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With the Crown Placed Upon my Head....
By: Sakura1301
Chapter 6 Forgiveness (Part 4)
Sakura had awoken in bed. "How did I get back in bed?" A deeper voice could be heard. "I
put you there. So, how do you feel?" It was Li Syaoran. She was startled at first. "Oh, um,
thank you. Yes I do feel better. How long have you been there?" "Long enough." "Oh." He
hopped up onto the bed and sat by her. She stared blankly but soon, she found herself
smiling. She raised her hand up and he backed up a little. "Its okay. I wont hurt you." She
said softly. Her throat still hurt from lack of water but she didn't want to worry him.
She moved her hand again and this time he held still. She set her hand on his shaggy fur
coated neck. He just stared at her. She started to stroke his fur. He liked the feeling but he
didn't dare show it. He stayed stock still. Her touch was so gentle and kind. He could tell
she was good at heart. He looked into her eyes. They were deep, and innocent. He started
thinking, 'Wow. Look at those eyes. So soft and innocent. Just like her. I wish she could
see me as my normal self, but im just a monster. Thats what she probably thinks of me.'
Sakura stared into his chocolate eyes. Soft amber. He might of acted tough, but on the
inside, he was kind and gentle. She knew it. Not like that bastard Duan. Just one glance at
Duan made her feel like hurling.
Before Syaoran knew it, Sakura had pounced on him, giving him a tight hug. He could hear
her voice but it was muffled by his furry neck. He could barely make out her words. "Thank
you for rescuing me. I thought I was going to die out there. Thank you so much." Was all
he could make out. She pulled her face away and gave him a small peck on the cheek of
gratitude. He blushed and you could barely make it out because of his fur. He had his
mouth open to say something but nothing came out. She said, "Im sorry for running. I hope
you forgive me." She said as she sat upright with her hands in her lap holding tight onto the
covers in hope he would forgive her. He put his head down. "Im the one that should be
saying sorry. Im the one who scared you off. So....Im sorry. Will you forgive me?" She
looked blankly at him. She blinked several time and said, "I forgive you. But, do you forgive
me?" He looked up. His eyes filled with hope and said, "Yes, I forgive you also." She smiled
and for the first time since he was five, he smiled a real smile.
~Down Stairs~
"Ugh! Finally! Im soooo tired. My arms hurt. What about you?" Tomoyo asked. "My arms
hurt also. I don't think I can lift them." Eriol said. "Thats the last time I listen to you to go
spying on the master and whats her face." "Her name is Sakura. Get it right Eriol!" "Sorry.
Im just soooo tired. I think i'll just go to sleep here. *Yawn* Goodnight." And Eriol slumped
to the hard marble floor in a heep and fell asleep. "You know, you have a good idea. I think
i'll go to sleep also. Goodnight." And Tomoyo did the same.
~About 10 minutes later~
Eriol woke with a jolt as he felt some hot steamy air breath down his neck. "Huh? Wha?" It
was Li. He was standing there impatiently. "Did I say you could sleep on the job?" Eriol
straitened up. He nudged Tomoyo with his foot. "Huh? Go away! Can't you see I need my
beauty sleep!?" She practically yelled. Eriol started sweating as Li made his way towards
Tomoyo. Li took a deep breath in and...."WAKE UP!!!" Tomoyo just about jumped out of
her skin. She was now standing strait up at attention. "What were you two doing!?" Li
demanded an answer. And quick. "Sorry sir! Eriol and me had just got done with cleaning
the library and we were just tired thats all." "Okay. I'll take that for an answer. Okay. Now
listen. Sakura's coming down soon so be on your best. I want to impress her." He said as he
paced back and forth. "Impress her with what?" Tomoyo asked. "That my servants around
here are very loyal. So I want you to show her around and if she request some thing, just do
it. I must be leaving now. I have to get everything in order for dinner. Im trusting you. Blow
it, and your dead. Got it?" They both nodded. Then he walked away. "Oi! What is his
problem!? He treats us like we're his servants!" Tomoyo said. Eriol sweatdropped.
"Tomoyo, we are his servants." "Oh yeah. I forgot. Hehe. My bad." "Your not, just your
memory." She hit him. "AM NOT!!!" She yelled in his face. "Sorry. I was just playing
around. Oh. Here she comes." Both straitened up in their best posture.
Sakura was wearing a white dress with a red trimming around the bottom of the dress and
around the sleeves, neck, and a red bow in the back. It had a turtleneck and short sleeves.
The top definently hugged her curves while the bottom was loose and almost touched the
ground. It had about a centimeter of space between the ground and the fabric. She still felt
sick but she felt better than that morning. She finally came to the bottom of the stairs. She
looked down at the little living objects and smiled. They bowed. "And how are you
madam?" Eriol asked. "I feel a little better. Thank you for your concern."
