---At Syaoran's house---
"Aunty Yelan, the food is delicious!" Yukito exclaimed after finishing his food.
"Help yourself then." Yelan grinned as she passed him another dish.
The conversation flowed as they ate, talking about Yelan's new job, Eriol's stay in England, Fujitaka's recent research paper to name a few. However, much to Syaoran's dismay, no one dared to talk about Sakura's recent mood.
'Why didn't Mother asked Sakura about her smiles?' Syaoran wondered. He looked at Eriol studying Sakura and looked at her.
She was staring at the food, picking thru' it before eating it. It occurred to him that Sakura didn't say a single word throughout dinner. Daring to venture to dangerous territory, he asked Sakura, "Hey, Cherry Blossom, how come you are so quiet today?"
Sakura gave him a stare before she replied, "I am just tired after school. Pardon me."
"You know Syaoran, she gets tired easily." Tomoyo chirped in, trying to help Sakura.
He wanted to probe. Boy, he was really tempted to ask her why. But seeing Touya looking at him, shaking his head, he decided to back off. ' One day Sakura, you cannot hide from me anymore.'
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"Yukito. I want to talk to Yue." Touya said after they left the house along with the rest.
"Let's go to the playground then." Yukito replied and led Touya towards that direction.
Once they reached the playground, Yukito closed his eyes and a white light consumed him, leaving Yue staring at Touya.
"What do you want?" He asked coldly.
"What is wrong with my sister?" Touya snapped back.
"What's wrong with Mistress? I am not sure myself." Yue answered nonchalantly.
"Don't lie!" Touya replied back. "You know something that I don't."
"Even if I did, I cannot tell you. I was sworn to secrecy."
"Damn you! Then answer this question, how long is my sister going to be like this?"
Yue stared at Touya, aware of the frustration and anger that was coming out from Touya. He didn't want to answer. But for the sake of his state of mind, he replied. "Syaoran is back. He is the only one that can help Sakura. But if he fails, Sakura will remain like that, forever." He saw Touya's eyes lit up with hope. "Don't tell Syaoran anything I said. If you do, he can't help her anymore."
"Thank you Yue. But when you see Sakura, tell her that all of us are worried."
"She knows Touya, she knows."
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'Where am I? Yes, this place looks really familiar.' The girl glanced around the shopping center. A crowd was gathering around something, mutterings could be heard. She went towards the crowd and squeeze through them, wondering what was the commotion about.
"Quick, we are losing him." A paramedic said.
"No. Don't die! I haven't told you how much I love you." The girl cried out when she saw the figure there.
"He wouldn't die, he is just waiting for you to tell him." A boy with blue hair whispered behind her.
She turned around, recognizing Eriol. "Eriol, he cannot die." She hugged him, trying to find comfort in his embrace.
"Let him see you as who you are Sakura, and he will live." Eriol said, "Trust me."
She turned back to the figure on the floor. "Don't die. Please I beg you."
Sakura woke up. 'The dream, it's back again. Why was Eriol there?' Sakura shook her head. 'What does the dream means?' She wondered, looking at the clock. She let out a squeak and ran out of the bed. "Damn! Not again. I am so late." With that she hurriedly changed into her uniform and flew out of her bedroom.
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"Hey, Tomoyo! Interested to go out with us after school?" Rita asked before school started.
"Nope. I have other things on today." Tomoyo replied.
"So, is that something has to do with Eriol?"
"Nonsense Rita, I am going out with Syaoran and Eriol. Not just Eriol alone." Tomoyo said with a grin.
"Alright, just teasing you." Rita said with a mischievous gleam in the eye. "Two cute guys all for yourself. Well then, don't let the opportunity slip."
"You know Rita, you are really funny." Tomoyo glanced out of the window and was just in time to see Eriol walking into the school compound.
Her heart beat faster at the sight of him. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and they were right. Even though she had not seen him for five years, the feeling she had towards Eriol had not changed. Haven't he noticed her before, or was she just a friend to him? Tomoyo sighed. She would just have to suffer in silence for now, she cannot afford to risk this friendship. Not when Sakura was in trouble, real trouble.
"Hey, Tomoyo! Are you there? Baka! Where are you going after school? I heard from Rita you going out with Eriol! How could you?"
Tomoyo snapped out of her daydream and looked at the direction of the angry voice.
"Sumimasen Sakura. I didn't hear you."
"Rare times Tomoyo was caught dreaming eh?" Sakura sneered. "You going out with Eriol are you?"
"No! I was intending to go out with Eriol AND Syaoran. You want to join us?"
Sakura stared at her, as if she was mad. "Me? Out with guys. You have to be kidding!" Sakura started walking away.
"Hey Sakura wait up." Tomoyo chased after her and whispered into her ear. Sakura stared at her for a moment and nodded her head before walking out of the classroom, passing Eriol and Syaoran in the process. She glanced at them both and quickly walked past them, making her decision when she saw Syaoran's brown eyes filled with worry.
