Chapter 18 Pink
Sakura's POV
"Are you going to work today? You haven't lost your job...yet." It's been a two weeks since I've been to work. I know that's long, but I needed the time to settle everything in my life. So much had already happened in less than two months. Could my life get any worth?
"Yet? What do you mean by that?"
"I was just saying. You've been home for almost two weeks now. So are you going today?"
"I don't know. Maybe not, I'm going to skip one more day. I think I should go and buy my textbooks for school. I only have at least four weeks left before school starts."
"Oh yeah, you're only 18, I forgot. You still have college and all that crap. Boy am I happy I'm way past that!"
"So! I'm only four years younger than you! Hey what college did you go to?" I lean across the breakfast table.
Syoaron leaned in forward too. "I...forgot."
"How can you forget! I'm so excited!"
"You're excited about school"
"Who wouldn't!" I dreamily thought about school. "(SIGH) School." Syoaron gave me "you are a crazy person" look and talked.
"So you are not going to go to work today, but you are going to shop for books? The least I expected was you shopping for clothes. You need a new style. Well I'm off!" Syoaron put his plate in the sink. Ever since he had cooked for me, he hadn't been washing the dishes lately. I've lost hope in him washing the dishes for me.
"Hey Sakura." He turned around again. I looked up to him from clearing the table. "So what time are you going?"
"I don't know, maybe ten or eleven. Why?"
"Just wondering." He turned to take another step, but paused and turned around again. "When do you think you'll be getting back?"
"I don't know. I might go to the park after that too, so probably around five. Why?"
"Nothing. Bye!" This time he walked out the front door and I can hear the start of a car engine.
"Now what is he up to?" I shrugged it off and continued on my task.
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So I lied. I went to the book store at Soho College (made up name!), the college I was soon going to attend. I looked around the book store trying to find the books that I needed.
I had eight classes, and I needed one text book for each of them.
"BioChemist textbook, where are you?" I was talking to myself, and of course the books.
"Miss, do you need any help?" I looked up to see a woman with huge round glasses on between the age of thirty and fourty ask. Maybe she heard me talking to myself. Or was I making a fool of myself crawling on all four to be at the same level as the other books?
"Sure. I'm having trouble." I handed her my paper that had the list of books I needed.
"Biochemist. I'll direct you to it.
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I took one last look at the book store and started walking away to a bus stop.
Here I was looking like a fool with eight...and I mean eight textbooks in front of me when school hasn't even started yet. I should of have just asked Syoaron to take me today and delay him from his work.
I sat on the bench and kicked the dirt. Finally the bus came.
When I walked inside the bus, almost everyone's and even the bus driver's gaze was one me. The same question was written all over their faces. "Is she crazy or what? Why is she carring so many books?"
I paid for the bus fare and went to the empty front seat.
I guess I should go home first before I go for my walk in the park. I struggled to look at the time on my watch and it read 11 am. 11, that was the time I told Syoaron I wasn't going to be home, but leave to buy my textbook. But why would he need to know? Was he going to bring Yuki over? Were they going to...eww... Sakura! Stop thinking Nasty! Why would Syoaron do that?
I looked around my surrounding and saw everyone's gaze on my again. I must of have beem hitting my head again unconsciously.
"Stupid me." I said under my breath.
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The house was still deserted. I walked into my room and put my books away. After carrying eight textbookd, and walking two blocks, who wouldn't be tired? I was and that's why I was sitting on my bed right now, well actually laying down on the bed from exhaustion.
Maybe I should eat something first before I go on my walk.
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I suck in the fresh air at the park. Little kids were running everywhere and picnics were set everywhere. Now I'm hungry again and I just ate.
I began my jogging around the park.
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Syoaron's POV
I looked at my watch and it read 11:30. I had just watch Sakura go to somewhere, maybe the park or maybe to buy her textbooks.
I quickly gathered all my utensils and went inside the house.
"OWw!" Damn! I dropped a paint can on my foot. It hurts like a bitch. I stuggled to get the door unlock and in the process I almost drop the can again. With frustration I threw open the door. I almost threw everything on the floor, but remembered who it was for and gentlelly set it aside. I had to get the other stuff inside the house too and I only have five hours!
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Sakura's POV
I was sitting on the swing sets now and looking towards the little kids who were playing with their parents.
(Flash Back)
"Mommy, mommy, you can't catch me!" My mom and I were playing tag. "AHAHAHAHAH!" I yelled that little voice of mine and ran as fast as I could from my mother. I spotted my dad and ran behind him. "Daddy! Block me! Block me!"
My mom chased me around my dad for so long I was actually exhausted, and I still remember when I was a little kid I was never tired easilly.
"TIME OUT!" I stopped and made a T with my small hands.
"Okay, okay, let's rest! Sakura you can run!"
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"Mommy, why is she crying?" I looked up to see that the little girl was pointing at me. Was I crying? I wiped my face and gave them a small smile. I got up to leave.
I was still crying walking home. I missed my parents so much and when I needed them the most they couldn't be there to comfort me. They couldn't be there to hold my hands anymore when I was lost. At the thought of this again more tears streamed down my face. I got to the door for my house and Syoaron's car was in the parking lane.
What was Syoaron doing home at this hour? I knocked on the door. I heard steps running down the stairs and he opened the door.
