"A Surprise Visit"
Sakura stretched on the bed before snuggling into the soft blankets in Syaoran's bed. She had been laying there for the past hour, thinking about all the events that had taken place today, and everything that she discovered about the man who was slowly having a tremendous impact on her life.
He had left her over six hours ago, and she was starting to miss him, despite the short phone call they had two hours ago. It was past midnight now, and she still had not heard from him like he said she would.
She was not upset or angry with him, but a little disappointed that he had not called.
Guess that comes with being interested in a man with his kind of job.
She was still going to wait up for him until he decided to come home. He had said that he would think about getting off early for her, but she was beginning to doubt that he still would since it was already past midnight and she still had not heard anything from him.
She sighed, sitting up from the bed. She needed to get out of bed and walk around instead of moping about him not being here with her.
She knew exactly why she felt so anxious to receive that phone call, or for him to walk through those doors. Whenever he does not talk to her, she could not help but feel like he was not working, but instead sleeping with someone else at the hospital.
She wanted to trust him; like, fully trust him, but thinking about his past and the type of person he was, it was hard sometimes.
He was known for sleeping around with multiple people at once, and that thought never settled well in her mind or heart.
Whenever she looked at a female walking by, she often wondered if he had slept with her, or did anything.
It was his past…
She knew that it was wrong to judge someone based off their past, but because of his condition and everything he had been through, it was always a question lingering in the back of her mind if he would do it again.
A loud chime and buzzing sound interrupted her thoughts, making her look over to the desk to see her phone shining in the dark room.
She reached over, grabbing it off the desk to look at it. A smile formed across her lips at reading the text message.
'I miss you. I'll be home shortly.'
Her heart almost melted in her chest at the warm fuzzy feeling the text caused her to have.
And here she was, thinking that he was probably sleeping with someone else right now. She could not help but wonder if that made her a terrible person.
She put the phone back down on the desk, and then climbed out of the bed. She stretched all her muscles, still enjoying the achy feeling that she had from their earlier activities.
Her cheeks warmed, mind wondering if the man was turning her into some kind of nymphomaniac.
She picked up her phone again, turning the switch on. Just as she went to the messages, her phone began to ring, surprising her.
Her brows scrunched at the caller id that came up on her phone. She swiped it across, answering it.
"What are you doing awake this late at night, mister?" she asked into the phone.
"I couldn't sleep, and I figured you were awake since you always are at this time," the person on the phone said.
"I'm not sure if I should take offense at that, Aki," Sakura said with a small smile on her face.
He chuckled into the phone before she heard ruffling on his end. "I was just thinking about you, is all," Akinari said.
"Oh gosh, what is it?" she asked, already knowing that he called with a purpose.
He may have thought about her sometimes, but it was never for nothing. He always had a purpose behind everything he did and said to her. She knew him too well for him to not have a purpose about anything.
He sighed. "Are you doing okay?" he asked softly into her phone.
She smiled, feeling very grateful for such a great friend who cared about her so much. "I'm fine, Aki. Matter of fact, I'm almost back to my normal self," she said brightly.
He sighed again, except in relief. "It sounds like it. I'm so glad," he said.
"You're such a kind person," she said sincerely.
"I care about you, so of course you think so," Akinari said in a playful tone.
Sakura smiled. "No, you are kind to everyone around you," she said in a similar tone.
She heard him chuckle. "Stop it, Sakura. You know I hate it when you try to flatter me," he said in what she perceived as a sheepish tone.
"I'm not, though. You really are kind…I don't know what I would do without you," she said truthfully.
"You wouldn't make it in this life," he said playfully.
She giggled, shaking her head. "Why else did you call?" she asked, already knowing there was something else.
He was quiet for a moment, making her wonder if he had hung up on her.
For some reason, her heart began to beat fast, thinking that he might mention something about the rumors at the hospital.
"Aki—"
"Hey, that reminds me. Where were you today?" he asked in a nonchalant tone.
She knew exactly what he was asking, though.
"My place," she said shortly.
"Oh," he said.
"Why?" she asked, deciding to play along with the little game he had going on here.
"Just making sure that Li-san didn't woo you into his office," he said with a chuckle.
She frowned. "Of course, he didn't 'woo' me into anywhere. If I went to his office, it would have been because I wanted to and did out of my own freewill," she said defensively.
