Death is not the End
By Anime Queen
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No into this time, it's too late in the morning...
Disclaimer: I don't own Card Captor Sakura, or any of it's characters. I just like to make them do crazy things!!! *evil laugh* I'm evil, I'm evil, stay away from me!! But I still want your reviews!! ^_^ hehe...
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Chapter 4
(A/N: I decided to make the whole story in Syaoran's POV)
I don't know when I was happier - when I actually found Sakura, or when she recognized me.
"When did you get back?" she asked me as we walked towards her house.
"A few minutes ago," I shrugged.
"What made you come back?"
That's right, Sakura doesn't know about Meilin. Should I tell her?
"Whatever it is, I'm sure glad to see you!" she smiled. I thought I was off the hook, but she cocked her head expectantly, still smiling. That was Sakura for you - always so energetic.
"I guess, I just missed Tomoeda."
That was partly correct. I inhaled the fresh autumn air, so unlike Hong Kong, it felt like a complete change of scenery. And that was good. Whenever I thought about Hong Kong I thought about Meilin.
"We have so much to talk about!" Sakura went on. "Are you free this afternoon? Great!" she exclaimed after I nodded.
"Whatever happened to Tomoyo? Last time I remember you were always together."
"She goes to Katsuya Girls' Private School, so I hardly ever see her. Sometimes I run into her at the library. She seems to go there a lot," Sakura explained. "What about you and Meilin? Did she come too?"
I guess I had no choice, I had to tell her.
"Meilin... she..." an image of Meilin's body lying in the parking lot flashed through my mind. "She's gone, she's dead."
I could tell Sakura was surprised, but I didn't want to talk about it anymore.
"I'm so sorry," she said quietly, looking at the ground. "When?"
"Around 5 days ago."
I tried to keep my voice level, but I choked on the last word. Sakura put her hand on my arm.
"Are you OK? Do you want to talk about it?"
The answer to both questions was no, and I shook my head. She rubbed my upper arm comfortingly. We walked the rest of the way in silence. I appreciated the fact that she didn't ask anything else, and didn't talk about Meilin like those bastards after her funeral. She opened the door to her house, and let us in.
"I'm home!" she called, but no one answered. "I guess Father isn't back yet."
I hung my coat in the hall, and followed Sakura into the kitchen.
"Want some soda?" she asked me in a cheerful voice.
"Sure. Thanks," I tried my best not to think about Meilin and enjoy Sakura's company.
She talked to me about how she passed her entrance exams into high school, and how Tomoyo got a full scholarship to the prestigious school. I told her about going back to Hong Kong, getting to senior year in high school and then moving out and getting a job at the bank.
"So how's it going with the Clow Cards?" I asked, when she started talking about Eriol Hiragizawa.
"I feel as if they've always been mine," she laughed, as the cards fluttered into the room and formed a neat stack in her hands.
"Now I know that all your determination wasn't in vain," I chuckles. "Well done."
Sakura put her cards down on the table.
"What about your gifts?"
She had to remind me. But she didn't know the truth. She didn't know that my gifts killed Meilin.
"I've been somewhat neglecting them, actually." At least this much was true. Having given up on pursuing my place among Clow Reed's followers, I didn't see reason enough to keep practicing the Elemental Arts (A/N: I didn't really know what they're called ^^U). Sakura's dad came home, and I got up to leave, since it was getting pretty late. I still needed to find a good place to eat.
"Where are you staying?" Sakura asked me before I left.
"The Otomaki Hotel. My boss it giving me paid vacation," I added, seeing the look of surprise on her face. "Better get going, then, see you later!" I waved and started walking down the alley towards the hotel.
It was already dark, so I tried to keep to the lighted streets. Mr. Yashi was right - a change of scenery was just what I needed. It was great seeing Sakura again. I was glad she was doing so well. And even though she's grown up, her eyes still had that child-like sparkle that always cheered me up.
I wasn't hungry anymore when I got up to my room on the fifth floor, so instead I went to sleep. For once, I didn't dream about Meilin. I fell into a sweet dreamless slumber, and when I woke up the next morning I felt considerably rested. It was the first time I've been able to sleep like this since Meilin's death.
