CHAPTER FOUR: Brand New Start
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LAST CHAPTER:
"But you still do! Admit it Sakura-chan… you still love the guy!" Yumina said full of confidence that me and Syaoran are still going to be together. I know that deep inside me, I too wanted that to happen… I still do like him… But, as I said, we both have to move on, whether we are together or, we live separate lives…
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o0o---- Sakura's Point of View ----o0o----
That was when I thought about it… I was confused with my feelings. There are so many things that kept my mind worked up. "Anyway, I have to go, Yumi… He's waiting for me downstairs." I said as I stood up from where I was sitting and gathered all my necessities from the table and started to walk towards the door.
"Someone's gotta be in love today…" Yumina said and giggled a little at that thought and followed me outside my office.
"Quit it, okay… We are just going to talk things out." I said. And if I have the courage… I think I will tell him… I thought and at that, I didn't notice that I was blushing really hard. There, Yumina noticed.
"Look like someone's blushing at something that she's thinking about! What are you thinking, huh, Sakura-chan?" she asked me. I stared at her and saw that she has rumors that she's dying spread around the whole company.
At that, I shook my head and continued to walk towards the elevator. Before I could even let the elevator door close up, I told her, "Please don't tell any rumors about anyone… I hear doing that is a bad thing to do…" then I smiled at her and left her there still full of rumors that she could easily spread though I told her not to.
o0o---- Syaoran's Point of View ----o0o----
5 minutes has already passed after my talk with Sakura on the phone, and I'm still stuck in traffic. I knew that I would be late so I called Sakura with my celphone. I quickly grabbed it from my pocket and dialed her number.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Sakura?" I said, "It's me, Syaoran…"
"Hi! Where are you? I'm already at the lobby…" she said as if losing the signal cause she is at the lobby of a 20 story building. Signal there won't be too good.
"Yeah… I'm on my way. But, listen, I'm stuck in traffic and I thought that can you still wait for me for maybe another 10 minutes or so?" I informed her.
It took her a while to answer. Maybe she was thinking about this whole meeting and stuff. "Um… Look… Why don't I just meet you at Starbucks…? The one near my office… Is that okay with you?" she said.
"Sure… That would be great. I'll meet you there…" I said. Then after saying our goodbyes, we hung up the phone and then I noticed that the traffic had moved on, finally.
o0o---- Sakura's Point of View ----o0o----
After I hung up the phone with Syaoran, I left the building and crossed the road and headed for the nearest Starbucks in the area which is 1 block away. As I entered the café, I ordered up a grande of strawberries and cream and then sat by the window and waited patiently for Syaoran. Seeing how the traffic went in front of the office went, I think he would take sometime.
7 minutes had passed, Syaoran finally came. He saw me sitting by the window so he sat across me. "So… what are we going to talk about again?" I asked him.
"Look, Sakura… I can't do this anymore… It's making me go crazy okay… This isn't exactly how I imagined it to happen…" he told me.
I stared at him and saw that, he is still the guy that I fell in love with… Just a bit different in the personality… but he is still the same guy… I can see… "What do you want to happen then?" I asked him, finally.
He sighed. Then he said, "Sakura… We are going to start all over again, aren't we?"
"Guess so…" I said. "Do we actually have a choice?" I continued and started to giggle.
I saw him staring at me at the time. I looked at his amber eyes…
o0o---- Syaoran's Point of View ----o0o----
She started to giggle. I missed that. He thought. Then, I didn't notice that I was already staring at her. But, she returned the gaze. I looked at her beautiful emerald eyes. Isn't it just a coincidence that my favorite color is green and her eyes had to be in its shade…? I loved her eyes... "Sakura… I missed you, really…" I started since we were having an awkward kind of silence.
She smiled at me and said, "I missed you too, Syaoran… I have been thinking what had happened to you a few weeks after you left. You know… We didn't have communication then…"
I smiled a bit at that. Then I told her, "You know I'm not allowed to call you guys from Hong Kong… My mom would go furious. She wanted me to… Never mind…" I couldn't continue. I'll just hurt me, inside…
Still, she's staring at me. "She wanted you to forget about us?" That's it… She did it… She said what I was dreading for her to know. I had no idea what to do. I think she would walkout or something. I finally said, "Sakura… I didn't…"
"Hey… It's okay… Past is past, right?" she said, once again with a smile on her face.
