Chapter 3 Life In The End
Author's Notes: HALO! Well…it's time for me to get working on this story now. I really don't wanna End my other story "Everything For The One Thing I Can't Have" but…it's gonna b too hard for me to continue, funnie how I haf such long fings, like the story title and my own penname, but I can't make long stories, nor long chapters. O well…
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Author's notes: well….*sighs*…datz it?!...so lil…*sniff*…o well, its ok, jus remember to REVIEW n I accept all comments..even criticism . reviews help a writer grow and change mistakes to become a better writer….so do ur job, a few words can make someone smile sumtimes. ^^
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Syaoran walked up to the crowd and leaned his head forward to see what was happening. He saw the man grabbing Sakura's arm and Sakura trying to get free. He quickly pulled Sakura away from his grasp.
"Sir, what is wrong?" Syaoran asked.
"This boy stole my fruits and messed up my store, it's a lot of damage and he can't pay for it," He said angrily.
"I said I would pay you back when I get enough money!" Sakura reasoned.
"I said I was sorry, I didn't mean it but I was really hungry and my money was stolen," Sakura begged.
"SORRY?! I DON'T CARE, whatever you do, I won't let you go away with this," he yelled. Syaoran reached into his bag and opened his money bag, he didn't have that much left, it wouldn't be enough.
"….well, is there some way he could make up for it?" Syaoran asked.
"….WELL…if You and him work for me until you make up for the damage," he growled. Syaoran's eyes widened.
"ME?...but…" he stammered. Sakura quickly cut in.
"…she didn't have anything
to do with it, I'll work for you," sakura said.
"…you won't be much help, your so weak, you two work for me, that way you might just be able to make up for the damage you caused," he said impatiently. Sakura turned to Syaoran, feeling a bit ashamed.
"sorry," she whispered. Syaoran sighed. He didn't have much money left, and he had no where to go so he might as well do it.
" Now you little brats get to work," the man growled.
"…Please, could you let me stay somewhere, and I'll work longer for you," Syaoran said. And Sakura nodded.
"…argh, there's an empty attic in the store you two can stay there," he said, and quickly they put they're bags away and he assigned jobs for them. (author's notes: …um…is this making any sense at all?? Sorry if it's not!)
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Sakura and Syaoran were washing some dishes for the restaurant.((sorry, I forgot to mention, it's a store and a restaurant kinda attached together. Does dat make sense? …*sighs* im so sorry.)).
"…I'm really sorry that you had to get involved into this, but thank you for helping me out," Sakura said in her normal voice, and realized Syaoran was kind of looking at her strangely. She coughed.
"…it's ok, I really had nowhere to go to anyways, and at least I found somewhere to stay," he said, trying to sound like a girl.
"so…what's your name?" Sakura asked.
"I'm….umm.." Syaoran suddenly remembered he didn't have a name for this. "I'm…Shikaru." He finished.
"Oh,…well, nice to meet you," Sakura said.
"what about you? What's your name?" Syaoran asked.
"…Um….I…I'm…Saki," Sakura said with a sweatdrop. Syaoran smiled a little, as they continued in silence.
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The day's work was finally over, and they had to share the attic. It's ok, she's a girl too, even though she doesn't know I'm a girl, but it's ok, at least I won't be sharing a room with a guy. Sakura thought. Dang, I can't take off this wig when I go to sleep now…this thing is getting me itchy….oh well, this is better than sharing a room with a girl. Syaoran thought as well, as they climbed onto they're separate mattresses since there was no bed there was only a mattress on the floor, it was a small and dusty room, but it was better than sleeping on the streets. The dim light wavered around the room, as they both thought of they're homes and what exactly they were doing here. They were silent for a long time, and Syaoran was the first one to break it.
"…so…what are you doing here in this village?" Syaoran asked.
"…I was a little sick of my life, and I decided to come and find a life that I didn't have," Sakura said quietly.
"…Oh.." he said.
"what about you?" Sakura asked.
"…something like you…except It was running away from someone and that my life became too difficult to go on," he replied. They looked up at the ceiling for a while.
"…um.." Syaoran said, tired from the day's work.
"Let's turn off the lights," Sakura said with a yawn, as he turned off the lights, and they both fell asleep.
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The next morning, they woke up and took turns changing in the washroom. Syaoran started to hate his wig and it almost fell off a few times putting his identity in danger. They had to work everyday, but they got to learn more about each other.
"Shikaru, where'll you go or what'll you do after this?" Sakura asked one day when they sat on a small hill away a bit away from the village on they're short rest. Syaoran looked up as he laid softly on the ground and watched the clouds float by.
"…I don't know…I really don't know," he said quietly, softly. Sakura turned to look into his eyes, she felt trapped as they were locked in each other's gaze. She turned away as her cheeks felt hot. What is wrong with me? She's a girl. And I'M a girl. Sakura thought with a shudder. She shook her thoughts away, and sat down beside him.
"…what about you?" he asked.
"…I don't know either…I kind of miss life back home…yet I've learned so much more here, and I start to value the stuff I don't usually." She said. Sometimes she got really tired of trying to sound like a man, it was giving her soar throats, and sometimes they'd both let go of the accent, but they wouldn't notice.
