i know ... i know. im horrible. really horrible. i was gone for more than two months. maybe "im sorry" is not enough. but ill say it anyway. im sorry. my reason ? TIME ! im telling you. im just 15 and im busy. if you dont believe me, its okay. but im not lying. school , social life , chores , my church. there's always an agenda for everyday. im sure you all know what that means. sure , i get free time. we always do. but what's the point of typing the story up if you have something on your mind ? wont the story turn crappy ? please forgive me.

but thank you soo much for all the reviews the last chapter. if you all are still reading this then im just eternally grateful. thank you so much.

Now the story might be cheesy on the last part. I was planning it to be mushy for V-day. but since i didnt get to update , its mushy but not for V-day now. that didnt make sense , did it ? okay , here !

Then She Happened

Sakura drew a sharp breath, her eyes stinging with tears longing to roll down. She felt her hands slightly tremble. She immediately wiped her sweaty palms on her uniform and cleared her throat.

"I have to go" she said in a badly quivering voice and ran towards the door with her sobbing clearly heard.

Sakura's voice seemed to have surprised the two kissing couple that they broke apart. Keira, with the look of satisfaction and Syaoran seeming to be thunder-struck.

It took him awhile to finally register what he had done and what had caused Sakura to run. The sound of door slamming woke him up from his reverie and realized the impact that Sakura might have received.

"No!" he yelled involuntarily. "Sakura! Wait!"

He threw the red-head a death glare with pure disgust and darted towards his door to chase after Sakura, leaving Keira in the hands of his cousin.

There was a crispy silence between Meilin and Keira. But Meilin broke it off with a menacing voice.

"What the hell did you come back here for Keira? You know you're not wanted!"

"Well, hello to you too, dear Meilin. How I've missed you" Keira answered in mock sweetness.

"Get OUT, Keira! Get your damn self out of this building! Go back to Japan! Leave Syaoran and Sakura alone"

"Hmm..." Keira paced around the room. "Sakura? Is that the new girl's name? I didn't really see her. I just heard her. As you saw, me and Syaoran were kissing and—"

"Shut UP!" yelled Meilin. "I'm telling you, Keira! Get...your...damn...self...off...this...building"

"Fine, fine. I'd leave before I see steam come out of your nose and ears. But honestly, I don't understand what makes you so angry. I'm just here, paying a visit to Syaoran"

"I don't care. Leave!" Meilin pointed towards the door.

"Okay!" Keira hissed. "I'll leave for now but you haven't seen the last of me... trust me on this one"

"Go AWAY! God ! What will it take you to get yourself out?" Meilin continued to yell.

Keira scoffed. She took steps towards the door, twisted the doorknob and stepped out. But she had her last words.

"Oh yea ... tell Syaoran I enjoyed the kiss. And tell him that I will get him back"

And she closed the door with a bang.

Good thing she slammed it shut just in time. Or she could have been hit by the glass pen holder that Meilin threw at her.

ooo

"Where the hell is Sakura?" Syaoran panted outside the building.

He scanned the parking lot, hoping to glimpse at a running figure of Sakura or even just her head. But he can't see her.

"What in the world was I thinking? Letting Keira kiss me like that..."

But Syaoran felt a very odd jolt. It's a feeling that something he's been wanting and yearning was finally granted to him... it's like he just got a wish.

He looked at his watch. 12:23. He wants to check on Sakura's house. She's probably there. But Syaoran remembered that he has a lunch appointment at 12:30 and a car would be waiting for him right in the parking lot.

He let out a defeated sigh and re-entered the corporation's building.

On his way up in the elevator, his breathing was ragged and anxious. He can't help but think of Keira. The fact that she actually came back was haunting... but yet ... something opened in his heart. A part that he had kept close. It's like a quarter of his wholeness as a human was locked but now freed again. Why? Just because he saw her again. And the feeling is scaring him...

There was a ding and Syaoran found himself on the corridor of his own floor. He entered his room as if on a daze and sat himself on his rolling chair. He buried his face on his hands and became aware of the fast but strange beating of his heart.

But before he can relax and have his pulse go back to normal, he felt another presence. This time, a very angry Meilin.

"What the hell was going on in your mind, Syaoran? WHAT? Why were you kissing Keira? What's your problem?"

