Chap. 4: "Little Arguments"
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Author's note: Hey, I'm sorry, this is the real chapter Three. Yesterday I accidentally uploaded the wrong chapter please forgive me. I didn't mean to, I really didn't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please read this one and if you can the other cause it'll explain the next chapter okay? Whelp bye.and I'm sorry again.
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* "I don't see why you don't like there isn't anything wrong with him according to what you have told me" Naoko stated as she and Sakura walked to where her husband was helping to build their house. It was lunchtime and she was bringing Mika food.
"He just seems so fake I don't know something about him doesn't seem right. I get this feeling around him" Sakura stated holding the basket the contained the food Rosa had forced her to bring to Syaoran. Like usual on Galatea, it was a beautiful day but not as warm as the previous day.
"What kind of funny feeling?" Naoko inquired when the house came into view. Sakura frowned thing about it, she didn't know how to describe it.
"I don't know I don't trust it though. And for someone who wanted to work for so low he's very educated. My father actually enjoys talking to him about anything and everything" Sakura spoke in a scary tone making Naoko laugh. "Is Mikelle staying with your mother?"
"Yeah he has a sniffle, and you've got to understand that he's going to be smarter then most men on Galatea. We have a great education because your mother taught us then Rosa. They practically taught us more then we would ever need to know living on Galatea," Naoko explained. She smiled brightly waving to her husband who was on the rooftop with Touya and another man she didn't know. "Is that he?"
"Yep that's him all right" she frowned noticing that most of the men were already eating. "I wonder who brought them food?" she muttered knowing that this time of day mostly all the men would be home eating but they were all here eating.
"I have no clue but Mika isn't eating. He's waiting for me" Naoko laughed running over to the house with Sakura following.
"Hey Kaijuu, come on up" Touya called waving her up but Sakura shook her head.
"Not a chance besides I have to get back to the house. Kaho and Rosa are waiting for me so we can plan for Kai's party" Sakura replied showing them the basket that had food in it. "This is lunch for ya'll"
"I don't think we'll be needing it" Touya replied bounding down the ladder with Syaoran following behind.
"Why is that? Why didn't you tell us you were having food from somewhere else?" Sakura asked angrily making him laugh finishing up the apple he was eating.
"We didn't, before lunch all these young women showed up with food for Syaoran here" Touya stated pointing at Syaoran who was talking with some men totally ignoring her. "He seems to be very popular"
"Whatever just take this cause I'm not bringing it home. I told Rosa not to make him lunch, it was a big waste of time"
"Why are you getting so angry, he didn't know he would have every young women bringing him food" Touya replied then his eyes narrowed and he smiled.
"What's the matter Touya?" Sakura asked eyeing him suspiciously but he only smiled taking the basket. She felt self-conscious just standing there in front of him as he looked at her so.
"Hey Syaoran, my sister brought you some homemade lunch" Touya yelled making everyone look at her. They all knew full well that Sakura belonged to Jin Su or that's how if seemed. Sakura looked horrified and wanted to kill her brother right there on the spot. Syaoran looked up hearing his name before walking towards them.
"Thank you" Syaoran said looking the basket Touya held. He had to admit that it smelt a lot better then some of the things he had gotten today that's why he didn't touch them.
"I didn't make it Rosa and Kaho did for you and Touya. I made this for Jin that's why I have to give it to him and then head home" Sakura spoke showing them the other tiny basket.
"I didn't think you made it besides if you did I would have been afraid to eat it" Syaoran stated making Sakura's eyes narrow wondering what he was up to.
"Why is that?" Touya took the basket and walked away wanting to eat what his wife made for him. He didn't have time to listen to his sister torture the man she was starting to fall for.
"You hate me so I'm afraid you'd poison me," Syaoran answered easily making Sakura's spirit plummet rapidly. "Tell Rosa thank you for me" he continued before walking away. Sakura stood where she was, and could not believe he had just said that, he thought she would go as low as to poison him? She felt sick in her stomach.
She looked at the half finished house, her eyes falling on Naoko and Mika. "Hey Naoko I'm leaving now" she called waving. Naoko waved back before she walked off, she didn't have to go far since, as the docks were close by. "I would never go as low as to poison someone," she whispered to herself. *
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* Syaoran watched her go shaking his head before he bit into the sandwich. "This is really good" he spoke to Touya who shook his head in agreement. "What's the case with your sister?"
"I don't know, but that Jin Su guy is supposedly going to ask her to marry him on her birthday" Touya answered softly. "I don't like it though"
"Why's that?" Syaoran observed looking up at the warm sun that would come and go. He had never worked this hard doing something that wasn't training but it was fun. Who would have thought that crowned Prince of China would be building a house wearing old clothing and was actually enjoying it.
"She's waiting for something, most of the girls here marry after their sixteenth birthday. Its tradition but Sakura is going to be nineteen in April" Touya answered finishing up.
"Maybe it's her attitude that's got Horaki scared" Syaoran commented dryly- making Touya laugh looking at him skeptically.
"Not a chance, everyone loves Sakura. You're are the only person she's mean to"
"I feel so special" Syaoran spat sarcastically. *
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* The sky moved back and forth, back and forth as clouds formed into odd shapes. It would turn black then light as the blue sky moved forwards and backwards. Sakura closed her eyes feeling sleepy, days were too long, and now would be the only time she would have to herself. And what better place to fall asleep then in a hammock? her mind raced with all sort of wonderful, goofy and sometimes outrageous thoughts that would make her laugh as she kicked the ground to make the hammock sway. She had brought Jin Su is lunch and waited until he ate before she left like she had been doing for a long time.
She had just noticed that her life had a regular pattern every single day. It was always the same, nothing changed her life was predictable. The only unpredictable ness she had in her life right now was waiting to see what Li Syaoran was going to say next that would dig away at her self-esteem.
"He must like picking on me a lot," she whispered to herself yawning. She didn't know why she was so tired; maybe it was all the work of getting Kai's party together. Her all thoughts swirled into nothingness mixing with the sound of birds, as she fell into a light sleep, still swinging back and forth. *
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Syaoran sat in his temporary room looking down at his ring before he placed it on his chain along with his cross then back around his neck. They were the only things had left of his old life; he was going to start a new life here. He liked Galatea very much and even the people were friendly, well at least most of them. If he was lucky he could even start a family and die on this tiny island that time forgot.
