Chapter 7 – Sweet Memories

Syaoran's P.O.V.

"I thought it was her, I thought she was the one I saved… Am I just fooling my self? Denying the truth that I still love her? But this is the best thing to do… To avoid her, so she can't hurt me again… Yes that's right." I told myself.

"Okay… Glad you two are all right. Winter's approaching, let's go to the mall!" Meiling requested with her eyes sparkling as if begging. Tomoyo and Sakura laughed at her.

"That's a good idea Meiling-chan! Syaoran-kun and Mitsuki-chan, you can come with us…" Eriol continued, enveloping his arm on Tomoyo's shoulder.

"Sure, we'll come with you! Right Syaoran?" Mitsuki pleaded while hanging on Syaoran's arm. The latter glared at her then rolled his eyes.

"Fine." He grumbled. Sakura was somehow delighted that Syaoran's coming with them yet a bit afraid. Afraid of what could happen.

"That's great Syaoran-kun! I missed shopping, a lot!" Tomoyo said, emphasizing on the words 'a lot'. Meiling bobbed her head gently then she grasped Sakura's arms.

"C'mon, let's get going." Eriol lead the way to his car with Tomoyo on his side. Sakura followed them with Meiling embracing her arm. Syaoran and Mitsuki proceeded along hand in hand.

At long last, they were in the car… Eriol was the driver, Tomoyo beside him, Sakura beside the window at the backseat, Meiling next to her, Mitsuki after Meiling and Syaoran beside Mitsuki.

Sakura's P.O.V.

On our way to the mall, small white ice crystals started showering from the sky signaling the official opening of winter. The breeze was cold as ever. Glad Meiling and I brought our jackets with us. Well we don't have someone to offer their coats to us like Tomoyo and Mitsuki.

Finally… we reached the mall…

"Yipee! I missed this mall… I missed the times when I would buy silks here for Sakura's dresses…" Tomoyo-chan screeched in joy. I just smiled at her. I was just so blessed to have a very nice best friend like Tomoyo-chan.

"You know what I missed here Tomoyo-chan? The ice cream on that restaurant!" Meiling-chan, my other best friend shrieked in fruition while pointing at one ice cream beanery. So much blessed to have Meiling-chan too…

'Well, that ice cream beanery is kind of familiar… Really it is…' I thought to myself.

"That's a good idea… C'mon let's try the desserts there…" Eriol-kun agreed. Everything for him is a good idea… We all went to the ice cream beanery. We sat in a table for six, three by three, facing each other. Eriol sat beside Tomoyo, I sat beside her, Meiling facing me, Syaoran next to her and Mitsuki beside him. I was right, this restaurant is familiar…

FLASHBACK

"3 scoops of chocolate and 2 scoops of strawberry. Top it up with a cherry, please…"

"I'll have 5 scoops of chocolate… And also, top it up with cherry."

"Wow! Syaoran, this ice cream is so-oh scrumptious." Sakura mumbled sweetly while taking a spoon full of strawberry ice cream. She was shivering in such a good way while eating.

"Looks like you really love this… Don't worry, we'll eat here often." Syaoran responded. He wiped Sakura's mouth with a cloth while she smiled cutely at him.

"What a sweet cherry! I love it… Hun, can I have your cherry? If you're not going to eat it, I suppose…" She asked shyly. Syaoran smiled at her and nodded. He took the cherry with his two fingers and handed it over to Sakura.

Sakura smiled at him. She moved her mouth closer and grabbed the cherry through her teeth.

"OUCH! Hun, I think you bit my fingers…" Syaoran whined sweetly while rubbing and blowing his fingers at the same time continuously. Sakura was quite startled, she eyed at him worriedly. She rushed to Syaoran's side and held his fingers onto her hands.

"Hun, I'm so sorry…Gomen!" She apologized so tensed. She laid her lips on his fingers giving it a beautiful light kiss. Syaoran could only smile.

"Where else does it hurt?" She asked worriedly.

"My… my lips, it is trembling continuously..." Syaoran said playfully. Sakura pouted and raised an eyebrow at him.

"Of course it will! Silly!" She mumbled cutely having her lips into another pout. Syaoran giggled and pulled her into a hug.

"Thank you… I'm fine… your kiss did it… Everything you do makes me know how much I love you…" He whispered softly in her ear. Sakura blushed furiously. She smiled to herself and hugged him back.

END OF FLASHBACK

"Sakura-chan, you're the only one left with no order…" Meiling muttered, snapping her fingers on Sakura's face. Sakura brushed out of her thoughts contiguously. She rubbed the back of her head and grinned.

"Oh, gomenasai… I'll have 2 scoops of strawberry and 3 scoops of chocolate… And atop it with cherry…" She said embarrassed. After the waiter went on with their orders, Sakura started laughing at herself.

