Love for Royalty

Chapter XII Back to Tomoeda

After watching Shen and Jennifer in bed together, Sakura felt a surge of anger. She was about to go and apologize to Shen, to tell him she was wrong and he was right. After all, she did kiss Syaoran. But Shen betrayed her. Sakura didn't know what to think or what to feel. She was just furious at everything. Her heart was heavy and her head started to hurt from thinking so much. The image she had just seen came popping into her mind every second and it made her all the more sick.

It all started because of Shen's stupid jelousy with Syaoran. Their long lasting competition for the position of CEO in Li Corps. Shen should have trusted her. He should have known that she would never betray him. Now that she thought about it, if he had indeed loved her, he would have trusted her. This realization made Sakura cry more. If he didn't love her, why did he propose to her? Why did he ask her to marry him?

Sakura didn't know how or why but she went to Syaoran's room. He was working in his desk when she came in. Seeing her red eyes and tears he went to her and took her in his arms. Without thinking she kissed him. They embraced each other and kissed until they reached the bed. Sakura knew only one thing then. She didn't want to think, she just wanted to feel. And Syaoran's kisses made her feel warm and wanting for more.

She was seated in Syaoran's bed, taking his shirt off when he pushed her away. Now she was confused. "What happened?"

Syaoran started to button his shirt. "I can't Kinomoto. Not like this. I thought I could. But I can't have you this way. You would only have sex with me because you're angry"

"I thought all this time you wanted to screw me! Isn't that why you started to hang out with me? To make me fall for you?" Sakura shouted at him. Syaoran was surprised by the revelation. He had to admit, the thought did cross his mind. He did want that. But not anymore. He might be called selfish, but he wanted more. "Why don't you just take me? After all you won. Don't winners receive a prize? Well, here you have me!"

Seeing how upset she was, he decided to leave the room and call for Tomoyo. He didn't know what made Sakura so angry, but he was going to find out. In the meantime, Tomoyo was to help and comfort Sakura. Before leaving he told Sakura. "You're not a prize Kinomoto"

That night, Syaoran sat in the living room. He kept thinking about what just happened. Sakura's kiss. Her face was so wet from crying so much. He wondered what upseted her that much. Suddenly he heard banging coming from upstairs. Then there was shouting. Syoaran ran upstairs and saw Shen hitting the door of his room.

"What is going on?" He asked his brother. Shen looked distraught, as if his soul was ripped right out of hs body. When Shen didn't respond, Syaoran went to him and grabbed him by the collar neck of his shirt and pushed him against the wall. "Answer me!" Syaoran shouted at him but Shen didn't have to say anything because at that moment Jennifer appeared in the hallway wearing nothing but bed sheets to cover her naked body. Seeing that she came from Shen's room, Syaoran instantly understood everything and without further thought punched his brother in the jaw. "How could you?!"

Shen just touched his side jaw where Syaoran hit him and laughed sarcastically. "How could I?! I wasn't the one stealing another man's fiance!" he hit Syaoran back in the jaw. Then they both holded each other by the collar of their shirts and looked at each other with anger in their eyes.

"I wasn't stealing anyone you dumb ass!" Syaoran let go of Shen and with his knee kicked Shen right in the abdomen. Shen fell on his knees on the carpet floor in pain.

Syaoran was drying the blood from his mouth with his wrist when Shen got up and hit him again, this time in his eye. "Don't lie you bastard! You were flirting with her the whole time!"

Syaoran wasn't about to lose against his brother, so he hit him. This time in his nose. Blood started coming out. "Did it ever occur to you to just trust her?"

Both men kept on fighting for a while until there was sudden crash. A beautiful china vase fell to the ground and shattered. Unfortunately for both guys, their mother arrived from work at that instant and saw the whole commotion. She beckoned them to the living room and sat in one of the armchairs.

For a while Yelan reprimanded them both for their beaviour. She called it childish and unresponsible. And she even confessed that for a while she doubted wether to give the CEO position to either of them. She didn't know if she could trust any of them. After a few shoutings and ill words were said, she sent them both to their rooms.

When Syaoran entered his room he found it empty. It was to be expected. Sakura couldn't stay and face him. Not after what she did, or what he did for that matters. He didn't know why he expected her to stay. He didn't even understand why he didn't sleep with her before when he had the chance. He had waited so long for that moment. But then he remembered. He might have been able to sleep with any broken hearted dumped women in the past, but Sakura was different to those women. He didn't want to hurt her. Not like Shen just did. What his brother did was unforgivable.

After hearing all the noise from outside Syaoran's bedroom, Sakura came to a decision. She couldn't stay in that house any longer. And her classes wouldn't start until January. She had to leave and stay somewhere she felt safe. Then Tomoyo advised her to go to Japan and see her old friends. Maybe remembering the past would help her forget the present. And Sakura did miss her old home in Tomoeda. She missed her friends Chiharu, Rika, and Naoko. And seeing her father again would make her all so happy. Maybe going back for a visit would be a good idea. So, in Tomoyo's room, using her friend's laptop, she booked up a plane ticket for tomorrow afternoon. The sooner she left, the better. If she stayed any longer, she was afraid of collapsing. It was too painful.

So the next day, the maid had to bring breakfast up to Tomoyo's room since Sakura didn't want to go downstairs. Shen kept on trying to talk to her but every time he knocked on the door Tomoyo opened and closed it instantly.

After finishing with the packing, Sakura asked Tomoyo to bring Syaoran to the room. She wanted to talk to him before she left. She didn't know if she would ever see him again and she didn't want to linger on regrets later.

Sakura was sitting in the desk chair when Syaoran came in. "Sya…" she began to say but Syaoran stopped her by raising his hand.

