Summary: After five years of Sakura and Syaoran being split up, unspeakable circumstances have required them to reunite. How will Sakura Kinomoto, now a player be able to stand seeing the man who deceived her as an innocent and naïve young girl? Will Syaoran be able to win back the only woman he's thought about for the past five years? Can the ex-best friend's love rekindle? Although Sakura said she wasted her last breath, she needs to learn sometimes, you've simply just got to breathe.

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Just Breathe

Chapter 4: The Decision

It was the next day, and when Sakura awoke, taking in her surroundings, she smirked. As quickly as she could she jumped out of bed and headed for the shower, getting ready for that day's… "activities".

--.Syaoran.--

As he stretched his long arms, and stumbled out of his made up bed, he walked towards his shower, only to find it locked. 'What the hell?'

"Who's in there?" He asked, knocking on the door. All he got in response was the tap being turned on and the sound of someone brushing their teeth. Syaoran's eye twitched in annoyance as he suddenly turned to where he should be sleeping, only to find the stupid Hiiragizawa snoring away, sprawled on his bed. Syaoran growled and banged on the door before restating his question. "Who's in there?!" If it wasn't the moron Hiiragizawa, who could it be? This time, he got a surprise. For just when he was about to bring down the door, it was opened and he ended up on top of someone he least expected to see in his bathroom.

"Li! Get off of me you pervert!" She screamed at him, though her voice was muffled by his shirt.

"Sakura?! What the hell are you doing in my bathroom?!" He exclaimed as he immediately removed himself from her, his face unbelievably red.

"This is the only bathroom I know about moron! You guys did some reconstruction remember?" Sakura bellowed, shaking a fist at him.

"Oh," was the oh-so-intelligent reply from Syaoran. She merely scoffed, rolling her eyes and brushed past him most likely to go to her own room to get dressed. She was in a wool robe when she came out of his bathroom. Mumbling to himself, he shut the door as she soon as left. "What was she doing up so early anyways?"

--.Later.--

"Good morning everyone," Tomoyo chirped as she sat between Eriol and Sakura.

"Morning Tomoyo," Sakura said back happily to her friend. Eriol stopped eating for a moment, eyeing her suspiciously.

"What are you up to?" He asked at once.

"Can't a girl be happy for once?" Sakura asked him in the same happy tone, getting herself some of the bacon Eriol had cooked for them.

"Yes but then again you aren't exactly a girl either. More like a she-devil," Syaoran remarked as he made his way into the kitchen.

"Why thank-you Syaoran-kun," Sakura said to him with a smile.

"What the hell?" The others chorused at once, all gaping at her.

"What?" Sakura asked, blinking innocently. Syaoran watched her cautiously as he sat himself across from Sakura. He made eye contact with her and he could have sworn she winked at him! He gaped at her, mouth wide open as well as his eyes, as she just smiled innocently, a bit too innocently, and continued to get some more food.

"Sh-sh-sh-she!" Was all Syaoran could get out when Eriol gave him a strange glance. Shaking his head, Eriol went back to talking to Tomoyo and eating his food while Syaoran stared on in shock as Sakura giggled.

Finally, it was the end of the day. Syaoran praised the Lord. Throughout Sakura had been driving him and his male hormones crazy!. Since Hong Kong was a relatively warm place although it was winter in Japan, they decided to go swimming. Just himself, Eriol, Sakura and Tomoyo. That, was his first mistake. Sakura decided that it would be fun if she got into a very tight bikini and sat on him for a few hours, saying that he always did make a good pillow. So of course, he tried to protest, but Sakura being as hard headed as she was, decided not to listen to him. So of course Syaoran wanted to kiss her and hold her, but would probably get a black eye for doing so. All he could do was sit there as she leaned herself against him smiling at the vulnerable position she had him in. Then, they decided to go to a local little café for something to eat. He sat across from Sakura, as far away as he could. That was his second mistake. She constantly bit her lip as if she was trying to seduce him. Which, of course she was. Then she took off her slippers and kept on rubbing her foot up and down his leg. So of course, as quickly as he could, he excused himself to get some fresh air. That was his third mistake. The moment he stepped outside, he felt two soft and warm hands cover his eyes. Then he heard a voice whisper, "Hey baby." So what did he do? He screamed and ran. Which brought him to where he was today. He didn't know why Sakura was acting like that today, but he couldn't help but to admit to himself that he liked how Sakura was acting. If he retaliated, which he planned on doing tomorrow, it would creep her out. With a smirk on his face, he fell into bed, praying he would get some proper sleep tonight.

