SPEEDING BLADE
Little Wings – Hey peepz! I'm so happy about all the reviews I'm getting for this story, it's just blown me away! Lol, anyway, I decided to cut my nails short so I can type better and so I don't complain about it here. I should just get on with the story before I start going on about issues. Oh, I also found that none of you expected that Tomoyo would turn down Eriol!
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Sakura Blossom-Cilla-85:P – Thank-you for reading and reviewing, Eriol is sweet, isn't he?
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Rosie – Thank-you for reading and reviewing. Blood Game are targeting Sakura because she's new and vulnerable, and not quite as experienced as the others. She doesn't know their techniques yet. And did you notice that they all ran to Sakura's aid at 'Ecstasy'? Matsuka figured that they all really liked Sakura so they'd go to any and every length to save her, even if she was new and if they killed her, the rest of the gang would grieve and they wouldn't concentrate so Blood Game could kill Speeding Blade off one by one.
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Loveangelli – Thank-you for reading and reviewing. Aika will start playing a much bigger role in the story, so I had to put her whole situation in the previous chapter. I wasn't going to make Tomoyo turn down Eriol but if the shoe fits!
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Special thanks to Emily, you gave me inspiration!
Chapter Six: Out of Reach
~*Fast forward to the weekend*~
Syaoran looked over at his clock. 7:30 am. He'd get dressed and eat later, but for now he just relaxed in the comfort of his own bed, thinking. What was it Sakura had said the other day? Syaoran didn't have a clue what she was getting at. He wouldn't admit it, but he actually liked her company. Really liked it. Not in the same way as he enjoyed Eriol or Tomoyo's company but in a different way. He sighed and heaved himself out of bed, taking a shower dressing in his soccer stuff. When Syaoran went down to the kitchen, he was surprised to see Eriol, Tomoyo and Sakura talking and laughing.
"What are you doing down here? You girls aren't up until at least ten o'clock" Syaoran said.
"We are perfectly capable, thank-you very much, Syao" Sakura giggled. Sh was the only person since Aika to call him Syao.
"You ready for the game today?" Eriol asked. Syaoran nodded.
"Sakura and I'll go and get dressed, you guys need to be there in an hour, then the hour warm up. Doesn't the game start at ten?" Tomoyo questioned.
"Uh-huh" Eriol answered.
Tomoyo and Sakura had showers then came back. Sakura wore wide-leg jeans and a pink spaghetti strap top that said 'Saw it. Wanted it. Had a fit. Got it'. Tomoyo had on a pair of wide-leg hipster light wash jeans too and a light purple top that had sleeves that just cut off on the tip of her shoulder. It had a plunging v-neckline and cute little pictures were sketched over the front in white. Her hair had been in a bad mood so she tamed it up into a ponytail bun. They both wore sneakers.
"Hey, you two dressed?" Syaoran called.
"Yeah. What car are we taking?" Tomoyo asked.
"The Rav-4" he said back.
"Awww, can't we take the beetle?" she whined.
"No, we're taking a manly car to soccer. The v-dub's too girly, and besides, it's pink" Syaoran raised an eyebrow.
"Fine" Tomoyo pouted.
"Shit. We gotta go, get your bag, Syaoran" Eriol picked up his own and grabbed the keys.
Sakura and Tomoyo got into the back of the Rav-4 and drove to the soccer field. Sakura smiled when she went inside, her and Tomoyo were the only girls there, and the players were doing a warm-up. The rest of the team greeted the boys and Tomoyo as she walked past, introducing Sakura to them.
"So what do we do for an hour?" she asked Tomoyo.
"We set up the goals. I'm so glad to have someone helping me now, Meiling and Yamazaki came rarely but now you're coming every week with me" she replied.
"I am?" Sakura smiled.
"Yeah. Wheather you like it or not" Tomoyo grinned.
"Okay" she laughed.
They had a lot of fun setting up the goals and then climbing all over them, but finally, it was time for the game to start. The stands were filled with people and Eriol and Syaoran were clearly the best on the team.
"Tomoyo? Is that you?" A sweet voice said behind them.
Sakura turned in her seat and saw a very pretty girl around her age. She had soft chestnut coloured hair up in two messy buns, and a fringe like Sakura's. Her gentle, warm eyes were a chocolate brown and the girl had a smile on her face. Tomoyo's eyes widened at the sight of the girl. A hand flew to her mouth and the chestnut-haired girl giggled.
"A-Aika?"
Tomoyo hugged her.
"Aika, this is Sakura, Sakura, this is Aika" she introduced them.
"Hi Sakura" Aika smiled. She just waved in return.
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Aika looked around the building, wondering where Syaoran could be. She was so sorry that she didn't give him the time of day to explain what he was doing, but she was just so upset. Around a corner, Aika saw a messy brown head talking to another player. He said good-bye and turned around to see his ex-girlfriend standing in front of him. She saw the surprised look on his face and took a step towards him. Syaoran walked up to her.
