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A/N: Thanks to those who reviewed!! ^^ And yes, I'll make them longer, but it'll take longer to update as well. I am trying to make the chapters long enough. This chapter isn't that long, but longer then the other two, nonetheless. Oh, and Tracy, thanks for putting me on your Favorite Author's list!! Reviews make me happy and update faster!!
CHAPTER THREE: Taking Care of You
Sakura quietly slipped into room 203. It was around 7 am, so she figured Syaoran might still be asleep. She carefully stepped into the room, trying to not make any noises whatsoever. She glanced at him, lying there on the bed. Syaoran still wore that black blindfold over his eyes. How can she tell if he's sleeping or not? Was he sleeping peacefully or fighting nightmares? Sakura had been around much patience that struggle and suffered a lot, and there was never a peaceful moment. But she always wished them the best of luck.
She pulled the shades open, emitting bright morning sunshine to fall lazily into the serene room. She sighed. It was gorgeous. But now, she have to wake Syaoran up, and she hoped he kept his promise-or word. 'Tomorrow, I'd like to be friendlier' he had said.
Sakura sucked in her breath. "Syaoran, time to wake-," Sakura began.
"-I'm already up," he interrupted. "Are the suns rays entering this room, Sakura?"
He had remembered her name. "As a matter of fact, they are," she replied slowly. Why did he ask such question?
Syaoran sighed. "Oh, how I'd love to see it once more."
'Syaoran' Sakura thought 'What are you talking about?' But instead, she said, "They are lovely."
Syaoran adjusted his position on the bed. "Such things like those aren't meant to be seen by me," he remarked.
Sakura was stunned. What is he implying? "Loveliness? No, you're wrong. Everyone can see them," she said, "And I'll show you them, once you get better."
He didn't reply.
"Well," Sakura felt nervous. Somehow, she felt more awkward around him when he was gentle. "I better get on with my job. Syaoran, it's time for a bath." The thought of it embarrassed her. How come she hasn't thought about it before? In front of her was a guy, around her age-he was handsome and quite dazzling. And she was going to give him a bath!! It was a good thing Syaoran had on the blindfolds or he would've have seen her face all red.
"I don't want you to do that," he replied.
"Why?" Sakura asked. "I'm fine with that. I've bathed many people before."
Syaoran was quiet for a moment. Then he said, "I'd just rather not have anyone bathe me. I'll do it myself."
"B-but I'm here to clean you up. It's my job as a nurse."
"Then please respect my wish and let me wash myself."
Oh, he can be such a brat sometimes! "I'm not suppose to let you do things alone by yourself, and that includes bathing," Sakura said. "Unless I can contact a family member who will come and help you, until then, I'm still your nurse. And from what information that I've got, you have no family in contact!"
Sakura gasped. She didn't realize what she had been saying. "Excuse me, Syaoran. I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to say that. Please, please forgive me." 'Sakura! You're so stupid!' she yelled at herself.
"Really, huh? Am I that pathetic that no one will come and claim that they know me?" he sounded hurt.
"No, I don't mean that," Sakura whined. "I just meant that they haven't contacted anyone who knows you yet. I'm positive someone will come around."
"No they won't"
"What?"
"No one will come," he told her. "No one knows this bastard."
"Syaoran!" Sakura exclaimed. "Stop that already! I told you that someone would come. I know so. Until then, I'd be more than happy to be a family, alright?" She sighed. "Now, are you ready for that bath?"
"S-Sakura? I don't want you to see and be disgusted at the scars on my back," he admitted.
"I could never be disgusted at you," she replied. And Sakura meant it too.
Wearing only a boxer, Syaoran finally agreed to let her wash him. Sakura felt pretty embarrassed, washing his hair and cleaning him up. Her face had been beet red the whole time. 'Come to think of it' Sakura thought 'he's hot and so kawaii!!'
"Sakura?" Syaoran asked as she poured some shampoo onto his auburn hair.
"Yes Syaoran?"
"What do you look like?"
"Why?" she was amazed that he would ask.
"Because I can't see you," he answered miserably. "I lost my eyesight from the crash."
'So that's what the blindfolds were for,' Sakura realized. "I'm sorry to hear that," she told him sympathetically. "I really hope they'll fix your eyes. I bet you have beautiful eyes, Syaoran."
He blushed a bit.
Sakura giggled. "I mean it."
"What color are your eyes, Sakura?" he asked her.
"Emerald," she replied. "How 'bout you?"
He chuckled. "You'll see... one day."
Sakura smiled. "I can't wait till then."
"So, tell me what you look like."
She laughed. "You'll see one day, Syaoran." And they both laughed together.
---
It was a Sunday afternoon. Sakura and Tomoyo walked down the market stores, purchasing little sweets, just like old times.
"Tomoyo, do you know a 'Meilin'?" Sakura suddenly asked out of the blue.
Tomoyo looked surprise. "Meilin," Tomoyo said the name to herself. She swore she's heard it before.
"Sakura, what's Meilin's last name?" Tomoyo asked.
That was right. Syaoran never mentioned Meilin's last name at all. He only whispered out her name. "Um, I really don't know," Sakura answered.
"Meilin, Meilin," Tomoyo kept on repeating the name, hoping that she would remember where she's heard it before.
"Er-It's alright Tomoyo," Sakura said, "Don't worry about it. She's not important."
"Ok."
Sakura doesn't know how wrong she is.
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A/N:
So, there you go. I might update sooner than I think because of Memorial Day break. Please review and tell me what you think!!! Meilin might show up next chapter, not real sure though. Review, review!
