Disclaimer: I don't own CCS, Clamp does. But I do own this story.

Chapter Five

"Found"

Tomoyo looked up just in time to see a guy run past her. She stopped and turned around and saw him run after 2 girls, a shorter girl who had long black hair who was pulling onto another girl but only taller and with honey colored hair. Tomoyo did a double take on the 2nd girl. She saw the girl look back at her and Tomoyo's eyes widened.

Tomoyo rubbed her eyes and when she opened them again, they were gone.

"I'm getting delirious" Tomoyo told herself. "But I swear, that woman really looked like Sakura" her mind told her to follow their direction and that was what she was gonna do.

Tomoyo turned around and started to walk towards their direction but stopped again as someone called out her name.

"Tomoyo-sama?" called a woman from the gate.

Tomoyo turned to look at the woman.

"Oh, hey Mona"

"Aren't you going in to meet your mother? She's waiting for you at the backyard"

"Oh…umm…of course" Tomoyo said unsurely. After one last glance at her general direction, she walked over to the woman who has been serving her family for years since she was a child. "What are you doing out here anyway?"

Mona smiled and locked back the gate after Tomoyo went in. "Oh, there were 3 people who rang the door bell and ran off. I wanted to ask them where they were headed to help out but they aren't here anymore"

"Did they happen to be two girls and a guy?"

"Yes, how do you know?"

A chill ran through Tomoyo's body for a reason she didn't know but she was feeling excited and she wondered why.

"Mona," she said in an urgent voice to her helper. "Did you get them on the surveillance camera?"

"Hai but not much"

"I want you to give me a copy of it. Put it in a tape while I talk to my mother"

"Hai"

"Thank you so much!" Tomoyo said as she ran off to the backyard where her mother was waiting.

"Girlfriend?" Sakura asked Yasuki as he rang the door bell to the next house they came to which was beside the Daidouji residence.

"I panicked" Yasuki explained with a grin on his face.

Sakura smiled and shook her head.

"W-What are you talking about?" Syaoran said in shock.

"I'm sorry Syaoran" Eriol said through the phone. "I tried calling you days after the accident happened but I never got through to you. I'm glad you called, but I'm also sorry"

"But Eriol, you can't be right. She can't be- be-" Syaoran stopped, not willing himself to believe that Sakura was gone.

"We haven't heard from her for over a month Syaoran, what can we do?"

"But, you said she wasn't found yet"

"Yeah, they concluded that she fell off the cliff and into the river that's why she was never found"

"But-"

"Syaoran, I don't want to believe she's dead, neither does Tomoyo, her and Sakura's family as well as Rika, Naoko, Chiharu and Takashi. But the rest of Tomoeda already concluded that she died. Even the damned police closed the case by concluding their theory about her falling off and swept away by the current"

Syaoran's side of the phone was silent.

"Look, don't give up hope yet. We may have searched for over a month now but we're still trying. J-Just pray that she's somewhere safe. Keep your lines open so that I can reach you when I call. Okay? For now, I gotta go pick up Tomoyo"

"You guys are really getting along huh?" Syaoran said in a dull tone.

"We're engaged you know" Eriol replied.

"T-That's good to here!" Syaoran said in a fake happy voice but Eriol heard through it but still appreciated that he tried.

"Thanks"

"So, when did you propose to her?"

"The day you left, at the airport, before the accident"

"Oh" was all he replied. There was an uneasy silence after that. "Hey, I gotta go too, call me if there's anything happening over there that I need to now. Ja"

"Ja" Eriol said with a sigh as he put down the receiver.

"Thank you for everything auntie, mother had made that cake especially for you, we all hope you'll like it" Emi said as she ran towards the gate of the house.

Sakura bowed at the woman and said her thanks before running after Emi.

"She seems like a nice young woman, Yasuki" the elderly woman said as she watched Sakura talk with Emi by the gate.

"She is…I'll see you soon auntie" Yasuki said as he bowed and jogged towards the duo.

"Syaoran?" Fiemie asked as her younger brother walked into the room with a face of lifelessness.

