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Played by Faith chapter 4
The Game Begins
Bottles of champagne and hundreds of plates are lying everywhere in the huge ballroom. It's 9 p.m already and most of the guests have already left the reception. Sakura and Syaoran are sitting at their table, listening to one of Li Wei Xiang's friend's joke. Suddenly, Li Wei Xiang appears and whispers something in Syaoran's ear. Then, Li Wei Xiang disappears behind the entrance door.
"Sakura, my dad wants to talk to me, is it okay if I leave you alone for a while?" Syaoran whispers in Sakura's ear.
Sakura looks at Syaoran and nods. Syaoran excuses himself to Li Wei Xiang's friend and makes his way to his father. He finds him just outside the ballroom. Li Wei Xiang is leaning on the wall and smoking. There's no other person there besides them.
"What do you want to talk about, Dad?" Syaoran asks.
Li Wei Xiang looks at his right and left. "Our little secret, son." He blows the smoke out of his mouth to the air.
'Damn it! I hate that subject! I haven't thought about it today.' Syaoran thinks to himself.
"Now, I just want to remind you son. You have to make that girl stay with you. It's the only way we can hold Kinomoto Company in our hands. That American company will give us lots of benefits... and of course, money!" He smirks.
"Don't you think you're going too far dad? That American company wants to cooperate with Kinomoto Company, not us."
"It's for our own benefit son. And soon, you'll rule our Corporation. Don't you feel happy if I leave you a great company? And the reasons for me making Fujitaka go broke and arranging your wedding with his daughter is to handle the deal... and of course the money."
Syaoran flinches a little. Though he always doesn't care about everyone, he can't stand seeing his dad ruin other people's lives. He knows his father very well. Li Wei Xiang will do anything to get what he wants.
Li Wei Xiang pokes his son's shoulder and then leaves.
"You can sleep there; I'll sleep on the couch outside."
Sakura nods. Then, Syaoran leaves the room. They're in their honeymoon suite by now. Sakura looks around the bedroom. 'God, it's a huge penthouse' she murmurs. The penthouse divides into 4 rooms, one living room, one dining room with a small kitchen, one master bedroom and a big bathroom inside the bedroom. They will be staying there for 3 days. Syaoran has cancelled the honeymoon trip because he was needed in the office. Sakura was fine with that. She doesn't really care about such a thing.
'Rrrrrrrr' Sakura hears her cell phone ringing. She takes it out of her bag and flips it open.
[Tonight is the night when you as a bride give your body and soul to your new husband. But I don't care; I'll always love you, no matter what happens to you. I held my emotion when I saw you walk down that aisle and devoted your life to him. I know that in the end, I'll always have your heart. And that's all I ever need.]
Sakura knows that it's Yukito. He sent her such a sweet message. Tears form on Sakura's eyes. She feels very bad. How come she let a person like Yukito wait for her? He's too nice. She doesn't deserve him. Finally, she cries. But she tries not to cry too loud. She doesn't want Syaoran to find her crying. After a long cry, she falls asleep, still wearing her wedding dress.
Sakura opens her eyes slightly. She feels uncomfortable and itchy. She looks at the clock on the wall. It's still 3 a.m. in the morning. Suddenly, she realizes that she's still wearing her wedding dress. Maybe that's why she feels uncomfortable in her sleep. She gets up from the bed and takes a robe to cover her. She walks to the mirror and sees her reflection. Her eyes are red and puffy, and her hair is messed up. 'I look awful' she thinks to herself. Then, she feels her throat is dry. 'Maybe it's because I was crying.' So, she decides to get a glass of water. Sakura opens the bedroom's door and walks to the small kitchen. When she passes the living room, she sees that Syaoran has fallen asleep while he was working. His head is buried between piles of paper works. He has taken off his suit and only wearing his shirt. Sakura feels pity for him. It must be very cold. Her thought is torn between whether she has to wake him up or not. She looks closely to him again, he's shivering. She decides to just wake him up.
