"Sakura, I'll come back for you. I promise."
"I'm going to wait for you Syaoran. Come back soon." Sakura sighed. "Please." She whispered.
AN- Syaoran hasn't returned yet from Hong Kong since he left in sixth grade for the second time. Sakura is still waiting for him; they are seniors in high school now. Enjoy.
Disclaimer-I don't own anything here except the story line, unless someone else has got the same idea. Cuz if ya do, I haven't read ur story yet. And the song lyrics are sung by Westlife.
~Sakura
I've waited such a long time for him. So should I let him go, or should I keep waiting for him? He still hasn't returned yet to me. Maybe I should just go on with my life. He probably already forgot me. But I miss him so much. Why hasn't he come home?
Day by day, time pass away
And I just can't get you off my mind
Nobody knows I hide it inside
I keep on searching but I can't find
The courage to show to letting you know
I've never felt so much love before
And once again I'm thinking about
Taking the easy way out
* ~ * ~ * ~ *
~Normal
Sakura ran around the corner breathlessly to the studio.
"Finally!" Tomoyo breathed as she saw Sakura enter the waiting room. They were at a model search. Tomoyo had convinced Sakura to enter and to do something so she wasn't just moping around while waiting for Syaoran.
Tomoyo was pretty mad at Syaoran now for totally ignoring everything that Sakura sent him. All of the emails, phone calls, and tries to connect to him. Sakura had been waiting for him for more than five years. Of course, Sakura was still sure that he was going to come back to her. Tomoyo wasn't sure anymore, but she remained true to her friend, and supported her.
"Gomen Tomoyo-chan, but I was caught up with some stuff, and I lost track of the time."
As Sakura checked her makeup and hair in the mirror for the hundredth time, Tomoyo heard their names being called.
"OK, girls, let's go." A lady came out of the room, and ushered the girls inside. Tomoyo went to get Sakura.
Sakura almost dropped her stuff in surprise as Tomoyo touched her shoulder. She nervously entered the room with Tomoyo and the rest of the girls. She stopped and stared at the enormous amount of clothing that was in the room.
The only place she had ever seen come close to the vast selection that she was looking at was at Tomoyo's house. On one side were many types of prom dresses. On the other side were regular, casual clothing.
The guide person led them to the prom type dresses first.
"OK, people, I'm Kylina. I'm from the US and I work for the clothing corporation of DEB, and as you all know, we're looking for some models. We travel all over the place, so if we do choose you, you might only see your family once or twice a year. All of you have had your parents sign the form that we sent you, consenting to become a model and follow all of our rules.
"The judges want to see you in dresses first. After they see you model for them, they will eliminate all but fifteen of the girls. Then the lucky fifteen will change into regular outfits from our clothing brand. You will get to keep whatever piece or pieces of clothing that you choose. So pick according to your tastes. Have fun, and remember that you want to impress."
With that, Kylina walked out of the room, leaving the girls on their own.
"C'mon, Sakura-chan, this lavender dress looks awesome." Tomoyo held up a sleeveless light purple dress. Two straps of the silk criss-crossed in the back and Sakura's perfect figure looked awesome as she changed into it.
"OK, how does this look?" Sakura asked Tomoyo as she stepped out of the dressing room.
"Awesome!" Tomoyo replied. As Sakura stepped back from the full-length mirror to let some other girls admire themselves.
"So, what are you going to wear?" Sakura asked Tomoyo.
"OK, girls let's get ready to go now." Kylina's voice came over the PA.
"Remember, no make-up this round either because the judges want to see your natural beauty."
Sakura quickly slipped on a pair of white sandals that had heels of about two inches. Tomoyo ran into the dressing room with a sky blue full-length dress that she grabbed off the shelf swiftly. As soon as she was done changing, she slipped on a pair of low-heeled black sandals.
The girls all filed out of the room, with Sakura and Tomoyo near the back of the line.
