A/N: Hello minna-san! I made a HUGE mistake in the last chapter. In the beginning, I named Rage "Rage" then I ended up calling him "Ryu." I'M SO SORRY ABOUT THAT! IT'S S'POSE TO BE RAGE NOT RYU! It's just that, in my story "A Nightingale's Revenge" and in "War & Love" Ryu is in them. (But I deleted "A Nightingale's Revege" because I'm going to revise it A LOT). So please when I post the revised version of it, go and check it out. It's on OriginalFantasy just to let ya know. But it's deleted right now because I still need to work on it. And if you have any ideas as to what else I should add to this story, suggestions are greatly welcomed! But insince I love you all so much, I'm making you readers, a VERY special chapter. This takes place LONG AGO when Sakura and Syaoran were just 4 or 5 years old.

Summary of Chapter: Sakura and Syaoran realize that they've known each other longer then expected. . . .



Chapter 14: Past Special: Childhood Promise



Syaoran called for a halt at midnight. Crystallight, Rage, and Gem fell asleep almost immediately, but Sakura and Syaoran stayed awake. All they did was stare up at the darkened sky. Sighing to herself, Sakura looked down at her hands as she remembered something she thought she forgot. It was years ago when she was just 4. She met an amber eyed boy and they made a promise. At times she thought it was Syaoran. . . but it just couldn't be him. Then, the next thing she knew, she began to speak softly:

"I remember long ago. . . . When I was just 4. . . I met someone," she began, a soft gentle smile on her face. Syaoran looked down at her. "It was at King Penguin Park. . . He was just 5 and we became best of friends." Syaoran's eyes went wide as a momory of long ago flooded his mind. An image of a 4 year old girl with sparkling emerald green eyes and a wide smile appeared in his mind's eye. "He gave me this. . . ." She dug into her shirt and pulled out a pendent attached to a gold chain. On the chain was a head of a wolf made of pure crystal glass. Its eyes gleamed a bright green and it twinkled under the eclipse. Syaoran's eyes went wider.

"It can't be. . . " Syaoran said softly.

Sakura looked up at his suprised face. "Can I see it?" He asked. She handed it to him and he took it gently in his hands. A smile crossed his face. "I remember. . . . I gave it to her before I left for Hong Kong. . . "

Sakura gasped. "So it WAS you! Wasn't it?"

He handed the pendent back and nodded. "Hai, it was."

Her smiled seemed to go brighter. "I can't believe it's you, but it IS you. . . . I remember that day we met, you were so cold and stubborn!"

Syaoran chuckled as a flashback came to both their minds. . .

~*Flashback*~

A four year old girl clasped her brother's hand as she skipped merrily into King Penguin Park. Joy was in her emerald green eyes and the older boy looked down at her with a smile.

"Onii-chan! Can I play at the park?" the little girl asked her brother as she looked up at him pleadingly.

He nodded. "Just don't go where I can't see you."

"Okay!" the little girl exclaimed as she ran through King Penguin Park.

Climbing up the steps on the slide, she slid down it with her hands in the air. Then she sat on the sand and began to pile some up as she tried to build a sand castle. Through all this, a smile was on her face. She looked up and blinked as she saw a boy, at least 5 years old, sitting on one of the swings. He had unruly chestnut brown hair, and intense amber eyes. His gaze was on the round as he rocked the swing back and forth. Pushing herself onto her feet, the little auburn haired girl approached him. He looked up at her and glared instantly. But she didn't back away like any other kid would do. Instead she looked at him cutely and tilted her head to the side. Then she smiled.

"Konichawa!" she greeted as she held out a little hand. "My name's Kinomoto, Sakura. What's your's?"

He blinked in suprise, then narrowed his eyes as he replied coldy, "It's none of your business."

She seemed hurt by the tone of his voice and she lowered her hand to her side. Sakura continued to stare at him and he looked back up at her.

"What are you looking at?"

She replied, "Nothing. It's just that you look so kawaii! (n_n)"

The boy felt the temperature on his cheeks rise as a blush crept across his face. He looked back down, but said in a mumble, "I am Li, Syaoran. And it's Li to you, Kinomoto."