"Yeah a real life" he muttered having actually enjoyed working on a house earlier today even though it was only his third day. He got up off the bed, glancing out the window only to see that it was getting cloudy. Walking out of the room he made sure to keep his distance from Kai knowing she was a little infatuated with him.
"There you are, I was just coming to call you" Rosa smiled when he started down the stairs. She looked up at the young man and loved having him around even though he was still a mystery to her. She could easily read people but he was an expert at hiding what he thought or was feeling.
"You wanted me?" Syaoran asked taking his hand off the smooth wood railing. This house was small but beautiful; it had a homey feeling what his birthplace was lacking.
"Yes it is going to start to rain could you go and get Sakura for me? I think we're going to have another one of those storms again" Rosa sighed handing Syaoran an umbrella. *
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* Sakura twitched feeling something cold hit her face and shifted positions. She felt it again and again on different parts of her body before it stopped hitting her face. She slowly opened her eyes only to come face to face with Syaoran who was really close to her, she screamed pushing away only to forget that she was on a hammock. *
* The hammock twisted and swung throwing her off, Sakura landed on her back with a thud under the hammock, one of her foot still stuck on it. She groaned feeling disoriented, hearing a strong laugh she opened her eyes. They focused only to see Li Syaoran laughing at her; she felt embarrassed and wanted to scream. "You Hentai," She opted for instant feeling pain ripple through her back as she ignored the fact that it had started to rain harder.
"Your calling me an Hentai when I was only trying to help you?" Syaoran asked opening the umbrella not even offering it to her. He couldn't keep a straight face looking at her sprawled out on the ground. "You're the one who freaked"
"You were in my face" Sakura shot back getting up because now it was pouring and she was getting soak. She was getting waterlogged and he wasn't even offering to share the umbrella, and to make matters worst he was laughing at her. She wanted to cry feeling like a total idiot.
"I would like to spar with you but its raining" Syaoran pointed out making Sakura glower, of course he only laughed.
"I know you baka I'm standing in it" Sakura hissed walking off to the house almost slipping in the process. Syaoran followed behind shaking his head laughing lightly. *
* Sakura walked into the room only to Jin Su, Kai, Rosa and Fujitaka standing at the door. "What's the matter?" Jin Su walking over to her as Sakura's teeth chattered a moment later Syaoran walked in closing the umbrella. This made Jin Su very angry, he couldn't believe Li had an umbrella and didn't share it with Sakura. "Are you out of your mind, look at her she's soaked and you had an umbrella. What kind of man are you?" he yelled when Rosa wrapped Sakura in a towel.
Sakura watched as Syaoran deliberately ignored what Jin Su was saying. She could see that he was clearly bored and wished Jin Su would knock him out. "She didn't give me the chance to offer her because she was freaking out," Syaoran answered brusquely. "Furthermore Horaki, you have no right to question my morals" Sakura could see Jin Su's jaw tighten; she knew he had a wicked left hook and Syaoran shouldn't be taking him so lightly.
"Well now there is no need to carry this out of proportion Sakura has been playing in the rain from since she could crawl" Rosa spoke cheerily shooing Sakura upstairs. Sakura took a glance at Syaoran but she couldn't tell he was thinking or feeling and she hated that about him. He didn't seem angry and idly she wondered how he would act when he was so cold when he wasn't.
"I'll be back in a few" Sakura said smiling at Jin Su who nodded still glaring at Syaoran who walked passed him and up the stairs to change his pants. After changing into a different pair of pants he stood next to the window and looked up at the thundering sky.
He would soon have to find lodging somewhere else this wasn't working. He would take up the offer Touya's best friend Yukito made him. Shaking his head he decided on it but would still pay Fujitaka back for his hospitality. A knock on his door brought him out of reverie. "Come in"
Sakura hearing come in opened the door slowly, she peeked in only to see him facing away from the window. Walking in she left the door open and stood beside him, "I didn't mean to yell but you scared me earlier" she said softly finally noticing how she barely reached past his shoulder. She hated how she felt tiny and fragile in his presence.
"It's forgotten" he shrugged simply. Sakura seeing that he made no attempt continue she shifted uncomfortably. "Anything else?"
"Um I wanted to warn you about Jin Su. He's not someone to mess around with, he can fight really good" Sakura warned but to her surprise Syaoran smirk.
"Showing concern or is it that you would feel guilt seeing your fiancé beat me to the ground?" Syaoran mused making Sakura smile almost laughs.
"It's definitely guilt but I would only feel it for a short time" Sakura replied jokingly.
"How would you feel if I were to beat him?" Syaoran asked making her smile widen.
"I wouldn't feel any way because you can't" Sakura laughed before walking out of the room.
"Don't be so sure," she heard him say in a voice she had never heard before but she continued down to dinner. When she reached downstairs Jin Su was waiting for her with a smile.
"How you feeling?" he asked caressing her cheek as he too her small hand in his.
"I'm fine, where's everyone?" Sakura inquired looking around the empty living room. She didn't like when it rained because it confined her to staying inside the house. She loved being out side and not cooped up in the house, she was totally an outdoors kind of person.
"In the dinning room waiting for us," Jin Su leading her to the room looking back when Syaoran bounded down the stairs. When they entered in to the dining room music was coming from the kitchen and Sakura smiled walking through the door. She laughed watching her father and sister dance a waltz, remembering how very much her mother liked to dance. Everyone clapped when they ended making them bow.
"Tell father to dance the tango with me?" Kai whined but Fujitaka shook his head no.
"I'm getting too old to be dancing around so much" Fujitaka objected softly getting dubious looks from everyone.
"Oh come on father, you are the best at it" Sakura urged laughing. "Jin Su would dance with you if he knew how to do the tango but he's not a dancer" she continued looking sadly at Kai. "I'll dance with you?" she offered making everyone laugh well except Syaoran who was leaning against the doorframe.
