Oh my god. I'm bacckkkkk

I'm finally on summer break, downside: I'm working like a maniac. buttt...

Out of the goodness of my heart, i decided to UPDATE.

Note: I know this isn't realistic as some of you hopefuls hoped it would be, butttt...if you don't like it, by all means STOP. I don't intend for it to be, but then again its my story, I like to use my imagination and I believe that diving into fantasy wont hurt you.

Secondly, I want to speed this up a bit, so blahhbszkgjafaff

Thirdly, this is more of a filler chapter just so you guys know I'm not DEAD lol. Anyway. Review? maybe...possibly?

Chapter 8

"Tomoyo for the last time! I was not raping him!" Sakura huffed pushing Tomoyo in the shoulder in an attempt to show her anger. This was going on all night and all of the early morning! And she had a feeling it wouldn't end anytime soon either.

"Soooo...how was it?" Tomoyo questioned wriggling her eyebrows and nudging her side. She kept her up all night. Tomoyo found it so humourous. Sakura's mask was slowly falling apart, and instead of getting broken Sakura was falling hard for a cocky bastard that she proclaimed was never her type at one point. Boy was she wrong. The sun was shining brightly, foreshadowing something good off in the distance. She had a feeling.

"It was amazing," Sakura blurted without thinking. When she realized, she turned her head to take back what she said to meet Tomoyo's huge grin and 'I told you so' eyes. "Shut up!"

"Sakura's got feelings for the pretty boooyyy," Tomoyo mocked, riling her up.

"No I do not! Shut it!" Sakura objected her face blushing from the thoughts. Tomoyo pointed it out with a finger and laughed triumphantly. Sakura hung her head, officially defeated. She knew though, that deep down, if she wanted to, she could have fought back, she seemed to lose her edge when it came to a certain amber-eyed boy.

"But you kissed him and liked it!" Tomoyo said giddily failing to notice someone coming at them quickly and failing to note that it was coming--colliding into Sakura. Tomoyo gasped in surprise as the image played out.

Sakura collided head on into someone's chest before she could even react, eyes wide in surprise she fell to the ground, the guy on top of her due to his larger stature.

"Mother fu-"

"I should have known you'd be the one I'd run into." Sakura registered Syaoran's voice. She looked up to meet familiar amber eyes. Had she been in any other situation with any other person she'd curse them into oblivion and make sure they paid for whatever surgery she'd need on her butt.

"Are you okay?" He asked awkwardly from his position on top of her, yet a calm and cool smile on his face. This was starting to become a habit. Running into her and getting hurt. He was getting used to it, expecting it. And for the slightest fleeting moment thought about how many hospital visits they'd have to go into when they hooked up for good.

"I will be as soon as you get your fat ass off of me," Sakura replied pushing at him with a small blush as bystanders murmured about indecency. Syaoran laughed but made no move to get up, a cocky smile replacing the cool one. Her mind instead of degrading the stupid face, registered it as a familiar comforting look. It was him, part of him, she embraced it. She'd have that over a regular and plain smile that was so common nowadays.

"Me? That may be the case, but at least I'm not clumsy! Running into people like that, What's wrong with you?" He retaliated. Sakura stared at him crazily. Did he just say that or was she hearing things? He couldn't possibly have said SHE ran into HIM, could he?

"You're the clumsy idiot here! Not me! And where the hell is your quick knight-in-shining-armor reflexes! YOU'RE supposed to catch me before I fall, but nooo...you go and fall on me!" Sakura said before she thought again.

Syaoran caught her, he had the edge up again. He loved this. He looked her in her eyes, dangerously close to her lips. "Am I supposed to be your knight Sakura?"

She flushed a shade of pink and pushed his chest to make him move and he did, as slow as he possibly could. She glared at him and then to the laughing Tomoyo standing to the side of them. Tomoyo outstretched her hand and Sakura grabbed it only so she could get up and away from them as fast as she could. They drove her mad!

...but truth be told, was he supposed to be her knight? He fit the profile quite well.

"I need coffee." Sakura mumbled to herself refusing to acknowledge their presence now and starting to walk away. Tomoyo and Syaoran both grabbed one of her shoulders rooting her to the spot. She almost growled but contained herself.

"We can get coffee together. I'm sure we have the time before we head off to work." Tomoyo suggested pointing ahead of them at a local coffee shop. Sakura sighed deeply and agreed looking at the handsome guy who's hand was still holding onto her shoulder. Syaoran saw her glance at his hand and he released her. The warm sensation that pooled in her stomach slowly faded away.

"Syaoran are you going to work today or is Eriol taking care of things today?" Tomoyo asked with a small voice that seemed like she was up to something.

"I might go in, but yeah he's there." Syaoran stated with a smile. Tomoyo nodded and pushed them into the direction of the coffee shop.

"Hey! Where are you taking me!" Syaoran yelled childishly trying to dig his heels into the concrete to no avail.

