AN: Well here it is the fourth chapter - hopping you all like, remember to review, and heres a short and sweet list of thankyou's to all my faithful reviewers.
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Chapter Four: Acquaintances
Sakura woke late, and was glad it was a Saturday. The weather outside was lousy, even though it was nearly summer. She put on her work clothes and a thick jacket that Tomoyo had made her last winter. It may not be winter, but a winter coat was most defiantly needed.
She grabbed her umbrella and yelled a goodbye to Tomoyo before she left. She opened the front door and was confronted by a blustery wind and an onslaught of rain. She pulled her coat tighter and battled with the wind to keep her umbrella the right way in.
She finally barged through the doors at work and shook herself off. Even with a thick coat and umbrella she was still pretty wet through.
"Hey Sakura, wet outside?" enquired her wok mate Fi. Sarcastically
"Oh no Fi, just a light summer shower" she replied cheekily.
Sakura went into the locker area and hung up her coat, quickly brushed her hair and put on her flat work shoes. She hated these shoes, they weren't uncomfortable but they were so boring, even with the small design on them. Work clothes and work shoes, what a great way to spend a Saturday.
She took up her place behind the cafe counter. It was situated in a big department store, it wasn't the best place to work but the pay was good, even if she had to deal with losers and screaming children all day.
"So Sakura, you still fighting with Li then?" asked Fi who was well aware of their past.
Sakura rolled her eyes before replying, "yup, and it's getting worse than ever. Bumped into him at Ice last night on the dance floor. So we fought over me standing on his toes. I dunno Fi, I guess that sometimes I just wish that this wasn't happening, that we didn't fight all the time."
"Sounds like regret to me - maybe you should apologise to him, 2 years is a long time" stated Fi.
"Maybe it is regret, maybe I should apologise. But it's too late now, two years is a long time, and after all that time it's too long to apologise. He wouldn't accept it, not now not ever. It would literally have to be the end of the world before the two of us made up - no matter how sorry both of us where." Sakura sighed at the end of the speech. It was true, the chances of them ever making up was so slim, that there was barely a chance to forgive.
Sakura woke up from her thoughts as the first customer of the day turned up. She served them and after that she barely had time to think. As soon as one line ended, another formed. And by her lunch break Sakura felt as if she could sleep for a month.
"Kay Fi I'm taking my lunch hour - think you can hold the fort?" yelled Sakura.
"Yea sure, just don't be too long - please" yelled back Fi.
Sakura walked over to the food court on the other side of the store, being an employee meant free food, and Sakura was starving. She got a bowl of noodles and some chocolate cake, and made her way over to a reserved table for employee's only.
She started to eat, the food was average, but it was food. She was quite content until a shadow fell over the table, she looked up and when she saw whom it was she nearly fell out of her chair.
It was Kenjii.
"Hey Sakura, long time no see" he said calmly.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE" she yelled, glad that the only people present where the kitchen staff, everyone had gone.
"Nice to see you too" he joked. "Well to answer your question I saw you sat over here and decided to pay you a visit.
"Oh, well that's lovely." Replied Sakura sarcastically. "You just thought, ooh I've already put Sakura through hell, why not go and rub salt in the wounds."
"No, it wasn't that, I just thought I'd come over and see you" he replied, calm and cool as a cucumber (an - can a cucumber really be cool?)
"Well good for you, you've already ruined my life, so excuse me if I'm not exactly happy to see you." Stated Sakura thought gritted teeth.
"Listen Sakura, I'm sorry about what I did to you, but it was two years ago, can't you forgive me? I was a fool and I know that now, but I still love you, even now. And if there were anything I could do to earn your forgiveness, then I would do it. Please just give me another chance. Give US another chance." He almost pleaded.
Sakura rolled her eyes, yup-same old same old.
"Listen Kenjii I may have been young and naive when I dated you, but am sure as hell not like that anymore. So take your lovey dovey speech and go try it with someone else - ok?" she nearly yelled.
"No Sakura, it's not ok, why won't you give me another chance?" he pleaded.
"Chance, you want another chance. I'll tell you why you don't get another chance. You RUINED my friendship with li, and you know you did. He was my friend, and then I ignored him because of you. YOU ARE THE REASON I STILL FEEL GUILTY ABOUT IT ALL." She yelled, really loosing her temper.
"I'm sorry Sakura, I never meant to ruin Syaoran's and your friendship. I didn't set out to hurt you. Please believe me I love you and would do anything for you."
"Ok if you'll do anything - then fuck off, I never want to see you or hear your pathetic excuses ever again. Ok?" she yelled.
Kenjii looked down heartened for a minute, but Sakura felt no remorse, if he hadn't ruined everything maybe her life would be better.
"Don't blame me for you mistakes" he almost whispered.
And with that he walked off.
Sakura sat there in a daze, why had he suddenly turned up? What the hell was he doing here, near her. She had made it perfectly clear last time she saw him, she never wanted to see him again.
