I'm extremely sorry I haven't updated. I know that this is longest writers block I had. And no, I wasn't making a typo when I put Yukito as Sakura's boyfriend. I know u all hate this and was hoping Sakura and Syaoran to b together, but in time it will happen. That's how the plot goes and again I hope to make this story as unpredictable as it can. And another thing u should know. But to b truthful, my old computer got busted for a whole week and I had to go through all the trouble of reinstalling everything. What a pain it was. Now that I have everything running again, I give u all Chapter 6.
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Chapter 6 "Why Are You So Quiet?"
"Please don't cry Sakura. It's over now." Syaoran said taking her into his arms.
"I know." Sakura sniffled. "It's just that...if Yukito ever died (shaking) I just don't what I would do without him." Sakura cried.
"You really care about him a lot, just like your brother." Syaoran said gently.
"I do." "Yukito is my boyfriend."
As soon as Syaoran heard those words, he completely went blank. He couldn't believe what he just heard. Everything inside of him felt broken, even his heart. He can feel it slowly shattering. Sakura didn't know why but felt a cols feeling coming from Syaoran. It was like he was getting more distant from her.
Syaoran distanced himself away from Sakura, freeing his arms from grasping the graceful angel. Chocolate colored bangs shadowed over amber eyes filled with sadness. Dense as ever, Sakura was unaware of all this.
"That's right!" she recalled. "What was it that you wanted to say to me earlier?" Sakura asked eagerly waiting for Syaoran to answer.
Syaoran shot his head up in shock. He knew what she was referring to. He was overjoyed that Sakura remembered about the confession. But the thought of her previous confession erased it all away bringing him back to his sad state.
Syaoran remained quiet.
Sakura was getting worried when Syaoran didn't say anything.
"Syaoran?" she asked worriedly.
He still remained quiet. The only difference this time was that his back is facing Sakura.
Sakura couldn't understand why he was acting this way. "Syaoran if it's important then please…" she begged "tell m-"
Syaoran interrupted her. "It's getting late Sakura." "Touya will be worried if you're not back at your room." Syaoran coldly murmured.
Sakura gasped. "Oh no. I forgot." " I'll see you later, Syaoran." Sakura replied as she sprinted away.
Syaoran was still standing at the balcony facing what's outside with his head drooping down. His hand tightly gripping over the handrail. He gritted his teeth in anger and sadness. The pain of heartbreak was overwhelming that a few tears could drop from his sad eyes but Syaoran was stronger than that.
Sakura's voice echoed in his head.
"Yukito is my boyfriend."
"What was it that you wanted to say to me earlier?"
Syaoran quietly murmured by himself "I love you, Sakura." "Will you accept me?"
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The night was as quiet as it usually was. After the long battle, surprisingly peace was regained between the Dragons. Aside from everyone, one person was still tensed from the day's events. That person was Syaoran. At this hour everyone was tucked in their nice worm soft beds fast asleep but he was the only one still awake. It isn't like he hasn't made in effort in pursuing the nap. Her voice and only hers echoed over and over in his head. It was torture for him. Every time he shut his eyelids, there she is appearing standing beautifully waiting for someone to sweep her away. He reached out his hands just to reach her but no success. She was out of his reach no matter how many times he tried. Over and over, in his ears…the four words that devastated his heart the most coming from Sakura.
"Yukito is my boyfriend…" she confessed.
"Yukito is my boyfriend…"
"Yukito is my boyfriend…"
Syaoran shot up from his bed clasping his hands over his ears.
"Yukito is my boyfriend…"
"Shut up!!" "Please…"Syaoran said mercifully "..no more.."
Next Morning
Syaoran didn't get much sleep throughout the night. The most was at least 2 hours. Surprisingly he wasn't tired. He looked strong as always no sign being worn out whatsoever. It was like this for the whole night for him. Laying back on his bed, staring at the ceiling without blinking. Noises can be heard but Syaoran just shut it all out.
"Syaoran-kun…"
A beautiful image of Sakura flashed in his mind for a moment as he just heard her breathed out his name.
Syaoran shot up from his bed. He tucked his head between his two hands exasperating in pain and squeezing shut his eyelids.
"Sakura..
