Ok, I'm happy that people are enjoying the story With all these NICE reviews, I can stand the one or two bad ones and it makes me wanna update faster. By the way, this chapter will have nits of cooking and I just want everyone to know I can't really cook so its like imagination. But anyways, here is chapter 4!

Last Chapter…

Sakura rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and yawned. When she saw this figure standing over her, she practically jumped. "Good morning," Syaoran said with a grin. "Tomorrow will be your first day as my housekeeper. I'll teach you how to use the kitchen and how to clean and then tomorrow you can try," he said. "Meet me in the kitchen in about 10 minutes."

A Poor Girl's Story

Chapter 4

Day 5 - Continued

10 minutes later

Sakura walked sleepily into the kitchen. There were so many strange things. She had walked by stores with large boxes that had moving pictures. She had heard that the large rectangular block was called a refrigerator and the other block was called a stove. Syaoran opened the door to the refrigerator and took out a couple of eggs. He next opened another door, made of wood, and took out a bowl. He hit the side of the egg on the side of the bowl and the egg yolk and white came out.

"Now you try," Syaoran said. Sakura walked hesitantly up to the counter next to Syaoran. She took the egg in her hand and hit it down on the bowl; only it missed and landed on the counter in a gooey yellow mess. "It's ok," Syaoran said with a smile. He got a bunch of paper towel and wiped it clean. "Watch again," he said as he cracked open another egg. This time Sakura watched really attentively and tried again.

She hit it very gently on the bowl so there was no crack. "Maybe you should hit it a little harder, but not so hard that it will break completely. Just enough for there to be a crack," Syaoran said. This time, Sakura successfully cracked the egg and only got 2 pieces of broken shell into the bowl. "A really important thing with cracking eggs is not to get the shell in with the yolk and whites. If it does, take a chopstick or a spoon and take it out. Understand?" Syaoran asked. He was answered with a nod.

Next Syaoran beat the eggs. "Now you try," he told Sakura. She slowly picked up the chopsticks and began to beat. She was doing fine until Syaoran said "You're doing fine." That was when she dropped the bowl and the eggbeater to the floor. Once again, Syaoran cleaned up the gooey yellow mess.

"Maybe we should try something simpler," he said. He got two pieces of bread and told Sakura to come to the toaster. "This is a toaster. It is very simple to use. All you need to do is put the bread into the two slots and push this button down. Get it?" She nodded. She picked up the bread, put them into the slots, and pushed down the button. "Good, next we should pour out some orange juice to go with the toast." Syaoran walked to the refrigerator and got out a carton. He then pulled out two cups. "Open the lid and pour the juice into the cups. Make sure it doesn't overflow, ok?"

After eating breakfast, Syaoran showed Sakura how to clean, make lunch and make dinner. "Tomorrow you will have to do the housework. You should know how to now," said Syaoran.

Day 6

Sakura woke up the next morning between the warm, cozy covers of the spare bedroom. She stepped outside and was about to prepare breakfast when she saw a small white paper on the refrigerator. She walked up to it and read what it said.

Sakura-

I have a business meeting today. I won't be back until around 7 or 8 tonight.

-Syaoran

Sakura spent her day in the apartment all alone. With nothing to do, she prepared breakfast and cleaned the whole house. She then began work on dinner. She turned on the TV and found a guy teaching people to cook. She copied down the recipe and tried it out.

Day 6 – Later that night

Syaoran walked through the front door and noticed food on the table. Sakura was sitting on one side with the adjacent chair pulled out on the other side. He took off his coat and sat down across from Sakura. She picked up her fork and made a gesture for him to do the same. Syaoran took a bite. Inwardly, he was disgusted. It tasted awful, but since it was her first time, he didn't say anything.

Sakura looked across the small, round dining room table. There was Syaoran, first few buttons undone and tie pulled loose. It was interesting how, up to this point, she still hadn't said a word to him. It's because he thinks I'm mute, I guess. But how can I keep letting him think that? Why can't I just come out and say something to him?

The meal progressed in silence. Neither said a word as they devoured the awful mess Sakura had cooked up. Syaoran finished half his food, then stood up and excused himself. He walked slowly to his room and fell onto his bed. I'm pathetic. I think I'm falling for Sakura. I had a perfectly fine dinner with Meiling the other day. Of course I'm in love with Meiling, or else why would I be marrying her? he thought.

Outside…

Sakura finished her food. It didn't taste good at all. Why did I even serve it? She cleared the two places on the table and began to wash the dishes. She grabbed a coat and walked out onto the balcony. She looked out at the amazing view of the city lights. The thin streams of light cause everything to look serene and calm. The flutter of the snowflakes made it look like the perfect winter wonderland. The tops of buildings and the pine trees from the park across the street were starting to look white. Sakura kept looking out and slowly, her eyes began to droop and she fell into a dreamless sleep.

I hope you guys liked this chapter. I'm kinda lazy so it might take me a few days to update but less than I week, I promise! D