Hahaha I updated again. I hope that you all liked my last chapter, I know
it's been going a little fast at first but I'm just doing that to get to
the good parts faster. And I'm sorry to say but I made a little boo-boo.
There is no magic in this story, which means there is no Kero and I can't
find my first chappie to change that. So just forget about him and on with
the story!!
Chapter 7: Revenge
Normal Pov:
"Hmmmmm.... Tomoyo, which one should I pick? This one looks cool and so does this one."
It was a nice sunny day and what had happened the night before was behind Sakura. She had taken Tomoyo to a certain particular shop to get Syaoran something for Christmas. There were rows and rows of items that Sakura knew he would like but it was very difficult for her to choose between them all.
"C'mon Sakura I know he'll like anything in this shop. Can you just hurry up and pick, I have to get Eriol something too ya know."
Sakura paused for a moment at the sound of the name. Just hearing it made her shiver. Before, she thought Eriol was a kind gentle person. But what he had done to her a few days ago changed her thought of him completely. To her he was now a rude disgusting pig and she never wanted to go near him again.
"Sakura, what's wrong?" Tomoyo said putting her hand on Sakura's shoulder.
"Nothing I'm fine, oh look I like this one, lets' get this one please?"
"Sure whatever you want Sakura, whatever you think is best, lets just hurry up."
Sakura tried her best to not cause suspension so she took her chosen item and walked up to the cashier happily. "I would like to buy this item please." Sakura said handing it to him.
"That would be $369." Sakura gave him the money and progressed out of the store without saying a word. Tomoyo walked by her side and knew there was something wrong but didn't want to say anything about it.
"So, ummm do you think that Syaoran will like it Sakura? After all it is green." Sakura looked at her and put on a fake smile.
"Yep I know he'll like it, and green is his favorite color. How do you think I should wrap it? Its really long and I'm afraid that it's going to rip any paper I wrap it in soo.... Oh! I no, I have a long box at home. I'll put it in that."
"Yep that should work Sakura, oh I can't wait till tomorrow night. It's going to be so romantic." Tomoyo put her hands on her cheeks and Sakura could see those oh so familiar stars in her eyes again. As they approached the car Sakura's denseness then cut in.
"Umm whats happening tomorrow that's making you all excited?"
Tomoyo fell anime style right when she was about to open the car door.
"You mean you don't remember? ( sigh ) Sakura, tomorrow is the Christmas dance, how else are you going to give Syaoran your gift? There's going to be romantic music and lots of dancing oh it's going to be sooo cool I can't wait oh my gosh were going to have to get really pretty dresses oh and some new shoes and don't forget those......." Tomoyo kept rambling and rambling, she was so interested in the subject that she didn't notice Sakura was already in the car staring out the window with an expressionless look on her face.
"Tomoyo can you get in the car so we can go and get your gift for E.. Eriol?" She shivered as she said the name. Tomoyo then snapped out of her phase and practically hopped into the car . As they were driving Sakura was thinking about Syaroan. She wished she could tell him everything that Eriol did, but she knew that he would do something to her or him or anyone close to her. She didn't want that to happen so she decide to keep it to herself till the right time came.
They then arrived at a candy shop but Sakura insisted on staying in the car as Tomoyo rummaged through the store. Although she was worried, Tomoyo didn't argue with her and walked inside.
"And if you tell anyone about this little incident I'll make sure that you'll regret it."
Over and over again Sakura could hear his words in her head. And over and over she has cried to herself. She sat back in her seat and closed her eyes as question after question coursed throughout her troubled mind. Tomoyo had come back from the store a few moments later and had gotten in the car. She just stared at her silently and finally spoke up.
"Ok you know what Sakura? I know something's bothering you, why wont you tell me?" She put the keys in the ignition but didn't start the car. She turned around and faced Sakura but there was no answer. "Are you going to tell me or not?" She asked with an annoyed look on her face.
"No I'm not, I'm sorry." Sakura said in a sarcastic tone. She was now sitting up and started looking out the window again. Still there was no expression on her face.
"I'm your friend dammit and I think I deserve to know. I'm getting pissed off. Why wont you tell me?!" Tomoyo was mad, she was facing Sakura with a stern look on her face and all of a sudden flinched as Sakura started yelling as well.
"Well I'm getting pissed off because you keep asking me to tell you what's wrong. No matter how much you ask I am going to keep giving you the same answer every single time. NOTHING IS WRONG!!!!" She said as she sat back in her seat and crossed her arms.
"Well I'm sorry I care for you Sakura." Tomoyo said more calmly. "I just don't like seeing you all sad and depressed."
"Yeah well I don't like being sad and depressed. Can we just go so I can wrap this gift?" Sakura faced the window, holding the gift tightly. Tomoyo quietly looked at her for a while and then started the car. They didn't say a word to each other throughout the entire ride home.
"Thanks for the ride Tomoyo. I'll see you later." Sakura said flatly as she got out of the car. Tomoyo just watched as Sakura walked off towards her front door. As soon as she was out of sight, she started up the engine and drove off. She didn't know what to do. She wasn't used to being shut out. Sakura has always told her everything, so why was this time different? She didn't know when or how but she was going to get to the bottom of it. .......................................................................................... Later That night:
Sakura had just finished wrapping Syaorans gift and was now taking a nice warm bath to soothe her body and her mind.
'I wonder if Syaoran's going to give me a gift too. Oh my gosh, but what if he doesn't? That's going to be embarrassing. But what if he asks me to dance? I might trip on his shoes or my dress. Damn that's right, I need to get a dress. If I go tomorrow Tomoyo will want me to go with her. But I want to go by myself. I'll just go right now.'
Sakura got up from her bath and slowly got dressed. She was so nervous and excited about the dance she couldn't think straight. As she walked over to her dresser and combed her hair she kept fantasizing about how the dance was going to look like and what was going to happen. She looked at herself in her mirror and sigh. 'I hope he asks me to at least dance.' She then got up, grabbed her car keys, and started for the mall.
While driving down the street, Sakura looked out at all the happy couples holding hands and snuggling together as they walked the sidewalk. ' They look so happy, all walking together like that. Well why shouldn't they? It's Christmas Eve, they should be happy. Someday I'll do that too. I'll walk to whatever place with the person I love by my side. I'm not ugly, I'll find someone sooner or later.' She smiled to herself and parked her car in the parking lot. But little did she know that there were brown eyes watching her from a distance.
Squeak squeak
'Hmm this dress looks decent' Sakura thought to herself looking through the dresses. There were nothing but dresses. They were hanging on the walls, they were folded on shelves, and they were on hangers in the middle of the store. "So many to choose from". Sakura said out loud holding up a pink dress. It had one very long zipper that went from the upper half of the back to the bottom. It was silky to the touch and it came with a matching cloth that was meant for hanging over the arms. Sakura was just about to try it on in the fitting rooms when...
"AARRGGHH!!"
Sakura screamed as the dress she was holding flew up into the air. She turned around and saw Syaoran standing behind her looking shocked. He had just grabbed her from behind and was now beginning to laugh. Sakura's face went from pale white to bright pink. Everyone else in the store had stopped what they were doing and was now looking at her.
"( Snicker ) I'm sorry Sakura I didn't mean to startle you. I just wanted to say hi that's all." He had his hands in his pockets and was smiling at her.
"Oh umm it's ok." She began to smile too as she went to pick up the dress from the floor.
"Oh no, let me get that for you." Syaoran bent over, got the dress and handed it to her. Their hands touched as Sakura took the dress from him.
"Thank you..." They both looked at each other quietly. Sakura blushed again and looked away, but as for Syaoran, he saw this and smiled.
"Your hands are cold." He said softly. "Here you can borrow my jacket and put your hands in the pockets." Sakura watched as he handed the jacket to her.
"But wont you get cold? Nope I'm sorry, I can't take your jacket if your gonna get cold. Besides I already have a sweater." Sakura said handing it back to him. But Syaoran pushed it back to her.
"No it's fine Sakura, I'm a guy I never get cold. And a sweater? Please. I want you to wear it." He took it from her hands and wrapped it around her. Sakura smiled. But something caught her eye. She looked out the store window and saw a figure watching them from the other side of the street. Sakura knew who it was right off the bat. How can anyone miss that dark blue hair. Sakura started to get nervous.
"So, is that the dress you're going to wear to the dance tomorrow night?" Syaoran asked pointing to the dress.
"Oh umm..." Sakura hesitated as she took another look at the figure. "Yes, yes it is. Umm I really need to go it's getting late and it's getting really cold." Sakura walked off to pay for the dress leaving Syaoran standing there. He looked out the window to see what she was looking at but saw nothing. A few moments later he saw Sakura walk out the door towards her car.
"Woah Sakura what is it, is something wrong?" He said running to her car door. He then noticed that she looked towards the sidewalk again and then turned back to face him.
"I'm fine, everything's fine I just really need to get home. I uhh need to try the dress on. I'm really sorry, I mean it. I'll see you tomorrow ok? Bye!" Sakura started the engine and drove off leaving Syaoran speechless. Again he looked at the place Sakura was staring at but saw no one there but passersby. He rubbed his head confusedly and walked off. After he was out of sight a shadow stepped out from behind a building and watched Sakura's car speed off.
