The Sword and The Pen
-Card Captor Sakura-
Esodane
Oh yeah, SAKURA X SYAORAN FLUFF AND LEMON (FINALLY) for you on this chapter in italics. There's two of them here, one is a monologue (FLUFF), and one would be another flashback (DINNER, FLUFF AND LEMON), but it's really sweet and funny if I would comment about my work, so hope you enjoy it, since I don't normally include this right? But surprisingly, they might suddenly bust out and play like turkeys gone wild on the later chapters, after every single character of my story gets into place. I'd appreciate it if you would be patient with me when it comes with sex… I'm just so normal with sexuality, I don't look at sexuality as a dirty, farce thing to do, hello, people, people might have not lived if it weren't for sex right? But anyways, I had to write this, for the sake of my story, for the sake of my reviewers, and for the sake of myself, and yeah, I BEG YOU TO READ ALL OF THIS CHAPTER, AND REVIEW IF THIS CHAPTER HAD BEEN FUN, FROM THE FUNNY CONVERSATIONS, RESTAURANT HUMOR, AND OF COURSE THE LEMON AND THE TWO DINNER SCENES I'VE PLACED, PLEASE AND THANK YOU!
Sigh… You do know this is making my every day exhausting, don't you? It's my first time to write long stories, so I'm really having a hard time compromising schedules, and deciding what time is what time. But still, hopefully, I believe after a week or two, I'd be again adjusted to this kind of work, and yeah, here's chapter 12, Remembrance.
-Remembrance-
"Li. Are you going to work tomorrow?" Mirror asked, and Syaoran was lying on the bed close-eyed, his pillow under his head, and it was understandable he was trying his best to sleep, which he couldn't do that moment,
He opened his eyes, and faced the sprite flying above him, her face near him, normally, it would freak Syaoran out, But for the two days doing that every five minutes, everyday, he finally got used to it and wouldn't scream, often… "Yeah, waiter, and you know I have to sleep, so help me by being quiet," he snapped sullenly, and then he faced the opposite side, and Mirror sighed,
"I know Sakura refused of letting you go from my clutch," she gave a silent smirk, but her voice was smothery and all that, "but at least you have work now, isn't it. The way you wanted it to be. And a cell phone," she said again, only thing, it was already a mumble,
"Yeah, I guess so, but even so, she won't even trust me that I could take care of myself without guard," Syaoran said upset, misunderstanding the corporate president, "or let me live in my own house," he said again, thinking of other ways that make Sakura a bad, overprotective person,
"It's not even a house, Li, just compromise for a little bit, everything's going to get slower now," she whispered, but then she thought unluckily, Syaoran didn't hear it, and Mirror had no plan to repeat again what she had said, "Well, anyways," she discontinued, for Syaoran already closed his eyes again once more, and she thought it would last for the next seven hours of sleep he had for opportunity, "Good night," Mirror laid a kiss on his forehead… just for good luck for pleasant dreams…
Syaoran POVSakura did give me work. It wasn't really my expectation to work as a waiter, but… I know she cares for me… only thing is that; I'm not a kid. For the love of God, I even survived a fire attack, an assassination squad, an army of Cloe cards, what else? All that's happening now lately are trips to her building, getting casual therapies from a lot of people, and Mirror teasing me every minute… I hate all of them, but what would really happen if Sakura didn't came to rescue me from my own demise… and killing my own soul? I don't know, you don't know, who knows? Who in the world anyways could exactly know the uncertainty of tomorrow, what lies the next second, minute and hour? I have to admit I love her, I don't know where to start, but I love her, only thing, does she still love? I still vaguely remember what my dream-Sakura said to me, -You are what you are, nobody could change the fact that I have loved you from the past, and that is a thing I will remember on and on until forever ends- Well, one thing's for sure… I have to sleep now… is this a dream or am I just talking in my sleep?
