Hey! Well, I hope this chapter's better than the last, but before I go on
with the story, I would like to thank Katy for you're idea, but I kind of
had an idea about how Touya would come into the story, but thanks anyway! ^
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After Syaoran had left, Sakura went to the kitchen to warn her mother Robert was home. But when she got to the kitchen, she discovered her mother wasn't there. Walking fast, Sakura went and checked her mother's room, and there, on the double bed, lay her mother, fast asleep. Sakura sighed, Robert wouldn't do anything to her if she was asleep.
Hearing the front door close, Sakura quickly went to her room, and lay on the bed, wrapping the blankets around her.
She could hear Robert stumbling in the hallway, and Katie's voice murmuring something. With full force, her door was swung open, and Robert stumbled in, he was drunk. She opened her eyes half-way and watched him. He walked towards Katie's cot, and put her down, a bit harshly, but not as hard as he usually does. He turned around to face Sakura, reacting quickly, Sakura shut her eyes tightly. She could hear his footsteps come closer to her. 'What's he up to?' she thought, scared.
He made it to her bed, she could feel and smell his awful breath. He pulled open the covers on her bed, at this, Sakura's eyes flew open. 'Okay...this is new, and it's definitely not good.' Sakura didn't know what to do, so she did the only thing she could think of, she screamed. "SHUT UP!" He screamed back, covering her mouth. "Don't you dare tell anyone, you here me?" Sakura stared tearfully at him, she knew what he was going to do. Something she feared and hoped would never happen. "I SAID, DO YOU HERE ME?!" He cried, raising his hand. Sakura quickly nodded, the tears slipping down her face. Letting his hand stop just before her face, he moved it and placed it over her chest. He started to unbotton her shirt.
Now Sakura was really panicking! 'Why isn't mum waking up? Or Katie? If she woke up and cried, that would wake mum,' she thought all hope draining out of her. Flinging her arms out, trying to find something hard, her hand came to rest of the bedside table. A thought suddenly struck her! The Lamp! She could use the lamp to knock him out. Searching the bedside table, she felt her hand hit something. She gasped. She had it! Quickly wrapping her hand around it, she brang it up over his head, by this time, he had already opened up her shirt, and was starting to undo her bra. She gripped the lamp hard, and swung it down hard onto his head, smashing to pieces as it made contact. She gulped, it didn't seem to have worked, but then he fell on top of her. Sighing in relief, she shoved him hard to one side, and ran to Katie's cot, picking her up and running to her mum's room.
She reached her mum's room and tried to yell, only to find that she couldn't, she was too frightened. Quickly putting Katie down on the bed, she tried to wake her mum. It didn't work, she was sleeping as hard as a rock. Sakura slid down onto her knees, and burst into tears. She couldn't take it anymore, it was all too much. Speeding from the room, she sprinted to the front door, pulled it open and ran. She didn't know where she was going, she just let her feet do the work.
Finally she stopped, only to find that she was outside Syaoran's house.
With tears, streaming down her face, she walked up to the door, and banged on the door continously, until someone came and started to unlock the door and open it. 'Please let it be Syaoran, god, please let it be him,' The door opened slowly, and an elderly looking woman stood there yawning. She looked at Sakura, her eyes going wide when she saw her. Tears rolling down her cheeks and her shirt unbottoned. Sakura seemed to realise what the lady was thinking, and roughly bottoned up her shirt again. "I-*gasp* is Syaoran, a-awake?" she managed to get out. The woman looked like she didn't know what to do. Then she heard her son's voice cry, "Sakura!" Both ladies looked at Syaoran, but Syaoran's had his full attention on Sakura. 'So this is the girl my son was talking about, he's right, there is something troubling her.' "Syaoran, look after her okay?" She said, and left the doorstep, walking up the stairs, probably going back to bed.
"Sakura! Are you all right?" Syaoran said, then regretting it, 'She's obviously not alright. You idiot!' Sakura shook her head, as more tears fell. "He-he tried to-" Sakura looked down, could she tell him? Syaoran look at Sakura and motioned for her to come in. She followed him to a room full of couches and armchairs. The Lounge.
He sat down, Sakura following suit, sat down next to him. "Tell me, Sakura. You can trust me, please just tell me," he said, "It hurts me to see you like this." She looked up at him, staring at his eyes, as if searching for something. She stopped, for a moment she was still. She had found it. Finally, it dawned on Sakura that she could trust him. Trying not to break down again, she began her tale.
