Annie: OMG, we actually came out with the next chapter within a MONTH!!!!!
Kyralea: HALLELUAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Annie: Anyway,
Kyralea: I bet you all want to know how Li got through the night,
Annie: AND why Zachary found a bra in the car.
Kyralea: They didn't KNOW that!
Annie: Yes, they did! In the previews!
Kyralea: *Reads over the previews in the last chapter* [Grumble] I hate it when she's right
Annie: *Smiles in triumph*
Kyralea: *siiiiiggghhhh* Just let them read the fic
Annie: Enjoy!
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Near Or Far
Chapter Seven
The next morning Li woke and felt snowflakes on his face.
'What? Did we stay out here all night?'
Sakura groaned beside him and her eyes slowly opened. He smiled, remembering the night before. He had had no secrets from her for a few hours, but she had also been drunk, so she'd probably forgotten everything already. She looked around her through squinted eyes.
"Li? Where are we? Why is it so cold?" she pulled the blanket tightly around her neck. "Uhhhhh, my head!"
"Feeling a bit hung over?"
"So that's what happened. Why are we outside?"
"Well, last night you seemed a little too....how should I say this? Drunk, to go back to the hotel. I was afraid you might wake up the entire place. So I took you here and I was going to stay here with you until you got a little more sober."
"Oh....thanks..." She said meekly. "Your sweet...."
Li blushed.
"What time is it?" she asked, holding her head.
"It's...." he looked at his watch, "Seven thirty? No way! We have to get back! Zachary and Madison are probably wondering where the hell we are!"
"I don't want to mooooove! If I move, I'll be cold, because it's cold out here, and I don't want to be cold! My head kills! Remind me never to drink again, ever!"
"That's what you said last night."
Then a thought hit Sakura like a ton of bricks. "Last night! What else did I say last night?!" she silently prayed that she hadn't said anything that actually meant something.
"Just some gibberish. A lot of it actually."
"Like what?"
"Like, that you love me."
Sakura cringed. "I...Uh, Li? That was uh, what I mean is..." she stammered.
Li smiled at her. "It's okay. When people are drunk, they say things they don't actually mean." He said, smiling. Although he knew very well that it was a well-known fact that when people are drunk they speak the truth.
"But...I...did-" Sakura stammered, head hurting more over her trying to think of whether to tell him or not.
"It's okay, don't worry about it." He looked at their surroundings. A storm was coming, he could tell by the grayness of the entire sky, even though it wasn't completely light out yet.
Sakura bit her bottom lip. Maybe she should tell him it was true. She began to talk barely above a whisper.
"Syaoran, I-"
"Come on. I'll warm up the car." He cut her off in mid sentence. He got out from under the blanket and shivered in the cold air. He turned the car on and put the heater on full blast. He picked her up in his arms, blanket and all. She put her arms around his neck to prevent herself from falling. At least that's why she told herself she did it. He opened the car door with one finger and put her in. Sakura shivered from the quick change from freezing cold to nice and warm. Li put the blankets away and got in the car.
"Sakura, do you remember anything about last night?"
"Some things."
"Like what?"
"Likefreaking those girls out, and our little un-make out session."
Li blushed. "Anything else?"
"Welllll, I remember being at the bar, and I remember drinking, but the rest is just kind of hazy. I remember I had a dream though."
"What was it about? It must have been a pretty amazing dream if you remembered it, but you didn't remember what happened while you were awake."
"Believe me, it was."
"Well, come on, tell me!" he reached out to tickle her and she squirmed away.
"You better quit it before I barf all over you."
"Oooh, what a turn on (she gave him the look). Seriously though, pleeeease tell me?"
Sakura sighed. "Okay, fine. It was about that guythat I think I love. He told me he loved me back, and I finally told him, and we hugged and kissed and then I fell asleep beside him, and everything was white, but it was dark out, and it was kind of hazy" She looked straight into the windshield when she told him that.
Li raised his eyebrows. "Re-really?" That sounded exactly the same as what happened the night before. "Sakura, who is it? Please tell me."
"Why is this bothering you so much? It's not like a life and death situation or anything."
"It's justI'm one of your best friends, right?"
"Riiiight."
"And so is Madison, right?"
"Ummhumm."
"So, you tell her all these things, why don't you ever tell me anything?"
"We'd better be getting back." She totally changed the subject.
"Sakura, just tell me." He looked into her emerald colored eyes.
Sakura sighed. "Okay, fine. The reason I won't tell you is
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....you're a boy! It's a girl thing. I'm not going to sit around all day and tell you who I have a crush on, believe me, it would totally change your view of me."
"No it wouldn't."
"Trust me, it definitely would. Now let's go before Zachary and Madison think we've totally shanghaied them."
"Fine." He sighed, and started the engine.