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Eriol sat alone in the dining room, he was tired, but he didn't seem to have the energy to go to sleep, how ironic… Jacquelyn was already in sleep and it was silent, the only sound interfering the peace was the song of the night, crickets, frogs, and cats, strangely, could be clearly and vividly heard even inside the house. He only sat there, and only to observe the treasures he had hard worked for. "Oh Sakura, I'm going to introduce you to Lyn," he mumbled to himself, having his plate washed only by himself, since there was no maid to safeguard the house. It was only them who clean their refuge normally, everyday; a habit actually… He tried to envision what-if's if Lyn eventually did knew about the relationship of him and Sakura, his current boss right now… unfortunately, he couldn't imagine Lyn's 'war cries' and Sakura's own soft, weak state of crying in one corner whenever there is a serious fight directly relating of herself and another person throwing hurtful words to each other. He just couldn't picture the scenery, or think about the dialogues… and he had enough of this imagining knack… At that moment of time, he just wanted to breathe, and successfully and confidently convince himself that tomorrow night isn't suppose to get nervous about… "This is crazy," he mumbled again, and depressingly sighed, "That's it, I'm ought to sleep now," he confessed, and went to the bedroom, kiss his fiancé and sleep. He was too tired to get changed, or get wet nude… never mind all of them, he just wanted to get some sleep, and head along for the future… But as he did, he thought what would happen to his life if Lyn became Sakura… and Sakura be Lyn right now… maybe Eriol liked the idea, but what about the word reality? He doesn't know, surely, nobody knows…
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Sakura sighed relieved, as she got to Cloe, now in time, and now earlier than her private secretary. "Finally..." she gasped with exhaustion, she couldn't last Kero's consistent, irritating cries of mercy to spare him for the whole day, ples, she got late beause of that, but luckily, she still got past thru her ordeals, even though Kero was clinging on her hair, and screaming. Again, as she opened the door, regular greetings of good days were courteously given to her, and the polite air inside the building was rather paranoiac… 'I just can't believe how Kero could be such a little devil… Okay, I'm waking up late, but he didn't need to send me to hell…' she thought fuming, sending herself to her own office, and planned to send someone to make her good coffee, since she didn't have enough stimulants to make herself survive the whole morning of persistent sleepiness,
She sat down on her trusty office chair, behind her main table as she finally got to her office; she was so frustrated she immediately got tired, early morning… She thought a headache was growing already in her head, and she was worried she ought to say and declare this day would be a bad day equal to a year at hell… She mindlessly shoved her hands and arms to her smooth table, and then she realized she was shoving a bunch of papers bind together at the side of the surface, and she blinked dumbly at them. 'Oh yeah, I remembered I had my work done for Eriol to do last night," she paused, and then she had herself worried again, 'Oh my goodness, maybe he slept last night late only to finish this,' she thought nervously and touched, only realizing the bunch was thick, and she browsed all of them, every one of them checked, arranged, almost all of them signed and stamped, and a lot of dozen things to astoundingly impress their bosses. She looked at the wall opposite of her; behind it was Eriol's table, as she could see behind the glassed window, 'So this is how private secretaries help presidents like me…' she thought, 'cool… BUT DEPRESSING' she thought again with a sigh… yes, it was cool and she could finally breathe and get laid-back, but then, her other side didn't want to rejoice, since she didn't want anyone treated like a borne slave, it was just instinct, unlike her brother, Touya… who could already write a hot-off-the-press-book about one million ways on how to torture little sisters. Her head felt like it was getting mushy, and squeezing again, and she thought she was about to have a head breakdown, she tried to massage her head with her calming fingertips, but it was no use, it felt like her head was doing the damn pain,
"Here," Eriol's voice got in the room, and he threw aspirin to her table accurately, and Sakura glowered at him, Eriol knew one of the things she hated, throwing things to her, and he chuckled, "What's wrong?" Eriol was concerned,
Sakura took the pill without water, she could easily swallow it anyways, " Nahh, just a little headache. She held the cleanly piled papers Eriol did, and forced a thankful smile, "Thanks anyways you did do the work I was supposed to do," she said, and then put them in her cabinet,
"No prob," he said,
"Don't miss my point. It doesn't mean I love you," Sakura said giggling, and putting a beautiful grin towards him, putting much happiness to it, "However affection is a good thing, right?" Eriol laughed back, like it was a joke, now, Eriol didn't even try to change something about Sakura, he tried to overcome her overnight, but then, he still has one single task to do with her… that is… dinner…
"So what happened with the whole Syoaran thing?" Eriol asked curiously, seating on one of the comfy chairs in front of Sakura's table,
"Oh," she said, feeling a little better now, since she seating more comfortably on her chair, and scribbling numbers on it to call later, "it was successful, guess where I had him work?" she said, letting him pry,
Eriol was too lazy to think, "Where?"
Sakura giggled again, "At Chiharu and Takashi's place, haven't I told you their café? It's really amazing, you should eat there, so I suggest to you," she referred to Confetti Cakes,
"Oh yeah, you told me about them," Eriol said, recollecting,
"But the problem is," she looked down, and then blushed, and Eriol thought a blushing Sakura was the cutest and adorable Sakura he had seen, "don't tell this to Syaoran, okay?" she said reconsidering of she should tell this to him, and he nodded, "I thought he would thank me much more than anything to be thanked for. I thought he would be very, very happy, but then, the only thing I received was an unfeeling thank you and nothing else, when I expected something much more than that," she said with some kind of a mourning, lamented voice,
"Well I think he's just shy," Eriol said understandingly,
Sakura looked at him, her eyes strongly telling him to extrapolate on his general answer, according to her face, "Uhuh, like you really know," she said, sighing,
"Don't look under me Sakura, I know, because I sometimes feel the same you know," Eriol said, slowly, capturing all the feeling he had to say this. After a while, the two people there didn't spoke, it was like their tongues were paralyzed to speak, suddenly, Sakura giggled, that turned to a laugh, and then Eriol had the courage to smile again, "what's so funny?" he said,
Sakura shook her head, and tried to purse her lips to force herself not to giggle again, "Nothing… it was nothing, Eriol,"
"Say," Eriol said, 'This is it, I really have to invite her,'
Sakura leaned forward in interest, "Hmmm?"
