•Landslide•
By Yue Lian
Standard disclaimers apply: all CCS characters belong to CLAMP…twitch life is sooooo unfair to me…T.T
Warnings/Pairings: Madison/Sakura and Sakura/Li this will contain shoujo ai or smut or femme slash…or girl/girl relationships…right…I think I've made that quite clear . so read and review please!!! JOlteusK…if you want more than you better keep reviewin'
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A/N: Brace urself ppls! More Madison angst headed your way!!!! But, it's gonna end happily so don't worry about it… Unless you don't want it to end with a happy Tomoyo…just tell me!!!!!
Chapter Two •°No POV°•
Sakura paced worriedly across the small space between two twin beds in a cluttered room. Alternating from looking out the window and the door she shifted uneasily on her feet, biting her lips in barely repressed anxiety.
Where was she? The sky was pouring its heart out and the lightening was lighting up the small room every other 30 seconds, probably frying everything it brushed by too… not a happy weather condition…
Getting tired of standing and walking, the brunette flopped down onto a random bed glaring up at the ceiling through her bangs, green eyes flashing dangerously. She hated waiting and not knowing… the still silence was only interrupted by the patter of rain against the building and the occasional whir from the refrigerator, sounding like a small tank was entering the dorm.
A loud bang and a groan at the door alerted her of another person's presence. Quickly springing up from her sprawled position on the bed she ran to the door without even bothering to check whom it was first. Yanking it open, causing the person on the other side to fall against her, she was knocked to the floor, landing on her back, staring up at the ceiling with her breath knocked out of her.
Blinking in dazed surprise a few seconds later she noticed a mat of thick, black hair in front of her face; pushing the weight off of her chest, she brushed back the heavy, wet strands, revealing the pale haggard features of her best friend.
"Madison…" She whispered, gently nudging the girl, getting no response but a low groan, she felt a lead weight drop into her stomach as she heard the painful sound from the stiff girl. Unable to keep the desperation out of her voice, she rubbed the other girl's face with her palms trying to install warmth back into the chilled flesh.
"Madison, come on…what happened?"
Opening her eyes, Madison felt elated as she saw the concern flooding in the green eyes looking down at her. It almost made everything she'd been through worth it…almost. Breaking off her eye contact before the warm feeling in her chest could spread she realized that she was on the floor atop of the smaller girl. Yes, a very compromising position…
Alarmed, she flushed and started to flail her arms wildly in an attempt to haul herself off the ground and somewhere else- anywhere besides on top of a certain highly amused girl. She wasn't ready to face Sakura yet, not after what she made herself go through out in the rain. Bringing back the memories was not a smart thing to do she reprimanded herself mentally. What would happen if she somehow let something slip, as she was so apt to?
Caught off guard, Sakura loosened her hold on the taller girl and watched as Madison struggled valiantly to get up…valiantly and futilely. Giggling at her friend's antics, she squirmed her way out from underneath the other girl's body and stood up behind Madison. Waiting until the attempts had ceased, she slipped her arms under Madison's shoulders and lifted the girl up, grunting with exertion as she supported the other girl's weight. Smoothing back the wet bangs sticking to Madison's face when the dark haired girl was able to stand without support; she caressed her face gently before speaking softly.
"Go take a shower, I'll mix up some hot chocolate for us…" Noticing that the taller girl still made no move to get started, she shrugged and pushed her, pointing towards the open bathroom. "Go. Now. You'll tell me about everything after your shower."
Surrendering to the regal tone of the Clow Cards' Master, Madison meekly bowed her head and shuffled towards the open door, slightly swaying with each step. Contemplating her actions as she shut the door, she sat down on the toilet seat to steady her spinning head.
Did Sakura just take her mother hen role away from her? Still in a daze from the cold, Madison stripped off all of her wet clothes, placing them in the hamper by the door, shivering as a draft came in through the air vent. Quickly opening the water she gingerly stepped into the shower.
It was nice, they had their own bathroom in the dorm…sure it was expensive but hey, worth it. Having their own kitchen had its ups too…Relaxing underneath the hot torrent of water, Madison felt the warmth flow back into her numb limbs. After around five minutes of just soaking up the hot water, Madison turned the shower off and began to lather soap onto her body, stopping to inhale its scent. Sakura…her favorite scent.
Stopping at her breasts she furrowed her eyebrows, reviewing her physical assets, her face was pretty, her eyes usually held a twinkle in them- that was recently taken away, but back to the subject. Slender limbs, a flat abdomen, an ass to kill for- as some of her friends had repeatedly told her, and her breasts were bigger than average. Sighing as she turned the water back on, she scrubbed herself free of all soapsuds. All in all, she had developed into an attractive woman…er…girl, whatever.
