Chapter 8: A Kiss
That night Sakura had found it hard to fall asleep. Not until 2 am, did her eyes finally close. But maybe it would have been better staying awake.
Nightmares like never before had engulfed Sakura's dreams. The Cards brutally attacking her until she died, lying on the ground in her own pool of blood. The Cards killing people at will, destroying the world around her. The Cards taking the last source of protection away from her. Syaoran. That was the worst part of her dream. Visioning his grave and herself kneeling beside it, tears spilling down her cheeks.
Sakura woke up with a start, jolting from her bed. She sighed heavily when she realized it was all a bad dream, and she threw the blanket aside and got up out of bed. She stretched her arms, and went to grab her school uniform. It wasn't until then that she realised she had been crying.
She hastily wiped tear-stained cheeks away before going back to changing her clothes. She then paused mid-way of pulling her skirt up her leg, her eyes suddenly widening when she realised what she was doing. It was the summer, and she didn't have to wear her school uniform. The impact of all of her friends coming back caused her to go back to her past habits.
"What next?" she murmured, as she started to fold up her skirt. "Am I going to run out the door, screaming 'I'm late'?"
A knock at the door made Sakura jump. "Sakura, there are friends here to see you."
"Alright Dad, I'll be out in a minute." Sakura then rushed to her closet, threw open the doors and began hurriedly going through her clothes, deciding on what to wear.
A few minutes later Sakura made up her mind to wear a pink, long-sleeved shirt that fit her slim image, and chose to wear a short, white divided skirt to go with it. She then quickly went over to her mirror and began thrusting her brush through her hair until all the knots were out, and began to put her hair into her usual pigtails.
After Sakura had quickly brushed her teeth and checked her hair, she ran down the stairs and threw open the front door.
Sakura was immediately tackled by a blurring image, a girl screaming at the top of her lungs, "SAKURA!!" She laughed when she realised it was Meilin, as she was hugging Sakura tightly, and still crying, "Oh, Sakura, I missed you!"
Sakura looked over Meilin's shoulder and smiled brightly when she saw Eriol standing beside Syaoran and Tomoyo. He looked the same, though his hair was a bit longer. He still had that pretty smile and those kind eyes.
"It's so nice to see you all!" Sakura exclaimed happily when Meilin let go of her, and she went to hug Eriol.
"You're taller," Eriol laughed. He took a step back to study Sakura. He smiled. "And you're hair is much longer."
Sakura smiled back and then said, "Alright everyone, come on in and we can catch up on things." Everyone agreed and followed Sakura into the house.
Meilin chattered along about how her auntie (Syaoran's mom) was doing, and her cousins (Syaoran's sisters) as she took her shoes off. Syaoran was quiet as usual as he hung up his coat. Tomoyo listened to Meilin as she straightened her dress, her eyes on Eriol.
"Take a seat in the living room, you guys, while I get tea ready." Sakura went into the kitchen and started getting the porcelain tea cup set out of the cupboard as Meilin babbled on about how boring school was. Sakura laughed to herself when she heard Syaoran say that Meilin had thrown a pencil at the teacher's head.
"You should see Sakura's room now," Tomoyo was now saying. "Filled to the brim with stuffed animals, just like Chiharu's!"
"Oh, let me see!" Meilin said, as Sakura heard her jump up.
"I might as well go up there, too," Eriol laughed. She heard him get up off the couch and heard them walk up the stairs to her bedroom.
Just as Sakura was pouring the tea into the fourth cup, she heard "Sakura?"
Sakura was startled when she saw Syaoran behind her, and she accidentally spilt the teacup. "I'm such a clutz.." she murmured as she bent down to wipe up the spill.
"No, it was my fault, let me help." Syaoran quickly grabbed a cloth and bent down beside her, mopping up the tea.
"Thank you," Sakura smiled, as she straightened up with him. Surprisingly, he didn't smile back at her as he just stared into her eyes.
"Uh, Sakura, there's something I've been wanting to do.." Syaoran put the cloth down on the counter, and took the other cloth out of Sakura's hand and placed it in the sink.
"Syaoran.." Sakura whispered, as Syaoran moved closer to her. She could feel his eyes watching her intently as she starred up into his. Slowly, he put his hands in hers and drew her closer to him, his eyes closing and his face coming closer to hers.
Sakura's eyes widened as she felt his lips press against hers, her whole body paralysed with shock.
"Sakura? Syaoran? What the HELL?"
Sakura watched Syaoran whip his head around in surprise, as both of them stared in horror at the tall man staring at them with terror. If it had to be the most terrible person to walk in on this, that person was Toya.