"NO way, it wouldn't be right" Kai laughed shaking her head. "The tango is the dance of love" she spoke romantically. "That's why we've only danced it with father and no one else so far"
"Well since as no one here will dance the tango how about we retreat to the living room. Hopefully this rain will stop soon, I'll make everyone hot chocolate" Rosa spoke turning the music down. "And coffee for the men"
"Rosa?" Syaoran said making her nod. "Can I have hot chocolate, I don't like coffee" he spoke sheepishly making her smile.
"Why all men I know drink coffee," Kai stated as they all headed out into the living room.
"Well I love chocolate, coffee is too bitter" Syaoran answered making her smile.
"I love chocolate too" Kai beamed making Syaoran smile as he sat in one of the two single chairs.
"Touya told me about your popularity" Fujitaka spoke making Syaoran sigh resting back in the chair. "He said with all the food you get, we could open up a bakery"
"I believe he's right," Sakura inputted resting against Jin Su. "Why what he got fed all the men working on the house" Syaoran wasn't listening to her as he looked around the room. He wondered idly how Eriol and Jamie reacted about his disappearance and how his cousin reacted. Shaking his head he smiled at the thought but knew they would understand why he was staying here.
"What's so funny?" Sakura asked seeing that he was in his own little world. Syaoran looked at her with a lost expression raising a one brow at her.
"Nothing, I wish they would stop bringing me food. I think its nice but they don't expect me to eat all what they bring" Syaoran frowned making Sakura shake her head.
"But you don't enjoy what they bring?" Kai asked taking the cup of hot chocolate Rosa handed her. She didn't like that women were bringing him food every single day. The only reason she hadn't was because of school, but he lived in their house.
"I wouldn't know because I've haven't eaten any of it" Syaoran answered shocking them. Everyone looked at him in wonder Sakura laughed shaking her head, which was hard to believe.
"You mean to tell us that you haven't touched or tasted what those woman brought you?" she asked incredulously. She couldn't believe he hadn't, most men would have tasted every last thing that was brought to him.
"I'm content with Rosa's fine cuisine. There isn't much more a man could ask for," Syaoran answered winking at Rosa who blushed handing him his cup.
"With such compliments you're sure to win any woman over" Jin Su spoke but Syaoran wasn't a bit fazed by this tone. Kai looked at him and sighed wondering if he could get any more perfect.
"If I can't win a woman over by just being myself then there is no point, is there?" Syaoran asked getting up from his seat.
"Where are you going?" Kai asked softly making him smile down at her, she felt her heart do somersaults.
"Bed, I'm tired good night," Syaoran answered before leaving up the stairs. Sakura watched him go wondering if what he had just said was true? But then again by the way every young woman on Galatea was acting it must be.
"I wish I had a daughter for him, he's going to make one lucky girl very happy" Rosa sighed softly shaking her head.
"I have a sister and she likes him but he hasn't shown her any sign that he knows she's alive. I think I'll bring her over with me," Jin Su stated getting Kai's and Sakura's attention, neither liked his sister.
"Maybe he's not interested in her. I don't think you should push her unto to him" Kai spoke shaking her head. She ignored the look everyone gave her; she wasn't going to let anyone ruin her chance of having a perfect husband.
"Kai your still a child, you don't understand" Jin Su brushed aside making her glower at him.
"I am not a child, I'll be able to marry after my birthday. If he isn't interested in your sister, why should you have the right to push her unto to him?" Kai asked firmly making Rosa smile. Sakura looked at her sister who was getting angry but she agreed with her.
"I think she's right Jin Su. I mean Angel is nice but if he isn't interested in her, why push her unto to him? You're just setting her up for a crashing set down" Sakura agreed making Jin Su look at her with new eyes.
"You don't think my sister is good enough for him?" Sakura laughed shaking her head. She wanted to say yes that's what she thought but why was she thinking those kinds of things.
"No ah that's what I mean. What I mean is he just got here and is still trying to fit in. I don't think he's ready for marriage yet" Sakura quickly answered wondering why she had to go and open her big mouth. If he married Angel then he would be out of her house and isn't or wasn't that what she wanted in the first place? Sometimes she didn't understand what she was thinking. *
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* "Sakura dear could you make Syaoran lunch for me? I have to go down to Mame. She isn't feeling well" Rosa said walking into the living room where Sakura was reading a book. Sakura nodded slowly not even listening to what she was saying. "Did you hear me child?"
"Make lunch for Li, what do you always make him?" Sakura asked slowly not taking her eyes off what she was reading. She had always wanted to go to a city and reading it was the closest she would ever get.
"Make him anything but something good. I know you have to bring lunch to Jin Su today as well"
"No I'm not bringing him lunch, I think he's still upset with me about what I said last night" Sakura sighed shaking her head as she got up putting the book down. Rosa smiled shaking her head at Sakura's sad face. "I was just telling the truth, I didn't mean it in a bad way besides Kai wants him for a husband"
"And what do you want him for?" Rosa asked making Sakura's mouth drop open as she looked at Rosa wide eyed.
"What me? I want him for nothing" she stuttered. Rosa shook her head before walking out the door leaving Sakura staring at it. "Why would I want him for something?" she pondered that thought as she headed for the kitchen to make him lunch, then she thought about what to make him. She hadn't a clue what he liked to eat; hopefully he wouldn't think her food was gruesome. And what if she made it and he didn't eat it that would hurt. She looked at the batch of Aloe Vera sitting on the table and sighed, "I might as well bring it to the shop" she sighed. *
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* He wiped his brow looking at the scorching sun, every part of his back hurt. He was sure that it was baked; he wouldn't be sleeping on it anytime soon. He looked at the extra large basket of food Angel had brought for him and cringe. "Hey aren't you going to eat what she brought you?" Yukito, Touya's best friend asked him pointing at the basket.
"Naw, I'm going to wait for what Rosa made," Syaoran answered making him nod still looking at it. Syaoran smiled at Yukito having already named him a bottomless pit. "You can eat it"
"Thanks man, remember I told you, you can come to live at my place" Yukito said taking the basket. Syaoran was the only person working since as all the other men were eating what their wives or mother's had made them. He thought it was funny that after three days of feeding the entire working crew on the forth day they all brought food from home.
