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-Sakura's POV-
"What did you do to that guy anyways?" Syaoran said not looking away from the tv screen.
"I used to practice Aikido until my mother prohibited it because she didn't want to pay for it. I did learn the basics though, enough to defend myself." I explained easily.
"What about that guy at Kari's party?" He asked.
"Meiling stepped before I could do anything." I shrugged and we went on with our game.
-Tomoyo's POV-
"Tomoyo!" Meiling shouted from the across the dance floor, over the music and I made my way over to her. "Syaoran is driving Sakura home." She said and I nodded.
"Let's go outside!" Naoko suggested and we all nodded and headed outside.
"It's crazy hot in there" Chiharu said fanning herself with her hand.
"I know, you want to head home Chi?" Takashi asked and Chiharu nodded tiredly. "Alright guys see you in school on Monday." Takashi said and they said their goodbyes.
"I'm actually ready to go home too." Naoko said and I glanced down at my phone, it read 2:30 am.
"Me too." Rika agreed and Mikio and Hiroki nodded and they all said their goodbyes.
"Let's go Ryuji, we can go to my house." Meiling said with a playful smirk and he smiled wolfishly. "Make sure she gets home safe Eriol." She demanded and they went on their way.
"So are you ready Tomoyo?" Eriol asked and my heart skipped a beat once he said my name. It had surprised me at first how we had gotten so close so quickly but I knew it was because Eriol made sure I knew he liked me, he wasn't subtle with his flirting and I knew it was on purpose.
"Yes." I said and held out his hand for me to hold. I took a hold of it shyly and we walked to my car in silence.
"So I'm going to drive you home and I'll take a cab from there." He said as we drove off.
"No, no that's ok just drive yourself home first and I'll drive myself home." I suggested.
"Won't you be in trouble for coming home this late?" He asked.
"No, my mother is the CEO of a very large toy company so she's hardly ever home. It's only me and the maids, and Sakura whenever she can come over." I explained sadly. I loved my mother and understood the circumstances but I really wished she was home sometimes.
"Can I come over then?" Eriol asked and I stared at him surprised. "We can just watch a movie or something, just don't want you to be alone." My heart melted and I nodded yes and gave him my address.
I woke up engulfed in warmth and I snuggled into it. Then my eyes snapped open as I heard a chuckle. I looked up to find Eriol smiling down at me gently, I was laying on his chest while his hands where encircling my waist, we were both fully clothed to my relief.
"Good morning Hime-sama." He joked and hurried to disentangle myself from him. Once we got home last night, I had changed into yoga pants and a loose violet t-shirt and we popped in a movie. After it was done we decided to watch another one and somewhere along the line I'd fallen asleep and so had he I noticed from the wrinkles in his clothes.
"It's about 10:00 in the morning." He smiled and I blushed intensely.
"Good morning." I smiled weakly.
"You're even more beautiful in the morning." He smiled easily and my blush intensified.
"Umm, thank you." I whispered and I wasn't sure why I had.
"Do you want to go out to eat? It can count as our first date." He said and my eyes widened.
"Date?" I questioned.
" I thought I had made it very clear that I like you Tomoyo." He joked and I looked down at my lap embarrassed.
He lifted my chin up and his thumb caressed my lower lip. He kissed me then, softly and tenderly, sending the butterflies in my stomach into a frenzy. My heart thundered in my chest and I almost forgot how to breathe. I kissed him back and the world around us melted, leaving me in pure bliss. We pulled back and my cheeks reddened once again.
"So I take it you like me back?" He asked and I nodded happily before jumping to hug him, which sent us both tumbling off the bed.
"Of course I do dummy, I thought I was obvious about it." I joked and he looked a little surprised before smiling gently again. "Food sounds good though." I smiled and went over to my bathroom to wash up.
"I already called over to my house and they're sending a car over. I'll go home and shower and be back to pick you up in an hour." He said and kissed me sweetly once more before leaving.
