Chapter 3
* * Li * * I looked at he ands he gave me a very weak smile that made me worry. Her cheeks were red and her eyes were now closed. Her hands were clammy and she was breathing hard. The dream must have really scared her. I brushed away a few strands of hair from her face and placed her back down on the bed so she could sleep but she protested and sat back up only to flop onto the pillow again from being so weak. I smirked. She was so cute when it came time to stay in bed. Even if she didn't always listen to me. I sighed. "I'll be right back." I whispered to her and she nodded. I left the room and came back a while later with a glass of water. I smiled down at her. "Is there anything you want me to do? Or get you?" I asked. She looked at me and whispered. "Just one thing." I looked at her and she took my hand. "Stay here tonight." I felt a little shock when she said that. But then that changed when she continued. "My daddy and brother are gone. I don't want you to be too. Please stay?" I couldn't refuse. She looked so helpless and so lonely. I sighed and walked to the other side of the bed and climbed in. She smiled at me and I blushed. I couldn't believe I got into the same bed with my best friend so willingly. I couldn't back out now. I started to have second thoughts about this idea, but once I saw her smile at me, everything seemed right. I watched her fall asleep slowly. She looked like an angel. I lightly traced the outline of her face with my index finger and she smiled in her sleep. I fell asleep right then.
That day at around 3:00PM I awoke up feeling warm on one side on my body and cold on the other. I slowly opened my eyes to meet another set of eyes, which were closed. I blinked a few times and finally noticed what happened. My arms were wrapped around Sakura's body and our legs were intertwined. Her nose was not even a centimeter away from mine and it made me blush tinting my cheeks with a light pink. I was shocked. I couldn't move, and when I tried, I couldn't move because she would move closer to me. It was almost like she was reaching out for warmth. That's when I realized that the blanket, which use to be on my bed was now discarded and was on the floor near Sakura. I gave up. She was still asleep and I was afraid to wake her up. Though I had to admit, that night I had the best sleep I had ever had. Normally if I heard a single creek my eyes would instantly open and I would have my sword out in no time. I couldn't help but smile at the figure next to me. I held Sakura in my arms and looked down at her sleeping figure. I could feel her soft breathing on my face and the sweet scent of cherry blossoms filled my scenes. She looked so perfect at that moment.
"You never woke me up." She said softly and I started to blush. "How long were you up?" "Only about 10 to 15 minutes." She gave me a small smile and she moved closer to me. "You feel so warm." She said snuggling up against me. I started blushed even more. I felt her soft cheek brush against my neck and she nuzzled me. Oh god how good did that feel? Could you imagine? I chuckled unable to hold it in. She just gave a small tired sigh.
* * Sakura * * He felt so warm. I wish I could stay in his arms forever. I snuggled closer to him and placed my cheek on his neck again and nuzzled him. I smiled when he chuckled. It felt so right to be with him. I could feel him breath on my ear and it almost made me moan. It seemed so good to be with him. So close. I sighed wondering if this is what it felt like to be with someone. I closed my eyes, "Is this. for real, Li?" I could feel him smile against my ear. "Only if you want it to be. " He whispered back and I looked up at him. "I-I think I do."
* * Li * * "I-I think I do." was her answer and I smiles as she pulled away. She looked up at me with a smile on her face as well. I caressed her cheek and she looked at me with caring emerald eyes and she leaned forward and finally our lips touched. She pulled away and looked at me, as if she expected me to decline. I smiled softly and leaned in toward her. She kissed me softly and I started to kiss back. I could feel her smile against my lips and I heard her giggle as we kissed. My hands trailed to her sides and lightly ran a hand over her stomach. I felt her squirm to my touch and I smirked and said, "Oh so your ticklish there, huh Sakura?" I said with a smirk. She squealed and tried to move away but I moved fast and was looking down at her with both my hands on opposite sides of her. "Li no." She giggled. I started to tickle her and she giggled even more. "No Li!" I chuckled. She looked so cute. Finally I leaned down and kissed her softly. I smirked and placed kisses down her cheek to her chin and finally started to kiss down to her neck. Kissing her on neck, just above her collarbone. I heard her moan softly wrapping her arms around my neck. "Li." She breathed out and realized she was holding her breath. "We should get up." I groaned. " Do we have to?" I said and pouted.
