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Should I Love You?
Chapter: Three
Sound Of Silence
Li let out an audible sigh as he stared longingly out the window. He watched as the various people walked on down below attending to their usual Sunday morning routines. He daydreamed happily as he still had last nights interesting turn of events fresh in his mind. How he wanted to be at Sakura's place at this very moment, but then again he didn't want to push things further than they already were. Last night was good enough for him. Perhaps he would stop by her house later to surprise her once more to discuss things. Despite the fact that they made a connection last night, he didn't quite feel like he knew where he stood. If he went to visit her later this afternoon, maybe he could ask her.
"Hey buddy," Chiho yawned as he leaned against his roomate's door.
"Oh hey Chiho," Li greeted snapping out of his thoughts.
"So, how did it go last night?" Chiho asked a little surprised that Li wasn't lying in bed sulking.
"Uh, fine we were just catching up on things," Li blushed slightly. Seven years may have been a long time to change, but Li still had his cute blushing habit.
"Oh I see," Chiho nodded with a small grin. "So are you planning to do anything today?"
"Well I don't know," Li shrugged still debating whether it was a good idea to go see Sakura today or tomorrow.
"Why don't we do something later, you know hang out or something," Chiho suggested hoping to cheer him up before his ultimate doom.
"Yeah sure, why not," Li nodded in agreement.
"Good, I'll just jump in the shower then we can play some basketball or something," Chiho suggested and began to walk off.
"No way, how about we spar?" Li grinned evily.
"Hell no!" Chiho squealed.
"Why not?" Li laughed.
"Coz, you're gonna kick my sorry ass!" Chiho snorted and ran to his room. Li laughed and shook his head sadly. Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"I'll get it!" Li yelled out to Chiho and ran towards the front of the apartment as he dodged several boxes that were still unpacked. He slowly unlocked the door and opened it.
"Oh hey there Li," Shigeru smiled.
"Oh Shigeru, come on in," Li waved and moved out of the way.
"Thanks," Shigeru nodded and looked around as Li closed the door behind them. "Yo, um, where's Chiho?"
"Uh, he jumped into he shower. We're gonna go hang out later," Li informed and he motioned Shigeru to take a seat.
"Oh, what are you guys gonna do?" Shigeru asked curiously.
"Well he wants to play basketball or something. But I wanna beat him up in sparring," Li laughed.
"Yeah, and I bet you would too," Shigeru joked.
"Hey, do you want to come along?" Li offerred. Shigeru thought about it for a moment and finally nodded.
"Only if you don't complain when I beat you," Shigeru warned.
"Oh you won't need to worry about that," Li grinned confidently and leaned back on the couch. This Shigeru character was much like himself to the extent that it was quite intriguing. After a few minutes of indirect challenges Chiho finally entered the room.
"Oh hey," Li and Shigeru stood up at the same time to greet him. Chiho looked back and forth from Li to Chiho with an appauled look on his face.
"Hey Chiho, you alright there buddy?" Shigeru laughed at the expression on his friend's face.
"Yeah perfectly fine," Chiho nodded taking in a deep breath. "Yo Li all ready to go?" he asked turning his attention to Li.
"Yeah, but is it alright if Shigeru tags along?" Li asked casually.
"Of course it's alright," Chiho gulped.
"Well then, let's get going," Li said excitedly. It's been awile since he just laid back and enjoyed himself with a bunch of friends. It would be quite interesting to see how things turned out with his new found friends.
"Ha, so eager to lose Syaoran?" Shigeru teased and opened the door.
"I don't know who you slept with last night Shigeru but, I ain't losing," Li laughed and ran out. They both laughed and punched eachother. Chiho took in a deep breath and locked the door behind them.
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"OH!! That's 2 nothing!" Shigeru gloated and ran back to his side of the court.
"Shut up Shigeru, you're just lucky," Li shook his head and got back into postion.