"Sakura...are you crying?" I was still sobbing. I couldn't talk because it was a heavy sob. Syoaron pulled me into a tight hug. "Everything's going to be okay. You still got me here." That was true. Now the person who cheered me up was Syoaron and the person who helped comfort me was Syoaron.
I cried hard into his chest, but he still hold onto me tight.
"Shh...let's go inside." I nodded my head and he lead me to the sofa. Syoaron looked at me for a while. I knew he wanted to ask me what was wrong, but I was in no condition to answer any questions.
"Here, drink this." Syoaron gave me a cup of water. "Hold on, I'll be right back." Syoaron ran upstairs and grabbed my blanket and pillow for me.
"I think you need some sleep." I nodded my head again let him lay down the pillow and cover me with my blanket.
"Thanks Syoaron, for everything."
"You bet. Now I'm going to leave you alone and do my own stuff in my room okay?"
"Okay."
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Syoaron's POV
"That was a close call!" I whispered so I could hear only.
I went into Sakura's room and began my work.
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Sakura' Pov
"AH DAMN!" Was I dreaming or was that Syoaron's voice?
I got up from the sofa and went upstairs. What ever Syoaron was doing he was quite loud.
I opened the door to my room and...
"Syoaron! What are you doing?"
"Oh damn, I knew this was going to happen." I walked up to him painting my walls pink and he was also covered in pink paint.
"Pink! My favorite color! But what are you doing?"
"Oh...you don't know?"
"Know what?"
"You seriously don't?"
"No, that's why I'm asking."
"Well, you wanna help me paint? This is taking longer than I had expected."
"Syoaron! Don't ignore my question!"
"PAINT...PAINT!"
"All right, all right. Hold your horses." Who cares if my clothing get pink paint all over it. I grabbed a roller and started with the ceilings.
"Syoaron, you aren't really a painter huh?"
"What? If I could paint picture than painting walls are easy!"
"You can paint?"
"Why not? I had to learn how to."
"Why?"
"Being a chairman's son isn't going to make your life easy."
"And I thought you weren't that smart."
"Are you saying I'm stupid?"
"Why not." I gave him a big smile.
"I'm going to pretend that I didn't hear that."
(silence)
We painted in silence for I don't know how long.
Soon I was done with the ceiling and started on another way while Syoaron was still on the same wall.
"Syoaron, you are slow!"
"No I'm not! I'm just taking my time!"
"Yeah. Whatever."
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"Hey, we're finally done!" I exclaimed excitely. The room looked so much better than before.
"Hey, I have another surprise for you."
"Huh?"
"Same drill."
"What are you talking...oh." So here I was agian, I had to close my eyes at the bottom of the stairs and let Syoaron lead me to somewhere in the house.
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"Remember, no peeking."
"Sure." I kept my eyes close and let him lead me.
"Here we are! Look!"
Why didn't i notice this when I was in the living room?
"Oh my god Syoaron! Thanks!" I ran to my...cake. "But why do I need a cake?"
"Baka! What date is it today?"
"It's August...4! MY BIRTHDAY!"
"Correct!" Syoaron lit the candles.
"Make a wish."
I silently closed my eyes and thought for a while for what I wanted. I then blew out the candles and one breath. "Yeah! My wish migh come true since I blew it in one breath!"
"What did you wish for?"
"Oh, I don't know, I can't tell you."
"Fine, but only because it's your birthday." Syoaron grabbed the knife and two plates with two forks.
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"That was a good cake Syoaron, where did you get it?"
"I bought it at the same bakery I bought the cake last time."
"They must make good cake huh?"
"Yeah...but hurry up, it's time to clean your room."
Oh yeah, I almost forgot, there were still that plastic all over my room.
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"Hey, you clean up while I paint something on your wall okay!"
"What are you going to paint?"
"Let's see..." He went to my table bed and grabbed my picture of my mom and my dad. "I'll paint this."
"Can you manage it?"
"Of course." I shrugged and started cleaning up my room. Stupid Syoaron, he started this mess first, why couldn't he clean it up himself. But then again he was really sweet in painting my room in my favorite color, when I wasn't even sure when I was going to start on that project.
"What's taking you so long?" I was done cleaning up the room already and stood behind him.
"Go and grabbed your new bed stuff in your closet."
"Did I get matching ones?"
"Yeah." Syoaron answered without taking his eyes off the painting he was, well half way done I hope?
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"Yah Syoaron! What's taking you so long?"
"I'm almost done."
"Hurry up, I'm sleepy and I want to go to sleep."
"Then go sleep in my room then."
"Really? I can? Your bed looks so comfortable."
"Yeah." I excitely got off my butt and walked to Syoaron's room. "Good night."
"Good night." and with that I closed the door to my room and walked across to his room.
Nothing changed at all. Everything was still in it's order. Even the picture of him and Yuki. I ignored it and layed on his bed.
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Syoaron's POV
I was done now and took a quick shower. I walked into my room after the shower and remembered Sakura was sleeping in my room. The room wasn't quite finish yet so I guess she should sleep in my room. I took out an extra set of pillows and blankets and lay it out on the floor.
"Good night Sakura."
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hey you guys, i didn't read it over so i will probably have some mistakes in it more than I usually do, but you guys well forgive me right?