Author Note: Hi everyone, sorry for the delay in chapter 4. Just to update you guys I found a new job that's great and I have moved locations so I've been very busy. I hope you enjoy this chapter and continue to support MLPS!
Where we left off
Before a word could escape her lips a pair of bright headlights flickered from down the street. Sakura shield her eyes from the sparks and Li turned to look at the vehicle approaching.
"Oh no." She whispered once she saw the Honda of her older brother pull up.
Her words caught Li off guard causing him too to turn to look at the car.
"Sakura, where have you been?" A very concerned tall figure asked while stepping out of the car. He had heard about the harsh break up and knew she would be home alone tonight so he decided to stop by to check on her.
"Toya…This is Li Syaoran." Sakura looked up at her brother with eyes that read desperation.
Toya looked at Li and then back at Sakura with curious eyes. "Li Syaoran as in the guy in the posters all over…"
"TOWN! Yes Toya!" Sakura shouted and narrowed her eyes on her brother who was growing annoyed.
"Whatever, let's go you can stay with me tonight since dad isn't home."
Sakura nodded and then looked up at Li who was now smiling. "Sorry…I'll see you tomorrow."
Toya groaned at the youngling's good bye and walked back into the car to avoid the awkwardness.
"See you tomorrow Sakura…wait what's your last name?"
She walked towards the passenger side and then looked back at her dream prince one last time before departing. "It's Kinomoto."
He watched the tail lights grow dimmer and dimmer and whispered her name across his lips before leaving.
Event Night
Yesterday was like a dream. Sakura could not believe her prince was her fake boyfriend to the world! She could not believe she would be attending an entertainment event as his girlfriend!
"Ahhh!" She squealed a little in the comforts of her home. She looked up at the poser on her wall of a close up of Li. She smiled and blushed at it.
There was a knock at the door and she ran quickly to get it.
"Tell me everything!" Tomoyo came running in with a stick of pocky in her mouth and her purple curls all array.
They both rushed to her room although no one was home. "Ok so he took me shopping, as his girlfriend, and then he brought me home and saved me from a group of paparazzi!"
Tomoyo squealed causing her pocky to fall on the ground. The girls locked hands and jumped around the room in unison.
They both fell on the bed giggling. Sakura set up and brushed her short brown hair out of her face. "And then he offered me to stay with him for the night."
Tomoyo couldn't not believe it. Her face grew in excitement. "And?!"
"Toya drove by and picked me up instead. Thank goodness you're here. I have 2 hours to get ready for the event tonight."
Sakura grabbed the beautifully cased dress she received from Grace last night and unzipped it to expose the blue gown covered in sequences to her best friend.
As Tomoyo picked up her pocky stick off the ground she looked up at the crystalized dress and her jaw dropped as well as her pocky once again.
"Oh my god Sakura! EEEEK!" She squealed some more and grabbed a handful of the fabric.
"Help me do my hair and makeup?" Sakura asked.
Tomoyo was known for doing hair and makeup just not on herself. "Of course!"
Sakura smiled and hung her dress back up in the open closet and rushed to sit in her chair in front of the small vanity she owned.
An hour or so had passed and finally Sakura was all dolled up. On the left side of her head her hair was combed and slicked back and the rest was curled in a wavy aspect. Her makeup was very natural. She had on minimal eyeshadow and a nice black liner on the top eyelid. Tomoyo brushed on a light baby pink color onto her lips to make them look pouty and adorable.
"You look beautiful Sakura."
Sakura turned to look at herself in the mirror and sighed in joy. Tonight was going to be phenomenal she could just tell.
"You have like 30 minutes! Slip on that dress! I'm sorry I can't see you off but I have plans with my family. Text me all about it later?" Tomoyo shouted as she rushed out the door.
Sakura smiled and waved to her friend running down the street. She leaned back against the door and then remembered she had to hurry.
Li was just finishing up. He wore a black fitted suit which laid open. He didn't like formal events thought they were too uptight about everything. Besides he was used to the conversations.
"I can't believe you are actually doing this." Yukito stated as he had his silver hair combed back into a sleek look by the stylist.
Li leaned into the mirror and brushed back both sides of his hair to make sure it was staying sleeked back. The top of his hair was slightly rustled upwards.
"Why do you say that?" Li replied uninterested in Yukito's explanation.
Eriol had his nose in a magazine and legs crossed as he overheard the two males speak.
"Well it's you. You hate events, standing out and women."
Li stopped and looked at Yukito with a blank look. He didn't care if that's what anyone thought of him. It was true he didn't like the spotlight. It grew weary on him and he didn't like women. Not in a bad sense, just the fact that they seemed to always want something else. Either it be fame, fortune or ownership.
