A/N: Hehe, Hello again!!! First I have to say thank you once again for allllll those reviews!!!!!!! I read everyone of them, more than once too! Thank you for all your support, and once again, I apologize for my delay in updating! Hope you'll enjoy the tenth chapter of Because of You! O yea.... this isn't a good chapter.....I postponed the trip till next time.....nothing happens in here.....hehe.....sorri.... but still.... enjoy!
Chapter Ten:
The sun's soft early rays gently touched Sakura's eyelid, motioning her to wake up. Steadily, her eyes opened, and a smile crossed her face. She shifted a little, and realized she was lying on Li's lap. Quickly, she jerked up, and Li awoke too.
"Sorry....I didn't mean to sleep on you..... I mean your lap!" Sakura blurted.
Li rubbed his eyes sleepily and was about to sleep again..... but Sakura's words finally traveled through her ears which quickly interpreted what they meant. His eyes widen and he blushed. He gradually remembered the previous night, and began to picture his lips on her soft cheeks again.... he slapped himself for doing it.
Sakura stared at his unusual actions, and slowly tried to catch his attention. "Li?"
Li looked up. "Huh? I mean, it's ok.... I'm use to it.... I have a......um.... dog...... at home.... and it always sleeps on me too....."
Sakura nodded cautiously, and smiled. "So what kind of dog is it?"
Li turned red. "Bull?"
Sakura laughed. "I see where you get those grumpy expressions!" she teased.
Li glared at her, but slowly began to smile.
Sakura stared at the snowy quiet streets again. She took a deep breath and sighed fondly.
"So.... where do you want to go today?" Li suddenly brought up, staring at the city with her.
Sakura's face abruptly turned towards him, and a smirk flew to her lips. "Fishing!"
"What! Sakura, maybe the cold got to you! Fishing? It's 30 degrees below zero, and you want to fish? For what? Ice?" Li exclaimed.
Sakura laughed. "You know, we should give that a try.....but not today. We're going fishing indoors!"
Li's eyebrow rose. "Indoors?"
Sakura nodded. "Yep, it's a very pretty place. It has a huge indoor aquarium, where people can fish......for fun only....you can't eat them.....and..."
"You can't eat them?" Li asked, thinking he might have heard her wrong.
Sakura nodded. "Yea, you can't eat them.... you see this aquarium is very special, it consists of a variety of expensive species..... they even allow you to swim with them." she explained casually.
Li smirked. "I won't be the one saving you when you have a bunch of hungry piranhas chasing after you." he implied playfully.
Sakura glared at him, and pushed him towards the door. "Shut up, Li!" she exclaimed.
Li smiled. He slowly stood up from the cold floor, and looked down at Sakura. He sighed, and held out a hand. Sakura looked at his out stretched hand and blinked. She grinned, and took it so Li could lift her off the ground.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~
"Where are you going with those pancakes?" Li asked Sakura suspiciously, as he watched her clamber up the stairs with a fresh plate of pancakes.
Sakura turned red. "I like eating breakfast alone...... um... doctors says it's the healthy way to start your day...." she mumbled.
Li blinked in confusion, and frown. "I have to eat alone too?"
Sakura smiled to herself, but didn't answer him and left him cursing.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~
"Hello, Kero!" Sakura beamed.
Kero growled. "I said I expected breakfast early!!!! NOT LATE!" he bellowed.
Sakura smiled at him sweetly. "I made your favorite! Homemade buttermilk!!"
Kero sweat dropped. "It's the only kind you know how to make!"
Sakura laughed. "Come' on, Kero. Don't be mad about yesterday. I had to come up with some excuse... what do you want me to do, tell him, 'hey, guess what, Li. I'm an angel, and I have a guardian bear in that drawer.' Then laugh about it, and expect him to laugh too?"
Kero grumbled, and began chewing his breakfast hungrily. "So, where you going today?"
Sakura grinned. "Fishing."
Kero choked. "What?!"
Sakura smiled. "Indoors!!!" she quickly added.
Kero nodded. "For a minute I thought you were going to bring home some polar bears and seals!"
Sakura giggled, and watched him eat.
