Title: How Listening to Your Heart for 100 Days Can Help You
Rating: T (for swearing and some sexual content)
Paring(s): S&S, E&T
Summary: A man who doesn't know how to love and a woman with more than enough of it to share.
Disclaimer: Me no own anything.
How Listening to Your Heart for 100 Days Can Help You
Chapter 2: Random conversations.
Date: February 7, 2006
TODO Today: Bitch on Kinomoto (more) for not showing up yesterday.
"So, Kinomoto, did you have a nice day off?" Sakura was about to answer like a normal person, with a 'fine, thanks', but when she saw who asked the question, with his, she had come to know as his trademark scowl, she just turned her head and walked into her office. Talking to him was the very last thing she wanted to do at that particular moment. Or any particular moment for that matter, after their phone conversation yesterday. Eriol walked in, and, he too was about to say something until he saw Li standing there , starring at Kinomoto's closed door. He shook his head, and heard Li swear after he muttered, 'your own stupid fault, anyway'.
-flashback: February 6, 2006
"Hello?"
"Hi, Li, it's Kinomoto."
"How the hell did you get this number?"
"Hiragizawa gave it to me." She paused briefly. "And before you say anything, I asked him for it."
"Oh, well, what do you want? I'm busy." Sakura could hear him shuffling around and signing his papers, so she knew he wasn't lying. She was about to say something when he beat her to it. "And where the hell are you? The phone's being an ass. The rings won't fucking stop. You're the secretary!" She giggled and Li raised an eyebrow. He was yelling at her...and she was giggling. Preposterous.
She, herself, was shocked at her own action. Since when had she became a giggling boob? Ending her ridiculous behavior, she answered him. "It's seven, Mr. Li , I don't work until eight. Anyway, I just wanted to know where you liked to eat."
"Why?"
"You know...Valentine's Day...It's next Tuesday..."
"Yes, and your point is? Again, I'm very busy!"
'Remember, you said that you would...join me?" Sakura was thoroughly confused now.
"You were serious about that! Hello? She just hung up? What the hell?
-End flashback
Date: February 8, 2006
TODO Today: Prove to Hiragizawa that I don't care about Kinomoto not speaking to me. Cause I don't. Not at all. Oh, and fire Mark Chang from Human Resources for stealing supplies.
"Hiragizawa, come here."
"Couldn't you ask?"
"Ask what?"
"Oh, never mind, your highness. What do you want?"
"Get me Mark Chang from Human Resources."
"Because..."
"He's stealing toilet paper. Last time the toilet paper roll count was six hundred. Now there's five-hundred and ninety seven."
"You ever consider that it's being used?"
"Just get him!"
"Alright, alright...wait...is he the bloke with the beautiful eyes?"
"I don't know. I'm not queer enough to stare into other men's' eyes."
"And you're firing him because you think he's stealing toilet paper?"
"It's perfectly logical."
"And I wasn't staring at his eyes...Kinomoto told me yesterday that she thought he had gorgeous eyes...that's when I noticed him staring at her ass yesterday."
"I don't notice what he does with his free time. Or listen to women talk about eyes. Hell, I don't even notice eyes at all."
"Uh huh. Of course."
"So...what color are Kinomoto's eyes?"
"Emerald green."
Eriol raised an eyebrow. He said nothing, and stared and smirked at Li.
"Damn."
"He was staring at her ass."
"Get Chang, NOW!
Wow, Li firing someone for sharing the same pastime as you? A beautiful friendship could have started...All because of Kinomoto's ass..."
"GET OUT AND GET THE BASTARD TO ME NOW!"
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"So. Chang." Li began. Then paused. Which shouldn't be counted as a hesitant pause. Just a pause. Because he knew what he was going to do. He was going to fire the idiot in front of him. The question of how, just kept popping up. A breath was taken as he gave the man as harsh a look as he could give, while he was also trying to think. His brain was yelling and cussing at him for doing this so soon, so irrationally, that even he wanted to shoot himself. Stupid Kinomoto. Ugh. He cursed at him some more. He had just thought about Kinomoto. For the millionth time that day. But he wasn't keeping count. "How's the family?"
The man, who really did have beautiful eyes, in front of him, looked a little surprised. Li looked confident, because he knew he had hit the jackpot with that question. Now, if he could get ahold of Chang's wife...there wouldn't be a need to fire him...because the wife would take care of everything...she'd never forgive him for staring at another woman's ass. "Um, sir..."
"Yes. Well, I assume they're doing fine. Anyway...Are you crying?"
"I'm s-sorry s-sir, I-I just d-don't l-l-like to t-talk ab-bout m-my f-famil-ly b-because m-my d-d-dad p-p-passed a-away!"
Li was just shell-shocked. And if anyone had the luck to come in, coincidently with a camera, they would have had a priceless picture, and a million dollar blackmail threat. But that was if anyone had come in, of course.
He lowered his head to his desk, took a breath and tried to begin again.
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Eriol peaked inside Kinomoto's little office. She was working. He tried to be sneaky, but he never really was much a sneak, so instead of the original plan, which was, well, to sneak in without her noticing, he tripped over her plant. It seemed quite impossible when he was looking up at her concerned and worried face when he was on the floor.
"Oh dear God, Eriol, are you ok?" She shook him so hard, that his glasses fell off. Sakura picked it up and tried to hand it to him, but as dense as Eriol was, he was stumbling around, trying to locate them.
