United by Art
It was a beautiful spring afternoon in china, the sun was out and children where playing. All except for one little boy who was up on the hill. He had chocolate brown hair and amber eyes, he looked to be the age of five. He was wearing a green shirt with white stripes, jeans and white sneakers. He had a straight face, but if you looked close enough you could see the excitement in his eyes.
In his hand where a couple of pencils. He had a binder that was about two inches thick and was half full. He took some paper and started drawing a little girl, it wasn't the best drawing but you could tell what it was.
Suddenly a little girl around the age of 4 started looking over his shoulder.
" Hi Syaoran! Nice drawing, sorry I'm late" She said happily.
Syaoran hadn't noticed her, and by accident crumpled up his paper. He looked over his shoulder and saw his best friend. She had honey brown hair and beautiful emerald eyes. She was wearing a white sun dress that had a green bow across her stomach and white sandals. In her possession was a grocery bag.
"Hello Sakura, and yeah…it was a nice drawing" He said, now smiling. He looked over at his paper seeing that it was ruined.
"I'm so sorry Syaoran!" she said, trying to fix it.
"Its ok, its ok. Did you bring the paint?"
She stopped trying to fix the paper and looked at her had to the grocery bag. "Yeah, I had to go buy some new paint because Kero spilled all of it yesterday" She handed him the bag.
"Cool, so let's get going. Where should we go?" He asked getting up.
"How about you're house? You have a beautiful garden. Lets go there pretty please!" she begged, jumping up and down.
"Ok! Lest go!" They ran to where Syaoran's driver -Wei- was. He had corn in a small bag and was feeding the birds.
"Master Syaoran , ready to go?" He asked standing up. Syaoran nodded.
"Sakura can come too rite Wei?" Syaoran asked looking up at Wei.
"Of coarse, this way master Syaoran" Wei smiled at the two young children while leading Syaoran and Sakura to the limousine.
"Hurray! Let's go Syaoran!" Sakura said grabbing Syaoran by the arm and drag him to the limousine. Syaoran smiled and let Sakura lead the way.
Li's Residence
Twenty minutes later, they arrived at a huge three story white mansion. It had an astonishing front yard. Patterns of trees, and many kinds of flowers. The front doors where made of mahogany with the door knobs gold. But before you got to the doors you had a flight of stairs to climb. In the middle of the drive way was a fountain. The fountain had four layers of water cascading down. In the fountain were cherry blossoms petals.
Wei opened the door for Sakura and Syaoran. Syaoran got out and then Sakura. They ran to the top of the staircase until they got to the door. Sakura turned around to face where Wei was.
"Than you Wei!" she said happily waiving her hand.
"Any time miss Sakura" Wei smiled back.
When they got inside the house, the first thing was the living room. There where unique couches, pottery from foreign countries and paintings of all sorts. Everything looked neat and spotless. On parallel wall to where the front door was a staircase in each corner. The one on the left led to the third floor and the one on the right led to the second floor.
In the middle of the staircases was a huge door that led to the ballroom. Syaoran was about to open the door to the ballroom but suddenly stopped.
" Syaoran, what's wrong?" Asked Sakura.
"Sakura… (Silence)…..RUN!" He grabbed Sakura by the wrist and opened the ballroom door. There was a two staircase that led to the bottom of the ballroom. Sakura took the right and Syaoran took the left. They met at the bottom and held hand's while trying to get to the door that led to the garden.
"Syaoran what's wrong!" Asked Sakura starting to get worried. They where only a few feet away from the door when two young teenagers appeared at the door way. Sakura now understood why Syaoran had ran.
"HOE" Screamed Sakura. Sakura and Syaoran started baking up but bumped into something. They started to pat around to see what it was. They slowly turned around to find two more teenage girls. They went left but their path was blocked and the left, but they where surrounded by the four Li sisters.
"How adorable!" Screamed Futeie, pulling Sakura's cheeks.
"Totally Kawaii! Squealed Huanren, braiding her hair.
"Can we keep her?" Asked Hueimei, trying to get measurements.
"Only if Syaoran marries her!" Cheered Shiehua, jumping up and down.
"Eww! I cant marry her, she's my best friend!" The four Li sisters forgot about Sakura and where now staring straight at Syaoran. Syaoran sweat dropped and started to back way.
"That's what you think little brother but watch when you grow up" Said Hueimei pulling Syaoran's cheek's.
"Sakura will turn into a wonderful lady and you'll just drool all over her " Said Futeie with stars in her eyes.
"So KAWAII!" The four Li sisters cheered at the same time. Sakura was at the corner sweat dropping and Syaoran was baking way from his annoying sisters who would attack anything that was cute.
"That is enough!" They all heard a strong but soft voice run across the room.
"Mother" The four Li sister and Syaoran said at the same time. The Li sister, Syaoran and Sakura bowed before Li Yelan. She was a tall and sophisticated woman, she had skin as pale as snow, she had black hair and seamed very gentle but strong.