"Okay, okay, okay. You don't have to get all defensive on me. Besides, I trust you and know that you wouldn't ever do anything to jeopardize your career," he said confidently, making her feel slightly guilty.
The feeling disappeared quickly, though, being replaced with another emotion that she felt for Syaoran.
"Why do you ask, then?" she asked softly.
He chuckled. "I don't know if I should tell you or not," he said
She rolled her eyes, despite him not being able to see her. "Just tell me," she said.
"Apparently, he had someone unfamiliar here at the hospital earlier," he said.
"Okay?" she asked, waiting for more.
"Well, they were…well…you know," he said, sounding awkward in the phone.
She giggled. "Having sex?" she asked.
"Well, yeah! I don't know what the hell they were doing, considering the things I have heard about it," he said.
Her cheeks colored, thinking about the events again. "W-what do you mean?" she asked in a timid tone.
"They weren't the quietest thing around the hospital. Apparently, the whole hall heard what the hell they had going on," he said.
"Hoe…" she murmured very quietly to herself.
He burst out laughing at her heard response. "Yes, that's how loud they were. Everyone's suspecting that it's a patient," he said.
"W-why a patient? Isn't there a policy about that?" she asked.
"Well, she was calling him 'Dr. Li,' and I doubt that a girlfriend or partner would do that. Unless it was one of the workers here because they all do that out of respect...but... it's no one here, so I really don't have a clue who it could be," he said, sounding deep in thought.
Sakura closed her lips tightly, fearing that she might say something stupid to give herself away. She could not afford to do that, especially after he praised her a few minutes ago.
"Sakura?" he called after she did not respond.
"Y-yeah, I heard you. That's strange, I wonder who it could be..." she said awkwardly.
"He didn't mention anything to you about seeing anyone new?" he asked.
Her face relaxed, remembering her and Syaoran's conversation at the hospital about him liking her now.
"Confidential information, sir," Sakura said in a playful tone. "And, you're not getting information from me to spread in that hospital."
Akinari laughed before letting out a sigh afterwards. "Fair enough. Looks like you caught on to what I was doing," he said in a similar tone to hers.
Sakura rolled her eyes. "You're ridiculous, just like everyone at the hospital who works there," she said, giggling.
"Oh, stop it. What are you doing, anyway?" he asked, changing the subject.
"Just...laying down," she said.
"Oh? What are you wearing?" he asked in a teasing tone.
Sakura burst out laughing, shaking her head. "Goodnight, Aki," she said.
He chuckled. "Goodnight, Saku. Love you," he said.
"Love you too," she said before hanging up.
As soon as the call ended, she heard a knock on the door.
Suddenly, she felt giddy inside because of the person she was sure standing behind the door.
She had showered, cleaned the house out of boredom, changed the sheets and all; patiently waiting for him to get home since he left. Finally, he was here.
She debated whether she should change into more clothes instead of his T-shirt after she showered, but she disregarded the thought.
She was dressed enough to hide anything that could trigger him. Or, so she reasoned.
She walked to the living room with a huge smile on her face. She unlocked the door, not even bothering to check and see who it was.
When she opened the door, a wide smile spread across her face before it faltered at seeing that it was not Syaoran.
It was a woman with dark hair that was pulled up into a bun with crimson eyes. Her face looked very sculpted and defined with pale skin.
In other words, the woman looked beautiful, making Sakura feel slightly insecure about herself.
"Does Syaoran live here?" the woman asked with a Chinese accent, causing Sakura's throat to become dry, at a loss for words to tell her.
The woman arched one of her brows, placing her hand on her hip. "Come on, I know he has women coming in and out sometimes, so you don't have to feel ashamed or anything," the woman said in a reasoning tone.
Sakura's cheeks warmed at that statement but feeling slightly pleased that the woman had not referred to her as a whore. Nor, the other women to whom Syaoran had slept with in the past.
"H-he's at..." The woman gently pushed the door open, so she could walk in without Sakura's permission. "work," she finished awkwardly.
"Damn, that boy. He purposely did this, didn't he? He ignored my calls, texts, emails, and ugh," the woman sounded frustrated now.
"I—I'm sorry, but who are you?" Sakura asked in a polite tone.
"Well, this is a bit awkward. I didn't think that I would be meeting one of the women he sleeps with on the first night I got here," she said, scratching the back of her head awkwardly.
