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Until Destiny Befalls Them
~*~*~*~*~*~* Scene Change
" " Talking
' ' Thoughts
Chapter 2
Getting to Know Each Other
The glow of the morning sun streamed through the curtains of Sakura's bedroom. Sakura stirred from her soft bed and opened her eyes drowsily and sat up. She reached for her alarm clock only to find that it was already 7:30. 'Get ready by 7:45, I'm picking you up by 7:50' the voice rang through her brain as Sakura suddenly bolted up from her bed and remembered that Syaoran was going to pick her up.
"HHHOEE!! I'm gonna so be llllaaattteee!" said Sakura as she ran toward the bathroom to get a shower and then changed quickly.
Meanwhile, Amy was already up and cooking breakfast. The table was already set with 2 plates of hot sizzling food that filled the kitchen with an aroma of eggs, ham and toast. As Amy was just pouring 2 glasses of orange juice, humming a soft and cheerful tone, the doorbell rang. Amy took off her apron and wiped her hands with a towel before opening the door. The door revealed a boy with unruly brown hair and intense amber eyes,
"Good morning madam," said Syaoran politely, " I'm here to pick up your mistress to school, is she ready to go?"
Amy smiled warmly at the boy "She's almost ready, would you mind coming in to wait for her?" as she opened the door wider motioning Syaoran to come in. Syaoran nodded and walked in stiffly as Amy closed the door behind him and went back into the kitchen. Not long after a frantic voice caused Syaoran to look upstairs.
"HOOEE!! Gosh I'm going to be sssoooo late!" said a young girl who rushed down the stairs and dashed into kitchen and came out in a flash with a piece of toast in her mouth. "I'm ready!" she said in muffled voice. Syaoran couldn't help but to chuckle at her cuteness Sakura wore a light blue and white t-shirt with a jean jacket and flared jeans, her hair was tied up in a ponytail with a few strands that framed her face and matched her outfit perfectly, she also had on a light blush, and a sparkling lip gloss.
"Sorry I'm late, I slept in today." she said sheepishly.
"It's alright, we still have time," replied a deep voice, " but we should go now."
"OK" Sakura replied shyly and walked toward door with Syaoran behind her.
As they drove out of the driveway, only the music from radio echoed in the car. Sakura looked out the window at bare trees that were covered with a thick blanket of colored leaves on the ground.
'Baka Syaoran, you didn't even ask for her name yesterday!' "So what's your name?" asked Syaoran trying to start a conversation.
"Sakura Kinomoto" replied Sakura still peering through the window, but actually was staring at Syaoran's reflection.
"That's a very pretty name you have it suits you." Sakura blushed at the compliment and stole a glance at Syaoran. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Well we're here," said Syaoran as he got of his car, he peered back at Sakura and said "Earth to Sakura, I don't mind you sitting in the car, but are you sure you want to be late for your first class?"
Sakura who was so busy with her thoughts that she didn't realize they were already at school. She carefully got off the car with Syaoran's support and reached for her binders and books when Syaoran stopped her and said, "I'll get them you go ahead."
Sakura walked into the school with Syaoran close behind, when she got to her locker Syaoran handed her books "See you after school Sakura!" he winked and gave her one of his rare smiles which made Sakura and the girls behind her melt and then walked away.
Sakura felt a lump forming in her throat and for some reason; she felt her cheeks heating up. She got her Science books and then turned around only to find Michelle, Vicky, and Tanya smiling at her, an evil smile. 'Oh gosh, here comes the questioning' Sakura pleadingly look at them with her best puppy eyes and meekly said "please?"
"Nuh-uh, you're not going anywhere until you tell us what happened." said Michelle and with that Vicky and Tanya each grabbed onto Sakura and dragged her outside.
"Alright girl, spill it all out." Said Tanya as all three of them cornered Sakura under the large maple tree.
"Alright, alright I'll talk; as you can see if I fell and twisted my ankle in gym yesterday, but for "some" reason, "someone" wasn't there to help a friend in need" Sakura said as she adverted her gaze at Michelle who smiled apologetically.
