DISCLAIMER: I do not own nor do I claim to own any of the original characters of CCS of the manga and anime series thank you very much hehe. New characters though I do own hehe.

A/N: this is like my sixth CCS fan fic hehehe. I'm in a major writer's block right now because I've got to many flight of ideas. Ideas are too much to waste so I decided to just write it down on paper…or in this case…computer. Hehe. Don't worry though, I've been tossing these ideas around inside my head for quite sometime now and it's just bugging me because I'm thinking too much of various story frames already. Anyway, this is a totally trial thing and am not sure if I will continue because I've pretty much have the start and the end figured out already but I haven't finished thinking of the in-betweens because like I said it's not really the main fic I'm working on. So reviews are pretty much needed for this one…like many…I hope…it's easier to get inspired that way hehe. So please don't expect that I will update as easily as I with the other fics I had / am working on. In those stories, I was advance with chapters…here I'm working like one chapter at a time so please don't be like so harsh hehe. Thanks.

Michiko

Save Me

Chapter 1 Push

Compared to Shaoran, Sakura started working during the start of this year as a lifeguard at Tomoeda's indoor pools plaza, Water World. From the moment she entered, it struck Shaoran that she was really different as he first thought of. He was right and working with her confirmed it. There was just something about her that stood out from everyone else in the crowd. She was pretty and everything but it seems that she tried very hard to hide it for some reason. He didn't know why…nobody seemed to know either, not that anybody was looking or noticing the real her like he was.

Shaoran smirked at himself. Sakura hadn't even acknowledged his presence more than a colleague, a schoolmate, and that was it. He thought that maybe she was repulsed by his little rebellious, tough guy, high-status image. He was after all the heir of the prestigious Li family, born with a silver spoon on his mouth. But if that were true, Sakura would be the first girl to not throw herself at him. She was nice to him and spoke if he talked to her. But somehow Shaoran noticed that with simple conversations, she seemed open and carefree but with certain topics, she was very evasive and a little secretive.

But for now, it all didn't matter. They were at work, sharing the same shift. He couldn't help but look at her direction every now and then. It was pretty an uneventful shift. It wasn't like he was desperate to have things happen. He decided to walk towards her.

When Sakura realized that Shaoran was walking towards her, she turned to him and smiled a little. "Hey! What's up?" She said as she greeted him.

"Hey! Nothing much. Shift ends in ten minutes. Was thinking, you want to get started on that science project later? Yamazaki called me before shift started and he said that he and Chiharu are starting it right now. He said that they'll do the research and the graphic presentation on chemical structures but we will have to do the experiment since we're not there." Shaoran answered.

"Alright. I will have to drop by my apartment first though. I don't have my lab stuff with me."

He gave her a nod and said, "They're at Yamazaki's."

Sakura nodded and smiled at him. Shaoran smirked before heading back to his post.

She had known that he had been following her with his eyes secretly for a little over twenty minutes. She chose to ignore it. She wondered if that was what he really wanted to talk to her about. She didn't want to think of any other options. She didn't need any more complications than what she already was dealing with. If she entertained 'other' likely possibilities on why he was glancing at her every now and then, it would mean another complication. Li Shaoran was already a force to be dealt with. She didn't want to open Pandora's box.

Just then, as if all of a sudden everything was in fast forward, the moment's peaceful day turned into chaos. The wave pool was emitting extraordinarily strong, powerful waves. Sakura quickly blew her whistle and shouted, "Get out of the pool!" People started to run out of the pool, getting themselves out of there.

Shaoran quickly ran to her side with his buoy in hand. He then asked, "What happened?"

Sakura quickly pointed at the wave pool and said, "Something is wrong. The waves are unusually strong and high."

They then saw some people being dragged under the water and having a hard time breaking free from the waves.

"You go check out the controls and call re-enforcements while I go and help." Shaoran quickly said as Sakura nodded and ran off to alert the others and check out the controls.

Shaoran jumped in and swam with a little difficulty to the nearest woman. The waves were really strong. Even he was having a hard time swimming. Other lifeguards started to pitch in.

Sakura headed for the controls. She saw that the operator had been knocked unconscious. He was still breathing. She then quickly scanned the controls to the wave pool. The knob was turned to its maximum strength. It seemed to be overheating and soon sparks showed and a small explosion happened. Sakura shielded the operator. She saw a male colleague running past. She quickly called him and endorsed the operator while she ran to the wave pool to help the others.

When she reached the side, the waves were already extremely high and violent. Her eyes quickly scanned the length of the pool to see if there are still others trapped inside. But as Sakura looked, she was struck from behind. She didn't know what hit her but the next thing she knew, it was getting dark. She fell forward…she fell to the wild currents of the pool. The stranger who struck her, stood there for awhile as Sakura fell forward. A smirk lit the stranger's face before quickly leaving.

Shaoran had just come to shore with a young male victim he had helped out when someone screamed. He quickly looked at the direction and saw the horrified look of a woman and a few other people. She was pointing at something or someone. Her mouth was agape and was completely horrified. Shaoran felt that it was something bad. He turned and felt his heart jump. He saw Sakura falling into the water. She seemed to have been pushed or struck from behind. She seemed a little bit stunned or worse…unconscious. She wasn't struggling. Shaoran's insides turned.

(to be continued…)

Like I said, I need a lot of reviews please before I decide to continue. Hehe. I do mean A LOT! Like more than 20 or something…I know it's asking to much but I really am at a loss if I should continue this one.

Michiko