- howdy I'm back! And so is the next chapter to Obsession! Ur probably more excited about the next chapter than u are about me tho, which is probably why ur not reading this……lol anywayz as I always say…..ON WITH THE STORY!
Chapter 4
Syaoran was waiting outside the hospital room for Kinomoto to show up, while muttering constantly to himself about how unfair life was. 'She sure is taking a heck of a long time in there.' He thought looking at the time which was now 5:00pm.
Meanwhile in the hospital room…
"Ooh Tomoyo-chan I'm going to miss you sooo much!" Sakura stated meaningfully.
Tomoyo smiled warmly, "I know Sakura-chan! I'm going to miss you too! But when you get out…you come find me first thing got it?"
Sakura smiled weakly, she had never really fully smiled ever since the…incident. "I promise Tomoyo-chan!"
Tomoy squealed then hugged her gently, remembering the traumatic event that she had been through she didn't want to trigger any unwanted memories. "Yes, and then when you come back I'll have sooo many outfits made for you, and you can try on all of them!"
Sakura sweatdropped. "Yeah…heheheh…sure thing Tomoyo."
Tomoyo finally getting over the stars in her eyes, shooed Sakura out of the room. When the door opened, she practically ran through and she bumped straight into Syaoran.
Sakura turned to apologize when she realized it was him. 'O gosh no, don't tell me he's going to be my 'husband.' She thought suddenly very worried.
Tomoyo on the other hand had other thoughts. 'Hmmm they make quite the couple. Even with their new looks, they still looked like the Kawaiiest couple. But if he hurts my Sakura-chan, he's going to regret the day he ever met me.' she considered them carefully.
"Agent Li." Sakura said and bowed, showing proper respect.
"Kinomoto-san." Syaoran did the same.
It finally donned on Sakura that he had changed his hair color from its messy chocolate color, to a light dirty-blond, and it was cut much shorter, giving him a more refined, dignified look. Yet Sakura noticed with some happiness his eyes were still the same striking amber. (That one's for you pure hope)
'I really hope he just had a sudden urge to change his hair.' Sakura thought hopefully, 'I don't want to be stuck with this hard-head for the next few months.'
"Umm." Sakura began nervously. "I was told that the agent that's going undercover with me would be here to pick me up. Could you tell me where he is?"
Syaoran groaned inwardly, suddenly having a flashback to when Chiharu was giving him his "makeover."
Flashback: Syaoran
"Oh come on Li, I've been wanting to do this for years!" Chiharu stated playfully while scrubbing the hair color into his scalp.
"Well, you don't have to be so OWWW!" he stopped as she began rubbing even harder.
"Remember dear Li, you are at my mercy right now. You had better watch your mouth!" Chiharu had told him while rubbing his scalp even harder to prove her point.
"Alright alright I get it. "
Chiharu smiled, "Good, now let's go over your identiy…."
End FlashbackSyaoran shivered as he remembered that event that occurred less than an hour ago. He knew he'd be forever traumatized. Sure he'd gone undercover before, but Mihara, or Yamazaki now, had never been the one to do his appearance. He suddenly remembered where he was, "Well Kinomoto-san, I would be that agent."
Sakura just stared. 'O crap! This is not happening this is not happening! He's the coldest guy on the planet. How am I going to survive the next few months, heck I might even have to count on spending years with him…as my HUSBAND!' alarms went off in her brain, but she tried to quiet them down as she murmured a quick "Oh."
Syaoran turned away from her, "Well we'd better get going, we're already late, we still need to stop by your apartment so you can grab a few things."
Sakura nodded, not quite happy about going back there, to the place where it happened. But there was no way she was going to let Kisho win. Not while she was still breathing. She gave Tomoyo a quick last hug then followed Syaoran out the door.
Eriol suddenly appeared behind Tomoyo making her squeak in surprise, "So you think this is going to work?"
She held a hand over her chest. "Gosh Eriol-kun, how many times have I told you not to do that? And yes I do think this is going to work, if it doesn't he's going to regret the day he ever met me." chorusing her previous thoughts.
Eriol chuckled and put a hand on her shoulder, still watching the young duo walk through the hallway, "Oh I think he already does my dear." He stepped forward so he could face her. "So how bout a cup of coffee, I know a great place, just around the corner?"
Tomoyo smiled, "Why not?"
