‡ †Moon Sight: Invited† ‡
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"We're leaving Suki!" Tomoyo called out from the entrance hallway.
She and Sakura were in casual wear. Tomoyo had insisted that she would design their dating cloths. There team had won the game and they still had some gorgeous dates to go on. So here they were in jean skirts, cute tank tops and adorable pink and purple jackets. Suki hurried over to them wearing an apron from the kitchen. She kissed the tops of their foreheads and wished them luck. Kero stared at them in disapproval.
"Be careful." Is all he said.
Tomoyo kissed her brothers cheek and whispered reassuring words to him. It didn't calm his nervous in the slightest. When they got outside Sakura turned to her cousin. Her voice contorted in worry.
"I don't want to go to this party!" She whined twisting her torso and massaging her stomach. "I have a bad feeling about it. Please Tomo-chan lets just stay home."
"I told you before didn't I? If you don't like it we'll leave early. I didn't want to turn those boys down, they looked so sweet." She replied smoothing out her skirt. Sakura rolled her eyes.
"Yeah right! I bet you just want to see that vampire Hiragizawa." She spat out walking towards the side walk looking for a taxi. Tomoyo's mouth was agape as she stared at her cousins back, her cheeks burned red.
"We are just friends!" She insisted.
"Whatever." Sakura replied rolling her eyes again.
She didn't need to look for a taxi. Their dates pulled up in a car and waved them over. The girls got in and headed to another house. Sakura's date never stopped complementing er body. It made her uncomfortable and Tomoyo asked him to stop. They reached a house where music was blaring. The inside was so jam packed that teenagers loitered in the front yard. Some wondered towards that back doing God know what.
"Let's go sexy." Sakura's date said holding the door open for her. She smiled uneasily.
"My name is Sakura not sexy remember? I just asked you to stop calling me that." She said getting out of the car. She rubbed her arm subconsciously. He nodded and under his breath she head him mumble something that sounded strangely like 'bitch.'
Sakura sucked in a hurt breath. She looked back at Tomoyo who was chatting away with her date. She face forward again. The guy had seemed really nice at the game. She wanted to go home. When they got inside Sakura could barely move. Her date led her to a couple empty chairs. They sat there for a few minutes until he suggested that they dance. She danced for a bit but got tired quickly. She didn't appreciate having male gentiles on her butt or anywhere else on her body for that matter. It made her feel icky and uncomfortable. She squeezed her way out of the dance floor and to the borders of the house. She saw a couple on a coffee table undressing and kissing like it was the end of the world. She yelped and covered her eyes. She hated parties. She tried to look for her cousin but wasn't able to find her. She checked the time on the clock, it was only eleven thirty. She looked around for her cousin a couple more times. She saw various indescribable things and she decided to go home by herself. She walked out into the yard. More people kissing wildly. Her pace quickened so she wouldn't have to see them. She continued to walk until she was almost a block away from the party. She could still hear the music blaring from the house. She walked even faster. She hadn't noticed someone almost running behind her. When she turned the person grabbed her arm.
"Where the hell are you running off to?" Her date shouted shaking her arm roughly. She heard a couple of cracks from it. She smelled alcohol. He was drunk. Judging by the crazed look in his eyes she knew he was beyond drunk.
"Let me go!" She shouted back. She tried to pry his fingers from her arm. "I want to go home!"
"I don't think so! Fuck, you cheerleaders are stupid! Would you really think I would get you to go to a party and not enjoy you?" He scoffed. "At least at the party there where rooms."
"E-Enjoy me?" She questioned.
"Sex you mindless whore!" He said rolling her eyes.
Sakura frowned, no way was she having sex with such a jerk. She kneed him in the groin and made and ran at her human speed. She didn't want to kill him no matter what anyone did to her, she didn't want to kill.
"BITCH COME BACK!" He shouted running after her.
She did her best not to increase her speed. He couldn't find out what she was. But it wasn't enough. He caught up to her. She screamed and struggled against his brute strength. But he hauled her to a near by woods. He slammed her body against a tree knocking the wind out of her. Tears of pain streaked her cheeks. She searched her mind to see if she could do anything and not kill the boy. 'Block out all human emotions and attack' That's what Suki had told her to do is she was attacked by a human. If she did that he would die. The boy ripped off her jacket and his hand came dangerously close to her chest. She closed her eyes and screamed as loud as she could. The boy punched her in the stomach.
