Chapter 37: Crossing Boundaries
"Okay I'll go first." She said as she licked the back of her hand between her thumb and index finger before sprinkling some salt on the area. She picked up a slice of lime with the same hand as her other hand held the shot glass. She licked the salt off before downing her shot then quickly shoved the lime into her mouth, suckling on the citrus to eliminate the taste of the whisky. Touya grinned as he watched the face she pulled. She pointed towards him then the drink on the table then removed the lime from her mouth before licking the remainder of it from her lips. Touya's attention drifted towards her swollen pink lips. He licked his own lips then squinted his eyes and looked at her mysteriously. Yuri grinned.
"Touya Kinomoto, are you seriously giving me that look." She asked with a grin. He smirked at her. "I don't know what you mean." he said picking up the shot glass and sipping it. He stretched his jaw and winced.
"I need some lime." He said before leaning in and kissing her, licking her lips in the process. She placed her hand against his chest and pushed him away gently laughing.
"You have definitely changed. The old Touya would have never thought to do that." She said poking him in the chest. Touya smirked.
"Oh the old Touya thought about it, believe me. He just missed his chance that's all." He said giving her a knowing smile. Yuri's smile vanished.
"Oh." She said quietly as she thought about what he had just told her. He gave her a lopsided smile.
"Your turn." He said pouring her another drink. Yuri pulled a face and he laughed. "Come on. You don't wanna lose, do you?" he asked. Yuri groaned.
"I can't do it. You win." She said leaning back against the sofa.
"That's a shame." Touya said drinking it for her. "I was hoping you'd come out on top." He said suggestively before turning his body and leaning in to kiss her again. This time she didn't push him away.
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Kiisu stirred in her sleep, her eyes moving rapidly beneath her eyelids. She dreamt that she was running away from a dark shadow that encompassed everything in its wake. Like a vortex it pulled everything into a dark oblivion. She ran as fast as she could but the shadow loomed over her threatening to swallow her whole. She ran faster, creating some distance but her legs were aching now and she was out of breath. She panted heavily as she slowed to a halt. She turned around and watched as the darkness raced towards her. She shut her eyes and held her breath as it hit her, filling her pores and drowning her whole. She woke up, gasping for air and panting frantically.
She wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead and fanned herself with her hand. Pulling the sheets away from her warm body she swung her legs over the side of the bed and stood up slowly. She needed a glass of water to calm herself. The darkness of the room indicated it was still the early hours of the morning and not wanting to wake anyone up she quietly opened the bedroom door. Kiisu walked towards the kitchen, sleep still in her eyes as she struggled to peel them open. She opened the fridge and pulled out a bottle of water when she heard a gasp. She turned her head towards the sound and the bottle slipped from her hands with a dull thud as it hit the ground. She quickly turned back around to face the fridge but the image was fresh in her mind. A shirtless Touya was on top of Yuri, whose dress had slid up her thighs as Touya lay in between them; one hand on her jaw as he kissed her and the other caressing her thigh.
"Oh god, I'm so sorry!" Kiisu whispered loudly keeping in mind Yukito who was asleep in the other room. "I didn't- I just wanted some water." she said pointing towards the bedroom door, "I'll just go back… sorry!" She said covering her view with her hand and walking quickly towards the room.
After what seemed like a lifetime later Touya entered the room with a bottle of water in his hand. He stumbled towards the bed and extended his arm out to Kiisu who was sat on the bed. "Here."
Kiisu rolled her lower lip between her teeth then accepted the water. "Thanks." She said in a low voice avoiding his gaze then moved back so her back was against the wall. "I heard the door- did Yuri-chan leave? Sorry for walking in on you-"
Touya rested his eyes and nodded slowly. "She called a taxi. It's okay, I'm glad you did." he replied. Kiisu's eyes shot up at him as her brows stitched together.
"What?"
"I just mean – you stopped us from making a huge mistake." He explained then let out a sharp sigh. "Yukito would never forgive me if-"
"Alright. I get it. But that doesn't excuse what you were doing! What the hell were you thinking?" Kiisu hissed.
Touya shrugged. "I'm far too drunk to think Kiisu. I don't even know how I'm talking to you right now." He admitted then slumped down on the bed. His head lolled to the side as he lifted his heavy eyelids and looked at her. "Why am I such a dick, Kiisu?" he asked. Kiisu scanned his face slowly. His eyes were drooping slightly, his face still flushed. Faint smudges of lipstick stained his lips as well as parts of his jaw. She wanted to shout at him, tell him what a betrayal this was to Yukito, call him every bad name under the sun but she just conveyed her disappointment with a slow head shake.
"I don't know." She replied. She moved her back off the wall and leaned closer to him. She placed her hands on his cheeks and rubbed her thumb in gentle circles until the lipstick stains disappeared. One hand still on his jaw, she traced her other thumb over his lips. She was close enough to feel his warm whisky breath against her cheeks. She stared into his hazel brown eyes which were now squinting at her. Touya blinked slowly before his eyes refused to open anymore and his body slumped against Kiisu as they both fell flat on the bed. Kiisu struggled but managed to move him off her and onto the other side of the bed. She got off the bed and pulled his long legs onto the mattress. She grabbed one of the pillows and lifted his head, placing it beneath him. Touya stirred and mumbled something incoherently.
"Huh?" she asked though she didn't expect a reply.
"I liked her first, Yuki." Touya mumbled again. "Why did you have to like her?" he slurred then buried his head into the pillow.
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Sakura's heart raced as Syaoran walked her to the door. The two had just come back from their date and it was a lot more awkward than they had both anticipated. They had just assumed since they had crossed the boundaries of their friendship before that things would just flow. Except, it didn't. Perhaps it was the fact that they were both apprehensive about it or were trying too hard to make it a success but it only made things worse. Syaoran cleared his throat and rubbed the back of his neck as he avoided Sakura's gaze.
"So today was…"
"Interesting." Sakura offered politely. Syaoran chuckled then ran a hand through his hair.
"It was pretty awful, right? I wanted this to be a great date… I should have just taken you to the movies."
