See? I've updated! It didn't take me that long... right? *smiles* Anyways, here's chapter 10!!!
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~*Starlight Crystal*~
~Love of Silence~
*Chapter 10*
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"What happened?" Tomoyo asked, patting Sakura's back as she continued sobbing.
"We... kissed," Sakura looked up, her eyes red and puffy.
Tomoyo stared at Sakura, her jaw dropping.
"But... why did he stomp away after that?" Sakura asked blankly, as Tomoyo continued staring at her. Tomoyo had come to the cottage, after Syaoran had went off.
"Why are you staring at me like that?" Sakura asked, finally noticing Tomoyo's silence.
Tomoyo shook her head, her hair falling around her.
"Tomoyo, is something wrong?" Sakura asked again, waving her hands in front of her.
"Sakura... you can talk?" Tomoyo asked faintly.
"What do you---," Sakura stopped suddenly. She looked up at Tomoyo, who nodded her head numbly.
"Oh, god. We kissed... which means that the spell is broken!" Sakura smiled, seeming as though she was talking to herself.
"What spell?" Tomoyo asked, curious.
Sakura looked at her friend and broke into a grin. "It's a long story...,"
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"You're a MERMAID?" Tomoyo screeched, after Sakura had finally finished.
"Yeah, and I was also the one who saved Syaoran that night," Sakura muttered dryly.
"That's... unbelievable," Tomoyo said softly, collapsing on a chair.
"So, now that I've got my voice back, the question is...,"
"What next?" Sakura stopped as she turned to see Syaoran at the door.
Tomoyo and Sakura stared blankly, as Syaoran walked in, closing the door behind him.
"I've heard everything. I actually came back to get me sword," he explained, pointing at the table.
"So, you are the princess of the ocean, huh?" Syaoran asked, staring at Sakura.
"You were also the one who saved me," he shook his head, as though talking to himself.
"Why was I so stupid? For a moment, I actually thought you *liked* me. But that kiss was just something you needed to get your voice back, huh?" Syaoran turned and glared at Sakura.
"No, you've---," Sakura opened her mouth, but was cut off by Syaoran.
"I actually told you how I felt, and all this while, I was just a toy you were playing with!" Syaoran snapped.
"Syaoran, please just---," Sakura tried again.
"Forget it, alright? Just forget the whole thing ever happened," he said softly, as he grabbed his sword and left.
Sakura watched as he closed the door. She had finally gotten him to like her, but in just a matter of seconds, she had lost him again.
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"You mean Sakura's got her voice back?" King Fujitaka asked, rising from his throne.
"She'll be able to regain her fins once she enters the ocean again," the guard reported.
"Good! Send someone for her immediately," King Fujitaka ordered.
'Could the prince have fallen for his daughter?' the king wondered, as he sat back down again.
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"Are you sure you're leaving?" Tomoyo asked, as Sakura sorted out her belongings, which weren't much, of course.
"I've got my voice back now, and I really missed home," Sakura smiled, as she stuffed the remains of her belongings away.
"But I'll really miss you! Are you sure there's nothing worth staying for here?" Tomoyo asked taking a step towards Sakura.
Sakura looked at the forest green sweater, which she had just finished. "I thought there was... but there isn't now," she shook her head.
"It's just a misunderstanding. I'm sure---,"
"I don't think so. I think I really hurt him this time," Sakura said softly, as a tear fell.
"What are you going to do with this sweater?" Tomoyo asked, holding up the sweater gingerly.
"Just throw it away or something," Sakura shrugged, her eyes distant.
Tomoyo bit her lips as Sakura took one last look at her cottage again.
"Just whisper to a shell and toss it into the ocean if you need to talk, okay?" Sakura said, as she hugged her best friend one last time.
"And remember to send me an invitation card when you and Eriol decide to get married," Sakura waved, as she dived back into the ocean.
Sakura felt herself breathing again as she opened her eyes.
"Welcome home, Sakura," her father smiled
"Welcome back, squirt," Touya grinned, ruffling Sakura's hair.
Sakura blinked back tears as she swam forward to hug her family. This was where she belonged.
This was where her home was. Not up on the land, but deep down in the ocean.
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"Are you happy now?" Tomoyo said angrily as she stormed into Syaoran's room.
"Excuse me?" Syaoran blinked back emotionlessly at her.
"Sakura has left. She'll never be back," Tomoyo whispered, glaring at him.
"What do you mean?" Syaoran asked, getting up from his chair.
