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!
Disclaimer – I don't own anything you recognize, it belongs to CLAMP, anything you don't recognize belongs to me.
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Chapter Eight: Never Fall in Love
Sakura kept staring into Syaoran's eyes, keeping her expression blank and emotionless. She didn't move, didn't breathe, just stood her ground, staring. Syaoran did exactly the same thing. The others were fighting each other, but not using guns until they were absolutely meant to. Sakura and Syaoran were totally oblivious to this, but they were both hurting so much just at the sight of each other. Finally, Sakura couldn't take it anymore. She tore her eyes from his, looked him up and down with a snarl, turned on her heel and walked confidently into an alleyway.
Syaoran followed, but obviously wasn't meant to because when Sakura got to the end of the dark passage, she produced a very cold, hard glare that normally she wouldn't have achieved if she was this angry.
"What?" she snapped.
"Why?" Syaoran asked. This wasn't the girl he'd known.
Sakura, knowing full well what this question was about, just tossed her head. "Because there wasn't much left for me there"
"Yes, there was" he answered. "In fact, there was even more"
"Like what?" Sakura asked coolly.
"You and Aika would've been very good friends, so there's another friend, and maybe I would've been happier, too" Syaoran said, although his tone was full of doubt.
"Well then, I hope you and Little Miss Perfect-In-Every-Fucking-Way are very happy together" her voice was dripping of sarcasm.
Sakura got out the blade Syaoran had given her. She walked slowly towards him. Then struck like a lightning bolt. A quick punch in the jaw caused Syaoran's lip to bleed a little and a kick in his toned stomach winded him. After keeling over slightly, and taking a few heavy, deep breaths, he stood up straight and walked to Sakura, slowly backing her up against the solid brick wall behind her, intimidating her like he once could. His hand discreetly strayed to hers, and then suddenly pinning it against the dirty wall. Syaoran's other hand snatched the knife from her hand, and putting the item into his coat pocket.
"Get off me, now" Sakura said calmly but made sure the command was firm.
"Do you really want me to? Sakura, why are you doing this? You had a perfectly good life with us and you enjoyed it. I know you did. We all like having you with us" Syaoran asked.
"You don't know what goes on behind closed doors, Syaoran. I should like you to keep your pathetic nose out my business. But I'll tell you something for nothing, I need you to piss off, right now, because I want to go and see Matsuka. We're dating now" she said in a fake sugary voice.
"You're dating Matsuka?" he said in a hollow voice, like he wasn't even there.
"Yeah, and it's going great. I wouldn't trade him for anyone else in the whole world" Sakura gave him a plastic smile and a shrug.
"Y-you wouldn't?" Syaoran stuttered, his voice going dry. This wasn't happening. He sincerely hoped he'd wake up and find himself safely in his room, with Sakura in hers across the hall.
"Absoluetly not" she shook her head, looking him straight in the eye.
Sakura saw a look of jealousy and hurt cross his face slightly. Syaoran was looking deeply into Sakura's eyes, searching for her soul, wanting to know what she was feeling, what she needed to do to make things right. It was tough, but he got through, and saw pain, confusion, regret and...love. But who that feeling belonged to was a mystery.
A picture of Aika came up in Syaoran's mind. Her caring nature, sweet face, gentle voice, she was everything, absolutely perfect...but, it hit him like a rock. He wasn't in love with her. Syaoran didn't love Aika, she was perfect, but he wasn't. He didn't want a totally perfect girl. Syaoran wanted someone who had her faults but made him happy, relaxed him, and someone who he didn't want to be away from. Another emotional rock hit him {Gee, he's gonna be dead by the time all the bloody rocks have finally hit his thick scull!}. He wanted Sakura. Syaoran loved Sakura. Maybe...just maybe he had another shot with her. He desperately hoped she still loved him.
She was still staring at him, patiently waiting for him to figure it all out.
"Oh, hello? Still here!" Sakura shot at him, clearly annoyed by his long daydream.