"Sorry Saku, my boyfriend called so I had to leave and I couldn't find you in the crowd. But hey, you should thank me for it or else how would you get your "Li" to notice ya eh??"
"Hey! Can it will ya?" Sakura said defensively, "Syaoran just helped to get my ankle bandaged alright that's was pretty much it."
"OoooOOoo calling by the first name now are we? Vicky teased. "Then how about the ride to school?"
"Oh please, I twisted my ankle so it would be difficult for me to get to school right? So, Syaoran offered to give me a ride to school nothing special!" Sakura pleaded innocently 'please let the bell ring' Sakura prayed as she studied her three friend's expression, all of them look as doubtful as 13 year old being told the story of Santa Claus "aww.common you guys it's the truth! Nothing happened between us ok?" Just then the bell rang, "Ooot, there goes the bell see you guys later!" Sakura said and then ran off as fast as she could. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Sakura sat near the maple tree and waited for her friends, she glanced at her watch and then stood up and looked to see if there was any sign of them. Just as she turned around she smacked right into Victoria and her gang of snobby girls.
"Well, well, well, what have we here?" she taunted, "Ah, it's the Japanese hoe who literally threw herself at Syaoran here at the gym isn't she girls?"
The gang smirked and laughed, which attract the nearby students to see what was the commotion.
"What do you want?" Sakura said void of any emotion.
"Oh, we got a hot-tempered one here don't we?" Victoria chimed, by now the girls surrounded Sakura and glared at her. Victoria then whispered softly in her ear " Now you listen to me very well you bitch, stay away from Syaoran. He doesn't have any interest in your innocence, what he needs is someone who's both sexy and popular to be at his side. What do you have?" She hissed and then pushed Sakura roughly to the ground.
By now a whole crowd had gathered around the maple tree; Michelle, Vicky and Tanya who just came back from a meeting pushed their way through the crowd to find Sakura on the ground surrounded by girls. "Sakura!" they all yelled and rushed over to help her up. Both Michelle and Tanya supported Sakura while Vicky dusted her off.
All of them glared at Victoria and said " Back off you bitch and take your flirtatious dogs with you!" Vicky said as she cocked her head up.
"Yeah, go back to your hole and cut the sissy fights." Michelle chided.
" Shut up, you don't have the right to speak to me!" Victoria bellowed, "I don't speak to dumb girls like you who don't even know how to satisfy her boyfriend, no wonder Josh cheated on you and went looking for me."
Sakura and all the girls were in so much of a shock that they all look at Michelle who had large pools of tears welling up in her eyes forcing to spill but she held them back and looked at Victoria right in the eyes, "You see these tears?" she asked as she wiped them away with her sleeves, "you'll never see them spill out of my eyes cause that bastard isn't worth my time or my tears."
Sakura was now really mad, nobody ever put-downs or hurt her friends or anyone she cared for "Hey Bitch!" Sakura yelled and punched her in the eye. Victoria stumbled back as her friends supported her and regained her balance. Victoria was now fuming for Sakura gave her a black eye that would last for a week. She was about to slap Sakura in the face when a strong arm pulled her back.
"I won't do that if I were you." said a deep masculine voice. Victoria turned around to find that she came face to face with her boyfriend, or rather her ex-boyfriend as everyone viewed it. "Syaoran" she purred seductively as she pushed herself against his body.
Sakura and her friends looked at the girl in disgust "Come on let's go" whispered Tanya as she held Michelle and walked off. Sakura nodded and then looked at Syaoran, who paid no attention to Victoria, but was staring right at her. Sakura blushed at this and ran off to catch up with her friends leaving Syaoran in the crowd. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Sakura ran up to her friends who sat down near the fountain and comforted Michelle. She was shaking by now and tears streamed down her pretty face. Her friends looked at her pitifully, but didn't speak a word until Michelle spoke of her story. " He cheated on me," she choked, "How could he, and for Pete's sake it was that blonde bitch that he was after. What's wrong with me? I know I don't have the looks, but I gave him my heart and my feelings, how could he just throw it right back at me as if it never touched him?"
