Syaoran laid on his bed, hands behind his head with his eyes wide open and
staring at the ceiling. 'Sakura.' As if on cue his cell phone started
ringing. He quickly sat up and answered his phone. "Hello?" He waited
for a response, but nothing came. "Hello?" He tried again, and still
nothing. He sighed. "Sakura?" Finally a response came.
"No, sorry I'm not the one you're looking for." Came an all too familiar voice. Syaoran rolled his eyes and plopped back onto his bed.
"Eriol." He closed his eyes and sighed, "What is it?"
Eriol laughed, "Well that's an nice hello! Not even a 'long time no see' or a 'It's great to hear from you after so long' I only get a 'what is it?' Some things never change." Eriol chuckled. After no response from Syaoran, Eriol continued on. "Anyways I was calling to let you know I'm back in town."
Syaoran put his arm over his eyes and dared to ask, "How log will you be here this time?"
"For a while I think." There was an uncomfortable pause before he started again. "I. I have brought someone back with me this time. I want you to meet her."
Syaoran removed his arm and opened his eyes. "Really? That's odd, I never thought there would be a girl dense enough to fall for you." A slight smile pulled at his lips.
"Ouch! That hurts!" Eriol sounded offended even though he laughed over the comment himself. "I was just lucky is all. So anyway if you're not up to anything, could we stop by right now?"
Syaoran sighed, "I guess if it will get you off my back."
"Alright! We will be right over!" Eriol exclaimed.
------------------------------------------------------------------
Sakura sat at the desk in her room starring blankly at her open schoolbooks. Her door creaked open and she turned around to see who had entered. "Touya! When did you get back?" She stood from her chair and went to hug her brother. He took her in his open arms and they stood there in their embrace for a while.
"Sakura. mom's worried about you." Touya spoke softly in her ear.
Sakura dropped her arms and pulled back looking at the floor. "Is that all you've come back for? To bag on me? As if I haven't got enough of it from everyone else." Sakura turned her back to him as tears were on the brink of falling from her eyes.
Touya stepped forward and gently placed a hand on her shoulder. "Sakura-"
Sakura turned around and faced him with daggers in her eyes. "Don't" she gruffly got out. "You aren't even around anymore. You don't even know what it's like. Just seeing it." She covered her eyes with her hands. "Just. leave me alone. please." She turned away from him again and walked over to her bed where she lay looking out the window. Wrapping her arms around herself she mumbled again, "Please leave me alone."
Touya sighed and backed out of his sister's room, closing the door behind him. He shook his head and walked down stairs to the kitchen where his mother was baking cookies. Leaning against the kitchen doorframe he sighed.
Nadeshiko turned and smiled at her son. "How is she?" She asked quietly.
Touya walked over to the table and sat down. "She's not coping well. I don't know what to say to her anymore."
Nadeshiko smiled at Touya and sat down across from him at the table. "She will come around. It just might take a while." She reached across the table and caressed her son's cheek. "Don't worry about it so much. It's all up to her now."
Touya placed his hand over his mothers and placed it on his lips lightly kissing her fingers. "How did we end up with such a great mother like you? I'm just glad that we've been close as a family."
Nadeshiko put a finger to her son's lips to shush him and stood from the table returning to her baking.
Watching his mother's back as she mixed and moved things, Touya helplessly ran a hand through his hair. 'I hope she finds herself soon.' He thought as he leaned back against the chair and looked to the ceiling.
------------------------------------------------------------------
The doorbell rang and Syaoran reluctantly went to open the door. As he opened it Eriol stood patiently with a beaming smile. "Syaoran! It's been so long!" Closing the space he hugged Syaoran who immediately pulled away from him.
"Hey, that's enough of that." He trailed off as he noticed a girl with long black hair standing behind Eriol.
Her hands were clasped in front of her and she was blushing slightly as she bowed to him. "It's nice to finally meet you. I've heard so much about you." The girl stepped forward extending her hand to him. Syaoran stood there dumb struck and she pulled back her hand. "Oh! I'm sorry. My name is Tomoyo."