"Syaoran." Sakura touches his shoulder a little. He doesn't move.
"Syaoran." Sakura whispers in his ear. Syaoran moves his head slowly. Their eyes meet in the darkness. Sakura is surprised and takes a step backwards.
"What's wrong Sakura?" Syaoran asks with a very low voice. He stretches his sore muscle.
"Nothing. I... I was just wondering about how you... you could sleep inside... it's too cold out here, I mean, the... the bed is big enough for the two of us..." Sakura answers nervously.
"I'm okay... I know you won't feel comfortable if I sleep there..."
"No, it's okay... I... I don't want you to freeze out here... and sleeping that way will make all your muscles sore in the morning."
"Really? Well, okay if you say so. By the way, why are you awake?" Syaoran looks at her wedding dress. "Did you sleep at all?"
"I want to get a glass of water, and yes, I slept, I felt very tired I even forgot to change my clothes."
"Okay, I'll... I'll just go to the bedroom and you... you get your water..." Syaoran walks to the bedroom slowly. Sakura can see that he's very sleepy. She gets her water and brings it to the bedroom.
Inside, Syaoran is changing his shirt with a white T-shirt. At first, Sakura feels awkward being in the same room with him changing his clothes. She can see his body very well from where she stands. He has a muscular body with wide shoulders. Sakura feels butterflies in her stomach. Then Syaoran turns around and faces Sakura. He smiles.
"So, now, I'll ask you once again. Are you sure?"
"Yes. Just sleep over there, and I'll take over here." Sakura points at the right side of the bed. Syaoran nods and he crawls to the bed.
Sakura goes to the bathroom to change her dress. But then she realizes, she can't unzip the dress. Her hand can't reach the back of her dress. She needs somebody to pull it for her. But, there's nobody she can asks, besides... Syaoran.
"Syaoran?"
"Hmmm?"
"Have you fallen asleep?" Sakura asks curiously from the bathroom door.
"Nope. Why?"
"Can you help me here?"
Syaoran gets up from the bed and walks to the bathroom. He sees Sakura is standing in front of the bathroom's door.
"What's wrong?" He asks with concern.
"Can you... mmm... unzip my... my dress? I... I can't do it by myself." Sakura's cheeks are blushing.
Syaoran is surprised. He feels his face get a whole lot warmer. "Mmmm... sure..."
He walks closely to Sakura. Sakura turns around and faces the door. She can feel that Syaoran is just a step away from her, and he moves even closer. Syaoran holds the zipper and pulls it down slowly. He feels her skin touch the tip of his fingers. It feels very smooth and soft. Sakura can feel the tip of Syaoran's fingers touch her back. She shudders a little. Their little touch gives them more than what they expected. Syaoran has reached the end but he doesn't want to let go the zipper. Sakura knows that Syaoran has finished unzipping her dress, but why doesn't he let it go? Somehow, she didn't mind. They remain like that for several minutes when finally Syaoran lets go of the zipper. But to Sakura surprise, he took hold of her shoulder and turned her around. Now, their faces are just inches away. Sakura can feel Syaoran's breath. He breathes heavily, as if like he's in panic. They look at each other eyes deeply. When Sakura feels like Syaoran's face is getting nearer, she closes her eyes slowly. Their lips are inches away when suddenly Yukito's face crosses Sakura's mind. She opens her eyes again and puts her hands on Syaoran's shoulder, she pushes him gently.
"I... I'm sorry, I can't."
Syaoran opens his eyes and looks straight at her face. Sakura lowers her gaze and stares at the floor. Her hands are still resting on Syaoran's shoulders.
"Sakura, I... I'm sorry too... I didn't mean it, we better go to sleep." Syaoran takes Sakura's hand and takes it away from his shoulder. He turns around and makes his way to the four poster bed.
