Title: Our Love Must Die

Chapter 3: Yesterday All My Troubles Seemed So Far Away

"Oh Sakura! You look so beautiful! Aren't you glad I made it?" Tomoyo gasped as Sakura stepped out from behind the dressing curtain wearing the new dress she had made especially for her.

It was a typical pure, snowy, white, Chinese ankle-length dress that fit to each and every curve Sakura's body possessed. There were golden dragons twisting and twirling about sewn within the white silk fabric. Gold accents the hem, the slits which are cut into the hem on either side of the dress and run from her hips to the end of the dress, as well as the sleeves and the neckline. The collar had a classic closure, a strip of gold running down the front part of the neckline opening, it is secured closed by the gold wing clasps as well as by unseen snaps. She had on simple slippers that were of the same white fabric, gold trim around the openings and double wing clasp was used.

"Tomoyo! You spoil me worse than my father does!" They both giggled at the thought. As of recently Sakura's father had no real reason to go buy Sakura fancy dresses, she only seemed to like and wear the ones Tomoyo made for her more.

Sakura walked over to the mirror and gasped at the view, the dress was breath taking, using her hands she smoothed down the material and turned looking at the front view then the side view. "Tomoyo! You've outdone yourself on this one!" She smiled and twirled about.

Tomoyo had become Sakura's best friend since they were very young; Tomoyo didn't possess any sorceress abilities since her mother was only human, but she was always there with Sakura no matter what happened.

"So...what's on the agenda for today Sakura?" Tomoyo asked watching her twirling around in the dress while stopping ever so often to examine herself in the mirror again.

Sakura stopped twirling a moment and looked towards her friend who was resting comfortably on Sakura's bed. "Tomoyo...I wanted to talk to you about something..." She walked towards her, holding a serious expression on her face.

"Sure what's wrong Sakura?" She felt a little worried at the sudden change in the mood.

"Well...I've kinda met someone..."

"Oh that's wonderful Sakura!" Tomoyo leapt from the bed and rushed to her side, not giving her a second to explain.

"No no...Wait till I'm finished Tomoyo. He is sort of...a...well...he's a"

"Oh spit it out already Sakura!" Tomoyo cut off her stammering.

"He's a vampire..." Sakura looked towards her watching her reaction closely.

Tomoyo's eyes widened. "Are you serious? I thought the two were forbidden to...well you know...umm...be together...for lack of a better word at the moment. Am I wrong?" Tomoyo studied Sakura who seemed to turn about ten shades of red before stammering again.

"Well...no you aren't...it isn't supposed to happen..." Sakura fidgeted with her fingers and shifted uncomfortably looking down at the ground as if it were the most interesting thing.

"Sakura...Does you father know or even your brother?" Tomoyo questioned.

Her head shot up suddenly. "NO! And don't tell them! The last thing I need is one of them flipping out on me!" Tomoyo only smiled slyly and nodded reassuringly.

"Don't worry, your secret is safe with me!" She let out a slight chuckle.

"Tomoyo...Do you think it is wrong?" She looked up at her with questionable eyes.

"Do I think what is wrong?" Tomoyo cocked her head to the side.

"You know...being with him...that is if he even really likes me and all..." Sakura tried to avoid looking directly at Tomoyo since the whole topic has made her quite flustered.

"Sakura...whatever was meant to happen will happen." Tomoyo nodded and then clapped her hands together. "But you know what this means! If you have kids...I get to make baby clothes!" She squealed with excitement.

Sakura threw her hands up in defense. "Tomoyo! I'm not even thinking about that!!" Sakura changed ten shades brighter.

Tomoyo only smiled slyly. "Well...I should probably be getting on my way, it is getting quite dark out and my mother probably doesn't want me out too late like last time." Sakura nodded and walked with her down and to the front door.

"Tell your mother hello for me, and be sure to remember to ask if you can stay the night tomorrow! Bye Tomoyo!" Sakura waved as her friend was walking out the door and down the path towards the front gates.

Closing the door Sakura let out a slight sigh. "So what is this talk of kids you and Tomoyo were having?" Sakura jumped and turned around as fast as she could only to see Touya eyeing her suspiciously. "Well?"

Sakura panicked a moment before pulling herself back together, "What are you talking about? Were you spying on us again!?"

"No, you two were practically screaming through the whole conversation, I'd be surprised if the whole house didn't hear you." He shook his head. "You know you really should use some volume control."

Sakura only rolled her eyes and stormed past him and up to her room. She didn't feel she had to explain her personal conversation with her own friend. Why should she even want to? He had no right to spy on her or even listen to them in the first place no matter how loud they were!