Sakura knelt down and looked at Michelle, "Oh Sakura, please forgive me for leaving you yesterday" Michelle choked, "after Josh broke up with me I didn't have the courage to come back and."
"Sssshh it's ok," Sakura said as she hugged her friend and then looked at her right in the eyes, "You know you didn't have to act all cheerful and brave it front of us, we're your friends, our shoulders and our ears are here if you ever need them, remember that ok?" With that Michelle nodded silently and hugged Sakura as she wept silently. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The bell finally rang and signaled it was the end of school. "Alright class please read the passage in your textbooks from page 145-148, you'll be tested on that material tomorrow OK? Class dismissed."
Sakura nodded and gathered her stuff and walked to her locker. When she opened it a slip of note fell on the floor. She picked it up and it said:
I need to talk to you, please meet me after school outside the parking lot.
Signed,
Syaoran Li
Sakura crumpled the paper in her hand and then put away her books; on her way out she threw the note into the garbage and walked on without glancing back. Outside, most of the kids had left and some just hung out around the old oak tree. Syaoran leaned against the wall and waited patiently for Sakura.
"Hey Sakura, waited up!" yelled Syaoran as he tried to catch up with her. "Could you give me a chance to just talk you?"
Sakura walked on ignoring his pleadings until he stop right in front of her. She looked at him right in the eyes. "I don't think there's anymore topic that we can discuss about Mr. Li. Now please move aside so I can get home and start studying for my quiz." She stated and walked around him. Syaoran knew Sakura was a determined girl and wouldn't talk until she's trapped. With that Syaoran spun around and grabbed onto Sakura's waist, carried her on his shoulder and walked to his car.
Sakura yelped in surprise when Syaoran picked her up. "Syaoran Li! You let go of me right this instant!" she screamed as she pounded her fist on him. Syaoran who paid no attention to her continued to walk to his car and unlocked his car. He opened the door and flung Sakura onto the seat and buckled her up. Sakura sighed with defeat and sat obediently as Syaoran started the engine and drove off. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
They came to a beach as Syaoran turned off the engine and got out of the car. Sakura sat in the car and looked out into the ocean. It was a beautiful place, rippling waters stretched out into the horizon with the sun slowly dipping in the west. Seagulls soared above the sky with shades of pink and purple clouds that clung onto the sky. She then gazed back at Syaoran who leaned on the railing looking out into the scenery, his ruffled hair fanning against the ocean breeze. After a long while, Syaoran turned around and opened Sakura's door motioning her to get off.
"See this place?" he asked cheerfully as Sakura got out and walked to the railing, "I discovered this place shortly after moving here. Since then I come often when I have time." He turned around and gazed at Sakura who stood still and her emerald eyes hypnotized by the ocean. Syaoran took the chance and studied her features carefully. She had most unique hair color he had ever seen; it was a honey sort of brown and shimmered in the sun. Her hair was also very soft and fine and smelled of strawberries. Syaoran fantasized his hands combing through her silky hair, and smelling the fragrance it gave off.
"Amazing," whispered Sakura, "this is like paradise." She turned and looked at Syaoran whose amber eyes were staring intensely at her. She felt uneasy as if he was stripping her naked. Suddenly their stomach gave out an unpleasant growl alerting them that they're hungry.
Syaoran broke of his gaze and said, "Well, looks like we haven't satisfied our stomachs yet haven't we? Let's go get something to eat"
Syaoran came back with two paper bags with a cheese hamburger, fries, and a soft drink and handed one to Sakura. They both sat in front of the car and ate silently admiring the tranquility and the comfortness it brings. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Believe it or not, I also came from Japan too." Syaoran suddenly said smiling at Sakura. Sakura turned her attention to Syaoran and listened. But then Syaoran's smiles fades, "I moved here a couple of years ago, shortly after my parents were murdered."
Sakura gasped as this and was too shock to say anything else 'so he does have a dark past, just what I thought'. As Sakura met Syaoran's eyes, she saw something that reminded of her past; the pain and loneliness in his eyes was more than she could bear. "I'm sorry to hear that" that was all she could get out of her mouth as she broke the eye contact.
