Chapter 2 – Running Away
The Unmasking of Eriol and Sakura's Hearts
Disclaimer: I do not own Cardcaptor Sakura. It belongs to CLAMP. (I wish I had their mind)
Warnings: This is definitely an E+S story. Please do not bother me with e-mails about the nature of this story.
P.S. - E+S are my most favorite couple! There's not enough stories about them!
A few days passed that I did not go out of my house. I knew that Tomoyo had probably restricted Syaoran from going to see me. I kept thinking that I was stupid to tell him that. He had taken it badly. I shouldn't talk to him. Just as I was thinking, the phone rang loudly. I stared at the phone for the longest time, wondering whether it was Syaoran and also hoping it wasn't. I stood up and grabbed the phone.
"Sakura?"
No one could deny that it was Syaoran on the phone because it was indeed him. I panicked. My stomach began to hurt and my heart was practically thumping out of my chest. I looked at the door, hoping I could have an excuse to not talk to him. How could I talk to him? I broke his heart. I slowly closed my eyes and hung up without answering. I stared at the phone in my hand, almost regretting that I ever met him.
"Sakura, are you okay? Let me guess, something happened between you and that bratty Syaoran, right?"
I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around. It was both Kero and Yue. I tried to steady myself.
"Kero, it's nothing, forget about it."
"Sakura, it's our job to keep you happy so we need to know everything," Kero said smiling, "right Yue?"
Yue gave me the smallest nod. I took a deep breath. Then, I faced them and told them everything. After I was done, Kero looked ready to kill.
"He did that to you after you told him that!" glared Kero, "what kind of boyfriend is he?"-
The doorbell rang. I knew that it would probably be Syaoran at the door. Even though I didn't love him anymore, I didn't want him to hate me the rest of my life, so I gathered what remaining courage I had and went downstairs to open it, leaving Kero and Yue upstairs.
"I knew it, Yue," said Kero through gritted teeth, "he wasn't the one. Who would swear at Sakura, Yue? It's Sakura. How could he scream at her like that? Oh, if he comes over, I'm going to literally kill him, literally."
Kero eyed Yue carefully. Yue still hadn't said anything.
"Spill it Yue, aren't you angry? You haven't said anything. In case you haven't noticed, we are on Sakura's side, you know," Kero stated.
Kero's eyes narrowed suspiciously and gave a huge gasp.
"Aha, you aren't on Sakura's side! I figure! You never say anything to her and you always look awa-
"I am on Sakura's side! It's just I do not want to say anything because Syaoran is Clow Reed's descendant. It will insult his memory," replied Yue.
"Hmmm… but you do realize that Syaoran is hurting Sakura, even though she is the one not loving him back?" noted Kero.
"I do realize that. Kero, I do not want her to get hurt, but the fact is that Sakura makes all the final decisions. We can't make them for her," sighed Yue, "that is enough for now."
"Enough what?" asked Kero, decisions?"
Yue sighed and looked at Kero, as if he were too immature.
"Enough talking, if we are to protect her, we must know what is going on downstairs," Yue.
"Syao-Syaoran…" I stammered.
My heart was thumping out of my chest and I was very sure that my face had turned very red. He grabbed me and held me very tight.
"Sakura," Syaoran whispered, "I'm sorry that I yelled at you. Please forgive me, I did not mean it like that. I was… very surprised and a little angry."
I stared into his glittering red eyes, trying to detect lies.
"A little angry?" I whispered back.
"I'm sorry, I just got out of control and it was a wrong thing to do."
Syaoran pressed his lips on mine and kissed me so tenderly yet so roughly.
"Syaoran!" I gasped and pushed away.
"What's wrong?" said Syaoran, raising his voice, "can't I kiss you? You know I love you very much. What's wrong with you?"
Syaoran was now yelling so loudly. I started crying all over again. I wanted to get away from here. I would go anywhere, just as long as it wasn't with Syaoran. He was scaring me to death.
"Syaoran, control yourself," Tomoyo said, "Your relationship would never fix itself up again if you act rashly."
Tomoyo was here. Syaoran started yelling again. He was blaming me. It was my fault, all my fault that I broke off our relationship. I was scared now more than ever. The sky was getting dark. It was at this time that I would do anything to get away from Syaoran. He made his way towards me. I whimpered. I didn't know how to get out of this mess.
"What's going on now!"
It was Kero and Yue at the door. It took only a few seconds for them to register the scene in front of them.
"Back off, kid!" demanded Kero.
"Don't talk to me like that!" glared Syaoran.
"Don't order me around! Who knows what consequences would befall you?" growled Kero.
I couldn't take this anymore, I just couldn't.
"Shut up!" I screamed.
I collapsed onto the ground. For a moment, it seemed like time stopped. Then, I was pulled back to the reality of the moment.
"Go home Syaoran," said Yue quietly, looking at him with icy cold eyes, "you too Tomoyo. Sakura has had enough."
For a minute, I thought that Syaoran would obey. Unbelievably, he did not.
"No," glared Syaoran, "Sakura is mine and I won't leave till she tells me she loves me back. She left me."
Syaoran was breathing so roughly that it appeared that his breath was labored. Now, he had done it. I couldn't take one more word.
"Syaoran, I hate you!" I whispered.
Syaoran stared at me, looking like he couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"I hate all of you!" I suddenly shouted.
I ran back into the house, crying. I was torn by such hatred that I didn't want to see any of their faces. Sobbing, I sat on my bed. I wanted to leave here right now. It was horrible. I hated all of them. I didn't know where to go. I didn't know where to turn to. I realized that there was one person that I knew that could help me. He lived far away, but I didn't care. I was heading to England.
Just as my guardians were heading back into the house, I ran out the back door and ran as far as I could. I left hearing Yue and Kero's shouts. I began to run again realizing that they would be able to track and find me.
"Sakura! Come back!" shouted Kero, "where are you? Syaoran's left! He's gone! You can come back now!"
But, I couldn't come back. I needed to cool down. Activating the Fly card, I headed towards England. It was only when I arrived did I notice how huge it could be. It was incredibly intimidating. How could Eriol live here? Then I realized that I was trying to find Eriol without knowing where he lived.
"Excuse me," I said to a man, "do you know where a young man named Eriol Hiragiizawa lives?"
"What? What are you saying?" he said gruffly, "get going, lass or all the blokes will come after you, they will. Leave me alone."
I looked around. I had no clue where I was in England. I had no clue where Eriol was, and I had no clue how to find him. I sat on a bench and started crying and when it seemed like nothing worse could happen, it started pouring. Rain started coming down in sheets drenching me and covering the roads, sidewalks, and many buildings with water. I didn't care to move. My hair was so wet. My shirt was drenched with water and my socks and shoes were overflowing with water that every time I'd put my feet down, I'd squeeze out the water. It started to thunder and lightning was streaking across the sky. I closed my eyes. I felt like I could just sit on this bench and just die.
"Sakura, is that you?"
Whoever it was walked towards me. I couldn't make out who it was. I hadn't eaten and I was thirsty. I had been put under so much stress in the last few hours that I knew that I was about to pass out.
"Sakura, it is you! What are you doing here?"
"Forget that for now! She's so drenched that she'll be sick! We better get her home before Eriol
I couldn't hear anymore. I passed out. When I woke up, I found myself in a room and a man was standing over me.
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