Sorry, I know you guys are expecting it to be the chapter of Syaoran's birthday but I have control issues when it comes to putting fluffs soi'm really sorry that it won't be until thye next chapter…. Please read and review though…. Thanks!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 5:
Two weeks have passed. And Sakura still has no clue what to give Syaoran for his birthday.
"Just give him a sweater………or a cat……… or good taste in women." Meilin said as she flipped through the pages of Sakura's photo album, while lying on her stomach on Sakura's bed. The girls have developed a liking of hanging out in Sakura's room, just to annoy the hell out of Elaine and drive her out of the house.
"Or give him a car." Tomoyo said as she grabbed one of the pillows in Sakura's bed. "After what happened two weeks ago, he sure as hell needs it."
"A car?" Sakura still couldn't believe how gallant these people are. "Isn't that a little bit too much?"
Meilin looked up from the photo albums she was looking at. "He doesn't need a new car, he's got lots of them. What he needs is common sense."
Sakura sighed as she plopped herself onto the bed. They are supposed to go out with Eriol today but he is late for more than an hour now.
"Shhh!!!" Meilin whispered as she walked cautiously towards the door. She opened the door and heard Syaoran and Elaine murmuring downstairs.
"Syaoran is here! If he's not too busy working on the office, he's too busy working on that witch!"
Now three naughty heads are peeping through the open door, trying to overhear whatever they can hear from the two lovers below. Meilin almost flipped when she heard Elaine's loud sensual moans.
And of course she let out a moan of disgust.
"Whoah, easy on the tongue lady……….." Meilin said while the two other girls tried to control themselves from laughing too hard. "You'd think that after being with him for two years she would kind of figure out that Syaoran's mouth is not a bottomless pit.
Sakura watched Syaoran and Elaine kissed. The two look good together. Even though Elaine has developed a loathing for her, she couldn't deny the fact that she is beautiful…. and well, Syaoran is just as good looking. Not to mention their personalities match.
Just then, the doorbell rang. Syaoran's head involuntary turned to the door. A maid waltzed in from the kitchen to answer it.
The three followed Syaoran's gaze, and Sakura's eyes popped out when she saw the man standing, smiling handsomely by the doorway.
"Oh my………. What is Julian doing here?" Sakura said in a hushed surprised voice.
"He's hot." Meilin told Sakura in an evil devious tone. Sakura hit her playfully in the head, before coming out of the door to meet her visitor. Unfortunately, Syaoran and Elaine beat her to it.
"Good morning. I'm here to see Sakura?" Julian smiled politely to the two that greeted him. Unfortunately, Elaine and Syaoran are not the friendliest hosts alive.
"No one with that name lives here." Elaine said abruptly and rudely, as she tried to slam the door on Julian's face. Luckily, Sakura got to Julian before Elaine succeeded.
"I'm sorry Elaine, but the last time I checked, the house is under my name." Sakura said sternly as she held the door firmly in place. Elaine could maltreat her as much as she wants but she is not going to let her treat one of her best friends shabbily.
"I'm sorry, I thought he said a different name." Elaine retorted icily. Julian and Syaoran could feel the tension escalating between the two. Luckily a smiling Tomoyo and a beaming Meilin came running downstairs.
"Hey Dr. Star, what are you doing here." Tomoyo exclaimed cheerfully as she hugged Julian. Julian smiled back. His smile is so gentle and so undeniably attractive. Sakura knows this…and Syaoran could tell that Sakura knows.
"I just thought I would drop-by Sakura's prescription. She hasn't visited me for over two weeks and I'm pretty sure she's running low on her medicines." Julian lifted his hand to reveal a paper bag, which he handed to Sakura. Sakura took it sheepishly, knowing she would get scolded for not following her weekly check-up schedule.
"Medicine for what?!" Elaine said interested. But Tomoyo responded for Sakura.
"None of your business witch!!!" Just then a man appeared in the doorway.
"Whoa!!! Why all the negativity?" a voice from outside cried out.
