1You gotta admit, the last chapter sucked. I guess I was too...let's just say it wasn't my day.

Disclaimer: I do not own CCS. Clamp does. Enough said.

I don't like chapter eight. Sounds stupid. But even though I can change it, I won't. That is, if you really want me to. Just review. Okay? And do you remember the title? Stars and Love? This chapter should be about the stars part. Be happy for what you got.

Stars and Love

Chapter Nine: Injuries, teasing and kisses. Lots of kisses.

"The proms tomorrow night Syaoran." Sakura looked up at Syaoran.

"I know. I'm not dumb." Syaoran said.

"Yes you are." Syaoran looked at Sakura with a weird expression.

"I am?"

"Your dumb over me." she said in a suggestive tone.

Syaoran frowned. "Very funny." Sakura laughed. She started to lean back as she laughed, but not enough to fall. She wasn't that dumb.

Sakura leaning back gave Syaoran an idea to get Sakura back.

"Sakura?" Sakura looked up at him. "Yeah?"

"Can you do something for me and lean back until I say stop? I wanna see how flexible you are."

Sakura raised an eyebrow. "Why?"

"Well, I saw a girl do it in the hallway. She does gymnastics. I wanna see if you could do it too. I'll tell you when to stop. Okay? Oh and I promise you won't fall."

Sakura had a face that said, "your weird" on it. "Fine. I guess it wouldn't hurt."

"Cool. Now lean back and back. Slowly...slowly let yourself down..." Sakura did as she was told. She continued and went back and back and...

"AH!" she fell backwards and her right leg stuck up. But before she hit the ground Syaoran caught her back and beforelanding on the floor, and kissed her. Sakura was shocked, but she gladly kissed back. 'Liar, you did that on purpose! You sly little wolf, trying to steal a kiss.' (A/N: if you can't imagine it, try to do one of those dance pose. I think it's tango or something. I'm not a dancing fan. But it's an ending pose. I think. The girl is leaned back and the boy's hand is on her back with one of the girl's leg sticking up. I think. Left leg if boy is on the right, and vice versa. I think. I don't know anything about dance poses. If you still can't do it, then try to do what Sakura just did and have an imaginary friend come prevent you from falling. And if that doesn't work well then...you're hopeless.)

She wrapped her arms around him and he did the same to her back to deepen the kiss. This reminded Sakura of something.

Flashback: Sakura and Syaoran sitting in a tree...K-I-S-S...joking! But that is the story.

Right when Meiling and Tomoyo left, Sakura and Syaoran did another kiss, but this time it was cut off because...

plop

They fell off the tree.

End of Flashback

Sakura smiled at Syaoran when they broke apart. "It was better then last time huh?"

Syaoran thought about the last time they kissed. About falling off the tree. "Yeah." he said as he chuckled as he and Sakura continued to walk home.

At home

"WHAAAT! TOUYA'S NOT HOME AGAIN! WHAT IS WRONG WITH THAT AIRHEAD!" Sakura stormed off to her room and shut the door with a large bang.

Syaoran wasn't paying attention until he heard the bang. He was holding a small note that he had found on the table. He jumped when he heard the bang. If you think he's not dumb like Sakura said earlier, then you might change your mind after what he did next...

"SAKURA!" Syaoran had heard the door slam and mistakenly thought that it was a gunshot. He ran upstairs and knocked or hit the door.

Sakura had a headache and walked slooowly to the door to open it. She groaned and wailed as she got up from her bed.

But Syaoran on the other hand wasn't so patient. When he heard the groaning he thought she had gotten shot by some stalker and before Sakura could even touch the doorknob, he kicked the door open...when Sakura was behind it just about to turn on the doorknob to let him in.

BAM!

"SAKURA! WHERE ARE YOU!" Syaoran hollered. He stood on the door that he had just knocked down. He realized he was stepping on something. He looked on the floor. Red.

"Sakura! Where are you? I think I got your...stalker." he was shocked when he lifted the door.

Sakura, hurt her teeth, bit her lip, had a bloody nose, and had a bruise. Big one.

"Sakura! Who did this to you!" Syaoran asked, holding Sakura up and close. Sakura was unconscious.

"Sakura! Wake up!" he picked Sakura up and set her on her bed. He ran to the restroom and got a towel, tissue and some ointment.

He used the ointment on her bruise and wet the towel and set it on her forehead. He used some tissue to stop the bloody nose, and got a small dry towel to wipe off all the blood.

'Whoever did this to Sakura will die with no mercy!' Syaoran thought, as he wet the towel again. It had gotten dry. (A/N: I know how you feel at this point of the story. I'm sorry, but I needed something to get in here. The story started to sound dull. That is, to me.)

Syaoran had fallen asleep, so he didn't notice and extremely bright light that flew into Sakura's room near Sakura...

After an hour later, Sakura woke up.

"(Yawn) What happened?" she looked over at Syaoran, who was asleep by the side of her bed. Sakura smiled. He planted a kiss on his forehead. And glared.