* * Sakura * * "Yes." I said starting to giggle and I kissed the tip of his nose and he pouted just like a child. "Please, Sakura, I don't want to." I giggled again. "Pleeeease?" he begged. "I don't want to get up either, Li." I kissed his cheek smiled up at him. He still had both of his hands on each sides of me so I couldn't move. I gave him my sad puppy eyes and he sighed. "Fine! But you owe me. Big time." I smirked and pulled on the collar of his shirt so his face was just inches away from mine. " Oh I promise, I will." He blushed at my answer. I smiled and kissed him and he rolled off from on top of me and I got up slowly and I stretched and let out a small yawn. Then Li got up and let out a BIG yawn and stretched making his chest show from the few buttons, which weren't buttoned. He turned around and pouted at me. Apparently I had snuck back in bed while he stretched. "Hey no fair, Sakura." I giggled. "Oh, Li!" I whined as he took my hand and pulled me towards him and took me into his arms and held me tightly. My head was laid on his chest and I could hear his heart beat and I smiled. "How do you do that?" "Do what?" "Make everything all better?" I asked looking up at him with a smile. "It's a hobby." He said with a chuckle. I giggle and turn to the hallway but asked almost in a whisper. "Mind if I use your bathroom? I want to go home and change before I go to see my brother and dad." He looks at me. "Yeah go ahead. But um, Sakura?" "Yeah?" I replied looking up slowly. "If you want, I could come with you, to see your family." I smile and run to him. I hugged him tightly. "Thank you, Li." I kissing him softly his cheek.
* * Li * * I looked at he ands he gave me a very weak smile that made me worry. Her cheeks were red and her eyes were now closed. Her hands were clammy and she was breathing hard. The dream must have really scared her. I brushed away a few strands of hair from her face and placed her back down on the bed so she could sleep but she protested and sat back up only to flop onto the pillow again from being so weak. I smirked. She was so cute when it came time to stay in bed. Even if she didn't always listen to me. I sighed. "I'll be right back." I whispered to her and she nodded. I left the room and came back a while later with a glass of water. I smiled down at her. "Is there anything you want me to do? Or get you?" I asked. She looked at me and whispered. "Just one thing." I looked at her and she took my hand. "Stay here tonight." I felt a little shock when she said that. But then that changed when she continued. "My daddy and brother are gone. I don't want you to be too. Please stay?" I couldn't refuse. She looked so helpless and so lonely. I sighed and walked to the other side of the bed and climbed in. She smiled at me and I blushed. I couldn't believe I got into the same bed with my best friend so willingly. I couldn't back out now. I started to have second thoughts about this idea, but once I saw her smile at me, everything seemed right. I watched her fall asleep slowly. She looked like an angel. I lightly traced the outline of her face with my index finger and she smiled in her sleep. I fell asleep right then.
That day at around 3:00PM I awoke up feeling warm on one side on my body and cold on the other. I slowly opened my eyes to meet another set of eyes, which were closed. I blinked a few times and finally noticed what happened. My arms were wrapped around Sakura's body and our legs were intertwined. Her nose was not even a centimeter away from mine and it made me blush tinting my cheeks with a light pink. I was shocked. I couldn't move, and when I tried, I couldn't move because she would move closer to me. It was almost like she was reaching out for warmth. That's when I realized that the blanket, which use to be on my bed was now discarded and was on the floor near Sakura. I gave up. She was still asleep and I was afraid to wake her up. Though I had to admit, that night I had the best sleep I had ever had. Normally if I heard a single creek my eyes would instantly open and I would have my sword out in no time. I couldn't help but smile at the figure next to me. I held Sakura in my arms and looked down at her sleeping figure. I could feel her soft breathing on my face and the sweet scent of cherry blossoms filled my scenes. She looked so perfect at that moment.