"I wasn't kissing her..." he mumbled.

Meilin scoffed loudly. "Yeah, sure! You were just locking lips with her weren't you, Syaoran? We saw you! Sakura saw you!"

"Look!" Syaoran bellowed. "I didn't mean that to... to happen! It just— sort of ... DID! Just like that! I didn't even — I ... I had no clue what was going on ... I—"

"It takes two to dance tango, Syaoran" Meilin silently reminded him. "The kiss wouldn't happen if you didn't let it. And if you were in your right mind to push her out, then Sakura would see none of this"

"Listen to yourself, Meilin!" Syaoran furiously snapped. "You're making it sound like I did this on purpose! I love Sakura! You said it yourself that I've gone back to my old self. Would that happen if my feelings for Sakura aren't real? I love her and I wouldn't do anything to hurt her! Especially with Keira!"

"I know that..." Meilin replied. "All I'm saying is that you should have thrown her out immediately. That was the reaction I was expecting of you. I never thought that I would see you kiss her just like what we witnessed—"

"I couldn't push her away! I was—" he stuttered.

Meilin walked towards her own door, while giving out another small scoff. "You couldn't push her away? Come on, Syaoran ... you can excuse yourself better than that" she murmured, sounding so disappointed.

"What? I—" Syaoran tried to utter a sentence.

"You can't push her away?" Meilin continued on her way to her door. "You're a big and strong man and you can't push away a little lady like her? Get real"

And she walked out of his office and closed the door.

The way Meilin said it made it so plain to Syaoran's realization. He's a muscular man for crying out loud!

And he couldn't even pull away from a measly cling of a woman, just a little more than half his size.

ooo

"Li? Li? Are you listening?" A man with a balding head and a curling mustache cocked his eyebrow as he gazed skeptically to the inattentive Syaoran.

"Oh-oh. I'm so sorry, Mr. Luigi. I just have— a lot of things in mind" he apologized.

"It's quite fine" Mr. Luigi said although he was annoyed. This is the 3rd time he had to get Syaoran's attention. "I was just telling you the last part of my plan"

"Which is?" Syaoran asked, as his ears turned red. "Sorry— I—I wasn't paying attention"

"Yeah, I can see that" Mr. Luigi agreed.

"Anyway," he cleared his throat. "I was planning to start the building next month"

"Next month?" Syaoran inquired. "I thought it would be by next week or so"

"Yes, next month" Mr. Luigi repeated. "Because I'd be busy by next week. There's going to be a real big bash on my place"

"What's the occasion?"

"Have you forgotten?" the big man joked in a hurt voice. "It's my birthday, Li. I was sure that you would remember the birthday if your biggest client"

Syaoran racked his brain. "Oh yes! That's right. I'm terribly sorry, Mr. Luigi" then he smiled. "So, it's going to be a big social event, am I right?"

"You're very right. All the rich people in Hong Kong, all my connections are all invited. And so are you" Mr. Luigi answered.

"Me? Well, it's an honor" Syaoran stated.

"I want you to bring your cousin too. And anyone else you want to take. Don't worry about it. Bring whoever you want"

"Yes, Mr. Luigi" Syaoran's mind already racing about bringing Sakura.

They ate in silence for a few minutes. But Mr. Luigi looked at his watch and was startled when he saw the time.

"Goodness!" he exclaimed. "I'll be late"

"You can just run ahead. I'll pay for this, Mr. Luigi" Syaoran offered.

"Don't be ridiculous! You pay but the money would be from my wallet" and he gave Syaoran a mean look that he didn't dare retort.

"Here" and Mr. Luigi laid down fifty dollars worth of bills. He grabbed the envelope of his and Syaoran's deal contract about the farm and left with a nod. But he stopped and turned around.

"Don't forget. Next week. Wednesday, 7:00 pm 'till midnight"

"Yes, sir" Syaoran smiled.

He paid the money as Mr Luigi instructed and left the place too. His mind is now set on finding Sakura, apologize and hopefully to get on her good graces again.

ooo

"But I just don't get it, Sakura" Tomoyo sighed as they talked in Sakura's couch.

"Me neither" Sakura whispered.

