Another update! Now, I think I can really live up to my promises.

Jealousy here and there

Syaoran

"Oh my god, oh my god" was all she could say.

She put the necklace round her neck and walked over to the mirror of her attached restroom. Gently caressing and feeling the floral pattern, she admired herself.

And suddenly Syaoran materialized out of nowhere, she could see his reflection in the mirror. He was standing behind her and saying-

"You look beautiful sakura, and do you know why I have gifted you this necklace?"

She shook her head in confusion.

"Because I love you more than anything in this world"

A smile found its way to her face and she was elated. Just as she turned around, he disappeared.

It was an illusion, just an illusion. Oh what have I gotten myself into? Why don't I understand? Its christen who he's gonna marry, not me. It's her whom he loves with his heart and not me. Not me.

And she broke down.

Sitting down on the floor with her arms around her curled up legs, she cried.

Until…

Someone knocked on the door.

Sakura quickly stood up alarmed. She hurriedly wiped her tears and straightened her suit.

Thinking it was Syaoran; she put a smile on her face and exited the restroom.

But it was Eriol who had knocked at her door and not Syaoran.

"Hey sakura"

"Oh Eriol, it's you" sakura said heaving a sigh of relief.

"I checked it a minute ago, yes I am Eriol. At least, that's what the receptionist addressed me as" he chuckled.

"Stop kidding" sakura replied. "What about my transfer?"

"Oh yes, that's finalised."

"And there's no way that Syaoran will come to know of it, right?"

"Yes you are" Eriol said. "Sakura, one last time, are you ready to leave all this?"

Sakura just nodded feebly and her eyes sparkled with uncried tears.

With a weakened voice she said. "If I don't, then I'll be worse off. I'll have to lie to those who are my nearest, dearest ones. I cant-I don't want to that. I just want to…leave…let him live his….."

Eriol reached out for her and carefully patted her back. Her hand was in his hands.

"He loves someone else. I don't have any right to interfere and disrupt his marriage….a new beginning…" she completed her words.

Raising her head so that their eyes met, she smiled.

This lasted a moment, and was broken up by a "coughing" voice.

Sakura's hand immediately slipped out of eriol's hands.

She looked up and saw Syaoran.

Syaoran Eriol and sakura? No way

That's what you saw –another voice in his head said.

What you see is not necessarily true. But wait, why am I debating on sakura? I mean she's just a friend, she has her own life.

Just a friend?

"I'll see you later, sakura" Eriol got up to leave.

Waving goodbye to both of them, he exits.

"So Mr. Syaoran li gifts his best friend a beautiful floral necklace." She cocked her eyebrow "what favour do you want?"

"Oh c'mon sakura, I don't give you gifts for doing favours" he said.

"Honestly, Syaoran?"

"Yes, it's a token of friendship. Whenever you see those flowers, you'll remember all the times you've spent with me. You are the flower adorning the garland of my life" he smiled.

Sakura was wide-eyed. "Syaoran and poetry? Something's gotten into you. First gifts and compliments? What's up with you?"

"Well I just realized someone's worth" he smiled handing her over a couple of files. "New plans for publicity. Go through them"

"Ok"

He turned around and he was just about to leave, when he turned around again to face sakura and said "sakura, I was thinking that you can head our Hong Kong publicity plan 2005?"

sakura Hong Kong project? Oh no…now what should I say. I won't be here…

"I'll think about it" she replied.

"Cool" he said and exited.

….

At the li mansion

Sakura and christen were invited for a lunch. Christen had already reached and Syaoran accompanied sakura.

When Syaoran and Sakura entered, the whole family was already sitted on the dining table with christen.

"Good afternoon, Mrs. Li" sakura greeted Yelan.

"Good morning child" Yelan responded.

Wei pulled out a chair for sakura to sit in.

"Is it some occasion that you've worn such a beautiful necklace" Yelan admired the floral necklace adorning sakura.

Sakura looked at Syaoran and smiled. "Syaoran gifted it to me"

Christen was also sitting there and she couldn't believe her ears.

"Oh I didn't know my son had such a wonderful choice" Yelan smile back.

Sakura just nodded smiling.

On the other hand, christen could feel the pangs of jealousy.

christen why did he get sakura a gift and that too such a beautiful and expensive looking necklace? Isn't he supposed to gift me something?

Syaoran sensed the look on christen's face.

"Christen, I want to show you something" Syaoran said.

"Oh ok Syaoran but we are ready for lunch" christen turned her attention to him.

"Oh c'mon" he grabbed her wrist.

"Mom, may I take christen away for a while?" he asked for yelan's permission.

"Oh sure" she smiled.

"Look at how impatient he is, I can't believe he's gonna get married! I thought I'll have to work hard to get a girl for him. Thanks sakura" Yelan looked at sakura with gratitude.

"Thanks, but why?" sakura asked.

"you made him meet christen. Such a wonderful couple they make. So much in love!"

"Yes aunt Yelan" she smiled but felt sad at the same time.

sakura Ii made him meet christen, and now they are so much in love.

In the mean time, Wei had asked Yelan if he should serve lunch. But Syaoran had not returned. Sakura offered to call them back.

She wandered into the alleys of the huge Li mansion until she reached syaoran's room.

The door was ajar; she was just about o knock when she saw…

Syaoran was hugging christen.

When christen looked up at Syaoran, Sakura caught the glimpse of that necklace they had bought for her.

"I love you so much, Syaoran" she said.

"I love you too" he said and kissed her.

Tears threatened to come out of sakura's eyes, but she wiped them away.

I love you. She wished he would say that to her, but it was impossible, right?

Sakura coughed up and opened the door to their room.

"The lunch is served" she said smiling.

"Oh yeah" they both said in unison, and both were a bit crimson.

"Syaoran, you go, I just need to talk to sakura for a minute" christen asked "sakura, is it ok?"

"Sure" sakura said.

Syaoran left.

Christen ran up to sakura and hugged her.

"Oh sakura I'm so sorry" christen said.

"I don't understand, christen, sorry for what?" sakura asked hugging her back.

"I was jealous of you for a minute, I mean how I could? I thought that you and Syaoran love each other, and you know…how stupid I can be." she said feeling guilty.

"Oh, christen. It's okay. If I was in your place, I'd have felt the same" sakura smiled back.

"But you don't love him" christen said on a more serious note "do you?"

Sakura was alarmed. Did christen know? But how?

"What do you mean?" sakura asked, worried.

But christen burst out laughing.

And then sakura understood it was just a joke. She heaved a mental sigh.

"Sorry just a joke" christen grinned.

"You are lucky christen, you've got something I never got the chance of" sakura said simply.

Christen got confused.

"Let it be. Let's go for lunch" sakura grabbed her wrist and pulled her along.

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