Sakura let out a small laugh. "There were definitely some awkward moments."
"Right?" Syaoran agreed looking her in the eyes now. "I'm sorry."
"You don't have to try so hard Syaoran." Sakura said, reaching out to touch his arm. Syaoran grinned.
"At least I didn't fall on my butt this time. That's got to count for something, right?" he asked playfully. Sakura giggled and nodded. "That's the spirit!" she grinned back at him. Syaoran's grin turned into a small smile as he stepped closer and cupped her face with his hand, his thumb gently tilting her chin upwards.
"Let's see if I can get one thing right." He whispered as he leaned in and tilted his head to the side, pressing his lips softly against Sakura's. The sound of someone clearing their throat gently caused the lips to rip apart as they turned expecting to find Touya. Instead they found Fujitaka. Both Sakura and Syaoran turned pink.
"Kinomoto-san!" Syaoran said flustered. "H-hello!"
"Good evening Syaoran. Will you be joining us for dinner?" Fujitaka asked with a kind smile. Syaoran shook his head.
"Thank you but I can't today. I was just dropping Sakura off."
Fujitaka nodded. He looked at the pink backpack in his daughter's hand and peeped the roller skates poking out then smiled. "Next time then. I hope you two had a lovely time on your date." He said before heading inside, smiling secretly to himself. Sakura bit her lip as she watched Syaoran's face turn a deeper pink. He dragged a hand over his face.
"Will the awkwardness never end?" he muttered. Sakura giggled.
"Goodnight Syaoran. Drive safely." She said leaning in to kiss him on the cheek.
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Touya groaned as he forced his eyelids apart. A painful sensation pulsed through his skull. He swung his legs over the bed and sat up, massaging his temples intermittently. With another groan he willed himself off the bed and growled as he opened the bedroom door carefully. The sound of his friends' laughter drilled through his brain and he winced. Even the sound of the teaspoon clinking against the coffee mug was magnified until he couldn't take no more. With a growl he ventured towards the bathroom. He let the cold water run then splashed some against his face, enjoying the cooling sensation that was waking him up a bit. He scowled at his reflection in the mirror then opened the cabinet door and took out a spare toothbrush.
When he walked into the kitchen / dining area Yukito handed him a large mug of black coffee with a wide grin to which Touya replied with a frown. He accepted the mug then sat down on the stool and cast his gaze to Kiisu who was avoiding his.
"Regretting last night's choices, huh?" Yukito asked teasingly. At this point Kiisu quickly turned to Touya giving him a knowing look. Touya took a gulp of his coffee then set the mug down gently.
"You have no idea." He replied. Yukito chuckled.
"Well I asked Yuri if she got home safely and she said she did and to thank everyone for a great night." He turned to Kiisu. "She really liked you."
Kiisu smiled politely. Touya lifted his eyes from his mug to scowl at her. "I'm going to have a shower." He said pushing his stool back. Kiisu sipped on her coffee silently until Touya left. Yukito pulled a face at her. "What's going on? Did I miss something?" he asked her. Kiisu shook her head. "I- erm, can't say. It's not my place. You'll find out soon enough though I'm sure." She replied. Yukito looked worried. "Why can't you tell me?"
"It's really none of my business, Yuki-chan. I shouldn't have even said anything but I don't want to lie. I have to go now but thanks for a great night." With that she got up and disappeared into the spare room where she gathered her things and slipped her shoes back on. When she left the room she found Yukito putting his own shoes on. She looked at him quizzically. "Where are you going?"
"The bus stop." He replied opening the front door for her.
Once they got to the bus stop, Kiisu looked at the bus timetable. "It should be here in about 10 mintes. You can go back in, I'll be fine." She said to Yukito. He took a seat and she sat beside him. "Or not." She giggled. Yukito turned to her with a straight face.
"Kiisu-chan. I want to apologise for last night. I- I shouldn't have done that." He said looking down at the ground. Kiisu blushed remembering the kiss they had shared the night before. She shook her head and gave a wave of her hand as if to dismiss the matter. "It was nothing. We'd all had a few to drink. It didn't mean a thing, don't worry about it." She replied. Yukito nodded. "Okay. Thanks."
When he returned to the apartment, Yukito found Touya sat on the sofa, ruffling his damp hair in an attempt to dry it. He flicked it to the side then looked up at Yukito. "Yuki. We need to talk."
Yukito kicked his shoes off and approached the sofa. "Sounds serious. Are you breaking up with me?" he joked. When Touya didn't roll his eyes, Yukito's eyebrows shot up slightly. "Okay. What's up?"
Touya stood up so he was level with Yukito. He didn't think there was ever a right way of breaking the news to him so he just spit it out. "I kissed Yuri last night." He said urgently. Yukito choked on thin air. "W-what? W-why would you do that?"
"It just happened. We were drinking, one thing led to another and I- I kissed her."
Yukito exhaled sharply as he scratched his head. "You've drank with Yuri many times before and you never thought to do that so what-"
"She was your girlfriend then. I wasn't going to do that."
"But now it's okay? She's still my ex, Touya. What makes it okay?"
"I'm not saying it is. That's why I'm apologising." Touya replied. He stepped closer to Yukito. "Punch me. I deserved it."
Yukito stepped back and shook his head. "I'm not going to punch you so can you feel better."
"It's not just for me, you'll feel much better too. Trust me."
"What a stupid idea. No."
Touya stepped closer. "I kissed her twice."
"I know what you're trying to do Touya."
"We did more than just kiss."
"Touya…" Yukito warned but Touya wasn't letting it go until he got what he felt he deserved. "I almost fucked her."
Thwack.
Touya stumbled backwards into the sofa. He held his hand on his cheekbone then smirked at Yukito. "See, doesn't that make you feel a little better?" he asked as he watched Yukito breathing heavily. He shrugged his shoulders. "A bit but now I'm even more mad at you." He breathed out. Touya groaned as he stretched his jaw to assess the damage. "Relax Romeo I only said those things to wind you up. From the way you were acting last night it didn't seem as though you even cared about Yuri anymore, not like that anyway."
