Just One Wish
A CCS Fanfiction
Part IX
Part IX - One last chance to live…
The dead can never return… The only thing it leaves behind are its memories that has shown in every person that one has connection to.
For a few minutes, they simply stood there. Sakura saw a face she longed to see in so many days, weeks and months. Is this some sort of a dream? Or a trick that plays into her mind? It's not just her that she saw the person, Tomoyo, Eriol, Chiharu and others who also saw him. Is this what Sakura hoped to dream or is this the start of a nightmare that she'll never wake up?
"Syaoran… Is that you? My dear Syaoran?"
"Sakura…"
"Tomoyo-chan, is what I see is Li-kun?" Chiharu asked.
"I don't know myself too but, if it's true then… "
"Sakura…"
"Li? Why I am feeling unsteady to him? Did something happen while he's gone?"
"Syaoran…" Sakura went closer to him.
"Are you… him… the one that I know and love?"
"I… I… " Li suddenly lost consciousness.
"Syaoran!"
"What happened to him?" Eriol takes a look.
"Tomoyo-chan…" Sakura's tears fell.
"It's going to be alright… " Tomoyo said.
"He's going to be alright… he just passed out."
Sakura ran to his arms.
"Syaoran… you're my Syaoran… there's no doubt…"
"This day is really something!" Naoko said.
"Li… is he the one?" Eriol thought.
"Sakura-chan… I think we'd better get him to your house…" Tomoyo said.
"You're right." Sakura smiled.
They helped each other carrying Li to Sakura's house. To them, it's a miracle that someone has risen from the dead to be with them.
But… is this all true?
--== Sakura's House ==--
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
Loud noises are echoing from the door.
"Now what this time?" Touya grinned.
"Touya, don't give that look on whoever is on that door. The vendor must be away now." Yukito said.
"I hope not… if that guy returns… I'll give him a treatment he clearly deserves!" Touya clenches his fist as he comes close to the door.
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
"Okay, okay! I'm coming!"
He opened the door and…
"Oh it's just the monster. Yukito! It's just the freak monster!"
"Monster? You mean Sakura-chan!"
"Yup…"
Sakura hit him with a hammer.
"How dare you still call me monster!"
"Yukito! Help! I'm being beat up by a monster!"
Sakura got even angrier.
"Grr…! Oh!" She suddenly remembers something.
"Now what?"
"Oni-chan, we need your help…"
"Sakura-chan, what's wrong?" Yukito showed up.
"Yukito-san! I'm glad you're here too! Hurry!"
Touya and Yukito looked on what Sakura hurried about and…
"No way! He's… he's…"
"Li!" Yukito is shocked at what he saw.
"I don't know how, I don't know why… but the moment I saw him. He's my Syaoran!" Sakura said.
"Yukito… prepare the couch… " Touya said.
"Okay…" Yukito left.
"Sakura-chan, he hasn't snapped out of it!" Tomoyo is worried.
"He's going to be alright…" Sakura hugged Li.
-= Minutes Later =-
After a few tense moments, Li is staring to regain consciousness. Sakura touched his skin while others are waiting for the news. Touya however… Started thinking about this.
"Li… how did he… is his death back then premature? No way! We checked it! Am I dreaming or what?"
"Ouch… My head hurts…" Li is a bit delirious.
"He's coming around now… " Tomoyo said.
All of them look as Li regains consciousness.
"Syaoran… Are you alright?" Sakura is worried to him.
"Where am I?" Li looks around.
"Whose house is this…?"
"It's my house…"
"Your voice…"
"Sakura…?"
Sakura's tears started to flow to her eyes. Li touched her and rubbed them away. She felt his warm hand for such a long time.
"Why are you crying?" Li asked.
"Nothing… It's just that… are you…"
He simply smiled.
"I'm Li… the one that give happiness to the one I give, and that is… you…"
"Then you are… "
Sakura jumped to his arms.
"SYAORAN! I miss you so much! I thought that it would be the last time we'll be together…"
"I thought too… I thought that I would never see you again…"
"May I ask you… do you… still… love me?"
Li looked at people around him. Tomoyo held her breath as Eriol hugged her in wait. Chiharu, Naoko and Rika waited for his answer. Yukito smiled at him while Touya gave him a glare. He knows what to answer to all of them, and especially, to Sakura.
"In all those time I was gone, the only thing I think about is… you…"
Sakura looked at him.
