Urg, this took waaay too long to write. But I'm excited for the next chapter :) We might just get a visit from the fluff fairy. But anyway, here it is, complete with drunk people!
"Hello? Oh, hi Sakura!" Tomoyo greeted on the phone cheerfully.
Eriol smiled at his girlfriend from behind the counter of the bookstore. Shaoran rolled his eyes and went back to stocking the shelves, trying not to be obvious that he was listening to Tomoyo's conversation.
"Wait, what?" Her brows furrowed.
"I'll be right there, okay? Don't move."
Tomoyo hung up the phone as Shaoran moved back to the counter.
"Eriol, I'm going to have to cancel tonight."
"What happened, sweetheart?"
"It's Sakura. She said that Toshio walked into her shop with some blonde chick."
Shaoran glared at the counter. He'd meant what he'd said at lunch, the man was really missing out. Sakura was one of those gems that so many people toss aside looking for something better. Of course, he wasn't saying that he was interested in her romantically, hell no. She seemed like the type that would support you and help you with anything. A good friend.
Obviously this Toshio idiot couldn't see that.
"Of course, go ahead. Sakura needs you right now."
Tomoyo gave him a quick peck on the lips and waved to Shaoran before she left. Shaoran glared at the peeling wood on the counter. He picked at some of it as Eriol stared at him. If Shaoran had looked up at his friend, he probably would have smacked that confident smirk off his face. For Eriol knew, that this slight annoyance at an ex-boyfriend would soon develope into a burning hate for any man who even looked at the auburn haired girl in a way that did not read family relation or friend only.
"Do you want to go?" Eriol asked quietly after a few awkward minutes.
"Where?" Shaoran asked absentmindedly.
"To Joli, you know, see if you can help Sakura?"
"N-no. I'm sure that Sakura is going to have all her friends there and she doesn't want me."
"She could probably use the extra support and assurance that all men aren't the same."
After another long silence from Shaoran, Eriol made a suggestion.
"How about we walk by to check and see how she's holding up, and if she needs more people we'll stop in."
Shaoran nodded, and with that they headed off.
Sakura explained the hellish week to her friends, whom she had known for years. There was Rika, who was like the mother of the group. She had beautiful chocolate hair in a bob that curled just under her chin, big brown eyes, and pale skin. Sakura had met her during her sophmore year in college. Then there was Naoko, who had brown hair and dark brown eyes that were always covered by her glasses. They had met through Rika after graduation. Finally there was Chiharu, whom she had known since elementary school. The woman had caramel hair and hazel eyes. She was dating another old classmate of hers, Yamazaki, who had spikey black hair and dark gray eyes that were almost black.
Though the couple were usually together, Yamazaki had made Chiharu go alone. He'd figured, just as Eriol had, that Sakura needed feminine support at the moment.
"What a whore." Chiharu rolled her eyes.
"Which one?" Rika asked.
"Both of them." Naoko replied.
"It doesn't matter, Sakura. He wasn't worth your time in the first place." Tomoyo nodded.
"You know what we need?" Chiharu smiled.
"What?" Sakura asked suspiciously.
"Some beer and good music."
"No, Chiharu! You have the worst taste in bars." Naoko groaned.
"Not a bar. I figured we could just go to the convenience store by my place, get some beers, and vent in room 118 at the 9th Avenue complex."
"Room 118 at the 9th Avenue complex?" Sakura asked.
"My apartment, silly."
"You mean you and Yamazaki's apartment." Tomoyo smiled devilishly.
"He doesn't come over that often." Chiharu blushed.
"Sure he doesn't." Sakura smiled.
"Now, now you two. Yamazaki's comings and goings in Chiharu's apartment are none of your business." Rika reprimanded.
"But what about Chiharu's comings and goings in Yamazaki's apartment?" Naoko teased, causing Chiharu to turn an even brighter shade of red.
Sakura giggled and pinched her friend on the cheek as they walked out of the store. Chiharu gave her an annoyed look. Sakura looked at her with a cheerful smile, cheek still in hand. Chiharu continued with her annoyed look, refusing to waver this time. Sakura continued with her smile as well. After a while though, the smile grew infectuous and Chiharu couldn't help but smile herself.
