The Reconciliation
By: Chan Yoruyamatiha
Sorewa Bonsaku...
Lol, looks like everyone's attention has shifted over to my other fic, "Eternal Spring", now! DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE RECONCILIATION!!!! O.O *Gets hyper*
One more thing, FF.N refused to upload my comments on everyone's reviews correctly; they were all messed up and crap, and this was the only on done correctly, so read this one I addressed to Fle. It tackles that age gap question that is presented to every RS fic writer.
Fle: *Chan puts on helmet and prepared to tackle question* Okay, this question has appeared to so many RS fic authors, that its not even funny. I, I shall answer it. First of all, in this fic, Sakura is.. what... oh, 17 years old, and Ryu is about... maybe 25 or so? Yeah, my fic, my numbers. ^_^ That's 8 years difference. Second, teenage girls such as Sakura (and myself) tend to like older guys. I'm 15, and I wouldn't really have a problem going out with a... say, 24 year old guy. That's kinda the case with Sakura. As long as the guy isn't all gray haired with grandkids and doesn't love us just for our bodies, we're fine by that. There. One more thing... I don't know what gender you are, but if you're a gal... just ignore this. ^-^ Thanks for asking that question so I could answer it. Read on!!!!
DISCLAIMER: I don't own anyone but Mitsukake, that little sissy, whimpy... AHHH!!! HELP MITSUKAKE IS BEING ABUSIVE!!!
And special thanks to Tornado!! Thanks for helping me!!! WHOO-HOO!!
This chapter is dedicated to my best friend, Elizabeth, for no obvious reason, so Merry Christmas or something. ;P
Chapter 14 - Rivalry
It wasn't until late that afternoon that Sakura had visitors other than Kei, who hadn't shown up in person, but had called Sakura from the school payphone. At about 5:15 P.M., Sakura heard a knock at her door and turned her attention from the T.V. to the door.
"Come in..." She answered weakly, dreading to see either Mitsukake or Ryu.
In walked Ryu, looking sweaty and out of breath, as if he had been running. His face was flushed from the run he had just taken, but Sakura knew that that couldn't be the only cause of the blush.
"H-h-h-hey.... Sakura...."
Ryu staggered over to the chair that had sat so many different visitors and plopped down, fanning his face as Sakura looked down at her hands. What could she possibly say to him? She still hadn't made up her mind. Whose heart would she break? Whose heart COULD she break? Why was life this unfair to her?
"Hi..."
A minute of awkward silence filled the room as Ryu caught his breath and observed the look on her face.
"Umm... Sakura... about earlier..."
Ryu started but was cut off by a soft sob coming out of Sakura. She turned her face up to look at him and surprised him with her sudden tears.
"Sakura... come here..."
With a gentle pull, he held Sakura in a tight embrace and tried to help her dry her tears.
"There's no need to cry, Sakura, I just need to talk to you..."
A loud sniffle came out of Sakura in reply. Ryu continued.
"It's just... I've come to realize... that you're all grown up now... You're so beautiful now... and I've just come to realize that... I'm in love with you..."
Ryu's voice went a full octave higher with those last three words, and it sent him into kind of a trance. At least it was now over with...
Sakura continued to cry onto his shoulder, soaking his shirt with her tears.
"What I'm trying to get at is... Mitsukake... I don't think he's.... well... I don't think he's the right guy for you... He's not good enough for a woman like you."
Immediately, Sakura's tears stopped flowing as she loosened her grip on Ryu. Could he be right? Weren't Sakura and Mitsukake better off as friends?
"Ryu... I..."
"Sakura...."
Ryu pressed his forehead against Sakura's and gave her hand a gentle squeeze.
"Ryu, I... d..."
At that moment, the door opened and in walked Mitsukake. He looked perky and happy, but once he saw Ryu, his smile immediately turned into a snarl. What in HELL was Ryu doing in here alone with Sakura, and why did he have his hands all over her? Most importantly, why was his face pressed up against hers?!
"WHAT THE HELL!!"