Sakura looked at her, noticing her dressed in foreign clothes, that she assumed as Chinese.
"U-uh..." Sakura stuttered, not knowing how to respond.
"I'm Li Meiling," she introduced, holding her hand towards Sakura to shake.
Sakura awkwardly took her hand, shaking it slow. "K-Kinomoto Sakura," she said shyly.
"Kinomoto-san!?" she exclaimed.
"U-uh..." Sakura felt shame and embarrassment wash over her body at being recognized by the woman.
And then, it struck her.
Li.
Meilin.
Syaoran had told her about Meilin, so she knew that it was his cousin.
For some reason, a huge weight was lifted off her shoulders, knowing that it was not some random woman coming to his home this late.
"Yes..." Sakura said awkwardly, feeling shy all of a sudden.
Meilin looked her up and down, humming softly. "I didn't peg you as the type to fall into my cousin's games," she said thoughtfully.
Sakura frowned, folding her arms around her body in an effort to offer herself comfort. "I didn't fall into anything...and... it's not like that," she said, not knowing how to defend herself in this situation.
She did not know how to react to the woman coming up with all these conclusions. And she surely did not expect to meet one of his family members in this predicament.
She felt so humiliated right now.
"What is it like, then?" Meilin asked, raising a curious brow at her.
"I..." Sakura could feel her cheeks going hot again, not knowing how to answer.
Meilin circled her as if she were observing Sakura. "You guys are dating," she stated, rather than asking.
"W-what?! Of course not!" Sakura said immediately.
"So, it's not that..." She looked thoughtful now. "Unless, you guys just want it to be a secret."
"W-we're...not dating," Sakura said uncertainly.
"What is it then?" Meilin gasped, making Sakura alert. "You're his therapist!"
"I-I..." Sakura's eyes widened, not able to lie on the spot.
"Wow, he would really stoop this low to corrupt an innocent woman's career. That son of a-"
"Please! It's not like that," Sakura said immediately, already knowing the conclusion that Meilin had come up with on the spot. "It's...complicated."
Meilin sighed, sitting on the comfortable couch. "Alright. I won't pry, but I'm not leaving until Syaoran gets here," she said in a concluding tone.
Sakura bit her lip lightly, feeling even more awkward. She wondered if she should leave, stay, or call Syaoran to inform him about the surprising arrival of his cousin.
"Come, sit," Meilin said, patting the couch that was free beside her. "I want to talk."
Sakura swallowed, slowly walking towards the couch to sit beside her.
"I didn't mean to make you feel awkward, but Syaoran doesn't just bring and leave any woman in his house. You must be special to him," she said thoughtfully.
Sakura's cheeks colored, eyes looking down at her hands in her lap. "I-I don't think it's like that," she said nervously.
"You're his therapist...for whatever reason, and you're in his home without him here...so, you have to be special to him," she said, causing Sakura's cheeks to warm even more.
"You guys are having sex too," she stated boldly, looking at Sakura hard, like Syaoran would sometimes.
"I-I—"
"It's okay. I didn't come here to find out anything and spill secrets to the media, so you don't have anything to worry about," Meilin said in a reassuring tone.
Sakura let out a relieved sigh. "Then...why?"
Meilin sighed, crossing her legs. "Because, Syaoran's abandoned us long enough. I'm tired of it, and..." Sakura looked at her, seeing sadness cloud her eyes. "I'm worried about him. He's gotten worse with contacting any of us. I just don't understand why he doesn't want to have anything to do with us..." Meilin said sadly.
Sakura looked at her sympathetically, wishing that she could tell her why he really did not want to have anything to do with them. But, she knew there was no way. It was not her place to say anything.
"This event that's coming up for him is great...so damn great, that I don't want to miss it, and neither do his sisters. We told him that we would come here to celebrate with him, but he told us not to show. And after that, he stopped responding to any messages we sent him..."
Sakura swallowed. "Well, he's a doctor, so he's just busy maybe..." she said quietly.
"I'm sure he could take one minute out of his day and call back or send a text or two," Meilin said haughtily.
She sounded bitter now.
"I'm sorry," Sakura said softly.
Meilin looked at her with saddened eyes. "No, I'm sorry. I just came here, ranting to you as if we've been long time friends. Please, forgive my forwardness, Kinomoto-san," she said, bowing her head.
