Sakura heard his terrified screams from the kitchen and quickly ran into the bedroom, where he sat on the bed, eyes open with shock, panting heavily and feverishly clutching the sheets. Syaoran looked up at her with a jerky movement of his head and looked utterly relieved when he spotted her. She hurried to the bed, sat down next to him stroking his arm and then hugging him gently. He hugged her tightly, clenching her nightgown. She rubbed her hand across his back and then leaned back slightly and looked worriedly at him. Her hands were resting on his arms, which were covered with a thin layer of sweat.

"It was just a dream," Sakura reassured him as she looked him in the eyes.

He nodded his head weakly and took her hand in his.

"Do you need anything? Something to drink or to eat?" she asked him concerned.

"No, I'm fine, all I want is you."

He looked her deeply in the eyes and she pondered if he meant what she thought he did. She blushed, looked shyly at the bedsheets and bit her lower lip.

"I-if that'll make you feel better," she said and Syaoran looked at her a bit confused.

Sakura let go of his hand and took ahold of the bottom of her nightgown and started to pull it of. Syaoran realized what she was thinking and blushed furiously at the thought, but most of all at the sight of her bare skin, panties and the bottom of her boobs. He hurriedly reached for her arms and gently pulled them down in time to prevent her from exposing her entire upper body. She looked a bit confused but mostly blushed a lot and he hurriedly explained to her with a bit of a panicky voice,

"I didn't mean that! I meant, that I only want you to stay with me, that that was all I needed! Argh, it came out completely wrong!"

Sakura was now a bright red and he breathed out in relief at having successfully prevented a very awkward and difficult situation in many ways for him.

"Oh, I-I th-thought you meant so-something else," she stammered.

Syaoran furrowed his eyebrows, breathed out once again, unable to make the scarlet color of his face go away.

"If I ever ask you something like that in this sort of situation please hit me in the face."

She giggled a little at this, still utterly embarrassed though. He gave her a crooked smile and then feel backwards on the sheets again.

"I guess I should take a shower, or at least change clothing," he said, mostly to himself but the continued talking to Sakura, "Will you just lay her with me for some time?"

"Sure." She smiled and let herself fall down next to him.