Flashback
"No matter how cute, no matter how beautiful, no matter how kind she is." "Do not fall for her." "If you don't want to end up being hurt." "It's for the best Syaoran." "Just listen to me on this one."
End of Flashback
Syaoran's eyes shot open in a fiery rage. "Eriol!!"
In Tomoyo's Room
Tomoyo was standing by the window accompanied by Eriol snuggled in his arms.
"Stop Eriol." Tomoyo laughed happily. "Isn't about time for breakfast?"
"I was hoping that you forgot, my lovely." Eriol stated with disappointment. But knowing his Tomoyo, she clearly sensed it in his tone.
Before Eriol was about to distance himself from Tomoyo, she caught his arm pulling him close enough to hear her.
Tomoyo put her lips close to his ear "Actually, I was hoping that we would eat in here. Just the two of us. So that we'd have more alone time……"Eriol stood there frozen and listened to each word eagerly.
"..together…."she finished.
Excitement was erupting inside him. Eriol spared no time. He quickly gave Tomoyo a quick peck on the cheek. Next up was the door. He gave the doorknob a fast spin and opened to reveal something was surprised them both. It was Syaoran. He was in extreme rage. Tomoyo knew this wasn't gonna turn out good.
Before Eriol could push Syaoran out of the way, Syaoran swiftly grabbed the collar of his shirt and rammed him back in Tomoyo's room against the wall. The collision caused by Syaoran made every little thing to fall out of place.
"You bastard!" "Why the hell didn't you tell me Sakura already had a boyfriend?!" "And nonetheless…"Syaoran's anger kept on rising "that it was Yukito?!!!"
Eriol shut his eyes and gazed down to the floor.
"Well!" "Start answering the question!!" Syaoran demanded.
"Look Syaoran, calm down. He didn'-" Tomoyo begged.
Syaoran gave his most fatal glare to Tomoyo. "Stay out of this Tomoyo!"
He turned his attention back to Eriol. "Explain yourself!" "Why didn't you tell me Yukito was Sakura's boyfriend?!"
"And what would you have done if you knew?" Eriol calmly asked. "I specifically told you not to fall for her, and you didn't listen." Eriol replied with an angry look.
Syaoran grunted. "But still, why didn't you tell me?!"
"If I had told you, you would have been hurt." "And after telling you to stay away from her, I didn't want to give you anymore bad news."
"So that's why I didn't tell you Syaoran. I wanted to spare you the pain." Eriol calmly said.
Syaoran released his grip on Eriol's shirt and just stayed quiet.
Eriol placed a hand on Syaoran's shoulder. "I'm sorry Syaoran." "I really didn't want you to find out this way." he replied sadly.
Tomoyo kept her eye on Syaoran during the whole conversation. She couldn't help but feel sorry for him.
Syaoran made his way towards the door but as he walked, he looked like he was completely drained of all the happiness stored in him.
"Syaoran listen." Eriol said trying to stop Syaoran before he left. "If you're ready to talk to someone, feel free to come to me."
Syaoran stayed still for a few seconds until he finally left the room. Quietly.
"It must hurt not being able to tell that person how much you love them." "Especially if you see that person with someone else." Tomoyo said with her gaze at the door.
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Down at Training Arena(All right. I forgot what I called this room but it's basically the same room where Saitou fought Syaoran.)
A random fighter all beaten up in a bloody pulp fell to the floor of the big arena surrounding hundreds of people. Next to him was a tensed brown haired boy otherwise known as Syaoran equipped with daggers on both of his wrists eager to make his next attack. Compared to both of the fighters, Syaoran has no trace of bruises or scratches anywhere on his body.
"And the winner..!!" the referee went over to Syaoran grabbing his arm and raising it high in the air "Li Syaoran!!!!"
Everyone cheered. "Syaoran!! Syaoran!! Syaoran!!" the audience continued roaring his name. Everybody was getting eager to see his next match. "More!! More!! More!! More!! More!! More!!" the audience continued to chant.
"That was your 20th victory Syaoran." "Before you begin your next match, would you like to say anything?" the referee asked.
Syaoran remained quiet. He kept his face shadowed. No one in the crowd knew about the sadness he felt except a pair of familiar amethyst eyes belonging to one of his friends. Syaoran wandered his gaze around the crowd only to stop at none other than Sakura embraced in Yukito's arms.