"Please don't get me wrong, but I want you to invite you to dinner at our home with my fiancé," he said, with a forced, welcoming smile he fortunately launched to make himself charming in anyone's eye,
She eyeballed his face studiously, "Yeah, sure, but wouldn't that be a bad idea?" she asked cautiously, and consentingly,
Eriol then turned from inviting to nervous, "A bad idea if I told her you WERE my girlfriend in the past in college years,"
"Yes, you're right. At least you didn't have the plan to tell her," she sighed, "Now I question myself why I chose to love you, than being miserable without anyone to love,"
Eriol chuckled surprisingly, that wasn't the good time to laugh, but then Sakura ignored, "The answer's in what you said," He waited, but then she didn't seem to know what to say next, so he planned for a minute he could fire up the conversation again, "You're not answering my question, Sakura… So you're going to accept my invite?" Eriol asked, extremely hoping she would say yes…
"Okay," she smiled, "what time?"
Eriol was rejoiced; angels might go down and dance with him, "Maybe seven p.m. will do. God! Thanks for coming, Sakura, you're a true friend," he said gladly, his eyebrows rised, and his eyes jubilantly wide-open in all its glory,
'True friend, huh?' Sakura thought, she didn't know if what he exclaimed was a good one to hear, or a bad, sarcastic one,'
"Anyways, I can't wait," Eriol said excitedly,
"Yeah, me too," It wasn't really that excited, but rather truthfully. "Why did you even want the three of us to get set up in a dinner?" she asked curiously,
"Oh nothing, Sakura, I just want everyone not to get so confused with each other, and instead, be in the same ground of peace, joy and equality," he said with a twinkle in his eyes, and then he stood up again, "Well, that's all set up, you feeling alright now? Or you still want me to get you some coffee?" Eriol offered,
"Sure, if that's alright with you," Sakura said, grateful for Eriol to give her,
Eriol sighed, and laughed whole-heartedly, and then he glimmered a joking face, "Sure, I'm your slave, and after this we're going to work, right," he said, as he opened the door and got out,
'Yeah, work. I wonder what Syaoran is doing now? Hope he's helping them, not the other way around' she thought with a sigh…
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"How may I help you?" A Syaoran with a tied-up hairstyle, and a very sophisticated uniform, that would be a white satin shirt, and black leather pants, and of course, the long Confetti Cakes coat, with 'CC' in gold letters at the upper-left pouch, as he lend two menus to the table, to the couple seating on the table he was serving,
"Ahhh, yes, yes, thank you…" The blonde lady only in a purple shawl toweled on her body said. Her outfit was extremely sexy, and her date seemed to be mesmerizing on her body, but Syaoran didn't even mind her, "What would you like sweetie?" She referred to her date, and she finally opened the menu, and read the captions there, and whatever. Syaoran just dazed, wishing he would be the one choosing food with Sakura on her side only in a toweled shawl,
"Mister waiter, hallur, mister waiter," the lady said, getting Syaoran's attention with her hand wavering already in front of her face. Syaoran smelled her hand, it smelled like the most expensive potpourri,
"Ahh, yes, yes, what would you order, miss," he said, covering up his inattentiveness, 'I hope my boss's not watching me,' Boss? That would probably be Takashi and Chiharu in one,
The lady smiled at him, totally unaware what was happening to Syaoran, "Yes, we would like to order Chicken Geumk (Chi-ken Gyu-melk), Italian-style Bouillabaisse (I-tal-yan stayl Bouy-la-beys), and Spanelli. She narrated with great accent, Syaoran didn't even know Chicken Geumk was pronounced that way. Afraid he might say the wrong thing to the head chef, he scribbled away the dishes and bowed down and smiled,
"Thank you miss," he said, and then he faced the date again, who didn't mind him since his eyes were pierced on the woman's bulging, bulked boobs, "mister," he continued, and calmly left the table, and headed to the kitchen,
'When did they start hiring hot waiters anyways?' the lady thought, already annoyed with her date. He didn't even bother say a word when choosing what he wanted for food,
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"New customers," Syaoran boomed out as he got in the kitchen, and instant clatter filled the large room. He went to Yamazaki who was sautéing beef skillfully, Syaoran looked at him weirdly, 'How could he cook with squinted eyes', "Hey, dude, what's this Chicken Geumk, Italian Bouillabaisse, Spanelli?" he boomingly read out the dishes scripted on the scratch paper, stressing out geumk as geumelk,
"Impressive, how did you know the correct pronunciation of Chicken Geumk?" Takashi said amazed, "Did you know I spent two years saying the wrong pronunciation until Chiharu said Chicken geumk?" he said. Syaoran laughed, and he enjoyed it. Takashi Yamazaki never did seem to change his way on how he makes people get pissed or crazy by his humor. He was one of his best dudes as he would say, and he didn't seem to get frantic just because he returned to Tomoeda suddenly, "Anyways, Syaoran, it's the chicken with sliced tomatoes at its side, the bouillabaisse is a black pudding set with lavender on the top and the Spanelli is a multicolored cake, remember, always choose the greatest look of every dish," Takashi reminded and then he went back to cooking again. Syaoran nodded, and ran off to the other side, get a tray, throw the dishes at them and went back to the couple again, but then, it wasn't a couple anymore, it was only the guy and only him, the napkin on his face, it seemed like it was thrown on him. And boy how Syaoran mentally laughed…
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Syaoran went in back to the kitchen, chuckling as he did. There was none who really didn't come inside the homey café and it was a great opportunity to take a rest now. It was already afternoon, and usually a lot of the staff, including the two managers hang around the kitchen and talk. Syaoran stood from the side of the door, and thought that this a great job, and aside it would only be considered as a lowly job, at least he had work, he was surrounded by good, and some would be in fact close to him, and that it was fun.
