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You Brought Me Back
By: Witch Hunter Sakura
Chapter 8: You stole my FIRST KISS!!!!
- - (Sakura's POV)
Tomorrow's the big birthday bash for Eriol's mother. I am so excited...Tomoyo's been adding touch ups to the dress ever since I was dragged in it when I had to take my medicine. I gasped.
My medicine...I hadn't taken it for two days...I hope Syaoran and Eriol forget to give it to me...because I have this feeling that the medicine has something to do with my illness... I don't know why. I just have a hunch. I have my doubts, too. Like why was the nurse so heartless when she was giving it to me and why was she so worried about letting me go on this trip? It was weird.
- - (Tomoyo's POV)
"Okay, I got her medicine and sent it off to the doctors last night. I have a feeling that's what's causing Sakura's problem..." Eriol told me. I smiled to him. If everything worked right, Sakura would be able to talk and then, her and Syaoran could get together. Oooooohhh...I so hope this works!
- - Later (Sakura's POV)
"Sakura?" Meiling asked from the door. I nodded. "Well...dinner's on the table if you wanna eat." I jumped up from the bed and walked over to her, smiling. Meiling and I have been getting along so well since she arrived. She's actually very nice unlike Syaoran and Eriol's description of her... 'The devil...the devil! She makes you do things...and blackmail! She's a bad one...real bad...' Eriol had said that...though, his description was a little weird. But it was a good laugh.
Meiling told me a bunch of things about her past. Like the fact, Syaoran, Eriol, and her all trained on the Li estate in Hong Kong. That was amazing. She told me it was martial arts they were practicing. I took a class in martial arts once...
"Sakura?" I looked at her and smiled, noticing that we were at the edge of the dining room table. Eriol was talking to Syaoran as if yesterday's incident never happened, and Tomoyo was talking to Yelan and Marie. Eriol's father was nowhere to be seen.
I sat down next to Syaoran and smiled to the rest of the table as the food was served quickly and gracefully. I clapped my hands together and licked my lips as a full plate of chicken passed in front of me. I followed it till I met Tomoyo's somewhat worried eyes. What wrong with Tomoyo?
"Sakura." Everyone looked at Tomoyo for a moment then at me. Everyone also had that same worried expression on his or her faces. "Sakura, please tell me that's lipstick on the side of your mouth." I shook my head 'no'. I didn't put any lipstick on...
I touched my fingers to where she was indicating and touched my face. Only, it wasn't my skin I was touching, it was a warm liquid substance. I pulled my hand away instantly and stared horrifically at the red blood on the tips of my fingers. I suddenly tasted the blood in my mouth and nearly vomited. What was going on? I got up from the chair, knocking it over, and ran out of the room to the nearest bathroom.
Once inside, I threw up in the sink. I stared at the bloody sink and gasped, another wave of vomiting coming over me. I threw up again. I looked in the mirror and saw myself: a 20-year-old woman that was on the point of anorexia with blood coming from her mouth and dripping down the front of her dress. My god, what's happening?!
I threw up again and washed my face after I cleaned the sink. The blood taste still lingered in my mouth and I had almost vomited again if it hadn't been for the incessant knocking coming from the door.
The door swung open and Syaoran, Eriol, and Tomoyo entered hastily.
"Are you okay?!?!" Tomoyo asked hysterically. I nodded. "Maybe we should take her to a doctor...I'm worried." I shook my head frantically.
"Maybe Tomoyo's right..." Eriol said, "You gave us a serious scare. We want to know if you're okay." I shook my head 'no', and stepped forward...but my foot didn't touch the ground. A searing pain came from my stomach and brought me to my knees. I help my wrenching stomach with tears in my eyes, hoping the pain would go away.
"Sakura!!!" Tomoyo screamed, kneeling beside me. "Syaoran, Eriol, help!" Syaoran sat next to me and tilted my head upwards so I could look at him. He was so blurry in my vision...in fact I couldn't make out Eriol or Tomoyo either...
What's going on...?
All feeling ceased in my body and everything fell limp. I lurched forward and landed softly against Syaoran's chest. Please help me...
...Syaoran.
- - (Eriol's POV)
I ran quickly to the small clinic where I had dropped off Sakura's medication. She had just fainted and Syaoran just remembered that he hadn't given to her. Damn you, Syaoran! I was this close to finding what was in Sakura's medication! ARGH!
I ran inside the clinic and met with the baffled doctor. "I need the medication back."
"I'm sorry," the doctor replied, "but the medication you gave me was sent to the labs last night right when you gave them to me."
