Summer Sunset
Card Captor Sakura
twinklestarsixteen
Chapter 5
melody
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Syaoran stood up and headed for the exit, followed by Sakura and Eriol. All of them were silent. Apparently they were all too groggy, since they arrived at 2:30 in the morning.
"Good Morning!" a girl with brown hair greeted them.
Sakura looked at her for a second. It's been years since she was here, so she wasn't sure if she knew this girl. Finally she recognized her.
"Hikaru! You're the daughter of Mr. Hao right?" Sakura asked.
"Well I'm glad that you still remember me Ms. Sakura." Hikaru smiled. "Let's go. I'm sure you're all pretty tired. The car is already waiting outside."
With that, she led the group into a black limousine waiting outside. After a few minutes they finally entered a huge house near the shore.
No words were spoken. They all went to their respective bedrooms to get some sleep.
Syaoran though couldn't sleep so he went out and sat on the bench in the balcony facing the seashore.
Was that guy really serious about Sakura? He thought. He recalled the conversation he had with Eriol earlier. He didn't know what made him say those things.
"You can't sleep too?" The voice interrupted him. He quickly recognized the voice.
"Yeah." He replied. Again, his heart was thumping faster.
"Can I sit?" she asked him.
He nodded.
"Wow, the moon is really pretty today isn't it?" she said to him.
He nodded again.
His heart was thumping so hard. What was happening? He thought. This has never happened to him before.
After a few minutes he felt someone leaning on his shoulder. He stiffened a bit and craned his neck to see. Sakura had fallen asleep. It was a cold night and so he removed his jacket carefully and covered Sakura with it before drifting off to dreamland.
Obviously, they didn't know that Eriol was watching them.
"Prove to me just how deserving you are. Keep your word. I know you're worthy of her, but I need to know more about you. I can't just let you have her." He whispered.
He knew Syaoran's capabilities and weaknesses, but he knew he could still push him to greater heights and was willing to test him further.
"Show me what you're made of Li Syaoran." He said before he walked into his room.
The sun was already up when Syaoran woke up. It was already 9:30 am. He scanned his surroundings. The sea was glistening under the light of the sun. Then he realized that Sakura was still by his side sleeping. And so he carried her into her bedroom.
After that he decided to take a bath and explore. He threw on a white t-shirt and board shorts.
There were a lot of rooms in the mansion. And this really stirred his interest. He carefully looked into the rooms and one particular room caught his attention.
It was a bit plain. The only thing that caught his attention was the grand piano that had two big picture frames on top of it.
He walked inside and looked at the photos. Sakura, Touya and their father were in the first photo. The second one was a photo of a beautiful woman. This wasn't the first time he saw a photo of this woman. He had already seen it back in Sakura's mansion.
Who is this woman? He thought.
"Hey." Sakura greeted him as she entered the room.
"Oh, hi!" Syaoran said, obviously startled. He put back the frame atop of the piano.
"That woman is my mother." She said to him smilingly. "She died when I was still a baby."
She made her way to the piano and sat in front of it. Carefully, she pushed its cover up. Then she started to play this beautiful melody. It was really beautiful but it was a bit sad.
Syaoran just stood there listening to her melody. He didn't go out until she finished. After she finished playing the song, she stood up and put the
"What song is that?" He asked her.
"My dad wrote it, but he wasn't able to name it." She said a hint of sadness apparent in her tone.
"Have you eaten breakfast?" He asked, trying to distract her.
Sure enough this distracted her.
She shook her head.
"Well, do you want to eat? I haven't eaten mine either." He said. His face had already turned scarlet.
A faint smile appeared on her face.
"Sure, let's go." She replied cheerfully.
After Sakura and Syaoran finished eating, Eriol walked into the room.
"Good Morning!" He greeted them.
Sakura smiled, while Syaoran on the other hand ignored him.
"Hey, do you want to go on a tour on the other island?" he asked Sakura. "It would be really fun since we have a good weather today."
"I'm sorry Eriol but you know how bad my sea sickness can be. I don't want to puke all over the place again. Why don't you and Syaoran go instead? " She replied.
"No, thanks." Syaoran replied. There was no way he was going to spend a whole day with that guy. He is really annoying and he has a big ego.
"Well, suit yourselves." He said as he turned on his heel, and went out the door. He was a bit disappointed, but still was looking forward to going on this trip.
"Hey, what do you want to do?" Sakura asked Syaoran who was looking outside.
"Huh?" He asked. He was too busy admiring the view that the balcony provided them that he didn't hear a thing she said.
"What do you want to do today?" She asked again as she went beside him.
"I don't know." He answered her. He shifted his gaze from the sea and studied her face.
"Hmm." She replied. "I also don't know." Her face seemed to tell that she was lost in thought.
"Hey wait, what's that?" Syaoran asked pointing to a big land form at the near end of the beach.
"Oh, that's a cave." She replied. "I haven't been there, so I don't know much about it."
Syaoran's face suddenly lit up.
"Why don't we explore that cave?" He asked.
"T-that?" Sakura answered her voice a bit shaky.
"Yeah, I think it would be fun to explore it." He said.
"B-but its s-scary t-there." She stuttered.
"Don't tell me you're scared. It's just a cave." He assured her.
"No, I'm not scared." She retorted. "Well, okay I'm scared."
"Ha! I thought so. I remembered the time we watched DVDs at your house, you were so afraid that you kept on shrieking and screaming. " He replied as he laughed heartily.
"Hey it's not funny!" She replied. "There could be ghosts there and other frightening stuff.
"Aww, c'mon! Let's explore the cave!" He pleaded. "Please."