Eriol lightly slapped Syaoran's back snapping him out of his trance. Shooting Eriol a brief glare, he turned and smiled lightly at her. "It's a pleasure Tomoyo. You can call me Syaoran." He extended his hand to her as she had done earlier and as she gratefully placed her delicate hand in his, he shook it and welcomed her in.
Syaoran led them to the living room and asked them to take a seat. Eriol had started updating Syaoran on the trip over but was interrupted when the phone rang. Syaoran apologized and left the room to answer it.
Walking out of the room and slightly down the hall he picked up the receiver. "Hello?"
"Syaoran? I have a favor to ask of you." Syaoran's eyes opened wide as he listened intently to the caller on the line.
------------------------------------------------------------------
Birds noisily chirped as the sun beat through her window and into her eyes awaking her from a very light sleep. Rubbing her eyes, Sakura sat up. 'What time is it?' She asked herself as she looked over to the clock by her bedside.
6:45 am
She sighed as she lay back in bed looking up to the ceiling. "It's no use trying to sleep now. I might as well try to study." She grumbled as she rolled out of bed and trudged over to her desk. Taking a seat she eyed her books. They were in the same position as the day before. She hadn't been able to really get much done. She kept daydreaming about the beautiful sky, and the trees, and the flowers blowing all around her.
Sakura lost herself again into her peaceful place not noticing her mother watching her from her door. Nadeshiko quietly pulled the door shut and ran a hand over her forehead. She felt dizzy and gripped Sakura's door handle for support. Removing her hand from her forehead she examined the sweat that drenched her palm. He breathing speed up slightly and her eyes rolled back as her world became dark and she fell to the floor.
Sakura heard a thud outside her room and slowly stood up from her desk walking carefully to her door. Opening it slowly, she saw her mother and immediately was at her side. "Mom! Wake up! Mom!" Sakura rolled her mother over onto her back and felt her burning forehead. Tears brimmed at her eyes as she cried out, "DAD! TOUYA! HELP!" She brushed her mothers hair behind her ears and away from her sickening pale face. Her father ran up the stairs and kneeled down at his wife's side. He took her hand and looked to Sakura. "Everything is going to be okay sweetheart, I promise." He stood up and ran to the nearest phone.
"No, sorry I'm not the one you're looking for." Came an all too familiar voice. Syaoran rolled his eyes and plopped back onto his bed.
"Eriol." He closed his eyes and sighed, "What is it?"
Eriol laughed, "Well that's an nice hello! Not even a 'long time no see' or a 'It's great to hear from you after so long' I only get a 'what is it?' Some things never change." Eriol chuckled. After no response from Syaoran, Eriol continued on. "Anyways I was calling to let you know I'm back in town."
Syaoran put his arm over his eyes and dared to ask, "How log will you be here this time?"
"For a while I think." There was an uncomfortable pause before he started again. "I. I have brought someone back with me this time. I want you to meet her."
Syaoran removed his arm and opened his eyes. "Really? That's odd, I never thought there would be a girl dense enough to fall for you." A slight smile pulled at his lips.
"Ouch! That hurts!" Eriol sounded offended even though he laughed over the comment himself. "I was just lucky is all. So anyway if you're not up to anything, could we stop by right now?"
Syaoran sighed, "I guess if it will get you off my back."
"Alright! We will be right over!" Eriol exclaimed.
------------------------------------------------------------------
Sakura sat at the desk in her room starring blankly at her open schoolbooks. Her door creaked open and she turned around to see who had entered. "Touya! When did you get back?" She stood from her chair and went to hug her brother. He took her in his open arms and they stood there in their embrace for a while.
"Sakura. mom's worried about you." Touya spoke softly in her ear.
Sakura dropped her arms and pulled back looking at the floor. "Is that all you've come back for? To bag on me? As if I haven't got enough of it from everyone else." Sakura turned her back to him as tears were on the brink of falling from her eyes.
