Sakura walked past Syaoran and Eriol after school ended.
'Not even a happy birthday from the both of them.' Sakura snorted as she gave them the disapproving look. 'If Sakura was here, she will be just so heart broken.'
Syaoran looked at Sakura. Gone was her smiles and laughter. Well, that shouldn't be surprising since he spoken angry words that he regretted saying out. He didn't ask for the truth. He just started accusing her. Moron. Baka, and the list can just go on.
Tomoyo looked at Sakura. 'No good! Sakura is gone.'
Eriol looked at Syaoran's exasperated face and Tomoyo's worried one. 'Okay! What the heck is going on?' He glanced at Sakura's figure walking out the class. Suddenly, he felt a dark aura.
He scanned the classroom. It was gone now. He sighed. Maybe he imagined it, the dark aura that felt like Sakura's. Only that it was darker and more laden with heavy emotion.
Sakura walked into the classroom again and went straight to Tomoyo's table. "I owe you a shopping trip. Where do you want to meet?"
Tomoyo looked into her friend's eyes. The rage and abhorrence filled it once again. "I thought you are tired today?"
"Nope. I owe you a shopping trip. I want to go back and change. I meet you at the penguin park in an hour time. How about that?"
"Fine with me. However, Eriol and Syaoran were supposed to come along too. Haven't you forgotten?"
"Oh yeah? Whatever. Meet us there then. If you want to go shopping." Sakura said cynically and walked off.
Tomoyo looked worriedly at the guys. "Do you still want to go?"
"Tomoyo. I will be coming along with you. How about you Li?" Eriol threw the ball to Syaoran's court.
"Yeah, Yeah, whatever!" Syaoran stood up and went out of the classroom. "Meet you at Penguin Park."
Eriol watched him leave. Once he was gone, he turned his attention to Tomoyo. "What's wrong with Sakura? There is something really weird going on with her."
"Eriol. It not something I can tell you on the spot. Don't worry of Sakura. She will be fine." Tomoyo lied through her teeth.
"Don't lie Tomoyo. You always do when you refuse to make eye contact. Why can't you tell me?"
"Why don't you just back off from Sakura and stop minding her. Syaoran can do that, not you!!!"
"Why can't you tell me? Or you don't even know what happened to your own friend?"
"Don't you dare judge me when you don't know anything."
"Try me Tomoyo. I am plain worried for her."
Tomoyo erupted. "You think I'm not? You think I don't care about her. You nut! I wish I could help her. She shut herself out, won't let me come close to her. How the world am I suppose to help her? You go figure. See you later at the Penguin Park. I have to go back."
"I'll meet you at the shopping center. I'll give you a call. I have something to do before we meet up."
"Fine, anything. Bye!" Tomoyo walked out with a huff, annoyed by Eriol's accusation. A tear rolled down her face. 'Sakura is gone. I have no idea when can I have her back again.'
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Syaoran came out of his shower, changed into a polo t-shirt and jeans. He glanced at the clock. Fifteen minutes before the arranged meeting time. He stared outside of the window, watching the clouds gather and lightning flashed from afar. He recalled the day before, where he dished out the worst accusation and insult to Sakura. It pained him to recall how a few students he barely know turn his relationship with Sakura upside down.
---Flashback---
"So Syaoran, you think you nabbed Sakura's heart already eh?" Someone named Jack gloated.
"Bug off! I didn't offend you in any way! Why on earth are you bugging me?"
"Because you have every intention to take something that doesn't belong to you!" Tzusuki replied coolly.
"What is it?" Syaoran asked.
"Sakura Kinomoto."
"She belongs to no one!" Syaoran shouted.
"She did. And still is. Naruko-san is still her boyfriend. Because, technically, he never broke up with her."
"Since when does Sakura have a boyfriend?"
"Three years ago you smart aleck!" Hori answered.
"And from what I remembered, she was really fond of him. It won't be surprising if she slept with him." Jack rubbed salt into his wound.
"No! Sakura won't do that." Syaoran started shouting, trying to deny that fact that was slowly taking root in his mind.
"Then explained why she never broke up with him, even when he is at the other side of the Pacific Ocean? Obviously she is still very fond of him. And how can she still be fond of him. Of course, by sleeping with him."
"NO! GET OUT! I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!!" Syaoran shook his head, even as he thought of Sakura's hesitant to commit herself to him after going out with her for the past two weeks, telling her time and time again that he hoped that she will be his girlfriend.
"Sorry Li. I had to bring such tragic news. But since you have such a pretty face, I think it is easy for you to find someone new, better and more innocent. See you!" Jack laughed evilly and walked out of the door.