He didn't notice Takashi was already creeping on him, and evilly planned to surprise him, and have a little, guy-thing chat, "Yo buddy," he leaped in front of Syaoran, that actually shocked Syaoran… yes, SHOCK Syaoran… as Takashi was his best dude, he knew how to shock Syaoran, or tell a crushing girl how to make him blush and make him red as a lamp, or aggress him as a wild sex machine,
"What the hell did you do that for!" Syaoran bewildered, swaying her hands with rage. After a few seconds he laughed, and Takashi joined him. He then untied his hair, "Why do we have to tie our hair when mine's already short?" he said, and it was really unnecessary he had to tie up his hair, because tying up his hair meaning a silly hairdo,
Takashi laughed, "I know, Chiharu says it's a part of the dress code of your waiterhood," he said, and then casually, he let his buddy walk to some corner they could talk, casually so that he wouldn't notice,
"I see," Syaoran just said,
"So, what's with you and Sakura," he said suddenly, and then he successfully made again Syaoran jump in shock,
"Why do you ask me that now suddenly?" he said surprised, much more like a shout, but then nobody noticed since they were in a blind corner,
"Oh nothing, I'm always like this, right? Don't tell me you have forgotten what I'm like," he said with a laugh, and then he said again, "I'm just curious. You know how curiosity affects people with squinted eyes who love to lie. C'mon, just little details dude, we're best buddies, right?" he said, imitating that abandoned puppy accent he had mastered for three years…
The puppy dog accent was irresistible to Syaoran, and he had to sigh and tell him, "Don't tell anyone, but I really don't know about her, I still love that woman, but if I was straightforward back then, now I'm shy,"
"Why?" Takashi asked
"Takashi, I had a suicide attempt, and I think Sakura was disappointed she saw me doing an unforgivable sin from heaven. Plus, I'm poor, I displayed on how much bad luck I carry on my back."
"Bad luck?"
"Yes, bad luck, everyone related to me back at Hong Kong were killed, massacred, stabbed, slashed," he whispered, much more of serious, "I don't want anything to happen to Sakura, she has a big name, and she would really be a conspicuous person to hunt," Takashi just kept silent, but then Syaoran signaled him to talk, "But then, after all that, after I met with Sakura here, she immediately helped me, she gave me a house, a luxuriant house, she gave me a job, she always make me at ease, and she always tried to carry my burdens as much as she can… well, at the past two days that is,"
"Oh…"
"I haven't seen her for the past six years… I thought my mother was more correct than Sakura's love. Mother wanted me to carry on the Li Company, but look what happened to my fate. Mother thought Sakura would bring my downfall, she didn't want to let me stay with Sakura, and I can't just disobey her, Sakura meanwhile accepted my leave, and so I did…After a while my family was assassinated, and I was sent to poverty, but look at Sakura now, rich, successful, the only thing that she needed now was love. Mother was wrong about Sakura, she would be the key to my success and maybe her key also to her greater success." He said again,
Takashi thought the air was getting heavier, and now he thought and realize it really wasn't a good idea talking about his relationships, "So when you were still in love with each other," he paused, "have you got laid with her," he said mischievously, but he tried not to scream a laugh, when he would usually do when he talks about sex with other guys… Yes, you just might think now Takashi as naïve, but excuse me, he's really not,
Syaoran blushed again, and he nodded shyly
"Hehe, thought so!" he exclaimed again, now few heads faced the two, but they didn't mind and try to act as thickheaded jerks. He coughed, "Seriously?" he said again, patting his back
"Yeah," Syaoran said, he still could remember clearly what happened, it was past six years, but he could still vividly imagine what happened, it was totally a totally great, damned experience he shouldn't ever forget, "And it's strange Takashi, I still remember that night clearly as if it was already carved on my mind," he said, now much more bold and confident,
Takashi laughed with all his heart out, but Syaoran rather looked, trying to remember that erotic remembrance…
-Flashback-
Syaoran POVBeep… beep…
I honked my funky mustang I received from Mei Ling twice, and I was waiting for Sakura outside the University campus… Why does she have a knack to be always late? Sakura invited me to her place for dinner and an overnight, and hell, I was excited, for the first time, she invited me personally to her home… Isn't that a thing to get excited or to be translated horny, about? Anyways, to bunch it all up, I'm looking forward for the next hour of this fateful night, the only thing I'm questioning about now is that why is she taking so long inside there?