Syaoran looked at her pretty face thought that he might probably get slapped for this but decided to risk it anyway. He pressed his lips upon Sakura's, then when he got the reaction that she was kissing him back, Syaoran deepened it. Sakura was surprised at first, but then realizing that she'd wanted to kiss him since...whenever she did. He tasted like cinnamon, and slightly of blood, but that was something she could only blame herself for. She pulled back, her eyes moist with tears and sparkling, her heart, mind and soul completely revealed, for him to read.
"What was that?" Sakura whispered.
"A kiss" Syaoran looked puzzled.
"But why? Was it a jealous kiss, or was it a luring one? You thought that if you kissed me, because you knew I loved you, that I'd go back to Speeding Blade?" she accused. "You're fucking with my head"
He remained silent.
"Answer me, Syaoran!" Sakura screamed.
"I love you, Sakura. I really do" Syaoran said softly, desperately trying to convince her.
"Yeah? Bit late for that because I don't love you. Not anymore. Story's over, no sequel" she said in a final tone, and turned her back on the man who loved her, and walked out of the alleyway alone.
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Tomoyo dodged Matskua's slap, swung herself around and kicked him in the shoulder. He punched her in the face, and Tomoyo coughed and spat out blood.
"You know, this is getting a bit stupid, we've held a grudge for thirteen years for fuck's sake" Matsuka said.
"We've done things to make us hate each other. You killed my people, I killed yours. I'm an untouchable, Matsuka. You hurt me, and nearly everyone will be after your blood. But having said that, so are you" Tomoyo retorted.
"Very true, but there's something that you should-" he was cut off by two screams, one coming from Aika's lips, one from Rae's.
Tomoyo and Matsuka looked at each other for a split second.
"Don't try anything" she said dangerously, before they both bolted to where the screams came from.
Eriol and Haniko were about ten metres apart, pointing guns at each other. Rae was at Haniko's side, and Aika at Eriol's. They both looked terrified. Seishuu and Fujimato were looking sullen, standing off to the side. Tomoyo drew in a sharp intake of air. She wasn't worried. Her boyfriend had only gotten shot four times before but she was still a little scared for him.
"Put the gun down" Tomoyo and Matsuka said at the same time. Eriol and Haniko looked puzzled.
"Just do it, Eriol" Tomoyo said patiently.
He put his gun away into his coat, Eriol knew that Tomoyo knew what she was doing. Haniko sighed and reluctantly did the same. The two guys looked at their leaders for further instraction.
"Don't look at me, it's your call!" Tomoyo tucked a wisp of stray black hair behind her ear.
"Something doesn't feel right. Where's Sakura and Li?" Matsuka asked.
"I'm here. Gee Matsuka, I missed you too" Syaoran raised an eyebrow. Matsuka just looked at him and mouthed the words 'Fuck you'.
"Well, where's Sakura? I hope you didn't kill my girlfriend" he shot at Syaoran with a satisfied smile when he saw that Syaoran's smirk slid off his face.
Tomoyo gave a choked cough, Eriol looked thoroughly shocked, and Aika's brown eyes widened in surprise. Her reaction wasn't that bad as she didn't know Sakura.
"W-what did you say?" Eriol stammered. Tomoyo was too speechless to say anything.
"I said, that Sakura and I are going out. Is there a problem?" Matsuka said clearly.
"Yes" a female voice came from a dark shadow.
Nine head turned towards the direction of the voice. The girl who owned it came out from the shadows. It was Sakura. She walked towards Syaoran and slid her arm around his waist. She turned to Matsuka.
"In the game of seduction, Matsuka, there is only one rule. Never fall in love" Sakura said with a slight smile.
And with that, she pulled Syaoran into a pasiionate kiss that the whole gang of Speeding Blade was happy for. And Sakura just found her gang talent.
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Little Wings – Damn. I tried to make it longer but it's only about 1500 words...meh. Please review!!