Syaoran rammed his fist into the wall. He should register pain, as he saw blood oozing out of the wound. But his head was numbed, after hearing all the things that was just said.
"Syaoran." He froze on the spot.
"Syaoran, what's wrong?" When he did not reply, she approached him
"Stop there!" He said sternly. She didn't listen and instead continued to walk towards him. "Stop Sakura!"
"What's wrong Syaoran?"
"Li, if you don't mind."
Sakura froze, finally realizing the tension around them. She stared at his back. When he still didn't reply. She ran to him and shook him. "Why are you not answering me?"
"Take your hands off me." He said coldly.
Sakura was shocked at his demand. He never talked to her in that tone. Not in the tone that he used the first time she met him, with anger, bitterness and full of scorn. She willed her hands to drop.
"Won't you tell me?"
"You don't know? You need me to tell you your own secret? That's new."
"What secret?" Sakura asked, bewildered.
"Naruko? Familiar Sakura?" He smiled contemptuously as he felt Sakura stiffen behind him. He knew that Sakura's face had paled significantly, even though he didn't look at her. "Your lover boy, bed partner. I didn't expect you to be so willing." He continued gloating.
"Since when did you believe in those groundless rumours?"
He whirled around. "Bottom line, YOU GOT A BOYFRIEND SAKURA! After telling me that you will think about my love for you."
"Freak! Syaoran,"
"Li Sakura, Li. I am known as Li. Only my love ones can call me Syaoran."
He saw her taking in a deep breath. For a moment, he thought that she was going to cry.
"Alright Li." Sakura continued in a distant voice. "You never reply my letters and you want me to remain single and available."
"I was moving Sakura. I never received your letters."
"Heck! You could have written to me. You didn't! You never told me after that that you still cared for me."
"I was busy." Syaoran mumbled under his breath.
"BULLSHIT!!! BUSY FOR FIVE LONG MISERABLE YEARS! AND YOU NEVER WROTE A DAMN LETTER AND SAY THAT YOU STILL CARE. HOW THE HACK DO I KNOW THAT YOU STILL LOVE ME. FOR ALL I KNOW, YOU COULD HAVE PATCHED UP WITH MEILING!!!"
Syaoran never saw Sakura this angry before. He wanted to comfort her, to reassure her that he never thought of getting Meiling to be his girlfriend. But the things that he just heard from Naruko's friend was disturbing enough to make him green with jealousy.
"I was busy. Anyway, what I heard was that Naruko was interested in you so much that he persevered for months before you gave in. After that, they heard that you were so head and heels over him."
"You freak! I needed to know that I was still loved! I was fourteen for goodness sake. I needed to know that someone loves me for Sakura and I know darn well at that time it will not be you because you never told me how were you! He showered love on me. I couldn't resist!"
Syaoran's heart broke when he realized how badly she needed those letters from him. However, he continued his attack. "You couldn't resist his charms then, that you have to sleep with him! Didn't you?"
Sakura took a step back. "No! I didn't" She shook her head. "Those guys told you." She looked at the ground. "I thought he forgotten about the incident already. He didn't tell anyone did he? How could he? His memory was removed." She muttered.
"You did. You lied! You slept with him alright." Syaoran said softly and looked at her in the eyes.
Sakura saw the look in his eyes and panicked. "No Syaoran. Not you too. Don't please!"
Her pleas fell on deaf ears as he pushed her onto the wall and trapped her between the wall and his body. "There is only one way to find out." He stared at her. "Let's see whether you are still a virgin."
"No Syaoran!" Sakura screamed as he muffled her cries by covering her mouth with his. She used her fist and pounded on his chest, only to have her wrist gripped by one of Syaoran's hand. The other one roamed around her body, violating her the way Naruko once did.
Sakura couldn't fight anymore. Not when she received the same treatment from Syaoran, the one who swore to love and cherish her for the rest of his life. All her energy drained off as she grew limped in his arms.
When Syaoran suddenly realized what he was doing, he backed away. "Damn Sakura! I'm sorry." He looked at her, seeing her emerald eyes dulled and lifeless. "Sakura! I am sorry. Shit! I'm such a bastard. I am so sorry." He cuddled her, hoping that it will soothe her hurt away.
"No harm done. After all, you said that I had a bed partner. This should be normal for me then." Sakura said, in a flat voice. "Yeah, I did do it with him." She stared into Syaoran's shocked eyes. "You got a problem? It's true. Are you happy that it's true?"
Syaoran couldn't understand the sudden change in her. "Get out! I don't want to see you."
"Good! Sakura doesn't want to see you either." With that, she walked out.
