Episode 9- An Accident at the HotSpot
Syaoran’s Point of View
I groaned as I walked out the door. Tomoyo was running straight towards me… but strangely, Eriol wasn’t with her. I glanced at the time, and laughed at myself. Please, I thought, there’s no way he’d be up at this time in the morning. I noticed Tomoyo waving at me, and I waved, halfheartedly, back.
“Syaoran, good morning!” She skidded to a halt in front of me.
“Hey, Tomoyo,” I sighed. It’s not that I don’t like Tomoyo, it’s just that I knew all she’d be talking about was the trip later today. We were going to some Tomoeda forest hot spot, just the five of us. I didn’t really like the idea, I just felt so tired after all that had happened. And there’s also the thing with my new…feelings-I winced a little at the word-for Sakura…
She noticed my grimace. “Hey, why don’t we go for a walk, just you and me. Eriol won’t mind, don’t worry,” she said, grabbing my hand and jumping of the pathway, using her powers for air to let the wind carry us to a trail.
We walked in an awkward silence. Well, awkward for me. A squirrel ran by, and Tomoyo gasped. “It’s so cute! Hey, Syaoran!” I looked over at my name. “Doesn’t it kind of look like Sakura?” she laughed. It was now handing the biggest seeds to the baby ones, who were hiding in the bush.
I let out a small smile. “Yeah, it does,” I agreed. “It’s cute, and caring.” I regretted it the moment it came out of my mouth.
Her head snapped to me, a smug, fulfilled look plastered on her face.
“W-wait, it wasn’t what it sounded like-!” I sputtered.
“So I was right! I knew it! You DO have feelings for Sakura!” She looked so triumphant, but more happy.
“I don’t, I just-!”
She moved closer to me. “It’s okay, Syaoran,” she soothed. “I won’t tell anyone. Eriol thinks the same thing, however. But, I warn you, Sakura will be completely oblivious until something that states that it’s obvious comes out…”
I took a step closer. “You wouldn’t.”
“I never said I would, did I?” she sniffed, relaxing soon after. “But maybe you can make some progress with her at the hotspot…”
“No! No, it’s fine right now… its just a… crush, I guess…” I said, looking away as the colour rose to my face.
She smiled warmly, giving me a hug. “I know you’ll come around to it,” she whispered. “Sakura will come to like you, too, especially if you tell her. She’ll realize it when the time is right.”
She comforted me so much, it’s not even funny. “Thank you, Tomoyo. You’re a good person.”
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Sakura burst out of the kitchen when I stepped in, looking happy and… worried? “Syaoran! Oh, I'm so glad you’re back, I was a little worried when you weren’t here when I woke up! I made you lunch!” It all came out so quickly I laughed. I noticed she was in a small outfit, a cross between a maid and a chef. It was short and very cute.
“I’m fine, just out for a stroll. Awesome, lunch, what is it?” I asked, casting my shoes aside as I followed her into the kitchen. It smelled so good in there, I drank it all in hungrily. “Whoa, what did you make?!”
Sakura beamed at my response. “You think it smells good? I made curry, I hope you like it!” She shoved a bowl at me.
“Wow, I've never had curry before…” I murmured as I took it from her hands… her soft, warm hands… gah!
“Really? Oooh, that means you can't compa-,” I interrupted her with a satisfied sound. “What? Is something wrong?” she asked urgently.
“No, not a chance!! This is amazing, Sakura, really!” I said. I swear I was drooling, but I can't remember if it was the curry or…
“Yay!! I'm so happy!” she clapped her hands and jumped over, giving me a gigantic hug. I blushed, maneuvering my hand so I could put the bowl down. I hugged her back… embarrassed-ly….(Sakura: New words!!!!!! :D)
“I can try cooking more often if you want, Syaoran! We can't leave it to the servants all the time, that’s just mean! Yeah! I’ll even make it for the servants!”
I nodded. “Definitely, please cook more!” And wear that outfit more… I added silently, smirking.
Her smile got wider. “Really? Oh, thank you, Syaoran!” she hugged me tighter.
I patted her head, enjoying the moment.
“I’m glad we became friends, Syaoran! Let’s stay friends forever!” She told me. I stopped mid-pat. I sat up.
“I hafta(:D) go to the bathroom.” I said, ending the conversation as I stood, Sakura sliding off my lap. “You should get ready, we’ll be leaving soon.”
“Was it something I said…?” I heard her murmur to one of the maids who had just come in.
Yes.
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My jaw dropped at the sight of the hotspot. It’s weird for a guy to say this, but it was beautiful.
It was a vast, lush meadow, with some hills in the background that you could reach by foot. Not too far west from where we were standing was a big, green forest. All the trees had pretty flowers in bloom, and a pathway lead down to a white bench (that swung!:D)
“See! I told you it was awesome!!!!” Tomoyo ran forward, and rolled around on the fluffy grass. We all joined in with her.
