~~~~~*~~~~~
Doctor Soomi bent over his desk, still organizing the papers. "Just have to change this a lil bit..." He said as he added a little something here and there.
When he finished, he put his head in his hands. "How should I do it?" He thought. "The Li clan's heir is in my hands..." It was his only chance. That was when his expression changed. It was a smile.
"Yes, the heir...he's not going to make it."
~~~~~*~~~~~
Eriol plopped down on a chair.
"One week."
Tomoyo reflected his emotion.
"One week."
Eriol got up again. "I'm going to find out the symptoms and everything for his..."
He stepped out of the room continually mumbling to himself, trying to find out if there was any possible way out, while Tomoyo drifted off to a troubled sleep, Sakura and Syaoran in her mind.
~~~~~*~~~~~
~*5 minutes later!*~
~~~~~*~~~~~
Tomoyo blinked. Oh gosh she must have fallen asleep again.
She abruptly got up from the chair, but didn't see Eriol anywhere. She walked through the hallway and peeked into Sakura's room, but he wasn't there either.
When she had checked Syaoran's room and the main office, she decided to search the west wing where the doctor's offices were.
When she checked the first hall, he was nowhere to be seen.
But when she rounded the corner to the second one, she saw Eriol pressing his body against a wall.
"Eriol? What's wro-"
"SHHH!" Eriol grabbed Tomoyo's mouth and pulled her to him. "Be quiet."
Tomoyo nodded lightly, but began to feel her heart beating against Eriol's hand when she realized how close they actually were.
She hoped he didn't notice.
When she glanced up at Eriol, he was peering into the nearby door. She saw that it said, Doctor S. B. Kubota.
Doctor Soomi? Tomoyo thought as Eriol suddenly jerked back. He let go of his hold on her mouth, and pushed her. "RUN!" He hissed fiercely, and grabbed her hand. They both sped through the hallway and as they were running, Eriol began to chant.
"An invisibility spell." He said midway. "But I don't know if it will work. That Doctor has magic too." He stopped chanting, and slowed down. "Tomoyo, I need your help if this is going to work. We can't get out of here in time, so I need some of your energy. Can you do this for me?"
Tomoyo nodded her head vigorously. Of course she would.
Eriol began to chant again, and he lightly put his fingers to her forehead. Tomoyo felt herself getting lightheaded, like she had just swallowed loads of helium.
She swooned a little, but had enough strength to righten herself. "Thanks." She heard Eriol softly whisper into her ear. She smiled weakly. "No problem."
She felt him pick her up, and they both slowly backed up against a wall, moments before frantic doctor whizzed by. Tomoyo could hear Soomi say, "I shouldn't have said that out loud!" Added with other bits and pieces of profanity.
They both gave a light sigh of relief after the doctor rush by. "That wasn't so good." Eriol said, blowing out air.
"Um, Eriol?" Tomoyo looked up at him.
"Yes?"
"Can you let go of me now?"
~~~~~*~~~~~
Soomi turned another corner, still cursing. Where did that boy go?!
He stalked back to his office.
"Everything is ruined!" He thought aloud, (again)
~~~~~*~~~~~
Sakura stirred slightly, shifting her hands across Syoaran's chest breathing out a comforted sigh.
Then she froze.
Syaoran's chest?!
Giving a short squeak, she rolled off the bed and plopped to the floor, landing conveniently on her head.
Groaning and rubbing the bruise that was beginning to form, she picked herself and stole a peek at Syaoran. He was sleeping silently with a little grin on his face. Sakura couldn't help but smile herself he looked so cute.
She lifted her hand to move a wisp of hair to the side when Syaoran's eyes shot open. Jerking her hand back, Sakura began to stutter, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to wake you up, and I just got up myself, and I hope I didn't hurt you or anything and I was just moving your hair from your eyes and I hope I didn't bother you and-" She stopped when her mouth by covered by Syaoran's hand, as he winced from pain from his movement.
He didn't say anything as he lay back down on the bed, still twitching from the sudden bursts of pain that shot through his body. Sakura couldn't say anything either as she watched him struggle.
He doesn't even have energy to speak. Sakura thoughtfully put her hands to her chin as she tried to remember where the cloth was kept. Her father used to do this for her when she was in pain.
Opening and closing drawers and cabinets, she found the jackpot in the corner, and soaked it in warm water.
Placing it on his chest, she pulled back as she heard him give a short yelp. Lightly placing it back on his chest, she rushed to the sink and soaked it in cold water this time. Alternating again and again, she was panting for breath soon, but if it would help Syaoran, she would do it.