"To get coffee where else?" Sakura answered for her in a knowing voice not even trying to fight it anymore. Tomoyo liked to get what she wanted, hence her straight-forwardness and 'either love me or hate me' personality.

When they entered the smell of coffee filled their noses and a soothing feeling overcame them. They got up to the counter to meet a cheery young girl who eyed Syaoran with a lustful gaze causing Sakura to roll her eyes. 'Sure he's hot...sexy...absolutely gorgeous, but do you have to stare!?' Sakura found herself in a state of hypocrisy. Here she was drooling over the guy, while trying to condemn this young girl for doing the same thing.

"Hi, what can I get for you?" The girl purred ignoring the girls and zoning in on only Syaoran. Sakura took a step forward and felt her arm brush against his. She gave the girl a look that clearly meant 'back off' and less-than politely ordered 3 coffees for the three of them. She was shocked by her own actions, she was never possessive over a boyfriend before, so why now?

After receiving their coffee they sat in 3 of the comfy chairs that adorned the comfortable setting of the coffee shop. They struck up a conversation about their work, and how it was going. As their coffee was slowly dwindling away and their conversation was turning more about what they had to do that day, they decided it was time to go off to their respectful jobs.

Tomoyo was the first to leave, no doubt in Sakura's mind that it was on purpose, to get the two alone. Sakura rolled her eyes and inwardly felt glad to get a little bit more time with him.

Syaoran was quick to pick up on his dear friend Tomoyo's actions too. Enjoying the fact that she was on his side, or at least against Sakura. "I'll give you a ride to work?" He didn't want to leave her. Not yet, this run in wasn't long enough. He sighed, he was hopeless.

Sakura looked at him oddly, trying to read him. Was he being serious? Or just being kind, not really meaning it... only offering it to be a gentleman? She wanted to go, but the hospital was a few blocks away. "You work in the opposite direction as me. And I'm fully capable of walking."

Syaoran could sense the hesitance in her response, how unsure she was. She wanted to go he knew it. He wasn't convinced, and she knew it too. "Come on Sakura, let me be a gentleman, don't worry about it."

He led her to his car holding the door open for her allowing her into his car. She slid into the car with a smile, she liked the gentlemen side of him. Once they were situated nicely he started the car and they found themselves directly in the middle of traffic. The car was entirely too quiet for his likings.

"So...I heard you tried to rape me the other night." Syaoran said as if searching for the truth that he already knew. The flirty smirk that played across his lips didn't help. Neither did the fact that she was going to be stuck with him in traffic. She slowly started regretting accepting the offer that he pushed her into agreeing to and cursed the traffic.

This was how it was now. If he wasn't messing with her, Tomoyo or Eriol was. She rolled her eyes. "Syaoran you idiot. You were there you should know. And you were just as aware of what was going on as me." But...She couldn't say she hated it. And if she did say she hated it, anyone with a brain could tell she didn't mean it.

Syaoran smiled innocently and chuckled softly. She was too cute, especially when frustrated. "Well in my expert opinion, I do believe I was taken advantage of."

Sakura flushed. Like hell he was! "You pulled me onto you, you wanted it just as much as I did!" She growled in irritation. You'd think she'd get a tolerance level with irritating humans after being around so many people, especially Tomoyo and Syaoran for so long, but nooo, they just find new ways of pissing her off.

"So you wanted it hm?" Syaoran thought aloud. Laughing in amusement as she smacked him in the arm an amused smile finding its way to her face as well. He would have kissed her if the red light they were currently stopped at didn't turn green and the traffic slowly dispersed. He enjoyed her presence, and he was starting to believe that she did to. But how could she like being in the company of an idiot egotistic guy like himself? It made no sense. But he wouldn't question it.

They drove up to the hospital in silence and as soon as he pulled up to the front she turned to him with a sweet smile and thanked him genuinely and got out of the car.

"Hey Sakura?" Syaoran called after her, "..Lets go out..somewhere...anywhere." He sighed and drove out of the parking lot, knowing very well that she was out of hearing distance. He'd ask her eventually.

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A few weeks had past since Sakura had last run into Syaoran. Following their fun day in the sun. And though that meeting was short, it was another meeting she wouldn't forget, because he had the way of engraving himself into her mind.

It was a different feeling while she was at work. She could say she missed him. But she wouldn't. She was too stubborn for that. But, every time she'd walk into the locker room or the room she first met him at, she couldn't help but be reminded of him. And the Reminiscing would soon last for the day, it just wouldn't go away.

Okay, so she wasn't as stubborn as she seemed, at least she could say he was an exception. So she did miss him. Big deal. That didn't mean anything, its not like she needed him to be around to function normally. She just wasn't used to the lack of stupid arguments that left her frustrated, in a content 'I don't want it to end' kind of way. She sighed deeply. Who was she kidding?

Her often rational and intellect-reflecting eyes were now often times clouded with thoughts. Her seemingly quick remarks came out strained, she didn't feel like herself, was this what it was like to ache for someone? It couldn't be. At least, that's what she tried to believe.

