Candy

Sakura loved candy. Its smooth surface, the way it felt when she ran her tongue along its sides, its taste, the way it looked, everything. She loved candy. She loved Syaoran. She, just for her own fun, liked comparing Syaoran to candy, just to see if she could find anything bad about either of them.

Candy is sweet. Syaoran is sweet.

Candy tastes good. Syaoran definitely tastes good.

Candy felt smooth. Syaoran's skin was the smoothest she'd ever felt.

Candy rotted your teeth out. Syaoran didn't rot your teeth out, thankfully.

She'd only been able to find one bad thing about candy, but never about Syaoran. She'd stare at him for hours sometimes. When he would notice, which he rarely did, he'd smile at her and kindly ask what she was doing. She would smile back and reply with a simple "Just studying you." He would laugh and pull her close and ask what she'd found out, and she would tell him "nothing", that he was a total mystery to her, but that she still loved him anyway and that would never change.

She loved these moments with Syaoran, but was still bothered by the fact that she couldn't find anything negative about him. Everyone had their negative points, but, if Syaoran did, he did a damn good job of hiding them. Even candy had its negative points. It bothered her that she couldn't find the negative points of Syaoran, because she knew they were there, if he didn't have them then he wasn't a human being. It also bothered her that Syaoran didn't share them with her, his problems and concerns and what not. They'd only been together a month or so, and before that it had taken a near 2 weeks for them to become comfortable with their new relationship, but Sakura had told him numerous times to come and talk to her if he was feeling down or depressed. With a smile he had agreed, but he had yet to do so. Sakura noted this with a pout and promised herself she'd bug him about it when she next got the chance.

She wanted to know everything about him; that's what it meant to be in love, apparently.

"Syaoran," she asked one morning as Syaoran came back with Kurogane and Fai from exploring the newest world. "Tell me one bad thing about yourself."

Syaoran blinked at her and Fai laughed as he closed the door to the small room they were temporarily staying in.

"…What?"

Sakura giggled. "Tell one negative thing about you."

Syaoran shifted uneasily under the pressure of her gaze. "…Why?"

"Because I can't find one by myself. I just want to assure myself that you're human."

"Come now, Syaoran-kun, I'm fairly interested in hearing this as well," Fai laughed, half-joking.

"I don't want you to know my negative sides, Sakura," Syaoran replied quietly, looking down at his feet.

Sakura got up off the bed she was laying on and walked over to Syaoran, wrapped her delicate arms around his waist, and rested her head against his chest, listening to his heart beat. "Even candy rots your teeth out, come on, just tell me."

Syaoran brought Sakura into the bathroom and closed the door to get away from the prying eyes and ears of Fai and Kurogane, then brought her close and held her tightly to his chest. "It took me so long to get you… I don't want to lose you now."

"What makes you think you'll lose me?"

"You won't like my negative sides…"

"I want to know all of you Syaoran…I want to love all of you…"

Syaoran leaned down and pressed his lips against her own. He's trembling…

"Can you wait a little longer….for me?" He rested his chin on top of her head. "Please?"

Sakura sighed in disappointment. "I suppose… you'll tell me one day, wont you?"

He nodded and kissed her hair. "I promise."

"Then I promise to be patient and wait." She looked up at him and smiled.

He smiled back. "Thank you…"