Chapter Two – Camping

'Did you say camping?' – Sakura asked with a touch of doubt
'Yes yes, what do you think? That guy I met at the bank, Kei, has this very nice friend who invited us both and said we could stay at his family's cabin near the Crystal Lake for the long weekend! Then we can do some trekking, fishing and camping in the forest. Please Sakura, say you will come with me?'
'Well…who else is going?'
'Two more colleagues from his work, I think…Takeshi and Syaoran'
'Sya..Syaoran? – Sakura's heart skipped a beat, it cannot be the same one, I cannot possibly be…
'Come on! Pleaaaaase, I will bring Asami with us too, she was pretty excited'
'Hmm ok then, it could be fun I guess….'
'Yay! You are the best, now let's start packing for tomorrow, woo hoo!'

Sakura had a really hard time sleeping that night, continuously thinking if it would be the same person who saved her that terrible night

NEXT MORNING

'They boys are here to pick us up!' – Aoi was extremely cheerful today as well
'Coming!' – yelled Sakura as she rushed down the stairs with her bag and a straw hat

When Sakura stepped outside, the first thing she saw was the black four-wheel drive car and two men standing just beside it…although there was someone else inside the car…someone suddenly appeared before her.

'You girls look amazing! Let us help you with those bags, my name is Takeshi Satou by the way nice to meet you Sakura Kinomoto, I have heard lots about you, just call me Takeshi ok?' – he seemed very charming and he had a smile from ear to ear, as he was taking Sakura's bag from her, he leaned forward and whispered into her ear: 'we will have lots of fun for sure…'

'Eh? What was… - Sakura looked around confused, her friends were packing everything on the back of the vehicle, she looked up and the person inside the vehicle stepped out…

'Hi, long time no see' – the man looked at her and smiled
'Sya-Syaoran…I mean Li-san' – Sakura was so happy to see him again, however she somewhat felt guilty for not calling him as they had agreed…
'Let's go, we can catch up later'

After three hours of driving, they finally arrived to their destination

'Look at this, isn't it beautiful?' – Asami had stars on her eyes, she had been going on double dates with Aio and Kei many times now, and she had found herself falling for Takeshi
'Your family must be very wealthy Takashi' – she noted with a grin on her face
'I guess... you can say that' – he smiled back at her

MEANWHILE IN THE KICHEN

Sakura was grabbing a glass of water; she had been avoiding Syaoran since the moment they arrived

'So how have you been Kinomoto-san?
Sakura was shocked to hear his voice behind her… - I have been well, thanks – she could feel her face getting hotter… - ah! I am sorry I didn't contact you…I have been very busy finding a job and all
'That's ok, do you have a minute to spare? I would like to talk to you in private'
'Sure, let's go outside'

Both walked through the back door, Syaoran leaned on the wall next to it and Sakura didn't know what to do or where to stand at this point

'I wanted to warn you about Takeshi' – he said with a serious face
'What do you mean?' – this was definitely unexpected
'I think he has quite a strong interest in you, and I know him well, his methods of seduction are not that gentle…'
'I have no interest in him, so nothing will happen' – she was glad he was concerned for her, but this was not the type of conversation she was expecting at all
'I see…well then…can I be by your side nevertheless?' – he took a step closer to her and grabbed her hand
'I don't think that will be necessary but thank you for your concern Li-san' – she was so nervous she was lucky to say anything at all
'Haha you don't have to be that polite with me. The truth is I only came to this trip to spend time with you. I wanted to see you again, I was a little hurt when I didn't hear from you, but I figured you had lots going on'

Sakura looked at him and she noticed that he looked sad somehow. He took one more step closer to her
'Why, did you…' – Sakura could smell his skin aroma being so close to him like that
'Because I really lik…'

'HEY! there you are! We are going to take a swim in the lake, come on get changed! – Aoi suddenly interrupted them at a precious moment

AT THE LAKE

'Wow! Look at Sakura, she really is beautiful! Look at those breasts…I will make her mine…for sure' – Takeshi was carefully exploring every single curve in Sakura's body with a perverted grin on his face
'Haha I don't think she will be an easy conquest my friend, from what Aoi has told me she is not that type of girl'
'Exactly Kei, that is why I have set my eye on her…'
'Why don't you go for Asami? Seems she is dying for you already'
'Asami is just the means for me to see Sakura more often, that's all'
'You will never change, will you?'

Syaoran was on the other side of the dock and was looking at Takeshi from a distance

The three girls joined their hands together and jumped into the lake. Syaoran decided to approach Sakura who was left by herself as the two other girls rushed to the boys' side

'You…look great by the way' – said the young man while blushing
'Thank you Li-san' – she could see his well-defined body under the clear water, this make her skip a beat and suddenly she was lost in thought
'Would you like to go for a walk after this? We didn't finish talking earlier…' – Syaoran waited patiently for her answer
After realising he had said something Sakura got her attention back from his incredible abs and replied: 'O-ok, yes' – the thoughts in her head were too much, what is this?! My heart pounds so hard; every time he is close…

'Takeshiii! Please help me with lunch, I need your cooking skills' – this girl was planning to use all the weapons at her disposal to win over the man she wanted
'Err…sure I can help, then let's all have lunch together outside' – he threw a towel over his shoulders and started walking towards the cabin

'Shall we go?' – said Syaoran extending his hand to grab Sakura out of the water. He gave her a towel and grabbed one for himself
'So…are you enjoying the trip so far?'
'Yes, this is a wonderful place…it is very peaceful'
'You know what, I thought being close to you like this would be enough…but…Kinomoto-san, I really really like you…I haven't stopped thinking about you since I met you'

Sakura was astonished, is this real?! For real?!

'What do you think of me?'
'I don't really know you that well. I am very thankful to you for saving me that day but…' – she couldn't be honest with him even though she wanted to tell him how much she had been thinking about him
'Can I… kiss you?' – he started to get closer and placed his hand on Sakura's waist, it was at this moment that Sakura became aware of the fact that they were still wearing only swimsuits, his skin against hers felt so warm and soft
'Wait… what… are you…' – his face was so close, she couldn't help but to shut her eyes

Syaoran kissed her very gently, she was so embarrassed, it was her first kiss after all! But he didn't stop…he used his tongue and managed to enter her mouth delicately. She tasted like heaven, he started to intensify the kiss even more. He opened his eyes and saw the expression on Sakura's face, she was panting and her face was very red

'Li-san…Li…wait'
Something came over him…he grabbed her hands which she was trying to use to push him away. Syaoran suddenly broke off the kiss and let her hands go
'I am so sorry…Kinomoto-san, I didn't want to hurt you…'
Sakura had tears in the eyes, her face was blushing bright read. She stared at him for a moment and then she slapped him
'Let's go back' – Sakura had never been so confused before, both of them walked back to the cabin in silence – 'why didn't I try harder to stop him?'

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