phew! that was tough! so far, this chap is the longest though not that much longer than the previous chappies. anywayz, wut happens to sakura after being DUMPED? ouch, such a harsh word. how will our heroine act? how will she even live through this??? eek! trouble is brewing... maybe. let me juz ask a question before you read, wut do you think is the pairing in this story, eh? s+s or s+e??? hmm.... well, you'll juz havta figure that out for yourselves. hehe! enjoy!

Disclaimer: you don't havta remind me! i don't own ccs! happy?!

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CHAPTER SIX

Denial and Sorrow

Sakura awoke with pain in her eyes from having to cry all night. The feeling of rejection was still present. Eriol was never going to come back. Tears made their way down Sakura's face when she recalled exactly what happened the other day. She sighed and didn't even bother to get out of bed. It was a school day but Sakura didn't feel like going. She embraced her covers tighter and kept herself tucked in. She didn't have the strength to get up.

Touya knocked on her door and came in. "Sakura, when are you getting off your bed? You can't be sulking today because there's school."

"I'm not going to school," Sakura retorted.

"What? You have to go to school, you know. Breaking up isn't an excuse..." Touya started when Fujitaka interrupted him.

He shook his head and said, "Let your sister do what she wants for now." Touya reluctantly nodded in agreement and closed the door to leave Sakura behind.

Sakura stared out the window and imagined Eriol's gentle face. She was certain she was going to miss him. For some reason, she wanted to be alone for now to do some thinking of her own. She wanted to recall all the things and happenings that have gone by all so fast. Sakura breathed heavily and tried to hold her tears back. She needed no more of that to make things worse than they already are. She never thought she and Eriol would separate in so quick a time. It was all too sudden.

Later on, Sakura's breakfast was transferred to her room, only to be brought to waste. Sakura paid no attention didn't want to have anything to eat. Touya had gone to school and Fujitaka went to his office. Sakura was basically alone at the moment, if the maids were disregarded. She didn't mind them either way. Sakura just locked herself up in her room and didn't go out at all. She just wanted others to give her some privacy.

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Syaoran couldn't help but be disturbed by the empty seat in front of him in class. It was so annoying to see that no one was occupying that seat. It was Sakura's seat and the fact that she wasn't there troubled Syaoran a whole lot to a point that he couldn't concentrate in class at all. His attention was regularly called by the teacher. And that annoyed him even more.

He was well aware that he was to blame for Sakura's absence. Wait a second there. That's crazy. How could he be praising himself yesterday for a job well done and be guilty and at fault today? Syaoran's conscience was driving him in circles and he hated it so much when it did. Syaoran was with Eriol again during break times. Eriol didn't seem quite happy though. Syaoran thought he could get Eriol back if Sakura was there no more but he was wrong. Eriol still had feelings for Sakura despite Syaoran's little plan to split them apart.

Syaoran noticed people in school have been spreading rumors about Eriol and Sakura's sort of dispute. Most of them were false since they stated that it was all Sakura's fault but Syaoran could not tell them it was he who should be blamed, could he? That would completely wreck his image but it would save Sakura from being talked about in the wrong way. It had crossed Syaoran's mind to tell Eriol about the truth but he tried to hide it for now, realizing Eriol being the unpredictable type could either be happy that Syaoran spoke the truth or be angry that Syaoran hid it from him. Syaoran just tried to act normal. Stay cool and chill. As if that was possible at a situation like this!

"Hey Eriol, what's your plan for later?" Syaoran asked Eriol, who was apparently not paying much attention. Syaoran waved his hand in front of him. "Hey man, are you listening to me?"

Eriol snapped out of it and said, "Oh, sorry about that. I'm just a bit lost right now."

Syaoran knew Eriol was thinking about Sakura. He couldn't help but actually feel sorry for the guy and yet... "Look, you have to get over it already. You caught her in some other guy's grasp, you blow her off, end of story," Syaoran told him.

"She was trying to tell me something, Syaoran. I didn't even try to listen for just a moment there," Eriol sounded regretful.

"Well that's life. You think some girl is the perfect one and for a minute you turn your back, she's already kissing someone," Syaoran retorted. "Sakura is just one of those 'perfect' ones," he added. Syaoran almost felt like a jerk... almost. What? He was supposed to be supportive, right?

"I guess so," came Eriol's response as they headed back to their own classes.

Syaoran couldn't avoid thinking about Sakura and Eriol. The entire day was almost over and yet he still couldn't keep his mind of the two who recently broke up... because of him. 'Those two are already away from one another and yet I feel this way,' he thought as he looked out the window, forgetting that there was a teacher in front of the class. 'That Kinimoto is driving me insane! She ain't here but still somehow I keep thinking about her!' he continued with his daydreaming until...

"Li Syaoran! Must you be so disrespectful?" the teacher called his attention. The other students didn't even dare to laugh even for a bit. They knew Syaoran was easily annoyed of being made fun of. Being popular and all, Syaoran was capable of nearly anything. "If you don't mind my asking, would you like to share your little thoughts with the class?" the teacher told him as she paused from her lecture.

