"I love you."
The words echoed in my mind as I stared at the young man in front of me. His eyes were like melted chocolate, seducing me to fall into a sticky trap called love. My mind went blank, unable to grasp the meaning of his words, as memories rushed in and dominate my thoughts.
Sweet memories? Not so. Rather it was the horrors of surrendering myself to puppy love and ended up having my heart swiftly ripped into pieces. My first love abandoned me for someone who had a perfect figure, long legs and a million dollar smile.
Did I mention hat she was the cheerleader who replaced me when I broke my ankle, ruling me out of all forms of exercise? So much for perfect love. That brat couldn't handle the fact that his girlfriend was no longer perfect.
"Sakura, did you hear what I said?"
I snapped out of the bitter memories and looked at him, once again, wondering how true his feelings are. "Syaoran, have you mistaken our fond friendship as love?"
He frowned as confusion raced across his face. "Friendship?" He muttered. "Could it be more than friendship that we have?"
"What can be better than friendship?" I played dumb as it dawn to me that he was perfectly serious. There is no way I am going to get into this hot soup again!
"You are a beautiful lady with a generous heart and filled with so much love. What made you think I won't fall in love with you?"
I snorted. The only thing alluring about me is my emerald eyes that I inherited from my mother. What will she do if she was in my situation? I wondered
I flinched as his hands rested on my shoulder and started to massage my tense shoulder.
"Sakura, what's wrong?"
"Everything!" I shouted. "Everything is wrong! I am not pretty. I have normal features as many girls we meet everyday. I walk with a limp and it made me so frightened of other people. Instead they called me anti social."
I turned around and pointed my finger at him. "You on the other hand, Li Syaoran, director and owner of Li Enterprise, charm ladies off their feet. A ladies' man and women practically worshipped you. You dated many beauties and slept with countless more. Why are you eyeing on a nobody when you have someone as gorgeous as Ms Cornwell practically banging your door for a marriage proposal?"
I took in a deep breath and stared at my friend and boss of one year. I was aware that his fists were clenched and he was fighting a losing battle to keep his temper in check. I knew if I stayed here any longer, I will be finished. That was why I quickly made my way out of the office.
I thought I moved fast enough. However, when I felt his hand snaked across my waist, I was clearly wrong. He spanned me around and tilted my chin.
"Don't throw at me excuse that people used to discredit yourself." He said harshly as he slowly backed me to the wall.
"The truth is often unkind, but you need to have a reality check." I said, with little bravo, as I saw the raw desire in his eyes. "Mr Li," I tried to knock some sense into him. "We are now in the office. I could sue you for sexual harassment."
"It is now lunch break and you will have no guts to carry out your threat." He replied confidently. As he slowly leaned forward, my body betrayed my thoughts by shivering.
"Anticipation I guess." Syaoran smirked.
"I was cold." I glared back at him even as he inched closer. The more I stared into the depth of his eyes, the more certain I knew I was a dead lady.
"You know, Sakura Kinomoto. You are not really classified to many as a beauty." He grabbed hold of my hand as I raised it. "Now, don't be a wildcat and let me complete my thought."
"NO!" I struggled against him, not wanting to be in the bondage of a man who looked down on me, just as thousand other people who walked in and out of my life.
"Damn!" He muttered a curse before my mouth was expertly sealed off by his. My knees went weak and threatened to give way as I was constantly assaulted by his touch and his mouth. When it finally did, he pinned me against the wall and broke the kiss.
Taking in haggard pants, we were transfixed by each other and the obvious chemistry we had. "That was, wow!" Syaoran smiled. "A beauty with a generous heart and so much passion, waiting to be unleashed." His smile widen. "All for my taking."
"Don't have funny ideas Mr Li." I tried to regain my dignity. "I will resign the next day!"
"NO! Sakura love. Don't!" He immediately went into defensive mode.
"I cannot fight with the numerous models walking in and out of your life. You even admit it yourself. Why then are you giving me false hope and call me love?" My composure broke as I sank down ad buried my face in my arms.
"False hopes?" He spat. "My love to you is false hopes?"
"WHY WIL YOU LOVE ME?" I just went hysterical, not caring anyone outside overheard our conversation. "I AM NOT PERFECT."
"You are perfect. For me and me alone." Syaoran said possessively as he kneeled before me. "I love you Sakura. Don't let the past get in the way."
"The past made me who I am." I shook my head, unable to comprehend how not let it haunt me.
I saw a hand stretched out. "Create your future, with me." Syaoran's eyes soften. "Let me protect you from your past and bring you hope for the future." I hesitated, not knowing whether he was serious. "Sakura, I told you, I love you. Won't you trust me?"
I thought of Julian, my first love. I thought of my friends who left my life once I was lame. I recalled the disapproving looks I received from my interviewers when I applied for a job. The piteous looks strangers toss to me are still vivid in my minds. I looked at Syaoran's earnest face, and somehow, all I could remember was his kind gestures and warm friendship. It wiped away all unhappy memories and I knew I have decided.
I took hold of his hands and stood up and encircled one of my hands around his neck, the other led his hand to my chest and I laid it against my beating heart. "This is yours for your taking. I love you too much to deny it."
Syaoran smiled and rewarded me with a long heart shattering kiss. "I love you."
Should I have a squeal to this? I am not really sure. So what do you think? R&R and I hope you enjoyed the story! It's short. But I always do this when I feel a little upset... so this is one of the rare moments! Cheers!
