I'm In Love with a Plumber
Rule Number Eleven:
Having an affair is harder than it looks.
Just ask Sakura.
oOo
What was the right thing for me to say?
Sakura wondered to herself as she gazed out the window, tuning out most of what her companion was saying. Her mind kept wandering back to Meiling's words. Her request caused quite an uproar in Sakura's mind, because she didn't want to make promises she knew she wasn't able to keep. Sakura knew perfectly well in her mind that it was impossible for her to keep that promise, because she was lying to him already.
He was going to be hurt no matter what. Hurting him was inevitable, but Sakura didn't want to hurt him. She knew that agreeing to be Syaoran's girlfriend would have some problems to it, but she never really looked at the consequences as a big thing before.
"Sakura, are you listening to me?"
She snapped out of her thoughts. "W-What?"
Syaoran took his eyes off the road and looked at her for a second. "What's wrong? You've been like this ever since we left the bakery."
"I'm sorry," she said quietly. "I'm just thinking about a few things. What were you saying?"
"Where do you want to go first?"
"Where do I want to go first—for what?"
"You tuned me out completely, didn't you?" Sakura smiled guiltily. "For our date." He quickly added, "Unless you don't want to."
"That's not what I meant. How about going to the movies?"
"Movies it is."
Sakura took in a deep breath and studied the man sitting beside her for a bit. Just looking at him made her tumbled inside out with guilt... or was it something else?
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Sakura stared at the screen with bewilderment as she tried to keep her eyes from popping out onto the floor. She quickly slapped a hand over her eyes and turned to face her companion, wondering if he was as uncomfortable by the movie as she was. She wasn't surprised at all to see that Syaoran was enjoying the movie. In fact, he enjoyed more than just the movie. Syaoran took his eyes off the movie screen and looked awkwardly at Sakura when she took off her jacket and handed it to him.
"If you need to use the restroom, I'll tell you the details when you come back."
Sakura giggled, seeing that he was embarrassed. She had to admit. Syaoran looked so adorable when he blushed—and his cuteness had this irresistible charm to it. But just when Sakura thought she had control over the wheels...
"You have a very nice choice of movies," he remarked slyly.
"Look. I didn't know that it was going to be a porno," Sakura retorted.
How was she supposed to know that it was a porn movie? All of the other movies were sold out—honestly, how many people would actually go to the movies at eleven something in the morning? Didn't they have work or somewhere else they needed to be on that fine, beautiful Sunday afternoon? Sheesh! The churches were open at that time of the hour, weren't they? All those people should be connecting with God, not watching people connect with one another.
Wait... was she talking about other people, or her and Syaoran?
And speaking of her so-called boyfriend—the least he could've have done was tell her that the movie she randomly picked was a freaking porn movie. Sakura bet he was enthusiastic about it when she picked that movie. Apparently, he was real satisfied with the movie 'cause his little bunny had been jumping like crazy ever since the first scene came on. It was hopping excitedly in its little play pin, just waiting to come out and play with other bunnies.
No wait. Sakura thought. That doesn't sound right at all.
Sakura pinched herself back to reality, but she quickly regretted the action because she came back at the climax of the movie. That sure said a lot; considering that it was a porn movie, one could only imagined what the climax was from hearing the word 'porn'.
Oh yeah. All of the bunnies in the room were really hopping.
Sakura nearly died of mortification when the movie ended—she couldn't believe that she wasted eight bucks to see that piece of crap! Well... technically speaking, Syaoran paid for the tickets and everything else. But still... rather than throwing away a good sixteen bucks to watch a piece of garbage that she didn't understand at all, they could've shared a delicious 'Couple's Deluxe Sundae' from the ice cream parlor. Twelve flavors of ice cream with mouthwatering hot fudge and caramel topping, whip cream on the side, chewy gumdrops, and a cherry at the top—now that was something good.
The porn movie?
Note to self: Avoid movies with an X on the poster, especially XXX.
"Movie was good," Syaoran remarked while they were sitting inside the theater's food court.
Sakura snorted. "Are you serious? I didn't get the plot at all!"
He chuckled in amusement. "It was your first porn movie, wasn't it?" He smirked when he saw a tint blush on her cheeks. "Porn movies don't usually have plots that you expect to see in normal movies. They have plots, but they're pretty vague and are usually covered up by the sex scenes."
