Yang-chan: Meh…I am getting lazy….(silence) Yea…so anyway…some of you have been asking if Suki is Sakura…Now if I told you that would spoil a lot of the story…you'll have to find out. I promise that soon we'll find out what happened to Sakura and who Suki really is. Promise! ( or you can flame me for ever to get me going…)

Last time, we found our heroes in the past, trying to figure out what happened to Sakura all those years ago.

All for a Smile

A Yang Production

The sun shone softly on their faces, it's warmth awaking them. Voices surrounded them, the laughter of children and the soft murmur of adults.

" Touya!" cried a little girl. They looked as small honey haired, green eyed girl sobbed softly, her ball stuck up in a tree. Two older kids were pointing at her and snickering. " Nii-chan!"

" Sakura! What's wrong?" Her older brother scurried over, glaring at the two kids. They immediately stopped and scampered away. Sakura pointed at the tree with her ball stuck in it. Her brother nodded and looked over the current problem. Deciding that there was no other way, he started to climb the tree. His little sister looked on in fear.

" Nii-chan!"

" Shhh! I…can almost…reach it!" He strained forward, his little tiny arms stretching as far as he could. Her sister smiled slightly as she saw his fingers brush against the ball. " Nii-chan!" Touya felt his grip on the tree slip and he felt himself falling. In an instant, he grabbed his sister's ball and got ready for the impact. "NII-CHAN!" Everyone gasped as Touya made impact with the ground. He shook his head, dusted himself off, and handed the ball to his sister. She smiled in gratitude and slipped her hand into his.

" Thank goodness! It was a good thing that branch was only a couple feet off the ground!" Touya smiled as the three young adults fell to the ground for worrying over nothing. His eyes glanced over to where the trio stood. " Sakura…why don't you go play off there, next to the swings? I'll be back." Sakura nodded and skipped off. Touya stood firmly in his spot, his little eyes fixed on the three. " Can I help you three?"

" YOU CAN SEE US!" Meilin screamed. Quickly, she put a hand over her mouth. No body turned their heads in response to her.

" Yes. I can see what others can't." Little Touya answered." You three need to move on. I can help you as much as I can, but if you can't get what you need to get done, then there is no point in helping you."

" What..?" Shaoran looked at the boy in confusion. This was suppose to be his mortal enemy, but now…he was little and willing to help them? " You want to help us?"

" Yep!" Touya smiled brightly. " I want you to do me a favor though."

Tomoyo walked over to the little bow, knelt down, and placed a hand on his shoulder. " We'll try."

" Can you tell my Mom that Sakura is okay? I want her to know that she isn't suffering yet…"

" Yet?" Tomoyo whispered.

" Yes…my mom died because of a Curse. I call it the Kinomoto curse. Mom had to do something so we could live in a good world. Mom said that one day Sakura will have to face the same thing that she faced. Uh…she said that it will be harder for Sakura…." Touya looked away, " but I don't want Sakura to die like mom. I want her to grow up so I can be an uncle." His small eyes couldn't hold back the tears that were building up. " Can you ask Mom to take away this curse from Sakura and give it to me?"

Everyone stood in silence, only tears spoke the words that the child could not. Can you help my sister live her life and let me take the curse and everything that comes with it?

" If we see her, we'll tell her." Tomoyo smiled softly as she wiped away his tears.

" Thank you." Touya cleaned his face and cleaned all emotion from his eyes. His mouth firmed into a thin line. " Now what can I help you with?"

" Uh…Kinomoto-san?"

" Yea?"

" What is the Kinomoto curse?"

" I don't know. Mom wouldn't tell us anything…but one night I saw her go out and then after a while there was this big light! It was very bright. Mom came home very tired, Dad had to help her into the room. They both cried at night. Sakura couldn't hear them, but I could. I think that the Curse has to do with the people we love, but I'm not sure…" his voice trailed off. " But I need to help you get to heaven so you can get the message to mom."

" I..I think we can go now…you helped us a great deal…but can we talk to your sister?" Tomoyo's voice shook slightly as she said this.

" Umm…my sister can't see you, but she can feel you. Follow me!" His steps were firm and filled with confidence. Little Sakura stared up at her brother.

" Nii-chan!" She ran over to him and threw her arms around his waist. " Nii-chan!"

" Sakura, promise me that you won't cry?"

"Mhm!" Her little head bobbed up and down. Touya motioned for the three to step forward. They hadn't seen Sakura in such a long time that even the Past was hard to confront. A chill swept over Sakura's little body and she knew what it was. Her face was filled with terror. All three felt a twinge in their chest. " NO! NII-CHAN!" She cried as she took giant steps back, away from them. " I DON'T WANT THEM HERE!" Her little body fell to the ground as she let out a giant wail. Her brother rushed to her side and their father appeared in a matter of seconds. " GET THEM AWAY FROM ME! I DON'T WANT THEM HERE! THEY SCARE ME NII-CHAN!" Her sobs ripped through their hearts. Her cries and fears were their own now. Her pain surged through them, leaving them feeling ashamed. " WHY CAN'T THEY LEAVE ME ALONE!" Struggling, they tired to reach out and comfort the little child. However, Touya stood in their ways, his little arms outstretched, stopping them, his eyes full of hatred.

