So even though I stayed home all day AGAIN I couldn't work…I collapsed twice today….new record!
Sakura begins to reveal some of her past to Syaoran and Rika turns up again. Looks like things will be fun.
Enjoy!
Sakura played with the small tabby kitten while Syaoran sat on the couch watching, amused with the amount of wonder Sakura was showing towards the baby cat. The kitten clung onto her hand as she tickled it, laughing as it began to purr. "Thought of a name yet?" Syaoran asked softly, amused by Sakura and the small kitten. "Hmm, I think I'll name it Tabby." She replied, still playing with the kitten. "Suits the adorable fluff ball too." Syaoran answered laughing. The kitten ran away from Sakura and curled up on the couch next to Syaoran. "How…How was dinner…?" Sakura asked Syaoran, still sitting on the plush carpet that was a dark shade of emerald green. "It was lovely, thank you." Syaoran replied with a soft smile. They stayed silent for a few minutes until Sakura broke the silence. "Syaoran…you said you'd protect me…right?" she asked. Syaoran looked at her, the moon glowing in the sky and down onto her features. "Always." He answered. "You'd help me if I was about to kill someone?" she asked, her eyes full of sadness. "I'll make sure that nothing like that happens." He answered. "Can you trust me…?" she asked quietly. Syaoran smiled and walked over to her side, placing his hand on her head in a comforting way. "I've always trusted you, which is why I'm always here for you." Syaoran replied. "If I told you about what happened to me during those five years, would you still care for me?" she asked, looking into his warm amber eyes. "Of course I would, nothing will change our friendship because of something that happened in the past…why-what happened?" Syaoran began to wonder about how much damage had been caused to her-the same thought that had been running continuously through his mind since she had been admitted to the hospital. She took in a deep breath, and could feel the kitten curl up on her lap. "In the past…before I disappeared…I worked with the FBI as an agent…and I was in the highest division along with Tomoyo, Kurogane, Yuui and…" her face began to turn pale before saying the name. "Satoshi." She choked on the name like it was some sort of vile tasting food or object. She continued on softly, petting the kitten that had fallen asleep on her lap. "Satoshi and I-we'd started a relationship, and I'd put all of my trust and love into his hands-I gave him everything. He used to mean so much to me…but then…but then…" tears fell down Sakura's face as she spoke. Syaoran held both of her hands softly, never once letting go. "Sakura, it's all right. How long had you been dating him?" Syaoran asked softly, looking at her with a deep sadness in his eyes. "I'd started in my teens, so maybe about a year and a half perhaps? I can't remember anymore…" she answered. "It's ok, you don't have to remember…" he whispered. "I want to tell you Syaoran, I'll be alright…" she replied, even though she had tears running down her face and she looked shocking. "As you wish." He smiled softly, eyes full of comfort for the girl in front of him. "Satoshi and I were on a date for my twentieth when he pulled me into an alleyway-it was night time-he said something about there being this antique jewellery shop in that alley, so thinking that he would protect me while we walked together and I protect him, I followed him. That night... Someone came up behind me and put a bag over my head-I remember the look on that disgusting mans' face." She hissed with the last few words. "I felt a blade to my neck, and so I followed their instructions; they pushed me around a bit until we got into what I think was a car. I struggled a bit, trying to break from my bonds until I heard his voice and his lips trace across my collar bone. Satoshi was the one holding the gun to my body." She cried. He pulled her close to him-pulled her into a hug. She cried into his chest, continuing on with her story. "After that, I was thrown into a cell of some sort. I'd been isolated from everyone, and any source of sunlight. The only thing I remember Satoshi saying to his men was 'she's the special one' before I was taken away. I still tried to get away from them, but once they threw me into the cell they had what they liked to call fun with me. They didn't care how much it hurt, or how the amount of pain I was feeling at the time or how it would affect me the next day. They saw me as a toy." She whispered. "Every morning I dreaded waking up; they did numerous things to me, I was transferred to numerous places, and every day I pleaded for someone to take me away from that hell. I was raped over and over again, tortured in several different ways, I was even forced to watch the deaths of one of the girls I had grown close with." Sakura whispered. Syaoran rubbed her back, comforting the girl in his arms. "You don't have to tell me any more than you already have, wait until you're ready Sakura. I told you before that I am always here with, and for you." Syaoran brushed some of her hair out of her face. She looked up at him, and for the first time since he'd met her, he'd seen genuine love and affection-towards him. I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing-I mean, she is my patient… he thought to himself. "We should really go to bed…" he said, looking up at the clock. "Ok…" she murmured, standing up and walking into her room which she still wasn't sleeping in-she'd made it a habit to stay in Syaoran's instead as she felt safer when he was beside her.