"He must be crazy not talking to Angel, she's a doll" a man said eating his sandwich. He would have much rather eating the food Angel brought it was more filling than a sandwich.
"I dunno maybe he's not interested in her" another spoke when he caught eye of Sakura walking towards them. "Hey look it's the Kinomoto girl, and she's only bringing one basket" everyone who was sitting next to him turned to look.
"Hello everyone" Sakura waved smiling at them, they all smiled waving back as she walked to the steps.
"She's brought him food and in her basket, that's not Rosa's"
"No she's got another smaller basket"
"That's not big enough for food, I think she's going down to the shop" *
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"Why can't you come up?" Syaoran asked looking down at her, his back felt like it was on fire. He was never going to go without a shirt ever again, he had learnt his lesson.
"Because, besides I have your lunch" Sakura spoke making sigh getting up, he walked over to the makeshift ladder and slowly descended. She looked at his back and wince knowing that it must hurt and a lot, then his face and saw that his hair was growing out. When he had arrived he had a very clean hair cut and had to admit that she liked the unruly look on him better.
"Something wrong?" Syaoran asked seeing her stare at him. Sakura seeing that she was staring looked away feeling guilty.
"No, um here" Sakura said offering him the basket. "Well?"
"You made this?" Syaoran asked taking it, Sakura nodded praying he wouldn't give it back to her. He looked inside, and it smelt different and looked nothing like what Rosa made him. "Is it edible?"
"Why the nerve of you" Sakura burst holding the other basket tightly. "Of course it is, Jin Su eats what I make and he's alive and healthy"
"Or maybe he has a stomach of steel" Syaoran replied calmly. Sakura was about to say something rude when she saw that he was only playing and smiled.
"He does" she agreed smiling and since as she was feeling better that he wouldn't turn her food away in fear of being poisoned she felt charitable. "Your back looks scorched" she commented making him wince looking.
"Yeah, I'm not used to this kind of sun" Syaoran admitted. "Can we sit in the shade or something?" he asked since as she was still there with him. He felt no need to be in the sun when it wasn't absolutely necessary. Sakura nodded following him over to the other side since, the right side was where everyone else was sitting.
She sat on the patch of grass and watched him place the basket down before going to wash his hands, something most men didn't do. She smiled when he sat down and started to take out what she had brought him. "Thank you" he said not looking at her.
"Your welcome, I promise that it's good" Sakura replied softly. She looked down at the basket carrying the bottled Aloe and sighed, after all she was being charitable, right? "Hey I have some Aloe it should make your back feel a lot better" she spoke taking one out.
"I'm dirty you can't put it on" Syaoran objected making a good point. He was wondering why she was being so nice to him and prayed that she was true to her word after all it tasted great. "By the way this is great" he complimented making her smile getting up.
"Don't thank me yet, well not until tomorrow morning" she joked making him laugh softly nodding in agreement. She walked over to the pipe and turned the water on wetting the cloth that she had wrapped her hair in. She wished the men on the other side would mind their own business but figured she was asking too much.
Syaoran sighed feeling the cool cloth on his back but wince when she started to wipe slowly. "If you don't make a rude comment to me soon I'm going to turn over and die from shock" Sakura laughed shaking her head. Deep down she loved it when he laughed and thought he should do it more often.
"Very funny, I'm having a good day since as I didn't have to go the fields today" she stated putting down the dirty cloth. "You were right, you were dirty gah"
"There's a rude comment" Syaoran spoke before taking a drink of the lemonade a sure thirst quencher. "That feels good, I mean the aloe" he spoke when she started to rube it on his back. He liked feeling her hand message it in too but he didn't want to come off as being rude.
"It should help," Sakura said rubbing more unto his back. She marveled at how smooth his skin was, and absently she outlined every single muscle. And what was only supposed to make his back feel better turned in a massage but neither noticed or complained. "How is that city?" she asked softly still rubbing his back.
"Nosey, smelly and too crowded" he answered making her bite her bottom lip. She wanted him to elaborate but he sounded bored talking about it. "Why?"
"I was just asking, I've never been anywhere but on this island," Sakura answered softly feeling the soft cool breeze brush against her cheek. "You really want to live here in Galatea and leave all that technology behind?"
"Yeah I never really had any use for it, I like it here life is so simple" Syaoran answered finishing up what he was eating. "But there are some ups to it" he mused getting her undivided attention.
"Tell me and I'll bring you more lunch tomorrow since as you like it so much" Sakura negotiated quickly then laughed at her self. "Sorry"
"Naw it's okay, well there's surfing, skating, driving and other things" Syaoran sighed. Whatever he did was when he was back in boarding school with his friends, other then that he didn't do much when he was in Hong Kong.
"Oh all we ever do here is go swimming, jumping off the water fall or have celebrations. You're right when you say simple life but I love Galatea even though" Sakura sighed taking her hands off his back with more reluctance then she should have felt. Since as she was finished Syaoran turned to look at her in silence studying her.
"You want to leave here?" He asked softly but Sakura shook her head no. She didn't want to leave Galatea but something felt missing from her life.
"I don't want to leave, I don't know what I want," she confessed softly looking at his face. "Maybe when it hits me dead smack in the face I'll know" she smiled looking down sadly.
"Maybe even then you won't know" Syaoran spoke making her look up. "It's your life, live it the way you want and don't let anyone interfere" she nodded but knew it didn't matter cause she wouldn't have that long anyways. *
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* "Hey Li, stop flirting with my sister and get back to work" Touya yelled making Sakura flush glaring at him. "Get home Kaijuu"
"Shut up Touya," she yelled back picking up her soaked head wrap then took Syaoran's offered hand so he could help her up. "Well I guess I'll see you at home ne?"
"Yeah, thanks again" Syaoran said handing her the basket. Sakura nodded before turning to leave half way down the road she stopped and took a deep breath then continued on her way. *
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He sat on the boat back looking for any sign of Sakura but she didn't show up and they were leaving to head back out any minute. "Hey man maybe she got caught up something" Takashi spoke placing his hand beside where Jin Su sat.
