I wrote this story right after the other one to compensate for my last late update.
SukiGee: I don't think I would do that, unless I hit my head really hard and lose my ability to think. Hehe
First princess: Aww so glad to hear that this is one of your favorite stories… I can't stop smiling ^^
Saki-Hime: You know I don't know how long I want her to stay in that state, because even though it's really cute, well it's not fair for her. So most probably, I'll make her remember soon -hint, hint-
Ree-vance: Poor Kotoko, she just wants to be friends with him. Hahaha! You guys don't worry, I got this! Lol. And I'm still thinking of a way to fix all the misunderstanding that Meiling and Eddie made.
Lost06: kawaii! You know I started out like a 'lost' puppy too! =) It was so hard for me with my first story, because I forced myself to write it. In the end, I figured out that it comes out natural when an idea pops in your head, and doesn't leave you alone. Which is why I wrote this story. ^^ And thank you so much for saying something so sweet.. Tears of joy! T-T
I don't own CCS or Itazura na Kiss characters.
In love with a BAKA
It was late at night and Tomoyo drove to Eriol's house, ever since he had apologized for doubting Sakura they had developed a close friendship. She knocked at the doors of the Hiiragizawa mansion. He opened.
"Hey Tomoyo" he sounded groggy.
"Ok so what is your cousin thinking?" she let herself in. Eriol sighed.
"I should just give you a key, so you can come by whenever you want to" he muttered.
"Eriol, aren't you listening? Syaoran has angered Touya, that means he has two Kinomoto's against him. He's in danger!"
"I haven't talked to him lately, he's been really busy with all the problems his having with the clients. I'm guessing it was caused by the Kinomoto's"
"Yes, it was all Uncle Fujitaka's doing. He couldn't stand seeing how everyone talked about his daughter, and then the accident. I'm just glad he didn't take out any of his anger on me too" she exhaled relieved.
"So this Fujitaka guy is really cruel isn't he?"
"No, he's just not the kindest person. Anyways, tell your cousin to stay away from Sakura!" she took a seat.
A young maid set the tea for them. She was truly beautiful, her hair was long and dark. Her eyes blue, she looked a lot like Tomoyo. She left right away.
"She wasn't here last time I came" her voice sounded dry. "Well I was just going to tell you that, and I have to stay away from you too. Touya thinks we're something else, and I don't want him thinking that" she stood up, and headed towards the doors.
"Tomoyo" he called after her, she kept walking. "Tomoyo" he called again.
"What?" she finally answered.
"Would you go out with me again?" he asked. She laughed.
"Of course not, we're good as friends. Have a nice day Eriol!" she chorused and left.
It's obvious she's jealous, why can't she admit it? He thought.
"That guy he thinks he can just play with me. Well no he can't" Tomoyo said to herself.
Kotoko rolled out of bed, she fell on her butt.
"Ittai!" she shrieked. She looked at the clock, it was 5 minutes past 8 am. "Oh no! I'm late" she put on her uniform quick, and brushed her teeth quickly. She put her hair in a messy bun and skipped putting on her make up.
"Hey Kotoko doesn't your shift start at 8:30 am?" Syaoran asked when he saw her running downstairs.
"Yeah, I'm super late" she answered.
"I'll give you a ride" he offered.
"Really? That would be so nice of you"
He took her, and she got there at 8:25 am. She thanked him and ran into the hospital. She bumped into someone, in her hurry she only apologized and sped away. She looked at the things she had to do. She was in charge of Sakura.
"Good morning Kinomoto-san!" she cheered when she went inside her room. She stood petrified when she saw Touya and Naoki were in the room as well.
"Ah good morning nurse" Touya replied, he gave her a cynical smile. She nodded shyly.
"Aihara-san, can I have a word with you?" Naoki asked and headed out the room.
"Yes Irie-kun" she followed.
They went in to his office, she closed the door behind her.
"Why did you leave?" he asked.
"Irie-kun, I had many reasons to leave your house. But the main reason is my boyfriend asked me to move in to his place" she lied. Naoki's expression changed, he looked angry.
"Ok, do what you think is best for you" he told her. Kotoko was expecting something else from him, but it never came. She nodded silently, and stood up. She was holding back tears, she exited the room.
Kotoko started walking silently to Sakura's room, she crossed paths with Touya. She avoided his gaze. Touya ignored her and headed to Naoki's office. He found him deep in thought.
"Hey Irie-san, what's going on?" Touya asked.
"Not much, why do you ask?" he replied with a half smile.
"I think your having girl problems" Touya joked.
"No, I'm not" Naoki sighed.
"That's good for a minute there I thought you liked that silly nurse. Syaoran Li dropped her off this morning, by the way. It's for sure those two are in a relationship" Touya informed him. Naoki twitched.
