It's me Agaaaain :D Thank you so much for your reviews and such :3 In the meanwhile, I'm working on a new story, always SyaoSaku but I think that I will post it after "The Jade Heart". I deeply hope that you enjoy this story :3 If you have any weird boner or questions just ask me in the reviews and I'll answer them, don't absolutely worry :3 This Chapter focuses a bit on the Syaoran and Sakura romance in this story :3 Since I am too a SyaoSaku diehard fan :3
Also I apologize for the lateness of the chapter, University has started xD
Oh! I'm still needing a beta reader, I'm doing my best for giving it the best grammar that I could. If you're interested, contact me :3
Now… To the chapter!
Chapter 8;
Truth or Dare
Verona, Italy. 10th June 2016. 3:30 PM
Sakura walked with fast foot towards the receptionist, there was worry and anger in her face. Both her and Syaoran were injured and she needed to take off as quickly as possible the shards from his back, before one of them could reach one of his arteries and die of internal hemorrhage.
Sakura put a fist on the desk, scaring the receptionist. She was a young woman around twenty, with blonde platinum hair and black eyes. The girl blinked twice, as she saw Sakura's injuries, there was some blood in her chest and neck and it dried in the meanwhile , trying to ignore her injuries, the girl looked at Sakura, still with a worried look in her eyes « Welcome to Le Due Torri Hotel, how can I help? » Sakura closed her eyes tightly and then she crushed again her fist against the desk, irritated « I'm Kinomoto Sakura, Interpol's Agent Kinomoto Katrina's sister-in-law » at the name, the receptionist knew what she has to do with both of the injured ones. She noticed that Syaoran had shards of glass behind his back and that Sakura has dried blood on her neck and chest. She mentioned them to follow her with a simple gesture of her and, Sakura came closer to Syaoran and took his arms, making him walk with her as they followed the girl.
The receptionist went downstairs and the Tomb Raider and the Professor followed without speaking a word, until she stopped by the last door of the hall, she took the keys and opened it without hesitation « Enter here » she said to them and the two entered on the room, without asking questions. Sakura mentioned to Syaoran to sit on the bed and she looked again at the receptionist « Grazie mille » the girl smiled softly at the Tomb Raider and put her arms behind her back « Di nulla, anything for Agent Kinomoto. My name's Maria Cristina, if you need anything just call the reception and I'll answer you immediately. » Sakura nodded at Maria Cristina and gave a little bow with her head « Very well, you can go now. » Maria Cristina nodded and leaved the room, without batting an eyelash and closed the door.
Sakura turned to face Syaoran, seeing that he sat on the bed and approached it and sat beside him, she bit her lower lip as she approached her hand towards his back, shards still on his skin and they tore a bit his shirt. Sakura wasn't an expert in medicine but she know how to treat wounds, especially the lethal ones since she lived always in the danger, every day of her life and in every new adventure.
Sakura hesitated for a moment and retired her hand for a second, biting strongly her lower lip, she could almost feel and taste the blood for the pain that she was causing to herself right now. « What it is? » Syaoran asked and looked at her, she was biting her lip with strength and he almost saw the blood come out from it. Sakura blinked twice and shocked her head, she didn't mention a smile or anything, she had just a neutral expression among her face, which seemed strange for him. She would usually play sarcastic or be sultry like usual, it seemed to Syaoran that she wasn't in the mood for jokes or being sarcastic. « Take your shirt off, I need to take off the shards before threating the wounds. » Syaoran didn't said nothing and nodded to her, moving his hands towards the buttons of his shirt and unbuttoned then with slowness, his back ached because of the shards. Sakura helped him to remove his shirt and then, his back was in front of her eyes and she felt her cheeks burning on her skin. She gulped as she moved her hands towards Syaoran's back and put her fingers on a shard This is going to hurt… Sakura tightly closed her eyes as she removed the first shard of glass and Syaoran groaned from the pain of that, blood came out slowly but Sakura knew that It wasn't lethal, she could clean that later after she removed the shards from his back.