"Don't make me feel this again Sakura…"
She was obviously confused with what I had told her. Of course, she had no idea. I did try to forget about her that past few weeks… But the thing here is, I did forget about her. But that was just for like, an hour because I was having some time with Eriol and his other friends, having fun… But that was it. I tried to explain. But, nothing came out of my mouth. "The feeling of being alone…?" I told her. But the truth is, my feeling for her is slowly dying. I never thought this would actually happen. But it did.
"I see…" she said.
After a few minutes of talking, Sakura looked at her watch. "Oh my gosh, Syaoran! I'll be late for a meeting…! I'm really sorry… I really enjoyed being with you today… But I really gotta go or else I'll lose my client." She said as she started to gather the notebook that she was writing at while we were talking.
"Thanks for the time too, Sakura… I, too, enjoyed it." I said as I stood up and led her outside. "Want me to bring you back to the office?" I offered.
"If it wouldn't be too much to ask of you…" she looked at me looking desperate to find a ride back to her office even though it is only a block away. But knowing, Sakura, she will still gaze at the lovely cherry blossom trees that she'll pass by.
"Sure… No problem… " I said as I gave her a small smile.
She brightened up and smiled at me saying, "Thank you, Syaoran!"
"Come on… You don't want to be late in this meeting don't you?"
"Of course not!" she said as I opened the door and she stepped inside the car.
o0o---- Sakura's Point of View ----o0o----
After 1 minute of driving, I found myself standing at the side of Syaoran's car. "Thanks for the ride, Syaoran… I'll see you around…" I said to him as I leaned on his car window.
"No problem… I'll see you around… I'll call you, 'kay." He said.
I thought about it for a while then I told him, "Call me at home okay… I think I will be too preoccupied this afternoon to entertain any calls…"
"Sure thing… See you!"
"Bye!" I finally said then I disappeared inside the building running to my office.
After all that work that day, I still had the time to visit Tomoyo before going home. I haven't seen her since the day they had arrived Tomoeda. When I entered their house, she led me to the living room telling me that she had two visitors.
When we reached that part of the house, I saw a blue haired guy who was sitting at the couch that was at the side of the living room talking to another who had chestnut colored hair who was sitting at the couch that was facing the fireplace making me only see his back. "I'm back… Anyways, Eriol, I would like you to meet my best friend, Kinomoto Sakura. And Sakura, that guy over there is Hiiragizawa Eriol" Tomoyo said introducing me to the blue haired guy who's name was Eriol. "We met in England when I had a vacation there once."
o0o---- Syaoran's Point of View ----o0o----
I was sitting in Tomoyo's living room with my friend Eriol who forced me to come with him to visit his girlfriend. I didn't know that his girlfriend would be Sakura's best friend. A few minutes ago, Tomoyo excused herself telling us that she had another visitor who was unexpected.
"So, how are you so far? Seen her yet?" Eriol asked me. Wondering where I met him? Well, he is a distant cousin of mine that lives in England. He and his family visited us once in Hong Kong while I was still training. And from then on, he was the only relative of mine that I could actually talk to… More of like a best friend to me…
"Actually, I have… And, know what? I really didn't have to take your stupid advice of telling her that I still like her as soon as I have seen her… Know why! She already moved on!" I told Eriol. "But then… I still can't keep it inside…" I continued. I know that I'm being so emotional here… But, my cold self has chosen to be left in Hong Kong… So, here I am, telling my cousin how I really feel… Well, of course, I still keep some things for myself.
Eriol stared at me not believing that I'm expressing… "Man, what happened to you, Syao? Are you really this expressive?" he asked me. Just then, Tomoyo arrived with her unexpected visitor.
"I'm back… Anyways, Eriol, I would like you to meet my best friend, Kinomoto Sakura. And Sakura, that guy over there is Hiiragizawa Eriol" Tomoyo said. "We met in England when I had a vacation there once."
As Tomoyo announced Sakura's name, I turned around to see if what I heard was true.
