Sakura closed her over bright emerald eyes and leant against Syaoran's chest. He cradled her gently in his arms. Syaoran's intense amber eyes took in Sakura's form silently as he eased them both on to the couch, with Sakura sitting on his lap.
Confusion tore at Sakura's mind as images of Tomoyo sprang to mind. That same traitorous mind screamed in joy for Syaoran. She felt the warmth of his embrace, and the warmth of the kiss he dropped on her forehead. She turned her face up towards his, their lips brushing for the briefest of moments.
"I missed you, Syaoran-kun," She whimpered against his neck as he held her tightly.
~*~
Tomoyo felt the wind rustle through her silky black locks as she swung gracefully on the swing. Forwards to wards the crystal blue ocean, backwards towards the rich green grass. The same motion, repeated over and over again. The momentum pushing her further forwards each time, but also pulling her further back.
Tomoyo's wind numbed lips moved slowly as her silken voice rose in a soft song.
"Alone for a while I've been searching through the dark;
For traces of the love you left inside my lonely heart;
To weave by picking up the pieces that remain;
Melodies of life--love's lost refrain."
~*~
Sakura smiled shyly at Syaoran as she listened to him speak, he spoke of his past two and half years. Sakura was thrown back to Syaoran's simple cold goodbye. Tomoyo's tear stained smile flashed into her mind. Syaoran and Tomoyo's silent goodbyes were so different. Syaoran's hurt her with his cold silence, and Tomoyo's hurt because she understood.
Syaoran's cool thin lips disturbed her thoughts as he kissed her soundly. Closing her clouded eyes, she remembered Tomoyo's warm lips and her searing kisses. Sakura sighed softly and let her mind slip away into memories.
~*~
"Our paths they did cross, though I cannot say just why;
We met, we laughed, we held on fast, and then we said goodbye;
And who'll hear the echoes of stories never told?
Let them ring out loud till they unfold;
In my dearest memories, I see you reaching out to me;
Though you're gone, I still believe that you can call out my name."
The breeze continued to tangle Tomoyo's long locks as she held her melody. Her darkened sapphire gaze stared un-waveringly out at the glistening sea. She could almost imagine Sakura still sitting in the tide, just as it was before Sakura had whispered those words she didn't want to hear.
~*~
"Sakura?" Syaoran's voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Nyo Nyo?" Sakura murmured, staring at Syaoran in confusion. A slight look of annoyance flashed in his amber eyes. In a slightly harsh tone, he repeated what he just said.
"What had you so distracted anyway?" Syaoran enquired after a pause. Sakura's eyes widened and she shook her head quickly. She hurriedly mumbled a lie about being tired and excused herself to go lie down for a while. Syaoran's eyes followed her as she left the room, before running a hand through his hair.
"I love you Sakura." He called after her. Sakura paused and bit her lip, she knew she should reply but it didn't feel right.
~*~
"A voice from the past, joining yours and mine;
Adding up the layers of harmony;
And so it goes, on and on;
Melodies of life;
To the sky beyond the flying birds--forever and beyond."
Tomoyo slid off the swing, her voice never wavering as she walked towards to line that separated the lush grass and the sun soaked sand of the beach. As she paused to slide her feet out of her sandals, she gazed in the direction of the beachside cabin. Her voice caught as she noted the sight of Syaoran coming out of the cabin. In an out of character moment, Tomoyo cursed softly under her breath as her mind remembered the time it took Sakura to heal from his departure. Shaking her head, she steeled herself and continued to sing with a strong voice.
~*~
Sakura came back out into the main part of the cabin as Syaoran came back inside.
"Li-kun." Sakura whispered, using a more formal greeting. "I don't love you, my heart couldn't forgive you for leaving and not sending word. You just disappeared from my life. I waited years for you. But now, things have changed. I was unsure at first; but you made me realize how much I love someone else. They are the one I want to be with." Sakura was trembling and tears were brimming in her emerald eyes as she ran out the door past Syaoran. He grabbed her arm as she passed him, making her turn to face him.
"Kinomoto Sakura." Syaoran breathed and shook her slightly. "If ever you change your mind and find you still love me. I will wait unwaveringly for you." He leant over and kissed her forehead. "Tell Tomoyo she is very lucky and tell your father I've been called away." Sakura's eyes widened and she stared at him in confusion.