Sakura continued that procedure, with a groaning Syaoran every time she put away the shards. At the third to last, Syaoran looked at her with an eyebrow raised « You know? You may be a great shooter but as a nurse you suck » he said as Sakura removed the shard, she couldn't help but laugh and blinked her eyes twice « I'm no doctor Syaoran, but I can recognize a lethal wound from a non-lethal one, My knowledges in medicine are limited but I do my best. » Syaoran nodded at words as he put his hands into fists, tears of pain where slipping down his cheeks and he tried so hard to do not sob, for not looking weak in front of her. Inside the Li family, he was taught to be strong, physically and mentally, only for have a perfect façade in front of other people that weren't part of the family. A cruel fate, destined to be perfect when you're not perfect. Syaoran never agreed to those rules, neither did Mei-Ling and Mei-Xing and they rebelled against it, by following their dreams, he as an archeologist and the two of them as anthropologist and doctor. But they didn't get disowned, luckily, a disowned child would have been a disgrace for the family itself. Now that he thought about it, he and Sakura aren't so different from each other; they both followed their dreams, they come from an high class family. If Sakura's family wasn't exiled (or disowned) from the political Japanese circle, probably right now the two of them would have been husband and wife, thanks of an arranged engagement provided by the Elders of his family.
In a way, Syaoran was glad that he could met Sakura that night in Luoyang's museum, were she tried to steal the Jade Heart and probably she would have probably destroyed it or taken it back to its place. The events of that night, would be a greatest 'What If?' for Syaoran.
Sakura finally removed the last shard out of his back, blood was still going down in it and she bit her lower lip at the vision of the blood in his skin. She took a wet cloth and cleaned his back with a gentle touch, her hands were cold and shaky but she did her job slowly and with care « I'm still sorry for the events in the Highway… » she finally spoke after long minutes of silence, Syaoran looked at her with the tail of the eye and saw in her face that she was feeling guilty. He shocked his head and turned to face her, Sakura raised an eyebrow at his movement but dared not to question him at all. Syaoran put both of his hands on her cheeks and as a response, Sakura's eyebrow went skyward, not understanding his intentions « We were on the same boat, You have given me your gun so I could protect myself from those women… » Sakura's expression soften up at Syaoran's words, she took only a deep breath and closed her eyes, not knowing what to say. Syaoran felt electricity when he felt Sakura's skin under his touch, they continued to look in each other eyes, like they were glued together to each other's souls.
Syaoran moved his face closer to Sakura's and closed his eyes, his hands never left her cheeks. His lips were almost close to her and he felt her intoxicating, hot breath on his own lips. Make a move Syaoran! It was all that Sakura thought in that moment, waiting for their lips to make contact, but in the end he moved away from her, feeling his cheeks burning.
Sakura felt disappointed at the lack of contact with his lips, but she didn't dared to ask the question why he didn't kissed her. True, she had feelings for him but she is afraid that he could be a target of Daidouji and Hiiragizawa, or maybe he already is, since his two sister, Fei-Mei and Shiefa, are already poached by their lapdog; Shinobu Nakajima. Syaoran is already too involved in this mission, emotionally and physically.
Sakura shocked her head at those thoughts and stood up from the bed, crossing her arms, giving her back to Syaoran « In all of this you're innocent. I shou-»
« Stop it » Syaoran said in all sudden as he was slowly buttoning his shirt , but half of his chest was exposed. Sakura didn't dare to look at him, but she felt the tears burning on her eyes. It's been years since she had shed a tear, the last time it was when her father died and since then she hasn't shed a tear and was building a wall of emotion all over her mind and body, for not letting anyone read through her eyes and soul.
But Syaoran is breaking that wall, brick by brick and she isn't even noticing it. He stood up from the bed and walked towards Sakura and put both of his hands on her shoulders « I agreed to help you, and I'm not regretting it. Those rascal bastards have stolen a discovery of mine… » he stopped in all sudden as he caressed her shoulders and his hands were now encircling her waist , Syaoran could feel the heat of her body against his own, feeling satisfied with the contact. Sakura curved her head and closed her eyes, feeling content by his touch, in a way she was hoping that Syaoran would undress her and make sex with her, but she felt that he had honor and he would never do that. He didn't unbelted my holsters or raised my shirt, he does respect a woman after all… beside his vice of going with different women every night. Those thoughts were all that Sakura could think in that moment, she didn't opened her eyes and she let her body enjoy his hands on her skin. Syaoran put his lips against her ear, Sakura could feel his hot breath on her neck, that had her legs trembled and her back shiver for a moment. « And I admit, I made a mistake. » he whispered as he put away his hands from her waist. Sakura giggled softly at his words and turned to face him, opening her eyes. « Finally you realized that. » she smirked at him and Syaoran lifted his shoulders as response « I'm not a Tomb Raider Sakura, I'm just a naïve archeology professor. »
Sakura couldn't help but nod at his words, because he finally understood that he's just a naïve archeologist and not someone who knew everything about the archeology and the past of ancient cultures, Sakura felt grateful for that. « It took you a short time to realize that Syaoran.»