Unfortunately for her, sleep decided to be a bitch as she referred to it, and decide not to come to her that night. This was most likely so because of the burden that now lay on her shoulders. She just couldn't forget the words that Yelan said to her. They kept on playing over and over in her mind. When it came down to it, the woman who was like the mother she never knew, asked her to wed her son. And the woman was dying for crying out loud! How could she refuse? But… how could she survive living with the like of him? Knowing, that she would have to fulfill her duties that were assigned to her once she said those two simple words: I do. Sakura shook her head as if to clear her thoughts. She currently sat on the living room floor before the warm fireplace, her back leaning against the couch. How could she be so selfish?! A dying woman wanted her wed her son so she could rest in peace, but this was her one shot at true happiness she would be giving up. Could she live the rest of her life in hell? She sighed, frustrated, placing her head laying upon her knees which were brought up to her chest. Out of no where, she felt the tears fall from the side of her eyes. No matter how much she denied it, she knew what she had to do.

"What are you doing up?" A deep voice asked her making her jump.

"Thinking," she replied softly.

"Well this is a first. No sharp tongue from the Kinomoto Sakura," he said once more, sitting beside her.

"Please… leave me alone," she whispered once more, turning away as she tried to wipe away the tears without him seeing, but there was no such luck.

"Hey… what's wrong Sakura?" He whispered to her, softly holding her hands with one of his own, caressing her face in the other.

"Don't touch me," she hissed, wrenching away from him. Syaoran eyes immediately widened before they turned cold.

"Listen here Kinomoto. I have been nothing but nice to you. I've been apologizing for years. You would have thought that might have told you something. Just because I've stopped the phone calls… do you honestly think that takes away the pain that the woman I'm still in love with from bloody high school wants nothing to do with me?" He said to her harshly.

"I wonder who's to blame for that," she spat.

"Sakura!" He yelled, his eyes glistening with the tears he refused to shed.

"Don't call me that. People who care about me call me that. God Syaoran! You say I don't get it? What about you? Don't you understand that I don't want to have anything to do with you?" She asked in a louder tone, allowing her own tears to fall.

"I love you! I want you back in my life!" He screamed, gripping her by the shoulders. Sakura merely continued to cry and pried his hands off her. By now, all the members of the household stood against the top stair railing, watching the two exchange words like this for this time in years, all with sorrowful expressions.

"Syaoran… years ago I would have done anything to hear you say those words. But now… they mean absolutely nothing me to me. Do you hear me? They mean nothing!" She screamed, her finger poking him the chest.

"Why the hell not?" Syaoran growled loud.

"Because you hurt me! I loved you so much and you hurt me! You killed a part of me! The Kinomoto Sakura you love is dead!" Sakura screamed out.

"Let me help you heal then! Let me help you bring her back!" Syaoran screamed, his tone matching hers. Unable to take it any longer, he let his tears fall upon his face.

"She doesn't need to come back! She was naïve and stupid to think that her best friend might love her," she hissed. She shook her head before taking a few steps away from him, only to come back. "Listen, we cannot go through this everyday of our lives. Because guess what? We're getting married."

"C-come again?" Syaoran asked bewildered, after a few moments of silence.

"Your mother asked me. That woman is like a mother to me and I would do anything for her. Even if it means I'll have to marry the likes of you. So if you would excuse me… dear fiancée, I'm going back to bed," she said to him, sniffling as she rubbed her puffy red eyes. She slowly made her way up the stairs. The moment she reached her room, she grabbed a pillow, and covering her face with it, she began to sob and scream out all of her sorrows. Needless to say, no one got any sleep that night.

SweetBabyGurl: Hey there everyone! You all know when I get bored I write. So since I had some spare time on my hands before I went to the movies, I decided to writ a chapter :) I hope you all enjoy it. Thank you to all the people who read this story, and especially to those of you who review. Please review again okay? :D Well, that's all for now! Thanks a lot and ja ne!!