"I'm not blind, Kinomoto-san." And with that he was gone. Sakura stared out at the beach and zoned in on the singular feminine figure ankle deep in the topaz waters.
~*~
"In your dearest memories, do you remember loving me?
Was it fate that brought us close and now leaves me behind?"
Tomoyo's voice faltered as the cool water tugged at her ankles. Her song wasn't finished just yet, but her heart wasn't in to finishing it. Too many things had ended today; she wasn't in a rush to end another beautiful thing.
"If I should leave this lonely world behind;
Your voice will still remember our melody."
A soft, slightly out of tune voice started to sing from behind Tomoyo, who knew the owner of the voice instantly.
"Now I know we'll carry on;
Melodies of life;
Come circle round and grow deep in our hearts."
Tomoyo turned around and stared at Sakura silently for a moment before they both sang the final line of the song.
"As long as we remember."
A long silence stretched between the two as they studied each other.
"You forgot a verse Sakura-chan." Tomoyo murmured quietly and turned away, crossing her arms over her chest. "What did Syaoran Li have to say? It has been a while since anyone saw or heard from him."
Sakura shook her head and then blushed when she realized that Tomoyo's back was to her.
"He said he loved me." Sakura said bluntly. "But I told him I didn't love him, that there was somebody else I loved. I then thanked him for showing me just how much I loved that person."
Tomoyo turned back around to face Sakura, confusion and hope mingled across her features. Sakura closed the gap between the two and eased her lips across Tomoyo's for a brief moment.
"I want you, if you'll still have me of course?" Sakura asked hesitantly. Tomoyo smiled shyly and nodded before sealing her answer with another kiss.
~*~
After the brief period of trials and tribulations that their relationship suffered, Sakura and Tomoyo's relationship became that of a steely type; one that would last forever if given the chance. But those two still have their whole lives together; more trying moments and more hardships as well as more kisses and more happiness.
~*~
A/N - I finished it. Uwau! I know it might seem a tad short, but was only meant to be short brief thing about the beginning of their relationship. First slash and first CCS ficcie; hope it was enjoyed.
The song I used in this chapter is called Melodies of life - FFIX
Confusion tore at Sakura's mind as images of Tomoyo sprang to mind. That same traitorous mind screamed in joy for Syaoran. She felt the warmth of his embrace, and the warmth of the kiss he dropped on her forehead. She turned her face up towards his, their lips brushing for the briefest of moments.
"I missed you, Syaoran-kun," She whimpered against his neck as he held her tightly.
~*~
Tomoyo felt the wind rustle through her silky black locks as she swung gracefully on the swing. Forwards to wards the crystal blue ocean, backwards towards the rich green grass. The same motion, repeated over and over again. The momentum pushing her further forwards each time, but also pulling her further back.
Tomoyo's wind numbed lips moved slowly as her silken voice rose in a soft song.
"Alone for a while I've been searching through the dark;
For traces of the love you left inside my lonely heart;
To weave by picking up the pieces that remain;
Melodies of life--love's lost refrain."
~*~
Sakura smiled shyly at Syaoran as she listened to him speak, he spoke of his past two and half years. Sakura was thrown back to Syaoran's simple cold goodbye. Tomoyo's tear stained smile flashed into her mind. Syaoran and Tomoyo's silent goodbyes were so different. Syaoran's hurt her with his cold silence, and Tomoyo's hurt because she understood.
Syaoran's cool thin lips disturbed her thoughts as he kissed her soundly. Closing her clouded eyes, she remembered Tomoyo's warm lips and her searing kisses. Sakura sighed softly and let her mind slip away into memories.
~*~
"Our paths they did cross, though I cannot say just why;
We met, we laughed, we held on fast, and then we said goodbye;
And who'll hear the echoes of stories never told?
Let them ring out loud till they unfold;
In my dearest memories, I see you reaching out to me;
Though you're gone, I still believe that you can call out my name."
The breeze continued to tangle Tomoyo's long locks as she held her melody. Her darkened sapphire gaze stared un-waveringly out at the glistening sea. She could almost imagine Sakura still sitting in the tide, just as it was before Sakura had whispered those words she didn't want to hear.
