SourPop1004: Heyo readers. I'm back with chapter 5. I'm thinking of ending
this story on chapter 10 but I have this feeling that it's going to go on
longer than that cause the story line's getting more complicating. Anyway,
complicating or not, I hope you guys read review and enjoy this chapter.
See you at the bottom. =)
The Salsa Dancer
By: Meeh!
Sakura was sitting on the hotel couch sipping a cup of coffee. She rubbed her forehead. 'Ugh.my head.' She thought. Last night was not supposed to happen. She hated it when unsuspected things happened. She rubbed her forehead again at the thought of a ride to work. After her get away, she had returned the car, after thoroughly cleaning it, to the car rental shop. She had come home to change her identity again because she had rented the car as another person so if by any chance the CIA checked up on the car, they wouldn't be suspicious of Laura Teru. She had returned home late after returning the car. Sakura sighed as she looked at the watch on the glass coffee table. It was almost time to go to work. She got up from her seat and headed towards the bathroom in her bathrobe.
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She stepped out of the elevator and was greeted by two other employees. She walked towards Yoritomo's office for today she was going to be assigned to her classes. On her way, she smiled, hiding the tiredness in her eyes. She tucked her hair back and pushed up her glasses before entering Yoritomo's office.
Inside, Jessie was standing next to Yoritomo's desk. He eyes narrowed when they found Jack sitting down in one of the two empty chairs. She wanted to die rather than sit next to him but she had no choice.
"Miss Teru, good morning. Please, have a seat." Yoritomo smiled and so did Jessie. "You both are here on information on your classes. The CIA's computer system is very complex and more complicating than usual computers so Jessie here will be teaching you. She is head of the security, CIA server division. I know you two will do well. Class starts as soon as this meeting ends."
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Jack had already followed Jessie towards the computer room. Sakura lagged behind. She looked both-ways before adjusting her right earring piece. It was a large silver hoop. She was clad in a black business suit with a pair of black heels. She tucked back a loose strand of golden hair.
"Josh, you there?" Sakura whispered.
"Yup." Josh replied with a cheery tone.
"You ready, I'm about to go into the computer room."
"Yeah, get going."
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It was 2 hours later when Jessie, Jack, and Sakura came out. Jack quickly disappeared while Jessie excused herself and went to her office for some business. Sakura went towards the lady's restroom and entered. She checked under the stalls for anyone before turning on her earring.
"Josh?" Sakura asked.
"Yeah, chica? I heard everything. From what I have gathered so far, these CIA people ain't so secure in their computer system."
"Are you sure you know everything you need to know, I mean, they could have some extra protection firewall or something."
"In that case, I'll be extra careful. The plan should be finished by tomorrow. Once I crack down the system program by program, everything will be ready for you to take care of. I guess that's it. Can you handle it?" Josh finished.
Sakura looked into the mirror and smiled. "Have I ever mishandled anything?" With that she walked out of the restroom with her earring piece off. She headed towards the mailroom with a sigh.
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It was after lunch. She quietly sat in front of her new desk. She and Jack had been given their rooms. It wasn't all that fancy of a room, it wasn't even a room. It was just a small quarter partitioned out by portable walls. She sat mindless in front of her computer and transferred some files Jessie had told her to do. She groaned and kept on working. She turned around when she heard someone. It was a woman in a white sweater with dark gray pants. Her long dark hair was clipped up with a pin. Her eyes were a piercing gray. The woman looked around Sakura's age.
"Hi. May I help you?" Sakura looked up.
"Yes." She began. Already by the tone, Sakura didn't like what was coming. "During lunch break, I was forced to sit in the table at the corner." The woman coldly stared down at Sakura. Sakura was silent. "And only NEW employees sit there. And I'm NOT a new employee. So I'd appreciate it if you sat in your right table and not take 'my' seat. People don't like it when new comers invade their privacy." The woman finished with a glitter or hatred in her eyes. She was about to turn away and leave when Sakura broke in.
"I'm sorry, but does it really matter where I sit? No one at the table seemed to mind." Sakura held in her fury. Oh, how much she wanted to beat the crap out of this woman.
"Well, that already tells you how much of a new comer you are. Don't question the way things are. You sit in your table and I'll be in mine." The woman had a major attitude problem.
"Is that one of those unwritten laws? Don't you think you should be over this whole high school drama by no?" Sakura's anger was slowly rising.
"Hey, don't tell me I have an attitude. Just sit where you're supposed to and maybe I won't get you fired." The woman's voice was rising. By now, half the people in the room were staring.
"Is that a threat?" Sakura's voice was rising as well but it was calm.
"So what if it is?" The woman shot back with her face slightly red.
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Not so far from the confrontation, Syaoran looked up from his file that Tano had handed him.
"What's all this noise?" Syaoran asked.
"I think someone's fighting?" Tano replied enthusiastically.
The two rushed over to where the noise was coming from.
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"I don't appreciate being threatened." Sakura warned loudly yet calmly.
"You can't do anything about it." The woman shot back with an evil glare.
'You wanna bet you bitch?' Sakura thought in her head. The motion to punch the lights out of her kept playing over and over in her head but she knew she couldn't do it in front of everyone.
