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Chapter 4
Next day 8.00am Garage office
"Hi bro, here is another job for you. My exhaust broke on my bike this morning and I need it fixed ASAP."
"No problem" Brian smiles happily at his brother as he eats the last bit of his breakfast bap and walks back into the garage.
"So have you seen Sakura this morning?" Syaoran asks him,following him idely.
"No not yet, she should be here soon though she normally has breakfast in the office."
"O right, just a question then Brian but was that really her yesterday or were you pulling a prank on me."
"Well why don't you see for yourself" Brian tells him, nodding a gesture to the double doors as he starts to clean a car cog with his rag.
Moments later, a slim long haired woman entered the was wearing black worn trainers, with a pair of overalls with the sleeves tied around the waist with a black vest top on.
"Brian I am starving!" Sakura mutters out in a moaning voice.
"Babe it's in the office.."
"Mmm" She replied to him, without taking much notice of anyone else in the room.
Syaoran stared at her in shock as he watched her disappear into the office whining about food.
About ten minutes later Sakura came out, and looked at her friend happily.
"Thanks for breakfast, it was good." She walks over to Brian and kisses him on the cheek.
"No problem babe I got you, I am happy you liked it"
"Sakura" Syaoran interrupts them, shouts out speechless.
"Yes oh hi Li"
'LI? Why is she calling me by my last name, she will gladly call Brian by his first name' Syaoran wanders frowning, getting a little jealous.
"Sakura you have to start training with me today. No excuses, your test has been moved forward. It's in two months now. I am aware that you have gotten a lot fitter since I have been gone, and I appreciate that" he eyes her up and down making her feel a bit self conscious, before continuing "but just losing weight will not help you. I have been on the phone all morning and the Elders have picked someone called crusher to fight you for your initiation."
"WHAT, no way Syaoran, cancel this fight immediately!" Brian shouts out at him getting angry
"Brian, calm down," Sakura tells her friend as she walks over to him and grabs his hand in a comforting way.
"You don't think I have tried, that is the Deal if she refuses to fight him then they will kill her instantly anyway.
Sakura laughs hysterically at this before fainting, earning a look of confusion from the two brothers in her company as they run to catch her figure before it hits the ground.
Syaoran was the first there, as he safely catches her waist and scoops her legs up so he is left carrying her.
"Nice catch," Brian says out in relief.
"Well what do i do with her now?I don't have the keys for the private house on me , so i guess i will just have to carry her in to the main house and wait until she wakes up"
"Syaoran, please help her. I can't lose her. There must be something we can do so she does not have to fight that maniac." Brian begs his brother, as he grabs his shoulder.
"I will do my best bro, the last thing i want is for her to get hurt." he tells him as he looks down at the body in his arms, with concern and thoughtfulness. `i will protect you` he thinks to himself, before walking slowly towards the main building with Sakura tightly in his arms.
Five hours later.. Syaoran's room
"Sakura, are you ok?" Syaoran asks her worriedly, as he sees her eyes start to move.
"Yes i think so, What happened" Sakura asks, getting herself up into a seating position before looking around.
`What Is going on? I seemed to have woken up in a palace`she thinks to herself.
There were two gold patterned doors at the end of the room, an expensive leather sofa and a giant bed at the other side with a big huge window right next to it.
"You stupid woman, you fainted due to exhaustion and its was only eight in the morning. Just what have you been doing to make your body that tired" Syaoran questions her angrily, concern all in his eyes as he stared at her for an answer.
"I have had a lot on my mind the last few days so I have been running a bit more that normal, that is all." She huffs at him, noticing he was in the room and rather close to her on a seat next to the bed.
"Well there must be a reason for it, so tell me"
"..."
"SAKURA, do you know how worried I- I mean Brian has been about you. Stop being so selfish and think of others for once. There is no reason to get yourself this exhausted except being a spoiled brat". He tells her in a matter of fact tone, as he stands up and leaves slamming the door behind him.
3:00pm
her best friend spots her, as she came into the garage.
"Babe, you ok?"Brian looks at her worried
"Yes I am fine, I did however have to tell a lot of people that I was a delivery driver. Anyway are you ok?Syaoran told me you were worried about me, I am sorry?"
"What i have not seen him all day after you fainted, he just left carrying you."Brian tells her, making her eyes widen and her face go red with shock. `carried me?`
"Sakura, are you ok? you're going red." Syaoran notices, as he comes into the garage.
Reaching out his hand to touch Sakura's forehead she quickly tries to step away from his touch nervously and ends up tripping on one of the car boards. This sent her whole body flying through the air towards the workbench.
`O dear` she thought, closing her eyes preparing for an impact that never came. Instead a body caught her, as two arms wrapped around her upper body stopping her from smacking in to anything.
"Ahh you're such a dummy," Syaoran bites out, peeling Sakura off of him checking her for injuries holding her shoulders.
An almost tomato coloured Sakura steps back from Syaoran's hold before going over to Brian and hiding behind him shyly.
" Listen I came here to tell you that, I am going to do all I can to stop this fight." Syaoran tells her sternly with piercing amber eyes..
"I just love the fact that you two have such little faith in me. Brian you have been with me for three months now, so surely you should know what I am capable of." Sakura says out, looking at her friend sadly.
"Sakura what's got you so confident, you do realise that he is called crusher for a reason."
"Yes, I Know Li" she tells him, rolling her eyes.
"Then how can you be so fine with this battle? I could not even beat the crusher if he was my opponent" Syaoran states.
