Just One Wish
A CCS Fanfiction
Part VII
Part VII - Alive…?
Tomoyo tells the story of what happened to Sakura earlier to Sonomi, her mother. She tells that Sakura want to commit suicide and someone saved her from it by a mysterious man, which is Eriol. Now, she’s resting at her room, waiting for time to heal her.
“Did… did you say that she wants to kill herself?” Sonomi just cannot believe what she just heard.
“But it’s true… and sadly, she wants to do it…” Tomoyo’s tears start to flow.
“Oh Tomoyo! What fate has brought to your very best friend!” Sonomi hugged her.
Eriol looks on at them.
“Tomoyo…”
Chiharu then taps his back.
“Eriol-kun…”
“Oh! Chiharu…”
“Eriol-kun. Do you like Tomoyo-chan?”
“Why you’re asking me this?”
“Well, you’re close to her guiding her along the way. Well… just asking but…”
“No… we’re just friends. But to tell you the truth… I…”
Eriol looks on to Tomoyo.
“I… I like her… I like the way she smiles. The way she gets along with people, never seeing her get angry. It’s so hard trying to find such a person today like her… But that doesn’t mean I like her or love her that much. We’re just friends…”
Chiharu doesn’t get it, Eriol likes her for what she is, but doesn’t love her. Huh?
“Hmm… But I still feel that you’ll love her. Maybe not now but eventually. You keep looking at her…”
“What! I’m just worried about her!” Eriol starts to blush.
“Oh yes you are! You like her! You like her!”
“Chiharu-chan…” Eriol is completely red.
The other girls laughed at them while Tomoyo looks at him.
“Eriol…” Tomoyo is blushing too.
“To… Tomoyo…”
“Thanks for what you did to Sakura-chan. I know it’s late but… thanks…”
“You’re… you’re welcome…” Eriol blushed even more.
But seeing Tomoyo’s smile, the smile that made her unique has shown to him. Eriol was happy again after seeing that.
And they just stared at each other.
Looking on, Chiharu whispered to Naoko and Rika on what they see.
“So… I was right. Seeing that smile, I’m sure that proves that Eriol-kun is in love with Tomoyo-chan…” Chiharu nodded.
“Sure thing…” Naoko and Rika agreed.
Sonomi is just puzzled on what she sees.
“Tomoyo!”
“Sorry!” Tomoyo went to her to visit Sakura.
“Tomoyo…” Eriol simply looks on.
Then, Kero suddenly sensed something…
“What’s this I feel? What enormous amount of energy…”
-= Meanwhile… =-
Still outside… a person still waiting for something.
“Not bad Kerberos… not bad… but still… it’s not good enough that you sense something…”
“Well… you have to do better than that…”
Just then… a car stopped in front of the house.
“So… they’re finally here… It took you some time to get here. Yue…”
Fujitake, Touya and Yukito finally came home.
“At last… home…” Fujitake is relieved after being away for some time.
“I can’t wait to see her. I wonder what she’s doing now?” Yukito thought.
“Let’s find out…” Touya said.
As they enter, the person dropped down from the tree.
“Now all of them have gathered here, it’s time…”
--== At the River of Fates ==--
“Oh… it almost took me an eternity to wake up…”
Li Syaoran, who is the one, whom Sakura wants to see, has just recovered after the brutal assault he got from his dark self. He didn’t know that there is someone inside in him, living with him, and sometimes interfering with his mind is his own self. That person finally set free after Li lost his life. Now, forever trapped in the River of Fates, He wondered about Sakura and the soon ill fate that will befall her.
“Sakura… I hope she knows that when she meet the wrong me, she’ll notice that…”
But even though Li hopes for Sakura to destroy himself, He knows all too well that Sakura will fall in love to him and…
“I think I’m worrying too much…”
He got up and started to walk around. But as he tried to take a step, he felt like his feet are getting heavier and heavier. He’s losing strength on every step. Each step is like pulling a heavy weight behind him. After a few hard-fought steps, he fell down the second time.
“Why is this happening to me? It was okay the first time but, why now?”
He tries to get up, but to no avail.
“This is hopeless… I can’t get out, I can’t even stand…”
Lifting his hand shows the Clow Cards or Sakura Cards that Sakura gave to him, well for no reason at all.
“I wonder how I got these…” Li thinks about it.
--== Flashback ==--
“Huh?”
“Here…”
Sakura has collected all of the cards once more after they lost power. Now, they are called Sakura Cards because she’s the Clow Mistress and all of them changed to her symbol, the Star. Now, she’s giving some of the cards to Li, much to his surprise.
“Now wait, you’re the owner of these cards so I can’t take them! It’s not right, besides, you have your name on it.”
“If you didn’t help me back then, I wouldn’t get them all…” Sakura hands over some of the cards to Li.
“Well… I can’t use them…”
“No… keep them as a remembrance of our love…”
“Sakura…”
She simply smiled.
“Okay… I’ll keep them…” he said.
