Chapter 7
Sakura woke up to notice she had somehow made it to her bed, she was still wearing the clothes she was wearing the day before, and she noticed there was a much needed glass of water next to her bed. She was too drunk to have done that herself so probably Syaoran had helped her… she just couldn't remember.
She tried to move but the head ache stung like if it wanted to kill her, so she started moving very slowly to grab the glass of water. She drank it in one sip and then she tried to make it to the bathroom.
She cleaned her face, combed her hair so that she looked at least a little presentable and then headed downstairs. She couldn't find a glass big enough for the thirst she was feeling at the moment so she grabbed an empty pitcher and filled it with cold water.
She threw herself on the living room couch and just drank her beloved cold water and waited for the headache to pass. But it wasn't working. When she was about to head for the bathroom to get an aspiring she heard steps coming down the stairs.
She looked up to find Syaoran looking at her with a hysterical look on his face. She suddenly became self-conscious of her actual state. She was in her messy pj's, she was drinking water from a pitcher and her expression probably gave away that she was feeling like shit.
She stared at him, waiting for him to do something, and when she was about to say something he started laughing, it wasn't a simple normal laugh, he was laughing his ass off, and he was laughing at her! For a second she thought he was going to die from the lack of air, but he collected himself and then walked over to sit next to her.
"Has anyone ever told you that you are very entertaining?" He said still laughing a little
"Yeah, it was been a conversation topic now and then" Sakura said softly, trying hard not to raise her voice or make any sudden movements, she wasn't sure if her body could take it. "I'm glad you find my misery funny" She said sarcastically
"Don't worry, it'll pass, you just need to lie down and finish your pitcher" He said still laughing
"Don't yell at me" Sakura said softly, placing her hands on her temples.
"I'm not yelling" He said with a huge smile on his face "You are just hangover and you can't stand any noise" He said matter-of-factly.
She gave him a sarcastic smile, and then he stood up.
"Where do you keep the aspirins?" He asked casually
"In the bathroom, on the left drawer, they are on a red plastic box with the rest of the medicines"
Syaoran went upstairs to the bathroom and returned seconds later handing Sakura two aspirins, which she drank happily.
She lay down again on the couch and placed her hands on her temples once again. She heard Syaoran walking down to the kitchen and returning with a very cold cloth which she placed on her forehead, the cold made it better somehow.
"I guess we are not doing anything today" He said suddenly, Sakura eyed him and then went back to closing her eyes and enjoying the cold on her forehead
"You are not my guest, tell Eriol to take you out" She said grumpily
"Yeah but I'm your boyfriend so you should be the one taking me out"
Sakura took a deep breath and removed the cloth from her forehead, eyeing Syaoran.
"Listen I don't think I'll be moving from this place during the day so you should find something to do with yourself"
"He gets to you pretty bad huh?" He asked not really bothering to go on with the previous conversation.
He noticed how her body froze suddenly and then it relaxed.
"I just hate him… you know he did this on purpose right? He might have some business here but there is no reason for him to wait until the wedding, he could just leave and then return, but he is doing it on purpose"
"I don't know, I think you are right but it just seems such a stupid thing to do" Syaoran said relaxing on the couch next to Sakura
"Yeah well, he's stupid, he cheats, and lies, I hate him"
"If you want I can kick his ass" He said trying to make him smile, and he thought he could identify a slight smile on her face.
"Naw…" She began "Let's not make a big deal out of this"
Syaoran took a deep breath and considered whether or not it was a good idea to keep on the conversation but he figured Sakura wanted to rest.
"I noticed your kitchen is a little empty" He said some minutes later
"Yeah I'm not much of a cooker, if I'm left alone here I usually go eat at Eriol's and Tomoyo's place, they can cook you know?"
He smiled at her comment and then stood up from the couch
"I'll go get some food; I guess you'll be wanting something light"
Sakura just raised her hand and motioned her index finger up and down; Syaoran took that as a yes and left the house.
Sakura took a deep breath when Syaoran left, she couldn't help but smile, he was being so nice to her. She had no idea the guy Eriol always talked about, the player in Eriol's stories could actually be so sweet.
The only possible answer Sakura found for his behavior was that he didn't find her appealing in any way, so he could actually see her as a friend, not a girl he wanted to get to bed. The idea, even though it was a little depressing, made her smile. He was a good friend, that much she could say.
Half an hour later Sakura was almost falling asleep again when she heard the door open. She raised her head to see who it was and she was a little surprised to find Syaoran with Tomoyo entering her house.
Syaoran went straight to the kitchen and Tomoyo went straight to Sakura.
"Sakuraaaaaaa why did you get drunk all alone?? Was it because of Koji? Do you want me to kick his ass?" Tomoyo said a little hectic
Sakura just looked at her friend and sat down
"Tomoyo I love you, but stop yelling at me, please" She said
"Oh sorry" Tomoyo said softly "Why did you get drunk all alone?"
