Dark-wolfling: A new beginning! I'm really busy and had this first chapter typed out on the last week of December 2003. Pardon me for the extremely lame title. Zero inspirations and ideas.

Disclaimer: Belongs to clamp, characters. Some original characters are just random names I find. No offence to those with the same names.

Summary: Sakura studied to be a heart surgeon. She has just started her training in Tokyo's biggest and busiest hospital. Syaoran is her mentor with an insolent attitude towards girls. Can Sakura cope with the extra work and all the strenuous activities in the everyday-bustling hospital? How will she cope with him? Is she going to give up?

Extras: Sakura's father is one of the richest men in Tokyo. But of course, having an older brother, the company was handed down to her brother, Touya. Sakura still can live off with the money her father is going to leave her. But, she chooses to have a career. A heart surgeon career, that is!

Surgical Heart

Chapter 1: Insolent

"Tomoyo, I am so excited!" Sakura squealed as she watched the injured and unconscious patients being wheeled in and out of rooms.

"Yes, I am for you too!" Tomoyo smiled at her friend.

"Umm, Miss Kinomoto?" the nurse asked.

"Yes, I am!" Sakura raised a hand and walked towards the nurse.

"I'm Naoko. I'm going to be the nurse following you around during your training here," the nurse said politely.

"That's great! Nice to meet you! I'm Sakura Kinomoto. Call me Sakura," Sakura smiled excitedly at Naoko.

"So where do I start?"

"Call for Doctor Li! Quick!"

"His coming… just finished another surgery." A passing-nurse informed.

"So, who is going to be my mentor, Naoko?" Sakura curiously asked.

"Oh Sakura, you are so lucky. All those snobbery-rich nurses are so jealous of you. Be careful to watch your back," Naoko informed.

"Careful? But… why?" Sakura asked, more curious than ever.

Naoko sighed, almost dreamily. "Argh, I should snap out of this. I already have a boyfriend. You see, your mentor is the most handsome guy in this hospital. Those other nurses practically worship the ground he walks on."

"Handsome?" Sakura chortled. "Just because he is handsome… what's so good about that? Handsome guys are usually rich and spoilt too! Probably try to get on my back or something." Sakura snorted in disgust.

"Nope," Naoko shook her head slowly. "Your mentor is nothing like that. In fact, he never even considers accepting any dates from those overly-desperate nurses."

"No kidding?" Sakura scoffed. "They even go through the trouble of asking him out? Oh dear me, what has the nurses in this hospital come to?" Sakura said, exaggeratingly. "But of course… This is excluding you, Naoko. I can tell you're different. You're nice."

Naoko giggled childishly. "Thank you Sakura!"

Sakura smiled back. "Oh you have yet to mention this 'handsome' mentor's name of mine?"

Naoko laughed, sensing her sarcasm.

"Come on… Aren't I permitted to have at least his name? After all, I'm going to work with him for quite some time…" Sakura wrinkled her nose in disgust at that thought, picturing nurses bowing down to this mentor of hers.

Naoko smiled. "Of course you are."

Sakura stared at Naoko impatiently. "Then, who is he?"

"Li Syaoran."

"He's here!" a nurse shouted, nearly tripping on her heels as she ran through the hallways. Her face was flushed a pale pink and it couldn't possibly have been because of the distance she ran.

"Where is it?" A masculine voice asked.

"Room 345," the nurse answered, her face turning redder.

"Thanks" the voice answered, walking away.

"Aww…" the nurse sighed in content. "Did you see that? Did you see that?" she asked her friend repeatedly.

"Of course…" her friend answered, dreamily.

"Syaoran…" they both swooned.

Sakura nearly gagged at the sight of the two nurses. They looked like they were in a deep trance. She had witnessed the swooning of the girls over what she heard as Syaoran.

"Excuse me," Sakura cleared her throat to get her attention. "I hear Syaoran Li is on his way to perform a heart surgery."

The girls looked at Sakura, obviously displeased.

"Who are you to call Syaoran by his first name?" one of the nurses demanded, not politely.

Sakura sighed, resisting the urge to roll her eyes. They can call him Syaoran and she can't! She was sure that Syaoran Li didn't even know they existed.

"I just want to know where he heading to," Sakura asked. Her patience was running out.

The two nurses huffed and walked off, not bothering to spare her a glance.

"What the hell?" Sakura growled, her anger growing. "I can't even get a decent answer out of the nurses here!"

"Cool down, Sakura?" a male voice said.

"Huh?" Sakura whipped around. Her frown turned into a smile.

"Eriol!" she screeched, hugging him.

"Yes, yes. I know. Nice name, isn't it?" Eriol smiled, returning the embrace.

"What are you doing here?" Sakura asked. The earlier conversation with the nurses was forgotten temporarily.

"Just visiting a friend?"

"A friend? You have friends here?" Sakura asked, surprised.

"Yep, my best pal. And I heard he's your mentor too," Eriol said slyly.

Sakura totally blanked out for a second.

"Li Syaoran?"

"I believe that's his name," Eriol frolicked.

"Eriol, stop joking around!" Sakura said seriously.

"What? Syaoran is my best pal," Eriol said, also taking on a grave look.

"Oh no… it's not that. I just never thought that you two would ever be related!"

Eriol chuckled. "Well… expect the unexpected."

"Forceps," the surgeon ordered, with his hand outstretched.

"Forceps," a nurse said, placing it into his hand.

The surgeon worked diligently as he snipped here and there, taking extra precautions.

"Hmm…" he said thoughtfully. He did a little touching up before announcing that he was done.

"Successful? Doctor Li?" the nurse asked.

"Yes, indeed."

"Where is he?" Sakura groaned impatiently as she stood up to pace the hallway again.

Eriol chuckled, taking the seat Sakura previously occupied.

"It's only been an hour," he said casually.

"Right… it feels like forever," Sakura rolled her eyes sarcastically.

"Sakura… you seem…" Eriol pondered for the right word, "anxious to meet this famous friend of mine."

"Anxious?" Sakura scoffed. "Definitely not in this life time!"

"You'll be dead after this life time," a male voice different from Eriol said.

Sakura spun around, only to be met with a gorgeous sight of a tall looking man. He had a mop of brown hair which fell messily everywhere. He had the most beautiful looking amber eyes which gleams a slight golden under the light. All in all, he was really handsome.

"Syaoran, long time no see!" Eriol said, slapping his buddy's back.

"It's been a couple of days only," Syaoran answered.

"Oh yea…" Eriol shrugged. "Got my invitation?"

"Yep, congrats to you and Daidouji," Syaoran said, offering a tiny smile.

"He's invited!" a girl screeched.

"Well… yes Sakura. After all," Eriol nudged Sakura playfully, "he is my best pal."

Sakura groaned and slapped her hand to her head. "Oh yes, now I remember."

Someone cleared his throat.

"I guess I better get going. Bye Eriol and his friend." Syaoran said and walked away.

"Did you see that?! So ignorant! So rude!" Sakura stomped her feet, angry.

Eriol's chuckling got Sakura's attention.

"Don't you have to meet your mentor?" he asked innocently, blinking his azure blue eyes.

"I believe he just went that way."

That's the beginning of my new story! I hope it wasn't too boring. They only got to meet at the end of this chapter. But of course more interaction between them will happen. After all, they are related by mentor and student. Unless Sakura gives up, which I can unsure you that ninety percent she won't, and then they will have plenty of interaction together. How can I miss out those opportunities for the kawaii couple to be together!