Syaoran’s POV I sigh sadly and reach out to the tree branch in front of me. I pick a cherry blossom.
I still can’t believe I gave her that picture. It took months to get it right… Her gentle profile, soft green eyes… It was impossible to copy a living masterpiece but I had done the best I could.
Half-heartedly I picked the flower’s petals in a way taught to me long ago by a cheerful brown-haired beauty.
“She loves me. She loves me not. She loves me…”
Sakura’s POV
I pound down the streets for about five minutes until I realize the obvious: Sakura, you can fly!!!
I glance around and see no one, so call upon the Key and card and take flight. I head off in the direction of Syaoran’s apartment.
I land still unseen and walk up to the door. There, I am seized by indecision.
Could I tell Syao-kun how I feel? And more importantly, what do I feel?
I pause there on his doorstep, hand poised to knock.
*What do I feel?
*Kami-sama, help me here…*
I take a deep breath and empty my mind, trying to think only of Li Syaoran. Absent-mindedly I find myself humming a song I heard on the radio the other day. I had sung along then, thinking it appropriate to my situation. That was when I could still think straight (now I’m much too nervous.
How did the words go?
ƒ♪Starsong: Deana Carter sings this song. It does not belong to my mistress.ƒ♪
“♪We’ve always been the best of friends
No secrets and no demands
When suddenly from somewhere out of the blue
I see a different light around you
“♪I think I never told you
I just wanna hold you
And never let go—
I need to know:
“♪How do I get there from here
How do I make you see
How do I tell you
What my heart’s been telling me
Lost in your loving arms
That’s where I wanna be
You know I love you
How do I get there? ♪”
Yes. Yes, the song is right.
Confidence restored, I knock firmly upon the door.
I wait a few minutes, but no one answers. My vibrant, uneasy mood deflates. Syao-kun is not at home.
Well, where would he be, then? He never seems to go anywhere.
In desperation I think back over what he’s said to me before, looking for clues. The only thing that will come to mind, however, is that phrase…
“’I’m in love with Kinomoto Sakura!’”
*Focus!*
I shake my head, trying to think. Instead my mind wanders back to the day when Eriol-kun tricked Syaoran-kun into that confession.
I remember him falling out of that tree. What had he said?
“What were you doing in that tree, Li-kun? Spying on Sakura-chan?”
“No. I was thinking. I always sit up there to think.”
*The cherry blossom tree!*
I run down the steps and take off again, heading for the school.
Syaoran’s POV
“She loves me. She loves me not.”
I pick the last petal dejectedly and let it drop from my fingers.
“You’re losing your touch, Syao-kun,” someone says teasingly from her perch beside me. “Too absorbed in your flower, eh?”
Kinomoto Sakura gives me a smile.
“I should quit climbing trees,” I mutter.
“Hmm?”
“Nothing.”
“So… what’s going on, Syaoran-kun?”
“Nothing,” I answer.
“Do you know what was on that video Tomoyo-chan and Eriol-kun gave me, Syao-kun?” she says, changing the subject entirely.
“Umm… No, not really,” I answer, confused.
“Remember the day you fell out of the tree? This tree?” she says, changing the subject again.
*What is she getting at?
*How could I forget? I made a fool of myself in front of her, and told Hiiragizawa something I never told anyone before.*
“Hai,” I nod.
“I know you’re going to kill Eriol-kun for this, but… he taped you.”
I nearly fall out of the tree.
“Kami-sama…” I gasp.
*No no no… She’s right. Hiiragizawa is dead, magician or not.*
She turns away and picks a flower.
*Is she blushing?*
“I love him… I love him not… I love him… I love him not…”
She looks up, meeting my eyes, and lets the last petal drop.
“I love you.”
THE END
ƒ♪ Rhapsody: I’m done! I can’t believe I’m done! **beams**
Rhapsody: So… Sayonara! **starts waving**
**Two people stride onto the stage, hand in hand.**
Rhapsody and Starsong: ...? **lift eyebrows**
Sakura: **cheerfully** Hi!
Syaoran: **nods**
Rhapsody: Why are you here?
Syaoran: To review.
Sakura: We loved it! **kisses Syaoran’s cheek**
Syaoran: **turns red** **kisses her back**
Rhapsody: Oookay…
Starsong: **sweatdrop** The reader may review my mistress’s tale. Write her at
Drummergirl7@msn.com with “fanfic review” or such similar as the subject line.
**Another set of people wander in.**
Rhapsody and Starsong: ??? **sweatdrop**
Starsong: **mutters:** I thought this was a closed set…
Eriol and Tomoyo: Hi! **wave cheerfully**
Syaoran: **turns away from Sakura** Hiiragizawa!!!
Eriol: Oh dear…
Sakura and Tomoyo: **huge sweatdrops** **take their boyfriends by the ear and drag them off in opposite directions**
Rhapsody and Starsong: ??? **sweatdrop**
Rhapsody: **shrug** Until next time… I’m Rhapsody, and she’s Starsong… Bye!!!
**Scene fades…** ƒ♪