A Rival: Who will win!!?
Chapter 10
Two lovers: one victor!
The battle between two lovers has begun! Joey started to walk up to Sakura, but Syaoran ran towards her and picked her up.
"There's no way, I'm gonna let you touch her." He said with a serious look.
He put her down on the bed, smiled at her…then turned to Joey.
"Why did you give her those cuts!? What did that accomplish!" he yelled out.
"She wasn't listening to my demands…I had to do something…or else she wouldn't cooperate with…"
"That's enough!!" Syaoran yelled out and kicked him in the stomach.
Joey flew like a basket ball that was tossed up in the air and slammed onto the wall. He got up and cracked his neck, like it was nothing…
"Is that all you got?" Joey asked
Syaoran's eyes widened, that was his kick…his very special kick that will set anyone soaring like superman and slamming to the ground like a pancake! Joey started to laugh and snapped his fingers, next thing you know…two of his friends come out…from nowhere and grabbed Syaoran.
He tried to get out of the hold….but one has him in a head lock and the other tied his legs.
"I thought you were tough, Syaoran-kun." He said kicking him in the stomach.
The pain rushed all over his body, as he continually hit him in the stomach…till blood came out of his mouth. They pushed him to the ground…he was gasping for air. Joey walked up to him and picked him up by his shirt.
"I need Sakura…without her, there's no life to me."
"What...huff….do…you mean?" Syaoran asked.
"You see, Syaoran, when I first came to this school…all I wanted was to hurry up and go home, so I can party with my friends." He said throwing Syaoran to the ground. "Sakura…help me realized that I can party where ever…and have fun…so I'm just doing my thing…so I suggest you leave me alone!"
"no…" Syaoran said pushing the other guys back, and untying his legs. "She's not….just some play toy…she's….she's…." he stuttered, and closed his eyes. "SHES SOMEONE THAT'S MENT TO BE LOVED!!"
He got up and ran towards Joey and punched him in the face, and Syaoran jumped back, still whipping off the blood dripping from his face.
"Love?! Just what do you know about love!?" Joey snapped back.
While Syaoran and Joey were fighting it out, Sakura opened her eyes and stared around.
What…happened? She asked herself. All I can remember was Joey turning the lights off…and he was about to…!!!
She looked at Syaoran, who was blocking Joey's punches…her eyes widened. HE CAME!!! Syaoran…She tried to get up, but didn't have the strength to do so. Syaoran...I'm sorry.
"I know everything about love…and what to do with it!" Joey said kicking Syaoran. "So tell me Syaoran, what do you know about love…when you can't even get a girlfriend!!?"
Syaoran grabbed his foot that almost touched his face, and hanged on to it.
"Love is something special…something that's meant to be good…and I was going to ask her tonight….but no! You already screw that up!" he screamed and he picked up Joey's whole body, and threw it to the wall.
His friends, who finally got into the scene, ran to help Joey.
"Joey, I think you should give up." said one of the two. "This guy's serious."
"No way…I'm not giving up…this girl…THIS GIRL IS MINE!!" Joey said slowly getting up and running towards Sakura.
Sakura, who finally was able to get her body to move, sat up on the bed and tried to reach her hand to Syaoran.
"Syaoran…don't let him do this, please…" she whispered.
Syaoran grabbed her and pulled her close to him. Joey started running towards the two. Syaoran set her down and told her to wait; she nodded as he walks towards Joey. He blocked him from coming towards Sakura.
"There's no way…I'm gonna let you LAY A FINGER ON HER!!" He said
They both went to punch each other…and the power went out…
"It's over…" Syaoran said
The lights then started to flicker…and all you could see was Syaoran standing up and Joey, on the ground, with blood dripping from his mouth.
"She isn't yours." Syaoran said walking towards Sakura.
"Syaoran, I'm-m..."
"Its okay." He said picking her up. "You don't have to say anything, let's just get your cuts bandaged."
Still in his arms, Sakura laid her head on his shoulder as he walked towards his room. Some people opened their doors, then immediately shutting them. When they got to Syaoran's room, Eriol and Yamazaki weren't there.