"Aika! What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Not happy to see me?" she teased.
"Well, yeah, I am but why are you back? What about the rest of the gang in Osaka?" Syaoran said.
"They said I could come back to Tomoeda" Aika replied. "Oh, Syao, I'm so sorry!"
She hugged him, and Syaoran felt the familiar figure fit oh-so-perfectly into his own body. He felt a pang of guilt, and Sakura's face popped into his mind, but he shunted it aside, telling himself that he'd think about it later. Syaoran kissed the top of her head.
"Do you still think we have a chance?" Aika asked nervously.
"Yeah" he smiled as another guilty pang struck his heart.
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Sakura ran around the corner of the building, Tomoyo had sent her to go and get Syaoran and meet them at the car. She turned yet another corner and found Syaoran with Aika, they were hugging. Sakura watched in stunned silence as they broke apart and he kissed her forehead. They said a few words then Syaoran kissed Aika softly but passionately on the lips. A silent tear rolled down her cheek as she turned and ran.
Sakura carried herself to the end of the soccer field, where the ball was still there. She took a good hard kick at it towards the goals. It flew into the net. Sakura's tears were now flowing freely down her face. She wiped them away with the back of her hand.
Knew the signs
Wasn't right
I was stupid for a while
Swept away by you
And now I feel like a fool
So confused,
My heart's bruised
Was I ever loved by you?
Out of reach, so far
I never had your heart
Out of reach,
Couldn't see
We were never
Meant to be
Catch myself
From despair
I could drown
If I stay here
Keeping busy everyday
I know I will be OK
But I was
So confused,
My heart's bruised
Was I ever loved by you?
Out of reach, so far
I never had your heart
Out of reach, Couldn't see
We were never
Meant to be
So much hurt,
So much pain
Takes a while
To regain
What is lost inside
And I hope that in time,
You'll be out of my mind
And I'll be over you
Someone tapped her on the shoulder. Sakura turned around, sniffing. It was Matsuka. To her surprise, she remained calm and didn't feel a thing. She was too numb from the hurt of what she'd seen just before.
"Hey" he said.
"What? Come to kill me again?" Sakura snapped.
"No. Are you ok?" Matsuka asked.
"No. What's your first name, anways?" she replied.
"Tei, but everyone calls me Matsuka all the same" he said.
"Oh" Sakura sniffed and wiped the last tear from her eyes.
"Want to come with me?" Matsuka said. "Nothing funny, no catches, just a walk"
Sakura thought for a moment then nodded. "Okay"
She ended up spilling out the whole story about Syaoran and Aika and her feelings. Sakura learned that Matsuka was eighteen and he, too, had also grown up where Tomoyo, Syaoran and Eriol did. Sakura also found that she enjoyed talking to Matsuka, and maybe it was a good idea to get away from Speeding Blade. For good.
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"Syaoran, it's great that you and Aika are together but where is Sakura? I sent her to go and get you" Tomoyo asked, sounding worried.
"I don't know" he frowned. "I'll go and look for her"
Syaoran set off and looked all over and around the soccer stadium. When she wasn't there, he looked through the whole city of Tomoeda. She wasn't anywhere to be found. At around 3am, he stumbled into the mansion where Tomoyo was still up, drinking coffee. She looked up hopefully. Syaoran could do nothing but shake his head sadly. Tomoyo bit her lip, to keep from crying. Syaoran hugged her. Tomoyo's best friend was missing.
The next morning, Meiling and Yamazaki rang up. Eriol answered it.
"Hey!" he greeted.
"Hi Eriol!" Meiling said.
"What's up?" Eriol asked.
"Well..Yamazaki and I decided to go back to Hong Kong. We caught up with the Speeding Blade branch here and they said they could use our help and now that you've got Sakura...oh, and they wonder how Tomoyo is too" she replied.
"Tomoyo's a wreck, Sakura's missing but Aika's back and her and Syaoran are together again. I think Sakura's gone to clear her head, maybe she's at her dad's house" Eriol said.
"Wow. Sakura really liked him, didn't she?" Meiling said quietly.
"Yeah. She's bound to be upset, I can tell Syaoran really likes her, but he hasn't figured it out yet. He's moping about and Aika's trying to cheer him up" he told her.
"That's pretty bad, listen, I'm sorry to cut the call short, send our love out to everyone. Bai!" Meiling hung up. Eriol put the fone back on the hook.
Eriol looked over to Syaoran. He was on the armchair just staring out into space with a blank expression on his face. Aika went up to him.
"Syaoran, what's up with you? There wasn't anything between you and that girl, was there?" she asked.
"No" he sighed. Then he realised. Sakura was talking about herself the other day. She liked him and he had a chance to be with her...
"Good. Do you need anything, my poor Syao?" Aika said sweetly.
"No" Syaoran repeated. He needed to find Sakura
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