Chapter 2: Memories

Being forgotten is worse than death…

Could it be worse than realizing you forgot the person you love the most?


How can she ever forget? That voice that warms or rather melts her heart. That smile, which lights up her face. That face, that…everything! How can she ever forget everything about the person she loved? How can she ever forget about Li Syaoran? Her Li Syaoran?

In a flash she remembered everything. Everything that had happened seven years ago.

FLASHBACK:

After all the fifty-two cards were turned into Sakura Cards, Li Syaoran's mission was over so he has to go back to China. Before doing so, he confessed his feelings for Sakura.

Years after Li Syaoran and Mei Li went back to Japan and helped Sakura her fight to transform the fifty-third card, the Sealed Card, into the Sakura Cards to maintain the balance lost when she had converted the Clow Cards into Sakura Cards.

But a sacrifice has to be made. In order to do so Sakura's memories and feelings had to be erased to retrieve the card. Afraid that the others would also suffer and lost theirs she made a decision, to sacrifice herself. But because of Syaoran's love for Sakura, he sacrificed his self in order to save her. He is willing to lose everything to save Sakura so he did. But he made a promise to Sakura that whatever happens the Sealed Card can never erase his memory of her in his heart.

Syaoran's mother came to bring Mei Li and his son, who is now suffering the lost of his memories, back to China. She felt sad for her son, but what can she do it's her son's decision after all. She also felt the guilt and agony that Sakura is going through. She felt sorry for her, all of Sakura's happiness turned into loneliness and suffering. She can't leave the poor girl, blaming herself all herself all her life, behind. She know she has to do something and that is to erase the memories of her son to Sakura's mind. She can do that, with the help of Touya, Eriol and Kaho, but Sakura refused.

Days and weeks passed but Sakura have not recovered from the emotional turmoil she's having. This made her weak, really weak so they decided to take an action. Before Syaoran's mother go back to China, they erased Sakura's memory of Syaoran forcefully as well as the other's to protect their secret. The result, Sakura was comatose for a week. It's all worth it after all, she's back to her happy normal self.

But the problem is she's been having this weird dreams every night. A dream about the Hope Card (the Sealed card which combined with the Love card) and a certain boy and his promise. It was always blur for Sakura except last night.

END OF FLASH BACK!


Sakura felt dizzy in the sudden burst of memories, her head is aching. She looked at Li Syaoran. Syaoran's face looked confused.

"How could this young lady know me? Have we met before? Have I been to this country before?" all this thoughts suddenly popped out into Syaoran's mind. He was totally confused about Sakura's reaction towards him.

He was about to ask these questions to her and she was about to say his name again when they both heard a familiar voice at the same time. It was Tomoyo's.

"Syaoran! Sakura!"

"Tomoyo!" they both replied at the same time.

"So you already met each other." Tomoyo smiled. And there was silence between the three of them. She could feel the awkwardness between Syaoran and Sakura. She has to do something, but before she could think Syaoran broke the silence.

"Do you know her Tomoyo? Why does this girl know my name? Why is she acting really weird?"

It was Tomoyo's turn to be shocked and confused. She hadn't realize that. How did Sakura recognized Syaoran, they haven't seen each other before not even in pictures. She doesn't know what to tell her boyfriend, she look at Sakura for an answer as usual she's preoccupied by her thoughts.


"Tomoyo knows who Syaoran is, how could it be? How come her best friend never tell her that she still remembers who Syaoran is, that they still know each other? That's impossible! She know that the Hope Card, no by the Sealed Card, erased all of his memory and that Eriol also erase their memory of him."

Realization hit Sakura. "Could it be? No, it can't be! Yes it could. Syaoran must be the same guy Tomoyo is always talking about. Her Syaoran must be Tomoyo's fiancé! It's not her Syaoran now, it's Tomoyo's."

No! but that's the only explanation she could fathom. It couldn't be.


"Umm…well anone (you see) Syaoran…" Tomoyo couldn't think of an explanation, even she doesn't know the answer.

It's time for Sakura to wake up to reality.

"Hi! Li Syaoran finally, I see you…" Sakura replied from nowhere. Both Tomoyo and Syaoran was stunned of Sakura's sudden reaction.

Sakura just smiled and continue her little speech. "Gomen, I haven't introduced myself to you. I'm Sakura, Sakura Kinamoto you're fiancé's best friend." She know she has to continue, not because of Syaoran's still confused look but because if she did she will definitely cry. So she just continue…

" She told me almost everything about you. Where you met each other and stuffs. I'm really excited to see you." And she stopped with a big smile in her face. Her heart is beating really fast. She has to smile even if she don't feel smiling. It's her way of controlling her tears to break free.

"I've got to do it for Tomoyo. It wasn't her fault after all." She told herself.

Tomoyo and Syaoran smiled at her. Sakura was relieved.

"I thought all those times you're not listening to me." Tomoyo said to her.

"Of course not! I always listen to whatever you say, I'm your best friend remember."

"So Ms. Sakura, would you mind to join me and Tomoyo eat lunch. I'm starving". Syaoran said.

"Of course she wouldn't mind. It'll be a good idea so you could know each other better. Right Sakura?"

"Umm… I'm sorry I can't. I promised oniichan to watched over Hikari (Kaho and Touya's daughter) today. They're going to a party." Sakura lied. She told his brother that she would be spending her time with Tomoyo and her fiancé today, so they asked Nuriko to take care of her little niece and she agreed. Yukito is also coming over.


hehehe... that's the second part!

Poor Sakura...her love is getting married to her best friend...

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