AN: I couldn't help but smile when I looked at my stats this morning…I hadn't noticed until now but this fic has surpassed the other in terms of reviews. I'm really pleased with the way everyone got into this story. I didn't really think It'd come out like this in the first place. I mean the ideas where so clear in my head and now I just have a lot of trouble putting it all on paper… And omg can't believe I spelled "which" "witch"! Sowy Jedy-Bubbles! If anyone sees anymistakes please tell me because I don't proofread my stories and usually write my texts at night so I'm not really awake. My English teachers from high school would kill me if they heard I did something like that :D. Can't be helped… I'm no Anglophone so… I still have a lot of things to learn. And also thanks for saying that you liked my Syao and Eriol I didn't know what to think of them… Woot some peeps actually like short chapters. Heck I love you people; less writing for me!

Disclaimer: I own CCS (in my dreams) I own Li (in my dreams itoo) and I own this story (I don't have money to copyright it though so don't steal it plz...)

Why are you so…

"What is it Kinomoto-san? You seem out of it." Syaoran said noticing the girl picking at her food in front of him.

"Did you eat already? If you did, you don't have to force yourself to eat…"

"Aah…Hoe! It's nothing really I was thinking about something else." She answered looking up at him.

"Am I that uninteresting?" He teased.

"NO! Erm I mean no of course not…" She blushed madly and went back to nibbling her food not daring to look at her boss.

"Baka Baka Sakura how dumb can you get!" She thought still picking at her food.

"Is that so…? Well then we could talk about the nursery if you'd like. It's the reason why we're here in the first place."

"Y-yes of course!" For some reason she felt bad when he said this.

"Are you sure you're alright?" He looked at her sour expression and frowned. She really didn't like being around him…

"Yes I am!" She almost bit back.

"Gomen…"

"It's ok… I've been asking you a lot about it lately." He smiled gently and she seemed to relax.

"Well I've been thinking about it recently…Especially when I saw you." He started. Sakura giggled remembering Eriol's words.

"Well it's true…We've lost countless employees due to difficult pregnancy and it was starting to worry me…" Heexplained himselfnot understandingSakura's comical expression.

"Is it that funny?" He faked annoyance.

"O No no no! I was just remembering what Eriol told me…" She corrected turning serious again.

"You met Eriol! When?"

"Why? I saw him this morning." Sakura answered looking at him curiously.

"That little…" Syaoran growled as realisation dawned upon him.

"He called me to tell me he wouldn't even be able to make it to the office today! I knew something was wrong!" He sneered.

"Is it that bad to be here with me?" She asked before she could stop herself.

"Of course not! I just hate it when he tricks me into doing things…" He replied looking at her straight in the eyes.

"Oh…" She promptly turned around hiding her red face.

"Even if it's about something I've been fantasizing about lately…" He whispered.

"Sorry I didn't get that Li-san."

"N-no it's nothing." Syaoran flushed intensely.

"Damn it Syaoran! You've got to stop taking your dreams for reality!"

"…"

"Anyhow as I was saying before the conversation drifted to my good friend Eriol, I've been thinking of building a nursery for the employees of the company. My father approves of the project so we won't have any objections coming from the directors." Syaoran started trying to break the uncomfortable silence.

"I was thinking of locating it on the first floor in the old storage room." He looked at her for a second waiting for her reaction.

"Yes Eriol and I talked about it this morning." She nodded in approval.

"What are you going to do about the old computers that were stored there?" She asked curiously.

"I've arranged for the computers to be sent to the old schools of the district. We don't really have any use for these computers anyhow…"

"That's a great idea!" Sakura exclaimed almost squealing.

"You think so?" He exclaimed his eyes brightening.

"Yes of course it' be so generous of Li Corp. to give those computers to the needy."

"Yes I also think that we should help these parents who can't manage to raise their child properly."

"…"

"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?" Syaoran asked noticing the change in her mood.

"No Li-san it's nothing; I was just daydreaming again…" She tried to cheer up to no avail. Before she knew it tears were flowing continuously on her face.

"Ano…hum…Sakura-san I didn't mean any harm…I didn't want to intrude or anything…" He stammered not really knowing what to do to calm her down.

"Why am I crying? I'm really happy aren't I" She asked herself drying her tears. Syaoran got up from his seat and walked to Sakura's side of the table. He hesitated for a second but finally sat down next to the crying girl and hugged her.

"No you don't have too! Don't bother with me it's probably my hormones messing me up…" She gasped feeling her boss' embrace.

"No Sakura-san something's definitely wrong with you and I won't let you go before I figure out what it is exactly. And I'm sure mood swings wouldn't make you cry like that!" He tightened his grasp around her to prove his point.

"Sigh..." Sakura relaxed listening to his steady heart beat.

"No!" She pulled out of his embrace and shook her head trying to get rid of the dizziness that was affecting her.

"This isn't right Li-san! I shouldn't abuse of your kindness like this. And what if somebody saw us..."

"No it's all right. What type of employer would I be if I didn't take care of my employees?" Even he knew howwrong that sounded. Taking care of her right...She shook her head and moved away from him.

"I'm okay now so there's no need to hug me anymore…" She mumbled shyly.

"No….I mean yes! Yes… If you're ok now I'll just get back to my seat." He replied blushing. He quickly got up from his seat and walked back to the other side of the table.

