AU: Lost interest and forgot all about this story. I wrote this a while back. Wanted to make it longer but you know… Anyways I'm not sure whether I want to continue so enjoy this chapter I guess.
Title- Last Christmas
Author- Emerald Singer
Summary- Sakura is performing at the Moon Cafe owned by a married couple, Hiiragizawa Eriol & Tomoyo. Singing her heart out at the cafe increased the population in the cafe as a man comes back to Tomoeda and listens.
Disclaimer- I do not own Clamp's characters from Card Captor Sakura.
Ages- Sakura and Tomoyo are 24 and Eriol and Syaoran are 25.
Genre- Romance
Dedication- No one special… But maybe... Someone...
Last Time on- Last Christmas
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do
with you
It's personal, myself and I
We've got some
straightening out to do
And I'm gonna miss you like a child misses
their blanket
But I've gotta get a move on with my life
It's
time to be a big girl now
And big girls don't cry
Don't cry,
Don't cry,
Don't cry
Even though this song said, Big Girls Don't Cry, she couldn't help but have to hold back tears. It's all because of him... It's his fault that he made her fall in love... With him...
Chapter 3- Remember
Syaoran stared slightly in shock, 'She loves me?' "Damn!" Syaoran cursed, he had ruined everything. It was too late; he wasn't going to go to back to her. Sakura probably hated him now.
-- End Dream—
Syaoran woke up and scowled, he remembered how hard it was for him to just leave without running back to her and telling her how he felt. Sakura… She had her heart broken and he was there. She was in tears and he was in pain. She was sad and he couldn't help. He just added to the pain.
I love you…
The three words that he couldn't take the time to just go and tell her that. Syaoran was a coward and he knew it, he couldn't go back to Sakura and tell her. Syaoran couldn't throw away his Li Clan duties, Xiao Lang wouldn't let him. This time, Syaoran was leading, not Xiao Lang.
He was going to tell her and beg for her forgiveness, Syaoran knew he would've done that. Just because of one girl, that one girl made him feel weak, that same girl, make him fall in love. With her…
She was sitting at a table in the garden outside as the firecrackers began. Holding a few papers in her hands were the lyrics to her songs she had just sang on stage. Smiling to herself she whispered, "Happy New Years."
"Happy New Years to you too," a deep voice startled her thoughts, making her drop her papers. Her emerald eyes gazed into burning amber, for the second she snapped her gaze away and quickly bent down to gather her papers. The man smiled and chuckled, "I'm sorry did I startle you?" He bent down and helped her with the papers.
She smiled shyly at him as he handed the papers he got to her. "Thank you," She whispered and a firecracker flew into the air and shined of many beautiful colors.
"It's not a problem," he replied, "It was my fault anyways."
There was a pause between them, leaving silence around them until another firecracker went up and broke the peaceful silence. "You are... Kinomoto Sakura, are you not?"
"Yes, I am Sakura."
He smiled and whispered her name and then told her his name, "I am Li Syaoran, in Japanese of course." He paused, "You have a beautiful voice."
Sakura smiled back, not as shy, "Thank you Li-san. Isn't it a wonderful evening?"
"Yes, yes it is," was his response. Pulling out a rose to her, Sakura widened her eyes, "This is for you... I was planning to give it to you earlier, but I lost you and then I startled you."
Sakura gently took the dark red rose, noting how lush it was, their hands touched for a second and they felt something. "It's so pretty..." She said pulling her hand away from his.
"Yes," Syaoran said, "You are." Sakura blushed lightly at the complement and before he could go on a voice entered the two's conversation.
"So I see you two have met each other," Eriol's voice entered.
Sakura cocked her head to the side questionably, as Syaoran raised his eyebrow. Eriol sighed and continued, "Sakura-chan, this is my best friend. You know, Xiao Lang?" Her lips formed an 'O' in understanding.
Sakura awoke from her dream and yawned. After thinking about her dream, Sakura sighed, it was when they first met, and when everything started.
Syaoran was lying down on his bed as he started remembering things from the past, and his eyes snapped open at one memory.
Tomoyo was waving Sakura over so she turned to both men, "Um... Tomoyo-chan's calling so... I'll see you later Eriol-kun. Nice meeting you Li-kun." With that she bowed to Syaoran and trotted off to Tomoyo.
When Sakura was out of earshot Eriol turned to his best friend with a mischievous smile, "So?"
Syaoran raised his eyebrow once again and repeated what Eriol said, "So?"
"Are you interested in Sakura-chan, Syaoran?"
He spluttered, "What?"
Eriol suddenly turned serious, "Don't hurt her." That was all he said to his best friend, with that he turned and walked back to his Tomoyo.
Eriol had threatened him more than five times to not hurt Sakura, and after the few months of going out with her, he understood why. She was hurt before and was still a bit fragile, and the people that loved her didn't want to see her hurt again. Too bad he had hurt her already, but it was already decided that he was going back. To her... For her...
Syaoran scowled and made a decision, he picked up the phone and called Eriol's cell phone. It has been quite a while since he has spoken to his hopefully still best friend.
"Hiiragizawa speaking, who may I ask is calling at such an early time,"Eriol's voice was heard with his usual calm tone but with a hint of irritation.
"Hey Hirragizawa nice to talk to you again, recognize my voice?? Oh yeah happy anniversary to you and your wife," Syaoran's tone was casual.
Eriol was confused, he didn't recognize the voice, and it sounded vaguely familiar, "I'm sorry whomever you are I do not know you, good--"
"Don't hang up! It's me, Syaoran."
"LI SYAORAN?!" A loud shriek came out from the background.
"Shush Tomoyo, so…" Eriol said calmly, "What can I do for this great honour of speaking to Li-san after all this time?"
"I need to talk to Sakura. And I know I hurt her and I want to fix that. Could you please give me her phone number?"
There was a sense of hesitation in the air with the Hiiragizawa couple before Tomoyo just yanked the phone away from Eriol, she was able to hear everything being said and she wanted to make the decision.
Sakura sighed, 'I've sighed so much and it's been a year… Why haven't I gotten over him??'
She was so deep in thought that when the phone rang it shocked her; she fell off of her bed and groaned. "Oww…" She rubbed the spot where there would most likely be a bruise.
Glaring at the innocent phone that kept on ringing, Sakura stood and picked it up. "Kinomoto residence."
Emerald Singer signing out.