"No jewelry." Kylina told Sakura as they passed her inspection. She pointed at Sakura's Cardcaptor key and the necklace that Syaoran had given her a long time ago. It was a choker with a diamond on it from Syaoran the day that he had left for Hong Kong again.
"Uh-uh." Sakura said firmly as she grasped both of them tightly. "I am NOT taking these off."
Kylina's face turned a dark shade of red. She looked ready to explode at Sakura, but a commanding voice came from in front of the curtain.
"Hurry up Kylina, I can't wait forever."
Kylina gave Sakura a murderous glare, but pushed her hurriedly through the curtain towards the modeling run.
"Kinomoto Sakura."
Sakura, never having done modeling before, was unsure of how to act. She strode down the runway slowly, and pivoted on one foot. She faced the judges and flashed then a smile. The first judge smiled back at her. The other two spectators looked at her with judgmental faces. She turned around and walked back to the curtain.
"That was so awful!" She complained to Tomoyo as she entered the backstage. Tomoyo was just mad because she hadn't been able to videotape Sakura going down the runway.
"Daidouji Tomoyo."
Tomoyo gracefully walked down the runway like a professional model, twirling everyway for the imaginary crowd to see. She threw the judges a 100-watt smile. Pivoting on the heel of her shoe, she turned around and ever so slowly headed back up.
"Awesome job Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura told her.
"OK, we have selected fifteen girls to stay." The judge said. Her nametag read Tina Rogers, USA. The other two judges waited for Tina to finish naming the runner-uppers.
"Manamote Azalea, Kinomoto Sakura, Daidouji Tomoyo, Kerishia Sarata…" As Tina went on, Sakura grinned at Tomoyo.
"I knew we could do it." Tomoyo said. Her cell phone rang simultaneously with Sakura's. The giggled, then answered.
"Eriol-kun?" Tomoyo asked.
"Otou-san? Ne gomen Hiyate-kun. Wait, how did you get my cell number?" Sakura asked the other boy.
"Sakura-chan." Hiyate breathed.
Tomoyo hung up with Eriol, and listened to Sakura talking with Hiyate.
"Oh, why did Chiharu-chan give you my cell again…Oh, the project, it's not due until umm…three weeks from now…I'm pretty busy right now Hiyate-kun…No, it's not that…OK, I'm at a modeling job right now. I'll talk to you later." Sakura hung up quickly.
"Oh, that Hiyate is so annoying."
"I know. Sakura-chan, you should really give him some sort of warning. He's new here, so he doesn't know about Syaoran-kun, like the rest of the guys. Well, actually, he really isn't that bad." Tomoyo said slyly, giving the situation a different look.
"Tomoyo-chan, are you crazy? Hiyate-kun?" Sakura paused to think about him. He was sorta cute, with his long black hair and intense blue eyes. He was really smart too, but more of a teacher's pet.
"Well, I guess he's not that bad." She admitted to Tomoyo.
"Of course he isn't." Tomoyo said. "Do you see the way that he's always hanging on you? It's pretty obvious he likes you. If you don't want him to, I can get Eriol-kun to tell him to shove off. I know how you feel about Syaoran-kun." Tomoyo put a comforting arm around Sakura's shoulder.
Silent tears ran down Sakura's cheek.
"Why hasn't he come back yet? And he never returns anything either. And Meilin I've totally lost contact with too. What happened?" Sakura sobbed. Tomoyo gently guided Sakura into a restroom.
But if I let you go
I will never know
What my life would be
Holding you close to me
Will I ever see you smiling back at me
How will I know
If I let you go
"C'mon, Sakura-chan, your eyes are getting all puffy. It's ok. He's going to come back. Don't worry. He had a promise to you. He's going to keep it. He's never backed out of a promise before. You know he's going to return to you. C'mon, you've gotta look good for the judges. They'll never pick you if you've got red eyes. C'mon, brighten up. You'll find him."
Sakura breathed in deeply, and then exhaled. "OK."