Syaoran sighed and looked up into the sky, which was covered by twinkling stars. "I felt so hopeless, like I had lost all contact with the world. I couldn't hear or see anything. The scenes of my parents getting killed right in front of me kept flashing through my mind, and I couldn't do anything about it. I was overwhelmed by its darkness." He stopped and then continued "Later, I met Victoria at a school dance my friends dragged me to; that was the first time I felt that God has given me a little hope of finding someone who would really care for me." Syaoran paused and then looked at Sakura who was listening intently. "We dated for more than a year, things went smoothly until I found out Victoria's secret. She was cheating on me for more than half a year and I didn't know a thing. At that time I felt like everything was taken away from me and I fell back into the same darkness I was before, only this time I had no way of finding a light source." Syaoran then looked out in the ocean. "Then one day as if lightning had struck me, I realized that the only one who can get me out of the darkness was myself. I didn't need help from anyone cause all the help I needed was found inside me."
"So that's why people felt that you became so cold over these years and you distanced yourself away from them." Sakura concluded after hearing Syaoran's story.
Syaoran chuckled at how fast Sakura caught up. "I didn't needed anyone, I could handle things myself better than with the help of others."
"That's not true!" Sakura exclaimed, "It feels lonely to be alone by yourself without anyone to care for you; it felt like you were insignificant, you couldn't even compare yourself to a grain of sand." Sakura said softly with pain in her eyes as Syaoran eyed her. "But it's different now, Michelle, Vicky and Tanya showed what's the real meaning of having friends and being there for them. They showed me how to look things in a positive way no matter how bad it was." Sakura stated.
Syaoran was sure he saw a twinkle of determination in her eyes, something that he had never seen before, and it send a indescribable shiver down his spine. 'She one of a kind, so mysterious and yet can be so innocent at the same time'
"So you see," Sakura said as she knelt in front of Syaoran, "Everyone needs friends, no matter how independent you can be, cause everyone must go through the ups and downs of life. Friends are there to help you surpass them and become a better person." "Remember, help is always out there when you need it, just reach out." Sakura said softly and gave Syaoran a beautiful smile that Syaoran thought an angel was standing before him. Suddenly Syaoran pulled Sakura onto his lap and studied her. Sakura was blushing furiously and her heart rate went up rapidly. She kept her head as low as possible, avoiding any eye contact with him. But he tilted her head up forcing Sakura to meet his eyes. Sakura had no choice but to look at him and felt powerless against his amber eyes. For they were hazed and were filled with so much passion that it was of the verge of spilling.
Syaoran was also lost in Sakura emerald pools that glistened in the moon. Then as if on cue, he began to move close to her. ' Oh gosh! What on earth is he doing?!" Sakura's mind screamed, 'Get a grip of yourself Sakura and move!' She tried to wiggle free from his grasp but Syaoran held her by the waist possessively until he was merely an inch away from Sakura's rosy lips. Just as Syaoran was about to meet those lips, Sakura turned around and sneezed. Syaoran finally let go of her and Sakura scrambled of his lap. There was a long awkward silence between them as they both blushed at what they were doing.
Sakura stood there and wrapped herself with her arms trying to keep warm. The night turned chilly and a cool breeze encircled her. It felt so warm and so right in his embrace, now the warmness left her and she yearned for it. Then, a warm jacket was draped over her shoulders. She turned around to see Syaoran smiling warmly at her, "Come on, it's cold so let's go home." And Sakura nodded absentmindedly and got into the car.
Muahahaahaha.. ain't I evil or wut?! *evil glint in her eyes* LOLZ.. Be patient you S+S fans, Sakura's first kiss is coming up in the next 2 chapters..^^ I'm finking of putting up a special chapter where they head off to a dance of some sort, it's all "pure S+S" ^^ so wudda ya guyz fink?? Plz review n give me suggestions!!!