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After telling her story without breaking down, Syaoran just stared at her, stunned. Okay, this was much worse then he thought. Sakura looked right back at him, before breaking down again. He didn't do anything. 'Maybe he is going to leave me.' she thought miserably. But then she felt two pairs of arms wrap around her, hesitantly. 'He cares. I was right, I can trust him.' She fell into his embrace and cried, until no more tears came.
Syaoran just sat there, hugging her and comforting her, going over what she had said in his head. Suddenly, Sakura pulled slowly out of his embrace, and looked up at him, with a small smile on her face. "Thank you, Syaoran," She whispered. Syaoran gave a small smile back, and said, "It's what friend do," 'Even though I want more than friends...'
Without realising what he was doing, he put his hand on her cheek, gently caressing it, still staring at her beautiful figure. Sakura stared back, her head slowly coming towards Syaoran's, as if some rope was pulling her. With perfect timing, their lips met together, both sharing their first sweet kiss. Pulling away at the same time, Syaoran opened his eyes to find Sakura with her eyes still shut, as if savoring the moment. Her eyes flickered open, and looked back at Syaoran, with a cheerful smile on her face.
Syaoran smiled back, then frowned. "You have to tell someone, Sakura. You have too, if you want to save your family." At this, Sakura's smile was wiped of her face. "No! Telling someone won't save my family! It'll hurt them, Robert will...well, I don't know!" she cried out. Syaoran put his hand firmly on her shoulder's. "Sakura! You can tell social services! They can take you, your mother and Katie away from him! Come on Sakura!" he said gently, staring at her with pleading eyes. "No! He'll - he'll hunt us down or something! I thought I could count on you! But your not helping at all!" she said, her voice changing into a whisper.
She got up from the chair and paced over to the door. "Sakura!" Syaoran cried running after her. But it was too late, Sakura had gone through the door, and was no where in sight. Syaoran sighed. 'If she doesn't tell anyone soon, then I'm going to tell for her.' Closing the door and locking it, he climbed back up the stairs and tumbled into his bed and lay there sleepless, until it was time for school.
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Hey, well that's it, but I would like to thank my beta-reader VanillaMoose4132, and I will hopefully be updating tomorrow. Well, please R+R!
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After Syaoran had left, Sakura went to the kitchen to warn her mother Robert was home. But when she got to the kitchen, she discovered her mother wasn't there. Walking fast, Sakura went and checked her mother's room, and there, on the double bed, lay her mother, fast asleep. Sakura sighed, Robert wouldn't do anything to her if she was asleep.
Hearing the front door close, Sakura quickly went to her room, and lay on the bed, wrapping the blankets around her.
She could hear Robert stumbling in the hallway, and Katie's voice murmuring something. With full force, her door was swung open, and Robert stumbled in, he was drunk. She opened her eyes half-way and watched him. He walked towards Katie's cot, and put her down, a bit harshly, but not as hard as he usually does. He turned around to face Sakura, reacting quickly, Sakura shut her eyes tightly. She could hear his footsteps come closer to her. 'What's he up to?' she thought, scared.
He made it to her bed, she could feel and smell his awful breath. He pulled open the covers on her bed, at this, Sakura's eyes flew open. 'Okay...this is new, and it's definitely not good.' Sakura didn't know what to do, so she did the only thing she could think of, she screamed. "SHUT UP!" He screamed back, covering her mouth. "Don't you dare tell anyone, you here me?" Sakura stared tearfully at him, she knew what he was going to do. Something she feared and hoped would never happen. "I SAID, DO YOU HERE ME?!" He cried, raising his hand. Sakura quickly nodded, the tears slipping down her face. Letting his hand stop just before her face, he moved it and placed it over her chest. He started to unbotton her shirt.
Now Sakura was really panicking! 'Why isn't mum waking up? Or Katie? If she woke up and cried, that would wake mum,' she thought all hope draining out of her. Flinging her arms out, trying to find something hard, her hand came to rest of the bedside table. A thought suddenly struck her! The Lamp! She could use the lamp to knock him out. Searching the bedside table, she felt her hand hit something. She gasped. She had it! Quickly wrapping her hand around it, she brang it up over his head, by this time, he had already opened up her shirt, and was starting to undo her bra. She gripped the lamp hard, and swung it down hard onto his head, smashing to pieces as it made contact. She gulped, it didn't seem to have worked, but then he fell on top of her. Sighing in relief, she shoved him hard to one side, and ran to Katie's cot, picking her up and running to her mum's room.