"Well now that you've calmed down could you tell me whatthis was all about?" Sakura tensed she thought he'd have forgotten it all.

"…"

"Well…?" He pressed. She looked at him pleadinglybut when she realised that there was no way out she decided to start talking.

"My fiancé died not too long ago and he left me with this baby you see…" She looked at her womb.

"Sorry I had no idea…"

"You don't need to be sorry Li-san." Sakura said sadly

"Are you sure…"

"He wasn't the faithful type Li-san and it seems like I wasn't enough to satisfy him." She said bitterly.

"You shouldn't think like that I'm sure there's a reason behind all this…" Syaoran tried to reason wit her.

"My fiancé cheated on me and now that he died his parents want to take away my baby!" She screeched. Syaoran looked at her unbelievably.

"That's impossible Sakura-san…I'm sure that you know that they can't take your baby from you. Unless they find a way to prove that somehow you're an irresponsible mother."

"You didn't meet my ex-father-in-law…He can do the impossible. He's an extremely powerful and cunning lawyer."

"Don't tell me your ex-father-in-law is Aoshi, Yamura!" Sakura gasped.

"How did you know?"

"Well I only know one lawyer who lost his son recently…What a small world…" he whistled.

"So…What're you going to do about it?" He asked curiously.

"I'll give him a piece of my mind that's what I'm going to do!"

"That's just what he'd want you to do." He cut her off.

"Hoe…?"

"I know it's hard on you but you shouldn't rush into things like this. If you really want to talk to him you should at least meet him in the presence of your lawyer. Angry as you are right now you don't know what you could say to him… You could very well say something that you'd regret saying later."

"I can do it on my own Li-san! I'm very capable." She tried to argue but he gestured her to keep quiet.

"I know that you are but you can't afford to mess up on something this big…"

"I don't want this to go all the way to court!" She sighed; she really didn't want to fight with him.

"He wouldn't say something like that just to impress you. He's a man who backs up his words; trust me I know him." Sakura looked at him at loss of words. She knew he was right; he always was about serious things like these.

"I can't believe he'd do something like this to his ex-daughter-in-law!" Syaoran hissed noticing Sakura'sdefeated look.

"We should stop talking about it. I'm bothering you with my personal problems. We got here to talk about the nursery didn't we?" She exclaimed with a forced smile Syaoran saw right through it and frowned.

"Ano Sakura-san if there's anything I can do to help you with this just let me know." Sakura's eyes widened and Syaoran noticed an unusual glimmer in her eyes.

"You called me by my name…" Syaoran almost choked on the glass of water that he'd been sipping.

"Ack! I didn't mean to offend you in any way Kino-"He stammered and looked away from her trying to hide his embarrassment.

"It's okay Li-san… You can call me Sakura if you want…" Sakura mumbled shyly.

"Of course I'd love that…" He smiled at her. They looked at each other for a moment but Syaoran finally snapped out of his trance and decided to break the moment.

"Ano Sakura-san…I really meant it…" Sakura's heart made a jump when she heard her name coming out of lips. She hadn't been this happy since…since...she didn't even remember a time when shehad beenthis happy.

"Don't lose it Sakura he didn't even give you the permission to call him by his name!" She composed herself controlling the incessant fluttering in her chest. This crush of hers was getting a little out of hand…

"You can call me Syaoran…If you want that is…" He said as if he read her mind.

"Are you sure?" She asked ecstatic.

"Yes…More than I've ever been." Syaoran looked at the bouncing woman in front of him and for a second he thought that she was this happy because of him.

"Are you that desperate now Syaoran? You go for a widow… Don't you have any shame! She's been through a lot and I bet that a relationship with her boss wouldn't be in her plans for the future…" He almost fell off his chair when he realized what he was thinking. He really had it bad…

"Ano…L-Syaoran-san…" Sakura called out shyly. She'd just remembered that she had to fax a couple of papers before the end of the afternoon and she didn't know how to excuse herself.

"Yes…Sakura-san?" He asked a radiant smile etched on his features. He could barely believe how he was acting.

"Ano…Hmmmm" She blushed, she didn't want him to think that she wanted a way out.

"Let me guess, you just guessed that you have work to hand in and you need to get back pronto at your office." Syaoran smirked. He knew her like an open book.

"Well no wonder, you're always looking for reasons to meet upwith her at work…And when you can't find any, YOU STALK HER YOU FREAK!" Syaoran jumped from his seat. This talking with himself thing was just…Wrong! He felt his forehead to see if he didn't have a fever and pinched himself if he wasn't fantasizing again. He smile reassured when he realised that he didn't have a fever and that his arm hurt.

"I'll take you back to the office then. Are you done eating?"

"Yes I am." He looked at her plate and to his surprise it was empty.

"When did she…Do pregnant women eat that fast?" He wondered as he drove back to Li Corp.'s main buildings.

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Born to be the champ, after the girls that is…

Well I meant for this chapter to be up before New Year's Eve but I guess it wasn't meant to be…I'm such a slob he he. Man! Writing romantic stuff sure is hard! I thought it was all about classic lovey-dovey crap but you actually have to write on a lot more than that. Putting expressions into words is really the hardest part… It's even harder than writing fight scenes! Anyways I hope you guys like this chappie. It's the first one I actually had fun writing… I guess that's good news. Another short chapter for the short chappie lovers!