Disclaimer: Still don't own CCS.
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Words Left Unsaid Chapter 3 Shoulder to Cry On
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Sakura did not appear at school the next day, and Eriol was sure that she had not developed a fever or a cough that kept her home. 'This has something to do with Syaoran.' He thought, as a matter of fact, he was sure of it.
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The day passed for Eriol slowly and irritably, as they always did without Sakura. When the lunch bell finally rang, Eriol scanned the cafeteria for Syaoran. When at last he found him he began to speak in a low growl "Why isn't she here." He said with a glare.
Syaoran looked at the floor, almost as if he were ashamed. "She-she, I ano.Something ano.happened between us last night." He said, in an embarrassed stuttering voice.
"I surmised as much, any chance of me finding out what that "something" was?" he asked in a calmer tone.
"Excuse my interruption, but Syaoran-koi is eating with me. He really can't be standing here talking to you. He has to wait in line to get me some lunch, right Syaoran-koi? Anyways, if you are a friend, or, more than a friend of Kinomoto's, he really can't be talking to you at all." Said Liang Rei before heading of to a table to wait for Syaoran to wait on her, hand and foot.
"Is that the girl you left Sakura for!?" asked Eriol in disbelief.
"Rei wanted me, I had to listen." He said as though such a thing were obvious.
Eriol said nothing more, but pieces of the puzzle were beginning to come together, the reason Sakura was not happy was because of Liang Rei, he had figured out that much.
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Eriol rang the doorbell to the Kinomoto house. A tall tanned man who looked as though he wished to kill Sakura answered the door.
"Are you the gaki that hurt my sister!? You are going to wish you were never born once I am through with you for making her cry! I will." began Touya, though he never did finish before Eriol interrupted him.
"No, I would never do anything to hurt your sister. I came to see if I could help her feel better. She was not at school today, you see, so I knew something was wrong." He said smoothly and politely.
"Oh. Well, in that case, ano, come in.and ano.see Sakura. I am..ano.gomen nasai about that. I love my imouto very much and.well never mind just come in." he responded rather embarrassed at his outburst.
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Eriol walked into Sakura's bedroom, under close watch from Touya, and sat down at the foot of her bed. Her face was red and blotchy, but still beautiful, as though she had been crying all night. It broke his heart to see that there were still tears running down her cheeks like fountains of sorrow.
"Do you want to talk about it?" he asked softly.
Sakura hesitated, she had never told anyone about her memories of Syaoran, then again, Eriol wasn't just anyone. She nodded. "I'll start at the beginning. It only lasted a year before he.left. But, even a year can hold memories of.true love." She told him in a forlorn voice.
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{Sakura Flashback Mode-Memories of Syaoran.}
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A young boy was standing in front of a young girl in Penguin Park, so many years ago.
"Dai.dai.Daisuki dewa, Sakura-chan!" cried a young Syaoran at age eleven. At this he ran off embarrassed, thinking Sakura did not love him back, how wrong he was.
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"So that was when he told you?" Eriol asked politely.
"Hai. I didn't realize I loved him until sometime after." She responded, still rather teary.
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A slightly older Sakura was jumping into Syaoran's arms. "I LOVE YOU TOO, SYAORAN-KUN!" She cried happily.
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"That was shortly after the incident with THE VOID, wasn't it." Eriol said in a meek voice. After all, it had been partially his fault that incident had happened at all.
"Don't beat yourself up about it, it was NOT your fault!" she said in a playfully demanding voice. Eriol nodded but didn't look completely convinced.
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The midsummer festival in Tomoeda was well underway, and already deep into the night. Sakura was standing next to Syaoran, her arms wrapped around him.
"Syaoran." Sakura whispered softly.
"Hai, Sakura-koi, what is it?" he asked softly in barely a whisper.
"Will you promise me something?" she asked in a hopeful voice.
"That depends. What should I promise you, love?"
"Promise me that I will be the one you love best, forever and ever."