"Touya, you have no idea what is going on in my head so don't try to guess or psychoanalyse me." Yukito replied defensively. "You know more than anyone what Yuri meant to me and how it was when she left. Excuse me if I need time to process her return."
"Fair enough." Touya replied taking a seat on the sofa. Yukito past him to the fridge and retrieved an ice pack. He placed it on the arm of the sofa, avoiding Touya's gaze. Touya laughed aloud as he placed the I've pack over his cheek then winced as the ice stung his skin. "Does this mean we're good?" he asked. Yukito crossed his arms and shrugged.
"I guess I shouldn't have felt bad about kissing Kiisu then." He replied. Touya stopped dabbing the ice pack over his cheek for a moment as he looked over at Yukito.
"She's a free agent." He replied. "She can do whatever she wants."
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It was Saturday and after a busy first week at the university, Sakura was glad to have been relaxing with her friends on the weekend. Unfortunately for the boys, there was less relaxing for them and more manual labour as Syaoran volunteered to do the gardening at the Kinomoto household in an endeavour to impress Sakura's father Fujitaka since he knew Touya would never approve of him back in Sakura's life as anything other than a friend, even that seemed to irritate him. Of course he had roped Eriol in after much convincing and emotional blackmail. Syaoran wiped away the sweat that was now dripping from his forehead down his temple. He groaned as he looked up at the scorching sun which threatened to melt him to a puddle. With a sigh he pulled off the t shirt that was starting to stick to his body as though it were plastic. He put down his gardening sheers and walked over to the patio doors where Sakura and Tomoyo were lying on lawn chairs seemingly catching a tan. He shook his head as he approached them then chucked his t shirt at Sakura's head. She caught it before it hit her face and scowled at him before scrunching her nose in disgust at the slightly damp top.
"Why do you guys get to have all the fun?" he asked as he helped himself to a bottle of water that was on the table by the shaded area. Sakura shrugged. "You signed up for this. We didn't." She replied sticking her tongue out at him. Syaoran pulled a face at him before returning to join Eriol once more. Sakura grinned as she watched him working. Her grin faltered and she found herself fanning herself not only due to the weather but the image before her. She watched intently as the intense heat caused Syaoran to glisten; how the sunlight hit him in just the right places, exposing every curve of his rippling muscles. She had always found herself weak at the sight of a man's abs and Syaoran's was definitely no exception. She found herself liking her lips as her thoughts ran wild as she imagined herself in many compromising positions with the object of her desires. A giggle from Tomoyo brought her back as she tore her eyes away from Syaoran and turned towards Tomoyo who had a wide grin on her face.
"W-what is it?" Sakura asked innocently hoping her thoughts weren't transparent. Tomoyo's grin only widened. She raised a perfectly arched eyebrow.
"See something you like, Sakura?" she asked then laughed at her best friend's obvious embarrassment. Sakura cleared her throat. "I'm sure I have no idea as to what you are implying my dear friend." Was Sakura's reply. Tomoyo laughed again. "Oh Sakura, how little you must think of me. I may look naive but I assure you I am not. You, my dear friend, may as well have the words tattooed to your forehead."
"And what might those words be, Tomoyo?"
"That's simple. 'I want to fuc-'"
"Okay! I get it!" Sakura stopped her then glanced over at Syaoran who had thrown his head back and was laughing at something Eriol had said. She groaned loudly. "Is it that obvious?"
"To me? Yes. But that's because I'm your best friend. He probably wouldn't have a clue even if you spelled it out for him." Tomoyo replied with a shake of her head. She took off her sun glasses and wagged her eyebrows at Sakura. "Spill it, lady."
Sakura blushed as she confided to Tomoyo about how though their make out sessions were definitely not lacking in passion, but that Syaoran was always the one to withdraw when things got too heated. Tomoyo grinned evilly which made Sakura nervous. She sipped on her lemonade as she threw Tomoyo a quizzical look. "What?"
"So his reason is that he doesn't want to pressure you?" Tomoyo asked.
Sakura nodded. "Yes which I get but I think I- I don't know. How do I let him know that I want more without coming across as-"
"Desperate?"
"Gee, thanks (!)" Sakura replied sarcastically. Tomoyo rolled her eyes at the comment.
"Do you want my help or not?" she retorted. Sakura nodded.
"You have the house to yourself this weekend right?"
"Yeah, my dad's away at a conference and Touya- I don't know, some place. Why?"
Tomoyo smiled evilly again. "Well because, my dear Sakura, this weekend you will be seducing Syaoran." She replied as she thought up a plan. Sakura didn't know whether to be excited or scared.
"Seduction isn't really my forte, Tomoyo."
"Don't be silly, you're an eighteen year old woman who was blessed with an innocent face and a killer body. You could make a living in seduction." Was Tomoyo's reply. Sakura sweat dropped at the comment which she wasn't sure was she was supposed to feel complimented or insulted by. She decided to indulge herself again when she noticed that the boys were walking back towards them. She gulped as she watched Syaoran picking up his water bottle again and this time pour it over his face. The water slid down his chest past his pecs and down his abs towards…
"Sakura!?" Tomoyo yelled digging her elbow into Sakura's side. Sakura blinked a few times then turned to her in a daze. "Huh? What? Nothing."
Luckily Syaoran was too busy quenching his thirst to notice that she was thinking about satisfying her own. Unfortunately for Sakura Eriol did notice and burst out laughing at her very apparent ogling. Tomoyo threw a small towel at his to keep him quiet, which he took and wiped his glistening face with. He grinned at her then approached her, wrapping his arm around her as he placed a kiss on her cheek.
"If I took my top off, would you ogle me like that?" he whispered in her ear. Tomoyo giggled.
"It couldn't hurt to try." She replied then after a moment's thought she recanted the comment. "Actually- I think one half naked man in Sakura's view is more than enough." She replied back. They heard a tut from Sakura who was now blushing.
"I can hear you, you know!" she said defensively. They laughed at her. Oblivious to their conversation, Syaoran finally joined in.