The six turned around to look at the man with a perplexed expression behind Julian. Tomoyo walked up to him and hugged him gently. Finally, after all of that waiting, Eriol has finally arrived.
"You are late young man!" screamed Meilin. Eriol's cousin does not look very happy.
"Sorry Mei….. Traffic." Eriol scratched his head, seeing his cousin's accusatory look. He looked at the girls who are all geared up and looked absolutely ready to go. "Well, at least you guys are ready."
"Yeah, for a whole freaking hour!" Meilin screamed again. Eriol winced as Meilin's voice nearly damaged his eardrum.
"Change of topic……… Syaoran, are you coming?" Eriol, still ignoring fuming Meilin turned to Syaoran. Sometimes, he wonders how he could be related to these people who are so ill tempered.
Syaoran hesitated, remembering how last time he ended up dancing in his boxer shorts. Why would he want to give Sakura and the girls more grounds to make fun of him?
"NO." Syaoran said simply.
"Why the hell not?" Eriol seems to be angry and desperate at the same time. "Please don't make me deal with these girls all by myself."
Syaoran was about to say he doesn't care the least bit, but what happened next changed his mind completely…
"Uhmm, Julian, could you come with us?" Sakura said timidly, blushing a little, which makes her innocent glow intensify. She even blushed deeper when Julian smiled back…
"You know I can never say no to you…"
Syaoran head turned abruptly to face Julian, obviously mad at him for having accepted. "You can't come." Syaoran blurted out, completely out of no reason.
Sakura seems to be insulted by this. "And why not…??" she said, taking Julian's arms.
"…because…"
Sakura taps her heels in that annoying manner that could only mean she is still waiting for a reasonable response. Syaoran seems to still be struggling to come up with an explanation.
"I'm going too!" Syaoran finally said, in an attempt to evade Sakura's question. He doesn't know why he developed a feeling of hostility towards Julian, but he doesn't seem to like how close he is to Sakura. Of course, any friend of hers makes executing his plans harder. "Honey, are you coming?"
Elaine tossed her head flirtatiously and gave Syaoran a pretentious regretful look.
"I would rather pass on that. Although I deeply regret not having to spend time with Tomoyo and Meilin here." An unmistakable tone of sarcasm is in her voice.
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The original plan is that they would use Eriol's car. But with the additional people, they thought it would be more fun to just use Syaoran's van. Tomoyo and Eriol settled on the very back seats, Sakura and Julian in the middle, and Syaoran had the unfortunate fate of driving with Meilin blabbering about Elaine beside him.
"So where are we going?" Syaoran asked, still trying to remember why in the world he consented to going with them.
"We're going on a picnic in the park."
"The park, what's the point?" Syaoran continued wanting to divert his attention from Meilin's psychobabble. "Why can't you just eat at home where the maids could prepare the food and all?"
"We want to be more outgoing." Meilin interrupted. "We're not just rich girls who are pampered throughout our lives. So in the spirit of being more independent… I've decided to cook the meals myself."
Syaoran's eyes almost popped out when he heard Meilin's last words, and the car came to a screeching halt. If he looked behind him, he would have seen Eriol with the same shocked reaction.
"What's wrong, why did we stop in the middle of highway?!!" Tomoyo yelled angrily from behind the van. Sakura just looked confused.
"You said you are cooking!" Eriol almost screamed at Tomoyo in disbelief. Tomoyo simply shrugged.
"What do you want me to do? She said she wanted to do it. What's wrong with that??!!" Sakura, Julian and Tomoyo all have the identical confused expression on their faces.
"Look, you girls obviously haven't known Meilin long enough to make you trust her with cooking food." Syaoran blurted out, causing Meilin to scowl. Sakura could see that this is going nowhere.
"Just in case you guys didn't notice, we stopped-dead in the middle of the road!!" Sakura broke off amidst the honking of the cars from outside.
With a load groan and great reluctance, Syaoran restarted the car. Driving down towards the park while coming up with plans to escape the great tragedy called Meilin's cooking.
