knew -," he paused and caught himself before he said anything else. He saw Sakura's smile disappear and her face fall and he wanted to do whatever it took to bring that smile on her face again.
"She knew that you were in love with someone else," Sakura finished for him. He stared at her in shock. Does that mean she knows? She does - and probably doesn't even feel the same way. "Syaoran?" she asked softly and just the way she said his name made him go crazy. "I'm sorry that we got into that fight on the ship.it was horrible and I never want to fight with you again. And even after that, you still saved me. Why?" She asked him, a confused look on her face. She's so adorable when she's like that, he thought to himself. He gave her a small smile.
"Because you're my friend and I care about you a lot," he answered her. She smiled, but it faded again. Your friend, she thought sadly, that's all I'll ever be.your friend. "Sakura, what's wrong?" he asked her and she looked down, avoiding his eyes. He reached out and titled her head up so she looked at him. "What's wrong?" he asked again. She looked up at him, her green eyes turning glassy.
"I - Syaoran," She started, but she couldn't continue and once again looked down. What's the point of me telling him when he doesn't feel the same way? Syaoran sighed.
"I know what this is all about," he told her and her head snapped up.
"Y - you do?" She asked nervously and he nodded, this time he looked away and stepped back.
"I know you know and you don't feel the same way and I want you to know that's ok," he told her. She gave him a confused look.
"What?" she asked. "Syaoran, what are you talking about?" She could barely make out anything that he said; he wasn't making any sense at all. He looked at her strangely and she suddenly felt self-conscious. She shifted from one foot to the other meanwhile both of them were too caught up in their own conversation to notice that Meilin, Tomoyo and Eriol were sneaking up closer and closer to them so they could hear what was being said. They hid behind a large Sakura tree and realized they were close enough to hear them and they waited.
"You don't know, do you?" he asked her suddenly and she gave him yet another confused look.
"Man is that girl dense," Meilin whispered to Tomoyo and Eriol and they nodded in agreement.
"Know what?" Sakura asked and took a step closer. "Know what Syaoran?" She asked a little more demanding now. He smiled nervously and scratched his head.
"Uh, nothing." he muttered and took a step back away from her. You BAKA Syaoran, you almost told her that you loved her! He scolded himself.
"Syaoran," she said more forceful and then sighed in defeat. Why did he have to be so stubborn? She turned and rested her hands on the thick white stones, which made the bridge. "Syaoran, I think there's something you should know," she told him and he looked at her carefully. She had her back to him so he wouldn't see her face. She drew in a deep breath. This is it, point of no return.
"Sakura?" he asked uncertainly.
"When we had that fight on the ship, I felt completely awful about it; I hate being in fights with people - especially you," she said, her voice going especially soft at the especially you. "When I was out in that storm, part of me was so afraid and the other part of me wasn't. The part of me that wasn't afraid was because I knew that you'd come and rescue me. The whole time I kept thinking that, he would come for me. And then I started to get really scared because you weren't there yet and - and I thought that maybe you were still mad at me because of the fight we had.
"I knew that you were mad and you weren't going to save me anymore. When I realized that, I - when I realized that you hated me, I didn't mind getting lost out in that horrible storm. I would rather choose to die out in that storm instead of living every day of my life knowing that you hated me." She said quietly to him and tears started to come down her cheeks. Syaoran walked up to her and turned her towards him.
He put his arms around her and she leaned on him, her tears flowing freely now. He just held her, stoking her hair softly, her sweet fragrance intoxicating his senses. He muttered comforting words to her and she felt so safe in his strong arms. She finally stopped crying and she realized that he was still holding onto her. She moved back away from him and another single tear rolled down her cheek. Without realizing it he reached out and pushed her tear away and instead of moving his hand away, his hand stayed there on her cheek. He finally snapped out of it and pulled his hand back, blushing furiously - not noticing Sakura doing the same.
Tomoyo and Meilin wiped their eyes. "They sure know how to get you to cry," Tomoyo commented and Eriol handed her his handkerchief. "Arigatou Eriol. Why doesn't she just tell him already?"