"Am I missing something?" he asked. Still blushing, Sakura threw his t shirt back at him.
"Yes, your shirt!" she replied frustratedly. "Maybe you should call it a day. You've done most of it and it's not getting any cooler."
"Yeah, I think some of us need a cold shower." Eriol commented to which Sakura gave him a dirty look which he grinned at.
"Okay I definitely missed something. Who needs a cold shower?" Syaoran asked picking up on the subtleties.
"It's Tomoyo. She's been trying to corrupt me with wild tales of her and Eriol's sexual trysts." Sakura blurted out in an attempt to save her own backside. Tomoyo choked on her drink as Eriol laughed at Sakura's outburst. Syaoran turned to Tomoyo with an unamused face.
"Tomoyo! I told you and Eriol to stop with the-!"
Tomoyo was in too much disbelief to every reply as she listened to Syaoran's rant about corrupting Sakura and putting pressure on her. After a while Eriol interjected and put a hand on Syaoran's shoulder.
"Alright I think she gets it. You won't try to influence our innocent princess, will you?" Eriol asked his girlfriend. Tomoyo gave him a dirty look and when the boys entered the house she turned to Sakura and instead of scolding her as Sakura thought she might, she smiled in a satisfied manner.
"Being able to manipulate the situation like that will come in handy when it comes to seducing him. Dare I say it, I'm proud!" she said clasping her hands together and staring dreamily into the sky. Sakura sweat dropped.
"What have I done?" she thought to herself.
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"Did I seriously have to come?" Touya asked with crossed arms. Yukito had won four tickets from work to a hot springs resort and had invited Touya, Kiisu and Yuri. After their last gathering, Touya had been avoiding both girls and was less than pleased to be spending a whole weekend in close proximity.
"You said you would make it up to me, remember?" Yukito reminded him, repeating the words he had uttered after his confession of kissing Yuri. Touya growled.
"I let you punch me. Wasn't that enough?" he replied. Yukito grinned at him.
"You're a real sport, Touya. Seriously. It will be fun. A nice relaxing weekend."
When they arrived at the resort three hours later, Touya was even grumpier. He barely spoke on the train journey except for a sarcastic comment here and there. His spirits, however, were raised when he spotted two girls walking across the lobby in their bikinis with their towels in their hands. The giggled as they walked by then turned back to look at him before disappearing down a hallway. On the wall there was a sign with an arrow pointing in the direction they had gone. "Mixed Onsen." Touya quickly turned to Yukito and cleared his throat.
"Okay maybe I won't totally hate this trip." He said with a shrug. Yukito looked at him in amusement.
"That's great, Touya. Just try not to sexually harass anyone while we're here." He replied. Touya rolled his eyes. "It's called flirting Yukito."
They got settled into their rooms which were right next to each other then got ready to go the baths. Touya knocked on the door impatiently. "Come on girls, we haven't got all day." He yelled through the door. Yuri opened the door and popped her head out.
"Be patient. Kiisu is just changing. She didn't know it was a mixed bath so she's worried her bathing suit is too revealing." Yuri explained. Then she shrugged. "Bless her, I think she'll have a heart attack when she sees mine."
Touya chuckled as his attention turned to the towel that was wrapped around Yuri's body and what was underneath it. "That wasn't a cue to perv on me, Touya." Yuri said snapping her fingers in his face. Touya snapped back to reality then cleared his throat.
"Right, sorry. Bad habit."
"To, what, perv on every girl you see?" Yuri asked shaking her head at him. He smirked.
"Only the fit ones." He replied. Yuri smacked him on the head then rolled her eyes.
"Idiot."
"Right, I've got the pass, are we all ready?" Yukito asked closing the door behind him. Yuri turned to see Kiisu behind her, a nervous smile on her face.
"Let's go." She said shrugging her shoulders. As they trailed behind the boys, Yuri watched Kiisu fiddling with her towel. She laughed silently.
"Relax, sweetie, it's fine."
When they got to the private baths, Touya spotted the two girls from the lobby who appeared to be going into a different spot. He nudged Yukito who held up the key card. "We're in… thirteen." He announced as he pressed the card against the reader by the door. It beeped then allowed him to push the door open. They walked into what looked like a private onsen. Kiisu sighed in relief as she walked in. While Yukito was distracted by Touya's questioning as to why they couldn't share with the two hot girls, Kiisu quickly took off her towel and slipped into the water. Yuri giggled at her then shrugged slipping out of her own towel. Kiisu's eyes widened at the daring swim suit she was wearing but Yuri didn't seem to care. Kiisu smiled at her confidence and she was right to be- she had a great body. She was a foot shorter than Kiisu and though she was slim she still had curves that Kiisu would die for. Her breasts threatened to spill out of the bikini top she wore whereas Kiisu's just about filled out her own. It was evident that she wasn't the only one admiring Yuri's body as she looked over at the boys, Touya's jaw was practically on the ground and Yukito had to smack him on the back of the head to get him to stop ogling at Yuri. Kiisu had to stop herself from rolling her eyes. She shut her eyes and threw her head back to rest on her towel as she let herself become immersed by the healing water. Yuri came and slid next to her.
"So I couldn't help but notice the intense looks Touya and you were throwing at each other on the train." Yuri commented. "Are you guys.."
"No." Kiisu said without opening her eyes. She breathed in and out softly. "Never."
Yuri grinned. "Never or never again?" she asked nudging Kiisu. Kiisu opened her eyes and turned to her.
"If you're interested Yuri-chan, he is open for business." She replied then closed her eyes and tilted her head back up to the ceiling. "As per usual." Kiisu added. Yuri pushed her bottom lip out. She looked across at the boys who seemed to be having a laugh making fun of each other. Touya was teasing Yukito because his glasses kept steaming up.
"Alright alright I'm just going to take them off." Yukito said placing the glasses on the side. Yuri grinned then put a few fingers up.