Sakura sees that Syaoran is pulling the bed cover, throws it aside, and drowns himself into the deep bed. 'Is he mad at me? It's not that I... God! What am I thinking? I have Yukito waiting for me...'Sakura thought to herself. Then, she changes her wedding dress with a night gown and is ready to sleep when she sees that Syaoran is already sleeping on the left side of the bed. She pulls the blanket and position herself beside him. She does it quietly as if she afraid to wake him up. She moves closer to the edge of the bed, sure she doesn't want him to think that she wants to be closer to him.
The next morning...
Sakura wakes up to find that Syaoran isn't there in the bed. She looks around the bedroom and still doesn't find him. She decides to get up and takes her robe. She walks to the mirror again to find that her eyes are still a little bit puffy. 'Guess that Syaoran already knew that I was crying.' Then, she walks to the bathroom and splashes some water on her face. She also brushes her teeth. When she's done with brushing her teeth, she gets out of the bedroom and goes to the dining room. And there he is, Li Syaoran is reading a newspaper with a cup of coffee on his hand.
"Good morning." Sakura greets.
Syaoran takes his eyes from the paper and looks at Sakura who still wears her night gown and robe.
"Morning. I have to go to the office so I woke up early."
"Ow, I understand. So, you are going to the office today? No wonder you're dressed." Sakura walks to a chair in front of Syaoran and sits herself.
"Yes. There will be a very important meeting this noon. So, I guess I'll better get going now." Syaoran says as he gets up from the chair and takes his leather bag and his suit. He's halfway to the door when he turns his head again to Sakura. "And Sakura, I forgot to tell you that you have to check out this afternoon, I cancelled the honeymoon here. You better contact my assistant for further information." Then he walked out of the room.
Sakura's POV
What happened with him? Is it just me or has he really changed? He's acting like he did before the wedding. I thought yesterday, finally, I made him come out of his shell. But why now he wears his mask again? Is it because last night? Is it because I refused to kiss him? But, he knew perfectly that I still have a boyfriend out there. Strangely, if Yukito's face didn't pop in my head last night, maybe, maybe I might have kissed him... maybe...
'Rrrrrrr' Sakura's cell phone is ringing. She rushes to where her cell phone lays. When she sees that it's Yukito, she flips it open and answers it.
"Good morning, sweetheart." Yukito's voice fills Sakura's head.
"Morning, Yukito. Why d'you call me this early?"
"I miss you, is that wrong?"
"No, not at all."
"So, do you miss me too? You didn't give yourself to that Li bastard right?"
"Yukito, don't say that. No, I didn't and yes, I miss you with all my heart." Somehow Sakura feels like she didn't mean to say that.
"So, can I see you today? You're not on your honeymoon right? He's not with you right?"
"Yukito, I'm so sorry. I'm not in my honeymoon right now, and yes, Syaoran is going to his office right now. But, I'm afraid I can't see you today. I have to see Syaoran's assistant."
"What??! What kind of bastard he is! Leaving his bride alone and canceling the honeymoon?! You should never marry a guy like that Sakura. You should have married me, dear... You should have..."
"Yukito, I'm sorry. It's not like I wanted to get married with him. It's all for the sake of my father."
"I know, so sweetheart, whenever you need me, just call okay? I have to go now. Bye honey."
"Bye."
Sakura closes her cell phone. Why does talking with Yukito feel like a burden for her?
"Good afternoon, Mrs. Li." A blue haired man bows in front of Sakura.'This must be Syaoran's assistant' Sakura thinks. Sakura is now in Li Corporation. She has to see Syaoran's assistant, just like he said earlier.
"Good afternoon." Sakura replies.
"I'm Eriol Hiiragizawa, Mr. Li Syaoran's assistant. Mr. Li has told me earlier that you would come and meet me. Please take a seat."
Sakura sits down on a chair in front of Eriol's desk. Eriol sits down too.
