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Ice Queen
Chapter Three
Sakura's POV
Sakura nearly stood up. She was alarmed.
I didn't hit him too hard with the soccer ball, did I? I couldn't have.
Eriol ran out of the room and came back shouting. "Kinomoto! Go to the nurse's office and tell them that Syaoran is on his way!"
Sakura complied. She sprinted up there and helped the nurse get a bed ready for him.
Syaoran came in the room leaning on Eriol and Yamazki for support.
They laid him down on the bed and Sakura whispered to Eriol, "What happened?"
"He puked blood."
Oh. That's pretty serious. He hasn't been looking too good.
I'm worried… but why am I worried? I shouldn't be. I don't care for other people… what's going on?
Eriol seemed to notice my distress and worry so he ordered me to stay here and watch him. Yamazaki wanted to, but Eriol told him to go back to class.
It was just me and him now. Me and Li. The nurse had left somewhere else.
I looked him over carefully and saw that the bruise and cut I had given him yesterday had been opened again and damaged even more.
I got up and told the nurse about this and she looked alarmed. She rushed in and asked him to show her.
Syaoran's POV
What an annoying person. Why does she want me to 'show her?' Can't she see? Is she blind?
And this Kinomoto girl. Why does she have to stay back. Probably another 'excuse' to skip class.
Syaoran shrugged the woman's request off. The nurse sighed, "Fine… but if anything really hurts… you have to tell me."
Syaoran notice that Sakura's eyes were examining him very closely.
Oh crap. Does she notice that the cut is larger?
"Li," Sakura's icy voice whipped through the air, "Lift up your shirt a little."
What?
"What the heck?" Syaoran backed away from her.
Is she crazy? What is she trying to pull?
"Just do it, Li," Sakura commanded. Who does she think she is? Is she nuts? No way am I going to do that.
"Che. You have GOT to be kidding me."
Out of no where, Sakura flipped out a small, but lethal blade, "Does it look like I'm joking to you?"
Normally Syaoran wouldn't be bothered. He wasn't a martial arts master for nothing, but right now he was feeling horrible so Syaoran could do nothing but sigh and do as he was told.
He lifted his shirt just a little.
Sakura's eyes did a quick scan of him. "I knew it," Sakura leaned back on the chair she sitting on. "You're just like m- You've been beaten by somebody… who?"
Syaoran chose to ignore the last part of her question and said, "Sorry. I missed the first part of your sentence."
Has she been beaten to? Was that what she was going to say? Wait… aren't blades not allowed in school?
"Who?" Sakura repeated.
Sakura's POV
I knew on the outside, I had my same icy exterior. But… on the inside I was fuming.
But what's worse was… I was fuming for Syaoran. Not at him… for him.
I nearly let it out that I too, had been beaten… numerous times by my guardian when I used to live with him. Both my parents had been murdered… right in front of my eyes.
Inside, tears were streaming down my face, on the outside, I had that expressionless look on.
"Who?" I repeated.
"None of your business," his voice was gruff. Probably really didn't like that I was pressing him for personal info. No matter. I'll find out later anyway.
Sakura shrugged and in a chilly voice said, "Fine whatever."
Silence froze the air. It would have been unbearable for anyone… but these two. They had been hardened. Hardened by time and by hurt.
--The end of School--
Sakura was walking to work when she noticed Syaoran was going in the same direction.
"Don't you ride the bus?" Syaoran look surprised, "How'd you know? I'm going to work."
Sakura shrugged… so he works. Not many people his age work. Aren't his parents worried? I have to work because that's what I live on for things like new clothes and such. I don't get an allowance.
"Just a guess."
Syaoran nodded. And the two walked on… again in silence. Syaoran seemed restless, "So… where do you work?"
Sakura glared at him, "Not that it's any of your business, but I teach at a martial arts institute. I specialize in ninjutsu skills but I'm great with a sword too… where do you work?"
The boy laughed, "Not much for modesty eh?"
WTF????? Nobody EVER laughs at my comments… The air around her suddenly seemed dangerous.
Syaoran seemed notice the change in her demeanor so he stopped laughing and answered seriously, "I work at a martial arts institute too… I specialize in sword fighting and hand to hand combat."
Sakura groaned. There was only one martial arts institute in the whole area. Why did HE have to work there as well.
Syaoran just grinned a foxy grin. 'Looks like the start of a beautiful relationship,' he thought.
To be continued…
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