"Sakura-chan, what are you laughing at?" Tomoyo questioned, bothered of how her best friend is acting lately. The rest of the group stared at her having that confused looked. Sakura gulped dot-eyed realizing what she's doing. She forced out a giggle.

"Sorry guys… Forgive me for being so weird, I just, just remembered something…" She said hesitantly. The group looked unsatisfied of her excuse. "Yeah, something so funny that I can't help but laugh or feel happy every time I remember…it…" She continued slowly. Meiling and Tomoyo breathed out and beamed at her.

"Okay, we understand… You're always like that!" Meiling held Sakura's hands and smiled at her. Tomoyo, Eriol and Mitsuki all did the same. Syaoran lowered his head down.

'She haven't changed a bit…' He simpered to himself. At long last, their orders arrived and they started eating.

'Tomoyo-chan had blueberry ice cream… Yummy! Meiling-chan had an ice cream parfait… Wow! Eriol-kun ordered a banana split, Mitsuki had ice cream sundae… Delicious! And Syao had five scoops of chocolate with cherry... He haven't changed and I'm happy for that.' Sakura beamed at herself.

Since they're finished, Eriol, Meiling, Mitsuki and Tomoyo started chatting about different things in their lives while Sakura and Syaoran were both in silence, busily eating their ice creams.

"Done!" They both shrieked in unison. They had a mild contact but they easily twitched out of it.

"Okay, since you're both finished, let's get going." Tomoyo invited with an angelic beam. They all went out of the restaurant and started strolling on the mall. Sakura wore her jacket and its hood with matching eyeglasses so that no one could recognize her, but still some people did.

"Hey, aren't you Sakura Kinomoto? The famous singer?" A tall guy approached, showing Sakura a picture of her. Meiling and Tomoyo grasped Sakura on both arms and tugged her away. Syaoran, Eriol and Mitsuki followed them.

"Wait! You are Sakura Kinomoto!" The tall guy shouted, catching everyone's attention. Soon, a lot of people crowded Sakura and the rest of the group. Everyone's screaming for her name, for autographs and for pictures. Sakura shook her head off.

"You're mistaken, she's not Sakura Kinomoto. She just looks like her." Meiling shrieked in front of everybody, hiding Sakura on her back.

"Yeah, I am not Sakura, that's impossible! Look, I'm cross-eyed, and my voice, it's broken!" Sakura screeched in a shattered voice. She took her eyeglasses off and showed every one her crossed-eyes. Soon, the crowd descended until only one is left.

"You can't fool me, I know you are Sakura Kinomoto." The tall guy shrieked aggravated. Eriol pulled him closer and whispered something to him. After that, the tall guy disappeared.

"Thanks Eriol-kun." Sakura puffed and patted Eriol's shoulder.

"You are great!" Mitsuki complimented, amazed of how Sakura outdone the situation. Sakura just smiled at her.

'Yah right, she's awesome!' Syaoran pondered.

"Yah, I always do that! Enough of this…" Sakura giggled while ruffling the back of her head. "Amm… C'mon, let's check that toy store!" She encouraged with a lovely sweet smile. Syaoran dropped his head down with his cheeks stained with red hues.

"Sakura-chan, I like to go there too! C'mon guys…" Meiling grabbed Sakura's arm into an embrace again and dragged her towards the store.

"I like to go there three!" Tomoyo screeched happily. Eriol wrapped his arm on her shoulders then they went on and followed Sakura and Meiling. Mitsuki hauled Syaoran by the hand and they came forward to where the rest of the group is.

"Wow! The stuff toys were all so lovely…" Sakura mumbled as she hugged a big puppy stuffed toy. Meiling, Tomoyo and Mitsuki nodded their heads in agreement.

FLASHBACK

"Look what I've got for the most beautiful girl in the world…" Syaoran mumbled while enveloping his arms on Sakura from the back. He revealed to her a cute little stuffed toy. Sakura grinned cheerily.

"Wow! A wolf plushy! Thank you Hun!" She shrieked in joy. She reached his lips and tapped it with a sweet kiss. Syaoran flushed furiously then smiled.

"Like it? I have it made for you with our initials on its tiny paws." He said exceedingly and pointed on the wolf's hands. Sakura grinned much wider. She sprung from her seat and stood in front of Syaoran.

"Yup! I like it very much. Hun thanks again! I think you deserve one big hug…" She chuckled while throwing herself on Syaoran. The latter shook her head off with a beam then embraced her snug.

"I love you Sakura… You will always be the one I love, the only owner of my heart. No one can ever replace you cause you will always be the best." Syaoran whispered sweetly in her ear. Sakura hugged him tighter, breathing in his scent with her face pressed against his shirt.

"I love you too Syaoran and whatever happens, that will never change…" Sakura chirped back. Joy and passion are swimming in her lovely emerald orbs.

END OF FLASHBACK