Episode Ten: Motionless

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They've all reviewed and inspired me to continue writing the story... I can't believe we're at episode ten, it seems like a lot for me. Let's see how long we can keep this up!! Enjoy the episode:

Li lay in bed and stared at the ceiling. It was a regular night but he was doing some thinking.

When am I ever going to tell Sakura how I feel? He thought. That moment Sakura's face appeared in his mind and he started blushing.

Why do I feel this way?? She's only a girl...

But there was something about her that was different. Was it her beautiful emereld eyes? Or maybe it was her silky hair? Prehaps it was her enchanting smile that made Li weak in the knees. Whatever it was it had made Li fallen... fallen...

in love with her.

He hardly believed it himself when he understood his feelings. They seemed so unreal but with each passing day he knew they were no lie.

If only I could tell her! But would she return the same feelings? Or will my heart be shattered it a million pieces?

Sakura watched the rain trickle on the window and the moon and the stars appear from the dark sky one by one. The tension in the car was so thick you could cut it with a knife.

Tori, thankfully, had returned from his running the night before and since then neither father nor son had said a word to each other.

Aiden didn't tell Sakura a word of what Tori was yelling about, because he was afraid that would turn the siblings against each other. Aiden also worried that Tori might have another outburst and take out all his frustrations out on his sister.

Tori wanted to discuss everything with Sakura because he knew she was understanding but his father had been watching Tori more closely and it gave him no chance to confide in Sakura.

Sakura had been worried about the pair all day and she hoped that one of them would tell her the situation. But they had been silnet and descrite. Sakura watched the back of Aiden and Tori's head and hoped somebody would say something.

They're acting like children, why can't they solve their problems?! Sakura wondered. She decided that she would be the first to say a word but Tori spoke before she opened her mouth.

"Where are we going?" Tori asked, almost whispering. Sakura smiled to herself and waited for her father to answer. It took Aiden a while to reply because he was still shocked that his son had finally said something.

I thought he was so angry that he wouldn't talk to me for at least a week. I guess he's cooled down. Aiden thought.

"I want you two to meet an old friend of mine..." Aiden said softly. Tori looked at him a with disbelif.

"You dragged me out of the house to meet a some old man?!" Tori yelled. Aiden turned to Tori and looked at him with outrage written across his face.

"Excuse me? Richard isn't some old man! He's a wonderful person and a great friend!" Aiden argued. Tori smirked and Aiden's temper grew.

"Don't give me that attitude! I've had enough of your bratty ways!"

Sakura looked between the two men and almost started crying. She had never heard them yell before and never knew that there was a problem between them. Suddenly her eyes glanced at the road ahead of them. She thought she saw a flicker of light up ahead but couldn't tell if that was just her imagination.

Tori and Aiden were still arguing and Sakura slowly spoke.

"Daddy..." she whispered, hoping one of them wouldn't turn on her for speaking while they were talking. Aiden didn't notice her soft whisper and continued to focus at Tori's rude remarks.

"You always make me do things for you! What have you ever done for me?!" Tori yelled. He could think of a couple things actually but he would never say anything nice to his father at this moment. Then he heard Sakura whisper.

"What's that? I... I see a light," she said. Tori looked into her eyes and saw a trickle of fear and curiousity and he turned in his seat and faced the window only to see the same light Sakura discribed. Aiden noticed that his children had grew silent and only stared in front of them. So Aiden had turned and didn't move when he saw the two lights heading towards his car.

"Dad...?" Sakura whispered again. The lights grew brighter and only at the last second did they finally see the shape of the truck above them and the driver's face twisted in horror at the sight of a family sitting inside the car motionless.