"You never woke me up." She said softly and I started to blush. "How long were you up?" "Only about 10 to 15 minutes." She gave me a small smile and she moved closer to me. "You feel so warm." She said snuggling up against me. I started blushed even more. I felt her soft cheek brush against my neck and she nuzzled me. Oh god how good did that feel? Could you imagine? I chuckled unable to hold it in. She just gave a small tired sigh.
* * Sakura * * He felt so warm. I wish I could stay in his arms forever. I snuggled closer to him and placed my cheek on his neck again and nuzzled him. I smiled when he chuckled. It felt so right to be with him. I could feel him breath on my ear and it almost made me moan. It seemed so good to be with him. So close. I sighed wondering if this is what it felt like to be with someone. I closed my eyes, "Is this. for real, Li?" I could feel him smile against my ear. "Only if you want it to be. " He whispered back and I looked up at him. "I-I think I do."
* * Li * * "I-I think I do." was her answer and I smiles as she pulled away. She looked up at me with a smile on her face as well. I caressed her cheek and she looked at me with caring emerald eyes and she leaned forward and finally our lips touched. She pulled away and looked at me, as if she expected me to decline. I smiled softly and leaned in toward her. She kissed me softly and I started to kiss back. I could feel her smile against my lips and I heard her giggle as we kissed. My hands trailed to her sides and lightly ran a hand over her stomach. I felt her squirm to my touch and I smirked and said, "Oh so your ticklish there, huh Sakura?" I said with a smirk. She squealed and tried to move away but I moved fast and was looking down at her with both my hands on opposite sides of her. "Li no." She giggled. I started to tickle her and she giggled even more. "No Li!" I chuckled. She looked so cute. Finally I leaned down and kissed her softly. I smirked and placed kisses down her cheek to her chin and finally started to kiss down to her neck. Kissing her on neck, just above her collarbone. I heard her moan softly wrapping her arms around my neck. "Li." She breathed out and realized she was holding her breath. "We should get up." I groaned. " Do we have to?" I said and pouted.
* * Sakura * * "Yes." I said starting to giggle and I kissed the tip of his nose and he pouted just like a child. "Please, Sakura, I don't want to." I giggled again. "Pleeeease?" he begged. "I don't want to get up either, Li." I kissed his cheek smiled up at him. He still had both of his hands on each sides of me so I couldn't move. I gave him my sad puppy eyes and he sighed. "Fine! But you owe me. Big time." I smirked and pulled on the collar of his shirt so his face was just inches away from mine. " Oh I promise, I will." He blushed at my answer. I smiled and kissed him and he rolled off from on top of me and I got up slowly and I stretched and let out a small yawn. Then Li got up and let out a BIG yawn and stretched making his chest show from the few buttons, which weren't buttoned. He turned around and pouted at me. Apparently I had snuck back in bed while he stretched. "Hey no fair, Sakura." I giggled. "Oh, Li!" I whined as he took my hand and pulled me towards him and took me into his arms and held me tightly. My head was laid on his chest and I could hear his heart beat and I smiled. "How do you do that?" "Do what?" "Make everything all better?" I asked looking up at him with a smile. "It's a hobby." He said with a chuckle. I giggle and turn to the hallway but asked almost in a whisper. "Mind if I use your bathroom? I want to go home and change before I go to see my brother and dad." He looks at me. "Yeah go ahead. But um, Sakura?" "Yeah?" I replied looking up slowly. "If you want, I could come with you, to see your family." I smile and run to him. I hugged him tightly. "Thank you, Li." I kissing him softly his cheek.