Sakura blossoms on the Alps Chapter (8)

Author!¡Âs note: Wow!| these chapters are going even longer than I thought! Oh well, I!¡Âm going to continue to write! I hope these chapters aren!¡Ât getting dull and that you!¡Âve stopped reading because another bit of S+S is coming up soon!

Sakura-Heidi * Touya-Aunt Dete * Syaoran-Peter * Sakura!¡Âs great grandfather-Alm Uncle * Tomoyo-Klara * Rika-Sebastian * (non-CLAMP) Miss Reeves-Miss Rottenmeir * Sonomi-Mr. Sesemann * Mizuki Sensei-Dr. Classen * the grandmothers as themselves.

Speech form: "Speaking" [Thinking]

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Syaoran looked outside his window. It was summer vacation. And it was nearing the beginning of the 4th month since Sakura went to live with the Daidouji family. Why could you not think of anyone else but Sakura? Yukito consoled him with gentle comfort but that wasn!¡Ât enough. Syaoran really missed his only best friend!¡Âs smile. Now this summer, he had to take the goats to the pastures alone. "Mom, I!¡Âll come home at 6:45pm!" Syaoran called to his mother softly. Grandmother was having hard time sleeping ever since Sakura left and this month she finally found rest.

Syaoran began to climb the mountain to reach the Alm Uncle!¡Âs goats. It was going to be a long day without Sakura. Now he has to survive this for ten years!| how was he ever going to make it?

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"Sakura, you are so pale! You need a hearty meal child. Thank you so much Dr. Mizuki for bringing Sakura home. Nothing was the same without her." Grandfather laughed and had tears welling in his eyes.

"Oh, please, it!¡Âs summer and I did promise Syaoran so can I pack my lunch and run over to his place?" Sakura beamed with radiance from her heart.

"Of course."

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Syaoran was now taking the last and painful step to the Alm Uncle!¡Âs home when!|

"SYAORAN ~!" Sakura ran into his arms and gave him a deep friendly hug.

Syaoran was truly happy himself but was rather embarrassed. Sakura, noticing Syaoran!¡Âs red face let him go. "Umm sorry about that!|" Syaoran noticed something else about Sakura. She looked much weaker and quite pale in color compared to the last time he saw her. A worried expression clouded his face. "Sakura, you look so pale! Are you sick? You should go inside."

"I!¡Âm alright Syaoran, besides, I must keep my promise!" (Read chapter 2 for details)

[So she!¡Âs only here for a holiday!| well it!¡Âs better than not being able to never see her!|]

"Tomoyo! Do you want to come with us to the pastures?"

"Sure!"

Syaoran!¡Âs ever so rare smile faded. He expected to have personal time with Sakura. Now he could never tell Sakura how he feels for her. While they were walking to the pastures and Sakura helped Tomoyo on her wheelchair. Syaoran had to help as well. Tomoyo began to notice that Syaoran was frowning as if somebody stole something he treasured most while Sakura was clueless of Syaoran!¡Âs feelings and kept chatting to Tomoyo. Tomoyo smiled at Syaoran and she received a sharp glare.

[This guy seems to like Sakura.]

Tomoyo felt around her backpack. Good, her video camera was safely tucked inside. This was going to be something to tape.

While Sakura and Tomoyo talked happily, Syaoran frowned. It seemed as if Sakura forgotten all about Syaoran. He was beginning to feel jealousy gnaw at his feelings. Tomoyo was sitting on the pastures and the wheelchair looked forgotten and was nearing the cliff edge. Syaoran silently crept over to the wheelchair and nudged it lightly to let it fall into the gaping crevice.

Grandfather was looking outside with his binoculars to check on Tomoyo and saw Syaoran!¡Âs deed. "Dr. Mizuki, looks like Tomoyo has to heal during this month."

"What do you mean?"

"Syaoran pushed her wheelchair into a crevice."

"Oh, that!¡Âs alright. We!¡Âll just make sure she gets plenty of rest."

Grandfather paused and knew it was pointless to get angry with Syaoran. After the conversation with Yukito, he too knew Syaoran!¡Âs pain of not having Sakura around. Now it simply changed from pain to a ripping painful jealousy. Since Tomoyo came along.

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Hehehe, that was shorter than my usual chapters. Alien_no#6 here! Okay, I claim that the 10th chapter will have to be my last chapter. Apologies about the long series!| it!¡Âs just that it!¡Âs my first time making a fan fiction!|