New chapter! Please enjoy
Saki-Hime: Wow! Don't look at me, read and you'll find the culprit! =P Oh I'm not trying to kill her, it was an accident =s… But you caught what I was trying to do, I'm trying to make Syaoran feel like crap! Hehe
First princess: Thanks for reading and reviewing =). I try to update asap, I don't like to keep you guys waiting
AkJupiter: Don't worry I wouldn't kill her =)
Ree-Vance: Ahahaha! I was trying to make him sound completely miserable, but you're right it is very dramatic. Hope you like this chapter!
Xin2892: I won't kill her, don't worry =).. But Syaoran well that boy, he's just digging himself into more trouble.
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Meiling laid on her bed, she starred at the ceiling. She shut her eyes, recurring flashbacks hit her. She remembered Tomoyo's car flipping, seeing all the ambulances, and hearing Syaoran scream. She began crying. She received a phone call.
"Hello?" she answered.
"Is this what you wanted?" the voice asked.
"No, this wasn't part of it. You know it, I liked her, I really did. But I wanted her away from Xiao Lang" she answered desperately.
"Well, you have him all for yourself. I heard she's in a coma"
"Why are you acting like it's all my fault? You helped me out Hashimoto-san!" she shouted.
"Keep it down! Someone might hear you" Eddie told her.
"I don't care anymore, I didn't want any of this to happen!" she hung up.
Tomoyo had her face on her knees, she had refused to eat anything for 3 days. Ever since she had waken up she couldn't forgive herself for her reckless driving. Even though everyone told her it had been the paparazzo's fault because they had gone on red; according to the police's investigation.
Someone knocked on her hospital room, she looked up. Her eyes widened.
"What are you doing here?" she asked emotionlessly.
"I came to see how you were doing"
"I'm good, you can go now"
"I'm sorry Tomoyo"
"Leave Hiiragizawa-san!" she shouted. Her energy left her body, she felt everything around her move.
"Tomoyo!" were the last words she heard, she fainted.
"Tommy I love you!" Tomoyo heard Sakura's voice over and over again. She shot up.
"Sakura!" she screamed. "Sakura!" she kept calling for her.
Nurses came rushing to her, they injected her to calm her down. Eriol watched as they did it, he looked away. It affected him seeing the girl he loved this way.
"Why haven't you left?" she asked when all the nurses left.
"I want to take care of you" Eriol answered.
"Don't make me laugh, the only person who can make me happy right now is Sakura" her eyes were watery.
"You wouldn't want her to see you sad right? You have to be strong Tomoyo" he told her.
"For Sakura's sake I'll be strong" she answered.
Three months passed by, Sakura was still in a coma and Tomoyo would visit her everyday.
Fujitaka had been granted access to see Sakura when Touya wasn't around. He thanked his son for letting him see her at least. Also Fujitaka had done all he could do to attack the Li's. He was constantly taking away their big clients and manipulating the media to talk bad about them.
Syaoran had been really stressed with everything, but what he really cared about was Sakura's health.
Kotoko called Syaoran to give him the weekly update.
"Hey Syaoran, how are you?"
"Not so great, you?"
"Aw, I'm ok. But what's wrong?"
"I miss Sakura"
"I know you do, but I was going to tell you that Naoki has seen progress in her. Like she sometimes moves her fingers, it's little progress I know but it's something right?" Syaoran sighed.
"You're right Kotoko, I have to be strong. Thanks again!"
"Syaoran it's no problem. Hey do you want to see her?"
"What? Of course!"
"Great! I'll sneak you into her room tonight!" Syaoran sweat dropped.
Tomoyo and Eriol became close again, but this time she only wanted his friendship. He helped her recuperate faster.
"Eriol let's go give Sakura a visit" she offered, and he nodded.
They went into her room, Sakura looked so peaceful and innocent. Tomoyo held her hand.
"Sakura-chan, I miss you!" she said. Tears rolled down Tomoyo's cheeks.
"When are you waking up sleeping beauty?" Tomoyo asked. She leaned in to give her a hug. Tomoyo gasped.
"What's wrong?" Eriol asked.
"She-she moved a little, call the doctor!" she shrieked. Eriol did as he was told.
Naoki came in shortly.
"So you said she moved a little when you hugged her?" Naoki asked, she nodded cheerfully.
"Do you think she's waking up?"
"I don't think…" he stopped. He's mouth dropped.
Sakura started opening her eyes slowly. Naoki stood quickly, he closed all the blinds so the light wouldn't hurt her eyes.
