Towards You

Summary: When workaholic Syaoran has to take care of a child, he can't handle it. So he drags his sweet assistant, Sakura, to help him out. They have to work together, as a family.

Chapter 5

Remembering

Sakura smiled as she peeked through Syaoran's office doors. Syaoran and Keiji were working together to finish Syaoran's work. Both of their chestnut colored heads were buried in piles of paper.

"Ehem." Sakura said, inerrupting their work, both of them looked up. One with the fierce amber eyes and the other one with strong gray eyes. God, like father like son.

"How's work?" She asked nearing the two boys. She set down a cup of coffee for Syaoran and a cup of hot chocolate for Keiji.

"Fine." They said at the same time and sipped their drinks at the same time.

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Syaoran tried to hide his excitement the next day. But Sakura noticed it. And so did Keiji.

"Uncle Syaoran-" Keiji was about to ask when Sakura cut him off.

"Syaoran-" Sakura said, but she stopped when she heard Keiji speak.

"Go first, Keiji."

"No, Auntie Sakura, you go first." But they seemed to misunderstand each other.

"Are you okay-" Sakura started, then.

"Uncle Syaoran, is there-" Keiji said, and then looked at Sakura.

Syaoran rolled his eyes. Like mother, like child, err, son. "If you two were going to ask me what I'm so excited about, I decided to take a short break from work. And both of you are coming. We're going to the beach." Then he made his way to the coffee machine.

"Wait!" Sakura and Keiji said at the same time.

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Flashback

"I can't find Kero anywhere! And Touya, he IS not in the toilet. I checked the bathroom already." The little girl shouted to her big brother.

"Ah, but have you checked the sink?" Her brother replied, setting the table for lunch.

Sakura seemed thoughtful. "Why would a dog hide there? I'll go check anyway." Then she ran to the kitchen.

"HE"S NOT HERE!" She screamed. They've been looking for Kero for three hours and she was getting frustrated.

"I'm going to look for him in the streets!" Sakura said, heading for the door and grabbing her rollerskates. She strapped them on.

"Sakura, no. You can't-" Touya said, but his sister was already outside.

"There's a storm coming! At least bring an umbrella!" Touya continued, but she was just a little speck swerving in the roads. Then it started to rain. Hard.

He narrowed his eyes and started to change for a storm.

Sakura screamed through the already ear-piercing thunder and rain, "KERO! KERO!" She couldnt help but wimper. She wiped the angry tears from her eyes and hugged herself for warmth.

She tried as she sped through all the streets and shouted her dog's name. No use at all. Sakura gritted her teeth and continued to look for him.

"Hey! Little girl!" Sakura heard a little voice and decided to go after the voice. When she found the voice, there was a little boy that was sitting on one of the swings in Penguin park. He had brown hair and amber eyes. Sakura rollerbladed to the next swing to him and sat down, exhausted.

"I think this is yours. Kero right?" He said, shaking his head a bit to dry his hair. But with so much rain, it was absolutely no use.

She looked at the shaking thing in his arms. Kero.

Sakura's whole life brightened. "Thank you so much! I was looking for him for a million years now!"

"Then you'd be old now." The boy pointed out. But Sakura ignored it.

"Were you looking for him too?"

The boy nodded.

Sakura felt tears coming. "You came out of the rain just to look for a dog? My dog? You don't even know me!"

He smiled. "My grandmother taught me to help people. She died two years ago."

"Ohh. I don't see you here in the neighborhood. Where do you live?"

"I just moved in two days ago with my cousin from Hong Kong. You can come over, if you want."

"REALLY? I would love too but my brother will be looking for me. He's so overprotective."

"Oh. Okay. Then come over tomorrow. We live in the really big, white house." The boy said, widening his arms to tell her how big.

Sakura nodded. "So we're friends right?"

"Only if you want to be."

Sakura turned red. The two children didnt seem to mind the heavy downpours of rain. "Of course I want to be friends! I need to know your name first."

