Chapter 11: Sorry, so so sorry.

Author's Note: Okay everyone first off, I'm really sorry this chapter was really

really short, and also that I took really long. Sorry!!!!

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1 day later (night)

Syaoran came back to his senses when he felt something tugging at the ropes

that were binding his arms.

"Shhh," the voice urged.

Syaoran turned around to face a young girl.

"Kia?" he questioned, trying to place the face.

"Yeah, I'm untying your ropes, everyone's asleep, I got your girl on the horse,

that's over there, you should make it back by tomorrow."

Syaoran nodded understanding, his body ached.

"There," she had final cut through the last of the ropes.

"Thanks" he coarsely replied, his voice was sore and dry, he had had to stand out

in the blazing hot sun for a day, and that had already been bad enough to give

his skin serious burns.

"It's alright, least I could do, I'll go and get the horse," she replied as she quickly

ran off and returned with Sakura lying asleep on the horse.

"Thankyou," Syaoran thanked again, as she helped him onto the horse.

Syaoran took the reins in his hands as he began to set off, his whole body aching

but he needed to get back.

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Sakura woke up, finding herself on a horse back with a man.

Immediately Sakura fell off the horse as she scurried off away.

"Sakura wait," she heard the man on the horse say, she faintly recognised the

voice as she turned around.

"Syaoran?" she questioned, he looked so different. "What happened to you?"

"You don't look that good either," he replied.

Sakura knew he was telling the truth, she probably did look half dead.

"Come back," he told her.

Sakura nodded as she clambered back onto the horse.

"I'm so sorry, does it really hurt?" Sakura asked as she touched his cheek.

Syaoran flinched at her touch.

"Let's go," he announced as he held the reins.

Sakura held on gently, hoping she wasn't hurting him, she didn't mean to cause

him that much pain.

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"Li, you're back!" Yue exclaimed as he spotted him coming back with Sakura

behind him.

A crowd of people came to see what had happened as Li slipped of the horse.

"Get him cleaned up," Yue ordered his wife Ashani and Tomoyo.

The crowd followed him as Sakura slipped back into the background; no one gave

her a glance. When they took him away, Sakura slipped away back to where they

were staying.

She sat on the couch waiting for him to return.

It was night when he finally did.

"Oh god Syaoran, are you alright? I'm sorry, I'm so so sorry," she repeated over

and over, as she rushed towards him, when she saw him enter.

"Yeah, I will be fine, here" he handed her over a bottle.

"What is it?" Sakura looked at the bottle.

"It's for the skin; Tomoyo said it would help,"

Sakura nodded in understanding.

"Okay then," she replied, as he sat down on the worn out sofa.

Sakura sat down beside him. She hesitantly held onto his shirt as she started

unlacing it. Then very gently she started pulling off his shirt.

"God, I'm so sorry," Sakura whispered as she saw his back.



"It's alright," he replied.

Sakura unscrewed the lid of the jar as she put some one her hands.

Gently Sakura began to place her hands onto his back and rubbing it in.

Syaoran bit his lip, not showing how much pain he was in.

"Tell me if I'm hurting you?" Sakura asked, not wanting to hurt him anymore.

"Hmm," he replied, not answering.

Sakura continued onto his chest, although his skin was dry, he still had his body,

and it sent shivers up her spine.

She finished off as she replaced the lid.

Syaoran got up and started walking into his room. Sakura watched, what she

really needed was a cool shower; she couldn't go into the other place because it

was dried up for the moment.

Sakura exited the tent as she came over the place where they kept the water

supply and hurried back.

She entered Syaoran's room and found the light turned off. Sakura quickly

stripped down, and started pouring the water over her body, it felt so good.

"Sakura,"

Sakura turned around when she heard him call out her name.

"Could you sleep out in the couch,"

"Okay," she replied.

She quickly continued and exited the room.

Sakura lay on the couch outside; she started wondering if Syaoran didn't want

her anymore, what would happen then? Would he send her back or would he just

leave her here. She would have to ask Tomoyo what had happened to any other

person he had had.

Right now, Sakura's main worry was what would happen if he didn't want her

anymore?

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Author's Note: okay, it wasn't that bad was it???? Please review, I didn't get as

many as usual in the last chapter, made me kinda sad, but I was happy when I

found out I was on 28 ppl's author alerts!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, please review,

please????