My First Card Captor Sakura Fiction Inspired By the Series...

MEMENTO MORI

-Remember that you are mortal -

Disclaimer: READ THIS AND ANALYZE!

I do not own CARD CAPTOR SAKURA. Since this would be my first fic for CCS, do not blame if the plot is not as good as you expect. NO FLAMES, please!

special credits to Frenchichigo!Hehe...

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CHAPTER SIX: A Trip for Two

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"Momo-chan, I now came here to Korea to get you, but you seem to hide from me. You promised me that we'll see each other here. Where are you?" Syaoran muttered to himself.

Sakura was now walking towards where he is. "Hooee… this place is beautiful!" she was so delighted upon seeing all those flowers. Then she spotted Syaoran. "Oh! There he is!"

She ran towards him, still behind him. "Li-kun! I'm right here!" she said.

He didn't hear her out since he was so drowned in his thoughts.

"Syaoran Li! I'm right here!" she called out, this time, and much louder.

He was brought back to reality, still dazed upon hearing a familiar voice. He turned around quickly, and saw Sakura smiling sweetly.

"Momo-chan?" Syaoran thought that Sakura is Momoko, without her knowing what's going on.

"Ne, what's wrong?" Sakura asked him. He stood frozen, just staring at her. "Li-kun?"

"Hi there!" she tried her best to have his full attention.

Syaoran cannot bear his emotions any longer. He just found himself pulling Sakura close to him, enveloping her to an embrace. Though confused, Sakura didn't react, as she feels that she also needed that.

"Where have you been all this time?" he suddenly asked her.

Sakura was puzzled. "Hey, I was just with you a while ago. You went ahead of Yamazaki-kun and me."

He didn't reply. "Li-kun?"

Then suddenly, she felt something nostalgic, but not vivid in her mind. Something that makes her feel whole, as if it were a part of her past.

What's wrong with me? Why do I feel this way about him? Sakura thought…

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Syaoran snapped back to reality. "S-Sorry." He let her go. "I guess I'm just a bit dramatic."

Sakura laughed. "Hey, what are you talking about? You can be dramatic or anything in front of me if you want to. I wouldn't mind."

"… But of course, you must not be violent, or else I'll get mad at you."

Syaoran blinked. "You really talk like her, you know what."

"Huh?"

"I said…" he shook his head. "Never mind that. Let's go."

"To where?" she asked. "Where are you taking me?"

He just smiled a bit. "It's your first time in Seoul, right?" he asked.

She nodded. "Yeah."

"I think you should go around the city. You should love this city since you're a Korean by blood. I've only been here for quite a while, visiting every year, but I've come to love this city more than anywhere else."

Sakura smiled. "Sure thing! Let's go!"

"I shall be your tour guide then," he smirked. "Be a good girl, or else I won't show you the way home."

"Wha--- so rude of you!" she puffed her cheeks, and Syaoran laughed.

I think I'll be entertained by you while I find her. So then, I'll help you with all I can too. He thought. "Let's see… I think we should visit COEX Mall then."

"Hai!"

Syaoran wondered about something. "Have you lived in Japan? Your Japanese is more fluent than mine, so it seems." He asked her.

"My folks at Incheon talk to me in Japanese and Korean. I also know Japanese writing!" she said honestly.

"Wow, you could be a tourist guide too."

They laughed. "I'm so glad I've met you at the Express Bus Terminal…" Sakura muttered.

Syaoran blushed. "M-Me… too…"

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Daidouji Tomoyo combed her hair with gentle strokes, carefully binding them together to her back afterwards. She heard a faint knock on the door.

"Rika? Is that you?" she asked. "You may come in now. I'm done with my—"

She stopped talking when she saw Eriol entered. "Hi there!" she greeted him cheerfully. "I thought you said you were at the hospital a while ago! What happened? Did you get hurt?"

Eriol shook his head and he patted Tomoyo's head softly. "I told you not to be panicky."

"Sorry…" she muttered. "I was just worried you might do something weird again, you know. Hinagi-chan's death anniversary was just few days ago and—"

Eriol sighed. "I still wonder why the date should be the same for their deaths."

Tomoyo glanced his way. "What do you mean?"

"Momoko." Eriol simply muttered. "The younger sister of Touya and Hinagi. She died here at Korea, 6 years ago and the same date as Hinagi's…"

Tomoyo chuckled. "Mere coincidence, right?"

"And you see, the weirdest thing was this."

"What is it?"

"I just thought I saw Momoko…"

Tomoyo cringed. "No way."

"…She died right? But then, the body was not recovered."

"Of course it won't be! It was an explosion!" Tomoyo exclaimed.

Eriol grunted. "Do you know Li Syaoran? The apprentice of Yue-san?"

"Yes, he was the peculiar guy from Hong Kong."

"He still doesn't give up on her. It's been 6 years. He loves her so much."

Tomoyo got enough of it. "What are you trying to tell me talking about those Clow sisters all of a sudden?" she retorted.

"Why do you get worked up all of a sudden?" Eriol asked. "I saw someone here… and she exactly looks like them."

Tomoyo's eyes showed signs of shock. "Don't try to tell me that she's one of them or something. Give up, Eriol. Hinagi's dead. So is Momoko. They both died pathetical—"

Eriol glared at Tomoyo. She stopped talking. She finished wearing her jewelry and smiled dryly. "Will you at least be a normal person and accompany me to the lounge? At least try acting the same again, even for this day alone."

He exhaled deeply, and he tousled his hair upwards. "God, I'm becoming more of a fool each time I remember Kinomoto Sakura. Alright. I'm so sorry, Tomoyo. Let's go now." He tried to smile. "Forget everything that I told you."

"Good. That's better, Eriol." She grabbed his wrist and then they left the room.

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The farther the two of them travel along Seoul, the closer they get to each other. Sakura seems to be filled with vitality, and Syaoran likes her sunny disposition, somewhat the same as his Momoko's. She's like an allusion telling him to stop thinking about the past, but still, it is his heart that thinks for him emotionally. Readily accepting the truth is something elusive for him right now, and he needs Sakura to at least have some hope for himself.

"Have you gone to Jeju?"

Sakura was smiling as she looked up at the skies. She brought down her head and faced Syaoran. He was staring at an empty space, and he crumpled the tissue paper from his sandwich. Sakura waited eagerly for his response, and he just shook his head.

"I see. I haven't seen it for years," she said. "I hope I could, for auntie said I had lived there too. She told me 6 years ago, I was there…"

Syaoran suddenly leaped off his seat and faced her intently. "Is that true? You've been there?"

"Yeah." Sakura grinned. "I'm a Korean after all, right?"

Syaoran nodded. "I could go there if I had not wasted money on hiring private detectives." He muttered.

"Eh? What was that?" Sakura asked.

Sakura was quite confused, but she absolutely heard what he just said. "Nothing!" Syaoran interjected. "Oh yeah, do you really want to see Jeju?"

Sakura's eyes glittered. "Of course!"

"Well then…" Syaoran began. "I think we two should go see it."

Sakura's eyes shone brightly. "Really, Li-kun?"

He nodded. "Absolutely. However…"

"What is it?"

"We need to cooperate." He flashed a smirk. "We should work harder till we have lots of money and finally go there."

Sakura nodded. "Hai! I also would suggest that, you only said it first."

Syaoran and Sakura laughed. "So then, is this a deal?"

"Yes." Sakura extended her hand and shook his hand. "This handshake signifies our closed deal, Li-kun. Promise me we'll do everything to get there, in time."

"I promise you that, Kinomoto-san."

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To be continued

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