"Tisk tisk tisk Li, what did I tell you about complaining when I beat you?" Shigeru sighed and he dribbled the ball.
"I know I know, but I'm not beaten yet," Li reminded and watched Shigeru's moved closely.
"The key word being, yet. But don't be mistaken Li, I will beat you," Shigeru pointed out as he dodged Li and began to run down the court. Li laughed while running after Shigeru. He quickly stole the ball and ran back towards the net.
"Ha, you sound so confident," Li said giving him the eyebrow while going for the shot. He shoots and gets a clean shot.
"It's not good for you," Li teased and chest passed the ball back to Shigeru who began to dribble it back to center as Li ran to his side.
"Alright that's enough Syaoran," Shigeru grinned. "Now I'm going to give you a reason to be quiet," he warned running past him.
"Well let's see it then," Li smiled with great interest and ran infront of Shigeru forcing him to pivot. Shigeru quickly moved to the right, but was blocked by Li's arm.
"Nope, not that way," Li sighed. Shigeru quickly turned to the left.
"Uh-uh, try again," Li teased with a slight chuckle. Shigeru then moved to the right then suddenly back to the left.
"Too slow," Li laughed and stole the ball from him once more. He quickly ran to the other side of the court and did a perfect lay-up.
"Now that, was sweet," Li said with great satisfaction.
"Okay okay enough already," Shigeru rolled his eyes and pushed Li.
"What what? Can't take the heat?" Li laughed.
"No no Li, he means shut up," Chiho rolled his eyes.
"Oh, aheheheh," Li scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
"Man Li, you're one tough guy," Shigeru finally admitted. " I mean you beat me in fighting, well you beat us..." Shigeru said glancing over at the slightly injured Chiho.
"Yeah, um, I'm really sorry about that Chiho," Li said worriedly.
"That's the last time I try to kick you're ass, and I mean literally kick it," Chiho grumbled and continued to put the ice pack on his ankle.
"Hey I said I was sorry," Li waved his arms around feeling even more guilty.
"And you beat me at basketball too!" Shigeru continued trying to get back on topic. Li just smiled and shrugged.
"To be honest, I bet you're smarter than me too," Shigeru laughed. There was a moment of silence.
"So what? You want to take a math quiz with me or something?" Li asked in confusion. Everyone sweatdropped.
"No...it's alright...I'll pass on that one..." Shigeru replied slowly. "I just wonder if there'll be anything I'm better at," he admitted.
"Aw man, don't get all lame on me now," Li rolled his eyes and pretended to yawn. Shigeru laughed.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I just get a little emotional sometimes," Shigeru joked pretending to sniffle and rub some tears. Li and Chiho laughed in amusment.
"Ha, now that's the Shigeru I know," Li shook his head.
'And hate' Chiho thought.
"Oh shoot," Shigeru spoke suddenly.
"Why? What's wrong?" Li asked in confusion.
"Nothing, I just got paged I think it's important. I better go," Shigeru sighed.
"Oh alright, see you around," Li said extending his hand. They shook hands and shot their fingers at eachother like little kids. Shigeru was soon out of sight.
"Ha, that guy is cool," Li laughed and sat on the grass beside Chiho.
"Yeah, he's something else ain't he?" Chiho nodded in agreement.
"Are you sure you're alright Chiho?" Li asked trying not to laugh at Chiho's purple ankle.
"Yeah just peachy," Chiho replied sarcastically. Li finally let his laughter out and sighed.
"Look I better take you back to the apartment," Li suggested as he observed the swollen ankle.
"I think you're right," Chiho sighed in defeat. "But why don't you use your magic to heal me? Or you can't do that?" he joked not really expecting a response.
"Oh because I only have enough energy to take you back to the apartment. But perhaps I'll heal you there," Li nodded. Chiho was silent and struck with awe.
"You mean you can heal me??" Chiho asked in complete disbelief.
"Sure I can, but I better take you back first," Li laughed.
