a/n: you guys seriously are awesome! thank you all so much! i could cry! so i updated sooner! yay!

this chapter is kinda fluffy and though you all want it...they dont kiss...on the lips anyway. but this chappie is dedicated to goldenskyblue for the 83 words, OMG! and o Sakuralover since i er...spelled the name wrong last time...my bad...

my bday is in 18 days and im finally able to get my CLAMP no kiseki! and the ccs manga thats ive wanted. plus, this fic is my most successful and im so happy sicne it was somewhat...weird in the beginning. but you all have inspired me to do better so this month is a pretty good month, ne? i cant believe i actually updated within the week! ah, (laughs) another dream of mine has been realized.

Capturing The Innocent

Chapter Ten

Clouds and a Phone Call

"It looks like…like…like…"Syaoran stared intensely.

"Yes?" Sakura asked expectantly. Her green eyes shining in excitement.

"It looks like…a cloud," he answered.

"Well, of course it's a cloud! They're all clouds!" Sakura snapped, turning her head slightly to glare at him. "They're fair-weather cumulus clouds, if you want to be scientifically bogus about it!"

"How the hell did you learn that?" Syaoran turned his head and looked at her incredulously.

"It was in one of those CD-ROM thingies that I used last week, it was a Science program. But that's beside that point. To me, it's a teddy bear," Sakura explained, pointing to a certain cloud.

"I don't see it. They're all clouds to me," Syaoran sighed. Why am I laying down on the grass and looking at the clouds again?

Sakura sneezed and sniffed and looked at him expectantly.

Oh yeah…that's why…

After Syaoran had brought Sakura back to the house, no one asked questions. They all jus looked at him with curious glances and retired to their own rooms. Meanwhile, Syaoran had set her on the bed and began to change her clothes. It was fortunate that she was too far gone to notice and didn't ask questions when she woke up in clean, dry pajamas. He let her take the bed after burying her in blankets and making sure she was warm.

Then in the morning, he made her tea, forced medicine down her throat (which was no picnic. Sakura kept pushing her cold pills away and snapping at Syaoran, loudly announcing that it was his fault she was sick in the first place. Because she was right, Syaoran had no right to argue. So Syaoran did the only thing he could do. He bet her at a game of extreme rock, paper, scissors. Luckily, she always picked rock and then shut her mouth after taking Dayquil, not failing to throw Syaoran some evil glances here and there), and finally agreed to let her outside as long as he was watching him and she was well-clothed since it was not exactly burning hot.

She settled herself on top of the blanket she brought outside with her in the garden and made Syaoran to do the same so they could look at clouds.

"Look, this may be difficult for you to do, but you have to have some imagination in order to do this," Sakura instructed. "It isn't rocket science, so look there, that fluff there is the ear, and further down is his arm."

Syaoran growled at stared at the sky hard, though he had constipation. Finally his face smirked.

"It isn't a bear," he said finally.

"Yes it is! I told you, use your imagi-"

"It's a dragon."

Sakura looked at him as though he were nuts.

"How in hell do you see that. It has arms!"

"So do dragon Miss Know-It-All!" Syaoran snapped. "But its ears are triangular shaped and his tail is long and curls up, so it's a little hard to see."

Sakura stared at the sky and squinted. "It's still a bear."

"Woman, I said it's a dragon, so it's a dragon!"

"Bear!"

"Dragon!

"How bout we compromise. It's a…Begon."

"What the fuck is a Begon?"

"Half bear and half dragon."

"There's no such thing!"

"I know that! But that cloud is a Begon!"

"Dumbass."

"Uptight jackass!"

"Yeah…well…argh!"

"OOF!"

Syaoran and Sakura were wrestling. They rolled around the grass, getting the blanket tangled with their movement. Syaoran tried to pin her down but she managed to stick up her knee and stopped him from doing that. She managed to flip him and took the top. Unfortunately, Syaoran grabbed her foot, as then flipped her back down and her waist was in between his legs. She struggled and that was the last thing he needed. She was pretty strong for a sick sixteen year old.

So he began to tickle.

Sakura's laughter was echoed throughout the entire garden and she began to squirm and cover all her vulnerable places. At one point, she tried to grab his arms, but she had so many vulnerable places on her body to protect. Finally, she couldn't take it.

"Mercy, mercy!"

"Only if you tell everybody, like Mei Lin and my sisters that I beat your sorry sick ass!"

"Fine! Just stop!" Sakura still laughed as Syaoran hands began to tickle her stomach and waist.

"Good!" Syaoran stopped but didn't get off her.

Something powerful hit him. He watched in a trance somewhat as Sakura tried to calm down from her tickle attack. Her eyes were closed at her facial features seems peaceful. Her chest was rising and lowering from her breathing, in which she was trying to calm down. The sun seemed to hit her light auburn way that almost made it seem sparkly, like a halo. Her hair was somewhat covering her face and Syaoran reached out to move it aside. It was almost a sin for anything to be covering her face at that moment.

Sakura opened her eyes when she felt a strong hand on her face. She saw Syaoran move away her rebellious strands away from her face. He didn't remove his hand away though. Instead it was stroking her cheek softly. She gulped and didn't know how to respond. He never acted this way before. In a way…she liked it.

