A/N-Wow!! Chapter! It's so funny cause I wrote this chapter 2 times! The first time I spent a long time writing, but then re-read it and thought, "Oh jiminy! This is terrible!" so I wrote this. I am much happier with the way this turned out, and I hope you like it too! Now I'm kinda in a rush, SO i didn't edit this chapter (something I'll regret later), but I really wanted you to read! Thanks! Review at the end please!
I bet I'm forgetting someone here in my thanks… so thanks to everyone and please forgive me!
Lexis-wow! You're always the first to review, that's so cool! Are ya still with me? LoL.. I really should update more! And the sad thing is is that I always say that! 3 months… I hope you didn't die on me! **hugs** Thanks for such kind reviews!
Sakura Angel-I name them default cause I have nothing else to name them, I don't really name my chapters…
Bettymew- LoL, I'd say that saying if you like a fic or not is basically a review^_^. Thanks for the compliment on my story, it makes me happy!
Helen- I suppose you don't check for my story every day anymore **sighs**. Year goal! I WILL finish this story before the end of the year! I gotta! So please do check! You review on every chapter and I love it!
Kimberly Le- Hi! Here ya go! The chapter you asked for^_~
Kat Grove- LoL… two e-mails! Thanks! =)Happy reading!
Tweetysweet15- Oi oi! You're on my buddy list now! Yay!^_~ Thanks for reviewing!
Maggie Flanagan- Coolness!! Here's the confrontation! I hope you like how it turns out! I liked it^_~
Ok, before I go on and on, I'd like to thank every single person who signed my notify list! I feel so happy everytime I look at that list! I feel so special, all because of you guys!
And lastly, thanks for every body! Reviewer or not, whether this is the first time you read my story. I feel extremely happy that you've spent a few minutes of your life on my story, and and… **hugs** Thanks! You're the best!
Chapter 12-No More Sorrow
Without another thought, Sakura ran outside the restaurant. She stood on the sidewalk to see the fleeting back of Sowjing. 'What to do? What to do?' she thought. She could either chase him down to confront him, or she could go back into the restaurant where Touya would yell at her for being crazy, and answer Syaoran's questioning eyes. The choice wasn't hard.
Sakura ran. She seemed to run faster than she had ever run before, for by now Sowjing had made a big gap of space between them. But thanks to her athletic conditioning, the gap became smaller and smaller. After a few minutes, Sakura was within earshot of Sowjing.
"Tai!! Stop! Please! I just want to talk to you! Stop running!!!!" she called, her breath coming in gasps.
Sowjing looked behind him to see Sakura gaining on him second by second. He sighed, and slowed down.
Sakura too, began to slow down. It was an automatic reaction to his reaction. Finally, she caught up with him.
They kept up a slow paced walking, and stood by side. After a few moments of silence, Sakura questioned, "Tai?"
"Hm?" Tai responded, sounding calm, even though his heart was racing, and he was scared to death.
"Why did you run?" Sakura asked meekly.
"Run?" Tai responded, innocently. 'Maybe if I pretend that I don't know what she's talking about, I'll get out of this easy,' he thought in his mind.
"You saw me and you ran…" Sakura said slowly, as if it would help him understand. 'What is he trying to play?' Sakura thought.
"Oh! I don't know. I saw you and I didn't want to be a bother, so I thought I should leave as soon as I could. And then you started to chase me and I kinda got freaked out," Sowjing said, thankful that he had some lying skills.
Sakura nodded. "Well, that's good! I thought that you were going all crazy on me!" she said. She stopped walking and started to laugh.
Sowjing put his hand on the back of his head and started laughing too. They stood in laughing hysteria for a few moments.
A voice from far away called, "Sakura! Sakura!"
Sakura stopped laughing and looked away to see Syaoran running as fast as he could to catch up with Sakura. He ran until he got to Sakura, and then stopped, putting his hands on his knees and gasping for breath.
"What the hell was that?" Syaoran asked, crossly.
"Eh heh heh," Sakura responded, "I had to find out Sowjing's story…"
"Oh, well I could have told you that!" Syaoran said angrily. "He's a liar who has some manipulative plan thought up. Not only that but he is a crazy stalker for following Touya and Yuki around, and for all I know, following you and me around!"
Sowjing's eyes widened and he was shunned into silence. 'He's good…' Sowjing thought, wondering how he should respond to such a statement. But he didn't need to respond.
"That was rude! Sowjing just wanted to leave us alone and got scared when he saw us chasing him!" Sakura cried out, anger starting to rush to her head.