"Want some?" Kero reluctantly offered.
Sakura nodded happily.
Kero frowned at his pancakes, and slowly, carefully, used his fork and cut off a crumb from his food. "Here!" he cried out happily.
Sakura fell off the bed, and replied. "Gee, Kero, I think what you're giving me is a bit too much. You're too generous. I'll go downstairs and get my own helpings."
Kero beamed, and quickly finished off his pancakes.
"Bye, Kero!"
"Bye!"
~ * ~ * ~ * ~
"You're down for more?" Li asked curiously.
Sakura nodded.
"Where's your plate?" he questioned.
"I threw it away....." Sakura responded as casually as she could.
"Why?"
"It had too many flowers." Sakura responded, turning pink.
"It had.... flowers?" he repeated to himself.
Sakura nodded.
"But your sweater has flowers!"
Sakura stared at her sweater, and slapped mentally herself. ".... which is why I'm throwing it away when we come home!"
"I thought you were conservative...."
"I am.... I'm actually going to donate this.... and my dish to the needy...."
Li smirked. "Who's ever heard of donating dishes."
"Shut up, and eat!"
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Car
"Where are you going? I said turn left!!!!!" Sakura yelled.
"I need to go home and change!" Li explained.
"Hey, it would have been nice if you said ' Hey Sakura, I need to go home and change' before we got into the car!!!" she barked.
Li smirked.
"Wipe that smile off your face!" Sakura snapped.
"A little feisty today aren't we?" Li teased.
Sakura glared at him.
Li stuck his tongue at her.
~ * ~ * ~ * ~ Li Mansion
"Sit, Sakura." Li ushered as he entered his mansion.
Sakura stared his home with great awe. His mansion seemed to grow excessively huge without the large population that filled it's rooms at the party the other night.
"Your house is huge." Sakura breathed.
Li stared with her, and smirked. "Stay with me forever and this can be yours to share."
Sakura glared him. "Haha, you're funny."
Li opened his mouth to tell her that he was serious, but thought better not to. He quickly ran up his large staircase towards his room.
"Hey! Where are you going!!!! I need you to tell me where to sit!!!!" Sakura screamed, but he had already shut his door and left her hanging. Sakura growled, and began to wander through the empty hallways of his house.
"Fancy seeing you here again."
Sakura turned around and realized Syoaran's mother was standing behind her, firm as ever.
"Mrs. Li....." Sakura breathed, shocked by her sudden voice.
"Call me, Yelan." the woman simply demanded.
Sakura nodded.
"So, I see Li decided to reside within your little habitat......the whole night....." Yelan muttered.
Sakura frowned. What did she mean by 'little' habitat.....and emphasizing the word 'whole'. Deciding not to cause any dispute, she simply nodded.
Yelan walked towards their gigantic living room, ushering her to following. She slowly sat in a single seated couch in the most strict way possible. Sakura stared in silence.
"Do you prefer to sit or stand?" Yelan asked in a polite yet bossy manner.
"I'm ok standing." Sakura mumbled softly.
Yelan nodded, and carefully lifted up the cup of tea that laid prepared for her. She took a slight sip, and looked up at Sakura with her compelling eyes. "You know, Li never liked staying at another one's home......... I remember the Winter of 98, when we were stuck with his cousins because of a terrible storm. He just wouldn't oblige to staying with them for the night. His arrogance kept him waiting outside on the porch for the storm to end. He held his unintelligent decision high with dignity, and only when he fainted from the cold did he have no choice but to come in. In fact, when he woke up, he still complained about staying at their house. Now tell me, Sakura..... how did you manage to keep him in your house, especially one of low quality?" the stern woman asked with her inner pride shining from beneath.
Sakura's eyebrow rose......this woman was getting on her last nerves, talking about her so called low-quality-house. "Excuse me, but I don't recall ever bringing you to my house before, how would you know it's level of quality?" Sakura replied irritatingly.
Yelan smirked. "I have my ways........ so, tell me how did you do it...."
Sakura frowned. "How did I do what?"
"How was my son able to stay in your home without any signs of irritation or problems? How did you get him to stay?" Yelan concluded in simpler terms.