"Okay so what do you mean when you say that you only have enough energy to take us back?" Chiho asked as he began to stand up from his sitting position.
"Uh well, you'll se just hold on tight," Li grinned. Soon his grin slowly dissolved into a serious fighting expression. He closed his eyes and collected all his concentration energy.
"Dash," Li commanded. Almost immediately there dissappeared as they left Chiho's wails behind them.
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"Ouch! Careful!" Chiho whined as Li set him down on the couch.
"Don't be such a baby Chiho," Li rolled his eyes.
"But it hurts," Chiho sniffled.
"Alright, alright!" Li grumbled. "I'm not sure if I have enough energy left to heal you up, but I think I have enough hold the pain back," he sighed and began to rub his hands together.
"So in english, you might have enough energy left to shut me up for awhile," Chiho translated.
"You could put it that way," Li nodded with a small chuckle. "Now hold still," he instructed.
"Okay," Chiho replied and took in a deep breath. Li continued to rub his hands together and closed his eyes once more. He was good with magic, but he wasn't good enough to perform certain techniques with his eyes open just yet. Slowly he began to separate his hands still making a circular motion, as if he were washing his hands. He reached a certain point where he just rotated his hands back and forth like he was rolling something between his hands. As he continued to do that a small green park appeared, the spark gradually grew to be a light green ball. He rolled the ball in his hands for a few more second before opening his eyes. Chiho stared at the ball totally bedazzled. He watched the whole ritual and was under a spell. This was beyond the coolest thing he has ever seen.
"Okay it's ready, I'll just place it on your ankle okay?" Li warned. Chiho simply nodded for he was too shocked and speechless to say anything. Li smiled and gently laid the green healing ball onto Chiho's ankle and watched it being absorbed by the wound, until it disappeared.
"Feeling better?" Li asked as he stood up.
"Much," Chiho smiled in amazement. "You're one weird guy Li," he shook his head in disbelief.
"Yeah i know, but take it easy you're not completely back to normal. You'll still be on a slight limp," Li bit his lip worriedly.
"I don't care! That was so cool!" Chiho laughed and slapped Li on the shoulder. "You're like the only person who has these cool powers in the world! I feel so honored to be your roomate!" he cheered. Li scratched his head and smiled.
"Well to be honest I'm not the only person," Li finally admitted.
"Huh? Who else, well besides you're mom. You told me about her," Chiho crossed his arms in anticipation.
"Well...uh...Sakura...has a different kind of power..." Li informed slowly. Chiho stared at Li for a few moments as he slowly slid off the couch until he fell on the floor with his feet in the air.
"Get out! What kind of power??" Chiho asked as he crawled back onmto the couch.
"Uh...you'll see later, I'll ask her to do something for you. But I don't think that she can heal people or anything like that," Li shrugged and glanced at his watch.
"Oh..." Chiho nodded his head still absorbing everything.
"Well I better get going, it's about 3:30," Li smiled and headed towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Chiho asked limping behind Li.
"Sakura's house, we need to talk," Li sighed and opened the door.
"Oh alright," Chiho agreed worriedly.
"I'll be back later, take it easy okay?" Li reminded. Chiho smiled weakly and closed the door behind Li.
"You too Li, you too," Chiho sighed sadly and headed to his room.
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Li walked silently down the grey pavement down Sakura street. He shoved his hands into his pockets and as he kicked pebbles along the side of the walk. Today seemed more beautiful than any other Suday afternoon, and he didn't quite know why. Sure, the Sakura trees were in full bloom and the morning birds were singing their unforgettable love songs but here was something else. He let in a deep sigh and smiled. Sakura was the only name that seemed to form across his mind. He was glad that he arrived during the spring break. That would give them more time to catch up on things, but first he needed to know where he stood. That was the exact reason why he was walking down the street of the one he loved. He was going to pay her a visit and talk things out with her. As he turned a corner towards Sakura's house he saw a small flower stand with a little boy.