"Kinomoto-san, can you hear me?" he asked.
"Sakura, I missed you!" Tomoyo cheered.
Slowly Sakura began talking.
"Where am I?" she asked.
"You're in the hospital. Do you remember the accident?" Naoki asked.
"No I don't remember" she answered.
"Ok I'm going to ask you a couple of questions" Sakura nodded.
"Do you know you're name?"
"Sakura Kinomoto"
"Ok that's good, what's your age?"
"I'm… uh I don't think I remember"
"Ok, do you know who this is?" Naoki pointed at Tomoyo. Tomoyo smiled.
"Uh… I'm sorry I don't know" Sakura answered, Tomoyo looked down at her feet.
"It's ok don't worry it could be amnesia. Do you recall anything else? Like your family, or something?"
"I remember Touya and Dad" she answered.
"That's good, I will call them right now so you can see them" Naoki got up and left.
Tomoyo stared hopelessly at Sakura.
"Sakura I love you" she whispered and exited the room, Eriol excused himself and went after her.
"Tomoyo!" he called after her, she was running at full speed.
Tomoyo was crying endlessly, she finally dropped to her knees. Eriol caught up with her.
"It's only fair that she forgets about me, after all it was my fault!" she sobbed.
"No Tomoyo, don't say that, it was an accident" he helped her stand.
It was 7 o'clock, Kotoko knew that no one was on watch during that time. What Kotoko didn't know was that Sakura had woken up already though. She helped Syaoran sneak in, he was really nervous.
"Kotoko are you sure I can see her?" he asked.
"Sure, sure just don't let anyone see you" she whispered.
She left him in her room by himself. He took a seat next to her bed. Syaoran stared at her, her beautiful face looked so calm.
"Sakura-chan, I'm sorry about everything. I don't care about anything, I don't care about the past, and all I want is for you to be happy" he said.
"Excuse me, could you turn on the lights?" Syaoran jumped out of his seat.
"Eh? Sakura your awake?" he asked surprised.
"Oh sorry, didn't mean to scare you" she answered. Syaoran turned on the light.
"Ahh Syaoran-kun it's you!" She shrieked. He noticed her voice, it was different.
"Yeah it's me" he smiled.
"I'm glad it's you" she cheered.
"So when did you wake up?" he asked.
"Today, in the afternoon. But I'm still tired, so the doctor told me I should rest. You know something, I was very sad when you left" she mentioned. Syaoran narrowed his eyes, he noticed she acted differently.
"Listen Sakura I'm truly sorry about everything" he told her.
"Oh don't be, Tomoyo helped me…" Sakura stopped in mid-sentence. She put a hand to her forehead.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"Oh nothing much, I just remembered something. More like someone"
The door opened, Touya came in. He saw Syaoran and gritted his teeth.
"Onii-chan?" Sakura asked surprised.
"Kaijuu, you're finally awake" he turned to look at Syaoran. "What are you doing here?"
"Onii-chan don't be rude, he's here to see me" she answered for Syaoran.
"That's understandable. Syaoran Li, could you give me a moment outside please?" Touya asked.
"No Touya he can't. He just got here, and I want to talk to him" Sakura whined.
Touya rolled his eyes. He looked at Syaoran.
I see it Touya, there's something wrong her. She acts like a kid again, Syaoran thought.
"Sakura, I'll let you talk to your brother. He must have something important to tell you" Syaoran said.
"No! Syaoran-kun it has been forever since I don't see you. Don't leave me again!" she cried.
"Ah Sakura don't cry, it's all good I'm staying" he answered nervously. Sakura got a hold of his arm, he blushed.
"Thank you Syaoran-kun!" Sakura said.
Touya sent Syaoran murderous looks, but he knew it was all Sakura's doing.
"Sakura, how is it you remember this Chinese guy? But you can't seem to remember your best friend?" Touya questioned.
"But I do remember her, I just did. Thanks to him!" Sakura began talking to Syaoran. "Ne Syaoran-kun how was Hong Kong?" Syaroan sweat dropped.
"It was ok, nothing new" he answered shyly.
"Aw… how cool! I've always wanted to go there. But all I can say is wo ai ni" she joked. Syaoran's cheeks turned 3 shades brighter.
"Sakura do you even know what you're saying?" Touya asked.
"Onii-chan, of course I know. I'm saying how are you" she started laughing.
"No you're not" Touya roared.
"Ok, you guys I'm feeling really tired again. I think I'm going to take another nap. But when I wake up, I want to see you here still, ok?" Sakura told them.