I looked out my window and saw him get into a limo and driving away. I jumped around in my room in joy before going to shower and get ready for my lunch date.
*Sakura's POV*
I woke up disoriented in a very green room. I sat up on the huge bed and felt the silky soft sheets underneath my fingers. I was still wearing my clothes from the night before except for the boots. I looked around and saw the mess on the floor and remembered what had happened after we left the teen club.
We went up to Syaoran's room and began to play Halo, then Call of Duty. We eventually got hungry and ordered a pizza, and Syaoran made popcorn and got some chips too. After playing until 3 in the morning Syaoran put on an action movie. We had fallen asleep somewhere along the way.
I stood up and looked around for Syaoran but he seemed nowhere to be found so I began to clean up the litter of soda cans, pizza boxes and stray popcorn. After throwing everything away and making up the bed( it's a habit) I allowed myself to use his bathroom to wash up.
"Sakura?" I heard Syaoran's deep voice call from the other room.
"Coming!" I grumbled and stepped out. He was drenched in sweat. His ponytail stuck to his back his white shirt was practically see through by now.
"Morning." He said and I looked at him raising an eyebrow.
"Morning, Aren't we busy? " I joked and he rolled his eyes and walked past me to his walk in closet. I was amazed to find out his house was bigger than Meiling, he had a whole estate.
"I train every morning, you didn't have to clean up or make the bed, the maids would have done it" He explained simply and I went to sit on his bed.
"Must be tough." I commented. He had told me that he trained around 5 different types of martial arts as well as sword and staff fighting. "And I know I don't have to but I couldnt help it." I smiled sheepishly.
"Weirdo, you hungry?" He asked and on cue my stomach rumbled.
"I'll take that as a yes." He joked cockily and I glared at him. "I already told Wei I was having a guest so we'll be having breakfast in the garden for some reason. Let me just shower really quick, oh you can use my slippers if you like, I know you were complaining about the heels last night." I glared at him once more at his last comment. He had not stopped teasing me about me not being a real lady for complaining about the heels. He smirked, grabbed a pair of black sweats, a grey t-shirt and some underwear and went to the bathroom.
I saw a pair of black slippers by the door and slipped them on. They were gigantic on me, but were definitely better than the heels. I walked over to his desk and saw the teddy bear there and smiled, mine was still in his car since he was supposed to drop me off last night. I looked around his room and admired the sword above his desk in awe. I looked down at his desk and a picture captured my attention.
It was Syaoran, he couldn't have been more than 5 or 6, he was sitting on a man shoulders smiling brightly. The man himself resembled Syaoran only he looked to be in his late 30's, but he still held the same amber eyes and long chocolate ponytail. A regal beautiful woman stood next to him her head leaning slightly towards him and four girls stood in front. They all looked similar almost like quadruplets but you differentiate that they were all different ages, close, but different.
"That's my family." Syaoran's voice rang out from behind me.
"I'm sorry, didn't mean to pry." I said but he just stepped up to me and took the picture from my hands. He smelled like autumn and green apples, his hair damp and dripping a little.
"This is my father." He said pointing to the gentleman. "My mother." and pointed the young woman. "And my sisters, Fanren, Feimei, Fuutie and Shiefa."
"Wow I didn't know you had sisters." I said amazed and took the picture back from him.
"Yup, I'm the youngest actually, Fanren is the oldest then follows Feimei, then Fuutie and then Shiefa, they're all a pain in my butt." He complained but I could tell he cared about them.
"Where are they?" I asked curiously.
"They each run a different department for Li corp, so they all live in China for the moment. My mother and I live here in Japan to help get connections here." He explained and started to head towards the door, I put the picture down and followed him.
"What about your dad?" I asked and Syaoran stopped suddenly making me run into him.
"Ouch, what's the deal-"
"He passed away when I was little." He said sadly.
"Oh I'm so sorry, I didn't know."
"It's ok, I don't remember much of him anyways." He said but I could tell he was lying so I changed the subject.