"Why are you so quiet? My words finally sinking in into that thick head of yours?" The woman laughed.
Sakura momentarily closed her eyes and opened them again in an attempt to quell her anger. She then looked back at the woman and smiled.
"Well, I had a lovely time talking to you. If you'll excuse me, I have work to do. Good bye." Sakura curtly replied and turned to her desk and sat down. 'I'll make sure to kick your ass later.' She mentally noted as her 'Things to do first'.
When the woman was about to burst out, Syaoran came up behind her.
"Is something the matter?" Syaoran asked looking from Sakura to the woman.
The woman put on a smile and turned to Syaoran and fluttered her lashes. "Of course not. I was just giving some helpful tips."
Syaoran turned to Sakura who looked back up at him. "Yes, she was just helping me with some of my work." Sakura gave a small smile.
"Alright, well keep it down." Syaoran warned and walked away with Tano behind him.
The woman turned to Sakura, stuck up her nose, and walked away. Soon as everything calmed down, everyone scattered and went back to their own thing. Sakura just sighed and turned to her computer. Soon all this would be over.
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Sakura lay in her bed and stared at the ceiling with a blank stare. She closed her eyes and searched her mind for random thoughts. A scene of Sakura kissing Syaoran flashed across her. She quickly opened her eyes. 'What the heck was that?' She asked herself as if she were delirious. 'This can't be right.' she thought.
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Syaoran was in his office; it was late. He leaned forward and rested on his propped hands. He closed his eyes to relax. A picture of Sakura and her kiss played in his head. He could remember her kissing him. He knew the kiss was nothing but artificial air but something about it made him respond. (There will be no horniness in this story. Haha.) He knew there was something to that kiss. Nothing noticeable but something. He snapped out of his thought in an abrupt halt. What was he thinking? He was engaged.
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Sakura kept on staring at the shadowed ceiling in her white robes. It was late. The hotel balcony doors were wide open and the cool night air swirled into the room. The room was completely dark with only the white round moon as its light source. Through the silence, Sakura's eyes were slowly closing. Just then her phone rang. She groaned and reached over by the nightstand to pick up a small silver phone.
"Hello?" There was no answer on the other line. "Hello? Anyone there?" Sakura kept asking. Finally, a voice appeared.
"Stay away from the CIA building. Someone very close to you is planning to hurt you." Before Sakura could respond, the phone hung up. Sakura quickly closed her phone and sat there on her bed wondering. She could have sworn it was Jack's voice. She pondered a bit more before jumping up in frustration. She hopped off the bed and headed towards the bathroom.
A few minutes later, she came back out dressed in a pair of gray training shorts, a white tank top, and a hooded navy blue sweater. She put on a pair of comfortable sandals and grabbed her wallet. She walked out of the hotel room shoving the wallet into her sweater pocket.
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Syaoran was now staring at the computer screen. It was the only thing lighting the dark room. The rest of the floor was basically all dark except his room. He rubbed his forehead and got up. 'Ugh.' he thought. 'Too much work.'. He turned off the computer, grabbed his sports jacket, and walked out of the room.
He had changed before he had come back to the office to work overtime. Clad in his faded jeans and a white shirt, he made his way to his car. He had its tires fixed from last night and was ready to go. He hopped in, turned on the engine and was off.
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Sakura was walking down the street under the streetlights. Her hands shoved into her sweater pocket, she turned the corner. As she walked down the quiet streets, she craned her neck to look at all the closed shops. The lights were out and everything inside was dark for it was 'way' past business hours.
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Syaoran drove down the street with the streetlights overhead flashing by quickly. He stared out into the empty street with a sigh. As he drove further into the darkness, he spotted a woman walking by herself. He drove up more and tried to get a better look of the woman. To his surprise, it was Laura. He pulled down the window and called out.
"Laura?"
Sakura turned to her left and looked at Syaoran.
"Mr. Li?" She saw him smile at her.
"Come on. Get in, I'll give you a lift." Syaoran suggested. As he opened the car door.
"It's fine. You don't have to do this." Sakura tried to deny but she gave in and stepped in. Once inside, Sakura settled into her seat and looked at Syaoran.
"What are you doing out here this late?" Sakura asked.
"I could ask the same thing." Syaoran grinned.
"I just needed some air and thought I'd walk it off. Maybe stop by a bar or something." Sakura answered.
"Well, I needed air too. I work way too much and it was about time that office started getting stuffy. Anyway, I was heading over to a small bar in a club." Syaoran remembered his encounter with Sakura the first night. His mind managed to always make its way to that kiss.
"Really? Me too. What a coincidence!" Sakura laughed. Of course, she understood the irony of it all. The club was where Sakura met Syaoran for the first time. But she figured she was meeting him again as a new person.
"Good. This'll be a perfect chance for me to offer you to buy a drink."
"That'd be great." Sakura smiled flashing her white teeth.
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Syaoran and Sakura walked into the club. People were dancing with the flash of lights outlining every body in the room. The two walked over to the bar and sat down on two tall metal stools. They turned to the bartender and ordered. As they sat there waiting for their orders, they watched out into the sea of people dancing and talking.
"So, how's your work going at the office?" Syaoran asked trying to start a small conversation.
