Full Summary: Sakura was your average well-loved girl that was graduating from medical school that year, and was she happy about it. She only had a year more of the torture of exams and waking up early in the mornings until she would finally be able to do what she really wanted – practice as a psychologist. But now that the exams for her third year had finally finished, she expected nothing out of the ordinary to happen to her. Just having her best friend/cousin move out of the apartment the two shared and attending her and her other best friend's wedding. Oh! And sharing the apartment with a new roommate, one of her cousin's fiancée's friends. A man named Li Syaoran. But who would have known this single man would turn her world upside down… along with all the expectations everyone had for her. Including her own.
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS or anything like it, it strictly belongs to CLAMP. I also do not own any songs I may use in this one, it all belongs to the respective artists. I do own this plot though, and a few characters here and there. So please, don't bother to sue me. Just because I finally have a job doesn't mean the money will be with me. It's going into my school funds, so you can't get it!
Authoress' Note: Hey guys. Thank you all so much for reviewing the last chapter and I'm glad you al enjoyed it. Sorry it's taken me forever to upload another chapter but since I started work it's been really hard to find the time. Plus, July 31st, I had a wedding to go to and then August 1st I had the reception to go to and then the Monday was the after party… so my days off are very limited. I hope you all understand. Then of course there's work during the weekdays so that's why it's been taking me forever to get this chapter up and running. But, I finally have a day off tomorrow, so right now I'm completely dedicated to get this chapter up by tonight, no matter how late I have to stay up. Well, enough of my blabbering and onto the next chapter!
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- Love Over Lust? -
- Chapter Two -
- By: SweetBabyGurl -
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Sakura breathed in heavily, trying to remember why she had awoken so abruptly. Only remembering a few things, she grabbed a pen and a slip of paper, jotting down what she did remember. When her father was still alive he always told her to write down her dreams because you never know, they may hold something of importance. Sakura let out a sad smile at the memory, thinking of her foolishness by not listening to his advice. She only realized the truth of his words when it was too late, if only she had listened... Shaking her head to stop the guilt flooding her, she rubbed her entire face with her hands and ran a brush through her hair quickly. She got out of bed and walked to the kitchen to get a cold glass of water and was surprised to see someone in the other room.
Right next to the kitchen was the living area. At this time though, the items and furniture were not scattered across the room elegantly, but were moved off to the side as a man with silky chocolate hair and amber eyes stood, although his eyes were closed in concentration, as large and delicately designed sword clutched in his hands. Sakura just stood rooted to her spot, as she glanced at the clock which read 2 am and then back at her new roommate. What was he doing? Did he have any idea what time it was? Was he planning to kill someone with that thing? So many questions flooded through Sakura's mind, but the questioning thoughts were cut short when he spoke to her.
"What are you doing up so early?" His gruff voice asked lowering the sword that was previously held up before him. Raising an eyebrow Sakura took a few steps towards him, finally finding the ability to move once more.
"I should be asking that same question," she said as she continued to walk towards him before stopping before him gazing at him in the eyes.
"I'm training with my sword, I thought it was obvious," he said to her with a playful smile, opening the eyes that captivated her the moment she saw him.
"Well obvious maybe, but to be doing that at 2 am… that makes it absurd," Sakura replied with a slight scowl, not liking his sarcasm, or playfulness, or whatever the hell it was!
"I'm surprised you're not shocked and or scared of my little friend here," he said to her once more with the same smile, lifting his sword to meet her gaze.
"Nah, I've seen things more impressive," she told him with a satisfied smirk before walking away to get what she originally came for; a glass of water. For some reason, everything this guy did seemed to irk her. And for some reason, she wanted to irritate him as much as he irritated her. What irritated her even more was that she knew the reason why… she was attracted to him. But this never happened before, so why now? What was so different about him? She had been attracted to many men before but had never done anything about it, so what was it that made her want him to grab her and kiss her. She had a boyfriend for Christ's sake!
"Something on your mind?" His voice sounded, breaking her reverie, casually strolling over to her side of the counter.
"You could say that," she answered quietly, taking a sip of water from her glass.
"Penny for your thoughts," he whispered into her ear, pulling her close to him from behind her.
"My thoughts are worth much more than a penny," she replied turning her head slightly to see him. He placed a kiss on her bare shoulder for she was only wearing a spaghetti strap top that exposed much of her stomach and shorts only covering some of her thighs. As his lips connected with her skin she shuddered, feeling the electricity circulate through her body, knowing she wanted to be kissed by him again. Eyes widening with realization, she yanked herself from his grasp and walked away deciding to finish her glass of water in her room. What was she thinking?!
"You can't resist me forever Sakura," Syaoran whispered to her retreating back, eyes flashing a dangerous gold.