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"Aunty Yelan, the food is delicious!" Yukito exclaimed after finishing his food.
"Help yourself then." Yelan grinned as she passed him another dish.
The conversation flowed as they ate, talking about Yelan's new job, Eriol's stay in England, Fujitaka's recent research paper to name a few. However, much to Syaoran's dismay, no one dared to talk about Sakura's recent mood.
'Why didn't Mother asked Sakura about her smiles?' Syaoran wondered. He looked at Eriol studying Sakura and looked at her.
She was staring at the food, picking thru' it before eating it. It occurred to him that Sakura didn't say a single word throughout dinner. Daring to venture to dangerous territory, he asked Sakura, "Hey, Cherry Blossom, how come you are so quiet today?"
Sakura gave him a stare before she replied, "I am just tired after school. Pardon me."
"You know Syaoran, she gets tired easily." Tomoyo chirped in, trying to help Sakura.
He wanted to probe. Boy, he was really tempted to ask her why. But seeing Touya looking at him, shaking his head, he decided to back off. ' One day Sakura, you cannot hide from me anymore.'
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"Yukito. I want to talk to Yue." Touya said after they left the house along with the rest.
"Let's go to the playground then." Yukito replied and led Touya towards that direction.
Once they reached the playground, Yukito closed his eyes and a white light consumed him, leaving Yue staring at Touya.
"What do you want?" He asked coldly.
"What is wrong with my sister?" Touya snapped back.
"What's wrong with Mistress? I am not sure myself." Yue answered nonchalantly.
"Don't lie!" Touya replied back. "You know something that I don't."
"Even if I did, I cannot tell you. I was sworn to secrecy."
"Damn you! Then answer this question, how long is my sister going to be like this?"
Yue stared at Touya, aware of the frustration and anger that was coming out from Touya. He didn't want to answer. But for the sake of his state of mind, he replied. "Syaoran is back. He is the only one that can help Sakura. But if he fails, Sakura will remain like that, forever." He saw Touya's eyes lit up with hope. "Don't tell Syaoran anything I said. If you do, he can't help her anymore."
"Thank you Yue. But when you see Sakura, tell her that all of us are worried."
"She knows Touya, she knows."
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'Where am I? Yes, this place looks really familiar.' The girl glanced around the shopping center. A crowd was gathering around something, mutterings could be heard. She went towards the crowd and squeeze through them, wondering what was the commotion about.
"Quick, we are losing him." A paramedic said.
"No. Don't die! I haven't told you how much I love you." The girl cried out when she saw the figure there.
"He wouldn't die, he is just waiting for you to tell him." A boy with blue hair whispered behind her.
She turned around, recognizing Eriol. "Eriol, he cannot die." She hugged him, trying to find comfort in his embrace.
"Let him see you as who you are Sakura, and he will live." Eriol said, "Trust me."
She turned back to the figure on the floor. "Don't die. Please I beg you."
Sakura woke up. 'The dream, it's back again. Why was Eriol there?' Sakura shook her head. 'What does the dream means?' She wondered, looking at the clock. She let out a squeak and ran out of the bed. "Damn! Not again. I am so late." With that she hurriedly changed into her uniform and flew out of her bedroom.
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"Hey, Tomoyo! Interested to go out with us after school?" Rita asked before school started.
"Nope. I have other things on today." Tomoyo replied.
"So, is that something has to do with Eriol?"
"Nonsense Rita, I am going out with Syaoran and Eriol. Not just Eriol alone." Tomoyo said with a grin.
"Alright, just teasing you." Rita said with a mischievous gleam in the eye. "Two cute guys all for yourself. Well then, don't let the opportunity slip."
"You know Rita, you are really funny." Tomoyo glanced out of the window and was just in time to see Eriol walking into the school compound.
Her heart beat faster at the sight of him. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and they were right. Even though she had not seen him for five years, the feeling she had towards Eriol had not changed. Haven't he noticed her before, or was she just a friend to him? Tomoyo sighed. She would just have to suffer in silence for now, she cannot afford to risk this friendship. Not when Sakura was in trouble, real trouble.
"Hey, Tomoyo! Are you there? Baka! Where are you going after school? I heard from Rita you going out with Eriol! How could you?"
Tomoyo snapped out of her daydream and looked at the direction of the angry voice.
"Sumimasen Sakura. I didn't hear you."
"Rare times Tomoyo was caught dreaming eh?" Sakura sneered. "You going out with Eriol are you?"
"No! I was intending to go out with Eriol AND Syaoran. You want to join us?"
Sakura stared at her, as if she was mad. "Me? Out with guys. You have to be kidding!" Sakura started walking away.
"Hey Sakura wait up." Tomoyo chased after her and whispered into her ear. Sakura stared at her for a moment and nodded her head before walking out of the classroom, passing Eriol and Syaoran in the process. She glanced at them both and quickly walked past them, making her decision when she saw Syaoran's brown eyes filled with worry.
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