I just wanna thank the few reviewers of this story. This chapter is going to be good but real hard on Syaoran...here it goes...
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It's Never Too Late
"Uhh...what did you say Sakura?" Syaoran asked numbly.
"I said that I think...that I'm –gulp- already...in love with Haruki..." Sakura blushed.
"In love with him already!?...You just met him a few days ago..." Syaoran said, despite of himself, he is starting to become angry.
"I know, I know, but it's a different feeling that I've never even felt before..."Sakura said quietly.
"Not even for me?..." Syaoran asked bitterly.
Sakura was quite shocked. 'What in the world is he talking about?'
"huh?" was all she can manage.
"Just as I thought..." Syaoran replied. Sakura noticed the sadness in Syaoran's eyes. (a/n but she is so dense to figure it out). She, then wondered if she said something hurtful.
"Well, Sakura, you should tell him" Syaoran said softly, trying to change the subject.
"I can't.."
"But you have to..."
"Why do I have to, Syaoran?" asked Sakura almost in tears.
"Sakura, you have to tell him that you have feelings for him" he forced himself to say.
"Don't make the mistakes that I did. I never told her..."
"You love someone?..." Sakura asked with huge emerald eyes. She somehow felt hurt but pushed the thought away, thinking that this piece of detail is more important than what she is feeling right now.
"Loved" Syaoran corrected even thought this is a down right lie!
"You loved someone then? Why didn't you tell me anything?"
"That is not important now, Sakura. What I'm saying is that you have to tell him how you truly feel before..." Syaoran's eyes began to tear up and sighed. "...before you find out that he likes someone else..."
"Oh, I hope he doesn't like someone else...I don't know what I'm gonna do. That will hurt so much" Sakura mumbled.
'Yeah...exactly' Syaoran thought. Silence danced around the room.
"Did he ask you yet?" Syaoran inquired.
Sakura noticed that his voice is already cracking up. Sakura just wondered what the matter is.
"Syaoran, is something wrong with you?...You sound so—"
"You really want to answer my question huh?" Syaoran stated sarcastically.
"I'm sorry. It's just that..."
"Did he ask you yet?...yes or no?" he insisted. Sakura is now getting scared with Syaoran's angry voice.
"Syaoran..." she started. But with the stern look from Syaoran's eyes, she decided to spill it out.
"Yes. He did" she finally answered.
Syaoran let out a loud sigh and groaned inwardly.
"What did you say?"
"Oh, I said that I'm going to ask you first. He was actually a bit upset about it, thinking why I should ask you first. Then I said because you're my very bestfriend" Sakura said really quick, as if trying hard not to let Syaoran understand what she just said.
But he did. 'And your bestfriend is all I'll ever be...' he thought to himself.
"I hope this is okay with you, Syaoran. You seem really upset"
Syaoran forced himself to smile. It was a burden to clear his eyes without wiping the threatening tears.
"I'm fine with it. It's just that, this has never happened before with my bestfriend. No one has asked you out yet and they never get passed me"
Sakura smiled.
"But Syaoran, I won't always be your baby-girl bestfriend" Sakura pouted.
At this, Syaoran saddened again.
"I hoped you would"
The room silenced again.
"So, what do you think I will say?...to Haruki, I mean" Sakura said quite embarrassed.
"You mean, you're asking my permission?"
Sakura nodded. Syaoran was flattered. But still, a large part of him wants to say 'No way in hell I am going to allow you to be with him 'cause you are mine" and kiss her there. But no, in order to see his bestfriend and true love to be happy, he has to bear the pain. He has to deal with this situation somehow and he has to be contented that Sakura's so happy in the arms of another guy and as Eriol said, not with him.
"You should follow your heart" he replied. "If you really want to be with him, then I'd feel really great that you are happy, Sakura."
"You mean, you will not get mad or anything if I DO get with him?" she asked like a little kid.
"Of course not. I want to see you happy all the time..." Syaoran answered. In those words, his heart just died and wanted so bad to shatter on the floor.
