With Everything I Have, With Everything I Am

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Chapter 4: Zao An (Good Morning)

"Sakura!!!" Tomoyo screamed. Sakura laid in a dead faint on the floor. Syaoran, now out of his mesmerized state, finally realized what happened.

"Sakura!" He said as he kneeled beside her, checking her pulse and her breathing. A sigh of relief escaped him as he learned that she was just unconscious. It was no wonder she fainted. He had never changed out of his sleepwear, which consisted of just his PJ bottoms.

"We should bring her in..." Eriol muttered, slightly worried for the unconscious girl. Syaoran knew that his cousin was right and picked her up gently and walked into the house. She was so light, and to him, she was an angel. Her auburn hair was still a lovely and soft as ever and it felt nice against his bare chest.

He laid her on the plush couch and went to the kitchen to get a towel. Eriol followed suit and helped Syaoran get water to dampen the cloth. Syaoran returned to the living room area and placed the damp towel on her forehead, smiling at her angelic features. So sweet, so gentle, and ever so beautiful.

Eriol was watching his cousin admire the sleeping figure until he realized that something was missing. He smiled and looked towards the doorway, where Tomoyo stood trying to take a peek at her best friend and cousin. "Tomoyo, you can come in, you know." Eriol said with a gentle smile. She blushed a little and nodded. She was trembling and her violet eyes showed much worry.

Tomoyo removed her shoes and quietly shuffled over to wear Sakura laid, placing the flowers and cookies on the coffee table beside them. She stood beside a kneeling Syaoran and gazed at her cousin. "Sakura, wake up..." Tomoyo said in a shaky voice.

"Don't worry. She'll be fine." Syaoran said in a warm tone. He looked up at her and smirked a bit. She looked at him and returned the smirk with a small smile.

Eriol stood at the kitchen counter brewing some tea. When he finished with his task he pulled out a serving tray and put the teapot, a few cups, as well as a small jar of milk and sugar on the tray. He smiled at Tomoyo, who was now feeling more calm. Eriol approached the living room area and placed the tray upon the coffee table.

"Tea?" He offered to Tomoyo with a smile that could melt any heart, especially Tomoyo's.

She smiled and nodded. Eriol poured a cup of tea and handed it to her. She thanked him and poured a bit of milk into it.

"So, Eriol, when did you guys get here?" She asked, her worry slightly lifted from her.

"Just yesterday." He said sipping his tea, a smile never leaving his lips. "How about you? When did you two move into this area?" He inquired.

"We moved in earlier this summer so we could attend college in Tokyo. It's a beautiful area. Sakura and I just couldn't pass up the chance of living around here." She answered. "We don't live with each other, but our condominiums are right next to each other. It's got this incredible view!"

Eriol smiled at the beautiful girl before him and her excited nature. She had completely forgotten about her cousin's state of being.

"My condominium has one huge wall that is pure glass. It's just one huge window, but it has an amazing view! You really should drop by some time!" She exclaimed.

"Perhaps I will." Eriol simply replied with that smiled she loved. Eriol glanced over to Syaoran who was still kneeling beside Sakura. Syaoran was staring at Sakura, hoping she would open her eyes so he could see those beautiful emerald eyes.

"Syaoran, perhaps you should go and...umm...change into something a little more suitable." Eriol said as he pointed out that he was still in his pajamas. Syaoran looked down at what he was wearing. This was the second time in two days that Eriol had pointed out that what he wore was a bit unsuitable. He sighed and nodded.

"I think that's why she fainted in the first place, Syaoran." Tomoyo said giggling.

Syaoran blushed and stood up. He walked towards the staircase to go to his room, but taking one last glance at Sakura before doing so. While Syaoran was changing, Eriol and Tomoyo continued with their conversation.

"Eriol, what brings you down here? Back to Japan, I mean." Tomoyo asked.

"Well, we're here for school. We're going to attend college in Tokyo. It was absolutely coincidence that we ran into you. I mean, we just moved in yesterday!"

Then there was a soft groan, and footsteps rushing down the stairs.

"Mmm...?" Came a quiet voice from the sleeping figure beside them. Syaoran, ever vigilant, rushed to her side, now properly dressed, of course. He knelt down beside her and Eriol and Tomoyo gathered around, waiting for her to open her eyes.

Then her eyes eyelids lifted, ever so slowly; her bright green eyes revealing themselves after such a sweet slumber. And after seven long years, emerald met amber again. (Clichéd, yes. But cute, yes.)

He stared into her eyes. He was losing himself again. He could feel it. Every time, even in the past, when he looked into her eyes, he would get lost in them. They held so much innocence, so much beauty, so much boundless energy. He was always mesmerized when he looked at her. There was no blunt way of putting it.

