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Call Me When You're Sober

Chapter two

While all four of them stood perfectly still, Syaoran's mind was filled with his own questions and thoughts. Soon, he was already having small arguments in his head.

"Damn it, Syaoran." He thought. "Don't let your personal life be the cause of your downfall. So what if you're still madly in love with her? So what if she let you go? So what if her new boyfriend is your childhood best friend? So what? Sakura's your client." Last but not least, he recited the last rule. "Do not in any case show any emotion or affection towards anything else. Work always comes first."

After much hesitation, he decided to cut the silence and break the ice.

"Hey, Eriol. What are you doing here so late?" he questioned.

Sakura's eyes widened when she heard Syaoran say her ex's name.

She was stunned. Soon, she began to wonder, "They… know each other?"

Tomoyo didn't seem to have any reaction. She just looked into Syaoran's eye, however, he was turned away facing Eriol.

"Just visiting someone who means the world to me," said Eriol holding onto Tomoyo closer to him. "And you? This place is only for girls. What brings you here?" he continued to ask.

Noticing how much that respond could have hurt Sakura, Syaoran took her in his arms and replied, "I couldn't let a young beautiful lady walk all on her own late in the night. Something could have happened."

Syaoran then turned to her and grabbed her hand. After lightly kissing it, he said, "It was a pleasure to meet you, Sakura."

Eriol could see her ex blush.

He had a woman. A woman way better than Sakura. A woman named, Daidouji, Tomoyo, who not only had the money, power, appearance, and talents, but also a true human's emotions. What seemed impossible for Sakura to possess, that night, he was able to see something he never had for the first time. It was his ex's true feelings.

Then he began to wonder, "Why? Why wasn't she able to show her feelings to me?"

Now Sakura, she didn't understand the reason why Syaoran made it sound like it was their first time meeting. Because it was true. He was the one who said they would be officially "going out" as of this day.

Feeling sick, Sakura just decided to let it pass. All she wanted to do was take a nice warm bath and a night's long rest.

"It was really nice meeting you too. Thank you." She said to Syaoran. "Oh, and thank you for these." Sakura took off the jacket and handed it to him.

"It's alright. Keep it." He gave it back to her.

"Oh--"

"She's already here. Just take it back." Eriol interrupted even before Sakura could finish.

Then he grabbed the jacket from Sakura's hand and very impolitely handed it back to Syaoran as if it was a piece of trash.

"Actually," Sakura began. "I'll take it. I'll give it back to you after I wash it." Then she grabbed it from Syaoran's hand and gave him the sweetest smile she possibly could. Then she went inside the room, leaving the three people behind.

"What is this? A child's play?" Tomoyo thought. It was ridiculous. She knew exactly what was going on. Being the witty and observant girl ever since birth, Tomoyo had already recognized the answers to the missing pieces.

"I'll be going too." Tomoyo turned to leave, but Eriol grabbed her by the waist just in time. He pulled her beside him. "Good night, baby. I love you." Eriol whispered into Tomoyo's ear loud enough for Syaoran to hear.

"You too." Syaoran heard her say, and then left in mere seconds.

For a long moment, the two just stood and waited on each other to make the first move.

Then Eriol began, "Long time."

"Yeah." Syaoran shortly replied.

"So… you interested in that chick? The one you were with?"

"If not now, anytime soon. Yeah."

"Great. So, finally you gave up on Tomoyo."

"Well, she wasn't mine to begin with."

"True. It's a good thing you realized what to take and what not to take."

Syaoran clenched his fist.

Yes, it was true. That one moment in time, they were the best friends of friends.

Yes, it was true. That one moment in time, they were brotherly close ever since childhood.

However, it was also true. That one moment in time, on a very painful night, everything was regretfully washed away between those two due to one special girl named, Daidouji, Tomoyo.

"Yeah. You're right." Syaoran agreed. And with that one short respond, Eriol's head lifted, confused, bewildered, and most likely shocked. How could Syaoran, of all people, agree to him in a blink of an eye? "I've just let go of something useless and taken something way more precious than your 'one-and-only' Tomoyo."

"Oh? And now you're saying that person is Kinomoto?" Eriol said in such a rude way, as if he was referring Sakura to someone lower than dirt. "You know, I bet you wouldn't even last a month with her."

"Don't always jump to conclusions, Eriol. You're going to hurt yourself. And you make it sound like Tomoyo always belonged to you, but friend, dig into the past a little. You know the truth."

With that, Syaoran made his final movement, and walked out of the now-to-be silent hallway.

Watching Syaoran's image slowly disappear into a blur dot, Eriol tightened his fist as hard as he possibly could, and punched the wall.

Even without thinking deeply enough, he knew of the past. He knew what had truly happened. He knew how he was able to get Tomoyo, and that was, even if he was with Sakura. He couldn't lose his opportunity. His chance was given to him right in front of his face.

That time, it was right there in front of him.

All he had to do was reach for it, and get it. Then it was surely his.

Because before, Eriol was nothing compared to Syaoran. During that time, when Syaoran had it all, Eriol didn't even come close to the wealth Syaoran boasted.

But it was then, when Syaoran's two parents died of a car accident, the contract was done and over with. Now, Eriol had the chance. It was during that moment, when Syaoran's companies all had fallen down into memorable ash.

