Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ Right Here Waiting ❯ Right Here Waiting: The Date ( Chapter 2 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Right Here Waiting: The Visit

Syaoran brushed his hair, glancing at his reflection in the mirror. His
twin smiled back at him. He'd showered, shaved and perfumed and he
had to admit, he did look really good tonight. Though it didn't matter
to her, he took pride in looking nice for their date. "Alright. Time to go."
He gave his teeth one last inspection and went out, locking the door
behind him.

"Oww!" "Quit shoving!" "You're sitting on my hand!" "Will you all be quiet!"
Madison yelled. She turned her attention away from Syaoran's Alfa Romeo
to glare at the other four hiding in the bushes next to her "How are we
going to trail him if he catches us?!?!" "Sorry." Chelsea said "But Zachary
is sitting on my hand!" they all started arguing again. "Ok, that's it! I have
had enough!" Madison exclaimed as she stood up and pushed her way
through the thick bushes. "Where are you going?" Rita asked her. "Closer."
She replied as she made her way to a pair of shrubs nearer to Syaoran's car.
Before her reached her desired hiding place, she suddenly stopped, turned
around and said "Zachary, what kind of bushes are you guys hiding in?"
"No idea." Came a muffled voice from within the bush. Madison frowned
as she settled herself comfortably among the leaves. "It looks pretty familiar,
I know I've seen it before… hmm… Ohmigawd! Guys, that's poison ivy!"
There was a moment of silence before the bush erupted with yells. "Zachary,
you idiot! You told us this bush wasn't poisonous!" "Ahhh… let me outta here!"
"Me first, me first!" Madison was about to burst out in laughter but a figure
stopped her. Syaoran stood in the doorway of his apartment's entrance. He
was about to walk to his car when he heard the screams. Covering her mouth
with her hand, Madison tried to muffle her giggles. "Zachary? Is that you?"
Syaoran asked as he approached the bushes cautiously. "Oh no, quick, hide!"
Zachary put his hands on top of Nikki's and Rita's heads and shoved them
back into the bushes. "Hey!" "What the…?" he then quickly put his arm around
Chelsea's shoulder and plastered a grin on his face. "Hiya Syaoran!" he greeted
Syaoran "Er, hi. What you both doing?" he asked in a confused tone. "Erm…
making out? Yeah, we were making out till you came and er, heard us!" Syaoran
looked at them. They were both messed up and there were leaves in their hair.
The strangest thing was that they kept glancing down guiltily. The bushes
reached up to their chest level and Syaoran thought it might not be polite
to look further. "Right. But why choose to do it in poison ivy?" Chelsea glared
angrily at Zachary and was about to blame him for their predicament but he
interrupted her "Do you know that in ancient times, people used to make out
in poison ivy as it was a sign that they were willing to go through pain for
each other and poison also stimulates Oww!" Chelsea smacked Zachary at
the side of his head with her shoe. "Uh-huh." Syaoran looked at his watch.
"I gotta go now, enjoy yourselves?" he gave them a wary smile and strode
over to his black spider. "Byeeee!" They said in union and continued waving
till Syaoran turned out at the gate.

Madison jumped out of the bushes and dashed towards her silver convertible
parked behind the apartment. She turned on the ignition, hit the accelerator
and roared off in Syaoran's direction. At the exact moment she reached the
gate, she slammed down on the brakes and brought her car to an abrupt
stop. "I don't think you guys are in any state to follow him. I suggest finding
a doctor and by the looks of it, fast. Tell you all about it tomorrow!" she
shouted before revving her engine and continued in pursuit of Syaoran.
"Ladies, please control yourselves, hey Chelsea, I thought you loved me?
Nikki, Rita, we're friends right… Ahhhhhhh! HELP!"

"One bouquet of cherry blossoms please." Syaoran said to the florist "And
wrap it with a pink ribbon." The gray haired florist nodded as she tied the
bow with a flourish. Syaoran handed her a note and told her to keep the
change. He put the flowers down on the seat next to him gently and adjusted
his mirror. Satisfied, he started his engine and drove off.