"Very soon." He said. .......................................................................................... Sakura's House:
Slam!!!
"Yo squirt easy on the door. Soo let me see the dress you bought."
Sakura didn't listen as she ran up the stairs to her room. She put the dress in her closet and then fell onto her bed. ' What the hell, why does he keep following me why? I didn't do anything to him. (sniff) I just want him to leave me alone." Sakura had started crying. She was scared, she didn't know what was going to happen between her and Eriol and she wasn't that keen to find out either.
"You want who to leave you alone?" Sakura, surprised, looked up and saw Touya standing in front of her with a box of tissues. "Tell me Sakura, who do you want to leave you alone? If it's that gaki then I swear...."
"No it's not him. (sniff) It's someone else." Sakura took a tissue and dabbed her nose. She looked down at her shoes as Touya sat down next to her on the bed.
"Sakura who is it?" He put a hand on her back, waiting for her reply. Sakura thought to herself. ' I can't tell him, if I do then he'll ask what he did and if Eriol finds out that I told anyone about it who knows what he'll do. "It's no one, I just had an argument and I'm tired. I think I'm gonna go to bed." Sakura stood up and walked towards her closet and started picking through her clothes. She paused and looked at Touya. "Can you leave so I can change please?"
"Oh, sure, but Sakura, if you don't tell me I'll just find out sooner or later." He then got up and started for the door. "And Sakura, I'm leaving for school tomorrow ok? If you need anything just call me."
"Wait! You're leaving? Why?" Sakura said running over to him.
"Well I have to go back to school sometime I can't stay here I'll get in trouble with the teachers.(he's in college) Are you ok with that?" Sakura just stared at the floor. Of course she wasn't ok with that. She wanted him to stay, but then again she didn't want him to get in trouble. "Again if you need anything you can always call me ok?" He looked at his little sister, sigh, and left the room, leaving her standing alone. Sakura just stood there, thinking to herself. Why did everything have to happen to her? Right when she really needed help, something bad happens. Touya and Syaoran were the only ones she knew she could depend on, but with her Onii-chan leaving, that only left Syaoran. ............................................................................................. Eriol Pov:
' Hmm, I wonder, how am I going to get back at her for possibly telling Li about our little situation?" Eriol was walking around his mansion with a glass of soda in one hand, thinking about the perfect way to get his revenge. "I think tomorrows dance will be the perfect opportunity. But lets see if everything goes to plan." He then sat down in his chair, swirling the soda around in his glass playfully. "I'm bored I think I'll go and visit Tomoyo.' ............................................................................................. Tomoyo pov:
(Sniff) "This is the saddest movie I have ever seen."
"You know I love you... and... and... I will always be with you. Good bye."
The End
(Sniff) "If I die I will always be with the person I love too."
Ding Dong!!
"Who can be that be?" Tomoyo stopped crying, dabbed her nose, looked at her watch, and answered the door. "Hello? Oh, hi Eriol it's good to see you, what are you doing here, it's late?"
"Yeah I know it is, I just wanted to see you." Eriol said as he walked into her house, locking the door behind him.
"Well, that's really sweet of you but I was just about to go to bed. Maybe you can come over tomorrow." Tomoyo said as Eriol proceeded towards her.
"I wasn't thinking about leaving till say...tomorrow morning." Eriol said winking at her. Tomoyo kept backing up till there was nowhere else to back up to. Her back was against the wall with Eriol standing inches away from her.
"It's dark and I smell popcorn, though I must say I'm pretty hungry right now." He said taking in the scent of the popcorn.
"Oh really, you're hungry huh?" Tomoyo said as Eriol pinned her against the wall.
"Yep, you got it. I was wondering while I'm here you could teach me a few more things that I need to learn."
"And what would that be exactly? A few things about cooking?" She said sarcastically.
"Well you could say that." He was trailing kisses down her neck, and unbuttoning her shirt at the same time. "Do you feel like being my teacher tonight?" She looked at him in the eyes and was about to say no when he did something that made her gasp. "So what do you say?" Eriol bit his bottom lip testily, which told her that he wanted something in particular.
"Well I'm in a tight schedule but I think I can squeeze you in somehow." The way Tomoyo emphasized the word squeeze made Eriol hard in certain places. She felt this and on her leg and snickered. Eriol then lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist.
"I think we should get started because this is going to be a very hard lesson" ............................................................................................. Syaoran Pov:
Syaoran had just gotten home, and Meiling was asleep on the couch just waiting for him. Without waking her, he walked to his room and lied down on his bed without changing his clothes. He lied there staring at the ceiling thinking about Sakura. Why had she been acting so weird all of a sudden? Could it be because of Eriol?
"Most likely" He said out loud. "I see how she is around him and I see why she's like that too. I wish I could do something about it but I can't. I don't have proof other then what I saw. Aarrghh!! I hate not being able to do anything about this." Syaoran put his hands on his forehead trying to think of a way to solve this problem for both him and Sakura. Thought after thought bounced around in his head until he fell into a deep sleep. .............................................................................................
Next morning Normal Pov:
Sakura looked in the mirror with the dress she had bought that night. She twirled around examining how it looked on her.
(Sigh) 'I'm so nervous, what's going to happen? I just hope it goes well, I don't want all hell to break loose while I'm having fun.' She took one last glance at herself and took the dress off, laid everything on the bed and went into the bathroom to take a bath. She turned on the faucet and watched as the tub slowly filled with water. She later stepped in and soaked herself completely. She was so relaxed, so comfortable, just lying in the nice warm water to take her mind off of Eriol. She closed her eyes singing to herself in her head just when...
splash! Bang! Bang! Bang! Sakura opened her eyes to find herself under water. She looked up and saw someone holding her under, not letting her come up for air. She splashed, kicked, and hit the side of the tub with her arms trying everything she could to come up. But no matter how hard she tried, the figure wouldn't let go of her. Bang! Bang! Bang! She couldn't see who it was, she cold only see a shadow looming over her, smiling as he/she watched her desperately fighting. She was drowning, and there was nothing she could do about it. She knew that, and she knew that she was going to die. Bang! Bang! She suddenly had the sudden feeling of pain. She had run out of oxygen and could feel her lungs give out inside her, she sucked in water instead of air and her whole body had sudden impulses of lack of oxygen. Bang! Bang! She continued hitting the tub with her fist. Over and over again she did it, down to the very last bang. (Gurgle) Bang! (Gurgle) Bang! ... (gurgle...gurgle...gur..gle...bang...)
Splash!
Sakura came up from the water shakily, furiously wiping the water out of her eyes. She looked around and saw no one other then herself in the bathroom, it seemed so real to her that she wasn't sure if it was real or not. She then leaned back in the tub, closed her eyes, and sigh. She had accidentally fallen asleep and had slipped under the water. Still a little shaky, she got out from the bath, drained the water, and wrapped a towel around herself. She stepped out into her room, paranoid as she was, peeked around the corner and still saw no one. Sakura laughed to herself and got everything ready for the night to come. She wasn't going to let anything ruin her special evening. .............................................................................................
Evening Normal Pov:
"Come on Li, you're going to make us late!!"
"I'm coming Meiling geeze." It was the night of the dance and Syaoran was busy getting ready. Meiling was already done, in fact she was done three hours before. She just stood there tapping her foot waiting for Syaoran to come out of his room.
"Ok you know what, you're taking too lo..." She had just walked in on him and was speechless at what she saw. Syaoran was wearing a black tux with a white flower in his chest pocket. The whole room smelled like peonies and to Meiling he looked hot. She just stood there gawking at him.
"Um Meiling? We need to go. Like you said were gonna be late." He grabbed his keys and walked outside. Meiling, though still speechless walked out after him. She then started a friendly conversation.
"So did you get a gift for anyone Li? There must be someone close to you that you have a gift for."
"Yeah there is someone..." Syaoran trailed off patting his coat pocket. "Yeah...there sure is." ............................................................................................. Sakura Pov:
Sakura was already at the dance and she had her gift for Syaoran very close to her. She was standing next to Tomoyo who looked extra happy today. (I wonder if the night before has anything to do with that) She looked very extravagant, she was wearing a white frilly dress that matched with the white bow in her hair. In one hand she was holding a glass of cider, and in the other, a purse which also matched the white pearl earrings and necklace that she wore. As for Sakura, she was wearing her dress she had bought the night before. She had her hair up in a bun and had pink lace tied around it. She has a very nice figure, which made her look good in any kind of dress. Although she looked great, she was very nervous. Where was Syaoran and was he going to give her something too? Or if he didn't, would he laugh at her for getting him something? She just stood there nervously as the time slowly went buy. Eriol then arrived, with Syaoran a few moments behind him. Sakura looked at Syaoran and blushed furiously when she noticed he was smiling at her.
"Sakura, would you like to dance with me?" Syaoran said offering her his hand. "I promise I won't step on your feet." Sakura smiled and shook her head yes. They both started to dance to the slow song that had just started.