"And why should he be scared?" Syaoran asked with a scornful look on his face.
Sakura was about to reply, but she didn't know what to say.
Sowjing took the opportunity to say, "Well, if you had some people chasing you down a street, would you be scared?"
"No," replied Syaoran bluntly.
"Well that's you. I don't see why I have to explain myself to you, I know that you can't stand me! You've acted like a jerk ever since the first time that I talked to you."
"A jerk? And who is that has been eyeing Sakura for days?" Syaoran said, smirking.
Sowjing blushed. Sakura was watching the conversation, clueless.
The very flustered Sowjing said, "A-A-and that m-makes me a jerk?!"
"She's MY girlfriend!" Syaraon yelled.
People began to stop walking to watch the argument between Sowjing and Syaoran. Sakura put her arms up and sweatdropped. She pleaded, "Come on guys! Don't fight!"
Sowjing yelled back. "Your girlfriend, eh? Are you worried that I would take her away or something? Are you always so overprotective? Cause if you are, then Sakura will want to get away from such a pig!"
Syaoran fumed. "And now I'm a pig?" Syaoran raised his arm, his hand balled up in a fist. He was about to come down on Sowjing when Sakura grabbed his arm with both of hers.
"Don't Syaoran, leave him alone," Sakura said in a worried but firm tone. "You don't need to prove yourself by beating him up."
Syaoran was about to let his arm down when Sowjing countered and raised his fists. "You don't need to defend me, Sakura. If Syaoran wants to fight, then so be it!"
Even more people began to stop to watch. Some little boys passing by chanted, "Fight! Fight!" to get them even more fired up.
But Syaoran looked into Sakura's eyes. Sakura's eyes pleaded with him. Even with Sowjing's raised arms, Syaoran dropped his and said, "She's right, I don't need to prove anything."
Sakura smiled and let go of Syaoran's arm. "Thank you," she whispered.
But her thanks came too soon. Sowjing took a swing at Syaoran's face. Syaoran, who expected an attack, blocked Sowjing with ease.
"Don't," Syaoran said, in a deadly manner.
Sowjing saw the look in Syaoran's eyes, and backed away. 'It's as if he is daring me to hit him,' Sowjing thought. Sowjing admitted defeat and put his arms down. People began to move away complaining, "That was cheap!" or "Not worth seeing!"
Sowjing glared for a final moment at Syaoran and turned around to run. Sakura felt sorry for him and prepared to chase after him. But Syaoran grasped her arm and said, "Let him go. I don't think he wants anyone following him."
Sakura nodded in agreement. "Ok. Thanks, Syaoran-kun… for not hurting him…"
Syaoran shrugged, "I don't see why I shouldn't. Believe me, if you weren't here he wouldn't be looking too well tomorrow."
Sakura shook her head. "I don't know why, but I feel sorry for him. Please don't hurt him! Promise me you won't hurt him!"
Syaoran raised his eyebrows. "I don't see why you care, but with such a pitiful look on your face, I can't deny it."
"Pinky swear?" Sakura said, holding out her pinky as she had done when they were little kids.
"Sure sure," Syaoran replied, hooking his pinky with hers. 'Somehow I feel like I'm going to regret this later,' Syaoran thought to himself. 'This is a ridiculous promise! Why is she protecting him?'
Sakura smiled and said, "Let's walk back, Oni-chan is going to want an explanation."
Syaoran grunted, not anticipating his encounter with Touya, the REAL overprotective one.
Sakura put her arms around Syaoran's waist and walked with him back to the restaurant.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Sowjing kept running and running, until he was so out of breath that both his heart and his legs would take him no farer.
The first thing that he noticed was the scenery around him. A housing area surrounded him. 'This place, it feels so familiar,' Sowjing thought sorrowfully. But he knew why it felt so familiar, it was much like the place that he grew up. He went up to a random house and saw a happy family eating dinner at the table, making small talk about the day. 'That's what my family used to me like in Tokyo before I came here on this crazy mission. We ate dinner together and laughed and enjoyed ourselves. I wish that someday our lives would be like that again.'
Sowjing watched the family eat and settle in for bed. His eyes began to droop and he fell asleep in the yard of the family.
