Now for the sappy, mushy and romantic S+S!! YAY!

When oh When will it Start to Begin

Chapter 9

Syaoran looked down at the sleeping girl as he unscrewed the bottle cap. The dark brown medicine sloshed around in the clear and tall glass bottle. He took off the cover and the smell of the Chinese medicine flowed out. It was a nice smell and a bad smell at the same time. The nice part was that it had a slightly sweet and herb smell to it. The herbs and ingredients were grown in China at his clans' estate. It was made into this medicine by some of the clan members, which included his second oldest sister and his mother. The bad smell was that because of its long time on the shelf, the smell has become a bit musty and stale. Syaoran grimaced and waved his hand in front of his nose. He hasn't used this stuff since the Cardcapturing days. His mother sent this to him when he told one of his sisters that he had a lot of bruises, cuts, and scrapes.

Syaoran covered the mouth of the bottle with a large cotton ball. The medicine poured out slowly onto the cotton as he tipped the bottle over. After he had enough on, he applied the medicine to Sakura's bruised and red arms. The bruises were blue and black. This was the best time to apply the medicine because Sakura had just gotten them. Syaoran cursed under his breath at James for hurting her this badly. It would take a day at least for these bruises to heal with the help of this special medicine. That is if the medicine still works..

Syaoran looked at his watch after he finished putting the medicine on Sakura's arms. She still slept. It was about 4:00. He would have to call Tomoyo and ask her to call Touya with some excuse.

Syaoran picked up the phone and dialed Tomoyo's cell phone.

RING!!

"Hey." Tomoyo said into the phone. It was either Sakura or Syaoran because no one else had her cell phone number.

Syaoran took a deep breath as he started the story.

*~*~*~*

Syaoran still sat on the chair from his desk that he dragged over to the bed. The cell phone was in his hand. He still awaited Tomoyo's call. He looked down at his watch 4:36.

RING!!!

Syaoran poked the cell phone button to talk.

"So?" Syaoran held his breath.

"He thinks that she was studying over my house and fell asleep on the couch. He's going to let her stay the night and he's going to tell his father." Tomoyo answered.

Syaoran sighed in relief. "Sakura's still sleeping anyway. I'll talk later then."

"Take care of her Syaoran. You better tell her when she wakes up!" Tomoyo said sternly. These two people had to mend this now or else they both would suffer.

"I will." Syaoran promised.

Syaoran stayed by her side until 5 o'clock. Finally he stood up and left the room.

*~*~*~*

Sakura woke up in darkness. She fumbled about next to the bed looking for a lamp. Finally she found the lamp and flicked it on. She looked around the neat room. It was Syaoran's apartment. Then she remembered about what had happened with James. She quickly looked up and down her arms and at her wrists. They didn't look as bruised as she thought they would be.

Sakura stood up cradling her arms close to her body. She tried to turn the bedroom doorknob but gasped as she felt pain shoot up her wrists. Right after she gasped, the door was flung open. Syaoran gestured for her to go to the dining table as he walked back into the bedroom to get the medicine for her. Sakura walked out of the bedroom speechless.

There were two candles that lit up the table. The food was cooked and placed on the dishes with care and creativity. The napkins and utensils were placed carefully next to the two dishes. Two empty glass cups were also placed next to the dishes.

Suddenly she saw roses placed in front of her and gasped as strong arms wrapped around her waist gently. Syaoran bent close to her ear and started talking.

"I'm sorry about what happened in the schoolyard. Would you like me to explain?"

Sakura nodded. She knew Syaoran was trying hard to mend their relationship but she wanted to know all the same.

Syaoran took a deep breath and exhaled. Syaoran started his story. "Remember when we left the math class together? You went to your locker and headed out first. Then Tomoyo and finally Serana. I was still at my locker when Hana came up to me. She told me that she was in the student council and needed some people to do some entertainment for the Winter Wonderland dance. She only had one more space left for someone. She's asked everyone and they didn't want to do it. So she asked me if I would like to do it. That's when we started walking out to the front entrance. I told her that I might sing with someone. So that's when we were outside and you saw her…" Sakura nodded for him to go on. "I'm guessing that being happy was her excuse for that but I was really surprised when she did that. I'm sorry Sakura. Aishiteru forever Sakura. I've missed you so much."

Sakura turned around to snuggled into his arms. "Aishiteru too Syaoran." Syaoran saw a small tear drop to the floor.

"I've missed you too." Sakura said as she hugged him harder.

*~*~*~*

That night was the best night Sakura ever had. The food Syaoran cooked was delicious. They sat together on the sofa and watched The Wedding Planner.

Sakura laughed outloud as she watched the part where Mary (played by Jennifer Lopez) scrambled under the table as she was trying to hide herself from her ex-fiancé but was seen anyway.

Sakura rested her head on Syaoran's shoulder as she started to drift into sleep. The movie was almost over. Syaoran watched his beloved cherry blossom start to drift into dreamland and lightly rested his own head on hers. "Ying Fa… Aishiteru."