Stay Tuned! *.~
PS: anyone knoe how to fixed the spacing in FF.net?? I dunno y but I can only have 1 spacing for paragraphs.. but some can haf more how do u fix it? =.="a
Disclaimer: *dingding!* reminder that I do not own Cardcaptor Sakura. All characters of CCS belong to clamp. All rights Reserved! ^^"
Until Destiny Befalls Them
~*~*~*~*~*~* Scene Change
" " Talking
' ' Thoughts
Chapter 2
Getting to Know Each Other
The glow of the morning sun streamed through the curtains of Sakura's bedroom. Sakura stirred from her soft bed and opened her eyes drowsily and sat up. She reached for her alarm clock only to find that it was already 7:30. 'Get ready by 7:45, I'm picking you up by 7:50' the voice rang through her brain as Sakura suddenly bolted up from her bed and remembered that Syaoran was going to pick her up.
"HHHOEE!! I'm gonna so be llllaaattteee!" said Sakura as she ran toward the bathroom to get a shower and then changed quickly.
Meanwhile, Amy was already up and cooking breakfast. The table was already set with 2 plates of hot sizzling food that filled the kitchen with an aroma of eggs, ham and toast. As Amy was just pouring 2 glasses of orange juice, humming a soft and cheerful tone, the doorbell rang. Amy took off her apron and wiped her hands with a towel before opening the door. The door revealed a boy with unruly brown hair and intense amber eyes,
"Good morning madam," said Syaoran politely, " I'm here to pick up your mistress to school, is she ready to go?"
Amy smiled warmly at the boy "She's almost ready, would you mind coming in to wait for her?" as she opened the door wider motioning Syaoran to come in. Syaoran nodded and walked in stiffly as Amy closed the door behind him and went back into the kitchen. Not long after a frantic voice caused Syaoran to look upstairs.
"HOOEE!! Gosh I'm going to be sssoooo late!" said a young girl who rushed down the stairs and dashed into kitchen and came out in a flash with a piece of toast in her mouth. "I'm ready!" she said in muffled voice. Syaoran couldn't help but to chuckle at her cuteness Sakura wore a light blue and white t-shirt with a jean jacket and flared jeans, her hair was tied up in a ponytail with a few strands that framed her face and matched her outfit perfectly, she also had on a light blush, and a sparkling lip gloss.
"Sorry I'm late, I slept in today." she said sheepishly.
"It's alright, we still have time," replied a deep voice, " but we should go now."
"OK" Sakura replied shyly and walked toward door with Syaoran behind her.
As they drove out of the driveway, only the music from radio echoed in the car. Sakura looked out the window at bare trees that were covered with a thick blanket of colored leaves on the ground.
'Baka Syaoran, you didn't even ask for her name yesterday!' "So what's your name?" asked Syaoran trying to start a conversation.
"Sakura Kinomoto" replied Sakura still peering through the window, but actually was staring at Syaoran's reflection.
"That's a very pretty name you have it suits you." Sakura blushed at the compliment and stole a glance at Syaoran. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Well we're here," said Syaoran as he got of his car, he peered back at Sakura and said "Earth to Sakura, I don't mind you sitting in the car, but are you sure you want to be late for your first class?"
Sakura who was so busy with her thoughts that she didn't realize they were already at school. She carefully got off the car with Syaoran's support and reached for her binders and books when Syaoran stopped her and said, "I'll get them you go ahead."
Sakura walked into the school with Syaoran close behind, when she got to her locker Syaoran handed her books "See you after school Sakura!" he winked and gave her one of his rare smiles which made Sakura and the girls behind her melt and then walked away.
Sakura felt a lump forming in her throat and for some reason; she felt her cheeks heating up. She got her Science books and then turned around only to find Michelle, Vicky, and Tanya smiling at her, an evil smile. 'Oh gosh, here comes the questioning' Sakura pleadingly look at them with her best puppy eyes and meekly said "please?"
"Nuh-uh, you're not going anywhere until you tell us what happened." said Michelle and with that Vicky and Tanya each grabbed onto Sakura and dragged her outside.
"Alright girl, spill it all out." Said Tanya as all three of them cornered Sakura under the large maple tree.
"Alright, alright I'll talk; as you can see if I fell and twisted my ankle in gym yesterday, but for "some" reason, "someone" wasn't there to help a friend in need" Sakura said as she adverted her gaze at Michelle who smiled apologetically.