"Let's go to our rooms now. We've gotta pick some good outfits. Then I've gotta do your make-up, and everything. Plus give you a few tips on how to model."
* ~ * ~ * ~ *
"How do I look?"
"Perfect." Tomoyo said. Her makeup job had been awesome.
"Fifteen more minutes girls." Kylina's voice came over the PA again.
Tomoyo gave Sakura a quick overlook, and then nodded her satisfaction. Sakura was wearing a pair of jean Capri's with a red t-shirt. The t-shirt had tiny pink hearts all over it.
Tomoyo herself was wearing a pair of navy blue jeans with a plain see- through sky blue shirt. She had a blue tank top underneath it.
"Let's go girls."
"Alright. You can do it Sakura, you look absolutely gorgeous. Now, where is Eriol? I called him an hour ago. He should be here by now."
As Tomoyo and Sakura marched out next to Kylina, she gave Sakura a glare. They met up with the other girls in a huge room.
"OK, in this round, you will also have to show off a talent of some sort. We don't want our models to be absolutely stupid either. Something simple, such as baton twirling or playing the piano would be ok."
Sakura turned to Tomoyo with her eyes wide open. "Oh no! Tomoyo-chan, what am I going to do?"
Tomoyo reassured her. "You can sing. Remember, you have a lovely voice. Almost as good as mine. But of course, I have the best voice in the world. Don't worry, I won't sing. I'll do something else. Besides, you're the prettiest girl here. Don't worry about anyone else."
"Kinomoto Sakura." Sakura stepped out again.
"So, what will you be doing for us?" Ms. Rogers asked her.
"Umm… I'm gonna sing a song, I guess."
"What song?"
"I don't know."
"Can you sight-read music?" Ms. Rogers asked her.
"Of course." Sakura replied.
"OK, good, here's a US song. Sing it." Ms. Rogers handed Sakura a piece of music. She stared at it in shock.
Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out.
OK, so this is it for the first part. I really don't want to make this story too long. How is it so far? Should Sakura do a good job, or a bad one?
~Ruby
"I'm going to wait for you Syaoran. Come back soon." Sakura sighed. "Please." She whispered.
AN- Syaoran hasn't returned yet from Hong Kong since he left in sixth grade for the second time. Sakura is still waiting for him; they are seniors in high school now. Enjoy.
Disclaimer-I don't own anything here except the story line, unless someone else has got the same idea. Cuz if ya do, I haven't read ur story yet. And the song lyrics are sung by Westlife.
~Sakura
I've waited such a long time for him. So should I let him go, or should I keep waiting for him? He still hasn't returned yet to me. Maybe I should just go on with my life. He probably already forgot me. But I miss him so much. Why hasn't he come home?
Day by day, time pass away
And I just can't get you off my mind
Nobody knows I hide it inside
I keep on searching but I can't find
The courage to show to letting you know
I've never felt so much love before
And once again I'm thinking about
Taking the easy way out
* ~ * ~ * ~ *
~Normal
Sakura ran around the corner breathlessly to the studio.
"Finally!" Tomoyo breathed as she saw Sakura enter the waiting room. They were at a model search. Tomoyo had convinced Sakura to enter and to do something so she wasn't just moping around while waiting for Syaoran.
Tomoyo was pretty mad at Syaoran now for totally ignoring everything that Sakura sent him. All of the emails, phone calls, and tries to connect to him. Sakura had been waiting for him for more than five years. Of course, Sakura was still sure that he was going to come back to her. Tomoyo wasn't sure anymore, but she remained true to her friend, and supported her.
"Gomen Tomoyo-chan, but I was caught up with some stuff, and I lost track of the time."
As Sakura checked her makeup and hair in the mirror for the hundredth time, Tomoyo heard their names being called.
"OK, girls, let's go." A lady came out of the room, and ushered the girls inside. Tomoyo went to get Sakura.
Sakura almost dropped her stuff in surprise as Tomoyo touched her shoulder. She nervously entered the room with Tomoyo and the rest of the girls. She stopped and stared at the enormous amount of clothing that was in the room.