"That is not good. I need them now."
"Here," the doctor said, grabbing a bag full of syringes. "One of my patients uses a bag of needles every week for her meds. Take this bag and substitute it as your friend's, but bring it back to me...right when you're done." The doctor placed two empty bottles into the bag to supply as Sakura's medication and handed the bag to me. "Remember to bring it back!" I nodded and left the clinic.
- - (Syaoran's POV)
We drove Sakura to the hospital, her medicines in hand. How could I be so stupid as to forget her medicine...stupid stupid stupid!
I was holding Sakura carefully in the back of the small four-door. Her skin was pale; her lips a deep red from the blood that was starting to come out again. What was really going on...and I don't think missing a couple of days would matter much...but what did I know? I'm just a forgetful psychologist...
"Syaoran!" Eriol yelled, snapping me from my thoughts. "Hurry! The doctors are ready!" I slid out of the car, Sakura in my arms, and followed the doctors into an emergency room.
"Name?" the doctor asked.
"Sakura Kinomoto," Tomoyo said quickly.
"Age?"
"20."
"Blood type?"
Tomoyo looked at Eriol, and he shrugged. It was clearly true they did not know the answer. "O," I replied. I had remembered seeing it in her file when I looked over it. Funny, how I remembered it and not her best friend.
"Thanks...wait in the waiting room please and we'll contact you as soon as we can." I tried to hand the bag to him, but Eriol held me back saying they wouldn't need it. We nodded to the doctor and headed towards the waiting room at the end of the hall.
- - Late at Night (Syaoran's POV)
We were stilling waiting. Well...I take that back. Tomoyo and Eriol were sleeping, Tomoyo in his arms. It was probably near morning hours, but I just couldn't get to sleep. I was too worried.
It was different with Sakura. I felt comfortable with her. She was so...different. All my other patients I had never gotten close to, but then again, they were only looking for someone who would listen to their life story. Sakura...well Sakura, it seemed as if she was holding a secret, a puzzle for someone to solve. One minute she's carefree and happy, then suddenly, she remembers a memory in her past, and she just breaks down. I want to help her.
I know we didn't hit it off so great in the beginning, but it seemed different then. She was a frail girl who couldn't talk. Nothing came from her mouth, except for moans and sobs.
"Syaoran Li?" the doctor asked.
I got up from my chair quickly and rushed to the doctor. "Is she okay? Is she, is she? Come on, tell me!"
"Mr. Li, calm down. She's fine. You can see her now." The doctor led me to her room and left me when I ventured inside.
Sakura was sitting up, tears pouring from her eyes. She was hooked up to IV's and patches put all over her body to tell heartbeat and circulation. There was a long tube hooked to a bag that was thrown in front of her. I guessed it to be a food IV to get it into her system without her putting it in manually.
The doctor came in behind me. "She was a little underweight so we thought it best we feed her until her body weight comes normal." I nodded. That's what that tube was for. "Her vocal cords were the cause of the blood coming from her mouth. It was nothing serious, just a simple operation."
When he said that, Sakura placed her hand to her throat and felt the stitches in her skin. A new wave of tears washed over her as she fingered it.
"I'll leave you two." He left. I walked up to the bed and that was when Sakura finally noticed my presence. She lifted her head until her green eyes met my amber ones. Her eyes were puffy and red and her face was a sickly pale.
I knelt down beside her bed and took her hand in mine. "You're going to be fine. Don't worry, I'll have you out of here in no time." She smiled and threw her arms around me. I returned the hug and gently patted her back. "I'm going to see if you can come home with me."
- - (Creepy man's POV)
I watched the couple through the window. Just the way he looked at her and the way she looked at him was a definite 'They're in love!' thought into my brain. The man, or Syaoran as I think I heard this last night, was hugging her, soothing her cries.
He was too close to her!
'Tomorrow...just wait till tomorrow...' I told myself.
- - (Tomoyo's POV)
I slowly opened my eyes only to come face-to-face with Eriol's closed eyes. Awww...he was sleeping. He was so cute when he was sleeping. Just the way his bangs lightly fell over his closed eyelids...
"I see that you're awake...and fantasizing about dear sleeping Eriol." I looked away from Eriol and met Syaoran's playful eyes and a smirk on his face. "Wake him up. We're okay to leave." Syaoran glanced down at Sakura, who was resting in his arms.
GOSH! His face is so open! Anyone could tell he had-well at least starting to have feelings for her.
I smiled warmly. He noticed my face and looked at me weirdly. "Why are you smiling?"
