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.
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Authoress' Note: Hey there you guys! How are you all doing? Firstly, I'm sooo sorry for taking so long to update this one... school sucks :) But, I have a long weekend which means chapters for you guys! Secondly, thank you to all the people who reviewed the last chapter, it means a lot! Lastly, thanks again for sticking by this fic and continuing reading or reading it for the first time even though it took me forever to update. So off on that note, enough with my blabbering and onto the fourth chapter!
Love Over Lust?
Chapter Four
Beta-Read by: maixwolfblossom
Written by: SweetBabyGurl
"Well someone had better start talking!" The livid Touya bellowed, glaring at everyone in the room before locking his chocolate eyes with flaming amber ones. Surprised to find the one he called gaki glaring back at him, he intensified his glare, making everyone else sweat drop.
"Ano… onii-chan, there was a huge thunderstorm last night. You know how scared I am of thunderstorms, so I asked Syaoran to stay with me. We didn't do anything and nothing happened," Sakura answered witha sheepish expression. Turning his gaze to his baby sister his eyes softened.
"Get your ass over here," he mumbled quietly. Although the statement was rude, or so Syaoran thought, Sakura's face brightened and she jumped out of bed and over the fallen Syaoran to hug the older man with a giant smile on her face. Touya sighed as he hugged her before pushing her away so he could look her in the eye. "Why is it whenever I come to check up on you, you're always in a rather… awkward… situation?"
"You just have really bad timing 'nii-chan," Sakura giggled as she smiled up at him. "When did you arrive from London? Oh! Are Kaho and the baby here! I want to see my niece!" Sakura exclaimed all at once, pushing Touya aside to see if the latter two were in her apartment as well.
"That's another story altogether, but the two of them aren't here right now. Why don't you go shower and I'll make you some breakfast?" Touya offered with a small smile. Grinning broadly she grabbed some clothes that were laid near a chair and ran past her brother and into the washroom. The moment Touya heard the water begin to run, his smile vanished and his head snapped to Syaoran. "Who the hell are you?!"
"Eh, he's a good friend of mine, Kinomoto-san. Not to worry, he wouldn't do anything with Sakura. Especially considering she already has Tai. Isn't that right dear Syaoran?" Eriol spoke up for him, eyeing Syaoran, hoping himself that words he was speaking were true.
"Of course," Syaoran replied through gritted teeth as he stood up from the floor he previously sat – err – fell upon.
"Yeah well, I still don't like you, and I still don't like that Tai person. I can't believe you were the one to hook them up Tomoyo!" Touya exclaimed. In turn, Tomoyo shrugged sheepishly before Touya stalked out of the room and into the kitchen to make the breakfast as he had promised.
"So you're Sakura's older brother?" Syaoran asked with folded arms as Tomoyo scratched the back of her neck, anticipating her cousin's answer. In response, Syaoran merely got a grunt, making him roll his eyes. 'Well aren't we the friendliest person in the world.'
"Don't take it personally Li-kun, Touya-kun just doesn't like guys within a five mile radius of his baby sister. The only reason why he likes Eriol is because he and I are engaged," Tomoyo told him with a sorry smile. Syaoran just nodded, making his way to the couch to watch the usual Saturday morning cartoons.
"I don't know why the gaki is living in the same place as Sakura let alone to same bed! I swear I should buy a gun and keep it with me at all times… or at least in my car," Touya grumbled as he prepared the batter for the pancakes, while glaring at the back of a chestnut haired man.
"I can hear you, you know," Syaoran called out as he switched the channel to one of his preference. Shooting once last glare at the amber-eyed man, Touya turned to the stove and began to flip the pancakes in the large pan.
"Okay, I want food!" Sakura called happily with a towel in her hand and a huge smile on her face. Her long curly hair was let down, still in the process of drying. She wore a green skirt that was about two inches above her knee and a light pink t-shirt that clung to her upper body.
"Where the hell do you think you're going wearing that?! Too much skin!" Touya exclaimed the moment he set eyes on his sister, allowing the pancake he had flipped into the air fall into the pan on the other side.
"Touya, don't be such a baka," Sakura replied while rolling her eyes and rubbing her hair between the white towel.