"Um, good morning Sir," The little boy immediately stood up. The boy scanned Li for a moment and bowed his head. To the boy, Li looked very rich and important for he was wearing formal clothes. Little did he know that, that was simply Li's style.
"I know that you're a very busy man Sir, but I was wondering if you'd like to by some flowers from me," The boy asked softly. Li smiled and walked closer to the stand.
"I think I can buy some from you," Li nodded and bent down to the boy's height. "Oh and don't worry about the Sir, just call me Syaoran," he chuckled and patted the boy on his head. The boy smiled innocently and laughed a little bit.
"My name is Oshi," He nodded and extended his hand trying to be professional. Li took the hint and shook the boy's hand.
"You've got a firm grasp there Oshi," Li complimented. Oshi chuckled chidleshly by covering his mouth with his hands.
"Are you going to a girl's house?" Oshi asked politely.
"Hm, is it that obvious?" Li asked fixing his shirt.
"It's just your clothes, they're so formal," Oshi informed.
"I see," Li nodded at the thought.
"Well if you are going, you might as well bring some flowers," Oshi suggested. Li laughed and agreed.
"What's her name?" Oshi asked curiously.
"Sakura," Li sighed at the sound of her name.
"Oh! I know her, she's very nice," Oshi blushed. "Well I actually don't know much about her, but I see her around a lot," he added.
"Yes, she is a very nice lady isn't she?" Li smiled.
"I'll let you on in a little secret," Oshi whispered.
"What is it?" Li asked playing along.
"If you buy one flower, that means you like her," Oshi began and took out one flower. "If you buy her two, that means you really really like her," he continued pulling out another flower. "If you buy three flowers, that means you love her," he giggled and pulled out another flower. "But, if you buy her all the flowers, that means you really really really love her!" he finally concluded pulling out nine more flowers. "Plus, if I sell all of these flowers I can go home," he added. Li chuckled a bit. This boy was very cute and innocent, it felt kind of nice to be around kids.
"Okay Oshi, I'll buy them all," Li smiled and patted the boy on the head. Oshi squealed and handed all the flowers to Li. Li handed the boy the money and stood up again.
"Arigato, Syaoran-kun," Oshi bowed and smiled.
"No problem Oshi, see you around," Li smiled and messed Oshi's hair before walking along again.
"Good luck with Sakura!" Oshi yelled as he walked the other direction. Li laughed and waved before Oshi was out of sight.
Li continued to stroll up the street. He stared at the flowers in his hands and laughed. 'What a sweet boy,' he thought. The flowers weren't individuals now. He was able to arrange them in one plastic cone so it looked like one big bunch. Li hummed a merry tune from his childhood as he admired the scenery around him. Memories and flashbacks raced through his mind as he glanced at certain places. He saw the bench in the park not too far on the west side. Once he reached the school, he could feel the blood in his veins turn cold as a slight shiver ran up his spine. Li continued to walk on by the school and soon approached Sakura's house.
"This is it," Li spoke taking in a deep breath and heading towards her front door. As he was about to knock he saw something in the window to his right. Two figures standing, and one was Sakura. Li could feel his heart skip a beat and his breath become faster as he watched in horror. Time seemed to slow down. Sakura was in the arms over another boy. They were kissing. The kiss that he longed to have was being stolen by another. As the other figure became more clear to him he recognized the boy. His new found friend...Shigeru. Li closed his eyes tightly and slowly let go of the flowers. Tears ran down his cheek as the flowers dropped onto the ground. Li reluctantly turned around and without taking another look walked on back home leaving the trail of a bleeding heart behind him.
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Okay that was really cheezy but what can you do? I'd like to say that I finished this chapter
the day after I posted up chapter two! I'm sorry it took me so long to post it up though...
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Should I Love You?
