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Call Me When You're Sober

Chapter Three

What is going on? What is going on? What on earth is going on?

Sakura tried to break free from Eriol's grasp, but his hand was tightly wrapped around her fragile wrists. Then soon, she realized her ex's tongue was gradually entering through her virgin lips.

Sadly, it was true. This happened to be Sakura's very first French kiss. What was worse, overall, it was her very first kiss on the lips.

Even as she dated Eriol, they never kissed.

On the cheek, perhaps, but her lips? Especially by someone she now detested.

As the tongue came in deeper and deeper, with tears falling from her eyes, she bit mercilessly.

"Shit! What the hell is your problem?" Eriol roared wiping his mouth in agony.

"What do you mean what's my problem? What's your problem?" Sakura began to sob, covering her mouth.

And yes, this was indeed, also her first time shedding tears.

"Isn't this what you wanted?" he asked scoffing.

"What are you talking about?" she glared at him as if he was the most despicable being on the universe.

"What? Were you expecting more? You want me to sleep with you instead? Here let's go." Then he tightly grabbed her arm once again.

"Stop! Let go. You disgusting freak! Let go of me!" she squirmed.

"Why are you resisting? You know you want it."

"What the heck are you talking about?"

"Isn't that why you brought Syaoran into this shit?"

Sakura's eyes grew wide.

Then he continued on, "This is all just a game, aren't I right? I cheated on you. You got fucking mad. So you're using Syaoran to take revenge."

Sakura became silent. She didn't know how to respond. She just believed it was too sudden for him to realize that it was just a part of a plan.

Then he came closer to her right ear and whispered, "Because you still love me."

Sakura shivered.

"Don't fuck with me." Sakura then said.

Eriol stepped back a tiny bit.

First of all, this was the first time he heard his ex curse. She never in her life said any foul language until this very day. However, he didn't make the sudden change get to him.

"Oh. Don't fuck with me? You think that'll make me stop? If you still love me, then just say it. Just for the hell of it, I'll return your love all night long. Better take the chance when you can get it."

While tightening his grip, he started to pull her towards him.

Then right in front of her, he said in such a seducing way, "You know you want to."

"Screw you!" Then she struggled to break free once more.

Then a voice called out from afar.

"Eriol, you better let her go before I seriously fuck you up."

Eriol squinted his eyes to see who it may be. Realizing it was Syaoran, Eriol tightened his grip and simply replied, "No."

"I'll ask one last time, let go of her." His voice grew darker.

"Syaoran…" Eriol heard Sakura murmur under her breath. He was also able to see how his ex's eyes started to glimmer as the light was shining down on her now tear-drenched face. However, she wasn't facing him. All attention went to Syaoran.

Noticing this, Eriol took hold of her shoulders and made sure she was to face him. "Look at me!" he said sharply.

He wasn't aggravated just because of the fact Sakura was being totally ignorant even as he was standing right in front of her face. It was more likely because he was overcome with jealousy.

He hated the fact, he longed more. He hated the fact there was an aching in his solid heart. He hated the fact that he knew he was jealous; that he was envious of Syaoran.

Syaoran always had an ability to polish something that was broken, brittle, or stained. But that wasn't necessarily true. Eriol was the one who wasn't able to see the beauty in the broken, brittle, and stained pieces.

Although one's past could be broken, it could be easily replaced with the present. Although one's present could be brittle, it could be changed by the future. But even as the future seems stained and the stain itself seems tainted, not erasable, one could choose the other path. There could always be a helping, motivating hand to lift the person up.

And that, Syaoran was always capable of doing.

Sakura, now facing Eriol, her hurtful eyes glared madly at him.

"Don't fucking ignore me when I'm talking to you!" Syaoran raged. And as he said that last sentence, his arms flew ever-so-quickly, and the impact of the blow, knocked Eriol down hard on the cement floor.

Sakura covered her eyes after a soft surprised squeal, and kept her eyes shut.

Why is this happening? She wondered as she was lost in her own thoughts.

Blood started to trickle down from the side of Eriol's cut lip. While wiping it away, he rose up from the ground. "What is this bitch to you, anyways?" he questioned in a way as if he thought the question was hilariously outrageous itself. "You've only met her once. You don't even know her."