“Arigato…”
--== End of Flashback ==--
“I remember… she gave this to me…”
But Li wondered… how come he was able to use them?
“It can’t be true… How?”
Li tried again to stand, but this time he was able to do it. He started to walk around and saw a black wall. Thinking it was just a wall, Li touched it and suddenly, it whisked him to another place, which is connected by something. A chain of some sort. It’s blocking the path toward what seems to be a portal. But to where does this lead?
“What’s this? Is this still the river?” He touched the chain but he’s electrocuted after touching it.
“Seems like a barrier. I’ll try my sword…”
He slashed the chain but it bounced back at him knocking him down.
“I must find a way to break through!”
But the field is getting stronger. Each time he strikes, it repels even stronger. He tried his best but it’s simply too hard to break. He fell to the ground, catching his breath.
“It’s totally sealed off… I can’t break through… Looks like I’m trapped here forever…”
“What is the reason you won’t admit that you’re gone and want to come back?”
“Who’s there?”
Li heard a voice echoing throughout the room. It seems that it also knows about him.
“If you believe on something even though it is no longer attainable you will still try to believe that you will succeed on what you believe on?”
“Why… why are you telling this?”
“I don’t want past mistakes to destroy a good future…”
“Then… what I can do?”
“Believe on what you want to believe… and it will open a new path of hope…”
“What I want to believe… wait! I know! I don’t want to believe that I’m gone! It’s her! Sakura! I want to believe that I’m with her and never be apart!”
Suddenly, the cards that Li has starts to glow.
“The cards… but why?”
“Go through the chains…” They all encourage Li.
“But if I do… I’ll…”
“Believe… and it will open…”
“I’ve got nothing to lose anyway… If I’m dead already…”
Li walked to the door, he fear that the chains will react, he closed his eyes. But to his surprise, the chains broke and opened the door behind it. It seems that someone’s letting him in.
“Should I come inside?”
“Come in… and let me show your destiny…”
Li entered and he suddenly vanished…
-= Meanwhile =-
“Oh, hello…” Tomoyo bowed down to greet Yukito and others.
After a week, Fujitake, Touya and Yukito all went on a special trip last week. It was a special archeological find for the university, seeing that Sakura is on an emotional breakdown, they try not to go but she wants them to go. Maybe that it is important for them and to her, she’s may be the reason that they would miss this chance. So they reluctantly go. But now, they think it’s a bad mistake to leave her like that.
“Where’s Sakura-san?” Fujitake asked.
“Well… she’s ups…”
Just as Tomoyo tried to tell Sakura’s resting up in her room, out from nowhere Sonomi came barging in to confront him.
“Well… if you didn’t start this by leaving her like this by going to that trip, she won’t be in a worse shape like this! How you could you do this to her?”
“Now wait… we asked her if we go or not, she said yes and we go.” Touya remarked.
“That’s not a good reason! Think of what could happen wrong when she’s alone?”
“What? Did something wrong happened to Sakura-chan?” Yukito asked.
“For starters, she tried to commit suicide…”
“WHAT? DID I HEAR RIGHT?”
“Well… yes… she tried to, but she’s safe now.” Tomoyo said.
“I told you… something would happen to her if we left her alone…” Yukito said.
“That’s I’m fear about…” Fujitake said.
“Humph! You sure did a bad job as a father. Nadeshiko won’t be happy if something bad happened to Sakura-chan.” Sonomi said.
“If she’s here… “ Tomoyo thought.
“By the way, did you do it while were away?”
Sonomi suddenly thought that she’s in charge to take care of Sakura while they’re away. However, because of all the delays happened, she just come here just now. If they discovered this, she’s… well let’s say that she won’t be the same.
“OH NO! If they found out I just returned…I’ll hide it.”
“Well, I did everything you told me to.” Sonomi is nervous.
“Sonomi, why are you shaking?”
“It’s nothing! It’s nothing! Ooops…”
“Well, Oka-san just returned this moment, right before you guys.” Tomoyo smiled.
“No no no no no! It’s not true… Ha ha ha…”
“Hmm… I feel something fishy here…” Touya thought.
"Tomoyo… is it true?"
"Yup! She just lied to you to get away with it!"
"Tomoyo! What kind of talk are you saying "Help!""
"So… you left Sakura alone here? Leaving Tomoyo to take care of her. Hmm?" Touya said.
"Well… it's… because… of…"
"That's okay Sonomi." Fujitake said.
"But… but…" Touya asked.
"Even if I get mad at her, it has already happened, and we can't do about it. I think it's not her fault being not here for Sakura-san. Maybe she got on something nasty. Besides, Tomoyo's here when we're all away to take care of her. That what I mean of "true friendship."
All of them fell silent on what he said.
"He's right, let's thank Tomoyo-chan for being with her all this time." Yukito said.
"I think everyone's settled…" Eriol added.
"Okay! Now that's all said and done, I think let's check up on Sakura-chan." Sonomi said.