Hot. Cold. Hot. Cold. She hoped she was doing the right thing. It helped to soothe muscles, but she didn't know if it was good for his raw wound.
She was relieved when his anguished expressions gave way to a peaceful smile, as she realized he had fallen asleep again.
Wringing out the rag, she hung it up, before drying her hands and crawling back into the bed. She couldn't describe the feeling inside her. Maybe it was satisfaction that she had done a good deed for Syaoran? Or maybe she was just happy that she could be with him.
Closing her eyes, those were the last thoughts she dwelled on before sleep took her away again.
~~~~~*~~~~~
The pancakes were dripping syrup and honey while the clear, cool milk sloshed all around her. The vanilla cake was inches away from her reaching fingers, mocking her with the intricate cream designs decorated on its side. The donuts floated past her face, and she saw some stick figure biting into it lusciously, dropping stray crumbs, and she felt herself running after the crumbs as they wove in and out of her fingers.
She saw the cheese pizza float aimlessly as if looking for a master, and fall straight into what looked like a black hole. "NOOOOOO~ MY PIZZAAAAAAAA!" She heard herself bellow in a deep unrecognizable voice as she tried to save the poor pizza from its perilous fate. It disappeared at the tip of her fingers as she brushed against a stray band of cheese. "NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Sakura shot up from the bed, still groping for that delicious cheese pizza, only to slowly turn and meet eyes with a confused Syaoran.
"Uh...Eheheh, I'm hungry?" Sakura managed to say as she wiped the conspicuous drool sliding down the side of her mouth.
Syaoran burst out laughing, almost choking because of the pain, and also cause he couldn't breathe.
"Y-you looked -SO- funny!!!!" It felt like his sides were ripping apart, but he couldn't stop. "You were like mumbling cheese pizza and waving your arms like- like a lunatic!" Choking on another barrage of laughter, he fell back on the bed, wheezing and coughing.
Sakura gave a mischievous smile. She crossed her eyes, and let a string of saliva drool down her face, as she mumbled "Pizza!! Myyyy Piiiizzzaaaaa~" She lifted her arms and began to wiggle her fingers in front of her, waving them dangerously close to Syaoran's face.
"Don't do that! Stop!" Syaoran tried to wave his hand at her, but only succeeded in flippantly flicking it and dropping it back down. "It's gonna kill me-! HAHAHAHA~"
He rolled over, only succeeding in rolling into air, and bashing onto the floor.
"SYAORAN!" Sakura screeched as she crawled to the other side of the bed, but only sighed as she saw him still laughing, clutching his sides as if there was no tomorrow.
"Syaoran! You had me worried there-"
"HAHAHA CHEESE PIZZA HAHAHAHAHA!"
Sakura giggled and helped him back onto the bed. As soon as she turned around, she saw Eriol at the door, the right corner of his lip twitching quite strangely.
"I brought something." He said, still twitching as he ignored Syaoran wheezing and gasps for breath. He held up Kitty, who was meowing at the noise and form being held so undistinguishly.
"Kitty!" Sakura received her and stroked her fur. "How've you been? How'd you eat?" Since she obviously wouldn't get an answer form the licking cat, she turned to Eriol. "How did she eat?"
Eriol looked at the other side of the bed.
"She didn't eat."
Sakura screeched for the second time. "WWHAAAT?!" She immediately grabbed the poor kitty into a bear hug. "Im so sorry! I'll feed you a -HUGE- meal as soon as we go home, k? K?! Don't be mad at me!! KITTTYY~" Sakura had her nose buried into the fur by now, and Eriol lifted her from Sakura's arms. "It's okay, I fed her before we left."
Sakura smiled. "That's good."
Eriol cleared his throat. "Sakura, I have-"
"Sakura?" Tomoyo peeked from the door. "EEE! You're awake!" She rushed to her and gave her a hug. She too ignored the still laughing Syaoran who was strangely bursting out "I should have taken a *gasp* picture!!! That was sooo funny!!!!"
Sakura smiled as she turned to Eriol. "Were you saying something?"
Eriol cleared his throat again. "Can we talk outside?" Sakura nodded slowly as she slid off the bed and followed Eriol out while Tomoyo followed them with her watering eyes.
How would Sakura take it?
~~~~~*~~~~~
^ ^ I. Am. Tired. ::SIIIIGH~:: Well, here's your update...Gotta go study fro test now. OH JOY!!! ::Note sarcasm::
Doctor Soomi bent over his desk, still organizing the papers. "Just have to change this a lil bit..." He said as he added a little something here and there.