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Back at the hotel
Zachary rolled out of bed onto the floor. He could hear the stupid kids that were on the school trip going down the hall to leave for the day.
"Finally, some peace and quiet!"
Madison opened one eye half was and mumbled at him, "Some of us are trying to sleep, you know."
"Yeah, I know," he said quieter, "I'm surprised Li isn't awake telling us that we have to get going." He looked over at the cot where Li slept. He was all curled up in a ball under the blankets. Zachary couldn't even see his head sticking out, much like Madison, and Sakura was the same way.
"I'm going to get him back this time." He crept up behind his 'sleeping' friend and began to shake him awake, or so he thought. There was nothing solid underneath the blankets! Zachary threw them back and found pillows arranged to look like a body.
"Madison, they're gone."
"What?!" she was wide awake now.
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Li pulled the car into the parking lot and he and Sakura got out. As they were going upstairs in the elevator, Sakura spoke.
"You know one thing I do remember was the bad kissing."
"Forgot, did you? You thought it was pretty good the second time around." He grinned at her.
"I guess I must have forgotten then," she said as the doors opened and they got out. They came to their room.
"Maybe your memory needs refreshing?"
"You know, I think you might be right." she looked thoughtful.
"Come here you!" he put his hands around her waist and kissed her sweetly on the lips, and she put her arms around his neck and kissed him back just as sweetly. After a long while they parted, but neither let go. He leaned his forehead against hers.
"Remember?"
"Mmmmm, almost. I think we need to go a bit deeper."
"Anything I can do to help." He smiled before they went back to it, this time with some tongue involved for good measure.
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"Where could they have gone?! They don't know this city! They could be anywhere!" Madison was more worried for Sakura.
"What I want to know is, what are they doing?"
"Would you forget about the stupid bet for a minute!? Our friends are missing!"
"Relax, the karate kid is with her. She'll be all right."
"I guess. They could just be in the restaurant eating breakfast or something, but still, I think we should go looking for them."
"There, see? It can't be that bad."
They were both dressed now. They pulled on their shoes to go downstairs and look for the escapees.
"You know, we are SO going to have to get them back for this."
"Definitely." He turned the doorknob while he was still facing Madison, and as he turned around he pulled the door open, and they were both surprised when their crazy friends fell in onto the floor at their feet. Sakura let out a yelp of surprise as she fell to the floor with Li on top of her. He caught himself before he crashed into her though. Her arms were still around his neck.
Zachary snorted, then he and Madison started laughing their asses off. Li rolled off of Sakura and they both pulled themselves up from the floor. Sakura straightened her slut and wiped a bit of saliva off his face. They were both beet red, and Madison and Zachary were still snickering.
"What were you guys up to all night (snort)?"
"We, uh, ...went out."
"Oh, I'm sure that's what you did for part of the night, but what did you do the rest of the time?" Madison giggled.
"We slept."
"You know, that isn't really sleeping when you do that, unless one of you was sleeping and the other did all the work." Zachary smirked at them.
"Shut up, Zachary. Let's get our stuff down to the car." Li glared at him.
"Oh, me and Madison will do that."
"Hey, don't volunteer me!"
"Come on, we need to talk, remember?" he hinted. Madison gave him a confused face, before she remembered their agreement earlier.
"Oh yeah, now I remember!"
"Can I get something to wear first before you force me to go around looking like this another day?" Sakura asked desperately.
"Sure, sure, then we'll leave you two alone."
Madison and Zachary left once their friends had picked out different clothes to wear.
Madison ran out with her and Sakura's bags in hand, while Zachary had his and Li's. They stuffed them in the back of the car, talking along the way.
"So? Do you have a plan, oh master?" Madison asked sarcastically, still not too happy about having to do work. Zachary grinned as Madison was about to stuff Sakura's night bag into the trunk. He grabbed it from her hand.
"Why, yes, slave, I do."
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"Do you think their up to something, Li?" Sakura asked. She was in the bathroom, changing. Li had changed first, while Sakura had tried to get Madison and Zachary before they had gotten in the elevator. She had forgotten her underwear, so she had to wear the same ones as last night.
"Absolutely." Came the response. Li was on one of the beds, putting on his second shoe, while Sakura hopped out of the bathroom on one foot, putting a shoe on the one in her hand.
"What do you think it is?"
"Probably something purely evil." Li said with a smirk. Sakura giggled.
"Sounds like them."
Li stood up, and held his arm out.
"Shall we?"
Sakura laughed.
"We shall." She said, linking her arm with his. Together they walked to the elevator, and toward the desk. Madison had already paid for the rooms, so they were just going to walk out, when they saw the last of the teenagers about to leave.
It was the ones they had messed with the other night. Sakura looked at Li and smirked. He smiled back, getting her idea. She walked to the desk, right next to the girls, and, even more fun, their teacher, too. Sakura leaned on Li, his back to them.
