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Firewall

By MoshiMoshiQueen

Beta Reader: Lera

"Characters' Conversations"

(Author's Comments)

Scene Change

Previously on Firewall

Local hacker, Sakura, got a big surprise when the guy she was hacking (Syaoran) stood on her doorstep, but before she could react her apartment blew up. Just who is after the hacker and what does this mysterious Syaoran Li have to do with it? (I might answer these questions, lol.)

Now on Firewall

"But, I'm hungry now," Sakura whined, her emerald eyes starting to fill up with sincere tears of pain. She clutched her stomach as it grumbled unhappily under her hand.

"If we stop now you might end up eating your own intestines," Syaoran snapped back as he clenched the steering wheel tightly. He was starting to get annoyed with the female hacker. Yes, she had just been through an ordeal, but that didn't give her the right to complain every five seconds.

Sakura's face turned green at the thought, but it didn't stop her stomach from blaring obscenities at her. "I haven't eaten all day and if we don't stop I'm going to…"

"Going to what?" Syaoran warned as his eyes narrowed into two dark slips.

"I'm going to scream bloody murder!" she yelled loudly as she opened her mouth up wide as if you let out a blood-curdling shriek.

"If you scream, I'm going to pull this car over and…"

Now it was Sakura's turn to narrow her eyes, "And do what exactly? Spank me?"

Smirking in male amusement he replied, "Oh, I wouldn't stop at spanking."

"You're sick," Sakura mumbled as a blush grew over her cheeks. Sitting back she tried not to think about the mahogany haired male placing his big hands on her bottom. Her hands were crossed over her stomach as if she was trying to deny access to her body.

"So, where are we going anyways?" the hacker asked as she leaned forward to look out the window. All she could see was acres of farmland with cows dotted in the fields of wheat, corn, and barley. She itched to open up the window and take in the sweet smell of the country air and to hear the lulling sound of the sheep. The scenery started to ease away the initial panic from the attack. Her heart rate and breathing had lowered considerable and she was starting to feel comfortable in Syaoran's presence.

"If I told you I would have to kill you," the man answered jokingly. He seemed to take the whole situation pleasantly as if he jumped out of bombed buildings on a regular basis. He didn't even seem effected by the wound on his side even though it looked pretty gruesome to Sakura.

"Don't you think we should pull over and look at that nasty lesion you have sporting on your stomach?" the woman inquired as she turned all of her attention onto Syaoran's bloodied shirt.

"As I said before, we can't stop. It's too risky."
"And just how do you know how risky it is? Have you ever been attacked by a grenade?" Sakura demanded impatiently as she balled her hands into two fists. Her face was red with an unknown anger that sprouted out of nowhere.

She suddenly felt fear coursing through her veins. She finally realized that she didn't have a home to go back to. Sure the place had been a dump, but it was the only thing she had. It had been there, as a place of refuge, when people had not. Now she was with some stranger who didn't give a shit about her and she was pissed off.

"Look, save your anger for the people that did this to you, not me," he commented as he concentrated harder on the road in front of them. Why was it whenever he saved someone they got pissed at him? It wasn't like he blew up her place. She should be kissing his feet right now because if he hadn't been there she would have been barbeque.

"By the way, do you have any idea who could have done this to you?" he asked never taking his eyes away from the road.

"I'm a hacker. Millions of people want a piece of me, including you," she said suspiciously.

"I want a piece of you all right, but not a dead one," he shot back before smirking, "I want you to be fully awake and aware when I take that piece too."

Scoffing out loud, the female remarked, "Are you always thinking about getting into someone's pants?"

"Only when they belong to an emerald eyed hacker."

Blushing, Sakura turned away once again. She didn't understand why his flirting was getting to her. She usually could rebuff men so easily. On those rare occasions when she went out, she dodged men left and right. She didn't want any unwanted attention on her. Plus she carried a grudge against the opposite sex. No matter how hard she tried to prove herself men always scoffed at her computer skills. This digital world was theirs and she didn't have a place in it. Well, she showed them. They would wake up to their computers' demise by a pink, fluffy bunny virus that stomped the life out of their hard drives and microchips.

"Fine, so you aren't the one who wants to kill me, but what are you going to do to help me?" she inquired looking to him for all the answers.

"Whoa. I'm not the one who is going to help you. I'm just going to drop you off at the safe house and…"

"I am not going to a safe house! That involves police. I'm not a huge fan of the police or did you forget that I'm a hacker?" she exclaimed as she shook her head wildly from side to side.

"Did you forget that I'm also a hacker?" he asked with his eyebrows raised.

"A hacker with police connections? You're a traitor. You don't deserve to be called a hacker!" she exclaimed as she hit his arm outrageously.

"Hey, hey, hey! Stop hitting me! I'm not a traitor," he replied back trying to shove her flinging hands away from him and juggle with the steering wheel. Swerving, Syaoran pulled the car over with a halt, grabbed Sakura's hands and raised them over her head.

"Now, stop hitting me. It makes me no less of a hacker to work with the police. They needed someone with superb skills and expertise and I have both," he said as a smirk sprouted on his face.

Breathing out in a huff, Sakura's face was hot with irritation, "You better let go of me."

"Or else what? You're a little tied up at the moment," he said as he leaned closer to her face. His nose was so close to hers that they almost brushed.

The heat of her anger suddenly turned into heat of another kind. Her reaction fueled him and he leaned in and pressed her mouth hard against hers. Instantly the windows fogged up as their tongues wrested with each other's passionately. Syaoran's grip loosened on Sakura's hands as he wrapped his fingers in auburn locks and pushed their bodies together. The heat between them erased all the discomfort they felt because of the close quarters of the car, the seatbelts and the perturbing gearshifts.

After a few minutes they both had to pull away for survival purposes. Gasping for air, they both were at a loss for words. Their faces were pink with embarrassment, heat, and lack of oxygen. They had lost control and neither of them wanted to talk about it.

Sitting back into the seat, Syaoran brushed his hair by running his fingers through it. He was trying to pull his thoughts together, but his whole body was still excited. What just happened? When he couldn't come up with an answer he turned the car back on and put it in drive.

Pulling away from the side of the road, Syaoran's back was stiff as a board and his eyes never left the road. His whole body was tense with confusion and heat. The silence in the car was so thick that you could have cut a knife through it.

"Um, so when are we going to stop for lunch?"

Question and Answer Section

Q: You are making Sakura out to be some… whiny brat. Why?

A: It seemed like a good character trait to be placed on the hacker because she's totally out of her element. She lives in the dark with all of electronics by herself. She isn't use to being out of control and in the hands of another.

Q: So, who is wizard? Is it one of the CCS characters?

A: I want to be all mysterious, but really I haven't decided. But, don't put it past me. I would make one of the CCS characters evil.

Q: Where do you come up with the original plots?

A: Well, this one wasn't exactly original, but I really don't know. My ideas usually come out of nowhere and I just go with the flow. When the juices are flowing I can write three chapters in one night.

Q: How are you feeling at this moment?

A: Relieved. I've been stretching this chapter out unnecessarily. I've been trying to finish it for a week or so, but I kept getting distracted. Right now I feel as if I should make the chapter longer or add something more… but, I'm out of ideas for the moment.

Q: Well, we think it was pretty great… especially the hot moment between Sakura and Syaoran.

A: There's more where that came from.