This is the result of a writer's block, lolz~

Being lovers of two vastly diverse places, Li Syaoran and Kinomoto Sakura knew that goodbyes would arise often in their relationship. They did not mind, however, believing that their love would transcend the distance between them.

That did not render it any easier to utter the word 'farewell'.

Each time Sakura watched Syaoran saunter away into the airplane admission entrance, hand in pocket while another waved suavely, a sense of longing and loneliness overcame her. He would come back, of course, she perceived that very well, but she just missed his companionship, his very presence around her whenever he was gone. Each time, she could only clutch the Hope card tightly in her hand, the intricate of the cards blurring into the image of his perceptive amber eyes and mass of tousled caramel hair as she stared on.

It just so happened that Syaoran was leaving for Hong Kong – again – tomorrow. Sakura perched by the large window in her bedroom, emeralds fixed on the stream of stars in the heavens beyond. There must be some way to alleviate the ache of Syaoran leaving.

She sighed. Nothing – and no one – could ever replace his existence, not Sasaki Rika, not Mihara Chiharu, not even her best friend for life, Daidouji Tomoyo. He was just that special to her.

"Sakura!"

Sakura positively jumped. Who could be calling her name in the middle of the night? To add to it was the voice came from above her, and last time she checked, the only matter over her was the sky.

Being a cardcaptor, however, told her that nothing was impossible. And besides, she recognised the voice.

"Syaoran-kun, what are you doing here?" Sakura asked in half surprise as Syaoran landed on her window sill with a gust of wind. Climbing into her room and stowing his grand sword away, he grinned.

"I thought I would drop by for awhile," he answered, a blush creeping onto his cheeks. "I-I couldn't sleep…"

Sakura reddened in conjunction at his words. "Me too…"

Syaoran settled down beside her, his irises following hers to the dusky skies, the torrent of stars sparkling serenely at them.

"So what were you doing before I got here?" he inquired conversationally.

Sakura beamed. "Gazing at the stars and…" she faltered off.

"And?"

Sakura linked her arm around Syaoran and nestled her head on his shoulder with a smile. "And thinking about you…"

Much to Sakura's surprise, Syaoran tugged his hand away and stood up. She arched a dainty eyebrow.

"Hoe?"

"I-I'm sorry! I'm always leaving you, always saying goodbye," he elucidated, eyebrows faintly knitted together with remorse.

Sakura shook her head vehemently. "Ie, it's not your fault, you have your obligations. I understand."

Syaoran pursed his lips. "You're too understanding. It makes me feel worse…"

Silence dawned upon them as they turned their heads away from each other, both at loss for words. The air thickened tangibly with tension.

"They're beautiful," Sakura suddenly commented.

"Eh?"

"The stars. They're beautiful. Especially the brighter ones, they shine so brilliantly and eternally in the dark night sky."

Syaoran smiled slightly. "They may seem brighter, but actually the vivacity of the stars depends on their distance from Earth. Look at those two insignificant tiny stars at the corner, they may not glimmer as vibrantly as the others, but in actual fact, they could be a thousand, even a million, times more dazzling than those shinier ones. It all depends on how you look at it."

Sakura's mouth formed an 'O' shape. "Oh…"

Another hush reigned.

"They're really like us, aren't they?" Sakura broke the stillness once again.

"How come?"

"Our love may seem dimmed by distance, but from our vantage point, it is actually more intense than those who are never separated. At least, my love for Syaoran-kun, is like that…" Sakura murmured, porcelain cheeks tinted with crimson.

Syaoran circled his arm around Sakura's shoulder. "I feel the same way, Sakura."

Sakura abruptly jerked apart from him, her lime eyes gleaming with excitement. "I know! We should name the two stars after us! The one on the left will be Syaoran-kun, and the one on the right will be me!"

Syaoran chuckled at her enthusiasm. "Sure, why not? Now whenever you can't see me and I can't see you, I'll look into the sky and find you there."

Sakura positively beamed. "Now I don't have to miss you so much anymore!"

Syaoran pulled her towards him again, the both of them snuggling together at the window, basking in the comfortable peace enveloping them and the warmth of each other's torsos.

"I love you, Sakura," Syaoran breathed.

"I love you too, Syaoran-kun," Sakura whispered.

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"Oi! Kaijuu! Aren't you going to see that gaki off?" Kinomoto Touya hollered as he barged into Sakura's bedroom. Sakura yawned.

"Oniichan, you're so noisy!" she protested, yanking her bedspread over her head and lapsing back to her dreamland.

"Have you forgotten that today's the day that gaki's departing Nihon?" Touya roared some more.

"Syaoran-kun isn't leaving," Sakura reasoned.

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

Sakura glimpsed outside her window, eyes riveting to the sunlight-flooded sky, landing on a particular spot where the stars could not be seen, but were inexorably there.

She smiled.

"He's there…"