Forgotten Cherry Blossom

Chapter 3: You guys are idiots

Sakura rested her aching body against Syaoran. He had insisted that he take her back to the Li kingdom even when she protested he picked her on to his horse and went to sit behind her. Now she's glad he had been so stubborn. They had been riding for most of the day now and every part of her ached. His arms kept her from falling off either side of the horse while he gently steered the horse.

"Are you all right?"

"My legs hurt."

"I'm not surprised. It was a rather big piece of the wall that fell on you, it's amazing that only your arm was broken. You've been rather quite compared to last night."

"Did I have any sedatives in my system?"

"Naturally, other wise the doctor wouldn't have been able to perform his work."

"There's your answer."

"So you're saying that if I want a proper conversation with you, I have to stuff you full of drugs first."

"I don't like your tone."

"My tone?"

"Like you're thinking of a way as to give me stuff I don't want to say things I don't want spoken."

Eriol chuckled next to them. "Shame on you Syaoran. You've only met the girl and you're already thinking of ways to get your way with her."

"You are one sick individual Eriol. Keep your filthy ideas to yourself." He felt his face burn up of both anger and embarrassment. "Besides, I going to tell Tomoyo what you said." He smirked at Eriol's shocked expression.

"You would never steep so low! Would you?"

"Depends if you are going to ask her to marry you if we get back. If you don't I'm going to spill  the beans on you. And I'm going to emphasise the one where you want to wake up next to her every morning."

"No don't!!!"

"Why not? She probably feels the same about you." Both men looked at Sakura. It looked like she was sleeping with her head resting against Syaoran's shoulder.

"How sure are you of that?" Eriol's attention was fixed on her.

"You guys are idiots."

"Excuse me!!!" Both men exclaimed at once.

"She wouldn't have wasted her time on you if she weren't interested, now would she? No, that means she wants you."

"You speak like you have had experience."

"No. It's called logic."

"I guess you have a point. Hey, that's why you're avoiding every girl that come your why. Isn't that right Syaoran?"

"Stop meddling in my business."

Eriol pouted. "Touchy."

Yelan watched her son enter the palace with a girl in his arms. "Xiao-lang is that her?"

"Yes mother. Hallo to you too."

"I'm sorry dear. I was so upset when the messenger brought the news of our guest." She followed her son to a guestroom prepared for Sakura. When he put her down on the bed her eyes widened with shock. Kinomoto Sakura, we thought she was dead!

"Mother, are you all right?"

Yelan quickly tried to recover from her shock. "Yes, I just feel sorry for the poor girl. Her body is broken."

"But her spirit is strong." Yelan lifted an eyebrow at her son. "She called Eriol and me idiots."

"I already like her."

"Mother."

AN: Nothin' wrong with a little attitude.