Disclaimer: Why would a 13 year old like me own such a cool book/anime? psh....

 

Kiss Of Death by Ako Kanmu

Sakura seemed to be extremely excited for her date with Syaoran. After all, after Syaoran had left, she had practically choked down the strawberry shortcake and then ran up to her hotel room to take a shower.

Sakura sighed as the hot water poured against her as she thought about Syaoran.

Sakura had never EVER felt this way about someone before. She never experienced any kisses or any compassionate hugs. She felt her heart beat hastily in her chest.

Syaoran had only given her a bouquet of cherry blossoms and an adorable green teddy bear. Why was she so into him already? Was it his amber eyes? Or was it his handsome smile and his messy hair? Could it be all of them combined? She didn't know why but everything about him made her turn into a love sick girl without a care in the world.

Turning off the water, she put on her robe and left the washroom.

She took all of her clothes out of her suitcase and placed them neatly on her bed.

What was she to wear to this date with Syaoran? Sakura thought that she should wear something pretty but not outrageously glamorous. She wanted to wear something plain but not boring. She needed an outfit that would make one girl appear pretty but would make Sakura look like a princess.

Through her bed full of clothes, she repeatedly picked out clothes and tried him on. This process took hours for she had a hefty amount of clothes.

Finally, on her last piece of clothing, she found what she had been looking for. It was a dress that Tomoyo had designed for her. Smooth silk fabric that made you shudder at its touch with a color that would not blind the eyes. It was a gentle pink dress that suited Sakura perfectly. Sakura gazed into the mirror. The dress flowed down and ended at Sakura's knees and accentuated Sakura's developing womanly features. The dress a tiny bit love and showed only enough of Sakura's breasts to tease. The dress was sleeveless with thin straps around her shoulders that made an X on her back.

She took her brush and caressed her hair with it. Sakura's hair glided down her back and gave out the sweet scent of cherry blossoms. Sakura touched her neck and realized her neck was empty.

'My necklace' Sakura thought as she quickly ran towards her jewelry box and opened it. Inside was a golden chain and on it were two rings. Both rings with the words Nadeshiko and Fujitaka forever engraved on it. One ring possessed a brilliant diamond. On the ring without the diamond was engraved the word "Man" and on the ring which possessed the diamond was engraved the word "Wife". When you put the rings together, the ring without the diamond first and then diamond ring second, you could see the words "Man and Wife".

Sakura sat on the end of her bed, gazing at her chain.

"Okaa-san," she felt a tear slide down her tears and press against the rings.

Flashback- 11 years back

Fujitaka sat beside the hospital bed with his hands holding Nadeshiko's pale hands.

"I think I'm going to be leaving soon, Fujitaka," Nadeshiko felt that the air was hard to breathe in as she smiled weakly at her husband.

"No, you have to stay Nadeshiko," Fujitaka tightened his grasp on his wife's hands as if that if he were to hold on to her tighter, she wouldn't leave.

Nadeshiko kept her weak smile on her face and she began to sit up on her bed.

"Don't move, Nadeshiko, it'll take up your energy,"

"I want to see Sakura,"

Fujitaka nodded and walked out the door. In a few minutes later, he was back with a tiny little girl holding his hand.

"Okaa-san! Onii-chan was teasing me again!" Sakura said to her okaa-san as she jumped on to her bed and started bouncing happily.

"You just ignore him now Sakura-chan,"

"I will okaa-san!" Sakura smiled brightly at her mother. Her radiant eyes were laughing with happiness.

Nadeshiko grinned at her daughter. She found that whenever Sakura was near her, that laughing didn't hurt or sting.

 "Sakura-chan, okaa-san has something to give you," Nadeshiko slowly reached into the drawer beside her and took out a golden chain. She then began to take off her wedding ring and let it slide onto the golden chain.

Fujitaka gasped as he watched his wife take off her ring and drop it onto the chain.

"Now Sakura-chan, okaa-san has gotten very clumsy lately so I want you to take care of okaa-san's ring." Nadeshiko smiled down at her little daughter. Sakura was her pride and joy through all these days when she discovered the fact that she had cancer.

"Hai! Okaa-san, I'll take care of your ring!" Sakura smiled brightly knowing that her okaa-san had given her a responsibility.

Nadeshiko smiled at her daughter and gently caressed her face. She would be leaving this world any time soon and Sakura didn't know. She was very happy that Sakura had no knowledge of this otherwise Sakura would not be as happy. Nadeshiko wanted her last days with her daughter to be full of giggles and happy go lucky smiles.