Syaoran stood up and motioned Sakura to leave, or else they'd be in trouble.
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When they were in the kitchen washing the dishes, Syaoran accidentally bumped into Sakura, and all the dishes fell. They jumped back in shock, and stared at each other. Sakura gasped.
"Oh my goodness…" it had been a hard day of work already, and they were both extremely frustrated.
"ARGh…Why did you have to bump into me?! It's all your fault, now we're going to get into trouble and I'll never get out of this place!!" Sakura said angrily through gritted teeth. Syaoran started to get angry.
"WHAT? MY FAULT?! YOU were in the middle of the place!! It's not my fault you're so clumsy!" he shouted. They started glaring at each other.
"What is going on in there?!" the man growled, and came in to see the floor full of broken dishes. He glared at them.
"You know how much money you're going to cause me?! YOU TWO AREN'T GETTING OUT OF HERE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIVES IF YOU KEEP THIS UP" He shouted at them, "NOW clean up," he said and walked out. Sakura sat on the floor holding her head in her hands. How did this happen?! Why did I have to leave home and come here….to do something that is so low classed and meet this kind of 'friend'?! Sakura thought angrily and looked up to Syaoran.
"it's all your fault!" Sakura said as she took at garbage bag and threw all the broken pieces in. Syaoran swallowed in anger.
"MY fault huh? You know what? If it wasn't for you I wouldn't HAVE to be HERE picking garbage and washing dishes! I can't believe I was actually nice enough, or more like STUPID enough to stay here to help you!!" He yelled, and took a broom to brush away the small pieces. Sakura glared at him.
"WELL, I never made you stay! I never pointed a gun at your head when you chose to stay! You can go…NOW…I Don't NEED your help, I don't NEED you!" Sakura said, as Syaoran got so mad, he left for upstairs.
"Stupid," Sakura muttered the whole floor was filled of broken dishes and Sakura was left alone to finish cleaning it up. She was frustrated and she was tired. She went to the storage area to find a broom. The room was dark and dirty. As she looked around for the broom dust flew everywhere and she started coughing. She could hardly breathe. She finally found the lights and looked around for the broom. It was tugged away at a far corner inside a lot of other stuff. It took her another 30 minutes just to find the broom and get it out to actually start cleaning up. It was a mess and she was now so frustrated she couldn't gather herself up to clean up. After a long while she still couldn't finish cleaning up, because of her frustration she ended up doing even more damage. Finally she got so sleep she slid to the ground holding onto the broom and fell asleep leaning on the wall.
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The next Morning, Sakura's eyes slowly opened. She yawned tiredly and rubbed her eyes. Suddenly she shot up and realized she was in her bed tucked in and it was 8:00 in the morning, she woke up half an hour late. She quickly tied up her hair, put on a hat, and got dressed. She ran into the kitchen to find that Syaoran was busying cooking for the restaurant along with the other people.
"…you finally got up! Quick, give this out," He said giving her a plate to serve to the customers. Sakura did as he said.
"…Why are you ordering me around!" Sakura said angrily as he kept on shoving dishes at her.
"Because you already late and you haven't done anything yet and is standing in the middle of the kitchen," he said absentmindedly. Sakura remembered about last night. She opened her mouth.
"About last night-," Sakura didn't get to finish because she was soon piled with work to do. The whole day they spent working, and finally they got to sit down to rest. Syaoran wiped the sweat off his fore head.
"…Um, Shikaru?" Sakura mumbled.
"Hmm?" Syaoran looked at her. He scratched his head. AHH I HATE THIS STUPID WIG!! AND THIS DRESS TOO…I NEED TO GET NEW CLOTHES….. He thought with a frown.
"….what happened? I remember last night I was still trying to clean up the floor but I found myself in my bed this morning." She said.
"….well, I saw you sleeping on the floor so I took you back to the room and cleaned up before I went to bed as well," he said with a yawn.
"Oh.." Sakura muttered and blushed in embarrassment. And to think I was yelling at her last night, maybe I should apologize…. She thought to herself.
"…Last night was just a silly argument I don't hold grudges," Syaoran said, reading her mind. Sakura smiled.
"yah know….you're awfully girly for a guy," Syaoran pointed out.
"….WELL you're awfully like a guy too!" Sakura said in a low voice. Syaoran laughed.
"see what I mean?" Sakura said.
"What are you two love birds doing out here, get back in there there's a lot of things you haven't done yet!!" The man yelled through the door. Sakura and Syaoran blushed a crimson red. ……ME/? GAY?! They thought at the same time and shuddered. They hurried back in to finish off their work.
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Author's notes: mwahaha, it's been a long time since I updated, I hope you ppl still like mah story! Anyways, TELL ME IF YOU WANT ME TO EMAIL YOU WEN I UPDATE CUZ I DUN WANNA LOOK THROUGH EVERY REVIEWER AND TRACK DOWN DEY'RE EMAILS! Kk, latez!! N DUN FORGET TO REVIEW!!!!