As for Eriol and Tomoyo, they were also dancing but at the same time Eriol was keeping a close eye on Sakura. 'Tonight is the night little blossom. I'll make sure you wont tell anyone else about our little secret.'
The song seemed to take forever. Sakura was so shy and nervous she didn't look at Syaoran once since the song started. She could hear her heart beating faster and faster with every passing moment. Syaoran sensed this and pulled her closer towards him and whispered into her ear. "It's ok Sakura, relax, I know you're nervous and so am I but I want to spend this whole night with you and have the time of my life. I know you do too." Sakura was holding her breath the whole time listening to his voice sending shivers down her back. They looked at each other and continued dancing. She liked this feeling and she didn't want it to go away. She moved closer to him and they both moved to the soothing beat. Then just like that the song was over. Everyone clapped and left to go sit, chat, and exchange gifts. But Sakura and Syaoran still remained standing smiling at one another. "Gift time, come on Sakura, Syaoran, it's time to exchange gifts." Takashi yelled as they both walked over to where everyone was standing.
"Sakura you don't mind if we exchange gifts alone do you? I mean if you want to do it here that's fine with me."
"No that sounds good why don't we go outside and do it?" Sakura said. They both sat down on a bench outside the school.
"So, do you want to go first?" Syaoran said tapping his pocket.
"Sure why not. Here." Sakura pulled out her gift and handed it to Syaoran. He took it in his hands and examined it. "I thought you might like this." Sakura said twiddling her fingers nervously. Syaoran smiled and opened it and inside was a beautiful shiny sword. It had a green handle with a symbol of a wolf embedded in it. He picked it up and was at a loss for words. He stood up and started swinging it around as if he were fighting someone. He stopped and stood in front of Sakura.
"Do you like it Syaoran? I tried to pick the one I thought would best suit you." Sakura said smiling.
"I love it Sakura, it's the greatest gift anyone could ever give me. Thank you." He watched as Sakura blushed again and he put the sword back in the box.
"Now it's my turn to give you my gift." Sakura looked up and watched as Syaoran sat down and pulled out a white bear covered in Sakura flowers. Sakura looked at it in aw and took it into her hands. "I hope you like it. I know it's not much but I know how much you like bears and Sakura flowers so I tried my best to find the perfect thing that had those characteristics. And this is what I found. But I feel bad now." Syaoran said hanging his head.
"Why?" Sakura sad sadly.
"Because your gift is better and more expensive then mine. Mine is small and cheap. I'm sorry Sakura I'll make it up to you."
"No I love it its... how will you make it up to me?" Sakura smiled awaiting his answer.
"Well that's for me to know and you to find out." He said seductively inching towards her.
"Oh I see. Well in order to do that you're going to have to catch me first." Sakura said, playfully pushing him. She then got up and started running, laughing at the same time. Syaoran smiled and started chasing after her and Sakura wasn't in track for nothing, she was already far ahead of him but when she looked back, Syaoran was coming up fast. She kept on running with Syaoran on her tail, turned a corner and found herself at a dead end. She turned around and saw him standing in front of her.
Back at the Dance:
"Hey Eriol, come here for a second please, do you want to exchange gifts?" Tomoyo said as she patted a chair next to her.
"Oh, umm yeah sure." He walked over and sat down. "Can I go first please?" He asked.
"Yah of course you can." Tomoyo said excitedly. She watched him as he pulled out her present. "Wow, it's big, I wonder what it is."
"Do you want to open it up now?"
"I sure do." Tomoyo said grabbing the gift from him. Eriol just stared at her as she ripped all the paper off. After she was free of it, she held up the gift and looked at Eriol. "You're sooo gonna get it tonight, trust me." She looked at him and raised an eyebrow.
"Well, do you like it? I looked everywhere for our little homemade tape." Eriol said taking it from her.
"Duh, of course I like it silly." They both looked at the gift. It was a camera and the tape was of something very personal that they had made themselves a few nights ago, but preferred not to show anyone. Tomoyo looked at Eriol again and smiled wickedly.
"Heh, now it's time for me to give you my gift." Tomoyo reached into her purse and pulled out the candy from the candy store and handed it to him. He took it into his hands and stared at it stupidly.
"Umm, did I miss something, or is this candy?"
"No, you're right, it's candy." Tomoyo said smiling happily with her hands folded in her lap.
"Ya, exactly. I'm sorry, but why did you give me candy?"
"To eat."
"Well ya I know you're supposed to eat it. But..."
"And believe me, you're going to have a lot more sweets when this dance is over." Tomoyo winked at him and he suddenly realized what she meant.
"You're so bad Tomoyo. Come on lets dance to pass the time." He took her hand, walked to the dance floor, and started dancing.
............................................................................................. Sakura and Syoaran:
"Ok you got me trapped, so, what are you going to do? Tickle me?" Sakura said sarcastically. But the look on Syaoran's face gave her goosebumps. "You wouldn't dare. You...you're going to aren't you?" Sakura said trying to find a way out, a way to sneak past him. Syoaran moved closer to her. She all of a sudden started laughing, holding her ribs.
"I didn't even touch you yet and you're already laughing?" Syaoran said holding his hands out letting her know what was soon to come.
"hahaha yep (snicker)."
"Well here ya go." Sakura was screaming and jumping trying to get out of his grip but he was too strong for her. His fingers dug into her ribcage making her laugh harder and harder. Whenever she would try and move his hands he would start tickling under her arms. Whenever she would try and move them again he would start tickling her ribs again.
"Please...hahaha...stop...I mean it...hahaha...I'm gonna pee." Sakura was hysterical and Syaoran found this very amusing. Sakura then put her hands under his arms and started tickling him as well. That broke his train of thought and he let go. At that very moment Sakura pulled Syaoran towards her, they were only inches apart. Everything he was thinking left his head and he inched closer. He wrapped his arms around her waist as she laid hers on his. They looked at each other, moving in. Their hearts were pounding, was this really going to happen? They were so close that Sakura could smell the scent of peonies in his tux. They closed their eyes and both were ready for what was coming just when...
"Sakura? Come on wherever you are, we're starting the songs." "Yeah, and if you find Li tell him to come too." Nikki and Chiharu had stepped outside and were waiting for them to join the group of carolers. " You know, that reminds me, a long time ago people would sing songs to release a magical power throughout the land and...(uck)" Takashi had just stepped out and had started one of his stories but was cut off, for Chiharu had started choking him." Takashi, how... (uck)...many times...(uck)... do I have...(uck)...to tell you to...(uck uck)... STOP MAKING UP STORIES!!!" Sakura and Syaoran looked at each other and giggled but were still disappointed that what they were going to do was interrupted. They walked over to the bench, picked up their gifts and joined the rest of the crowd, leaving Takashi and Chiharu outside to manage their little situation. Everyone had finally started the singing. Syaoran, surprisingly had a good voice and of course Tomoyo had one too. But then she noticed that Tomoyo was alone, where was Eriol? She looked around but still no sight of him, so she moved closer to Syaoran knowing she would be safer.
"Sakura sorry but I need to use the bathroom." Syaoran said uneasily.
"Oh ya me too." Sakura said. She was on her way to the bathroom when someone grabbed her and forced her outside. It was Eriol. He took her arms and threw her down on the ground.
"Hello my little cherry blossom. Did you miss me?" Eriol said as he began to undo Sakura's dress. They were all alone and it was getting really dark. Sakura struggled but could not scream for he was holding her mouth shut. She griped her bear that Syaoran had given her, hoping that he would come out and save her. "You don't have to answer I already know. You see, your boyfriend and I had a little chat at the movies and it wasn't a friendly chat either. It was about the way you act around me, the way I touch you, that kind of stuff. Now, I wonder, how can he possibly know that I touch you?" Eriol knew that Syaoran didn't know anything about his touching of Sakura, but still, he wanted the pleasure of feeling her beautiful, small figure. "So, I think that you've been a bad little blossom and told your boyfriend a little about our situation." He was now done unzipping her dress and now had his hand up her dress too, exploring what there was to explore. Sakura shook her head frantically trying to tell him that she had not told a single soul but he just ignored her and kept up what he was doing. Sakura struggled to try and free herself but it was no use. There was only one thing she could do to try and free herself and she took hold of that opportunity. As hard as she could she kneed him in his groin, got up and started running. Her house wasn't too far away from where she was so she could probably run from here. She was running as fast as she could but she tripped. She looked behind her and saw Eriol getting up. She took off her shoes because they slowed her down and started running again, accidentally leaving the bear behind.
"Don't run Sakura, you know I'm going to catch up to you. There's no point in it." Sakura just ignored him and kept on running. She was scared and she was getting tired, she looked and she could see her house from here, it wasn't far now. ............................................................................................. Back at the Dance Syaoran Pov:
'Geeze what's taking Sakura so long, what did she eat?' The dance was over and Syaoran was pacing around outside the bathroom impatiently. "Sakura, when you're done, go outside, I'll be waiting for you there." He said and walked out. He was just strolling along passing time when he noticed something on the ground. He walked over and realized it was the bear he had given to Sakura. He picked it up and looked around as if hoping to find Sakura somewhere. And to his surprise he did. She was running as fast as she could to her house with Eriol right behind her.
