Author's Note: Hehe, sorry for the wait, I have a TON of projects coming up and I just don't have the time to work through them all. Thanks to all reviewers!
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Switched Valentines
By: Wings of Jade
Chapter 5: Under the Peach Tree
Her feet carried her across the schoolyard, where many couples were walking around, holding hands and kissing. Sakura slowed down, breathing heavily.
Calm down, Sakura.
She came to the peach tree - the very peach tree she told Kanaye to wait for her under. Guess I'm here all alone...She took a shallow breath. She was still holding the gift-wrapped chocolate - the chocolate she had saved for him; merely looking at it made her insides boil.
Of course, it technically wasn't Kanaye's fault...he had probably never sent her the valentine in the first place...however, that didn't stop her getting extremely angry. I hate this. She looked up, and saw him come out of the school with his girl. They looked so happy together - it wasn't like the girl was a slut or anything, and Sakura felt her anger give way to heartbreak again. I really, really hate this. Why? WHY? She banged her head against the tree trunk. Why does it have to feel so bad?
Tears didn't come to her eyes, but she felt bad all the same. Why is life so unfair? Why does that girl have to look so perfect for him? She eyed the couple as Kanaye gave the girl a kiss. Closing her eyes, she sighed. I feel so stupid now. He probably looked at it and laughed.
Meanwhile, Syaoran was making his way to the peach tree, to meet Hana. He felt foolish, walking around clutching so much chocolate. This had better be worth it...
However, when he arrived at the peach tree, all he found was...
"Kinomoto Sakura?" She looked up, startled. She looked worn out, and she had been cradling her head in her hands.
"Oh, hey," she replied. "What's up?"
"Um...ah..." Syaoran didn't know how to reply. Oh, I'm just waiting here to give the girl of my dreams some re-shaped chocolate? "What are you doing here?"
"Nothing. Just felt like it."
"Oh?"
"No really, I just wandered around...and came here, I guess."
"You look kinda upset."
"I do?" Oh shit, thought Sakura. Syaoran sat down beside her, leaning against the tree trunk.
"What's wrong?" he asked gently. Well, mentally slapping himself in the process. He had never really warmed up to any girls, except for the possibility of Hana, who he barely talked to, yet Sakura looked so sad he just didn't have the heart to be blunt.
"Nothing, I told you." She tried moving her chocolate behind her. Unfortunately, Syaoran saw it, and he reached over and snatched it away. "Iie - "
"Hey," said Syaoran quietly, "Isn't this the chocolate that our math sensei gave us?"
Sakura didn't answer, then sighed. "Hai."
"Well, weren't you going to give it to your valentine?" Sakura hung her head. "Sakura-san?"
"He's over there." Sakura spoke quietly.
"Where?"
"On the other side of the field, the guy in the black shirt kissing some blonde girl."
He suddenly didn't know what to say.
"Oh. I...I'm sorry to hear that." Sakura shook her head.
"Iie, it's okay. I knew something like this would happen, anyway." She sighed. "Maybe we just weren't meant to be." The following minutes were passed in an awkward silence. Then Syaoran spoke.
"You liked him a lot, didn't you?" Sakura nodded, her eyes glassy, fixed on a peach blossom that had not yet begun to form some sort of peach.
"Yeah, I liked him a lot. For a long time."
Just then, he saw Hana coming out of the school, with her girlfriends, heading across the field, but not towards the peach tree. He still needed to give her the chocolates! Except...except he just couldn't abandon Sakura when she was so miserable. Within a minute, he had made his decision.
"Here." Sakura looked down, and saw Syaoran's beautifully wrapped chocolate.
"What..."
"It's for you." Syaoran ripped off the tag, and put it in Sakura's lap. "I know you have chocolate too, for your valentine, but I suspect you won't be eating it anytime soon. And I know that our chocolates are probably identical, but I want you to accept them anyway. Okay?" He flashed her a smile. "I have to go now, I still have to finish my, um...Japanese homework. See you!"
"A-Arigatou gozaimasu, Li-san."
"Do itashi mashite (You're welcome)." He jogged off. Sakura was sincerely touched. Thank you so much Syaoran...you don't know what this means to me...
Touya had gotten sick from eating too much chocolate yesterday, and just to try it out, Sakura took a bite. It was rich, light, and sweet, although a tad too sweet. She unwrapped Syaoran's chocolate, and took out a small piece. She sank her teeth into it, chewed, and swallowed.
This time, the chocolate was just right.
Sakura opened the drawer of her desk, and took out an old pink notebook. She hadn't written in it for years, but she suddenly had an urge to take it out.
She flipped to the first page.
Dear Diary,
Today, I met the most awesome guy - Li Kanaye! He's so gorgeous, and incredibly hunky. I was so excited when he sat beside me in Japanese class. And he turned and smiled at me! Well, he turned and smiled at Tomoyo, Chiharu, and Rika and all the other girls within two desks. But he smiled at me first! Kami-sama, I am in heaven.
-Sakura
Sakura gave a small chuckle. Memories.
She flipped through other pages.
Dear Diary,
I was his partner for science! It didn't matter that we had to dissect frogs. HE WAS MY PARTNER! I felt like shouting to the world. I am sooo lucky!
-Sakura
Dear Diary,
I think I'm in love with Kanaye. He's just sooooooo goddamnperfect. In the physical sense. That face, those eyes, that...okay, maybe I shouldn't say his body, that's just plain perverted!
-Sakura
Dear Diary,
HE. IS. SO. HOT! Oh dear, time for supper.
-Sakura
Dear Diary,
I love him. I think I really do. I feel this connection to him, and I really think that it's fate that brought us together. I think he's the one. I can't stop thinking about him, not even in my sleep, I spend every waking hour daydreaming about him, and even in my dreams, I fantasize about him and me being together.
I really think I'm in love.
-Sakura
A faint smile touched Sakura's lips, and she chuckled again. In love. She shook her head. Iwas such an idiot. And this time, I'm not going to be one anymore.
She reopened her drawer. The mess inside was mostly full of papers, gum, wrappers, candy, pencils, erasers, pens, and whatnot. She tucked away her old diary under all of the mess, where she couldn't see it.
Goodbye, Kanaye.
Yes, I know, ew, what a bad chapter. And short, too. I'm sorry, if I made it any longer then it would be revealing everything else in the story I plan for the next couple of chapters. SORRY! SORRY! Now - REVIEW!