Me: Okay. Here is Chap 7.
Kero: Which is much better than Chap 6.
Me: Considering that Chap 6 was a linking Chapter I think it was reasonable.
Kero: I guess...*eats pudding*
Me: *sigh* Thanks also to kawaii neko for actually noticing and caring about the drug implications, and to Kitty-chan for saying, and I quote, 'You're one of the best writers here on fanfiction.net'. That means a lot to my Kitty so thank you a lot. I have confidence issues at times (not often though) and that gave me a huge boost, especially since I have a cold. As thanks for these reviews, on with the fic.
Kero: Keyo does not own CCS.
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Chapter 7 – We're friends.
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Li stood, slightly shocked and very surprised and confused at the sight of Sakura before him. She was soaking wet, causing her tank top to turn slightly see-through, water dripped from her hair and skirt. Quickly snapping out of his shock, Li ushered her into the apartment. As she stood shivering in the hall, he darted off to the bathroom to fetch her a towel.
"Here." He said nervously, as he wrapped the soft white towel around her shoulders. "Sakura...why are you here?"
Sakura wrapped the towel tightly about, still shivering. She looked into Li's brown eyes, what she wanted to ask him was sticking in her throat as she looked. She shook her head to clear her thoughts, accidentally spraying water over Li, then she let out a loud sneeze. Li's soft brown eyes grew worried, and he guided her through to his room and wrapped his duvet around her to keep her warm.
"Hang on a minute." He spoke softly, quickly darting out the room.
Sakura, still shivering, though warmer now, looked about the room. She could not help but be awestruck by the art posted all over the walls. Letting the duvet slip from her shoulders, she got up form Li's bed and began to walk along the walls. Images of great dragons and knights and fair maidens danced through her head as she looked upon the pictures. Her mind swam at the diversity of art, jungles, mountains, parks, fields; all were captured in Li's art more beautifully than a photograph. As she passed by his desk her heart sank. Her eyes landed upon the case with the small glass jar and syringe inside, along with multiple needles. She quickly snatched the case just as Li returned, a mug full of warm milk and honey in his hands. Placing it on the night stand, he looked over at Sakura, who seemed to have tensed up.
"Sakura...what's wrong?" He asked nervously. Hell, just having her here made him nervous.
Turning around slowly, Sakura's heart beat a thousand times per second. She took a deep breath as she came face to face with Li, focusing her mind, anger building slightly at Li for doing this to himself.
"What's wrong...what's wrong is this!" She practically shouted, thrusting out the open case.
Li's eyes widened in shock as Sakura flashed the case at him.
"How can you do this to yourself Li! When I heard the rumour I couldn't believe it. But it's true! I know things aren't great for you but how can you do this!"
A sense of fear grew in Li's eyes, and Sakura could see it.
"Sakura...please...put that down."
Sakura shook off his plea.
"I'll smash them Li! I'll smash all of them!" She yelled, moving to the window and holding the case out over the street far below.
Li's legs grew weak and his hand stretched out slightly, as if he wanted Sakura to give him the case.
"Please Sakura...Don't do that. There too valuable." Li's voice was almost cracking in fear and desperation.
Upon hearing the sound of his voice, and what he said. Sakura began to wonder how long he had been taking whatever was in that jar that he had become like this.
"I don't care how much it cost you to get! I'll..."
Sakura's rant was cut off when Li began to shout at her.
"IT'S NOT HOW MUCH IT COST ME TO GET, IT'S WHAT IT'LL COST ME IF I DON'T TAKE IT!"
Sakura gazed on in shock at the young boy. Li shook visibly, smoothing his hand through his hair and regaining control of himself.
"Sakura..." He spoke, his calm demeanour returning, though he was clearly still very agitated. "Sakura, do you know what's in there."
Sakura shook her head, water once more lashed from her hair.
"It's called insulin; do you know what that is and where it's made?" Li's eyes grew soft again his voice growing softer as well.
Sakura shook her head once more.
"I don't, and I don't see how that matters it's still..."
Li cut her off once more.
"Insulin is an enzyme, it's made in the human body and it breaks down glucose. Some people, however, have a faulty gene that prevents them from making enough insulin. This is incredibly fatal, as if they have too much glucose in their system that can't be broken down it will kill the person." Sakura's eyes began to widen in understanding and guilt. "I'm diabetic that means I have that problem. If I don't take that injection 3 times a day, I die."
Tears welled in Sakura eyes, formed through anger at herself. She slowly placed the case back on Li's desk and stood with her face at the floor, tears rolling down her face.
'How could I have done that? I jumped straight in...Li has enough problems without me doing this to him...' She thought, her heart sinking far down as she thought about how this display of mistrust might affect Li. 'He probably thinks I'm just like everyone else at the school now...'