"Nice to meet you…" she said to Eriol. Then after a few seconds, she turned to me as she saw me after Eriol had returned her a smile and said, "Syaoran? What are you doing here?"
o0o---- Normal Point of View ----o0o----
Eriol knew it then and there. Sakura is the girl that his cousin was talking about. He was right… She is cheerful and beautiful in person… Even though Syaoran didn't really talked to him much about her… But for him, no one is as beautiful as his Tomoyo.
"Um… You guys met?" Eriol asked pretending to look confused.
Syaoran glared at Eriol and said, "Yeah… WE met before… 8 YEARS ago…" trying to emphasize on some words believing that Eriol really didn't know her even though they just talked about her a while ago. "By the way…" he continued and looked at Sakura, "He's a distant cousin whose family lives in England."
"I see…" Sakura said.
Tomoyo then motioned herself to sit near Eriol and told Sakura to sit beside Syaoran. They were chatting happily.
After an hour, Sakura had decided to go home since her father was still waiting for her. "I'll see you guys soon…" she said with a smile before she left the room. She didn't have her car then. Touya borrowed it and hasn't returned it yet. Syaoran quickly stood up and ran towards Sakura. "Sakura, wait up!" he yelled.
She turned around only to find Syaoran behind her. "Want a ride home?" he asked her.
"Um… That would be nice… But, I can manage, thank you…" she smiled at him.
o0o---- Syaoran's Point of View ----o0o----
I was asking Sakura if she wanted a ride home since she didn't have a car. No way was I going to let her walk home at this time of the night. "No, it's okay. Eriol has his car… Come on… I'm not going to let you walk in the streets at this time of the night." I told her sounding concerned. Hey, I was!
She looked at me for a few minutes and finally said, "Fine… I can't say no to such a cute face…"
o0o---- Sakura's Point of View ----o0o----
"Fine… I can't say no to such a cute face…" I told him after a few minutes of staring at him. Oh my gosh! Did I just say that! I didn't just say that, right? Tell me I didn't just say that! "I… I mean…" I started. "Oh my…" I stumbled around my mind for words to explain. I can't find the right words to say. I knew that I was blushing madly that time.
Syaoran smiled at me his rare smile and said, "Come on…"
o0o---- Syaoran's Point of View ----o0o----
Wow… Sakura just said that, right? When I get home I have to remember to write again to that notebook of mine. Hehe…
Anyway, we were already at my car after I told Eriol and Tomoyo that I was bringing Sakura home. They were glad that they had a private time for themselves of course. This ride is making me nuts. We're not even talking! Argh… Guess I have to do the first move then. "Why are you so quiet?" I asked her. Then it suddenly started to rain, hard.
Even though it's kinda dark, I can see that she's red. Blushing, maybe? "Um… Syaoran… Sorry about that… I mean… Oh my…" she started again.
"Look, forget about it okay?" I told her even though I had no intentions of forgetting that incident.
I took a glance to her and saw her smile. I was glad that I could still make her smile like that. "Syaoran… I… I have to tell you something…" she started again. I was expecting her to tell it to me so I kept silent. Seeing that she wasn't going to tell me until I ask, I asked. "What is it?"
"Um… Would you kindly pull over for a while then?" she asked. I didn't know what she was planning to tell me so I pulled over. "What is it?" I asked again, this time, looking at her.
She was looking down at her hands like they were the nicest things in the world. Like she was mesmerized on how they looked. Then she started to talk again, "Syaoran… I…"
o0o---- Sakura's Point of View ----o0o----
This is it. I'm going to tell him. But, I can't seem to find the words to say. I was looking at my hands which were rested at my lap. But then, I couldn't keep them still. I was practically twisting my fingers. "Syaoran… I… I…" I started again. But still, I can't find the words to say.
"What is it, Sakura?" he asked me again. That's the third time that he has asked me that question and still, I can't answer it properly!
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Well, there's the next chapter… Actually, this chapter is supposed to be like, 6 pages long in MS word, but, I have to cut it down to 4 cause… I'm planning on re-editing the next things that are going to happen to them…
Sorry for frequently changing the point of views here… Really sorry…
Anyway, I hope you guys would like this chapter… I might upload the next chapter soon…Cause, as I said, it's almost finished. It just needs some re-editing… Please R & R…