Chapter Two

I woke up the next morning and smelled fish. I sat up and saw Eriol cooking fish the old fashion way and Syaoran sitting on my rock.

I said," Uh, excuse me? That's my rock you're sitting on! I always sit there!"

Syaoran stared at me," I'm sorry. I didn't see a sign that says it's your rock." I gave him a look and turned around.

Eriol chuckled," Calm down, breakfast is almost ready." I ignored them and walked towards the end of the ground. I looked down and saw the village all burned down. I gasped and covered my mouth. How could we have just been laughing and acting ourselves when our families are dead? How could last night have really happened?

Syaoran said," Hey, Sakura. I'm done sitting on your rock. Want it?" He smirked.

I gave him another look," Don't call me Sakura. I prefer if you use Kinomoto thank you very much."

Eriol said," I thought we don't have to be formal?"

I smiled at him," Oh, you don't have to be but I don't like that Syaoran character!"

Syaoran laughed," That Syaoran character? Am I from a book or something?"

I said," Oh, you're making me sick!", I stomped off and left. As I was leaving Syaoran said," Don't wander off too far. We really do have to think of something."

I said not turning around to face him," Not like you care."

Syaoran said," Geez, you're so uncute."

Hearing that, I turned around and walked up to him," Hmmph, I didn't ask you! I know I'm ugly so just leave me alone!"

Syaoran replied," Not to mention flat chested and short." I didn't bother to look up at him. I just jumped onto my rock and stared at the burned village.

Eriol said," Syaoran, I think you took your jokes too far."

Syaoran laughed," What jokes? She really is uncute."

Eriol shrugged," I don't think that. Just look at her more carefully. There's more to her than you can see. First impressions isn't really her thing."

Syaoran looked at him taking the burned fish from Eriol," Whatever." He turned his head to look at the girl on the rock. He noticed how the wind was blowing in her hair. He noticed how the sun was shining down on her and how her tears was slowly falling onto the water making the water jump. Despite the sad look on her face, she still was the most beautiful thing in this picture.

Eriol smirked," Staring at her?"

Syaoran shook this image off," What are you talking about? I just want to sit on that rock again! Besides, how would you know this stuff about her anyway? We just met last night through that chaotic hell!"

Eriol shrugged," I always followed her around in the village, even to this special place of hers." Eriol grabbed another fish.

I turned to look at what they were doing. Then, I saw Eriol and Syaoran. I saw how Syaoran was laughing and how handsome he looks. No wait, I can't be thinking this! He's a jerk, an idiot, a stupid idiot, a jerk!

Syaoran called out," I know you like my looks but could you come over here and stop staring at me?"

I blushed," I'm not staring at you! Why would I want to stare at someone like you ?!"

Syaoran chuckled," You're being really defensive of yourself."

Eriol said," Please come, Sakura. We seriously need to discuss things. We can't stay here forever you know."

I walked over," I'm coming just because you asked nicely, Eriol. Li is a jerk!"

Syaoran raised his eyebrows," Now you're calling me Li?"

I said," Only friends call each other by their first names. I don't consider you one."

Eriol said," You guys, stop fighting! Now, we're all from the Shioru village. We all contain some type of element magic. We need to discuss what we're going to do next and plan things out."

I said," Well, I possess the water magic. I can walk on water, manipulate the water, create water from my aura, and use it in any way I want to."

Syaoran shrugged," I possess the fire magic."

I stared at him wide eyes," Amazing! That's really rare possessing one of the three main elements! I thought I was the only one here who does."

Syaoran said," Then, you're stupid. I can create fire, manipulate it, and use it in any way I want to. How else did we get this fire going to cook the fish?" I gave him a dirty look.

Eriol said," I possess the earth magic. I can make any living thing grow, live, or die. Creating wood, I can make traps or a weapon from it. I can also manipulate it as a weapon itself using the tree's branches to attack people."

I said," So what are we going to do from here? Our village is dead, our family is dead, and we might as well be de-"

Syaoran interrupted me," Don't talk like that! We'll just go after the organization that planned to kill all of us. The three of us are alive so maybe our purpose of being alive is that we're the ones who should go after the organization and end them once and for all." I stared at him. I didn't think he could be serious.

Eriol said," We could work on working together using our skills. Plan our attacks and how we can do this."

I replied," Good idea but once we're ready to go after them, we wouldn't even know where to start looking."

Eriol said," What if we go to the towns that also possesses magic? They're after to destroy all of those towns anyway so we could already be there and kill them with our hands before another town or village gets the same fate as us."

Syaoran nodded," That could work. So we have to stay together?"

I cried and pointed at Syaoran," Eriol, I don't want to travel with Li!"

Syaoran said," Sakura can't take a joke?"

Eriol said," You guys don't fight!"

I pouted," Don't call me by my first name!"

Syaoran laughed," Then don't call me Li."

I said," You're not my friend."

Syaoran replied," But you'll think of me more than that one day."

I cried," I'm not going to have a crush on you!"

Syaoran said," No, you'll fall in love with me."

I said," Would you want me to or something?"

Syaoran walked closer to me and held my chin," What happen if I told you I was in love with you?" Hearing this, my heart started racing. I looked at him in his eyes as he got even more closer. Then he said while laughing," Well, it's impossible to fall in love with an uncute girl like you." He turns around and sat down by the big oak tree.

I looked down at Syaoran as he looked up at me with a smirk. I said softly," I hate you, Syaoran Li. Leave me alone. That's all I asked. If you won't leave me, I'll leave you." I started walking back to the village.

Eriol called after me," Sakura, we need you and you need us! You can't walk away and face Destiny alone."

I shrugged," I can and I will. Bye."

Syaoran said," Geez, you can't take a joke? You're really not going to walk on your own. I know you'll come back." I didn't bother to respond to that. I continued walking down the mountain back to the village.

After two hours of walking, I turned around and said," Syaoran, Eriol, you can stop trying to sneak. I know you're following me."

Eriol said," Sorry, it's just we can't separate. Please get along with Syaoran. We need to find the Destiny group and we can't defeat them by ourselves."

I laughed," Whatever. I rather die than to work side by side with him."

Syaoran sighed," I'm sorry okay?" I just glared at him. He grabbd my shoulder but I pushed his hand aside and slapped him. He touched his cheek and looked down.

I gasped and said," Sorry! I didn't mean to hit yo-."

He said looking up with pain in his eyes," At least I'm not being childish and selfish! All you're thinking about so far is yourself! Ever thought about your family? You can't even try working with someone for the sake of your family? I don't even know why we need to follow you around. You're the useless one who rather throw her life aside." I stared at him with tears falling down.

I said softly," You know what? You're right. I am childish, selfish, and useless." I turned around and kept walking.

Eriol cried out," Sakura, you know he didn't mean it."

I said," Save it. you know he's right."