"Bastard." She said. He punched her again. Sakura held her stomach as she hit the grass. She coughed up little spots of blood and the green grass.
'I won't kill' She repeated in her mind. 'I won't kill him, it won't be right.'
The boy kicked her stomach a couple more times before dropping on his knees and lifting up her skirt. She had no air left in her system to scream.
"I suggest you let her go." Another voice said calmly. She recognized that voice. For once she was relieved to hear it.
"Who the fuck are you to make me?" The other boy said. He shook his head and smirked. He flexed his muscles and stood. As if he could fight off the other boy.
"Such foul language. I do not tolerate that in my presence." His voice grew angry. Sakura forced herself to look up at him.
"D-Don't kill him..." She gasped coughing again. "Please, don't kill him, Li."
Syaoran gave her a weary look. She coughed again and blood began to trickle from the side of her mouth. Her beautiful blood on such a dirty ground seemed to defile the smell of it. She continued to clutch her stomach in pain. He turned his gaze to the jock and snarled like an angry wolf. He took a few human steps. The jock had a cocky grin on his face.. Syaoran gripped his throat tightly so air could not pass through.
"Coward." His voice boomed louder than any other sound. "I will give you one minute to run or," He applied more pressure to his neck almost snapping it. "You won't go to your next game."
The jocks eyes bulged out of his eye sockets. He was beginning to turn purple. When Syaoran let him go the boy ran for his teenaged life. Sakura let her head fall back down on the grass. Syaoran was beside her in an instant picking her up off the soiled grass.
"You pathetic half-breed can't you defend yourself?" He half screamed arranging her body carefully in his arms. She smiled painfully at him.
"I'm sorry you had to go through the trouble of saving me. But I knew it I did defend myself he would have died." She gasped for another breath of air. Syaoran snorted. He looked to his left then his right making sure no humans were in sight. Then he began running at his super human speed.
"So?" He said mercilessly. He continued running.
"I don't want to be a monster." She whispered.
At that comment he instantly became still. Her words repeated in his mind like a broken record. He looked down at her then dropped her. She spat out blood and coughed. Then she sat up rubbing her back. Then she looked up at him utterly perplexed. But her train of thought was interrupted when the crescent moon in the dark sky shinned on him.
Beautiful was the word she used to describe him. His hair ruffled in the breeze of the night. His brown locks seemed to glow slightly. His fair skin smooth and lined with inhumane strength. His eyes amber and golden in the light of the moon looked as red as the blood that ran through her veins. He was elegant, flawless like a Greek god and he was standing in front of her giving her a look of disgust.
"I hate Dhampire like you." He spat out harshly. "Do you honestly believe that being kind to such worms is worth the trouble?" He laughed. "Humans hate your kind more than ours. That is why you hide. As soon as one discovers who you really are they are going to kill you."
"Your wrong." She whispered lightly. Then her anger was kindled against him. "Your wrong! You don't know anything about humans! Your just an arrogant vampire!" She shouted defiantly. "You say you hate Dhampire like me, well I hate vampires like you!"
Syaoran growled fiercely and grabbed her arms and lifted her in the air. She was as light as a feather compared to the jock. He shook her in the air. But she did not scream. She glared down at him refusing to cave in..
"What would I give to tear that stupid thought from your head." He said. Then his expression changed. His hard eyes became soft. A lost light entered them. Her expression seemed to mimic his own and for a moment she felt sorry for him. He sighed and pulled her down to him. He let go of her arms and held her in a tight embrace. She didn't know what to do so she stayed stiff. Syaoran sighed again and laid his head on her shoulder. He inhaled her intoxicating scent.
Her heart softened. It was as if he had reverted back into being a baby. "Li-kun," she said stroking his hair gently.
"Why are you brighter than the rest? Your blood, half human, half vampire, drives me insane with want." He caressed her neck with one of his hands. She had stopped stoking his hair. Her heart began to fill with fear and anger once more. She let her arms fall limp at her sides. She couldn't anticipate what he would say next. "Why are you so important to me?"
She pulled away from him. Willingly he let her go. For a moment they stared at each other. Syaoran wanted to embrace her once again but restrained himself. Why was he being so foolish? But she turned her back to him and began to run. She didn't know what to think of him. But her heart beat fast as she ran pumping adrenaline in her blood. For now she wanted to put as much distance between them as inhumanly possible.
