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Accidental
Chapter Eighteen
Moon Kitty 2005
July 18th, 2006
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Tomoyo trudged into the apartment wearily, throwing her purse on the table before glancing at the couch, seeing Sakura staring at her. Tomoyo smiled sadly and whispered, "I told him... and now he hates me."
Sakura's eyes widened as she felt tears gather in her eyes as Tomoyo collapsed on the floor, crying harder than she had ever seen her cry before. Mimicking what she did the other day, Sakura pulled Tomoyo into her lap and soothed her, tears falling from her own eyes.
Now... now she could tell Syaoran... how she felt. She kissed the top of Tomoyo's head and smiled sadly, thinking, Thank you, Tomoyo... you sacrificed your love for Eriol so Syaoran and I could be together... You truly are a selfless person.
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Syaoran ran a hand through his hair, staring at his hands in his lap. He couldn't believe all this was going on. He loved Sakura still... even if she didn't love him back. He just couldn't believe how confusing all of this was.
He had been thinking about it for a while, and he had concluded that he had had feelings for Sakura a long time ago, but just hadn't realized it. She had made it hard to. He didn't want to seem vulnerable in front of her.
He reached for the remote, but as his hand was halfway there, he heard a knock on his door, and pulled it open to reveal a flustered, teary-eyed Sakura. His eyes widened and he pulled her inside the apartment and into the kitchen, taking out a wet paper towel and wiping her cheeks off. "Sakura, what happened? Did someone hurt you?"
She shook her head mutely, then stared up at him for a moment before launching herself into his arms, beginning to cry again. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, Syaoran."
He wrapped his arms around her. "Sorry for what, Sakura?"
"For the way I've been treating you. B-but Tomoyo told Eriol the truth today..."
His heart stopped and he buried his nose in her hair. "And?"
"I c-couldn't tell you anything because I didn't want to jeopardize anything between Eriol and Tomoyo. B-but... she sacrificed her relationship with him... so we... could be together."
His breath left him and he pulled her away to stare into her eyes. "Are you saying that you want to be together, Sakura?"
She smiled up at him and raised herself up on her tiptoes, sealing her lips to his gently. He wasted no time, pulling her close to kiss her deeper, placing his hands on her neck as he kissed along her jaw, hearing her sigh. She gripped the material of his shirt in her fingers, kissing his neck boldly, flushing as he made a little strangled sound of pleasure before crushing her lips to his again. He lifted her up on the counter and stood between her legs, grinding his hips into hers softly before kissing her gently, lying his head on her chest so he could hear her heart, which he was sure was pounding just as hard as his was.
She bit her lip and kissed the top of his head. "Syaoran... Do you still care about me?"
He chuckled. "Do you even need to ask?"
"I love you, too, Syaoran."
He smirked at her, kissing her again before picking her up and slinging her over his shoulder, ignoring her little squeak of indignance. He sat her on the couch and sat behind her, pulling her onto his lap so her head rested on his chest. Syaoran kissed the top of her head and said, "Everything will work out, Sakura... Tomoyo and Eriol will be just fine. They'll know what to do."
"I hope so," she responded, cuddling further into him.
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Authoress Notes
Kitty: How sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
Moon: (sneezes) Fluff... (sneeze) Too much... (sneeze) My God...
Kitty: (snickers) That's what you get for being such a Scrooge all the time. Oh, and by the way, people, the next chapter is the LAST ONE. Final chapter is up next, and I'll probably update it in a few days! Ja ne!