'I would of done it on you dumb lips but after kicking open the door and getting me to look like a pork face I don't think you deserve it.' she looked over at the door that was lying on the red floor. 'And you gotta pay for the door and carpet buddy.' she quietly got up and went to use the restroom.

She looked in the mirror. She looked like she didn't even get hurt in the first place. She looked in the sink. It had a wet towel along with a smaller towel which was red or pink. On the side laid some ointment with it's cap off. She felt her forehead. It had a bump on it, but she couldn't even tell it was there. She looked at Syaoran who was still asleep near her bed. She got teary eyed and ran over to him at full speed.

"WAAHH! SOMEONE'S TRYING TO STRANGLE ME! I'LL SHOW YO-" he was cut off. Sakura had given him a really tight hug and kissed him. Syaoran was shocked but realized what was happening and kissed back. Moments later they broke apart and Sakura cuddled up to Syaoran.

"You're so sweet Syaoran! Caring for me after what you did!" she hugged him.

"What did I do?" Syaoran said with a confused face.

Sakura sweatdropped. "You kicked open the door with me under it, not to mention stepping on me." she kissed him on the cheek. "But you redeemed yourself by caring for me. I must of looked like a pork chop if it wasn't for you."

"So it was me who had hurt you so badly!" Sakura nodded in surprise. "You didn't know that?"

Syaoran shook his head. "No. I was downstairs then I heard a bang. I thought it was a gunshot and the only one upstairs was you. I thought you might of been hurt so I ran up. I knocked but no one answered. So I just kicked the door open and before I knew it, you were under me. I thought that you had already been there so I didn't know it was me."

Sakura blinked. "Wow...you are dumb."

"Hey! I did make you look a little better!" he looked at here with a confused expression.

"How did your face...?" he pointed at Sakura. "What? What about it?"

Syaoran brushed it off. "Oh never mind."

"Kaijuu! I'm home! You there!" It was Touya. He was walking upstairs. Syaoran had no time to go back to his room.

"Syaoran hide!" Sakura urged.

"Where!" he shot back scratching his head furiously.

"Umm...here!" she pointed as she opened a large drawer under the foot of her bed.

"It should be big enough. I'll just take the drawer out. Hurry!" Syaoran scurried under her bed and at the same time, Touya came in.

"I heard voices kaijuu. Where's the gaki?" he said, looking around her room. "He's not in here is he?"

"FIRST OF ALL I'M NOT A KAIJUU. SECOND OF ALL, SHAME ON YOU!" she said in a voice that surprised Touya greatly.

"What?"

"You left me home alone AGAIN for the SECOND time. And you don't know where the guy that sleeps in your room is."

"Why should I worry about him? You're the one who goes to school with him." he said pointing at Sakura.

"He's at...at...ERIOL'S HOUSE!" Touya raised an eyebrow. "Eriol?"

"Yes. He's-"

"Cram it kaijuu. I don't wanna know about your stinky classmates or where the gaki is. I'm just asking so I won't get creamed by dad. I hope your not up to something. Cuz it sounds like it."

"Get out of my room!" she screamed, throwing a pillow at him. Touya dodged it and stared at the red spot on her floor.

He bent down. "What's this?" he said pointing to the red splotches.

Sakura sighed. "I had a bloody nose. It wouldn't of gotten on the floor if YOU were there." she said, glaring.

"Whatever. I thought you got my note on the kitchen counter?" Syaoran gasped. The note. It was on the floor. He quietly crept his hand towards the note that had fallen on the floor. But as he was about to reach it, he felt pain on his hand. Touya had taken a step forward and accidentally stepped on his hand, not knowingly. He looked down and saw the note. He bent down and picked it up, still not seeing Syaoran.

Syaoran on the other hand was not in the best mood. He was in pain and was sweating all over because of the pain on his hand.

"This note." Touya showed her. "Oh. Well, you're here now so..." she tore up the note and threw it away. "SCRAM!" she screamed, throwing her other pillow at him. She saw Syaoran reaching for the note and realized that Touya hurt his fingers.

Once Touya left, Sakura ran over to the door and locked it, then helped Syaoran up and checked his fingers.

"That stupid idiot! He stepped on my fingers! And still didn't notice!" Sakura was holding his hand and was slowly moving it back and forth back and forth.

"I hope none of your bones are broken." she said worriedly but Syaoran could tell she was a little amused about having his fingers broken.

"What are you laughing about?" Syaoran glared at Sakura.

"Nothing!" she said as she giggled.

"I don't think you should be giggling. I hurt my finger because of big foot. That's not funny at all." Syaoran was not happy.

Sakura realized this and decided to make him feel a little bit more happy. "Does your finger still hurt?" she asked holding his fingers up.

"DUH! What do you think!" he exclaimed, shaking his other hand in the air.

"Do you want to make it feel better? I might be able to make it feel better. But that's only MIGHT. It may not work on you."

"Fine. Anything will work."

"Really? Because I feel kinda weird doing this."

"YOU DESERVE IT FOR LAUGHING! DO IT NOW!" Sakura gently picked up his fingers and kissed them very delicately. It lasted for like ten seconds.

Syaoran was amazed. His fingers actually felt better. He wiggled them when she was finished. 'Whoa. I feel better. That is weird.'