"It's all right. It can get hard but I think I haven't experienced anything to the fullest so I'll just have to wait and see."
"Did anything happen today with you and Hilda? The woman you were talking to today." Syaoran asked a bit concerned.
'So Hilda's the name. That punk.' Sakura thought bitterly. "Oh, it was nothing. Just a little dispute." Sakura saw Syaoran's expression. "It's really alright. I mean, that's how I'll learn you know?" Sakura smiled, trying to reassure him.
The two turned when they were handed their orders. Sakura had a glass of margarita while Syaoran had a martini. He swirled the clear liquid around before taking a sip. He watched as Sakura tucked her hair behind her ear and take a sip of her drink. All of the sudden, his mind flashed him back to the time when he first saw the woman with raven black hair. She had tucked her hair behind her right ear before approaching him. Then his mind skipped over to when he had seen her at the salsa club. The woman had tucked her hair back as she gracefully danced across the stage. His memories flashed by with all those times Sakura had tucked her hair behind her ear. It felt like time had frozen and everything was standing still. Syaoran's fingers loosened. The cool glass slipped out of his fingertips and dropped to the floor in slow motion. The glass shattered into tiny twinkling pieces and disappeared into every corner. Luckily no one was hurt but that wasn't running thought Syaoran's head. Why hadn't he realized this before? When the world started to move again, Syaoran realized that Sakura was looking at him with a concerned look.
"You ok? What's the matter?" Sakura asked.
"Nothing, I'm fine. Just.slipped." He trailed off as he stared at her face. "Yuh-you know what? I think we should get going. It's getting late." Syaoran suggested as he got up, left a 10-dollar bill on the counter and started walking towards the exit.
"O-ok." Sakura was confused but just followed him out.
Once in the car, there was silence. Syaoran broke the silence.
"I don't mean to be random or anything but what would you do if someone you thought was trustworthy was in truth a liar?" Syaoran asked in a whisper. He stared at her as they stopped in front of a red light.
"Umm.I'd." Sakura was at loss of words. What was this man playing at? She stared at him. She thanked the Lord when the light turned green and it forced Syaoran to look away from her.
Throughout the whole ride, it was dead silent in the car. When Syaoran reached the hotel, he looked up at the name. She said a quick good bye and stepped out of the car. She walked into the building without looking back. Syaoran, seeing her go in, stepped on the gas and raced down the street towards his home.
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Soon as Sakura had gotten into her room, she ran for her phone and picked it up. She speed dialed Josh's number. When she heard a voice on the other line, Sakura felt a bit relieved.
"Josh? Josh?" Sakura spoke rapidly into the phone.
"Chica? What is it?"
"Do you have those plans? I need them by tomorrow morning. I think Syaoran's figuring things out. I think he knows it's me." Sakura breathed quickly.
"What do you-" Josh was soon cut off.
"As in he knows I'm up to no good." Sakura waited for a reply.
"Oh.oooooooooooh.This isn't good. Do you think he'll call authority?"
"I don't know! I just hope I last through the night." Sakura was getting nervous. This was rare for she never got nervous.
"Do you think you can do this tomorrow morning, cause walking into office is like walking right into a trap."
"Do you think I don't know that? But.I have to do this, and I know I can do it. Just give me the plans and I'll have the disk in your hand by noon."
"Alright." Josh replied. "First." He trailed off into a string of instructions. Sakura nodded a couple of times. Her night was spent away planning and going over every wrong possibilities that could happen while her mission.
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Syaoran sat in a chair on his balcony. It was 1 am and the night was pitch dark. The moon had disappeared and was somewhere roaming the world. Syaoran sat and thought as the cool night air blew through his hair. 'I have to turn her in.but what's stopping me?' He thought not knowing what it was that was holding him back. After a half an hour of arguing with himself he concluded that he'd inform Yoritomo and everyone tomorrow morning and arrest Laura, or was that her real name? He closed his eyes and tilted his head back. His face stared up into the sky. The night air washed over his face leaving a trace of relaxation, which was almost impossible through the circumstances.
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Sakura was ready. With all her courage, she walked into the office dressed like it was any other day. A pair of long tight comfy black hip-hugger pants, ankle-high black leather boots with narrow heels, a white dress shirt with the large collar and sleeve cuffs, and a black rhyme stone choker around her neck that contrasted the light of her exposed skin and the black stones. She realized that Syaoran was in his office sitting and working as usual. As she walked by, he looked up and got up. She knew she'd have to work fast. She walked faster towards a part of the floor. She prayed that she'd be finished before Syaoran informed anyone of her identity. She was basically in a race against the clock and Syaoran. She turned her neck around to see where Syaoran was. To her surprise, Jack came up to Syaoran, stopping him from his way to Yoritomo's office. Jack had a stack of files in his arms and was asking something to Syaoran. Syaoran tried to push Jack away but couldn't. That cheating bastard was good for something after all. Sakura quickly turned back to her mission and walked up to a metal door.
"Cameras will be down for 1 and a half minutes, starting.now." Josh instructed from her earpiece.