"What the hell is going on? Sakura!! Hold on I'll be right there!" Syaoran yelled as he started running after her. 'If he hurts a single hair on her head he's done for.' He thought as he ran. He's never felt this way before, he's never been so worried for anyone other then himself or maybe Meiling but this was different, all these emotions were new to him, seeing Sakura sad made him sad, seeing her hurt made him hurt as well. Could it be that he cares for her, or even yet, does he love her? He didn't have time to dwell too much on the subject for he was too busy concentrating on Sakura's safety. He looked and saw her and Eriol disappear behind her backyard fence. 'Don't worry Sakura I'm coming.' ............................................................................................. Sakura Pov:
Sakura had just gotten to her house and was in her backyard. Eriol was only moments behind her, she wanted to escape. She ran over to her back door but it was locked so she reached for her house key that she had in her dress and fumbled for the correct one. So nervous she was she tried the same key twice. But by the time she found the right one she was too late, Eriol pushed her to the ground.
"Ugghh"
She fell hard with Eriol straddling her. It was dark and she was scared. She didn't know what to do. Her brother was gone, and no one was here to help her.
"I'd be quiet if I were you Sakura." Sakura's eyes got big as she saw Eriol pull out his pocketknife.
' I wish this is a dream, I wish this isn't happening. I want all of this to disappear.' Sakura just looked at him, a tear falling down her cheek. He looked at her and wiped the tear away with his finger.
"C'mon Sakura, you know you need to be punished for what you did, it's only fair." He looked at her and snickered. "There's nothing you can do now, you're powerless against me." He pushed Sakura's hair out of her face, bent down and kissed her. Sakura jerked her head the other way without saying a word.
Smack!!
"Oowww"
Eriol had just smacked her across her face. Sakura looked at him holding her cheek with her hand and weeping at the same time.
"You will appreciate me. No matter how long it takes you will sooner or later." And without notice he started taking advantage of her powerless body. With his pocketknife in one hand, he used his other to ravage her. He roughly kissed and bit her neck, leaving his marks. He forcefully kissed her again but on the lips, she could barely breathe as he did it over and over again. She closed her eyes as he was about to rip her dress but before he could she screamed as she saw him fall to the ground, but it wasn't long before he got back up again to face the reason he fell. She took this time to crawl under her bushes and curl up in a ball. She watched as Eriol looked at the person who kicked him. Sakura couldn't see who it was until the person stepped out of the shadows. It was Syaoran, he was winded from running to her. Sakura just stared at him surprised yet relieved that he had come for her just like she knew he would.
' He came, he's here to save me from Eriol. But how did he know?' Her question was soon answered as she saw the bear Syaoran gave her in his hand. 'What does this mean? Oh?' She noticed he was looking at her with a concerned look.
"Sakura are you ok?" He said as he began to move towards her.
"Yes, I'm fine."
"That's good." Syaoran wasn't paying attention as Eriol went charging at him with the knife in his hand.
"SYAORAN LOOK OUT!!" Sakura screamed as she covered her eyes. She peaked out from between her fingers and saw the both of them fighting. Syaoran was trying to fight off Eriol and his knife as they both quarreled, trying not to get injured. Syaoran kicked Eriol's shin and watched as he fell to the ground. Sakura squealed as Syaoran kicked him over and over again. He then took the knife from Eriol and threatened him by pointing it directly at his face.
"I wouldn't move if I were you. Trust me." Syaoran said as Eriol slowly got up with the weapon still facing him.
"Well... I hate to burst your bubble..." Eriol said. He had picked up a good size rock while he was on the ground and hid it behind his back. "Because..." Syaoran looked at him suspiciously. Sakura saw the rock behind his back and knew what he was going to do so she stood up and ran behind Syaoran.
"He's got a rock behind his back!" Syaoran noticed this too and ducked just as Eriol threw the rock. He intended to hit Syaoran but instead it hit Sakura. She fell to the ground unconscious with a gash on her forehead. Syoaran looked at the paralyzed Sakura and then to Eriol. Again Eriol tried to attack but this time Syaoran was too quick for him, he reached for his sword and aimed it right at him. He had been training ever since he was a child and knew how to handle a sword very well. But as for Eriol, he only had a small pocketknife to protect him. For once in his life, Eriol thought twice and ran from Syaoran and his sword. Syaoran watched as Eriol disappeared into the darkness, but in the distance he could hear him yell. "I'll get her sooner or later, you know I will!" Syaoran put the sword away and went over to Sakura. She lay there completely still. He looked at her and noticed her house keys lying limply in her hand. He took them carefully as if not to wake her, and opened her back door. He went back to Sakura and lifted her up. To him she was surprisingly light and easy to carry as he took her upstairs to put to bed.
"Which room is it?" He opened every door upstairs till he reached Sakura's. He took in the smell of her room as he laid her on her soft queen sized bed. He sat down on the bed too and just stared at her. 'She's so beautiful, well except for that gash on her head. I better take care of that.' He then got up and went to the bathroom, wet a washcloth with warm water, went back to wipe her wound. He watched as she breathed in and out slowly. She looked so innocent and free, just being here with her made him happy.
Curiously he looked around and saw some pictures on her dresser. There were pictures of her and her mom when Sakura was little and pictures of her and Touya. 'Wow Sakura looks a lot like her mom.' He thought to himself. He looked on and saw other pictures of Sakura and her family, but one specific picture caught his eye. Syoaran walked over and looked at it. It was a picture of him and Sakura sitting side by side under a tree holding a big heart. They were abut five or six years of age and were both wearing red with a banner hanging over them that said: Nothing is better then being with the ones you love. Syaoran just stared at the picture without a care in the world and smiled until he heard movement. He walked over to Sakura and patted her wound with the washcloth. Sakura slowly opened her eyes and saw Syaoran standing over her.
"Hi." She said to him smiling.
"Hey. Do you feel better? I think you need to rest a little bit more. I'm going to go and re wet this washcloth." Sakura watched as he went into the bathroom. Then all of a sudden something hit her. ' Is this what I think it is? Could it be possible that I love Syaoran?' She smiled to herself and without thinking she stood up. She looked around and everything started to get blurry. Sakura blinked a few times and fell, but Syaoran caught her just in time.
"Sakura, you shouldn't be standing up just yet." He lifted her up and lay her down on the bed again.
"I'm sorry." Sakura said closing her eyes to take away all her dizziness. " And thank you."
"For what?"
"For saving me of course, I was so terrified, and I didn't think that anyone would rescue me. But when I saw you standing there all my doubts and worries were gone. I just wanted to say thank you." They both looked at each other and everything was silent.
"Umm, well, you have another washcloth near your lamp and if you need anything just call me ok? Here's the phone." Syaoran handed her the phone and stood up.
"Wait, where are you going?" Sakura said sitting up on her elbows.
"Well I need to go and let you get your rest Sakura." He then reached into his pocket and pulled out the bear. "Here you go, you dropped this earlier." He walked over and handed it to her. She took it into her hands and looked up at him.
"Will you stay...please?" This was killing Syaoran, just looking at her expression made him melt. He knew he wanted to stay with her and make sure she would be all right, but he was afraid of what might happen if he did. He walked back over to her and bent down.
"I need to go Sakura, I'm sorry, I'll come back and check on you tomorrow." He said as he tucked her hair behind her ear. She put her hand on his and leaned in for a kiss when he pulled away. She looked at him confused.
"I'll see you tomorrow Sakura." He said as he left her room. Sakura just stared at her bedroom door. ' What just happened? Why did he pull away, didn't he want to kiss me?' Sakura lay down on the bed with her face deep into her pillow crying. Syaoran, standing near the front door, frowned and left the house. He got home feeling miserable, Meiling wasn't in the apartment (probably partying) so he had it all to himself. He practically dragged himself into his room and went straight to bed, after all, it had been a terrible day, him and Sakura were always getting interrupted of what they were doing and Sakura almost got raped. He didn't know what to think or even what to do. He just lay there wondering what was going to come next. .............................................................................................
Sakura's House:
Sakura had fallen asleep in her room after crying for about thirty minutes. Though she was asleep, she was still thinking. There was still the play to rehearse and there was Eriol to think about as well. And speaking of Eriol, Sakura was thinking of a plan to get back at him. If he wanted her, then he was going to get her. No more of these so called "games" of his, she is going to show him what it's like to go through hell, she's going to show him what its like to be messed with. So, to put it shortly, lets just say she's going to be Meiling's new best friend. .......................................................................................... N/A: So ya, This is cool, I wonder what is going to happen. The play is on its way and what is Sakura up to? Muahahha you'll just have to wait and find out. And if you don't know what I mean by "lets just say she's going to be Meiling's new best friend" I mean Meiling is a total bitch, so Sakura is going to become a total bitch too. Who knows, she might just toy with Eriol at first and then...I dunno. Wait till I update and you'll see. AND I NEED SOME MORE REVIEWS. (if you want me to update) SO I BETTER SEE SOME REVIEWS!!! Thanks a whole bunch.
