WAITING
By: Mad NUTZ
Chapter Three
[AN: Please excuse the grammar!]
"What?" Li asked unsure he had heard correctly.
"Stay with me... the entire night. I don't want to be alone."
She repeated. Her grip around his thin lean body tightened. It only
made it harder for Li to resist her. Even though he knew he
shouldn't he couldn't control his emotions. After all, no matter how
nice and sweet a guy is he's still a guy. Li knew this all too well.
He loosened her grip around his body as he distance himself from
her. He turned around and looked into her eyes.
"I can't Sakura. It wouldn't be appropiate for a guy and a girl,
who aren't related, to share the same bed." Yet he wanted to so
badly. To be able to hold her in his arms, it was something he had
dreamed of. Before when she clung to him, and he wrapped his
arms around her small body... he remembered how hard it was to
let go of her.
"What are you talking about? We're friends! What's wrong with
friends sleeping in the same bed?" She looked at him, her eyes
begging him to keep her company. After all, that's all she wanted
was company. It never occurred to her that he might feel
something more for her than friendship.
"Even though you say we're just friends, I'm still a guy.
Sleeping next to a girl in my own bed... I can't promise anything."
They just stood there for a moment, silence overcoming them. Li
turned and headed towards Meilin's old room as he stopped
midway. "Go to bed Sakura, you need the rest." With that he
closed the door behind him and left Sakura standing in the hallway
by herself.
- - - - -
[SETTING: Lunch period in a class room.]
"Are you serious?!" Eriol asked in complete shock. "You're telling
me Sakura stayed over night at your apartment last weekend?" Li
nodded then leaned to one side, his hand supporting his face. "I
can't believe you've been keeping this to yourself for the past
week!"
"I didn't think not telling anyone would have this kind of effect
on me! Ever since that night, it's only gotten worse. Everything I
do, everything I see reminds me of her. Almost to the point where
I want to throw up." Li runs his hand through his hair, making it
even more messy. He groaned in frustration.
"You've got it bad Li."
"Got what?!" He asked looking up at Eriol.
"Love Jones, my friend. Sounds like you're in love!" Eriol began
to laugh and point at Li. "Who would've thought a player like you
falling for a nice girl like Sakura. I'm telling you the universe works
in completely messed ways."
"You know she wanted me to sleep in the same bed with her..."
Li said gazing into the distance.
"WHAT?!" Eriol said loudly.
"Shh, I don't want to ruin my reputation..."
"Well," Eriol began in a whisper, "what happened?"
"I... I refused." Li said admittedly. "For some reason I couldn't
bring myself to touch her like that."
"No wonder you guys have been acting so weird with each
other. Even thought you've had feelings for her, up until last week
you've been able to keep your cool around her. But now, it's like
you're hardly around each other. And when you are togther there's
this tension in the air that's liable to make anyone feel
uncomfortable."
"Tell me about it!" Li sunk into his seat feeling sorry for himself.
"There is an upside to the whole situation! At least she's
single..."
"Yeah but knowing her she's still pretty hung up on that
bastard Kiriya." Li said disappointedly.
The school bell began to sound.
"C'mon Li, I don't want to be late for P.E. again. Somehow
running an extra ten laps doesn't appeal me."
"All right. Shoot!"
"What happened?" Eriol asked.
"I just remembered I left my sneakers in my other locker. (AN:
As opposed to the gym locker.) Hey just go on without me."
"All right man, see you later!"
Li ran to his locker as quickly as he could. When he pulled out
his sneakers a small peice of paper fell out. He picked it up,
unfolded it, then read it.
MEET ME AFTER SCHOOL BY MY LOCKER.
SAKURA
He wondered about what she had wanted with him. All this
week he's been trying to talk to her but she's the one avoiding
him. After the first two days he gave up. He had decided to wait
for her to come to him, it would be better for her that way. He
began to run back towards the gymnasium.
- - - - -
"Hey... Li..." Sakura greeted in a small voice. She kept her
head low trying to avoid any kind of eye contact.
"Hey," he replied.
"I... uhh... I just wanted to..." She remained quiet trying to
collect her thoughts. "Why is this so hard?!" She finally said in
frustration.
"Hey," Li said giving her a light punch on the shoulder. "Don't
worry about it. The other night, was the other night. Nothing
happened... I really don't know why we made it into such a big to
begin with!" Li chuckled rubbing the back of his head.
"You said," Sakura began, still looking down to the ground. Her
hands played with the fabric of her uniform indicating how
nervouse she was. Li noticed this. "The other night you said you
couldn't promise anything. That even though we were friends you
were still a guy."
"Yeah, so what?" Li said calmly. Sakura finally looked up, their
eyes finally meeting. Suddenly she felt something, it was small and
minute, but she knew she felt it. "So what if I said that?"
"I don't understand why you would say that."
"Knowing my reputation, knowing my past, and you still have to
ask me that!" Li sighed and lowered his head in irritation. "Skaura,
why are you so torn up over this? You asked me to sleep next to
you and I told you why I couldn't, what don't you understand?"
"Knowing your reputation and past, what I don't understand is
why you didn't sleep with me?!" Tears began to roll down the side
of her face. But she didn't cry over sadness or anger, she began
to cry because she was overwhelmed with emotions. She was
confused, frustrated, and tired.
"Give me a break!" Li yelled. "Have you seriously been avoiding
me all this time because I didn't sleep with you?!"
"What if it is the reason why I've been avoiding you?" Li looked
at her in complete shock. Could she really have wanted me to
sleep with her that night?
AN: What do you think? Eh... R&R!!