'You see...she's just like everyone else at the school. She assumed the worst about you like It told you.' The voice in Li's mind cackled. But Li wasn't listening; he was more concerned about the tears rolling down Sakura's cheeks.
Tentatively, he walked forward, his arm reaching out to place softly on her shoulder.
"Sakura?"
Suddenly Sakura let the tears flow down her face, rather than the slow dripping. She flung her arms around his waist and held him tight.
"I'm sorry Li." She cried into his shoulder, her eyes shut tight. "I didn't want to believe what they were saying, but when I saw you putting the needle in your arm I thought the worst! I'm sorry...I...I..."
Li slowly, slightly unsure, but at the same time sure about what he was doing, wrapped his arms around her.
"Please don't hate me..." She croaked.
Li's eyes widened in surprise. He tightened his embrace on her. Though he had only known her a short time, he was, he had to admit, very attached to the young girl.
"Never." He whispered. "Never will I hate you."
Sakura pulled back, her tear stained emerald eyes locked on to Li's deep oak ones. Li was able to smile gently and Sakura lay her head on his chest, a soft smile returning to her face.
"Thank you Li." She whispered, pulling in closer, causing Li's heart to beat faster and his face to flush. "We're friends after all...and friends shouldn't hate each other...I'm sorry..."
Those words echoed in Li's mind. 'We're friends'. His grip on Sakura tightened once more, as if he wanted to protect her from all the evils in the world. He was her friend. She had said it. She would never know how much that meant to him. Sitting back down on his bed, Li once more wrapped the duvet around Sakura and handed her the warm milk and honey. She drank it down thankfully, enjoying the warmth that it spread through her. Taking back the mug, Li placed it once more on the nightstand and turned to talk to Sakura, but found her now in asleep. Smiling gently, he lay her head down on his lap and began to softly stroke her hair, smiling down at her.
"Thank you Sakura..." He whispered to her sleeping form. "You don't know how much you mean to me right now...thank you...
My friend."
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Me: You didn't really think Li was a druggy now did you?
Kero: Well that was much better than the last. But still...
Me: Look. My exams are still on the horizon. This is the only fic I've been updating. One my exams are over I promise that I'll put a new chap up for each of my fics and try and get multiple done in the one day okay?
Kero: Through some pudding in and you've got a deal.
Me: *sigh* R&R please.
Kero: Cause well written reviews = well written chapters.
Me: I also promise fluff will occur in later chapters. I swear.
Kero: Which is much better than Chap 6.
Me: Considering that Chap 6 was a linking Chapter I think it was reasonable.
Kero: I guess...*eats pudding*
Me: *sigh* Thanks also to kawaii neko for actually noticing and caring about the drug implications, and to Kitty-chan for saying, and I quote, 'You're one of the best writers here on fanfiction.net'. That means a lot to my Kitty so thank you a lot. I have confidence issues at times (not often though) and that gave me a huge boost, especially since I have a cold. As thanks for these reviews, on with the fic.
Kero: Keyo does not own CCS.
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Chapter 7 – We're friends.
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Li stood, slightly shocked and very surprised and confused at the sight of Sakura before him. She was soaking wet, causing her tank top to turn slightly see-through, water dripped from her hair and skirt. Quickly snapping out of his shock, Li ushered her into the apartment. As she stood shivering in the hall, he darted off to the bathroom to fetch her a towel.
"Here." He said nervously, as he wrapped the soft white towel around her shoulders. "Sakura...why are you here?"
Sakura wrapped the towel tightly about, still shivering. She looked into Li's brown eyes, what she wanted to ask him was sticking in her throat as she looked. She shook her head to clear her thoughts, accidentally spraying water over Li, then she let out a loud sneeze. Li's soft brown eyes grew worried, and he guided her through to his room and wrapped his duvet around her to keep her warm.
"Hang on a minute." He spoke softly, quickly darting out the room.
Sakura, still shivering, though warmer now, looked about the room. She could not help but be awestruck by the art posted all over the walls. Letting the duvet slip from her shoulders, she got up form Li's bed and began to walk along the walls. Images of great dragons and knights and fair maidens danced through her head as she looked upon the pictures. Her mind swam at the diversity of art, jungles, mountains, parks, fields; all were captured in Li's art more beautifully than a photograph. As she passed by his desk her heart sank. Her eyes landed upon the case with the small glass jar and syringe inside, along with multiple needles. She quickly snatched the case just as Li returned, a mug full of warm milk and honey in his hands. Placing it on the night stand, he looked over at Sakura, who seemed to have tensed up.
"Sakura...what's wrong?" He asked nervously. Hell, just having her here made him nervous.
Turning around slowly, Sakura's heart beat a thousand times per second. She took a deep breath as she came face to face with Li, focusing her mind, anger building slightly at Li for doing this to himself.