Sakura gave a squeal of delight and jumped to Syaoran and held onto him tightly. Syaoran almost lost balance but just hugged Sakura. His amber eyes are starting to leak out water now. He quickly wiped it off using Sakura's blouse.
Then he felt soft lips brush with his cheeks. His eyes widened for awhile then softened.
Then they let go of each other.
"Syaoran, you are the 'bestest' friend ever!" Sakura exclaimed.
"I know..." he chuckled.
"I have to get going. My dad will be worried. I said I'll be back by exactly 6:00" Sakura said.
Syaoran walked Sakura towards the door and for awhile, they just stared at each other's eyes. Syaoran's amber orbs are full of love for Sakura. Sakura's eyes are full of gratefulness and with a hint of love?..she has no idea. All she knows right now is that she can be with Haruki and that Syaoran approved of it. Only if she knew how much Syaoran strongly hates it.
Then all of a sudden, Sakura jumped at Syaoran and hugged him again.
"What would I do without you, Syaoran? I mean, since I was three, you always help me with decisions that I can't even make. This time, I have to admit that I asked your help and permission not only because I don't want you to get mad but also because I need to know if you approve of him, if you approve of Haruki. I'm scared to be hurt and I don't want to get hurt. I don't want to be heartbroken that's why I'm asking you if you think it's okay, if I'm ready..." she whispered
Syaoran just merely nodded.
'If only you know...if only you know' he once again, thought. Sakura was just hugging him.
"Well, now that you said that I can be with him, I'm so happy. Because I trust you more than I trust myself..." she whispered.
"I love you, Syaoran.." and she let go of him with a broad, watery smile.
"Bye!" she waved and started walking away.
Syaoran just stood there. She said I LOVE YOU!!! But, somehow, it made Syaoran feel worse. It made him feel more miserable than he already is.
That wasn't the kind of 'I love you' that he wants. That is, clearly, an 'I love you' as friends. But he didn't ask for that. All he wants is Sakura's love! Nothing else but her love.
'Is that too hard to give?!' he thought angrily. He banged the door shut and stormed upstairs to his room.
'Is that to hard to give?!!!!' he repeated and punched his small table, leaving a dent on it.
He placed himself to bed although its too early.
"How the hell am I supposed to be happy with Sakura, now that I know they will be together in front of my eyes on Monday!!!!" he said through clenched teeth.
---Sakura's House--- (evening in bed) 'I'm so happy that Syaoran said I could be with Haruki' she thought with a huge grin.
'But then, he also said that he used to love a girl. I wonder why I felt hurt? And when I confessed to him, he sounded so upset, so angry and sad. I wonder why?'
Then a theory formed on her mind and she sat upright at her pink bed, with huge eyes and her cheeks burning red.
'Could it be?...that Syaoran have...maybe little...feelings for me?'
After a couple of minutes, she just realized something how stupid she sounded.
"What the---? Syaoran said it himself 'I'm fine with it. It's just that, this had never happened with my bestfriend before. No one has asked you out yet and they never get passed me'
"Silly me, thinking my bestfriend will have feelings for me! Where in the world did I get that idea! That is the most ridiculous thing ever!" she laughed at herself.
But as she slept, she dreamed about a guy. The funny thing is that, it's not a guy with gray eyes. Incredulously, it's a handsome man with deep, amber eyes!
(But I bet you that tomorrow, she will not even remember what dream we are talking about)
---Syaoran's room---
Syaoran lay awake on his green, wide bed. He feels lonely and miserable. All his life, he had never fallen in love. He never intend to, thinking that love is nothing but plain old idiocy. But he did...the sad thing is, he fell for Sakura, his bestfriend. And he knows that she only sees him as a friend, nothing else but just plain ol' Syaoran that is always there to catch her.
On the movies he had watched, they always have good endings. But in this darned situation, he can't think of any possible way of to have a 'good ending'.
Syaoran wiped the tears off his eyes. These past few hours, he was just lying there, crying!