She reached her mum's room and tried to yell, only to find that she couldn't, she was too frightened. Quickly putting Katie down on the bed, she tried to wake her mum. It didn't work, she was sleeping as hard as a rock. Sakura slid down onto her knees, and burst into tears. She couldn't take it anymore, it was all too much. Speeding from the room, she sprinted to the front door, pulled it open and ran. She didn't know where she was going, she just let her feet do the work.
Finally she stopped, only to find that she was outside Syaoran's house.
With tears, streaming down her face, she walked up to the door, and banged on the door continously, until someone came and started to unlock the door and open it. 'Please let it be Syaoran, god, please let it be him,' The door opened slowly, and an elderly looking woman stood there yawning. She looked at Sakura, her eyes going wide when she saw her. Tears rolling down her cheeks and her shirt unbottoned. Sakura seemed to realise what the lady was thinking, and roughly bottoned up her shirt again. "I-*gasp* is Syaoran, a-awake?" she managed to get out. The woman looked like she didn't know what to do. Then she heard her son's voice cry, "Sakura!" Both ladies looked at Syaoran, but Syaoran's had his full attention on Sakura. 'So this is the girl my son was talking about, he's right, there is something troubling her.' "Syaoran, look after her okay?" She said, and left the doorstep, walking up the stairs, probably going back to bed.
"Sakura! Are you all right?" Syaoran said, then regretting it, 'She's obviously not alright. You idiot!' Sakura shook her head, as more tears fell. "He-he tried to-" Sakura looked down, could she tell him? Syaoran look at Sakura and motioned for her to come in. She followed him to a room full of couches and armchairs. The Lounge.
He sat down, Sakura following suit, sat down next to him. "Tell me, Sakura. You can trust me, please just tell me," he said, "It hurts me to see you like this." She looked up at him, staring at his eyes, as if searching for something. She stopped, for a moment she was still. She had found it. Finally, it dawned on Sakura that she could trust him. Trying not to break down again, she began her tale.
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After telling her story without breaking down, Syaoran just stared at her, stunned. Okay, this was much worse then he thought. Sakura looked right back at him, before breaking down again. He didn't do anything. 'Maybe he is going to leave me.' she thought miserably. But then she felt two pairs of arms wrap around her, hesitantly. 'He cares. I was right, I can trust him.' She fell into his embrace and cried, until no more tears came.
Syaoran just sat there, hugging her and comforting her, going over what she had said in his head. Suddenly, Sakura pulled slowly out of his embrace, and looked up at him, with a small smile on her face. "Thank you, Syaoran," She whispered. Syaoran gave a small smile back, and said, "It's what friend do," 'Even though I want more than friends...'
Without realising what he was doing, he put his hand on her cheek, gently caressing it, still staring at her beautiful figure. Sakura stared back, her head slowly coming towards Syaoran's, as if some rope was pulling her. With perfect timing, their lips met together, both sharing their first sweet kiss. Pulling away at the same time, Syaoran opened his eyes to find Sakura with her eyes still shut, as if savoring the moment. Her eyes flickered open, and looked back at Syaoran, with a cheerful smile on her face.
Syaoran smiled back, then frowned. "You have to tell someone, Sakura. You have too, if you want to save your family." At this, Sakura's smile was wiped of her face. "No! Telling someone won't save my family! It'll hurt them, Robert will...well, I don't know!" she cried out. Syaoran put his hand firmly on her shoulder's. "Sakura! You can tell social services! They can take you, your mother and Katie away from him! Come on Sakura!" he said gently, staring at her with pleading eyes. "No! He'll - he'll hunt us down or something! I thought I could count on you! But your not helping at all!" she said, her voice changing into a whisper.
She got up from the chair and paced over to the door. "Sakura!" Syaoran cried running after her. But it was too late, Sakura had gone through the door, and was no where in sight. Syaoran sighed. 'If she doesn't tell anyone soon, then I'm going to tell for her.' Closing the door and locking it, he climbed back up the stairs and tumbled into his bed and lay there sleepless, until it was time for school.
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Hey, well that's it, but I would like to thank my beta-reader VanillaMoose4132, and I will hopefully be updating tomorrow. Well, please R+R!