Sakura shook her head. "No, you're fine. I..." Her cheeks warmed a little. "I'm glad that you feel comfortable enough to talk so freely to me."
Meilin sighed exasperated, dropping her head. "Is my cousin treating you well? You seem too good for him," she said with a frown.
Sakura's eyes widened. "He's...he's very sweet..." Sakura said softly. "He was very rude and mean when we first met, but he...he warmed up to me and became this kind person that I didn't even know he was capable of."
Sakura could feel her cheeks growing hot the attention Meilin was giving her by staring at her like that.
"You like him," she said.
"W-well, I appreciate the kind of person he is," Sakura stuttered.
Meilin rolled her eyes. "Please, don't be like my cousin. Whenever he's feeling something for anything, he tries to brush it off and use excuses," she said.
"W-well—"
The door opened, interrupting Sakura from finishing her sentence.
They both looked to the door, seeing Syaoran hang his keys on the little rack. Neither of them said a word.
When he turned towards them, Syaoran's face went from calm and relaxed to angry, immediately. "Why the fuck are you here?" he asked angrily, glaring at them both.
For a moment, Sakura felt like he was directing the question at her, so she stood quickly from the couch.
"Syaoran," she called, getting his attention, but he ignored her, storming over to them.
He gently grabbed Sakura's hand, pulling her behind him to block her from Meilin as if he were protecting her. "I thought I was clear when I said I didn't want to see any of you!" he bellowed, making Meilin stand from the couch.
She glared at him, folding her arms over her chest. "Can't you at least show some form of decency in front of your guest?" she asked, almost in a tone similar to his.
"Leave!" he yelled.
Sakura looked to the door, hoping that no one could hear them from the other apartments.
They were being a little too loud, especially at one in the morning.
Meilin straightened up, holding her head high. "No. I'm not leaving until you sit down and have a decent, rational conversation with me about why you don't want us here," she said.
Before Syaoran could respond, Sakura grabbed his arm tightly to get his attention.
He turned to her with a horrified expression on his face, almost shattering her heart into pieces.
"Sakura, I don't want her here and there's nothing that you can do to convince me otherwise," he said tightly.
She was surprised that he knew that she would try to convince him to do so.
He turned back to Meilin, glaring at her. "Leave, now," he said tightly.
Meilin folded her arms stubbornly. "We are going to talk," she said in a stern tone.
He groaned loudly, pulling his arm from Sakura so he could storm out of his own apartment.
Sakura turned to Meilin with an apologetic look on her face. "He just needs time, okay? Wait here," she said softly before rushing out of the house after him.
She closed the door behind her and rushed down the steps, only to see him leaning against the side of the apartment building, sitting on the ground with his head buried between his arms.
Sakura frowned, stooping down beside him, and grabbing his arm gently. "Syaoran," she called softly.
He looked up at her with anger clouding his eyes. "Why the fuck is she here, Sakura?" he asked angrily.
"You know why she's here..." she said in a disapproving tone.
"I don't want to talk to her, or any of them. What did she not understand from that? I just don't fucking get it," he said in a frustrating tone now.
"She misses you, just like all your other family does..." Sakura said in a soft, gentle tone.
She did not want to cause any more unpleasant emotions for him.
He was quiet for a moment before he sighed. "Come here," he said, opening his legs slightly for her to get between them and into his arms.
She crawled over to him, facing him and he wrapped his arms around her body, pulling her flush against him.
"I can't see her right now," he murmured into her neck, tickling her neck.
"Okay," she said softly, caressing his hair.
"Please, make her leave so we can have the night to spend together," he said. "Just us, no one else."
"It'll just be us tonight, okay?" she said softly.
She felt him release a relieved sigh against her before she tried to pull back, but he held her tightly.
"Please, just hold me…let's sit here for a moment," he said.
"Okay," she said, sitting on the grass so she could feel comfortable between his legs.
Even though he told her to hold him, it felt more like he was holding her.
So, they sat on the ground embracing each other for the longest of times before Sakura shivered, remembering that she only had his T-shirt on and it was probably 40 degrees out.
Syaoran released her as if he noticed it too. "Where the hell are your clothes?" he asked gently, sliding his hands down her body slowly, warming her skin slightly.
She blushed, snuggling closer to him. "I didn't think we would go outside tonight," she said sheepishly.