"Well it's nice to meet you Li-kun!" Sakura exclaimed cheerfully as she grabbed one of his hands in hers and shook it. His blush seemed to darken. "Do you wanna come with me and play?"

"Iie," Syaoran said, coolly.

"Oh c'mon! It'll be fun!" Sakura urged as she gripped his arm and practically dragged him.

"I don't want to play!" Syaoran protested, but he let her drag him away.

She brought him to the sand and forced him to sit as she took a seat herself. Then she started to build a sand castle and Syaoran watched with amusement. Her "sand castle" looked more like a pile of sand and then it tumbled over.

"Hoe?"

Syaoran's lips twitched and he couldn't help but grin. "Was that s'pose to be a sand castle?"

Sakura glared up at him. "Well you try and make one! It's a lot harder then you think!"

He started to pile sand himself and tried his attempts in building one. But like Sakura, his tumbled over. Sakura giggled and Syaoran looked at her.

"See, I told you it would be hard!" Sakura pointed out, "but you just didn't believe me!"

The 5 year old cleared his throat and looked away hottily. "Yeah, well it's just a sand castle."

"You wanna play tag?" Sakura asked as she looked at him eagerly.

He shook his head vigorously. "Iie!"

"Aw, c'mon!" Sakura pleaded.

"Iie," he repeated.

Sakura grinned and tapped him on the shoulder. "You're it!" With that said, she got up and ran away, giggling. Syaoran blinked, then scowled.

"Hey! That was unfair!" He got up himself and ran after her.

"You can't catch me!" Sakura shouted over her shoulders, a gleeful grin on her face.

They ran and ran until they found themselves in a grove of Cherry Blossom Trees. Sakura stopped and looked at them in awe. A wind began to blow and sakura petals flew all around her. She laughed as she spinned in circles, head tilted back and arms spread out. Syaoran finally caught up to her and came to a halt as he looked at the young 4 year old. Another blush came across his cheeks as he stared at her in a dazed way. Sakura stopped and looked at him, her grin widening. Then she stepped up to him, grabbed his hands in her's and began to spin around with him. Syaoran stared into her emerald green eyes, and he couldn't help but let himself smile, a true smile. Sakura's cheeks turned red when she saw this, but she smiled in return.

~*End of Flashback*~

A smile was both on Sakura's and Syaoran's faces, as they remembered this. Ever since then, they became good friends and would always go to the park to visit each other. Syaoran finally let her call him Syaoran after she asked him one day, and she let him call her Sakura. Then, another flashback came to mind. The day when Syaoran had to go. . . the day when they made their promise. . .

~*Flashback*~

Little Sakura and Syaoran sat each on a swing. It past a week since they met, and the sun shined brilliantly in the sky. No sound or word was made between them, all there was, was a blissful silence that did not make them feel awkward nor uncomfortable. Syaoran kept his gaze on the ground, as he began to speak.

"Sakura-chan. . . . there's something I have to tell you. . . ."

She looked at him, questioningly, but he didn't look back. "What is it Syaoran-kun?"

He bowed his head deeper down. "I-I'm going back home. . . . Back to Hong Kong. . . ."

A look hurt crossed her face and it felt as if a knife was stabbing at her young heart. She looked down, her bangs covering her eyes. "I. . . . I see. . . " Though her voice gave off a slight quiver and it sounded like she was close to tears. With the back of her sleeves, she wipped at her eyes and Syaoran looked at her saddly.

"Look at me Sakura-chan," he ordered.

Sakura looked up at him, with shimmering emerald green eyes. He let out a soft smile. "Listen to me. . . Even though I am gone, that doesn't mean we can't continue to be friends. . . . "

She stared up at him for a while, then smiled through her tears. "You're right Syaoran-kun. . . .You're right. . . " Then she held out a pinky. "Just promise me. . . Promise me that you'll never forget me. . . ?"

Syaoran stared at her pinky for a while, then smiled and entertwined his with her's. "I promise Sakura-chan. And promise me that we'll stay friends? Forever?"

"I promise to stay friends with you for an eternity. . ." Sakura said in sincerity.

They continued to stare at eachother, smiling. And since then. . . . they kept their friendship in their hearts, and now, they are reunited.





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