Reality's Dream

Kimmikat

Prologue

A young girl sat in the corner of the cafeteria alone, her vibrant green eyes watching from a safe distance two teens at a nearby table. She did not need to hear what they were saying to see that her dreams were on the verge of being shattered forever. This girl, Sakura Kinomoto, painfully was present to offer support to her best friend since diaperhood Syaoran Li. Sakura watched as he gently teased the raven haired girl beside him. He may have appeared calm and collected but Sakura could see the nervousness in his eyes, the slight pulling at his mouth that betrayed to her his true feelings.

Sakura could feel the knot in her stomach tighten as the girl with eyes like crystallized violets blushed at Syaoran's attention to her, that her being none other than her other best friend Tomoyo Daidoji. Sakura and Syaoran attended the same school till middle school where they went their separate ways, which is where she met Tomoyo. The two grew to be good friends while Sakura continued her friendship with Syaoran outside of school. That is until high school where the two separate friendships collided. She could still remember that fateful day.

(Flashback)

I knew I was in trouble the moment we started high school. Changes were bound to occur but who could have predicted that they would be this painful. It was lunch the first day at Cypress High. Tomoyo and Sakura were sitting giggling about how many cute guys were in their classes so far when they heard that voice that never failed to send a shiver down her spine.

"Hey Sakura." Syaoran said.

"Hi." Sakura replied struggling not to blush.

"So you are the infamous Syaoran Li I presume?" Tomoyo asked.

"And you must then be the lovely Tomoyo Daidoiji I hear so much about." He smiled extending his hand out to hers. And that was the moment, the exact moment I realized he liked her. Syaoran didn't even realize it himself. It took him close to a year for him to admit his feelings for Tomoyo. But I knew right then from how his amber eyes lit up as they lingered on her face and the smile tugging at his lips. My best friend had fallen for my other best friend. It was like out of a soap opera.

(Present time)

And from that moment on Sakura had had to watch this affection grow and blossom. To be fed by realization and desire to where finally on this random day in junior year when Syaoran had finally decided to take action. How he had begged Sakura to be there. To silently root him on. If only he knew……

Something in the scene a few feet away changed almost stilling. It was as if the rest of the cafeteria was blurring away and all the air silence. This was it. This was the moment that made her heart pound in her chest the fear well inside her veins chilling her to the bone. She saw Tomoyo lean over and say something to him. Syaoran's face showed no change in expression. He slowly turned around to face Sakura who was awaiting the news.

And in that look she felt all her hopes shatter like a mirror being dropped to the floor, the pieces scattering to be blown away by the wind. She saw the twinkle in his rich brown eyes and the slightly perceptive nod and her heart filled with sand to weigh her down.

But she was his friend, she reminded herself. She was happy that his dreams had not been crushed. In fact they had come true. He had asked Tomoyo out and she had accepted. So she placed a smile upon her face and giving him a wave of encouragement she watched him turn back to Tomoyo.

The moment his eyes left her she dashed for the exit quick to get out of the suddenly oppressive cafeteria. Sakura let her feet lead her away. It didn't matter where she ended up as long as she escaped the painful image now replaying itself in her mind of her two best friends.

Sakura found herself under the canopy of the cafeteria entrance watching the rain splatter on the pavement from the steel gray clouds looming above. It was as if nature was releasing the torment she could not.

Who was I kidding? She thought bitterly. Syaoran will always see me as a little sister and see Tomoyo as the gorgeous object to want and love. You knew this would happen so… So why couldn't she make her feelings go away? Even the knowledge that she could never be with Syaoran could not erase the one painful fact that she had kept secret so long.

Sakura Kinomoto was in love with her best friend Syaoran Li.