"She's been bringing me lunch for as long as I can remember. What could have come up?" he replied frowning deeply.
"I don't know but we're leaving now, just go and see her later" Takashi sighed nodding to the captain who started up the boat. *
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* Author's note: I hoped you enjoyed the real chapter I'm sorry about my little mistake okay? Please forgive me, I'm sorry. Well ja. And at least you guys got two chapters in one. BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Author's note: Hey, I'm sorry, this is the real chapter Three. Yesterday I accidentally uploaded the wrong chapter please forgive me. I didn't mean to, I really didn't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please read this one and if you can the other cause it'll explain the next chapter okay? Whelp bye.and I'm sorry again.
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* "I don't see why you don't like there isn't anything wrong with him according to what you have told me" Naoko stated as she and Sakura walked to where her husband was helping to build their house. It was lunchtime and she was bringing Mika food.
"He just seems so fake I don't know something about him doesn't seem right. I get this feeling around him" Sakura stated holding the basket the contained the food Rosa had forced her to bring to Syaoran. Like usual on Galatea, it was a beautiful day but not as warm as the previous day.
"What kind of funny feeling?" Naoko inquired when the house came into view. Sakura frowned thing about it, she didn't know how to describe it.
"I don't know I don't trust it though. And for someone who wanted to work for so low he's very educated. My father actually enjoys talking to him about anything and everything" Sakura spoke in a scary tone making Naoko laugh. "Is Mikelle staying with your mother?"
"Yeah he has a sniffle, and you've got to understand that he's going to be smarter then most men on Galatea. We have a great education because your mother taught us then Rosa. They practically taught us more then we would ever need to know living on Galatea," Naoko explained. She smiled brightly waving to her husband who was on the rooftop with Touya and another man she didn't know. "Is that he?"
"Yep that's him all right" she frowned noticing that most of the men were already eating. "I wonder who brought them food?" she muttered knowing that this time of day mostly all the men would be home eating but they were all here eating.
"I have no clue but Mika isn't eating. He's waiting for me" Naoko laughed running over to the house with Sakura following.
"Hey Kaijuu, come on up" Touya called waving her up but Sakura shook her head.
"Not a chance besides I have to get back to the house. Kaho and Rosa are waiting for me so we can plan for Kai's party" Sakura replied showing them the basket that had food in it. "This is lunch for ya'll"
"I don't think we'll be needing it" Touya replied bounding down the ladder with Syaoran following behind.
"Why is that? Why didn't you tell us you were having food from somewhere else?" Sakura asked angrily making him laugh finishing up the apple he was eating.
"We didn't, before lunch all these young women showed up with food for Syaoran here" Touya stated pointing at Syaoran who was talking with some men totally ignoring her. "He seems to be very popular"
"Whatever just take this cause I'm not bringing it home. I told Rosa not to make him lunch, it was a big waste of time"
"Why are you getting so angry, he didn't know he would have every young women bringing him food" Touya replied then his eyes narrowed and he smiled.
"What's the matter Touya?" Sakura asked eyeing him suspiciously but he only smiled taking the basket. She felt self-conscious just standing there in front of him as he looked at her so.
"Hey Syaoran, my sister brought you some homemade lunch" Touya yelled making everyone look at her. They all knew full well that Sakura belonged to Jin Su or that's how if seemed. Sakura looked horrified and wanted to kill her brother right there on the spot. Syaoran looked up hearing his name before walking towards them.
"Thank you" Syaoran said looking the basket Touya held. He had to admit that it smelt a lot better then some of the things he had gotten today that's why he didn't touch them.
"I didn't make it Rosa and Kaho did for you and Touya. I made this for Jin that's why I have to give it to him and then head home" Sakura spoke showing them the other tiny basket.
"I didn't think you made it besides if you did I would have been afraid to eat it" Syaoran stated making Sakura's eyes narrow wondering what he was up to.
"Why is that?" Touya took the basket and walked away wanting to eat what his wife made for him. He didn't have time to listen to his sister torture the man she was starting to fall for.
"You hate me so I'm afraid you'd poison me," Syaoran answered easily making Sakura's spirit plummet rapidly. "Tell Rosa thank you for me" he continued before walking away. Sakura stood where she was, and could not believe he had just said that, he thought she would go as low as to poison him? She felt sick in her stomach.
She looked at the half finished house, her eyes falling on Naoko and Mika. "Hey Naoko I'm leaving now" she called waving. Naoko waved back before she walked off, she didn't have to go far since, as the docks were close by. "I would never go as low as to poison someone," she whispered to herself. *
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"I don't know, but that Jin Su guy is supposedly going to ask her to marry him on her birthday" Touya answered softly. "I don't like it though"
"Why's that?" Syaoran observed looking up at the warm sun that would come and go. He had never worked this hard doing something that wasn't training but it was fun. Who would have thought that crowned Prince of China would be building a house wearing old clothing and was actually enjoying it.
"She's waiting for something, most of the girls here marry after their sixteenth birthday. Its tradition but Sakura is going to be nineteen in April" Touya answered finishing up.
"Maybe it's her attitude that's got Horaki scared" Syaoran commented dryly- making Touya laugh looking at him skeptically.
"Not a chance, everyone loves Sakura. You're are the only person she's mean to"
"I feel so special" Syaoran spat sarcastically. *
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* The sky moved back and forth, back and forth as clouds formed into odd shapes. It would turn black then light as the blue sky moved forwards and backwards. Sakura closed her eyes feeling sleepy, days were too long, and now would be the only time she would have to herself. And what better place to fall asleep then in a hammock? her mind raced with all sort of wonderful, goofy and sometimes outrageous thoughts that would make her laugh as she kicked the ground to make the hammock sway. She had brought Jin Su is lunch and waited until he ate before she left like she had been doing for a long time.
She had just noticed that her life had a regular pattern every single day. It was always the same, nothing changed her life was predictable. The only unpredictable ness she had in her life right now was waiting to see what Li Syaoran was going to say next that would dig away at her self-esteem.