"She has gone back to the ocean. She'll never be back here on land again," Tomoyo said softly.
"When did she leave?" Syaoran asked, looking at Tomoyo.
"A few minutes ago... a bunch of guards came to bring her back," Tomoyo said angrily.
Syaoran seemed to open his mouth to say something, but shut it again.
"Aren't you going to ask her back?" Tomoyo asked, stomping up to him.
"Like you said; she would never come back again," Syaoran shrugged, looking away.
"I was wrong about you. Just forget I said anything, ok? And Sakura says 'Happy Birthday!'" Tomoyo spat, tossing the green sweater on his bed.
Syaoran turned as Tomoyo slammed the door behind him. He picked up the green sweater gingerly, and looked back at the ocean again.
"I made a stupid mistake," he muttered angrily, before rushing out after Tomoyo.
He needed to find Tomoyo... and get her to get Sakura back.
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Sakura sighed as she sat on the pink shell. She toyed with her hair, and looked up at the surface of the water.
The sun was glistening and the ocean sparkled under it.
Sakura paused, as she heard a distinct sound. It sounded strangely familiar. She watched, a big, white shell landed in front of her. Then, a smaller blue shell plopped down beside her. And another beige one landed next to her.
Sakura swam up and peeked behind a rock. She gasped, as she saw Syaoran whispering words into the shells and tossing them into the ocean.
Hot tears pricked her eyes as she watched him, throwing one shell after another.
"Sakura! I know you're out there! Please, just listen to me!" Syaoran yelled out.
Sakura watched silently as Syaoran continued hurling shells into the ocean.
"I know you probably hate me now, but I just want to say...," Syaoran paused.
Sakura held her breath as Syaoran threw a few more shells into the ocean.
"I fell in love with you, Sakura! I know that this is too much to ask from you, but I really hope to see you; even if it's for a few seconds!" Syaoran shouted.
Sakura felt tears cascading down her eyes, and was just about to swim forward. She stopped herself, as she looked at Syaoran again.
"I love you too. But we can never be together. I belong to the ocean, and you belong on land. We can never be together," she whispered, before diving back into the ocean again.
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Finished! So, whaddya think? Pleeeaassee review!! Review and you'll see the next chappie out fasta!! ^____^;;
~Amber- chan
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~*Starlight Crystal*~
~Love of Silence~
*Chapter 10*
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"What happened?" Tomoyo asked, patting Sakura's back as she continued sobbing.
"We... kissed," Sakura looked up, her eyes red and puffy.
Tomoyo stared at Sakura, her jaw dropping.
"But... why did he stomp away after that?" Sakura asked blankly, as Tomoyo continued staring at her. Tomoyo had come to the cottage, after Syaoran had went off.
"Why are you staring at me like that?" Sakura asked, finally noticing Tomoyo's silence.
Tomoyo shook her head, her hair falling around her.
"Tomoyo, is something wrong?" Sakura asked again, waving her hands in front of her.
"Sakura... you can talk?" Tomoyo asked faintly.
"What do you---," Sakura stopped suddenly. She looked up at Tomoyo, who nodded her head numbly.
"Oh, god. We kissed... which means that the spell is broken!" Sakura smiled, seeming as though she was talking to herself.
"What spell?" Tomoyo asked, curious.
Sakura looked at her friend and broke into a grin. "It's a long story...,"
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"You're a MERMAID?" Tomoyo screeched, after Sakura had finally finished.
"Yeah, and I was also the one who saved Syaoran that night," Sakura muttered dryly.
"That's... unbelievable," Tomoyo said softly, collapsing on a chair.
"So, now that I've got my voice back, the question is...,"
"What next?" Sakura stopped as she turned to see Syaoran at the door.
Tomoyo and Sakura stared blankly, as Syaoran walked in, closing the door behind him.
"I've heard everything. I actually came back to get me sword," he explained, pointing at the table.
"So, you are the princess of the ocean, huh?" Syaoran asked, staring at Sakura.
"You were also the one who saved me," he shook his head, as though talking to himself.
"Why was I so stupid? For a moment, I actually thought you *liked* me. But that kiss was just something you needed to get your voice back, huh?" Syaoran turned and glared at Sakura.
"No, you've---," Sakura opened her mouth, but was cut off by Syaoran.
"I actually told you how I felt, and all this while, I was just a toy you were playing with!" Syaoran snapped.
"Syaoran, please just---," Sakura tried again.
