Thanks to Kura52 for pointing out that I forgot to put 'one' when Syao was calling for 911. So it should be "Someone call 911"
Btw, sorry this chapter might have a tiny bit too much dialogue..but I can't help it.
Also, thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter. You guys are awesome!
Love 4rm A Game
Chapter 16
And The Surprises Keep Coming
Sakura was rushed to the hospital and into the Emergency Room. Her three friends were by her side until she disappeared through the doors. The red light turned on while they stood in front of the double doors. A nurse offered to take them to the waiting room but they declined and asked if they could just sit in the hallway in front of the Emergency Room. Though she hesitated, the nurse complied and brought over three chairs.
Tomoyo continued to cry on Eriol's shoulder as they sat down but Syaoran started to pace up and down the hall with a mixture of grief, anger, and worry on his face.
While comforting Tomoyo, Eriol managed to look up and say to Syaoran, " You're going to wear a hole in the floor if you keep pacing like that." His eyes followed Li back and forth.
" Oh shut it, Hiiragizawa. You'd be pacing like mad too if Tomoyo was in there," Syaoran snapped without looking up.
" Point taken." Eriol looked back down at Tomoyo and was glad she was in his arms at that moment. After half an hour of tears, Tomoyo had finished crying and was now back in control.
She stood up and quickly went to wash her face and returned in a minutes. She pulled out her cell phone and called Sanjiro and told him to bring Mei Lin along. After nodding a few times, she hung up and walked over to Syaoran.
" Daijoubu desu ka, Li-kun?" she asked, stopping him. He looked up from the ground and Tomoyo saw tears in his eyes. In Tomoyo's eyes, he saw the comfort of his mother and suddenly put his head on her shoulder like a little boy crying to his mom and let it all out. She placed a consoling hand on his back and tried to quiet him.
" It's all my fault, Tomoyo! She got hurt because she pushed me out of the way," he cried, his voice cracking and shoulders shaking.
" No, it's not. Sakura did it because she wanted to," Tomoyo replied in a motherly voice. Eriol stood up and walked over to Syaoran, throwing in some words of comfort himself.
After the two of them calmed Syaoran down, the three sat down on the chairs and waited silently. Soon Sanjiro was walking down the hall towards them, along with Mei Lin. Worried looks played on their faces as they came to a stop in front of the three.
" How is she?" Sanjiro asked, troubled with the news Tomoyo had relaid to him.
Eriol told them that Sakura was still in the ER and no one had told them anything. He nodded- a grimmer expression coming over his face- and sat himself on the floor against the wall with his arms propped on his knees. Mei Lin leaned against the wall beside him, her eyes downcast.
After an hour of waiting and frustrated outbursts, the red light above the ER door blinked off and a doctor came out, taking off his mask and gloves.
Syaoran was the first to rush to the doctor. " How is she?" he asked, anxious to find out. Tomoyo and the others crowded around the doctor, waiting for him to talk.
" Your friend is fine. She's got about 2 fractured ribs. Nothing big to worry about. She should be back on her feet with in a week. You should let her rest at the hosptial until she recovers," he finished.
They nodded and sat back down, relaxing for the first time since they entered the hospital. A blanket of silence fell on them as they just sat there, glad that everything was alright.Then, abruptly, Syaoran stood up and explained before anyone could ask. " I'm going shopping." They nodded and let him go. When he left the hospital, it was 7:30.
He walked down the street until he came to a flower shop. The bright colors of an azalea bouquet caught his eye. Would Sakura like them? he thought, picking up the flowers.
" For a loved one, sir?" came a soft voice. Syaoran looked up and absently nodded, realizing it was the florist and asked how much. " Twenty dollars."
That much for a bunch of flowers? But then he thought about how Sakura practically killed herself saving him so without further hesitation, he handed the florist a twenty dollar bill.
Thanking her, he turned back down the street and stopped at a corner. He pulled out his cell phone and called Mei Lin. He asked her if she was still at the hospital and she replied with a yes. He started to run back to the hospital.
" Where are you?" she asked.
" On my way back to the hospital."
" What'd you get her?"
" Something."
" (sigh) Whatever..Sakura's out of the ER now. We're in room 354, okay?"
" Yeah. Bye." He ended the call before Mei Lin had a chance to say bye.
It was 8:00 when he reached Sakura's door. Standing in front of it, he took a deep breath and muttered some inaudible words to himself. He opened the door and walked in, causing a hault to the conversation. As soon as he came in, the three nodded to each other started out. Sanjiro gave him a little nudge in the side. Syaoran ignored it.
Looking over to Sakura, he saw bandages wrapped around her forehead, right forearm and probably her ribs, too. His eyes softened at the sight of her.
" Hey, Sakura," he whispered.
Sakura looked over to him. " Hey, Moron." She heard him chuckle and was glad to see that he was all right--though Tomoyo kept telling her he was fine, Sakura wanted to see for herself. She saw Syaoran's hands were behind his back and asked, " What do you have there, Syaoran?"
He looked down, almost forgetting that he had the flowers. Stiffly walking over to her bedside, he pulled the flowers out from behind him and gave it to her. " For you, " he said, bowing.
Sakura's face brightened up. " Oh wow. Azaleas.," she said, taking a sniff of the bouquet. Then she looked up with an expression Syaoran never thought she would give him--she smiled. " Xie Xie."