The only place she had ever seen come close to the vast selection that she was looking at was at Tomoyo's house. On one side were many types of prom dresses. On the other side were regular, casual clothing.
The guide person led them to the prom type dresses first.
"OK, people, I'm Kylina. I'm from the US and I work for the clothing corporation of DEB, and as you all know, we're looking for some models. We travel all over the place, so if we do choose you, you might only see your family once or twice a year. All of you have had your parents sign the form that we sent you, consenting to become a model and follow all of our rules.
"The judges want to see you in dresses first. After they see you model for them, they will eliminate all but fifteen of the girls. Then the lucky fifteen will change into regular outfits from our clothing brand. You will get to keep whatever piece or pieces of clothing that you choose. So pick according to your tastes. Have fun, and remember that you want to impress."
With that, Kylina walked out of the room, leaving the girls on their own.
"C'mon, Sakura-chan, this lavender dress looks awesome." Tomoyo held up a sleeveless light purple dress. Two straps of the silk criss-crossed in the back and Sakura's perfect figure looked awesome as she changed into it.
"OK, how does this look?" Sakura asked Tomoyo as she stepped out of the dressing room.
"Awesome!" Tomoyo replied. As Sakura stepped back from the full-length mirror to let some other girls admire themselves.
"So, what are you going to wear?" Sakura asked Tomoyo.
"OK, girls let's get ready to go now." Kylina's voice came over the PA.
"Remember, no make-up this round either because the judges want to see your natural beauty."
Sakura quickly slipped on a pair of white sandals that had heels of about two inches. Tomoyo ran into the dressing room with a sky blue full-length dress that she grabbed off the shelf swiftly. As soon as she was done changing, she slipped on a pair of low-heeled black sandals.
The girls all filed out of the room, with Sakura and Tomoyo near the back of the line.
"No jewelry." Kylina told Sakura as they passed her inspection. She pointed at Sakura's Cardcaptor key and the necklace that Syaoran had given her a long time ago. It was a choker with a diamond on it from Syaoran the day that he had left for Hong Kong again.
"Uh-uh." Sakura said firmly as she grasped both of them tightly. "I am NOT taking these off."
Kylina's face turned a dark shade of red. She looked ready to explode at Sakura, but a commanding voice came from in front of the curtain.
"Hurry up Kylina, I can't wait forever."
Kylina gave Sakura a murderous glare, but pushed her hurriedly through the curtain towards the modeling run.
"Kinomoto Sakura."
Sakura, never having done modeling before, was unsure of how to act. She strode down the runway slowly, and pivoted on one foot. She faced the judges and flashed then a smile. The first judge smiled back at her. The other two spectators looked at her with judgmental faces. She turned around and walked back to the curtain.
"That was so awful!" She complained to Tomoyo as she entered the backstage. Tomoyo was just mad because she hadn't been able to videotape Sakura going down the runway.
"Daidouji Tomoyo."
Tomoyo gracefully walked down the runway like a professional model, twirling everyway for the imaginary crowd to see. She threw the judges a 100-watt smile. Pivoting on the heel of her shoe, she turned around and ever so slowly headed back up.
"Awesome job Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura told her.
"OK, we have selected fifteen girls to stay." The judge said. Her nametag read Tina Rogers, USA. The other two judges waited for Tina to finish naming the runner-uppers.
"Manamote Azalea, Kinomoto Sakura, Daidouji Tomoyo, Kerishia Sarata…" As Tina went on, Sakura grinned at Tomoyo.
"I knew we could do it." Tomoyo said. Her cell phone rang simultaneously with Sakura's. The giggled, then answered.
"Eriol-kun?" Tomoyo asked.
"Otou-san? Ne gomen Hiyate-kun. Wait, how did you get my cell number?" Sakura asked the other boy.
"Sakura-chan." Hiyate breathed.