Chii had finally gotten Sakura some pyjamas, and the brunette pulled out one of her cotton night gowns that was about knee length and had ribbon as a decoration sewn around just underneath the bust line. Syaoran had allowed her to keep the shirt she'd been sleeping in, telling her he didn't really wear it anyway. While Syaoran sat on his bed he pulled out his phone and noticed he had four missed calls from Rika and a text from Fai. He ignored the calls from Rika and the texts telling him he had voicemail messages, and opened the one from Fai.
Hey man how's my cousin? Still alive and kicking? Lol
Syaoran shook his head at the text and began typing his reply.
Sakura is well. Found a lost kitten today and bought it home for her-she seems to love it. Has she spoken at all to you about what happened when she'd gone missing? Also, obviously I'm alive.
He pressed send and sent the text to Fai before listening to the ongoing voice mail messages from Rika.
"Syaoran why aren't you answering my calls? Is it because of that girl? Call me back!"
"Why haven't you called me yet!? You can't ignore me forever you know-tell me why you aren't talking to me!"
"I swear if that bitch is stopping you from calling me then I will storm over there and make sure she's brought back to reality!"
"FINE. Do what you want!"
Syaoran gripped his phone tightly as he listened to the messages left by Rika. Snapped back to reality? Rika had no idea what was happening. If anyone needed to be snapped back to reality it was Rika. Sakura walked in just as his phone went off to alert him that he'd received a text. It was once again, Fai.
What's its name? And no, she hasn't. Oh, I was wondering if maybe I could drop by quickly in the morning. That cool? And darn, I was really hoping you were a zombie you know? Lol.
Syaoran didn't realise that Sakura was kneeling on the bed behind him until he felt a pillow to the back of his head. He turned around to see Sakura laughing while holding one of the pillows. He quickly sent a reply of "Yeah alright, see you tomorrow. What?" and grabbed his own pillow, holding it up as a shield. She went to hit him with the pillow in her hands again, laughing uncontrollably as he hit her back. The two rolled around the bed hitting each other with pillows for at least two hours when the doorbell rang. Syaoran looked at Sakura who looked a little frightened, so, grabbing her hand he went and answered the door. Standing before him was Rika dressed in jeans and a corset. "She's still here?" Rika said, as if she expected Sakura to have already left. "For protection, yes." Syaoran replied. Rika rolled her eyes. "You don't expect me to buy that sort of shit do you? I mean, why can't she be 'protected' at her house?" Rika replied rudely. Syaoran's eyebrow twitched and he turned his head to Sakura, "go to the room and stay there-this is something I need to get straight with her alright. I promise I'll be there soon." He whispered to her. She headed for Syaoran's room and looked back, making sure that Rika wasn't watching as she entered the room.
"For starters, Sakura can't be kept at her place because her team has already deduced that the killer or kidnapper or whatever knows where she and all of the other victims live or lived. So they had to hide her some place safe and I volunteered to do so."
"Syaoran, you know what your mum would do if she-
"Rika, my mother is dead! And I know what she wants for me is to be happy because I spoke to her shortly before she passed away. So don't try to tell me what my mother wants from me." He said coldly.
"What is so special about that girl that you won't even speak to me!?" Rika hissed at him.
That was when Syaoran finally snapped. He slapped her.
"Get over yourself Rika. There never was, and never will be what you are looking for from me. Don't make Sakura into some sort of monster when you hardly know her. Go home." He shut the door and locked it, making sure Rika left before walking back down to his own room to find Sakura sitting on it looking a little guilty. "You had that fight because of me right?" Sakura murmured. "No…I distanced myself from her years ago, but she still hoped that one day she'd be by my side." Syaoran answered, slipping underneath the dark green covers of the bed. Sakura rolled onto her side to face him. "Why…?" she asked. "Do you remember going through high school?" Syaoran asked. "Yeah, although I was the youngest student they'd ever had." Sakura replied. "Well, she was part of what everyone would call the 'popular' group or whatever. They were also the group who did all of the most stupid things in the school. I was pretty popular too, and she always had her eyes on me, trying to impress me and such-even when we were in our primary years and early years of High School. She didn't care about others, just her looks. She'd push people around to get what she wanted. Everyone basically expected the two of us to get together, but every time she'd ask, I'd decline politely." He answered. "I see now." Sakura smiled, and her hand found its way to his hand, fitting perfectly like a key to a lock.
THAT'S THE END OF THE CHAPTER. WOW I'M TIRED. Review? I haven't had reviews lately. Why do you do this to me? ;_; come on….!