He heard his sister but walked on towards the empty seat on the couch. The rest of his sisters as well as his mother and father looked at him, wondering what happened and why his expression could suddenly change so fast from a phone call.

"Anyway, I'll be calling the Jins and tell them that they and Chyou won't need to come by tomorrow since I'll announce to them that the arranged marriage will be off" Yelan said with a smile but noticed Syaoran still looked gloomy. She was about to ask him but was headed off by her husband.

"Son, is something wrong?" Yuan asked his son.

Syaoran looked up and everyone was shocked to see a tear fall from his eye.

"L-Little brother?" Fanfren asked cautiously.

"S-Sorry, it's nothing. Mother, you don't have to call the Jins, let Chyou come here tomorrow, don't cancel the engagement" he said in a straight voice.

"But, you already are engaged to another woman that you love. And we approve" Yelan said, indicating her and Yuan.

"Sakura and I aren't engaged anymore"

"What?" the four sisters said at the same time.

"What happened? I thought you loved each other, she already said yes didn't she?" asked Fuutie, feeling sad for her brother.

"She did"

"So, why cancel it?" asked Xiefia.

Syaoran got up and headed to the doors that led outside the family room.

"Syaoran! Talk to us! Why are you giving up?" called out Fiemie from her seat, not liking the idea that her brother is giving up on a woman he actually loves.

Syaoran stopped on the spot when he was about to turn the knobs.

"She got into an accident the day I left Japan" Syaoran said in a low voice but enough for the rest to hear. "They still haven't found her body, and it has been a month since then. But just so you know, I'm not giving up on her…nor will I ever"

Silence overcame the room as Syaoran took his leave and closed the door behind him.

"I-I can't believe this, how can he just move on and forget the girl he loves?" asked Xiefia.

Yuan and Yelan shook their heads and both smiled a sad smile at each other and at the sisters.

"He's not giving up, you heard him say it himself" Yelan said.

"He's just doing his duty as prince and has to find a bride, seeing as the one he chose won't be around, he goes for the next best thing for the country which is already planned for him" Yuan said. He was proud for his son, and his decision to think of his country, but he can't help but feel bad for him.

"Hey, how did it go?" Eriol asked as Tomoyo stepped into his car.

"It was all right, mother just wanted to see me so she wanted to talk about the business with me personally. The company is gonna start with a new fashion line and she wanted me to take over for this seasons latest designs and trends"

The rest of the ride home was a silent one but when they were only a couple turns away from the house, Eriol broke the silence.

"Oh yah, I talked to Syaoran today. He called me up and I told him about Sakura"

Tomoyo went rigid.

"Eriol!" she shouted.

"What is it?"

"G-Go back, go back to the house!" Tomoyo ordered him.

Eriol made a sharp turn and headed back the way they came.

"What's wrong?"

"I-I just remembered something important" Tomoyo mentally smacked herself. How could she possibly forget about the tape?

"Hey Onii-chan, can I get some ice cream?" Emi asked as she saw an ice cream stand by the park entrance. "Please? Cherry will go with me"

"Fine, just hurry it up. I'll wait there, just across the street"

"Arigato!"

Emi went down the car and pulled Sakura with her towards the ice cream stand as they saw Yasuki drive the car off to the other side of the street.

"So, Cherry…what flavor do you want?" Emi asked as she looked through the list of the available ice cream flavors.

"Vanilla" Sakura said. "That's my favorite"

"I never knew you had a favorite"

Sakura stopped and contemplated on her statement.

"Nor did I" she replied in a giggle.

"Huh?" Rika said as she stopped, they were exiting the park and she swore she heard a very familiar yet foreign voice.

"What is it Rika?" Naoko asked from beside her as she too stopped.

Chiharu and Takashi who were behind them, holding hands, also stopped.

"What's wrong?" Chiharu asked.

Naoko shrugged at her then looked back at Rika whose eyebrows were furrowed.

"I thought I heard- but it can't be h- never mind" Rika ended in a sigh as they headed out the gate.