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Syaoran has to commend the girls for choosing such a beautiful location. It is a quiet almost secluded place. The cloud filtered too much sunlight so it's not too disturbingly bright that it's blinding. It is very close to the lake and everything just looks so serene. It's actually rather perfect for a romantic date.
"So beautiful!!!" Sakura uttered in a serene voice. Syaoran looks at her, her skin glowing in under the mild light of the sun.
"I told you not to stare!" Sakura interrupted him. He blushed furiously at being caught staring. But he tried to hide it by looking down.
"Well I'm not enjoying the view." He retorted madly, hoping
to cover his embarrassment with insults.
"Then why are you staring?"
And once again, Syaoran has to divert the topic because he is has absolutely no reasonable response.
"Did you get me a good gift?"
Sakura just stood there, not knowing how to answer. She's been thinking about it for the last two weeks, and still she is completely clueless. What would a very rich young man who has everything want for his birthday that other people have not given him yet?
"Your birthday is still two weeks from today. I still have time." Sakura said casually. Syaoran just laughed in amusement.
"Alright food is ready." Meilin's voice terrified Syaoran and Eriol to the bones.They are secretly hoping that Julian, who is a doctor, have some kind of remedy for upset stomach.
The six sat on the huge blanket that Tomoyo spread on the green grass. Syaoran couldn't help but notice what a perfect gentleman Julian is. He assisted the girls in virtually everything. He also can't help but notice how Sakura is always smiling when he is around.
And the moment of truth came. Everyone took his first bite of Meilin's food.
"Good?" Meilin asked innocently. Everyone just looked at each other silently, hoping someone would respond to that.
"Per….. fect…" Julian uttered while he tried to swallow the slimy white ball specimen thing that he still suspects to be raw. Meilin smiled happily.
"Really!! Why don't you guys try…"
"Ok, let's play a game!" Eriol declared in his pitiful attempt to stop Meilin from bringing out more food. "The game is… uhmm… truth or dare!!!"
(A/N: I ADMIT THAT I BORROWED THIS IDEA FROM MY OTHER STORY)
Everyone agreed, secretly thanking Eriol for coming up with a diversion so fast. Syaoran gave him a bottle, while the rest hastily put away the food. Meilin looked at them suspiciously.
"Alright, first spin!!!" Eriol spun the bottle. The tip pointed at Eriol, while the other end pointed at Syaoran.
"Uhmm… dare??" Eriol is scared to choose 'truth' since Tomoyo is around.
Syaoran smiled evilly. He looked at the food close to Eriol."You have to finish that whole bowl of whatever that is that Meilin cooked."
Eriol swallowed hard. He suddenly had the urge to just change to 'truth'.
After a couple of very painful minutes, a load of laughter from everybody else, (except for Meilin who is furious), Eriol put down the empty bowl.
"Alright next." Eriol spun the bottle around hoping for some revenge and at the same time, trying not to puke. The tip landed at Sakura and the end to Tomoyo.
"Truth." Sakura said, not wanting to experience what Eriol had just experienced.
"Tell me, how far have you gotten with a man."
Syaoran's head suddenly snapped up, hearing the intriguing question. Sakura's face is very very red. She looked completely uncomfortable.
"Why!!!"
"I just want to know." Tomoyo smiled.
Sakura took a deep breath before answering…"I haven't really kissed anyone on the lips before, so I guess not that far …" scratching her head timidly after.
"That's ridiculous, you are 18 aren't you?" Meilin blurted out.
"Why must I be required to kiss someone just because I am that old?" Sakura replied in defense. Why does everyone make such a big deal out of this?
"Because, everyone has to experience it during their teenage years… it is required!!!" Meilin replied. Now there is this nagging feeling that she wants Sakura to experience it.
Meilin picked up the bottle and spun it with more determination. The tip stopped pointing at Syaoran, while the end stopped at Meilin. Meilin smiled deviously, obviously pleased with the result.
Knowing that Meilin knows loads of his secrets, Syaoran bravely picked "dare".
