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Recap:
Syaoran slowly leaned in.
Sakura didn't react. She just kept staring into his deep amber eyes.
His face was drawing
near hers, but she didn't bother to move away. Their lips brushed each
other very quickly
and Syaoran pulled away for just a moment, again looking into Sakura's
emerald eyes.
Syaoran slowly leaned in and just when it seemed their lips might touch,
he whispered
three little words Sakura never expected to hear.
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King of Hearts- Chapter 14
By: Sapphie
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"The song stopped." Syaoran said.
Sakura was taken by surprise and was confused by what he said.
"What?"
"I said, the song stopped. Everyone's going back to their tables. We
should go too before
we're the only ones left on the dance floor." Syaoran said, gently
tugging at her hand.
Sakura looked around in confusion. Suddenly, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment.
"Oh...I knew that." Sakura said, sweatdropping like crazy. She let out
a nervous laugh.
Did she imagine what just happened between them? Did Syaoran really
lean in to kiss
her? Did their lips really brush against each other for .001 seconds?
Was that considered
a kiss? No, it couldn't be. So many questions raced through her mind.
She looked at
Syaoran in search of answers, but found none. He didn't seem as if
he was just about to
kiss her. He seemed perfectly fine...completely normal. Sakura was
going crazy and her
imagination was running wild. What the hell was going on??
They arrived at their table where they met up with Eriol and Tomoyo.
"Hey guys! I hope you two had fun." Tomoyo said with a smirk on her
face. Syaoran and
Sakura both gave her a slight glare, which only caused Tomoyo to stifle
a laugh. "Come
on. The limo's waiting for us." she said.
With that, Tomoyo led the group towards their limo. As they were walking,
Sakura
seemed to go off into her own world. Syaoran noticed it and began to
worry a bit.
"Sakura. Are you okay?" he asked, gently placing a hand on her shoulder.
Sakura looked
at Syaoran, snapping out of her world.
"Yeah. I'm fine." Sakura said with confidence, hoping Syaoran couldn't
detect her
nervousness.
"You sure?" he questioned as he wrapped his arm around her. Sakura gave
him a
reassuring smile.
"Yes, Syaoran. I'm fine. Don't worry about me. I'm a big girl." Sakura
said jokingly,
hoping to lighten the mood. Presently, it was working. Syaoran laughed
a bit at Sakura's
comment.
"Okay. I'll take your word for it." he said, smiling at her. Something
about Sakura always
made him want to smile, but he didn't know what it was or why it happened.
As they walked to the car, there was a silence between them, but it
was a comfortable
silence. He kept his arm wrapped around her, as if to keep her close
to him, afraid that
she might leave him forever if he let go.
Soon, they reached the limo and were headed towards a restaurant that
overlooked a
beach. It was the girls' choice to go to the restaurant for the afterprom.
Upon arriving at
the restaurant, they all headed for a private lounge that they had
reserved. It had a
luxurious leather couch that comfortably seated four, a table in the
corner of the room
with four barstools, and French doors that led to a balcony that overlooked
to vast beach.
It was dimly lit and candles softly illuminated the room. Everyone
was in awe at the sight
of the room.
"Wow, girls. You reserved a really really nice room." Eriol said
while walking into
room.
"Yeah. You girls did a good job." Syaoran said, walking towards the French doors.
The girls exchanged glances and smiled proudly.
"Thanks!" they said at the same time.
"Let's see....it's12:30 a.m. right now, so we have this room all to
ourselves until 3 a.m."
Tomoyo informed.
"That's great." Syaoran said.
"Yeah. It really is." Eriol said in agreement. Soon, they all heard a knock at the door.
"Who is it?" Tomoyo asked before opening the door.
"My name is Weilin. I will be your host tonight." he said slowly. Tomoyo
then opened
the door, revealing a middle aged man dressed in a waiter's suit. He
greeted them all with
a smile.
"I see you are all enjoying the room. Allow me to give you a quick tour."
he said,
entering the room. He continued his mini tour, speaking very slowly.
"The French doors
over there lead to a balcony that has a spectacular view of the beach.
Adjacent to the
French doors is another door, which will take you down a pathway that
leads to the
beach. So, you may choose to stay in here or you may choose to take
a stroll along the
moonlit beach. Please, do make yourselves comfortable. On the table
is a list of features
that are readily available to you. For instance, you may order a television
set, which will
be sent to room immediately upon request. You'll find many more features
on our list. I
hope you all enjoy your stay here." Weilin said.