Stepping out delicately, she wrapped her dripping hair up in a light blue, fluffy towel and started to blot the water off of her skin with another pink, soft, cotton like towel. Sakura had often wondered and questioned why she didn't go out with one of the faithful guys that constantly hounded her. Madison shrugged and gazed at her foggy reflection in the mirror, it wasn't that she didn't like their personality or face or body…it was more like…she didn't like their… well… sex.
Scrunching up her nose cutely, Madison cocked her head as her mind wandered further on the subject. How were you supposed to be truly, totally happy when the person you were in love with didn't notice you that way?
In fact, the person didn't even like breasts; they preferred…well, what regular girls preferred…er…what guys had. Madison felt her chest clench painfully as she reminded herself that what she wished for the most, would probably never happen. Staring at her pale pitiful reflection in the slowly, clearing mirror, Madison felt her throat constrict tightly as tears started to well up in her violet eyes.
Biting her lips, she tried to hold back the tears that were falling down her cheeks. Opening her mouth to take a calming breath, she instead felt the sobs rack against her body in full-force, shaking her like a rag doll in a puppy's mouth. Kneeling down in defeat, she bowed her head, her wet hair covering her face- having slipped out of the towel. Pressing down a wailing sob, she stuffed a fist into her mouth and curled up in a fetal position, covering her heart with her other hand; as if her body could protect her against the emotional pain she had to go through all day.
No one knew what she was going through, no one wanted to. Nobody really cared and the one person that she cared for was with another person. Madison covered her face, abandoning the effort to smother her sobs, as she involuntarily continued to shake. She was alone in this world, utterly alone.
Sakura bustled around the small nook that passed for a kitchen happily. It felt good to care for someone like this, it was no wonder that Madison enjoyed caring for her so much. Smiling wider, she placed the kettle down on the counter, this time it was her who was taking care of Madison.
Their roles had been reversed, besides Madison must have been tired of constantly looking out for her. It was she, Sakura's turn to take care of the other girl. Pulling out the hot chocolate mix she poured some into the two waiting mugs. Frowning, she looked for the bag of marshmallows that she'd placed on the counter. Rummaging through a stack of unused paper she finally found it and triumphantly threw a few handfuls of the cotton-like candy into a bowl… Where was Madison?
Sakura furrowed her eyebrows and tilted her head slightly, pausing to listen to see if the water was still running in the bathroom. Hearing nothing, she ran lightly towards their shared room and pushed the door open cautiously.
"Madison?" As her eyes adjusted to the darkness she made out the shapes of the unmade blankets, clothes, and other various things. Stepping into the silent room gingerly, she peeked under the covers of Madison's bed.
"Madison…" Her voice drifted off as she realized that the girl wasn't in the bedroom. Running out of the room hurriedly she tripped over a shoe in the doorway.
"Ooooowww…" Sakura dragged out the exclamation of pain. Damn, how did Madison manage to run around the house and not kill herself? Limping to the bathroom she knocked on the door uncertainly, meanwhile making a mental note to clean up around the room later. Hearing nothing in response, she felt a rising panic grow in her chest and started to bang on the door. Oh god, please let Madison be okay…
"Madison!!!" Sakura screamed, not bothering to hide the panic and worry, her voice rising towards the end of the word. Her heart pounded loudly in her ears as she heard a muffled sob in the bathroom. Oh gods, she couldn't loose Madison. Banging on the door with unbridled force she tried to fight back the waves of panic washing over her. Madison was okay…she was fine…
Finally a moan on the other side allowed her to stop her crusade against the sturdy door.
"Madison…?" Sakura called softly through the door. "Madison, sweetie, or you okay in there?" Frowning in concern she brushed her hair out of her face as she heard a groan again and tried again. "Maddy, are you okay?"
Madison breathed deeply, trying to control her sobs, sitting on the bathroom floor. Finally, she wiped her eyes and glared at herself in the mirror, berating herself for causing the other girl such worry.
"Sakura, I'm fine." She silently applauded herself for not breaking down in the middle of the short statement.
"Oh…okay, if you…say so." Madison smiled faintly as she heard Sakura's hesitant voice. That's right, as long as Sakura was happy, she would be too. She needed to remind herself of this more constantly, she shouldn't be dissatisfied- she was content. "The hot choco's ready."
"Okay." Madison called through the door, trying valiantly to inject cheer into the simple word. Rubbing her skin dry she quickly slipped on her soft pajamas and checked her appearance again. The red, puffy, rings around her eyes were quickly cleverly hidden with cover-up and nothing else looked wrong unless someone got within a centimeter of her face and stared.
Smiling at her reflection wanly, she shook herself. It was time to act normal, Sakura, like always, was waiting.
TBC
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