Chapter Three:

It was Meiling's call that made her realize something was wrong. She had just entered her house when the Chinese girl called up, bursting with excitement and giddy with joy, Sakura was completely baffled by her attitude, and rather put off given the recent events.

Meiling's words halted her depressing thoughts. "I just know Syao-chan will do everything he can to transfer over to Japan and stay close to you now that you both are together!"

"What?" Sakura whispered into the earpiece.

Silence met her question on the other side of the line. Sakura, despite her confusion, shifted her body in confusion.

"Syao-chan didn't meet you to confess his feelings?"

Her heart seemed to stop and her voice caught in her throat, speechless. Meiling could only hear Sakura's breathing, and sharp intake of air indicating her shock.

"Sakura?"

"I have to go, Meiling! I'll call you back later!" She hung up her phone, grabbed her scarf and hate amidst Kero's calls of concern, toed on her shoes, and yelled to her father and brother she would be back soon. Their responses, tinged with worry, fell on deaf ears. Sakura had already closed the door.

Kero clung to her scarf, asking over the snowy weather where exactly they were going. "To see Syaoran!" A silly grin was on Sakura's face. 'So that's why he suddenly came back! He likes me! He feels the same as me!'

A note was clenched in her hand, address written on it. Syaoran had given his temporary address to the blonde, just in case she had any need for him. "He must have been held up by something, or the time difference confused him." Her mind tried to come up with other rationales for his delay.

'I'm so sorry, Syaoran! I should have listened to my heart and not my head! I never should have left that park! For you, I'd wait forever!'

Flashing red and white lights made her slow to a walk and eventual stop. A frown marred her face. People were crowded along the corner of a street, blocking the intersection she needed to cross. She tried to needle her way through the murmuring crowd.

By the time she made it up to the corner of the street she saw policemen trying to calm the crowd and keep them away from the road. Barricades had been put up, and the shrill sound of whistles filled the air as officers tried to direct traffic.

Sakura felt her eyes drift to a stain of blood, frozen on the street. An elderly lady next to her leaned down and whispered, "So horrible! The driver thought they could make the light! The officers are saying he might have been drinking." She shook her head, disappointment and sorrow on her face. "There was a boy in the intersection right when the car tried to make it through the light.

Another woman beside her, piped up. "I was there. It was horrible. The boy looked like he was in a rush for something. His poor parents."

"Please," Sakura looked at the two women, shaking them from their musings. "Can you tell me where they took the boy? Please! It's urgent!" Tears started pooling in her eyes.

The elderly woman stuttered at her tears, "I… I think they took him to Tokyo General."

Yelling her feelings of gratitude behind her, she took off in a run towards Tokyo General as the two women watched her rush off with sympathy. "I hope that poor girl is all right…and that boy too…"

TBC