Both Ryu and Sakura quickly looked in the doorway and saw Mitsukake standing there with a horrified look on his face.
"...Sakura?"
("Oh shit...") Though Ryu as he began to let go of Sakura, but decided to keep his hold. He turned his head to Mitsukake. "What?"
Mitsukake's face began to turn purple as he saw that Ryu's hands were still on HIS Sakura and that he was still inches from her face, and she didn't seem to be resisting him.
"Ryu... what are you doing in here!?"
"Visiting," Ryu replied simply and mildly, even though his blood was beginning to boil on the inside.
"Visiting, MY ASS!!!" Yelled Mitsukake, with fiery hate flashing in his eyes.
Sakura recoiled against Ryu's chest, shocked by Mitsukake's new demeanor. She had never seen him so angry before; this was so unlike him...
Ryu gently began to let Sakura out of his grip. His muscles tensed as he sensed Mitsukake's violent attitude about to lead him into a fight.
"Mitsukake... I don't want to fight you..."
"BULLSHIT!"
"Mitsukake..." Whimpered Sakura. "Please... don't-"
"STAY OUT OF THIS, SAKURA!"
Sakura flinched at the sound of Mitsukake's yell. Tears began to form in her eyes as her face turned red. Mitsukake had just yelled at her...
Noticing the damage he had just done, Mitsukake dropped the loud tone of his voice and spoke a little softer to her.
"What I mean is... I don't want you to get caught up in this..."
Ryu stood up and walked towards Mitsukake and stopped in front of him. Mitsukake was a little taller than him, but that didn't matter. What did matter was who was stronger, and who loved Sakura more. This was a destined dispute...
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AN- Yay! Hyper hyper hyper frenzy frenzy frenzy! Okay I shut up now. Who's going to win this fight?! WHO'S GOING TO WIN OVER SAKURA'S HEART?!?! Hmmm... I've been watching too much Escaflowne... If I could compare this fic to that series, Hitomi=Sakura (duh), Allen=Mitsukake, and Van=Ryu. Whoo- hoo! I NEED REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Plz review!
By: Chan Yoruyamatiha
Sorewa Bonsaku...
Lol, looks like everyone's attention has shifted over to my other fic, "Eternal Spring", now! DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE RECONCILIATION!!!! O.O *Gets hyper*
One more thing, FF.N refused to upload my comments on everyone's reviews correctly; they were all messed up and crap, and this was the only on done correctly, so read this one I addressed to Fle. It tackles that age gap question that is presented to every RS fic writer.
Fle: *Chan puts on helmet and prepared to tackle question* Okay, this question has appeared to so many RS fic authors, that its not even funny. I, I shall answer it. First of all, in this fic, Sakura is.. what... oh, 17 years old, and Ryu is about... maybe 25 or so? Yeah, my fic, my numbers. ^_^ That's 8 years difference. Second, teenage girls such as Sakura (and myself) tend to like older guys. I'm 15, and I wouldn't really have a problem going out with a... say, 24 year old guy. That's kinda the case with Sakura. As long as the guy isn't all gray haired with grandkids and doesn't love us just for our bodies, we're fine by that. There. One more thing... I don't know what gender you are, but if you're a gal... just ignore this. ^-^ Thanks for asking that question so I could answer it. Read on!!!!
DISCLAIMER: I don't own anyone but Mitsukake, that little sissy, whimpy... AHHH!!! HELP MITSUKAKE IS BEING ABUSIVE!!!
And special thanks to Tornado!! Thanks for helping me!!! WHOO-HOO!!
This chapter is dedicated to my best friend, Elizabeth, for no obvious reason, so Merry Christmas or something. ;P
Chapter 14 - Rivalry
It wasn't until late that afternoon that Sakura had visitors other than Kei, who hadn't shown up in person, but had called Sakura from the school payphone. At about 5:15 P.M., Sakura heard a knock at her door and turned her attention from the T.V. to the door.
"Come in..." She answered weakly, dreading to see either Mitsukake or Ryu.
In walked Ryu, looking sweaty and out of breath, as if he had been running. His face was flushed from the run he had just taken, but Sakura knew that that couldn't be the only cause of the blush.
