Chapter Four: the Truth
Sakura's eyes filled with tears. "I'm sorry, Tomite," Sakura cried. "I panicked when you told me you loved me. After I left your room, I felt like my heart shattered into millions of pieces. So, I left. I didn't know where I was going, but I felt like I would be welcomed here and I was. I've met so many nice people."
"Sakura, we have to go back," Tomite said. "We can't stay here."
"Why not?" Sakura said pushing him away.
"It's not that Hokkan and Konan aren't allies, it's just that I…I don't trust them," Tomite said.
"Well…I do, and if you can't then maybe you should go back to Hokkan by yourself, because I'm not leaving," Sakura shouted angrily, her eyes filling with tears.
"Sakura…" Tomite began, but Sakura had run back into the palace. He ran in after her, but when he found her, she was in Hotohori's arms, crying.
"Lady Sakura? What's the matter? Why are you crying?" Hotohori asked.
"If you hurt her…" Tasuki said standing up angrily.
"Leave him alone, Tasuki," Hotohori said. "Chiriko, why don't you escort Tomite to a room. I will take Lady Sakura to my room to get her to calm down."
"What!?!" Tomite exclaimed.
"Come, Tomite," Chiriko said escorting him out.
"If you touch Sakura, I will kill you," Tomite said angrily as he followed Chiriko away.
Hotohori escorted Sakura out of the room to his bedroom. Hotohori sat on his bed with Sakura and she cried in his arms. "Sakura? Are you alright? Did Tomite harm you?" Hotohori asked.
Sakura didn't answer, but just continued to cry. Hotohori lifted her face and whipped away her tears. "Lady Sakura, it pains me to see you cry like this," Hotohori said as his lips kissed hers. Sakura's eyes grew wide and slowly, as she relaxed, she began to kiss him back. Hotohori slowly laid her down on his bed. His kisses moved down to her neck, but as they did, Sakura started to refuse him.
"I'm sorry, Hotohori," Sakura said sitting back up. "I just can't do this."
"I know. I didn't think you could. You love that boy, Tomite, don't you, Sakura?" Hotohori asked. "That's why you ran away from Hokkan."
Sakura gasped. "What happened, Lady Sakura?" Hotohori asked.
"First, he lied to me about why he brought me to their temple," Sakura said angrily, "then, he tells me he loves me. I don't know what to think of him anymore. I'm so confused."
"Why? Because you love him?" Hotohori asked.
Sakura turned to Hotohori and saw the seriousness in his eyes. "I can tell you have deep feelings for him, Sakura. But because you felt misled from the beginning, you confused yourself. You have to go to him. Tell him that you love him," Hotohori said. "You know that is what you want."
Sakura found herself realizing that Hotohori was right. (So that's why my heart felt like it was shattering when I told Tomite that I didn't know that I felt the same way. I have to go tell him.) Sakura's face lit up and she smiled at Hotohori. "Thanks, Hotohori," Sakura said running out of Hotohori's room to go tell Tomite. (It's my turn to tell him that I love him.)
"Good luck, Sakura," Hotohori said to himself with a smile.
Tomite sat on his bed angrily. (If he hurts her, if he even touches her…what am I saying? She ran to him. Oh, Sakura, I thought you loved me. I thought we were in love. What happened?) Just then, Sakura burst into his room. "Sakura?" Tomite exclaimed. Tomite stood up and Sakura ran into his arms. She was happy, very happy.
"Tomite, I'm so sorry about everything. I didn't know what to say to you earlier because I was still mad about you lying to me. But, everything is alright now," Sakura said with a smile.
"It is?" Tomite asked curiously.
"Tomite, I love you. I'm sorry I couldn't say it before, but better late then never, right? I love you with all my heart. I've loved you since the day you rescued me. Please say I'm not too late," Sakura exclaimed.
Tomite's eyes lit up and he lowered his lips to hers until they met in a kiss. Tears filled Sakura's eyes as she knew this felt right. "No, you're not too late," Tomite whispered to her. "I love you too, Sakura."
(Tomite whipped away Sakura's tears and kissed her again. He slowly laid her down on the bed and continued to kiss her. His kisses slowly moved to her neck. Their hearts were racing like crazy.) This is right. This is how it's supposed to be…with Tomite.