"Damn it, I'm sorry," he said, sliding his hands under her shirt to her bare waist to pull her closer to him.
He leaned down to kiss her lips softly, in what Sakura felt as an apology.
She responded back, holding him tightly before pulling away when she felt him poke her through his pants.
Syaoran sighed, releasing her. "How can I get rid of her? She won't listen to me. None of them ever listens to me," he said, sounding annoyed all over again about his cousin being there.
"Don't say it like that," Sakura said, feeling sorry for Meilin and him at the same time.
She could see that Meilin was just worried and concerned about him because he had been ignoring them, but then, she understood why Syaoran did not want to see them. It was just a reminder of his traumatizing past that he wanted to forget.
"There is no other way to say it. She's here, and before I know it, my annoying sisters will be here too. I..." He held her tighter. "I can't do that right now, Sakura."
"Okay, okay. I... does she have a place to stay?" she asked hesitantly.
"Hell, if I know. I didn't even know that she was coming here," he said.
"Okay. I have a spare room at my place, so she could stay with me," Sakura said without thinking.
Syaoran looked at her with a frown on his face. "Then, you'll have to leave..." he said sadly.
Sakura caressed his face gently and reached up to kiss his lips softly.
He deepened the kiss shortly after, sliding his tongue in her mouth so they could taste one another.
He moaned into her mouth, letting his hands glide up and down her sides gently.
It was only when his hands became needier that Sakura decided to put a stop to their kissing. Besides, they were still outside where anyone could walk out and see them.
"I was going to leave today, anyway. I have patients to see tomorrow," she said.
He sighed, resting his forehead against hers. "When will I see you again?" he asked.
"Come to the group therapy on Friday," she suggested.
He sighed, opening his eyes to look her in the face. "I can't. I have to work, and I don't think I can stand a minute being in the same room with that guy, especially with the way he looked at you," he said, holding her to him.
Sakura smiled knowingly. "You have no reason to be jealous," she said.
"I don't want him looking at you like that, though," he said stubbornly.
Sakura kissed his nose before prying his touchy hands from her body. "Come on," she said, standing from the ground.
He sighed. "What did she tell you?"
"Hmm?" Sakura asked confused.
"Did she tell you anything about me?" he asked, almost sounding anxious.
Sakura frowned, wondering if he was trying to hide something from her. "What would she need to tell me that you haven't?" she asked.
Syaoran stared at her face for a moment before shaking his head. "Nothing...just..." He sighed. "Get rid of her."
Sakura kissed his forehead and nodded. "I'll be back," she said.
Sakura walked back up the stairs to his apartment. When she opened the door, she was surprised to see Meilin already standing at the door.
"It was very nice to meet you, Kinomoto-san. I'm sorry that we had to meet this way. Hopefully, next time it'll be better," Meilin said, stepping aside.
"W-where are you going?" Sakura asked hesitantly.
"I rented a place for my stay. I'll be back tomorrow, so could you let him know for me?" she asked.
She nodded mutely, watching her walk out the apartment.
A few minutes passed before Syaoran came up, closing the door behind himself loudly, making Sakura jump.
"Syao—"
His lips attacked hers before she could finish that sentence. He picked her up, wrapping her legs around his waist as he pushed her against the door, hard. His hands were already trying to pull her panties down before Sakura stopped him by grabbing his hands.
"W-wait," she said, holding his hands tightly.
"Why?" he asked in a frustrated tone, attempting to pull her shirt up instead.
"Because we don't do this anymore; have sex to make ourselves feel better," she said, even sounding like she was talking about herself too.
His hands stopped trying to get her clothes off, and he looked her directly in the eyes before he closed them tightly. "You're right..." he said, setting her down on her feet.
"You're fine, okay?" she said in a reassuring tone.
"I know, I know," he said, pressing her body into the door with his. "I just...want to feel something, other than this," he said tightly.
"Let's cuddle then," she said, smiling at him.
He looked at her face as if he were trying to read her mind.
Her cheeks colored, eyes shifting from his. "W-what is it?" she asked nervously.
He shook his head. "Let's cuddle, then," he said.
She smiled, pulling him to his bedroom.
When they settled under the covers, Syaoran wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close to his body.
Sakura knew that he did not want to talk, so for the remainder of the night, they laid together in silence until they fell asleep.