"Oh...nothing!" I turned towards Eriol and started poking his face. "Eriol...Eriol! Eriol! Wake up!" He opened his eyes quickly and grabbed my hand.
"Naughty, naughty! You shouldn't wake up someone—Sakura! Are we allowed to go home?" Syaoran nodded, walking ahead.
- - Later (Sakura's POV)
I was sponging myself down in the bath when I heard Syaoran walk in. He had been talking with his mother on his fiancée's issues. His sister's had suddenly arrived without notice right after we walked in the door. And his sister's just happened to come with his fiancée's mother and her two brothers.
Great...
I felt somewhat sorry for him. First, he had four sisters and one strict mother, and then he had that arm-ornament of his, Ladriel...or whatever her name was. He was so young and everyone was so bent on marrying him off to a prissy girl. Poor...poor...Syaoran.
"Sakura? Are you done?" I got out of the water and slipped the thin white robe on over my naked wet body. I stepped out of the small rocky area. Syaoran and the others were standing right outside of it, waiting patiently. I didn't know they all came in! "Hurry up and get something on! Were going outside to play a game before tomorrow!" Meiling said, excitedly. I nodded, going into my part of the room and dressing into a simple lavender dress with cherry blossoms sewed in at the bottom. "Oh and bring a jacket!" I grabbed a white sweater and followed them out into the gardens.
- - (Tomoyo's POV)
"Okay...we're just going to have fun. See all those fireflies? Go and catch as many as you can. When we come back here, we'll count, give out eh...twenty bucks, and let 'em go." I smiled. This was going to be fun...Syaoran and Sakura would have to at least kiss tonight! The setting was perfect! I won't let him leave if he doesn't! I gave out a low cackle and turned to the rest of the group. They were looking at me...very weirdly...
- - (Syaoran's POV)
Tomoyo pulled out four little glass containers and handed them off.
"SYAORAN-POO! DON'T FORGET ME!" Ladriel and her two brothers came running from our end of the house. I jumped behind Eriol, hoping he would shield me, but he moved swiftly out of the way when the three approached us. Damn you, Eriol! Tomoyo looked at him angrily. "So what are you doing? OH! You're going to go and catch fireflies in the moonlight? Awww...how romantic." Her eyes went all dreamy as she walked over to me. "Syaoran's my partner!" And with that said, she became the usual arm-ornament that she always is.
- - (Sakura's POV)
She's so weird and her tone of voice is so high pitched! It's scary! She should get off of him right now! I'm so much better than her!
Wait...
What am I thinking?
I don't...like him...do I?
He's my doctor! I can't like him!
"Hey, beautiful." I snapped from my thoughts and looked at the tall man before me. He must be one of Ladriel's brothers, I thought. Well...he did look a lot like her... "What's you're name?" I looked at him. "Well aren't you going to answer?" I pointed to my throat and fingered the stitches. "Awww...you can't talk." I nodded my head. "That's...bad."
I looked down at the small container in my hand. "Let's go." He said this more forcefully than nicely, but I obeyed. I walked after him fingering the flowers on the trees. I wish I was with Syaoran...things would be so much more eventful.
- - (Syaoran's POV)
I'm gonna kill her. I'm gonna kill her. I'm gonna kill her.
OH COME ON! DON'T YOU HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO THAN STRANGLING MY ARM!!!
I stared at the young woman beside me. She was still holding onto my arm...much to my dislike. She was staring ahead of her not noticing where she was walking or anything. She had caught one bug before saying that it was TOO ICKY! Nothing is all right with her!
I wanted to scream. My life is going down the drain. She's going to kill me with all her properness!
"Oh, Syaoran-poo, this is so romantic." She sighed before looking up at me. "How 'bout a little kiss before we head back."
I gasped. What?! KISS?! HER! Yeah RIGHT!
Then one good thought entered my mind. "Okay, but you have to close your eyes." She closed them. I looked around me, looking for an exit. Oh and thank god, there's one. "Okay..." Her lips puckered and she waited...waited and waited...
And guess what...she never got her kiss because I had darted into the trees before she could even realize what was going on. :) Yea for me!
- - (Sakura's POV)
I stared at the boy in front of me. Who the hell was this guy?!?! He had dragged me into the forest and pulled me to him, muttering incoherent words. He kept saying that he wanted me for so long that he was always watching me, loving me. He kept telling me how beautiful I was. How I had the greatest body and so many other things.