"I promise." He said lovingly. They snuggled close to one another, enjoying the soft summer night.
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"So he broke his promise." Eriol said in a low voice, hating Syaoran for hurting Sakura with his lies.
Sakura nodded. "Yes. But, even then I would have forgiven him if not for, for.." And Sakura burst into tears yet again. She went on to tell him of her final important memory.
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"Syaoran, don't leave me!" Sakura cried, tears running down her cheeks.
"Sakura, love, I have to return for Hong Kong. It is the Clan's orders. I dare not disobey. I will wait for you. For seconds, for minutes, for hours, for days, for months, even for years, I will wait to make you my hearts own truest love. Will you wait for me?" Syaoran asked passionately.
Sakura nodded, something of a smile crossing her face. "Yes, Syaoran. I will wait."
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"So you waited, and waited and he through your promise down the drain." Eriol said, disgusted.
She nodded again. "Last night he said he still loved me. But, but he said he loved that Liang Rei girl too and didn't want to "break things off" with her. He wanted me to wait.again. How can I be sure he really loves me? Or that he is keeping his promises?" she said. "He said that to you!?" Eriol asked in a shocked voice. Sakura nodded. And then he just held her and let her cry. His shoulder was thoughraly soaked before the evening was over. "I loved him so much." She said as her tears finally ceased. "You mean you don't love him?" He asked, hardly daring to believe it. "No. I love.I love someone else now." Sakura said in barely a whisper. "Who would that be?" Eriol asked, all the while thinking, 'Will I ever have a chance with her. I love her SO much. Why, why can't she love ME?' "It's a secret." She responded with a playful hint in her tone. 'I love YOU, Eriol-kun. If only you knew. If only you loved me.'
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End of Chappie!
Yes, yes there it is but there are still a few plot twists left! Please review! Also note that I am busy with school and writing "Flowers of China" (NOW UP) and my one-shot, "Home for the Holidays". (NOT UP YET!) Thank you to all my WONDERFUL reviewers! Keep it up!
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Words Left Unsaid Chapter 3 Shoulder to Cry On
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Sakura did not appear at school the next day, and Eriol was sure that she had not developed a fever or a cough that kept her home. 'This has something to do with Syaoran.' He thought, as a matter of fact, he was sure of it.
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The day passed for Eriol slowly and irritably, as they always did without Sakura. When the lunch bell finally rang, Eriol scanned the cafeteria for Syaoran. When at last he found him he began to speak in a low growl "Why isn't she here." He said with a glare.
Syaoran looked at the floor, almost as if he were ashamed. "She-she, I ano.Something ano.happened between us last night." He said, in an embarrassed stuttering voice.
"I surmised as much, any chance of me finding out what that "something" was?" he asked in a calmer tone.
"Excuse my interruption, but Syaoran-koi is eating with me. He really can't be standing here talking to you. He has to wait in line to get me some lunch, right Syaoran-koi? Anyways, if you are a friend, or, more than a friend of Kinomoto's, he really can't be talking to you at all." Said Liang Rei before heading of to a table to wait for Syaoran to wait on her, hand and foot.
"Is that the girl you left Sakura for!?" asked Eriol in disbelief.
"Rei wanted me, I had to listen." He said as though such a thing were obvious.
Eriol said nothing more, but pieces of the puzzle were beginning to come together, the reason Sakura was not happy was because of Liang Rei, he had figured out that much.
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Eriol rang the doorbell to the Kinomoto house. A tall tanned man who looked as though he wished to kill Sakura answered the door.
"Are you the gaki that hurt my sister!? You are going to wish you were never born once I am through with you for making her cry! I will." began Touya, though he never did finish before Eriol interrupted him.
"No, I would never do anything to hurt your sister. I came to see if I could help her feel better. She was not at school today, you see, so I knew something was wrong." He said smoothly and politely.
"Oh. Well, in that case, ano, come in.and ano.see Sakura. I am..ano.gomen nasai about that. I love my imouto very much and.well never mind just come in." he responded rather embarrassed at his outburst.