"Deep breaths, Syaoran," he chanted over and over to himself. "Just take deep breaths, go in there, and get it over with already."
Syaoran was standing in front of the café door, trying to calm himself down from the pressure of finally talking to Meilin. It had been three days since he last saw her, and he was still not ready to see her.
After having a brief conversation over the phone about her not showing up at his place again like that and her agreeing, he gave in to the idea of meeting up with her on Saturday at a nice café for a nice chat, which was today.
He still could not believe that she had just shown up at his place unannounced at one in the morning. He was lucky to have arrived home early or Sakura could have come up with so many different conclusions about a random woman showing up at his place.
He could feel his face going hot at the thought of her, and his stomach had that familiar tug. He wanted her to trust him with everything, but was sure if things like that happened, she would never be able to.
He wanted everything to be perfect with her—for her. He was beginning to doubt that it would now, thanks to a certain someone for showing up after he practically demanded her not to.
He sighed, shaking his head before pushing the café door open. He immediately spotted the dark-haired woman in the corner of the café, looking down at her phone.
He was almost sure that she was probably texting one of his annoying sisters.
He pushed that thought to the back of his head, making his way over to her. The closer he got, the more he could see her.
It was not like he had anything personal against Meilin, but the dark hair and pale skin was a reminder of the woman he hated the most.
"Finally!" Meilin said, glaring at him.
He grimaced, already becoming annoyed with her. "Could you keep your voice down?" he said, returning the glare at her.
"You were late on purpose, weren't you?" she asked with a frown on her face now.
Syaoran sighed, sitting in the chair in front of her. "What do we have to talk about?" he asked grouchily.
He already did not want to be here, and he had not seen Sakura since she left his apartment the night after they cuddled. He needed his dosage of Sakura to become the better him again but knew that it was not possible with their tight schedules.
Sakura was trying to catch up with her patients and the ones she missed, while he had so much work to do at the hospital.
For once, he wished that nothing else in the world mattered besides him and Sakura, but knew it was selfish to think such a thing.
He sighed, pushing the thoughts to the back of his head. He had other things to focus on right now, like getting rid of Meilin before the big ball and stopping his sisters from coming here too.
"You, dodo brain," she said.
"What about me?" he asked, purposely avoiding the topic he knew she was hoping for.
"Why don't you want us here? Or, why don't you want to have anything to do with us?" she asked sadly.
He looked away, seeing the familiar sadness cloud her eyes. He felt bad, but not enough to the point where he wanted them in his life.
"I like life better without you guys," he said truthfully.
"That is so cruel…" she whispered.
"It's the truth," he said coldly.
"How do you think your sisters feel? Or, Uncle? And Auntie—"
"I don't care about the way they feel. This is my life and I want nothing to do with you guys. Why is that so hard to understand?" he whispered the last part desperately. He just really did not want to have anything to do with them.
They were all a sad and terrifying memory of the past that he wanted to forget about.
"Because, you can't just throw away the people who were with you for half of your life—"
"None of you were there for me!" he bellowed.
"Keep your voice down," Meilin hissed when attention was drawn to their table.
Syaoran took a deep breath, leaning back in the chair. "I…just, can you leave? You'll only get in the way and make things worse than they already are," he said coldly.
He could be cold sometimes, but right now, he did not mean any of the cruel things that he was saying to her. He just hoped he hurt her enough to the point where she would not return. He wanted this to be the last time she ever showed her face in his life.
"What the hell happened to you? You weren't like this before," she said in a frustrating tone.
"I grew up and realized how much of a shitty family I have. That's what happened," he said, despite his heart aching at the lie.
Not everyone in his family abused or mistreated him, but anything would do as long as he got rid of her for good.
"Stop it!" she hissed. "You said that we could have a civilized conversation."
"Just tell me what you want from me," he said with a sigh.
"I don't want anythi—"
"Then, why the hell are you here?"
"Because I missed you, Syaoran! Is it so wrong to miss the guy I grew up with?" she asked brokenly.
He shook his head unbelievably. "Okay."
"Okay? That's all you have to say? Did you just agree to come here and purposely hurt me?" she asked, brows scrunched together in anger.
"Did you just purposely come here to ruin my life?" he retorted haughtily.
She stood from the table angrily, glaring at him. "Fuck you, Li Syaoran," and she stormed out of the café.
He let out a relieved sigh, glad that she had been the one to leave.
