Cold Heart
Chapter 7: Weak Spot
Sakura made her way back home; she was almost there so she began to slow down since she had been running since she left the Li mansion. Out of breath she came to a complete stop "Onii-chan is going to be SO mad at me……. What was that?" she heard some noises, she looked around and saw no one but she had a strange feeling that someone was watching her. "H-Hello? …. I-is there… Is there someone out there?.... I guess not…" Sakura began to run again since she couldn't shake off the feeling and she defiantly wasn't going to wait around until her new 'friend' decided to introduce himself.
As soon as Sakura opened the door she was met with "Your REALLY Late" Touya greeted calmly yet his tone was obviously furious.
"Onii-chan!... I-I … know" she lowered her head ready for the screaming to begin.
"Go to bed" he ordered "I want to see you as soon as school finishes tomorrow" she nods and heads to her room "and Sakura" she turns "be prepared to answer ALL my questions"
"H-Hai…" 'and here I thought I was going to get away with only a few minutes of scolding …. What is he planning…. Well at least Syaoran-kun looked a lot better when I left' with that last thought Sakura smiled and made her way up to her room.
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"I don't like what you've been doing lately Sakura!"
"You don't even know what I've been doing!" 'and to think yesterday I was hoping for this'
"You're Not Helping Your Case!" Touya retorted "Where were you last night anyways?"
Sakura realizes her mistake and lowers her head 'what am I suppose to say: Well yesterday Onii-chan I laid in bed with the man I love and nursed him back to health and you don't want to hear about last time' "I was at the Li Mansion working since you seem so interested in us having money lately"
"Don't start that with me Sakura….I just hope you are not doing things that would bring shame to our family"
"What are…?" Sakura looked a bit confused until she remembered those ladies in town
Flashback
"Look look there she is" all three women turn trying to be discrete and failing "I heard she's been sneaking around every night with a man"
"Well I heard that it's not only one but a new one each day" one of the women snickered
"Yeah well I heard that that little whore has been selling her body to them" the last women whispered which worked just as well as their discrete turning, Sakura heard everything.
End Flashback
"How!?.... How could you think that of me?" Sakura said near tears "Okasan… Otosan they both raised me to have dignity…. How could you think I would do something like that, even if you thought the worse of me can't you have faith in me for them?"
"I never said I thought you were … well doing what those gossiping women said but it's really hard when you don't tell me anything and worse when you make empty promises. "
"You mean Tottori-san?"
"Yes, it's bad enough you're being difficult must you lie to me about trying and then leave without a word, you're lucky Tottori-san is an understanding man"
"Yeah lucky…" Sakura shifted her gaze to the floor
"Look Just …. Just be careful with those rumors I'm trying really hard to believe you're not doing anything bad but other people are not so understanding, men will start believing these things and … just be careful and promise me you won't get home so late anymore"
"Hoee?...." 'He's a lot calmer today, I wonder why' Toya waited for her response "Oh … ah Hai!"
"Be good kaiju" he said as he passed her and he messed with her hair, Sakura stood in awe not even bothering to complain about her nickname.
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Yukito and Sakura sat by the fountain in silence until "You should understand your nii-san you know?"
"He should understand ME first" Sakura responded pouting
Yukito laughed "You two sound so alike sometimes. He just thinks this is what's best for you but you want to know a secret?" Yukito inquired. Sakura looked up at him with curiosity "If you play your cards right all this nonsense about wanting to marry you because of money issues will blow over"
"What do you mean? Wait is that why he was so, so understanding back there"
"Hai" Yukito grinned "We came across a good business if we seal it our shop will have quite a work load for the next year, not only that but its good advertisement"
"That's Great Yukito-san!" Sakura shot up from the bench "I'll go congratulate Onii-chan right now"
"Wait wait" Yukito laughed "That's why you have to play your cards right"
"I don't understand" Sakura sat back down next to him
"Well you see the man that we're making business with lives in another town it would take us 3 days just to get there a few more to seal the deal and another 3 to get back. Toya isn't willing to leave you alone for so long"
"That's crazy! You have to go! An opportunity like this doesn't show up at your door step every day" once again Sakura shot up "I'll go talk to Onii-chan"
"I knew you would" he got up as well "come on I'll walk you"
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Yukito, Toya, and Sakura stood outside their house with a wagon full of the two men's belongings. Sakura handed Toya a bento "Here you go Onii-chan it's not enough for the whole trip but it will at least get you through a few days" Yukito smiled and wave in the back "on the other hand maybe its just a light snack" she laughed nervously.
"Hm. Look you look after yourself, don't stay out too late and -sigh- I don't even know how you tricked me into leaving you by yourself." Toya looked worried
"Nii-chan I'm not a little girl I can take care of myself, no need to worry you just focus on your work"
Toya looked reluctant to leave "If there's any sign of trouble you lock yourself in the house or go to Tomoyo or any of your other friend's houses you got it"
"Hai, Hai now go before it gets late" Toya mounted one of the horses and took one last look at his sister before heading off "Ja ne!" Sakura yelled and waved "Take care!"
"See you soon Sakura-chan" Yukito waved back happily.
Sakura saw her brother and dear friend become smaller and smaller until they were gone "-Sigh- It sure is going to be empty without Nii-chan" she turns back to face her house it looked lonely, but she couldn't think that way she shook her head "No I can't keep thinking like that they'll be back in no time and I want them to come back to a nice clean house" determined she goes inside an begins to clean the whole house.
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"I don't care get her out of the way!" Akane screamed "that little whore is getting in the way"
"If only she where as easy as you make her out to be, I would have had my way with her the first time we met" Tottori and Akane sat outside drinking tea.
