The Ward
Disclaimer: So as we left off before, I got rights to CCS! But --- then I realized it was all blissful dream. *Sigh* It's so depressing to say that all the time...
A/N: To everyone who reviewed... you guys made me so happy!! *Tear, tear* Don't stop now ^.-
Chapter Four: Don't leave me
Sakura's eyes held suspicion and disbelief as she stared at Syaoran. "You can't fool me, " she said quietly, her voice filled with pride and determination.
"Sakura? What are you talking about?" he asked softly.
"You're not Syaoran. I don't care what you say, you're not Syaoran!" she shouted angrily, backing away from him.
He looked at her, feeling a pang of heartbreak. "It's me, Sakura. Don't you recognize my aura?" he asked.
"You can't fool me. Those pills can imitate anything in a person's memory," she answered, a hint of disgust in her voice.
He approached her slowly, making her eyes go wide. "Get away from me!" she shouted, scared.
"Please, Sakura, you have to believe me!" he cried desperately.
She covered her ears. "No, no! Go away!" she shouted, tears falling helplessly down her cheeks. She wept uncontrollably and fell to the floor on her knees. "Why won't you leave me alone? Why do you have to torture me like this?!" she asked heart-wrenchingly.
He bent down next to her, looking at her sadly. "I promise you, Sakura... It's me - and I'll never leave you again," he said, lifting her chin. "If I weren't real, could I do this?" he asked, bending down to kiss her.
She moved her head and cried out. "No! Stop doing this to me! Please stop," she sobbed, pounding his chest in a futile attempt to make him disappear, just as he always did in her dreams.
He held her hands and stared into her eyes. "Listen to me, Sakura, please... I'll always be here for you! If this is a dream, then it's one you won't have to wake up from," he said softly, holding her in an embrace. Her cries lessened and she buried her face in his chest. "Don't cry, Sakura..." he said sadly, holding her closer.
Sakura had quieted down, and looked up to see if he was still there; and he was. "Syaoran-kun, you're really here...?" she asked uneasily.
He nodded. "Of course I am, and I don't plan to leave you ever again. I'm sorry, Sakura, if you had any doubts about me coming back."
She looked away sadly. "Why didn't you come back for me... all these years?" she asked.
"I tried... but I didn't know that you were here, Sakura, or I would've come a long time ago. I came as soon as I heard."
Her eyes softened. "I dreamt about you for so long... and it seemed so real! But each time I would wake up, even more broken than before, and realize that it wasn't quite as real as I'd thought..."
He leaned forward and kissed her softly. Sakura's eyes were still closed after he was done, his kiss still lingering on her lips. "I love you, Sakura," he whispered in her ear.
Her face lit up into a gentle smile, a long awaited smile, and she hugged him. "I love you too, Syaoran-kun," she whispered back.
Tomoyo and Meilin watched from outside, tears lining their eyes. "It's so sweet," Tomoyo whispered breathlessly.
"Kiss her again, Syaoran!" Meilin cried out, wiping away a tear.
Niyara glared at them furiously. "How dare you suggest he do that! He's supposed to be marrying me, remember?!" she asked, outraged.
Meilin waved her away. "Shut up, Niyara, I'm trying to hear what they're saying!"
Tomoyo pressed a button on her video camera. "This should make enhance the sound when we watch it on tape," she said happily, filming away.
Niyara tapped her foot impatiently. She couldn't wait to have a talk with Syaoran. "That jackass," she muttered under her breath. How dare he kiss another girl?
The doctor walked back into the room. "Is he quite done in there? Visiting hours are almost over, so you girls better hurry him out of there if you want to talk to Kinimoto."
Tomoyo looked at him angrily, pressing pause on her video camera. "Could you NOT interrupt us, please?!" she asked, looking at him incredulously.
The doctor blinked. "Uh, sure." 'Of all the people to come in today, it just had to be some Li and his rude friends,' he thought to himself.
Meilin sighed, and called up Syaoran on his cell phone. "Syaoran-kun! We want to see Kinimoto too, you know!" she said, annoyed.
Syaoran blinked. "Oh yeah, that's right. Uh, just a second." He looked at Sakura with his deep brown eyes and smiled. "There are two more people here to see you," he said softly.
Sakura gave him a questioningly. "Who are they?" she asked.
"You'll see," he said, giving her a wink. "I'll be back."
He knocked on the door softly, indicating that he was done. Tomoyo and Meilin both rushed towards the door and went inside. Tomoyo threw the camera at Syaoran and called out, "tape everything, ok?!"
The doctor ran after them angrily. "Hey, it's only one visitor at a time!" he shouted after them angrily, but to no avail. He sighed and returned to his seat.
Niyara fumed in a corner, hoping that Syaoran would see her, but in reality going by unnoticed. After a few moments, she finally stomped over to him. "What the hell do you think you're doing, kissing that mental whore, and embarrassing me while you're at it?!" she asked in a low, angry whisper.
