"Ahhhhh!" Sakura cried excitedly. She looked around at all the people and the buildings around her and gave a little twirl. It was wonderful to be standing up again. The airplane ride was about an hour and during that time, she listened to some music and slept. It was painful in the morning though... She thought back to the hectic morning of getting ready.
"Sakura-chan, it's time to get up!" Touya yelled from downstairs.
"Five more minutes…" she mumbled and tossed around in her sleep. Kero threw a pillow at her.
"EH!" she cried, sitting straight up. She looked around, finally casting her eyes on Kero.
"KERO-CHAN!" she yelled, throwing it back at him. He dodged easily.
"It's nine," he said, pointing at the clock.
"EHHHHHHHH!" she cried again, jumping out of bed and putting her last minute stuff in her bag. She also packed a backpack to put Kero-chan in and some food.
"Night Sakura-chan," he said, falling asleep instantly in the comfortable bag. Sakura growled.
'How come he gets to sleep? ' she asked herself. She went down the stairs, pulling her suitcase with her. Touya was waiting by the stairs.
"Finally, you were supposed to be up by 8:30," he said. Sakura glared at him, went to the kitchen, grabbed an orange juice carton, and quickly drank it.
"Fine, let's go," she snapped at him. Touya raised an eyebrow.
"The taxi isn't here yet."
"Fine!" So the three of them, including Kero, waited for about a half an hour for the taxi. Finally, they heard the horn at the door, the two of them got up, went to the taxi, and left for the airport immediately.
Sakura smiled at the dim memory
"Onii-san, how are we ever going to find our way around?" she asked her brother who was looking at a map.
"This thing is useless…," he said, putting the map in his pocket. He grabbed Sakura's hand and pulled him closer to him.
"Baka, don't get lost here…" he said. Sakura sweatdropped.
"Yes, onii-san," she said obediently.
"You know onii-san, we could always ask someone where Syaoran-kun lives," she said. Touya sighed.
"I thought of that already," he said, looking around. There was a girl and her guy friend standing out of the way of the moving flow of people.
"You talk to them, he's your friend," she said. Sakura nodded and she went up to the couple by herself. The girl turned to look at her and smiled.
"Kawaii! And how can I help you?" she asked. Sakura blushed.
"Um… I was wondering if you knew where the Li family lives?" she asked hopefully. The man nodded.
"Yes, they live at neighborhood at the end of the street, third house on the left," he said. The woman smiled.
"Not many people know too much about them, they're a very wealthy family. If you don't mind me asking, how do you know them?" she asked. Sakura shook her head, showing she didn't mind.
"Their son, I think, Li Syaoran, is an old friend of mine from school," she said. The woman nodded.
"Well, good luck finding them," she said.
"Arigatou!" she said, waving and going back to Touya.
"The man said that they lived in the neighborhood at the end of the street," she told Touya. Touya made a sound, something between a grunt and a groan.
"Well, the street isn't that long onii-san," she said, realizing Touya was complaining. Touya shrugged.
"Whatever," he said, taking his bag and began to walk up the street. Sakura was in the middle of looking around. She went to turn to Touya and shrieked as she realized he wasn't there. She took her bag and began to run, trying to catch up to him.
"I told you to stay close," he said, not paying any mind to her.
"You never said anything!" she argued back.
"Yes I did, I told you not to get lost."
"That's completely different!"
"No it isn't." The two siblings argued for the majority of the walk to the neighborhood. Finally the fell silent as they approached the neighborhood. Sakura began to shake nervously, her backpack bouncing up and down. Inside the bag, Kero was having a silent, but angry tantrum at Sakura for being bounced around. They entered the neighborhood, Sakura counted three houses over, and she walked up, hands still shaking. She pushed the doorbell, hoping for a response. Someone, someone she knew, Wei, opened the door.
"Sakura-sama?" he asked, eyes widening as if he was seeing a ghost. Sakura smiled widely, a little color coming back into her face. She bowed politely.
"Yes, I am Sakura. I was wondering… If Syaoran-kun and Meilin-chan were home?" she asked. Wei shook his head.
"They will be home…" he said, looking at his watch. " In 4 hours," he said. Touya and Sakura sighed.
"Oh and ohayougozaimasu (a/n: it's like, 10:30) to you too, Touya-sama," he said bowing. Touya and Sakura bowed also.
"Please, come in," he said, stepping aside so the siblings could get in.
"Arigatou," they said stepping in.
"So, Sakura-sama, what brings you here?" he asked, signaling one of the maids to get some tea. He brought them into the living room and the three-some sat down.