"Well? Feel better?" Syaoran had an idea. "No." he said, boldly.

"Well, I couldn't guarantee it, so too bad. You're stuck with aching fingers."

"I don't feel good because you aren't happy." Syaoran could see right through her. She still didn't feel good after kissing his fingers. It felt...incomplete.

"How do you know?" she said, looking him directly in the eye.

"I think I should know you long enough." he paused. "You wanna hug? It might make you feel better. I think." Sakura looked puzzled.

"Well...okay." she crept up to Syaoran and let his arms surround her. She felt better immediately. 'Wow. No wonder I felt so comfy in his arms the other night.'

Syaoran was about to let go, until Sakura kissed him on the cheek. Syaoran blushed. He looked at her.

"W-what was that for?"

Sakura flashed a smile. "For making me feel better."

"By just hugging you?" 'No wonder she didn't recognize me hugging her the other night.'

"Yeah. I all better now." she said as she snuggled up to Syaoran.

"Wow...I must be good. Wouldn't like to do that to anyone else."

"You had better not."

"Don't worry. I won't."

"Promise?"

"No. What if they say if they're gonna hurt you or something!"

"Well, just promise that you won't do it to someone on your purpose."

"Promise." his smile turned into a smirk.

"Stop smirking! I don't believe you."

"Then I'll have to make you believe me."

"How mister tough guy?"

"By sealing it." he kissed Sakura to finish their deal. Sakura smiled inside and kissed back.

'That's weird.' Syaoran thought. 'No blood. She was bleeding pretty badly before. I don't feel anything.'

They broke off. "Sakura?"

"Hmm?" she said as she leaned against his chest.

"Is there any chance that there are any cuts on your lip?" Sakura stared at him.

"No, why?"

"Well, when I was taking care of your wounds, you had a cut on you lower lip. It was bleeding pretty badly too. And if you're telling me that you don't have a cut on your lip, or that the cut's not there anymore. Something must of happened when I fell asleep."

"Well, you were asleep, so I blame you for not knowing. But this is getting weird. I do remember a huge bump on my lip before I passed out under the door when you rammed in. But I don't feel it there at all. It's like it never happened." she said, dazing off on wondering what might of happened.

"You don't think it was a g-g-ghost, do you?"

"Well, no. Ghosts aren't real."

"I hope not."

"What? Are you scared?" he asked, teasing her lightly.

"Um...maybe."

"So you are."

"So what if I am! So what if I'm not! Everyone's afraid of something!"

"You're right about that. Well, we have no way to find out what happened when I fell asleep. So I guess we'll just have to wait and see."

"If you're thinking for me to get hurt again, think again."

Syaoran laughed. "I would hate for that to happen. I would have to take care of you again."

"Yeah!" she said laughing.

"Kaijuu! Go look for the gaki! Dad's coming home! Make it snappy!" Touya hollered.

"Okay!" she looked at Syaoran. "Can you jump from one branch to another on a tree? Like a monkey?"

"Yeah."

"Well," she opened the window. "Go down from this tree and go to the front door. And knock like you just came home from Eriol's. Pretend. Okay?"

"Smart." he smiled and leapt on to the tree and out to the front door.

Sakura waited a moment and soon heard Touya speak out.

"You're finally home. We were getting worried that you would come back home."

"Yeah. Thanks for worrying." Syaoran said casually. She heard footsteps going upstairs, and a knock.

Sakura opened the door. "I made it." Syaoran said sarcastically.

Sakura patted his shoulder. "That's great. Keep up the good work." they burst out laughing.

"Well, I'm gonna take a shower. You can go when I'm done. Okay?"

"Fine with me." Syaoran walked back to his room and Sakura went to take a shower.

Twenty minutes later.

"Syaoran, your turn to shower." Sakura walked out the bathroom door and knocked on Touya and Syaoran's room door.

"Right." Syaoran answered. Sakura smiled and walked back to her room. Sakura shut the door.

Enter Syaoran

Syaoran stared at Iight. "Iight! You seem a lot lighter today! In fact, you've been a lot brighter ever since me and Sakura became friends."

Iight just set on top of his shoulder. Syaoran, during all that time when Sakura was taking a shower, had been playing with Iight. Despite how old he was. He really enjoyed his friend being around. For all this long time, he had been alone with no one to entertain him and keep him company. But all this time, Iight had been there to keep his hopes up. That, Syaoran was especially grateful of.

"Well buddy, I gotta take a shower. I'll see you after dinner okay?" Iight pounced around happily as Syaoran smiled and left out the door.

Syaoran exited the door to enter the restroom, to not notice the bright light that came out of the room which you could tell because the light that was coming out from under the creak at the bottom of the door.

Ohohen: Well, did you like it? I think I added too much mush to this chapter. Well, review! I think I made the ending a little confusing. And I think I put too much kissy kissy in this chapter. It was very mushy to my disliking if that happened to me. But I like to read about it! Hey, you know, I'm was listening to the Cantonese opening for CCS. It's cool but it keeps repeating itself. Which is cool too. REVIEW PLEASE! ByeBye!