Eriol reached for that one thing he always longed. Something he longed for so much, he was even able to betray his one and only friend.

The contract was actually made for the two guys. It was made for Eriol and Syaoran. However, the girl would be the one to choose the man she was to marry. Because that was what the contract was.

She was betrothed to one of them. She was able to choose either one of them. And during that time, it was obvious.

It was Syaoran.

Although Syaoran didn't long for her at the beginning, although he didn't give much attention to her at start, Tomoyo decided, "I will marry Syaoran, and make him my husband in the near future."

Then time started to fly. Until the day Syaoran was able to accept her. And be fully devoted only to her…

However, that obviously didn't last. After the accident when Syaoran lost it all, the contract was over. Burned, as if it was never signed. As if it was never mentioned. However, the contract to Eriol's, the deal was still there.

So without a choice, the two had to be separated, and another two had to be joined.

More than hesitant at first, Syaoran was out of his mind.

But what was he to do when his love of his life tells him soothingly, "Let's just end it, Syaoran. We have to walk our different paths. You need to start your life new. Can you do that? For me?"

It wasn't because she said she wanted to separate. It wasn't because she said she wanted to end it. It was because she added the very last part. The most meaningful part, "Can you do that? For me?"

If she didn't add that part, he wouldn't have ended it.

He would have taken her even if it were done forcefully. That was how deep his love was for Tomoyo.

Sakura was in the bath when her phone rang.

It rang once.

It rang twice.

Then for the last time, it rang thrice.

After drying her wet hands, she reached over to her cell phone that was on top of the sink; she answered quite fatigued, "I'm sorry. I'm not able to answer the phone right now, so if this is an emergency, please leave your name, number, and your message after the beat, and I might promise to get back to you. Thanks."

Then she pressed one of the numbers to make the beep noise, and hung up the phone.

She sank in, back into the water. When she put her whole head inside, the phone rang again. "P-w-eaze shop kwawee wee!" she said under water. But she meant to say, "Please, stop calling me."

When the phone rang for the third time, she answered once again, more spiritedly and energetically than last time saying, "I'm sorry! I'm not able to answer the phone right now, so if you don't mind, just leave your stinkin' number and the message, and I'll--"

"And you'll what? Try to promise to get back to me? Well, I'm not satisfied with the try part. You have to get back to me no matter what Sakura. As your boyfriend, I don't like to be ignored." Syaoran said on the other line, trying to maintain it a little playful.

"I guess you were busy, Sakura. I'll call you back later. Enjoy whatever you were doing." Then he gave out a little laugh.

Before he was going to hang up, she replied, "Syaoran? I'm so sorry about that. I'm just a little tired, and I was taking a bath."

"Oh. A bath. Are you finished now?"

"Um… No." Sakura answered a little embarrassed.

"Sakura!" he loudly said.

Surprised again, she answered softly, "Yes?"

"That means your naked right now?" he said way too straightforwardly. Then he added, "You know, although I'm not there to see it, I don't really mind talking to a naked woman. But if you're uncomfortable, we can talk later."

"I think that's a great idea." Sakura insisted.

"Damn it. I was hoping you to say in your polite ways, 'No. It's actually quite fine.'"

"Oh. Well, I guess that's bit of a disappointment, isn't it?" she said with a few chuckle here in and there.

"Very" He exaggerated the word.

"Then what is it?" Sakura asked just deciding to stay on the phone.

"What is what?"

"Why did you call? Did you have something to tell me?"

"Oh. That. Well, Sakura. There's going to be a change of plans. And for those several months, you don't have to pay me."

"What? What do you mean?" Sakura couldn't help but to ask.

"It means I'm not your boyfriend."

"Oh…"

With that, the phone line was silent. "However," he then added, "It means I'm your lover." Sakura's eyes widened enough for her two perfect emerald-green eyes to be reflected by the water below.

"If you're going to have the ultimate revenge, then we're also going to start it brand new. We're going to show them from the very beginning. You okay with that?"

"B-b-but. Wouldn't that be too much of a trouble for you? It seemed like Eriol… was your friend." Sakura solemnly said.

"Friend? Did I tell you he was my friend? More like rivals." Then he laughed it off, afraid to reveal his true feelings. For those painful years, he had to cover them, his true feelings.

"I'll think about it…" Sakura finally said.

Then later, the two hung up.

Sakura finished her bath, and came out wearing her bunny pajamas. It was already 1:00 a.m. Her ex's girlfriend was already silently sleeping on her bed, and although Sakura climbed in hers to sleep, she couldn't get herself to rest.

She wanted to, but with all the thought in her head, it was impossible.

So she decided to take a little walk outside.

She put on whatever jacket that was closest to her in the dark, which happened to be Syaoran's, and went outside with her keys in the left pocket.

When she finally reached outside of the dormitory hallway, a face appeared right in front of hers.

When the clouds slowly moved aside, and the moon hit the person's face, she saw his ex.

Sakura gasped. "She's sleeping." Sakura then said.

"I'm not here for her." Eriol spoke.

Frowning, she asked, "Then why are you here?"

"I just wanted to tell you something, Sakura."

"I don't need to hear it."

Right before Sakura was about to turn around and head back into her room, Eriol harshly grabbed her arm, pushed her against the wall, and ruthlessly press his lips to hers. Then slowly, his tongue also entered through her mouth.

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