Author's Notes:
Thank you to my reviewers! I heart you! Your reviews keep me inspired to write! Sorry this chapter took so long to post. I've been really busy lately. But now it's here! Yay! Anyways, on to the story!
Disclaimer: I do not own Cardcaptor Sakura
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Syaoran sat in front of his big window, watching Sakura leave to go for a walk. She'd said she needed some fresh air, and that she would be back in about half an hour. That gave him some thinking time. He was confusing himself with his thoughts, and was beginning not to know what to think. He sighed as he re-lived the past couple of hours. What was going on here? He thought that he had gotten over her. He had willed himself to when he'd left her there at the airport. Syaoran's thoughts drifted to his approaching marriage. How could he tell Sakura that he was going to be married in less than a month? And to someone he had never so much as talked to on the phone, whom he didn't even know if he would like, much less love. He sighed again. He'd tell her when she got back, and that was final. He didn't want to lead her on. She probably didn't like him any more either, right? Syaoran pondered this. There was nothing to say she didn't. She had been looking for him, when she had found him she was overwhelmed with happiness. And what had happened when they were play-fighting? He'd nearly kissed her, that's what. He sort of wished he had. 'No! If I do that, who knows what it will lead too.' But as he thought about her more and more, her beautiful green eyes, soft brown hair, her slim figure, the more he felt for her.
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Sakura sat down on a park bench not too far from Syaoran's apartment. She couldn't believe that she had actually found him. Of course she'd hoped she would, but now that she had…Her feelings hadn't wavered for him in all the time they had been apart, if anything they had grown stronger. On the other hand, she was unsure about his feelings. She thought back to the play-fight between them. He had nearly kissed her, she was sure of that, and she'd gone and ruined it by telling him he was squishing her. 'Damn it, Sakura! Why did you have to go and say such a stupid thing?' It had been true, but she hadn't really minded. She's liked that feeling of being close to him, looking into his amazing brown eyes. Then she thought of the look that had passed over his face. It had been a look of shock, disbelief, and guilt all mixed into one. She hadn't liked it. She wanted him to love her back so badly. It had hurt when she'd seen that look. She would tell him how she felt, no matter what the outcome was. 'And if he doesn't love me, then I'll only stay until we have this card figured out, and then I'll leave him be forever…That card…' She pulled the said card out of her purse, looking at it a long while, as if staring at it long enough would reveal the riddle it held. She heaved a sigh. She needed to get back before he started to worry. With a last look at the card and a firm confirmation of what she was going to tell him, she started back.
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Syaoran was in his room when Sakura came back to the apartment. He was getting some clothes and such so she could stay there without him having to go in every morning and bother her. He hadn't heard her come in, and was slightly startled when she spoke to him from the doorway of the room. "Hey Syaoran. What are you doing?" He looked up at her, trying as gracefully as he could to balance the armload of stuff he was holding while picking up something off the floor. He failed miserably.
"Well, I was trying to get some stuff from my room, but it seems there's more stuff then I anticipated." He smiled. She laughed a little, but it was forced. He noticed the change. "Is there something wrong?" He asked concerned 'Concerned? No, I'm just being polite, right?' He thought. Then he looked her up and down again. 'Nope, I'm concerned, damn it!'
"No, nothing's wrong. There's…..There's something I need to tell you…" she trailed off.
"There's something I need to tell you too." Said Syaoran. "But you first! Here, come sit on the bed." Syaoran motioned towards the bed and sat down. Sakura followed tentatively, and sat leaving a great deal of space between them. Syaoran gave her a quizzical look. She breathed deeply, then said, "I've been thinking a great deal, and I…I've come to the realization that I need to tell you this… before my feelings get out of control…" She took another breath to steady herself, "Before my feelings get out of control I need to tell you that..."
"Wait, feelings?" Syaoran cut her off. Sakura gave him an angry look.
"Yes, feelings. Let me finish. It's taken me a lot of time to work up the courage to tell you this!" Another deep breath. "To tell you that… I like you, a lot. Maybe even love, but I know that these feelings are real, and that even if you don't return them, I'll still have them. If you don't feel the same, tell me now and I'll leave. If you do feel the same way, then, well…" she trailed off, looking at him for his reply. He was dumbstruck. 'She loves me. And I………Yes, I love her back.' He knew what he would do. During her confession she'd stood up and started pacing, stopping to look at him for his reply. She was only a few feet away from him now. He stood up, walked over to her, and stood looking down at her. He didn't care about anything else but her at that moment, and he would show her.
"Does this answer your question?" He tilted her head up, leaned down, and kissed her. Now it was her turn to be dumbstruck.
"Y-yes." She stuttered in reply. He smiled, and leaned down again. This time the kiss prolonged, and he wrapped his arms around her. Her hands went around his neck, and she stepped forward just that little bit more so their bodies were touching. His fingers played with her hair. He loved the feeling of it, so soft and smooth, like silk. When they broke apart, Sakura slid her hands down his chest, and rested her hands against his stomach. She could feel his muscles beneath his shirt, almost longing to see them. 'Take it slow, Sakura. You don't want to get carried away. You only found him yesterday.' She looks up into his eyes.
"So, do you need some help carrying your stuff?" She asked quietly, grinning slightly. Syaoran chuckled.
"Sure, if you'd like to help. But why the sudden change of subject?" He leaned down and kissed her again. Sakura smiled.
"I was just trying to be helpful." Then a thought struck her. "Oh yea, what was it that you had to tell me? You said that you had something to tell me too." She asked him. Syaoran had completely forgotten about that.
"Oh, right, ummm, haha, you know what, I forget." He lied. He felt a sinking feeling in his stomach. 'How am I going to tell her now…'
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AN: Cliffie! Haha, I'm so mean, but the chappie will be up much faster, now that school is done, even though Grad is this week, and I have summer school… Oh well! This chappie is dedicated to my dearest friend Caggles, who insisted that I update. XD R&R Pleaseee!