Beep… beeeeeeeep…
I honked again, but I hope it didn't annoy her, I watched the moon glow it's strange shine, and it was so strange, there were stars twinkling brightly, when there was smoke and pollution nowadays at Tomoeda… I suddenly grinned, and observed the stars, and observed them, it looked like a lopsided heart, maybe they are there for me and my girlfriend, is it just me, or is this night talking that this evening's going to be the best… Only thing, I wonder now what would mother say about my relationship with her, maybe she'll be delighted, or even better… What could possibly happen now? I met Sakura's parents last week, and her father seemed to like Sakura's taste. This life is the greatest; I'm in love with a card queen…
"Yo, dude,"
I heard behind, I guess it was Takashi again and had a bet with myself, if I won I'll not get angry with Sakura, if I lost, I'll cramp up, and tickle her. I looked back, Takashi Yamazaki it is. "Hey, what's up?" I replied, and slapped his shoulder like a true dude would do,
Takashi smiled, too flashy perhaps, "Guess what?" he looked excited, "I'm in love," he said, displaying his 'woohoo' expression splattered on his face,
"Takashi, you've said that, like the 114th time since 3rd year high school," I said sarcastically, but he totally didn't get my wit,
"But this time it's for real," Takashi said, trying to convince me he's not lying, for the whole of my life since I have met me, seventy-five percent of what he said since were lies, so why should I should believe him he loves someone?
" Well, whatever, I'm going now, later," he said sighing, guess it was no use convincing me. Tough out bro!
"Hi, Syaoran dear," The voice of Sakura voiced out from the gate, I listened to her yell out my name, adding dear after my name was pretty annoying, but at least she was calling me by first name, like a true girlfriend would, what am I going to do if I had no girlfriend? I looked at her, and smiled one of the best smiles I had mastered; she was typically with her best friend, Tomoyo, "See you Tomoyo, and yeah, Syaoran's staying at my place," I heard them giggle madly, I always find amusing what would 'girl-talk' be. She ran after me, and skillfully jumped at my mustang without any trouble. Skillfully since she had jumped there for a dozen of times,
"How many times do I have to remind you not add 'dear' after my name," I said with a sigh, girls like Sakura never learn, "anyways, where again?" Sakura giggled, and pinched my cheek, "hey, that hurts," She giggled again, much more boisterous. Sometimes I just don't know how to understand Sakura but I think it's all right, since that's why I like her, twisted isn't it… I'm in love with her weirdness,
"At my place,"
At my place, how I love that phrase… I just can't wait,
"Hey," Sakura said again
"Yeah?"
"Did you know Takashi said 'I love you' and gave a French kiss to Chiharu?" Sakura said, like some amazing trivia
"Really?" I said, now I'm convinced, maybe I should believe Takashi now more often?
"Yeah, Chiharu personally said the news to me, she said she was in love, but then you know she had said that 114th times since high school I couldn't believe her, but then I thought probably I should," she said with a laugh,
"Their a great match don't you think?" I said, but then Sakura faced me, and gave me that affectionate wink,
"But ours is greater," she whispered, though I heard it clearly, I laughed, she couldn't get any more sweeter than that, I could've have thrown my arms, and give her a heavenly kiss, and I did… joke… if I did that, maybe I wouldn't have been thinking now,
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"Hey, sweetie, we're here," I gently said, number one rule to happily wake up a girlfriend when she's asleep on your shoulder, massage her ear, so I massaged it, and a fact you all must know is that I'm a good massager,
"Huh," she opened her eyes, and shit, you don't know how sexy she looks when she opens them like heaven… oh…"Oh, we're already here,"
"Yeah, at your home," I said. Her house wasn't really that big, but anyways, I don't like big houses, and it would really be peculiar if you find her living in a mansion only with herself living in it. Observing it, it looked cozy than the original house she had lived on her grade school years, I wonder if her brother's leaving there,
"Well, come on, let's go," Sakura said, already shuffling a dozen of keys while she skillfully come out of the car again. Looking inside her house was just like looking into a pink abyss with white splattered above and under. She laughed again, as I had my face got into that warded look, "I know it's all pink, but I love pink," she said cheerfully,
"Oh yeah, where's Kero?" I curiously asked, since normally, as far as I could remember Kero would suddenly appear whenever Sakura comes in somewhere,
"Don't mind him tonight, he won't appear, Tomoyo took care of him," Sakura said, "My god, the only thing that could convince him he'll be safe at Tomoyo's place was to tempt him with Tomtom's cookies," I laughed, and then sat on the couch nearest to me. It was comfy, and I imagined the couch I'm seating was expensive, "Oh right, could you wait, I still have to cook dinner," she said, running to her kitchen, "just help yourself, and you know, travel within the walls of my house, I'll just call you later when I'm finished," I can't help gazing at the uniform perfectly for her body, she was just so mesmerizing.