When he finished, he put his head in his hands. "How should I do it?" He thought. "The Li clan's heir is in my hands..." It was his only chance. That was when his expression changed. It was a smile.
"Yes, the heir...he's not going to make it."
~~~~~*~~~~~
Eriol plopped down on a chair.
"One week."
Tomoyo reflected his emotion.
"One week."
Eriol got up again. "I'm going to find out the symptoms and everything for his..."
He stepped out of the room continually mumbling to himself, trying to find out if there was any possible way out, while Tomoyo drifted off to a troubled sleep, Sakura and Syaoran in her mind.
~~~~~*~~~~~
~*5 minutes later!*~
~~~~~*~~~~~
Tomoyo blinked. Oh gosh she must have fallen asleep again.
She abruptly got up from the chair, but didn't see Eriol anywhere. She walked through the hallway and peeked into Sakura's room, but he wasn't there either.
When she had checked Syaoran's room and the main office, she decided to search the west wing where the doctor's offices were.
When she checked the first hall, he was nowhere to be seen.
But when she rounded the corner to the second one, she saw Eriol pressing his body against a wall.
"Eriol? What's wro-"
"SHHH!" Eriol grabbed Tomoyo's mouth and pulled her to him. "Be quiet."
Tomoyo nodded lightly, but began to feel her heart beating against Eriol's hand when she realized how close they actually were.
She hoped he didn't notice.
When she glanced up at Eriol, he was peering into the nearby door. She saw that it said, Doctor S. B. Kubota.
Doctor Soomi? Tomoyo thought as Eriol suddenly jerked back. He let go of his hold on her mouth, and pushed her. "RUN!" He hissed fiercely, and grabbed her hand. They both sped through the hallway and as they were running, Eriol began to chant.
"An invisibility spell." He said midway. "But I don't know if it will work. That Doctor has magic too." He stopped chanting, and slowed down. "Tomoyo, I need your help if this is going to work. We can't get out of here in time, so I need some of your energy. Can you do this for me?"
Tomoyo nodded her head vigorously. Of course she would.
Eriol began to chant again, and he lightly put his fingers to her forehead. Tomoyo felt herself getting lightheaded, like she had just swallowed loads of helium.
She swooned a little, but had enough strength to righten herself. "Thanks." She heard Eriol softly whisper into her ear. She smiled weakly. "No problem."
She felt him pick her up, and they both slowly backed up against a wall, moments before frantic doctor whizzed by. Tomoyo could hear Soomi say, "I shouldn't have said that out loud!" Added with other bits and pieces of profanity.
They both gave a light sigh of relief after the doctor rush by. "That wasn't so good." Eriol said, blowing out air.
"Um, Eriol?" Tomoyo looked up at him.
"Yes?"
"Can you let go of me now?"
~~~~~*~~~~~
Soomi turned another corner, still cursing. Where did that boy go?!
He stalked back to his office.
"Everything is ruined!" He thought aloud, (again)
~~~~~*~~~~~
Sakura stirred slightly, shifting her hands across Syoaran's chest breathing out a comforted sigh.
Then she froze.
Syaoran's chest?!
Giving a short squeak, she rolled off the bed and plopped to the floor, landing conveniently on her head.
Groaning and rubbing the bruise that was beginning to form, she picked herself and stole a peek at Syaoran. He was sleeping silently with a little grin on his face. Sakura couldn't help but smile herself he looked so cute.
She lifted her hand to move a wisp of hair to the side when Syaoran's eyes shot open. Jerking her hand back, Sakura began to stutter, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to wake you up, and I just got up myself, and I hope I didn't hurt you or anything and I was just moving your hair from your eyes and I hope I didn't bother you and-" She stopped when her mouth by covered by Syaoran's hand, as he winced from pain from his movement.
He didn't say anything as he lay back down on the bed, still twitching from the sudden bursts of pain that shot through his body. Sakura couldn't say anything either as she watched him struggle.
He doesn't even have energy to speak. Sakura thoughtfully put her hands to her chin as she tried to remember where the cloth was kept. Her father used to do this for her when she was in pain.
Opening and closing drawers and cabinets, she found the jackpot in the corner, and soaked it in warm water.
Placing it on his chest, she pulled back as she heard him give a short yelp. Lightly placing it back on his chest, she rushed to the sink and soaked it in cold water this time. Alternating again and again, she was panting for breath soon, but if it would help Syaoran, she would do it.
