Summer Sunset
Card Captor Sakura
twinklestarsixteen
Chapter Six
trip
"What's up?" Syaoran said as he joined Sakura on the balcony. It was still early in the morning yet here they were admiring the view of the rising sun. The waves were crashing gently onto the shore.
Sakura smiled she was really fascinated by the view of the sea.
"You want to go for a walk?" he asked her.
"Sure." She said smiling with that they headed for the door.
They walked silently near the shore. The only sound to be heard was the crashing of the waves. Finally they both decided to break the silence.
"What are-"they both said at the same time.
"You go first" they said again at the same time.
"You go first." Syaoran said sounding amused. He was smiling.
"No, you go first." Sakura replied smiling.
"Well, I just thought that I'd go back to the place." Syaoran said hesitantly. "And well I thought I should tell you first since it's our place."
The truth was that Syaoran wanted to ask Sakura if she wanted to go back to their place, but then he couldn't get himself to ask her.
"Oh, no need. As you said it's our place so you don't need for my permission anymore." She replied.
Their eyes met and both could feel the mutual feeling that had settled inside of them.
"I..." Sakura stuttered.
"What?" Syaoran asked.
"Nothing." She said.
After a few minutes of awkward silence Syaoran finally broke it.
"Do you want to go back now?" Syaoran asked Sakura.
"Yes, I think it's almost time for breakfast anyway." She replied and turned back.
With that they walked silently as they made their way to the beach house.
"Good morning Sakura!" Eriol greeted as he whizzed past Syaoran.
"Good Morning!" Sakura replied smilingly.
"Hey, where'd you go yesterday?" He asked as he took his seat.
"Well, let's just say we went on an adventure." She said.
"You said we, does that mean you and Syaoran?" He said shooting a death glare in Syaoran's direction.
Syaoran on the other hand smirked.
"Yeah, we went and explored." She said looking meaningfully at Syaoran.
"Oh, well since you've bonded yesterday, I'm sure Syaoran here wouldn't mind if we go on our own adventure." He said shooting another death glare.
"Well, I guess that would be okay." She replied hesitantly then looked at Syaoran.
With that Eriol looked at Syaoran and let out a satisfied smirk.
"Let's go Sakura. We still have many places to see." Eriol called out.
"Okay." Sakura said absent-mindedly. She was too preoccupied by her thoughts that she almost bumped into a wall.
"Are you okay? You seem to be out of your usual self." He said sounding a bit concerned.
"Yes, I'm okay. I was just thinking of something." She assured him.
"Oh, is that so?" Eriol replied.
What is bothering her? He thought. It can't be Syaoran or is it? Come to think of it, I haven't gotten any detail about what they did yesterday.
"Wow, that's so cool!" She said enthusiastically. "I didn't think they had these kinds of birds here in the zoo!"
"Well, there are a lot of unexpected animals here!" He replied.
"Come on, let's go. We'll still go trekking in the forests right?" Sakura said dragging him.
Well at least she's being enthusiastic. He thought.
After an hour of trekking Sakura finally spoke up:
"Eriol, can we eat lunch now? I'm quite hungry." Sakura said to him.
"Okay." He said.
What will I do now? I have nothing to do. Syaoran thought. Suddenly an idea popped into his head. He changed clothes and threw on a shirt and his board shorts. He also brought a jacket since it was really cold at night.
He walked along the seashore and was preoccupied thinking of what Sakura was thinking when he bumped into a girl.
"Ouch." The girl said as she fell to the ground. The girl was beautiful. She had deep expressive eyes, and black shiny hair.
"Sorry." Syaoran mumbled. "Let me help you."
"It's okay. I'm sorry too. I wasn't looking at what was ahead." She smiled. "I'm Tomoyo Daidouji by the way."
"I'm Syaoran, Li Syaoran." He smiled.
"If you don't mind, can I join you? It's just that I'm alone here and I'm waiting for my friend. She's still not at her house so that's why I took a tour first." Tomoyo asked.
"Oh sure, I don't mind. Actually, I'm also alone." He said.
Tomoyo smiled then sat next to Syaoran. She was deep in thought.
Syaoran snuck a look at Tomoyo. She's beautiful but certainly not enough to surpass Sakura's beauty, he thought to himself. Tomoyo caught him looking at her.
"Why are you looking at me? Do I have dirt on my face?" She asked while rubbing her face with her handkerchief.
"Ah, you don't." He said tearing off his gaze. "I just remembered a friend of mine."
"Oh, I see. I bet she's really a nice and beautiful girl." Tomoyo smiled.
"Well yeah, she is, that's why I really like her, but more than that she's really kind and caring." He said not looking at Tomoyo. It was the first time he had told somebody about Sakura. And it also the first time he confessed that he liked her to another person.
"I wish my friend was here. I'm sure you two are going to have so much fun together. It's just that her father died a few months ago and she's taking it really hard. I'm really worried about her. On the outside she acts like she's okay and she's full of life. In the inside though she's really crying hard and taking it hard upon herself. I was really worried about how she's doing, that's why I came home from my vacation." She told him.
