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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Love Over Lust?
Chapter Eight
Written by: SweetBabyGurl
"K-Kinomoto-san, I wasn't expecting to see you and the gang back so early from the store," Tai stuttered dropping the flap of his bag, though the book remained in his hand.
"I'm going to ask you one more time Tai. What the hell do you think you're doing?" Touya asked once more, losing his patience and taking a step towards the younger man.
"Touya, there must be a logical explanation for this. I mean, what would Tai be doing with a book like that?" Eriol protested, trying to help out his friend. He couldn't really be stealing the Sakura book, proving himself to be the enemy… could he?
"Of course not! It's me you guys," Tai laughed nervously.
"Or is it that you know what that book is really for and are just like the rest of them? Only wanting Sakura for her power," Syaoran spat, looking at him with disgust. Suddenly, the fearful and nervous look on his face was replaced by a mischievous smile.
"How the hell do you know about Sakura?" Touya asked, turning on him.
"That's another story, let's deal with his case first," Syaoran answered with a wry smile before turning back to Tai.
"You know, it's because of your aura that I never really liked you in the first place. You were after the girl I loved who didn't even remember me because of our famous magician here, and then I had to perform so many spells to wipe their minds of who the one who broke her heart really was, replacing them with someone else. But, just as I've manipulated all of your memories before, I can do it again," he told them simply with an ever growing smirk.
"Y-You're the reason why we had to erase Sakura's memory?" Eriol whispered, his eyes growing with understanding every second.
"Why of course Eriol. Don't you remember?" Tai asked with a smirk.
"Tai, why are you doing this? You're supposed to be our friend and Sakura's boyfriend," Tomoyo asked in her usual quiet voice.
"If that's what you all thought then I'm a better actor than I thought. I've been after this book the entire time, but you bloody people have always been in the way," Tai responded angrily tightening his grip on the Sakura book and holding it higher in the air. But just as he was about to make his exit, the book vanished from his hands, making him look around in shock before he saw her by the doorway.
"Leave, or else you'll have to pay the price. Don't even think about trying your little spells again either. A barrier's been put up. Now get out," Sakura spat, her voice dangerously low. She was wearing a white tank top and baby blue jeans as she clutched the Sakura book to her chest, tears welling in her eyes. Tai opened his mouth to say something, but at the last minute shut it and disappeared. "I want an explanation. Now."
"L-Let's sit down first," Eriol told her, as he walked towards the living room, everyone following behind him eager to gain understanding of what was going on.
"Well? Someone better start talking," Sakura told her friends and older brother impatiently whilst tapping her foot.
"Li you better be the first to start. Tai we can figure out, but you've been living with my kaijuu," Touya told him with a harsh glare.
"Eriol's my cousin, not just my best friend," Syaoran obliged, beginning his own explanation. "My father was the leader of the Li Clan which my mother now is the head of since he died, and I'll be taking it over when I'm married," Syaoran continued.
"What's the Li Clan and what does it have to do with me?" Sakura asked in an unusually cold tone.
"The Li Clan are descendants of Clow Reed. We've been learning from his teachings and following in his footsteps for generations. In fact, you were never supposed to be the one after the cards. It was supposed to be me. I was the one who was supposed to capture them. I was supposed to be the ruler of the cards. And because of you, my family was disgraced because I wasn't able to do all of those things. All because you got in the way," he answered, a glimmer of anger contained in his eyes.
"Suck it up. I'm the mistress of the cards now, so stop crying. They chose me and there's nothing you can do about it. Unless I want them to, they'll never listen to you so don't even try to take them from me," Sakura retorted in a calm manner.
"Alright guys, let's stop getting so irrational now and calm down," Eriol told the two of them.
"You knew he was a descendant of yours and a possible threat to me but you told me to live with him anyway? How could you do that Eriol? You put me and my magic in jeopardy," Sakura asked him, her eyes taking on a different shade of emerald.
"He would never do anything to hurt you Sakura. You actually think I'd do something like that to you?" Eriol asked, despair filling his voice.
"You did once, didn't you?" Sakura remarked, a hard look set upon her face.
"That was a mistake we all made Sakura-chan. Please don't blame Eriol for it. It wasn't just his and mine, it was yours too. We didn't push you to do anything you wanted to," Tomoyo told her friend while setting a hand on her shoulder softly. Sakura nodded slightly.
"She's right. I'm sorry," Sakura told her other best friend, ashamed of her previous words.
"You're upset, it's alright. But, now that Syaoran is out in the open, back to Tai," Eriol spoke once more annoyed.
"Can you bring back my memories?" Sakura asked, not asking any questions about what happened with Tai, considering she heard it all from her own room.
"I don't know. I'd need to draw off of Yue and Keroberos. And even that might not be enough. I gave up my powers long ago," Eriol told her with a solemn expression.
"I'll do it. After Kinomoto, I'm the strongest. But what's bringing back her memories going to do for her?" Syaoran asked.
"I fought him once, when I found out who he was. My dreams told me that much. And since I won, if I remember his weaknesses and how I did it…" Sakura trailed off.
"She'll be able to do it again. I'll call Yuki," Touya finished for her.
"Who's Yuki now?" Syaoran asked, exasperated of being left out in the dark.
"He's the human form of Sakura's moon guardian, Yue," Eriol answered before Touya left.
"Is Yuki in even in the country? Last time I checked he was in New York for some business intervention," Sakura asked confused.
"He hasn't called any of us. But Touya will probably just call his cell phone," Tomoyo answered. "Sakura-chan this is the most action that's happened in years! I'll finally have something good to video tape and I'll get to make you another costume. Kawaii!" Tomoyo squealed making Sakura and Eriol sweat drop.
"You'll be moving out Li-san," Sakura told him curtly before turning on her heel and entering her bedroom.
"How did everything get so complicated so quickly?" Syaoran asked, rubbing his temples.
"Didn't I tell you?" Eriol asked with a grin. "Nothing much happens here often. But when it does… it's usually pretty big. Let the games begin."
TBC
Readers: Hey there everyone! I'm soooo sorry for taking so long to update. I've just finished up my exams so I'll be able to write a few other chapters and edit them throughout the weeks. Also, another apology that this chapter was short, a major writer's block has been stopping my ideas. But now, with a little bit more drama, things will finally start to get going. Well despite the not so well developed chapter, I hope you liked it anyway. Thanks for reading and don't forget to leave me a review! Ja ne!
-- SweetBabyGurl