"Sorry Saku, my boyfriend called so I had to leave and I couldn't find you in the crowd. But hey, you should thank me for it or else how would you get your "Li" to notice ya eh??"
"Hey! Can it will ya?" Sakura said defensively, "Syaoran just helped to get my ankle bandaged alright that's was pretty much it."
"OoooOOoo calling by the first name now are we? Vicky teased. "Then how about the ride to school?"
"Oh please, I twisted my ankle so it would be difficult for me to get to school right? So, Syaoran offered to give me a ride to school nothing special!" Sakura pleaded innocently 'please let the bell ring' Sakura prayed as she studied her three friend's expression, all of them look as doubtful as 13 year old being told the story of Santa Claus "aww.common you guys it's the truth! Nothing happened between us ok?" Just then the bell rang, "Ooot, there goes the bell see you guys later!" Sakura said and then ran off as fast as she could. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Sakura sat near the maple tree and waited for her friends, she glanced at her watch and then stood up and looked to see if there was any sign of them. Just as she turned around she smacked right into Victoria and her gang of snobby girls.
"Well, well, well, what have we here?" she taunted, "Ah, it's the Japanese hoe who literally threw herself at Syaoran here at the gym isn't she girls?"
The gang smirked and laughed, which attract the nearby students to see what was the commotion.
"What do you want?" Sakura said void of any emotion.
"Oh, we got a hot-tempered one here don't we?" Victoria chimed, by now the girls surrounded Sakura and glared at her. Victoria then whispered softly in her ear " Now you listen to me very well you bitch, stay away from Syaoran. He doesn't have any interest in your innocence, what he needs is someone who's both sexy and popular to be at his side. What do you have?" She hissed and then pushed Sakura roughly to the ground.
By now a whole crowd had gathered around the maple tree; Michelle, Vicky and Tanya who just came back from a meeting pushed their way through the crowd to find Sakura on the ground surrounded by girls. "Sakura!" they all yelled and rushed over to help her up. Both Michelle and Tanya supported Sakura while Vicky dusted her off.
All of them glared at Victoria and said " Back off you bitch and take your flirtatious dogs with you!" Vicky said as she cocked her head up.
"Yeah, go back to your hole and cut the sissy fights." Michelle chided.
" Shut up, you don't have the right to speak to me!" Victoria bellowed, "I don't speak to dumb girls like you who don't even know how to satisfy her boyfriend, no wonder Josh cheated on you and went looking for me."
Sakura and all the girls were in so much of a shock that they all look at Michelle who had large pools of tears welling up in her eyes forcing to spill but she held them back and looked at Victoria right in the eyes, "You see these tears?" she asked as she wiped them away with her sleeves, "you'll never see them spill out of my eyes cause that bastard isn't worth my time or my tears."
Sakura was now really mad, nobody ever put-downs or hurt her friends or anyone she cared for "Hey Bitch!" Sakura yelled and punched her in the eye. Victoria stumbled back as her friends supported her and regained her balance. Victoria was now fuming for Sakura gave her a black eye that would last for a week. She was about to slap Sakura in the face when a strong arm pulled her back.
"I won't do that if I were you." said a deep masculine voice. Victoria turned around to find that she came face to face with her boyfriend, or rather her ex-boyfriend as everyone viewed it. "Syaoran" she purred seductively as she pushed herself against his body.
Sakura and her friends looked at the girl in disgust "Come on let's go" whispered Tanya as she held Michelle and walked off. Sakura nodded and then looked at Syaoran, who paid no attention to Victoria, but was staring right at her. Sakura blushed at this and ran off to catch up with her friends leaving Syaoran in the crowd. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Sakura ran up to her friends who sat down near the fountain and comforted Michelle. She was shaking by now and tears streamed down her pretty face. Her friends looked at her pitifully, but didn't speak a word until Michelle spoke of her story. " He cheated on me," she choked, "How could he, and for Pete's sake it was that blonde bitch that he was after. What's wrong with me? I know I don't have the looks, but I gave him my heart and my feelings, how could he just throw it right back at me as if it never touched him?"