Syaoran nodded only at her words and put an hand on her neck, the blood has dried and he could feel the roughness of it on her porcelain skin. « Come… Let's clean your neck. » and he took her hand and leaded her to the bathroom.
Syaoran opened the faucet and cold water was slipping down the sink, he took a towel and wet it into the cold water and once it was pretty soaked, he put it gently on Sakura's neck, being as gentle as he could. Sakura had protested that she could do it by herself being the suborn person as she is, but Syaoran had insisted that he should do it, as thanks of treating his wounds and for removing the shards out of his back and avoid an internal hemorrhage.
As he was cleaning her neck, she had a neutral expression on her face, she wasn't talking and she let him do it, without hesitating a little. Sakura's lips formed a little smirk on her face and Syaoran noticed that.
He continued to clean her neck, until it was cleared and her skin wasn't so dirty of blood anymore. Syaoran put the towel on the sink, but still his hand didn't leaved her neck, Sakura raised an eyebrow at Syaoran's tense body language. He brought closer her face towards his face, not resisting on the temptation and kissed her lips.
At first Sakura was surprised but answered to the kiss, she put her hands on his chest and caressed it unconsciously, her mind was telling otherwise but her body reacted like that. She loved the taste of his lips and his touch against her skin, Sakura craved for his touch, even in the most dangerous situation.
Syaoran broke the kiss after some minutes and Sakura closed her eyes instinctively, her hands still on his chest and a bit dazed from his kiss. Syaoran caressed her cheek gently with his fingertips and gave to her a warm smile « Quite the charmer Professor, quite the charmer ». Syaoran only grinned at Sakura's words and continued to caress her cheek, she had still her eyes closed, dazed from the unexpected kiss, but deep inside she hoped that he would have done that. It was his initiative and she was proud that she has done it.
Sakura suddenly opened her eyes and took his hand and removed it from her cheek, she didn't know what to do for once, she had gone with a lot of men, but the majority of them wanted only her money or her body so she was in between a cliff, not knowing what to do for once in her life. Sakura had always been precise in her life, but with Syaoran it was impossible to be precise, especially in intimate moments between them.
After that night in Touya and Katrina's living room, in that couch, they had some make out sessions in the night, before leaving for Venice. It was just only to kiss passionately and nothing more.
But they both had the confirm that they fell in love with each other, but they didn't said it to each other yet.
Sexual tension and pride never got along together…
Sakura's lips pursued into a small smile and blinked her eyes once « I'm going to check up around the hotel, in case Sasaki will find us, and… I'll take some Chinese if I return by dinner » Syaoran nodded once at her words and looked at his watch, it was already 4:15 PM and a checkup in town wouldn't hurt her. « I'll come with you. » Sakura shocked her head and put an hand on his lips. « Don't worry about me, I can handle myself, you saw that at the excavations and in the highway » she removed her hand from his lips and released a soft laugh. Syaoran rolled her eyes at her stubbornness but he had to admit that she can handle herself, she doesn't need a knight in shining armor to save herself, she has two 9mm guns and a sniper rifle with her, and maybe a knife in her socks.
« Alright! » Syaoran raised his hands as if he was guilty about something and smirked at her Sakura, as a response to his smirk, crossed her arms against her chest, slightly annoyed by his immediate positivity. « I'm sorry if I got worried but, you're a woman and I can't help but being worried, you are such fragile creatures Lady Kinomoto. »
Sakura couldn't resist anymore and laughed out loud at his joke, and shocked her head, this time illuminated by optimism. « And I suggest you to take a shower while I'm away. You look like shit Syaoran.»
Syaoran pretended to be hurt and put both of his hands on his chest. « Aww, You hurt me with your sharpen tongue. » Sakura laughed once again and released her arms from her hands and moved closer to Syaoran, and put an hand on his chest and looked at him into his amber eyes. « If you'll be a good boy, I can show you what I can do with this tongue in all of your body parts. » Sakura tiptoed herself to lift up and her lips met with Syaoran's for a brief contact. He didn't said anything, but he could only touch her shoulders gently after the brief contact with her lips « You're such a tease Sakura… » this time it was him that possessed her lips in a longer kiss, she opened her mouth as she encircled her arm on his shoulder. Syaoran used his tongue to explore her mouth and Sakura moaned at the contact, his hand slipped on her stomach and enter it on her shirt, possessing one of her full breasts and squeezed it softly, he wanted to hear her moan again, and so it was.