"Yeah well you should see how she comes over and thinks she runs the place just because that brat is drooling all over her" Akane smirked a bit as she got an idea "you know you're right if that little girl is too much for you to handle then so be it let the Li brat have her and I'll figure out how to get rid of her my way" she sipped her last drop and got up
"What!?" Tottori got up and slammed his hands on the table "Of course she's not too much for me I'll have her one way or the other" he straighten up and continued "I'll make sure she's out of your way there's no way any woman can resist ME… I'll show her what a really man looks like"
"Well when you put it that way then she's all yours" Akane grinned happy with the results
"Not yet" Tottori laughed
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It was the third day of Sakura's home alone stay, she had just gotten out of school plus today marked the first day of winter break. She rushed over to the Li Mansion to give Syaoran a homemade chocolate she had made home eco. Like usual Syaoran trained in the garden next to the cherry blossom tree, Sakura made her way out of the mansion and was about to run over to the back of the garden when she spotted the worse.
"Sakura-san" Tottori grinned and quicken his pace towards her "What a lovely coincidence to meet you here"
"Tottori-san" Sakura tilted her head to greet him and continue on ahead, or at least she thought she would continue on ahead an unexpected 'bump' appeared in her path causing her to fall…. No not towards the floor, she would have preferred the floor, no right into Tottori's arms.
Tottori griped her around her waist, Sakura felt so uncomfortable he was pressing or rather crushing her small body onto his and she was positive his hands were leaving red marks on the lower part of her waist. "Carful Sakura we don't want you getting hurt"
"Umm…. Y-yeah … I can stand on my own now" she said as she struggled to get free, she pushed hard on his chest to break his hold on her. No progress, the little space she had managed to acquire away from him only resulted in him tightening his hold and Sakura crashing back onto his chest. "You're hurting me" she whimpered in soft whisper.
"What was that love I didn't quite hear you" Tottori said as he leaned in, their faces only inches apart, Sakura didn't know what emotion was stronger her disgust for having him call her 'love' or fear of having him so close. Whichever it was one thing was clear she wanted to get as far away from him as possible, she began to struggle again.
"Let go…" Sakura said softly "Let go of me" she restated once more, this time louder and a bit more commanding "I said…"
"LET GO OF HER!" Sakura felt a Tottori painful hold being replaced by warm tender hands, she felt the owner of those hands stand behind her. Syaoran had pushed Tottori away from her, rage had overcome him and all of it was released in that shove that send Tottori flying back. "Don't you dare touch her!" Syaoran growled as Tottori looked from the floor with a slick smile, he found Syaoran's anger quite amusing and interesting. Even as he picked himself up and dust of the dirt did the smile leave his face, Syaoran wanted desperately to wipe it off his face but Sakura held his had tightly letting him know she wanted him with her and both of them way from Tottori.
"Why Li-san, what have I done to deserve such violence, and here I thought we were supposed to be good neighbors" Tottori mocked.
Syaoran's anger rose and Sakura looked up at him trying to calm him, her eyes pleaded him to let it go "I'll give you ONE minute asshole to get the hell out of my house and NEVER come back"
Tottori laughed as he headed out "Alright, I'll leave just to show you I'm a good fellow" both Sakura and Syaoran watched as he headed out the garden fence.
Syaoran soon turned the girl to him and bend down to be at her level "Did he…" Syaoran looked away still not quite in control of his emotions "Did he… do anything?" he asked through clenched teeth struggling to keep himself under control, Sakura shook her head, there was no need to tell him of her aching sides where that mans hands had held her "I swear if he so much as lays a finger on you I'll-"
"No!" Sakura interrupted, Syaoran's eyes darted back to her all he wanted was to keep her safe 'oh no he's mad at me' Sakura looked down his stare was burning her "I-I don't … want… you getting in any trouble or worse gating hurt… just because of me"
"Just… JUST because of you!" Syaoran had yelled at her before but never with this passion and anger his eyes, his stiffness, his whole body showed it. Sakura tremble "I-I" her tremble had brought him back to his senses, he never meant to yell but for goodness sake how could she think he wouldn't do anything just for her. "I would die for you" the boy stated his whole figure now softened but his statement was bold and serious. Sakura looked at him speechless her cheeks were tinted with a soft red, his soon followed with the same shade. "We-Well wh-what I meant was was… "
"Diddo" Sakura giggled at his shuttering "I would gladly die for you too… Syaoran-kun" she said, her statement only made them blush more and then she remembered "Oh! I almost forgot" she handed him her home … well school-made chocolate.
"For me? " Sakura nodded, Syaoran couldn't help but smile she had discovered his weak spot for chocolate. Unfortunately Tottori and Akane had also discovered their weak stops and that would cost them in the future.
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Advances for Next Chapter…
She wanted to remember the glow, the shape, ever glimmer his eyes held at that moment. They were beautiful how was it possible that she hadn't seen them like this before, could it be that she was the one causing such a spark in his eyes?...
As soon as Sakura was out of the Li mansion gate she came to a stop, panting she rested on the gate her hand on her chest "I can't…. I can't do this anymore my heart is beating so fast and I can't stop it… I can't stop myself around him" Sakura straighten her dress and took a few deep breathes …
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Ok that's all. I know it was a bit slow not to mention 'cough' late 'cough' but you know what they say it's always calmest before the storm or something like that anyways Hint Hint….
One more think I've been looking over previous chapters and I found A Lot of typos … ugh how embarrassing I just wanted to apologize usually I write the chapter late at night and I guess I don't notice them so, SORRY! I'll try to be more careful and hopefully I'll have time to go back and fix the previous mistakes...... Hummm well there nothing more I feel I need to say just the usual REVIEW!
Until Next Time….