"She shouldn't have to though because it's so clear!" Meilin complained quietly. "Syaoran is so dense when it comes to her! They deserve each other."
"Sakura, I could never hate you," he told her and she felt herself once again get lost in his amber eyes. He took a step closer and looked away. "I've tried to deny it all along, but I -," he paused. Sakura scrunched up her eyebrows and cocked her head. "Iloveyou," he muttered really quickly and turned around. She stared at him.
"Syaoran," she started.
"I know you don't feel the same way and that's ok," he told her. What is this, déjà vu or something? He asked himself silently.
"But -," she started again but he raised his hand to silence her.
"I told you, it's ok." He repeated himself. He heard her sigh and she walked in front of him and he looked down.
"Sure Syaoran, whatever you say," she told him sounding a bit annoyed. "I bet I would agree with you on what you're saying but I didn't hear a single thing you said!" He looked at her.
"You - didn't?" he asked her and she shook her head. "Oh."
"Can you repeat yourself?" Sakura asked him and he gulped. It was difficult the first time, but to say it again. he closed his eyes and took in a deep breath.
"Iloveyou," he said once again really quickly and he could tell by the confused look on her face that she still didn't hear. He got angry with himself. "I love you!" he yelled in frustration. Sakura took a step back from him, not believing the words that he had just said. He looked away, blushing and not saying anything. She walked right up to him and he still looked down. "And I know you don't feel the same way so I don't want you to worry about it, not one little -." She had put her finger on his lips.
"Syaoran," she whispered to him. He shook his head and closed his eyes, he knew what was coming next - she didn't love him back. She just kept staring at him and he knew that he would look up and fall in her little trap - he wasn't that stupid. He didn't look at her for a while, but he knew he couldn't resist. He looked up and was met by those familiar emerald eyes, but there was something different about them this time. there was something else hidden in them, something more.Sakura smiled at him. "I love you too."
He stared at her for a moment, not understanding what was going on. Maybe I heard her wrong or something, he thought, I mean, there's no way - absolutely no way that Sakura could love me. could she? He still had a confused look on his face and Sakura had to laugh.
"Oh kami-sama, the boy is so stupid!" Eriol cursed under his breath; even he was starting to get frustrated at the couple. They had just admitted their love to each other and he was just standing there like a baka.
"Relax, Eriol," Tomoyo said soothingly, trying to calm her boyfriend down.
"Relax? He is stupid," Meilin said, backing up Eriol.
"Thank you, Meilin," Eriol said. Tomoyo resisted the urge to roll her eyes.
"Shhh, you two. Let's see what happens now," she told them.
"That's if anything happens," Eriol muttered.
"What?" Syaoran asked her again, still unsure of what Sakura had said. She laughed even harder. He is so cute when he's confused like that, she thought.
"I said," she repeated coming closer to him still smiling, "I love you." It finally sink through and the look of confusion left his face and was replaced by a look that showed pure love. He smiled at her and even though she knew that he loved her, Sakura still felt blood rush to her cheeks and she looked down. Like before, Syaoran lifted her chin up and then he gently kissed her.
"KAWAII!" Tomoyo screamed jumping out from behind the Sakura tree not being able to hold back her excitement. Syaoran and Sakura moved apart but he was still holding onto her hand. Sakura put on a shy smile, her cheeks red while Syaoran was blushing like crazy but still showed his anger.
"Well, it's about time!" Meilin said stepping out behind Tomoyo. Syaoran and Sakura exchanged looks, both of them had their mouths open.
"I agree. What took you so long, my cute little descendent?" Eriol asked as he came into view too. Syaoran felt his blood boil.
"How long have you guys been here?" He asked them, furious.
"For the whole show!" Tomoyo said smiling brightly at them. "Come on you two, you both know me better than that.you really didn't think I'd leave this up to fate did you? I sure wasn't going to let you two waste your time.you took long enough already just to admit you loved each other." She told them and they looked at each other again and immediately looked away blushing.
"Tomoyo! There is something called 'privacy'," Sakura told her friend. She was right though, Sakura should have known that her best friend must have been up to something.