"Well… I hadn't talked to Syaoran-kun for a while, and I missed him and I wanted to come see him," she said, relating how she felt as best as she could without blushing. Some color still rose to her face. Wei nodded, realizing what he meant. Touya raised an eyebrow, knowing that wasn't quite the truth. He began to twitch, realizing he was in the same house as the brat. Sakura and Wei both turned to look at him.
"Touya-sama, are you okay?" he asked. Touya nodded, but didn't speak. The maid brought the tea and set it down on the living room table. Wei began to pour it.
"Oh no, Wei-san, let me help," she said, also beginning to pour it. Wei smiled.
"Arigatou Sakura-sama, you're such a kind girl," he said. Sakura blushed.
"Oh, it's okay, I like to do this kind of stuff," she said, taking a sip of it. Touya also took a cup.
"Arigatou," Sakura and Touya both said. Sakura hesitated before asking the question she wanted to.
"Why… did Syaoran-kun never come back to Japan?" he asked. Wei frowned.
"Meilin-sama told her aunt, Syaoran-sama's mother who had caught all the Clow Cards, and I suspect that if he told his mother he wanted to go back to Japan, she would get angry," he said. Sakura smiled and thanked him, but it wasn't quite the explanation she wanted. For the next two hours, Wei and Sakura talked, sometimes Touya said something, but he was pretty upset about being here. Sakura felt a twinge of guilt, after all, it was her fault that they were here in the first place. But Touya smiled at her, as if to tell her, Don't worry about it. At around 12, a knock sounded at the door.
"I'm home!" an enthusiastic girl's voice sounded at the door. Sakura's heart about stopped in her chest.
"Meilin-chan…" she whispered.
"Konnichiwa-" she stopped as she saw Sakura.
"Sakura-chan?" she asked, squealing. Sakura smiled and a warm feeling spread over to her. She went over to Meilin and gave her a hug.
"Sakura-chan!" she cried. Sakura smiled.
"Meilin-chan, it's good to see you," she said.
"How long has it been?" Meilin asked her. Sakura thought for a moment.
"About two years," she said.
"It's good to see you," Meilin said, smiling.
"Konnichiwa Meilin-san," Touya said. He remembered her as the girl Sakura invited over about two years ago. She still looked the same, only had gotten a bit taller as the rest of her friends did also. Wei stood up and bowed.
"Welcome home, Meilin-sama," he said.
"Why don't the three of you come in the kitchen and we can have some lunch?" he asked. They nodded and followed Wei and Meilin into the kitchen.
"Wow, your house is very big," Sakura said. Meilin smiled.
"You haven't seen the upstairs yet," she said. Sakura's mouth dropped open.
"You have an upstairs?" she squealed. Touya smirked.
"Don't open your mouth like that, bugs might fly in," he said, shutting her mouth.
"Onii-san!" Sakura cried, stomping on his toe. Touya bit his lip. Meilin giggled.
"Such loving siblings," she said, gesturing for them to sit down at the long table.
"So how have you been, Meilin-chan/Sakura-chan?" Meilin and Sakura asked each other at the exact same time. The two girls giggled.
"I've been okay, it's not the same without you and Syaoran-kun there," she said sighing. Meilin's cheerful expression melted off her face.
"So you've come to find Syaoran-kun?" she asked. Sakura nodded sadly.
"It's been months and I've waited for a letter, a call, or even his appearance at my doorstep. But… nothing," she said.
"He should be home soon. You two lovebirds can clear things up then, kay?" Meilin asked cheerfully. Sakura blushed.
"When did you become so cheerful?" Sakura asked.
"You act like I used to two years ago," she said. Meilin smiled.
"Ever since I got a boyfriend," she said with a wink. Sakura blinked.
"You have a boyfriend, Meilin-chan?" she asked. Meilin nodded.
"He's really sweet, we take martial arts together," she said.
"What's his name?" Sakura asked.
"Kiyoshi-kun," she said. Sakura smiled.
"You must be very happy, Meilin-chan, and Kiyoshi-san must be happy also," she said kindly.
"I'm glad you came today Sakura-chan…" Meilin said, her voice trailing. Sakura blinked.
"Why, what's wrong?"
"Syaoran-kun … hasn't been himself. He's been moping around… like… how do I put it? He's been moping around like a little girl who just lost her teddy bear," she said, smiling slightly at the metaphor. Sakura blinked.
"Syaoran-kun… is sad?" she asked. Meilin nodded.
"Ever since he came back," she said. Meilin looked away. Sakura pondered this for a moment.
