Thanks to all of you who reviewed.
2lazy2sign in, Sakura kicks a little ass this chapter, though I wish I could've put more, but it wouldn't have fit into the story.
Kagome854003 and Kitty Meow-Mix23 Thanks.
FlowerLover I don't really like writing all that mushy stuff, but there probably will be more lol.
Chapter Three Recap
Syaoran felt Sakura's hand dropping from his and a sad look passed over her face for a split second before she put on her cheery smile again.
Regret was etched on her face, though he knew she was trying hard to hide it.
Syaoran paused for a second, deep in thought. This was a golden opportunity and it could be his last one⦠he couldn't let it slip through his grasp like that. (Lol literally).
Sakura gasped as she felt Syaoran's warm hand slip back into her tiny one, his fingers intertwining with hers.
She looked down at their interlocked hands and smiled, her first real one in a long time.
Chapter Four
Feeling Syaoran's hand in her's erased all thoughts from Sakura's head. All expect one. She was afraid to ask...afraid he'd let go...but she had to know...
"What does this mean...?"
Syaoran didn't know either. "What do you want it to mean?"
Sakura bit her lip. She knew what she wanted, but she was scared to open herself up, especially to someone like him. She had trusted Tomoyo, and look where it had gotten her.
Syaoran was supposed to kill her. He wasn't supposed to get close to her. What was wrong with him? Knowing Tomoyo, this probably had something to do with her.
Sakura quickly withdrew her hand from Syaoran's. Before he even knew it though, her hand had formed a fist and slammed into his jaw.
He staggered back a little. For such a small girl, she packed quite a powerful punch.
"You bastard!" Sakura hissed. "Don't come near me again!"
Syaoran ran after her and stopped her with one hand on her arm. She struggled, but couldn't free herself, so she raised her foot, intending to kick him where it hurt. However, Syaoran saw it coming and grabbed her ankle with his free hand.
Sakura lost her balance and Syaoran dropped her. She fell on her ass.
She looked up to glare at Syaoran, but her eyes wouldn't co-operate when they clashed with amused amber pools.
Sakura felt her heart stop for a second as she felt herself drown in his eyes.
She regained her composure when she heard him ask, "What the hell was that?" Sakura detected a small hint of annoyance in his voice and she started to get mad again.
If she annoyed him so much, why did he put up with her? This just added proof to her theory that Tomoyo was up to something.
"I should ask you the same thing." Sakura replied. "What are you trying to do? Shouldn't you be torturing me or something? After all, it's what you do. Did Tomoyo put you up to this?"
'Shit. How did she guess about Tomoyo? I didn't think she could guess so easily...' Syaoran had to act like he didn't know what she was talking about.
"Do you think I'd take orders from that bitch? I didn't know what the hell I was doing, okay? I just felt...I don't know...that you were different? I just wondered what it felt like to have someone care...which obviously you don't...Sorry." he spoke with words laced with a bit of frustration.
Of course, none of the words he said had any bit of truth in them, but he knew the effect his words would have before he even spoke them.
Girls always fell for the line, "I thought you were different." Then he had laid the guilt trip on Sakura without seeming like he did it on purpose. Plus, he had apologized.
He could tell Sakura had totally fell for it when her green eyes softened. Or so he thought, because another fist hit his face.
"Don't feed me that bullshit. How naive do you think I am? A person like you...you would never care about anyone. If you wanted to have someone care...you wouldn't have picked me because you know I hate your guts. No one will ever care about you."
Her words hurt. She had told him he was human and he had feelings. It didn't seem like she knew it know. He hadn't bothered to disguise the look on his face because what did she care?
He gave up. Sakura was a lost cause. It didn't matter he wouldn't complete his mission.
He'd just kill her and tell Tomoyo he had. If she didn't believe him...well he could live without the extra money.
He had just turned to walk away, but Sakura called out, "Wait..." Her face was full of sadness and regret. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean anything. I was just so mad at myself, I let it out on you."
She had been mad...mad that she was falling for him. She knew it...in just a few days, she began to like him.
Of course, she knew nothing could happen...but she couldn't stop herself. Couldn't stop when her heart jumped when she saw him. Couldn't stop the shivers when he spoke... Yet, it was just a silly crush, right?
Her next words brought them both back to reality. "I want to be friends with you...I really do. But given the circumstances...this is wrong."
"I don't want to kill you...I have a plan..." Syaoran felt the words slip easily from his mouth. Of course he had no plan, but Sakura didn't know that. She just lapped up all his words like a starved cat.
"When Tomoyo and the boss come to collect the ransom...I'll finish them off. They won't be expecting it."
Sakura wasn't totally convinced, but she was willing to believe anything he said right now.
"I want to know about your past," she said.
Syaoran raised a brow. He didn't know if she could handle it. Sakura sensed his discomfort.
"I just want to understand you better...and I want to know why you're so...distant..."
Well...if she really wanted to know...
"My parents died a few months after I was born in a car accident. I was put in foster care. My siblings all hated me and screwed up my life as much as they could. The worst family was when I was twelve..."
Sakura could not believe they horrible things they did to him, but the scars he showed her proved it...
"When I was sixteen, I finally met a family who I cared about...and I thought they cared about me. It turned out they had only adopted me because they were a bunch of crazy scientists who thought I was their lab rat. They did all kinds of experiments of me and I nearly lost my mind there. Eventually, I escaped and heard they were killed when their lab blew up. I was living on the streets until I met my boss. I still don't know his name... Anyways, he took me in and made sure I had the best living conditions. In return, I did a few "odd jobs" for him. He saw my potential and trained me to be the best. I was trained to become immune to emotions because that could interfere with the killings. I didn't mind because none of my feelings were good ones anyways."