"Thanks for letting me borrow your wife's clothes. After you ripped mine I didn't know what I'd do." She said. Li held in his laughs as hard as he could, and only sneaked a look at the girls. They were all watching them, mouths open. The teacher was even more funny than all the teenagers.
Li grabbed Sakura around the waist, and kissed her passionately, while their audience's eyes widened in shock.
"Guys, are you coming or no-o-o-ohohohoho!" Madison trailed off, seeing them kissing. Li pulled away fast, and doubled over laughing. Sakura held in laughs as much as she could.
"Li! You're messing up the performance!" She said in a half-whisper, but loud enough for the girls to hear. Their eyes widened even more, and Sakura fell to the ground laughing.
"You mean it was all an act?" The girl Li had called a slut asked.
Madison ran over, and half carried her friend to the car, while she giggled a little herself. Li stopped right before the girls, who stared at him. He winked.
"Thanks." He said mysteriously, and kissed the girl her had called a slut on the cheek. The girl turned bright red, and almost fell down. Li ran out after Sakura and Madison.
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"Oh, that was sweet!" Sakura laughed.
They were driving out of the parking lot, Sakura laughing about their last act. Madison kept giving her a sly look. Zachary had talking Li into driving, given his, and Sakura's, recent disappearing act. He was in the back, along with Madison, while Li and Sakura were up front. Zachary told Madison it was vital for their prank. Suddenly, Madison shrieked.
"What were you two DOING last night?"
Sakura looked back at her, confused. Madison just kept looking at her, disbelief plastered all over her face.
"What?" Sakura asked.
"Um, Sakura, doesn't this belong to you?" Zachary asked, holding up a bra. Sakura gasped, turning a bright red. Li had already started pulling over to the shoulder of the road.
When they were fully parked, Li finally figured out what all the fuss was about. He took one look at the bra, and covered his mouth, trying his best not to laugh.
Sakura was an EXTREMLY dark shade of red, and hadn't stopped staring at the bra since Zachary held it up. Madison was giggling.
"Sakura! How dare you not tell me! I want DETAILS!"
Li laughed out right at this, and had his head on the steering wheel. Sakura glared at him.
"I see NOTHING funny about this! I don't even remember it! Li! Why didn't you tell me? How could you-you..." She was nearly to tears. Madison bit her lip, immediately regretting it. Li bit his, too, and took Sakura in his arms, against her struggling.
"Because, Sakura, it didn't happen."
"W-what?" Sakura asked, relaxing a little. She looked up at him, clearly confused. Li as biting back laughs.
"Sakura you know me better than that."
Despite the drama, Madison still couldn't hold back giggles.
Sakura pulled away, but Li kept grip on her hands.
Then Sakura remembered something.
She sat bolt upright, spun around, and start hitting the two in the back seat blindly.
"YOU LYING LITTLE-"
Li was laughing hard now. He pulled her back, sitting her down, and holding her there until she calmed down.
"How did you know!?!" Zachary asked/screamed, acting unusually calm for his position on his seat, which wasn't very comfortable.
"Because, I'm still wearing the underwear I had on last night, you dolt." Sakura said, blushing a little.
"Ok, how did Li know?" Madison asked.
"Because," Li said. "That isn't the bra she was wearing last night."
Sakura stared. Li laughed.
"Because I wasn't drunk, and remembered everything."
"Good..." Sakura said.
"Yeah," Li said, "Give me a little credit. If I were going to sleep with her without her knowing, I'd at least cover it up better than that." He said, grinning. Sakura gaped at him. He laughed. "Don't worry, silly, nothing happened."
Sakura stuck her tongue out, and put her seat belt back on.
About fifteen miles later, Sakura screamed for Li to stop.
"What is it? What's wrong?" Li asked, worried.
"Y-you don't feel that?" She asked.
"Feel what?"
"The card!" Sakura said quietly. "I feel it."
"Are you sure?" Li asked, checking around with his senses, finding nothing.
"It's across that field..." Sakura said, pointing to the field at the right of the road.
"I don't feel anything..."
"Oh, no, it's going away!" Sakura yelled, jumping out of the car.
"Sakura, wait!" Li yelled.
It was too late. Sakura was running across the field, chasing after a fleeing clow card, that wasn't fleeing at all.
You might have some weird experiences, like your powers getting a little stronger, or something happening that has something to do with your power.
'Oh, no, Sakura..." Li thought.
Being, even just CLOSE to this strong of a card will effect your powers.
'She's gonna get herself killed....god, Sakura'
To Be Continued
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Annie: Ooooh, another cliffhanger!
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Preview of next chapter:
"AGreenhouse?"
'HE LOVES ME????'
"I think we're soul mates."
"OH MY GOD, I CAN'T BELIEVE I COULDN'T TAPE THAT!!!!!!!!"