"H-h-h-hey.... Sakura...."
Ryu staggered over to the chair that had sat so many different visitors and plopped down, fanning his face as Sakura looked down at her hands. What could she possibly say to him? She still hadn't made up her mind. Whose heart would she break? Whose heart COULD she break? Why was life this unfair to her?
"Hi..."
A minute of awkward silence filled the room as Ryu caught his breath and observed the look on her face.
"Umm... Sakura... about earlier..."
Ryu started but was cut off by a soft sob coming out of Sakura. She turned her face up to look at him and surprised him with her sudden tears.
"Sakura... come here..."
With a gentle pull, he held Sakura in a tight embrace and tried to help her dry her tears.
"There's no need to cry, Sakura, I just need to talk to you..."
A loud sniffle came out of Sakura in reply. Ryu continued.
"It's just... I've come to realize... that you're all grown up now... You're so beautiful now... and I've just come to realize that... I'm in love with you..."
Ryu's voice went a full octave higher with those last three words, and it sent him into kind of a trance. At least it was now over with...
Sakura continued to cry onto his shoulder, soaking his shirt with her tears.
"What I'm trying to get at is... Mitsukake... I don't think he's.... well... I don't think he's the right guy for you... He's not good enough for a woman like you."
Immediately, Sakura's tears stopped flowing as she loosened her grip on Ryu. Could he be right? Weren't Sakura and Mitsukake better off as friends?
"Ryu... I..."
"Sakura...."
Ryu pressed his forehead against Sakura's and gave her hand a gentle squeeze.
"Ryu, I... d..."
At that moment, the door opened and in walked Mitsukake. He looked perky and happy, but once he saw Ryu, his smile immediately turned into a snarl. What in HELL was Ryu doing in here alone with Sakura, and why did he have his hands all over her? Most importantly, why was his face pressed up against hers?!
"WHAT THE HELL!!"
Both Ryu and Sakura quickly looked in the doorway and saw Mitsukake standing there with a horrified look on his face.
"...Sakura?"
("Oh shit...") Though Ryu as he began to let go of Sakura, but decided to keep his hold. He turned his head to Mitsukake. "What?"
Mitsukake's face began to turn purple as he saw that Ryu's hands were still on HIS Sakura and that he was still inches from her face, and she didn't seem to be resisting him.
"Ryu... what are you doing in here!?"
"Visiting," Ryu replied simply and mildly, even though his blood was beginning to boil on the inside.
"Visiting, MY ASS!!!" Yelled Mitsukake, with fiery hate flashing in his eyes.
Sakura recoiled against Ryu's chest, shocked by Mitsukake's new demeanor. She had never seen him so angry before; this was so unlike him...
Ryu gently began to let Sakura out of his grip. His muscles tensed as he sensed Mitsukake's violent attitude about to lead him into a fight.
"Mitsukake... I don't want to fight you..."
"BULLSHIT!"
"Mitsukake..." Whimpered Sakura. "Please... don't-"
"STAY OUT OF THIS, SAKURA!"
Sakura flinched at the sound of Mitsukake's yell. Tears began to form in her eyes as her face turned red. Mitsukake had just yelled at her...
Noticing the damage he had just done, Mitsukake dropped the loud tone of his voice and spoke a little softer to her.
"What I mean is... I don't want you to get caught up in this..."
Ryu stood up and walked towards Mitsukake and stopped in front of him. Mitsukake was a little taller than him, but that didn't matter. What did matter was who was stronger, and who loved Sakura more. This was a destined dispute...
_________________________tbc_____________________________
AN- Yay! Hyper hyper hyper frenzy frenzy frenzy! Okay I shut up now. Who's going to win this fight?! WHO'S GOING TO WIN OVER SAKURA'S HEART?!?! Hmmm... I've been watching too much Escaflowne... If I could compare this fic to that series, Hitomi=Sakura (duh), Allen=Mitsukake, and Van=Ryu. Whoo- hoo! I NEED REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Plz review!