"He's right Sakura. You should wear a longer skirt, or even better, jeans," Eriol told her with a slight frown.
"Hey! I have a skirt exactly like that! In fact, I'm the one who designed it!" Tomoyo exclaimed with her hands upon her hips.
"Well, it's different for you 'Moyo," Eriol told her sweat dropping, hoping to ease the blow a little with the usage of her pet name. In return, Tomoyo merely crossed her arms and went to sit next to her cousin who was currently sitting on the couch next to Syaoran.
"By the way, to answer your question, Kaho and Nadeshiko aren't coming until next week. But we're going to see if we can get a place here. I hate being all the way across the world," Touya told his sister affectionately.
"Honto?!" Sakura exclaimed, which covered Syaoran's groan. "So what are we doing today, guys?" Sakura asked, now unable to stop bouncing.
"We could go to that new club that opened up. A friend of mine called me last night. She toldme it was really good," Syaoran remarked as he stared at Sakura, looking her up and down. Noticing this, Sakura shifted as if trying to hide something, and instead of moving away like she normally would have done, she ended up being even closer to him.
"Yeah that would be a great idea," Tomoyo exclaimed enthusiastically. "I have a great new outfit for Sakura-chan!"
"T-Tomoyo-chan," Sakura spoke quietly, sweat dropping. Smiling, Syaoran casually snaked his arm around Sakura's waist pulling her closer to him. When she looked up, she saw his smirk, immediately knowing what he wanted. But, not matter how much she didn't want to admit it, she loved the feeling of being in his arms. Touya narrowed his eyes, noticing he and Eriol were the only ones to see the exchange between the two
"Come on Sakura-chan! I need for you to try it on so I can make adjustments!" Cried the starry-eyed Tomoyo as she grabbed her best friend and cousin's hand, running out the door.
"What happened to breakfast?" Asked the dot-eyed Touya, still wondering, after all these years, how the insane camera lady who also happened to be his cousin was able to sew things so fast as well as making Sakura do whatever she wanted, when he still was unable to get Sakura to take out the trash.
"Tomoyo-chan, are you sure this isn't too much? I mean, we are just going to a club after all," Sakura told her friend, trying to see how much of her back was exposed through the full body mirror. It was already 7:00 and the two friends we just putting on some finishing touches before leaving with the boys.
"Of course not Sakura!" Tomoyo told her happily while applying a layer of sheer lip-gloss to her lower lip. Tomoyo was wearing tight black jeans that had a large glittering 'T' on the bottom right hand corner of the left leg with the same purple glitter going down the outside of her leg's jean's seam. She wore a purple tank top of glittering white material with a small tie of the same material on her right arm, the ends falling loosely to her wrist. She wore silver heels and her natural wavy hair was let down and straightened, making it look longer than it really was. Tomoyo wore no make-up other than her usual lip-gloss, emphasizing her natural beauty.
Sakura on the other hand wasn't wearing a mixture of colours, just plain white. She wore an off the shoulder white glittering top that stopped right above her belly button with the matching skirt that ended two inches above her knee. The back of the shirt was completely transparent, making Sakura feel slightly self-conscious. Her feet donned white ankle boots with laces, accompanied by a large spike heel. Her hair was drop curled tightly, making her usual waist length hair come to her elbows. Although Sakura usually didn't wear any make up, she wore glittering eyes shadow with a touch of mascara and soft pink Chap Stick. With one last glance in the mirror, the two girls walked out of the room and to the front door where Eriol and Syaoran stood waiting.
"Wow, you look great," Syaoran mumbled as he greeted her with a hug and kiss on the neck. Sakura bit her lip as to not kiss him back and hugged him before putting some distance between herself and Syaoran.
"Let's go you guys! I have a feeling tonight is really going to be something else!" Tomoyo exclaimed, grabbing her fiancée's hand.
"That's what you say every time we go out 'Moyo!" Eriol laughed.
But unlike the others… this time, Tomoyo would be right.
TBC
Readers: Yay! Another chapter done and I'm soooo sorry it took me such a long time to get this one out. I'll try and get out another one soon seeing how it's a long weekend for me. But, as usual, I want to make it clear that I make no promises. Thanks for reading and don't forget to review! Thanks a lot and ja ne!
- SweetBabyGurl