"I dare you to kiss anyone you want from this group." Meilin said without even thinking at all, as if she had never been so sure of anything in her life.
Syaoran's frown deepened at Meilin's not so subtle approach. She knows he wouldn't kiss her because that would be disgusting, and he can't kiss Tomoyo or Eriol will beat the tar out of him later, and he certainly definitely wouldn't kiss either Eriol or Julian because…… well, the obvious reason.
…That leaves Sakura…
"So… who is it going to be???" Syaoran couldn't believe that Meilin would even ask such a stupid question. He just rolled his eyes in response.
"Alright, it's Sakura then."
"What!!!" Sakura protested. But Meilin gave her that look of impending doom, relaying across the message. Sakura sighed loudly, throwing her hands in the air.
"Alright, start then." Meilin commanded in triumph.
Syaoran leaned in closer. Everyone held in his or her breath, even him and Sakura. Syaoran looked at her face, she's blushing so much, and it's just adorable. She kept trying to look away, but when her emerald eyes met his, Syaoran couldn't believe what he felt. It's as if he heard a thousand words all at once, as if he had known Sakura all of his life. He wanted to look sideways just to see the reaction on Julian's face. But he couldn't tear his eyes away from her.
…Her lips are so soft… so pure…
He could feel his heart beating madly. Why in the world would he be feeling excitement over kissing this girl…? He had kissed hundreds of girls before… he even made out with other girls while he and Elaine are going out…
Syaoran's face is very close to her face now. He's not sure if everything just quieted down, or if it's just him. Suddenly, he couldn't imagine or think about anything else… not even… what's his girlfriend's name again?
… A perfect moment, ruined completely by technology… a beeper from hell to be exact…
Julian frantically searched for his beeper, distracting everyone who seemed to be in dreamland just few seconds ago. Sakura pushed herself away, looking very awkward at the situation.
… She can't believe she wanted him to kiss her…
…And Syaoran couldn't believe that he was disappointed that he didn't get to…
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It turned out that the message was from Julian's father saying that he needs him. Thus Julian had to leave before everybody else.
"He is so hot!!!" Meilin's comment made Sakura smile as she threw the wasted food on the garbage can. Tomoyo and Meilin are putting away the blanket and other things they brought.
"Oh yeah he is…" Tomoyo added.
"This is such a bad idea. I am allergic to nature and Meilin's cooking!!!" Syaoran exclaimed in revulsion as he examined his poor hand which is now full of red spots and scratch marks.
Few feet away, Syaoran and Eriol are in the car where Syaoran is trying to rub the itchy red blotches that had formed in his hand. They could hear what the girls are talking about. Syaoran expected Eriol to be angry after hearing Tomoyo say that Julian is hot, but to his surprise, he didn't comment at all.
"So you think it's just ok???" Syaoran couldn't help but ask.
"What?" Eriol responded innocently.
"Your girlfriend saying some other guy is hot." Syaoran said annoyed that his cousin is so slow.
Eriol simply shook his head and laughed as if Syaoran just said something funny.
"Dr. Star is a good man… besides, he really is kind of hot."
Syaoran couldn't believe that Eriol is actually speaking these words.
"Besides… it's not like I stopped thinking that other people are hot. I mean, I'm loyal to Tomoyo, and I think she's the most beautiful thing in the world, but there are also other girls who are pretty." Eriol muttered casually.
"Oh yeah, like who?" Syaoran asked, very much interested with what Eriol had to say.
"Uhm, let me see…" Eriol looks as if he is thinking very hard. "Oh yeah, I had this thing with Sakura before…"
Syaoran's reaction is priceless…
"NO freaking way!!!" He cried unable to contain his incredulousness. "You think Sakura is hot…"
Eriol rolled his eyes on his hopeless cousin. "Syaoran, just because you hate her, and just because you think she's the worst thing that happened in this world doesn't mean that other guys think the same way… I mean, have you actually looked at her… SHE IS BEAUTIFUL!!!"