Sakura laid there on the soft couch, staring up into the eyes of her childhood friend and the boy that had loved her more than anything. He was kneeling beside her with a small smile on his face. "Sakura..." He said in a whisper. She was speechless. All she could do was gaze into his eyes. Eyes that held warmth and love for her.

They stood there, motionless, simply gazing into each other's eyes.

Eriol grinned. "If you two stare at each other anymore you'll burn holes through your faces."

Tomoyo giggled and our lovely pair of cardcaptors blushed madly, pulling away from each other. Sakura sat up and tried to straighten out her hair a bit as Syaoran stood and backed away from the couch a bit, straightening up and being stiff as a board.

"I didn't do anything!" Syaoran exclaimed; his face as red as a cherry.

Sakura blinked and tilted her head to the left a little; looking at him with curious eyes. "Syaoran...?" She blinked some more.

Then, those emerald eyes that held the world in them, lit up. Those bright eyes that showed everything, held tears in them as she jumped off of the couch and into Syaoran's arms.

Tears dropped from her eyes as she smiled, holding him ever so tightly. The world would end if she let go. At least that's what it seemed like.

Syaoran was unusually uncomfortable with the intimate moment, but softened as he realized what was happening. His Sakura was there with him, and that's all he needed. No one else in the world was there. It was just him and her. Sakura and Syaoran.

Of course, there were two other people in the room. But it was of no matter to them.

Syaoran pulled away a bit and cupped her face, gently. He tilted her head back so that he could see into her eyes. They were filled with tears of joy. But tears were tears...

"Please don't cry..." His eyes softened and pleaded with her.

"I can't help it...I just...I-I can't! It's been so long..." She said as the tears fell from her eyes. She threw herself against him, wrapping her arms around him tighter, and he held her there, perfectly content. This was the way life was supposed to be.

Syaoran smiled as he nuzzled his head into her soft auburn hair. She was right, it had been too long.

The two other people watched with smiles on their faces. One smile which was hidden behind a video camera.

All was well. At least until a soft beeping noise was heard. All heads turned to the girl behind the camera.

"Damn. Out of batteries."

All eyes were on the camera until everything cleared up and the two cardcaptors realized the position they were in...and how close they were, physically.

"Hoeeeeeeeee..." Sakura squeaked out as she blushed, pulling herself from him slightly.

Syaoran, once again returning to his cherry colored state, did the same. Eriol and Tomoyo were having the times of their lives simply watching the Sakura and Syaoran show. Those two names, when placed together, did have a nice ring to them.

Sakura sat back down on the couch and smiled again. She began to inspect her old friend, admiring him even more with every feature she could find.

"He's grown up so much...and so much more attractive." She thought.

Tomoyo smiled and was absolutely joyful at the reunion, but she was also worried. While Tomoyo was available for the picking, Sakura was not. Eriol seemed to think the same thing, worried about Syaoran's future with Syaoran.

"He doesn't know about Sakura's man-friend-thing. This isn't looking too promising..." Eriol was deep in thought. What was Syaoran going to do when he found out? He then noticed Tomoyo looking around the room, searching for something. Being Eriol, he always noticed Tomoyo.

"Tomoyo, are you looking for something?" He asked. Tomoyo stopped looking around and directed her attention to Eriol.

"Oh, I was looking for a clock. Sakura and I need to get to a couple of our activities at school." Tomoyo said with a smile.

"Oh, it's..." He looked at his watch. "1:14."

"1:14?!" Both girls shrieked. Due to Sakura's little fainting episode, they had been there longer than expected.

"Sakura, you're already late for cheerleading and I'm going to be late for choir!!" Tomoyo panicked. "I'm so sorry, but we have to go!!!" She said as she began tugging at Sakura who was trying to gain her composure.

"Syaoran, weren't you supposed to go meet with the Soccer Captain?" Eriol inquired, remembering Syaoran's appointment with the Soccer captain.

Syaoran thought for a minute and looked at the time. "Crap."

With that he bolted from his spot and ran up the stairs. He ran through the doorway that led to his room and emptied out a duffle bag that was full of his clothes. "I knew I forgot to do something." He rummaged through his packed clothes, cursing himself for not unpacking. He grabbed whatever looked like sports material and through them into the bag. Syaoran ran into the bathroom and grabbed a comb and vainly made an attempt to tame his hair. After realizing that it was pointless, he ran downstairs into the kitchen and grabbed a water bottle. He ran to the small yard and grabbed his sneakers, threw them in. After that he ran back upstairs to grab a pair of socks and returned downstairs and then ran to the car. He threw his bag in the backseat and reached for the key. It wasn't there. He then ran back upstairs and grabbed his keys and ran down again, and he noticed that all eyes were on him. He was out of breath.