He was facing me now, his hands grasping tight to my shoulders, holding me secure. "I think...this is love at first sight." He leaned in, trying to kiss me, but I had moved my head, and he kissed the bark of the tree. "What? Why do you defy me? I can give you whatever you want! I flatter you! Now give me your love!!" His hands released and replaced themselves on top of my sweater. He slid the sweater off my shoulders and stared at me. "I don't think you'll be needing that... We'll be warm enough."
One thought rushed through my head...'WHAT THE HELL?' Was this guy on something? Or was this just him...? I shuddered partly because of him, the other because I was cold.
He placed his hands on my shoulders and inched them inside my dress.
What the hell was he doing?!
I pressed my hands against his chest, trying to push him away as he inched his head closer to mine once more. I don't want my first kiss to be like this! I began to bang on his chest, but he seemed unfazed. Then, I went to plan B. I grabbed hold of his shirt and brought my knee into his groin. He gasped, taking his hands away from my body.
"You bitch." He brought his hand up and slapped me hard across the cheek, his nails slightly digging into my skin. I ignored the pain and ran away from the boy.
- - (Meiling's POV)
We have been walking for HOURS and not one firefly. Man, why did I have to get stuck with him? Well, I have to admit...he is kinda cute. Actually, he is cute.
"Your name is Meiling, right?" he asked all of a sudden, stopping.
"Yes, it is."
"Meiling? May I ask you a question?"
"Yes."
"Do you like being near me?" he asked, shyly.
"Ummm...I barely know you, so I guess I'm a little awkward...but hey, now's the chance to get to know each other. So what's your name?" I asked.
"Brandon," he said softly. He lowered his head somewhat and it was really hard to see his face. Those beautiful hazel eyes were obstructed from view by his sandy blonde hair. No lift your head up! I wanted to say. "So what interests you?"
"Dancing."
"Really?" He lifted his head, showing his twinkling eyes. "What kind?"
"Ballet. I didn't think you'd be hooked on dancing," I said, smirking a little.
"Yeah...I love to watch it and I've taken lessons." He held his left arm out. "Miss Meiling, dance with me?" What the heck...my husband isn't here. I don't have to like Brandon to dance with him.
"Sure." And so, we danced. He was quite good actually. He twisted me around several times, lifting me in his arms. He dipped me and stared into my ruby red eyes.
"I think...I'm starting to like you." Damn. I stood up, getting a questioning look from Brandon.
"You can't like me." I showed him my left hand, where my glittering ring sat on my ring finger. "I'm married," I whispered before I ran off through the trees.
- - (Tomoyo's POV)
I have a distinct feeling that those couples AREN'T catching fireflies. Something was in the air...I could feel it. Someone was hurting, I knew that much. The air was real tense.
"Leave them alone," I heard Eriol say beside me. He snaked his arms around my waist and kissed my neck. "They can take care of themselves." He turned me around, planting a passionate kiss on my lips.
"But," I mumbled under his lips, "what if it's Sakura? Or Meiling? The air is just too tense." He pulled away, smiling.
"I bet they're fine...Meiling knows martial arts. I think the only one you should worry about is Sakura. I suppose they are all fine. And plus, if one of Ladriel's brothers hurt Sakura or Meiling, Syaoran would go after them...and ditch Ladriel on the way."
"I guess you're right." She grabbed the back of his head and pulled him into another heartwarming kiss.
- - (Sakura's POV)
I kept running even though my legs begged me to stop. I never want to be near that guy ever again. Oh, and I hope his brother isn't like him. I really do hope not cause then Meiling would get hurt. Wait Meiling has a husband...that rules her out.
"Sakura?" I stopped and turned around when I heard my name. Syaoran walked out of the bushes and brushed himself off. "What are you doing out here and by yourself?" I looked at him and tears started gushing out of my eyes as I ran to him, wrapping my arms securely around his waist. "You were with one of Ladriel's brothers..." I nodded. "Did he...hurt you?" I stared up at Syaoran and let a few more teardrops come from my eyes. "Don't worry, whichever one will pay. Was it the one with green eyes?" I shook my head 'no'. I don't think I'll be forgetting those piercing blue eyes for a long time.
"Sakura? Can I give you something?" Before I was able to answer, Syaoran leaned down and placed his warm lips against mine.
Hey...he stole my first kiss...but hey, who's complaining?
- -
END!
Of the chapter! Ha HA!
Well...this is probably going to be the last chapter before the move so...in like 2 weeks I'll update. . sorry!
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You Brought Me Back
By: Witch Hunter Sakura
Chapter 8: You stole my FIRST KISS!!!!
