A/N: Ok, sorry for not posting sooner, but I'll just blame it on school and not on my laziness. And I'll blame it on my stupid writers block (if you can call me a writer.) too. So there's my excuse, I hope you won't kill me for it.
***And a Shoutout To Nelly and Lenna, who I will dedicate this chapter too, cuz they're special. Not that any other peoples who read and Review (or don't review, whateva) aren't special…I just know them better!! So to you Two, this is for you. Hope you like it! I hope everyone likes it!! Bye!!***
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While Syaoran was walking home, he was thinking of all the different ways he could kill Chris, each more evil than the last. When he reached home, he was surprised to see Sakura there, waiting for him.
"Hi." He said, without emotion. He was still trying to figure out how to punish Chris. Sakura took it the wrong way. She thought that he was mad at her.
"Hi. Listen, about what you saw…" Sakura started to explain.
"You don't have to explain Sakura. I understand." Syaoran said quickly. Sakura felt terrible.
"Hey, look, I've gotta lot of thinking to do. Can we talk later?" He asked, thinking that she knew what he was thinking, not really thinking at all. Sakura felt like crying.
"Oh…ok. I guess I'll talk to you later then?" She asked, sounding hopeful. He nodded, looking far away. She nodded back and left silently. Her heart was breaking. He was going to break up with her. She knew it. It was all over before it barely began. She took the long way home.
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But Chris was waiting for her. She didn't even notice him. She didn't notice as he walked behind her. She noticed when he cleared his throat.
"Hey Sakura." He said sleazily. She finally heard the sleaziness of his voice. She shuddered.
"Uh, hi. What are you doing here? You live the other way?" She asked.
"Oh, I just thought I'd take a stroll, ya know?" He replied, with a strange look in his eye. It looked…untrustworthy-ish. Then, out of nowhere, he grabbed her and kissed her forcefully. She tried to pull back, but he held her too tight.
"Oh, come on. I know you want this." He said gruffly. She hit him hard, the way that Syaoran had showed her a long time ago if she was attacked. Thank god for her Warrior. Then she ran. As fast as she could. But he was fast. Real fast. Faster than she had expected. He pushed her onto the ground and turned her around roughly. He had her pinned.
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As soon as Sakura left, it hit Syaoran. She was sad because she thought he was sad/mad. Oh the idiot girl, he could never be mad at her. Then he was mad at himself. He had made his Koibito upset. He was such a loser. He didn't deserve her. He ran out of his house, trying to catch up to her. Then he hit a 'Fork-In-The-Road'. He could either take the short cut to her house, or take the long way around. Knowing her, if she was sad (
"Is it any better?" She whispered with a sly smile. She leaned in again, this time, so did he. They were millimetres apart when they heard a throat clear. They whipped around, which was a little difficult for Sakura since she was sitting in lap (
"Er, sorry if we interrupted something important guys." Scott finally said to break the awkward silence.
"It wasn't what you think." Syaoran said. Sakura nodded her head in agreement.
"No, we believe you. Eriol got weird vibes and we came." Tomoyo stated. Sakura and Syaoran "Oh"-ed. Syaoran gave the group a look that said 'Don't ask' and the group complied.
"So, uh, you guys up for ice cream?" Scott asked, getting smiles from the group.
"Can I get changed first?" Sakura asked, motioning at her outfit.
"Then we have to report that Fu-"
"Syaoran!" Sakura scolded, knowing what he was going to say. He shrugged. The group walked her home safely, her beloved Koibito's hand clasped with hers. Thankfully, no one was home. They reported Chris and found out that he had harassed another girl in his old town and that was why he moved. Syaoran called him something that made Sakura slap his arm and give him a semi-glare, since she was shocked at what he had called him. He just shrugged. He responded that that was what he truly was. Sakura gave him a warning look anyway. Sakura got changed and the group went out for ice cream, all still a little shaken.
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A few days later, after telling her father and brother about the attack from Chris and her new relationship with Syaoran (which Touya didn't reject as harshly as he could have, since he was grateful to him for saving his little sister. Plus, Touya gave Chris gave a couple *dozen* threatening phone calls…) Chris and his family, who didn't like him all that much either, moved away…again. (
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A few days after that, when Syaoran's family came home, they had a family meeting.
"Syaoran, Meilin, it seems that we have to go home sooner than expected." Syaoran's mother said, knowing that they would not like the news one bit.
"What? So soon? But I thought we had a month and a half?" Meilin said, tears forming in her eyes. She didn't want to leave so soon.
"It seems that the Members of the Li Clan Council (I just made that up. Sorry. ^^') Want us to go back sooner. They have a lot of things that they would like to discuss with you." She answered.
"Hn…"
"I'm so sorry Syaoran. I know how much you like it here." His mother said. He just nodded.
"So when do we have to leave?" Eriol asked.
"The day after tomorrow." She replied. Eriol cringed. He didn't want to go to Hong Kong without Tomoyo.
"I'll go pack then." Syaoran said without emotion and went to his room, a non-expression on his face.
"They're not taking it well." Pei-Pei said, stating the obvious.
"Of course they're not!! Would you like it if you had to leave the one person you truly loved just when you found out that they loved you back and you just got together!!?? And the reason that you have to leave is because you have to marry someone else??!! NO! Of course not!! So no duh they're not taking it well!!" Nadeshiko shouted at her younger sister. Then her face softened. "I'm sorry. It's just so unfair for them. They will never be truly happy with each other. " She said, the last part more to herself than anyone else. She turned to face her mother. "Can't you do anything about it? I mean, talk some sense into the Council?" She asked, more like pleading, hope in her eyes. Her mother shook her head no.
"I can't change their minds. I don't have that kind of power, especially over them. You know the Council. They are very stubborn. As much as I want to, I can't help them." She said sadly, head down.
"How do you think their friends will take it?" Ying asked.
"Not well." Pei-Pei answered. The four women bowed their heads in sadness. They had never seen their Little Wolf look so happy before, and now the Evil Council was going to take it away. It was injustice. There would be hell to pay, but later. Much later. A couple of hours later, Syaoran, Meilin and Eriol entered the Sitting Area where everyone was. (They had a lot of stuff to pack, and it doesn't help matters when you're deeply saddened.)
"We're going out to tell…To tell everybody that we're…Leaving." Syaoran said emotionless again. Everyone nodded, too upset for the three young ones to say anything. They left the house, each going to tell their other halves the terrible news…