"Do you promise?" Nadeshiko asked her angelic daughter.

"Hai! I promise!" Sakura giggled happily as she wrapped her tiny arms around her mother.

Nadeshiko gave her daughter a warm embrace.

"Sakura-chan, it's getting late now. You should go home and sleep," Nadeshiko didn't want to let go of her embrace with Sakura, fearing that it would be her last.

"Okaa-san! I want to stay!" Sakura whimpered.

"You can come tomorrow; I'll be up bright and early waiting for you!" Nadeshiko said to her now depressed daughter.

Sakura hesitated but nodded and began to drag her father out the door.

"Oyasumi, Okaa-san!!" Sakura shouted to her mother.

Nadeshiko starred at the door way and continued to stare until she felt tired.

Closing her eyes and waiting for the next day she would see her daughter, she smiled.

She fell asleep…

And never woke up.

END OF FLASHBACK.

Sakura caressed the rings between her fingers and tried not to cry. Her heart ached with sorrows and hurt. That memory was sad but another memory also ached at her heart.

FLASHBACK- 3 YEARS AGO

Sakura was sitting at the dinner table with Virginia and her otou-san. Sakura and Virginia were eating away at their food with not a care in the world. They didn't speak for all they wanted to do was eat. Fujitaka decided to tell them the great news that he had been holding back for a few days.

"Sonomi-san and I are going to get married in a few months," Fujitaka said.

Sakura and Virginia burst out into grand smiles. Both of them were equally happy that their otou-san had found someone to love and they were expecting this announcement for quite a while now.

"WHEN!?" Virginia and Sakura found themselves yelling out at the exact same moment. 

"We haven't decided yet but I know who will be out flower girl," Fujitaka shot a glance at Sakura.

"Who?" Sakura asked obviously not realizing that Fujitaka was hinting at her.

Virginia smacked Sakura behind the head. "YOU! Silly girl"

"HOEE?!?! I'M GOING TO BE THE FLOWER GIRL?!" Sakura hollered out in a surprised voice.

"Hai, Sakura," Fujitaka paused, "Since I'm going to be marrying Sonomi, I can't wear this ring any more,"

Fujitaka took off his wedding ring that had been worn by him and set it down in front of Sakura.

"I thought that Sakura, you could put it on your chain necklace beside your okaa-san's ring,"

Sakura felt her heart crumble and her happiness for her father lost. Did his love for Tomoyo's okaa-san replace the love he had for her okaa-san? She felt her heart shrivel up inside of her.

Sakura dressed herself with an artificial smile, "Hai, I'll put it on my necklace, with okaa-san's ring."

Sakura took off the chain from around her neck and yet the ring slide down and make a "clink" sound as it knocked into the other ring. She put the chain back around her neck.

She felt as if she had lost her appetite. With a smile, she excused herself from the table and walked to her room.

Once she was inside her room, she cried her heart out for the loss of her mother and the loss of her ideal father.

END OF FLASHBACK.

Sakura sobbed at the end of her bed. She heard a knock on the door.  As quickly as possible, she wiped the tears away from her eyes and quickly opened the door.

There he was in front of her, Syaoran.

Syaoran noticed Sakura's red eyes and grew concerned.

"What's wrong?" Syaoran asked.

"Nothing," Sakura said as she dragged Syaoran in and closed the door, "I was watching a sad movie before you came,"

Syaoran didn't believe her and she was awfully bad at lying.

"I didn't hear the TV on." Syaoran said suspiciously as he walked towards Sakura.

Sakura put on a fake smile on her face, "I was hearing it with earphones!"

"I don't believe you, Sakura," Sakura tried to walk away from Syaoran.

Syaoran grabbed her and pressed her against him. His arms were wrapped tightly around her waist.

She whimpered.

"Tell me what's wrong," Syaoran said firmly.

Sakura let out a sigh of surrender and let her head lie down against Syaoran's chest.

"I was remembering events that had happened in the past," Sakura said quietly.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Syaoran asked.

"Iie, I want to stop thinking about it. How about we just go out for out date?"

Syaoran hesitated for a moment but then agreed and they left the hotel to their destination, Star Gazing Restaurant.


Author's notes.

That only took… One night. But that was sad…. Poor Sakura… OH WELL. Next chapter out… WHEN?!?! I don't know? When I'm not so busy?