- - (Sakura's POV)
Tomorrow's the big birthday bash for Eriol's mother. I am so excited...Tomoyo's been adding touch ups to the dress ever since I was dragged in it when I had to take my medicine. I gasped.
My medicine...I hadn't taken it for two days...I hope Syaoran and Eriol forget to give it to me...because I have this feeling that the medicine has something to do with my illness... I don't know why. I just have a hunch. I have my doubts, too. Like why was the nurse so heartless when she was giving it to me and why was she so worried about letting me go on this trip? It was weird.
- - (Tomoyo's POV)
"Okay, I got her medicine and sent it off to the doctors last night. I have a feeling that's what's causing Sakura's problem..." Eriol told me. I smiled to him. If everything worked right, Sakura would be able to talk and then, her and Syaoran could get together. Oooooohhh...I so hope this works!
- - Later (Sakura's POV)
"Sakura?" Meiling asked from the door. I nodded. "Well...dinner's on the table if you wanna eat." I jumped up from the bed and walked over to her, smiling. Meiling and I have been getting along so well since she arrived. She's actually very nice unlike Syaoran and Eriol's description of her... 'The devil...the devil! She makes you do things...and blackmail! She's a bad one...real bad...' Eriol had said that...though, his description was a little weird. But it was a good laugh.
Meiling told me a bunch of things about her past. Like the fact, Syaoran, Eriol, and her all trained on the Li estate in Hong Kong. That was amazing. She told me it was martial arts they were practicing. I took a class in martial arts once...
"Sakura?" I looked at her and smiled, noticing that we were at the edge of the dining room table. Eriol was talking to Syaoran as if yesterday's incident never happened, and Tomoyo was talking to Yelan and Marie. Eriol's father was nowhere to be seen.
I sat down next to Syaoran and smiled to the rest of the table as the food was served quickly and gracefully. I clapped my hands together and licked my lips as a full plate of chicken passed in front of me. I followed it till I met Tomoyo's somewhat worried eyes. What wrong with Tomoyo?
"Sakura." Everyone looked at Tomoyo for a moment then at me. Everyone also had that same worried expression on his or her faces. "Sakura, please tell me that's lipstick on the side of your mouth." I shook my head 'no'. I didn't put any lipstick on...
I touched my fingers to where she was indicating and touched my face. Only, it wasn't my skin I was touching, it was a warm liquid substance. I pulled my hand away instantly and stared horrifically at the red blood on the tips of my fingers. I suddenly tasted the blood in my mouth and nearly vomited. What was going on? I got up from the chair, knocking it over, and ran out of the room to the nearest bathroom.
Once inside, I threw up in the sink. I stared at the bloody sink and gasped, another wave of vomiting coming over me. I threw up again. I looked in the mirror and saw myself: a 20-year-old woman that was on the point of anorexia with blood coming from her mouth and dripping down the front of her dress. My god, what's happening?!
I threw up again and washed my face after I cleaned the sink. The blood taste still lingered in my mouth and I had almost vomited again if it hadn't been for the incessant knocking coming from the door.
The door swung open and Syaoran, Eriol, and Tomoyo entered hastily.
"Are you okay?!?!" Tomoyo asked hysterically. I nodded. "Maybe we should take her to a doctor...I'm worried." I shook my head frantically.
"Maybe Tomoyo's right..." Eriol said, "You gave us a serious scare. We want to know if you're okay." I shook my head 'no', and stepped forward...but my foot didn't touch the ground. A searing pain came from my stomach and brought me to my knees. I help my wrenching stomach with tears in my eyes, hoping the pain would go away.
"Sakura!!!" Tomoyo screamed, kneeling beside me. "Syaoran, Eriol, help!" Syaoran sat next to me and tilted my head upwards so I could look at him. He was so blurry in my vision...in fact I couldn't make out Eriol or Tomoyo either...
What's going on...?
All feeling ceased in my body and everything fell limp. I lurched forward and landed softly against Syaoran's chest. Please help me...
...Syaoran.
- - (Eriol's POV)
I ran quickly to the small clinic where I had dropped off Sakura's medication. She had just fainted and Syaoran just remembered that he hadn't given to her. Damn you, Syaoran! I was this close to finding what was in Sakura's medication! ARGH!
I ran inside the clinic and met with the baffled doctor. "I need the medication back."
"I'm sorry," the doctor replied, "but the medication you gave me was sent to the labs last night right when you gave them to me."
"That is not good. I need them now."
