Be My Valentine
By: Sakura aka Michelle
Chapter 6


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It has been one week since the accident happened that landed her in Syaoran’s mansion, not to mention his own room. Sakura was bored to death with nothing to do except to lie on the bed, waiting for the time to pass and her heavily bandaged thigh to heal. Speaking of her wounds, it has almost healed perfectly, just that it still hurts for her to walk and she did not want to accidentally reopen her wounds again.

Presently, Sakura was lying on the bed and staring dumbly at the green ceiling of Syaoran’s room. She turned her head to read the time on the small clock, which was on the small cupboard by the side of the bed and sighed deeply when she found out that it was only noon. I have been staring at the ceiling for ages and it’s only noon? Why is it that the time passes that slowly? With that, she sighed again, wishing that the wounds on her leg would just heal quickly so that she could walk around without having to be stuck in this room from dawn to dusk.

There was a knock on the door and Sakura’s heartbeat escalated and she tried to sit up on the bed, pushing herself up into a sitting position with the help of only her hands. The door opened and a maid stepped in with a tray of delicious food in her hands. Her heart sank when she saw that it was not Syaoran, who had not stopped to visit her since yesterday night. The maid placed the tray on the small cupboard on the side of the bed and proceeded to hand the plate of food to Sakura, who took it with a smile and the maid exited the room to do her errands.

She finished her plate of food in no time and gulped down the contents in the glass, which consisted of fruit punch. Then, she laid back on the bed and frowned at the ceiling and let the boredom overtook her. My injuries should have healed by now and I am sick and tired of being stuck in this room for one whole week…

Sakura made her decision and sat upright on the bed, staring at her bandaged right thigh for long moments before swinging both legs to the edge of the bed as she tried to get up on her own this time. She held onto the cupboard for support as she pushed herself up and smiled when she succeeded unexpectedly.

Taking a few small unsteady steps, Sakura stumbled accidentally and was about to fall but her quick reflexes enabled her to held on onto the wall to steady herself and she breathed out a sigh of relief. “I better stay close to the walls,” Sakura muttered to herself and continued her tedious walk to the door.

Nobody was standing guard outside the room anymore and this surprised Sakura very much. Syaoran would not leave the room until he was sure that there would be someone to stand guard outside his room, where Sakura was currently occupying. Probably Syaoran thinks the guards are not necessary anymore since the mansion is already heavily guarded…

One of the maids nearby gasped in surprised when she saw Sakura walking around outside Syaoran’s room and quickly ran up to her and asked worriedly, “Is anything wrong, Miss Kinomoto? You are not supposed to be out of the room on your own so soon.”

Sakura smiled and waved her off, “I am perfectly fine. I need some fresh air after been cooped up in the room for too long. I’ll be back in the room before anyone finds out that I am missing and wondering around in the mansion.”

“But…” The maid hesitated. “The doctor advised that Miss Kinomoto should rest in the room for two weeks. The wound seems bad enough to me.”

“Thank you so much for your concern,” Sakura said and then assured the maid. “I will be fine on my own. My injuries don’t hurt anymore. I will be back as soon as I am done.”

“If you say so, Miss Kinomoto,” the maid replied reluctantly and watched as Sakura made her slow journey away from the room.

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Sakura was awed by every little thing within the Prince’s mansion and she complimented herself on making the right decision to take a walk around the mansion. The Prince’s mansion was sure big and Sakura thought that she might get herself lost within the mansion and thus she was sure to know which way she took.

She found the living room of the big mansion. It was beautifully decorated with various large paintings and portraits hanging on the high walls. In addition, there were pretty flowers in every corners of the room. Sakura found herself relaxing in one of the sofa in the living room and she let out a contented little sigh.

Sakura noticed that no one has entered the living room ever since she stepped in here. She was all alone in the big living room. Feeling sleepy out of a sudden, she stretched out on the sofa and closed her eyes to rest for a while, thinking about Syaoran while doing so. Eventually, she fell asleep...

When Sakura next awoke, she found herself in Syaoran’s arms and she blushed immediately at their closeness. She dare not move or make a noise and savoured the precious moment in the prince’s strong arms. However, Syaoran noticed that she was awake and looked at her disapprovingly. Sakura raised her brow in confusion at the expression on Syaoran’s face. She was about to ask him when he told her, in an almost angry tone, “You are supposed to stay in your room until the doctor says that you are fit to move around freely, remember?”

“I remember what the doctor told me,” Sakura replied and then continued to protest. “But I was bored and lonely in the room with nothing to do. I was just walking around the mansion and took a little rest in the living room and nothing more.”

Syaoran sighed at her reply and entered his room swiftly without any problems. He put Sakura onto the bed and sat down beside her. “I know you are bored and that you will try to get out of the room, that’s why I didn’t post any guards outside the room. The doctor will come again tomorrow and we’ll let him decide whether or not you are able to walk around normally.”

Sakura pouted and nodded her head. Syaoran just smiled and reach for his bag, which he had deposited on the floor beside the cupboard when he had came into the room earlier to look for Sakura only to find her gone. He took out some books and passed it to Sakura, who took it into her hands curiously. Her eyes bulged when she saw what they were.

“My school books!” She exclaimed as she flipped through the pages and found many markings made on the pages. “How did you get them?”

“Daijouji-san made the notes while Kireirei passed it to me,” Syaoran replied with a wink and Sakura blushed in response. The two of them had gotten much closer within the one week of Sakura’s stay.

“Th-Thank you so much,” Sakura stuttered and looked down at her books. Then, she saw a small booklet with the title The Sleeping Beauty on it and realized that it was the script for the play that their school was going to present at the Nadeshiko festival concert. Wasn’t it supposed to be Cinderella? Why the change? I must ask Tomoyo-chan when I see her since she’s the one in charge of coming up with the script…

“The concert will be taking place in three days’ time,” Syaoran said as he picked up the script from Sakura’s hands and flipped through the pages. “There are many changes being made and Daijouji-san expects you to memorize the script by then. There is not much time for any rehearsal and they had to cope without having you around. Hence the change in the play. This is the best that they could do in the shortest amount of time.”

“Oh... Thank you,” Sakura replied shyly.

“There are changes to the characters too,” Syaoran added, pointing to the names in the script. “You are now the lead character instead of just a servant.”

Sakura bolted upright in alarm, “What? I am not up to the role! Let me speak to Tomoyo-chan! I’m sure that there must be some mistakes!”

“Calm down. There is no mistake in the script and the arrangements of the play. Just concentrate on memorizing your lines and you will do fine. I have faith in you,” Syaoran assured and Sakura seemed to relax a little.

“If you say so,” she finally said and Syaoran left her in the room to memorize her own script and pondering on her own thoughts.

I am going to be the princess? There MUST be some mistake! Tomoyo knows that I have stage fright and still put me as the lead character? Then… who will be the prince? Sakura flipped through the pages and leisurely read a scene and almost fainted then. Oh dear! A kissing scene?

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I am so sorry for the long delay! I was busy at work and studying part-time. So, how's this chappie? Review please

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