Sakura knew he wasn't telling the whole story and didn't want to pry into his business, but she really wanted to know. "What was her name?"
"Who?"
"The person you loved..."
'How does she know about that? I've never told anyone...'
"I could just sort of guess.." Sakura said in a small voice. "It's okay if you don't want to tell me."
"No, it's okay... Her name was Raine. She was the best friend of one of my stepsisters..."
A sixteen-year-old boy stood in front of the local high school, where the biggest dance of the year was being held.
His huge wire glasses blocked out half his face and hid his expressive eyes. His hair looked like he had dumped a whole bottle of gel on it.
Pens produced out of the pocket of his green plaid shirt, which was tucked into a pair of tan pants too short for him.
His pants were up to past his waist and held up by black suspenders. He was Li Syaoran, the biggest nerd in school.
He was excited. This was his first dance, and he was going with his girlfriend Raine Chang, who was considered very beautiful, though she wasn't part of the popular crowd.
Everyone liked her anyways because she was one of the nicest people in the school. She didn't exclude anyone and always took time to help anyone in need of it.
Raine appeared beside him in a stunning black dress made of silk.
She looked even better than usual and all Syaoran could do was gape at her with his mouth wide open. If she was disgusted by his behaviour, she didn't show it.
"You ready?" she grinned at Syaoran. He could only manage a weak nod while Raine led him inside the packed gymnasium.
Couples were already on the dance floor, moving to the fast beat of the music. Syaoran felt himself being pulled to the dance floor.
He protested, but Raine just laughed as she showed him the basic dance steps. For the millionth time that night, Syaoran wondered why she picked him when she could have been with any other person.
When the song ended, the gym went quiet as the principal went up to the stage to announce the king and queen. To Syaoran's suprise, it was him and Raine. He knew that the only reason they won was because of her.
When the principal placed the crown on his head, boos erupted from all the students and chants of "nerd-boy" started. Suddenly, a bucket of glue dropped on Syaoran.
Students grabbed food off the refreshment tables and starting pelting them at the helpless boy.
He saw Raine smirking at him as she jumped off the stage and ran into the arms of a soccer player, placing a light kiss on his lips.
Laughter rang out all around Syaoran. It was a deafening roar in his ears. He looked at Raine, who was now sucking the soccer player's face off like there was no tomorrow.
"Why did you do this to me," he screamed at her, unaware of how loud his was being. He had the attention of everyone in the gym.
Everyone went quiet as they waited for Raine's response.
Even the teachers seemed to be loving the scenario; they could gossip about it in the staff room the next day. They could just imagine it: the student in their classes who tried too hard gets humuliated in front of Raine Chang, the teacher's pet.
Rained giggled. Syaoran didn't know how he could've thought Raine's high-pitched voice was the best sound to reach his ears.
"Did you think that someone as beautiful as me could ever like a nerd like you? I'll admit it, you were fun and all that, but I need someone real, like Paul here, to make me happy. I'll always remember you, though, when I need free movie tickets or something."
Everyone cheered for Raine and Syaoran could feel tears stinging the back of his eyes. He had been used. For a person so smart, he sure was dumb.
Syaoran ran out of the gym with the food still stuck on his. He slowly wandered home, which was hard because the thick glue covered his glasses.
From that day on, he was made the biggest laughing stock of the whole town.
Sakura gasped. "That's horrible...I'm sorry I asked you to tell me."
Syaoran was glad she hadn't pitied him. That was the last time he wanted from her. He fed her lies, but everything he said about his past was true.
"I can't imagine you as a nerd. I mean...you hardly fit that description now...and you look so nice..." Sakura blushed as she realized what she just said, but Syaoran didn't seem to notice.
Syaoran tried to keep his face impassive. He saw the light blush on Sakura's face and was certain his plan was going well.
"What about you?" he asked Sakura.
"Oh...well, I've never been in a relationship before. After the incident with Tomoyo, I ran away and hid away from the world. You're the first person I've spoken more than a few sentences to."
"What incident with Tomoyo?"
Sakura seemed surprised he didn't know, but she proceeded to tell him. The more Syaoran heard, the more his hatred to the dark-haired woman grew.
He can't believe she would betray Sakura like that. Yet, he knew he shouldn't care because what he did as a living was far worse. Actually, he shouldn't care at all...
"That's what I was sceptical when you said you wanted to be my friend. I'm scared to trust..."
"I'd never hurt you, Sakura." More lies, but when she found out, she would be dead anyways.
It was worse when she smiled up at him and said, "I know."
Why did she have to look at him with those amazing emerald eyes and smile at him like that? It was making his insides jump and he didn't like it one bit.
Tomoyo had warned him about this. Sakura had the power to charm anyone she encountered, even though she had no idea.
"I'm glad you told me. It makes me feel like we're closer," said Sakura.
"Why do you want us to be close?"
"Because I like you. I know deep down, there's a nice person in you that you won't show."
Syaoran knew that deep down in him, there was a deep, dark hole that could never be filled.
Sakura was still smiling at him. The sun bathed down on her like it favoured her alone. She looked like an angel with the sun creating a halo around her auburn hair.
His body was doing summersaults inside as he looked at her. He made a silent vow.
'I'm never going to fall for your charms, Kinomoto Sakura.'
Had he broken the vow before he even made it?
This story isn't going to be a long one, maybe 9-10 chapters. Anyways, what do you think? Is the story moving too fast?
