Sakura stood there, shell-shocked. "Why? They don't even know me."
"Sakura, sit down here for a while, then I will explain everything."
"They don't even know me. Yet, yet, they want me out of your life!" Sakura stared at him. "Who are they to dictate your life?"
"Sakura, sit down! I have to tell you from the beginning."
"FINE!" Sakura sat down, annoyed with Syaoran. "You better tell me why on earth are ELDERS DICTATING YOUR OWN DAMN LIFE!"
"They are my elders, giving them every right to control my life." Syaoran said sadly.
"Hello? This is the twenty first century. That doesn't exist anymore."
"For you, perhaps not. However, in China, in my clan, they are still very powerful. After all, we still need to respect them."
"Right and whatever!" Sakura bored by the whole thing. "What is it about them that you cannot write any letters, or even phone me."
"Noticed we never kept in contact with anyone in Japan? Your father didn't hear anything from my mother, Eriol himself was clueless about my whereabouts?"
Sakura paused for a while, recalling the troubled times, and nodded.
"Mother needed to move all over the place, changing jobs. Mainly because she doesn't want the elders to track us down. After staying here for two years in Tokyo for two years, they eventually did find us and were furious that I was in love with a Japanese girl."
"What's so wrong about that?"
"Well," Syaoran hesitated for a while before replying. "I was supposed to be married off to another girl in China."
"Two timing brat!" Sakura furiously yelled out and stood up. "I am not going to talk to you!"
"You are not given any choice!" Syaoran grabbed her around the waist and pulled her to his lap. "If you are not going to sit on the chair at your own free will, I must as well imprison you here."
"Syaoran. Please, let me go." Sakura squirmed.
"Listen to what I have to say. It will be a quick one, then I will let you go."
"Fine!" Sakura heaved, for the second time of the day. 'This is getting too annoying!'
"I was in contact with that particular girl for quite some time after we left Japan, and to our delight, she was in love with someone else. However, both our elders refuse to back out of the arranged marriage. This forced her to elope with her sweetheart and ran away from home."
Syaoran closed his eyes and said a silent prayer before continuing. "Sadly, her elders were pretty ruthless. They tracked them down like animals, slaughtered both their granddaughter and her husband."
"Why?" Sakura cried out. "Why?"
"They were simple town folks, but extremely powerful in the area. For her to run away from home and married someone else is considered a disgrace to the clan. They will not allow it to tarnish the respect and dignity of the clan."
"They are downright inhumane."
"That is the culture." Syaoran stated the fact. "My clan, the Li clan has connections and everything. So, it's easy for them to find you if they want to. At that time, they were not intending to kill you. Just give you a warning to stay out of my life. That was when my mother intervened. She forbid them to contact you, in exchange, we will not contact any of our friends in Japan."
He stretched out to the nearby table and took a paper bag. "In here, are all your letters, as well as the letters that I would have sent if I wasn't bounded by the oath my mother gave."
Sakura sniffed, touched by the fact that Syaoran still held on to her letters. He didn't forget her after all. "Why are you back here then? Your elders will be furious."
"They will, if they were still alive." Syaoran smiled.
"What happened?"
"They were old, some close to ninety. During the five years, one by one, they died. As if they were cursed for separating two lovers by force."
"Silly you!" Sakura smacked him on his head. "But Syaoran, do you hate me?"
"Why?"
"Because, after you found out what happened to me, you shut me out, as if you were ashamed of me."
"NO!" Syaoran furiously denied. "That is not true. I was guilty. I wanted to protect you, yet I didn't do a good job. In the end, someone else hurt you, causing you to withdraw from the world. After that, I almost committed the same act that day, in the classroom." Syaoran shook his head and buried his face in his hands.
"I forgave you already." Sakura smiled and gave him a kiss on his forehead. "I love you too much to hate you."
"Shh. I have a song I need to dedicate to you. Listen to it. Please." He nodded at Ruby's direction and she played the song.
YOU AND I, CANNOT HIDE
THE LOVE WE FEEL INDSIDE,
THE WORDS WE NEED TO SAY.
I FEEL THAT I
HAVE ALWAYS WALKED ALONE.
BUT NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE WITH ME,
THERE'LL ALWAYS BE A PLACE THAT I CAN GO.
"Stay with me Sakura. Please. Don't leave me again."
SUDDENLY OUR DESTINY
HAS STARTED TO UNFOLD.
WHEN YOU'RE NEXT TO ME
I CAN SEE THE GREATEST STORY LOVE HAS EVER TOLD.
"Silly boy. I will never let you go. You are just too precious for me to lose."
NOW MY LIFE IS BLESSED
WITH THE LOVE OF AN ANGEL.
HOW CAN IT BE TRUE?
SOMEBODY TO KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE.
THE DREAM I FOUND IN YOU.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT LOVE
WOULD BE THE STRANGEST THING TO ME
BUT WHEN WE TOUCH, I REALISE
THAT I FOUND MY PLACE IN HEAVEN BY YOUR SIDE.
"Serious?" Syaoran asked, skeptical over the simple answer Sakura gave him.