I had breakfast in a corner café, and tried to kill time until Sakura finished her morning and afternoon classes. In a way it was kind of pathetic, as if I came to Tomoeda for the sole purpose of seeing her.
I met her outside the school gates, and took her out to dinner. We never seemed to run out of things to talk about. But then again, we did share part of our childhood, even if it was just destiny for Sakura to be master of the Clow Cards.
It was still pretty early, so we walked around, until we ended up in the park. "Hey, remember the battle we had here?" Sakura became excited. "It was the time Meilin came to visit, do you remember?"
I nodded. She had to bring up Meilin when I had almost forgotten her for the night. Sakura gasped, and covered her mouth with her hands.
"I'm so sorry, I almost forgot..." she apologized, and I smiled sadly.
"Yeah, so have I."
"I'm sorry," she whispered quietly.
We walked a little more, until I reached out, draped my arm over her shoulders, and pulled her to me. She sighed - almost contently? I couldn't tell. I stopped abruptly, and she turned to face me. I leaned in, cupping her chin with my free hand, and kissed her lightly on the lips.
I could tell she was surprised, but the next time it was her who pulled us into a deeper kiss. Somehow, we ended up on the wooden bench under the street-lamp, and then back in front of her house. She hurriedly kissed me, and then went inside.
"Call me," she said before she closed the door.
I refrained from running all the way back to the hotel, although I skipped up the stairs. Long after I went to bed I couldn't fall asleep. When finally I woke up, I've never felt better.
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O-Kay! I'm finally done! Sorry this didn't come up last weekend, as I promised. It's 1:09 am, so technically, it's Saturday already! I got inspired, and punched out 13 typed pages of script for my original manga ^_^ when I get going, there's nothing that can stop me! Same goes for fanfics. Can be good, can be bad. I'll let the future show. Newayz, tell me what you thought of this chapter, and please review! I don't have many reviews for this fic at all... v_v not so much like my other ones. The most popular seems to be "I Will Always Be the Same" judging by the # of reviews I got for it. (hint hint! ^_~) Ok, just please review if you read it!!!!! ^_^ please!
By Anime Queen
***********************************************************************
No into this time, it's too late in the morning...
Disclaimer: I don't own Card Captor Sakura, or any of it's characters. I just like to make them do crazy things!!! *evil laugh* I'm evil, I'm evil, stay away from me!! But I still want your reviews!! ^_^ hehe...
**********************************************************************
Chapter 4
(A/N: I decided to make the whole story in Syaoran's POV)
I don't know when I was happier - when I actually found Sakura, or when she recognized me.
"When did you get back?" she asked me as we walked towards her house.
"A few minutes ago," I shrugged.
"What made you come back?"
That's right, Sakura doesn't know about Meilin. Should I tell her?
"Whatever it is, I'm sure glad to see you!" she smiled. I thought I was off the hook, but she cocked her head expectantly, still smiling. That was Sakura for you - always so energetic.
"I guess, I just missed Tomoeda."
That was partly correct. I inhaled the fresh autumn air, so unlike Hong Kong, it felt like a complete change of scenery. And that was good. Whenever I thought about Hong Kong I thought about Meilin.
"We have so much to talk about!" Sakura went on. "Are you free this afternoon? Great!" she exclaimed after I nodded.
"Whatever happened to Tomoyo? Last time I remember you were always together."
"She goes to Katsuya Girls' Private School, so I hardly ever see her. Sometimes I run into her at the library. She seems to go there a lot," Sakura explained. "What about you and Meilin? Did she come too?"
I guess I had no choice, I had to tell her.
"Meilin... she..." an image of Meilin's body lying in the parking lot flashed through my mind. "She's gone, she's dead."
I could tell Sakura was surprised, but I didn't want to talk about it anymore.
"I'm so sorry," she said quietly, looking at the ground. "When?"
"Around 5 days ago."
I tried to keep my voice level, but I choked on the last word. Sakura put her hand on my arm.
"Are you OK? Do you want to talk about it?"
The answer to both questions was no, and I shook my head. She rubbed my upper arm comfortingly. We walked the rest of the way in silence. I appreciated the fact that she didn't ask anything else, and didn't talk about Meilin like those bastards after her funeral. She opened the door to her house, and let us in.
