Chapter 2 sadness and tears
During the night Sakura had dreams about her family. Many of them were repeating the same one similarly. She was rollerblading home and walked into her house as cheerful as always and found her brother and father alive and well. Her brother greeted her with a polite hello and her father greeted her with a hug and a kiss on the cheek. Everything seemed fine and dandy so far. After dinner she said goodnight to her family but as she was about to go upstairs they started to drift away while fading out of existence. She tried to go after them and get them back but to no avail. After having the same dream for the fourth time that night, Sakura finally woke up. When she realized what happened she wailed in misery and cried onto her pillow and woke up Kero and Syaoran. Kero tried to calm her without much success. Shortly afterwards there was a soft knock on the door. Hearing no response Syaoran walked in, in his pajamas and sat down beside her. Feeling the two could use some privacy, Kero Chan floated out. Syaoran placed his hand on her shoulder as she wept.
"Sakura?" he said softly. She sniffed.
"Why? Why can't things be like they were before?" she sobbed. Syaoran massaged the back of her shoulder in an attempt to sooth her as she cried. After a while he said
"You wanna talk?"
It took Sakura a while to respond.
"Mmhm…" she nodded.
"Then I'm all ears",
She sighed and sat up.
"I've been having this same dream over and over where father and Onii Chan are still alive. We have a nice dinner while even brother is being nice to me. When it's time to go to bed they start to disappear and I can't do anything about it. It's like re-experiencing their loss over and over again…" she sobbed and buried her face in her palms. The boy embraced her in a hug and she cried onto his shoulder. After she calmed down a bit she spoke.
"You know there is a way to keep them alive",
She looked at him.
"Syaron Kun…"
"They'll still be with you if you keep them alive"
"How?"
"In there", he said and pointed at her chest.
"And there", he pointed at her head. She smiled bitterly.
"It's not the same Syaoran Kun. I want them to be nearby. With me. Not just in my heart",
"But you loved them and you were close with them. That's what's important. Those emotions and the experiences you shared with them is what you should cherish. It'll help you remember them and how much you loved them…" he said. She smiled meekly.
"Syaoran Kun…" he nodded at her with understanding. She wiped the tears from her eyes.
"Thanks for being with me Syaoran. If it wasn't for you, I would have gone over the deep end", he smiled and placed a hand on her shoulder.
"That's what I'm here for…" he said gently. She held his hands in her own against her cheek. She kissed his hands gently and let them go. She then embraced him into a hug.
"Thank you Syaoran Kun…"
"You're welcome…" he said gently. Once separated, Sakura yawned.
"Tired?"
"Yeah. I think I'm gonna go back to sleep",
"Good. I hope you sleep well",
"Me too", she said.
"Goodnight", he said and held her hand and gave it a little squeeze. He turned to leave when she interrupted him.
"Umm… Syaoran Kun…"
"Yes?"
"You think you could… sleep next to me tonight? I'm still afraid of the nightmares and it'll help me feel safer. Just this once?"
Syaoran blushed.
"Please?"
After a few seconds he got himself together and smiled warmly.
"Of course", he said and got into bed next to her. She made his chest into her pillow and he had his arm around her in support. It wasn't long till she finally fell asleep. Syaoran smiled, glad he was able to help her calm down. He gave her a soft kiss on the cheek himself and with that, he was out…
To be continued…
Well this chapter was a little bittersweet. Hopefully the next one will be a little happier. Anyway I hope you like it.
Reviews are most welcome…