AN- Hello I'm back with chapter five! I'm so happy for all of you that reviewed! Thank you so much! Sorry this wasn't out yesterday, I had a busy schedule yesterday and couldn't type. ~.~ Sorry I'll try to post everyday ok?

Dedication- Again to Frances and Clamp

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Pichachu and Kawaiisakura- FINALLY!

The Secret Garden

Chapter Five: The Promise To Syaoran

Rating: G

*Sakura's POV*

The next morning Sakura was ready for breakfast. She was happy when Madison brought her porridge in. Madison watched as Sakura gobbled up her breakfast. Even Sakura was surprised.

"You really ate that up today" Madison commented smiling.

"It taste nice today!" Sakura exclaimed still gobbling up the porridge.

"That's because the moor is getting to you you"

"I guess" Sakura said, then she heard the crying sound again "Listen, what is that?"

Madison got quiet.

"It's the wind" she said after awhile. Then it sounded again, Sakura looked at her doubtfully. Madison thought of something fast. "Poor Betsybuttersworth, the scurly maid, she had such a terrible toothache this morning-" She was cut off when Mrs. Medlock came in.

"Madison I need you" then she noticed Sakura setting in a chair "Get this child outside at once!" she said grabbing Sakura's arm, and pulling her towards the door.

Why do they want me out of the house so fast for? Sakura thought.

*Syaoran's POV*

Syaoran rode his pony through the morning mist. He came up to his friends cottage, jumped off and went inside.

"Hello Mrs. Taylor" he said walking in and setting down at the table.

A dark haired woman turned around, and smiled.

"Hello Syaoran, how are you this morning?"

"I'm fine" he answered "Is Madison here?"

"I'm sorry, she already left, but before she did she left me with some valuable information" The women said smiling.

"What is that?" he asked digging in his pocket, and pulling out his breakfast which was a loaf of bread. He bit into it.

"Well, Miss Sakura is quite interested in you" She informed him with a smile.

He choked on his bread he was eating and blushed.

"She is?" he managed to get out.

Sonomi laughed at the look on the boys face.

"Quite"

He didn't feel like finishing his bread. He was to embarrassed, he knew who Sakura was. He saw her the morning she arrived, and he had been spying on her ever since. She almost caught him once when he started laughing she noticed him, and chased him till he came to his pony. He didn't feel like staying any longer for he knew Sakura would be leaving the house soon. He decided today he was going to talk to her. รข

"Bye Mrs. Taylor" he said and he left out the door in a hurry.

Sonomi laughed "Kids"

*Sakura's POV*

Sakura walked mindlessly down the paths of the garden the winter air blew her hair this way and that. The key was bouncing in her pocket as she walked. She didn't feel like skipping rope today. Infact, she was going to go into the secret garden. Meanwhile, however, why'll she was walking her mind was on that cry.

I know for certain that wasn't the wind, and I don't think that it was a maid. It sounded to much like a boys cry then a girls cry, who could it be- her thoughts were knocked out when all of a sudden a crow swooped down at her.

"Ahhhhhh!" she covered her face, and backed away only to hear a boys voice.

"Soot!" the bird flew up onto the boys shoulder "He doesn't know you, you frightened him" the boy infromed her.

Sakura uncovered her face to see the moor boy. His amber eyes were shining.

"I frightened him? He frightened me" Sakura protested glaring at the bird.

"He won't hurt you" he said trying to change the subject the best he could.

Sakura gave the bird a look, then looked back at the boy with an uneasy look playing on her face.

"He'll bite me" she said after awhile of surveying the bird.

"No he won't" Syaoran protested "Just pet him" he coaxed her.

Sakura timidly approached the boy and poked the crow.

"There I did it!"

He just laughed and gently grabbed her hand. He pulled off her glove and extended her arm to his shoulder. Sakura petted the silky feathers of the bird. His hand relaxed on her arm and he felt the texture of her coat.

"Your Miss Sakura right?" He asked her, already knowing the answer.

She drew back her hand and smiled.

"Yes, and your Syaoran."

Syaoran smiled. Just then the robin perched on a branch and twittered. Syaoran took his hands and made the same sound. Sakura watched in awe.

"The robin says he's been waiting for you" Syaoran infromed her.

"Really?" she asked stepping closer to the robin and looking up at it.

Syaoran smiled.

"Robins tell me all there secrets"

Sakura paused "He wouldn't tell you mine would he?"

"About what Miss Sakura?" He asked.

Sakura paused and looked into his amber eyes. They were sincere and trustful, and since the animals trusted Syaoran she was going to trust him.

"A garden, I've stolen a garden, it's dead any how I don't know" she mumbled a sad look coming upon her face.

"I'd know" Syaoran said, wanting to make her feel better.

Sakura smiled, grabbed his hand, and led him down the path to the garden.

"Promise you won't tell?" Sakura asked him as she dragged him along the path.

"Promise" He answered.

"Not a single soul?"

"Of course" He answered with a reassuring smile.

Sakura smiled up at him.

"Wait here" She dug in her pocket, and pulled out the key and stuck it in the lock. When it opened, she went through the vines. Then came out again, and grabbed his hand and led him into the garden.

Syaoran looked around in awe as he followed Sakura down the stone steps. He walked up to a nearby twig.

"This garden isn't dead" he said as he pulled out a knife, and sliced off a bit of the bark "See this part is wick."

"Wick?" Sakura paused looking at it "What's wick?"

"Alive" he asnwered then he paused. He looked up into the vines and sighed "There'll be so many roses in here this summer, you'll be sick of them" he smiled.

Then he noticed some green stalks sticking up out of the ground. He knelt down beside it.

"Who did this?" he asked.

"I did" Sakura said, kneeling down beside him "They looked like they were being strangled"

"You did a good job" he commented.

"What kind of flower is it?" she asked looking at all the little green stalks.

"A Lily, an Empress of India Lily"

"Really? I came from India" she said looking at the plant.

Syaoran watched her for awhile. He noticed a sad look playing upon her face.

"Do you miss it?" he asked.

Sakura shook her head.

"No..." she paused "It just brings back to many bad memories."

Sakura looked around and out of the corner of her eye she saw a swing.

"Look!" she raced up to it, Syaoran following behind. She ran up and sat down upon it. A sad look came upon her face.

"Whats wrong?" he asked.

Sakura sighed.

"There is a picture of my aunt and my mom setting here" she said touching the swing.

"They say that's how she died" Syaoran said softly walking closer to her.

"How?" She asked looking up at him.

He paused then said:

"By falling off it."

"Oh!" Sakura got up and looked at. The leaves started to blow bringing an errie feeling about them

"Syaoran?" Sakura asked after awhile.

"Yea?"

"Could you help me in the garden?" Sakura asked him pleadingly.

"Sure" he said then paused "Only if you promise me one thing"

Sakura sighed. She knew their had to be a catch.

"Whats that?"

"If you promise me you'll live off the wind, and smile more often" he smiled at her.

Sakura just stared at him.

"Deal" she said holding out her hand, which he shook.

That night Madison helped Sakura get dressed for bed.

"I actally saw face to face with Syaoran today" Sakura informed her.

"Did you?" Madison said smiling "What do you think?"

"I think he's beautiful soul"

Madison looked at Sakura. Her emerald eyes were dancing with spirit and sparkling. Madison had to laugh.

AN- Did you like it?? This was basically a S+S chapter ^_^''' well r+r and I'll update tomorrow!