Chapter Ten: Lighting the Heart
Syaoran was observing a scene, a scene that he rarely thought about. Or even remembered about. It was a bright summer morning, the trees were dancing with the wind and the birds were flitting about.
"Here!" a sweet angelic voice said shyly, "A present."
A smaller version of Syaoran stuck his tiny hand out. A tiny pink trinket was dropped into his hand.
"Always remember me okay?" a small bouncy, cheerful girl asked.
"I'll always remember..." the phrase kept echoing through his mind.
A peaceful figure was sleeping on the nice green colored bed. He groaned when the sunlight impacted into his eyes, causing them to flutter open. 'Morning already?' He still had the dream fresh in his mind, he could still see the images of him and the small unknown aburn haired girl, standing in his backyard. 'Could that girl be...Sakura?' he questioned himself. 'How come I never remembered?'
He stood up and got ready for school. He was fully dressed, cleaned and groomed in about fifteen minutes. He smiled with satisfication and entered the kitchen. He noticed Sakura sleeping on the couch. 'She looks like an... an... angel.' he thought, smiling, immediately scowling at himself afterwards, 'Whats with me?' He poured some cereal and sat down on the kitchen table, his eyes kept wandering back to the sleeping angel on the couch.
Syaoran glanced at his watch, noticing that it was almost time to head for school, 'Should I wake her up? If I don't she'll be late for sure...' he thought, 'Guess I will then.' He walked over to the couch and shook Sakura lightly. "Your going to be late if you don't wake up, you sleepy head." he said loudly, hoping to wake her up.
Sakura's eyes fluttered open, she let a long groan.
"Your going to be late." Syaoran grinned.
"HOE?!" Sakura screeched.
Syaoran nodded.
Sakura practically flew out of the couch and into her room and grabbed her uniform. She slammed the bathroom door shut and was back out almost immediately. She grabbed a bowl and filled it with cereal. She looked at Syaoran with a questioning look. "Do you mind...if..." she started.
"Give you a ride?" he interjected, smiling, "Of course."
As Syaoran finished his sentence, Sakura was already done with her breakfast. "Thanks..." a blush was creeping up her neck, "I guess its time to go..."
"So... how come your sleeping on the couch?" Syaoran asked, trying to make conversation.
"Kero was snoring so loud, I didn't even bother to shut him up. So I came out here." Sakura scoffed, yawning.
They both got to school in silence, each barely saying anything to the other.
'Should I ask her if she knew me?' Syaoran thought, remembering his dream once again. He opened his mouth to speak, but he immediately closed it shut when he noticed Sakura looking at the ground.
They walked towards the school side by side, still both silent. Finally they both parted ways and joined their friends. They both had made it with five minutes to spare.
"Sakura?" Tomoyo looked at her strangely.
Sakura looked up and smiled. "Hey!"
"Did I just see you walk in here with Li Syaoran?" Tomoyo whispered, "Without a fight or something?"
"Oh, I'm living at his apartment... sorry, I forgot to tell you." Sakura explained.
"What?!" Tomoyo screeched loudly, "Your staying at Li Syaoran's house?"
"Not so loud!" Sakura tried to shush her, she had already noticed some people staring at them. Including Faye and her evil, disgusting friends. 'This is not good...' she thought, predicting what was going to happen.
Class started right afterwards, and Sakura had barely survived the morning. [a/n:i hate writing about details on what happens in her classes, so i'm fast forwarding it] She always thoughts science and social were boring but today, it was like the teachers all joined together and made their classes extra boring and dull.
Sakura had decided to eat her lunch outside, hoping to catch up with her thoughts. She wasn't looking at where she was going, and suddenly she felt herself crash into a hard object.
"Bitch..." an angry female voice hissed.
Sakura looked over and saw Faye, surrounding her were her friends. "What?" Sakura said quietly, her leg was feeling much better, but she knew that if anything had happened it, she would never survive.
"I heard you before class, and they meddling friend of yours." Faye spat, "You slut! First you get pregnant with those brats, and now, you've brainwashed my boyfriend!"
"He was never your boyfriend to start with. Besides, no one would love you. Your a rude, ignorant bitch." Sakura said coldly. 'At least they can't do anything to me now.' Sakura thought, knowing that there was no way that Mizumi could ever touch her again.
Flames engulfed Faye's eyes, "Why you!" she struck her hand across Sakura's face. Faye's friends all snickered. By now there was a big crowd surrounding them.
