COME AWAY WITH ME

second installment (dude, it took awhile)

yeah, im not sure at all how this is going to be like, I've only got the frame of the plot I want, I'm not sure how I'll blend it together or anything like that but dun worry, that's my job to figure out. It's your job (I hope) to R+R, thankies! ^^'

CCS is copyright to CLAMP (not me T_T)

There are lots of thoughts, memories, dreams, etc. in this chapter so here is a key of how I tell them apart:

(-(text)-) = thoughts

[---text---] = memories/flashbacks

*~~(text)~~* = dreams

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"Hello Sakura, it's been awhile hasn't it?" Asked Syaoran as he attempted to shake Sakura's hand. Sakura was so embarassed, shy, confused, her feelings weren't clear, it was all just a blur, a mix of everything. She was blushing, too afraid to say anything that would make him go away again.
All she did was nod in reply and kept her hands by her side.
"Ok, well," Syaoran paused, he could tell that Sakura didn't want to be there. "Uh, I guess I'll see you later then," he turned as Tomoyo slipped right in front of him.
"Li-kun, don't go, Sakura-chan is just a bit, " she glanced at Sakura, "uhhh... surprised." Tomoyo's puzzled look quickly changed into a sort of annoying smiling face.
"Sakura-chan," Naoko nudged Sakura, "why don't you go and buy an ice- cream with Li-kun?"
"It's way too cold for each of you to eat individual ice creams, way too cold. I say, it's only for health, why don't you two share an ice cream?" Suggested Tomoyo. Sakura seemed to be like a popsicle, all frozen, unable to move. Then there was a sort of awkward pause.
"No, it's ok," Syaoran broke the silence and grabbed his coat and put it on,"I need to go now anyways," he smiled one last time for Sakura. "I'll see you later Sakura," he paused, "-chan." And he simply walked out of the parlor and waved from outside.
Sakura, Rika, Naoko, and Tomoyo just stood in the parlor, each eye was following Syaoran's movement. After they couldn't see him, Naoko glared at Sakura. "Sakura-chan, after all we've done for you! Can't you see we didn't drag you here to just stare at the new checkboard tiling, but to engage Li-kun in conversation."
Rika chuckled, "engage...in which terms?"
"Sakura-chan hoped in other than conversation," mumbled Naoko who now looked sort of annoyed.
"You guys," Sakura started to melt from her frozen position, "can I just go home now?"

While walking home, flashbacks from the past engulfed Sakura's mind.

[---Sakura let go and began to cry, "I love you Syaoran! I'll miss you so much!"---]
(-(No reply...I didn't hear a reply...silence...is it...was it...a glimpse of his feelings?)-)
Sakura didn't have her rollerskates anymore, she had outgrown the use of them by the time she was in 6th grade, she trugged through the melted puddles of light snow as a light snowfall began to fall. She wrapped her arms around herself attempting to stay warm but by the time she had gotten home, snowflakes covered her head, some flakes had begun to melt.
"Sakura! This dessert is great!" Yelled Kero from the kitchen, he heard no reply. "Sakura?" He followed her to their bedroom. She was shivering and felt sort of sick.
"Oh, hi Kero- chan...I'mjustgoingtosleepnowIfeeltiredohyeahandIsawSyaorantoday," it all came out in a telemarketer style. She didn't change clothes and kept her cold, wet clothes on as she covered herself with her blankets before going to sleep.
"Syaoran? Syaoran? What did he say?" Kero started to lightly poke Sakura but Sakura was asleep by then.
*~~("I hate you Sakura, I always did, that's why I never told you that I loved you." Syaoran's finger pointed directly at her. She felt so embarassed that the boy she thought she loved was putting the spotlight on her and making her the center of attention which she usually hated.

She heard the other girls whisper, "poor Sakura-chan! I knew he never liked her. It was all rivalry."

"But...Syaoran?"

"No, Sakura, I don't want to talk to you anymore. Your face disgusts me, I can't stand your presence," he paused, "you're like a bug that won't go away, a bug that just won't die already!"

Tears began to flow from Sakura's eyes, "no, Syaoran, it's not like that! I don't want you to hate me!"

Syaoran laughed, "but it's way past that! I don't hate you, I despise you, you ... you ... ugh, there's no word to describe you!"

"Syaoran! No! But...I ...," Sakura's emotions just poured out, "I love you though.... and I thought we were friends!"

The girls began to whisper again, "I told you so! Gosh, she can't control herself! Hmmm, maybe I can comfort him now..."

"Can't we just talk this through? Do we have to talk about this now in front of everyone?" Sakura turned and even saw Mr. Terada with a slight chuckle, you could tell he was trying to hold back.

"No, we don't need to. I'm finishing it now. I can't stand you, I don't ever want to talk to you again, and you are the last person on Earth I'd ever love." Those words rang through Sakura's head)~~*
But the ringing continued, it was Sakura's alarm clock. "HOEEEEEEE~! I'm going to be late!" Sakura got up and noticed that she was still wearing the clothes she was wearing yesterday and quickly changed into her other uniform set. Kero was mumbling in his sleep when she ran (more of a leap) down the stairs where she saw her brother eating his breakfast slowly. "I wish that you would wake me up in the morning since now you've got more freetime with college," Sakura blurted out.

"Yeah, I could do that but otherwise I couldn't tease you about it once you did wake up monster," Touya replied. Sakura ate her food quickly (gobbled is what it looked like) and ran outside. She decided that there was so hope of walking to school at this rate, she grabbed her old bike and began to drive it down the paths and alleys to her high school.
She made it in just in time, the clock was at 7:59 when Sakura arrived; class begun sharply at 8:00 AM. "Sakura-chan! That was close!" Tomoyo grinned.

"I know, I thought I was definately going to be late!" Sakura, exasperated, walked towards her desk. Beside her desk was another desk which was always empty since a student who had military parents had transferred into Sakura's class. She was Sakura's friend, but had better friends in other classes. Just as quickly as she came, she was transferred again, last time Sakura asked her where her family was going to move to, she said they were moving to America, to a place called Boston. She didn't return and the desk was always empty unless another teacher was observing the class. But today, there were books on the desk. "What?" Whispered Sakura. She just gazed at the books, not looking up.

"Ok, everyone, take your seats! Class is starting now!" Shouted Mr. Terada above the students' voices. He quickly winked at Rika who smiled back and then glanced back at the class. "Class is starting!"

"Excuse me," said a cool voice, "this is my seat."

"Oh sorry, sorry," she stepped aside and looked up, it was Syaoran. "Syaoran?" Whispered Sakura as she took her seat, she just starred at him.

He nodded, "hello Sakura-chan."

Sakura was unbelievably surprised, "Mrs. Kinomoto? Are you willing to come back to Earth now?" Asked Mr. Terada.

"Hoee~?" She turned and faced forward. "Uhhh, yes Mr. Terada, I'm sorry. It won't happen again."

"I hope it won't. So class, we are beginning a unit on South America today. Brazil is the largest country in South America. Does anyone know anything else about South America?" Mr. Terada's voice faded away. The only thing in Sakura's mind was Syaoran.

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^^ I hoped y'all liked it 'cause I enjoyed writing it. Please R+R and yeah, thankies! Chapter 3 is coming soon~!