Endless Time
Two male agents from the Japan's Top Secret Agents Corporations sat on that eerily lonely security floor, with seven people knocked out around them. They had taken off their sunglasses to reveal themselves as Agents: Syaoran Li and Jo Asuna.
They were laying around lazily, focusing on the screen of the laptop in front of them which showed the movement of their extremely sexy partners and lovers, Sakura Kinomoto and Kaori Katsuna. The boys had opened up their jackets and unbuttoned the top few buttons of their shirt as they watched intently making comments here and there on their… moves.
"They do this for a mission, but never for us." Jo rolled his eyes as he watched Kaori sit on the arm of the chair Sakusha Hakute was sitting on. "They are killing us right now."
"Yeah, but you have to admit…" Syaoran crossed his arms, seeing Sakura bring the head his champagne. "…this is entertaining because we know he isn't going to get them in the end." Jo nodded his head and grunted in agreement.
"This is definitely a turn on." Jo scratched his chin. They could see Hakute was bringing out the folder. "A definite turn on."
"Looks like they got it." Syaoran inched closer to the screen to get a closer look at the girls as they left. He stood up and put back on his sunglasses. "Looks like we pack up and go."
Jo closed the window of his laptop that showed Hakute's office and opened up a new one to the lobby while Syaoran disposed off all the darts that hit security. Jo then took the nearest phone and paged the secretary.
"Hello?" The woman answered in a bored, snotty tone.
"Hi, it seems we have a problem here up in security." Jo spoke with a tad change in pitch.
"We need you to come up here and confirm a few things for us, then go to Mr. Hakute and carry on the message."
"Uh…uh sure." Jo saw her stand up from the laptop's newly viewable window. "I'll be right there."
"Okay, let's move." Jo said to Syaoran as he closed his laptop and put it in the casing. They grabbed an elevator quickly and rushed down to the lobby where they'd meet the girls and get out of that place... that dirty corporation.
"Very well done, ladies." Jo complimented as he drove through traffic. He and Kaori sat in the front while Syaoran leaned with his elbow on the window edge and Sakura sat uptight in the back. Kaori and Sakura had taken off their wigs and other uncomfortable accessories and loosened up to fit their style.
"We did awesome." Kaori smiled and kissed over to Jo on the cheek, noticing the uptight little smirk he gave. "You watched us didn't you?"
"You guys!" Sakura's eyebrows furrowed as she looked at both men. They gave her an innocent smile that was simply adorable. "I thought we made you guys look like criminals? Hmmm?"
"In public…" "…that is." They grinned to their girls. Kaori squealed and threw her hands over Jo.
"YOU'RE TOO CUTE!" She kissed him. He was having trouble steering the wheel over a slight distraction.
"Okay! Okay! I love you too!" She let him go giggling furiously that Jo was trying to regain consciousness. Sakura and Syaoran, in the back felt a little uneasy with their cuddling, especially with their own business to settle. Syaoran didn't make a move and stared out the window pretending like nothing happened. He said what he had to and that was it. She didn't have to say anything else. And she didn't. That was fine.
Sakura glanced at Syaoran feeling a bit guilty. She had to say it still. He was waiting for her. She'd say it, once they got to the hotel. Once they were alone that is to say. Then, when she finally comes out with it. They'll leave with a mission complete and they could finally go home, and be together as not just partners but… soul mates. Okay, her mind was wondering off, but at least they'd be happy. At least they'd be true with their feelings. And at least, finally, she'd be able to kiss him whenever she wants and just have him all to herself. Right?
"Thank you for everything guys!" Sakura waved to Kaori and Jo in the car as she got out.
"No problem!" Kaori grinned giving her a hug from her seat. "We'll see you guys later. You're leaving tomorrow morning right?"
"Yeah." Syaoran answered.
"Okay, then we'll come by then."
They saw each other off and our agents walked to their room in mutual silence. When they finally got through the door, Sakura thought she would take this chance to say it. To clear things up as she tried to pulled off her heels, she found it an annoying distraction and left them on instead. Yes, they were on the same base, and roughly understood each other. But Sakura's confession would be the confirmation.
"Syaoran?" She stood still with her chin down. Her throat became slightly dry and she fought to find her voice to say the words. He turned to her with an emotionless look.
"Yeah?" She looked up to him as he slowly advanced on her. Say it… Say it…
"What is it?" He came close to her and looked her straight in the eyes. He made her knees very weak, she could barely stand.