The car ride over to her apartment was filled with an awkward silence that neither had a want to fill. When they had finally reached the building, Sakura inwardly sighed in relief. 'Man if I can't survive a twenty minute car-ride with him, I don't know how I'm going to survive in the same house with him for who knows how long.'
She sighed as she walked up the steps to the third floor where her apartment was, and she stopped when she got to apt #306. Li was just behind her as she was fumbling with her keys to get inside. Once she opened the door and went inside, Li told her coldly, "I'll just wait out here while you get your things."
She nodded not even looking at him, instead she was just staring at the bloodstain on the carpet. 'That's my blood.' She thought to herself.
Li noticed she wasn't moving and decided to peek in to see what she was staring at. He saw the bloodstain on the floor, realizing what had gotten her attention 'Stupid CSIs.' He quickly ran over to her bed, grabbed the comforter, and put it over it. He looked at Sakura who looked about ready to faint.
He walked over to her but she backed away still staring at the spot where the bloodstain had been visible, "Please don't. don't touch me. oh gosh I think I'm going to be sick."
She ran out the door, and he could hear the heaving noises coming from the hallway. Syaoran was at a loss of what to do. He walked over to her and knelt in front of her careful not to touch her. "Hey why don't you tell me what you need, where to find it, and I'll go get it for you."
She looked up, was that sympathy, compassion? What happened to the cold Li, Sakura had encountered a few seconds ago? Well this is a surprise. Although she knew she shouldn't expect it to last.
After she had told Li what to get, they piled it up in the car, not that there was much, just a few personal things such as: her mother's locket, she would die if it left her sight for longer than a day; her father's journals from his expeditions and excavations, and a change of clothes to last her until she got to her new home, which had been prepared and set up for them.
She put her mother's locket around her neck, and wrapped her change of clothes around the journals, and put them in the backseat.
She hopped in the car and once again they took off, this time towards the Airport, which was an hour and a half away. 'Oh boy this is gonna be a looooooong ride.' She thought sardonically
Syaoran looked over at her, fingering her locket, as if in deep thought. 'Wonder what she's thinking about.' He found himself asking.
Halfway to the airport, the last half being spent in another awkward silence, Sakura finally tried to break the ice. 'If I'm going to have to live with this guy for the next few months, might as well try to get along.'
"Thank you." She stated simply.
Syaoran looked over at her confused. "For what?"
"For what you did, back at the apartment. Thank you." She again repeated not looking at him, but at the road ahead.
Syaoran was at a loss for words. "Your welcome."
Sakura decided to go on. "So I never did catch your first name?"
Syaoran instantly felt his barriers go up. "I never gave it."
Sakura rolled her eyes, 'Oh boy. This ones gonna be a toughie.'
"Well would you mind telling me?"
"Yes." He stated simply while still looking at the road.
"Hmph." She said crossing her arms and staring him down. "Look, I'm not exactly liking the position that we're in either. I was just trying to be friendly. And seeing as how we're going to have to act like husband and wife for the next while, I figured it would be best if we at least got along."
Syaoran sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "I know I'm sorry, I shouldn't have snapped at you like that, but from here on out, I am Chris, and you are Hayley. Got it?"
"Sure." I said sinking lower into my seat. This was getting more uncomfortable by the minute.
Thankfully we had arrived at the airport. Then I realized, 'I'm going to have to spend 10 hours on a plane next to him. It's not like a car where I can get out if I want to, unless of course I want to land somewhere in the pacific and wait for the sharks to get me.' I sighed heavily, wishing to high heaven that we could be back in that car.
They were one of the first to arrive on the plane, being in first class and all. Sakura had never been in first class and was awed at how comfortably everything was set up. Then mentally hit herself, she had to remember, she wasn't Sakura anymore, she was Hayley, she needed to start acting like it, and Hayley wouldn't be gaping at something like this. She'd be used to it by now. So Hayley sat down and with a confident air crossed her legs and turned to look out the window. Anything to avoid those captivating Amber eyes. But once again she caught herself staring straight at them. She finally managed to tear herself away and mentally chastised herself, getting out Hayley and Chris' records and going over them so she wouldn't slip up.
'Man and I thought the car ride was going to be awful, compared to this the car ride was heaven.'
A/n I know I know, I'm so mean to leave u hanging like this…but…im tired, cuz I just got back from the beach, a six hour stay there I might add, three hours to get there and back, and six hours at the beach. So an all day trip. Anywayz I couln't sleep so I figured I might as well write another chapter up for this story. It's not very exciting I know, but the next one will definitely be better. I promise! ;)