It was already late in the afternoon as Sakura and Syaoran sat on opposite couches deciding to stay home on the unusually cold afternoon and catch up on some of the reading they had wanted to get done for the longest time. Strange how they both intended to read the same book as well. Shutting the hard covered novel, Sakura let it drop to the seat next to where she occupied, standing up so she could stretch. Strangely, things between herself and Syaoran weren't awkward like she thought they would be. But she was also relieved. How could she explain it to Tomoyo?
"What do you want for dinner? It's already five and Eriol and Tomoyo are supposed to be coming over tonight," Sakura asked him as she went into the kitchen to take out some pots ad pans. He in turn closed his book as well, following her into the kitchen.
"Doesn't matter, everything Eriol eats, I eat," he replied as he went to one of the cabinets to take out some seasonings. Feeling her petite figure push him out of the playfully to get in front of him to get some more seasonings, Syaoran seized her waist turning her around to face him, pressing her body between himself and an edge of the counters.
"W-what are doing?" Sakura asked him, her voice wavering, as she loosely placed her hands on the arms that encircled her waist.
"You shouldn't have left in the morning," he whispered to hr huskily as his face neared hers. Sakura eyes fluttered closed as they inched closer together as Syaoran's hold around her became tighter---
Ding dong
Sakura was the first to snap out of what they had almost done, and for the second time that day removed herself from Syaoran's grasp to get the door that Eriol and Tomoyo stood behind.
Sakura relaxed into her warm bed. Well, she tried to at least. After Eriol and Tomoyo came, herself and Syaoran acted as if nothing had happened. And Kami was she happy that they did. The moment Sakura opened the door, both Eriol and Tomoyo shot one another a worried glance. They thought she didn't see, but she did actually get some things. She wasn't completely naive anymore. So the evening had gone great and everyone was having a great time. She had completely forgotten about the two earlier exchanges between herself and Syaoran, completely content in seeing her two best friends again. After the bride and groom to be had left, Sakura ran to the shower and soaked in a long hot bath while she heard Syaoran turn on the television, most likely watching a movie that was playing. And here she was now, cuddling her head into her warm pillows that surrounded her, wrapping the warm white and pink comforter around her petite frame. The problem was it was raining. Hard. She had always been scared… more like terrified… of the rain from when she was young. It was all her older brother's fault! Scowling at the mentioned man she remembered all the stories he told her. Since her brother had the ability to see ghosts, he would constantly tell her when he saw them. Then, noticing how much it terrified her, he made it into a prank. But there was this one particular ghost story her onii-chan had told her. And it had to do with the rain. Sakura shuddered at the memory of the night he had told her the story. He had some eerie rock music playing and it was thundering… much less than this. As she heard another clash of thunder Sakura let out a loud 'hoe' and ran out the door to meet Syaoran on the couch, currently resuming the book he was reading before.
"Syao-kun!" Syaoran cried as she ran over to him. She didn't know where the new nickname came from, but frankly didn't care. She leapt into his arms all the same, burying her face into his muscular shoulder.
"Sakura-chan?" Syaoran asked, sounding quite confused.
"I have this fear of when there are storms. It's a long story," came Sakura's muffled response as she clutched him tighter seeing a flash of lightning. At this, Syaoran let out a soft chuckle.
"Oh, Sakura. Don't worry, I promise I won't let a thing happen to you," Syaoran reassured with a soft smile, getting up to direct her to her room. She looked up at him with fright tinting her eyes as he reassured her with a smile. Instantly, she felt relieved. That was strange… Tai could never do that for her. As the two reached her room, Syaoran lifted the covers allowing Sakura to slip in. Tucking her in and kissing the top of her forehead, he was about to leave when a trembling hand clutched his own.
"Stay with me? I feel so much better when I'm not alone," Sakura asked uncertainly. Sending her a strange look, Syaoran quickly caved and sighed. He made the mistake of looking her in the eyes. How could he possible say no when she looked so vulnerable like that. He was already in his sweat pants and just needed to take off his shirt. Doing this, he made the gesture of Sakura moving over, which she did happily. Climbing into the bed with her, he wrapped his well toned arms around her waist to bring her closer. Sakura slowly looked up, and loved the sensation of feeling Syaoran's warm breath on her face. This time, Syaoran decided not to waste the precious moment, and sent his lips crashing down on her own in a soft yet firm kiss.
TBC
SBG's Note: Alright! That's it for this chapter and thank you to all of those people who reviewed. It means a lot to me, really! Your names are at the bottom, and I'll have the next chapter ASAP, but I make no promises about having it out soon. Especially considering that I have another fic to work on besides this one. So, it will probably be two to three weeks. Like I said before, I hope you all understand, and look for my other fic, I Hate You! and its new chapter soon alright? Thanks a lot and ja ne!
- SweetBabyGurl
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