"This house is huge." I commented and he smirked.
"Really? You should see the Main house in China, it has over 150 bedrooms." He said and chuckled at my bewildered expression.
"What do you need that many rooms for?"
"We're not a regular family, we're a clan. So whenever there's a wedding or a ceremony or just a gathering for the family we have enough room for everyone to stay."
"That's crazy."
"Imagine having them as your relatives, and don't even get me started about the Elders."
"Elders?" I questioned and he went on to explain how the Elders worked and became more animated as I asked more questions about his family's traditions and the company.
The garden was beautiful, autumn colors painted most of the leaves and while it was chilly it was perfect for breakfast. An older gentleman smiled at us as we approached the table.
"Sakura this is Wei." Syaoran introduced and Wei bowed.
"My pleasure Sakura-sama." He smiled gently.
"Oh please, Sakura is fine, the pleasure is mine." I smiled warmly and he pulled out a chair for me. A vast variety of food was set on the table and my mouth watered at the sight. Wei bowed once more and disappeared towards the house.
"He's nice." I commented as I served some bacon and eggs Benedict onto my plate.
"He's been in the family since before I wa born, he's one of the few people I trust." He said and we ate our breakfast while talking about everything that came to mind. I was just glad that sad look on his face was gone and forgotten.
*Tomoyo's POV*
"How's the food?" Eriol broke me out of my daydream. He looked handsome in blue jeans and a white knit sweater
"It's really yummy, we should come here with everyone." I smiled. I was dressed in white jeans, a violet silk blouse, a beige thick cardigan and tan flats. Eriol had picked me up exactly one hour later and had brought me to a little French cafe in town. The food was delicious and the decor was homey.
"I wonder if Sakura is alright?" I asked and he smiled a if he knew something I didn't.
"She's fine, she's still at Syaoran's. Apparently they were up all night playing video games and eventually passed out.
"How do you know?"
"Syaoran called me this morning after his training, he seemed to be a little troubled."
"Troubled?"
"I think he's starting to like Sakura but it's too in denial to realize it."
"Oh my gosh same thing with Sakura!" I exclaimed happily. "I swear they have this connection but refuse to acknowledge it."
"You and Meiling have been giving them a little push right?" He joked and I smiled in acknowledgement.
"I don't know if it's working though."
"Oh it is, he called her Sakura this morning." He smiled and I smiled in return. They were getting closer, finally. "But that's enough about them, the real question is what about us?" He asked suddenly serious.
"What about us?" I asked feigning innocence, I knew what he was asking but I wanted him to spell it out.
"Would you, Tomoyo, do me the honor of being my girlfriend?" He asked and I squealed a yes before grabbing his face and kissing him sweetly. He chuckled as I let him go and smiled widely at me. We spent the rest of the day together and soon enough he was dropping me off at home. He kissed me goodnight and I basically skipped up to my room, I had to tell the girls everything tomorrow.
Sakura's POV*
I pulled into the parking lot and thanked god I had done my Homework on Friday. After breakfast yesterday, Syaoran and I had went at it in another round of video games before I decided that I had to get home before the witches and do my chores. I actually had a lot of fun with him, he wasn't like a lot of guys, I didn't know how but he just wasn't.
My hoodie was baby blue today and my converse black. I didn't see Tomoyo's car and decided to head over to my locker. Once I got there I was surprised to see everyone there. Meiling, Ryuji, Naoko, Hiroki, Rika, Mikio, Chiharu, Yamazaki, Eriol, Tomoyo and even Syaoran were talking.
"Since when did my locker become the hangout spot?" I asked as I approached them.
"You mean my locker?" Syaoran smirked and I rolled my eyes playfully.
"Sakura!" Tomoyo squeaked and grabbed me in a bone crushing hug. "I have so much to tell you!"
"Can't breather 'Moyo" I wheezed and she let go smiling apologetically.
"Here." Meiling said handing a cup of hot tea.
