1 of 2 one-shots that I had written a long time ago that I figured I'd upload just for the heck of it.
Thunder cracked as Sakura instinctively pulled her hands up to her ears. She was terrified of thunder. She squeezed her eyes shut and imagined she was with Syaoran. Syaoran was always there when she was scared, taking her ever so gently into his arms. But he wasn't there. He hadn't been there since he left Clow with Fai and Kurogane. That was the price Syaoran had paid back in the reservoir in a time held in place. And such a heavy price it was. Syaoran wasn't able to stay in one dimension for too long. He would be forced to always begin his journey anew. A tear fell from Sakura's now reddened eyes. She flinched as a streak of lightning lit up her room in fractions of iridescent particles, bouncing off the stained glass windows. She stifled a sob as she knew Syaoran wouldn't be there to comfort her. No, not any more. Sakura closed her eyes and thought of the days before Syaoran had left Clow. When he'd slid into her bed and embraced her lovingly, letting all her fears dissolve in the complacent feeling of his body next to hers. A time when he'd laid side-by-side with Sakura, each of them confiding in the other's warmth. Sakura would nuzzle her head in Syaoran's chest as he gently stroked her head. From this, one could say that Sakura was like the moon. Shining beautifully, only when night had fallen to reveal a sea of stars. Syaoran then, would be the sun. Brilliantly ablaze in the vastness of the sky, only to fall when the time arose. 'Yes', Sakura thought as she opened her eyes. Syaoran is just like the sun. He is her sun. He radiates fervently when around, just to leave when his time runs out. Time Sakura spent now alone in her bedroom. The rain poured down harder as thunder and lightning sparred in the sky above. Sakura stared at her ceiling, then turned onto her side and closed her eyes once again.
She sighed.
It was going to be a long night.