"I asked him to?" Sakura answered dumbly.
Yelan smiled. "Funny how a girl like you can simply get him to stay by asking him..... yet when his whole family begs and pleads him..... he remains ignorant and stubborn....."
Sakura glared at her shoes, but quickly looked up. "Is there something wrong with a girl like me?"
Yelan smiled. "No.... frankly, I find you quite impressive."
Sakura stared at her with suspicious green eyes. "Impressive?" she repeated out loud.
Yelan nodded calmly. "Yes, impressive. Have it ever occurred to you, that you may be my son's weakness? The only one he's willing to listen to?..... and the only one that can change him?" she explained, observing Sakura's reactions each time she pointed out something.
Sakura stared at Yelan with curiosity.
Sakura's POV
Hm..... strange......
I never thought I could be his weakness........that's stupid.....his weakness?........what can ever weaken Li Syoaran?
The one he listens to.....stupid too...I mean he can listen to anyone.....
Even the 'only' one that can change him....I mean, anyone can change him...... it's just that I had to.... right?
In a way..... she was kind of right........ just kind of though!........... I mean.... he does listen to me....in a very special way....... even when I don't tell him things.....he seems to listen by heart and sense my thoughts....... I don't know about being the only one to change him though.....I mean.....I was probably the only one who attempted to change him....the only one who had the patience to.....(I frowned at that thought)..... his weakness was just and absurd idea..... how would I be an weakness to him?
Normal POV
"Ms.Kinomoto..... if you are mentally battling with yourself.... I believe that means you partly agree with me.... I may be getting older, but I know the things that revolve around my son's life.....and you are one of those things....... why do you think he would treat you in a way... that even I, his mother....has never experienced before?" Yelan calmly questioned.
Sakura's eyes stared at the women with confusion.....her innocence overwhelmed her immediately.....she shook her head, and waited for her to continue.
Yelan chuckled. "It's all because of.......love.........maybe it hasn't entered that strong stage yet.....but as known..... feelings can grow, and bloom like flowers......then soar....like fireworks in a dark silent sky..... he is the dark silent sky, and you are that firework that may light up his world.... strangely..... I don't believe Li's even aware of what he's doing... nor what's he's feeling, Sakura...." she explained with intimidation.
Sakura stepped back. Strangely the women was very persuasive......... but as the thought crept into her mind...........she soon found it funny....very funny...... a smile crossed her face, and she chuckled. "Mrs. Li, I mean, Yelan.... seriously, there are hundreds of girls after your son, many of them with looks that make me hideous, bodies that make me shrink, and phenomenal talents that make me hide in shame.....how can he fall for a girl like me, who lacks all of those qualities? To be truthful with you, Him and I are barely reaching the level of friendship. How odd is it, that he have feelings for me?" Sakura replied.
As Yelan was about to respond, quick footsteps was heard from the stairs. Li quickly rushed into the living room, and straightened himself at the sight of his mother. "Mother... I see you've been talking you Sakura....." he began with a tint of nervousness.
Yelan smiled, and nodded.
"Well.....I guess we should be going....." Li informed, apparently urgent to get out of his mansion.
Sakura stared at him oddly, but allowed him to grab her hand and drag her out. She smiled as he took her hand.....
"Why did you want to get out of there so quickly?" Sakura asked, once they were outside.
Li growled. "Funny you should ask. Apparently, Shelly decided to come for a visit....thought it would be funny to hide in my closet....the nerve of her.....waited for me to take off my clothes before she would come out! Lucky her squeals told me she was in there before I took off my pants!" He cursed.
Sakura laughed. "She was only having some fun.....I think...... what did you do to her?"
Li smirked. "I seduced her into my bathroom, and locked her in there."
Sakura grinned. "Evil, very evil..... is there a window in there?"
Li laughed. "I won't suffocate her!"
A/N: Hehe, I am soooooooooo sorri I made this very crappy chapter!!!!, but I needed some of the things here for future events..... I promise a better chapter next time! O, and next chapter, there'll be fishing (lolz), dinner, and two surprises I won't tell you yet! (^.^)!!!! Bye!!!