"Thank you." Tomoyo said.
"While I am here, would any of you like something to drink?" Weilin asked.
"No. None right now. Thank you." Tomoyo said.
"Okay. Here is a menu if you ever decide to have a meal in here. Just
press the button
next to the door and I or another waiter will be at your service within
a minute. If you
have any questions, just press the button twice to activate the intercom
and someone will
be there to answer whatever question you may have."
"Okay, thank you." Tomoyo said, desperately trying to hide her annoyance.
The waiter
just wouldn't go away, and his voice was becoming so annoying! She
had never heard
anyone speak that slow before.
"Enjoy your stay." he said finally before leaving the room. After the
waiter left, Tomoyo
let out a huge sigh and plopped herself down on the couch.
"Oh...my...god! I thought he would never leave!! And he speaks slower
than those
museum tour guides!" Tomoyo said.
"Awww...poor Tomoyo." Eriol said, sitting down next to her. "Well, he's
gone now, so
it's all over now." he said smoothly as he wrapped his arm around her.
Tomoyo smiled at
his gesture and giggled a bit.
"Guys. You have to look at the beach from out here." Syaoran said. Everyone
turned his
attention to him and noticed that he had opened the doors and was out
on the balcony.
Sakura walked over to the balcony, eager to see the view of the beach....and
the view of
Syaoran. (^.~)*wink*
"Wow!! It's so beautiful!!" Sakura exclaimed. "Tomoyo! You have to come
and see
this!" she said excitedly. Tomoyo and Eriol got up from the couch and
went out to the
balcony. A gentle breeze greeted them as they stepped out onto the
balcony. They looked
at the magnificent scenery in front of them and smiled.
"You're right, Sakura. It truly is beautiful!" Tomoyo said with a smile.
"Yes, it is beautiful, but not as beautiful as you, Tomoyo." Eriol said
as he gazed softly
into her eyes. Tomoyo hid her blush and smiled at him. Sakura looked
at the two and
couldn't help but smile.
"Hey, I have an idea." Eriol said, getting everyone's attention. "How
about we have a
toast?"
"Hmm, not a bad idea." Syaoran said.
"Yeah. It sounds good." Sakura said in agreement.
"Yeah! Let's get champagne!" Tomoyo said as her eyes lit up.
"Okay. Will do." Eriol said, going back inside to order champagne. He
pressed the button
next to the door and ordered a bottle of champagne. Within a minute,
a waiter arrived at
the door, holding a silver tray which had the champagne and four champagne
glasses. He
quickly entered the room, placed it on the table and left.
"Wow...that was fast." Sakura commented as she took a seat at the table.
"Yeah! That was." Tomoyo agreed.
"Come, everyone. Take a glass." Eriol said, taking hold of the champagne
bottle.
Everyone took a glass and Eriol poured some champagne for them and
for himself. He
carefully placed the bottle back on the silver tray. Soon, everyone
stood in a circle and
held their glass in the air.
"Here's to a wonderful prom night." Eriol said.
"Here's to being with friends." Tomoyo said.
"Here's to the fun we've had." Syaoran said.
"Here's to the future ahead of us." Sakura said.
"Here here." they all said at last. They all clinked their glasses together,
ending their toast
and took a sip of their champagne.
"Ahhh, that was great." Eriol said.
"Yup." they all said in agreement.
"So, what do you all want to do now?" Syaoran asked.
"How 'bout we all stay in for now and just talk, then we can take a
walk along the beach
before we leave." Tomoyo suggested.
"Yeah. That sounds great." Sakura said.
"Great! What do you guys think?" she asked Eriol and Syaoran.
"That's fine with us." Eriol said, taking a seat on the couch.
"Yeah." Syaoran said in agreement.
"Okay. Great." Tomoyo said happily as she took a seat next to Eriol.
Sakura went out
onto the balcony. She couldn't stop looking at the wonderful scenery
that laid right in
front of her. She leaned on the balcony, resting her arms on the railing.
She closed her
eyes, took a deep breath and let out a deep sigh.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Syaoran asked, wrapping his arm around her
shoulder. Sakura
was startled by Syaoran's sudden appearance.
"Oh! Syaoran. You startled me." Sakura said, placing a hand over her heart.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to." he said, taking his arm away from
her shoulder. Sakura
smiled at him.