~*~ Flashback~*~
Sakura ran from penguin park, upset by what she had just seen - Her boyfriend Kenjii making out with the school slut. She ran and ran till she nearly collapsed from exhaustion. She found herself on the pier, where her and Kenjii had spent many evenings watching the sunset. She collapsed onto her knees and started to cry. She had loved him, and even lost her best friend over it. And this was how he repaid her?
"Its not fair" she said to herself "I gave up so much to be with him, and this is how it ends."
She looked out to the setting times and remembered all the fun they had had together, and the hardships they had endured just to stay as a couple.
' I lost Syaoran because of him' she thought 'I had to give up cheerleading just to spend extra time, and this is how he repays me?'
The tears now falling where fast turning into tears of anger. It wasn't right.
Sakura felt a hand on her shoulder and nearly jumped out of her skin in fright. She turned round and came face to face with the cause of the tears - Kenjii.
"Sakura, wait - it wasn't what it looked like?" he protested as he saw how angry she was.
Sakura just slapped him; she glared at him, all the anger and rage of the last couple of weeks
"I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU CAN EVEN SPEAK TO ME" she yelled at him "I NEVER want to see you again, is that understood, you are the last person I want to talk to"
With that Sakura stomped off, ignoring Kenjii's yells from behind her.
~*~ End flashback *~*
Sakura shook herself out of her daze. She left the cafeteria and headed back to work, but it was not however the same mood that she returned in. For the rest of her shift she was quiet and withdrawn, constantly dropping things and snapping at people. Fi cottoned on that something was wrong, and decided to intervene before Sakura scared away al the customers.
"Hey Sakura" she said, and getting no reply began to wave her hand frantically in front of Sakura's face.
Sakura snapped out of whatever mood she was in, and her eyes focused on Fi's. She slowly nodded her head to show that she acknowledged Fi's presence,
"OK Sakura, what's wrong, you came back from lunch like you had a ten inch barge pole rammed up your butt?" stated Fi
"Well you already know the whole story between me and Li correct?" asked Sakura, and waited for Fi's affirmative nod. "Well guess who I bumped into today?"
"Li?" asked Fi not completely sure about the question.
"Nope, Kenjii, the one person I hate MORE than I hate Li." She stated.
"Whoa, that's creepy. Why has he turned up all of a sudden?" she asked, her curiosity growing by the second.
"Don't know, and personally I don't care. He could be the devil and still I wouldn't acknowledge him," she said, beginning to get angry.
"Hey Sakura, there's only another half hour before the shift ends. You look like your going to bite of the next customer's head if he gives you too much change. You go home and put your feet up, and I'll cover." Said Fi, knowing that Sakura would not be able to focus.
"You sure" questioned Sakura.
"Yup, it's not busy, now Go little madam and try and forget about Kenjii, he's a looser" laughed Fi.
"Ok Ja ne Fi see you at college!" yelled Sakura hanging up her apron.
"Ja" yelled back Fi as Sakura exited through the café doors.
~*~
Sakura stomped all the way home. Not caring who she bumped into, as long as she got home and nothing else surprised her, she could have a peaceful evening, and perhaps get some homework done.
She was about to unlock the flat door, when she felt her foot catch on something. She looked down and saw a small box at her feet, which was clearly labelled 'Sakura'. She picked up the box, unlocked the door and walked in.
Surprisingly when Sakura looked around Tomoyo wasn't there, as she was probably on a date with Eriol.
Sakura flopped on the sofa, and shook the box, to her surprise, there was actually something in it, she carefully removed the lid, whilst holding the box arm lengths away, she had already had trouble with exploding boxes (a lovely little gift from Syaoran). When nothing happened she slowly moved the box towards her, afraid that something was going to leap out and kill her.
When she finally looked in the box what she saw surprised her, it was a small necklace. Sakura fished it out of the box using the chain and held it up to the light.
It was a small iron carving, of two intertwining circles, the light bounced off the dull iron, but when she was holding it, Sakura felt warm and safe.
Her mind fell into a jumble; something about the necklace was pulling her into the deep recesses of her mind. Just as the distant echoes began to sound Sakura found herself being pulled out of her mind so quickly that it caused the room to spin and lurch.
She stood up and took a couple of seconds to regain her balance. Then once again a ringing went through her head; the same ringing that had pulled her out. She suddenly realised it was the doorbell.
"Coming" she yelled to the unknown person on the other side of the door.
Sakura opened her door, and all that she saw was a flash of red before blackness engulfed and sent her falling to the floor, the iron necklace still caught in her grasp.
~*~ End Chapter Four ~*~
Eek, please don't shoot me for leaving you with a cliffy, I didn't intend to, it just happened (blame Syaoran, everything's his fault)
Syaoran: IS NOT
Me: shut up and go back into your fic!
Anyways please review as it will make me muchas happy, and I will attempt to update by Monday, all depends on how much time I have, because back at college, so time is therefore eaten up!
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