Sakura's Secret
Chapter 1 Card Captor Sakura By Angel Stardust Hating, but LovingThe wind blew harder as Sakura struggled to make her way downtown. Orange and brown leave swirled around her cloaked figure. The ends of her scarf flew up, blocking her view. She shoved them away from her irritably before continuing.
Sakura finally got to the bus stop. At least I can ride the bus so that I won't be a terrible mess once I get there, thought Sakura to herself. When the bus came, she climbed on, gave the driver a quarter, and then seated herself in the back.
She sighed as she looked wistfully out the window. It was so dim and quiet in the autumn. The wind was always howling and the streets were filled with dead leaves…
Two years ago…Sakura Kinomoto and Syaoran Li walked hand-in-hand down the wind-scoured landscape of Tokyo. They waved to friends, talked, smiled, and laughed with each other, slipping and sliding in the harshness of autumn.
Stopping at a nearby café, they happily ordered sandwiches and coffee. Sitting at the window…looking out at the street…feeling loved…
Present…
Tears formed in Sakura's eyes as she remembered one of the few autumn days she and Syaoran had spent together. It had already been two years…
Sakura couldn't even imagine what Syaoran was doing now. He had already gotten a new girlfriend…he was so handsome. Sakura hated him for it. After all that they had been through together he could just throw her away and get a new life.
She wanted to cry. She hated him. Hated everyone who had ruined their relationship and happy times together. She hated Meiling, Tomoyo, Toya, Yukito, and all of Syaoran's ditzy sisters. It was all their fault. They had gotten in the way and now it ended up her riding home in a bus all…all….all alone.
She supposed that it wasn't really their fault though…that's just the way they thought about things. She supposed that if she had told Syaoran…told him her terrible secret, things would have turned out better.
One year ago…Syaoran polished the diamond ring in the box. His heart leaped with excitement and uncertainty when he thought about was he was going to do.
Several hours passed as Syaoran painstakingly made a nice dinner, cleaned his room (just this once!), and set up a romantic scene (heh heh). When the doorbell rang at exactly seven o'clock at night, Syaoran was ready—ready for was he had to do.
When he opened the door, Syaoran was sure that the most beautiful young woman who ever lived was standing before him.
Her jade-green eyes sparkled with happiness and love as the man of her dreams took her hand and led her inside. Her nose filled with the smell of a delicious dinner, her ears filled with the romantic music, and her eyes were filled with Syaoran. Just him.
He seated the young woman on the couch and knelt down before her. He could see the confusion in her eyes, but he ignored it, took a small box from his hand, opened it, presented the ring, and voiced the question that had been in his heart for two, long months.
"Sakura Kinomoto, will you marry me?"
Syaoran grinned as the young woman leapt off the couch and into his arms, tears streaming out of her eyes as she said yes. Yes. How much he had wanted to hear that word…the one word that would seal their fate and allow them to love each other forever…
Present…The bus stopped at the front of a large factory. Several people got off, including Sakura. She thanked the bus driver as she stepped carefully onto the cement sidewalk. She sighed. This was the complete opposite of what life had been like with Syaoran. Just last month, two days before their wedding, they had parted…she missed him so much.
Sakura paid the dusty street another quick glance, then walked up the sidewalk. She was supposed to be at her brother, Toya's, company in a few minutes, and she didn't want to be late. She knew how he was about being late.
Sakura scowled as she walked. Toya. If there was one name she loathed more than Syaoran, it was Toya. She hated him. Hated him for getting in the way. Hated him for ruining their wedding and everything else that had been important to them. Hated him so much, she couldn't believe he was her brother!
In Hong Kong…Syaoran Li pulled his wet shirt of and growled. Another romantic disaster. He supposed that it was his fault for messing up the dinner, but she didn't have to pour the wine all over him! How could he have been such an idiot to date a woman like that!
He sighed. Since Sakura had left, Syaoran's love life had been hell. All his dates broke up with him within the week and he was sure he was going to become the single old man with no one to love until his death day. Great.
Syaoran's heart barred as he remembered Sakura. It was all her fault. All the pain he had experienced was because of her. She had simply told him that she couldn't be with him anymore…TWO FRIGGIN' NIGHTS BEFORE THE DAMN WEDDING!
He was sure he hated Sakura Kinomoto. He hadn't before, but now he did. That's why he had moved back to Hong Kong…to redeem his life. Tokyo was good, but he didn't belong there anymore. When he had been with Sakura, he had, but now his home was Hong Kong…again. His old home, where he had grown up. He sighed with irritation and resentment. Why had Sakura left him so suddenly? Didn't she know that he was still sad…still lonely…and that he was still madly in love with her? Why…why were women so dense!
Tokyo…A large building came into view. Sakura sighed and walked towards it. Toya's business. It was the biggest business in all of Japan: Raman Noodle Co. Sakura sighed. It was amazing that Toya had managed to get rich off of Raman noodles. It was so…so…stupid.
The only good thing about the company was that it gave Sakura work. She was a computer programmer and Raman Noodle Co. was always needing one thing or another. Sakura rolled her eyes. Syaoran would never have tried to pry money from people by using Raman noodles.
Syaoran…