Well, I'm updating again... I won't normally update this soon, but I wanted to update this sad chapter quickly... don't worry, the fic doesn't end sad, it ends quite happy.
Ai, ai, ai... this was kinda hard to write... I dunno much about writing sad chappies, but I did add some cute moments into it, so it won't be that bad. Oh, and they still love each other as brother and sister, so don't think that I'll make the good parts this soon, 'cause the real good moments will be when they're in love... okie?
I love writing this fic... I really do. This fic is great! For the few rare times I actually am impressing myself with this fic. I hope I'm impressing people too... just a reminder though, I won't update this quickly... but, have fun with this treat of reading two chappies on one day!
Disclaimer: Roses are red, and violets are blue. I don't own CCS, and you don't too! Roses are red, and bananas are yellow. CLAMP owns it, and I'll just sit here and be a crying fellow...
"Sakura... wake up." Shaoran whispered, trying to wake the sleeping Sakura.
Sakura fluttered her eyes open and saw her brother's dark brown ones. She smiled and sat up on her bed, rubbing her eyes slightly. She looked toward the clock and saw that it was only three in the morning. Puzzled, she looked back at Shaoran.
"It's only three AM... why'd you want to wake up?" she asked him.
"Shh... speak softly. Put on some jeans and bring a sweater, I'll be waiting outside." and with that he left the room.
Still puzzled, she took off her red shorts, slipped on comfortable jeans, and grabbed a white sweater. Leaving her yellow camisole on she opened the door and saw Shaoran dressed in a green t-shirt, blue jeans, and was holding a black hoodie on his right arm.
"Ready to go?" she whispered softly to her.
"Yeah." she said, still not understanding what was going on.
He took her hand and they both went up to the attic. They went through the dusty clutter and came to a flight of stairs. Shaoran was the first to step up, a confused Sakura trailling along behind him. He opened the door and Sakura looked to see that they were on the roof.
"Why did you want to come to the roof with me?" she asked Shaoran with pure curiosity.
"Sit down." he commanded her nicely. As she sat he did as well and said "I wanted to tell you something."
"Okay? So spill... what is it?" she asked, motioning him to go on.
"It's about what you said today... I thought about it. Though I wouldn't like it one bit, it could happen... but the thing is, you could forget me, and I don't want you to ever do that, promise?"
Sakura blinked twice and said "Yeah. I'd never think of forgetting you."
Shaoran smiled. "Good. Now, it'd really hurt me if you ever left, but if you do I want you to remember me. So I want to give you something." he spoke, his voice soft.
"What is it?" she asked curiously, her head fully turned to him.
Shaoran got a box from his pocket and took out a silver necklace. Sakura gasped; the necklace was simple cord with half a circle for a charm. On the charm it had a small flipper-like object facing down. Though as simple as it was, Sakura loved it. Shaoran put it around her neck and took out an identical one, putting that one around his neck.
"They become a circle. It's custom made, and only these two charms will fit together." he whispered.
Coming closer, he picked up her half circle gently and connected his own charm with it. Moving the two flippers on the charms he secured it. Then he let them fall, but the charms were now connected.
Sakura looked at Shaoran and again saw tears, but now they were not only small droplets, now it was a flowing stream. Slowly she grew desperate and just threw herself at him, hugging his waist tightly. His eyes widened in surprise, but then he realized: She saw him.
"Don't cry." she whimpered "Don't cry about me... it makes me cry too."
Shaoran sighed and lifted her chin. He wiped the tears threatning to fall out of her emerald orbs and then wiped his own. He looked at his sad sister and sighed. 'I might as well tell her.' he thought sadly as well.
"Sakura... Mother told me that she met your grandparents... they're coming for you tomorrow..." he squeaked, tears again rolling down his cheeks.
'No!' Sakura thought while she cried as well. "But why?" she asked him loudly.
"Your grandparents seem to really love you; they cried when Mother told them about you... Sakura, they really love you, and they want you to be with them. Mother passed your custody over to them, and now you are Sakura Kinomoto again." he explained, every word shooting him painfully in the chest.
"And you're okay with this?" she asked him in sudden anger "You want me to go?"
