Mona-chan: Hey everyone! Four reviews! Woopie! The thanks will be listed after my other stories. On an extra note, Yume-chan notified me that I spelled "Eriol" wrong. It is "Eriol", not "Eirol." Thanks, Yume-chan! If anyone else notices any mistakes, tell me! Arigatou!
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters used in this story. They belong to the almighty CLAMP. However, I do own this plot.
Chapter 2 – DreamSakura woke up drowsily. She rubbed her swollen eyes, due to yesterday's tears. Sakura yawned and stretched her limbs out. She thought about the unusual dream she had last night. What did it mean?
--Sakura's Dream--
A girl with auburn hair and emerald eyes ran down the streets of heaven blindly, calling a name. The name of the love she lost so long ago. She fluttered gracefully, flying up and down. All around her was light, the pure light that shone within the heavens. White clouds and blue skies surrounded her.
A boy with chocolate-colored hair appeared in front of the girl. Tears came down the girl's face from happiness as she cried his name, over and over again. Her heart had been torn apart when she lost him, but now it was mended and whole again. She couldn't express her feelings in words, so instead ran to the boy to embrace him. Before she got there, he walked away. He strayed farther and farther away from her. And then, he fell... into the depths of hell. He was away from her again. She was numb with fear, trembling and standing motionless. Gradually, the tears slid out, one by one. Her heart broke again.
--End--
The girl looked like herself, Sakura realized. The boy resembled Syaoran. But it couldn't be...! Sakura was deep in thought when Tomoyo and Eriol came into the room. "Rise and shine, sleepy head!" Tomoyo laughed.
Eriol said to Sakura, "So. Shall we go show you around? You know you can still be happy even without Sy—" He was cut off by a fierce glare from Tomoyo. Eriol caught on quickly and stuttered, "I mean, I mean..." It was unusual for Eriol to make such a careless mistake.
At first, Sakura looked at Eriol with a puzzled look. Then she understood what he meant. She was reminded of yesterday's events and soon had a faraway look on her face. She didn't cry, but the expression on her face told Tomoyo that Sakura was thinking about Syaoran again.
"Oh, Sakura..." Tomoyo whispered, but Sakura did not hear, because she was too occupied with her own thoughts. Sakura suddenly remembered that Eriol had asked her a question, so she answered him.
"Sure, Eriol. I'd love for you and Tomoyo to show me around. Lets go right now," she said in a monotone voice.
In a couple of minutes Sakura, Tomoyo, and Eriol were all out to explore. "Hello, kaijou!" A voice behind Sakura shouted. Sakura gasped and turned around to find a handsome tall man.
"Touya!!" Sakura shouted as she gave her brother a hug. He grinned. Everyone threw in a word about Sakura.
"Yuki, daddy, mother, Kero, Spinnel, Kaho, you're all here!" Sakura screamed with delight. Kaho transformed into Ruby Moon and Yukito transformed into Yue. Kero transformed into Cerebros. "Ahh!" Sakura screamed, surprised at all the transformations that suddenly took place in front of her. Everyone laughed heartily. Only Sakura was silent, thinking again.
"What's the matter, darling?" Nadeshiko asked.
"Oh, nothing. I'm just so happy to see all of you! What I don't get though, is why Kero, Spinnel Sun, Ruby Moon, and Yue are here." Sakura wondered.
"Well, my human form has gone to Heaven, so I may follow. He must stay here but I can wander Earth and Heaven," Yue replied to her question, his icy blue eyes gleaming in the sunlight. "And Ruby Moon has the same case as myself."
"Oh," Sakura said. "I understand...but why are Spinnel and Kero here? Kero should have gone back into the Clow Book, and I don't even know where Spinnel Sun belongs."
"I can answer that," Eriol said, having been quiet the whole time. "Spinnel Sun followed me here, since I have become an angel. As for Cerebros, well lets just say...."
"...Clow Reed bent the rules a bit for us," Kero finished for him.
"That's great!" Sakura laughed. "Well, Eriol and Tomoyo are going to show me around, so I'll be back later!" The three friends waved good – bye and were soon out of sight.
"So, Sakura, would you like to see the Heavenly Ones?" Eriol asked once they were out of sight. Sakura nodded and they went to find the Heavenly Ones. They entered a place of serenity, where the Heavenly Ones resided. Sakura gasped. The place was beautiful and breathtaking, even more than all the other parts of Heaven. All of the goddesses and gods represented an element. Reading the expression on Sakura's attractive face, Eriol said, "Beautiful, huh?"