"The reason Mr. Li wants you to meet me is because I have to tell you this information. Mr. Li Wei Xiang has bought a penthouse at Royal Tomoeda Condominium for both Mr. and Mrs. Li. So, because of the cancellation at the Hilton Hotel, you and Mr. Li will stay at the penthouse starting today. The penthouse itself will be a permanent house for both of you. Do you understand, Mrs. Li?"
"Yes, so far." Sakura says.
"So, the driver and I will escort you this afternoon to the penthouse. About your belongings, I prefer you to contact your home to prepare it for you. And the driver will take it to the penthouse; you just wait there and relax." Eriol smiles.
"Thank you Mr. Hiiragizawa. But, about my belongings, I'd like to prepare it myself if you don't mind. I can get a taxi now and go home. Then, tonight, after I finish packaging my belongings, the driver can pick me up at my house."
"I think that's not necessary Mrs. Li. The driver and I will drive you home, help you with your belongings, and afterwards we can drive you to the penthouse."
"Is it alright? I mean, don't you have any other important things to do?" Sakura feels uncomfortable with Eriol's kindness.
"Of course it is. Fortunately, I'm free today. And Mr. Li want me to accompany you, since he can't."
"Okay then."
Not so long after, Sakura and Eriol go outside the building to a Mercedes Benz which is waiting for them just outside the lobby. The driver opens the back door for Sakura. Eriol sits at the front with the driver. The journey to her house seems so long for Sakura. And yet, her mind is full of thoughts of Syaoran...
To be Continued
Sorry peoples, I have to end this chapter here (though I still want to continue it). Because if I don't, this chapter will be too long... o I hope you like this chapter as much as you like the previous chapters. And just for a notice, I want to apologize to all of Yukito's fans, cause maybe in this fic, he will be a little bit annoying. I know, I'm sorry, but I have to make it like that cause the story is all about Sakura and Syaoran's relationship. So please read and review and I'll update as soon as I finish the next chapter. Thank you for reading my story and I'm really looking forward to continuing this!! Have a wonderful day!
Garnette lovegood
Disclaimer: Do I own CCS? NEVER!
Played by Faith chapter 4
The Game Begins
Bottles of champagne and hundreds of plates are lying everywhere in the huge ballroom. It's 9 p.m already and most of the guests have already left the reception. Sakura and Syaoran are sitting at their table, listening to one of Li Wei Xiang's friend's joke. Suddenly, Li Wei Xiang appears and whispers something in Syaoran's ear. Then, Li Wei Xiang disappears behind the entrance door.
"Sakura, my dad wants to talk to me, is it okay if I leave you alone for a while?" Syaoran whispers in Sakura's ear.
Sakura looks at Syaoran and nods. Syaoran excuses himself to Li Wei Xiang's friend and makes his way to his father. He finds him just outside the ballroom. Li Wei Xiang is leaning on the wall and smoking. There's no other person there besides them.
"What do you want to talk about, Dad?" Syaoran asks.
Li Wei Xiang looks at his right and left. "Our little secret, son." He blows the smoke out of his mouth to the air.
'Damn it! I hate that subject! I haven't thought about it today.' Syaoran thinks to himself.
"Now, I just want to remind you son. You have to make that girl stay with you. It's the only way we can hold Kinomoto Company in our hands. That American company will give us lots of benefits... and of course, money!" He smirks.
"Don't you think you're going too far dad? That American company wants to cooperate with Kinomoto Company, not us."
"It's for our own benefit son. And soon, you'll rule our Corporation. Don't you feel happy if I leave you a great company? And the reasons for me making Fujitaka go broke and arranging your wedding with his daughter is to handle the deal... and of course the money."
Syaoran flinches a little. Though he always doesn't care about everyone, he can't stand seeing his dad ruin other people's lives. He knows his father very well. Li Wei Xiang will do anything to get what he wants.
Li Wei Xiang pokes his son's shoulder and then leaves.
"You can sleep there; I'll sleep on the couch outside."