He had said that the captain of the soccer team and the most wanted guy at their high school won't cry. But he decided that a situation like this with Sakura Kinomoto is an exception...
Then he heard his mom enter the house. She usually comes home later than this but anyway, she climbed that stairs and Syaoran heard her open the door in his room He pretended to be asleep. Yelan just came in, kissed him on the forehead and whispered a small 'good night' and walked out.
"Mom, how much I want you to help me. But this is something I have to figure out by myself" he whispered. Then finally, fell asleep.
---Monday---
"Syaoran, I'm really sorry about what happened..." Eriol mumbled as they wait for their professor to open the door for their 4th period class.
For the first time ever, Syaoran was really glad that Eriol is in his first, fourth and sixth period. He needs all the help that he can get. And right now, the only person who can understand him is nobody else except Eriol Hirigizawa.
"So, are you sure that that was all that happened?" Eriol asked in his casual voice.
"Yeah" he replied. But this is a lie. He didn't say anything about the 'I love you' and his crying all night, thinking that it's not that big a deal.
"Do you think they are a couple now?" Syaoran asked, sadness evident on his voice.
"Look there and you will see..." Eriol answered.
Then Syaoran looked at the direction that Eriol was looking at. He gasped at what he saw.
He saw Sakura and Haruki kissing...her arms are around Haruki's neck. While Haruki's arms are all around Sakura's slim waist.
"THAT IS WAY TOO FAST!" he almost yelled then took a heavy breath.
"Calm down, Syaoran" said Eriol.
"How can I?" he said looking again. He noticed that Sakura's hands were on his chest and Haruki's hands were going up and down Sakura's arms. From shoulder to the tip of her fingers.
Syaoran started to march towards them. Eriol can swear that he saw smoke come out from his nose. But he had to stop him. So he did. Syaoran woke up from his anger world and realized that he was going to do something inappropriate and thanked Eriol for stopping him.
---Lunch break---
Syaoran was quiet. Eriol also noticed that Syaoran's eyes are red in some spot, coming down to a conclusion that he was crying. If only this is not a sensitive situation, he will really tease him. Luckily, Eriol knows when to play and when to be serious.
The quietness that surrounds Eriol and Syaoran was interrupted by a soft, cheerful voice.
"Hey, Syaoran! Hello, Eriol" greeted Sakura as she walked towards the table...with Haruki!
Syaoran stiffened and tried so hard to move his muscles and smile.
"Hey, Sakura!" Both Eriol and Syaoran greeted back.
"Do you guys mind if we sit here with you?"
"No prob."
Eriol moved next to Syaoran and the couple sat across them, Haruki not letting go of Sakura's hand.
Then they continued to chat for awhile. Syaoran was just quiet and Eriol and Haruki are carrying the conversation on for Sakura is so busy with her food.
"So—Eriol...do you play football?" Haruki asked.
"Yeah...I play football...it's just that---"
"Stop tickling me!!!" she squealed. Then both Sakura and Haruki started cracking up. Syaoran noticed that Sakura was squirming beside Haruki and he saw that he was tickling Sakura while talking to Eriol, putting his arms around Sakura's waist.
He started to boil again. Eriol needed to stomp on his foot before he regained himself.
"I'm so sorry, baby" whispered Haruki.
"It's fine" then she giggled as Haruki kissed her cheek, her nose then her lips.
In FRONT of Syaoran and Eriol too. They were just quiet though, while Eriol saw Syaoran blinked back the stupid tears that won't just leave him alone and moved his head to another direction.
When Syaoran looked again, he was expecting that the couple would be done with their little session. But no! He saw a Sakura leaning her back against that chair and Haruki was almost suffocating Sakura because he was almost on top of her and they're having a very, very, intense make out session. Syaoran can hear Sakura give tiny moans of pleasure.
"Get a room" Eriol joked.
Then as if snapping back from a dream, Haruki stopped and wiped his mouth. Sakura did the same thing. Both of them turned red and looked away from each other.