"Ah!" Rika said as someone collided with her.

"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry!" the lady in front of her said as she bowed at Rika.

"S-Sakura?" Rika asked as the lady stood back upright.

"Hey Emi! Wait up!" Sakura called out to the girl who ran off ahead of her. She started to run after her while balancing her ice cream but stopped as she collided into someone.

Sakura balanced her ice cream then looked at her.

"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry!" Sakura said as she bowed down before seeing her face.

She straightened up and looked at the red headed lady in front of her.

"S-Sakura?" the lady said looking at her.

"Excuse me?" Sakura said, her expression not changing though the lady seemed very happy and surprised.

"Sakura!" the lady screamed louder as she jumped and hugged her.

"Sakura?" said 3 other voices beside her.

The lady pulled away from her and Sakura looked at the other people. Two other ladies and one guy were looking at her.

"Y-You're alive!" said the brown, curly haired one.

"How did you get here?" asked the guy beside her.

"Oh my gosh" said the girl with eyeglasses on as she held her hand over her mouth in disbelief.

A horn beeped from across the street.

"Cherry!" Emi called out who was standing by the car. Yasuki's head stuck out the window from the driver's seat looking at her.

"Cherry?" the lady with the red head repeated looking confused.

"Sorry, I have to go home. Umm…bye!" Sakura said as she crossed the street over to the car and in it after the younger girl.

"Wait!" Rika called out but the car door was already closed.

Rika, Naoko, Chiharu and Takashi stood and watched as the car drove off down the street.

"They're probably heading back to Sakura and Tomoyo's house…she did say 'home' after all" said Chiharu.

"I hope so but there's something wrong with her" said Rika.

"What do you mean?" Naoko asked.

"Yeah, I noticed that too" Takashi spoke up as the girls looked at him. "She acted all differently than she used to…and why did she appear all of a sudden?"

"What does is matter?" said Chiharu. "At least she's back right? Anyway, why don't we head over to their house right now?" she suggested.

"Cherry, who were those people?" Emi asked as she licked on her ice cream.

"I dunno, none of them were familiar to me. Although they did call me Sakura, I guess Cherry Blossoms really do fit me, ne?" Sakura giggled and so did Emi.

Yasuki remained silent through out their ride home while giving Sakura constant glances.

'Please don't let her remember' he repeated in his head. 'I don't want to lose her'

'Who were those people anyway?' Sakura thought to herself as she continued to lick on her ice cream. 'I didn't recognize any one of them at all, but deep inside me, I felt giddy for some reason'

Sakura forced her mind to remember but instead of getting her memories, he got a major head ache. She winced and held onto her head.

"Hey Cherry, you alright?" Emi asked seeing her pained face.

"I-I'm alright, just getting a little head ache"

Sakura was pissed off at herself, every time she tried to remember her past, this always happens and she hated it.

"Just rest up and sleep in here" Yasuki suggested. We still have 45 or so minutes until we reach home.

"Hey Tomoyo!" the four greeted as they stepped into the house.

"Hey!" Tomoyo replied, rather shocked at their arrival. "I wasn't expecting you today"

"Well, we wanted to talk to Sakura since we didn't get to talk properly awhile ago" said Chiharu casually as they arrived at the living room.

Tomoyo stopped and looked at her.

"What are you talking about?" Tomoyo asked. She and Eriol just arrived from the main house as they retrieved the tape and didn't get to watch it yet.

"We saw Sakura earlier, but she said she had to leave and told us that she was heading home…isn't she here?" Naoko asked her.

"I never even spoke with Sakura" Tomoyo clarified.

The four stood there and looked at her in silence filled with shock.

"B-But, that can't be!" Chiharu reasoned. "We just talked to her, just minutes ago but she left us telling us that she had to go home"

"But she never came here…who was she with anyway?"

"This dude in a car and a younger girl…she looked to be about 15 or 16" Rika said, recalling what happened earlier.

Tomoyo's eyes widened as she took the tape which was on the table. She headed over to the TV and inserted the tape in the VCR player.