Sakura nods. Then, Syaoran leaves the room. They're in their honeymoon suite by now. Sakura looks around the bedroom. 'God, it's a huge penthouse' she murmurs. The penthouse divides into 4 rooms, one living room, one dining room with a small kitchen, one master bedroom and a big bathroom inside the bedroom. They will be staying there for 3 days. Syaoran has cancelled the honeymoon trip because he was needed in the office. Sakura was fine with that. She doesn't really care about such a thing.
'Rrrrrrrr' Sakura hears her cell phone ringing. She takes it out of her bag and flips it open.
[Tonight is the night when you as a bride give your body and soul to your new husband. But I don't care; I'll always love you, no matter what happens to you. I held my emotion when I saw you walk down that aisle and devoted your life to him. I know that in the end, I'll always have your heart. And that's all I ever need.]
Sakura knows that it's Yukito. He sent her such a sweet message. Tears form on Sakura's eyes. She feels very bad. How come she let a person like Yukito wait for her? He's too nice. She doesn't deserve him. Finally, she cries. But she tries not to cry too loud. She doesn't want Syaoran to find her crying. After a long cry, she falls asleep, still wearing her wedding dress.
Sakura opens her eyes slightly. She feels uncomfortable and itchy. She looks at the clock on the wall. It's still 3 a.m. in the morning. Suddenly, she realizes that she's still wearing her wedding dress. Maybe that's why she feels uncomfortable in her sleep. She gets up from the bed and takes a robe to cover her. She walks to the mirror and sees her reflection. Her eyes are red and puffy, and her hair is messed up. 'I look awful' she thinks to herself. Then, she feels her throat is dry. 'Maybe it's because I was crying.' So, she decides to get a glass of water. Sakura opens the bedroom's door and walks to the small kitchen. When she passes the living room, she sees that Syaoran has fallen asleep while he was working. His head is buried between piles of paper works. He has taken off his suit and only wearing his shirt. Sakura feels pity for him. It must be very cold. Her thought is torn between whether she has to wake him up or not. She looks closely to him again, he's shivering. She decides to just wake him up.
"Syaoran." Sakura touches his shoulder a little. He doesn't move.
"Syaoran." Sakura whispers in his ear. Syaoran moves his head slowly. Their eyes meet in the darkness. Sakura is surprised and takes a step backwards.
"What's wrong Sakura?" Syaoran asks with a very low voice. He stretches his sore muscle.
"Nothing. I... I was just wondering about how you... you could sleep inside... it's too cold out here, I mean, the... the bed is big enough for the two of us..." Sakura answers nervously.
"I'm okay... I know you won't feel comfortable if I sleep there..."
"No, it's okay... I... I don't want you to freeze out here... and sleeping that way will make all your muscles sore in the morning."
"Really? Well, okay if you say so. By the way, why are you awake?" Syaoran looks at her wedding dress. "Did you sleep at all?"
"I want to get a glass of water, and yes, I slept, I felt very tired I even forgot to change my clothes."
"Okay, I'll... I'll just go to the bedroom and you... you get your water..." Syaoran walks to the bedroom slowly. Sakura can see that he's very sleepy. She gets her water and brings it to the bedroom.
Inside, Syaoran is changing his shirt with a white T-shirt. At first, Sakura feels awkward being in the same room with him changing his clothes. She can see his body very well from where she stands. He has a muscular body with wide shoulders. Sakura feels butterflies in her stomach. Then Syaoran turns around and faces Sakura. He smiles.
"So, now, I'll ask you once again. Are you sure?"
"Yes. Just sleep over there, and I'll take over here." Sakura points at the right side of the bed. Syaoran nods and he crawls to the bed.
Sakura goes to the bathroom to change her dress. But then she realizes, she can't unzip the dress. Her hand can't reach the back of her dress. She needs somebody to pull it for her. But, there's nobody she can asks, besides... Syaoran.
"Syaoran?"
"Hmmm?"
"Have you fallen asleep?" Sakura asks curiously from the bathroom door.
