A/N #1: In this fic, Sakura, Syaoran, and Tomoyo are 17. Any other students are 15-18. All information on other small character(s) will be given throughout the fic. Syaoran went back to Hong Kong when he and Sakura were 11, but he never told her his feelings for her. Then 6 years later, Sakura and her dad are moving to Hong Kong.

A/N #2: You like it! You really like it! I'm so happy right now, I'm gonna cry. Actually, I can't cry on will, but you get the picture. Thank you for the great reviews. It feels great to have people appreciate what you are trying to do, and I think some authors would agree with me. Before I end this, I want to clear something up. I recently received a review, and I won't mention anyone, that asks 'what do you have against basketball players?' The truth is, I don't because I am a fellow basketball player myself, though I'm not really good at it. The reason I used basketball players instead of any other sports team is because in my school district, soccer and basketball are played in the same season and to me it works. I know that this sounds like a stupid answer, but that is how I honestly decided to use them. Plus, whenever I right fics that include the CCS gang in high school, I always go by my school's schedule, because that's the only one I know. Now that I have said everything that was needed to be said, on to chapter 7 of "On the Same Playing Field".

Disclaimer I do not, nor will I ever, own CCS, due to the fact that Clamp owns it. Though I do wish I did. I also don't own 'Rush Hour 2'. I'm not gaining any gaining any money for it. I'm just using it cause it seems to work for this chapter and because I think Jackie Chan kicks ass.

"On the Same Playing Field"

CHAPTER 7

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Friday (during lunch) . . .

"Hey Sakura. Congrats on making the team." Kouang said.

"Yeah. It's too bad you haven't been here long enough. You would have been a great co-captain, if not captain." Ley commented.

"Thanks you guys. I really appreciate it." Sakura said.

"So what do you guys want to do tonight?" Minh asked. Everyone was thinking until Lim made a suggestion.

"Why don't we go see a movie? I heard that new Jackie Chan movie is out, and I heard it was pretty good."

"That doesn't sound like a bad idea." Syaoran said. "Does anyone else have any other suggestion or objections?" Syaoran looked at everyone and no one seemed to have any objections.

"Great. Then we're all gonna go to the movies." Kouang said. "I can take Minh and Lim in my car, and Syaoran can take Ley and Sakura in his." Just then the bell rang. Sakura and Syaoran said their good-byes to the group and walked to class, not knowing that they had a plan.

"Operation Get-2gether is in progress." Lim said, talking in spy, resulting in him getting socked by Minh.

"Stop acting stupid, Stupid." Minh said. Lim was just about to yell back, until Ley stopped them.

"Quit you two. We need to go over the plan again." Ley said. "Kouang already started it by setting up who drives in which car. In the next step, I'll call Sakura and say I have something to do and instead, I'll go with you guys to the movie-theater. This might give Sakura and Syaoran the time they need."

"But what if something goes wrong in the plan?" Minh asked.

"Well, we'll just have to improvise." Kouang said. They then packed all of their things and went to their next class before they were marked late.

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Later that afternoon (Sakura's house) . . .

Sakura was just doing some chores, when they phone rang.

"Hello, Kinomoto residence."

"Hey Sakura."

"Oh hi Ley. What time will you be here so Syaoran can drive us to the movie-theater?" Sakura asked.

"Well you see, that's the reason I called. My mom told me to do something before I go out, so I'm just gonna meet you guys there." Sakura was silent

'Oh great. Ley is not going to ride with us. Which means I'm gonna be a nervous wreck when Syaoran gets here. And it'll just be me and him in his convertible.' Sakura thought. 'Then again, it does seem a little fortunate.' Sakura's thoughts were then broken by the voice of Ley.

"Sakura? Are you okay? You kind of zoned out on me for a moment."

"Hoe? Well, I'm fine now. I'll be sure to tell Syaoran that you'll just meet you there, okay." Sakura said.

"Alright. See ya."

"Bye." With that they both hung up.

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Ley's house . . .

Ley had the biggest smile on her face when she hung up the phone.

'Good. Now that I finished step 2, lets just hope that they do their part so we won't have to do step 3.' Ley thought. She then went upstairs to get ready for the movies.

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Later that night . . .

Syaoran was driving his convertible to Sakura's house. When he arrived, he parked his car in front of her house, and then walked up to the door. Before he was able to push the doorbell, Sakura opened the door.

"I heard your car pull up." Sakura replied. "Ready to go?"

"Yeah, sure. But, where's Ley? I thought she was coming with us." Syaoran questioned.

"She was, but she said that she had to do something for her mom and she would just meet us there. So I guess it's just you and me." Sakura stammered. That surprised Syaoran.

