FORGOTTEN CRUSH

CHAPTER 7

DISCOVERED

~~~~~*****~~~~~~ Ending of Chapter 6

To Sakura's relief, the party ended with Brian leaving. Then, Touya came in to take Sakura home.

His eyes searched around and scanned through the gang of people left. Suddenly, his eyes turned to Syaoran's amber ones. Touya took a while before he finally had something that popped into his mind.

"I finally remember now! I knew I saw you somewhere before! Aren't you that boy that broke Sakura's heart ten years ago because you left to Hong Kong?"

~~~~~*****~~~~~~ Chapter 7

Sakura's eyes went wide as different kinds of emotions hit her heart. She knew she had met a dead-end, she couldn't back away now, she was captured and trapped.

Silence broke in. What am I going to do now? Stupid Touya, he should have kept his mouth shut. After this, he is sooooo dead. Muhahahahaha. But then her thoughts came back to this disaster.

Touya was still pointing his shaking hand at Syaoran, with his eyes still misted with shock and also….anger. Eriol had an evil smirk curving at the ends of his lips. Sakura somehow knew that he has something and secretive in his mind. Tomoyo "unfortunately" (for Sakura) was holding a video camera and filming this utter silence. Syaoran though, Sakura could see that his eyes were mixed with confusion. He just stood there…staring at her.

Quickly, Sakura punched Touya in the face. Touya fell flat on the face, lying their unconsciously. "Well…I had no idea what the hell he was talking about! Hehe…I think he was just making it up to make me angry. He does that all the time. I guess I should be going now. It's kind of late." Sakura said. Suddenly the wind brushed against her skin and she shivered.

"Allow me," Eriol took off his leather jacket and placed it around her shoulders.

"Thanks,"

"You sure you don't need any help with…um…that half dead corpse lying over there?" Eriol's eyebrows rose as he saw Touya lying on the ground, twitching.

"No, don't bother. Thanks anyways, see you guys later." And so she grabbed Touya's foot and dragged him out of the door and towards their house, letting his head bump into a few rocks along the way. She didn't care if Touya was getting demented. All she wanted to know then was if Syaoran actually believed her brother.

~~~~~*****~~~~~~back at Tomoyo's mansion

Tomoyo turned off her camera, "Man! Sakura could be weird sometimes and Touya can make the coolest jokes to get her angry. Right, Syaoran?"

"Right," Syaoran muttered. Eriol and Tomoyo went back inside the house leaving Syaoran looking up at the stars. If Tomoyo and Eriol are convinced of Sakura's opinion of that "joke", then why am I not convinced?

Stop thinking like that. This is totally ridiculous. Thinking Touya was actually right? Yeah, sure.

With that, he walked inside.

~~~~~*****~~~~~~Tomorrow      

Sakura sat in the café, staring out of the window. All she could think about was those amber eyes. She felt so safe, warm and loved….

"Coffee ma'am?" An impatient waitress asked. Sakura was still dazing out into her dream world.

"EXCUSE ME! BUT DO YOU WANT ANY COFFEE???" She yelled at the top of her lungs.

Silence. Sakura's eyes had already escaped her mind.

"FINE! BE LIKE THAT! WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? THIS AIN'T NO MENTAL INSTITUTION! THIS IS A CAFÉ! SO WHY DON'T YOU TAKE MY UGLY LOOKING HAT AND MY GREASY APRON AND MAKE YOUR OWN COFFEE UNTIL YOU'RE SATISFIED. AND HEY, DON'T FORGET TO SMILE AT ALL THE CUSTOMERS WHILE THE BOYS ARE MAKING PERVETED JOKES BEHIND YOU. HUH? IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A GOOD-ALL TIME TO YOU? WELL, I SUGGEST YOU ACCEPT THIS COFFEE AND BE HAPPY THAT I DIDN'T SMASH AN APPLE PIE IN YOUR FACE! Thank you, have a nice day!"