"He must like picking on me a lot," she whispered to herself yawning. She didn't know why she was so tired; maybe it was all the work of getting Kai's party together. Her all thoughts swirled into nothingness mixing with the sound of birds, as she fell into a light sleep, still swinging back and forth. *
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Syaoran sat in his temporary room looking down at his ring before he placed it on his chain along with his cross then back around his neck. They were the only things had left of his old life; he was going to start a new life here. He liked Galatea very much and even the people were friendly, well at least most of them. If he was lucky he could even start a family and die on this tiny island that time forgot.
"Yeah a real life" he muttered having actually enjoyed working on a house earlier today even though it was only his third day. He got up off the bed, glancing out the window only to see that it was getting cloudy. Walking out of the room he made sure to keep his distance from Kai knowing she was a little infatuated with him.
"There you are, I was just coming to call you" Rosa smiled when he started down the stairs. She looked up at the young man and loved having him around even though he was still a mystery to her. She could easily read people but he was an expert at hiding what he thought or was feeling.
"You wanted me?" Syaoran asked taking his hand off the smooth wood railing. This house was small but beautiful; it had a homey feeling what his birthplace was lacking.
"Yes it is going to start to rain could you go and get Sakura for me? I think we're going to have another one of those storms again" Rosa sighed handing Syaoran an umbrella. *
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* The hammock twisted and swung throwing her off, Sakura landed on her back with a thud under the hammock, one of her foot still stuck on it. She groaned feeling disoriented, hearing a strong laugh she opened her eyes. They focused only to see Li Syaoran laughing at her; she felt embarrassed and wanted to scream. "You Hentai," She opted for instant feeling pain ripple through her back as she ignored the fact that it had started to rain harder.
"Your calling me an Hentai when I was only trying to help you?" Syaoran asked opening the umbrella not even offering it to her. He couldn't keep a straight face looking at her sprawled out on the ground. "You're the one who freaked"
"You were in my face" Sakura shot back getting up because now it was pouring and she was getting soak. She was getting waterlogged and he wasn't even offering to share the umbrella, and to make matters worst he was laughing at her. She wanted to cry feeling like a total idiot.
"I would like to spar with you but its raining" Syaoran pointed out making Sakura glower, of course he only laughed.
"I know you baka I'm standing in it" Sakura hissed walking off to the house almost slipping in the process. Syaoran followed behind shaking his head laughing lightly. *
* Sakura walked into the room only to Jin Su, Kai, Rosa and Fujitaka standing at the door. "What's the matter?" Jin Su walking over to her as Sakura's teeth chattered a moment later Syaoran walked in closing the umbrella. This made Jin Su very angry, he couldn't believe Li had an umbrella and didn't share it with Sakura. "Are you out of your mind, look at her she's soaked and you had an umbrella. What kind of man are you?" he yelled when Rosa wrapped Sakura in a towel.
Sakura watched as Syaoran deliberately ignored what Jin Su was saying. She could see that he was clearly bored and wished Jin Su would knock him out. "She didn't give me the chance to offer her because she was freaking out," Syaoran answered brusquely. "Furthermore Horaki, you have no right to question my morals" Sakura could see Jin Su's jaw tighten; she knew he had a wicked left hook and Syaoran shouldn't be taking him so lightly.
"Well now there is no need to carry this out of proportion Sakura has been playing in the rain from since she could crawl" Rosa spoke cheerily shooing Sakura upstairs. Sakura took a glance at Syaoran but she couldn't tell he was thinking or feeling and she hated that about him. He didn't seem angry and idly she wondered how he would act when he was so cold when he wasn't.
"I'll be back in a few" Sakura said smiling at Jin Su who nodded still glaring at Syaoran who walked passed him and up the stairs to change his pants. After changing into a different pair of pants he stood next to the window and looked up at the thundering sky.
He would soon have to find lodging somewhere else this wasn't working. He would take up the offer Touya's best friend Yukito made him. Shaking his head he decided on it but would still pay Fujitaka back for his hospitality. A knock on his door brought him out of reverie. "Come in"
Sakura hearing come in opened the door slowly, she peeked in only to see him facing away from the window. Walking in she left the door open and stood beside him, "I didn't mean to yell but you scared me earlier" she said softly finally noticing how she barely reached past his shoulder. She hated how she felt tiny and fragile in his presence.
"It's forgotten" he shrugged simply. Sakura seeing that he made no attempt continue she shifted uncomfortably. "Anything else?"
"Um I wanted to warn you about Jin Su. He's not someone to mess around with, he can fight really good" Sakura warned but to her surprise Syaoran smirk.
"Showing concern or is it that you would feel guilt seeing your fiancé beat me to the ground?" Syaoran mused making Sakura smile almost laughs.
"It's definitely guilt but I would only feel it for a short time" Sakura replied jokingly.
"How would you feel if I were to beat him?" Syaoran asked making her smile widen.
"I wouldn't feel any way because you can't" Sakura laughed before walking out of the room.
"Don't be so sure," she heard him say in a voice she had never heard before but she continued down to dinner. When she reached downstairs Jin Su was waiting for her with a smile.
"How you feeling?" he asked caressing her cheek as he too her small hand in his.
"I'm fine, where's everyone?" Sakura inquired looking around the empty living room. She didn't like when it rained because it confined her to staying inside the house. She loved being out side and not cooped up in the house, she was totally an outdoors kind of person.
"In the dinning room waiting for us," Jin Su leading her to the room looking back when Syaoran bounded down the stairs. When they entered in to the dining room music was coming from the kitchen and Sakura smiled walking through the door. She laughed watching her father and sister dance a waltz, remembering how very much her mother liked to dance. Everyone clapped when they ended making them bow.
"Tell father to dance the tango with me?" Kai whined but Fujitaka shook his head no.
"I'm getting too old to be dancing around so much" Fujitaka objected softly getting dubious looks from everyone.
"Oh come on father, you are the best at it" Sakura urged laughing. "Jin Su would dance with you if he knew how to do the tango but he's not a dancer" she continued looking sadly at Kai. "I'll dance with you?" she offered making everyone laugh well except Syaoran who was leaning against the doorframe.