“Okaaaayyy…” Touya said.
“I hope Sakura-chan is okay by now… ” Tomoyo thought.
“She will Tomoyo, she will…“ Eriol hugged her.
“They did it!” Naoko said.
“Maybe I should do this to him. Hmm…“ Chiharu said.
They all went up to see Sakura. The girls thought the door is still locked after Sakura locked it earlier but this time, it opened. They all see a still depressed, but feeling much better Sakura.
“Sakura-san, I’m glad you’re all… ” Fujitake said.
But Sonomi immediately rushed to her.
“Sakura-chan! Did something happen to you? Are you all right? Are you hurt? Are you depressed? Are you… (It goes on and on…)” Sonomi hugged Sakura.
“I think you got a bit carried away Sonomi.”
“Oh, sorry. Sakura-chan?”
“Hmm… I’m all right… Oh! Welcome Oto-san…”
Sakura then looks at Touya.
“Oni-chan…”
“Well, the monster is okay. Maybe I should add to the “monster” theme.”
“Grr…! I thought I would get a good reception, what I get instead is THIS!”
Sakura picks up a stick and hit Touya in the head.
“Well Touya, I think that’s what you get for teasing Sakura-chan again.” Yukito laughed.
“Shut up… “ Touya looked at Yukito.
Everyone else laughed at a happy tone. For the first time in such a long time, Sakura showed happiness and comic behavior that she has throughout the years. It seems the old Sakura returns at a lighter note.
“Sakura-chan… you’re smiling… you’re laughing… I haven’t seen you smiled and laugh like that in such a time… I’m so happy…” Tomoyo shed tears of joy.
“I think she’s getting back on track… ” Eriol said.
“Sakura-chan, for once, she showed a happy side in spite of all of this… ” Rika said.
“Sakura-san. I’m sorry for leaving you here while we went on that trip. I think we’ve done a terrible thing to you.” Fujitake hugged Sakura. Tears slowly flows down to his cheek.
“Daijobu… Oto-san…” Sakura smiled at him.
“You know, I felt happy after I hit Oni-chan with a stick. I’ve never felt this in a long time. I feel… what I was…” Sakura shed a tear.
“Sakura-chan…” Tomoyo smiled.
Everyone was glad that even for a short time, Sakura got her old self back. They think it’s the start of something great.
Meanwhile, Mei lin is still downstairs as she hears laughter upstairs.
“I wonder what happened there…”
She went up to see them all, happy, seeing Sakura happy. She also smiled as she sees it.
“Kinomoto-san…”
But, Touya saw her behind and immediately and grabbed her.
“What are you doing here? I thought that out of shame and betrayal, you left never to return here. Why am I seeing your face again? Answer me!”
All of them looked at the two.
“Touya!” Yukito tried to free Mei lin from his hands, but he was knocked out by Touya’s attack.
“Stop it!” Tomoyo said. “We’ve already forgiven her! There’s no need for this!”
“No way! I won’t let her escape after what she did to Sakura! I will never forget what you did to her! Because of you, you…”
“Stop it!” Sonomi begged to him. “It’s already done… no one can go back and stop all of this. The least thing to do is…”
“Send her to jail where she belongs!” Touya held her more tightly.
“Help!” Mei lin pleads for help.
“Pleading for help? You could have helped her back then but you didn’t. Now you want help right?”
“Touya! Nothing can be solved by violence!” Fujitake said.
But Touya grows more impatient. Mei lin continues to beg for mercy. As they try to reason with him, Sakura goes forward to talk to him.
“Oni-chan…It’s all right…”
“What did you say?”
“Sakura-chan…” Tomoyo is worried.
“It’s over now… Let’s not hate anymore… please…”
Touya put Mei lin on the ground, releasing his grip on her.
“Mei lin-chan…” Sakura hugged her.
“Kinomoto-san…” Mei lin burst into tears as Sakura continues to hug her.
“We can’t do anything that’s already happened in the past. Besides, Syaoran-kun won’t be happy for us if we continue doing this. He wants us all to be happy and go on with our lives. It took me a long time to realize this. I notice that I was suffering for nothing. I think it’s time for me to go on with my life and all of us should do the same thing too.”
“Sakura…”
“Sakura-chan is right. Let’s start a new life just as Li wants us to do.” Yukito said.
All of them shed tears to reflect about what Sakura said.
“I knew it’s going to go well, right Tomoyo?” Eriol hugged her.
“Eriol… me too…” Tomoyo smiled at him.
“Wow… Sakura-chan really done it!” Chiharu said.
“I’m so proud of you Sakura-chan!” Sonomi hugged her.
“Sakura-san… you’ve really grown…” Fujitake said.
All of them were happy at what happened today. To them, it’s a start of something…
But outside… someone looks at them…
“Time for me to make my move…”
He disappeared suddenly.
“Li Syaoran… watch as I make their lives a living hell!”
End of Part VII