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Accidental
Chapter Seven
Moon Kitty 2005
January 15, 2006
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Sakura rolled over in her bed, head pounding, and she groaned as she raised a hand to her forehead to wipe off the sweat. She sat up, the covers falling off her chest as she pushed her sweaty hair away from her face. Looking around dazedly for a moment, she tried to remember what happened last night...
The moment her mouth opened, his lips slammed down on hers with a tender harshness. Sakura flattened her back against the wall and her eyes widened, her breath catching in her throat. She tried desperately not to respond, but the fruity drink she had downed earlier put her past the point of recognizing where she was and just who she was kissing. So her arms came up of their own volition and she pressed herself against him, desperately pleading with him to deepen the kiss.
He seemed surprised for a second before wrapping his arms around her waist and picking her up, tearing his lips from hers to kiss her neck. "Sakura..." he moaned slightly.
Sakura's emerald eyes widened as she threw the covers off her and ran to the bathroom, leaning over the toilet to empty her stomach's content. When she was through, she wiped her mouth with the back of her hand disgustedly. What the hell had she been thinking? Drunk or not, she wouldn't have kissed Syaoran... or would she?
Deep under the denial, hurt, and post-drunkenness... something told her that she had immensely enjoyed the kiss last night, and had been wanting to do it for a long time. She scoffed. Yeah, right... it was the drink.
Her thoughts were pushed away as a timid knock sounded on the door.
"Sakura, are you all right?"
She pulled herself up from the floor, walking over to the door in a daze. Yanking it open, she stared at Tomoyo with a weak smile. "Yeah, I'm fine. How about you?'
Tomoyo laughed. "Whatever was in that drink was strong, but luckily I don't get hangovers."
Sakura stared at Tomoyo in disbelief and rubbed her aching temples as she watched Tomoyo walk away to make breakfast. "Hey, Tomoyo... did you ever talk to Syaoran last night?"
"Um... no... far as I know, he left right after you did. By the way, Sakura, why did you leave so quickly last night?" she asked, curious.
Sakura couldn't meet her gaze as she walked to the small table and sat down, staring at her folded hands in her lap. She turned red as she muttered, "Syaoran kissed me..."
There was silence for a moment before Tomoyo squealed loudly, running over to the table with an excited expression. "Are you serious! How cute!"
Sakura shot her a venomous look and rolled her eyes. "It's not cute. It was a drunken mistake. It'll never happen again."
Tomoyo pouted indignantly and walked over to the counter, serving up a plate for Sakura before ripping a list off the refrigerator and walking to the door. She looked over her shoulder and called, "I'm going to the store. I left your tea on the counter. I'll see you later."
Sakura nodded absentmindedly as she rose to retrieve her tea. Settling herself back at the table, she cradled her cold fingers around the cup and stared into the green depths. Would Syaoran say anything? Would he rub it in? Or would he be discreet? Would he even mention it?
A barely audible knock on the door jerked her out of her scrambled thoughts. She eyed it warily, hoping it wasn't who she thought it was. However, when she opened the door, there stood none other than the infamous Li Syaoran.
They stared at each other for a silent moment before she shook her head and went to close the door, but he stuck his foot in the door and placed a hand on the wood. "Sakura... Sakura, we need to talk."
Sakura looked at him, surprised by the amount of emotions running rampant through his amber eyes. She swallowed harshly and nodded, staring at the floor as she pulled the door aside to welcome him in. What am I doing? This is a bad idea... but... I just can't ignore him.
He turned around and stood by the coffee table, running a hand through his hair nervously. "Listen, Sakura... about last night... I want you to know that I wasn-"
Sakura smiled at him slightly and cut him off. "You don't have to feel guilty about it, Syaoran... we were both drunk and we didn't know what we were doing." Liar. "You don't have to apologize." I liked it. "Let's just put it behind us, okay?" I can't forget about it...
Syaoran's mouth parted slightly and he glanced at her, disbelief in his eyes. He swallowed roughly and smiled a small lopsided grin. "All right..." he muttered. "Then now that that's settled..." He walked over to the door, ready to leave, but he looked at her one last time and something he had been trying to keep inside of him snapped.
"Aw, hell," he muttered before he reached for her, pulling her to him to press his lips against hers again.
She trembled as he cupped her cheeks, kissing her gently. Where last night had been pure drunken instinct, she knew that this one was under free will... and that thought made her press herself against him more. He was just so relaxing... the feeling he was emitting right now was comforting, and she moaned lightly as he nudged her lips apart to deepen the kiss.
He tore his lips away and rested his forehead against hers, trying to catch his breath. He kissed her cheek and whispered into her ear, "That one was real." And with that, he cursed under his breath and stalked out of the apartment, slamming the door.
Sakura collapsed against the wall, pressing a hand against her chest and trying to calm her racing heart. She slid along the wall until her forehead rested on her knees. God, Syaoran... what are you doing to me?
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Authoress Notes:
All right, all right! I know it's a little short! ((runs)) You all just have to bear with me! Hey, guess what! Something major is happening in the next chapter! OMG! I know what you're all thinking... it might be that, it might not.
Due to certain circumstances, I'm going to have to cut the next chapter in half, so there will be a Part A and a Part B. They won't be very long, but don't worry. It'll still be some nice, romantic, screechy drama. See you later!