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Sensei, I Love You

Chapter 16

Sakura tapped her feet against the carpeted floor of the car as she stared at the passing view. It was a vain attempt to get her mind off the unwavering stare that were directed at her. She let out a soft sigh before turning her own gaze to her best friend. "Is there something on my face?" Sakura asked, sounding a little irritated.

"Nope!" Tomoyo answered immediately and averted her gaze. "There's nothing on your face," she mumbled.

Sakura narrowed her eyes on Tomoyo suspiciously. Her friend has been very quiet ever since Syaoran burst into her house and Sakura knew what was in her mind. "I know you have some questions but I'll tell you this—there's nothing going on between me and Li-sensei. He's just offering me a room in his house to sleep in. Nothing more."

Tomoyo turned slowly to face Sakura, curiosity etched on her face. "But why? He could have called for a female teacher."

Sakura shrugged. "I don't know. You have to ask him that for yourself."

"And the way he looks at you… isn't what a homeroom teacher's supposed to be."

"I told you—"

"There's nothing going on between you and Li-sensei," Tomoyo interrupted sharply, suddenly irked by Sakura's refusal to answer her truthfully. "Yes, I understand that perfectly now. You can lie to yourself, Sakura-chan but you can't lie to others. You know what you are feeling as well… I can see that in your eyes."

"That's ridiculous! Besides, Li-sensei is our homeroom teacher in case you have forgotten. Being in a relationship with his student is a taboo. It just can't happen."

"That's what you are worried about?" Tomoyo asked.

"What? No! I'm not worried about anything!"

"Yeah… Yeah…" Tomoyo muttered. "Trying to lie to yourself again."

Sakura couldn't find a retort to that so she just remained silent. She turned her attention to the window and sighed. If only they weren't a student and a teacher. Things would definitely be much different.

"Just so that you know, teachers won't get that worried over their students," Tomoyo said softly beside her. "And how Li-sensei behaved at my house definitely wasn't how a teacher should be like."

"He's just worried that I disappeared without leaving a note for him."

"You are not going to admit that you like him and he likes you back, are you?" Tomoyo asked, quirking a brow at her.

"There's nothing to admit," Sakura replied harshly. "I'm a student and he is my teacher. It's that simple."

Tomoyo rolled her eyes. "Oh come on! When did you become so old fashioned in your thinking? You are a beautiful girl and he's a handsome and available guy. What's stopping the two of you?"

Sakura felt heat creeping up her cheeks at the discussion. "For goodness sake, Tomoyo, could you just leave it at that?"

"I can't! Not when my best friend is being so obstinate."

"Fine!" Sakura exclaimed, flinging both hands in the air in exasperation. "I like him, all right? I like him so much that I'm about to die. Satisfied now?"

Tomoyo crossed her arms and eyed Sakura with a grim expression. "That's slightly more like it."

"So you understand why I need to distance myself," Sakura added. Tomoyo shook her head but Sakura didn't have the heart to explain it to her best friend. She sighed. "That's all you need to know, Tomoyo-chan. That's all you need to know."

English class was a torture with Syaoran staring at her almost all the time from the front of the classroom. Aggravated by the situation, Sakura propped her book on the table to cover her face and sank lower onto her seat, earning some curious glances from her classmates nearby. She was glad that it was the last class for the day and she would be out of the school and away from him.

A few minutes later, she peeked over the top of the book at Syaoran and was dismayed to find that he was still staring at her even as he continued with his lesson. Her eyes widened in surprise as she dropped her head onto the table, wincing at the sharp knock on her chin. That got to bruise.

"Are you all right, Kinomoto-san?" Syaoran asked, concern lacing in his words.

Sakura straightened her spine the moment she heard her name being called out. All eyes in the class swirled to her and she felt cold sweat pouring from her forehead. "Um… Yes," she replied shakily and lowered her gaze to her table.

"Well, if everything's fine then we shall continue with our assignment," Syaoran announced cheerfully.

Sakura frowned. Why was he so happy out of a sudden? Shaking her head, she turned her attention to the words on the pages and tried to understand the long passages. Before she knew it, the words were swirling in front of her eyes. Darn, she was sleepy. Well, it wouldn't hurt for her to shut her eyes for a few moments since the book was still creating a small barrier on her table. She should be safe.

At least she thought it was. Except that she slept till the English class ended and even beyond that. She woke up and her eyes were groggy with sleep. She blinked at the classroom and let out a gasp of surprise when she realized that all her classmates were gone. "I overslept!"

"Just be glad that I'm your teacher," a voice drawled out behind her, causing her heart to stop beating momentarily. "You would have gotten yourself into some serious detention if it's not me."

Sakura whirled around in her seat to find Syaoran sitting at the seat behind her. He looked relaxed with his hands behind his head and his legs propping on the top of the table. He shot her a lazy grin causing butterflies to dance in her stomach. "Li-sensei!"

