If Sakura was awed by the appearance of the mansion when they were still outside, she would be thunderstruck by what she saw inside the mansion
If Sakura was awed by the appearance of the mansion when they were still outside, she would be thunderstruck by what she saw inside the mansion. And indeed, she was admiring every little decoration within the big mansion as Eriol led her, or tried to lead her, to the spacious living room after several attempts to change the object of her attention.
First, she had paused at the entranceway admiring the twin lion rock statues with interest. Then, she played with the fanciful wall lamp several steps away and the list went on. The three men had watched initially with interest at the level of energy that Sakura had displayed. It was as if she was still a young child, getting excited over little things. However, they had serious issues to discuss and were trying many ways to get Sakura into the living room in minimal amount of time.
“Sakura, could you stop all your playing around?” Touya exclaimed aloud when he could no longer bear the wait.
Sakura could only stare at him, surprised by his outburst and all the light in her eyes promptly went out and she stormed into the living room, which was still not in sight, without requiring Eriol to give her directions. Syaoran and Eriol could only stare at her while Touya was grumbling to himself at the back.
“Are you sure she had amnesia?” Eriol commented and followed Sakura in her wake, grinning slightly. “Perhaps there is something that she might not have forgotten.”
“I hope that is true,” Syaoran sighed. “We need her to recall what happened on that fateful day in the Sacred room in the Li mansion.”
Eriol nodded and urged the two men to quicken their pace to join Sakura in the living room. She was sitting on the longer of the two sofas, crossing her arms in front of her chest and looking angrily at anywhere and everywhere except at the men. Clearly, she was angry with them for spoiling her day.
Syaoran proceeded to sit beside her on the sofa while Touya took a seat on the opposite sofa and Eriol resumed his seat in his high-backed armchair with a sigh. “Are you angry with your brother?” Syaoran asked gently, trying to broach the subject; having an angry Sakura in a discussion was going to make things difficult for all of them, especially when she refused to talk. “You know that he is anxious to start the discussion and think of solutions to this complicated issue, don’t you?”
“Do I?” Sakura retorted angrily. “His behaviour infuriates me! Why does he scold me anywhere he likes?”
“Ignore her,” Touya interrupted and turned to Eriol. “You are the only one who knows more than what is actually going on now. We need more details in order to plan our next action carefully.”
Eriol nodded and watched as Syaoran tried to appease Sakura’s angry by telling her silly nothings which seemed to have a little effect; Sakura had stopped her ranting and was actually listening to their discussion with interest.
“Sakura is being pursued by the Li clan for the thing that she has taken away in the Sacred room, although she had no intention of doing so. It just happened that it has chosen her, instead of a Li,” Eriol explained slowly, looking at Sakura for any signs of recollection.
“I’ve stolen something?” Sakura asked in disbelief. “Why would I do that?”
“I’ve just said that it has chosen you. Even though Syaoran tried to save you from the inevitable punishment by taking you as his wife, the Elders are still agitated about this issue and ordered you to be punished according to the Li book.”
Sakura gulped; she did not like what she was hearing. “So… how did I manage to get into this Sacred room? I am assuming that the room would be under protection of some sort since it is sacred…”
“That is a question we would like to ask you…” Eriol replied.
The doorbell rang loudly and echoed throughout the whole mansion. The three men froze instantly while Sakura remained clueless.
Who was at the door?