"What is it about that girl?" Yukito asked as he looked tapped a curious finger on his cheek.
Li shrugged it off and looked back in the mirror. What was it about Sakura Kinomoto that didn't put off the cold hearted pop star? He thought to himself it's got to be the fact that she's younger. She's naïve and this is just a fantasy for her. Yeah I'll just make it worth her while. In truth he couldn't make up his mind. She was definitely more to him than just a young girl he met and the fact scared him. He would have to be on guard from now on.
"I'm ready." Li stated and walked out the doors.
No doubt about it there was a group of paparazzi once again outside the gates of the Kinomoto home waiting for the mystery girl to appear. Li's driver finally pulled up and rushed out to get Sakura.
She was a little disappointed to find the driver at the door but Li couldn't just come out with all the press around she supposed. She held her black coat tight at the open against her stomach and followed the driver to the car.
Once she entered the vehicle she turned to look at the handsome male beside her. She smiled and greeted him.
"How are you?" She asked gently not sure what to say.
He smiled at her briefly and then looked away without an answer. She was confused and decided he had a rough night or maybe he expected her to look better than she did and was unsatisfied. She was going to be presented as his first public relationship ever.
He pulled out his phone and began to toy with it ignoring her for most of the ride as she stared out the window wondering what could have gone wrong. He was so kind last night when he took her out.
Finally they arrived at the event. There was a red carpet and press everywhere. Sakura even saw some celebrities from TV shows she was currently viewing at home on weekends. The glam eased her mind off of Li's cold shoulder for a bit. She handed her coat to the driver revealing her bare cream colored shoulders and beautiful blue sparkling gown. Li looked around and then back at Sakura. He had to do a double take. She looked gorgeous. He could feel his throat swell up just a little and coughed slightly.
"Your dress is amazing." He whispered down to her by his side never looking directly at her. He was afraid his eyes would be glued to her flawless skin that was exposed.
She looked up at him slightly and then away towards a crowd of people. He was sending her a lot of mix signals she could not read. "Thank you."
Li lead her to his group members and manager who was already talking them up to a few reporters. Li put on a fake smile and then reached for Sakura's hand.
It caught her off guard. She did not expect him to hold her hand after their uncomfortable encounter in the car drive. None the less, it gave her goose bumps and her cheeks began to glow.
"Everyone this is Sakura, Li's girlfriend!" Clow shouted trying to obtain as much spotlight as possible towards his money makers. He was happy as can be from all the attention they were getting.
Li smiled at the wandering eyes. Sakura blushed as she reached to grab her forearm that was linked with Li's. It looked like an attempt to shield off the looks people were giving her.
Yukito brushed up against the other side of Li and grinned. He whispered into his team member's ear. "Boy, is she lovely tonight. If you aren't going to keep her could you let me know?"
Li looked over to the male who was at the same height. He glared at him with the most evil look for just a second to show his disapproval of Yukito's affections. Yukito stepped back and chuckled a little.
Out in the crowd they could hear a little voice growing. It was Meiling's screams. She was rushing to Li's presence.
"Let's go Eriol." Yukito said and Eriol followed in suit. They loathed that women and her annoying attraction to Li.
When Meiling saw Sakura in that dress and Li's hand intertwined with hers she nearly lost her cool and screamed. Thankfully there's something that matters to Meiling just as much as Li and that is her professional career. She decided this would be the best time to interview them in front of the group of people standing by.
"Do you mind answering some questions for POPSTARS convention?" Before they could deny she started.
"How long have you known each other?" Meiling asked with a hint of anger in her voice. The camera man next to her filmed intently. Meiling swung the mic in the couple's direction.
Sakura grew stage fright. She was not expecting this to happen so soon. She thought he would at least have told her some pointers but they hadn't talked the whole ride over.
"2 months!" Manager Clow shouted from beside Li.
Li could tell by the sudden wetness of Sakura's palm that she was getting nervous. He needed to think of a way to end the tension quickly.
"Yes we have mutual friends." Li tagged along.
"And how did you fall for the…extremely average looking gal?" Meiling said with such distaste.
Sakura looked up at Li slightly unsure of what to do. He caught her glimpse and looked down at her with the sweetest smile she had ever seen and for that moment she thought that he would kiss her. Was he trying to kiss her? He locked eyes with her and stared for what seemed like forever and slowly approached her face. She was so lost in thought and totally forgot where they stood because in that moment he looked as if he was genuinely interested in her.
End to Chapter 4!
It was getting too long so once again I had to cut it short. Hopes to update soon! Stay tuned to see what Meiling does to our sweet innocent Sakura next!