Hot. Cold. Hot. Cold. She hoped she was doing the right thing. It helped to soothe muscles, but she didn't know if it was good for his raw wound.
She was relieved when his anguished expressions gave way to a peaceful smile, as she realized he had fallen asleep again.
Wringing out the rag, she hung it up, before drying her hands and crawling back into the bed. She couldn't describe the feeling inside her. Maybe it was satisfaction that she had done a good deed for Syaoran? Or maybe she was just happy that she could be with him.
Closing her eyes, those were the last thoughts she dwelled on before sleep took her away again.
~~~~~*~~~~~
The pancakes were dripping syrup and honey while the clear, cool milk sloshed all around her. The vanilla cake was inches away from her reaching fingers, mocking her with the intricate cream designs decorated on its side. The donuts floated past her face, and she saw some stick figure biting into it lusciously, dropping stray crumbs, and she felt herself running after the crumbs as they wove in and out of her fingers.
She saw the cheese pizza float aimlessly as if looking for a master, and fall straight into what looked like a black hole. "NOOOOOO~ MY PIZZAAAAAAAA!" She heard herself bellow in a deep unrecognizable voice as she tried to save the poor pizza from its perilous fate. It disappeared at the tip of her fingers as she brushed against a stray band of cheese. "NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Sakura shot up from the bed, still groping for that delicious cheese pizza, only to slowly turn and meet eyes with a confused Syaoran.
"Uh...Eheheh, I'm hungry?" Sakura managed to say as she wiped the conspicuous drool sliding down the side of her mouth.
Syaoran burst out laughing, almost choking because of the pain, and also cause he couldn't breathe.
"Y-you looked -SO- funny!!!!" It felt like his sides were ripping apart, but he couldn't stop. "You were like mumbling cheese pizza and waving your arms like- like a lunatic!" Choking on another barrage of laughter, he fell back on the bed, wheezing and coughing.
Sakura gave a mischievous smile. She crossed her eyes, and let a string of saliva drool down her face, as she mumbled "Pizza!! Myyyy Piiiizzzaaaaa~" She lifted her arms and began to wiggle her fingers in front of her, waving them dangerously close to Syaoran's face.
"Don't do that! Stop!" Syaoran tried to wave his hand at her, but only succeeded in flippantly flicking it and dropping it back down. "It's gonna kill me-! HAHAHAHA~"
He rolled over, only succeeding in rolling into air, and bashing onto the floor.
"SYAORAN!" Sakura screeched as she crawled to the other side of the bed, but only sighed as she saw him still laughing, clutching his sides as if there was no tomorrow.
"Syaoran! You had me worried there-"
"HAHAHA CHEESE PIZZA HAHAHAHAHA!"
Sakura giggled and helped him back onto the bed. As soon as she turned around, she saw Eriol at the door, the right corner of his lip twitching quite strangely.
"I brought something." He said, still twitching as he ignored Syaoran wheezing and gasps for breath. He held up Kitty, who was meowing at the noise and form being held so undistinguishly.
"Kitty!" Sakura received her and stroked her fur. "How've you been? How'd you eat?" Since she obviously wouldn't get an answer form the licking cat, she turned to Eriol. "How did she eat?"
Eriol looked at the other side of the bed.
"She didn't eat."
Sakura screeched for the second time. "WWHAAAT?!" She immediately grabbed the poor kitty into a bear hug. "Im so sorry! I'll feed you a -HUGE- meal as soon as we go home, k? K?! Don't be mad at me!! KITTTYY~" Sakura had her nose buried into the fur by now, and Eriol lifted her from Sakura's arms. "It's okay, I fed her before we left."
Sakura smiled. "That's good."
Eriol cleared his throat. "Sakura, I have-"
"Sakura?" Tomoyo peeked from the door. "EEE! You're awake!" She rushed to her and gave her a hug. She too ignored the still laughing Syaoran who was strangely bursting out "I should have taken a *gasp* picture!!! That was sooo funny!!!!"
Sakura smiled as she turned to Eriol. "Were you saying something?"
Eriol cleared his throat again. "Can we talk outside?" Sakura nodded slowly as she slid off the bed and followed Eriol out while Tomoyo followed them with her watering eyes.
How would Sakura take it?
~~~~~*~~~~~
^ ^ I. Am. Tired. ::SIIIIGH~:: Well, here's your update...Gotta go study fro test now. OH JOY!!! ::Note sarcasm::