Me: OH MY GOD!! this took much longer than it should have. but it's done, aand here it is now. hopefully the rest will fly.
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A Fallen Angel
Chapter 9
An Angel's Confession
Syaoran began to notice that Sakura was beginning to act rather strangely. When the two of them were alone, it would sometimes get rather awkward between them, and he never knew how that happened. And sometimes Sakura would slip out of his room at night. He never knew where she went cause he didn't like to pry, but it worried him nonetheless. One night when she slipped out, his curiosity won over him and he followed her as soon as she was out the door.
He heard the landing door shut, as though it echoed through the apartment. Syaoran got his coat and followed her out to the landing. She sat there, looking at nothing with a wistful expression. Her green eyes were darker than their normal emerald-jade color as she sat there unmoving. She was like a silhouette. Beautiful, but only a statue.
He called out to her anyway. She came to life and looked at him, her eyes lit with light surprise but otherwise dead. After a minuet of silence, she apologized and said, "I didn't mean to wake you."
"It's fine," he said. He went over to sit next to her. Neither of them said anything for a long while. Finally, Syaoran broke the silence by asking, "What's on your mind?"
"…Do you remember? That night I had that nightmare, but I couldn't remember what it was about?" she inquired.
"It came back?"
"And others like it," she whispered. Syaoran glanced at her in horror. Why didn't she say anything until now?! The boy felt somewhat as though he had been shunned. But he couldn't understand how.
"You didn't say anything…? To Eriol, or Tomoyo?" She shook her head. He waited for her to say something, but the silence grew between them. Syaoran sighed and said, "You don't have to say anything about it if you don't want to."
The sadness in the girl's emerald iris' deepened. The boy next to her felt exasperated. He had been able to read her like a book until about a week ago. After she woke up. He looked away form her. Syaoran's eyes narrowed, till they were amber slits. What exactly had happened, had she dreamed that would make her like this? He wasn't the only one who noticed the difference in the honey-brunette girl.
He looked over at her, and his throat closed up. Tears were forming in her eyes. He opened his mouth to say something.
"I'd tell you if…" she said cutting him off, "I didn't think you would--" she curled in on herself, sobbing quietly. Syaoran's heart clenched. One side of him cursed himself for being so soft while the other…
He put his arm around her shoulders. She stiffened for less than a second, and then leaned into him. "Sakura…" he breathed. She shuddered slightly, but not from the cold. "I don't like to see you hurting by yourself," he continued, still whispering.
"Why?" Sakura breathed back. Syaoran moved slightly so he could look Sakura in the eye. She almost wished that he hadn't, but looking at his deep amber eyes were just as gratifying as him holding her.
"Because…"
"…Yes…?"
He didn't answer for a long time. There was a battle behind his eyes. She could see it. An inner turmoil whether or not to say his reason or not.
Finally, he gave up. He rested his forehead on her shoulder and sighed. She understood.
"…You don't know…?"
"That's not it," he sighed. "It's just," he continued before she could say anything, "I don't know how to say it. For one thing, it's not ethically right and for another thing…"
"What?"
"You might think it's sick," he admitted reluctantly.
"Why? What is it? I will think it's sick if you don't tell me," she threatened. Or tried to. Syaoran looked up at her with a dubious expression.
"Is that right?" He began to grin. "You don't make very convincing threats, you know?"
Sakura blushed in turn. And she cursed the moon for being full that night, which meant that Syaoran could see it. And Syaoran's breath caught at the sight of it. And Sakura saw something in his eyes snap.
And it happened before she thought possible. He closed in on her and kissed her. It was an innocent yet deep kiss, and she didn't hesitate for too long to kiss him back. When they broke apart, Sakura asked, "Was that your reason?"
"…Yes."
Sakura smiled. "I love you to," she whispered.
And she fell asleep in his embrace.
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Me: well there's the real ch 9. YAY! ^_^ Oh! and i'm also writing a Shugo Chara fic. it's not done yet, but...it's gonna come out soon if anyone's interested. and with that, i'll see you lovely people later! AND DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW!! bye ^^!
