It's a Wonderful Life
Hey! Finally back with the next chapter! *sweatdrop. Took me a century to update it didn't I? Sorry for the delay!
Chapter 8
*The next morning, Sakura's desk*
Sakura felt her forehead. Somehow last night, she couldn't remember going back to her hotel after sleeping at her desk. "Weird…" Her forehead felt unusually hot and her vision was getting dizzy.
"Ohayo Sakura-chan!" Hikira, Aoshi and Yukino's voice echoed as a bag of freshly made bread and a warm cup of coffee plopped on her table. "We bought you breakfast!" "Arigato" Sakura said gratefully as she didn't remember having dinner the night before. Her stomach rumbled.
The trio suddenly giggled. "Nanda?" "We heard that a certain prince charming brought a girl back to the hotel last night. The whole hotel was talking about it. A guy was carrying a girl who was asleep right in front of everyone back to her bedroom. Apparently, the girl had honey coloured hair and the guy had amber eyes and chestnut hair." Aoshi said with sparkles in her eyes. (a/n picture Tomoyo)
"So romantic, wasn't it?" Yukino swooned. "The boss is here! Quick!" The three girls rushed back to their desk and greeted Syaoran in unison. "Good morning, Mr Li" They giggled again.
"Good morning girls. Ohayo Sakura-chan." "I wonder…does she know that it was me who carried her last night?" Thoughts of Sakura thanking him breezed through his mind. Suddenly Eriol's voice snapped him back to reality. Eriol gave the girls a big smile and dropped a flower on Yukino's, Aoshi's and Hikira's desk. The girls in return gave him a big smile. "What a gentleman" Aoshi remarked.
Eriol trooped over to Sakura's desk and gave her a special greeting, making sure that Syaoran could see him. "Ohayo Sakura-chan. You're becoming more kirei everyday." He took Sakura's hand and kissed it. Sakura blushed.
Syaoran cleared his throat loudly. Rage steamed in his mind. "How dare HE touch my Sakura."
Eriol glanced over his shoulder and saw that he had succeeded in making Syaoran jealous. It was too obvious.
Syaoran stormed back into his office and slammed the door.
"Is he having early menopause or what?" Yukino suggested while Aoshi and Hikira burst into fits of laughter.
*Syaoran's office*
"Hmmph. Darn that Eriol!" "Referring to me, Syaoran?" Eriol said as he came through the door. "Stop reading my mind you baka! I don't know why my father likes you in the first place. You're more of a hinderance."
Eriol smirked. "I know you like Sakura, my cute little descendant, but all's fair in love and war. I can like her too, so this means war."
"All right then. Let's see who gets Sakura." Syaoran challenged. "Fine" Eriol took off.
*Sakura's desk/ Syaoran's office*
Sakura chewed on her bread nervously. "What's going on between those two?" She finished her bread and felt surprisingly cold. She reached for her sweater and put it on.
She gathered her files and prepared to enter Syaoran's office. Her dizzy spells struck her again. *knock knock.
Sakura took a seat in Syaoran's office and rested her head on her palm. "Syaoran-kun these files need your signature."
Syaoran glanced up into her emerald eyes but somehow, they did not shimmer as brightly as usual. He noticed that she was wearing a thick sweater too. "Daijoubu desu ka?" "Daijoubu." Somehow, Syaoran felt himself reaching for her forehead and he panicked. Her forehead felt really hot.
"Sakura, Sakura-" "Syaoran you baka, do something!" Syaoran carried her body over to his couch and frantically searched his refrigerator for an ice pack. Finally he found one, washed it and placed it on Sakura's head. He found a blanket and covered her with it.
Syaoran nervously paced back and forth in his office. He stopped to look at Sakura. It pained him to see that she was breathing heavily and suffering, while he could do nothing about it.
Syaoran decided to get back to work. But Sakura distracted him. He glanced at Sakura occasionally just to ensure she was alright.
After what seemed like hours Sakura finally awoke. "Where is this?"
Syaoran glanced up for the hundredth time and found Sakura awake. "Are you feeling better?" Sakura nodded her head and smiled warmly at Syaoran. "Arigato Syaoran-kun."
Syaoran blushed and looked away. "Iie…it's nothing." "Well, I better get up and do my work." "Iie, Sakura-chan. You need rest." "I'll do it here then."
Syaoran glanced at Sakura concentrating on her work. "She's so cute; I wonder why I hated her in the first place."
Sakura glanced at Syaoran. "He's really sweet to me. He's really hot too." Sakura blushed at that thought.
The duo continued to work in silence……………………………………………
*Outside*
Syaoran got up from his seat and went out to the washroom. He took out his cell phone and called the florist. "Ano… could I have 99 red roses delivered to this address please…."
After his talk with the florist, Syaoran pretended to do paperwork in another room, while waiting for the roses.
"Excuse me, is there a Mr Li here?" A man holding a large bouquet asked. "Syaoran dashed out of the room, hastily paid the man and grabbed the roses.
Eriol glanced outside and saw Syaoran holding a large bouquet of roses. "Clever aren't we?" Eriol smirked and magically conjured a bouquet of white lilies. He opened the door and spotted Sakura in Syaoran's office.
"Sakura-chan, these are for you." Sakura looked up, surprised. "Arigato Eriol-kun, they're beautiful." "You're prettier. Are you free tonight? I'd like to take you out for dinner." "Okay." Sakura happily accepted.
Syaoran entered his office, thinking that he had won round 1. "Sakura-chan, would you like to have dinner with me?" Syaoran said as he handed the large bouquet to Sakura.
Sakura sat there astounded. "What exactly is happening?"
Syaoran looked up to see Eriol's smug face. Oh how he felt like wiping it off.
Eriol broke the silence. "Well, my cute little descendant, we have the same intentions, don't we? Too bad, you're a second too late. Sakura's going out with me."
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