Tomoyo watched the two make conversation between eachother and she didn't like it one
bit. She was talking to her man. 'Okay Tomoyo, calm yourself. Its just a friendly
conversation, thats all. Just a normal conversation. Your not jealous. Your not jealous. Your
not.....I AM JEALOUS!!!' She thought. She interrupted their conversation. "Um, Sakrua,
would you like to see the library?" Eriol sighed. He didn't want to go back to the
library...AGAIN! He was so sick and tired of being in the library. It was all of the library's
fault that his arms hurt. Or was it Tomoyos' fault? Nah. It was the libraries'. Not hers. Not
his pride and joy! No seeerrrrryyyy! Not her. He dismissed the thought as he followed
behind Sakura and Tomoyo.
~In the Library~
"Wow! Look at all of the books! Theres so many!" Sakura said as she walked to a VERY
large book shelf. Before she made it to the bookshelf, she bumped into Touya, who of
course, she didn't see.
"Oh! Im so sorry! Here, let me help you." She said as she helped him up. "Are you okay?"
He nodded. "Im fine madam. Um, are you searching for anybook in particular?" She put a
finger to her chin and looked at the ceiling in thought. "Um....Yeah! Where do you keep
your......"
~In the kitchen~
"Okay, you got everything?" The chef nodded. "Yup! Got it all." "Okay, repeat what I just
told you." "One large turkey, lots of stuffing, corn, some of that cranberry stuff, fresh
apples, banana's, oranges, strawberrys, salad, lemon key pie, apple pie, blue berry pie, and
jello! Got it!" "Are you sure you have the fruits in the freezer? Because its winter and theres
no fruit around." "Im sure! Now you just get ready for your dinner date." "Dinner date?"
"Yeah! Now go on! I have work to do and your in the way!" The chef said with a chuckle. It
was pretty funny to see Li get all steamed up. Because he was always in the kitchen and Li
hardly ever came into the kitchen. Li left.
~In his room~
"Now please, this time, hold your temper." Yukito told him. "It wasn't my fault that little
cursed thing in my head decided to pop up that moment!" "Well, you can ignore him. Can't
you?" "I guess I could try." "Thats it sir. Keep a positive attitude and everything will be
fine." "Thanks Yukito." "No problem. You can always count on me if you need advice." Li
sighed. He looked in the mirror. His hair was all poofy. It was in all directions. This way and
that. Thats what happened after a bath. Then some coat hanger thing came up behind him
and started brushing his hair as if he only had a few seconds to make it to a wedding. "You
know, YOU CAN SLOW DOWN!" Li yelled. The coat hanger stepped back a little then
continued to brush but this time, a little slower.
~In the hall~
"Sakura! We have to hurry! You have to get ready! Dinners in two hours!" Tomoyo was
trying to push Sakura down the hall. Sakura was confused. "But, we have two hours! Can't
we slow down?" "No! Your going to need those two hours! I promise you that!"
~In the Bathroom~
"Okay Sakura. The waters ready. Now hop in!" Tomoyo urged. Sakura turned red. "Um,
don't mind me asking, but um, could you leave?" It took Tomoyo a second to register what
she said. "Oh! Sorry! Okay. Im leaving. But don't take too long!" And Tomoyo left while
closing the door behind her. Sakura sighed in and slowly sunk into the water til only her
head was above the water. She sighed and slowly sank completely under water til the only
thing above the water was the soapy bubbles.
~Twenty minutes later~
Sakura was wrapped in a towel and Tomoyo was drying her hair. "Please Tomoyo. I can do
it." "Stop being so stubborn Sakura! Let me do it!" Tomoyo said as she smiled at Sakura.
Sakura sighed. There was no use arguing.
Tomoyo had finally finished drying her hair and was now picking out a dress for dinner.
"Um...no. This will never do.....Ugh! Where the hell did this come from!? This one is
definently going OUT! Um.....c'mon. There has to be something in here!......Oh! Oh!
Wait....No. This one has a stain. This one also goes out. UGH! There are no good dresses in
here!" She popped out of the dresser and dusted the dust off. "Hold on. I'll be back." And
Tomoyo hurriedly hopped out of the room. Sakura sat on her bed and yawned. She was still
tired. But since she was up already, she might as well stay up. No use sleeping more if your
going to wake up feeling miserable.
~Meanwhile....~
"Ugh!!! Isn't there anything nice around this stupid place!? *cough cough* Eww.....its so
dusty in here. I think im gonna choke!" Tomoyo said as she hopped out of the closet with
dust covering every inch of her. After she stopped coughing, she looked down at herself.
"Aaahhhh!!! Look at me! LOOK at me! I look like I just came out of a dust storm!" She said
to no one in particular. Just to herself. "Oh, im talking to myself again. I think I need
therapy. Well, I better hurry. Sakura's waiting for me. Okay, here I go. 1...2...3!" She jumped
back into the dusty closet and continued her search.