"Here," the doctor said, grabbing a bag full of syringes. "One of my patients uses a bag of needles every week for her meds. Take this bag and substitute it as your friend's, but bring it back to me...right when you're done." The doctor placed two empty bottles into the bag to supply as Sakura's medication and handed the bag to me. "Remember to bring it back!" I nodded and left the clinic.
- - (Syaoran's POV)
We drove Sakura to the hospital, her medicines in hand. How could I be so stupid as to forget her medicine...stupid stupid stupid!
I was holding Sakura carefully in the back of the small four-door. Her skin was pale; her lips a deep red from the blood that was starting to come out again. What was really going on...and I don't think missing a couple of days would matter much...but what did I know? I'm just a forgetful psychologist...
"Syaoran!" Eriol yelled, snapping me from my thoughts. "Hurry! The doctors are ready!" I slid out of the car, Sakura in my arms, and followed the doctors into an emergency room.
"Name?" the doctor asked.
"Sakura Kinomoto," Tomoyo said quickly.
"Age?"
"20."
"Blood type?"
Tomoyo looked at Eriol, and he shrugged. It was clearly true they did not know the answer. "O," I replied. I had remembered seeing it in her file when I looked over it. Funny, how I remembered it and not her best friend.
"Thanks...wait in the waiting room please and we'll contact you as soon as we can." I tried to hand the bag to him, but Eriol held me back saying they wouldn't need it. We nodded to the doctor and headed towards the waiting room at the end of the hall.
- - Late at Night (Syaoran's POV)
We were stilling waiting. Well...I take that back. Tomoyo and Eriol were sleeping, Tomoyo in his arms. It was probably near morning hours, but I just couldn't get to sleep. I was too worried.
It was different with Sakura. I felt comfortable with her. She was so...different. All my other patients I had never gotten close to, but then again, they were only looking for someone who would listen to their life story. Sakura...well Sakura, it seemed as if she was holding a secret, a puzzle for someone to solve. One minute she's carefree and happy, then suddenly, she remembers a memory in her past, and she just breaks down. I want to help her.
I know we didn't hit it off so great in the beginning, but it seemed different then. She was a frail girl who couldn't talk. Nothing came from her mouth, except for moans and sobs.
"Syaoran Li?" the doctor asked.
I got up from my chair quickly and rushed to the doctor. "Is she okay? Is she, is she? Come on, tell me!"
"Mr. Li, calm down. She's fine. You can see her now." The doctor led me to her room and left me when I ventured inside.
Sakura was sitting up, tears pouring from her eyes. She was hooked up to IV's and patches put all over her body to tell heartbeat and circulation. There was a long tube hooked to a bag that was thrown in front of her. I guessed it to be a food IV to get it into her system without her putting it in manually.
The doctor came in behind me. "She was a little underweight so we thought it best we feed her until her body weight comes normal." I nodded. That's what that tube was for. "Her vocal cords were the cause of the blood coming from her mouth. It was nothing serious, just a simple operation."
When he said that, Sakura placed her hand to her throat and felt the stitches in her skin. A new wave of tears washed over her as she fingered it.
"I'll leave you two." He left. I walked up to the bed and that was when Sakura finally noticed my presence. She lifted her head until her green eyes met my amber ones. Her eyes were puffy and red and her face was a sickly pale.
I knelt down beside her bed and took her hand in mine. "You're going to be fine. Don't worry, I'll have you out of here in no time." She smiled and threw her arms around me. I returned the hug and gently patted her back. "I'm going to see if you can come home with me."
- - (Creepy man's POV)
I watched the couple through the window. Just the way he looked at her and the way she looked at him was a definite 'They're in love!' thought into my brain. The man, or Syaoran as I think I heard this last night, was hugging her, soothing her cries.
He was too close to her!
'Tomorrow...just wait till tomorrow...' I told myself.
- - (Tomoyo's POV)
I slowly opened my eyes only to come face-to-face with Eriol's closed eyes. Awww...he was sleeping. He was so cute when he was sleeping. Just the way his bangs lightly fell over his closed eyelids...
"I see that you're awake...and fantasizing about dear sleeping Eriol." I looked away from Eriol and met Syaoran's playful eyes and a smirk on his face. "Wake him up. We're okay to leave." Syaoran glanced down at Sakura, who was resting in his arms.
GOSH! His face is so open! Anyone could tell he had-well at least starting to have feelings for her.
I smiled warmly. He noticed my face and looked at me weirdly. "Why are you smiling?"