Tomoyo hung up with Eriol, and listened to Sakura talking with Hiyate.
"Oh, why did Chiharu-chan give you my cell again…Oh, the project, it's not due until umm…three weeks from now…I'm pretty busy right now Hiyate-kun…No, it's not that…OK, I'm at a modeling job right now. I'll talk to you later." Sakura hung up quickly.
"Oh, that Hiyate is so annoying."
"I know. Sakura-chan, you should really give him some sort of warning. He's new here, so he doesn't know about Syaoran-kun, like the rest of the guys. Well, actually, he really isn't that bad." Tomoyo said slyly, giving the situation a different look.
"Tomoyo-chan, are you crazy? Hiyate-kun?" Sakura paused to think about him. He was sorta cute, with his long black hair and intense blue eyes. He was really smart too, but more of a teacher's pet.
"Well, I guess he's not that bad." She admitted to Tomoyo.
"Of course he isn't." Tomoyo said. "Do you see the way that he's always hanging on you? It's pretty obvious he likes you. If you don't want him to, I can get Eriol-kun to tell him to shove off. I know how you feel about Syaoran-kun." Tomoyo put a comforting arm around Sakura's shoulder.
Silent tears ran down Sakura's cheek.
"Why hasn't he come back yet? And he never returns anything either. And Meilin I've totally lost contact with too. What happened?" Sakura sobbed. Tomoyo gently guided Sakura into a restroom.
But if I let you go
I will never know
What my life would be
Holding you close to me
Will I ever see you smiling back at me
How will I know
If I let you go
"C'mon, Sakura-chan, your eyes are getting all puffy. It's ok. He's going to come back. Don't worry. He had a promise to you. He's going to keep it. He's never backed out of a promise before. You know he's going to return to you. C'mon, you've gotta look good for the judges. They'll never pick you if you've got red eyes. C'mon, brighten up. You'll find him."
Sakura breathed in deeply, and then exhaled. "OK."
"Let's go to our rooms now. We've gotta pick some good outfits. Then I've gotta do your make-up, and everything. Plus give you a few tips on how to model."
* ~ * ~ * ~ *
"How do I look?"
"Perfect." Tomoyo said. Her makeup job had been awesome.
"Fifteen more minutes girls." Kylina's voice came over the PA again.
Tomoyo gave Sakura a quick overlook, and then nodded her satisfaction. Sakura was wearing a pair of jean Capri's with a red t-shirt. The t-shirt had tiny pink hearts all over it.
Tomoyo herself was wearing a pair of navy blue jeans with a plain see- through sky blue shirt. She had a blue tank top underneath it.
"Let's go girls."
"Alright. You can do it Sakura, you look absolutely gorgeous. Now, where is Eriol? I called him an hour ago. He should be here by now."
As Tomoyo and Sakura marched out next to Kylina, she gave Sakura a glare. They met up with the other girls in a huge room.
"OK, in this round, you will also have to show off a talent of some sort. We don't want our models to be absolutely stupid either. Something simple, such as baton twirling or playing the piano would be ok."
Sakura turned to Tomoyo with her eyes wide open. "Oh no! Tomoyo-chan, what am I going to do?"
Tomoyo reassured her. "You can sing. Remember, you have a lovely voice. Almost as good as mine. But of course, I have the best voice in the world. Don't worry, I won't sing. I'll do something else. Besides, you're the prettiest girl here. Don't worry about anyone else."
"Kinomoto Sakura." Sakura stepped out again.
"So, what will you be doing for us?" Ms. Rogers asked her.
"Umm… I'm gonna sing a song, I guess."
"What song?"
"I don't know."
"Can you sight-read music?" Ms. Rogers asked her.
"Of course." Sakura replied.
"OK, good, here's a US song. Sing it." Ms. Rogers handed Sakura a piece of music. She stared at it in shock.
Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out.
OK, so this is it for the first part. I really don't want to make this story too long. How is it so far? Should Sakura do a good job, or a bad one?
~Ruby