"I wanted to wallow" She said honestly "I hate him… I shouldn't let him get to me this bad, maybe I should let you guys kick his ass"
"Us guys?" Tomoyo said a little confused
"Oh yeah, Syaoran offered to kick his ass earlier"
"Did he?" Tomoyo said narrowing her eyes, Sakura recognized her face as the face she made whenever she was plotting something, but she was much too tired to think about it
"What is he doing in the kitchen?" Sakura asked trying to change the subject, knowing where it would lead if she left Tomoyo out of control.
"He's making some soup, he's a great cook" Tomoyo said looking back at the kitchen.
Syaoran appeared a second later, looking at both girls.
"Do you want me to refill your pitcher?" He asked almost laughing
Sakura glared at him and handed it to him. He was back a second later with the pitcher filled with cold water.
"I'll go finish the soup" He said a second later
"I'll help you" Tomoyo said leaving Sakura alone in the living room
In the kitchen Tomoyo couldn't help but smile at the sight of Syaoran cooking, he looked so concentrated, and he looked happy. Eriol had mentioned once that Syaoran loved to cook, but she never really thought much about it, but now, seeing him in action, she had to recognize Syaoran looked like he knew what he was doing.
"Thanks for taking care of her" Tomoyo said at Syaoran, who looked up at her and smiled
"No problem, I don't want to hang out with Eriol and that guy so I guess I'm better off, taking care of a girl with a hangover" He said still laughing.
Tomoyo noticed how funny Syaoran found the situation, and she smiled herself. The situation was indeed very funny. Sakura could be sometimes a very funny drunk, and a very interesting sick person, she wasn't sick, but it was pretty much the same thing.
"She still get's bummed out whenever she sees him, he hurt her pretty badly"
"I heard" Syaoran responded
"You did?" Tomoyo asked interested, she wanted to know who told him the whole story
"Yeah, yesterday at the bar Koji just wouldn't stop talking about it, it was weird you know? Cause he cheated on her a lot, but he still spoke about Sakura as if he still cared for her"
"Yeah, it's a weird thing, he cheated on her a lot, she knew about it but she just pretended not to notice, but that day she actually caught him she broke up with him. But Koji… he's an idiot, cause he loved her, but still he cheated, if you ask me he isn't over her, he's probably here because we wanted to make sure if she really was seeing someone"
"What do you think would have happened if Sakura didn't ask me to pretend to be her boyfriend?" He asked a little interested in the conversation
"I think he would have tried to get back with her" Tomoyo stopped for a second and then took a deep breath "Good thing we had you here to stop that from happening"
He smiled shyly at Tomoyo and then went back to his cooking
"So it was a lie? The whole business thing he had here?" Syaoran asked as he sliced some carrots to put in the soup.
"No, no, no, that was true, he's actually gone for the day to do that business, but he could have left and returned for the wedding later, instead he decided to stay here"
Syaoran knew where Tomoyo was getting to. He found it all so weird, the guys still liked Sakura, but he was one of those guys who just couldn't keep his dick in his pants, even if he had the most amazing girl, he was probably one of those guys that were programmed to cheat on their girl, no matter how great she was.
As he finished the soup he kept on thinking about the whole situation. He liked Sakura, he thought she was a very interesting person, but he didn't want to get involved in a thing where the girl would still be in love with her ex.
He figured he'd just help her out, get Koji away from her and then leave her alone. It wasn't as if he was involved too deep, he could help her without getting too involved with her.
A noise on his back called his attention and he turned to see Sakura entering the kitchen, looking as if she had been run over by a huge truck. Tomoyo helped her seat on a chair and she handed her an apple.
Syaoran smiled at the scene, she looked like a little girl in need of someone to take care of her. And she probably did want that, he didn't know her good enough but he knew at least that she was a very sweet person, and that she liked it when people paid attention to her, when people took care of her.
He suddenly felt something deep inside of him. A feeling that confused him, he wanted to take care of her, he wanted to help her and make her forget all about that stupid ex of her.
"Syaoran?" Sakura said in a voice that made him laugh, she was baby talking!
"Yeah?" he asked trying to act calm
"Could you please please slice this apple for me? I don't think I can move"
He gave her a crooked smile, which made her smile as well. He grabbed the apple and sliced it for her and then handed her the pieces… just like a baby.
AN: Hello! So I just realized my chapters are veeeery short, I promise I'll work on that!! I honestly love it when someone uploads a new veeeeery long chapter so I think it's just fair to do the same thing.
I also wanted to thank everyone for the reviews, you know how much I love them! So that's that! See you guys next chapter! Don't forget to review!