Chapter: Three
Sound Of Silence
Li let out an audible sigh as he stared longingly out the window. He watched as the various people walked on down below attending to their usual Sunday morning routines. He daydreamed happily as he still had last nights interesting turn of events fresh in his mind. How he wanted to be at Sakura's place at this very moment, but then again he didn't want to push things further than they already were. Last night was good enough for him. Perhaps he would stop by her house later to surprise her once more to discuss things. Despite the fact that they made a connection last night, he didn't quite feel like he knew where he stood. If he went to visit her later this afternoon, maybe he could ask her.
"Hey buddy," Chiho yawned as he leaned against his roomate's door.
"Oh hey Chiho," Li greeted snapping out of his thoughts.
"So, how did it go last night?" Chiho asked a little surprised that Li wasn't lying in bed sulking.
"Uh, fine we were just catching up on things," Li blushed slightly. Seven years may have been a long time to change, but Li still had his cute blushing habit.
"Oh I see," Chiho nodded with a small grin. "So are you planning to do anything today?"
"Well I don't know," Li shrugged still debating whether it was a good idea to go see Sakura today or tomorrow.
"Why don't we do something later, you know hang out or something," Chiho suggested hoping to cheer him up before his ultimate doom.
"Yeah sure, why not," Li nodded in agreement.
"Good, I'll just jump in the shower then we can play some basketball or something," Chiho suggested and began to walk off.
"No way, how about we spar?" Li grinned evily.
"Hell no!" Chiho squealed.
"Why not?" Li laughed.
"Coz, you're gonna kick my sorry ass!" Chiho snorted and ran to his room. Li laughed and shook his head sadly. Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"I'll get it!" Li yelled out to Chiho and ran towards the front of the apartment as he dodged several boxes that were still unpacked. He slowly unlocked the door and opened it.
"Oh hey there Li," Shigeru smiled.
"Oh Shigeru, come on in," Li waved and moved out of the way.
"Thanks," Shigeru nodded and looked around as Li closed the door behind them. "Yo, um, where's Chiho?"
"Uh, he jumped into he shower. We're gonna go hang out later," Li informed and he motioned Shigeru to take a seat.
"Oh, what are you guys gonna do?" Shigeru asked curiously.
"Well he wants to play basketball or something. But I wanna beat him up in sparring," Li laughed.
"Yeah, and I bet you would too," Shigeru joked.
"Hey, do you want to come along?" Li offerred. Shigeru thought about it for a moment and finally nodded.
"Only if you don't complain when I beat you," Shigeru warned.
"Oh you won't need to worry about that," Li grinned confidently and leaned back on the couch. This Shigeru character was much like himself to the extent that it was quite intriguing. After a few minutes of indirect challenges Chiho finally entered the room.
"Oh hey," Li and Shigeru stood up at the same time to greet him. Chiho looked back and forth from Li to Chiho with an appauled look on his face.
"Hey Chiho, you alright there buddy?" Shigeru laughed at the expression on his friend's face.
"Yeah perfectly fine," Chiho nodded taking in a deep breath. "Yo Li all ready to go?" he asked turning his attention to Li.
"Yeah, but is it alright if Shigeru tags along?" Li asked casually.
"Of course it's alright," Chiho gulped.
"Well then, let's get going," Li said excitedly. It's been awile since he just laid back and enjoyed himself with a bunch of friends. It would be quite interesting to see how things turned out with his new found friends.
"Ha, so eager to lose Syaoran?" Shigeru teased and opened the door.
"I don't know who you slept with last night Shigeru but, I ain't losing," Li laughed and ran out. They both laughed and punched eachother. Chiho took in a deep breath and locked the door behind them.
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"OH!! That's 2 nothing!" Shigeru gloated and ran back to his side of the court.
"Shut up Shigeru, you're just lucky," Li shook his head and got back into postion.
"Tisk tisk tisk Li, what did I tell you about complaining when I beat you?" Shigeru sighed and he dribbled the ball.
"I know I know, but I'm not beaten yet," Li reminded and watched Shigeru's moved closely.