Syaoran had the sudden urge to retort back and say 'I know that!!!" but he opted to not talk. Besides, that will ruin the whole idea that he sees nothing good about her. Luckily, another interruption ended their conversation…
"Who's beautiful???" Sakura smiled curiously from behind Syaoran. Syaoran turned around, catching those two deep emerald eyes staring at him again. He looked at where Eriol is standing only to see that he had wandered away to Tomoyo.
"None of your business!!!" Syaoran responded rather forcefully. Sakura's face formed a scowl. Syaoran thought that she was about to yell at him, but he was surprised when he felt her hand take his.
"What's wrong with your hand?" Sakura gently caressed Syaoran's hand with a genuine expression of concern on her face. Syaoran watched her as she examined the spotted hand with utmost care. Somehow, seeing her so concerned about him made him feel so wonderful…
"I'm probably allergic to something in that park… probably the dust or some plant." He explained blankly. Sakura shook her head. She reached for her purse and took out a blue bottle containing some kind of gel inside. Syaoran could smell the soft sweet fragrance coming from it.
"Here, use this." Sakura handed him the bottle. But he just looked at it with disgust.
"Look woman, I am not putting on any of your girly smelly lotion on me!" Syaoran said. Sakura rolled her eyes.
"It's not a girly smelly lotion idiot, it's a hand sanitizer. I've had those before, trust me it works. " Sakura replied. Seeing that Syaoran didn't move at all, she took his hand again, and gently applied some on his palm.
For a moment, Syaoran remained absolutely speechless. He watched Sakura's face, which is still focused on his hand, as the wind blew some of her loosely tied hair onto her face. She looks so innocent, almost like an angel.
He noticed how her tiny hand doesn't seem to be as smooth and soft as Elaine's hand. In fact, there are calluses all over and it seems that her hands have been exposed to some hard work. Well that's not surprising; she was poor for so many years after all.
But the way she held his hand, as if it was the most important thing there is; as if it's a sensitive thing that requires the best treatment… why does she have to be such a nice and caring person??? It makes it harder to hate her.
"Doesn't that feel better?" Sakura smiled after she successfully lathered Syaoran's hand. Her palm is now rested on his. She was about to remove it, when she felt his hand close on hers. Now Syaoran's hand is the one holding her hand lightly.
Syaoran blushed slightly. The action was involuntary. Still, his hand never felt so complete before. Seeing the puzzled expression on Sakura's face, he gently let go.
Sakura sweetly smiled, thinking it was just a friendly gesture. "Make sure when you get home you put that under warm water. I'm sure you have some kind of ointment in your house. If not, I can call Julian and ask him for some." It's just heart-warming how she seems to care so much.
"Uhh… thanks…" Syaoran said sheepishly. They exchanged smiles. Sakura was happy to see him lighten up a bit.
They heard voices coming closer. And he saw that everything has been put away and they are all ready to leave.
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That night Syaoran kept tossing himself on the bed, as he couldn't think about anything else but Sakura. He couldn't shake the vision of them almost kissing, of him holding her hand. She seems to be such a kind person… and for the first time, he truly contemplated on just abandoning all of his plans and just be her friend.
***Maybe she is not really that bad.***
He remembered the plan that he and Elaine concocted. He agreed to that plan, even made suggestions to make it worse, during the time when he was very angry because of his car. But now, it seems as if the plan is too evil that he couldn't even stomach it. Maybe he should call Elaine to have her cancel it…
But it's not meant to happen…
"Hello?" Elaine's voice could be heard on the other line.
"Hey Elaine… I've got to tell you something…" Syaoran began. But Elaine quickly interrupted him…
"Not now sweetie, I'm listening to a very important call. Just drop by tomorrow ok?" Without even waiting for him to respond, she hanged up the phone.
Who would have thought that Elaine's "very important call" is a conversation between Sakura and Touya.
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"Do I really have to be there?"Sakura asked Touya who is on the other line of the phone. A week ago, Touya announced to her that she would be attending an important corporate meeting. She's been trying to prepare for it ever since, even asking Tomoyo and Meiling for advices.