He felt bad for being so cruel and hurting her, but he hoped that he did not have to see her or have anything to do with her anymore.
She should have never come here to begin with.
With that thought in mind, he stood from the chair, leaving the café as well, feeling guiltier than he thought he did. He refused to fix anything with her though. He had warned her, but she chose not to listen to it.
He needed—
The loud chiming sound and buzz in his pocket interrupted his thoughts.
He took his phone out of his pocket, looking at the caller id. His heart warmed at the person on the screen and he swiped it across.
"I was wondering when you'd call," he said into the phone.
"My patient just left," Sakura said. "How was it?"
He froze at the reminder of him telling Sakura that he would see Meilin today.
"Hello?" he heard her say when he did not respond.
"I'm still here," he said softly.
"What happened?" she asked, voice sounding accusing a little.
"I think she's gone," he said after a while.
"Syaoran," she said disappointedly.
"I already said I didn't want to see her," he said softly.
"What are you doing right now?" she asked.
"Sitting outside the café we met at today," he said.
"Are you doing anything else today?" she asked.
"If I can't find anything, I might just go back to work," he said. "Why?"
"Don't do that. Let's go out for drinks later," Sakura said in the phone, nearly surprising him. "We need to talk."
His heart began to beat fast, hearing her say that. That statement almost never meant anything good.
"What's wrong?" he asked, holding on to the phone tighter.
"We just need to talk," she said.
"Sakura, what do we have to talk about?" he demanded, feeling annoyed that she even brought the topic up, but not wanting to give away any details.
"Everything that's going on, okay? We can have a…friend to friend conversation. Not as therapist and patient," she said, reasoning with him.
He sighed, somehow knowing what she was talking about. "Okay."
"Okay, what?" she asked uncertainly in the phone.
"Okay, we'll go out for drinks…" he said quietly.
"Grea—"
"On one condition," he interrupted immediately.
"What is it?" she asked.
"You give me one dance," he said.
She sighed into the phone softly before a giggle ringed in his ears, warming his heart. "Fair enough," she said.
He could feel his mood brightening, forgetting about everything else. "R-really?" he asked, almost excitedly. He could already feel her body against his moving so fluidly.
"Yes. I'll be free after eight, so could we meet up then?" she asked.
Syaoran nodded, already feeling his blood course through his body with excitement.
It had been ages since he last saw Sakura. Or, so it felt that way. He had seen her three days ago, yet it felt like an eternity.
He was starting to notice that phone calls and texts were not doing him any good anymore. He liked it better when they could physically see each other. Even if tonight would mean talking about something he may not want to talk about.
"Okay. See you then?" he asked.
"Yes. I'll text you the—"
"No, I could pick you up," he said immediately.
She was quiet on the other end, making him wonder if she had hung up or not.
"Sakura?"
"As long as you take me back to my place," she said after a while.
He frowned, sighing into the phone. "I know. I promise to get you home safe," he said, meaning every word.
"Thank you," she said softly.
"Okay. Lo—" he stopped before he could finish that word.
What the hell?
"What is it?" he heard her ask in the phone with concern.
"I-it's nothing. See you then," he said, and then quickly hung the phone up before she could respond.
He could not believe that he was really about to say that. It felt normal, and like a natural thing to do, especially since it was Sakura.
He had never used that word before, so he was sure that it was just a slip of the tongue. He heard other people tell their significant others that they loved them after getting off the phone all the time, so that was where the thought came from…
Right?
I didn't expect the chapter to come out this late, but the first time I wrote the chapter, my files got deleted, leaving me with no choice but to rewrite it over...
On a brighter note, thanks to my beta, theDeviantme for editing! Also, I have a bit more free time now, since school's done, so I'm looking forward to getting more chapters out for you guys!
Anyway, I know this wasn't the best chapter, but it's a chapter that had to be done to prepare you guys for the drama galore that's on it's way. Meilin's here, which I'm sure a lot of you will hate. But, her role in this story plays a big part too, so let's hold off on the hate towards her character for right now :P. I'd still like to know what you guys think of the chapter, and where do you think the story's headed now that his family's getting involved? Or, if he's really hiding something as Sakura suspected for a brief moment? Hmm...
Again though, thank you guys for the love and support. I have to get rest now because I've been running on 4 hours of sleep for the past 36 hours.
Ja ne!