Back to Your Heart
Chapter 7: Doubts and Revelations
"Sakura!"
Larry ran up to her breathlessly and took hold of her arm.
"What!"
She exclaimed sharply as she turned to glare at him. Larry took large gulps of air and calmed his breathing.
"You...didn't mean what you said back there in the restaurant did you?"
"Yes Larry I did mean it! I don't even know if we should get
married anymore!"
"Honey, I love you"
His hazel eyes stared deeply into hers as he took hold of her hand,
"I'm really sorry for not listening and doing some stuff without consulting you. I just wanted to help darling"
"Larry I--"
She was interrupted when he placed a finger on her lips. He brought his head down for a kiss and Sakura panicked. She didn't want to kiss him but there was nothing she could do when she felt his lips on hers. It felt strange and awkward being in his arms once again, as if she didn't belong there.
"What's wrong?"
Larry asked, bewildered when Sakura drew away.
"n-n-not here"
She mumbled, glad that her excuse was reasonable. They were afterall
in the middle of the street.
"I just want to go home"
She didn't dare look into his eyes. Suddenly her fiancee had become
a stranger to her and she yearned to be in a another man's arms. Clearly
there was something wrong with this picture.
"You want me to walk you--"
"no, no, no I'll be fine. I need some time alone"
Larry nodded. He knew it was best not to push the subject.
"I'll call you tomorrow so we can meet up. Like I said before I'm sorry.
You can invite Syaoran if you want. If it makes you happy...then so be
it. I love you Sakura and I don't want anything to jeopardize our wedding"
Sakura nodded,
"Thank you Larry, I'll talk to Syaoran. I better go"
She quickly turned around and began to walk away at a fast pace. A
few tears were rolling down her cheek as she took the long way back home.
Confusion consumed her and she wasn't even sure why. She lied to Syaoran
the other night at the party. When he kissed her she hadn't been thinking
of Larry. She had been well aware that it was Syaoran the whole time. She
thought she had gotten over him completely but now she was no longer sure.
Larry was the man she was going to marry and the man she was supposed to
be madly in love with...and yet she wasn't.
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"Sakura?"
Fujitaka was clearly surprised as he opened his door and was greeted
by his daughter's warm smile.
"Hi daddy"
Sakura said as she hugged him tightly.
"Dad who's ringing the doorbell this early in the morning?"
Touya inquired as he came out of the kitchen. He saw his little sister
standing at the door and became quiet.
"Monster? How come you didn't tell us you were coming?"
Sakura shrugged as she walked in and hugged her brother. Touya hugged
her and then held her away, examining her carefully.
"You've been crying, what's wrong?"
Sakura shook her head and smiled,
"Nothing. I just wanted to get away from everything...the madness of planning a wedding was getting to me"
Kaho Mizuki walked in and grinned when she saw her husband wasn't buying her sister-in-laws excuse.
"Touya, leave Sakura alone. She obviously came home for some peace and
quiet, she doesn't need you interrogating her"
Sakura looked at Kaho and smiled gratefully. Touya looked at his wife
and frowned in dissatisfaction,
"Fine...at least for now"
He mumbled as he headed back towards the kitchen. (SN: Not that I have
anything against Touya and Yukito but...I can't help but think that Touya
and Kaho make a cute couple!! *squeaks* sorry to T+Y fans! >.).
"Sakura would you like some breakfast?"
Kaho asked as she headed back towards the kitchen. Sakura shook her
head as she headed upstairs towards her room.
"I'm alright...I just want to rest. Thanks for asking anyway"
Kaho hesitated and opened her mouth to say something but then closed
it. She smiled at Sakura,
"Everything will be fine, I just know it. You'll get through the storm"
Sakura froze on her way and looked at Kaho questioningly. Did she know that...no she couldn't have! Kaho let out a small giggle as she headed towards the kitchen.
"Let's just call it a six sense"
She said with a wink as she disappeared into the kitchen.
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Her eyes slowly fluttered open at the sound of someone mowing their
lawn. The sweet scent of freshly cut grass floated into her room and filled
her senses. Sakura glanced at her clock and realized it was a bit past
noon. She couldn't believe she had been asleep for so long! Touya, Kaho
and her father probably already left for work.
She looked around her room and smiled. The place hadn't changed a bit
since the last time she had been there. Everything had been kept in place...including
a picture of Syaoran and her.
Sakura picked up the picture from her nightstand and ran her fingers
through it. It was taken on a snowy day in King Penguin Park and showed
a happy couple hugging. She sighed and put the picture down.
Those days were gone and she had to acknowledge that. Picking up her
phone, she looked at the missed calls and frowned when she saw Larry's
number appear 4 times and 2 voicemails.