"What's wrong...what's wrong is this!" She practically shouted, thrusting out the open case.
Li's eyes widened in shock as Sakura flashed the case at him.
"How can you do this to yourself Li! When I heard the rumour I couldn't believe it. But it's true! I know things aren't great for you but how can you do this!"
A sense of fear grew in Li's eyes, and Sakura could see it.
"Sakura...please...put that down."
Sakura shook off his plea.
"I'll smash them Li! I'll smash all of them!" She yelled, moving to the window and holding the case out over the street far below.
Li's legs grew weak and his hand stretched out slightly, as if he wanted Sakura to give him the case.
"Please Sakura...Don't do that. There too valuable." Li's voice was almost cracking in fear and desperation.
Upon hearing the sound of his voice, and what he said. Sakura began to wonder how long he had been taking whatever was in that jar that he had become like this.
"I don't care how much it cost you to get! I'll..."
Sakura's rant was cut off when Li began to shout at her.
"IT'S NOT HOW MUCH IT COST ME TO GET, IT'S WHAT IT'LL COST ME IF I DON'T TAKE IT!"
Sakura gazed on in shock at the young boy. Li shook visibly, smoothing his hand through his hair and regaining control of himself.
"Sakura..." He spoke, his calm demeanour returning, though he was clearly still very agitated. "Sakura, do you know what's in there."
Sakura shook her head, water once more lashed from her hair.
"It's called insulin; do you know what that is and where it's made?" Li's eyes grew soft again his voice growing softer as well.
Sakura shook her head once more.
"I don't, and I don't see how that matters it's still..."
Li cut her off once more.
"Insulin is an enzyme, it's made in the human body and it breaks down glucose. Some people, however, have a faulty gene that prevents them from making enough insulin. This is incredibly fatal, as if they have too much glucose in their system that can't be broken down it will kill the person." Sakura's eyes began to widen in understanding and guilt. "I'm diabetic that means I have that problem. If I don't take that injection 3 times a day, I die."
Tears welled in Sakura eyes, formed through anger at herself. She slowly placed the case back on Li's desk and stood with her face at the floor, tears rolling down her face.
'How could I have done that? I jumped straight in...Li has enough problems without me doing this to him...' She thought, her heart sinking far down as she thought about how this display of mistrust might affect Li. 'He probably thinks I'm just like everyone else at the school now...'
'You see...she's just like everyone else at the school. She assumed the worst about you like It told you.' The voice in Li's mind cackled. But Li wasn't listening; he was more concerned about the tears rolling down Sakura's cheeks.
Tentatively, he walked forward, his arm reaching out to place softly on her shoulder.
"Sakura?"
Suddenly Sakura let the tears flow down her face, rather than the slow dripping. She flung her arms around his waist and held him tight.
"I'm sorry Li." She cried into his shoulder, her eyes shut tight. "I didn't want to believe what they were saying, but when I saw you putting the needle in your arm I thought the worst! I'm sorry...I...I..."
Li slowly, slightly unsure, but at the same time sure about what he was doing, wrapped his arms around her.
"Please don't hate me..." She croaked.
Li's eyes widened in surprise. He tightened his embrace on her. Though he had only known her a short time, he was, he had to admit, very attached to the young girl.
"Never." He whispered. "Never will I hate you."
Sakura pulled back, her tear stained emerald eyes locked on to Li's deep oak ones. Li was able to smile gently and Sakura lay her head on his chest, a soft smile returning to her face.
"Thank you Li." She whispered, pulling in closer, causing Li's heart to beat faster and his face to flush. "We're friends after all...and friends shouldn't hate each other...I'm sorry..."
Those words echoed in Li's mind. 'We're friends'. His grip on Sakura tightened once more, as if he wanted to protect her from all the evils in the world. He was her friend. She had said it. She would never know how much that meant to him. Sitting back down on his bed, Li once more wrapped the duvet around Sakura and handed her the warm milk and honey. She drank it down thankfully, enjoying the warmth that it spread through her. Taking back the mug, Li placed it once more on the nightstand and turned to talk to Sakura, but found her now in asleep. Smiling gently, he lay her head down on his lap and began to softly stroke her hair, smiling down at her.
"Thank you Sakura..." He whispered to her sleeping form. "You don't know how much you mean to me right now...thank you...
My friend."
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Me: You didn't really think Li was a druggy now did you?
Kero: Well that was much better than the last. But still...
Me: Look. My exams are still on the horizon. This is the only fic I've been updating. One my exams are over I promise that I'll put a new chap up for each of my fics and try and get multiple done in the one day okay?
Kero: Through some pudding in and you've got a deal.
Me: *sigh* R&R please.
Kero: Cause well written reviews = well written chapters.
Me: I also promise fluff will occur in later chapters. I swear.