"Well, aren't you an expert?" Sakura mocked.
"Eriol and I did a little studying back in the old days," he smirked... again.
"Is that why he is so...?" Sakura couldn't find the exact word to describe Eriol's state of condition. Calling him horny was a bit too much—he wasn't quite there... yet.
Syaoran laughed. "He's not a bad man. Why do you hate him so?"
"I don't hate him," said Sakura.
"Then what do you feel toward him?"
"I just loathe him with a strong passion."
"That just means that you hate him." He pointed out as a matter-of-factly.
Day 1 being Li Syaoran's girlfriend note two: Sakura no likey smart Syaoran.
Sakura sighed. "If I tell you... promise me—" she looked at him dead in the eyes, "—that you won't repeat what I say to him."
"I won't say a single word to him."
"It was the first Christmas after he and Tomoyo met," Sakura started telling the story slowly. "Tomoyo's company hosts a party every year to celebrate. I am invited every year because I am a regular shopper. Tomoyo brought Eriol along that year, and the guy got drunk after a few of Tomoyo's male co-workers tried to mess with him a little bit. I was stuck to watch him while Tomoyo took like an eternity to say goodbye to her boss."
"Eriol was drunk—did he do anything?" Syaoran asked quickly. "I mean... is that why you hate him? ... 'cause he did something... you know?"
"No!" Sakura screamed in horror just thinking about Eriol touching her. "Don't jump to conclusions—but if you should jump to one, please think of a pretty rainbow and fluffy clouds in the sky. Anyway... I was saying that I had to watch the man, and I guess he said something that set me off until today."
"What did he say?"
Sakura motioned for him to bring his head closer, which he did. "Gosh, Sakura—am I resting against you or a wall?!” Syaoran burst out laughing, tears forming in his eyes as he held his stomach in pain. Sakura narrowed her eyes and glared at him. "It's not funny!"
He stopped laughing and said, "You hate him for that?"
She knew she shouldn't have told him. "He hit where I'm most sensitive about. It is natural for me to think ill of him after that."
He started laughing again. "I don't think I've ever laughed that hard. Have to give credit to Eriol for coming up with such a line when he's drunk."
"Ha. Ha. Laugh it off, Mr. Li," Sakura grabbed her purse off the table and quickly pushed her chair out. "Let's call today's date a wrap up."
"Sakura, wait!" He called out after her. "Okay... It wasn't funny," he said when he finally caught up with her.
"You don't mean it..."
Syaoran sighed. "I will personally kick Eriol's ass for you, okay?"
"Can I get the first kick?"
"Sure, you can have the first kick."
"I forgive you."
He smirked and warmly wrapped his arms around her waist. "Never said I was sorry..."
Dang. She really didn't like the smart Li Syaoran—he was just too cunning. Or was that why she liked him?
"Syaoran, not here. People are watching!"
He ran his hand up and down her back lightly. "So...?"
Sakura recognized two familiar faces heading toward their direction. She quickly grabbed Syaoran by the hand, and hide behind the first thing that came across her mind. Syaoran gave her a weird look, but she didn't pay attention to him. She was too busy looking after her friends. What were they doing there anyway?
"No wonder Tomoyo recommended the movie..." said one of her friends, Naoko. "Chiharu said that she saw the movie with Takashi before, too."
"I didn't get it." Her other friend, Rika, commented. "Why did he ask her to pose for him?"
"Rika, you are just like Sakura!" Naoko said. "So clueless at these things. He paints nude pictures and so..."
Sakura couldn't hear what Naoko was saying anymore because they were getting farther away, but she didn't need to hear anymore to figure out what movie they were talking about. Yup. The one and only porn movie she and Syaoran watched together on their first date.
"Ohh... so that's why he asked the girl to pose for him!" She didn't realize that she had screamed it aloud.
Syaoran gave her a weird look. "You didn't know that he was an artist?"
"Unlike you, Mr. Li, I didn't study porn before." She stuck her tongue out at him playfully.
He merely smirked at her behavior before arching his eyebrow. "Sakura... wasn't I about to kiss you?" He asked and she nodded, feeling embarrassed. "Tell me... why are we crouching behind a trash can?"
Sakura just wanted to prevent her friends to seeing them together; she didn't look where she was hiding behind. The trash can seemed like the right place to hide a few moments ago, but why did the idea smell so rotten after a few moments had passed?