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Eriol walked into Sakura's bedroom, under close watch from Touya, and sat down at the foot of her bed. Her face was red and blotchy, but still beautiful, as though she had been crying all night. It broke his heart to see that there were still tears running down her cheeks like fountains of sorrow.
"Do you want to talk about it?" he asked softly.
Sakura hesitated, she had never told anyone about her memories of Syaoran, then again, Eriol wasn't just anyone. She nodded. "I'll start at the beginning. It only lasted a year before he.left. But, even a year can hold memories of.true love." She told him in a forlorn voice.
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{Sakura Flashback Mode-Memories of Syaoran.}
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A young boy was standing in front of a young girl in Penguin Park, so many years ago.
"Dai.dai.Daisuki dewa, Sakura-chan!" cried a young Syaoran at age eleven. At this he ran off embarrassed, thinking Sakura did not love him back, how wrong he was.
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"So that was when he told you?" Eriol asked politely.
"Hai. I didn't realize I loved him until sometime after." She responded, still rather teary.
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A slightly older Sakura was jumping into Syaoran's arms. "I LOVE YOU TOO, SYAORAN-KUN!" She cried happily.
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"That was shortly after the incident with THE VOID, wasn't it." Eriol said in a meek voice. After all, it had been partially his fault that incident had happened at all.
"Don't beat yourself up about it, it was NOT your fault!" she said in a playfully demanding voice. Eriol nodded but didn't look completely convinced.
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The midsummer festival in Tomoeda was well underway, and already deep into the night. Sakura was standing next to Syaoran, her arms wrapped around him.
"Syaoran." Sakura whispered softly.
"Hai, Sakura-koi, what is it?" he asked softly in barely a whisper.
"Will you promise me something?" she asked in a hopeful voice.
"That depends. What should I promise you, love?"
"Promise me that I will be the one you love best, forever and ever."
"I promise." He said lovingly. They snuggled close to one another, enjoying the soft summer night.
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"So he broke his promise." Eriol said in a low voice, hating Syaoran for hurting Sakura with his lies.
Sakura nodded. "Yes. But, even then I would have forgiven him if not for, for.." And Sakura burst into tears yet again. She went on to tell him of her final important memory.
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"Syaoran, don't leave me!" Sakura cried, tears running down her cheeks.
"Sakura, love, I have to return for Hong Kong. It is the Clan's orders. I dare not disobey. I will wait for you. For seconds, for minutes, for hours, for days, for months, even for years, I will wait to make you my hearts own truest love. Will you wait for me?" Syaoran asked passionately.
Sakura nodded, something of a smile crossing her face. "Yes, Syaoran. I will wait."
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"So you waited, and waited and he through your promise down the drain." Eriol said, disgusted.
She nodded again. "Last night he said he still loved me. But, but he said he loved that Liang Rei girl too and didn't want to "break things off" with her. He wanted me to wait.again. How can I be sure he really loves me? Or that he is keeping his promises?" she said. "He said that to you!?" Eriol asked in a shocked voice. Sakura nodded. And then he just held her and let her cry. His shoulder was thoughraly soaked before the evening was over. "I loved him so much." She said as her tears finally ceased. "You mean you don't love him?" He asked, hardly daring to believe it. "No. I love.I love someone else now." Sakura said in barely a whisper. "Who would that be?" Eriol asked, all the while thinking, 'Will I ever have a chance with her. I love her SO much. Why, why can't she love ME?' "It's a secret." She responded with a playful hint in her tone. 'I love YOU, Eriol-kun. If only you knew. If only you loved me.'
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End of Chappie!
Yes, yes there it is but there are still a few plot twists left! Please review! Also note that I am busy with school and writing "Flowers of China" (NOW UP) and my one-shot, "Home for the Holidays". (NOT UP YET!) Thank you to all my WONDERFUL reviewers! Keep it up!