"Oh...nothing!" I turned towards Eriol and started poking his face. "Eriol...Eriol! Eriol! Wake up!" He opened his eyes quickly and grabbed my hand.
"Naughty, naughty! You shouldn't wake up someone—Sakura! Are we allowed to go home?" Syaoran nodded, walking ahead.
- - Later (Sakura's POV)
I was sponging myself down in the bath when I heard Syaoran walk in. He had been talking with his mother on his fiancée's issues. His sister's had suddenly arrived without notice right after we walked in the door. And his sister's just happened to come with his fiancée's mother and her two brothers.
Great...
I felt somewhat sorry for him. First, he had four sisters and one strict mother, and then he had that arm-ornament of his, Ladriel...or whatever her name was. He was so young and everyone was so bent on marrying him off to a prissy girl. Poor...poor...Syaoran.
"Sakura? Are you done?" I got out of the water and slipped the thin white robe on over my naked wet body. I stepped out of the small rocky area. Syaoran and the others were standing right outside of it, waiting patiently. I didn't know they all came in! "Hurry up and get something on! Were going outside to play a game before tomorrow!" Meiling said, excitedly. I nodded, going into my part of the room and dressing into a simple lavender dress with cherry blossoms sewed in at the bottom. "Oh and bring a jacket!" I grabbed a white sweater and followed them out into the gardens.
- - (Tomoyo's POV)
"Okay...we're just going to have fun. See all those fireflies? Go and catch as many as you can. When we come back here, we'll count, give out eh...twenty bucks, and let 'em go." I smiled. This was going to be fun...Syaoran and Sakura would have to at least kiss tonight! The setting was perfect! I won't let him leave if he doesn't! I gave out a low cackle and turned to the rest of the group. They were looking at me...very weirdly...
- - (Syaoran's POV)
Tomoyo pulled out four little glass containers and handed them off.
"SYAORAN-POO! DON'T FORGET ME!" Ladriel and her two brothers came running from our end of the house. I jumped behind Eriol, hoping he would shield me, but he moved swiftly out of the way when the three approached us. Damn you, Eriol! Tomoyo looked at him angrily. "So what are you doing? OH! You're going to go and catch fireflies in the moonlight? Awww...how romantic." Her eyes went all dreamy as she walked over to me. "Syaoran's my partner!" And with that said, she became the usual arm-ornament that she always is.
- - (Sakura's POV)
She's so weird and her tone of voice is so high pitched! It's scary! She should get off of him right now! I'm so much better than her!
Wait...
What am I thinking?
I don't...like him...do I?
He's my doctor! I can't like him!
"Hey, beautiful." I snapped from my thoughts and looked at the tall man before me. He must be one of Ladriel's brothers, I thought. Well...he did look a lot like her... "What's you're name?" I looked at him. "Well aren't you going to answer?" I pointed to my throat and fingered the stitches. "Awww...you can't talk." I nodded my head. "That's...bad."
I looked down at the small container in my hand. "Let's go." He said this more forcefully than nicely, but I obeyed. I walked after him fingering the flowers on the trees. I wish I was with Syaoran...things would be so much more eventful.
- - (Syaoran's POV)
I'm gonna kill her. I'm gonna kill her. I'm gonna kill her.
OH COME ON! DON'T YOU HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO THAN STRANGLING MY ARM!!!
I stared at the young woman beside me. She was still holding onto my arm...much to my dislike. She was staring ahead of her not noticing where she was walking or anything. She had caught one bug before saying that it was TOO ICKY! Nothing is all right with her!
I wanted to scream. My life is going down the drain. She's going to kill me with all her properness!
"Oh, Syaoran-poo, this is so romantic." She sighed before looking up at me. "How 'bout a little kiss before we head back."
I gasped. What?! KISS?! HER! Yeah RIGHT!
Then one good thought entered my mind. "Okay, but you have to close your eyes." She closed them. I looked around me, looking for an exit. Oh and thank god, there's one. "Okay..." Her lips puckered and she waited...waited and waited...
And guess what...she never got her kiss because I had darted into the trees before she could even realize what was going on. :) Yea for me!
- - (Sakura's POV)
I stared at the boy in front of me. Who the hell was this guy?!?! He had dragged me into the forest and pulled me to him, muttering incoherent words. He kept saying that he wanted me for so long that he was always watching me, loving me. He kept telling me how beautiful I was. How I had the greatest body and so many other things.