"I want to... erm... get down and dirty?" She laughed nervously at her joke. Get it? Down and dirty—they were down on the floor behind a trash can. Ah, shut it. She wasn't born to be a comedian, okay?
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Day 1 being Li Syaoran's girlfriend note three: Never make jokes that he can interpret as dirty and a 'turn on'.
Let's see... how did Sakura's day go?
After the leaving the cinema, Syaoran and Sakura walked around the street a bit, and they stopped at the ice cream parlor to grab a quick milkshake. If Sakura was quick on her feet, she would've known what that would eventually lead to—but unfortunately, she didn't see it coming. After the milkshake, they walked around the block again, and they passed a hot dog stand. Sakura pointed out that she was hungry, but Syaoran said he had something better to give her. Another freaking hint.
Sakura called him cheap. He said he was only being a man.
Syaoran picked out a pretty high-class restaurant for lunch, and they enjoyed the good food and entertainment that was offered to them. After paying the bill, Syaoran asked Sakura if she would like to have more entertainment. And that eventually led to...
"Syaoran, s-stop... what if someone s-sees us?" Sakura protested as Syaoran practically carried her into the men's restroom. "W-We can't d-do it here!"
"And why not? Expensive restaurants are only good if their restrooms are useful as well," he said, staring lustfully into her eyes. "Your comment did a little something, Sakura... after how this whole day started..."
Sakura gulped.
Hoee.
I knew Eriol's condition is contagious!
"Sakura, look at me..." He whispered softly into her ears. "I'm not going to do anything you don't want me to. Tell me when you want to stop... okay?"
She smiled and nodded before their lips locked again, heated by a strong passion of lust and hunger. As their lips met, Sakura could feel a passion that was reflected in her own soul. Syaoran's eager tongue pressed against hers as they took turns sliding into each other's mouth. A second kiss followed, then a third and fourth one followed. Sakura felt herself backing up against the wall, and Syaoran began kissing his way down to her collarbone, leaving soft pecks along the way.
Day 1 being Li Syaoran's girlfriend note four: Damn. He's good.
Chills ran down her spine when he slid his hand under her shirt, flesh against flesh giving her a tingly feeling inside.
"Syaoran..." she said with bated breath.
He quickly placed a chaste kiss on her lips and said, "It's okay..." He kissed her again. "Just tell me—" And again, "—if you want me to stop."
And one more kiss.
My God...
A girl was only able to take as much...
Sakura pushed herself against him in an intense kiss. She let out a surprised yelp when she felt a hard bulge pressing against her pelvis. Uh-oh, she thought. Bad bunny. Down bunny. Down.
Okay, the bunny wasn't doing what it was told.
They jumped in shock when they heard the door slammed open. Syaoran quickly pulled them into a stall, and Sakura found their bodies smacked into each other. Sakura shifted uncomfortably in his arms and took a step away from him, giving him time to cool down.
"Are you sure we should do it here?" they heard a female voice said.
"Expensive restaurants are only good if their restrooms are useful as well," a male voice answered.
Sakura rolled her eyes and look at Syaoran. "All guys think alike huh?" She whispered to him.
"Shh," was all he said.
"Takashi!" cried the other girl. "You're so bad."
Sakura's eyes widened when she realized who the other couple was. What a small world she lived in indeed.
Hoeee!
She rubbed her temples to calm herself down. It didn't help either when her friends started getting louder and louder. Oh, Kami-sama... It looked like Eriol and Tomoyo weren't the only ones with a wild appetite. What seemed to be minutes at first turned into half an hour to an hour. Syaoran made himself comfortable by sitting on the toilet, with Sakura sitting on his lap. Sakura didn't dare to make sound, afraid that she was going to get caught by her friends—that would've been hell.
No one knew that Sakura was betrothed except for her family and Tomoyo, not even Eriol knew about it. If Chiharu saw Sakura inside the men's room with a man, she was going to tell the other girls, one of them being Tomoyo. Then the news would eventually spread to her sister-in-law, because Nakuru had sources everywhere. Then, she would tell her husband about it, who would repeat what he heard to her father, and her life would be over by the next day.
"Damn. How long are they going to take?" Syaoran growled under his breath. "Who are fucked up enough to do this at a public restroom anyway?"
Sakura silently rolled her eyes.