Syaoran's eyes didn't stray from the video camera. "I think you do a good enough job embarrassing yourself. Oh and uh, I'd watch my mouth if I were you, otherwise you just might end up homeless," he said coolly.
"God, Syaoran, sometimes I just don't understand you," she said, storming out of the room.
Inside, Tomoyo, Meilin, and Kero (trying his best to hide from the doctor's view) all talked to Sakura.
"Oh, Sakura-chan, you have no idea how much I've missed you," Tomoyo said, her eyes sparkling.
"Syaoran and I tried to contact you for the longest time!" Meilin exclaimed.
Sakura forced a smile at them. "I've missed you guys too... it's horrible here," she said, choking on her words as she held back tears.
This place had proven to be too much, even for the mistress of the cards. Tomoyo looked at her, and felt as if her heart was being ripped apart. "Oh, Sakura... I'm so sorry," she said, embracing her friend.
Sakura forced another happy smile. "Don't worry about me, Tomoyo."
Tomoyo handed her a bag. "I brought you a gift," she said, a familiar twinkle in her eyes.
Meilin chuckled knowingly. "That's so like you, Daidouji!"
Sakura blinked densely and reached into the bag - and pulled out an off- white fairy battle costume, wings and pointy shoes included. She chuckled nervously. "A battle costume, Tomoyo? Thank you," she said, turning slightly pink.
Tomoyo simply laughed. "I know you've grown, but I tried to make it as best as I could from my judgments! I might ask you to wear it one of these days, so keep it close," she said, laughing.
Sakura smiled. It's been so great seeing you guys today. You've made my day," she said weakly.
Suddenly, Syaoran ran into the room, out of breath. Everyone turned to look at him.
"Sakura!" he said, walking up to her.
Tomoyo glared at him. "Aren't you supposed to be taping all this?" she asked, looking at the camera suspiciously.
Syaoran nodded. "The doctor's kicking us out, he just threatened to call security if we're not out by the end of visiting hours. So I came to say goodbye," he said, looking straight at Sakura.
She stood up and stared at him. "You'll be back soon, won't you?" she asked, almost pleadingly.
He took her hand, his eyes lighting up into a smile (A/N: it's possible! Just imagine ^.-). "As soon as I can, I'll be right by your side," he answered, kissing her softly.
Tomoyo's eyes glittered with happiness. "How...kawaii..." she said blissfully.
"Oh, crap, I think I hear security..."
--- They finally meet - and talk ^.- I know, I know... this chapter is lacking something but I can't quite place my finger on it. *Thinks long and hard* Well, anyways. Plz review!! I'd appreciate it ^.-
Disclaimer: So as we left off before, I got rights to CCS! But --- then I realized it was all blissful dream. *Sigh* It's so depressing to say that all the time...
A/N: To everyone who reviewed... you guys made me so happy!! *Tear, tear* Don't stop now ^.-
Chapter Four: Don't leave me
Sakura's eyes held suspicion and disbelief as she stared at Syaoran. "You can't fool me, " she said quietly, her voice filled with pride and determination.
"Sakura? What are you talking about?" he asked softly.
"You're not Syaoran. I don't care what you say, you're not Syaoran!" she shouted angrily, backing away from him.
He looked at her, feeling a pang of heartbreak. "It's me, Sakura. Don't you recognize my aura?" he asked.
"You can't fool me. Those pills can imitate anything in a person's memory," she answered, a hint of disgust in her voice.
He approached her slowly, making her eyes go wide. "Get away from me!" she shouted, scared.
"Please, Sakura, you have to believe me!" he cried desperately.
She covered her ears. "No, no! Go away!" she shouted, tears falling helplessly down her cheeks. She wept uncontrollably and fell to the floor on her knees. "Why won't you leave me alone? Why do you have to torture me like this?!" she asked heart-wrenchingly.
He bent down next to her, looking at her sadly. "I promise you, Sakura... It's me - and I'll never leave you again," he said, lifting her chin. "If I weren't real, could I do this?" he asked, bending down to kiss her.
She moved her head and cried out. "No! Stop doing this to me! Please stop," she sobbed, pounding his chest in a futile attempt to make him disappear, just as he always did in her dreams.
He held her hands and stared into her eyes. "Listen to me, Sakura, please... I'll always be here for you! If this is a dream, then it's one you won't have to wake up from," he said softly, holding her in an embrace. Her cries lessened and she buried her face in his chest. "Don't cry, Sakura..." he said sadly, holding her closer.
Sakura had quieted down, and looked up to see if he was still there; and he was. "Syaoran-kun, you're really here...?" she asked uneasily.
He nodded. "Of course I am, and I don't plan to leave you ever again. I'm sorry, Sakura, if you had any doubts about me coming back."
She looked away sadly. "Why didn't you come back for me... all these years?" she asked.
"I tried... but I didn't know that you were here, Sakura, or I would've come a long time ago. I came as soon as I heard."
Her eyes softened. "I dreamt about you for so long... and it seemed so real! But each time I would wake up, even more broken than before, and realize that it wasn't quite as real as I'd thought..."