There was a security lock on the door. Sakura quickly took out a devise from her bag and plugged a cord into the code system. Within minutes, the access code was found and the door clicked open. Sakura flung open the door as little as possible and slipped in. Inside the room, there were isles and isles of computer systems. Little lights were flashing and there were constant beeping. Sakura breezed through the rows of computer system before stopping in front of a main computer. She quickly typed her way into a file, which was classified. Josh spelled out the code and soon Sakura was downloading files from the main information system. She stared at he screen as the window with the download time bar continued to move across towards the end very slowly. 'Come on, come on.' she thought in a hurry. Sakura checked her watch; she had only 15 seconds left. She slightly jumped in relief when the file was done. She took out the disc from the computer and safely put it in a flat case. She ran out of the room towards the door and slipped out unnoticed. She looked both ways before straightening her outfit and walking casually back into the main floor. She pushed back her glasses and breathed a sigh. When she made it to the middle of the room, where there was a clearing, she was stopped but, surprisingly, Jack. He aggressively grabbed her arm and whispered into her ear.
"I zhought zhe varning last night vas enough." He whispered in a low tone.
"It was you? But why?" Sakura looked confused.
"I vanted to pay you back. I know vhat I did long ago vas vrong but I wanted to get even by zaving your life, but obviouzly you deedn't zake zhat chanse."
"What are you talking about. Save my life from what?" Sakura asked. Now he was facing her. He was a couple of feet away from her. By now, the whole room was turned to them. Syaoran and Yoritomo were behind Jack listening intently. Yoritomo stared at Sakura. It looked like Syaoran had just told him about Sakura.
"I'm zorry but I (h)ave to keell you." Jack pulled out a gun from nowhere. That instant, the room jumped a little.
"What the." Sakura was confused. Syaoran was about to jump in but Yoritomo stopped him.
"Member vhen you told mee in zhe beginning you knew vho I vorked for. Vell you vere vrong. I'm vorking vith zomeone else zhat vants you dead."
"And who the hell would that be?" Sakura asked giving Jack a hard stare.
"I'm zorry, but your father vants you dead." Jack replied with a trace of sympathy in his voice.
SouPop1004: Hey peepoz! Crazy ending of a chapter, nah? Haha.Well I don't like cliffhangers but this one had to be done. Hehe.anyway, I just wanted to say, this story isn't at all going the way I planned. I wanted TSD to be more.I don't know. More unique than The Intern, but I guess not. That's what I think, but you guys might have a different opinion. So please, e- mail me or even better, REVIEW! Hehe. and remember to leave your e-mail address when reviewing. Thanks peepoz. I'll see you all in the next chapter! ~Ja ne
PS. I'm really sorry for chapter 4. I re-read it and there were lots of mistakes. To the person who pointed that out, thank you. Next time, you can be more specific so I can fix the mistakes. Thank you again.
To the person who pointed out that I spell Senior-Senor, thanks for pointing that out. I just realized that. Hehe.and also, I tried your advice but it didn't work. -_- sigh.
Um.to all new readers out there, umm.many have questioned with when S+S are gonna be fluffy, well that ain't gonna be anytime soon. Like I said many times before, TSD is different than The Intern. For starters, TSD isn't as rushed. I guess you could say The Intern was my trial and error type of deal. It still got great reviews but I've learned some things that I've made a mistake on before. Anyway, about S+S. Their relationship won't be a blossoming beauty like how so many other authors chose to show. I wanted to break away and be different. I'm sure some authors out there have chosen this path but still. There just ain't enough out there. As for the type of love for the two, it'll be clashes of emotions and the more violent type of love. And I will say that the development of their feelings will take a while so please don't rush. You know and I know that when reading a story, and there's a romance part, you want it to go on. It makes the ending all the more better. (One reviewer said something like it. Thank you!)
The person who suggested that Tomoyo have a larger part in the story. Well, I'm on chapter 9 right now and it doesn't seem like Tomoyo's gonna get much part. She does come out in chapter 5, 6, or 7, but overall so far, she doesn't come out much. And Eriol fans, after a long time of thinking and thinking, I have come across a plan to stick him in. It's not a definite thing but if I do decide to pull him in, he'll be introduced in the later chapters. Most likely chapter 10.
Lets see.what else was there.oh yes, the "raw, physical attraction" thing. Yes, that was the intention here but the story didn't work out that way so far. But Sakura liking the first kiss was a small part so I still have a chance to turn it around. Well, like I said before, the S+S relationship will TAKE TIME, so please don't be looking for specific chapters that'll spill over with affection cause it won't. But you can definitely look for action and drama. Umm.yes. Since you've gotten the general idea of what I'm aiming for, I'd love to hear your idea on how I can bring them together on "raw, physical attraction".
Oh yes, I have put in my email to you all that I MIGHT take a pause and write a one shot, like Snow. I'm not sure. I have come across an idea of a Cruel Intentions based story, but my fellow Partner in Crime has sent me a CCS fic that has ALREADY done a Cruel Intentions theme, so that was quite the damper. I guess if I can't get any ideas, TSD will go on on its regular schedule. (What schedule? Haha.) Umm.that's all I'll say for now. Too much a/n.
Wow.long PS. Haha.thank you all for your reviews. I love you all. I'll see you next chapter.
THANK YOU REVIEWERS!!! MAN!!! I'M SO HAPPY, I GOT 30 REVIEWS FOR CHAPTER 4. SO, IF YOU WANT FASTER CHAPTERS, MORE REVIEWS.MUAHAHAHAHAHA.yeah.hehe.I've gone kookoo.
