2. The Dance of Sadie Hawkins
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It took all of Syaoran's self-control to not just smack her down right then and there. She was still his cousin, fiancee once, but that wasn't anymore, and like it or not they were related. He couldn't believe how much meaner she'd become over the ages.
" I do. And right now, I'm looking at one." He hissed lightly.
She stifled a gasp, and instead managed a grunt of
indignation, turning up her nose and walking back to her friends with as
much dignity as she could salvage. He hadn't gotten the best of her yet.
Syaoran turned back to Sakura, who'd luckily not
noticed a thing. If Meilin thought Sakura was stupid, than it was her that
was the stupid one. What Sakura was, was innocent, unaware of many things,
and it was this innocence that so intrigued Syaoran...that's why he loved
her. Sweet and pure like the blossom she was christened after.
He sighed, then noticed for the first time that
time had flown pretty fast. It already been half an hour! Two more hours
to go, and then after that he'd have to take her home. Suddenly, Syaoran
noticed Sakura sway a little. She grabbed his shoulder for support.
" Sakura!!!" Syaoran's eyes were wide, and he gripped
her waist as she stumbled to get back up.
" Oh..." Her eyes fluttered slightly," I feel a
little dizzy. I think I'd better get a breath of air."
" I'm coming with you..." Syaoran glared strictly
as she protested," And you can't stop me."
Sakura tried to stumble out of the dance room, only to find herself gripping the wall in support. Syaoran held one hand on her waist and one of her arms was around his shoulder. Slowly, they made their way outside to a bench. Sakura, sat down heavily, breathing, and looking slightly paled.
" Sakura, I think I should take you home, you don't
look to well."
" Syaoran, I'll be...oh!" Sakura dropped into Syaoran's
lap, out cold.
" Sakura!!!!" Syaoran picked her up and shook her,
but her head lulled back. " Oh god!"
He picked her up and cradling her, moved towards the nurse's office. Luckily the lady was there.
" Oh, what happened, dear?"
" She passed out!"
" Oh, this doesn't look good."
" What do you mean?" Syaoran's eyes widened in fear.
" Well, lately there've been news that schools have
been having kids drug the punch with stuff, and this looks like the symptoms."
" Drugs. It couldn't be..." Syaoran trailed off.
" Oh, my god."
His mind flashed back to the punch bowl. Those two boys. They weren't laughing at Sakura. They were laughing at her, and her cup....of punch. He raced out of there, and stormed back into the dancing hall. Tomoyo and Eriol came over.
" Syaoran, slow down! What happened?"
" Sakura passed out! She's been drugged!"
Tomoyo gasped. Syaoran continued to storm onwards, eyes narrowed poisonously. Suddenly, he saw the two culprits. The two boys from before! Syaoran grabbed both of them by the collar.
" WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER!!!" He roared.
" We don't have any idea what you're talking about."
" You put something in that punch, and I want to
know what it is right now!!!!" Syaoran menaced.
" Is there a problem here?" The principal approached
Syaoran..
" Yeah, this kid's trying to pick on us." The two
boys countered.
Now, the principal wasn't a fool. He knew Syaoran, and Syaoran's protective aggressiveness, as well as the two jokers he was man-handling.
" Syaoran? What's going on?"
" These two clowns!" Eriol had come over, and was
holding Syaoran back from throttling the two as he screamed," Spiked some
of the punch cups!"
" THEY DID WHAT?" The principal's eyes widened,"
How do you know this?"
" Sakura's lying in the nurse's office because of
them!" Syaoran growled in their direction.
" You two are in serious trouble! You know that
what you did was a serious offense!" Tomoyo shouted.
"What they did was stupid, and foolish!" The principal
responded.
Syaoran had left the two to interrogate the boys, he returned to the Nurse. She was looking a little gray.
" Honey, I haven't been able to wake her. These look like definite symptoms drugs, but I have to be sure. No use scaring the poor girl when she wakes. Its a good thing you were there, other wise who knows what could have happened."
The principal entered later, and his face showed relief.
" Syaoran, you can relax. It seems those two boys have only put a sleeping powder in there. She'll be awake in about 15 minutes or so judging from the dosage. I'm going to have a talk with their parents, and you can bet there'll be a suspension on the line."
Syaoran was still anger, but his temper was sooth for the moment. As he looked at the peaceful figure of Sakura laying on the couch, he swore he'd never leave her out of his sight. For the next fifteen minutes, he waited, playing cards with Eriol, Tomoyo wringing her hands nervously. Suddenly, she stirred.
" Syaoran?" Syaoran was at her side in seconds.
" Sakura, you're all right." She was still half
asleep as Syaoran hugged her gently.