By: Mad NUTZ
Chapter Three
[AN: Please excuse the grammar!]
"What?" Li asked unsure he had heard correctly.
"Stay with me... the entire night. I don't want to be alone."
She repeated. Her grip around his thin lean body tightened. It only
made it harder for Li to resist her. Even though he knew he
shouldn't he couldn't control his emotions. After all, no matter how
nice and sweet a guy is he's still a guy. Li knew this all too well.
He loosened her grip around his body as he distance himself from
her. He turned around and looked into her eyes.
"I can't Sakura. It wouldn't be appropiate for a guy and a girl,
who aren't related, to share the same bed." Yet he wanted to so
badly. To be able to hold her in his arms, it was something he had
dreamed of. Before when she clung to him, and he wrapped his
arms around her small body... he remembered how hard it was to
let go of her.
"What are you talking about? We're friends! What's wrong with
friends sleeping in the same bed?" She looked at him, her eyes
begging him to keep her company. After all, that's all she wanted
was company. It never occurred to her that he might feel
something more for her than friendship.
"Even though you say we're just friends, I'm still a guy.
Sleeping next to a girl in my own bed... I can't promise anything."
They just stood there for a moment, silence overcoming them. Li
turned and headed towards Meilin's old room as he stopped
midway. "Go to bed Sakura, you need the rest." With that he
closed the door behind him and left Sakura standing in the hallway
by herself.
- - - - -
[SETTING: Lunch period in a class room.]
"Are you serious?!" Eriol asked in complete shock. "You're telling
me Sakura stayed over night at your apartment last weekend?" Li
nodded then leaned to one side, his hand supporting his face. "I
can't believe you've been keeping this to yourself for the past
week!"
"I didn't think not telling anyone would have this kind of effect
on me! Ever since that night, it's only gotten worse. Everything I
do, everything I see reminds me of her. Almost to the point where
I want to throw up." Li runs his hand through his hair, making it
even more messy. He groaned in frustration.
"You've got it bad Li."
"Got what?!" He asked looking up at Eriol.
"Love Jones, my friend. Sounds like you're in love!" Eriol began
to laugh and point at Li. "Who would've thought a player like you
falling for a nice girl like Sakura. I'm telling you the universe works
in completely messed ways."
"You know she wanted me to sleep in the same bed with her..."
Li said gazing into the distance.
"WHAT?!" Eriol said loudly.
"Shh, I don't want to ruin my reputation..."
"Well," Eriol began in a whisper, "what happened?"
"I... I refused." Li said admittedly. "For some reason I couldn't
bring myself to touch her like that."
"No wonder you guys have been acting so weird with each
other. Even thought you've had feelings for her, up until last week
you've been able to keep your cool around her. But now, it's like
you're hardly around each other. And when you are togther there's
this tension in the air that's liable to make anyone feel
uncomfortable."
"Tell me about it!" Li sunk into his seat feeling sorry for himself.
"There is an upside to the whole situation! At least she's
single..."
"Yeah but knowing her she's still pretty hung up on that
bastard Kiriya." Li said disappointedly.
The school bell began to sound.
"C'mon Li, I don't want to be late for P.E. again. Somehow
running an extra ten laps doesn't appeal me."
"All right. Shoot!"
"What happened?" Eriol asked.
"I just remembered I left my sneakers in my other locker. (AN:
As opposed to the gym locker.) Hey just go on without me."
"All right man, see you later!"
Li ran to his locker as quickly as he could. When he pulled out
his sneakers a small peice of paper fell out. He picked it up,
unfolded it, then read it.
MEET ME AFTER SCHOOL BY MY LOCKER.
SAKURA
He wondered about what she had wanted with him. All this
week he's been trying to talk to her but she's the one avoiding
him. After the first two days he gave up. He had decided to wait
for her to come to him, it would be better for her that way. He
began to run back towards the gymnasium.
- - - - -
"Hey... Li..." Sakura greeted in a small voice. She kept her
head low trying to avoid any kind of eye contact.
"Hey," he replied.
"I... uhh... I just wanted to..." She remained quiet trying to
collect her thoughts. "Why is this so hard?!" She finally said in
frustration.
"Hey," Li said giving her a light punch on the shoulder. "Don't
worry about it. The other night, was the other night. Nothing
happened... I really don't know why we made it into such a big to
begin with!" Li chuckled rubbing the back of his head.
"You said," Sakura began, still looking down to the ground. Her
hands played with the fabric of her uniform indicating how
nervouse she was. Li noticed this. "The other night you said you
couldn't promise anything. That even though we were friends you
were still a guy."
"Yeah, so what?" Li said calmly. Sakura finally looked up, their
eyes finally meeting. Suddenly she felt something, it was small and
minute, but she knew she felt it. "So what if I said that?"
"I don't understand why you would say that."
"Knowing my reputation, knowing my past, and you still have to
ask me that!" Li sighed and lowered his head in irritation. "Skaura,
why are you so torn up over this? You asked me to sleep next to
you and I told you why I couldn't, what don't you understand?"
"Knowing your reputation and past, what I don't understand is
why you didn't sleep with me?!" Tears began to roll down the side
of her face. But she didn't cry over sadness or anger, she began
to cry because she was overwhelmed with emotions. She was
confused, frustrated, and tired.
"Give me a break!" Li yelled. "Have you seriously been avoiding
me all this time because I didn't sleep with you?!"
"What if it is the reason why I've been avoiding you?" Li looked
at her in complete shock. Could she really have wanted me to
sleep with her that night?
AN: What do you think? Eh... R&R!!