A/N: Thanks to those who reviewed!! ^^ And yes, I'll make them longer, but it'll take longer to update as well. I am trying to make the chapters long enough. This chapter isn't that long, but longer then the other two, nonetheless. Oh, and Tracy, thanks for putting me on your Favorite Author's list!! Reviews make me happy and update faster!!
CHAPTER THREE: Taking Care of You
Sakura quietly slipped into room 203. It was around 7 am, so she figured Syaoran might still be asleep. She carefully stepped into the room, trying to not make any noises whatsoever. She glanced at him, lying there on the bed. Syaoran still wore that black blindfold over his eyes. How can she tell if he's sleeping or not? Was he sleeping peacefully or fighting nightmares? Sakura had been around much patience that struggle and suffered a lot, and there was never a peaceful moment. But she always wished them the best of luck.
She pulled the shades open, emitting bright morning sunshine to fall lazily into the serene room. She sighed. It was gorgeous. But now, she have to wake Syaoran up, and she hoped he kept his promise-or word. 'Tomorrow, I'd like to be friendlier' he had said.
Sakura sucked in her breath. "Syaoran, time to wake-," Sakura began.
"-I'm already up," he interrupted. "Are the suns rays entering this room, Sakura?"
He had remembered her name. "As a matter of fact, they are," she replied slowly. Why did he ask such question?
Syaoran sighed. "Oh, how I'd love to see it once more."
'Syaoran' Sakura thought 'What are you talking about?' But instead, she said, "They are lovely."
Syaoran adjusted his position on the bed. "Such things like those aren't meant to be seen by me," he remarked.
Sakura was stunned. What is he implying? "Loveliness? No, you're wrong. Everyone can see them," she said, "And I'll show you them, once you get better."
He didn't reply.
"Well," Sakura felt nervous. Somehow, she felt more awkward around him when he was gentle. "I better get on with my job. Syaoran, it's time for a bath." The thought of it embarrassed her. How come she hasn't thought about it before? In front of her was a guy, around her age-he was handsome and quite dazzling. And she was going to give him a bath!! It was a good thing Syaoran had on the blindfolds or he would've have seen her face all red.
"I don't want you to do that," he replied.
"Why?" Sakura asked. "I'm fine with that. I've bathed many people before."
Syaoran was quiet for a moment. Then he said, "I'd just rather not have anyone bathe me. I'll do it myself."
"B-but I'm here to clean you up. It's my job as a nurse."
"Then please respect my wish and let me wash myself."
Oh, he can be such a brat sometimes! "I'm not suppose to let you do things alone by yourself, and that includes bathing," Sakura said. "Unless I can contact a family member who will come and help you, until then, I'm still your nurse. And from what information that I've got, you have no family in contact!"
Sakura gasped. She didn't realize what she had been saying. "Excuse me, Syaoran. I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to say that. Please, please forgive me." 'Sakura! You're so stupid!' she yelled at herself.
"Really, huh? Am I that pathetic that no one will come and claim that they know me?" he sounded hurt.
"No, I don't mean that," Sakura whined. "I just meant that they haven't contacted anyone who knows you yet. I'm positive someone will come around."
"No they won't"
"What?"
"No one will come," he told her. "No one knows this bastard."
"Syaoran!" Sakura exclaimed. "Stop that already! I told you that someone would come. I know so. Until then, I'd be more than happy to be a family, alright?" She sighed. "Now, are you ready for that bath?"
"S-Sakura? I don't want you to see and be disgusted at the scars on my back," he admitted.
"I could never be disgusted at you," she replied. And Sakura meant it too.
Wearing only a boxer, Syaoran finally agreed to let her wash him. Sakura felt pretty embarrassed, washing his hair and cleaning him up. Her face had been beet red the whole time. 'Come to think of it' Sakura thought 'he's hot and so kawaii!!'
"Sakura?" Syaoran asked as she poured some shampoo onto his auburn hair.
"Yes Syaoran?"
"What do you look like?"
"Why?" she was amazed that he would ask.
"Because I can't see you," he answered miserably. "I lost my eyesight from the crash."
'So that's what the blindfolds were for,' Sakura realized. "I'm sorry to hear that," she told him sympathetically. "I really hope they'll fix your eyes. I bet you have beautiful eyes, Syaoran."
He blushed a bit.
Sakura giggled. "I mean it."
"What color are your eyes, Sakura?" he asked her.
"Emerald," she replied. "How 'bout you?"
He chuckled. "You'll see... one day."
Sakura smiled. "I can't wait till then."
"So, tell me what you look like."
She laughed. "You'll see one day, Syaoran." And they both laughed together.
---
It was a Sunday afternoon. Sakura and Tomoyo walked down the market stores, purchasing little sweets, just like old times.
"Tomoyo, do you know a 'Meilin'?" Sakura suddenly asked out of the blue.
Tomoyo looked surprise. "Meilin," Tomoyo said the name to herself. She swore she's heard it before.
"Sakura, what's Meilin's last name?" Tomoyo asked.
That was right. Syaoran never mentioned Meilin's last name at all. He only whispered out her name. "Um, I really don't know," Sakura answered.
"Meilin, Meilin," Tomoyo kept on repeating the name, hoping that she would remember where she's heard it before.
"Er-It's alright Tomoyo," Sakura said, "Don't worry about it. She's not important."
"Ok."
Sakura doesn't know how wrong she is.
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A/N:
So, there you go. I might update sooner than I think because of Memorial Day break. Please review and tell me what you think!!! Meilin might show up next chapter, not real sure though. Review, review!