Sakura fell asleep again. Touya and Syaoran walked out of the room.
"Alright jerk.. What are you doing here?" Touya asked.
"I came by to see how she was doing… and then I found out she was awake already" he answered. Touya cornered him.
"You think just because she's forgotten about everything, you can come here and pretend like nothing happened?"
"No, that's not the case. I came to apologize as well"
"Look, I just don't want to see you. You can come by and see her when I'm not here" Touya said sternly.
Kotoko saw them talking, she gulped. Beside her was Naoki, he was on to her; she had been keeping Naoki away from Sakura's room.
"Irie-san, I didn't know this hospital let anyone go in to the patient's rooms" Touya commented.
"We don't, is there a problem Kinomoto-san?" Naoki asked.
"No not really, only that my sister thinks this guy is her friend. When he's clearly her enemy" Touya said. Naoki turned to look at Kotoko.
"Do you have anything to do with this?" he asked her. Kotoko bit her lip.
"I let him in the room" she answered bravely.
"I'm not surprised the BAKA nurse letting this jerk inside my sister's room" Touya said furiously. Kotoko's eyes widened.
"Kinomoto-san, he hadn't seen her in 3 months. I'm sorry it was all my idea" she apologized.
"Kinomoto-san don't worry, I'll handle this issue with the BAKA nurse" Naoki said. Syaoran felt angry, he didn't like the way they were treating Kotoko.
"No it was…" Syaoran was cut off by Kotoko. She moved her head sideways, telling him to leave it how it was.
"Syaoran you should go home now" Kotoko told him, he nodded silently.
Naoki pulled Kotoko into his office.
"Ok Kotoko just when I thought you couldn't get more BAKA, you proved me wrong. Why did you let him in Kinomoto-san's room?" Naoki questioned her.
"I already told you guys, he hadn't seen her in 3 months" she answered.
"You already know the rules, you could get fired for this. But since my mom would kill me, I'll let you off with a warning" he said coldly. Kotoko nodded, and exited his office.
It was already time for her to go anyways. As she headed outside her tears rolled down her cheeks. She was already 25 years old, and she still couldn't get him to love her. When she arrived at Naoki's house, she went straight to her room. She received a call.
"Hey Kotoko" it was Syaoran.
"Hey Syao, how's it going?" she asked sadly.
"I don't like the way those two idiots talk about you Kotoko" he said.
"I'm use to it, everyone treats me that way" she told him.
Kotoko explained to him, the situation. How she had to move in to his house, because she lost her home and how every time she tried moving out Naoki's mom would cry.
"It really is sad living this way, I love him with all my heart but he sees me like the biggest BAKA alive" she told him.
"He's wrong. Kotoko why don't you move out of there? I have a big place, you can stay here until you get your own place. Bring your dad too" he offered.
Kotoko thanked him and she told him she would think about it.
Touya gave Tomoyo a call.
"Touya, how is Sakura doing?" she asked right away.
"She's doing better, and she remembers you now"
"What? Really? How?" she asked cheerfully.
"That's the problem, it was because of Syaoran Li. I don't know how but when she talked to him, she remembered you"
"She talked with him? Oh who cares, she remembers me!" Tomoyo cheered.
Touya hung up, he knew she was going to start screaming.
The next day…
"Good morning Kinomoto-san!" Kotoko cheered when she saw Sakura.
"Ah good morning" she said groggily.
"I brought you some food, I hope you like it" she said cheerfully. Sakura nodded.
They began talking, Kotoko noticed she acted childish it bothered her. Kotoko excused herself to go check other patients. She did so, and then went to go talk to Naoki.
"Hey Irie-kun" she chorused. Her mouth dropped, he was talking to Touya. She was afraid of him.
"I'm busy right now" he told her.
"Oh I'm sorry, I'll come back later then" she replied.
"Wait a minute, I want to ask you something" Touya stopped her.
"Ah ok, go ahead" she said.
"What kind of relationship do you share with Syaoran Li?" he asked. Her eyes popped open.
"Eh?" she shrieked.
"That explains everything, so you and him are going out? That's why you're trying to hurt my sister by letting him in" he implied. Kotoko was awestruck.
"No Kinomoto-san, it's not like that" she turned to look at Naoki. He looked really disappointed. "Irie-kun, you know that it's not like that, right?" she asked Naoki.
"Kinomoto-san, could you let me have a talk with her?" Naoki asked. Touya stood up, and shoved Kotoko away.