"What time is it?" He asked.

"Umm..." He looked at his watch again. "1:17."

"Alright!" Syaoran started heading to the car again when Eriol stopped him.

"Syaoran! Wait up." Eriol said. Syaoran stopped dead in his tracks and turned to face Eriol.

"Why don't you bring Sakura and Tomoyo with you?" He asked Syaoran, then turned his attention to the two girls. "You do go to Tokyo University, right?"

Both girls nodded and looked at Syaoran. They were still a little dazed from watching Syaoran bolt around.

"Sure. Do you girls need to go get something first?" Syaoran asked.

They nodded again. "Okay, I'll take you guys back to your place first and you can grab your stuff." Syaoran said as he motioned for them to get into the car.

And then they were gone.

Eriol looked at his watch again. "1:18."

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Syaoran was parked outside Sakura and Tomoyo's condominium complex, waiting. It was beautiful on the outside. There were only four floors, and each floor was a condominium. Sakura lived on the fourth floor, and Tomoyo lived on the third floor. The wall that faced the street was flat and had a half glass wall, much like the ones at Syaoran and Eriol's home. The window covered the top half of each floor. The complex itself was a big half oval, and each condominium was also to that shape. The rounded part of the complex was sheer glass and faced the ocean.

The complex wasn't far from the boys' homes, it was just down the block. Since the area that the four of them lived in was rather remote and quiet, it was perfect and serene. Of course, quiet as it normally is, there are times it's noisy. Right now was one of them.

Sakura and Tomoyo came running out of the building and jumping into the car. "DRIVE!" They demanded.

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Syaoran was driving in silence. There was no talking and no music. It was awkward.

Sakura sat in the front seat, feeling bad for not speaking. Then she saw an orange sheet of paper sticking outside of a compartment.

"Syaoran...what's that?" She said pointing to it. Syaoran looked over to where she was pointing. He actually didn't know at all.

"I don't know." He reached over and grabbed it, brushing Sakura's knee in the process. Sakura blushed, as did Syaoran.

"S-s-sorry..." He muttered as he grabbed the box with the note on it. He stopped his car at the red light and quickly read the orange post-it note.

"Qing ai de ke ai di di,

Ni hao ma? Zai li mian you qi li xiang, qi shi er bian, bu ke si, he hei se ling ding. Wo men ai ni!

-Ni de Jie Jie"

"Eh?" Syaoran was wondering what they were talking about.

"What's it say, Syaoran?" Tomoyo asked from the back.

"It's a note from my sisters. It says that inside the box is an orange jasmine, seventy two changes, unbelievable, and a black tangerine."

Then the girls looked at the box. "Open it." Syaoran said.

Sakura nodded and pulled the top off the box. Inside were four CDs.

Syaoran looked in the box and smiled. "That's what they meant..." Those sisters were ever so thoughtful. But before Syaoran could pop one in and listen, they arrived at the campus and were rushing off to their activities.

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A/N: Sorry for the lack of post. I forgot to mention in chapter three, that I was leaving to Oregon on Thursday (8/5). Sorry about that. Right now I'm sitting on the plane with my laptop playing music as loud as I can to drown out the sounds. Ugh...My head hurts really bad right now...Let me tell you, my least favorite flight is a "United Shuttle." They flew me across the country in one of these damn things once, from LA all the way to Washington DC. I almost died, I was about to cry when they told me we were going to fly a United Shuttle for six hours. I called my uncle and told him and he pitied me....and couldn't believe they did that. Do you know how small and cramped these damn things are?! Well, I'm sitting in one, next to my little brother. I'll be arriving in Oregon in about half an hour. Spare me. I promise to update more after my trip. So, if this chapter is too short, sorry. I promise more later. Love yas!

I'm surprised no one's killed me on this yet. Syaoran is from Hong Kong but everything I type out is in Mandarin. Yes, I know it's wrong. But Cantonese Romanization is like...(insert something unfamiliar to me here) to me. So, sorry if anyone is irked by this. Forgive me? (Then again, there are lots of families in HK that speak Mandarin too...)

Update on the Oregon trip: It's EFFIN HOT HERE!! OMG!! It was 105 Degrees today and this house has no A/C! Someone reincarnate me into a glacier!

Honestly, I didn't think that many of you would've liked chapter three. When I re-read it, I thought it was strange. But I'm so glad you liked it!