"Sir, here-"
"Hold on, Miss. Kinomoto, let me find my glasses first, please.
"But-"
"Yes, I understand, and I'm sorry. I shouldn't have went into your office, but I just wanted to see if you were ok, from yesterday, or something."
"Yes, and that's sweet, but-"
"You see-"
"SIR, I HAVE YOUR GLASSES!"
"Oh. Thank you."
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"So...I assume, then, that your wife has been helping you deal with this?"
He burst out crying some more. Li frowned. Frankly, he was getting quite annoyed now. "I-I G-GUESS S-SHE W-WOUL-LD, I-I-F I-I H-HAD O-ONE! B-BUT, D-DON'T W-WORR-RY, S-SAK-KUR-RA'S B-BEEN H-HELP-PING ME AL-LOT, S-SO I-IT HASN'T B-BEEN T-THAT B-BAD. A-AND I'VE B-BEEN S-SO HORRIBLE T-TO H-HER. B-BECA-AUSE I W-WAS S-ST-TU-PID AND L-LEFT M-MY JELLY D-DOUGHNUT ON H-HER C-CHAIR ON A-ACCID-DENT AND SHE S-SAT ON IT, AND I T-TOOK T-TOO LONG TO REALIZE IT, B-BEC-CAUSE I W-WAS B-BEING R-RUDE AND T-THOUGHT S-SHE HAD A HUGE LEAK ON HER PERIOD!"
Li thought back. Come to think of it, there was a huge red mark on her white dress that day...but he had just thought it was a design or something to get guys to notice it more. He looked down disdainfully at the broken man (if he could still be called a man at this moment) in front of him, for many reasons. One, because he thought he had worried about him and his problems. But mostly because he couldn't fire him now. Because contrary to belief, he did have a conscious. And the stupid thing wouldn't let him fire the 'poor creature' in front of him.
"All right, you may go. Good bye."
"B-but d-didn't y-ou-"
"Diane, show him out."
"My name's Souree."
Yes, Diane, show him out."
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"So what you're saying is that Li's madly in love with me and completely pissing me off is his way of showing me that?" Sakura drawled out slowly. She raised an eyebrow in anticipation of his answer. It was going to be amusing, that's for sure.
"Of course, Miss Kinomoto. Each man has their own way of professing love. Some would climb up on a vine wall and sing to you, while others would take you down to the beach and write it on the sand. Syaoran just happens to say it in a harsher manner compared to those two."
Sakura couldn't help it. She burst out laughing. "Mr. Hiragizawa, even you don't believe what your saying!" Eriol laughed. He couldn't help it either.
"Ok, so what I'm saying may not be the case between you too, but I can say this safely. Li's going to miss out on a lot of he doesn't get his head straight. Isn't he, Sakura?" He gave a friendly smile.
"...Thanks. Eriol." She smiled too, glad that she found a friend in the office.
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February 9, 2006
TODO: Complete the agreement with FirstNet and business meeting with Sandrine Corp. at 9:00 am.
"Kinomoto."
"Kinomoto..."
"Oh dear God, woman, would you please open that mouth of yours and say something."
"You are in my office. You are wasting my time. And it's 8: 50. You have a meeting at 9, Mr. Li. No need to be late for that now, no?"
"You're hopeless."
"You're an ass. Fair enough?"
Li smiled. Sakura looked at him funny. "Goodness, with the way you're looking, it's as if you've never been called an ass before. Which, quite frankly, I find quite hard to believe."
He chuckled. "Yeah, I have been called an ass before. But I got you to call me an ass."
"I haven't called you that yet?"
"Probably have. I just chose not to remember it."
"8: 54 now, Mr. Li. You're going to be late."
"Then they'll wait."
Sakura looked up at him from her papers. She put her papers down, laid her chin on her two hands, and gave him his full attention. "Ok, Mr. Li. What are you trying to do?"
"I, I'm trying to-"
"Mr. Li! Mr. Hiragizawa wants to know where you are! You have a meeting in five minutes!"
"Not now, Diane, I'm busy!"
"It's...never mind. Ugh."
"Mr. Li, just go." Sakura let go of an exasperated breath. I have to finish these papers anyway.
"I...forget it."
"Ok. I will."
"I was trying to be nice to you, you know."
"I do."
"I want you to forgive me."
"I know."
"So what can I do?"
"Why do you care?"
"Because...you...are my secretary. You could say so much shit about me to everyone if I piss you off."
Sakura shook her head. "Whatever, Mr. Li, but you can start by remembering that woman's name. It's not Diane."
"Wait, don't go! What is her name?"
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"Check these papers for me, Sarah." The young blonde rolled her eyes and took the papers.
Eriol chuckled as she left. "Her name's Souree."
"Damn it! I was close this time, though."
"Why do you even call her by her first name, anyway."
"It's all in this complicated thing with Meiling. Don't ask."
"So, are you going on a date with Kinomoto on Valentine's?"
"No...why would I?"
"You seem to bond well with her."
"Moments of weakness."
"By her?"
"Hiragizawa shut up, you're giving me a headache."
a/n: Yeah, a bunch of just worthless conversations...but I needed them, because you can't really expect Li to just give in early, right?...I think he's pretty stubborn.
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