**

After reaching her room she plopped down on her bed and stared up at her ceiling. "What right did he even have to listen to what we were saying. It wasn't his business, besides I'm old enough to have a boyfriend! I'm seventeen years old! I know girls who are married at my age and have a family, but what happens to me...I get an over protective brother that won't let any guy come within ten feet of me! I'm cursed plain and simple!" She buried her face in her pillow with frustration. "Oh mom...if only you were here to give me some advice...or at least explain to them that I'm not the little girl they seem to see...I'm not a baby!" She closed her eyes trying to picture being anywhere but here.

**

Sakura's eyes fluttered open, it felt like someone was in her room...closer than she actually thought. Turning her head to the side to see if she could see the time on the clock, but something was blocking the way. Rubbing the clouds of sleep from her eyes, and blinking several times. Her eyes suddenly widened with shock at seeing someone sitting on the bed next to her, "What...what are you doing here?! If they catch you...they'll murder you!" Sakura whispered as best as she could.

"How could they catch me? Your door is locked..." His arrogant smile, a trademark obviously, broke out on his face.

"How would you know that? I never said if I lock my door or not." She sat up, waiting for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.

"Does it matter that much Sakura?" He replied.

"I guess not...but you know you still haven't told me your name." She eyed him suspiciously, "Why are you hiding it from me."

He sighed in defeat, "Li..."

"Li huh? I don't believe it." Sakura slipped off the bed.

"Fine then don't." He replied shortly.

"Fine I won't. I'll call you...hmm...What would fit." She turned to him smirking.

"Fine fine! Syaoran is my name." He rolled his eyes.

"No lies?"

"Nope."

"Good, then...nice to meet you Syaoran." She extended a hand to him.

"Uh...did you eat something that makes you act weird like this? I think you should start avoiding it." Syaoran questioned.

"No...it is just since I did just know your name it makes me feel as if I just met you." Sakura replied smiling.

He nodded. "Well then Miss Sakura Kinomoto...it is nice to meet you too." He took her hand and placed a polite kiss on the back of it. Sakura let out a slight giggle, Syaoran took that moment to yank her towards him and wrap an arm possessively around her waist, pulling her close.

"Now now Sir Syaoran don't you think you are getting a tad bit too friendly?" She blushed a slight bit. She suddenly pulled back from him a moment. "Why is it that I only see you in my dreams?" Her emerald eyes locked with his amber colored ones.

His smirk returned as he pulled her close and lowered his lips to her ear. "Are you positively sure that it is your dreams you see me in?" Sakura took a long look at him before nodding.

"Every time I see you I just start to drift off to sleep." She leaned her head on his chest, "Why is it you can't visit me as the real you?"

He lifted her head and held her face to look at his, "And you are so certain that this isn't the real me?" She nodded once again. "So every kiss doesn't seem real? You can't feel a thing? You can't feel the heartbeat that you nor that I have?" Syaoran took hold of her hand and placed it to his chest, "feel anything?"

Sakura's eyes widened when she could feel a slight pulsing from his chest. "But you're a vampire?"

Letting out a slight chuckle he kissed her forehead. "And what do you think that blood is for? It makes up for the blood I don't possess, that blood pumping through my heart is what I stole yes, but it is my own."

Sakura cocked her head to the side, "how can it be your blood if you stole it?"

He chuckled again, "Once it is in my system it changes as mine." Sakura gave a look of that she had understood and Syaoran took her hand from his chest and placed it on her own. "You feel your own heartbeat do you not?" She nodded. "Well in dreams you can't feel anything like that, you only see and hear, but you don't really feel. Also that is why every time I kiss you, you feel it. To make a long story short-"

"Too late." Sakura interrupted.

"Well anyways," he rolled his eyes, "You can feel that since I'm real, I just merely tend to hide my presence from others." He released her hand and placed his hand on her cheek, "like this..." He pressed his lips against her, earning a gasp in return, and taking that as his chance he fully explored her mouth; claiming each and every part of it.

He broke the kiss for a moment as he switched his hands around so he could pick her up 'bridal-style' and gently placed her on the bed, climbing atop of her. He then picked up where he left of on the kiss.

Sakura suddenly tensed, and the knob of the door started to turn back and forth as if someone were trying to get in. Breaking the kiss Sakura looked to the knob, and suddenly felt a familiar cold hit her, where a moment ago it was quite warm. Syaoran had left her yet again; before she had time to sigh her door busted open.

An aggravated Touya stepped in looking around. "You know you could learn to knock!" Sakura yelled as she lifted up into a seating position on her bed, "You could have burst in while I was changing or something!"

"Don't give me that...where are they?" Touya interrupted.