Sakura knelt down and looked at Michelle, "Oh Sakura, please forgive me for leaving you yesterday" Michelle choked, "after Josh broke up with me I didn't have the courage to come back and."
"Sssshh it's ok," Sakura said as she hugged her friend and then looked at her right in the eyes, "You know you didn't have to act all cheerful and brave it front of us, we're your friends, our shoulders and our ears are here if you ever need them, remember that ok?" With that Michelle nodded silently and hugged Sakura as she wept silently. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The bell finally rang and signaled it was the end of school. "Alright class please read the passage in your textbooks from page 145-148, you'll be tested on that material tomorrow OK? Class dismissed."
Sakura nodded and gathered her stuff and walked to her locker. When she opened it a slip of note fell on the floor. She picked it up and it said:
I need to talk to you, please meet me after school outside the parking lot.
Signed,
Syaoran Li
Sakura crumpled the paper in her hand and then put away her books; on her way out she threw the note into the garbage and walked on without glancing back. Outside, most of the kids had left and some just hung out around the old oak tree. Syaoran leaned against the wall and waited patiently for Sakura.
"Hey Sakura, waited up!" yelled Syaoran as he tried to catch up with her. "Could you give me a chance to just talk you?"
Sakura walked on ignoring his pleadings until he stop right in front of her. She looked at him right in the eyes. "I don't think there's anymore topic that we can discuss about Mr. Li. Now please move aside so I can get home and start studying for my quiz." She stated and walked around him. Syaoran knew Sakura was a determined girl and wouldn't talk until she's trapped. With that Syaoran spun around and grabbed onto Sakura's waist, carried her on his shoulder and walked to his car.
Sakura yelped in surprise when Syaoran picked her up. "Syaoran Li! You let go of me right this instant!" she screamed as she pounded her fist on him. Syaoran who paid no attention to her continued to walk to his car and unlocked his car. He opened the door and flung Sakura onto the seat and buckled her up. Sakura sighed with defeat and sat obediently as Syaoran started the engine and drove off. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
They came to a beach as Syaoran turned off the engine and got out of the car. Sakura sat in the car and looked out into the ocean. It was a beautiful place, rippling waters stretched out into the horizon with the sun slowly dipping in the west. Seagulls soared above the sky with shades of pink and purple clouds that clung onto the sky. She then gazed back at Syaoran who leaned on the railing looking out into the scenery, his ruffled hair fanning against the ocean breeze. After a long while, Syaoran turned around and opened Sakura's door motioning her to get off.
"See this place?" he asked cheerfully as Sakura got out and walked to the railing, "I discovered this place shortly after moving here. Since then I come often when I have time." He turned around and gazed at Sakura who stood still and her emerald eyes hypnotized by the ocean. Syaoran took the chance and studied her features carefully. She had most unique hair color he had ever seen; it was a honey sort of brown and shimmered in the sun. Her hair was also very soft and fine and smelled of strawberries. Syaoran fantasized his hands combing through her silky hair, and smelling the fragrance it gave off.
"Amazing," whispered Sakura, "this is like paradise." She turned and looked at Syaoran whose amber eyes were staring intensely at her. She felt uneasy as if he was stripping her naked. Suddenly their stomach gave out an unpleasant growl alerting them that they're hungry.
Syaoran broke of his gaze and said, "Well, looks like we haven't satisfied our stomachs yet haven't we? Let's go get something to eat"
Syaoran came back with two paper bags with a cheese hamburger, fries, and a soft drink and handed one to Sakura. They both sat in front of the car and ate silently admiring the tranquility and the comfortness it brings. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Believe it or not, I also came from Japan too." Syaoran suddenly said smiling at Sakura. Sakura turned her attention to Syaoran and listened. But then Syaoran's smiles fades, "I moved here a couple of years ago, shortly after my parents were murdered."
Sakura gasped as this and was too shock to say anything else 'so he does have a dark past, just what I thought'. As Sakura met Syaoran's eyes, she saw something that reminded of her past; the pain and loneliness in his eyes was more than she could bear. "I'm sorry to hear that" that was all she could get out of her mouth as she broke the eye contact.