"The key word being, yet. But don't be mistaken Li, I will beat you," Shigeru pointed out as he dodged Li and began to run down the court. Li laughed while running after Shigeru. He quickly stole the ball and ran back towards the net.
"Ha, you sound so confident," Li said giving him the eyebrow while going for the shot. He shoots and gets a clean shot.
"It's not good for you," Li teased and chest passed the ball back to Shigeru who began to dribble it back to center as Li ran to his side.
"Alright that's enough Syaoran," Shigeru grinned. "Now I'm going to give you a reason to be quiet," he warned running past him.
"Well let's see it then," Li smiled with great interest and ran infront of Shigeru forcing him to pivot. Shigeru quickly moved to the right, but was blocked by Li's arm.
"Nope, not that way," Li sighed. Shigeru quickly turned to the left.
"Uh-uh, try again," Li teased with a slight chuckle. Shigeru then moved to the right then suddenly back to the left.
"Too slow," Li laughed and stole the ball from him once more. He quickly ran to the other side of the court and did a perfect lay-up.
"Now that, was sweet," Li said with great satisfaction.
"Okay okay enough already," Shigeru rolled his eyes and pushed Li.
"What what? Can't take the heat?" Li laughed.
"No no Li, he means shut up," Chiho rolled his eyes.
"Oh, aheheheh," Li scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
"Man Li, you're one tough guy," Shigeru finally admitted. " I mean you beat me in fighting, well you beat us..." Shigeru said glancing over at the slightly injured Chiho.
"Yeah, um, I'm really sorry about that Chiho," Li said worriedly.
"That's the last time I try to kick you're ass, and I mean literally kick it," Chiho grumbled and continued to put the ice pack on his ankle.
"Hey I said I was sorry," Li waved his arms around feeling even more guilty.
"And you beat me at basketball too!" Shigeru continued trying to get back on topic. Li just smiled and shrugged.
"To be honest, I bet you're smarter than me too," Shigeru laughed. There was a moment of silence.
"So what? You want to take a math quiz with me or something?" Li asked in confusion. Everyone sweatdropped.
"No...it's alright...I'll pass on that one..." Shigeru replied slowly. "I just wonder if there'll be anything I'm better at," he admitted.
"Aw man, don't get all lame on me now," Li rolled his eyes and pretended to yawn. Shigeru laughed.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I just get a little emotional sometimes," Shigeru joked pretending to sniffle and rub some tears. Li and Chiho laughed in amusment.
"Ha, now that's the Shigeru I know," Li shook his head.
'And hate' Chiho thought.
"Oh shoot," Shigeru spoke suddenly.
"Why? What's wrong?" Li asked in confusion.
"Nothing, I just got paged I think it's important. I better go," Shigeru sighed.
"Oh alright, see you around," Li said extending his hand. They shook hands and shot their fingers at eachother like little kids. Shigeru was soon out of sight.
"Ha, that guy is cool," Li laughed and sat on the grass beside Chiho.
"Yeah, he's something else ain't he?" Chiho nodded in agreement.
"Are you sure you're alright Chiho?" Li asked trying not to laugh at Chiho's purple ankle.
"Yeah just peachy," Chiho replied sarcastically. Li finally let his laughter out and sighed.
"Look I better take you back to the apartment," Li suggested as he observed the swollen ankle.
"I think you're right," Chiho sighed in defeat. "But why don't you use your magic to heal me? Or you can't do that?" he joked not really expecting a response.
"Oh because I only have enough energy to take you back to the apartment. But perhaps I'll heal you there," Li nodded. Chiho was silent and struck with awe.
"You mean you can heal me??" Chiho asked in complete disbelief.
"Sure I can, but I better take you back first," Li laughed.
"Okay so what do you mean when you say that you only have enough energy to take us back?" Chiho asked as he began to stand up from his sitting position.
