Somewhere, Somehow
Author's Notes: Thanks for the reviews! And please take note that I changed my pen name from EviL PunK NoT to EviL PunK. Thanks! Any by the way, this will be LAST TIME I will say/announce this to everyone who are asking if this is still an SS fic.
YES! THIS IS AND WILL FOREVER BE AN SS FIC!
If anyone asks me again if this is still an SS fic after this chapter, I will…gah! I don't know yet! Just keep in mind and let it register in your heads that this is an SS fic!
Chapter Thirteen – Jealousy Strikes
The next day, at around 9am, Sakura came down the stairs looking all dressed up. Touya was inside the kitchen, reading the newspaper and drinking coffee. Touya spotted his little sister opening the refrigerator and taking out the carton of orange juice.
"Are you going somewhere?"
"Where's Kaho?" she asked
"She's at the park with the kids. Now, answer the question: are you going somewhere?"
"Yeah" she answered while looking for a glass and soon found one.
"Where?"
"Out to lunch" Sakura answered, pouring orange juice into her glass.
"With?"
"Someone…" Sakura mumbled, while taking a sip, "Why are you asking all of these questions anyway?"
Touya ignored her, "Who are you going out with?" he asked again, lowering the newspaper and looked at Sakura straight in the eye.
"Aki Kimura"
Touya frowned, "And who is this Aki Kimura?"
"He's someone I met at the mall yesterday, while with Tomoyo. He was with us at Figaro and we got acquainted and he asked me out for lunch"
"I'm going to have to talk to this guy" Touya said
Sakura rolled her eyes, "Fine"
The doorbell rang and echoed inside the Kinomoto residence. Touya, who was watching TV, got up from the couch and opened the door. In front of him was a man, in his early twenties, holding a bouquet of flowers.
"Konnichiwa, I'm here to pick up Sakura"
Touya narrowed his eyes, "Who are you?"
"Um…I'm Aki Kimura" he said uneasily
Touya narrowed his eyes even more, "She's not yet ready"
Touya was about to slam the door when Sakura came running down the stairs wearing a pale yellow blouse, denim jeans and beige sandals.
"Aki!"
Aki's face lit up when Sakura came pushing Touya out of the door's way.
"Oof! Watch it!" Touya growled. Sakura ignored him.
"These are for you" Aki said, handing Sakura the flowers.
Sakura smiled and thanked Aki. She opened the door wider for Aki to step inside. While Sakura was looking for a vase to put the flowers in, Touya told Aki to sit down.
Touya was still narrowing his eyes at Aki, "What made you ask my sister out on a date?" he began interrogating.
Aki blinked and cleared his throat, "Well, she's a wonderful lady and I would like to get to know her more"
"How old are you?"
"21, sir"
"Where do you live?"
"Err…a few blocks away…"
"Ever had any girlfriend?"
"Well, yes but…" Touya cut him off
"Did it work out?"
"N-No…"
"Why?" Touya asked, nearly yelling and standing up from his seat
"Err…because…" Touya cut him off again
"Did you cheat on her?" he glared at Aki and was already tempted to grab his shirt and slam him to the wall, "I don't want any cheaters or players taking MY sister out on a date"
"Err, I never cheated in my life. My ex was the one who cheated…" Aki answered, his voice trembled
Before Touya could open his mouth and ask more questions, Sakura came back.
"Let's go, Aki" Sakura said, smiling
Sakura went out of the door. Aki stood up and was about to walk away when Touya stopped him by grabbing his arm tightly.
"If you hurt one strand of hair on Sakura's head or any part of her body, external and internal, you're going to face me" Touya threatened
Aki gulped but kept his courage, "I won't, sir. I assure you that"
Touya glared at him one last time before letting go of his arm, "Go. Enjoy your date, and bring her back before 6pm"
"I-I will, sir"
Aki stepped outside the house and saw Sakura waiting by the car.
'Damn, her brother's so overprotected. If I want to live, I better respect his wishes'
"So, what did my brother talk to you about? He interrogated you, didn't he?"
Aki nodded.
"Harshly?"
"Eh…a bit"
"Gomenasai!" Sakura apologized, "He's really protective of me"
"Daijoubu" Aki smiled, "Let's get going then?"
Sakura smiled and nodded.
Aki drove to a nearby restaurant and took Sakura to lunch there. They had a table near the window. When they were done, Sakura was looking out the window. While she was doing so, Aki hurriedly took out his camera and took a picture of Sakura.
"Beautiful" he commented
Sakura looked at Aki, "Excuse me?"
"Nothing" Aki said, shaking his head and was smiling
Sakura raised an eyebrow when she saw he was holding a camera in his hand, "Nothing, huh? Then what's with the camera?"
"Just took a quick snap of you"
"O-kay…" Sakura said
When Aki paid for the bill, he suggested that they go to the ice cream parlor and share and banana split. Sakura cheerfully agreed. While they were walking, Sakura felt she was being followed and watched. She stopped and looked around.
"What's wrong?" Aki asked
"I feel like someone's following me and watching me"
"Well, you are a celebrity and ever person here right now is looking at you"
"No, not that kind. I don't know. I just feel like we're or I'm being followed" Sakura sighed, "Oh, well, must've been my imagination. Let's go"
Sakura took Aki's arm and walked towards the ice cream parlor. Little did they know that they were being followed by some paparazzi with cameras inside their cars or vans and were taking pictures of the couple.