"I-I…" She started to say. She could do this. She believed in herself. She wanted to say this. Say this so badly. "I love-"
He broke her off with a kiss. (A/N: HAHA! Now you guys have to be mad with Syaoran!) Syaoran pulled her in close to him and felt the softness in her hair, pulling the elastic that held it up, off. He breathed in deep as he hoisted her onto him and bringing her to the washroom close by, plumping her bum onto the counter. Syaoran continued to kiss her, as his hands stroked her thigh. She pulled him in closer even if she did needed breath; he was sucking all the air out of her. This is what she had been longing for.
Something so passionate that there was no wrong, there was no restraint... she could finally be at peace in mind knowing that he loved her. Having that settled she could do her work while walking on a cloud and that dream, it was from her mind, because the magical words have been already said.
Work, sure that was in the way but they'd be together all the time. But then again, they'd be distracted so easily, ahem, like now. It was so funny how miraculous those words were, that they could easily lift you up into the clouds and sweep all worries and anxiety away. It completely changed her mind about them. Why was it that a simple I love you does so much?
Syaoran resolved to gentle kisses, running his hand through her soft hair. He held her tightly hoping to never to let her go. Her gentle innocence had brought the soft side out of him. Her anger and stubbornness was definitely sexy, and just everything about Sakura had brought him to fall for her. To want her even more so, leave him breathless and sore eyed. Sakura was his angel under the bright light; all he could see was her.
A few hard knocks on the door had interrupted him as he touched her neck. He grumbled at a time like this, leaving air to touch her wet, pink lips.
"I'll get it. Be right back." He whispered to her, retracting his enclosed arms around her leaving her to sit and wait on the counter. Her cheeks were burning and she was unsure of whatever just happened, the complete mixture of affection, one thing is for sure, he didn't let her finish saying it. Did she seal it?
"Sempa Aki?" Syaoran said rather loudly in hope Sakura would hear him. The woman was advancing on him as she closed the door with her foot. Her breath was caught at the call of another particular woman's name.
"Is your little girlfriend here?" She asked looking around intently. Luckily Sakura had her heels on.
"No." Syaoran lied. "Why are you here?"
The blonde played a devious smile across her face. She winked at him and giggled a cruel laugh.
"You bad boy, don't play games with me." Sempa laughed cynically. Syaoran backed against the wall slowly with every step, but tried to remain cool and completely clueless to what she was talking about. "You are up to something, playing secret agent or spy or something..."
'Shit.' Syaoran cursed in his head, trying to think of a way out of this. He was desperately hoping Sakura could hear every word and come up with something to help. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Or maybe you do..." She tossed back her hair. "That day you came on to me at my house, I knew something was up after you left and took my file. I also spotted you and your little associate in the hallway..."
Sakura didn't move from her seat on the sink. She was busy wracking her brain for a solution as well as listening to the head's speculations. They were now in hot water. Boiling, hot, steaming water.
Sakura had to get out there fast and get Syaoran out of this, well the both of them out of this. It wouldn't be that hard, all she had to do was find her weapon…
"...and you know what she got her hands on? Daisuke Yamato's own hidden file." There was coldness in the woman's eyes as she spoke with an perturbed laugh. "Then when Yamato told me about Aruba's unexpected business trip. I was the most uneasy person alive. My mind went crazy..."
She advanced on him again with the same devil grin, as she twisted a finger in her blonde locks.
"...Aruba never told me anything about trips. He never told me about any business deals, or other partners that he was dealing with, because of course I would know." Her eyes swelled up for a second and she looked away, soon to come back on top of things. "We were together. But he broke it off with me just before you came into the picture. You know why?"
"Because you're acting crazy?" Syaoran teased, trying to keep the tension low. Aki laughed and batted her eyelashes.
"No. It's because he didn't want us to get in the way of work. He couldn't put work before me." She smiled sadly. "It broke my heart, because I still love him."
Syaoran stood there a little shocked. It sounded oddly like Sakura and himself. Maybe she didn't want to be in a relationship with him because it would get in the way of work. It sounded like something she'd have an excuse for. But, he hadn't let himself get in the way of her work. Syaoran had clearly acted like nothing ever happened, although it affected him deeply. She wouldn't be on the verge of committing to him before work. No, she wouldn't. She was too dedicated.
"But now that I don't know where he is..." Sempa continued to walk towards him. She was one step away. Sweat running down his forehead trying to figure out what to do in both situations. "I need you to fill in for him."
"Get away from him." Sakura said firmly, holding her gun outstretched at the head. Personally, Sakura was confused herself after hearing the girl's little story. Did Aruba really let go of his love for work? How pathetic... How deeply low of him... yet, was she like that? "I said get away from him." Sakura repeated. The woman looked over her shoulder at Sakura and smirked.
'I need more time... I need to think this through...' Sakura thought trying to maintain and strong hold on her gun. It was so frustrating! What to do? What to do?-!
"Why? He isn't yours. Are you going to shoot me if I don't?"