Didn't he listen when she told him she was going to go visit her family?
Getting up from the bed, she headed downstairs. The day was beautiful and
it was perfect for a walk in the park...
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Syaoran walked up to King Penguin Park and smiled as he watched the
small kids play. He wondered what would've happened if he hadn't broken
up with Sakura. Would they have been married by now? Who knows, maybe they'd
already have a little boy or girl of their own.
Syaoran shook his head, dismissing the thought and walked a bit further into the shaded tree areas. His eyes fell upon a figure that was sitting under a cherryblossom tree. The tree was in full bloom and soft pink petals were beginning to fall.
A smile formed on his lips as he walked up to the women who's waist-length auburn hair flew freely in the wind. She hadn't noticed him at all by the looks of it. She was staring into space and seemed to be in deep concentration. He placed his hand on her shoulder,
"Sakura?"
Sakura let out a small gasp as she turned around and met Syaoran's intense amber eyes. She gave him a small smile,
"What are you doing in Tomoeda? This is the last place I'd expect to see you"
Syaoran shrugged as he took a seat next to her on the ground,
"I took the day off and came with Eriol"
"Why?"
Sakura was curious. Eriol was also not someone you'd see walking around
Tomoeda. Syaoran looked at her hesitantly. Should he tell her?
"I can't tell you"
"Why not?"
"I just can't. Eriol will get mad at me. If I tell you you'll tell
Tomoyo"
"If it's about Tomoyo then you should tell me! I am her best
friend you know"
"No...Eriol will hate me"
"Syaoran... since when did you start caring if Eriol hates you or not? You two have a love-hate thing going on!"
Sakura giggled at her own comment while Syaoran just gave her a disgusted look and shook his head in denial.
"Will you tell me Syaoran? Really, you don't have to if you don't want to"
Syaoran looked at her and seemed to be debating something in his mind. He let out a deep sigh and ran his hand over his hair
" okay I'll tell you but you have to promise to keep it a secret. No telling Tomoyo!"
Sakura nodded,
"sure no problem"
"You see, Eriol is having an affair with this women in Tomoeda and we came so he could introduce me to her."
Sakura's eyes opened wide and she looked shocked,
"Y-Y-You expect me not to tell Tomoyo?! What is wrong with you?!"
She asked furiously. She couldn't believe Eriol was doing this to her
best friend. Eriol!
Syaoran could no longer take it and burst out laughing,
"You think this is funny?!"
Sakura snapped. She was beginning to get angry with Syaoran too. Syaoran
shook his head as he tried to calm himself down,
"I was kidding! No Eriol's not cheating on her, I just wanted to see
your reaction"
Sakura let out a sigh of relief and turned to glare at Syaoran.
"You're evil!!"
Syaoran grinned,
"Sorry, couldn't help myself. The real reason we came to Tomoeda though is because a few months back Tomoyo saw a ring she fell in love with and..."
"And?"
Sakura asked excitingly as she held her breath. She had an idea of
what Syaoran was about to say.
"And he bought it...he's going to ask her to marry him"
Sakura jumped up as she let out a squeal and spun around in circles,
"Oh my gosh Tomoyo is going to be so happy!!"
Once she calmed down she took her spot next to him again and had a
bright smile on her face.
"I'm so happy for Tomoyo...she deserves the best"
Syaoran nodded as he looked up at the sky,
"You both deserve the best"
he murmured softly. Sakura heard him and sighed as she leaned her head
against his shoulder,
"Thank you Syaoran"
She whispered as she too looked up at the puffy white clouds. Syaoran
remained quiet for a few minutes until a small chuckle escaped his lips.
"What?"
Sakura asked as she lifted her head and looked at him.
"Do you remember our first snowfall together?"
Sakura giggled and nodded,
"Yes I remember...that day was fun"
Syaoran nodded,
"Hey you remember that we came to this park and we both made a wish?"
Sakura's eyes gleamed as she remembered that day.
"Yeah! I remember it perfectly!"
Syaoran looked away from the clouds and turned to look at her.
"What did you wish for that day?"
Sakura blushed and tore her eyes away from the clouds. She picked up a cherryblossom petal and ran her finger through the smooth surface.
"I don't think it's important"
"You promised you'd tell me once it came true"
Sakura turned to look at him and sighed. A hint of regret seemed to
be present.
"Well, my wish did come true. How about yours?"
Syaoran nodded,
"My wish came true also"
He looked at Sakura and smiled.
"Well since both of our wishes came true, why don't we just tell each
other?"
Sakura nodded in agreement. Her blush wouldn't go away. She couldn't
believe she was about to say it!
