Lei awoke the next day in his study. There was a needle in his arm and as he sat himself up on all fours he jerked the needle out. "What happened..." he whispered to himself and got up dazily. Then it all came back to him. he had turned into Syaoran the night before... or was it the night before? What was today! Lei wobbled to the door of his study and called for Wei.
The old man hurried to where the doctor stood. "Sir?" He asked.
"What is today?"
"Why, it is March 1st sir."
Releif swept over Lei. It had only been a day. So this was the next day. he nodded to Wei, who walked off to finish cleaning.
But how had he turned into Syaoran, and then back in one night? What had happened? Lei wobbled back to his study and sat in his chair. Pulling out his journal... there was new handwriting in it..
``De@r PeIcE oF p@pEr
1s Th1s LoVe? iT hUrTs.``
Lei tilted his head and narrowed his eyes in thought. "This must be Syao--" There was a knock on the door and Lei turned his head to the direction of it. "Yes?"
"Sir. A girl requests to see you."
"Meiling?"
"No, sir."
"Who is it?"
There was a pause and whispers. "Sakura, sir."
Lei sighed, "Well tell her I will be there in a minute." Lei walked to the bathroom to freshen up a bit. But when he looked int he mirror he saw himself. His shirt and pants. Bloodied. He didn't know what to think at the moment, so he changed quickly and threw the bloodied clothes in the bathtub. "What is it you've done Syaoran..." He whispered and shook his head.
He came out into the living room where Sakura was waiting as he was buttoning up his tuxedo. She was ina long maroon dress with a matching hat with one big black feather. "Something I can help you with Miss?" Lei asked politely.
"Yes, doctor there is." Her smile turned to a frown. "You told me if I ever had a problem to come to you... and that you would help me. I'm sorry I didn't call first, I have no phone."
"It's fine. Now what seems to be the problem?" Lei said as he gestured to the cushioned chair across from the couch. Lei sat at the cough and leaned back, and Sakura in the chair. Sitting up straight and looking down. "It would be better if I showed you."
She strated to unbutton the top of her dress. Lei stopped breathing a moment and wondered what she was doing. Sakura unbuttoned only a few buttons, enough to where she could slide her hands out of the sleeves and turn herself so her back faced Lei. Just above her corset were bruises in the form of fingers, on both sides of her shoulders.
"My gosh! What happened?" Lei said and stood. "Wei get me a bowl of hot water, cloth, and some bandaids!" Wei nodded and hurried off. Coming back in only a few minutes with a silver tray holding a bowl of steaming water, bandages, and a folded tale cloth. Lei took the tray and sat it down on the coffee table. "Please leave us be Wei." he said as he took his tux off, revealing a white button up shirt. He rolled his sleeves up as Wei nodded and left, and started dipping the table cloth in the hot water. He walked to Sakura and dabbed the wound softly. She winced and a tear rolled down her cheek. "I was... on my way home and this man grabbed me and was trying to rape me.."
"Is he the one who hurt you?"
"No... not him." she shok her head an shut her eyes, "He's dead now. Another man saved me and killed him while doing it. I did't know what to think and... he kept getting closer to me, and asking me why he shouldn't kill me and... why I was scared of him..."
Lei noticed how she hesitated to continue. "Then what?"
"He said he wouldn't hurt me... or something like that. And I didn't answer him and he grabbed me and shook me... and.. that is how I got the marks on my shoulders."
"Yes, what happened then?"
"I told him he was scarying me and he stood up and left! I saw the man he had killed and... it was so discusting it madde me faint. I woke up in my bed... there was a dead rose on my dresser and the napkin you wrote your address on. Under all of it... was his name I am guessing."
"What was the name?"
She hesitated a moment and shook her head. "Syaoran Li."
Lei froze. Water sliding down Sakura's bare back from the rag. "What... did you say?"
"Syaoran Li." She sighed, not even knowing something was wrong with Xiulang. "I didn't know what to think...so I.." She turned and faced him. looking up at the bewildered Lei "I came to see you... You're the only man who's treated me like a lady and not some... toy."
"Y-you're welcome." Lei shook out of it. This was.. bad. He bandaged Sakura's cuts and saw her to the door. Dammit. Dammit! Lei pounded his fist agains the wall. Dammit! How could this happen? What would he do to Sakura? God, what if he ever got ahold of Meiling? Why did he change into Syaoran in the first place?