"Don't tell me that you do. You've been with her for, umm, how many years? And yet, you still don't know who she is."

"You say that as if you know her more than me."

"Enough to know that a bastard like you don't deserve someone like her."

"And a bastard like me can be with Tomoyo?" he laughed. "Why? You don't know her as much as you know that bitch over there?" he was referring to Sakura.

"Shut the hell up." Although Syaoran was going to let it all pass, and ignore his comments, the next sentence caught him off guard.

"Tell me. Why? You don't know her enough to know that a bastard like me don't deserve someone like her? Don't worry. I know her. I know her inside and out."

Sakura's head lifted up taken aback.

Inside and out. Inside and out. Inside and out.

"Don't tell me that he…" she silently talked to herself.

Syaoran's shoulders were tense, and his fist was clenched ever-so tightly that even his veins were visible. He was ready to knock Eriol dead.

As Syaoran gradually made his way towards Eriol, Sakura tugged on his shirt, preventing him to go any further. He wasn't in the mood to listen to any one, but he ended his steps, turned around, and walked away from the beat person.

"Come." He said gently to Sakura, and got a hold of her hand.

Leaving the abandoned friend behind, both held onto each other's hand and vanished into the lonely streets.

In the moment of silence, Sakura courageously spoke first saying, "I'm so proud of you. I thought you were really going to exterminate him."

"You see me as a murderer now?"

"No. Not really." Sakura said with a bright smile across her face.

Noticing this, he asked, "Why? What do you see me as?"

He looked down at her, and she also looked up at him with the smile still on her face. He realized the tears from earlier still remained. And so, with his thumb, he gently wiped the tears away.

Then she answered plainly, "My lover."

With that simple reply, Syaoran couldn't help but to also smile.

"Hey, you hungry?"

Not even a second after he asked, Sakura's stomach growled so loud as if to indicate a monster was living in there.

Embarrassed, she kept her head low and replied, "Nooooo."

"You probably have a beggar in there. That was so loud." He started to laugh.

Sakura kept quiet.

"Sakura, no matter how I see you, you're so damn cute."

She blushed and faced the other direction. But if Syaoran was to look over at the right angle, he would have definitely seen it. Her hidden smile.

"Come on. Let's go eat." He held her hand tighter and started to walk off faster.

"I don't think any place would be open by this time."

"Sakura. Sakura. It's not like I'm taking you to a steak house or anything. I'm not that loaded. We'll go have dumplings. You okay with that?"

"Dumplings?" she asked confused. "What are dumplings?"

Syaoran paused his steps.

"Sakura. Let me guess. You've lived a very sheltered life. Am I right?"

"Maybe…"

"We're having dumplings."

Then they walked a distance of a few more steps and finally reached the open cart.

As Syaoran ordered, Sakura looked over at all the fascinating foods the cart sold.

"Wow. This is extreme."

"It's extreme you never tried dumplings. Here, have some." Then he handed her the bowl of steamy dumplings.

"They're huge."

"They're many kinds."

"I see."

"Here. This is called soy sauce." He handed her the small bottle and poured onto the tiny bowl.

"I know what it is."

"Okay, miss smarty pants."

They both started to laugh again, happily, as if nothing happened an hour ago. Then they started to grub as if there was no tomorrow.

After both finished their meals, they slumped on their chairs as if to signal their full stomachs.

"That was good." Sakura complimented the food.

"It's a good thing."

Then they became silent again.

Once again, there were a lot of things she wanted to know about him.

For example, who is this Tomoyo. What happened between Eriol in the past. When, if he ever did, go out with Tomoyo. Why Eriol and Syaoran have a grudge against each other. And if not grudge, hatred. And last but not least, how he knew she dated Eriol for several of years.

It didn't seem to make sense, because it was true. It was their first time meeting, Syaoran and Sakura. Sakura found out few days later that Eriol was cheating on her for Tomoyo, however, Syaoran seemed to know more than that.

Especially after he said, "You've been with her for, umm, how many years? And yet, you still don't know who she is."

She never mentioned how long they went out.

It could have been a month or two. Or maybe a little a more than that. At most, a year. But how did he know she dated him for several years?

Before Sakura could start another conversation, she ran out of words when he all of a sudden, out-of-the-blue suggested, "Sakura. Can you stay with me tonight?"

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