Syaoran then took his other hand and placed it on her waist and slowly moved it upwards under her shirt. This sent shivers down Sakura's spine. He looked at her with his intense amber eyes which were burning with a passion, a desire that made Sakura's nerves tingle with excitement.

She really enjoyed it.

It was nice to be touched this way. Soon, she knew Syaoran was going to kiss her. He bent down and lightly kissed her neck, moving upwards. His kisses were like fires, burning as soon as they came contact with Sakura's skin. She loved this feeling Yukito had never touched her this way.

Yukito!

"Syaoran, what are you doing?" Sakura hesitantly asked. The image of Yukito, her boyfriend, came into view and though she hated it, she knew she had to stop Syaoran from kissing her.

Because she had a feeling she'd kiss him back.

The trance that Syaoran seemed to be in broke and he got off her immediately. He turned crimson and began to wonder just what was wrong with him.

"Oh come on! Why'd you stop! It was getting good!" a woman's voice rang.

"Feimei!" Syaoran yelled in embarrassment. His sister just had to witness it all. Sakura took had blushed. They had an audience.

"Mei Lin! Fuutie! Feimei! Fanren! Sheifa! What the hell!" Syaoran bellowed. All five girls were smiling goofily and began to giggle.

"It was cute!" Fuutie, the eldest commented. She had Sakura's cell phone with her.

"That's no reason to spy on me! Don't you guys have lives of your own!"

"We had good reason, a call for Sakura-chan came," Fanren pointed to the phone in Fuutie's hands.

"And does it take five people to come and give a phone to someone!"

"Here you go, Sakura-chan, she says her name is Tomoyo," Fuutie paid no attention to her pissed off younger brother.

"Oh, thank you!" Sakura took the phone and stood up. She walked a couple steps away from the others as to ensure she had privacy, something that seemed to be of shortage here.

"Tomoyo!" Sakura squealed.

"Sakura! Your father said you were at a friend's summer home for Golden Week. Why do I get the feeling that this friend isn't the type of person your father would imagine you spending a week with?" Tomoyo's voce was stern.

"Er…well…because maybe you're right," Sakura chuckled.

"Sakura, explain please! What are you doing spending a week with Syaoran Li-sama!"

"Well…like I said…I'm his girlfriend…"

"Nande!"

"Well, sorta…it's…not…"Sakura glanced around. Coast was clear. "Real."

"What?"

"Look, we have a deal and this is part of it."

"Sakura, you have to keep in mind that Yukito is your boyfriend!"

"I am! It's not like anything happened!" Sakura said. Well, something almost happened. But Sakura wasn't ready to tell Tomoyo that yet.

"Well, he's going to call today around nine in your time, I suggest you keep your phone of if you don't want the others around you to find out.

"He was going to call!" Sakura asked.

"Yes…he misses you…I think…well, he down but it's not like he's moping or anything…"

"I didn't expect him too," Sakura told her.

After some casual chit chat, Sakura said goodbye to Tomoyo and returned to Syaoran the others. They were all arguing and each one had a red face.

"All I ask is some privacy! That's it! Leave me alone!"

"Well if you wanted privacy than all you had to do was ask!" the five yelled back.

"I have!" Syaoran roared. "Now go away!"

"Oh no, Sakura-chan!" Mei Lin and the other four had hugged her. "Syaoran-chan is so mean, he is completely wasted on you. Did you not see how badly he was yelling at us?"

"Leave her out of this!" Syaoran yelled again.

Sakura laughed along with Mei Lin and Syaoran's sisters than sneezed again. Her cold wasn't exactly gone for good.

"Now get away from her, I got to give her the medicine," Syaoran came over and took Sakura by the arm.

"Aw, but that's nasty! I hate taking medicine! Besides I'm hungry!"

"Fine! I'll make you soup! Happy!"

"No! I don't want medicine!"

"You want to go to the beach with the rest of us this week don't you?"

"Hai!"

"Then shut up and take it!"

"Make me!" Sakura sat down on the cold pavement that was the walkway of the garden, unaware that the other girls were still watching them with interest.

"Fine, be that way. That's not going to stop me!" Syaoran then scooped her up and unceremoniously flung her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.

"Put me down! I refuse to be carried like a child!" Sakura argued the rest of the way and became much more infuriated when Syaoran had a smirk on his face.

"How cute!" Sheifa commented.

"But something's bothering me," Fuutie added.

"What they're perfect!" Mei Lin looked at her as though she were nuts.

"Yeah, they are but…that girl that called is Sakura-chan's best friend. She seemed surprised by the fact that Sakura was Syaoran's girlfriend and she kept wondering if did happened after she moved. Didn't Syaoran tell us they got together in Japan?"

"Fuutie, you're thinking too much. They're young and in love, leave them alone!" Fanren told her big sister.

"You're right. I'm probably fussing over nothing. But we should keep mother out of this conversation, I think."

The sisters agreed and talked about something else. Mei Lin however looked deep in thought.

I think I'll talk to Syaoran later about this. She decided and joined her cousins in conversation.

okay, i know it was short but this chapter was needed!

review please

-celi