The waitress splashed coffee into Sakura's cup and left angrily. Sakura was shocked. Is this what the manager teaches to their employees??? Weird. Then those amber eyes came back into her mind. Stop thinking about it!

She started smashing her head on the table but then she noticed a person standing by her table.

"Geez, has that waitress really got to you?" a smirk appeared below his twinkling navy blue eyes. Sakura giggled and offered Eriol to sit opposite her.

Eriol sat down soothingly but somehow his fingers were fumbling with something unknown to Sakura. Sakura tried to find out what he was fumbling with but could hardly see what it was through his fingers.

"Sakura, I have something to tell you," Eriol was finding it difficult to say whatever he was going to say. Should I tell her?

*******Flashback

"Uh…Tomoyo, why are we in Sakura's house?" Eriol curiously asked.

"We're washing Sakura's clothes and I'm adding some new 'fashionable' clothes. Honestly, Sakura is beautiful but she just can't be bothered shopping for clothes. Don't worry, Eriol. Sakura knows about this. I kept on complaining that she chooses so outdated clothes that she gave me her housekey to come here every Saturday to do her laundry. " Tomoyo sighed while handing Eriol the clothes. Eriol sweatdropped.

Suddenly footsteps were heard coming through the front door. Syaoran's head popped up in front of the door.

"Hey Eriol, wassup?" Syaoran said casually.

"Nothing much."

"Hi Tomoyo," Syaoran snaked his way towards Tomoyo and kissed her passionately on the lips. Eriol didn't realise that he had a tinge of jealously glowing in his eyes.

"Anyways, do you all want to go out tonight to a club or something?" Syaoran asked

"Great! I'll call Sakura later." Tomoyo answered cheerfully.

Then Syaoran looked from Eriol to Tomoyo and noticed the clothes, the iron and the laundry machine.

"Please don't tell me your washing Sakura's clothes again!" Syaoran whined.

"Like duh! And you're going to help me!" Tomoyo ordered.

Eriol smirked.

"Uh…..oh look at the time! I've got to go. C'ya honey!" Syaoran gave Tomoyo a peck on the check and dashed out as fast as lightning. Tomoyo fumed.

"Dammit! I should have done that!" Eriol muttered to himself.

"Oh Eriol! Don't forget to check all Sakura's pockets in her clothes for jewellery and stuff before you put them in the laundry machine."

"Yeah, yeah" Eriol started cursing Syaoran for escaping.

He slipped his hands in a pair of Sakura's jeans and found out a piece of jewellery in there. He took it out. He gazed at it. It was beautiful. It sparkled as bright as the heavens. It was a bracelet. Eriol observed it more carefully. There was writing on it. To Sakura, love from the Li family.

How could that be possible. Eriol thought to himself. Syaoran never knew Sakura until he met Tomoyo. Syaoran would never betray Tomoyo. OR did he give this to her before the accident when he was twelve.

"ERIOl! WHY AREN'T YOU HELPING ME! MEN ARE SO RIDICULOUS! OUT! OUT! OUT!" She shoved Eriol out the door and slammed it behind him.

Eriol was still holding the bracelet….

******End of Flashback

Should I tell her??? What should I do???

a/n: Oh no! Poor Eriol. Poor Sakura! Poor everybody!!!! And what was Eriol talking about when he mentioned about Syaoran's accident? What would Eriol do???

Find out in the next chapter!

Anywayz, I'm really, really, really, really, really, really, really sorry that I haven't updated for a few months. Please forgive me. It's just that I had tonnes of assignments and exams. I also had to go to rehearsals for this dance concert. I rehearsed six days a week and I had no time to write. I also had a mental block.

Well, review and tell me how it is! Tell me if it's crap, great, etc. Give me some advice and tell me what to do for the next chapter! Now that it's the school holidays, I get to update more *YAY*!

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~DaNcInGFiRe