"This is just crazy," he said, now realizing fully how Sakura is addicted to pink, eyeballing the living room, I noticed then the frame with picture of Sakura and I in the costumes of Romeo and Juliet Tomoyo made for us Valentines last year, and I grinned at my penned hand-writing on the lower-right corner of the glassed frame, "Just because it's Wednesday," it read, with a heart at the tail of 'y'. I finally stood, and grinned at the other pictures on the wall I really wasn't facing before. Pictures of Tomoyo, Chiharu, Rika, Takashi, Yukito, Touya, Mister Fujitaka, and yours truly, with Sakura, in grins, and smiles, and all the foolish faces you could think of. I grabbed the cased gift I had for Sakura, no, it's not a proposal ring, but another gift I'm sure she'd like. I grinned, and I observed again my surroundings, then I heard the kitchen getting a lot of noise, and a divine aroma suddenly filled the whole house, I just want to go there and surprise her, how evil can I be… So I did walk, just following the sound, the smell, and Sakura's singing? Wait, she's singing! So I slither towards her like a silent snake… Quiet, predating for the right time, clean, and merciless… I looked at her back, and boy, she had 'd ass. I took the heart-shaped box, opened it, and put it without noise on the wooden table near the door… it was a thread-like silver necklace, a heavy silver pendant with rose quartz at the center. I went toward her, slowly, and calmly, my feet almost sliding by the floor without problem, and with one breath, I shot his hands, and the next thing Sakura and I knew was that my arms were above Sakura's shoulders, the necklace already set on her chest, and Sakura not unaware that I crept up to her. I fastened the accessory finally with one click, and let go of it. I had the chance to look at what she was cooking, paella?
"What's this?" Sakura asked, but then, it was obviously a necklace, does she have to ask what did I put on around her neck?
"It's a necklace, dummy," I said, inching my face on hers, and gave her a sweet peck on the cheek,
She looked at her chest, and was surprised to see it was really a necklace, and probably her face expressed she liked it, "Why?"
I laughed, and grinned, trying to make every inch of my smile to be sweet and affectionate, "You don't need a reason to make things, you know," I said, hoping there was enough of Li Syaoran power to charm her. Sakura looked at me, and then she smiled at me, the same smile I stared at hypnotized the time I said my first I love you to her. I then remembered Tomoyo's suggestion, 'Syaoran, I'll give you a tip, quickly change subject after you somehow charms Sakura, and gives you an extraordinary smile, you'll have an extra point for that,' I remembered she said that, while giggling, and surely, I trust her, after all, she was Sakura's best friend, I mean, since kindergarten until now they're still not parting right? "So what's cooking?" I said innocently, and she gave that approving look in her face translating, 'Oh my god, how did he know I get turned on by that kind of move!' I chuckled, and winked at her… Since that second, I promised myself I would let myself get naked before Tomoyo's video camera if she would suggest that,
"Oh, Easy Paella, Syaoran," Still gazing at the necklace, her face telling me how proud she was with me, "It's wonderful smelling right," she said, stirring and making batter with the dish, adding some red things, saffron I think, it was, after all, one of the most distinct spices on earth, or at least at the Spanish cuisine,
"Yeah, I guess so, hang on, I'll prepare the table," I said, patting her shoulder, and getting unto the cupboards I guess placed were the plates and all that. I was correct, but then, I sighed again, even her plates were colored pink, even her utensils were pink, not fully pink, it was marble pink… Why do I even bother think of this eccentric addiction… She was indeed a Card captor. So I did throw them accurately to the dinner table for two, sliding down the plates, and you know, adding coolness to the atmosphere, had some red wine I found on the other cupboard, and placed it on the middle, along with the cherry blossom-like bonsai with pink candles already placed on the table.
Everything was all set; all I need now was Sakura, her cooking, and more stupendous happenings coming our way,
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I sat there, waiting, and even though I thought it was a bit late how Sakura cooked, it was all right, since she was singing with all her heart out, like hell that would be a good sign,
"Dinner's ready," she suddenly stopped singing, and came along nearer to the candle-scented room her scent, along with the smoothly pungent smell of the dish, what was it again? Paella?