He was taken back--she smiled and she said thank you in Chinese. " H-how?"
" There's a lot you don't know about me..." she replied, looking back down at the flowers then placed them on the table beside her.
" Sakura?" came his deep voice. She looked up once again. " I just wanna say I'm sorry..for making you end up in this.. place. And for being an idiot."
She shook her head and told him it was partly her fault. She provoked him to be more of an idiot that he really was. He wasn't sure if that was an insult or apology but didn't ponder on it.
Syaoran- awkwardly- took a hold of Sakura's hand, and held it as though it was the most fragile thing on the planet. Sakura looked at his big hand covering up hers and quickly pulled it back. When she looked up, he was looking straight into her eyes.
" Take care. I promise I'll visit you tomorrow." With that, he turned around and headed for the door, only to be stopped by Sakura's voice.
" Why? Why are you acting so nice to me all of the sudden? You fell in love with Ying Fa. So why do you bother with me?" she more-so demanded.
He didn't turn back around, but answered, " Because I found my Ying Fa. And she's changed me beyond reason. You are my Ying Fa. And you're right- I did fall for you. I just didn't know it. I love you, Sakura." And before Sakura could react to the sudden confession, he left through the door. No one came in after him so she assumed that the others had gone back to the hotel.
Sakura stared at the gray ceiling. It was dark in her room. Before he left, Syaoran had turned off the lights and, now, everything had a gloomy look to it. She turned her head over to face the flowers. A tear slid down her cheek. But do I love you?..
She realized that throughout Syaoran's visit, he had called her Sakura and she had called him by his first name. Then an image of him flashed through her mind. A sigh left her lips.
Maybe..I do..
The next day, the sun shone on Sakura's face as she groaned and moaned for five more minutes of sleep. Then she heard whispers in her room. Turning on her back, she slowly sat up with her eyes still closed. Rubbing the sleepiness from her eyes, she opened her green orbs to see a whole group of people standing in front of her with smiles. She looked around her room and saw baskets and flowers scattered over her floor and tables
Tomoyo and Asami stepped out of the crowd of people. Asami jumped on the bed and gave the groggy Sakura a huge hug. Sakura winced because of her fractured ribs. She let out a couple of 'ows' and Asami let go.
" Why did you do something so stupid! You could've killed yourself!" she abruptly yelled, tears threatening to fall. She leaned against Sakura, and hugged her--softer this time--tears streaming. Sakura wrapped her arms around Asami and quieted her down. When Asami stopped crying, Sakura looked up and asked about the baskets.
" They're gifts from the students who are on the trip. They heard about your accident and almost everyone went out to buy you stuff..Even though some of them didn't like you. They thought you were cool for saving Syaoran. Oh, and there are some people who want to talk to you." Tomoyo stepped aside and the bellboy shifted out of the crowd.
" Ohayo, Kinomoto-san," he said timidly, his head lowered.
Sakura laughed. " Just call me Sakura. Soooo..why are you here?"
He stiffly scooted himself over to Sakura's bedside, head still lowered. " Sakura? You know those things you've been getting from your secret admirer? Well, I am your admirer."
A shocked expression came over Sakura. Then, suddenly, the sound of her laughter filled the room and the small group of people just stared at her.She, herself, wasn't sure what was so funny. She held her stomach and gave an 'ow' in-between each laugh.
" It figures. I shoulda guessed sooner. Oh, and I have figured out that you are the young model in hiding. How did I find out?.. I know things." She ended in a smile.
Then Sakura turned to Tomoyo. " Tom, I realized this while I was in the hospital..It's about that little game you made us play. When we first started, it was only to last three days. It's been on for quite a while now." She glared at Tomoyo, waiting for a response.
Tomoyo smiled sheepishly and whispered in Sakura's ear. " You should thank rather than scold me, Kura." She explained that had it not been for her extended game, Sakura would have never found love in Syaoran.
Sakura gave her a what-you-talkin-bout-Tom? look. But Tomoyo stood straight and went back to the crowd at the foot of the bed. Then a group of three girls stepped out. It was the three preps. Susan handed her a card. Sakura took it, skeptically looking it over. Then she opened it. The cover had a hand drawn picture of a teddy bear with a tear sliding down it's cheek. On the inside, the card read, in neat handwriting:
Sorry for the harsh things we've said..
Now you're in a hospital bed..
We swear we'll be nice from now on
Drawing by: Susan; Poem by: Katie; Written by Kaitlyn
She looked up at the three. When Sakura read the last part, she looked like she'd seen a ghost. This was too much for her. 1) She finds out that the moron is in love with her. 2) Her admirer is a top model in hiding. 3) And now, the three preps might actually have hearts and brains and a talent besides looking down on people! Talk about a day of surprises..And it wasn't even time for lunch, yet.
Despite all the surprises, she kept a cool demeanor, thoughhe couldn't help letting a smile show. She carefully put the card back in the envelope and told them thanks. They bowed and stepped back.
Looking at the crowd, she asked with a grin, " You guys have anymore surprises?"
Sakura's okay now, but what of her sudden change in emotion? How long will she wait to tell him? Will she even tell him at all? Find out this and much more on the next or maybe last chapter of blue-azn-rain's Love 4rm a Game!blue-azn-rain's
Ja ne