"Yes. It's really important that you are there Sakura. Your father worked on this project for three years." Touya responded, wanting to emphasize the importance of tomorrow's business meeting.
"Anyway, I will pick you up tomorrow at eight in the morning. Remember, you will be meeting an executive of a very important North American corporation. Don't worry because most of the talking will be done by me, however, their real purpose is to establish a relation with you, who will control the Kinomoto corporations soon. The impression you will leave them is very important."
Sakura somehow understands what Touya is trying to say. If everything goes well, the American company will be a partner, and knowing their business associates is very important for a company owner, not to mention the fact that this will help her learn how the company works.
"Alright. I'll try my best." Sakura told Touya before hanging up the phone, but before she did, she heard a soft click.
In another room, Elaine was on the phone listening to the conversation between Touya and Sakura. She placed the phone down carefully, smiling evilly to herself.
"We'll just see about that."
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The next morning, Sakura got up at 5 in the morning, both eager and nervous at the same time. She wanted everything to be perfect, and she would be very mad at herself if she is late. She took a long relaxing shower, and did all of the necessities. She's been preparing for this meeting all week and she wants everything to go just right.
She put on the deep blue business dress that Tomoyo bought for her. Sakura thought se looked funny in such formal attire, but the truth is she looks absolutely perfect. The dress makes her looks smart, classy.
She finished at 7. Thinking that there is still time for breakfast, she walked towards the door. She put her hand on the cold knob of the big thick door and turned……….
…Nothing…
She turned again, this time pushing the door much harder. The door moved very very slightly, but the wood is so thick it didn't even make much of a sound...
And her eyes widened in fear as she realized what is going on.
…The door is locked from the outside.
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"Alright everyone." Elaine announced to the gathered servants and butlers of the house. "Sakura and I will be gone all day, so I want everyone to go home and take the day off." She said smiling maliciously the entire time. "I want everyone out of here in ten minutes."
The servants quietly walked away. All except for Martha who came closer to Elaine.
"What???" Elaine inquired with annoyance.
"Ma'am, I thought I heard some noise coming from Ms. Sakura's room." The old lady quivered as she spoke. Elaine simply raised her eyebrow in response.
"Mind your own business Martha. Didn't I tell you to leave? Don't even dare come near Sakura's room." She pointed threateningly. Martha backed off hearing her tone.
She looked at her watch and saw that it was a quarter to 8. She should be expecting him any minute now. And as if on cue, the doorbell rang.
"Can I help you Attorney Kimori?" Elaine smiled sweetly to Touya who is standing outside. Touya's face formed a scowl after seeing Elaine in such a happy mood.
"I'm here to pick up Sakura." He uttered officiously. Elaine's smile simply widened even more.
"Oh, but she left already. About fifteen minutes ago. I think she wanted to
make a good impression by being extra punctual."
Touya's frown never left his face. He glanced around suspiciously, as if expecting to see Sakura tied up in a corner.
"Very well then," He said with a sigh. "If she calls, tell her I'll meet her there."
"As you wish." Elaine said before shutting the door on his face.
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"Crap, the phone is not working!" Sakura cursed to herself as she slammed the phone. Now she is hoping that she didn't neglect Tomoyo's advice to get herself a cell phone.
She could now feel herself getting very hungry. All she had all morning is a glass of water she got from her bathroom and two medicine tablets. She could feel her knees getting weaker, thus she rested her body on the bed. She glanced at her reflection on the mirror, sad and disappointed that she wasn't able to go to the meeting that she had prepared for all week. She felt something crunchy on the left pocket of the dress that Tomoyo had given her. It was a piece of blue paper with a simple message on it.
"KNOCK THEM DEAD………
………..LOVE MEILIN AND TOMOYO…….."
Sakura wanted to cry out of frustration. She knows she wouldn't be able to 'knock anyone dead'. Not when she's trapped inside her own bedroom.
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Five hours later….
The phone rang for the nth time since this morning, and being that all of the servants are gone, Elaine got up to answer it.