"It's nothing, Ma'aam," Syaoran replied, emphasizing the "ma'am". If he were honest, in which case he wasn't, he would've showed how surprised he was by the teacher's sudden bellow. "I was only trying to rest my eyes and ears. Both were tired," he said with complete mockery, which caused giggles [*giggle*] to break out in class. This was his way of turning the tide or simply his way of escaping total humiliation.

The teacher eyed at him with a glare, in which her finally strand of patience got ripped. "This is it, Mr. Li. Your derision shall stop right here. You ought to get punished whether you like it or not," the teacher taunted him.

"Um... Ma'am, what do you mean derision? I was just being a joker. The class seriously needs to lighten up the mood in here," Syaoran continued, making the teacher even more irritated with his ridicule.

"Li Syaoran, I'm afraid that as punishment, you will have to personally deliver Ms. Kinimoto's notes and assignments to her house later this afternoon," the teacher retorted.

"What?!" Syaoran reacted at once.

"I was supposed to ask Ms. Daidouji from the other class to give it to her later but then again, I seemed to have changed my mind. Since you and Sakura appear rather *close*, I've decided to let you handle it in her place," the teacher added with a smile, a victorious one at that.

"No way! I am NOT going to do that! Not until pigs fly!" Syaoran refused.

"Oh I'm afraid you'd have to. But if you would like me to call your parents instead, I think we could make arrangements," the teacher started.

"Damn!" Syaoran landed his fist on his desk as he settled back down. He wanted to kill himself just then. And bring the teacher down along with him as well. Maybe going to hell at that point wouldn't be such a bad idea after all.

"Now, let's continue with the class. Oh and Syaoran, don't even think about ditching the job because I will immediately contact Kinimoto if you really brought her things to her," the teacher said as she returned to the lesson.

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"I can't take this anymore," Sakura uttered to herself. "Why am I even sulking like this? Oh, I know! Because I've lost one of the most important people in my life. One of the dearest one too." She sighed knowing all this depression wasn't doing her any good but she just couldn't help herself get over it, or should I say, him. Sakura was still in her pajamas come afternoon, still sulking in her room, as she herself had admitted that. Neither her father not her brother had arrived home just yet.

~Syaoran wanted to get it done with already. Right after class, he got in his car and drove off to the Kinimoto residence. With Sakura's things on the other seat, he made his way to her house as fast as he could go on the road. He was so pissed off that he actually had to go to her house of all other houses! Syaoran stepped on the pedal and hadn't noticed he was going passed the speed limit. Shortly when he did that, a police guy was signaling him from behind, hardly able to keep up with Syaoran's speed. Like, duh! Does he even know how fast a Diablo can go? The police guy told him to pull over and so he did and obviously, Syaoran was given a ticket. Could his day be any worse than this?

Sakura was in her room, pale and weak. She hadn't eaten a thing for the entire day through. Normally, she would be bored to death if she did something like doing nothing. But in cases like this, even if she just watched the ceiling as if she was expecting something to jump out and eat her, she didn't care. As long as she stayed by herself, she was contented, or so she thinks she was. But nevermind that. She just kept on crying like she was planning to get a river to be present in her room. That's how depressed she was. It wasn't like she was dumped by some moron just like that. She was dumped by an Eriol because of one friggin misconception.

~Syaoran started to drive quickly again right after he received that stupid ticket. If it weren't for Sakura, he wouldn't even get a ticket in the first place. He impelled through the roads in a breeze and finally got to the "territory" of Sakura, the untamed wild beast. How... comforting... not! He parked his car through and stepped out of the car, carrying Sakura's assignments with him. He pushed the red button and ding-dong! The maid opens the door, asks who he needs, and he forces his way through. "Where's Sakura?" he demanded.

"Ms. Kinimoto is in her room but she insists that she wants to be given some privacy," the maid tried to explain but Syaoran just ignored her and asked where her room was. "Please tell me your name and I shall see if she can attend to you," the maid said

"Just tell me where she is, dammit! I want to get this over with so just tell me where her room is!" Syaoran retorted.

"Please! Keep your voice down! Ms. Kinimoto needs some peace and quiet," the maid told him.

"Kinimoto! Get down here!" Syaoran shouted as two maids rushed in and tried to stand in his way.

"If you won't tone down your voice, I'm afraid we must insist that you leave at once," the other maid replied.

"Look ladies, I have to do my task here," Syaoran said. To some point, he felt like delivering her things wasn't the only reason she needed to see her. He needed to talk.

Sakura heard all the racket coming from downstairs and so she decided to see what was causing it. She brushed her hair quickly with a couple of strokes then headed out of her room only to be surprised to see Syaoran going crazy down there. 'What the hell is he doing here?!' she thought as she put on a robe and walked down to see what Syaoran's purpose was.

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