Perspectives

Sakura: Moving On

Sakura couldn't help talking to one of the cutest guys she knew, Rei. She almost couldn't help liking him either. He was in charge of her school's dance club, he had a great body, and bright blue eyes. Rei had a way of talking that took Sakura's breath away, as well as he friend Meiling's. The three of them had become the Three Musketeers of movie nights, at least that's what they joked about. And through that, Sakura Kinomoto had unknowingly set up her good friend and her crush. In a bittersweet triumph Meiling's attempt at Rei's heart failed: one night after their movie Meiling had asked Sakura to fall behind a little and like the good friend she was, Sakura held back. She couldn't help but see this girl she trusted so openly break her heart - on a miniscule level, by kissing the boy she liked. And even worse, having to watch Meiling's heart broken by this boy she'd come to know so well.

Meiling apologized, tearfully pouring her heart out to Sakura, who couldn't help but listen. In the end things went back to normal. The days were becoming longer and surprisingly the trio's friendship grew stronger.

Tomoyo tried again during a phone call a few days later, telling Sakura to stop sacrificing her own happiness, but Sakura couldn't do it. She just saw it as too selfish and not worth the pain.

That week Heero asked Sakura to go for hot chocolate or "something like that." Sakura, although characteristically oblivious to these things, wasn't so blind as to miss where this was going. As well, Tomoyo had warned her ahead of time that Heero was planning on asking her out that day. Sakura successfully put it off for a week, not wanting to hurt her close friend's feelings. Putting off worked, until she realized that the new day was Valentine's day.

Heero arrived at the door of the sunny yellow house with a single white rose. It smelled beautiful and Sakura hurried to drop it in a vase inside before heading out with her friend.

The pair sat in the coffee shop talking about all sorts of things, school, family, music. Half an hour later Sakura signed quietly in relief, maybe he wouldn't ask her today.

As they walked up to her door Heero stopped and looked into Sakura's big green eyes and asked her to go to an annual formal dance that took place in their neighbourhood every year. Sakura couldn't bring herself to say no, so she told Heero a... half-truth, that she didn't even know if she was going yet because it wasn't until late spring and it was still winter now. When she saw the disappointment in his eyes she added without thing, that she would consider it at least.

This worked and Sakura assumed that Heero had gone home content with her feeble response.

Later that night Sakura was on her computer when a message popped up from Heero, asking her if she'd decided yet. She groaned in frustration, this was exactly why she wasn't in to him. After explaining nicely, that no, she hadn't thought about it at all, and no, she wasn't planning to for quite a while, Heero told her that it was late and that she should stop studying, all this did was annoy Sakura more, so for the rest of the night she ignored her friend. Falling asleep only after 2 more hours of work.