"Nope. Why?"
"Can you help me here?"
Syaoran gets up from the bed and walks to the bathroom. He sees Sakura is standing in front of the bathroom's door.
"What's wrong?" He asks with concern.
"Can you... mmm... unzip my... my dress? I... I can't do it by myself." Sakura's cheeks are blushing.
Syaoran is surprised. He feels his face get a whole lot warmer. "Mmmm... sure..."
He walks closely to Sakura. Sakura turns around and faces the door. She can feel that Syaoran is just a step away from her, and he moves even closer. Syaoran holds the zipper and pulls it down slowly. He feels her skin touch the tip of his fingers. It feels very smooth and soft. Sakura can feel the tip of Syaoran's fingers touch her back. She shudders a little. Their little touch gives them more than what they expected. Syaoran has reached the end but he doesn't want to let go the zipper. Sakura knows that Syaoran has finished unzipping her dress, but why doesn't he let it go? Somehow, she didn't mind. They remain like that for several minutes when finally Syaoran lets go of the zipper. But to Sakura surprise, he took hold of her shoulder and turned her around. Now, their faces are just inches away. Sakura can feel Syaoran's breath. He breathes heavily, as if like he's in panic. They look at each other eyes deeply. When Sakura feels like Syaoran's face is getting nearer, she closes her eyes slowly. Their lips are inches away when suddenly Yukito's face crosses Sakura's mind. She opens her eyes again and puts her hands on Syaoran's shoulder, she pushes him gently.
"I... I'm sorry, I can't."
Syaoran opens his eyes and looks straight at her face. Sakura lowers her gaze and stares at the floor. Her hands are still resting on Syaoran's shoulders.
"Sakura, I... I'm sorry too... I didn't mean it, we better go to sleep." Syaoran takes Sakura's hand and takes it away from his shoulder. He turns around and makes his way to the four poster bed.
Sakura sees that Syaoran is pulling the bed cover, throws it aside, and drowns himself into the deep bed. 'Is he mad at me? It's not that I... God! What am I thinking? I have Yukito waiting for me...'Sakura thought to herself. Then, she changes her wedding dress with a night gown and is ready to sleep when she sees that Syaoran is already sleeping on the left side of the bed. She pulls the blanket and position herself beside him. She does it quietly as if she afraid to wake him up. She moves closer to the edge of the bed, sure she doesn't want him to think that she wants to be closer to him.
The next morning...
Sakura wakes up to find that Syaoran isn't there in the bed. She looks around the bedroom and still doesn't find him. She decides to get up and takes her robe. She walks to the mirror again to find that her eyes are still a little bit puffy. 'Guess that Syaoran already knew that I was crying.' Then, she walks to the bathroom and splashes some water on her face. She also brushes her teeth. When she's done with brushing her teeth, she gets out of the bedroom and goes to the dining room. And there he is, Li Syaoran is reading a newspaper with a cup of coffee on his hand.
"Good morning." Sakura greets.
Syaoran takes his eyes from the paper and looks at Sakura who still wears her night gown and robe.
"Morning. I have to go to the office so I woke up early."
"Ow, I understand. So, you are going to the office today? No wonder you're dressed." Sakura walks to a chair in front of Syaoran and sits herself.
"Yes. There will be a very important meeting this noon. So, I guess I'll better get going now." Syaoran says as he gets up from the chair and takes his leather bag and his suit. He's halfway to the door when he turns his head again to Sakura. "And Sakura, I forgot to tell you that you have to check out this afternoon, I cancelled the honeymoon here. You better contact my assistant for further information." Then he walked out of the room.
Sakura's POV
What happened with him? Is it just me or has he really changed? He's acting like he did before the wedding. I thought yesterday, finally, I made him come out of his shell. But why now he wears his mask again? Is it because last night? Is it because I refused to kiss him? But, he knew perfectly that I still have a boyfriend out there. Strangely, if Yukito's face didn't pop in my head last night, maybe, maybe I might have kissed him... maybe...