'Syaoran--kun has… missed me? But… he never replied to my letter? What if… he never got it?' she thought, suddenly thinking of that possibility.
"Here you go Sakura-sama, Meilin-sama, Touya-sama," Wei said, coming back in the room with finger sandwiches. Sakura's eyes twinkled.
"Oh arigatou Wei-san!" Sakura cried."You know Sakura-chan…" Meilin began to say. Sakura looked up.
"Arigatou," Touya and Meilin said.
"Let's eat!" they exclaimed and began to munch on the small sandwiches.
"I was… jealous and a little bit angry at first… when Syaoran-kun told me that had found love in you instead of me. But… I found Kiyoshi-kun, and I realized how silly I was being. So… I guess I'm sorry about that," she confessed. Sakura smiled.
"No, it's alright Meilin-chan. It was in the past, now you've, – both of us have found happiness in someone we love," she said, turning a bit pink in the cheeks.
"Well, I was the one who convinced Syaoran-kun to tell you that he liked you," Meilin said, a mischievous twinkle in her eyes. Sakura smiled, thinking about how wonderful her friend is. She hesitated before speaking again.
"Well, if you hadn't convinced Syaoran-kun to tell me how he really felt, then he would have come back home and he would have had all those feelings bottled up inside," she said cheerfully. Meilin smiled.
"That's what I always liked about you Sakura-chan. Always so cheerful," Meilin said with a laugh, looking at the clock. It read 3:00. Meilin smiled to herself and turned back to Sakura. Sakura shook her head.
"Meilin-chan, you're cheerful too!" she cried. Meilin smiled.
"Aha, you're funny Sakura-chan," she said giggling. Sakura blinked.
"What did I say?" she asked. Meilin shook her head, and then looked up.
"Is there something wrong?" Sakura asked.
"No, I thought I heard the door," she said, stopping in her footsteps.
"I'm home," a rough voice said from the front door. Sakura about fainted.
"Syaoran-kun," she whispered. Meilin skipped to the door.
"Konnichiwa Syaoran-kun," she said excitedly.
'This is going to be fun,' Meilin thought mischeviously.
"We have a guest… no two guests," she said, forgetting about Touya for a moment. Syaoran blinked.
"Guests? Mother didn't say she was having anyone over," he said, crossing his arms.
"Who are they?" he asked. Meilin smiled.
"Close your eyes."
"What?"
"Just do it Syaoran-kun!" she cried. Syaoran sighed and closed his eyes. Meilin took his hand and led him to the kitchen where Sakura waited. Sakura's heart stopped in her chest. There he was, the same brown hair, the same figure, the same hands. She blushed, thinking she was thinking about the little things. Meilin let go of his hands and Syaoran figured it was safe to open his eyes. He blinked, looking at Sakura. He felt a warm feeling rush over him and he smiled. Sakura stood up.
"Syaoran-kun…" she whispered, going over to him.
"Why… didn't you write?" she asked. Syaoran blinked.
"Why didn't I write? I never got anything from you for months!" he exclaimed.
"Syaoran… if you didn't get anything from me, why didn't you write another letter?" she asked. Syaoran's eyes widened.
"Did you come here just to scold me? Or did you actually come here for a reason?" he asked her angrily. Sakura nodded, her eyes filling to the brim with tears.
"I've missed you Syaoran-kun!" she cried.
"Ever since you stepped foot in this kitchen, you've been mean to me!" she cried, turning and running up the stairs to the room she was staying in.
"Wait, Sakura-chan!" Syaoran cried, holding out a hand. Meilin frowned.
"Syaoran-kun…" she said, putting a hand on his shoulder. Syaoran pushed the hand off his shoulder.
"I don't want to hear it from you Meilin-chan!" he cried, stomping up the stairs and slammed the door of his room shut. Meilin and Touya looked at each other.
"Well that went well…" they both said at the exact same time.
Up in her room, Sakura burst into tears, crying into her pillow hysterically. Kero looked up from taking another nap.
"Sakura-chan? What's wrong?" he asked, floating up to her.
"Nothing…" she said sadly, still crying.
Up in Syaoran's room, he felt tears brim his eyes and slide down his face. He sat down on his bed, looking down at the ground. His heart beat fast in his chest.
"Sakura-chan…" he whispered to himself, feeling even more tears slide down his cheeks.
Onii-san - big brother
Baka- stupid
Kawaii - cute, adorable
Arigatou - Thank You
Ohayougozaimasu - Good Morning
Konnichiwa - Hello
Next is the last chapter
Except I'm sad to see it end...
WAHHHH