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Chapter 15

Doubts

Sakura sat on the lounge, restless as hell. It had been three hours, and Syoaran still hadn't come back from his little outburst. She was beginning to worry. It was getting near sunset.

Everyone else in the house was busy with something or another. Eriol and Tomoyo had disappeared shortly after the 'incident', to do God only knew what. In fact, Sakura wasn't sure she did want to know.

Meiling and Naoko... the one couple Sakrua had never expected... They went out to try to find Syaoran earlier. Meiling had said that he needed time to cool down, but she began to worry after half an hour. Sakura wondered where they had gone to.

Rika, Takashi and Chiharu were somewhere out the back, probably still trying to figure out how to set up the colapsable pool table. Sakura heard a faint 'ow' every now and again, and amused herself trying to figure out exactly what lie Takashi had come up with each time.

So, she was alone, and unoccupied. She had tried various things to keep her mind from worrying, but to no avail. Everytime she would pick up a magazine, turn on the TV, or sing a song, it would remind her of Syaoran, and she would worry all the more.

Sakura felt suffocated. She needed fresh air. She got up, and restlessly paced around the house, looking for something... anything... to keep her mind off of Syaoran. She roamed around, inside, outside, and everywhere else that anyone could think of.

In a last-ditch effort, she went into the room that she and Syaoran shared, and climbed out onto the ledge outside the window. She looked around, and spotted the gutter hanging from the roof. She reached up, and pulled her head over it with ease. The roof was perfect for thinking. She always went up there at home when Syaoran had upset her at school.

Hoisting herself up even more, she carefully gained balance on the roof tiles. She slowly walked to the very peak of the roof, and looked around. She breathed in a lung full of fresh air. She sat on the peak of the roof, and watched the three figures of Takashi, Rika, and Chiharu in the distance. She smiled as she saw Chiharu hit Takashi, again.

Sakura thought she heard footsteps behind her, but decided that they were a figment of her imagination. She didn't even bother to turn around. She heard Meiling's car pull up in the driveway, and leaned over to see better. It looked like they hadn't found Syaoran.

"Looks like they've given up." A voice remarked behind her, sounding very annoyed and depressed at the same time. Sakura started in shock as she turned around to see who is was.

"You've been up here the whole time?" She asked. Syaoran sat, cross-legged, next to her.

"Yeah... I needed some time to myself." He sighed, and looked out.

"Would you like me to go?" Sakura asked, seeing as he was there first.

"Nah." Syaoran waved it off, and chuckled as they saw Chiharu hit Takashi once more, "Chiharu's getting very violent. Remind me never to become her boyfriend." Sakura giggled at the remark.

"Well, Takashi needs to learn to control his lies." Sakura pointed out, "Though I'm not quite sure if that's the right way to go about teaching him..."

"He's going to have a bruise tomorrow." Syaoran remarked, shrugging. Sakura nodded her head in agreement. They sat in silence for several minutes, watching as their friends gave up, and went back inside.

"So..." Syaoran trailed off, "Why are you out here? I never figured you as a roofer."

"I like thinking while on the roof at home." Sakura replied without hesitation, "It gives me some peace."

"I know what you mean." Syaoran agreed. There was silence again. They just sat there, and watched the sun go down. Each felt very at-ease in the other's company.

Eventually, it grew dark. Sakura looked up to the sky, to notice that it had clouded over dramatically. There was a loud rumble of thunder, and it began to rain very heavily.

"Looks like we'd better head inside." Syaoran said disappointedly. Sakura nodded, and the pair of them slowly made their way over the slippery tiles to the edge of the roof near where Sakura had hoisted herself up. Syaoran was the first to slowly lower himself down, and Sakura followed shortly after he was safely inside.

"Well, I've had my shower tonight." Syaoran joked, totally drenched. Sakura noticed that his hair was plastered to his forehead, and his shirt was soaking wet, showing his well-defined body. She laughed at his comment.

"You'll be having a propper one." She instructed, and they laughed again. Syaoran couldn't help but notice the way her clothes moulded to her body, showing her every curve. He took a step forward subconsciously, and put his hand to her cheek. They lept back, red faced, when there was a knock at the door.

"Sakura?" Tomoyo's voice warned as she opened the door, "Are you in here... Oh." She blinked, confused, "Am I interrupting something?"

"No." Both of them said at the same time, both still red in the face.

"You two look like you've been dragged through the swimming pool." Tomoyo scolded, getting them towels from the bathroom a few doors down, "Where the hell were you? On the roof?" She said smartly, but her grin dropped when she saw them look at each other sheepishly.

