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Please, Don't Forget
Chapter Three: Hanging Out
"What are we doing today Li?" Eriol asked Syaoran, who was leaning against the stone wall, hid eyes shadowed by his unruly hair.
"I don't know." Syaoran grunted.
"Great answer." Eriol rolled his eyes, taking a bite of his lunch.
Classes had, for Syaoran, been rather boring. Again. His first period consisted of Math, second was Science and third was Phys Ed.
Only Phys Ed Syaoran had with Sakura, and she was with the girl's group, since gym wasn't coed. So he hadn't had a chance to "bump" into her.
Sure, Syaoran hung out with Sakura sometimes. But because she didn't remember him, she didn't just "talk" to him when no one was around like they used to. She only spoke to him when either Meilin or Tomoyo was around.
"So any more news on Sakura?" Syaoran asked, trying to start up a conversation.
"No." Eriol sighed. "I've looked everywhere for information! But we don't even know what happened, or who did it to her. I mean…if we knew who, or what, then we may be able to get somewhere."
Eriol had, when Sakura had woken up without memory, tried to use another spell to break the other. But it hadn't worked. Eriol had actually gotten hurt, not badly bit still hurt, from the other spell. Whoever put the spell on Sakura really didn't want it taken off.
"Like I said before," Eriol continued. "I think that only Sakura can break the spell. I mean, I can't get near it with my magic, but maybe Sakura, since it's inside her, can fight it somehow."
"But she doesn't even know she has powers." Syaoran groaned, tossing his coffee cup into the trash and shoving his hands into his pockets. "This is useless Eriol. I can't live without her, without her knowing who I am!"
"Then try to get her to know you now." Eriol said. "Just be yourself and when she does remember, she'll know that you stayed with her."
Syaoran nodded. Great, now Eriol was giving him love advice.
"Hey guys!" Tomoyo smiled, walking up to the group with Meilin. "What's with the long face Syaoran?"
"Sakura." Eriol said before Syaoran could get a word in.
"Oh," Tomoyo said, the smile leaving her lips. She turned to look over at her friend, who was scrambling to finish some of her unfinished homework over by the fountain. "Yeah, I guess I should have figured that. Anything new on it Eriol?"
Eriol shook his head. "Like I just told Syaoran and what I told you this morning. I think she has to do it herself."
"If only we could help." Meilin sighed, leaning against the wall beside Syaoran.
A group of girls walked by, looked at Eriol and Syaoran, giggled, and walked away.
Syaoran rolled his eyes as the girls walked away. "I'm going to put your plan into action there Eriol."
"What plan?"
"To be myself." Syaoran smiled, leaving the wall.
"Wait!" Meilin called after him as he began striding across the courtyard. "Where are you going?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Tomoyo asked, nodding in the direction Syaoran was going.
Towards Sakura.
Syaoran stepped beside Sakura, looking over her shoulder at her homework. She was sitting in the grass beside the fountain, her back resting against the stone.
"Whatcha doing?" Syaoran asked.
Sakura jumped at the sound of his voice, turning to him, a smile creeping across her pretty face. "Oh. H-Hello Syaoran." Syaoran smiled back. "May I sit down?"
Sakura shrugged and patted the spot on the grass beside her. "Go ahead."
Syaoran sat beside her. "What are you working on?"
"History." Sakura sighed, tilting her book so Syaoran could see. "The history of China. Hey…you would know about this…want to give me a little help?"
Syaoran smiled and nodded. "Sure."
So he helped her.
She had to do a whole essay on a country of her choice other than Japan. Sakura had chosen China.
"I don't know why." She said. "But I want to go there one day, to Hong Kong, I think. I know it sounds silly, since you've been there and everything…"
"It's not silly." Syaoran smirked, grabbing her book from her and jotting down a few notes and a few translations into Chinese. "I think that's an awesome idea."
"Really?"
Syaoran nodded. "Sure. Hong Kong is really nice, especially in the summer. But we don't have the cherry blossoms there like you do here." He smiled at her. "They're beautiful."
Sakura nodded, gazing up at a large tree a few feet from them, covered in cherry blossoms. "Yeah, I love those trees. They were my mother's favorite."
I wasn't talking about the trees. Syaoran though smugly to himself.
They sat there for a while in silence.
"Well, I'd better go." Sakura said suddenly, causing Syaoran to jump a bit.
Syaoran wanted to say no, to make her stay. To tell her home much he loved her and wanted her to stay by his side forever. To tell her about everything about her past, her past with the Clow Cards, the Star Cards…with him.
But instead he simply smiled and nodded. "Okay, see you around then."
Sakura nodded, but before she could walk away, a bunch of papers fell out of her binder, spilling out onto the grass.
Sakura groaned in frustration and dropped back to her knees, quickly snatching up the papers.
Syaoran got to his knees, too, and helped her. Picking up paper after paper.
Until he realized what was on them.
Pictures. Small, and yet very well drawn, sketches. On one of the pages was a small stuffed bear-like thing with white wings and a cute little smile. Behind him, in the background, was a lion with wings.
Another drawing had a book on in, a very familiar book.
The book of Clow.
Syaoran's eyes fell on the last picture that he picked up. It was him. As a little boy, an angry looking Syaoran was standing in his green outfit, staring at something.