"Dammit...."
The old man hurried to where the doctor stood. "Sir?" He asked.
"What is today?"
"Why, it is March 1st sir."
Releif swept over Lei. It had only been a day. So this was the next day. he nodded to Wei, who walked off to finish cleaning.
But how had he turned into Syaoran, and then back in one night? What had happened? Lei wobbled back to his study and sat in his chair. Pulling out his journal... there was new handwriting in it..
``De@r PeIcE oF p@pEr
1s Th1s LoVe? iT hUrTs.``
Lei tilted his head and narrowed his eyes in thought. "This must be Syao--" There was a knock on the door and Lei turned his head to the direction of it. "Yes?"
"Sir. A girl requests to see you."
"Meiling?"
"No, sir."
"Who is it?"
There was a pause and whispers. "Sakura, sir."
Lei sighed, "Well tell her I will be there in a minute." Lei walked to the bathroom to freshen up a bit. But when he looked int he mirror he saw himself. His shirt and pants. Bloodied. He didn't know what to think at the moment, so he changed quickly and threw the bloodied clothes in the bathtub. "What is it you've done Syaoran..." He whispered and shook his head.
He came out into the living room where Sakura was waiting as he was buttoning up his tuxedo. She was ina long maroon dress with a matching hat with one big black feather. "Something I can help you with Miss?" Lei asked politely.
"Yes, doctor there is." Her smile turned to a frown. "You told me if I ever had a problem to come to you... and that you would help me. I'm sorry I didn't call first, I have no phone."
"It's fine. Now what seems to be the problem?" Lei said as he gestured to the cushioned chair across from the couch. Lei sat at the cough and leaned back, and Sakura in the chair. Sitting up straight and looking down. "It would be better if I showed you."
She strated to unbutton the top of her dress. Lei stopped breathing a moment and wondered what she was doing. Sakura unbuttoned only a few buttons, enough to where she could slide her hands out of the sleeves and turn herself so her back faced Lei. Just above her corset were bruises in the form of fingers, on both sides of her shoulders.
"My gosh! What happened?" Lei said and stood. "Wei get me a bowl of hot water, cloth, and some bandaids!" Wei nodded and hurried off. Coming back in only a few minutes with a silver tray holding a bowl of steaming water, bandages, and a folded tale cloth. Lei took the tray and sat it down on the coffee table. "Please leave us be Wei." he said as he took his tux off, revealing a white button up shirt. He rolled his sleeves up as Wei nodded and left, and started dipping the table cloth in the hot water. He walked to Sakura and dabbed the wound softly. She winced and a tear rolled down her cheek. "I was... on my way home and this man grabbed me and was trying to rape me.."
"Is he the one who hurt you?"
"No... not him." she shok her head an shut her eyes, "He's dead now. Another man saved me and killed him while doing it. I did't know what to think and... he kept getting closer to me, and asking me why he shouldn't kill me and... why I was scared of him..."
Lei noticed how she hesitated to continue. "Then what?"
"He said he wouldn't hurt me... or something like that. And I didn't answer him and he grabbed me and shook me... and.. that is how I got the marks on my shoulders."
"Yes, what happened then?"
"I told him he was scarying me and he stood up and left! I saw the man he had killed and... it was so discusting it madde me faint. I woke up in my bed... there was a dead rose on my dresser and the napkin you wrote your address on. Under all of it... was his name I am guessing."
"What was the name?"
She hesitated a moment and shook her head. "Syaoran Li."
Lei froze. Water sliding down Sakura's bare back from the rag. "What... did you say?"
"Syaoran Li." She sighed, not even knowing something was wrong with Xiulang. "I didn't know what to think...so I.." She turned and faced him. looking up at the bewildered Lei "I came to see you... You're the only man who's treated me like a lady and not some... toy."
"Y-you're welcome." Lei shook out of it. This was.. bad. He bandaged Sakura's cuts and saw her to the door. Dammit. Dammit! Lei pounded his fist agains the wall. Dammit! How could this happen? What would he do to Sakura? God, what if he ever got ahold of Meiling? Why did he change into Syaoran in the first place?
"Dammit...."