The Salsa Dancer
By: Meeh!
Sakura was sitting on the hotel couch sipping a cup of coffee. She rubbed her forehead. 'Ugh.my head.' She thought. Last night was not supposed to happen. She hated it when unsuspected things happened. She rubbed her forehead again at the thought of a ride to work. After her get away, she had returned the car, after thoroughly cleaning it, to the car rental shop. She had come home to change her identity again because she had rented the car as another person so if by any chance the CIA checked up on the car, they wouldn't be suspicious of Laura Teru. She had returned home late after returning the car. Sakura sighed as she looked at the watch on the glass coffee table. It was almost time to go to work. She got up from her seat and headed towards the bathroom in her bathrobe.
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She stepped out of the elevator and was greeted by two other employees. She walked towards Yoritomo's office for today she was going to be assigned to her classes. On her way, she smiled, hiding the tiredness in her eyes. She tucked her hair back and pushed up her glasses before entering Yoritomo's office.
Inside, Jessie was standing next to Yoritomo's desk. He eyes narrowed when they found Jack sitting down in one of the two empty chairs. She wanted to die rather than sit next to him but she had no choice.
"Miss Teru, good morning. Please, have a seat." Yoritomo smiled and so did Jessie. "You both are here on information on your classes. The CIA's computer system is very complex and more complicating than usual computers so Jessie here will be teaching you. She is head of the security, CIA server division. I know you two will do well. Class starts as soon as this meeting ends."
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Jack had already followed Jessie towards the computer room. Sakura lagged behind. She looked both-ways before adjusting her right earring piece. It was a large silver hoop. She was clad in a black business suit with a pair of black heels. She tucked back a loose strand of golden hair.
"Josh, you there?" Sakura whispered.
"Yup." Josh replied with a cheery tone.
"You ready, I'm about to go into the computer room."
"Yeah, get going."
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It was 2 hours later when Jessie, Jack, and Sakura came out. Jack quickly disappeared while Jessie excused herself and went to her office for some business. Sakura went towards the lady's restroom and entered. She checked under the stalls for anyone before turning on her earring.
"Josh?" Sakura asked.
"Yeah, chica? I heard everything. From what I have gathered so far, these CIA people ain't so secure in their computer system."
"Are you sure you know everything you need to know, I mean, they could have some extra protection firewall or something."
"In that case, I'll be extra careful. The plan should be finished by tomorrow. Once I crack down the system program by program, everything will be ready for you to take care of. I guess that's it. Can you handle it?" Josh finished.
Sakura looked into the mirror and smiled. "Have I ever mishandled anything?" With that she walked out of the restroom with her earring piece off. She headed towards the mailroom with a sigh.
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It was after lunch. She quietly sat in front of her new desk. She and Jack had been given their rooms. It wasn't all that fancy of a room, it wasn't even a room. It was just a small quarter partitioned out by portable walls. She sat mindless in front of her computer and transferred some files Jessie had told her to do. She groaned and kept on working. She turned around when she heard someone. It was a woman in a white sweater with dark gray pants. Her long dark hair was clipped up with a pin. Her eyes were a piercing gray. The woman looked around Sakura's age.
"Hi. May I help you?" Sakura looked up.
"Yes." She began. Already by the tone, Sakura didn't like what was coming. "During lunch break, I was forced to sit in the table at the corner." The woman coldly stared down at Sakura. Sakura was silent. "And only NEW employees sit there. And I'm NOT a new employee. So I'd appreciate it if you sat in your right table and not take 'my' seat. People don't like it when new comers invade their privacy." The woman finished with a glitter or hatred in her eyes. She was about to turn away and leave when Sakura broke in.
"I'm sorry, but does it really matter where I sit? No one at the table seemed to mind." Sakura held in her fury. Oh, how much she wanted to beat the crap out of this woman.
"Well, that already tells you how much of a new comer you are. Don't question the way things are. You sit in your table and I'll be in mine." The woman had a major attitude problem.
"Is that one of those unwritten laws? Don't you think you should be over this whole high school drama by no?" Sakura's anger was slowly rising.
"Hey, don't tell me I have an attitude. Just sit where you're supposed to and maybe I won't get you fired." The woman's voice was rising. By now, half the people in the room were staring.
"Is that a threat?" Sakura's voice was rising as well but it was calm.
"So what if it is?" The woman shot back with her face slightly red.
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Not so far from the confrontation, Syaoran looked up from his file that Tano had handed him.
"What's all this noise?" Syaoran asked.
"I think someone's fighting?" Tano replied enthusiastically.
The two rushed over to where the noise was coming from.
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"I don't appreciate being threatened." Sakura warned loudly yet calmly.
"You can't do anything about it." The woman shot back with an evil glare.
'You wanna bet you bitch?' Sakura thought in her head. The motion to punch the lights out of her kept playing over and over in her head but she knew she couldn't do it in front of everyone.
"Why are you so quiet? My words finally sinking in into that thick head of yours?" The woman laughed.
Sakura momentarily closed her eyes and opened them again in an attempt to quell her anger. She then looked back at the woman and smiled.