Syaoran stayed put in his spot. His mind was running with thoughts that plagued him day and night. Who was she to him? He couldn't understand it. He was of a pure and noble ancient decent while she was of a mix not knowing her own lineage. He didn't understand at all.
Sakura's hands shook violently. The keys rattled in her hand as she tried to open the front door. When she finally got it she swung the door open then slammed it shut. Kero jumped up from his seat to see who it was. He tried calling out for her but she ran up the stairs. She shut and locked the door in her room without saying good evening to Suki. She threw off her skirt and jacket then buried her body under the covers. She said nothing in her mind or through speech to herself or anyone else for the rest of the night.
Morning rays spilled through the thin curtains. Sakura pulled the covers over her head protesting against the sun who wanted to wake her up. In truth she had not slept at all that night. Li Syaoran had been on her mind. His sudden change of character the night before still bothered her. The sensation of his arms around her body was new. Her heart still fluttered as she imagined the strength that protected her at that moment. His hard eyes that softened looked almost like a small pups. She knew if she told him that he would be angry. She smiled to herself. But then the tone of his voice, lost yet so full of power. The want and anger that demanded respect made her angry as well. She felt that he tried to control her because of what breed she was. It hurt her and she refused to let anyone make her fell lesser because of what she was.
'Your blood half human, half vampire drives me insane with want...' She imagined his voice for the tenth time. His husky breath brushing against her neck sending tremors down her back. Although she detested what he meant by it she enjoyed his voice. It was almost like music to her, a voice that did not sing but spoke as if it did.
Her small fingers caressed the tattoo on her neck. The crescent moon that she had thought as a curse. From what Tomoyo had said she could communicate with him anytime she pleased. She reminisced about it but then chose not to. He might not be back to normal yet. But she continued to think of him. She did her best to only think of the things he did that made her angry. It was hard but she was able to do it for a little bit.
Suki pressed her ear to the door. She heard the familiar breath she was looking for. Sakura was awake. Hesitantly she knocked on the door. She called her name out a couple of time. But she received no reply.
"Sakura-sama?" Suki called. She twisted the knob. "Sakura-sama open the door." She demanded shaking the nob.
Sakura sat up in her bed. She rubbed her neck then cracked it bending it left then right. She sighed and looked to the door. Suki was still knocking and shaking the knob. She just wanted to be alone. 'Why are you so important to me?' His voice echoed in her mind. She stretched her arms in the space about her. Annoyance finally caught up to her hearing the knob shaking over and over again.
"What exactly do you want, Li-kun?" She whispered to herself. Her mind went back to the first few weeks of his arrival. He had terrified her. His antics were scary but as well as annoying. He was so cocky and had a smart mouth. She still couldn't stand it. He always filled her with rage so much that she began to shake.
"Sakura-sama?" Suki called out again her voice sounding desperate.
Sakura gave out an annoyed sighed. From her bed she lifted up her right hand and closed her eyes. She then twisted her hand slightly to the right unlocking the lock. Suki burst in the room sitting beside her. She looked at her from her head to her feet trying to find something wrong with her but couldn't find anything. She took a closer look at her face to find any evidence of hurt. She found quite the opposite. If she wasn't mistaken her 'daughter' was glowing. It was nearly blinding the first time she noticed it but it was there. She was glowing like a star in the night sky or a comet coming to earth. Her face although troubled seemed to try and have a happy aura about it. Her cheeks glowed pink and her lips although pale with morning light were soft and glossed over by the sun. She stared at her far away emerald eyes that stared off into the distance. They were just as innocent as before but there was a different spark in them that threw her off. She couldn't tell if it was happiness or fear. What threw off the whole image was her consistent shaking. Suki put a hand on her shoulder jerking Sakura out of her thoughts.
"You're shaking." She said. Sakura stared at her indifferently. Suki recognized that stare as one she gave Kero when she was angry with him. "Come get out of bed and take a shower. Tomoyo wants to go out for a little with us."
Suki couldn't get the hint, was what Sakura thought. She was annoyed with her for not leaving her alone to her own dark thoughts. She wanted to think more about that damned vampire than go anywhere with her family. Suki stared down at her hopefully. Sakura sighed closed her eyes and shook her head.
"I don't want to." She said turning her head back to the window where her thoughts still strayed. She could almost see them, swimming in a see of uncertainty and doubt but still there. Suki patted her head affectionately and Sakura wanted to bite it off.