" Ah, hello there dear Sakura, wont you come and give aunty Yelan a warm greeting" Yelan said with a warm smile. Yelan wasn't Sakura's aunt by blood but since Sakura's mother and Yelan where childhood friend they treated each other like family.
Sakura gave Yelan a warm hug. She cared a lot for her aunty Yelan. She has known the Li family for a short time but she grew a bond with them. Even though she knew that they weren't family by blood, she always told herself that it's what's in the heart that counts.
"Hello aunty Yelan!" She smiled at her.
"Hello mother" Syaoran said timidly. He has always admired his mother even though his just a little kid, he really looks up to her.
"Well, hello there Syaoran, how has your day been?" She asked bending down to pat his head. She gave him a small smile.
"Great mother, Sakura and I where going to paint in the garden." He said now with a big smile on his face.
"That's wonderful dear, now go and play." She said making a hand gesture to the back yard.
"Hai, mother." He said dragging Sakura along.
"See you later aunty Yelan!" Sakura smiled cheerfully before going to the garden.
Yelan turned slowly toward her daughters. They where sure a hand full but she loved her children very much. The Li sister's looked at their mother. She had a straight face now. They where afraid of what she was going to say next. They didn't like it when their mother had a straight face on, and especially when her eye's looked sad.
"Mother, is something the matter?" Shiehua asked with some hesitation.
"I am afraid so. This may be one of the last time's we may see little Sakura. Come, let's go somewhere secluded" Yelan said with a sad voice. Hearing this, the four Li sister's gasped. Yelan's voice held sadness.
Yelan led the way out of the ballroom. They turned right, and entered a hallway then, they came to a wooden door. She opened the door and went in followed by the four sisters. She stood by the window where you could see from a distance Sakura and Syaoran in front of the cherry blossom tree. They where painting and laughing...they looked so happy.
"How could this be mother!" Asked Huanren. They didn't want to say goodbye to cute little Sakura, who would they dress up now. And besides, she was like the little sister they never had.
"I just came from the Kimomoto's household, they are moving to Japan In approximately five day's. . Sakura's father got a great job offer, that could not be turned down." she said with sadness.
"But we can still visit aunty Nadeshiko, uncle Fujitaka and Touya right?" Asked a hopeful Futeie.
"I do not know dear. You see Sakura's father, Fujitaka, has work all over the world. Who knows where they'll live next after Fujitaka gets done with his work in Japan. His job requires him to travel around the world to excavate hidden treasures, in other words: an archeologist." Said Yelan, fearing that she would not see her best friend and her family in the year's to come.
"But….Syaoran. Sakura's the one that brought him out of his shell. If she goes, then Syaoran will….." Shiehua couldn't continue. It was too painful. The Li sisters shed tears silently.
"I know…after you're father died one and a half year ago, Syaoran has been distant. That is until he met Sakura six months ago. They've created such a strong bond in such little time." Yelan said looking down.
Kinomoto's Residence
There was a big commotion boxes where everywhere. It looked like a mess. People where staking boxes inside a truck and other's where cleaning.
"Be careful with that please!" A soft and polite voice said running after two man that where carrying a big box. "Oh, pleas be gentle." She said running after another man. She had lavender hair and emerald green eyes, she had a pale complexion.
"Nadeshiko, honey, please calm down" Fujitaka Kinomoto said trying to calm down his wife. He had glasses, brown eyes, light brown hair and had a light tan.
" I cant, Sakura will come home soon and wonder what are all this boxes are for, why her room is empty, and why are there strange people putting those boxes in that truck and-" Nadeshiko got cut off by her husband who had a finger.
"It will all be alright, we'll tell her together." He said softly. He gave her a hug to reassure her.
"Mom, dad! Get a room!" A boy about the age of eleven said gagging. He had dark brown hair and brown eyes. He was currently passing by with a small box.
" I'm home!" Said a cheerful Sakura. She ran to the living room to where her parent's and Touya where. "Mommy, today I went to Syaoran's home and we played and painted and painted some more, and then I got paint all over Syaoran's face by accident. But he didn't get mad, he actually laughed!" She said raising her hand's in the air.
"……Sakura…uh..." Nadeshiko was wondering why Sakura hadn't noticed the boxes. 'Must be the excitement.' She smile but her eyes held sadness.
Sakura looked at her mother; she saw that her mother held sadness. Then she looked around her. She saw strangers taking boxes into a truck outside. The house looked half empty.
"Mommy, daddy, Touya………. What's happening? Why are people taking our things?" She asked trying not to cry. Fujitaka and Nadeshiko looked at each other. Nadeshiko bent down to Sakura's height.
"Sakura, honey, I…….. your father got a new job, so we have to move somewhere else." She said looking at Sakura straight in the eyes.