"Oh." He replied not knowing what to say.
"Do you want to go another place?" She said. "It's really hot here. We'll get burned badly if we don't."
True enough, her face started to become red.
Syaoran nodded.
"Do you want to go to someplace that's air-conditioned?" She asked standing up. "I think there's a café near here."
He nodded again and proceeded to stand up.
They walked silently and after a few minutes they reached the café. Li opened the door for Tomoyo and she stepped inside. The air conditioner was on full blast and light Rhythm and Blues music was playing.
"What do you want?" Syaoran asked Tomoyo.
"Huh?" She asked. Apparently she didn't get what he was saying.
"What can I get you?" Syaoran said pointing to the menu.
"Oh." Tomoyo replied. She blushed lightly. She had never been embarrassed for not paying attention. "I'd like a caramel frappe." She added as she started to open her purse.
"No need for that, it's my treat." He said to her and walked off to the cashier.
After a few minutes he came back holding a tray with a caramel frappe and an espresso.
"Here you go." Syaoran said putting down the tray. He handed Tomoyo her caramel frappe before finally taking his seat.
"Thank you." She replied, smiling. "Well, why don't you tell me more about yourself? The only thing I know about you is that you like this certain girl."
"Well, I'm not actually Japanese. I'm Chinese, and I live in Hong Kong. I'm only here for the summer because my mom is dealing with some clients here." He said.
"Oh, that's what I thought when I first bumped into you. Actually I didn't think you'd understand me but then you started speaking in Japanese. " She chuckled a bit.
"Well, why don't you tell me about yourself?" He said. He was really amused by the characteristics of Tomoyo, but not in the romantic way. He was really glad to have found a new friend.
"Well, I live in Tomoeda and I am in the 10th grade." She said.
They had a long conversation and before they knew it, it was already near sunset.
Finally Tomoyo said:
"Hey, I have to go now. Maybe my friend is already at home. It was nice meeting you by the way Li-kun. Do you have a phone number? I'd really like you to meet my friend." She said.
With that they whipped out their own phones and punched in each other's number.
"Well then, see you soon Li! Sayonara!" She smiled then proceeded to walk away.
"Sayonara!" Syaoran said.
He exited the café and started walking back home. Suddenly he remembered where he was going before he bumped into Tomoyo. He started walking in the direction of the cave.
Well the sun is almost setting now. Too bad Sakura is still out with Eriol. Oh well, I'll just go there alone he thought.
He made his way inside cave. Finally he reached the spot they found a day ago. He sat there in silence and was waiting for the sun to set.
"Hikaru, where is Syaoran?" Sakura asked when Eriol was already out of sight.
She and Eriol had a long day of trekking and apparently he was really tired so he just went inside his room when they arrived.
"I'm sorry; I don't know where he really is. He left a couple of hours a go." Hikaru replied.
"Oh, its okay, no problem." She said. She started walking into the direction of her room when she saw that the sun was about to set.
He's in our secret place. She realized. She started sprinting out of the house and to the direction of the cave. She arrived at the cave and paused to catch her breath. Finally she made her way through the tunnel and out to their secret place. Sure enough, Syaoran was there. He was sitting there alone and was looking at the setting sun.
I wish she was here with me. He thought.
"Hey." Sakura said putting a hand on Syaoran's shoulder.
A chill went up and down Syaoran's spine. He instantly recognized the voice. He felt his heart thumping faster than ever.
"Can I sit?" She asked him.
Syaoran nodded.
"You were out with Eriol right? Then how did you know I was here?" He asked.
"I just guessed. Besides, who would pass up an opportunity to see such a beautiful sunset?" She smiled looking directly at his eyes that were gazing intently at her.
They watched the sun set. It was really phenomenal. After that they waited for the first star. A gust of wind blew that made Sakura shiver. Syaoran, obviously noticing this handed her, his jacket.
"Here, put this on." He said to her.
"Thank you." She smiled as she took the jacket from him.
After the first star appeared they finally made their way back home. They walked along the shore side by side looking directly ahead. They were already near the back of the house and were already a few feet away from the ladder that was used to go up the backyard of the house, when suddenly Sakura started to trip on a rock.
"Ah!" She said as she started to fall.
"Are you alright?" Syaoran said, catching her on his arms.
Their gazes locked and they found themselves staring directly in each other's eyes. Their faces were only about an inch away. Then suddenly-
A car approached the drive way of their house. The car honked loudly which made Syaoran and Sakura jump.
"A-are you all right?" Syaoran stuttered, his heart beating wildly all the while.
"Y-yes, I am." She said finally letting go off Syaoran's arms.
The car stopped at their garage and parked.
Who could that be? Sakura thought.
Syaoran helped her get up the ladder then finally hoisted himself up. They walked into in the living room opening the sliding door in the backyard and what they saw surprised them both.
"What are you doing here!" They both said at the same time.
End of chapter six
TSS: Hi! Sorry if it took a long time for me to update. Anyway hope you liked this chapter! Again, please review if you want the next one! I hope to get a lot more reviews this time. Thanks for all those who reviewed. Please wait for the next chapter! Till then, bye!