Actually, I’m glad I went on that trip. It was really fun. But by nightfall, I was totally exhausted, but the others wanted to explore the hills.
“Nahh, I’ll stay here. You guys go ahead.” I waved them away when they offered.
“You sure?” Meiling double-checked.
“Whatever, leave him, lets go, Tomoyo!” Eriol grabbed her hand and they ran off for the hills, Meiling following close behind. I let it slide, he meant no harm.
“Hey, why aren’t you going, Sakura?” I quipped when I noticed her standing next to me.
She shook her head. “No, I don’t want to leave you here all alone. So why don’t we go for a walk, too?”
“Sounds good,” I said. A nice romantic stroll to a lovers' hotspot...I hate you Tomoyo.
We walked down the path. It was a lot longer than I thought. There was a big circular patio around the bench, with a little river flowing.
Sakura gasped, running to the river. “Look, Syaoran, isn’t it pretty?”
I walked over to her. “Sure is.”
She leaned in a little more, but lost her balance, and couldn’t regain it because the rocks were wet and slippery. More rocks lay at the base of the river, and the other side-she would have serious damage if she fell.
“Ahh!!!” she shrieked, flailing about.
I reached out in a flash, putting my arm around her waist and stepping forward, clenching my teeth as I waited for the results.
A moment later, I flipped my eyes open, to see we were safe.
But Sakura was way close. So close, it wouldn’t take any effort to steal a kiss and say it was an accident. No! I told my self. I won’t stoop that low.
When Sakura finally came into clear focus, her mouth was in a little o, and she was blushing, too. We hung there for a few more minutes, or hours as it felt, until the others came back.
“Wo-hoa!” I heard Eriol exclaim, then Tomoyo shh!ed(^^) him.
I almost dropped Sakura, I was so surprised and embarrassed. But my clumsiness lead me to nearly losing my own balance, and I wiggled a little.
Sakura moved too, and I ended up kissing her… on the forehead. :P I heard her squeak.
“A-ah!!!!!!!! I’m so sorry, Sakura, it was an accident I swear!!!! It was all their fault!!” I swung my finger towards the others frantically.
“N-no, no, its fine, really. Oh!!! I-I mean it like, it was fine cause it was an accident, not…” she trailed off. I stared at her, and her back at me. Then she flushed more and ran to the others.
Eriol was just laughing his face off. “THAT WAS FRIKKIN HILARIOUS!!!!!! YOU SNEAKY RAT, YOU!!!!”
“Thanks, man…” I muttered darkly.
After a few minutes of recovery, we all sat on the bench with a sigh. Well, actually, Meiling fell on the ground because the rest of us had already started swinging. She cursed at us.
We chatted for a bit, and I interrupted anyone who tried to say something about the kiss.
“So, Syaoran, the kiss was-,”
“Himmagimma.”
“…Yeeaaah, but it was-,”
“Harry Potter, Harry Potter. Snape. Snape. Sev-er-us Snape.”
“Would you-!”
“Ron. Ron. Ron WEA-sley.”
“I give up.”
“Hermione.”*
A few minutes later, Sakura and Meiling went to get us a snack. We’d be leaving soon. As soon as they were out of ear and eye shot, Eriol and Tomoyo cornered me. “So, what else happened between you and Sakura?”
“Nothing, she slipped on the rocks and I saved her. That’s all.”
“But we know you like her. If we leave, will you take a chance?” Tomoyo asked.
I hesitated, but I shook my head. “…No. We turned out to be friends, I can’t ask for more than that. And I even stole in a kiss, I should grateful.”
“You live together. What do you do?”
“We’re just friends, okay! Nothing more!” I exclaimed. Sakura and Meiling came back. “…She’s too good for me. She wouldn’t accept me. She’ll find a better guy in Tomoeda.”
“Pssshh, sure. What stupid bloke would put up with their girlfriend living with a super-hot…egh, I can't believe I said that… anyway, a guy that really likes her and could confess to her and steal her at any minute?” Eriol asked in his very elongated, slightly disturbing way.
I sighed. “I guess you’re right.”
“Hey, guys! Syaoran, here’s your chips!” Sakura threw a bag to me. She hadn't heard our conversation.
“Thanks, Sakura.” I said, throwing a halfhearted smile in her direction. She smiled back. It would never work. She could never fall in love with someone like me.
What was that? her voice glided through my mind sweetly.
Oh, er nothing… I was thinking about Ghost Whisperer, that show, Melinda’s really…awesome…so, she’d…yeah.
Umm…okay. Her attention turned elsewhere. I sighed in relief.
“Okay, I think we should get going.” I suggested, getting up quickly. The others agreed, it was really dark.
On the way home, all I could think about was if Sakura would ever love me, and I had to try and block her away from my thoughts so she wouldn’t jump out the window when we got home, afraid of the obsessed stalker that she lived with.
At this point, my life was really, really sad.
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