Chapter 7: Revenge
Normal Pov:
"Hmmmmm.... Tomoyo, which one should I pick? This one looks cool and so does this one."
It was a nice sunny day and what had happened the night before was behind Sakura. She had taken Tomoyo to a certain particular shop to get Syaoran something for Christmas. There were rows and rows of items that Sakura knew he would like but it was very difficult for her to choose between them all.
"C'mon Sakura I know he'll like anything in this shop. Can you just hurry up and pick, I have to get Eriol something too ya know."
Sakura paused for a moment at the sound of the name. Just hearing it made her shiver. Before, she thought Eriol was a kind gentle person. But what he had done to her a few days ago changed her thought of him completely. To her he was now a rude disgusting pig and she never wanted to go near him again.
"Sakura, what's wrong?" Tomoyo said putting her hand on Sakura's shoulder.
"Nothing I'm fine, oh look I like this one, lets' get this one please?"
"Sure whatever you want Sakura, whatever you think is best, lets just hurry up."
Sakura tried her best to not cause suspension so she took her chosen item and walked up to the cashier happily. "I would like to buy this item please." Sakura said handing it to him.
"That would be $369." Sakura gave him the money and progressed out of the store without saying a word. Tomoyo walked by her side and knew there was something wrong but didn't want to say anything about it.
"So, ummm do you think that Syaoran will like it Sakura? After all it is green." Sakura looked at her and put on a fake smile.
"Yep I know he'll like it, and green is his favorite color. How do you think I should wrap it? Its really long and I'm afraid that it's going to rip any paper I wrap it in soo.... Oh! I no, I have a long box at home. I'll put it in that."
"Yep that should work Sakura, oh I can't wait till tomorrow night. It's going to be so romantic." Tomoyo put her hands on her cheeks and Sakura could see those oh so familiar stars in her eyes again. As they approached the car Sakura's denseness then cut in.
"Umm whats happening tomorrow that's making you all excited?"
Tomoyo fell anime style right when she was about to open the car door.
"You mean you don't remember? ( sigh ) Sakura, tomorrow is the Christmas dance, how else are you going to give Syaoran your gift? There's going to be romantic music and lots of dancing oh it's going to be sooo cool I can't wait oh my gosh were going to have to get really pretty dresses oh and some new shoes and don't forget those......." Tomoyo kept rambling and rambling, she was so interested in the subject that she didn't notice Sakura was already in the car staring out the window with an expressionless look on her face.
"Tomoyo can you get in the car so we can go and get your gift for E.. Eriol?" She shivered as she said the name. Tomoyo then snapped out of her phase and practically hopped into the car . As they were driving Sakura was thinking about Syaroan. She wished she could tell him everything that Eriol did, but she knew that he would do something to her or him or anyone close to her. She didn't want that to happen so she decide to keep it to herself till the right time came.
They then arrived at a candy shop but Sakura insisted on staying in the car as Tomoyo rummaged through the store. Although she was worried, Tomoyo didn't argue with her and walked inside.
"And if you tell anyone about this little incident I'll make sure that you'll regret it."
Over and over again Sakura could hear his words in her head. And over and over she has cried to herself. She sat back in her seat and closed her eyes as question after question coursed throughout her troubled mind. Tomoyo had come back from the store a few moments later and had gotten in the car. She just stared at her silently and finally spoke up.
"Ok you know what Sakura? I know something's bothering you, why wont you tell me?" She put the keys in the ignition but didn't start the car. She turned around and faced Sakura but there was no answer. "Are you going to tell me or not?" She asked with an annoyed look on her face.
"No I'm not, I'm sorry." Sakura said in a sarcastic tone. She was now sitting up and started looking out the window again. Still there was no expression on her face.
"I'm your friend dammit and I think I deserve to know. I'm getting pissed off. Why wont you tell me?!" Tomoyo was mad, she was facing Sakura with a stern look on her face and all of a sudden flinched as Sakura started yelling as well.
"Well I'm getting pissed off because you keep asking me to tell you what's wrong. No matter how much you ask I am going to keep giving you the same answer every single time. NOTHING IS WRONG!!!!" She said as she sat back in her seat and crossed her arms.
"Well I'm sorry I care for you Sakura." Tomoyo said more calmly. "I just don't like seeing you all sad and depressed."
"Yeah well I don't like being sad and depressed. Can we just go so I can wrap this gift?" Sakura faced the window, holding the gift tightly. Tomoyo quietly looked at her for a while and then started the car. They didn't say a word to each other throughout the entire ride home.
"Thanks for the ride Tomoyo. I'll see you later." Sakura said flatly as she got out of the car. Tomoyo just watched as Sakura walked off towards her front door. As soon as she was out of sight, she started up the engine and drove off. She didn't know what to do. She wasn't used to being shut out. Sakura has always told her everything, so why was this time different? She didn't know when or how but she was going to get to the bottom of it. .......................................................................................... Later That night:
Sakura had just finished wrapping Syaorans gift and was now taking a nice warm bath to soothe her body and her mind.
'I wonder if Syaoran's going to give me a gift too. Oh my gosh, but what if he doesn't? That's going to be embarrassing. But what if he asks me to dance? I might trip on his shoes or my dress. Damn that's right, I need to get a dress. If I go tomorrow Tomoyo will want me to go with her. But I want to go by myself. I'll just go right now.'
Sakura got up from her bath and slowly got dressed. She was so nervous and excited about the dance she couldn't think straight. As she walked over to her dresser and combed her hair she kept fantasizing about how the dance was going to look like and what was going to happen. She looked at herself in her mirror and sigh. 'I hope he asks me to at least dance.' She then got up, grabbed her car keys, and started for the mall.
While driving down the street, Sakura looked out at all the happy couples holding hands and snuggling together as they walked the sidewalk. ' They look so happy, all walking together like that. Well why shouldn't they? It's Christmas Eve, they should be happy. Someday I'll do that too. I'll walk to whatever place with the person I love by my side. I'm not ugly, I'll find someone sooner or later.' She smiled to herself and parked her car in the parking lot. But little did she know that there were brown eyes watching her from a distance.
Squeak squeak
'Hmm this dress looks decent' Sakura thought to herself looking through the dresses. There were nothing but dresses. They were hanging on the walls, they were folded on shelves, and they were on hangers in the middle of the store. "So many to choose from". Sakura said out loud holding up a pink dress. It had one very long zipper that went from the upper half of the back to the bottom. It was silky to the touch and it came with a matching cloth that was meant for hanging over the arms. Sakura was just about to try it on in the fitting rooms when...
"AARRGGHH!!"
Sakura screamed as the dress she was holding flew up into the air. She turned around and saw Syaoran standing behind her looking shocked. He had just grabbed her from behind and was now beginning to laugh. Sakura's face went from pale white to bright pink. Everyone else in the store had stopped what they were doing and was now looking at her.
"( Snicker ) I'm sorry Sakura I didn't mean to startle you. I just wanted to say hi that's all." He had his hands in his pockets and was smiling at her.
"Oh umm it's ok." She began to smile too as she went to pick up the dress from the floor.
"Oh no, let me get that for you." Syaoran bent over, got the dress and handed it to her. Their hands touched as Sakura took the dress from him.
"Thank you..." They both looked at each other quietly. Sakura blushed again and looked away, but as for Syaoran, he saw this and smiled.
"Your hands are cold." He said softly. "Here you can borrow my jacket and put your hands in the pockets." Sakura watched as he handed the jacket to her.
"But wont you get cold? Nope I'm sorry, I can't take your jacket if your gonna get cold. Besides I already have a sweater." Sakura said handing it back to him. But Syaoran pushed it back to her.
"No it's fine Sakura, I'm a guy I never get cold. And a sweater? Please. I want you to wear it." He took it from her hands and wrapped it around her. Sakura smiled. But something caught her eye. She looked out the store window and saw a figure watching them from the other side of the street. Sakura knew who it was right off the bat. How can anyone miss that dark blue hair. Sakura started to get nervous.
"So, is that the dress you're going to wear to the dance tomorrow night?" Syaoran asked pointing to the dress.
"Oh umm..." Sakura hesitated as she took another look at the figure. "Yes, yes it is. Umm I really need to go it's getting late and it's getting really cold." Sakura walked off to pay for the dress leaving Syaoran standing there. He looked out the window to see what she was looking at but saw nothing. A few moments later he saw Sakura walk out the door towards her car.
"Woah Sakura what is it, is something wrong?" He said running to her car door. He then noticed that she looked towards the sidewalk again and then turned back to face him.
"I'm fine, everything's fine I just really need to get home. I uhh need to try the dress on. I'm really sorry, I mean it. I'll see you tomorrow ok? Bye!" Sakura started the engine and drove off leaving Syaoran speechless. Again he looked at the place Sakura was staring at but saw no one there but passersby. He rubbed his head confusedly and walked off. After he was out of sight a shadow stepped out from behind a building and watched Sakura's car speed off.