I COULD FLY, WHEN YOU SMILE.
I'D WALK A THOUSAND MILES
TO HEAR YOU CALL MY NAME.
NOW THAT I HAVE FINALLY FOUND THE ONE
WHO WILL BE THERE FOR ME ETERNALLY
MY EVERLASTING SUN.
"Little wolf. You are my sun and my angel don't you know that?"
SUDDENLY OUR DESTINY HAS STARTED TO UNFOLD.
WHEN YOU'RE NEXT TO ME
I CAN SEE THE GREATEST STORY LOVE
HAS EVER TOLD.
NOW MY LIFE IS BLESSED WITH THE LOVE OF AN ANGEL.
HOW CAN IT BE TRUE?
SOMEBODY TO KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE. THE DREAM I FOUND IN YOU.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT LOVE
WOULD BE THE STRANGEST THING TO ME.
BUT WHEN WE TOUCH, I REALISE
THAT I FOUND MY PLACE IN HEAVEN BY YOUR SIDE.
THAT I FOUND MY PLACE IN HEAVEN BY YOUR SIDE
HEAVEN BY YOUR SIDE,
HEAVEN BY YOUR SIDE,
HEAVEN BY YOUR SIDE.
Syaoran tightened his hold on Sakura who in turn rested her head on his shoulder
WHEN YOUR NEXT TO ME,
I CAN SEE THE GREATEST STORY LOVE
HAS EVER TOLD.
NOW MY LIFE IS BLESSED
WITH THE LOVE OF AN ANGEL.
HOW CAN IT BE TRUE?
SOMEBODY TO KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE.
THE DREAM I FOUND IN YOU.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT LOVE WOULD BE THE STRANGEST THING TO ME.
BUT WHEN WE TOUCH, I REALISE
THAT I FOUND MY PLACE IN HEAVEN BY YOUR SIDE.
NOW MY LIFE IS BLESSED
WITH THE LOVE OF AN ANGEL
SOMEBODY TO KEEP THE DREAM ALIVE.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT LOVE WOULD BE
THE STRANGEST THING TO ME.
BUT WHEN WE TOUCH, I REALISE THAT I FOUND MY PLACE IN HEAVEN BY YOUR SIDE.
"Heaven." Syaoran muttered as he angled his head, allowing him to show his affection to Sakura. Sakura at the same time willingly accepted his kiss. 'Home coming.' She thought.
"Umph!" Someone cleared his throat forcing them to jump apart.
"TOUYA!' Yukito shouted.
"Gaki! If you want to do this, please, go and occupy the bedroom. Don't you dare do it in public."
"TOUYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sakura screamed, embarrassed by her brother. This caused Touya to grin and went straight to Syaoran.
"Don't you dare break her heart. I am putting her in your care from now onwards." Touya walked off. "Don't disappoint me."
Syaoran just watched him, jaw-dropped. "Did you hear what he said?"
"Yeah yeah, don't be so shock. It's about time Touya stops annoying the both of us." Sakura muttered before continuing where they left off.
"Touya. Are you alright with it?" Yukito questioned.
"Don't remind me about it." Touya waved the question off, and walked out of the room, mentally planning how to break the good news to Fujitaka.
"Well then Tomoyo, I see that your good friend Sakura have found her happiness."
"About time Eriol, it's about time." Tomoyo patiently filmed the whole reunion scene.
"Tomoyo-chan. Is it a little inappropriate to be doing this now?"
"Kawaii!" Tomoyo exclaimed as she saw Syaoran lifting Sakura up and started dancing to the song.
"Tomoyo."
"Shh, Eriol."
'A man got to do what a man got to do.' He grinned in delight as he stepped in front of Tomoyo.
"Get away Eriol."
"No, why should I?" Eriol slowly moved towards the wall, until Tomoyo was sandwiched between the wall and Eriol.
"Eriol. What are you doing?"
"Having some fun of my own." With that, he kissed her cherry lips, distracting her from the scene in the dinning room.
"Syaoran?" Sakura looked up and gave him a smile. A smile that captured his heart many years ago, when they were still children.
"Hmm.."
"Do you think Tomoyo is filming us?"
Syaoran grinned. "Likely no, because she will be kept really busy."
"By?"
"By this." Syaoran once again gave her a kiss, filled with love and promise of a brighter future for the both of them.
A/N: Concluded. The story is finished. The end!!! I tell you what. If you want an epilogue, tell me, tell me by giving me 130 reviews. Please. (Please... I just beg you! I editor wants an epilogue as well.) The ending is suitable like that, however, I think. Ponder Yeah, I think I can give you a nicer ending after this ending. Haha. Do you understand what am I talking about? Anyway, give me 130 reviews and I will carry on. So bring the reviews in!!!! You all can suggest what kind of ending you want to have. :D (This is what I call, reviewer input in the story) Sorry, I am getting cranky :D Anyway, thank you to all who have been constantly reviewing. Love all of you to bits!!
P.S: How can i forget! This song is from the now disbanded A1-heaven by your side... beautiful song... it is taken from the first album "here we come"