"What are you talking about Syaoran-san, who's Jessica?" I asked.

Syaoran sighed. "It's a long story. And you should relax a bit. I'll tell you everything you missed yesterday and about Jessica Kim some other time ok?"

I nodded rubbing my throbbing temples.

/flash/ Syaoran... rain pouring against my head... his lips. /flash/

"OK, stop it Sakura!" I muttered annoyingly. Stupid flash backs.

"Stop what?" Syaoran asked amused.

"Nothing." I blushed.

Footsteps approached us and I turned to look who it was. Eriol accompanied with a servant name James. I was about to stand up and kiss him as a greeting but then I suddenly remembered. My head started pounding, what was he doing here? He's already hurt me enough...

"Master Li, Eriol-san is here for a visit."

"Thank you James, you may leave." Syaoran replied. The servant bowed and headed back downstairs.

Eriol looked at Syaoran and nodded. To me he smiled one of his great smiles. How could he smile after what he happened? I thought painfully.

"How are you doing Sakura-san?" he asked politely. It's like nothing happened. He said Sakura-san. It sounds so distant, unfamiliar. My heart was tugging again.

"How can you say that after what you said to me last night?" I asked him.

Eriol's smile turned to a frown.

"Don't make it harder for me, Sakura-san." He said quietly.

yesterday at the supermarket

"Eriol, do you really think that Meilin could have just died like that? It doesn't make any sense." I asked him, leaning my head on his shoulder.

Eriol didn't reply. I felt him tense and then lightly pulled me away from him.

"Eriol?" I asked him confused.

"Sakura, I think that we should be end this." He said uncomfortably.

"Yeah, lets throw a party just for Meilin instead of crying our eyes out... you know what? I'm getting many ideas right now! Eriol, this is brilliant..." My eyes glittered with happiness. A party for Meilin would make everyone feel better.

"Eriol?" What's going on? I noticed how he was very uncomfortable.

"I wasn't thinking about a party... I meant I wanted to end our relationship."

Eriol forced out.

I stared at him shocked. My heart pounding hard and my temples throbbed. He looked at me, with hurt eyes. I shook my head. Did I hear it wrong? Is this some kind of a sick joke to test..

"You're joking right?" I asked him weakly. This can't be happening.

He shook his head sadly. He opened his mouth but the next thing I knew, I was running out of the supermarket, with tears running down my cheeks, flowing freely now that Eriol wasn't around. He couldn't have meant it. He couldn't have. We never even got into a fight. He loved me, didn't he? Everything is happening at once. Too much.

[a/n Ok, I've never been in a relationship before, so I'm sorry if all this stuff is too typical. Suggestions please!]

back to the present

"Syaoran, I'm sure that Jessica Kim is back." Eriol said, now ignoring me.

I stared blindly at my hands, which were folded on my lap.

"Yes, I realized this when Sakura told me what Meilin said. Meilin must have known that Jessica was around. I just don't know why she didn't mention it to us before all this happened." Syaoran agreed.

I was barely listening to the conversation. Leave now said a voice inside of me. Before you start crying like a child in front of them again. There was a knock on the door.

"Master Li, an interview for YM Magazine at 2 pm is booked today. They have recently called me confirming your arrival, shall I say that you are attending it?" James asked entering the room.

Syaoran looked up, and sighed. "Cancel it. Tell them I'm sick."

"Of course, Master." Again the servant bowed and left the room.

I couldn't help it. I was trembling from trying to hold my tears back. I couldn't help it. Eriol was there, in the same room.

The two guys must have noticed it because Eriol left quietly leaving Syaoran in the room with me.

"Sakura, look at me." Syaoran said gently.

I looked up slowly, the tears were forming quickly. I tried not to blink but my eyes got sore. I quickly wiped it away. Get a hold of yourself! You were always strong and lively.

Stop being an emotional creep! I yelled at myself.

I hugged him before he could say anything. Shocked, he slowly rubbed his hand on my back and let me cry on his shoulder.

Dear Tomoyo,

As you know from my last letter, Meilin, our best friend died. Sakura has been very upset lately. Mostly because of Meilin's death, and because I broke up with her. Believe me, I didn't want to, but there is a good explanation.