"Very soon." He said. .......................................................................................... Sakura's House:
Slam!!!
"Yo squirt easy on the door. Soo let me see the dress you bought."
Sakura didn't listen as she ran up the stairs to her room. She put the dress in her closet and then fell onto her bed. ' What the hell, why does he keep following me why? I didn't do anything to him. (sniff) I just want him to leave me alone." Sakura had started crying. She was scared, she didn't know what was going to happen between her and Eriol and she wasn't that keen to find out either.
"You want who to leave you alone?" Sakura, surprised, looked up and saw Touya standing in front of her with a box of tissues. "Tell me Sakura, who do you want to leave you alone? If it's that gaki then I swear...."
"No it's not him. (sniff) It's someone else." Sakura took a tissue and dabbed her nose. She looked down at her shoes as Touya sat down next to her on the bed.
"Sakura who is it?" He put a hand on her back, waiting for her reply. Sakura thought to herself. ' I can't tell him, if I do then he'll ask what he did and if Eriol finds out that I told anyone about it who knows what he'll do. "It's no one, I just had an argument and I'm tired. I think I'm gonna go to bed." Sakura stood up and walked towards her closet and started picking through her clothes. She paused and looked at Touya. "Can you leave so I can change please?"
"Oh, sure, but Sakura, if you don't tell me I'll just find out sooner or later." He then got up and started for the door. "And Sakura, I'm leaving for school tomorrow ok? If you need anything just call me."
"Wait! You're leaving? Why?" Sakura said running over to him.
"Well I have to go back to school sometime I can't stay here I'll get in trouble with the teachers.(he's in college) Are you ok with that?" Sakura just stared at the floor. Of course she wasn't ok with that. She wanted him to stay, but then again she didn't want him to get in trouble. "Again if you need anything you can always call me ok?" He looked at his little sister, sigh, and left the room, leaving her standing alone. Sakura just stood there, thinking to herself. Why did everything have to happen to her? Right when she really needed help, something bad happens. Touya and Syaoran were the only ones she knew she could depend on, but with her Onii-chan leaving, that only left Syaoran. ............................................................................................. Eriol Pov:
' Hmm, I wonder, how am I going to get back at her for possibly telling Li about our little situation?" Eriol was walking around his mansion with a glass of soda in one hand, thinking about the perfect way to get his revenge. "I think tomorrows dance will be the perfect opportunity. But lets see if everything goes to plan." He then sat down in his chair, swirling the soda around in his glass playfully. "I'm bored I think I'll go and visit Tomoyo.' ............................................................................................. Tomoyo pov:
(Sniff) "This is the saddest movie I have ever seen."
"You know I love you... and... and... I will always be with you. Good bye."
The End
(Sniff) "If I die I will always be with the person I love too."
Ding Dong!!
"Who can be that be?" Tomoyo stopped crying, dabbed her nose, looked at her watch, and answered the door. "Hello? Oh, hi Eriol it's good to see you, what are you doing here, it's late?"
"Yeah I know it is, I just wanted to see you." Eriol said as he walked into her house, locking the door behind him.
"Well, that's really sweet of you but I was just about to go to bed. Maybe you can come over tomorrow." Tomoyo said as Eriol proceeded towards her.
"I wasn't thinking about leaving till say...tomorrow morning." Eriol said winking at her. Tomoyo kept backing up till there was nowhere else to back up to. Her back was against the wall with Eriol standing inches away from her.
"It's dark and I smell popcorn, though I must say I'm pretty hungry right now." He said taking in the scent of the popcorn.
"Oh really, you're hungry huh?" Tomoyo said as Eriol pinned her against the wall.
"Yep, you got it. I was wondering while I'm here you could teach me a few more things that I need to learn."
"And what would that be exactly? A few things about cooking?" She said sarcastically.
"Well you could say that." He was trailing kisses down her neck, and unbuttoning her shirt at the same time. "Do you feel like being my teacher tonight?" She looked at him in the eyes and was about to say no when he did something that made her gasp. "So what do you say?" Eriol bit his bottom lip testily, which told her that he wanted something in particular.
"Well I'm in a tight schedule but I think I can squeeze you in somehow." The way Tomoyo emphasized the word squeeze made Eriol hard in certain places. She felt this and on her leg and snickered. Eriol then lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist.
"I think we should get started because this is going to be a very hard lesson" ............................................................................................. Syaoran Pov:
Syaoran had just gotten home, and Meiling was asleep on the couch just waiting for him. Without waking her, he walked to his room and lied down on his bed without changing his clothes. He lied there staring at the ceiling thinking about Sakura. Why had she been acting so weird all of a sudden? Could it be because of Eriol?
"Most likely" He said out loud. "I see how she is around him and I see why she's like that too. I wish I could do something about it but I can't. I don't have proof other then what I saw. Aarrghh!! I hate not being able to do anything about this." Syaoran put his hands on his forehead trying to think of a way to solve this problem for both him and Sakura. Thought after thought bounced around in his head until he fell into a deep sleep. .............................................................................................
Next morning Normal Pov:
Sakura looked in the mirror with the dress she had bought that night. She twirled around examining how it looked on her.
(Sigh) 'I'm so nervous, what's going to happen? I just hope it goes well, I don't want all hell to break loose while I'm having fun.' She took one last glance at herself and took the dress off, laid everything on the bed and went into the bathroom to take a bath. She turned on the faucet and watched as the tub slowly filled with water. She later stepped in and soaked herself completely. She was so relaxed, so comfortable, just lying in the nice warm water to take her mind off of Eriol. She closed her eyes singing to herself in her head just when...
splash! Bang! Bang! Bang! Sakura opened her eyes to find herself under water. She looked up and saw someone holding her under, not letting her come up for air. She splashed, kicked, and hit the side of the tub with her arms trying everything she could to come up. But no matter how hard she tried, the figure wouldn't let go of her. Bang! Bang! Bang! She couldn't see who it was, she cold only see a shadow looming over her, smiling as he/she watched her desperately fighting. She was drowning, and there was nothing she could do about it. She knew that, and she knew that she was going to die. Bang! Bang! She suddenly had the sudden feeling of pain. She had run out of oxygen and could feel her lungs give out inside her, she sucked in water instead of air and her whole body had sudden impulses of lack of oxygen. Bang! Bang! She continued hitting the tub with her fist. Over and over again she did it, down to the very last bang. (Gurgle) Bang! (Gurgle) Bang! ... (gurgle...gurgle...gur..gle...bang...)
Splash!
Sakura came up from the water shakily, furiously wiping the water out of her eyes. She looked around and saw no one other then herself in the bathroom, it seemed so real to her that she wasn't sure if it was real or not. She then leaned back in the tub, closed her eyes, and sigh. She had accidentally fallen asleep and had slipped under the water. Still a little shaky, she got out from the bath, drained the water, and wrapped a towel around herself. She stepped out into her room, paranoid as she was, peeked around the corner and still saw no one. Sakura laughed to herself and got everything ready for the night to come. She wasn't going to let anything ruin her special evening. .............................................................................................
Evening Normal Pov:
"Come on Li, you're going to make us late!!"
"I'm coming Meiling geeze." It was the night of the dance and Syaoran was busy getting ready. Meiling was already done, in fact she was done three hours before. She just stood there tapping her foot waiting for Syaoran to come out of his room.
"Ok you know what, you're taking too lo..." She had just walked in on him and was speechless at what she saw. Syaoran was wearing a black tux with a white flower in his chest pocket. The whole room smelled like peonies and to Meiling he looked hot. She just stood there gawking at him.
"Um Meiling? We need to go. Like you said were gonna be late." He grabbed his keys and walked outside. Meiling, though still speechless walked out after him. She then started a friendly conversation.
"So did you get a gift for anyone Li? There must be someone close to you that you have a gift for."
"Yeah there is someone..." Syaoran trailed off patting his coat pocket. "Yeah...there sure is." ............................................................................................. Sakura Pov:
Sakura was already at the dance and she had her gift for Syaoran very close to her. She was standing next to Tomoyo who looked extra happy today. (I wonder if the night before has anything to do with that) She looked very extravagant, she was wearing a white frilly dress that matched with the white bow in her hair. In one hand she was holding a glass of cider, and in the other, a purse which also matched the white pearl earrings and necklace that she wore. As for Sakura, she was wearing her dress she had bought the night before. She had her hair up in a bun and had pink lace tied around it. She has a very nice figure, which made her look good in any kind of dress. Although she looked great, she was very nervous. Where was Syaoran and was he going to give her something too? Or if he didn't, would he laugh at her for getting him something? She just stood there nervously as the time slowly went buy. Eriol then arrived, with Syaoran a few moments behind him. Sakura looked at Syaoran and blushed furiously when she noticed he was smiling at her.
"Sakura, would you like to dance with me?" Syaoran said offering her his hand. "I promise I won't step on your feet." Sakura smiled and shook her head yes. They both started to dance to the slow song that had just started.
As for Eriol and Tomoyo, they were also dancing but at the same time Eriol was keeping a close eye on Sakura. 'Tonight is the night little blossom. I'll make sure you wont tell anyone else about our little secret.'