"I knew there must be something wrong with you. When I didn't see you at lunch, I asked Ms. Li where you are. And she asked me if I was Tomoyo, your bestfriend. I said 'yes' then she decided to tell me what happened. And I knew that you were going home"

"Yeah..." Sakura answered. "I had to go home. I was shocked. And now, I'm confused. The thing—that I saw... it just surprised me. I never thought that—it can happen"

"Well, I'm sure that Mr. Li has a perfectly logical explanation for that" Tomoyo added in a cheerful voice and checked her watch.

"Oh, I hope so" Sakura mumbled desperately.

"I have to go. Lunch would be over. I suggest that you just stay here and take a break okay? I know that you're tired"

Tomoyo waved bye and disappeared when the door was shut.

"I'll take a hot shower, Touya" Sakura informed her brother who was sitting on the floor, playing fondly with his toys.

"Okay" he replied.

Seconds later , he can already hear the sound of water hitting the bathroom floor.

Outside the house, as Tomoyo was about to leave, there was a screeching of a car break and a slam of a door.

"Tomoyo!" Syaoran called out.

"Oh!" Tomoyo was startled. "Mr. Li! What are you doing here?"

"Is Sakura here? She's in her house, isn't she?"

Tomoyo just nodded.

"Thank you" Syaoran said. And before he knocked on the door, he called out to Tomoyo again.

"And Tomoyo... just so you know, I really didn't mean for that to happen. I love Sakura"

Tomoyo gave out a small smiled. "I know, Mr. Li"

And she continued walking on the direction to the corporation.

Syaoran raised his knuckles to knock and he then heard muffled sounds of footsteps. Small footsteps— suggesting that it's Touya who ran to see the visitor.

"Mr. Li!" Touya practically shouted with glee.

"Hello, Touya" Syaoran grinned seeing the boy. He kneeled down and received the small embrace of the little boy.

"Where's your sister?" Syaoran inquired, walking in.

"She said she's going to take a hot shower. She'll be back out later so—"

But Sakura immediately opened the bathroom door, her body wrapped in her pink towel, with her hands on her hair, squeezing water out of her hair roots.

"Touya! Who was that on the door ? I was halfway done but I heard—" and she stopped in midway as her eyes grew wide.

Syaoran didn't waste any time to bring himself in front of Sakura. But he was too late, Sakura rushed inside the bathroom again and closed the door in front of his face.

"Sakura! Open the door!" Syaoran shouted.

"No!"

"Why not?" he yelled through.

"First, because I'm naked! And second, you're an idiot, cheating on me! I don't want to talk to you!" Sakura responded loudly.

"I don't care if you're naked!" Syaoran rapped against the wooden door, not realizing the funniness of what he said. "And I might be really an idiot for kissing that lady but I swear, I'm not cheating on you! You should know better than that!"

"So kissing another lady other than me is not defined as cheating?" Sakura bellowed sarcastically.

"Well yes it is but—"

"See?" Sakura continued. "Now go away!"

She can feel tears welling up in her eyes now. She can't handle things like these. She's much too weak. If only bad things don't happen at all. Then there would be no need for shouting with a door in the middle of them two.

She can't talk her feelings out without breaking down. She knows herself that she's highly emotional and will cry for the smallest argument. Especially if she's involve. And for this, heck ... she's involve alright.

"I won't go. You can stay inside your bathroom all day long but I won't leave. You need to listen to me. You have to!"

"What else is there to say, Syaoran?" she yelled.

"I can't just tell you with the door close and—oh fine! I'll say it right here"

"Yeah... do that!" Sakura angrily spoke.

For crying out loud... she saw her boyfriend kissing someone! Who wouldn't be mad? Even someone who's so nice and understanding as Sakura has the right to get angry. She feels that she was betrayed, disappointed, and most especially hurt. She's his and he's hers. Nobody else can change that. And someone who's in love wouldn't want to see another girl kissing their man.

"Sakura ... that was Keira that you—you saw"

Sakura gave out small gasp. "What?" she murmured to herself.

"Yeah... she came back" Syaoran explained. "She just— she just went inside my office like nothing horrible happened between us two years ago" Syaoran breathlessly as if the thought itself is terrible enough. He then started pacing in front of the bathroom door.

Sakura remained silent.

"It told her to get the hell out. Maybe that's when you and Meilin heard all the shouting in my room. But as I got closer to her, full of fury, she'd still had the guts to cling on me and kiss me!"