Sakura just stood there, frozen, in anger and hate. "You know, I've always tried to be kind to you and your mother. I don't get why you can never do the same. At least act like your human. Oh and how's your black eye?" 'Stand your ground, Sakura.' she silently thought to herself.
Another slap was planted on Sakura's face. The crowd went wild.
"Sakura!" Sakura heard Tomoyo, Eriol and Meilin's voice call.
"Let me handle this you guys." she said calmly.
"How can we be kind?" Faye countered, "How can my mother be proud of someone who goes around and gets pregnant?"
"Believe what you want." Sakura said, with the same calm tone, "I don't want to waste my time any longer." She turned around and headed out of the crowd.
"Oh and Sakura?" Faye raced up to her, stopping her from exiting. Faye swung her leg and aimed it at Sakura's wound that Mizumi had just given her, and started to kick it real hard. The crowd was laughing.
Sakura collasped on the ground, clutching her leg. Her eyes started to blur. 'I will not cry.' she immediately demanded herself.
Tomoyo, Meilin and Eriol had finally reached her and kneeled down.
"Are you okay?" Tomoyo said, with worry in her eyes.
"Want more, bitch?"
"Leave her alone." a strong male voice interruped the scene. The crowd went silent. The circle that the crowd had made, was broken, which made a small entrance way. Syaoran walked calmly up to the enraged Faye. "I never want to see your face again."
"Oh?" Faye looked at him evilly, "One day, I promise you, you will beg for me to come back to you. I guarantee it." Faye turned around and walked out of the crowd, motioning for her goons to follow.
There was a hush of whispers throughout the crowd, but then finally the crowd had disappeared, leaving only Sakura, Syaoran, Eriol, Tomoyo and Meilin.
"Are you alright?" Syaoran bent down, looking directly at Sakura's eyes.
Sakura nodded sadly, "Why did you help me?" she blurted out.
"Yea.. answer her Li!" Eriol's anger voice interjected, "All of us saw how you treated her. Why the sudden change?"
Syaoran looked at Sakura and her somewhat enraged friends, he stood up and walked away. "Its none of your business." he said in a cold tone and ran off.
~*~
"The time is drawing nearer and nearer... soon... you will be mine." a voice cackled.
~*~
Syaoran was observing a scene, a scene that he rarely thought about. Or even remembered about. It was a bright summer morning, the trees were dancing with the wind and the birds were flitting about.
"Here!" a sweet angelic voice said shyly, "A present."
A smaller version of Syaoran stuck his tiny hand out. A tiny pink trinket was dropped into his hand.
"Always remember me okay?" a small bouncy, cheerful girl asked.
"I'll always remember..." the phrase kept echoing through his mind.
A peaceful figure was sleeping on the nice green colored bed. He groaned when the sunlight impacted into his eyes, causing them to flutter open. 'Morning already?' He still had the dream fresh in his mind, he could still see the images of him and the small unknown aburn haired girl, standing in his backyard. 'Could that girl be...Sakura?' he questioned himself. 'How come I never remembered?'
He stood up and got ready for school. He was fully dressed, cleaned and groomed in about fifteen minutes. He smiled with satisfication and entered the kitchen. He noticed Sakura sleeping on the couch. 'She looks like an... an... angel.' he thought, smiling, immediately scowling at himself afterwards, 'Whats with me?' He poured some cereal and sat down on the kitchen table, his eyes kept wandering back to the sleeping angel on the couch.
Syaoran glanced at his watch, noticing that it was almost time to head for school, 'Should I wake her up? If I don't she'll be late for sure...' he thought, 'Guess I will then.' He walked over to the couch and shook Sakura lightly. "Your going to be late if you don't wake up, you sleepy head." he said loudly, hoping to wake her up.
Sakura's eyes fluttered open, she let a long groan.
"Your going to be late." Syaoran grinned.
"HOE?!" Sakura screeched.
Syaoran nodded.
Sakura practically flew out of the couch and into her room and grabbed her uniform. She slammed the bathroom door shut and was back out almost immediately. She grabbed a bowl and filled it with cereal. She looked at Syaoran with a questioning look. "Do you mind...if..." she started.
"Give you a ride?" he interjected, smiling, "Of course."
As Syaoran finished his sentence, Sakura was already done with her breakfast. "Thanks..." a blush was creeping up her neck, "I guess its time to go..."
"So... how come your sleeping on the couch?" Syaoran asked, trying to make conversation.