"No, I don't!" Shaoran yelled back angrily "I want you to stay with Mother and me! I especially want you to stay with me! You're my sister, no matter what the situation. Family are people that you truly care about, and who cares about you. If that's the truth, we are close as true siblings-"
Sakura wrapped her arms around him and gave him a tight hug, cutting him off. "We are as close as true siblings... I know we are." she whispered, her head on his shoulder.
Slowly Shaoran calmed down and he started to return the hug. For a long while they stood that way, until Sakura yawned. Shaoran looked at her and said "Maybe we should go to sleep-"
Again he was cut off by his sister. "No," she said, hugging him tighter "I don't want to sleep. Today's my last day here... with you. I want to stay like this as long as I can."
He sighed in defeat and said "Okay, as long as you're happy."
---The next day---
Both of them had fallen asleep. Shaoran was leaning on the door to the attic, while Sakura was sleeping on his lap. Slowly Shaoran opened his brown eyes and softly shook Sakura awake. Her eyes opened and she sleepily looked at him.
"I'm sorry for the uncomfortable sleep." she said.
"It's okay..." he said with a reassuring grin at the girl in his arms.
She grinned back and leaned on him. "I guess I'm going away today... I'll really miss my stubborn, hard-headed brother!"
"Hey!" he yelled, pouting "That's mean!"
She giggled softly. A little while later she said "I'm serious. I'll miss you a lot... in fact, I'll miss everyone a lot."
"We'll all miss you too, and I know it for a fact." he sighed.
"Hey," she said softly, fingering the small circle that was dangling, connecting them "I promise you I'll visit you every two weeks, and I'll call you whenever I possibly can."
Shaoran nodded. He gently disconnected the charms, putting his under his shirt and hers under her camisole. She crawled off his lap and they both stood up, walking back inside the house. When they reached inside they saw Yelan with an aging woman with curly gray hair and emerald eyes, and next to her stood an old man with scruffy gray hair and friendly light brown eyes. When the woman saw Sakura, she ran to her and gave her a tight hug.
"My cherry blossom!" she cried "I missed your cute face so much!"
"Grandma Kassi..." Sakura whispered, her lips forming to a small smile.
Kassi was a great grandmother to her. She remembered when she was small, when she used to read her stories and tickle her when she was sad. As Kassi hugged her tightly, Sakura smiled and hugged her back.
"Masaki and I missed you so much! You look so beautiful, just like before!" Kassi gushed.
"I missed you too Grandma Kassi..." Sakura replied.
Kassi stopped hugging and said "We'll wait for you at the car... I'll let you say good bye to them." and both Masaki and Kassi left.
Sakura looked at Yelan and hugged her. "I'm still calling you Mother... thanks for everything, I'm going to visit."
"Okay Sakura, I'll be waiting for that day." Yelan told her with a sad smile "Just remember, we are still family."
Sakura looked toward Shaoran and hugged him as well, now tighter and with much greater feeling. "I'm gonna miss you so much..." she whispered.
"Me too... and remember, we still love you and always will." Shaoran said with a pained smile.
Sakura smiled as well and picked up his hand. With her index finger she doodled a heart on his palm and then did the same with Yelan. She looked at them both and said "Ditto. Bye!"
And with a wave she went away; leaving her old life of Sakura Li to her new life of Sakura Kinomoto. She entered her grandparents' car and they drove away. Sighing inside the car, she remembered of the movie Titanic and the song "The Heart Will Go On". She knew of the song well, and she hummed while she randomly doodled on the window.
Shaoran sat on his bed, now staring at Sakura's old bed. He wiped his eyes a bit and sighed. Again and again he told himself 'If you love someone, you should let them go.', but somehow he doesn't want to let her go. Again and again he started to cry and then stop.
'Why am I crying so much? I barely cried before...' he thought confusedly to himself.
He lied on his bed and tried to tell himself that it's not that bad...
He would have to get used to it.
So sorry for this chappie... poor Shaoran. I know I'm torturing him and Sakura, but it will be alright later, I promise... and I'm giving y'all a innocent and honest child-like smile here...
Well, see ya, and find out how do they deal with the separation... oh, and the next chappie is three years later, when they are sixteen. Marigold Sunlight signing out with a grin on her face!