In this chapter you find out SOME of what is probably contributing to Sakura being a psycho. Syaoran also begins to become concerned as Sakura's fingers and hands have various cuts on them and Tomoyo speaks to Kurogane.
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It had been a few weeks since the incident of Chii's kidnapping and the blonde nurse had been discharged and was back at work a few days later, bright and happy as usual. She was back to her usual self unlike Tomoyo who was still clinging to Kurogane as if she would be taken away at any point-similar sort of behaviour to Sakura when she was first admitted. The only difference was that Tomoyo was not violent, however she did not talk to any of the other nurses and doctors unless it was Kurogane, Chii or Syaoran. Yuui and Fai were the other two that she would talk to, but she hardly saw them as Yuui was nearly always with Sakura during the day as Syaoran worked all day shifts instead of his usual rather long fourteen hour shifts.
During the past few weeks Syaoran had grown worried about Sakura as each time he had come home she had bandages and small cuts all over her hands. Yuui had told him that there was nothing to be worried about, but lately the number of cuts had been increasing. He confronted Yuui about it as soon as he got home from his shift. "Yuui, what is she doing!?" he demanded. Yuui looked at Syaoran, "If she wishes to tell you, then she shall." He answered simply. Syaoran sighed in defeat and walked through to the lounge room where Sakura was sitting playing Crash Bandicoot Two; she was up to the second level and was playing the level 'Bear It' where you rode a polar bear through the level-so far it was her favourite level and some of the things that had caused her to lose a life in the game had made her laugh hysterically. She'd jumped over a hole in the ice and landed face first into a pole-she broke out in a fit of laughter as Syaoran walked in, watching her play the game on the large fifty inch screen TV. The days had gotten warmer recently, so he looked over to see Sakura dressed in a pair of denim short shorts and a white singlet. "Enjoying yourself?" he asked as he placed his bags down by the kitchen bench. "Yep." She replied, accidentally dying by jumping into one of the killer whales that jump out of the water. "What would you like for dinner tonight?" he asked, checking the time on the clock: it was six thirty p.m. Sakura thought for a moment, "I'm not bothered. Make whatever you feel like." She replied, refocusing on her game. "Alright." He replied.
He defrosted chicken and pulled out some sort of crispy chicken sachet, smells drifting around the kitchen and lounge room. Yuui had left a few moments ago, completely aware that Syaoran would be able to look after Sakura. Syaoran looked up as Sakura walked in looking rather happy and amused. "Stopped playing?" he asked her. "I was wondering if you'd like to play with me after dinner." She answered. "Crash Bandicoot?" Syaoran questioned. "Yeah…I thought it would be nice." Sakura mumbled. "Isn't it a one player game?" He asked. "Doesn't mean we can't play it together…" Sakura muttered, looking away. Syaoran smiled, finding her adorable. "Of course I will." He replied, amused by her irritation.
Dinner was quiet, and Sakura seemed to have something running through her head as she fiddled with her fork. "Sakura, is something wrong?" Syaoran asked, beginning to become worried as he watched her bandaged fingers twirling the silverware. She looked up as he heard him place his knife and fork down on his plate. "I was just remembering something…" she murmured. "If you want to talk…" he began, his voice soft. "I'll be fine." She answered.
Tomoyo sat in her bed staring blankly out the window up at the moon. Kurogane sat by her reading the newspaper and turned the page. "When I was taken I was drugged." She began, still staring up at the moon. "What?" he asked, looking up immediately. "I woke up in a cell, and could hear Sakura's screams next to mine. Everything was cold and dark." She murmured. Kurogane looked at her concerned. "Before I knew it that man had come in to see me…he said a few things and then I was whipped and raped. It went on for hours." She continued. Kurogane began to wonder just how much horror and pain the girl he'd cared about so much had gone through. "That was the torture that I'd gone through for several days. After that however, when I was conscious once again, I found myself in a room full of chains covered in dry blood and hand cuffs on the ends of them. They made us dance while our hands were tied above our heads." Kurogane noticed tears running down her face. "Sometimes…they'd make some of the other girls and I…take each other…and sometimes they'd experiment on us with drugs…" She murmured, voice growing hoarse. "Sometimes they'd make us watch it all-for me, the worst of it all was watching the type of drugs, torture and rape that she went through. She was the worst." Tomoyo had begun crying. "Tomoyo, can you remember what type of drugs they were?" Kurogane asked. "Some sedated us. Others caused hallucinations. Strong hallucinations sometimes." She replied softly. "What about Sakura?" Kurogane asked, beginning to become concerned. "That man was the only one that would ever visit her on a daily basis. Each time you would hear screams from her, begging for help and to be released from her torture. He'd murmur things. I don't know the full extent…" she whispered.
Syaoran lay in his bed, Sakura by his side-she'd grown used to sleeping in the same room as him, felt comfortable staying with him-felt protected. "Syaoran, are you awake?" Sakura whispered. "Yeah. Can't sleep?" he inquired. "I guess you could say that." Sakura whispered back. Syaoran smiled in the dark. "You know, I noticed that you haven't been having as many nightmares later." Syaoran murmured. " "That's because you're beside me." Sakura replied softly. Syaoran felt himself blush a little. "Um…Tomorrow night, I kind of have a surprise for you…so could you text me when you're coming home?" Sakura asked. Syaoran wondered what had brought such a topic up, and wondered what she meant by 'surprise'. "Sure." He replied. Sakura smiled, knowing that he'd keep his word. "By the way Sakura…what's with your fingers?" he asked. "Nothing; why?" Sakura asked innocently. "Because I'm worried." Syaoran whispered. "Trust me, I'm fine!" she replied, rolling over and hugging him. He automatically wrapped his around her, and they stayed like that for a few moments before Sakura realised what they were doing. "Sakura I am so sorry!" Syaoran apologised. Sakura smiled at him, "I trust you."
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