Sorry for taking so long till updating, but university was quiet stressful. Anyways, here goes chapter 7 :)
Chapter 7 - Truth
"So...that was quiet a strange happening at the market place", Eriol's voice cut through the silence in which they had spent at least half an hour, everybody lost in thoughts. Sakura couldn't help but nod slightly before she went back to daydreaming.
It definitely had been a weird scene. Who could have told her to act like the princess? Maybe it was all about getting the money. I mean the person telling her to do this takes no harm, she is the one suffering. But on the other side, she should have known that no one would fall for her act.
Sakura felt herself being watched and she found Tomoyo's eyes starring at her worriedly. She signalled her to follow her and Sakura slowly got up and trailed behind her. When they had reached the grassy ground around the hide out, Tomoyo sat down and patted the space next to her. "Sakura, I wanted to talk to you." Sakura let herself fall down next to Tomoyo and looked at her questioningly. „What is it Tomoyo?"
„You seemed so out of it at the market and you looked kind of...heartbroken." She finished her sentence just loud enough for Sakura to hear. Sakura gulped, had she been that obvious to read?
In her mind she was fighting whether to tell Tomoyo everything, so she could have at least one person who knows about her situation or if she should keep quiet since it was way to dangerous involving Tomoyo. But when Tomoyo's small hand touched hers gently and called her name softly, so she would snap out of her inner thoughts and talk, she couldn't hold it back any more. She felt the tears form in her eyes when she started telling Tomoyo everything. She couldn't stand to tell her eye to eye so she kept her gaze focused on the small hand which was still on top of hers. When she finished talking she let a heavy sigh escape her lips and heard Tomoyo do the same. She looked up and saw that Tomoyo too was crying and before she knew it she was in her arms being hugged. She relaxed and relief washed over her after sharing her story and Tomoyo's reaction.
Tomoyo pulled away and looked at her before asking the one question Sakura had avoided so far "What is your plan?". When Sakura didn't answer Tomoyo knew "so you don't have one, have you?" Sakura shook her head. "Doesn't matter, I bet Syaroan and Eriol will know what to do!" That caught Sakura's attention. "No! No! No one is supposed to know! Please don't tell the others!", she pleaded. Tomoyo saw the panic in her friend's eyes and took her hand again. "Sakura, don't you think they deserve to know? Especially Syaoran?"
Sakura calmed down, because she knew Tomoyo was right. "Is it okay if I tell the others tomorrow and only Syaroan tonight?" Tomoyo nodded "of course!". When they felt the air beginning to cool down and darkness starting to surround them, they headed back downstairs to see the others already preparing dinner.
Syaoran gave her a worried look when they came back after disappearing and staying out for some time, but she just looked at him reassuring that she was fine. She saw him relax in his chair and settled down next to him. Everyone was seated at the table and ate quietly, partly due to exhaustion partly due to the thoughts of the events still occupying their minds. Sakura was thinking about how she should tell Syaroan her secret and while she was in the bathroom later on changing an idea crossed her mind. It was quiet a drastic way to tell, better said show him, but even if her voice didn't find the courage to tell him at least her body could. She changed in a short night dress, that she had borrowed from Tomoyo and went back in the room. Syaoran was sitting on the edge of the bed waiting for her, lost in thoughts. "Syaoran" she called for his attention while she was walking towards him. He looked up at her and followed her with his gaze until she was sitting down next to him. She took his right hand in both of her smaller ones and inhaled deeply "I have to tell, no show, you something important. I want you to stay calm and to let me explain, before you decide on...how to handle it." "Sakura, it doesn't matter what..." before he could continue she put her index finger on his lips, signalling him to wait. She slowly removed the finger and placed it on the strip of the dress on her left shoulder. With shaking fingers she pulled it down, enough to expose her shoulder blade and slowly turned her head away from Syaoran and her back to him so he could see her left shoulder blade and her birthmark.