A/N- So, what did you think of the kinda sorta fight? And Sowjing sleeping in the yard of the family, they are bound to find him in the morning! **winks**. Oh! Do remember that promise! =) Also, I'll give time for Sakura to sort out what she thought of the argument in the next chapter. I really would like to fit more into the chapter, but that would mean an even longer waiting, so I thought I could give this to you now, and more in the next chapter, lol. Thanks readers! Please review and I'll try to get out the chapter faster! **hugs and kisses before leaving**
I bet I'm forgetting someone here in my thanks… so thanks to everyone and please forgive me!
Lexis-wow! You're always the first to review, that's so cool! Are ya still with me? LoL.. I really should update more! And the sad thing is is that I always say that! 3 months… I hope you didn't die on me! **hugs** Thanks for such kind reviews!
Sakura Angel-I name them default cause I have nothing else to name them, I don't really name my chapters…
Bettymew- LoL, I'd say that saying if you like a fic or not is basically a review^_^. Thanks for the compliment on my story, it makes me happy!
Helen- I suppose you don't check for my story every day anymore **sighs**. Year goal! I WILL finish this story before the end of the year! I gotta! So please do check! You review on every chapter and I love it!
Kimberly Le- Hi! Here ya go! The chapter you asked for^_~
Kat Grove- LoL… two e-mails! Thanks! =)Happy reading!
Tweetysweet15- Oi oi! You're on my buddy list now! Yay!^_~ Thanks for reviewing!
Maggie Flanagan- Coolness!! Here's the confrontation! I hope you like how it turns out! I liked it^_~
Ok, before I go on and on, I'd like to thank every single person who signed my notify list! I feel so happy everytime I look at that list! I feel so special, all because of you guys!
And lastly, thanks for every body! Reviewer or not, whether this is the first time you read my story. I feel extremely happy that you've spent a few minutes of your life on my story, and and… **hugs** Thanks! You're the best!
Chapter 12-No More Sorrow
Without another thought, Sakura ran outside the restaurant. She stood on the sidewalk to see the fleeting back of Sowjing. 'What to do? What to do?' she thought. She could either chase him down to confront him, or she could go back into the restaurant where Touya would yell at her for being crazy, and answer Syaoran's questioning eyes. The choice wasn't hard.
Sakura ran. She seemed to run faster than she had ever run before, for by now Sowjing had made a big gap of space between them. But thanks to her athletic conditioning, the gap became smaller and smaller. After a few minutes, Sakura was within earshot of Sowjing.
"Tai!! Stop! Please! I just want to talk to you! Stop running!!!!" she called, her breath coming in gasps.
Sowjing looked behind him to see Sakura gaining on him second by second. He sighed, and slowed down.
Sakura too, began to slow down. It was an automatic reaction to his reaction. Finally, she caught up with him.
They kept up a slow paced walking, and stood by side. After a few moments of silence, Sakura questioned, "Tai?"
"Hm?" Tai responded, sounding calm, even though his heart was racing, and he was scared to death.
"Why did you run?" Sakura asked meekly.
"Run?" Tai responded, innocently. 'Maybe if I pretend that I don't know what she's talking about, I'll get out of this easy,' he thought in his mind.
"You saw me and you ran…" Sakura said slowly, as if it would help him understand. 'What is he trying to play?' Sakura thought.
"Oh! I don't know. I saw you and I didn't want to be a bother, so I thought I should leave as soon as I could. And then you started to chase me and I kinda got freaked out," Sowjing said, thankful that he had some lying skills.
Sakura nodded. "Well, that's good! I thought that you were going all crazy on me!" she said. She stopped walking and started to laugh.
Sowjing put his hand on the back of his head and started laughing too. They stood in laughing hysteria for a few moments.
A voice from far away called, "Sakura! Sakura!"
Sakura stopped laughing and looked away to see Syaoran running as fast as he could to catch up with Sakura. He ran until he got to Sakura, and then stopped, putting his hands on his knees and gasping for breath.
"What the hell was that?" Syaoran asked, crossly.
"Eh heh heh," Sakura responded, "I had to find out Sowjing's story…"
"Oh, well I could have told you that!" Syaoran said angrily. "He's a liar who has some manipulative plan thought up. Not only that but he is a crazy stalker for following Touya and Yuki around, and for all I know, following you and me around!"
Sowjing's eyes widened and he was shunned into silence. 'He's good…' Sowjing thought, wondering how he should respond to such a statement. But he didn't need to respond.
"That was rude! Sowjing just wanted to leave us alone and got scared when he saw us chasing him!" Sakura cried out, anger starting to rush to her head.
"And why should he be scared?" Syaoran asked with a scornful look on his face.
Sakura was about to reply, but she didn't know what to say.