Sakura tried not to moan at his contact with her breast, but he was sly on this, when trying to woo a woman into his bed.
Their lips finally parted and they were trying to breath, it was a steamy contact between them and for sure it would have taken to them at least a few seconds to undress themselves and make love in the bathroom This is not the time. Was all that Sakura could think about, yes… for her unattached sex was good but now she felt attached to him…
« You have awakened the wolf Sakura, you shouldn't tease me with those words you know? » said Syaoran as he removed his hand from her breast, but there was a smirk on his lips. Sakura had the temptation to take his lower lip and suck it into her mouth, but resisted and removed her arm from his shoulder.
Sakura walked out of the bathroom and touched the door of the room, opening it. Before walking it, she looked at Syaoran, that was still in the bathroom and gave a smile to him, then she walked out of the room and closed the door.
She lied to Syaoran.
Sakura wasn't going to check up if Rika Sasaki was around, she just needed some fresh air and think about him and about the sexual tension that they both feel in this moment.
Things heated up in the bathroom some seconds ago and Sakura felt something warm in between her legs and in her heart. She had to clear her mind and shocked her head as she walked out of the hotel.
Hong Kong, China. 10th June 2016. 4:20 PM
Mei-Xing drank her cup of tea and looked at Mei-Ling that was studying the bones accurately, she had a cigarette in her hand and a magnifying glass in the other hand, looking closely to the right arm of the Empress.
She found other traces of jade with fresh blood on it, but there wasn't nothing new on the bones. « This is useless… I will never find nothing new! » she said in an aggressive tone of voice and put the magnifying glass on the table with rage, she grunted as she took as she put her cigarette on her lips. Mei-Xing stood up from her chair and took her hot cup in her hands and walked towards her sister, she put her hand on her shoulder and looked at her with comprehension « Ling… Why are you so furious? It's because that Nakajima is trying to take Shiefa and Fei Mei? » Mei-Ling couldn't find an answer to her question and put again her cigarette on her lips, Mei-Xing blinked and removed her cigarette from her lips and put it on the edge of the table « You have smoked too many cigarettes in the arc of an hour, they will kill you…» Mei-Ling could only sigh at her words and took some steps away from Mei-Xing and sighed again, putting both of her hands on her hips.
She felt useless, especially for Syaoran, she wanted to do something and she's blocked in here with Mei-Xing just because doctor Qiao Wang has said to her to take some rest. The criminals hardly rests in Mei-Ling's opinion and if she will stay here for another week, blocked by her injuries, she would go crazy.
Mei-Ling turned her head to Mei-Xing and gave to her a nervous smie, the news of Shinobu Nakajima poaching Shiefa and Fei Mei had made her nervous and began to work intensely on the Empress's bones, just to find something new.
The Anthropologist still felt guilty for the dead of her trainee; Naoko Yanagisawa, she was beginning to feel an affection in her, almost like a daughter. Even through, Mei-Ling wasn't ready to have a family and some kids yet, since she's focused on her career as Anthropologist. « Look, I've become pretty nervous since Syaoran has called me to inform me that Shiefa and Fei Mei are in danger…» Mei-Xing could only nod at her words and put her cup of tea on the desk, before taking steps towards her sister and gave her an tight embrace, trying to calm her down.
« Don't you think that I'm scared too Mei-Ling? I'm scared as fuck of losing you, losing Syaoran or a member of our family » Mei-Xing caressed Mei-Ling's hair as she said those words, the Anthropologist felt light hearted at her sister's words, maybe she would have feel better if someone else beside her would share her fears and pains towards the mission that Syaoran and Miss Kinomoto are facing, Mei-Ling would have feel better. « Remember Ling, we are one of the most powerful families in China, Aunt Yelan knows how to deal with them. » Mei-Ling broke the hug and nodded at her words, smiling a bit more serene « Thank you.».
Mei-Xing answered with a smile and, after a while, she gave a nod towards the bones. « I'll help you. A surgeon and an anthropologist sometimes can make the fireworks.» Mei-Ling could only laugh at her joke and moved back to the desk where the bones laid.
Two hours had passed and they still haven't found nothing, Mei-Ling was studying the lower parts of the bones while Mei-Xing the upper parts. In the meanwhile they had found other traces of jade on her fibula and on her rib cage, and still there was fresh blood on them.