I looked at the dish, and I must admit it looked, and smelled good, not unless the dish was too good for my nose, well in fact, everything Sakura cooks were always too good for me, "Smells good," I commented, turning up the plates, and flaming the wicks of the candles there, it wasn't necessary, but then again, romantic issues must be applied for they are a matter,
"Not only smells, but tastes too," Sakura added. Obviously!
She put the pot on the table, and we were ready to eat, "It took you a while to cook this," I said, thinking of ways how to keep the happy conversation alive,
"Yeah, but it's really nothing to me," Sakura giggled, and had another spoon again,
I had to eat too, and discovered it really was good, not thinking about it, I said, "But I do see your effort, you should be a chef when your finished university," I said casually,
Sakura shook her head from negation, "No, I have big, ambitious dreams for myself," she said, proudly,
"Mind if you tell them to me?" I asked interested,
Sakura laughed, "Don't get me as childish, but I want to run my own kingdom with you as my husband," she giggled again, and put on that smile. She reached for the wine and had some on her goblet. I laughed after a while. So she wants me to get married with her? Wow. And this is not sarcastic. "Want some?" she offered. I nodded. She had then wine poured on my goblet.
"Husband huh?" I said, and she laughed again, I joined too, you don't know how infectious her laughter would be,
After a while, unfortunately there was silence, I always find it strange, even with hot conversation on the dinner table always going through, there would always be a time the quiet would rule over the table… but then she smiled again, "Cheers," she finally said, and raised her goblet, as I did too,
"To matrimony!" we said n unison, and then our sounding laughter giggled the dinner room…
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"Hey, Syaoran, I'm going to take a bath now," she said to me, okay, so she had to take a bath, even men have to take a bath you know,
"Yeah, sure," I replied. I watched her run to the bathroom, where was the bathroom? I already was in her bedroom, yeah, you heard it right, in her bedroom, and now it was no surprise it was pink, and I lied there. Hey, it wasn't rude since I'm going to sleep here anyways, but I have to tell her bed was one of the softest beds I have slept, even Mei Ling's bed was no match for my girlfriend's. I still hear the shower water pouring, and I guess the bathroom was actually beside her room, as typical and always as it was.
I paced in her room, and I saw another picture of me with her. It was a picture we were in a restaurant in our uniforms, I still remember Sakura kept saying it wasn't a date when obviously it was, and the next day we were known by the whole campus as an official couple; we really weren't this close yet at that time, but I guess now as time did went by, we finally said the whole truth to each other, and now we're so thick faced we even keep saying about our relationship even around us… I still lay comfortably on her bed, this would be my home for this night. There's no doubt about it. Hahaha.
Suddenly, I heard the door click, and I jerked forward to sit upright. Yes, it was the bathroom, and I just soon realized the door beside the bed, especially the side I was sitting at, was actually the side nearest to the door to the bathroom, (A/N – Was my grammar correct? Hehe, pardon me if it's wrong! Anyways, I hope it's fun reading this POV, I've generated this kind of thing from my personality, and so it's like me talking to you! Hehe, it's easy, it's fun, and I think it's a really good way to put effect, The LEMON is really amateur-made, so I warn you, and I'm so sorry if I put out my innocence out. Until the end of the flashback, I'll be a devilish sex maniac… I'm so sorry,) A beautiful, toweled Sakura came out of the bathroom, and fuck, she was so sexy…
"Whoa," I exclaimed, totally backed out from the bed, I almost had myself stumble to the floor. I blushed, "what're you doing only in a towel?" and hen she didn't mind me, only thing she did was to release the cloth around her body, and now, I'm really not joking. I can't see the whole of my face, but I'm determined I was blushing as red as ketchup would be,
What she only did was face me, she had a lover's smirk pasted on her mouth area, and I was sure this was Sakura's wild side… Shame on me, I don't even know she really had one. "Oh puhleesh, don't act you're not into this, Syaoran," she said, raising an eyebrow, but what was really amazing was that she didn't even cared she was standing naked in front of me. I eyed her boobs down to her womanhood. Womanhood! Why can't I just say sex lips or hole or whatever!