"I'm home!" she called, but no one answered. "I guess Father isn't back yet."
I hung my coat in the hall, and followed Sakura into the kitchen.
"Want some soda?" she asked me in a cheerful voice.
"Sure. Thanks," I tried my best not to think about Meilin and enjoy Sakura's company.
She talked to me about how she passed her entrance exams into high school, and how Tomoyo got a full scholarship to the prestigious school. I told her about going back to Hong Kong, getting to senior year in high school and then moving out and getting a job at the bank.
"So how's it going with the Clow Cards?" I asked, when she started talking about Eriol Hiragizawa.
"I feel as if they've always been mine," she laughed, as the cards fluttered into the room and formed a neat stack in her hands.
"Now I know that all your determination wasn't in vain," I chuckles. "Well done."
Sakura put her cards down on the table.
"What about your gifts?"
She had to remind me. But she didn't know the truth. She didn't know that my gifts killed Meilin.
"I've been somewhat neglecting them, actually." At least this much was true. Having given up on pursuing my place among Clow Reed's followers, I didn't see reason enough to keep practicing the Elemental Arts (A/N: I didn't really know what they're called ^^U). Sakura's dad came home, and I got up to leave, since it was getting pretty late. I still needed to find a good place to eat.
"Where are you staying?" Sakura asked me before I left.
"The Otomaki Hotel. My boss it giving me paid vacation," I added, seeing the look of surprise on her face. "Better get going, then, see you later!" I waved and started walking down the alley towards the hotel.
It was already dark, so I tried to keep to the lighted streets. Mr. Yashi was right - a change of scenery was just what I needed. It was great seeing Sakura again. I was glad she was doing so well. And even though she's grown up, her eyes still had that child-like sparkle that always cheered me up.
I wasn't hungry anymore when I got up to my room on the fifth floor, so instead I went to sleep. For once, I didn't dream about Meilin. I fell into a sweet dreamless slumber, and when I woke up the next morning I felt considerably rested. It was the first time I've been able to sleep like this since Meilin's death.
I had breakfast in a corner café, and tried to kill time until Sakura finished her morning and afternoon classes. In a way it was kind of pathetic, as if I came to Tomoeda for the sole purpose of seeing her.
I met her outside the school gates, and took her out to dinner. We never seemed to run out of things to talk about. But then again, we did share part of our childhood, even if it was just destiny for Sakura to be master of the Clow Cards.
It was still pretty early, so we walked around, until we ended up in the park. "Hey, remember the battle we had here?" Sakura became excited. "It was the time Meilin came to visit, do you remember?"
I nodded. She had to bring up Meilin when I had almost forgotten her for the night. Sakura gasped, and covered her mouth with her hands.
"I'm so sorry, I almost forgot..." she apologized, and I smiled sadly.
"Yeah, so have I."
"I'm sorry," she whispered quietly.
We walked a little more, until I reached out, draped my arm over her shoulders, and pulled her to me. She sighed - almost contently? I couldn't tell. I stopped abruptly, and she turned to face me. I leaned in, cupping her chin with my free hand, and kissed her lightly on the lips.
I could tell she was surprised, but the next time it was her who pulled us into a deeper kiss. Somehow, we ended up on the wooden bench under the street-lamp, and then back in front of her house. She hurriedly kissed me, and then went inside.
"Call me," she said before she closed the door.
I refrained from running all the way back to the hotel, although I skipped up the stairs. Long after I went to bed I couldn't fall asleep. When finally I woke up, I've never felt better.
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O-Kay! I'm finally done! Sorry this didn't come up last weekend, as I promised. It's 1:09 am, so technically, it's Saturday already! I got inspired, and punched out 13 typed pages of script for my original manga ^_^ when I get going, there's nothing that can stop me! Same goes for fanfics. Can be good, can be bad. I'll let the future show. Newayz, tell me what you thought of this chapter, and please review! I don't have many reviews for this fic at all... v_v not so much like my other ones. The most popular seems to be "I Will Always Be the Same" judging by the # of reviews I got for it. (hint hint! ^_~) Ok, just please review if you read it!!!!! ^_^ please!