"Nope, not to my knowing," Tomoyo replied happily. "But you two were soooo kawaii!"
"I know!" Meilin joined in then sighed. "But I just thought I would never get to sleep because you guys were taking so long. Seriously, how long does it take a person to say 'I love you'?" Syaoran stood still with his eyes closed trying to control his anger and stop all the blushing he was doing.
"I never knew you could be so caring and sensitive, my cute little descendent," Eriol commented and that did it. Syaoran started towards him but Sakura stepped in front of him.
"Syaoran, calm down," she told him and he stopped. He looked at her and she smiled at him - how could he not do what she asked of him? "You know that if you kill Eriol that Tomoyo wouldn't have to go hiding off in the woods anymore and use the excuse of being worried and trying to find me, right? I could never do that to my best friend, she'd be so sad without Eriol!" Sakura said with what looked like a smug look on her face.
Tomoyo and Eriol went ten different shades red. Meilin on the other hand looked confused. "What? Tomoyo, what's she talking about? I don't understand! Someone tell me what's going on!" she demanded but Sakura just giggled and Syaoran smiled at the sight of Eriol and Tomoyo squirming.
After a few more moments of teasing from both sides about each other, they decided that they had a really long day and were going to get some sleep. They were, after all, leaving tomorrow. They all walked back into the castle and all the while Syaoran still never let got of Sakura's hand. Once inside the castle they noticed the party was still going on and one guy had asked Meilin to dance; she told the others she'll come up a little later and accepted the guy's offer to dance.
Syaoran and Sakura stood in front of Sakura's room and they just stared at each other, smiling softly; no words were needed. "Well, I'll see you tomorrow then." Syaoran told her and she smiled.
"Ok, goodnight my little wolf," she said teasingly and turned to walk into her room but Syaoran still hadn't let go of her hand. He stared at her, eyebrows raised in surprise.
"Little wolf, huh?" he said pulling her closer to him. "Since when do you call me little wolf?" Sakura giggled and stopped when she saw his eyes; his eyes that were usually so cold and full of ice now showed so much love - love for her. A soft smile played on her lips and once again he kissed her then pulled away. "Good night, my cherry blossom." He said and walked into his room. Sakura stood out in the large hall for a moment, then she went back inside.
"What a night," she breathed out as she changed into her pajamas. She looked around for Kero but she couldn't find him, then she noticed a trail of cookie crumbs on her floor leading out her door and she sighed. She climbed into bed and blew out the candle leaving her in complete darkness. She lay in her bed but couldn't get to sleep because of all the excitement that had happened. She was so caught up in her own thoughts she didn't notice a dark figure slowly coming into her room.
She suddenly felt something, maybe it was fear - she didn't know but she sat upright in her bed and her hand immediately went under her pillow for her Sakura cards. She looked around her room, she didn't know why - but it felt like she was being watched and she felt so uncomfortable. She told herself not to worry that Syaoran was next door, but she couldn't shake off that feeling. she got out of bed and walked to her door and opened it and looked up and down the hall. Nothing.
She walked back to her bed but didn't get in again. Suddenly she felt someone grab her from behind and cover her mouth. She tried to yell but her voice was muffled; so she stomped on the stranger's foot and the stranger stepped back in pain. She got out her staff and her Sakura cards just as the stranger pulled out his - or her - sword. "Sword Card!" Sakura yelled and her staff transformed into a sword.
Syaoran shot up straight from his bed. He knew he wasn't hearing things; at first he doubted himself but now he was positive. Sakura was in danger and he ran out his room and opened Sakura's door to find Sakura fighting with someone dressed in completely black.he looks just like the guy that attacked me when Sakura first got here, he thought. The guy fighting Sakura spotted Syaoran and said something strange and Syaoran felt that he couldn't move. Sakura saw Syaoran and got distracted.
"Sakura! Watch out!" Syaoran yelled as her attacker came down on her and she moved but not quick enough. She screamed in pain as she felt the sword slice through her arm and now her blood was staining her pajamas. Soon Eriol and everyone else were outside of Sakura's room and as soon as they got there too - they found they couldn't move. "Sakura! Get up! Get out of here!" She looked at him, tears in her eyes. "GO!" He yelled and she nodded, tears falling down her cheeks.