Mei-Xing examined the skull and took it with gentleness, putting it on her palm slowly, she noticed something, like some scar made by some spear or a sword. « Ling, look at this.» Mei-Ling heard her voice and came to her, Mei-Xing gave to her the skull and the anthropologist examined it with attention; she saw a scar on her left eye and on the cheek, confirming that she fought for her life while that someone was trying to kill the Empress. Mei-Ling took the recorder from her pocket and turned it on, moving it closed to her lips.
« Doctor Mei-Ling Li, 10th June 2016. Update on Empress Wu Zeitan's bones.
It seems that the Empress fought for her life from some scars on her skull, there's a scar on her - » suddenly the phone rang, the twins both opened her eyes in surprised. Mei-Ling put the recorder on the desk and so the skull on it while Mei-Xing took the phone and answered to it.
« Nǐn hǎo? Li Mei-Ling's appartment…»
« You're not Mei-Ling, aren't you? Pass me her immediately » the man had asked to Mei-Xing to give to Mei-Ling the phone…
Mei-Xing handed it to her sister without hesitation and Doctor Li put it on her ear, luckily if it one of the brotherhood of Daidouji and Hiiragizawa, she had the recorder on and could report to the police as soon as possible and she could save Fei Mei and Shiefa. « Who's there? » she asked in a pretty sultry voice, trying to control her fear and her emotions. « Hello there, I'm Hiiragizawa Eriol… You know… The soon to be President of United States of America..» Mei-Ling gasped in shock and mouther to Mei-Xing who was on the receiver. Mei-Ling put the phone on the desk and activated the speakerphone, it was a sly move to take the lamb into the lion's mouth, since Mei-Ling's recorder was still on.
« What do you want? I'm not available to hunt you and your crazy brotherhood since… Well… That whore of Nakajima has wounded me in Luoyang! » she said while crossing her arms against her chest and her eyebrows were in a raged expression and she sounded sure of herself and still sultry. Mei-Xing put her thumbs up and mouthed a 'bravo' to her.
Eriol laughed at her words, which seemed to irritate Mei-Ling more than she already was. « You're so sexy when you're angry, the photos of you entirely do justice to you. »
« What the fuck do you want son of a bitch?! » Mei-Ling lose her patience at Eriol's words, but she noticed that she had raised a little too much her voice. She heard Eriol sigh at her words, and sounded resigned at her attitude.
« Look, I'm not trying to hurt you or anything. I'm in Hong Kong and my wife doesn't know it. Meet me at Quinary tomorrow at 6:30 PM, I have to speak with you. » Mei-Xing blinked her eyelashes at Eriol's requests What is his point? That was the only question that she had in her mind. Mei-Ling was confused at his request.
« What is your point? »
« If you want to save a thousand lives, including your cousins, meet me there. It's not a trick. I can only say that it wasn't my intention of hurting those innocent lives. In Washington a girl of nineteen has died just because of my wife's experiments. » Mei-Ling blinked twice at his words, but she was afraid that it was a trick in a way, in the other way she wanted to believe that Hiiragizawa has finally opened his eyes and saw the true colors of Tomoyo Daidouji… There was a bit of hope in her heart, but only a bit.
« I Accept Mr. Hiiragizawa… » she said in an almost broken voice and she looked at Mei-Xing, she only gave a nod to her and had a neutral expression on her face. Mei-Ling could feel that he was smiling on the other side of the phone. « Oh, and be elegant, I would love to see your beauty face to face. » and with those words, Hiiragizawa hung up. Mei-Ling locked gazes with Mei-Xing and she moved closer to her sister and put an hand on her shoulder, a concerned look on her face. « What the hell does he want Mei-Ling? » Mei-Ling shrugged her shoulders as she took the package of her cigarette and put a drag on her lips, lightning up and smoking nervously. Mei-Xing did almost the same gesture as her sister and she saw Mei-Ling turning off the recorder and crossed her arms nervously.
« I don't know what he wants but I'll find out… » Mei-Xing nodded at her words as she blew a smoke and walked towards a window, looking at the skyscrapers of Hong Kong. « If it will save a thousand lives… » then she turned to face her sister, she noticed that she walked to the kitchen to take a glass of wine and sipped it delicately « I suggest to listen what he has to say, but please Ling… Be careful. » Mei-Ling nodded as she put the glass on the counter and let out a sigh, she put her cigarette on an ashtray and crossed her arms, thinking of what her manners should use with use…
« I'll be careful Xing, You know I can handle myself. »
Verona, Italy. 10th June 2016. 7:30 PM
Syaoran laid on his bed after taking a long, hot shower, as Sakura as suggested to him. It's been at least three hours since she had gone out to check the perimeter, if some agents of Daidouji were still on their backs. He couldn't help but feel worried for her, even if he knows that Lady Sakura Kinomoto is a woman that can handle herself on her own, without the aid of any men, since she's good at martial arts and with guns, but as a nurse she sucked.