"What's wrong?" Suki asked still not taking the hint.
"Its nothing." Sakura replied aggressively. She shooed her hand from her head.
"What are you hiding from me Sakura?" She asked no longer being formal with her. She was worried. Ar one instant Sakura felt horrible for being so mean to her. But that feeling soon passed. If she would just back off a little she would tell her at a later time.
"It's nothing." She repeated refusing to turn and look at her guardian. If she told her about last night she knew she would be disappointed that she didn't use her powers to defend herself. Not only that but she would be incredibly furious with Tomoyo. She couldn't have that.
"I wonder," Suki finally gave up on the subject. Sakura would be stubborn until the end if she didn't want to speak about a certain issue. "When was it that you started hiding things from me?"
Sakura gave her no answer. Her heart rate sped up while she sat there with Suki. She heard in her voice anger. An unparalleled anger that was never displayed to her. Tomoyo had been scolded by it, Kero beaten to a bloody pulp with it but Sakura herself had no idea what it was Her throat became dry and her palms as wet as if she had just washed them. The reason she did not answer was not because she wouldn't it was because she couldn't.
From the hallway Sakura and Suki heard the happy taps of sandals. They hit the wooden floor so lightly it was almost impossible to hear. The person hummed happily to a tone. The skips and humming were totally in sync. Tomoyo appeared in Sakura's doorway a pleasant smile on her face. She was dressed in a light blue blouse with a flower print, a black skirt and white sandals. Her hair was in a high pony tail overflowing with cute sausage like curls.
"Sa-ku-ra!" She said in a sing-song voice. "Kero and I are ready, so come on..." Her voice trailed off when she saw Suki seated on her bed. "Am I interrupting something?" She asked glancing between the two. Tension suffocated the happiness out of her mood.
"No," Suki replied sighing heavily. "I was just leaving." She stood up and walked out of the room. The moment that Suki set foot out of her room Sakura let out a breath of relief. Tomoyo stood still in the door way almost rooted to her place. Suki's anger had reached her when she had passed. It was boiling over like a pot filled with lava and little spots of it were slowly slipping down the red hot pot. Anyone near it would burn. Tomoyo had gotten much too near to the pot.
"What is it Momo?" Sakura asked calling to her cousin affectionately. Tomoyo woke up out of her daze. She finally looked at Sakura like she was there.
"I don't like peaches that much you know." Tomoyo replied. It had been a while since anyone had called her peaches. When she was younger she refused to eat anything but the fruit. Sometime Suki found them under her pillow or in pockets of her night cloths. It was a period in Tomoyo's life that she would not let anyone but her family now. It was just too embarrassing that she obsessed so much about peaches.
"Ow come one don't ruin my fun like that." Sakura whined looking at her with her famous puppy dog eyes.
"Stop that! I just came her to see if you were dressed and..." Tomoyo bit her lip. "If you were alright.."
"Alright?" Sakura asked. The mood in her room had once again became heavy and filled with tension.
"E-Eriol...he told me what happened last night."
Sakura's breath hitched in her throat.
"I'm fine." She responded. Tomoyo gave a small nod of her head. Although she didn't believe her she wouldn't press for any answers not just yet. Besides she herself wanted to find out why exactly they were following them. It seemed out of the norm for vampires to be watching half-breed's so carefully.
"Well then lets go!"
"I'm not going with you." Sakura said plainly. Tomoyo smile faded and her eyes became sad. Sakura cringed in her bed. She hated when Tomoyo gave her that look.
"But we were invited to a dinner." Tomoyo said. She hung her head low and stared at the floor. Tears forming in her eyes. "I really wanted to go but...I understand after last night you would want to stay home. It was my selfishness I'm sorry. I'll go tell Kero and Suki." She turned her back to her cousin and began dragging her feet towards the hallway. Now Sakura felt guilty. She couldn't turn her cousin down when she was like that.
"Who invited us?" Sakura asked getting out of her sheets. Tomoyo turned and smiled sheepishly ay her. A light blush had spread itself over her cheeks. Sakura had an ill feeling. She looked at her cousin fearfully. "Momo!"
"Hiragizawa-kun..." She said twiddling her thumbs. Sakura moaned loudly and covered her eyes with a pillow. Why was her cousin such a handful?
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