"Fly Card!" She yelled and wings grew on the back of her staff and she hopped on and flew out of the window, her tears trailing behind her with all her friends. Where am I supposed to go? I don't know where I am.I'm all by myself.She flew over trees in complete darkness, the moon that was there earlier was no longer there. She looked down and thought she saw something that looked like an old abandoned house. She squinted and turned around, heading towards it. She landed on the floor gracefully and looked at the old place in front of her.
It scared her; it looked all right from the sky but now seeing it up close, it terrified her. The house looked like it had a face - which reminded her of a ghost; it was all gray and there were windows that were broken and shutters that were creaking. She gulped and decided she would go somewhere else, she turned and looked around and knew that she was completely lost. She was surrounded by dark tall trees and unlike Sherblue woods, these trees made her feel small and scared her. She slowly turned around again and was faced with the creepy house.
She slowly walked towards the house, each step making her feel more afraid. She saw that there was no door, so she entered it. As she walked down the narrow wooden halls, the floor beneath her screeched and the entire place seemed dusty. She passed by rooms, each one more scarier than the first. Finally, she found one room that didn't look so scary.there was even an old mattress. She stepped inside, relieved to find that no one else was in the freaky house and she sat on the mattress, which was hard and springs were popping out everywhere.
Tears fell down from her sad emerald eyes once more.What am I going to do? she thought. Syaoran.please come find me soon.and she soon cried herself to sleep, forgetting about her wound.
As soon as Sakura flew out the window, her attacker jumped out after her and Syaoran found he could move. He ran over to the window and looked down but couldn't find her attacker. He remembered the pain in her eyes when she got injured, and how sad she looked when he told her to leave. He bent his head and closed his eyes, never feeling his anger reach this far over the top. He had let her down, she had trusted him and he had let her down.
"Syaoran, come on, we must leave," Eriol told him, snapping him out of his thoughts, gently laying a hand on his shoulder. "We have to find her, she headed towards Ghostle - it's dangerous there, you and I both know that." Syaoran looked up and Eriol leaned back because of what he saw in Syaoran's eyes; it scared him.
"Let's go," Syaoran told Eriol, his voice as cold as ice. Syaoran walked out of Sakura's room just as the girls came rushing to Eriol with Kero. Eriol quickly told them what happened and they wasted no time. Everyone started packing their things and soon they were off in the direction that Sakura had gone to. Syaoran walked ahead of them, he didn't want to talk to anyone right now. He only had one thing on his mind, getting his cherry blossom back - and that's what he was going to do.
Eriol suggested that they rest for the night and although Syaoran didn't agree he knew that it was unfair to the girls. He nodded and they set up camp and soon they were all sleeping, except for him. He kept pacing.how can they expect me to sleep? I won't rest until Sakura's safe, he promised. Suddenly Kero flew in front of him.
"Still up, Gaki?" he told him, anger clearly shown in his voice. Syaoran's temper rose even higher.
"You know what, you stuffed thing, I'm not in the mood for your blabbering," Syaoran grumbled to Kero. Kero glared at him.
"That's not what I came to talk to you about," Kero told him and Syaoran looked at him in surprise. "I'm going to find Sakura, I know that she cares about you and that you care about her Kero shivers and I wanted to know if you wanted to come? I can't waste time, you have to make up your mind." Syaoran wrote a message and put it in his tent and gathered his stuff and came back to find Ceroberus.
"Let's go," Syaoran said as he climbed on his back.
"Hang on." Ceroberus warned and they were off flying in the sky. Syaoran searched for her aura while Ceroberus tried to sense his master's magic.
"Don't worry Sakura, I'm coming to get you." He whispered.
AN: Well folks, what do you think? Sorry if there wasn't enough fluff, or if there was too much fluff... And sorry that the new couple didn't get to spend too much time together, but they are on a dangerous mission so there are bound to be spontaneous attacks... so, review please, I'd like to know if people like the story so far.