---End of Flashback---
'Sakura don't want to see me. I thought she was Sakura. Why did she refer to herself as if she is a third person? The only reason is because she isn't Sakura. But it doesn't make sense. She is Sakura. What's wrong with that phrase? It bugs me.'
The handphone rang, breaking through his chains of thoughts. "Hello? Li speaking."
"Are you getting your sorry ass over here? You are late!"
"Coming Sakura. Wait for another five minutes. I will be there."
"Five precious minutes wasted on a jerk like you. How annoying!" Sakura ended the phone call.
'She has definitely changed.' Syaoran thought as he rushed down the stairs. 'I have to figure out.' He went to the living room to get the present for Sakura. 'I have to apologize to her. For the sake of our future.'
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"Hey Yukito!" Eriol called out as he chased to catch up with him.
"Eriol-kun. It has been a long time since I saw you." Yukito greeted.
"Yeah, it is great to see you again!" Eriol smiled. Actually, he waited for him for a long time. He wanted to ask him something important.
"So, I heard you and Tomoyo are going out." Yukito stated, seeing Eriol nodded, he continued. "Congrats on it. Both of you will make a great couple."
"Thanks. I am just blessed though." Eriol agreed. He adjusted his spectacles and bid his time to ask the question. "So, how you noticed something different in Sakura recently?"
"Well, she is behaving normally, smiling around and being her usual self." Yukito answered carefully. "Why?"
"Oh. Because today, she seems to be in a bad mood, quite strange as today is her birthday. Do you have any idea what happened?"
"Well, maybe it is your imagination." Yukito briskly said, trying to close the topic.
"I see. I doubt so. She seems to remind me of the time we first met when we came back after five years." Eriol cast Yukito a sly look. "By any chance will Yue know?"
"He doesn't!" Yukito replied a little too quickly.
"Is that so? Well then. Then I have to find out myself." Eriol started walking away when Yukito asked.
"What are you going to do?"
"Well, for the starters, I will allow Syaoran to die."
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Thanks for your reviews. Sorry for the grammar and spelling mistakes. I am trying my best not to make it as gross as possible. So, bear with me. Maixwolfblossom, it's rather bad, but hey! I can't tell you what the ending will be right? If not, it will ruin the fun! HeHe... Chill it. You will know soon. Try to hold out longer. Yeah! Take care and God Bless! Cheers!
'Not even a happy birthday from the both of them.' Sakura snorted as she gave them the disapproving look. 'If Sakura was here, she will be just so heart broken.'
Syaoran looked at Sakura. Gone was her smiles and laughter. Well, that shouldn't be surprising since he spoken angry words that he regretted saying out. He didn't ask for the truth. He just started accusing her. Moron. Baka, and the list can just go on.
Tomoyo looked at Sakura. 'No good! Sakura is gone.'
Eriol looked at Syaoran's exasperated face and Tomoyo's worried one. 'Okay! What the heck is going on?' He glanced at Sakura's figure walking out the class. Suddenly, he felt a dark aura.
He scanned the classroom. It was gone now. He sighed. Maybe he imagined it, the dark aura that felt like Sakura's. Only that it was darker and more laden with heavy emotion.
Sakura walked into the classroom again and went straight to Tomoyo's table. "I owe you a shopping trip. Where do you want to meet?"
Tomoyo looked into her friend's eyes. The rage and abhorrence filled it once again. "I thought you are tired today?"
"Nope. I owe you a shopping trip. I want to go back and change. I meet you at the penguin park in an hour time. How about that?"
"Fine with me. However, Eriol and Syaoran were supposed to come along too. Haven't you forgotten?"
"Oh yeah? Whatever. Meet us there then. If you want to go shopping." Sakura said cynically and walked off.
Tomoyo looked worriedly at the guys. "Do you still want to go?"
"Tomoyo. I will be coming along with you. How about you Li?" Eriol threw the ball to Syaoran's court.
"Yeah, Yeah, whatever!" Syaoran stood up and went out of the classroom. "Meet you at Penguin Park."
Eriol watched him leave. Once he was gone, he turned his attention to Tomoyo. "What's wrong with Sakura? There is something really weird going on with her."
"Eriol. It not something I can tell you on the spot. Don't worry of Sakura. She will be fine." Tomoyo lied through her teeth.
"Don't lie Tomoyo. You always do when you refuse to make eye contact. Why can't you tell me?"
"Why don't you just back off from Sakura and stop minding her. Syaoran can do that, not you!!!"
"Why can't you tell me? Or you don't even know what happened to your own friend?"
"Don't you dare judge me when you don't know anything."
"Try me Tomoyo. I am plain worried for her."