Uhm... hello? ... US! She wanted to scream at him, but restrained herself from doing so.
Sakura bet that God was looking down and laughing at her at that very moment.
Note to self: Visit God for a nice little chat.
Sakura and Syaoran eventually escaped out of the restroom while Takashi and Chiharu were busy with their youthful activities. They did the couple a favor by posting a sign on the door that said 'Beware the Bunnies'. They were laughing hysterically when they walked out of the restaurant, cracking jokes about their recent experience. No wonder restrooms were called restrooms.
"Where do you want to go next?"
"How about the mall?"
Sakura decided to take the safe route. The mall was a big place, and many people went there on the weekend. So the chances of Sakura running into someone she knew were pretty slim, right?
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Note to self: Skip the chat and just strangle God when you see him.
"Sakura?"
Darn it!
Sakura cursed to herself and did the first thing that came to her mind: dropped Syaoran's hand and pushed him aside as far away from her as possible. She turned around and walked towards the couple with a sweet smile on her face. "H-Hi... what are you doing here?"
"I should ask you that!"
"Shopping," Sakura answered.
"By yourself?" Black eyes looked at her skeptically.
Sakura scowled at him. "Aren't you supposed to be on a two days trip?"
"I came home a day earlier than scheduled," he answered. "Your turn to answer me."
"I don't have to answer to you." Sakura resorted to a childish attempt to get the man off her back.
The black head smirked at her before turning to look at his girlfriend. "You said you wanted to meet the friend I introduced Sakura to, right?"
Sakura's eyes widened at his words. He wouldn't dare—!
Tomoyo nodded excitedly. Oh, Kami-sama... Sakura thought. I am so screwed.
Speaking of Syaoran... she kind of forgot about him for a bit.
"Hoeeee!" Sakura panicked when she remembered that she had recklessly pushed him into a trash can. She quickly ran back to the spot where they were last standing together and found him lying on the floor, covered in garbage. "I am so sorry!"
"My God, Syaoran!" Eriol cried out when he saw his friend. "What happened?"
"You mean... that's your friend?" Tomoyo asked, looking at Syaoran up and down before giggling to herself. "Oiii... you were right, Sakura. He's definitely a cutie."
"Tomoyo!" Sakura and Eriol shrieked at the same time.
"Eriol, be a good friend and buy me a set of clothes." Syaoran stood up and looked at the mess in disgust. "I'll be in the restroom." He prepared to walk away, but not before turning to Sakura and whispering very huskily into her ears, "And you, my dear, we'll discuss your punishment later."
He gave her a peck on the lips and walked away.
Sakura wanted to die in the spot for two reasons. One, Syaoran just kissed her in front of Tomoyo—that meant the cat was out of the bag. Two, dang. He was just too irresistible.
"OH MY GOSH!" Tomoyo squealed in her highest pitch as soon as the men were gone. "SAKURA!"
"I know..." Sakura sighed silently.
"So... what?" Her friend pulled her over to a bench and sat themselves down. "Tell me everything—and I mean everything."
"He asked me to be his girlfriend," Sakura started saying. "And I kind of said 'yes'... and now we're dating."
"Since—"
"When? Just last night."
"How did it—"
"Start... begin... develop? It just started after living with him for a while I guess..."
"Does he know that you're—"
"Betrothed? Haven't told him yet."
"So you're basically—"
"Lying to him? Yes, I know."
"When are you—"
"Going to tell him? I don't know. What?" Sakura said when Tomoyo suddenly crossed her arms with a big frown on her face.
"Stop cutting me off!"
"S-Sorry..."
"So what are you going to do?"
Sakura sighed again. "I don't know... I like him. I really do."
Tomoyo let out her signature squeal... again—followed by a 'Kawaii!'. Sakura started telling Tomoyo about her conversation with Meiling, but leaving out the details that she thought Syaoran didn't appreciate her telling. She ended up telling her friend about the promise she slightly promised the other black head girl.
"You promised her that you won't hurt him? Sakura!"
"She looked so sad!" Sakura protested. "And I was feeling guilty about lying to him!"
"So what will you do?"
"I will tell him the truth when it is time," said Sakura. "And hope that neither of us will get too attached with each other. Maybe... if we don't get too involved with our feelings, then no one will get hurt."
"What will happen though," asked her friend, "if the feeling turns into love?"
Especially mine...
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