"Yeah..." Sakura whispered, almost unable to breathe because of the beauty.
Tomoyo laughed. "That's what I said when I saw this place as well, and Eriol, too," Tomoyo confided to Sakura.
A radiant smile crossed Sakura's face. "You know what makes me happy?" She whispered to Tomoyo.
"What?" Tomoyo wondered. Both her and Eriol leaned in to hear what Sakura had to say.
"What makes me happy," she confided to Eriol and Tomoyo, "Is that someday, somehow, when I find Syaoran...he'll be able to see this beauty too. He'll say, 'It's incredible.' And I'll be right there next to him, just the two of us, enjoying this serenity." A tear rolled down her beautiful face, but she was still smiling radiantly, because she was trying so hard to fight the temptation to break down and cry.
'I promised I would be strong for Syaoran. I need to be strong for the people I love. My family, my friends, everyone. Tomoyo, Eriol, mother, father, Touya, Yukito, Kaho, Kero, Spinneli, and most importantly Syaoran..." Sakura thought. Her eyes dried, and she fought the temptation.
Tomoyo gave Sakura another sad look. Tomoyo wanted to say something, to reassure Sakura. To reassure her doubts, her worries, and her fears. She decided, however, to remain silent for the best, just as Eriol was doing. It made Tomoyo's heart break in two to witness her friend hurt so badly. She felt guilty, like she had broken the promise she made when she became friends with Sakura way back in 3rd grade. It felt like she broke the promise of always supporting Sakura, whatever the case. It made Tomoyo feel distressed and miserable. She knew that she could not interfere in this situation. She knew that she could not follow Sakura this time, not in the name of love. It was up to Sakura alone to overcome her pain of losing Syaoran. Tomoyo knew that nobody could help Sakura defeat her pain but herself, and only herself.
Tomoyo's thoughts were interrupted when Sakura said faintly, "Tomoyo, Eriol, let's go home..." Eriol flapped his majestic white wings, and started to lead them back home. Sakura followed, fluttering her own soft white downy wings, with an unusual smiling expression cast on her face. Tomoyo stayed behind for a few seconds, and then followed her two friends, eyes downcast the whole way they flew. Tomoyo and Eriol sensed Sakura's real feelings. The smile did not fool them. It would never fool them because they knew Sakura so well. No conversation was made while they flew, because words could not express the feelings they felt. So they flew back home together in utter silence.
It was not until they reached Tomoyo and Eriol's house until anyone spoke. "Sakura," Tomoyo started, "Eriol and I are going to show you around the community. We have a surprise for you."
"Well...actually a couple of surprises," Eriol corrected her, "Would you like to see?" Sakura nodded but still remained silent and unspoken.
Every time Eriol and Tomoyo had shown Sakura a house; there would be a person inside, waving to her. It turned out they were all the people she knew. Everyone she had seen earlier – Touya, Yukito, her mother, her father, everyone - lived in her community. "Look! Sakura, here's our first surprise," Eriol smiled.
"I would say...five surprises, actually," Tomoyo corrected Eriol this time. Out of three other cloud-made houses in their community walked out five figures. Five shadowed figures that Sakura had not seen in such a long time.
One of the shadows belonged to a person spoke. It sounded like a girl. "Sakura, remember us...?" The girl that spoke, Sakura could see by her shadow, had braided pigtails. The boy next to her was smiling and held on to the first girl's hand lovingly. The third girl had curly hair and was holding hands with a very tall man. The fourth girl had glasses and short hair.
Sakura peered in closer to see who these five were.
"Oh my gosh!" Sakura gasped.
Thanks to:cherryheart – You really think so? Thanks! That made me really happy . Sorry it took so long (almost a month) to update, but I've been really busy! I'll try to update sooner if possible!! Oh, and thanks for adding me to your "author alert" list.
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yumewolf-chan – Oh, I can't wait to read your angel/angel banned relationship! You are right about the devil/angel banned relationship. Hmm...who is the devil? I'm bad at surprises...o.o;; Haha, yup. I think I have another idea for a story and a sequel instead of a prequel for this story! Thanks for notifying me about the misspelling of "Eriol!" Also, thanks for reading both my stories. Which one do you think is better (even though they're both bad)? Just wondering...
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