Sakura got up extra early and washed up. Memories from last night flooded back and she felt carnation hit her cheeks hard. She giggled silently to herself and walked quietly to Syaoran's room. He was sleeping contently, lying on his stomach. She knelt down and carefully touched his chestnut hair, kissing him lightly on the cheek. His eyes opened drowsily, focusing on her.
"Hey." She smiled.
He looked at her with sleepy eyes, and then his eyes opened wider. "Hey babe."
"Have a good sleep?"
He nodded and leaned forward. "What are you doing up? It's only," he glanced at the clock, "6:00."
"I'm cooking breakfast." She shrugged shyly. "You know how I mess up the whole kitchen. By the time I'm finished, Eriol and Tomoyo are going to be awake." Sakura reasoned.
"Ah, all right." He brought up his hand to her face and caressed her cheek. "I had a really good time last night."
"Me too." She giggled.
He pulled her to him and kissed her lips softly. She pulled away moments after and smiled happily at him. "Get some sleep. I'm going to cook."
He shook his head. "I want you to stay here."
"I want to too." She stood up. "But if I do, we won't have some breakfast."
"Let them starve." He muttered.
"Syaoran!" Sakura kissed him one last time quickly. "Just come out when you're done sleeping, ok?"
He groaned a little. "Fine."
Sakura walked back to the kitchen and got some stuff out of the fridge. She took three eggs and scrambled it in a small bowl. Opening the freezer, Sakura took 4 hotdogs and the bacon. She got out the olive oil and poured some on the pan. Waiting for it to heat, she boiled some water and took out four cups. Sakura opened one of the cupboards and took out a packet full of teabags. Then the sound of something sizzling caught her attention. She took the bowl in her hands and poured it on the hot pan. She placed one teabag on her own cup and put boiling water on it. She got out the coffee jar and took out a spoon. The whole process of making breakfast was a real handful.
Thirty minutes later, Sakura set the table. Then she heard two yells of some sort from the rooms. She laughed to herself, knowing that if she hadn't cooked breakfast, she'd be joining them. She placed all the food on the placemats. She put all four hot cups on the coasters. Sakura walked back to the kitchen and saw the large mess at the sink. Sighing, she turned on the faucets and took the sponge. When she finished soaping all of the dishes and utensils, she felt a breath on her neck.
She looked up in surprise and saw Syaoran looking down at her warmly. "Hey." She smiled. "You finished your beauty sleep?"
He gave a smirk. "Yep." He placed his arms around her waist. "Food smells great."
"Doesn't it? I worked really hard, so you better like it." She teased.
"Don't worry. We'll all like it." He kissed her lightly on the back of her neck. "Let me wash the dishes. You already did everything."
She nodded. "Ok. I need to get ready anyway." He let go of her and took her spot at the sink. "Oh, wait."
"What is it?" He asked, looking up.
She walked back to him and kissed him on the cheek. "Thanks Syaoran."
"I should be thanking you, right?" He asked softly, kissing her.
"Mmm…"
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Eriol turned left at the street and glanced sideways at Tomoyo, who was smiling giddily. "What's with you?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Hmm?" She turned and looked at him.
He looked back at the road. "You're smiling like you're insane."
"Oh." She giggled. "I don't know. I'm just…so happy for Sakura! She's got Syaoran now, you know. She's always been looking for 'the thing'. And well, now that she's found it, I'm just really glad."
"Right." Eriol smiled. "It's good for Syaoran too. He's always been so damn cold. It gets annoying after a while."
"I understand where you're coming from." Tomoyo sighed.
Eriol parked the car at the side. "I'll see you later, Tom."
She sat up and got her bag. "Thanks for the ride, honey." She leaned towards him and pecked him on the lips. "Bye!"
He waved lightly and waited until she got out, and then drove to his work.
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The two went on dates every night and it seemed like bliss to both of them. The feelings they felt towards each other grew more and more every day and both felt like 'I love you' was coming very close. That sort of scared Sakura, but she knew that when she'd say it to Syaoran, all her fears would just go away. Syaoran, on the other hand, wasn't ready to say those 3 words…not yet.
