Author's Notes: WOOHOO! NO MORE SCHOOL! YAY! FREEDOM!Yes, people, my last day of school was yesterday! Sarah and I walked to an ice cream shop from her house and that's a looooong walk! My toes are numb and my legs are all woozy! I'm going toPennsylvania next Tuesday, so I get tocomplain to Chris and Timmy abou how I got out 2 weeks after they did!MWAHAHAHAHA! ...Anyway, here's chapter 12! Enjoy!

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(My disclaimer was in chapter 2 – wow, that's 10 chapters ago!)

Cherries and Pears – Chapter 12

"Wow, what pretty scenery," Sakura thought to herself.

Sakura sat down in a grassy field she had found and stared out at the bit of ocean that was visible around the horizon. Sakura lay down and stared at the clouds overhead, waiting for the sun to set.

Sakura loved sunsets. They symbolized the coming of a brand, new day. Back when her and Nashi's parents were alive, she, Nashi, and them would sit together on the beach and watch the sunset every single weekend. In all the commotion, Sakura hadn't had any time to watch any of the sunsets within the previous two weeks.

After a short while, the sky slowly turned to gold, orange, and pink and the undersides of the clouds turned to magenta. The sun got closer and closer to the horizon, making shimmering reflections off of the ocean's water. The soft breeze blew her hair around her face.

"What are you doing here?"

Sakura whirled around. Ryou stood behind her with a rather surprised expression on his face.

"…I love to watch sunsets," Sakura told him as he sat down beside her. "When my parents were alive, my family would watch sunsets together every single weekend. What are you doing here?"

"My family did the same thing," he answered. "Whenever I can, I come here to watch the sunset. I also come here to stare at the clouds when I'm not feeling well or I'm in a bad mood. This spot right here is the best spot because the sky is so open. It helps me to just forget everything."

Sakura smiled at him and went back to silently watching the sunset, and so does Ryou. After about half an hour, the day hit twilight and began to darken more each second.

"We should get back to the café," Ryou said, breaking the silence. He stood up and looked to Sakura, who hesitantly also stood up. The two walk back to Café Mew Mew, but were back into the comfortable silence.

Author's Notes: Chapter 13 will be up soon (within a few days minimum to a week maximum)! See ya!