Tomoyo erupted. "You think I'm not? You think I don't care about her. You nut! I wish I could help her. She shut herself out, won't let me come close to her. How the world am I suppose to help her? You go figure. See you later at the Penguin Park. I have to go back."
"I'll meet you at the shopping center. I'll give you a call. I have something to do before we meet up."
"Fine, anything. Bye!" Tomoyo walked out with a huff, annoyed by Eriol's accusation. A tear rolled down her face. 'Sakura is gone. I have no idea when can I have her back again.'
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Syaoran came out of his shower, changed into a polo t-shirt and jeans. He glanced at the clock. Fifteen minutes before the arranged meeting time. He stared outside of the window, watching the clouds gather and lightning flashed from afar. He recalled the day before, where he dished out the worst accusation and insult to Sakura. It pained him to recall how a few students he barely know turn his relationship with Sakura upside down.
---Flashback---
"So Syaoran, you think you nabbed Sakura's heart already eh?" Someone named Jack gloated.
"Bug off! I didn't offend you in any way! Why on earth are you bugging me?"
"Because you have every intention to take something that doesn't belong to you!" Tzusuki replied coolly.
"What is it?" Syaoran asked.
"Sakura Kinomoto."
"She belongs to no one!" Syaoran shouted.
"She did. And still is. Naruko-san is still her boyfriend. Because, technically, he never broke up with her."
"Since when does Sakura have a boyfriend?"
"Three years ago you smart aleck!" Hori answered.
"And from what I remembered, she was really fond of him. It won't be surprising if she slept with him." Jack rubbed salt into his wound.
"No! Sakura won't do that." Syaoran started shouting, trying to deny that fact that was slowly taking root in his mind.
"Then explained why she never broke up with him, even when he is at the other side of the Pacific Ocean? Obviously she is still very fond of him. And how can she still be fond of him. Of course, by sleeping with him."
"NO! GET OUT! I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!!" Syaoran shook his head, even as he thought of Sakura's hesitant to commit herself to him after going out with her for the past two weeks, telling her time and time again that he hoped that she will be his girlfriend.
"Sorry Li. I had to bring such tragic news. But since you have such a pretty face, I think it is easy for you to find someone new, better and more innocent. See you!" Jack laughed evilly and walked out of the door.
Syaoran rammed his fist into the wall. He should register pain, as he saw blood oozing out of the wound. But his head was numbed, after hearing all the things that was just said.
"Syaoran." He froze on the spot.
"Syaoran, what's wrong?" When he did not reply, she approached him
"Stop there!" He said sternly. She didn't listen and instead continued to walk towards him. "Stop Sakura!"
"What's wrong Syaoran?"
"Li, if you don't mind."
Sakura froze, finally realizing the tension around them. She stared at his back. When he still didn't reply. She ran to him and shook him. "Why are you not answering me?"
"Take your hands off me." He said coldly.
Sakura was shocked at his demand. He never talked to her in that tone. Not in the tone that he used the first time she met him, with anger, bitterness and full of scorn. She willed her hands to drop.
"Won't you tell me?"
"You don't know? You need me to tell you your own secret? That's new."
"What secret?" Sakura asked, bewildered.
"Naruko? Familiar Sakura?" He smiled contemptuously as he felt Sakura stiffen behind him. He knew that Sakura's face had paled significantly, even though he didn't look at her. "Your lover boy, bed partner. I didn't expect you to be so willing." He continued gloating.
"Since when did you believe in those groundless rumours?"
He whirled around. "Bottom line, YOU GOT A BOYFRIEND SAKURA! After telling me that you will think about my love for you."
"Freak! Syaoran,"
"Li Sakura, Li. I am known as Li. Only my love ones can call me Syaoran."
He saw her taking in a deep breath. For a moment, he thought that she was going to cry.
"Alright Li." Sakura continued in a distant voice. "You never reply my letters and you want me to remain single and available."
"I was moving Sakura. I never received your letters."
"Heck! You could have written to me. You didn't! You never told me after that that you still cared for me."
"I was busy." Syaoran mumbled under his breath.
"BULLSHIT!!! BUSY FOR FIVE LONG MISERABLE YEARS! AND YOU NEVER WROTE A DAMN LETTER AND SAY THAT YOU STILL CARE. HOW THE HACK DO I KNOW THAT YOU STILL LOVE ME. FOR ALL I KNOW, YOU COULD HAVE PATCHED UP WITH MEILING!!!"
Syaoran never saw Sakura this angry before. He wanted to comfort her, to reassure her that he never thought of getting Meiling to be his girlfriend. But the things that he just heard from Naruko's friend was disturbing enough to make him green with jealousy.