"It's okay." she said. Syaoran smiled back at her.
"You know, you're just like the beach in many ways. You're beautiful
in both day and
night, capable of taking my breath away. I could just stare into the
mysterious depths of
your eyes forever." Syaoran said suavely. Sakura smiled at his words
and wanted to
throw herself into his arms, but she had to contain herself.
"Wow, what a cheesy pick-up line! Did you find that online or something?
Oh wait, I
know. You got that from Eriol, didn't you?" Sakura asked with a hint
of sarcasm.
Syaoran was surprised that she didn't become all girlish or blush or
anything. She was
acting like it didn't affect her.
"No. I did NOT find that online. I just happened to be very good
with words."
Syaoran said, smirking at Sakura.
"Okay. If you say so." Sakura said, shrugging. As Sakura looked out
at the beach,
Syaoran gave her a weird look. Sakura was hard to figure out and very
unpredictable. At
that moment, he found girls to be more complicated than they already
were.
At around 2:15 a.m., everyone was on the couch, talking with each other.
They conversed
about how well the night went and rummaged through old memories. Soon
afterward,
Tomoyo reminded everyone about the walk on the beach.
"Let's take a blanket with us so we can sit on the beach if we get tired
of walking."
Sakura suggested.
"Okay. Good idea." Tomoyo said. "Order one."
"Okay." Sakura said. She ordered the blanket and soon, they were all
out the door,
heading for the beach. Within minutes, they were on the beach.
"Let's pick a spot on the beach. Then we can go walking around." Sakura said.
"Okay. Let's just put it here, then we can go walking around." Tomoyo
said. They settled
in a spot that was located near a dock. "Now, let's go walking." Tomoyo
said eagerly.
After Sakura finished laying out the blanket, she joined the others
and began their walk.
While walking, they decided to play a little game of hide-and-seek.
They had a lot of fun,
scaring the wits out of each other. They also played tag on the beach.
Syaoran and Eriol
decided to run into the water on a spur of the moment impulse. They
were soaking wet
and tried to hug Tomoyo and Sakura in an attempt to get them wet, but
they would
always run away and escape them. When the guys were drying themselves
off, Tomoyo
and Sakura stood at a distance, watching Eriol and Syaoran. The guys
had taken off their
jacket and their vest and unbuttoned their shirts, baring their well
built chests and abs.
Tomoyo and Sakura just died at the sight of them. Thanks to the fire
the guys had built,
they were able to dry up quickly. They buttoned their shirts back up,
leaving a couple of
buttons unbuttoned, but they left their vest and jacket off. For the
rest of the night, they
all sat down and talked.
"Well, it's a quarter to 3 now." Tomoyo stated. "Eriol, can we go for
one last walk?" she
asked coyly.
"Of course, my dear." Eriol said, taking hold of Tomoyo's hand.
"We'll be back when it's time to go. If you two decide to go somewhere,
be back here
five minutes before 3, okay?" Tomoyo said, dusting some sand off her
dress.
"Yes, mother." Syaoran said jokingly. Sakura and Tomoyo laughed.
"Okay. See you guys in a bit." Tomoyo said as she began to walk, holding Eriol's hand.
"Have fun." Sakura called out as they walked away.
"So..." Syaoran said. "It's just you and me again, huh?"
"Yup." Sakura said.
"Would you like to go for a walk, Sakura?" Syaoran asked. Sakura was
surprised at his
question. She never expected him to ask that.
"Sure. I'd love to." Sakura said. With that, Syaoran took hold of Sakura's
hand and
helped her up. Soon, they were walking down the beach. Sakura and Syaoran
walked
barefoot in the sand, letting the low waves gently brush their feet.
At first, they seemed to be a bit nervous around each other, keeping
their distance, but
Syaoran decided to change all that. He had to make Sakura fall for
him. As they walked,
he slowly took hold of her hand. Sakura noticed it, but decided not
to react to it.
"Sakura, I'm so glad you came to prom with me." Syaoran began, breaking
the silence
between them.
"Yeah. Me too." Sakura said, smiling at him.
"I'm really glad that we became friends too. I couldn't imagine not
being friends with
you." he said.
"I feel the same way." Sakura replied, not knowing what else to say.