The song seemed to take forever. Sakura was so shy and nervous she didn't look at Syaoran once since the song started. She could hear her heart beating faster and faster with every passing moment. Syaoran sensed this and pulled her closer towards him and whispered into her ear. "It's ok Sakura, relax, I know you're nervous and so am I but I want to spend this whole night with you and have the time of my life. I know you do too." Sakura was holding her breath the whole time listening to his voice sending shivers down her back. They looked at each other and continued dancing. She liked this feeling and she didn't want it to go away. She moved closer to him and they both moved to the soothing beat. Then just like that the song was over. Everyone clapped and left to go sit, chat, and exchange gifts. But Sakura and Syaoran still remained standing smiling at one another. "Gift time, come on Sakura, Syaoran, it's time to exchange gifts." Takashi yelled as they both walked over to where everyone was standing.
"Sakura you don't mind if we exchange gifts alone do you? I mean if you want to do it here that's fine with me."
"No that sounds good why don't we go outside and do it?" Sakura said. They both sat down on a bench outside the school.
"So, do you want to go first?" Syaoran said tapping his pocket.
"Sure why not. Here." Sakura pulled out her gift and handed it to Syaoran. He took it in his hands and examined it. "I thought you might like this." Sakura said twiddling her fingers nervously. Syaoran smiled and opened it and inside was a beautiful shiny sword. It had a green handle with a symbol of a wolf embedded in it. He picked it up and was at a loss for words. He stood up and started swinging it around as if he were fighting someone. He stopped and stood in front of Sakura.
"Do you like it Syaoran? I tried to pick the one I thought would best suit you." Sakura said smiling.
"I love it Sakura, it's the greatest gift anyone could ever give me. Thank you." He watched as Sakura blushed again and he put the sword back in the box.
"Now it's my turn to give you my gift." Sakura looked up and watched as Syaoran sat down and pulled out a white bear covered in Sakura flowers. Sakura looked at it in aw and took it into her hands. "I hope you like it. I know it's not much but I know how much you like bears and Sakura flowers so I tried my best to find the perfect thing that had those characteristics. And this is what I found. But I feel bad now." Syaoran said hanging his head.
"Why?" Sakura sad sadly.
"Because your gift is better and more expensive then mine. Mine is small and cheap. I'm sorry Sakura I'll make it up to you."
"No I love it its... how will you make it up to me?" Sakura smiled awaiting his answer.
"Well that's for me to know and you to find out." He said seductively inching towards her.
"Oh I see. Well in order to do that you're going to have to catch me first." Sakura said, playfully pushing him. She then got up and started running, laughing at the same time. Syaoran smiled and started chasing after her and Sakura wasn't in track for nothing, she was already far ahead of him but when she looked back, Syaoran was coming up fast. She kept on running with Syaoran on her tail, turned a corner and found herself at a dead end. She turned around and saw him standing in front of her.
Back at the Dance:
"Hey Eriol, come here for a second please, do you want to exchange gifts?" Tomoyo said as she patted a chair next to her.
"Oh, umm yeah sure." He walked over and sat down. "Can I go first please?" He asked.
"Yah of course you can." Tomoyo said excitedly. She watched him as he pulled out her present. "Wow, it's big, I wonder what it is."
"Do you want to open it up now?"
"I sure do." Tomoyo said grabbing the gift from him. Eriol just stared at her as she ripped all the paper off. After she was free of it, she held up the gift and looked at Eriol. "You're sooo gonna get it tonight, trust me." She looked at him and raised an eyebrow.
"Well, do you like it? I looked everywhere for our little homemade tape." Eriol said taking it from her.
"Duh, of course I like it silly." They both looked at the gift. It was a camera and the tape was of something very personal that they had made themselves a few nights ago, but preferred not to show anyone. Tomoyo looked at Eriol again and smiled wickedly.
"Heh, now it's time for me to give you my gift." Tomoyo reached into her purse and pulled out the candy from the candy store and handed it to him. He took it into his hands and stared at it stupidly.
"Umm, did I miss something, or is this candy?"
"No, you're right, it's candy." Tomoyo said smiling happily with her hands folded in her lap.
"Ya, exactly. I'm sorry, but why did you give me candy?"
"To eat."
"Well ya I know you're supposed to eat it. But..."
"And believe me, you're going to have a lot more sweets when this dance is over." Tomoyo winked at him and he suddenly realized what she meant.
"You're so bad Tomoyo. Come on lets dance to pass the time." He took her hand, walked to the dance floor, and started dancing.
............................................................................................. Sakura and Syoaran:
"Ok you got me trapped, so, what are you going to do? Tickle me?" Sakura said sarcastically. But the look on Syaoran's face gave her goosebumps. "You wouldn't dare. You...you're going to aren't you?" Sakura said trying to find a way out, a way to sneak past him. Syoaran moved closer to her. She all of a sudden started laughing, holding her ribs.
"I didn't even touch you yet and you're already laughing?" Syaoran said holding his hands out letting her know what was soon to come.
"hahaha yep (snicker)."
"Well here ya go." Sakura was screaming and jumping trying to get out of his grip but he was too strong for her. His fingers dug into her ribcage making her laugh harder and harder. Whenever she would try and move his hands he would start tickling under her arms. Whenever she would try and move them again he would start tickling her ribs again.
"Please...hahaha...stop...I mean it...hahaha...I'm gonna pee." Sakura was hysterical and Syaoran found this very amusing. Sakura then put her hands under his arms and started tickling him as well. That broke his train of thought and he let go. At that very moment Sakura pulled Syaoran towards her, they were only inches apart. Everything he was thinking left his head and he inched closer. He wrapped his arms around her waist as she laid hers on his. They looked at each other, moving in. Their hearts were pounding, was this really going to happen? They were so close that Sakura could smell the scent of peonies in his tux. They closed their eyes and both were ready for what was coming just when...
"Sakura? Come on wherever you are, we're starting the songs." "Yeah, and if you find Li tell him to come too." Nikki and Chiharu had stepped outside and were waiting for them to join the group of carolers. " You know, that reminds me, a long time ago people would sing songs to release a magical power throughout the land and...(uck)" Takashi had just stepped out and had started one of his stories but was cut off, for Chiharu had started choking him." Takashi, how... (uck)...many times...(uck)... do I have...(uck)...to tell you to...(uck uck)... STOP MAKING UP STORIES!!!" Sakura and Syaoran looked at each other and giggled but were still disappointed that what they were going to do was interrupted. They walked over to the bench, picked up their gifts and joined the rest of the crowd, leaving Takashi and Chiharu outside to manage their little situation. Everyone had finally started the singing. Syaoran, surprisingly had a good voice and of course Tomoyo had one too. But then she noticed that Tomoyo was alone, where was Eriol? She looked around but still no sight of him, so she moved closer to Syaoran knowing she would be safer.
"Sakura sorry but I need to use the bathroom." Syaoran said uneasily.
"Oh ya me too." Sakura said. She was on her way to the bathroom when someone grabbed her and forced her outside. It was Eriol. He took her arms and threw her down on the ground.
"Hello my little cherry blossom. Did you miss me?" Eriol said as he began to undo Sakura's dress. They were all alone and it was getting really dark. Sakura struggled but could not scream for he was holding her mouth shut. She griped her bear that Syaoran had given her, hoping that he would come out and save her. "You don't have to answer I already know. You see, your boyfriend and I had a little chat at the movies and it wasn't a friendly chat either. It was about the way you act around me, the way I touch you, that kind of stuff. Now, I wonder, how can he possibly know that I touch you?" Eriol knew that Syaoran didn't know anything about his touching of Sakura, but still, he wanted the pleasure of feeling her beautiful, small figure. "So, I think that you've been a bad little blossom and told your boyfriend a little about our situation." He was now done unzipping her dress and now had his hand up her dress too, exploring what there was to explore. Sakura shook her head frantically trying to tell him that she had not told a single soul but he just ignored her and kept up what he was doing. Sakura struggled to try and free herself but it was no use. There was only one thing she could do to try and free herself and she took hold of that opportunity. As hard as she could she kneed him in his groin, got up and started running. Her house wasn't too far away from where she was so she could probably run from here. She was running as fast as she could but she tripped. She looked behind her and saw Eriol getting up. She took off her shoes because they slowed her down and started running again, accidentally leaving the bear behind.
"Don't run Sakura, you know I'm going to catch up to you. There's no point in it." Sakura just ignored him and kept on running. She was scared and she was getting tired, she looked and she could see her house from here, it wasn't far now. ............................................................................................. Back at the Dance Syaoran Pov:
'Geeze what's taking Sakura so long, what did she eat?' The dance was over and Syaoran was pacing around outside the bathroom impatiently. "Sakura, when you're done, go outside, I'll be waiting for you there." He said and walked out. He was just strolling along passing time when he noticed something on the ground. He walked over and realized it was the bear he had given to Sakura. He picked it up and looked around as if hoping to find Sakura somewhere. And to his surprise he did. She was running as fast as she could to her house with Eriol right behind her.