At the end of the day, before 6pm, Aki drove Sakura back home. They saw Touya outside the front door, waiting for them with arms crossed.
"Well, here we are" Aki said
"Thanks for the fun day, Aki" Sakura said, thanking him.
"No problem. Maybe we could do it again sometime?"
Sakura smiled, "Sure. Here's my phone number" she handed him a piece of paper with her number written down.
"Thanks. I had a great time today Sakura, especially because I spent it with it with you" Aki said, smiling. There was a moment of silence when Aki started leaning towards Sakura, his head cocked to the side a bit. Aki's lips suddenly touched Sakura's soft and tender lips, giving her a small peck. When Aki pulled away, he smiled at Sakura and she gave him a crooked smile.
"Thanks again" Sakura said, before leaving the car. Sakura touched her lips and frowned. When she was walking towards the front door, she could see the angry expression on Touya's face.
"Did he kiss you!?" Touya demanded
"Go away" she muttered gruffly, pushing Touya out of her way, "I'm not in the mood to argue, let alone talk to you"
"Sakura!" Touya called out as he saw Sakura already at the top of the stairway "Answer me!"
Sakura clenched her fist, turned around, her eyes burning with rage.
"What part of 'go away' you didn't understand!? I said; I'm not in the mood to talk or argue right now! So, leave me alone!" Sakura yelled, slamming the door. Touya mumbled a few things and sighed.
Sakura fell down on her bed, kicking her shoes off. She blinked a few times when she suddenly felt tears starting to stream down her face.
'Why the hell did that kiss feel so good? Yet, it feels so…wrong? Why do I feel like I'm betraying Syaoran?'
Sakura suddenly shook head, and slammed a fist on the pillow.
'Damnnit, Sakura! Stop thinking about him! He doesn't want you, let alone like you. So, forget about him.'
Sakura sighed.
"Forget about him…"
The next day, Syaoran got up as usual and prepared himself for work. He quickly ate the sandwich that was made for him and hurriedly gulped down the orange juice. Syaoran took his briefcase and headed towards the door.
"Newspaper, sir?" Wei asked, handing him today's newspaper
"No, thanks, Wei. I'll read it later" Syaoran said, and stepped inside the car.
Syaoran arrived at his office and minutes later before entering, the door swung open and Amaya came inside with Eriol following behind her.
"Oh, Syaoran! We have great news for you! Have you seen today's newspaper?"
"I wouldn't exactly call it great news, Amaya." Eriol stated
"Whatever" Amaya rolled her eyes, "Anyway, hand him the newspaper!"
Amaya grabbed the newspaper from Eriol and shoved it against Syaoran's face.
"Turn to the entertainment page" Amaya cheerfully said
Eriol sighed and shook his head. Syaoran raised an eyebrow at him and turned to the entertainment page.
"The article, down there" Amaya said
Syaoran looked down and his eyes suddenly widened. His amber eyes were now burning with rage and jealousy as he stared at what he was looking at.
Model Sakura Kinomoto's Mystery Guy
Yesterday afternoon in sunny Japan, model Sakura Kinomoto was spotted with a man in his early twenties, walking towards an ice cream parlor. They were also seen eating out in a nearby restaurant. Has Kinomoto found romance?
Beside and below the article were pictures of them walking together and eating a banana split together. Syaoran gripped the newspaper when he saw a picture wherein Aki was feeding Sakura their dessert. Eriol could already see Syaoran's angry expression. He sighed again.
"Isn't it wonderful? Now she has an escort to accompany her to the wedding!" Amaya said, smiling
Syaoran slammed the newspaper down on his table and stood up, his eyes now stained with anger.
"Syaoran, what's wr—"
"Get out! NOW!" he bellowed
"Syaoran, what has gotten into you?"
"I said, get out, Amaya!"
"Let's go, Amaya" Eriol said, taking Amaya by her shoulders and leading her towards the door.
"And take your stupid newspaper with you!" he yelled, throwing the newspaper at them. Eriol bent it down and quickly picked it up.
"Jeez, what's up his ass?" Amaya asked Eriol, as they left his office.
Eriol shook his head, "Nothing, Amaya"
"Eriol…" Amaya pouted
"Forget it, Amaya"
Amaya frowned and placed both of her hands on her hips, "Fine"
Eriol sighed, "Women…"
Back inside Syaoran's office, Syaoran sat back down and suddenly slammed his head and fist on his table.
"Goddamnit!" he cursed
He stood up; making the chair he was sitting on fall on the floor. He sat down on the carpeted floor and leaned against the wall. He stared out the huge window beside him.
"You're a stupid bastard, Syaoran" he told himself, running a hand down his brown hair, "You let the love of your life go and leave you…forever"
Author's Notes: Syaoran's jealous! What will he do? Fly to Japan and beat the crap out of Aki? Bwahaha! Anyway, I hope you all liked this chapter! Don't forget to review!
Copperline Kitty: Whoa…120 pound dog? That's heavy! Thanks for the review and good luck Katra for being sat on by Erin's dog. Lol
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