Sakura Saku (Cherry blossom blooming)

Chapter 7

Sakura opened her eyes and stretched. Ah… the bliss of waking up in the morning and finding that the sun is up and the birds are chirping. Sakura was doing the afternoon shift that day so she could sleep in. She turned her head and looked at the clock. 12pm. Hmm… still early… Sakura closed her eyes and was about to slip back into the comfort of the darkness but two words kept blinking rapidly in her head.

Afternoon shift

Sakura ignored it and slipped deeper and deeper into oblivion.

Afternoon shift… GODDAMIT! AFTERNO0N SHIFT! WAKE THE FUCK UP! OI! Dam… I hater this job as a conscience… she never listens!

Sakura's eyes snapped opened and she just lay still, letting her thoughts absorb completely. Panic welled up inside her. It was 12 pm. Her afternoon shift started at 1pm. And Syaoran… Sakura let out a shout of surprise and ran straight into the shower, already dreading the day.

Sakura reached the station and looked at her watch. It was only 12.45pm. Sakura let out a sigh of relief and calmly walked out of the car, forcing herself to walk forward and not walk back to her car. Sakura gave up. I cannot do this! She thought. This is too much for a pretty little innocent girl like me. I'm outta here- Just then, of all people, Tomoyo appeared beside her with gleaming eyes. Sakura jumped.

"What are you doing here?" Sakura asked nervously. Tomoyo turned and faced Sakura with fiery eyes.

"Were you trying to run my dear?" cackled Tomoyo. Sakura gulped nervously and let out a resigned sigh.

"Tomoyo, I'm scared!" Sakura wailed. Tomoyo just grinned.

"Let's get this over and done with," sighed Sakura as she walked into the building with Tomoyo grabbing her arm so that she would run. Hello! It's not like she would! All she would do is run and jump off the building.

Sakura pulled back at the door of the broadcasting studio. There was sound coming from inside and both Sakura and Tomoyo looked at each other just as a squeal came from inside.

"Oh my god!" the owner of the squeal was saying, "I cannot believe I am actually with the world's richest bachelor!" They could hear some movement and a loud, clear and feminine voice came spoke.

"My cousins and I are glad to be here. Too. We think. But anyway," said the voice in a hurry, "Let's get this over and done with shall we?" the voice said. Sakura jumped and Tomoyo gave her a pat on the back.

"B- but… Sakura isn't here yet!" cried Kerri. Meiling and Eriol looked at Syaoran's reaction and saw his eyes widened. Just then, the door behind them opened with a creak and a girl with auburn hair and emerald eyes entered the room timidly. Her eyes wandered from Meiling, to Eriol and finally, resting on the wide- eyed Syaoran. Sakura visibly flinched and Kerri noticed the tension around the room and stood up, walking over to Sakura.

"Sakura Kinomoto!" cried Kerri as she put her hands on her hips. (Syaoran's eyes widened even more and Sakura blushed)

"I know, I'm sorry Kerri… I… I slept in again," whispered Sakura as her blush deepened. Syaoran recovered from his shock and chuckled, making Meiling and Eriol smile.

"That sounds more like the Sakura we know. She was always late for everything," said Syaoran. Sakura was staring at the floor, willing it to open up and swallow her.

"Well… well… well… who do we have here?" said a voice behind Sakura. Everyone jumped and Syaoran smiled.

"Ohayo, Tomoyo- chan," he greeted. Tomoyo greeted with a grin. And smiled at Meiling and Eriol.

"Ohayo, Minna- san," said Sakura when she realized that she had not greeted them yet.

"Wait a minute! You guys KNOW each other?" exclaimed Kerri. Meiling snorted and put her arms around Sakura.

"Well, miss, we were BEST friends when we were young!" said Meiling as Sakura smiled at her.

"2 minutes to broadcast!" yelled the producer. Sakura turned to him and both Kerri and Sakura gave him the thumbs up sign.

"Come on guys, we're getting on air," said Sakura as she handed them headphones and sat down on her own chair.

"Broadcast in 5, 4, 3, 2," counted the producer.