***Chapter Five: Friendship of the Suzaku Seven coming soon***
Sakura's eyes filled with tears. "I'm sorry, Tomite," Sakura cried. "I panicked when you told me you loved me. After I left your room, I felt like my heart shattered into millions of pieces. So, I left. I didn't know where I was going, but I felt like I would be welcomed here and I was. I've met so many nice people."
"Sakura, we have to go back," Tomite said. "We can't stay here."
"Why not?" Sakura said pushing him away.
"It's not that Hokkan and Konan aren't allies, it's just that I…I don't trust them," Tomite said.
"Well…I do, and if you can't then maybe you should go back to Hokkan by yourself, because I'm not leaving," Sakura shouted angrily, her eyes filling with tears.
"Sakura…" Tomite began, but Sakura had run back into the palace. He ran in after her, but when he found her, she was in Hotohori's arms, crying.
"Lady Sakura? What's the matter? Why are you crying?" Hotohori asked.
"If you hurt her…" Tasuki said standing up angrily.
"Leave him alone, Tasuki," Hotohori said. "Chiriko, why don't you escort Tomite to a room. I will take Lady Sakura to my room to get her to calm down."
"What!?!" Tomite exclaimed.
"Come, Tomite," Chiriko said escorting him out.
"If you touch Sakura, I will kill you," Tomite said angrily as he followed Chiriko away.
Hotohori escorted Sakura out of the room to his bedroom. Hotohori sat on his bed with Sakura and she cried in his arms. "Sakura? Are you alright? Did Tomite harm you?" Hotohori asked.
Sakura didn't answer, but just continued to cry. Hotohori lifted her face and whipped away her tears. "Lady Sakura, it pains me to see you cry like this," Hotohori said as his lips kissed hers. Sakura's eyes grew wide and slowly, as she relaxed, she began to kiss him back. Hotohori slowly laid her down on his bed. His kisses moved down to her neck, but as they did, Sakura started to refuse him.
"I'm sorry, Hotohori," Sakura said sitting back up. "I just can't do this."
"I know. I didn't think you could. You love that boy, Tomite, don't you, Sakura?" Hotohori asked. "That's why you ran away from Hokkan."
Sakura gasped. "What happened, Lady Sakura?" Hotohori asked.
"First, he lied to me about why he brought me to their temple," Sakura said angrily, "then, he tells me he loves me. I don't know what to think of him anymore. I'm so confused."
"Why? Because you love him?" Hotohori asked.
Sakura turned to Hotohori and saw the seriousness in his eyes. "I can tell you have deep feelings for him, Sakura. But because you felt misled from the beginning, you confused yourself. You have to go to him. Tell him that you love him," Hotohori said. "You know that is what you want."
Sakura found herself realizing that Hotohori was right. (So that's why my heart felt like it was shattering when I told Tomite that I didn't know that I felt the same way. I have to go tell him.) Sakura's face lit up and she smiled at Hotohori. "Thanks, Hotohori," Sakura said running out of Hotohori's room to go tell Tomite. (It's my turn to tell him that I love him.)
"Good luck, Sakura," Hotohori said to himself with a smile.
Tomite sat on his bed angrily. (If he hurts her, if he even touches her…what am I saying? She ran to him. Oh, Sakura, I thought you loved me. I thought we were in love. What happened?) Just then, Sakura burst into his room. "Sakura?" Tomite exclaimed. Tomite stood up and Sakura ran into his arms. She was happy, very happy.
"Tomite, I'm so sorry about everything. I didn't know what to say to you earlier because I was still mad about you lying to me. But, everything is alright now," Sakura said with a smile.
"It is?" Tomite asked curiously.
"Tomite, I love you. I'm sorry I couldn't say it before, but better late then never, right? I love you with all my heart. I've loved you since the day you rescued me. Please say I'm not too late," Sakura exclaimed.
Tomite's eyes lit up and he lowered his lips to hers until they met in a kiss. Tears filled Sakura's eyes as she knew this felt right. "No, you're not too late," Tomite whispered to her. "I love you too, Sakura."
(Tomite whipped away Sakura's tears and kissed her again. He slowly laid her down on the bed and continued to kiss her. His kisses slowly moved to her neck. Their hearts were racing like crazy.) This is right. This is how it's supposed to be…with Tomite.
***Chapter Five: Friendship of the Suzaku Seven coming soon***