"I wished that...that...you'd love me"
Syaoran was surprised. No wonder Sakura hadn't wanted to tell him her wish. He let out a laugh,
"To think I didn't believe in this whole wishing mumbo jumbo huh?"
Sakura blushed as she looked into his eyes,
"Well? What was your wish?"
"My wish was that you'd someday find happiness"
his smile disappeared as he looked back into the sky,
"If I had known better I would've specified and wished that you'd be happy with me...but I guess that's what I get for being so vague. That doesn't matter anymore though." Syaoran got up and held out his hand to help Sakura up. She took hold of his hand and he pulled her up,
"All that matters is that you're happy and your happiness means a lot
to me...even if it is besides Larry. As you can see, my wish did come true...and
just for the record,"
Syaoran hugged Sakura and placed a small kiss on her cheek. He backed
away slowly,
"Yours did too"
He then turned around and walked back towards where his car was parked.
Sakura stood there alone as the wind gently played with her hair. She brought
her hand up to where he had kissed her and brushed her fingers over it
lightly. This was the first time that she actually felt regret...regret
for ever leaving Japan...
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Larry stood at the entrance of the church and watched the crowd diligently.
When he realized that everyone was occupied in their own things and wasn't
paying attention to him he ran a few feet away and slipped behind a building.
Four muscular, roughed up guys were waiting for him, each had a grim look
on their face.
"What the hell took you so long?"
The leader of the pack asked. Patience was certainly not his best feature.
"You know the boss hates waiting"
One of the guys muttered as he too came forward. Larry nodded and took
out his wallet,
"I wasn't busy alright? Anyway, here's your money"
He took out a wad of cash neatly rolled up and handed it to the leader.
"You know what to do, we already discussed it. You've got the picture right?"
The bald man nodded, an evil crooked smile was plastered on his face.
"Under no circumstances let him enter the church"
Larry nodded,
"Exactly. Remember, do whatever you have to do"
The four men looked at one another but didn't question Larry, they
just nodded in agreement...
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stared into the mirror as she smoothed a crease on her veil. She couldn't
believe this day had finally come. The days following the wedding had been
a blur to her. She let out a deep sigh as she turned away.
"Sakura I was looking everywhere for you!"
Tomoyo called out breathlessly as she walked into the room and shut
the door.
"You told me to come into this room silly! Remember?"
Sakura asked with a small laugh. Tomoyo looked at her blankly,
"I thought I told you another room. I swear that by the end of this wedding I'm going to have a heart attack"
Meiling appeared behind Tomoyo and shook her head,
"Well you can't because we still have to plan your wedding"
She pointed to the ring on Tomoyo's finger,
"Or did you forget?"
Tomoyo blushed and shook her head,
"Of course I didn't!"
"Hello, I hope you don't mind me intruding"
Heather said in an apologetic voice as she entered the room. Three
pairs of eyes turned to look at her in surprise,
"Syaoran said he wasn't going to be able to make the wedding so he asked
me if I would take his place"
Sakura smiled, not wanting to show her friends her disappointment.
"It's too bad he can't make it...I'm glad though that you're here though."
Heather smiled at her kindly,
"You look magnificent Sakura"
"I have to check on the rest of the bridesmaids! Meiling come with me!"
Tomoyo said as she took hold of Meiling's hand and dragged her out
of the room.
"Sakura I'll be back in a minute!"
She called out as she disappeared behind the door. Sakura looked at
Heather and laughed,
"Tomoyo is going to drive herself insane."
Heather nodded,
"I agree...but then again she just wants your wedding to be the best. She cares about you a lot"
She came up to Sakura and took hold of her hand,
"We all care about you and your future Sakura. Are you sure this
is what you want?"
Sakura let out a sigh; she couldn't believe it. This question...yet
again.
"What about Syaoran Sakura? You once told me you loved him, whatever
happened to that love?"
Sakura turned her back to Heather. She didn't know what to say.
"Why should it matter? It's obvious that you still love him...and he
loves you"
"You're right, I do love him and he loves me...but not in the way that
he loves you. Sakura this guy adores you! He would give his life for you!
Can you honestly say the same thing about Larry? Coming here made me realize
something and that is that no matter what Syaoran will never love another
women the way he loves you."
She let out a small laugh,
"You can't lie to me Sakura. I know jealousy...I've seen it and experienced it first hand. Nothing ever happened between Syaoran and I since I've been here...I came in hopes that...I could make you realize that you still love him"
Sakura let out a sigh and turned to look at Heather.
"I'm sorry but...it's too late"
Heather shook her head,
"It's never too late to listen to your heart."
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She couldn't believe it...the bastard had actually convinced Sakura
to marry him. Her turquoise eyes gleamed with hatred. She wasn't going
to let him get his way...she would make sure of that.
