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Chapter 5: Baby It's You (part 1)

"I am so fucking late for class." Sakura panicked as she pushed through the doors of the eerily quiet hallway and headed for her locker.

Apparently her alarm clock just wouldn't work that day; plus she was exhausted from yesterday's practice game. She mentally thanked God she didn't have practice after school today. Her shoulder still hurt but wasn't as bad as yesterday.

Sakura opened her locker and was busy searching her books when she realized someone was hovering beside her. She tilted her head to the side and looked up just to meet a pair of blue sparkling eyes.

The good-looking guy with spiky black hair smirked. "Late for class?" His tone so deep and seductive it made the hair at the back of her neck stand.

Sakura's eyes darted back to her locker. Like duh. "I could ask you the same thing." She replied not exactly paying attention to the guy.

Sakura knew who he was. Who wouldn't know Ryo Chin, the captain of the varsity basketball team and the greatest playboy in the college?

"You played great yesterday, Sakura Kinomoto."

Him saying her full name got her attention. "Thanks." She looked at him before stuffing her books in her sling bag.

Ryo Chin smirked, his eyes slowly roamed Sakura's petite figure from top to bottom. Her soft honey-brown hair was untied and she was wearing a soft pink strapless cotton top under a dark-colored denim jacket with tight denim jeans. His eyes looked down at her cleavage and he could see damn well that he was much taller than her.

Nice.

He wanted her to warm his bed tonight and then he could boast to his pals he had slept with the most beautiful girl in the college. He thought smugly. It's been a while since he got a good fuck. He slammed Sakura's locker shut and she swung to face him.

"What the hell are you doing?" Sakura glared at Ryo Chin as he rested his right palm on her locker.

Ryo Chin's eyes glistened with lust. "Listen – Babe." He moved in front of her, both his palms were now resting on the locker, encircling her. He leaned down closer and whispered to Sakura's ear, "Wanna have dinner with me tonight? I will assure you it'll be the best dinner you ever had."

"No."

"No girl says no when Ryo Chin asks her out on a date."

"Let's just say that I'm not the kind of girl you think I am. As you can see, I'm really late for class, so please-" She pushed his arm and walked away but he grabbed both her arms and slammed her back against the lockers.

"Just one night Sakura. Only one night." Ryo Chin tightened his grip on her arms.

"I said no. What the hell is wrong with you? Let me go." Sakura raised her voice a notch higher.

"I'm not letting you go until you say yes."

Sakura gritted her teeth. Ryo Chin's grip was hurting her and the fact that his face was nearly touching hers made her sick. "Look asshole. If you want some slut to sleep with you, then I'm not the one you should look for. Now get your hands off me, now."

Sakura felt herself tremble with fear, but she put up a brave face.

Ryo Chin wasn't happy with Sakura's answer. "Listen you bi-"

"Didn't you hear what she said?"

A gorgeous amber-eyed guy who had gloomed a dark shadow over the both of them interrupted Ryo Chin. He turned and saw Syaoran scowling.

Syaoran was pretty pissed that morning. Not only was late for class, but he also happened to see a bastard hitting on a girl in front of his locker; and the girl just happened to be Sakura.

"Stay out of this Li."

"I can't-"

Sakura's eyes twinkled in admiration. She thought she was in a dream; a dream where her samurai had come to rescue her from the bad guy.

"Both of you are standing in front of my locker. Now move." Syaoran demanded. His 'no nonsense' tone surprisingly caused Sakura and Ryo Chin to give way for him to access his locker.

Sakura felt as if her dream had tumbled down the drain. She was glad Syaoran was there, but she also felt sad because he didn't mean to save her; he did it so he could get to his locker.

"Why don't you go to the janitor's room? It's empty anyway-" Syaoran murmured as he shoved his books in his dark green backpack.

"I can't believe this. You actually thought I was making out with this…bastard?" Sakura asked, disgusted of such a thought, and pointed at Ryo Chin, causing a sweat drop to form on his head. Syaoran wasn't paying attention nor was he listening to her. "Hey I'm talking to you!" She slammed Syaoran's locker shut, earning a glare from him.

"What you do is not my problem." Syaoran stated in a cold tone and casually walked away.

Ryo Chin was completely left out of the whole picture.

Sakura walked beside him, trying to catch up with his pace. "You know what? The problem is with you, not me. You've been judging me since the very first time you met me and let me tell you something. From the moment I met you, I've thought of you as an egotistical maniac!"

Sakura hadn't meant to hurl those insults at Syaoran. In fact, her first impression of him back in the CD store the other day was that he was the most gorgeous male creature she had ever came across, but sadly a cold-blooded, gorgeous male creature that had issues with people around him.

Syaoran stopped walking and glared intensely at Sakura. She flinched for a second but flashed her own rendition of a killer-glare to challenge his gaze. The way she pouted with her glossy lips, the way she puts her hands on her hips and the way she glared at him with those gorgeous emerald eyes…

So immoral yet pure. So feisty yet so delicate. Everything about her is perfect, Syaoran thought. There was nothing about her he would hate, although the names 'Big Ape' and 'Egoistical Maniac' she had flunked at him certainly struck a few nerves.

Syaoran continued walking. "Whatever, tramp."

Sakura stomped in rage. "I heard that! You better take it back, or else!"

"Or else?"

Sakura threw her body over Syaoran's back and violently strangled his neck with her bare hands. "Take – that – back!"

Syaoran was taken aback by Sakura's sudden action and tried to shake her off but she got her legs wrapped around his hips and her hands tightened around his neck. "What the hell are you doing? Argghhh…get off me!"

"No!"

"Why you little-" Syaoran choked when Sakura's fingers brushed against his adam's apple.

Sakura leaned closer and whispered erotically to Syaoran's ear, "What happened? Run out of words?"

Syaoran swallowed hard as he felt Sakura's breasts crush onto his back. He swore his heart skipped a beat, but finally got his breathing back to normal when she pulled her head back and started laughing like a lunatic.

"Damn this wretched girl…" He snarled under his gritted teeth.

The eerily quiet hallway turned to total chaos caused by Sakura's gleeful laughs and Syaoran's frustrated grunts.

Students who were currently in their math class turned their heads towards where the noises were coming from. Mr. Hinata, the forty plus math lecturer, adjusted his square glasses and grumbled something about retiring early because of the increasing number of misbehaving kids in that college. He was about to teach again when Sakura and Syaoran burst opened the door with Sakura on Syaoran's back.

Sakura squeaked as Syaoran tumbled over and both fell awkwardly in front of Mr. Hinata. Syaoran fell face first on the floor while Sakura was on top, straddling him.

"Good morning Mr. Hinata," Sakura greeted him with an innocent smile. She peeped down to look at how Syaoran was doing. His arms were stretched out above his head and his face was kissing the floor. He wasn't moving. A sweat drop appeared at the back of her head as she poked his back with her index finger to see if he was still alive.

Mr. Hinata closed his eyes. An infuriated vein could be seen popping out of his temple.

"Li! Kinomoto! Detention after school!" Mr. Hinata's voice thundered through the whole college.

A/N: /dodges tomatoes that were thrown from every direction/ I know, I know. It's unusual for me to post a short chapter this time. I won't give excuses but I've been busy with work nowadays. I'm also trying to get the chemistry started between Sakura and Syaoran. Hope you all understand. Read and tell me what you think of it ne? Sankyuu and Ciao!