Madison was three cars behind Syaoran. At times like these, she wished
she wasn't driving her posh. She was getting tired of the stares and wolf
whistles that all the male drivers were giving her. "Why Madison? Why
on earth did you choose to use this car today? You are such an idiot."
She reprimanded herself. "Why's he stopping here? Flowers? Cherry blossoms?
Hmm... could he? No. It can't be! Ahhhhhhhh!!!" Madison wasn't paying
much attention to the road as she was busying observing Syaoran. If she had,
she would have noticed that a cat had suddenly dashed out from an alley
and slowed down to avoid it but unfortunately, she didn't till the last minute.
She put her foot down hard on the pedal and stopped so abruptly that the
force threw her backwards. "Damn." She muttered under her breadth. "Stupid
cat, you have nine lives, I only have one." She turned back to Syaoran. His
car was not there anymore. She looked up just in time to see him turning
right at the intersection. She speeded up, trying to catch up with him but
the light turn red just as she reached the junction. "What else can go wrong?!?!"
she wailed. The minute the light turned green, she turned and sped after
the black Alfa but it was nowhere in sight. Madison went straight for two
more lights, glancing both left and right, trying to get a glimpse of the Syaoran's
car but to no avail. "Damn!" she yelled in frustration as she slammed her
hands against the steering wheel. At that moment, she made a vow to hate
cats for the rest of her life. Madison took a deep breadth to calm herself.
"Oh, well, at least I tried. Where am I anyway?" she looked around trying to
find the name of the road. It seemed strangely familiar to her. "Isn't this where
she stays? Might as well visit since I haven't been here in a long time." She
said to no one in particular as she drove off.

She parked her car under a tree and went to their usual spot. It was where
they went to when they had something important to tell each other. She felt
something tugging at her heart as she slowly approached. When she was
almost a meter away, Madison suddenly felt like tuning back, how could she
face her after what she had done? "I can't." she said as she retracted her steps,
walking slowly back to her car then she stopped. She looked up. The place looked
exactly the same as it was five years ago. There was the old cherry blossom
tree in full bloom and the wooden bench under it's branches where they had
always sat. Memories of happier times. And there she was, right next to the tree.
"Hey. How are you? Wait, don't say a word, let me finish." She smiled sadly
as she took a step forward "It's been a long time, hasn't it? Five years have
passed and within these five, I've seldom come to visit you because… 'cause…
I've betrayed you!" she broke down in tears as she sobbed "I've been wanting
to tell you this but I've kept it a secret 'cos I know how you both feel for each
other… and I know he'll never love another… I know I'm not making any sense
and what I'm trying to say is… is… I… I've fallen in love with Syaoran. I kinda
expected the shocked look you're giving me now… we had always been good
friends but recently, I've discovered that my feelings for him are more than
platonic." Madison bushed away her tears with her hand "but I know that he
will never love me in return. I didn't come here to make things difficult. I just
wanted you to know. It doesn't matter to me who he loves, I only wanted to
let you know." She finished as she dried her eyes. "I" she began again "Crack!"
a twig snapped in half as someone trod on it. Madison did the first thing that
came to mind; she hid behind the tree. "Hi. Sorry I'm a little late but I was
held up." She heard a familiar voice say. "Today has got to be the worst day
of my life." She thought to herself.

"Here, these are for you." Syaoran said as he placed the bouquet of flowers
down. "I can't believe I almost forgot them, I was so busy with work recently.
You are never gonna believe what I saw Zachary and Chelsea doing, in fact,
that's the reason why I was late." He grinned as he told her how he caught
them with their pants down.

Much later; "… and the college's holding a disco tonight, no doubt the others
are already there, dancing the night away." He laughed. The chimes of the
town clock were heard in the distance. Eleven chimes. "It's getting late, I have
to go soon. Sakura, there isn't one day that I ever stop missing you. I wish
you were at the college with us."

Behind the huge tree, Madison wiped the tears on her sleeve. It wasn't a
very lady like gesture but she didn't care.

Syaoran stood up. A gentle breeze blew, scattering the cherry blossoms all
over the place. Syaoran reached out and touched the smooth surface. He
traced her name gently with his fingers. "I love you." He whispered "I always
have and I always will, forever till the end of time and much longer." He turned
and walked away, leaving behind a lone grave with the words inscribed...

"Sakura Avalon
Always in Our Hearts"
THE END.

"Wherever you go,
Whatever you do,
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes,
Or how my heart breaks,
I will be right here waiting for you"



Disclaimer: I own no one from CCS.
"Right here waiting" is copyright Richard Marx