~About 20 minutes later~
"FINALLY!!! I found it! The perfect dress! Wait a second.....EWW!!!! GROSS! It has dust
all over it! And what is THAT!?" She looked closer. "AAAHHH!!! NASTY! SPIDERS!" She
yelled as she threw the dress down and jumped away. She stopped and looked closer. She
breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh, thank god! Those were just black pieces of string! I must of
tore off of one of the other dresses. Well, better hurry. This dress needs to be cleaned!"
And she picked up the dusty dress and tiredly hopped out of the room to go and clean it.
~Back with Sakura~
"Oh, where is Tomoyo? Its been about 30 minutes already! If she doesn't hurry, i'll end up
falling asleep....*yawn* I think i'll go look around. Um....there has to be a bath robe
somewhere around here....oh, maybe she left one in the bathroom." Sakura got up from her
sitting position and headed into the bathroom.
She came out with a black robe on. "Hmm....black is not my color. Well, at least its better
than nothing." She slipped it on and headed out.
~Down the hall~
Sakura walked quietly down the hall glancing all around her as she walked. She looked
down at her hands. She remembered having scabs there, but...they were gone? Not even a
mark was left on her hands. "Strange. I know I had scabs on my hands just a few days ago.
They couldn't have disappeared already. Could they?" She asked herself outloud.
Li had finally got done with the hair thing. And after some pretty mean jokes also. He was
walking up the stairs til he heard something. He crouched low to the ground and very
quietly made his way up the stairs. He peeked around the corner and saw Sakura staring at
her hands. He could barely make out her words. She said something like, "I know I had
scabs on my hands just a few days ago. They couldn't have disappeared already. Could
they?" This made his wonder. 'Scabs?' He got out of his hiding place and walked up to her.
For some strange reason, Sakura felt a strange presence behind her. She whirled around just
in time to see Li walk up to her. 'Strange. He feels....green? But....how can that be?' She
thought. She smiled at him as he came up to her. "Dinner will be ready shortly. I suggest
that you get ready." He said as he passed by her. Sakura stared after him. He just passed by
her like she was nothing more than a fly. Her face slowly turned into a sad one. She just
wanted to be friends. Why was he acting so cold to her? One second, he cold, the next, he's
nice, then cold again. "How strange. He must have some weird mood swings. I think ill go to
the library. Maybe they have a good book or something." She said, totally forgetting
Tomoyo.
~Down in the library~
Sakura stood on a tall ladder while flipping through a book. "Hmm....looks interesting."
Something caught her eye. It stood out from the rest of the books. It was white. Sort of a
glowing white. She pushed the ladder towards it and pulled it out. She looked at the cover.
It looked like a diary of some sort. She opened the cover and the very first page read, "Xiao
Lang" and that was it. "Uh...who's Xiao Lang?" She asked. Touya over heard her and
looked up at her. "Why, don't you know?" He asked. Sakura looked down and shook her
head. "You mean Tomoyo didn't tell you that Syaoran's chinese name is Xiao Lang?"
Sakura shook her head. "Oh, it is?" She asked. He knodded. "Oh." Touya went back to
writing whatever he was writing. Sakura climbed down with two books in her arms. Touya
looked up. "Is that it?" She nodded. "I think two will be enough for now. Thank you." She
said and bowed. She exited the library and headed back to her room.
~Her room~
Tomoyo paced back and forth. "Where is she?" Then Sakura walked in. Tomoyo looked up.
"Sakura! Hurry! We only have 30 minutes! We must hurry!" "WHA!? Its been that long
already!?" Tomoyo nodded. Tomoyo had the dress washed quickly and had blow dried it.
Since she didn't have a dryer.
~Li's room~
Li looked at himself one more time in the mirror. Perfect. Just ten more minutes to go. Just
ten more. He gave his best smile at the mirror he could. To his dismay, he cracked it.
"Oops." Was all he said. He walked up to his night stand and there laid the clow book. He
didn't trust the girl still. So he placed the book in his room. Of course he was starting to like
her, but he still didn't trust her. Cause he could of accidentally left the book open and the
girl found it. Well, he would find out tonight. Yes, tonight will be the night.
To be continued....
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Yes I know. The chapter wasn't that long and it took soooo long to get it out. Sorry, but ive
been cramming for the finals and FINALLY schools over. THANK GOD! In about two
months from now, im planning to lease a new story. Its based after another anime series and
I suggest that you not read it before you read the authors notes or you wont understand.
The author notes will be post as Chapter one. Theres gonna be 13 chapters. (Not including
the authors notes.) So be looking out for it. Well, thats all. Next chapter out soon. Ja ne!