"Ever since we became friends, I've felt an attraction towards you."
he said, beginning to
soften his voice. He stopped walking momentarily. Sakura stopped as
well and wondered
what Syaoran was doing. "Lately, I've come to realize that I...really
like you."
"Well, I like you, too." Sakura said.
"No, Sakura. I don't think you understand me." he said, still holding onto her hand.
"Then, what do you mean?" Sakura asked, becoming a bit confused.
"Sakura, I like you alot as a friend, but lately, I've been feeling
that maybe we
should....we should be....more than friends."
"What do you mean?" Sakura asked slowly, preparing for Syaoran's next
words. Syaoran
softly gazed into her eyes and gently squeezed her hands.
"Sakura...I love you."
Sakura stared at him in shock. She felt so happy, but so sad at the
same time. She knew
that the next words she would say would deeply hurt him and she would
regret saying
those words forever.
"I'm sorry, Syaoran, but I....I don't love you."
A shocked expression crossed Syaoran's face. It was clear that she had hurt him.
"What?" he asked, filled with disbelief. He was sure that Sakura had
fallen for him.
Whenever he asked himself if Sakura liked him, all previous signs had
pointed to yes. He
felt like she had thrown a million daggers at his heart.
"Please, don't make me say it again." Sakura said, as she turned her
head away and let go
of his hand. She couldn't look at him anymore. She didn't want to see
the hurt in his
eyes.
"I don't understand. I thought you-"
"Syaoran. I already told you. I don't love you." Sakura said firmly.
Hearing those words
again made his heart shatter into a million fragments all over again.
Little did he know
that those words also shattered Sakura's heart. "You're confused."
she continued. "You
probably feel love for Suki, not me." she said.
"No. I refuse to believe you. I know that you love me! And I know that
I love you"
Syaoran said.
"Please, Syaoran. You're making this difficult." Sakura said, turning
her back to him.
Suddenly, Syaoran grabbed her arm and turned her to face him.
"Sakura. I love you. And I know that deep in your heart, you love me
too." Syaoran said,
looking deeply into her eyes. Sakura desperately wanted to drop her
act and say 'Yes! I
love you too.' but she knew all too well that she couldn't. She sighed.
"I already told you. I-"
Suddenly, she felt Syaoran's lips press softly against hers. Sakura
knew she should pull
away, but she just couldn't help herself. His soft lips against hers
just felt so good. She
could feel Syaoran's arms around her waist, pulling her closer so that
their bodies were
touching. Instinctively, Sakura kissed him back, not bothering to pull
away. For a few
precious moments, they stood alone on the moonlit beach, kissing each
other. Sakura
realized what she was doing and quickly pulled away from their sweet
embrace. She
turned her head away, not wanting to look into Syaoran's deep amber
eyes. She knew
that if she looked at him, she'd want to kiss him again.
"Sakura. Please...don't tell me that that kiss didn't mean anything
to you." he said, his
voice pleading.
"It meant nothing." Sakura said distastefully. Syaoran let out a heavy sigh.
"I don't believe that." Syaoran said.
"Syaoran. I just don't love you, okay? I like you...as a friend...but I don't love you."
Before Syaoran could say anything, Sakura ran off. Syaoran was about
to follow her and
took a couple of steps, but stopped in his tracks. He didn't know why,
but he seemed to
decided that he should leave her alone. How could this go wrong? He
knew that she had
feelings for him and that she was denying them. But he began to question
himself....why
did he try so hard to make her see that she had feelings for him? Was
Tomoyo right? Did
he really fall in love with her?
No. He couldn't admit it. But he had to. Denying his feelings Sakura
did him no good.
That night, he realized that he truly did love Sakura. She was his
first and only love. He
really meant it when he said, "I love you" to her. He longed to hold
her forever when he
kissed her. But that was all gone now. He had experienced a feeling
that he had never felt
before. After much thought, he soon realized what it was. It was the
feeling of having a
broken heart. It was that night that Syaoran felt heartache...and it
was that night that
Syaoran realized that he let the one girl he truly loved get away.
*** to be continued ***
SN: So....what did you think? Onegai, review! There's one more chapter
after
this...actually...it's an epilogue, but still...one more chapter and
then we're done!! Yaaay,
it's ending! Or...Booooo, it's ending! Whatever you wanna say! But
yeah. Next week, I'll
have it up! I absolutely love the epilogue, especially the ending.
But you'll have to wait
to read that! Heheheh. 'Til next chapter, jaa! ^.~