"Well, I had a lovely time talking to you. If you'll excuse me, I have work to do. Good bye." Sakura curtly replied and turned to her desk and sat down. 'I'll make sure to kick your ass later.' She mentally noted as her 'Things to do first'.
When the woman was about to burst out, Syaoran came up behind her.
"Is something the matter?" Syaoran asked looking from Sakura to the woman.
The woman put on a smile and turned to Syaoran and fluttered her lashes. "Of course not. I was just giving some helpful tips."
Syaoran turned to Sakura who looked back up at him. "Yes, she was just helping me with some of my work." Sakura gave a small smile.
"Alright, well keep it down." Syaoran warned and walked away with Tano behind him.
The woman turned to Sakura, stuck up her nose, and walked away. Soon as everything calmed down, everyone scattered and went back to their own thing. Sakura just sighed and turned to her computer. Soon all this would be over.
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Sakura lay in her bed and stared at the ceiling with a blank stare. She closed her eyes and searched her mind for random thoughts. A scene of Sakura kissing Syaoran flashed across her. She quickly opened her eyes. 'What the heck was that?' She asked herself as if she were delirious. 'This can't be right.' she thought.
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Syaoran was in his office; it was late. He leaned forward and rested on his propped hands. He closed his eyes to relax. A picture of Sakura and her kiss played in his head. He could remember her kissing him. He knew the kiss was nothing but artificial air but something about it made him respond. (There will be no horniness in this story. Haha.) He knew there was something to that kiss. Nothing noticeable but something. He snapped out of his thought in an abrupt halt. What was he thinking? He was engaged.
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Sakura kept on staring at the shadowed ceiling in her white robes. It was late. The hotel balcony doors were wide open and the cool night air swirled into the room. The room was completely dark with only the white round moon as its light source. Through the silence, Sakura's eyes were slowly closing. Just then her phone rang. She groaned and reached over by the nightstand to pick up a small silver phone.
"Hello?" There was no answer on the other line. "Hello? Anyone there?" Sakura kept asking. Finally, a voice appeared.
"Stay away from the CIA building. Someone very close to you is planning to hurt you." Before Sakura could respond, the phone hung up. Sakura quickly closed her phone and sat there on her bed wondering. She could have sworn it was Jack's voice. She pondered a bit more before jumping up in frustration. She hopped off the bed and headed towards the bathroom.
A few minutes later, she came back out dressed in a pair of gray training shorts, a white tank top, and a hooded navy blue sweater. She put on a pair of comfortable sandals and grabbed her wallet. She walked out of the hotel room shoving the wallet into her sweater pocket.
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Syaoran was now staring at the computer screen. It was the only thing lighting the dark room. The rest of the floor was basically all dark except his room. He rubbed his forehead and got up. 'Ugh.' he thought. 'Too much work.'. He turned off the computer, grabbed his sports jacket, and walked out of the room.
He had changed before he had come back to the office to work overtime. Clad in his faded jeans and a white shirt, he made his way to his car. He had its tires fixed from last night and was ready to go. He hopped in, turned on the engine and was off.
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Sakura was walking down the street under the streetlights. Her hands shoved into her sweater pocket, she turned the corner. As she walked down the quiet streets, she craned her neck to look at all the closed shops. The lights were out and everything inside was dark for it was 'way' past business hours.
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Syaoran drove down the street with the streetlights overhead flashing by quickly. He stared out into the empty street with a sigh. As he drove further into the darkness, he spotted a woman walking by herself. He drove up more and tried to get a better look of the woman. To his surprise, it was Laura. He pulled down the window and called out.
"Laura?"
Sakura turned to her left and looked at Syaoran.
"Mr. Li?" She saw him smile at her.
"Come on. Get in, I'll give you a lift." Syaoran suggested. As he opened the car door.
"It's fine. You don't have to do this." Sakura tried to deny but she gave in and stepped in. Once inside, Sakura settled into her seat and looked at Syaoran.
"What are you doing out here this late?" Sakura asked.
"I could ask the same thing." Syaoran grinned.
"I just needed some air and thought I'd walk it off. Maybe stop by a bar or something." Sakura answered.
"Well, I needed air too. I work way too much and it was about time that office started getting stuffy. Anyway, I was heading over to a small bar in a club." Syaoran remembered his encounter with Sakura the first night. His mind managed to always make its way to that kiss.
"Really? Me too. What a coincidence!" Sakura laughed. Of course, she understood the irony of it all. The club was where Sakura met Syaoran for the first time. But she figured she was meeting him again as a new person.
"Good. This'll be a perfect chance for me to offer you to buy a drink."
"That'd be great." Sakura smiled flashing her white teeth.
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Syaoran and Sakura walked into the club. People were dancing with the flash of lights outlining every body in the room. The two walked over to the bar and sat down on two tall metal stools. They turned to the bartender and ordered. As they sat there waiting for their orders, they watched out into the sea of people dancing and talking.
"So, how's your work going at the office?" Syaoran asked trying to start a small conversation.
"It's all right. It can get hard but I think I haven't experienced anything to the fullest so I'll just have to wait and see."
"Did anything happen today with you and Hilda? The woman you were talking to today." Syaoran asked a bit concerned.