"Uh well, you'll se just hold on tight," Li grinned. Soon his grin slowly dissolved into a serious fighting expression. He closed his eyes and collected all his concentration energy.
"Dash," Li commanded. Almost immediately there dissappeared as they left Chiho's wails behind them.
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"Ouch! Careful!" Chiho whined as Li set him down on the couch.
"Don't be such a baby Chiho," Li rolled his eyes.
"But it hurts," Chiho sniffled.
"Alright, alright!" Li grumbled. "I'm not sure if I have enough energy left to heal you up, but I think I have enough hold the pain back," he sighed and began to rub his hands together.
"So in english, you might have enough energy left to shut me up for awhile," Chiho translated.
"You could put it that way," Li nodded with a small chuckle. "Now hold still," he instructed.
"Okay," Chiho replied and took in a deep breath. Li continued to rub his hands together and closed his eyes once more. He was good with magic, but he wasn't good enough to perform certain techniques with his eyes open just yet. Slowly he began to separate his hands still making a circular motion, as if he were washing his hands. He reached a certain point where he just rotated his hands back and forth like he was rolling something between his hands. As he continued to do that a small green park appeared, the spark gradually grew to be a light green ball. He rolled the ball in his hands for a few more second before opening his eyes. Chiho stared at the ball totally bedazzled. He watched the whole ritual and was under a spell. This was beyond the coolest thing he has ever seen.
"Okay it's ready, I'll just place it on your ankle okay?" Li warned. Chiho simply nodded for he was too shocked and speechless to say anything. Li smiled and gently laid the green healing ball onto Chiho's ankle and watched it being absorbed by the wound, until it disappeared.
"Feeling better?" Li asked as he stood up.
"Much," Chiho smiled in amazement. "You're one weird guy Li," he shook his head in disbelief.
"Yeah i know, but take it easy you're not completely back to normal. You'll still be on a slight limp," Li bit his lip worriedly.
"I don't care! That was so cool!" Chiho laughed and slapped Li on the shoulder. "You're like the only person who has these cool powers in the world! I feel so honored to be your roomate!" he cheered. Li scratched his head and smiled.
"Well to be honest I'm not the only person," Li finally admitted.
"Huh? Who else, well besides you're mom. You told me about her," Chiho crossed his arms in anticipation.
"Well...uh...Sakura...has a different kind of power..." Li informed slowly. Chiho stared at Li for a few moments as he slowly slid off the couch until he fell on the floor with his feet in the air.
"Get out! What kind of power??" Chiho asked as he crawled back onmto the couch.
"Uh...you'll see later, I'll ask her to do something for you. But I don't think that she can heal people or anything like that," Li shrugged and glanced at his watch.
"Oh..." Chiho nodded his head still absorbing everything.
"Well I better get going, it's about 3:30," Li smiled and headed towards the door.
"Where are you going?" Chiho asked limping behind Li.
"Sakura's house, we need to talk," Li sighed and opened the door.
"Oh alright," Chiho agreed worriedly.
"I'll be back later, take it easy okay?" Li reminded. Chiho smiled weakly and closed the door behind Li.
"You too Li, you too," Chiho sighed sadly and headed to his room.
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Li walked silently down the grey pavement down Sakura street. He shoved his hands into his pockets and as he kicked pebbles along the side of the walk. Today seemed more beautiful than any other Suday afternoon, and he didn't quite know why. Sure, the Sakura trees were in full bloom and the morning birds were singing their unforgettable love songs but here was something else. He let in a deep sigh and smiled. Sakura was the only name that seemed to form across his mind. He was glad that he arrived during the spring break. That would give them more time to catch up on things, but first he needed to know where he stood. That was the exact reason why he was walking down the street of the one he loved. He was going to pay her a visit and talk things out with her. As he turned a corner towards Sakura's house he saw a small flower stand with a little boy.
"Um, good morning Sir," The little boy immediately stood up. The boy scanned Li for a moment and bowed his head. To the boy, Li looked very rich and important for he was wearing formal clothes. Little did he know that, that was simply Li's style.
