FANFIC ANIME – I'D NEVER HURT YOU

Sakura and Syaoran have been together for AGES. If that's the case, then why is he avoiding her?

Rating: T, just in case
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS or any of the characters in it, except for a couple of OCs' in there.
A/N: Hey, I'm back! =) just a short message: the parts in italic are incidents from the past, and the chats between Syaoran and Sakura are on Facebook. I dunno why, but suddenly I had this idea that Syaoran could be a wushu student. A bit weird, so I hope you'll bear with me. There's not much on that topic anyway. And there's a lot of history before we can really get to the story so I hope you guys are patient! That's all, so read and review!

Chapter 1

Syaoran: Hey, wanna know who I hv a crush on?

Sakura: Umm…sure, I guess.

Sakura's heart began to beat faster. She had been in love with her best friend for a month over, and now here he was, wanting to tell her who he was in love with! It was almost too good to be true for her, but she dreaded it at the same time, knowing that if he told her that it was someone else, she would live the rest of her life with a broken heart.

Sakura: But y tell me?

Syaoran: Bargain. U tell me who u like, I'll tell u who I like.

Sakura's eyes widened. Her hand hovered over the letter 'u' on her keyboard as she decided whether or not to tell him. After a furious battle between the conscience and herself, she typed in:

Sakura: Erm…I dunno, Syaoran…

Syaoran: =) y not?

Sakura: Because…well, it's a bit hard to explain…

Sakura sighed, and finally her confession she typed and hit enter.

Sakura: Argh, heck it, I'll just tell you. Syaoran, the person that I'm in love with is…

Syaoran: Hmmm?

Sakura: You. It's been a month now, and…

But she found that she was unable to continue. She sat back in her chat, excitedly waiting for Syaoran's reply, at the same time fearing it. He took a while to reply, but it was worth the wait.

Syaoran: Oh. Well…me too.

Sakura's jaw dropped in pure shock. Me? she thought incredulously. What could he possible see in me? When he has so many other fantastic girls in class with him?

Sakura: Me?

Syaoran: Yup.

Sakura: You…have a crush on…me?

Syaoran: Got problem?

Sakura: No…just surprised.

Syaoran: =)

Sakura: Syaoran, is this…is this some sorta prank or a dare Eriol gave you?

Syaoran: Nope. Not a dare, not a prank.

Sakura: … =)

Syaoran: =) hey, I have to go. Promise you won't tell anyone abt this?

Sakura: Promise. Bye. C u on Monday.

Syaoran: Bye.

And he logged out.

Sakura exited the chatbox, leaning back in her chair deep in thought. Then a wide smile spread across her lips as her heart leapt for joy.

Next Monday…

Syaoran: Hey.

Sakura: Hey.

Syaoran: U ok?

Sakura: Err…yea, I guess so… u?

Syaoran: Ya, I'm good. So are we official?

Back at her house, Sakura blushed. Just to make sure what she thought he meant, she typed in:

Sakura: What, a couple?

Syaoran: Ya.

Sakura blushed harder.

Sakura: Erm…I want to be, but it's up to you…

Syaoran: Of course I want to. But u hv to promise me that u won't break up with me like Jiro…

Sakura: No, I won't. I think I love u too much for that.

The minute she entered that in, she slapped her hand to forehead and groaned; that sounded a little desperate.

Syaoran: Oh.

Sakura: But u hv to promise too…I've gone through that kinda pain before and…I don't wanna go thru it again.

Syaoran: No. I'll never hurt u.

Sakura: =)…ur so sweet.

Again, she slapped her hand to her forehead. Since when did she start blurting out these kind of things? I guess it's what I've been trying to say to him for a really long time, she thought.

Syaoran: Heh…thanks…hey, look, I don't wanna stop talking to u, but I hv to go. Same time 2moro?

Sakura: Yup, ok. Bye.

Syaoran: Love you, bye.

..::..

Since that day, they had been inseparable. At recess Sakura could be found at the guys' table with Syaoran and his new-formed dance crew. Then after they had finished eating, she would go and hang out with them outside, always close to Syaoran.

In class, during their free time, she would share the same seat with him if she didn't have a chair and chat with the guys. Very often Syaoran slipped his hand into hers and held it. Or sometimes Sakura would rest her head on his, and he on her.

Syaoran: hey. U ok?

Sakura: yea, thanks for asking. U?

Syaoran: yea, I'm ok.

There was a pause before Syaoran entered a new sentence.

Syaoran: Sakura, I miss u. It's hard to stop thinking of u, and I wish u were here.

Sakura: Yea, well so do I.

Syaoran: oh, and I need to tell u something…I'll be having my wushu selections in abt a week. If I get in, I'll be competing with other states in Singapore, meaning I won't b in school and I won't c u till next yr.

Sakura: NEXT YR? Syaoran, that's a really long time…

Syaoran: I know. I'll try my best for u not to get in.

Sakura: if u really wanna get in, go ahead…

Syaoran: Nah, don't want to anyway. All I'm worried about is that…

Sakura: Is that?

Syaoran: That you'll find someone else while I'm gone. If I get accepted, that is.

Sakura: no. I won't. I'll wait for u.

Syaoran: =) I love u, Sakura.

Sakura: I love u too…but u know it can happen the other way too? U could definitely find someone else…that's all I'm worried abt…

Syaoran: I won't. I swear. I can't.

Sakura: u can't?

Syaoran: I love u too much to do that…

Sakura: =)…hey, sorry, but I hv to go. Touya-san and I are going to the movies.

Syaoran: ok. Bye. Love you.

Sakura: Love you too. Bye.

..::..

Much to Sakura's obvious delight, Syaoran did not get accepted. On their school concert day, where they sat together, Syaoran spoke up. "Sakura?"

Sakura's head was resting on his shoulder, and her hand was in his. "Hmm?"

"You know I'm not going to leave you, right?"

Sakura hesitated before answering. She lifted her head and gazed at him with her impossibly green eyes. "That's what I hope, Syaoran…" she said softly. "But during the holidays, anything could happen. I know there are girls in your wushu class…"

Syaoran interrupted her. "They're either a couple of years older than me or really, really young, like Jiro's sister."

"But for all you know, someone new could enter. Someone's who's perfect in every possible way…" Sakura's voice drifted off.

"But I think you're perfect in every way," Syaoran said gently. "And I won't leave you for the world." His hand gripped hers slightly tighter in affection, and Sakura rested her head on his shoulder again, feeling as though all her worries were drifting away.

During the last three weeks of the holidays…

Sakura tapped her fingers on her desk in her room, impatiently waiting for her MSN to finish loading. The second she logged in, a chatbox opened up to reveal an offline message from Syaoran.

Hey, Sakura, sorry I haven't texted u or been online on MSN for the past couple of days.
Well, unfortunately my wushu classes got switched to everyday of the week.
The time changed too, so we can't chat like we usually do.
Hope I can make it up to u…
before u find someone else.

I'm not gonna go anywhere or to anyone, Syaoran, Sakura thought firmly to herself as she finished the message. I just hope you won't either.

Couple of weeks later…

Syaoran hadn't called, texted or talked to her since that offline message, and Sakura was beginning to worry. She felt as though he couldn't care less about her anymore, and had found someone else. Slowly drifting away into despair, Sakura began to cry herself to sleep again. It was hard for her, because she'd been through all that pain and torture from a breakup before when she was with someone else.

With only one of Syaoran's friends, Rai and her best friend, Tomoyo to console her, Sakura kept living on a hope that Syaoran still had those feelings for her. It wasn't exactly confirmed when she went back to school…