"Oh really? You want her away from your sister don't you?" Naoki asked.
"Yes I do" Touya replied. Naoki nodded.
Eriol dropped by Syaoran's office, there was a new secretary in Sakura's spot. She was nerdy looking.
Someone's afraid to fall in love with his secretary, he thought.
The secretary let him in right away.
"Hey Eriol, long time no see" Syaoran said.
"Yeah, and we're in the same country. Syaoran I came to ask you to be careful with the Kinomoto's. They're still angry at you"
"I'm not afraid of them"
"Syaoran, for Sakura's sake then. What if she remembers everything that happened? She will feel betrayed by everyone"
"Eriol, are you asking me to stay away from her? I didn't see her in 3 months. Do you know how much pain I went through?"
"Syaoran, why don't you just give up on her? You two are like Romeo and Juliet, you're sworn enemies"
"Stop saying stupidities"
Tomoyo went to the hospital to visit Sakura.
"Sakura-chan! How you been?" Tomoyo asked cheerfully, she smiled.
"I guess I'm ok"
"You guess?"
"Why hasn't Syaoran-kun come by to see me?"
"Oh that? Sakura there's something you should know. But it would be better if you remember it on your own"
"That's what everybody keeps telling me. It's getting on my nerves" Sakura began crying. Tomoyo hugged her tightly.
Rika went to look for Kotoko, she was checking up on an elder woman.
"Aihara-san, may I have word with you?" Rika asked.
"Yes Sasaki-san" she stepped out of the room.
"By orders of Irie-san, you aren't allowed into Sakura Kinomoto's room anymore. You may not look at her progress either. That is all" she said assertively.
"I understand Sasaki-san" she replied submissively.
During lunch Kotoko went to the cafeteria. She hadn't had time to prepare herself anything. She took out her phone and called Syaoran.
"Hey Kotoko" he answered.
"Syao-kun, guess what?"
"What?"
"I think I got myself into more trouble" she said her voice threatening to crack.
"Tell me what happened"
"I told him, that I had moved in with my boyfriend, and then Sasaki-san told me that by orders of him I'm not allowed into Kinomoto-san's room anymore" tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Wait, are you saying somebody saw me dropping you off this morning?"
"Huh? No I didn't think about that" she gasped. "Syao if that did happen, I'm so screwed"
"Stay calm, we're not sure yet. I'll pick you up after work, I want to try and see Sakura"
"Ok" she sniffed. "Bye Syao" she clicked.
"Talking with your boyfriend?" a voice shook Kotoko's ground. She turned to see him, it was Touya. Beside him Naoki.
Kotoko felt her tongue go numb.
"No" she replied simply.
"Are you denying your boyfriend?" Naoki asked.
"That's not my boyfriend, I was talking to my friend" she stood up.
"You're not going to finish your lunch?" Touya asked.
"I just lost my appetite" she answered and walked off.
It was time for Kotoko to leave she went to go get her purse. She was about to pass by Sakura's room, the door swung open. It revealed Sakura, she was holding onto the door. She was having a hard time standing on her feet. Kotoko ran to her.
"Kinomoto-san, you shouldn't be forcing yourself please go back to bed" she told her.
"No! Let me out please, I want to stand and walk around" she begged.
"But.. You're too weak still"
Sakura pushed herself out in to the hallway.
"I want to get some fresh air"
"Ok you win, but on a wheelchair"
"Fine" Sakura replied.
Kotoko grabbed the wheelchair that was outside of Sakura's room. She helped Sakura sit in it.
"Where do you want to go?" Kotoko asked.
"I want to watch TV at least" she laughed.
"Ok, I wonder why they don't have a TV in your room" Kotoko answered cheerfully.
Kotoko was with her in the lobby, where the TV was. Her phone started ringing, she looked at the screen, it was Syaoran.
"Kinomoto-san, wait here just a minute" she went around the corner.
"Hey Syao, I'm with Kinomoto-san at the lobby" she whispered.
"Really? Let me go see her"
"No Syao, I'm already in a lot of trouble. Try that when I'm not around please"
Meanwhile, where Sakura was the news were on.
"Rumors are spreading that Sakura Kinomoto has waken up from her coma. If it's true I'm so glad. That girl has gone through so many things, from being abandoned by her father to being accused of giving out confidential information of the Li company and that horrible accident that almost took away her life" the reporter said.
Sakura couldn't believe what she was hearing. Her head began hurting, flashbacks of a room full of people began forming in her mind.
Flashback.
"I got a call from someone saying that there has been a breach in our bank accounts" Yelan stated. Syaoran took a sit, Sakura sat next to him.
"I don't believe it, who is the primary suspect?" he asked.
"She is" Yelan said pointing at Sakura. Sakura was to busy writing down 'there has a been a breach in our bank accounts', to notice everybody looking at her. She felt stares, and looked up.