"Syaoran… Nani?"
"I didn't love someone else… you're just the one for me…"
"Ai shiteru… Sakura…"
"Syaoran!" Sakura just burst into tears as she hugged him.
"Sakura-chan… I'm so happy… " Tomoyo shed a tear.
"Sakura-chan!" Chiharu, Naoko and Rika cried too.
"It's really a happy ending isn't it?" Yukito said.
"Yeah… like a fairy tale…"
"You know… I forgot something to give to you…" Li said.
"What is it?" Sakura asked.
"This…"
Li kissed Sakura. In return, Sakura wrapped her hands to his body and deepened the kiss.
All of them are thrilled at what they saw.
"They did it! They really did!" Tomoyo exclaimed.
"Well… it's going to happen anyway." Eriol said.
"How romantic!" Chiharu said.
"It's like I'm reading a love story!" Naoko added.
"I wish I can do that to him…" Rika daydreamed again.
"Speaking of love story…" Naoko looked at her.
"Oh boy… she's probably dreaming about doing this with Terada-san… " Chiharu said.
"Why Chiharu-chan? You don't want to do it to Yamazaki-kun?"
"DON'T LET ME REMEMBER THAT JERK! I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING I COULD AND HE HASN'T ANSWERED ME YET!"
"He will admit that… someday…" Naoko giggled.
"I hope…"
Yukito simply looked in amazement.
"They really make a cute couple…" Yukito looked at Touya.
"Yeah…" Touya grinned. "Okay… that's it! That's the last draw! You kissed her! If not for Sakura… I'll beat the living crap out of you!"
"Oh well… there's always two sides in every story…" Yukito simply smiled at him.
It was a happy day at the Kinomoto Residence.
--== Hours Later ==--
"Did something happened here?" Fujitake asked.
"I don't know… I just came here to pick Tomoyo…" Sonomi answered.
"Oka-san! You're here!" Tomoyo said.
"Well… I was going to pick you up and we think something happened here."
"Something really happened here…"
"Eh?" The two were puzzled.
Sakura checked up on Tomoyo.
"Tomoyo-chan! Oh… Oto-san! I have good news to tell you!"
"What is it? I see that you're jumping for joy."
"He's here… he came back for me."
"Who's he?" Sonomi asked.
"Sakura?" Li walked toward the front door and…
"Li?"
"Mr. Fujitake… Mrs. Daidouji…"
"You're… I thought that…"
"That's my good news! Syaoran is here and here to stay!"
"For a moment there I can't believe it. But after seeing him… " Fujitake said.
"How could you…" Sonomi passed out.
"Oka-san!" Tomoyo shouted.
-= Minutes Later =-
"Dad! Welcome!" Touya greeted.
"Touya… everything happened here right?"
"Yeah… and I still can't believe that Li is alive after all this time…"
"It shocked me too…"
"It's a dream… it's only a dream…" Sonomi said.
"She's delirious… " Chiharu said.
"She'll be okay soon… right Syaoran?" Sakura said.
"Yeah… I hope she understands that it's true…"
"Okay… I feel better now…" Sonomi helped herself up.
"Okay… now I'll…" Li stood up.
"No… you're…" Sonomi started losing consciousness again.
"Wait! Let me explain!" Li tried to explain.
"Oh… alright…"
It took some time for Sonomi to understand Li’s explanation. Soon after, everything went as planned.
“So… you were lost all of this time?” Sonomi asked.
“Well… let’s put it that way…” Li said.
“But I’m glad that you’re here… for me…” Sakura kissed Li in the cheeks.
“Hey…” Touya glared at him.
Li glared back.
“IT’S YOU! YOU’RE THAT GUY!”
“THAT’S IT! KISSING HER AGAIN EH? WELL THIS TIME THAT’S NOT GOING TO LET THAT PASS BY!”
The two looked at each other. It looks like a war is going to happen. “Syaoran… Oni-chan! Stop it!” Sakura screamed.
But it can’t be helped.
“I’ve been waiting for this moment… you know, we haven’t settled our score yet…”
“I agree… well let’s finish this right here right now!”
“Oh… it can’t be helped…” Tomoyo said.
“Tomoyo-chan! Help me stop them!”
“Let them… they haven’t had such fun since Li was gone for a long time…”
“Tomoyo-chan…”
“LET’S GO!”
The two beat up on each other.