"Well, you were sleeping so peacefully that I felt as if it was a sin to wake you up," he explained with a simple shrug of his shoulders. "Besides, it gives us an opportunity to take since we are alone in the school."

Her eyes widened when she saw the time on the clock hanging in the classroom. It was an hour after the last class of the day and everyone would have left the school already. "Why did I fall asleep?" Sakura muttered to herself.

In one quick movement, Syaoran removed his feet on the table and leaned close to press a quick kiss on Sakura's cheek. It was so fast that Sakura was unable to react to the unexpected gesture. "You really have me worried, you know?" he chided gently. "Why did you run away?"

Her pink cheeks must have given her expression away for Syaoran was grinning broadly at her. "Um… Well… Since I can stay at Tomoyo-chan's place, I figured it would be better and safer for you and for the both of us."

"Oh… So there is a both of us now?" Syaoran asked teasingly. He got up from his seat and walked to Sakura's, pulling her up and settling his hands on her slim hips. Sakura's sharp intake of air pleased him very much. It showed that she was as affected by their nearness as he was. "Is there?"

Sakura could not bring her face up to see him and she just kept her eyes on the buttons of his shirt He chuckled briefly before gently gripping her chin using his thumb and forefinger and bringing her face up to his.

"So?" he prompted, looking deeply into her emerald eyes.

Sakura's lips opened slightly. She knew she should say something or at least do something like moving away from him and keeping a respectable distance. However, she couldn't bring herself to do just that. The heat radiating from the hand on her hip was slowly warming her up. She leaned slightly against his larger frame, craving for more of his heat.

"There is no us," Sakura answered quietly. Her gaze flicked to his lips before darting to his eyes. "There is only you. I can only see you."

"And I, you." He tipped her face even higher to his and leaned down ever so slowly, giving her the chance to free herself and hoping that she didn't.

"We shouldn't," Sakura murmured even as he leaned closer to her lips.

"I don't care," he replied and captured her sweet lips in her, molding his lips to hers.

Sakura's eyelids fluttered close and her breath hitched as she felt Syaoran's hot lips on her own. He was gentle with her. It was as though she was a little fragile thing that needed to be protected and handled with care. She clutched his arms for stability as she stood on tip toes, pressing her lips eagerly to his. Her mind whirled and everything faded away in the background. Syaoran slanted his lips over hers and her hands snaked up his muscular body to his neck, pulling him closer for even more.

A low growl escaped his lips a scant second before he pulled apart from her, the both of them breathing heavily. Sakura's eyes were glazed over as she unwound her hands from his neck and placed them on the top of his arm for support. She felt weak from his kiss. It was as if both her legs had turned into jelly and if it weren't for his strong arm supporting her waist, she would have crumpled into a heap on the ground.

"Don't run away from me," he told her. His husky voice sent a pleasant shiver down Sakura's spine and her hands tightened on his arm. He pressed his forehead against her. "Everything will be all right. Trust me."

Sakura was speechless. How did Syaoran manage to nail down to the root of her insecurity? She nodded her head and pressed her face into his shoulder blade, her shyness suddenly overcoming her. Syaoran chuckled and was content with just hugging her to him in their classroom.

"You are so going to regret this," Sakura mumbled, her lips moving against the fabric of his shirt.

"I'll not," he promised, clutching her even closer to him. "Never."

"People will say that you are a pedophile."

"Let them say all they want. I don't care."

"Well, there are so many attractive guys in this school that are about my age," she teased.

"I'll never let you go." His voice was hard.

"You'll lose your job if people find out."

He gently disengaged from Sakura's grasp as he pulled back from her. "At least I'll still have you." He took her hand up and pressed a kiss on her palm with his eyes close, seeming to enjoy it. Sakura's eyes widened in surprise and then turned tender at his gesture. She tried pulling her hand away but Syaoran held on, opening his eyes to look at her. "I'll not let go, ever," he promised.

Sakura was at a loss of words. She only nodded her head in response to what he had said and kept her head down.

"Come on, I'll send you back," he said after a few moment of silence.

"You will?" Sakura asked, surprised. "But we are in school and riding on your bike seems… inappropriate given that I'm in my uniform…"

Syaoran chuckled. "Don't worry about it. There's no one else around to witness it."

"Wait a moment…" Sakura frowned at him as questions filled her head. She had been too sidetracked by Syaoran's action earlier. "Where's Tomoyo-chan? She's supposed to be waiting for me."

"Well, she did come to look for you earlier," Syaoran admitted, looking sheepish. "I told her to go back first."

Sakura shook her head. "I can't believe you did that. Besides, it's too dangerous for the both of us to be seen together."

"There's nothing to worry about. Nobody will recognize us. I assure you that."

"You're confident," she remarked.

"Trust me," he said again and this time, he sent her a wink.

To be continued

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