"I'm sorry, you guys. I can't resist!" Haruki said, feeling all cool. He looked at Sakura. "How can you resist when you know that the person you are next to is a gorgeous lady?" he continued. Sakura blushed and wrapped her arms around Haruki. Syaoran wanted to throw up.
"What about you, Syaoran?" he asked. "You would know! I'd bet you that more than half the girls of this school is drooling over you"
Sakura jolted up and suddenly became interested. Eriol noticed and his eyes twinkled.
"Oh, I don't know about that!" Syaoran joked. 'Shut up, jerk, don't talk to me! I despise you!'
"Come on, man! You know that they are all in love with you! Actually, I know two girls who are your fans!" he said. "I can hook you up with one...or both!"
Syaoran forced himself to chuckle.
"But, seriously, you must have got with someone already right and kiss them and touch them?" Haruki asked while smirking.
Sakura was paying attention...so much attention.
"No...not really" answered Syaoran.
"WHOA! Are you serious?...I never knew that the famous Li Syaoran didn't get with anybody yet!" he exclaimed. "I'm sure that there are a lot of hot girls there who wants to get with you! You ever liked anyone?"
He fixed his eyes with Sakura for awhile. For a moment, Sakura wanted to jump and hug him but she felt Haruki's arms wrapped her waist and she just relaxed in his arms.
"Yeah. I fell in love with one girl and one girl only" he stated softly.
Everybody was listening intently. Especially Sakura and somehow, Eriol creepily smiled.
"I fell in love with this girl but I was too dumb and stupid to go and tell her how I felt. I loved her with all my heart, I gave her everything that I can but somehow, she doesn't notice and I'm too chicken to admit it!" he explained.
He curled up his fist. "If it wasn't for a friend that made me realize that I should really tell her, I wouldn't! He also made me realize that I'm scared of rejection that's why I can't tell the girl. But when I finally had the guts to tell her, I just found out that she likes someone else...and now, she's in love with the other guy"
"Ouch...that's gotta burn, man!" Haruki said.
"It does...until now" and Syaoran looked at Sakura. Sakura's face was sad. And her eyes are keeping away the tears.
'Why is this happening?' she thought.
"Well, what's done is done! So, Haruki and Sakura, don't make the same stupid mistakes that I did before" he tried to say lightly. But Eriol noticed this feeble attempt to sound cheerful.
---bell rings---
They all stood up. Haruki caught Sakura and they kissed, only two feet away from Syaoran.
'Ouch!' Eriol said in his mind.
Syaoran took the honor of throwing their trash to get away from the two kissing couples.
Eriol followed him and they threw the trash. Sakura and Haruki walked behind them.
Eriol's next class is on the other side of the hall so, he was separated.
"See you next period, Syaoran!" Eriol yelled.
Then they waved goodbye.
Their next class was just right next to each other.
Sakura leaned against the wall and Haruki dipped down to capture her lips again. In front of Syaoran again too! (a/n: they seem to be doing that in front of Syao all the time, huh?)
Syaoran blinked back tears and just said a little 'bye'... and entered his classroom.
'I hoped that I would be the one to give Sakura her first kiss...' his mind said. And as he sat down, he buried his head in his hands.
Sakura wasn't really paying attention to the kiss. But as Haruki deepened kiss, for the first time this day, she moaned for she got to admit, she enjoyed it! But the only problem is...
As Haruki's mouth played with her soft lips, she was imagining how they looked like on her mind. She was backed against the wall, Haruki was almost crushing her...but she liked the feeling of his fine body...she smiled
Then all of a sudden, Sakura saw herself enjoying a kiss from someone. Although she was REALLY kissing Haruki, a different man appeared on her brain. A guy with deep amber eyes and chocolate brown hair! When she moaned, she said the name of the person she least expect...
"mmm...syaoran..."she softly moaned
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Next chapter: Syaoran will hear something he wouldn't wanna hear! From HARUKI!
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