"Theses are…amazing." Syaoran said, barely able to choke out the words. Did she…remember? "Where are they from?" "Oh, those?" Sakura gasped, a blush creeping across her cheeks. "Dreams. I've been having these dreams lately and I figured I may as well draw some of the things from it."
"They're amazing, good detail." Syaoran said, gently slipping the picture of Kero in his back pocket before Sakura could see.
"Thanks." Sakura smiled, taking the pile of papers from Syaoran and stuffing them in her binder. "Well, thanks. I'd better be going now."
Just as she grabbed the pictures, their hands brushed. A jolt went through Syaoran as their skin contacted, and Sakura's eyes widened.
"Oh my God." She breathed.
"S-Sorry." Syaoran said, snatching his hand back.
Sakura just smiled.
Without another word, she got up and walked quickly away.
Joy rose in Syaoran as he got quickly to his feet and sprinted over to Tomoyo, Eriol and Meilin, who were still talking by the wall.
"She remembers…in her…dreams." Syaoran gasped, breathing hard as he got to the group.
"Wait, what?" Tomoyo asked, confused.
"Sakura." Syaoran sighed. "She remembers…in her dreams." He took the paper from his pocket. "Look."
Eriol gasped and snatched the paper from Syaoran. "It's…Kero.
Syaoran nodded. "It is. She remembers, in her dreams. She told me her drawings were from her dreams." Maybe there's hope. Syaoran thought happily.
"What other drawings did she have?" Eriol asked, looking back at the sketch of Keroberos.
"Of Kero, that one, the book of Clow and of…me."
"You?" Meilin asked, amazed.
Syaoran nodded. "And there were others, but I didn't get a chance to see them."
"This is good." Eriol smiled. Tomoyo was bouncing around, a grin lighting up her face.
"This isn't just good, it's great! We can get our old Sakura back!"
"But…how? She only remembers in her dreams." Meilin said softly.
Eriol grinned. "We'll figure out a way."
Sakura leaned against the cold wall, closing her eyes.
What…was that? She thought.
When she'd touched Syaoran, only for that spilt second, something had run through her mind, a picture.
It was of a man, but he looked more like an angel. He had long silver hair tied back in a loose pony tail. His eyes were icy blue. He'd appeared behind the boy on green. The boy looked shocked as the man appeared in front of him.
The vision ended with the sound of the boy's scream.
Sakura shook her head and rested the palm of her hand on her forehead. "That's impossible. Angels don't attack humans…angels…don't even exist."
The boy, it was the same boy from her dreams. He was on the roof of a building…a familiar building. He had had a sword in his hands, almost as if he were ready to fight. Also, he had in his hand a card. Almost like…a tarot card.
"Hey Sakura." A voice said, breaking Sakura's thoughts into a million pieces.
Sakura jumped. "Oh. Hi Atashi."
Atashi was new to her school. He'd shown up a year ago exactly. Well…he may have been there before, but Sakura couldn't remember.
Atashi had silver, kind of with a purple tint, hair that fell past his ears. Pinpoint straight. He had icy blue eyes that reminded Sakura of the moon.
He was handsome, she had to admit.
But was, also, a senior, where as Sakura was only a sophomore.
"What are you doing here, all alone?" Atashi asked, folding his arms across his chest and leaning against the wall on one shoulder, a lazy smirk creeping across his face.
Sakura wasn't fooled by his cool attitude, Atashi had a reputation, and it wasn't a good one. His boyish good looks and charming attitude got him whatever he wanted, most of the time. The only thing that he couldn't have, and he knew it, was Sakura.
Sakura didn't know why, but she didn't feel like she could go out with anyone. She felt as if she had already belonged to someone, once.
She hadn't been out on a date…ever. From what she could remember.
Sakura shrugged. "I just wanted to…be alone."
Atashi sighed and casually draped his arm around her shoulders. "Saku, Saku, Saku. You know, we could get out of here if you want."
Sakura ducked under his grasp. "Uh no, thanks. I really have to be going."
She didn't know why, but Sakura felt totally unsafe around Atashi. It's almost like the energy in the air flowed differently around him. He seemed, sometimes if she saw him out of the corner of her eye, as if to have a dark aura around him.
But whenever she turned fully to him, the dark aura was gone, replaced by the normal Atashi.
"Okay then," Atashi shrugged, following at Sakura's heels as she turned and walked away. "But we should do something this weekend. How about Saturday after school?"
"Uh…no thanks." Sakura sighed. "I'm going to Tomoyo's."
"Really?" Sakura nodded. At least I will be once I tell her my situation.
Atashi sighed. "Alright then. Maybe some other time."
"Yeah." Sakura said, though she hoped that he would, one day, just disappear.
Sakura stepped out into the sunlight, searching for Tomoyo. She had to be saved from this psycho.
She spotted Tomoyo and Meilin standing by the school wall next to Eriol and…Syaoran.
Hmm…go hang out with Syaoran, who, if I touch I get creepy flashes. Or stay here with Atashi, who is just creepy all together?
Sakura turned and smiled at Atashi. "Well there's Tomoyo, I'd better go. See ya!"
With that said, Sakura rushed over to the group, leaving Atashi to stare after her.
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