~*~
"Sakura?" Syaoran's voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Nyo Nyo?" Sakura murmured, staring at Syaoran in confusion. A slight look of annoyance flashed in his amber eyes. In a slightly harsh tone, he repeated what he just said.
"What had you so distracted anyway?" Syaoran enquired after a pause. Sakura's eyes widened and she shook her head quickly. She hurriedly mumbled a lie about being tired and excused herself to go lie down for a while. Syaoran's eyes followed her as she left the room, before running a hand through his hair.
"I love you Sakura." He called after her. Sakura paused and bit her lip, she knew she should reply but it didn't feel right.
~*~
"A voice from the past, joining yours and mine;
Adding up the layers of harmony;
And so it goes, on and on;
Melodies of life;
To the sky beyond the flying birds--forever and beyond."
Tomoyo slid off the swing, her voice never wavering as she walked towards to line that separated the lush grass and the sun soaked sand of the beach. As she paused to slide her feet out of her sandals, she gazed in the direction of the beachside cabin. Her voice caught as she noted the sight of Syaoran coming out of the cabin. In an out of character moment, Tomoyo cursed softly under her breath as her mind remembered the time it took Sakura to heal from his departure. Shaking her head, she steeled herself and continued to sing with a strong voice.
~*~
Sakura came back out into the main part of the cabin as Syaoran came back inside.
"Li-kun." Sakura whispered, using a more formal greeting. "I don't love you, my heart couldn't forgive you for leaving and not sending word. You just disappeared from my life. I waited years for you. But now, things have changed. I was unsure at first; but you made me realize how much I love someone else. They are the one I want to be with." Sakura was trembling and tears were brimming in her emerald eyes as she ran out the door past Syaoran. He grabbed her arm as she passed him, making her turn to face him.
"Kinomoto Sakura." Syaoran breathed and shook her slightly. "If ever you change your mind and find you still love me. I will wait unwaveringly for you." He leant over and kissed her forehead. "Tell Tomoyo she is very lucky and tell your father I've been called away." Sakura's eyes widened and she stared at him in confusion.
"I'm not blind, Kinomoto-san." And with that he was gone. Sakura stared out at the beach and zoned in on the singular feminine figure ankle deep in the topaz waters.
~*~
"In your dearest memories, do you remember loving me?
Was it fate that brought us close and now leaves me behind?"
Tomoyo's voice faltered as the cool water tugged at her ankles. Her song wasn't finished just yet, but her heart wasn't in to finishing it. Too many things had ended today; she wasn't in a rush to end another beautiful thing.
"If I should leave this lonely world behind;
Your voice will still remember our melody."
A soft, slightly out of tune voice started to sing from behind Tomoyo, who knew the owner of the voice instantly.
"Now I know we'll carry on;
Melodies of life;
Come circle round and grow deep in our hearts."
Tomoyo turned around and stared at Sakura silently for a moment before they both sang the final line of the song.
"As long as we remember."
A long silence stretched between the two as they studied each other.
"You forgot a verse Sakura-chan." Tomoyo murmured quietly and turned away, crossing her arms over her chest. "What did Syaoran Li have to say? It has been a while since anyone saw or heard from him."
Sakura shook her head and then blushed when she realized that Tomoyo's back was to her.
"He said he loved me." Sakura said bluntly. "But I told him I didn't love him, that there was somebody else I loved. I then thanked him for showing me just how much I loved that person."
Tomoyo turned back around to face Sakura, confusion and hope mingled across her features. Sakura closed the gap between the two and eased her lips across Tomoyo's for a brief moment.
"I want you, if you'll still have me of course?" Sakura asked hesitantly. Tomoyo smiled shyly and nodded before sealing her answer with another kiss.
~*~
After the brief period of trials and tribulations that their relationship suffered, Sakura and Tomoyo's relationship became that of a steely type; one that would last forever if given the chance. But those two still have their whole lives together; more trying moments and more hardships as well as more kisses and more happiness.
~*~
A/N - I finished it. Uwau! I know it might seem a tad short, but was only meant to be short brief thing about the beginning of their relationship. First slash and first CCS ficcie; hope it was enjoyed.
The song I used in this chapter is called Melodies of life - FFIX