"Welcome people to Power Request and today, we have a special guest, right Kerri?" said Sakura as she rolled her eyes at the lame opening. Kerri grinnined.

"That's right Sakura. Today, we have the world's top three most famous bachelors and bacholerette! Why don't you introduce yourself to everyone…"

~~~~1 hour later~~~~

"That's it for Power request but stay tuned to Power 98 for Power cruising with Kerri! Bye people!" ended Sakura as she gave the thumbs up sign to the producer, who immediately switched to advertisements.

"Thanks guys for the interview," said Sakura as she shook all their hands, yes, including Syaoran's.

"Hey Sakura, it's time to catch up on stuff. Why don't we go to your house… and just chill out for awhile?" suggested Meiling. Eriol shook his head.

"Uh uh guys, I' m not coming. I promised to go out with Tomoyo." Said Eriol as Tomoyo sliped her arm into his.

"Yup. I've got him." Said Tomoyo. Sakura started to object but Tomoyo cut her in.

"Don't worry, Sakura, the baby will be fine! I've got Eriol here with me. I promise I'll take care of myself, ok?" asked Tomoyo. Sakrua sighed while Syaoran stared at Tomoyo.


"am I missing something? What baby?" asked Syaoran.

"Well, haven't Meiling told you that I visited yesterday and told them that I was pregnant?" asked Tomoyo with a smile as she gave Syaoran a peck on the cheek.

"Take care of Sakura for me," she murmured. Syaoran cocked an eyebrow at her and she winked, leaving the studio with Eriol.

Sakura, Syaoran and Meilin walked to the car and was quiet on the road to Sakura's house.

"I am really missing out on your lives," said Syaoran as he walked in into Sakura's house. All the stress from work was gone and he was now glad that he had been forced to come to America.

"Well, glad you noticed that," murmured Sakura angrily under her breath as she threw both of them canned drinks. Just then, Meiling's phone rang.

"WHAT?" cried Meiling into the phone. "YOU LOST THAT CURSED DOCUMENT?" She was silent for a moment as she listened to the reply.

"URHG! I DON'T KNOW WHY I HAD THE SENSE TO HIRE YOU! I'M COMING OVER RIGHT NOW!" yelled Meiling as she disconnected the call and grabbed her bag.

"I'm really sorry guys but I really have to go now. My stupid new assistant just lost a document and I really have to help her find it." Explained Meiling.

"You have a new assistant?" asked Syaoran blankly. Meiling nodded.

"Today's her first day of work and she's already losing things. Gosh! I cannot believe it!" nagged Meiling as she gave both of them a peck on the cheek. The door closed and they both stared at it, stunned.

"Erm… right. As I was saying," continued Syaoran, "I'm really missing out on both of your lives," said Syaoran with a grin. Sakura smiled sarcastically at him.

"And I wan muttering under my breath about how glad I am that you noticed that," said Sakura nastily as picked up her drink, taking a sip of it. There was no need to act nice now. It was only them both in the house. In her house…

Oh shit.

"Get out," said Sakura as she sprang up and opened the door. Syaoran stared at her and frowned. He laughed shakily.

"Wait a minute, one minute you're all nice and the next minute you're chasing me out?" asked Syaoran, bewildered. Sakura laughed.

"You think I am that easy? Meiling and Eriol are all right. They were not really close to me. But you! My best friend beside Tomoyo! The only freak who has my number! You did not even CALL me. Not even TOLD me when you left Japan. Did you know how DEVASTATED I WAS!?" screamed Sakura. Syaoran growled and closed the door suddenly. He towered over Sakura and placed each hand on both sides of her head, trapping her. Sakura gritted her teeth. Syaoran just stared at Sakura angrily, not saying a word. Sakura was not easily frightened.

"So, what you going to do now? Huh? Make me say sorry? Well, Mr. Snob, I am sorry for caring about you! I am so sorry about worrying about you. Cause I shouldn't have. You ended up just nicely, being a millionaire's son, heir to the Li Company, not giving a fucking dam about Tomoyo and me! You bastard!" spat Sakura. Syaoran's fists clenched beside her head and Sakura felt a surge of panic surge through her, though she did not show it in her expression.