'Rrrrrrr' Sakura's cell phone is ringing. She rushes to where her cell phone lays. When she sees that it's Yukito, she flips it open and answers it.
"Good morning, sweetheart." Yukito's voice fills Sakura's head.
"Morning, Yukito. Why d'you call me this early?"
"I miss you, is that wrong?"
"No, not at all."
"So, do you miss me too? You didn't give yourself to that Li bastard right?"
"Yukito, don't say that. No, I didn't and yes, I miss you with all my heart." Somehow Sakura feels like she didn't mean to say that.
"So, can I see you today? You're not on your honeymoon right? He's not with you right?"
"Yukito, I'm so sorry. I'm not in my honeymoon right now, and yes, Syaoran is going to his office right now. But, I'm afraid I can't see you today. I have to see Syaoran's assistant."
"What??! What kind of bastard he is! Leaving his bride alone and canceling the honeymoon?! You should never marry a guy like that Sakura. You should have married me, dear... You should have..."
"Yukito, I'm sorry. It's not like I wanted to get married with him. It's all for the sake of my father."
"I know, so sweetheart, whenever you need me, just call okay? I have to go now. Bye honey."
"Bye."
Sakura closes her cell phone. Why does talking with Yukito feel like a burden for her?
"Good afternoon, Mrs. Li." A blue haired man bows in front of Sakura.'This must be Syaoran's assistant' Sakura thinks. Sakura is now in Li Corporation. She has to see Syaoran's assistant, just like he said earlier.
"Good afternoon." Sakura replies.
"I'm Eriol Hiiragizawa, Mr. Li Syaoran's assistant. Mr. Li has told me earlier that you would come and meet me. Please take a seat."
Sakura sits down on a chair in front of Eriol's desk. Eriol sits down too.
"The reason Mr. Li wants you to meet me is because I have to tell you this information. Mr. Li Wei Xiang has bought a penthouse at Royal Tomoeda Condominium for both Mr. and Mrs. Li. So, because of the cancellation at the Hilton Hotel, you and Mr. Li will stay at the penthouse starting today. The penthouse itself will be a permanent house for both of you. Do you understand, Mrs. Li?"
"Yes, so far." Sakura says.
"So, the driver and I will escort you this afternoon to the penthouse. About your belongings, I prefer you to contact your home to prepare it for you. And the driver will take it to the penthouse; you just wait there and relax." Eriol smiles.
"Thank you Mr. Hiiragizawa. But, about my belongings, I'd like to prepare it myself if you don't mind. I can get a taxi now and go home. Then, tonight, after I finish packaging my belongings, the driver can pick me up at my house."
"I think that's not necessary Mrs. Li. The driver and I will drive you home, help you with your belongings, and afterwards we can drive you to the penthouse."
"Is it alright? I mean, don't you have any other important things to do?" Sakura feels uncomfortable with Eriol's kindness.
"Of course it is. Fortunately, I'm free today. And Mr. Li want me to accompany you, since he can't."
"Okay then."
Not so long after, Sakura and Eriol go outside the building to a Mercedes Benz which is waiting for them just outside the lobby. The driver opens the back door for Sakura. Eriol sits at the front with the driver. The journey to her house seems so long for Sakura. And yet, her mind is full of thoughts of Syaoran...
To be Continued
Sorry peoples, I have to end this chapter here (though I still want to continue it). Because if I don't, this chapter will be too long... o I hope you like this chapter as much as you like the previous chapters. And just for a notice, I want to apologize to all of Yukito's fans, cause maybe in this fic, he will be a little bit annoying. I know, I'm sorry, but I have to make it like that cause the story is all about Sakura and Syaoran's relationship. So please read and review and I'll update as soon as I finish the next chapter. Thank you for reading my story and I'm really looking forward to continuing this!! Have a wonderful day!
Garnette lovegood