"NO way, it wouldn't be right" Kai laughed shaking her head. "The tango is the dance of love" she spoke romantically. "That's why we've only danced it with father and no one else so far"
"Well since as no one here will dance the tango how about we retreat to the living room. Hopefully this rain will stop soon, I'll make everyone hot chocolate" Rosa spoke turning the music down. "And coffee for the men"
"Rosa?" Syaoran said making her nod. "Can I have hot chocolate, I don't like coffee" he spoke sheepishly making her smile.
"Why all men I know drink coffee," Kai stated as they all headed out into the living room.
"Well I love chocolate, coffee is too bitter" Syaoran answered making her smile.
"I love chocolate too" Kai beamed making Syaoran smile as he sat in one of the two single chairs.
"Touya told me about your popularity" Fujitaka spoke making Syaoran sigh resting back in the chair. "He said with all the food you get, we could open up a bakery"
"I believe he's right," Sakura inputted resting against Jin Su. "Why what he got fed all the men working on the house" Syaoran wasn't listening to her as he looked around the room. He wondered idly how Eriol and Jamie reacted about his disappearance and how his cousin reacted. Shaking his head he smiled at the thought but knew they would understand why he was staying here.
"What's so funny?" Sakura asked seeing that he was in his own little world. Syaoran looked at her with a lost expression raising a one brow at her.
"Nothing, I wish they would stop bringing me food. I think its nice but they don't expect me to eat all what they bring" Syaoran frowned making Sakura shake her head.
"But you don't enjoy what they bring?" Kai asked taking the cup of hot chocolate Rosa handed her. She didn't like that women were bringing him food every single day. The only reason she hadn't was because of school, but he lived in their house.
"I wouldn't know because I've haven't eaten any of it" Syaoran answered shocking them. Everyone looked at him in wonder Sakura laughed shaking her head, which was hard to believe.
"You mean to tell us that you haven't touched or tasted what those woman brought you?" she asked incredulously. She couldn't believe he hadn't, most men would have tasted every last thing that was brought to him.
"I'm content with Rosa's fine cuisine. There isn't much more a man could ask for," Syaoran answered winking at Rosa who blushed handing him his cup.
"With such compliments you're sure to win any woman over" Jin Su spoke but Syaoran wasn't a bit fazed by this tone. Kai looked at him and sighed wondering if he could get any more perfect.
"If I can't win a woman over by just being myself then there is no point, is there?" Syaoran asked getting up from his seat.
"Where are you going?" Kai asked softly making him smile down at her, she felt her heart do somersaults.
"Bed, I'm tired good night," Syaoran answered before leaving up the stairs. Sakura watched him go wondering if what he had just said was true? But then again by the way every young woman on Galatea was acting it must be.
"I wish I had a daughter for him, he's going to make one lucky girl very happy" Rosa sighed softly shaking her head.
"I have a sister and she likes him but he hasn't shown her any sign that he knows she's alive. I think I'll bring her over with me," Jin Su stated getting Kai's and Sakura's attention, neither liked his sister.
"Maybe he's not interested in her. I don't think you should push her unto to him" Kai spoke shaking her head. She ignored the look everyone gave her; she wasn't going to let anyone ruin her chance of having a perfect husband.
"Kai your still a child, you don't understand" Jin Su brushed aside making her glower at him.
"I am not a child, I'll be able to marry after my birthday. If he isn't interested in your sister, why should you have the right to push her unto to him?" Kai asked firmly making Rosa smile. Sakura looked at her sister who was getting angry but she agreed with her.
"I think she's right Jin Su. I mean Angel is nice but if he isn't interested in her, why push her unto to him? You're just setting her up for a crashing set down" Sakura agreed making Jin Su look at her with new eyes.
"You don't think my sister is good enough for him?" Sakura laughed shaking her head. She wanted to say yes that's what she thought but why was she thinking those kinds of things.
"No ah that's what I mean. What I mean is he just got here and is still trying to fit in. I don't think he's ready for marriage yet" Sakura quickly answered wondering why she had to go and open her big mouth. If he married Angel then he would be out of her house and isn't or wasn't that what she wanted in the first place? Sometimes she didn't understand what she was thinking. *
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* "Sakura dear could you make Syaoran lunch for me? I have to go down to Mame. She isn't feeling well" Rosa said walking into the living room where Sakura was reading a book. Sakura nodded slowly not even listening to what she was saying. "Did you hear me child?"
"Make lunch for Li, what do you always make him?" Sakura asked slowly not taking her eyes off what she was reading. She had always wanted to go to a city and reading it was the closest she would ever get.
"Make him anything but something good. I know you have to bring lunch to Jin Su today as well"
"No I'm not bringing him lunch, I think he's still upset with me about what I said last night" Sakura sighed shaking her head as she got up putting the book down. Rosa smiled shaking her head at Sakura's sad face. "I was just telling the truth, I didn't mean it in a bad way besides Kai wants him for a husband"
"And what do you want him for?" Rosa asked making Sakura's mouth drop open as she looked at Rosa wide eyed.
"What me? I want him for nothing" she stuttered. Rosa shook her head before walking out the door leaving Sakura staring at it. "Why would I want him for something?" she pondered that thought as she headed for the kitchen to make him lunch, then she thought about what to make him. She hadn't a clue what he liked to eat; hopefully he wouldn't think her food was gruesome. And what if she made it and he didn't eat it that would hurt. She looked at the batch of Aloe Vera sitting on the table and sighed, "I might as well bring it to the shop" she sighed. *
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* He wiped his brow looking at the scorching sun, every part of his back hurt. He was sure that it was baked; he wouldn't be sleeping on it anytime soon. He looked at the extra large basket of food Angel had brought for him and cringe. "Hey aren't you going to eat what she brought you?" Yukito, Touya's best friend asked him pointing at the basket.
"Naw, I'm going to wait for what Rosa made," Syaoran answered making him nod still looking at it. Syaoran smiled at Yukito having already named him a bottomless pit. "You can eat it"
"Thanks man, remember I told you, you can come to live at my place" Yukito said taking the basket. Syaoran was the only person working since as all the other men were eating what their wives or mother's had made them. He thought it was funny that after three days of feeding the entire working crew on the forth day they all brought food from home.
"He must be crazy not talking to Angel, she's a doll" a man said eating his sandwich. He would have much rather eating the food Angel brought it was more filling than a sandwich.