"How many fingers am I holding up, Yuki?" she asked. Yukito strained his eyes trying to focus on each finger. "Four?" he said uncertainly. Yuri made a buzzer sound. "Wrong; three." Yukito pouted and grabbed his glasses to put them back on. When he looked over at Yuri she attempted to add another finger but he had caught her.
"Hey, I got it right! Yuri. That is just beneath you."
Yuri giggled with a shrug. "Maybe." She looked over at Kiisu who hadn't said anything in a while and noticed something was wrong. She went up to her and touched her arm. "Kiisu-chan? Are you okay?" she asked softly. When Kiisu didn't respond she gently shook her shoulders. "Kiisu-chan?" Upon seeing this Yukito and Touya came in for a closer look. Yuri turned to them. "We need to get her out of the water. I think she's suffering from heat exhaustion."
Touya was the first to take charge, putting Kiisu arm over his shoulder then slipping one arm around her back and the other under her legs, he swooped her out of the water. He climbed up the steps leading out of the water carefully then walked over to the showers on the other side of the wall. He stood underneath and turned it on cold. As the water showered over both of them he looked down at Kiisu whose cheek was resting against his shoulder. He let the shower wash over her for a while to cool her down. Yukito and Yuri were out of the pool and looking worried.
"What can we do?" Yuri asked. Touya asked her to get Kiisu towel. He stepped out of the showers and wrapped the towel around her.
"We need to lower her body temperature. "There's air con in the rooms, right?" Yuri nodded. "There's a fan."
"Good, we need it on full blast. Yukito go grab some ice cold bottles of water and meet us up there." Yukito nodded.
Back in the room, Touya placed Kiisu down on one of the twin beds and unravelled the towel. Yuri, who switched on the fan and aimed it at Kiisu, commented how she would freak when she woke up. Touya looked over at her rolling his eyes. "I think her health trumps her modesty at this time. She'll just have to get over it."
There was a knock on the door then Yukito entered with the drinks. Touya had already gotten a flannel and a basin of cold water. He dipped the cloth in the basin then wrung the excess water from it before placing it on Kiisu's forehead. She moved her head slightly. Yuri jumped up excitedly. "Kiisu-chan!" but Kiisu didn't respond. Touya removed the towel which had already become warm then dipped it in the water again. This time he only squeezed it a bit before putting it on Kiisu's upper arm. He slid the wet cloth down the arm to her hands then repeated the same process with her other arm before moving on to her legs and then her stomach. Next he re-dipped the cloth in the bucket and slid it across her chest and neck then placed it back on her forehead. The cool air from the fan sent a powerful sensation across Kiisu's wet body. She stirred and let out of soft moan.
"Kiisu." Touya said softly. She opened her eyes slowly then looked around at the three faces that were looking at her. She attempted to sit up but Touya stopped her. He grabbed one of the water bottles and opened the lid then placed it against her lips. "Drink." He instructed. She obeyed, taking a long sip.
"What happened?" she asked. "I'll explain but-" Touya turned to Yukito and Yuri who were stood there in their wet suits and towels around them, "you two need to go change before you get sick. Yuki bring me a hoodie too." He said with authority. Yukito nodded then left the room. Yuri grabbed her clothes and headed into the bathroom to change.
Kiisu looked over at Touya whose hair was still dripping wet. He hadn't even a top on, and his swim trunks were also wet. She reached over to touch his face. "Go change. You'll get sick."
Touya shook his head. He grabbed a towel that was on the side and put it on his head then ruffled it against his hair before placing it around his shoulders. "There. Happy?" he asked with a smile. Kiisu shook her head slightly, her eyes were starting to droop. Touya placed his hand on her forehead and noticed she was burning up. He took the flannel and dipped it in the cold water then placed it on Kiisu forehead again. Kiisu let out another moan. He took the water and brought it to her lips again.
"You need to hydrate." He said. She took a couple of gulps. She sat up with difficulty then took the bottle off Touya and gulped it down in its entirety. Touya smirked at her. "Yeah, you'll be thirsty I imagine." He said handing her another bottle. She drank some then put it against her forehead. She sighed contentedly.
"Thanks." She said turning to Touya. "I feel much better." She looked at his form then pointed to him. "Go change please, I'll feel awful if you got sick because of me." He scoffed.
"You really do think a lot of yourself, don't you? If I get sick it will be my own reason." He replied. Kiisu shook her head but laugh.
"Just go." She said. He obliged and walked towards the door and opened it. He turned back and looked at her. "I'll be right back. Keep drinking."
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When the boys returned fully dressed, they heard laughter coming from the room as they entered. Yukito smiled as he saw Kiisu looking herself again. "What are you two laughing at?" he asked as he walked over and sat next to Yuri on the other bed.
"I was just telling Kiisu-chan about how impressive Touya was and then we were imagining him in a cape and tights." Yuri explained laughing again. Yukito joined in and Touya scowled as he stood over Kiisu. His eyebrows furrowed when he noticed she had placed a towel over her body.
"What the hell is this? You need to expose your body to the cold." He said yanking the towel away from her. Her reflexes kicked in as she attempted to yield her body with her arms but to no avail. "Kiisu no one cares about how sexy you look right now." Touya said raising his voice. Yukito cleared his throat as he threw Touya a look. He turned back to Kiisu who was blushing at this point and smiled.
"What Touya means is that we just want you to get better quickly. Your body temperature needs to stay down, okay?" he said kindly. Kiisu nodded but she pulled the towel back from Touya and placed it over herself.
"But I feel much better now and I don't like being exposed. I'll go put something light on then. Okay?" she wrapped herself with the towel then got up with some help. She grabbed her overnight bag and headed into the bathroom. When she was gone, Yuri got up and smacked Touya on the head. He winced.
"Ow, what's that for?" he asked defensively.
"For your lack of tactic and manners." Yuri replied. Touya cast her a side eyed glance.
"I see you're quickly getting re-familiarised with your old role (!)" he muttered under his breath. Yuri laughed.
"Yes I have missed this." She replied. When Kiisu came out of the bathroom she was wearing a baggy short sleeved dress that fell a few inches above her knees and some black tights. Touya leaned into Yuri's ear and whispered something. She nodded then turned to Kiisu who was running a brush through her hair.