"You're a lifesaver." I cried out dramatically before going to my locker and struggled to get my books with one hand.
"Here." Syaoran said and took the cup from my hand.
"Thanks." I switched my books and took my cup back. We all laughed and talked ignoring the weird looks we see getting from everyone else. Yes, we looked like a bunch of misfits, but we fit together well.
"We should be getting to class." Rika announced and everyone left promising to sit with us at lunch. Syaoran and I were the last to leave dreading the stupid presentation we had to give.
We gave our presentation and the teacher was moved on how we portrayed our theme, earning us an A. Lunch had actually been really fun, our table was now full but it was a good time. The rest of the day went by quickly and we were now painting the last of the nemo mural.
"Well done Sakura." Coach praised from the other room and I smiled.
"Which one should we work on next?" I asked and couldn't help but notice the difference between when we had first painting together to now.
"The couples?" Eriol suggested and I nodded in agreement. I found out Syaoran could actually paint and not just the background.
"Amazed at my talents I see." He joked and I merely punched his arm before rolling my eyes.
"Yeah, surprised to see you have any artistic talent at all" I laughed and he glared. The rest of the day slipped away and after I did my homework and cooked dinner, Tomoyo snuck over to my room.
"So tell me everything!" I squealed and she turned bright right.
"Oh Sakura, he's wonderful! He came over to my house and we watched movies and fell asleep, and when I woke up he said I was even more beautiful. And then he kissed me and I swear my heart was going to burst and then we went for lunch and he asked me to be his girlfriend! And I said yes and then we kissed again and spent the whole afternoon together-"
"Tomoyo breathe" I reminded her and she took a deep breath. "I'm so happy for you!" I said hugging her.
"Thank you." She smiled " I know you kept giving us chances to be alone or to be together."
"It's fine, Syaoran's not that bad, we're actually friends. So what about the big plan to reveal your identity at the Halloween ball?"
"Oh, I guess that's useless now right? Well I'll just tell him at the ball." She laughed and I joined.
"So since when did Li-kun become Syaoran?" She asked me slyly and I rolled my eyes.
"Some guy had been bothering me at the club and I had to use judo against him. Syaoran showed up then and took me home, we stayed up most of the night playing video games and eating junk food and that's it" I said nonchalantly.
"That's it?" She said raising an eyebrow.
"We had breakfast in the garden and played more video games before he brought me home." I rolled my eyes.
"That still didn't answer my question."
"He told me I could call him Syaoran, and I told him he could call me Sakura, stop trying to blow things up." I joked.
"Me? I would never!" She said sarcastically and I laughed.
"Either way, I'm happy for you 'Moyo." I smiled brightly.
"Thank you. Oh that reminds me I'm going to get everyone together this Friday for a fitting. I'm making everyone's costumes for the ball." She announced.
"Are you going to have time? The ball is exactly one week away from this Friday."
"Oh absolutely. I already finished yours , mine and Meiling's, I already have a couple patterns for Naoko, Chiharu and Rika just need their measurements. For the boys I'll do something simple but I'll have some of the maids help me so I'll be busy all next week." She said happily and I could see how much she loved this.
"Sounds good. I'll sneak out if I have to, the big witch doesn't even check on me." I smirked and Tomoyo giggled. She laid back on my bed and I joined her, both of us staring at my black ceiling, the glow in the dark stars sprinkled on it.
"I can't wait until we graduate." I whispered.
"Me neither." She sighed and we stayed like that for a while.
"Well I gotta go, I'll see you tomorrow at school, coffee's on me." She said and after our goodbyes, I helped her sneak out the back kitchen door. I washed the dishes and went through my nightly routine before I fell asleep thinking of my crazy weekend and what was to come.
A/N: And that's it for right now. Like I said before I'll be posting before Tuesday so be on the look out. Next chapter will be more into the main plot. Thank you again and remember to review. Also random question: are the chapters too short or too long? Please let me know :3 till next time ~~~~
