Seichi had a very neat room. His walls were a light shade of blue, and posters were nicely hung up on the walls. There was a nightstand next to his bed; a small lamp and a telephone were placed on it. A chest of drawers stood to the left of his room, next to the door, and the computer was to the right of his room. His window was open, the dark blue curtains swayed softly in the evening breeze.

There was a desolate look in his eyes; so full of angst. His chestnut hair was messier than usual as he lied there, lifelessly on his bed.

"I should be happy for them," he softly said. "I can't be with her anyways. Naomi would show everyone the picture, and Sakura's reputation would be ruined."

He heaved a heavy sigh and closed his eyes. "Syaoran's always been lucky. He always had everything I wanted. He was always the center of attention."

-x-x- Flashback -x-x-

"Mommy, mommy! Look what I got on my spelling test!" Young Syaoran excitedly waved his test in front of his mother's face.

"Okay. Let mommy see what you got," said the Yelan, the beautiful woman with silky black hair. Her eyes lightened up as she read the paper. "Oh, honey, you got a 90! Mommy's so proud of you!"

A little boy wearing a white shirt and a pair of green shorts tugged at the Yelan's slender dress. She looked down at him. "What is it Seichi?"

The young Seichi handed his mother his spelling test also, giving a small smile. Yelan took a quick glance at it and gave it back to him. "Hmm, you got a 100. Good job." Seichi frowned.

A middle-aged man walked into the large room. He went over and kissed his wife on the cheek.

"Darling, our Syaoran got a 90 on his spelling test!" Yelan exclaimed. Her husband laughed happily. He scooped Syaoran into his arms and twirled him around.

"Great job, son! Let's go celebrate!"

And so they exited the room, leaving Seichi. Tears were streaming down from his eyes.

"Why doesn't anyone pay attention to me?" He cried. "Mommy, daddy, I want to be loved too."

But no one heard him. He was left alone in his big mansion. Servants and maids walked by, but no one noticed him. No one cared.

-x-x- End of Flashback -x-x-

Seichi got out of bed and walked to his window. The sky was filled with different shades of red, yellow and orange.

He looked out his window and saw a little girl walking happily with her parents. He wanted what she had. He wanted to experience the warmth of a loving family. But even that was too much to ask for.

Ever since he met Sakura, he felt happier. She showed him compassion and treated him as another human being. She never treated him as if he was invisible and she truly cared for him. Her smile would always brighten up his day. He wanted to help her keep that smile. Even if it meant sacrificing his chances of being with her.

"I was lonely to begin with. It's not going to make a difference now." His words were carried away by the wind.

x-x-x

Her emerald eyes were filled with confusion as she peered out her small window. She gazed at the beauty of the setting sun and listened to the hypnotizing rustling of leaves. Sakura gingerly rested her chin on her hands.

She remembered the way he kissed her. It was soft and demanding at the same time. What frightened her most was not the fact that he kissed her, but the fact that she responded to that kiss.

She thought about Syaoran. He was flirty, arrogant, and obnoxious. He always thought he could get what he wanted. But she loved his smile. She loved how warm she felt when she was in his arms.

And then she thought about Seichi. An image of Seichi hugging Naomi flit through her mind. Sakura shook her head. He was very nice to her. She remembered her first day at Shouji High School. Although she was a total stranger, Seichi went out of his way to show her around the school and befriend her. Because of him, she was able to feel comfortable in a new environment.

Waves of emotions went through Sakura as she reviewed the series of events that took place the past week. She was so confused that she didn't even know what to think anymore.

Then a phone call interrupted her. It was Syaoran.

"What do you want?" Sakura asked bitterly.

"That's no way to talk to your new boyfriend," Syaoran said jokingly.

"I never-" Before she was able to finish her sentence, she was cut off by Syaoran.

"My cousin's coming over from Hong Kong. I'm going to pick her up at the airport in an hour. I'd like it if you come with me," he said.

"Why should I? It's got nothing to do with me."

"Sounds good, see you in an hour," Syaoran said, totally dismissing what she said. "Bye darling." And he hung up.

"Unbelievable," Sakura said and threw her phone angrily on her bed. "Well, he must be crazy if he thinks I'll show up."

x-x-x

Syaoran waved. Sakura looked to the direction he was waving at and saw a girl around their age walk towards them. As she came closer, Sakura was able to get a better view of her. The girl had long black hair and they were tied into two pigtails. She carried a large brown suitcase in her right hand. Her ruby eyes were gleaming with excitement.

"Syaoran!" The girl exclaimed, dropping her luggage and throwing her arms around him.

"It's nice to see you too, Meiling," He said and smiled.

After Meiling let go of Syaoran, she eyed Sakura suspiciously.

"Oh, what possessed me to come here?" Sakura thought to herself.

"Who's this?" Meiling asked.

"This is my girlfriend, Sakura." Syaoran smiled and put an arm around Sakura's shoulder.

"Stop telling everyone I'm your girlfriend! You're totally lying!" Sakura screamed in rage.

"She's shy," Syaoran laughed.

"Hi, Sakura! It's so nice to meet you!" Meiling said and hugged her. Sakura was surprised at this gesture and the thought of being angry at Syaoran completely left her mind.

The two girls chatted and giggled from time to time as they walked out of the airport. Syaoran slowly followed behind, making bored faces.

"Do you have anywhere to stay during your visit?" Sakura asked Meiling.

"Yup, I'm staying at Syaoran and Seichi's place," she replied.

"Nooo! You're staying over at my place!" Sakura whined and hugged Meiling's arm.

"Wow, those two became quick friends," Syaoran thought.

"Syaoran, do you mind if I stayed at Sakura's place instead?" Meiling asked.

"No, not at all."

"Yay! Okay, Sakura! I'm staying with you!"

"Awesome!" Sakura squealed and the two girls hugged. Syaoran rolled his eyes.

"But first, I have to see Seichi. I haven't seen him in ages!" Meiling smiled.

Sakura's happy expression disappeared.

"Um, sure," she said uncertainly.

Syaoran looked at Sakura from the corner of his eye, he was filled with concern.

Author's Note: Hi everyone. :) That's all for this chapter! Thank you for the constructive criticism. I'm currently trying to improve the description skills and character traits. And another big thank you for all of you who reviewed! I love you guys. :D

You guys might think Seichi's stupid for giving up Sakura and all, but he has no choice. I feel really bad for him though. :(

I am very sleepy right now because I took lots of medicine before writing this chapter. I feel so sick right now and my throat is killing me. But I had to write a chapter before Thanksgiving. :) Sorry if it was boring though. Not many events took place in this chapter.

Well anyways, I hope you guys all have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Happy early Turkey Day!