Syaoran sighed and looked up into the sky, which was covered by twinkling stars. "I felt so hopeless, like I had lost all contact with the world. I couldn't hear or see anything. The scenes of my parents getting killed right in front of me kept flashing through my mind, and I couldn't do anything about it. I was overwhelmed by its darkness." He stopped and then continued "Later, I met Victoria at a school dance my friends dragged me to; that was the first time I felt that God has given me a little hope of finding someone who would really care for me." Syaoran paused and then looked at Sakura who was listening intently. "We dated for more than a year, things went smoothly until I found out Victoria's secret. She was cheating on me for more than half a year and I didn't know a thing. At that time I felt like everything was taken away from me and I fell back into the same darkness I was before, only this time I had no way of finding a light source." Syaoran then looked out in the ocean. "Then one day as if lightning had struck me, I realized that the only one who can get me out of the darkness was myself. I didn't need help from anyone cause all the help I needed was found inside me."
"So that's why people felt that you became so cold over these years and you distanced yourself away from them." Sakura concluded after hearing Syaoran's story.
Syaoran chuckled at how fast Sakura caught up. "I didn't needed anyone, I could handle things myself better than with the help of others."
"That's not true!" Sakura exclaimed, "It feels lonely to be alone by yourself without anyone to care for you; it felt like you were insignificant, you couldn't even compare yourself to a grain of sand." Sakura said softly with pain in her eyes as Syaoran eyed her. "But it's different now, Michelle, Vicky and Tanya showed what's the real meaning of having friends and being there for them. They showed me how to look things in a positive way no matter how bad it was." Sakura stated.
Syaoran was sure he saw a twinkle of determination in her eyes, something that he had never seen before, and it send a indescribable shiver down his spine. 'She one of a kind, so mysterious and yet can be so innocent at the same time'
"So you see," Sakura said as she knelt in front of Syaoran, "Everyone needs friends, no matter how independent you can be, cause everyone must go through the ups and downs of life. Friends are there to help you surpass them and become a better person." "Remember, help is always out there when you need it, just reach out." Sakura said softly and gave Syaoran a beautiful smile that Syaoran thought an angel was standing before him. Suddenly Syaoran pulled Sakura onto his lap and studied her. Sakura was blushing furiously and her heart rate went up rapidly. She kept her head as low as possible, avoiding any eye contact with him. But he tilted her head up forcing Sakura to meet his eyes. Sakura had no choice but to look at him and felt powerless against his amber eyes. For they were hazed and were filled with so much passion that it was of the verge of spilling.
Syaoran was also lost in Sakura emerald pools that glistened in the moon. Then as if on cue, he began to move close to her. ' Oh gosh! What on earth is he doing?!" Sakura's mind screamed, 'Get a grip of yourself Sakura and move!' She tried to wiggle free from his grasp but Syaoran held her by the waist possessively until he was merely an inch away from Sakura's rosy lips. Just as Syaoran was about to meet those lips, Sakura turned around and sneezed. Syaoran finally let go of her and Sakura scrambled of his lap. There was a long awkward silence between them as they both blushed at what they were doing.
Sakura stood there and wrapped herself with her arms trying to keep warm. The night turned chilly and a cool breeze encircled her. It felt so warm and so right in his embrace, now the warmness left her and she yearned for it. Then, a warm jacket was draped over her shoulders. She turned around to see Syaoran smiling warmly at her, "Come on, it's cold so let's go home." And Sakura nodded absentmindedly and got into the car.
Muahahaahaha.. ain't I evil or wut?! *evil glint in her eyes* LOLZ.. Be patient you S+S fans, Sakura's first kiss is coming up in the next 2 chapters..^^ I'm finking of putting up a special chapter where they head off to a dance of some sort, it's all "pure S+S" ^^ so wudda ya guyz fink?? Plz review n give me suggestions!!!
Stay Tuned! *.~
PS: anyone knoe how to fixed the spacing in FF.net?? I dunno y but I can only have 1 spacing for paragraphs.. but some can haf more how do u fix it? =.="a