'So Hilda's the name. That punk.' Sakura thought bitterly. "Oh, it was nothing. Just a little dispute." Sakura saw Syaoran's expression. "It's really alright. I mean, that's how I'll learn you know?" Sakura smiled, trying to reassure him.
The two turned when they were handed their orders. Sakura had a glass of margarita while Syaoran had a martini. He swirled the clear liquid around before taking a sip. He watched as Sakura tucked her hair behind her ear and take a sip of her drink. All of the sudden, his mind flashed him back to the time when he first saw the woman with raven black hair. She had tucked her hair behind her right ear before approaching him. Then his mind skipped over to when he had seen her at the salsa club. The woman had tucked her hair back as she gracefully danced across the stage. His memories flashed by with all those times Sakura had tucked her hair behind her ear. It felt like time had frozen and everything was standing still. Syaoran's fingers loosened. The cool glass slipped out of his fingertips and dropped to the floor in slow motion. The glass shattered into tiny twinkling pieces and disappeared into every corner. Luckily no one was hurt but that wasn't running thought Syaoran's head. Why hadn't he realized this before? When the world started to move again, Syaoran realized that Sakura was looking at him with a concerned look.
"You ok? What's the matter?" Sakura asked.
"Nothing, I'm fine. Just.slipped." He trailed off as he stared at her face. "Yuh-you know what? I think we should get going. It's getting late." Syaoran suggested as he got up, left a 10-dollar bill on the counter and started walking towards the exit.
"O-ok." Sakura was confused but just followed him out.
Once in the car, there was silence. Syaoran broke the silence.
"I don't mean to be random or anything but what would you do if someone you thought was trustworthy was in truth a liar?" Syaoran asked in a whisper. He stared at her as they stopped in front of a red light.
"Umm.I'd." Sakura was at loss of words. What was this man playing at? She stared at him. She thanked the Lord when the light turned green and it forced Syaoran to look away from her.
Throughout the whole ride, it was dead silent in the car. When Syaoran reached the hotel, he looked up at the name. She said a quick good bye and stepped out of the car. She walked into the building without looking back. Syaoran, seeing her go in, stepped on the gas and raced down the street towards his home.
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Soon as Sakura had gotten into her room, she ran for her phone and picked it up. She speed dialed Josh's number. When she heard a voice on the other line, Sakura felt a bit relieved.
"Josh? Josh?" Sakura spoke rapidly into the phone.
"Chica? What is it?"
"Do you have those plans? I need them by tomorrow morning. I think Syaoran's figuring things out. I think he knows it's me." Sakura breathed quickly.
"What do you-" Josh was soon cut off.
"As in he knows I'm up to no good." Sakura waited for a reply.
"Oh.oooooooooooh.This isn't good. Do you think he'll call authority?"
"I don't know! I just hope I last through the night." Sakura was getting nervous. This was rare for she never got nervous.
"Do you think you can do this tomorrow morning, cause walking into office is like walking right into a trap."
"Do you think I don't know that? But.I have to do this, and I know I can do it. Just give me the plans and I'll have the disk in your hand by noon."
"Alright." Josh replied. "First." He trailed off into a string of instructions. Sakura nodded a couple of times. Her night was spent away planning and going over every wrong possibilities that could happen while her mission.
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Syaoran sat in a chair on his balcony. It was 1 am and the night was pitch dark. The moon had disappeared and was somewhere roaming the world. Syaoran sat and thought as the cool night air blew through his hair. 'I have to turn her in.but what's stopping me?' He thought not knowing what it was that was holding him back. After a half an hour of arguing with himself he concluded that he'd inform Yoritomo and everyone tomorrow morning and arrest Laura, or was that her real name? He closed his eyes and tilted his head back. His face stared up into the sky. The night air washed over his face leaving a trace of relaxation, which was almost impossible through the circumstances.
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Sakura was ready. With all her courage, she walked into the office dressed like it was any other day. A pair of long tight comfy black hip-hugger pants, ankle-high black leather boots with narrow heels, a white dress shirt with the large collar and sleeve cuffs, and a black rhyme stone choker around her neck that contrasted the light of her exposed skin and the black stones. She realized that Syaoran was in his office sitting and working as usual. As she walked by, he looked up and got up. She knew she'd have to work fast. She walked faster towards a part of the floor. She prayed that she'd be finished before Syaoran informed anyone of her identity. She was basically in a race against the clock and Syaoran. She turned her neck around to see where Syaoran was. To her surprise, Jack came up to Syaoran, stopping him from his way to Yoritomo's office. Jack had a stack of files in his arms and was asking something to Syaoran. Syaoran tried to push Jack away but couldn't. That cheating bastard was good for something after all. Sakura quickly turned back to her mission and walked up to a metal door.
"Cameras will be down for 1 and a half minutes, starting.now." Josh instructed from her earpiece.