A few days before Meilin died, she called me to ask me if I still liked Sakura. I said yes. Meilin sighed and said that it was her last wish: for me to part with Sakura. Meilin knew that Sakura is destined to be with someone else. She said that she really loves that person, and said that that person needed to open up more. Meilin continued on saying that Sakura would be able to make him more sociable. That person she was talking about was Syaoran.

I got mad at her because she couldn't just barge in our relationship and say something like that. When I heard that she died, however, I decided that I should complete her last wish. At first I couldn't, it was really hard for me. So I waited and procrastinated. During those few days I observed Syaoran, to see what Meilin was so worried about. It was true. He's a famous celebrity but he constantly rejects interviews, profiles and premieres. He only went into acting because the Elders wanted him to be more social. They thought being a celebrity would make him happier and share his feelings with others more easily.

Syaoran is my best friend, but I can relate little to him. After Meilin pointed it out, I also want him to be more social. Sakura is known to be a cheerful, active, optimistic person. She could be the one who can help Syaoran.

Hope to hear from you soon,

Eriol H.

Eriol came back in the room an hour later. Syaoran was sitting next to me while I laid in bed sleeping contently.

"Wake Sakura up." Eriol said to Syaoran.

Syaoran looked at Eriol suspiciously. "She's already hurt, Eriol."

Eriol smiled weakly. "I just have to make sure something."

Syaoran stared at Eriol for a long time, then gave in.

"Sakura..." he whispered in my ear. Thank god it wasn't so close that it tickled me.

I opened my eyes and saw his face, inches away from me.

"Sakura-san, when you were at the Christmas ball, did you fully eat the pill I gave you?"

interrupted a voice. Eriol.

Blushing, I leaned away from Syaoran's confused face. Syaoran gave a low cough and backed away, heading towards the windows of the bedroom.

"Yeah..." I said. Just when I had a moment with someone I think who would always be there for me, Eriol interrupts me. I was no longer sad to talk to him. I was rather angry.

Eriol handed me a package of the same pills I took at the dance. I took them hesitantly and placed them in my pocket.

"This is the fifth day after the first week of the dance right?" Eriol asked me.

"Um, a week a five days since the dance yeah." I answered unsurely.

"Are you having mood swings?" He asked me.

"NO IM NOT PMSING!" I yelled at him.

He laughed. "No, I didn't mean that. Have you gotten abnormal mood swings?"

"Well ya for a couple of days but its gone now." I said.

"Good, so the pill worked."

"What are you talking about, Eriol?" Clearly frustrated I glared at him.

"At the Christmas party, you drank the punch which was poisoned somehow right?" Eriol continued.

I nodded.

"Then, you had mood swings for a week. This means that Jessica was the one who did this. Ever since the incident, I've kept the emergency pills for that poison in my pocket. I'm glad I did, by now you should have died." Eriol concluded

"DIED?!What incident? Who the hell is JESSICA KIM? Why is she trying to kill everybody." I searched his eyes for answers.

"One question only, Sakura." He eyed me seriously.

"Fine, what incident?"

"That, I can't tell you." He looked away from me to Syaoran, who had kept quiet all this time. Syaoran was standing at the window, looking outside the bedroom window. "Syaoran might tell you someday." Eriol said quietly to me, so that Syaoran couldn't hear.

Eriol stood up from the bed and walked out of the room. For the second time that day, Syaoran and I were left alone. My stomach growled and I glanced over to the clock. 12:23pm. Guess I should ask Syaoran if I can have my breakfast...

I got out of bed and walked towards Syaoran who seemed to be daydreaming. His back towards me, didn't seem to be aware that I was walking towards him.

"Li-san?" I called to him. "Li-san?" I leaned over to face him face to face. Suddenly, his hands wrapped around my waist and kissed me intently. Stunned, I stood there not moving. My body frozen like ice, I could only wait until he parted. He broke the kiss and looked at me deeply. His eyes boring through me, making me feel so transparent.

HA!!!!! There you go. SO much SS at the end of each chapter now eh? Haha. I couldn't resist. I rewrote this chapter a couple of times, never satisfied. Hope its not too boring. I didn't have much fun writing this chapter...sorry about the lack of inspirationg ;

Also, I'm going on summer vacation for two weeks. I'm leaving on Friday morning. So don't expect any updates soon alright?

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-ppiglette