"Where is who?!" Sakura fumed, mostly at the loss of her partner just when it was getting good.

"You know what I'm talking about!" Suddenly he began searching around her room, in her closet, under her bed, behind the door, everywhere.

"What are you looking for?!" Sakura screamed.

"That person! Don't deny it I felt someone when I was walking to my room." Touya replied.

"There is no one here! GET OUT!" She screamed tossing her pillow in his direction.

Of course he caught it and with ease he then tossed it back to her, "I'm on to them Sakura...you better stop having this 'person' visit so often I can feel them just barely each time."

"You probably feel Tomoyo then, she was here earlier...not to long if you want to get technical." Sakura shot back.

"No no...this person isn't human...I'm not sure what it is yet, but I'll find out." Touya replied.

"Just get out Touya..." Sakura grumbled, and as soon as the door shut she threw the pillow at it. "Jerk!" She yelled, knowing he was still close by.

"Ungrateful little monster..." He grumbled, heading back downstairs.

**

"Where were you?" A voice questioned from within the dark room.

"I was feeding, but I think you'd have guessed that by now." Syaoran shot venomously.

"Don't be angry with me...I didn't do anything this time." The voice whispered seductively.

"What do you want Meirin?" He questioned.

"I've been lonely all day long, and you ask me what I want?" Meirin asked playfully, approaching him.

"I'm sure you weren't alone Meirin...Didn't one of your 'little play things' occupy your time?" His voice laced with anger.

"Aww...you aren't still mad about that now are you?" She sounded as if she were pouting, and wrapped her arms around his waist from behind, burring her face in his back.

He pulled away from her stepping forwards, "Once guilty always guilty, isn't that what they say?" Meirin growled in a displeased manner.

"Don't mock me!" She hissed.

"Meirin...why bother coming back? We are done with. You are dismissed." Syaoran grumbled approaching his bed.

"Dismissed? DISMISSED?! I'M NOT A DAMNED SERVANT!" She rushed towards him quickly turning him around and pushing him harshly on the bed, pinning him under her. "I'm your fiancée! You should show respect to me!" She leaned over nipping at his earlobe. "Besides you can't resist me..." Meirin trailed kisses down his neck, slowly grinding her hips into his.

"Really? Watch me!" He knocked her off him with all his force. "Stay away from me Meirin...I told you more than once I don't want you and tomorrow I'll make sure to announce it to everyone I know."

Meirin jumped at him, tackling him to the floor, and sitting on his stomach, pinning him for the moment. "It's someone else isn't it? Yes...I thought I had smelt her on you the other night. So whom are you sleeping around with now? Tell me is she more fun than me? Can she make you scream in pleasure like I can?" She let out a slight chuckle. "No...you haven't even bed the little wench have you now? Something you want but she doesn't yet...am I right on that one lover? She must be an innocent little girl just begging for a fairytale love. Stick with me I'm much better...as well as more willing." She began to press her hips against his a bit harder.

Syaoran tried to push her off once again. "I'd rather have her then you any day! Get off me right this second and remove yourself from my sight before I become highly irritated and kill you, and make it seem like an accident or some sort of plot by an enemy. I don't want you anymore!"

Meirin sighed and slid off of him. "You win...can I at least know the name of the girl that is being chosen over me?" Meirin made an innocent face as she watched Syaoran getting up.

"Do you think I'm that ignorant?" Syaoran questioned.

"Well I had hoped-"

"That I'd tell you and you'd be off on your way to killing her before I could stop you...no you wouldn't do it...you never soil your hands you'd send out one of your mindless drones. You better stay away from her, do you understand? Or must I publicly humiliate you? Your worst fear...that one reputation that won't fail to follow you through your meaningless life. By gods I didn't know what the hell I was getting into by asking YOU of all women to marry me."

"No need to get bitter love...I'll leave her alone as you say." She left with a smile pasted on her face.

Syaoran seated himself in a chair, rubbing his temples, "And now how am I supposed to protect you, Sakura?" He let out a soft sigh, as he stood from his chair approaching his bed. Slipping into the black, silk covers; he closed the thick curtain that was around his bed and laid back trying to get some sleep...trying at least.

**

Meirin was leaning against the doors to Syaoran's room. "Oh I'll leave her alone alright...alone with someone I know who will take perfectly good care of disposing of her. So...the little wenches name is Sakura huh? That doesn't seem like such a common name...oh this is going to be too much fun. Seems like I have a few calls to place. " A slight chuckle passed from her lips as she disappeared into thin air.

(Sorry for the delay in getting up a new chapter, I'm balancing rehearsals and school, and this all at the same time. But! I did make this one a longer chapter so I thought that would be best for all my patient readers and reviewers!!)