" You got what you wanted! Go rest in peace! I should have never let you near her! GO AWAY!" His voice was the last thing they heard. The world around them faded from view, leaving a heavy darkness behind.

At the present time

Suki's eyes snapped open as the phone rang. Grumbling, she stood up from her spot on the floor where she was trying to relax.

" Hello?"

" Suki…" the voice sent shivers down her back. " How you been?"

" Dream…"

" YEP!" Their voice went from the mysterious tone to a happy, cheerful tone. " I thought I'd just call you."

" Like hell you did! How could you send them that!" Her voice was dripping with venom, " I thought you would not meddle with this!"

" But this charade can't be kept up for very long. Explain to me when you plan to tell them the whole truth about Sakura?"

Suki took in a sharp breath. " I can't. I can't now. I don't want them to know the truth. If they knew…how would they be affected?"

There was a chuckle on the other end of the phone. " Always worried about others…" Suddenly the other voice was muffled slightly. " HEY I WASN'T DONE TALKING TO HER!"

Another voice came over the phone " You take too long!"

" Now now! Both of you!" Suki strained her ears to try to recognize who the third voice was.

" CROW!" A smile spread on her face as she realized who the calm one was. " Hey Crow!" There was a small scuffle and a firm, kind male voice came over the phone.

" Raven…Suki.."

" Oh! Crow, it's been like ages since I last talked to you. How is Dream and Blade?"

" It's WILLOW!" came a sing song voice.

" And Gem! How could I forget about her?"

" We are all okay, just very worried over you." In the background they could hear Dream and Blade start a fight. A crashing sound told everyone that the fight was getting rougher and that Suki's favorite China Vase had fallen.

" MY VASE!" Crow held the phone away as Suki let out a cry of Anguish.

" Don't worry about that vase…we should worry about you. We all have been wondering if you had told them."

" No…"

" Do you plan on telling them?"

" I…"

" Suki, it's about time that they should know."

"…"

" It will be hard…but it's for the best. It's the only way we can get through all this without and regrets. I know you want to end this with no lose ends."

" Crow…I don't want this…" Her voice cracked. What ever she held in, she now let it out. The cloud full sky suddenly cleared. Everyone felt something warm stir inside of them. The town was filled with laughter and joy. " Even now, they laugh and smile while I suffer greatly! I never asked for this!"

" And we never wanted you to go through this. We tried everything we could think of to stop this. I'm sorry…if Blade and I could have tried even harder…"

Suki cut him off. " No! It's not your fault. I just…we…It can't be stopped. I just want this to be over…Even if…"

" If there was another way…HEY YOU THREE! SHUT UP! I'M TRYING TO HAVE A SERIUOS CONVERSTAION WITH RAVEN!" The loud crashing sounds and screams ceased. There came the mumblings of " sorry…we'll be quite."

" No matter what happens…I'm glad I was able to be with you all…but please…promise me that when the time comes…tell them I'm sorry we couldn't repair everything." Suki leaned against the wall and let her body slide down the rough surface. A girl on the other side of town found herself asked out be the boy she liked. " I can make everyone happy…but…" She turned her arm so she could see her forearm. There was scars running horizontally across it. " I end up paying for it."

" Suki…" The sound of rushing air was heard as the phone was transferred to another person.

" SUKI! I promise you that we'll keep trying! Those Veprae can't win in the end!"

" Gem…Will you four ever let me sulk properly?"

" NOPE! Even you deserve a little happiness!"

" Thank you."

"We have to cut this short. Dream's bill in gonna be so expensive!"

" Fine. Have a good…night?"

" Day."

" Fine, have a good day. May we get to meet again." The phones clicked at the same time. Suki let the phone roll off her hand and pulled her knees to her chest. " Why can't I be like anyone else!"

" Hey Dream, you sure about this?" Gem looked up at Dream.

" Yea. We can't just let her suffer." Dream picked up the suitcases that stood waiting at the door. " And I'm sure that Blade-"

" WILLOW!"

"-will want to see her."

Blade looked up towards the ceiling and let out a sigh. " I can't leave her alone like this…I need to be at her side. I made a promise. If I don't I am no better than that Li baka."

" Don't worry. Even if she gets mad, we'll be at her side." Crow placed an hand on Blade's shoulder. " We can't leave her alone, and you won't break your promise to you made."

A curtain fluttered up covering them from any outside viewers. When the wind died and the curtain fell, only an empty room remained.


Arigato Minna-sama! Review please! (bow)