"Kero was snoring so loud, I didn't even bother to shut him up. So I came out here." Sakura scoffed, yawning.
They both got to school in silence, each barely saying anything to the other.
'Should I ask her if she knew me?' Syaoran thought, remembering his dream once again. He opened his mouth to speak, but he immediately closed it shut when he noticed Sakura looking at the ground.
They walked towards the school side by side, still both silent. Finally they both parted ways and joined their friends. They both had made it with five minutes to spare.
"Sakura?" Tomoyo looked at her strangely.
Sakura looked up and smiled. "Hey!"
"Did I just see you walk in here with Li Syaoran?" Tomoyo whispered, "Without a fight or something?"
"Oh, I'm living at his apartment... sorry, I forgot to tell you." Sakura explained.
"What?!" Tomoyo screeched loudly, "Your staying at Li Syaoran's house?"
"Not so loud!" Sakura tried to shush her, she had already noticed some people staring at them. Including Faye and her evil, disgusting friends. 'This is not good...' she thought, predicting what was going to happen.
Class started right afterwards, and Sakura had barely survived the morning. [a/n:i hate writing about details on what happens in her classes, so i'm fast forwarding it] She always thoughts science and social were boring but today, it was like the teachers all joined together and made their classes extra boring and dull.
Sakura had decided to eat her lunch outside, hoping to catch up with her thoughts. She wasn't looking at where she was going, and suddenly she felt herself crash into a hard object.
"Bitch..." an angry female voice hissed.
Sakura looked over and saw Faye, surrounding her were her friends. "What?" Sakura said quietly, her leg was feeling much better, but she knew that if anything had happened it, she would never survive.
"I heard you before class, and they meddling friend of yours." Faye spat, "You slut! First you get pregnant with those brats, and now, you've brainwashed my boyfriend!"
"He was never your boyfriend to start with. Besides, no one would love you. Your a rude, ignorant bitch." Sakura said coldly. 'At least they can't do anything to me now.' Sakura thought, knowing that there was no way that Mizumi could ever touch her again.
Flames engulfed Faye's eyes, "Why you!" she struck her hand across Sakura's face. Faye's friends all snickered. By now there was a big crowd surrounding them.
Sakura just stood there, frozen, in anger and hate. "You know, I've always tried to be kind to you and your mother. I don't get why you can never do the same. At least act like your human. Oh and how's your black eye?" 'Stand your ground, Sakura.' she silently thought to herself.
Another slap was planted on Sakura's face. The crowd went wild.
"Sakura!" Sakura heard Tomoyo, Eriol and Meilin's voice call.
"Let me handle this you guys." she said calmly.
"How can we be kind?" Faye countered, "How can my mother be proud of someone who goes around and gets pregnant?"
"Believe what you want." Sakura said, with the same calm tone, "I don't want to waste my time any longer." She turned around and headed out of the crowd.
"Oh and Sakura?" Faye raced up to her, stopping her from exiting. Faye swung her leg and aimed it at Sakura's wound that Mizumi had just given her, and started to kick it real hard. The crowd was laughing.
Sakura collasped on the ground, clutching her leg. Her eyes started to blur. 'I will not cry.' she immediately demanded herself.
Tomoyo, Meilin and Eriol had finally reached her and kneeled down.
"Are you okay?" Tomoyo said, with worry in her eyes.
"Want more, bitch?"
"Leave her alone." a strong male voice interruped the scene. The crowd went silent. The circle that the crowd had made, was broken, which made a small entrance way. Syaoran walked calmly up to the enraged Faye. "I never want to see your face again."
"Oh?" Faye looked at him evilly, "One day, I promise you, you will beg for me to come back to you. I guarantee it." Faye turned around and walked out of the crowd, motioning for her goons to follow.
There was a hush of whispers throughout the crowd, but then finally the crowd had disappeared, leaving only Sakura, Syaoran, Eriol, Tomoyo and Meilin.
"Are you alright?" Syaoran bent down, looking directly at Sakura's eyes.
Sakura nodded sadly, "Why did you help me?" she blurted out.
"Yea.. answer her Li!" Eriol's anger voice interjected, "All of us saw how you treated her. Why the sudden change?"
Syaoran looked at Sakura and her somewhat enraged friends, he stood up and walked away. "Its none of your business." he said in a cold tone and ran off.
~*~
"The time is drawing nearer and nearer... soon... you will be mine." a voice cackled.
~*~