Syaoran lifted up and remained sat, with his legs crossed and put an hand on his messy chocolate hair and sighed, his heart had lose at least two beats for how worried he's been for her. It is almost 8:00 PM and she hasn't returned yet, sure that woman was trouble.
Suddenly his phone rang and he rushed to catch it, he saw the ID, It was Mei-Ling, he hoped that at least his cousin has some good news on the Empresses' bones or some updates on Shiefa and Fei Mei's safety. Syaoran could only pray that it was the second option more than the first one.
« Nǐn hǎo? Li Syaoran fāyán. » he tried to hide his trembled voice, but it was kind of impossible since Sakura Kinomoto is a woman of trouble. Syaoran tried to maintain his status quo.
« Xiao Lang, It's Mei-Ling. I have some updates » Mei-Ling sounded serene and her voice seemed rough, like she had smoked sixty cigarettes in one day. « I hope you have some good ones » he said as he put an hand on his left hip, waiting for his cousin to speak.
« I had received a call from Hiiragizawa Eriol while I was working with Mei-Xing on the bones, he wants to meet me at Quinary tomorrow at 6:30 PM. Maybe it's a door for Shiefa and Fei Mei's safety… » Syaoran blinked his eyes at his cousin words, wasn't Hiiragizawa Eriol the husband of that crazy doctor that is Daidouji Tomoyo? Syaoran shocked his head and then he thought for a moment: Maybe Eriol had felt guilty for his wife's actions to take the immortality and has intention to betray Tomoyo, emotionally and in business.
« Maybe for a thousand lives safety… » he said almost automatically as he moved to light up the room. Syaoran felt that on the other line, Mei-Ling nodded. He wondered that maybe there are thousand lives in danger just because of the madness of that woman. « He said textual words "If you want to save a thousand lives, including your cousins, meet me there. It's not a trick. I can only say that it wasn't my intention of hurting those innocent lives." » Syaoran twisted his lips and blinked, confused. Maybe it was true that Hiiragizawa felt guilty for the lives that Tomoyo has taken away from the breath of life…Maybe a possibility of redemption was possible for Hiiragizawa…
« If it is possible to save their lives… »
« I'll do whatever I can to help you and Miss Kinomoto, Xiao Lang… Even if I have to get my body and my hands dirty with blood. » Syaoran smiled lightly at Mei-Ling words, and he heard the word opening while he was talking to his cousin. It was Sakura and in hand she had some plastic bags with Chinese food. The Tomb Raider gave a wink to him, and mouthed the following words "Talk like I'm not here, I won't disturb you"
Syaoran nodded at her and resumed his talk with Mei-Ling; « Keep me updated Ling okay? And please, be careful. »
« I will, be careful you too… Zàijiàn Xiao Lang. »
« Zàijiàn Mei-Ling » after binding goodbyes to each other, Syaoran hang up and looked at Sakura. She lifted up her plastic bags with a teasing smile on her face.
« Chinese Delivery! » she said in a pretty cheerful voice, which was pretty out of character for a woman like Sakura. Syaoran could only smile at her cheerful voice. « Good! I was starving. Honestly. » Sakura chewed her cheek inside, but her smile didn't vanished. In the meanwhile she took some food out of the plastic bags, they were still hot and the smell was pretty good.
« You got news from Hong Kong? » asked Sakura as she took two bottles of beer and opened one, and put the bottle on her lips, drinking feverishly. Syaoran nodded only at her question and moved closer to her and took the other bottle of beer and opened it. « Mei-Ling has gave me some updates, It seems that Mr. Hiiragizawa wants to meet her, according to her he seemed guilty. » Sakura could only nod at his words as she drank some of her beer.
« Eriol is a mystery to me, and I have to admit that he's been a bit succubus to Tomoyo. Maybe because she gave to him the deserved sexual attention… I don't have an answer on that If I have to be completely honest. » Syaoran looked at the ground for a moment and then locked eyes with her for a moment, thinking of how a man could be succubus to a psycho woman like Tomoyo Daidouji? Maybe sooner or later, Syaoran will find the answer to that question.