Touya stepped forward and gently placed a hand on her shoulder. "Sakura-"
Sakura turned around and faced him with daggers in her eyes. "Don't" she gruffly got out. "You aren't even around anymore. You don't even know what it's like. Just seeing it." She covered her eyes with her hands. "Just. leave me alone. please." She turned away from him again and walked over to her bed where she lay looking out the window. Wrapping her arms around herself she mumbled again, "Please leave me alone."
Touya sighed and backed out of his sister's room, closing the door behind him. He shook his head and walked down stairs to the kitchen where his mother was baking cookies. Leaning against the kitchen doorframe he sighed.
Nadeshiko turned and smiled at her son. "How is she?" She asked quietly.
Touya walked over to the table and sat down. "She's not coping well. I don't know what to say to her anymore."
Nadeshiko smiled at Touya and sat down across from him at the table. "She will come around. It just might take a while." She reached across the table and caressed her son's cheek. "Don't worry about it so much. It's all up to her now."
Touya placed his hand over his mothers and placed it on his lips lightly kissing her fingers. "How did we end up with such a great mother like you? I'm just glad that we've been close as a family."
Nadeshiko put a finger to her son's lips to shush him and stood from the table returning to her baking.
Watching his mother's back as she mixed and moved things, Touya helplessly ran a hand through his hair. 'I hope she finds herself soon.' He thought as he leaned back against the chair and looked to the ceiling.
------------------------------------------------------------------
The doorbell rang and Syaoran reluctantly went to open the door. As he opened it Eriol stood patiently with a beaming smile. "Syaoran! It's been so long!" Closing the space he hugged Syaoran who immediately pulled away from him.
"Hey, that's enough of that." He trailed off as he noticed a girl with long black hair standing behind Eriol.
Her hands were clasped in front of her and she was blushing slightly as she bowed to him. "It's nice to finally meet you. I've heard so much about you." The girl stepped forward extending her hand to him. Syaoran stood there dumb struck and she pulled back her hand. "Oh! I'm sorry. My name is Tomoyo."
Eriol lightly slapped Syaoran's back snapping him out of his trance. Shooting Eriol a brief glare, he turned and smiled lightly at her. "It's a pleasure Tomoyo. You can call me Syaoran." He extended his hand to her as she had done earlier and as she gratefully placed her delicate hand in his, he shook it and welcomed her in.
Syaoran led them to the living room and asked them to take a seat. Eriol had started updating Syaoran on the trip over but was interrupted when the phone rang. Syaoran apologized and left the room to answer it.
Walking out of the room and slightly down the hall he picked up the receiver. "Hello?"
"Syaoran? I have a favor to ask of you." Syaoran's eyes opened wide as he listened intently to the caller on the line.
------------------------------------------------------------------
Birds noisily chirped as the sun beat through her window and into her eyes awaking her from a very light sleep. Rubbing her eyes, Sakura sat up. 'What time is it?' She asked herself as she looked over to the clock by her bedside.
6:45 am
She sighed as she lay back in bed looking up to the ceiling. "It's no use trying to sleep now. I might as well try to study." She grumbled as she rolled out of bed and trudged over to her desk. Taking a seat she eyed her books. They were in the same position as the day before. She hadn't been able to really get much done. She kept daydreaming about the beautiful sky, and the trees, and the flowers blowing all around her.
Sakura lost herself again into her peaceful place not noticing her mother watching her from her door. Nadeshiko quietly pulled the door shut and ran a hand over her forehead. She felt dizzy and gripped Sakura's door handle for support. Removing her hand from her forehead she examined the sweat that drenched her palm. He breathing speed up slightly and her eyes rolled back as her world became dark and she fell to the floor.
Sakura heard a thud outside her room and slowly stood up from her desk walking carefully to her door. Opening it slowly, she saw her mother and immediately was at her side. "Mom! Wake up! Mom!" Sakura rolled her mother over onto her back and felt her burning forehead. Tears brimmed at her eyes as she cried out, "DAD! TOUYA! HELP!" She brushed her mothers hair behind her ears and away from her sickening pale face. Her father ran up the stairs and kneeled down at his wife's side. He took her hand and looked to Sakura. "Everything is going to be okay sweetheart, I promise." He stood up and ran to the nearest phone.