"Oh great. We're alone again. I don't know if my mind could take it any longer. I'm gonna die from a nervous breakdown if I keep on being alone with her.' Syaoran thought, but it was then broken when Sakura began to wave her hand in front of his face.

"Are you feeling okay Syaoran? You looked like something was troubling you." Sakura asked.

"I'm fine." Syaoran answered.

"Great now we can leave." Sakura then turned to the door. "Dad! I'm going out with my friends to watch a movie okay!" Sakura yelled. Then a faint, yet clear, voice could be heard.

"Alright Sakura. Be back by midnight okay." Fujitaka yelled.

"No problem dad." With that, Sakura and Syaoran left for the movie-theater.

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Syaoran's car . . .

The drive to the movie-theater was silent. Sakura just looked out to night sky while Syaoran kept his eyes on the road.

'This is the perfect time to tell him how I feel about him. No one else is here so I'll do it.' Sakura thought. 'Alright, here goes' Sakura was about to open her mouth, when Syaoran suddenly spoke up.

"I forgot to congratulate you on making the team Sakura." Syaoran said.

"Oh thanks." Sakura replied, she then lost the courage to tell him.

"Were you about to say something?"

"No it's okay. It was nothing really." They finally made it to the movie-theater. Syaoran parked his car, then he and Sakura walked to the entrance, where they saw Ley and everyone else standing.

"Hey you guys." Minh yelled. "We were almost afraid you wouldn't show up. Oh, here are your tickets."

"Well, we're here now, so lets just go inside." Sakura said as they walked inside and stood in line to get snacks.

Ley then began to take notes.

'Sakura and Syaoran are walking a little close but it's not the type of closeness that you see with couples. Looks like we're gonna have to initiate step 3.' Ley thought. She then spoke up.

"Hey Sakura. Why don't you and Syaoran go and save our seats?" Ley suggested. Everyone, except for Sakura and Syaoran, knew what she was planning.

"Yeah, just tell us what you want and we'll get it for you." Lim said. Syaoran eyed them suspiciously.

"Alright. Just get me a small popcorn and a drink." Sakura said. "What about you Syaoran?"

"Same thing." Then Sakura and Syaoran left.

'Okay, so far, so good.' Ley thought. 'As long as nothing bad happens, things should be looking pretty good.'

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Movie screen . . .

Ley, Minh, Lim, and Kouang were not really surprised that the room was almost filled to capacity. Kouang soon found Sakura and Syaoran standing at the middle of the room.

"We were able to save us some seats, but there not in the same row." Sakura said. "We saved 2 here and 4 in back of it."

"Oh now that's just perfect." Minh said. "We'll take the four seats. We decided that we would share a bucket of popcorn so it works out."

"Oh, and about your order we kind of changed it." Lim stammered. "We found out that there was a deal. You get 2 drinks and large popcorn for $6.50. So we got that instead." Syaoran was getting real suspicious now. He was about to say something, when all of a sudden, the lights started to dim. So he just let that one go and took his seat next to Sakura.

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About 2 hours later . . .

"Man, that was one great movie." Minh commented.

"I agree. Jackie Chan is the greatest fighter and the funniest." Kouang replied.

Everyone else was talking about how great it was except for Ley. She didn't really watch most of the movie because she was so busy watching Sakura and Syaoran.

'Man, those two are more stubborn than I thought. At this rate, I'll be out of ideas for sure.' Ley thought, then Sakura interrupt her thoughts.

"What about you Ley? What did you think about the movie?" Sakura asked.

"Oh it was great." Ley stammered, as they walked towards the exit. Suddenly, they heard Lim's pager go off.

"I'll be right back you guys. Let me just see who this is." Lim said.

"Okay." Ley said. Then they all walked out the exit.

"Why don't you ladies just stay here while we get the cars." Syaoran suggested.

"Sure. That sounds good." Minh said. Syaoran and Kouang then departed from the group to retrieve their vehicles. Sakura, Minh, and Ley were waiting for the guys to come back when they felt a presence behind them. When they turned around, they found Ying and a couple of his friends with him, and they all had hungry looks on their faces.

END OF CHAPTER 7

A/N #3: What? Did you guys expect me to make it easy for Sakura and Syaoran to be together? Oh well, now it's time for you to review. Flame me for all I care. Just make sure it has to do with this chapter. I can't do anything to change how you feel, and I won't even try. Just be honest and truthful. If there is anything that confuses you, don't hesitate to ask. You won't understand what's happening if you keep on pondering what something means. My e-mail address is the_blue_rose85@hotmail.com. I'll try my absolute best to answer your questions. Well, I hope to hear from ya.