Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ Lake of Dreams ❯ The Painting ( Chapter 2 )

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A/N. Konnichiwa Minna! I'm back with the second chapter to "Lake of Dreams" and to tell u the truth I haven't written anything like this before. It's a very complicating concept....-_-; but hey, I wanted to try something new so what the heck? Hehe ^_~ well the story is going to get more interesting now....cause soon Syaoran and Sakura are going to meet! *gasps* hehe.....and well let's just say, their meeting will get more interesting in the chapters to come. But neways if you have any questions or anything pls feel free to drop me a note at sweet_cherryblossoms415@hotmail.com okay well since I got that out of the way, let's get down to business and start the fic! ^_~

Disclaimer: *sniff* I don't own the wonderful characters of CCS....although I wish I did....they belong to Clamp and that includes Syaoran :( I'm only writing this fic out of fun..so pls. don't sue

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Lake of dreams

Chapter 2: The Painting

By: Eternal Serenity

It was a very hot and sunny day while a young woman with auburn hair worked hard on a piece of art outside her apartment complex. It was the only way that she could keep her thoughts away from a certain amber-eyed man and those haunting dreams she'd been having. Besides it was her job to as a painter to paint a few things here and there to improve her skills. Not that she wasn't a very good artist, she just needed something to occupy herself once in awhile.

Sakura sighed and pushed away her bangs away from her green eyes. She looked intently at the painting she made and smiled. The picture depicted of a small cottage, with grass swaying freely in the breeze and it also consisted of a large oak tree with a swing hanging loosely on the thick branch. It was a picture of the summer house she grew up in.

"Perfect" she muttered in awe. But then suddenly she felt as if something vital was missing from the picture. She sat there in heavy thought and stared back at the picture closely. There was something definitely wrong with it.
Sakura looked extra closely at the painting and suddenly felt a feeling of deja vu coming over her. She gasped suddenly and stood up. The painting fell onto the ground as she stared in horror.

There was a drawing of a lake mysteriously drawn into the painting, and worst of all, it was the same lake in her dreams.

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Sakura rushed inside her apartment feeling odd, and dizzy from what just happened. She felt as if someone took over her mind and body and she felt sick with dread. She laid down on the couch and massaged her forehead while thinking hard of the recent incident.

'What is happening to me? Am I going crazy? I don't understand any of this..' She thought with a frown.

After a few minutes she slowly stood up and reached for the phone, and dialed her best friend's number.

After a few rings a feminine voice answered.

"Moshi moshi, Ms. Daidouji speaking....hello?"

"Tomoyo...."

"Sakura, Sakura hun what's wrong?" She asked with a worried tone.

"Those dreams, they're getting worse....."

"What happened? Tell me what happened Sakura...what is it this time?"

" Just 30 minutes ago I was painting outside the balcony, then all of a sudden...." She paused and shivered, then she continued," and then all of a sudden a picture of a lake appeared in the painting, and the worst part is, it's the same...i-it's the same lake in my dreams...."

Tomoyo gasped and shook her head. "No way Sakura, that can't be....how in the world could that happen? Are you sure you saw it, or were you just hallucinating?"

"I'm positive Tomoyo, I really saw it...."

"But did you check again after a few minutes if it was still there? Cause I don't know Sakura, maybe it was all in your head when you thought about this whole incident...."

"...well I didn't check after....so I don't know..."

"Well why don't you go and see.....maybe it's not there anymore...."

Sakura gulped and nodded, "O-okay...maybe you're right..hold on ok?"

Sakura went to check out the painting with shaking hands and finally gathered enough courage to look at it. Surprisingly when she looked at the painting again, the lake wasn't there.

'How odd...I swear I knew it was there, and besides I felt this feeling that it was really there....' She thought in wonder.

She shook her head, and picked up the receiver.

"How odd, Tomoyo...it's....it's gone...." She answered.

Tomoyo made a sound of relief. "See, I told you Sakura, you were probably just thinking hard of something at the time and I don't know, somehow you pictured the lake being there.....but don't worry as I said, it was only probably a hallucination."

However, Sakura barely heard what she was saying since all she seemed to think about was the man with those amber eyes.....and she suddenly felt herself frozen, unable to move.

"Sakura....Sakura....Sakura whats wrong? Are you there.....Sakura???"

Tomoyo's voice seemed to take her back to reality while she shrugged her thoughts away. But no matter how hard she tried to, she could still see him....

"....I'm.....here Tomoyo, sorry just spaced out for awhile...hey listen can I call you later?" She answered with a blank expression on her face.

Tomoyo got herself worried from the tone in her voice, but she knew that there was nothing she could do about it. Sakura seemed to be like this for awhile now and she knew for a fact it had to do something with those dreams...but she had no choice. She sighed heavily. "Ok Sakura but listen if you need anything just call me ok...but until then take care. I'll talk to you later."

"I will Tomoyo, thanks. Talk to you later."

"Bye Sakura."

"Bye."

Sakura hung up the phone and found herself staring into space, while thinking about the man her dreams. He was there again, and she knew that he will never leave her until she did something about it.

A few minutes after, Sakura finally recollected herself and shook her head. She tried to erase the thoughts away from her head but it was no use. She decided to drink a glass of water to try to calm herself.

After she took a drink and shut off the lights, she noticed something in the corner of her eyes when she was on her way to her bedroom. It was on the floor, and if she wasn't mistaken it looked like a photo. She picked up the photo and examined it carefully, finding out that the photo was taken three years ago from the summerhouse. She continued to stare at it for awhile, but suddenly she noticed something odd about the picture. She brought the picture with her to her bedroom and examined it under a light. She gazed at it for awhile then she suddenly dropped the photo onto the floor, terrified.

'This cannot be happening.....no way.....' She thought in panic.

She couldn't believe it. It was there, and she knew that it wasn't a hallucination or a dream. It was really there, right beside the oak tree. The lake in her dreams.

She found herself light-headed from the discovery and held on to her desk for support. 'Omg, it's there, I know I wasn't dreaming.....kami-sama what in the world am I going to do now?' She found herself breathing hard. 'But why in all places, is the lake there? Omigod, no wonder the lake looked so familiar to me....it was the lake I used to swim into with onii-san when I was a little girl...but why is it there out of all places, and why do I suddenly fear being near lakes? God, I don't understand any of this...' She sighed heavily and sat down. She looked at the picture again and found herself thinking about him again.

'Kami-sama what's happening to me?' She shook her head violently. 'I can't stop thinking about him, and I can't seem to do anything about it. His face.....his face is always there, haunting me every single second....and I can't even touch his face....oh god, I wanna touch his face so badly it hurts to think that he only exists in my imagination....' She thought sadly as she felt a tear fall from her delicate face. Then suddenly a realization struck her senses.

'I think I'm falling in love with him...'

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A/N: Hey guys well I know this was another short chapter but at least you know where the lake is located....*evil snicker* Who would have thought this? Hehe...well here is a preveiw of the next chapter....but until then I'll see u guys later! *muah*

Preview of the next chapter

And at that moment Syaoran felt as if something was leading him to her...and he didn't know why but he felt her presence in the room. He felt light-headed and dizzy.... and then suddenly he saw those images flash through his mind like a slideshow. Those images of the lake and the woman in his dreams...