"I was busy. Anyway, what I heard was that Naruko was interested in you so much that he persevered for months before you gave in. After that, they heard that you were so head and heels over him."
"You freak! I needed to know that I was still loved! I was fourteen for goodness sake. I needed to know that someone loves me for Sakura and I know darn well at that time it will not be you because you never told me how were you! He showered love on me. I couldn't resist!"
Syaoran's heart broke when he realized how badly she needed those letters from him. However, he continued his attack. "You couldn't resist his charms then, that you have to sleep with him! Didn't you?"
Sakura took a step back. "No! I didn't" She shook her head. "Those guys told you." She looked at the ground. "I thought he forgotten about the incident already. He didn't tell anyone did he? How could he? His memory was removed." She muttered.
"You did. You lied! You slept with him alright." Syaoran said softly and looked at her in the eyes.
Sakura saw the look in his eyes and panicked. "No Syaoran. Not you too. Don't please!"
Her pleas fell on deaf ears as he pushed her onto the wall and trapped her between the wall and his body. "There is only one way to find out." He stared at her. "Let's see whether you are still a virgin."
"No Syaoran!" Sakura screamed as he muffled her cries by covering her mouth with his. She used her fist and pounded on his chest, only to have her wrist gripped by one of Syaoran's hand. The other one roamed around her body, violating her the way Naruko once did.
Sakura couldn't fight anymore. Not when she received the same treatment from Syaoran, the one who swore to love and cherish her for the rest of his life. All her energy drained off as she grew limped in his arms.
When Syaoran suddenly realized what he was doing, he backed away. "Damn Sakura! I'm sorry." He looked at her, seeing her emerald eyes dulled and lifeless. "Sakura! I am sorry. Shit! I'm such a bastard. I am so sorry." He cuddled her, hoping that it will soothe her hurt away.
"No harm done. After all, you said that I had a bed partner. This should be normal for me then." Sakura said, in a flat voice. "Yeah, I did do it with him." She stared into Syaoran's shocked eyes. "You got a problem? It's true. Are you happy that it's true?"
Syaoran couldn't understand the sudden change in her. "Get out! I don't want to see you."
"Good! Sakura doesn't want to see you either." With that, she walked out.
---End of Flashback---
'Sakura don't want to see me. I thought she was Sakura. Why did she refer to herself as if she is a third person? The only reason is because she isn't Sakura. But it doesn't make sense. She is Sakura. What's wrong with that phrase? It bugs me.'
The handphone rang, breaking through his chains of thoughts. "Hello? Li speaking."
"Are you getting your sorry ass over here? You are late!"
"Coming Sakura. Wait for another five minutes. I will be there."
"Five precious minutes wasted on a jerk like you. How annoying!" Sakura ended the phone call.
'She has definitely changed.' Syaoran thought as he rushed down the stairs. 'I have to figure out.' He went to the living room to get the present for Sakura. 'I have to apologize to her. For the sake of our future.'
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"Hey Yukito!" Eriol called out as he chased to catch up with him.
"Eriol-kun. It has been a long time since I saw you." Yukito greeted.
"Yeah, it is great to see you again!" Eriol smiled. Actually, he waited for him for a long time. He wanted to ask him something important.
"So, I heard you and Tomoyo are going out." Yukito stated, seeing Eriol nodded, he continued. "Congrats on it. Both of you will make a great couple."
"Thanks. I am just blessed though." Eriol agreed. He adjusted his spectacles and bid his time to ask the question. "So, how you noticed something different in Sakura recently?"
"Well, she is behaving normally, smiling around and being her usual self." Yukito answered carefully. "Why?"
"Oh. Because today, she seems to be in a bad mood, quite strange as today is her birthday. Do you have any idea what happened?"
"Well, maybe it is your imagination." Yukito briskly said, trying to close the topic.
"I see. I doubt so. She seems to remind me of the time we first met when we came back after five years." Eriol cast Yukito a sly look. "By any chance will Yue know?"
"He doesn't!" Yukito replied a little too quickly.
"Is that so? Well then. Then I have to find out myself." Eriol started walking away when Yukito asked.
"What are you going to do?"
"Well, for the starters, I will allow Syaoran to die."
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Thanks for your reviews. Sorry for the grammar and spelling mistakes. I am trying my best not to make it as gross as possible. So, bear with me. Maixwolfblossom, it's rather bad, but hey! I can't tell you what the ending will be right? If not, it will ruin the fun! HeHe... Chill it. You will know soon. Try to hold out longer. Yeah! Take care and God Bless! Cheers!