He was facing me now, his hands grasping tight to my shoulders, holding me secure. "I think...this is love at first sight." He leaned in, trying to kiss me, but I had moved my head, and he kissed the bark of the tree. "What? Why do you defy me? I can give you whatever you want! I flatter you! Now give me your love!!" His hands released and replaced themselves on top of my sweater. He slid the sweater off my shoulders and stared at me. "I don't think you'll be needing that... We'll be warm enough."
One thought rushed through my head...'WHAT THE HELL?' Was this guy on something? Or was this just him...? I shuddered partly because of him, the other because I was cold.
He placed his hands on my shoulders and inched them inside my dress.
What the hell was he doing?!
I pressed my hands against his chest, trying to push him away as he inched his head closer to mine once more. I don't want my first kiss to be like this! I began to bang on his chest, but he seemed unfazed. Then, I went to plan B. I grabbed hold of his shirt and brought my knee into his groin. He gasped, taking his hands away from my body.
"You bitch." He brought his hand up and slapped me hard across the cheek, his nails slightly digging into my skin. I ignored the pain and ran away from the boy.
- - (Meiling's POV)
We have been walking for HOURS and not one firefly. Man, why did I have to get stuck with him? Well, I have to admit...he is kinda cute. Actually, he is cute.
"Your name is Meiling, right?" he asked all of a sudden, stopping.
"Yes, it is."
"Meiling? May I ask you a question?"
"Yes."
"Do you like being near me?" he asked, shyly.
"Ummm...I barely know you, so I guess I'm a little awkward...but hey, now's the chance to get to know each other. So what's your name?" I asked.
"Brandon," he said softly. He lowered his head somewhat and it was really hard to see his face. Those beautiful hazel eyes were obstructed from view by his sandy blonde hair. No lift your head up! I wanted to say. "So what interests you?"
"Dancing."
"Really?" He lifted his head, showing his twinkling eyes. "What kind?"
"Ballet. I didn't think you'd be hooked on dancing," I said, smirking a little.
"Yeah...I love to watch it and I've taken lessons." He held his left arm out. "Miss Meiling, dance with me?" What the heck...my husband isn't here. I don't have to like Brandon to dance with him.
"Sure." And so, we danced. He was quite good actually. He twisted me around several times, lifting me in his arms. He dipped me and stared into my ruby red eyes.
"I think...I'm starting to like you." Damn. I stood up, getting a questioning look from Brandon.
"You can't like me." I showed him my left hand, where my glittering ring sat on my ring finger. "I'm married," I whispered before I ran off through the trees.
- - (Tomoyo's POV)
I have a distinct feeling that those couples AREN'T catching fireflies. Something was in the air...I could feel it. Someone was hurting, I knew that much. The air was real tense.
"Leave them alone," I heard Eriol say beside me. He snaked his arms around my waist and kissed my neck. "They can take care of themselves." He turned me around, planting a passionate kiss on my lips.
"But," I mumbled under his lips, "what if it's Sakura? Or Meiling? The air is just too tense." He pulled away, smiling.
"I bet they're fine...Meiling knows martial arts. I think the only one you should worry about is Sakura. I suppose they are all fine. And plus, if one of Ladriel's brothers hurt Sakura or Meiling, Syaoran would go after them...and ditch Ladriel on the way."
"I guess you're right." She grabbed the back of his head and pulled him into another heartwarming kiss.
- - (Sakura's POV)
I kept running even though my legs begged me to stop. I never want to be near that guy ever again. Oh, and I hope his brother isn't like him. I really do hope not cause then Meiling would get hurt. Wait Meiling has a husband...that rules her out.
"Sakura?" I stopped and turned around when I heard my name. Syaoran walked out of the bushes and brushed himself off. "What are you doing out here and by yourself?" I looked at him and tears started gushing out of my eyes as I ran to him, wrapping my arms securely around his waist. "You were with one of Ladriel's brothers..." I nodded. "Did he...hurt you?" I stared up at Syaoran and let a few more teardrops come from my eyes. "Don't worry, whichever one will pay. Was it the one with green eyes?" I shook my head 'no'. I don't think I'll be forgetting those piercing blue eyes for a long time.
"Sakura? Can I give you something?" Before I was able to answer, Syaoran leaned down and placed his warm lips against mine.
Hey...he stole my first kiss...but hey, who's complaining?
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END!
Of the chapter! Ha HA!
Well...this is probably going to be the last chapter before the move so...in like 2 weeks I'll update. . sorry!
Ummm...about the name thing! I need TWO MORE PEOPLE! OH AND TELL ME WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE OR WANT TO LOOK LIKE! IMPORTANT IF YOU DO!
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