"What the hell is going on? Sakura!! Hold on I'll be right there!" Syaoran yelled as he started running after her. 'If he hurts a single hair on her head he's done for.' He thought as he ran. He's never felt this way before, he's never been so worried for anyone other then himself or maybe Meiling but this was different, all these emotions were new to him, seeing Sakura sad made him sad, seeing her hurt made him hurt as well. Could it be that he cares for her, or even yet, does he love her? He didn't have time to dwell too much on the subject for he was too busy concentrating on Sakura's safety. He looked and saw her and Eriol disappear behind her backyard fence. 'Don't worry Sakura I'm coming.' ............................................................................................. Sakura Pov:
Sakura had just gotten to her house and was in her backyard. Eriol was only moments behind her, she wanted to escape. She ran over to her back door but it was locked so she reached for her house key that she had in her dress and fumbled for the correct one. So nervous she was she tried the same key twice. But by the time she found the right one she was too late, Eriol pushed her to the ground.
"Ugghh"
She fell hard with Eriol straddling her. It was dark and she was scared. She didn't know what to do. Her brother was gone, and no one was here to help her.
"I'd be quiet if I were you Sakura." Sakura's eyes got big as she saw Eriol pull out his pocketknife.
' I wish this is a dream, I wish this isn't happening. I want all of this to disappear.' Sakura just looked at him, a tear falling down her cheek. He looked at her and wiped the tear away with his finger.
"C'mon Sakura, you know you need to be punished for what you did, it's only fair." He looked at her and snickered. "There's nothing you can do now, you're powerless against me." He pushed Sakura's hair out of her face, bent down and kissed her. Sakura jerked her head the other way without saying a word.
Smack!!
"Oowww"
Eriol had just smacked her across her face. Sakura looked at him holding her cheek with her hand and weeping at the same time.
"You will appreciate me. No matter how long it takes you will sooner or later." And without notice he started taking advantage of her powerless body. With his pocketknife in one hand, he used his other to ravage her. He roughly kissed and bit her neck, leaving his marks. He forcefully kissed her again but on the lips, she could barely breathe as he did it over and over again. She closed her eyes as he was about to rip her dress but before he could she screamed as she saw him fall to the ground, but it wasn't long before he got back up again to face the reason he fell. She took this time to crawl under her bushes and curl up in a ball. She watched as Eriol looked at the person who kicked him. Sakura couldn't see who it was until the person stepped out of the shadows. It was Syaoran, he was winded from running to her. Sakura just stared at him surprised yet relieved that he had come for her just like she knew he would.
' He came, he's here to save me from Eriol. But how did he know?' Her question was soon answered as she saw the bear Syaoran gave her in his hand. 'What does this mean? Oh?' She noticed he was looking at her with a concerned look.
"Sakura are you ok?" He said as he began to move towards her.
"Yes, I'm fine."
"That's good." Syaoran wasn't paying attention as Eriol went charging at him with the knife in his hand.
"SYAORAN LOOK OUT!!" Sakura screamed as she covered her eyes. She peaked out from between her fingers and saw the both of them fighting. Syaoran was trying to fight off Eriol and his knife as they both quarreled, trying not to get injured. Syaoran kicked Eriol's shin and watched as he fell to the ground. Sakura squealed as Syaoran kicked him over and over again. He then took the knife from Eriol and threatened him by pointing it directly at his face.
"I wouldn't move if I were you. Trust me." Syaoran said as Eriol slowly got up with the weapon still facing him.
"Well... I hate to burst your bubble..." Eriol said. He had picked up a good size rock while he was on the ground and hid it behind his back. "Because..." Syaoran looked at him suspiciously. Sakura saw the rock behind his back and knew what he was going to do so she stood up and ran behind Syaoran.
"He's got a rock behind his back!" Syaoran noticed this too and ducked just as Eriol threw the rock. He intended to hit Syaoran but instead it hit Sakura. She fell to the ground unconscious with a gash on her forehead. Syoaran looked at the paralyzed Sakura and then to Eriol. Again Eriol tried to attack but this time Syaoran was too quick for him, he reached for his sword and aimed it right at him. He had been training ever since he was a child and knew how to handle a sword very well. But as for Eriol, he only had a small pocketknife to protect him. For once in his life, Eriol thought twice and ran from Syaoran and his sword. Syaoran watched as Eriol disappeared into the darkness, but in the distance he could hear him yell. "I'll get her sooner or later, you know I will!" Syaoran put the sword away and went over to Sakura. She lay there completely still. He looked at her and noticed her house keys lying limply in her hand. He took them carefully as if not to wake her, and opened her back door. He went back to Sakura and lifted her up. To him she was surprisingly light and easy to carry as he took her upstairs to put to bed.
"Which room is it?" He opened every door upstairs till he reached Sakura's. He took in the smell of her room as he laid her on her soft queen sized bed. He sat down on the bed too and just stared at her. 'She's so beautiful, well except for that gash on her head. I better take care of that.' He then got up and went to the bathroom, wet a washcloth with warm water, went back to wipe her wound. He watched as she breathed in and out slowly. She looked so innocent and free, just being here with her made him happy.
Curiously he looked around and saw some pictures on her dresser. There were pictures of her and her mom when Sakura was little and pictures of her and Touya. 'Wow Sakura looks a lot like her mom.' He thought to himself. He looked on and saw other pictures of Sakura and her family, but one specific picture caught his eye. Syoaran walked over and looked at it. It was a picture of him and Sakura sitting side by side under a tree holding a big heart. They were abut five or six years of age and were both wearing red with a banner hanging over them that said: Nothing is better then being with the ones you love. Syaoran just stared at the picture without a care in the world and smiled until he heard movement. He walked over to Sakura and patted her wound with the washcloth. Sakura slowly opened her eyes and saw Syaoran standing over her.
"Hi." She said to him smiling.
"Hey. Do you feel better? I think you need to rest a little bit more. I'm going to go and re wet this washcloth." Sakura watched as he went into the bathroom. Then all of a sudden something hit her. ' Is this what I think it is? Could it be possible that I love Syaoran?' She smiled to herself and without thinking she stood up. She looked around and everything started to get blurry. Sakura blinked a few times and fell, but Syaoran caught her just in time.
"Sakura, you shouldn't be standing up just yet." He lifted her up and lay her down on the bed again.
"I'm sorry." Sakura said closing her eyes to take away all her dizziness. " And thank you."
"For what?"
"For saving me of course, I was so terrified, and I didn't think that anyone would rescue me. But when I saw you standing there all my doubts and worries were gone. I just wanted to say thank you." They both looked at each other and everything was silent.
"Umm, well, you have another washcloth near your lamp and if you need anything just call me ok? Here's the phone." Syaoran handed her the phone and stood up.
"Wait, where are you going?" Sakura said sitting up on her elbows.
"Well I need to go and let you get your rest Sakura." He then reached into his pocket and pulled out the bear. "Here you go, you dropped this earlier." He walked over and handed it to her. She took it into her hands and looked up at him.
"Will you stay...please?" This was killing Syaoran, just looking at her expression made him melt. He knew he wanted to stay with her and make sure she would be all right, but he was afraid of what might happen if he did. He walked back over to her and bent down.
"I need to go Sakura, I'm sorry, I'll come back and check on you tomorrow." He said as he tucked her hair behind her ear. She put her hand on his and leaned in for a kiss when he pulled away. She looked at him confused.
"I'll see you tomorrow Sakura." He said as he left her room. Sakura just stared at her bedroom door. ' What just happened? Why did he pull away, didn't he want to kiss me?' Sakura lay down on the bed with her face deep into her pillow crying. Syaoran, standing near the front door, frowned and left the house. He got home feeling miserable, Meiling wasn't in the apartment (probably partying) so he had it all to himself. He practically dragged himself into his room and went straight to bed, after all, it had been a terrible day, him and Sakura were always getting interrupted of what they were doing and Sakura almost got raped. He didn't know what to think or even what to do. He just lay there wondering what was going to come next. .............................................................................................
Sakura's House:
Sakura had fallen asleep in her room after crying for about thirty minutes. Though she was asleep, she was still thinking. There was still the play to rehearse and there was Eriol to think about as well. And speaking of Eriol, Sakura was thinking of a plan to get back at him. If he wanted her, then he was going to get her. No more of these so called "games" of his, she is going to show him what it's like to go through hell, she's going to show him what its like to be messed with. So, to put it shortly, lets just say she's going to be Meiling's new best friend. .......................................................................................... N/A: So ya, This is cool, I wonder what is going to happen. The play is on its way and what is Sakura up to? Muahahha you'll just have to wait and find out. And if you don't know what I mean by "lets just say she's going to be Meiling's new best friend" I mean Meiling is a total bitch, so Sakura is going to become a total bitch too. Who knows, she might just toy with Eriol at first and then...I dunno. Wait till I update and you'll see. AND I NEED SOME MORE REVIEWS. (if you want me to update) SO I BETTER SEE SOME REVIEWS!!! Thanks a whole bunch.