"Forget it, alright? Just forget the whole thing ever happened," he said softly, as he grabbed his sword and left.
Sakura watched as he closed the door. She had finally gotten him to like her, but in just a matter of seconds, she had lost him again.
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"You mean Sakura's got her voice back?" King Fujitaka asked, rising from his throne.
"She'll be able to regain her fins once she enters the ocean again," the guard reported.
"Good! Send someone for her immediately," King Fujitaka ordered.
'Could the prince have fallen for his daughter?' the king wondered, as he sat back down again.
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"Are you sure you're leaving?" Tomoyo asked, as Sakura sorted out her belongings, which weren't much, of course.
"I've got my voice back now, and I really missed home," Sakura smiled, as she stuffed the remains of her belongings away.
"But I'll really miss you! Are you sure there's nothing worth staying for here?" Tomoyo asked taking a step towards Sakura.
Sakura looked at the forest green sweater, which she had just finished. "I thought there was... but there isn't now," she shook her head.
"It's just a misunderstanding. I'm sure---,"
"I don't think so. I think I really hurt him this time," Sakura said softly, as a tear fell.
"What are you going to do with this sweater?" Tomoyo asked, holding up the sweater gingerly.
"Just throw it away or something," Sakura shrugged, her eyes distant.
Tomoyo bit her lips as Sakura took one last look at her cottage again.
"Just whisper to a shell and toss it into the ocean if you need to talk, okay?" Sakura said, as she hugged her best friend one last time.
"And remember to send me an invitation card when you and Eriol decide to get married," Sakura waved, as she dived back into the ocean.
Sakura felt herself breathing again as she opened her eyes.
"Welcome home, Sakura," her father smiled
"Welcome back, squirt," Touya grinned, ruffling Sakura's hair.
Sakura blinked back tears as she swam forward to hug her family. This was where she belonged.
This was where her home was. Not up on the land, but deep down in the ocean.
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"Are you happy now?" Tomoyo said angrily as she stormed into Syaoran's room.
"Excuse me?" Syaoran blinked back emotionlessly at her.
"Sakura has left. She'll never be back," Tomoyo whispered, glaring at him.
"What do you mean?" Syaoran asked, getting up from his chair.
"She has gone back to the ocean. She'll never be back here on land again," Tomoyo said softly.
"When did she leave?" Syaoran asked, looking at Tomoyo.
"A few minutes ago... a bunch of guards came to bring her back," Tomoyo said angrily.
Syaoran seemed to open his mouth to say something, but shut it again.
"Aren't you going to ask her back?" Tomoyo asked, stomping up to him.
"Like you said; she would never come back again," Syaoran shrugged, looking away.
"I was wrong about you. Just forget I said anything, ok? And Sakura says 'Happy Birthday!'" Tomoyo spat, tossing the green sweater on his bed.
Syaoran turned as Tomoyo slammed the door behind him. He picked up the green sweater gingerly, and looked back at the ocean again.
"I made a stupid mistake," he muttered angrily, before rushing out after Tomoyo.
He needed to find Tomoyo... and get her to get Sakura back.
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Sakura sighed as she sat on the pink shell. She toyed with her hair, and looked up at the surface of the water.
The sun was glistening and the ocean sparkled under it.
Sakura paused, as she heard a distinct sound. It sounded strangely familiar. She watched, a big, white shell landed in front of her. Then, a smaller blue shell plopped down beside her. And another beige one landed next to her.
Sakura swam up and peeked behind a rock. She gasped, as she saw Syaoran whispering words into the shells and tossing them into the ocean.
Hot tears pricked her eyes as she watched him, throwing one shell after another.
"Sakura! I know you're out there! Please, just listen to me!" Syaoran yelled out.
Sakura watched silently as Syaoran continued hurling shells into the ocean.
"I know you probably hate me now, but I just want to say...," Syaoran paused.
Sakura held her breath as Syaoran threw a few more shells into the ocean.
"I fell in love with you, Sakura! I know that this is too much to ask from you, but I really hope to see you; even if it's for a few seconds!" Syaoran shouted.
Sakura felt tears cascading down her eyes, and was just about to swim forward. She stopped herself, as she looked at Syaoran again.
"I love you too. But we can never be together. I belong to the ocean, and you belong on land. We can never be together," she whispered, before diving back into the ocean again.
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Finished! So, whaddya think? Pleeeaassee review!! Review and you'll see the next chappie out fasta!! ^____^;;
~Amber- chan