"Um..." Sakura looked at her, fearful, "Yes?" She tried, looking at her best friend with puppy dog eyes. It didn't work. Tomoyo had warned her that, if she ever caught her on the roof again, she would murder her.

"Sakura," Tomoyo said in a dangerous voice, "What did I say about you going onto the roof?"

"That it isn't ladylike," Sakrua rolled her eyes, "And that I could fall to my death one day. For God's sake, Tomoyo, I've heard it all before."

"Well, you never listen." She scolded, but then grinned evilly, "But... since you were up there with your little lover-boy, then I'll let you off for now." Sakura gaped at Tomoyo, but then laughed.

"Oh, yeah." Sakrua said sarcastically, rolling her eyes, "I just love to make out on the roof." Tomoyo stopped laughing. That was not the reacation that she had hoped for. Syaoran, however, was displaying exactly what she wanted to get out of them. He was backing up slowly, and was bright red in the face.

"Really?" Tomoyo gasped, pretending to be shocked with her 'admition', "I thought I knew you better, Miss Kinomoto."

"Guess you don't much, then." Sakura grinned, knowing that Tomoyo wouldn't last longer than her. Tomoyo cracked up laughing, proving Sakura right. She could hear Syaoran chuckle a little behind her.

"Dry off. Dinner's ready." Tomoyo chuckled, and closed the door behind her. Sakura sighed, and walked over to her drawers.

"Want some dry clothes?" She asked Syaoran, opened them.

"Yeah, please." Syaoran answered, "I'll go change in the bathroom. You change in here."

"Uh-huh." Sakura nodded, tossing him a green shirt, and a pair of jeans, "I'll see you downstairs."

LATER

"Hiya." Sakura came up behind Tomoyo, who was sitting on the veranda, "Watcha up to?"

"Nothing much. Just watching it rain." Tomoyo waved to the pouring rain, "I think it's soothing."

"Yeah..." Sakura sat down next to her, taking off her shoes, and putting her feet in the mud around the patio, "Plus, I like to get my feet dirty." She grinned. Tomoyo frowned at her, wondering something.

"What's up with you?" She asked Sakura, "You act... different. You didn't snap at me eariler when I said that Syaoran was your lover-boy." Sakura shrugged.

"I dunno." She admitted, wiggling her toes in the mud, "I'm just excited, I guess. I mean, tomorrow, I'm going to be sixteen!" Tomoyo nodded, but didn't stop there.

"I know, but that's not what I mean." She pointed out, "I mean, you act different around Syaoran. You don't argue constantly with him anymore, and I haven't heard a complaint about him from you since... well... for a few days now. Out of the blue, you just started to be nicer to him. What's up with that?" Again, Sakura shrugged.

"When it gets down to it, he's a pretty nice guy." She said, "I dunno... I just feel a little more comfortable around him."

"So..." Tomoyo wondered if she dared bring it up, "You don't like him like that?" Sakra looked away, and mumbeled something that Tomoyo couldn't make out.

"What was that?" She grinned. Sakura looked at her, with a pink tinge to her face.

"I said," Sakura repeated, "I don't know." Tomoyo smiled happily.

"So it's a possibility?" She pressed. Sakura looked away.

"Maybe..." She whispered, barely audible, "I'm not gonna rule it out, but I doubt it."

"Cause, you know..." Tomoyo looked out at the rain again, "He's totally hooked on you... We can all see it."

"I know." Sakura looked out, too, "I've been told."

"He told you?" Tomoyo looked at Sakura, shocked, "And you rejected him?"

"No." Sakura sighed, "Rose was going on about it. You know Rose? Syaoran's ex-girlfriend?"

"Yeah... the girl you coned the other day, right?" Sakura nodded, "When was this?"

"The other day..." Sakura sighed, "She was going on about how big of a crush he had on me, and well... things happened. We haven't really talked about it. I don't think Syaoran wants to."

"Oh." Tomoyo whispered, getting ideas, "Well, it's getting late, and I'm cold. I suggest you come inside soon." Sakura bid her good night, and Tomoyo made her way up the stairs, grinning. It was time to play matchmaker...

Oh, this was going to be fun.

So? I want reviews!

Oh, and I think I'll need to up the number of reviews that I need to update... the 20 come too fast... I'm making it 30 from now on. Sorry. It's just that 20 reviews come to quickly... I can't keep up with it...