The words echoed in my mind as I stared at the young man in front of me. His eyes were like melted chocolate, seducing me to fall into a sticky trap called love. My mind went blank, unable to grasp the meaning of his words, as memories rushed in and dominate my thoughts.
Sweet memories? Not so. Rather it was the horrors of surrendering myself to puppy love and ended up having my heart swiftly ripped into pieces. My first love abandoned me for someone who had a perfect figure, long legs and a million dollar smile.
Did I mention hat she was the cheerleader who replaced me when I broke my ankle, ruling me out of all forms of exercise? So much for perfect love. That brat couldn't handle the fact that his girlfriend was no longer perfect.
"Sakura, did you hear what I said?"
I snapped out of the bitter memories and looked at him, once again, wondering how true his feelings are. "Syaoran, have you mistaken our fond friendship as love?"
He frowned as confusion raced across his face. "Friendship?" He muttered. "Could it be more than friendship that we have?"
"What can be better than friendship?" I played dumb as it dawn to me that he was perfectly serious. There is no way I am going to get into this hot soup again!
"You are a beautiful lady with a generous heart and filled with so much love. What made you think I won't fall in love with you?"
I snorted. The only thing alluring about me is my emerald eyes that I inherited from my mother. What will she do if she was in my situation? I wondered
I flinched as his hands rested on my shoulder and started to massage my tense shoulder.
"Sakura, what's wrong?"
"Everything!" I shouted. "Everything is wrong! I am not pretty. I have normal features as many girls we meet everyday. I walk with a limp and it made me so frightened of other people. Instead they called me anti social."
I turned around and pointed my finger at him. "You on the other hand, Li Syaoran, director and owner of Li Enterprise, charm ladies off their feet. A ladies' man and women practically worshipped you. You dated many beauties and slept with countless more. Why are you eyeing on a nobody when you have someone as gorgeous as Ms Cornwell practically banging your door for a marriage proposal?"
I took in a deep breath and stared at my friend and boss of one year. I was aware that his fists were clenched and he was fighting a losing battle to keep his temper in check. I knew if I stayed here any longer, I will be finished. That was why I quickly made my way out of the office.
I thought I moved fast enough. However, when I felt his hand snaked across my waist, I was clearly wrong. He spanned me around and tilted my chin.
"Don't throw at me excuse that people used to discredit yourself." He said harshly as he slowly backed me to the wall.
"The truth is often unkind, but you need to have a reality check." I said, with little bravo, as I saw the raw desire in his eyes. "Mr Li," I tried to knock some sense into him. "We are now in the office. I could sue you for sexual harassment."
"It is now lunch break and you will have no guts to carry out your threat." He replied confidently. As he slowly leaned forward, my body betrayed my thoughts by shivering.
"Anticipation I guess." Syaoran smirked.
"I was cold." I glared back at him even as he inched closer. The more I stared into the depth of his eyes, the more certain I knew I was a dead lady.
"You know, Sakura Kinomoto. You are not really classified to many as a beauty." He grabbed hold of my hand as I raised it. "Now, don't be a wildcat and let me complete my thought."
"NO!" I struggled against him, not wanting to be in the bondage of a man who looked down on me, just as thousand other people who walked in and out of my life.
"Damn!" He muttered a curse before my mouth was expertly sealed off by his. My knees went weak and threatened to give way as I was constantly assaulted by his touch and his mouth. When it finally did, he pinned me against the wall and broke the kiss.
Taking in haggard pants, we were transfixed by each other and the obvious chemistry we had. "That was, wow!" Syaoran smiled. "A beauty with a generous heart and so much passion, waiting to be unleashed." His smile widen. "All for my taking."
"Don't have funny ideas Mr Li." I tried to regain my dignity. "I will resign the next day!"
"NO! Sakura love. Don't!" He immediately went into defensive mode.
"I cannot fight with the numerous models walking in and out of your life. You even admit it yourself. Why then are you giving me false hope and call me love?" My composure broke as I sank down ad buried my face in my arms.
"False hopes?" He spat. "My love to you is false hopes?"
"WHY WIL YOU LOVE ME?" I just went hysterical, not caring anyone outside overheard our conversation. "I AM NOT PERFECT."
"You are perfect. For me and me alone." Syaoran said possessively as he kneeled before me. "I love you Sakura. Don't let the past get in the way."
"The past made me who I am." I shook my head, unable to comprehend how not let it haunt me.
I saw a hand stretched out. "Create your future, with me." Syaoran's eyes soften. "Let me protect you from your past and bring you hope for the future." I hesitated, not knowing whether he was serious. "Sakura, I told you, I love you. Won't you trust me?"
I thought of Julian, my first love. I thought of my friends who left my life once I was lame. I recalled the disapproving looks I received from my interviewers when I applied for a job. The piteous looks strangers toss to me are still vivid in my minds. I looked at Syaoran's earnest face, and somehow, all I could remember was his kind gestures and warm friendship. It wiped away all unhappy memories and I knew I have decided.
I took hold of his hands and stood up and encircled one of my hands around his neck, the other led his hand to my chest and I laid it against my beating heart. "This is yours for your taking. I love you too much to deny it."
Syaoran smiled and rewarded me with a long heart shattering kiss. "I love you."
Should I have a squeal to this? I am not really sure. So what do you think? R&R and I hope you enjoyed the story! It's short. But I always do this when I feel a little upset... so this is one of the rare moments! Cheers!