You brightened up my life

Chapter 2: New Wardrobe

Disclaimer: I don't own CCS or any characters in it etc (*sigh*) so please don't sue me or anything like that

Summary: Sakura runs away from her horrible stepfather, only to fall into the arms of Syaoran, her secret love. Will he confess his love for her whilst looking after her? Read to find out! S+S

Author's Note: Thanks for all the tips and I didn't change the first chapter because I'm so LAZY ^^; Please forgive me? But I'll try and make this chapter better! (Oh and I like Syaoran better than Shaoran so I just decided I'd keep it that way)

Well, here's the story and don't forget to review!

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The next morning Sakura's stepfather woke up and called for Sakura. There was no answer. He called again. Again, there was no answer. Frustrated, he stormed upstairs and practically broke the door down into Sakura's room. Her bed hadn't been slept in. He found a piece of paper on her desk.

Dear Stepfather,

I have left home and I won't come back. I couldn't live in the situation that I was in. I hope that one day, you will learn that what you have done to me was wrong. Do not come looking for me. I will not see you again.

My final goodbye to you, Kinomoto Sakura

(AN: Okay, I know the letter SUCKED, but I had to put it in to let the stepfather know...gomen^^;)

He read it once and smirked.

"Good riddance," he said out loud. (He's so mean!~!)

Meanwhile at the Li Residence...

Sakura woke up feeling peaceful and content. She couldn't feel the warmth of Syaoran's body next to her. She got out of bed groggily and walked around. She could hear short breathing and panting from a particular room. She slowly opened the door a crack and peeped inside. Her face turned hot. Syaoran was concentrating hard on his training, wearing nothing but loose white pants. His back was to her, and he hadn't noticed that she had come in.

She tried to close the door quietly but ended up jamming her finger in the doorway. She let out a yelp, causing Syaoran to spin around and run to Sakura. Both Syaoran and Sakura turned 50 shades of red as they realised what Syaoran was wearing.

"Are you okay?" he asked worriedly. Sakura could see every curve of his well-built body, and his oh so sexy abs.

"H-hai," she stuttered, her face turning red again, "gomen for interrupting your training."

"It's okay, Sakura," he paused, "Sleep well?"

"Hai," she said again.

"Would you like breakfast?" he asked, drying off the sweat on his body with a towel.

"Hai, but I will make it," she said playfully, and before he could protest, she was running down the stairs into the kitchen to find something to cook. Syaoran smiled at her cuteness, then quickly shook his head to clear any thoughts. 'What am I feeling? Why do I feel so flushed around her?' He asked mentally. He shook his head again and walked into the bathroom to take a shower.

After breakfast... (Let's just say they had toast or cereal for breakfast k?)

"So...what do you want to do today?" asked Syaoran. (they're sitting on the couch in the living room now)

"Um...I don't know...Do you have anything planned?" said Sakura.

"No..." replied Syaoran. He thought for a while. "I know, we can go shopping. I mean, since you haven't got anything to wear..." he blushed, looking at Sakura who was still dressed in his big clothes. Sakura giggled.

"But I don't have any money! And if I don't have anything to wear... what am I gonna wear to go shopping?" she asked. Syaoran shrugged.

"Well, I'll buy your clothes for you, and you have no choice but to wear my stuff." He chuckled, causing Sakura to throw a pillow at him. She giggled (she seems to be doing that a lot). She was a lot happier now than she was yesterday. Syaoran laughed and chucked the pillow back at her. Sakura grinned evilly, yet it still had a touch of innocence in her expression. She leapt forward and dove at his sides and attacked them. Syaoran laughed uncontrollably.

"No...stop..." he gasped, between laughs. He caught hold of her wrists and held her hands in his, so that she couldn't do another tickle attack on him. Once he realised that he was holding her hands, he tried to pull back but his arms wouldn't respond. Both blushed deeply before laughing again.

When they had settled down, Sakura said,

"No seriously, what am I gonna wear?" she said, "if only Tomoyo were here right now...TOMOYO!" she screeched.

"Whoa, whoa, what's the problem?" Syaoran asked.

"I didn't tell Tomoyo about any of this...she's gonna KILL me!"

"Well, you better tell her now before she kills you even more!" he laughed. She stuck her tongue out at him and picked up the phone. She dialled Tomoyo's number.

"Moshi moshi, Tomoyo speaking,"

"Tomoyo? It's me, Sakura." Sakura explained what she had done and how she's staying at Syaoran's house etc.

"WHAT?! YOU RAN AWAY FROM HOME??? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME???" you could hear her voice ringing throughout the whole house. Sakura mouthed a 'told ya' to Syaoran, who laughed again. Sakura continued speaking to Tomoyo. 'Man, why is it that I laugh so much around her? She makes me so happy' thought Syaoran. His thoughts were interrupted by Sakura's sweet voice.

"Hello? Syaoran? Did you hear me?" said Sakura, waving her hand in front of Syaoran's face.

"Huh? What?" mumbled Syaoran, snapping out of his trance.

"I said, Tomoyo wants to come over and give me some clothes," she said, sighing.

"Oh, okay," said Syaoran absent-mindedly.

Later...

DING-DONG!

"I'll get it," said Sakura as she ran to the door. When she opened it she was almost knocked over by Tomoyo as she hugged her tightly.

"Ogenki desu ka? (how are you)" asked Tomoyo motherly.

"Hai, genki desu. (I'm fine)" replied Sakura.

"I'm glad." She smiled. Her eyes turned towards Syaoran who had come up behind Sakura.

"Konnichi wa, Li," she said, then lowering her voice, "something tells me that you like having Sakura here, maybe for something more than just looking after her?" she smiled evilly. Syaoran and Sakura were blushing fiercely.

"Tomoyo!" shouted Sakura.

"Konnichi wa, Daidouji," said Syaoran quietly. There was an awkward silence as Sakura and Syaoran tried to cool down before the other saw them. Without much success, I might add.

"Well, let's get to work," said a happy Tomoyo, clapping her hands together. "Come on Sakura, I have loads of clothes for you and I need to make some more. And Li, this is a now officially a GIRLS ONLY zone, so I'm sorry but you're going to have to miss out. Don't worry you'll see Sakura and her clothes soon enough. No doubt you'll be taking her OUT of them." She smiled evilly again, while Syaoran and Sakura were turning very interesting shades of pink and red.

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Author's Note: Hey now how was that chapter? I know it was short but I didn't have anything more to say. Ok, I REALLY don't like this story because it's so boring -_-;; but I've decided to keep it up there anyway. The last chapter will be the last one, so I hope you enjoy! Au revoir, Xiao Lang Aishiteru Ying Fa