"Dammit, Sakura!" She sighed.
"What?"
"Why do you keep making me smile?"
"I dunno." Sakura shrugged.
Chiharu shook her head and the group walked on to the convenience store, unaware of the three pairs of eyes watching them from the shadows.
"I have to ask if you know those girls." A voice said from behind them.
Shaoran whipped around and narrowed his eyes. Who was this person?
"Forgive me. I'm dating one and the other I've known for a while. They're precious to me, so I can't allow them to be stalked." A man with spikey black hair and happily closed eyes explained.
"I'm dating Tomoyo, and Shaoran is an aquaintance of Sakura's. He was worried about how Sakura was feeling, so we stopped by to check in on them." Eriol smiled.
"Ah, I see. Forgive my rudeness, my name is Yamazaki Takashi, but the girls just call me Yamazaki."
"I'm Hiiragazawa Eriol."
"Li Shaoran."
"Nice to meet the two of you."
They watched as the girls came out of the store and could easily here their words.
"But what about Chiharu's comings and goings in Yamazaki's apartment?" A girl with glasses teased.
Yamazaki turned so red he was practically glowing in the dark as the two other men eyed him. Shaoran snorted a bit in laughter, and Eriol hit him in the back of the head.
"Speaking of apartments, did you know that the first ones were in Egypt? The pyramids were the first-" Yamazaki started, before he was interrupted by Shaoran.
"Shhh!"
The man pouted slightly, before looking back at the retreating figures of the girls. Shaoran sighed in relief, she wasn't having an absolute breakdown. Then again, she didn't exactly look like she felt the relationship was going anywhere when they'd had lunch together.
"Well, it was nice to meet you two gentleman. Can I meet you two at the 9th Avenue complex tommorow morning?" Yamazaki asked.
"Um, ok?" Shaoran answered questioningly.
"Bring any materials you can that can help with a hangover."
And with that, Yamazaki left, leaving the two other men more confused than ever.
"Now everybody's died! So until our tears have dried, we'll drink and drink and drink and then we'll drink some more." Sakura sang laughing.
The small giggles grew into mass laughter when Naoko fell out of her chair. Sakura was bright red, Tomoyo was still nursing her first beer, Rika had already passed out, and Chiharu was naming songs off the top of her head for Sakura to sing.
"Oooh! I got one!" Chiharu slurred.
"Name it, and I betcha I'll know it." Sakura smirked.
"The More You Ruv Someone!" Chiharu said decisively.
"Hah! The more you ruv someone, the more you want to kirr dem. The more you ruv someone, the more he make you cly..., Chiharu, you really should know better than to name something from Avenue Q." Sakura scolded.
"Sakuraaa! Smile for the cameraaa!" Tomoyo called.
Sakura looked over to her only buzzed friend to find a video camera in hand. She looked confused for a minute before she shook her head, smiling lightly.
"Geez, 'Moyo, you film everything." She sighed.
"Hahaha! I have one that there is no way you'll know, ever!"
"Try me."
"Running Up That Hill, the Placebo version."
Sakura blinked for a second. She frowned a little bit as she thought.
"Give up?"
Sakura shushed her friend as she started thinking again. For a second she looked almost sober. She snapped her fingers and sang the melody. Chiharu pouted, she hadn't thought that Sakura would get it. Sakura blinked, drowsiness finally taking over from the 3 beers she had downed. She settled on the couch and closed her eyes, quickly falling into a sound sleep. Tomoyo smiled, pointing the camera at her friend.
"'Moyooooo!" Naoko called from the bathroom.
"I feel si-" The statement was cut off by the sound of wretching.
Tomoyo sighed as she shut off her camera and placed it on the coffee table next to her sleeping friend.
I love those three songs, and the first two are HIlarious! Links here:
Another Irish Drinking Song: .com/watch?v=vz9nHvmdAb4
The More You Ruv Someone: .com/watch?v=gIbiKkhwXtk
Running Up That Hill: .com/watch?v=YnZf0Ep57Rk