Sowjing took the opportunity to say, "Well, if you had some people chasing you down a street, would you be scared?"
"No," replied Syaoran bluntly.
"Well that's you. I don't see why I have to explain myself to you, I know that you can't stand me! You've acted like a jerk ever since the first time that I talked to you."
"A jerk? And who is that has been eyeing Sakura for days?" Syaoran said, smirking.
Sowjing blushed. Sakura was watching the conversation, clueless.
The very flustered Sowjing said, "A-A-and that m-makes me a jerk?!"
"She's MY girlfriend!" Syaraon yelled.
People began to stop walking to watch the argument between Sowjing and Syaoran. Sakura put her arms up and sweatdropped. She pleaded, "Come on guys! Don't fight!"
Sowjing yelled back. "Your girlfriend, eh? Are you worried that I would take her away or something? Are you always so overprotective? Cause if you are, then Sakura will want to get away from such a pig!"
Syaoran fumed. "And now I'm a pig?" Syaoran raised his arm, his hand balled up in a fist. He was about to come down on Sowjing when Sakura grabbed his arm with both of hers.
"Don't Syaoran, leave him alone," Sakura said in a worried but firm tone. "You don't need to prove yourself by beating him up."
Syaoran was about to let his arm down when Sowjing countered and raised his fists. "You don't need to defend me, Sakura. If Syaoran wants to fight, then so be it!"
Even more people began to stop to watch. Some little boys passing by chanted, "Fight! Fight!" to get them even more fired up.
But Syaoran looked into Sakura's eyes. Sakura's eyes pleaded with him. Even with Sowjing's raised arms, Syaoran dropped his and said, "She's right, I don't need to prove anything."
Sakura smiled and let go of Syaoran's arm. "Thank you," she whispered.
But her thanks came too soon. Sowjing took a swing at Syaoran's face. Syaoran, who expected an attack, blocked Sowjing with ease.
"Don't," Syaoran said, in a deadly manner.
Sowjing saw the look in Syaoran's eyes, and backed away. 'It's as if he is daring me to hit him,' Sowjing thought. Sowjing admitted defeat and put his arms down. People began to move away complaining, "That was cheap!" or "Not worth seeing!"
Sowjing glared for a final moment at Syaoran and turned around to run. Sakura felt sorry for him and prepared to chase after him. But Syaoran grasped her arm and said, "Let him go. I don't think he wants anyone following him."
Sakura nodded in agreement. "Ok. Thanks, Syaoran-kun… for not hurting him…"
Syaoran shrugged, "I don't see why I shouldn't. Believe me, if you weren't here he wouldn't be looking too well tomorrow."
Sakura shook her head. "I don't know why, but I feel sorry for him. Please don't hurt him! Promise me you won't hurt him!"
Syaoran raised his eyebrows. "I don't see why you care, but with such a pitiful look on your face, I can't deny it."
"Pinky swear?" Sakura said, holding out her pinky as she had done when they were little kids.
"Sure sure," Syaoran replied, hooking his pinky with hers. 'Somehow I feel like I'm going to regret this later,' Syaoran thought to himself. 'This is a ridiculous promise! Why is she protecting him?'
Sakura smiled and said, "Let's walk back, Oni-chan is going to want an explanation."
Syaoran grunted, not anticipating his encounter with Touya, the REAL overprotective one.
Sakura put her arms around Syaoran's waist and walked with him back to the restaurant.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Sowjing kept running and running, until he was so out of breath that both his heart and his legs would take him no farer.
The first thing that he noticed was the scenery around him. A housing area surrounded him. 'This place, it feels so familiar,' Sowjing thought sorrowfully. But he knew why it felt so familiar, it was much like the place that he grew up. He went up to a random house and saw a happy family eating dinner at the table, making small talk about the day. 'That's what my family used to me like in Tokyo before I came here on this crazy mission. We ate dinner together and laughed and enjoyed ourselves. I wish that someday our lives would be like that again.'
Sowjing watched the family eat and settle in for bed. His eyes began to droop and he fell asleep in the yard of the family.
A/N- So, what did you think of the kinda sorta fight? And Sowjing sleeping in the yard of the family, they are bound to find him in the morning! **winks**. Oh! Do remember that promise! =) Also, I'll give time for Sakura to sort out what she thought of the argument in the next chapter. I really would like to fit more into the chapter, but that would mean an even longer waiting, so I thought I could give this to you now, and more in the next chapter, lol. Thanks readers! Please review and I'll try to get out the chapter faster! **hugs and kisses before leaving**