"Say excuse me at least" she muttered.
"Kotoko shut up" Naoki said. She gave him a confused look.
"Don't you see the way his treating me? Why do you let him do that?"
"He has all the right to be angry at you, Syaoran Li could have done something to her. Also, why am I suppose to defend you from him?" he asked harshly. Kotoko felt like all the willpower was being drained from her.
"You're right, we're nothing. Hey, can I get the day off? I have some things to do" she gave him a fake smile. He lifted his eyebrow.
"Sure" he answered. Kotoko exited the room.
She took out her phone, and dialed Syaoran's number.
"Hey Kotoko, how's it going?" he answered, he heard her crying.
"Syao… can I stay at your place?" she sobbed.
"Of course you can… I already told you, you can stay as long as you need to" he comforted her.
"Thank you"
Kotoko went to Naoki's house, she packed all her clothes. As she put all her baggage in the taxi, Naoki's mom kept begging her to stay. But Kotoko just apologized, she thanked for all the years they had taken care of her. By lunch she had arrived at Li's mansion.
Kotoko looked around, it was huge. She knocked, and Wei opened the door for her.
"Hello, you must be Aihara-san?" he asked politely.
"Yes I am" she smiled.
"Nice to meet you I am Wei. Follow me, I'll show you to your room" he guided her.
Kotoko gasped, the mansion was beautiful inside and outside.
I could get used to this, she thought.
Naoki arrived at his house. When he opened the door he dropped his keys.
"What happened mom?" Naoki saw his mom crying on the sofa.
"She left us, Kotoko left us!" she sobbed.
Naoki's heart ached, he knew his words had pushed her away.
"Mom you couldn't keep her here forever" he said.
"Yes she would have, if only you would love her so" she cried. Naoki sighed, and headed into his room.
Touya had been by Sakura's side all day, he refused to leave her by herself. He was trying to keep Syaoran away from her.
"Onii-chan, did Syao-kun move back to Hong Kong again?" she asked sadly.
"Probably"
"But… but I miss him! I want to see him, and where's Tomoyo?" she sobbed.
"Calm down, Tomoyo said she's coming right after work"
"What about Syaoran?"
"You should forget…" he stopped in mid-sentence when he saw Tomoyo come in.
"Sakura-chan you remembered me!" she shrieked. She went to hug Sakura.
"Yeah I did, thanks to Syaoran. When I saw him, I remembered many things. Like when he left and you comforted me" she smiled.
Tomoyo and Sakura began talking. Tomoyo noticed that Sakura was really changed. Her attitude was that of a 13 year old, but it didn't matter to her because she was still sweet and loving.
"Tomoyo, do you know where Syaoran-kun is?" she asked shyly. Tomoyo turned to look at Touya, he sent her murderous looks.
"Umm.. I'm not sure Sakura-chan but I can ask around"
"Thank you Tommy it means a lot to me!"
Nurses came in to check on Sakura, Tomoyo and Touya went outside.
"Don't tell her anything about him" he said dryly.
"But Touya, it's her choice and you know it"
"I know what's best for her, don't you see there's something wrong her?"
"I noticed it, there's something off. But Syaoran isn't a bad guy"
"Just because Hiiragizawa-san and you are hitting it off just fine, doesn't mean Syaoran and Sakura will go out. I will make sure those two don't date!" Tomoyo took a few steps backwards, Touya was starting to scare her.
"You're starting to act like your father Touya" she muttered and walked away before he had something to say.
Syaoran went home after seeing that Touya wasn't going to leave the hospital anytime soon. When he opened the door, he saw that Kotoko had befriended all the maids already.
"Kotoko I see you've met everyone" he said. Kotoko turned around.
"Ah Syaoran, you're back. Did you see Sakura?"
"I'm afraid not, but I'll try again tomorrow"
"Yeah that's a good idea" she said.
"Well I'm tired, so I'll go to sleep" he headed to his room. Behind him, Kotoko followed her room was next to his.
"Good night Syaoran-kun!" she went into her room.
Syaoran felt happy, living in such a huge mansion all by himself made him very lonely. He missed his family, they had left after the accident. His mom and sisters had left to avoid the media. Even Meiling had left, but she hadn't even said good bye. Now with Kotoko around, at least he had someone to talk to.
Author's note: Ack! I know it may seem like I'm pairing them up, but actually I believe that a boy and girl can be just friends. So don't hurt me, and don't forget to leave a review please! ^^
Mimietgigi 3/21/11