"No Mr. Touya Kimori, I told you she's not here." She slammed the phone before he even got the chance to speak. He's been calling none stop for Sakura all day.
She looked at the clock and smiled seeing that it's been more than five hours since she locked Sakura in her room. By this time, the meeting is over and Elvira would've been the one who signed the papers.
The doorbell rang. Elaine got up from the couch and walked towards the door. She smiled sweetly at the man outside.
"Syaoran honey, I thought you are not coming." She hugged him tightly as her lips found his. Syaoran responded with passion.
"Listen, about our little scheme…" Syaoran said but Elaine pulled him to another deep kiss interrupting him.
"Why don't you just sit down while I get something upstairs?" She said in a deep seductive voice. Elaine thought she would actually let Sakura out of her room since there's no use to keeping her there.
Syaoran obeyed. He seated himself in the couch and waited for his fiancée to come down.
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Sakura is slumped into the bed, weak, angry and disappointed. She heard a soft clicking that seems to be coming from the door. Her weak head looked up to see who it is.
But Elaine's amused face met hers. The key to her door is softly dangling from her hand as if she is showing them off. Sakura used up all her strength she has to stand up and walk towards the door.
"Oh my, I didn't know you are still here." Her voice dripping with sarcasm and amusement. "One of those stupid maids has accidentally locked the door. Don't worry, whoever did it will be fired tomorrow."
Sakura finally reached her. Elaine scrutinized her from head to toe. She looks so pathetic in business clothes, with her tear-streaked face and now messy hair. Not to mention she looks very pale.
"Oh I forgot, your business meeting… How did it go?" She said in a mocking tone. Sakura's fist formed a tight ball.
Sakura couldn't believe Elaine would do something so stupid. "As you can see I was unavoidably detained…" Sakura's voice is now filled with contempt. Elaine keeps stepping beyond the line.
"You screwed up you first corporate meeting?" Elaine said, obviously very fake. "My, my, my, I wonder what your dead father would say seeing what a failure you are."
That's it… Sakura would not allow Elaine to insult her and her parents anymore.
Sakura couldn't control herself anymore. She had put up enough and Elaine is simply abusing her. She raised her hand, and in one swift motion, her palm landed very hard on Elaine's cheek. Elaine winced in pain.
"You bitch!!!" Elaine screamed as she prepared to retaliate. But Sakura pushed her away. Elaine's body slammed onto the wall…
"Sakura stop that!!!"
Sakura turned around to see an angry Syaoran rushing towards her. He grabbed her arm and pushed her forcefully away. He turned towards Elaine, kneeling down in front of her and gently scooping her up.
"I… I was just asking her how her meeting went and she went all violent… hitting me and pushing me…" Elaine said in between fake sobs and tears. Syaoran looked at Sakura menacingly. Sakura felt fear flood her heart seeing the hatred in Syaoran's eyes.
"I can't believe you would do that! You act like you are Little Miss Innocent-Can't even hurt a fly, when in the truth you are nothing but a fake!!!" Syaoran mumbled coldly. "You are nothing but a two-faced social climber! I hate people like you!!!"
Sakura couldn't believe what she just heard. She would've fought back but she could feel her breathing become heavier, and a slight pain crossed her chest. Julian warned her about this…
"Syaoran…" Sakura mumbled softly, almost whisper like. Syaoran looked at her coldly. Tears have now filled her eyes, and she looks very weak. If the walls weren't there, Syaoran wouldn't be surprised if she collapsed…
***Who cares…*** Syaoran thought. He is getting angrier and angrier every time he could hear Elaine sob in his chest. Now he is more determined to continue with their original plan for her on his birthday… even though it seems to be too harsh…
***She deserves it…*** Syaoran thought as he took Elaine downstairs.
Syaoran's birthday would be next chapter!!! Don't miss what would happen to Elaine and Syaoran's plan and what Sakura's gift for Syaoran would be…. Thank you for reading. Please click that button over there and leave a little review for me.