They both sat on the bed, eating the food and drinking beer in blessed silence, only exchanged looks where between them and they didn't spoke a word, since there wasn't anything to speak about. When they began to eat, they spoke of what Mei-Ling had told to Syaoran and Sakura answered that maybe Eriol had a change of heart… But anything is unpredictable, such as fate and so many philosophic things that Syaoran will never understand, no matter of how much he had studied in his life…
Sakura was beginning to get bored by the silence, it has been at least an hour of silence or maybe more, so she decided to surprise him, by playing a game that she played when she was a child; « Truth or Dare? » she asked suddenly to Syaoran, he blinked his eyes confused as he put some food in his mouth.
Once he gulped the food into his throat, he finally managed to ask: « Seriously? You want to play a game? » Sakura chuckled at his reaction while she took other food with her chopsticks « I was growing bored of the silence Syaoran… Also… This might be a chance to know each other better. » she winked at him while she put the food into her mouth. Syaoran took his bottle of beer and gulped it slowly, before putting away the bottle from his mouth
« Truth. » Sakura smiled as she put her chopsticks inside her food, thinking of a question, then suddenly, the bulb lightened on her mind and took again her chopsticks, putting them closer to her lips « Did your parents let you do archeology on your own? » Syaoran shocked his head at her question, as he took some other food with his chopsticks « No, The Elders wanted that I took over the business of the Li family, but I've decided to do things on my own since I loved Archeology more than business and my mother agreed that I had to follow my heart. I wasn't disowned if you're asking » as he said those words, he winked and her and gave a smirk. Sakura laughed at his last words and took her bottle of beer.
« Truth or Dare? » it was Sakura's turn to choose this time in between them, she gulped a bit of her beer and then she finally answered: « Truth. ».
Syaoran nodded at her and he hadn't to think about the question that much, he already know what to ask her: « Besides travelling and raiding tombs and writing… What are your hobbies? » Sakura chewed her lower lip for a bit, not knowing if she had to tease him or be sincere. But she was getting a little bit bored at teasing him so she decided to be sincere; « I like going to the Opera when I have the possibility, I'm a fan of Theory of a Deadman, I love watching Rob Marshall's films and sometimes I collect knifes. » she answered bluntly at him and smiled, Syaoran put an hand on his hair, as a gesture to teasing her « Well… If I have to take you on a date, I have to hope that an Opera is in town. »
Sakura laughed at him and gave a light punch to his shoulders, he put his hands where she hit him and chuckled a bit. « I guess you have to wait a lot of time to take me on a date Professor. » she couldn't help but tease him at his words, it was a very strong feeling for her and she couldn't help it but do it.
« Alright, handsome… Truth or Dare now? » it was Sakura's turn now and once again Syaoran had said Truth. The Tomb Raider thought at the question for a bit and when she had one, she gave the question without hesitating; « How many women you wooed into your bed? » at the question, Syaoran flushed like a teenage school boy that had a crush on the most popular girl in the school and blinked at least twice or three times, he felt the sweat going down his back cold and slowly.
In the end, he sighed and had the guts to answer, revealing the truth. Maybe Sakura will judge him as a womanizer but he didn't care. Sakura was sharp as a blade and maybe one day she will cut him in pieces like a newly baked cake; « if I have to be honest… Well…» Sakura blinked twice at his sudden shyness, maybe it was an embarrassing question for him to answer, but Sakura being what she is, she didn't care that much of his embarrassment « I've been quite active in my sexual life, since I've been to High School. Even though some girls stayed with me just because I am a member of one of the most powerful families in China. Some of my colleagues flirt with me just because I'm from the Li family. But the sex had always been a pleasure to me… »
« I'm not in love but the sex is good. So you think to that Song's verse when you lay with an unknown woman in your bed? » asked Sakura as she took with her chopsticks some food.
« Exactly Sakura, exactly… » he muttered under his breath, but Sakura had heard his words.
They continued to play for a few hours and all of the time they all picked "Truth". Syaoran had said to her that he loved chocolate and loved to listen to classical music, that his favorite composers where Mozart and Beethoven, but he also said that he loves metal as well and that his favorite band was Slipknot. He had also said that the business in the Li family was boring, but his elder sister; Shiefa, could manage it better than anyone else since she was the CEO of the Li Corporation in Hong Kong, while Fei-Mei was her secretary and handled the fashion industry with her designs.
Sakura had said why she will not go back in Japan, since she has still the Yakuza behind her back and said that her favorite discovery wasn't the Dagger of Xian, instead it was the Ark of Alliance. Syaoran remained stunned when she said that, because he hoped that he would have been the one that would have found it. Sakura joked saying that if he wasn't too slow he would have taken that.