"I want to go first. I'm sorry if I ever gave you the idea that I was just manipulating you. I'm sorry because that was my intention at first. The sole reason why I wanted to be your friend was for you to break up with Shen. But as our friendship grew stronger, so did my feelings for you Kinomoto" Syaoran confessed. Then there was silence in the room. Neither of them knew what to say.

After a few seconds Sakura broke the silence and spoke "Syaoran. I'm sorry if I ever gave you the impression that I liked you as more than just a friend. But that's how it is. I only see you as a dear good friend. And last night…"

"I know. I saw"

"So I heard" here Sakura blushed and started getting nervous. "Im leaving for Japan today, and I just wanted to say goodbye. After all, we might not see each other again"

Syaoran was about to say something but at that moment Wei came in to inform Sakura that her limo was ready and most of her luggage had been loaded. Sakura thanked Wei and the butler left. Sakura then got up and went closer to Syaoran. "Thank you" she whispered before kissing him in the cheek and leaving.

Syaoran tried to stop her but his will stopped him. He couldn't ask her to stay. That would be too much for her.

After a short 2 hour flight, Sakura stepped on Japanese grounds. She took a deep breath and savored the moment. She hadn't been home in 4 years. She missed her home country.

After retrieving their luggage with a servant's help, Sakura and Tomoyo got into a limo and went to Sakura's house. The place was the same as 4 years ago. It felt as if time never passed. There was the same Penguin park, the same streets, the same stores, and the same houses. Sakura remembered her days as a kid, skating her way to school.

Finally they arrived to their destination. Sakura's house hadn't changed one bit. Her dad didn't even bother to change the locks, so Sakura had the key to the door.

No one was home. It seemed that Touya went to work and so did her dad. It had to be expected. She hadn't told them of her sudden visit. Neither of them knew that Sakura was back home.

After the servant left Sakura' luggage in the front entrance, he bowed and left. Tomoyo was going to stay in her old house and pay a visit to her mother. Then early the next day she had to go back to the States, she had lost more than enough classes. And besides, she was sure Eriol missed her so much.

Alone in the house, Sakura ran her ways up the stairs and opened the door to her room. She missed this place so much. She missed her desk where she used to do her homework, her stuffed toys, her view from the window, and her bed. Sakura sat in the edge of her bed and laid down. Memories of the previous day came to her mind. Watching Shen with Jennifer, going to Syaoran and kissing him, watching Shen fight against Syaoran, and her talk with Tomoyo.

Suddenly her eyes started to close and before she knew it, she was asleep. When she woke up, Sakura noticed her bags were brought to her room. And she could smell the familiar scent of Katsudon. Her stomach groweled with hunger.

When she finally got the energies to go downstairs, her father, Touya, and Yukito were already sitting at the table.

Fjitaka got up to hug his daughter. "Welcome back honey. How was the trip?"

Sakura mastered a smile and sat down beside Yukito. "A bit tiresome. But it was all wrth it. I hadn't noticed how much I missed this place. And I missed you guys!"

Touya grinned at his little sister. "Well, we can just say we didn't miss you at all, monster" he emphasized the last word as if mocking her.

"You're still calling me that?! Touya!" Sakura argued and blushed a little because Yukito was by her side watching her very expression and enjoying himself. "Sorry Yukito"

"You don't have to aplogize Sakura. I'm quite used to this already. And I have to say. I missed your quarels. Touya was a bit gloomy himself when you left" Yukito confessed. Touya just gave his friend with a menacing glare that he didn't notice at all, but Sakura did, and laughed.

That night, Sakura received a call from her long lost friend Chiharu. Apparently news ran fast in a small town like Tomoeda. Chiharu found out from Yamasaki, who found out from Naoko, who found out from Rika, who got the news from Tomoyo, that Sakura was back in Japan for a visit. Chiharu made Sakura promise her to come to her apartment the very next day to catch up. Apparently her friend had very important news for her. Sakura was anxious to know what is was all about. Chiharu sounded so happy and giddy. Just like Sakura felt after Shen proposed to her.

Sakura closed her eyes and tried to erase those thoughts. She didn't want to know from Shen ever again. She didn't think she could face him after what she saw. And she certainly wouldn't forgive him.

On their last night in Hong Kong, Tomoyo told Sakura a few words that she would never forget.

"You may feel passion for a person, sometimes people even confuse passion for love. But the only test that can tell you if your feelings are from true love is the test of faith. No relationship can survive without trust in one another. Don't ever forget that Sakura"

"But Tomoyo, does Eriol trust you?"

"Sakura. My relationship with Eriol is far more special than mere love. I know it's true love because indeed he trusts me, and I trust him completely. And even more than that, we have passion. We want to be together always. We want to be in each other arms and make love at all times. He makes me feel like his most precious treasure. If he didn't trust me, do you think he would have let me come to Hong Kong by myself? He knows I care for you and I want to help you. That's why he even bought me the plain ticket to come. Besides, he knows he'll have his rewards once I go back to the States"

"Didn't he want to get rid of you to be with some other girl?"

"Sakura, you're being negative. You see, Eriol is being selfish at some point. I mean, he had selfish intentions but in the end he did something noble. So you see, it's a win win situation. I come to see you, and when I go back he gets to have me in bed for a long while" Tomoyo giggled at the thought.

Sorry if I'm updating a bit slowly lately. I've just not been inspired anymore.

But I'll keep on writting juicy chapters. But prepare yourselves. This adventure is about to come to a drastic end. Sorry!

I'm glad so many of you love this short story. I've come to realize that it's special in it's own way. Thanks for all the reviews!

Cya!