"Mommy where are we going?"
Asked a little girl who seemed to be around the age of 2 going onto
3. She gripped her mother's hand tightly. Her big brown eyes looked up
at her mother in confusion. They had been going to the toy store when her
mother had stopped by a church, gotten upset and taken off on the opposite
direction. She didn't know what her mother had seen...afterall she couldn't
read.
"It's okay Angel, we'll go to the store later. Mommy has to do something
first"
The little girl nodded as she looked up at her mom. She was always
intrigued by her mom's long red-auburn hair. At the moment it was tied
back in a ponytail that swished back and forth in the wind...
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Syaoran had been trying to watch some t.v. when his doorbell began
to ring frantically. He wondered who it was if afterall, everyone he knew
must have been in Sakura's wedding. He opened the door to reveal a tall
woman whose identity were hidden beneath dark sunglasses. A little girl,
probably around 2 or so was holding onto her hand and looked just as confused
as Syaoran.
"I'm sorry, I think you have the wrong apartment"
He said to the women, ready to close the door.
"No, this is the right place...Syaoran, it's me"
The glasses were lifted off to reveal a pair of sparkling turquoise
eyes. Syaoran's looked as if he had been smacked in the face.
"T-T-Tiffany?!"
He couldn't believe it. The woman that was in front of him didn't look like the same woman he knew two and a half years ago. Her hair was held back with a clip and her clothes were no where near as revealing as they once were. Although she still looked beautiful, it was now a more classic rather than flaunting beauty.
She gave him a small smile,
"Syaoran...it's been quite a while hasn't it? You know I wouldn't be hear unless it was important but...I have some things to confess"
Syaoran nodded and motioned her to come in. He looked at the child that was attached to her and turned to look at Heather questioningly.
"That's my daughter Angel"
She said before he could even ask. Syaoran smiled at the innocent child
and went over to pick up the remote control on the couch.
"Would you like to watch t.v?"
He asked her as he handed her the control. The little girl nodded and
Syaoran smiled.
"Syaoran, I was walking by the church today and...is it true?"
Syaoran let out a sigh and nodded,
"Yes, Sakura is marrying Larry."
He couldn't keep the sarcasm out of his voice,
"Happy?"
Tiffany looked down at the floor and shook her head,
"No"
She said in a soft whisper. She looked up at Syaoran and looked at
him apologetically.
"I'm sorry about what I did back then. It was stupid and selfish of
me."
"It's a little too late for apologies don't you think?"
Tiffany nodded,
"You're right...but it's not too late for the truth"
Syaoran's eyes clouded over with confusion.
"The truth? What truth?"
Tiffany drew in a deep breath,
"All of it was planned. I was bitter because you had chosen her over me and one day I coincidentally met Larry and...we brewed up a plan to break you two apart. Since I had overheard you talking to Eriol about the bet one day, we decided to use that. We knew that Sakura would be mad at you so Larry was going to go in and comfort her. He was also going to offer her a job in France so that way she'd be far away from and you and close to him."
Syaoran's hand slowly curled up into a fist as he was filled with anger. He had lost his chance to be with Sakura because of Larry and now the bastard was going to end up marrying the one girl he had ever loved.
"Why did you decide to tell me now?"
Heather turned to look at her daughter who eyes were glued to the tv
screen,
"The unexpected happens, things change..."
She turned to look at Syaoran and smiled,
"And it forces people to change."
Syaoran turned to look at the little girl sitting on the sofa and let out a small laugh. Her pigtails glistened in the sun and she seemed oblivious to the conversation her mother was having.
"Who's her...father?"
Tiffany looked hesitant. She turned to look at her little girl and
then turned to look at Syaoran straight in the eye. She cleared her throat
and in a barely audible voice whispered...
~*To Be Continued*~
Starrie: *GASP* who IS her father??????????? LOL you'll find
out in a few weeks ^^;; I'm sorry for the long wait it's just that this
quarter I've been really busy with everything going on. Plus, I'm about
to recieve the rest of my college rejection or acceptance letter at the
end of this month *nervous* but thank you all for being so patient!!! You're
the best, you deserve a reward!! So that's why....the next chapter will
be out NO LATER THAN THREE WEEKS! I know I know...why three weeks? Well,
I got good news: To some of you I said that this was my last fic and that
I was retiring after this because of the lack of ideas??? Well....I
GOT A NEW IDEA FOR A FIC! *squeak!* and I'm writing it up right now
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Aquatmarine: Syaoran is NOT dating Heather, they're just friends. Syaoran's
oblivious on how his closeness with Heather is affecting Sakura b/c Sakura
thinks that the feelings Syaoran has for Heather is love, when in reality
is more like a sister-like love.
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