"I know that you're a very busy man Sir, but I was wondering if you'd like to by some flowers from me," The boy asked softly. Li smiled and walked closer to the stand.
"I think I can buy some from you," Li nodded and bent down to the boy's height. "Oh and don't worry about the Sir, just call me Syaoran," he chuckled and patted the boy on his head. The boy smiled innocently and laughed a little bit.
"My name is Oshi," He nodded and extended his hand trying to be professional. Li took the hint and shook the boy's hand.
"You've got a firm grasp there Oshi," Li complimented. Oshi chuckled chidleshly by covering his mouth with his hands.
"Are you going to a girl's house?" Oshi asked politely.
"Hm, is it that obvious?" Li asked fixing his shirt.
"It's just your clothes, they're so formal," Oshi informed.
"I see," Li nodded at the thought.
"Well if you are going, you might as well bring some flowers," Oshi suggested. Li laughed and agreed.
"What's her name?" Oshi asked curiously.
"Sakura," Li sighed at the sound of her name.
"Oh! I know her, she's very nice," Oshi blushed. "Well I actually don't know much about her, but I see her around a lot," he added.
"Yes, she is a very nice lady isn't she?" Li smiled.
"I'll let you on in a little secret," Oshi whispered.
"What is it?" Li asked playing along.
"If you buy one flower, that means you like her," Oshi began and took out one flower. "If you buy her two, that means you really really like her," he continued pulling out another flower. "If you buy three flowers, that means you love her," he giggled and pulled out another flower. "But, if you buy her all the flowers, that means you really really really love her!" he finally concluded pulling out nine more flowers. "Plus, if I sell all of these flowers I can go home," he added. Li chuckled a bit. This boy was very cute and innocent, it felt kind of nice to be around kids.
"Okay Oshi, I'll buy them all," Li smiled and patted the boy on the head. Oshi squealed and handed all the flowers to Li. Li handed the boy the money and stood up again.
"Arigato, Syaoran-kun," Oshi bowed and smiled.
"No problem Oshi, see you around," Li smiled and messed Oshi's hair before walking along again.
"Good luck with Sakura!" Oshi yelled as he walked the other direction. Li laughed and waved before Oshi was out of sight.
Li continued to stroll up the street. He stared at the flowers in his hands and laughed. 'What a sweet boy,' he thought. The flowers weren't individuals now. He was able to arrange them in one plastic cone so it looked like one big bunch. Li hummed a merry tune from his childhood as he admired the scenery around him. Memories and flashbacks raced through his mind as he glanced at certain places. He saw the bench in the park not too far on the west side. Once he reached the school, he could feel the blood in his veins turn cold as a slight shiver ran up his spine. Li continued to walk on by the school and soon approached Sakura's house.
"This is it," Li spoke taking in a deep breath and heading towards her front door. As he was about to knock he saw something in the window to his right. Two figures standing, and one was Sakura. Li could feel his heart skip a beat and his breath become faster as he watched in horror. Time seemed to slow down. Sakura was in the arms over another boy. They were kissing. The kiss that he longed to have was being stolen by another. As the other figure became more clear to him he recognized the boy. His new found friend...Shigeru. Li closed his eyes tightly and slowly let go of the flowers. Tears ran down his cheek as the flowers dropped onto the ground. Li reluctantly turned around and without taking another look walked on back home leaving the trail of a bleeding heart behind him.
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As my brother would say "Don't hate, don't hate!" But seriously people. I'm very sorry that I
had to do this. But it's for the best, I promise. But please please don't hate me. But review!
Okay that was really cheezy but what can you do? I'd like to say that I finished this chapter
the day after I posted up chapter two! I'm sorry it took me so long to post it up though...
Don't hate don't hate! Look on the bright side, I think I got it back! So anyways I better stop
blabbing on now. I hope to hear from you in your reviews. Later!