There was a security lock on the door. Sakura quickly took out a devise from her bag and plugged a cord into the code system. Within minutes, the access code was found and the door clicked open. Sakura flung open the door as little as possible and slipped in. Inside the room, there were isles and isles of computer systems. Little lights were flashing and there were constant beeping. Sakura breezed through the rows of computer system before stopping in front of a main computer. She quickly typed her way into a file, which was classified. Josh spelled out the code and soon Sakura was downloading files from the main information system. She stared at he screen as the window with the download time bar continued to move across towards the end very slowly. 'Come on, come on.' she thought in a hurry. Sakura checked her watch; she had only 15 seconds left. She slightly jumped in relief when the file was done. She took out the disc from the computer and safely put it in a flat case. She ran out of the room towards the door and slipped out unnoticed. She looked both ways before straightening her outfit and walking casually back into the main floor. She pushed back her glasses and breathed a sigh. When she made it to the middle of the room, where there was a clearing, she was stopped but, surprisingly, Jack. He aggressively grabbed her arm and whispered into her ear.
"I zhought zhe varning last night vas enough." He whispered in a low tone.
"It was you? But why?" Sakura looked confused.
"I vanted to pay you back. I know vhat I did long ago vas vrong but I wanted to get even by zaving your life, but obviouzly you deedn't zake zhat chanse."
"What are you talking about. Save my life from what?" Sakura asked. Now he was facing her. He was a couple of feet away from her. By now, the whole room was turned to them. Syaoran and Yoritomo were behind Jack listening intently. Yoritomo stared at Sakura. It looked like Syaoran had just told him about Sakura.
"I'm zorry but I (h)ave to keell you." Jack pulled out a gun from nowhere. That instant, the room jumped a little.
"What the." Sakura was confused. Syaoran was about to jump in but Yoritomo stopped him.
"Member vhen you told mee in zhe beginning you knew vho I vorked for. Vell you vere vrong. I'm vorking vith zomeone else zhat vants you dead."
"And who the hell would that be?" Sakura asked giving Jack a hard stare.
"I'm zorry, but your father vants you dead." Jack replied with a trace of sympathy in his voice.
SouPop1004: Hey peepoz! Crazy ending of a chapter, nah? Haha.Well I don't like cliffhangers but this one had to be done. Hehe.anyway, I just wanted to say, this story isn't at all going the way I planned. I wanted TSD to be more.I don't know. More unique than The Intern, but I guess not. That's what I think, but you guys might have a different opinion. So please, e- mail me or even better, REVIEW! Hehe. and remember to leave your e-mail address when reviewing. Thanks peepoz. I'll see you all in the next chapter! ~Ja ne
PS. I'm really sorry for chapter 4. I re-read it and there were lots of mistakes. To the person who pointed that out, thank you. Next time, you can be more specific so I can fix the mistakes. Thank you again.
To the person who pointed out that I spell Senior-Senor, thanks for pointing that out. I just realized that. Hehe.and also, I tried your advice but it didn't work. -_- sigh.
Um.to all new readers out there, umm.many have questioned with when S+S are gonna be fluffy, well that ain't gonna be anytime soon. Like I said many times before, TSD is different than The Intern. For starters, TSD isn't as rushed. I guess you could say The Intern was my trial and error type of deal. It still got great reviews but I've learned some things that I've made a mistake on before. Anyway, about S+S. Their relationship won't be a blossoming beauty like how so many other authors chose to show. I wanted to break away and be different. I'm sure some authors out there have chosen this path but still. There just ain't enough out there. As for the type of love for the two, it'll be clashes of emotions and the more violent type of love. And I will say that the development of their feelings will take a while so please don't rush. You know and I know that when reading a story, and there's a romance part, you want it to go on. It makes the ending all the more better. (One reviewer said something like it. Thank you!)
The person who suggested that Tomoyo have a larger part in the story. Well, I'm on chapter 9 right now and it doesn't seem like Tomoyo's gonna get much part. She does come out in chapter 5, 6, or 7, but overall so far, she doesn't come out much. And Eriol fans, after a long time of thinking and thinking, I have come across a plan to stick him in. It's not a definite thing but if I do decide to pull him in, he'll be introduced in the later chapters. Most likely chapter 10.
Lets see.what else was there.oh yes, the "raw, physical attraction" thing. Yes, that was the intention here but the story didn't work out that way so far. But Sakura liking the first kiss was a small part so I still have a chance to turn it around. Well, like I said before, the S+S relationship will TAKE TIME, so please don't be looking for specific chapters that'll spill over with affection cause it won't. But you can definitely look for action and drama. Umm.yes. Since you've gotten the general idea of what I'm aiming for, I'd love to hear your idea on how I can bring them together on "raw, physical attraction".
Oh yes, I have put in my email to you all that I MIGHT take a pause and write a one shot, like Snow. I'm not sure. I have come across an idea of a Cruel Intentions based story, but my fellow Partner in Crime has sent me a CCS fic that has ALREADY done a Cruel Intentions theme, so that was quite the damper. I guess if I can't get any ideas, TSD will go on on its regular schedule. (What schedule? Haha.) Umm.that's all I'll say for now. Too much a/n.
Wow.long PS. Haha.thank you all for your reviews. I love you all. I'll see you next chapter.
THANK YOU REVIEWERS!!! MAN!!! I'M SO HAPPY, I GOT 30 REVIEWS FOR CHAPTER 4. SO, IF YOU WANT FASTER CHAPTERS, MORE REVIEWS.MUAHAHAHAHAHA.yeah.hehe.I've gone kookoo.