-= Minutes Later =-
“What’s that noise? I’m trying to sleep!” Kero woke up stubbornly. The loud noise has interrupted his beauty sleep.
“Now what’s up with them this time?”
“OUCH! That hurt!” Li screams in pain.
“Syaoran… please sit still… I told you that you should stop this but you still did it… I’m upset…” Sakura tended to his wounds.
“I know… but for me, it’s a nice feeling that things are back to normal… especially the one’s you really hate…”
“Syaoran…”
“OUCH! Now watch it Yukito!” Touya also feeling, well… ouch…
“You two are alike you know that?” Yukito looked at him.
“Shut up…”
“Huh? What’s going on here?” Sonomi is puzzled.
“Oh… it’s just a way of saying hello…” Tomoyo smiled.
“Now wait, what kind of a hello is that?” Eriol asked.
“You’ll see in time…”
“Eh…?”
“Oh! Dinner’s ready!” Fujitake said.
“Oh boy! I’m starving already!” Yukito said.
They all looked at him.
“Don’t worry, I’ll try to control myself…” Yukito laughed.
“Sakura… take a close look at him okay? I still don’t believe him…” Touya whispered.
She simply nodded.
“Eating time!” Chiharu said.
“Oh, I wonder what’s in store for us.” Naoko said.
“Yeah… it’s Fujitake-san’s great cuisine right Rika-chan? Rika-chan?” Chiharu looked at Rika.
…
“Oh, she’s not listening…”
“Must be thinking about him…” Naoko said.
-= Minutes Later =-
“Itadakismasu!”
All of them ate at the dining room. Even though there is an obvious lack of space in, others ate at the living room. It really looks like there is a party going on.
“Oh… it’s so good!” Sakura said as she continued to eat.
“Yeah but watch when you speak with your mouth full or you’ll choke yourself. Oh you don’t do that because you’re a monster…” Touya said.
“WHAT DID YOU SAY?” Sakura readies her fork but Li stopped her.
“Sakura… you know that it will ruin the feast if you do that?”
“I’m sorry Syaoran… you’re right…”
“Thanks for protecting me from the monster, Chinese boy.” Touya looked at him.
“THAT’S IT, YOU’RE GONNA GET IT!”
“Will they ever stop?” Sonomi asked.
“Well… I don’t know…” Tomoyo smiled.
“Really Tomoyo?” Eriol said.
“It may take an eternity for them to get along.”
All of them laughed.
As they eat, the beautiful aroma went up to Sakura’s room and into Kero’s nose.
“That smell… food!”
Kero blindly went down and into the food. Sakura immediately saw Kero and quickly grabbed him.
“KERO-CHAN!”
“Eh…?” Everyone looked at her.
“Oh… it’s nothing! Ha ha ha!”
“Ah… it’s the greedy stuff toy again.” Li laughed.
“HOW DID YOU… NO MATTER, YOU’LL PAY FOR THIS SOMEDAY!” Kero thought as he leaves.
“Kero-chan couldn’t wait… I’ll give him food though…” Sakura said.
“Well… that’s what’s he is.”
“Kerberos…”
And the feast continued without trouble this time…
-= After Dinner =-
Dinners over and the guests are getting home.
“I think we’d better go now.” Chiharu said.
“Yeah, we still have some things to do.” Rika said.
“Okay then… bye! See you tomorrow!” Sakura waived her hand at them.
“I think we also get home now… ” Sonomi said.
“Well Sakura-chan, we’re going now…” Tomoyo said.
“Tomoyo-chan…”
“I’m glad you’re happy now that Li-kun is here for you… please don’t waste it…”
“I will…”
“Time to go too…” Eriol said.
“See you too…” Sakura said.
“Eriol, see you…” Tomoyo said.
Sonomi, Tomoyo and Eriol left the house. It’s Li’s turn to go.
“Syaoran…”
“What is it?”
“Will you be there tomorrow?”
“Yes…”
“Syaoran…”
“Sakura…”
The two kissed. Looking on are Fujitake, Yukito and Touya.
“Look at them, back to where it was…” Yukito said.
“Well… yeah…” Touya said.
“But it will take some time before all goes really back to normal…” Fujitake said.
“But at that start, they’re on a right track…”
“See you Syaoran…”
Li left as Sakura looked on.
“Thank you for making my wish come true…”
But as he walked, Li said something disturbing.
“Poor thing… tricked… It’s so easy as I thought…”
End of Part I