"Sweetie, I think you should take off the tights. Your legs need to breathe too." Yuri said. Kiisu looked down at her legs then sighed defeatedly. "Fine." She whined then proceeded to take off her tights, slowly sliding them down her long legs. Yuri heard a strangled noise and when she turned she saw the boys watching her. Yukito had quickly looked away and was pretending to scroll through his phone while Touya was blatant in his admiration. She bumped her shoulder against his then leaned in to his ear.
"Close your mouth." She whispered and he shook his head quickly as though he was coming out of a trance then pretended to scowl but Yuri could see him trying to mask the blush that was creeping. She laughed silently then turned to an oblivious Kiisu who held the tights up and growled.
"Happy?" she asked with a scowl. Yuri giggled.
"Some more than others." She replied, ignoring the tiny poke that Touya gave her.
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When Syaoran returned home he was happy to get into the bathroom and wash the sweat and hard work from the day away. After his shower he changed into a t shirt and some jogging bottoms before lying down on his bed. He pulled his phone to him and smiled at the his screen saver which was a photo of him and Sakura together. We look so good together he thought to himself. His phone buzzed in his hand, it was Sakura. He answered the phone and put it to his ear. "Sakura, hey."
"Hi Syaoran. Just checking up on you. Still alive?" Sakura asked with a giggle. Syaoran let out a small laugh. "Kind of, was there any more work you needed doing, Princess?"
"Hmm perhaps there might be something you could help me with. I bought something today and I'm not sure how it looks, what do you think?" she asked coyly. At that point Syaoran received a messaged. He opened the picture message and nearly choked. It was a photo of Sakura wearing a red satin nightie that was extremely short and she was also wearing some stockings which stopped at her mid thigh.
"Sakura..."
"Do you like it?" Sakura asked timidly. Syaoran swallowed hard then looked back at the photo. How he wished he was there right now to sink his teeth into those stocking. He put he phone back to his ear then cleared his throat. "It's okay." He replied casually though he knew she would see through his act. Sakura made a whining noise.
"Just okay?" she asked sounding slightly hurt. Syaoran rolled his eyes. Even she couldn't be that naive.
"Are you trying to turn me on Sakura? Because if you are... it's working."
Sakura giggled. "That's better. Why don't you come on over and get a better feel... of the material." She said tactfully. Syaoran raised an eyebrow. Was she seriously asking him to come round at this time when she was dressed like that?
"Do you think that's a good idea?" he asked carefully. Sakura made a humming noise as though she was thinking about it.
"Yes, I'm bored. Come entertain me."
There was no need for further convincing as Syaoran hopped into his car and drove over to Sakura's way faster than he ever had. When he arrived he knocked on the door and she opened up with a grin. She was wearing a black lace robe and Syaoran caught a glimpse of the nightie beneath it. He smiled at her as he pulled her into a kiss. Sakura indulged him for a minute then broke off the kiss. She reached over and held his hand before leading him up the stairs. As he trailed behind her Syaoran's thoughts were all over the place. A part of him was fist pumping since he had been having a lot of cold showers recently since he had decided to become not only monogamous and committed but practicing abstinent since Sakura was still a virgin. However, a different part of him, albeit a very small part, was still having reservations since a) he wasn't sure if he would be able to stop things from escalating and b) didn't want to pressure Sakura into anything. Every other time they would be making out (surprisingly initiated by Sakura) he would be the one to pull back due to these two reasons and it was absolute agony every time he did when all he wanted to do was take her right there and then. But he wanted to respect Sakura's wishes; he wanted to show her that he had truly changed. Even now, they hadn't been dating long and they hadn't even truly defined the relationship other than an understanding between both parties about how they truly felt; it simply hadn't been communicated out loud. For some reason that bothered him. He knew what he wanted. He wanted her. But he wanted her to know that too. He wanted her to acknowledge that she was his and he wanted her to know that he was hers. He knew it sounded possessive but he didn't care. He loved her and although he knew deep down that she felt the same way, he wanted to hear her say it too.
This was why when she pulled him onto the bed and stood before him then began to slowly strip her robe off, he got up and stopped her. God, she looked sexy as all hell in that moment but Syaoran couldn't allow her to do this when there were so many questions left unanswered, so many things left unsaid. When her face turned to worry he took the undone ribbon in her hand from loosening the robe and tightened it again in a simple knot. He swallowed hard as he looked down at her angelic face then placed a hand on her cheek before leaning in and giving her an innocent kiss. Just as quickly he pulled away and smiled down at her. "Sakura," he said softly looking deep into her emerald orbs. "We need to talk."
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"When's the last time you got laid?"
Touya almost spat out the drink that was in his mouth. He spluttered a few times then cleared his throat. Yuri giggled. "I only ask since you've been looking at bambi there as though you're ready to go in for the kill." She explained looking in Kiisu's way. They had gone to a nearby eatery since they were all hungry and Kiisu and Yukito were still deciding on what to eat while Yuri and Touya were already at the bar ordering.
"You're funny." Touya replied dryly attempting to steer her away from this particular topic. Yuri pouted though she was clearly recalling something. "You like her. It's so obvious. Is that why you kissed me? You were trying to make Yukito jealous or something?"
"I kissed you because I was drunk and horny and you were there. Is that what you wanted to hear?"
Yuri made a tutting sound then rolled her eyes. "Well it's better than-." She replied crossing her arms. "Never mind."
"You thought I liked you?"
"I said never mind."
"What, do you think if Yukito thought that I was pining for you all along that he'd give up on you?" Touya asked smugly. Yuri looked up at him with hurt eyes.
"To be honest I'm more worried about his interest in bambi. He doesn't need another reason."
Touya laughed smugly shaking his head. He looked back at Yukito and Kiisu who were still deliberating their culinary choices then back at Yuri who didn't look very amused.
"Do you know why he took interest in her?" he asked. Yuri shook her head as she waited for him to answer. "She reminded him of you."
Yuri threw her head back and laughed. "What? Kiisu-chan and I are nothing alike."