That night Sakura had found it hard to fall asleep. Not until 2 am, did her eyes finally close. But maybe it would have been better staying awake.
Nightmares like never before had engulfed Sakura's dreams. The Cards brutally attacking her until she died, lying on the ground in her own pool of blood. The Cards killing people at will, destroying the world around her. The Cards taking the last source of protection away from her. Syaoran. That was the worst part of her dream. Visioning his grave and herself kneeling beside it, tears spilling down her cheeks.
Sakura woke up with a start, jolting from her bed. She sighed heavily when she realized it was all a bad dream, and she threw the blanket aside and got up out of bed. She stretched her arms, and went to grab her school uniform. It wasn't until then that she realised she had been crying.
She hastily wiped tear-stained cheeks away before going back to changing her clothes. She then paused mid-way of pulling her skirt up her leg, her eyes suddenly widening when she realised what she was doing. It was the summer, and she didn't have to wear her school uniform. The impact of all of her friends coming back caused her to go back to her past habits.
"What next?" she murmured, as she started to fold up her skirt. "Am I going to run out the door, screaming 'I'm late'?"
A knock at the door made Sakura jump. "Sakura, there are friends here to see you."
"Alright Dad, I'll be out in a minute." Sakura then rushed to her closet, threw open the doors and began hurriedly going through her clothes, deciding on what to wear.
A few minutes later Sakura made up her mind to wear a pink, long-sleeved shirt that fit her slim image, and chose to wear a short, white divided skirt to go with it. She then quickly went over to her mirror and began thrusting her brush through her hair until all the knots were out, and began to put her hair into her usual pigtails.
After Sakura had quickly brushed her teeth and checked her hair, she ran down the stairs and threw open the front door.
Sakura was immediately tackled by a blurring image, a girl screaming at the top of her lungs, "SAKURA!!" She laughed when she realised it was Meilin, as she was hugging Sakura tightly, and still crying, "Oh, Sakura, I missed you!"
Sakura looked over Meilin's shoulder and smiled brightly when she saw Eriol standing beside Syaoran and Tomoyo. He looked the same, though his hair was a bit longer. He still had that pretty smile and those kind eyes.
"It's so nice to see you all!" Sakura exclaimed happily when Meilin let go of her, and she went to hug Eriol.
"You're taller," Eriol laughed. He took a step back to study Sakura. He smiled. "And you're hair is much longer."
Sakura smiled back and then said, "Alright everyone, come on in and we can catch up on things." Everyone agreed and followed Sakura into the house.
Meilin chattered along about how her auntie (Syaoran's mom) was doing, and her cousins (Syaoran's sisters) as she took her shoes off. Syaoran was quiet as usual as he hung up his coat. Tomoyo listened to Meilin as she straightened her dress, her eyes on Eriol.
"Take a seat in the living room, you guys, while I get tea ready." Sakura went into the kitchen and started getting the porcelain tea cup set out of the cupboard as Meilin babbled on about how boring school was. Sakura laughed to herself when she heard Syaoran say that Meilin had thrown a pencil at the teacher's head.
"You should see Sakura's room now," Tomoyo was now saying. "Filled to the brim with stuffed animals, just like Chiharu's!"
"Oh, let me see!" Meilin said, as Sakura heard her jump up.
"I might as well go up there, too," Eriol laughed. She heard him get up off the couch and heard them walk up the stairs to her bedroom.
Just as Sakura was pouring the tea into the fourth cup, she heard "Sakura?"
Sakura was startled when she saw Syaoran behind her, and she accidentally spilt the teacup. "I'm such a clutz.." she murmured as she bent down to wipe up the spill.
"No, it was my fault, let me help." Syaoran quickly grabbed a cloth and bent down beside her, mopping up the tea.
"Thank you," Sakura smiled, as she straightened up with him. Surprisingly, he didn't smile back at her as he just stared into her eyes.
"Uh, Sakura, there's something I've been wanting to do.." Syaoran put the cloth down on the counter, and took the other cloth out of Sakura's hand and placed it in the sink.
"Syaoran.." Sakura whispered, as Syaoran moved closer to her. She could feel his eyes watching her intently as she starred up into his. Slowly, he put his hands in hers and drew her closer to him, his eyes closing and his face coming closer to hers.
Sakura's eyes widened as she felt his lips press against hers, her whole body paralysed with shock.
"Sakura? Syaoran? What the HELL?"
Sakura watched Syaoran whip his head around in surprise, as both of them stared in horror at the tall man staring at them with terror. If it had to be the most terrible person to walk in on this, that person was Toya.