"I'm sorry, do you guys want some privacy?" she asked.
"No we want an explanation" Yelan said.
"Huh? What are you talking about?"
"You're one of the heir's to the Kinomoto company aren't you?" Sakura swallowed hard.
"No, I mean technically I should be but… for personal reasons I don't really have anything to do with Fujitaka Kinomoto, my father" she said bravely. Syaoran sent her daggers.
"Why didn't you tell me?" he asked her.
"I didn't change my name, it's still Sakura Kinomoto. I understand why you may find me as a suspect, however it didn't even cross my mind to interfere with any business between Kinomoto or you"
"So you're saying that you wouldn't give your full potential not even if you work for us?" Yelan asked.
"No I don't mean that" she sighed, "look in my defense I didn't know I was going to work for you. I thought I would be working for Eriol Hiragiizawa" she looked down. "I understand if you don't trust me, Li-san I'll leave my resignation on your desk" she stood up.
"First answer me, was it all fake?" Syaoran asked. Sakura felt hurt, it was obvious he didn't believe her.
"Li-san, you know where I live. When you're ready to listen, go there and we'll talk about this calmly" she answered and exited the room.
The flashback ended. Sakura began crying, she had remembered a tragic part of her life in a mere couple of seconds.
Touya and Naoki were headed to Sakura's room, they had to pass through the lobby to get there.
Kotoko headed back to check on Sakura, she found her crying.
"Kinomoto-san what's wrong?" she asked worried.
Touya and Naoki saw Kotoko talking to Sakura, she was crying. They ran to her.
"I remembered some things… when I heard it in the news" she managed to say.
"Sakura, why are you out of your room?" Touya asked. Kotoko was frightened when she saw them glaring at her.
Sakura couldn't talk, she was in a state of shock.
"I thought I told you to stay away from her" Naoki said.
Kotoko couldn't take it anymore, his constant criticism had broken her inside.
"I've had it Irie-kun, if you want me to quit just say it" tears rolled down her cheeks. She left running. Naoki went after her, but she didn't notice it.
She kept looking forward, she saw Syaoran at the entrance waiting for her.
"Syaoran" she sobbed and jumped into his arms. Syaoran hugged her protectively.
Naoki watched dumbfounded as Syaoran comforted her. He approached them.
"This is your boyfriend?" Naoki asked. Kotoko pulled away from Syaoran.
"Irie-kun?" Kotoko replied surprised.
"Please take care of her, she's a part of my family" Naoki told Syaoran. Syaoran's eyebrows raised.
"No Irie-kun, don't get the wrong idea. He's my friend only" she said. Naoki was already walking away.
"Hey you, stop right there" Syaoran shouted. Naoki turned annoyed.
"You called?"
"We're just friends, my heart belongs to somebody else" he turned to look at Kotoko. "Come on Kotoko, let's go" she nodded and followed.
Naoki walked back to check on Sakura. Touya was hugging his sister.
"What happened?" Naoki asked.
"She remembered a lot of things, when that stupid nurse let her watch the news" Touya replied furiously. Naoki went over to Sakura.
"Kinomoto-san, what did you remember?" Naoki asked her.
"I remembered when I was being accused of doing something, that I'm sure I didn't do" she replied.
"Anything else?"
"Yeah, now I know why Syaoran-kun isn't here"
"Do you remember the accident?"
"No not yet" she answered.
"Ok, you've done a lot of progress Kinomoto-san, but don't force yourself too much" he smiled at her.
Naoki stood up, and exited Sakura's room. Touya followed him.
"She's fired right?" Touya asked. Naoki stopped walking.
"No she's not, she just helped your sister. Kinomoto-san's memories were there ready to come back; she just needed a little help"
"You love her don't you? That's why you keep her here"
"My feelings are none of your concern. Stop over protecting your sister, she has to cope with everything happening around her" Naoki left.
Once Syaoran and Kotoko arrived at the mansion they had dinner together.
"Syao I want to thank you for everything and especially for clarifying our relationship to Irie-kun" Kotoko said.
"No problem, I did myself a favor. But you should tell him the truth, I think he likes you" Syaoran said making Kotoko spit out her water.
"What? No way! He doesn't like me. Do you know how long I've been begging him to love me?" Kotoko asked agitatedly.
"No clue"
"Well I've loved him since 10 years ago, but I tried giving him a love letter 8 years ago and he rejected it. You know the rest, he really doesn't love me"
"You'd be surprised, sometimes we need a little push to understand our own feelings" Syaoran chuckled.
"I hope you're right" she said smiling.
Author's note: Poor Sakura, I really wish I could fix things for her but she's the main reason of why this story is still going. Please leave a review! =)
Mimietgigi 3/21/11