He leaned forward and kissed her softly. Sakura's eyes were still closed after he was done, his kiss still lingering on her lips. "I love you, Sakura," he whispered in her ear.
Her face lit up into a gentle smile, a long awaited smile, and she hugged him. "I love you too, Syaoran-kun," she whispered back.
Tomoyo and Meilin watched from outside, tears lining their eyes. "It's so sweet," Tomoyo whispered breathlessly.
"Kiss her again, Syaoran!" Meilin cried out, wiping away a tear.
Niyara glared at them furiously. "How dare you suggest he do that! He's supposed to be marrying me, remember?!" she asked, outraged.
Meilin waved her away. "Shut up, Niyara, I'm trying to hear what they're saying!"
Tomoyo pressed a button on her video camera. "This should make enhance the sound when we watch it on tape," she said happily, filming away.
Niyara tapped her foot impatiently. She couldn't wait to have a talk with Syaoran. "That jackass," she muttered under her breath. How dare he kiss another girl?
The doctor walked back into the room. "Is he quite done in there? Visiting hours are almost over, so you girls better hurry him out of there if you want to talk to Kinimoto."
Tomoyo looked at him angrily, pressing pause on her video camera. "Could you NOT interrupt us, please?!" she asked, looking at him incredulously.
The doctor blinked. "Uh, sure." 'Of all the people to come in today, it just had to be some Li and his rude friends,' he thought to himself.
Meilin sighed, and called up Syaoran on his cell phone. "Syaoran-kun! We want to see Kinimoto too, you know!" she said, annoyed.
Syaoran blinked. "Oh yeah, that's right. Uh, just a second." He looked at Sakura with his deep brown eyes and smiled. "There are two more people here to see you," he said softly.
Sakura gave him a questioningly. "Who are they?" she asked.
"You'll see," he said, giving her a wink. "I'll be back."
He knocked on the door softly, indicating that he was done. Tomoyo and Meilin both rushed towards the door and went inside. Tomoyo threw the camera at Syaoran and called out, "tape everything, ok?!"
The doctor ran after them angrily. "Hey, it's only one visitor at a time!" he shouted after them angrily, but to no avail. He sighed and returned to his seat.
Niyara fumed in a corner, hoping that Syaoran would see her, but in reality going by unnoticed. After a few moments, she finally stomped over to him. "What the hell do you think you're doing, kissing that mental whore, and embarrassing me while you're at it?!" she asked in a low, angry whisper.
Syaoran's eyes didn't stray from the video camera. "I think you do a good enough job embarrassing yourself. Oh and uh, I'd watch my mouth if I were you, otherwise you just might end up homeless," he said coolly.
"God, Syaoran, sometimes I just don't understand you," she said, storming out of the room.
Inside, Tomoyo, Meilin, and Kero (trying his best to hide from the doctor's view) all talked to Sakura.
"Oh, Sakura-chan, you have no idea how much I've missed you," Tomoyo said, her eyes sparkling.
"Syaoran and I tried to contact you for the longest time!" Meilin exclaimed.
Sakura forced a smile at them. "I've missed you guys too... it's horrible here," she said, choking on her words as she held back tears.
This place had proven to be too much, even for the mistress of the cards. Tomoyo looked at her, and felt as if her heart was being ripped apart. "Oh, Sakura... I'm so sorry," she said, embracing her friend.
Sakura forced another happy smile. "Don't worry about me, Tomoyo."
Tomoyo handed her a bag. "I brought you a gift," she said, a familiar twinkle in her eyes.
Meilin chuckled knowingly. "That's so like you, Daidouji!"
Sakura blinked densely and reached into the bag - and pulled out an off- white fairy battle costume, wings and pointy shoes included. She chuckled nervously. "A battle costume, Tomoyo? Thank you," she said, turning slightly pink.
Tomoyo simply laughed. "I know you've grown, but I tried to make it as best as I could from my judgments! I might ask you to wear it one of these days, so keep it close," she said, laughing.
Sakura smiled. It's been so great seeing you guys today. You've made my day," she said weakly.
Suddenly, Syaoran ran into the room, out of breath. Everyone turned to look at him.
"Sakura!" he said, walking up to her.
Tomoyo glared at him. "Aren't you supposed to be taping all this?" she asked, looking at the camera suspiciously.
Syaoran nodded. "The doctor's kicking us out, he just threatened to call security if we're not out by the end of visiting hours. So I came to say goodbye," he said, looking straight at Sakura.
She stood up and stared at him. "You'll be back soon, won't you?" she asked, almost pleadingly.
He took her hand, his eyes lighting up into a smile (A/N: it's possible! Just imagine ^.-). "As soon as I can, I'll be right by your side," he answered, kissing her softly.
Tomoyo's eyes glittered with happiness. "How...kawaii..." she said blissfully.
"Oh, crap, I think I hear security..."
--- They finally meet - and talk ^.- I know, I know... this chapter is lacking something but I can't quite place my finger on it. *Thinks long and hard* Well, anyways. Plz review!! I'd appreciate it ^.-