"Maybe I will." Syaoran didn't move. He stood there with an emotionless face, watching the two women battle it on.
"That isn't very smart of you, shooting people in a busy area. You'll be caught with in a second." The head was smarter than she looked. She was calm, composed and certainly knew what she was talking about. That and she wasn't afraid. "I'm not going to leave without knowing where Aruba really is. And for now, I need a new man." She made a move to touch Syaoran.
"I said get away from him!" Sakura screamed making Sempa stop for the second.
"Why? Do you love him?" Sempa gave in a false, teasing smile. "I've been observing you people lately, and… you sure don't seem to show it."
Sakura's grip on her gun tightened and she bit the inside of her cheek. Usually people's provoking words never get to her, but something as personal as this, it couldn't help but dig deep. Time… why was the clock ticking so fast?
"You shut up and step away from him." The agent said through gritted teeth.
"So you don't love him." The head grabbed the pistol in close range and with a snap of a second, pointed it to Syaoran. "Tell me where Aruba Natsuno is."
Sakura started to walk slowly to the girl while Syaoran was breaking a bit more of a sweat having a weapon being pointed at him. Maybe Sakura would choose the fate Natsuno did. One where she chose her career over people. Over Syaoran.
"You really want to know?" Sakura bit out the words. Sempa Aki stared at Sakura while pointing a small silenced pistol at Syaoran.
"That's what I've been fucking saying all along." The head cursed angrily. Sakura slowly came around to Syaoran, between him and Sempa's pistol. "You want to die instead of him. Be my guest."
"I killed him." Sakura said quietly, waiting for the woman in front of her to shoot. It didn't happen.
"You did what?" She screeched. "I didn't hear you!"
"I killed him." Sakura once more a bit louder. "If I knew you loved him, I may have reconsidered. But he was on to us, I was permitted to. It's my job." She emphasized every word. At that point… the characters in this scene wouldn't have minded death at the moment. Death was an escape to these… these… puzzling things.
Sempa stayed quiet still holding the pistol at arm length, aiming at Sakura's delicate heart. Syaoran had a raging tempt to pull Sakura away, but he knew that would be wrong and completely mindless as an agent. 'Sakura had better have something.'
"I'm sorry." Sakura finally apologized staunchly. "I'm sorry that I did that."
"Don't." Sempa looked down angrily, bringing down her weapon. A couple drops of her tears fell to the ground. "I don't need that sympathy from you."
Sakura angrily loosened her finger around the trigger. Her mind was racing and she needed something to calm her. Something to put her out of befuddlement. She needed time to muster up her strength to say it to him once more. Once more so everything thing can be… complete in her life.
It used to bother her how so many agents let their jobs slip because of something as crazy as love. It was probably that got her so high; because she wasn't one to follow. But why was he right in front of her. She could feel he cared and she honestly felt to be the only woman in his life. Their history… this JTSA bond… it all struck to be fatefully love.
Sempa slowly raised the silenced gun to her chest. Sakura, on the other hand, turned to Syaoran dropping her gun and reeling him in towards her.
"I'll show you I love him." She said silently closing her eyes. Her hand that grabbed onto his shirt reached into his jacket and pulled out his own gun. She lifted herself up to touch his lips. The warm escape in his lips was soothing as she prodded the knock-out gun into her stomach and pulled the trigger just as Sempa did with her own pistol.
Tears ran down both women's faces as they thought about the one man in their lives, collapsing to the ground in their own restful sleep. One was finding her love in the clouds above and the other, hopefully was to wake up to his voice, his presence, him in a few hours.
"Sakura!" Syaoran yelled out hearing the gunshots and feeling Sakura's lips gently fall away from his. He caught her in his arms and setting her down on the ground. He immediately pulled out the dart in her side and pulled out his cell phone to call for clean-up crew and notify Jo and Kaori.
Syaoran's mind was racing. It mostly revolved around one question as he watched Sakura's innocence sleeping presence mix with the tension in the air. "Why'd you do that?"
MY DEEPEST APOLOGIES! I know everyone has been waiting, i've sorta been waiting too... this was done a long time ago (a few months) but i sent it to my beta-editor.. and didn't get it back. lol. no worries, i found my original copy and looked it over. It was weird too, cuz i see how much I've improved in my writing. anyhow, next to update is BadGirl with its longest chapter yet (damnit!) and i hope you all enjoy this one..
Waaahhhh only one more chapter and my dear Killing You Softly is done... so you all have to review the last chapter. And i know how many of you there are... theres a lot... lol
Thanks to you all who've read, who've favourited, who've come and the few thats gone, those who've stayed, those who review... - sniff sniff - THANKSS! (one more chapter left)
