Chapter 4

"Sakura? Sakura!" Sakura's eyes were opening slowly. Standing over her was the mysterious guy before. "Are you okay princess?"

Sakura rubbed her head, she had a lump on it. "Yeah I'm fine, I just have a bump on the head." The mysterious guy helped her up and then kissed her head.

"Is that better?" He asked sweetly. She blushed.

"It was fine before but thanks for caring." She then remembered something. She looked around frantically and then looked down where she once was. She saw Li on the ground all roughed up. "Li!" She was about to go wake him up when the guy stopped her. "Let me go! He's my boyfriend!"

"I know this, but how are you going to explain me?" He had a point.

"Okay fine, but we have to get him to his house now!" She tried to pick him up but failed. "He's heavy!" She exclaimed.

"Here let me do that." The guy picked him up so easily it made it seem like she was a wimp. He put his ear up to his chest. "He's breathing, and his heart is beating at a normal pace, it seems to me that he is just sleeping."

"What?!?!?" Sakura tripped and fell face first.

"Princess! Are you alright?!"

She rubbed her nose and pulled herself off the ground. "Yeah, I'm fine. Where did all the man droids go? You destroyed them right?"

"Yes I did. I couldn't let the princess be devoured by the lowest ranked creatures. That would just be flat out embarrassing."

"Oh thanks. What were those things anyways? Why did they come after us?" She asked suddenly curious.

"They were exactly what you called them. They were man droids that were sent to kill you."

"Why were they sent to kill me?"

"I told you before. You are the only heir left to the throne. The only heir left in the blood related line that can save our world. Many people would want you dead, whether it is because they would take over in power next or that they just want to take over the other world for their own selfish reasons."

"That's horrible." Sakura said quietly.

"Tell me about it." The two had arrived at Li's house and the guy had to disappear again before Meilin came out or knew that they were there. He was turning into the little particles again when Sakura remembered what she wanted to ask him.

"Wait! Before you leave, what is your name?"

The particles were flowing into her when she heard something whispered in her ear. The name "Li".

"Li?" Sakura heard a moan behind her and remembered her boyfriend Li. "Li are you okay?" She checked his head for any head injuries. She didn't find any.

"I'm fine. What happened?" He said rubbing his temples.

"Oh, uh, I saved us. We fell out of the sky and then, uh, I used 'shield' before they attacked and then I used the, uh, fiery card. They were burnt toast." Sakura smiled weirdly. She was sure that Li could tell she was lying but surprisingly he didn't say anything about it. He just got up, opened the door to the house and let Sakura in. He followed after her.

"Do you want anything? Tea or something?" He said.

"Oh sure. If its not too much trouble."

"Of course not. Go upstairs in my room. The first door to the left." He went into the kitchen and Sakura went up the stairs. She heard the funny, familiar sound of Meilin snoring and went across the hall to Li's room. It was really clean. It had a desk, a computer, a bed, a table, and a lamp in it. That was about all there was in the room. It felt a little empty. His walls were painted pale blue and the scent of the room smelled just like Li. She walked into the room and fell onto his bed. It was more comfortable than her own. At that moment Li came in with cake and tea. He starred at her and noticed she hadn't seen him yet. Her eyes were closed.

"What are you doing?" He said calmly. He placed the serving plate with everything on it, on the floor.

Sakura jumped, "I'm sorry! I shouldn't be lying on your bed. It was just so comfortable I-"

"Its okay. I'm not mad. If you sleep over tonight, you can sleep in that bed."

"Then where will you sleep Li?" Sakura asked concerned.

"I can sleep on the floor."

"No. You can't sleep on the floor! This is your room!"

"And you are my guest. You can take the bed, really."

"Thank you Li." She said smiling.

Li starred at her, he couldn't get over the fact of how beautiful she was. He starred at her for minutes.

"What, is there something on my face?" Sakura asked clueless.

"No, you look perfect." Li took the tea and cake up to Sakura on his bed. He sat at his table.

"Oh! Should I sit down there? I'm sorry." Sakura got off Li's bed and sat across from Li.

"You didn't have to get off if you didn't want to."

"Thanks but I usually spill things and I didn't want to spill anything on your bed." She looked down at her tea. "You know Li, this room smells like you."

"Really? I didn't think I smelled like anything. Is it a good smell?" Li said after sipping some tea.

"Yes it's a very good smell. Its like being in a rainforest after it rains. I don't really know how to explain it but I just know."

"Wow. I didn't know I smelt that good. I always thought you had a pretty scent though."

"What do I smell like?"

"You smell like wildflowers that have just bloomed."

"Is that a good smell?" Sakura asked.

"Do you like the flower card?"

"Yes."

"That's what you smell like."

"That's good." Sakura fell back on Li's floor and looked up at the ceiling. She was really in his house at this time wasn't she. She couldn't get over that fact. "Li? What time is it?" Sakura asked suddenly.

"Its," he looked at his watch, "1:15 in the morning."

"Really? We should go to sleep now." Sakura finished her cake and tea while Li went to his bathroom to change. When he came back Sakura remembered that she didn't bring anything to sleep in. Sakura had changed before she left her house.

"Li, should I just borrow something from Meilin?" She asked.

"No. You know how she can be if you wake her up in the middle of a good dream or if you wake her up at all."

"Then what am I going to do?" Sakura asked.

Li went into the other room. When he came back this time, he brought some sleep clothes that were a little baggy. "Here you can wear these to sleep. I know that you can fit them." He said. After he handed her the clothes, he walked out the door and said, "Come get me when you're done. I'll be in the third room on this side."

"Okay." Sakura changed into the clothes he gave her and found they were a little too baggy. She had to make some adjustments. When she went to go get Li, she found him starring at a book.

She walked in the room and Li looked up from his book, "Wow. You look great."

Sakura had a white shirt on that was tied at the shoulders with the ribbons she had in her hair. She shorts on that she rolled up to make them more her size, they were navy colored. "Thank you." She took a look at the book he was reading but he put it back before she could see it. She didn't mind though. She was too tired. They walked back in Li's room and by then it was 1:35. Sakura was in Li's bed and Li was lying on a futon on the floor.

"Li?" Sakura said.

"Yes?"

"Do you have a friend that has dark hair like my brother's and highlights like Kero's skin?" Li didn't answer right away.

"No, I don't. Why do you ask?"

"Oh no reason. No reason at all."

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