"Look how I understand it is that if I beat this guy not even the Elders can touch me right" Sakura states
"Yes that's right, I guess Brian shared more than what I wanted you to know" Syaoran says out loud, eyeing his now smirking brother.
"Well is it also true you get a gun with one shot to use."
"Yes but you have to be able to shoot it first."
"Easy" Sakura tells him confidently.
Seconds later she had already stolen his gun and had fired all six shots into the wall behind him, they all landed in the same hole perfectly.
"You see, I only need one shot." Sakura admits.
"But how?" Syaoran and Brian say in unison.
"My dad, he owns the shooting range, everyone I know can shoot. It's like second nature."
Syaoran looked at Sakura in amazement, before a very shocked Brian started to speak concerned. "Why didn't you tell me before?"
"Well you didn't ask" she said, a bit sad for keeping a secret from her best friend.
"Ok well then meet me at three at the training field tomorrow at six so I can teach you stuff apart from running away."
"Ok fine, but I want Brian there too or else I am not coming" Sakura tells him, crossing her arms stubbornly.
"That's fine" he answers her, before he begins to circulate her body
"Ah Brian, call off your brother he is being creepy" Sakura asks him as she runs behind her friend again and away from Syaoran's glare.
"Steady on bro, she is not food."
"Hey, I know that, I was just looking," Syaoran explains.
"Go on bro, and we will see you later" Brian shoos him off laughing.
"Ok I am leaving."
Tomorrow 6:00am Training field
"Well I am here" Sakura anuses jogging up to the three people in the field lamely
"Babe you have to wake up a bit or you will be in trouble" Brian tells her, concerned.
"Yes I am trying, but you know what I am like in the morning"
"Well you better get your head in the game. Yesterday you showed me you have skills with a gun but you have to be able to get to the gun first without getting killed."
This made Sakura's sleepy mind disappear, as she looked at Syaoran with a frown.
"Stop looking at me like that Sakura. All I am trying to do is help you, now do you want my help or not."
"Fine but I am only doing this because Brian asked me to." she says out with a huff.
"Well whatever, Eriol come here and let's get this over with."
"Nice to meet you again my dear." Eriol exclaims out to Sakura, grabbing her hand and kissing it gently.
"What are you doing?" Sakura asks him quickly,yanking her hand away from him, blushing furiously.
"wow wow babe is that the first time someone has kissed you" Brian chuckles at her reaction.
"No of course not" she lies out, making everyone look at her.
"Just stop, are we doing this practice or not" Syaoran bites out a little jealous at Eriol for kissing Sakura's hand before continuing.
"ok ok Eriol stop this and attack her." Syaoran commands him, resulting in Eriol charging at Sakura with great speed.
"hu" Sakura shouts out dodging his move by falling on the ground head first.
"Shit"
"Sakura watch out he is not going to stop just because you have fallen down" Brian shouts out scared for her.
Sakura then rolls to her front quickly and kicks Eriol away from her giving her a chance to get up and run.
"Remember dodge." Brian tells her as he sees Eriol come at her again.
'I can see it' Sakura thinks out as she bends down to avoid Eriol's kick.
Seconds later he dives for her which she dodges, causing him to end up face down on the ground this time with Sakura jumping on top of him preventing him from getting up.
"Well looks like I win" she lets out with a deep breath getting off of him.
"Brian, looks like you lied to me" Syaoran smirks at his brother playfully side hitting him.
"How? You never asked me if I had taught her anything else other than losing weight."
"Anything else? She's much fitter, she just beat my second in command in dodging skills. Not to mention that she was able to learn all this from you in just three months.
"Bro you have created a monster." Syaoran lets out a sigh, as he stares at Sakura warmly.
"Hay I just figured it out" Brian laughs out.
"What?"
"The reason you have been so obsessed with Sakura lately is because, you like her"
"What, don't be stupid" Syaoran denies his brothers accusation, blushing a bit.
"Bro you are blushing" Brian points out to him causing Syaoran to unknowingly touch his cheeks.
"Stop talking, I just want to help her. I do not like her, let's just say I find her interesting."
Five minutes later
" Well I'm off now, Brian I will see you for dinner."
"Ok sweet, well done today you were great" Brian tells her, satisfied before cupping both of her face planting a kiss on her forehead gently. Causing Syaroans face to drop angrily at his brother's actions.
"Thanks, see you in a while." Sakura says smiling starting to jog away from the men quickly so she could get back and have a nice long shower and relax.
7.00pm
"Hay Sakura" Brian greets her happily. "Are you ready for dinner?"
"Uhh yes but where is it?" Sakura asks her best friend to stare at the workbench without anything on it apart from cutlery and drinks.
"I am making it" Syaoran pipes into the conversation, causing Sakura to look into his direction and frown before he disappears again.
"I am suddenly not hungry." She tells Brian looking at him in the eyes angry as she gets up to leave.
"What wait you can't just leave, Syaoran has been in there for two hours cooking for you is his way of saying you did well today."
"Well I don't need it, Brian you don't seem to understand. I am avoiding him for a reason, apart from training I don't want to see him." Sakura tells him sternly, walking out the garage.
"But why?" he asks out, grabbing her arm to stop her from leaving .
"I don't Know, he makes me uncomfortable. Every time I see him, I get angry and my heart feels like it's going to come out of my chest." Sakura explains.
"You eat with him I'm going to bed" she sighs out taking her arm back from him and jogging out the door teary eyed thinking `What is wrong with me, why cant I stop thinking about Syaoran. The less I see of him the better..`