Touya shrugged. "You might not see it, but you don't know her well enough. Your personalities may differ but you're both... real, easy to be around, and you both have a little fire in you."
Yuri laughed again. "Interesting. So what's the reason that you like her? Apart from the obvious of course."
Touya smirked. "I find her amusing. I like pushing her buttons." He shrugged.
"Oh I'm sure you'd love to get your hands on her buttons." Yuri replied cheekily. Touya laughed loudly.
"You're one to talk. That little stunt you pulled earlier. I know you didn't wear that swim suit for my benefit." He replied, laughing again when Yuri blushed. "Hey, I get it. You want to show him what he's missing but don't try so hard... just be yourself Yuri. That's why he fell for you in the first place."
Yuri scrunched up her nose at him. "Easy for you to say. I'm this close to confessing to him." She said holding up her thumb and index finger with a tiny space between them. "Don't let me get drunk tonight. I might just assault him."
Touya burst out laughing. "That's a tough call. Stop my best friend from getting laid?" He asked putting on his best contemplative face. Before he could say any more Yukito and Kiisu had joined them now ready to place their orders. Yukito, who stood behind Kiisu, popped his head in the middle of the two.
"You two look like you're having fun." He said cheerily turning to Yuri at the exact moment that she turned to look at him meaning their faces were mere inches apart. Yuri's bright green eyes gazed into Yukito's hazel ones which always seemed to have an amused look in them, though they looked softer right then as they penetrated into hers. She looked down at his lips for a mere few seconds as she recalled the many times they caressed her own in a loving way and how warm and soft they had felt at the time. Yutiko grinned nervously and Yuri did the same though she was more nervous that he might be able to hear her heart thumping violently against her rib cage. She quickly pulled back allowing him to take her spot.
"Oh Touya and I were just catching up. I've missed a lot in five years." Yuri replied. She nodded towards the table. "I'm going to go sit." She said walking back to her table. When she looked up she saw Touya who came and sat next to her and placing a drink in front of her. She faked a scowl. "So I tell you not to let me get drunk and you bring me the strongest drink you can find?"
"I give you what you need, not what you want." He said with a grin. Yuri laughed. "My hero (!)" she said sarcastically. Touya laughed. "Oh yeah that's me. The dark knight." He said with a wink.
When Yukito and Kiisu returned, Yuri turned to Kiisu. "How are you feeling now, sweetie?" she asked. Kiisu smiled at her politely.
"I feel much better thanks. Sorry for worrying everyone and ruining the fun." She replied. Yuri dismissed the last part with a wave of her hand.
"Don't be silly hon, your well-being is far more important. We can go in there anytime. In fact, I plan on going back there later if you want to join me." She offered. Kiisu shook her head.
"I don't know about that, I don't think it agrees with me." She said blushing. "I think I'll have an early night tonight."
"No way, we're here to have fun. Nobody is going to sleep early. They have a pool too, we can all go in together. Ooh, we can play Marco Polo!" Yuri said excitedly clapping her hands together.
"Wow that sounds lame." Touya said rolling his eyes. "Why don't we go dancing? I'm sure we'll find somewhere decent."
Yuri nodded, wanting to do anything other than stay in. "Sure, that sounds fun too."
"Well why don't you and Touya go out and I'll stay in with Kiisu? I'm not feeling particularly dance-y either." Yukito suggested. Yuri pouted.
"Yukiiii. All you need is three drinks and you'll be set. Pweeeease?" Yuri asked giving him her best doe eyes and pouty lower lip. Kiisu was the first to laugh.
"Okay let's go. I've already ruined the fun once, I don't want to known as a party pooper. Oh but, I haven't packed anything for the occasion." Kiisu said with wide eyes. Yuri squealed gleefully.
"Yay. That's okay sweetie, you can borrow mine. I have a habit of over packing." She admitted grinning sheepishly.
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"We need to talk."
As soon as Sakura heard those four words her whole world felt like it was crumbling. She felt a pang in her heart that made her want to fall to her knees in pain but she just stood there, frozen and unable to speak. The last time Syaoran had uttered those four words to her was two years ago when he had decided he no longer wanted to go out with her. She had been so sure that things were different now, that he truly wanted to be with her but here they were again in the same situation. Her eyes stung as tears welled up in them, ready to fall.
"N-no," she said quietly, "Don't do this again." Her tears spilled down her cheeks, rolling down to her chin. Syaoran gasped softly. He wiped her tears away then lifted her chin forcing her to look at him. "S-Sakura. What- stop crying. I'm not breaking up with you you idiot!" he half yelled. Sakura sniffed as she blinked back tears.
"Then why-?" she asked through sniffles. Syaoran rolled his eyes as he pulled her into a hug. "I freaking love you, you muppet. I'm not going anywhere." He said to her. Sakura pulled away from him and wiped her tears with the back of her hands.
"You love me?"
"Yes. I just thought maybe we should, I don't know, get that out there and talk about us before we did... anything." Syaoran replied reaching over and brushing his thumbs across her cheeks. Sakura blushed as she looked down at her feet. She then lifted her eyes to look back at him. "I freaking love you too." She replied. Syaoran broke out into a grin. He hugged her again, tighter. She struggled to set herself free but once she did she attacked his lips with her own. Syaoran buried his fingers into her hair as he kissed her back passionately.
"Syaoran?" Sakura moaned into the kiss. Syaoran made a noise acknowledging her without letting go of her lips. "Make love to me." Sakura replied breaking away and whispering it towards his ear. Syaoran panted as he kissed her again without mercy. His hands moved down to Sakura's waist then around to her butt as he crushed her against himself. Sakura moaned erotically as she felt his hardness against her core. Syaoran then began to untie the bow of her satin robe. When it came undone he pushed it against her shoulders and it cascaded to the floor. His hands automatically went to her breasts which he massaged gently, enjoying the feel of them against the satin nightie. Sakura moaned into the kiss as Syaoran continued playing with her breasts, making lazy circles around her nipples causing them to stand.