She was just so happy in his arms. Feeling safe like nothing in the world can get close to her. Not even him.
Syaoran couldn't stand to see anymore. He just left the stage without caring what anybody else thinks. Everyone in the crowd wondered what was going on with the fighter. Numerous questions were being murmured throughout the whole stadium. Tomoyo saw the whole thing. She saw what Syaoran was looking at and figured out what was going on.
Back to where Sakura was, she saw Syaoran and felt that something wasn't right.
"Syaoran…" she murmured worriedly freeing herself out of Yukito's arms.
"Sakura, where are you going?" Yukito asked.
In the 3rd Floor Hallways
Syaoran finally stopped running to catch his breath. Again Sakura's image popped in his head.
"Why are you doing this to me?" he screamed in his mind.
Footsteps were heard coming closer and closer.
"Syaoran!" the voice called. He knew who it was. Syaoran stopped walking to let her approach him. He wasn't face to face with her as soon as she came to a halt. He can hear her panting and trying to catch her breath.
Sakura panted heavily. "I finally caught up to you." she happily said.
Syaoran remained quiet. His back was still faced to her.
"I guess I should explain why I came all this way to see you." Sakura blushed with a little embarrassment. Syaoran was still giving her the cold shoulder.
"Syaoran, did something happen today?" "I mean, you didn't seem like your usual self." "Usually you would enjoy participating in battles and enjoy the thrill in fighting." "But today, for some reason" her voice began to soften "you seem so different."
Syaoran still remained quiet. He still gave no reply or any sign or movement.
"I don't know what's going on, Syaoran. I'm your friend. If it's a problem then please let me help you.."
In Syaoran's thought's
"Dammit Sakura!!" he screamed. "That's what I love about you." "You're always concerned about everyone even when it's not any of your business."
"But no…."Syaoran thought
"Syaoran? Sakura begged.
"As long as she belongs to Yukito.." he continued talking in his thoughts.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Sakura asked with a broken tone.
Syaoran gave in " she's off limits…" he finally admitted in his thoughts.
"Did I do something to make you despise me?" Sakura asked sadly.
Syaoran heard what she said. He felt so guilty over what he had done to her. He loved her so much and she doesn't have a clue about it. She didn't deserve to suffer because of him. Syaoran walked towards Sakura to get a closer look at her face one more time. Tears were hanging from her eyes. He took his hand and gently wiped the tears away from her eyes like the gentlemen that he was.
Sakura was shocked yet grateful at what he did. He placed his lips right next to her ear.
"I'm sorry…"
Syaoran walked away slowly back to his sad state.
In Tomoyo's Room
Tomoyo was sitting sipping some tea along with another guest sitting across her. But this time it wasn't Eriol.
"I see." "Understood." the guest said with what appears to be a rich brunette teenage girl like Tomoyo herself.
"So you know what to do?" Tomoyo asked.
"Leave it to me." the girl said happily determined holding her thumb up.
"It's in your hands, his room is just a few doors away." Tomoyo stated.
In Syaoran's Room
Syaoran was lying flat on his bed. The feeling of being broken just wouldn't go away. Again he could just cry but he wouldn't be subjected to that. If only there was someone he could talk to about his current situation. The silence was about to end when he heard a knock on his door. He didn't feel like having any visitors and only felt that the right thing was to be alone.
Syaoran kept himself quiet hoping the visitor would think no one is inside and leave. He thought wrong. The door knob slowly turned and revealed someone that he didn't know from inside the building.
The visitor wasn't Eriol, Tomoyo, Yukito, Touya or either Sakura. It was the same girl talking to Tomoyo a moment ago.
"It's been a long time, …..Xiao Lang." the girl replied.
"Meiling……"
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Yawn!!! I'm so tired. I didn't want this story to die out so I decided to post another chapter before I do major studying for my SATS. Like all the teenagers out there, you can understand all the procrastination and laziness I'm going through. Once all the work is over, I will be updating non-stop so that's apparently good news for those of you who can't stop reading my story. To keep u in a good mood despite that this chapter had to come to a stop, news of another anime involving Sakura and Syaoran and maybe other CCS characters will be aired in Japan starting in April 2005. That's all I wanted to say and remember any review about this story will be allowed: flames pleasant reviews, etc. Good night and a Happy New Year!!!!!!
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