"Where are they?" he asked
"Umm…Syaoran…"
"Yes Sakura?"
"Um….you can let me down now." She said blushing.
Embarrassed himself, he let her down and she went and sat on a bed, looking at the cuts and trying to wipe the blood off her body. He got a towel and watered it down and wiped up her bloody wounds as well.
"I'm sorry." He said "I couldn't make it in time…" he said bandaging her legs.
There was a long pause between them, till Sakura's phone rang.
"Hello?" she said waiting for a reply. She jumped at surprisement when she recognized the voice. "Tomoyo slow down….what happened?"
"Well to start off, YOU WERE ALMOST RAPED BY THAT JERK JOEY! Second, I can't order room service, and to top that all off I'm stuck with these two idiots in my room!!" Tomoyo screamed out.
"Tomoyo, calm down…who's in the room with you?"
"Yamazaki and Eriol. There acting like two year olds, so far they broke one of the beds from jumping on it soo hard! Sakura, please save me from these idiots!!"
"Umm…sorry Tomoyo, I'm still not in walking shape. I have to stay here tonight, kay? Bye." She said hanging up the phone.
Syaoran blushed a little, knowing that Sakura staying in the exact same room as he was. But he controlled himself and finally finished the bandaging.
"Thanks…Syaoran." she said getting up, but then lost balance.
Syaoran caught her and she looked in his eyes, and started to blush. Syaoran…I think I do…I thought I didn't…but now…I can actually look in your eyes, and stare…I…
Sakura put her head against his chest and closed her eyes. He blushed a little but picked her up and sat on the bed. She fell asleep as he watched her, he stroked her hair, knowing that his one and only…was safe…He kissed her head and closed his eyes.
"I love you….Sakura…" he said softly.
The next day….
The day of departure…everybody went on the bus and headed towards home. Syaoran and Sakura sat next to each other, while many people started to talk about what they've seen last night. Sakura walked on crutches for about a week till she could finally get back in her cheerleading routine. As for Joey, he slowly matured during his time of…detention- every- day sessions. But after apologizing to Sakura for everything that happened, he left on a plane, towards his home.
For the past weeks, everything was just normal. Sakura talked to her friends, while she tired to be herself around Syaoran. At the school, the cheerleaders waved their pom-poms trying out a new routine.
"Go warriors!!" they said throwing their pom-poms.
Their coach blew her whistle and dismissed the squad. And immediately, the cheerleaders ran into the locker rooms and screamed for joy! Sakura, who was the normal one, picked up her things and sat under the cherry blossom tree.
So many things have happened…and that thing…that night…she started to think of that night…when she heard Syaoran confess his feelings for her. She got up and started walking. Ok! I'll go look for Syaoran and tell him what I feel too! But when she started walking, she bumped into someone, instead of falling; she fell onto the person's chest.
"Ah! I'm sorry." She said
She looked up to see Syaoran, smiling. She smiled back and he hugged her.
"I've haven't talk to you all day today." He said letting go.
"Ya, sorry about that…I didn't mean to. Um….Syaoran…."
He stood there as she blushed and closed her eyes.
"Remember that night…when I was sleeping in your arms?" she asked
"…Ya..." he said blushing…remembering that moment.
"Well….what you said…was that true?"
He stood there…knowing what he told her, hoping she wouldn't hear. I thought I said that in my head! He thought. But now…what do I do? I guess…its time to say.
"Yes." He said "I do…I'm sorry for confusing you like that…but I gotta go now…so see you later." he started to run.
Sakura tried to catch up to him, but couldn't. She stopped and took a deep breath.
"SYAORAN….I DO TOO!!!" she screamed.
He stopped and turned around. She dropped her pom-poms and ran towards him.
"I love you too Syaoran…I just didn't know it…I thought there was someone else…but what I didn't know was that…" she jumped and he picked her up. "…That it was beside me the whole time."
He touched her face, she smiled to him. He started to get close, till Sakura kissed him on the cheek and started to run.
"Maybe next time!" she said winking
He blushed and ran after her. They ran across the grass and passed the school gates.
No matter what…they both thought.
We'll always be…
Together…