"Then why in the world didn't you pull away?"

"I was shocked, Sakura! I was really shocked and too outraged to do anything! And then you came all of a sudden. It wasn't a kiss, really. I. Didn't. Kiss. Back! So it doesn't really count" he blurted out hopelessly.

It was just quiet. Syaoran's growing impatient.

"Sakura, if you are wondering if my feelings would return for her, you're wrong" But Syaoran felt his stomach tighten for an unknown reason.

"And I really love you. I don't even care about Keira anymore. My world revolves around you now, Sakura" he softly spoke.

"You're wasting your time, Syaoran" Sakura sniffed. But somehow her voice had changed. Her sad tone turned to a happy one. "Go and kiss someone else"

"You're being childish, Sakura" Syaoran breathed out. "Open the door. Please"

But this time, Sakura finally listened and swung the door open. Her eyes are slightly pink and the line of tears were visible on her cheeks.

"Thank God" Syaoran smiled and approached the towel-wrapped girl. "I thought I had to get a hammer and break the door down"

Sakura remained lull.

"Hey" Syaoran huskily muttered. "Cheer up. I love you and I like kissing you— and only you. So forget about Keira. Give me one more chance and you will never... ever see anything like that occur again"

"Promise?" Sakura started smiling.

"Yes... I promise" Syaoran nodded.

And with that, she let Syaoran's arms encircle upon her tiny waist and let herself be drawn closer against his hard, muscular chest, her stomach fluttering with the taste of his lips.

Syaoran wouldn't let go. He just kept on kissing her like there's no tomorrow. His hand was playing with wet strands of her hair and his other hand rubbing her back.. He was making the kiss more and more passionate by the second and Sakura can feel herself heat up.

"Syaoran..." she moaned but broke the kiss.

"I want to kiss you all over, Sakura" Syaoran muttered, sounding so disappointed when Sakura pulled away.

Sakura giggled. "No ... Touya's here"

"What if I send him out for awhile?" Syaoran seductively murmured.

"Don't be silly" Sakura responded.

But Syaoran who seemed to be really wanting to kiss Sakura bent down again for another kiss. Sakura gladly and eagerly obliged. This time, she admitted to herself that she doesn't want to let go either. But they had to ... they need air.

After the kiss, Sakura feels like she's hanging in Syaoran's arms that she feels that if he lets go of her, she'll fall on the floor. She feel so breathless and tired after that long, long kiss.

"Whoa" she sighed.

"I missed you" Syaoran stated.

"Missed me ? It wasn't even a day"

"Well yeah. All those times today that I thought you will never forgive me"

"That's stupid" and Sakura made a face.

"No. Not really" Syaoran whispered as he stared fondly at Sakura's face.

"I love you. I really do. Do you know that?" Syaoran continued.

Sakura shyly nodded and mouthed an "I love you too" for Syaoran and went for a big embrace.

"Guess what" Syaoran broke the hug.

"After work hours, I'll take you to dinner tonight"

"You will?" Sakura's face lightened up. "Tonight?"

"Why not? You deserve it" Syaoran smiled. He then checked his watch. "Well, I need to go now. See you later, Sakura"

And he gave her a last peck on the lips and left the house, leaving Sakura standing on her spot.

ooo

"See Sakura! I told you! We should have known that it was just some girl , trying to get his attention" Tomoyo stated.

""I was glad too when I found out. And I think he really meant what he told me this afternoon. I'm just hoping that nothing like that will happen again" Sakura sighed.

"Don't worry. Nothing will. Besides, stop worrying for awhile okay? Learn to enjoy life. Especially tonight that Mr.Li's taking you to dinner"

"Tomoyo, are you sure that it would be okay for you to stay in the house with Touya?" Sakura asked as she looked at herself in the mirror.

When Tomoyo heard the news of Syaoran taking them out, she immediately said that she'll fix Sakura's hair. And there they are, in front of the mirror now seeing if it looks beautiful.

"Yea ... of course. I like taking care of your brother anyway. I'll stay here until tomorrow if you want. I have clothes here, if you forgot" she giggled.

"There! Your hair's done !"

"Thank you so much ! I love it !" Sakura started touching the curls softly.