"Sakura," a deep and gruff voice called out to her, and all thoughts were virtually wiped away replaced with comforting familiarity. She turned around with a warm smile and met the face of the chief. "How are you doing?"

This man, though cold on the exterior was just like a large teddy bear as soon as you got past the initial intimidating features. He had dark grey eyes and a set frown, that lacked friendliness and seemed to only show good emotion in the presence of important people, which lightened Sakura's mood whenever she'd see the small beginnings of a smile form on his face when he greeted her hello. If Sakura could say that she was taken in by two people it would be Tomoyo and this man.

He was a long friend of her fathers, long before she was even born. He offered her a home, which she kindly declined seeing as she felt a more general connection to her best friend. But after sensing her talents in the field of medicine and her knowledge and determination after her families death he decided that he'd support her in her need to learn more about everything and anything medicine, she was inspired to learn more about it, anything that could help people in a positive way. He risked things on her, got her private teachers to speed her training and knowledge needed. He took a shot on her and wasn't disappointed, although she knew that he could get in trouble due to her age and kept her files in an area that could keep her far under the radar as possible. He'd personally take her files places and check with the higher powers himself, and if Sakura didn't know any better she'd think he thought of her as a daughter. It made her happy, she was glad to work there.

"I'm doing good," She said slightly detached at the simple thought of a guy. She concluded that it was unfair. Completely unfair for him to be able to toy with her moods without even being around. It wasn't fair. "Things are good, how are things? How's Ella?"

Ella, his wife was his complete opposite, the sweetest woman you'd ever meet. But slowly but surely she was rubbing off on him, spreading her contagiously good natured-ness everywhere. And you can tell because at the mention of her name his eyes lightened and his facial expression became that of a love sick boy. It made her want a love like that.

"Good, good. She misses you. You should come for dinner some time. I think she'd very much enjoy you and Tomoyo's company." He nodded checking his watch to see the time. He seemed to be in no rush.

"Hey Chief?" Sakura called out timidly. He looked at her, his normally hardened gaze softening, bidding her to go on, "How do you know what love is? How do you know they are the right person for you?" She continued softly, a small dazed smile on her face.

"You just know. Normal things that would usually bother you or annoy you wouldn't bother you if they were the one doing it. Their faults are over-looked and thought of as a strength. They can conquer you with a smile and bring you to tears with a single sentence. You can't take them out of your head, even if you tried-but you never do try because it feels almost sin-like. Everything reminds you of them...And eventually you start to see only them, you see someone with their eye color and you see them, or the same hair cut, anything. You miss the arguments and the good, and when they aren't around you can't think straight and your heart almost aches for them." It flowed through his mouth and to her ears as if he was envisioning Ella right then and there and betraying herself, someone popped up into her head. Her mask done away by the mature and wise man.

"They make your heart stop and your breath catch in your throat just by seeing them. You'll find the one..." He stopped his rambling when he saw that she wasn't fully aware because she seemed to zoom in on something behind him. His gaze followed her own and he saw a young man standing against the hall door, eyes watching her, a soft smile on his face, he chuckled knowingly, "...if you haven't already"

She blushed furiously, and laughed sheepishly waving off the obscene thought. He gave her a look that was code for 'too late, you've been caught'. His face turned back to that of stone and he walked away stoic as ever. She smiled to herself, he liked to put on such an act. It took only a second for her to realize the reason he walked away and why her heart was fluttering within its confinements.

She looked back up to him, and he just stood there, as if egging her to go to him. Which she did, slowly while keeping her eyes on his.

"Syaoran.." She managed to get out, her insides jumping at the sight of him. Gorgeous as ever, but it was more then just seeing him as a hot guy, it was Syaoran. Someone who's company could make her day for days.

"Hi," He said smoothly standing up straight and then walking into the room. "I told them my arm hurt by your insufficient medical care, Amy seemed quite pleased by those reasoning and led me into a room, but when she left to get my chart I came to find you.." He smiled down at her and could feel himself returning back to a more happier and content self. Truth be told he felt emptier without seeing her or coming in contact with her for awhile. He could bet money that she felt the same too.

"Gee, because getting you into the back was worth me losing my job right?" Sakura said reverting back to normal. She took the bait he dangled but felt a warm feeling engulf her. Part of her wanted to strangle herself, why did she get so damned close to this guy?

"Actually it is.." He trailed off and she made to walk away grumbling as she went but he grabbed her wrist softly "Kidding, I actually came here for a reason"

"Oh yeah? What are you doing here then?"

He pulled her into the closest room which happened to be the break-room. She eyed him questiongly but went with it.

"I want you... to come somewhere with me." Syaoran mumbled with an air of shyness, he was standing close enough to smell her perfume.. He had to quickly add the last part because he didn't think now would be the right time to tell her that, even though it was painfully obvious that he did.

Sakura felt normal though, being close to him like that and him asking her somewhere. This was new. She felt giddy though, her heart skipping a beat or two. "Syaoran are you asking me out on a date?"

"Is that a yes?"

"Give me a reason why I should"

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