Around 11:30 PM, Sakura had chosen 'Dare' instead of 'Truth' and he dared her to open the window and sing Psychosocial by Slipknot (with the growling included) and to disturb any possible walkers of Verona passing by.
In Syaoran's surprise, she has done it and she had the growling too. Syaoran widened his eyes in surprise once she had finished singing and she laughed her heart out and put an hand on her chest. « How did you do that? And you're sure you're not drunk? » he joked while he got up from the bed and took her wrists to lift her up. Sakura had tears of laughter in her eyes and she still was laughing when Syaoran lifted her up. « I've learned some growling when I was a teenager, also some opera singing and so I knew the technique. And no, I'm not drunk. » and she laughed again, this time Syaoran joined her laugh until her lungs couldn't handle anymore. They locked gazed for a moment and Syaoran approached his hand for a moment, hesitating for a bit, and then he touched her check gently, caressing. Sakura remained motionless and said nothing for a while. She didn't shy away his touch and looked at the ground and sighed, then she locked eyes with him once again.
« Last one… Truth or Dare. » Syaoran put both of his hands in her cheek and moved her face closer to his and his lips touched her ear, Sakura closed her eyes at the contact; « Dare » he said in a pretty passionate voice, then he moved away from her ear and locked gazes again with her, but he didn't removed his hands from her cheeks.
« Kiss me, you can do anything you want with my body… You can undress me or leaving me with only my underwear and my bra… But you must not go far…So… » she took a deep breath before speaking again and gave an intense gaze to Syaoran, raising an eyebrow « Kiss me ».
Syaoran didn't let her repeat this twice, he removed one of his hands from her cheek and with the other one he moved her face closer to his and kissed her passionately. As response, Sakura lifted her legs and encircled them on his waist and, while they were kissing, Syaoran laid her on the bed gently and he caressed her body gently and teased her with his touch. Sakura lifted his shirt up, wanting to feel the his bare skin on her body. She broke the kiss for a moment and removed herself her shirt, so now she could feel his skin on her skin. It had made her shivers down her spine and his touch was gentle on her body.
Their tongues were battling each other, asking for entrance, but was Syaoran that succeeded to enter in her mouth and Sakura moaned his name as she scratched his back with her nails, making him groan against her mouth.
They broke the kiss, heavy breath on their lungs and they were both needing for air at the moment, they looked intensely in the eyes and Syaoran moved an hand on her cheek, caressing it gently, while Sakura put an hand on his shoulder.
There were unspoken words between them, just some intense glances between them and only unspoken words. They both needed their body to each other to pleasure each other only, but Sakura had said to him to not go that far, since she wasn't ready for sex after the last betrayal. Sakura continued to repeat the words of that song in her mind "I'm not in love but the sex is good". How wrong she could be if she's already in love with Professor Li Syaoran of Hong Kong? Maybe he's also feeling this way for her, but Sakura wasn't so sure. After they took some more air, they kissed again. This time it was gentle and not teasing, like they've always been in love with each other since they've met in Luoyang.
Maybe this mission will bring her closer to Syaoran than she thought. But It was all too soon to speak of the future.
Syaoran had almost the same feelings as Sakura, he haven't got hurt by his past relationships, because mainly he broke them before they started and he never had a serious relationship…
Maybe with Sakura will be different, but time only knows what the future will bring them.
But for one thing they were sure; Playing Truth or Dare was pretty fateful that night, because they have unleashed to each other their secrets and some of their stories…
Once the make-out session was over, Sakura laid her head on Syaoran's chest and he had his arm around her shoulders and the other arm under the pillow. Sakura looked at him and gave to him a gentle smile, Syaoran noticed that and couldn't help but smirk at her. « You know what Sakura? » she blinked at his question, waiting him to answer the question that he asked to himself. Syaoran took her chin with his thumb and caressed it gently « I don't regret playing Truth or Dare with you. »
Sakura only smiled at his words and she gave a look around at the room, there were still plastic bags, food containers and empty glass bottles around the room, as long as their shirts and there was the smell of alcohol around the room, but Sakura didn't cared about that, as long as she was in Syaoran's arms. « And neither I do Syaoran, neither I do. » and with that, he kissed her lips gently, licking her lips teasingly, trying to ask once again for entrance, but she didn't opened her mouth and smiled only at the kiss.
There were only some words that seemed prohibited to them at the moment and they will remain unspoken, for who knows how many times.
Sexual tension and pride never got along together.