"You think I'm happy with that stupid job? You think I wanted to leave? You think that I don't think of you everyday and night, thinking about you, worrying about you, wondering about you, but I cannot call or contact you because my mother wanted me to concentrate on the company? Huh? You think I like that kind of life? Well, sorry to disappoint you, missy, but I don't" breathed Syaoran. Sakura's lips trembled. She bit it and tried to hold back her tears of anguish for Syaoran. She should not- will not- cry in front of him.

"Well then, I'm sorry for missing you!" cried Sakura. Syaoran softened and saw that he had hurt her bad.

"I didn't want to leave Japan. I left without telling you because I knew that you would cry and it would make it harder for me to go. And I don't want to make you cry. I'd rather you hate me for not telling you that for you to waste your tears for me." Said Syaoran gently as silent tears flowed down Sakura's cheeks.

"How did you know I would cry? I would not have cried. I would have wished you good luck and we could have stayed in contact." Whispered Sakura as more tears flowed from her eyes. Syaoran wiped them away gently and they both felt a surge of emotions at their closeness.

"I'm telling you this 10 years later and you're already crying. If I told you then, you might be already in the mental hospital. Besides, you would have begged me to stay." Teased Syaoran softly. Sakura looked into his brown eyes and another surge of emotion surged through her, making her wanting to cry but laugh at the same time. She whimpered softly and buried her face in his chest, sobbing like it was the end of the world. Syaoran hugged her around her waist and buried his face into her hair and sighed. He rocked her gently back and forth and Sakura cried harder, making Syaoran's heart break into millions of pieces. He picked her up swiftly making Sakura muffle a surprised scream in his shirt and sat down on the couch with Sakura curled up on his lap, sniffing sadly.

"I'm sorry for shouting at you just now," whispered Sakura softly into his shirt. Syaoran shook his head and sighed.

"I should be the one saying sorry, sorry for everything," said Syaoran softly as he lifted her chin up so that she would face him. Their closeness made Sakura flush lightly but she smiled shakily.

"Erm… sorry about the wet spot… wasn't intentional," said Sakura lamely, referring to the patch of tears on his chest. Syaoran chuckled lightly and shook his head, leaning his forehead one hers.

"Same old Sakura, Always so innocent," He murmured. That made Sakura flush even more.

"right…" muttered Sakura as she stared into his brown eyes. Syaoran's grin faded as he stared at her.

"I love you," he said so softly and suddenly that Sakura wondered if she could have heard it wrongly.

"What?" whispered Sakura in disbelief.

"I said, I love you," said Syaoran with a serious face. They both fell silent. Sakura with shock and Syaoran in thought.

"You must be joking," said Sakura at last with a fake laugh.

"Why would I joke about something so serious like that?" said Syaoran as he cocked his head to one side. Sakura stopped laughing.

"Since when?" asked Sakura softly. Syaoran smiled.

"Since the day when we met, I had that stupid crush for you. Remember that fight we had when we saw each other for the first time?" asked Syaoran with a smile. Sakura laughed.

"Yeah. We were fighting about something stupid. So stupid that I can't remember now," said Sakura with a slight blush.

"We were fighting about how I dirtied your skirt." Said Syaoran suddenly. Sakura's eyes widened.

"Wow," she breathed. "You remember?"

"OF course. I was in love with you from the next day onwards," said Syaoran. Sakura blushed harder and there was an awkward silence between them. What do you do when the crush of your life told you that he loved you? Sakura was at loss and decided to let her emotions guide her. Holding his gaze, Sakura leaned forward suddenly and kissed him for all she was worth. Syaoran was shocked but returned the kiss fervently. Syaoran picked her up and Sakura, with their lips locked together, wrapped her legs around his waist. Syaoran staggered up the stairs and into her bedroom, kicking the door shut with a kick. He pushed Sakura against the closed door and ran kissed down her neck, making Sakura moan with pleasure.

"I want you so bad," whispered Syaoran as he struggled with the buttons of her blouse. Sakura did not reply but just tugged at his belt.

"Take me," sakura whispered. "Now."

Whew…don't worry. There's no lemon. Don't worry. Haha…