Sakura blossoms on the Alps Chapter (9)
Author¡¦s notes: Finally! The 9th chapter ~ Whoopee!
I think it¡¦s going to be pretty longer than I thought.
Sakura-Heidi * Touya-Aunt Dete * Syaoran-Peter * Sakura¡¦s
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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Tomoyo and Sakura finished talking as the sun began to set.
Syaoran sat quietly talking to Barli the goat. He whispered,
"Now that the wheel chair is gone she¡¦ll have
to leave and go to the hospital." The goat bleated. It had
no idea and bounded off.
"Let¡¦s go home now Syaoran. Or we¡¦ll
be late for dinner."
"Who¡¦s we?"
"Tomoyo and I of course! But¡K if you want to join¡K
I don¡¦t mind."
"No thanks." Syaoran snapped¡K not angrily
but rather nervously.
"Alright. Where¡¦s the wheel chair? Oh no!
It fell off the cliff! I must¡¦ve put it too close
to the edge! Oh what have I done? Now you have to go to the hospital
and only stay for one night Tomoyo!"
"It¡¦s okay. Can you guys carry me? We¡¦ll
discuss it with Dr. Mizuki."
"I¡¦ll carry you. I deserve a punishment."
But no matter how much she tried she couldn¡¦t.
Sakura was kind of weak. Syaoran had to help in the end. He couldn¡¦t
bare see Sakura suffering because of him. As soon as they arrived,
Dr. Mizuki explained it was fine and it was a new chance to strengthen
and exercise Tomoyo¡¦s legs. Everyone nodded and
it was settled.
That night, Syaoran fumed underneath his blanket. Tomoyo was
going to stay and now he will never have time with Sakura! Then
again, when he saw Sakura¡¦s sad face, it made his
heart collapse. He did over hear what the girls were talking
about. That as long as the person they liked was happy everything
would be fine¡K Syaoran pulled his blanket away and took
in some fresh air. Well, perhaps he shouldn¡¦t have
done that today. Guilt clouded over his thoughts. Now, he had
made matters worse for everyone¡K
~* The next week *~
Tomoyo woke up the next day and tried the crutches the Grandfather
made for her. They were hard at first and soon her right leg
gathered strength and was usable. Sakura jumped with joy. Outside,
Syaoran peered through the window and sighed with relief. Tomoyo
was healing pretty quickly and maybe he could get away with it¡K
[Silly boy, doesn¡¦t he know that he¡¦s
not the only one who knows his deed?]
Dr. Mizuki tapped on Syaoran¡¦s shoulder. Syaoran
felt his heart skip a beat. He turned around to find the doctor
smiling gently at him. He began to frown. It seemed as if the
doctor was gnawing at him to tell the truth.
"When do you think you¡¦re going to reveal
the truth?"
"W-w-what do you mean?"
"You already know."
"I-I-I have no idea."
"Silly boy¡K nobody is going to punish you¡K"
Dr. Mizuki¡¦s face softened. She knew the time was
too early for the wheelchair incident so she changed the matter.
"¡KFor liking Sakura."
Syaoran sighed with relief. The doctor doesn¡¦t
know about the wheelchair and surely he must be safe.
"Don¡¦t spy on her and follow her everywhere
like a goat, do something about your affectionate feelings child."
[Child??? Whom is she calling child???]
"Y-y-yeah alright. When I feel ready." Syaoran frowned.
Somehow he got this feeling Dr. Mizuki changed the subject trying
to not grab his attention¡K or could it?
~* Later in the Pastures *~
"Why isn¡¦t Tomoyo coming?" Syaoran
asked Sakura.
"Oh, she asked Grandfather if she could go meet Yukito."
"Then why are you here?"
"Remember I promised to always come?" Sakura smiled
sweetly.
Somewhere behind a pine tree, two figures watched the pair
closely. It was Yukito and Tomoyo. Tomoyo was videotaping this
very closely. The wind rustled through the pines softly. It gave
some background. Yukito gritted his teeth whispering, "Tell
her tell her." Tomoyo smiled and felt the heat rising.
Sakura stopped. She looked at Syaoran. Funnily, why would
she keep a childish promise for him? Could there be a special
reason she kept it? Why did she think of him more often but shy
away from him lately? Has he been doing the same? Was it like
this the first time they met? Sakura pondered these questions
and shook herself out of it. At the moment, Syaoran was wondering
whether this was a set up so he could confess to Sakura¡K
He too shook himself out of it. There was a deep silence and
was hard to break. The wind rustled between them. Sakura¡¦s
hair waved gently, almost like those romance movies. A strange
warmth crept upon Sakura¡¦s cheeks as Syaoran gazed
at her hair¡K^^; (Hey, they ARE around twelve.)
"S-S-Syaoran¡K Before I left, you were about to
tell me something¡K what was it?"
[Oh my gosh, now I feel pinned to the floor¡K what should
I say to her?]
"S-Sakura¡K I ¡K l-like y-"
Sakura tried to interpret the stammering words in her head.
The wind began to blow harder and she lost grasp of the words.
Syaoran felt helpless and stopped at once.
The wind blew very hard behind the pines too. Tomoyo switched
the off button by accident and fell over with the camera. Yukito
lost grasp of her and let her go. Instead of a thud on the grass,
Tomoyo felt being held, but this wasn¡¦t Yukito,
it was a more gentle comforting hold. She looked up to find a
boy her age with blue black hair and glasses. He had a gentle
smile. Tomoyo felt herself color lightly pink around her cheeks.
"Hey there."
"H-hi"
"My name¡¦s Eriol."
"I¡¦m T-Tomoyo."
Tomoyo felt a bit dizzy and fell right into the boy¡¦s
arms. Yukito smiled at the boy, who smiled back. The boy held
onto Tomoyo¡¦s camera and crutches while Yukito
carried her to the Grandfather¡¦s cabin.
"Sakura, you know the wheelchair wasn¡¦t
your fault¡K"
"No, it was my fault you know."
"Stop it, you don¡¦t even know what happened¡K
I pushed it down the crevice."
"Syaoran?"
"I did."
"W-why?"
"Because I wanted to tell you something so badly but
Tomoyo¡K"
"What do you mean?"
"NOTHING!"
Syaoran jumped up and ran as fast as he could to the Grandfather¡¦s
cabin. Leaving Sakura with the goats.
"SYAORAN! COME BACK!"
[What was I thinking? Tell her the VERY truth?]
[Syaoran¡K I needed to tell you something as well¡K]
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Hey there! I decided to make this chapter a cliffhanger! So
you will read my next one! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA~ (How ¡¥evil¡¦
can I get?) I added Eriol into the scene so things will untangle
¡¥perfectly¡¦ the situation and give Tomoyo
a partner. After all, they do look good together! Well, Alien_no#6
is waiting for you to finish the final chapter!