"But….. We'll come to visit right?" She asked trying to be hopeful.
"I don't know sweet heat…..I don't know" Nadeshiko looked down, it was too the first time she had seen Sakura like this.
"I won't be able to see Syaoran anymore? Or aunty Yelan, Futeie, Huanren, Hueimei or Shiehua?" Sakura asked. Nadeshiko looked at Fujitaka for help.
"Sweet heart, I'm so sorry…." Fujitaka was lost of words.
"Oh, its ok dad…..you don't……" Sakura started but it was just too painful for her to leave the new family she had met, especially Syaoran. She went up to her room and looked out the window.
"Sakura, are you alright swear heart?" Nadeshiko asked.
"If we can't visit Syaoran, can he and his family come visit us?" She asked ignoring her mother's question.
"You see…remember that I told you that Syaoran's father passed away?" Sakura nodded wiping away some tears. "Well, since his father passed away, when he grows up, his going to be in charge. His got to do some kind of training and he starts his training on his sixth birth day, which is coming up soon …so he can't do any traveling any time soon."
"So, I won't see Syaoran ever again?" She started crying harder. Nadeshiko hugged her daughter, and rocked her to sleep. They would be leaving China in 5 day's. Leaving the life they had started there 6 moth's ago.
Five day's later
Sakura and her family where at the air port sitting in front of their gate waiting to be called. The family looked gloomy. Sakura had a teddy bear in her hands, it was her favorite. It was brown with a green bow around its neck. She hadn't seen Syaoran since she went to his house 5 day's ago. She didn't want to say goodbye because it would just be too sad.
Touya was on her left reading a book. He really didn't care that they where moving, he didn't have any close friend's and besides, Syaoran's sisters where starting to get on his nerves. But deep down he knew he would miss them and that little brat too. And his aunt Yelan wasn't bad either; he was starting to like her.
Fujitaka and Nadeshiko where feeling bad for their children, mostly for Sakura. She didn't want to say bye to Syaoran the day before. Syaoran didn't look too happy either, his mother had told him presently about his training, and that just got him worst.
"Flight 380 to Japan will be boarding immediately, flight 380 to Japan will be boarding immediately" A lady said over the microphone.
"Well that's us, lets go" said Fujitaka grabbing his suit case, Nadeshiko did the same. Touya and Sakura had back packs. Sakura got up with her head down, she hugged her teddy bear extra tighter to her.
"Hey monster, don't look too sad bedsides that kid was annoying" Touya said trying to encourage Sakura. But the response he got wasn't what he wanted.
"Sakura no monster!" Sakura stomped on his foot and followed her parents. Touya whined in pain rubbing his foot.
"Owww! Glad to know she has so much energy in her" He said getting up.
"Touya sweetie, its time to go" Nadeshiko called him from the line.
"Coming mom" But before he could get to the line he bumped into somebody.
"Watch it!" The person yelled.
"Hey who do you think you are-…….. Its you!" Touya screamed pointing at the person and getting everyone's attention. Sakura looked at what was happening and smiled and ran to there Touya was. She ran into Touya and knocked him out of his feet, making him fall on his face.
"You came, you came Syaoran, I'm sorry I didn't say goodbye, I'm sorry!" She said giving him a hug. She had tears in her eyes.
"Its ok Sakura" He smiles at her, and she let him go.
"Syaoran, sweetie, you came to say goodbye?" Nadeshiko asked bending down. Syaoran nodded. "Well hurry up or our flight will leave us ok?" and with that she left.
"Sakura, I don't want to say good bye" He said with sadness in his eyes.
"Then we wont, promise that we'll meet again?" She said putting up her pinkie up "Promise?" she repeated.
"Promise" He said making a pinkie promise. He took out a pendant from his pocket it was gold and had green diamonds engraved in it. "Here Sakura, don't forget me, ok?" he said handing it to her.
"But its you're lucky pendant Syaoran, I can't" she said
"Sakura honey, hurry up." Fujitaka said from the line.
"Yes you can, you're my best friend Sakura." He said reassuring her.
"On one condition, that you take my teddy bear the." She said smiling.
"Ok." Syaoran said, and they examined the gifts.
"So, until next time Syaoran?" She asked smiling. She felt a lot better now that Syaoran had come to say goodbye.
"Until next time, Sakura." He said waiving his hand. Sakura was already at the entrance of the gates. Waiving her had happily.
'I know will meet again Syaoran' she thought as she took one last glace at him.
'We'll meet again Sakura' He said as he saw Sakura disappear into the gates.
Author's Note
HURRAYYYYYY! I finally finished my first chapter ever! WOW, I thought that was long. Glad that over now.
Well, hope you like it, this is my first story, so go easy on me pleas. If you give me some advice I'll be very thankful, or any opinions, I'm all ears!
Well thanks for reading for reading, until next time!
Heart To Heart