"You're welcome!" Tomoyo beamed. "Now wear this simple turquoise dress. It looks really pretty"

"Okay ma'am. I will" Sakura joked.

Minutes passed by and the doorbell rang. Syaoran went in to fetch Sakura.

"We'll see you later, Tomoyo" he called back.

ooo

"Wow ... this place is beautiful ... " Sakura mumbled as if she's in a trance.

Syaoran looked at her face and saw the reaction of awe.

'She loves it" he thought happily.

Sakura looked around. She first entered the place through a door. Then a long corridor that ended with a clear desk for the greeters of the restaurant. Syaoran whispered something about the "reservation for two" and they are now being led in an open area of a garden.

The pathway is full of pebbles and little stones. And all around them are all kinds of colors from flowers that Sakura didn't even know existed. After the pathway , there was an archway and a long gate that will be the entrance to the dining area.

There were tables on the green grass. And on the middle is a squared and marble piece of floor in which (as Sakura thought) people will dance on. On the left side of the place was a little door, connected to the building, probably the way of the waiters to serve food.

Then there was a little band, playing a soft tuned song. Sakura's heart was about to burst open with all the mush and romance that she feels. She can practically taste it.

The first time she went through that archway, her insides were lurching because of the excitement she's feeling. She looked up and the sky was starry. Not too starry , just right.

"Wow ... it's like everything's planned"

"I prayed to God for all these perfection. I mean , I really want to make you feel so special. You deserve this after what happened. My way of showing sorry." he murmured on her ear.

There was a waiter behind them , their own "waiter" that's waiting on their every move. But even before Sakura and Syaoran were seated , Syaoran already got his reward.

"Oh, Syaoran" Sakura whispered.

And this time, she kissed him. With every little thing that she has. She deepened it and made it the most pleasurable ever, just to let Syaoran know how she's so impressed and grateful.

"God ... " Syaoran talked to the waiter as Sakura walked ahead. "I should do this all the time, if that's the price that I can get"

The waiter laughed. "Men get that all the time, sir. When they take their ladies here"

Syaoran smiled.

They ordered their dinner. They ate in silence with side conversations once in awhile.

But Sakura's heart is so welled up that she can't contain it. This is so sweet and romantic of Syaoran. She just can't believe how he'd done it for her. It was perfect !

Is this how it feels to fall in love? The kind of feeling that makes you want to fly in the air? The kind of feeling that make you smile the whole time ... you can't stop thinking about it and you just can't seem to calm down. The feeling that makes your pulse go faster ... the kind of feeling that everything's going to be alright.

She's feeling it right now. There are butterflies in her stomach and every time she looks at Syaoran's deep amber eyes , she just can't seem to get her eyes off him. He's so ... she can't even find the right words. She's just so happy and so joyful that she's with him.

"Let's dance, Sakura"

And Syaoran led her to the dance floor as a new love song came in.

Syaoran put her arms around her waist while Sakura's are on his shoulder. She leaned on him and their bodies were pressed together, glued.

She slowly played with his hair. The hair that she loves so much.

'Oh God ! I'm in love with him so much ... ' her brain's racing.

She then can feel the soft lips of Syaoran on her neck. He's just dragging it nicely and easily on her skin, as if an expert. And she enjoys the sensation.

She kissed him. She's the one who started it. She kissed him ever so gently , ever so passionate until even Syaoran himself moaned. She was glad. This is the least thing she can do.

"Sakura ... I didn't know you can kiss like that" he muttered.

"Because I love how you took me here. You be are worthy of all my kisses tonight. All" she giggled.

"Only tonight?" Syaoran said in mock sadness. Sakura just laughed.

They kissed again.

"I'm enjoying this"

"So am I"

Well they better enjoy each other. They won't be able to that on the coming days.

Especially that Keira's back

i have a problem. im having a little writer's block. if you have a nice little something to spice this story up and if that will somehow connect and be related on my original thoughts for this story , then i'll use it. even just for asmall scene. something to make itbetter.a little help please ? i need your brilliant ideas , people !

if the chapter is bad , tell me. so i know what i'll improve on. i do know that there might be a lot of mistakes in this chapter. i didn't bother to check them again. its going to take a long time. and before you know it , my mom will call me and then i have to shut off the computer again. its just delay. so please just overlook it. and if you really dont like it , then im sorry.

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