"I dunno maybe he's not interested in her" another spoke when he caught eye of Sakura walking towards them. "Hey look it's the Kinomoto girl, and she's only bringing one basket" everyone who was sitting next to him turned to look.
"Hello everyone" Sakura waved smiling at them, they all smiled waving back as she walked to the steps.
"She's brought him food and in her basket, that's not Rosa's"
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"Why can't you come up?" Syaoran asked looking down at her, his back felt like it was on fire. He was never going to go without a shirt ever again, he had learnt his lesson.
"Because, besides I have your lunch" Sakura spoke making sigh getting up, he walked over to the makeshift ladder and slowly descended. She looked at his back and wince knowing that it must hurt and a lot, then his face and saw that his hair was growing out. When he had arrived he had a very clean hair cut and had to admit that she liked the unruly look on him better.
"Something wrong?" Syaoran asked seeing her stare at him. Sakura seeing that she was staring looked away feeling guilty.
"No, um here" Sakura said offering him the basket. "Well?"
"You made this?" Syaoran asked taking it, Sakura nodded praying he wouldn't give it back to her. He looked inside, and it smelt different and looked nothing like what Rosa made him. "Is it edible?"
"Why the nerve of you" Sakura burst holding the other basket tightly. "Of course it is, Jin Su eats what I make and he's alive and healthy"
"Or maybe he has a stomach of steel" Syaoran replied calmly. Sakura was about to say something rude when she saw that he was only playing and smiled.
"He does" she agreed smiling and since as she was feeling better that he wouldn't turn her food away in fear of being poisoned she felt charitable. "Your back looks scorched" she commented making him wince looking.
"Yeah, I'm not used to this kind of sun" Syaoran admitted. "Can we sit in the shade or something?" he asked since as she was still there with him. He felt no need to be in the sun when it wasn't absolutely necessary. Sakura nodded following him over to the other side since, the right side was where everyone else was sitting.
She sat on the patch of grass and watched him place the basket down before going to wash his hands, something most men didn't do. She smiled when he sat down and started to take out what she had brought him. "Thank you" he said not looking at her.
"Your welcome, I promise that it's good" Sakura replied softly. She looked down at the basket carrying the bottled Aloe and sighed, after all she was being charitable, right? "Hey I have some Aloe it should make your back feel a lot better" she spoke taking one out.
"I'm dirty you can't put it on" Syaoran objected making a good point. He was wondering why she was being so nice to him and prayed that she was true to her word after all it tasted great. "By the way this is great" he complimented making her smile getting up.
"Don't thank me yet, well not until tomorrow morning" she joked making him laugh softly nodding in agreement. She walked over to the pipe and turned the water on wetting the cloth that she had wrapped her hair in. She wished the men on the other side would mind their own business but figured she was asking too much.
Syaoran sighed feeling the cool cloth on his back but wince when she started to wipe slowly. "If you don't make a rude comment to me soon I'm going to turn over and die from shock" Sakura laughed shaking her head. Deep down she loved it when he laughed and thought he should do it more often.
"Very funny, I'm having a good day since as I didn't have to go the fields today" she stated putting down the dirty cloth. "You were right, you were dirty gah"
"There's a rude comment" Syaoran spoke before taking a drink of the lemonade a sure thirst quencher. "That feels good, I mean the aloe" he spoke when she started to rube it on his back. He liked feeling her hand message it in too but he didn't want to come off as being rude.
"It should help," Sakura said rubbing more unto his back. She marveled at how smooth his skin was, and absently she outlined every single muscle. And what was only supposed to make his back feel better turned in a massage but neither noticed or complained. "How is that city?" she asked softly still rubbing his back.
"Nosey, smelly and too crowded" he answered making her bite her bottom lip. She wanted him to elaborate but he sounded bored talking about it. "Why?"
"I was just asking, I've never been anywhere but on this island," Sakura answered softly feeling the soft cool breeze brush against her cheek. "You really want to live here in Galatea and leave all that technology behind?"
"Yeah I never really had any use for it, I like it here life is so simple" Syaoran answered finishing up what he was eating. "But there are some ups to it" he mused getting her undivided attention.
"Tell me and I'll bring you more lunch tomorrow since as you like it so much" Sakura negotiated quickly then laughed at her self. "Sorry"
"Naw it's okay, well there's surfing, skating, driving and other things" Syaoran sighed. Whatever he did was when he was back in boarding school with his friends, other then that he didn't do much when he was in Hong Kong.
"Oh all we ever do here is go swimming, jumping off the water fall or have celebrations. You're right when you say simple life but I love Galatea even though" Sakura sighed taking her hands off his back with more reluctance then she should have felt. Since as she was finished Syaoran turned to look at her in silence studying her.
"You want to leave here?" He asked softly but Sakura shook her head no. She didn't want to leave Galatea but something felt missing from her life.
"I don't want to leave, I don't know what I want," she confessed softly looking at his face. "Maybe when it hits me dead smack in the face I'll know" she smiled looking down sadly.
"Maybe even then you won't know" Syaoran spoke making her look up. "It's your life, live it the way you want and don't let anyone interfere" she nodded but knew it didn't matter cause she wouldn't have that long anyways. *
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"Shut up Touya," she yelled back picking up her soaked head wrap then took Syaoran's offered hand so he could help her up. "Well I guess I'll see you at home ne?"
"Yeah, thanks again" Syaoran said handing her the basket. Sakura nodded before turning to leave half way down the road she stopped and took a deep breath then continued on her way. *
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He sat on the boat back looking for any sign of Sakura but she didn't show up and they were leaving to head back out any minute. "Hey man maybe she got caught up something" Takashi spoke placing his hand beside where Jin Su sat.
"She's been bringing me lunch for as long as I can remember. What could have come up?" he replied frowning deeply.
"I don't know but we're leaving now, just go and see her later" Takashi sighed nodding to the captain who started up the boat. *
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* Author's note: I hoped you enjoyed the real chapter I'm sorry about my little mistake okay? Please forgive me, I'm sorry. Well ja. And at least you guys got two chapters in one. BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!