ok, ok. yes, i noe you guys wanna pulverize me rite now but i've just been tied up with stuff. I have a UIL competion next week. i'm in three events plus an alternate for one that would be ready writing..sadly, i dont feel like writing for the soul purpose of winning somethin but y'noe. i hope the person shows up. newayz, thanks to all those who reviewed. i'm glad you did even though you probably forgot about this. enough of my ranting, onto to the next chapter!
Love 4rm a Game
Chapter 9
Lessons for Defense and Life
After returning to shore, Sakura dried herself off while she continued to shoot daggers at Tomoyo, who was "innocently" reading her book. Placing her sunglasses on, Sakura laid back down on her beach towel. Five minutes later, a shadow fell on Sakura, blocking the blazing afternoon sun. Hm? Opening her eyes, a smile formed on her lips and her mood brightened. ( She was pissed at Tomoyo)
" Asami!" She stood up and gave the twelve-year-old a big hug. " What's up?"
Asami smiled and hugged back with equal force. " I was hoping you'd give me another lesson, today."
Sakura's faced switched from happy to serious. " Let me think about it...okay!" Asami, who was holding her breath when Sakura changed faces, let out a sigh of relief. Sakura grinned. " You didn't think I'd say 'no', did you?" Asami just laughed.
Quickly putting on her big t-shirt, Sakura gave Tomoyo a jumbled goodbye and left with Asami to the rocks ( where they were last time).
When they reached the 'training point', they started with the soon-to-be-normal meditating. After meditation, they started to actually train in the art of self defense and offense.
" Okay. Now it's left punch, right punch, left kick. Right punch, left punch, right kick. Got it?" Sakura asked, doing the movements as she said them, just to make it clear. Asami stared at the sky in obvious contemplation, rethinking the moves and then looked back at Sakura and nodded.
Left, right, left. Right, left, right. They went through this drill many, many, many times. Finally, after about ten minutes of continuous ounching and kicking, Sakura started to speed up and Asami tried to keep up with her but ended up falling down while putting too much force into her left kick.
" Daijoubu desu ka?" Sakura asked, extending out her hand to help Asami up. Asami nodded her head vigorously. " Well, we haven't done much today, but I think we should head back to the hotel," Sakura suggested, looking beyond the horizon at the glowing sunset.
Asami pouted, disappointed that the training session ended so early today and that she wouldn't be able to see the sunset. " Sakura," she began, putting on her puppy dog eyes, " could we stay out here a little bit longer. if we don't train, could we stay for the sunset?"
Sakura looked down at the puppy face and couldn't resist saying yes. This must be how Touya felt when I gave him the puppy dog face. She let out a slight chuckle and, giving in, nodded.
The two girls sat on the huge boulders that were near their little spot and just stared at the radiant, orange, red and yellow sunset.
" Breathtaking," Sakura murmured, closing her eyes and resting her head in her hands, whose elbows were propped on her knees. ( This part is a long conversation between Asami and Sakura)
" It's times like this that actually make you stop and think about life. With everything goin' on around us, we never stop to smell the flowers. Y'know what I mean?" Sakura said, in almost a whisper, to Asami, as if any loud noise would ruin the entire scene.
Sakura's peaceful voice and serene face made her look..almost angel-like. The sun's glowing radiance only added to her angel-like face.
" Yeah," Asami replied, in the same softness, " I do. It's like how we're always rushing to do something that's somehow less significant than what we really need to do..Kinda like my onii-san. He's always obsessing over something so little..We used to sit and stare the sky when I was little..but now, he's always worryin' about something else and this is the first time I've watched the sunset in a while."
Sakura nodded and stared up to the sky, positioning her hands on the rock so she could lean back on them. She contemplated whether she should go back to the hotel and face Tomoyo with her crazy suggestions and wild antics and Li with his obsession over himself.
Finally, she leaned forward after a while of thinking and said softly, " Let's go back." Asami agreed and they both hopped down from the rocks and walked back to the hotel, the silence a friendly companion...
At the hotel, the girls went to their own rooms, Sakura dreading to go back to hers. Sakura open the door and found that it was actually quiet. Eriol and Tomoyo sat on the couch, both reading books. Syaoran stood on the balcony, looking like he was actually thinking about something.
" Hey, guys," Sakura said, breaking the silence as she closed the door. Tomoyo and Eriol looked up and smiled, both saying 'hi' at the same time. Li just looked up and turned back to his pondering.
By now, the sun was almost below the horizon and the nighttime sky was falling. Sakura went to her room and took a quick shower. She wore a plain white t-shirt and black jogging pants.
She picked up the phone and dialed room service. Asking what everyone wanted, she placed the orders and went back to her room, waiting for her food. After about 10 minutes of waiting and doing nothing while lying on her bed, a knock came from the door. Sakura jumped off her bed and was there before the others even got up. FOOD! She opened the door and stared at the food cart. The bell boy waited patiently as Sakura just stood there.
" Sakura, let him in," Tomoyo called, snapping her out of her daze. Sakura shook her head and did as Tomoyo said. The bell boy, who was the same one that brought Sakura food last time, slowly pushed the cart into their room. He bowed and was about to walk out the door when Sakura told him to wait. She handed him a dollar for tip.
" Arigatou," he thanked, bowing once more. It then seemed that he realized what he said and rushed out the door and down the hall.
"Did he just speak Japanese?" Sakura asked, as the others crowded around to get their dinner. " I believe he did," Eriol answered, leaving the three ( Tomoyo, Sakura, and Eriol) pondering about who the bell boy really was...
Well, Sakura and Asami had a moment to just talk. Life lessons can help anywhere. Now, the bell boy has returned..and he speaks Japanese! Maybe there's more to this bell boy than meets the eye. ( Thanks to fanficfairy for your idea! It's not exactly the same cuz I dont wanna give things away so yeah.) Will the gang find out the truth? Find out more next time on Love 4rm a Game!
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P.S. Sorry so short!
