Escape Artists Never Die

Chapter 3: Everything you want

Syaoran woke up with a start, forgetting he had a small girl attached to him. He looked at her,

and smiled, feeling content with just lying there with her. He kissed her forehead again, and

pulled the blanket up to her chin. He watched as she stirred, looking ready to wake up. He saw

the all too familiar frown appear on her face, as she breathed in deeply. The frown was quickly

replaced by the smallest smile, as she snuggled closer to Syaoran. He was positively beaming

at the result of her smile, albeit a small one. He brushed the soft hair from her face.

"Sakura...Are you awake?" Syaoran said quietly. He didn't receive an answer so just assumed

she was still asleep.

He closed his eyes, not planning on sleeping, but just trying to rest his eyes while he was with her.

"Did you find him?" Sakura mumbled, her eyes still closed. Syaoran's eyes shot open, as he gently

tried to sit up, making Sakura's head fall to the pane of his flat stomach. Syaoran looked at her softly,

a look only for her, and then slumped his shoulders feeling guilty.

"They're still looking..." He replied looking up at the ceiling, as if praying.

"Oh..." was all he heard back from Sakura. He watched her, stroking her cheek. Just as he was

enjoying the moment, a frantic Tomoyo burst through the door, shortly followed by Eriol.

"Sakura! I got here as soon as I could, are you okay!?" Tomoyo blurted out a bit over the top before

noticing that Sakura was cuddling Syaoran, and that Syaoran had an odd look on his face.

"Tomoyo..calm down" Eriol said calmly placing his hand on her shoulder.

"Syaoran, I heard what happened...Thanks for saving her. Whats going on here anyway?" Tomoyo

asked looking almost sly.

"I REALLY don't think this is the time to be talking about things like that. Sakura's trying to rest. Lets

talk outside." Syaoran said as he tried to shift Sakura off him gently, hearing a small sound of protest

from Sakura.

"I'll be back in a little bit" he said to her.

Once outside the door, Tomoyo nearly drilled Syaoran into the ground with questions.

"Whats happened to Kohaku then?" she said looking worried.

"We don't know. I've got people looking for him. Nobody knows where he might've gone. His

family know nothing. He's just disappeared." Syaoran said looking at his feet.

"Whats going on between you two then!? Why wasn't I told!?" Tomoyo exploded.

"Whoa hold on. Nothing is. We're still as we were, I was just comforting her. All she's done is

stare at the ceiling until now."

"Well do you want me to stay with her now, I'm sure I can take it from here?" Tomoyo felt the urge

that she needed to protect her long term best friend.

"I'd rather stay with her if you don't mind." Syaoran said looking awkward. Tomoyo and Eriol both

looked at eachother with "O" shaped mouths.

"Okay well...take care of her. I'll drop by tomorrow" Tomoyo said as Eriol dragged her away.

Syaoran sighed, but then smiled as he turned around and opened the door to go back to Sakura.

He blushed bright red when he saw her standing in her underwear, but then turned to look deeply

concerned at how deathly skinny she was. She looked at him with an exhuasted face, and he understood

that she didn't want to be bothered with people fussing, and that she wanted to take her own time.

Instead he closed the door and waited outside until he heard a quiet "come in". He walked in and stared

at her for a while. When a small smile appeared of her face he brought her into his arms, and they just stood,

hugging for ages.

"I was really afraid" Syaoran said finally.

Sakura cocked her head to the side in a cute manner and said "What for?"

"...that...I was going to lose you..." he replied quietly not looking her in the eye.

She pulled him closer and smiled against his chest. "Thank you...for saving me...I didn't mean to worry you"

Syaoran smiled and breathed in the sweet scent of her hair as he stuck his face in it's softness.

"You...smell really nice" Syaoran chuckled wanting to just share the moment, and not want to ruin it by talking

about bad things. That could wait.

"Syaoran...will you stay with me...when dad goes away again?" Sakura asked sheepishly.

Syaoran grinned so wide, Sakura wondered if it had hurt, "I would love to" he said kissing her on the forehead.

Sakura felt the urge to kiss him more than ever. She really wanted him. But was so afraid. What if anything happens

again? Syaoran wouldn't ever do that sort of thing...would he?

Syaoran watched as a confused and angry expression appeared on Sakura's face as she stared at his chest.

"What's wrong?" He said trying to get her to look at him. Eventually she looked him in the eye.

"Nothing..I was just...thinking" she said switching between looking at his eyes and lips. She inched her feet closer to his

and leaned forward. Syaoran caught the drift and almost scoffed with excitement, but instead bent down and brushed his

lips on hers, and slowly deepening the kiss. It soon became heated and passionate, and Syaoran pulled away, worried

about scaring her with the fact that he wanted to throw her on the bed right there.

"We..should stop." he said breathing heavily.

"Uh...yeah...I should go see my dad and my brother. Can you..uhm..help me down the stairs...I'm kind of weak?" Sakura

said batting her eyelids.

Syaoran grinned and took her arm. "Maybe...you should carry me?" Sakura said slyly. Syaoran didn't even notice,

and was more than happy as he picked her up and started carrying her down the stairs.