"Li Syaoran."

"Mine's Sakura Kinomoto."

"Okay, Sakura."

I'll see you soon, Li-kun." Sakura said, getting Kero out of Syaoran's arms.

"Just Syaoran, Sakura. It's Syaoran."

End of flashback

Sakura sighed. She had locked those precious memories years ago. She had tried so hard to forget them but her mind never wanted to. After Syaoran left for college, after her family died, Sakura decided to lock it up. All of it, her emotions towards him, her memories and moments with Syaoran, everything.

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Flashback

"Syaoran! Syaoran!" A young girl, probably fourteen, called, waving her pale arms rapidly. A young boy, about two years older turned towards the voice and grinned.

"What is it, Sakura?" He replied, walking away from her. Both of them knew the drill. Walk away. Run. Home.

"Hey, wait for me, you chestnut!" She called back, running to his side.

"What did you call me, Sakura?" He shot out, raising his eyebrows.

"Are you deaf, CHESTNUT?" Sakura replied, emphasizing on her nickname to her neighbor.

"Oh, Emerald, I love it when we call each other our petnames." Syaoran teased, slinging his bag from school over his shoulder.

"WHAT?! WHAT PETNAMES?" She exploded as they walked home from school.

"Hmmm, Hardhead, Chipmunk, Little Touya, Chestnut, Spoiled boy." He said, counting with his fingers.

"THOSE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE INSULTS!" She screamed right in his ear.

"Geez, Sakura, that's what you get with staying with Daidouji too long." He muttered, holding his ear.

Sakura ignored him. Syaoran grinned. "At least my petnames are nice, unlike yours."

"THEY ARE NOT PETNAMES!"

"Okay, okay. It was a joke. God, Sakura."

"Shut up, playboy."

"See? There you go again. And I am not a playboy."

"Whatever, playboy."

"You're going to regret that, pale girl."

Sakura hit him with her bag. "I am not pale!"

Syaoran laughed. "Rright. If you're not pale, then I'm not handsome."

"Ugh. Your vanity is getting out of hand."

"The girls seem to like it."

Silence.

"Jerk." Sakura muttered, and ran off angry at him. She didnt even know why.

"Hey, Sakura, IT WAS A JOKE! Come on!" He shouted, running after his best friend.

Sakura was a fast runner, but Syaoran was even faster. And soon, he caught up with her and grabbed her arm to make Sakura stop.

"Let go, you Stupid wolf."

"I was only kidding. Let's go home, okay?" Syaoran replied softly.

"You're still a jerk."

"As long as I'm your jerk."

Sakura blushed. "Carry me home, Little Wolf?"

Syaoran smirked. "Fine, Cherry Blossom."

She jumped on Syaoran's back and immediately wrapped her arms around his neck and her legs around his body and sighed.

Syaoran smiled when he felt Sakura snuggle near his neck. As long as she was with him, everything was perfect.

End of Flashback

Syaoran smiled sadly. He didnt understand what had happened to the Sakura before and the Sakura now. After he graduated college, he came home and expected her to be the same. But now, she wore a mask to hide it all and Syaoran couldnt see through it. After he came home, Sakura seemed to forget him and all they did together. She didnt even tell him her family died.

Life wasnt fair at all.

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My fellow friends, readers, reviewers, WELCOME! I've really quickened the pace of my updating since school is coming up. So you'll see me only once in two weeks. :(

It sucks, but priorities first, okay? :)

I would like to thank each and everyone of you who put my story on alert and on your favorite list. You touched my heart. Really and Truly.

Thanks for reviewing as well! Baskets and baskets of cute furry bunnies to all of you! :D

I hope you like this chapter, cause I loved writing it, especially the flashbacks. ;) I bet you werent expecting that they knew each other before, huh?

And their vacation to the beach will be posted shortly. :) Don't worry about Tomoyo and Eriol, theyre in the beach chapter too.

Hohohohohoho. ;D

I'll see you soon,

All about the wordplay. XD