"Okay, fine. We'll go there but we will go back before dark." She answered.
"Then it's a deal." He said cheerily. He was grinning and was very happy.
"Wow, this cave is so cool!" Syaoran said. "I wonder how many tunnels are in here. I bet there are at least 20 of them"
Sakura on the other hand was too freaked out because of the bats hanging out on the entrance of the cave.
"Eeee!" She shrieked when a lone bat flew on her direction. She dodged it and it missed her only by a few inches.
"You okay?" Syaoran asked sounding rather concerned. "Let me help you." With that he took Sakura's hand and helped her get up.
He felt his heart thumping faster again. It was bad that he felt like this when he's with her, but it's worse now that he's holding her hand. His heart was thumping harder and harder, faster too.
"Why did I even let you drag me on to this cave?" She said her voice saying that she was close to tears.
"I'm sorry." He said apologetically. "Let's go back okay."
She nodded.
They turned back and started to go back when suddenly Sakura fell one of the tunnels situated at the floor of the cave.
"Aaahhhh!" She screamed as she slid down the tunnel.
After that her scream vanished, and was replaced by silence.
"Sakura! Are you okay?" Syaoran shouted. "Sakura, answer me."
When nobody answered Syaoran did the only thing he could do. He slid down the tunnel. When he got to the end of the tunnel he saw Sakura sobbing hard.
"Are you okay? I'm sorry." He said as he approached her.
Suddenly she stood up. She walked towards Syaoran. She looked at him for a few seconds, then suddenly she flung her arms around Syaoran. She sobbed harder and harder.
"I'm sorry." Syaoran kept saying over and over again.
After a few minutes Sakura finally calmed down. She sat down on a rock and looked Syaoran.
"Sorry. If it weren't for-" Syaoran said again.
"No, it wasn't your fault. I was careless." She said calmly. "Sorry, I wet your shirt. I was just so scared."
"No, I should be the one to apologize. If I didn't push you on to going then none of this would've happened." He said. "I'm really sorry."
"It's okay." She said now smiling. "The problem however is our way out of here."
He paced back and forth. Finally he saw a small hole on one of the walls. Light made its way in through the hole.
"Wait, there's light coming from the hole." He said. "If there's light there then that means if we dig through this hole we will be able to go outside."
"We don't have equipment for digging." Sakura said.
"We don't need those. The soil is damp so it's softer. We can dig through it by our bare hands." Syaoran replied as he touched the soil.
After an hour of digging they finally enlarged the small hole for them to fit in. Carefully they made their way out. They were stunned by what they saw. The view of the sea was breath taking. It was really beautiful. The water was clear and the sand here was white. The water was so clear that you could already see what was beneath it.
"Wow, I've never seen this part of the beach before." Sakura said. She was so astonished.
"Well, I think this cave covers this part." Syaoran said. "We can go back to the entrance of the cave there. That hill is low enough for us to climb. After that hill we'll be back on where we were before."
"Why don't we stay here for awhile?" Sakura suggested. "It's almost time for sunset. I'm sure the sunset here will be really phenomenal."
Syaoran nodded.
Sure enough after a few minutes the sun began to set. The sky exploded into various colors, pink, orange, indigo then it started to dim. The sun had set and it was already dark.
They made their way and climbed the hill. They slid down the opposite side of the hill and found themselves back on the entrance of the cave.
They walked slowly on the shore. They were silent for a minute and the only sound to be heard were the sound of waves splashing softly on the sand.
"We had quite an adventure huh?" Sakura said.
"Yeah, if you call being stuck inside a cave for sometime an adventure." Syaoran replied sounding a bit amused. "I had fun though, and that place we found was awesome."
"I'd like to go back there again. It's just amazing." She said dreamily. "It's strange no one goes there."
"Maybe no one knows about it since it's covered by the huge hill and the cave." Syaoran said. "It's a bit secluded and it's at the far end."
"Well then if we're the only ones who know about it, then why don't we keep it our secret?" She suggested. "It could be our own place."
"I agree with you on that one." He replied grinning.
Suddenly there eyes met. A mutual feeling settled in their minds and hearts.
"Look there's the first star!" Sakura said tearing off her gaze. "Hurry, make a wish" She said as she closed her eyes.
Syaoran just looked at her fondly. He smiled. Maybe he could get used to this. Spending long walks with her and watching the summer sunset.
After a few more minutes they finally arrived at the mansion. They went straight to the dining area. They were really hungry after spending the whole afternoon trekking and exploring the cave.
"Good evening!" Mr. Hao, their caretaker greeted. "Do you want to eat Ms. Sakura, and Mr. Syaoran? The food is already ready."
"Yes please." Sakura said. "Is Eriol here already?"
"Oh, he ate already. He's inside his room. He said he was tired and would get some sleep." Mr. Hao answered. "I'll just go into the kitchen and arrange your food."
After eating Syaoran stood up and started to go back to his room. As he was walking Sakura suddenly called him.
"Syaoran!" Sakura called out.
"Why?" Syaoran said turning back to face Sakura.
"I had a great time today. Thank you." She said to him.
Syaoran nodded, and proceeded to go to his room.
"Good night!" Sakura called again.
"Good night." Syaoran replied and smiled, then entered his room.
He closed the door.. His heart was thumping hard again and his cheeks were red. He let out a sigh of relief
Maybe he'll get used to this feeling since he's going to spend his whole summer with her, then again maybe won't.
End of chapter five
TSS: What's up guys? Thanks to all those who reviewed. Thanks for all the support! You're all wicked cool! Again, please review if you want the next chapter. Suggestions are also accepted. Till the next chapter!