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"Doesn't she look great?" Yuri asked gesturing to Kiisu who was wearing a black mesh top and a pink PU skirt. Her hair wasn't styled any different – it was a straight black bob though it had grown an inch below her chin now and framed her face. She tucked a few strands behind her ears and smiled nervously. Yuri herself was wearing a pair of distressed denim shorts and a casual cropped t shirt which showed off her figure perfectly.
They sat down and had a few drinks before they moved to the dance floor which was packed. Yuri flew through the crowds effortlessly dragging Kiisu behind her. When she got to the middle of the floor she began dancing. Kiisu was shocked as the girl could really dance. She stood out amongst the other dancers who were simply grinding on each other. Kiisu giggled as she attempted to get into the song that was playing. She closed her eyes as she gracefully stretched her arms above her head and interlocked them then began swinging her hips slowly. She had to close her eyes and imagine that she was the only one in the room as the thought of other people watching her made her nervous. When she felt two big brawl hands around her hips her eyes shot open as she craned her head to the perpetrator when she felt another arm slide around her waist and pull her forward. She fell against Touya's chest and missed the deathly look he gave the other guy who put his hands up and backed away. Kiisu's grip loosened as he looked down at her. "You okay?" Kiisu nodded absent-mindedly. "Thanks." She whispered but he must have read her lips because he nodded. Touya placed his other hand on her waist loosely then began dancing with her, pulling funny faces and making exaggerated head movements which earned him a laugh.
"Are we having fun?" Yukito asked joining them. Kiisu nodded then pointed at Kiisu. "She can really dance, huh?" she yelled over the music. The boys laughed at her and Yukito nodded then made his way to Yuri and began dancing with her. Kiisu leaned in closer to Touya ear. "What's so funny?" she asked. He did the same as he talked into her ear.
"Yuri's a dancer. That's why she moved away. Her parents sent her to a dance school." He explained. The stunned look on Kiisu's face when she pulled away was enough to make Touya crack a smile. Yuri and Yukito got closer and Yuri broke in between Kiisu and Touya as she took his hands and pulled him away leaving Yukito to dance with Kiisu.
"Is Yukito not a good enough dance partner?" Touya teased as he placed his hands on Yuri's hips. She placed her hands on his neck then pulled him closer. "When we get back I'm gonna need you to distract Kiisu. Yukito is all mine tonight." She whispered into his ear. Touya laughed loudly.
"You little minx!" he said then pulled something out of his pocket before discreetly sliding his hands against her behind and placing it into her back pocket then pulled her closer. "You can thank me later." He said to her.
They danced until they were spent and Yuri was flirting freely with Yukito who didn't seem to mind it in his inebriated state and was even flirting back. When they got back to their rooms Touya kept his word in distracting Kiisu with a drunken game of jenga which they found in the back of the wardrobe as Yuri managed to convince Yukito to go for a late night swim. After he changed into his swim shorts, Yuri took his hand and led him to the girls' room where he sat on the bed waiting for her to change. Yuri struggled to find her other swim suit as she began to strip out of the clothes she was in. Yukito giggled pointing out what she was doing and trying to help her search for it. When he found something which resembled a swim suit, though he couldn't be sure since he was squinting, he stood up and raised it above his head triumphantly when he noticed that Yuri had already shed her shorts and top. He stammered as he attempted to form a coherent sentence. "'Ree, your clothes..."
"You found my bikini top!" Yuri slurred grinning. She took this to mean that she should take off her bra in order to change into it right there and then. Her bra fell to the floor along with Yukito's jaw. Yuri giggled as she stepped closer. "What's the matter Yukito?" she asked drunkenly. Yukito blushed.
"You're naked." He said looking away and holding out the bikini top. Yuri giggled again as she took it from him to put it on.
"You've seen me naked before Yuki." She said in a matter of fact manner. Yukito shrugged.
"We were dating then. It's different."
When he looked back up he found Yuri lying across the bed. She patted the spot next to her and he went a lay down with her, both staring at the ceiling. Yukito turned to face her. "Thanks for being nice to Kiisu-chan." He said softly. Yuri smiled at him. "Did you think I would be jealous?"
Yukito shrugged. "I was scared you might not want to know her."
"She's your friend, sweetie, of course I'm going to play nice. Besides, I like her. I can see why you and Touya do too."
"She reminded me of you, you know." Yukito said staring back at the ceiling. "It was nice to be reminded of you after not speaking to you for so long." He said with a sad smile. Yuri looked up at him.
"I'm sorry for disappearing like that. School got tough, I was practising all the time and then I was busy with the competitions..."
Yukito turned to face her again and saw the sad look in her eyes. "I missed you so much Yuki. I'm sorry for not making enough effort. I just wanted to work hard and do the best so I could prove to my parents that I wasn't just a dumb kid stupid in love so they would allow me to come back here. Back to you. But now I'm afraid you don't feel-"
Her confession was cut off by Yukito who leaned in and kissed her. Memories came flooding back powered solely by the raw emotion that went into that one kiss. His lips were as soft and warm as ever. Softer. Warmer. Gentler. He was the one that got away. The one for whom she pined all those years as she waited to come back home, to him. Warmth ran through Yuri as she cupped Yukito's face in her hands and kissed him back hungrier, wanting more of him, needing more of him. She pulled him on top of her as she continued to kiss him while her hands roamed his body. He only had his swim shorts on and she relished in the easy access as she pulled him down against her so their skin was touching. Yukito groaned as he felt her smooth skin gliding against his, her heaving cleavage caressing his chest. It had been a long time since he had been with a woman and he was especially powerless when it came to Yuri.
"Wait. Wait." he whispered as he tore his lips away from Yuri's. "I don't think this is a good idea?" he said in a strangled breath as her hot lips trailed down his neck. He placed his hands on her cheeks and forced her to look at him. Yuri's soft emerald eyes bore into his. "Please Yuki." She panted softly. "I need you."
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(A/n: Sorry for the long wait but I hope you enjoyed this. I will try to get the next chapter up much sooner! Thanks so much for reading *hugs* ^_^)