At his job, Syaoran stared at his computer idly and felt his eyes droop a little. Work seemed to be just too boring sometimes. He lied back down on his seat and glanced around the floor to see anything interesting, but there was none. He groaned a little and stood up, deciding to visit the washroom. Rubbing his forehead, he glanced at the clock and saw that he had more than 5 hours to go.
'I wanna go home…' He thought exhaustedly. 'Sakura…'
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Sakura sat rigidly on her seat as soon as she got in. Her colleagues were already typing away and working hard. She couldn't even concentrate on the monitor, much less her work. Sakura's hands shook as she tried to read a piece of document over and over again to make sense of it, but the information written didn't get through to her brain. It was a fact that she wasn't paying attention. A week had already passed, but the worry of losing her job didn't.
"Sakura!" A high voice pierced through her eardrums.
She looked up almost immediately and saw a familiar face. "Hikaru?"
Hikaru Niijimata was a tall, redheaded woman, with blue eyes, pale skin, and red lips. Sakura and her had gone to the same college, but mysteriously, Hikaru left 2 years before the actual graduation. It was amazing how neither of them got along, even after having many classes together. There were times when a friendship was about to start between them, but things would always get in the way. This didn't seem to make sense to Sakura, seeing her in a usual day. Surprise was written all over Sakura's face, but Hikaru, being the dense woman that she was, didn't see this.
"Hey!!" She ran to Sakura and hugged her briefly. "Remember me? Back in college??"
"Oh…yes." Sakura smiled nervously. "W-what are you doing here?"
"I've got a job here!" Hikaru joyfully spoke. "Isn't it great?? We can actually get to work together!"
"What are you talking about?" She felt completely confused.
Hikaru glanced at her expression. "You don't know?"
"I wouldn't have asked you if I did."
"Oh right." Hikaru giggled falsely. "Well, I'm your new boss!"
"What??"
"That's right, honey." She smiled her wicked smile. "Your boss got laid off and obviously, I will be the one replacing him!"
"W-what do you mean he got laid off??"
"It's a long story." Hikaru said. "Let's just, uh, continue this over coffee sometime." She stood straight.
"Hikaru, I'm really confused with-"
"I know you are, Sakura. Everyone is. Hell, even I am." She replied. "But just get over it and do some work, ok? I'll catch up with you once I settle down."
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Syaoran parked the car in front of Sakura's building, locking all doors. He walked up the elevator of the huge tower and stopped at Floor 13. When the elevators opened, he saw some people still working and noticed an auburn-haired woman typing furiously at the keyboard. He was puzzled at her motives. Syaoran walked towards her and people started looking; something he had gotten used to already. He shook his head and ignored them.
That same beautiful voice he waited to hear called his name. "Syaoran!"
He looked up and saw Sakura smiling at him.
He walked over to her and kissed her softly on the lips. "Hey."
"Hi." She looked at him with gladness. "What are you doing here?"
"I thought I'd come by and surprise you." He teased, looking at her creased face. "What's up?"
"Hmm?" She shook her head. "Nothing. Just that…the past week's been kind of hectic around here."
"Why's that?"
"We've got a new boss." She muttered and took a chair from another cubicle. "Sit. I've got half an hour to go."
"Right." Syaoran sat down and kept looking at Sakura. "So…are you gonna tell me about this new boss?"
"I don't know if you know her or not…" She sighed wistfully. "Her name is Hikaru Niijimata, and I went to colle-"
"Wait, wait…what's her name?"
"Huh? It's Hikaru. Hikaru Ni-"
"Hikaru Niijimata?? Are you sure that's her name??" Syaoran asked carefully.
"Yes I'm sure."
"Oh. Shit."
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Hikaru looked through the glass of her office and noticed Sakura talking to a handsome man she recalled as Syaoran Li. A devious smile plastered on her face. She pushed her dress lower, showing more cleavage, and pulled the bottom up a little higher, to show some thigh skin. Hikaru moved away from the window and walked over to the mirror. She unhooked the pin and let loose the bun.
"You're not getting away this time, Xiao-Lang."