I blushed more, but she was right. What people really don't know about me is that, even though I'm more than confident, a woman showing off her exposed body in front of me always shock me terribly at first… So sssh! (A/N – In real life may I correct that. 'A woman showing off her exposed body in front of me WILL shock me terribly at first')
After a while, I stopped blushing, and finally had that normal, subdued attitude of mine when it comes to sex, and stared at those breasts engraved in her chest, tattooed were words 'Massage me…' on it. And I stood, but more importantly, my dick was getting alive again and it's marking on my trousers, Sakura eyed on my bottom, and I guess she's found out I'm really getting turned-on now… she did a great job. After a minute, I was in touch of her, she in touch of me… needless to say, we were standing beside the bed, Sakura leaning on the wall for support. I then held her breasts, and shit, they were so soft like jelly, fleshy jelly… My hands full of them, I felt her nipples were getting harder, not to mention my dick…
"Syaoran, ahhhhhh…" she moaned, not able to control her tongue, and as a reflex, I launched for her mouth… and instantly, our tongues got entwined in our deepening kiss, I was pushing her on the wall, so busy, kissing her, feeling her skin, and I felt her hands began to travel on my own body, and letting her do her own leisure of it… She had my polo off, and so it showed my chest, in sweat, and she was delighted, she continued to ruble her hands until to the button of my pants, obviously she wanted to take off it. My dick was stiff, wanting to get out of my boxers, she teased me, just placing her hand on my crotch, doing nothing, just feeling the throbs of my manhood, and how cruel could that be? I wasn't on earth then, I felt like I was in heaven, in paradise, she had successfully took off the meddling cloth below me, and I kissed harder, and she replied with equal power, and she hugged me, careless of my penis sticking onto her, careless of what she really felt now, probably for her she was in oblivion only because her loved one was hugging her, showing his big dick to her, exposing every single about him to her that night… We danced to the bed, however entwined with a motif, a trying promise for eternal hold, and we never let go, we managed to let ourselves lay on the surface without problem…
My mouth came down her, to her neck, swiveling my tongue on her silky skin, and then my mouth landed on her breasts, licking on her right boob, making her squirm and moan loudly, her moans like music to my ears, an ecstatic melody that kept me making her do more, making me do more… I looked at her, and she looked at me. Was that just consequence? She smirked, and I looked at her weirdly, still in touch with her bosoms. Was looking into each other while having sex is disrespectfully? Whatever, at least we know what we are doing… Suddenly flinched, she just grabbed my dick, and she caressed it, her hands were just so skillful, I doubt this was her first time, and I confess to myself this isn't the first time I got laid… but with Sakura, it felt differently, much more love, more joy, more passion, our love wasn't just achieved easily, it was hard-worked, I had her love because I worked it like a farmer's son… She stroked me, and it was me now who was moaning, and I resumed working on her left boob, and she squirmed again. I pulled myself upward, and I saw her satisfied smile on her face, but I still wasn't satisfied, I poured down my body unto hers, accurately thrusting my manhood onto hers, "Oh my god… Syaoran…" she said, and filled the room, my ears… I continued, backwards, forward, backward, forward, following the rhythm of her voice, more than that, the rhythm of our love, and so, time just stopped strangely, only Sakura and I were only moving in some kind of world without time and existence, until then, after I lost power to thrust her, and she lost her power to moan ad scream, both of us lay naked, untroubled on how messy the bed was, all e heard were the crickets singing their song, I was filled with joy, and new love… I looked at her, and she touched my cheek…
-End of Flashback-
Narrator's POV
"So how was it?" Takashi casually asked, leaning on the wall, and looking at Syaoran with a boyish grin,
Syaoran blushed, "I won't say it," she stated, and shaking his head to stop himself remembering that time, it just made him lovesick, and lust on Sakura,
"Oh c'mon, you're a hot guy, you should—" Takashi said, his voice too convincing it made his voice fishy and lie-prone
"Yo, Li let's go, break time's over!" One of the waiters said, and Syaoran sighed and chuckled,
"Tough luck Takashi," He said, glad he had an excuse, "later,"
"Hey, wait!" Takashi said indignant, trying to grab Syaoran's clothing, but it was too late, he groaned,
Chiharu then giggled behind him, "C'mon, don't spoil it just now Takashi, we can remind him later. Does Tomoyo and the others perfectly know about the occasion?" she asked excitedly,
Takashi looked bhind him "Yes, sweetie, meanwhile I'm still convincing Li he loves Sakura, and he must admit that, sometimes you really have to give in to love you know," Takashi said,
"Don't sweet talk me, but then, how should you know?" Chiharu said, denying it,
"Li's one of my best dudes Chi-chan, of course I know how he acts when he likes someone," Takashi said,
Chiharu patted his back, "Yeah sure, but don't forget, you have to remind him the special day,"
"Yeah, yeah," Takashi said, seating on an easy chair, and winking on his beautiful, concerned wife… Well, anyways, an important occasion was about to start soon, but what could that be? Takashi or anyone wouldn't tell you, that's for sure,
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A/N – Hehe, pretty long chapter huh? Well, I hope you've enjoyed that fluff/lemon flashback, and even though it was only a flashback, as you could see, it really was a good memory, stating it was a 'trying promise for eternal hold'. Well, I guess that's a vacation for ya, it's great isn't it. Though I still refer that lemon as an amateur-made, I think I had fun writing that. My hormones totally ruled over me this night I wrote the chapter. Don't worry about chapter 13, it's coming out sooner than you think, but I guess you wouldn't like it much, since it's the dinner of Lyn x Eriol x Sakura. Esodane signing out. But then, don't worry, I promise I won't let Eriol get in love with our idol Sakura!